The Sun. — London, England, 1869-08-10 00:00:00

A RARE COMBINAIION. The RARE COMBINATION of EXCEL LENCE with CHEAPNESS will be foun in every article sold by E. MOSES and SON. Every description of Clothing ready made, it made to measure, for all ages, and all Complete Outfits for all Climates, with every requisite for the voyage. Lists of Prices, with Rules for Self-mea sure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishmonts are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when business is resumed until eleven o'clock. E. MOSES and SON, Ready-made and Be spoke Tailors, Habitmakers, Woollendrapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufac turers, and General Outfitters for all Classes. The following are the only addresses "of E. MOSES and SON:— LONDON. CITY ESTABLISHMENT.: 155, MINORIES 156, MINORIES 157, MINORIES 83, ALDGATE 84, ALDGATE 85, ALDGATE 8 ALDGATI 87. ALDGATE 88, ALDGATE 39, ALDGATE OXFORD-STREET BRANCH. 506, NEW OXFORD-STREET ¶O7, NEW OXFORD-STREET 108, NEW OXFORD-STREET I, HART-STREET HART-STREET HART-STREET TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD BRANCH. TOTTENHAM-0017RT-ROAD 138, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 283, EUSTON-ROAD. Country Branch: 19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. 20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. D. ChattPrton. THIS EVENING, at 7, BELLES OF THE KITCHEN. At 8, FORMOSA. new four-act Drama, by Dion Boucicault: Messrs. Barrett, H. Irving, David Fisher, Brittsin Wright Joht, Rouse; ]tlrs Billing,ton, Misses M. Brennan, Macdonald and Katharine Rodgers. To conclude with the farce of BORROWED PLUMES. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, at 7, MY PRECIOUS BETSY : Mr Atkins anal Miss N Liza Johnstone. At 8, THE SERPENT ON THE REA RTH: Messrs R. 1 hil lips, E. Atkins, Stuart, C. H. Stephenson, W. H Eburne, Dal ton. C. J. Smith, R. Romer; airs 11. Eburne. Mrs Leigh Murray, Miss Eliza Johnstone. Mrs Stoker, &c. To conclude with DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr Atkins and Mrs. Leigh Murray. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining _ THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE, in 2 acts, by Dion Boucicault. After which, Handel's Opera of ACIS AND GALATEA : Cupid, Miss Summers: Acis, Mr Vernon Rigby; l'amon, Mr Montem Smith; Polyphemus, Herr Formes; Galatea, Miss Blanche Cole. Musical Conductor, Mr L Hatton: Concluding with the Farce of A QUIET FAMILY. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Prices: Stalls, 78: Dress Circle, 5s ; Upper Boxes, 4s: Pit. 28; Gallery, Is. Private Boxes, £2 12s 6d, £2 2s, and £1 lls 6d. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs Stranl , orough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr Cl arke. Followed by THE TOODLES: Mr Clarke. Atter which. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs Thorne. James, Fen ton, Turner, Chamberlaine: Mesdames Burton. L. Maitland, &c. To conclude with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. Mr. D. James. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE delivers the LATE EDITION at Chelsea. 7.40; Kilburn. ':Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 9.20; Watford, 9 45 I PORTING.—.I OHN ROBERTS supplies the LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" as soon as pub .shed.-4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. PILE LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN" J. HJLMES legs to inform his friends end the pni,7ie merally that he annplies the LATEST EDITION of "THE BUN " as soon as published.—No.lo, Hampstead-road N.W. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied as soon as published, containing all the LATEST NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENCR, by H W HARRIS, vewapaper Agent, 4, Blackfriars-road, London, S. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road, lelivers the LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " at the earliest possible moment after leaving the press. He is able to deliver Oopies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the country at a comparatively early hour the same evening, say 40 miles by 9.45 o'clock Orders by post punctually attended to WH O'S GR AIN GER? LICENSED VICTUALLERS' TOBACCONIST, Nttiorricao's-BUSH. The SPORTING EDITION of "THE SUN" can be seen at cIR kI NG ER'S Establishment, as above, every evening by Eight LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GUARDIAN. ^1 R. GLENIE, of the SPORTING LIBRARY, Ur. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde park. London, W., begs to rnformhis customers, and the Licensed Victuallers in genera aihehas been appointed Agent to the above-named paper in ,ddition to his agency for the Sporting Edition of " TAE SUN," and can supply the same on Friday evening, if required, in town or country. G. R. G. begs to inform the Trade that he is Agent for the LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN," and can supply it earlier than any other man in London or Country the evening of publi %anon. No connection with any other persons. Bally's, Ruffs, &right's, and M'Call's Guides. All the Daily Papers, Magazines, ..nd Periodicals as soon as published. Agent for the Joint-Stock Goal Company. Orders by post attended to. THE LATEST EDITION o f " TH E SUN " to 1- be seen Every Evening by 810 at Mr. BORKaT MEACOCK'S, Britannia, Bengal New-town, I - ME LATE EDITION of 41 THE SUN " at J. SMITH'S, 39, Bow-street, Covent-garden. THE LATE EDITION of gi THE SUN" a t W. SMITH'S " Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden PHE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN' at , it JAMES SPEEDY'S, "Tho 'Wellington,"Wellington-street, Atrand. I"HE THIRD EDITION OF ,4 THE SUN," giving the SPORTIN G NEWS of the day, may be see at JEM N I Y MA all NTON'S house, " Th e S wan and Horse Shoe,"n little Britain, City, E.C. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " `r HE as soon as published, Fvery Evening, by W ALEXANDER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, 1\ o. 4, Old Vavendish street, Oxford -street. IT NFURNISHED APARTMENTS , TO LET, consisting of Three Rooms and Dressing Room, with use of Kitchen. Nice Garden. Fou minutes' walk to 'Bus and Rail to City and Wes Paul's-mod, Camden-square, lOMPENSATION IN C ASE OF INJURY, AND A FIXED SIIM IN CASE OF DEATH Caused by ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND, may be secured by a Policy of the RAILWAY PASSENGFRS ASSURANCE COMPANY. An Annual Payment of £0 to £0 Os. insures £l,OOO at Death, and an Allowance at the rate of £6 per week for Injury. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS ALONE may be provided against `)y Insurance Tickets for Single or Double Journies. For particulars apply to the Clerks at the Railway Stations, to the Local Agents, or at the Offices, 04, COM:MILL and 10, REGENT E TREET, LONDON. W111.1A31 J. VIAN Secretary. B - lIITANNIA FIRE ASSOCIATION Tread Offices, 429, Strand, London. The distinguishing features of this Association are Equitable Rates, Undoubted Security. Prompt settlement of claims. JOHN MESSENT, Manager. of IN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY tfl TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from eectv, and imparts a plear an t franTarice to the . treath. Price - ls. 6J.—Bed Bull Wharf, 03, Upper Thames -street. London. FOR TOURISTS AND EXCURSIONISTS. E. MOSES and SON have made preparations, on an unusually large scale, in every depart ment of their business. For trades and ad dresses, see following advertisement. :lasses. Commodious apartments for measuring Ind fitting. in the spacious and elegant Show tionms, which contain a very large and diver sified stoek of materials. For the convenience of Ladies accompany ing 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 from persons who are not known to the firm should lie accompanied by a remit tance, or a London reference. Any article not worn or injured will be cheerfully exchanged, or, if desired, the money will be returned. 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 un equalled for magnitude, variety, and cheap ness. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. A G A. AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public In a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. Gd., and 15s. each. Including brush. Red Ruh! Wharf, Angol passage, 93, Upper Thames street Loudon, E.C. town. L ONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN AND CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS. Further Improved Service, by the West Coast Route, between London (Euston Station), and the North of Scotland. FROM LONDON.—On and after MONDAY, the 9th instant, the 9.0 p.m. Train from Easton Station will be carried on Express, so as to arrive at Aberdeen at 2.0 p.m. the following day. TO LONDON.—On and after TUESDAY, the 10th inst., a New Train will leave Aberdeen at 9.0 a.m., Glasgow (Caledonian), 1.45 p.m., Edinburgh (Caledonian), 2.0, and arrive in London at 3.15 a.m. For further particulars see Bills. August 6, 1869. T HE " SINGER" SEWING MACHINES. THE " NEW FAMILY" SEW THE LOCK-STITCH AND THE NEW EMBROIDERY• STITCH. Work by Hand and Treadle, and in a Portable Case for Travelling. THE " SINGER " SE WING MACHINES ARE WORLD-RENOWNED AS THE BEST SYSTEM AND THE MOST COMPLETE, WITH NEW IMPROVEMENTS FOR EVERY CLASS OF SEWING. The p culiar simplicity of these Machines enables any one to %cquire their perfect use in a tew hours. Illustrated Price Lists post free. THE "SINGER" MANITFACTIIRING COMPANY, Chief Office in the 'United Kingdom: 147, CBE APSIDE. Branch Depots or Loca Agents in every Town "E j ONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY. Established 1836. Subscribed capital, £2,500,000, in 50,000 Shares, of £5O each. Paid-up Capital, £1,000,000; Reserve Fund, £500,000. DIRECTORS. Nathaniel Alexander, Esq. Frederick Francis, Esq. Thos. Tyringham Bernard, ' Frederick Harrison, Esq. Esq. Lord Alfred Hervey. Philip Paton Blyth, Esq. William Champion Jones, John Wm. Burmester, Esq. Esq. Thomas Stock Cowie, Esq. James Morley, Esq. John Fleming, Esq. William Nicol, Esq. GENERAL MANAGER. William M'Kewan, Esq. CHIEF INSPECTOR. W. J. Norfolk, Esq. INSPECTORS OF BRANCHES. H. J. Lemon, Esq., and C. Sherring, Esq. CHIEF ACCOUNTANT. James Gray, Esq. SECRETARY. F. Clappison, Esq. BEAD OFFICE. 21, Lombard-street. MANAGER. Whitbread Tomson, Esq. A SSISTANT-MANAGER. William Howard, Esq. At the Half-yearly General meeting of the Proprietors, held on Thursday, the sth August, 1869, at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street Station, the following re port for the half-year ending the 30th June, 1869, was read by the Secretary. FREDERICK FRANCIS, Esq., in the Chair. The Directors, in presenting to the Proprietors the balance-sheet of the Bank for the half-year ending 30th June last, have the satisfaction to report that, after paying interest to customers, and all charges, allowing for rebate, and making provision for bad and doubtful debts, the net profits amount to £85,010 2s. 7d. This sum, added to £5,817 4s 10d, brought forward from the last account, pro duces a total of £90,827 7s. sd. They have declared the usual dividend of 6 per cent., with a bonus of 21 per cent, for the half year, free of in come tax (being at the rate of 17 per cent. per annum), which will absorb £84,601 9s. 10d., and leave £6,225 17s. 7d. to be carried forward to profit and loss new ac count. By the recent appointment of Mr.Whitbread Tomson as Manager of the Head Office, a vacancy has arisen in the Auditorship, which, in accordance with the Deed of Set tlement, it will be in the power of the Proprietors to fill at the annual meeting in February next. The dividend and bonus (together £1 14s. per share) will be payable at the Head Office, or at any of the branches, on anal after Monday, the 16th instant. BALANCE-SHEET OF THE LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, NTH JUNE, 1869. DR. To capital paid up To reserve fund To amount due by the Bank to customers' balances, &c. £12,411,805 2 4 To liabilities on ac ceptances, covered by securities To profit and loss balance brought 18,366,840 18 9 - from last account 5,817 4 10 To gross profit for the half-year, after making provision for bad and doubt ful debts 269,223 5 11 £15,636,064 4 8 CR. By cash on hand at Head Office, and branches, and with Bank of England... £1,864,743 1 7 By cash placed at call and at notice, covered by secu rities . , £3,063,51219 0 Investments, viz.:— By Government end thr , ranteed Stocks 1,300,123 16 8 By other stocks and securities 1,359,705 0 4 By disconnted bills, and advances to customers in town and country 9,361,787 5 8 By liabilitiea of custo mers for drafts ac ceited by the Bank (as per contra) 1,455,035 16 5 - - 10,816,823 2 1 By freehold premises in Lombard street and Nicholas-lane, freehold and leasehold property at the branches, with fixtures and fittings .. 237,972 3 8 By interest paid to customers By salaries and all other expenses at Head Offices and branches, includ ing income tax on profits and salaries £15,636,064 4 8 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. To interest paid to customers as above £52,977 0 8 To expenses, ditto To rebate on bills not due, carried to new account To dividend of 6 per cent. for the half year To bonus of 2-.3- per cent. To balance carried forward £2',223 5 11 By balance brought forward from last account , £5,817 4 10 By gross profit for the half-year, after making provision for bad and doubt ful debts £269,223 5 11 We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing balance-sheet and have found the same to be correct. (Signed) WILLIAM NORMAN,} Auditors. R. H. SWAINS, London and County Bank, July 29, 1869. The foregoing Report having been read by the Secre tary, the following resolutions were proposed, and unani mously adopted :- 1. That the Report be received and adopted, and printed for the xse of the Shareholders. 2. That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Board of Directors for the able manner in which they have conducted the affairs of the Company. (Signed) FREDK. FRANCIS, Chairman. The Chairman having quitted the chair, it was resolved, and carried unanimously :- 3. That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be pre sented to Frederick Francis, Esq., for his able and cour teous conduct in the chair. (Signed) W. ' CHAMPION JONES, Deputy Chairman. Extracted from the Minutes. (Signed) F. CLAPPISON, Secretary. L ONDON and COUNTY BANKING COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that a DIVIDEND on the CAPITAL of the Company, at the rate of Six per Cent. for the half-year ending 30th June, 1869, with a BONUS of Two and a Half per Cent., will be PAID to the Pro prietors, either at the Head Office, 21, Lombard-street, or at any of the Company's Branch Banks, on and after MONDAY, the 16th inst. By order of the Board, W. IIcKE WAN, General Manager. 21, Lombard-street, Aug. 6, 1869. NEAU' AND BRECON RAILWAY COM PANY (AMALGAMATION AND AMEND MENT) ACT, 1869. NOTICE TS HEREBY GIVEN, That an EX 1111,A ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Share holders of the Neath and Brecon Railway Company will be held at th e i r Offi ces, 1, Westminster Chambers, Victoria street,Westminster, on FRIDAY, the 13th day of August next, at 10.30 a.m., for the following purpose, viz.:— To adopt and put in force the several powers conferred by the "Neath and Brecon Railway (Amalgamation and Arrangement) Act, 1869." D. HOWELL MORGAN, Secretary. 1, Westminster Chambers, Westminster, Victoria-street, S.W., July 29, 1869. G . UARDIAN Establis AND LIFE OFFICE. ;Led 1821. Subscribed Capital.. 11, Lombard-stri DIRE( ............... Two Millions. vet, London, E.C. CTORS. 'Ham Steven, Esq. Predet ick H. Janson, Lq. Richard M. Harvey, Esq J. G. Hubbard , E sq G. J. Shaw Lefevre, Esq, M.p John Martin, Esq Rowland Mitchell, Esq James Morris, Esq Abraham J. itoberts, Esq Henry Vigne, Esq rirA IL MA N DEPUTY- CHAIR3IAN - Henry Hulse Berens, Esq lly. Bonham- , arter, Esq Charles Wm Curtis, Esq Charles F. Devas, I.sq Francis Hart Dyke, Esq Sir W. R. Farquhar, Bart Tames Goodson, Esq Archibald Hamilton Esq Thomson Hankey, Esq SECRETARY—Thomas Tallemach, Esq. ACTUARY—SamI. Brown, Esq. - The full benefit of the Abolition of the Government Duty will be affnrded to Insurers. Prospectus and Forms of Proposal free on application to the Company's Agents, or to the Secretary. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, at 7, MY P RECI6IIS BETSY: Mr Atkins and Miss iohnstone. At 8, THE SERPENT ON THE HEARTH: Mr R. Phillips, Mr E Atkins, Mr Stuart. Sirs M. Eburne, Mrs L. Murray, Bre. And DOMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr Atkins and Mrs Leigh Murray. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SNvanborough THIS EVENING. at 7.30, A - SION4 THE BREAKERS: Mr Clarke. THE TOODLES. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; M esdamea Goodall. Lydia Maitland. Bufton. To connlude with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. Mr. D. James, ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss M Oliver. 'furs ErENING, at 7.30, - A ROVING COM lIISSION. After which CHECKMATE. Followed by THE MILITARY BILLY TAYLOR. To conclude with IN FOR A HOLIDAY Mr Dewar, Mr. Danvers. Miss M. Oliver Miss Saunders, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vinini, THIS EVENING, at 7, PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE. After which, Aril AND GAL AT EA : Herr Formes, Mr V. Rigby, Mr M. Smith, and Miss Blanche Cole. To conclude with A QUIET FAMILY. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton THIS EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. T. Montague, Addison, Glover, and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White, Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WINNING HAZARD. And A LAME EXCUSE CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. ls. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL chkRDENS, Regent's-park, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, is.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d a . att Sult. - LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1869. The biggest of the innocents was last evening massacred in the House of Lords very deliberately and in cold blood. The Scotch Parochial Schools Bill— on the question as to when the House of Com mons' amendments should be taken into considera tion—was rejected. Forty-three contents pronounced in favour of its consideration to-day—fifty-five non contents, headed by Lord REDESDALE, pronounced otherwise, in fact relegated the bill to the Par liamentary Greek Kalends of three months hence. The consequence is that the bill, as a remedial measure was lost, most inopportunely and most disastrously. Their lordships had not time for the due performance of the required task of Legislation ! That was the argument. It mattered nothing that his grace the Indian Secretary of State 1 1 virtually reminded the malcontents that, even suppos ing such an argument on the part of their lordships to be sound, they had only to thank them selves. As regarded the lateness of the session, the Duke of ARGYLL maintained, with some show of force, that the contrast presented to view by the labours of the two Houses ought, in simple justice, to be borne in remembrance. For every ten hours that their Lordships had sat, he insisted upon it that the House of Commons had sat, at the lowest compu tation, forty or fifty hours—adding thereupon, that to refuse to consider the amendments of the Com mons on the ground that there was not time, would scarcely conduce to the enhancement of their Lordships' reputation. All remonstrance was in vain, however.. The Peers were sick and weary, one may presume, of any more of the childish tinkering or pottering with which they had been taunted. The grouse-shooting season was altogether too near at hand for any such superficial keeping up of appearances. It mattered comparatively little to them, to the non-contents, that is, who sided yester day with Lord REDESDALE in rejecting the Scotch Parochial Schools Bill, that the rejection of that measure involved the delay, for yet awhile longer, of all care for the education of some 90,000 children throughout Scotland. The incident is regrettable, but in one sense it is also opportune, as a reminder, at the very close of the session of the really formidable cha racter of the great question now looming up in perspective before the two grand rival parties—be fore the Government and the Opposition—within the walls of Parliament. The land question of Ireland is, there undoubtedly, in the future, first and fore most among all the more important problems, to the task of discovering a solution for which the Lords and Commons will have next year energetically to address themselves. That—of course. But—beyond the land question—close upon its heels, all but jost ling it, there is that far more delicate, and difficult, and urgent Educational Question, which will have, as soon as possible, to be taken earnestly, and solemnly, and comprehensively into consideration. The land question is a question of property. The educational question is a question of morality and of social well being—of the morality and social well-being of the next and (indefinitely) of succeeding generations. Bound up with that educational question, moreover is the religious enthusiasm of vast masses of the population. Protestant England, Catholic Ireland, Presbyterian Scotland the Dissenters throughout the United Kingdom—Anglicans and Nonconformist—each and all of these large bodies lof men, regard with profound solicitude the scheme which the Government may (when the right time comes) have to propose to the Legislature as the one selected by them for application to the educational wants of the whole population. The decision which will have to be arrived at by the responsible ad visers of the CROWN in this matter—a matter of such vital importance to the whole com munity—is not only certain to be momentous in so far as it will affect themselves ; it is certain to be momentous yet more, in so far as it must affect the fortunes of the whole commonwealth. The alternative will be one between an education. religious or lire ligious—a National Education, Godless or Denomi national. Against what is called a Godless Educa tion the whole strength of the Catholics, the whole strength of the Dissenters of the 'United Kingdom, will be directed, unanimously and enthusiastically. Very many among the Anglican party will sympathise in that view with an almost kindred enthusiasm. It remains to be seen with which side the strong Liberal Government of th , e day will ally them selves—will identify themse.'ves. If they go in for the philosophic view, they will inevitably, as we conceive, run the hazard'. of disintegrating their own powerful party. Th 3y will waken the now dormant antagonism of k erri ed masses of their fell ow-ccun trymen. They will introduce the Eceds of disunion a m.7ng themselves. They will introduce the " little rift within the lute" that will, in the course of time, ine, ritably, destroy all har mony in the Cabinet, by—im perceptibly, it may be, but surely and steadily—wide ning and widening. Everything, or almost everythii wg, in this matter , we cannot but feel, i s d e p en d en t non the decision at which the Prime Minister hims elf may arrive, in his heart, in his mind, in L is conscience. Let him however be but as true I`.o his liberal pro clivities in his mode , 31 dealing with the Educational Question, as E l y is likely to be in his mode of dealing with the Iri k Laney Question, as THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGIUSF 10, 1869 A GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE to introduce commodities valuable to every householder high and low. This offers a highly remnnerativeCommission to Tradesmen, Travellers, Gentlemen's Servants, &c. Apply with two stamps to R. MARRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwich. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex penses. Assistance is urgently needed. F. ALFRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman. JAMES BLYTH, Secretary. THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Bole LeEsee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Tins EVENING, at 7, BELLES OF THE KITCHEN. At 8 FORMOSA : Messrs. Barrett, H. Irving, David Fisher, Brittain Wright, John Rouse; Mrs Billington, Misses M. Brennan, Mae donald. and Katharine Rodgers. Conclude with BORROWED PLUMLS. be has certainly been in his mode of dealing with the Irish Church Question, and his tenure of office is not likely to be very speedily relaxed, his hold of power is in no immediate peril of being brought to an untimely termination. TIIE indefatigable CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER is carving out abundance of financial occupation for himself during the recess. He has won one battle with the Bank of England directors on the subject of paying the interest of Consols by warrant, but another contest respecting quarterly, in stead of half-yearly, dividends still rests inde cisive, and a third difficulty has presented itself in the shape of coinage reform. Mr. LowE is likely to find this by much the toughest problem of the three. The subject is one upon which the highest financial authorities are directly at variance. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has on his side Professor JEVONS and others, but against him are arrayed some of the ablest financiers who sat on the International Coinage Commission. One preliminary to improvement is, however, established beyond question—the state of our gold money is bad, and needs amendment. We are constantly issuing large quantities of new sovereigns and half sovereigns, but still the great mass in circulation remains in a defective state. No coinage establish ment in the world is so equal to its work as the English Mint; but, notwithstanding the ceaseless pouring forth of fresh coin, the fact remains that 311 per cent. of our sovereigns and 47 per cent. of our half-sovereigns are light, and, in truth, strictly not legal tender. The causes of this lamentable state of the gold currency are not difficult to discover. The work done by the Mint resembles the pouring of water into a sieve. Of the millions of new sovereigns and half-sovereigns issued year by year—quite sufficient to keep the circulation continually fresh —only a portion finds its way into the hands of the public. Of 98 millions of sovereigns coined within a few years, 44 millions have disappeared altogether, and are not now in existence. The cause of this loss is to be found in the British system of doing the work of coinage for nothing. In all civilised countries the principle is established that coining is the peculiar privilege of the Government; but no other Government except our own is willing to do this work gratuitously. On the Continent a small charge is made for trans forming pieces of gold into money; but people in England can take a certain quantity of " raw " bullion to the Mint, and have precisely the same amount returned to them in the shape of sovereigns. The French Mint would retain a verysmall percentage of the metal ; we give back the whole. Very dearly this liberality costs us. In the first place, all the heavy sovereigns are selected for exportation abroad being clearly preferable to bar gold, because their weight, fineness, and value can be so easily calculated; whilst the light coins are palmed off on the British public. In the second place, great numbers of sovereigns are sifted, the heavy ones picked out, and melted down. Some of the coins are slightly over weight when first issued, and though the profit made is only small, say a halfpenny on each, it is sufficient to tempt various persons to work infinite mischief with the currency. Some time ago an establishment for melting was set up close by the Mint, and as fast as the one coined the other melted. This enterprising firm has long ago been dislodged, but the system still goes on else where. What with exporting and melting the new sovereigns, the currency in England is prevented from deriving substantial improvement from fresh issues. The new coins which find their way into circulation are the lightest of those issued from the Mint, and are insufficient in number to provide for the wear and tear of the old ones. To remedy this serious evil, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposes that a mintage be levied, or, in other words, that our system of coining the gold of merchants and bankers for nothing be abolished, and a small charge, about 21d. to the pound, be imposed. Two advantages are claimed for this change. In the first place, it would stop the melting system, for no sovereign would by any chance contain more than twenty shillings' worth of gold, as is sometimes now the case, and, therefore, the melting would be useless. In the second place, it would restrict the preference given to English coin for exporting purposes. Under present circumstances a sovereign contains propor tionately more gold than a napoleon, for the French retain something for coining, whereas we give back the whole of the metal. Hence the sovereign becomes, not merely a coin in the proper sense of the word, but an instrument of exchange between one country and another. The Mint, in fact, coins in a measure for the whole world, and the English people pay for the honour. A third advantage would, in the opinion of Mr. Lows and Professor JEVONS, be the result of charging a mintage. The ques tion of a uniform money for the leading civilised nations has long been eagerly discussed both here and on the Continent. The benefit to be derived from a series of coins, or even one coin, which would pass freely throughout the civilised world, are evident enough. The French currency has been adopted in four States of Europe, and it is pointed out that as a sovereign and a twenty-five-franc piece are very nearly equal in value, the difference might be struck off the English coin, and thus the two would be identical. This would undoubtedly be a great step in the direction of international coinage, for the twenty-five-franc piece would then become the standard of almost all the leading States of the world ; but small as is the difference between the French and the English coin the change would be attended with infinite trouble and commercial dis organisation. Now, Mr. Lows and others propose to effect this change by means of the Mint charge which ought to be imposed. The sovereign is worth about twopence more than the twenty-five-franc piece. Charge about twopence for the cost of coinage, and the two will be identical. We shall thus put an end to melting and exporting, and make a great advance towards a uniform money at one stroke. It is this proposal which is the great bone of contention amongst financial authorities. The proposition to equalise the sovereign and the twenty-five-franc piece by the imposition of a mintage was brought before the Commission on International Coinage and rejected, on the ground that it would gain nothing. If, say Mr. LOWE'S opponents, the sovereign be really reduced 1 per cent. for mintage, it will be reduced 1 per cent. in value, and everybody who owes money will have to pay 1 per cent. more than he bargained for. Thus all the disadvantages which have proved a bar to an international coinage remain. If, on the other hand, the sovereign is not changed in value, that is, if people will take the new coin reduced by a Mint charge as readily as they did the old, then the sove reign will still be greater than the twenty-five franc piece, and an international coin will be as far off as ever. The change must involve difficulty and loss, or it will not be beneficial. Such is the point on which this financial question hangs ; but the objection does not, as some writers seem to think, dispose of Mr. LOWE'S reform alto gether. Whether we are to have an interna tional coin or not, it seems clear that a mint age charge is absolutely necessary to stop the waste which now g oes on. Our coinage is in a defective state, and will grow worse unless a reform be attempted. If, in preventing this melting and exporting, which are now so detrimental, we can also gain an international coin, so much the better. THE intelligence from New Zealand, though by no means universally favourable, exhibits a decided improvement on the miserable bulletins which have regularly arrived from the Antipodes during the last few months. Some considerable advantages have been gained by the colonists, and some discouraging losses have been sustained by the natives. The war has, our readers will have noted, been waged on the east and the west of the northern island, and from both of these districts come reports unfavour able to the rebels. On the east, the rebel, Ti Koori, the most formidable of the Maori leaders, and the author of the first terrible massacre at Poverty Bay, has been killed. The murderous raid at Mohaka was his last dark deed, and it cost him his life. On the other side of the island things have been tolerably quiet ; but the native chieftain, Tiro KowAnu, is reported to be in command of a force which is as tired of the war as the settlers themselves, and not unwilling to conclude a favourable peace. Then the wild country lying between the two sides of the island— a region which has never before been penetrated, and which has hitherto furnished the Maories with a secure refuge—has been invaded by a large force of colonists and friendly natives. One defeat was inflicted on the enemy, and one slight disaster was sustained by the invaders ; but their expedition conclusively proved that the rebel fastnesses can be penetrated, with difficulty it is true, but without serious danger. Lastly, a telegram informs us that 200 rebels—the largest number taken during the present war—have surrendered. These successes following so many disasters surely afford some reasonable ground for congratulation. The New Zealanders themselves seem convinced of their own inability to suppress the outbreak; but it is not the less clear that they have accomplished more than any nearly equal body of British troops was able to effect in the same time. That the war may yet be long and tedious is very probable—the last war was; but it is hard to believe that the colonists will not overcome in the end. The system of penetrating into the native haunts in theinterior instead of skirmishing on the coast—a plan which left the Maories the opportunity of retreating whenever they wished— seems at all events the best calculated to ensure success. , 44 • TIOT cD b Ta t f: HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE ) August. 9. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princess Louise and Prince Arthur, walked in the grounds this morning. The other members of the Royal Family also went out. LATEST INTELL LGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. NEW YORK, August 9. The Caledonia (of the Anchor line) arrived out yesterday. The Inman Royal mail steamship City of Antwerp arrived here to-day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 1358 ; the highest quotation dur ng the day was 136 a ; the lowest, 1351. Sterling Exchange on London llOB. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 188 9 " 1885 1238. 4‘ 44 1867.. 1221. 10-40 14 Illinois l4ll. Erie 2Bg. Cotton—Mid. upland 33kc. Petroleum—Standard White 32c. Flour, extra state, $6.45c. to $7.05c. Corn, old mixed, $1.12c. BOSTON, AugustlB. The extra Cunard steamship Aleppo arrived here at noon to-day. QUEBEC, August 9. The Allau (Glasgow) steamship Moravian arrived out to-day. (PER FRENCH ATLANTIC CABLE.) NEW YORK, Aug. 9, Evening. It is reported that 50,000 coolie labourers have been actually contracted for by planters in Mis sissippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. The Government of Nicaragua has offered any aid that may be required by the French engineers for exploring the route of the projected inter oceanic canal. The Coto Pasi (Ecuador) volcano is now in active eruption. Advices from Mexico state that 10,000 Indians in the Chiapas State have revolted against the Government of Juarez. FRANCE. BOURSE, Aug, 9.—Three: o'clock—The market closed as follows per Cont. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 73 271 Credit Mobilier Dank Shares 2890 It&Pan Fives sb 40 Austrian Fives Ottoman Loan Do. Debt 44 90 Spanish Threes 28 50 Home Debt — Deferred 5. Cash Orleans ... 9661 Western Northern Strasburg Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6lBl Sardinian Austrian Lombard 560 North of Spain 53 Saragossa Roman 5l End of month... Credit Foncier _1768 75 End of month... RAILWA' YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD BER MAJESTY'S SHIP ECLIPSE. We are informed by the Admiralty this morning that the Eclipse arrived at Halifax on the 30th July, having left Nassau, N.P., on the 20th, in con sequence of yellow fever having broken out on board. Captain Harvey died on the 10th, but this was the only fatal case, and no fresh cases have appeared since the 22d. The fever seems to have been chiefly among the officers, all of whom were convalescent on the 30th. Only three of the ship's company were attacked. The following are the names of the officers who have had fever and have recovered : —Sub-Lieutenant Wallace, Navi gating Sub-Lieutenant Tomlin, Senior Lieutenant Mayow, Paymaster Wily, Boatswain Size, Chief Engineer Mr. 111.'llowall. The chief engineer and four seamen of H.M.S. Barraconta have also died. Both ships are now at Halifax. ARREST OF A PUGILIST. Dillon, the pugilist, was apprehended this morn ing by Mr. Superintendent Potter, of the London and South Western Railway, as he was getting into a carriage at Waterloo to leave for Egham races, for committing a violent assault on a gentleman on the 25th of last July. Mr. Dillon, with other pugilists, were returning from Stockbridge Races, and when the train was near Andover Junction they commenced annoying the gentlemen who were in the carriage—a first-class compart ment. He was remonstrated with by one of the gentlemen, when he caught hold of one and struck his head against the back of the carriage, and butted another with Lis head. He also struck another gentleman on the nose, blacking both his eyes. Ile was taken to the Andover Petty Sessions, where he wiil no doubt be remanded. I ADVERTISEMENT.I-llolloway's Pills.—The Females' Friend.—So soon as the human functions are disordered they should be rectified. It is a hopeless delusion to leave the malady to its own course. A few appropriate doses of Holloway's pills at the proper period will prevent many a serious illness. They arrest all morbid influences and prevent diseases from extendingand affecting more distant organs. Their primary action is upon the blood, stomach, liver, kidneys, an d b owe l s. Th e i r secon dary action strengthens the nervous centres. No drug can be at once so harmless yet so an t agon i s ti c t o dis or ders affecting the other sex. The most perfect reliance may be placed on their purifying, regulating, and renovating virtues. They may bo safely taken by females at any age. THE ESMONDE TV ILL CA SE. The Esmonde will case, which excited so much interest, is (as we have already stated) again being tried, not now at the Dublin Probate Court as last year, but at the Car low Assizes. The facts may again be stated. The plaintiffs are the executors of the will of Lady Esmonde, and the defendants are the executors of the late Sir Thomas Esmonde, Lord and Lady G ranard, and the Hon. Mrs. Deane Morgan. The issues are whether the will of Lady Esmonde was duly executed, or whether it had been procured by the undue influences or fraud of Mrs. Morgan and the Rev. E. Hughes. Lady Esmonde left two daughters by her first marriage with Mr. Morgan, one of whom married Mr. Deane and the other the Earl of Granard. Lady Granard, in 18M, became a Roman Catholic, a change which much displeased her mother, who announced her intention of leaving her property to a Protestant Institution. The will in question leaves the property, amounting to £21,000, to Trinity College. She had previously divided her estates between her two daughters, and the will referred to the personal property only. A good deal of evidence has been taken to ehew the state of Lady Esmonde's mind during her illness, her medical attendants and Mr. Browne, one of the executors, being called. Mrs. Deane Morgan, whose name was formally on the record, did not plead. The case is not vet concluded. ITEMS FROM AMERICA. The New York Times of the 29th, writing on the International Boat Race, observes that the Oxford crew have no boys' play before them. We know too well the splendid character of Harvard pulling in general to doubt that it will vindicate itself when represented by so superb a four. Granting that in physical strength and condition the two crews will be equal, or, as is more probable, that Oxford will have a slight advantage, it is now asserted by some professional oarsmen in this country, to whom the " Harvard style," now thoroughly known, was like a revelation, that the latter will vindicate its superiority even over the hitherto matchless " Oxford stroke" at the race. Since the affair at Worcester, in which skill achieved so signal a victory over greater strength, this feeling has grown stronger. With the American device of rowing without a coxswain to aid it, it is believed that this Harvard stroke would assuredly win ; and even without the former it is believed that, as practised by the best amateur four that ever pulled together in the country, it gives a good chance of success. Mr. Seward arrived at Victoria, Vancouver's Island, on the 20th ult., and met with an enthusiastic reception. He was escorted to the St. George Hotel, where the prin cipal citizens, headed by the mayor, called on him and pre sented him with an address of welcome. Mr. Seward visited the acting Governor, and was received, it is stated, in a becoming manner. He was serenaded in the evening, and returned his thanks in a speech, closing with an ex pression of friendship for Great Britain. An appalling catastrophe (says the Kew York Times of the 20th) occurred last evening at about a quarter past eight o'clock in Printing-house-square in this city. Some fireworks in a waggon, the six occupants of which were returning from a chowder party, were sud denly ignited, one of the party having carelessly dropped a box of burning matches in their midst. An explosion followed by which seven persons were injured, three of them fatally. From Canada a telegram dated the 27th says :—" Yes. terday and to-day a conference has been in progress here to settle a basis of arbitration between the Dominion Go vernment and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir George Cartier and other members of the Cabinet are present. The proceedings are said to have been satisfactory, and some minor points remain to be adjusted." Mr. George Macdonald, the poet, who is at pre sent staying at Buxton, is so far improved in health as to be able to take the baths regularly. A woman was sent to prison for seven days on Monday by the magistrate of the Southwark police-court for travelling from Exeter to London without having first paid her fare. it is said that Mrs. Hamilton, the mother of the late Bishop of Salisbury, attended her son's funeral on Saturday. The venerable lady, who is 88 years of age, was drawn to the grave in a bath chair. At the inquest held upon the body of the man Pearson, who was killed I y the explosion of a locomotive engine, near the Preston railway station, on Wednesday last, the jury returned a verdict that the accident arose through misadventure, but they could not acquit the company's servants of a great amount of negligence. Worthington, the driver ; Guttridge, the fireman ; and Beardswoith, the pointsman, were called into court, and the coroner stated that if an occurrenco of a similar nature took place they might bo sent to Lancaster on a charge of manslaughter. A serious, but happily not fatal, explosion of fire works occurred at Liverpool on Saturday night. A sailor just come Lome from sea had taken to his house, in Wash ington-street, a large quantity of rockets and ball cartridges. These, from some unexplained cause, became ignited and exploded, blowing out all the windows in the house, bringing down the ceilings in some of the rooms, and one of the walls of the room in which the fireworks wero. The two members of the family in the house ran into the street to see what was the matter, and did not receive serious injury. At the inquest held on Saturday on the bodies of the five unfortunate persons who were drowned in the river on Monday by the sinking of the flat Trafalgar, laden with salt from Winsford, one of tho witnesses, the master of a flat, said that it was the usual thing to load the flats block salt above the combings, so that the hatches could not be fastened down. Ho did not consider it a safe or Prudent practice, but he would load his flat the same way again, " for his owners would be astonished if he took down less cargo than other men." The jury returned verdict of " Accidentally drowned." It has been arranged that the second conference of trades councils and unions shall be opened at Birmingham on Monday, the 23d instant. Delegates from all parts of the country will attend, and the following will be among the subjects discussed :—"Justification of Trades Unions ;" "Reduction of the Hours of Labour;" "Lock-outs, their Cause and Effect ;" "The Necessity of Assimilating the Factory Act and the Wo, ksliop Bill of 1867 !" " Pri mary Education ;" "The Indian Tariff, and the Insufficient Supply of Cotton ;" "Courts of ArLitration and Concilia tion ;" "The direct Representation of Labour in the House of Commons ;" and " Limitations of the Number of Appren tices." ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY. —An accident through the negligence of a pointsman has just occurred on the North British Railway. The points. man at G orebridge was seeking shelter from a shower of rain when the express to Edinburgh came up. The points not being opened, the train dashed into a siding. It rushed into a field of standing grain, where the engine expended its impetus very soon, the passengers suffering nothing beyond a shaking. A NEW WAY or PAYING INCOME TAX.— The Secretary of the Treasury has received the following letter :—" Dear Sir,—Enclosed please find 470 dols. This is not conscience money ; but, doing a local business in a Pennsylvania town, and by care and management having made it pay, I have thought that it would be injurious to my business to have my full income published in our village paper, therefore I have paid a part of my income tax to the collector, and the balance I send direct to you.—Yours, &c., HONESTY."— .New York paper. ICE.—The great ice manufactory at New Orleans is one of the wonders of the age, yet its processes of con verting distilled water into solid blocks of crystal ice are said to be so simple as to beget surprise. Not very much space is required for the purpose, and the hull of the ship, it is said, can be used quite as advantageously as a building upon shore. The water can be distilled from the ocean brine, and the very best quality of ice manufactured, and at a cost, in most localities, much less than the natural article cau be furnished for. THE JUDGE, THE DEAN, AND THE WHISTLE.—At the ~ Cumberland Assizes, which were held at Carlisle recently, the noise arising from the whistling at the principal railway terminus in that city, which adjoins th' Court Houses, was so great that the business of the assizes was frequently interrupted, and Mr. Justice Hannen was not only often unable to hear the witnesses, but also ex perienced great difficulty in making himself heard when he addressed the jury. The nuisance was so intolerable that the learned judge took occasion when the grand jury had completed their labours to request them toremonstrate with the directors of the different railways, stating at the same time that the noise had kept him awake nearly the whole of the preceding night, and had rendered him almost unfit to discharge his duties. This grievance has been of long standing, and Dean Close, whose residence in the Abbey of Carlisle overlooks some of the railways, in a letter to the Carlisle Journal, complains that the whistling of the locomotives often disturbs with a note of discord the harmony of the service at the cathedral, mars the effect of the sacred music, and effectually destroys the stillness and repose which ought to pervade the precincts of the ancient abbey. Dean Close hopes that the railway directors, who have hitherto been deaf to his remon strances, will defer to the voice of so exalted a personage as Mr. Justice Hannen, and abolish a nuisance which has tormented him and his ecclesiastical brethren residing in Carlisle Abbey for many years. FORGERIES IN THE CITY. The Lord Mayor was engaged in further investigating two charges of forgery, a t th e J us ti ce - ro om of the Mansion House, on Monday, which had come before l 0 in the course of last week. The first case taken 06 , that of Mr. Robert Salisb ur y S a lt mars h, describ ed as a commission agent, aga i ns t whom tbe ,, charge is that of tendering with a gu ilty knowledg e " bill of exchange for £2OO to a firm of bill-brokers in the City. The prisoner was committed for trial, and a net i charge, relating to the forgery of a bill for £45, Was nest gone into. The other charge was against a young man naN John Gibbs, a clerk, for forging and uttering a chee for £4OO, with intent t o d e f rau d M essrs . Glyn, M ill° ; and Co., bankers, Lomb ar d- s t ree t. I n this C r al ' the prisoner had been a clerk to Mr. Drap er, a merchant in London-wall, and one of the P P' don agents of th e D anu b e St eam N av i ga tion C O51 ; , pany, but had left. He knew where Mr. POP: was in the habit o f k ee pi ng hi s c h e que•be ° "' and what wa s hi s usua l s i gna t ure. On th :f 24th of July a man went to the bank Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. and Pre se lg e , to Mr. Hand, a cas hi er , a c h eque f o r *" l " ht purporting to be signed by M r . D ra p er . H e was ps i ' n ' n two notes for £3OO and £lOO, and then left the bank- r the same afternoon th ese id en ti ca l no t es were change cli % ) °- gold at the Bank of England, an d th e y th en b ore upoltn the name of John Draper an d H enr y A us ti n , o f 81, Leo" °- ; wall. On the 29th ult. £370 in gold was changed 1 1 1 . 0 man, believed to be th e p r i soner , a t th e we i g hing•°' of the Bank, for seven £5O notes a n d f our f or £5 each' ~1 1E • the order then written by the person who presented it presented that it was required by the Danube St'a Navigation Company. It was proved that the order 9 : 0 the signatures on the two n o t es f or £3OO an d £lO O ve both in the prisoner's handwriting. Of thefour £5 I wt4d ; three were traced to the possession of the p r isoner , ° 0 having been tendered by him i n pay men t f or a poret" ° i f f , order ; another had been chang e d a t hi s re quest by - 01 Edwin Draper, a brother of his e mpl o y er , a nd the th' lo had been paid to Messrs. Gurney, of the EurePe Tavern, Cheapside, which house the prisoner 1 11 g 1 5 quented. . Mr. Mullens appli e d f or a reman d, to en'; ot him to trace the £5O notes, which the Lord 31°1 granted. MASS MEETING OF SOUTH yo.RSSIIII3I COLLIERS. Not fewer than from 10,000 to 12,000 of unionist ral-e Oi l belonging to the S ou th Y or k s hi re di s t r i c t thronge -- town of Barnsley on Monday at a monster fai I I meeting, procession, and gal a . Th e ga thering, wil h •re was held under the auspices of th e S o uth -3( O rk : °) e :1 Miners' Association, the largest combination of rnj- d in England, seemed to p o ss ess gre at imPer t° o; owing to the u n h a ppy s t r if e w hi c h i s at Pr es t - ht raging in that distri c t. It ma y b e s t a ted that tO present time not fewer than 2,000 miners, together Tbo, their wives and c hild ren (i n a ll 8 , 000 sou ls) are d e f.:to dent on the union f un d s f or su pp or t, w ith no itna le the signs of resuming work. Throughout the whole al extensive district work was suspended. A gre at tt ill ef. meeting was held in a large enclosed field. The t r R. Stainton, of Sheffield, presided. The annua l s o d meat of accounts of the as soc i a ti on was placed be o ° o the meeting and a d o pt e d. Th e f o ll ow ing resoltitelo; were agreed to :—" That thi s me e ting, having heard the statement of expenditure for the past twelve re 1 1; and the statement as t o th e p resen t p os ition of a ff9rg tl l6 the mining dist r i c t o f S ou th Y or k s hi re , r egrets tb°a oo association should h ave b een ca ll e d u p o n to exP e , n e jd large a sum of mone y i n su pp or t o f it s m embers ',i o gf out and on st r ik e , w h en , i n th e o pi n i on of this w ee. he re the establishment of boards of arbitration No w " - -ate/ settled the various protracted disputes now between some o f th e coa l- owners an d th e ir worlt PecioB That propositions h av i ng b een f requen tly made i)Ytire! men and by the as so ci a ti on t o se ttl e th e p r esent n'"ro' by arbitration, and the colliery proprietors 1 1311 / 3t g ti oe jected such propo sa l s , thi s mee ti ng pl e d g es itse lf .° O lO l every endeavour to keep up the support of the ,01)° lccked out and on strike until sati s f a ctory terms eiootb obtained from the employers. That the miners ef the Yorkshire (after six years' labour and at great c ost - ,hoti t association, in conjunction with the miners threa'se , the United Kingdom, to get a bill before the Oil for Commons for the better regulation of alines a ' ri joll ° the protection of miners), feel deeply the injus tic . ° 4o 3° to them by the Secretary of State in withdrawl.testf Mines Regulation Bill until another session of Fttr ii :colr seeing that the lives of their fellow-men are beill°,Aoioa stantly sacrificed through the want of better snl'er'e-otor that ought to be enforced by the Legislature o f the ot y try." The rest of the day was spent in dancing, ana amusements. f tea Mr. Titus Salt le late Dean of Durham by presenting to tb followed the e;canlP ° A lbs' Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles, fcr the Neer.here C : t o ties, now being erected at Lauer, ster, the munificent s £5,000. c ooP A STRIKE IN THE KITCHEN. The fernaleand of Alais, in France, have struck work. Their c l ' 4 st are threefold—higher wages, less labour, and th e : r g 'of est i b el NNso f hcn a ebß m wocEro i b l oAlu i duesrsglg meath ar G e p lTal o allfs b rgt l Eooe i receiving their "cousins" in the kitchen. Ls ale- ife o° ive . 11 .e t et_ t he ie ro rT r pi sbi t .ile o y ,cwo Methodistio fn k edE f o:fp:s:et:oh:pc Dsi:oe;;;41,0: ep burned S t don auray by the explosion of a can of r oe(' oil. She was engaged in canning fruit, and i n ° tee: increase the fire, which did not burn h reec't well, s e IC , the exceedingly dangerous expedient of pouring _°, o o o ' sene h oil from a gallon can. The result was the s'" -- undreds of similar instances. —New York, rifi zej l ; 0 09 0 A VILLAGE HAMPDEN WITH a mp o f BREAST.—Mr. Robertson, of Dondonnachie, the -I— v art to of Dunkeld Bridge. has ungracefully cast off tie ;cet patriot at the most critical stage. He had bee s woe °. prison on refusing to pay the penalty which th ' br ide • decreed against him for forcing his way a cross t be and had carried out the part so far as to enter th;:j'aclea. On second thoughts, however, the villag e Loll ed ingloriously paid the money, quitted prison, an - little romance.—Scotsman. Per haps SIR RODERICK MURCHISON—It is 11 0 ' 1 a st, go d generally known that in early life our gre at s b l r Roderick Murchison, was a soldier. Our vene ra 'o s e ca r fl e o pher first fought under Sir Arthur Wellesley'. )I,p the colours of the 36th Regiment, in 180 8 , at t ' - i c ie Ol ba t; of Boleia, and Vimiera, and it was with no little 7 to many years afterwards, Sir Roderick recalletheroduro: memory of the Duke of Wellington that be We s t iiitai e n s cheeked ensign who answered to his cal l The 1 ' 4 ,11 013 `• Where are the colours of the 36th ? to o - had followed the troops of Junot with ratheriojetio impetuosity, and Sir Arthur followed in sou ° rc ics call them back. Sir Roderick's second Yea r °E se herb under Sir John Moore. aO 6 A CHANGE OF MIND.—As Mr. CO X, or oso magistrate, was recently proceeding bane hell e° o o meadows, to his father's residence, Spondonillaniog CO ff s loud cries of " Oh, save me ! oh, save Mel" CO ye the direction of the Nottingham-road C alla' : the I tlle at once hurried in the direction from when an ill t ot proceeded, and found a middle-aged W°l33 ited 0 1 l ° centre of the canal ;be hurriedly told her to te e and he would rescue her, and nnother got into the water ; but she made an effort to : tig ht he t and sank further in the mud. However, he , ria ginA of her, and after much difficulty succeeded ion to the bank. Mr. Cox then found bring ° o oing• fit crinoline and different articles of underc. _ to ter D O woman admitted that she had jumped into t er 011! he f at al' OS' the intention of destroying herself, but t 1 ,ive entered she changed her mind. She refused t°oeavat her name or address, and was allowed t° g e S• business. it e " bee EDUCATION AMONG THE MINBRS', te—f H. Sandford, her Majesty's Inspector a 1,-_.-.l,jeet 9 to addressing a large meeting of miners on th . su_ sro poS o ," „ g eo t oo education of their children. Mr. SandforcitheF the meeting either that all youths betweenwi otrte'd and 14 should attend school on alternate c . l e Y ci to %f 1 1 hours a day, or that they should be reclu lt _ al y„eS „ t oo school four or five hours a week between t . 7 nine nu the and 16, and limiting their hours of labour t i o_, sa b 9 80 0 e reoe o v t ' e d These suggestions were favourably hagrFaleodswtlfhßateeEhsi fl assembly, and were, indeed, warmlY ad ° Areal tbe of the more intelligent among the well. course of the. avast or ye points that came up for discussion in ThiS proceedings was the butty system• lo ra e/ ' condemned, and especially that de7 c.h P o se, system in which the butty keeps a Pub 1 ona ling' o ijill e SHIPS' COMPASSES.—Mr. ~e larg e l ia Glasgow, has so adjusted the compasses the Neva, recently built at Glasgow, tbat of le Os error is avoided. In adjusting the ee ra C 43 ,. n se poss it lo lla magnets are applied to counteract, as far ,Do upon the.cor3-01,0 ;or action of the iron of the ship after this is clone a table of errors is rnacteAs the ot ole uncorrected inaccuracy at the several .pclu__ eo t thi s , 0 11: Pass, but with the crdinary gdsm of a djust ee oe , 1 11 Fr ight, u Wil l c o' is correct only when the ship Pr ver, o c s O. has 1 1 4 correct when the ship heels or vas of t • constantly tt does under a pr essure of sail ° en t joss , c oes , the re cutis tape; Tin heelin flea' slotted disasters to many shi p s, and g a Glenorchy has been trace d to it. tIA ,h h is, which has been introduc ed in the Nei', rood'" a e th 11 is to secure the acc urac y of the table of e)4O, 1 " ship be upright or in clined, and was 040 the shin was loaded and in harbour. 1 ~ ' i