The Sun. — London, England, 1870-06-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. DEATH OF THE EARL OF CLARENDON. Earl GRANVILLE, in asking Lord Westbury to postpone the motion which stood in his name, expressed the great loss the Sovereign, the Government, and the country had sustained by the death of the Earl of Clarendon, which took place that morning. The noble earl then passed a very high tribute of praise on the great and singular ability of the deceased nobleman, and to the high estima tion in which he had been held by the sovereigns of Europe, and expressed the deepest regret at the loss of se great and distinguished a colleague. He said he was only prevented moving the adjournment of the House by its creating a precedent which it might not be advisable to follow.—The Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Derby, and Lord Cowley gave expression to their deep regret at the great loss the public service had sustained by the sudden death of the noble earl. The Benefices Resignation Bill then passed through committee. The third reading of the Sequestration Bill was post- poned. The Felony Bill was read a third time and passed. THE IRISH LAND BILL. _ . Their lordships then went into committee on this bill, resuming -at clause 4. The first amendment made was that moved by the Marquis of Clanricarde, who limited under certain cases compensation for improvements made twenty years before any claim for com pensation shall have been made. An amendment was also moved to the clause by Lord Cloncurry, to the effect that a tenant should not be en titled to compensation in respect of any improvements made with money advanced by the Board of Works.—A discussion ensued, but as Earl Granville said the proposal should be thought over before the bringing up of the re port the amendment was not pressed.—A number of trifling amendments were then severally proposed, but all of them were withdrawn with the exception of one by Lord Dunsany, preventing any tenant or occupier, with out the previous consent in writing of the landlord, breaking up or tilling any land usually let as grazing or grass land, or let expressly as grazing or meadow land, or from cutting down timber.—An amendment was then moved by the Duke of, Richmond to insert at the end of the clause a proviso to the effect that twenty years' en joyment by the tenant or his predecessors in title should extinguish his claim under the clause in the case of all improvements other than permanent buildings and recla mation of waste lands ; that an enjoyment of 41 years should extinguish the claim in case of permanent buildings ; and that 31 years' enjoyment should ex tinguish the claim in respect of the reclamation of waste lands.—The Earl of Kimberley thought that the principle which ought to be recognised in the matter of compensa tion was that the landlord should pay the tenant the then value of the improvements at the expiration of the contract, and the introduction of the element of time as suggested in the amendment proposed by the noble duke would only tend to complicate the matter. A discussion followed, but the amendment was withdrawn, the noble duke reserving the right of re-introducing it at a future stage if he should think it necessary. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 5 being proposed the Marquis of Clamicarde moved an amendment omitting all the words after the word " usage " for the purpose of inserting the following : " All claims for improvements under this act, put forward either by landlord or tenant, shall be proved by evidence, and such evidence shall be subject to appeal."—Lord O'Hagan said that evidence where the improvements had been effected by the landlords could easily be brought forward, they could call their agents or workmen or produce their accounts, but no such evidence could be put forward by the tenants, because they kept no records of the cost of g the improvements, as they were works which extended over very long periods, and had been effected by the united efforts of their families. It would be extremely unfair to throw the burthen of proof on the tenants, espe cially where the presumption was in their favour. He was quite certain 130 landlord in Ireland would suffer any injustice from the clause remaining as it at present stood. —The Duke of Richmond thought it somewhat novel to hear a noble and learned lord stating that a person making a claim should not be called upon to prove it by evidence. He was not disposed to agree that the presumption as to improvement was in favour of the tenant, and he felt that various difficulties would arise, for the landlord was called to produce his books to show the cost of any particular improvement he had effected.—Earl Granville strongly objected to the amendment as one-sided and unfair. — The Earl of Bessborough thought the landlords could easily prove the cost of their improvements, so that if the amendment proposed was made he considered a great' injustice would be done to the tenants.—Lord Chelmsford supported the proposed amendment, whilst the Marquis of Lansdowne said if it was carried it would, to a certain extent, increase the difficulty that "would arise from the alteration that had already been made in the bill, and be a great injustice to the tenants of Ireland. Lord Cairns insisted that the making the books of the agents evidence of improvements against the tenants was an injustice to the tenant, and a proposal to which he should offer the strongest opposition. That being so with respect to one side, he did not see why the tenants' books should be taken as evidence against the landlord.—The Marquis of Clanricarde, after some dis cussion, altered his amendment by striking out that part of it relating to appeal. Their lordships divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... ... 122 Against it . ... •.. ... 83 The amendment was therefor e carried by a majority of 39.—The Duke of Richmond then moved an addition to the clause permitting landlords and tenants to file schedules in the landed estates courts claiming improve ments, such schedules to be prim[ facie evidence of the improvements having been made as specified, notice being given by the landlord to the tenant of intention to fill such schedule, the tenant being at liberty to dispute the claim in the Civil Bill Court.—Lord Athlumney thought the effect of the amendinent, if made, would lead to endless preliminary disputes arising between landlord and tenant. —Earl Granville said he did not approve of the proposed addition to the clause, but he should not put their lord ships to the trouble of dividing.—The words were then added, and the clause, as amended, was ordered to stand part of the bill. Clause 6 was agreed to, with a verbal amendment : so alio was clause 7.—On clause 8 being proposed, the Duke of Richmond moved an amendment to the effect that ejectment for non-payment of rent or for breach of any condition which should .appear to the judge before whom the ejection was tried to be a reasonable condition should not be deemed disturbance of the tenant by act of the landlord.—The Marquis of Salisbury condemned this clause as one of the black parts of the bill.—The Earl of Kimberley said the provision was open to some of the exceptions of the noble marquis, but it was framed to meet extreme cases.—Earl Granville said he could not accept the amendment, but he would not put their lord ships to the trouble of dividing.—The words were then added to the clause. which was then ordered to stand part of the bill. Clause 9 was agreed to. Their lordships rose at five minutes to one. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. The Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four o'clock, but when the business commenced there was a very small attendance of members. The North Metro politan Tramways Bill was read a third time and passed. No little amusement was caused by Mr. J. B. Smith giving notice that in committee on the Education Bill he should move that after the Ist of January, 1877, no person should be entitled to vote for any candidate for the representation of any county or borough who could not write his christian name and surname. Sir HENRY LYTTON BIILWER rose in his place, and briefly but impressively alluded to the death of Earl Clarendon. REPRESENTATION OF DUBLIN. Mr. STACPOOLE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he could state what course the Government were going to take with reference to the vacancy in the representation of the city of Dublin. Mr. C. FORTESCUE replied that the law officers of the Crown and the Government had carefully considered the subject, and they had, come to the conclusion that the report of the commissioners upon the Dublin freemen, which amply justified the issuing of that commission, was, in respect of the last election, not sufficiently strong to enable the Government to bring in a bill for the purpose of disfranchising the freemen of Dublin as a body, but at the same time a bill would be introduced by the Solicitor-General for Ireland for the purpose of dis franchising those freemen whose names were on the sche dule as having been guilty of corrupt practices. As soon as the bill became law the writ for Dublin would be issued. EDUCATION. Mr. KENNAWAY asked the Vice-President of the Council whether, in the case of a district separated for ecclesiasti cal purposes from a parish, and possessing sufficient school accommodation of its own, it was intended under the bill that such district should be obliged to contribute to an educational rate that may be required to be made, by the parish of which, for civil purposes, the district still forms a part. Mr. FORSTER replied that it was not so intended, and with regard to a question, of which the hon. member had given him private notice, the sub-section, second clause 48, simply contemplated that if there be a part of a parish outside a borough, provision should be made for it in the bill. THE DEATH OF SOLDIERS ON THE MARCH. Several hon. gentlemen put questions to the Secretary of State for War with reference to the death of two soldiers from sunstroke whilst on the march. Mr. CARDWELL at some length explained the circum stances connected with the cases. He said that one sol dier had died from sunstroke, but the medical officer gave it as his opinion that the death of the other was ascribable to drink, which had rendered him unfit for the march. No complaint had been made either directly or indirectly. It was the desire of the War Office that marches of soldiers should always be effected at the most convenient hours for the comfort of the men. TILE SUN, LpNboN, TUESDAY MORNING, JUN E - 28.., 1870. ABLE BODIED PAUPERS. Mr, KEKEWICH asked the President of the Poor Law Board whether he was of opinion that a very erroneous impression existed as to the number of able-bodied paupers receiving indoor and outdoor relief, on account of want of work and destitution ; and, if so, whether it was not caused by the mode in which the returns are made to the Poor Law Board. Mr. GOSCHEN said he was 'of opinion that an erroneous impression was conveyed by the present form of returns, and he proposed to have alterations made to set out more clearly the exact number of able-bodied paupers receiving out relief. THE NAVY. Sir GEORGE GREY asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether it was true that Admiral Sir A. Spencer Robinson had resigned the office of Comptroller of the Navy; and if so, on what grounds. Mr. GLADSTONE said he was happy to say that it was not true that Sir S. Robinson had resigned the office of Controller of the Navy. Sir Spencer Robinson had been informed, both publicly and privately, but the effect of the Order in Council was in no way intended to lower him in the eyes of the navy, and he (Mr. Gladstone) said the First Lord of the Admiralty had expressed to the gallant officer the great desire there was for his continuing in the office he_ at preseut held with such benefit to the public. Sir S. Robinson till held, and he hoped would still hold for a long time that office which he now filled with such advantage to the State. Sir J. PAKINGTON asked whether it was true that the chief constructor of the navy had resigned. Mr. GLADSTONE had no reason to expect such a step 'rom Mr. Reed. No communication with regard to such a step had been received. PARTY PROCESSIONS IN IRELAND. In reply to Sir T. Bateson, Sir C. FORTES= said he did not intend to proceed with the bill that evening. He would go on with the bill that day week, or else give some definite information on the subject. SETTLEMENT OF THE GAMBIA. Sir J. HAY said that on the sth of July he should call attention to the proposed transference of the Gambia to France, and make a motion on the subject. THE UNIVERSITY TESTS BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE said that owing to the illness of the Soliciter General, this bill would net be proceeded with until Thursday evening next. The government proposed to accept the amendments of the noble lord the member for Calne, and also that of the hon. member for_Oxford with respect to new charters. • NEW MEMBER. • Mr. R. Hodgson took the oath and his seat for Thistol. The hon. member was introduced by Mr. Crawford and Mr. S. Morley. THE EDUCATION BILL. The Elementary Education Bill was the first order of the day, and as soon as the " questions " had been dis posed of, the House went into committee on that measure. By this time the attendance had become very large, and, from the attentive attitude assumed by nearly every member, it seemed as if they intended making substantial progress with the bill. Unlike the proceedings in connection with the Irish Laud Bill, the most dangerous and persistent oppo sition to the progress of the scheme through this important stage was appiehended from the Liberal side of the House. The proceedings in committee are rarely inte resting, and a great deal of time is generally consumed in `.` definitions," and in the present instance several amend ments were proposed with the view of securing a proper definition of the terms employed in the fresh clauses of the bill. Mr. WALTER moved a somewhat important amendment to the effect that a school-board should be formed for every school district, and it should be the duty of school-boards to provide for their respec tive districts a sufficient amount of accommo dation in public elementary schools as hereafter defined (except where such accommodation already existed, or as occasion might require.) He did not propose that the Local Boards should have any right to interfere with the schools, neither did he recommend that the managers of existing schools should be ex-officio members. Mr. HIBBERT seconded the amendment, remarking that the bill only provided for school boards where a sufficient amount of accommodation existed, but there were dis tricts where the managers and the ratepayers would be very glad to have a school board for the purpose of enabling them to obtain the compulsory attendance of children at school. A long discussion took place, during 'which Sir John Pakington raised the question of the area of country districts. Mr. FORSTER thought the question as to the univer- • sality of school boards would more properly belong to Clause 6. The fifth clause, upon which they were now engaged, was rather a declaratory than an enacting clause. It fastened, in reality, upon each school district the duty of providing sufficient school accommodation. One of the main principles of the bill was to force provision where it was necessary, but not where it was unnecessary. They had no wish to oblige people to be ruled unless it was necessary, and conse quently they had taken power to secure sufficient accom modation, meaning both in quantity and quality. With regard to the area of country districts, they would not allow the districts to consist of a single parish, and they had taken considerable power for uniting parishes; but it was impossible to define the area. The Govern ment were willing that those persons who, in the event of a deficiency of accommodation, would have to elect the School Board should at once be able to apply for a Board, and that those managers of schools who were unwilling any longer to bear the expense of the school, should if they could convince the Education Department that destitution would fellow, be able at once to ask for School Board. In the debate which followed the remarks of the Vice- President of the Council, Sir Charles Adderley complained that the alterations which had just been announced were of a very serious character, wb ilst Mr. Dixon, the mem ber for Birmingham, thanked the Government for the concessions which they had made, although he spoke in favour of the amendment. Without school boards, he said, they could not enforce the compulsory law, however mild and.lenient.--Lord Henley agreed with the member for North Staffordshire that the amendment's proposed by the Government were serious, and amid tokens of dissent he said it seemed that the school boar& were to be created not by the bill, but by the education depart ment. Some excitement at this stage of the proceedings was imparted to the committee, and all the customary talkers seemed inclined to give expression to their opinions.—ln reply to Sir R. Knightley, Mr. Walter expressed his determination to take the sense of the com mittee on his proposition. Sir Henry Hoare, the mem ber for Chelsea, put his foot in it, as the saying goes, and received a calm but stern rebuke from Mr. Candlish, the member for Sunderland.—The hon. baronet said the re marks of Sit Charles Adderley had convinced him more than ever of the wide gulf which separated the two parties in the House in the matter of education. This declara tion evoked loud cries of " No, no," and other unmistak able signs of disapprobation, contrasting strongly with the loud and repeated shouts of laughter which accom panied an expression which the hon. member for Chelsea was unguarded enough to make—" compulsory coercion." Mr. Candlish, in reproving the intemperate language of Sir Henry, gave utterance to an opinion which re ceived an almost general endorsement, namely, that a good bill eould only be passed by the union of parties. Mr. Fawcett said it seemed now that they were not only to have permissive compulsion, but permissive school, boards. He believed that it would be found that no v general defining of school accommodation would be found in the rural districts, and that in bringing into force a complicated machinery to 'supply those districts with schools they were not striking at the great source of edu cational deficiency. What was required was not so much schools as a greater attendance at those which had been provided, he was bound to say, chiefly by the enthusiasm, of the clergy.—On a division taking place, the amendment was rejected by a majority of 303 against 112. There was a feeble attempt at a cheer on the part of the supporters of the amendment.—ln the absence of Mr. Vernon Har court, Sir Charles Dilke moved to insert words which he considered would define " public school accommoda- LLS , tion," but Mr. Fowler could not accept the poposition, inasmuch as sufficient interpretation was given to the phrase in subsequent clauses, but he had no objection when they came to the consideration of clause B . to add the word " suitable " by way of explana tion. On the unders,tanding,,that the discussion would be renewed on clause 8, the hon. baronet withdrew the amendment.—On proceeding to the consideration of clause 6, the Vice-President of the Council moved an amend ment in reference to the supply of schools in case of de ficiency, omitting words which applied only before the year of grace was abandoned. The right hon. gentleman, referring to the contemplated year of grace, said there were disadvantages in the twelve months in regard to large towns, and the operation of the bill would be delayed if they adopted the year of grace.—Mr. G. Hardy called attention to the omission of the year of grace, but the Vice-President thought the question as to whether it should be retained or otherwise would best be discussed afterwards.—As considerable objection was taken to the amendment it was modified and agreed to.—At a quarter to eight the committee had reached the seventh clause, and the members proceeded to leave by twos and threes for dinner.—When Mr. Corrance rose to urge upon the committee the acceptance:of his amendment on Clause 7 very few of his own party remained in the House, and the Liberal benches were but partially occupied. The hon. member for East Suffolk, although he did not speak long, tried the patience of the committee, and he was eventually obliged to resume his seat, in obedience to cries of " Vide, vide." His object was to make the regu lations for the conduct of elemementary schools apply to schools constituted from and after the passing of the Act, and subject to any board or rating authority. Finding that the proposition found no favour with the committee, the hon. gentleman did not care to occasion the trouble of dividing. The hon. member for Merthyr Tydvil intimated that the member for Stroud had asked him to state that he withdrew the first three propositions of which he had given notice, but would bring forward the fourth at a subsequent period.—Mr. Serjeant Simon proposed an amendment in effect that not only should the child be ex ,. . • empted from attending religious worship or religious in struction either in school or elsewhere to which he objected, but that he should not have it made a condition of attending school that he should do so on days and occasions he held sac.red. The hon. gentleman, however, withdrew his amendment after a few words from the Vice-President, who said that he thought the case was met by the word " abstain " in the clause ; but if that were not sufficient, he should be willing to further consider the proposal.—Mr. Pease raised a long discussion on a proposition in reference to the time when any religious observance should be prac tised or instruction in religious subjects given. He pro posed to leave out the words " either at the beginning or at the end, or at the beginning and the end of such meeting." A great difference of opinion was manifested, and Mr. Forster, who admitted the importance of the subject, said it was one which occasioned the Government great diffi culty. It was impossible, he argued, to deny the exist ence of a strong feeling that religious and secular instruc tion should be separate, and that was the reason a limit had been made in that respect. According to the present proposal there could be four opportunities of giving reli gious instruction. The member for the University of Cambridge was 9f opinion that it had been argued as if the motion of the hon. member for South Durham was of an exclusive instead of an inclusive proposition, and was antagonistic to the four meetings for religious teaching. Many other hon. gentlemen addresied themselves to . the subject, but the committee were impatient to go to a division. Shortly before half-past ten the committee divided, and the amendment was lost by 222 to 122 votes. An amendment was proposed by Dr. Brewer, that no scholar should be privileged to attend the instruction in religious subjects or any religious service held within school hours except at . the request of the parents or guardians of such child, and prescribing the form of the request. The right hon. gentleman experienced, a perfect storm of opposition, and was constantly interrupted by both sides of the House. The proposal was ultimately negatived without a division. Towards midnight the attendance again became large, and when a division at about It3o took place on a proposition made by the member for Birmingham with reference to the withdrawal of a scholar during the time of religious teaching or observance there were 414 members present. Mr. Dixon moved that religious instruction should not be given in a room where secular instruction was be ing conducted.—Sir Roundel] Palmer received great applause when he said that it appeared to him as if the hon. member for Birmingham had never been to school in his life. His experience taught him that different classes were going on at the same time. The Vice-Presi dent of the Council, whilst he acknowledged the clear ness of the amendment, could not accept it, and Mr. Dixon said he would withdraw his proposition for the present. Several other amendments were considered, and at a quarter to one progress was reported, and a rush was made for the " members' train." The bill will be further considered at the morning sitting on Tueiday. SLIGO AND CASHEL DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. On the order for the third reading of this bill, Mr. STACKPOOLE moved that the measure be recommitted. He was followed by Mr. Collins, who hoped the Govern ment would disfranchise the two rotten boroughs. The bill was read a third time, Mr. Stackpole alone dissenting. CATTLE DISEASES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. MEDICAL OFFICERS SUPERANNUATION BILL. The House went into Committee at five minutes to one on this bill, and several motions to report progress were not agreed to, and the, measure, with amendments, was reported. BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETIES BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, the debate was adjourned. The other orders were disposed of, and the House ad journed at a quarter past one o'clock. THE GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH SYSTEM. The select committee which has been appointed for the purpose of inquiring into the best means of extending the present system of Government telegraphs met yesterday for the first time, for the purpose of choosing their chairman and considering their course of proceedings with respect to the subject of Government telegraphs. It is stated that to meet the requiremonts of the service several thousand miles of additional teleg:•aph wires are contemplated by the Government to be con structed in England, and that it will be prepared at the proper time to show that, notwithrtanding individual complaints, thegeneral results from the transfer of the telegraphic lines to the Government have been as successful in a pecuniary sense as they have been so far as regard the general public convenience. The present committee is with reference to the extension of the system to the Channel Islands. The Marquis of Hartington was chosen chairman. RITUALISM AT BRIGHTON. ELPHINSTONE V. THE REV. J. PURCHAS. This case was specially appointed to be heard yesterdaybY the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on a motion in a pending appeal from the Court of Arches. The suit was in the court below, "Elphinstone v. Purchas,'! and the defendant, who is the minister of St. James's Chapel, Brighton, was proceeded against at the instance of the Church Association for certain ritualistic practices in the service of the Holy Communion. He had not appeared to the proceedings, and was con demned for some of the practices alleged ; but the Judgment did not include the use of certain vestments, and the promoter, Colonel Elphinstone, appealed to the Judicial Committee in order • to obtain a decision on the important question of vestments, and also on the use of wafer-bread, holy water, and other articles. Since the appeal Colonel Elphinstone had died, and the case had come before the Judicial Committee, on an application to substi tute a new promoter, and Mr. Henry Helbert, a resident at Brighton, was proposed. Mr. Purchas appeared under protest, and submitted that the cause had determined by the death of the promoter. There was a long list of motions before the committee to-day, and it was some time before the case was rehched. The learned Solicitor- General could not attend on account of ill-health, and an application was made that the case might be adjourned. The case accordingly stood over, and is expected to come on again next week. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, June 27. — Admissions by season tickets, 1,328 ; ditto, on payment, 2,810 ; total visitors, 4,138. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is r ommended by the medical profession in preference to French brand.... Sup plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotations on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co. ' Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings Strand, W.O. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. TRIAL OF FENIAN RAIDERS. Thiee Fenian raiders, Starr, Thompgon, and Mamir, were yesterday arraigned for violating the Neutrality Laws in the United States Court at Canandaigua, New York. The prisoners pleaded." Not Guilty" in each case, and counsel asked the postponement of the trial, to give time to prepare the defence. Tilt arguments on motions to postpone the trial have not yet been heard. THE PETITION OP THE ORLEANS PRINCES. The Legislative Body's committee on petitions assem bled yesterday to consider the one presented by the Orleans Princes. MM. Emile 011ivier and Chevandier de Valdrome were present. The Minister of Justice said the Government demanded that the Legislative Body should reject the petition by passing to the order of the day. The committee passed to the order of the day by eight votes against one. M. Gustave Fould, the dissenting member, maintained that the petition should be referred to the Government for examination. The subject will come under the consideration of the Legislative Body on Satur day next. The France says that the principal reason of the Government's opposing the petition is that a demand like that of the Orleans princes could only be properly addressed to the Emperor, accompanied by a formal renunciation of all claims to the Throne. NOMINATION OF MAYORS IN FRANCE. In yesterday's sitting of the Legislative Body, Articles 4 and 5 of the bill relating to the nomination of mayors were adopted. M. E. 011ivier declared that the Govern ment considers the present bill final. The debate on the Budget will commence on Thursday next. News has been received in Paris of the death of M. Barbes at the Hague. Prince Napoleon has returned from Switzer land. The rumour circulated to-day of the intended resignation of the Minister of the Interior is wholly un founded. THE GREEK MURDERS. The Independance Italienne denies the rumour that a joint note from England and Italy• will shortly be ad dressed to the Greek Government. INDIAN FINANCE. The Englishman states that the Bengal Government have received instructions to levy an education tax upon real property. THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS. The Democrats have carried the elections in Idaho, returning Mr. Merritt as delegate to Congress, and all their candidates for local offices. (CENRTAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) THE LATE EARL HOWE. At a large and influential meeting of the clergy and laity, held in. Leicester yesterday afternoon, it was decided to raise a memorial to the memory of the late Earl Howe, who died on the thirtieth of May. The memorial will take the form of a church, to be erected in the south eastern part of the town, where such an edifice is much needed. STRIKES IN CORK. The example of the tailors in striking for an increase of wages has been extensively followed in Cork by the em ployes in other branches of trade. Yesterday the men at the Cork Steamship Company Works, at several foun dries and other large establishments, have declined to con tinue at the present rates of remuneration. The women and girls employed at the Cork Flax Factory, the Cotton Factory, and Fox's establishment have also struck. The sale of newspapers in the street is suspended, and th news-boys have adopted the same course,, M. DE LESSEPS IN LIVERPOOL. Addresses were presented at the Liverpool Town Hall yesterday to M. de Lesseps from the Chamber of Com merce and the East India and - China Association. A very large number of commercial men assembled on the occasion, and M. and Madame de Lesseps were loudly cheered. Madame de Lesseps, with a few ladies, occupied a seat in the orchestra in the great ball room. In reply to the addresses M. de Lesseps said that if he might judge from the efforts of the past Liverpool would not have to wait very long before her commercial relations were doubled with India,China, and other countries of the East. He assured those present that the Suez Canal Company would do all in their power to meet the requirements of commercial men and to fulfil the important destiny of that undertaking in regard to the material and moral pro gress of nations. M. de Lesseps afterwards went on 'Change, where he was very warmly greeted, and Mr. L ang e, who accompanied him made a few remarks, thank ing the merchants and shipowners for the very handsome welcome which they had given to M. de Lesseps. M. de Lesseps was to leave for London this morning. THE BRISTOL ELECTION. POLL —DECLARATION OF THE . The official declaration of the poll was made at Bristol yesterday morning by the High Sheriff, who declared the numbers as follow : Hodgson ...• Hare 7,816 7,238 Majority Both Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Hare addressed the meet ing, but no word was heard beyond the reporters. It is said there will he no petition, although the Conservatives say they have evidence. THE NEWARK RAILWAY ACCIDENT. A.rtelegram from Newark, relating to the recent acci dent, says :—On Monday, the engine was removed and all broken trucks without accident. The foreman of the jury, backed by six of the jurymen, has made application for the foreman engineer of the Great Northern Railway, to attend and give evidence at the adjourned inquest to morrow with regard to axles. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. The dead body of a man named James Stewart, 24 years of age, unmarried, was found in Dunblane on Saturday night. The deceased, it appears, was agent for the North British Railway Company at one of their sta tions, and was walking home, when he was caught up by a passenger train, and had both legs andhis right arm cut off, and his body nearly severed in the middle. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. The flue of a boiler at Firwood Mills, Middleton, near Manchester, collapsed yesterday morning at half-past eight o'clock. Three men were in the boiler-house at the One escaped almost uninjured, but the others were dreadfully scalded. They were removed to the Manchester Infirmary, where one died soon afterwards. A defect in the seams of the boiler caused the explosion. The boiler wus inspected only Iwo months since, and was then in good order. A telegram received this morning states that another death—that of Samuel Barlow, aged 17—has resulted from the boiler explosion at Middleton, near Manchester. time. THE QUARREL AT THE ADMIRALTY. The Pall Mall Gazette says the statements published by the Standard and Telegraph respecting the resignations at Whitehall are inaccurate in some respects. It is quite true that Sir Spencer Robinson has withdrawn his resignation, but the case is quite different with the Chief Constructor of the Navy. That officer was on the point of leaving town for Plymouth, on a visit to Prince Adalhert,when Sir Spencer Robison decided on remaining at the Admiralty, and this course was so unexpected by Mr. Reed that he took time to consider his position under the altered circumstances of the case. We have good reason to believe that he will prefer to complete his re signation. STEAM-BOILER EXPLOSIONS. The Select Committee on Steam-boiler Explosions met again yesterday morning, Mr. Hick in the chair.—Mr. Fletcher, the secretary of the Manchester Steam-Users Association, continued his evidence, and said the average number of boiler explosions was 50 per annum, sacrificing 75 lives. He advised periodical inspec tion by a competent authority, no boiler being allowed to be used unless the owner could produce a certificate. What he wanted was to combine local inspection and ce ntral authority. ''The greatest difficulty was where the boilers were too small for a man to get inside them, but he would still have them inspected as far as possible. In reply to Sir T. Bazley, the witness said he thought a national system of inspection would be the best as there would be so much diverse action with local boards, The Central Board should meet four times a year, its officers being always at work. He believed there were from 40,000 to 50,000 steam users in the kingdom. He thought the insurance principle tended rather to promote than to prevent explo sions. The company would be better off in paying the loss occasioned by explosions than by g ring to the cost of in spection. The Insurance Company last year left 5,000 boilers wholly unexamined. —Mr. Penn, C.E., practical engineer, was then called, and said the inalconstruction of the safety valves was one cause of boiler explosions, one which inspection would prevent. He was in favour of periodical compulsory inspection which would certainly reduce explosions to a minimum. He had often inspected boilers, and was convinced that regular inspection was the only way to prevent explosions. This being all the evidence to-day, the committee remained in delibe ratiDn. SPIRIT. OF THE PRESS. THE EARL OF CLARENDON. Lord Clarendon (remarks the Times) was a man such as the highest type of official life in England produces. He was one who was trained in public employments, not one of those who rise irregularly to greatness by success in Parliament. One of his greatest achievements was the government of Ireland at the time of the troubles of 1848. At that conjuncture there may not have been more danger than during the late Fenian conspiracy, but there was undoubtedly more alarm. This was caused by the crash of thrones all over the Continent, the outburts of Socialist passion in the great cities of Europe, and also by the attitude of our own English democracy, which was then very bitter, vicious, and destructive. It was imagined by many who were by no means alarmists that the State would have at once two hostile classes on its hands, one in each island, and that these would be supported by foreign sympathy, if not by something more. Lord Clarendon never lost his head for Ireland.. He was never frightened, and consequently he was never cruel. He brought the offenders one after another to justice, and amid all the menaces of the time the juries duly convicted them, and they were removed from the place where they were dan gerous. Writing of the deceased nobleman, the Telegraph says that he was credited by those who knew little of him with great diplomatic finesse ; but the true secret of his success in politics was that he was a thoroughly earnest and good-hearted man. What superficial observers considered suavityprepense was really the outcome of a natural kindli ness of disposition. Although a man of really powerful understanding, yet, judged by his intellectual achieve ments, he was not great ; but he was, in every sense of the term, alarge-hearted man. He was never little, never mean. He had no petty pride, no small punctilios, no minute affectation. He was an English gentleman in the simplest and purest significance. The Standard says the Earl of Clarendon may well be mourned for himself. There will be many who will even more keenly regret his death because it removes the one link which connected the present Government with the old and great Whig party. The death of the Earl of Clarendon leaves that party unrepresented in the Cabinet, anal signifies the complete triumph in the Liberal party of that new school which would get rid of a Foreign Minister altogether as a dangerous person, which declaims against secret diplomacy and the cost of diplomatic missions. Lord Clarendon must be deeply regretted by all men as an able and honest public servant. His loss must be even more keenly felt when it is remembered that with him will probably die out in the Liberal party, and in the Government of Eng land, so long as that party engrosses it, the rules and the traditions wnich have hitherto governed the conduct of our relations with foreign powers. THE LORDS AND THE LAND BILL. The Times considers that the vote on Lord Clanricarde's amendment was a painful interruption to a discussion otherwise marked by a different spirit. Remembering who first used the epithet, the Times cannot but regret an alteration of the bill that would enable "felonious " acts to be still committed with impunity if it were allowed to k t tnd unredressed. The glaring insufficiency of the argument of Lord Cairns on the subject, its want of point as an answer to the speech of Lord O'Hagan, is ex plained by Lord Kimberley's statement that Lord Cairns delivered it without having had the advantage of hearing the previous debate. This fact makes intelligible what would otherwise b e hopelessly dark, and it affords some additional reason for looking forward to an easy reversal of the mistaken vote of last night. Long before the subject comes again before the Lords there will be opportunity for examining and appreciating the real facts and reasons bearing on the question, and we may trust to the House to abandon a conclusion which is at variance with the principles admitted on both sides as those that ought to govern the Land Bill. RAILWAY COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENTS. The select committee of the House of Commons ap pointed to consider the question of compensation for railway accidents met again yesterday. Mr. Headlam in the chair. ---• Dr. Pemberton, consulting surgeon of the London and North-Western Railway Company,and of various insurance companies gave evidence in respect to the question of false claims. In the course of his examination, Dr. Pem berton expressed an opinion that by the present law. railway and insurance companies had been compelled to pay much larger for compensation than they ought. With regard to the development of injuries sustained by accidents, he said his experience was that a very serious injury was attended by immediate symptoms, although of course there were exceptions occasionally. He had never seen a serious spinal injury, for instance, develope at a remote period from the accident causing it. But at the same time in case of injury to the head no surgeon could determine at once the extent of the injury. As to the costs of contested claims, he said one of the chief causes of the excessive costs was the heavy charges which medical men of high position made to come into court. He believed that if the plaintiff in an action knew beforehand that his claim would come before a tribunal of experts, he would never go before them • and by a tribunal of that descripti on, a lar g e number of fraudulent cases would be frustrated. Juries almost invariably gave damages in relation to the imme diate accident, and not with respect to any previous ailment of the claimant. Both medical men and railway companies were at the mercy of the patient as to his suffer ings ; it was a question of bond fides. Colonel Yolland, an inspector of the Board of Trade, was also examined. He stated that inspectors were frequently required to give partial opinions of accidents, which they ought not to be called upon to do ; and they were not empowered to ask any questions or to call any evidence or to hold any inquiry in reference to an accident. They merely reported for the information of the Board of Trade, at the instigation of the Board. He was st ron g l y in favour of the aoption of the block system of telegraphing, espe cially where the traffic was large ; and he thought it desirable that it should be ma de com p ulsory by Act of Parliament, or at least by some public body or department. He advised this course because different companies would never adopt the system until some serious accident occurred on their respective lines, which compelled them to do so. He believed that the present working of the railway system was admirable. Mr. Vian, Secretary of the Railway Accidents Insur ance Company gave some particulars of the working of his office. The compensation for a 3d. first-class ticket was £l,OOO in case of death, and £6 a week in case of disability . ; for a 2d. second-class ticket £5OO for death and for injury £3 a week; and for a ld. ticket £2OO for death. He stated in reference to the late lamentable ac cident at Newark, a large number of third-class passenger had paid a premium of 2d. for £lOO ; while the first class passengers had paid Gd. for £l,OOO, because the company considering the greater risk to excursion trains, charged a higher premium. Five of the persons killed held insurance tickets, for which the company had received about 10d., and would have to pay £5OO. The suggestion that the company paid premiums to persons.to secure and bring back insurance tickets in case of accidents was quite false. Captain Tyler also gave some evidence. He designated the present system of compensation in this country as a scandal to the country, and the injustice arising there from was rather on the side of the railway companies. Therefore there ought to be an improved system of in quiry ; and not only should there be limited liability, but a better tribunal for assessing damages. He thought that if the Board of Trade had p ower to appoint arbitrators, it was a plan which would work well, and diminish the costs. The committee then adjourned. A late junior student of Christ Church has been appointed tutor to a younger brother of Prince Hassan, and will proceed to Egypt immediately. A marriage is arranged, and will take place about the middle of next month, between Eleanor, second daughter of the Hon. and Rev. Edward Harbottle Grim ston, rector of Pebmarsh and Great Henny, Essex, and niece of the Earl of Verulam, and Mr. Wauchope late of the 16th (the Queen's) Lancers, cousin of Lady 'Ross more. There is a great strike of shoemakers going on in Massachusetts, and, according to the New York Tribune just received, it seems that the arrival of 75 Chinamen from California has brought discomfiture on some of the Boston turnouts, for all the foreigners were taken on at one of the large establishments which had been thrown idle. The Echo thinks it highly probable that Lord Granville will be invited to remove from the Colonial to the Foreign Office. He has already occupied the position, and is by his knowledge of the Continent and by his mastery of foreign languages, no less than by his genial and courteous manners, will fitted to lead the diplimotic service of the country. A strange case of cannibalism is reported from Swinton. In the course of a fight between Thomas Sykes and Thomas Askin, the latter is said to have nearly bitten off the under lip of his antagonist, who is now under the care of Mr. Blythman, surgeon, and must have suffered most excrutiating pain from his injuries, which are de scribed as presenting a most revolting appearance. Two young men, clerks in Liverpool, were drowned while boating at Birkenhead on Saturday evening. They were seen struggling in the water, and were prevented from sinking by three youths, who were also boating, and who went immediately to their assistance on observing the capsized boat. Unhappily, owing to the delay which elapsed before medical aid was obtained, both their lives were lost. General Lord Strathnairn has left Ireland, and has ceased to be commander of the forces. General Sir Wil liam Mansfield, his successor, with Lady Mansfield, will arrive in Dublin in a few days. Lord Strathnairn is to return to Dublin the first week in July, and on the 6th of that month will receive from Trinity College the honorary degree of LL.D. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MIDNIGHT BETTING AT THE WEST END. MONDAY. A few bets on the Goodwood Stakes and on the Odiham events constituted the evening's business : ODIHAM HANDICAP. 2to 1 agst Robespierre (taken and offered) 3to 1 agst Transgressor (taken and offered) 3to 1 agst Choral (offered) DOGAIERSFIELD PARK STAKES. Even agst Our Tom (offered) 2to 1 bar one (offered) GOODWOOD STAKES. 100 to 7 agst Revenge (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Capitalists (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Miss Sheppard (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst John Davis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Acaster (offered-25 to 1 taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Silverband (taken and offered) TATTERSALLS'—LAsT EVENING. GOODWOOD STAKES. 100 to 7 agst Miss Sheppard (taken) 100 to 7 •agst Indian Ocean (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Revenge (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Capitaliste (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst John Davis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Moccolo (taken) 20 to 1 agst Newsman (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Jesonia (taken) 23 to 1 agst Five per Cent (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bonny Swell (taken) 25 to 1 agst Maud filly (taken) 25 to 1 agst Roberto Diavolo (taken) 25 to 1 agst Musket (taken) 25 to 1 agst Prince Henry (taken) 25 to 1 agst Acaster (taken) 25 to 1 agst Faraway (taken) 25 to 1 agst Kidderminster (taken) 25 to 1 agst Strathnairn (taken) 33 to 1 agst Sweet Sound (taken) 33 to 1 agst Rattlepate (taken) 50 to 1 agst Painkiller (taken) 50 to 1 agst Toby (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 7to 4 agst Sabinus (offered, 2to 1 taken) sto 1 agst Perogomez (offered) Even Sabinus with start ST. LEGER. sto 2 agst Kingcraft (taken to £200) 6to 1 agst Macgregor (taken and offered) 7 to ' 1 agst Sunshine (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Palmerston (offered) 12 to 1 agst Normanby (offered) 20 to 1 agst Captivator (offered) 25 to 1 agst King o' Scots (taken) 95 to 1 agst Astolfo (taken arid offered) 25 to 1 agst Bridgwater (taken and offered) 25 to 20 on Kingcraft, Sunshine, and Macgregor mixed (taken) 25 - to 1 agst Camel (offered) The bets on races won by Ptarmigan go to the second Lorse. CITY BETTING—MONDAY. GOODWOOD STAKES. 100 to 6 agst Revenge (taken) 100 to 6 agst Miss Sheppard (taken) 20 to 1 agst John Davis (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Capitalist (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Kidderminster (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Indian Ocean (taken) 25 to 1 agst Moccolo (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lady Blanche f (taken) 25 to 1 agst Acaster (offered) 25 to 1 agst Jasonia (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Far Away (taken) 100 to 3 agst Roberto it Diavolo (taken) 500 to 15 agst Strathnairn (offered) GOODWOOD CUP. 2to 1 agst Sabinus (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Pero Gomez (offered) 7to 1 agst Muster (offered) Bto 1 agst Siderolite (offered) ST. LEG-ER. 500 to 200 agst Kingcraft (taken) sto 1 agst Macgregor (offered) 25 to 1 agst King of Scots (offered) 500 to 35 agst Astolfo and Captivator coupled (t.) THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE CRICKET MATCH. The cricket match between Oxford and Cambridge began yesterday at Lord's Ground. The following are the sides : Oxford--Messrs. /3. Pauncefote (captain), C. F. Francis, E.F.S. Tylecote, T. H. Belcher, A. T. Fortescue, W. Townshend, S. E. Battey, W. H. Hadow, C. J. Ottaway, F. H. Hill, and W. A. Stewart. Cambridge—Messrs. W. B. Money, J. W. Dale, C. J. Thornton, W. Yardley, F. G. R. Fryer, A. T. Scott, F. B. Cobden, F. A. Mackinnon, A. A.Browne,F. Tobin, and E. E. Ward. Cambridge having won the toss, Dale and Tobin were the pair selected to commence defensive operations. Francis bowled the first over from the Pavilion wicket, and Dale got a 2 to Square-leg off his second ball. Bel cher shared the attack with Francis, and Dale got the first cheer for a 4 to the Tavern off his third over. Most of the hitting was done by Dale, who was in fine form, as, when Francis bowled him in his tenth over, he had made 15 out of the 20 then re corded. Money was first wicket down, and began by driving Francis forward for 2. The score being exactly doubled, Tobin was sent back by Francis, having made 13 by very steady play, Yardley in. Here Money was un lucky enou,gh to play a ball on. Yardley only scored one ; but when Scott came in the hitting became more brisk, and the century was completed in precisely two hours. The score, as received by telegraph, stands thus : Can terbury, 147 ; Oxford, 175. Play will be continued to-day at 11.30. The Bombay Government is said to have pre sented a splendid collection of objects of art and industry of this presidency to the Imperial Museum at Vienna. During the months of March and April the bodies of those who fell at Solferino and San Martino were ex humed. According to the terms of the law it was neces sary to wait for ten years before the ceremony of exhuma iton took place. The corpses of 7,300 French, and 2,000 Piedmontese troops were discovered. THE LATE DANIEL MACLISE, R.A.—The second day's sale of the remaining works of this distinguished artist took place on Saturday at the rooms of Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Woods, in King-street, St. James's. The great attractions were the following :—" The Witches in Macbeth," and " Prospero and Miranda "—(two examples)-128gs. " Duncan's Last Sleep," a splendid picture-191gs. " The Earls of Desmond and Ormonde," the grand work now being exhibited at the Royal Academy. " Desmond, wounded, and taken prisoner, was borne from the field by some of Ormonde's men, who made a litter for the purpose, which they slung across their shoulders : " ' Where now,' asked the victor, ' this is the great Earl of Desmond?' " In his proper place,' retorted Geraldine, witty as he was wild—' on the necks of the Butlers." 500 gs. The picture will be delivered to the purchase,(Mr. M`Lean) at the close of the exhibition of the Royal Aca demy. The grand cartoon of the meeting of Wellington and Blucher, designed for the Royal Academy, was knocked-down at the price of 300 gs. Great applause fol lowed the adjudication, when Mr. Woods, from the ros trum, announced that this grand cartoon was secured for the Royal Academy. The grand gallery picture, by Mr. Maclise, of " Merry Christmas in the Baron's Hall," for merly the property of the late Mr. Benjamin Gibbons, of Athol House, Edgbaston, was the last picture submitted, by order of the Court of Chancery. It was knocked down at 200g5., but not sold. A fine bust of Mr. Maclise, by John Thomas, executed in 1859, closed the sale ; it went for 21gs. Of the copies from old masters, the principal example was the " Blue Boy," after Gainsborough. This was sold to the Earl of Normanton for 26gs. FIRE IN LAMBETH.—On Sunday night, a few minutes before twelve o'clock, a destructive fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Rogers, oil and colourman, 149, Kennington-lane, Lambeth. Owing to the inflammable nature of the contents of the premises in less than five minutes they were on fire from top to bottom. The fire escape at Kennington-cross was brought up to the spot at once and planted against the adjoining house, and at the same moment Mr. Rogers, his wife and chiid were rescued, just as they were sinking exhausted from the intense heat and smoke in which they were enveloped. The stock, furniture, and everything in Mr. Roger's house were destroyed, the rapidity of the flames rendering it impossi ble to save anything. It is stated that Mr. Rogers was not insured. The cause of the fire is unknown. RESTORATION OF WORCESTER CATHEDRAL.— The appeal by Lord Lyttleton and Sir John Pakington for subscriptions towards the £15,000 still required to complete the restoration of Worcester Cathedral is evoking a liberal response. The Earl of Dudley has given the munificent donation of £5,000, with out any condition as to the cathedral being used for the musical festivals ; the Dean and Chapter have promised £2,000 ; and additional donations amounting to £3,335 have already been re ceived, including £SOO from Lord Lyttleton, £IOO from Lady Lyttleton, £SOO from Messrs. Bernard and Co., £250 from Sir John Pakington, £SO from Lady Paking ton, £2lO from Mr. A. C. Sheriff, M.P., £IOO from Mr. P. Amphlett, M.P., and £IOO from the High Sheriff. Thus no less than £10,335 has already been guaranteed towards the £15,000 required for the completion of the work- LADvEnnsEMENT.—Holloway's Pills.—Mistakes ren dered Impossible.—Each box of these admirable pills is enveloped in a sheet of printed directions, so plain, and comprehensible that every one who reads must understand them. Nothing injurious to the human system enters into the composition of these pills, which never weaken the feeblest frame. 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