The Sun. — London, England, 1870-06-21 00:00:00

ERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PROTECTION OF THE COLONIES. Earl RUSSELL rose to move that an address be pre sented to her Majesty stating that the House had seen with great satisfaction the spontaneous evpressions of loyalty which have lately emanated from many of the colonies, and the House prayed her Majesty to., appoint a commission to inquire into the means best fitted to guarantee the security of her dominions. The noble lord based his motion on two grounds, the great change which had been made since 1853 in the mode of carrying on war ; and, secondly, the great disturbance which had recently taken place in the public mind with respect to the colonial policy of the Government. The noble earl expressed his satisfaction at the granting of a loan to New Zealand, but he expressed his regret that it was the intention to give up the garrison of Quebec, and observed he could not but look upon such a proceeding as a very unsafe one. It might be urged that the British troops could be sent there in the event of war breaking out, but if the calamity should take place in the winter time, great difficulty might be experienced in getting up the St. Lawrence. He did not in the slightest degree wish to underrate the gallantry and bravery of the Canada militia, but he thought the British garrison at Quebec ought to be maintained. He had brought the subject under the consideration of the House in order that the Government might indicate their policy, in order that they might declare that in any case where it Was necessary they would protect the colonists, and to af ford them an opportunity of saying what those means of protection were. Lord NOTRHBROOK said the Government were fully alive to the importance of strongly maintaining the bonds by which the colonies were bound to Great Britain. The Principle of colonial military defence originally laid dow n was that we were bound to defend our possessions in return for a monopoly of their commerce ; but of late it had been admitted that as circumstances had undergone a change it was now the duty of the colonists to provide for themselves. They had introduced re sponsible government, and it would be exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, to maintain troops in tone of peace. It was almost generally admitted that although it was the duty of the Government of Great Britain to defend the colonies in time of war, still in a time of peace she was not called upon to provide an armed force for their protecton. As far as regarded Canada, since the c onfederation of the North American provinces, there was every reason that the dominion would eventually become a Powerful nation, and that it would be quite able to pro vide for its own defence. The British Government had, however, granted her a loan for a railroad, which was nearly completed, they had nearly completed the works for the defence of Quebec, and had further undertaken the erection of the fortifications as recommended by Colonel Jarvis. The military force at present in Canada was five battalions of infantry and five batteries of artillery, and it was intended to reduce that force in the course of the financial year, and to withdraw so much of a a s to leave only one battalion of infantry and one battery of artillery. In the future reliance would have to be placed upon the militia, 40,000 of whom were re quired to be always maintained in a state of efficiency, and upon the naval supremacy of the seas. The troops Would be kept concentrated at home to meet any emer gency that might arise, and that, in hishumble judgment, Was the wisest course to pursue. With respect to the motion of the noblt, earl, he hoped it would not be pressed, be cause if granted its operation would be too gigantic to lead to any good result. It appeared to him it would also trench on the responsibility of the Government, which he t hought highly objectionable, and upon these grounds he hoped the noble earl wouli withdraw his motion. Earl GREY said it was most desirable that a close con nection between the colonies and the mother country should be maintained. He condemned the policy pur sued as regarded the Cape, and said if it was Persevered in it would lead to another Kaffir War. He thought it would be highly desirable to maintain a garrison at the Cape, as it would be the means of giving great security, and could be done at very little cost. He hoped the Government would c arefully consider the present position of the colonies generally, and also that the noble earl would not press his Motion. Earl GRANVILLE, in defending the policy of the Govern- Izeut, expressed his admiration at the gallant manner in which the Fenians—a contemptible body of filibusters — Were routed by the Conadian militia. He thought that t he great source of confidence of the colonists was the per fect state of defence of the mother country and the efficiency of the navy. Such a source of reliance he felt would give a greater feeling of security than having small bodies of troops dotted all over the world. He might observe that °lir colonial possessions were attacked, it would be our duty to defend them. He hoped the noble lord would t ot press his motion. The motion was, after a few words from Earl Russell, withdrawn. The Union of Benefices Bill was read a third time, and Passed. Their lordships adjourned at eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. Il e Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal a s sent was g i v e n by c omm i ss i on t o th e „ ~%° lle wing bills :—County Courts Buildings, War Office, "or Relief (Metropolis), Railway Powers and Construc tion, Inverness Co un ty, & c ., B oun d ar y, an d Oy s t er an d Mussel Fisheries (Supplemental, No. 2), and also to fifty f°lll* Private bills. TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION WITH IRELAND. Mr. Pim gave notice that on going into committee of 41 .Pply he should call attention to the unsatisfactory state of telegraphic communication between England and Ire land, more especially between London and Dublin. PARTY PROCESSIONS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr, W. JOHNSTON gave notice that on the motion for t he second reading of this bill he should propose that it ° e read a second time that day six months. LOCAL TAXATION. rn _Sir MASSEY LOPES asked the First Lord of the r easury, when he proposed to introduce the general and ecn Zprehensive measure deali n g w ith th e w h o l e su bj ec t o f lo cal taxation, which he promised the early part of last session. GOSCHEN said in the absence of the Frst Lord of t he Treasury he would state that he did not think a posi tive promise had been given to introduce such a bill. A e°4lmittee was sitting on the subject, and as the report had n ot yet been presented, he did not think it would be pos sible to bring in a bill during the present session. THE KENSINGTON ROAD. HENRY HOARE asked the First Commissioner of Corks, Whether it was true that plans showing the devia r of th e K ensington Road into Hyde Park were issued 4 0 k o ba the Offi ce of Works to a limited number of persons t b -S ing Members of this House, five or six weeks since ; •,. thy, if so, whether, when copies of plans were promised House, it w ou ld no t h ave b een pract i ca bl e w i th i n tO days from the promise to serve printed copies of he Plan s upon every member ; and whether any agree .he iltb existed b e t ween t h e owners o f property adjacent to Z• Albert Hall of Arts a n d th e E x hibiti on an d Ken h64°ll. roads on the one side, and the committ ee o f th e I,B s " ett Hall or the commissioners of the Exhibition of cna the other side, on the subject of the land proposed given them by the Kensington Road Improvement ti o l % 4 YRToN entered into a some w h a t l eng thy expla,na ceo 11 the subje c t, b u t sa id it was no t i n t en d e d to pro ,L With the bill that evening. TEL EGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH IRELAND. of j B I'AoPooLE asked the Postmaster General what i he Proposed t o t a k e t owar d s secur i ng f or th e p eo pl e expedia " cheaper, more w id e ly extended, and more Thetious system of telegraphy." sai d Marquis of HARTINGTON said it could hardly be the st eps had not been taken to cheapen rates between o ree f eca ttry and Ireland, a s the shilli ng ra t e w as now in no 3i "he re su l t ofwhich had beento multiply the business 1 %8 than f our ti mes. If d e l ay some times arose 444 list be attributed to the excessive number of . messages, We l the difficulties occasioned by the breakiug of the taken t° and the H aver f or d wes t ca bl e . St e ps w ere b e i ng e olitt ' to remedy ex i s ti ng defects and the circumstances heiZ te d with th e laying of an additional cable were al so with the kr A ir FOREIGN POSTAGE. * heti; —4-°N TAGUE GUEST asked the Postmaster-General eer t ,. er hie attention had been called to the fact that a 1 44 ,:1a coal company, carrying on their business in Eng eon" iPosted their trade circulars from Belgium, to save 11. post age ; and also, whether, in his judgment, her pr even t Th e Government could introd uce some measure to :it the recurrence of the practice. Marqui s of HARTINGTON said his attention had THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1870 been called to the subject, but he did not think it would be necessary to introduce any measure on the subject, as the Government proposed to reduce the inland postage of circulars to one halfpenny, and he thought that would meet the case. NEW LAW COURTS. Lord EUSTACE CECIL asked when the long promised plans of the New Law Courts would be laid upon the table of the House. Mr. AYRTON said he should be glad if he could name a day. The extreme difficulty of settling all claims was the cause of the delay. RATING PUBLIC BUILDINGS. - - Mr. CAWLEY asked when the proposed Bill for the Rating of Public Buildings would be brought on. Mr. GOSCHEN said that at this advanced stage of the session it would be, he feared, hopeless to attempt to pass a bill which would affect many interests, and which would give rise to a long discussion. THE EDUCATION BILL. Mr. PELL asked the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education whether there was any provision in the Elementary Education Bill as recommitted, securing a limit in the pound to the local rates to be raised with respect to education ; and, if so, where in the bill such provision may be found. Mr. FORSTER said the provision had been struck out because a larger parliamentary grant would be given out of the parliamentary vote to all public elementary schools. THE HORSE DUTY. Mr. WELBY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether, as for the fliture it will not be necessary for farmers to take out licences for horses which might be occasionally employed in drawing road materials, he will recommend that the duty which had already been paid in such cases this year be remitted by the Board of Inland Revenue. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : No, sir, I am not prepared to make such a recommendation. (Laughter.) ENGLISH MAILS TO INDIA. Mr. STACPOOLE asked the Postmaster-General whether any contract had been made for the carriage of the Eng lish mails to India via Brindisi. The Marquis of HARTINGTON replied that the Post-office had made no contract for the carriage of English mails via Brindisi. A supplemental mail was despatched via Brindisi, and a certain payment was made to the Italian Government. In order to cover that payment an addi tional charge was levied of threepence per half- ounce and one penny per four ounces of newspapers. THE SPEAKER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had been in vited to attend at the University of Oxford on Wednesday next, in order that an honorary degree might be conferred upon him, and he asked the permission of the House to attend on that occasion. Mr. GLADSTONE, who congratulated the Speaker on receiving another mark of distinction, proposed that Mr. Dodson take the chair on Wednesday. Mr. DISRAELI, who expressed his gratification at the honour which the Speaker was going to receive, seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. THE EDUCATION BILL. Dr. LYON PLAYFAIR asked the Vice President of the Council whether the term " forthwith," at the end of Clause 9, in the amended Elementary Education Bill, means that the year of grace is now abandoned, and that the measure, if it pass into law, will at once come into operation. Mr. FORSTER replied that it had not been thought necessary to preserve what had been called the year of grace in the Education Bill, and there would be an addi tional Parliamentary grant proposed. The measure as soon as it became law would come into operation. On the motion for the Speaker leaving the chair, on going into committee on the Elementary Education (re committed) Bill, Mr. H. RICHARD moved to insert the words that " the grants to existing denominational schools should not be increased, and that in any national system of elementary education, the attendance should be everywhere compulsory, and that religious instruction should be supplied by volun tary effort, and not out of public funds. In the course of his speech he said he was happy to have received from the Prime Minister most important and candid admis sions. He had acknowledged that that was really the only logical position they could take to escape the objec tions raised by Nonconformists. However, the right hon. gentleman had said that he did not think it implied the slightest disrespect to religious teaching. The hon. gentleman endeavoured to shew that the religious educa tion given in the day schools was nothing comparatively speaking. He was of opinion that if the State trained the faculties of the young, the religious bodies of the country would educate them in religion. Sir CHARLES DILKE seconded the amendment. He challenged the Government to disprove that the country was favourable to compulsion, and said that no one had ventured to call the bill a national education measure, and that it did not correspond with the anticipations of the country. Mr. G. HARDY pointed out that the amendment did not address itself to the bill, but to something which the Prime Minister had stated on Thurs day night. He denied that the religious diffi sulty was raised by the people themselves. It was a cry raised in London, and was carried into the country, where the people were unaware of the difficulty until it was pointed out by those in authority. He deprecated the abandonment of the " year of grace," and remarked that there was no necessity for such great expedition as " forthwith." He pointed out the difficulty of finding teachers, and contended that there was a large number of schools which might be efficient if they could only pro cure efficient teachers. The right hon. gentleman at great length advocated religious instruction, and sug gested that those who were in favour of a secular system of education should found secular schools, which by the bill would receive State aid. Mr. MELLY addressed the House, but as soon as he rose there was quite an exodus of members. He criticised the main features of the measure, and expressed his disap proval of the system of education which it would intro duce. Sir SAMUEL MORLEY contended that the people were opposed to secular education. He was against any system which should attempt to mould the character of the people by enforcing a system which would wither up all that was fresh and vital in religion. He objected to com pulsion, except as an ulterior resource. If it had not been for religious men what would education have been ? After some remarks from Mr. Hope, Dr. LYON PLAYFAIR addressed the House. He said that he was not prepared at present to exclude religion from schools. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON spoke of the importance of the measure, and expressed his approval of the tolerant manner in which the member for Merthyr Tydvi] had introduced his motion. He hoped that concessions would be made on both sides of the House. He did not object to the exclusion of the catechism or formularies, but they had heard from the Prime Minister that the people were in favour of religious instruction. Religion must be the basis of education. Mr. FORSTER, on behalf of the Government, stated the reasons why they could not accept the amendment, and also made some remarks on the changes which had been made in the bill. He said their attention had been almost entirely directed to the ireligious difficulty rather than to the general scope and provisions of the measure. He was afraid that " difficulty" would possess their minds until they went into committee, when other important provisions would have to be considered. The religious difficulty was one which they made for themselves. This " difficulty" had for the last ten years or more kept the children of England in ignorance, and it depended upon the House whether their young should be kept another ten years in ignorance, He did not think the proposition as to the reading of the Bible without note or comment ought to trouble their minds much. Those who talked about it had not been inside a school, inasmuch as it was well known that the schoolmaster did not teach theological dogmas, but the simple truths of religion. He stated on behalf of the Government that the House need not expect any further changes in the matters of which the clause treated. The bill, he contended, was a measure of Rational education. It paved the way to the future attendance of every child, it protected the conscientious feelings of the parent, and provided the means of education. At the conclusion of the right hon. gentleman's speech, the debate was adjourned on the motion of Mr. Miall. STAMP DUTY ON LEASES BILL. This bill was read a third time. POST OFFICE BILL. The Marquis of HARTINGTON moved the second reading of the above bill, the main principle being the reduction of the pcstage on certain descriptions of matter from ld. to id. The second reading was agreed to. CATTLE DISEASES. Mr. C. FORTESCUE obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend " The Cattle Di seases (I re l an d) Act, 1866." PILOTAGE BILL COMMITTEE. A discussion took place on the motion of Mr. Shaw Lefevre that Mr. Childers be discharged from further at tendance on the Select Committee on the Pilotage Bill, and that Mr. Baxter be added to the committee. It was objected that Mr. Baxter was unacquainted with the evi dence which had been taken, and therefore was not com petent to give an opinion on the subject. Sir S. IBBETSON moved the adjournment of the debate. The House divided on the motion, which was lost. After some further discussion, Mr. Lefevre seeing the dis position of the House, withdrew his motion. The House adjourned at ten minutes to two. LATEST I NTE LLI GENCE FOREIGN NEWS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE ST. GOTHARD QUESTION. Yesterday, in Paris, it was stated that the Duke de Grammont would declare that France would not interfere in the St. Gothard Railway, as they had received proofs of the neutrality of Switzerland. DISTURBANCES IN BELGIUM. There haye been some disturbances in the town of Verviers, Belgium, arising from the calling in of the militia. Several persons were seriously injured. Quiet has been restored, and precautions taken. A DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOUR. OF SALDANHA. There has been a grand demonstration in Lisbon in favour of Saldanha. Some twelve thousand persons were present. The American Minister has been received by the King. THE ITALIAN REFUGEES. Count Bolognini, an Italian refugee, is to be expelled from Switzerland, for persisting in remaining near the Italian frontier. GREAT FIRE AT PANAMA. (By Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, June 20. A. great fire has taken place at Panama. Much of the city has been destroyed, and twelve lives have been lost. - The expedition to survey the isthmus, with a view to finding a practicable situation for the construction of a canal still labours without success. The surveys continue. HOME NEWS. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) THE LATE LORD ARTHUR CLINTON. Arrangements have been made for the remains of the late Loid Arthur Clinton to be interred in the cemetery at Christ Church. REPEAL OF THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT. At a large meeting of men held at Brighton last night it was unanimously resolved to petition Parliament for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Act. REPRESENTATION OF BRISTOL. A large and enthusiastic open-air meeting of the friends of Mr. Sholto-Hare, the Conservative candidate for Bristol, was held last night. Mr. Hare was met on en tering the town by a number of his supporters, who escorted him in procession to the place of meeting. COMMITTAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER. The Cornwall oounty magistrates, sittingat St. Columb, yesterday committed a farmer named William Rowe, of Falmouth, for trial, for the manslaughter of John Dennis, who met his death while returning from St. Columb Races a month ago with the accused and. others. The evidence went to show that deceased died from a blow struck by Rowe. The case has excited great interest in the county, in consequence of the coroner's jury at the time having roturned a verdict of death from natural causes, and thw magistrates having ordered another inquiry, which has resulted as above. DAMAGE TO COTTON FREIGHTS. The damaged condition in which American cotton is re ceived at Liverpool has become so serious that the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce has appointed a depu tation to visit Liverpool on the subject with a view to secure greater care, not only at the ports of shipment, but in transit on shipboard. THE SCOTCH PUDDLERS' LOCK-OUT. At a meeting of the ironmasters of Scotland, held last night in Glasgow, it was unanimously agreed to acceptthe proposals made by the men. These were to the effect that the men should resume work, the employers withdrawing the lock-out decree at once, that there should be a repre sentative meeting of masters and men to investigate,the points in dispute, and as far as possible by conciliatory means to settle the same. That both parties should submit to an independent referee any question whichmay be left undecided by the meeting. THE LANDS' END AND SCILLY ISLANDS TELEGRAPH CABLE. The cable connecting the Land's-end with the Scilly Islands is completed ; yesterday a message was sent through from Scilly to Penzance. The steamer Caroline left Penzance on Sunday morning, and finished her work yesterday. THE BRISTOL ELECTION. The writ for the Bristol election which was received on Sunday was proclaimed from the Council House yes terday by the Sheriff. The nomination was fixed for Friday morning, and the polling for Saturday. Both Liberals and Conservatives are confident of success. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT On Saturday night at the Greenock terminus of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway, Henry M'Culloch, engine driver of a passenger train, stepped on the engine buffers, for the purpose of uncoupling the carriages. He lost his balance and fell on the rails, and the train which was in motion passed over him, completely severing both legs below the knee. He died in the hospital on Sunday morning. Deceased was a native of Kilmarnock. He leaves a widow and a child. THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER UPON EDUCATION. The Bishop of Manchester moved one of the resolutions at the annual meeting of the Education Aid Society held in his diocesan city yesterday. In the course of his speech he criticised at some length the Government Education Bill. It was, he said, one of the points that made him ap prehensive regarding the Government measure, that it attempted to deal with the whole country, and with the entire population, rural as well as urban, of which circ =stances were as different as could well be conceived, upon the same principle and upon one procrustean plan. It was feared by some that the bill would extinguish their organization, and others of its class. That was not his opinion. The Education Aid Society, he thought, had a great future before it, if it would only do as it had done—if it would go forth and say,. " Wherever I find a labouring school in the midst of a destitute population, no matter to what denomination it may belong, I will give that school a share of my funds." The question of compulsion forced itself upon them. If any system of compulsion, direct or indirect, could be secured, which should be not merely nominal, but real and effective, no one would rejoice at the results of such a system more than he ; but compulsion, it must be remembered, represented a power that was most hateful to all English men : they would not stand the domiciliary visit. of the policeman ; and it would be necessary to plant in th e minds of parents that they must submit to the law when it came to them in that form. A compulsory prohibitory law, which was not effective, and was constantly trampled under foot, was about the most destructive thing to the social struc ture which could be put upon the statute book. Unless comp ulsion became effective we should do better without it. The Bishop was followed by Mr. Francis Taylor, one of the sub-committee, which drew up the Manchester Education Bill. Mr. Taylor replied to some of his lordship's remarks. He (Mr. Taylor) was not at all alarmed at the hobgoblin which the Bishop had raised in the form of domiciliary visits. The plan proposed had nothing whatever in the shape of domiciliary visits. What he did fear was the proposal to make compulsion permissive; that was to make an act a crime in Manchester while it was not so in Salford. The bill had been, in his opinion, so much improved by the new amendments that he had now great hopes of its success. The Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University notified yes terday that the Kennicott Hebrew Scholarship has been awarded to Mr. J. R. Driver, Fellow of New College. The Pusey and E. Merton Scholarship has been won by H. J. Matthews, 8.A., Exeter College. The adjourned inquest on the bodies of the two men, Bradley and Parsons, who were killed by an explosion of gas at a colliery at Ragland, near Chesterfield, was concluded yesterday. The evidence went to shew that the men bad no business where they were, and that whilst they were at work they were frequently told to come away. Bradley had a safety lamp, but Parsons only a naked light, and from this latter light the gas took fire and exploded. A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. THE HUSH LAND BILL. PROTEST AGAINST THE SECOND READING. Dissentient : Because some of the provisions of the bill are opposed to the just rights of property, and are admitted by its advocates to be unfit to.be made the law in England and Scotland, and to be only justified in Ireland on account of the existing relations between landlord and tenant in some parts of that country which they consider,excep tional, and hope may be removed under the operation of this measure. Because it is proposed that these provision; instead of being imposed for a limited period to meet an exceptional state of things, are to be enacted permanently, and thereby appear to be established as principles which ought to exist by law at all times between landlord and tenant ; and any attempt to repeal them, although the exceptional reason for their introduction may have passed away, will be attended with serious opposition and dis content. Because this enactment of them as principles is likely to lead to agitation for the extension of similar provisions to England and Scotland, in order that one system of per manent law on the subject may be established throughout the United Kingdom. Dunsany, Malmesbury, Moore (-Drogheda), Kilmaine Templetown, Grinstead (Enniskillen), Manchester, Saltoun, Dunsandle (for first and Oranmore, second reasons) Somerhill (Clanricarde), Digby, Saltersford (Courtown), Redesdale, Clements (Leitrim). Lucan, The Duke of Richmond has placed upon the notice paper of the House of Lords several amendments to the clauses of the Irish Land Bill. The more important of these relate to the scale of compensation for the distur bance of a tenant's holding, and to the lowering of the term of years which will exempt a landlord from liability to penalties for eviction. The amendments embody pro visions unsuccessfully put forward in the Commons by Mr. Disraeli, Dr. Ball, Mr. Plunket, and Mr. Bruen. CHARLES DICKENS. In the evening the Rev. B. Jowett, Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford, 'preached. He said :—He whom we now mourn was the friend of mankind, a philanthropist in the true sense, the friend of youth, the friend of the poor, the enemy of every form of meanness and oppres sion. I am not going to attempt to draw a portrait of him. Men of genius are different from what we suppose them to be, they have greater pleasures and greater pains, greater affections, and greater temptations, than the generality of mankind, and they can never be altogether understood by their fellow men. We do not wish to intrude upon them, or analyse their lives and cha ' racters. They are extraordinary persons, and we cannot prescribe to them what they should be. But we feel that a light has gone out, the world is darker to us, when they de part. There are so very few of them that we cannot afford to lose them one by one and we look vainly round for others who may supply their places. And he whose loss we now mourn occupied a greater space than any other writer in the minds of Englishmen during the last 35 years. We ead him, talked about him, acted him, we laughed with him„ we were roused by him to a consciousness of the misery of others, and to a pathetic interest in human life. The workhouse child, the cripple, the hall-clothed and half-starved inhabitant of a debtors prison found a way to his heart, and, through the exertions of his genius, touch to our hearts also. Works of fiction would be intolerable if they attempted to be sermons directly to instruct us ; but indirectly they are great instructors of the world, and we can hardly exaggerate the debt of gra titude which is due to a writer who has led us to sympa thise with these good, true, sincere. honest English cha racters of ordinary life, and to laugh at the egotism, the hypocrisy, the false respectability of religious professors and others. To another great humourigt who lies in this church the words have been applied that the gaiety of nations was eclipsed by his death. But of him who has been recently taken I would rather say, in humbler language, that no one was ever so much beloved or so much mourned. Men seem to have lost, not a great writer only, but one whom they had personally known. And so we bid him farewell. Mr. Vincent Portilla, the first Spanish-Mexican who laas ever been entered at an English University, has just gained a scholarship at Emmanuel College, Cam bridge. Mr. Portilla, was educated at Bruce Castle School. COMMEMORATION AT OXFORD.—The Commemora tion Week at Oxford has begun in the most brilliant style, and the city has seldom been fuller than it is at present. The entertainments began in advance ; a concert taking 'place on Saturday. Yesterday the railway authorities had more than enough to do to accomodate the numerous pas sengers. The Marquis of Salisbury, the Chancellor of the University arrived, and a levee was held, which was well attended. CRYSTAL PALACE.—The great Drill Review by his Serene Highness the Prince of Teck, and her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Teck 'will be held to day, which is also the first day of the National Dog Show at the Palace. 3,000 boys will take part in the Review, which will commence at two p.m. The school will march to the cricket-ground, where prizes will be competed for. The Dog Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Upper Terrace. The prizes amount to £l,OOO, and the dogs number nearly a thou sand. The Exhibition continues for the next three days. Mr. Bright was the only Minister absent from the Cabinet Council held on Saturday. The Sair announces that it is about to publish a translation of " Lothair " as a feuilleton. The Society of Arts is about to establish examina ;ions in political economy. 1t is rumoured that the Inconstant proved herself ;he reverse of an efficient sea-boat during the late bruise of ;he Channel squadron. Charles Stephenson, the Secretary of Lloyds, has sailed for New York, in order to investigate the circumstances under which the false intelligence of the loss of the Dacia was transmitted to this country. The Prince of Wales has intimated his intention to be present at the annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland, to be held in Ballinasloe, in the first week in August. The select committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into the laws relating to pawnbrokers met yesterday, when Mr. May, of Salford, and Mr. Both Brooking, of Exeter, were examined. l witnesses condemned the present system. ADMIRAL MlTFORD.—Admiral Mitford died at his residence, Humnanby Hall, North Yorkshire, on Satur day morning, in his 90th year. Admiral Mitford was much respected in his neighbourhood as a fine old English gentleman and landowner. KEEPING UP HER CHARACTER.—Lord F. married his cook. On the bridal day it rained tremendously—the coachmen and his attendant sprites were wet through. " Ab," said a wag, " all quite in character—there's nothing but dripping wherever she goes." The question as to whether the Captain or Monarch is the proper class of turret vessel is now under the con sideration of the Admiralty, where, it is said, a wrangle is going on as to whether Mr. Reed's or Captain Coles's class of vessel shall be awarded the laurel. According to the Washington telegrams, a rupture between Holland and Venezuela is imminent, in conse quence of the seizure by President Blanco of the Dutch mail steamer Honfleur for carrying contraband war materials. A Dutch corvette has gone to Loquayra to demand separation. The Bishop of Winchester consecrated the new Church of Holy Trinity at Richmond on Saturday, and afterwards was present at a luncheon in a tent erected in some adjoining grounds. The church has cost about £7,000, which has been raised within the ten months since the foundation stone was laid. BELHAVEN PEERAGE, —We understand that the long litigation with reference to the succession to this ancient Scotch title has resulted in judgment having been given on the 14th instant, in favour of the claim of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert William Hamilton (late of the Grenadier Guards), to be served heir male to the late Lord Belhaven and Stenton.— Post. Her Majesty's guests at the State breakfast at Windsor on Friday are to be conveyed free of expense from Paddington to the Royal borough in three special trains, which will leave London at short intervals between three and four o'clock on Friday afternoon, so as to reach Windsor before the hour fixed for the break fast. THE LATE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.-A contri bution amounting to £12195. 3d. has just been handed to the National Lifeboat Institution by Mr. Robert B. Wor maid of Bell's Life, being one moiety of the surplus fund arising from the hire of a steamer by the gentlemen of the press on the occasion of the late boat race between the Oxford and Cambridge Universities ; the other half of the fund having been generously voted to them by the News paper Press Fund. BALLOON DISASTER AT DERBY.—A balloon acci dent occurred yesterday at Derby to Mr. Coxwell's balloon Express. A fete was held in the Arboretum, and the balloon in ascending dashed against the trees. The five persons in the car were rescued, but the crowd, who wished for a local aeronaut, attempted to destroy the balloon, and Mr. Coxwell was illtreated. The police had a struggle with the rioters, who pelted them with stones. On Saturday evening Mr. Alfred Wigan will take his benefit at the Gaiety Theatre, on which occasion he will appear with Mdlle. Leblanc in " La Pluie et le Beau Temps, " which will be acted in French. The public will thus have the rare opportunity of seeing Mr. Wigan personate one of his most successful English parts dla Fran caise. The bill also presents another special attraction viz., the drama of " The Poor Nobleman," a character that tended greatly to enhance Mr. Wigan's gre a t re p u t a ti on as a n actor. 111 rs. Wigan, will also sustains a character in the last-named drama, and the entertainment will conclude with the bur lesque of " The Princess of Trebizond. His rate talent and the high reputation in which Mr. Wigan is held will certainly secure him an overflowing house SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MIDNIGHT BETTING AT THE WEST END. MONDAY. At the night resort Kennington was still in great favour for the Northumberland Plate, 5 to 2 being taken about him whenever that price was offered, whil e a t l as t 9 t o 4 . _ was generally the highest price obtainable. Lord Haw thorn was also in good demand at 7to 2. Kidderminster was firm at 9 to 2, but there was no disposition evinced to accept the offered price of 7 to 1 agst Myosotis. ARRIVALS AT WINDSOR. - - Lady of Lyons, Gong f, Disguise, Perth, Vulcan Bur dett, Scarboro', Agean, La Favorita , Skipper, Jersey, Steppe, Appeal, Lady Louise, Anton, Bill of Fare, Forget-me-Not, Candour, Countryman, Constantine, Bonny Bell f, Cheddington, Vestminster, Cast Off, Bay Roland, Visage, Vidette c, Botheration, Perambulator, Lady Macbeth, Eugenie c,. Sauntering Alma, Skipjack, President Lincoln, Sensation, Tom Tom, and Vulcan. The Epsom horses will arrive in the morning. Expected—Thundercloud and Bonnie Katie. SCRATCHINGS. Queen of Hearts, Queen of the May, Rather High colt, Pax, and Vallation gelding out of all engagements at Windsor. ARRIVALS AT NEWCASTLE. Lackland, Mount Blair. Jarnac, Myosotis, Algerie, La. Risle, Rebecca, Mdlle. de Mailtoc, Merry Bell, Lady Zet land, Hugo, Atreus, Falkland, Brennus, Prompt ress , Sheik, Produce, The Sea, Torreador, Pretty John, Cateress, Eikah, Agility, Honesty, My Uncle, Brigand Chief, Lady Studley, Morphia, Lady Lawdon, Shannon, Tabouret, Stanley, Queen Mab, Kidderminster, Pene lope, Cap-a-pie, and First Blood. Several others from Watson's, Scott's, Peck's, and T. S. Dawson's in the morning. TATTERSALLS'—LAST EVENING. 2to 1 agst Kennington (offered-5 to 2 taken) 7 to 2 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Kidderminster (off—take 9to 2) 100 to 5 agst Myosotis (offered) Bto 1 agst Irregularity (offered-9 to 1 taken f. 10 to 1 agst Cap-a-pie (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Silverband (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Five per Cent. (taken and offered) 300 to 200 agst Kennington and Kidderminster coupled (taken) ST. LEGER. 3to 1 agst Kingcraft (taken to £220) 500 to 100 agst Macgregor (taken twice) 6to 1 agst Sunshine (taken) 7to 1 agst Normanby (offered) 10 to 1 agst Palmerston (offered) 100 to 3 agst Camel (taken) CITY BETTING—MONDAY, NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. • 100 to 30 agst Kennington (taken) 4to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Kidderminster (taken and wanted) _ 6to 1 agst Myosotis (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Irregularity (taken) - 10 to 1 agst Cap-a-pie (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Apemantus (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fleets (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Five per Cent (offered) ST. LEGER, No betting. BELTING AT MANCHESTER—MONDAY. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 4to 1 agst Kidderminster (taken) 9to 2 agst Lord Hawthorn (offered) sto 1 agst Myosotis (taken) sto 1 agst Kennington (taken) 14 to 1 agst Silverband (taken) 20 to 1 agst Five per Cent. (offered) sto 4 on Myosotis, Kidderminster, and Ken nington (taken) SALE OF MK. BLENKIRON'S YEARLINGS. The annual sale of Mr. Blenkiron's yearling's attracted much attention and a large attendance at Middle Park, Eltham, on Saturday. Prominent amongst them was a colt (own brother to Bicycle) who is cast in such a racing mould, and is so full of quality, that even at the large price of 1,500 guineas he cannot be con sidered at all a dear horse. As anticipated, the largest price was paid for the grand Gladiateur colt from Battaglia, and another—the beautif u l h a lf- s i ster to Her mit—reached the splendid figure of 1,150 guineas. A Trumpeter colt from Isilia, purchased as a foal by Mr. Blenkiron, made 1,650 guineas. The following are some of the prices realised :—Colt by Marsyas, 1,150 guineas ; colt by Trumpeter, 1,650 guineas ; colt by Blair Athol, 1,500 guineas ; and colt by Gladiateur, 1,800 guineas. A pupil at the International College, Spring Grove, near Brentford, was drowned on Saturday evening whilst bathing. The deceased was 13 years old. HORSE DUTY.-Mr. Milbank, M.P. for the North Riding, in acknowledging a petition from the North Riding Chamber of Agriculture, promised to support M r . Gregory's clause for exempti ng farmers' horses from duty when drawing materials for the highways. CRICKET.—On Thursday, the 18th inst., a match was played between the Fourth Eleven of St. Charles' School, Bayswater, and the Third Eleven of the Argyle School. The scores were : St. Charles' School, 81; Ar gyle School, 76. DANGERS OF CRICKET.—George Summers, the Nottinghamshire cricketer, who was struck by a b a ll f rom Platts in the match between Notts and Marylebone, on Wed nesday, at Lord's Cricket Ground, died at his father's house at Nottingham on Sunday, from the injuries received, the blow having occasioned concussion of the brain. The deceased was only 35 years old. He was a very fine bat, and one of the most respected professionals in Eng land. On sporting prospects the Inverness Courier says that from all parts of the country it continues to receive the most gratifying reports. Young broods were able to take wing about the latter end of May. Old and young birds appear strong and healthy, and as yet there is no appearance of disease. At the last Suffolk assizes a poacher named Rut terford was convicted of the murder of a gamekeeper on the estate of the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, near Milden hall, but was respited on account of a malformation in his neck. He was ultimately sentenced to penal servi tude for life, and he has now been removed to Pentonville prison. A. distressing case of manslaughter occurred on Saturday at Higham, near Barnsley. It appears that a number of lads were playing pitch and toss, when a dis pute arose respecting the money. A fight ensued, in which a youth named Glover was kicked by another boy named Arthur Senior. Glover died immediately. Senior was apprehended yesterday. A large number of the Metropolitan police have donned the new helmet, The comb or ridge at the back of the old helmets is no longer seen, and the new one, which somewhat resembles the helmet of the Prussian hat minus the surmounting spike, is, as was pr e di c t e d a few weeks since by a member ofthe House of Commons, suggestive of a cocoa-nut. MARKETS. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.—From Essex and Kent the receipts of wheat have been limited. The trade has been firm, but not active, and late rates have been fully main tained. The show of prize wheat has been moderate. The de mand has been to a fair extent, and extreme rates have been obtained. The show of barley has been moderate. There has been a firm inquiry, at full quotations. Malt has been quiet, on former terms. Oats have been in fair supply and steady request, at improving prices. Beans and peas have been steady, and fully as dear. Flour has been firm, at the late advance. LONDON TRADE REPORT, MoNDAY.—Tallow has been quiet. Y.C., spot, 455. 9d. per cwt. Town tallow, 445. 3d. Stock, 36,974 casks, against 28,422 casks last year. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET, MONDAY.—There has been very little demand for tea to-day, but prices have been without change For sugar the demand has been inactive ; nevertheless, there has been no alteration in values. Coffee has been quiet, on former terms. LONDON OIL MARKET, MONDAY.—Lineeed oil has been in limited request, and there has not been much inquiry for rape. Other oils have sold slowly. LONDON METAL MARKET, MONDAY.—Iron has been firm, and tin has been steady. For other metals theae has been very ittle demand. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.-The market nas been moderately supplied with beasts. The trade has been quiet, but prices have been without change. The best Scots and crosses have sold at 4s. 10d. to ss. per 81b. lb. The marken has been fairly supplied with sheep. Sales have progressed slowly on former terms. Lambs have been dull and easier. Calves have been in limited request, and the inquiry for pigs has ruled heavy. Beasts have sold at from 3s. 2d. to 55.; sheep, 3s, to 5s 4d.; lambs, 6s. to 6s. 8.; calves, 3s. 10d. to ss. Bd., and pigs, 48. 6d. to ss. Bd. per 81bs. to sink the offal. Total supplies.-Beasts, 3,920 ; sheep and lambs, 28,700 ; calves, 508 ; and pigs, 170. Foreign • Beasts, 1,400 ; sheep and lambs, 9,020 ; calves, 455 ; and pigs, 20. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, MONDAY.-The supply of meat has been moderate. The trade has been dull, at our quo tations. Beef, from 3s. 4d. to ss. Bd. ; mutton, 38. Bd. to ss. 4d. lamb, ss. Bd. to 6s. 4d. ; veal, 4s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. ; and pork, 3s. to 4s. Bd. per 81b. by the carcase. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY. -This market closes steady. Sales 12,000 bales ; speculation and export, 1,000 bales. 8,000 American bales sold at 81d. to 111 d. ; 200 Pernam buco bales, 121 d. to 13d. ; 20 bales of Santos, 101 d. ; 400 bales of Bahia, 10 d. to no.; 200 Maranham, to 1214.; 300 Egyptian, Bd. to 13ci. ; 2,830 Surat, 7d. to 10d. Imports, 10,801 bales. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY. -The supply of cattle at this market to-day was larger than last Monday, buf the supply of sheep and lambs was less. The demand for cattle was slow, at lower prices. The price of shaep was unchanged, but lambs were dearer. Prices-Beef, std. to 71d. per pound ; sheep, 74d. to 81d. per pound ; lambs, Bd. to 9}d. per pound. The number of cattle in the market was 1,670, and of sheep 9,820. MANCHESTER COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.—This market remains much in the same state as when last reported. Only a small business continues to be done to supply immediate wants, but nothing of any importance as regards quantity. Yarns are still very inanimate, although it is believed that a slight conces sion in prices might result in a fair amount of business being done. Printing cloths still remain firm ; the best makers being still egnaged, and likely to be for some time to come. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, MONDAY.—The market to day is steady, but very little business is doing. Sellers demand 30s, ad. cash, buyers 60s. 9d., a month's credit. MONETARY REPORTS -YESTERDAY. The Stock Exchange markets opened heavy at a general reduction in prices, heaviness being engendered by the fall in French fl,entes. Eventually a firmer feeling pre dominated in consequence of the check in the upward movement in the value of wheat, and the pnrchase of i;270,000 in bar gold by the bank. Consols, after being 92 11-16 ex div. Sellers for July closed at 92a-821 ex div. for delivery, and 921, 9g ex div. for the accounts, being an advance of -1 3 - per cent. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 92, 92 ; Exchequer Bills par to ss. prem.; Bank Stock 234 to 236. Indian Five per Cents, 1101 to 111 ex div. ; and Indian Bonds, 21s. to 265. prem. The market for English railway stocks has been healthy on the whole. The principal movement has been in Metropolitan, which at 711, chews a rise of 2; London and North-Western at 129 k, and Great Western at 731, are each k better; whilst North-Eastern has risen 1, the quotation beng 1472; Caledonian at 781, Brighton at 43 , 3; South-Eastern at 762, Great Northern A., at 1351, Great Eastern, at 40k, and Midland at 131 k, are unaltered. The market for foreign bonds opened heavily, at reduced quotations, but was subsequently characterised by in creased firmness. The new Honduras Loan is quoted at 2 prem., the Buenos Ayres at 1 prem., the Danubian Bridges Annuity at 1,1 i prem., the Spanish Quicksilver 1,2, and the Peruvian at / dis., / par. Turkish have been flat, at a fall of i, Spanish have receded Mexican and Italian / per cent. American securities have been quiet. The Five-twenty Bonds have fallen and Erie shares /. Bank shares have been steady in value, but the demand for them has not been active. Telegraph shares have been firm. British-Australian have risen ; British-Indian Submarine ; China Subma rine; and Falmouth, Gibralter, and Malta g. Silver's India Rubber have recovered, and Telegraph Construc tion a further I. Miscellaneous securities have been quiet and without movement. At Mark-lane to-day wheat sold less freely, but prices were unfiltered. The discount market has been fairly supplied with capital. There has been a moderate, but not active, de mand for accommodation, and the rate for negotiating three months' paper has been firm and unaltered at 2i to 3 per cent. The report of the Assam Company, to be presented on the 27th inst., shews an available total of £23,342. A dividend at the rate of 3i per cent. is recommended, making, with previous payment, 6 per cent. for the year. The balance of £12,112 will be retained towards meeting the loss sustained in 1867. The report of the Colonial Company (Limited) shews an available balance of £42,936. A dividend of 12s. per share, making a total distribution of 325. for the year, being at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. The reserve fund will be increased to £90,000 by the addition of £15,000, and a balance of £10,225 will be carried forward. The report and balance-sheet of John Brown and Com pany (Limited), of Sheffield, to March 25 last, have just been issued, preparatory to the ordinary general meeting to be held on the 29th instant. The result shows a net profit of £75,675 lls. 5d., being equal to more than 10 per cent. on the capital. It is proposed to pay a dividend of £6 per share, equal to 8} per cent. for the year, and to carry forward £15,675 to next year's account. Notice is given that the subscription list of the Buenos Ayres 6 per cent. State Loan will close to London appli cants to-day (Tuesday) at 4 o'clock and on the following day for the country. The closing price was lj to 1i prem. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE-YESTERDAY. LATEST PRICES ---AFT. 'ER OFFICIAL HOURS. 0 OVERNMENT Three per Cent Consols 926 926xd Do. for Account Three per Cent ltdcd 926 924 New 3 per Cent Exchequer Bills,March, par spm Do., June Bank Stock India 5 per Cents llollllxd Can.6pcJam&JulylB77-81 10741084 Do. 5 per cent do. 98 994 Domid. of Can. spc 1903 974 984 New S. IV. 5p c 1871-76 102 103 ew Zealand b c 1891.. 112 114 Do. 5 per cent 9961001 Do. 5 p c Consolidated Queensland 5 p c 1882 112 113 V ictoria•6p c Jau.& July 11561166 Do. 5 p c do. 1031104 f SECULUTIHS, Brazilian, 1865, 5 p c 914 1,24 Egyptian, 1868, 7p c 824 83 Do. Rail. Deben., 7 p a 10141024 Italian, IS6I, 5 per;cent 59 59 Peruvian, 1865, per cent 91 92 Portuguese 1869, 3 p c 334 34 'Russian, 1866, 5 , p c 934 944 Do. Nicolas, 4 pel cent 6Bl 69f Spanish, 1867, 3perceut 312 32 Do., 1869, 3 per cent Turkish, 1854, 6 per cent 87 89 Do., 1865, 5 per cent 524 53 Do., 1865, 6 per cent 732 744 U, S. 5-20 Bonds, 6pc 1882 904 90 Do., 1865 Do., 10-40 Bonds, spc 1904 884 88 Erie Sha., 100 dole; all pd. 194 194 RAILWAYS. Bristol and Exeter B6 88 Caledonian 7Bl 78i Great Eastern Great Northern 124 125 Do. A Great Western Lancashire & Yorashire 13341341 L. B. and South Coast Lon. Chat,, and Dover Lou. and North-Western 12911298 Lon. and South-Western 91 92 Man., Shef., and Lincoln 53 .534 Metropolitan 7Ol 70 Midland North British 3B 484 North-Eastern Consols Do. Leeds Do. York — South-Eastern I 80m.,8ar., &CLlnd.g.s pc 10711081 East India guar. 5p c Grand Trunk of Can a d a 141 15* Do. Ist Preference Bonds 661 67e Great Indian Pen. lg. 5 p c 1081109/ Great Western of Canada 15} 15} Madras g. spc lOBllO9 Sciude, Delhi, do. Scinde, Punjaub, d o lO6 1071 Dutch Rhenish 241 25 Eastern of France Great Luxembourg l4l 141 Northern of France Ottom. (Smyrna to Aldin) 6i 7 Recife and San Franci sco 151 16 San Paulo (L.) guar. 7p c 21 21 S. Aus. & Lom. Veneta. 161 16 BANKING COUPANIES. I'd Pa 10 Agra Bank IL) A .... 11 111 10 Imperial Ottoman spm 25 Alliance (Limited) .. 145 151 20 Lon. Char. of Austrlia 23i 241 10 Anglo-Austrian .... 15 17 pm 20 Loudon and County 50 51 20 Anglo-Egyptu (Lim) 241 25 15 Londo a Joint-Stock 341 351 50 British NorthAmrcn 54 56 20 Ludn & Wstmiustr 63 64 20 Ch.of India, Australia 17 18 10 Metropolitan 9 9 25 Char. Merc. of Indi a 30 31 2 0 Midland (Limited) 1 dis, par 10 City 25 Colonial 4 Consolidated (Limtd) 51 pm 25 Union of A us t ra li a.. 451 461 20 Eng., Scot, & Aust. 0 175 185 15 Union of London .. 391 405 20 Imperial (Li; sited) l9 195 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-American (L) 82 85 100 Atlantic 3 British Ind. Ex. (L) Of 6i 10 British Inds Sub. (L.) 8 84 7 Fal, Gibraltar, & c . (L) 9i 91 MISCELLANeO' 10 Berlin Waterworks (L) Ili 15 27 Canada Company 78 80 lOiCeylon Company (L) 34 24 dis 201 Colonial 4dis, 4pm 10 Cred. Fonder of E (L) 23 21 [OO I Crystal Palace 13 Fore-st Warehouse (L) 5 6 pm 74,Gen. Cred. & Dact pm 14'Cen. Stm Navigatio n 29 31 451 Hooper's Tel. Works l4 1 dis Pd 10 Great Northern .... 111 12 25 Indo-European (Lmtd) 14 18 10 Med. Extension (L).. 51 61 20 Soc. Trans. France (L) 140 15 SW. India & Panama 611 7 , u 8 SECURITIES. Pd 51. Rbbr, G P Tel. Wks. 46 47 100 Intr. Financial (L) lll dia 5 Mdras Irrigton g. 5 p c 103 105 5 National Discount (L) 11/ 12 50 Ocean Marine 20 Pninslr & Orntl Stn - . 42 44 Telegraph Constran 27; 28 St Tobacco 6 p c Ln, Gua. 5 by Italian Gyrurunt 91 93 Trust &Luof U Coda / / pin ,E LIST.-JUNE 20. MINING SHAR: Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Mining Offices, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London. Market very quiet. Prices in most cases nominal. Australian United, 21, 2 1 Prince of Wal es, 15 5, 17s Id Broufloyd, Moor, 41, 51 Bwlch Consols, 34, 31 P rov i dence Mines, 40, 421 Chiverton RosewallUnited, Hill and Ra nsoms Chiverton Valley, South Condurrow, 21, 21 Cook's Kitchen, 21, 22 T an k erv i lle, 181, 19 Chontales (Gold), Tincroft, Drakewalls, 275, 29s Tan-yr-All t, Don Pedro North Del Rey, 21, 31 Taquaril (Gold), East Bassett, Trumpet Consols, East Caradon, 41, 41 Van, 78, 80 East Lovell, 34, 35 Van Consols, 31, 4 East Wheal Grenville, 21, 21 West Chiverton, 54, 55 Fron duo and Bolivia (Gold), West Frances, 19s, 21s West Maria and Fortescue, 21, 21 General Brazilian, West Drakewalls, Great Laxey 181, 19 West Caradon, Great Retail ack, West Panty Go. Great Wheal Vor, 91, 101 West Seton, Hingston Down, Wheal Agar, 21, 3 Marko Valley, 7, 74 Wheal Chiverton, New Lovell, 21, 3 Wheal Grenville, 21, 22 North Crofty , 34, 34 Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes, North Treskerby, Wheal Mary Ann, Pacific, 81, 9.1 Wheal Seton, 28. 30 The Grand Jury at Richmond, Va., have indicted Ex-Mayor George Chahoon, of that city, for forge r y. He is charged with two Ex-Confederate officers with having conspired to defraud the State out of 7,000 dols. due the State from the estate of one Hornstein, deceased, which money, it is said, th e y h ave appropr i ated to their own use. Mr. Chahoon was arrested and released on 10,000 dols. bail. • DEATH OF A PROMINENT POLITICIAN. —Jonah D. Hoover has just died at Washington, aged forty- e i g ht years. He w as M ars h a l for the District of Columbia under President Pierce, and previous to the late war was well known in political circles throughout the country, both as President of the Jackson Democratic Association and as a member of the national committees and delega tions. He had been in bad health for the last ten years, and was personally highly esteemed by men of all shades of politics. MONOPOLIES.—The House is evidently in earnest. Not content with reducing taxes, it recently aimed a heavy blow at the Pennsylvania monopolists. The tariff sections which Mr. Schenck proposes to add to the pending Tax Bill included anthracite in its additions to the free list. Practically that amounts to nothing. The House, how ever, by a vote of 113 to 79, has declared in favour of free coal generally, and has instructed the Ways and Means Committee to bring in a bill repealing the present duty. The relief thus provided will be of great impor tance to the Atlantic States ; and in providing it the House strikes down one of the worst abominations of the tariff as it now is. We are not without hope that the salt monopoly will next receive its quietus. —New York Times. [ADVERTISEMENT. I —Holloway's Pills.—Unusually hot weather in the summer months is often productive of un pleasant consequences to many. The liver, the stomach, and bowels, in such cases are more or less seriously affected, so that the natives of England are, at certain seasons, liable to some of the disorders which rage in warm climates. People cannot have a more powerful curative than Holloway's justly celebrated Pills. They cool and purify the blood, and render the system less liable to any sort of irregularity, or when disease is present they abate its force, and at last totally destroy it. 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