The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-12 00:00:00

I P , , THE SUN , LONDON , FRVAY EVENING ,y_ - , 9 LIFEBOAT SERVICES.-During the Storms THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY-LANE. The afflicted ulnas, which includes the blind, the GORSESDNDENOE FROM RAMS i' of the year 1868, the National Lifeboat Institution dole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. deaf and dumb, and the incurable and idiot, takes Tuts EVENING, at 7, MY WIFE'S' OUT. Followed by the 41. .. 1 , contributed to the saving of 862 lives from various ship- Grand Pantomime, PUSS IN BOOTS. Commence at 7. £70,000, while Class G, for general assistance, wrecks and 25 vessels from destruction. The Institution Onom )1711 OWN COItItESi'ONDENT.) also expended £20,433 in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to g ran ti ng £2,431 for re- THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. demands £Bl,OOO, of which £32,000 i s f or Food _ PARIS, THURSDAY February 11. This EVENING, BLUE DEVILS. Messrs. Howe, Buckstone, i - • - • . wards. Sits, Miss F. Wright. Afier which, HOME • Messrs. Sothern, ' HICKS argues, with considerable force, that Greece has acceted the decision of the COnference, Kul The Committee of the Institution earnestly appeal to the j Chippendale, &c. ; Mesdames Cavedish, Burke, &c. Concluding Rei‘liierf. •wg are as - yet 4 elt le'rx AioUt details eel the terms upon public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued with THE FRIGHTFUL HAIR: Messrs. Compton, Kendal, heavy demands on their 198 Lifeboat Establishments. Buckstone, jun., Weathersby, ex.; Mesdames Wright, Burke, the very names of some of our charities seem to speak which the •!siteesexit Ina tu `made {C ` o.„i•'svhetbee the Contributions will be thankfully received by the London Gwynn, &a Commence at 7. for themselves of the inefficiency of the'Poor-law or its acceptance ii unnerved, e paucity of newt; from and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, administrators. A Poor-law:ought to be so administer- the East during the last' few days is inexplicable. Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. It has - eaue . ed Pie semi-official p . aides to abate Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. ed as to makeeharities for the houseless and homeless, siiine of their'COnficience even when the issue TIM EVENING, at 7, to commence with THE SECRET. At 8, LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life: Mr Vining, Mr. W. , . , refuges for the destitute, and associations of the kind, seems ilew to be Assured. will are much afraid that 1 I RAILWAY. BARROW RACES. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AND 19. SPECIAL TRAINS will leave EUSTON STATION Lacy, Mr. Dominick Murray; Messrs. C. Harcourt, J. G. Shore, dfaclean, Holston ; Miss Emma Barnet and Miss Rose Leclereq Concluding with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII. the acCeptance be preeceivill bociecompanied by some totally Unnecessary. Outside the area of the Poor- .• s .- . - • - law there must always be, as Mr. HICKS reminds us veri 4wkward "rei&vation; 'ln other' respects the aspect 7 of political affairs was . n . e - vr`r more cheerless.`' . There is on both days of the Races, at 11.30 a.m. and 12.15 noon, large scope for the action of individual charity ; but alesolutelynahingdoing. . The Corps Ldgislatif will meet I THIS EvENENG, at 7, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE returning from Harrow at 5.15 and 5.30 p.m., calling at TO CAMBERWELL. Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray. At 15 Chalk Farm and Willesden Junction both going and re- to 8. THE DEAD HEART. Messrs. Ben. Webster, A. Stirling, at present the public, instead of supplementing the on Friday to discus the City of Paris Loan, but of general i turning. G. Belmore, R. Phillips, Ashley, Stuart; Mrs, Alfred Mellon, interest there is mating on the cards. Trains in connection will leave Broad-street (City Ter Miss Lennox Grey, &e, relief by the Poor-law, is, and has been doing for Three chairs are now vacant in the French Academy. minus) for Willesden Junction at 11.10 and 11.40 a.m., years past, the work of the Poor-law itself. Such a thing has iot been known for a century. Who l calling at Valston Junction at 11.13 and 11.45 a.m., High- GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. bury 11.19 and 11.49 a.m., and Camden-road 11.25 and SUCCESS. 9.40, at 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CY__RIL'S BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs. It is quite evident that the whole question needs a thorough examination. There is money enough spent will fill them is gill an open question, for there are several candidates not one of whom, I believe, is in all 11.55 a.m. Marshall Warner David Fisher, Andrews Hurlstone, J. Clarke: . Trains will also leave Victoria (Pimlico) at 10.22 and Mesdamc:e Ilenra . de, C. Thorn, Brennen, Borend, Hughes, Ar respects satisfacto7y. in London every year to render deaths from starva- Public curiosityis not to be gratified by a cause cdebre i 11.22 a.m., Battersea 10.34 and 11.34 a.m., Chelsea 10.37 sold, and Stephens ti and 11.37 a.m. and Kensington 11.15 a.M. and 12.15 noon, in the shape, of the bonbon poisoning case. It is not to be for Willesden 'Junction. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. tion impossible, and yet how many persons, especially tried. The affair has become more mysterious, but less Passengers from Broad-street, Victoria, Kensington, Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborongh. women and children, do annually sink from long ese.. will have to change carriages at Willesden Junction THIS EVENING, at 7.10, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel- continued want it would be hazardous to guess. Far tragical. It was at first thought that certain authorities both going and returning. ford, Clarke; Miss %non. THE FIELD 'as THE Ct.OTH OF GOLD: Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; Mesdames Mena in high places, fearing revelations which would be painful For further particulers see bills. Longmore, B. Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To too large a proportion of the money raised is absorbed to the distinguished family involved, had managed to W. CAWKWELL, General Manager. conclude with HUE AND DYE. Euston Station, February, 1869, in the machinery of the societies. Salaries, rent, fur- arrange that the Polish count should not be brought to QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE. trial. His punishment would be but poor compen- GREAT SALE ! ! ! • Manager, Mr. W. H. Liston. niture, and other similar expenses consume much of it. THIS EVENING, A RACE FOR A DINNER. After which, , sation for the injury and disgrace of the exposure. A CHANCE FOR EVERY ONE!! The following articles, amon gs t o th er s, are DEARER THAN LIFE : •• M essrs . J. L. T oole , L . Broug h, H. I. has be en est i mated that a fourth of the money Whether this be the true explanation or not, it is certainly • Irving, Miss Hodson. &c. With THE LITTLE REBEL And manner, and the returns collected is spent i n thi s TO BE SOLD : THE GNOME KING: Mr Toole. not the one given. It is now stated that the bonbons con tained no poison, and that there is therefore no ground for Chatelaine Doyleys Etchings - favour this impression. There are many small insti- Coins Dressing Cases Illuminations THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. . a trial. But if there is no ground for a trial, why has Aquarium Furniture Painting Materials Tins EVENING, MIRIAM'S CRIME: Messrs. E. Price, George tutions for the same object, which might, with Count Kzidniakowski been ordered to leave France ?If Singing Birds Glass Paintings Honey, F. Drew, Parselle, and W. Howard. Mesdames Lydia advantage, be amalgamated ; there are others there were no ground for an accusation, the Government Parrots Linen Photographs Foote and Larkin. After which, TURK() THE TERRIBLE : which might be more economically and efficiently Cows Washing Machine Prints would not be justified in ordering the Count out of Donkeys Perambulator Fernery Messrs F Hngtes, W. Arthur, Brunton, and George Hoppe': Mesdames Larkin, Weathersby, Turner, Lovell, Ashton. Mise administered. Our charities, like our other time-bon- Eggs Ornaments Ferns the country. There is much reason to believe that Ferrets Screens Lawn Mower Fanny Josephs, &c. To conclude with AUNT CHARLOTTE'S MAID. the former version of the story is the true one ; that the Goats Desks Bracelets Honey Inkstand Breached THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC. oured institutions, need reform, and the opportunity Beauffremont family have found it t o t h e i r i nterest to Horses Aprons Buckles This EVEN I NG, a t 7, S LASHER &CRASHER: Messrs. Atkins, has now com e f or re f orm i ng thous seials fell e‘lve.e. hush un the e Frsle an d t h e C ount has been banished to Dogs--Sporting and Bonnets Chains fanghan. G. Vincent, &c.; Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield. Pet Card Cases Chignon Combe After which. at 7.45, THE YELLOW PASSPORT : Messrs. H tape. The amount is large, but not excessive. Lon- avoid exposure. Comment on slime mode or aorniniesei.e s Pheasants Cloaks Crosses Ne-ille, G. Vincent, E. Atkins, H. Vaughan, H. Cooper, and ET. Pigeons Dresses Earrin g s Wigan; Mesdames Furtado, Lennox Grey, and Caulfield don can very well afford two millions, o r t w i ce t wo justice is n3edless. A r bit rar y p rocee di ngs o f t hi s ki nd are Poultry Feathers Sleeve Links Squirrels Flowers Locket millions, annually out of her enormous wealth for the the rule now in F rance . Portrait Album Furs El ectra Pl a t e ROY ALTY THEATRE. The Berryer sub scr ipti on h as p ro d uce d £4 , 000 . T he relief and the succour of th ose w h o a t t h e b est must Books Garibaldiee Silver Mug, arc. Under the Mana gemen t o f Mi ss IL Oli ver . Magazines Habit Scarf Pin T H T S E VENING , at 7.30, A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar, Mquestion now is, what is t o be done with it. A pa i r of Newspapers Hats Rings AL Oli ver . To be followed by CLAUDE DUVAL ; Mr. Dewar, be content w iss ith the crumbs which f a ll f rom th e r i c h statues is contemplated, but surely the money might be Valentines Accordian Scent Bottles & c . T o conclude with EVERYBODY ' S HUSBAND• man's table ; but the question is not how much is better employed. Lathe Cornet Studs Fretwork Flute Necklaces PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. spent, but how it is spent, and whether the desired At the ball given by the Minister of the Interior and Botanical Collection Concertinas Watches Under the Mana g ement of Miss Marie Wilton end is f u ll y a tt a i ne d w i t h t h e greatest degree of Madame Forced° d e l a Roquette, the ladies' dres ses were Pair of Globes M us ic Pi ano THIS EvENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Ha re , H. J. Montague, Electrical Machines Or g an G u i tar Specimens of Sea- Canoes H armon i um Addiso n , Gl over , an d B ancro f t; M rs . B uc ki ngham White, Miss e ffi c i ency : an d t h e m i n i mum of expense. nearly all in the s tyl e o f L ou i s th e Fift een th' s re i gn, high C. Addison, and Mi ss Marie Wilton. After whi c h, A WIN NING h ea dd resses and powder being worn. We are told that Natural History Sire- Walki ng S t i c k Harness weeds Sword Stick C rt rr i ages, HAZARD. And INTRIGUE. "the success of th e p ow d er was com pl e t e ," w h a t ever may cimens Yachts Clipping Machine Opera Glasses I nn d oor G ames Reins ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. Wee= the air is thick with rumours of diffi cu lti es be the si g nifi ca ti on o f such a triump h. A day or two no an exciting balloon ascent was mane Telescopes Guns - Breech and Whips THIS EVENING, the Great Carne Troupe and magnificent Stud among the political leaders of the nation, there is an Collection of Birds' Muzzle loading Workboxes of 50 Horses ; also Alfred Bradbury, M. Clifton, Don Juan unusual outburst of loquaciousness on the part of less by two aeronauts of great skill. They went up to a great Eggs Rifles Braiding Barto, t,e. height and met with a tremendous south-west gale, which Rats Revolvers Tatting prominent politicians. Conservatives have been fea Albums Skates Wool Work sting carried them forward with unparalleled rapidity. In CHRISTY 3IINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 at Birmingham, Liberals at Croydon, a Cardinal thirty-five minutes after setting out they were obliged to Stamps Meerschaum Pipe sewing Machines Baths Jackets Crochet Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. Boxes Lace Knitting Brush Dress Materials Woolwork Frame has been the guest of the new L or d-Li eutenant of cast anchor, having made no less than fifty-six miles in ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. - THREE BALLETS, Ireland, and seven bishops have been-not to the that space of time. Casting anchor, however, was one Cake Shawls Fancy Work Mate- ROYAL to Fishmongers' Hall, on the other side China Trimmings rings Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. 15. Box-office Tow thing, and getting out another. The wind Churn Drawings Cotton Stands open from 11 to 4. of London Bridge, where they were feasted by was still extremely powerful in the lower strata Clocks Engravings of the atmosphere, and the balloon was dragged • &c., &c., &e. the Prime Warden. Out of all this talk it Full particulars as to price, &c., may be ascertained on perusal .-S.i s I s 97•341 ' - over the ground for a space of about three miles. The of .71 .1 .1 7 .! ...a ,i7,7j1 7 ,,., _4: i;..ik 5 4114.. ought . to be possible to extract something like inhabitant s gave chase, an d a t length the two travellers i THE EXCHANGE AND MART JOURNAL. A copy sent to any one sending three stamps to W.g 1 ,7 - 3 / 4 - , 'T.---471 4, 15.4 definite statement s an d a c l ear po li cy , yet we managed to arrest the progress of the dangerous convey- • 32, WELLINGTON-STREET, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. find it hard to do so. Conservati ve eloquence was ante, which fifty stout arms straightway placed in safety. I confined for the most p ar t t o m ild sarcasms a t th e One aeron au t was unhurt,!the other sl i ght l y i n j ured on the e Sole Lessee a n d M anager, Mr , F. B. Chatterton. THEATRE RO YAL , DR URY-LANE. LONDON, FI?IDA .1 7 , FEB. 12, 1869. expense of Mr. BRIGHT, justifications of the leap in h ea d an d foot. It is noteworthy that the temperature in ( the upper regions was much higher than on the ground, c THIS EVENING will be performed MY WIFE'S OUT. ea. al pauperism is becom- the dark, and prophecies of a repetition of the Reform Perhaps the south-west wind accounts for this. a To be followed by the Great Christmas Pantomime, entitled GRIMALKIN 'THE GREAT ; OR, HARLEQUIN Puss IN Boors, The question of our nation drama, in which the Liberals would again prove A most singular attempt at murder is reported from r tNe THE MILLER'S SONS, with new and magnificent Scenery ing too important to be longer overlooked or slighted, bunglers, and have to hand over the settlement of Fontsnassaus-R eses , a p re tty village in the neighbourhood t oy Mr. Wm. Beverley. Characters in the Opening by the entire strength Of the company. In the Harlequinade a Double Troupe The actual returns of in and out-door paupers indeed the . Irish Church to their opponents. No doubt these of Paris. It appears that some days ago a worthy shoe- i l of Pantomimists ; and combining the grandest stage effects of maker of the village, who always paid his rent regularly, o any Pantomime ever produced at this theatre. Doors open at will be quite willing to undertake that or any other half-past e commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. may be less this year than last, owing to the remark- carried the periodical sum to his landlord-an individual t; able mildness of the season, but the standing army of measure which they have hitherto denounced, not in the e njoyment of any great renown for re their rivals, The if they can thereby dish THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. liberality. He presented his money, and demanded a li destitution is so large that any variation in the num- Sole Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. Dublin banquet was a very splendid affair, but Earl THIS EVENING, BLUE DEVILS: Messrs. Howe, Rogers, bet of recruits affects but slightly the strength of its SPENCER had to avoid party politics, and in doing y re o c u ei t p h t e . "It is - not ready," was the reply ;" I wag give es recei t " Ishoemaker would P to-morrow. But tle Buckstone, jun., and Miss Fanny Wright. After which, HOME: Messrs. Sothern, Ch l ppendale, Comp- battalions. Under these circumstances the con- so, dosed his fellow-diners with statistics so dry that not give up his money until he got the acknowledgment, g ton, Aetley, &c,; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, Hill, dtc. - Concludin g with THE FRIGHTFUL HAIR. ea essrs. Comp - sideration of how best to resist its encroach- it must have taken a good deal of wine to wash them grumblingly made it out. The v ton, Kendal, Weathersby, Buckstone, Jun., &c. ; Mesdames exchange was then cautiously made, the shoemaker w the down. The chief event of the evening was Wright, Burke, Gwynn, etc. menu, how best to turn to account those re- Commence at Seven. marked deference shewn by the Viceroy to " that giving up the money with one hand and receiving the R e T- sources which are at our command to meet it paper with the other. But. no sooner had the land- BI HEA'TRE ROYAL, ADELPH I. becomes imminent. The sums annually expended Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WE'BSTER. illustrious Prince of the Eminence Cardinal CULLEN." Church his lordgot Catholic , the money than he snatched away the receipt, e l A portion of it remained, however, in the hand en Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. in this country for the relief of poverty and suf- „, t turn to the Li b e ra l dinner at Guildford of the shoemaker h b ' went 11 e mast , r, wo, o serving this, a st utely away. l e THIS EVENING, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE They notunworthy • faring are very great. are Soon he was sued for the rent again. The portion of the TO CAMBERWELL. Mr. G. Selmore, Mrs. L. Murray. for anything l'k definiteexpression of Liberal i e a at At 15 to 8T• , HE DEAD HEART: Mr. Benjamin Webster, their munificence of the wealthiest nation in the ideas intentions.lireo - -receipt was produced in court, and the shoemaker came off he and Mr. Arthur Stirling, Mr. G Belmore, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Ash triumphant. Thfoiled e exasperated landlord, and th ley, Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, &c. world, nor unbefitting the generosity of a people who offered office in the present Administration, and who Commence at Seven. degraded, took the first opportunity of firing a double. ut have always been prompt to answer any appeal refused it, we believe solely because of the uncer b 11 barrelled gun at his tenant. He missed his fire, and is me ft 0Y A L PRINCESS'S THEATRE. for aid. Setting aside the City of London tainty of his re-election, has great hopes from the „min custody, on Sole Lessee and Manager,Mr. Vining. charities, in the metropolis alone over t wo commercial policy of the present Government. He Three persons confined in the Castle of Thun, in Swit- th Last 2 - Nights. _ TEAS EVENING, THE SECRET. millions are annutlly expended for benevo- said that we could well afford to rest on the laurels zerland, have made a very determined attempt to escai e. wl After which t at 8 o'clock) Dion Boncicault's new drama, in f sur acts. entitled AFTER D 1 RK, a Tale of London Life. lent objects, and this vast amount does not in- we had already won and he ,hoped that "the th 'na ' They had made hole in the wall of their cell, and, by cv Messes. Welter T,acy, Dominick 31tirray. D. Leesom, C. Harcourt, red line," of which Englishmen had always been so tearing their bed clothing into strips, had formed a rope. an J. G Shore; Mete Emma Barnet. and Miss Rose Leciereq, elude parecbial charities. Mr. Mass has thrown The first man who attempted to descend had scarcely rte. Ent:rely new Scenery by efis F. T.loyde an ass , ntents. proud, would never be found fighting again the To conclude with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. valuable light on a very complex and difficult subject I betties of continental P launched himself into the open space when a knot of the tut Does open at half-past G, commence at 7. Box-office open Powers from whom we cord slipped and the man fell from a height of seventy for daily from In till 5. charitable ius'itu- 1 .by his admirable synopsis of the . . gained 'but little thank "S• w ge'2" On Monday, Feb. 15. a new Drama, entitled MARIE tions of London, published in the Times of yesterday, s. ir .. ENT WORTH DILKE feet on to the p av ement of the courtyard. He was killed. ha: Y.) mentionedthathisex ' - • ANToINETTE, in welch Mdlle. Beatrice will appear. penenceatll allingfordhadshewn His companions, as was to be expected, then abandoned eat and we hope that the issue of this remarkable state- him the necessity of adopting the Pllt f • in that `heir • t ,a o , or projec tin - 1 -- ) OYAL STRAND TIIEATRE. ds thorough agriculturalconstituency, Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. ment will be only the first step to war a miscalled a borough, he got ________________, \V, iv - THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrslt from atlea t and searchina Report of all our national charities. s one-thirdof the voters the answer, "I votes eff Clarke. Belford, Joyce ; Mesdames Buism and Maitland. . THE WEATHER TABL.E'.-nus DAY. After which, THE FIELD 011' ThE CLOTH OF GOLD. will be ofthem- as master votes.'' immense service to the institutions AVe commend this fact to the ______ o _ aSi Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson Mesdames M. Long notice of the Reform by more, F. Hughes, L. Maitland, &c. public, and selves to put their claims fairly before the League, and all persons who KETECE CLOG ICAL REPORTS. To conclude with HUE AND DYE. which think that the Liberal cause would bestrengthened _ an to ascertain where and how the waste exists Extreme Sea hag ROYAL AMPHFrHEA FRE AND CIRCUS, undoubtedly does exist, else we should not have so by the assimilation of the county to the borough Friday, A It - 0 we F, eta the HOLBORN. c Ise. sor - fran h• I d HOL GHTON who as Mr. AIONEK 1 - . e - TON Feb. 12, B. r• e- pe - • Ito F. D. WR. 12 9 ant Another change of Programme.-First appearance of DON much real and pinching distress in our midst in spite MILNE - s was a follower 8 a.m. i' _____ __ JUAN BARTO, a Mexican Grotesque, and the most astounding of that most Conservative of N a i r - -,- -- love 29'76f. 36 .4 S .W. 1 5 Kw ;o.rb 0•05 1 it DO Nairn Prestidigitateur ever witnessed. Without the aid of apparatus, of this flood of charity. One great reason for , Ministers, Lord P 35 34 W.S.W. 1 3 w, ~ b .o. - 1 upc or conredera,ey of any kind whatever, he will perform, in the ALMERSTON, frankly avowed that tab i e t Veen 29 • 33 1 38 36 W.S.W. 2 6 N.W. ! b.f. 0 . 02 '- which centre of the Arena, feats of magic more wonderful than can doubt, is to be found in the total want of system. he had been w • 4ield . - 2 and possibly be imagined. The Press in every city in America in i - moron in so far as he had opposed the s 3 • • 39 37 IV N roh 29'95f. ~, •..W. 1 3 le c.f. - 2 2 des which he has exhibited unanimously proclaim him without an Mr. HICKS comments upon the want of all or anise- moderate political char Yarmouth cabo . 2916 f. 44 t.' lo• 2 3 w.N. . w. 0. - ges proposed by the Reformer,' equal. Hundreds of criticisms might be quoted in praise of his - Helder - - exceeding cleverness, but one selected from a leadin g American tion there is in such efforts, loss of a dozen and the consequent en years ago. For instanco, all parties Cux haven - - : e - - - - - -- - . paper will probably be deemed sufficient: "We have seen dug of ekudesnms - lace to the are Reformers now and f. 4 - i =.9 w.. - e.w. - 3 - - - in a ing the past week,' says the joarnal in question, "the perform- V'. power. Benevolence overflows in one p , there is no statesmanship 4 , ea t i leirossaa Green castle 29 tet •4 W.N.W. rnco 08 - antes of Don Juan Barto, the extraordinary grotesque, and are • Holyhead - - reg,- compelled to acknowledge that his tricks of Prestidigitatio n are impoverishment of several others. " Every one," says being so. But Mr. LOCKE KING was a Reformer years Liverpool , 29 95f. 46 44 W.S.W. 1 2 ws.w o.na o'o6 1 .: truly wonderful. We have seen Hermann, Heller, Anderson, Mr II circle round fus, " wishes to create a little _ _ ago, and he used to ad - t N oca eßeform when it seemed-92f 44 42 Z. Valentin 29 • 0 2 N.W. • mro o'os o or, ] and numerous other professors of the magic art, but we have • Cape Clear - - 40 N.E. - - - pos( 4 4 lex. r. 0'62 2 never witnessed any so dexterous, so complete in their perform- his Own articular p • trather than hobb and rens s a hopeless cause, and when his perseverance was Roch e's Pt. 29•89 f. 40 ,_ N. , Penzance 7 S.W. r. 9'38 4 ances, nor so truly beyond comprehension, as this celebrat ed y, rewarded only b OUT magician. We accord him the praise of being the best nerforrner rew ard ed y defeat. Men like these, as Lord Plymouth invites co-operation from those around him." Some Weymouth 2912 f. 52 50 s se e • 1 1 S.W. r.o, 0-21 2 forg that we have ever seen upon any stage.; In addition, Her Oscar HOUGHTON remarked, Portsmouth 29'91f. 51 e , ,.! te•ielY• 6 6 W.s.W. 0.0'51 5 carte and his Fifty wonderful performing Horses, and the un- other features in this synopsis deserve particular who can forecast the London , 29 93f. 44 14 ' 2 3 W.S.W. o.r. 6'50 - In t paralleled Scenes in the Arsna, including A. Bradbury, Eng future, are worth dozen 48 48 W. a visionary statesmen- canaries+ ez 2914 f. 9 8 w,s,w. r. o'l3 6 thin land' s Ch amp i on E questr i a n, A, sesaneonsky, A. Caere, Mentes. mention. We notice that several wealthy charities, the statesmen who Brest - 4 Montego, Schwartz, Kremser, and Salamonsky, in a series of evolve out of their o L'O rie nt .. 5 S.W. o. - 4 that unparalleled acts of horsemanship. Castelotti and the Brothers such aa Guy's d St. Thomas hospital an 's Hospital, consciousness theories Roch e fort - 2 Gira,rdes in their Thrilling Ladder and Trapeze evolutions. The . of the Constitution in order Biarritz _• c. _ 3 rest: Clowns Burgess and Loyal, the greatest grotesque of the day give no report of their income and expenditure. to veil unconstitutional - Corunna.... - - - - - - - - - best "Mac persons form their estimate of a circus from some of acts. Mr. KING got Brussels,,,, - - - - - - - - - - those exhibitions which travel through the provinces ; the 1101- Other reports are unsatisfactory in their form, as a reception which his firm adherence to Reform, Paris ...... - - -_-_- := - - - -- - stret nn, Strasbourg.. - •- _ _ : _ _ _ _ :. born Amphitheatre is as far above them as Patti's singing is Shat when above that of a street ballad-singer."-Court Journal, Jan. 2. the practice is followed of deducting the cost of through evil report, deserved. He it was who won Lyons .. ...., -_ _ se . _ N.W. 5 -9- N.R. f - - Toulon e ... 30'251. c:1 .c. - 5 that Doors open at Seven, commence at half past. Morning Per collection the of the Liberal battle in Heart's Con formances W e d nes d ay an d Saturday, commencing at Half-Past from imbl Two. local time) - - - - - - charging it among the regular when ex- and won it so thoroughly that it has been main- Ai = • expenses, or =PLANATION Afte LOBE THEATRE-ROYAL, belonging to one year are carried over to the tamed ever since, He contended that Mr. GLAD- Barometer corrected end reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. next. Some of the returns aregiven with admit- e c ician in letter r, risin g ; of the mercury f, falling ;s, steady-indicates direction of motion coun within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in Hou At 7, A. HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9.'0, taking the sense of Parliament the Irish upon Church BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs. Marshall, Warner, able lucidity, and there can be no reason why allshade. Extreme Force with its Directio n durin g last 24 hours once David fisher, Andrews, Hurlston, and J. Clarke: Mesdames C. last year, instead of waiting until after the • b.-blue sky • c -cloud detached: f.- h ld S Ou general z•-calm. Weather .• • s, f og The Thorne, L. Morgan, Brennan, Fountain. Arnold, Henrade, Be not be managed in the same clear, orderly h.-hail ; 1.-lightning t m.-misty, e ls z . rend, Hughes, and Stephens. ) election-a delay that would have involved another 5 , 0.-overcast, dull ; r.- and business-like method , rain : s.-snow ; t.-thunder. Rain-fail, anew or hail (melted) merit appeal to the nation. Mr. BUXTON'S speech was the daring last 24 hou r s. Sea disturbance. tore. LIT. GEORGE'S THEATRE, Regent-street, Mr. Him has divided the charities into seven speech of the evening. Ile pointed out that the REMARKS. thou; present kj Langham-place. Licensed by the Lord Chamberlain. classes. In considering noticed yesterday cont The increase of pressure y continued at Nairn until ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS. e the question of pauperism Cabinet differed from preceding Liberal econt Cabinets, midnight. Since last evening, however, a decrease has occurred along Messrs. WILSON' and MONTAGUE deem it ne c e ssar y we may set aside Class E alto hbelonging bwhile these were confined almost . scant get er, as to because exclusively our south coasts, amounting to about three -tenths of an inch at the to inform the nobility, gentry, and the public generally, cease that since their last appearance in the metropolis negro the professional classes, such • • • to men of the highest aristocratic position, the as institutions for the present • entrance of the Channel, and pressure is now falling generally. Readings, though still high in the south-west of France, are much the minstrelsy, under their immediate management, has ad- widows and families of T has the popular element paramount. In fact we have Vaticcd far beyond that primitive form of entertainment mi itary or naval men, more uniform than of late ; but that at Nairn is 0'59 in. lower most given on its introduction into this country. The chaste and the various associations for the 1 . f re le a Government borne to power by the irresistible will than that at Rochefort. Temperature has decreased generally in of pr . these islands, but remains unaltered in the west of France. South and simple ballads, and beautifully harmonised quartette of the of the , people a Government imbued with the spirit insta; poorer tier gy. westerly winds continue to blow with considerable force at all and choruses aro still retained ; those they will haveWe may fairly - the honour of introducing being composed exclusively ask, however, whether so large a sum a the people, and determined to carry out the pope- southern stations ;but over the Waists-Isle. li g ht 'variable winds are of a for this Company. by Benedict, 'be/ J. L. Hat- Balfe, Clan . , £413,428, shouldb as gar will. Evidently Mr. BUXTON considers that the general, and an easterly breeze has shown itself in London and in they ton, and others. The hackneyed and meaningless negro annually e absorbed b th . y es class, first the Irish Channel , Rain has been continuous and heavy in the Gove rst work which the Government will have to accom- south. The s with thick for on the east coast. sketches, with other absurd vulgarities, havegivenplace leaving, as we know, so much sky is generally overcas t , bl' pu 1, spectacles, from genteel poverty*, the plish is one of great difficulty. Disestablishment is :•. to operatic extravaganza and burlesque .the da hardest to bear of millio all, still unassisted? Our the pens of the most popular burlesque writers o f y. aon the sub- Church, no easy task, but the appropriation of the funds will The hearing of the Tamworth election petition result Second night of the burlesque extravaganz . s our Army, and our Navy, can certain!afford jeer of Offenbach's popular opera bouffe, the Grand Ducnes y to pay prove the real crux that will try the quality of the was resumed yesterday morning before Mr. Justice Willem, for e , of Gerolsteirs written by O. Bernard, Esq., entitled the their members sufficiently to enable them to support Ministry,be &lee ations scenery, very Grand Dutch-s of London, with beautiful their families respectably, andprovide pport He would have it remembered that Irish and further evidence in support of t e econoi of treating was given. It i s reported that m es s, elegant costumes and appointments, and supported by a for them de- Church property was left originally by Irishmen for picked staff of vocalists, orchestra, &c., nearly 100 per- cently, and if they do not do so now, they should Irish purposes, and would have that principle ono of the witnesses subpoenaed on behalf of the su the sy formers. Acting Manager, Mr. Andrew Nimmo. petitioners attempted to poison himself last night by swag- small _ amend their accounts until these three professions, at respected in the distribution of the Church property. l o • - and he is wing laudanum. Ills name is Radford, least, no longer require so much supplementary aid That done, and ho had no fear of opposition from the of the White Lion Inn at Fawley. When it was known of Coi LICENSED VICTUALLERS' G- R. GLENIE, of the SPORTING LIBRARY, •4. ennnnnnh. in .....- 1,1 -a ... -..., r nnAnn TIT hntra tn from the public. Lords, who were +An vi• - ;act n 1,,,,-1••• J.,-. .0-11- II _ 41.- a, _ I__ _, . . WHILE the air is thick with rumours of difficulties among the political leaders of the nation, there is an unusual outburst of loquaciousness on the part of less prominent politicians. Conservatives have been feasting at Birmingham, Liberals at Croydon, a Cardinal has been the guest of the new Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and seven bishops have been—not to the Tower—but to Fishmongers' Hall, on the other side of London Bridge, where they were feasted by the Prime Warden. Out of all this talk it ought to be possible to extract something like definite statements and a clear policy. Yet we find it hard to do so. Conservative eloquence was confined for the most part to mild sarcasms at the expense of Mr. BRIGHT, justifications of the leap in the dark, and prophecies of a repetition of the Reform drama, in which the Liberals would again prove bunglers, and have to hand over the settlement of the Irish Church to their opponents. No doubt these will be quite willing to undertake that or any other measure which they have hitherto denounced, if they can thereby dish their rivals. The Dublin banquet was a very splendid affair, but Earl SPENCER had to avoid party politics, and in doing so, dosed his fellow-diners with statistics so dry that it must have taken a good deal of wine to wash them down. The chief event of the evening was the marked deference shewn by the Viceroy to " that illustrious Prince of the Catholic Church, his Eminence Cardinal CULLEN." We must turn to the Liberal dinner at Guildford for anything like a definite expression of Liberal ideas and intentions. Mr. OssLow, who has been offered office in the present Administration, and who refused it, we believe solely because of the uncer tainty of his re-election, has great hopes from the commercial policy of the .present Government. He said that we could well afford to rest on the laurels we had already won, and he hoped that "the th'n red line," of which Englishmen had always been so proud, would never be found fighting again the battles of continental Powers, from whom we gained but little thanks." Sir WENTWORTH DILKE mentioned th a t hi s experience atWallingford had she wn him th e necess i ty of adopting the Ballot, for in that agricultural constituency, miscalled a borough, he got from at least one-third of the voters the answer, "I votes as master votes." *We commend this fact to the notice of the Reform League, and all persons who think that the Liberal cause would be strengthened by the assimilation of the county to the borough franchise. Lord HouGnToN, who as Mr. MONCKTON MILNES was a follower of that most Conservative of Ministers, Lord P ALMERSTON, frankly avowed that he had been wrong, in so far as he had opposed the moderate political changes proposed by the Reformers of a dozen years ago. For instanca, all parties are Reformers now, and there is no statesmanship in being so. But Mr. LOCKE KING was a Reformer years ago, and he used to advocate Reform when it seemed a hopeless cause, and when his perseverance was rewarded only by defeat. Men like these, as Lord HOUGHTON remarked, who can forecast the future, are worth a dozen visionary statesmen— the statesmen who evolve out of their own consciousness theories of the Constitution in order to veil unconstitutional acts. Mr. KING got a reception which his firm adherence to Reform, through evil report, deserved. He it was who won the Liberal battle in East Surrey twenty years ago, and won it so thoroughly that it has been main tained ever since. He contended that Mr. GLAD STONE had shewn himself an admirable tactician in taking the sense of Parliament upon the Irish Church last year, instead of waiting until after the general election—a delay that would have involved another appeal to the nation. Mr. BUXTON'S speech was the speech of the evening. He pointed out that the present Cabinet differed from preceding Liberal Cabinets, because while these were confined almost exclusively to men of the highest aristocratic position, the present has the popular element paramount. In fact we have a Government borne to power by-the irresistible will of the people a Government imbued with the spirit Of the people, and determined to carry out the popu lar will. Evidently Mr. BUXTON considers that the first work which the Government will have to accom plish is one of great difficulty. Disestablishment is no easy task, but the appropriation of the funds will prove the real crux .that will try the quality of the Ministry. He would have it remembered that Irish Church property was left originally by Irishmen for Irish purposes, and would have that principle respected in the distribution of the Church property. That done, and he had no fear of opposition from the Lords, who were too wise a body to follow the example of the Ceylon elephant which charged a rail way train. He gave great praise to the Ministry for their reductions in the public expenditure. He praised them because theywere acting as trustees of the nation, bound to account to them for the money spent, instead of being at liberty to use it in promoting the interests of their own party ; bound, too, not to be deterred from discharging useless officials because in doing so they might have to inflict pain, and even hardship. This is a point which has not yet been sufficiently dwelt upon. Hitherto Government have economised only so far as the nation desired it and insisted upon it. To economise on principle is a new feature in statesmanship, most welcome, most commendable. The hearing of the Tamworth election petition was resumed yesterday morning beforo Mr. Justico Willes, and further evidence in support of the allegations of treating was gi ven . It is reported that ono of the witnesses subpoenaed on behalf of the petitioners attempted to poison himself last night by swal lowing laudanum. Dis name is Radford, and he is landlord of the White Lion Inn at Fazeley. 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Infancy, which is the first of Mr. HICK'S divisions ;akes .£52,000 from the sum total, and it is notice- able that nearly the whole of this is demanded for Yesterday Dr. Lankestcr investigated the cir cumstances relative to the death of Mr. John Stephenson, the great bookmaker, who was found dead with his throat cut on Tuesday morning, in tho library of his residence. A physician deposed that when he saw the deceased on the right preceding the suicide he was very agitated, and certainly net in a right state of mind. Mr Lambert, who had been connected wills the de ceased, deposed that his business losses had never troubled him, bccausa they wore soon recovered. As a rule he was a temperate man. Mr. Lambert said that deceased had suffered no losses to worry him, neither wore there any expected. The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide while in a state of unsound mind." orphanages. 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He is able to delivet j,pi es in Town, the Suburbs, anti in many parts of the country at a comparatively early hour the sam e evening, say 40 miles by 9.4.5 o'clock . . dent to manhood and womanhood, reveals a mourn- But, after all has been said, we are still in the dark as to the attitude of the Government with regard to the Irish Church question. There is reason to think that the Cabinet is not so entirely of one mind on this subject as the Liberal party could desire. If this be so, we are scarcely likely to have a very definite statement of policy from Ministers at the banquet which comes off to night at Fishmongers' Hall. Rarely has a Minister had to speak under more critical circumstances than those under which Mr. night's illustri ous ga th er - GLADSTONE will address to- The first report of Mr. Reverdy Johnson's speech at Glasgow repro& n!s L m '0 bay ;said:—" Tho Ameri cans believed that the Alabama outrages might have been Prevented by the British Government not recognising the belligerency of the South, cr preventing the Alabama getting out. Lord Russell, in conversation with hint (Mr. Johnson), bad said he wanted to stopher, but the Government o uld do nothing without oonsulting the proper law offic , r and that gentleman was partially insane at the time. When proof was first got as to the Alabama being allowed to cute.: colonial ports, his lordship said the law officers thought Go vernment could not prevent it. 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THE SUN, LONDON, FRVAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1869. THE MINISTERIAL BANQUET., ingly ; and if we are true to ourselves, the House of Commons will be true to us, and the country will be true to them. Mr. Gladstone has become a Fishmonger, and enrolled his name after Mr. Peabody's and Mr. Cobden's in the roll-book of the famous Liberal corporation—the same which had, two days previously, entertained "the seven bishops" at their "grand old hall." Great interest was naturally felt in the proceedings at the banquet which followed the " swearing in " of the Premier, seeing that this was the first time the new Ministry had presented itself as a body in public. Mr. Gladstone's speech con tained as much as anyone could expect at a banquet. It did not forestall the Queen's Speech, but it contained quite sufficient pledges as to the policy of the Government. He began by denying the rumours that he was about to depart from the policy laid down by him during the elec tions. "It is sometimes said and thought —perhaps lightly, though occasionally with a degree of truth — that the changes of parties are but changes of men, and that with the transition from one side of the House of Commons to the other, pledges, opinions, and principles are compromised or forgotten. It can hardly be feared that on this occasion such is likely to be the case. I look to the characters, experience, and ability of the friends with whom I have the honour to be associated ; and I believe that such an appeal, if it were made, would be effectual. But the nation has other guarantees for our fulfilment, to the best of our abilities, of the purpose for which we have been called. Never in our history— certainly not within the history of living man, has there been an occasion upon which the issue raised at a general election was more intelligibly and distinctly raised than when the late House of Commons, condemned by the Government of the day, was summoned to the bar of popular opinion, there to receive its final acquittal or condemnation. Every man who had to give his suffrage throughout the country knew for or against what that suffrage was to be given ; and if the issue was distinct, the verdict also has been distinct—for upon no occasion has the nation made its meaning more clearly known, or laid down alike for those who are the objects of its preference, and for those whose opinions it was disposed to put aside—laid down with greater clearance the lines of public policy and of action." with cheers, and "applause" was very loud when the right hon. gentleman went on to say—" I am not about to , anticipate that sketch or outline of the policy and measures of the session which must, within a few days, be communicated to Parliament and to the world, but with- out telling any secrets, those who have taken part in the struggles of last autumn, and especially those who watched the determining issues of the last session of Parliament may well judge that we, who took upon ourselves the , heavy responsibility of raising and submitting to ' the judgment of the Legislature such a question as the continuance of the religious establishment in one of ti three kingdoms, may well judge that we, having bee permitted thus far to make good our ground—to mali good, in the first instance, by repeated divisions in ti House of Commons after due discussion, and to make good, above all, in that which our opponents are careful t tell us, and not unjustly to tell us, was the final meanin of the deed ; that having proceeded thus far, having the set our hands to the plough, we are not likely to loo: back, but to face it—to go steadily onwards, and to persc vere, with prudence, indeed, and with consideration, bu without hesitation, and without delay, to the end we hav in view." Mr. Gladstone then went on to say that h was encouraged in the task he had commenced by the con stitutional knowledge and character of the sovereign, by th character and abilities of those who had determined to co operate with him in forming an administration, by the concurrence of the public judgment in the policy he wat about to propose, and by the deep conviction that that policy was one of justice, and for the public weal. "If there be curiosity as to the course which the Government is endeavouring to follow, and will pursue shortly after the opening of the session, I am afraid I must not attempt at this moment to gratify that most natural and intelligible sentiment ; but I do venture to give a pledge that not a moment will be lost in the maturing of those measures which, when produced and explained, will, I believe, affordit a full gratification." The Premier then went on to con. gratulate himself and the meeting on the great. Liberal victory gained at the elections. But such a great victory was not without dangers. It might produce slackness of mind, and no great force would overcome errors of general ship. "But if it shall be our happy lot to avoid these dangers, then I will venture to say that never were public men more happy in the nature of the tasks which they have been called upon to take in hand. For what can be an object dearer either to the understanding or to the heart of man than an endeavour to bring about throughout the whole of this vast community that union of feeling and interest which, even in the degree we have hitherto possessed it, has been the source of our strength, but which still presents to view here and there some points on which it is fatally defective, and which we wish to bring up to that condition in which every man will almost forget whether he is a ScotChman, an Englishman, or an Irishman in the sense 'of conscious ness of his belonging to a common country? For cen turies we have been associated together in political wrongs; for centuries our policy, so successful in most respects, has failed to attain the great and paramount purpose'of carrying that sense of brotherhood throughout the three kingdoms associated under the rule of her Majesty. We are now called upon to make a great and supreme effsrt for that purpose. In a day it cannot be done. By a single measure it cannot be done : nay, it may be that by many measures the whole result cannot be produced as an immediate consequence of acts of legislation. But we have to deal with a people certainly not less susceptible than ourselves, not less capable of gratitude, attachmerst, and affection— not less inspired with a true and genuine love of justice. I have faith in a policy which is founded upon justice. This is the opinions with which I and all the colleagues with whom I am associated desire to approach the consideration of the Irish Church question. We well know that there is nothing we can do in any other department of the public interest or of public affairs which can possibly compensate for failure with regard to the Irish question. But I won't ask you— or, if I may so say, allow you for one moment—to sup pose that because we are in heart and mind to make this our first and paramount object, we shall therefore be forgetful of the other great interests of this country. In truth, sir, there is but one consideration that tends, I think, to depress and sadden the mind of public men, and that is, the consideration how the demands of those inte rests in this vast and diversified empire, multiplied far beyond the powers of human time, intelligence, and strength, are to be met. In every department of the State it has been endeavoured so to distribute the strength that we may possess as to secure the efficient discharge of public duty. Mr. LOWE responded for the House of Commons. After remarking that one of the great blessings of the country—undisputed succession—was not extended to the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer at once proceeded to the question of economy. He said : The House of Commons comes in pledged, as the Govern ment is pledged, to rigid economy in the public expendi ture. Here we get rather into difficulties—because though I have remarked that no man ever objected to economy in the abstract, no man ever saw abstract economy practised in this world. As soon as it ceases to be the abstraction, and decends into the region of concrete, economy becomes one of the most distasteful matters in the world. If it is economy of public stores and munitions—shall I say pens, for instance ?—it is meanness and it is cheeseparing unworthy of a great nation. Every man mends his own pens when they won't write any more, but it seems intolerable that a Government clerk should be asked to mend his. Is it public politics where millions have to be employed—where millions have been before lavished with very doubtful results? Then we are told that a thing of beauty is a joy for ever. Is it the most painful act of economy, the economy of reducing the staff of offices, which is recom mended ? Then the sympathies of the public—and, I fear, the sympathies of the House of Commons—go with the small minority, and there is necessarily suffering for the public good. Now, I hope better things for the House of Commons. I hope it will show among the virtues which belong to its station public spirit, and that when there is a question, and there is nearly always, between the public and some class of individuals, it will array itself on its own side—on the side of the public, and not on the side of individuals ; and I hope, moreover, we shall no longer have that strange inversion of functions we now witness in the theory that the House of Commons is the guardian of the purse of the people, and that the persons who are to be dreaded as likely to invade that purse are the Ministers of the Crown. People think the House of Commons represents the economy of the public, and that the Ministers of the Crown represent the desire to spend, and are, in fact, a profligate executive. The fact is exactly contrary. Th e House of Commons, instead of being the guardian of the public purse, is the source of increased expenditure, and the department which the House of Commons ought to check, being saddled with the responsibility of the matter, is most sinmuous and most unceasing in its exertions to retrench. I Lope that these things will he altered, not that the department over which I have the honour to preside will become anxious for extravagance, but that the House of Commons will be so kind as to give us a little assistance in reducing the expenditure, or at least pre venting its increase. After a few remarks to the same effect, the right hon. gentleman concluded by saying : You know that the country has lately been divided on the most momentous question of modern days. On th a t question it has answered in no doubtful or ambigu ous voice. The pres e nt Government is backed by a majority unexampled in history. That majority throws upon us great obligations, and. I trust we shall be equal to the 9ccadon, MA 0414 discharge thoK . 01ig44044 uutlincib Mr. BRIGHT responded to the "Trade and Commerce of the United Kingdom." He was received with specially long and demonstrative cheering, and spoke with much of his usual frankness. Alluding to the great change in the House of Commons, he remarked that the only injury which the " great revolution" had done was the slaying of certain reputations. After some general remarks on his department, the President of the Board of Trade passed at once into very precise details of policy. He said : The other day at Glasgow an address was presented to the Minister of the United States, and.many good things were said, and there was one piece of good advice given, in the hope and expression that the principles of free trade would take root and spring up and extend in the United States. Well, we all say that ; but we have no great right to lecture other people. As far as we are concerned in this country, we have no protective duties ; all men are equal in regard to their industry in its sale to any other country in the world, and we are all equal in our right to receive back from every country what every country can offer. But if we were Americans, and were discussing the conduct of England, we could not say that England has established free trade because protective duties are abolished, I;ut we should say - England is far from having established free trade, because she still receives more than twenl y millions sterling per annum at her custom-houses, and prohibits the natural extension of trade with many articles which are of first necessity to her people. I will not say that wine is an article of first necessity. Some say it is ; but at any rate we may say that sugar, tea, and coffee are articles of the first necessity, and yet upon them we levy a duty still of 50 per cent. ; and an American might say that, especially if he came from the State of Virginia, on the produce of his State, which many people think not avery wholesome thing, we levy a duty of something like 300 per cent. Now if I am not absolutely silenced by entrance into the Government, I shall take repeated opportunities of bring ing my colleagues before the bar of public opinion. I shall say that I am at the head of a department which is permitted to advise ; that we have in our department men of remarkable ability in connection with commercial affairs ; that in all questions submitted to them—and many are almost daily, from the Foreign Office and else where—they give good advice, but very little of it, unfortunately, is accepted or followed. My right hon. friend opposite, who spoke just now about the House of Commons, says, with a most absolute air, " This thing cannot be done ; the Abyssinian expe dition must be paid ; the estimates are so and so ; the surplus is so small ; the proposition is so unreasonable, the thing cannot for a moment be entertained." And then the unfortunate Board of Trade finds itself shut up for giving advice which cannot be acted upon. 'The new Parliament, I hope—and I cannot agree with the Chancellor of the Exchequer that there is positive uncertainty as to what it will do—will do something positive and intelligent on this question of economy. When the majority in the House of Commons is so small as it has been for many years back, there is a great temptation on the part of the Ministry and leader of the House of Commons to adopt various foolish propositions leading to an increased expen diture in order, as it were, to buy the support of various sec tions in the House, but with the majority which has been re turned to this Parliament, a majority so large—it may be nominal, as somebody has called it, or it may turn out to be real—l say with such a majority as that returned by real constituencies throughout the country, the country has a right to expect from the Government a stronger hand in dealing with the national expenditure than we have hitherto seen. I apologise for saying all this. Perhaps it is not considered right. It is not, however, very common, I find, at public dinners for public speakers to be very much in earnest, bnt the fact is that with me these things are, and have always been, very serious things. If I have given my life to them, and have sacrificed any interests of my family to them, so it is because I believed they were serious; and there is no walk in life, none whatever, to which a man is more bound to bring serious convictions and serious conduct than in the management and advocacy of public affairs. Mr. Bright was then " down upon " the bishops. I might ask the Prime Warden, and his predecessor in his digni fied office, whether they have ever had here so jolly a company as that of the other night. (Loud laughter; the reference being to the banquet to the bishops.) I almost envy those right rev. gentlemen, so light and airy were they. What an extraordinary point of imagination that man must have arrived at who could say that life peerages, the ecclesiastical peers, were really the only liberal element in the House of Lords. (Roars of laughter.) That may be true, but if it be, I very much pity all the rest of the House of Lords. (Renewed laughter.) There was an old Syrian monk I read of many years ago named Ephraim Cyrus, and when they wanted to make him a bishop he was terrified at the idea of undertaking that then laborious and perilous office, and he feigned madness and absconded, that he might avoid it. When my right lion. friend at the head of the Government asked me to become one of his colleagues, I did not for a moment think of feigning madness, but I was on the point of absconding by an express train on the North --- Western Railway. But if Ephraim Cyrus had lived in our day, I doubt whether he would have preferred madness or absconded if they had asked him to be made a bishop. My:hon. friends around me laugh, as if such a thing as that was • absolutely impossible. But, judging from the men, some of whom we have known as bishops, I do not think that anything need to be won• dered at ; and if I had been a bishop, with an income 0, from £5,000 to £15,000 a year, why, it is very likely ] might have been as full of humour as those right rev, gentlemen were. I might have been as merry a s any of them, because I should have had an inexhaustible source of rejoicing and merriment, certainly in the generosity, if not in the credulity, of my countrymen. I trust to your forgiveness for making this little speech. To speak as a Cabinet Minister is a thing so strange to me —as stran ge at one time as it would have been if I had be en ma d ea bishop—that I hope I may be pardoned for anything I may have said or left unsaid. I thank you very heartily for your kindness in the new and strange position in which lam placed. (Loud cheers.) The Echo understands that a Bankruptcy Bill will be among the announcement s i n the Speech from the Throne. THE SIAMESE TWINS.—Sir W. Fergusson has carefully examined the twins, and, we understand, concurs in the general opinions of surgeons, that any surgical separation would be most likely attended with fatal consequences, not so much on account of any obstacle presented by the structure of the uniting band of flesh, as the moral effect of the disunion on the two brothers. THE LATE MR. KEBLE AND THE IRISH ESTA BLISHMENT.—In his "Memoir of the Rev. John Keble, M. A.," Sir J. T. Coleridge publishes a letter from Father Newman, describing an interview with Keble in 1865, from which we extract the following passage :--" Mr. Gladstone's rejection at Oxford was talked of, and I said that I really thought that had I still been a member of the university I must have voted against him, because he was giving up the Irish Establishment. On this Keble gave me one of his remarkable looks, so earnest and so sweet, came close to me, and whispered in my ear (I cannot recollect the exact words, but I took them to be), `And is not that just ?' It left the impression on my mind that he had no great sympathy with the Establishment in Ireland as an establishment, and was favourable to the Church of the Irish." THREE PERSONS DROWNED. —A shocking acci dent happened on Wednesday evening, on the quay by the side of the River Severn, at Worcester, where at the time was a menagerie of wild beasts, and the music attracted a crowd of people. Among them were a young girl named Priscilla Clarke, aged 18, and a youth named Francis Glover, employed at an iron foundry. These two young people were larking together, when the girl ran backwards and fell off the quay into the river, which happens to be much swollen with flood waters, and is very deep. Glover, seeing the accident that had befallen his companion, jumped into the water to save her, and caught the young woman by the clothes. He called loudly for help ; but although the accident was witnessed by a considerable number of psrsons, no help was afforded, and both sank. A boy, aged 10 years, is also supposed to have been drowned about the same time, within sixty yards of the same spot. I THE UNEMPLOYED.—The L o nd on M ec h anics institution is taking I T the question of the unemployed poor, and is ab ou t t o convene a public meetin g to consider Ithe following resolution :—" In the opinion of this meeting the enforced idleness of enormous numbers of the people, their compulsory residence in the filthy slums of large towns, elbowing the professional thief and mendicant; the rearing of children in these slums in igno rance, idleness, and dirt, with the ever-present examples of immorality, drunkenness, and a hatred of work, arc the chief causes of crime, pauperism, and disease, and that Parliament be at once petitioned to consider the following remedies for these evils and the present scarcity of em ployment, viz. :-1. An Act authorising the Government to establish factories and start public works in all parts of the United Kingdom. 2. An Act authorising the Government to establish schools in all parts of the United Kingdom for the housing, feeding, clothing, and educating the children of the poor and working classes between the ages of thr'ee and 12 years. 3. An Act authorising the Government to make life assurance com pulsory on every man and woman on attaining the age of 21 years, no matter what their state of health may be. 4. An Act for a national rate on property of £lOO agd upwards for the immediate exigegviekst jhe POW! 111 1 / 1 4 IC. DI C taw VI, gy 11 HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 1 1 . The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty walked and drove in the grouna s this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise. LATEST INTELL LGLNCE• (REUTER's TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. MADRID, Feb. 11. Yesterday, after the review of the troops and th e battalions of the National Militia, the members 61 the Provisional Government attended Divine or" vice in the Basilica of the Holy Virgin of Antouhe' where a solemn 7'e Dccm was celebrated in honour of the opening of the Constituent Cortes. Senor Olozaga has left Madrid, in order to ylSlt his estate near Vico. It is asserted he will role his seat as deputy. THE NATIVE RISING IN ALGERIA. PARIS, Feb. ii. The Official Journal of this evening publishes ° telegram from Algiers, stating that a portion of t he tribe of Ouled Sidi Cheikh, which remained fa r ful to the Government, surprised the Insurgent° camp on the sth inst., and made a successful razzi°' returning with 2,800 camels laden with booty. GREECE. ATHENS, Feb. 7 . The programme of the New Ministry explains th e present situation of affairs, and dwells upon the difficulties with which they have to contend. The Ministry declares th e i r a dh erence to the pro toc° , of the Conference, and announce that a new gene° election to the Chambers will be necessary. ATHENS, Feb. s• Count Walewski, carrying the adhesion of the Greek Government to the Protocol of the Co n• ference, left to-day on his return to Paris. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA, Feb. 12. The Peninsular a n d O r i en t a l C ompany ' s s t e al:ll er I'oonah, from Southampton Jan. 30, arrived bete on the 10th inst. at 7 p. m ., an d l e f t at 2 a.m• tb following morning for Alexandria. ITALY. FLORENCE, Feb. 13' 'The Nazione of to-d a y sa y s th e assert i on that tb e Minister of Finance has concluded a financial Of" ration with various foreign capitalists, with the° ject of suppressing the forced currency, is pre''lv ture. FRANCE. rket BOURSE, Feb. 11.—Three o'clock.--The 1 0- closed as follows : ti per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 7l 171 Credit Mobilier End of month 293 75 Credit Foncier 1592 50 End of month.. Bank Shares 3030 5 ItaFan Loan .., End of month ---„, 25 ' Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt / Deferred - s. Cash Orleans ... 9 479 Northern ... llB5 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6161; Western Eastern • • 575 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 4P2i North of Spain 63 Saragossa Roman .1!) RAIL WA' THE 1101I1L CHRISTY'S 311NsTRELS. The large an d talented troupe of vocalists ee tißstoruymental performers, now know 3 ' 5 th r ° ' al ,, Christy's Minstrels, made their aPP o ance in London at the St. George's Hail, L ' v et ham-place, after a tour which has extended 0 six years, during which time they have visited e:th o cl e town and city i n E ng l an d , an d f i nally rece ive' Royal command to app ear b e f ore h er Majesty „ of her Court at Balmoral. The " royal" tro n li s v oo minstrels is u n d er th e di rect i on of Messrs. Mbiog and Montagu e , an d th e great and d i st inguisariti feature of their ente r t a i nmen t i s t h at all vu l g t t he is rigorously e xc l u d e d. an d t h e songs °10,4 troupe all beara healthy tone and sentiment. T.L .- . : 55 0 particularly obser va bl e i n th e i naugura l per foralj o i t last evening, and f rom th e app l ause w i t h which o efforts were received a l ong an d prosper ous seas j ot seems open to them. Th e corps i s one o f the ache that has yet been seen in the metropolis, 35 0 0' voices are all parti cu l ar ly goo d , an d be sour nise very delightfully. The programm e do mated last night nearly corresponded wi th de(' given before the Royal F am il y , an d ab et/ 111 0 with ballads overflowing with dulcet melody s ot) opening overture, " Z ampa, " was exe cuted 00 such extraordinary a bilit y th a t it called forted enthusiastic encore—an honou r it f u lly des° ry d isit° and then came some ballads of the most e xc lotr description. "Beautiful Hawthorn," by M r " tas te gerald, is an extremely pretty song, and th e oe ral with which it was rendered secured such g e it, applause that the clever darkey had to rep Theo which he did with, if possible, greater effe ° '.„dseP came a very hu morous song b y Mr. L ou is I-4 1 " site a e " The happiest ti me i n a ll my life, " wh i c h he g ,„g - with capital e ff ec t . M r. Brennir (tenor) g- „ g reS / graceful ballad, " Bl ue E ye d Vi o l e t s ,7 , wi th ofl e taste, and Mr. B a ll (b ass ) fo l lowed w i t h a flilotra' " We meet a ga i n, " i n wh i ch he exh ibi te d au vied' ordinary comp ass o f vo i ce. " The Monke s iiva lte ding" is a w on d er f u ll y com i c di tty, an d Mr. Howard executed it with such spirit and geu llle _ eo iog , that he had to repeat it. Th e gem of the 700 the however, was Mr. Bernard's s i ng i ng " Just be {or° Battle, Mother ;" it was g i ven w ith the . 0 0 tenderness and p a th os , an d e li c i te d an enol3sl' es l a and well-dese rve d encore. O ne o f the neioveve Bi lies the programme was " C ome w h ere mY 'rtett° dreaming," unaccompanied, and sang as a ie rald by Messrs. Wilso m , B renn i r, W ar d , an d Fi tz 4 6 d ieac e it was excelle n tl y d one, and please d the ,, s by. the very greatly. Th e lc Ch r i s t y ' s G a lloPl goo" company, closed the first part, and then A i t i c : ttir aeci tague came forward, and iu a few but we arr ang . e ; sentences explained to tne audience the v itt, ments for the future, which seemed to n 3 u.' 4 _, 0 1 Tall"' 10 general approval. Then succeeded a the whe dancing, singing, banjo playing, &C., and ~, by concluded with a very comic extravagan z ; tc h C. Bernard, entitled 44 The Very Grand vu ticeef which brought the entertainment to a Ye l l s ful conclusion. chrisv 3 Ibe riY 3 ae The arrival of another troupe o' r • hi London will doubtless lead to a little b t, ~ tween St. James's and St. George's fo r ti l t the old song says, "There's room enough the ac cei; The arrangements by Mr. Nimmo for t hat ti ,, 10 modation of the very numerous andienu' oe o' 4 tended were in every res p ec t perfect, wit boat were quietly and comfortably seated W slightest interruption to the performance. - life ..g PLOUGIIING MATCHES.—EIeven champion P,fferes4 matches have already taken place this year irl cil au foc" . i parts ofkingdom, but the principal plough 1115;:ir be turers have the not sent their own men to coniPot° for OP I p e ri c z a e l s,but have left the success of their plollg bs 80 13 by ploughmen. Six of these matches have beelifialeO mon with Messrs. Ransome's ploughs, one D t ' s ; e rg , to co Messrs. Howard's, and the remainder to other °lath RYISII TICKETING.—Thursday d - - - At fte— he 5 to-day 1,529 tons of copper ore retiarlisso7/6,298 55 '' ' o i l , / produce of Li 2s. per ton ;4sne copper 98 tops 8 c l ot 6 1, standard, £- clael lo °A 106 ~ being a ' sale of 255. Ne w Stool In ditto per 1,01 In donia Dove. An Otani] of 5p balf-y The Way 1 ordiva 4 1111UE Tv?, Austri G. c Child E The 10th I £13,3 6th, TuescL £8,838 Th e Pally h structic With ti 13 ornba . miles,l 801 1, an a telY c cable, to be la tween ] The thi s ,vec corresp► Wester ] an luer Wester, haul, at te ns i on ketrop £482. ( ber Iro l eave t 5 0,00( elairvs of tl►e COin sulll 0n ? 11 N otsi , Atit e C. 45015( ti o a Per o v x l Ditt for Now° for 14.-wer cent Ne w 3 Pez 2i ye -Jo. 5 . ". 11 aiti e r , 1 ) 10 . Xeti ° o (lied 1) 0. ' 114 ' 4 D o • ol roft fh t , • aeco 44 int er-Cob : l ) ] i 14`61 r 0 D O. j° o l b o Jet D„' Pez pPet °' Certi Lztta El 1-16 aCtiN C( COU