The Sun. — London, England, 1870-06-09 00:00:00

MR. DISRAELI AND MR. GOLDWIN SMITH. On this strange quarrel the Daily Telegraph makes the following observations :—" In the letter which Professor Goldwin.Smith has addressed to Mr. Disraeli, and which we publish elsewhere, another note of insult has been struck in a most unseemly squabble. The quarrel between the Professor and the leader of the Conservative party is of old standing. Years ago Mr. Smith accused Mr. Disraeli of unscru pulousness ; and in his lectures on Pym, Cromwell, and Pitt he aimed more than one shaft of sarcasm at the same well-abused statesman. Mr. Disraeli retorted by . calling Mr. Smith " that wild man." Seizing the occa sion of Mr. Disraeli's accession to the Premiership, the Professor published a letter in which the statesman's early flight from Radicalism to Toryism, his attacks on Peel, and his sudden conversion to the Conserva tive principle of household suffrage, were reviewed with a wealth of invective to which the political writing of the age can present few parallels. Returning to the charge, Mr. Goldwin Smith, in the second edition of his lectures, said that the days of Bolingbroke were not the last time in which `statesmen of easy virtue ' and ' unscrupulous ecclesiastics ' leagued themselves together to attain their common ends. Finally, in a public speech, referring to the conduct of Mr. Disraeli, he said that the Irish Church was so bad as to require in its supporters even stronger stimulants than fanaticism.' To that long string of insults Mr. Disraeli replied by sketching, in his Lothair,' an ' Oxford Professor' who was a Democrat on paper and ' a social parasite' among men. The sketch was bitter, but it was certainly not unpro voked. Mr. Goldwin Smith, however, is so incensed that in a letter to Mr. Disraeli he brands the aspersions of the novelist as ' the stingless insults of a coward.' Assuredly, the two literary magnates have engaged in the most extravagant and doubtful of competitive examina tions—in which the initiative has been taken by the Professor ! " The Daily News espouses the side of Mr. Goldwin Smith :—The author of " Lothair " is probably by this time convinced that he made a political and literary mis take when he published that strange story. But mistake is the severest word that can be used with respect to the greater portion of its contents. What ever may be thought of Mr. Disraeli's sketches from the life of his 'own Duke and Duchess, of Cardinal Grandison, of Monsignor Catesby, or as one reading has it—Capel, and of many other thinly disguised portraitures, they do not trespass beyond the conventional limits of social satire. There is one line, however, which before dying Mr. Disraeli will, we trust, wish to blot. He has drawn a cari cature of an Oxford Professor, under which, lest his readers should fail to recognise the ori ginal, he has indirectly but intelligibly written, "This is Mr. Goldwin Smith." He has added, almost in so many words, " Mr. Goldwin Smith is ' a parasite.'" This calumny, more ridiculous than what is else most ridicu lous in Mr. Disraeli's fantastic story, is not too severely rebuked by its object when he denounces it as the slander of a coward. It recalls the vituperation of Runnymede. Mr. Disraeli has been engaged in many wordy conflicts with Mr. Goldwin Smith. The fact that he has betaken himself, in this solitary in stance, to poisoned weapons, thews a consciousness of having been foiled and worsted with more legitimate arms. He calls Mr. Goldwin Smith a parasite, because he knows that character to be of all others the most foreign to the nature and odious to the feelings of his adversary ; and thinks that the imputation will give the greatest amount of pain. He is probably mistaken. The folly of the accusation, in the truth of which Mr. Disraeli himself does not, and never did, believe, takes the sting out of its malice. " Coward "is a word which is not ordinarily applicable to Mr. Disraeli. But he has earned it in this case, and, writhe and wriggle as he may, he cannot escape the strong hand which brands him with it. THE RESTORATION OF CHESTER CATHEDRAL. The Earl of Derby presided on Tuesday over an influen tial meeting at St. George's Fall, Liverpool, held for the purpose of supporting the movement for the restoration of Chester Cathedral. The assemblage was one of the largest that at any time has been collected within this capacious hall, and comprised a very large number of ladies and clergymen. Amongst those upon the platform were the Bishops of Manchester, l'eterborough, and New York, Canon Kingsley, and a number of the most influential of the resident gentry and clergy. After a fine performance, by Mr. Best, of the "Hallelujah Chorus" upon the grand organ, the Earl made an argumentati ve a pp ea l i n f avour o f restoring the Cathedral. The facts of the case (said he) are few and simple. Chester Cathedral, one of the oldest buildings of any kind in the north of England, has been lately dis covered to be in such a state of decay that many repairs on a large scale are necessary if it is not to fall to pieces altogether. The cost of these repairs, confining them to what is absolutely required for safety, is £25,000. If other works are added of an ornamental character—if artistic effect is looked to as well as security, that will require to be doubled. The Cathedral Commissioners have made a grant of £lO,OOO, conditional, I understand, on a sufficient fund being provided from other sources to meet it. For the rest, the promoters—the Dean and Chapter—will have to apply to the public, and I believe I am ac curate in stating that there is no fund at their disposal on which any part, certainly none on which a great part of the burden can be thrown, Now, undoubtedly £50,000, or even £30,000, is a large sum of money, and there may be many benevolent persons who would think that they may . be employed in a more practical and useful manner than in repairing a fabric, however ancient and venerable, which comparatively few persons enter. I do not agree with such an objection—though . I can understand its being taken, and though I do not at all suppose it has been put forward as a mere excuse by those who wish to keep their money in their pockets. I contend that to repair a building like Chester Cathedral, even at a heavy cost, and though there may be many other claims upon our purses, it is a duty which we, the residents of this part of England, owe to the public. And I say that, quite irrespective of the question whether, or to what extent, or how, it can be utilised for ecclesias tical purposes. On that latter point you will, no doubt, hear a good deal before we separate. I shall leave that to be dealt with by those who have some experience in such discus sion. What I am to contend for is, that we Englishmen of to-day, with a thousand years of civilisation behind us, and with a future opening, if not before our country, at least before our descendants scattered over many countries, of which it is difficult to foresee the limits, have duties to discharge, and one of the most obvious and most pressing of those duties is not to suffer destruc tion, through carelessness or neglect, of any national memorial, which, once destroyed, can never be replaced ; I think we see already how, as the world grows older, the longing to penetrate backward into the remote past becomes more and more intense. There are few thoughtful men, I suppose, who have not some sympathy with it. Of all the memorials of antiquity that of architectural work is the most durable, and that about which there can be the least deception or mistake, and accordingly we find that respect for such memorials is an universal and increasing characteriztic of an advanced civilisation. If, for instance, we were to hear that any ruler of Egypt proposed to pull down one of the pyramids for the sake of the materials, there would be an outcry of remonstrance tbroughout Europe. Everybody would feel that the thing which it was proposed to destroy was in some sense the common possession of the human race. The middle ages have left us two sets of build ings, each essentially typical and characteristic of the time that produced them—the feudal castle and the cathedral. You have comparatively few specimens left of either. They signalise an age which, with all its good and with all its evil, is irrecoverably gone, and which you can no more revive than you can resuscitate the Roman Empire. You should preserve what you have ; you should guard from destruction that which, if destroyed, you can not re-create. As inheritors of the past you should feel that you are trustees for the future. The Dean of CHESTER (Dr. Howson), who was warmly cheered, gave a statement of facts connected with the res toration, and read letters from the Archbishop of Yerk, the Bishop of Chester, and from the Premier, expressing warm interest in and appreciation of the restoration scheme. Mr. Gladstone regretted his inability to attend the meeting. The Bishop of MANCHESTER dwelt upon the liberality of our forefathers in erecting so many magnificent ecclesias tical establishments, and proceeded to argue that work such as they were met to promote that day would be a most powerful means for promoting unity in the Church of England, the representative Church of the nation. The Bishop of PETERBOROUGH drew a contrast between the cathedrals and churches as they existed thirty years He contrasted the dull, monotonous cathedral life of 30 years ago with its activity in this age, when the naves are crowded with enthusiastic worshippers, and when churches are made architecturally beautiful, and rich and poor are allowed to worship side by side. From this he argued that the Church of England would surely increase its hold on the affections of the na tion, especially if in imitation of the restoration scheme of the Dean of Chester she was wisely beautified and strengthened by the judicious admixture of old and new materials, built on the lines traced out by the self denying old founders—then would the people say, "Destroy it not, there is a blessing in it." The Bishop of NEW YORK spoke of the interest felt by all classes of Americans in the cathedrals in the " Old Country," and the regret they would feel should those venerable structures be ever allowed to fall into decay. Canon KINGSLEY corroborated the remarks of the last speaker, and said that he had been strongly moved at witnessing the deep interest, not merely sentimental, with which crowds of American tourists visited Chester Cathe dral, and the deep interest and pride they evidently felt in the building. The condition of Mr. Barker, who was injured by his horse falling upon him at the Agricultural Hall, is, we regret to say, hopeless. He improved a little on Tuesday, but in the night alarming symptoms set in. A PLEASING PROPOSAL—The Manchester Guar dian calls attention to a circular, whose originality attests it to be the production of no ordinary genius. The cacoethes scribendi, the passion for admiring great men, and the universal languishing (begging pardon of Repub licans) for Royal favour are severally to be satisfied by this new proposal. The circular is sent to lord lieutenants, lord provosts, high sheriffs, and mayors; each of these magnates is requested to write a life—a eulogy it is to be presumed—of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort ; and the contributions, written on " Bath post papei, quarto size," being bound in " a superb volume." will be presented to her Majesty. Copies of the original auto graphs will also be widely circulated. The Manchester Guardian, remarking that men in office are made fools of occasionally to serve the vanity or knavery of others, thinks a warning necessary against compliance with this ridiculous request. COMIC PAPERS. (From Punch.) WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES. —Not Betting Rings, " The Religious Difficulty "—Long sermons. TELL HER, SOMEBODY.—Mrs. Ramsbotham says that she can't understand why there is so much small-pox In Paris, seeing that the Emperor ha s f or so man y y ears adopted a vaccinating policy. A QUESTION FOR AYRTON.—M. Vandal is the Director- General of the French Post Office. Here, we have made our M. Vandal First Commissoner of Works. People don't like asking Ayrton questions, but there is a question for "the noble savage" suggested by this arrangement— which is most out of place, a Vandal presiding over a nation's letters, or a Vandal in authority over its arts ? A HARD LIFE.—Who can wonder at Mr. Gladstone wishing for a little relaxation, and going to the Derby, after reading that in one day (not long before the Epsom week) he received four deputations on the subject of the Education Bill ! BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS I—The House of Rothschild has issued the prospectus of a new Spanish loan on the security of the Almaden quicksilver mines. Let investors look at the present position of Spanish bondholders and be wise. Spanish Governments may lend on quicksilver, but they pay in remarkably slow gold. A GREAT AND GOOD PAINTER. —Sir Edwin Landseer was humanely right in what he said at the annual meet ing of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Cropping a dog's ear is " a cruel and injurious practice "—one which we hope will never crop up again. (From Judy.) Why did not Macgregor win the Derby?—Because he could not pass Muster. Talking of a great general, who was braver than he was wise, a friend of Judy's said, " He did not invent gun powder, but he's not afraid to smell it." (From Fun.) A LONG Jos.—This is "Irom the Bombay Gazette :—" At Lahore the Maharajah of Cashmere presented the Duke of Edinburgh with a shawl for the Queen, the like of which, according to our Lahore contemporary, was never made. Three hundred shawl-weavers had worked on it incessantly for three years, and many of them lost their sight through the fineness of the work ! Its actual cost in Cashmere is estimated at 25,000 harrisingha, the harris ingha being equivalent in value to 10 annas." No wonder the poor fellows went blind when employed in so harris ingha labour I ENGLAND EXPECTS.—A furious correspondent sends us this clipping from a contemporary :—" England is being now washed away by denudation. It is only a matter of time when the sea will once more roll over it, and bury its cities, its lives, its loves, its treasures, its beauties, its ages of organic creations in the depths of the ocean, there to remain till some future changes of the earth's surface: raise it once more to the wonder of beings who may then be existing on this ever-changing planet.—Herdma's Specula tive Cosmology." Our friend asks us by what right this foreign craft runs us down. He adds—" Herd-ma, in deed ! Tell, your grandma !" LOST DOGS. Two years ago a London dog that lost its master also lost its life. Hundreds of innocent dogs were slaughtered by the stern command of the Chief Commissioner of Police —the bodies were used as manure, and vast crops of pro duce are supposed to have been obtained by thus sprinkling the earth with the remains of fidelity and intelligence. It always appeared to be a somewhat ruthless proceeding, and we are not sorry to hear that a more sensible and humane system is to be adopted by direction of Colonel Henderson. Stray dogs are in future, whether muzzled or unmuzzled, to be taken into custody by the police, and conveyed to the police-station. The inspector on duty is to take a description of the dog, and to circulate it throughout the force. The dog is then to be sent at once to the " Home for Lost and Starving Dogs "at Holloway. If the dog wears a collar with an address upon it the owner is to be communicated with, and the animal will be entertained at the station for three days, when, if not claimed, it will be sent to the Home. As we are about to treat stray dogs with a certain amount of kindliness and consideration the least they can do is to meet us half way and behave with that unobtrusive gentleness which as a rule they observe and which has made them the most popular of beasts. The best course a lost dog can adopt is, without one angry bark or bite, to go straight to the nearest police-station, wag his tail, and whine at the inspector, who, although he cannot replace his natural master, will, we are sure, do all that a tender constable can do to assuage the affliction of the bereaved animal.—Pall Mall Gazette. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. By an Order in Council, published in Tuesday night's Gazette, it is provided that the principle of open competi tion shall on and after the 31st of August next, be ap plied to all Civil Service appointments, except such as are included in the following schedule annexed to the order :-1. All situations to which the holder is ap pointed directly by the Crown. 2. All situations included in any Order or Warrant made by the CoMmissioners of the Treasury under section 4 of the Superannuation Act, 1859. 3. -All situations which are filled, in the customary cour6e of promotion, by persons previously serving in the same department. It is, however, provided that in cases where the chief of a department and the Lords of the Treasury may be of opinion that for the sake of special knowledge or other reasons of public interest examination should be wholly or partially dispensed with, the Civil Service Commissioners may dispense with examination, wholly or partially, and may grant their certificate of qualification upon evidence satisfactory to them that the person to be appointed possesses the requisite knowledge and ability, and is duly C ause in respect of age, health, and ckt racter. By Clause 3it is provided that, with the excep tions mentioned above, no appointment shall be made unless the person to be appointed shall be reported by . the Commissioners to have satisfied them that he pos sesses the requisite ability to enter on the discharge of his official duties. Clause 6 contains the following provi sions : After the candidate, reported as aforesaid by the Commissioners, has been appointed to an office or employ ment, he shall enter on a period of probation, during which his conduct and capacity in the transaction of business shall be subjected to such tests as may be determined by the chief of the department to which he is attached, and he shall not remain in the public service after six months from the date of his appointment, unless satisfactory proofs of his fitness shall have been furnished to the chief of such department, and a certificate of his qualification shall have been issued by the Civil Service Commis sioners. SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE DACIA WITH ALL ON BOARD. Some doubt is felt as to the reported loss of the steamer Dacia, one of the six vessels engaged in the expedition of laying the West Indian and Panama Telegraph cable. The Dacia was owned by Sir Charles T. Bright. The telegrams report that her wreck took place on the northern reef off Bermuda, and all hands on board except three, were lost. The amount of cable shipped on board from the India rubber, Guttapercha, and Telegraph Works at Silvertown was about 1,000 miles. The remainder of the cable, 3,000 miles, was in sections on board the other steamers. The Dacia cleared from the Chops of the Channel on the 19th of May, with instructions to call at Fayal for coals. She was then to proceed to Jamaica, but how she came to get to Bermuda is unaccountable, excepting that she may have become disabled. She was a powerful iron built steamer, and had been strengthened for the voyage. The vessel, which was of 1,472 tons net, was built in 1867. She was 242 ft. 4 in. in length, 34 ft. 5 in. in breadth, 26 feet depth of hold, with five bulkheads, and fitted with engines of 250 horse-power. The insurance effected on her later cable is distributed among the underwriters and marine insurance companies—most of the latter have, it is said, £30,000 lines on her; the premium paid was about 265. per cent., and the total is represented at £270,000. It is expected, however, that there will be some chance of picking up the cable, though the steamer may have foundered. A telegraphic message has been received frona New York stating that nothing is known there of the re ported loss of the Dacia steamer. As the first telegram came from New York, it is possible, therefore, that the whole affair is a hoax. The Shipping Gazette says :—" We have reason to hope that the report of the loss of the Dacia is totally desti tute of foundation. It is said to have been originated for stock-jobbing purposes, in order to run down 'the shares of certain Telegraph Companies, the Dacia having on board a portion of the cable for connecting by a new line the West Indies with South America. It is impossible to denounce in too strong language the detest able heartlessness which, for mere purposes of gain, could suggest and circulate a rumour involving, not only loss of property but loss of life, and given with a circumstantiality of detail calculated, for a time at least, to secure unwilling credence. We cannot but think that this case calls for immediate action on the part of the com mittee of the Stock Exchange, with a view of ascertaining whether the report in question origi nated in that institution, and, if it shall appear that it did, to take such steps as may render the repetition of any such act of inhumanity peculiarly hazardous to those concerned in it. To say nothing of the value of the property in the Dacia, which has been estimated at £300,000, most of which is insured, there are nearly 150 persons on board. Some idea may, therefore, be formed of the cruel anxiety created by a report asserting the loss of that vessel and the ship's company, three only excepted. The report that the assumption by the King of Prussia of the title of Emperor of Germany will form the subject of negotiations between him and the Emperor Alexander at Ems is, we hear, says the Eastern Budget, very improbable, as it is only a short time ago that Herr von Thile, in the absence of Count Bismarck, positively declared to Lord Loftus that his Majesty had no such in tention, and the Kinghimself subsequently confirmed this declaration to his lordship. The Right Hon. Thomas O'Hagan, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, has received a letter announcing his elevation to the peerage under the title of Baron G'llagan. His lordship, who is now 60 years of age, was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland under Lord 'Palmersttin's second administration in 1860, and to the Attorney- Generalship in 1861. He sat in the Liberal interest, fur Tralee, from May, 1863, till his elevation to the bench in ,1865, when he was sworn a member of the Privy Council On Mr. ,Gladstone taking the reins of power in December, 1868, he wail made Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, TH E SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1870. LAW AND POLICE. TH Ell GREAT FIRE IN PERA. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 7, THE COUNTESS OF DERWENTWATER.—Mr. Bennett, tax collector, Winlaton, at the Gateshead County Police Station, has applied for a number of summonses against certain persons for non-payment of poor rates, amongst whom was the " Countess of Derwentwater." The re quired summonses were granted. IMPORTANT SALMON FISHERY QUESTION.—In the Court of Common Pleas the appeal of Lord Leconfield against the decision of the Salmon Fishery Commissioners was argued. Lord Leconfield had a fishing weir in the river Derwent; and the question was whether such weir in a non-navigable part of the river was legal when it presented an obstruction to the pas sage of salmon up and down the river. I\lr. Holker, Q.C., argued that the Salmon Fishery Acts of 1861 and 1865 made all weirs that pre vented salmon from getting to their spawning-beds and returning to the sea illegal, though on non-navigable rivers. The Court of Queen's Bench had held that the Salmon Fishery Acts referred only to navigable rivers. The court took time to consider its judgment. A SECOND COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—A practical step has been taken in the way of law reform. Under the provisions of the Act passed in the varly part of the pre sent session, Mr. Baron Pigott has been drafted from the Court of Excnequer to sit with Mr. Justice Mellor in the Bail Court, thus constituting a second Court of Queen's Bench, 'for the holding of sittings in Banco. In the chief court the Lord Chief Justice, with Mr. Justice Lush and Mr. Justice Hannen, have been occupied with the new trial paper, and Mr. Justice Mellor and Mr. Baron Pigott with the Crown paper. The following are further details of the great fire : The hospital and the residence of the German Charitable Society were destroyed, and the invalids were rescued by the gallantry of some of the Germans, two of whom died from the injuries received. The American Church of the Immaculate Conception was seriously damaged, but the copy of the Transfiguration worked in Gobelin tapestry, and presented by the Em press Eugenie, was saved. A committee has been formed for the relief of the sufferers, and a large amount has been subscribed. All the foreign ambassadors have distributed relief to their countrymen. The Levant Herald announces that, according to a communication of the police, 7,000 houses have been destroyed, and'the total loss is estimated at 25,000,000. THE BANKRUPTCY OF MAJOR HEATHCOTE.—The exa mination of this bankrupt, now of Brussels, major on half pay, was proceeded with. The petitioning creditor is Mr. J. P. Whitmore, money dealer, of 6, Norris-street, St. James's.- The unsecured debts are stated at £3,029 15s. Bd.; creditors partly secured, £3,156 14. ; estimated value of the securities, £1,921 145.; the total assets being returned at the sum of £52 10s. Mr. Lawrence, as re presenting the trustee, applied for an adjournment on the ground that the cash account had only just been delivered, and a great many items required strict exami nation. Mr. G. Lewis, on the part of the bankrupt, con curred in the proposed adjournment, and the examination was postponed. BETTING IN THE PUBLIC STREETS.—TWO young men named William Tripp and Robert Leader were brought before Mr. Vaughan, at Bow-street, charged with betting and obstructing the public thoroughfare in Tottenham-court-road. The defendants were ap prehended by a constable of the E division, who had been deputed to watch the district. He kaw the defendant and eight others. Tripp made entries in a little book which was found in his pocket. The defendant denied that any bet had been made, or any obstruction caused. Mr. Vaughan said he had no doubt, from the evidence, that the defendants were there for the purpose alleged. He fined Tripp £5,. or one month, and the other defendant £l, or ten days' imprisonment. Both the fines were paid. KILLING A STEPFATHER.—CharIes Thompson, a youth of about 16 or 17, was indicted at the Central Criminal Court for killing his stepfather, George Reece. on the 16th of May last. The prisoner lived with his mother and the deceased at No. 42, Medway-street, Westminster. On the day in question the deceased, who was a very pas sionate man, entered the house, and a quarrel ensued respecting some money which the boy should have paid for his clothes. He called the prisoner bad names, and struck him, and he, in self defence, took up a salt-cellar and threwi it at his step-father. The latter, happening to turn round, was struck by the missile in the forehead ; and although the wound was apparently only a slight one it ultimately ended in death. The prisoner admitted the offence, but stated that he had no intention to hurt his stepfather. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but strongly recom mended the prisoner to mercy. The counsel for the prose cution made a similar recommendation. Mr. Justice Blackburn said he did not doubt that the prisoner had no intention to inflict severe injury upon, or cause the death of, the deceased; and he should therefore only pass a light sentence of one month's imprisonment with hard labour. BARNED'S BANKING COMPANY.-At the Rolls Chambers, before the chief clerk, Mr. Church, several matters connected with Barned's Bank were brought forward, and in the course of one case it transpired that the Master of the Rolls had authorised the employment of a detective to look after a runaway-shareholder. The chief clerk inquired of Mr. Lording whether anything had come of the employment of the detective. Mr. Lording said that at present there had not, but he was still engaged in the matter. Mr. Lording applied for a " balance ' order to enforce the call of £4O on a contributory to upwards of £7,000 who had declined to pay, and the order was granted. Certain shareholders and the representatives of deceased shareholders had paid calls, and now, as credi tors, they asked to be paid the dividends declared, amounting to ss. in the pound, to which they were entitled, having paid all the call. The Chief. Clerk ap proved of a suggestion of Mr. Lording, that summonses should be taken out, and the dividends paid thereon. DUCKING A POLICEMAN.—At the Central Criminal Court, five boys, from fourteen to eighteen years of age, named George Proctor, William Proctor, John Cliff, William Walsh, and Richard King, were charged before the Common Serjeaut with feloniously assaulting Jacob Smith, a police constable, and occasion ing him actual bodily harm. The indictment was originally for attempting to murder, but with respect to that charge the grand jury threw out the bill. It appeared that while the constable was attempting to take a little boy into custody for bathing in the Regent's Canal, the prisoners interfered, and while Goorge Proctor was struggling with him they both fell into the water. The struggle continued for some time, an 3 eventually the boy ran away, and the constable then got out. Mr. Collins sub mitted that the whole affair was a mere lark, and that the policeman and Proctor fell into the water accidentally. The jury convicted George Proctor of a common assault, and he was sentenced to be imprisoned for three days. The others were acquitted. STRANGE INQUIRY IN IRELAND.—An inquiry has been commenced at Drumshambo, in the county of Leitrim, before Mr. Coffey, Q.C., in order to determine whether a Mr. Francis M`Keon was eligible to sit on the bench of magistrates. The investigation took place by order of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, it having been alleged bg Mr. M`Keon's brother magistrates that he was unqualified by education, social position, or means for serving on the com mission of the peace. On the part of Mr. M`Kemi wit nesses were called to prove that, although he was the weigh master of the town, he did not personally weigh butter or any other commodity ; and that his name appeared in the Government valuation books for the Poor-law Union as being rateable at £129105. A point was raised as to whether other Irish magistrates held the office of weigh master, and Mr. Coffey adjourned the inquiry until the 11th inst., to allow him an opportunity of informing himself on the subject. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—Joseph Fountain, 36, butcher, was indicted at the Central Criminal Court for feloniously wounding Henrietta Corn on the 14th April last, with intent to murder her ; and also with attempting to kill himself by cutting his throat. He pleaded not guilty. The prisoner and the prosecutrix had lived together for some time, and about a week before the occurrence the latter left him. On the 14th April they met at a public-house in Kings land-road, and the prisoner wanted. Corn to return and live with him, which she refused to do. She walked into Cavendish-street with him, and he again asked asked her to go home with him. She said she would not, and he then put one arm round her neck, and was seen, by a man named Harvey and his wife to draw some thing from his pocket and pass it across her throat. She then ran across the road, and it was found that her throat was cut. The prisoner attempted to cut his own throat, and when taken into custody had in his hand a razor, with which he attempted to cut the constable's hands. He said that he intendedto kill both the prosecutrix and himself if he had not been prevented. A statenaent made by the prisoner was read, to the effect that the woman, after several times leaving him, and returning to live with him had followed him to where he was serving in the Militia with his regiment. and had threatened to " shew him up " before all the regiment and every one who knew him, and had agravated him by striking him and in other ways, He said he had saved her live upon one occasion when she had attempted to hang herself, and also when she trled to poison herself and to cut her throat, and he had no intention to kill her. He threw himself on the mercy of the court. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and the judge passed a sentence of fifteen years' penal servi tude. • It has been resolved by the Rochdale Chamber of Commerce to petition Parliament in favour of the motion Mr. Muntz intends to bring forward declaring that Government manufactories are injurious to commerce and a. burden on the taxpayer, and that it is unseemly for Government to compete with commercial houses for con tracts with foreign powers. Preparations are being made at Windsor Castle for the grand State breakfast - which will be given by her Majesty the Queen after the return of the Court from Scotland. A number of marquees and tents will be erected upon the lawn in front of the East Terrace, and ccmmanding some lovely views of the Castle slopes, the vale of the Thames, the park, and Frogmore grounds. It is understood that nearly 1,000 guests will have the honour of being invited.. The Co-operative Congress, which is being held at Manchester, have resolved to establish a newspaper in the co-operative interest with as little delay as possible, and have appointed a committee to arrange the plans. A. dinner took place at Chesterfield last evening in connec tion with the holding of Manchester unity meetings in that town. Lord Frederick Cavendish, M.P., the Hon. Captain Egerton, M.P., and the Hon. H. Strutt, M.P., were present. BUILDING TRADE IN PARIS.-A. petition has lately been presented to the C. , rps Legislatif by the build ing contractors of Paris, which sets forth a very dismal state of things. Great distress prevails among the work men, who have been until recently in the employ of the master builders. They are two hundred tlaousand in number, and many are in a deplorable condition. The worst of it is that the masters cannot got the large sums of money that are dun to them from the city. This un fortunate state of affairs has been brought about by the creation of 'works which were necessarily unproductive for a time. The expenses could only be met by ormanising loans, and if that was impossible the difficulty had to be surmounted by disbanding the army of workmen which had been collected. The suspension of the public, works in Paris has given rise to much, discontent, and the Corps I:46gislatif has made some provisionary arrangements to meet pressing emergencies. The Chamber and the Govern ment will, it is expected, use every exertion in order that the extraordinary budget for the town of Paris may be voted and submitted to the Senate, THE NEW YORK PRESS. ON THE FENIAN • INVASION. The Fenian movement now agitating the telegraph wires throughout the State and country has become somewhat important as a matter of news, about which everybody is talking. If the movement is not very im portant per se, it becomes so from the fact that the govern ment has taken the trouble to recognise it—has probably obtained some information which gives a graver aspect to the enterprise than the public are disposed to attach to it, and that the President has issued a proclamation against it, assuming, of course, that there is something going on which implies a violation of the neutrality laws. In adopting this course General Grant has followed the example of his predecessor, Andrew Johnson, in 1866, who, not only by proclamation, but by the action of the United States troops, utterly wiped out the absurd under taking of that time, capturing the provision trains, seizing the ammunition, and arresting the military leaders on the frontier. That settled the invasion business for that time. The news from the frontier now skews a gathering of men at various to wns and a general movement towards the frontier, of small bodies passing through the different cities north and east of Albany, as well as some migration from the West as far as Detroit and certain parts of Wisconsin, but the later and more significant news is that a force of Fenians, three thousand btrong, had assembled at Pigeon Hill, on Canadian soil. There appears to be no truth in this statement, and probably not much more truth in all the other reports. The facts are that a few Fenians, about 500 strong, under command of O'Neill, while advancing from Franklin, Vt., towards the Canadian frontier, were fired upon by some Canadian militia. The fire was re returned, and one or twa men were shot on both sides. After the skirmish, United States Marshal Foster arrested the Fenian commander, O'Neill, on the spot, and thrusting him into a carriages drove him off to Bur lington a prisoner, leaving—as the telegrams say— his little army so demoralised that many of them eagerly turned their faces towards home and sought means of transportation from St. Albans. It is not certain—despite the fizzle of late—that the disturbance is entirely over, but no doubt the arrival of a few regular troops under General Meade will disperse the grande armee of General O'Neill. Impotent, foolish, and illegal as this movement is, and easily put down as it can be by the United States authorities, adventures of this kind should be a warning to England. They are the natural growth of an immense Irish population, almost every man of whom hates England and would bring her to ruin or any portion of her dominions, from Nova Scotia to New Zealand, if opportunity offered. There can be no doubt that this is the spirit of what is called Fenianism. It is the spirit which enables a body of men, no matter what their qualifications or status may be, to get a sufficient number of their country men to subscribe money and furnish recruits for any expedition upon British soil, such as the last raid on Canada in 1866, and the present one. Would it not be wise for the British Government to consider that there is but an imaginary line between this country and Canada, and that Canada will always be a source of irri tation as well as a weak spot, for the restless anti- English element in this community ! The best thing British statesmen could do, under these circumstances, would be to annex Canada to the United States, to pay off the Alabama claims, and then we would hear no more of lawless Fenian raids. The sympathy of the American people would be withdrawn from all move ments and organisations having such aims as invasion, whether for conquest or plunder. If England does not act squarely in the matter of the Alabama claims, and thus cultivate some better feeling than now exists, Americans may come in time to sympathise more closely than they do with hostile movements of this kind ; or, indeed, the Irish element, which becomes stronger every day, may force us ultimately, against our will, into a war—the last thing at present to be expected, and certainly an event most of all to be de plored. The Fenian fiasco twice repeated does not prove that because attacks upon the colonial dependencies of Great Britain over the border have failed there will not remain a disposition here among a large class of our people to encourage, tacitly at least, such movements, until the just claims of our Government asto the unsettled Alabama business are attended to. —New York Herald. At the hour of going to press, very full dispatches had reached us from the present field of operations of the Fenian leaders. They shew, beyond doubt, that the affair is extensive, and that preparations must have been going on for several months. It is a matter of surprise that so much secrecy could have been maintained among such a miscellaneous and comparatively undisciplined material, but the fact may be placed to the credit of those in control, and accepted as an evidence of the earnest ness of all engaged in it. But it is equally evident that the " invasion " is, so far, a great muddle from be ginning to end, The course of Government has not done more to kill the movement than the tactics of the Fenian Generals. General O'Neill was arrested by United States Marshal Foster, and, in default of bail, was taken to Burlington. If, as it is said, he vowed to succeed in his enterprise or die, it is probable that he is much dis appointed with the actual result. The " engagement " between the Canadians and the Fenians partakes rather of the nature of a mock battle than a conflict between heroes. Nevertheless, more lives have been lost than the cause seemed to deserve. The invasion, if it is to end in nothing worse than this—and we have pointed out its serious possibilities in another column—must be regarded as a " bull " on a great scale. Irish inde pendence can never be achieved by raids upon Canada. It is necessary to remind the Fenians that they can scarcely claim protection, or even mercy, in case they come to grief, on the score of their being American citizens. They have clearly forfeited all title to this protection by violating the law, and scouting the admonitions of the Federal authorities. The large expenditure which the Fenians have incurred, and the still larger expense to which they will put the Canadian authorities, are far from being justified by any achievements which they can reasonably hope to accom plish. When we consider the embarrassing position in which these recurring demonstrations put our own autho rities, and the possible injuries which may be inflicted upon the innocent Canadian people,.we certainly fail to appreciate the wisdom or the justification of the move ments now being made. At the same time it is impossible for us to refrain from contrasting the prompt and ener getic measures taken by bur Government to suppress the raid with the tardy policy of Lord Russell when the Alabama was being set loose at our commerce. Had the English Government done as much for us as we have done for its colony, the Alabama would never have escaped, and vast damage to our commerce would have been averted.—New York Times. There is something so noble in the heroism of the honest Irishmen who have offered their fortunes and their per sons for this last wretched expedition against Canada, that we cannot speak of their enterprise without respect; but the folly of the whole affair has been so stupendous, and the failure so inconceivably absurd, that we can hardly speak of it either without equal indignation and amuse ment. For months the Brotherhood has been massing its resources, collecting arms, organising resiments and bri gades, planning battles and sieges, and devising commis sariats. Every available dollar has been raised and spent. Every available man, if the Fenian organs are to be trusted, has been ordered to the front. According to one of the cheap papers of this city, no fewer than 25,000, disguised in plain clothes, marched from Brooklyn alone in a single day. Im mense arsenals of muskets and cannon have been hidden somewhere in the Green mountains. On the other side of the line, Canada has been shaking with terror. The volunteers have rushed to arms. Theregular troops have been posted along the St. Law rence . Q ue b ec is in flames, and Sir John IVl'Donald is sick a-bed with fright. Under these awful circumstances the war began. The field of affray was in Franklin County, Vermont, close to the Canada line and some fifteen miles north of St. Albans. Thither the Fenian army repaired in driblets to place themselves under the command of General O'NeilL Their first proceeding was to unpack carpet bags and get out the green uniforms. Their second was to hear a speech. " Fenians," said the General, " the eyes of Ireland are upon you. Forward, march ! " Now it was perhaps not strictly in accordance with military etiquette—or shall we say disci pline P—but when General O'Neill said " Forward, march," the Fenian to whom had been committed the command of the skirmish line deemed this a proper occa sion for another speech, in the course of which he copiously observed that he would forward march. Then the army turned around, saw Canada, and went for it. The Canadian army at this point being only fifty strong, while the Fenians were about 250, the conquest of the Dominion might seem a foregone conclusion had it not been for the sudden interference of the United States of America. The United States of America was personated on this occasion by George P. Foster and Thomas Failey, who came upon the field of battle in a rockaway, or some such peaceable vehicle, and took a commanding position upon a hill-side under fire. In the thickest of the fight, while the Fenian commander (also under fire) was surveying the scene through a glass, the United States of America crept from the rockaway and tapped him on the shoulder. " Sir," said Marshal George P. Foster, " I arrest you for breaking the law." " Sir," said the • General, " I have an army here, and I won't be arrested." Whereupon the commander was ignominiously bundled into the carriage and driven off to a jail—and the army went home ! A plain narration of this story—a war stopped by a marshal and one deputy, a whole army defeated and utterly routed by two men, is so utterly ludicrous that no comment can improve it. But in fact we have no desire to dwell upon the farcical features of this new discovery in strategy. We have no disposi tion to speculate upon what would have hap pened if Wellington had been arrested by a sheriff's officer in the middle of the battle of Waterloo, or Grant lodged in jail by a Virginia con stable while the Army of the Potomac was fighting in the Wilderness. The serious side of Gen. O'Neill's ridiculous blunder is too painful to be laughed at. The folly of this charlatan has cost thousands of working people the last dollar of their savings, and perhaps some poor fellows their lives. It has covered a good cause with disgrace. It has postponed the liberation of Ireland. It has degraded Irishmen in the estimation of many of their fellow-citizens, who will perhaps overlook the difference between the patriotism of the people and the imbecile vanity of the leaders. These are the sad results of the last Fenian invasion. We can only hope that the rank and file may get home quickly and sound, and save their carpet-bags.—New York Tribune. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—The express train going east on the Fort Wayne and Chicago road ran off the track, ou„tbe of the 21st May, near Lucas, Ohio. One man, - name unknown , wliO was stealing a ride between the tender and baggage car, was killed. The engineer and fireman were badly bruised. The passengers were not hurt, and were brought forward with a few hours delay. CRYSTAL PALACE IN NEW YORK. We have several times alluded to the scheme for estab lishing a permanent industrial exhibition in this city, on a scale corresponding to the requirements of the time. A charter was granted by the Legislature last winter, and we learn that a company has already been organised under it. Sufficient capital has been subscribed to insure the speedy success of the enterprise, and as soon as a suitable site can be secureethe plan of the building will be determined upon and its construction begun. The whole city is inte rested in the success of the enterprise. Aside from the large expenditure and the employment of labour which it will involve, the proposed exhibition will be a permanent attraction to visitors from abroad. Our merchants, hotel keepers, and business interests generally will be bene fitted, besides immense help will be given to the general cause of mechanical science and art. It is to be hoped that the enterprise will be carried out upon a liberal scale, and that the building will be a prominent feature of our metropolis, surpassing even the Sydenham Crystal Palace, and the buildings of the recent Paris Exposition.-1V etc York Times. THE LATEST PARISIAN JF,U D'ESPRIT. The citizens of Paris were fairly, startled on Whit Tuesday by a jest so audacious, so unexpected, that it even deceived the quick-witted Parisians. The Figaro, the well-known serio-comic journal, which mixes jest and earnest after a fashion of its own, suddenly appeared with a leaded notice from its chief editor and proprietor, M. Villemessant, announcing that he had parted with his paper to the Republicans, having received so hand some an offer for it that in consideration for his family he felt bound not to refuse it ! After thirty years journalism he bade his readers adieu, and Whit Tuesday was the last day on which his name would appear at the head of a journal whose principles he disavowed. Then followed a bom bastic address by the Republican leaders, after the manner of the Rappel and its comrades, letters from Jules Simon, Garibaldi, Felix Pyat, Ledru Rollin, &c., verses purport ing to be an extract from Victor Hugo's forth coming " Nouveaux Chatiments," and a list of the intending contributors. Among those shining stars Gustave Flourens, Louis Noir, and others of the same class were to be included, and the whole of the paper, theatrical notices, monetarS , news, and every other department was seasoned with uncompromising Red Republicanism! The amazement of the public at the sudden transformation of their old friend could only be paralleled by the ire of the travestied Republicans, at what turned out to be a keen and not undeserved satire. SINGULAR. DEATH OF A POLICEMAN IN ST, LOUIS. At an early hour yesterday morning the Coroner was notfied of the fact that the body of a dead man was lying in an open field near the Widow's Home, on the Caronde let-road. On arriving at the spot, which is known as Pleasant Hill, the body was found there, and proved to be that of a man of about 30 or 35 years, attired in metropo litan police pants, gray vest, and dark coat, and a black felt hat. He had in his pocket a " billy," a sort of slung shot, but not so heavy ; a pocket-book, containing fifteen dollars and forty-five cents, and two car tickets—one for the St. Louis Railway Company and another for the Union Railway Company. There was also found in his pocket a key and a pocket-knife, There was no evidence of foul play on his body ; his dress and the " billy " indi cated that he had beenin the police force. The name of the deceased is Conrad Horner, who resided at No. 1,116, North Fourteenth-street. Last year, when he was in the police force, he suffered from sunstroke, and was laid up for two months. His doctor told him then that if he stayed in the police force he would have to be very careful. Yesterday week he was stationed at College-hill, where a pic-nic was held. He was much exposed to the sun and received another stroke. He came home and acted in a strange manner. On Saturday afternoon he told his wife he had heard music like the march of his funeral, and if he did not go to a doctor he would probably die. He told his wife he would go to Frenchtown to a relative, and that was the last she saw of him. It is said that on Saturday night he called at the ballroom: of the Wild Hunter. He walked into the room and acted in a very singular man ner. He was silent and perfectly sober, and walked slowly across the room counting " one, two, three," until he had taken sixteen steps. He then turned round and walked out of the room. This was the last seen of him. He had previously called at the Railway House, on the Carondelet road.—St. Louis Republican, May 23. THE CAPTURE OF " GENERAL" O'NEILL. The following account of the capture of " General " O'Neill and his followers is extracted from an American journal :—" St. Albans, May 25.—" The body which left here to-day consisted of between 400 and 500 men. They marched in the direction of Franklin. Two companies of Fenian troops preceded them last night. General O'Neill was in command. Before he left St. Albans he said, I am going into the enemy's country. I shall cross the lines with cannon and sabre, and never recross them unless I am victorious or dead.' After the halt General O'Neill faced about on his horse and addressed his countrymen as follows Soldiers,—This is the advance guard of the Irish- American army for the liberation of Ireland from the yoke of the oppressor. For your own country you now enter that of the enemy. The eyes of your countrymen are , upon you. Forward, march !' Colonel Brown who commanded the skirmish line, also addressed a , few words of cheer to the men. The ad vance company was from Burlington, and was commanded by Captain William Cronan, of that city. At the con clusion of General O'Neill's address he lifted his hat and replied :—" General,—l am proud that Vermont has the honour of leading this advance. Ireland may de pend upon us to do our duty." Until this time the main body of the Fenian forces had been hidden from the view of the other side, but as they slowly defiled past the dividing line between the two countries, their numbers and extent became visible. The volunteers waited until the last of their antagonists had set foot upon British soil, and then crack, crack, crack, came volley after volley of musketry into their ranks. The battle had begun. So unexpected was this attack that the Fenians became panic-stricken, and scat tered like wildfire behind the walls and fences and into •the barns, behind the bark pile, and anywhere that shelter could be obtained from the death-dealing missiles that were being showered upon them. Two men—John Rowe, of Burlington, and another whose name I have been un able to ascertain—dropped dead during this discharge, and were left upon the field. Lieutenant Edward Hope, of Bridgport, was shot through the thigh, and a captain of a Long Island Company sustained a flesh wound in his arm. Several minor casualties were also sustained. General O'Neill, who had been concealed behind the house, rushed forward with drawn sword and shouted to his scattering soldiers. Gaining an audience, he said : "Men of Ireland, — lam ashamed of you. You have acted disgracefully ; but you have another chance of shewing whether you are cravens or not. Comrades, I will lead you again, and if you will not follow me I will go with my officers and die in your front. I leave you now under command of Boyle G'Reilly.' Skirmishing was then recommenced, and continued for about one hour, when General O'Neill drew back his forces from the brow of the hill for the purpose of rest. The General; in company with Boyle O'Reilly, walked down the side of the hill and entered the parlour of the brick house, encounter ing General George Foster, who, with his deputy, Thomas Farley, of St. Albans, was seated in the parlour. He reached out his hand, but the greeting was refused, and General Foster, placing his hand on O'Neill's shoulder,' said, ' I arrest you by yirtue of my authority as a district marshal of the United States.' Sir,' exclaimed General O'Neill, starting back as he spoke, I shall resist your . arrest.' It will be useless, sir,' replied General Foster. But, sir, I am armed.' - So am' I,' said the general. John, open that carriage door. Now, Mr. O'Neill, get in, or I will throw you in. lam going to take ycu to St. Alban's, right through the midst of your men, and if- you make the slightest outcry, I will shoot you dead.' Resistance was useless, as the . General had said, and O'Neill placed himself in the carriage, and was driven to St. Albans. An hour later he was taken before the United States Commissioner, Jacob M. Smalley, on a charge of violation of the neutrality laws, and m default of 20,000 dols. bail, was lodged in gaol at Burlington." The Virginia Election has probaby gone Repub lican throughout the State, and certainly has in Richmond. 'This is the first election since the State was readmitted, and the Radicals in Congress, who believe that loyalty means Republicanism, have the privilege of rejoicing over the thorough reconstruction of the Old Dominion, while they have also the option of blushing at the useless con ditions they imposed upon the State before readmitting her. Chahoon was elected Mayor over Ellyson, in favour of whom the United States District Court was about to render a decision when the fatal disaster at the Richmond State House occurred. How many houses now in mourn ing would have been still joyous and cheerful had the difference between these opposing candidates been settled at first by the ballot ?—New fork Herald. AN EXCITING SCENE.— Consithkrable excitement was caused a few evenings since on Montgomery-street by the sight of a little child, apparently about two or three years of age, standing on the sill of a window in the fourth story of a large building on the corner of Sacra mento-street. The railing or balcony of the window was close to the glass, and the interstices in it were large enough to allow the little one to pass through and stand on the sill, looking down, seemingly unconscious of any danger, to the pavement, some 70 feet below. Quite a crowd collected and gazed at the child above, momentarily expecting that it would fall and be dashed to pieces on the sidewalk, as there seemed to be no one in the room behind it to take care of it. Some men rushed up stairs andgave the alarm to those in the upper part of the building, and the child was rescued from its perilous position, to the relief of the spectators in the street.—San Francisco Bulle tin, May 16, BLUEFISH IN BARNEGAT BAY. MANNAHAND RIVER, May 22, 1870. The only news of importance or interest at this point is that of the great invasion of this bay, between Barnegat and Little Egg Harbour Inlet, by vast numbers of blue fish and mossbunkers. They came in at Barnegat Inlet last week, sweeping through the bay, over flats as well as through the channel, driving millions of bushels of bunkers before them, and filling our coves, creeks, ditches, and ponds in the meadows full. They continued on their course down the bay as far as Little Egg Harbour Inlet. At that place they drove shad on shore so that people gathered them up by wagon loads. The bluefish were very large, weighing seven pounds and over. Thousands of bushels of bunkers have been gathered in the past week along our shore, and the people are applying them to their land. Such a sight has never been known by the oldest inhabi tant. They lay in creeks, ponds, &c., along our meadows two feet deep, so you can take a common fork and pitch them into your boat or throw them on the bank. In some places they lay in winrows on the • meadows where the tide has taken them, so they may take large wood scows alongside and load them. If we had a railroad here, instead of applying those large bluefish to our lands, we would send them on to market. People are making money here selling what they can at twenty cents per bushel. ENGLISH AUTHORS The old age of those two veterans of English literature, Disraeli and Carlyle, presents respectively a rather notable contrast—one of them bringing out a novel of very high life, in his well-known old style, while the other sits among " the silences," like Marius among the ruins of Carthage, and gives up the world as a bad concern, and little better than the thing Coleridge called it—" the devil in a straight waistcoat." Then the facial portrait of the two men are so different—as we see them in the magazines of the day —that of Disraeli looking out from among the " crow's feet " with a confident air of " work," and Carlyle's in its vacant gaze of weary disgust, telling the experience of a life-time spent in combating the " shams " and fallacies of general opinion. The biography of his life seems to be given in the " careless desolation of Carlyle's look. The cable telegram announcing the illness of the author of " Lothair," will awaken here sympathy as genuine as in England. No greater tribute could be paid to the cosmo politan nature of the fame of Disraeli.—N. Y. Times. A MUSCULAR DISCOVERY. There will be great excitement created in pugilistic cir cles by the information that " an English anatomist " has discovered "a new muscle in the human body," and this feeling will, perhaps, be shared by pedestrians, boat racers, and athletes f every variety. We have been ex pecting something of this kind. We knew that we could not go on for ever in the career of physical development without adding a new muscle or tendon, and here we have the first. We now await particulars. Is this one of the muscles upon which a man may travel ? Will it be useful in hitting out or in stepping out? Is is one which Messrs. Tweed and Sweeny will find useful upon election day? Or is it one of your little, mean, contemptible muscles, hidden away somewhere in the neck, and of no particular ' value to anybody.—New York Tribune. A. VALUABLE SUGGESTION. We are now told that there is a convent of monks in lowa following the rule of St. Bernard. " After a certain time," it is said, " they take upon themselves a vow never to speak aloud, and a number have kept that vow for twenty years." It has been more than once intimated that speech is silver, but that silence is golden; and, as a step toward a return to this kind at least of specie payments, we would suggest that this relgious house in lowa might lend one or two of its very dumbest members to Congress. Seated in either Chamber, and raying o ut what Sidney Smith called "brilliant flashes of silence, they would be to every garrulous legislator a perpetual example and a constant admonition. We calculate, if such monitors could have been present in the Senate during the Georgia debate, that it would have saved the country at least a million of dollars. —Hew York Tribune. WESTON'S WALK. Edward Payson Weston successfully accomplished the great feat of walking 100 miles in twenty-two hours, on May 25. Mr. Weston commenced walking at fifteen minutes past twelve on the morning of that day. Owing to the unseasonableness of the hour, but few were present at the start, but towards dawn many began to gather in, and during the day thousands passed to and from the Rink, remaining but long enough to see what progress had been made. The number of rounds to be made Was 717 and a fraction, according to the measurement of the city surveyors. Towards evening the crowd increased unlil all the standing room in the Rink was taken up, and it took the united efforts of a large body of police to keep the track clear. Each time that a round was completedeeted and the time announced, th e p e d es t r i an wa s gr with cheers and shouts of encouragement by the crowd. The last mile was completed at fifty-three minutes past nine, leaving about twenty-two minutes of the stipulated time to spare, the one hundred miles having been com pleted in twenty-one hours, thirty-eight minutes, and fifteen seconds. The announcement of the result was the signal for a deafening buret of applause from the thousands who had assembled to witness the successful termination of the greatest pedestrian feat ever attempted. Mr' Weston did not seem in the least fatigued, stepping off as briskly on the last mile as on the first, and after the one hundredth mile had been accomplished he addressed the • crowd from the judge's stand, saying that it was love, not money, which had induced him to attempt the feat which he had just accomplished. It was the desire to free him self from the reputation which had been given him by some of the daily papers of being a " humbug," and to set right before the public those who had befriended and defended him. THE STEAMSHIP CITY OF PARIS. This magnificent vessel, which belongs to the Inman Line, arrived at this port on Monday night, after a passage of ten and a half days from Liverpool. Since her last trip to New York she has undergone 'considerable change, and is now the largest New York steamer afloat., She was the fastest vessel of her line until the City 01 Brussels was added to the fleet ; so, in order to place her in a fair condition to compete with the vessels of other lines, it was found necessary to add forty feet to her length. By this addition, which was made in the midship section of the steamer, the Clty of Paris is now 416 feet long over all, being ten feet longer than the City of Brussels. Th e alteration will give her additional cargo space to the ext olt of 600 tons, and berths will be fitted up for 220 a dditiona l steerage passengers. At the same time the buoyancY2' the steamer is incresed to the extent of fifteen inches. H er burden is now 3,100 tons. On the 6th instant, befl starting for this port, she made a trial t r ip to sea, all. made an average speed f or th e thi r t een h°'" • the trip lasted, of fourteen and three-quar ter knots per hour, are at one time attained fifteen kno ts The City of Paris was built in 1866, and is justly co sidered a marvel of shipb u ildi ng s kill. She experienc e t heavy weather during eight days of her late voyage, ..., 131 ' k in the last two-and-a-half d a y s ran 840 miles.—New Herald, May 25. Mr. Fechter has been engaged for five years a t Selwyn's Theatre, Boston, (United States) at 2,000 doll per week. The rumour is again revived in the best-inforni ed circles that Mr. Disraeli is about to retire not only frura the leadership of the. Opposition in the House of Cornmorls, but also from his seat for Buckinghamshire. There is 11° doubt that the right hon. gentleman's health is consid er ' ably impaired; and it is believed that Mr. Gladstone f will intends to offer to his old rival a seat in the Hous e b e ° _ Peers, an act the graceful consideration of which appreciated by men of every party.—lrish Times. [ADVERTISEMENT. j Consumption, and all nergoll bilious, stomach, an 3 liver complaints in every stage are ego aggravated and a,cc3larated by drugs of eve . y description , t g perfe tly curable by Du BARRY'S health-restoring Bevalellep Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had be n, considered hopeless; such as indigestion (dyspepsia ) , °li te° asthma, consumption, h4bitual constipation, diarrhea, all gas cr . derangements, haemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency , vousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throat, diphtheria, eat a '' o st, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism , g lo p impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, s leeP nips , ness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, ertivii spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at see , die ing fits, bronchitis, scrofula, ti,htness of the chest, pains ! o ts pit of the stomach, and between the shoulders, &c. W e cl" So few: -The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Call er JO 68,413 -"Rome, July 21, 1866. The health of the Holy Fe,tb9 excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies , confined himself entirely to Da Barry's Revalenta Arabia), -;, - ' ec ci of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has pro%oo a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his .1 1 ° 1- yea cannot praise this excellent food too highly."—From the Ci t t i ber du Midi,' July 23. Cure No. 46,e70.—Mr. James Roberts , ;ge, merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased l'a x ia spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. o r N 0.1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of v , a 4 -e scr ill of many years dyspepsia.—No. 49,830. "Fifty years' irt_",! , coo able agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, coug" "M a ria stipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. ; ol d Jolly " Important Caution.—Bewa,re of the many uu s t t o ritY l and more than sloppy imitations to which, without 9,a Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. rdb 25 5 : In tins, at 1s lid; Ilb 2s 9d; 2lb is Gd; slb lls.; - co sT 24 lbs 4 s.— lso DII BARRY'S REVALENTA RABICA ell ° 4 ea! POWDER is packed in tin canisters: for cups at 2s, fo r OP, . s at Is 6d, for 48 cups at6s, for 2sB cups at 30s, for 576 see —being about one penny per cup. The 30s and 55s tins l r ) ‘ i rcier .‹ free of carriage in England on receipt of Post OfileeX and Du BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, L ona.li all Grocers and Chemists. BIRTHS. MO. On the 4th iast., at 2, Chester-street, Belgrave-square, - Percy Anderson, of a daughter. A e rie On the 4th inst., at Black Hall, Oxford, M rs. Frederic Morrell, of a son. MA RRI AGES. -yeo, On the 7th inst., at St. Pancras Church, Henry Viviall o f Esq., barrister-at-law, to Emily Alice, thir d daughte N. Davis, Esq., LL.D., F.R.G.S., London. On the 4th inst., at St. Stephen's, Dulwich, Archibald Plitt only son of Arrhiba)d Miles, Esq., of Ashford, Rosa Ann, younger daughter of the late Richard allineJ Esq., of Went-hill, Sydenham. DEATIIS e l ,ll, On the 4th inst., at Clapham-rise, Commander Henry " tt.N , aged 65. ,„,,s to On the 4th inst., at 26, Bruton-street, Barba a AuF' Noun, wife of Colonel Poulett S omer s et, 0.8 , aged 47. ____....../.., London: Printed and Published by WILLIAM AN DR 0 , 2 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TEE SUN Office, No Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the OA"' Middlena.—Thuuday, Rule 9, 1870. t 11 Da