The Sun. — London, England, 1870-05-17 00:00:00

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THE SUN.—LATEST EDITION to be seen every Evening, at Eight o'clock, at Mr. GliLmAN's, "The Wheatsheaf," High-street, Camden-town. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " 1 supplied as soon as published, every Evening, by S. WILSON, newsagent, and special agent for the North-western District, 24, Delancey-street, Camden town, N W THE LATESI EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as published, containing all the LATEST NEWS t.nd SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, by H. W. HARRIS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Blackfriars-road London. THE THEATRES, &c. HAYMARKET—At Seven, No Song No Supper. Barwise's Book. And A Kiss in the Dark. PRINCE OF WALES'S—At 7.30. Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest Mamma. LYCEtrii—At 7.30, Wooing One's Wife. Breaking the Spell. And Little Faust. ADELPHL—At Seven, Too Much of a Good Thing. The Prompter's Box. The Enchanted Wood. OLYMPIC —At Seven, Fron Frou. The ' Varsity Boat Race. My Turn Next. GAIETY—At Seven, The Man of Quality. The Princess of Tre bizonde. QUEEN'S—At Seven, 1y Wife's Dentist. 'Twist Axe and Crown. STRAND—At Seven, Widow's Weeds, Sir George and a Dragon A Fish Out of Water. VAUDEVILLE—For Love or Money. Don Carlos. ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Frou Frou. La Belle Sauvage. GLOBE—At Seven, The Man o' Airlie. Robert Macaire. WOODIN'S CARPET-BAD . AND SKETC H B OOK. E gyptian Hall, Pic cadilly, every I,:ven . ing (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn ings at 3, Admission Is, 2s, Is. CHUMMY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8; Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. MADAME TIISSADD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from n a.m. till 5.30 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, is.; extra rooms, 6d. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily except Sun days). Admission, is.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d. BANK OF ROUMAN lA, Established as a Societ6 Anonyrne, in accordance with the Law of Roumania. The IMPERIAL OTTOMAN BANK is authorised by the present owners to offer 35,000 of the 50,000 shares of the Bank of Roumania for public subscription on the terms undermentioned. The capital of the Bank of Roumania is £1,000,000, or 25,000,000 francs, in 50,000 shares of £2O or 500 francs each. The capital paid up £400,000, or 10,000,000 francs, being £B, or 200 francs per share. The shares are to bearer, and transferable by simple delivery. The liability of the shareholders is limited to the nominal amount of their shares. CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE BANK OF ROUMANIA. James Alexander, Esq., London, Sir William R. Drake, London, Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell, Esq., London, Directors of the Im- L. M. Rate, Esq., London, perial Ottoman Bank. Lord Hobart, Constantinople, M. Charles Mallet, Paris, M. Casimir Salvador, Baron Herman de Stern, London. Count Eugene Kinsky, Vienna, f t Directors of the Anglo- Charles De Meyer, Vienna, Austrian Bank. DIRECTOR-GENERAL AT BUCHAREST. Adolphus De Herz, Esq. Terms of Subscription : For each Share of £2O, with £8 paid thereon, the sum of £9 10s. (being £1 10s. premium), such sum to be payable one month after allotment. Share Certificates to bearer will be issued to the Allottees, in exchange for their allotment letters and the bankers' receipts for £9los. per share allotted. The shares now offered are entitled to dividend in respect of profits made from Ist January, 1870. The Bank of Roumania, originally established by virtue of 'a concession from the' Roumaman Government, com menced operations in March, 1866, and has carried on business continuously since that period. By arrangement with the Roumanian Government that concession was an nulled, and the Bank reconstituted in 1869, under statutes approved by the Government. The Bank is in perfect working order , carrying on an important and lucrative business, as will be seen by the subjoined statement of the profit for the three past years, viz..— Net profits, 1867... I, VP 1868 f, 11 1869 £42,000 41,200 48,177 These results have been obtained after providing for all preliminary expenses. Out of the above net profits a sum of £20,000 has been paid for the good-will of the branches and agencies of the Imperial Ottoman Bank in Roumania, which were taken over by this Bank, and it is to be re marked that the profits have arisen from the active em ployment of a sum far inferior to the actual paid-up capital. Pending the discussions with the Roumanian Government as to the re-constitution of the Bank, the directors deemed it wise to limit the use of capital to about one-half (2200,000) of that paid up, the remainder being held in reserve in England, and bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent. The arrangements with the Govern ment having now been definitively settled, the whole of the paid-up capital can be employed, and it may be fairly assumed that the profits will be proportionate to those which have been realised on the smaller sum. The annexed balance-sheet for the year ending 31st De cember, 1869, shows the state of the assets and liabilities of the bank at that date. In making it up every doubt ful debt was carefully eliminated, and by far the largest proportion of the assets has since the said period, been realised in regular course. The balance of profit and loss, as well as the reserve fund, shown on that account will belong to the !present shareholders. The shares now of fered will, however, be entitled to the profits arising from the business transacted by the Bank of Roumania from Ist January, 1870, In the , allotment a preference will be given to holders of shares in the Imperial Ottoman Bank. Letters of application in the annexed form must be ad dressed to the Imperial Ottoman Bank ; but no applica tion will be entertained unless a previous deposit of £2 per share applied for has been made with Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co. _ A copy of the statutes of the Bank of Roumania can be inspected at the offices of its London agency, 13, King's Arms-yard, E.C. If no allotment is made the deposit will be returned to the applicant without deduction. In cases of allotment the deposit money will be applied in whole or part, as the case may be, to the payment of the subscription price of £9 10s. per share. If the sum necessary, with the deposit, to make up £9 10s. per share allotted, is not paid at the date specified (viz., one month after allotment), the allotment may be cancelled, and the deposit paid on application will be liable to forfeiture. Imperial Ottoman Bank, London Agency. 4, New Bank-buildings, E.C., May, 1870. BALANCE-SHEET OF THE BANK OF ROUMANIA, DECEMBER Dr. 31, 1869. Capital paid up £400,000 0 0 Bills payable Deposits for fixed terms Current Accounts Reserve 5, 830 3 8 Profit and Loss 48;177 3 0 £807,820 2 3 Cr. Cash on Deposit Cash in hand ... £200,000 0 0 66,612 18 2 Bills in Portfolio Investments and Advances Current Accounts Bank Premises and Furniture 158;176 0 10 193,919 1 3 184,092 6 0 5,019 16 0 £807,820 2 3 Correct. DE HERZ, Director-General. FORM OF APPLICATION. _ (To be retained by Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co.) No. To the Imperial Ottoman Bank. Gentlemen,—Having paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co., the sum of £ , being £2 per share on shares, I request you to allot me, upon the terms of the prospectus issued by you, shares of £2O each in the Bank of Roumania, and I hereby agree to become a member of that society, and to accept such shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and I agree to pay, within one month after allotment, such further sum as, with the deposit paid, will make £9los. in respect of each share allotted to me.—l am gen tlemen, your obedient servant. Name in full Address in full Reference Date If the applicant is a shareholder in the Imperial Otto man Bank, he will here state the number of shares which he holds. - at IC, tc. , 51-."4_0111.4" ° N —IIIII MORNING EDITION. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1870. Approved by seven million and a half electors, the Ruler of France has now reorganized his Cabinet under the Premiership of M. EMILE OLLIVIER, in the midst of the congratulations of the Sovereigns of Europe. It was only the other day, nevertheless, that a learned Professor, here amongst our selves, was bewildering his hearers by en deavouring to explain an anomaly of his own pervers e suggestion in regard to NAPOLEON 111., namely, as to how it could possibly be accounted for that, during so many years, the Government of France has been successfully conducted, through peace and war alternately, by a man of the most mediocre intellect, and of the very lowest type of moral character. The statement of the argument contained within it, its own instant refutation. The persistency and the consistency with which the Chief of the State in France has triumphed over all opponents and over every emergency during upwards of a score of years, is demonstrative, quite conclusively, of the fact that his intellect cannot by possibility be marked by anything like mediocrity. Statesmen, soldiers, orators, men of genius—a CHANGARNIER, a VICTO R HUGO, a THIERS —have all had to succumb before this contemned and depreciated theme and source at once of the learned Professor's political hallucination—all have been swept aside, and reduced to insignificance and powerlessness, when brought into momentary but crushing colision with this one dominant and authoritative will. At the commencement of the career of NAPOLEON 111., first of all at the Elysee and afterwards at the Tuileries, it was said succes: sively of the President, of the Prince President, of his Imperial Highness, of his Majesty the Emperor, that he was a mere puppet in the hands of a group of men who were themselves, on the con trary,. consummate administrators and organisers, men like the Count DE MoRNY, or the Count WALEWSKI, men of unscrupulous genius and of resplendent audacity. It has so happened, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1870. nevertheless, that, during these last few years, one by one, those very men have passed out of existence, until the last of them has disappeared. Notwithstanding which—the wire-pullers having every one of them, vanished —the supposed puppet has still contrived somehow to remain Master of the Situation. For one and twenty years the man thus spitefully depreciated by the more malignant of his enemies as little better than a cretin, has remained unshaken upon the apex of the great pyramidal government of France, the broad foundation of which is Democracy. Time after time the sinister prophecies put forth in his regard have been very conspicuously, we might even say, very flagrantly falsified. It was declared, for example, that he could never, with impunity, quit the scene of his Government. Yet he visited Algeria, France being still maintained in tran quillity during his absence, while he was traversing the Algerian provinces, while be was crossing and recross ing the Mediterranean. It was afterwards in sisted, when he undertook the responsibility of being the Commander-in-Chief of the French army in Italy, that he would be in evitably doomed to discomfiture, as a most rash and a most insensate aspirer after military distinc tion. Yet, in rapid sequence, after this, he himself, as leader on the field of battle, won the two great victories of Magenta and Solferino. Those who least understood him, here, amongst ourselves, insinuated for a long while that his de signs in regard to England were the most sinister imaginable, that he cherished at heart the design of pitilessly avenging Waterloo. The historical fact being, to us all, very well known by this time, that this suppposed intriguing Avenger of Waterloo has proved himself to be, through out the whole of these twenty odd years during which he has been at the Head of France, the most faithful of our allies. His unfal tering consistency as our ally he has shown, not merely by Crimean campaigns, during which the soldiers of the two nations fought side by side, " brothers in arms and rivals in renown"—not merely by Commercial Treaties like that one negoti ated in Paris by our greater Free-Trader, Mr. COB DEN, a Treaty through the medium of which the Emperor infused some of the subtler principles of Free Trade into the mercantile system of a nation hitherto enamoured of the old-world phantasy of Protection—but by ignoring the tem porary infuriation of those among his own more devoted adherents, when, as on a memorable occasion, the Colonels of his Guard besought him passionately to lead them against that " den of assassins" in which NAPOLEON himself only bore in grateful remembrance that, in the days his exile, he for years had found shelter and tranquil lity. During nearly two decades the irresponsible Dic tator of France, wielding the imperial sceptre for eighteen years as her supreme ruler, when he began to speak at length of his ulterior designs as to the Crowning of the Edifice, his intimation was said to be nothing more than a deceptive mot, a fair phrase, full of illusive promise, in reality signifying nothing. Yet Liberty of Speech and Liberty of Writing have since then been conceded, and France at this mo ment is in possession under the rule of the Third NAPOLEON, at one and the same time, of an Imperial and of a Constitutional Govern ment. It is in the remembrance and recognition of all this, that seven and a half millions of the electors of France have deliberately accorded their approval to the EMPEROR through the recent Plebiscite. The condition of the homeless poor has been a subject of great anxiety to those who are acquainted with their prospects, but unfortunately little or no progress has been made in the matter by thcse who have exerted themselves in their behalf. The House of Commons had to deal with a troublesome part of the question on Friday night, for if not so painful in their details as that section which relates to actual pauperism, the chronicles of vagrancy are most irri tating to peruse and dwell upon. What to do with the actually needy is bad enough, but there seems little or no remedy for the determined vagrant. Dr. BREWER, who called the attention of the House to the subject, pointed out the blameable practice of distributing relief indiscriminately to the genuine poor and the impostors. The remedy he proposed for the evil was that the management of vagrant relief should be put into the hands of the police. Mr. GOSCHEN did not, however, approve of this proposal, and he argued very forcibly that Dr. BREWER'S scheme would not work in this country as it does abroad, because here the po!ice are not under central direction as they are abroad. The right bon. gentle man also showed that the suppression of vagrancy was impossible, unless the public would aid the efforts of the Home-office and the Poor-law Board. It is satisfactory, at any rate, to learn from the speech of the right hon. gentleman that the Government have taken the matter under their consideration. Mr. GOSCHEN has acted his part with so much vigour, and been actuated by such an earnest desire to learn the truth of the condition of the poor, that far more confidence may be placed in him than in many of his predecessors in office. Among the many suggestions that were made on the subject that of Mr. WHEELHOUSE is deserving of considera tion. He proposed that a general test should ,be applied in all the workhouses, so that a line of demarcation might be drawn between the criminal classes and the pauper population. Another plan to alopt would be to apply a labour test, for all who know anything of the habits of vagrants are aware how much they dislike work, that is to say, steady hard labour, which enforces the exercise of strength and the endurance of fatigue. Unfortunately the authorities do not act with suffi cient alacrity in the matter, and thus valuable op portunities are lost, and the means of discovery cast aside with recklessness. Sometimes the adoption of an apparently simple method may serve as an effec tual cure when more elaborate schemes have failed, and grand purposes are powerless. A remark made by Mr. GOSCHEN may be applied with advantage by many well-meaning but thoughtless persons. He said that while the pub lic persisted in giving alms in the streets it would be impossible to check vagrants. It is important to bear this in mind, for the class which benefits by this dangerous practice is the last that is deserving of help. A very little exercise of time and trouble could not fail to discover many more worthy objects of assi,tance than those who follow the role of street beggars. The subject is an unsatisfactory one to dwell upon, for difficulties start up at every turn, and the more it is studied the more complex does it appear. The only consolation is, that we are be ginning to realise our own ignorance and mismanage ment, and that is a step on the right road after having taken so many that are in - the 'wrong direction. The curtain has just fallen on a very varied poli tical drama in the antipodes. It is now some years since the whole political machinery of Victoria came to a deadlock. A difference arose between the two branches of the Legislature, and the Governor of the colony, Sir CHARLES DARLING, espoused the cause of the Lower House. He was recalled by the Home Government, who considered that he had played au unconstitutional part, and there upon the members of the Lower House, who naturally resented his removal, were determined to show him some mark of favour. As Sir CHARLES, from his position under the Crown could not accept any donation, it was resolved to make a grant of £20,000 to his wife. Upon this grant the storm between the Houses broke out afresh, and the whole colony was in commotion. Every time the bill went to the Upper House it was rejected in whatever form it presented itself, and the House of Representatives at last resorted to the expedient of tacking it on to the Appropriation Bill. The Coun cil were not to be so entrapped, and again they re fused to pass it—refusing of course at; the same time the necessary yearly appropriation of the public funds. Neither House would yield, and the whole political system came to a deadlock, which seriously affected the business of the colony. The public ser vants were not paid, the Ministry had to act on their own authority to carry on the simplest transaction, money lenders reaped enormous profits, and general confusion prevailed. So matters went on until the cause of colonial self-government was seriously im perilled, and had not a compromise been arrived at the representative and constitutional principle might have come to an abrupt conclusion in Victoria. The whole transaction has become a matter of history, and had probably been welluigh forgotten by many to whom it was recalled a few weeks since by the death of Sir CHARLES DARLING. That news was received in Melbourne by telegraph, and the assembly immediately adjourned as a mark of respect. On the next day letters were read stating that Lady DARLING and her children had been left totally unprovided for, and a mo tion was immediately made to grant Lady DARLING a pension of £l,OOO. Mr. M'CuLLoCH thereupon suggested that, as in case of such a grant Lady DARLING'S sons would be left unprovided for in the event of her death, it would be better to give one large sum, which could be divided among them. This was now the only suggestion made on this once much-vexed subject, and during the next two days the bid slightly altered was passed by general assent through all its stages in both Houses, and on the third day the Governor came down and gave the Royal assent to it. The, two great peacemakers, Time and Death, had done their work effectually and the famous DARLING grant was no longer a fit ting subject for party dispute. We are afraid that legislators on either side of the Equator will be slow to profit by the moral, yet they might learn from it coftelusively the folly and shortsightedness of that party strife which would sacrifice permanent interests to temporary irritation or personal antagonism. We, in this older country, have learned on all great national occasions to su ' bordinate the political differences of the hour to those fundamental principles of honour and patriotism on which all agree. Our younger dependencies have yet to learn the lesson taught to us by many a cen tury of struggle and of trial. LA us hope the moral of the Legislative dispute in the Southern seas may serve, at least, as a sign-post for the future. Apart from the Irish Laud Bill the business trans actions in the House of Commons last night possessed no feature of general interest. The forty-first clause was vehemently denounced by several members of the Opposition, as introducing an entirely new principle, and as one calculated to pro duce socialism. The Government urged that the scheme as embodied in the clause was tentative, and subject to the control of Parliament. The clause on a division was agreed to. Several new clauses were discussed, and the House adjourned at 12 o'clock. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, May 16. The Queen went out this morning, accompanied by Princess Beatrice. Prince Leopold also went out. His Majesty the King of the Belgians, attended by Comte Van der Straten, visited the Queen to-day, and remained to luncheon. His Majesty afterwards visited his Royal Highness Prince Christian at Frog more, and then returned to London. The Prince of Wales drove out. The King of the Belgians visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales after wards visited the King of the Belgians at Claridge's Hotel. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Morton and Mr. Holzmann, went to the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden. M. J. T. Boyes has had the honour of submitting the autotype reproductions of the Sextine Chapel frescoes to their •Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. AN APPEAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, Would you kindly allow me space for a few lines to the charitable, whom I earnestly entreat to aid, in votes or money, a most afflicted and de serving young man, a candidate for the benefits given by the Royal Hospital for Incurables, at the election on the 27th instant. He is blind, helpless, and almost penniless ; and unless speedily assisted will be compelled to seek parish relief, which will render him ineligible for what be seeks. Contributions gratefully received by Messrs. Bosanquet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard-street ; Mr. Shirley, chemist, 2, `Vestbourne• grove ; and Mr. Bell, stationer, 28, Alexander-street, Bayswater.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, PHILANTHROPOS. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. EDWARD HERBERT. The remains of Mr. Edward IL C. Herbert were yester day afternoon laid in the vault of the Carnarvon family in the old parish church of Burghclere, Hants. The church was densely crowded. Shortly after two o'clock the fune ral cortege arrived, and was met by the clergy. The funeral was attended by many of the relatives and friends of Mr. Herbert, among whom were Mr. G. H. Escott and the Rev. H. Sweet Escott, his uncles; the Earl of Carnarvon the Hon. Auberon Herbert, M.P., Mr. Robert Herbert, the Earl of Portsmouth, the Rev. R. B. Barter, Mr. S. Bouverie Pusey, the Earl of Ducie, Mr. T. D. Aoland, M.P., Mr. H. Jenkinson, cousins of Mr. Herbert; the United States Minister ; Lord Muncaster, Mr. W. IL Gladstone, &c. The weather being, fine, a large number of persons drove long distances to attend the funeral. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. The Times does not look with unmixed satisfaction on the prospect of a New Zealand Loan, guaranteed by Parliament. Even if the step is judicious, it is in the wrong direction ; and the sacrifice to principle is consi derable, but it can hardly be pleaded as a precedent by any other colony. It is likely, too, that the peace offering will be very opportune. The prospects of the colony are encouraging, and the colonists are turning thair attention to internal improvements, and pursuing its commercial interests with real energy. New Zealand is rich, both in agri culture and in gold, and it is only its unsettled condi tion which has prevented the influx of immigrants. It will not be surprising if the fortunes of New Zealand take a favourable turn from the moment when she was com pelled to provide for self-defence. The Daily News remarks that M. 011ivier's first duty was to complete his Cabinet, when he had passed through the ordeal of the plebiscite. The new members do not impart mnch strength to the Ministry. The selection of M. Grammont shows a leaning in favour of Austria on the part of the Emperor. M. Plichon cannot be called an acquisition. It is more important, how ever, to watch what the new ministers will do than to speculate on their antecedents. The Post cannot see any objection to the clause which was discussed with so much eagerness last night, and in which Sir G. Jenkinson took the sense of the House. England and Scotland do not furnish a parallel instauce to Ireland in the question of purchase holding, because no dissatisfaction to the Government exists in those coun tries. The only confusion that has arisen on the subject arises from the efforts of those who have misunderstood the subject from perversity. Those most fitted to pronounce an opinion are in favour of this clause. The Standard says that the House of Commons dealt last night with those provisions of the Irish Land Bill which are most intimately associated with Mr. Bright. Many of those who compose the majority of the House of Commons are dissatisfied with Mr. Gladstone's scheme, and regard clause 41 with disfavour. Parliament is asked to promise the Irish occupier that it will furnish him with two-thirds of the purchase•money of his holding. It is no satisfaction for Mr. Gladstone to say that all this can be altered if it should not work well hereafter. The mischievous character of the clause was exposed by several speakers, and it was shown how a tenant might compel his landlord to sell his estate against his will. The proposal is equally unfair to the Irish people as it is unjust to the English and Scotch. The Telegraph is greatly dissatisfied with the manage ment of the Metropolitan Police. It is not a mere addi tion of numbers that is requisite, but more braihs in directing the men. It is a terrible thing when the danger ous classes find they are a match for the resisting force, and it is not surprising that the recent burglaries are to be brought under the notice of the House of Commons. The efficiency of the force depends on the efficiency of the Chief Commissioner ; but the upper staff, with one exception, has proved a total failure. The Chief Commissioner, for instance, was warned of the intended jewel robbery in Piccadilly, and was directed to the houses of the Rothschilds. He set a watch upon them, but paid no heed to the house which was actually robbed in the close vicinity. We are none the more secure for the Habitual Criminals' Act, for the danger does not lie in a few undetected burglaries more or less, but in the collapse of the London police, an evil which will never be remedied until we have a purely civil force, commanded by a civilian, for exclusively civil purposes. ROYAL GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND. The twenty-fifth anniversary festival held on behalf of the funds of this charity was celebrated last evening at the St. James's Hall, under the presidency of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. A numerous and distin guished company attended. At the conclusion of the dinner, The ROYAL PRESIDENT, who was warmly received, pro posed " The Health of Her Majesty the Queen," which was cordially honoured. The Duke of SUTHERLAND proposed " The Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family," which was drunk with great enthusiasm. The Prince of WALES, in responding, said—l thank you for the kind manner in which you have received the names of the Princess and myself. I rejoice that I have had oc casion ever since my childhood to go to the theatres, where I have had opportunities of seeing most excellent plays and witnessing the performance of the best actors of the present day, some of whom I now see sitting round me on all sides. I can assure you that not only the Princess and myself have derived the greatest pleasure and amusement from witnessing the plays at the different theatres, but we have also visited the theatres because we wished to en courage a noble profession. (Loud cheers.) His Royal Highness next proposed the "Army, Navy, and Volunteers," coupling with the toast the names of General Sir W.Knollys and Admiral Keppel. The toast was well received, and acknowledged in due course by the gallant general and admiral. His Royal Highness, in proposing the toast of the even ing, said—When I look around me this evening, and see so numerous an assemblage before me, I feel no doubt that you all evince the great interest you take in this excellent charity. What charity could be better than this ? When one thinks how - much amusement and pleasure we all of us derive by going to the theatre, does it ever occur to us that the actors and actresses have very hard lives to undergo? They may be sick or ill, but still they must appear. Perhaps one of you may have to act a comical part, although perchance he may have only recently lost one of his nearest and dearest relatives. After their natural talents have faded, and when they can no longer appear on the stage, would you wish them to starve ? (Cries of " No, no.") Certainly not, gentlemen, and it was in order to prevent them starving that this most excellent charity was instituted, and what makes it still more meritorious is that it was formed by the actors themselves. Now, gentlemen, although many chairmen who have occupied this position on previous occasions have brought under your notice the various facts connected with the institution, it may be just as well that I should recapitulate some of them. The Prince then entered into an able review of the past and present of the institution, and concluded by saying— With these few points connected with the history of the fund I bring this charity before you, and I have now only to express in a few words my earnest hope that you will make up the deficiency of £3OO, and that I shall not call on you in vain to support liberally this deserving fund. I beg to couple with this toast the name of one of our oldest and most eminent actors, Mr. Buckstone. (Cheers.) I have had the pleasure of knowing him from my childhood, and have often heartily enjoyed his admirable representa tions. (Loud cheers.) Mr. BUCKSTONE, who was loudly cheered said—Since the first dinner of the General Theatrical Fund in 1846, now 24 years ago, we have been honoured by the presence of many distinguished chairmen, selected from the ranks of literature, art, and, I may say politics, But to-night we may say, with the chairmanship of the Prince of Wales, we have "crowned the edifice." (Loud cheers.) That his royal highness is a constant and warm supporter of the drama is evident from his frequent visits with the Princess to all the London theatres, and his ready appre ciation of every worthy novelty; this taste for the drama mayin some measure be attributed to his early introduction to dramatic art at Windsor Castle, where, on having the honour of appearing there by invitation of her Majesty and the lamented Prince Consort, I have frequently seen his royal Highness, with his brothers and sisters, seated at the feet of their father and mother, witnessing with delight the various representations.—Mr. Buckstone concluded an eloquent speech by informing the company that her Majesty had again sent her handsome dona tion of £lOO, and alluding to the Queen, remarked although unfortunately, she does not now visit our theatres, yet she does not forget us ; and so, my lords, ladies, and gentlemen, with such a truly Royal example before you, I can only conclude by hoping that, according to your generous feelings and your worldly means, you will come and do likewise. (Loud cheers). Mr. J. B. BUCKSTONE proposed " The Trustees." Dr. DORAN responded, and next proposed " The Drama," which was acknowledged by Mr. Boucicault. Lord WILLIAM LENNOX proposed The Distinguished Visitors," which was responded to by the NAWAB NAZIM of BENGAL. Mr. ALFRED WIGAN proposed " The Ladies," and Dr. RUSSELL acknowledged the toast. The subscriptions amounted to upwards of £7OO, in cluding £lOO from her Majesty, £lOO from the royal chairman, and £5O from the Nawab Nazim. The exceptionally great interest felt in the Long ford election is testified to by the large number of votes polled. The total given to both candidates was 2,136. At no former contest have votes reached 2,000. THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT.—A large town's meeting was held at Leeds last night, the Mayor presiding, at which a resolution was passed unanimously that the Contagious Diseases Act are immoral, degrading, and sub versive of the liberty of the subject, ineffectual for their proposed object of lessening disease, and ought to be re pealed. A counter-resolution found no seconder. Petitions in accordance with a resolution were adopted. A SHIP CANAL SCHEME.—The railway companies continue to charge exorbitant rates of carriage between the Midland districts and the ports of London, Liverpool, &c. A movement is on foot on the part of some of the largest freighters, with the view of estab lishing a steamship navigation between London and Birmingham on the one hand, and Liverpool, Man chester, and Birmingham on the other. A survey has been made by Mr. Hamilton Fulton, who proposes to im prove the navigation of the Thames as high up the river above London-bridge as possible, by removing the ob structions (caused by the exisience of old bridges) to in sufficient water way, and the hard portions of the bed of the river which now prevent the effectual scour of the bottom by the ebb and flood waters. Further' on he would construct a ship canal. THE WIMBLEDON MEETING• On Saturday the Council of the National Et Association issued the prize list for the forthcouli.ll: rifle meeting at Wimbledon. The general regul: tions were issued last week, and have app eared The Sun. as The principal prizes to be shot for this ye ar are follows : e l. Her Majesty the Queen's Prize.—Total agfre. gate value, £1,313, exclusive of medals and I) 3 ‘g First stage, £1,065. To the best shot, medal of the Association, the Associations 0129 badge, and £6O in money ; to each of the Ilex t , e • best shots in order of merit, the Association's bac4:3 to the next 30, £lO in money, and next 90, Y• 3. d latter 90 will not be allowed to compete in tiles coati. stage. Ranges, 200, 500, and 600 yards; fiv e sb° • o o There will be a battalion sweepstakes in connect' with the first stage. the Second Stage.--£250, the gift of her Maje , tY o f Queen, together with the gold medal and bacht e tbe the Astociation. Open to the first 60 winners lli s first stAge. Ranges 800, 900, and 1,000 yard seven shots, with Government Whitworth rifles'. , 6 2. His Royal Highness the Prince of IV ale t s ie Prize.—A cup value £lOO, or £lOO in mooeY , the gift of the Prince of Wales, with £lOO added b Y l ,;st Association and divided into 20 prizes. To ther st shot the Prince of Wales's prize, and to the nest the saver 20 £5 each. Range s 200, 500, an d 600 yard" ; m" shots. 3. • The St. George's Challenge Vase.—T° tal and gregate value, £623. First stage. The vas e ,c o d 60 prizes; value, £573, exclusive of badges jewels. Range, 500 yards; five shots. pro 4. (Second Stage) Dragon Cup; value, £ sob as; be shot for by 60 in the fi rs t s t age . 600 Y ll ' seven shots. va lue 5. The International Challenge Trophy , £l,OOO, to which is added a cup, value £ 5O, ‘," o f £lO in money given by the G unma kers' ComP ll ".' o u• London, and £lO by the National Rifle Assocoil 200, 500, and 600 yards ; seven shots. glue 6. The International Irish Ch a ll en ge TrophY' / 11 ` i st £5OO, and a cup, value £5, or money, to the shot ; 200, 500, and 600 yards ; seven shots. t he 7. The Oxford and Cambridge Match, f or te d Chancellor's Challenge Plate, value £lOO, preslati by the Duke of Devonshire,, IC.G., and by t he of Derby, K.G., for annual competition by to e f .ity lunteers of the Oxford and C am b r idge Uni v i e , n ls. Rifle Corps.. 200, 500, and 600 yards ; severcsre -8. The China Challenge Cup, value i s.2l Vtio o sented by the Volunteers in Chi na for comP e v l o by by the Home Volunteers, to which is takl.Pd 80; the National Rifle Association. 200 and 500 yar five shots. a 13 1 9. The Enfield Nursery Prizes.—£Bo prescn lc 26 the National Rifle A sso ci a ti on , an d di v ided i"'" prizes. 500 yards ; five shots. pre' 10. The Martins' Ch a ll enge C up, va l u e sented by the National Rifle Association, with Thre in money, divided into 13 prizes. 600 yar ds ' shots. 11. The Belgian Challenge Cup, value £lOO, and sented by the Chasseurs Eclaireurs of Brusseisil to the Belgians w h o v i s it e d Wi m bl e d on in 1 - Suc : o l3' which is added £75 b y th e N at i ona l Rifle Ass tion. Volley firing, 400 yards ; five shots. Joe 12. The Con so lid a ti on P r i zes, aggre gate v `i , 2s £so—£2s from the Ladies' Prize Fund, ali u A•vick added by the Natio na l Rifl e A ssoc i a tion, " 1 ' into 30 prizes; 500 yards, 5 shots. ALL COMERS' PRIZES, OPEN TO ALL NATllitot 13.'The Albert, total aggregate value, £5 9 °„', A 01 5 1 stage, 40 prizes, value £498. 200, 600, a nd 80" . 7- 7 shots. t he 14. Second stage, £lOO (cup or money), 1111c1;i00 silver medal of the Western I n di a Rifl e Associa -1,000 yards, 15 shots. loe 15. The "Alexandra" prize; total aggrega te £l,OOO. First stage, 156 pr i zes, £825, and 3 4 1 3 " 4 2 00 value £125, for the highest aggregate o res at 500, and 600 yards, five , nn 1 . ( 1 ;' 16. Second stage, £5O (cup or money), u.- yard., seven shots. Firs t 17. The " Windmill " prizes, value £37 5 • rds stage, 104 prizes, value £350. £2OO and 500 13 " five shots. 18. Second Sage, £25 (cup or money), 600 seven shots. 19. The " Any Rifle " Association Cup, valu e 200 and 600 yards, seven shots. 00, 20. The " Enfield" Association Cup, va lue 200 and 500 yards, five shots. 0 111 ' 3 21. The "Any Rifl e " Wi m b ledon cup , v £lOO, 609 .and 1,000 yards, seven shots. c ioo, 22. The " Enfield" Wi m bl e d on Cup, va lue 200 and 600 yards, five shots. hi O l t : . 23. The Any Rifle " Nursery" Prizes, v ,- " --e ,priA 4 First stage, 20 prizes, value £BO, 500 and 6 00 . 1 seven shots. o rel 24. Ladies' Prizes, va!ue £5O, at 1,000 yard s ,' flO shots, with any rifle, fi ve p r i zes o f £ 5 eaco; ore with Enfield rifles, at 500 yards, five sh °t°l prizes of £5 each. 25. Carlton Prizes, value £9OO, divided into r ind -P 4 -' series for " any rifle" a n d th e E n fi e ld. " A"9 11e prizes, value £415, and Enfield rifle prize s, value £485. £2 26. The Army and Navy Challenge CafiatioOci '65, presented by the National Rifle Assn' to be competed for by non - comm i ss i one d offices ll privates in the Army and R o y a l Marinea,,in jot ° sailors in the Navy. Fi rs t s t age, £1 5 5 , divide 50 prizes, 500 and 600 yards, five shots. d 3 prise 27. Second Sta g e, a cup, va l ue £lOO, an of £lO to the best shot. b 9 ao 28. The Army Prize, value £lOO, presente-Goar) officer in the Ar m y t o any b atta li on o f the , r or of the Line, to the Corps of Royal Eng ine rs e,,, ii- Royal Marines w h o s h a ll w i n i t e i t h er two Yea",lo''' secutively or three y ears at i n t erva l s ; 500 J of 15290 ts to be lo fired in two minutes. Breech-ading Prizes-150, by theY r 'dive li ' Cambridge, £5O by the Ri g ht H on. - E. L' o ' br oo' „ ' Secretary of State for W ar , £25 b y L or d North m y., Under Secretary for War, £5O by Mr. Bas s 'urg li ' £5O in guns and rifles by Mr. Henry, of Edi t ' a c o, £2l in rifles and a revolver by Messrs. Kerr an and £lOO by Messrs. Eley Brothers. 30. The Elcho Challenge Shield, valued at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards, 15 shots. 1 31. The Du l y Telegraph Prize, a cup, value d gr 10s., 500 yards, five shots.ll 32. The Ashburt on Ch a ll enge Shield, va lti „ e ro a eci to be compet e d f or b y the public schoo l s , 5033 ards, five shots. S e The Spencer Cup, value £l5, 500 yards es shots.,„ 10 0. : 34. The " Henry Peek " Prize, value it' A ' / 500 and 600 yards, 5 shots at the former at' " the latter range. 35. The Dudley Prize, va l ue £5O, 800 and i: 00° 0 0° yards, five shots at 800 and seven s hots a' yards. 36. The Rifle Oaks, 500 yards, five shots• t o hi 37. The " Earwig" Prize, value £2O, preen the Victoria Rifles, 500'yards, five shots. << ot t Besides the above there are numerous prizes." THE KNlFE.—During some bargaining ° 1 S t ::: between some farmers at Kilkenny on Sati ll i ,hoW, quarrel ensued, when one of them nemedP er, aln" under meng r the ath winiflthueanekne knife e f w d i r t i h nk, h s i t c r h uck nothe r n tte ° ' inflicting a severe wound in the side. He a' p arrested. It is not known whether the injury fatal or not. nki , tro u t . ° FLOODS IN NEW SOUTH WALE and thiej9e. he w a as t :u t t w in g t it i9 t l o r 0 1 1 , e : floods have taken place in New South Wales, 11 he .. 0 0 has been great destruction of property t the by the Hunter river 'rhe rivern, t ea twenty twenty feet above its ordinary level, and n i, e ilt r a tPe ol towns of East and West Maitland, about ninety-e ° fo rce t th e e NATeo from Sydney the walls were carried away by the torrent, and the greatest damage was denifolic e c Maitland was partially inundated. The river „rinds°, bury also rose, ond partly submerged the town of "., s ioe' Serious floods have occurred in Queensland, an d b " has been interrupted through the colony. LOUIS BLANC ON THE PLEBISCITE.---Lolll' „op: writes a long letter to the Temps on the plebiscitie39iitrs ing the opinions of the English press and of Engl is cians generally, who he declares were almost op.!' ;ta tie, against the vote, as a needless cause of ar, to the Liberal party. It threw doubt tool, sincerity of recent professions and revived the.filey brance of the coups d'etat. It called the legirte"'ulre the Empire in question by admitting that it P a rtl h t fresh recognition from universal suffrage . Bgrieven A ti a t O h in England were, says M. Blanc, much EnglesfePi result of the vote of the B th, which in the eyes oi oj ean men instead of signifying, " We prefer the empire , , on th "We fear chaos." With regard to English 001,,,,,,aq Pldbiscite was a mistake. Englishmen are pr° impressed by the fact that 50,000 civilians protested, t r the the existence of a regime created and supportea th e sword. In conclusion, Louis Blanc regrets tl!a 00 0 opponents of the vote did not more generally abstan i nt the voting as it is never good policy to fight an eneroY ',OO time and place he has himself chosen, with we'''. selected by himself. (men t R hoil ,mad ieer. „i-_!.- f, P, ,-, 0”, ,e,pK,1., , e.,,k t p: , , , t v,,,,,-,v &alai . . ompr.-- - Cinnlar Th the Rev. bu r i e J, last st a r tifi.c