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St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZOOLOGICAL G A.RDENS, Regent's-pack, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, ls.; on Mondays' 6d. Children nnder twelve, 6d. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at S. Is. Box-office o pen from II to 4. .7, 1 t rvs f"lr. v.-JD ly • 4 444 LONDON, _MONDAY, FEB. 7, 1870. ISY a curious coincidence the new constitution of the Irish Church was published almost simultaneously with the judgment in the Court of Arches on the two Ritual suits instituted by the Church Associa tion. While Irish churchmen, being free from State control, are free also to choose not only their own ritual, but also their government and doctrine, English churchmen. being still under the control of the State have to listen with becoming serious ness and gravity while Sir ROBERT PHILLIMORE pronounces the liberty of clergymen to wear any caps they please, including a night-cap. There is something very suggestive in this contrast, and the ad vocates of free Churches will be sure to make the most of it. In truth, the Church Association is straining to the uttermost the present bond between Church and State. When clergymen are summoned into the law courts, and exposed to ruinous costs,because they choose to wear a head-dress of a peculiar character which has the misfortune to bear an Italian name, it is not surprising if some of them desire a condition in which there would be a little more liberty and a little less law. As it is, the Church Association has received another well-merited rebuke, and another defeat. True, it has deprived High Church clergy of the right to wear coloured stoles ; but it has also deprived Low Church clergy of the right to wear those broad black scarves worthy of the great undertaker, Mr. BANTING, with which they used to adore themselves. Henceforth clergymen at matins or evensong must content themselves with donning their surplices alone, must even deny themselves the luxury of their university hoods. So far, then, there is a drawn game for the Association. But the next point is a decided check. Eucharistic vestments are declared lawful. Copes, chasubles, dalmatics, and the rest are all permissible. The result of this suit is therefore exactly the reverse of that which the prosecutors intended. They wished to abolish all distinctions between the costume worn at the ordinary service and that worn at the Communion. Instead of effecting this they have made the distinction more marked than ever. The clergyman at matins and evensong must be content with plain white ; the priest at celebration may wear all the colours of the rainbow or the parrot. The result will be that High Church clergymen with a taste for eccle siastical millinery, who have been longing to wear these "beautiful garments," will order them forth with, and Messrs, SMITH and TATTERSALL will be deluged with orders for elaborate costumes. Was it really worth the while of the Church Associa tion to purchase so many candles fur such a play as this? It is a relief to turn from these miserable trials, which degrade alike the law and the church, to the con stitution drawn up for the government of the dises tablished Irish Church. This constitution exists only in draft at present, and it is possible that it will be materially modified. It is possible, for instance, that the party with whom the Aiten- BISHOP of AnaLton is believed to sympathise, and which wishes to make Episcopacy and Presbyterianism open questions—allowing the clergy, who prefer the latter form of Government, to minister in the Church — will be strong enough, though this is not probable, to enforce its wishes. However that may be, the draft constitution provides the Episcopal form of government alone, and gives a great deal more authority to the bishops than the laity are likely to approve. For instance the bishops institute the clergy, and in the event of a refusal the appeal' is made, not to the full court, but to the College of Bishops, who will be sure to support their order. Moreover, in the Church parliament, the bishops while deliberating with the Lower House, will vote by themselves. In other words the Bishops will have the power of throwing out any measure whereof they disapprove, just as the House of Lords have in the British Par liament- Nor is this all. No bill can be as much as discussed in the Lower House without the leave of the Full Synod, that is of both Houses. The Bishops will therefore not only be able to reject a measure which they dislike, but will be able also to prevent it from being debated. It seems impos sible that in these democratic days any such regulation as this can be maintained. The bish4s also take into their hands the patronage which has hitherto been administered by the laity in the person of the PRIME MINISTER, namely, the appointment of deans and other dignitaries. This is no very great matter, we admit yet it is important as denoting the resolution of the bishops to absorb as far as possible all ecclesiastical power. But if these features are objectionable they are Compensated in a great degree by the admission of the laity to a part in the counsels of the Church. It is the exclusion of the laity which has wrought so much mischief in the English Church. It has been, far more than stoles or birettas, the great cause of estrangement. The laity see that they have no voice, and having no voice are not considered by the clergy. The appointment of pastors &itr them from whose doctrines they dissent, whose conduct they disapprove, and who may have bought them like so many sheep at a fair, is in itself sufficient to account for dissent. In the Irish Church provision will bo made for the influence of the laity in the appointment of the clergy. Each diocese will have a synod which will consist equally of clergy and laity, and will elect a committee of patronage equally composed of both elements ; and this com mittee of six joined by three communicants of tho parish in which a vacancy has occurred, will submit three names to the Bishop, who may, however, as we have said, reject all of them, subject to an appeal to the College of Bishops. The clergy only select the bishops, the laity having the power to reject all three of the names sent up to them; but then the appeal is to the College of Bishops in this case also, so that the bishops constitute the ultimate court of appeal in all matters of this hind. There is room here for considerable modification, and we believe that the laity of the Irish Church will not be content to accept the draft constitution without making some ill:iv:dud alto:aim in it, niE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1870. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC 30'01NAL9. The Times remarks that the session just beghining will put the Gladstone Ministry to the test. We shall soon know how far it possesses those elements of authority— unity in itself, the power to control followers and to hold opponents in check—without which the most distin guished personal talents fail to secure success. Last year necessarily left such points somewhat uncertain. Each Libe ral member came to the newly-elected House under the obligation of a mandat imperatif from his constituents to support Mr. Gladstone without scruple or hesitation in his appointed work of abolishining the Church Establishment in Ireland, and as the balance of numbers shewed an im mense majority on the Liberal side the task of the Ministry was comparatively easy. The main labour of the session before us has not been settled for the Ministry by a direct vote of the constituencies, as in the case of the Irish Church. The questions at issue cannot be presented in the same simple fashion to the popular mind, and the cir cumstances of the occupation of land in England and Ire land are so unlike that there is no similarity of experience on this side the Channel to assist in the comprehension of the problem. There can, however, be no doubt as to what is the judgment of England on the Irish Land Law. When we have chosen a road, we must walk along it. The Ministry have chosen their path, and cannot halt and falter in pursuing it. Amid the graver speculations on the session, we may be permitted to express a hope that /301110 manifestation of individual character ilaay be vouchsafed to the world from the mass of unknown and at present undistinguishable members. Last session was extraordinary in every respect, but nothing was more remarkable than the absence of personal distinction among the rank and file of the House of Commons. We should be sorry to have to say of the representatives of the people what Pope said of women, in his unconsciousness of the future assertion of women's rights—that most of them " have no characters at all "—but another such session as the last would go far to compel some such conclusion. We shall hope for better things. The new members last year were shy, and, overpowered by the sense of duty cast upon them, but now that the first ordeal has been passed, we may look for some of the natural play and variety of humanity. The Daily News thinks that there are many circum stances which combine to give an exceptional gravity to the approaching session. The next few months will shew us to what extent and in what direction the extension of the suffrage has modified the character of our Parliament. Last year our representatives had to deal with a single definite question, concerning which their instructions from their constituencies were so clear and explicit as to leave but little room for the display of legislative talent on the part of individual members. This year the case is very different. Upon the two main sub- ject-matters of debate—the Irish Land question and Edu cation—the country has not pronounced its opinion in so definite a manner as to convert representatives for the time being into delegates; while the issues involved in the discussion are of too important a cha racter to be decided solely by party considera tions. Parliament has a great work to do ; and it will, we believe, enter upon its labours in a spirit not unworthy of the magnitude of the work before it. The necessity for some thorough-going reform in our system of National Education will, in all likelihood, be dwelt upon in the Royal Address. We shall hardly, how ever, be at fault in assuming that, while the importance of providing for the educational wants of the country will be insisted upon with unmistakeable distinctness, no opinion will be expressed with regard to the rival schemes by which it is proposed to remedy the deplorable igno rance now prevailing in large classes of the community. It will be a disappointment to the public if the question of the Ballot should be passed over without any distinct reference. The course, however, that the Government is likely to pursue with respect to this important subject, is so obvious and straightforward that we may reasonably hope no such disappointment will be occasioned. We should deem it probable that the advisability of reforms in the licensing system and in the laws concerning electoral enquiries, will be made mention of in the Ministerial programme. We should, however, fancy that any pledges as to immediate legislation on these and other important topics will be of a studiously vague character. What with the Land Tenure in Ireland, the Education question, and the Ballot, Parliament has its work well cut eat for the coming session. What is to be done this next session, asks the Telegraph about the licensing question? Surely no more important subject can be brought under the consideration of Parlia ment, if it is true that nine-tenths of the crime, and more than nine-tenths of the misery, of the country, are to he referred to the prevalence of drunkenness amongst us. If strong drink crowds our convict-yards with wretches con demned to longer or shorter periods of penal servitude, and if it fills our pawnbrokers' stores, and the still more squalid " leaving-shops," with the little articles of cloth ing, and even with the rags, of the poor, it is high time to ask whether some remedy cannot be found for so unfortunate a state of things. We have too long acquiesced in the force of certain old sayings of which " You can't make people virtuous by Act of Parlia ment "is perhaps the most time-honoured sample. The maxim is sound enough in its way; but, if it call for any reply at all, you might fairly answer, " There is no need to make people vicious by Act of Parliament," which is pretty much what we have done for many a year past. We have quietly left the millions of our population, with their ignorance, their inherited traditions in favour of drunkenness, and their own natural Northern proclivities towards strong drink, at the mercy of the brewers and distillers. We nave made—and we rigidly enforce—regulations with regard to petroleum and gun powder, and other explosive substances or liquids, on the simple ground that men cannot be allowed to blow up the bodies of their fellow-creatures in order to put money into their own pockets. How, then, about the gin, and the drugged beer, which blow them up, bodies and souls? On the general propriety of doing something we need not dwell. We are pretty well agreed about that. Some are for doing too much • others wo uld treat this dreadful evil with rose-water, and would do too little. For our part, we would endeavour to ascer tain how far the good sense of the community will ulti mately go in favour of restriction, without advocating a measure of such undue severity as would be sure in the long run to defeat itself. Whatever may come of it, we are convinced that more than one bill is necessary to deal with London and the country generally. In the change which we are about to effect, we must be careful to provide that authority shall be elastic, so as to adapt itself to the wants of each locality. The discussion on the Licensing Bill —or, as we hope, Bills—will be one of the most important of the session. But the matter will, no doubt, be satisfactorily settled in the end; for surely a Parliament which has just dealt with vested interests on the other side of St. George's Channel, need not shrink from dealing with the bars and taprooms of our publicans. It should be as easy to meddle with the temporalities of the brewers and distillers as with the temporalities of the Irish Church. The Pall Mall Gazette observes it is plain that if the clergy are to be relieved from Home Tooke's Act, it should be distinctly provided not merely that they should aban don any preferment which they may hold, but that they should be excluded from all preferment in future, either for their lives, or, at least, for a long torm of years. But if sufficient security is taken for this purpose, we can see no reason why they should not have their disqualifications removed. Some persons may continue to believe that at his or dination a clergyman received a certain mysterious grace and power, of which no one on earth can deprive him. Whether he does or does not possess this grace is a simple question of fact, which it may be rather difficult to decide, and the decision of which must be left to theological methods. But for all practical purposes the clergyman might simply take off his gown, declare himself to be a layman, do anything that a layman may do, and be free from every restriction which does not apply to laymen. It is desirable that a man should have the power of doing this for the reasons alleged in the memorial. It is impolitic that the law should bind anyone even by very slight fetters to an irre vocable calling; it is desirable, in the interests of religion and conscience, that a clergyman should be permitted to resign his office without being called upon even to assign his reasons ; and we therefore think that the sooner exist ing restrictions are removed the better, always assuming that the necessary safeguards will be scrupulously main tained. The Standard says that the Dean of the Court of Arches has just given judgment in two of the most recent suits instituted against ritualist incumbents by tho representa tives of the Church Association. The defendants are the Rev. R. 11. Wix incumbent of St. Michael's, Swanmore, in the diocese of Winchester and tho Rev. James Purchas, incumbent of St. James's, Brighton. In the former case the offences charged were the " use " of incense—not " the censing of persons and things," but the burning of incense in a standing vessel—and of lighted candles when not required for purposes of illumination. The case against Mr. Purchas was tar more complicated. The charges were thirty-five in number, the most impor tant being that which raises the question of the lawful ness of the Eucharistic vestments, and upon which the decision of the judge was distinctly in favour of ritualistic practice. It will be seen from the list of prac tices objected to by the prosecutors, and admitted by the defendant, that Mr. Purchas is one of the wildest inno vators ever brought to book. Mr. Wix lrls persisted in praotiscs already condemned, but Mr. Purchas has invented new ones never hoard of since the Reformation. At the same time, we apprehend that the promoters of tho suit are by no means satisfied with Sir Robert Phillimore'e judgment. It condemns many practices which are obviously illegal, and which hare never boon heard of tut of St. James's, Brighton, but it gives an explicit sanction to usages which they would hold to be equally objectionable. It is quite possible, how ever, that the Court of Final Appeal will reverse the decision of the Dean of the Arches, and certainly the supporters of the association will not allow the question to remain on its present footing, which is tantamount to the abolition of the blank gown and the compulsory imposi tion of the vestments. Should the Judicial Committee deem it incumbent upon them to affirm the decision of Sir Robert Phillimore the only result would be a demand for a sweeping revision of the rubrics, the effect of which would be to cut away the ground from under the feet of the ritualists altogether. MR. CARDWELL AND THE VOLUNTEERS. The Secretary of State had a conference with a depu tation of volunteer officers at the War Office on Saturday morning, to receive their report upon the proposals he made to them at the conference on the 23rd of December. The report adopted at the meeting of com manding officers held at the offices of the National Rifle Association on the p-evious day was submitted and ex plained by Lord Elcho. Mr. Cardwell having thanked the officers for the trouble they had taken, expressed his wil lingness to give effect to the wishes of the volunteers and the emmtry,due consideration being given to the attainment of the thorough efficiency of the force. As to the question of what were "necessaries," that remained to be settled; but the Government agreed to the principle that all bond fide necessary expenses should be defrayed by the State. The details of the new system are to be settled by the War Office, who will be guided by the opinions of three or four of the officers who have attended the conference so as to get the scheme completed in time for the next army estimates. THF. GOVERNMENT AND THE WELSH FASTING GIRL. The Western Mail says that the Government have decided to prosecute the father of the Welsh fasting girl at the forthcoming Carmarthenshire assizes; and Mr. Giffard, Q.C., has received an intimation from the Attorney-General that he will be required to conduct the pmeoution on behalf of the Crown. THE STRIKE IN LANCASHIRE. A great strike of Lancashire colliers took place on Satur day in the districts of Bolton, Farendeth,and Kersley. The men demand that the rise which they consider has taken place in the prospects of the trade shall be marked in the rate of their wages. They have for a fortnight been working half stint, and the masters refuse to concede any advance. The men demanded an increase equal to the reduction last made in their wages—a reduc tion of a shilling a load. A great meeting upon the subject was held on Friday night at Kersley. From fiften hundred to two thousand men attended. The masters' reso lution was communioated to the men; and they unani mously agreed to stand out until the whole of their claims were granted. MR. CORRY ON lIIS ADMIRALTY POLICY. In reply to a request made by Admiral Elliot that Mr. Corry would furnish an explanation of the policy of the late Board of Admiralty with a view to proving that the many allegations prejudicial to Mr. Corry's administration are mis-statements, the late First Lord has written a long letter, which has been published. In it he seeks to vindi sate his policy respecting the chief points, about which he says he has been attacked in letters and speeches in different parts of the country. These points are, first, the building of ships; secondly, the entering into the dockyards of additional workmen, and their subsequent discharge ; and thirdly, the works in connection with Chatham and Portsmouth dockyards. With regard to shipbuilding Mr. Corry says that it is stated that the increase of artificers in our dxkyards in 1867 was caused by a mere love of extravagance on his part, and that as rapid a reduction was made in 1863. The facts really are that when the late Government assumed office, matters had been left in such a bad state by their predecessors that it was necessary to build a large number of unar moured vessels, and consequently a number of extra hands bad to be employed. In the attacks on his policy Mr. Corry says, exception is taken to these hands being dismissed without pension. The Admiralty has no power to pension "hired" hands, but only " established " ones. He engaged men for a special service, and after they had performed their work, they were discharged, being needed no longer. He had also been charged with delaying the progress of the dockyard works at Chatham and Portsmouth by reducing the expenditure upon them. In reality, he was most anxious to proceed rapidly with these works; but the amount paid for labour one year at Portsmouth happened to be less than the vote, on account of the way in which the contractor chose to go on with the work. It is to Mr. Corry that Portsmouth is indebtedtfor its steam basin and docks in connection with it. The letter closes with a protest against Mr. Childers's attempt to implicate him (Mr. Corry) in the dis establishment of Woolwich Dockyard. He declares that nothing so impolitic ever entered his head as to dis establish that dockyard until the Chatham extension had become available for the repair and equipment of thefleet, which it cannot be for years to come. If it had been de ferred till then, not a single discharge need have taken place, as the whole of the Woolwich labourers might have been transferred to Chatham. LAW AND POLICE. ONE HUNDRED POUNDS DAMAGES FOR FALSE IMPRISON . - MENT.—On Saturday in the Bail Court, before Mr. Justice Blackburn and a jury, a young man named Allen brought an action against the London and South-Western Railway for damages for false imprisonment. The plaintiff was with his two brothers at Twickenham station at ten o'clock in June last, and a dispute arose between plaintiff and the booking clerk about the change. It ended in the plaintiff being given in charge at the Twickenham station, and he was locked up all night on the charge of attempting to steal a penny from the till of the booking-office. The next morning he was brought before the magistrates, and he was dismissed, the booking clerk only being questioned, Mr. Denman, Q.C., on behalf of the company, expressed regret for what had happened, and stated that the booking clerk had been discharged. He, however, contended by a matter of law that the company were not liable. Mr. Justice Blackburn, in charging the jury, said if the booking-clerk had acted in furtherance of the company's interest, the defendants would be responsible for the damage ; but if the jury thought the clerk had acted out of spite, then the com pany would not be liable. The jury retired, and gave a verdict for £lOO damages. A THEATRICAL SQUABBLE.—THE NECKLACE OF PEARLS IN COURT.—In the Court of Common Pleas, on Saturday, before Mr. Justice Keating and a Common Jury of the county of Middlesex, the case of "Cameron and wife v. Leslie," which was of great interest to members of the histrionic profession came on. Pefore her marriage Mrs. Cameron was well known in the dramatic world as Miss Kate Hicksson. The defendant is a playwright of some position, being the author of •`Time and Tide." The present action was brought to recover damages for non-delivery of a play called "The Necklace of Pearls," which had been entrusted to Mr. Leslie for the purpose of recasting one of the characters previous to its adaptation to the stage, the plot itself being composed by Mrs. Cameron. More than two years had elapsed since the original con tract was entered into by the -parties, and it appeared a sum of £4O had been paid by the defendant for the literary labour incident to his revision of the piece. Finding that the suggested alterations had not been made, more especiaily as the " screaming parts, which Mrs. Cameron esteemed of essential impor tance to the interest and success of the play, had been left out, the plaintiff brought her present action, alleging that in consequence of the defendant's conduct she had sus tained the damage in respect of which this claim was instituted. The jury found that Mr. Leslie had broken the contract which he had entered into with the defen dant, and found a verdict for the plaintiff for £4O and costs. TEE VALUE or A LADY'S CURL.—A very amusing case was heard at the Brentford Police-court on Saturday. Robert Passmore, a hairdresser, was charged with unlaw fully detaining a curl of hair, value 10s. 6d., the property of Miss Matilda Davis. Complainant said about two months ago she left a curl with the defendant at his house of business to be dressed, and paid 9d., the amount agreed upon for the dressing. The defendant promised to get it done at once and let her have it; but on her applying for it some days afterwards defendant said he had mislaid it, and on a subsequent occasion he intimated that she must have taken it away with her ; owing to his impertinence she gave him a month to look for it, statinethat she intended either having the curl back or the value of it. The month having expired, com plainant told defendant she intended summoning him before the Brentford Bench for the recovery of her property. He then promised to get her a curl from London, but failed to do so. She then summoned him. He disputed the value of the hair; but she produced a communication from a London firm charging 10s. 6d. for a similar curl. The Bench then made an order on the defendant to pay 10s. 6d., the value of the curl, and 9s, costs, or in default fourteen days' imprisonment. Defeo: dant paid the fine. SPLITTING A MAN'S TONGUE.—At Ruabon, last week, John Williams charged Samuel Mellin with assaulting and doing him bodily harm, with intent to murder him. The complainant said that on the night of the 4th of November last he was going over the fields to his father in-law's house, when he was attacked by two men whom he passed on the road, and one of whom he positively swore to as Mellin. He was knocked down several times, and then Mellin put his knees upon him and tried to throttle him. He forced out his tongue, and then ripped it up with an awl or some other sharp instrument. The men then listened, and he shouted out and they ran away. He was taken into his father-in-law's hOuse. He made signs that the defendant was one of the men who attacked him. He had been confined to his bed for five weeks. The inquiry was adjourned. THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN AND ERIE RAIL ROAD COMPANIES.—In December, 1868, the Atlantic and Great 'Western Railroad ('ompany passed from General Potter, the Receiver, and the road was leased by the Erio Company. But the Erie paid no rent, and last spring, in a suit, that company was protected by au injunction of Judge Barnard, from paying rent, and soon after that, Jay Gould and O'Doherty wero made joint Receivers of the company. On the strength of that appointment, the same persons wore made Receivers in Ohio and Pennsylvania. But the receivers paid no earnings to bondholders, and the bondholders appealed to the courts, and in Ohio and New York, Gould and 0 Doherty have been superseded as receivers, and Reuben Hitchcock, of Ohio, has been ap pointed in their place; and the same result will follow in Pennsylvania. The order removing Gould and O'Doherty as receivers in New York was entered on Friday last. The new receiver is now in possession, collecting the earnings. There is a pending negotiation between the now receiver and the Erie Company to allow the latter com pany to operata the line, on the basis of 30 per cent. of the gross earnings being paid to the bondholders. BIRMING HAM STEEPLECHASES. The following anticipations of the Birmingham meeting, which commences to morrow, are given by a contributor to the Sportsman :—" The Birmingham Grand Annual is now generally regarded as a good Grand National trial race, and it promises to be eminently so on the present occasion. The racing at Birming ham often has an effect on the Grand National betting, but since Emblem displayed her brilliant powers here, it has not given us a Liver pool winner. This year there has been so much heavy and puzzling betting on the Grand National that the quotations from Birmingham will be looked for with much interest, and as The Lamb was `brought' here two years ago, everyone will be on the qui rive for a similar movement: With regard to the races to be decided, I think that 3n Tuesday the Hunt Cup will fall to Bishopton. The Hunters' Plate I shall award to Charlie or Rosary. In the Erdington Plate, Lord Burghersh and Lord Poulet's best ought to furnish the winner. The Sutton Handicap should be carried off by Sky Blue or Meerschaum. On Wednesday the Birmingham Grand Annual Steeplechase will be run, and as thirty of the fifty nine handicapped have accepted, there ought to be a good field. Amongst the number are several Grand National candidates. When Gladiateur won the Derby the idea bacame prevalent that Count Lagrange would be always winning it. When Mr. Studd won the Grand National with Salamander, it was considered that nobody had a chance with him in cross-country events, and if for a couple of years afterwards he had started a cab horse it would have beeu first favourite, just as Count Lagrange's Dragon was backed for the Derby at 7 to 1. Both these gentlemen are out of fashion just now, but notwithstanding this I shall go for Mr. Studd's Representative. THE SPRING HANDICAPS. With respect to the Lincolnshire Handicap, the Field has the following :--"'Van Amburgh has been elected the favourite, and, as he has been in active training during the winter months, with a view to his Lincoln engagement, he is sure to bo to the fore under such a nice weight as 7st. 111 b. Next in demand are Royal Rake, Queen of Hearts, and Benbow; and, as the trying tackle at Messrs. Blau ton, Rayner, and Day's command is good, these horses are likely to be dangerous, unless Woodyeates should finally trust to a three year-old—Maid of Athole or Blandford, both of whom are useful animals. No sign has yet been made in the market in connection with Islam or the Grasshopper filly; but for the latter we have a strong pen chant. With a run, we should still elect to be represented by Islam and the Grasshopper Filly; but as the former may be reserved for the Chester Cup, the latter must at present be our only selection." _ The same journal, speaking of the City and Suburban handicap, says the three-year olds are a strong band, and the most noteworthy of these are the colt by Thormanby out of Blue Bell, 6st 71b; Scarbro', 6st. 41b.; Walter, sst. 111 b. ; Revenge, sst. 101 b.; Vandenhoff, sst. 91b. ; Claudius, sst. 71b. ; Douglas,sst. 71b.; Lady Superior, b - s. 71b.; Sabina, sst. 71b. ; and the fillyby Lord Clifden out of Maid of Derwent, sst. 71b. The latter, considering she has only run once in public, has been let In on easy terms; nevertheless, she does not wear so taking an appearance as Vandenhoff, Walter, Claudius, Sabinus, and Revenge, who are remarkably well in. Taking four candidates, however, to represent us, we should name Miss Dayrell, Myosotis, Walter, and Vanden hoff, and as Walter has no other spring engagement, we shall associate him with Miss Dare% who will stay this easy course under her highly favourable weight, 7st. 61b." Touching the Metropolitan, the Field is struck with the nice imposts awarded to Ventnor, ist. 111 b.; Cie teence, ist. 91b.; Judge, Gat. 121 b.; The Briton, 6st. 121 b.; and Winifred, 6st. 101 b, ; and this lot will be tad to beat. Amongst the three-year olds are Falkland, 6st. Gib. ; the colt by Tim Whiffler out of Chamade, 6st. 21b. ; the filly by Lord Clifden out of Maid of Derwent, sst. 131 b.; Thinskin, sst. 131 b.. Douglas, sst. 131 b.; Fearnought, sst. 131 b.; Jarnac, sst. 131 b. ; and Revenge, ss. 131 b. Thinskin, Revenge, and Fearnought are likely to act well over the Epsom course, as they can stay, and have been leniently handi capped. The running in the City and Suburban has often pointed out the winner of the Metropolitan, and it may do so this year. "At this date we must, however, admit A strong faucy for REVENGE and TIIINSKIN." CURIOUS BILL OF FARE, A.D. 1500, SALTERS' COMPAYY.-The following is a copy of a curious " bill of fare for fifty members of the • Worshipful Company of Salters, A.D. 1506," preserved in MS. in the Library, at Guildhall:-36 chickens, 4s. sd. ; 1 swan and 4 geese, is. ; rabbits, ls. 4d. ; 4 breasts of veal, ls. sd. ; 2 rumps of beef tails, 2d. ; 6 quails, Is. 6d. ; 2 ozs. of pepper, 2d.; ozs. cloves and mace, 4d. ; 1 oz. of saffron, 6d. ; 31bs. sugar Bd.; 2 lbs. raisins, 4d. ; 1 lb. dates, 4d. ; 1 lb. comfits, 2d.; doz. eggs, 21d, ; 4 galls. of curds, 4d.; 1 ditto of gooseberries, 2d.; bread, ls.; 1 kilderkin of ale, 2s. 3d.; herbs, ls.; 2 dishes of butter, 4d.; bacon, 6d.; load of coals, 4d.; faggots, 2d.: 3i galls, of Gas coyne wine, 2s. 4d. ; 1 bottle of Muscovadine, Bd. ; cherries and tarts, Bd.; salt, ld.; verjuice and vinegar, 2d.; paid the cooke, 3s. 4d.; perfume, 2d. ; 11 bushel of meal, Bd. ; Water, 3d.; garnishing the vessels, 3d. Total, £1 13s. 21d. COMMITTAL OF AN ALDERMAIQ FOB, AN ELEC TION LIDEL.-At Tamworth, on Friday, Mr. J. P. Elliott, an alderman of the borough, was committed for trial upon a charge of libelling Mr. Edwin Hooper, one of the coroners for Staffordshire. The follow ing is the libel complained of :—The passage forms part of a placard headed, " Behind the Scenes; or Things Worth Knowing," addressed to the men of Tamworth, and purporting to be written from the Strand, London :—" We now come to the bully coroner. The very sight of the man, in conjunction with his manner and his dogmatic style in genera], prove that he is a man unfit for the office. The Corurnifisioners ought to be made acquainted with his night-house visits and his general debauchery, so that he may no longer live on public money, and remain no longer a public nuisance, but he sent home to his own place, where he may bask in infamy, as he did before he came. He had not visited the White House many times before he began his tricks there; and you know he had not been at Tamworth many weeks before he began to sow the seeds of contention; also, that when the council condemned him as a man unfit for the Town Clerkship, he came out in his true colours—a devil. But we can always beat the devil with straightforward dealing, as they did at Elford the other week." The libel was published with a view to damage Mr. Hooper's candidature for a seat in the Municipal Council. A REPENTANT CABMAN.—There ought (the Daily News observes) to be great joy in London over one re pentant sinner. A cabman, conscious of his delinquencies, has sent five shillings to the poor-box —" to avoid the con sequences of incivility and many other breaches of the Cab Act." We are not quite sure that we understand what is meant by " avoiding the consequences of in civility ;" but it will not do to look a gift horse in the mouth, even if it comes from a cab. It is enough that Cabby repents. He repents of "You're no gentleman," addressed to gentlemen who have paid him only his just fare, and of all the slang he has inflicted on ladies who have paid him only double his fare. He repents of that travelling bag which he neglected to take to the office in Scotland-yard. He repents of crawling. He repents of refusing passengers at the railway station because not introduced to him by a porter. He repents of spreading small-pox add fever abroad by taking patients to the hospital, and immediately aftefwards offering his cab to ordinary passen gers. Oh rare five shillings ! Jt may not cover the cost of Cabby's iniquity--but it is a token of repentance; it is the still small voice of conscience, and it is more precious than it looks. Well done, Cabby ; and lot him be assured that wo are not abusing him when we add, 0 ei sic omnesi The very extensive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Messis. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be called " The Royal Irish Distillery." HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning. Evening MONDAY 10 min past 6 30 min past 6 TUESDAY.. 5O min past 6 8 min past 7 WEDNESDAY 30 min past 7 54 min past 7 THURSDAY 32 min past 8...... 0 min past 9 FRIDAY., ~,,, i „►„ 85 Min past 9,„ m 1.0 min past 3.0 VIE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT CALCUTTA. CALCUTTA, Jan. 11. A man-of-war converted into a brilliantly-lighted ball-room is a sight never to be forgotten. Last Tuesday night the Duke of Edinburgh acknow ledged, after a princely fashion, the hospitality of Calcutta and the Viceroy by entertaining nearly a thousand guests on board the Galatea. There was but one drawback to the fete, that room could not be found on board for another thousand, and great has been the lamentation. About 10 o'clock his Royal Highness received Lord and Lady Mayo and their party at the gateway of the bridge of boats, which gave access to the ship from a point close to the Eden Gardens on the famed Calcutta Course. The bridge was gaily illuminated with lamps and Chinese lanterns, and led at once to the Governor-General's yacht,which served as a cloak room. Outside, in the gloom of the night, the Galatea looked forbidding enough, with canvas covering her whole outline, and rising to a height of 50ft. above her decks. But no fairy scene in the best pantomime put on the stage ever equalled the spec tacle which presented itself to the spectator who, climbing up a broad but steep staircase, entered the hip by its lofty gangway and looked down on the leek. From stern to forecastle, for nearly 280 feet, naught was visiblo save gaily-dressed crowds, cool fountains, flashing mirrors, knightly banners, gor geous flowers, and stands of arms arranged around and over masts and funnel, so that the place would have seemed one spacious theatre but for the sailors who formed a setting around the whole as they lined the bulwarks and forecastle. The height of the canvas roof, decorated with flags and silks of varied colours, made it possible to light up the whole with long rows of gas jets and candelabra, which seemed to be suspended by some invisible means. Never was there so unique a ball room, and loud were the exclamations of chiefs who rule millions and count their revenue by half millions that truly this was Paradise. His Royal Highness did the honours, both in the dance and at the supper table on the gun deck, with grace and spirit. On Fri day morning he left Calcutta for Upper India. it is probable the Admiralty will allow the Galatea to go on to Madras, where her captain will join her, going from Bombay to Beypore, and across Southern India by railway. The first stage of the Duke's journey was Bard wan, where, by visiting the Maharajah, he paid a compliment to the Zemindars of Bengal, of whom he is the head. The carriage approaches to the Palace were covered with crimson cloth and strewn with flowers ; flags, banners, and festoons of flowers were everywhere. There were the usual Royal salutes, and an illumination in the evening _ _ showed how the Maharajah felt the honour of the visit. This nobleman has a revenue of nearly half a million from estates larger than Wales, but such was the inequality of the permanent settle ment,that hardly a tenth of this income goes to the Maharajah himself. The Duke reached Nulhatee station in the afternoon. Leaving the East Indian Railway there the party proceeded by the light rail way which, running along a common road, connects the main line with Moorshedabad. The Duke's first experiences of travelling in the interior of India were amusing. There are no fences to protect the line. Bullock carts toiled along the road within a foot of the rail as the train rattled by, but at so slow a pace that little native boys endeavoured to keep up with it as they asked for coppers. Oa arriving at Azimgunge, the terminus on the Bha guruttee, one of the channels by which the Gangcs spills over into the Hooghly, a deputation of the officials, followed by a crowd of the people, met the Prince. The station and the road to the ferry were illuminated. It was now late, and the party pro- ceeded but slowly, crossing tedious rivers and driving for 12 miles in the brilliant moonlight of the East to the camp at Dewan Serai. Some of the brggage had been left behind and some had fallen into the river, but the dinner was none the less cheerful. On the morning of the Bth the party prepared, after a hearty breakfast, to hunt the boar. There were 18 riders, some of them the most skilful members of the Calcutta Tent Club. His Royal Highness was mounted on a trained horse sent from Calcutta. No fewer than twenty-seven ele phants were assembled to beat the jungle. A tine boar was secured before luncheon, and after that three great tuckers fell before the spear. The Prince, who rode well, shared with his coinpaniuns the usual number of falls, but received no serious hurt. He fairly won his spurs in getting the " first spear" of the last boar. The brute had a long run through high grass, and even after receiving the spear several sportsmen were engaged in se curing him. Lord Marcus Beresford and others of the party were not so fortunate. The former lost a valuable horse, and many had severe falls. So much for "pig sticking," a sport renowned in the old days of prosperous indigo planters and hunting civilians. The Duke will meet Lord Mayo at Raj mahal iu a few days and go on with his Excellency to Benares, into which they will make a public entry on the 17th. The splendid ghauts of the sacred Kasi will be illuminated, and the next day will be spent in shooting over the preserves of tLe Maharajah of Benares at Chukea. Lord Mayo will return to Calcutta on the 21st, and the Duke will go to Luckuow and Agra, where the Taj will be illuminated ; Bhurtpore, where the Maha rajah offers some shooting; Delhi, Umballa, and Lahore, where there will be a great military dis play. About the Ist of March the Duke will meet Lord Mayo at Jubbulpore, and will open the rail way through to Bombay at the Tawa-bridge. Dr. Oldham, the directo r of the Geological Sur vey, has given so favourable a report on the ex tent of the Chanda coal deposits as certain to sup ply the railway for 250 miles from Nagpore t o i ts junc tion with the main line at Bhosawul, th at a railway is to be surveyed from Wurdah to Chanda and the Godavery, so as to render the expense of cutting the third barrier of that river unne cessary. Lord Mayo i s anxious to ins pect p t r h o e v s i e nc a e n s, d a t n h de o e ll i;t t entertained a s i p ne o d . other e a c r o c a f l u I,y depositsstudy t o h f e teneettCe magnificentlyne n i t u r a e le question i l r l ß il o e m t b h a e y l) , Lord is dM b a e y in o g will return to Calcutta for the Budget in the second week in March. While the political effect of the visit of the Queen's sou continues to be so good in the case of all our feudatories and the educated natives, it i s producing results among the ignorant in distant provinces which he never could have anticipated. The talk in the bazaars of Ajmer° and Rajpootana is, a correspondent on the spot informs me, that the Dola is to be revived. Now, the Dola was one of the most offensive exactions of the Mogul Em perors, when they required the Rajahs of Raj pootana to send a daughter to the Imperial harem. More than this, the Dola, being au insult which roused the Rajpoot blood, has always in popular belief been considered the precursor of war and bloodshed. The rumour is a gauge not only of the ignorance of our native subjects, but of the accuracy with which they esti mate the relation of the Queen of England to India since the Great Mogul passed away. The people of Rajpootana are still suffering from scarcity, which will not cease till the harvest has been gathered, three months hence. The mis sionaries of the United Presbyterian Church have exhausted their strength and their funds in ministering to the destitute, and have co-operated nobly with the Department of Public Works. The deficit has unfortunately led Government to restrict or withdraw its aid too soon, and there are no fewer than 600 orphans thrown, as in Orissa, on the missionaries hands. Many of these are from native States, and it is to be hoped that Go vernment and the chiefs together will do their duty to the last. Meanwhile the mission is appealing for aid to clothe as well as feed the starving in a country where the cold is very severe at this time, and the lower classes have parted with their ra:ment for food. The Government of India has refused to abolish the export duly on rice, even in the case of Burmab, but promises to consider the feasibility of doing so two months hence. This is unfortunate ; if the duty is to be swept away at all it should be done now— should have been done months ago—lest the rice trade follow that in saltpetre, which was destroyed by similar delay. Mr. Forsyth is now on a visit to the Governor- General, to whom he is reporting the results of his mission to Russia. f : 7: 7 p v , , ,, F . 1. 1 1 4 r 4,4 7; r nprj 't - As 11'4,111M HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 6. Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal High ness Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, at tended Divine service at Osborne this morning. LATEST INTELL LGENCF4 (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) F RANCE. PARIS, Feb. 7. An Imperial decree has been published to-daY approving the convention concluded with the bank ing firm of Erlanger and Co., for the establishment of a submarine telegraph cable between France? Algeria, and Malta. The decree states that no ex clusive privilege is granted by this CODCCSSIOII to MM. Erlanger and Co. The cable is to be in working order by the 15th of August of the present year as far as Algeria, and by the 15th of August, 1871, as far as Malta. Another decree, dated the sth instant, orders the interment of the remains of Marshal Regnault de St. Jean d'Angely in the Hotel des Invalides. In to-day's number of the Marseillaise Ii• Rochefort announces his refusal to surrender him self as a prisoner at the summons of the law officers. He desires that force should be used to compel him so to do. BORDEAUX, Feb. 7. Yesterday another free-trade meeting was held here in the Grand Theatre. M. Itozy, Professor at the University of Toulouse, M. Passy, and M• Say addressed the meeting, which was numerously attended, and passed off quietly. AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, Feb. 5. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 121; the highest quotation dur ing the day was 1214 ; the lowest, 1201. Sterling Exchange on London lOB4. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 ll5l. 64 " 1885 ll5. i 4 " 1867 ll4l. 10-40 66 Illinois l3Bl. Erie Cotton—Mid. upland 25/0. Petroleum—Standard White 30 4 0. Flour, extra state, $4.90c. to $5.50c. Corn, old mixed, sl.6c. MEXICO. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Intelligence from Mexico announces that the Government troops were defeated on the 14th of January, with a loss of 20 cannon, by the insur gents, near San Luis Potosi. Cahegrray had joined the insurgents. INDIA AND CHINA (HEAVY) MAIL. GIBRALTAR, Feb. 6. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Poonah leaves at noon to-day for Southampton• All well. She may be expected early on the morn ing of the 11th inst. THE WEST AFRICAN MAIL. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 7. The West African Company's steamer Roquelle/ from the West Coast of • Africa, arrived off Point Lynas at 8.30 a.m. to-day, and will arrive here ill the course of the afternoon. SHELLEY'S FIRST AND SECOND WIFE• We do not quite see reason for depreciating Shelley's fil e wife, Harriet Westbrook, to the length Mr. Rossetti ge es ' Two wrongs cannot make a right, and nothing o il justify Shelley's desertion of his wife and cobs. bitation with Mary Godwin. Doubtless ShelleY° marriage with Harriet was imprudent; it is easy t° be wise after the fact and pronounce judgment according l y' but the whole of Shelley's early life was a series of 03- prudences—or worse, lawlessnesses. The warmest of 13i5 partisans must admit this, though excusing it on t ile , score of his marv e ll ous genius. But there is sufficieny evidence to show that Shelley's marriage with Hamle t Westbrook was n o t so " imprudent, " as the result rah" seem to indicate. On the 28th of January, 1312 : Shelley wrote " m y w if e i s the partner of my though," and feelings ; " on the 27th December in the same year he wrote, " Harriet, is as happy as w e are, and I am very happy;" and on the 7th of February' 1813, he wrote, "When I come home to Harriet, I g e l the happiest of th e h appy. " About this time, when he ha' been nearly tw o y ears marr i e d , he completed " Queen gab', and wrote the beautiful dedication to his wife. Unfortu nately his regard for her diminished—doubtless consid er ; ably inconsequence of th e numerous depreciatory letters sell" by candid friends, and probably he would, like many other men the ardency of whose affection for their wives has su nk into matter-of-fact respect, have lived comfortably enough with Harriet, had he not seen and conceived " a violent, irresistible, uncontrollable passion" for Mary Godwin,' This occu rre d i n M ay 1814, and then he disco.ered an d put on record that the partner of his life should " b e one who can feel poetry and understand philosophy' Harriet is a noble animal ; but she can do neither." I le acted on his convenient doctrines respecting the marriag e tie, separated from Harriet, and in forty days left London with Mary Godwin, a woman who inherited much of her celebrated mother's powerful intellect, and many of her opinions. She, by force of her own strong will, heart . felt devotion, constancy, and literary sympathies, retaine d Shelley's love till his death. Shelley was married to Harriet in 1811, 84 1 cording to the Scotch custom, in Edinburgh; b ut that no doubt might exist as to the validity e' that marriage, they were remarried at St. George's, Hanover-square, on the 14th March, 1814—only threef months before he left her, and therefore affording pre ° that he then had not become so indifferent to her as to desir e separation. It is said that Mr. John Forster possesses deco' ments throwing light on the whole affair ; and it would be an act of simple justice to the dead to make these paper s public. Shelley unquestionably won the affections of Harrie t Westbrook—so far, it is said, as to induce her to risk, fe r his sake, what is most dear to a woman, and for that veil reason she had the greater claim on his love and forbear. ance ; consequently, if we are to accept his own theories' he is not entitled to the paean in which he is termed "nobl e, and his conduct compared to the too frequent faithlessn es s of "faultlessly Christian young heirs of opulent baronets, written by Mr. Rossetti. The sooner the notion that it is on the one hand discreditable or " foolish," and on the other superlatively " noble," " honourable," or " generous to marry a woman who has given the strongest possible proof of her love, ceases to prevail, and it is recognised as a simple duty, the better. There is no evidenc e to shew that Shelley thought it otherwise. That he should have carried to their logical consequenc es his socially subversive principles respecting matrimo n y will always be an indelible stain on his character. It le , now alleged, on the authority of Mr. Thornton Hunt, tha t Harriet Shelley's suicide was caused by her being desertec, "by a man in a very humble grade of life." We are ne t told who this man was, nor are we given any particulars. So grave a charge against her memory should surely ha ve been more explicitly made. The accusation is intended to relieve Shelley from the onus of her miserable end; b ut with us it has the contrary effect. He is made responsible not only for the terrible closing act of her life, but for her she was guilty of it. The revelation is not surprising. Mr. Hunt allows, with all other biographers, that her conjugal life before separation W 35 irreproachable; but it is admitted that from having been educated a Methodist she came to share in many of he r husband's views. A strong-minded person could not have Ilived three years i n th e c l oses t poss ibl e i n ti macy w ith such a man as Shelley, without, to a certain extent, becomi n g imbued with his dangerous doctrines. Harriet w as the converse of strong-minded, and her husband's teachi n gS both as regard s th e i nv i o l a bilit y o f th e marriage-tie an , man's absolute con t ro l over hi s own lif e, h a d it s natur al effect—bore bitter fruit: a fearful commentary on Iris neologian , neologian anarchical dogmas. 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