The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-10 00:00:00

VICTORIAN. (AUSTRALIAN) :RAILWAY LOAN for £2,107,000, in Five per Cent. Debentures.— A.uthorised by the Victorian Parliament under the Act 32 Vic toria, No. 331, assented to 29th September, 1868, called " The Railway Loan Act, 1868." for the extension of •ailways, and secured upon the Consolidated Revenues of the Colony. The Committee of the Six Associated Australian Banks, as agents for the Government of Victoria, Hereby Give Notice, that TENDERS at or above the declared minimum of par (in cluding accruing interest), for the UNALLOTrED PORTION of the ab ,ve Loan, amounting to about £1.463,01n, will ho RE CEIVED and Op ned at the London and Westminster Bank on FRIDAY next, the 12th inst., at 2 o'clo,:k p.m., and that pay ment will be received in terms of the advertisement of the Ist inst. Preference will be given to new tenders from parties whose tenders have already been accepted. provided the prices offered be equal. Forms of tender may be obtained at the London and West minster Bank, the London Joint-Stock Bank, and the six Associ ated Australian Banks. For the Bank of New South Wales D. Larnach, Chair man of Committee. Wm Brown 11. W. D. Saunders. Hugh L. Taylor. For the Bank of Australasia, For the Union Bank of Australia. For the Bank of Victoria For the London Charterer Bank of Australia James Fr ser. For the Colonial Bank of Australasia Tames A. Douglas, London, March 9, 1869. BANK OP ENGLAND, OTH MAnctr, 1869. Min] COURT OF DIiECTORS OF THE GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of ENGLAND give notice— That a GENERAL COURT will be hold at the BANK on THURSDAY, the 18th instant, at 12 o'clock precisely. to consider of a Dividend. Also, that another GENERAL COURT will I e held at the BANK on TUESDAY, the 13th April next, from 11 o'clock in the Forenoon until 4 in the Afternoon, for the Election of a GOVERNOR and DEPUTY-GOVERNOR for the Year ensuing (which will be declared that even • ing) ; and the same COURT will be conti nue d by Adjourn ment, and hold at the same place and during tho same h -, urs, on WEDNESDAY, the 14th April next, for the Election of Twenty-four DIRECTORS (which will also be one of the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter), and the Election of the Twenty-four Directors will be declared a.; soon as the Scrutiny is over. Printed Lists of the Proprietors having Votes will be ready to be delivered at the Bank on Wednesday, the 17th March. rIA3INIOND CHUBB, Secretary. N.B.—By an Act passed in the Seventh year of the reign of George 111.. no person will ha entitled to vote at the said Election who shall not have been Six Calendar month s possessed in his own right of the Stock for which he shall give his Vote. unless the said Stock shall have been ac quired, or shall have come by bequest or by marriage, or by succession to an intestate's estate, or by the custom of the City of London. or by any deed of settlement aftPr the death of any person who shall have been entitled for life to the Dividends of such Stock. LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN RAILWAY. NORTHAMPTON RACES, 16th and 17th Match. The EXPRESS TRAIN leaving Euston at 9.0 a.m. for RUGBY will STOP at BLISWORTH on both the above days, and be continued to Northampton, arriving there at 10.45 a.m , and a Special Fast Train will return from Nor thampton to London in the evening of each day a t 5.40 p.m., calling at Willesden Junction only, and re a chi ng Eiiston at 7.45 p.m. Passengets from Victoria (Pimlico), at 8.22 a.m., from Kensington at 8.45 a.m., and from Broad-street (City) at 8.25 a.m., can join the Train at Willesden Junction. A SPECIAL TRAIN at CHEAP FARES will also be run on both days from Euston Station to Northampton and Back, leaving at 9.5 a.m. This Train will arrive at Northampton at 11.15 a.m., and return at 6.45 p.m. each day. FARES —los. covered carriages, ISs. first cl.vs. Trains in connection at Willesden - 1 Fares to Northampton Junction will leave Broad-street and Back : (City) 8.40 a.m., Dalston 8.45 Cov. Cars. Ist Class. j a.m., Highbury 8.49 a.m. lOs 6d 15s 6d Camden Road 8.55 a.m., Victoria (Pitnlico) 8.22, Kensington 9.5 lOs Od 15s Gd W. CAWKWEL Easton Station, March, 1.520. General Manager. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till I daily. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE GIRLS OF THE PERIOD; a Musical Folly. Followed by, at 7.45, HENRY W. (First Part): Falstaff, Mr. Phelps; Hotspur, Mr. Dillon; Messrs. Ryder, Sinclair, Nil son, M'lntyre, &e.; Miss Stuart and Mrs. Vandenhoff. To conclude with a Grand Ballet of Action entitled BkDA. T HEATRE. ROYA L, II A IMARKET. Sole Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING. RAISING THE WIND: Messrs. Ken dal, Clark, Rogers, Buckstone, jun., and Mesdames Laws, Dal ton, &c. After which, HOME: Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Comp ton, A stley, &c,; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, Hill, &c. Concluding with RURAL FELICITY: ► essrs. Buckstone, Kendal, Rogers, Clarke, Weathershy, White, &c. ; Mesdames Chippendale, Fitzwilliam, Laws, Gwynn, Wright, &c. Box-office open daily. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, a new farce, entitled A. DAY'S Fr,' BING. Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. H. Stephenson. Mrs. L. Murray, and Miss Lennox Grey. kt 15 to S. THE DEAD HEART: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr Arthur Stirling, Mr. G Belmore, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Ash ley, Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, kIiSA Lennox Grey, &c. Commence at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining THIS EVENING, at a quarter to 8. a new Drama ; in four acts, entitled 31 AltIE ANTOINETTE : Louis XVI., Mr. William Bignokl: Count Fersen, Mr. J. G. Shore; The Dauphin (tire yearspid), Miss Lydia Howard; Marie Antoinette, Mdlle. Bea trice: Mo:tsr?. Dominick Murray. D. Leeson. New & , encry by Mr. F. Lloyds, Mr. Dayes, and Mr. Matt. Mogan. Ncw Dresses, new Properac: , 7. Preceded by TETE SECRET. Co conchrie with a new Comedietta, entitled A CUP OF TEA. Mdlle. Beatrice. doors open at half-past C, commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 10 till 5. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. —la) Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborongh. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs CI irke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames Bul ,in and Maitland. After which, THE FIELD OF TL CLOTH OF GOLD. Messrs. Thorne, James, and dtobsou Mesdames M. Long more, F. Hughes, L. Maitland, &e. To conclude /nth HUE AND DYE. R OYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN The world-renowndd ONRA, whose extraordinary feats on the FLYING TRAPEZE perfectly electrified the Metr polls last Autumn, will appear EVERY EVE \ ING. Onra's performance is now, more than ever, unquestionably superior to that of Leo tard, or any other performer on the trapeze. His double somer saults from the flying bar are incredible, and, to use a hackneyed phrase, must be seen to be believed. Onra challenges the world. The matchless SCENES in the ARENA, as usual, including Herr OSCAR CARRE and his magnificent rind of Performing Horses, and the Star Company of Equestrians, Acrobats, Gymnasts, and Clowns. "Such a varied entertainment, so replete with excite ment, amusement, and evidence of refined skill, has never before been introduced to the metropolis."—Daily Telegraph, Oct. 30. Doors open at Seven, commence at half past. Morning Per formances Wednesday and Saturday, commencing at Half-past Two. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. At 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9.'0, BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs. Marshall, Warner, David tisher. Andrews, Hurlston, and J. Clarke; Mesdames C. Thorne, L. Morgan, Brennan, Fountain. ArnoLl, Henra,.le, Be rend, Hughes, and Stephens. QT. GEORGE'S HALL, Regent-street. S FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE 1862. Great and triumphant success. Never in the nnnals of Ethiopian minstrelsy has a company made such a decided hit. New and beautiful Songs, Dances, Burlesque Sketches, Sm., and the highly successful burlesque THE VERY GRAND DUTCH—S OF LONDON, EVERY EVENING. ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY MINSTRELS (Proprietors, Messrs. WILSOM and MONTAGUE) The Only Company of Christy's who have had the honour to appear, by special command. before THE QUEEN AND COURT. NEARLY ONE HUNDRED PERFORMERS. EVERY EVENING at EIGHT. WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS at THREE and EIGHT. Special Grand Performance for the People every Satur- Jay night at eight. Admission, -One Shilling. Private boxes and places may be secured at Mr. Mit chell's Royal Library, at the musicsellers, and at the ball. Acting-manager, Mr. ANDREW NIMMO. THE "SUN" NE WSPAPER. - G. R. GLENIE , Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road, delivers the LATE EDITION of "THII SUN " at the earliest possible moment after leaving the press. 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Baily's, Ruff s Wright's, and 3PCall's Guides. All the Daily Papers, Magazines : and Periodicals as soon as published. Agent for the Joint-Stock Coal Company. Orders by post attended to. T.IHE LATE ED1T.02 , 1 of "TEE SUN " at T. SUITE'S, 30, Bow-street, Covent-garden. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, by W. ALEXANDER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, o. 4, Old Cavendish street, Oxford-street. WHO'S GRAINGER? LICENSED VICTUALLERS' TOBACCONIST, SHEPHERD'S-BUSH. SPORTING EDITION of "THE: SUN" can be seen at GRAINGER'S Establishment, as above, every evening by Eight J'cl 911 HE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at tW. SMITH'S " Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden town rfirlE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN' at L. JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington," Wellington-street, Strand. THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY-L ANE. Sole Lessee and 3lanager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. This EVENING, at 7. GIRLS OF THE PERIOD. Followed by HENRY IV. (First Part). Falstaff, Mr. Phelps; Hotspur, Mr. Charles Dillon. Concluding with BEDA. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, RAI;ING THE WIND: Messrs. Kendal Buckstone, jun., Miss Laws, &e. Afier which, IIOME: Sothern, Chippendale. &c. ; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, &c. Concluding with RURAL FELICITY. Commence, at 7. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Man ver, Mr. Vining. TITTS EVEN iNG. at 7, to corotnen , e with THE SECRET. At a nnarter to S. MAIIIF. A \ Tr)INET l'E: 31r W. Rignold. Mr. J. G. Shore, Mr. Dominick Murray: Mdlle. Eca,trice. Coaelud log with A. CUP OF To . A 51c11'e.Beatrice. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIT I. Titis EVENING, at 7, A DAY'S FISHING. Mr. G. Delmore, l‘lr. Stephenson, Mrs. L. Murray, and Miss Lennox Grey. At 15 to 8, TILE DEAD HEART. Messrs. Ben. Webster, A. Stirling, G. Belmore, 11, Phillips, Ashley, Stuart; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, we. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. Tins EVENING, at 7.30, TILE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke; Miss Bufton. TelE 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 GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. THIS EVENING, - 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. QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Liston. This EVENING, A RACE FOR A DINNER. After which, NOT GUILTY: Messrs. J. I. Toole, L. Brough , H. Irving, S. Fmery. Miss 'Hodson, &c. With THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS: Mr Toole. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. THIS EVENING, AUNT CHARLOTTE'S MAID. Mr. E. Price, Mesdames Larkin, Weathersby. After which, FETTERED: Messrs. Cowper. eville, Parselle, Drew, Brunton, W. A , thur, Bartlernan. and George Honey; Mesdames Lydia Foote, Turner, Maribro, Hodson. and Fanny Josephs. To conclude with LU CRETIA BORGIA, M.D.: Mi 63 Fanny Josephs, George Honey. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. Tins EVENING, the Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud f 54) Horses; also Oura, Alfred Bradbury, A. Carre, ctc THEATIZE-P.OYAL. OLYMPIC. THIS EVENING, at 7. PAPER WINGS : Messrs. IT. Wigan, TT. Ne Me, E. Atkins, 11. Vaughan. H. Coo' er, and Smithson: MesdaroP. Furtado, Schavev, N. Harris. and Henry. After which, TH PI YELLOW PASSPORT. Messrs Neville, H. Neville, Atkins. Taylor, Taughan, G. Vincent, &c.; Miss Fur ado and Mrs Caulfield ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss M. Oliver. Tiles EVENING, at 7.80, A LOVIN(4 CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss M. Oliver. To he followed by CLAUDE DUVAL; Mr. Dewar, &e. To conclude with FAMILY JAILS. PRINCE OF WALFS'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton Tiris EvExiNG, SCHOOL: 3lcssrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, Addison, Glover. and Bancroft: Mrs. Buckingham White. Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WINNING HAZARD. And INTRIGUE. ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET. Tras ErENING. at 8, THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment: anil the Burlesque Extravaganza, THE VERY GRAND DUTCH—S CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Eaturdays, at 3 and 3 all the year round. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLET, Promenade Concert. Band of CO. Begin at 8. ls. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regert's-path, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, Is.; on Mondays, 6,1.; Children under twelve, ed. N , ;IV' TA -?4 1:3 ; .. 44! I ,virg v---' -- . ,----- ------ ;%7 , 4 , .. .,- 1 4 ' R- il ''' , l;. ( l - 4 - S .i 11'4,-..,y:"'-: ' Illt :-*--.---',--___, 1 4 LOIVDON, WEDiVESDAY, MARCH 10, 1869 -e--- The Royal National lifeboat Institution yesterday againrallied around it, at its annual general meeting, a body of enthusiastic supporters. His Grace the Duke of NORTH UMBERLAND, as President of the Institution, occupied the chair and opened the proceedings, the principal point of interest in which was, as a matter of course, the perusal of the report, yearly produced by the indefatigable Secretary. Every sucaessive assembly of this kind gives evidence of the advance and level )pment of the resources of the Institution, and of the deep-rooted sympathy entertained in its regard more or less by all classes of the population. The only distinguishing peculiarity of each occasion is this—that one is now more, now less, proportionately in advance of its immediate predecessor. Without directing attention to the relative value of the good done by this last year's doings of the Society, as compared with that effected by means of the energetic labours of the in stitution during the preceding twelvemonth—we would here more particularly bring under the con sideration of the general public the results of the year last past regarded as a thing apart, quite independently. Since the last meeting of the institu tion, which took place, according to annual usage, in the City of London, about this time in the early spring of 1868—it is, first of all, especially noticeable that Eightee!! New Lifeboats have been either provided or provided for along our storm beaten coastline under the direction of the Institution. That, of itself, is matter rot only for congratulation, but for exultation and profound thankfulness. For, every fresh Lifeboat anywhere established becomes from the moment of its establishment, as we all know, a fresh central point from which benefic2nce, radiates, , 1 quite certainly, seawards, and to the right and left, in the immediate neighbourhood. Besides these Eighteen Lifeboats, it is worthy of remark also that wherever they have been seen to be especially desirable carriages and boat-houses as well have been provided. Altogether, there are now, we fins, as nearly as possible two hundred, or, to be precise, exactly one hundred and ninety-eight lifeboats belonging to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The in stitution itself at this moment is celebrating forty fifth anniversary. S o that, o nlyforty-five its years having as yet elapsed, more than three times that number of lifeboats have been provided under its management, and judiciously placed along the coast of the United Kingdom. With such appurtenances at their command, the Institution has been the means , within the last twelvemonth of rescuing as many as Six Hundred persons (603 altogether) from otherwise inevitable death by Shipwreck. And, as serving to mark in a very particular manner the beneficence of the association in its distinctive character as a " Life boat" Institution, it is observable that the majority of the six hundred thus saved were saved under cir cumstances in which help could not possibly have come to them by any other description of boat than the lifeboat. No other boat could have lived in the raging surf around those poor sufferers. But for it, but for the lifeboat, they must, for an absolute certainty, have been swallowed up in Destruction. Again, moreover, we have indications abundantly given, and some of them very affecting, of the re tnarkable heroism displayed by the gallant tars manning these Lifeboats of the Institution. Iu times of peace the p ofessional heroes of a civilised country are—on shore the Firtnen, the membors of our Fire Brigades —and afloat the cie‘‘..s of our glorious Lifeboats. Thanks to the Lifeboat In- stitution two immense advantages can be secured : First, those who are saved are su:ttched from destruction, and, secondly, those who are the means of saving them are perpetually being afforded opportunities for diipl tying valour and humanity under the most appalling circumstances—opportu nities for distinction that would not otherwise present themselves. Nevertheless, while much has been done',' alas more, far ..." more, remains to do "—before the country at large can in THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1869. any way be said to have acquitted itself of its respon sibilities in this matter, now that the advantages of precisely such an institution have, through its agency, rendered themselves manifest. If 600 lives have been saved, as many as 5,000 to 6,000 are annually placed in jeopardy along our coasts by shipwreck. If 600 lives have been saved-700 lives were lost during this last year by shipwreck along the coasts of the United Kingdom. Our consolation is in reflecting upon the aggregate amount of good accom plished by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution during the fifty-five years in which it has been in existence. Withi❑ that interval—less by a whole lustre than by half a century—the number of lives saved by its means we find to have been 17,849 alto gether. It has done noble work ; but, beyond that, it has clearly within it a capacity for almost indefi nite expansion. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. FRIENDS and foes agree in lauding Mr. CHILDERS'S maiden speech as First Lord of the Admiralty. It was indeed a very able speech ; not eloquent, cer tainly, but, which was far more important on that occasion, perspicuous and thorough. It was a com plete review of our naval administration. It took up one after another each of the great departments of the service the construc tion of the Admiralty Board, the working of the administrative establishments, the great manufacturing establishments of the dockyards and victualling yards, the manning, the equipping, and the construction of our ships, their allocation to dif ferent stations, and the officering of the navy. Not one point was overlooked, and there was none on which Mr. CHILDERS had not some important sug gestions to make. Taking these various points seriatim, we find, in the first place, that the administration of the navy has undergone an important modification. Under the present arrangement the First Sea Lord and his junior take charge of all business in connection with the personnel of the navy. The Controller of the Navy takes charge of all business ckected with the materiel. Both are directly responsible to the First Lord. The finance of the department is undertaken by the Secretary to the Admiralty, and he exercises control over the funds required by the First Sea Lord and by the Controller. Thus the divided control which used to hamper the administration of the navy The publication of the Pope's letter to the Archbishop of Paris in the third edition of M. Emile 011ivier's book was not only unauthorised, but has caused great indigna tion. The Etcndard is very severe upon M. 011ivier for publishing a private letter which had not even been officially given to him. It hints that the letter was kept back until the third edition in order to give the book a fresh impulse. Curiosity would buy up one or two issues without the Pope's letter, but after that the sale needed stimulating by an " appendix." Poor M. 011ivier, therefore, fares badly on all sides. The Siecle casts him out, and the Etendard hints that the book is a commercial speculation. It appears that some subordinate in the service of the Archbishop managed to get hold of the letter, and through him it came into M. 011ivier's lipids. This functionary is to be dis missed. has ceased, and the Board of Admiralty virtually no longer exists. This is the most important change of all, because it is the fountain and source of the other changes. The first result of it has been a thorough investigation into the Admiralty Esta blishments at Whitehall and Somerset House. Mr. CHILDERS has discovered that there were two departments preparing precisely the same books, for precisely the same purpose, in precisely the same form, and that neither knew the other was doing this. He has discovered, also, that the number of clerks has increased from 260, who were paid £83,380 in 1849, to 445, paid £123,000 in 1869. It is impossible, perhaps it would not be desirable, to reduce the clerical staff to the number of twenty years ago; but Mr. CHILDERS pro poses to save £20,000 a year. As this saving involves hardship in individual cases, he will surrender his patronage, and whenever a post becomes vacant, which the First Lord has the right to fill, he will place in it one of the superfluous clerks already in the service. At the same time he gives up his official residence in order that the departments may, as far as possible, be brought under one roof. No less than 315 adjudications of bankruptcy have been made by the Tribunal of Commerce during January and February. M. Hector Berlioz, the well-known composer, is dead. He was born in 1803, and in early youth was put to the study of medicine, which, however, he speedily renouncedfor the more congenial pursuit in which he has gained such fame. In 1826 he was compelled to seek his livelihood, which he did by accepting an engagement in the chorus of the Gymnasium. He soon produced a mass for four voices, with chorus and orchestra, which was followed by the overture to " Waverley," and his fantastic symphony based on " The Tempest" and on " Faust," which was arranged for the piano by Liszt. In 1828 he gained the second prize of the Institute for musical composition, and in 1820 won the first prize by his cantata of " Sardanapalis." The list of his after works is too long for me to enter into ; but amongst the most successful were " Harold" and " Romeo and Juliet" symphonies. He was the author of several literary works. His principal reputation is founded upon his endeavour to introduce a new style in music—an attempt which was in a measure successful. It incurred the censure of some, but Paganini was of opinion that Berlioz was the equal of Beethoven. The great violinist testified his admiration by a present of £BOO. Several years since the well-known publishing firm of Michael Levy agreed to bring out a " History of the House of C0n(16," by the Orleanist Due d'Aumale. After the book was printed, the Minister of the Interior of that time gave orders to the police, who seized every copy, and prevented the issue. The seizure was irregular and illegal ; nay, as the Liberte has it, it was monstrous. But we are now informed that M. Forgade de la Roquette has ordered all the volumes, which are still in the possession of the police to be restored to the publishers. Several actions have already been brought, but the courts have pronounced themselves incompetent. A suit is now pending, and the Government has offered to pay the costs of this! Was there ever such an Adminis tration ? Seizing the books was disgraceful, but to deliver them up after seven years' retention is a confession of ienrrg the vorNh evil.i which will humiliate the Government without repair- You have, doubtless, received the verdict in the Montauban child murder case. It is simply ridiculous. Capital punishment is still the law of France, and yet the wretch Delpecb, who murdered eight children by thrusting their heads into hot water, and who killed her own (laughter's child by pouring vitriol down her throat, is sentenced to hard labour for life. Why not repeal a law which is such a wretched farce? If the woman Delpech be not deserving of death, no criminal can be. q im ue i s r t a i l o ty n o h f av c e ont n r o a t cts ye t t he fo n u e n w d Lords tune t o o f m the t h e e A r It is a very large one. It will, when n ex a a ry mn r i e ed, velat gv ioines,re, which h v w e i x li p q e l c i t, to some iteeelipsetheoxsteramordali e before Mr. SEELY'S committee. Mr. CHILDERS'S c p r o e n s D e n E t N idea adv s it e s d that , o t h t e h e i n Adma the r sa l m t y e ought, a position as Mr. as 1 a u e sregular them,buyers a well a b al able q t u o a n i i l l a t k e d with e privatett e e e b h t e a h s e firm,tl gearticles bargainahni entrusted which h h for al a t the u s eo m e oe over n t It is the . that t f the Naval Stores Act is to be repealed, inasmuch as it prevents the country from getting the highest price for its old stores. The intentions of the Government with regard to the dockyards are well known. Deptford and Woolwich are to be closed, the workmen on the establishments are to be drafted as fast as possible to the four great yards at Devonport, Portsmouth, Chatham, and Pembroke. The work to be done at those yards will be larger in quantity and yet cheaper in cost. More money will be spent in wages, but there will be a great saving in superinten dence. The same principle will be adopted in manning the navy. The number of seamen will not be materially altered, but the non-seamen will be carefully weeded. Moreover, the present crowded list of officers will be taken in hand. At present there are so many officers that promotion is intolerably slow, and employment is impossible for a large number. It is proposed to clear this list by paying off with a sum down, in lieu of half-pay, those officers whom we can spare, and who are willing to go. The number of ships on foreign stations will be reduced, but our naval power will be really increased by making them move more frequently from point to point. From time to time they will be visited by a flying squadron, consisting of six or seven very fine ships. The coastguard ships will form a squadron of reserve, and will be sent to sea, so that the Naval Reserve will have an opportunity of active drill. Finally, we are to have, among other powerful ships, the two most powerful in the world— turret ships, carrying four 25-ton guns, with an armour of from 10 to 14 inches of iron, a backing of from 13 to 20 inches, and whose cost will be not much more than half of the all but useless Warrior. Mr. CORRY does not approve of this last proposal, and will move a formal amendment to it in committee. The country will hardly complain when the only charge which a Conservative ex-Lord of the Admi- THE TVL'A7'H.ER TABLE. -THIS DAY. NEIEOBOLOGICAL ItErORTS. Extreme Sea Wednesda 0 March 10, y, !t't w •B. T. •.ItoF.D. W R. Ito 8 a.m - . 12 9 - 32 Nairn - 1 Aberdeen Leith Shields - 2 Scarborough 29'55f. 3 8 36 4,-. 5 3 N.E. s.ro o'2B 4 Yarmouth 29'52f. 36 33 5 5 S.W. :f.co - 5 - Cuxhaven - - - - Skudesutes - 34 - - - - - - Ardrossan 29'63r. 37 4 1 S.S.E. c. - 3 E Greencastle 39'62r. 40 4 5 N . N . E. h.rc 0'23 - Holyhead - - Liverpool - 0 Valentin,- 29'45f. 39 3 ". 3 8 N.E. c.hs o'2o 3 Cape Clear - - N - - - - - - Hoch e's Pt 29'46f. 33 °„„,",,• 1 6 N N.E. c.b. - 0 Pen zance Plymouth - 2 Pembroke Portsmouth 29'41f. 36 E. 3 2 E.S.E. o.ra o'4o 2 London 29 48f. 36 "e •• 2 3 E. S . E . c.ro'o•o2 - C'peGirisNez 29•43 f. 32 5 o.c. - 3 Brest .. 29'29f. 37 E ,„ 4 N . E . N 3 5 Eo. o'ol 1 L'Orient 29•27 f. 34 3 2 ,, .z. 5 5 E. o.c. o'o3 2 Roche fort - 1 Biarritz - m. - 3 Corunna - - - Brussels - - - Strasbourg - - Lyons - - E N - - - -- - Toulon 2 2s'3of. 45 - • 8 8 B.E. f. - 7 Heart's Con tent (9 a.m. local time) - - ZiPLA NATION falling ; a, steady-i ndicates direction of motion leßttaerromr.ertiesrincgo;rrfe and reduced t o 32 deg. at sea level. The , cted : of the mer cur y w ithin last 14 hours. Th ermometer expose d i n shade, Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.-calm. W ea th er b.-blue sky ; clouds, detached ;f. - fog ; 1.- lightning ; m•-misty, ha z y ; e. -overcast, dull r.- rain ; s.- snow ; t . -thunder. Rain-fall, snow or ha il me lt e d) during last 24 hou r s. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. Since yesterday morning a slight recovery of barometrical pressure has occurred in the north of Scotland ; whilst at our southern stations, and particularly in the S.W. of France, the decrease has continued. Pressure is lowest in the south, and the reading at Rochefort is o's4in. lower than at Nairn. Temperature has scarcely changed. The north - easterly squalls at Valencia have died down, and this morning light Is moderate winds are everywhere reported. In the W. of these islands and in N.W. France they are from between N. and E. ; but are southerly in S.W. France and along the E. coast of England. A little rain has fallen. The sky is overcast or cloudy, with snow in the N.E. The sea is calm. ralty can bring against the estimates is that, though they chew a reduction of nearly a million, they are £40,000 too high. on Monday, the ple u tiff , In a breach o f promise case t r i e d a t N o tti ng h am who was described as the daughter of a Dewsbury s urgeon, and was sa id t o be f or ty y ears o f age, obtained a verdict for £6OO damages against the defen dant, a gentleman of independent means, living near Nottingham. of the passengers were seriously An alarming acc i dent occurre d on th e L ancas hi re and I orkshire R a il way at Todmorden on M on d ay . S everal injured, and some of them report that they co ns id er their escape t o b e o f a marve ll ous character. It appears that the points were under repair, and that, the temporary fastening giving way, several of the car riages were thrown off the rails. The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian Fays that a letter has been rectiv.. , d from Mr. Sumner, explaining. hostilly to the Alabama Treaty. Ile urges its reje c ti on b y the Senate b ecause i t ma k es no provision for the i n j ury sustained by the R epu bli c t h rough the sweeping of its commercial marine from the sea—in other words from the recognition of the South. At the Oldham Police -court, on Monday, Roger Wilding, a coil( c'or of borough rat. s for the o:dhain Cor poration, was brought up on ft Cilitrjo of embezzling cur tain sums of money w hi ch he had rece i ve I en account cf rates. Evidence was given of three distinct cases of em bezzlement, an.ountiLg in all to about £4OO. The prison. r was committed to the sessions for trial, bail being refused. Two children were burned to death in the south western snburbs cf Loudon yesterday. One of them, a girl named Hamwood, aged ten years, residing at Chelsea, was standing on tho fender to reach something off the mantleshelf, her dress caught the flames of the fire. Sho died as soon as sho arrived at tho hospital. At Fulham, Charles Neil, aged six years was hp.nt_to death aide . / eirailaicircuallaimu PROSPECT OF ANOTHER GREAT COTTOff STRIKE. (nom oun OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The news from the cotton districts becomes very alarming. PARIS, TUESDA Y , March AccOrding to the Liverpool P os t p ar ti a l and total stoppages The air is thick with rumour. A scarcity of news ink , in Preston continue to increase ; in fact, the losses riably does give an impulse to the continental imagina, upon some descriptions of manufactures are so tion, but in this case the scarcity amounts to &positive great as to render any other course impossible, if utter famine, and the inventive faculties are proportionately ruin is to be averted. Some firms cling to the hope active. The Belgian railway affair is again exciting that a reduction of 10 or 20 per cent. in wages may cure attention, and dire whispers of serious consequences float the evil of which all complain ; but in many cases a about. The Moniteur yesterday announced, with! inex• much larger reduction—some say 50 per cent. even— pressible gravity, that the Belgian repesentative had would still leave the business unprofitable. Last week left Paris, and that a rupture between the two it was agreed that notice should bo given of a general countries was menaced. To-day the Temps completes reduction of 10 per cent., but even with this very the news given by the Moniteur. The Belgian many ffrms contemplate stopping their machinery Minister did indeed go to Brussels on Saturday, altogether. In the case of Mr. George Smith's milt, Moor but he has already returned ! The mere f ac t, however, Brook, where a reduction of 15 per cent. has been adopted, that he travelled between the two capitals is sufficient the Union has made a most determined effort to Laffi e th e for some critics. Then the Duo de Grammont has been attempt ; but, notwithstanding that effort, Mr. Smith h as recalled from Vienna, where he officiated as ambassador, three hundred looms at work, and most of his spindles; This step, say the official papers, has no political signifl- and it is believed that the resistance that will be offered t o cance ; but the Ecio Free Press is of opinion that h e general reduction of 10 per cent. will bo equally futil e . the relations between France and Prussia have again Th e Spinners' and Minders' Association have as yet re become w ea k er . Thirdly, we have talk of an interview ceived no intimation of the action of the masters. They between the Emperor of Austria and the King of Italy, say that some time since it Was arranged by deputa and some of the papers are grumbling because Turkey tion that, before anything further was dono, with still keeps a cosTs d'orntee on s war footing in reference to wages—as the operatives are even Thessaly. Lastly, but most important of all, now working at a reduction of 5 per cent. below the standard the debate on the Cr6dit Foncier Loan is still li s t, and have been doin g so since Jan., 1867—deputations a dead weight on the mind of th e p u bli c h ere . The dig- from the two bodies should together consider the course missal of M. Rouher and an entire change of Ministry is to be taken, and that under any circumstances Preston talked of. M. Rouher is to be made President of the should be governed by the East Lancashire list of prices. Senate—an office of great dignity, which.M. Troplong has They therefore now complain bitterly that the masters have most opportunely left vacant. The information that M. come to the resolutions above stated without giving thew Rouher will have to give some account of himself comes from the promised interview. In consequence of the strike at a very good source. The Emperor has never abandoned M. Arr. Smith's mill, the Spinners' Association have now on Haussmann for a moment, and he will certainly call M. their books 109-heads of families refused relief by the parish Rouher to explain the too premature surrender which the authorities. latter thought himself obliged to make in the Corps L6gislatif. M. Laboulaye has consented, after much solicitation, to come forward as a candidate for the Seine-et-Oise department. His programme is strongly in favour of religious and political liberty, and equally strongly against standing armies. SUPERVISION OF CRIMINALS. Yesterday an important memorandum was issued for the information of Parliament, describing the present fystem of supervision pursued by the police with respect to license holders in the metropolis. From this memorandum it appears that amale license holder is required topersonally report himself at the principal police station of the district in which he resides within three days of his liberation. A printed description of the license holder is sent from the prison to the police, with the address where the man, ' ?revious to his liberation, stated he intended to reside. No further steps are then taken by the police for a month from hat date, when, if the license holder again reports him self, he is considered as complying with the law. After inquiry to ascertain if the address given is a correct one, no further supervision is kept over him by the police, and his lodgings are not again visited. If a license holder neglects to report himself as above, or is seen and suspected of leading an irregular life, then the police make quiet in quiry, and, as is frquently the case, if it is found that he has left the address he was living at, his description is inserted in the Police Gazette with directions for appre hension. The employers are never informed by the police that they are employing a license-holder. No case, says Colonel Henderson, has ever been known of police levying black mail on license-holders. Of 368 male license-holders discharged in the metropolitan police district in 1868, 290 placed themselves under the care of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society, either on discharge or subsequently. Colonel Henderson remarks that there have been difficulties in consequence of a divided jurisdiction ; but, in the event of the passing of the measure introduced by Lord Kim berley, the supervision of convicts who place themselves in charge of the Prisoners' Aid Society will be carried on by the police in conjunction with the officers of the society, and can be so arranged as to avoid any undue interference with the men. As regards the arrest of license-holders or of persons v% ho have been twice convicted of felony, it is clear, Colonel Henderson remarks, that all must depend on the personal knowledge of the police-constable of the person and antecedents of the suspected person. Under ordinary circumstances no constable interferes with any license-holder, nor would he arrest any man on suspicion without previously reporting the circumstance to the Com missioner, who would order quiet inquiry to be made, and give instructions, if necessary, for the man's arrest. Iden tification would be rendered more easy than at present by the proposed central registration. Mr. Henry A. Bowen, a well-known New York financier, has arrived in London as the agent of an fin. portant railway corporation in America. THE CLOSING OF WOOLWICH DOCKYARD.—It iS stated that negotiations are pending between the Govern ment and one of the largest shipbuilding firms on the Thames with a view to letting to the latter a considerable portion of Woolwich dockyard for the purpose of building iron ships of a large class. Should the negotiations prove successful much of the apprehended distress consequent upon the closing of the Government dockyard will be averted, and the migration of a large number of skilled artisans from the town. prevented. NARROW GAUGE TRAFFIC ON THE GREAT WE TERN RAILWAT.--On and after Monday next the northern section of the Greftt Western Railway will be worked entirely upon the narrow gauge. Trains leaving Paddington for Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Manchester, and Birkenhead will now run from London to their desti nation on the narrow gauge, instead of partly upon the broad and narrow. The metropolitan traffic of the Great Western will be also partly narrow gauge, and also some of - the trains into Windsor. The broad-gauge trains will be confined to the western district of the railway. TUB PUBLIC HEALTH. —The rate of mortality in London last week was 24 per 1,000, while in thirteen other large towns of the United Kingdom it was 26. In Birmingham the rate was as low as 18, while in Glasgow it was 38, or more than double. The deaths in the metro polis were 1,487, or 54 less than the estimated number. Measles, scarlet fever, and whooping-cough are on the increase. Five persons were killed by horses and vehicles in the streets. The mean temperature during the week was 39% or rather more than one degree below the average. A decision of importance to friendly societies was ratified at the Eckiugton (Yorkshire) Petty Sessions on Mon day. The treasurer of a friendly society had ref used to dis burse funds for a " club feast," on the ground that such a pay latent would be illegal; whereupon he was requested to resign, and deliver up the money and books in his hands. He refused and was summoned before the magistrates. An objection was then set up that as the proceedings had not been taken within six months, the jurisdiction of the Bench was ousted. The Bench took this view of the case, but the Court of Common Pleas (on appeal) decided that the benoh lad jurisdiction. The case was therefore remitted to Ecking ton, and on Monday the defendant was ordered to givo up the cash, £l4, and the books of the society, and pay £2 fine, with £1 expenses. MURDER BY A LUNATIC. —Au inquest has been held rct Birmingham into the circumstances attending the death of Mary Ann Ackland, a pauper inmate of the Borough Asylum. Deceased had been placed in the airing yard attached to the ward. There was no other patient in the yard at the time. Ten minutes later she was dead, with a wound upon her head. A lunatic, named Bridget Hart, said she had struck Ackland with a piece of iron, which was found close by under some shrubs. Hart was a vio lent lunatic, and, in consequence of a disturbance which she caused in the ward, she was removed into the court. The deceased was 31 years of age, and had been over six Tears in the asylum. Hart was a tall, muscular, powerful woman. The jury found that the woman Hart had corn iiitted homicide whilst in a state of unsound mind. A MODEL PARAGRATIL—III order to accommo date newspaper language to the new theory that electri city is merely a " mode of motion" and not a fluid, the Chicago Times publishes the following mcdel of a para graph :—" During the thunderstorm of yesterday the stable of Mr. John Jones became subject to electrical conditions.. There resulted a violent molecular electric agitation, whereby a hole was undulated, or rotated, through the roof of the barn. The peculiar motion of the molecules was finally carried to and communicated through a haymow, setting it on fire, and hence through the body of a horse, whereby death resulted."--Ncw York Tribune, Feb. 25. ENDURANCE OF COLD BY HORSES. —The Abeilk Iliedicale contains the following curious information about the power of endurance of cold by horses. On the 2nd of January, 1846, an expeditionary column operating in the mountains of Bou-Taleb, Algeria, started for Setif with mild and beautiful weather ; but on the following night a severe frost set in and snow fell in abundance, continuing on the 3rd and 4th, so that it rose to a height of nearly three feet. The head of the column arrived at Setif on the evening of the 4th. During these two clays and nights about one-fourth of the men were buried in the snow, another fourth experienced no bad effects from the cold, and the rest had to be sent to the hospital on account of had chilblains. And yet none of the horses of the four squadron , 3, which belonged to the 3rd African Chassenrs, suffered the slightest inconvenience ; neither feet, nor tails, nor ears were frozen ; the pulmonary affec tions were not more numerous than usual. The second case occurred in the Crimean war, during the winter of 18556. The thermometer fell to four degrees below Fah renheit's zero ; one of the Horses had a hoof frozen on to the ground, which bad to be broken up with a pickaxe to release it. :For thirty-six hours the animals were kept without drink, because as soon as the water had heel, drawn up it would freeze in the pail ; and yet this intens cold did not affect the horses, although they had to bivona, in the open air, the stables not being ready. These cas&. go far to alien- that there is no danger in goodvejagLatio'n ditalawainitiu_thtdoth_d_winter.' DEPUTATION TO THE HOME SECRETARY O.Y _THE LICENSING SYSTEM. Yesterday afternoon a large and influential deputation of members of Parliament, magistrates, and others from the counties of Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Lincoln shire, Northumberland, Essex, Staffordshire, the North, East, and West Ridings of Yorkshire, and from the boroughs of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, and Reading, had an interview with the Right Hon. Austin Bruce, the Home Secretary, on the subject of the licensing system. The Chancellor of the Exche quer was also present, but took no part in the proceed ings. Amongst those forming the deputation were Lord Sandon, ALP., Mr. Graves, AI.P., Mr. flathbone, M.P., Mr. Came, Mr. Edward Lawrence, and Mr. Wybergh, from Liverpool; Sir T. G. llesketh, ALP., the Hon. F. A. Stanley, Mr. Starkie, M.P., Mr. Hilbert, M.P., Mr. R. Shaw, M.P., the Right Hon. J. Wilson Patten, M.P., Mr. Charles Turner, ALP., Mr. Alfred Milne, Mr. J. M. Bennett, Mr. N. Fowler, Mr. C. F. Richards, from Manchester ; Mr. W. J. Leigh, M.P., Mr. E. C. Egerton, M.P., from Cheshire ; Mr. T. Fletcher, M.P., Mr. W. Hodgson, ALP., Mr. C. Potter, M.P., from Cumberland; Mr. Joseph Dodds, ALP., Mr. J. VT. Pease, ALP., Mr. T. C. Thompson, from Durham ; Mr. W. B. Beaumont, M.P., from Northumberland ; Mr. W. Winn, M.P., and Sir M. J. Cholmeley, ALP., from Lincolnshire; Lord Teignmouth, the Right Hon. Thomas Emerson Headlam, M.P., Colonel Duncombe, M.P., Mr. IL W. P. Bulckow, ALP., Mr. F. A. Milbank, from the North Riding of Yorkshire . Mr. J. D. Dent, ALP., Mr. W. H. Broadley, M.P., Mr; C. Sykes, M.P., from the East Riding ; Colonel Akroyd, ALP., Lord F. Cavendish, M.P., Mr. Morrison, ALP., Mr. E. Baines, M.P., Mr. J. Fielden, M.P., Mr. W. N. Philipps, and Sir F. Crossley, M.P., from the West Riding. The above list represents but a comparatively small pro portion of the names of those wno were present, the deputation being so numerous that the official room of the Home Secretary was not large enough to contain it, and it had, therefore, to assemble in one of the apartments of the residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Down ing-street. Colonel WILSON PATTEN introduced the deputation to Air. Bruce, stating briefly that their object was very earnestly to press upon the notice of her Majesty's Ministers the great necessity which there was for some alteration being made, and made as promptly as possible, in the present system of licensing heerhouses. They desired also to place in the Home Secretary's bands several peti tions from the magistrates of various localities. As Mr. Bruce knew, a petition had been presented yesterdayin the House of Commons from the grand jury of Lancaster, praying for an alteration to be made in the law, which, as it at present existed, was productive of most injurious results. Mr. ASHWORTH, of Salford, presented the petition from that district. The subject, he said, had very frequently been under the consideration of successive Governments. The mode in which licenses were obtained for beerhouses worked in this way, that the very men to whom the magistrates referred them had only to go to the excise officers and they could obtain them by purchase. It could hardly be denied, in the face of the facts and statistics that had been collected, that crime in the larger towns was to a great extent traceable to the beerhouses. In all parts of the country the magis tracy testified to this. In Salford he believed theincreased demand for labour, producing, as it of necessity did, increased wages, added to the facilities offered for getting drink at the numerous low beerhouses which existed, had tended to produce an immense amount of the crime which came under the notice of the magistrates. The Government, he added, would be acting wisely by spending some of the Parliamentary time which they were devoting to devising means for the correction cf cri minals in bringing about an alteration in a law which was the source of so much crime. He desired also to call the attention of the Home Secretary to the number of present ments made on the subject by grand juries. Lord TEIGNMOUTiI was sure that the unanimous support of the inagistracy would be given to the object sought to be attained by the deputation, as would that of all other thinking men, not excepting the licensed victuallers them selves. That Government which should bring about an alteration in the present anomalous system would be de serving of great credit, and would always be regarded with sentiments of gratitude. Mr. LAWRENCE (ex-Mayor of Liverpool) presented a petition from the magistrates assembled in quarter session. The greatest interest, he said, was felt in Liverpool in the matter now brought under the notice of the Home Secre tary. A bill had been prepared in 1867 on the subject, but had been withdrawn because Mr. Walpole had promised that the matter should engage the attention of the Government. For reasons to which he need not refer at length, Mr. Walpole had been unable to carry out his undertaking. There had been some differences of opinion amongst the magistrates in Liverpool as to the length of time houses to which licenses were granted should be permitted to keep open, but he rejoiced to say that there was in the borough the utmost unanimity upon the points, that the present system of licensing was unsatisfactory, and ought to be altered, and that no alteration would be satisfactory which did not place the beer licenses under the same authority as public-houses. Licenses were now granted by three different authorities, the beerhouse license by the excise, the licensed victualler's license by the magistrates, and the wine license by the magistrates and the authorities combined. There was also a great anomaly in the extent to which offences against the different licenses were punished. The report of the House of Commons in 1854 had condemned the present system, and every Government since had endorsed that condemnation. It was generally supposed that the system was one fraught with so many difficulties and involved so many personal questions that Governments were afraid to grapple with it. This must be so no longer, and any Government which set to work to find a remedy for the evil would be supported warmly by the whole country. In Liverpool, 9-10ths—he might almost say, 99-100ths were of the same opinion as the deputation on the subject. Much was expected from a Reformed Parliament, and he trusted the first Cabinet selected from it would not shrink from this great work. He believed that Mr. Gladstone's sympathies were with the movement. After some further observations from members of the deputation from Birmingham and Sheffield, Mr. BRUCE replied that he was sure he could say for Mr. Lowe as well as for himself that the observation made by the several members of the deputation had been received with great interest. If any doubt as to the wide spread feeling of interest taken in this matter brought under their notice could have existed, the number and in fluential character of the members composing the deputa tion must at once have set it at rest. One of the speakers had reminded him that successive Governments for some years past had had it in contemplation to legislate on the matter, and to remedy, if possible, the evils complained of. He had himself been con nected with Governments which had intended to do this ; and there had been others with which he had not been politically associated not less anxious on the same point. The difficulties surrounding the subject had also been made a matter of comment, and the fear that Government had thought of bringing forward a measure which it would afterwards have to carry out. If he (the Home Secretary) bad thought that the Government could have seen that there was any chance of the carrying the measure this session, he should certainly have proposed to his colleagues to bring in a bill. Nothing but a complete measure would, he thought, meet the requirement of the case. The present was the third deputation lie had received on the subject; the first had proposed that the transfer of beerhouse licenses should be made to the magistrates ; the second proposed that a suspensory measure should be passed, but the one before him did not, as lie understood, suggest any plan of its own. They thought, he presumed, that almost anything was better than the present system, but did not endorse the opinion of the first deputation to which he had referred. The steps to be taken to bring the matter forward would de mand great deliberation. Mr. Gladstone bad a few days since promised that the subject should be deeply considered by the Cabinet. More than this he (Mr. Bruce) could not say ; but he should be able to impart to his colleagues the important views which the deputation had enunciated, and the sentiments that they had so strongly expressed that some sort of action must be taken and he believed it ought to be taken promptly. A co-operative store at Rochdale was broken into a night or two ago, and a huge nuroter of metal cheques used in the business, representing £250, were stolen. On Monday two men were charged before the magistrates with b3ing concerned in the burglary, their de tection having arisen• from the suspicion caused by their having produced £5 worth of the cheques, which they de sired to convert into money. They were remanded. At a large public meeting at Bradford on Monday it was determined to close all places of business between the hours of eleven to one o'clock on the nomination and polling days (Thursday and Friday next). Mr. Thompson's friends proposed that Friday should be observed as a general holiday, but this was defeated on the part of the Mialiites by a large nirjority. The excitement in the town is intens3, and the contest is expected to be a severe one. The London correspondent of the Lads 2110 - curly ays—" Her Majesty had on Thursday the pleasure of be coming personally acquainted with two of the most disth . guished writers of the age—Mr. Carlyle and Mr. Browning. These eminent men—who, so far as intellect is concerned, stand head and shoulders above their contemporaries —were invited to meet the Queen at the residence of the Dean of Westminster, and the 'nterview was ono of a very pleasing and characteriitie 3.1!. and 34.0.C1Tot(Lwereitigo. of Pti#Tt. 711 E ROYAL MUSIC HALL. The proprietor of this favourite place of public amuse ment continues to provide for his patrons a very agree able and excellent entertainment, maintaining, at the same time, all the commendable features that so strongly mark his management. Unlike other establishments, which at one time were looked upon as " music" halls, but which have now become changed into sensational ballet saloons, Mr. S weary still places . his reliance upon the attraction of really good music, and the hearty support he receives from the public must be very gratifying to him., In a varied programme it would be unfair to expect him to please the tastes of all his patrons, but he arrives as near that point as can be possible, and he might yet reach nearer the desired result if some kind of supervis'on was exer cised over the comic songs. It is much to be regretted that Mr. Arthur Lloyd so degrades his talent as to sing such unmitigated rubbish as ho did last evening, because there are plenty of excellent and witty songs he is quite capable of giving with humour and effect with out offending the tastes of any of the audience. But without further noticing the trashy item in the pro gramme, we pass a t once t o a more pleasant duty, and begin . by c omp li ment i ng Miss Adela Leicester, who pro raises to be come a f avourite public vocalist. :Mlle. Lara is another excellent singer, and Master Michaels is a very clever juvenile comique. The great feature of the pro gramme now is the singing of Mr. Pat Corrie's "Ori g in.' Irish Minstrels," and a better or more entertaining band of "minstrels" we know not of. The melodies of Erin are given with exquisite ta.ite, and the clever troupe well de serve he enthusiastic applause they nightly receive. The band, always excellent at "the Royal," nightly perf,.l me one or two of the comp , sitions of the great masters, x - cuted iu a manner that calls for the highest cominemiarc n. A:together, the enterta;nnieut here is very excellent, and deserves the strongest public support. The eminent photographers, Messrs. Lucas and Tuck, of No. 7, Haymarket, have just taken a portrait of the Bishop of London, which is perhaps one of the finest specimens yet produced. The half tones come out ad mirably, and altogether it is a faultless picture. They have also been very successful in transferring the portrait to stone, thus producing a lithograph of the hightest ex cerence. As a likeness the portrait is unmistakable, as a work of art it is of the highest ncellence. rin C LiN ft ' 7.71 1) • .1r tv.4=„: „ (fr 41. . HER MAJESTY. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, March 9. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise , Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, arived here from 'Windsor Castle at twenty minutes past 12 o'clock. The Queen, aemnipanied by Princess Louise , drove out, this afternoon. 1101'AL NATIONAL L1PE80,47 IN.STI7O7ION. The annual general meeting of the subscribers and friends of the National Lifeboat Institution w as held yesterday at the London Tavern—his G r33° the Duke of Northumberland in the chair. There were present amon gs t o th ers th e Ri ght Il on . Ei 3, T Percy, M.P., Sir E.lward Perrott, Bart., Captain Richardsß.N, hydrographerof the Admiralty, f r ° i s Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., G en . M oore, C . 8., Mackenze, James Glaishcr, Esq., F.R.S., William Botley, Esq., F.S.A., Capt. the lion. F. Maud e ' R.N., Col. Fitzroy Clayton, Admiral Sir Georg e Sartorius, K.C.8., Capt. Montagu Pasco, R•I C. ' N. B. Downing, E , q., Christopher Brown, Esq . ' Francis Lean, Esq., R.N., E. K. Brown, Esq:' Arthur Pend arves Vi v i an, Esq., M.P., and C. 11 ' Cooke, Esq. The Noble CHAIRMAN expressed his satisfacti on that the institution continued to bold a place in t he feelings of the na ti on. Th ey b ad now near ly 2° o lifeboats on the stations ; many of them had been contributed by private indi v id ua l s . Th e results 0, their efforts d ur i ng th e past year had b ee n the saving of nearly 900 lives. The men round th e coast were always ready to aid in manning the life boats, and the coastguard were especially Will to give their able ass i s t ance. Th e past season bos been one of lo ng ca l ms f o ll owe d b y trem endo us tempests. The efforts o f th e comm itt ee h a d been unflagging, and they were anxious to accept 01 improvem en t, an d to c.irry out every plan by %ch ic the object of saving life might be effected. + The officers of the instit u ti on were re-cleat,d : and the secretary, Ri c h ar d L ew i s, E sq., rea d t' report, which s t a t e d th a t s i nce the l as t rep r „ 18 lifeboats bad b een pl ace d , or were a b ou t to ti t : placed, oil the coas t s . C arr i ages an d heat - houses had also been provided where requir e d The institution now possessed one hundred a l3 _ .O ninety-eight lif e b oa t s . D ur i ng t h e pas t tarelv, months they had been th e means o f resc uing ! l a, hundred and three pe rs o ns f rom var i ous s hipwreck s, nearly the whole o f w h om were save d under cir cumstances in which th e y cou ld no t h ave been by any ordinary d escr i p ti on o f b oat. On some of theJ occasions where li ves h ave b een save d , the sea t at vices of the lifebo a t crews h a d b een o f the heroic character. The crews of the several i n fe boats of the instituti on con ti nue d t o regard them with unbound e d con fid ence. Th at con fiden ce , was undoubtedly f u lly j us tifi e d b y the ve ep small number of lives which (consider l l 7 , the perilous characte r o f th e lif e b oa t we r : a had been lost from them, amounting to less than ", average of one in each ye ar s i nce th e i ns titution, a io r the year 1852, u n d er t oo k t h e wor k o f prov iding e ar costs with impr ove d lif e b oa t s. Y ear a fter Ye a our coasts are strewn with shipwrecks to t he t number of nea r ly 2,000 , b y w hi c h t h e li ve s of _ least 5,000 or 6,000 men were placed in jeopar ci f is . The number of lives thus imperilled during t e ' , past year was fully up t o thi s average. 700 Pr oo sons perished from shipwrecks on the coasts ofblie United Kingdom d ur i ng th e pas t year . meetings had been held in several large cities . 7 . towns to promote the o bj ec t s o f th e instituti Attention was called to th e unceas i ng e fforts of t b ° o Board of Trade in m a t ur i ng an d ma i n taining 5 rocket apparatus in a st a t e o f th oroug h effieienei• This agency contributed every year, under the 3bl ,t , management of the officers and men of the en.' y ' es guard service, to th e sav i ng o f h un d re ds a from shipwrecks in situations where, from the Pre sence of rocks and other impediments, it would e a absolutely impra c ti ca bl e f or lif e b oats to b e re nder equally availabl e . Th e cor di a l co-operat i on of the Boird of Trade, of the officers and men of tbo coastguard service, of the local branch co mmitte es ' 3c , and of our coast boatmen an d fi s h erme n were the knowledged. The number of lives saved during 45 years from the es t a bli s h men t o f t h e institu t 7 ts in 1824, to the en d o f the year 1868, either lifeboats or by special exertions for w u s 5 it has granted rewards, was 17,819. This wa y / glorious life-saving record, of which our ee T ivo s might well be prou In addition to the 6 03 ts o f and 25 vessels saved exclusively by the lifeboats time institution, 259 lives were rescued last oast by fishing-boats and other means on the o r and outlying banks of the United Kingdom• o f these services 13 silver medals, 15 votesoa thanks insc r ib e d on ve ll um and parchment' £2,431 had b een grante d by the inst it i titi r Since th e f orma ti on o f t h e soc i ety it had e so d pended o n lif e b oa t establishments .£214.439'.ri0g voted 90 gold a n d 801 s il ver me d a l s for Ba st of life, and pecunia r y rewar d s t o th e amo unt of £29,167. The committe e h a d aga in the saL: po , tion to acknowledge the earnest and kind e ° loo l ration they continued to receive from th e r ot branch committees, which constitute so irr i r for a portion of the machinery of th e instituti on . s ly the supervision of its several lif e boat est:"aer, menus, and of the valuable and gratuito_ osso vices of the zealous honorary secretaries of dar committees. The total amount of receipts 93. ing the year 1868 had b een £31, 66 713 Bd. ; and of that sum no loss than 6 ; bit. Os. 2d. were special gifts to d e f ra y the cost °X _i e th teen lifeboats. The total expenditure of the ki 4 e: 3 3, including liabilities, a moun t e d t o £31,585 be• Twenty legacies of various amounts has he e ,vre pio queathed to the instit u ti on d ur i ng the past id dittiro months. The items of receipts and exPe n oc i to were detailed in th e fi nanc i a l sta t em ent anne x the report, audit e d, as usua l , b y a pu blic a oooll id- The institution h a d now under it s c harge a In:lnt,o ;0 0cl cent fieet,consisti ng o f 198 lif e b oa ts. Tomail ita ; ao a perpetuate the operations of the of t he matter of unceasing solicitude on the par t esp oo' committee, who were deeply sensible of the . r _ rep ea t sibility incurred in the management of th r '_ ..rag cd and national institution. Nevertheless, ene . ° Te ' d a lso as the committee had been by the public, ata ole ic by their invaMable local organisation, and blia not own able and experienced officers, theY „war.' shrink from that respo ns ibility ;on the bleo' they were determined, with the continuedntried o sing of Almighty God, to leave no effor t so of that could in any way te n d to decrease the iii°„ i: ;ecl life from shipwre c k on the coast of the u Kingdom. An 141 * ' While the secreta r y w as reading the r7 ° A t o gentleman begged to interrupt him as be re s t he accounts of special donations, and handed from of Mincing-lane Merchants a further contribut' „ a .. £305 4s. 4d. It was stated also that 11 e r s $5O jesty had forwarded her usual contribution ei TO the institution. t the Admiral Sir GEORGE SARTORIUS moved tba n by cied report be received and adopted, which Nos sec°- Earl PERCY, and unanimously agreed to. of th Other resolutions in furtherance of the objec'ol e institution were moved and seconded by Adr n r i J. W. Tarleton, C. 8., Admiral Sir IV. 0 ', 1). ,• 3 31 K.C.8., Sir Edward Perrott, Bart., Arthur M‘Hardy, Capt. the Hon. F. Maude, 8.5., A r ' o a Pendnoes Vivian, M.P., Thos. Chapman, - R. S. N. B. Dawning, Esq. The meeting closed with a vote o f thatiks s° Grace the Duke of Northumberla nd, oe moved by Capt. Sir FREDERICK A RROW conded by Capt. DE S. CROIX. of , DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS. ---41 ' J. tiri!' '11? 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