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L ONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN RAILWAY. . - WEST COAST ROUTE TO SCOTLAND. Additional Express and Further Improved Service of Trains between London and the North of Scotland. An ADDITIONAL EXPRESS TRAIN, conveying first and second class passengers, now leaves Euston Sta tion at 8 p.m., for EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, PERTH, and the North of Scotland. A direct Train for Greenock, in connection with this Express, leaves Motherwell at 7.0 a.m., arriving iL Greenock at 8.20 a.m., allowing ample time for passengers for Oban and the ` Vest Highlands to join the lona Steamboat, which leaves Greenock at 9.0 a.m. Tourist Tickets and Return Tickets for Scotch Sta tions are available by this Train. Passengers for Green ock are conveyed without change of carriage by this Train. Passengers for Edinburgh by this Train will join the Limited Mail at Carstairs : those for Perth and the North of Scotland will join the Train at Gartsherrie. Passengers by this Train are allowed fifteen minutes at Carlisle for refreshments. The Train leaving Euston Station at 9.0 p.m. has been accelerated so as to arrive at Aberdeen at 2.0 p.m., two hours and twenty minutes earlier than heretofore. A new Express Train for London leaves Aberdeen (Caledonian) at 9.0 a.m., Glasgow (Caledonian) 1.45 p.m., and Edinburgh at 2.0 p.m. ; arriving in London (Euston Station) at 3.15 n.m. Passengers booked through to Scotland are allowed to break their journey at Carlisle. For further particulars see Time-bills. W. CAWKWELL, General Manager. Euston StatiOn, August, 1869. EAdLE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS, For the Year ending 30th June, 1869, read at the Annual General Meeting of Proprietors, 13th August, 1869, WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE, ESQ., Deputy- Chairman of the Company, in the Chair. The Report which the directors have now to submit to the proprietors differs in its tenor but little save is one or two particulars from-that laid before then, in 1868. The income of the year, it will be seen, amounts to £540,499 18s., and the total charge to £445,077 10s. 9d. The difference, £95,422 7s. 3d., added to the balance of the surplus fund at the commencement of the financial year, raised that item to £1,002,974 15s. 9d., its present amount. SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, JUICE 30, 1869. INCOME OF THE YEAR. £ s. €l. £ s. d. Balance of account, 30th June, 1868 907,Z52 8 6 Premiums on new assur ances Ditto on old ditto 357,988 7 0 371,548 12 1 Interest from investments 120,959 12 10 492,508 4 11 Profit and loss, balance of account 550,499 18 0 Total income £1,448,052 6 6 Examined and approved. THOMAS ALLEN,I . Auditors. HENRY ROSE, CHARGE OF THE; YEAR. CR. s. d. £ s. d. Dividend to proprietors 8,680 4 0 Claims on decease of lives assured Additions to those under participating policies Policies surrendered Re-a.surances- new Ditto old 51,009 4 1 405,561 12 1 Commission Medical fees Income tax. Expenses of management 16,238 910 --- 436,187 6 9 Total charge Balance of recount, June 30, 1869, as per balance-sheet • . , 1,002,974 15 9 £1,448,052 6 6 The total of premiums received is .£371,548 12s. id., of which sum £13,560 ss. ld. is for new assurances effected in the year. The interest from investments is £120,959 12'. 10d., or £4 2s. per cent. on the net amount of the company's realised assets existing in June, 1868 ; and in connection with this impot taut feature of the company's affairs the directors have the satisfaction of reporting that the profit and lass account again exhibits a considerable profit, amounting this year within a trifle to the sum of £lB,OOO. It may be remembered that a profit of nearly equal amount was announced in last year's report. Turning to the itoms constituting the charge of the year, it will be noticed that the sum payable in satisfac tion of claims on decease of lives assured is larger than usual. This circumstance, however, is not very material; as was of served oa a previous occasion, the proper quin quennial average is generally pretty sure to obtain, and the fact that the average for the past two years barely ex ceeds £309,000 tends to confirm that statement. The expenses of management aro greater by nearly .£9OO than they were last year. They would have been materially less but for the unavoidable cost of transferring the compans's securities into the names of additional trus tees. Taken as they are, however, these expenses unist be regarded as very mod ;rate_ It will be u'.,3.•rvcd that they are only tl:ree per cent. of the total income. BALANCE-SHEET. JUNE 30, 1869. DR. LIABILITIES. Interest due to proprietors Claims on decease of lives assured, and £6,757 17 0 ............_ additions thereto unpaid 108,910 6 7 Sundry accounts Liability under slims assured, &e. (1867) 6,336,626 8 2 Proprietors' - fund Surplus fund. 1,002,974 15 9 £7,675,813 0 10 Examined and approved. TIMM A S A T,LEN,I Auditors. HEM . I:O E, en. ASSETS. Amount invested iu fixed mortgages £1,661,699 9 2 Ditto ditto decreasing ditto 162,770 15 2 Ditto ditto Reversions 278,557 16 6 Ditto ditto Funded securities 491,303 4 2 Ditto ditto Temporary secu rities 198,20717 0 Current interest on the above investments 30,934 _4 6 12,256 15 10 Cash and bills.. Advanced on security of the company's policies 165,387 1 8 Agents' balances Sundry accounts Value of premiums (1867) 85,706 14 5 slue of re-assurances £7,675,813 0 10 The balance-sheet does not appear to call for any re mark. The assets are, of course, increased by the sum of £95,422 is. 3d. already mentioned, as is shown by tho augmentation to that extent in the balance of the surplus fund. The Direction of the Company is now constituted as follows : WILLIAM FREDERICK .DE LA RITE, Esst., Chairman. ROBERT ALEXANDER GRAY, Esq..,-Deputy-Chairman Charles Bischoff, Esq. James Murray, Esq. Thomas Boddington, Esq. Philip Rose, Esq. Charles Chatfield, Esq. George Russell, Esq. SirJ. Buller East, Bt., D.C.L. T homes Godfrey Sambrooke, Wm. Augustus Guy, M.D., Esq. F.R.S. Admiral Tindal. CharlesThos.Holcombo,Esq. I Right Hon . Sir John Young Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Bart., K. 0.8. LONDON and COUNTY BANKING COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that a DIVIDEND on the CAPITAL of the Conipany, 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. McKEWAN, General Manager. 21, Lombard-street, Aug. 6, 1869. THE " 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 " SEWING MACHINES ARE WORLD-RENOWNED AS TIIE BEST SYSTEM AND THE MOST COMPLETE, WITH NEW IMPROVEMENTS FOR EVERY CLASS OF SEWING. The p cultar simplicity of thes9 Machines enables any one to acquire their perfect use in a tew hours. Illustrated Price Lists post free. THE "SINGER" MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Chief Office in the United Kingdom: 147, CHEAPSIDE. Branch Depots or Lora Agents in every Town! A GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE to introduce commodities valuable to every householder high and low. This offers a highly remunerativeCommiesion to Tradesmen, Travellers, Gentlemen's Servants, tc. Apply with two stamps to R. MARRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwich. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHT. TITIA EVENTNO, at 7, MY PRECIOUS BETSY: Mr Atkins and Miss Johnstone. At 8, TH kr. SERPENT ON THE HEAR TH : Mr R. Phillips, Mr E Atkins. Mr Stuart. %Yrs M. Eburne. Mrs L Murray, &c. And I)OMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr Atkins and Mrs Leigh Murray, ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanhorongh aWS EVF.NING. at 7.30, A'li !NG TIIE IntliAiiEßS: Mr Clarke. TI I E TOODLES. JOAN OF ARC: 3lessrs. Thorne, James. Fenton; 1i esdames Goodall. Lydia Maitland. Burton. To conclude with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. Mr. D. James, ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss M Oliver. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, A ROVING COMMISSION. 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. Vininb. THIS EVENING, at 7, PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE. After which, A.;.11, D (lALATEA: Herr Formes, Mr V. Rigby,Mr M. smith, and Miss Blanche Cole. To conclude with A QUIET FAMILY. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of CO. Begin at 8. le. Box-office o penlfrom 11 to 4. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1869. F OR 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. A RARE COMBINATION. inf. RARE COMBINATION of EXCEL -I,ENCE with CREAPNESS will be fount in every article sold by E. MOSES and SON. Every description of Clothing ready made, !)r made to measure, for all ages, and all - .la sees. Commodious apartments for measuring and fitting in the spacious and elegant Show Booms, which contain a very large and diver sified stock 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 lit. Orders horn persons who are not known to the firm should 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. Complete Outfits for all Climates, with every requisite for the voya ge. Lists of Prices, with Rules for Self-mea sure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments 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 ESTABLISIIIIENT. 155, MINO - RIES 158, MINORIES 157, MINORIES 81, ALDGATE 84, ALDGATF; S. ALDGATE F 6, ALDGATB c 7. ALDGATN: 83, ALDGATF: 39, ALDGATE OXFORD-STREET BRANCH. 504 NEW OXFORD-STREET • %07, NEW OXFORD-STREET • .OS, NEW OXFORD-STREET 1, HART-STREET 2, HART-STREET 3, HART-STREET TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD BRANCII. 137, TOTTENRAM-COURT-ROAD 138, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 233, -EUSTON-ROAD. Conntry Branch: 19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. 20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS, TtIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F.D. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, at 7, BELLES OF Tn E KITCHEN. At 8, FORMOSA, new four-act Drama, by Dion Boucicault: Mt sf7v. Barrett, H. Irving, David Fisher, Brittain Wright, lulu. douse; ,lira Billington, Misses M. Brennan, 3lacd,..nald, an , l Katharine Rodgers. To conclude with the farce of BORROWED PLUMES. 'THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor anti Manager. Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress. Mrs. Alfred Mellon. TITIS EVENING. at 7, MY PRECIOUS BETSY : Mr Atkins and Miss ' liza Johnstone. At S. THE SERPENT ON THE "REA Messrs It 1 Jill !ins, E. Atkins. Stuart, C. H. Stephenson, W. TT Fhurne. Dal ton f'. •f. Smith, R. Romer: Mrs M. Eburne. Mrs Lei t h Murray, Miss Eliza Johnstone. Mrs Stoker. &c. To conclude with DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mrs. Leigh Murray Mr Atkins and R OYAL PRINCESS'S TIIEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE, n 2 acts, by Dion Roncicault. After which, Handers Opera of ACTS AND GALATEA : Cupid, 'Miss Summers: Acis, Mr Vernon Rigby: ' anion. Mr Montem Smith: Polyphemus, Herr Formes: Galatea, 3liss Blanche Cole. Nrusical Conductor. Mr J. L Hatton: Conclnding with the Farce of A i)filla FAMILT. Doors open at half-past 6. commerce at 7. Prices: Stalls. 7s: Dress Circle. is: Upper Boxes. 4e: Pit. 2s; Gallery, ls. Private Boxes, 12 12s 6d, £2 2s, and £1 lls OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole lessee and Mann geresß. \lre Pwanboronah. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr CI Lrke. Followed by THE TOOTLES: Mr Clarke. After which. JOAN OF ARC: 3Tesers Thorne. James, Fen• ,on, Turner, Chatnherlaine; 'Mesdames Burton, L. Maitland, &c. rti rTv " bUi" Ni IVST'A PEP 11. CI I ,F,N IF, deliNztre t e L4TE F.DITTnN pt rh , sen. 8; qtareh-green, 8; Wooiwielt. 7.3 n ; Uxbridge, 9.20; Watford. 9. 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Prico ls. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street. London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. .71 0. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in pedect in% this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public a mare concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each. ncluding brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel passsage, 93, Upper Thames street Loudon. B.C. TII F.ATRE - ROYAL DRURY- L ANE. :tole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Tisis EVENING. at 7, BFLLES OF THE KITCHEN. At 8 FORMOS A : Messrs. Barrett. 11. Irving, David Fisher, Brittain Wright, John Rouse; Mrs Millington, Misses M. Brennan, Mae donald. and Katharine Rodgers. Conclude with BORROWED PLUMES. PRINCE OF WALES'S - ROYAL TjLEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Marie 'Wilton THIS EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, Addison, Glover, and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White, Miss G. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WLNNING HAZARD. And A LAME EXCUSE - CRRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZOOLOGICAL G,IROENS, Ftegent's-patlr, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Adialssion, is.; on Mc'ndays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d eje> 17, 8 ' t•LICL---,:_,-.." IV 41 tn. LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUS7 21, 1869 It is satisfactory, of course, to know that the SULTAN and the VICEROY have made it up. The misunderstanding has been of long continuance. It has been growing, moreover, and accumulating. To a certain extent—on one side, at least, that is on the side of the aggrieved—it has been rankling. There has been a suspicion for the last year or two in the secret councils of the Ottoman Govern ment that all was not as it should be in regard to the Egyptian Pacha's allegiance to his Suzeraine, the SULTAN CALIPH ABDUL-AZIZ. Raised though he was shown to be, far above all the other Pachas of the Turkish Empire, 'slum. PACLIA, the Viceroy or Khedive of Egypt was, after all, simply a vassal of his Imperial Master, the Mahometan Chief, or Grand Turk enthroned at Constantinople. Aspiring, the Viceroy was known to be. Enterprising, ambi tious, his whole reign has proved him to be—and not merely enterprising and ambitious, but clear sighted, quick witted, bold, and enlightened. The accomplishment by him of a radical change in the succession was indicative of the daring aspira tions in which the Viceroy was indulging. That change was so radical in its character that the Sultan himself has not yet adventured upon anything of the kind in his own instance. It is this—that the vice regal throne will be filled on the death of its present occupant, not as heretofore by the eldest surviving member of the family in the direct male line, but by the eldest son of ISRAEL PACIIA—the sceptre, or rod of governance, no longer passing, as hereto fore, to uncle, or cousin, or nephew, or brother. So extraordinary a change, we re peat, has not been adventured upon by the SULTAN himself. His vassal, the VICEROY, has, however, succeeded in accomplishing it. And having thus secured to his son and heir a direct suc cession to the rule of Egypt, ISRAEL PACIIA has more recently made the tour of the Courts of Europe, re ceiving an almost royal welcome from each of the reigning Monarchs he has visited, and giving invita tions in return, on his own authority, to one after another of the great European Sovereigns. Naturally, under the circumstances, proceedings of this kind were resented by the ruler of the great Empire, of which—extending, as it does, far into Asia and into Europe—Egypt is but one of the chief provinces. So resenting those unprecedented and unallowable azts on the part of the VICEROY, the SULTAN, by the hand of his Vizier, addressed to his vassal, ISRAEL, a letter of remonstrance. Couched though that letter was in terms of courtesy, it breathed throughout the sharpest reproof neverthe less. It demanded an explanation. It re quired from the VICEROY a new attestation of his allegiance. There was no chance for ISRAEL PAIICA of anything like an evasion. The accusations must be met and answered categorically. And thus answered they have been, we may now rest assured, what though the VICEROY'S letter has not yet come to the knowlelge of the public—for the announce ment is sufficiently significant that the reply has proved satisfactory to the . Ottoman Government. The reproof administered was so sharp that it must have been accepted with a certain degree of meekness, to have rendered the repl to itthusinstantlysitisfactory. The VICEROY is wise in his generation. By acting otherwise than he has done—in other words, by re fusing (as he might have been tempted to do hal he followed the dictates of his own pride, or of his own selfish ambition) tl yield submission to his liege lord :knd suzerains --ISRAEL PACIIat would, in all human probability, have plunged not only Turkey and Egypt into war, but would also have thrown two or three of the leading powers of Europe, now at peace with each other, into open and disastrous collision. So insensate a course would, among other things, have retarded for many years to come the advance of Egyptian civilisation. Instead of de ciding thus rashly and unjustifiably, the Viceroy has shown that ho possesses a wise self-command and an honourable discretion. The incident is auspi cious, as yielding the happiest auguries for the development of the resources of Egypt, through the medium of the Suez Canal inauguration. The Duke of ST. ALBANS has just taken a step which will doubtless prove of the greatest importance to the English Church. Having to present a clergy man to the living of Redbourne, he wrote to the parishioners that ho wished to consult them as to the nomination, for he felt sure that " if the laity had more voice in the selection of their ministers it would immensely strengthen the hands and materially increase the usefulness of the clergy of the Church of England." This is a grave innovation. Is it likely to prove a beneficial one ? That question can be answered best by ascertaining what is the present system of presentation. It is simple enough. It can scarcely be considered equally satisfactory. The right of presentation rests with a private patron, with a corporate body such as a college or a cathedral chapter, with the bishop, or with the Crown. In the last case the appointment is made generally on the ground of political claims. The man who can bring most influence to bear upon the Prime Minister is selected ; although very recently some improvement has been made, and the dispensers of Crown patronage have taken some trouble to ascertain the fitness of the person nominated. An improvement has taken place also in episcopal patronage, yet it is still very far from what it should be. Bishops appointed within the last few years seem to recognise the duty of con sidering fitness rather than kinsmanship. But there are dioceses in which all the best preferments are held by the near relatives or the personal friends of the Bishop. The same thing may be said of capitular patronage; while as for the colleges, they professedly and as a matter of course reserve their livings for their own Fellows, however little adapted these may be to carry on parochial work. But it is when we come to private patronage that we find the greatest abuses. Here and there we see a HEATH COTE presenting a KEDLE j yet, as a rule, Church patronage is considered, not as a public trust, but as private property. Hence, we are exposed to the scandals of auctions, in which the cure of souls is offered to the highest bidder, while the auctioneer uses his eloquence in pointing out the fewness of the souls to be cured, the number of good families in the parish, the nearness to a railway station, and the privilege of hunting with the Blank shire hounds. Hence we see the scandal of a septuagenarian, past work, put into a family living to hold it until such time as some boy, now in the nursery, is able to take possession. In no one instance are the parishioners consulted. Possibly the Premier might, if there were no special political claim upon him, pay some regard to the memorial of the parishioners, and present the curate who had been working for a dozen years on ',lOO a year and won the hearts of the people by his devotion and goodness. Possibly, too, our more recently appointed bishops would respect the prayer of a parish. But as for the others—the corporate bodies, capitular and collegiate, and the private patrons—they would resent with indignation any attempt to prevent them from • doing what they pleased with their own. There is no doubt that to this cause—this disre gard of the wishes of the laity—more than to any other, the rise of Dissent is due. It has estranged men from the Church more than any single doc trine or all the doctrines put together. Con verse with Wesleyans, between whom and Churchmen the gulf is so narrow and apparently so easily passed, and they will say that it is absolutely impossible for them to rejoin the Church so long as the laity are excluded from all share in the selection of their spiritual teachers. An alteration in the present system is inevitable if the Church is ever to become again the Church of the whole nation. The last Reform Bill has given an impetus to the democratic principle, which is by no means confined to political matters. The people are now entrusted with the power to select their own legislators. It is only the natural and necessary result of this change that they should demand the power to select their own pastors. It may not perhaps be wise to entrust them with the sole power, but it will be impossible much longer to ignore their wishes altogether. It may not be desirable to expose clergymen to the ordeal of " preaching on trial," or to the danger of a notice to quit if their sermons cease to be "accept able." But it is necessary that the laity should not have thrust upon them a lad, a dotard, a wordling, or a heretic. It is unfair to impose upon parishioners accustomed and attached to the simple rites of a generation passing away a priest whose conscience is so sensitive that it will not permit him to celebrate without orphreys. It is equally unfair to deprive a congregation, accustomed to frequent and ornate services, of the worship which they love, and without which they are unsatisfied. This right of the laity to be consulted in the appointment of the clergy is a matter in which all parties should join, because in it all are interested. At present the High Churchman has no protection against a ritual which he thinks irreverent, the Low Churchman against ritual which he thinks super stitious, the Broad Churchman against a theology which he thinks absurd. High, Low, and Broad should make common cause to obtain a right of which they ought never to have been deprived. It will not be obtained all at once, for there are many practical difficulties in the way of concession. But it will be obtained eventually, if there be perseverance and unity. IN these days of ducal bankrupts and most noble plungers, it is pleasant to see youthful peers attaining to man's estate without having to sell their coronets or to flee their native land. A few months ago the Marquis of BUTE came of age, and Scotland and Wales united in celebrating the event. Recently the representative of one of the most ancient houses in England, he who has in his veins " the blood of all tke HOWARDS," com memorated a similar happy occurrence ; and on Thursday night the principal inhabitants of Shef field gave a return dinner to their neighbour, the young Duke of NORFOLK. The DUKE, like the MARQUIS, is a Roman Catholic ; though while the second is a recent convert, the first belongs to a family whose head has always, with one exception, adhered to the Papal Communion. But difference of creed has, happily, ceased to be any reason for estrangement. Forty years ago both DUKE and MARQUIS would have been'exposed to various disabili ties because of their conscientious convictions. Faith is free now, and the varieties of faith are not taken into account on days of festival or on days of mourn ing. At the Sheffield banquet there was nothing to show that the chief guest of the day was not the most thoroughgoing of Protestants. Probably no thought of the DUKE'S religion entered into the minds of his entertainers. Their chief thought, their subject of greatest congratulation, was, as the MAYOR, who proposed his health, remarked, the certainty that his GRACE " will not follow the bad example set by the racing world." - Mr. ROEBUCK enlarged upon this theme. Apparently to' his own surprise, he found himself—" a thoroughgoing Radical" though he still declares himself to be— praising up the peerage and proposing the health of the House of IlowAno. Nor do we see any reason why thoroughgoing Radicals should not propose such a toast. There was, in fact, no cause for any apology or explanation on the part of the ex-Member for Sheffield. When in the old bad days of Austrian despotism he lauded the Austrian EMPEROR men were puzzled, and could not help asking if Mr. ROEBUCK had not learnt to look at Austrian politics through the distorting lens of a concession. But no such suspicion is suggested by Thursday night's courtesies. A " thoroughgoing Radical " may desire important constitutional changes, may wish to reform the House of Lords, or even to abolish it as a separate legislative assembly. But that is no reason why he should not wish the members of that House to be virtuous, honour able, and honoured. Perhaps in some quarters the wish does exist to see the Peerage damage itself by unwise or disgraceful conduct. If so, there must be in such quarters a lamentable want of patriotism. No Commonwealth can see any order of men among it discredited in the public estimation without sustaining injury. A. nation is one body, and if one member of it suffers, the rest will suffer. No one, therefore, should think Mr. ROEBUCK guilty of inconsistency when he speaks of the great memories connected with the House of HOWARD, or when he counsels the present head of that house to take no narrow view of life, to remember the good that he may do with his great wealth, to think of the light of knowledge which he may shed on places where the darkness of ignorance still prevails, to resist the temptations that always beset the path of one possessed of such great riches and influence. We may add, if the temptations are great so are the safeguards. The HowanDs have been a famous and honoured family, and the preservation of their good name ought to act as a talisman against the seductions of the base and the wicked. It is a true saying, "Noblesse oblige," and if the Duke of NORFOLK will remember it, there is no fear but that he will during the years which are before him confirm the reputation and support the honour of a family which has been among us for more than seven hundred years. INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE. PUTNEY, This day. The Oxford crew went out at half-past 11 this morning, so as to be entirely clear of a swimming race and the Thames National Regatta, both of which were over parts of the course. The Oxonianis were accompanied by their steamer, and proceeded to Hammersmith at a very fine pace, doing thirty-eight and thirty-nine strokes per minute, very were scarcely out of sight when t he Americans well pulled through the water. They started, and, after an interval of ten minutes, the Americans went down to the aqueduct and turned up to proceed over the course. They rowed in their new boat by Jewitt, the coxswain's thwart, one which has been lowered, and increases her steadiness by being four inches nearer the floor. They got away very briskly. It is a great question whether they will not take the lead on the race, which good judges are disposed to back. They pulled nearly 40 strokes per minute, with marked improvement throughout. The boat, seems to get more lively as they get used to her. Their rowing was very satisfactory to their friends, was longer, with an earlier grip of the water, and s not so deep. The late Mr. William IVinthrop, United States Consul in Malta, devoted much of his leisure to literary pursuits. Ile was interred in the Protestant cemetery of "9'a Braxia," his funeral being largely attended by the principal officials of the island. His widow is the daugh ter of the late Sir William Curtis, Bart., and granddaughter of the baronet of the same name, once Lord ltdayor of Loudon. DoNvii.i.E and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the worid. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exporta tion Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunville and Co , Belfast; or 4, Beaufort , buildings,Stro.ad, Loudon, W,o.—[Ad l yet uhement; THE BRITISH ASSOCIA TION. EXETER, FRIDAY. After having sojourned in the city something like four slays, the members of the Association have to a certain extent ceased to be "as a wonder unto many." They still, however, excite quite as much curiosity as is desi rable, and their movements, whether they be on " business or on pleasure bent," are still invested with an interest almost fraternal. It must in all candour be said of the inhabitants that they are kind and thoughtful in the extreme, and if the latter half of their stay be anything like the first, the savans will go away wondering, not that Exeter was selected as the place of meeting this year, but that it was never selected before. The great event of yesterday was the Mayor's recep tion in the General Albert Memorial Museum. To see the visitors proceeding thither, some on foot, and more in carriages and cabs, and all in full dress, constituted quite au unusual treat for the populace who lined the pavement on both sides of the road from the principal street of the city right up to the doors of the hall. The whole suite of rooms in the museum was thrown open for the occasion, and for a couple of hours after eight o'clock a constant stream of guests passed through various apartments, stopping only now and then for a few moments' rest or to partake of the refreshments which were provided in pro fusion. To add to the enjoyment of the evening, a band of music was stationed in one of the ante-rooms ; and, indeed, everything was done to afford gratification to those who were wearied, or supposed to be wearied, with the exertions they had made in the acquisition or the promulgation of scientific truth during the day. The most august visitors were met at the door of the room devoted to the purposes of reception by the Mayor, who was arrayed in his scarlet robe of office, and attended by the corporation officials. The soiree was in no way behind those given by the civic authorities in other towns which the Association has lately visited. The sections throughout the day have had their usual quantum of visitors, who, having amused themselves in the best way they can—and here, where there are so many ways of doing it, it is difficult to say which is the best—since three o'clock, will assemble again in the Visitors' Hall at half-past eight to listen to Professor Phillips holding forth upon Vesuvius. The sections presenting the greatest attractions to-day were those devoted to mechanical science, geography, and biology. In the first-named, which was attended by Lord Stanley, it was stated that an applica tion bad been made to the Government by the committee of the Mechanical Section for the sum of .£5,000, for the purpose of trying experi ments relative to the laws which govern the flow and action of water containing solid matter in suspension. It WAS with regret that the committee had since been informed that the Government had refused the appli cation. Mr. Bateman, engineer, gave an interesting description of a cast-iron tube which he suggested should be laid down for railway purposes between England and France. lie stated that it was the joint design of himself and Monsieur Ilevy, an engineer of Vienna. The tube would be commenced on one side of the Channel, and would be laid at the bottom of the sea, being built up inside a horizontal cylinder or bell, which wou'd be constantly pushed forward as the building up of the tube proceeded. The line selected for the tube to be thus submerged would be close to Dover on the English side of the Channel, and would extend to Cape Grisnez on the French coast, the distance between the two points being twenty two miles, and the average depth of water 110 feet. Mr. Bateman stated that the tube would be made large enough for the passage of carriages of ordinary con struction, whilst the traffic was proposed to be worked by pneumatic pressure, thus securing a constant supply of pure air, and at the same time precluding the possibility of a collision. He estimated that a slow train would be able to accomplish the distance in one hour and six minutes, but an express would go through with ease in forty-five minutes. Five thousand passengers and 10,000 tons of goods could be conveyed through the tube daily. The estimated cost of the whole project was eight millions sterling, the annual working expenses being put down at 8150,000. In the Geographical Section Sir Bartle Frere interested the audience by detailing some particulars concerning a region called the Runn of Cutch, which is situated in the Valley of the Indus. It was one hundred miles long, and forty miles wide, and was surrounded by enormous sand heaps, which were formed not by winds, but by earthquakes. Sir Bartle stated that the Runn of Cntch consisted simply of a level plain, having a surface so hard that no impression could be made upon it by horses' hoofs. It was entirely without landmarks, and even by day it was usually covered with a mirage. A journey across this expanse of country has, therOore, to be made by night, when the task is performed by the aid of the stars and extemporised beacons. -Another paper on the same subject was read by Captain Dodd. The appointment of Dr. Wil,on Fox as a Physician Extraordinary to her Majesty the Queen is announced. The Northern Daily Express says that the King of Sweden is exp_‘cted to arrive at Deo Side at the end of the month, on a visit to the Prince of Wales at Abergeldie. The Blanchester Examiner has authority for stating that there I no foundation in the rumour that Dr. Vaughan has accepted a canonry in Chester Cathedral. The Pall Mall Gazette publisheS as a report, the correctness of which it cannot guarantee, that the sanction of the Government has been given to the erection some where cn the Thames Embankment of a building which will accommodate both the War Office and the Horse Guards. At about four o'clock on Thursday afternoon a quarrel arose on board the N ordea.h,a vessel in the Cardiff West Dock, between one of the sailors and a negro cook named Bryan. The negro stabbed the sailor in the heart, killing him immediately. The name of the man murdered is not yet known. The Marylebone guardians, who a short time since offered such determined cpposition to the Poor-law Board and to the claims urged by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, have now rec3ived orders to remove a con siderable number of Catholic children to the certified Catholic schools, and several Lave been already given up. At Leamington on Thursday a policeman of that town was fined .Z 5 for stealing growing fruit from a garden. On Monday another policeman was sentenced to a month's im prisonment for having been drunk while on duty. Last week a third constable was 'dismissed for drunkenness, and a fourth committed for trial on a charge of stealing a bottle of rum. The Cork and Mitchelstown Fenians have cele brated the anniversary of the death of the farmer Crowley in Kilclooney-wood, near the latter town. Crowley was shot iu an encounter with the police in April, 1867. The proceedings commenced with prayers for the dead, laymen officiating, after which national songs were sung in chorus and speeches delivered. A correspondent of the Weekly Register says that b the case of the distressed Italian Benedictine Nuns, the late Bishop of Salisbury sent a cheque for £5, accompanied by a very kind letter from himself, stipulating that the circumstance should not be made public in his lifetime. The informant signs himself " The Recipient of the Money for the Nuns." The Tablet announces that Menotti Garibaldi started for London this week, and Ricciotti for Sicily, where an active organization goes on. The sect are under stood to be preparing a coup for the Council, and aro anxious to overthrow the Florentine Government in the course of the autumn, unless they can make use of it to fur ther their p'.ans. The Tablet publishes lengthy communications in explanation of the Cracow nutnery case. It says that Dar • bars Übryk was afflicted with a most painful form of mad ness, that she destroyed her clothes, that her habits pre vented her room from being kept in order, that she was not ill used, and that tho cell itself, instead of being a dungeon, was similar to those inhabited by the other sisters. The superioress and her nuns may be accused of rashness, says the Tablet, in endeavouring to deal with such a case them selves, but not of cruelty or immorality. At the Clerkenwell Police-court yesterday Mrs. Stitnpson, the wife of the lato secretary to the Foresters, applied for advice. She stated that her husband was tried tor embezzling the moneys of the Ancient Order of Fores ters, and was acquitted. Since then her husband had de serted her, and she and her child were in a starving state. Iler husband was living at 'rurnham Green, at her married daughter's ; but though she had been to see him, he would not see her, arid her daughter" abuse d her. Mr Cooke said the applicant had better apply to the parish authorities for relief, and they no • doubt would scck out Ivor husband. SERIOUS RIOTS AT STOCKTON. A serious riot took place at Stockton on Thursday night. The disturbance, which lasted about two hours, broke out amongst the I r i s h, and at one time had a very thr e at en i ng aspect. The cause is hardly known. There was a row amongst some Irishmen on the racecourse. A police-sergeant with a prisoner was set upon by about a hundred Irish with sticks and brickbats. Seeing his position he defended himself with his truncheon, His list was broken, stones wore hurled at him from all sides, and ulthnsately he managed to take refuge in a house, the prisoner escaping . , The mob &mod find howlell in tuna, and ill-used every Hereon they mot, until a strong body of polio aTrlvotl from the 1404ormroot iiovpral were tAell litto %Maly, At nine &elm& a large crowd thranoad the ifialiatitiak ILL-TREATMENT OF A LUNATIC. 1 Emma? OF On Thursday, at the Police - office, Loughborough, Henry Black, farmer, was charged with unlawfully receiving to board and lodge John Wild, a lunatic, his house not being licensed for the re ception of lunatics. Ho was also charged with ill-treating the said Wild. The unfortunate lunatic is the son of a deceased clergyman, and has been under restraint from an early age. Mr. Black, the defendant, has had the care of him for the last thirty years, and it is supposed that his treatment was the result of mistaken motives, arising from inexperience. Mr. Law, solicitor, instructed by the Commissioners in Lunacy, appeared for the prosecution, and strewed that by the Act of Parliament a person having the custody of a lunatic must have his house registered, in order that the commissioners might visit the lunatic periodically. The medical superintendent of the county asylum, who visited the defendant's house under an order from the Lord Chan cellor, stated that Mr. Wild was seated in a chair fastened to the wall by iron stanchions. He had on a pair of iron handcuffs connected by an iron chain, and the chain was fasted to a staple in the window-sill adjoining. The man could stand up, but the position was a constrained one. The defendant put in a plea of not guilty, and was committed for trial at the assizes on the first charge. The second charge was proceeded with, and Mr. Buck, the medical man before referred to, stated it as his opinion that Wild was a harmless and childish per son, and that the mode of treatment pursued towards him was both improper and cruel. He was now in the asylum, where he had not required mechanical restraint. His understanding had improved since he had been removed to the asylum. The defendant pleaded not guilty to this charge also, and said that those who had given evidence had not had sufficient experience to make correct statements. Mr. Story committed him for trial on this charge as well, but allowed bail, himself in £2OO, and two sureties in £5O each, being required in both cases. THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The EcOurclay Review thinks that even with ne Y/ strategy and vigour it is useless to expect that the existing police force can extirpate the present generation of ruffians and rowdies. The new Act will g i ve them greater power to deal with habitual criminals. But it will also add to their dangers and difficulties. Many of the criminal class have heretofore had a sort of recognised truce with the police. Henceforth it will be open war. There is now an end to the two months' sentences for assaulting the constables. The police have now wid er functions and greater protection. With many of the criminal class now it is a question whether they shall ld down the police or be put down by the police. The bo and reckless will prefer war to the knife rather than cog cession. In fact, the class which lives by violence and theft must be prepared to beat the police or see the bread taken out of its mouth. The pluckier an d hardier will have no scruple as to their decision ; the mor e timid and trimming will prefer the poor-house, emigY3. tion, even work, to the conflict. Clearly in the worst dis tricts the police will have no easy time of it ; and the ad• ministrative ability of Colonel Henderson will be fu ll Y taxed by the disposition of his men, and by the aPP °l ' tionment to each division of its appropriate share of n new and dangerous duty. When all is done, however, that a police can do, how much will remain still to he done? How shall we rid ourselves of the savagery which seethes and ferments within our streets, alleys, a.' courts? How purify our Summers-streets and Lea ther lanes? What preaching—what instruction—will cleanse these foul and putrid masses of living humanity? S hell we be compelled to supplement the civil force by ve ll t teer levies, and to organise vigilance committees in tu ; heart of the capital? 0 r shall we trust to the infusion e'' a more benign spirit among the rough and rugg e !, children of crime ? Alas ! that it should be so easl " propound such questions and so difficult to answer theni' The Spectator says that the critical event of the year an industrial sense is always the harvest. We hap! t° reckon up every autumn how our bet with Nature bas turned out, and we are much poorer or richer according as we have lost or won. According to the best accont% eather there is now little doubt that the bet this year lies be en lost. A genial spring was followed by an ungenial sump mar and 114rvest,•time ; and though there is much harve6e work to do; the truth must be recognised that the ge re „ has gone against us. The wheat harvest, which is by I s ` the most critical one, will not be an average ° el f : authorities say will be much under the average. 9 : l ' e. „, is considerable variety in the reports, but th e ; mainly come to this—that while the crop is good in ford 5°113 , places, usually on land not in ordinary years th e best Lveis wheat, it is poor, as a rule, and especially on the fan where the bulk of the crop is grown. And this is not s ilo While the yield per acre will be less than usu' l ' ," iG quality of the produce will be very inferior. To Puw technically, the weight of the grain per bushel will be e s6 ° 3 siderably less. The superiority of quality in the 1 to lit crop was reckoned to have added 5 per cent. or m ore its weight and worth, and the inferiority in the preetie year will have a corresponding effect in reducing t harvest value. Fortunately, the returns i n 9 , ll ' l : s r e all other departments of agriculture are g °°° ' t even very good ; but the cardinal effect is ag a ,„:. us, and we have to see what the consequences will t v ila We do not wish it to be understood, however, that. _, year is highly disastrous. There are some compenoti kill be —possibly the effects of a bad wheat harvest r; reduced to the minimum. This results from the exceP ti° , o l p, prosperity of other branches of agriculture. Eve r Y cl od except wheat, is reported to be good. As a whole,if aG reward of the farmer's industry will not be anything, tiot all, under the average—at least, if we take into aee ° o3. ,, the high price of his diminished crop. Consequen iri the agricultural classes will be nearly as well oif as an average year, as able to purchase manufacturestio usual, while the purchasing power of none excePt af poor will be sensibly diminished by the higher Pricaerdiy bread. Looked at in this way, the loss is rye a great enough to change the currents of industry' : r lo s to diminish sensibly the means for on ployment. up the result, we should say that but for the dearer bread of the poor—an incidental calamity, though a very' roa, one—the principal result of the bad harvest is to V s P i ot the recovery horn the shock of 1866. A good harvest reeves have set everything in motion again, but a bad Yea r od us to stagnation, and the uphill work of naYing drudging till the losses of discredit are repaired• must wait another twelvemonth, perhaps, for the stirn; a to start us afresh. Other causes may suPP I I Tor' stimulus ; but nine times out of ten it takes a go° vest, or a succession of good harvests, to do so. 1 , 0 The John Bull asks, How shall we destroy the hY" t ia Irish discontent? What is the next new panacea O A r i e g to turn the chronic disaffection and disorder of ter m into brotherly love and peace? What sop has I \l r ' j to be stone in store for Cerberus? The Act of Union w as Oa a panacea for Irish grievances, and the Irish 13,,arg accepted it as such. The fresh political butter h ad :'`,titer amalgamated, with the potatoes in those mouths nately voluble in blessings and cursings, ere it way rt i e lg vered that Catholic Emancipation was the real acipa• required, the true and only panacea. CatholicEo'l' to f tion evoked nothing save an ardent desire on the Prflrepeel its grateful and consistent recipients for twe ra . of the - Union, and under the able and ~r et ti pulous leadership of the Irish John Bright, a i ,, e secl• little rebellion was got up, and speedily s"Pl it- a bag The real cause of much of the misery which irg 13 , 11 ,, feet unquestionably suffered w2l be found to reside me m r - ovi tli that a non-manufacturing country unsuited to thlg o elsg of wheat, but admirably adapted for the grazi n g, i ° bigbli d and herds, was over-populated by an underfed a prolific people, who clung to the soil long aftaectellaatr;:joi had ceased to be able to feed them properly. S • co ltur al , advocates of small holdings even in very rich ag il _ ip ,eato` districts, and consider them to be actually detcybo where the soil is poor to the unfortunate holder , s on ° e A then mere adscripti glelve, to a soil, too, vi -l isro 09 ' 1 4, adequately support them at the best of times. tiPv te Mr. Bright will find the hobby a fine one to , r e cat oe, bo but we should not be in the least surprised if 't a ck. g 0 grief through it, with the whole Cabinet at hiS fail to or question of tenant right is one which cannot bev e / e a, hand in hand with that of land-tenure. NY 001 19 ' 11 0 grave doubts as to the propriety of weak ening can gra o f of the landowner and we do not how t C an a s g r ighis which are h'ostil e to his title. see T h at tenan coo tail o r decline so to occupy, except under a lease es sarY se e such clauses and covenants as he considers nec,„ Bo . be his protection, and we confess that we are at a logy how Parliament can with any show of rig ht cn lbs t e ns property of the landowner for the benefit of Yet with the recent disestablishment and grb s veinK e et lir►tt ° am our venerable Church before us, we cannot h i lilu n re e a misgivings respecting the future, especially Wil e So to on the overwhelming Radical majority il l I ' eOl 3 Commons. the °tog The Economist refers to the discussion ° t) n ro steli ebe r• coinage, and thinks that Mr. Hubbard gnge 3 the ' the far in one direction as Mr. Lowe g oes that 00 He considers, if we understand bilm• s g a ee ig' imposition of a mint charge for tal l s uch has no tendency to augment the value 0, e o poo Mr. Lowe, on the other hand, reasons as t l erta iljtl e t h t of such a charge would with mathematical c_ e , reig bo b-, complete accuracy, at all times and in all 0 1, a sys, ;o oo , , value of such coin. As we last week explan i tas ot that the truth lies between these two ext e rl i eek s ble As a rule, and upon an average of years, th s ee o ci a mint charge' upon a coin will augment itS 83 ' s i w arl t ot value. But it will not augment that valu e b e sur e oln e equally, and you never could at any one tinaF.,, the it had so augmented it. The value of coin, 'l s z` F ort l of everything . else, is determined at e e at or een'l, eogt moment by the supply and demand of th by ttv eo plg the long run no doubt that value is regula te ilted. r;' of production, because the supply i s so r egui; i ii pov s will not work at a loss, and, therefore, thet• p ic thgl os ien s duce coin or an other article unless they tPl„ pe _OP have a profit for doing so. But at any ucositoruociter people may have produced too much of a n Y t of on l j f and in that case its price will fall. The cog_ ico _-1 tion is not a momentary regulator of P oe ri!li e tit le regulates for a most part and on n,,, p slight increase in the cost of produ • t he r i ot a tendency to raise the price c t i ly or c e Le produced, but it will not do so instan ,t imer The value of coin is daily fluctuating , au; a d ove- t. and sometimes another, and the value value larly changing, sometimes upwards ann ▪ and wards, but you cannot be sure at any ti;„ h tit there will be between the value of the 0 1 n_,,,, e wir eon! of differe-'l,- tav of the bullion that precise amount CI - 9 0 rtia 1 De e e amount of the mint charge imposed on vot vre would induce us at first sight to expyct..s 11,ft'• ' - s tatv t B e ,he dwell on this now. The present point oz zle as s wile" a, scheme fails in intelligibility. It is a P _ o ke t a vee lt it, and when the highest authorities lai•ere a re --n w e 07, d what he says about it is true or false, t I J vroo ce. OW, Some say he is right and some say he Is ~,r tgi s ' ila no it, this seems to us a fatal flaw. A Plan in ' oo derst s , aai be adopted either because everybodY,_ • nat ion sa r is ea ; s ig o i n it o . f it ß o u r t hbeecreaunseubtuhsymuousdterresstapuecdDsetlor reason, rat'. the most respected persons tin not agree. . :ore te, ioo rn°sv to The Saturday Review considers that thte thig to tal i of Napoleon's enemies must admit Oa n dec iioe der y at least he has done well. They Ina they CaT ill° far t s e advantage of the boon accorded, lint co e!,_ that it has been accorded generously.ec,,, thectl., Amnesty will have any appreciable in fi n u s.eer e at i o o ‘vo 03 " ow of events depends, however, on co 0 1 0 o f t, ep eeS to f, itself. An act of this kind may bear f the on 1,1 in2's. It may imply that a repetition 0 which it relales is 110 longer Probn i ' le : . 3 ' o ; it rin i ntia i ,l ll 4 - e a 1.0 longer needs to be guarded aga inst ) j. )0 that the conduct which has hitherto fore ment will no longer be viewed _ t a m _ a r e ix. oll the j s . ' o , Amnesty of the Vith of Aug" ,t is I„ nur po.c?.l l pe Woe assumption, it will assuredly 9 , 1 "" e ern wen- tow , i 1 earnest of the temper in which the ~o% do real ► sciie. l„ .ct9eo o. after administered, the Alum:sly ) 81h n el v r P e e s e n r de r ri r ; f l e i worthlessinotionBrar et that t beforels(' Napoleona they ed c have v ; e rni v i. ' T e a t ' ton e pv t l g o : b t) a i l : I . I s: 3 :;:e yi I n e l t s b uyt e : t :1 till t t i serious proposals for disarinatn whileoaf his e old pow er. ou tbn'isa ont the Emperor to regain much l tcsf d ' e ‘e i ‘ f s ' tot: disunite the methods Oso:ftpl'np( retreatl.(tl'ivbi(eiflare, sitgdnoe presentns 8, o a ar. victory ‘ r : °° c l ti td r i ir t : S ere ; 1 VII : 16 1 might a another c oup beapEmperor ta . prO followed upon . •, 1851 That the t is ° t n te .•• ex when intention of resorting to either ho l e t r a a i u c t Cdepportofevdroekbaecydti reaction a some n asliodudglree;e'c°rlfEsstsli,°?jtohytlia t:,:itvi.en:11011,111r; but it does not follow that i ath.QK Of Plge4 )29P1Ad_.J14_1*-0-01 would be WI. A SCENE IN A COUNTY COURT. A scene not at all tending to uphold the "dignity in our courts" was witnessed on Thursday in the Stourbridge County Court. A Mr. Prescott sought to recover 10s. 6d. from the local magistrates' clerk. He conducted his own case, and in the course of his remarks said that the magis trates' clerk had put the fees into his own pocket. Mr. Motteram, who appeared for the defendant, said Mr. Prescott was acting most irregularly in saying Mr. King had put fees into his pocket. lie said Mr. King had not put fees into his pocket. Mr. Prescott : I say he has. Mr. Motteram : Don't contradict me, sir. Sit down and behave yourself properly. Mr. Prescott : I say he has put them into his pocket. Mr. Motteram : how can a man conduct himself in so unbecoming a manner in a court of justice? (To the Judge : If I can have the case tried as a question of law I am perfectly content you should try it ; but I am sure your feelings would forbid you trying a case where you were a witness to the facts, and after being appealed to by Mr. Prescott.) Mr. Prescott : I have not appealed to your Honour. Mr. Motteram : I don't think Mr. Prescott knows what he does. Mr. Prescott : Oh, you know it will not do for you, Mr. Motteram, to come here and bluster, as it does in some courts. Mr. Motteram : You know, Prescott, you have had one or two thrashings lately, and you will have another if you don't conduct yourself properly. Mr. Prescott: If you will come out, I will thrash you; I will d- soon thrash you. Mr. Motteram : You conduct yourself as a madman, Mr. Prescott : You are simply a fool. If I'm amadman, we know which is the greatest fool. The Judge : If you are going to use such language, Mr. Prescott, I shall have to interfere. Mr. Prescott : Well, sir, you may interfere. When a counsel talks about thrashing, I am perfectly justified. If he will come outside I will thrash him. Mr. Motteram : You little puppy ! Mr. Prescott : Puppy ! There is the itinerant barrister and fool. The Judge: If you will continue to use such language, I shall have to use very strong measures. You have both indulged in personalities. (To Mr. Prescott, who was still speaking) : Will you be quiet, sir? Mr. Prescott : No, I shall not be quiet. You can com mit at your peril. The Judge again requested Mr. Prescott to remain quiet. There should be an adjournment on the understanding there should be no advantage taken of Mr. Prescott's inability to bring an action after the lapse of three months. Eventually the matter was set at rest by Mr. Godson declining to try the case, but without making an order for its adjournment. Barrett, the man employed in the London Post /Nice, who is accused of shooting Captain Lambert at Athenry, is to be tried at Galway by special commission. THE LANCASHIRE PENNY TESTIMONIAL TO LORD DERBY.--The interest in the movement to raise a penny subscription testimonial to the Earl of Derby, if we may credit the statements put forth by " those in authority" is daily extending. THE WEATHER AND TILE CROPS. —The weather has become more favourable for harvest work upon the whole, in the eastern and midland districts. A report from the Trent side district states that harvest operations are now general there, while potatoes have been greatly improved by the recent rains. TILE DERRY COMMISSION.—At the sitting of the Derry Commission, John Hempton, who took a leading part in returning Serjeant Dowse, Q.C., for the city, was examined. He admitted that immediately before the last city election a large number of revolvers were purchased from a gun establishment in Limerick, and that they were distributed among the mob support ins Dowse. The great terminus of the Midland Railway in London, which is called St. Pancras, will be only partially erected. The station building will be carried to the neces sary height and finished in a permanent manner, with the first floor and that portion of the ground floor cast of the arrival gateway, both of which were originally intended for the company's offices : these will be used for the pur- poses of an hotel. GAS EXPLOSION AT BIRMINGIIAM.—A serious explosion of gas took place at Birmingham on Friday night, in a dwelling-house in Sutton-street. There was some negligence in putting up the fittings, and the gas leaked. Two men were dangerously hurt, and had to be carried to the hospital. The windows were shattered to atoms, and the door was blown into the middle of the street. - - THE SLUMS OF LONDON—NOT SO BAD AS IT SEEMED.—The inquest on the body of Ross, the composi tor, whose death was alleged to have been due to a blow from a missile thrown by a youth named Lyons, was resumed and concluded on Friday. The doctor who had attended the deceased attributed the fatal result to soften ing of the brain, and expressed his opinion that the assault for which Lyons was in custody had not been the cause of death. A verdict in accordance with this evidence was returned. A STRANGE MUSHROOM BED.—It is a common thing for grass to grow in unfrequented streets, but who would look for mushrooms in the " throngest" thorough. fares of Liverpool? Yet, strange to say, they may be found where the heaviest and most incessant traffic prevails, for two small specimens were on Tuesday gathered in Strand-street one of the busiest portions of the highway along the line of docks. The growth of these vegetable productions is not necessarily the result of declining traffic.—Liverpool 71.1-ercur.ll AMERICA V. ENGLAND. - International boat racing is not to be restricted to the match between the crews of Oxford and Harvard Universities. Mr. Walter Brown, the champion sculler and bicycle racerof America, reached Liverpool on Wednesday, in company with his backers. Brown, who is to compete with Renforth, the champion of the Thames, brings with him the " craft" in which he is to perform the feat. This is a novelty in its way, being made of paper, and weighs only 221 b. Whether the American will find anyone in this country willing to accept a challenge for the championship in a bicycle contest remains to be seen. The bicycle is never likely to become so generally used in England as in America, for in most instances Englishmen do not care to make a public exhibition of themselves on these erratic and uncomfortable vehicles. ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived in England on Friday upon his return from Wildbad. The Princess did not accompany him, for, although the sojourn in Ger many has much improved the Princess's health, a further stay at Wildbad is r ecommended by her medical advisers, and her visit is therefore likely to be prolonged for two or three weeks. his Royal highness crossed from Calais in a special steamboat belonging to the London, Chat ham, and Dover Railway Company. The Channel was crossed in less than an hour and a half. News of the anticipated arrival of the Prince had reached Dover, and the visiting season being at its height, the Admiralty Pier was crowded with a gay and fashionable assemblage, On the steamboat being laid alongside the pier, and his Ecyal Highness making his appearance on deck, pro longed and enthusiastic cheers broke from the spectators, and, as the Prince acknowledged the heartiness of the reception, the cheering was again and again renewed. His Royal Highness proceeded to the Lord Warden Hotel, where he remained a short time, and then left for London, I ~.