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Burke, Hill. kc. Coneluding with THE FRIGHTFUL HAIR. esers. Comp ton, Kendal, Weathcorsby, Buckstone, jun., eze. ; Mesdames Caroline Hill, S t. Gwynn, ac. Box-office open daily. Commence at :;even, FI EATR E ROYAL, ADELPIIL Solo Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress. Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL. Mr. G. delmore, Mrs. L. Murray. &t 15 to 8, THE DEAD HEART: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr Arthur Stirling, Mr. G Belmore, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Ash ley, Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, &c. Commence at Seven. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining THIS EVENING, at a quarter to 8, anew Drama. in four acts, entitled MARIE ANTOINETTE : Louis XVI., Mr. William Rignold ; Count Fersen, Mr. J. G. Shore ; The Dauphin (five years old), Miss Lydia Howard; Marie Antoinette, Mdlle. Bea trice; Messrs. Dominick Murray. D. Leeson. New Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds, Mr. Dayes, and Mr. Matt. Mogan. New Dresses, new Properties. Preceded by THE SECRET. nnrinhidA witha new &'9l o e inm dietta entitled A CUP OF TEA. more open at nair-past , enbe tb. 1. daily from 10 till 5. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. " THIS EVENING . , at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs Clarke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames BuL.vn and Maitland. After which, THE FIELD OF ThE CLOTH OF GOLD. Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson Mesdames M. Long more, F. Hughes. L. Maitland. &c. To conclude pith HUE AND DYE. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. The most varied Entertainment in the metropolis.—THlS EVENING, Herr Oscar Carre will introduce his Six splendid Trick Horses—Topaze, Saladin, i edjid, Ta neredi, Freischutz, and Abdallah—pronounced by the entire Press to be matchless for symmetry, breeding, and intelligence. In a dition, tho incomparable Scenes in the Anna, including Engand's Champion Equestrian, Mr. A. Bradbury, Mr. A. Carre, Mr. A. 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The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of this Institution will be held at the LONDoN TAYERN, Bishopsgate-street, on TUESDAY, the 9th March, at Two o'clock precisely. His Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, P.C., President of the Institution, in the Chair. RICHARD LEWIS, Secretary. 14, John-street, Adelphi, Feb. 27. No. 52, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W.— HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, a square and a short grand Piano, Bagatelle Table, two Weighing Machines, Counter Scales, Twenty Dummy Cheeses, a small quantity of Butter, Bacon, and Cheese, and a great variety of EFFECTS, under several executions. MESSRS. BLOCKLEY and ADAMS will SEL L by AUCTION at their Rooms, on MONDAY next, at 12, Genuine HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, in cluding bedchamber appointments, drawing and dining room t'tbles and chairs, plated table appendages, engrav ings, hall and kitchen requisites, and a great variety of useful effects.—On View, when Catalogues may be had. THEATRE -ROYAL DRURY- L A NE. • role Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chtitterton. Tun EVENING, at 7, GIRLS OF THE PERIOD. Followed by MACBETH. Concluding with BEDA. THEATRE-ROYAL. HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, RAPING THE WIND: Messrs. Kendal Buckstone, jun., iris+ Laws, &c. Afier which, HOME: Sothern, Chippendale, &c. ; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, ttc Concluding with THE FRIGHTFUL HAIR: Messrs. Compton, Kends!, Bucketone, jun., Weathershy, &c.; Mesdames C. Hill, Scott, Gwynn, &P Commene at 7. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. Tars EVENING, at 7, to commene;with THE SECRET. At a quarter to 8, MARIE A.% TOINETTE: Mr W. Rignold, Mr. J. G. Shore, Mr. Dominick Murrby: Mdlle. Beatrice. Conclud ing with A CUP OF T Mdl!e. Beatrice. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHT. THIS EVENING, at 7, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CA3IB t:RW IeLL. Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray. At 15 to 8, THE DEAD HEART. Messrs. Ben. Webster, A. Stirling, G. Belmore, R. Phillips, Ashley, Stuart; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, &e. GLOBE THE A TRE - ROYAL. Tins EvvrtigG, at 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9.40, BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs. Marshall,Warner, David Fisher, Andrews,Hurlstone, J. Clarke; Mesdames Henrade, C. Thorne, Brennen, Berend, Hughes, Ar nold, and Stephens. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and ➢lanageress, Mrs. Swanborongh. THIS EVENING. at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke; Miss Button. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD : Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; Mesdames Maria Longmore. B. Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To conclude with HUE AND DYE QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Liston. Tins EVENING, A RACE FOR A DINNER. After which, NOT GUILTY: Messrs. J. L. Toole. L. Brongh , H. Irving, S. Fmery. Miss Hodson, &c. With THE BIRTHPLACE OF FODGERS: Mr Toole. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. Tins EVENING, AUNT CHARLOTTE'S MAIO. Mr. E. Price, Mesdames Larkin, WeatherAy. After which, FETTER R.D: Messrs. Cowper, eville. Parselle, Drew, Brunton, W. A. thtir, Bartleman, and George Honey: Mesdames Lydia Foote, Turner, Marlbro, Hodson, and Fanny Josephs. To conclude with LU CRETIA BORGIA, M.D.: Miss Fanny Josephs, George Honey. THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC. This EVENING, at 7, SL A SHER &CRASHER : Messrs. Atkins, faughan, G. Vincent, &c.; Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield. After which. at 7.45, PAPER WINGS : Messrs. H. Wigan, H.leaille E. Atkins. H. Vaughan. H. Cooper, and Smithson; Mesdamas Furtado, Scha'cey, N. Harris, and St. Henry. ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of MistcM. Oliver. Tars EVENING, at 7.10, A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss M. Oliver. To be followed by CLAUDE DUVAL; Mr. Dewar, &e. To conclude with FAMILY JARS. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton Trus EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. T. Montague, Addison, Closer, and Bancroft: Mrs. Buckingham White. Miss C. Addison, and Miss %lat.% Wilton. After which, A WINNING HAZARD. And INTRIGUE. POYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, lIOLBORN. Tms EVENING, the Great Came Troupe and magnificent Stud of 50 Hones; also Alfred Bradbury, A. Carre, &c. ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET. Tars EVENING. at 8, THE ROY ‘L ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment: and the Burlesque Extravannza., THE VERY G HAND DUTCH—S. CI:MISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Rail, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and ::;aturdo.ys, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLET?, Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. ls. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Rogent's-park, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, is.; on Mendays, 6d.; Children miller twelve. 6d. reitt r !V SI; 3,4 LONDON, SA7URDAY, FEB. 27, 1869. The Duke of ARGYLL has had a field-night to himself, and on the whole came off with 'flying colours. At first sight the proposal to bring in a Bill to deal with Scottish Education was strange, and people were inclined to say that the Government had determind to fill the rich with good things, and to send the hungry empty away. A little reflection showed us, however, that there was more resson in their resolution than appeared at first sight, for to settle the complicated question of English Education was quite impossible in the present Session, but to amend and improve the Scottish system was within the limits of capability. In some respects we may say that good service has been done to the cause of progress among ourselves, for the speech of the Duke has enforced attention to the peculiarities of the system which has prevailed in Scotland, and a feel ing of emulation, if not of envy, may be fairly aroused when we read and understand how immea surably superior our friends north of the Tweed are to ourselves in this respect. There is no reason why the English, as a nation, shoul'l be so culpably indif ferent to education, but so it is, and their only chance of improvement will be to admit their errors and seek to rectify their deficiencies rather than to conceal them or to deny their significance. The Duke of ARGYLL was well qualified to deal with the sub ject of Scotch education, and he succeeded in im pressing the House of Lords with his thorough ac quaintance with the matter, and his earnest endea i your to improve the prevailing system, if he did not altogether convince them of the soundness of his scheme or of the accuracy of his deductions. Per haps we have been shutting our eyes too much to the defects of the Scottish plan, on ac count of its vast superiority to our own. No man can study the subject as set forth by the Duke without seeing that some care is required to adapt the scheme to the requirements ay m ofthbeesaid to present day. The secret of the shortcomings lie in the fact that the original plan of the system has not changed, while the places to which it refers have done so most most considerably. For genera- tions the law of Scotland has enforced compulsory rating for the support of education, but for some time the towrs an.l cities have outgrown the parochial system, which is so far shorn of s value, as it is circuinseribed in extent It will be remembered that the Duke of ARGYLL was the Chairman of the Royal Commission which was appointed to inquire into Elucation and its general requirements, and this furnished him with still better opportuniCes for judging of the case in a compre hemlive spirit. So far as the general principles of this bill under consideration are doncerned we cannot see that any complaint can be justly made, and as THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1869, o particular details they can be settled during t .he process of discussion. The best feature of the mea sure is found in its desire to represent all interests, and hence we find that the central authority, which is to have discretionary power, is to consist of mem bers who are appointed by the various claimants to the right of decision. The Crown, the Royal burghs, the universities, the counties, and the schoolmasters are to appoint two members each. The most awk ward part of the business has been the introduction of the Privy Council Educational Grants, which have been extended into Scotland, after having been in force in England. This has not worked well in Scotland for many reasons, one being that the grant is larger in proportion to the wealth of the locality, so that less is really given where more is required. The denominational schools are to be put under the management of the ratepayers, with a view to giving them up altogether after a time. An important improvement on the present scheme is the arrangement that gives the Board power to dismiss schoolmasters, which is now wanting to the authorities, and prodtfces most mischievous results. Some necessary alterations are to be made in the Privy Council Minutes, in order to adapt the system to the peculiar state of the coun try it affects. The distinction between class is to be done away with, because in Scotland the children of all classes are accustomed to meet at school. The higher branches of education must also be attended to, for they rank far higher in the estimation of the Scotch people-than they do with us. The mere ele mentary branches of instruction are not by any means enough to satisfy their elevated aspirations after knowledge. It is evident, as the Duke ob served, that the system of compulsory rating would not answer in England, but in Scotland it is sure to work . from the different feeling which prevails on the subject. JOHN KNox imparted an impulse to the education of the land which has never since departed from it, and the good effects of which are likely to increase as circumstances decide the cha racter of the people. The Duke of ARGYLL is no flatterer, and does not gloss over difficulties. He admitted that in many respects the bill he presented to their lordships did not satisfy the wishes of many influential persons, but still it was the best that could be given under the circumstances, and he claimed with some justice to represent the spirit of his country men in their estimation of this question. Notwith standing the difficulties that may present themselves in the working out of this measure, it will be well to give it a patient consideration, and no doubt by the time it has passed through the committee it will be found to carry out the promise of its title, in being a bill to extend and improve the education of Scotland. Mr. GOSCHEN, in his endeavour to spare the Opposition the necessity of acknowledging a blunder, has asked the House of Commons to sanction a very intricate piece of legislation. Everybody hai heard by this time of the hardships inflicted upon the poorer class of householders by the only sur vivor of Mr. DISRAELI'S ten principles. The present Government did their best to warn the Conserva tives of the mischief which they were inflicting, and to prevent it. But Mr. GLADSTONE failed in the attempt. The warnings were abundantly fulfilled. Five thousand distress warrants to recover rates have been issued in Birmingham alone. In the East-end of London special arrangements had to be made to dispose of the claims for discharge, so enormous was the number of persons who found themselves unable to pay at the same time the rates and the old rent, which included the rates, but Which the landlords refused to reduce. Not only did Mr. DISRAELI'S device prove intolerably harsh, but it entirely failed in the very object for which it was said to be instituted. When the law came to be interpreted it was found that the tenant might y if he chose, make the landlord his agent for paying the rates without disqualifying himself as a voter. In a word, the " personal payment of rates," which was the one immutable principle of the English Reform Bill (Mr. DISRAELI did not go through the farce of insisting upon it for the Scotch and Irish Reform Bills), was found to have vanished directly it came to be applied. All this trouble and turmoil, all this intoler able hardship inflicted upon many thousands of persons in order to give the 300 and odd gentlemen who supported Mr. DISRAELI a flimsy pretext for adopting the suffrage which they abhorred, were, it must now be admitted by themselves, intended for that purpose solely. This selfishness was fitly punished. The Conservatives who might have claimed the gratitude of the newly-enfranchised electors for bringing them within the pale of the Constitution found only cold looks and angry words. The Liberal party promised to amend the law if the people would entrust them with the power to do so. The people responded, hP from the open ing o f the sessionoffice T 1,...1r a t n h d ey wi h thiz av i e tenbro brought in the measure intended to effect the desired object. The manner in which the Government proposes to fulfil its pledge reflects great credit upon its forbear ance. It has no desire to renew the strifes of the last two years, or to win an easy victory over a routed foe. Thus Mr. GOSCHEN has introduced a measure so complex that we do not believe the House of Commons will have the patience to consider it when there is a much simpler way of solving the difficulty. It is highly significant that the proposal to resort to this, the real solution—the restoration of the compound householder —should have come from the Conservative benches. Mr. GOLDNEY was probably too shrewd to have ever been talon in by Mr. DISRAELI'S "principle." At all events he sees that it has failed, and he is too sincere a man to wish the continuance of a troublesome sham merely in order that a few gentlemen's feelings may not be wounded. Mr. GROSVENOR HODG KINSON became for a few days the hero of the time by proposing to abolish the compound householder. Mr. GOLDNEY may attain to celebrity of longer duration by restoring him. THE British Embassy Secretary at Washington has just drawn up a concise and trustworthy account of the condition of the United States. The docu ment is instructive, and is published at an opportune moment. It may be read with advantage by the slightly-restive men of Manchester ; and at a time when the Anglo-French Treaty must soon come under consideration, the French people might profitably consider this lucid statement of the causes by which the prosperity of a great nation may be undermined. They may here see how ingeniously and perfectly the most overflowing natural riches have been rendered comparatively useless ; how admirably a State, in attempting to secure to itself the whole benefit of its wealth, may injure its neighbour much, and its own people more. There can be no doubt that the condition of the United States is far from satisfactory, and there can be equally little question as to the causes which have led to this suspension of prosperity. Some of these causes were unavoidable ; others are directlyattributable to persistent adherence to an unsound policy. Though nearly four years have elapsed since the termination of the civil war, its effects are still severely felt : the nation is crippled by a colossal debt and burdened by a ruinous load of taxation. The interest on the national obligations now amounts to very nearly one-half of the entire expenditure. For the financial year 1867-8 the entire expenditure fell short of 02 millions sterling, whilst the interest and premium of the debt absorbed above 20 millions of tliis total. At the close of the war the whole burden amounted to 600 millions ster ling, of which not less than one-sixth has been paid off during the last four years. Recently, however, the work of reduction has been checked, and the debt has again risen somewhat, owing to that great enterprise, the Pacific railroad, and that great folly, the purchase of Russian America. This incubus of debt is the price Which has been' paid for the preservation of the Union, No sound policy could have averted it, and no honest policy can escape it. And it is difficult to find fault with the patriotism which has redeemed such an immense sum in so short a time. The Americans appear dis posed to endure any temporary losses rather than bequeath their debt to posterity. It is doubtful whether a more substantial advantage would not be gained by distributing the redemption over a greater space ; but the self-sacrifice which will add burden to burden in order to free the future cannot but command respect. A similar verdict cannot be passed upon other items of policy. The financial difficulties of the United States will not, with such a people and in such a country, be more than temporary, but they are both intensified and prolonged by influences which the nation might speedily remove. The cost of collecting the taxes is very great, owing to the com plexity of the imposts and the vast territory over which they are levied. But this cost is greatly increased by the system of filling up appointments of trust solely on political grounds. The dishonesty of subordinates is the cause of very severe losses to the. Treasury. The revenue frauds are a sensible addition to the weight of taxation. Then, again, isolated States have systematically injured the national credit by conjuring up the phantom of repudiation ; and it is only during the last two or three months that the Legislature has given any great discouragement to State dishonesty. The credit of the country will now improve, but it might have been improved sooner. An unhealthy spirit of speculation now actuates commerce, and business is constantly disturbed by the fluctuating medium of exchange. The inconvertible paper currency is a source of much injury; its purchasing power is now much less than in 1860-1, and though wages are much higher, the working classes really receive less. But the influence most opposed to the prosperity of America, is the system of Protection which still commands a large majority in Congress. The evidence in this parti cular is most complete and conclusive. At Manchester Mr. REVERDY JOHNSON half apologised for his nation in this respect. England, he said, had taken a century to learn Free Trade, and although the Americans were a very fast people, they could not be expected to get to it in two or three years. But if Free Trade took long to make way in England, Protection never produced here the effects visible in America. The tariff levied by the United States is higher than that of any civilised nation in modern times. Yet it does not check importation, it is very inefficient protection ; and it would be hard to prove that it is of any benefit except to the few immediately interested. Joined to the paper currency, it is little short of national suicide. Interests which are strong enough to secure representation at Washington receive full attention; others are neglected. The cost of all domestic produce has been so raised that exchange in kind with foreign nations has become almost impos sible. The Americans must have foreign produce; but, with the exception of cotton, other nations can buy the States' produce cheaper elsewhere. Hence payment in coin becomes necessary, or, as the Chief Commissioner of the evenue puts it, "in unduly depre ciated promises of national payment." The value of United States bonds exported as payment is con tinually increasing, and the cost is aggravated by the fact that though £170,000,000 of the debt is held in foreign countries, only £100,000,000 in value has ever been received for it. Such are some of the effects of a system of Protection which has raised all commodities to famine price. The Spaniards were wiser in this respect ; they would not sacrifice the general good for local industries, and one of the first acts of the revolution was an indiscriminate abolition of the import duties. The same resource is not available in America, but a gradual enlightenment of public opinion, and the ceaseless efforts of Free 1 1 Trade advocates, are the only means of improving the financial condition of the United States. So long as the people are content to lose much one way in order to gain a little another, improvement is hopeless. LATEST INTELL MENU (REUTER ' S TELEGRA3IS.) AMERICA. NEW YORK, Feb. 26. According to Mr. Adam Moffatt's report, the week's receipts of cotton at American ports amounts to 59,000 bales; total since the Ist of September and taken by American spinners direct, 1,860,000 bales. Shipments to England, 48,000 bales ; to France, 2,000 bales ; and to the Continent, 6,000 bales. Stock, 420,000 bales. Market quiet. Mid dling upland 11,1, cost and freight per steamer. CORRESPONDENCE FROM naus. LFROIt OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.; PARIS, FRIDAY, February 20. The debate in the Corps Legislatif still drags its slow length along. There can be no doubt that, as far as the discussion goes, the minority never had things mont completely their own way. Not only is there the primp question of spending an outrageous sum upon public improvements—carrying a good principle beyond all due limits, and imposing an intolerable burden upon the city of Paris—but there is the grave charge, which cannot be controverted, that M. Haussmann has raised large sums by irregular means. There can be no doubt that this has been done. The Government may extenuate the charge, but it cannot be refuted. Hence the Opposition ana enjoying the privilege of unlimited castigation of the Government. The majority has no effective reply, but they may comfort themselves with the consideration that they have their votes, and that the usual division will follow the debate. The health of tha Imperial Family is not all that could be desired at present. The Empress suffers from a very painful, though by no means serious affection of the ear. Prince Napoleon is recovering but slowly, and every now and then is subject to fresh attacks of fever. Another invalid of note is in a far worse condition. No hope is held out of M. Troplong's recovery. The Emperor went to pay him a visit the clay before yesterday, but it was feared that the interview would be too exciting for the invalid, and his Majesty therefore retired. Although still upon what is expected to be his death-bed, the journals here are quietly discussing M. Troplong's successor. I have frequently observed indecent haste in English journals after death, but I have rarely known a dying man's post filled up by the canard mongers before the breath had left his body. That public attention is beginning to centre upon the elections, is amply demonstrated by the immense number of false statements circulated respecting the coming con flict. Victor Hugo, Ledru Rollin, Barbier, and Louis Blanc are all talked of as candidates, though one and all are evident impossibilities. Count Von Goltz is still the nominal Prussian Ambas• sailor at Paris, the King refusing to make a change. But I hardly need say that that nobleman is dying in Prussia. He gets worse every day. As the approaching meeting of the (Ecumenical Council is exciting much attention, it may be interesting to recount the number of prelates who are eligible to take ,part in the proceedings. The Roman Catholic Church counts 12 patriarchates, 117 archiepiscopal, and 905 episco pal sees. If from this total be deducted 259 prelates in partibus, there remain 132 archbishops and 657 bishops of the Latin rite, and 7 and 63, respectively, of the Oriental. This latter comprises Armenians, Greco- Romans, Greco-Ruthenians, Syro•Maronites, Syrians, and Syro-Chaldeans. At this moment only 982 sees are occu- pied. Seventy is the regulation number of cardinals, but at present eleven hats are undistributed. The youngest cardinal is Prince Lucien Buonaparte, who was born in 1828. There are some cases in which intentional homicide necomes excusable, if not justifiable. Some such principle seems to have actuated the Toulouse Court of Assizes in dealing with a somewhat remarkable case of murder. A young man of Montbazin, named Mercadit, aged 18, was charged with the murder of a neighbour, the paramour of his mother, a widow. He had found them late in the evening of the 31st December last closeted together, and in his indignation fetched his gun and shot the man dead. There could be no doubt of the facts, but the prisoner was acquitted, and the judgment is one which human sympathy will find it difficult to reprobate. _ . _ A notary of Jodoyne, in Belgium, has taken to flight, leaving behind him a deficit of no less than £32,000. H. was the depository of a very large number of poor people as well as many of the rich, and his villany will be produc• tive of very widespread distress. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. Saturday, Feb. 27, 8 a.m. Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarborough Yarmouth Helder Cux haven Skudesnms Ardrossan Greencastle Holyhead Liverpool Valentia Cape Clear Roch Pt Penzance Plymouth Weymouth Porten outh London C'peCrisNez Brest u orie nt Roche fort Biarritz Corunna Brussels Paris .. Strasbourg Lyons Toulon Heart's Con-' tent (9 a.m.j local time) 33'22r. 31r3(1. 20 24f. 30 . 17 f. 30'1nf. 30 41f. 30'03f. IW. N. W. W. N. W. N. W. W. N. W. N. W. S. W. N. W. W. S. W. w. S. W. W.S.W. W. W.S.W. ;W.N.W. N.W. S.W. W.N.W. 30'24f. 30'39f. 30'51r. I - INV. N. Vir. S.C. r.s. c , c.o. i o.c. if.r.c, FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 27. M. Rouher last night detailed the inconvenience resulting from 0r.,,q1 societies being subjected to the control of the State, and from the offical authorisation required for the issue of foreign loans by companies and banking houses. From the Minister's speech it is supposed that the Government intend to introduce a bill grant ing complete liberty of action in the cases re ferred to. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 26.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cent. End of month... Itrd'an Fives 57 50 3 per Cent End of month 7l 421 Mexican Loan ... 24 Credit Mobilier End of month... 293 75 Spanish Threes 34 Credit Fonder ...1620 - - Home Debt — End of month... Deferred — 11A1LWANS. Cash Orleans ... 0631 Northern ............................. Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6214 Western Eastern • • 585 Sardinian Austrian 6661 Lombard 4B3i North of Spain Saragossa Roman 5O THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL .211 EMS. Dr. Westland Marston's new play, "Life for Life," will be produced on the 6th of March at the Lyceum. Mrs. Stirling's readings at Brighton has been one of the many successes of Mr. Kuhe's Grand Orchestral Concerts. " Les Miserables " will be produced at Drury-tane Theatre on Easter Monday. Mr. Robertson's now comedy, "My Lady Clara," has been acted with success at the Alexandra Theatre, Liver pool. Mr. and Mrs. Bandmanu (Millet' Palmer) sustained the leading parts. A perforniasce for the benefit of the sufferers by theatre at the Hull Theatre takes place on Thursday morning, March 11, at Drury-lane Theatre. Mr. J. L. Toole is about to visit America. Mr. Sefton Parry very shortly re-opens the Greenwich Theatre. (From the Musical Standard.) The theatre at Cologne has been destroyed by fire, and nine persons have unfortunately perished. The house has only been built ten years, replacing one also burnt. At the approaching Great Rhine Musical Festival, they announce for performance Handel's "Joshua," a cantata of Bach's, the second part of Haydn's "Seasons," and Mendelssohn's "Lobgmmg." The performances of the Italian Opera Company in the new theatre of the Viceroy at that ancient city, Cairo, aro very frequent and successful. The Italian opera seems to Lave acquired a footing both in Turkey and Egypt. Tiff; MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS.-- A most intere:tlng and instructive little work, describing briefly but with great clearness, the rise and progress of watch and clock makin , has just been published by Mr J. W. Benson, of 25, Old Bond-street, 9/, Westbourne-grove, and the City Steam Factory, 5S and GO, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices, and no one should make a, purchase without visiting the above establishments or consulting this truly valuable work. By its aid persons residing in any part of the United Kingdom, India, or the Colonies, are enabled to select for themselves the watch best adapted for their use, and have it sent to them with peifect safety. Mr. Benson, who holds the appoint.. meet to the Prioco of Wales, sends this pamphlet to any . addrecs on receipt of two postage stamps, and we cannot too stiougly reCOralland it to the notice of the intending purchaser METEOROLOGICAL RETORTS. 29'591. 29Z9f. 29 79f. 29'80t, 29'82f. 29'89f. 37 37 36 33 42 48 29 84r. 29 97r. ZO'lvs. 30'04f. 30'37r. W.S.W. 'Sr . N.W. N.W. W.N.W.' N. W. N. W. W. N . W. w. N. N. W. IW. N. W. j W. N. W. N. IV. W. N. W. 6 3 5 61 7 7 Extreme 8 1 8 6 8 7 7 N.N.W. 30 7 iEs. N.W. EXPLANATION Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rir•ing ; f. falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—laue sky ; c.—clouds, detached ; f. - fog h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; hazy ; o. —overcast, dull r.-- rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Fain-fall, snow or bail melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. The decrease in pressure noticed in the west yesterday afternoon seems to have passed to the N.E. with great rapidity ; pressure at Nairn having decreased nearly half an inch between 6 p.m. and mid night. This fall has been succeeded by a fresh recovery, exceeding o'3in in the north (where it has been greatest); and pressure is now increasing in the south also. The lowest reading is at Nairn, and is o'Boin. lower than that at Rochefort, where pressure is still high. nas cuangect but little. A bard I\T.W. sale has blown on our N. and W. coasts during the past night, and continues in the northern part of the Irish Channel, though of less force ; but in the English Channel wind has been comparatively light. In the S.E. and S. moderate to fresh westerly breezes are reported to-day. Snow and sleet have fallen in the north. The sky is clear in Scotland, and somewhat cloudy elsewhere. Weather is still very unsettled. The sca is not very high. It has been decided to lower the operatic pitch to .he Freneh Standard at Covent Garden. The T ablet is informed that the statement circulated by the Irish Times that the Duke of Norfolk bad seceded from the Catholic Church to the Irvingites is without foun- dation. A correspondent of the Liberte states that a museum is al.out to be established at Sebastopol for the preservation of all tho trophies and souvenirs of tho war with Englane and France. On Thursday the Norwich electoral organisation determined to give continued support to Mr. Tillett when ever an election occurs for Norwich. Mr. Tillett was the working-men's candidate at the late election. On Wednesday afternoon the ship Ingre, of Am stordam, bound to Havannah in ballast, grounded on the Goodwin Sands, whore she became a wreck. The lifeboat, Van Kook, took off the crew and landed them at Rams gate. The Weekly Register says : "Archbishop ➢fanning will leave Rome in time to bo in London for Passion Week. It seems that there is no truth in the report sent us from Rome that his Grace is to receive a cardinal's hat. For the present, at any rate, there is no chance of this taking place." Mr. Goggin, an owner of property at Glin, near farbert, has been fired at whilst driving home with his wife in an open carriage. Four shots were discharged from behind a fence and all mi- sed. 3lrs. Goggin described the intending assassin, whom she saw running off. Pendin' ejectment proceedings are stated as the probable cause. It has been determined to present a testimonial, in the substantial form of £l,OOO, to tho Rev. H. A. Stern and Mr. H. Rosenthal, the late prisoners iu Abyssinia. Amongst those who aro taking an active part in the movement are the Marquis of Cholmondelcy, Sir W. de Capel Brooke, Colonel Yarborough, C. 8., Cancn Hall, and cther gentle men. At the Guildhall, yesterday, abuteher of Aylesworth, in Suffolk, was sentenced to threo months' hard labour for sending diseased meat to the London market for food. It was stated that the defendant bought a cow which had died from being diseased, for 275. Gd., and in order to hide the appearance in the meat cut away a large portion of the in side, and even scraped the ribs in 'order to destroy the trace of disease. The British Medical Journal understands that 0 o Government intend to transfer the working of the Conta gious Diseases Act from the War-office to the Home-office. It will be proposed to extend the operations of the Act to the remaining military stations; and also to give powers to carry out the Act among the civil population generally under permissiVe clauses, Auch as those recom-. mended by Lord Lifford's Coinniittee last Session. The case against the Rev. W. J. E. Benuit s of From; is expected to come before Sir Robert Phillimore in the course of a few weeks. The complaint against the rev, gentleman will be that he teaches a real, actual, and visible presence of the Lord upon the altar, and that without that doctrine, containing and inferring the sacerdotal office of the priest, and the sacrificial character of the altar, there would be no altar at all. The case will alsn embrace ;91a1,3 ruinercharges, THE COURT. Her Majesty has gone back to Windsor. Describing her departure from Osborne, the Court Newsman, writing from Portsmouth says : "The Queen and Prince Leopold, with the household and suite, embarked on board the Alberta at Osborne, and proceeded direct to the special platform at the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard, where the party were met bythe officials of the port and garrison; and her Majesty was, as has been her custom since the death of the Prince Consort, habited in mourning attire but was unveiled, thus affording the few who were permitted to witness her disembarkation an opportunity of detecting a decided improvement in appearance since the stay of the Royal Family at Osborne. The unusually high tide which prevailed completely flooded the line of rails on which the train was stationed to considerable dspth, and it became necessary to provide planks on which the Royal party could walk to the saloon. This circumstance was an evident source of amusement to the younger members of the Royal Family, and more than once her Majesty laughed at the novelty of her position in finding herself seated in a train surrounded by water. There was no delay in the arrangements, however, and the train selected to convey the Royal party to Windsor left shortly before mid-day. It was generally observed that Prince Leopold appeared to be weak and somewhat prostrated, but it was nevertheless reported that his health had very much improved during the week. " The Lancet has the following on the health of the Prince:--" We are glad to be able to give a very good account of the health of Prince Leopold. His Royal Highness, as is well known, has exhibited at different times a disposition to loss of blood from the mucuous membranes. The Prince was seized with another attack on Thursday afternoon, the 18th inst. Dr. Hoffmeister was soon in attendance, and remained all night at Osborne. Sir William Jenner arrived early next morning from town, and under his charge the Prince has progressed most favourably, and is at the present time quite convalescent. It is very satisfactory to be able to add that on this occasion there was far less cause for anxiety than existed last year. This, together with the consideration that during the past twelvemonth his Royal Highness's health has materially improved in every way, affords reasonable ground for believing that the tendency to h:emorrhage has lessened, and may continue to decrease in the future. Of course some anxiety must necessarily still continue to exist." CONVOCATION. The bishops forming the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury met on Friday, under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury. A large number of petitions were presented, praying that their lordships would adopt some measures for a fuller representation of the clergy iu the Lower House of Convocation, by making the elected members larger in proportion to the deans and archdeacons who hold their seats officially, and the proctors in cathedral chapters.—The Bishop of Lich field brought before the House the subject of pensions for retiring bishops and clergy, and gave many instances in which dioceses and important benefices were left with out episcopal and spiritual aid. He suggested that incomes should be more equalised, and that a fund should be raised out of the revenues of the Church to meet such resignations, and that retiring bishops and incum bents should also be entitled to a portion of the income of the sees and benefices they resigned. After some dis cussion, it was agreed that a committee of bishop 3 should be appointed to confer with the Lower House on the subject. The Lower House devoted most of its time to the con sideration of the Irish Church questi9n, but before that matter was taken up, Ar3htleacon Denison complained of the treatment his petition on the Eucharist had met with, and protested against the action which had been taken upon it. He also expressed his regret for certain expres sions he had used, and withdrew them. The address to the Crown agreed upon by the Upper House was then brought down. To the original address the Lower Home had appended a prayer to her Majesty, asking that she would not agree to the disestablishment of the Irish Church. The Upper House, on the ground that this would be asking her Majesty to take an unconstitutional course, struck out the petition, and the Lower House had now to consider the address as amended. Canon Blakesley moved that the House should concur in this address to the Crown. Archdeacon Moore seconded the motion.—Archdeacon Denison thought the best plan would be, considering that unanimity was most desirable, that the House should ask for a conference with the Upper House, and he moved that through the Prolocutor such a conference should be requested.—Canon Selwyn seconded the motion.—The Dean of Westminster urged that there was no necessity for any conference. He would advise ,he clergy not to take up the position by assuming that there was but one or two alternatives to be adopted by the Legislature ; for, he said, to do so would be a lopting a most dangerous course.—The question was debated at considerable length, and at last, on the vote being taken, it was found that there were 42 in favour of a conference with the bishops on the subject and 22 against. The Prolocutor, accompanied by his assessors, then waited on their lordships to request the conference. On his return he stated that their lordships had consented to alter that part of the address which related to the Irish Church. The paragraph will read :—" We look forward with deep anxiety to the proceedings which may be proposed to Parliament respecting the Irish branch of the United Church of England and Ireland, and we trust that the interests of true religion may not be lost sight of amid the conflicts of political parties, and we pray that the issue may be directed by the good providence of Almighty God to that which all loyal hearts desire —the peace, the enlightenment, and the good government of Ireland."— Archdeacon Denison said he was willing to accept the alteration, and would move that the request for a confer ence with the bishops should be di:. eiarged. This was carried nem. con. It was then moved and carried at once that the address should go the Queen as that of the "bishops and clergy." - A petition was afterwards adopted, praying that the Archbishop of Canterbury would use his influence against the proposed measure on the Irish Church. A Cincinnati genius advertises for a situation, sa ying that, " Work is not so much an object as good wages." .understand that a petition, numerously signed by the members of Lincoln's Inn, Gray's Inn, and the Inner and Middle Temple, praying that the new law courts should be erected on the Carey-street site, will shortly be presented to Parliament. LEGISLATION FOR INDIA.--We have reason to believe that Sir Stafford Northcote's two Indian bills, which were withdrawn last session, will be reintroduced with certain modifications by the Duke of Argyll, and that by a new clause power will be given to the Viceroy to alter the position of a province from " regulation " to "non regulation," or the reverse. —Asiatic. The Ffrench minor case was again adjourned in the Irish Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday. It was stated that the young lady is still ill, but her mother, Lady Ffrench, has free access to her in the Lorotto convent. The Lord Chief Justice agreed to hold over the matter until Monday next, but intimated his intention to ascertain the young lady's own will as to staying in the convent; she was in her 17th year, and at librrty to choose her own residence. M. Patry, a retired banker of Tours, killed his wife on Tuesday evening. Jealousy seems to have been the motive of the act, and there even appears somo reason to think that ho may have shot not at her but at a suspected lover. Madame Patry slept on the ground floor of the house. At 10 in the evening the huslAnd, hearing some one in the room, came downstairs from the first floor, with a gun in his hand, fired, and killed his wifo dead on the spot. It is alleged that at the same moment a gentleman who had left her apartments escaped through the garden, jumping over a ditch. Mit. MONK AND THE REVENUE OFFICIALS.— On Friday a deputation from the members of the Revenue Departments waited upon Mr. Monk, M.P. for Gloucester, to present him with an address expressive of their gratitude for his successful advocacy of their right to the electoral franchise. The address, a work of great artistic merit, illuminated in the style of the middle ages, was presented by Mr. Hamel, the solicitor of the Customs. Mr. Monk said he hoped that the new House of Commons would admit the revenue officer to the full rights of citizenship. BEETROOT SUGAR.—The origin of the manu facture of beetroot sugar, now so extensively carried on throughout France, Belgium, and the States of the Zoll verein, presents a striking instance of good educed from seeming evil. Scarcely, if at all, practised in Europe before the century opened, the manufacture sprang into importance as the result of the remarkable fiscal contest waged between Napoleon and this country, which began with the celebrated Decree of Berlin, in 180 G. Resolved to isolate Great Britain entirely from the Continent—to place ces Anglais under the penalties of excommunication from the brotherhood of nations — the Emperor sought to prohibit all commercial intercourse, even of the least direct kind, between England or her dependencies, and any of the countries then under his control. The retaliatory Orders in Council of January 1807 were the consequence ; and the derangement and destruction of trade were rendered total—much to the profit of the smuggling fraternity, who now came into wonderful activity and importance—by repeated decrees and fiscal regulations effectually closing the Continent against the product of England and her Wows,— Vhankr-SlG4giloatuic 192Artz4. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNAL" The Saturday Review believes that the difficulty whi ch lies at the bottom of the whole question of the pro Per functions of the House of Lords is far too deep and Wide to be met by resolutions of the peers not to do this e t that except at their own time and on their own conditie n t This difficulty is, that legislation is not now the enactm ent of measures which wise men think the best for the nation, but the enactment of measures which the nation, through its representatives, wishes to pass. All legislation iraP i t e change, and the instruments of legislation will 014 according as the motive power of change resides is one set of persons or in another. The Lords may possibly represent some classes in England, but they do nc'" represent the classes in which the motiv e power of chi l l resides. They are thus necessarily cut o ut o f the spher e ° legislation, and every d a y th e i r exc l us i on b e comes I n°l'R ,5 complete. Theoretically, it seems as if the Cabinet would do wisely to bring some of its measures forward in tl : 6 Lords, and some in the Commons, but each measur e io turn seems important when the leaders of the Ministry examine it ; and, if it is irnportant;it is important because some considerable section of the classes in whom tb v e motive power of change resides wishes for it and needs But if people care about it, they naturally wish their OP representatives to discuss, modify, and improve it ° o their behalf ; and so each measure in turn seems as i '' , must go to the Commons first. With regard to the too bills which the peers have succeeded in obtaining th ere are many objections to their introduction in the 1 7 1 1°, House. The Sotch Education Bill, indeed, is likely to "' passed with little alteration. But this is only re,giste r l an edict of the House of Commons beforehand ingo t ' ° R afterwards. The Lords will but -declare that they are prepared to assent to what they understand would Pl ease the Scotch members in the House of Commons. This 4 not legislation in the sense in which the House o-f Commons legislates. It is only such an arrangel33eZ, of sham legislation as seems to keep up a little t`i: dignity of the peers. When we enter on so difficet an investigation as that of ascertaining the t rs function of the House of Lords in modern England, We necessarily begin by clearing the ground and discovering the direction in which efforts to give new activity to the peers will be futile. It is not without regret that we art forced to the conclusion that the peers cannot emerge °I ; of their present false position, either by any resolution not to proceed with business sent up after a certain date, _ l l by getting one or two minor Government bills entru sted to them at the beginning of the session. The Spectator thinks it is quite certain that before 1011, that is within three years, the House must consider whetherit will or will not equalise rates througho u t the metroP owd .: and Mr. Goschen on Monday hinted very clearly tha t he' Majesty's Government is inclined to the affirmative li e f; As a matter of justice, we cannot allow West Londe e "- grow for ever richer through the labour of East Lond e t rj o yet reject all share in the burdens East London has e r bear; as a matter of local policy, we cannot for ° Di exempt the educated, the wealthy, and the powerful fro g any responsibility in the taxation of the poorer qua rters W 0 their own city ; and as a matter of national safety' cannot for ever go on heaping rates upon the poor W to the rich are comparatively exempt. It is all very w eil a r suggest palliatives, but when an East-end greengr; pays rates on a rent eq ua l t o h a lf hi s w h o l e p ro fits, 411 ',., West-end doctor on a rent equal to a tenth of his recell); taxation must not be carried too far, or there will eh resistance. Pending, however, any general reform will involve terrible questions, such as the moral P a bility for the relief of the poor, the political liability' sij o f the legal liability, together with the actual incidence oh taxation, it is possible to pave the way for f o , greater measures by equalising the bases of lation. It is of no use to say every Londoner 0 131 ' r :lt 3s. 4d. on his rental, if the parishioners of St. Jud as °¢ e decree that a half or quarter of the true rent shau is accepted as rental for the purposes of the Act. T 111 4 14 what happens now. St. Judas, being rich, and h all s o few poor, lowers its assessment, i.e., its legal valuatioafiv far as it dares. Of course, its poor rate is nonlil ls t higher, needs more pence in the pound ; but it i s I R I T P really higher, while all general rates are actuallY much lower. The Marquis o f H am p s hi re , say, w it e - ro l house worth £l,OOO a year, poor rates of 6d., and rates of 25., ought to pay £125 a year. But assessed at £5OO, his poor rate will be is., his gen erP r- to as before, and his total payment £75, very little wor e tb o., half. This is, of course, a very extreme case ; bn t ,_ ous e Goschen quoted an instance of a house assessed for brr duty by the Exchequer, and, therefore, it is to e ll . e sumed, fairly assessed, at £6OO a year, while its oe ctil ; e d was paying poor rate and county rate on only £3 70 ; ho le much smaller variations than that spread over scßers parishes will make a vast difference in the returns. ifh 0 ° are twenty parishes which under local acts can ' e xit, disposed, play almost any trick they like about assuse ps - and we only wonder that under the system they are ed e fair as they have b een . Thi s anoma ll y must b e redr e sse d before anything larg er can b a d one, an d i t will b e redr ess or t by Mr. Goschen's measur e , which Las evidently the OP' of both sides of the House. AnP t The London Review cons id ers th e b est mean s to in order to imp rove th e electoral system, and declares t;io nothing can be more exor bit an t th an t h e sum charg e ", e ry candidates at th e l as t e l ec ti on f or agency. I n almostljto account these expenses figure as the largest item , .„ a , many cases are only a colourabl e p re t ex t for engag l 's certain number of votes. A remedy for this maY be s ot gested, not only easy of appli ca ti on , b u t lying re au , t of our hands, and, if successf u l, it st r ik es a t the very r°- indirect corruption. Let the county court indg e ' s sor better still, the revising barrister, ac t as judicial ass'e-recl in taxing all election accounts, and let him be emP esv i i et to strike out and report upon any excessive items. the y the number of agents employed be limited, so th at the shall not bear more than a certain proportion te 00 1. number of the electors. The abolition of the day of ai zi acia nation, and of the practice of placarding the poll, We te ese something to limit both the opportunities and the e " D io' of electioneering zeal. The forbidding the use a P l.l rot houses as committee-rooms would probably do the these and other amendments might safely be lef t I s T er iaX progress of the bill, if only a different mode of regle' ops. the votes could be carried through the House of C° l33l:a ec eat To the new-born zeal of the Government, to th e . /. 0 the experience of the members, and to the numberlieptli majority pledged to support the Ballot, we coon"object commit the care of an inquiry, which has for its tio little leas than a revolution in a system alr es Sille / astonishment of educated Europe, and without a I)" in the history of the world. ,P , if it i ' °-,-11° The Saturday Review wants to know whether , 1 4 not the fact that all the appointments o of t a ll i e s 1, -; l t he , Guards, from the highest to the a w s es e t o , m a na re ari n c l i i: j e rre bie l f General A for the time being, acting if it is so, with what fairness can Mr. Carcti vell ;? that the dual system is not at this moment mane Every _eDepartment duplicate office in the Horse Guards and the or t D ai : ed r m h ent is, we are now told, a duplicate 0111°11:par the authority of the Minister, for the e'g r ' the diselnent y of some petted soldier at the expen se °. de par t ' country. A chief is wanted to supervise the svhole a ment of supply, and what do we find? Why , ft . e 110 1° ' P I two generals, Sir Henry Storks and General - 1- '%i i iril magnificently-paid to this work at the War Office, anc l , A ~- rol' general ,called a Quartermasterl-0-e, cu. to do substantially the same work at the Horse 113; ‘ ,O/ 1 Of these three only one is wanted, and it is well 1131 " • al 1° that the principal duty of the Quartermaster-Gent 110 to make routes, and to send requisitions for stores t ° l3e pi twin department which exists at the War Office. hens again, rclell and there is a Military Secretary at the Horse 1-111—the his counterpart at the War Office , ill ea shape of an Under-Secretary of State, out of what once was called the Secretrfe6o offices Military Correspondence. The necessitY for l'P t p uot tw er ; . is created by the dual system, and one, if ofnlight be dispensed with if the general wielding the l'el v o f the Commander-in-Chief were placed at the ell ",00 the Minister as his military adviser. Then, agiatt is to have at the Horse Guards three adjutant-generals--tu" is say the adjutant-general of the army, 'h e ' ; 1 : 1 1 : 1 ;:en' ' needed, and two deputy adjutant-generals, quite • c4 m .. dent of the first, who report direct to the puke c' f a nd - bridge as the immediate commander of the Engin e er° d develoPfor Artillery respectively. Not only are all these needless l'll,l costly offices established as a consequence a the d d o ti r se government, and of the quasi-independence of the 1 "; t he Guards, but a very large percentage of the work of the two departments consists of tedious correspondence '.,. wrangling about trifles between Pall Mall and Wil itell3 .- P e For all this waste and mischief Mr. Cardwell says t bA . t . S t alone is responsible, and should he fail to annihilate 1".070 once, his responsibility would be heavy e nough if Ali terial responsibility were less of a farce than it is. -...---=-- 00 On Monday next Mr. Gly w n ill Moemv for A c e writ for the borough o for f Bradford, and oel w ill 0 0 a writ for the borough of Bcwdley. rrlri sh RE L EASE OF A FENIAN CONVICT. --- The cot/ Government have unconditio nall y released Augin ' l y a Costello, who was under pen al servitude for I"eiligw.- and whose writ of error recently failed. f Leec t4 A crowded meeting of the inhabitants °' l a. was held in the Victoria Hall on T hursday in favour of the lease t. of the whole of the Irish political prisoners. iles:tie s were adopted by the meeting hailing 'wit h 6 Ac t faction the intention to restoro the Habeas Corin is , , 00 in Ireland ; considering the determination to re' o e ; cei forty-nine of the political 'prisoners as a gratifying e v , i , ; c1 ,.. 0 tO th of e the intention of her Majesty's Ministers to do jas" Q . o f Irish; and expressing the belief that so long a s A sl3 i; 6 the political prisoners remained in the gaol it °l2l , - ioasa =roe of disaffection to the Irish, and that their(3" 0 would .p , . - rcllllQt° tho Peace coteutztott, witcl ,PPP4-44 OW .t442ire. _. -- ---- ' - . , ' X c Th e the i mi businesz well stir Vance it discount were off and inis active, COLIS ( COttlit, . 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