The Sun. — London, England, 1869-10-04 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE. TEN Auuaan MIIRDER HontsLow.—On Saturday, ,An application was made to the Brentford magistrates for an order for the property belonging to William Smith, -who is committed for trial for the murder of his wife at Hounslow. The chairman objected, as there might be a 'lien on the property. The attorney who made the appli cation said he should take out a summons demanding that ,it might be given up. CRUELTX TO PorriTnr.—At the Brentford Petty Sessions .• ,pn Saturday, Henry Burn, a poultry salesman of Leaden hall market, was fined £5 and costs for having acted cruelly to a number of ducks by packing them too closely in a wooden box. Two other men were included in the summons. The defendant Burn sold on the 3rd of ,September 57 ducks, which were packed in a box 4ft. 6in. long, 2ft. 9i wide, and 1O deep, external measurement, .without any space to admit air except at the top, where the three boards were about one inch and a half apart. At first there were sixty-one ducks in the box, but on being counted out at Burn's four were dead. The other men wanted a larger box, as the birds were so cramped, but Burn said as sixty-one had come from Ireland in that box, there would be room for fifty-seven. The birds were in a de plorable state, and when taken out at Twickenham two more were dead. The Chairman said they had power to inflict a penalty for each duck, but it would be sufficient as a warning to impose the full penalty of £5 and costs. The two other defendants were fined 10s. each. .. --- BRAWLING IN A CHURCHYARD. -At the Shire Hall, Nottingham, on Saturday, an elderly woman, named Hannah Wood, was charged with creating a disturbance in the Stapleford churchyard. The cUrgyman of the par ish refused to admit the body of the defendant's grand: child into the church as it had not been publicly baptised. Mrs. Wood on hearing this created such a disturbance in the churchyard that Mr. Budd the vicar could not read the end of the service at the grave. The magistrates consulted for some time, and ultimately said they had no alternative but to convict. A penalty of five shillings was inflicted. Mr. Budd had himself baptised the child privately. DISCOVERY OF THE FENIAN COLONEL KELLY. After eluding the vigilance of the police for two years, the notorious Fenian leader, Colonel Kelly, has, it is be lieved, been discovered under very singular circumstances. Between ten and eleven o'clock last Wednesday night three men engaged a four-wheeled cab in Whitechapel to take them to the Red Lion public-house in Great Wyld street ; and just as the driver had reached the corner of Verc-street, Clare-market, one of them put his head out of the window to give directions as to where the cab was to atop. In doing this the man overbalanced the cab, which fell on its side. When the vehicle was raised it was found that the man had been very seriously injured, through his head having struck the sharp kerb, and been jammed between the stone and the side of the cab. Police ,constable 188 of the F division, who was on duty at the spot, rendered assistance, and the wounded man was taken to King's College Hospital, which is in the immediate neighbourhood. Mr. 2/I`Gill, the house surgeon, at once attended the patient, who was suffering from an eaten , sive fracture of the skull, the brain protruding. The ,man, though in a very dangerous state, was not insen sible, and in answer to the usual questions, stated that the was " Edward Martin," a printer. He also mentioned ctwice the name of " Kelly." It happened very curiously ,that the policeman who had helped to bring the man to the hospital had been in Paris on the service of the 'English police during the time of the Fenian agitation, and while looking at the patient, as the surgeon was bandaging his head, he recognised him as a man whom he had watched in Paris as a supposed member of the Fenian Brotherhood. After the sufferer had been taker to a ward and carefully attended to by the surgeon the constable at once reported at the chief office that hr believed the man was Colonel Kelly, who escaped from the prison van at Manchester two years since, when Ser geant Brett was shot dead. Superintendent Thomson pro ceeded to the hospital to make inquiries, and adopt the necessary precautions against any attempt at rescue. Wher Kelly escaped after the successful attack on the van, tlu following description was published with the offer of , reward for his recapture :-" Colonel Thomas J. Kelly, aged 36, height, sft. Gin., hair (cropped close), whiskers, and beard brown, eyes hazel, fiat nose, large nostrils, stout build, one tooth deficient next double one on right bottom side, scar over right temple, small scar inside of right arm, scar on belly from an ulcerated wound." On Thursday morning the surgeon of the hospital examined the body of the patient in the presence of Super intendent Thomson and others, to see whether there were any marks corresponding to those given in the printed notice. It was found that he had lost the particular tooth, and that he bore the mark of a wound on the lower part of the body, apparently that of a bayonet thrust. Upon searching the clothes of tho man the police discovered certain Fenian documents, the character of which cannot be now published. As the patient was so dangerously, in fact hopelessly, ill that his death might ensue at any moment, he was, of course, not formally taken into custody, but Superintendent Thomson adopted measures which effectually secured the authorities of the hospital from any coup de main. The police expect that their discovery will lead to important disclosures touching the Fenian move ments. It appears that not long after the outrage at Man chester a young man applied for a situation as reader in a printing office, Chancery-lane. He gave the name of " Ed ward Martin," and his qualifications being satisfactory, he was engaged. When Kelly was apprehended at ➢i:.n chester he said that his name was "Martin Coleman," and that he was a compositor. The fingers of the man new lying at the hospital do not bear those distinctive marks peculiar to the fingers of compositors. While Edward Martin was employed in Chancery-lane he was frequently heard to express Fenian sentiments; but as he discharged his duty well, no notice was taken of his political opinions. The detectives, however, appear to have closely watched his movements, as they report that he was in the habit of frequenting a public-house near Clare Market, and had been seen talking with men who were known to be Fenians or Fenian sym pathisers. The police were also aware that at a house in the neighbourhood of Clare Market the brethren held meetings ; but the evidence against the men was not such as induced the chief officers to arrest any one. It is certain that Martin, alias Kelly, with his companions, was on his way to such a meeting when he met with the accident which will in all probability cause his death. It was whilst watching the doings of the Fenians, who were proceeding to one of their conferences, that the constable saw the cab overturn. Since he has been in the hospital, Kelly has been visited by several of these men, all of whom have been carefully noted by the detec tives. 'Another account states that on Sunday Superintendent Thomson discovered that the two prisoners who escaped ;from the prison van at Manchester often changed names, ;and that they had several aliases. The real name of "Captain" Deasy was Burke, and " Colonel" Kelly often went by the name of "Captain" Deasy, while Burke 'adopted Kelly's name. When both were arrested Burka was thought by the police to be Kelly, while Kelly was taken to be Deasy. As will be seen, the patient in the hos pital is Captain Deasy, alia3 Colonel Kelly. Another strange fact has also been discovered, and that is that " Colonel " Kelly was never out of England ; and, it is now supposed that it was Burke, who is very like Kelly, that made the speeches in New York which were reported in the American newspapers ; and that, whenever he did so, he made use of Colonel Kelly's name for the purpose of throw ing the detective police in England off the scent, and making them believe that Kelly, who was known to be the chief conspirator and organiser. was out of the country. Mille. Nilsson has received a bracelet, the gift of Queen Victoria, which makes the 101st bracelet in her pos session. Since Mount Palatine, at Rome, has become the private property of the Emperor Napoleon, the excavations executed by his Majesty's orders and at his cost have pro duced most valuable results for archeology and for the history of ancient Rome.. The works, ably directed by Chevalier Pietro Rosa, member of the Pails Academy of the Fine Arts, have lately brought to light nearly the whole extent of the Palace of the Cxsars, and a description of them will be included in the supplement which the savant Fabio Gori purposes issuing to his great wor'.c on the Pala tine edifices. CHINESE EHIGRANTS.—Tho following account of the landing of some Chinese emigrants at San Francisco ; seems to hold out a temlyting prospect to other wan derers of the same race to settle in America :—There were only fifteen or twenty Chinawomen on board the steamer, most of whom were of a higher class than those recently imported. They were taken in charge by sonic of the leading Chinamen and taken to their residence. A large number of express wagons were loaded with baggage, and the crowd, after a delay of several hours, commenced to move toward Chinatown. They were, of course, not allowed to proceed without molestation and abuse At a convenient point 011 the route, free from policemen, a squad of guerrillas, accompanied by the'i well-trained sons, attacked the Chinamen with stones an I other missiles in -a most ruffianly and cowardly manner Some of the Chinamen were badly bruised, and a white man, who tried to stop the onslaught, met the same treat men:; that was being administered to poor John. There were no officers present on this occasion, and the Chinamen ran the gauntlet and got offyith their wounded. ME? ROPO LI TA_V GOS6lP—Saturday. The announcement which I made a little v hile ago tl at the Bishop of Carlisle was dying has been justified by the event. Though he rallied for a little, he sank at last, and died yesterday afternoon at the comparatively early age of 52. His episcopal career has been a remarkable proof of the fact that great intellectual attainments may coexist with a most narrow mind. He took a double first at Oxford, and he was the most bigoted and petty minded of all the bishops. It is . supposed that he will be suc ceeded by Dr. Miller, who, though also a Low Churchman, is a man of very different calibre from Dr. Waldegrave. Dr. Miller is, perhaps, one of the best parochial organisers in the kingdom, and his conduct at Birmingham, when the Bank failed, and a large number of the working classes who had invested in it, seemed in danger of ruin, was most admirable. Of course his claims upon the Government are very considerable. Mr. Mackarness, who has been mentioned for Exeter, was among the clergy present at the reopening of St. Asaph Cathedral on Thursday. Sir -Stephen Glynne, Mr. Glad stone's brother-in-law was among the chief of the laymen, and of the speakers at the lunch, and I believe that Mr. Mackarness was his guest. This circumstance gives additional probability to the elevation of the rector of Honiton to the episcopate. Should Mr. Gladstone agree to divide the diocese of Exeter it is scarcely likely that he will on that account postpone the appointment of a bishop—but such appointment will be made subject to the division. The change cannot be made without an Act of Parliament, and therefore cannot take effect for six months at the earliest. Still on episcopal matters, I grieve to relate that some very serious scandals have occurred, reflecting upon two bishops, not of the English Church, but in communion with it. The name of one has already been mentioned, and the charge is only too true. In the other case, the name has not been mentioned, and I therefore refrain from giving it publicity. But the offence was of a very grave character, and was proved in a continental court of justice, before whom the Bishop was brought. He wa3 sentenced to imprisonment, but afterwards got the convic tion quashed on a technicality, and was discharged after being three weeks in prison. He has now resigned his charge. Dean Ramsay, author of " Scottish Characteris tics," has refused the Bishop-coadjutorship of Edinburgh, vacant by the resignation of Bishop Morrell. It is rumoured in political circles that the rain of baronetcies is not yet over. lam told that a gentleman, well-known both in the political and in the railway world of Devonshire is alive to the possibility of his being " Sir-ed." The death of Earl St. Maur reminds me of the strange career of that young nobleman. At one time he was the adopted Liberal candidate for South Devon. But the fracas into which he got at Naples, and which led to his appearance as a defendant in the Court of Queen's Bench, blighted his political prospects in that direction. Whereupon Lord Palmerston, who had bestowed a Garter and a Lord-Lieutenancy upon the Duke of Somerset, added to the honours showered upon that for tunate nobleman by giving him an earldom, in addition to his dukedom, and by raising his son to the peerage as Baron Seymour. He was, however, best known as Earl St. Maur. There is another Insurance smash. A petition for wind ing-up the " Imperial Guardian Assurance Company " has been presented and will be heard before Vice-Chancellor James on the first day of petitions. It is quite a new office, only two years old in fact, and only £2,810 of capital was paid up. A new paper, the British and Foreign _Mechanic, made its appearance to-day. It is very neatly got up, and abounds with illustrations. The first number of the Academy will contain Mr. Murray's own account of the burning of the Byron autobiography, of which Mr. Murray was himself an eyewitness ; also an authentic document by Lord Byron re lating to his separation from Lady Byron Professor Max ➢hiller, Sir John Lubbock, Professor Huxley, and Mr. Matthew Arnold will be among the contributors. THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS. BRISTOL, SATURDAY. There must have been more Ulan 2,500 genuine working men in the body of the Colston Hall last night, wHie the platform was filled with the more prominent members atid associates of the Congress. The Mayor, whose popularity appears to be great, did fitting honour to the occasion, by appearing, not in civic robes, for such do not seem to be worn in Bristol, but in a court coat and golden chain of office. His appearance on the platform was greeted with much apparent satisfaction. It was, however, reserved to Mr. Morley, one of the city members, to awake the enthusiasm. Cheer after cheer rang through the hall far some time after the hon. member had taken his scat. The presiding genius of the meeting was the Mayor, and the first speaker was Sir Staffer(' North cote. Taking his stand in the semicircular front, the president of the Congress, in a strong, well-sustained voice, delivered a speech of much practical value. At the outset he expressed his opinion of the importance of the co-operation of the working classes in the work which the Social Science Congress had in view. He warned his audience against being, on the one hand, too sanguine of the im provements legislation would effect, and of being, on the other hand, too suspicious of the motives of those who were working for their advantage. The improvement of the condition of those whom he addressed must, after all, depend very much upon themselves. This in reality was Sir Stafford's text, and he enforced it with arguments which were at once clearly understood and appreciated. How much in the way of sanitary arrangement, in the way of education, and in the way of the repression of crime might not such an assembly as he saw before him effect if only earnestly devoting them selves to the task. Nor was the observation, said the speaker, less true in relation to matters of economy and trade. In the present state of England there was much to encourage and much to warn. For England to keep her present high position it was essential to deal with great caution with the questions of capi tal and labour. With some boldness, considering the character of his audience, Sir Stafford asked them not to push the spirit of trades unions—which were per fectly legitimate within proper limits—too far, a remark with which the meeting seemed quite ready to agree. The cheering, as the President sat down, was vociferous. A letter from Mr. Thomas Hughes, explaining the cause of his absence from Bristol during the sitting of the Con gress, was read by the secretary. In it the prospects of the working classes generally were spoken of as wearing a happier complexion than they had done during the twenty years in which Mr. Hughes had interested himself in them. A very happy speech, embracing a review of what the Jurisprudence Department had done since the Congress met was next made by Mr. Hastings and supplemented by a few practical observations chiefly on the importance of sanitary improvement by Mr. George Godwin, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Health Department. Mr. R. Torrens, M.P. for Cambridge, succeeded in calling forth the sympathies of the audience on behalf of the condi tion of the agricultural labourer, to the manifest approval of Canon Girdlestone, who was seated on the platform. So great was the extremity to which agricultural labourers were reduced that the hon. member emphatically declared he should be glad to see a strike take place amongst them, though he :did not approve of strikes in the abstract—an expression of opinion applauded to the echo. To Mr. Torrens succeeded the Rev. Canon Girdle stone, and he had to stand for three or four minutes in front of the platform before the cheering in the body of the hall would allow him to get a hearing. As the Canon at the outset said, the cordial reception given to him proved that he and those whom he addressed thoroughly understood each other. The statement that it was to the Government of which Sir Stafford Northcote was a member that the working classes wore indebted for the enjoyment of the franchise, was a sign, however, that in all matters they did not see eye to eye. The Canon fell foul of some of the statements made in the opening address of the President on Wednesday, in reference to the agricultural labourer. The principle cf the remedial measures which that address suggested was the not altogether reverent ditty " Open your mouth and shut your eyes And see what God will send.” The next speaker was a Mr. Bastow, a working man of the city, who was received with encouraging remarks by friends below the rostrum, and attentively listened to during a short address on trades unions, co-operation, and kindred subjects. Dr. Lankester, as was naturally to be anticipated, was strong o n th e su bj ect of health, very f orc ibl y urg i ng the importance of the p r i nc i p l es o f san it ar y s cience being inculcated in schools, and of the people generally acquir ing a proper estimation of the value of pure air and clear water. Mr. Morley's appearance in frant cf the platform waE., signal for a perfect ovation. Congratulating-hi 111 , 1:::s hearers on the fact that th e Social ;-_:cience Ci.n. , i•csa knew nothing of political differences, the hon. member stated that he was not ono of those who believed that all wisdom lay within the four corners of an Act of Parliament. It was indeed a fact that more good had been done in & me years past for the repeal of old than by Vie rav in; of new Acts. He would say here as little as possible, the people being a law unto themselves. Touching on the subject of the poor law, he did net hesitate to say that the system failed to a lane extent to reach the really deserving suffering. As a matter of history, said Mr. Morley referring to the remark ma+ l .o by Mr. Torrens, strikes had been most disastrous in their effects. The right of workiden to com bine for their own, pozoatton to, t, - ,wever, rainy admitted. Mr. Morley was loudly cheered as he sat down. Sir John Bowring having proposed, and the Hon. Beach Lawrence, at ene time Ambassador from America to this country, having seconded, a vote of thanks to the llayor, which his worship duly acknowledged, the large audience poured out into the wet, and by no means, cleanly streets. Canon Kingsley, who, it had been announced, would address the meeting, was •prevented doing so ov.ing to slight indisposition, much to the regret of the work'ng men. The departments to-day were occupied entir,ly with voluntary papers, and rose early for excursions to Cheddar and the training-ship at the mouth of the Avon. About sixty joined in the former excursion, and above a hundred and fifty in the latter. The weather has been showery. rHE SIJN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1869. given to an classes or scnoois, tooar, mama -claw, sne nun. Mr. Turner thought the system of parents paying for their children should be left untouched. The Rev. Brooke Lambert proposed a poll tax of sixpence. The Reverend Canon Norris thought that the voluntary ought to be amalgamated with the Government system. A poll tax would tell unfairly, for a rich bachelor would pay only sixpence, whilst a poor man with a family would Ise mulcted in several sixoences. TRADE AND TRADES' UNIONS. The Right Hon. Stephen Cave, M.P., delivered Me address, as president of the Eeconomy and Trade Depart ment, to a large audience of members and associates, in the Victoria Rooms, this morning. After an introduction on the general subject of trade, the President observed that the managers of trades' unions, while loudly dcnyiag that their peculiar rules have rendered competitien rnz,re formidable, gave a practical refutation of their own ail; e ments by their anxiety to extend those rules to fore i•zn countries. "Others, again, propose to handicap their foreign competitors by the re-imposition of import duties on manufactured articles. But how can it be mere just to impose a tax on manufactured goods, for the pro tection of manufacturers or artizans, on the plea that such articles are made cheaper abroad, than on corn, for the sake of increasing the profit of the agricultu rist and the wages of the labourer, on the ground of unfair competition with virgin soils and less uncertain din - 1 , 2s ? Would it not be equally reasonable to prohibit the employ ment of foreign clerks, in respect of whom there is just new a great outcry, because they do good work at a lower salary than ! Englishmen. 'Protection for ourselves, and free trade with every one else,' is the cry of many who talked very differently of free trade when they anticipated nothing but advantage to themselves from it. The idea of a State being bound to give compensation or employment to those who are indirectly affected by changes in the general policy of the country cannot be entertained. If good for the working man, it is equally good for the owners of for ests, of kelp islands, and many others whose property has been depreciated by legislation. The famous treaty with France was highly beneficial on the whole, but it is alleged that its benefits would have been greater had not the exigencies of our Government by party made the nego tiators on our side eager to make the best bargain, they could in a given time, whereas the French Emperor could not only afford to wait, but was not unwilling that his 'people should see and acknowledge hesitation on his part to give up what they oonsidered an advantageous protec tion. It is plainly no answer to a class of men who con sider themselves aggrieved, and who believe that a little less haste would have removed the grievance—it is no answer to say that they, in common with others, shar e the general benefits of the policy. Free Trade is the normal condition of mankind, and the duty of a Govern ment is, not to develope the resources of a country, but to protect all its subjects in the fullest exercise of personal liberty and the right of property, being assured that under such circumstances the national resources will be more fully developed, and the national weal promoted." After reviewing recent legislation on trade and economical matters, Mr. Cave adverted to Mr. Lowe's coinage project, admitting that its realisation would secure considerable advantages, but doubting whether those advantages would be commensurate with the confusion which the change would create. On the subject of the agricultural labourer, Mr. Cave thought that things were not so black as they were painted. " The condition of many of the large open villages is very bad, but not so bad as that of the slums of the great towns, within a stone's throw of palaces. The rate of wages, whether in town or country, is regulated by supply and demand. There is no more valid objection to a man's paying the lowea wages for labour than the lowest price ho can for the pro duce of labour. It seems to me that there are only two legitimate modes of raising the wages of the agricultural labourer in a thickly-peopled district, and that one will follow the other. I mean, emigration and machinery. Both are already in action. The census of 1861 records a great decrease in the agricultural population of the South Western Counties : that of 1871 will, I anticipate, shew a still greater reduction. But when tho population is so diminished that those who are left can command high wages, how is the farmer to meet the competition of the world, which is every day becoming more severe ? Then, as in other industries, machinery will do the work for which starving wages are paid. And the employers will readily give an adequate remuneration for the skilled labour which is worth it. I hope that in this way we may do without the intervention of agricultural unions. I should deprecate such an attempt to solve the difficulty. Such unions must not only widen the breach between employer and employed in those unfortunate instances, and there are too many such, where the labourer is not treated with duo consideration, but must create a breach where he is well cared for, living in a good cottage at a rent which makes 'a most inadequate return to the landlord for his outlay." Mr. Cave felt that the present voluntary system of education was open to objection, but he dreaded the effect of sweeping it away. Education in agricultural districts ought to be opened, to bear in some future measure on the practical business of life. The lion. gentleman supported the plan of emigration by State aid :—" As to the unskilled masses I can only suggest that they should be assisted to emigrate out of the national funds; neither parishes nor unions can do much, because it is clear that under the present laws fresh paupers would flock into such places, and more over the cost would fall on real property alone. It is truly a national object, and I think much might be done gradually by the Government at no great expense. by utilising ships lying idle, or by taking advantage of the frequent dispatch of vessels on Government account to colonial ports. I trust that any such plan may be accom panied by a war of self-defence against the habitual pauper. We have somewhat retrograded in this matter. Edward VI. gave Bridowell, at the request of Bishop _Ridley, for the punishment of sturdy vagrant:,, and old Fuller said truly that • the house of correction was the fittest hospital for those cripples who wero lame through their own laziness.' Whereas we appear to give systematic encouragement to vagrants,we have supplemented the voluntary refuges of London, which draw annually immense sums from the public by our casual wards. We are told that the majority of those who obtain a night's lodging in these wards belong to that class who ought to be punished rather than relieved ; hence the London parks are defaced in the summer by vagrants who lie idly about, relieved from all anxiety respecting supper and bed. If a man will not work neither let him eat. If we did not waste so much upon the sturdy plunderers of society, we should have more to spare for the comforts of the aged, the cure of the sick, and the separate education of children." The right hon. gentleman concluded by an earnest warning against the communistic doctrines which are being embraced by the working classes—as witness the International Congress of Working Men. Mr. Cave's address was very well received. Sir Stafford Northcote complained that Canon Girdlestone, in his remarks at the meeting on Friday night had misrepre sented some of the views on the agricultural labourer expresssed in the inaugural address. Sir Stafford urged that his address spoke for itself that he had advocated much improvement. The Rev. Canon accepted the expla nation. THE PROPOSED COINAGE REFORM In the Economy and Trade Department Mr. Edwin Hill read a paper on the proposal to charge for mintage for the sovereign. Previously to the Bank Charter Act of 1344 it was stated that the Bank could, at its pleasure, either increase or diminish the value of the currency by simply increasing or diminishing the issue of Bank notes, subject, of course, to considerations affecting the interests of the Bank itself, but to those alone. The principal object of the Act of 1844 was to establish that discretionary power, and throw the regulation of the value of the currency wholly upon the self-acting operations of the free trade in gold. It was argued that a charge for coinage would offer an additional impediment to the exportation of coin. The great importance of keeping the amount of the currency in the closest practical correspondence with the legiti mate wants of the country for the purposes of exchange by means of the immediate removal of any excess that may arise, and the immediate supply of any insufficiency was demonstrated in the paper, which concluded by stating that so long as tho existing mechanism for correcting ex cesses and insufficiencies in the currency was retained, we ought to refrain from impairing its efficiency, as the_nro posed mint charge would do to a large extent. SEWAGE. In the Health Department Dr. Carpenter furnished an important contribution in some points in the medical aspect and the physiology of sewage irrigation. The paper dealt with the objections usually raised against sewage farms, and ennunciated the theory of sewage irrigation. That theory was that the sewage of a town might be applied to land, that the rootlets of the growing crops should at once seize upon the mischievous elements in the sewage, change their chemical forms, fix a portion of the elements in the plants, and render the rest comparatively harmless. This change should be effected before decomposition shall have advanced far enough to escape into the atmosphere. If the application to the land were properly managed the whole of the materials supplied would be at least rendered innoxious, and tile water perfectly purified. That theory being correct the objections made against sewage farms were, it was con tended, groundless. The various points of the theory were very carefully examined and the results of experiments made were given. The paper was, in fact, a very valuabla contribution on the general sewage question. Mr. Bazalgette next read a paper on the sewage evil, an d other contributions of a similar nature were presented. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY. In the Jurisprudence Department the Married Women's Property Bill was the subject of a discussion. The Hon. Lawrence Beach spoke on the importance of the reform, and the general opinion of the section was in favour of the exact position of married women as to person and property being better defined and more efficiently protected. PROFESSIONAL CRIME. The attention of the Reformatory and Repression of Crimp Section was engaged by the subject of professional criminals. Mr. Serjeant Cox urged that power should bo given to magistrates to substitute flogging for imprison ment in the case of lads up to 20 years of age, and in all cases of brutal assaults. He argued that the evidence of thieves should be admitted against the receivers of stolen goods. Tho learned gentleman further suggested that professional criminals found guilty of a specific offence should be indicted immediately afterwards, and if the jury found satisfactory evidence that they wero habitual criminals, sentence of penal servitude should be inflicted. Sir Christopher Rawlinson, an old Indian judge, and Mr. Saunders, Recorder of Bath, expressed the opinion that great care would be needed in re3eiving the evideme of the police that a man was an habitual criminal. Sir John Bowling, Colonel Ratcliffe, and others joined in the discussion. A rezolution was passed as a recommendation to the Council that the Habitual Criminals Act of last session was not sufficiently comprehensive to repress professional crime, and that it was advisable to give magistrates power to flog juvenile offenders instead of sending them to prison. Miss Carpenter adverted to the results of labour in connec tion with street Arabs, and urged the need of supervision over young persons after leaving reformateryand industrial schools. Mrs. Meredith dealt with the treatment of women criminals. The discussion on these last two subjects will be resumed on Monday. STATE AID FOR EDUCATION. How State assistance to education should to given, whether by local or general taxation, was brought before the Education Department in a paper by Mr. Horace Mann, who advocated State aid pure and aimnie from the national funds, the grants to bo MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. (From the Anglo-American Times.) THE MINISTERS ON THE IRISH LAND QUESTION. The various allusions made by Cabinet Ministers to the Irish tenure difficulty find little favour in the sight of our weekly contemporaries. The fact is that Lord Clarendon, the Marquis of Hartington, and Mr. Cardwell devoted their attention rather to giving assurances that the interests of the landlords would be protected, than that tenants should have new rights granted them. The Saturday Review says that Lord Clarendon's language was foolish and irritating, for he confined himself entirely to stating what the Government would not do. 'the Spectator declares that the Foreign Secretary and tho Postmaster- General are agreed on one point, to call for help th the Conservatives in putting on a drag to check the velocity with which this question is moving. It seems at present as if the Government measure would only sdcure the tenants the value of the improvements which they may have made. But surely, says the Spectator, this is a deplorably narrow view of the Irish difficulty. Besides compensation for improve ments, besides fixity of tenure, it is quite essential to afford the tenant some encouragement to invest his capital in his farm and improve its value. We must not only give the intelligent due reward for their services, but we must give the timid and ignorant hope. THE GO VERN3IENT LAND MEASURE. The Weekly Register announces what the tenour of the land bill will be :—" One of our daily contem poraries has asserted that the ➢linisterial measure regardin 6. the Irish land question has not yet been definitely settled. In some measure this is true, for the proposed Act of Parliament has not yet been drawn out. But when it does appear, the outline of the bill will be found to make as law what is now called the custom of Ulster.' " The " custom of Ulster' means the right of continuous occupancy and the right of transferring the farm to another." Freeman's Journal says : This right of "continuous occupancy" is - what the Irish tenantry require. Lord Erne allows it on his estates. Lord Conyngham recognises it on his property. Lord Abercorn boasts of it as the " rule " of his office and the birthright of his people. All the Ulster members of Parlia ment boast that Ulster, where this right exists, is loyal, peaceable, prosperous, and happy. THE BALLOT. The Manchester Guardian has been informed that a Ballot Bill will be introduced next session by a private member, and will receive the support of the Govern ment. Another Liberal member—Mr. Howard— who sits for East Cumberland—has declared himself a convert to the secret system of taking votes. He avowed this change of opinion at a meeting at Kirkoswald. He prefers, on the whole, " the manly open avowal of opinions in the face of day," but he is unable to resist the force of the argument which the advocates of secret voting find in the dependent position of leaseless farmers and of the humbler class of voters in the towns. THE FIRST LORD ON NAVAL AFFAIRS. In a few remarks which Mr. Childers made at the Cork banquet, ho incidentally glanced at the Admi-, ralty administration. They wished to make the navy of the country as efficient as possible, and in doing so , they did not lose sight of the fact that the more effi cient the navy the more money they could. save. They also wished to improve the condition and efficiency of British sailors—to keep them more at sea than of late years, and make them better sailors. If they succeeded in doing that, and main taining such a fleet as England had a right to expect, they would carry out the intention with which they took office. Quite irrespective of his connection with the Admi ralty and the navy of England, he declared that he knew no finer force than the one at present Pos sessed by this country. TIIE MEMBERS FOR MIDDLESEX. The annual meeting of the Middlesex Agricultural Society has given the members of the metropolitan county an opportunity of expressing their views on the land question. Lord Enfield, after paying a high compliment to his Conservative colleague, Lord George Hamilton went on to speak of the duty of the Government in the coming session. He thought they should " stand or fall " on the land measure they are about to introduce, for they ought to rely upon the greatest amount of support they could obtain, and not to allow their proposition to be nibbled at here and amended there, and spoilt upon the whole. But ho looked forward with far greater misgiving to the education question than he did to the land. The subject, however, was in very good hands, for ho agreed with Sir John Palline•ton that there was no one more competent to deal with the question on the Liberal side of the House than Mr. Forster. Being so closely associated with Ireland, the remarks of Lord George Hamilton will be read with interest. He would not for a moment deny that there were landlords who behaved badly towards their tenants ; but all the statements made by the newspapers must not be believed. The relations between landlord and tenant appeared to be more satisfactory in Ulster than in the South, owing to the existence of tenant-right, which allowed the tenant to make a contract with another person in the event of his being unable to pair the rent, or was forced to leave. The sum paid generally amounted to from ten to fifteen years' pur chase and unless there was some serious objection, accepted the arrangement. would be very glad to accept are r iow at the mercy of their land- ITeha the se e landlordmleases, fonrint htehye usually N o land lords, who can eject them at six months' notice. Even if the . Government brought in a measure 61'0 ,1 4 11 4 ".fixity of tenure;" he did not imagine that the people in the South and West of Ireland would be satisfied. In proof of this he quoted a remark made by the Irishman, that they ; u that it m i g ht sa ti s fy them for a upon fixity of tenure as an instal wmoeuintd year or two, but they would ultimately want the land o o f n only u s l t o i o c k e entirely. He hoped the demands made would be moderated ; in that cane he thought an Act might pass which would render Ireland as nature intended her to be—the home of a loyal, happy, and contented people. THE BRIDGWATER ELECTION. A good deal of curiosity was felt on the resump tion of the Bridgwater inquiry respecting the evi dence of Mr. Spofforth, the (‘ Sir William Drake " 01 his party. Some c l interest was lent to the testimony death of Mr. Patton, whose name w a by the mixed trayp in it. Mr. Spofforth said he had no connection with the late election, nor with su : the election of 1800. T ll -- 1805 he introduced Mr. Patton to Mr. Smith, who came to town for a candi date in place of Mr. Westropp, unseated on petition He advised Mr. Patton to take some confidential fiiend with him to Bridgwater, to restrain any importunity. He admitted having a good idea of the character of the borough from public rumour. lie had the conduct of the petition. Mr. Patton had no assistance from the Conservative party, and Mr. Spofforth pro fessed entire ignorance of the man who spent the money, and of the amount which he spent. Being told by the chairman that the two elections of 180 e cost Mr. Patton £4,500, the witness suggested that some of the money might have gone to the expense!! of the petition. The Chairman answered this by the remark that £1,900 had been spent in sums of £IC at the first election. Mr. Spofforth stated that he knew nothing about Mr. Patton's disgust at having to pay the MU for illegal expenses, but declared that £1,200 could be spent legitimately, 8,2 it would be necess ary to pay the lawyers for neglecting their ordinary business. lie reiterated his statement that he had nothing to do with the money transactions, his partner,. Mr. Rose, having cautioned him never to soil his hands by corrupt practices. When a suitable candidate was found with no money of his own his firm advanced money, for legitimate expenses only. We have seen, however, that Mr. Spofforth's estimate for legal and necessary expenses is somewhat elastic. DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE. Another episcopal vacancy is caused by the death of the Bishop of Carlisle. The right rev. prelate, who has been in a hopeless state of health for some time past, died on Friday afternoon at his official residence, Rose Castle, near Carlisle. The lion. and Right Rev. Samuel Waldegrave, D.D.. son of the eighth Earl Waldegrave, was born in 1817, and educated at Cheam School and Ballio] College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. as a double first-class in 1839. Raving held ! . .some University offices and parochial cures, he was nominated to a canonry of Salisbury Cathedral in 1857, and in 180 C was consecrated to the see of Carlisle, rendered vacant by the translation of D r . Villiers to Vurham. his lord slip, who was a mod er ate evangelical in his religion,opinions, was the author of "New Testament Millen. narianism," being a The Bampton Lectures for 1854," and several smaller works. The diocese includes Cumberland, Westmoreland, and parts of North Lan. cashire ; and the patronage consists of thirty-five livings. The annual value of the re° is 1.:4,500 There are now four bishoprics to be filled up, viz., Winchester, Bath and Wells, Exeter, and Carlisle, the two former being caused by resignation, and the two latter by death. THE DE VENUE. A weekly contemporary points out that the revenue returns are oven better than was at first enerally imaginki a, The fallin.z7-off in thl CIiStQUIS . duties Jo only an apparent aecrease, ror it is tne remission the corn duty which has caused the difference. Had this impost remained, the Customs, like the other revenue departments, would have shewn an increase. TIIE SERVICES. The Army and .11ravy Gazette says the experiments at Shoeburyness cannot bo considered as decisive in respect to shells or fuzes. As wo are now going to take up the old French button muzzle-loading guns, which our Artillery so much despised for ten years, our contemporary thinks it may be permitted to one to hesitate ere ho accepts as final an opinion pro nounced by the highest authorities of " to-day. The Gazette believes that the fiat will shortly go forth for the disbanding of the Royal Canadian Rifles and the Cape Mounted Riflemen, both of which corps will disappear from the Army List at the commencement of the next financial year.— It is now finally settled that Lord Napier of Magdala will succeed Sir William Mans field as Commander-in-Chief in India next year.-- The United Service Gazette states that the Emperor of Austria has conferred upon General the llon. Sir Edward Oust " the great - gold medal of the Empire," as a mark of his Majesty's high appre ciation of his distinguished merits as a mili tary historian.—The medals for the Abyssinian campaign are now being struck at the Mint. The design is of no great beauty. It is expected that the medals will be ready before the expiration of the year.—The Broad Arrow has heard that the floating dock sent to Bermuda is found to be so large and to draw so much water, that it will not go into the Camber, for which place it was intended. THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. The report of the Judicature Commission, with the ma o ,ffnificent scheme for the reconstruction and reform of the superior courts of j Ustice which it proposed, has been already noticed. The Solicitors Journal states that a supplemental commission is being issued, giving the Judicature Commissioners very large powers to inquire into the county-court system and everything connected with it. At the same time Mr. Justice Willes, Mr. Moffat, M.P., and Mr. Whitmore, Q.C., Judge of the Southwark County Court, are being added to the commission. THE ALBERT ASSURANCE COMPANY. Mr. Lewis, secretary to the Alliance Assurance Company, has proposed a scheme for making the best of the Albert catastrophe. The Alliance Company were asked whether they would be willing to take °vex the whole or any part of the Albert business, or whethcr the Albert account could be worked out by the Alliance at a fixed commission. Mr. Lewis, replyin g in an unofficial manner—for he has not been able to sub mit the questions to the directors—says he is quite certain that the Alliance Company would not be prepared to entertain any proposal which involves the acceptance of lives without any medical examina tion, however numerous the cases may h 3. But the proposal to work the Albert Office for a commission is worth consideration. Mr. Lewis himself think* that an equitable arrangement might be come to on, something like this basis :- 1. To appoint, with the sanction of the Vice-Chancellor, ono or two liquidators to realise the unpaid capital and the debts due to the company. 2. To entrust the working of the assurance account to an established assurance company of high standing, which would collect the premiums under the existing policies ; discharge the claims as they arise upon a basis to be agreed upon by tho policy-holders under actuarial advice; invest the funds handed over by the liquidators as well as the premiums received; and make periodical actuarial valuations, say every three years, but the first to be made at the close of 1870. 3. The policy holders to appoint auditors to look into the accounts, and the result of each year's operations to be reported to a meeting of the policy-holders held annnally. Taking the assets of the company at £421,000, Mr. Lewis thinks that 75 per cent. of the claims now due, and which may fall in during the process of valuation, might be paid. The Alliance secretary points out that such a scheme of working the Albert account through the medium of some sound office presents several advan tages over a mutual office. The latter must involve heavy expenditure, without any prospect of new business, except of a very inferior kind. But in order that the plan of working the account may succeed, it must be acquiesced in by a large proportion of policy holders—say as many as would represent £200,000 in premiums. It appears that Mr. Lewis's scheme finds much favour with the London committee of the Albert policy-holders. It will be considered at a joint meeting of the London and Provincial committees next Thursday. Mr. 11. B. Sheridan, M.P., has addressed a letter to his constituents at Dudley, relative to his connection with the Albert Company. The main statements in this document, which is very long, are that Mr. Sheridan's work in the way of " amalgamations" was all done in the capacity of an agent, whose time and labour were paid for according to legitimate bargain, and that the whole sum he received in this way amounts, -not to £.10,000, hut only to £28,000. The amalgamation transactions were conducted openly, they were perfectly legitimate, and Mr. Sheridan could not be res - ponsible for the after management of the company. The business introduced by him to the Albert was subsequently thoroughly investigated, and in 1802 Professor de Morgan declared that there were assets for every liability, and profit beside. Such is the sum and substance of Mr. Sheridan's defence. lie thinks the Albert Company by no means ruined, for if all parties will agree to a sacrifice of five shillings in the pound, the business can be carried on safely. The five shillings in the pound which the policy-holders are to give up represents, it is to be presumed, the commissions and payments for the various legitimate transactions which Mr. Sheridan and other gentlemen received. THE FRENCH TREATY AND THE SILK TRADE. One of the principal arguments used by the self called " Revivers " has been that the silk trade of Coventry and of Macclesfield has been ruined by the French Treaty, and that the only possible antidote for this dire calamity is reciprocity. This has brought forth a reply from the secretary of the Mac clesfield Silk Weavers' Trades Union, who writes to the Daily News on the subject. lie has called upon every silk manufacturer in the town, forty in all, and the result of his inquiry is as follows :—Of twenty eight who were engaged in the manufact ure o f net silk goods, twenty-four said they were not aware that the French Treaty had injured them, and the other four said that though their business had suf fered severely at tunes, they were not pre pared to say that the French Treaty had caused it to suffer. The other twelve manufacturers made mixed goods as well as net silk goods, and of those twelve, three of the largest declared-that the French Treaty had not been injurious to them ; a fourth declared that he had made during the last three years more mixed goods than he had ever made in the same time before ; while eight were strongly opposed to the Treaty, and declared that it made them unable to compete with the French in the manu facture of mixed goods. The writer adds, however, that the Macclesfield manufacturers as a body are of opinion that as the French send their mixed goods into England free of duty, the English manufacturers, as a matter of simple justice, ought to be allowed to send their mixed goods into France free of duty. It will be seen from this that the Macclesfield silk trade is not so bad as has been represented by the advocates of Protection. SIXTEEN HOURS A DAY. The silk spinners of Lyons work sixteen hours a day. They have now struck for a reduction to four teen hours, and it is devoutly to be hoped that they will succeed. It is certain that no advantage can be derived by any one from such long hours, as more work would be done, and better done, if the workers were treated with some consideration. The payment made is ono shilling per day, or three farthings per hour. The case of these women is something worse than that of the London omnibus drivers, many of whom work fourteen hours per day. It is to be regretted that strikes should be necessary to correct such evils as these. The present theory of legisla tion appears to be that grown-up persons are able to take care of themselves, and that children only are entitled to legal p ro t ec ti on as t o h o urs of work. This theory is contrary to fact, as it is well known that both men and women are powerless, Fidividually, to alter the customs of the trade in which they are engage d. Th e o nly liberty they have is compliance or starvation. The remedy must b e f oun d e ith er i n combinations of workmen or Government interference. Combinations are only possible where there is a considerable amount of power and intelligence. The worst cases of oppression are altogether beyond the reach of com binations, whereas the best results have followed from legislative action. STEAM CARRIAGES. The Times is publishing a correspondence respect ing. the use of steam carriages in public thoroughfares. This kind of vehicle is not permitted to travel through the streets except between the hours of 10 p.m. and 0 a.m., and must not progress faster than two mil es an hour. A person has to walk sixty yards. in adva:ice, carrying a rod flag, to caution all people abroad of approaching danger. Another of the clauses of the Act prohibits steam from being blown off when the locomotive is on the road, and then goes on to state that the carriage shall ;..d instantly stopped at a signal made by any person i n c h arge of a horse, More than one writer lifts up his voice against this " absurd legislation." One gentleman says ha knows of a steam carriage w hi c h i s capa b le of going twenty miles an hour ; but its use is prevented by " absurd legislation." These complainants seem to overlook the principle on which the legislative restrictions were imposed. Th e grea t objection to the use of steam carriages is, that they cannot be pulled up in a short space if any d anger i s t o b e avo ided. It is possible that the present regulations are excessively severe ; but it is questionable how far steam carriages careering through the streets at the rate of twenty miles an hour would be beneficial. PIINAjAITT - StOOTING. The prospects of the pheasant season are more favourable than those of the grouse or partridge. The Reld thinks the " crop " will be fully up to the average, albeit in some parts of the country a disease of a novel character has done a good deal of mischief. Many birds have been destroyed on the grass lands by the mowers . , owing to the extraordinary thickness of the grass this season. But some drawbacks there always must be. On the whole the season will furnish little ground for complaint. AMERICA AND CUBA. The Spectator thinks the American Government is "hedging" on the subject of buying Cuba from Spain. It did very much what Mr. Sumner did with regard to the Alabama question—dropped out a half-con sidered plan to buy Cuba with all the prestige of official authority, and then started back in surprise to see the gravity with which the thing was taken up. The Americans thought that the Spaniards would jump at the oiler to sell their island ; but the men of Castile were indignant at it. "It has been the great defect of the Republican party that since its accession to power it has shewn the most inadequate some of the significance of diplomatic language." OBITUARY. The death is announced of Earl St. Maur, the only son of the Duke of Somerset. lie was horn in 1835, and had therefore just completed his 34th year. In July 1863 he was called to the House of Lords by the title of Baron Seymour, from his father's barony of that name. The noble lord was unmarried. Another, peer—Lord Cranstoun--is dead, having expired at Brighton. The deceased was the tenth baron in the peerage of Scotland. His brother suc ceeds to the peerage. A vacancy has arisen among the aimmissioners of Customs by the death of Mr. Ralph William Grey. The deceased gentleman represented Tynemouth the Liberal interest from July 1847 till July 1852, when he was an unsuccessful candidate. He was elected for Liskeard in March 1854, and held that seat until August 1859, although at the general election in the spring of that year he had a narrow escape from defeat, being only four votes ahead of Mr. Pole Carew. He had been private secretary to his Excellency Lord Syden ham,Governor-General of Canada, Lord John Russell, and Lord Palmerston. He was also Secretary to the Poor-law Board from April 1851 to December 1852,1 and again took that office in May 1850. He was appointed one of the Commissioners of Customs in recognition of his faithful services to the Liberal party. FOREIGN NOTES. FRANCE AND RO3IE. Letters from Rome announce that General Menabrea has sent a despatch to France relative to the recall of the French troops from Rome. The note in question was received by the Chevalier Nigra almost simultaneously withthepre sentation of a letter of congratulation to the Emperor on his recovery, from the King of Italy. The royal letter felicitated the Emperor on the restoration of his health, so precious to Franco and to Italy, and so necessary to the peace of the world. Tho diplomatic note urged the neces sity of withdrawing the Imperial troops while Italy was tranquil, and argued that the Papal army was quite suffi cient to preserve the Roman States, and that the approaching council should not only be free from all diplomatic, but from all military intervention. Tho Chevalier Nigra was directed to read this note to M. dela Tour d'Auvergne, but he thought the moment unsuitable and asked for a brief delay before doing so. The French Emperor, it is observed, has for some time past shown a manifest unwillingness to reopen any foreign questions, especially the German question, the Eastern question, and the Roman question—all formidable problems with which ho probably feels unable to deal. SPAIN, There seems no foundation for the fears that were enter tained of new disturbances taking place in Spain on the occasion of the anniversary of the Revolution. Intelli gence from Madrid states that some symptoms of discrder appealed at Xeres, but that the energetic measures of the military authorities soon restored order. Republican bands in Catalonia have cut the railway lints in various Hate?, and they have established Juntas. At the approach of the troops, however, the insurgents either take to flight or lay down their arms. THE MICILY OF BADEN% The Grand Duchy of Baden still occupies a considerable share of attention with German politicians, and it is said that the Prussian Government is in no hurry for the Baden Government to fulfil their schemes. On the contrary, it is rather anxious that the annexation should not take place just yet, and seeks above all things to maintain a passive attitude. The Cross Ga:ette declares that Prussia ought in 1866 to have completed the work of forming a united Germany which she commenced with so much success. The Worth liee,,trrn Correspondence comments on the journey of Count de Beust, which still furnishes a subject of interest to German politician. It states, in the most emphatic manner, that the Austrian minister had no object in his o::cursion, and that he canied on no negotiation with anyone. He was obliged by courtesy to see the different ministers of the States through which he passed, and ho naturally conversed with them cn public affairs, but nothing of a serious character took place, and the specula tions to which his journey have given rise are unfounded. SCANDINAVIAN VOLUNTEERS. A Scandinavian Volunteer meeting was held last week on the eastern coast of Jutland. The Swedish volunteers, who are 40,000 strong, were largely represented. Norway has a force of 10,000 men, but only twenty riflemen were present. They were great in skill, however, for they won fifteen prizes. There were also 2,400 Danes, belonging to the military force formed by the law of 1867, which makes military service compulsory on every able-bodied Dane, but for a period of six months only. The speeches which were delivered at the meeting advocated the political and military union of the Scandinavian States. SCIENTIFIC CONGRESSES. It is expected that the Scientific Congress at Innspruck will be a successful affair, as great numbers of medical and scientific men have attended it. The Governor of Inn spruck made the first speech, and welcomed the visitors. Helmholtz gave an address, and took a survey of the modern cultivation of science. At Florence an International Medical Congress has been opened, under the presidency of the Minister of Public Instruction. Several papers were read on the subject. Professor Palasciano said that they had sought for permis-' sion to hold the congress in Rome, but that the Roman Government had refused to accede to their request, though a positive and solemn declaration had been made that nothing connected with religion, politics, or philosophy would be discussed. 7AMMANY v. MANHATTAN. (From the Anglo Anzerjcan Times.) The split in the Democratic camp of New York widens, and through it cats are being let out of the bag, to treat the citizens whether they like it or not to a considerable amount of catawalling. The Republicans just now hear it with delight, chiming in with the chorus, " when rogues fall out honest men get their due." By the amalgamation of the Round Table with the Citizen, literature was inter woven with the Tammany representative, and the combined paper, which leads against BELMONT, has furnished an interesting chapter on politics in New York. It says three points have been established ; (1) That Mr. BELMONT worked purely as the agent of the ROTHSCHILDS to secure the payment of the Bonds, principal and interest, in specie. (2) That he was under instructions from ROTHSCHILD. (3) That in pursuance, he purposely omitted to provide a public organ ; that he neglected the Executive business of the campaign, and that he absented himself from the city at the time of the treasonable defection of the World. To prove these allegations the Citizens sets calmly and forcibly to work. It shows that Mr. BELMONT owed everything to the ROTHSCHILDS, that he was their creature and ser vant. It asserts the ROTHSCHILDS at the time to have been largely interested in United States Bonds ; that they looked merely to their interests as holders, communicating as such only with Mr. BELMONT, guiding his movements to forward their own ob jects, and not those of his party, thus using him as the Chairman of the National Democratic Commit tee. The extent to which these great bankers in fluence political movements is shown by one of their confidential agents intimately acquainted with the traditional and current policy of the house. Wars, he asserts, have often been promoted or prevented, and dynasties changed by i them. Though unac quainted with their course n American affairs, he knew that they had invested largely inthe War Bonds, and must have acted there as they invariably have done elsewhere, securing, as they always did, agents in high official or political station. The Citizen refers to a letter written by Baron J. ROTHS CHILD, conveying instructions to Mr. BELMONT, as to his course, under date 13th March, 1868. The Baron therein condemns the proposition of turning the 5-20 Bonds into fifty-year Four per Cents., as savouring of repudiation : " The bonds will be sent back to America !" he ex claims. "Anything but payment of the debt in specie, and +.(o.IIMMIN/gr• /W." - ,„ ofely e feeuh t ai erest meanwhile at the 'rate nominated in the W IN : es MO evvi s iehee t nc iwerrpehoditwael mopiattended oouel frowned mruicrgkhtihttofetht edfeeultelipoiho u ßtonegon p a oco o t esee ossspa p s:uffo p r tbaslo o thii sosrtaeTesti subject of of the n wtlhdfE d Netwu htteteh d hoaiewe i aeun s sptns c d, D o uto3rw u srmfey n tca srb. ni t ; .r, e ti t n :erhr i atEa n trhrith e ity, were rot even members of the National Committ ee ' while BELMONT, wh o h a d th e name of contributing 1 liberally, gave less th an th ey. T he Worldswu ngrouli,: on the loth Oct., 1868, spreading consternation" the party whose au th or i se d organ it was cons id e rs;; from Maine t o C a lif orn i a. BELMONT, TILDEN, a n ; BARLOW were repo r t e d t o h ave an interest in , while the Tammany advertise men t s were the to' source of its support. Gratitude and interest were supposed to bind it t o th e D emocrats, and BELIII°f together with other of th e party leaders he ld ove it a controlling influence. Whatever the owners hip they had in the paper before the defection, they P e r sessed little or no ne a ft er i t, M r. M ARBLE having ie' dared that he th en owne d i t hi mself, and was jive' pendent of any party. The celebrated and electrif9:l ing articleshowing the change of front was telegraP h b e : over the country, and C o l. H oovEn, of t h e Was o ington Committee, despatched a message to Tit: P e d inquiring if it w as th e C omm i ttee ' s ' work, b ut re eelL no reply. These gentlemen then assembled in the ot 0 0 ; of the National Intelligencer to consider the pcs itl o i i Hon. ALEX. W. RANDALL, Postmaster-G 3 a c er aa RICHARD T. MERRICK, Esq., JOHN F. CoYLE, I 7i, his partner; Mr. SNOW ; Mr. WORDEN, the l ir , v dent's private Secretary ; Hon. ALEX. DELMASI b ot i Director of Statistics ; Col. JONAH D. HoovEll , 3 0 Col. WHITELY. It was assumed that the article t) only e was authorized, b u t t h a t th e c h ange m ust e : h o. necessity ; and one prese n t asser t e d th a t h e had ~te, suited the Chief Ju s ti ce , w h o rep li e d i t was too P oo but hebelieved that Mr. CHASE would allow his e 3 to be placed o n th e ti c k et if Governor SEYMO eOO coi sented and the lead ers approve d . He then pr °du o l an article he had prepared, headed " The Du t y rt ii the Hour," and on O c t. 16 it appeared i n the ' T° t) 0 written by him, recommending the party to ag e° j, the change, the name of CHASE only being 003 f o t whom it had advised should be substitute ° oo , SEYMOUR. It was not till the next day that lonel HOOVER received the following reply t 0 telegram : "No authority o r p oss ibilit y t o c h ange f ron t. All frl c i n is 'ii ' consider it totally impr ac ti ca bl e , an d equ i va l e nt t f o ir banding our forces. We in New York are no t r stricken." ti e" This was no answer to the ques ti on a b ou t the ar in the World, which could not be given in too absence from town of Mr. BELMONT. It wit' b i c li late to change the article in the Intelligences, :Ted almost immediately after was circulating ja 01 4 direction over the country, and the consequeo°' t he f the total demo ra li za ti on o f t h e party. One O /4r, gentlemen hurried to New York, but as usi l° v , / , So BELMONT was out of th e c ity, as was Y1 r .1 .09 , was Mr. SCHELL ; a n d a lth oug h M r. 110FF 3 li t ' 4 as to at his post, no infor ma ti on cou ld b e o btained 0 0 the authority of the World's celebrated artie le ' ett ios telegraphed everywhere, a n d succee d e d in g t lO TILDEN and SCHELL back, when he discover ed At the article had not been authorized by theyir sr least, but published entirely w ith ou t their P ett it:4 ledge. Immediately a paper w a s d r awn uP t e forth that it had been prepared w ithout t thority or knowledge of the National -Eir e of Committee, that a change of front was out to' question, and victory certain if the party heo ivaTtecl gether. But Mr. BELMONT'S absence again t h at ger the Democratic leader, for the colleagues of th j ot , ' tleman refused to put it on the wires till I ‘ -te ' t eoc e MONT'S name w as attached. They forwarded 4 . 5 03, an d to Mr. BEL3IONT, but it was never signed by je cl never published. On Nov. 2d the party being g it 4 the polls after defection had spread all 31n 4 fib! ranks, was of course defeated, for the only 03 ' 4 10 could remove the difficulty was a traitor, a toffoti name was AUGUST BELMONT. Such is the : related by the Citizen and Round Table; buto li e f P is good till another is told, which was done by 0 eels' Play" in the next number of the paper. Th e 13E 11 brated" article was not authorized by Alf", i; Ad MONT ; his subscription w a s over 9 o o °' through his action was the State of N °W los t t ° saved, when the Union was h ope l e ssly 0 3 , the Democrats. The World defends itself sea , plea of battling against the corr uptionis ts vd , it is asserted that Mr. TWEED holds 17 sinecu" . 4 se' while at a late meeting of the Democrats, it v 1. 7 01 10 solved that the proposition to make him Ch . . ° Of of the National Democratic Committee sl' o f ply absurd. They took the opportunity te e be l i crr , pressing a hope that such persons only shout d the se c e after appointed as will honestly promote cess of the party and the public welfare ' o ' i poll "that they do not consider the chief objeel eas ati; tical action to be the plunder of the public .1c tore e t whether of the city and county, or of the P i n tba nation." The Citizen makes a declaration, 00,' same number, that it does not object to 21r• Deli ef '. MONT 011 the score of nationality or religi on* rAO being as willing that a German should -- 411tb tte ntie ll as an Irishman. " Fidelity, capacity, and a . 4 0 to the details of the place should be ETh i poP,, considered in making the selection to fills° mi nce ' • • ant a post as Chairman of the NationslC ol3l b , B 0 0 Nor does it commit itself to the choice o f 011 ( 7, cessor, leaving that in the hands of those "$E ye jr.D 1,0 it belongs. But we may he r e hint tha t „ MONT is not yet out of the place, and be t o t j found a very difficult ma n t o unsea t, n°." twi t Ito ing the circumstanti a l s t ory t o ld by the CIO in Sta te' Round Table of ho w a F ore i gn B an ker l a tat e ' at a great crisis i n th e a ff a i rs o f th e Uni ted see to do exactly w h a t th e most patriotic of t" lie's sons might thank him for having dove' arid „1'; - 00 4 ',, lADVERTISEMENT. I —Holloway's Ointmenk c- f t °' • ectual Aid.—ln the sad time of sickness ltd bo to know that a remedy does exist. and that 1 t d l'ir ot oo: d cured at a little cost. Holloway's Ointment a tig s 4 o"," always useful in relieving pain, in reds.92l, pei r l 'or r , tions, and regulating disordered actions. .- 1 - u ,. c - ', o ost„ s t°, be misapplied, nor can they, under any c't eb oil', 4 , cause mischief. They are a blessing to the r 1 xcq, i j o el mented with indigestion, gout, skin diseases, b y o f P o precious boon to the poor when struck dew a ss ion o Itl,l Holloway's medicines should be in the pes°athen lei'` soldiers, sailors, and emigrants, who wil l - he o a l 0 position to ease pain and cure diseases, assistance cannot be obtained. fteo sivrel s re ° O D LADVERTISEMENT.I—Avoid Medicines: they - ~0 0 0 4 1 chronic complaints: but Du Barry's delicious. Os We'," Revalenta Arabica Food, which yields three Urn of t 0 0 1 ,0 mentor the best meat, saves 50 times its cost in e r ,erve,7 o o,X and invariably restores perfect digestion, strong f oc i ' . t o e lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing slecg?„,,ble e r eo,o 6 ' gularity, and energy to the most disordered oren7; eo ,lilt, tract a few out of the 68,000 cures :—" The Pope's .1019 fly S t ; f o„ i e by Du Barry's Food. Cure No. 68,413. They eeor, —The health of the Holy Father is excellent , - bita• 5e, 0 0 1 , 0 0°1 abandoning all other remedies, he has confined; be . Ay s t, to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of vrbt e ,.,risiefi 3 iS e cti a plateful at every meal. It has produced raise , l ive flcial effect on his heafilah, and his Holiness cann.CV,: Jo l, ea rsou l lent food too highly. From the "Gazette du ; 3 y. 0, No. 58,216, of the Marchioness de Brehan, of sewn '0,00,, complaint, wasting away, debility, nervousnel e plonil; 51, palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant % No•!' 9 ,o2fro, the most intolerable nervous agitation.." C,n r ,. d of 'l" g o ie ticl o Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of Waterieto ) lo "0 0 0 Po dyspepsia. No 49,832: " Fifty years' indesarl at ioF , our j dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, consttr o iy; 150 tiOA spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria_4 e y, c' e pen",4l 46,270: Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, bu' dor yug, i 0 0 ,6 diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver .. re falng; partial deafness. Important Caution.-- 13 e tv- to at,7,0 N I ? unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations,„ c ions . 12 ',40 authority, Baron Ba st r i o s n ild Li ; e l bi l g b 's 2s na 9 m d; e 2 i 1 6 13 sm4 most a ; u5 ::, 5 r0 1 1 14 : C fo l , 24 ii r t ?pi 24 lbs 40s.—Also Du Beaux's BEYALENTA st ea" 6 "/ POWDER is packed In tin canisters: for 12 cul ler .576,00 grief. at 3s Gd, for 48 cups at 6s, for 288 cups at 31)8 . d 55s t i l e eer • V —being about one penny per Cup. The 305 eg, st ,.on , 000' free of carriage in England on receipt of '„" e ot, BARRY Du BARRY and Co., No. 77 Regen t -a " all Grocers and Chemists • - - 0 08) 4 BIRTHS. pla° o ' BOEMM —On the I s t i ns t ., a t 13, Sunine'j' a elov• square, the wif e o f J. E . B oemn i, Esq., °, . 4 nort , WELLESLEY —On the I s t i ns t., a t Forty]; u° "` IL 0. Wellesl e y, o f a son. CO M LL . y o u I ' : ge i r i 3' e d ' ; ' , ' ug E h s t g el J, 00, 0 DUNTMY —WENHAM MARRIAGE& OW t b t fOr ,e. r Y,ER—FALCONAR—On the 30th ult., a. , II Ja, C'' lowrie, N.B. _oobfanrrGtiisieetoerars-oeatht-il:tilsvet,:t:al;37iegsaie.,_::::tif: i i to l3 ' •I‘, Dunkin, Esq., of 4, Cleveland-square, 101;AirePP Catharine, youngest daughter of the ite't• i M.A., rector of West Clandon. 0 1/' DEATLIS. s t all &I ° CLARE—On the Ist inst., a t Bellair, Co rk, is Esq., aged 53. GREY—On the Ist inst. a t Wimbledon, lialP at " h Will. t al f Esq., aged 50. ' ,Or WALKER —Or tho Ist inst. (her birt hday), place, Chatham, Mary Walker, aged 104. 9 0 ' O s ot , TA y ASfscro° London: Printed and Published by Wat--,,z, li t ", of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tun SUN Office '-, l iticlo - '" in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the C Ot u2ty 0 * Monday, October 4, 1389.