The Sun. — London, England, 1870-05-18 00:00:00

SPECIAL EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. tmpERIAL PAULIA dEN I'. 11 0 USE OF COMMONS- 2 rIIIS D. t else Th e Speaker took the chair at twenty minutes past o'clock. MALLOW ELECTION. Irr • W ATERS took the oath and his seat,for Mallow. XICIPAL BOROUGHS (METROPOLIS) BILL Ile 14 r• C. BUXTON moved .the second reading of this bill. len - larked th at t h ere was no se lf- government for I'or!)lonthe The only a tt em pt i n th a t di rec ti on was establishment of the Metropolitan Board of ' Works, b ut the functions of that body being limited it Qulld not be regarded as a municipal system of self 17"erlunent. His plan was that the City Corporation should be extended to the whole of the metropolis, and that it should carry with it all its present functions, pro rtY, and prestige. London, he contended, suffered iz roua the want of some powerful system of self-govern elit• The hon. member described what he called the state of , Lar enY in London, a n d p o i n t e d ou t the e vils att e ndant ri Pen the conlinicated and anomalous form of government 11 t Present existing in the metropolis. He said that the 8 1 , 14 al e Was a w as t e f u l one i n ever y res p ec t, b o th i n regar d time and money. The necessity for a central and V. l , verf ul intelligent b o dy was obvious and imperative. PrOpos e d to take the existing divisions of ' ), , i.d00 for Parliamentary boroughs, and that ell P arliamentary borough should be endowed with a complete municipal institution, which would enable it to d eal w i th all the petty affa i rs wh i ch (~'°111(1 not come under the cognizance of the Central clroronient, as not interesting the whole of the metro- I ct )°118 . 'Th e extraord i nary defect of wh i ch he spoke was distin ctly recognised on all hands, and it was almost uni tl'sallY admitt e d th a t th e ti me h a d come t o amen d it . „ v E ENTINCK moved that the bill be read a second lue that day six months. The hon. member called att• ention to the various schemes which had been proposed sr th e better government of the metropolis, and pointed °lit that the present plan was toally different from any of th e schemes previously advocated. The scheme pro posed by the Select Committee of 1867 had been c eived with very great favour. It was that the Board o f W orks s h ou ld be entirely, recon. !',roeted as the central authority of London, !t,s co nstitution should be altered, its name changed, and p ) wer enlarged. It was proposed that the Board I °old have control over the gas and water, and protect the Public interest, both as regarded the thOroughfares and rail -43'8, kc. He hoped the three bills which the hon. member had brought in would not, at this advanced period of the ses :ia4l, he re f erred to a select committee. It was clear that e matter could not be dealt with this year, and if the fhllbieet were deferred the Government would have time mature consideration. "\ h• AionitisoN remarked that there was an advantage it t he Preliminary inquiry by a select committee, because r educed th e po i nts i n dispute to a minimum. So far ' 4l havi ng no aut h or i ty to urge i n favour of the scheme ‘)f the hon. member for East Surrey, he could cite the authority of the Metropolitan Board of Works and the t ° O ration- The proposal of Mr. B ux t o n was more states manlike than that of the Committee of 1867. l t O rd JOHN M ANNERS sa id no G overnmen t' could hope ft' • eVe successfully with the immense difficulties con. i med In the proposal, unl es s th e y secur ed the co-opera get, °I the great representative bodies such as existed at rese nt moment. H e did n o t thi n k any good would res u lt : ° : 11 referring the series of bills relating to the subject to -*elect committee. 4 r• LOCKE was in favour of the proposal for one eeutral governing body, which should be the Corporation, the whole of the metropolis being divided into wards. Atr. W. H. SMITH said that a constitution for Londoit , u ndoubtedly necessary, but the question involved t o -e 4 a great principle that it was unadvisable to refer it a Sele c t comm i ttee. He agreed w i th Mr. Locke as to the de sirableness of extending the corporation. / It BRUCE thought so important a question should be not lt with b y G overnment, an d at t h e same t i me h e did think it was inconsistent to refer the subject to a c eleet committee. He was not sanguine enough to believe tha t a select committee could conduct the inquiry to an „ 8 0 as to enable the Government to deal with the su bject this session. ° O i r• RUSSELL GURNEY said he was a u th or i se d by th e i r Prration to say that they were anxious for a full -4 1 airy. r , c Bi r WILL IAM ' TITS, on behalf of the Metropolitan Board " 1 Works, made a similar statement. b Alderman LAWRENCE pointed out that no provssion had Zit made fo r th e ex t ens i on o f th e b oun d ar i es o f L on d on . r tY Years h ence , h e o b serve d, th e p o p u l a ti on m i g ht b e Bi z naillions. After some further discussion the House divided— - - Per the second reading Against "' Majority ... 64 I le bill was read a second time and referred to a select co hunitt ec. 4-A-RRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY BILL. bin "' ' RUSSELL GURNEY moved the second reading of this that Re said he had found a general feeling of a change should take place in the state j ae t he law as it affected the husband and wife. had i nstanced the evil effects which the law vid upon women, and he quoted from the th ; en" of the member for Sheffield, who stated t at he knew many cases of great hardship. p 4 ; - ' 74 ( 1 3 of 800 women in his employ were married l ea, and earne d goo d wages . I n ver y man y i ns t ances then husbands were idle and dissipated, and spent the s" va rllitcr .8 of their wives. The argument as to the exten ntt- of the law of marriage settlements was th r , el.4 Y inapplicable in the present case, whilst 41- obtaining. of a protection order from the tila'aistrates would be but a declaration of war between e ,, llll6 band and wife, and would result in lamentable lich,-ecluenees. The only remedy was the one he proposed, I;: t il t el Y, that a woman should not lose or fOrfeit her pro -371)Y the a c t o f marr i a ge. He noticed the objection df ;sec l against the bill, One was that it would introduce t he" into a family, but he reminded the House t he a : t the rich a l ways t oo k care t o secure th e proper ty o f t ea ; daughters. The hon. and learned gentleman then th;` 1 a variety f authorities in favour of the change in fe a la w' Proposed by the bill, and also to prove that the te e ntertained by those who opposed the measure were gtottniu 'ess. He hoped the House would assent to this bill, pl or e e l had been most carefully considered, but he im th 11 ° 11 . gentlemen not to pass any half measure on tneti abject. It was a matter of the most vital importance fsq ..C e working c l asses . They felt they were suffering a Nvo l°°llB wrong, because they could not see why a poor th e ttia : 4 ll's mangle should not be just as much protected as eh lady's consols. +vit. - DO - "AIKEs felt equally with the right hon. gentleman a t t h there was a gredt necessity for a change in the law N aL re spect to the property of women, but he did not the prop osa l s o f th e bill now under the considera til°ll °f the H ouse ca l cu l a t e d t o remedy the evil. He LiVherefore thought the wisest course woul I be to refer the r e ,,, t : elect co - mmittee, a course be should agree to with ut to his own bill. r ' JESsxL and Mr. MUNDELLA supported while Mr. p i ta , obje c t e d to th e bill . e SOLICITOR GENERAL approved of the bill, which was enlually read a second time. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY (No. 2) BILL. ti o ,„ • ItAIREs moved the second reading of this bill, a mo b rigbtWhich was met by a direct negative from Mr. J aco b -ke . O n a division the bill was rejected, the numbers being— the bill 46 ; agai ns t it 20'. eo. T he debate on the Corporation of Loudon Bill and the ~_lderation of the County of London Bill was postponed til -' 7“, °ll daY next. The Rouse ailjourned a few minutes before 6 o'clock. fo,i l le ex amp l e of Messrs. Boulton an d P ar k h ave b een nu . numerous imitators. Two foreigners at Hull have fined a smal the experiment on a rude scale. They were l sum. tho h r : . Rev. Curteis, M.A., Eaton College, Principal of Atoc-1- se ological College, Lichfield, and Prebendary of Ash :3,, was elected Bampten Lecturer for 1871 by the heads of olle' 8 at Oxford last evening. marriag e o f t h e Count de Caraman w i t h as e• us Padone, the great heiress, who not only trings W uk ' nu neneo fc r t une, but gives to her husband the title of , Was celebrated on Monday in the chapel of the senate, at Paris, in presence of a brilliant couipany. re i 3 in the Ler, for r tescue to on" tcter of iaPPiIY v. 11W ' spec ial coo: Brya nt h o tbox t +. a 7n all D4Oll - Alf. Will b° .red ,_ gt o f W l " t, ntrY t° e egg s ' ted 3)r. e d the wrober GREAT FIRE IN OXFORD-STREET TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF MESSRS OXEN AM'S AUC [ION ROOMS. THIS DAY. Daring last night and this (Wednesday) morning a large number of fires took place, among which one happened in the well-known auction rooms belonging to Mr. J. W. Oxe: ham, auctioneer, situated at 353 and 351, Oxford-street, ❑ear the celebrated Blenheim Steps. The building in which the disaster occurred was 130 feet brig, 40 feet wide, and throe floors high, and contained property belonging to sundry persons valued, it is feared, at many thousand pounds. :The fame originated from some unexplained cause in the auction room, and in the course of a few minutes the whole of the contents left for sale in the rooms, together with the three floors above, presented one immense sheet cf flame, the reflection from which illuminated the whole of the metropo lis. Engines to the number of 12 or 14 arrived in rapid succession, but, although the, mains of the Grand Junction yielded an abundant supply of water, the engines for a time appeared to makq not the least impre&sion vn the flames, and they continued.to attack, with full vigour, seve ral houses, numbered 352, belonging to J. 31 Ross, grocer; 355, belonging to 0. Arnet, tobacconist ; No. 5, Blenheim street, Mr. T. W. French, boot-maker ; No. 4, ditto, Mr. B. Viney. private; No. 3, ditto, Mr. W. F. Stone, licensed victualler, and proprietor of the Marlborough Arms ; the brush factory of Mr. Kent, in Marlborough street; and J. Bennet], blind maker. It was not until a late hour this morning that the fire could be extinguished, and not until the immense buildings belong ing to Mr. Oxeuford were totaLy destroyed, and the con tents of the numerous sufferers, inchrling valuable paint ings, wire reduced to ashes, and the houses before enume rated more or less damag d by fire, water, or removal. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-( 1)AY) A remarkable case came on to-day before Master Gordon, at the Common Pleas Judges' Chambers. The plaintiff's attorney in the original action said the case had been pending since 16 , and more than £2OO had been spent over a -claim for £3O. The ap plication before the Master this day was to get a sum of money out of court (the debt and cost) in the original action. It appears that there had been proceed ings at common law, also in the Court of Bankruptcy; and the defendant had filed a bill in the Court of Chancery, which had been dismissed, and his soli citor said he intended to appeal, and had counsel's opinion in his favour. The solicitor said that defendant in the law proceedings (who was plaintiff in the Chancery suit) was present, and could state that he int tided to appeal. The plaintiff's attorney in the original action asked the Master to make an order that the money be paid out. Such an order was to abide tLe event the suit in Chan cery. Already upwards of £209 had been spent over £3O, and the litigation sh uld cease. Master Gor don thought there should be no order until after the 'second day of Term to see if an appeal to the Lord Chan cellor was prosecuted. The solicitor applying for the money said be should appeal to the Judge. From the state of the Chancery appeals, if the Master was right, it would lock up the money fo • another year. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE AT A FIRE.--Charles Hill, a servant at Claridge's Hotel, was charged, before Mr. Tyr whitt, at Marlborough-street Police-court, with behaving in a disorderly manner and obstructing Police-constable Wm. Field, 78 C, while on duty at a fire which occurred this morning on the premises of Messrs. Benham, auc tioneers, of Oxford-street. The constable said that he was on duty that morning about a quarter past one in Marl borough-mews, there being a tire in Messrs. Oxenhatn's warehouse, in Blenheim-mews, and the police had to use some degree of force to keep the crowd back to enable the engines to be worked. He requested the prisoner to keep back, but he refused, said he did not care a for the police, that he could settle ono or two of them, and after flourishing a stick about, threatened to punch his head, and he was then taken to the station. The prisoner said he was pressed by the crowd on all sides, and was very sorry for what had occurred. Mr. Tyrwbitt sail that there was generally some great fool who interfered with the police on such occasions. It was-necessary that the police should keep a space cleu for the firemen to work in, and to prevent them being pressed on by the crowd, and any sensible per • son must know that. The prisoner would be fined 10s. or 7 days. PURSE SNATCHING IN THE STREET.—Patrick Wellerd, a lad about 18 years of age, was finally examined at the West minster Police Court, charged with stealing a purse contain ing a quantity of silver money and a coin, from the person of Mrs Harriett Truscott, a lady residing at 57, Winchester street, Pimlico. The prosecutris is the wife of a Govern ment clerk, and was in Warwick-place at half-past three in the afternoon, carrying Iher purse in her hands. The pri soner suddenly snatched it and ran away ; he was followed by Clough, a detective, and ran into an area, where he was captured, and the purse found in the dustbin. Ho pleaded guilty. Clough stated that he had made inquiries, and the , prisoner was not kuown to the police. Mr Arnold entrac tensed it as a most audacious robbery in the open day, and sentenced him to six months' hard labour. EXCHANGE NO ROEBBERY.—SoIomon Pearce, a tall, young man, with only a pair of trousers and a "check shirt " on his person, who was described as a seaman, was brought before Mr. Lushington, at the Thames• Police-court, charged with stealing a soldier's coat and cap. A policeman, named Franklin, 162 H, met the prisoner early this morning in Whitechapel with a soldier's tunic on him, and from his general bearing and nautical strides, being conviueed he was not a soldier, asked him where he had picked up the uniform coat and cap, to which the prisoner replied that he had exchanged his own coat and hat for the red tunic and ci..p with a soldier ho had met on London-bridge. The prisoner here said he was a little intoxicated and wore his own trousers. He thought exchange was no robbery. He was on one side of the river, the soldier on the other, and they exchanged clothes. (Laughter.) Franklin—The tunic and cap belong to a soldier of the 2d battalion of the Grenadier Guards quartered in Chelsea Barracks. The prisoner was perfectly sober when he took him, but appeared like a hog in armour. Mr. Lushington remanded the pri sOner until Friday, and directed inquiries to be made about him. lie believed it would turn out that the soldier who had unlawfully, got rid of his uniform was a deserter. DESERTING A FAMILY.—Goorge Groves, an engineer, aged 42 years, was charged at the same Court with desert ing his five children and leaving thorn chargeable to the Poplar Union. The prisoner's children bad been charge able to the Union since the 31st of March last, and that he was separated from his wife. The prisoner obtained em ployment in Messrs. Hewett's factory, Barking, wof ked there three days, and got drunk, for which he was dis charged. The prisoner, in defence, said he allowed his wife £9 per month while he was in India, and while he was away she committed adultery. Mr. Lushington said the prisoner could earn large wages, and that he bad left his family with the parish without excuse. He sentenced 'him to be im prisoned for one mouth and kept to hard labour. ATTEMPT OF A CHILD TO COMMIT SUICIDE. —Louisa Beau mont. aged 12, living at 16, York-building, North-road, was charged at the Highgate Police-court to-d•ip with attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself into the Seven Ponds, West Hill, Highgate. A gentleman saw the defendant, in the pond and res ued her. She tried to drown herself be cause her father and mother-in-law had beaten her. The father sai lit was entirely false. She was remanded, ARREST OF D'ARCY IRVINE. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Irvine drove into Enniskillen with his son, carrying a revolver in one hand. A number of revolvers and guns were deposited beside him. About four o'clock he alighted at the White Hart Hotel, and shortly afterwards Inspector Kirtland and a body of police entered the hotel and arrested Mr. Irvine on a warrant, signed by Captain Butler, resident magistrate, charging him with assaulting a constable on the previous evening, and firing a shot at his house in the main street. A large crowd followed Mr. Irvine through the streets, to whom he shouted, " Ireland will be free after this." He added that he had sworn informations against' Cap tain Butler, and called upon a surgeon to declare that he was ill. He was, however, conveyed to the county gaol, a large crowd remaining outside the building for some time. The funeral of the lamented Marquis of Chol. ntondeloy took place to-day. The funeral of the Very Rev. Dr. Dale, Dean o Rochester, took place in Highgate Cemetery to-day. The committee to inquire into the present state of the Turf met on Saturday last, Admiral Rot's in the chair. It was decided that as a preliminary step circulars should be sent to all the principal trainers in England, with queries respecting the time they would take up yearlings if left to their own judgment, and at what time they would run them as two-year-olds, without being (in their opinion) detrimental to their future growth and racing prospects. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is recommended 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. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1870. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. town, reports that in a gale on the 11th inst. the chief officer and three of the crew were wa,shel overboard and [row - nod. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) CONFLICT WITH ITALIAN INSURGENTS. FLORENCE, May 17 AN ELOPEMENT STOPPED. Charles Davis, a young man, 20 years of age, and Mrs. Julia Bennett, wife of a draper residing in Neath, Gla morganshire, were apprehended in Liverpool yesterday as they were about to elope to America, under the assumed name of Anderson. Davis is married to Mrs. Bennett's sister. The Opinions toys:—" To prevent the diffusion of exag gerated reports of .the occurrences at Filadoltia, ffluial advices have been communicated to us announcing that the number of the insurgents who were killed was eight. They fired first on the troops, and a collision took place about 300 metres from Filadelfia. During the night of the 15th inst. a band of twenty indi viduals assembled in the Jewish cemetery at Reggio, iu the province of /Emilia, armed with rifles and bayonets, and afterwards proceeded towards the mountains. About one o'clock a in. this band, having. increased in num er in its course, had a skirmish with the troops in the neighbourhood of Rognolo, a place near the Castelnuove mountains. The troops dispersed the insurgents, and took three prisoners. FLORENCE, May 17. Advices from Sardinia state that a band of assassins murdered a whole family on the 12th inst. Letters from Naples announce the reappearance of bri gands in the neighbourhood of Castellamare under the chief Palone. FRESH SEIZURES IN FRANCE. PARIS, May 18. The Marseillaise of to-day, in announcing its condemna tion, says :—" Caesar, those whom you wish to kill do not die." The paper is again seized to-day. SPAIN. MADRID, May 17. In consequence of the refusal of Espartero to accept the Spanish throne, doubts are entertained whether the Regent will send a message to the Cortes, and it is stated that the Council of Senators decided yesterday to termi nate the provisional state of things, by conferring upon the Regent royal attributes in the event of the impos sibility of now finding a candidate for the throne. AMERICA. NEW YORK, May 17. According to Messrs. Moffatt, Davidis and Co.'s report, the rectipts of cotton at all ports, for the last four days, have been 26,000 bales. Shipments to England, '24,000 ; to France, 5,000, and to the Continent, 2,000 bales. Middling Upland, 10 7-16 cost and freight per steamer. Gold closed at 1144 ; the highest quotation during the day was 115 ; the lowest 1144. Sterling Exchange ou London lO9l Fire-Twenty U.S. Bonds, 1882 1124 Ditto 1885 ll2 Ditto 1867 llll Ten-Forty ditto 1867 lOBl Illinois Shares Erie _ Cotton, Middling Upland 231 Petroleum, Standard White 274 Flour, extra State Corn, old Mixed $l. 14e. NEW YORK, May 18, Yesterday the Democrats carried the New York State elections by a majority of 50,000—electing the Chief Jus tice of the Court of Appeals, and the majority of the Association of Justices. They also carried the City elec tions by a majority of 60,000—electing the local judiciary and all the aldermen. The Mexican Government has authorised Mr. Williams, an American engineer, to survey the Isthmus of Tehuan tepec for a ship canal. AMERICAN MAILS. S UTHAMPTON, May 18. The North German Lloyd Royal Mail steamer Deutsch land, from New York, has arrived here to-day. She brings 430 passengers and $306,000 in specie for London and Turin. The extra steamer New York has arrived here with 100 passengers No species. INDIAN MAILS. 3IESSINA, May 17. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Banga lore passed Messina at 6 p.m. to-day, ea route for Marseilles. limNinsi, May 17. The Adriatic and Oriental Co.'s steamer Cairo, 80 hours from Alexandria, with 65 passengers, has arrived here. Letters will probably be delivered in Loudon on Saturday morning. '1 RE SAPPRO-OA.MBRIA.N RAKE. COWES, May 18. The third race between the Sappho and Canil-ria resulted in the victory of the Sappho. The following news appeared in our First Edition pub ished at Eight o'clock this morning:—] (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FRANCE. PARIS, May 17. M. Eune, the editor of the Marseillaise, has been this day sentenced to three months' imprisonment and a fine of 5,000 francs. M. Barbaret, the manager, to a year's imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 francs. The Marseillaise is suspended for two months. The Senate met to-day, but there was nothing of special interest. The Chamber of Deputies did not sit, as the re ports of the Plebiscite still engage the attention of the committee. Beaury denies any connection with Flourens. It is said that Viscount de la Guerroniere, Ambassador at the Court of Brussels, has sent in his resignation. General Goyon died to-day very suddenly. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, May 17. The New Prussian. Gazette, a semi-official paper, denies emphatically the statement of the Cape journals that Prussia has purchased some South African territory, through the Portuguese Governor of Zambesi. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, May 17. The Archduke Rodolph, eldest son of the Emperor, has been attacked by measles. The disease is not violent. HUNGARY. PESTH, May 17. The bi 1 raising Hungary's share of the common expense, caused by the incorporation of the military frontier, has been adopted by the Lower House by 212 against 12. NORTH GERMANY. BERLIN, May 17. The postal treaties with England and America have been adopted by the North German Parliament. SPAIN. MADRID, May 17. According to the Imparcial, a Madrid paper, Espartero has sent a letter to General Prim refusing to be nominated for he throne on account of his advanced age and want of heirs. THE PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, May 17. The elections for the Chamber of Deputies are to be held from the 6th to the 12th of June. Those for the Senate from the 14th to the 18th. The programme of the new Government has just been put forward, with the motto, " Morality and legality." INDIA. BOMBAY, May 17. The Bombay papers affirm that the King of Bokhara has been subsidised by the Russians, as has Abdul Rahman Khan, who is preparing to invade Affghanistan with a large army. CALCUTTA, May 17. News from Upper Burmah reports a partial failure of the rice crops and consequent distress. AUSTRALIA. MEIZOTIRNE. April 24. The Macpherson Ministry have resigned. Mr. Mac culloch has taken office. Al] the members of the new Cabinet have been re-elected. Business is dull, but the drought has abated. SYDNEY, April 22. The railway loan has been abandoned by the Govern ment. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) RESPITE OF THE CONVICT RUTTERFORD. A communication was received from the Home Office this morning by the Governor of Bury St. Edmonds Gaol commuting to penal servitude for life the sentence of death passed on the convict Rutterford, who was respited on ac count of the malformation of his neck. LOSS OF LIFE AT SEA. The master of the ship Hovite Vichgert, from Monte video, laden with tallow, which has arrived at Queens- THE SAPPHO-CAMBRIA RACE. Yesterday morning the yachts were turned out to the Nab, whence they started about eight o'clock for the last, the triangular, race. It commenced with a dead beat to windward to St. Catherine's. When last seen from the steamer following the Sappho was slightly ahead, but the Cambria was rapidly overhauling her. A doubtful rumour has since been received at Ryde that the latter was early yesterday some miles ahead. Saturday's cup has been awarded to the Sappho. BILLIARD MATCH. W. Cook and J. Roberts, senior, played an even billiard match at the Leeds Town-hall last night, 800 up, for a silver cup. About five hundred persons were present. Cook won by 140. The largest break was 92, by Cook. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT LIVERPOOL. Mary Robinson, 26 years of age, a school mistress attached to the schools of St. Thomas's Church, Grafton street, Liverpool, attempted to cut her throat with a knife last evening, She was found when the alarm was raised in such a condition that little hope is entertained of her recovery. Want of success in a recent examination is said to have been the cause. ALLEGED IRREGULARITY AT THE BRISTOL WORKHOUSE, Yesterday, Mr. Longley, Poor-law inspector, attended at the Bristol workhouse, and conducted an inquiry into al leged irregularities of the master, Mr. Greatorex, who was surcharged nearly £25 at the last audit, that being the value of two thousand six hundred and two meals alleged to have been entered by him as given to certain paupers and officers, when such paupers and officers were really absent from the house. The charges having been fully investigated, the inspector will next report to the Poor-law Board. THE CHELSEA MURDER. ADJOURNED INQUE6T UPON THE REV. MR. HEULIN—T HIS DAY. At 4 o'clock this afternoon Dr. Diplook, the coroner fcr West Middlesex, resumed, at the Chelsea Workhouse, the adjourned inquiry into the circumstances attending the murder of the Rev. Elias Heidi°, aged 84 years, who was alleged to have been killed and buried by a plasterer in his eintloyment, named Walter Miller. In front of the workhouse, in the board-room of which the inquest was held, a large crowd assembled, and a body of police maintained order. The court itself was densely crowded by clergymen and gentlemen. Mrs. Harriet Sydney, 6, Rutland street, Brompton-road, deposed that she had known Mrs. Miller by living in her house. On Sunday, the Bth instant, she took tea whit her at her hou.e, at. 26, Seymour-place, Fulham-road. Walter Miller was then present, and Mrs. Middleton entered the room while they were at tea. Mrs. Middleton said to Mrs. Miller, "Mr Hculin is very . well satisfied with the manner in which Miller has done his work, and ho is to have the head charge of all Mr. Heulin's property." No details were mentioned as to Mr. Heulin's property. Ccrouer—Were you there again on Monday? Witness—Yes, sir, at half-past three o'clock. Miller was there then. Ile was in the kitchen when 1 arrived. He wore a pair of light grey trousers. He generally wore those trousers on holidays. His usual tiOusers on working days were cord ones. Miller was in his "usual joking spirits," and while eating he joked much. While Miller was at his tea Mrs. Miller ironed one of Miller's shirts, which was rather unusual, for witness generally washed and ironed all Miller's shirts. She washed and ironed a shirt ; it was a full fronted one. A Juror N, as Mrs. Miller at all excited ? Witness— No ; but Miller said " I am going to Hornsey, for I think by going there it will be a deal better for me than remaining here." Mr. Stalest)) , asked the core er to read an anoymous letter sent to him, calling him a •' busy fool, who, by coining for ward to give evidence, wanted to make himself notorious." He cautioned him not to tamper with the life of a fellow creature, and it was sigued "A Fiend at 'resent." The Coroner said that a man, who was ashamed to sign his name, was unworthy of notice. Harriet Middleton, who resides at No. 2, Sydney-mews Fuller's-road, deposed that she had known Miller thre, years. She then deserted home on the night of Monday week. Miller called at her house disguised as a Frenchman and gave her the keys of No. 15, Paulton-square, and after telling her that Mr Henna had gone into the country, said that he was Mr Heulin's nephew, and that she was to go and take care of his house. In answer to the Coroner, the witness said that she had seen Mr. Huelin on the preceding Saturday, and that he had asked her what she thought of Miller; and she said, "I think he is an upright sort of man." Mr. Iluelin then said '• I have to pay him £l2 for that house in ' Wellington-square. It has cost me a great deal." Wit ness had been employed by Mr. Huelin to clean down the house in Wellington-square; and it was arranged that she was to take care of 15, Paulston-square while Mr. Huelin was in the country. The witness created consider able surprise in court by saying "I'm very sorry he has boen murdered, for if he had not been I should have had a good summer's work. He promised to employ me all the summer, and I have lost all that." By a Juror—lf Miller were to come to me disguised as a Frenchman, shaking his head, and wearing a pair of spec tacles, I should not know hint. He spoke "like a broken Frenchman." The Corner said that ho should not go into the question of Miller having taken possession of Mr. Heulin's house, for it was clearly proved that certain property belonging to Mr• Ileuliu was found on Miller. Inspector Fisher said that there was a witness who could prove that Miller had on Monday week cut off a portion of his whiskers, and dyed the remainder in order to disguise himself. The inquest is still proceeding. RENFORTII AND KELLEY REMATCHED. On Monday evening, after Taylor had enjoyed his row over in the match for £2OO with Addy, of Manchester, the friends of Renforth, the champion, and Larry Kelley, the ex champion, met accident ally at Mr. D. Davis's, Newcastle. M r. Kane, on behalf of Renfort h, offered to match the champion to row Kelley three miles on the Tyne on Monday next, and stake £lOO to the Putney oarsman's £BO. These terms were at once accepted by Mr. Lance Jobling, in the interest of Kelley, and .£5 a side was deposited to hind the match. THE BALLO r BILL. The Government Parliamentary Elections Bill, published this morning, contains thu following provisions as to the method of taking the poll, and as to the expenses of election— the two points on which a division of op'niou among the Liberal members of the House exists. The returning officer is to provide a sufficient number of ballot papers, and a sufficient number of polling stations, but he is not to be present at the election. The deputy returning officer, or " presiding officer," is to give to each voter a ballot• paper, which has a distinguishing number or letter on the back, having attached thereto a counterfeit with the same number printed on its face. On the face of the ballot paper the names of the candidates are to be printed, with a square opposite each. When the voter gets the ballot paper, the presiding officer must enter on the counterfoil the number of the voter on the register. The voter goes into a sec et compartment, and puts his cross opposite each caudidate for whom he wishes to vote. He then folds up the voting paper, so as to leave the number on ths back visible, and this number he must show to the pre- Siding officer before he drops the paper into the ballot-box. At the close of the poll, the presiding officer must seal up the counterfoils (which bear, us we have seen, the number of the voter, and a mar corresponding to the mark on his voting ' paper, now in the ballot-box), and rend them to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. Then th presiding officer takes out the ballot papers, arranges them without looking at their faces, seals them up, and transmits them to the returning officer; whe, in turn, ascertains the number of votes given for each candidate, by examining the voting papers withouL looking at the backs. This having boon accomplished he seals up the voting papers and transmits them to the clerk of the Crown. A Mastership in the Merchant Taylors' School bas become vacant by the appointment of the Rev. A. J. Church, M.A., to the head mastershipof Henley-on-Thames Grammar School. It is worth. about £2s') a year, and the election is fixed to take , lace on Saturday, the 28th inst. - • NEW THAMES YACHT CLUB.—The entries for the first regatta of this rapidly progressing club tire to close at 9 p.m. to-morrow (Thursday), at the Caledonian Hotel Adelphi. The races are divided into two classes of cutters and are to take place on the 25th inst. First Class : First Prize value £lOO. ; Second Prize, £3O. Second Class : First Pr ize value .£4O ; Second Prize, £2O. Course from Gravesend round the Oaze Buoy and back.. Time allowance for ton nage, 30 seconds per ton up to 5u tons, and 15 seconds per ton above. The entries are ez r ected to be very large. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. • + YORK MEETING—nits fiat ELEaTlift TELEGRAPH.) CONSOLATION' SCRAMBLE. 1 The Gift Fearnought Lady hig thorn Nino ran. LONDESBO ROUGH CUP. Simplon King of Clubsddi. Lady Zetland .d• lld4l Eight rttu. EGLINTON STAKES. Lady Studley beat Ben Cauut. FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP. Musket ... Viscount Waterloo Four ran. TYRO STAKES. Trojan Aurora Rapaiola Four mu. S FAMFO RD PLATE. Athol Daisy Caradoe Grand Coup Six ran. LATEST BETTING, THE DERBY. 2000 to 20 agst Simplon (taken) • 2000 to 20 agst Bonny Swell (taken) CHELMSFORD MEETING. —1 itts DAY. IV TIM AM HANDICAP. Succession • Romance . 2 Lady Middleton Five ran. TW 0- YR- OLD PLATE. Croisade South 141:hum Perquisite Four ran. //• 3 QUEEN'S PLATE. Fuse() Play.... Licymuia . Four ran. MEMBERS' PLATE. Old Sam Patrick Black Lily Fivo ran. STEWARD'S WELTER HANDICAP. Play Blancho Reflection . Six ran. CITY BETTING—TiIIs DAY . DERBY. Even agst Macgregor (offered—take 6 to 5) is to 1 agst Sunshine (offered- 7 take 9to 1) 10 to 1 agtt Camel (offered —take 12 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Prince of Wales (offered) 20 to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered) 20 to 1 agst Nortuanby (offered) 1000 to 40 agst Bridgwater (offered) 50 to 1 agst King o' Scots (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Sarstield (offered) 1000 to 2 agst Tourist (taken) 500 to 50 apt Bridgwater with a start (taken) OAKS. Even on Hester and Sunshine coupled (offered) YORK RACES-TUESDAY. The Craven Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added. One mile. Mr F. A. Milbauk's Ralph Lanabton, by Lambton— Codicil, 6 yrs, 7st (car 7st 11b) (Hudson) 1 !dr G Si.verside's Promptress, 3 yrs, Tat 21b (in 61b ex) (Doretty) 2 Lord Warwick's Calabria c, 3 yrs, 75t.... (Platt) 3 Bluebell also ran Won in a canter by a length ; two lengths between second and third. The Zetlaud Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added. T.Y.O. (5 furlongs 44 yards ) Mr Johnston's Columbus, by Adventure'— Mira, Bst 101 b (Osborne) 1 Mr Jos. Dawson's g by Kettledrum •- Imperatrice, Bst 41b (Urirnshaw) 2 Mr E. W. Nunn's Athol Daisy, Bst 101 b ....... . ...(Morris) 3 Mount Blair. Lord Stanley, Mervyn, Ben Gaunt, Frou- Frou, Lady Stud:ey, and Lady Mortimer also ran. Won cleverly by a neck; two lengths between the second and third. Tlo Great Northern Handicap of 200 soya. Two miles over THE MONEY MARKE AND COMM ERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The brilliant weather; and the improved accounts received from all quarters of the progress of the wheat crop, have had the cffect of imparting a firm tone to the Coneol Markets, and the quotations hate been well maintained. For delivery the quotation has been 941 to 941, and for June account, 941 to 941. Reduced and Nett , Three per Cents., 92/ to 921. Exchequer Bills par to iss, prem.. Bank Stock has mar4ced 233 to 235 ; India Five per Cents. have been done at llai to 1141 ;an Indian film& at 20s. to 25s prom: ; Metropolitan Board of Works 31 per Cent. Stocit have been dealt in at 951. In the market for Colonial Government Securities business to a moderate e/f tent has been concluded, and the quotations have been maintained. Generally speaking the toner of the inirket for English Railway Stocks has been dull, and Metropolitan, Caledo- Dial.), South Eastern, and Great Western have been 1 lower. London and North Western, however, owing moan increase in the traffic receipts, has risen 1. The receipts of the. Midland Company also show an increase of £1,735. The following are to-dny't transactions:—Bristol and Exeter, ; Calsionittn,.74l; Great Western Consolidated Ordinary, 721; Metropolitan, 72111 Metropolitan District, 341; and South Eas!ern, 761. The refusal of Marshal Espartero to accept the throne of Spain has had a depressing effect open Spanish Securities, and the to ening prices showed a reduction of 1 per cent. More firmness,however,has since prevailed, and a portion of the decline has been recovered. Turkish 5 per Ceuta, have been in request, and have marked 51k. Peruvian steady, and Egyptian firm. The following are the actual transac tions of to-day t--Portuguese, 1869, 341 I; Spanish, 1867, 311 1; Do. 1869, 301 ; Turkish, 1865, 501 1; ; Do. 1869, 64 1 ; Italian, 1861, 581 ; United State', 1867, 901 ; do, 10-40, 861 Telegraph Shares are rather firmer, and several slight improvetnents have taken-place in the quotations. British Indian Submarine fias advanced to 9 to 91 ; Falmouth and Gibraltar, 9 lo 91; Mediterranean Extension, 6 to 61; Anglo- American, 171 to 17}; Telegraph Construction, 341 to 35; Silver's India Rublnr, 441 to 4 . The supply of money iu the open market appeal...to be rather large, and the rates are slightly easier. Transactions have been reported at 2i per cent. for short-dated paper, but these are exceptional, and the rate demanded is, as a rule, fully equal to the official minimum. It is more than pro bable, now that the Government balance in the hands of the Bat k has reached its maximum, and that the natitMal ex penditure will be In excess of the receipts - the latter having been forestalled - that Capital will be gradually spread over a large surface, and that the position of the Bank will be proportionably weakened. Nevertheless the Bank is just now in a very strong position, the proportion of reserve to liabilities being no less than 4 - ) per cent., against 33 per cent. last yee.r. Again, any rise in the rate of interest would be followed by heavy imports of specie from abroad, the stock of coin and bullion in the Bank of France being very large, and until a large amount of the capital still un employed has been absorbed it is fin ossible that money :tan be maintained at a ♦ery high figure. It may be antici pated, however, that the Bank of England will gradually lose the position they have now 80 lung held as the head of the discount market, and that the Lombard-street dealers will have better opportunities for obtaining capital. The Elbe has taken out to the West Indits £1,866. The Liverpool Cotton Market is telegraphed dull at irre gular prices. Estimated sales, 10,000 bales. A special meeting of the shareholders of the London and North Western Railway Company was holden at Euston square this afternoon, Mr. Moore in the chair ; when powers were given to the directors, trader power of several hills now ['ending in Parliament, to carry out inter alia additional and improved eteam transit between Holyhead and Ireland, Fleet wood, and Belfast. Mr Evans, a shareholder, warned the directors in respect to the former. They were going a long way for traffic which might be got nearer home, and the result would be doubtful. The chairman said the London and North Western Company had posseskion,of the Chester and Holyhead line, and in the interest of the shareholders were hound to get all the traffic they could upon the lice. The steamboats were paying their own way, so far as this company was concerned, and depend upon it all would be right in tit) end. The several bills were approved nem. con., and the proceedings terminated. the Old Course. Mr. John 'Watson's The Bobby, by Loiterer—Queen Bess, 3 yrs.., 6st 31b (car. 6st 411)) ...... ...(H nut) 1 Mr G. Hodgman's Paul Junes, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (Wilson) 2 Mr A. S. Briggs's Lord Harewuou, 3, yrs, bst 111 b (W. Gray) 3 Fearnought also ran. Fesrnought, with P:Aul Jones at his girths, made play for 200 yards, and then the four took close order, and ran in a cluster for nearly a mile, when the Bobby went a head. Paul Jones struggled gamely home, and was beaten only by a Demi. The Knavestoire Plate of 100 soya. Half a mile. Mr Johnstoue's Sauntress, by Saunterer—llarebell, 2 yrs, 6st 81b Mr llayuer's Perambulator, 3 yrs, Bst 1 lb (French) 2 Mr W. Goodwin's Thunderstorm, 3 yrs, Bst 12Ib (Morris) 3 Grand Coup, f by Lady Glenlyon, Duneane, Divulger, Hobe, Trojan, and Saratoga also ran, - - - The Stand Stakes of 5 sovs each. T.Y.C. Mr W. Cowen's Annabel, by Nottingham -Misfit, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (.£7O) Mr T. Dawsou's King of the Fairies, 6 yrs, Nat (Xi° ) (Hudson) 2 Mr John Watson's Calton Hill, 3 yrs, Bst 51b (-GO) (Hunt) 3 Lady Forbes and Lady Alice also ran. The Glasgow Plate of 100 sovs. T.Y.C. Mr Marston's Ptarmigan, by Blair Athol Skit, 3 yrs, 7st 31b...... ......... ............. (Cameron) 1 Mr Bowles's Hetty c, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Wood) 2 Mr J. Hodson's - Lackland, 3 yrs, sst 121 b . (Cork) 3 The following also ran :—The Male, Hugo, Brenuus, Masauiollo, and star and Garter. The Ebor Plate of 50 sovs for hunters weight for ago : penalties and allowances. Two wiles. Mr W. T. Bruere's Fairy Laud (h b), 4 yrs, lost 11lb (Mr Boynton) 1 Mr T. Lawson's Merry Monk, 4 yis, 12st (Mr Q. Walker) 2 Mr 'l'. Dove's First Blood, 5 yrs, 12st 61b . (Mr T. Spence) 3 Russian Bear and Claret also ran. Be ting -11 to 10 agst Fai y Laud, 3 to 1 agst Merry Monk, 100 to 15 agst any other. Tho favourite lay_ off until entering the straight, when she drew away, and won easily by a length ; bad third. CHELMSFORD RACES.-T UESDAY. The Galleywool Handicap Plats of £3O. Half a mile. Mr G. Taylor's Lincoln, by Ely—sister to Little Lady, 3 yts, 7st 121 b . ...... . ...... ..... (Butler) 1 Jr W. Clack's Bouquetiere, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b ...(Itawlinson) 2 .M.r P. Temple's Succession, 3 yrs, 7st Bib (J effer y) 3 Black Lily and La ly Middleton also ran. The Great Bad low Two Year Old Stakes of 10 soya eoch. Half a mile. Count F. de Lagrange's Croisade, by Monarque Bst 71b ....(Butler) Mr J La Mert's Bayminstor, Bst Nib (Jeffery) 2 Mr H. Wright's South Durham, Bst lulb (Huxtable) 3 The following also ran:—Perquisite, Repose, and Miss Clifdeu. Tilts Chelmsford Handicap of 10 sovs each. About seven furlongs, straight. Mr Waiter Gregory's A;terrnatb, by Bonnyfield—Double Shuffle, 4 yrs, ist Jlb (i:olfe) 1 Captain Lane's Egan, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ...(Jeffery) 2 Mr B. Cleve's Old Sam (late Collegiate), 3 yrs, 6st flab (Walling) 3 Salus, Grapeshot, and Breach of Promise also ran. The Town Plate Handicap of 40 soya. Three-parters of a mile. Mr Hunt's Coproltte (late Kirk Alloway), by Warlike Amanda, 3 yrs, ist 121 b ... Mr Alfred's Reflection, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b Mr Hilton's Patrick, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b Jewel, Mammifer, and Dutipbail also rau. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each. Half a mile. Mr J. La Mert'sß ayminster, by Newminster—Black Rose, Bst 101 b Mr G. Hilton's Miss Clifden, Bst 7:b Mr H. May's Marigold, Bst 10lb MIDNIGHT BETTING AT THE WEST-END.- TUESDAY. A few members dropped in who had taken part at Chelmsford, but neither to-morrow's events there nor at York produced speculation. Inquiries were, however, rife about Musket and Idus for the Flying Dutchman's Handicap, at York, but we were unable to find a single quo t a tion worth noting. BETTING AT MA D N E CHESTER RBY .—TUESDAY, Even on Macgregor (offered). 9 to 1 agst Sunshine (offered). 10 1 Camel (offered). 20 1 Prince of Wales (taken). 20 1 Palmerston (taken). 20 1 Kingcraft (offered). 20 1 Normanby (offered). 33 1 Bridgwater (taken). Active preparations are now being made at Chatham Dockyard for the floating out of t e Sultan, 12, armour- plated broadside ship, 5,226 tons, 1,200-horse power, DO building iu No. 2 dock The day named for tne float ing out is the 31st inst. The entrance to the dock is now being deepened by means of dredging machines. When this ship has been floated into the Medway there will be a very great deal of work t exec to before she is completed for sea, but the sooner she leaves No. 2 dock the earlier can a commencement be made in constructing the Rupert, iron clad ram, which is to be built in that dock. MARK LANE, With more favourable reports from the agricultural dis tricts respecting the growing crops, the grain trade has been quiet to-day. The supply of English wheat has been short, brt has been amply sufficient and met requirements. Sales Lave progressed slowly in both red and white produce, and the tendency of prices has been in favour of buyers. The show of foreign wheat has been tolerably good. The inquiry has been limited, at previous quotations. The supply of barley has been moderate. The trade has been quiet at late rates. Malt has been dull on former rates. Oats, the show of which has been tolerably good, have sold blowly at Monday's reductions. Beans have Wen quiet, and prices have been in limited request, but prices have been supported. Flour has been at late rates. ARRIVALS — English and Scotch whezt, 290 qrs; do barley, 00 ; ditto peas, 20 ; foreign wheat, 11,920 ; ditto oats, 2,860 ; ditto flour, 260 sacks 11,540 brls, Comparative Quantities and Prices of Grain. For the week ending May 14, 1870. Qrs. Average I - Qre. Average a. d. a. d. Wheat Barley .... ..... 3,657 33 6 B a rley Oats . ... .. 2,830 21 1 I Oats ... For the corresponding week last year. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Sales probably 10,000 bales. Harket dull and irregular, THE FRENCH FUNDS. According to Reuter's telegrams the French lentes to-day were quoted 74f. 95c. Flat. The stipulations between Austria, Russia, and the Principalities on the Danube relative to the navigation upon the river Pruth have been published in the Imperial Gazette of Vienna, accoi ding to which, as far as commq.cial traffic is concerned, the navigation is open to all nations. A collision occurred last evening on the Cork and Bandon line. A waggon on the rails was propelled by the wind, and came into collision with the afternoon train near the Chetwynd Viaduct. The engine and the van were thrown off the rails at the embankment. The passengers escaped unhurt. THE REVENUE.— The returns published last even ing show the receipts between April 1 and May 14 to have been £7,499,765, against £9,185,858 in the corresponding period of last year. The balances in the Banks of England and Ireland amounted to £8,606,648, against £4,707,285. The income tax produ ed £600,000, against £,16:6,000. An association on the co-operative principle has been formed at Deptford, to enable its members to emigrate to one of the Western States of America. The Rev. B. A. Finch, the rector of St. Paul's, Deptford, has received a letter from the Braucepeth Colliery Works, Willington, Dur ham, to the effect that there is a great scarcity of labour iu that district, and workmen can have outdoor employment, con,tant,at 3s. 6d, per day, th , demand not being caused by a strike. 4 PRESERVATION OF COMMONS.—The sum of 71,347 12s. 3d. has been subscribed to the fund now being raised for the preservation of Wandsworth and Clepham Commons, in addition to £l,OOO given for the same object by Mr. IL W. Peek, M.P. A memorial, numerously signed, has been presented to the Home Secretary, by Sir C. W. Dilke, M.P., praying for the release of Samuel Sullings, who was sentenced to six mouths' imprisonment, with hard labour, for breaking down fences which obstructed the use of au old footpath on Wandsworth-common. FOURTEEN MEN IMMERSED IN THE THAMES.— A serious accident, fortunately unattended with fatal results, occurred on Tuesday night at Messrs Henley's Telegraph Factory, North Woolwich. It would appear that while 14 men were standing on a staging loading the ship Hibernia, the staging gave way, and all of the men fell into the water. It was with the greatest difficulty that the unfortunate men, who fell into the Thames near the Telegraph Factory, were pulled out of the water by men in boats. They were carried to a neighbouring tavern, where after being subject to the process adopted by the Royal Humane Society in cases of drowning they were declared by a doctor to be out of danger. ESCAPE OF A SHIP'S CREW FROM SAVAGES.— The crew of the barque Belcarry, which was driven ashore on the coast of l'erra del Fuego on the morning of the 4 hof March last, during a heavy gale, had a vary narrow escape from falling into the hands of the Patago nian savages. As soon as the vessel was observed to be ashore by the natives, they came dwn to the beach iu large numbers, all of them being armed, some with spears, and others with bows and arrows, with the sup posed intention of attacking or capturing the crew of the ill-fated barque. Seeing the dangerous position of himself and crew, Captain Edgas decided on abandoning the vessel, although she was perfectly dry at the time, but embedded eight fee in the sand. The captain and his wife and eight men took to the longboat, and the chief officer and four men to the pinnace. The latter boat reached Stanley, Falkland Islands, in four days, but no thing, up to late despatches, bad been heard of the long boat of the people in her. The agent at Stanley had sent a number of schooners t') the sceno of the w-eck, iu order to save as much of the calgo as possible. O~