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This system is still carried out by them with an undiminished care and attention, and by its adoption they are enabled to control the operations of the Company in the most efficient manner. T. GILLMAN, Chairman, March 19, 1869. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING. at 7 o'clock, a new Drama, THE MAN OF TWO LIVES: N'r Charles Dillon; Messrs Ryder, J. Rouse. F. Yoreland, Barrett. F. Wilson, Barrett; Mesdames h eath, Edith Stuart, Hudspeth, and Mrs Vandenhoff. To eonclude with the grand Pantomime of PUSS IN BOOTS, Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open 10 till 5 daily. 'THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYII RKET. Sole T.essee. Mr. Iltickstone. THIS EVENING, BLUE DEVILS: Messrs. Howe, Rogers, Backstone. jun., and Miss Fanny Wright. After which, HOME: Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Comp ton, A stley. &c,; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke. Hill, ke. Followed by THE CAPTAIN Ole TEI WAT, '11: Messrs Sothern, Chippendale, Vincent, drc. ; .Mesdames Cavendish, Hill Conch:El:mg with MAKE YOUR WILLS: Joseph Brag, Mr Bncltstone. Box-office open daily. Commence at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining " After THIS 'EVENING, TWlCE Revival KILLEDDark.". After which, Dion Boucicault's Great Drama. entitled AFTER DARK: a Tale of London Life Mr Vining, Mr Walter Lacy, Mr Dominick Murray, Mr J. G. Shore, C. Harcourt, Edmonds, I olston, and Gresham; Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss hose leclereq. Concluding* with THE SECRET. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. daily from 10 till 5. Box-office open THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, at 7, k DAY'S FiSFIING : Mr G. Belmore. ht 15 to 8, 7th time, BLACK AND WIIITE, Mr Fechter, Miss Carlotta Leclercq, Mr Arthur Stirling, Mr R. Phillips, Mr Atkins, Mr Stuart, Mrs. L. Murray. "hiss Lennox Grey, &c. To conclude with WHITE.B IT AT GREENWICH. Mr Atkins and Mrs Leigh Murray HOLBORN THEATRE-ROYAL, Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN. THIS ELEGANT THEATRE WILL RE-OPEN ON SATURDAY, leT OF WAY, For the performance of the highest class of DRAMATIC LITERATURE. T) OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, A WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. ClArke, Belford, Joyce; Mesdames Button and Maitland. After which, JOAN OF ARC: Messrs Thorne, James, Fen ton, Turner, Chamberlains; Mesdames Button, L. Maitland, &c. To conclude srith HUE AND DYE. ROYAL AMPHITHEA TRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN Positively t' e Last Three Weeks of the Equestrian Season.— last appearances of the Wonderful PERFORMING HORSES. —Brilliant +-aid unequivocal success of the Easter Programme.— The SAL AM , NDER HORSE, the greatest Equine Wonder of the day —The best and only entertainment of the kind in the Metropolis. No other Theatre in I ondon offers a programme so replete with variety, amusement, and excitement. OKRA, the world-renowned, in his unapproachable and extraordinary double somersaults and pirouettes from the FLYING TRA PEZE. The magnificent Stud of Fifiy Performing Horses, And the matchless SCENES in the ARENA. The most com plete combination of equestrian talent ever brought tozether. Those. who have not yet seen the wonderful and beautiful horses should lose no time in doing so, as they leave London for the Continent on the 26th of April. Doors open at Seven, commence at half past. Morning Per formances Wednesday and Saturday, commencing at Half-past Two. 114 OYA L CHRISTY'S, GREAT ST. GEORGE'S HALL, REGENT -STREET, Licensed by the Lord Chamberlain. EASTER NOVELTIES. Fresh Engagements, in addition to the most powerful Ethiopian Troupe in the world. First Appearance of the celebrated American Comedian, Mr. Harry Leslie. 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Whereas Mr. BRUCE was formerly an opponent of Secret Vot ing, he is now strongly in its favour. While, on the other hand, with regard to Mr. MILL, it has to be noted that he now strenuously argues against the very principle of which, until recently, he has been one of the most earnest advocates. The mem ber for Westminster made his recantation, as we may call it, before the last General Election. The Hume Secretary made his—in the midst of it, or immediately afterwards. These strikingly opposite decisions were not quite,but very nearly, simultaneous. Mr. MILL'S was so far remarkable on the face of it that it shows a philosopher can change his mind com pletely—as completely as though he had intellectually turned right-about-face. " Fair is foul, and foul is fair," with him—all of a sudden—quite as much as with the witches in " Macbeth." Black turns white, and vice versa. What was right yesterday, is wrong to-day. The worst of it all being—that, it so happens, this startling revision of his political opinions occurs at a juncture, or directly before a political juncture the most mal-it propos and inopportune. Insomuch that the reverse step taken by the right hon. gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department receives, from the notorious results of the General Election all over the country, the most absolute justi fication. Per contra, of course, the course pursued by Mr. MILL has been, by those very same facts—to put it mildly—anything but justified. Places where, hitherto, bribery had never been heard of or suspected, have been found very recently and very flagrantly open to corruption. Elsewhere among the en- larged constituencies, but now particularly in the counties of the United Kingdom, intimidation has only too clearly exercised its evil influences. Against this double cruelty of bribery and intimida tion, no shield or screen has ever yet been devised in any way comparable, in its pretentious even, to that provided by the Ballot. Nevertheless it is precisely when by the enlargement of the constituencies from below--i.e., from the lower strata of society—the need of some kind of guard against the briber and against the intimidator has become more than ever obviously desirable, that one of the fore most champions of the system of Secret Voting deserts as flagrantly as ever did MOREAU or JOMINI, and coolly goes over to the enemy. The time and manner of this conspicuous desertion are, to say the very least of them, singularly maladroit. However this may be, the simple fact is as we said. Mr MILL is a deserter from the cause of the Ballot, and is Leuceforth an avowed enemy of Secret Voting. It appears to him, he says, that nuw, under present cir .•umstances, Secret Suffrage—which he acknowledges oddly enough to have been "a right and justifiable demand when originally made"— would produce more harm than g od, and that i❑ the time to come its ill effects would only become more and more apparent. Scarcely has he made the avowal where his dictum is proved to have been mast fal lacious, here and there among the constituencies of the United Kingdom, by means of the more and more lamentably disastrous results of Open Suffrage among the greatly multiplied electors in the three king- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EV.ENING, A:PRI t. 5, 1869, " Disastrous " we mean, for inasmuch as it —open suffrage—has led, among the enlarged consti tuencies, in the counties more especially, to greater intimidation than ever, and among both boroughs and counties to a more and more lavish expenditure. Whatever the purposes to which it has been applied, the expenditure, north, south, east, and west, during this last General o ner n a e l Election, has been lavish, and has, therefore, v otershave exercised their electoralrigh sense, been directly unconstitutional. tOssftreeneisyibalsywtehlel ofas otpheenmly. have, Bu snoret—notopraiorutiscluyl,:lrllythinewthhe counties, while, beenlarge masses cruellysuccumbed to intmmonstrous eitherin these intimidation. i o constrained,n Against h ave, and increasing evils, that is against the corrupting influence of a lavish expenditure, and the constrain ing influence of direct intimidation, what safe guard has anyone ever proposed in the smal lest degree comparable in its efficacy to the screen of the Ballot Box, to the safeguard of Secret Voting ? Name it—and we will accord to this, as yet, unheard-of rival to the Ballot, the most earnest, and instant, and dispassionate consideration. Happily, Mr. MILL is no longer in the House of Com mons, to oppose, with the virulence of a renegade, the cause he has thus flagrantly and treacher ously abandoned. Baulked that cause has been, we cannot but fear, so far as this present session is concerned, by the ill-considered and unpro fitable discussion provoked in regard to it, shortly be fore the Easter recess, by the hon. member for Hud dersfield. There is little hope, if any, as it appears to us, of the subject being in any way effectually re vived until next year—effectually, we mean, in the sense of future discussions in regard to the Ballot, leading to anything like practical legislation. Thanks chiefly, as we conceive, to the ill-advised course pursued so very recently in the House of Commons by Mr. LEATII.i3I —lB7O must be waited for by the advocates of Secret Voting before the triumph of the cause they have at heart can be achieved. That triumph, however, is quite certainly before them. It is simply a question of time, now, as to when the Ballot will be, as sooner or later it most certainly will be, secured. dome. AMONG the many great national difficulties which take rank as the questions of the day pau perism is the least inviting. All attempts to reduce the percentage of the destitute poor by means. of legislation have miserably failed. Pauperism has in creased, is increasing, and must be reduced ; but the signs of amendment afford little hope at present. The climax of the existing state of things must be at hand, simply because the nation is already locally taxed to the utmost limit; it is bur dened with as much indigent humanity as it can possibly bear. But the nature of the remedy still affords the amplest scope for speculation. There is every reason to hope that either by national or voluntary effort the sum total of pauperism might be materially reduced ; but this cannot be so long as the causes which produce this incubus are so much misunderstood. Diversity of belief as to the nature of pauperism results in diversity of remedies. Instead of the united action which is necessary, and which, we believe, would be largely successful, philanthropy is being wasted upon quack experiments. Is pau perism solely the result of surplus population ? or is it a complex result, the evils of excessive population being increased by ignorance, idleness, intemperance, and other vices ? The question is far from being unworthy of an answer. An attempt is being seriously made to refer pauperism to one simple law. "Want, it is argued, is solely the effect of too many inhabitants. Drunkenness and kindred vices are not to be reckoned amongst the causes of pauperism, because the labour market would only be still more overstocked if all drunkards became sober, and all the vicious returned to a life of probity. A drunkard at all events makes room for other hands which are unwillingly idle These vices, it is allowed, are deplorable indeed, but they have no bearing upon the question of pauperism. Such an argument is both common and plausible, but it is not the less wholly fallacious. All vices founded upon extravagance, drunkenness being immeasurably the most destructive of these, contribute to swell the ranks of pauperism. General principles alone suffice to decide such a question. It is clear that the lack of work and the excess of population must remain the same, whether there are drunkards or not ; and that in addition to the misery caused by insufficient labour, intempe rance utterly annihilates vast resources, which would otherwise go to the support of the population. The millions spent upon drink come from the earnings of the working classes. This expenditure does nothing to support life, for which further resources are required. Is not this wholesale destruction of means an evil tending to pauperism ? The want of work, beyond all doubt, results in great ] distress, but the one evil is separate from and in addition to the other. A little consideration of detail shews this still more clearly. The argument that drunkenness does not influence pauperism is, in the first place, applicable only to such a country as England. In a colony where labourers are scarce vice is productive of all the pauperism that exists. Even a drunkard may find employment in a colony; but he is often incapable of working, and as fresh hands come in is cast off. In such a country pauperism is rare, but what there is results almost solely from drink. Reverting to England, the question still further narrows itself. It is, unfortunately, the case that many families, whose head earns good wages, are brought, if not to pauperism, to a con dition only just above it by intemperate mothers. The father works throughout, but his resources are destroyed. A week's illness at once throws the family upon the poor rate, and yet, during months of misery preceding, no other work man can have gained a shilling by the distress of his fellow. Here is an instance, unfortunately too fre quent, of pauperism which has no connection with excess of population. The argument that drunken ness is not a cause of pauperism is therefore nar rowed to the cases of working men who, in an over stocked country►, make room by intemperance for those who would otherwise become paupers. It is urged that if there be work for only nineteen out of twenty men, one of them must be unemployed, and, therefore, a drunkard cannot add to the number of paupers, because If none of the twenty were intemperate a sober man would have to remain unemployed. It is quite true that if there be work for nineteen out of twenty, the incapacity of an intemperate man would enable the remaining nineteen to get a full livelihood. But it by no means follows that if the drunkard became sober and returned to work some other man would have to make way for him. The result would be not that nineteen would get full employ ment, and the other none at all, but that the work would be distributed amongst the twenty, so that each would obtain nineteen-twentieths of a full share. Drunkenness in this case concentrates and intensifies misery (apart from the destruction of subsistence) which would otherwise be so distributed as to be scarcely felt. It may be admitted that the dismissal of one man makes room for another, but this is true only of isolated cases, and not of th etotal of labour throughout the country. The fallacy running throughout this assumption is the result of this mistake as to the effect of an excessive population. Surplus popula tion does not primarily cause pauperism. It reduces wages, which is by no means the same thing. That low wages are the consequence of the supply of labour exceeding the demand is one of the first prin ciples of political economy. This reduction is., how ever, equal in every trade affected. That wages remain the same whilst the surplus workmen are thrown out of employment—in other words, become paupers—is a palpable absur dity.ln Wiltshire the principle of the decline ofvages is seen carried to the fullest extent. Thi s average reduction may be carried o n t o suc h an ex treme, that, as in this case of Wiltshire, whole districts may be shivering on the verge of pauperism whilst many families are continually toppling over. But in this extreme case, as in all others, the effect of low wages is always strengthened by another influence— vice. The wages are low for all alike, but insolvency soonest befalls the idle, the vicious, and the drunkard. Want of employment piepares the work which intemperance so effectually finishes. Mr. DUDLEY BAXTER'S book on taxation furnishes us with some statistics on this point. He chews that in some cases 50 per cent. of the earnings are spent weekly on drink and tobacco. A temperate work man with from 20s. to 245. a week spends 2s. or 2s. Gd. in beer and spirits, with Cd. or s. in tobacco. An artisan with 355. to 40s. a week expends 4s. Cd. or ss. weekly in drink, with ls. for tobacco. These are actual cases. Is not this expenditure equal to a reduction of wages, and therefore to want of labour? It is worse; for it adds demoralisation to other ill effects. These conside rations are of the highest importance. Having a clear appreciation of what causes the pauperism, the search for a remedy becomes easier. In fact, no sooner is the argument which we have contested submitted to the practical test than it breaks down at once. All the best authorities agree that the remedy for a surplus population is emigration. Emigration is not the only remedy for pauperism . Pauperism could be laid to no one's fault if surplus population were the only cause of it. The honest poor might be transported en 27t 61135 e to the colonies. But this. not the case. The honest poor are welcomed by the colonists, but the drunken and the vagabond they will not have. These, the worst of paupers, we are compelled to keep ; and it is the prevention of pauperism through vice and drunkenness that constitutes the greatest difficulty of the question. Better even that the wages and the labour of the sober man should be diminished than that after working hard he should have to spend a portion of his earnings in supporting the drunkard who does not work at all, This is the reason why we urge legislation against traffic in drink. t a int .s • .. ' '-' Auk HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 4. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold, w en t to Claremont yester day. Ifer Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Leop:Ad, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein, and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. LATEST INTELL EGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) RUSSIA. ODESSA, April 4. It is doubtful whether the Prince and the Prin cess of Walei will pay a visit to Odessa. Their Royal Highnesses will probably proceed direct to Sebastopol and thence to the Caucasus. At Sebastopol great preparations for a magni ficent reception are being made in anticipation of tho arrival of their Royal Highnesses. CORRESPONDENCE nom PARIS. tinou OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, April 4. Tne Imperial address to the electors is simply a cry of "Vote for the official candidates." It gives an account of all that Imperialism has done for France, omitting all the evil it has done, and it sharply criticises the Opposi tion for their tactics in attempting to seduce the'population by promises which can never be realised, omitting all the efforts of the more r espectable Liberals to obtain from Im perialism the concession of just rights. Universal suffrage is of course taken credit for. The letter next reviews the reforms destined to infuse a larger portion of the democratic principle into the French laws, by destroy ing, for the benefit of the labouring classes, the vestiges of inequality preserved by the civil legislation since 1789. The work afterwards enumerates the alleviations intro duced into the penal code, and the measures of fore sight and prudence realised by the present rt'gime. Then comes a statement of the great augmentation of the revenue in all its branches during the last fifteen years. But the debt, as might have been expected, is very charily dealt with. It has been "contracted by necessities which patriotism is bound to meet." In this conveniently mystical sentence all the blunders and extravagances of the Empire are got rid of. Mexico and an army of 1,300,000 men are, of course, amongst the "necessities which patriotism is bound to meet." Amid the absorbing conflict of home politics, war rumours and preparations still receive a little attention. The ironclads, we are told, are being got ready for service. Great activity prevails in the Eastern camps. The men on furlough are returning in great numbers, artillery is being sent to Verdun and other places from Metz, and the work of fortification, which even the bad weather had not interrupted, is now being pushed more vigorously than ever. The Emancipation of Toulouse is now being prosecuted for the ninth time during nine months ! ' The political events of the day are of the greatest im- portance. Foreign politics may not have lost all their interest, but the great focus upon which public attention is being centred is undoubtedly the general election. First in importance amongst the items of the day is a letter which the Emperor has written to M. de Foreade la Roquette. This epistle congratulates the Minister upon his speech during the debate on electoral corruption. The Emperor gives praise not only to the talent and zeal displayed by his Minister, but also to the excellence of the ideas lie put forth, and the firmness and perspi cuity with which he expressed them. The meaning of this letter may be explained in a very few words. M. de Forcade la Roquette upheld the system of official candidatures as a necessity, and declared that the government would not relinquish it. It is to be preserved with all its attendant paraphernalia of corruption without money. By approving the zeal, talent, and the " ideas " of his subordinate's speech, the Emperor clearly sanctions the policy laid down in it. Another deduction is palpable from this letter. It has been currently affirmed of late that M. de In Roquette's position was not so firm as might be wished, and his removal has been hinted at. The Emperor's letter shews that his position is as strong as ever. If the debate on the electoral proceedings was remark able, the debate on the Budget, which has been going on for the last ten days, is still more so. It is decidedly the finest discussion of the year. M. Thiers opened it by a truly admirable speech. It made a palpable impression on the Chamber ; it will make a greater impression on the people ; and though it may not influence the vote of a deputy, I doubt not that it will turn many an election from the Government. It was as much a political as a financial speech. In fact, M. Thiers takes for his motto the principle, "Give me a good policy, and I will give you good finances." It was in dealing with general policy that the mildness, equity, and yet great force of his address was most apparent. Mr. Thiers fully recognised the good effect of the reforms of January. They were not all that could be desired, but, in their limited way, they have been bene. ficial. More important still, the nation declared unequivo. cally that if the necessary measures of liberty continue to be granted to the country, and if they are loyally put in force, harmony will soon be established between the Govern. ment and the Opposition. The Opposition, as M. Thiers understands it, is not an anti-dynastic party. It will sup )ort the Imperial rule when the Emperor gives France what she has a right to have, but not before. There is, however, but one means of conciliating the French people. Ministerial responsibility must be established at once. At present not only is there no question of introducing Ministerial responsibility, but the simple mention of it as a necessarily constitutional change _ _ _ is a crime, and liable to a severe punishment, These are the leading points in M. Thier's speed There was much besides that well deserves notice, but the remarkable declaration I have just summarised is the one great feature of this remarkable discourse. M. Rouher replied in the old strain, urging that the Emperor's Government was doing all that was possible ; it did not control the elections it only guarded them, &c. The most significant feature of M. Itouher's replies were its pacific assurances. The Minister of State made light of all warlike preparations, assuring the Chamber that the Government sought only peace. The debate was resumed yesterday, and M. Jules Favre spoke. AMERICA. SotrrHAmrroN, April 5. The North German Lloyd's steamer Hermann, 'romp New York, passed the Needles at 11.40 a.m. to-day. SPAIN. MADRID, April 5. It is stated that Senor Olozaga will go to Lisbon on Wednesday to offer the Crown of Spain to the ex. King Ferdinand. A decree of Senor Sagasta postpones the draw- Lug of the conscription until the 25th April. An ordinance of Senor Figuerola authorises the introduction of Bibles and other Protestant books printed in foreign languages. GERMANY. GOTHA, April 5. Letters have been received here from the Ger man discoverer Carl Mauch, who is making an exploring expedition in Southern Africa. The letters are dated November 29th, 1868, and an nounce that Carl Mauch has accomplished a very important journey, although he had encoun tered great dangers. He started northwards on the Bth of May from the Potschefs river, and arrived at Inyati on the 18th of October, having explored couLtriea which have never been traversed by Euro peans. From this point he intends this April to endeavour to penetrate northwards as far as the Equator. FRANCE. PARIS, April 5. The Official Journal of to-day says :—" The current rumours about the resignation of the Minis ter of Finance are entirely without foundation." BOURSE, April 3.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows :- 4 } per Cent. End of month... --* Itali an Fives 55 75 3 per Cent Credit Mobilier End of month... 270 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...148:.' Rome Debt —-- End of month... Deferred — _ RAILWAY& Cash Orleans ... 9 55 Northern ... ll4O Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 613 Western Eastern ..... — ... .. Sardinian Austrian .......................... 471* 6631 Lombard North of Spain 63f Saragossa Roman The steamer on the Salt Lake is to have a most ingenious and economical steam condenser, the invention of General P. E. Connor. of Salt Lake, which is to be applied to a steamer he has lately had constructed on Great Salt Lake. " The condenser consists of two coils of ccpper pipe which receive the escape steam from the cy linders, and are so placed as to bo exposed to the spray from the paddle wheels, and thus continu ously producing a shower on the pipe, cooling it and con densing the steam, and thereby returning the water for use in the boiler. The water of Salt Lake is too stron3ly impregnated with salin e matter to be used successfully for steam purposes, and th erefore this cont r i vance . or inven- tion, is found necessary, to obviate the portage of fresh water and make the navigation of the lake practicable." VIVIPAROUS PERcti.—Fisit BORN ALlVE.—Har per's Magazine states that the report of viviparous fish in the waters of California, " which, for a time, so seriously disturbed the learned savans of the French Academy," is without foundation. The writer of the article succeeds in proving his ignorance, and this is all. These vivipar ous fish aro abundant, and that they give birth to fish and do not deposit eggs like most fishes, is evident to most persons who have cleaned many of the perches sold in our mark.•ts. They have ceased here to bo a curiosity. The little perches, previous to birth, are well formed, and when they commence their independent existence they are seve ral inches long.—Aita. I) UNVILLE and Cc., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. 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 exports tion. Quotations on application Ito 'Messrs. Dunville and Co., Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, „London, W.O--[Ad vertisement. CORRUPTION IN AMERICA. Some further " developments," as the Americans say, in the history of corruption have, says an evening contem porary, come to light in New York and elsewhere. Ex- Governor Fenton, "a most respectable man," as the Tribune would at any time vouch, is stated by several witnesses to have received 20,000 dollars for signing a bill " legalising the acts of the directors in the famous Erie war." This evidence was given before a committee of the Albany Legislature. But still more striking circumstances are stated affecting General Grant himself. They are told, not by an enemy, but by a Republican, in the columns of the New York Nation. He says that the President nominated Mr. Stewart to an ap. pDintment "the day after he had presented General Grant with a cheque for 65,000 dollars, for a house given to him bya number of gentlemen, of whom Mr. Stewart was one." Another of his nominees, Mr. Borie, subscribed forthe purchase of a horse for General Grant in Philadelphia. " General Grant's avowed determination," says the writer, "to bestow a number of valuable offices upon his personal friends is not wise or just." He mentions one or two other instances. This is not corruption on the part of the Pre. sident, but it is very remarkable indiscretion. Mr. Stapleton will ask the Home Secretary on Thursday next, whether Ritualistic processions like that in St. George's-in-the -East on Good Friday are in accordance with the law. Mr. Bartlett, a Liverpool jeweller, bas been awarded by a jury £l5O damages as compensation for in juries sustained by bis wife in an accident on the Southport Railway. A curious feature in the case was the subordinate —in fact, apparently use l e ss—part which the husband was represented by the evidence to take in the mar agement of the business. Of Mr. Bartlott it was stated in court that "he could not be trusted to sell, as he might sell a gold brooch for a plated one. WINDOW -CLEANING. - Glass panes, constantly exposed to the action of the sun and rain, are soon dete riorated, as the potash or soda they contain combines with the carbonic acid of the air. A whitish opaqueness is the consequence of this action ; and in order to make the pane return to its pristine transparency, rubbing it with diluted hydrochloric acid is recommended, and then cleaning with moistened whiting. By this means, it is said, glass in an extreme state of decomposition may be completely restored.--Builder. ROMANTIC MARRIAGE OF A BOURBON PRINCE IN NEW YORK.—A little while ago the romantic elopement of a young Bourbon prince with a beautiful Havannah girl was detailed in these columns. Accompanied by the young lady's mother, they wandered about in various directions. They have since been married in New York. The bridegroom, Prince Louis,!of Bourbon, or more exten sively, Prince Louis-Marie-Ferdinand-Pierre-d'Alcantara, is the first son of Count d'Aquila, uncle of Francis 11., ex-King of Naples, and the Princess Marie-Januaria, daughter of the late Emperor of Brazil, Pedro I. The bride was Miss Amelia Isabel Hamil, a Havannah belle, or more properly an American belle, for she was a native of New Orleans. The New York Times says : "The Prince's father had refused his assent to the marriage, and at Cologne the authorities of the Church refused to permit its celebration ; but the gallant Prince was not the man to be overcome by political, dynastic, or ecclesiastical obstacles ; and it happened that the father of the bride, who, unlike the father of the bridegroom,was willing, tele graphed from Havannah, rid New York to Paris, through the Cuba and Atlantic cables, that the pair should come to this city, and have their nuptials celebrated in a free country. Here they arrived last week (the bride being accompanied by her mother), but here also the authorities of the Catholic Church stepped in to prevent the marriage at the very moment of its celebration. Daunled, doubt less, but not discomfited, the Prance determined upon a civil marriage, and proceeded to the City Hall to have his honour the mayor perform the ceremony. But Mayor Oakey Hall happened to be absent (we do not suppose he will ever forgive himself for that absence, which de stroyed his chance of marrying a Bourbon prince), and the Prince and his lady love proceeded to Jefferson Market Police-court (what a dreadful thought !) where Justice Dodgo performed the marriage ceremony, as by l'iw provided, and the twain, now man and wife, pro. ceeded to their ledging.9.", THE PALATE AND TILE PRINCESS OF WALES IN EGYPT. The London papers are full of the tour of the Prince and the Princess of Wales. During the end of March they spent the most of their time at Cairo. Here (says a correspondent) they have seen all the sights of this strange city— the narrow bazaars, the huge mosques, the picturesque suburbs, and pleasant gardens ; the mingling of pomp and poverty ; the contrasted splendour and squalor which form the outer and visible portion of Oriental life. With one exception there has been no public display in their honour. Their Royal Highnesses have neither shunned nor sought publicity. But for the few outriders who generally precede their carriages there would be nothing to tell the people of the presence of strangers of such illustrious rank. The Cairenes are not a curious race, and I question whether, apart from external show and ceremonial, they can realise the existence of a great Prince, destined to rule over a powerful empire. The palace assigned by the Viceroy to the use of his royal guests is a large yellow building of no architectural pretensions, standing to the east of the Ezbekieh, in the most public quarter of Cairo, at the very entrance of the long, dimly-lighted, crowded street in which the French merchants carry on their business. Yet there are seldom more than a dozen loiterers about the gates, and now and then, as the blaze of trumpets announces that the Prince is about to enterhis carriage, this small group is augmented by a few passers-by, who move slowly away, marvelling much that the plainly-dressed gentleman who has been pointed out to them is the future King of the English. The Prince of Wales might remain here long, mixing in the society and enjoying freely the amusements of the place, without finding it necessary to adopt any further incognito than private dress. THE FEAST OF BAIEAII. Nothing now remained further to be done in Egypt but to visit the Suez Canal. But the Viceroy begged the Prince to stay to the Feast of Bairam. The Prince con sented, and rearranged his tour. The Feast of Bairam, or this particular one (Kouban) fell on March 23. " Bairam" was announced to Cairo by the thunder of the guns from the citadel early in the morning. From sunrise the Khedive was ready in the old palace beside the Mosque of Hassan to receive the greetings of his Ministers and dependents. Never before bad be or any of his prede cessors had such an honour as that which was about to be conferred upon him by the appearance of the Heir to the Throne of a great European Power at a lev6e. Never, perhaps, was Ismail Pasha so proud and gratified as when he stood out on the steps of his palace in front of all his officers of State and with the eyes of the consular agents of all Europe upon him to welcome the Prince of Wales and lead him through a really "glittering throng" to the seat of honour prepared within. The procession from the new palace to the citadel was very imposing. There was a considerable crowd outside the palace railings as the Prince's carriage, preceded by outriders in scarlet and gold, and by mounted cavasses in full uniform, slowly passed out into the street to the sound of the royal salute, and there were hats and caps raised, and a few cheers were heard, but the Oriental is not in the aggregate easily moved, and, least of all, by an infidel show ; and, although there were graceful salutations by upraised hands, and the most respectful attitude on the part of the multitude, drawn up as if by order on both sides of the tortuous streets, not a sign of admiration at the fine sight or any emotion at the aspect of the unusual uniforms could be detected on their faces. On getting a short way into the streets leading from the palace, the lines of soldiery began. As the Prince's cortege, with its escort of Lancers and its rich liveries, prancing horses, and curvetting outriders slowly passed between the double row, the officers saluted, the colours were lowered, and the bands, stationed at intervals, struck uP " God Save the Queen," and the Egyptian national air —all in excellent style. Passing from courtyard to court• yard lined with troops, the procession passed into the inner quadrangle, uhere there stood at the entrance to the palace a mars of officers in blue and gold, quite dazzling in their brightness as the sun fell on them. A. band of the Guards stationed near at hand struck up " God Save the Queen "—and as the Prince's carriage pulled up at the steps, which were lined by the officers and suite of the palace, the Khedive in a very rich uniform (blue and gold), wearing the Riband and Star of India, came forth to meet him. His Royal Highness and the Viceroy then proceeded through the crowd of great functionaries, followed by their retinue; to the reception-hall, where the Viceroy and Prince sat apart in advance, with the Egyptian officials of the first rank on the left and the British gentlemen on the right of the ball on the sofas. Then there came in a valetaille in fez and black frocks—they are scarcely domestics, how ever, for their office is higher than that of servants and lower than that of Minister; Then came a Minister of Coffee, whose shoulder was covered with a cloth literally stiff with pearl and diamond, bearing a tray whereon most exquisite little cups were placed in delicate holders that were perfect gems in all but continuity of jewelled surface, for the most pre cious stones contended with each other to cover the surface. The ceremony of pipes and coffee did not last long. The Prince rose and the Viceroy did the same, and then through the crowded outer halls the guest and host walked to the outer porch, followed as before by their suites, and there on the steps the Khedive took leave of the Prince of Wales. The Royal procession, in the same order as before, dros e through the citadel with the same honours as on their arrival. THE SUEZ CANAL. And now the visit to the Su. z Canal must be paid. The Prince started the next day for Suez. In company with the Princess he visited the works there ; then they embarked on board her Majesty's transport tender Prompt, moored alongside, and in her visited the roads, full of ships of all nations riding at anchor. Afterwards, under the guidance of M. 'de Lesseps, the royal party steamed for the embouchure of the canal, of which the breadth is about one hundred and fifty metres. Afterwards the Prompt steamed back to the hotel at Suez, and arrived there at half-past ten, when the royal party breakfasted. In another hour they were descried walking towards the station, whence they started at half•past eleven precisely for Chalouf. Then there came the wil derness. Travelling though the sand, a lateen-shaped sail emerging from it to our right betokened that we were bordering the Sweet Water canal, until presently when the sand surrounding us diminished, its whole breadth of fifteen metres was apparent, and the traffic on it of barges laden with vegetables, fodder, and materials for the workmen of the various " carnpe ments." What is meant along the canal by " campement" was understood as we reached Chalouf, the first stage of our journey —a distance of about nine miles from Suez— shortly after twelve o'clock. Wooden sheds studded the place, and an attempt at gardening was visible here and there. Their Royal Highnesses proceeded on the right hank of the canal, in the direction of Suez. It was one o'clock when the royal party seated themselves in the train, and proceeded to Seraphim. Between the stations of Geneffe and Feyd they had a good view of the biter lakes to our right. The huge masses of crystallised, sand-bestrewed salt and streaks of bright-blue water looked like a half-thawed large lake. The streaks of water we saw have run into the bitter lake from the maritime canal at Serapium, at a distance of twenty kilo metres from the spot lam alluding to. But the locks have been closed there for a week, and the still existing water denotes that the salt of the lake will not absorb it, as the sceptical imagined. LORD STANLEY IN GLASGOW. _...,~ What Lord Stanley said about the Irish question in reply to the address from the Conservative working men of Glasgow was something as follows :—" You have seen, and probably most of you have seen with regret, the late decision of the House of Commons as regards the Irish Church. My two opinion upon that question, which I took the opportunity of expressing to my constituents not many months ago, was in substance that while I fully admitted that the actual and existing position of the Irish Establishment was invidious and not easily defensible, while I thought that mere titular distinction and marks of dignity were not for a Christian Church things worth fighting for or retaining, while I thought that funds not really wanted m i ght fairly be appli e d t o any useful national purpose, still I did not think, and do not think, that endowments which are wanted, and which are not abused, ought to be wholly swept away, after three centuries of possession, merely in order to establish a theory of religious equality. I must say that, after what is passed, I look upon any attempt to obtain an absolute reversal of the decision which is passed as hopeless, but I think it is possible that we may still save something out of the fire. To alienate the whole body of the Irish Protestants from Great Britain is, to my mind, a serious :natter. In Ireland, I must say it plainly, I do not think that we are in a position in which we can afford to make enemies or to lose friends. I am not talkingof the Penians. Force can always be met by force, and there is no doubt who is the strongest. But I fear that the desire for at least legislative independence—which it isnot reason- able to ask for, since an Act of Parliament actually esta- blished it in 1782, and another Act of Parliament took it away twenty years later—that desire, I say, is, I fear, stronger and more general in Ireland than we on this side of the water are willing to admit. The Act of Union was not at the time of its passing a popular measure, and I do not believe that upon that point public opinion in Ireland is in any way changed. I certainly would rather not indicate what in my belief the result would be if a popular vote was taken upon it in that country. Now that is rather an awkward state of things to deal with, and when I hear people saying, in perfect sin- cerity and good faith, that you must deal with Irish matters is accordance with what you suppose to be the wishes of sent. Or, if you want a third analogy, which is, per haps, still closer, it is as if a capitalist who should have lent out his money in small sums were to be told one day by the Legislature that as long as he received, punctu ally paid, the interest upon his loans, he had got what any reasonable man ought to be content with, and ought to give up all claim to recover the capital itself, if he wanted it. Now, a claim of that kind is one which I apprehend no British Parliament will ever be found ready to admit. It is really one for which there is no shadow of legal or moral justification, ft is a claim that must be resisted, and I do the Liberal Government and the majority of the Liberal party this justice, that I believe they will resist it. The sight of all these rocks ahead—nationality, land, education, and might name others—forces the conviction on my mind that the work of eon cilia,ti )n, so far from b .!ing successfully carried out to any effectual purpcse, is at present only beginning. All these things, I say, would induce me to urge upon anyone whom my voice could reach the inexpe diency of alienating from you those upon whom, whatever their failings may have been, England has always been able to rely, and who, if you are to turn them into o ppo' nents, will carry into their oppositic n that spirit of per' severance and of determination which they have shewa in all the active pursuits of life, and to which, in re 9 belief, they owe a good deal to their Scotch descent.'' Lord Stanley went on to give credit to Mr. Gladstone for acting conscientiously, but condemned most strenuousli the release of the Fenian prisoners. "Itis a fatal and a suicidal policy for any State to treat armed resiotance to its authority as a light offence. lam not thinking of an 9 danger that can arise from the individuals. Half-a-dozes rowdies added to the disorderly classes are not a national danger ; they are hardly in any appreciable degree a public nuisance. But the effect, I fear, w 11 be Viis, that when suoll risings, or attempts at risings, occur again —and one cannot say that they will not—the fear inspired by the law will not be what it has been. Conspirators will encourage one another , and as far as the late precedent goes, they will do so i n still by pointing out that at the worst, if they are taken, thel have only to fear a few months' imprisonment, with mai' mited popularity and mob applause at the end. Now, I say again I do not accuse those in authority of popularity hunting, but I fear there has been a little clerical pressure/ and I only hope there has not been any foreign influence' The most satisfactory part of the transaction probably i ° that those very released persons have told us so plainlY and so frankly how much gratitude and how much pens' tence we have to expect from them, that they hal e furnished a more effectual warning than anyone eP d could do against a repetition of such ill-considered 1 0 ceedings." ISII CHURCH DEFENCE IN MAIC CHESTER. The Conservative papers record with great stress the Irish Church meeting which took place at Manchester o e Friday evening. There were present Mr. Birley, for the town, Lord Claud and Lord George Hamilton! and the Hon. Mr. Egerton—M.P.'s all. There we l l the now common appeals to the Act of Union and the Coronation Oath, the usual epithets of " sac° lege, spoliation, confiscation, and robbery," and tha fashionable abuse of Mr. Gladstone. The Ve lii Archdeacon Pollok said the proposed course of legit lation would lead to the proclamation of an Irish r e ' public, and, in the end, England would be obliged to reconquer Ireland. But th e po i nt of which most was made by the speakers was Maynooth. The Dissenter °, said Lord George Hamilton, amidst the cheers of t 13., meeting, had suppo r t e d th e G overnment during the Irtt' elections because they had received a pledge from t lie , Liberal candidates that none of the property of the Este . , blished Chu rc h i n I re l an d , s h ou ld go to any other religicl; denomination, but th e pl e d ge h a d not b een kept. 0301 Pope, said Lord Claud H am ilt on, was the real hea d o 4 Maynooth, a n d we were go i ng to h and over money to b ' without a pledge of what he would do with it. THE CITY ROMANCE. Mr. Benjamin Higgs, the swell clerk of the Central Company, who recently disappeared from his fine villae T wick enham, seems to have been a most extraordinary nt e o l His salary at the ti me o f hi s disappearance was under .44 per annum. Hi s es t a bli s h ment at Teddington, howeltere; was of almost p r i nce l y character. Mr. Higgs's habits luxuriant and extravagant in the eztreme. The Twiekeli,t4 ham Observer says :—" The house, which contained Ab e thirty rooms, was fitted and furnished in the most sung ) ; tuous style. A l arge pleasure ground ran down to tijo river Thames, where he bad built a massive river iv e He had also a large kitchen garden, and a model W . / He was building extensive stabling, fitt e d w i t h a ll mo der appliances, kept t wo pair of carriages, nine horses, a ye ` pßt e s)veral poni es , an d his family carriage and brougham the most substantial and elegant in the neigbbourhood. had eight female servants, five gardeners, one groom, a cose" man n I unde r coac h man, the housAold xpecses , not less than two thousand a year. The furniture, the asy of which has just taken place, was of remarkable al t o and quality, a s may b e j udged from the fact that a plan°l°(l sold for 155 guineas. Mr. Higgs's personal tastes J habits were n o t l ess extravagant, his gold watch and diaraa; ring wa s th e envy of the connoisseurs. He was music too, and his weekly musical parties were graced laY presence o f our most celebrated artiste; who were Ball tuousl y entertained an d sent to London by train. Mr. Higgs's benevolent instincts were also Wa di On three occas i ons he gave cencerts at the Clarence 11°tt, Teddington, the most celebrated professional singers W e ti , engaged, the pro grammes were marvels of artistic beatific the exp enses were pa id b y Mr. Higgs, and the entire POO ceeds were devoted to the building of new schools. it) oo one occasion au insolvent rec e i ve d a c h eque for £lBO, W which he effected a compositi on w ith h i s creditors. 0, another occasion an unfortu na t e man w h o was serious ly ll ' o jnred by an explosion o f th e ki tc h en b oiler while 93 el house, was established i n b us i ness with £3OO. The r Church of England at Teddington received a n ew od e at a cost of £3OO, and the same congregation, now Ya e ys ing in an iron church, recently rejoiced in the pro!! to of £2,000 t owar d s a new and more substantial struete? which promise, however, has vanished with Mr. ll i g h tf On the mor n i ng o f his departure' th ere were e i B men employed upon a new mansion which was in cours e erection upon land he was to have purchased at a COl e & £OOO per acre, th e purc h ase, however, was never compleol although the buildings were in progress. The mansion 0 , estimated to cost £50,000. The freeholder was informed ,1 the Tuesday before Mr. Higgs's departure that there Wa ne he some diffi cu lt y and delay in the purchase and eifad pletion of the f ree h o ld , i n consequence of lliggs's 'goo trustees ha v i ng f a il ed to meet their eugageatedi r t sl ould b e o b serve d that ho aceoun ed to his wit , ' f,iends for this extraordinary expenditure by saying o fe he had rec e iv e d a l egacy of £90,000 from a rel9V For several d a y s b e f ore leaving he was making prep arAtlrot for his depart ure . O n Friday afternoon, the sth of 3.19'1,11 he entered the 'Waterloo train as usual ; but instead of a l t ing at Twickenham, proceeded on to Reading, that iu /0‘ Liverpool, and that Diet went on board a steal:o 4 o d America. Th ere i s one side to this extraordinary ebiad which is ind escr ib a b ly painful, Mr. Higgs has left Wool him a wife and eight children, who until now were iga e , of the source w h ence all the comforts and luxuries of t 00 home were d er i ve d , and are rendered abscgutely4o/1 And dependent noi others, _ r 7 ► the inajority of the Irish population—separating them thereby as a community from England and Scotland—l aul apt to ask myself whether those well-intentioned persons really mean or not what they are saying. Because if they do not they may find themselves unpleasantly surprised by being requested to vote in favour of the repeal of the Union. Well, the inference I draw from that is that we ought to take great care lest, without fully satisfying the Catholics, we succeed in alienating the Protestants. I defer, as every man must defer, to what is virtually a national decision, for it is idle to con ceal from ourselves that the real decision upon the prin ciple involved in this matter was taken, not in the vote of the other night, but on the hustings in November last. But I would earnestly entreat of those who, whether they agree with me upon the general question or not, do not think that the danger I have indicated is purely imaginary. The matter is rather a rerp'ex;.(l one, even at the best, and I am afraid it will be still more perplexed before we see the end. Well, but then it is said, Oh, never mind the minority, you can do without them, you have conciliated and satisfied the Catholic masses.' Well, I wish I could think that that was altogether the case. Ido not see how, on a very large class of questions—of which the question of education will serve as a single type —you are to get 3 House of Commons which is mainly Liberal and Protestant to work in very cordial harmony with a Catholic hier archy influencing and guiding with immense power an enthusiastic nation, and certainly not disposed to be always moderate in its pretensions or its claims. There is upon matters of that kind an inevitable antagonism, and though statesmanship may do something to smooth it, it is a difficulty which, whether you like it or not, you have to face. But that is not all. You have got in Ireland what is called the land question. The Celtio national party, by some process of reasoning which, I con fess, I cannot exactly follow, have made the discovery that if one man occupies and works upon another man's land he acquires by the fact of such occupation, and without any contract or engagement, a moral right to the possession of the land itself, subject only to some fixed and perpetual payment to the owner. Now that seems to me very much as if you were to say that a lodger in a house in Glasgow, or anywhere else, if he had occupied the same lodgings for a certain number of years, thereby acquired a right for himself and his children to be irremovable, and never to pay more than his former rent. 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