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It becomes a matter for very serious consideration, after these four decades last past, to discover what good, if any, tha three allied Powers have secured, either to Greece, or, through Greece, to the rest of Christendom, in their united capacity as a Protectorate. Contrast, for a moment, the incidents which have recently occurred in the immediate vicinity of Athens, and the attitude ever since then adopted towards the Greek Government by our own, with the inci dents occurring exactly twenty years ago in the same capital, and the course instantly pursued at that time by our Administration. Subjects of the CROWN, peacefully travelling through Greece, and nominally under the shelter of its Govern ment and under the aegis of their own, are lawlessly seized by bandits, are infamously detained as hostages until an exorbitant sum shall have been paid over as a ransom, and are then, by the insensate proceedings wantonly adventured upon by the administrators of King GEORGE, deliberately doomed to assassination—the captors of ourunfortunate coun trymen,from having been pursued at a moment the most inopportune, being transformed thereby from robbers into murderers. Twenty years ago what was the grievance England had to complain of—and for which at the cannon's mouth she demanded instant repara tion ? Was it an outrage in any way comparable to the one we have just now particularized? Listen to our reminder, here, of facts long since recorded on the page of history and then answer ! According to the statements put forth by the then Foreign Secretary of England, Lord PALMERSTON, the reigning Sovereign of Greece (OTHo) had, while clearing the ground for the con struction of a Palace, near Athens, taken possession of a portion of a garden belonging to a Mr. FINLAY, a British subject, long settled in that kingdom ; while just about the same time another British subject (in point of fact a Portuguese by birth, as was indi cated by his very name)—Don PAcinco—had had his house broken into and pillaged by a Greek mob —no redress having been obtained in either instance, on the one hand from the parties implicated in the burglarious outrage, or on the otherfrom the spoliating Government. Don l'Acmco had lost neither an eye nor a tooth. Mr. FINLAY had been deprived neither of life nor of limb. In answering the diplomatic com munication in which the claims preferred upon the Greek Government, under those two heads were duly set forth, that Government replied that they were willing to give a reasonable compensation, and that they would consent to a settlement of the claim by arbitration. France, on her part, warmly sup ported the reasonableness of that proposition. Car rying matters with a high hand, however, Lord PAL MERSTON (Don Pacifico, as he was humorously dubbed en revanche, not long afterwards by Lord STANLEY) determined vi et armis to demand instant concessions at the muzzle of her guns. Admiral PARKER, then returning with the British squadron from the Dardanelles, was ordered [it is exactly twenty years ago, now, namely, in the May of 1850] to make sail for Athens. Obeying these instructions, Ad miral PARKER anchored his fifteen ships of war off the Piraeus, repeating, there and then, in the name of his Government, their peremptory demand for repa ' ration, accompanying the demand with the intima tion that the harbour of the Pirams was in a state of siege. In consequence of these extrordinary pro ceedings, the Protecting Powers were directly after wards upon the very verge of war. The French Am bassador, M.DROUYN DE LHUYS was recalled from En gland. The Russian Ambassador, Baron BRUNOW, was preparing to obey similar instructions from St. Peters burg. It was at this critical juncture that Lord STANLEY brought the whole of this extraordinary diplomatic imbroglio under the coisideration of the House of Lords, insisting upon it that the character of a great and powerful nation had been degraded before all Christendom by an endeavour to enforce unjust, be- cense exorbitant, demands upon a small State, a State, by comparison with itself, utterly weak and powerless. Lord STANLEY'S motion was carried by a majority of 37 in a House of nearly two hundred. Viscount PALMERSTON thereupon placed his resigna tion in the hands of the Prime Minister, Lord JOHN RUSSELL. Declining to accept the resignation of his colleague, the Premier referred the matter in dispute before Parliament to the con sideration of the popular branch of the Legislature. Then it was that Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice, on the 20th of June, of a motion approving of the Foreign Policy of the Government. Then it was, o n the very day following, that commenced in the House of Commons, a debate of historical importance, at the close of which (on the fourth night) Lord PALMERSTON delivered the most famous of all his orations—the great speech, occupying four hours and a half in its delivery, a speech, then and since then, regarded as among the most power ful and effective ever heard within the walls of Parliament! This was the memorable speech in which, while vindicating his Foreign Policy, Lord PAL MERSTON grandly referred to the old Roman saying, whenever its citizens were brought to trial in a foreign land, Civis Romanus sum! By a nett majority of 46 in a House of 574, Lord PALMER STON'S Foreigu Policy was formally approved and a very signal triumph assured to the whole Govern ment. The upshot of it all was, nevertheless, strange to tell, a collapse—Lord PALMERSTON, the haughty vindicator of the outraged majesty of England, assenting in the end, to what France had all along been urging upon our consideration, namely, that the disputed claims should be submitted to arbitration, the arbiters even tually awarding about one-thirtieth of the sums originally demanded through a long series of fiery despatches and, at one time even, urged upon the Government of Greece at the cannon's mouth. Twenty years ago that haughty boast was uttered by Lord PALMERSTON—Civic Romanus sum. Twenty years ago !--and now the echo of it resounds, like the cruellest mockery, over the graves of our slaughtered countrymen. No wonder that the friend and bio- grapher of Lord PALMERSTON, no wonder that a great and veteran master of our diplomacy like Sir HENRY BULIVER, should at last exclaim, on Friday night, in words of burping indignation, " I cannot condescend, in view of the mangled bodies of my countrymen, to turn this into a miserable arena of politics, and spe culate who may next misrule that unfortunate coun try which is under our protection—if the men in power be infamous, and their possible successors more infamous—the fact may induce me to consider whether• that system has not lasted long enough 17 That, in truth, is the summing up in eight words of the Greek Question, as it is now thrust most urgently upon the consideration of England, as one of the re cognized and responsible protectors of the Athenian Government. There are some subjects which the public cannot rightly appreciate, because they are not sufficiently acquainted with their details, and there are others which they will not attend to because they are weary of their constant iteration. Among the latter may be classed the EDMUNDS scandal, ft& it is generally called. For years it has dragged on, and no one has seemed to understand its meaning, or if they gave a partial attention to it their thoughts were speedily distracted. This wearisome matter has again en gaged the notice of the House of Commons, and per haps it never assumed a more irritating form or bore a more unsatisfactory aspect. Sir J. ELPIIINSTONE brought its latest phase before the notice of the House, and asked the Chan cellor of the Exchequer if it was true that he was about to incarcerate Mr. EDMUNDS as a supposed de faulter of the Government. He bad heard it stated on good authority that the Government, notwith standing imprisonment for debt in all private trans actions had been abolished by Act of Parliament, had ordered a writ to be issued for the apprehension of Mr. EDMUNDS, whose case was still pending, and whose only chance consisted in bringing his case be fore a jury, which would be done not later than July. Mr. LOWE is not famous at any time for the answers he gives, and it cannot be denied that in this case he surpassed himself. Far from denying the charge, he seemed to glory in it, and distinctly repeated all that bad been said by Sir J. ELPHINSTONE, with the satis factory addition that he did not mean to hold his hand. Whether right or wrong, Mr. EDMUNDS found that he could at last bring his case before a jury and have the matter settled in one way or another between himself and the Lords of the Treasury. The arbi trators decided that, after all payments made by him, Mr. EDMUNDS still owed a sum of £7,142 to the Exchequer. He disputed that decision. The Lords of the Treasury expresssed great indig nation against him in a minute, and this gave him an opportunity of vindicating his honour. The action for libel which he brought against Mr. GLADSTONE in common with Mr. LOWE, and Mr. STANSFIELD, was compelled to stand over till the next sittings, and the delay threatens to prove fatal to the unfortunate plaintiff. Surely this is a most inopportune moment to issue a writ against Mr. EDMUNDS, and prevent his proceeding with the trial. It could have made no difference to wait a short time, and allow the merits of this unfortunate affair to come out, but Mr. LOWE thinks otherwise, and has acted accordingly. We do not think that even th• arbitrary nature of the Chancellor of the Exchequer can force the House of Commons to believe that a man can proceed with an action quite as well when he is in prison as when he is free, to come out and go where he likes. It is not with Mr. EDMUND' S case in itself that we have to deal, though he has certainly had many hardships to endure, but with the course pursued by the Government in respect to it. Allowing for the sake of argument that he is en tirely wrong in his action, that does not improve the case of the Treasury. Where can be the harm of letting a jury pronounce on the matter. A great deal of mischief may be wrought, and many hardships inflicted in the name of the law without it being easy to ascertain where the blame exactly lies, and all this may be attributed to the influence of example and the force of precedents. But it is no exaggeration to say that the House of Commons does not expect to see sharp practice in vogue among its Cabinet Ministers, and anything which can in a remote de gree bear that interpretation is alike unworthy of themselves and the position they fill. No doubt Mr. LOWE feels aggrieved, no doubt Mr. ED MUNDS acted under mistaken motives, and very likely too much fuss has been made about the matter, but the best frionds of the Government will be those who tell them to " hold their hands." Let their triumph come in its natural course, or their defeat be met as it best can. Either way the result would not be very damaging or very creditable. But they may rest assured that, whichever way would have been the right one to pursue hitherto, they have fixed on the wrong one now: They have cer tainly hit upon an ingenious way of making the EDMUNDS case notable again, and putting it in a new form before the House and country, but , they may find the endeavour cost them too dear. Sir J. ELPHINSTONE said that he and many others thought Mr. Enmu4Ds an ill-used man. The general public may not take this view of the case, but they will certainly feel great indignation at being told that a man is prevented from having his rights made known or his wrongs redressed, because he has been imprisoned at a critical moment, not by the sharp practitioners of law but by the Ministers of the Crown. Before it is too late let us hope Mr. GLAD STONE will come to the rescue; he must know the mistake which his colleague has made, let him pre vent him from carrying it out in its entirety, and so save the Ministry from a great reproach and the coun try from another and a worse scandal than any that ever attached to the EDMUNDS' affair. To sum up in a few words, such a proceeding as this of incarcerating a man on the eve of an explanatory trial may do very well abroad, and be in keeping with existing forms and usages, but till a very different order of things shall prevail it will not be a practice that is in conformity with the wishes or suited to the tastes of the English public. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) As was expected, the formality of announcing the results of the plebiscitum in France was made the occasion of a speech from the Emperor. On the whole it was one of the most satisfactory he has yet made. It contains fewer of the cus tomary appeals to vague generalities with which an impatient nation has been put off for so many years. It is true that his Majesty cannot forbear an allusion to the blessings of universal suffrage—" the certainty of its instincts, the fidelity of its sympa thisers"— as if universal suffrage under the Empire had any instinct which the officials did not carefully instil into it, as if, in short, the merits of universal suffrage could be tested at all except under conditions of perfectly free action. But this is almost the only paragraph of the old inflated, verbose, meaningless style. The Emperor's speeches haye usually been to THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1870. ordinary speeches what the Lord Mayor's carriage is to an ordinary vehicle. This time the discourse is full of common sense, if not precisely the sense we might have hoped and desired. It contains very little about the Emperor himself ; whereas pre ceding effusions have been full of him, just as if the whole destiny of France were to uphold the House of Napoleon on the Throne without any corresponding advantage. Now the ruler begins to see that if the bargain is to be continued, it must be mutual. The new Constitution gives the Throne to himself and his heirs ; he in return must give better governing machinery, better education, and better laws to the French people. And accordingly his last speech is full of promises to this effect. It is all very satisfactory, except where the topic of the Constitution is touched upon. Concerning this the Emperor makes it clearly understood that there is to be no further change. He does not say that the edifice is crowned, but it is " fundamentally strengthened upon its base," which may be taken to imply the same thing. Indeed, we are told that the Constitution " is above all controversy ;" and that the nation is now"freed from the constitutional questions which divide the best minds." If anything were needed to prove that the plebiscitum was a reactionary measure, these statements surely supply the missing link. The Emperor is yet far from the position of a constitutional monarch ; but his prerogatives are now to be beyond all question. He found a little while ago that the liberal agitation would soon hand over a large portion of his power to the Parliament; he made certain concessions; appealed to the people to ratify them; and now declares that nothing more need be expected. Yet this very Constitution that is now established contains a pro vision that the power of effecting fundamental altera tions is to be shared by the Parliament. How can the latter body really possess such power, if no more alterations are to be made ? The sentences in the Em peror's speech about the Constitution imply in the clearest manner that the pldbiscite is a decision altogether above the interference of the people's representatives. If this be representative government the popular definition of the term must have greatly altered of late. No doubt the Parliament, with its increased powers, will win its way to its proper position as the real governing power. No legislative body that played its cards properly, has failed to do so. But that the battle will not be won without a very severe contest, this plebiscitum, and the speech which follows it, sufficiently prove. In the House of Lords last evening the Earl of Carnarvon inquired what measures the Government intended to adopt to obtain satisfaction for the mur der of the British subjects in Greece. The noble lord, whilst he expressed his approval of the course pursued by the English Government, did not scruple to condemn the action of the Greek Ministry. Earl Clarendon, who seemed to have taken his cue from the speech of the Premier, was rather reticent, merely expressing his satisfac tion that the relatives of the murdered did not com plain of the measures taken by the British represen tative to obtain their release, and assuring their lord ships that a rigorous investigation should be made into the case, with an utter disregard to the position which any person concerned might occupy. In the House of Commons the Solicitor- General moved the second reading of the University Tests Bill. Mr. Walpole moved that it be read that day six month;, and considerable discussion ensued on the two propositions. Considering the importance of the measure, it was considered by a very thin House, and this fact drew from Mr. Newdegate the remark that questions of principle dirt not command so much attention as matters purely personal. The second reading was carried by an overwhelming majority. The House went into Committee on the Irish Land Bill, and so much pro gress was made that when the House resumed the schedule and preamble of the bill had been agreed to. The bill will be reported on Thursday. The other' business transacted was not very important, and the House adjourned at a quarter past one. `--- • ..` ' HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL CASTLE, May 22. The Queen went out yesterday morning with Princess Louise, and in the afternoon with Princess eatrice. Princess Louise went out riding in the afternoon, at tended by the Hon. Harriet Phipps and the Hon. Eva Macdonald. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Tees dale, was present yesterday at a luncheon given by Baron and Raroness Lionel do Rothschild in honour of the King of the Belgians. His Royal Highness went afterwards to St. Bartholo mew's Hospital (of which he is President), and minutely inspected all the wards. The Prince and Princess of Wales gave a dinner in the evening to the King of the Belgians. The band of the Coldstream Guards (conducted by Mr. Fred Godfrey) was in attendance during dinner, aid played a selection of music. His Majesty the King of the Belgians honoured. Major- General Sir Francis and Lady Seymour with his presence at a small party given by them at St. James's Palace yester day afternoon. HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY. This day her most gracious Majesty completes her fifty first year, having been born on the 2• th May, 1819, at Kensington Palace—in which birthplace, "in a palace in a garden," eighteen years afterwards the young Princess received very early one morning in the June of 1837 the announcement of the death of her Uncle King WILLIAM IV., and of the consequent elevation to the throne of this vast Empire. For three and thirty years, therefore , she has been reigning over a loyal and happy people during that period, vindicating her right to the glorious title of being, as she is, the most constitutional of all our Sovereigns. THE NEW AUSTRIAN MINISTRY. Count Beust, in a circular to the Austrian diplomatic representatives abroad respecting the programme of Count Potocki's Cisleithan Cabinet, states that this programme contemplates the establishment of a popular Parliament, secure from future mutations by virtue of its election by direct suffrage, and which shall embody the nation's wishes within the limits of the present Constitution, and in no other manner. The appeal to universal suffrage is to be preceded by the dissolution of the Reichsrath and of the several Cisleithan Diets. To the new Diets a plan will be submitted for the enlargement of their prerogatives, which will subsequently be submitted for approval to the Reichsrath. The,Diets will at the same ti me b e called u pon to sanction direct elections for the Reichsrath upon a liberal basis. The programme also proposes to strengthen the Upper House by the election of some representatives from the several Cisleithan Diets. I n case th e Di ests re fuse to sanction the proposed electoral reform, the Go vernment will be constitutionally empowered to order direct elections. Imperial decrees have been issued in accordance with these announcements. The Lord Lieutenant and Lady Spencer have re turned to Dublin. The Limerick Chronicle reports that the exodus o f e migrants from that county to America still continues. The Oxford University Sculls will be rowed on June 7, and ,two following days. The University Pairs on June 14 and two following days. The names of the three undergraduates who have been expelled from Christ Church, Oxford, are Edward Majoribanks, Edmund Pryor, and Robert Russell. About 6,000 persons left the Mersey last week for Canada and the United States, and it is expected that at least 7,000 more will embark before the close of this week. • A violent storm burst over St. Etienne (France) on Saturday, and the lightning fell in various places ; in one striking a young girl on the head, killing herinstanta neously. The Whitsuntide holidays, it is now stated, will commence after the proceedings of Thursday week, and the House of Commons will reas sem bl e f or b usiness on th e following Thursday, June 9. EAST SUFFOLK ELECTION A numerously attended meeting of the supporters of Viscount Mahon, eldest son o f E ar l Stanhope, and a candidate in the Conservative interest for the repre sentation of East Suffolk, was held at the London Tavern, yesterday afternoon. Sir Brook Middle ton was voted to the chair. Mr. A. Staveley Hill, M.P., Mr. W. T., Charley, M.P., Mr. Morgan Howard (late _Conservative candidate for Lambeth), were present with various members of the London Con servative Registration Association. Viscount Mahon was proposed as an eligible candidate by Colonel Long, and seconded by Mr. Kirkman, the resolution being carried unanimously. A resolution appointing a London com mittee to co-operate with the local committee was also carried. SIR JOHN SIMEON. The intelligence has been received of the death of Sir John Simeon, M.P. for the -Isle of Wight. Sir John -was the eldest son of Sir R. G. Simeon (formerly member for the Isle of Wight), and Was born in 1815, consequently he was in his fifty-sixth year. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. in 1840. Sir John was first returned for the Isle of Wight in 1847, when he beat Mr. Fleming (Protectionist) by 103 votes. In May, 1851, he retired from the representation on account of his ceasing to be a member of the Church of England, but at the general election of 1865, he again contested the seat, and succeeded in defeating Sir Charles Locock by a majority of 76. In November, 1868, Mr. Baillie Cochrane was brought forward in opposition. Sir John, however, was once more victorious, being returned over his Con servative opponent by 1,353 to 1,118. Sir John was the only Roman Catholic member of the House of Comnions returned for a constituency in England or Scotland. Sir Aubrey de Vere, who was a convert to the Roman Catholic faith, dedicated his poems to Sir John Simeon. DEATH OF MR. MARK LEMON. It is with deep regret we learn of the death of Mr. Mark Lemon, whieh took place yesterday morning at his country residence, at Crawley. Mr. Lemon has been out of health for some weeks. and had been desired by his medical advisers to abstain from business, but there had been no anticipation of a fatal result, and even on Sunday he wrote and dictated letters one of which is said to have been an Invitation to a Wend to visit him any day. Mr. Lemon was born in the neigh bourhood of Oxford-street, London, November 30, 1809, and was therefore in his sixty-first year. He very early devoted himself to the pursuit of literature, and began as a writer for the stage, to which he contributed nearly sixty light dramatic pieces, which were, in their time, very popular. through the recollection of most of them has passed away now, besides writing for the stage, he was himself a most accomplished amateur performer, and as a member of the Guild of Literature and Art, constantly acted in aid of its funds. Very many of our readers will no doubt recollect the consummate humour and keen sly drollery with which he, a short time ago, gave his readings in the character of " Falstaff." In this impersonation, , he was accustomed to say that nature had fitted him for the character—he was inimitable. Mr. Lemon was one of the group of authors who with Douglas, Jerrold, Thackerary, Mayhew, Gilbert Is Beckett, and the great humourist, John Leech, decided on establishing Punch in 1841. From the first he acted as joint editor of our satirical contemporary, but on the secession of Mr. Henry Mayhew he succeeded to the position of editor, which he has since retained. Mr. Mark Lemon used also at one time to be a constaut con tributor to Household Words, and he has written many Christmas stories for the Illustrated London News and other publications. He is the author of the " Enchanted Doll," a fairy tale ; a prose and verse collection of stories brought together under the title of the " Christmas Hamper," " Legends of Number Nip," and " Wait for the End" and "Loved at Last," two novels, each in three volumes. Mark Lemon's "Jest Book" and numerous songs will also be well remembered. The deceased writer was a man of a genial temperament, and one who had the rare faculty of at once perceiving literary abilities, and sincerely trying to bring them forward. The idea of petty jealousy never found a place in his mind, and he was only too proud of the success of a young man whom he introduced into the walks of literature. His death will be long and sincerely lamented. THE. HAYMARKET NIGHT HOUSES. We have ascertained some curious facts in connection with these establishments. In one an attempt has been made to constitute the society of the place into a club, it being thought that under such a title the proprietor might carry on his traffic with complete im punity. Male visitors were invited to subscribe a sovereign each to promote the idea, but this request was simply a matter of form. At the club a whole relay of scouts gave warning, not only of the approach of police, but of any . one not introduced to the select manager of the institution. Ladies were not excluded, and, indeed, were prominent figures in the bar-chamber of the den. To realise thoroughly the Pall-mall or Piccadilly notion of a club, a porter received every guest, and passed him on to a second porter, who was fenced behind a counter. If these blackguards were satisfied with their scrutiny, the " club " man went re joicing into the delightful pentralia, where his face might be gashed with broken tumblers and his had pretty certain to be turned with gooseberry champagne cup. We have alluded to the quarter historically in the past tense, but if an active constable could be found, he might use our description with effect any night in the week.— Pall Mall Gazette. The Bishop of Manchester at Salford took occa sion to refer to the decay in the observance of Church festivals, and expressed a fear that it was to be attri buted to lukewarmness with respect to religion itself. It is considered probable that a petition will be presented by the supporters of Mr. King-Harman against the return of Mr. Greville-Nugent for Longford. A. meeting is to be held on Wednesday to discuss the ques tion. The daughter of a Sheffield tradesman, aged 17, who had just returned from boarding school, has died through taking vermin killer. She had been desponding for some time, and had been heard to say that she desired to die. The Edinburgh Courant announces the death of Mr. Peter Blackburn, of Killearn. He was principally known for the active part he took in the struggles which some of the Scottish railways had to undergo in the earlier period of their existence. The bill providing ;or the abolition of the custom of making attachments of wages to satisfy judgments recovered in law suits has been printed. The Act is only intended to apply to the wages of " servants," " labourers," or " workmen." The Exeter Gazette is informed that notice has been given to the Town Clerk of Exeter of the filing of a bill in Chancery to restrain the Town Council from pol luting the mill-leat and River Exe by emptying into them the sewage of the city. .Keble's Margate Gazette understands that it is in contemplation to form a watering place at Westgate, and thousands of pounds have already been expended in the formation of roads, &c. A sea wall and six hundred houses are under contract to be built upon the estate. An ex-policeman in Sheffield has chosen a curious time for hanging himself. One of the deceased's sons, a young man of 23, had been receiving a few friends to celebrate his birthday, a n d on going into the cellar he for.nd his father hanging there, and quite dead. The father had refused to join the son's party of friends. The "Counteg3 of Derwentwater " is at present receiving more company than usual, and many of the people in the neighbourhood of Consett are apparently quite convinced that she is the heiress of the vast estates. To confirm the faith of the wavering, a report has been circulated that the " Countess " has received a letter from the Queen. The Financier states that in the course of a weeh or so three applications for foreign loans will b e ma d e t o English and French capitalists ; one from Spain for £2,400,000, one from Peru for 42,000,000 nominal, and one from Monte' Video for £600,000. Italy will want a loan later in the year. There is no truth in the rumour of a Portuguese loan. The public will be glad to hear that there is no foundation for the report which has been circulated of the death of Mr. Munzinger, of Abyssinian celebrity. Letters from that gentleman, dated the 27th of March, have been received at Berne, in which he states that he is rapidly recovering from the injuries received in his en counter with the assassins last winter. Dean Close writes on the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill thus :—" I still conscientiously believe that there is no direct prohibition of such marriages in Holy Writ, but were I called upon to vote on the question as it now stands, considering all the facts and arguments bearing on the case, I should decidedly negative any alteration of the existing law." There will be some little delay, the Homeward Mail believes, before the contemplated reduction is made in the establishment of brigades of Royal Artillery serv ing in India, as the India -office authorities require the opinion of the Indian Government on certain points regarding the distribution of the brigades, which has to be supplied before the proposed changes will be sanc tioned, A correspondent of the Scotsman writes: "I am sorry to say that letters have been received announcing that Mr. Archibald Geikie, director of the Scotch Geological Survey, who has been on a scientific expedition to the Lipari Islands, was stricken by fever soon after his arrival there, and has suffered so much in health that he has been compelled to abandon his re searcches, and is now on his way home." In order to improve Cambridge rowing the Uni versity Boat Club has offered a prize of the value of £6O to be competed for by the best eight-oared boats on the river at the King's Lynn Royal Regatta, which is to be held on June 8, under the patronage of the Prince of Wales. This fixture is perhaps the best that could be made, although it clashes with a number of college exa minations. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. The Times approves of the speech of Lord Canar y° on the subject of the Greek massacre, and thinks that he expressed himself with great clearnes on the Pt'i nt. These debates are of grea t importance as they direct attention to the most noticeable points of the affair, and show us where we should wa ke inquiries. Lord Carnarvon certainly made out a very strong case against the Gre e k Government, and it is a ° made plain that they did not make it their first object, as they should have done, t o save • th e lives of tue prisoners, and there seems no excuse for their refusing t° grant the amnesty. It may be necessary to wait until we have further information, but when that day arrives we shall know what course we must pursue. The Standard is glad that Lord Carnarvon has sP° l ` e : out on the subject of, the Greek massacres, and it is high time that the country sho u ld g i ve ex p ress i on to its seuti ments of indignation. It d oes no t agree with Lord Clarendon as to the advisability of delay ; it will be timeto talk of exterminatin g b r i gan d age an d s ympathis ing with Greece when the country has been made fully 3 ° . quainted with all the particulars of the conduct of the Greek Government, and called them to account for the hesitation and want of discretion which they displayed. The Daily News says that Mr. Walpole had a than k ' ' less task before him last night, and it was a pity that the Opposition did not follow the example of the Governs:i leat in putting the case clearly before the House. the was no ground for Mr. Walpole's fears that passing of the University Tests Bill would tend to the disestablishment of the Church of England. At 51 1 rate, the Universities must conform to those rules ed equality which govern the rest of the community, the large majority which passed the second reading is g sufficient proof that the House of Commons has made 11P its mind on the subject. The Post is satisfied that the Irish Land Bill has °°_ l33° through committee substanti a lly th e same ' as Mr. Gla d : stone first sketched it out. Th e Government have accepted amendments from all quar t ers , but a ° one of the principles the Prime Minister ciated in his famous speech has been given up. clauses which excited most uneasiness have been sh ow to be so necessary and reasonable that serious oppositio? has disappeared, and Ireland i s recogn i s i ng th e fact tb sv the bill deals with her worst grievances. The Telegraph regrets the course which the authorities of Christ Church have pursued with respect to the recoil undergraduate outrages. The classes whose offences g re a never overlooked will be justly indignant at the raispl3c leniency with which such offenders are treated. 11u story from first to last i s mos t d ep l ora bl e, an d it bring the same disgrace on the Universities as the ax g ! incurred before the Crimean war . Th e on l y c ure is den leave the culprits in the hands of the common lave', this has not been done. FEARFUL TRAGEDY. A shocking tragedy has been brought to light at Pe ll ' ham, a small agricultural village, about two miles fr e L jj Uxbridge. A whole family of no fewer than seven persol.' were found to have been brutally murdered. The farailY i ii , question consisted of Mr. Eman ue l M ars h a ll, a whe e wright and engineer, his wife, mother, and sister, adults, and his three children. The family re• sided in an old-fashioned roadside house in a rather secluded spot, and connected with the dwelling is asrai ti l belonging to Marshall. N one o f th e deceased Pere°rit have been seen alive since S a t ur d a y. It h as not Y e a transpired how the Murder was discovered. It w 913/ appear, however, that the sister of Marshall ab e t. % named was to have been married t o -d a y, and t he a person was sent to the h ouse y es t er day l il a, her wedding-dress. The house was found ni °se and suspicion was therefore aroused. - Th e police W er, summoned, and at length the dwelling was broken ill' There were then found the bodies of Ma rs hall's w ie ' mother, sister, and the three c hild ren a ll dead, w l their skulls beaten in. The body of Marshall was found in the workshop. He had on his working clothes, 17 the firSt impression was that he had committed suic ide after having murdered his family. F ur ther exam s ' nation, however, it seems, leaves little do g % that he too was murdered, hi s b o d y b e i ng four' covered with a sack. In each case death seems to W I ; been produced by a blow w ith a hammer, or some s uch instrument. Marsh a ll was a stea d y, so b er man. Pie% part of the house was searched with a view t o o btx , ' some clue to the perpetrators of the murders, but tl ie efforts of those who were so engaged were fruitless l er a time. In a cupboard the police found a joiner's Ne and a hammer, both clotted with blood and brains. trace of the murderers could be seen. Dr. Forris au Mr. M`Namara, surgeons, of Uxbridge, were sumnl° 7l° to examine the bodies, but of course beyond indicating the cause of death, their services were useless. It is supposed the murders were committed on Sat ilf ; day night. The children's shoes were found rady f° i use on Sunday. The neighbours did not notice the 19 ' c ro of the house being closed, supposi ng th a t th e f a mily W e d , away on a visit in connection with th e a pp roa ching w e ding. An old lady who lives near states that she 0, 11 _„: man leave the garden b e hi n d M ars h a ll' s h ouse 021 'day night carrying a ca r p e t b ag ; b u t thi s i s not O r firmed. The police think they have sufficient reason to regard lt: crime as one prompted by malice. Shortly after Christw e - to an incendiary fire took place at Ivy-house Farm, 73 Denham. iViarshall was at 'the fire, and in rettirlib; ing home was stopped on the road and ill-used d four men. Two of th ese h e su b sequen tl y id en tified, W i f they were sent to prison for two months. Their tern 7 imprisonment has j us t ex pi re d, an d susp i c i on , rightli; wrongly, at once connected them with the murders; more so, because on conviction they threatened that they would be revenged on Marshall. The inquest will take place on Wednesday. EXECUTION OF PIRATES. The honour of the German flag has lately bee n 0 ." sorted in the Chinese wat ers b y th e N ort h German 113,..-ters of-war Hertha. A com mun i ca ti on d ate d 4th A pr il PP" t , that, about eight d a y s b e f ore, t h e G azelle ha d been :Ile tacked and robbed by pirates. The commander of " Hertha succeeded in capturing the junk and its crew. wh o latter were brought to Hong Kong on the 3d ult. 0 consul of the North Germ , n Confederation was taken dU iS board, and the Hertha stood out to sea. After beitig ,ried, the pirates were condemned and executed. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF TWO CHILDR E N r e An inquest was held yesterday at Itchi n 's Wall l'Pcfra Mr. Spencer Clarke, coroner for North Hant s ' of the bodies of two children of Mr. Jones, farme r ' that place. On Thursday Ann Alcock, a se rvlb ili left the two children at the yard don-, whilst she toolcte, a message from the groom. Whilst away the child' ,„ ce tween two and three y ears o f age, i s suppose d to 0 " pushed the paramb u l a t or con t a i n i ng the VII one into the p on d a b out twenty yards l "' 10 from the h ouse , an d to 'have been dragg e d u 33 herself, for o n th e re t urn ofthe servant the children v" ..r e not be seen. On furth er searc h th e i r d ea d b o dies L - e 0 discovered in the pond. All occurred in about minutes, whilst the groops was standing in the I%cl The jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned' thought the servant was to blame. s a Mr. Moffat, M.P. for Southampton, wh o is his seat fo that borough at the last general electioll, 9 candidate for the Isle of Wight, in the place of the la John Simeon. the The King of the Belgians was p re sent It i r , re lc House of Lords last night during the debate on the g efr t massacre. Kis Majesty was accommodated with a near the woolsack. We have great pleasure in announcing tha t , of Hamley, the accomplished author of " The Operation,ol War," has been app o i n t e d t o th e comman d o f tile Sts War," chi cle Parliamentary papers published y es terday in „ of, Public Health (Scotland) Bill, Further Correspondeprit the Greek Murders, Returns of Immigrants and Lib Africans, of Navigation and Canal Companies, of l' o — roiv and Museums, of Navy Officers, and Report of the 1 - e Gulf line of Telegraph. $ 1 . THE INSTITUTION OF C IVIL ENGINEERS.--s-' rin - f ibl; turday last a party o f near l y fift y o f t h e s tudents bar of institution, under the guidance of Mr. Brunlees, In ew voit'' council, visited the cement works of Messrs. Bazleh Tllo and Brothers, at Swanscombe, near Greenhithe• f tC works were in full op e rati on , an d th e w hole process, o o manufacture of Portland, Keene, and other ceraeeL explained in detail. /WO TIPPERARY ELECTION.—The Tipperary Free i ota, has seen the bill of particulars furnished by the , g° , 6 ,10 05 „," for the petitioners against Mr. Heron, Q.C. sote" every priest who supported Mr. Heron is accused 49,..0.gel crime or offence against the law, while fantastic er e iv oci innumerable are preferred against the laity, gell t simple." v o DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest 110 of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is recolVn°o i , 30; by the medical profession in preference to French braa",,lolo u ° plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. _ f p - , on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co„ Royal it fineries, Belfast; or at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort P Strand, W.C. , Th e ,5 0 elooc. 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