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THE SON LONDON, Tali IiSI)AY EVENING, JULY 1 , LE69. - - CALLAGHAN'S OPERA, RACE, and FIELD bers of the denomination where they were directly or perfect religious equality-they very properly gave ' CORREbk Oki DEki GE F OR TOURISTS AND EXCURSIONISTS. GLASSES, of Matchless quality. . E. MOSES and SON have made preparations, by a sentiment thought to rise out of the arrange. way, and the bill passed in its present shape. But on an unusually large scale, in every depart- 23A, NEW BOND-STREET (corner of Conduit-street). meat - of their business ments connected with the winding up of this anci e nt the Lords, while accepting the principle of equality, (FROM OUR OWN Col . dresses, see following For trades and ad- N . 8 .- S o l e Agent to V o i gtlander, Vienna. advertisement, system, they must be justly applied with a perfect want to disregard the pledge. They state PARIS, L IFEBOAT SERVICES.-During the Storms on behalf of every denomination, so far their belief that the nation will condone The first clay of the session o ARARE COMBINATION. o f th e p as t e i g ht een mon th s the National, Lifeboat impartiality The RARE COMBINATION of EXCEL- Institution contributed to the saving of 1,270 li ves f rom as res pe c ts the arrangements gr ow i ng up ou t o f the this breach of • faith-will, in fact, approve ra th er a p i ece o f goo d l uc k , f or LENCE with CHEAPNESS will be fount various shipwrecks and 32 vessels from destruction. The it. If so, eadit queestio. There is, as we considerable importance. You, complicated and exceptional state of ecclesiasti in every erticlo sold by E. MOSES and SON. Institution also expended £27,641 in the same period on Every description of Clothing ready made, its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting cal affairs which we find existing in Ireland." or made to measure, for all ages, and all 3,793 for rewards. have said, nothing more intrinsically wrong in must that beall giving glebes than in endowing Maynooth. If thefiqrsutes t a i o p n p s re v s e n d ]) m e i t f t( classes. The Institution has now 207 Lifeboat Stations under The third and the last of these deliberate country is prepared to do the first, it will simply set committees, of which there ar Commodious apartments for measuring its management. are selected from the whole C pledges, equally definite and equally women- Mr. GLADSTONE free from last year ' s pledge. Ilee and fitting in the spacious and elegant Show Contributions will be thankfully rec e ived by the London Rooms, which contain a very large and diver- and country bankers, and by th e S ecre t ar y, Ri c hard Lewis, tons with the two which have been here j us t now w ill no more b e b ound b y i t t h an th e QUEEN i s by the e pp o ened that on Monday, whet Opposition did not secure a sified stock of materials. Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street Adelphi, London. For the convenience of Ladies accompany- ing their Sons there is a distinct department last evening, "freely tendered to Parliament and at questioning, if it bet for Young Gentlemen's Clothing. BRITANNIA FIRE ASSOCIATION the hustings, but I do not hesitate to say a pledge having the command of the majc Promise and oath are merely a contract made with attempts at Orders by Post are attended to with care Head Offices, 429, Strand, London. the nation. If both parties are willing to set the and punctuality, and the easy and accurate The distinguishing features of this Association are contract aside there is no ground of com- This is undoubtedly an ill-onn which, even if it had not been freely tendered, would the Opposition. All evil augur system of self-measur© introduced by E. Equitable Rates, plaint on that score. At the same time MOSES and SON enables them to gua ran t ee Undoubted Security. have been extorted by the national sense and , able to confirm what I said yes a faultless fit. Prompt settlement o f c l a i ms. Orders from persons who are not known to J OHN MESSENT, Manager. the national opinion" - being simply this, should the country declare for the Duke of the Liberals. They have all met the firm should 7.e accompanied by a remit- • - that " after the satisfying of those equitzble CLEVELAND'S modified form of concurrent endow- certain questions on which the , tance, or a London reference. ROBERT MARTIN - COLE, deceased.-Pur- Any article not, approved of will hoc heer- claims on principles of equality as between meat we shall be surprised. The current of popular hope of success lies in c"-operatic feeling has been setting so strongly in the opposite on Monday in one of the rooms attf fully exchanged, or, if desired, the money suant to an Act of Parliament, 22 and 23 Vic. different denorninat . of the opposition were II will he returned. cap. 35 intituled "An Act to further Amend the Law 1011E1, the remaining pop- direction that it is difficult to understand such a shades All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, of and to relieve Trustees," NOTICE IS HEREBY Property GlVEN, That all Creditors of IL M. Cole, tions of what is now the Church in Ireland shceild be sudden refiux. Moreover, we take leave to doubt if of deliberation was the line of from which no abatement can he made. late of No. 22, Sydney-street, Fulham-road, Brompton,• coming contest on the verificatioi The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats in the county of Mid.tlesex, Commander in the Roval applied for the benefit of the Irish people, but not to the provision of country parsons with houses and and Caps, and Boots and Shoes, is un- Navy (who died on the 6th day of April, 1869), the maintenance of a Church nor the support of a --pledges equally very lively talk took place on the cabbage gardens is intrinsically so religious in the bility. M. Picard, I am equalled for magnitude, variety, and cheap- and whose will, with a codicil annexed, was duly ness. proved on the 7th day of June, 1869, by Joseph Marsh, clergy." Those three pledges highest sense of the word as providing the sick, the large view of the subject, argui Complete Outfits for all Climates, with ono of the Executors therein named, and all other solemn and equally deliberate-are, as the Premier ion should be placed on the decrees every requisite for the voyage. persons having any claim or demand against the urging that even the Emperor's c' Lists of Prices, with Rules for Self-m - ea- Estate of the said Robert Martin Cole, are hereby required observed yesterday at the Mansion-House, l since are excellent in their way, but the second seems to be excluded if fairly chosen I sure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and to send particulars in writing of their claims and demandsus decidedly more CunrsT-like than the first, post-free and of the nature of the securities (if any) held by them to enrolled among those things which partake almost of majority by no means concurre, an historical character. They f rm as he is apps- - Y MOSES and SON'S Establishmonts me, the undersigned J. Chapple, of No. 25, Carter-lane, in almost unanimously agreed that - are closed every Friday evening at sunset till the city of Lon don,Solicitor to the said Executor on or before e ' 3 ) rently eager to insist, a clear and manifest covenant of his office, could not exercise Saturday evening at sunset, when business the 31st day of July next, after which time the said Execu- THE REVENUE, is resumed until eleven o'clock. tor will proceed to distribute the assets of the said Robert deputy, and that, therefore, he , E. MOSES and SON, Ready-made and Be- Martin Cole, amongst the persons entitled thereto, having between the Cabinet and the country. "We tendered the terms of the covenant," he 1.-The following is an abstract of the gross produce of spoke Tailors, Habitmakers, Woollendrapers, regard only to the debts or claims of which the said Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufac- Executor shall then have had notice, and that the Exe exclaims "when we sat in the exile of the Opposition. the Revenue of the United Kingdom in the undermen- pCahsasmedbuerp.onTohtehesralminepesreinatlenfucne, turers, and General Outfitters for all cutor will not be liable for any debt or claim of which he tionecl periods, ending June 30, 1869, compared with Classes. shall not then have had notice. the corresponding periods of the preceding year :- i d n en t t h o e n c t h h a e m E b m er p . ero l r t for ‘ras t r h e e s i o r is r , The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES Dated this 2lth day of Juno, 1869. the will not forget them now we are installed in the seat stand should be made against all and SON : - J. CHAPPLE, they were not capable of fairly r, LONDON. Solicitor for the Executor. of power." Than which, no words could scarcely be Quarters ended the people. A director of the Cr CITY ESTABLISHMENT. 155, MINORIES THE " SINGER" SEWING MACHINES, declaration by the Prime Minister in the name of him- 1 Sept. 30, ' Dec. 31, March 31, June 30, black sheep. 156, 311NORIES TIIE " NEW FAMILY " 186 i 1868 1869 1869 M. Jerome David resigned his 157, MINORIES SEW TIIE LOCK-STITCH AND THE NEW EMBROIDERY- self andof hiscolleagues against theconcurrent endow- 81, ALDGATE STITCH. . • .:4 X 4 X x ment. It remains yet to be seen therefore how far Customs 4 5,18,,000 5,998,000 5,485,000 5,515,000 licity given to the letters which past 84, ALDGATE Work by Hand and Treadle, and in a Portable t. . Excise 1, 1 ,4,000 5,431,000 5990,000 4,971,000 and the Emperor. But his Maj 85, A I.DCI ATE for Travelling. the still imminent risk of a collision between the Lords Stamps . and Commons in a matter of really vital importance 86, ALDGATI. --- Taxes 87. ALDO AT E CUE " SINGER " SEWING MACHIN ES in regard to the scheme embodied in the Irish Church c P r r o o l p v e n rt l:a l n ' a d: :: : : V3 7 6 7, : 07 000 0 tion of M. Schneider, and so this Post-ot 3,27,000 2,489,000 2 1 :0 2 ,1 8 128 7 ,, , 000000 000 4 10 3 2 1 00 000 , 1,4 7 30 4; 0 00 00 0 the resignation of M. David any I, 90,4.00 1,150,000 1,200,000 1,12 ~ 000 88. ALDGAT It ARE WOP.LD-RENOWNED AS TIIE. BEST SYSTEM The semi-panic which seized 39, ALDGATE AND THE MOST COMPLETE, WITH NEW IMPROVEMENTS Bill, as a whole, may be avoided or evaded without BlisLe, aneous OXFORD-STREET BRANCH. FOR EVERY CLASS OF SEWING. compromising, in any way, either the dignity of the Totals The peculiar simplicity of thest Machines enables any one to 506 NEW OXFORD-STREET acquire their perfect use in a rew hours. 15,119,00 i. 119, 1' 9, 95 20, ' 09,833 18.847 0)4 the rea l S t o e lnfoe tenor i of fo the anniversary address w s a p s e k e d n i o l ',07, NEW OXFORD-STREET Illustrated Price Lists post froe. Lords or the consistency of the Government. •08. NEW oxya RD-STU FF:r Ouarters ended 11,0 +0... port+ prlnpet iii f prod wpi OXFORD-STREET BRANCII. 506 NEW OXFORD-STREET ',07, NEW OXFORD-STREET *B, NEW OXFORD-STREET 1, HART-STREET 2, HART-STREET 3, HART-STREET TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD BRANCH. 117, TOTTENHAM-COURT-RoAD JlB, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 283, EUSTON-ROAD. Country Branch: 19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. 20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. T HEATRE ROYAL, lIA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Bnckstone. 11:1I - A EVENING, FAMILY JARS: Mr. Ccmpton and Mrs After which, MARY WARNER: Messrs. 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Never was so much work of primary importance got through in so short a space of time as has happened this session. Expedition has not been obtained at the cost of com pleteness. On the contrary, the great measures which have been under deliberation have been most tho roughly discussed. The Irish C hurch Bill was exhausted in the parliamentary debates and in committee, The Bankruptcy Bill, which has passed through the Lower House, is the net result of several years' deliberation. The Endowed Schools Bill has been most favourably received by the Upper House. And now the University Tests Bill is likely to reach that body in the course of a week or two. That it will become law this session is, perhaps, too much to affirm. And yet we see no good reason why it should not. When the House of Commons has approved a measure by a majority of considerably more than two to one, it becomes a serious matter for the House of Lords to reject it. The moderation shewn by the majority of the Peers with respect to the Irish Church Bill leads us to hope that they will not reject Sir Joni COLERIDGE'S. They have done so in time past, and with the usual result. The demands of those who desire reform have increased. The present bill is more thorough than its predecessors. If this should be rejected, and the agitation be continued for a few more years, the next bill will propose still greater changes. Mr. NEWDEGATE, indeed, would not be influenced by that considera tion. He would rather resist to the uttermost and be overwhelmed, than move an inch from his position in order to prevent a catastrophe. Frangcr non Elector is his motto ; let there be revolutions, but; there shall be no reforms. This reminds us of the Frenchman's opinion of the charge of Balalilava, it is magnificent but it is not statesmanship. There is no reason to suppose that the Peers led now, as i they are really, though not nominally, by Lord SALISBURY, will adopt the heroic destructive course which the _kept Er. of the Lower House would have them take. If they have swallowed the camel of the Irish Church Bill, they ought not to strain greatly at the gnat of the University Tests Bill. The last-named measure is, however, by no means unimportant. To admit Dissenters to the governing bodies of ourcolleges isnot a small change. At the same time it is the inevitable result of previous changes. To tell Dissenters that they may study at the university and carry off its highest honours, but must not receive its highest rewards, is a position that no one can seriously hope to maintain in the present state of public feeling. It becomes the more untenable when we find that Dissenters can even now assume the position of tutors. As a matter of fact, several of the most influential tutors, especially at Cam bridge, are Dissenters. This being the case, it is impossible to uphold the present exclusion on high grounds, such as that of the necessity of pre serving the connection between the teaching body and religion. A. man of no religion may teach ; not a few of such do teach. The man of a particular sort of religion may teach, and does teach, but must not share the revenues of the colleges. Clearly this is a question of privilege, not of principle; of exclu siveness, not of orthodoxy. As such it cannot possibly be maintained. THE House of Lords has reciprocated the plain spokenness of the country by equally plain speaking. The country said that the Irish Church should be disestablished and disendowed ; the Lords, that is to say the Whig and Conservative Lords, have said that the surplus funds shall be used towards a partial concurrent endowment. Intrinsi cally, there is nothing more repugnant to Protestantism in providing a house and a potato garden for a Roman Catholic priest than in providing a college and professors for Roman Catholic students. In fact, the second approaches more nearly than the first to the " endowment of Popery." To teach young men Roman Catholic theology is certainly, from the High Protestant point of view, a more heinous offence than to provide a Roman Catholic priest with a resi dence and his vegetables. In the one case the nation absolutely pays for teaching what it regards as error ; in the other it simply pays the teacher. Even Orange men would admit that a priest must live,and therefore they ought not to object to supplying him with potatoes so much as to purchasing the works of BELLARMINE and LIGUOIH. In a word, the Duke of CLEVELAND'S proposal to appropriate a portion of the Church funds to the purchase of glebes for Roman Catholic priests ought not to shock the people which has for some quarter of a century been paying the INlaynooth Grant. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Quarters ended Sept. 30, Dec. 31, 51arch 3', June 30, 1867 1867 1868 18,18 £ £ £ X Customs 5,502,000 6,102,000 5,547,000 5,4:3,0 0 Exche 4,.0",000 ' 5,0.'2,000 5,742,000 4,857,000 Stamps Taxes Property Tsx Post-otli e Crown Lands Idiseel.aneous Tutals I t,,•11,-40 Custom; Excise Stampt Taxes Proper, y Tax Pos:-Oflice Crown Lauds Misee 1 ueous '17,52 i,9 )0 Total -- -- 19,378.5;4 15,28 t,003 Year ended June 30, 1869. June 30, 1863. 22,48 ',OOO 22,6'4,000 20,576,000 19,991,00) 9,332,.J00 9;466,000 3,448,000 3,479,000 B,B:iB,uto 6,8 9,00 1,66',000 4,6 C 0,000 361,000 3 : 6,. )00 3,151,032 2,847,297 ANNUAL INCOME, steadily increasing, £220,0001 ASSURANCE FUND, safely invested, £1,598,000 SPECIAL NOTICE. All Persons who effect Policies on the Participating Scale before June 30th, 1869, will be entitled at the NFXT BONUS to ono year's additional Share of Profits over later Entrants. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St. James's-square, London. S.W. ri'HE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY, I Enrol'e under I and 7 cap 22., as the Colrerva Denefit Building S7oe'.ety, co-operating with the I_Wted Lent Comnany (imited), incorporated under the Cornoan'rs' Acts 181;2 anc11,4;7. Notice is Ilerehy riven, that the :-3X.TY-SEVEN TII Qll , RTE'LY GENERAL 311 , ETE of the M milers of the Conservative Lend Society wilt he held at the Offices, No, 3 , ', Norfollz-Ftreet. Strand, I ordon We., on TETE DAY the Gth du.y cif J u ly, at Two of tie Cle,ck precisely, , Viscount RANI' L.VITI in the Cha'r, to rece:ve the Report of the t xecutive Committee, and for general gurpoces. _ _ 7 ,155,032 i 7 ,10',207 11.—Increase and Decrease in the periods ended June 30, 186), as compared with corresponding periods of the preceding year : Cu'.'oms Excise S:aniks Taxes Prop••rty Tax Post-Office ..... •••• Cron Lands .. Miscellaneous ..•• ..•• • • Tota's .......... •............. Nt t Increase.... Cutitome Excise Stamps Taxi, Property Tax I'os Oftic • rown Misce.lancous Quarter ended June 30 180). Increase. 62,000 11$, UJ 114,00) 220,000 1,00) 98,14. 603 On £ 63,011 58 , ,000 Decrease. 46,0;0 I 69,00 60,000 15, 0 , G 6,7 5 Tot,:d3 INct Incr. 113 r 46,0 0 I,' 00 ;:;I,oto is I,OU J 11I.—Au Account showing the Revenue and other lie eeipts in the Quarter ended June 30, 1869, the issues out of the saute, and the Charges on the Consolidated Fund at that date, and the Surplus or Deficiency of the Balance in the Exchequer on June 30, 1869, i❑ respect of such Charge : Income received, as shown in Account I. .. £18,8170-11 Amount received in repayment of Advances for Public Works, Sc. •• •• •• .. .. Ditto, ditto, for New Courts of Justice .. Saving on previous charge for Diplomatic Ser vices 441,18 8,,00 £19406,481 Excess of the Sums charged on the Consolidated Fund on June 30, 1 69, payable in Sept. Quar ter, 1.69, above the Balance in th Exchequer at that date, viz : Excess of Charge in Great Britain .. £3,414,5.9 Surplus over Charge in Ireland .. 834,491 Nit deficiency *2,580, 38 *Charge on June 30, 15 V .. .. 7,979,704 Paid out of Growing Produce in June Quarter, 1889 • • 6 3, 82 Portion of the Charge payable in Sept. Quarter, 1669 .. 7,316,C62 To meet which there was in the Exche quer on June 30,186/ .. 4,73°,531 Net deficiency as above .. £2,380,038 £.1,8:0,52: Net deficiency of the balance in the Exchequer to meet the charge on March 31, 186 as per last account ... £1,815,913 Amount issued to repay advances in aid of Ways and Means 1, 00,000 Amount applied out of the Income to Supply Ser • vices (including £l,OO ',0.5 on account of the expedition to A byssinia) 11,043,200 Amount Advanced for New .. ourts of Justice 7,000 Charge of the Consolidated Fund on Jute 30, 1.6:., viz.:— Interest of the Permanent Debt £6,031,873 'Terminable Annuities if 29,01 Interest of Exchegtter Bonds 1,375 Interest of Exchequer Dills 43, 71 Interest of Advances in aid of Ways and Dreaus l 2,433 Principal of Exchequer Bills 123, i 0) The Civil List Other Charges on Consoli dated Fund 305,857 Advances torrublicWorks,&c. 3 0,561 Paid out of Orowing Produce in June Quarter, 186 r . Xi 61,082 Payable in Sept. Quarter, 1 id! 7, 13, 22 7,979,704 But while we are not surprised that the Duke of CLEVELAND'S amendment should meet with so much favour among Whig and Conservative Peers, while each day renders it more probable that it will be carried by the Upper House, we do not see how Mr. GLADSTONE. can accept it if the nation should at all decisively declare against it. It is quite true that during the elections he and other Min isters mentioned their desire to preserve for the Irish Church the use of the glebes and the parsonages. But it is also true that they promised that no por tion of the Church revenues should go towards the maintenance of the Roman Catholic faith (excepting so far as vested interests required to be compen sated) ; and when they found that the desire was incompatible with the promise, they rightly abandoned the first and kept the second. The House of Commons supported them in this decision. Some members of the Liberal party appealed to the Government to yield on this point and leave the clergy in possession of their glebes and parsonages. But when it was pointed out that this could not be done without either breaking a specific pledge or abandoning the main principle of the bill— .£4876,422 FEARFUL EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE. CARNARVON, Wednesday Night. A ship load of nitro-glycerine having arrived from Liverpool at Carnarvon bar it was conveyed in boats to Carnarvou pier. Tais afternoon five cart loads were despatched —two for Assheton Smith's Llanberis quarries, and three for Lord Penrhyn's Bethesda quarries. At 6 p.m., whilst the former two were near Cwymglo, a terrible explosion took place. The horses and three men were blown to atoms. The cart wheels and portions of the carts were thrown nearly a mile. An adjacent village, about a quarter of a mile distant, was greatly in jured. Windows were blown out and great household damage done. At the spot where the carts were two round holes, six feet deep and ssven feet in diameter, were made. The railway station forty yards off was blown to pieces. The whole valley at the foot of Snowdon, and two large lakes, suffered a tremendous shock. The damage done all round the valley was very great. The shock was felt at Carnarvon and Bangor, and for miles around. Portions of human remains were found forty yards off. Three quarrymen, 300 yards off, were severely injured. The three other carts, which were a mile apart, have been left for the night on the roadside. The greatest consternation prevails. Thousands of persons have congregated from neighbouring towns and villages at the scene of the accident. A cartwheel was found fifty yards off, on rocks above the scene of the accident. CORRES.UONDEkiCE .FROM (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) FARIS, WEDNESDAY, June 30. The first day of the session opened with a victory, or rather a piece of good luck, for the Government of very considerable importance. Your readers will remember that all questions submitted to the Ministers must be first approved of by the bureaux, or committees, of which there are nine. These bureaux are selected from the whole Chamber by lot; and it happened that on Monday, when the balloting took place. the Opposition did not secure a majority in any one of them. Thus the Government will be able to repel all attempts at questioning, if it be so minded, its supporters having the command of the majority in every bureau. This is undoubtedly an ill-omened commencement for the Opposition. All evil augury notwithstanding, lam able to confirm what I said yesterday about the unity of the Liberals. They have all met, and have agreed that on certain questions on which they are in accord the only hope of success lies in co-operation. A meeting was held on Monday in one of the rooms attached to the Chamber. All shades of the opposition were represented. The subject of deliberation was the line of policy to be taken in the coming contest on the verification of the elections. Some very lively talk took place on the question of Incompati bility. M. Picard, I am irfoimcd, took the large view of the subject, arguing that no restriction should be placed on the decrees of universal suffrage, and urging that even the Emperor's chamberlains ought not to be excluded if fairly chosen by the people. But the majority by no means concurred in this view. It was almost unanimously agreed that a chamberlain, in virtue of his office, could not exercise his own judgment as a deputy, and that, therefore, he was not fit to sit in the Chamber. The same sentence of incompatibility was passed upon other Imperial functionaries who are depen dent on the Emperor for their places, and yet have seats in the Chamber. It was resolved, I am assured, that a stand should be made against all these, on the ground that they were not capable of fairly representing the wishes of the people. A director of the Credit Foncier is one of the black sheep. M. JerOnse David resigned his position as Vice-Presi dent of the Corps L6gislatif in consequence of the pub licity given to the letters which passed between M. Schneider and the Emperor. But his Majesty declined to accept the resignation of M. David any more than the resigna tion of M. Schneider, and so this affair ends. The semi-panic which seized the Bourse on the first report of the speech made by the Emperor at Chtlions on the Solferino anniversary speedily disappeared when the real tenor of the address was known. It was agreed that the few sentences uttered were only such as would naturally suggest themselves on this occasion. It seems, however, that Marshal Bazaine—known to fame as the commander in Mexico— thought it incumbent upon him to make a speech at the camp last Sunday, which he did. The burden of his die. course was that the French army was ready to march and commence a campaign at any moment without the slightest additional preparation. Every corps is com plete; every detail arranged. The march can be sounded at any time. Further, this state of affairs is to be the normal condition of the French army ; but it does not indicate any intention or desire for hostilities. Si vis pacem was the burden of Marshal Bazaine's speech; only the Parisians on reading it are disposed to observe that the principle may be carried too far. Rather an odd fact is reported in connection with the Emperor's speech at Chalons. It appears that each soldier received the text of the discourse, in memory of Solferino, printed on a card about the size of an ordinary playing card. Is this to be interpreted as a bellicose symptom? Much more serious than these speeches, speculations, and rumours, is the undoubted fact that the health of the Emperor is far from satisfactory. His Majesty has been but indifferently well throughout this tour in the country, but on Sunday last he is reported to have shewn deplorable signs of weakness. He fainted away, we are told, and had to be almost carried off to his carriage. We do not as yet get many details of election expenses, but those that do arrive are very interesting. I find, for instance, that an Opposition candidate who was successful spent only £6O over the entire contest. He will receive a salary of £4OO for the session. There are plenty of men who would not be members of the British House of Com mons ; but who, on these terms, would not be a member of the French Corps Legislatif ? Other candidates, how ever, were not let off so easily. For instance, it is said that one aspirant in a southern department spent £6,000, and failed after all. But this—even if the sum be quite correct, which I doubt—is a very extreme case. All over France the expenses of the contests have been infinitely smaller than in England. One candidate, however, a Liberal, was so much in dread of the ballot boxes being tampered with that he spent £Z:6O in pro viding watchers. But, on the whole, it is &ear that the Corps Legislat:f is cot a rich man's club, and it is equally clear that the Ballot may claim much of the credit of this result. Our deputies do not enjoy the power and privileges of your Al.P.';=, but still there are many advan• tages attendant upon a scat in the Corps Ugislatif which rich men would gladly pay for if money would buy them. It se( ms quite useless to make any regulations, lax or strict, against duelling in this part of the world. People in Paris will fight. In the first place, many have nothing else to do, and to these a combat offers a little agreeable excitement ; and, in the next p!ace, this is the traditional headquarters of duelling. We have had several encounters here of late. One has just been fought at Fontainebleau, between two officers of the Garde of very different rank. They were so determined to bring the affair off successfully, that they took civilian seconds in order that the transaction might not come within military jurisdiction. Their expectations were realised in one sense. Both were desperately wounded. The new Spanish Government has attempted one great reform since its accession, and so far its efforts have proved successful. It has cleared the Spanish capital of beggars. Of all the cities of Europe Madrid was the most grievously afflicted with this plague. The hideous spectacle of mendicity of all ages and of all degrees, and of deformity, met the eye at every step. A grand depot of mendicity has been formed, and was inaugurated by Regent Serrano on the 25th. Not a beggar is now to be seen. Some Leeds cock-fighters have been sentenced to Avo mouths' imprisonment. Mr. Craufurct has given timely notice that next session he will call attention to the operation of tho J'arlia mentary Elections Act, 1868. The Guardian states that the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, vicar of Doncaster, has been appointed Master of the Temple. The Chvirdi«n announces the death of the Rev. Edward Griswell, Senior Fellow and Vice-President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. AMENDMENTS TO THE IRISH CHURCH BILL. A penalty of £2O was inflicted by the Lord Mayor on Wednesday on Mr. M'Cullum, gunpowder manu facturer, who pleaded guilty before the Lord Mayor of sending gunpowder by rail without proper description. A meeting of the guardians of the metropolitan unions was held on Wednesday in the Sessions House, West minster, to consider the question of emigration and a memorial to the President of the Poor-law Board The chair was taken by Loid Alfred Churchill, and among those present wore the Duke of Manchester, Lord Hough ton, Colonel Torrens, M.P., Mr. Holrns, M.P., the Rev. J. F. Kitto, Dr. Stallard, Mr. W. IT. Smith, M.P., Mr. Talbot, Dr. Smiles, Mr. Ogilvy, and representatives of the various metropolitan boards. A few more amendments to the bill for the disestablish ment of the Irish Church have been placed on the notice paper, but the major part of them only deal with matters of detail, and do not aim at any of the vital principles of the bill. The only one of any importance will be moved by Lord CAIRNS, who will endeavour to strike out from the preamble the proviso that the surplus shall not be used for the teaching of religion. In addi tion to this, he proposes to omit the sub-section of the preamble to the effect that the proceeds of the property "shall be appropriated mainly to the relief of unavoidable calamity and suffering." Instead thereof he intends to move that the surplus shall he ap plied in such manner as Parliament shall hereafter direct. An accident, happily unattended with any serious consequences, occurred on Tuesday to the sons of the Viceroy of Egypt, on their roturn from the Crystal Palace. It appears that the carriage of the latter was proceeding along the near side of the road of Half-Moon-lane, Dulwich, followed by t'iat of the Prince of Wales, whose carriage, in endeavour ing to pass, came in contact with that of the Viceroy's son, and completely overturned it. Fortunately' the occu pants of the carriage were extricated unhurt, save a good shaking, but the coachman sustained severe bruises. The Egyptian princes were taken into the carriage of the Prince of Wales. Lord O'NElLL—After Clause 27, to move to insert the following :—" That ecclesiastical residences, with land attached amounting to ten acres at the least, be provided for the beneficed clergymen in parishes where no such residences now exist." The Manchester Examiner reports that an outrage was perpetrated the other night at the brickflold of Mr. BradUury, Bury New-road, which calls to mind some of the proceeedings attributed to unionists, and brought to light during the in quiry by the Trade Commissioners in Manchester. About 21,000 bricks, which had been stacked in Mr. Bradbury's yard, were thrown down, and this malicious proceedingis natu rally connected with the fact that Mr. Bradbury has a difference with his men, in consequence of the part be has taken in the disputes in the building trades, having declined to supply bricks to the masters who have adopted the hour system. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 2 12 2 Do Rotterdam .... THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDG-E AND SIR R. ANSTR 'FREI?, M.P. ~terdam Antwerp 25 17 ... 12 4 25 52 Brussels Hamburg). — ... 13 12 ... 13 12- Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 121 i ... 1211 Vienna Trieste — ... 12 „ 671 , 12 72 ••• Petersburg Copenhagen.. 9 25 ... 9 29 rtrliA •,. 6 28i ~. 6 29 The London correspondent of the Manche:;ter Cuermlian is responsible for the statement which follows: - It was cir • cumstantially stated last night at several of the clubs that the Duke of Cambridge had taken SO much amiss some casual observations made upon Horse Guards mismanage ment by Sir Robert Anstrut her, in the scrt of conver sational debate in the House of Commons on Friday night regarding the review at Windsor, that he authorised a com munication to be made to the hon. baronet in the course of yesterday. To-day we hear that another member of the royal family has intimated to the member for Fi'eshiro that the duke is offended, and that the visit of one cf his staff to Sir Robert's residence was with a view to demand an explanation. The honourable and gallant baronet, who served with honour in the Crimean war, was from home, and no fur ther communication has since been made. In all pro bability there will be none; fcr the words complained of, as they aro reported, appear to be no more than a general sarcasm at the inefficiency of the Horse Guards, and the ex pression of wonder, not that the escort was late which was sent to await the arrival of the Viceroy at the railway sta tion, but "that any escort was ever in time" By order of the Board. CIiARLES LEWIS GRUNEESEN, Secretary, London, June 22, 18 6!) . rrospectw;es of the Share sad Depesit investing Depart ments ani": of the f uilding and other R dvanee Departments sent free of charge. Present rate of interest, live per teat. per an umn on Shires and four per cent. per annum on Deposit Ac counts, payable half-yearly. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. A AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid -I one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public In a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 38. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, Including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYILkRKET. THIS EVENING, BLUE DEVILS: Mr Compton and Mrs Fitzwilliam. After which. MARY W A RNER : Miss Hill. Miss Bateman, Messrs. Howe. Compton, &c. Concluding with HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Messrs. Buckstone, llowe, Kendal; Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Gwynn. THEATRE-EOTAL, ADELPIII. THIS EVENING, at 7, DOMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr Geo Del more and Mrs Leigh Murray. At 8, EVE: Mr Benjamin Web ster, Mr H. Neville, Miss Furtado. Mrs Alfred Mellon. fir. And DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR, WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? Mr. G. Belmore. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanhorough. 11-lIS EN - ENING, at 7.30, FOX v. GOOSE. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke; Miss Button. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; ai esdames Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Button. To conclude with HUE AND DYE GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL, THIS F. VF.NINq, at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. W. Farren, Vernon. David Fisher, J. Clarke: Miss Lydia veote. At 9. a, the new burlesque TIE'. CORSICAN BOTHERS: Messrs J Clarke, Marshall. Andrews, and : Mesdames Julia St. George, Berend, Breman, and C. Thorne ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the ITanngement of Miss 11 Oliver. - furs Err.NING. at 7:). I\ FOR :% , LID •Y. Fol'em-rd by A ROVING COM VIISSION. And THE MTIT TARY BILLY TAYLOR. To conclude with CLAUDE DUVAL: Mr. Day, Mr. Dewar, Mr. Danvers, Mls V. Oliver, Miss K. ashop. THEATRE - 01 - A L, I I 01.110 RN. Tilts EVENING, at-. 30 THE SMOKED MISER. Aft er w hi c h , THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL r. Barry Sullivan, Mr. J. C. Cott per, Mr. U. Honey, Mr. C. C'oglilan, Mrs. HermannVezin, Mrs. C. Horsman, ate. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the 'Management of Miss Marie Wilton THIS EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, 11. J. Montagne, Addison, Glover, and Baneroft: Mrs. Buckingham 'White. Mies C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WINNING HAZARD. And A LAME EXCUSE. CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. is. Box-offic( open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park, OPEN daily (ex. cept Sundays). Admission, Is.; on Mcndays, Gd. Children under twelve, Gd. rI3 • I t' i f* ,`/-(z's.-..:'lLLtr, • SIM. LONDO.N, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1869. Against concurrent endowment the Prime Minister pronounced emphatically and conclusively last even ing at the annual banquet given by the Lord Mayor of London to her MAJESTY'S Government. Mr. GLADSTONE could hardly have expressed himself more clearly or more definitively as to the policy which he and his colleagues have the fixed intention of carry ing out in respect to the Irish Church Bill when it comes back to the House of Commons laden with the Lords' Amendments. These amendments will re ceive from her MAJESTY'S Ministers every possible consideration. More than that, Mr. GLADSTONE'S Ministry will—it is the Premierhimself who volunteers the assurance—be grateful for every improvement that can be suggested for or effected in the great measure for the insuring the security of the Empire and the peace of Ireland. The question must still remain, of course, as to how far the amendments of the Lords may be regarded as improvements by her MAJESTY'S Government. " Every change"—these are Mr. GLAD STONE'S own words—" Every change we shall respect fully consider, even though at the first moment, and possibly at the last moment, we may not look upon it as an improvement." In the midst of the laughter provoked by this rather drily significant intimation the Premier added immediately —" Yet our respectful consideration will be given all the same." A consideration subject, of course, as he observed, almost in the same breath, to the Ministe rial recollection of the—what ? —" of the position in which we stand, of the words which we have spoken, of the pledges we have given, and of the commission we have received." Restricting the attention of him self, and of his hearers for the moment, to that matter of the pledges given by the Party now in power, to the country at large, in regard to this one particular measure, the Premier specifies them one after another —premising, before their enumeration, that those pledges were very few and very simple. First of all, there was a distinct pledge, he reminds us, that in tie carrying out the twofold work, in regard to I the Irish C of its disestablishtnent and disen dowment—that every just and equitable claim shoal, for certain, receive throughout a most careful and a Most liberal attention. Another, the second on the exceedingly brief list of these solemn pledges, was to the effect that any one of those very just and equitable claims must almost., "it might be said, as a matter of course, be considered not only in the cases where they accrued on behalf of those who had been ministers or mem- MARKE7 S---7.1118 DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. July I.—Sales probably 12,000 bales, possibly more, The market quiet and unchanged. S ITAND TIT EATRE.—IIis llighnesslbrahim Pasha, son of the Viceroy of Egypt, attended by a numerous suite, honoured this theatre with his presence yesterday evening. Year ended June 30, IND. I ucrease. Decrease. X 1P.4,c00 THE SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY MOVEALENI. On Wednesday a meeting of the Ladies' Committee for the promotion of the Saturday half-holiday by not shopping after two o'clock on Saturday was held in the metropolis, Earl Grosvenor, M.P., pre siding. Amongst those present were the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Constance Grosvenor, Lady Elam, the Earl and Countess of March, Lady and Miss Hogg, the Hon. Mrs. Maberly, Miss Marsh, &c. It appeared from the report that the Ladies' Committee have obtained pledges of co-operation from more than 2,500 ladies in London and its suburbs, representing probably some 10,000 persons. Besides athletic sports, volunteer exer cises, rowing and cricket clubs, field excursion clubs for botanical and geological purposes have been formed as a consequence of the Saturday half-holiday. It appears that clubs have also been formed in many large houses of business for the microscopical study of nature. In one case ninety employs had formed themselves into a society for this purpose.—Earl Grosvenor briefly stated the object of the meeting, and invited the ladies who were favourable to it not to relax in their efforts, but to perse vere till they induced those shopkeepers who kept their shops open to a late hour to join in a movement which had been so productive of good to the employed without doing any injury to the employers.—Mr. M`Gregor (Rob Roy) moved the following resolution :—" That the report be adopted, and that the meeting received with great satisfaction the testimonials of the employers with regard to the working of the Saturday half-holiday in the retail trades, and pledge themselves to obtain further co-operation ia aid of the movement." Dr. Farr seconded the resolution, and bore testimony to the good effects of the movement in promoting the health of the employ6s. The resolution was further enforced by Dr. Cumming, and adopted. The select committee of the house of Commons appointed to inquire into the expenses attending the Abys sinian Exrcdition have held a preliminary meeting, at which Mr. Candlish was chosen chairman. A number of volunteers srrived at 'Wimbledon from various parts of the country on WedneEday to make the arrangements necessary for the camping of the regi ments they represent. The camp is now neatly for med. It will be ready for occupation on Saturday, and the shooting will commence on Monday. Mr. Peck has given notice that to-day ('l'hurs dny) Le will ark tie Postrenster-Gentral whether the pro posed merepoly of telegt aphic mersages will in any way iritelfcro with wires alnady in operation, or v hich in tia , future tray Le desired, Let wet n the offices and works of rr,anufacturing and ether firms, which are frequently sepa rated by a core'dernble distarce. On Tut Eday- BiSliCp GC FS, in the courzic of an at n visitatitn to a I:ciran Catholic clinic'', exprcss: d regret at the stringvncy of the laws with reference to the observance of the Sumlay ; and announced his conviction that nothing was so likely to promote the moral and social improvement of the people as a game at cricket or football after they had been to Mass. A velocipede accident, which it is feared will be fatal— and if so it will be the first of the kind -is reported from Liverpool. On Tuesday a young man named Edwardes was riding down Bootle Mount on a bicycle at a rapid rate. Ile lost his control over the machine, and it ran with great force against a low stone wall, against which Mr. Edwardes was pitched lead foremost. His skull was fractured, and it is feared that he will not recover. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. —There is time even now for the season to prove a good one as respects all staple products of the land, provided only that the sun will shine, and, with the aid of softer winds than have blown over us for a long time past, bring the fruits of the earth to perfection. The wheat crop must be a thin one, comparatively speaking, even should the weather from this time be all that we could wish. Barley, oats, and beans may be good ; there is, at all events, time for them, with the aid of sunshine.—The Gardener's Magazine. BLACK LEAD ASA LUBRICATOR FOR MACHINERY. Black lead has only been used as a lubricator for wooden machinery, from the heaviest vehicle to the most delicate watchwork, so dispensing with the use of oils and grease of all kinds. We are not yet informed of the manner in which the plumbago is employed, but if it can be success fully applied to railway carriages, a great saving to the companies will be effected. It is said to be used with many vehicles in Paris, and in machinery in several factories, and seems to give satisfaction.—llfechanics' Magazine. THE TONIC SOL-FA SYSTEM.—III the Society of Arts musical examination the papers may be worked either in ordinary or tonic sol-fa notation, the tunic sol faists giving the prizes. Only three out of thess certificates are, however, awarded to other than tonic sol-faists. The certificates are records of a positive, and nut comparative, attainment. In Mr. John Hullair's examination in the theory of music, conducted strictly in ordinary notation, both the prizemen and half those obtaining first-class cer tificates are pupils of tonic sol-fa teachers. This is the third year that both the prizes have thus gone. THE NATIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE.—The annual meeting of this association has been held at the Free masons' Tavern, Mr. H. J. Slack presiding, in the un avoidable absence of Sir Joshua Walmsley. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and the appoint ment of the council and officers for the ensuing year, drew attention to the report read at the meeting of the Lord's Day Rest Association, held on the previous evening, which report set fortis the number of petitions presented to Parliament against the objects of the Sunday League ; but the analysis of that report only convinced him that ignorance from remote quarters had been brought to bear upon a most important central question. It was remarkable that only one large city had presented a petition against the Opening of the museums on Sunday. That was Liverpool ; and there were hardly 300 signa tures to it. Mr. Taylor seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman and secretary. MR. SPURGEON ON INFANT SALVATION.—In a recent discussion on Christianity between Mr. Linscott. a member of the Bible Defence Associatisn, and Mr. Antill, of Judd-street, it was asserted by the impugner if Christianity that the Rev. C. 11. Spurgeon had declared that " there are infants in hell a span long." Mr. Linscott having disputed the assertion, wrote to Mr. Spurgeon for his authority to contradict the statement, and his letter has elicited the following reply :—" Newington, S.E., June 12, 1869. Dear Sir,—l have never at any time in my life said, believed, or imagined than any infant, under any circumstances, would be cast into hell. I hay: always believed in the salvation of all infants, and I intensely detest the opinions which your opponent dared to attribute to me. Ido not believe that on this earth there is a single professing Christian holding the damna• tion of infants, or if there be he must be insane, or utterly ignorant of Christianity. I am obliged by this opportunity of denying the calumny, although the author of it will probably find no difficulty in inventing some other fiction to be affirmed as unblushingly as the present one. He who doubts God's Word is naturally much at home in slandering the Lord's §ervants,—Yours truly, 0, gr1g9102,14 a. - , Lauf Zt HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, June 30. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon ; and also this morning. LATEST INTELL MENGE (lEUTEn's TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. NEW YORK, June 30. The Inman steamer City of Dublin arrtved out ) esterday, and the National steamship Queen to 'd ay. COMIERCIIL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 1371 ; the highest quotation dur ing the day was 137; ; the lowest, 1361. Sterling Exchange on London 1093. 5.20 U. S. Bonds, 1889 l2 l a. , 4 1885 llB. is " 1867 ll9l. 10-40 it 108. Illinois Erie 292. Cotton—Mid. upland 34ic. Petroleum—Standard White 3l4c. Flour, extra state, $5.95c. to $6.55c. Corn, old mixed, 100 c. HOMEWARD INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. SO UTHAMPTON, July 1. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Bangalore, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived here with 150 passengers. Hex cargo includes silk and £60,000 in specie. GIBRALTAR, June 26. Exchange on London, 49:1 ; on Paris, 5.26 ; Madrid, par. PORTUGAL. LISBON, June 30 (Evening). The Chamber of Deputies has voted the proposed augmentation of taxes. The Cardinal-Patriarch of Lisbon is seriously ill. SERVIA. BELGRADE, June 30. The address of the Skuptschina, in reply to the opening speech of the President of the Regency, was presented to the members of the Regency to day. The Skuptschina adheres to the wish expressed for a new Constitution, and also that measures should be taken to preserve the country from re volution. Iu order to achieve this latter, it is urged that a male descendant of the daughter of Milosch Obrenovitch should be designated heir to the throne in case Prince Milan should die without issue. Iu conclusion, the Skuptschiva expresses their thanks to the Regency, and also bears witness to the confidence the people have passed in the mem bers for the way in which they have carried on the Government hitherto. FRANCE. BOURSE, June 30.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows : If per Cent. End of month... ItaPan Fives 56 25 3 per Cent End of month 7O 421 Ottoman Loan 331 Credit Mobilier End of month... Spanish Threes Credit Fonder ...160i 50 Home Debt — End of month... Deferred — BAIL WAYS. Cash_ .. 925 10971 9334 580 Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern__ Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Loml.ard North of Spain Saragossa Roman—, 49 770 5121 53 7-21 PRESENTATION OF THE IVRIGHT 7ESTIMONIAL.—(This Day.) The ceremony of presenting the testimonial por trait of Thomas Wright, the prison philanthropist to the City of London, took place to-day, in the Guildhall. A Court of Common Council having assembled in the Guildhall, the Lord Mayor in the chair, and the whole of the civic authorities being present, Mr. T. Henry, M.P., the chairman of the executive committee having informed the Lord Mayor that it was intended to present similar portraits in Manchester and Salford, the Earl of Shaftesbury rose, and in a very excellent speech presented :the protrait (a full-length one and an admirable likeness) of Thomas Wright, for the acceptance of the City of London. His lordship said the labours of Mr. Wright were best known to those whose duty compelled t hem to visit prisons, and from the time of Howard no one had done more to reclaim our fallen fellow creatures than Mr. Wright. He had made his charitable mission the work of his life, and, springing from the ranks of the working class, his meritorious example was worthy of the highest imitation. Many a poor fellow -creature had been brought back to the path of rectitude who had lived to bless the day they raw Thomas Wright. The Lord Mayor, on the part of the citizens of London, accepted the portrait with thanks, and said it should be placed amongst the pictures of the other worthies which adorned the Guildhall. Mr. 'Wright's exertions were well known to all who took an interest in the reformation of the fallen, and he could not call to mind a name that deserved so much honour and respect as that of Thomas Wright, who, although risen from the working classes, had made by his purely disin terested d w nul andl long perfectly b neine Inb r independenterad with motives a respect name and that veneration in England. The portrait was then delivered over in a formal manner, amid loud cheers and calls for Mr. Wright• The venerable old man then came forward, and said he thanked them all for the honour they had done him ; but he felt he did not deserve half the praise lavished upon him, as he had only done 12 1 $ duty to his God and his fellow-creatures. Some other gentlemen having addressed the Council, the proceedings terminated, and Mr. Wright, as he left the Guildhall, was cheered most enthusiastically, and heartily cheered by the whole of the crowded assemblage within the court-hall. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DIIE. - - knetralla and New Zealand, via Southampton July t 2 Ditto, via YAreeilles Irazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video July 4. Ditto, by French packet July 21. ;ape Verde. by Brazil packet July 4. ;ape of Good lis,pe, Ascension. anti St. Helena— July 13. Penan , ,,„ and Singapore, via Southampton July 3 . .ibraltar, via Southampton india, via Southampton ...... ... • ..... 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