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THEATRE ROYAL, AI)ELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. R WEBSTER. Directress. Mrs. Alfred Mellon. Tll IS EVENTNn. at 7. DID YOU EVER SEND your WIPE TO t AMBERWELL: Mr BeinThre. .t 1! to S. LIFE FOR LIFE: Miss Neilson. Mr Arthur stir line, Mr Stuart, Mr A shlcy, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss innie Sidney. To coneinde with WIIITE.B IT AT GREENWI( IT. 3'r Atkins and Mrs Leigh Murray ROYAL PRINCESS'S TIIEATRE Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. Vining Last Three Weehm of the Season. THIS EVENING. will be r roilurc.d. a New 'Drama.. by I)ion • Botte;ca.ult. entitled PRE-UM PTIVE EVIDENCE. in which Mad Ame , eleste. Miss Lotesa Moore, Miss Emma Barnett. Mr. W. Rignold, Mr. J. G. Shore: Mr G. F. NeviVe. Mr. Moreland, Yr. Parselle. and r Dominick Murray will anrear. To be preceded by TILE IICUSE ON THE BRIDGE. in which Mariann Celeste will give her celebrated impersonations of Ernest de la Garde and Zambaro. )oors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 10 till 5. THEATRE -ROYAL, HOLBORN. Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE MISTRESS OF THE MILL. At 8 o'clock, Lord Lytton's. Great Play (in five acts) of MONEY, rarry Sullivan, J. C. Cowper, George Honey, W. H. Stephens, Charles Coglan, Lin Rayne, A. Bernard, W. Arthur and E Dvas; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Misr, Louisa Thorne, and Mrs Charles Horsman. p OPAL STRAND THEATRE F S,lle i eFsaa and Manageresm, lira Swanborough. . • THIS EVENING. at 7.3 n. F 4 Xv. GOOSE. Messrs. 'Attire and Belford; Mesdames Rnfton and Hughes. After which. JOAN OF ARC: sressrs Thorne. :Tomos. Fen ton, Turner, Cliamberlaine; Mesdames Bufton, L. Maitland, &c. To conclude with HUE AND DYE LOBE THEATRE-ROYAL VI So!e Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. At 7. H. J. Byron's new and original Drama. MINNIE • or, Leonard's Love: Miss I3dia Foote, Mrs Stephens, and Miss Drennan Messrs David Fisher, Vernon, Marshall, and J. Clarke. _______ t 9. A BRFACH OF PROMISE. To conclude with BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS : Messrs Marshall, David fisher, Andrews. Hurlston, and J. Clarke; Mesdames Lydia Foote, L. Morgan, Brennan, Fountain. Hughes, and Stephens. ROYAL AMP flyrnE AT RE , LB ORN . GR D PROMENADE CONCERTS. —OPENING RIGHT Commence at Eight.—Admission, One Shi'ling LrEETTART will sing Verers Aria, " Ab. forge lui," and Allen's "Little bird so sweetly singing." Madame EMMELINE COLE will sing 3feyerbeer's "Nobil Signors," and Randeoger's "Bird of the Spring time." Mr. VERNON RIGBY will sing Balfe's Cavitina, "Come into the garden, Mend," and 'Wallace's "Yes, let me like a soldier fall." Mdlle. CONsTaNcE SKIWA wll Der form Mendelssohn's "Capriccio Brilladte," and Wienlawakre " Valse de Concert." Mdme. COLE and Mr. VERNON RIGBY will sing Veldt's Duet, " Parigi o Cars," and Mdlle. DEBRA RT, Mdme COLE. an i Mr. RIGBY. Balfe's Trio. "I'm not the Queen." ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE PROMENADE CONCERTS— Commence at 8. 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THIS EVENING, at 7, THE lIOU • E ( N TIIE BRIDGE : Madame Celeste. Concluding with PRESIIIIPTIV R EVI DE NICE: Madame Celeste, Louisa Moore, &c.; Messrs. Rignold, Shore, Dominick Murray, &c. Li 0 SES and FON II; • EXCELLENCE WITH CHEAPNESS. EVERY ARTICLE of CLOTHING, READY-MADE or MADE to MEASURE, bl OR ALL CLASSES. P RICES . BASEDSYSTEM ON READY -M ONEY . A N lINEQ.LTALLED 173._ in EVERY DEPARTMENT. STUCK A SPECIAL DEPARTMENT for BOY'S CLOTHING. OVERCOATS IN EVERY STYLE AND MATERIAL. OVERCOATS from 19s. to £5. - BOOTS and SHOES. HOSIERY and DRAPERY. A ND HATS and CAPS, IN GREAT VARIETY. BUCKSKIN OVAL CRICKETING BOOTS, Os 6d. COMPLETE OUTFITS for ALL CLINIATES. ALL GOODS MARKED in PLAIN FIGURES ARTICLES NOT APPROVED OF EX CHANGED or the MONEY REtURNED. easy and accurate System of, Self-measure. introduced by E. MOSES and Son. has served to extend their connection to all parts of the kingdom. 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NOTICE IS PEREBY GIVEN, That in accordance with the Railways(Extension of Time) Act, IReB, an Extra ordinary Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company will be held at their offices as above, on Friday, the 21st day of May next, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering, and, if thought fit, approving of, an appli cation being made to the Board of Trade, pursuant to the said Act for an extension of the time granted by the Neath and Brecon Railway Act, 1864 (which expires on the 29th day of July next), for the completion of the Railway and Branch Railway by that Act D. t HOWELL MORGAN, Secretary. NEW ROMNEY RAILWAY. NOTICE IS "HEREBY GIVEN, that in pursuance of "The Railways (Extension of Time) Act, 1868," an EX TRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Com pany will be held at the Offices of the Company, No. 6, Victoria• street, Westminster, in the County of Middlesex, on FRIDAY, the 28th day of May, 1869, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely, for the purpose of authorising an application to the Board of Trade by, or on behalf of, the Company, for an extension of the time limited for the purchase of the lands required for the Railway authorised by " The New Romney Railway Act 1866," and of the time limited for the completion of the works thereof., Dated this 14th day of May, 1869. By Order. J. WILSON THEOBALD, Secretary. Offices of the Company, 6, Victoria-street, Westminster, S.W. CLERICAL. MEDICAL, 'AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ANNUAL INCOME, steadily increasing, £220,000 ASSURANCE FUND, safely invested, £1,598,000 SPECIAL NOTICE. 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MARRISON, Great Orford-street, Norwich. ATTRACTIVE SPECULATIONS. UNRIVALLED SUCCESS. You could never meet with a more advisable opportunity to try the favours of Dame Fortune. With a Single Stake of you can realise £20,000!! with £2 £27,f 00!! with £8 £42,000! ! with LlO £45,000!! For Prospectuses apply without delay to EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHT. Tms EVENTNG, at 7, DID YOU EVER. SEND YOUR WIFE TO C 4 MBER WELL : Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray At 15 to 8, LIFE FOR LIFE: Miss Neilson, Mr. A. Stirling, Mr. Stuart. Mr Ashley, Mrs Leigh vurray, Miss Minnie .ydney, &a. &nd WHITEBAIT AT GRP:: NWICH Mr Atkins. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborongh. Tins EVENING. at 7.30, FOX v. GOOSE. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke ; Miss Batton. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs. Thorne, James. Fenton; esdames Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Burton. To conclude with HUE AND DYE GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. This PrENTNG, at 7. MINNIE, or, Leonard's Love. At 9, A. BREACH OF PROMISE. After which. BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS. Messrs. Marshall, David Fisher, Andrews, Hurl stone, J. Clarke; Mesdames Lydia Foote, Brennen, Berend, Hughes, Fountain, and Stephens. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. Tins EVENING, THE MISTRESS OF THE MILL. After which MONEY: Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Mr. G. Honey, Mrs. C. Horsman, &c. ROYALTY THEATRE. tinder the Management of Miss M Oliver. TIM EYENING. at 7.30, IN FOR A HOLID AY. Followed by A ROVING COM ISSION. And TILE MILITARY BILLY TAYLOR. To conclude with CLAUDE DUVAL: Mr. Day, Mr. Dewar, Mr. Danvers, Miss M. Oliver, Miss K. Bishop. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton THIS EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, li. J. Montagne, Addison, Glover. and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White. Miss C. HAZARD. Addison, And And M A iss LAME EXCUSE. Marie Wilton. After which, A. WINNING CBRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and all the year round. ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET. Tins EVENING, at 8, THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment: and the Burlesque Extra.vaglnza, THE VERY GRAND DUTCH — S he ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLET 3 Promenade Concert. Band of 6 0 . Begin at 8. ls. Box-offict open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS RegerfP-T , ink. OPEN daily (eon vela Sundays). Ad m i ss i on , : 13.; on lll en days, Gd. Childron under twelve. r%41 1 1 - " 61: JP, • LOJVDOX, 5.17 URDAY, 211.1 Y 13, 18C9. Upwards of fourteen years ago, namely, on the 15th of January, 1855, Mr. LiiYARD uttered in the House of Commons a phrase which has since then become " familiar in our mouths as household words," part and pare 1, as one may say, of our t nglish ver nacular. It was a mot that at once caught the popu lar fancy—the famous mot about "the right man in the right place." The particular passage in Mr. LAYARD'S speech of that day, in which it occurred ; may be found by the curious in such matters iu the Tin SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MA 15, 1E69. Third Series of llAn£ arcl's Parliamentary Debates, Volume CXXXVIII., page 2,077- It runs thus :" I have always believed"—these were the very words of Mr. A. H. LAYARD, then the hon., now the right hon., member for Southwark, and at this present moment her MAJESTY'S Chief Commissioner of Public Works, an officer of State previously associated in his title with Parks and Palaces, and before that with Woods and Forests—" I have always believed that success would be the inevitable result, if the two services, the Army and Navy, had fair-play, and if we sent the right man to fill the right place." It is rather an unfortunate coincidence that the very man who first employed that felicitous expression about the Right Man in the Right Place should—all these years afterwards—be the very one to suggest, in his official capacity, as the /Mile of the metropolis, the erecting of—the Wrong Build ing in the Wrong Place. As Chief Commissioner of Public Works, Mr. LAYARD, immediately on en tering upon the discharge of the duties of his office in the formation of the present Government, finds committed to his charge, as about the first and fore most of his immediate responsibilities, the duty of seeing carried ont to a successful result, the project of building up, at last, in the capital of the British Empire, in a suitable position, and, according to a suitable design, an edifice worthy of being the chosen or central locality for the administration of the Laws of England. Until Mr. LAYARD'B induction into the post of Chief Commissioner of Public Works under Mr. GLADSTONE'S Premiership, the title associated with this projected structure has—with a significant reference to its intended grandeur—been, not only popularly but officially, spoken of as the Palace of Justice. Con sequent upon Mr. LAYARD'S succession to the posi tion previously occupied by Lord JOHN MANNERS, the future home of THEMIS is no longer referred to as the Palace of Justice, but simply as the New Law Courts. A site, as we all know, has long ago been selected, has been purchased, has been actually cleared—this, in accordance with, or in obedience to, the decision of a Royal Commission, one of the principal members of which is the hon. and learned gentleman the member for Richmond, the high-minded statesman, lawyer, orator, jurisconsult, whose exquisite scrupulosity of conscience has precluded him from the supreme position (among all the lay subjects of the Crown) of Lord High Chancellor. The Carey-street Site has been deliberately selected, deliberately bought, deliberately paid for, deliberately cleared. It is there —an eyesore in the very centre of the metropors waiting for the time when the architect and the con tractors, the masons and the bricklayers, the hod carriers, the joiners, the slaters, the painters, the carpenters, and all the rest of them, swarming over that now unsightly wilie,ness, strewn with the debris of laths and planter, with brick-bats and brick-dust, armed with plan and plumb-line, with pickaxe and spade, with hod and trowel, shall begin in earneot the building up of the intended law courts from their very foundations. Almost immediately before the last change of Government, it is true, this careful:y prepared Carey-street site suddenly came to have a loubt thrown upon it, by the mere fact of the sug gestion of a site unquestionably nobler and more im posing in every way, the site advocated principally by Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN, in preference to the al ready chosen, purchased, and cleared site between Carey-street and the Strand, midway between Lin coln's-inn and the Temple—the newly opened and certainly magnificent site now lying bare and vacant on the north-eastern margin of the Thames Embankment. Scarcely has Mr. LAYARD realized all this, however, scarcely has he assumed his position as Chief Commissioner of Public Works, when he, the author of the phrase about the Right Man in the Right Place, does his very utmost to ensure the erection of the W:oag I.3liMing in the Wrong Place. lie disdainfully s its at nought the fact of all that has Leen actually done an I paid fur in regard to the Carey-s!reet site. Ile scornfully discards the notion of any such site as the one sketche I out by Sir CHARLES THE VELYAN between the Strand an .I the Thames Em bankment. lie abjures the project of building up anywhere at all a Palace of Justice Paring cheeses, skinning flints, and mending pens, being now all iu vogue, his heart is bent upon so ne miserably economical compromise. Instead of a Palace of Justice, we are simply to have New Law Courts. Not a building embracing all the Law Courts, but just a few of them. And to ensure our doing n•o more than this, to secure us effectually from the risk of having the temptation, in this matter, to expand our ideas, to spend any more money in connection with this particular project—what is the alluring scheme set before us by Mr. LAYARD, what is the charming site pninted out by him for the final selection of the Legislature? Why—in less than half a dozen words—a hole in a corner ! Our earnest hope, in this matter, is that the Government pro position in regard to the Howarlstreet site will be defeated by an independent House of Commons, and that either the Carey -street site or Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN'S still finer site than that on the Thames Embankment, will be selected, by preference, not for the bUilding up merely of certain New Law Courts. but (as originally proposed) of—a Palace of Justice. IT is impossible to imagine what good object can be obtained by Thursday night's debate in the Lords on the state of Ireland. Mr. BRIGHT has made an injudicious speech on the land question, granted ; that speech has led to " wild hopes" on the part of the Irish tenants, it is possible ; but the speech has been repudiated by Mr. BRIGHT'S colleagues, and that repudiation has been open, emphatic, and official. What more would Lord RUSSELL have ? What more would his new colleagues, Lord DERBY and the Duke of ABERCORN, have ? A land bill for Ireland P They will have it next session ;to this the Government has pledged itself. But they want it this session. Lord DERBY wants it immediately ; wants that which his own son has declared is " impossible." The Peers say that the postponement is giving rise to extravagant expectations on the part of Irish tenants. We are inclined to think that the real secretof all this ur gency is extravagant fear on thepart of Irishlandlords. LordltussELL sees with perfectequanimity a measure for disposing of the Church lands, but he is hysteri cally nervous about any measure which may affect private estates. We cannot now do as was done 300 years ago, purchase the support of the House of BEDFORD by a present of Abbey demesnes. There is no Irish Tavistock or Woburn at the disposal of Mr. GLADSTONE. On the contrary, the landlords, instead of profiting by the present great ecclesiastical revolu tion, believe that it will only facilitate a proprietary revolution. Ilinc lachryinte. Hence, this restlessness, this impatience, this eager ness to know the worst, this anxiety so consuming that it puts to flight all counsels of prudence, fixes the attention of the Irish people upon that whence their attention should have been diverted, and graves upon the rock with a pen of iron the pass:" g utterances that should have been writ only upon water. The accusation against the Government is twofold. First, that it has not done its duty in suppressing crime ; second, that it has committed a grave error in statesmanship in not introducing this session a second important bill affecting Ireland. As regards Vie first accusation, there is no doubt that the Government erred in releasing the forty-nine Fenian convicts ; there is no doubt now. But " after-wisdom is no man's wisdom," says the proverb. It was natural enough to suppose that the people of Ireland would be pacified by the release of the least guilty of its political offenders. Ministers full of generous sentiments and of benevolent intentions, expected to he met with answering gratitude. They have not; they are disappointed. They made an experi ment ; it has failed ; they will not try it again. But there is no other admission to be made. The Govern ment have proclaimed Derry, have sent down a special body of police to Mullingar, and now contem plate applying for additional powers in order to preserve the peace. And it must be remembered that, except at Derry, there has been no extensive breach of the peace. There have been murders, and attempted murders—some prompted by revenge, as in the case of Mr. ANKETELL, the station-master, who was killed by a discharged employe ; some by disputes respecting the land ; some by other motives, including, it is said, female jealousy. It is the policy of the opponents of the Govern ment to ascribe all these crimes to one cause—land hunger—and to charge the Government with having excited it. The facts are against the accusation, and the truth is simply that several isolated deeds of violence have taken place in Ireland, prompted by a variety of motives, including one in which the landed class take a par ticular interest, and on account of which they would have the whole country punished. Had the murders taken place in the towns, had the murderers merely stolen purses, we should have heard nothing of all this outcry. But " real " property is a very sacred thing ; it belongs to a privileged class—the class privileged to sit in the Legislature ; and so night after night the attempt is made to goad Ministers into stultifying their " message of peace" by proclaiming martial law, or by some other kindred act of severity. _ _ _ Lord GRANVILLE has for the third time declared that the Government will not bring in a Land Bill this session. Lord GRANVILLE has for the second time defended Mr. BRIGHT from attacks which his assailants carefully forbear from making in the house where the object of their attacks can meet them. If their lordships are not satisfied with this double defence, with this triple refusal, we know not what will satisfy them. It is a new thing for private members or for the 'Opposition to attempt to extract from the Government an announce ment of measures which are not yet pre pared. It is usual for the Government to decide what measures shall or shall not be brought forward, and with them rests the responsibility of any delay. If the. Opposition are dissatisfied, let them move a direct vote of no-confidence. Let Lord RUSSELL move it if he will; it will not be the first time that he has attempted to overthrow a Liberal Government of which he is not a member. At the same time we would caution the Peers not to take another " leap in the dark." Lord DERBY himself gave abundant proof of the difficulty which besets this land problem. We question if the confession that he is practically unable to get rid of his tenants or to raise their rent, will not excite much wilder hopes than either Mr. BEIGHT's letter or speech. Practically Lord LEHI:VS tenantry have, upon his own sheaving, " fixity of tenure." Practically that formidable thing, at the thought of which the Irish landlords are so terrified is already among them. Practically the only difference which Mr. BRIGHT'S scheme would make to them is that it would give the fore) of law to that which has already the force of custom. How grateful then they ought to be when they learn that the Government are not prepared to go so far as this. If they would only be prudent they would refrain from constantly calling the attention of the Irish tenantry to this suggestion; they would refrain from forcing the Government into the adoption of a policy which now, at all events, is thought to be beyond the necessity of the case. ACCORDING to the decision of the judge, Stafford cannot claim, with Beverley, Barnstaple, and other distinguished places, a position in the first rank of iniquitous boroughs ; but its pre-eminence in the second order of electoral corruption is indisputable. In unseating both the members returned at the last election, Mr. Justice BLACKBURN has not thought it necessary to report that corrupt practices exten sively prevailed in Stafford ; but it is clear that the escape has been a very narrow cne. Previously to the Reform Bill the constituency numbered only 1,639, and the increase under household suffrage has been comparatively small. Both in 1805 and in 1808 there were three aspirants for the representa tion of this borough. The candidate at the head of the poll on each occasion secured nearly the same number of votes, and in the case of the other two the difference was under five hundred. The consti- tuency, therefore, has not greatly varied in number, whilst the bad character which it long ago earned has been faithfully kept. Out of the 1,124 voters who supported Colonel MELLEIi, 912 were charged with illegal practices ; of the 1,107 who gave their votes to Mr. CIIAWNER, the unsuccessful candidate, corruption was laid to the charge of 497. The charges actually proved embraced almost all the various forms of bribery which our electoral system has developed. There was some evidence of direct money payment. Intimidation was clearly proved against the agents of Mr. Poe MN, the Liberal who came in first. A " vigilance committee " of twenty or thirty men had been organised, and though this committee did not display much vigilance in discovering the illegal acts of opponents, it had been employed in preventing adverse voters from coming to the poll. But Mr. POCIIIN was decidedly the most guiltless of the two candidates. His preparations had been made, the judge did not hesitate to affirm, to prevent bribery. lle fell because his agent had incited the vigilance committee to intimidate voters coming to the support of the Conservative, Colonel MELLER. But the case against the latter candidate, who gained the second position on the poll, was made out more fully. The election of 1865 was disgracefully corrupt, much more so than that of last year. _r Colonel MELLEIL was returned in 1805 by means of a useful organisation which he thought it well to keep up in store for the next emergency. A Working Men's Conservative Associationwas formed, and the interest of its members was kept alive by frequent meetings, at which drink could be procured at a greatly reduced rate. When the day of election came, the utility of this far-seeing measure became evident. The rooms of the association were con- verted into election committee-rooms, and the members into committee-men. Altogether, Colonel MELLER's agents engaged some three dozen public-houses in the small town of Stafford, paid rents for them amounting in all to nearly £ooo, and employed between 700 and 800 committee-men. As he polled no more than 1,1 9 4, the duties of these committees may readily be divined. It will not be one sided to credit the allegations of the opposing counsel, that their duties consisted solely in drinking. Colonel MELLBR, in fact, had his army of voters at com mand,ready, as Mr. Justice BLACKBURN remarked, for corruption, if circumstances should require it. It was impossible to regard as valid an election at which such an organisation had been employed. All three candi dates, indeed, were found more or less guilty of illegal practices. Mr. CHAWNER, the Liberal who was un successful, petitioned for a scrutiny against Colonel MELLER, who headed him by seventeen votes. But as Mr. CHAWNER had coalesced with Mr. POCHIN, he was involved in the intimidation of the vigilance committee. The whole of this lengthy and complex election trial furnishes a striking illustration of the new form which bribery is taking. Direct corruption has become almost extinct at Stafford, as at other places where it has in former years been rife. Indirect bribery is now found to be the only practice affording a chance of success, and it is against this impurity that future reforms must be directed. The public-houses play an ever-increasing part in this sort of corruption. In a letter from St. Petersburg the writer re commends the Hotel D'Angleterre, kept by Monsieur Schmitz, where he says are to be found good wines, excel lence of cuisin., and that desideratum, obliging waiters, whose civility does not depend on the gratuity in expec tancy. Mine host is also ever on the alert for the com fort of his guests and patrons (opposite St. Isaac's Church). 80, Bolgrave-read, S.W. THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE, -- c► - -- The Carlisle Journal says :—" It affords some satisfae• don to know that for the last week or so the Bishop has ditained so much relief from suffering that he has been .tble to take an occasional drive in the open air, but we regret to add that this temporary soothing of the pain gives no lope that the cause has been at all .•euioced. Ilis lordship's condition, in fact, is Gill such as to occasion the most serious ipprehensious. Since his return from the Continent he Las occupied Mr. Moore's London residence in Kensington _'glace•gardens, the use of which had been most con. idcrately placed at his dispoSal, and where he has the Ldvantage of the devoted attention of Lady Waldegrave Lied his own servants, and of constant communication with his medical advisers. If we are not misinformed, the inalady from w!:ch his lordship is suffering is some obscure disease of the brain." EPISCOPAL PEsiaivATION. The Church Review returns to this subject. It says : '` The time has come, by a combination of circumstances, that the question of the resignation of bishops may be regarded as one of the great topics of the day not only in ecclesiastical, but even to a certain extent in secular, circles. We must face the fact that at this present moment the Episcopacy has become almost a dead letter in the greatest portion of England south of the Thames." And tlifs spectacle of a district as populous as an average second-class European Power, without a single efficient bishop, occurs at a time when every institution is undergoing a searching trial. At such a time as this every energy of the Church's chief pastors is absolutely needed in each diocese of the land, and yet now the. home Episcopate is almost becoming in large and populous districts a dead letter, the duties of the dioceses being handed over to such colonial prelates as have been unequal to the duties of their own distant sees. Our contemporary cannot feel surprised that Churchmen arc calling out for a prompt and efficient remedy. The Church Review has small patience with the theory that it is unlawful for a bishop to resign, and points out that they who hold this theory actually profit by the alleged unlawful act of colonial bishops. The Review would like to see a bishop in every large town in the south of England. If there were one, e.g., in South London, Portsmouth, Southampton, Brighton, Dover, Plymouth, Cornwall, Taunton, and besides the existing sees—it would be almost a physical impossibility that things should come to the present dead-lock. It may be questionable how far that scheme is practicable. Mean while there is no reason why incapable bishops should not resign. THE NEW LAW COURTg. rine Builder thus criticises the change of site made by Mr. Lowe in the new law courts :—" The pre- sent plan of the Government offers no single excuse for the change of site. Even the arguments that were used to support Sir Charles Trevelyan's original site disappear. If a smaller building than was at one time thought necessary will suffice, it can as well be placed on the Strand (or miscalled Carey-street) site, already in our possession, as next the Embankment, ar.d with infinitely better effect with reference to the adornment of Lyndon than if it be buried behind the houses on the south side of the Strand. The land already bought offers a noble position for a noble building ; and its superiority with reference to the greatest convenience to the greatest number is so universally admitted as to require no argument." A rumour is in circulation, which must be taken for what it is worth, that her Majesty's Government have under their consideration plans for the erection of a new General Post Office—more particularly in connection with the new telegraph system and probably the money-order business, on the C'arey•street site. A large number of houses have recently been pulled down in St. Martin's-le- Grand for the extension of the present General Post Office. A St. Petersburg paper announces that an Englishman is about to undertake a ride on a bicycle from that city to Moscow. Among the passengers by the City of Antwerp, which left Liverpool on Thursday, were more than twenty English actors and actresses who have taken engagements at the New York theatres. A BOARD OF GUARDIANS IN A Fix. —The Limerick Board of Guardians having overdrawn their account by nearly £6,000, the local bank has refused to give further credit until the interest due is paid. On Friday a return was issued showing the quantities cf sugar imiortcd into the United kingdom, the quantities retained for Lone conEumpt ion, together with the rates of duty charged thereon. In 1868, 11,796,161 cwts. of unr, fined sugar were iml orted, and 729,865 cwts. of refined sugar end suzar-eandy. The quantity retained for actual cousumpt:on in the United Kiugdom ameuuted to 10,729,601 cwts. ; and uet revenue from duties on sugar of all sorts was £5,425,181. A telegram from Cork on Friday s'a'es that it is as yet uncertain whether Mr. James Murphy, who was selected by the Liberals of the Town Council On Thursday, to be Mr. O'Sullivan's successor Neill consent to be put in nomination. At first be was disinclined to tab() the scat whose former occupant had been rendered notorious, but on being pressed he determined to reconsider the overture, and be will give a definite answer to-day. His acquiescence would virtually instal Lim as Mayor, inasmuch as the Liberals form a major:ty of the Town Council, and he is the first object of their choice. A WILTSHIRE CENTENARIAN.—There died last week, at Oare, in the parish of Wilcot, Wilts, Matthew ' Baden, at the age of 106,1 years, having been born at Pewsey in the month of February 1763. He has left a numerous offspring of children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. His eldest daughter, now living, is verging on EO years, and has children and grandchildren many. Matthew Baden did not marry till after he was 30 years of age. He died respected, in his own little freehold cottage at Oare, after a confinement to his bed of four days only. THE POET LAUREATE.—It is stated that Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate, has a new volume nearly ready ; in fact, it was intended to be published this month, but as yet the title is not quite settled. Tennyson is, perhaps, the and hasthemost a fastidious of authors as rega rds his pro ductions,)printing-press at home, so that his works are composed by his own hands as well as by his own head. His copy comes to the publisher in type. The only other English author who equals him in this parti cular is Charles Dickens, who is most careful as regards MS. A DOMESTIC BANK ROBBED. —A lady in Glasgow employed a cabinet maker to remove her furniture on Wednesday. She had some accounts to pay, for which she kept £74 in the house, and for greater security, as the money was in notes, she concealed them between the mattresses in her bed. When making preparations for removing she forgot that the notes were secreted in the bed. The trades men engaged in shifting the furniture found the notes, but said nothing about them. About an hour afterwards the lady remembered that the bed contaihearnd ing the money of had been removed, and concluded, as she nothing it, it must have been app ro p riated by the workmen. She said nothing to them, but sent for the police. Two detec tive officers arrived, and on examining the workmen, found all the money in possession of two of them. Their names are John Hardie and John Baird, both cabinetmakers. DARING ROBBERY. —A daring robbery has been committed in that foul and dangerous place, Rosemary lane, lately renamed Royal Mint-street, Whitechapel. An Italian gentleman in a cab was being driven along the lane towards London at the rate of between five and six miles an hour, when a daring thief, who must have seen him enter the vehicle two or three minutes previously, r an alongside the cab for a distance of a hundred yards thrust his arm into the cab, and made a violent snatch at the foreigner's gold chain, carrying away part of it, and s ny t . o t i a ) ith a ne n w d wi taht;watch alighted, w2aos mw b oo r u r et t h. thief t £ l l, i 6 e oh,el the watch to which it was attached. The Italian directed thel) river apivo ratcyi portion i o d t b f the c t h o o a o and ta got the i who gave immediate information at the H divis l i a n n station -house indignant,andins a L ,d an h a e n- I s a tret T t t, !il N y Vl b i" e t e e n th i a l pel, w l j( at ion, very and for the first time, for a few h , urs ; and that he bad been in all the capitals of Europe, and had not been robbed before. THE " IMPROVEMENT" OF llynE PARK. The alterations in Hyde Park in the way of artificial mounds do not seem to have given satisfaction generally. A depu tation, representing the inhabitants of Park-side, Knights bridge, has waited, by appointment, on the Eight Hon. A. If. Layard, at the o:lice of Works, to draw his atten- tion to the embankment and plantation which have been recently formed in Hyde Park, in the immediate rear of their houses. It was explained that the mound, together with the trees and shrubs, were a very great annoyance to the occu:Aers, as they shut out bgli'; and air from the back rooms, and quite hid the view of the park, hitherto enjoyed, besides rendering the houses damp and unhealthy. Mr. C. Mercier pointed out that the growth of the saplings which had been planted was very rapid, and in the course of a short time would quite block out the light from the studio window. Mr. Layard, in reply, said tliatle should regret extremely that any interests should suffer by the alterations, and promistd that he w,.u'd have a report drawn up upon the case, and that he would be only too happy to meet the wishes of the deputation as fad as Pooikle. TILE _ROMAN CA TTIOLIC _7 7 1E7 CA 1.:1.DT,J7 BURNING, ---s It is reported in the daily papers that a lady connected with the Catholic Orphanage at Market Harborough has burnt a number of Protestant bibles. As to who the lady is, or whether she belongs to any order of nuns, we are not informed ; but it is stated that only a year ago she was a member of the Church of England ; and, therefore, it is impossible that she could already be a professel rdlyieuse. The " Catholic Directory " for the present year, under the head of Market Harborough, merely states that there is a chapel there, but no resident priest ; that the missicn is served once a week from Leicester, and that there is an orphanage for girls attached to it. Whoever the lady may be, we are not her keepers, but at the same time cannot refrain from saying that if the statement pub lished be true, she has done a very foolish thing, and one greatly calculated to injure the Cathoilc cause in England. In matters of faith and in matters of discipline commanded by the Church, there is not, and there cannot be any compromise. But in other things, whatever gives scandal to our neighbour is decidedly wrong. That the Protestant version of Holy Scriptures is an erroneous one, and full both of deficiencies and errors, there can be no doubt. But if this lady wished to put away a num ber of these bibles, why do so in a way calculated to give the greatest possible offence to her Protestant fellow-coun trymen ? Moreover, the English mind, whether of Catholic or Protestant, revolts from destroying a volume which contains even portions of the true Scriptures in the way that would be adopted towards one of the worst class of French novels, or to books from ilolywell-street. We suspect that the zeal—but not according to knowledge —of this lady may be accounted for by the same reason that was given for the Highlander wearing very large trousers. She is fresh at her work, and her Catholicism is a garment to which she is yet unaccustomed. No doubt her intentions were good, but her action was foolish in the extreme.—Weekly Register. THE EJECTMENT OF THE COUNTESS OF DERIVEN T 1V AT E.R. The expected ejectment of the Countess of Dement water has taken place. Her ladyship, on coming froM London to Dilston Castle, to assert her right once again, took possession of a hind's cottage almost directly in front of a pathway leading to the baronial residence to which she lays claim. As English (the hind) was known to be leaving the locality, it was thought by many persons that her ladyship intended to remain there in spite of all obstacles, and hence the most strenuous efforts were made to effect her removal. In the mean- time, however, notices were forwarded to each of the tenants of the estate to pay the rents to her ladyship's agent, or else quit the land without delay ; and, although no good results followed this proceeding, it was deemed prudent to call in the assistance of the police for fear any attempt should be made to eject them forcibly from their holdings. Nothing of the kind was intended, however, and all passed off orderly and quietly until Thursday morning, when the new hind put in an appearance to occupy the cottage vacated by his predecessor. Of course, no admission could be obained to any but the lower rooms, as the Countess was duly installed in the upper apartments ; and it was decided to eject the intruder without further delay. - m r . C. G. Grey, the representa, Live of the Hospital Commissioners, was accordingly sent for, and arrived, followed by a detachment of policemen, and accompanied by Mr. Fenwick, the solicitor to the Dilston estates, Mr. Pattinson, acting as legal adviser to the tenant of the farm on which the seizure had been made, and Mr. Welfurd, her ladyship's lawyer at Hexham. No sooner Lad these indi. viduals stationed themselves in front of the cottage than Mr. W. C. Thompson, the landlord, advanced to the door and peremptorily demanded admittance. This demand was refused, and after some parley Mr. Thompsor advanced to the edifice with a number of his farm servants, and, breaking open the door with a heavy hammer, ordered her ladyship to get out; but, as no notice was taken of this command, the men ctrried the whole of the Countess's furniture into the middle of the turnpike, where it was deposited in a heap, after which they returned for her ladyship. No very great opposi tion was n ade to the removal—at least nothing more than was necessary to render it forcible—and, conse quently, within a very few minutes her ladyship's tent was for a second time transferred to the highway. Here she remained under the surveillance of two policemen I until about four o'clock, when she proceeded in her car riage to Hexham ; and, after there transacting business with her solicitor, returned to the lodging taken for her at Cowbridge. The furniture was also removed there in the evening, and the crowd, never a very numerous ono, they dispersed to their homes. The fforthern Daily Express says there is nothing near the interest manifested in the proceedings now that were shewn some six months ago. T lIR 71LY LETTERS. A. specimen of the threatening letters received by the members of the Cork Town Council is published. The following is a copy:— " May sth. "God save Ireland. ing. " now Mr. i Cannot help noticing your Ccnduc:: towards certain partys in Cork this while back I only wants to say a few words to you the subgect if i do see any more of your silnes i shall before thisholy mont of May is out I shall with a revolver blow your oringe brains against the wall otherwise if that does not do I shall burn your house to the very ground spoin of an orange dog best now not have any mory of it for sure as you are a mortal being i shall carry out my desine all you ruffins there are other villins too that I shall meet some day at the police office i dont care for all the peelers in Cork I will do my duty if there were as many more there i mean that--- and that fellow they calls - that orange dog and - too i shall give that traitor a slight tuck so far - shall try and have the first of the old Curr dog and traitor your house shall be burnt so sure as you have a head on your shoulders the time is at hand you may believe it you will not be spared you are going on too long so i forewarn you to have your coffin Teddy the other orang ruffians and traitors also are better have there's ready i shall say no more now you shall not know when the deed is to be done be prepaired any day from this date to the end of may. " Cod save Ireland from the Saxon yoke." What is deemed most remarkable is that a threatening letter should have been received by 'Mr. Michael Joseph Collins, a local solicitor, who, it is said, " during the law proceedings arising out of the late Fenian rising, was the zealous advocate and agent of those who were compromised in that locality. As a member, Liberal member, of the town council and the Cork board of poor•law guardians, he ' pulls well' with his party. But on a couple of occasions lately he took a stand against the mayor that drew the anger of the people' on him, and on Tuesday he received a letter warning him, with the resident and some other magistrates, to be prepared for a sudden death. These three gentle- men are Liberals." A correspondent, alluding to the dis- credit cast upon the genuineness of these documents, adds: " I cannot forget that the victims of recent murders had received notices, and that it is stated to be one of the moat stringent rules of the Ribbon cede, that when a person is marked out for assassination lie must get an intimation to that effect. The two sons of Bishop Colenso have arrived in England. One will proceed to Oxford and the other to Cambridge University. The Marquis of Bute has been invested at Jerusalem with the spurs and sword of the celebrated Godfrey de Bouillon, making him a knight of the Holy Sepulchre. The ceremony was performed in the Latin Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre, called the Chapel of the Apparition, as it was there our Saviour is reported to have appeared to Mary Magdalene. There was mass in the morning, at which the Marquis attended, and after wards the Latin patriarch or superior performed the ceremonies of. investment. The sword and spurs of the great crusader are highly-valued relics, used only in the investment of knights, an honour limited to men of noble b'rth and of the Roman Catholic faith.—Anglo-Italian Gaztitc. HEIL MAJESTY'S RAILWAY TRAIN.—The train provided by the London and North Western Company fur the conveyance of her Majesty and suite to the North was despatched on Friday from the Euston Station for Windsor. It may safely be said that a more superb and completely-appointed train was never coupled up. The traits consisted of two vans for luggage :n l guards, one ill the front, the other at the rear, each furnished with a powerful bell connected to Martin's electric intercommuni cation appqratu3, with which the train is fitted throughout. After the f r,t van came a carriage truck, then a number of carriages for the Queen's suite ; in the centre two new royal saloon-carriages, one for day use, the other for night accommodation. Behind the two royal saloon carriages a number of other saloon and first-class carriages are attached, the train consisting of fourteen saloon and first-class carriages in all. The two royal saloons for day and night use are connected by a covered passage. Accommodation is provided at the front end of the day saloon for her Majesty's manservants, and in like manner accomodation is provided for the female attendants at the rear of the sleeping saloon. These two new royal saloon carriages are each thirty feet long and about seven feet wide, and are upholstered in rich blue silk brocade ; the whole of the fittings, although quiet, • being regally magnificent, ~...~ :- f, 'li i•-•eli'D-- te_2.4. \ Le l j TIER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Mayll.4 - - Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice, drove out in the grounds, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, this morn- The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High ne:ses Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, with their suite, left the Castle at a quarter before seven o'clock this evening for I3Ahnoral. LATEST INTELL [GENCFJ (REU'ER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. MADRID, May 13, Evening. In the course of to-day's sitting of the Con stituent Cortes, the amendment of Senor Orense proposing the establishment of a Confederate Re public was strenuously opposed by Senor Alloa, who proved that the exiatence of . a Monarchy was compatible with all liberties of the people, and the amendment was finally rejected by 182 against 64 votes. An amendment of Senor Garica'Rniz in favour of a Democratic Republic, as the future form of go vernment was rejected by 161 votes against 2. Senor Paul recommended the adoption of an amendment, proposing the formation of a triennial Directory to be appointed by the Chamber. AMERICA. NEW YORK, May 15. According to Mr. Adam Moffatt's report the week's receipts of cotton have been 22,000 bales. Since the Ist September, and taken by American spinners direct, 2,200,000 bales. Shipments to England, 24,000 bales; to France, 3,000 ; to Con tinent, 4,000 ; and since the Ist Sept. 1,280,00 0 bales. Stock, 240,000 bales. Market quiet. Mid dling, 10i cost and freight per steamer. PARB, May 15. The Official Journal of this morning publishes decree of the Prefect of Police for the department of the Seine, which forbids all crowds in the public streets in the vicinity of electoral meetings. FRANCE. BOURSE, May 14.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows : II- per Cent. End of month... Ind'an Fivec 56 per Cent, End of month_ 71 75 Mexican Loan ... 25 Credit Mobilier End of month... 255 Orodit Foncior —1590 End of month... Spanish Threes 29 Home Debt Deferred nAILWAI S. Cash_ 1,20 Orleans Northern . • • 6.0.• 1072i Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6151 Western Eastern • • Sardinian Austrian Lombard 475 North of Spain Saragossa human 5l SPORTING PROPHECIES. BATII AND SOMERSET AND MANCHESTER MEETINGS. " BELL'S LIFE." Path.—Peaufort Cup—One of Savile's pair, Robespierr e, or Blueskin. Bath Handicap—Vespasiau or Presideo l Lincoln. Biennial (throe-yr-olds)—Martyrdom or BYO' worth. Biennial (two yr-olds)—Captivator. Somersefr shire Stakes - Ligurian or Amara. Manchester.—De Trafford Cup—Lady Henrietta or one of Toni Dawson's. Tradesmen's Cup -Ploughboy or Lord Hawthorn. " THE ERA." Bath.—Biennial (throe-yr- ol,:s) -Ryshwo:lll. Bat h Handicap—President Lincoln or Sagithrins. Count , ' Members' Plate—Border Knight. Biennial (two_vr-01d5) Elferon. _Beaufort Cup - Blwskiu or Lancet. Welter Handieap—Make Haste or Robaspierre. Dyrham cap—Tl.e Laird or Workman. Weston Stakes - RoqueforP or Florian. Badminton Stakes- -Athena. Somersetsh io Stakes—Ligurian or Belfast. Manchester.- De Trafford Cup—Lady Henrietta Fidelia- Phillips Handicap—Albion. Copeland Stak'e r Lady Louisa cor Ida. Tradesmen's Cup -- Tarab an Lord Hawthorn. City Plate—Morning Star or 3. 1 .` %. Enville Nursery Plate—Hawthorndale, or Hallowe en ' Beaufort Stakes—St. Leonards. Salford Borough Cur Lady Henrietta. " SUNDAY TIMES." Bath.—Biennial (three-yr-olds) —Martyrdom. B , aufo r/ Cup Blueskin or Lancet. Bath Handicap—Pbcob ,l4* County Members' Plate—Workman. SomersOtsb ire Stakes—Ligurian or Romping Girl. Badminton Stakes.' Perfume or Bonnie Katie. Dyrbam Park Handicap —lb Laird. Weston Stakes —Symmetry cor Jennings's Win, didate. Manchester.— Copeland Stakes—lda or Cruiskee°' Phillips Handicap—Morning Star. Da Trafford Cl l l/]; Taraban. Beaufort Stakes—Hawthorndale. City Han''' cap Plate—The Dean or Parma. Tradesmen's Cup —Ha thorn or Taraban. Euville Nursery Stakes — Lady TV i: tborpe or Halloween. Grand Stand Plate — Orion. Ti' ford Park Stakes—Melody. Salford Borough Cup —L clf Hawthorn. " SPORTING GAZETTE." Bath.—Beaufort Cup —Blueskin. Biennial (three - 93 0 olds) —Martyrdom or Ryshworth. Biennial (two - y r-otu —My Lady or Captivator. Bath Handicap—Vespasia n Pirate Chief. County Members' Plate—Cock of the IV° l 0 Weston Stakes—Roquefort or Florian. Badminton StAe n Perfume. Somersetshire Stakes—Amara. Welter 0" The Laird. Dyrham Park Handicap—Vixen g or Rvil d°' tion. Manchester.—De Trafford Cup—Lord Hawthorn, or Edinburgh. Phillips Handicap—Morning Star. W es ," ' moreland Handicap—Storm Ki ng . Cl am b er Stake s - Fancy Boy. Copeland Stak es —H aw th orn d a l e . Trace s men's Cup—Lord Hawthorn or Bracken. " SPORTING TIMES." Bath.—Beaufort Cup—Romping Girl. Biennial (al ter , yr-olds)—Ryshworth or Miss Foote ; Noyre Tauren fo r place. Biennial (two-yr-olds)—Captivator or Golden Somersetshire Stakes—Ligurian or Mariner. Badmint°"f Stakes—Conrad or Symmetry c. Weston Stakes—Pa te ° Symmetry c. " THE BEACON." Bath.—Biennial (two-yr-olds)--Captivator. (three-yr-olds)—Ryshworth. Beaufort Cup—St. .3105, or Lancet. Bath Handicap—President Lincoln , Lily, °r Sea Breeze. County hiembers' Plate — April Moro °a, Workman. Weston Stakes—Roquefort or Florian. 131 ' A minton Stakes—Perfume or Athena. Somerseto' Stakes—Judge or Aftermath. Ilanchester.—De Trafford Cup— Evelina, Fleets, or Argyle. Phillips Handicap—Zisca or 3,100110, Star. Westmoreland Handicap—White Slave. Tr s ' cl° rl r men's Cup —Ploughboy, Aneroid, or Lord Havrtb ° , City Handicap—Pyrenees. Selling Handicap—Vll4 Enville Plate—Siege Train. " SPORTING LIFE." Bath.—Beaufort Cup— Blueskin or Lancet. Bath 0°11 ; dicap—Vespasian or Lily. Seventeenth Biennial Stag e : / Ryshworth or De Vere. Eighteenth Biennial Stalcelf, My Lady or Elferon. County Members' Plate-Ai.; Minnie Warren, or Redivivus. Somersetshire StalTot Amara and Aftermath. Dyrham Park—The Lai r " r e Reflection. Badminton Stakes—Athena or Pe rfil ', 4 Welter Stakes —Robespierre or Acaster. Weston S tair"- Pate or Roquefort. .61 hawthorn , or , .anchester. —Do Trafford Cup—Lori t , ' 1 aratun. Handicap—Salliet or Morning -ye( Copeland Stakes—Meringue or Baron Cavendish. Citlf°oo Stakes—Fancy Boy. Westmoreland Handicap —l"' Slave. " THE SPORTS3IAN." Bath.—Biennial (three-yr-olds)—Martyrdom. downe Trial Stakes—Vespasian. Eighteenth Bieo,ll-011 My Lady or Captivator. Beaufort Cup—St. Maugo• Yot' Handicap—President Lincoln or Vespasian. 50uel shire Stakes—Amara or Ligurian. Star and Garter, after winning the Juvenile weindi Stakes at Doncaster on Friday by a head from Gl a d tIJ was objected to by Daley, the rider of the latter, et' ground of a canon, and the judgCs decision Iva ° u f E lli ° Mr Hodgman then purchased Gladstone —the first 00 0 Exchequers—for 60 guineas, auit won the Goe r : ls e Stakes with him later in tho affternoon, whereue" neas bought the colt back for 62 gui. Paisley Race Meeting has been. fixed to take p lat© Aug 12 and 13. lo j°l The bay colt Brother to Mars hi Ls been added to " of geldings, and since been named "King &sots. Co count New April 'ditto land •-.. In and 74 don, 110,1 Erie 78i. 131 lows don to 1 Ban £l2 mai clos fire and am( me] amc aim not not Coll not On Ch IL e a r sat', la. Ev Th an( £‘. an X 1