The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-22 00:00:00

JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CIIERR TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth ° powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price ls. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA. restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each. including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. NOTICE to the PUBLIC.—JOHN JOSEPH MECFII, 112, Regent-street, has RESUMED his BUSINESS (owing to the death of his late partner), and. assisted by his son, will conduct it with his original vigour and spirit, combining good quality with moderate prices. Dressing and Travelling Cases and Bags, De spatch-boxes, Cutlery, Sm. A quantity of valuable Elegancies will bo acid under co& price to close accounts. Catalogues post free. TROUVELLE SUR BIER (NORMANDY) LO. ‘.N . of .£lOO,OOO, SECURED by MORTGAGE D EBEN TUBE of the T ,:011 VILLE ASSOCIATION (Limited). — Issue of 40,I)00 Mortgage Debentures to Bearer of 10 each. Annual intere. , t 7 per cent., payable ha:f-yearly, in London and Paris. The First Half-Year's Interest will be payable the Ist September, 1867 . These Debentures will be redeemable by annual drawings to begin after the third year at £l2, thus giving a bonus of 20 per cent. Applications for Debentures, accompanied by a deposit of per Debenture, will be received in LOndon by Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co., Bankers, St. James's-street, London; Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Bankers, Lombard-street, London. And in Paris, at the offices of the Association, 51, Rue de Cardi nal Fesch. The affairs of the Association are under the direction of The Right Hon. Viscount Bury, M.P., Director of the London and South-Western Railway, 66, Prince's-gate, London, Presi- dent. The Hon. William Ashley, Stable-yard, St. James's Palace, Lon- don. Monsieur 4: eves Adolphe Cordier, Ancien D4pute, 124. Boule vart Haus,. man, Paris, and Chalet Cordier, Trouville, Nor mandy. Algernon W. B. Dreville, Esq., 45, Sussex-gardens, London.' Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Charles H. Lindsay, 31. P., Winch field, Hants. Monsieur Dumond de Montcelz, Administrateur des.3lines de Zinc de la z.-ilesie, 44, iZne de Luxembourg, Paris. Sampson Lucas Sanville, Ebi. (Messrs. S. Oppeuheim and Sons), 18, Old Broad-street, London. Debentures, £lO each. The Subscription is payable, £2 on ap plication, £2 on allotment, 12 on the let of May, £2 on the 15th June, and .£2 on the Ist August. Or the whole £lO may be paid up at once, in which case dis count at the rate of 7 per cent. will be allowed. BANKERS. Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and NI: St. James's-street, London. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymour and Elwyn,g, - iiirogrnorton-street, London." ABRIDGED STATEMENT. ADVANTAGES OF THE DEBENTURES. Mortgage taken in the joint names of Trustees on behalf of the Debenture-holders. Each 1.10 Debenture: - Will be secured upon Freehold Land, by mortgage or hypothe cation. Will be redeemable at £l2 per bond (thus giving a bonus of 20 per cent.), by annual drawings, after the third year. Will have coupons for interest, payable half-yearly, at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum attached, and— Will be accompanied by a warrant certificate, entitling the holder (in addition to the above bonus) to a distributive share in half of the surplus profit arising from the ultimate realisation of the entire property comprised in the mortgage. Applications for fully paid-up Debentures will be entitled to priority of allotment. If no allotment be made the whole of the deposit will be re turned without deduction. If the whole amount applied for be not allotted the excess of deposit will be applied to the future payments due upon such number as may be allotted, but interest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum will be allowed and paid as above thereon. . . . An opinion of the soundness of this security, and of the value of the distributive share of surplus profit offered to the Deben ture-holders, may be formed from reports annexed to the printed particulars, and the consideration that Trouville is one of the choicest marine resorts in France, where the noblesse spend their summer. It lies on the coast of Normandy, opposite to Havre, directly south of the Isle of Wight, and possesses one of the largest and most comfortable hotels in France, public rooms, gardens, walks, slopes green to the water's edge, and sands superior to those of Scarborough or Ramsgate._ From London Tronville may be reached via Dover and Calais, or Folkestone and Boulogne, or via r outhampton and Havre. From Paris it is only five hours and a half distant by railway. Plans of the properties and reports of architects and sur veyors may be obtained at the Offices, or will be forwarded by post__ _ _ _ _ . . Full printed particulars of the Loan and forms of subscription may be obtained of the Bankers, Brokers, and at the Offices of the Association, namely :-26, Old Broad-street, E.C. ; 6, Whitehall. Westminster, London; and Paris, 51, Rue de Car dinal Fesch. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Great Combination of Attractions for the Easter Holidays.—A new romantic drama and the grandPantoinime of "Puss in Boots." --- On EASTER MONDAY, March 29, and during the week, her Majesty's Servants will perform (for the first time) a new roman tie Drama, in three acts and a prologue, entitled THE MAN OF TWO LIVES, founded on Victor Hugo's celebrated novel, "Les 3liserables," adapted by Bayle Bernard, adai,ter "Faust." Principal character by 3lr Charles Dillon. supported by the en tire strength of the Company. To eonclude with the Pantomime of PUSS IN BOOTS, terminating with the Grand Transforma tion Scene. Stage Manager, Mr. Edward Stirling; Musical Di rector, Mr. W. C. Levey. . - Doors open at half-past ti, commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. -SPE CIAL MORNING PERFORMANCES On WEDNESDAY. March 31, and SATURDAY, April 3. a t Two o'clock, the Royal Original Chrysty's Minstrels (from the St. George's H all) will give Selec tions from their celebrated Entertainment. A t Three o'clock, the Grand Pantomime of PUS LN BOOTS, terminating with the Grand Transformation Scene. A t half-past Four, a Musical Folly, entitled THE GIRLS OF THE PERIOD: A t Five, the Deck of a Man-of War in Miniature—Three Hundred Infant Sailors and Marines. Carriages to be ordered at a quarter-past Five. Doors open at half-past One, commence at Two o'cl ck. Children and Dchools at reduced prices to the following parts of the house, viz., First Circle, Dress Circle, and 1 tails. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, RAISING THE WIND: Messrs. Ken dal, Clark, Rogers, Bnckstone, jun., and Mesdames Laws, Dal ton, &c. After which, HOME: Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Comp ton. Astley, &c.; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, Hill, &e. With desire) - BOX AND COX: 7 A. essrs. BUckstone and Compton. Concluding with A KISS 1N THE DARK. Box-office open daily. Commence at Seven. LATESI EDITION of " THE SUN' supplied as soon as published. containing all the LATEST NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGMNCE, by H W HARRIS, ewspaper Agent, 4, Blackirlars-road, London, S. ",„2PORTING.—JOIIN ROBERTS supplies the LATES EDITION of "THE SUN " as soon as pub lished.-4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. rHE LATEST EDITION of " TIIE SUN " to be seen Every Evening by 8 10 at Mr. ROBERT MEACOCK'S, Britannia, Mensal New-town. WllO'S GRAINGER? LICENSED VICTUALLERS' TOBACCONIST, SHEPITERWS-BUSII. '1 he SPORTING EDITION of "THE SUN" can be seen at GR UNGER'S Establishment, as above, every evening by Eight :;e1 THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE deliN3rs the L ATE EDITION at Chelsea, 7.40; Kilburn, 8 ; Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 0.20; Watford, 9.45. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, by W. ALEXANDER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, I\o. 4, Old Cavendish street, Oxford-street THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, a new farce, entitled A. DAY'S FISHING. Mr. G. r3elmore, Mr. C. H. Stephenson. Mrs. L. Murray, and Miss Lennox Grey. A.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, Visa Lennox Grey, &c. Commence at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining Last .5 Nights. THIS EVENING, at a quarter to 8, a new Drama. in four acts, entitled 31 ARIE ANTOINETTE : Louis XVI., Mr. William Itignold ; Count Fenian, Mr. J. G. Shore; The Dauphin (five years old), Miss Lydia Howard; Marie Antoinette, Mdlle. Bea trice. Preceded by THE SECRET. To conclude with anew Comedietta, entitled A CIIP OF TEA. Mdlle. Beatrice. Oa Saturday, March 27, for the Benefit of Mdlle. Beatrice. N.B. On Easter Monday AFTER DARK. Ooors open at half-past 8, commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 10 till 5. T) OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole I.essee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, DELICATE GROUND. Followed by THE 'WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. lsrke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames Bufton and Maitland. After which, THE FIELD OF T}..t CLOTH OF GOLD. Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson Mesdames M Long. more, F. Hughes, L. Maitland, &c. 110YAL AIkIPHITHEA ERE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN Positively t e Last Five Weeks of the Equestrian Sea son.— These who have not yet seen the wonderful and beautiful horses should lose no time in doing so, as they leave London for the Continent on the 26th of April.—ONßA, the world-renowned. in his original and unapproachable evolutions on the FLYING TRAP KZE, every Evening. His double somersaults and pe rouettes from the flying bar are incredible. The matchless SCENES in the ARENA, including theme eat C A CAERE TROUPE and the magnificent :•tud of Performing rses as usual. Doors open at Seven, commence at half past. Morning Per nrmances Wednesday and Saturday, commencing at Half-past Two. ROYAL AHPHITHEATRE, Holborn. — GOOD FRIDAY EVENING, M a rch 26.—0 R AND PER kORM ANC Eof Handel's Oratorio,Es THE NI ESSIA ."—Full Orchestra and chorus, numbering nearly 250 persons. A rtistes 31dlle. Rose Hersee (of Her Majesty's Operaj, Miss Palmer, Mr Reed Lanvin, Mr. Ma brick, and the celebrated b asso Herr Karl Formes. The St. Cecilia Choral Society WO Voices). The Orchestra will include tha most eminent Performers from both Opera Houses, the Sacred Harmonic Society, &c. Leader, Mr. Carrodns. Solo Trumpet, Mr T. Harper. Conductor, Mr. C. J 17 ftrgitt. The management would specially refer to the fact that this will be the first appearance in Oratorio for many years of the renowned basso, Herr FORMES, and his Farewell Performance, Previous to retirement from the Lyric boards. Box-office open daily from ten till five. Tickets at all the Libraries. QT. GEORGE'S HALL, Regent-street. FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE 1862. Great and triumphant success. Never in the annals of Ethiopian minstrelsy has a company made such a decided hit.. New and beautiful Songs, Dances, Burlesque Sketches, &c., and the highly successful burlesque THE VERY C'AND DUTCH—S OF LONDON, EVERY EVE NT N Ci. ROYAL ORIGINAL CTTRISTY MINSTRELS (Proprie!ors, Messrs WILSON' and MONTAGUE) The Only Company of ChriEty's who Lava had the L,nour to appoar hy speri:)l command. Iwforo IIE ()TJEEN AND NEART,Y ONE TIIITN DEED PEEFOTIMETIS. EVERY EVENIN'iI at EIGEIT.• WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS at TITREE and EIGHT. p , • -• Crand Performance for the People every Satur- Jaw night at ei?.ht. Admission, One Shilling. Private 7 , 1".'3 anti places may be secured at Mr. Mit- Boyal f,ibrary, at the rnm . csellers, and at tho Acting-manager, Mr. ANDREW NIMMO. THE SUN" NE WSPAPE R. --G. R. G LEN lE, Sporting Library. 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road, lelivers the LATE VDITION of " THE SUS " at the earliest possible moment after leaving the press. He is able to deliver .7.spies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the country at a comparatively early hour the same evening, say 40 miles by 9.45 o'clock ,Orders by post punctually attended to. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GUARDIAN. R. GLENIE, of the SPORTING LIBRARY, VI • 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, London, W., begs to inform his customers, and the Licensed Victuallers in general, that he has been appointed Agent to the above-named paper in addition to his agency for the Sporting Edition of " THE Surf," and can supply the same on Friday evening, if required, in town or country. G. R. begs to inform the Trade that he is Agent for the LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN," and can supply it earlier than any other man in London or Country the evening of publi cation. No connection with any other perNons. Bally's, Ruff's, Wright's, and M'Call'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. riE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " ai J. SMITH'S, 39, Bow-street, Covent-garden. THE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" al W. SMITHS " Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden town ruHE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN' at _L JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington," Wellington-street, Strand. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAY3IARKET. THIS EVENING, BALING THE WIND: Messrs. Kendal Buckstone. jun., Miss Laws, &c. Afier which, HOME: Sothern, Chippendale, ke.; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, &e Followed by BOX AND COX. Concluding with A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at 7. PRINCESS S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Mansger, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING. at 7, to eommen,e with THE SECRET. At a quarter to 8, MARIE As. TOINETTE : Mr W. Rignold, Mr. G. Shore. Miss Lydia lie ward; Mdlle. Beatrice. Concluding with A CUP OF TEA : PoldPe. Beatrice THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII. THIS EVENING, at 7, A DAY'S FISHING. Mr. G. Belmore, Mr Stephenson, Mrs. L. Murray, and Miss Lennox Grey. At 15 to 8, THE DEAD HEART. Messrs. Ben. Webster, A. Stirling, G. Belmore, R. Phillips, Ashley, Stuart; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, ere. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke; Miss Bufton. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD : Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; Mesdames Maria Longmore, B. Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To conniude with HUE AND DIE GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. THIS EVENING, at 7, A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9.40, BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs. 11farshall,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. Tins EVENING, NOT GUILTY: Messrs. J. L. Toole, Lionel Brough, H. Irving, S. _Emery, Miss Hodson. 8:c. After which, THE LITTLE REBEL, Concluding with THE SPITAL FIE LD'S WEAVER: Mr. Toole. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. Antis EVFNING, SHORT AND SWEET: Messrs Parselle, A. J Turner • Mesdames Weathereby, Lovell. After which, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. Cowper, eville, Parselle, and George Honey: Mesdames Lydia Foote, Rignold, &c. To conclude with LITCRETIA BORGIA, M.D.: Miss Fanny Josephs, and George Honey. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. Tars EVENING, the Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud of 50 Horses; also Onra, Alfred Bradbury, A. Carre, &e ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss M. Oliver. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss M. Oliver. To he followed by CLAUDE DUVAL; Mr. Dewar, ic. To conclude with FAMILY JARS. PRTNCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Eliss Marie Wilton 'I ins SCHOOL: Messrs. 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. THIS EVENING, at 8, THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment: and the Burlesque Extravaganza, THE VERY GRAND DUTCH—S (MUSTY ➢IINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 3 Wednesdays and :faturdays, at 3 and 3 all the year round. ROYAL AL HAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLET Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. Is. Box-offict open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regerfe-pack, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, Is.; on Mondays, 6d.; Children under twelve, 6d. egg, LONDON, MONDAY; MARCH 22, 1869. If anything can be said effectively against the Irish Church Bill, it will be said this evening by Sir ROUNDELL PALMER—the most conspicuously con scientious among all its antagonists. His conscien- tiousness in opposing the measure he has made re cognizable to even the dullest observers in the community; for, has he not sacrificed to his convic tions in this matter the grandest of all the great prizes attainable by a member of the legal profession ? A prize, but for his antagonism to this measure, absolutely within his grasp—the Great Seal, with all its accompaniments —a peerage, the woolsack, the conservation of the Royal Conscience, the Leadership of the Lords, the presidency of the highest court of judicature in the realm, the right of precedence before and above all the Lords Spiritual aryl Temporal in the realm, with the one exception of his Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY ! All this when it lay completely within his reach, within his grasp—he had but to close his fingers upon it to secure the name, style, and title, all the rights, privileges, and prerogatives appertaining to the Lord High Chancellor—all this Sir ROUNDELL PALMER has foregone because in his mind, in his heart, in his soul, in his conscience, he cannot approve of the Bill introduced by Mr. GLAD sivm for the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church. The Prime Minister is his inti mate personal friend--one to whom he is attached by many years of cordial and sympathetic agreement. It matters nothing ! Upon this question of the Irish Church he cannot agree with him! lle is his friend still, but he cannot back up this measure of Mr. GLAD ' STONE'S for the pulling down of the Protestant Estab lishment in Ireland, for the realization there of the Church Property, and for the appropriation of the surplus funds thereby acquired to purposes so far in tensely Christian that they are purposes of benevolence. Hence Sir ROUNDELL PALMER is still in the House of Commons—is seated upon one of the back benches —is temporarily, at least,e t s h t ie ra t n e g r e n, d i f a ro n m iu h d is e i;r d ty en — t is, in the strictest sense of member—instead of being all that we have just y L a i b s e t r h a e Lord Chancellor in the newly a t e c cI 4 now said, in his otherwise inleyvitianbablue,cuarpa Government. Of course, we think him in error in this matter. Not in his decision, we need hardly say, but in the opinions which have driven him to it. Of course, in that point of view, we consi ler him to be altogether mistaken. But, who is there in the three kingdoms who has not for him, at the same time, the most pro found respect, and let u 3 say, too, the most profound admiration ! We do—most unquestionably. But, in 4thi7i, we are but an unit simply among the thirty mil lions of the population. Sir ItOUNDELL PALMER is not elevated to the Woolsack—bat it would be difficult to say how high he has raised himself in the estimation of the entire mass of his fellow-countrymen. Among all the opponents 'of the measure now under discussion in the House of Commons, not one will be listened to with any- THREE years and one month ago the Houses of Parliament were called upon at a few hours' notice to pass through all its stages, at one sitting, a bill for suspending the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland. The bill was passed with feeble numerical opposition, only eight members in the Lower House and none in the Upper venturing to oppose it. Nevertheless it gave rise to the most eloquent speech of the most eloquent member of the House of Commons. This speaker asked how much longer that policy of force and repression was . to be pursued in Ireland ? how much longer the Government meant to with hold justice from that portion of the QUEEN'S dominions ? how much longer the union between Great Britain and Ireland was to be maintained by means of the gaoler and the soldier ? He implored the House to adopt another policy, to try justice and consideration, and see if they would not succeed in accomplishing that which injustice and indif ference never had accomplished, and never would accomplish. He counselled Ministers to hold a special session, which should be given up solely to Ireland. His words produced no imme diate result. A Conservative Government came into office. A rising took place in Kerry and near Dublin. It was abortive o‘course. How could it be other wise when, on the one side, were unarmed lads, and on the other 25,000 of the best-disciplined troops in the kingdom ? Twice the Suspension Act was re newed. One of the ablest statesmen among (though he is scarcely of) the Conservative party deplored the condition of Ireland as " a miserable state of things," as " a strange and perplexing problem," as " painful, dangerous, and discreditable." Lord STANLEY spoke thus just before the commencement of last session, and he seemed to imply that the Government was prepared at length to deal with the Irish question. We know what happened. We know how Lord MAYO, in a speech of three hours and twenty minutes, suggested the plan of levelling-up the churches, and promised a measure for dealing with the land. The suggestion was repudiated almost as soon as it was made, for the country would not listen to it ; the land bill was dropped. The nation was appealed to, and a new Ministry came into office, whereof one of the most distinguished members is that very orator who three years ago asked for an Irish session. He now has his demand virtually granted. February 17, 1866, saw Mr. Bnicarr protesting with passionate eloquence against the policy of force; March 19, 1869, sees Mr. BRIGHT rejoicing in the certain prospect of triumph, not because it is a personal victory, but because it is the victory of those principles which he advocated three years ago. Between then and now how great a contrast ! Then the hurried measure of repression passed at a sitting ; and the orator stand ing up almost alone, a voice in the desert almost un heeded ; now the Minister advocating the well weighed measure of conciliation he has helped to frame, as the first instalment of that policy of goodwill which is henceforth to guide our rule of Ireland. Surely there is no need to despair after this. Surely when we look back those three years and see reaction triumphant, the author of the Reform Bill sinking beneath the waves of faction, and his ablest friend hooted down by well-dined squires, and then see that same Minister at the head of an overwhelming majority, and that friend his colleague and coadjutor, the most impatient reformer of State or Church need never shew impatience again. Nor is it only Reformers who should find consola tion in the eventful history of these three years. The most obstructive Conservatives may take corn h fort. If they themselves have during that time passed a Reform Bill far more sweeping than that which they at first resisted as revolutionary —if they can contemplate this handiwork of theirs without dismay, and even with satisfaction—why should they so disquiet themselves about the change which it is now proposed to make ? Let them cast their eyes back to the events, not of these three last years only, but to those of the last forty, and see whether every one of the great changes which they opposed vehe mently at the time did not commend itself to them almost immediately after it was effected. Let them read that magnificent passage in Mr. Bright's speech on Friday night, wherein lie recalled to their remem brance Roman Catholic emancipation, the Reform Bill of 1832, the abolition of slavery, the repeal of the corn laws, the dissolution of the East India Company, the Reform Bill of 1867 and confess if there is one of those measures which, they would repeal now if they had the power to do so. And, if as we are sure they will say that there is none, let them ask themselves if it was wise to resist each of these changes until it was forced upon them ; if it was wise to be on the verge of civil war in 1829, to be within twenty-four hours of a revolution in 1832, to wait for the ruin of the West Indian planters in 1854, for the Irish famine in 1846, for the Indian mutiny hi 18.57, for the Hyde Park riot in 1866. Let them say if true statesmanship does not consist in preventing such convulsions and calamities as these, in granting freely to grateful hearts, rather than in surrendering grudgingly to imperious wills. Two years hence Conservatives will be looking as complacently upon a disesta blished Irish Church, as they now look upon house hold suffrage. Is it really worth while to continue any longer a resistance which the most eminent among them know to be not only:futile, but unjusti fiable ? THE controversy on the proposed abolition of the light dues levied on merchant shipping has not as yet terminated favourably for the advocates of the change. There is a good deal to be said on both sides; but a transfer of financial obligations can be justified only when there is decisive proof that an excessive and unfair burden is thrown upon the class on behalf of which complaint is made. The shipowners and their supportershave hardly succeeded in making out a case of this kind. It is proposed that the tolls levied on merchant shipping for the main tenance of the lighthouses and beacons on the Bri tish coast should be discontinued, and that the cost THE SUN, LONDON, MORAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1869. ciency. The argument that the lnaintenance of the lights ought to fall equally upon all branches of trade, upon manufacturers, as well as carriers, is much sounder. That the vessels and cargo are alike protected by the beacons is unquestionable ; that the owners of each ought to contribute their share is self-evident. But, as Mr. LOWE recently pointed out, this is done under the present system. The shipowners pay the dues in the first instance, but they are returned by their customers. All such charges are a prime consideration in estimating the freight. The shipowner pays the dues no more than the importer of sugar pays the indirect tax upon it. And it is clear that the present system is the only means by which manufacturers can be equitably charged, that js, by which the greatest exporters pay the largest share in the dues. There are minor conside rations connected with a question of which this is the main outline, but they do not affect the general conclusion. It has been complained, for instance, that the dues operate unequally, eve n amongs t ship owners; that some who use the lights never pay for ettera to adjustment of dues, not be sub s t an ti a l ; b u t it them, whilst others pay for more p ro t ect i on t h an they i g s e a t .n argument This for appearsabetter for abolishing them altogether. Then the manage ment of the Trinity House h as b een called i n ques- tion. It is now, however, generally agreed that the Elder Brethren do their work satisfactorily. The Trinity House is now under the Board of Trade, which is responsible for the proper performance of its duties. Besides, the statement put forth by the d, was n of evr ast - lights Elder Brethren proves, not only th a t th e cons t ruc ti on and maintenanceindee is well performed— this,disputed.—but that the money has bee n care f u lly and judiciously expen d e d . Th e proof that anything would be gained by substit u ting c e o another administrative body for the Elder Brethren has yet to be furnished. 'bbz COlllll* eirtufair in future be paid out of the public funds by an , annual vote of Parliament ; in other words, that the burden now borne by the mercantile community (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) alone should be distributed over the entire nation, It is urged, and with much sh ow o f reason , th a t th e PARIS, SUND AY , M arc h 21 . object The Due de Grammont h as arrr i ved in Paris. The of his much-discussed j ourney i s stated to be purely important duty of lighting o u r s h ores an d o f affording facilities for the safe navigation of the domestic. He has come to be present at the marriage of the he should arrive ten d a y s b e f ore the time coursei hu is British seas is an imperial duty — one w hi c h i s owing his niece, and will return imm e di a t e l y to h i s post. It is both to ourselves and to forei gners w h o t ra d e w ith rathder f odd that a and departure Of from Vienna alarmist us. The expenses of consulate s , w hi c h are i n t en d e d fix ive for the protection of trade, are d e f raye d f rom the this note bt generallyojecr h ft y though the t and nothing aecepte fur ther; dthat hisde p national exchequer. Lighth ouses are a l so intended theories respecting his arrival may be rejected with confi. to ensure the safe conduct of trade operations, dence, some information as to his mission from and ought to be supported from the same a very good source, is better worthy attention. lie source ; or, at least, if it be conceded r Go ne vern At t d comes, I am t i t t old, t d o . c l o e nf b e e r t w v i e t e h n hi F s men respect that the maintenance of co as t-li g ht s i s an That a good understanding between these three States marily a mercantile concern, all who profit by has been brought about, or that an attempt to do so is being them ought to share the burden. The owners of made, cannot be doubted. It is not proposed or hoped goods derive as much benefit from the lighthouses as that a regular alliance can be entered into. But everything the owners of ships. If vessels are protected by the looks peaceful once more, and it is thought desirable coast-lights, so also are their cargoes. The plea that th itanaceor. h accord between the three SouthernPoN i tiers, which 3ile shipowners ought to support th ese es t a bli s h men t s wouldb d. rough in t . aboutth chances iscseaid of towbear'thobject should, fe chief of the posb applies at least equally to manu f ac t urers of be cotton, wool, or any other article w hi c h can b e safel Duc de Grammont's j ourney . Th e th ree P owers d es i re y to prevent future complications by frien,lly under. transmitted to foreign countries only with the aid of standing. the coast beacons. Moreover, the great cost of these But even this understanding, limited as it is, involves lights falls upon merchant shipping only; the royal some difficulty. Everybody knows the obstacle in the way oc oft of Rome is black good rela t ion sb e ttv ee il sltalynatihnel horizon.Fril nce. TheTl navy and revenue ships pay nothi ng t o th e i r sup port. It is further urged that com p e titi on i n th e ; occupation of the Due d e G rammon t t o Paris and of the Cheva• pp t carrying trade has greatly diminish e d th e profits of visits Tier Nigra to Florence are said to relate to fresh negotia, shipowners, and that the dues which were paid with- ' Hone relative to a modus vicendi with Rome. In fact, out complaint w hen trade was good have now according to an excellent authority, a scheme is now being become intolerable. i discussed between the two Governments. Its principal Such are the pleas by which the Ch am b ers o f C om - provisions are the re-establishment of the l state of affairs merce and the shipping interest gen era lly support . Italy und e of th the September treaty concerning theConvention,rni f pay al mrt of th execution ei by this proposed transference. They h ave a certain Pontifical debt, evacua ti on o f th e R oman terr i tory specious appearance in their favour. It i s invariably 'by the French troops, and a better system of the practice for a class which desires to be relieved commercial relations between Italy and Rome. It from a special burden to appeal to patriotic princi- ! remains to be seen. whether the Italian Government will pies. It is always argued that a convenience which accept these proposals, and secure the friendship of France is paid for by the class which derives m os t b ene fit has s th a e n e i x n p t e e n r s e e st o i f n the oon l c ia i l t i r a e t d i o g f I ts taly wn fo p r e? it l e e. ver r a ra w n a c r e from it is a national convenience, and sh o uld, there broke out Italy would infallibly make an alliance against fore, be supported at the national expense. The in- France for the possession of Rome. But the Italians do genious pleas by which public grants are claimed not care to hear of a modus vivendi, unless it is to signify for local purposes are by no means new—the annexation. world has often heard them before, and often More candidates are presenting themselves all over the will again. But the general principle that local country, and the independent Imperialists increase in undertakings should be p a id f or ou t o f l oca l f un d s is Minister,on mti,heerop will, lii it .1..i0n side. A said, G stand for tv F Gustave ould , easses.pyr6na son ß of the late 6e h sound, and ought n o t t o b e se t as id e w ith ou t th e strongest reason. It i s t rue th a t th e coas t-li g ht s are : not a local undertaking, but they are mostly bens- rapidly. The seventh edition is nearly exhausted, and 1 M. Emile 011ivier's book still continues to sell very ficial to the one class which is now required to' an eighth is preparing. The Pope's letter has done a support them, and the principle, therefore, is the great deal of this ; i n d ee d, so general is the curiosity same. The lighthouses undoubtedly are in some measure for the go o d o f the w h o l e nat i on; b ut on the respecting it that I f anc y '°Le 19 ht Jan d v it i i e o r n '' s. M without the letter would tempestnot have reached the ei north-west and aorta g same principle it m ay b e urge d t h at the uggleton A vile breakwater, or th e B arnacle j etty, are drops of water coast of France yesterday and Friday. At the Naye Fort a brig was d r i ven on s h ore an d destroyed, but the cre w in the great o cean of publ i c i mprovement, and were saved. Two others were dashed upon the rocks in ought to be looked upon as public works. However 1 the vicinity. It yet remains doubtful whether l f these crews discordant the comparison may seem, the Chambers of Commerce may rely upon it that the farmer or the were saved or not. The wrecks .ll of th esdineastlrucLtn ar ainenvne:syt fi au sh m in ero c u r s a . ft At h G as ra b n e v e i n lle i e m sp m ec en ia se y working man will be as little disposed to pay for At this one port more lighthouses as to contribute to the docks of a risin than t g wenty of these vessels have been wrecked, and the seaport. Nor is it reasonable that all taxpayers reported to be subsiding should families of their crews left destitute. The tempest is now should be charged equally for works which are of It is with the most profound regret that we bear of the graceful shamefulrot. . such different deg rees of benef i t to di f f erent classes. d ue l w hi ch has just taken place at Madrid.lt's os o t di neo s f The rule that local an d spec i a l c h arges s h ou ld not be the ost p n instancescei Celestino or oOlozaga, 26 years of recorded of a m levied on the nati onal fun d s oug ht t o b e rarely broken. The cons u l a t es, wh i c h are supporte d out of age , nephew i : a of Don Salustiano Ologaza, representa the Exchequer, are no t an analagous case. Th e consuls killed in a duel by a Spanish nobleman, Count de Jara. live of the Spani s h G overnme nt at this Court, has been chiefly protect commercial interests; but these are not Anything more utterly brutal and discreditable fall than this their only duties. I n many coun t r i es t h ey are our a ff a i r i t i s impossible to imagine. only political repr esentat i ves, an d i n a ll cases their let Opera, expressed his and in Celestino functions are to w a t c h over Br i t i s h i n t erests generally. It touched his cane a the Count. the nt.Thelatterpon its fall belief th a t it was d one on purpose. Olozaga Again, about 28 per cent. of the dues falls upon endeavoured to shew that it was an accident, but the foreign shipping: If the lighthouses were made a Count would not accept this apology. High words ensued, national charge, foreigners must in fairness be relieved the Count apparently preserving an attitude of the most also ; and the con sequent loss, t h oug h b y no means the unjustifi a bl e v i o l ence , w hi c h Olozagain chief argument, d eserves cons id erat i on. F urther, th e fuel lh vain having been ted to a added dues are not levi e d at a l oss to t h e s hi powners; to thlepease. F fire by s ily o n m al, egentl e emen of spirit akin to that of the Count de Jars, a meeting was arranged. vessels in ballast are exemp t , an d vesse l s w i th a freight only char swords were chosen the Count being an ex ged. Finally, though in some pert at that weap o n, Oloz aga utte r ly unacquainted with countries no light dues are charged, yet it is gene- its use. At the first encounter Don Celestino received a rally the case that port dues, tonnage dues, not to mortal wound, and fell dead. H mention other impo s t s , more th an ma k e up th e d e fi- young hmeaslawnedd greatha d been trained awa f s a highly political pro li ni fe isi f n o g r which aptitude His family are incon rolable. Don Jose, his father, has never risen from his bed since the occurrence. Let us hope that this affair will rouse the Spanish Government to put in force the laws against duelling, which, though strict in theory, are virtually inoperative. Let us hope too that this cowardly ;rid dishonourable slaughter will do something to check a practice which has become far too frequent on the Continent. r nR , RESPONDENOR FROM PAUL GALE IN TILE WEST OF _ENGLAND, SATURDAY EVENTNG. A fearful gale from the North has caused much damage to shipping on the Western coast. The brig Lizzie, of Newport, Captain Griffiths, went ashore at Hayle, ;t 12.30 this morning. One man was lost before >he struck. The remainder of the crew, eight in number, were rescued by the lifeboat with much difficulty and danger. The vessel was laden with mahogany and indigo, from Mexico, bound to Shields. She will probably break up. The schooner Sylph, of St. Ives, has gone down )ff St. Agnes, and all hands are unhappily lost. A vessel, same unknown, supposed to be laden with oats, has gone ;shore near Portreath ; the crew are missing. Other :asualties are rumoured, and the gale still rages with treat violence. The Conservatives intend to bring forward the Carl of March as candidate for West Sussex, in tho room of :Japtain the Hon. Henry Wyndham, who takes his seat in the House of Lords the death of his father, Lord Le :onfield. The announcement which has appeared in several papers of the death of Mr. Mellor, the original No. 7 of the Dambridge boat, is contradicted by that gentleman's brother. Jr. Mellor was suffering from quinsy in the throat when he was compelled to leave the boat, and has ever since been steadily recovering from an illness that was never at any time even dangerous. The Sporting Gazette states that Lord Glasgow, a short time before his death, wrote to Mr. Payne, and in formed him that he intended leaving his stud to himself and General Peel—half to each. His successor has evidently no sympathy with the turf, as the following curt communi sation will explain :—" Hawkhead, March 15. Lord Was- Kow's Sporting Gazette will be sent no longer!" Thomas Millar, alias Brown, of 44, Wych-street, and 2, Holywell-street, was charged at Bow-street on Friday with selling indecent books. A detective wrote to the prisoner for certain books and he received them by re turn of post. An engagement was then made at the Char ing-cross Station, and when the prisoner arrived he was taken into custody. The magistrate committed him for trial. The pastoral letter from the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ardagh denouncing Ribbonism and secret so "ieties, says that English statesmen have now pledged them selves to redress Irish grievances. The hereditary enemies )f Ireland will attempt by every stratagem to defeat the equitable intentions of Parliament and divide Irishmen by Introducing and encouraging secret societies. It is reported that Costello, one of the pardoned Fenian prisoners, stated iu a speech at Ballinasloo on Friday that ho would, as long as he had breath, conspire and plot against the English Government. It is also stated that dur- Inga procession on Friday, at a place three miles from Newry, a man was shot dead. At Tralee, a man named Ale'Egan is under arrest for trying to administer the Fenian oath to soldiers. While a lady who sues for breach of promise of marriage is often told now-a-days that sho can't be paid for losing that which sho used so much art to obtain, a gentle man is no longer laughed out of court. Possibly we shall soon have a demand for mixed juries in such cases. At the York Assizes on Friday a breach of promise of marriage case, without a vestige of rcmance, was tried before Mr. Baron Cleasby. An attorney's clerk named Watson brought un action to recover compensation from Mrs. Strangways, for having changed her mind and married her present hus band after promising to marry him. A verdict for plaintiff for .£3OO, on the advice of the defendant's counsel, was re turned. A CONSCIENTIOUS BEGISTRAR.—At the Salford Borough Police-court, the other day, a woman was brought up charged with soliciting charity on pretence of having to bury a relative, a certificate of whose death she pre sented as proof of the truth of her plea. She had inad vertently gone twice to the same individual, who had ill the interim moved to another house, and, his suspicion being aroused, inquiry was made, and it transpired that she made a system of thus fleecing the benevolent. She seemed to have no difficulty in getting a certificate of death, as the registrar, it was stated, simply granted her what she asked for, not troubling himself to obtain in each case a doctor's note. No such persons had been in existence as those whose deaths she used to get registered. The magistrate committed her to gaol for three months _ • HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 21. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe, drove out yesterday afternoon. ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS. The change in the program me of the Ro y al Ori ginal Christy's Mi nstrels has i n creased the attrac tions of St. G eorge ' s Ha ll . Th e performances have been shortened without lessening the amuse ment afforded. The operatic extravaganza of "The Very Grand Dutch-S" has been judiciously curtailed, and several new songs, which must become popular, have been introduced. Among these " The Wild Beasb Show," a comic song, is vociferously applauded and r e d emande d eac h e v ening ; while another comic song,, " Put it down to me , " meets with equal favour. Among the sentimental songs newly introduced are t , Aly Spirit Star" and " When the Roses Blow ;" both are pleasing additions to the long list of Christy melodies. The entertain ment is now so arranged that there is no delay, and the performances conclude at a reasonably early hour. THE TIIP.EATENED STOPPAGE OF THE NEWCASTLE RACES.-The di , pute has already had the effect of causing to race committee to abandon the Spring Meeting, and the dispute, unless it is put an end to, bids fair to put a stop to the Summer Meeting. It is stated on good authority th a t " Th e f reemen legal interest is only ir. the eatage of th e glass and the letting of the it.- takes, bat, the race g roun l i s reserve d specially to the public for racing purposes by an Act of Parliament, dur ing the continuation of which the freemen have no control over that portion of the Moor but by an authority delt gated to them by the Newcastle Corporation, to whom the entire arrangements properly belong." If this be the case, the authorities of the town ought to interfere and put an end to the dispute, which neither arbitrators nor committee seem able to bring to a Patio' actory termi pation. OCEAN MAIL CONT.RACTb. The select committee appointed by the House o! Com mons to consider the two Atlantic contracts which had been entered into by the late Government, of which Mr. Disraeli was the head, held another sitting on Saturday by special leave of the House. The members present were Mr. Dent (chairman), Sir Massey Lopes, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Graves, Mr. Seeley, and Mr. Greaves. The question demanding inquiry was whether two contracts made between the Treasury and the Post Office and Mr. Cunard and Mr. Inman for the conveyance of the American mails at a cost of £120,000 per annum should be ratified by the present Government. An immense mass of evidence has been given —Mr. Ward Hunt, the late Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Scudamore, of the General Post Office, being amongst the witnesses examined - from which it appeared that when the Post Office asked for tenders for the conveyance of the mails at the expiration of the former contract, Messrs. Cunard and Mr. Inman refused to send in a price, but after certain negotiations the present contracts .were made, it being agreed, in accordance with the custom of the House, that they should be laid on the table for a month before final settlement. The Conservative Govern ment going out of office, it devolved on their successors to complete or repudiate them. Hence the committee, the importance of whose labours may be esti mated by the fact that ;if it be decided to throw over the contracts, the country will in a few days be without any settled arrangement for the conveyance of tlr American mails. Amongst the witnesses examined was Mr. Burn, the representative of Messrs. Cunard and Co., who said that in 1867 surprise was expressed that they had not tendered for the conveyance of the mails on the forms put forth by the Post Office. After au interview with the Treasury and the Post Office, a provisional arrangement was made to carry the mails for a year for £BO,OOO. At the close of the year 1868 the partners in the firm of Cunard and Co. made an arrangement with Mr. Inman to send in a joint offer to the Government to take the mails for £120,000 per annum. This, in the opinion of the witness, was a lower sum than ought to have been named, and had there been the slightest idea that the subject of the contracts would have been reopened, they would never have been made. Were the contracts not carried out, great expense and trouble would accrue to his company, as they had made arrangements for building several larger ships for the purpose of efficiently performing work they had under taken to do. The witness, in reply to questions from the various members of the committee, further stated that it had never happened in all the transactions of his company with Governments thata contract left on the portfolio of one Administration had been repudiated by the successive Government, and expressed the opinion that if the pre sent contracts were not ratified, the Post Office authorities w( uld have great difficulty in getting in any tenders from private firms, cn account of the bad faith kept by the Government. His own firm would never tender again. Mr. Inman, National Ship Company, was also examined by the committee, and described the inter view which had been referred to by Mr. Burn, and the results which had followed from it. He generally concurred in the views expressed by the third witness, and, like him, did not believe that there was anything in the way of pecuniary advantage to be got out of the contract. The committee adjourned till to-day. THE CONSECRATION OF MR. .3IACRORIE. The telegrams already published mention the consecra tion of Mr. Macrorie as Bishop in Natal in opposition to Dr. Colenso. We find a full report of the ceremonial in the Cape Town Church News, a paper which supports Bishop Gray, The consecration took place in St. George's Cathedral on Monday, the 25th of January—the Feast of the Conversion of St; Paul. For upwards of an hour before the appointed time most of the sittings in the church were occupied, and before half-past eleven arrived not only were the seats filled, but the aisles were thronged with an immense congregation. After morning prayer had been said the Metropolitan began the Communion Service. The Bishop of the Orange Free State read the Epistle, and the Bishop of St. Helena the Gospel. The Bishop of Grahamstown preached the sermon from the well-worn passage of St. Paul's Ist Epistle to Timothy, in which the apostle speaks of the Church as " the pillar and ground of the truth." The bishop, after expatiating at some length on the spirituality of the Church, and its authority as an exponent of the truth, proceeded to apply his principles to the conduct of himself and his colleagues, and thus justified their position : "It is now more than five years since we, who hold in the Church of God the same office as was entrusted by the Apostle Paul to Timothy, were assembled in this cathedral to con sider charges of false teaching, pernicious to the souls of the brethren, brought against one who was par taker of the same ministry with ourselves. Not in haste or passion, not desiring to measure the truth by our own private opinions, or to limit it to some particular forms of thought or expression beyond those which the standards of our Church have deduced from Holy Scripture, with the earnest desire, if it were possible, to escape from a conclu sion so painful to ourselves, we were compelled to conclude that the teaching submitted to us was directly con trary to the revealed truth of God, and a wide depar• hire in all directions from the faith of the Gospel. The members of Christ's Church were no longer bound to render that submission to his authority which is due to one whc holds an office under Christ. In all this we simply fulfilled responsibilities inherent to our own office in the house of God. They charge us with acting unlawfully even as apostles and disciples of old are accused of breaking Caesar's laws ; not because we do anything forbidden by law, or that law might prevent, for that we challenge all to prove; but because we believe in the reality of things which, though not recognised by human law, are yet the ordinance of Christ. And surely it is a doctrine very dangerous to morality, no less than to religion, to deny the existence of such things—to affirm that the law of the State is the only rule for human actions or for human belief. At all events, the doctrine is utterly subversive of the very foundation of the Church of God." As the consecration service proceeded, the Bible and the pastoral staff was placed by the Metropolitan "at the proper time" in the newly-made bishop's hands. He was then conducted by the attendant bishops to the place assigned him in their midst. The offertory sentences were read by the Metropolitan, and a collection was made on behalf of Church missions in Natal amounting to £73 2s. 10d. The number of communicants exceeded 150. After the Metropolitan had pronounced the benediction, the dean conducted the Metropolitan and bishops to the vestry, the hymn, " 0 happy band of pilgrims" being sung as a recessional. Bishop Gray's reply to the protest against Mr. Mac rorie's consecration is published by the Cape Argus. llis lordship said: "I have ever been ready to receive the expression of the views of members of the Church on matters relating to the Church. You call, however, this protest,' and you forward it p ro f ess i onally as a notary. ge A protest implies a right to protest, which in this matter the laws and usages of the Church of England do not give to its members in this diocese. It would be uncourteous to return it ; but you will understand that I receive it only, as you desire, as the expression of the views of cer tain individuals. The subscribers will not expect me to discuss with them questions of law. They will allow me, however, to observe that if the consecration of the new bishop is an `illegal interference ' with Dr. Colenso, is 'con trary to and in defiance of the law which the Church and realm have provided for the protection of its officials,' I have great reason to complain of her Majesty's Secretary of State for inviting me to apply for a mandate for the consecration in England (without which the consecration could not take place there), and for not informing me, after con sultation with the Lord Chancellor, the Attorney-General, Solicitor-General, and Queen's Advocate that such would be the case. During all my communications, however, with his Grace, spread over several months, there was not the slightest intimation given that the apprehensions of the gentlemen who have signed the document have any foundation in fact." The man, William Hall, who is suspected of tno Wodnesbury murder, has been committed for trial. Strange as it may seem, it is a fact, says a con temporary, that the late Lord Brougham died without any assets. The explanat'on is that, long before his death, ho had by deed of gift made over everything— ex-Chan cellor's pension, house and lands, books, plate, furniture-- to his brother William, the present peer, who in return provided for all expenses. Aversion to trouble about money matters is said to have suggested this arrrngement. The Inland Revenue authorities, at first incredulous, satisfied themselves by private inquiry as to the bona fides and vali dity of the deeds of gift. But it is a curious fact that an ex-Lord Chancellor, who for upwards of thirty years re ceived a pension of £5,000 a year, has died without paying a shilling of probate or legacy duty. A terrible explosion took place at Salutes, near fTal, in Belgium, on the 17th, on the premises of M. Joachim Ilavaux, a large flax manufacturer. lie and his son were superintending the workmen in the morning, when an explosion shattered the walls and forced off the roof. The son was thrown down, and the father, with the exception of his head, was also buried in the ruins. The latter remained for some minutes in this dangerous position, and when extricated his left leg was found to be broken. The warehouse, which was full of flax, caught fire. Five workwomen were also burned in the ruins. The boiler of the steam-engine was thrown 134 metres from its position, and a row of trees which it struck was com pletely 04101,190. M. Haw= ig in a TM dangeryto StAtea ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The ninth Quinquennial Court was held on Saturday at Radley's Hotel ; Mr Barnett, M.P., in the chair. After the passing of some formal resolutions, Mr. Downes, the actuary, read the Quinquennial Report ea foliows:— The directors of the Economic Life Assurance Society have the satisfaction of presenting to its members a report of the affairs of the society, as they appeared on the 31st December last, after a full investigation of the business during the preceding five years, which complete the ninth quinquennium. Since the last division, in 1864, 2,266 policies, assuring £2,062,573, have been issued, giving an annual average of 453 policies of £9lO each. During the last five years the sum of £E6 630 has been received in new premiums, being at the rat e of £13,326 a year. The total income from premiums, which in 1864 was £214,104, now amounts to £228,833, indicating an average annual in crease of £2,946, after allowing for loss of income from discontinued policies; while the gross income from all sources has increased at the rate of £6,100 per annum. Claim s of have arisen during th e fi ve years on 1 ,0 37 poliei°' surin g £811,303, and carr yi ng b onuses t o t h e amou nt £198,0e9. These claims are £41,131 in excess of the ex pectation. In addition to the bonuses on policies upo n whieli claims h ave ar i sen, the sum of £83,864 has bee° paid as bonus in other ways, such as in reduction of boons liability by cash payment, reduction of premium, purehes°, &c., making a total of £281,953. In the valuation of the assets a sufficient margin has been allowed, as on former occasions, for a possible fluctuation of the public securities; and in regard to the I iab:lities, so much onl of the premiums has been taken into account as represents the a ctual risk on life. The rem a i n i ng portion provides for the expenses of management, and accumulates to form the surplus to be dealt with at the future divisijns of profit. By this sr' rangernont, old and new assurers contribute rateably to the expense of management, and no profit is declared by anticipation. The assets, consisting of funded property, mortgages, life interests, and reversions, the office Pr e " raises, premiums due o n 31st December (since paid), inte rest accrued on investments, balance at bankers and in hand, amount to £2,665,544 12s. 3d. The liabilities, eq . ; sisting of the v a l ues o f po li c i es an d the b onuses a lready declared, claims accrued in 1868 but due in 1869, commie" sion, taxes, and sun d ry sma ll accounts, amount commit" £2,336,870 17s. 6d. There is, therefore, after inakis provision for every known liability, a surplus of .£328,66; 14s. 9d. The directors recommend that £308,673 14s. 9 °' of this surplus be appropriated as absolute bonus in re version; and that the remaining sum of £20,000 be re tained for th e p aymen t o f annual, cont i ngent, an d B onds , tional bonuses. It i s f urt h er recommende d t h a t o ut o f this sum of £20,000 an annual contingent bonus of it per cent. per annum be added to the absolute bonus on such polici es , now ent i t l ed to participate, as s hall become claims during the current quinquennial period , viz. :—On policies which become claims iu 1869, £1 Per cont. on sum assured ; on policies which become claims 1870, £2 per cent. on sum assured; on policies which be come claims in 1871, £3 per cent. on sum assured; 00 policies which become claims in 1872, £4 per cent on sun i . . assured ; on policies which b ecome c l a i ms i n 1873, .£5 Per cent. on sum assured. To the policies which are not en; titled to participat e i n th e present b onus, b y rea son °` five annual premiums not having been paid upon then' , but on which claims may arise after the payment a the fifth annual premium an d b e f ore t h e next quinquen° l 4 investigation, the directors p ro p ose t o a dd a b onus of h' amount as if five annual premiums had been paid prior lei the present divisi on . Th e sum o f £3 08 ,673 14s. 9d. will produce reversio nar y b onuses amounting to .£164, 81 ?_ yielding a percenta ge f rom 4 t o 31 on t h e sums as sured , ' and a percentage ranging from 22 to 189 on the premium received in respect o f w hi c h th e b onus i s a ll ot t e d. 'll . O O same options are offered as at the last division, and so te _ bonus at present a dd e d may b e commu t e d eit h er to: present money paym en t ; t o a re d uc ti on o f the P r ,_ miurns for five years only ; or to a red. tion of the p rem i ums f or t h e rema i n d er o f life of The society n ow assures b y 9 ,576 pol i c i es the s um £8,670,625, and has an assurance fund amounting A o , 0 £2,618,531 res. 6d., and an annua l i ncome o f £338," The directors regard the state of the society, both with re_ ference to capit a l an d i ncome, as we l l as to t h e working expenses, as highly satisf ac t or y ; w hil e th e l arge numb s of assurances in force forms an a d equa t e pro t ec ti o n agm e ", -„s . loss from any devi a ti o n f rom th e average ra t e of m tality. In closing this report, the directors beg lea ve tbe congratulate the policyhold er s on th e con dition of ...0 affairs of the soci e ty as now se t f or th , an d a t the sa ns time to impress on th em th ey are a ll persona ll y interes , _ ie in endeavouring to ex t en d t h e b us i ness o f th e Econem Life Assurance Society. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, observed that the in ves ti ga ti on o f th e asse t s an d liabilit ies l had been made o n th e same pr i nc i p l e as h ereto f or e, and p 0 the basis of the d ee d o f se ttl emen t . I n so me oft h e items there was a decrease, while in others there W s an increase. There was no reason, however, to ST . pose that the decrease was any indication of a 3 00. liug off in the continued prosperity of the 015 . There was no doubt that the calculations on which their business was founded were sound, and that the position of the office was as safe and secure as it had ever been. The decrease in the number of policies was consequent probably upon the severe commercialsa7_ pression which had prevailed during the past three ye ar and thus limiting the means of commercial men -a C I to which they chiefly looked as insurers. He did not ", 1: :; prehend that th e y h a d su ff ere d any ser i ous l os s fromt u competition of other offices. The re h a d been unquestioir ably keen competition ; but they had been able to keel )° t the even tenour of th e i r way , no t t a ki ng doubtful y , proceeding upon the sa me p r i nc i p l es o f ca reful inanag e" IG . ment as they had purs ue d from the outset, assuring only carefully selected lives. Th e fl uc t ua ti on s which had ts e place in the five yea r s were no thi ng more th a n might g tb he expected in a b us i ness d epen di ng upon averages ; but test of time showed that, taking a long series of yesrai certain results might be looked for with tolerable °' tainty. The number of p o li c i es i ssue d i n t h e five Y e '' l., ending 1863 was 2,266, an d i n t h e l ast f i ve yea a rs 2,041, or 375 less. The average annual number r st been in the last quinquennial period 453 ag at o s , - t 528 in the previous one, but the annual average amore of the policies had been greater, viz., £3lO as against ‘: 1) ' 0 showing that the class of business was batter, ands tie 70 total amount had been £2,062,573, against £2,05 7 , there the previous period, or about £13,000 more, so th at , t he was a compensation in the greater amount, althoug"earg number *as less. The new premiums in the five had also been less ; but the total premiums whic h i nefi ell were £214,104 had risen to £228,83 3 , °r that £229,000 at the end o f th e pas t year. This proveu_ o f they were still progressing, and when the effectsf the commercial crisis, and other circumstances pin away, fluctuating nature which had a ffected them ba d i ) ,, e s away, there was reaso n t o b e li eve th a t their b n;or, would extend more rapidly. Th ey mus t net, h° lo ebb calculate upon a continu ous fl oo d—the tide vi °ll e lse, and flow with life assurance as with t everYth in g n a of and they must be content w h en th e y saw at the e° iO - that th e wa t er was hi g h er than a_ th i u ess '- ed to ning. The gross inc ome f rom a ll sources had inc. the the extent of £30,000 in five years. With regarded a ll claims, they had experienced what the actualles c a Lat to w' extra high wave of mo r tality, an d th e result Was that o to for the first time a t an y qu i nquenn i a l period they report that the total amount of claims paid w ael ne d the h r,,n "on of the amount exp e ct e d. Hith er t o they had ter that i duration of life amongst their policy bolded; gr es- £4 1 , 000 was anticipated, but thi s ti me th e y had had to Pay more than expected. There was, however, this con the tory circumstance, that, whereas at one time d_ a. L . s . the five years they were £90,000 beyond the calcutol t' , 7 1,00 0, excess was reduced at the end of the period.. rep ort and at the end of the next five years he hope' !, t i ol atf• that the rate of mortality had been balmy th e e v t : a se ; it They must, however, expect the claims to in that was in the nature of the constitution of t h e sec.- t cl a img they should do so, for as the older policies heua_ sl o : The they necessarily carried with them larger bea ° ,: nritig the fact was almost ma r v e ll ous th a t th e y had paid ine° five years £1,040,000 to the public, and at the a: no es had a surplus of £328,000 b eyon d. (Cheers.) _to o tho pected cms last year were about £190, 00, t bi4 actual amount that accrued was .£lO,OOO 0 lesa"t year Mr. Down es , th e actuary, expec ted that they s ..igh . have £215,000 to p ay, b es id es the new bon s satis fo. statement, he submitted, as to the past wa n , fee be' tory- (hear, hear)—and there was h every gr °u t u -earga d i lieving that the low rate of premium the socie Y on °,ff inno to and the solid basis on which it stood, woult . l . e n no ' og ee attract business in the future. They bad pald e l, ve yo re on the claims which bad arisen during th"• yeti .£198,089, and the previous five years .£ll 6 es "„ d ono large difference ; and in addition to the bonus P l7 o l oiin o, claims they had paid in cash, in reduction nis king ready money bonuses to the amount of £ B3 + £1, 659 as £281,953. During the past year they Pa id „ f pe licie! bonus upon one policy 0f.£2,000. The nuoin 3 L total ainoun'' at present in existence was 9,576, assured £8,670,625. A very large saunmd, nthoed,osuchatichtiitel:: present value of it, according to the actuary's , was .£2,336,870, against which they had assets t .t.;: (e ar, being a surplus of £328,673 beyond the liab e t the °ell ; hear.) Of this they set aside £20,000 to mo the "' len tingent bonus on policies falling in durinz - olic yholde rs. five years, and divided the rest among the_P bad ill; The insurance fund the directors believed tn_e a /r„ Tbeyset sec( Cheers.) to vested in the safest possible manner. rather preferred small interest with great r y. i chem!.? high rate of interest with indifferent secu4itq Acting on a suggestion made at the la- u w subject, and d e boardby carefullyh ad iturnedinvesting a t t h i n e g i r n creas e & hand had in some degree been abl a s they m ist always' rate of interest it produced, invested in Gov r ere e 7 always keep a considerable sum inv " notice in d mont stocks, convertible at a moment' s u _ ___ t to pe t ot . attention their' onaoll t to meet claims as they arose, they co hi ner v l tt u tire e to place out their money at a highly rernduntortgages 00 Besides the Government stocks, they had char" land, rates, and other securities, of an ecl 1 lUns nexuses" acter. The working expenses were by no o m fthe 042 -, co wa gent. They took care that the business of hooch ou t p into roperly and well done, but they u d s c n e ° l n i n ssi e ° f r n o s e t, t° vr g b a se n needless expenditure, or pay enorm d o i business, as some offices did, and equivalent to lowering the premiwumili premiums were fixed upon certain ascerscta:_rneccde_i,rvieeeddiitilwts:U:lol:: a certain rate of expenditure, to exceedo_r expe ns upset the whole calculation. The entire ey tirL iiiiiii; were under three per cont., and including for r_j oinnl i s sio o little more. The amount paid to agents_ a c nd x ie,o 0 . at tho ordinary rate had been 0 the fi ve , Year had been paid for income tax during In conclusion, he invited discusesxiorniaonlitnh: rtue,_l:trili9gllllt stated his readiness to give any eon be demanded. change Woe facilities Dr. DALRYMPLE inquired whether any templated in the policy of the oface in gra twb to polic Tear out cent. on Mr. '1 upon po sent. Mr. C should L Mr. B. for payn claims. Mr. S war°, a( small pe as they I The C the peri, death cf tion of tl diately N of preen Would b inlniedia charged, less t hau Permissi obtained director: order Lo the privi Was mad year the called up A Sha Mr. D The C ports cot the quin, circulatic past five they had cidence i As the necessari the revel were so 1 row the and they moved tl This w M.P.,:an( The b the retirii and thanl Mr. 13( had to be lation, an to give it which thi A Pol. present, 1 pleasure E be allowe working Mr. D( way in w ceedingly recognise sperity of (Cheers.) Mr. GI the comp, The pr M 0 COM Cone( Count, : New Tki Jan.. 18 Cent., 4 Bank of India ditto 6 I Cent., C per Cent In the quotation 115}; Gi London 37 1 ; Br Metropol ditto A Chatham In the Spanish while Er declined Brazilian 94i to 89 ; dit 551 to can, 14i ltussian Orel, 82 Charkof, Spanish, i ; ditto 41} to I. 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