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TIEATRE-ROYAL, II 01,11011,N. Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN. EVERY EVENING, at 7.;:0, the very laughable farce of THE SMOKED MISER. AtB o'clock. Sheridan's illimitable rome,dy of THE SC 11001. FOR SCANDAL. Supported by the following celebrated artistes :—Batir Snilivan, J. C. Cowper, I: eorge Donor, W. H. Stephens, C'hal , es Ccr , lan. D. Evans. I.inl-?ayne. A. Bernard, E. Dyas end W. A 111 1 ,,r: Mrs. Her , ann Vezln. Miss Jane Rignold, Miss Lou:sa Thorne, Miss Amy rawsitt, awl Mrs. Charles Ilorsman Acting Manager—AgOlLY SULLIVAN. psTRA NI) THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs Fwanborough. THIS EVENING. at 7.:30. FOX s. GOOSE. Messrs. "..1 xrke and Belford: Mesdames Tinfton ar.ti Hughes. After which. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs Thorne. James. Fen ton, Turner, Cbamberlaine: Mesdames Bufton, L. Maitland, &c. 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He is able to deliver Zepies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the country a.t a comparatively early hour the same evening, say 40 miles by 0.15 o'cloc•k o,lcrs by - post punctually attentteci La F OR TOURISTS AND EXCURSIONISTS. E. MOSES and SON I,t , ve made prcparatTo7.s, on an unusually large scale, in every department of th , it Lusk ess. For addresses, see following aivertisement. RARE COMBINATION. The BARE COMBINATION of EXCEL LENCE with CHEAPNESS will he found in every ;Mich) sold by E. MOSES and SON. Every description of Clothing ready made, or mad , to Measure, for all ages, all occupations, and all classes. Commodious apartments for measuring and fitting adjoin the spaciors and elegant Show Booms. which contain a very larg e and diversified sto , k of material?. For the convenience of Ladies accompa -, ying their Sons there is a distinct department for Young Gentlemen's Clothing. 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MOSES and SON, Ben.dv-made and Bespoke Tail. ra, TTabitmakers, Woollendeapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Sh6e Manufacturers, and Ge neral Outfitters for all Classes. The folowing are the only addresses of E. MOSES Ind SON!— LONDON. CITY ESTABLISHMENT. 115, MIN 011.1F,51 153, 3.IINORIES 1.;7, MINORIES $3, AI,D@ATI 84, ALDO. s 5, AT,Dr; TE .‘1,1)(4ATI! 87. A F,DGATE &q. ALDGAT P. 59, A.LDGATE OXFORD-STREET BRANCH. .506 NEW OXFORD-STREET vg. NEW OXFORD-STREET NEW OXFORD-STR EET 1. HART-`;TREET 2, HART-STREET 3, HART-STREET TOTTENHAM-COI:UT-ROAD BRANCH. VT, ToTTENHA M-COITRT-ROAD 133, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 283, RUSTON-ROAD. _ Country Branch : 19, BRIDGE-STREET. BRADFORD, YORKS. 20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. 91 IIE A!I RIB. ROYAL, II A YAIAItKET, Sole Lesfwe, Mr. Euctstone. THIS FVENIN , 7I. T . DEVILS : essr.v. Howe, Bucks t one, jun..'andll ss luau Wrivht. After w'ileb, MARY \VARNER: Messrs. Howe, Comnvon, Kendal. full Clark; Mesdames Bateman, C. Ilill,White, .V5l. ez, And 111 ;II LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Messrs. Buekstone, Howe, Kendal; Mesdames F. Wright, and F. i_.wynn. Box-offtee open daily. Commence at Seven. p HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. 13. WEBSTER. Directress. Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, at 7. PO M ESTIC ECONOMY. Mr G. Bel more and Mrs. - Leigh Murray. At 8 o'cloc!;. EVE Mr. Benjamin Webster : Messrs. Henry Neville. J. c-1-. T,ylor ; Miss Furtado, Jiiss Lillie Lee, and Mrs Alfred Mel'on. And Dm YOU EVE'I SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBER WELL: Mr. G. Delmore, Mrs. L. Murray GLOBE T E A - 1 1 11. E-11 YA L. Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at 7. BLOW FOR BLOW: vestrs. W Farren, Vernon, Land Fisher, and J. Clarke; Mies Lydia Foote At 9.1 5 . T'yren's grand Bnrievone, TAE CORSICAN "RO rITF,TI , z :" or. The Troublesome Twits: Mess sJ. Clot ke, tv'rrn , Mirlstirac ; Mesdames Julia St. George. Brennan. Beretul. and C. Thorne. "SUN" N EWSI'A I'ET:.-(;. R. GLENIE 11 deli% r. • 'TM 1 7 111 , 10); r'1,01,e,. 7 . 40 : Kim., .Starch-grecn, 8; Woolwich, 7.;;O; I.3:ll.ffitlge; :'.:0; Watford, 57.45 WII O'S GRAINGER? LICENSED VT , TC A T.T.TiRS' TOB ACCONIST. S MPTIP.IIIVS-EUSIT. The SPORT f • VDT 1 - 10 NI of " TII MTN " can be seen nt ..411 NI NO ER'S Establishment, as above, every evening by Eight ..'el )(lc. LICENSED VICTUALLEnS' GUARDIAN. lt. GLENIE, of the- SPORTING LIBRARY, G• 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. London, W., begs to Inform his customers, and the Licensed Victuallers in genera that he has been appointed Agent to the above-named paper la tddition to his agency for the Spurting Edition of THE SUN," and can supply the same on Friday evening, if required, in town or country. a R. G. begs to inform the Trade that he is Agent for the LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN," and can supply it earlier than any other man in London or Country the evening of nuhli •.ation. No connection with any other nemons. 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CLERICAL. MEDICAL. AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ANNUAL INCOME, steadily increasing, £220,000 ASSURANCE FUND, safely invested, £1,598,000 SPECIAL NOTICE. All Perseus who effect Policies en the Particicatinc• Scale before June 1111). 15 4 69, will be en it Ted et the NEXT'BONus to cro year's acblitional Share of Profits .over later Entrant , . Tables of RiteS and Forms of Pmposal can be obtained of GEORGE CUTGLIFFE, ..4.ctuary and Secretary St. James's-square, London, S.W. ~~`i i, c: ~.1 SEWING iiiE" - •ETITCII AND 'flit MACHINES SE Lecir LW EMDTIOIDERY S":"17 - CIT L. ami in a P,)rtaLle Case for 'frav,l!iii. CITE « SINGER " SEWING ~I:~ClIIt is - AEE WOIILD-EENOWNED AS THE BEST SYSTEM AND THE MOST COMPLETE, WITH NEW IMPROVEMENTS EVEP.Y CLASS OF SEWING. The peculiar simplicity of thcs: Machines enables any one to acquire their perfect use in a few hours. Illustra ecl Price List 3 post fra-. THE "SINGER" MANUFACTURING COMPANY eff;_e t.o United , 147, CHEASIDE. Branch Depots or Lora Agents is ever' T 0194 town, R OYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Proprietor—Mr. J. S. Swei seq. THIS EVENING, M IS3 RUSSELL S BENEFIT. THE GREAT NIGHT OF THE SEASON. Selections from the Opera of MAIIITANA, with full Band ani Chorus. Mr. GREENE (late of the Alhambra) will make his first appearance sin e his return from America. Mr. P. Corri, Musical Director. REVIEW AT WINDSOR.—CALLAGHAN'S FIELD GLASSES—Matchless for power and definition —Of every size and variety of mounting. 23A, NEW BOND-STREET (corner of Conduit-street). VTANTED. 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 charae er. Address, J. 8., 23, Foley-street, Tiehfleld-street, W. rrHE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY, EuroEel under v and 7 i11.1V., cap. 32, as the Conserve.. tive BenefitEttildlnic Society, co-operating with the United Land Company (limited), incorporated under the Companies' Acts 1862 and 1367. Notice is Hereby Given, that the sIXTY-SZVE •T II QU AI3TE • LY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the Conservative Land Society will be held at the Offices; No. al, Norfolk-street, Strand, London. W.C., on TUE DA.Y, the 6th day of July, 186. 1 , at Two of tl , e Clock precisely - , Viscount RAN- LAGH in the Chair, to receive the It port of the 14 xecntive Committee, and for general purposes. By order of the Board. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. Loridol, June 22, 133'. Praspectuaes of the Winn anl Dca)sit Investing D3part m-tnts an , ; of ta3 gundin ; and other Advance Dapartments sant fro lof elitr4e. Pros tat rate of intarait, flva per cant. par an t:run on .4111.r.te and four per ent. per annual on Deposit Se oou its, pay,Lhie 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 tae ANNUAL MEETING will take place at its Offices on MONDAY next, June 28, 1869. Chair to be taken at 6 p.m. WM. TRAVERS, Secretary. OBERT MAR I'IN COLE, deceased.—Pur suant to an Act of Parliament, 22 and 23 Vie. cap. 33, intituled "An 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 Midulesex, 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 Juno, 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 Robot, 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 London,Solicitor to the said Executor on or before the 31st 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 or claim of which he shall not then have had notico. Dated this 21th day of June, 1869. J. CLIAPPLE, Solicitor for the Executor. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—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 £27,6-11 in the same period J n it 4 Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting 13,793 fur r.'wards. The Institution has now 207 Lifeboat Stations under its management. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London end country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis. Esq., at ti c Institution, 11, John-street Adolph', London. COMPENSATION IN C A.SE OF INJURY, A ND A FIXED SUM IN CASE OF DEATII Caused by ACCIDENT OF ANY KIN may be secured by a Policy of the RAILWAY PASSENGFIIS ASSURANCE COMPANY. An Annual Payment of £3 to £6 ss. insures £l,OOO at Death, nd an Allowance at the rate of £6 per week for Injury. RAILWAY ACCI I 'ENTS ALONE may be provided against by Insurance Tickets for Single or Double Journies. For particulars apply to the Clerks at the Railwiy Stations, to the Local Agents, or at the Offices, 51, CORN !HU and 10, REGENT STREET, I.INDON. WILLIAM J. 'IAN Secretary. TO ADMIRERS OF LIGHT CARRIAGES. lL —HART, 79. New Bond-street, has introduced some of the lightest, handsomest, and roomiest CARRIAGES that ever were seen. S. H. is still progressing with others on the light scale, the style of carriage which has so long been wanting in this country, as thousands of horses get bent over will their fore legs and knuckled over belt7n,l, and sore shoulders, through having a cArriage ft cwt. too heavy. Persons wanting a carriarre have only to describe the size of the horse, and one will be made suitable: the horse will go with ease and the riders with com fort, as he has in•roduced a snrin • only one inch wide, made of patent steel, not half the weigh• of the ordinary springs. A visit is solicited. Testimonials to he seen. See opinions of the Press --The Sun, Morning Post. Observer, Bell's Li 'e, Globe, New York H'-raid, and Anglo-American Times. One on view at Crystal Palace. AGENTS WAN I'ED EVERYWHERE to introduce eommodi ies valuable to every honseholder high and low. This offers a highly remunerative Commi. , sion .43 Tradesmen, Travellers. Gentlemen's Servants, &c. Apply with two stamps to K. MARRDiON, Great Orford-street, Norwich. T 01! - N GOSNRLIJ and CO.'S CHERRY • TOOTII PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from deciy, and imparts a plea:.ant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6,l.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Tharty!s-street, London. NOTTUNG I\l POS`U Iti A GITA. AMARELLA restores the Iltunau Hair R. its I.rirdiro hnQ, rn matter at what JNO. GOSNELL and CO. hisve at length, with the aid one of the most eminent Chemists, sneceoled in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public In a wore concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3c, each ; also 55., 78.6 d., and 15s. each. ncluding brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angol-passage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. MACNIVEN & CAMERON'S EN OWN ED WAVERLEY, OWL. PICK -11. Id WICK, and WAVERLEY BARREL PEN, ON A NEW' PRINCIPLE. " The pen is suitable for fine writing, and glides over the paper in the most easy and graceful manner. This is par excellence the lady's pen. The 'Pickwick,' from its flexibility, is well adapted for business purposes. Waverley 'is sure to become a favourite ; its flexi lat.!ty is so great Vat it will entirely supersede the use of quills, and to professional men will be invaluable. The Waverley Barrel Pen' possesses the same qualities as the foregoing."—Court J ourn al. THEATRE -ROYAL, lIAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, BLUE DF.VII S : Messrs. Howe, Buckstone, jun. ; Mis* F. Wright. After which, MARY WSRN ER Miss Bateman, Messrs. Howe. Compton, &c. Concluding with HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Messrs. Luckstoa3, Howe, Kendal; Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Gwynn. THEATRE-EOYAL, ADELPTIT. Tins EVENING. at 7, I:OMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr Geo Bel more and Mrs Leigh Murray. At 8, EVE: Mr Benjamin Web ster. Mr H. Nat lle. MiStl Furtado. Mrs Alfred Mellon. &o And DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR, WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? Mr. G. Belmore. ROYAL STRAND TREATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Svranborough. 1 iiiS EVENING. st 7.10, FOX v. GOOSE. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke ; Miss Burton. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs. Thorne, James. Fenton; esdames Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Bufton. To conclude with HUE AND DYE GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. THIS F,VENING. at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. W. Ferran, Vernon. David Fisher, J. Clarke: Miss Lydia Foote. At 9. A, the new burlesque Tit hi CORSICAN BOTHERS: Messrs. J Clarke, Marshall, Andrews, and Hurlstone Mesdames Julia St. George, Berend,Breman, and C. Thorne. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. THIS EVENING, at - . 30, THE SMOKED MISER. After which, THE SCHOOL FOR S. 'AN DAL : Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mr. J. C. CoN% per, Mr. U. Honey, :k r. C. Joghlan, Mrs. HermannVezin, Mrs. C. foreman, &c. ROYALTY Tll EATRE. Kinder the Management of Miss M Oliver. Tilts EVENING. at 7.10. IN FOR A HOLIDAY. Followed by A ROVING COM %IISSION. • And THE 3IILI VARY BILLY TAYLOR. To conclude with CLAUDE DUVAL: Mr. Day, Mr. Dewar, Mr. Danvers, Miss IT. Oliver, Miss K. Bishop. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Bliss Marie Wilton TITTSiVET;OI6; SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. .I.lZlOntagne, Addison, Glover, and Baneroft: Mrs. Euekingharn White. Hiss C. Addison, and Miss :►larie Wilton. After which, A WINNING HAZARD. And A LAME EXCUSE. ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET. - - Tfirs EVENING, at 8, THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment. Immense Success of BABBB BLUE. The Only Leon CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and S all the year round. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLET 3 Promenade Concart. Band of 60. Begin at 8. ls. Box-of6c( open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regert's-peak. OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, is.; on Mondays, Gd. Children under twelve, GI i tt.la ) 1 , 2: L_I S AT 4 ...;;; • t 1 14,, ,tr, 4.1'3444 LOADON, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 18G9. -es- - The extension of the present Parliamentary session into the autumn appears to be not improbable, none 1 hat the atnendments arc beginning to multiply upon the Lords' paper—more particularly, it should be said, now that the recently abandoned scheme of levelling up is finding supporters simultaneously, in the Upper House, on the side of the Liberals and on the side of the Conservatives. Among all the dif ferent amendments that have yet been announced as in preparation, the one in regard to which there will, in all human probability, be the fiercest con tention will be the one set down upon the paper in the name of Earl EI.:SsELL. It is an amendment, in THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, J E 25, 1869 its character, of such really vital importance, that it is worthy of being taken at once into very serious consideration. After the word "ap plied," in the twenty-sixth line of the sixty-eighth clause, Lord RUSSELL proposes to ask their Lordships in Committee to insert these words—" to the benefit of the Irish people : and whereas it is desirable to satisfy as far as possible upon principles of equality as between the several religious denominations in Ireland, all just and equitable claims ; and whereas provision has been made in the foregoing part of this Act to satisfy the just and equitable claims of the representa tive body of the present Established Protestant Church of Ireland, iu respect to churches, grave yards, ecclesiastical residences, and glebe lands ; and whereas the Preshyterian Church in Ire land and the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland have just and equitable claims, such property shall be applied —(1.) To the building of churches or chapels, the building or purchase of "ecclesiastical re sidences, and the purchase or grant of glebe lands not exceeding thirty acres, attached to each such re sidence, to the Presbyterian Church and clergy in Ireland. (2.) To the buildings of churches or chapels, the building or purchase of ecclesiastical residences, and the grant of glebe lands, not exceeding thirty acres, attached to each such residence, to the Roman Catholic Church and clergy of Ireland. (3.) To the purchase or grant of lands when applied for by petition of the inhabitants of any parish or parishes for the purpose of grave yards for Protestants of all denominations, and members of the Roman Catholic Church. And be it it enacted that at the end of ten years, when the commission hereby created shall ex pire, any surplus which the commissioners may report to her Majesty to be still remaining levy be applied in the manner hereinafter directed." Now, it is in regard to this proposition beyond all others, as we conceive, that the delayed or repressed antagonism, not merely of opposing politicians, but' of conflicting religionists throughout the country, will, sooner or later, be very energetically manifested. It is by that, far rather than by anything else that could have been suggested, that the people out of doors will be aroused and excited beyond measure. The suggestion embo , died in this amendment will be as the fluttering of a red flag in the eyes of a mad bull when it comes dis tinctly within view of the Irish Orangemen. We question even whether it may not prove equally itritating when it comes to be fully appreciated, here in England, by the Low Church party, and by a very considerable proportion at any rate of the dissenting body throughout the United Kingdom. The situation again, to say the least of it, is sufficiently eccentric. Here are the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, with one voice, declaring mast solemnly and most deliberately that they will accept no endowment whatever at the hands of the Government. Anl here, in direct opposition to that announcement of theirs, is an Ex-Premier and an Ex-Leader of the Liberal Party—t, personage of no less importance than Earl RUS3ELL, the very man, by the way, who wrote the Durham Letter, the very man who, in that historical document, iaveighel against what he was pleased to call " the mummeries of supers'itien"—here i.s this very L3r 1 RUSSELL proposing to ask Parliament to award large sums of money—the surplus accruing out of the realis ttion of the property of the Irish Charch im nedi tteiy upon its disendowment—among other purp 33es—to what end ? Actually to the end of building up churches, of awarding glebe lands, of opening up graveyards fur the use, for the service, for the occupation of the Roman Catholcs of Ireland. Turning the tables, that is, certainly, and with a engeanee Levelling up, that is, completely and thoroughly ! Why a proposition like that dwarfs to absolute significance at once the suggestion for levellin; up, as it vas sct forth on'y last year by Lord 31.tv0 when he was addressing t'le ilouse of Commons in his then official capacity as Chi , f Secretary for Ireland. The compensation in .. - c,;ar I to M aynooth, as embodie 1 in Mr. GLADSTONE'S bill, is, in point of fait, a mere trivial ite.n in the account of appropri ttion as compared with this for the building of Churche4, for the alloti ing of glebe lauds and for the opening of Grave yards. The C ttholic Episcopacy of Ireland all the while, remember, intimating as plainly as very simple and very solemn words could intimate anything, that the Church committed to their governance by the Holy See will accept nothing in the shape of an endowment from the British Government. Even as matters stool in regard to that ques ion of the Maynooth compensation just now rderred to, it has more than once been conscientiously objected to that portion of the Irish Church Bill now before Parliament, that it is in one sense a violation of the original intimation given to the country by the Liberal Party, to the effect that no portion of the fun is accruing from the sale of the property of the Irish Church itnmeliately upon its disestablishment and its subsequent disen downment should, under any circumstances, be de voted to religious purposes iu dealing in Ireland with the different confronting denominations. In order to make good that virtual pledge or promise to the whole country, it has been argued that the com pensation to Maynooth ought by rights to come from the Consolidated Fund, and not from the surplus funds obtained fiona the realisation of the Irish Church property in carrying out the scheme of disen dowment. But, contrast with that clause in the bill relating to Maynooth with this amendment now projected by Earl RUSSELL ! So extraordinary is the transformation of the whole policy of the Government, in regard to the Irish Church, involved in the acceptance of any such amendment as that by a considerable majority of the House of Lords, that the prospect becomes again imminent, not merely of au autumnal session, but of a collision at last, not altogether improbable, between the Lords and the Commons. BLUE-BOOKS, notwithstanding their homeliness, often supply information as interesting as it is important ; and rarely has any of these uncouth documents afforded a more gratifying record of pro gress than that contained in the sixteenth report of the Science and Art Department. The functions of this department, which is under the rule of the Committee of Council on Education, are diverse. It distributes the aid given for the promotion of elementary and scientific drawing, the geological survey is under its guidance, and it has the care of the South Kensington Museum, and minor institu tions of the kind. But. none of its duties is more im portant than the administration of the fund set apart for the encouragement of scientific training. It is but a short time since technical education, so long talked of, first received practical attention. Already the results are great and increasing. It was in 1800 that the Science Minute, setting apart a sum of money for promoting the teaching of science as applied to mechanical industry, first came into operation, and in that year nine schools or classes, with a total of 300 scholars, received aid. Th number of students increased at the average rate of 1,000 a year up to 1800, when the total was 0,835 in 153 schools. In 1807 there was a great advance, the numbers being 10,230 and . )12. Last year the progress was still greater, the totals being 15,000 students in 300 schools. Nor do these figures represent the entire advance of the movement, for the returns shew that the attendance at lectures, the readers at libraries, and the visitors to scientific and industrial exhibitions have also multi plied greatly. roubtle4 a good deal of this remarkable progress is to be attributed to Mr. Warrwoirrn's munificent bequest. In the spring of last year this gentleman announced his intention of founding thirty scholar ships, each of the annual value of £lOO, for the further instruction of young men in the theory and practice of mechanical industry. It cannot be too widely known that these valuable prizes are open to anybody who possesses the industry and the perseverance to prepare for them. In order to be successful, the competitor must have a moderate knowledge of the leading branches of science, and be equal to the practical use of some ordinary tool. It is perfectly immaterial whether he display greater proficiency in science or in mechanical skill. Thus, the artisan with fine workmanship and a modicumof scientific knowledge, and the student with a little practical skill and greater theoretical proficiency, compete on equal terms. But theory or practice alone will not suffice. Besides these scholarships, Mr. WHIT WORTH has founded sixty exhibitions, value £25 each, tenable for one year. These exhibitions were designed to be preparatory to the scholarships, and they have been satisfactorily disposed of. Increased interest in scientific training has been awakened by this noble gift, which, in fact, has given the movement precisely the impulse which was needed. But proof is not wanting that the working classses are rapidly learning to appreciate industrial education for its own sake. The number of schools and students have advanced during the past year by 50 per cent. ; but the increase was very great in the previous year, when Mr. WniTwonnes intention had not been announced. The history of the efforts on behalf of technical education, as described in these reports, is a signal disproof of the theory that the State ought to give to the people nothing which the people do not impor tunately demand. There are, undoubtedly, various cases in which the Government may, within mode rate limits, set the first etample in action. Pre viously to 1860 technical education could not be said to exist ; now it is a great fact. Should the advance of the movement be maintained, its beneficial effects when the next generation of British workmen arises will be great indeed'. tift - r ,t , o - zo =1,24 ioA t.1 1 7,013t ' rat,a " , HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE ) June 24. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High. nesses Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold, drove over to Bagshot-park yesterday afternoon. Her Alajd-ty went out in the grounds this morn ing with Princess Louise and Prince Leopold. The Piince and Princess of Wales and his Highness the Viceroy of Egypt, with his son Has san Pasha, and their suite, arrived here this even ing at 7 LATEST INTELL WINCE ( E UTE R'S TELEGRAMS.) CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (Fnou OUR OWN coil-nEsromprNr.) PARIS. THURSDAY, June 24. The Belgian Railway Commissioners have again been sitting, and again have they been unable to hatch any thing. The Patrie, which makes no attempt to conceal its ill-humour, is obliged to confess that its hopes of a settle ment have been disappointed. It says that some points, which it was expected had been given up by Belgium, have again been made the subject of dispute, and the imbroglio remains just where it was. The other day the Pat,* triumphantly announced that the Brussels Cabinet bad yielded—that King Leopold would not brave the danger •of holding out any longer, and therefore the question was settled. It now appears that this statement was merely a disin genuous hint of what King Leopold might expect if he did not yield, not a picco of information that he actu ally bad yielded, ' Another meeting is to be held this week. " France," says the semi-official paper, "continues to do everything in her power to bring about an understanding," leaving it to be inferred that Belgium does not. Two pieces of disquieting news caused great excitement en the Bourse to-day. First there was this Belgian dead • lock, which, of course, was magnified on the Bourse into a statement that the negotiations had filially and irrevocably broken off ; and there was a rumour to the effect; that the Emperor had made a very warlike speech at Chalons. Both reports were exaggerated. It will be seen that the negotiations have not been broken off, though they are in a bad way at present. As to the speech, consi dering that this is the tenth anniversary of Solferino, and that the Emperor ought naturally to feel a little bellicose inspiration, there is positively nothing warlike in it. His Majesty was rejoiced to see that his soldiers bad not forgotten the grand cause for which he and-they had fought ten years ago. They were to keep in their hearts, he said, the remembrance of the battles of their fathers and of their own, for the history of the French wars is the history of the progress of civilisation. Of course, if people are so minded, they can find reason for alarm in this statement. As the Emperor thinks that civilisation cannot make progress without war, it.is quite possible that he may be meditating a little more progress. But not' the slightest approach to a specific allusion does this speech contain. It is scarcely possible that anYthing milder could be said by a sovereign address'ng his old soldiers on the anniversary of a great victory. Another item of news from Chtlions is of con siderable interest. We are told that three Prussian officers recently put up at one of the hotels at Chalons; and were present at the manoeuvres executed before the Emperor on Tues day. They were dressed in plain clothes, without any decorations ; but their identity was soon found out, and they were requested to withdraw, by an order from Marshal Niel. One of them is attached to the King's staff. They went away with a very bad grace. As many officers of all nations are now at Chalons, it would be difficult to understand why these three Prussians were regarded with such jealousy. It appears, however, that they had not been accredited by the Prussian Ambassador, they had not announced themselves to one of the French generals, as the other officers do, and, moreover, they had given expression to some very uncomplimentary opinions. Two years ago, says one of the papers here, a prince of Prussia came to the camp incognito, and was much struck with the fine appearance and proficiency of the French soldiers. He is reported to have said "What a misfortune not to command troops like these." The.. three officers who were requested to withdraw seemed to have entertained quite the contrary idea. The trial of the schoolmaster for falsifying the electoral returns in his commune has excited great interest here, but I cannot agree with the • complaints raised by some of the Liberal paperS. They argue that the jury truckled to the public prosecutor in acquitting the prisoner. Well, the facts are very clear. This wooden-headed schoolmaster took out sixteen bulle. tins which bad been recorded in favour of the Opposition eandi late, and changed them for voting-papers in favour of the Official candidate, announcing first that all the votes but one had been given for the latter, and afterwards that he had been unanimously supported. That is, in a small commune in which sixteen votes out of forty-two had voted for the Liberal, this worthy official had the, audacity to record a unanimous decision in favour of the Imperialist. The whole affair was so clumsily managed, the certainty of detectigat so plain, that the pubic prosecutor could hardly have been far wrong in rronouncing tl e schoolmaster an idiot, and moving for an acquittal n that ground. There was really little justification fos punishing such a wretch. What may justly be com• plained of is, that ignorant maires and ignorant officials of all grades are entrusted with important duties in every part of Franae. TUE COUNTESS D'ALTEYBAC. ~~ T' The case of the Countess D'Alteyrac, whose proceedings as ars; Lord Willoughby D'Eresby raised so much stii some time since, was before the Court of Bankruptcy or. Thursday. Her ladyship has spent some time in prison, but of late has been allowed to he at large. A sitting for last examination and discharge was now held. The bankruptcy is ascribed to• insufficiency of income, law expenses, and pressure by creditors. The accouht Phew debts of £5,920 ; property given up, £6,350 ; surplus, £429. Her ladyship's expenditure is returned at £2,006 a year. The following statement is appended to the balance • sheet : " I am entitled to receive from Lord Willoughby D'Eresby, under an award dated 4th April, 1868, and made by W. Vernon Harcourt, Esq., Q.C., an annuity for my life of £1,200, payable half-yearly, namely, on the 14th of October and the Ist of April, and a further sum of £lOO per calendar month till such annuity shall be legally secured and settled by the said Lord Willoughby n'Eresby ; estimated value, £6,000." It being stated that the accounts had not been filed in time, - the hearing, after some discussion, was adjourned. THE AFFAIRS OF THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE. The affairs of the Duke of Newcastle were before the Bankruptcy Court on Thursday. A petition had been filed against his Grace for the purpose of securing an equal dis tribution of his estate amongst the creditors. The petition is presented against Henry Pelham Alexander Clinton, Duke of Newcastle, of No. 10, Carlton-house terrace, in the county of Middlesex, and of Clumber Park, in the county of Notts. The petitioning creditor is Mr. Robert Morris, of Carlton Chamber 3, Regent-street, who claims #'lO,COO on a joint and several promissory note, given on the 22nd of October last by the Duke and another peer, with interest thereon at 30 per cent. per annum. Mr. Bagley appeared fcr the petitioning creditor ; Mr. George Lewis represented Mr. Padwick - , who had been summoned as a witness ; and Mr. Davis and Mr. W. H. Roberts appeared for the creditors. The proceedings were strictly private, and were con ducted in a little room in a remote part of the building. from which the representatives of the press were excluded. At the dose it transpired that only one witness, Mr. radwick, had been examined ; and further proceedings were adjourned till Monday. Thursday was the last of the five days appointed fur the sale of the Dul:e of Newcastle's lams and penatee, and the mansion in Carlton-house-terrace is now denuded of all that it contained, save these objects of family tradition reserved as "heirlooms" by the protective order of Baron Martin. The dispersal of such very small household gods as belonged to the pantries and servants' rooms completed this remarkable sale, the catalogue of which is perhaps one of the most comprehensive on re cord, including as it does the Duke's cigars, ivory -handled walking.stick, racing calendars, and other little personal and private possessions, and his very clothing. Court swords, dress hats in their tin cases, and " a crimson velvet robe" were also brought to the hammer. Very high prices have been the rule throughout this sale. Many pieces of furniture must have been sold for at least their original cost when new. A centre fauteuil, with a lounge and chairs en suite, their frames being gilt and their upholstery crimson satin, brought 200 guineas. A four-fold screen with embroidered panels was sold for 60 guineas ; two pairs of crimson satin window curtains fetched 93 guineas ; a marqueterie table less than two feet long, 84 guineas ; two pair of ormolu candelabra, 81 guineas; a pair of "moderator" lamps, 28 guineas ; another pair, 25 guineas ; an Axminster carpet, 18 feet by 16, 58 guineas; another carpet of the same kind, 33 feet by 21, 110 guineas ; a walnut-wood cigar-case and stand, 40 guineas ; and a small pair of ebony and tortoisehell cabinets, 44 guineas. The Duke's cigars, which were known to be excellent, were contested with great spirit by smokers who " don't care what they pay for the right thing." Mingling with the crowd on the several days were the Earl of Abergavenny, Lord Carysfort, Lord Cowley, the Marquis of Lorne, Captain Archdall, and Sir E. Halse. Many ladies were also present, most of whom, as well as the greater number of those gentlemen above named, were buyers. ANIERICA. NEW YORK, June 24. Th 3 North German Lloyd steamer New York arrived at 8 p.m. yesterday. COJIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 1371; the highest quotation dur ing the day was 1374; the lowest, 1361. Sterling Exchange on London lO9l. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 188' •4 " 1885 llB. " 1867 ll9l. 10-40 cc Illinois Eric 29i. Cotton-I%IH. upland Petroleum—Standard W trite 32lc. Flottr, extra sta'e, $6.20c. to $6.80c. Cora, old mixed, 96c. QUEENSTOWN, June 25. The National Steamship Company's steamship Louisi.ua, from New York, arrived off here at 2 a.m., and having landA passengers she proceeded for Liverpool. All well. THE FRENCH ATLANTIC CABLE. ➢IINON (Brest), June 25 (7.24 a.m. Greenwich time). Sir William Thomson telegraphs as follows : " Constant communication of test signals from the Great Eastern. All going on well. The elec tric condition of the cable is perfect. The deflec tion observed here proves the ship to be rolling, but probably very slightly." GOOCH TO 0,13011 N, June 24, 10.8 p.m.—At noon 24th in lat. 48.30 long. 17.63. Distance run 377 nautical miles. Cable paid out 405.69 nautical miles. Electrical condition perfect. SERVIA. BELGRADE, June 25. The 'session of the Skuptschina was opened by the members of the Regency to-day. The presidiug member, in his speech from the throne, said—" It would be incumbent upon the Skuptschina to de cide whether a new Constitution was a necessity for the country. The Charter of 1838 being merely a grant imposed by the Sovereign, had bug since failed to satisfy the wants of the people. In case the Skuptschina should resolve upon introducing a constitutional regini6, the latter would come into force after being duly sanctioned by the Regency." FRANCE. PARIS, June 25. The Official Journal of this morning publishes the speech of the Emperor, delivered at the camp of Chalons. This official version contains the follow ing words :—" You will therefore maintain that military spirit so necessary for a great people. l The other parts of the speech are exactly as given in yesterday's telegram. BOURSE, June 24.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows :- 4.1 per Cent. ...... 102 50 Bank Shares 2875 End of month... Ital'a,n Fives 56 60 3 per Cent End of month 7O 321 1 Ottoman Loan ... 330 Credit Mobilier End of month — Spanish Threes 30 75 Credit Foncier l5BO Home Debt 26 50 End of month... Deferred RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans ... 921 Northern Lyons and Medite rr anean Southern Western Eastern • • •• Sardinian Austrian 767 Lombard 513 North of Spain 57 Saragossa, Roman 57 THE CHANNEL YACHT RACE. CHERBOUnG, June 25, 9.15 a.m. The competing yachts arrived here as follows : Guinivere ... 3.10 a.m. Condor .„ 4.15 ~ C.unbt ia ... 4.22 ~ Alarm ... ~, 5.31 „ Guinivere wins the first prix ~ and Condor the second. The wind was light throughout the race. DuNvILI.E and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re ommended by the medical profession iu preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exporta tion Quotations on application to Messrs. Dwaville and Co., cr 4, Beaufort-buillings,Strand,„LOndOn, Tertinzent] A PASSAGE FROM THE LIFE OF DEFOE. Some recently-discovered papers of Daniel Defoe do not present the author of " Robinson Crusoe" in the mos' favourable light. Truth, indeed, will be rather unaccept able to those who from childhood have been led to regard the celebrated writer as a hero. Some letters discovered in 1861—which aro all in the handwriting of Defoe himself, and of unquestionable authenticity—spew that in the year 1718 the writer was engaged by the Whig Government of Lord Sunderland, as he had been a few years previously by that of Lord TOwnshencl and Sir Robert Walpole, to exercise a species of secret influence over the high Tory publication called Mist's Weekly Journal, as well as another periodical of the same stamp, called Dormer's News Letter. This he did by introdncing himself to the proprietors of those journals, representing that he was under the displeasure of the Government (as in fact he had been some time before), and so obtaining the management of the papers—• ostensibly with a view to advocating Tory principles, but really with the design, as he expresses it, of " taking the sting out " of the comments anc paragraphs of news, amusing the party, pre venting their setting up more violent organs, and " disabling " and " enervating " the journals in question, " so as to do no mischief, or give any offence to the Government." He also himself commenced, and carried on for several years, a monthly review, called Mercurius Politicus, which, by a mild expression of Tory, or what we should now call Conservative, principles, still further " amused " the bamboozled party, and prevented th starting of independent journals. Mr. Mist, the proprie tor of the Weekly Journal, seems to have justified his name, and to have had at first no idea of the purposes to which his periodical was being put. Defoe, when he suppressed anything very strong against the Whigs, told him that he did so to keep the concern clear of a prosecution ; hut it would seem that ultimately Mist himself came into the plot, and, upon the Government foregoing a prosecution for some piece of sedition which had obtained insertion despite of Defoe's vigilance, under took to act secretly in favour of the Government. The Journal had been set up in the Pretender's interest, and one part of Defoe's work was not only to suppress the treasonable matter which thus came into his possession, but to hand it over to the Ministers. The connection between Defoe and Mist continued with a brief interrup tion until July 1720, when the former refused to be further responsible for the general conduct of the paper, though he contributed to its pages for some time longer:. Several papers publish a very old opinion of the Solicitor-General Sir Round°ll Rixliner and Dr. Deane, Q.C., t the uffect that no means at present exia for trying, before any tribunal competent to decide the queqion, ivhether or no Dr. Colonso, the present Bishop of Natal, has advocated doctrinal opinions not in accordance kith the doctrines held by the Church of England; and assuming . the present Bishop of to Lavo bccn guilty of an ecclesiastical :':fence, no steps can bo taken to bring him, as such bishop, Leforo any tribunal. The remains of the Light lion. Edward John Baron Stanley of Alderley, have been interred in tho family vault beneath the ancient end venerable parish church of Alderley. The body was brought down to Alderley- park on Saturday night from London. Thu funeral was conducted in the plainest and simplest manner; but the long line oZ mourners, exclusive of those who were connected by family ties with the deemed peer, bore testimony to the estimation in which he was held. pkz Dean cf Weettnifistor coudnctcd the funeral service. • PALESTINE EXPLORATION SOCIETY. The annual public meeting of the association rormed in 1835 fur the accurate and systematic investigation of the arahmology, topography, geology, physical geography, and manners and customs of the Holy Land for Biblical illus- tration, was held on Thursday. The Archbishop of York presided. Mr. Tite, M.P., Mr. MacGregor (" Rob Roy"), Captain Wilson, R. E., Messrs. Freshfield and Deutsch, Pro- fessor Owen, General Walker, Canon Birch, and Dean Alford were on th e platform. The Duke of A rgyll,the Bishops of Oxford and Peterborough, Sir G-. Montefiore, Mr. B. Hope, M.P., Mr. Layard, M.P., and others sent letters of apology. The report gives as the main features of the work of the last two months the excavation of the " Golden Gateway " and " Barclay's Gateway " at Jerusalem ; the discovery in the dome of the rock (" Mosque of Omar ") ; and Mr. Deutsch's report on the marks found at the south-east argle of the great wall of the Harem es Shred. The shaft of the Golden Gateway has been abandoned, owing to the diffi culty of executing the work. The other results of Lieutenant Warren's rsearches are then described, most of which have from time to time been published. The income that could be relied upon was only £3,000 a year, while at least £5,000 was required. Tho Freemasons had liberally responded to the appeal made to them, having contributed £3OO to the fund. The success of the society's exhibition of pottery, glass, and other thing found during the excavations was satisfactory. His Grace the Archbishop, in his short opening address, alluded to the peculiar difficulties and expensiveness of the work in hand. They must not expect an old city to be found buried under the ruins of a now city. Jerusalem had undergone no less than twenty sieges, but there was no doubt that the results of the search would throw much light on what Jerusalem really was and upon the fats stated in the Old and New Testament, and though the cost was large, looking at the wealth of this country, and our deep interest in the object in view, he could not imagine that the work would be allowed to fall through for want of funds. He wished, instead of making the matter one of pounds, shillings, and pence, they would look on it as one of larger and deeper interest, and re member that Jerusalem was the cradle of our religion, the source from which it had pleased God to send fort' Fp:ritual light to our souls; and that, although it wa! DOW but little blessed with the light of civilisation, it had been blessed above all nations in the world, and in a w ay which connected it immediately with our highest and deepest interest. Mr. Morrison (treasurer) read the financill statement, which Stated the total receipts of th , year at £4,630, the exploration expenses £3,268, publica tion expenses ns3, and the balance in hand £370. On tl.e motion of Mr. Deutsch, seconded by Mr. Newton, the report was adopted, and resolutions in furtherance of the objects of the society, and appealing for pecuniary help to carry on the work with greater vigour having been adopted, a vote of thanks to the Archbishop concluded th proceedings. A. banker's clerk, named Dickson, was brought up at the Mansion House on Thursday charged with stealing moneya to the amount of X5OO from the firm of Messrs. smith, Payne an d Smith, bankers, Lombard-street. The prironer was remanded. A brcakfast was given at the City Termini'? Hotel, Cannon-street, on Thureday, by the Hon. Auberon Her be' t and Mr. Hodgron Pralt, to 14 artizans going out tc assist in the works at the Cornell tiniverkity. Lord Houghton occupied the chair. It is stated that the Liverpool cashier who so mysteriously disappeared a day cr so since, Laving robbed Lis employers of £,GOO, is a retuned convict. Ills acccm• plishmcnts in manners and as a linguist won the conficleno of the firm for whom he worked. . A girl has died at Chesterfield from the effects of a blow with a book given ly Ler schoolmistress. The blow would not have caused death in a healthy person, but being in this ease administerei to a diseased person, it produced an abscess in the right ear, which resulted fatally. MR. PEABODY AND THE BEGGING - BETTED WCITEES.—A New York paper states that Mr. Peabody is flooded with requests from begging-letter writers for sums varying from 10 to 10,000 dollars. It is said that be receives about 300 letters of this kind every day. . At the Marylebone Police-court cn Thursday Harriet Lusty, of 190, Edgware-road, was charged with assist ing and conducting a betting-house in the same place. The step is ostensibly a tobacconist's, and the prisoner pleader that she simply served behind the counter; but the charge having been proved, Mr. Mansfield, after remarking that be thought it unfair to punish the little offenders, and to let the greater ones at Tattersall's go free, inflicted a fine of 20s. The English Independent seams to think that there is really a good chance of concurrent endowment being adopted. Tho number of lords who aro in favour of it is astonishing ; the Conservative party will probably accept it; and it is to be doubted if any one yin raise his voice againSt it except perhaps Lord Shaftesbury. Nor shoulc' ono trust too securely in the virtue of the Commons If these amendments are in the bill when P comes down from the Lords they will evoke an amount of sympathy which will surprise those who do not understand how deeply the idea of universal endowment has entered the brain of politicians. INCREASE OF PAUPERISM.—A Parliamentary return shows in small compass the increase of pauperism in England and Wales in the last 10 years. Taking the average number of persons receiving relief from the rates to be approximately shewn by the mean of the numbers on the Ist of July and the Ist of January, there was an in crease of 11 per cent. in the year ending at Lady Dal 1868, as c a: e I with the year ending at Lady Pa• 1.859, being considerably more than the increase of popu!a tion ; the numbers arc ,565,44 G in the former, and 992,64(' in the latter year. A CLERGYMAN'S THANKS.—Last Sunday evening the Ecv. Mr. Brooke, curate of Taunton St. James, Somerset, prior to giving out his text, publicly thanked two members of the congregation, who had courageously waited upon him to protest —one against the "rapid utterances" of the reverend gentleman, and the other against his dreary los g sermons. Mr. Brooke, so f: , l^ from being offended at these friendly remonstrances, ex. pressed his desire to endeavour to profit by them. H ow far the preacher did so may be inferred from the fact that his " finally, my brethren," was not reached until the sermon had been spun out some 20 minutes beyond its weiltecticngth. STA OF TRi BRADFORD, June 24.—There has been rather more wool sold since Monday—the tone of the mar ket is steadier and more cheerful. The reduction in the Bank rate of discount, and the firmness in cotton, have not been without a beneficial fluence on the demand and the prices of wool. Quotations are very firm, and, in the case of the best classes of wool, have a slightly hardening tendency. In worsted yarns there is more in quiry to-day, and a few bona fide orders from the Continent are also placed at prices slightly in advance of those realised about a week ago. Spinners as a rule are rather firmer in their quota tions, and, although there is on the whole a slight improvement manifest, the aggregate business doing is far from satisfactory. The general de mand is confined to a few spinnings, such as 30'3 super, and 30's, 32's, 36's, and 40's lustre, both for home and foreign account. There is little change in the pieCJ trade ; if anything, there is rather less business doing on home account, the unsettled state of the weather having a prejudicial effect. A steady business is doing for the Continent. Owing to the firmness in cotton warps and in wool, prices have still a hardening tendency. MONMOUTHSHIRE, 231--The annual wool fair was held this day at the Newport Cattle Market, where was a large quantity of wool offered and a better attendance of buyers than have been known for the past two years. The trade ruled brisk for several hours, and among the buyers were several from the neighbourhood and the Yorkshire markets. Long wool realized 14d. per lb. ; tegs, 15d. ; Welsh wool, 10d. to is ; and lambs', Bd. per pound. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, June 24. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. June 17. June 24. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank.— 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Bank notes to order and receipts payable at sight 37,263,099 19 38,521,097 6 4 Treasury account cur rent creditor 173,061,889 25 174,485,345 40 Current accounts, Paris 343,648,410 41 353,372,673 9 9 Do. branch banks 49,925,513 44,885,389 --- Dividends payable 624,567 005,527 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 933,790 85 933,790 85 8,180,039 19 7,698,039 39 Total CREDITOR. June 17. June 24. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c• Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 306,199,115 67 317,840,242 87 Do. branch banks 244,026,373 241,304,62 4 -" Advances on deposit of bullion 9,815,200 9,740,100 -" Do. branch banks 733,680 6,624,500 -- Do. on French Public Securities 13,756,600 13,826,300 -- Do. by branch banks 6,544,580 6,579,900 --- Do. on railway shares and debentures - 39,897,600 -- Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 G overnment Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 1 4 Do. disposable Hen tes Immobalis6es (Law, June 2, 1857) 10,000,000 100,000,000 -* Hotel and furniture of the Bbnk and landed propei IT branches Expenses of manage ment 2,106,750 84 2,532,795 7 9 Sundries 1,004,800 1,006,100 1,011,1 0 0 --- 1,031),4 )0 -- Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROL:LAND. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. MARL BOROUGH-S TREET. DANGLII.OUS DI:AN - DAL—Edward Brown, a young luau in the employ of Mr. Lidstone, butcher, of Bond-street , appeared to answer a summons for furious driving. Police-constable Robert Reales, 136 0, deposed to seeing the defendant on the 7th inst. driving a horse and cart along Piccadilly at a furious rate. He called after WO but ho paid no attention, and he had to follow him in Hansom some distance before he could catch him. In answer to the magistrate the constable said there were complr..ints of prisoner's driving both in Bond- street and Piccadilly, and that the defendant was going 12 miles an hour. The defendant said his horse - vies frightened when it got into a crowd. The magistrate said such driving was very dangerous+ and fined the defendant 20s and costs or 10 days. WESTMINSTER. SINGULAR APPLICATION.—A respectable-looking man came to the court this morning, and asked the magis trate's advice under the following singular circumstances Applicant said—A tenant of mine called on me yester day, and said he had come to pay a quarter's rent. I held him out the receipt, when he took it out of my hand, coolly put it into his picket, and said, " I m;ght do mY best and my worst." I hope you will grant me a warrant to get back my receipt for detaining it. Mr. Arnold—What would be the object of conducting himself in this way ? Applicant—He did not pay me. I want my mono'. At present he has the receipt, and I have not got the rent. He said he could pay it, and it was that indttced me to hold out the receipt. Mr. Arnold Ile told you to do your best and your worst. You can do your best by suing him in the County Court. You will then be heard on your oath, and can swear that although he has the receipt, you never had the money, and th. possession of the receipt will be valueless. ...„41 Applicant—l should like my receipt back. He can have no right to keep it. Mr. Arnold - If you like you may take out a summons against him for detaining it. You will still have your remedy against him as you may be advised for the rent. T HAMES. HEARTLESS ROBBERY BY Two GERMASS.—Two Ger mans, named John Seggerton and Snoes Krute, were brought before Mr. Paget, in custody of Police-sergeant Kenwood, of the H division, from Liverpool, charged with robbing three other Germans of watches, clothes, and money. On the 19th of May last the five men were all employed on the establishment of Hall and Boyd, sugar refiners, in St. George-in-the-East, and all lived in the same house in Pennington-street, Rateliff-highway. The prisoners remained at home on the above mentioned dap• The prosecutors went earlier than usual, and the pri soners took advantage of their absence to break open their fellow-workmen's boxes, and rob them of their watches , money, and clothes,:and then they absconded. Kenwood traced the prisoners to Liverpool, where he arrested theta yesterday. They walked a portion of the distance to Liver pool, and one of them obtained work as a sugar baker. They sold one of the stolen watches in Warrington, and travelled the remainder of the distance by railway. The property stolen from the box of one man was valued at £9 10s., and tho others each lost clothes, money, and e watch, to the amount of -£3. The prisoners admitted the/ robbed their fellow-countrymen, and each criminated the other. Mr. Paget remanded them for a week. 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