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GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid one of the most eminent Chemist.', succeeded iu 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., is. 6d., and 15s. each. Including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street London, E.C. CALLAGHAN'S OPERA, RACE, and FIELD GLASSES, of Matchless quality. 23A, NEW BOND-STREET (corner of Conduit-street). N.B.—Sole Agent to Voigtlander, Vienna. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE to introduce comtnodi ies valuable to every householder high and low. This offers a highly remunerative Commission to Tradesmen, Travellers, Gentlemen's Servants, &c. Apply with two stamps to It. MARBISON, Great Orford-street, Norwich. CITY OF LONDON BONDS. METROPOLITAN MEAT AND POULTRY MARKET (SITE AND APPROACHES). £231,000. The undersigned is directed by the Finance Committee of the Corporation of London, acting under an order of the Court of Common Council of the 17th of June, 1869, to DISPOSE OF CITY BONDS to the above amount, for the purpose of completing the purchase of lands and the execution of works connected with the Site and Approaches (other than the Western Approach, called Charter-house street), of the Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market at Smithfield. The Bonds will be issued, at par, under the common seal of the ( 'orporation, for sums of £l,OOO, £5OO, or £l.OO respectively, for a period of nine years, and bearing in terest, payable half-yearly by means of coupons, at the B.tnk of England. at the rate of £4 ss. per cent. per annum. Security. —The Bonds, principal and interest, will be paid out of the moneys to be received by the Corporation trom the rents and other payments of the ti nants of the said Market (subject to existing charges); and in the event of those funds proving insufficient, then out of the general revenues of the Corporation. Parties desiring to tender for any of the said Bonds must make application at the Bank of England (Private Drawing Office), in the form annexed ; such applications to be accompanied by a payment or remittance to the said Bank of 10 per cent. upon the amount applied for. Appli cations will not be received later than three o'clock on WEDNESDAY, the 7th of July instant. Allotments will take place at this Office by J. T. Bed ford, Esq., the Chairman of the above Committee, with the undersigned, on Friday, the 9th of July ; and in the event of an amount greater than the sum of £234,000 being offered, a rateable allotment (not less than £lOO in any case) will be made_to each applicant. No application for a greater sum than £50,000 will be received from any individual or firm. The balance of the amount allotted must be paid at this Office not later than Friday, the 23d July instant ; upon payment of the balance Scrip Receipts will be issued to parties producing their Letters of Allotment and Bank of England Deposit Receipts; such Scrip Receipts will be exchanged fur Bonds, so soon as they shall have been pre pared and sealed by the Court of Common Council. Interest will commence front the dates of payment in full respectively. Printed Forms of Application will be furnished at this Office and at the Bank of England, BENJAMIN SCOTT, Chamberlain. Chamber of London, Guildhall, July '2, 1869. FORM . OF APPLICATION. LOAN £234,000. METROPOLITAN MEAT AND POULTRY MARKET (SITE AND APPROACHES). To the Chamberlain of the City of London. Sir,—l hereby tender the sum of Pounds by way of Deposit of 10 per cent, upon the snm of Pounds, on account of the Loan of £234,000 to be raised by the Corporati,n of London for completing the purchase of Lands and the execution of Works connected with the Site and Approaches (other than the Western Approach, called Charterhouse-street) of the Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market at Smithfield; and I request that City Bonds may be delivered to me, or to my order, in respect thereof, in accordance with the announcement in respect of the said Loan, which has been made public, viz. :-- [lf Ponds of par- -- Bonds for £l.OOO each -- ticular amounts ara Bonds for .£3OO each -- required, here are - Bouds for £lOO each -- details.] To!al £ Name in full Address in full Quality or description Dated this day of ,1869. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital Two Millions. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.O. DIRECTORS. CHAIRMAN—WiIIiam Steven, Esq. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN Frederick H. Janson, E: q. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq Richard M. Harvey, Esq Hy. Bonham- , arter, Esq J. G. Hubbard, Esq Charles Wm Curtis, Esq G. J Shaw Lefevre, Esq, M.P. Charles F. Devas, Esq John Martin, Esq Francis hart Dyke, Esq Rowland Mitchell, Esq Sir W. R. Farquhar, Bart James Morris, Esq James Goodson, Esq Abraham J. Roberts, Esq Archibald Hamilton. Esq Henry Vigne, Esq hvmson Haukey. Esq SECRETARY—Thomas Tallemach, Esq. ACTUARY—SamI. Brown, Esq. N.B.—Fire Policies which expire at NI ifisummer must be re newed at the Head Office or with the Agents, on or before the 9th of July. The full benefit of the Abolition of the Government Dnty will be aff rded to Insurers. Prospectus and Forms of Proposal free on application to the Company's Agents, or to the Secretary. B RITANNIA FIRE ASSOCIATION Head Offices, 429, Strand, London. The distinguishing features of this Association are Equitable Rates, Undoubted Security. Prompt settlement of claims. JOIIN MESSENT, Manager. MUTUAL ASSURANCE without MUTUAL LIABILITY. ON-FORF P rruß 14: POLICIES by a LIMITED NUMBER of PAYMENTS. PROFITS may be APPLIED so as to make POLICIES PAYABLE in LIFETIME. BRI:1 ISII EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 4, Queen-street -place, Southwark Bridge, E.C„; NEW POLICIES ISSUED. New Po7icies In Weeks. IcllB :; .. 86 --£14,250 1860 ... 3 ... 108 18,481 Excess 22 £4,2.11 In 52 weeks ending* April 7th, 1262 ..:3,105 —.£539,442 T HE " SINGER" SEWING MACHINES. THE " NEW FAMILY" SEW THE LOCK-STITCH AND THE NEW EMBROIDERY- STITCH. Work by Hand and Treadle, and in a Portable Case for Travelling. CUE tg SINGER " SEWING MACHINES ARE WORLD-RENOWNED AS THE BEST SYSTEM AND THE MOST COMPLETE, WITH NEW IMPROVEMENTS FOR EVERY CLASS OF SEWING. The peculiar simplicity of these Machines enables any one to acquire their perfect use in a Yew hours. Ill❑strated Price Lists post fre% THE "SINGER" MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Chief Office in the United Kingdom: 147, C HEAPSIDE. Branch Depots or Loca Agents in every Town THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET, • 'tars EVENING, BLUE DEVILS : Mr Compton and Mrs Fitzwilliam. After which, MARY WARNER: Miss Hill. Miss Bateman, Messrs. H owe, Compton, &c. Concluding with HIGH. LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Messrs. Buckstone, Howe, Kendal; Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Gwynn. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, at 7, DOMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr Geo Bel more and Mrs Leigh Murray. At 8, EVE: Mr Benjamin Web ster, Mr 11. Neville, Miss Furtado, Mrs Alfred Mellon, &e. And DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR. WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Mr. G. Belmore. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborongh. Ims EVENING, at 7.30, FOX v. GOOSE. Messrs. Be'. ford, Clarke ; Miss Button. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; mesdames Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Button. To conclude with HUE AND DYE • GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. THIS EVENING, at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. W. Farren, Vernon. David Fisher, J. Clarke; Miss Lydia Foote. At 9.15, the new burlesque TII M; CORSICAN BOTHERS: Messrs. J . Clarke, Marshall. Andrews, and Hurlstone : Mesdames Julia St George, Berend, Bremen, and C. Thorne. ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss M Oliver. T ROVING , at 7.30 IN FOR A HOLID AY. Followed by A COMMISSION. And THE MILITARY BILLY TAYLOR. To conclude with CLAUDE DUVAL: Mr. Day, Mr. Dewar, Mr. Danvers, Miss M. Oliver, Miss K. Bishop. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. TTITS EvENtso, at - .3n, THE SMOKED MISER. Aft er w hi ch, THE SCHOOL FOR S CANDAL: Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mr. J. C. Colt per, Mr. U. Honey, Mr. C. Coghlan, Mrs. HermannVezin, Mrs. C. Horsman, &c. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Linder the Management of Miss Marie Wilton THIS EVENING, SCIIOOL: .Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, Addison, Glover, and Banerott: Mrs. Buckingham White. MISS C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WINNING HAZARD. And A LAME EXCUSE. CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ROYAL AL 11 AMB RA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Bond of 60. Begin at 8. la. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL G AR DENS, Regent's-peak, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Adtaission, ls.; on Mondays, ed. Children under twelve, ed. ...,,t , ci . 7 4, .:4 . 3, - - ,7'0 4 7„ 4 ... 7. f r ,'' 7 1 --,'; 1 . ' . , , 444 4 . ' k.o ) 9 ik' 4 t .,-- 2 " -;:' • ''' t l -Z ' ' lIIIL , .4 , ;74--1.-4,_ -,,,---;\,., LaNDOAV, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1869. Amended more or less, or altogether unamended, the clauses of the Irish Churzb Bill already passed through the Lords' Committee, are numbering up more rapidly than the majority anticipated. The Peers have certainly shown themielves to be both eloquent and industrious—eloquent in the great debate on the Second Reading—industrious in Com mittee. Their lordships may very fairly be said to hold their own when brought into comparison with the House of Commons. The unmannerly sneer in dulged in against them by one of the most conspi cuous Ministers of the Crown in the present Cabinet can hardly be deemed very recently to have had its THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1809. justification. The " unwisdom" was certainly on the other side, that is to say, it was rather :he characteristic of the one enditing the sarcastic, or it should more correctlybe said, the vulgarly fleering and designedly menacing letter, than of the particular branch of the Legislature, which was therein fleered at and menaced. It happens rather unfortunately for Mr. BRIGHT that immediately upoir the publica tion of his discourteous attack upon one of the three great Estates of the Realm, that very branch of the Legislature should have given more signal evidences of its capacity in the exercise of its constitutional functions than it has ever done within the experience of the present generation. And this is all the more remarkable, bearing in mind the indisputable fact that after the late protracted discussion was closed by the division upon the Second Reading of the Irish Church Bill, there were several of the most brilliant and illustrious numbers of their Lordships' House who still remained unheard, who had taken no part whatever in the debate, whose genius as orators, long recognised by ,he whole country, had upon that famous occasion found no opportunity for its further manifestation. Without attempting to enumerate the full catalogue of those who thus permitted, or who were by un avoidable circumstances constrained to permit, the debate to close and the division to be taken without their having opened their lips during the discussion, it will be enough if the names of three of their num ber are here particularised. Those three being— Lord Lrrrow, the Bishop of OXFORD, and the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH. So that, resplendent as the orato rical display was on the part of the House of Lords during that great debate of the present session, the whole of the debating power of the House was very far, indeed, from having been applied to it, during the course of the four historical nights given up to the discussion. Since then their lordships, having thus radiantly signalised anew their rhetorical capacity and their intellectual vigour, have been sedulously directing their energies to the serious task of plodding, as rapidly and yet at the same time as carefully, as cautiously, and as conscientiously as could possibly be, clause by clause, through the whole of the Irish Church Bill, still to this hour under their collective scrutiny in Committee. " Un wisdom," in all this, there has been none. Differ though we may, though we certainly do, for that matter, now with member of her MAJESTY'S Opposition in the Lord; now with that, as to the nature, and bearing, and application of this and of that suggested, or, what is more, accepted and en forced Amendment, it cannot but be recognized and acknowledged by us, as Liberals, even where we are at variance with them, the most d;ametrically, that it would be the merest impertinence, at the same time, to designate as unwisdom the course they are pursuing, simply and solely becau3a it is not the course we should pursue ourselves. Again, we would pre sume, here, to insist upon it that the Lords are intellec tually, and legislatively, and constitutionally holding their own, side by side, with the House of Commons —and this, moreover, with all the more striking effect, seeing that they are doing so in the midst of the most unmannerly insult, and the most unmeasured and unprovoked derision. As yet—it would really seem to be worth while re calling to mind, for one passing moment, as a cir cumstance that appears of late to have been some how overlooked, and that consequently might just as well be thus incidentally particularized—we are still, as it happens living under the governance of a complex political system, the integral parts of which are monarchic, aristocratic, and democratic. In other worth, Queen, Lords, and Commons are still somehow, odd though it ►nay seem to say so, the com ponent portions of what is yet known all the world over as the British Constitution. It may _ appear rather venturesome to declare thus much iu the sight and bearing, iu the nearly sublime light and within view of the almost divine wisdom of the great official and un-official champions of a pure and simple Democracy. Yet, for all that, the fact is simply as we have here presumed to assert. And it is in re cognition of that fact that the House of Lords is now dealing in Committee with the several clauses of the legislative measure recently sent up for their con sideration from the House of Commons, as a Bill directly emanating from the counsels of Her MA JESTY'S Government. ONCE more has a superior court been asked to grant protection to the funds of trades unions, and once more has the law been deemed insufficient for the purpose. The case of " FARRAR v. CLOSE," which came before the Court of Queen's Bench on Saturday, was a simple issue on this point of law. The secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners had fraudulently misappropriated 240 of the funds entrusted to his care, and the members appealed for justice to the Bradford magistrates. The facts left no room for dispute ; the secretary was guilty ; but the magi strates nevertheless dismissed the case on the ground that the rules of the society provided for illegal purposes, and that the case, therefore, did not come within the scope of the Friendly Societies Act. The question was brought before the Court of Queen's Bench on appeal, and was again left undecided, the four judges being equally divided for and against the claims of the society. The LORD CHIEF JusTicz,who was supported by Justice MELLon, laid down that the rules of the society were so constituted as to admit of the funds being employed for the support of men on strike. One rule provided that any member who was out of work for reasons satisfactory to ',the committee should be entitled to the sum of fifteen shillings per week. Of course it did not necessarily follow that these weekly pay ments were made in support of strikes ; but it was quite possible that such assistance might be given ; and, in fact, the evidence shewed that money had been paid to men out of work in districts where strikes were going on. The society, therefore, par took of the character of a trades union, and the law provided that no trades union could claim the benefit of the Friendly Societies Act in the protection of their funds from dishonesty. hence the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE decided that the guilty treasurer must go scot free. Justices 11ANNEx and lIAYEs took the opposite view. They argued that the society was formed for a good pur pose—that of assisting distressed workmen. The rules were framed with this object, and though it was argued that they might be applied to a bad pur pose, yet the same might be said of any other rules. In this case there was nothing to shew that the society as a body lon sanctioned the application of the rules to an illejal purpose. It was true that money had been paid to men on strike; but all strikes were not necessarily illegal. The reason why these men had left their work might, according to the rules, be perfectly satisfactory to the committee, and they might accordingly receive the weekly payment. The society did nothing in restraint of trade; they did not prevent the men going back to work, and there was no evidence to prove that what the society did was opposed to the interests of the community. Such are, in brief, the pleas on which the four judges• founded their diverse decisions. The task of deciding between such authorities is an invidious one ; but the question affected in this case is of great and increasing importance, and the judgment given on Saturday is in its results decidedly unsatisfactory. Owing to the division of the judges, the case is left undecided : the verdict of the Bradford magistrates must stand, and a rogue will thus be abetted by the law— unintentionally, it is true—in defrauding a number of working men. Decidedly the law, anct not the judges, are at fault. The statute book, as it stands prescribes that no society which employs its funds as a trades union, in support of strikes, can claim legal protection against robbery and fraud ; and it was to the authority of this decision of the Legislature that theLonn CHIEF JUSTICE felt himself constraind to submit. But public opinion has long ago decided that the law is unsatisfactory, and must be amended. Trades unions cannot be encouraged in unlawful interference with trade; but though they will not be allowed to use coercion, it is just that they should be permitted to combine in a lawful manner for purposes which they consider of advantage to themselves. Equally is it just that their funds should be protected from fraud. Beyond doubt a change of the law in this sense is a mere question of time. Of course the obvious duty of the judges is to regard, not what the law ought to be, but what it is. In this instance, however, the division shews that the law of the case was by no means clear; the arguments on both sides clearly shew that the position of the society with regard to the Friendly Societies Act was at least doubtful ; and where there is a doubt, surely it ought to be given on the side of honesty. Had Justices HANNEN and HAYES prevailed, it is far from certain that the law would have been violated, whilst the result would have brought a defaulter to justice and satisfied the public. The actual decision is not more surely in accordance with the law, and its effect is that a robbery goes unpu nished, to the profit of nobody except the rogue. t. Cif int Nit HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE ) July 5. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, went out this morning. LATEST INTELL MENGE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) CORRESPONDENCE FROM PAU% 1 ;FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY, July 5. Yesterday was a ales von in politics ; but political rumours and facts are not the less abundant. The inter pellation of the Left Centre still pursues its career of success, though at the last meeting of the principal deputies who signed it a quarrel took place respecting the exact policy of reform on which the party were to take their stand. The great majority, however, resolved to demand simply Ministerial responsibility and the right of the Chamber to regulate its own labours. Two of the Imperialists who signed the interpellation demanded that nothing be said respecting Ministerial responsibility, that the party simply ask for reform without indicating what particular changes they were in favour of. But the remainder wisely rejected this proposal, and the two Imperialists withdrew. An official paper says that a great number withdrew. This is incorrect. The total number of signatures up to today is ninety-six. Neither M. 'Tiers nor any of the Radicals have signed, but all these are expected to vote with the Left Centre. As to the counter interpellation of M. du Mind— calling for reforms, but leaving out the great question of Ministerial responsibility—it has broken down altogether. Some say it was got up by M. Ronher, in order, by conceding minor changes, to avoid Ministerial respon sibility—the granting of which will be the signal for his departure from office. However this may be, the interpellation has collapsed altogether. The battle will now be fought out between the Left Centre and their allieg and the Imperialists proper. Taking the Radicals and all who will vote for the inter pellation, the Government, if it opposes, will command a majority of forty. But what a majority ! From the Radicals to the Moderate Imperialists, almost every deputy of known ability, every representative of an im nortant constituency, will be with the minority. The tone adopted by M. Jules Simon in his speech on the election of M. Durand is the theme of comment in several of the papers. The facts were all on his side. The election had been disgraced by compulsion and inti midation ; but the fierce •` irreconcilable " attitude of M. Simon is deemed unnecessary, and indicative of future trouble. The interpellations multiply. M. Bancel has deter mined to inquire respecting the recent disturbances in the coal basin of the Loire ; and the Catholic deputies are, according to the Union, preparing an interpellation on the Roman policy of the Government. " This step hasbeen decided upon in consequence of the Emperor's silence on that subject in his replies to the Bishops of Chartres and Beauvais. Those prelates had taken care in their allo cutions to insist on the maintenance of the French troops at Rome, and had adverted to the solemn declarations of December 5, 1867." The notorious M. Paul de Cassagnac has sent a chal lenge to M. Henri Rochefort ; but the seconds have returned with the reply that M. Rochefort will not fight. An eminent lawyer now gives it as his opinion that the editor of La Lanterne is not excluded from sitting in the Corps Legislatif by the late sentence depriving him of his rights as a citizen. The sentence of deprivation, in fact, does not begin to run until M. Roche fort completes his term of imprisonment, He can, there fore, be elected, and if elected he cannot be imprisoned with the consent of the Chamber. This lawyer calls to mind a memorable instance of a French citizen, deprived of his civil rights, being elected by a constituency, and the Chamber confirming his election. That citizen was Louis Napoleon. . _ I see that your new Commissioner of Police is carrying on a vigorous raid against the gamblers. The authoritieshere have long been in open war against these offenders, but, as in England, their efforts do not meet with perfectly satis factory success. The proprietors of three cafes in the Rue de Vangirard have just been fined and imprisoned by the Correctional Tribunal for allowing gambling to be carried on in their establishments. The game played was bac carat, and although the sums staked at the commencement of each evening were in general only fifty centimes or a franc, at a later hour, when the losers were anxious to get get back their money, gold pieces were frequently put down, and some young men have lost sums of one and two thousand francs in a few nights. The defendants said that play was common in all the cafes in the Latin Quartier, and that if they refused to allow it they would lose all their customers. No doubt much of this sort of gambling goes on quite safely. Of course, the plea that others commit the same offence cannot exculpate those who are caught ; but the difficulty here, as in England, is that very heavy gambling is common in the clubs and places of resort for the rich, and the police never interfere. The papers continue to give long bulletins of the pro gress of the strikes in the South. Their news is chiefly confined to the reiteration of the statement that no pro gress whatever has been made, that the men still hold out, and that the masters do not give in. In the mining dis trict of the Loire, the coa.lpits remain silent, and at Lyons the various trades still refuse to resume work. But one incident in connection with a strike at Marseilles furnishes a very remarkable variation to the monotony of these reports. The joiners of Mai seilles struck, held out for sonic time, and then went to work again, after at least some of their demands had been granted. Immediately - after the termi nation of the strike a letter appeared in the Marseilles journals thanking the various French societies for the aid they had given to the joiners. "The Joiners' Society," said this remarkable document, " thanks all the societies of Marseilles, Cannes, the Ciotat, and of the other neigh bouring towns, the assistance of which has been of such great utility. The societies of Paris likewise deserve the gratitude of the Marseilles joiners, in particular the engineers, printers, lithographers, bookbinders, tin workers, musical instrument makers, &c. The best repa ration which we can make will be to follow their example when circumstances require it." This is really a new and serious aspect of the industrial question. It is the first time to my recollection that any society of French workmen publicly acknowledged the aid they received from other societies, and promised to return it in case of need. In this case it will be seen that the joiners of Marseilles were supported by workmen of very various occupations at the other extremity of France. This letter is another testimony to the wide spread unity which working men are establishing in cases of strikes. FRANCE. BOURSE, July:s.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cent. End of month... Ital 4 .an Fives 56 55 3 per Cent End of month 7O 62} Ottoman Loan ... 320 Credit Mobilier 236 25 Do. Debt... •43 25 End of month — Spanish Threes 30 50 Credit Foncior 1652 50 Rome Debt — End of month... Deferred ...... RAILWAYS. Cash, Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern-- 626f Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman 786} 522* 53 711 E CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. (THIS DAY.) The 67th quarterly meeting of the shareholders was hold this day at the Norfolk-street offices. Mr. GRUNEISEN (the secretary) having real the adver tisement convening the meeting, the following report was read _ _ " The returns which the Executive Cpmmittee are enabled to supply in this their Sixty-seventh Quarterly Report will show to the shareholders that the receipts for the three first quarters of the present year, to end on the 30th of September, continue to be quite satisfactory. The tabular statement subjoined gives the cash receipts for the Christmas, Lady Day, and Midsummer quarters, as also the number of shares issued for the same period, and the grand totals up to the 24th of June, 1869 : Shares in Shares Total Qrs. ending Receipts. progress. Complete Shares. --- -- -- - Dee. 25, 1868 .... 417 121 510 J 136,028 3 9 March 23, 4869 .. fl 6 110 •6 6 42,'30 10 6 June 24, 186 •...... 3:5 116 441 36,133 710 - --- -- Three Qrs. ending June '44, 1869.... . 1253 319 1,607 114,397 2 1 Totals to Mt chaelmai, 188. 24,631 5,923 30,67,4 1,283,946 7 3 Grand totals to Midsmr.Day,lB69 115,889 6,272 31,161 1,403,343 9 4 The total withdrawals under the rules since the formation of the society(lBs2) _ _ The total withdrawals u since the formation of th to Midsummer, 1869, are ... The last share number issued - to Midsum mer, 1869, was No. 32,161. The reserve fund to Midsummer, 1869 (exclusive of office premises and furni ture account), amounts to .£10,350 15 7 The demand during the quarter for building advances on the estates purchased by the United Land Company (Limited) has been extensive ; in addition to the proper ties in so many counties originally acquired by the Con servative Land Society, on which building operations are more developed every year, the company has bought valuable land in different localities where the want of houses has necessitated :numerous proposals for the so ciety's aid. The anticipations therefore that the two associations, co-operating together—the one in the acqui sition of freehold land eligible for building purposes, and the other in granting of loans to enable purchasers of plots to turn their investment to the best and promptest account, by erecting villas or houses—would be of mutual assistance and advantage, are being realised. The executive commit tee look forward to increased business for the society, as the United Land Company (Limited) sell either by auction or by allotment their valuable town and suburban estates at Kilburn (Harrow-road), West-hill (Putney heath), Holloway, Fulham-fields, Hammersmith, Willes den, Muswell-hill, Edgeware-road (Royston Hall), Clap barn Junction, Forest Gate, dm. The provincial pro perties, such as Sheerness, Portsmouth, Wellingborough, Northampton, Brighton, tcc., will be also feeders to the society in its building advance department. One mate rial question connected with Metropolitan and Suburban building calls for special reference. The Executive Com mittee have at various times made strenuous exertions to impress on railway companies the importance of devising means to secure for the inhabitants of the outlying dis tricts of the metropolis cheap and regular accommoda tion. It has come under the observation of the board that wherever inducement was held out of moderate railway fares and early trains the traffic in creased materially, as building was extended to within a reasonable distance from the stations. Whenever a rail way company has increased the fares and decreased the accommodation, the development of a neighbourhood has suddenly ceased. In the eastern suburbs, an increase of charges, particularly for the working classes, was suc ceeded by a diminution of the number of passengers, for which the raised tariff could not possibly compensate, that the companies returned to the old scale of faros, and the movement for building progress was renewed. It is im possible to mistake the effect produced by even the smallest percentage being added to a pre-existing scale of fares. The executive committi.e are more strongly urged to refer in the present report to this Thal question, for the artisans, of railroad accommodation, as the wholesale destruction of the dwellings of working men is constantly recurring. For a time there seemed to be a cessation in the pulling down of houses, but the vast changes and improvements in town now being carried on and in contemplation, must drive vast numbers of persons to distances from London, and render railway travelling a necessity for those classes whose callings are in the metropolis. Early and cheap trains must sooner or later prove remunerative co the rail way companies ; by imposing prohibitory fares they stop progress in the suburban districts, and thus dimi nish the prospects of creating traffic. The Executive Committee have announced a sale by auction, on the 22d of July, of the houses on the Round Hill estate, - Brighton, on which a considerable sum has been re cently expended. Situated as these habitations are within easy walking distance from the sea and the railway station, and in one of the healthiest localities in this popular water ing place, an eligible opportunity is offered for invest ment or for residential purposes. There aro also houses at Weymouth for sale, adjoining the station and a few yards from the sea, which will be disposed of on the same favourable conditions as those at Brighton : namely, the payment of the purchase money by easy monthly or other instalments. The Executive Committee, in concluding this report, whilst congratulating the shareholders on the continued prosperous condition of the society's buiine ss beg to explain to them, as to the mode of investment, that, alth 'ugh the Conservative Benefit Building Society and the United Land Company (Limited) are distinct associa tions, the latter being incorporated under the Companies Acts, and the former enrolled under the Friendly Societies' Acte, that it is quite open to the shareholders of the one to be members of the other; investment in either or both being et tirely optional. ~: £346,841 16 2 fLEFT BITTING. I MARIC.E7 S-7 Ills DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. July s.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. The maikut steady. TILE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. The Magnet in its review of the grain trade says : "The propitious weather of the past week has greatly assisted in alleviating the damage caused by the late superabundance of moisture. The cessation of the rains has not only benefited the growing crops, but has favoured hay making operations, which have already made considerable progress. At the same time, however, vegetation is still backward. The weather, although fine, has lacked the warmth necessary at this season, and the development of the wheat plant has in con- sequence proceeded slowly. A succession of warm dry weather, coupled with brilliant sunshine, is still much wanted. A continuance of such would greatly improve harvest prospects, whilst a return of the late unsettled weather would not only retard vegetation, but would con siderably curtail the yield of cereals. No actual damage appears to have been done to the wheat plant as yet beyond its general backwardness. The crop appears to have suffered most on light and sandy soils. On the other hand, wheat on heavy lands looks promising. The accounts altogether are contradictory ; nevertheless, it is our opinion that with seasonable weather we shall yet secure a fair yield of wheat in tolerably good condition. Most kinds of spring corn look well, and prospects are in favour of a good average crop. The po tatoes are mostly free from disease, and the turnips and other roots are on the whole favourably spoken of. "The wheat trade was firm yesterday, and, in some instances, fine qualities of produce were ls. per qr. dearer." General Garibaldi has intimated to a friend in the Yoitb, if emits should enable him to do so, he will visit England this year. The next gentleman to receive the honour of knighthood will be, it is said, Mr. Peter Coats, a woll-known merchant in Paisley. The cLimant to the Tichborne title and estates arrived at the Swan lun, Alresford, near Tichborne Park, on Friday afternoon, after an absence of some months. Tho settlement of the "Warwickshire scandal" and its withdrawal from the list of divorce causes was re cent7y reported. The Birmingham Gazette contradicts the report and states that Sir Charles lloidant is going on with his action. The Liverpool Mercury announces that the County Administration Bill, brought in by Government, will not be 'wounded with this session, though it has not been for mally withdrawn, and stands for second rcading on the 1.9t1 , July. It is now stated distinctly that " Mr. O'llowd, the sub-editor of the Army and Nary Gazette, and sou of Mr. O'Dowd, Solicitor to the Board of Trade, has been appointed, through the influence of Sir C. O'Loghlen, to the office of Deputy Judg , 7-Advocate, of which the salary is 41,100 a year." A meeting of the leading Liberals of Manchester is to b 3 held to-day (Tuesday) to condemn the amend ments to the Irish Church Bill, which provides for the building of churches, chapels, and parsonages, and the grant ing of glebe lands, to the Roman Catholic and Presbyterian bodies, as well as for a large increase in the amount of publio property to 'IQ left in posssi9x.4 of 11 1 .9 Ot§v§tablieLed Church, EXCESSIVE DI?INKI2VG. The Manchester Courier says : "Another example of the terrible consequences of excessive drinking was made public on Saturday. About a month ago a gentle man, named Pendry, who formerly held'. a responsible position on the Midland Railway, was caught in the act of cutting his throat with a pocket knife. He was removed to a medical institution, where it was found that ho had also stabbed himself thirteen times in the chest. On Saturday he was taken before the magistrates at Leamington, charged with attempting self destruction. He seemed desponding, but the house surgeon of the institution in which his injuries had been attended to thought he might safely be discharged. In consequence of his dissipated habiO, however, his friends declined to take care of him, and pressed the bench to commit him for trial, in the hope that a term of imprisonment might result in reformation. He was accordingly remanded." TILE WIMBLEDON MEETLY°, The Volunteers encamped at Wimbledon got to work at the targets at a quarter past nine on Monday morning. Many of the arrangements inside the enclosure are at prc sent incomplete, but everything will be in proper order by nightfall. What may be denominated the social life of the Camp is going on much as it always does at these annual reunions of the Volunteer force. Already there has been a fire. At a quarter past one this morning, one of the tents appropriated to the use of the men of Messrs. Spiers and Pond was found to have ignited, owing, it is supposed, to the improper presence of a lamp. The tent itself and the whole of the clothes of the occupants were entirely consumed, though, fortunately, the spread of the flames was prevented. The programme was unusually heavy for the first day, and included shooting in the afternoon for the Prince of W ales's Prize, consisting of a cup £lOO in value, the gift of his Royal Highness, or £lOO in money, at the option of the winner, with £lOO added by the National Rifle Asso ciation, and divided into twenty prizes. Only Volunteers who are winners of the silver or bronze medals of the Association, won since the last Wimbledon meeting, were qualified to compete for the Prince's Prize, and the distances were 200, 500, and GOO yards. The day's proceedings also embraced the opening of the competition for the " Enfield" Association Cup, restricted to life members and the members of the association. Ladies, being members of the association are, however, allowed to nominate gentlemen members to compete for them, and such nomination does not prevent the member's right to shoot for himself if an interval of one hour elapse between his first and second competi tion. The prize is adjudged according to the aggregate number of marks made at the two distances of 200 and 500 yards. Shooting for the first stage of the Alexandra Prize, of the total aggregate value of £loo—distances, 500 and 600 yards for the first series of Enfield extra prizes, distance 200 yards, was con tinued throughout the day, as was also the military breechloaders competition, at 2CO and 500 yards distances. The aggregate value of the prizes for this latter is £228. The "Any Rifle" Club Match, open to any club having a permanent organisation and a range for regular practice, will not come off this year, owing to an insufficiency of entries. The only two events brought to afinal issue to-day was the Alexandria 500 yards and the Prince of Wales's Prize Competition. Shooting for the latter there were repre entatives from 54 districts, including Cornwall, Cheshire, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Devonshire, Lancashire, Newcastle, and Yorkshire. Amongst the com petitors for the Alexandra Prize were Volunteers from Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Devon, Lanca shire, Northumberland, and Yorkshire. The total number of officers and men in the regimental camp is at present 677, while the camp of the National Rifle Associa tion contains 398 men and 05 officers. The weather throughout the day was variable ; the heat which bid fair in the morning to be excessive was pleasantly tempered by a stiff south-west breeze. The thermometer at midday stood at 75 in the shade. At gunfire at half-past one the highest score for the Alexandra Prize at the 500 yards range was 18, made by Lieutenant Mayman, 20th West York ; Private Pollard, 13th (Wadebridge) Cornwall ; and Sergeant D. Laurent, 13th Lancashire. For the Alexandra GOO yards range the highest score was 17, made by private Ryne, 10th Cumberland, and Private Pollard, 13th Wadebridge, Cornwall. In the Nursery Prizes, 500 yards, the highest score was 17. For the Extra Prizes, the highest score was 18, made by Private T. Smith, Gth North York, and Private Dunlop, Inverness. The case of the Bishop of Capetown and the Bishop of Natal was again tcfore the Privy Council on MorWay. LIE ACTION AGAINST SIR. EDWARD WATKIN.— The action, " Jacomb v. Watkin," before the Lord Chief Justice, in the Court of Queen's Bench, again engaged the attention of the court and the jury on Monday. Sir Edward Watkin was under examination, and again gave some further evidence on the most complicated accounts. The dispute between the employers and employed amongst the masons at Bolton has been brought to a an elusion, the men reeumirg work. TLe South Yolkshirs c)lliers, however, seem to le no nearer a settlement, and a ferther disagreement at Silkstono is reported. It happily promises to be only of a temporary nature. A deputation from the Manchester Trades Con ference had an interview with the members for Manchester and Salford on Friday on the second reading of Mr. Hughes's Trades Unions Dill. Mr. Jacob Bright and Mr. Charley promised to vote for the second reading. The other members expressed themselves favourable to a discussion on the bill. ANOTHER GUN ACCIDENT.—At the village of Skirlaugh, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, a boy and a girl were recently playing in an outhouse, when the boy took up a gun, and playfully threatened to shoot his companion, whose name was Styche, ten years of age. Unfortunately the gun had been left loaded, and the result was that the girl was shot dead. Some correspondence is published between the Lord Lieutenant of Iraland and the Sheriff of the county of Monaghan. The former calls the attention of the latter to the fact that the juries at the late assizes were packed to the exclusion of Roman Catholics. The noble earl suggested the removal of the Under-Sheriff. Captain Coote, the Sheriff, replied that he believes the panel of jury on the occasion to have been fairly framed, and declines to adopt the suggestion of the Lord Lieutenant. Earl Spencer, through his secretary, expresses regret at this refusal. The Mar publishes some correspondence in the matter of assault alleged to have been committed by Lord Carrington on Mr. Grevillo Murray. The first letter is one from Mr. Murray to Lord Carrington's solicitors, de manding an apology for an assault. Lord Car rington says, in reply, that ho has proof to the article in the Queen's Messenger emanate from Mr. Murray. He declines, therefore, to apologise. I lie second correspon dence is between the Conservative Club and Mr. Murray. An explanation is demanded, or Mr. Murray's resignation. Mr. Murray, in a long letter, refuses to give either. He distinctly declares that he is not the author of the scurrilous article in question. VELOCIPEDESTRIANS. Everybody knows Dr. Johnson's definition of a fishing-road—as a long stick with a cord attached to it, a worm at one end and a fool at the other. Prince Metternich is accredited with the invention of another definition, which is just now going the round of the continental papers, and which is amusing enough to be recorded here, the definition of a velocipedestian—a fool upon rollers. It may be doubted if the Doctor's definition ever made one angler the less ; and we are sure that the Prince's definition will not extinguish the velo cipede.—Daily News. ~ LEATH OF LADY CLINTON.—The comparatively sudden death of Lady Clinton, which took place on Sun day, about mid-day, at Heanton Satchville, is announced. Her ladyship was near her confinement, but was unex pectedly seized with a serious illness on Saturday night. Her medical attendants—Dr. Budd, of Barnstaple, and Messrs. Risdon and Mitchell—were at once summoned, and all that human skill could suggest to mitigate her suf ferings was done. On Sunday morning Mr. Arthur Kempe, of Exeter, was sent for, but before he could reach Heanton Satchville her ladyship bad expired. Lord Clinton returned home from London on Saturday evening. The deceased lady was greatly esteemed, and will be deeply mourned. She was the only daughter of the late Sir John Stuart Forbes, eighth baronet of Fettercairn and Pitsligo. Sl.e was married to Lord Clinton in IESB, and has issue living two sons and three daughters. FUNERAL OF THE LATE EDITOR. OF THE " NEI\ YORK TrmEs."—Mr. 11. J. Raymond, the late editor of the New York Times, was buried en the 21st ult. The Be\ Stephen Tyng read the funeral service of the Church of England, and Mr. Henry Ward Beecher delivered an address on the occasion. Mr. Iforace Greeley, of the Tribune, and other well-known New York journalists, were among the mourners. Mr. Beecher, in his eulogium, said : "There is no place in the land which has so developed the daily press as this; and among the agents of thatdevelopment Mr. Raymond stands pre-eminent. It is most grateful in such a time as this to remark how singularly free his whole career has been from bitterness ; how he refused to gain strength by the advocacy of passion ; how be never used the malign passions, nor appealed to them in others ; how reasorfand the higher moral sentiments breathed in his •••••7 work. And now that he has departed, to look back upon his career, and see how he wielded the mighty engine in behalf of good reason, in behalf of morality, covers a mul, titude of imperfections." - Y-- THE STATES OF JERSEY AND THEIR CREDITORS. The embarrassments of the Jersey States are increasing. The refusal by the Privy Council to sanction a further loan, the hostility of the constituencies to the impo sition of taxes, and the impossibility of contracting the public expenditure, have brought the insular administration to a deadlock. The public creditors have in some instances been appeased by the promise of interest ; but in others, where the allowance of interest is doubtful, they are indisposed to wait, for it is difficult to see an issue from the financial embarrassment, and no attempt is made by the States to meet the difficulty. On Friday, Philip de la Mare, a con tractor, sued jointly the States' Treasurer and the Presi dent of the Committee of Drains before the Royal Court for several balances due to him on account of public sewer construction. The several amounts were £795, £505, and £BO3, together with interest. The Solicitor• General, who appeared for the defendants, said the treasurer was unable to pay the claims, inasmuch as he had no money, and lie attributed the emptiness of the exchequer to the conduct of the States, who, he said, must increase their income to meet the public creditors. The Attorney- General, for the plaintiff, supported his claim for interest as well as principal, and represented the hardship sustained by the plaintiff, who had to pay high rates of interest for his advances. The Court thought the claim for interest was untenable. The Attorney- General said that view sprang from the fact that the jurats who sat as judges were members of the States. He protested that to deprive the plaintiff of interest was no less than robbery, and denounced the conduct of the States as "miserable." The court gave judgment for the princi pal, but disallowed interest, and consented so strike out the name of the President of the Committee of Drains from the proceedings, leaving the liability upon the treasurer only. The question for the plaintiff is, what use will he make of the judgment. THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, The engineering enterprises of the day have been so extensive in their character, and so ambitious in their aims, that it must be an undertaking of very unusual diaracter which attracts more than a passing notice. The scheme of establishing a submarine communication between France and England by means of a Channel tunnel is, however, somewhat remarkable, even in these days of scaling the Andes by the aid of the iron horse, of bridging the St. Laurence and of connecting the two great oceans by one vast highway. Yet the project of a Channel tunnel is actually assuming definite proportions. A few days since Mr. Hawkshaw, Mr. Brunlees, and Mr. Low laid their proposals before Mr. Bright, and asked for his assistance in obtaining the Government guarantee of 2k per cent. interest on an expenditure of £2,000,000. The French Emperor, who looks favourably on the scheme, has given a conditional promise of a similar sum to forward the enterprise. The plan is, indeed, of French origin, being based on the proposal made by M. Thom 6 de Gamond, and investigated by a scientific com mission appointed by the Emperor in 1856. The commis. sion was favourable, but suggested that M. de Gamond's investigations should be tested by sinking shafts. Mr. Low, who has great mining experience, has n•ade some improvements on the original scheme ; and Mr. Brunlees, Mr. Hawkshaw, MM. Michel, Chevalier, and Paulin Talabot— three French and three English engineers—united their efforts and prepared a practical report on the bed of the Channel and the gealo gical structure of its coasts. An Imperial Commission was subsequently appointed to consider this report, whose members were anything but unanimous in their opinions. It is not a little curious, however, that those commissioners who were opposed to the scheme objected to it on the ground that the tunnel was not wanted, and would not pay. They declined to recommend that the English and French Governments should guarantee the money required " from a purely economical point of view." Of the feasibility of the scheme none of the commissioners appear to have entertained any doubt. On the contrary, they all agreed the undertaking presented a reasonable chance of success, though they admitted that an obstacle may arise which will defeat it. They decline to fix a particular sum as the probable cost of the tunnel, but they think the cost of the driftways which they recommend as the best means of ascertaining the difficulties to be dealt with. The engineers have decided that the tunnel must run through the grey chalk, which is more impermeable to water than the upper or white chalk. The grey chalk has a mean thickness of 55 to 65 yards. It lies at very different depths in different localities. Near Folkestone it is com paratively near the surface, while at Calais it lies 273 yards below the level of the sea. The most favourable spot for the proposed line is from the south foreland on the English side, to a point between Calais and Sangatte, on the French coast. The great difficulty of the undertaking will be the ventilation , and already a number of schemes for effecting it have been suggested. CATTLE DISEASES. In the Veterinarian it is stated that cattle plague is still prevalent in Hungary, Transylvania, and Poland. The disease is said to have disappeared in Bosnia, but to have broken out in fresh places in Rou mania, and to be oscillating in others. It has also shewn itself in the Pashalik of Widin. Cattle entering Servia from Wallachia and Bulgaria have to undergo qua rantine. The new cattle malady prevailing at Erzeroum and in the surrounding districts is reported to have assumed a less severe type, and to be attacking fewer animals. But, says the Veterinarian, " these reports must be received with caution, the true state of things being often concealed by interested parties." The following extracts from the same authoritative journal are of special importance at the present moment:—" It is now admitted that sheep-pox has not disappeared from Schleswig-Holstein, nor do we think, from all we can learn, that it is likely to do so for some time. Our importations of sheep are large from that locality, and great care will have to be exercised lest we import the malady. We have reason to believe, however, that the authorities are fully alive to the importance of the sub ject, and prepared for all emergencies." The progress of pleuro-pneumonia is reported from various parts of Eng land. " With few exceptions, the appearance of the disease in the respective neighbourhoods is due to the purchase of new stock, and particularly Irish cattle. One correspondent, writing from Yorkshire, says that six:separate outbreaks of pleuro-pneumonia has occurred in the neighbourhood of Skipton, chiefly among young Irish stock bought for grazing ; and another states that the disease was brought on the farm by some cattle which had been sent to market out of a lbt of diseased animals. The malady has usually been fully established in from three to six weeks after the introduction of fresh stock on the premises. The disease, pe also learn, very rife in the London dairies." "There are Bono* reasons to fear that glanders is again becoming veil rife among the horses in the country, and in our large towns in particular. Several cases have recently come under our observation, and, according to report, some of the chief mercantile establishments in the metropolis are sustaining heavy losses from this disease. The knackers' yards are beginning to tell the same tale, with an irresis tible truth, which they told some two or three months since. Too often the spread of this malignant disease, se well as its serious outbreak in an acute form among the horses of large firms, are found to depend on keeping an animal in the stables which is supposed to be merely the subject of chronic nasal gleet ; often to an extent which in no way interferes with his usefulness." The first free public library in Scotland ha just been opened at Dundee. AN EXPENSIVE DINNER.—The latest rumour regarding the festivities at Agra in January next, when the Duke of Edinburgh visits India, is that Messrs. Kell ner and Co., of Allahabad, have already secured the con' tract for the supply of viands, and that a dinner has bees ordered at a cost of £s,ooo.—Times of India, June 8. MYSTERIOUS DEATH.—A letter from Heidelberg to the COUrrier du Bas Min states that M. Blum, Coun seller of State to the Russian Empire, but long resident at If eidelberg, was found the other day dead in a ditch► his body much mutilated. In the park, at the corner of which the ditch is situate, his coat, hat, and stick were discovered, but his gold watch was upon his person , Whether his death was suicide or the act of a criminal 10 not yet determined. COMPRESSION IN BULK.-- Some years ago the Emperor of the French was astonished at the great spac e , occupied by flour w h en p ac k e d i n sacks in the usual manner, and imagined that it might be compressed into 0 ' much smaller Lu:lc, and be thus rendered of easier trans port. Ile at once authorised some experiments to b° made on the subject, which resulted in the flour beia submitted to powerful hydraulic pressure, and served to the various regiments in tin cases, not only occupying very small bulk, but protecting the flour from the damp of the atmosphere, and so preventing it from becoming mo uldy. CAUTION TO BATHEItS.—Three young ladic o, while bathing at Broadstairs last week incautiously Ye ll ' tared beyond their depth, and were carried into r ougli' and deep water by the strong under-current which prevail° here in certain conditions of wind and tide. One o f the young ladies had sunk twice, and in all probability 06 should have had to record a melancholy accident but fel Dr. Sartorius, who, hearing their cries for help, jumpe d m the pier, and, swimming to the young ladies, sta c ; ceeded in holding them up until a boat and oth er asa istall° Arrived. "*"..