The Sun. — London, England, 1869-06-24 00:00:00

A RARE COMBINATION. The RARE COMBINATION of EXCEL LENCE with CHEAPNESS will be found in every e,rticle sold by E. MOSES and SON. Every description of Clothing ready made, or made to measure, for all ages, all occupations, and all classes. Commodious apartments for measuring and fitting- adjoin tie spacious and elegant Show Booms, which contain a very large and diversified stock of materials. For the convenience of Ladies accomparling their Sons there is a distinct department for Young Gentlemen's Clothing. Orders by Post are attended to with care and punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self-measure introduced by E. MOSES and SON enables them to guarantee a faultless fit. Orders trout persons who are not known to the firm should I.e accompanied by a remittance, or a London reference. Any article not approved of will be cheerfully exchanged, or, if desired, the money will be re turned. All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, from which no abatement can be made. The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, and Boots and Shoes, is unequalled for magnitude, variety, and cheapness. Complete Outfits for all Climates, with every requisite for the voyage. Lists of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Satur day evening at sunset, when business is resumed until eleven o'clock. E. MOSES and SON, Ready-made and Bespoke Tailors, Habitmakers, Woollendrapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and Ge neral Outfitters for all Classes. The folowing are the only addresses of E. MOSES Bud SON:— LONDON. CITY ESTABLISHMENT. 155, MINORIES 156, MINORIES 157, MINORIES 83, ALDGATE 84, ALDGAT E 85, ALDGATE 813, ALDGAT 87, ALDGATE BR, ALDG.ITP 39, ALDGATE OXFORD-STREET BRANCH'. 50G NEW OXFORD-STREET `47, NEW OXFORD-STREET , 08, NEW OXFORD-STREET 1, lIART-STREET 2, HART-STREET a, HART-STREET TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD BRANCH. 137, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 138, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 283, EUSTON-ROAD. Country Branch: 19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. 20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. R OYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Proprietor—Mr. J. S. Swe sey. TI.SrORROW EVENING, MISS RUSSELL S BENEFIT. TILE GREAT NIGHT OF THE SEASON. elections from the Opera of AIABIT A NA, with full Rand and Chc.rus. Mr. (3 RE NE (late of the Alhambra) will make hit, first appearance ,in.e his return from America.. Mr. P. Corri, Musical Director. THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, BLUE DEVILS: Yessrs. Howe, Buckstone, jun.. and ss Fanny Wright. After which, MARY WARNER: Messrs. TTowe. C4 - mintnn. Kendal, Rogers, and Clark; Mesdames Bateman, C. Hill,White, La .vs, .'re And HI H LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Mesi;rs, Buckstone, Howe. Kendal: Mesdames F. Wright, and F. Uwynn. Box-office open daily. Commence at Seven. THEATRE -ROYAL, HOLBORN. Sole Lessee and Manager. BARRY SuLLIVAN. EVERY EVENING, at 7.30, the very laughable farce of TUE SMOKED MISER. At 8 o'clock, Sheridan's inimitable romedy of THE Serlool, FOIL SCANDAL. Support.' by the following celebrated artistes :—Barry Sullivan, J. C. Cowper, tz eorge N oney, W. H. Stephens, Charles Coglan, D. Evans, Lin Payne, A. Bernard, Dyas and W. Arthur; Mrs. Hermann Vezin. Miss Jane Rignold, Miss Louisa Thorne, Miss Amy Fawsitt, and Mrs. Charles Horsman Acting Manager—Amotor StiLLtr4N OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrg Fwanborough. THIS EVENING. at 7.30. FOX v. Messrs. '2l.trlze an i Relforl: Thtfton and After which. joAN OF AIiC: Messrs Thorne. .T:,rnes. Fen ton, Turner, Chamherlaine; Mesdames Burton, L. Maitland, &c. To conclude pith HUE AND DYP L 0 B E 1' HE A 'l' R E-R OYA L. OF Sole Proprietor anti Manager. Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at 7. BLOW FOR BLOW: pssrs. W Farren, Vernon, I'avid Fisher, and J. Clarke ; Ms.:4 Lydia Foote At 9.15. IT. .T. Fyrnn'a grand Burlesque. THE COTIsIcAN " ROTITER•4;" or, The Troublesome TwiLs: Yeas sJ. Clatke, Marshall. Andrews a mlTTurlstone ; Mesdames Julia St. George, Brennan, Berend, and C. Thorne. TEE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " J. 113LVES hegs to inform hig friPncls ani the rmvie enc rely that he snrplies the LATEST EDITION a "THE 8 LIN " as soon as published.—No.lo, Hampstea4-road N.W. PH E LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN" supplied RS soon as published. containin7 all the T,ATEsT NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENC le, by H W HARRIS, newspaper Agent, 4, Blackfriars-road, London, S. "SINGER" SEWING MACHINES. 11 THE "NEW FAMILY" SEW THE LOCK-STITCH AND THE NEW EMBROIDERY STITCH. Work by Hand and Treadle, and in a Portable Calie for Travelling. HIE " SINGER " SE;VING 'MACHINES ARE WORLD-BENOWNED AS THE BEST SYSTEM AND TIIE MOST COMPLETE, WITII NEW IMPROVEMENTS FOR EVERY CLASS OF SEWING. The peculiar simplicity of these 3lachines enables any one to acquire their perfect use in a 7ew hours. Illustrated Price Lists post free. THE "SINGER" MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Chief Office in the United Kingdvm: 147, CITE NrSIDE. Branch Depots or Loca. gents in every Town T 0 GOSNF.I.I., and CO.'S CHERRY " TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a plew-ant fragrance to the breath. Price ls. Gd.—Red Bull Wharf, 83, Upper Thames-street, London. 1;101t. TOURISTS AND EXCURSIONISTS. E. MOSES and SON have n-ildo preparations, on an unusually largo scale, in every department of their busiLess. For addresses, seo following advertisement. r ITEATRE ROYAL. AI)ELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress. Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, at 7. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr G. Bel lmore and Mrs. Leigh Murray. At 8 o'clock. EVE. Mr. Benjamin Webster: Messrs. Henry Neville. J. G. Taylor; Miss Furtado, Miss Lillie Lee, and Mrs Alfred Mellon. And DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBER WELL : Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray rrHE "SUN" NEWSPAPEII.-G. H. GI, ENIE -I delivers the LA TE EDITION at Chelsea. 7.40; Fill - nrn. :Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 9.'20; Watford, PORTING.—,I 01IN ROBERTS supplies the k 1 LATEST EDITION of "THE SIIN " as soon as pub .ished.-4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. rrHE LATEST EDITION of " TILE SUN" to he Seen Every Evening by S 10 at Mr. ROBERT MEACOCK'S. Britannia, Kensal New-town THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.--G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library. 4. Connangh t-t errnee, F. d ,ge wa re-road. lelivers the LATE VI - AVON of "THE SUN " at the earliest possible moment after leaving the press. 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The Institution has now 207 Lifeboat Stations under its management. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street Adelphi, London. TUE WEST LONDON ESTATE (No. 2), Middlesex.—FUL HAM COMMON FIELDS ESTATE. T HE UNITED LAND COMPANY (Limited). Co-operating with the "Conservative Benefit Building - _ " Socity." The Second West London Estate forms a portion of the Ful ham Common Fields, on which building operations, owing to the extension of the Metropolitan and Suburban Railway sys tem, are being rapidly carried on, affording as the locality does every accommodation for the middle and working classes who have been displaced, or about to be dislodged. The Estate will be for sale on and after the 3'th of June: it has been divided into Sixtr-soven Plots on the Plan of Allot ment, ranging from £56 up to £220. Drainage and Roads will be constructed by the Company. Building advances on liberal terms. Plans of the Estate, price 6d., together with printed instruc tions as to the buying of Land, and paying for the Plots by in stalments, may be had at the Norfolk-street Offices, Strand, Lon don. W.C. Prospectuses of the Investment Department (-hare and Deposit) of the Conservative Benefit Building Society will be sent free of charge. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEESecre SEN, tary. rO ADMIRERS OF LIGHT CARRIAGES. r, , -ITART, 79, New Bond-street, has introduced some of the lightest. handsomest, and roomiest CARRIAGES that ever were seen. S. H. is still progressing with others on the light scale, the style of carriage which has so long bees wanting in this country. as thousands of horses get bent over wi!h their fore legs and knuckled over behind, and sore shoulders, through having aCA rriago 3 cwt. too heavy. Persons wanting a carri,ule have only to describe the size of the horse. and one will be made suitable: the horse will go with ease and the riders with com fort, as he has introduced a sprint only one inch wide, made of patent steel, not half the weight of the ordinary springs. A visit is solicited. Testimonials to be seen. See opinions of the Press —The Sun, Morning Post, Observer, Bell's Life, Globe, New York ID-rald, and Anglo-American Times. One on view at Crystal Palace. A GENTS WANTED EVE RY W HERE to introduce commodi ies valuable to every householder high and low. This offers a highly remunerative Cornmi,sion 'o Tradesmen, Travellers. Gentlemen's Servants, &e. Apply with two stamps to IZ. MARRISON, Great Orford-street, Norwich. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AMIN AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid -lone of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect rug this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public Lu a more concentrated form, and at a lower price._ •" • .. Sold in bcatlea, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. Gd., and 15s. each. .ncluding brush. Bed Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. MACNIVEN CAMEIION'S ENOWNED WAVERLEY, OWL, PECK WICK, and WAVERLEY BARREL PEN, ON A NEW PRINCIPLE. " The ' Owl' pen is suitable for fine writing, and glides over the paper in the most easy and graceful manner. This is par excellence the lady's pen. The Pickwick,' from its flexibility, is well adapted for business purposes. The Waverley 'is sure to become a favourite ; its flexi bi:ity is so great that it will entirely supersede the use of quills, and to professional men will be invaluable. The Waverley Barrel Pen' possesses the same qualities as the foregoine— Court Journal. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS' EVENING, BLUE DEVI; S : Messrs. Howe. Buckstone. jun. ; Mis' F. Wright. After which, MARY W RNER : Miss Bateman. Messrs. ti owe. Compton, &c. Concluding with lIIGII LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Messrs. tuckstone, Howe, Kendal; Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Gwynn. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPITT. THIS EVENING. at 7, 1 OMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr Ceo Bel more inns Mrs Lei,:al %NIT:Iy. At S. EXT:: Mr Benjamin Web ster, Mr IL ties tie. M Furtado, Mrs Alfred Mellon. (to And DID YOU EVER SEND YOu it WIPE TO CAMDETZWELL t Mr. G. Belmore. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanhorongh. HIS EVENING. at 7.20, FOX v. GOOSE. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke; Miss Buftcn. JOAN OF A 1-: : Messrs. Thorne, James. Fenton: esdames Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Button. To eon/dude with HUE AND DYE GLOBE THF.ATRE-110YAL. T m s FVENING. at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. W. Farren, Vernon. David Fisher. J. Clurke: Miss Lydin. note. At 9. 5, the new burlesque 'l' 11 CoRSICAN LOT f I ERS: Messrs. J. Clarke, Marshall. Andrews, and ITurlstone : Mesdames Julia St. George, Berend, Breman, and C. Thorne. THE:kTRE-ROYAL, 110L11011N. THIS EvEviNG. at THE SMOKED MISER. After which, THE SCHOOL FOR Si 'ANDA L : Mr. Bar ry Sullivan, Mr. J. C. - CoNN per, Mr. U. Honey, Mr. C. Ooghlan, Mrs. HermannVezin, Mrs. C. Horsman, &c. ROYALTY TIIEATP,E. Under the Management of Miss 11 Oliver. furs Er EN IN;;. at.7.!:n. IN FOR A IP !LID kY. Followed by A ROVING COM 5 IS , gON. And TEI C MILITARY BILLY TAYLOR. To conclude with CLAUDE DUVAL: Mr. Day, Mr. Dewar, Mr. Danvers, Miss 31. Oliver, Miss K. Bishop. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Marie, Wilton TrusEvEsiso, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montagne, Addison, Glover. and Bancroft: Mrs. Buckingham White. Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WINNING HAZARD. And A LAME EXCUSE ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET. Tors EVENING, at S, THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment. Immense Success of BARBE I;LUE. The Only Leon CFt RISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and c aturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ROYAL AL 11A31B RA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert, Band of 60. Begin at 8. le. Box-offict open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-pink, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, Is.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d. • LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1869. It seems like poetical justice that the Bishops of the Protestant Church in Ireland, in the now exceed ingly probable contingency of that Church being disestablished, will be brought within range of the penalties imposed by the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. That this ludicrous result is inevitable, Lord COL CHESTER has just taken occasion to indicate plainly enough, as already very generally recognised, by the wording of his proposed amendment to clause thirteen. According to the entry made by the noble baron upon the Lords' paper, it will be suggested by him that there shall be added to clause thirteen---" and the persons who from time to time shall exercise and dis charge archiepiscopal functions in the said church shall be permitted to assemble and use titles in re spect of the districts or places within which they exere'se such functions without incurring any penalty by law attaching to persons assuming ecclesiastical titles in respect of any place or district without being by law thereunto authorisA." It appears almost ludicrous that within less than a score of years from the date of the passing of that intolerant and angry act, by which England, for once, with a " sound and fury signifying nothing, ' protested against what, in her indignation, she mistook for a territorial aggreszion, hut what wa ,, , all the while, nothing more nor less than a purely ecclesiastical arrange ment on the part of the Sovereign Pontiff—it seems almost - , we say, ridiculous that, in less than twenty years afterwards, the United Kingdom of Great Bli taia and Ireland shou!d a'.v.tkea to the Let that that very enactment may have an invidious applica tion to a not inconsiderable part of its own Epis copacy. The filet is so, nevertheless. Ludicrous though it may be, as a sort of histo ric.d anti-climax, the fact stands actu ally thus. Hence, indeed, Lord COLCHESTER'S oddly suggested, and still more oddly suggestive, amendment. Instead of the Lords, however, accept- THI SUN, LONDON, V-ITTRSDA7 E*E.NING, JOE N, 1869 , ing any such proposed addition to the thirteenth clause of the Bill, in regard to the Irish Church now before Parliament, it would certainly appear a far more rational proceeding on the part of the Legisla ture to sweep aside at last bodily and summarily the whole of that absurd Ecclesiastical Titles Act, which has never once to this moment been acted upon, which, in point of fact, has been just so much waste paper ever since the time of its first enrolment on the statute-book of the realm. The Ecclesiastical Titles Act, in truth, has been all along a mere blot upon the statute-book. All that could reasonably be wished in its regard was that it should be altogether obliterated. A sense of this had led to the formal proposition to the House of Commons that the act in question should be abrogated —long before the disestablishment of the Irish Church had been suggested to Parliament as Mr. GLADSTONE'S counter-proposal to Lord Mayo's plan for levelling up, and, consequently, long before any one ever dreamt of the Protestant Episcopacy of Ireland being brought into the same category with Cardinal CULLF.N and Archbishop MANNING. In any case, it would now be a wonderful simplifi cation, to say the least of it, a really wonderful and most acceptable simplification of a very ludicrous jumble of cross-purposes if, instead of the Lords and Commons entertaining this ingeniously suggested amendment of clause 13, as propounded for their con sideration by Lord COLCHESTER, they determined at once, and with a good grace, to sweep away the Ecclesiastical Titles Act altogether. Their so doing would certainly befit the dignity of England, in this matter,..better than . any other proposal in regard to it that could possibly be thought of. The Legislature has a valid cause for reconsidering, or rather let us say at once, for re3olutely retracing the course pursued by it, in a ferment of indignation, nineteen years ago, when it disdained not to imitate the conduct of the Little Boy (in LEECH'S memorable cartoon) who chalked up " No Popery" on Cardinal WISEMAN'S door, and then ran away. Under no con ceivable circumstances can it ever be anything else than derogatory to the dignity of England, that laws shall remain inscribed upon her statute book that can no longer be acted upon. But, when it is borne in mind that, here, in regard to this particular enact ment we are at this moment re:erring to, it never has been acted upon, even once, since the date of its pass ing both Houses and receiving the Royal Assent, it must be obvious, according to a familiar phrase, even to the meanest capacity, that the honour and glory of England suffer so long as any such powerless enact ment as that remains in existence. Away with it, therefore, we would now very seriouhly and very eArneitly suggest, away bodily with the whole of that absurdity of the Ecclesiastical Titles Act, rather than give one moment's consideration to what Mr. BRIGHT would call the " childish tinkering" of Lord COLCHESTER'S proposed addition to the thirteenth clause of the Irish Church Bill, so soon as that particular clause shall come, in due course, in the House of Lords, under the scrutiny of their Lordships in Committee. Better far remove the incumbranca itself than endeavour to avuid the perpetual risk there is of stumbling over it, so long as it continues to lie there in the broad path of legisla tion. WHILE the Conservative party are still delibe rating upon the amendments of the Irish Church Bill which they mean to propose in committee, individual peers have already given notice of several. Lord COLCHESTER means to ask that the Irish bishops shall be exempted from any pains or penalties which they may incur under the Ecclesiastical Titles Act for retaining their old territorial titles after their Church has become disestablished. This amendment will, we trust, be resisted by the Govern ment, inasmuch as, if carried, it will make a distinc tion between Protestant and Roman Catholic pre lates which would violate the first principle of the bill ruligiotio ()quid i+y. Of eourse we do not wish to see Archbishop IRENcii and Bishop ALEXANDER prosecuted for calling themselves Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Derry. The true remedy is to repeal the Ecclesiastical Titles Act alto gether. It has never once been put in force ; it is a relic of the old evil time of Protestant ascendancy, and any attempt to give it new life, by acknowledging that it has an active existence, is to b a deprecated. Lord ROMILLY'S proposal that " in all cases where any point of doctrine or discipline of the Church of England shall come into question and be decided by any of the civil courts of Ireland, the appeal shall lie to her MAJESTY in council in England, and not to the House of Lords," is intended to retain for the Irish Church when disestablished the same privilege, privilege it be, of resorting to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as the Court of Final Appeal, which it now possesses. We presume that no objection will be offered to this amendment. Whatever defects that court may possess, no legislator is pre pared at present to find a substitute for it. Even the most zealous denouncers of it would scarcely care to entrust the House of Lords with the duty of deciding points of doctrine. The other amendments are far more serious. Earl GREY goes to the root of the whole question by pro posing to omit from the preamble the words " but not for the maintenance of any Church or clergy or other ministry, nor for the teaching of religion." Lord RUSSELL applies in detail the principle here involved. He sets out with the statement that the principle of equality between the various denomi nations ought to be observed, and that all the claims of the Established Church having been satis fied, the surplus funds shall be devoted to the building of churches and chapels, to the building or purchase of ecclesiastical residences, and to the pur chase or grant of glebe lands, not exceeding thirty acres, for both Presbyterians and Roman Catholics, and to the purchase or grant of lands for the purpose of graveyards for Protestants of all denomi nations and members of the Roman Catholic Church. Finally, Lord SHAFTESBURY proposes to use the funds in granting loans to the Irish peasantry at a moderate interest and on adequate security, and to insert clauses whereby in commutation of life interests consideration may be given for the greater longevity of the clergy. There is something almost ludicrous in the con tiguity of these proposals. The suggestion that as the clergy are longer lived than the laity they ought to have a large sum for their life interest, will raise a laugh. Thu Peers may discover some reason for congra tulation in the complaint made by Lord ROMILLY of demonstrations in the Strangers' Gallery during the debates in the Upper House. It has not of late been often given to the Peers to draw such audiences, nor have their speeches often possessed such interest as to awake partisan expressions of applause. But during the present session the strangers, it appears, have systematically " assisted " at the debates in the House of Lords by according their moral support to the speakers whom they favoured. Lord RomiLLY apprehends serious consequences from this practice. Ile remembers the fate of the French Assembly during the Revolution, when the manifestations of the audience first led the members to address the people rather than their colleagues, and at length enabled the spectators to overawe the legislators. It is not likely that the House of Lords will speedily find itself in the position of the assembly in which MIRABEAU, DAYTON, and ROBESPIERRE figured; but the Peers have nevertheless just reason to complain of interruption from visitors. To preserve the character of a Legislature it is primarily essential that its deliberations be confined to its own members. If the audience be so numerous and so prominent that the speaker is led to seek its sympathy, the full control of law-making must, mo or lozs, pas. - ; out of the hands of those who ale specially entrusted with it. If the spectators can in any way influence the course of a debate, they at onm share the power which ought to belong only to the mem bers of the Assembly. Hence the space allotted to strangers in the English Houses of Parliament is comparatively small, hence the ladies are consigned in the Commons to a remote corner, hence all applause or dissent from visitors is decidedly objectionable. Such mani festations are readily prevented in the House of Commons, where the SPEAKER, with out being too rigorous, is always able to repress any marked display of sympathy; but in the Upper House some difficulties present themselves. It would be useless to merely appeal to the visitors themselves. Most of them doubtless recognise the propriety of keeping silence; but the exceptions world counteract the good-will of the majority. A minor officer could not well be entrusted with the power of keeping order in such a great assembly. And, on the other hand, the LORD CHANCEILOR is able to urge substantial pleas why the _duty should not be entrusted to him. He is generally new to the House he is not elected by the members 'themselves, and is a political partisan. It is not fear, however, that the simple task of repressing the exuberant feelings of strangers could not be performed by the Lord Chancellor without imolving any fur ther power, or by the Chairman of Committees, or some recognised personage. The matter is of much importance, and requires attention. And if the duty be left to the peers generally, the business which may be done by anybody will, as at present, be done really by nobody. The Chairman of Com mittees is a permanent officer, well acquainted with the business of the House, and he might most appropriately take upon hinmlf this additional duty . THE ALLEGED Ar.Lll - 2,,:i 7 A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT., The action for libel brought by the Hon. Mr. Cadogan against the North Wilts Hcralcl was continued on Wednes day before Mr. Justice Hannen and a special jury. in the Bail Court, Westminster. Mr. Evans was cross-examined by Mr. Henry James, on behalf of the plaintiff. He said he had told the parties interested for the defence that all he had written to the Times was true. He had seen Mr. Sandilands within the last six months at the office of Mr. Moon (the defendant's solicitor.) Had not seen him anywhere else, until this trial came on, when lie had walked with him in Westminster Hall. Before that had only seen him twice between 1854 and 1869. He had stated that he resigned his engagement with the Telegraph Company. He sent in his resignation, and left in pur suance of that. After he had sent in his resignation, on 21st of June, 18:4, he received, through Mr. Courtney, notice to leave the service on the Ist July, 1854. He was not aware that his resignation was rejected and that he was dis missed. Had not refused to obey certain orders of the direc tors. He did receive anotification that the board refused to accept his resignation. He never asked the reason. He was not aware that it was denied because he had refused to comply with orders of the board. Preference was never given to a message except that of Baron Rothschild while he was superintendent of the instrument•room. Sir James Carmichael (one of the directors) never gave priority to a message. He considered it Was wrong to shew the messages to Mr. Cadogan, but did so as the latter directed it. He made a complaint on the subject to Mr. Brett, one of the managing committee, and to the secre tary. The clerks in the room were seated at their table, with their backs to where Mr. Cadogan used to stand when he came in. They might have seen him by looking round. One set of Oaks came ou duty at eight a.m., and remained until two p.m., when they were relieved by another set, who remained until - nine p.m. Between those times none of them • left the office. He was not superintendent of the receiving•room, and if a desk wished to to out, he would not have applied to witness. If anyone had searched the file at the time they would have found the message to which priority was given by order of the plaintiff, and which witness had marked. A register was kept of the time at which each message was sent away; and it would shew to the directors Lhat priority had been given to the message. Was not aware of any tampering with the register. It was under the direction of Mr. Sandilands. When the conversation about Baron Rothschild's message took place between witness and Mr. Cadogan there was only one clerk so situated that he could hear what was said. Witness did not call the attention of the directors to the matter. The message which was sent to Mr. Cado gan at Brooks's Club was an Indian sum mary. Was not aware that there was at that time any contract for supplying the clubs with news, nor did he know that any news was sent to any club by the company. This was the only message which he ever sent to Brooks's. This message, which was for the Times, was sent to Mr. Cadogan for his private use. Messages were constantly sent to his private house—so many that he could not. tell what they were. They were copies of despatches received. Mr. Cadogan received information intended for other people. Witness copied the messages himself. Did not call the attention of the board to this matter. Mr. Cadogan was deputy chairman. At this point the evidence of Albert Evans (brother of the witness) as given at the trial in 1557, was read. It corroborated the statementsof witness as to Mr. Cadogan's visits to the instrument-room. Mr. Albert Evans, said he had never seen any other director use the messages as Mr. Cadogan did. • On the application of Mr. Giffard, Mr. Mowbray Morris, of the Times, was here exammea in reference to the letter sent to the Times by Mr. Evans in 1857. It was not published, and Mr. Evans called upon him to express surprise, when witness told Evans that he had had an interview with Mr. Cadogan, and explained why the letter had not been published. Mr. Giffard proposed to ask what that statement was, but his lordship thought that it would not be evidence. The case was again adjourned. TRADES UNION LEGISLATIOY. The Trades Union meeting held in Exeter Hall on Wednesday was attended by several members of Parlia ment. Besides Mr. Samuel Morley, M.P., in the chair, and Mr. Thomas Hughes, ALP,, who addressed the meeting on behalf of his measure, there were present Mr. Carter, M.P., Mr. H. Palmer, M.P., Mr. Anderson, Sir 11. Hoare, M.P., Mr. Alundella, M.P., and also Mr. E. Denison, the Hon. Auberon Herbert, Mr. F. Harrison, Mr. Vernon Lushington, the Rev. 11. Solly, Mr. Beales, M.A., Sir George Young, Mr. G. Lushington, Q►.C., Professor Beesly, Mr. George Potter, &c. A letter was read from Mr. Mill, giving his views on the subject. Tim n passage provokod loud cheers :—" I have been happy to observe that the indiscriminate prejudice against trades unions which had been so much stimulated by the atro• cious crimes brought home to the officers of a few of them by the inquiries of the royal commis sion has been greatly corrected by the general results of those inquiries, and that the report of the minority of the commission has Leen especially useful in promoting sound views on the subject. I am entirely of opinion, with the authors of the report, that whatever still remains objectionable in the rules or practices of any of the unions may be left to public opinion and to the general laws of the country, and constitutes no reason whatever why trades unions should be outlawed, or denied any of the legal facilities enjoyed by other ass's. ciations established for inoffensive or useful purposes." Mr. MonLEY, in his opening address, announced his adhesion to the principle of the measure, though he thought it wanted amendments. While he was ready, however, to give unionists their rights, he did not forget that the non unionists also had rights. If the unionists were prepared to receive the assistance of others to acquire their rights, they must remember that there were others in their trade who held views opposed to the unionists, and these had rights too. Now, for himself, he was ready in all honesty to help the unionists ; but if 500 in a trade desired to carry out a certain course, and 50 differed from the 500, the majority bad no right to break the heads of the minority, and the unionists must accept the principle that those who differed from them should be free to differ. This must be clearly understood, but the principle of converting an opponent by throwing into his house the means of destroy. ing life and property must not be allowed, nor must a man's free rights be interfered with. Every man must be at perfect liberty to act as he thought fit. Mr. Morley also warned his hearers to accept the principles that ruled trade. In many instances unions had restricted trade. Just now, when foreign competition is so very strong, conflicts between masters and men were most disastrous. He, therefore, counselled that the two should come together and endeavour to agree in general principles. Nottingham used to be ever harrassed by strikes, but con ciliation had now done its work. Mutual co-operation would always work well. _ The fast resolution, moved by Mr. WILLIAM NEWTON and seconded by Mr. DRUITT, condemned the legal checks to the combinations of workmen.—Mr. THOMAS HUGHES eulogised the measure which he has framed, and declared that he would push the measure through the House of Commons, if possible. "If the bill," he said, "had been a one-sided, an unjust bill, there would have been more excitement about the matter ; but as it was only a moderate measure, good men had supported it, as they only wanted justice, and every inquiry that had been held pointed to the same conclusion—from the inquiry of thirty years ago to the last royal commission—and that conclu sion was that the laws in restraint of trade should be abolished." The second motion, proposed by Mr. GEORGE POTTER, approved the bill of Mr. Hughes, and declared that the meeting would use every effort to obtain the pas sage of the measure or a similar one. Among the speakers to the resolution were Professor Beesly and Sir H. Hoare. Some disturbance was caused by a working man objecting to a clause in the bill. The meeting absolutely refused to hear him. The subscriptions in Sunderland, York, Whitby, and Newcastle for Mr. Hudson, the ex•railway king, have reached £2,500. The one hundredth annual as-oda tion of the New Connexion of General Baptists is being held this week in Sheffi,ll The annual address was delivered on Tues day, in Cemetery-road Chapel, ly the Lev. J. Sara. Lucy, 31. A., President, who said the association now met for the first time in this town. The rev. gentleman descanted at great length on the various fields of operation which called for Christian work, and the re( essity for every member of the Church engaging in the work for which he is Lest ad, pt ed. VANDALISM. THE GRAVE OF " JEANIE DEANS."— As most of our readers are aware, the author of " Waverley " erected a handsome tombstone in the romantic churchyard of Irongrey over the grave of Helee Walker, the prototype of the imaginary Jeanie Deans in Perhaps one of the greatest of his fictions, " The Heart of Blid-Lothian." We were sorry to hear—and so late as Saturday last to see—that the bases of the uprights or supporting pillars at either end of the tombstone have been ruthlessly chipped and broken (the pieces being taken away), evidently by some selfish and soulless relic•hunters, who may have visited the grave of the humble heroine.- - pv,frio Courier, MR. BENEDICT'S CONCERT. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Benedict gave his an nual concert, which has now for three-and-thirty years been the greatest and grandest event of the musicll season in the metropolis. The doors of St. James's Hall were opened at half-past twelve, and from that hour until the commencement of the concert, half-past one, a double line of car riages, extending the entire length of Regent-street, continued setting down the company, and when the opening piece was performed the scene presented inside the splendid hall was one of extraordinary beauty. The toilet of the ladies, who outnum bered the gentlemen at least forty to one, was magnificent, every shade of colour was fully represented, and a more brilliant and fashionable audience has never assembled to do honour to one who has by his great talent, both as an instrumen talist and as a co m p oser , succee d e d i n p erma nently securing the esteem and personal respect of every lover of music. The programme, as usual, was of immense proportions—it contained the names of nearly every artist of eminent:;, both English and foreign ; and the pieces selected were in every re spect perfectly charming. As the programme set out no less than 52 pieces for performance, one of them being selections fr om R oss i n i' s "Messe Solenuelle," we shall be excused from referring to the whole of them in detail, and instead of doing so we proceed to make a selection from amongst the most promi nent performances. The first outburst of enthu siasm occurred early in the concert, and was ac corded to Signor Mongini fur his singing Doni zetti's romanza " Spirt° gentil ;" and this was quickly succeeded by the most rapturous applause being bestowed on the performance of a fine com position by Mr. G. Osborne for two pianofortes and four players, at the one instrument being the com poser and M. Wieniawski, at the other Mr. Benedict and Mr. Cowen. The piece was entitled " Souvenir de Meyerbeer," and the effect of its performance by four such finished players was superb. Then Madame Adelina Patti appeared and sung in her own unapproachable manner " The Last Rose of Summer," and here the enthusiasm of the audience knew no bounds, and a strong effort was made for its repetition, but the Extreme length of the pro gramme induced the audience to let it pass, but not co the next time Madame Patti appeared. This was in a quartets, composed by Pinsuti for the occasion, and eptiiled " T eitnta stutie," t 6, bel.‘g respectively sustained by Madame Patti, Madame Trebelli, Signor Gardoni, and Mr. Sautley ; the piece contains a solo for each of the singers, that for the soprano abounding in the most brilliant runs and elaborate bravura passages, mhich, it need hardly be said, were performed in the most remarkable manner by the great vocalist The audience were perfectly enraptured, and the applause was se unrestrainable that the artistes were called up to repeat the quartette, which they did, giving it entire. Madame Patti's next triumph was the " Shadow Song," from " Dinorah ;" and here, again, it was impossible to withstand the applause of htihgehlyaud ience, commendable, and with a taste that was instead of repeating the same song, she subs!ituted for it Mr. Benedict's beautiful ballad " The Rose of Erin," which fairly enraptured the entire au dience. This concluded the Patti contribution to the concert. 1\ ext came Mdire 'Miens, and here again the same extraordinary and boundless ap plause was bestowed by the audience. In the first aira, " Non mi dir," from Don " Giovanni," the vocalization was something splendid, and in the duet " Qui Wills," with :Mlle. Scalchi, and the air " Crucifixus," from the " Masse Solenuelle," the great vocalist sung with the most finished taste and grandeur. Mr. Sautley sang the air " Quoniam," from the "Messe," with all his great ability—his other pieces being a duo with Mongini Rataplan," and a song "La Pipa." Most of the pieces in the pro gramme were Italian, including all these sung by the great English baritone, but it would have been but a graceful compliment to 'air. Benedict had Mr. Santley selected one of his many compositions, all of which are quite as good, and some of them a great deal better, than many cf the foreign pieces performed, the latter in roost instances being chosen because they just happen to have one particularly high or low note amongst a multi tude of others attainable by an ordinary voice, we have no doubt the aadience would have thought quite as much, if lot more, of " Rage, thou angry storm" as it did of "La pipa." Madame Norman-Neruda performed with Mr. Benedict, " the andante and finale" from his splen did sonata for violin and pianoforte, and never has the brilliant composition beea more finely given. The accomplished violinist also performed a fan tasia by Vieuxtemps, which waaa perfect wonder of execution. The lady received the most flatter ing testimony from the audience, who enthusiasti cially applauded her extraordinary skill. Madame and Signor Trebelli sung by desire Nicolai's charm ing duo " Dis-moi un mot ; " with a compliment to Mr. Vernon Rigby for singing Benedict's ballad, " Eily Mavourneen," and :o Signor Campi for " Udite o rustici," and our hearty congratulation to Mr. Benedict, we must conclude our notice of the brilliant and successsul performance of yester day afternoon. The interior arrangements of the hall were as usual under the direction of 'Mr. Nimmo, who was untiring in the performance of his task. Every thing possible to be done for the comfort of the immense audience had been thought of, and, thanks to the able manner in which his directions were carried out by Mr. Hurst, and his numerous staff, not the slightest interruption to the performance or inconvenience to the audience occurred during the whole of the ounce' t. MADAME TUSSAUD'S. —A film.) , bi.zlar, on the grandest possible style, has this wtek been held at Hamp ton Court Palace, under the augmt patronage and super intendence of their 'loyal IHighcesss'•the Duchess of Cam bridge, Princess Christian, and Prilcess Mary of Teck, in aid of the funds of the Royal Carnlridge Asylum. for Sol diers' Widows. Not the least atTactive feature in the bazaar WAS a life-size model, executed gratuitously, and expressly for the occasion, by the ';lessrs. Tuseaud, of the great Wax-work Exhibition, Ralcr-street, of one cf the aged widows in the asylum, setae', and with a cash-box by its side, ready to receive contrimtions from the illus trious visitors who patronized the tizaar. The figure was greatly admired, from its artistic style, as to lead every one to imagine it to be a living tHELiTgII Cl~ ll GILD/Tr THE L ORDS. The following amendments to the Irish Church Bill have already been entered on the Lords' paper:— EARL GREY.-1. To negative the ordinary motion for postponing the preamble. 2. If the above should be agreed to, then to leave out from the preamble, page 1, lines 9 and 10, the following words But not for the maintenance of any church or clergy or other ministry, nor for the teaching of religion;" and also to leave out the next following paragraph, lines 11 to 15. LORD COLCHESTER.—To add to clause 13 (" and the persons who from time to time shall exercise and discharge archiepiscopal functions in the said church shall be per mitted to assume and use titles in respect of the districts or places within which they exercise such functions without incurring any penalty by law attaching to persons assuming ecclesiastical titles in respect of any place or district without being by law thereunto authorised.") LORD Eo3llLLY.—Clause 21, page 9, line 12, at end of clause insert (" Provided always, that in all cases where any point of doctrine or discipline of the Church of Eng land shall come into question and be decided by any of the civil courts in Ireland, the appeal shall lie to her Majesty in council in England and not to the House of Lords.") EARL RUSSELL.— Clause 68, line 26, after (" applied") insert these words: (" to the benefit of the Irish people: And whereas it is desirable to satisfy as far as possible, upon principles of equality as between the several reli gious denominations in Ireland, all just and equitable claims : And whereas provision has been made in the foregoing parts of this Act to satisfy the just and equitable claims of the representative body of the present Established Protestant Church of Ireland, in respect to churches, graveyards, ecclesiastical residences, and glebe lands : And whereas the Presby terian Church in Ireland and Roman Catholic Church in Ireland have just and equitable claims, such property shall be applied-1. To the building of churches or chapels, the building or purchase of ecclesiastical resi dences, and the purchase or grant of glebe lands, not exceeding thirty acres, attached to each such resi dence to the Presbyterian Church and clergy in Ireland. 2. To the building of churches or chapels, the building or purchase of ecclesiastical residences, and the grantof glebe lands, not exceeding thirty acres, attached to each such residence to the Roman Catholic Church and clergy of Ireland. 3. To the purchase or grant of lands when applied for by petition of the inhabitants of any parish or parishes for the purpose of graveyards for Protestants of all denominations and members of the Roman Catholic Church. And be it enacted that at the end of ten years, when the commission hereby created shall expire, any surplus which the commissioners may report to her Majesty to be still remaining may be applied in the manner hereinafter directed.") EARL OF SHAFTESBURY. — In the event of the secularisa tion of the surplus revenues having been affirmed, to move that all the paragraphs numbered 1,2, 3,4, 5, under clause 68, page 31, be omitted, and clauses be substituted to provide that such surplus be treated as a fund for the granting of small loans at a moderate interest and on adequate security to the peasantry of Ireland. To insert clauses whereby in the commutation of life interests con sideration may he given to the greater longevity of the clergy. BANQUET TO THE BISHOPS AND CLERGY -- The annual banquet given by the Lord Mayor of London en the anniversary of the Society for the Propa gation of the Gospel, to the bishops and the clergy of all denominations, was given on Wednesday at the Mansion House. The company included the Archbishops of Can terbury, Armagh, and Dublin ; the Bishops of London, Llandaff, Gloucester and Bristol, Rochester, Hereford, and Columbia ; the Bishop designate of Labuan ; the Rev. Canon Oxenden, Metropolitan elect of Canada; Archdeacon Hale, the Rev, Dr. Barry, Principal of King's College ; the Rev. Drs. Kyuaston, Haig-Brown, Binney, &c. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having been given, the Archbishop of CANTERBURY responded to " Prosperity to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel," with which toast his Grace's health was coupled. "The Society (said the archbishop) had two objects—to minister to the spiritual wants of Englishmen who emigrated to the colonies and distant lands, and to propagate the Gospel amongst the heathen. Everyone who was acquainted with the East of London must have observed what a number of persons from almost every country in the world were congregated there. Anyone who visited the Oriental Strangers' Home in Whitechapel might see these specimens of all the races of the East. London, in fact, was an epitome of the human race. It was impossible they could neglect their duty in the civi lising—and there could be no civilisation without regene ration—of those distant portions of the globe. But they stood in need of union at home as well as abroad, and the number and variety of persons who were assembled on the present occasion was a sort of attestation that the great work of the Church of England was going on, and that it was honoured and respected even by those who did not belong it. With regard to the colonies, the strongest ties by which they could be bound to the mother country were moral ties, and of moral ties none were so strong as religion. Was it not a proof of the connection between tin in that a bishop of the Church at home had been a bishop for twenty .three years in the colonies, and that the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the First Lori of the Admiralty had won their spurs in the colonies? The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel deserved the honour they received that night, if only for its contribution to the consolidation of the British empire, but stilt more so for its zeal in extending the blessings of the Gospel to the ends of the earth." The Bishop of LONDON responded to the toast of " The Clergy of all Denominations," and said that the only rivalry the Church of England desired to carry on with other Churches was the rivalry as to who should do most to win sinners to Christ. Mr. MOWBRAY, in responding for "The House of Cot mons," referred to the great oratorical powers displayed by the Upper Chamber in the late debates. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY, in proposing " The Lord Mayor," said that his lordship had two public capa cities—as Lord Mayor, and member for Lambeth. He (the Archbishop) regretted that Lambeth was not like London, with a mayor and corporation of its own. He believed that Lambeth would be the better for it, and he believed the Lord Mayor— the member for Lambeth — thought so too. lie gave the health of the Lord Mayor, not only in his twofold public capacity, but also in his private capacity, for he had many opportunities of meet ing him, and he knew how ready be was at all times to assist in works of benevolence and charity. BICYCLE ACCIDENTS.—BicycIe accidents are now becoming prolific in the list of casualties. On Wednes day morning Mr. Charles Frogmore, jun., residing in East Surrey-grove, Peckham, fell from his machine in the Kennington-road, and was picked up insensible. The previous night Mr. Samuel Gowers, after riding on a bicycle from Sevenoaks, was run into by a horse which was frightened by a train in Southwark-street, and sus tained injuries to his leg. THE HARTLEY COLLIERY RELIEF FUND.—A mass meeting of miners has been held at Lower Gornal, to consider what steps should be taken as to the above balance. A resolution was passed to the effect that the meeting protested against the balance being given to any hospital, but that it should form the nucleus of a general fund for the relief of orphans and widows of miners killed whilst following their employment, and for disabledminers. A second resolution expressed the willingness of the men to subscribe to any such fund. GUN ACCIDENTS. —A couple of gun accidents are reported from Exeter. Mr. Stone, a jeweller, was examining a breech-loader in his shop, not knowing it was loaded, when it went off. Two gentlemen were looking on at the time, but they fortunately escaped injury, as also did Mr. Stone ; much damage, however, was done to the shop. At Alphington, near Exeter, a lad 16 years of age, who had come from London to spend his holidays, was loading a walking-stick gun, his sister standing by, when the weapon went off, the charge lodging in the lad's knee. The wound is a very serious one. The girl had a narrow escape. THE Swiss TIR AND THE VOLUNTEERS.—The English Volunteers received some short time ago an invi tation from the Council of the Swiss Federal Tir to attend the next festival gathering to be held at the Canton of Zug. Since the invitation the general particulars of the Tir have been sent for the information of those Volun teers and their friends who will journey to that interest ing country and take part in the contest. The shooting at Zug will be for 300,000 f., divided into many prizes, and a large number of these prizes are open to " .A.ll Comers," with military rifles. " Military " means rifles with uncovered foresg . .ts, backsights on the barrel, and a fair pull of triger. There is a "grand distance" target of 1,000 feet, besides tv.r4ets of 3A and 400 metres, and the entrance fees are very low, the "series" being in five shots each, and each series costing about Is. 3d. It unfor tunately happens that the "Tie" is held concurrently with the Wimbledon shooting, the Wimbledon meeting com mencing on the oth proximo, and the Swiss one on the 11th. The first stage of the Queen's Prize will close on the oth, and all the unsuccessful shots in the stage will be at liberty to go, and could reach Zug on the day of the opening. For those who do not shoot in the Queen's a cheap route is offered by Messrs. Cook, the continental agents. In passing through F ranee with arm s a t a per i od like the present some permission is requisite, and inquiry should be made of French officials or at the French UlthaesYs diNitatito _ - A .! ; • HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE ; June 2J. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High' ness Princesae Louise, drove out yesterday after' noon. Her Majesty went out in the grounds this morn ing with the Royal Family. LITERATURE. ha's Story. By Grace Ramsay, Author of "A Woman's Trials." Three Volumes. Hurst and Blackett. This story is a powerful romance, thrilling with interest from beginning to end, a book that will fascinate all lovers of a stirring tale, while it will be read with graver interest by those who syrnPa" thise with the cause Grace Ramsay so ably defends. Unhappily, the latter audience is likely to be a very limited one. No one at all conversant with the political barometer will attempt to deny that of all European nationalities Poland is the one that now commands the smallest share of sympathy in Eng' laud. Indeed it may be no exaggeration to say that as a cause it has ceased to exist altogether in the minds of practical men in this country. " Un cle Tom's Cabin" is believed to have hit the first death blow at slavery in America, but, without drawing any comparrison between two books so essentially different, Miss Ramsay's has this eminent did" vantage, that while her predecessor's hammer fell on hot metal, her's falls not on cold metal, but on no metal. She seems aware of the fact, and de nounces it as base ingratitude on the part of Europe —of France especially. There is often great force of truth in her arguments ; but the author, carried away by her own enthusiasm, sometimes ventures on language unwarrantably bold even in a novel , all the more so'as " Iza's Story" is furnished wit h authentic facts in foot-notes, that give a colour of reality to the whole, which should have made the author proportionately measured in her accusation s. There is a courtesy due to nations as well as indl" victuals, which the gifted author has overlooked. This may pass in a work of fiction; novelists , like M.P.'s, are privileged to say bitter thing s in Parliamentary language ; but there is sucha thing as abusing a privilege. in the autho r elovont denunciations of Muscovite cruelty w e heartily concur. Russia, with " her genius M . intrigue carried to inspiration," is not able to hid e her brutal treatment of a brave, conquered nation from the eyes of Europe ; but Europe finds Lthe sight so unpleasant that s h e p re f ers s hutting ne"r eyes to it, and will certainly not thank any one Rho tears back the, curtain and forces her to fa ce the ghastly picture. Besides, there c an h e , no possible good i n r i ng i ng th e h fire-be when the house is burnt; the neighbo urs who were too lazy or too cowardly to hasten to the . rescue, when their p r e sence m i g ht h ave quench ed the fire, don't want to be dragged up to contern plate the work of their own inaction in the shap e of a smoking ruin underlaid with corpses. Never i theless we recognise i n " I z i's Story" a noble effort in a noble cause —the caus e of a brave, doome'_. people fighting to the d ea th against barbarons .. oppression, and as such it is most fittingly d ed 1 cated to— CHARLES, COUNT DE MONTALEMBERT, THE LARGE-HEARTED CHRISTIAN, TIII3 STAINLESS GENTLEMAN, THE CHANIP lON OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE, THE BRAVE DEFENDER OF THE OPPRESSED, I, THE MAN WHO LOVES MANKIND AND WIIO 3I AL MANKIND HONOURS." Indeed the book may 131 said to be a passionate protest apinst that golden calf of our cowry/ material success, the triumph of might over r i g ht ' Of the tale itself we shall say little, leaving,, our readers the pleasure of finding it out icw themselves. The scenes from Polish lif e are charmingly picturesque, and evidently drawn by °l le who has seen what she paints. The characters ar e well sustained, some standing out from the caav 3s3 with life-like reality. Prince Kasitner is a Po t ; trait of the Polish grand seigneur, the original , Q f whi,l we may fancy we recognise in a noble eh° who was not many years ago looked up to as all exiled king by the remnant of au exiled pe ° P le : i Stanislas is a fine conception of the patriot sn; the gentleman. Miss Ramsay is decidedly in 101 ,, with her own hero, and has fully justified 111 ' heroic self-devAion to her lover. But with all re : spect to the young man's perfections, we incline t';', Borynoski's opinion that " he is a noble madulaflci* Borynoski, the panslavist, is admirably skete l3 r e D l and we regret to have seen so little of him. interview in the prison with Stanislas is vigor" B ly characteristic of the two men : " The West is paralysed. Let her rot in her paralysls!;; he exclaimed with fierce vindictiveness. "Poland gale resuscitate in spite of it, the white eagle will rise lik a th te phccaix from its ashes. Russia, from being our tY l ni will become our saviour—the ladder by which tc° 6113 climb out of our tomb. But we must trust her." • " There was a long pause before Stauislas ansvrere"' 'Y u reckon without your host, Gen•ral.' " •• re ,4 I know my host batter than you do, . ra , turned Borynoski, meeting the young man's cheel patiently. " Lot Poland trust her once for all in ,, earnest. Let us rest our lever on her magnanimity ; " The lever is too heavily weighted for the ful°rll7o it would fall through," argued Stainslas, with exhitisti sarcasm. " Where do you see a stronger one ?" detnan—da tb° Governor. "I see it higher up than Russia or the West. I 0 ,, Le in the divine vitality of a nation that all huma n e ' - „ f or have been powerless to annihilate. I see it in the "-ig growth of Russia, that you hold out as ; terror to ne the is the growth of disease; she is falling to pieces 11 ,h of growth of her own corruption. I see it in the streng`' to my country's trust in God; His word is pledge d "4 ° beliebee it; while Poland trusts in Him she may b e et° ll Oa and crucified, and buried, but the day of her resu rrect' will come. Heaven and earth s h a ll pass away rather tri God's word shall pass away. In to Domine speravi; 'l° confundar in xternunt I" He lifted his arms with a su dd en , p ass i on ate gestu eta: made the irons strike. It sounded like an 0 " Amen !" to the burst of patriotism and Christian faith "Sublime fallacy !" muttered Borynoski, ahnoit fore"- ting that Stanislas heard him. . . He noticed th°l wounds made by the chains on the prisoner's wrists, ell summoned the gaoler to snap them asunder. i r' 4e ,' rattling to the ground. Borynoski went up and laid ; hand on the young man's shoulder---." You are 100191- have chains that I can't relieve you of once they are 00. may keep them off if you help me." . . . Stanislas nor fusses his willingness to help him, and the goveril°o proceeds to argue on the folly of grappling wilh the Russia, pointing derisively to the strong bars of th e P ie soner's cell and the massive irons at his feet ; b ut Stii-r., lag is inaccessible either to fear or to reason. gas cl2thiler age is invulnerable as a flame." Borynoski tr ies auo7l A way. "You have a mother, I believe ?" " Ye s ; 1412 wife." • liP " Ali ! thought Borynoski, noticing the quivero36 0 j and the whiter shadow that fell upon the pale W e ' t o have a way now." "Go back to her," he said, maki °ls A ,Ai► voice soft with persuasive authority; "go back to pa d a wiser man than you left it." - " Stanislas made no answer. He had let his head. dr°.":',: and listened, or ceased to listen, while the Go vernor,'" last effort, pleaded." The picture of Siberian exile is dangerously stirr ill and has an accent of authenticity about it that 11 , 4 probably be challenged by more competent judgo. th a n Miss Ramsay's re a d ers can pretend t ° iis . The whole story is full of power and path 0 1: 00 playing at times a mascu li ne v i go ur, startling '.1.e0 v a woman's pen. --et Grace Ramsay ne ver eea' of to be a woman in the highest and purest sell se t p r the word, refined and tender in every thought. free style is sust a i ne d an d grace ful, and perfectly e 3 7 o from th e nove li st c l ap - trap w ith which young l3 have been so prolific in these days of nov el fever The screw steamship Revenge 70, t • Thou , ply' Cochrane, from Malta, with the officers and ;Iv of the Caledonia, and invalids, arriv ed at ." mouth Sound yesterday morning. I)UNvILLE and Co., Belfast, are the 13r g e5t . holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish WhislOr commended by the medical profession in prefer ence to Fr! ut- Brandy. 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