The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-25 00:00:00

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Murray. 15 to 8, THE DEAD HEART: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr Arthur Stirling, Mr. G Belmore, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Ash ley, Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, &c. Commence at Sect-3n. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining T HIS EVENING, at a quarter , to 8, a new Drama. in four acts, entitled MARIE ANTOINETTE ; Louis XVI., Mr. William Rignold ; Count Fersen. Mr. J. G. Shore ; The Dauphin (tire years old), Miss Lydia Howard; Marie Antoinette, Mdlle. Bea trice; Messrs. Dominick Murray, D. Leeson. New Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds, Mr. Dayes, and Mr. Matt. Mogan. New Dresses, new Properties. Preceded by THE SECRET. To conclude with a new Comedietta, entitled A CUP OF TEA. Mdlle. Beatrice. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. daily from 10 till 5. Box-office open P 0 YAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborongh. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs CI srke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames But .sn and Maitland. 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"Many persons form their estimate of a circus from some of those exhibitions which travel through the provinces; the Hol born Amphitheatre is as far above them as Patti's singing is above that of a street ballad-singer."—Court Journal, Jan. 2. ra open at Seven, commence at half past. Morning Per t Drrnanzes Wednesday and Saturday, commencing at Half-past Two. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor ani Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. At 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9. 1 0, BROWN 'ND THE ItuAnmt - - s: Messrs. Marshall, Warner, David fisher, Andrews, Hurlston, and J. Clarke: A` esdames C. Thorne, L. Morgan, Brennan, Fountain. Arnoll, Henrade, Be rend, Hughes, and Stephens. QT. GE 0 R GE'S H ALL, Reizent-street. S FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE 1862. Great and triumphant success. Never in the annals of Ethiopian minstrelsy has a company made such a d ec id e d nit. Every song was encored on the first night of performance. 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THIS EVENING, at 7, DID Y( )II EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAM B. RW LL. Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray. At 15 to 8. THE DEAD HEART. Messrs. Ben. Webster, A. Stirling, G. Belmore, B. Phillips, Ashley, Stuart; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, -Miss Lennox Grey, ,te - GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. TITIA Evmml, at 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7..10, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9.40, BROWN AND THE BICAUMINS: Mesbrs. Marshall,Warner, David Fisher, Andrew., MT!stone. J. Clarke; Mesdames Henrade, C. Thorne, Brennen, Berend, Hughes, Ar aold, and Stephens ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough, THIS EVENING. at 7.D), TliE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke: Miss Buftcn. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD : Messrs. Thorne. James, Fenton; Mesdames Maria Lonrmore, B. Goodall. Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To conclude with HUE AND DYE QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE. Manner. Mr. W. H. Liston. TUTS EVENINo, A RACE FOR A DINNER. After which, NOT GUILT Y : Messrs. J. L. Toole, L. Brough , H. Irving. S. Fmery. Miss Hodson, &c. With THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS: Mr Toole. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. This EVFNmu, AUNT CHARLOTTE'S MAID. Mr. E. Price, Mesdames Larkin, Weathersby. After which, FETTERED: Messrs. Cowper, N eville, Parselle, Drew, Brunton, W. Arthur, Bartlernan. and George Honey; Mesdames Lydia Foote, Turner, Marlbro, Hodson, and Fanny Josephs. To conclude with LU CRETLA BORGIA, M.D.: 31:ss Fanny Josephs, George Honey. THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC. MIS EVENINCI, at 7, SL STIER &CRASHER : Messrs Atkins, 7a,ugha,n, G. Vincent. &c. ; Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield. After which. at 7.45, PA PER WINGS : Messrs. H. Wigan , IL Ne-ille, E. Atkins. H. Vaughan. H. Cooper, and Smithson; llesdaroaa Furtado, Schave7, N. Harris, and st. Henry. ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Misa M. Oliver. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss M. Oliver. To be followed by CLAUDE DUVAL; Mr. Dewar, cite. To conclude with FAMILY JARS. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton THIS EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. ..I.irontague, Addison, Glover. and Bancroft: Mrs. Buckingham White. Miss C. Addison, and Miss "erie Wilton. Afterwhich, A WINNING HAZARD. And INTRIGUE. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. THIS EVENING, the Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud of 50 Horses; also Alfred Bradbury, A. Carre, ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET. THIS EVENING, at 8. THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment: and the Burleeque Extravagtnza, THE VERY GLAND DIITCH—S. ( 7 11RISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and aturdays, at :3 and 8 all the year round. ROYAL AL !lAMB R A PALACE. THREE BALLET Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. le. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Roger' el,alk, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, is.; on Mrndays, 6d.; Children under twelve. at. !fit 2 t 11,11 • , LOADON, THURSDAY; FEB. 25, 1,3(9. ~__ y. 'l he question which Lord ELcito put to Mr. CARD WELL on Tuesday evening with respect to the government of the army was one of great import ance, and at the present time peculiarly significant,. So much has been said, written, and thought ou the subject that the sooner it came before the House in some shape or oth er the better. The noble lord came to the point at once, and asked the First Lord of the Treasury, " Whether under the warrant ap pointing the Commander-in-Chief of the army, any doubt arises as to the relative position of the Com mander-in-Chief and the Secretary of State for War," and further on whether or not the authority of the Secretary of State was supreme in relation to the administration of the army, and could be brought to bear upon minor promotions as well as upon higher appointments of a military nature ? Lord ELCIIO met the difficulty that is in most minds oa this subject, by asking boldly whether there was any approach to " dual government," in the management of the army, and wound up by the pertinent question as to whether any steps were being takenito concentrate the War Departments in one building. To this long string of questions Mr. CARDWELL replied in his usual clear style and com prehensive manner, and so far as we can judge from the cursory view that has been taken of the subject, it would appear that the Government have acted in a right spirit in the aLir as yet, and are contemplat ing their future course of action, with a firm resolve to improve the position of affairs. In the first place, he begged to inform the noble lord that his Royal Highness was not Commander-in -Chief, but that his proper title was Field-Marshal Commanding-in- Chief, and as such he was not appointed under war rant, but by a letter of service addressed to him by command of her MAJESTY through the Secretary of War. Mr. CARD WELL furthermore assured the House that the authority of the Secretary for War was supreme in all that related to the administration of the army, and could be brought to bear upon the minor pro motionsconti continuing n w g e l h a i s e s reply, the higher Mr. CARDWELLmilitary ap po g a i nvte some In m ents direct intimations of the change that had taken place in the plans of the Government in respect to the military conduct of the army. He entirely concurred in the opinion implied by the noble lord, that the authority of the Secretary of War ought to be brought to bear upon the matters connected with the discipline of the army. At the same time he said that there was in principle no " dual" govern ment. The most important part of the right hon. gentleman's statement may be said to be contained in the latter passage, where he says that a great im provement in the transaction of business might arise from the two departments of the army administra tion being associated in the same building. No doubt when the question of the amalgama tion of . the public offices comes on for discussion, much of the old system that Las for so long a time exclusively prevailed, will be altered„and, without making invidious comments on any one, it is right to say that a change for the better is desirable in many of the departments of the public service. Perhaps in no one more es.schtially than the army, as that, for sonic cause or other, has not kept pace with the march of public intelligence ; and so far from the rules of the service furnishing aid for the development of military skill or the resources of mili tary genius, the greatest generals and most success ful commanders seem to have triumphed in spite of them rather th an th rough their agency. Be that as it may, it would seem as if the restless spirit of the r: THE SI3N, LONDON, 71111RSDAY EVENING, PIIIIIMART 25, 1869. age was about to bring reform into this the Na atronghold 'of antiquated customs and the abode of the prejudices of past days. We "have all heard enough and to spare of the untiring zeal and energy with which thl members of the new Adminis tration are about to institute improvements and to inaugurate changes into their several departments ; but they may not after all appear so great in the per formance as the promise, and it may turn out that the public will think some alterations are not im provements. This will not apply to the army, how ever, for owing to causes, in some respects beyond the control of any Minister, the efficiency of that branch of the public service has not been , above par, and indeed hardly up to it. Mr. CARDWELL spoke out well, and we have no fault to find with his remarks, but at the same time it is well known that those in official positions are gene rally more ready with their words than their ac tions. It must be understood that the question of Army reform is one in which the country takes an especial interest, and that its complete and effectua realisation ha I better be accomplished. It may he suggested to Mr. CARDWELL that in consider ing the items of improvement and retrench ment he could with great advantage decrease the number of general officers, whose incomes take im mense sums, and who are really not required in such numbers. It is surprising how people overlook the fact that one decided cutting off in the topmost rank is worth innumerable driblets of saving in the inferior Places. " What millions died that CASAR might be great" is true of more circumstances and plans than those of _whom it was said, and it would.he good study for a political calculator to find out how many clerks must be decapitated to effect a saving of two thousand a year to be spent in the creation of a new want in the shape of another Lord of the Treasury. This sort of thing irritates some and disgusts others, and the disciple of innovating changes finds in it an un answerable argument for the promulgation of his doctrines. At any rate, Mr• CARDWELL seems to have put his hand to the plough, and as he must have counted the cost of his undertaking before hand, we may confidently expect that he will work out some comprehensive change in a master ly style and he may rest assured that the public expect such a course of action to be pursued, and will not be content with anything short of it. SIR MASSEY LOPES is to be congratulated upon having obtained the first important success of the session. He has elicited from the PREMIER the distinct promise that so soon as the Irish Church question has been disposed of the important subject of local taxation shall be taken in hand by the respon sible advisers of the Crown. Mr. GLAnsTosE inti mated in his election speeches his willingness to consider this question ; but he was then a private member, and his words had not the weight or binding obligation of those which he has uttered as Premier. It was fortunate for Sir MASSEY LOPES, though scarcelyfair to the PRESIDENT of the Poon-LAW BOARD, that the member of the Government who spoke first on the question should not have been instructed to speak definitely as to the Ministerial intentions. Mr. GOSCUEN might have been spared the necessity of sonie feeble logic if he had been commissioned to make the promise wjlich Mr. GLADSTONE subsequently made. As it is, the member for South Devon has received the pledge of the First Minister of the Crown, and even political opponents will admit that the evasion of pledges is not a fault for which Mr. GLADSTONE is conspicuous. The case which Sir MASSEY LOPES brought for ward was indeed too strong for the Government to resist. There were three separate counts, and each of them was fully sustained. The amount of local taxationhas during the last ninety years risen beyond all proportion to the increase of the population. A large portion of this taxation, though levied locally, is really for imperial purposes; and whether properly local or not, this taxation is laid unfairly upon the lind. Assurnin:2; that the figures given by what we may call the council for the prosecution are correct —and they were not materially disputed—the poor rate and the county rate have risen from less than 11- millions in 1770 to nearly 11 millions in 1867. The whole amount of local taxation is now 21 millions just one-half of the imperial expenditure, setting aside the National Debt ; and this amount is assessed solely upon real property— upon only one-seventh of the property of the kingdom. The continued increase of these burdens has had the unavoidable effect of reducing the real value of land. Its price may be maintained by reason of the keen competition that there always will be for a commodity limited in supply among a rapidly-increasing population ; but the profits upon the working of land are smaller than they were. Land is worth more to the seller, for there are more persons willing to take it, not as a pecuniary investment, but for the social status it con fers. Land is worth less to the tenant who invests his money in it in a business way. Ex-Professor ROGERS will no doubt say that land has its peculiar privileges with regard to 'taxation. Too much has been said about this. The farmer is, indeed, free from duty on insuring his stock and premises against fire, but this, since the recent reduction of the duty on otherkinds of stock, is a mere bagatelle compared with the local rates which he has to pay. The succession duty has for the last fifteen years been extended to the land. Moreover, the way of putting one item against another is most unbusinesslike and unfair. The sa me burdens should be borne by all interests equally, and there would then be no room for these vague set-offs, which on examination are generally found to do anything but balance. The fact that six sevenths of the property of the kingdom are exempt from local burdens is in itself a condemnation of the present system of taxation. There is no need of further evidence. The mode of remedying the grievance involves many considerations. At present a man living in a rural parish, but deriving an income of, it may be, £lO,OOO a year from funds or shares, is wholly free from local taxation so far as that £lO,OOO is concerned ; be pays only on the house which he inhabits, and which may be rated at £lOO. On the other hand, the farmer who rents a farm rated at £SOO a year, and derives his profits from the produce of that farm, has to pay rates upon £5OO, which is, perhaps, considerably more than his whole income. In fact, the farmer may be assessed on twice his income, while the fundholdeJ may be assessed on only a hundredth part of his. To adjust this most real grievance would, under the present mode of levying rates, involve an inquisitorial investigation into the private resources of the fundholder, which is bad enough when con ducted by the income-tax commissioners, who may be strangers, but would be far worse if conducted by near neighbours. Nor is this the only difficulty. The fundholder may have several country houses. In that case how are the various parishes to decide upon the quota of taxation which each is entitled to demand ? These difficulties manifestly point towards an imperial rather than a local taxation ; shew that the State rather than the parish should levy the impost. The St tte already possesses the information which it is so unpleasant to acquire. The State would distribute the money on a broader basis than is possible so long as every parish levies its own taxes. A further reason for the partial substitution of impe rial for local taxation is to be found in the fact that many of the objects for which this taxation is levied axe of a really imperial character. As Mr. LIDDELL well pointed out, what could be a more purely national object than the care of the insane ? The danger-of-emtravagance argument does not apply here. No amount of pressure on local taxation can prevent the birth of a single lunatic; yet there is no item of local expenditure which has been-more largely increased than this; fairly increased so far as the increase, ispaused t by , more huma,n,q treatment of the insane ; unfairly, so far as it is a charge upon that o7ertaxed class, the owners and the occupiers of land. The punishment and preven tion of crime is another matter only less purely national, and therefore the maintenance of the police and kindred charges ought to be borne by the nation. The fundholder has just as much inte rest in having his person protected from robbery and assault as the landholder, and the first ought to pay as much in proportion to his income as the second. Altogether the case is as strong as it can be, and we are glad to see that Mr. GLADSTONE refused a Royal Commission, not because he did not wish to be convinced, but be cause he is convinced already —not because he wanted to delay, but because he wished to accelerate legisla tion. He believes that the matter is not so compli cated but that he can master the details. If we should find on Monday that he has mastered those of the Irish Church, we shall believe that this con fidence is not unfounded. • -71. r" . 41. 1 1 c• • Veit Ll/11 . ' 414-Jl4i .1 HER MAJESTY. OsBORNE, Feb. 24. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, and attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole, drove out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess. Beatrice, walked in the grounds this morning. Prince Leopold is rapidly improving in health. LATEST INTELL MENGE R E U^'E R'S TELEGRAMS.) CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY, February 2 The " Haussmann battle" went on yesterday with greal vivacity, and is resumed to-day with scarcely less fervour. M. Thiers's appearance in the Corps Ldgislatif was suffi• dent indication that he was about to speak, and he did speak, and very ably too. It is hardly too much to say that the great Opposition deputy has seldom made a greater effurt. It made the Right as uncomfortable as the Left was hilarious. I may notice one very happy touch. Speaking of the many works of no public utility upon which the money of the city of Paris had been spent, M. Thiers said : " Why construct an avenue from the Tuileries to the new Opera ? Cannot his Majesty go to the theatre by one of the most beautiful of streets, the Rue de la Paix, which would permit him to pass by the foot of the column on which stands the statue of his uncle." This sally caused the most uproarious amusement. M. Thiers turned up his face, and elevated his band as high as possible, as if to indicate to what an elevation the mental vision of Napoleon 111. must ascend in order to attain the level of Napoleon I. Like M. Gamier-Pages, M. Thiers took a moderate tone. He did not refuse his approbation to all the works ; but he declared that many were of little utility, and some of none whatever. I cannot enter into the details of the speech, for they would be hardly intelligible ; but it may suffice to state that M. Thiers divided all the new streets and improve ments into three great networks, one of which was altogether useful, the second only partially useful, the third wholly useless. It was a masterpiece of clear expo sition, but I confess that I should have liked it better had it been a little more fruitful in its result. Beyond doubt the finances of the city are in a deplorable state, but M. Thiers had no remedy to suggest. Apparently he thinks the case as nearly hopeless as possible ; and so it is. What would the London ratepayers say to eighty millions sterling spent by the Board of Works ? The point-blank question as to whether the Government intends to retain or abandon the system of official candi datures is to be put shortly. If the Bureaux allow the interpellation, the question will be embarrassing, but it will be evaded as usual. There was a concert at the Tuileries the night before last. Murska performed, and was complimented by the Emperor on her brilliant execution. After the concert, the attrac tion of the evening was the ball in celebration of Washington's birthday. This was entirely succcessful. Amongst other musical items I may mention that Gounod is struck with amazement at the magnificence with which his " Faust " is about to be put upon the stage in the Rue Lepeletier. The reports of the rehearsals " savour strongly of fairyland." There was a great rush to see Murska in hose and doublet in the " Ballo in Maschera." The Hungarian was thoroughly successful. As for Mdlle. Minnie Hauck, the opinion that she had better have been kept to tuition a little.longer is confirmed. The ramshackle old Vaudeville Theatre is coming to the ground. The Prussians are taking the lead in hippophagy. 3.300 horses were eaten in Berlin during the past vear. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. SPAIN. MADRID, Feb. 25. The Constituent Cortes held an evening sitting to conclude the discussion on the motion thanking the Provisional Government and charging Marshal Serrano with the foundation of a new Cabinet. The Minister of Justice delivered a speech ex plaining the motives of the Government in reserv ing to the Cortes the right of proclaiming liberty of worship. He justified the suppression of the Jesuit conferences at the Monastery of St. Vincent, whereby conspiracy had been fomented, and be stated that among the accomplices in the murder of the Civic Governor of Burgos were three friars be longing to that Monastery. The Minister of Public Worship addressed the House and was several times interrupted by cheers. He declared the proceedings of the clerical party justified the measures which had been taken to pre serve the objects of art in the churches. The motion was adopted by 180 votes against 62. . When the result was announced Marshal Serrano addressed the llouse amidst frequent cheering, ap pealing to the minority to observe a conciliatory at titude in view of the inexorable principles of the ma jority, and promising on his own part loyalty, patriotism, and abnegation. The sitting only terminated at half-past 2 o'clock this morning. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 24.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cent. ...... 103 25 Bank Shares 2935 End of month_ Ital'an Fives 57 80 3 per Cent ........ 71 47 End of mouth — End of mouth._ 71 55 Mexican Loan Credit Mobilier ... 292 50 Do. Bonds End of month... 297 50 Spanish Threes Credit Foncior ...1635 - - Home Debt — End of mouth_ , Deferred — RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans ... ;430 Northern ... 3185 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 62;1 Western 5 1 Eastern 585 ............ . Sardinian Austrian Lombard 4831 North of Spain Saragossa Roman POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. THE STREET ORGAN NUISANCE.-Luigi Malverni, an Italian organ player, was charged w i t h p l ay i ng an organ to the annoyance of Mr. 11. De nodes, a gentleman re siding in Clarges-street, Piccadilly, and refusing to go away when requested. Mr. Albert interpreted. George Nichols, servant to Mr. De Rodes, said that about ten o'clock the previous evening, he told the pri soner, who was playing his or gan near M r. De Rodes ' s house, that he must go away as there was a lady ill. The prisoner reluctantly walked to the end of the street, and about 20 m i nu t es a f terwards re and played again, turned and began playing nearly oppos i te M r. D e R odes ' s house. As the prisoner refused to go away or to stop playing, Mr. De Bodes gave him into custody. Mr. De Rodes said the prisoner had frequently played his organ to his annoyance before. About a'month ago the prisoner came and played near his house, illness then being in it, and as he refused Co go away he sent for a con stable and gave him into custody, but afterwards went to the station and having made the prisoner understand that he must go away when requested to do so, and his pro mising not to offend again, he did not press the charge. The magistrate said that organ players, though pre tending not to understand when told by persons to go away, understood very well what was meant, but the fact was they thought they could extort money from persons to go away, and often got more by that means than by playing. The prisoner would have to pay 205., or 14 days. THAIIEs. ROBBERY.—Thomas Logan, aged 20 years, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a roll of oil-cloth, the property of Mr. Jas. Boer , Carpet dealer, High-street, Poplar. _ _ After hearing evilence Mr. Paget sentenced him to four months' imprisonment and hard labour. John Mitchell, aged 20 years, was charged with refusing to perform the task of work assigned to him in Rateiff workhouse. The magistrate committed the prisoner for one month to hard labour. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' BENEVOENT FUND.— The annual meeting of this admirable institution was held last evening, the respected treasurer, John Abel Smith, Esq., who has filled that post for 28 years, being in the chair. The institution has two noteworthy features—a rigid economy of manage ment, and - the rule that all who partake of its bene fits or bequeath those benefits to their widows and orphans shall, at any rate to the extent of a few shillings, have contributed to its funds. The ob ject of this latter provision is to preserve as far as possible the self-respect of the recipients, by ren dering the relief afforded a right instead of a charit able dole; and with reference to the other feature, it is indeed greatly to be desired, in view of re cent revelations, that the example were more fre quently followed. From figures lately published it is no uncommon matter for 40 or 50 per cent. of the income of a charity to be:frittered away in salaries, commissions, and other similar ex penses, while in the case before us, the balance sheet, a simple and honest document, shows that within a fraction of 90 per cent. of the whole gross income was actually arplied to the objects of the fund. It must not be forgotte❑ that this is the only institution in this country devoted solely to the welfare of the clerks, and open to all who can call themselves by that title. We very heartily recommend it to our readers, as richly deserving their liberal support. NATIONAL GALLI:Mi.—The annual report of the National Gallery, which has just been published, shows that four pictures were purchased last year, iu addition to the six former purchases; that 15 pictures have been re ceived as bequests, and four as donations. During the year 15 pictures were protected with glass and eleven washed and revarnished. The collections in the gallery have been visited by 1,610,721 persons on the public days during the year 1868 ; 729,645 at Trafalgar-square, and 681,076 at South Kensington. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. Extreme Sea Thursday, t +. 4 F. , i 0 Feb. 25, B. T. 1s 0 W. 1 F. 1 D. WR. t o 8 a.tn. f p P:1 12 to 9 ----- -- I Nairn al 29'42f. 40 i3B S.S.W. 5 7 S.S.W. 0 . 10 0 2 Aberdeen 29•571. 37, 36 S.S.W. 5 4 S. r.o. o'o3 1 Leith - shields .. 29"84r. 401 37 W. 3 2 W.N.W. r.c. 0'08! 2 icarborougl 299:x. 37, 35 W.S.W. 3 6 W.N.W. c.ro 0'221 3 A ik r u d c r l o e: Vermouth 29'9Br. 38 37 N.W. 3 3 S. r.m. o'44' 3 Fielder Jur haven a n at 2 9 -18f. 4 - 1 4 - 0 S.S — .W. — 8 — 7 N.W. c — .r. o — '39 — 7 ~I rcencaatle 29'622. 45 1 44 W.S.W. 5 7 N.N.W. h.r. 0'42 Elolyhead ,iverpool 7 W . S.W. o.c. o'2l 3 Valen tie, 'ape Clear. 30'01f. 50 ,48 W.S.W. 8 8 N.W. Ic.m '*lo 4 stoch e's Pt 341,2f. 47 /47 S.W. 4 8 W.N.W.10.r. 0/5 3 Penzance Plymouth Portsmouth 'Weymouth . 30 30: 1 1 5 7 r r : 3 4 9 4 i 3 4 8 1 N.W, 3 1 5 S.W. 0. 012 2 London rpeGrisNez 30 C4f. 41 137 N.W. 5 8 W. r.c. (i'll. 4 rirest VOrient It oche fort 1 30/82. 48 46 N.W. 7 5 N.W. c. o'o3 1 Corun i ll lr la u r n r i l e t i z s 1 30L4Cf. 16 . _ 4_6 5 .:.. .W. _... . I — .. r.s. z ....—_- _ .... 6 na — Paris Arasbourg — .oulon !earl'sCon tent (9 a.m local time) — — -- ,-- 1 REMARKS. The oscillations in barometrical readings since yesterday have been :xtremely variable and sudden. Pressure, after recovering quickly from the depression then noticed, has again fallen four-tenths of an inch since midnight in the north, where it is now falling very fast. The decrease in the W. has been less, and the change has not at pre sent extended to the S.E. of England, where pressure has risen since last evening. At the same time a diminution during the night is reported from the W. of France, where, however, readings are still high—that at Brest being 0.87 in. above that at Nairn. Temperature ims increased in the extreme south, but fallen irregularly elsewhere, varying from 3deg. to 12 deg. Winds, after veering to the north-west ward generally, and blowing hard, have, at the N. and W. stations, again backed into S.W., and are blowing strongly. In the S., and over France, however, they remain north-westerlj, and are moderate to fresh. Rain has fallen everywhere, and hail ind London and Green castle. The sky is overcast, and weather damp and very unsettled. The sea is high at Ardrossan. Warnings were issued to all coasts yesterday. THE COMIC PAPERS. (From Punch.) THE EX-MEMBER FOR BEWDLEt—A Parting Glass. Which is the wickedest portion of America? Why Sin-sin-naughty, to be sure. THE VOCALIST'S REAL "FRIEND AND PITCHER,"—Mr. Sims Reeves. To SYDNEY.—The Lord Chatoberlain's recent edict about the Ballet's brief skirt is at all events one mode of re-dressing a grievance. CLERICAL CRITICISM.—CIerk in Civil Service, loq.: "Ministers don't say this time that the Estimates have been framed with a due regard to economy. Haw ! No! Fact is, they've been framed with an undue regard to economy." A FINE OPENING.—Here's a chance ! The Strand Union is prepared to give twenty pounds a year and part rations to a night nurse. Her hours are to be from seven in the evening till seven in the morning. What munifi cence ! Almost as much as the wages of an errand boy. REVERSING THE ORDER OF THINGS.—At a recent meeting of the " Victoria Institute" a paper was read "On the Doctrine of Creation, according to Darwin, Agassiz, and Moses." Would it not have been more reverent if the last of these three names had been placed irst ? EXTRAORDINARY MILDNESS OF THE POLITICAL SEASON.— , Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Gladstone exchanging flowers and concealing rods.) Mr. Disraeli: "Delightful `Speech from the Throne '—quite charming ! " &c., &c.—Mr. Gladstone : "So glad you liked it—the replies to the address were admirable ! " &c., &c. AN UNLUCKY BLOW.-The Scotsman says that during the very high wind, the other day, a lady who bad been drawing five hundred pounds out of the National Bank was surprised to see several notes fly off, some of them over the housetops. Many of the notes still remain so high that the tallest tenor can't reach the fivers. Probably the lady will get them back when the pitch is lowered. (From Judy.) The London Direct-Tory—Judy. SKY-LIGHTS.—The Sun, Moon, and Stara (From Fun:) When is a reptile a general favourite ? When, home. ward bound, you sight the Lizard. How LOCKE'S MUSIC SHOULD BE PLATED.-01 1 9. kev bugle. LITERARY NOTE.— A journal now extensively advertised as The Ayr Observer must not be mistaken for the organ of the Meteorological Society. JUST So !—Agreeable Youth : "Well, old Chawbacon, you sow, but we reap !"—Old Chawbacon : " Very loike genTmen—l be sowin' hemp !" A BAD LooK•oUT.—Taxpayers may well skake in their shoes when they learn from such high authority as the Ministerial announcements that " The Exchequer is Lowe!" HARD HlT.—Donebrown, who has lost tremendously in some transactions in shares, says that the old saw, "Exchange is no robbery" must have been invented before the Stock Exchange existed. (From the Owl.) THE UNCIVIL LIST.—The Discharged Clerks. NEW VERSION OF AN OLD LINE, BY KING GEORGE. " Save me ! oh, save me from my Candiote friends." ELECTORAL NOMENCLATURE. For Casl►al.—Cash all. For Youghal.—l. 0. U-Oial. For the Unseated Member for Bradford.—R. I. P-ley. The following telegram was sent from Europe to the United States, Feb. 1:—" A report is current that Goetal Dix has protested against the unusual honours with whit Jefferson Davis was recently received at St. Cyr while on a visit to the military schools there. It is officially denik , d by the French Governm3nt that the ter front the United States has made any such protest." AQUATIOS.—THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD AND TIIB LMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.—We learn from Oxford that the renewed challenge from Harvard University, United States, has not yet come to hand. The inference is therefore that the Americans have abandoned the idea of coining to England to row against the Oxford Univer sity eight. , ~-te ZSZCCIATED CII.44IITZSZ or coz=mo-r. The members of the Associated Chambers of Commerce re-assembled yesterday at the Westminster Palace Hotel. INTERNATIONAL COINAGE, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES. This was the first subject brought forward yesterday. Mr. BEHRENS introducing the following resolution from the Bradford Chamber :—" That, in accordance with the report presented by the Royal Commission on International Coinage, dated 25th July, 1868, her Majesty's Govern ment be requested to take necessary steps for convoking or joining an international conference, with power to arrange not only for international money, but at the same time for a uniform system of weights and measures." The subject, he said, was one of great importance, but all the chambers were asked to do was to support the report of the Royal Commission on the subject. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Law, of Bradford, and carried unanimously without discussion. Resolutions on the same subject from the Bristol and Kendall ChamLers were withdrawn. FOREIGN BILLS OF EXCHANGE. Mr. BEHRENS proposed, and Mr. ATKINSON, of Hull, seconded, a resolution approving a circular issued by the Bradford Chamber on the subject of foreign bills of tc change. This was carried without discussion. ACCOMMODATION BILLS. The following resolution from the Leeds Chamber was also passed without discussion : " That it is desirable that any bill for the amendment of the law of bankruptcy, should contain provisions for the punishment of persons fraudulently issuing accommodation bills." COLLECTION OF THE INCOME AND ASSESSED TAXES BY THE INLAND REVENUE. On this subject Mr. CARTER proposed the follow ing resolution :—" That the imposition upon private individuals of the labour and risk of assessing and collect ing the assessed and income taxes is oppressive and unjust, and that Government be memorialised to transfer the same to the officers of Inland Revenue as in Ireland and Scotland." A discussion followed, in which the anomaly of the present system was commented upon. The assessors of the assesaed or income taxes (as the case may be) attend before the commissioners on a day appointed, with their certificates of assessment, and then nominate two persons in each parish or place to be collectors for the current year; and if such persons are considered by the commissioners to be able and sufficient parties to fill the office of collectors they are summoned to attend at a future meeting of commissioners to be appointed collectors. On such persons attending the meeting of commissioners they are called upon by the commissioners, under the 17th end 18th Viet., cap. 85, to give security for the due collecting and accounting for the sums to be collected by them, and on their refusing or declining to give such security, which they invariably do, the Board of Inland Revenue at Somerset House are by the commissioners informed thereof, when the Board of Inland Revenue, under the above Act, appoint the collectors themselves and take security from them. The parties who are nominated for collectors and do not give the required secur ty and serve the office are appointed by the Commissioners of the District Assessors for the following year. This resolution was unanimously carried, and other resolutions on the same subject from other chambers were withdrawn. INCOME TAX. Mr. SEATON brought up the following resolution from the Hull Chamber :—" That the tax on trades or professions, being impolitic on principle, incapable of realisation, even approximately with equity, and being most vexatious and offensive in its operation, is a tax which should only be resorted to in cases of great urgency, and ought now to he repealed," stating that if it were carried, he should propose that a memorial should be pre pared upon the subject, _ • Mr. LUPTON, of Leeds, seconded the resolution, which was provocative of some dissentient observations, and war eventually lost by 10 votes against 8. FACTORY ACTS. This subject was introduced by Mr. Goss, who moved, on behalf of the Wolverhampton Chamber :—" That the Factory Acts and Hours of Labour Acts ought to be assi milated, and placed under the same authorities ; that the payment of surgeons under the Factory Acts ought to be made in the same way and from the same sources as the factory inspectors ; and that the Home Secretary be memo rialised to move for a committee of the House of Commons to consider the working of the two Acts, and to obtain returns of the payments made by manufacturers to medical men under their authority. This was seconded by Mr. Richards, of Exeter, but after several amendments were oroposed the resolution was withdrawn. An amendment was immediately proposed by the President of the Birmingham Chamber, who said the Workshops Act in the district he represented was practi cal:y a dead letter. Other gentlemen of large commercial experience expressed a like opinion, and some arguments were adduced against the interference with adult female labour which this factory and workshop legislation involved. The hon. member for Halifax (Colonel Akroyd, M.P.) agreed with the proposal to assimilate the two Acts, but thought legislation on the subject had been too recent to afford any grounds for hoping that the House of Commons would do anything further at present. The member for the North-West Riding (Lord F. Cavendish), who avowed himself a staunch supporter of the principle of the Factory Act, pointed out that if the resolution were carried, the number of inspectors that would have . - to he appointed would make the whole systt m extremely unpopular. Other speakers urged that th. 3 Workshops Regulation Act had not been sufficiently long in operation to warrant the conference in giving a decisive opinion upon its merits. A letter from Mr. Redgrave, the Factory Inspector, was read, shewing that the writer held a similar opinion. Several large employers of labour doubted whether the educational effects expected of the half-time system had been produced, and a letter was read from a Birming ham working man, contending that the Workshops Act was nothing better than a farce, Mr. Mundella, M. P., adding that though it was impossible to assimilate the Factory and Workshops Act, it might be beneficial to bring about an assimilation between the Factory and Factory Extensions Act. The Hours of Labour Bills he would leave to die a natural death, which he thought they would soon do. He denounced, as oppressive, the provision which compelled e mployers to pay for medical inspection in their factories. He knew some medical men, not particularly distinguished in other respects, who made incomes of from £l,OOO to £3,000 a year from this source. The discussion was pro. longed for an hour or two, and at the close the "%Vol% erhamp ton resolution was withdrawn, and an amendment was passed recommending the equal application of the Factory Extensions Act to all districts. The voting, however, was so close that, by a rule of the association, the resolution will be inoperative. The rest of the time of the meeting was occupied in the discussion of a resolution, requiring that all commercial vessels should be considered neutral in time of war. The resolution was lost. IMITATE THE Moox.—lf you are a wise man you will treat the world as the moon treats it. Shew it only one side of yourself, seldom shew yourself too much at a time, and let what you shew be calm, cool, and polished. But look at every side of the world.—Shirley Brooks. A free pardon has, it is understood, been granted to Frederick Augustus Farrar, who, with John Hallett, was, at the November Sessions of the Central Criminal Court, sentenced to ten years' penal servitude for forging a bill of exchange, which purported to be accepted by Earl Dudley. THE PROPOSED REDUCTION OF WAGES IN THE COTTONTRADE. —Although the depression in the cotton trade is so very great, the recent proposition from the committee of the Blackburn Masters' Association, has been aban doned. Out of 150 manufacturers, within Blackburn, who have been waited upon by deputations of their hands, not more than 12 have expressed themselves in favour of a reduction. The Blackburn Standard list is considered harsh and unequal in a few instances, but any serious departure therefrom would create an impassable gulf between masters and operatives. THE LABOUR MARKET AND MATRIMONY IN VicTonrA.—The TimeB correspondent has some interesting remarks on work and marriage in Victoria. He says: " The wages both of skilled and unskilled labourers are now some 30 or 40 per cent. higher than they have been for years past, and the cost of living is cheaper than in England. Carpenters are making their 12s. a day; plas terers, masons, and others in the building trade nearly as much. Common labourers are paid proportionately high. Farming men have been commonly receiving during the late harvesting as much as 6s. a day and rations ; and they may count on steady work at good wages all the year round, owing to the large quantities of fresh sail being Inow constantly b ro k en u p f or cu ltiv a ti on . A s to d omestic servants, their wages will ever be high in a coun'ry where every servant girl naturally considers that service is only a keeping a sort of terms preparatory to being called to the altar by some appreciative swain who hopes soon to give her servants of her own. Strange to say, some of the most attractive of these girls—of good and steady character, too—are snapped up by well-to-do Chinamen. This at first sight appears more surprising when, accord ing to M. Hue's account of the Chinese in their own country, women there are little better than slaves, and are deemed by the men to have no souls. Here, on the contrary, it is the Chinese bridegroom who (if he 'have a soul at all) certainly has not a soul he can call his own in the presence of his bfght-eyed and voluble Tippe rary wife. She breaks him in thoroughly, and makes him turn a good Catholic: before phe will look on big: at I%IJ, .~. ~.~ ,td. .73=HT Qlf CO MM= A large number of members of Pamament were ester Noahchief Wednesday night by the Chamber of Comree,h chief amongst whom was M r . Bright. Sir Staffor d er e cote and the Attorney-General were amongst the sPe 3k u b, but Mr. Bright made the speech of the evening , his S o ld ject being commerce and the position the chambers sb; r a take in discussing commercial questions. Sir St a .. f ig Isrorthcote expressed himself in favour of incorP° ll ,l4 the Associated Chambers, but told the members that b tb - t must shew themselves worthy of incorporation, an d , t se they they must so constitute themselves as to represen" commercial interest fully. Bo Taking up the same subject the PRESIDENT of the )f TRADE thought good would accrue to the commereis'l3k. [laments —as the chambers of agriculture had been °ne wt if they would give themselves what has been givens°°_,ll, Parliament—a more extended suffrage and a wider reP l 7, O , Cation, so as to make the chambers more really reer*r, Latices of commerce, and their voice, therefore, ro d potent in the offices of Ministers and the Chambers ° fi to Legislature. He should like to m a k e one sugges t° , - t ho this end. Their discussions did not appear to attr aP attention they deserved. If the Associated C b t l e t hers met in some large commercial town ; D e than London—if they met sometimes at Leeds' , n d of shester, or Birmingham—and at some other Pe r ' °• the year, when the newspapers are not so full ofP a le mentary debates, they would exercise through the P r. o sla greater influence upon public opinion than they we r° ,o to do meeting at this place, and at this season of the Jo Mr. Bright went on to speak of ocean postage. not originally intended," said he, " and it is only toot Lice that has grown up with our vast extravagane e ' l o Parliament should look to the Post Office for a eel revenue. There is no doubt whatever that as h et nse here and the United States, and between here 011:" Australian Colonies, and probably between this a nd sl o t every other country, it would be possible for the : to o Office to negotiate a system by which letters Mould liu t the ocean for a penny. I speak disinterestedly, a lp know who suffers more from the penny postage than , se o I think I never did an act of such entire disinteres t lo in my life as when I sent a subscription to Birra ing o towards the erection of a monument to Sir Ji4 to Hill ; for the Post Office makes my life a burde ° 6o , me. I think that the demand upon the Gl lge ment for the establishment of an ocean penny Os Les, particularly between this country and the United S tf ` be t is one of those things every member of a cl i3/21 0 1 ought to consider, one of the first things he ought 0,00 for and obtain. Now I beli e ve it i s objected 11 tio s persons that great questions are for the Legie ls "oo And not for Chambers of Commerce. I h ss oulc i ss, s '.o ask Sir Stafford Northcote what w ould r uf r tiament be if it were not for th a t public oP i p which not only instructs it, but imp e l s it forward? lui ;,he two greatest questions settlel in our time. In o leo er 1840 the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, aft er . ..„0 days' solemn debate, passed resolutions condo 0, the law which prohibited the importation ( I f 100 The Manchester Chamber of Commerce migh t fe - gir gone on discussing some question like tile ', l " of tration of partnerships, and the great flu esti :;ol o , the repeal of the corn laws, and all the vast nes that have followed it might have been P° 5 ',,,,e0 for years or f or genera ti ons . A n d on t hi s ver y last b question of two years ago, what would have been c i f: tls• 0 it had not been for p u bli c o pi n i on ? Wh en I w ent l et [louse of Commons, twenty-five years ago, there W ere h oo lo hundred men in it who could h ave b een i n duced to Dort voted for the repeal of the corn laws. Within 1 ‘ period you could not have had b u t a ver y small c ° ; - 0• 1 the House of Commons in favour of suc h an exte nsi- , Uo the franchise as we now have. Th ere f ore , unless therr"o. to outside influence that can fill the sails, sv l o,l l , l' s itly ment is no better than a ship with ou t a s tern an" De ttef out canvas, waterlogged, and floating helpless —n ° e• than a wreck on what I may ca ll th e ocean 01 icier Then (Mr. Bright continued) l e t th ese c h a mbers c ° l 3o o o questions of national interest. The one of Cust l3 % duties for example. We lesve got free trade so far abolition of the laws which, under the pretence ()f DO/ the exchequer, filled the pock e t s o f mono p o lists. 1 ' ,,, got rid of that description of Custom-house duty`, v v " ) ,sl some things our Custom-house duties are just as h eA jo est ver, and they raise just a s m uc h money a t this 113 . A go '.s they did when we be gan our l a b ours t hi r ty Yea' . do What the Chambers of Commerce ought • 0 0l is this—they ought to follow the . exer°P thirty years ago by the Manchester Chamb er ' eat solemnly consider the question whether it De ws. oossible, not to abolish prot ec ti ve d u ti e s, beesu se l test are gone, but to reduce or to abolish to a gr eat „bso, remaining Custom-house duties, whi c h if you Jo you will find in the future just as grand results as l t :gOti t now." Mr. Bright went onto speak o f p au perism, ar is ` - r igh / of the subject o f l oca l t axa ti on , on w hi c h su bj e ct h-lr' lin - ,3 hst: complained that h o was no t a bl e t o say w h a t ought : r gtle c : been said b e c ause o f hi s pos i t i on. Mr. Brig ht n °W that the local rating must be decreased by the dar e " - • e 9 pauperism. "If you cannot diminish jauPer istil it : 011 cannot diminish th e p oor rate, and those who bear eo' must bear it still, or some one else must bear it fur t Lich that will probably only extend the discontent illey now exists. Well, then the question comes, and it if; ° i, g 0° important question for all of us, why is it there 004 much pauperism in this co u nt r y? Why does it i nci the country g en tl emen on both sides of the 1 - D use ' Ai d ' If her Maj es t y ' s Mi n i sters, and everybody e l se, . trie d 0° „noor that question, it will b e a b ou t th e mos t i mpo rtant em : i per ment men can put th e i r m i n d s t o , an d t h e re sult P l ' t of baps bring out something that may change the asp v Jibe the country. Is it not surprising that in a poPul g ' t ` ° cool' this of 30 millions of people, crowding upon th ee° partitively small islands—with all th e l a ws 1 0°1 111 010 tars . f land a monopoly—with near £ 70,000,000 s t e rling ° , A lll Lion, without including local taxation, being anise 10 raised from these 30 millions, one -h a lf o f whom , h a f el° property—the great mass of the wor ki n g classes°we, country have been left, in additi on t o b ea ring the ir g o itly or more than their share, of these enormous burdeP ls , ai d out the means by whi c h th e y cou ld b e instructeu ere, civilised ? Why should members of Chambers of Ccl rc l e s in manufacturing and commerc i a l t owns s h u t their e ' gr est questions like this? Why s h ou ld th e y, w ho are t he d employers of labour, and w h o come cons tantly a u 010 and hourly into contact w ith th e l a b our i ng c lasses, !rid, sot know the evils which I h ave b u t f a i n tly descri l ' e o tor / discuss them in their local legislatures, their local c r oro of of opinion, and ultimately the creators and directo e lves Parliament ? Why should th e y no t ex pand the i : cov ie: to the greatness of th ese great questions, an d %sr' as they may become, truly the saviours of their e°l 3 igbt , The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, who followed gri i took up the subject o f b an k ru pt cy . Th e y We' ll " to make the lives of the law officers a burden to tb e g, tb ° they had a good Act of Bankruptcy. Il ith h e h r e vie 4° , Govezument bad been most anx i ous t o asc ertain vial" of commercial men upon the subject, because lavd e vi or° had most to d o w ith th e se ttli ng o f suc h bills, vie or less prejudiced i n f avour o f k eep i ng things °- were. With a v i ew t o correct [ e ani e : the Lord Chan ce ll or h a d recently rece ive' " - ec t of rous deputation s f rom commerc i al men on the en bi o of ' bankruptcy. It wou ld b e scarcely respectfu l t o the 1:1 0 7 1 :0 of Commons if he described at length the principal P g ree t the Bill, but h e m i g h t b e allowed to say that h e I t wag with a gentle man w h o h a d recent l y spo ken t hi" ,,tirelf necessary the bank ru pt c y b room s h ou ld be an la pot new broom, and give a clean sweep. The law c _t s t tit be reformed by an y a lt era ti on o f d e t a ils ; ba d reformed altogether. Our n e i g hb o urs in Scotian substantially succeeded. It had been the anx ious t more your of the Lord Chan ce ll or an d hi m self to a d° s c otell than had hitherto be en th e case our s ystem to th e the system. They pr o p ose d as f ar as p o ssible t o lea ve administration of b an k ru pt cy i n t h e h an ds of the ere and to separate it f rom th e j u di c i a l f un ction :oov PARLIAMENTARYBILLS —Two bills have J- t • 4,ig bee'' printed among the parliamentary papers which are n e l o ic o g able for their extreme brevity. In place of t b * ~,eift tedious form u l as w hi c h use d to occup y t wo or thr ee !.711 10 ' we have now i m p or t an t measures s tated briefly b ad It half a pag e . It i s ev id ent t h at thi s new fashion n;ry special recommendation for the leaders of Par riarnen illt i warfare, since the fewer the clauses the fewer the 0 ., of battle, and the less tedious the progress throug h ° he mittee. One of these bills proposes the rep e ela eal a t Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, celebrated t h e other t 3 f th• to remove the electoral disabilities of the officers 0 _ at Inland Revenue department. It seems that the f °l o , bill l; with this object retained sothe exceptional restrictiotta w l'ch it is thought desirable should be remove(/' /Ito accordingly it is now proposed that the en 3ctl l c e d, contained in the schedule to that Act should be MO ,ere THIEVES OF NEW YORK.—The extremely Os on sentences which Recorder Hackett has been Pas sing' ti l P oll; thieves and bur lass will have an effect if l' e f' t " dote enough. He was interrupted yesterday in his Pr ce „,wll by the adjournment of the court on account of gr. Dr"' - 00 . death ; but on the previous day he had a busy an d s _ d tic rrir ful time. He gave Pat Martin ten years for bn`b," ll n re and for being a professional burglar; he gave rat Al () ; 20 years at hard labour for robbery, and for having "very bad reputation ;" he ' e and Johnson five years each for grand y e l a ar s c:n n y d , .and gave Maguire gave sc hiv- _ and Crawford each four offence. In passing one of the r sentencess months for the sal; he was determined to endeavour, as far as in his 1 /19v nve pu u t d a r stop to crime in this city. If we could get five lockedhned or a thousand of the worst of these criratimasej ix°he remarked rtilto uP, the crimes of the city would be d e le i gty during the year by five or ten thousancl.—New Yorli 1 Fcb. 10. boro ul Gr een 114 414 th e 1 . 2 Which tin t° The • •.,. or w earg ~►llc cont Ittld the itre, 11leg of ea tradf by it MI thew light that cont In th Allow Ali Pray it w o Fran Mi cost So Mr. coger Why. Bevel fotin vvhicl Alr gave listen by so tion, far f inters Woulc Wash that out t ICQua quest Alt the in Th h as ri ti on a 4 0tfe e 4 uctit Gat the Loa DA s brie teek