The Sun. — London, England, 1870-06-13 00:00:00

yaMOSES and SON, 1' • CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER of HART-STREET. C ORNER of TOTTENHAM - COUR T-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. B RADFORD, YORKSHIRE. -- L 1 MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of • GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING. liYock Dress Oxford Camb. Fishing Coat& Coats. Coats. Coats. Coats. 255. lbs. 175. 18s. 10s. 805. 30s. 91a. 229. 15s. 85s. 355. 265. 28s. 18s. 425. 425. 80s. 325. 225. 505. 60s. 365. 86s. 28s. 635. 60s. 425. 425. 355. F,MOSES and SON beg to remind the public • that the cheapness of an article depends entirely on its quality, and they venture to affirm that every article sold by them is considerably cheaper than what can be obtained at any other ho use in England. MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of F. GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING CONTINUED: Summer Race Business Morning Dress Overcoats. Coats. Suits. Trousers. Trousers. 135. 6d. 12s. 30s. 10s. 6d. 15s. 18s. 13s. 6d. 355. 13s. 18s. 21s. 15s. 40s. 16s. 218. 245. 18s. 6d. 455. 18s. 265. 30s. 21s. 50s. 20s. -40 s . 245. ORDERS by post are attended to with care and punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self measure introduced by E. MOSES and SON enables them to guarantee a faultless fit. V A MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of • BOY'S CLOTHING : Knickerbocker \ Eton Brighton Harrow Suits. Suits. Suits. Suits. 9s. 6d. 15s. 18s. 18s. 13s. 6d. 19s. . 235. 235. 16s. 6d. j 21s. 265. 265. 21s. 265. 325. 325. 265. 30s. 365. 365. 30s. 365. 48s. 48s. MOSES and SON supply every description o f A ' • clothing, ready-made, or made to measure, for all ages, all occasions, and all classes ; also Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates. All Goods marked in Plain Figures. Any article exchanged if not worn or injured. List of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset, till Saturday evening at sunset, when busi ness is resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON :- LONDON. CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. Lin A 1.1 1 ,17 UNIVERSITY LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. (ESTABLISHED 1825) INCORPORATED TER. BY ROYAL CHAR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL COURT of this Society will be held at the Office of the Society, No. 25. Pall Mall. on Wednesday next, the 15th June instant, when the NINTH QUINQUENNIAL DIVISION of profit will be declared. The Chair will be taken at 4 o'clock precisely. CHARLES M'OABE, Secretary. 10th June, 187 0 . NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, Is each ; also 55., 7e. 6d., and 15s. each, includ ng brush. Bed Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, Lon don, E.C. TOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY efi TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price is. 6d - Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London. SCIENTIFIC AND OBNAMENMAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing - room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort anent of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Paria'n, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROOKS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Lyoll's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate the inte resting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 60, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERA LOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 149, Strand. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, at 7, MARRIED LIFE; Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe. Mr Kendal, Mr Rogers, Mrs Chip pendale, Mrs Frank Matthews, Mrs E. Fitzwilliam, Miss 0. Hill, Mrs Laws. After which, at 8.30. "HOME." Mr Sothern, Mr Chippendale, Mr Compton, Mr Buckstone, jun., Miss Ada Cavendish, Miss Fanny Gwynne, and Miss Caroline Hill. Concluding with FAMILY JARS. Mr Compton. R OYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Proprietor, Mr. J. S. SWEASEY. The Press have unanimously praised and acknowledged the entertainment provided at the above Hall for the Whitsun holidays to be the best in London. The Brothers Voltaire, the Champion Gymnasts, in their surprising performances, particularly their aerial leaps, extending the whole length of the Hall (nearly 100 feet), engaged to appear solely at this establishment ; Mr. H. Collard (Le Petit Sims Reeves), the miniature man, the smallest and sweetest tenor singer in the world, can be heard at this hall only ; Messrs. St. Albyn, P. Core, and Miss Barrie have made an immense hit with their operatic selections ; Miss Georgina Smith son has returned to meet with fresh admirers ; Mr. Baldwin has supplemented the brilliant encomiums he has already , received from the provincial press ; Miss Louie Sherring ton is received nightly with uproarious applause ; Mr. J. H. Milburn is an old favourite ; the Great Vance is not to be, heard elsewhere, excepting at his concerts ; Mr. J. H. Ryley, and Madame Barnam, as comic duettists, have met with decided success; the acknowledge d largest and os. best band in London. Bal cony, 6d.; stalls, ls.; prate boxes, 1 6d. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE, Wych-street, Strand. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr W. H. Imam Miss BATEMAN as MARY WARNER every Evening during the week, assisted by Messrs. G. Belmore, W. H. Vernon, Blake ley, Elliott, David Fisher ; Mrs. Poynter and Mrs. W. H. List.m. In reply to numerous applications at the Box Office, and to prevent disappointment to parties desirous of securing seats several weeks in advance, Mr. W. H. LISToN feels compelled to announce with regret that, in consequence of previous arranee ments, the br iliant engagement o Ulla distinguished Artiste must POSITIVELY TERMINATE on SATURDAY, JUNE 25. Commencing with MUSIC HATH CHARMS. Concluding with THE 'VARSITY BOAT RACE. Box Office open from 10 till 5. LYCEUM THEATRE (under the management of Messrs Mansell). THIS EVEN ING, at 7.30, HIS OWN RIVAL Mr. F. Charles and Miss L. Morgan. At 8 BREAKING THE SPELL. After which, at 7'.30, LITTLE FAUST: Mr. T. Maclagan, M. Marius, Mr. A ynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle. Debreux, Mesdames Lennox ey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily Soldene. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Solo Lessee and A.anageress, :wanborough. THIS ENENING, ht 7 o'clock, LOVING 11 EARTs. Messrs Edward Tory and Turner; Mesdames Bufi on a &Bentley. Followed by KENILWORTH. Messrs David James. Terry, Turner, and Fenton; 3lesdan.ea Sant ey, A nstis-, Go'_sdal I, Met calfe, and Moore. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees—Messr. H J. Montague. D. James, and T. Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at 730 CUPBOARD LOVE, by F. Hay. Atter which, at 8, a new and original Comedy, in 'three Acts, entitled TWO .13.0 ES. 'I o conclude with the new and successful urlesque, DON CARL''B; or, The Infante in Aims Supportedby Messrs. H. J. Montague, H Irving, G. Honey, W. H. Stephens, and T. Thorne; Mesdames Nelly Power, my Faw sift, T. Lavis, and.A. Newton Doors open at Seven. Commence at 7.30 THE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN" at Mr. BEAUMONT'S, "The Wellington," Wellington-street, 011101 d, TH E SUN, LONDON, MONDAY - MORNING, JUNE LT, 1 1-70.. ithas of the Duke of SALDANHA, this extraordinary Portuguese method of summarily pulling down an old, and summarily building up in its place, a new Administration. "'Tis a pretty quarrel as it stands" —this diplomatic estrangement between the powers that be at Lisbon and at Florence. And all that can be done, from our own comparatively humdrum and certainly very common-place point of view, here, where revolt is not chronic, where the QUEEN'S palace is not periodically taken by storm, and where Cabinets are not, month by month, carved out at the point of the sword, is to be observantly on the alert, just simply to see what comes of it. WifrrsuN week was scarcely a week for c r ongresses. The warm and brilliant weather conspired with the festal character of the season to disperse people among the woods and lanes of the country. It is therefore net surprising that the attempt to bring them together in the publio room of a large and smoky city should have proved a failure. The co-operators will do well to choose December instead of June for their next gathering. However, if few persons were present at Manchester to hear the speeches, many have had an opportunity of reading what was said and done. There were various new proposals. One was the setting aside of a portion of the funds of Co-operative. Societies for purposes of education—a very laudable object no doubt—only one would sup pose that the class who are provident enough to invest these savings in one of these societies, would be fully alive to the value of education, and fully able to pay the very small sum which is needed to secure ample instruction for their children. Another proposal was to establish a co-operative bank, a proposition of so doubtful a character that it gave rise to many hours' discussion. It is not easy to see what advan tage there is in this proposal. Co-operative funds in England are doubtless large ; it was stated, for instance, that they now amount to 21 millions ster ling. This, we presume, means the total capital, much of which must necessarily be held in hand, in order to conduct the business of the associations; and as the profits are divided quickly, it is not easy to see how there can be any large reserve fund. Even if there were it is very questionable if any advantage would be secured by entrusting the money to a special banking organisation. A bank, in order to earn a profit, must incur a certain amount of risk in its investments, and there is no reason to suppose that this would be less in a bank called co operative than in any other joint stock bank, which, in so far as its shareholders share the profits, is also co operative. Reference was made at the Congress to Partnerships of Industry, and they were spoken of with a degree of confidence that is scarcely justified by results. No doubt there are two or three such undertakings which have been largely successful, and which have made highly profitable businesses out of those which were scarcely paying their expenses. No doubt also it is true that this success is due to the fact that the employes have been induced to take a personal interest in the prosperity of the concern. But to effect this it was not necessary to make them partners; it was sufficient only to give them an interest in the production. If it be said that this is a distinction without a difference, we reply that it is very far from being so, for capital and labour are gttamltigilv_ different things. Labour is paid pelled to wait for its reward, may have to go with out any ; and, in consequence of the certain delay and the possible loss, it looks for a higher return when a return is made. Labour can not afford to wait, capital can. That is the one vital dif ference between them. Of course, labour may invest its spare savings in the business, but then in doing so, labour to that extent becomes capital, and—this is the point we wish to urge—labour will not do this until -it is sure of a return. In other words partnerships of industry are well enough for an established business a business which always shews a profit ; but it is not applicable to a new business, or to one which is liable to great fluctuations. Everyone who knows anything about partnerships of industry must be well aware that there is one such concern in England which having for its object the manufacture of an article notoriously uncertain in price, has incurred a loss, and that loss has to be borne entirely by the capitalists, for the em ployes of course receive their wages. Supposing that hereafter this concern should turn out profitably, the employes will be entitled to their share of the profits, although they have borne none of the loss. Manifestly this is not a sound system, is not a part nership in any true sense of the word. It may be philanthropy, it certainly is not business. Ordinary commercial principles would imply at least that capital should have its loss made good, with interest before labour received any dividend. Even then the two would not be on the same footing, for capital would still run the risk of getting nothing and losing everything, while labour would have been always sure of a fair day's wages for a fair day's work. In fact, we are almost ready to endorse the words of M. PAUL LEVROY-BEAU LIEU in the Revue des Deux Mondes, " The system of participation in profits conceived as a general means of organising labour is not only a deceptive Utopia but also a dangerous Utopia." Far be it from us to condemn the attempts which have been made to reconcile capital and labour. There are many undertakings in which the co-operative principle under some form is applicable. Working men starting for themselves a business in which little capital and much labour are required will be nearly certain to succeed as the co-operative pianoforte manufacturers and house-painters of Paris have suc ceeded. This is all the more likely to happen where the profit depends to any considerable extent upon the careful use of the materials intrusted to the workmen—such as the paints of a house painter, the coals of an iron foundry, the timber and the tools used in a mine. Perhaps a better system still is the system of pre given to workmen in proportion to the amount of the work which they do. The fixed ex penses of a manufactory being the same whether much or no work is turned out, it is clear that the proprietor's profit increases very much more than proportionally when the production surpasses a certain amount, For this reason he can afford to pay a good deal more than the ordinary tariff for labour when that labour, exceeds the ordinary quantity. If a workman gets wages represented by tile figure 6 for eight hours' work, an extra hour's work would be worth a good deal more than an extra unit. 4t Creuzot, the French establishment best known to all the world there were in 1851. only 18,300 tons of iron pro duced. The system of prizes for extra hours was then introduced, and the production rose rapidly, until in seven years it was considerably more than doubled. M. EUVERTE adopted the same system in the works of Terre-Noire, and in ton years the yield rose from 13,000 to 34,000 tons. But then this system is no partnership of industry in the strict sense of the word. There is no combination between capital and labour. Labour simply gets paid more for a certain extra quantum of work because it is worth more. But there is no sharing in either the losses or the profits. Above all, there is no attempt on the part of labour to interfere with the management of the business. It is simply a case of progressive wages. TOPICS OF THE DAY. from weak-minded females who desire to assimilate their condition to that of their strong-minded sisters, the world would find out that there is a great deal of ingratitude in the attacks made upon female re formerss. GREEK BRIGANDAGE. The editors of La Grece have written to the Times in acknowledgment of the interest expressed by that journal in the affairs of their country on the ques tion of brigandage. They believe that the real cause of the perpetuation of brigandage in Greece is the impunity that prevails under the system of the Government. They subjoin an extract from their journal which furnishes some particulars of the num ber of crimes lately committed in Greece, and the corresponding list of punishments inflicted. It is stated in this account that the band of brigands lately exterminated in Naupactia by the incensed inhabitants of the district, who were indignant at the recent events, was composed exclusively of brigands who upon previous 'occasions had fallen within the power of the law. All of them had been condemned to death upon the verdicts of j uries— some had been condemned several times—and yet rot one of them had suffered the penalty prescribed. The Official Journal has lately given a nominal list of brigands who have, been captured since the accession of the Zaimis Ministry. The number is about eighty-three. Every year the same number of armed brigands are captured, but they are after wards permitted to escape, and of course they resume their iniquitous profession. The most significant part of the statement is the paragraph which shows that the single band of Takos Arvanitakos previous to its last bloodyexploit had murdered upwards of eighty citizens, and no one spoke about it. 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THE " SUN" forwarded by Morning and Evening Ma ilwith undeviating regularity, and delivered in Town as soon as Published. Advertisements inserted. Apply to W. ALEXANDER, 24, Old Oavendish-street, W. Established 1760. OPERAS, THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden.—Fra Diavolo, 8.30 p.m. ITALIAN OPERA, Drury Lane.—Roberto i 1 Diavolo. 8.30 p.m. HAYMARKET—At Seven, Married Life. Home. Family Jar& ADELPHI—At Seven, No. 1 Round the Corner. Free Labour. PRINCE OF WALES'S—At 7.30, Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest Mamma. LYCEUM—At 7.30, His Own Rival, Breaking the Spell. At $.3 , Little Faust. OLYMPIC At Seven, Music hath Charms. At 8, Mary Warner. fhe 'Varsity Boat 'Race. 01TETT—At Seven, First Night. The Princess of Trebizonde. QUERN'S—At Seven, My Wife's Dentist. 'Twist Axe and Crown. STRAND—At Seven, Loving Hearts, Kenilw‘ rth. VAUDEVILLE—Cupboard Love. Two Roses. Don Carlos. ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Frou Frou. La Belle Sauvage WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH Bo( K. Egyptian Hall, Pic cadilly, every Evening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn ings at 3. Admission ls, 25, 3s. CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8; Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZO LOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily except Sun days). Admission, ;on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till 3.0 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, is.; extra „,. ‘01.1111,, MORNING EDITION. LOIVDON, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1870. 1N Westminster Abbey alone ought to be entombed the loved and honoured remains of our great novelist, or as we have often designated him in these columns 'during his lifetime the greatest of all English humorists. We were the first to suggest in The Sun of Saturday morning, that in the Abbey, and there alone, should be found the grave of CHARLES DICKENS. The Observer of yesterday, and the 'limes of to-day, we are glad to find, urging the same suggestion upon the considera tion of those nearest and dearest to the great author, upon the recognition of the general public, and upon the generous sympathy of her MAJESTY'S Government. Whether the funeral should be public or private must be left of course to the decision of Mr. PUTRlefdtrfibbiert i lfttalftffrittret l oB l pat= as well as the warlike genius of England should be the only spot selected for the grave of the most popu lar writer of the age there cannot be one moment's doubt. Earnestly, therefore, we would reiterate our suggestion of Saturday morning that CHARLES DICKENS'S remains should be entombed nowhere else than in the midst of the London his genius has so resplendently illustrated—that his dust should repose nowhere else than under the roof-beams of the grand old Abbey at Westminster. The position in which the political systems of both the Italian and the Iberian peninsula stand is distinctly transitional. Spain, if not absolutely with out anything like a stable Government, is certainly without any reliable future, and without any per manent adjustment of its administrative organisa tion. It is still looking eagerly around for the dis covery anywhere of a suitable Sovereign. It is striving to retain the monarchical arrangement to which Madrid has for centuries been accustomed ; and yet, finding no where a suitable King, sees nothing practically before it, but a hitherto untried or untested Democracy. So, now, too, again, is it with Portugal. King Luis, it is true, has not been dethroned and expatriated like QUEEN ISABELLA. But his royal office and autho rity have been flagrantly degraded and set at nought. The regal ermine has been draggled in the dust, the sceptre trodden under foot, the crown toppled off in little better than a street row, and replaced awry by the band of the veteran rebel who has just advanced to power through an insur rectionary movement. It is but a sorry argument, the one advanced in vindication of Marshal the Duke of SALDANBA, that his immediate prede cessor, the Duke of LOULE, was just as bad, was as lawless, as disloyal, as revolutionary. Whether both or either may in any way feel in the secret recesses of their conscience— " Forbade to wade thro' slaughter to a throne, ,, neither appears to have had the smallest scruple in unfolding the banner of revolt and risking any amount of bloodshed to attain the object of the ambition of each in turn, without the smallest regard on the one hand to the wishes of the king, or on the other to the decision of the Legislature. A Parliamentary Government it can hardly be called any longer. Rather it should be designated a series of very fugitive dictatorships. As precariously placed as the two unequal halves of the Iberian Peninsula are in regard to the main tenance of anything like eoustitutional authority, not one jot less precarious is the political balance of affairs in the Italian Peninsula, judging of the poli tical situation there, as we may reasonably do, from the chronic state of revolt in which the provincial populations are placed, the exaggerated dimensions of the royal army, there, in a time no minally of peace, and remembering all the while what are, there, sub rosd—the empty coffers of a bankrupt exchequer. Nevertheless, the almost whimsical result stands thus, that under these, upon the whole, discouraging and even disas trous circumstances, the Governments of the two afflicted Peninsulas, otherwise the councils respec tively hero of Italy, there of Portugal, are squab bling together with as right down good will as though their affairs mutually were in a position the most secure and the most satisfactory. The im petuous old marshal who has just stormed his way into the young King's palace at Lisbon, and has thus seized by main force upon the Premiership is now declining to receive the Envoy from Florence, be cause, forsooth, his Italian Excellency did not appreciate at its just value, according to the WESTMINSTER ABBEY OR ROCHESTER ? Nothing has yet been definitively fixed in regard to the funeral of Mr. Charles Dickens. A wish had frequently been expressed by him to be buried close to the picturesque ruins of the old castle at Roches ter, the very spot having been indicated by him in which he would by choice be interred.. Situated immediately under the walls of the Castle, the little burial ground here referred to, belongs t o the parish of St. Nicholas, Rochester. For a long while this place of sepulture has been closed, so that, to carry out the intention here in timated, permission would have first to be obtained from the Secretary of State. It remains for the Government, therefore, to decide. And in making. their selection, we would again urge upon their con sideration what we were the first to suggest in our leading article on Saturday morning, that the fittest place of all for the tomb of our great Novell Et—the greatest of all our English Humourists, as we have often designated him in these columns during his lifetime—the fittest place of all for the reception of his beloved and honoured remains would be West minster Abbey. THE CONSERVATIVE REACTION. The Standard sees in the two elections which have just taken place a significant testimony to the growth of Conservative opinion. In the success of Mr. Cochrane in the Isle of Wight a remarkable revulsion of feeling has taken place in the community since November, 1868, when the Conservative candidate was beaten by a majority of 237; and the conversion of this minority into a Majority, is, according to the Standard, very significant. The return of Mr. Heygate for South Leicestershire is a greater victory than has been achieved in the Isle of Wight even, for it exhibits an increase of Conservative sentiment in one of those mixed constituencies which reflect per haps more than any other the general feeling of the country. In 1867 Mr. Paget was elected for South Leicestershire by a majority of something like 40, but in the following year, with the new and enlarged constituency, he was defeated by a majority of 250. In the present instance he has failed by about 600 votes. From these successes the Standard argues that the position is a most hopeful and encouraging one ; and, at the next general elec tion, a large Conservative majority may be expected. The Standard, however, held out such flattering hopes as these long before it became the " largest news paper in the kingdom." FENIAN PRISONERS INQUIRY COMMISSION. Mr. Butt has received a reply from the Secretary of the Fenian Prisoners Inquiry Commission in answer to his proposal that he should represent the Fenian prisoners during the investigation that is about to take place. The secretary says that the range of the inquiry cannot be extended, and that the commissioners therefore decline to permit any person on behalf of the friends of the prisoners to be present during the examinations. He adds that the commissioners are willing to receive any state ment in writing, and that the prisoners have been allowed to prepare a statement. This reply is not likely to prove a satisfactory one, for Mr. Butt de clared that the Inquiry would not be regarded as a conclusive one in Ireland unless the friends and rela tives of the prisoners were represented on the occa- 'ion. PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS. The bill now before Parliament for the "Protection of Inventions," though unusually short, contains many important provisions. By the new Act neither the exhibition of any invention at any international exhibition, nor its publication during the period of hold ing the same, is to prejudice the right of the exhibitor within six months from the opening of such exhibition from leaving at the offices of the commissioners a petition for the grant of letters patent. Another clause provides that the exhibition of designs shall not interfere with the right of registration. The Act applies to international exhibitions in general. THE EXTRADITION OF CRIMINALS. It has long been felt that the law with regard to the extradition of criminals has been insufficient, and many recent events have added strength to the con viction. A bill brought in by the Attorney-General makes two great alterations in the law in ques tion. In the first place it ratifies by antici pation all extradition treaties, which the Government of the day may henceforth enter into. Secondly, the list of crimes to which extradition treaties may hereafter extend is much enlarged, and comprehends counterfeiting coin, embezzlement and larceny, obtaining goods or money by false pretences, crimes against the bank ruptcy laws, robbery, sending threatening letters, burglary and frauds by a banker, factor, trustee, or director, or public officer of any company made criminal by any existing law. It is not certain that every country will adopt this list, but as there is little to be lost and much to be gained by such an arrangement, the ultimate success of the new law is highly probable. THE SUEZ CANAL. Mr. Lange, the director of the Suez Canal Com pany, writes to say that the curve near Lake Timsah, which was found so troublesome to passing ships is being removed, and the other bends of the Canal have been properly buoyed. Twelve ships, passed through the canal between the Ist and the 6th of June, and a vessel has been chartered to proceed vid Port Said to Ismailia to load with corn and cotton for England. Mr. Lange believes that Ismailia, which a few years since might be said to have no existence, will become, thanks to the freshwater canal and the railway that link it to the regions of Upper Egypt, the great entrepot of the country, and an interior shipping port of considerable importance. It is pleasant in these days, when merit is not always too promptly re warded, to find that M. Ferdinand de Lesseps has been awarded the Albert Gold Medal for this year by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufac tures, and Commerce, for services rendered by the realization of the Suez Canal. Certainly few of us will be inclined to dispute the strength of M. de Lesseps' claim to public recognition on these grounds. AN HARMONIOUS STRIFE. The musical editor of a French paper has given an account of the differences of opinion which have unfortunately prevailed between Madame Patti and Herr Wachtel, which has led to the retirement of the latter from the Italian Opera Company at Covent Garden. It is usual when the tenor sings a particular air in " Don Giovanni" for the artistes who take the parts of Zerlina and Mansetto to retire. Through some misunderstanding Madame Patti was not informed of this arrangement, and when the important moment arrived, she still re mained on the stage, whereupon Herr Wachtel said to her in a low voice, "Leave the stage." This gave Madame Patti great offence, and she de clared to Mr. Gye that she would never sing again with so insolent a tenor. Matters could hardly have assumed a more serious aspect through the occurrence of such a trifle, and subsequent explanations did not readjust the balance. Madame Patti admitted that she had been mistaken in supposing that any insult was offered to her, but by this time Herr Wachtel's feelings were injured, and he insisted on the cancelling of his engagement, which accor dingly took place. "One sows that another may reap" is an adage which has been fully exemplified in this instance, for Mr. Gye has lost the services of a valuable tenor, and must feel that the affair has resulted in the disappointment of the public, who can hardly be expected to sympathise with either dis putant. DESERTIONS AT SEA. It is no doubt quite true that a love of change in life, as well as in place, is a characteristic of the sailor. It is also hard for seamen to withstand the temptation of adopting any land of plenty that may pass under their lee, instead of taking their chances of humdrum prosperity on board ship. Allowing for these considerations, it still is surprising that so many English sailors and marines have deserted the flying squadron since it left the channel in charge of Rear-A dmiral Hornby. Mr. Childers stated some little time ago that the number of seamen who had_ lOrsalien the ships did not exceed 100, but it has since been discovered that Mr. Childers meant seamen only, and not marines, stokers, and boys as well. On good authority it is said the deserters from all the classes mentioned may be reckoned at 250 instead of 100. The loss of the sailors to the English fleet, especially marines, cannot but be serious. The ships' officers cannot obtain trained men-of-war's men easily, and the discipline and skill requisite in the A.B.'s is not to be found in mariners who may offer themselves to the Royal Navy from ordinary trading crafts. Under these circum stance, therefore, the wholesale desertions from Admiral Hornby's ships is a question well worthy of immediate and searching inquiry. It has been alleged that the men of the different ships of the flying squadron have been stinted in water and satiated with a never-ceasing issue of salt provisions, that there is no cessation of drills, and that first lieutenants and other officers, young in sea life, are allowed to pronounce as to the competency of seamen, who, probably, have exhibited meritorious services, before their supe rior officer's line of life was even thought of. II these stories and imputations be even partially true, it will not be longer considered so wonderful that sailors should on the first opportunity fly from a thankless and trying service, and a system in which human feeling and old public services are inade quately, if at all, recognised. THE MONARCH AND THE CAPTAIN. Messrs. Laird Brothers, the well-known ship builders of Birkenhead, who built Captain Coles's turret ship, the Captain, have written to the Times • '-••••• - s , tO, nip, recent trial, between that vessel and Mr. D eed's M onarch, omit on the Admiralty design. The constructors of the Monarch are anxious that no definite conclusion as to the respective merits of the two ships should be formed from a ten days' passage, in which the Captain was newly commissioned, and her officers and crew were altogether unacquainted with the peculiar construction and fittings of the ship. The Monarch, on the other hand, has been in commission more than twelve months, during which time Captain Commerell and his officers have grown thoroughly familiar with the good qualities of their ship, The public verdict on the relative merits of the two types of turret ships should, therefore, the constructors of the Captain contend, be reserved until reports on their behaviour during a lengthened cruise with a fleet are received, or at least, until we can hear what Admiral Sir Thomas Symonds thinks of their perfor mance when with the Channel Squadron. Messrs. Laird are still firmly convinced of the advan tage of Captain Cole's turret system for sea-going ships, though they admit the Captain to be suscep tible of improvement. They are in no wise discon certed at the result of a competition in which it would be as unreasonable to expect the Captain to surpass the Monarch as to look for an untrained horse to win the Derby. THE KILKENNY HUNT QUARREL. The differences which arose during the winter be tween some members of the Kilkenny Hunt Club, and which were said to have had such an effect upon the peasantry as to induce them to poison hounds and burn some of the fox coverts, have been happily adjusted, by the intervention of Lords Cork and Portsmouth. These noble sportsmen undertook to give their earnest consideration to the causes which led to the qaarrel between Mr. Meredyth (the late master of the pack), Mr. Marum, and Mr. George Bryan, M.P., and they have decided that Mr. Marum acted without authority in sending a notice of Mr. Meredyth's retirement as master to Bell's Life, which announcement appears to have been the primary incentive to the dispute. The arbitrators are, however, alio of opinion that Mr. Meredyth's subsequent letter to the Kilkenny Mode rator should not have been written. They deuy finally that there has been the least ground for the imputations against Mr. Bryan connecting him with the outrages, which tended so much to injure the prospect of the hunting in Kilkenny. In reply to the two adjudicators, Mr. George Bryan and Mr. Marum express their entire approval of their judg ment, and they agree to withdraw all the offensive remarks which may have passed from them, reflect ing on Mr. Meredyth, and to place their coverts at once at the disposal of the Kilkenny Hunt. Mr. Meredyth's concurrence with the ad judication is the only thing now waited for. There is no doubt,"however, but that it will be forthcoming, after which it is to be hoped that all past recrimina tion and hostile feeling will be forgotten by the members of the club, and that the hunting will be in future seasons be carried on prosperously and un interruptedly in one of the finest countries for such purposes in Ireland. STRONG-MINDED V. WEAKMINDED FEMALES. The challenge of" A. Weak-minded Female" has been accepted by Miss Emily Faithfull, who under takes to satisfy her opponent that strong-mindedness is not incompatible with the performance of those duties which are generally presumed to belong to the growing-stronger weaker sex. Miss Faithfull, like other philosophers, female and male, finds consolation in the knowledge that from a very early day persons have run the risk of finding themselves in lunatic asylums for advocating changes now allowed to be marked improvements. Noah is the earliest example of disinterestedness given by Miss Faithfull ; but whether Noah was ever sat upon by brutal keepers is doubtful. " With many others far more worthy, I suffer under a sus picion of strong-mindedness,' of a wish to turn the world upside down, and of generally encouraging women to step out of their spheres," says Miss Faithfull; but if the '1 imes, or some other competent authority, will appoint a commission to examine the letters she receives from all parts of the country, SMALL BIRDS. The wanton destruction of small birds is carried to so great an extent that it is refreshing to meet with any plea on their behalf. A country correspondent has recently furnished some particulars respecting the small " tom-tit." This bird is generally supposed to feed entirely on the buds of plants, but he has disco vered that the contrary is the case. The other day a young one fell from a nest on his garden wall and was killed. On opening its mouth it was found to be full of the green aphis fly and grubs, evidently collected from the plants. The correspondent concludes his remarks by saying, "I have slaughtered many of these innocents, but shall in future strictly preserve them." It would be well if more would follow his example, and abstain from the pernicious custom which prevails in many places, and which, like other evil habits, it is so difficult to eradicate. From bird-nesting to aris tocratic pigeon-shooting is a wide range, but there are some points of similarity between them, since neither employment springs from necessity, and cer tainly neither can conduce to a'desirable end. k PETROLEUM LOCOMOTIVE. Those in whose minds a memory of the fearful catastrophe at Abergele and its causes is yet vivid will be astonished to find that petroleum has been applied to railway locomotion in France. A loco motive has been invented by M. Dreudonn6 which draws a train at the rate of fifty miles an hour. It carries 2,000 litres of oil in the tender, a hand-pump forcing the oil into a smaller reservoir near the boiler.. The process of lighting the oil is said to be neither difficult nor dangerous, owing to its being kept in compart ments, a small quantity only being lighted at one time, then another division, and so on till the whole furnace is alight. This engine consumes its own smoke perfectly. It is said to be extremely easy to drive, the driving apparatus being very simple. ANOTHER PORTRAIT IN 44 LOTHAIR." Among the portraits which Mr. Disraeli has painted for the pleasure of his friends, and the grief of his opponents, the readers of " Lothair " will remember that of the Anglican bishop. People who know, believe that they recognise in this character the features of a well-known digni" tary, celebrated for his unobtrusiveness as well as his power of sarcasm, the latter being very frequently displayed in the House of Lords. The story goes that his grace having heard that he figured in " Lothair," inquired of a friend what kind o f per son Mr. Disraeli had presented to his readers in the character of the bishop. The friend replied that he was represented as a nine of most suave Manners, large knowledge of the world, and as being a great favourite with the ladies. "Oh !" said the interlocutor, " then that must be meant for the Archbishop of York." Will the author of "The Outlines of the Laws or Thought" send a challenge to Mr. Disraeli, or' will he " cut " his right reverend brother ? THE ARMY AND MILITIA. The Army and Navy Gazette prints a scheme for aczny mug militia, which has been prepared by an experienced officer, wh° apprehends unsatisfactory results from the recent reduction of the Line regiments to skeleton bat talions 'without reserves. It is recommended that every regiment should consist of two battalions, the first battalion to be the Line regiment, the second battalion to be the militia battalion of the regiment. When at home, the first battalion should be quartered at the country head - quarter, the county town barracks, and when abroad its place should be taken invariably by the depot o f the regiment. When the militia battalion is out for training, the two battalions might be drilled together, and the bonds tightened between the two, and after each training the 2nd battalion should volunteer some of the number of men required by the Ist battalion to complete. One lieutenancy should also be given to the most promising young officer of the 2d battalion at the end of the training . The adjutants and sergeants should be selected from the Ist battalion, and the field officers (when possible) from officers who have served in the regiment. The honorary colonel might be excepted. In some cases two or three militia battalions might be attached AS 2d, 3d, and 4th battalions, to a battalion of the Line, to suit localities or nationalities. To d ° away with jealousy, exchanges should be permitted among the officers, and in a few years, it is believit the Line would look u p o n th e Militi a as a part ° their regiment. The dress should lie the same, wi t ', some distinctive mark. The Militia battalion shou ld not carry the regimental colour. The Queen's colour alone would be sufficient, and it would impress 11 1 )° ' 1 ,, the men that the Ist, or war battalion, represent the county regiment, and they should carry t" county badges on their regimental colour. anal ercalat HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL CASTLE, JllllO ll. The queen, with Princess Beatrice, drove out yesWr d4 afternoon, attended by the Hon. Eva Macdonald. Earl de Grey had the honour of dining with her Maiestl. The Prince and Princess of Wales attended Divine sertioe yesterday i❑ the Chapel Royal, St. James's. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO-VA I Lady Egerton, of Tatton's reception, at 7, St. Jalne°. square. The annual regimental dinner of the 4th (Queen's Cr ll , ) Hussars, at the City Terminus Hotel, Canno n-strse" at 8 o'clock precisely. • Madame Anichini Scalia's grande matinee musicale, at 2 i Belgrave-square (by kind permission of the Marquis ° Downshire), instead of at 23, Grosvenor-square• Mr. William Carter's concert, at 3 p.m., in the James's. Hall, Piccadilly. of Ball at Hampton Court Palace, given by the officer" the 9th Lancers, stationed at Hampton Court. ti t Madame Auguste Kolar-Auspitz's pianoforte recital' Dudley House, Park-lane (by kind permi ssion of the Earl of Dudley), commencing at 3 o'clock. pa At Lord's ground (grand cricket match)—M.o•—• Ground v. County of Nottingham. The Gun Club, Wormholt Scrubs, near Shepherd's 13119 ,, b ' t'is' Handicap Sweepstakes, at £ 3 each ; to enter on ground. SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS TO-DAY. The Architects' Society at 8 p.m. Mr. The Royal Geographical Society at 8.30 p.m., w hen T. T. Cooper will read a paper on " Travels in Nest erl China and Eastern Thibet," and one on the '6 Sources of the Irrawaddy. ----- THE MERCHANT TAYLOR'S HALL. On Saturday evening a grand b an q uet was given at te, Merchant Taylor's Hall, when L ord Cairns, Sir Roderic d Murchison, and and Field - Marsha l Pollock were electe honorary members. Lord Derby, in returning thanks fct the House of Lord., said he was uncertain what act it they would take o n the Land Bill ; but he thought lt wo uld be their duty to accept all the y could, and to resis amo re only what they must. They should aim at n othing than they c ould carry out, and to that they shou ld adhere' ihrine Lir a. • cially tobel If his "direct l'esPec , Si not pr 12 .0 biu tatio t Of the , The sate ? 111 , t the A.] m enu 1Yo), nonii t eate s waste ' 3 f Er karts] of on( St Rli 418,g1 911fi th e ;i l f D; sch,