The Sun. — London, England, 1870-06-20 00:00:00

This is by no means an easy process if we are to judge by the elaborate description given in the Court. The material selected is Russian wool or other wool of a coarse texture, and it has to be soaked, boiled, dyed, dried, crisped, and curled, before it is fit for exhibition on ladies heads, according to the dictum of fashion. So successful was the improvement on Dame Nature, that other chignon manufacturers imitated Mr. Rushton's contrivance, and produced wool transformed into hair ! The case was brought into court for an injunction to restrain any such sale. The point raised was of some interest, for though► one of the counsel heartlessly observed that ladies ehignons were trifling things, the validity of the patent depended upon the principle that a known material might be adapted to a new purpose for which it had not before been used. Vice-Chancellor Malins, however refused to admit this, and declared that a man could not take out a patent for the use of a well-known material in the manufacture of every-day goods, If this patent were sustained, no one could hereafter use wool,without the consent of the plaintiff, for pur poses to which our grandfathers applied it. The bill was dismissed, with costs, and the rivalry goes on. THE RELIGION OF THE SOLDIER. A. British soldier, on entering the service, is requested to name the religious sect to which he belongs, and he is ever afterwards compelled to attend once on every Sunday a place of worship, where the observances are in accordance with his belief. A long and bitter complaint against this system of "enforced" religious worship is made by a correspondent to one of our military contempora ries. He regards it as nonsensical that men should be proud of the religious liberties of this country as long as Englishmen are allowed to be driven like dumb cattle to a church, where tedious services and prosy sermons are too often the provision made for them. This writer considers that the manner of worshipping on Sunday should be voluntary with the soldier, and that it should be left to him, if necessary, to adopt the method of the Covenanters of old, who prayed on the moors and hill tops. He, however, seems to forget that many soldiers (and it may be that he is himself of the number), are not pre-disposed to think of the obligations due from them on Sunday. It has, moreover, been too clearly proved that if young soldiers were not made to spend some portion of their Sundays in attention to grave and serious duties, the whole day would be spent in unseemly places, where temptations and tempters would have full sway over them, and where no mention of the awards of a good life would be heard. HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARD& The Londoner, who is obliged to remain for a cer tain number of hours each day cooped in at work in a dark office, who is obliged to breathe the close city air, and whose eyes for the time grow weary looking into ledgers and ink bottles,knows not, perhaps, that after his hours of labour he can at a cheap rate pay a visit to Hastings or St. Leonards, sleep the night there even with his family, and go down or come up from London by express trains. The opportunity for this treat has been provided by the London, Brighton, and South Coast, and the South Eastern Railways. A little before five every evening two trains start, one from Charing Cross, the other, the "City fast train," from the Brighton side of the Lon don Bridge terminus. By means of these trains a man may enjoy all the pleasures of a marine residence in these sunny days, and as the fares are not exorbitant, he may gain health, strength, and spirits, at no sacrifice to conscience. He may, moreover, give all these benefits to his wife and children, and thereby save Many anxieties and large doctor's bills. As yet the trains are not well patronised, indeed on one occasion this week the express left London-bridge with four pas sengers. This is only, however, owing to its not being known that there is a way of getting to the seaside towns. It is a pleasing duty to aid in giving publicity to the fact. . 4. ottnlat Trim • HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, June 19, The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by the Marchioness of Ely. Her Majesty, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine ser vice this morning in the private chapel. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO-DAY Lady Poltimore's dance. • Mr. William Gillett's (of the Albany) fancy dress ball, at Willis's Rooms. Philarmonic Society (conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins).— Last concert but one, at eight o'clock. At Lord's Ground (grand cricket match)—M.C.C. and Ground v. University of Cambridge. SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS TO-DAY. The Asiatic Society at 3 p.m. The United Service Institution at 8.30 p.m., when there will be a discussion on Capt. Hoseason's paper on " The necessity of our Naval Transport Fleet for Military Purposes." JUNIOR CONSZRVATIVE CLUB. the adjourned general meeting of members and candi dates for membership of this club, was held at 40, P arliament -street, on Saturday afternoon, J. T. Agg Gardner, Esq-, in the chair. Present :—Cap tain J. Russell Chipperton, Captain G. B. Hobson, Colonel Haly, Captain H. Radcliffe : Messrs. J. B. „Alyers (Market Rasen), C. Graham Carttar, S. R. -I :.,cwnshend M a y er , J o h n C. Paget, H. B. Harrington, A. J• Murray, J. L. Vincent, R. J. Withers, John Godwin, etc., etc. Mr. J. M u rray Dale's resignation of the hon. !?creta,ryship having been read and accepted, Mr. Graham uarttar moved, and Captain Chipperton seconded, a lesolution dissolving the club, and directing the return !a full of all subscriptions. A. warm discussion ensued, 114(1 ultimately the resolution was carried by a majority. ~M• Graham Cartar then moved and Captain Rad -ir„,e seconded. a resolution requesting the National proposed` to accept as original members of the d;,,Constitutional Club members and can , - ..-:!;,ates 'of the late " Junior Conservative Club, ' cruout payment of any entrance fee. Consider Mayer that the this resolution in strong terms. ing that at the National. Union had " succeeded in putting an r i ngruisher on the Junior Conservative Club," he thought th ould be undignified to ask the favour proposed at t h _ e tr hand s . He had no faith in the formation of , " Constit u ti ona l," which had been put on paper 'eiY, as he believed, to give the coup de grace to the • Junior Conservative. 7 Alittle tact, vigour, and capital I'veuld have started the latter club, notwitstanding the aPosition of a clique. Mr. Harrington supported Mayer in a long and able speech, in cu. he gave the history of the Junior Con tervative Club and the negotiations which had p e ,9, 13 . entered into with the Nationai Union. He el u Ted out that the prospectus of the " Constitutional" gi v „„ was anonymous. In it no secretary's name was n o , no bankers were mentioned, nor was any person pr o to whom subscriptions might be sent. In short, the th e n Tectus had been got up for a purpose hostile to e u llior Conservative and its promoters. The chairman ` -14 ssed a hope that the resolution would be carried, as c_ differed from the last two speakers. lie thought the ha uhstitutional Club would be established. On a shew of tw 11 0 (18 Mr. Graham Carttar's resolution was negatived by big f;,, ° Ole tip,. With a Vote of thanks to the c - ` 0 " amidst general dissatisfactionhair the meet . is LtGAL bitOUGHT.— le Tlretrospect of Trinity term bv past 110 means agreeable. We question if, for many years 43 business has ever been so bad in Westminster Hall o -311 ing the last three weeks. The nisi Arius lists afforded 11Pation for a few days only. The courts in banco have of r eal l'onle work, but they have decided scarcely one case real interest ; 'and there has been air of uncomfortable reposenot in their roceedings Even the Divorce Court has shewn its usual alacrity . -.—Law Jouraal. TAE --. 1 )1:1 litx, A CATION LEAGUE AND THE GOVERN tio'I."-mEnimENTs.—The officers of the National Educa eppo=aglie have determined to offer the most strenuous no un — ‘lon to the proposal of the Government, as an theeu bY the Premier, and have issued a circular to lenranches urging them to take immediate action to eirth i e motion of which Mr. Richard, member for el ' has given notice. The committees of the prin- Uature' anti all,ches have been summoned to decide upon the extent of future agitation. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING JUNE 20, 1810. THE MONEY MARKET ANL) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'OLoox. Business on the Stock Exchange was dull. Government Stocks and Foreign Securities were a shade lower. Consols are now 921 to 921; ditto Account, 921; Three per Cent. Reduced, 921 to 921; New 3 per Cent., 921 to 921; India Five per Cents., 111* ; ditto Four per Cents., 102 to 1021. In the Foreign Market Italian 1867 are 59 to 694 ; Spanish 1867 Loan, 311 to 311 ; do. 1869, 311 to 311 ; Peruvian, 911 to 911 . ; Portuguese, 331 to 34 ; Brazilian, 1865, 911 to 921; Egyptian, 1864, 911 ; New Peruvian, at par to 1, are + lower ; Quicksilver, 11, to 1.1 prem.; Turkish, 1869, 631 to 631. _ _ In the Railway Market Caledonians are 781 to 781; Great Eastern, 401 to 401 ; Great Northern, 1231 to 1241 ; Great Western, 73s to 731 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1331 to 1341 ; Brighton, 431 to 44 ; London, Chatham, and _Dover,. 151 i to 16 ; London and North Western, 1291 to 130 ; London and South Western, 91 to 93 ; Metropolitan, 69 to 691 ; Midland, 131 to 13111 Anglo-American Telegraph Shares are 81/; British India, 81 to 81 ; China, 2to 21 dis. ; Falmouth, n to 911. In Bank Shares Alliance are quoted 141 to 151; Anglo- Austrian, 15 to 17 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 30 to 31 ; Consolidated, 41 ; Imperial Ottoman, 141 to 141; London and County, 50 to 51; London and Westmin ster, 63'; London Joint Stock, 341 to 351; and Union of London, 39} to 401. Canada Five per Cents. are quoted 99 to 99i ; New South Wales Five per Cents., 104 to 105 ; New Zealand Five per Cents., 991 to 991; Queensland Six per Cent., 112 to 113 ; Victoria Five per Cents (1891), 1031 to 1041 ; ditto Six per Cent., 1111 to 1121. In Miscellaneous Shares, General Credit are quoted i f prem. ; International Financial, 11 1 dis. ; Hudson's Zay, 121 131, 121; National Discount, 111 12. 111. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 901 to 901; Ten - Forty Bonds, 861 to 871; Erie shares, 18i to 191; Illinois, 113 to 114 ; and Atlantic and Great Western Bonds, 28 to 29. It has been announced by Messrs. Fruhling and Gos then that the coupons due Ist July of the Egyptian Government Railway Debenture Loan, also those of the United Danubian Principalities Eight per Cent. Loan, 1861, are payable on and after the Ist proximo. Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co. announce that the Bonds of the Chilian Five per Cent. Government Loan, 1870, for 21,012,700, are ready for delivery in exchange for the fully paid-up scrip. _ According to the latest news from Constantinople the accounts of the disastrous consequences of the late fire were in no degree overstated. A Relief Committee 'was started immediately by the Imperial Ottoman Bank, as sociating with them the Societ6 GentSrale Ottoman, the Cr&lit G4n6ral Ottoman, and the leading capitalists of Constantinople,under thepresidency of the Government. At the first meeting £26,000 was subscribed,including2lo,ooo from the Sultan, £3,000 'from the Ottoman Bank, £2,500 from the So ci4te G6n6rale Ottomane, and £2,500 from the Cr6dit Ottoman, hnd various sums of from £5OO to £l,OOO from pri rate bankers and others. Gifts of materials for clothing for the sufferers will, it is stated, be gladly received by the Ottoman Bank in London. The English, it appears, have suffered much. The prospectus has appeared of :he Honduras 10 per cent. Government Railway Loan for £2,500,000 in bonds of £lOO at the price of 80. The loan is to be reduced at par within 15 years by annual drawings, by means of an accumulation sinking fund of 3 per cent. perannum. The instalments must be paid as follows :-15 per cent. on allotment, 10 on Ist August, 10 on Ist of September, 15 on let of October, 15 on let of November, and the balance on the 15th of December. MARKETS.-Tx IS DAY. THIS MORNING'S NEWS, THE DEATH OF LORD ARTHUR CLINTON. As announced in a Central Press telegram on Saturday Lord Arthur Clinton died on that day at Muddeford, near Christchurch. Mr. Roberts, solicitor to Lord Arthur, writes to say that on Friday he was summoned to Muddeford. On arriving he found Lord Arthur suffering seriously from an attack of scarlet fever. His lordship gave Mr. Roberts the necessary instructions for preparing by instructing counsel and otherwise for his defence at the Central Criminal Court, saying that he was anxious to court the fullest inquiry upon the charge . brought against him in connection with Boulton and Park. At Lord Arthur's request Mr. Roberts prepared a letter, in which his lordship entirely denied the grave crime imputed to him, and stated that the only thing of which he had been guilty was the folly of impersonating women by way of amusement and love of theatricals. After this letter had been prepared Lord Arthur had become so weak that he was unable to sign it. He was, however, perfectly sensible, and solemnly asserted his innocence of the graver charge prior to his death, which took place at five minutes past one on Saturday. Mr. Roberts incloses in his letter a copy of the letter which death prevented Lord Arthur from signing. The communication was intended for publication in the news papers. In it Lord Arthur gives most unequivocal denial to the graver offence alleged against him, and pledges to surrender himself to the jurisdiction of the court at the appointed time, a course which he would have pursued before but for his illness, and asks the public to suspend its judgment. DEAN STANLEY ON CHARLES DICKENS: An immense congregation Sssembled on Sunday after noon in Westminster Abbey to listen to the sermon preached by the Dean of Westminster on the death of Charles Dickens. The doors were opened at half-past two, but the people gathered about the doors as early as half-past one, and as soon as the gates were opened every seat was filled. The family and relations of Mr. Dickens were seated in a gallery in the south transept. Unfor tunately, Dean Stanley was suffering from severe in disposition, and preached with manifest effort. He apo logised for the Weakness which prevented him from making his voice sound as far as he could wish, and this was the greater loss to those beyond its reach, from the beauty and appropriateness of the sermon. The Dean found a singularly apposite text in the Gospel of the dry, the parable of Dives and Lazarus. He said if the Scrip ture of the day and the incident of the week directed their minds to the same thoughts, and naturally illus trated each other, the attraction became irresistible, and the lesson which they gave was doubly strengthened. The parable of the rich man and Lazarus was the parable of para bles. It was atale of reallife—so real, that they couldbelieve that it was not history ; but nevertheless Dives and Lakarus were as much imaginary beings as Hamlet or Shylock. The parable showed the sacredness and value of fictitious narrative, and it were well we should see how the Bible sanctioned that particular mode of instruction, which was, in a special sense, God's gift to our own age. No works were so penetrating as those of the novelist. They reached those who never read history or sermon. A was this that gave them their power. Coming to the consideration of the particular gifts of Charles Dickens as a writer, the preacher continued, "This was not the place to speak at length of those lighter and more genial qualities which he possessed, such as render his death, like that of one who rests beside him, almost an eclipse of the gaiety of nations.' Let others tell elsewhere of his brilliant, delicate satire, of his kindly wit, of his keen and übiquitous sense of the grotesque and ludicrous," The great lesson of his writings was represented in the parable of the day. The moral which the parable intends us to draw is the very same which is drawn with unex ampled and unrivalled force throughout the writings of our lost instructor. Dives and Lazarus wereprototypes of those classes so vividly pourtrayed by Charles Dickens. It is of the vast outlying mass of unseen human suffering that we need to be so constantly reminded ; of the contrast be tween things as they are in the sight of God and in the sight of man. It is the difficulty of realising this which makes the parable of Lazarus as vitally necessary for our society as it was for the men to whom it was first spoken. It was the part of him whom we have lost to make the rich man, faring sumptuously every day, fail to see the presence of the poor man at his gate. The suffering inmates of our workhouses—the neglected children in the dens and caves of this great city—the starved, ill-used boys, in remote schools, far from the observation of men—these all felt a new ray of sunshine poured into their dark prisons, and a new interest awakened in their forlorn and desolate lot, because an unknown friend had Pleaded their cause with a voice that rang through the palaces of the great as well as through the cottages of the poor. After speaking of the tenderness with which the master hand of the departed writer drew the pictures of the virtues and affections hidden in dark places, the Dean concluded by reading a touching pas sage from the will of Charles Dickens, dated May 12, 1869. After the most emphatic injunctions re specting the inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner of his funeral—injunctions that have been carried out to the very letter —he thus continues :—" I direct that my name be inscribed in plain English letters on my tomb. I conjure my friends on no account to make me the subject of any monument, memorial, or testimonial whatever. I rest my claim to the remembrance of my country on my published works, and to the remembrance of my friends m their experience of me in addition thereto. I commit my soul to the mercy of God, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ; and I exhort my dear children humbly to try to guide them selves by the teaching of the New Teseament, in its broad spirit, and to put no faith in any man's narrow con struction of its letter here or there." In that simple and sufficient faith he had lived and died, and bade them live and die, and the best memorials they could raise to him were the works of purity, of kindness, of unselfishness, of which he had showed them the value. After the beautiful anthem " When the ear heard him" had been sung, and the service concluded, the congregation dispersed, nearly all passing out by Poet's Corner, to look at the last resting place of 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. ut we feel that Si 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 sad 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 half-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 humourist 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. THIS EVENING'S NEWS. THE MEN IN WOMEN'S CLOTHES. This morning Mr. Wills, instructed by Mr. Maddock, solicitor, of Serjeant's Inn, applied to Mr. Justice Byles, at his lordship's private residence, 3, Prince's Gardens, South Kensington, to reduce the amount of bail fixed for the liberation of Mr. John Safford Fiske, the American consul at Leith. It will be remembered that on Satur day Mr. Justice Willes refused to enter on the question, and referred it to Mr. Justice Byles before whom the motion was first heard. Mr. Will having reminded his lordship of the circum tances, handed in his affidavit to the effect that Mr. Fiske had been unable to procure the necessary bail : that, being a foreigner, it was improbable that he should be able to obtain the necessary sureties ; and that it was not, and never had been his intention to go abroad in order to avoid the charges upon which he was in custody. Mr. Justice . Byles wished to hear what the Treasury had to say. Mr. Archibald would place before his lordship the letters which had been written by the defendant, and leave the matter entirely in his (Mr. Justice Byles') hands. Mr. Justice Byles thought under the circumstances, as set out in the affidavit, that the defendant was placed on a far different footing to the other defendant, and being entitled by law to be liberated upon reasanable— not excessive —bail, he should reduce the amount to per sonal rscognizances of £l,OOO, and two sureties of £5OO each with 48 hours' notice, the defendant to be released sooner if the Treasury are satisfied as to the bail. The parties then withdrew after thanking the learned Judge for hearing the application at his private residence on a day (Coronation day) when the offices are closed, and thereby saving the defendant a day. TRAGEDY IN THE CITY. This morning, about ten o'clock, the inhabitants of Bridgwater-square were thrown into a painful state of excitement in consequence of the following occurrence, which, it is feared will be attended with the joint deaths of a man and his wife, From the particulars obtained it appears that a man named John Duke, about 50 years of age, his wife, named Ann, about the same age, and several children had resided in Bridgwater-gardens, Aldersgate-street. The man was by trade a cigar maker, but had been out of work for a long time past, and had lately been in a very low and desponding state. He had frequently threatened to destroy his life. This morning when he got up he appeared more depressed than usual. Suddenly he laid hold of his wife's head, pulled it back and then cut her throat almost from ear to ear. The husband then attempted to destroy his own life. An alarm having been given, the place was entered, and the two persons were found lying in pools of blood. A medical gentleman was called in, but the injuries were so serious that it was deemed ad visable to have the sufferers removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Upon inquiry at the hospital at noon the woman was described as rapidly sinking, but the wound in the man's throat not being so severe, in all probability he may survive a few hours. Distress and trouble he had had with some members of his family were the causes for committing the awful act. THE HABITUAL :CRIMINALS ACT. A circular has been issued by the Home Department to magistrates in London and throughout the country, in which Mr. Bruce states his opinion that the operation of the Habitual Criminals Act, 1869, would be facilitated by a more frequent resort on the part of magistrates to the practice of remanding, for further inquiry, persons in custody on charges of felony, and of the other offences enumerated in the first schedule of that Act. He therefore recommends that in any case where there is reason to believe that a person so chaaged is living a life of habitual crime, or that the ends of justice might be promoted by a more accurate knowledge of his previous history, a remand should take place for the purpose of affording time to procure further information. ACTION AGAINST A PEER. In the Court of Queen's Bench - to-day, Lord Rivers was the defendant, in an action to recover a very large sum of money upon several bills of exchange dated 1852. The defendant pleaded, amongst others, the statute of limitations. The action was brought by Mr. Edward Rawson Clarke against Lord Rivers for money ad vanced to him on bills of exchange when he was Colonel Pitt. There was no desire to put Lord Rivers into the box and examine him upon pasttransactions, as in the end the case must turn upon documentary evidence as to whether the debts had been taken out of the Statute of Limitation, aad therefore he would take his lordship's upon the point at first. There had been a Chancery suit between the parties, and that a deed for £20,000 had been compromised by the payment of £16,000, and Lord Rivers belseved the bills sued on had been paid under that arrangement. Ultimately, at the request of the parties, his lordship nonsuited the plaintiff with leave to move, and in the event of the court deciding in favour of the plaintiff, the amount due to him to be assessed by an arbitration. THE DENHAM MURDERS. A number of letters have, during the past few — a7s . , been received from various parts of the country in reference to the previous history of John Jones, alias Owen, alias Jenkins, alias Reynolds, the man now in Aylesbury Gaol charged with the perpetration of the late murders at Denham. A story has been current that Mrs. Marshall's name was Jones, and that Jones was her ille gitimate son born before she was married. The statement is without foundation, Mrs. Maishall's name having been Smith, and her marriage having occurred twelve years before Jones's birth. She bore the highest character both before and after marriage. Superintendent Dunham has received a letter from Shipston-on-Stour, stating that a man named John Owen, a journeyman blacksmith, resided there, and was convicted of felony in 1855. Another letter states that a man named John Owen, a native of Byfield, left that place 20 years ago with a very bad reputation. He went to Birmingham, and has recently been tramping the country as a blacksmith. Other letters evidently refer to Owen under the alias of Jenkins. Photographs of the prisoner are to be sent to the writers of the letters, and there can be little doubt that his previous history will soon be known. Several persons who have seen the photograph aver that they have at various times seen him at Denham, when, they believe, he occasionally worked for Marshall. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Tins DAT. ASSAULT BY A DISCARDED LOVER.—Benjamin Staples, a young man, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt at the Marlborough-street Police-court, charged with assaulting Ellen Carter, residing in Upper Charlton. The complainant, a good-looking young woman, said she had " kept company" with the prisoner for some time, and because she had given him up he came up to her on Saturday night in Whitcomb-street, took her hat from her, and struck her in the mouth. A constable proved seeing the prisoner strike the complainant. Mr. Tyr whitt said it wau a cowardly assault, and committed the prisoner for 21 days, with hard labour. CHARGE OF FRAUD.—Simon Jonas and Lewis Sterne, Jews, were brought before Mr. Lushington, at the Thames Police-court, charged with attempting, by false and fraudu lentpretences, to obtain 204 boxes of soap value £lO 4s. 3d. from Mr. John Parker, dealer in soap, of Parkfield-street, Islington. The prosecutor met with Jonas about six weeks ago opposite the Royal Exchange, and said he would introduce him to several persons and transact business with safety. Jonas subsequently introduced Sterne, and. in consequence of what the former said, he supplied Jonas with soap of the value of £lO 4s. 3d. The order for the soap was received through Jonas from Sterne. The terms were cash on delivery. All that the prosecutor ever received was £2. He had since applied to both prisoners frequently for the money, but without success. Lillystone and Alfred Smith, detectives, searched the house of Jonas in High street, Stepney, and on doing so found 172 boxes of scented soap. The officers asked for a remand, and said they should have more and important evidence to adduce. The prisoners were members of the notorious "long firm." They had offered the prosecutor £4 in addition to £2 already received, but was refused. Remanded accordingly. On Saturday evening Mr. Alfred Wigan will take his benefit at the Gaiety Theatre, on which occasion ho will appear with Mdlle. Leblanc in " La Pluic et to 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 great reputation as an actor. Mrs. 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 rare talent and the high reputation in which Mr. Wigan is held will certainly secure him an overflowing house. MARK-LANE. Flesh up to Mark Lane this morning the receipts of wheat from Essex and Kent have been very moderate. There has been a fair attendance of millers, but business has not been brisk. Factors, however, have been firm in their demands, and late TM tations have been fully maintained, in fact holders, in some instances, have refused to sell, except at a further improvement of is. per qr. The show of foreign wheat has been moderate. The trade has been quiet, but firm at unproviding currencies. The flour market has been firm, and the late advance has been well snpported. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET. The cattle trade has been in a depressed state. The con tinued drought and the difficulty . of obtaining sufficient food are compelling graziers to send their cattle to market much earlier than usual, and consequently lean stock is becoming more plentiful, whilst really prime breeds are proportionately scarce. At present the deterioration in quality is , principally apparent in the case of sheep, beasts as yet not exhibiting any marked falling off. About an average supply of beasts has been on sale. The demand has been inactive, but prices have been main tained. For the best Scots and crosses ss. per 81bs has been paid. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire we received about 1250 Scots and crosses, from other parts of England, 720 various breeds ; from Scot land 18 Scots and crosses, and from Ireland 90 oxen. The market has been fairly supplied with sheep. Sales have progressed slowly, at previous quotations. The best Downs and half-breds havebeen disposed of at 5s 2dto 5s 4d per 81bs. Lambs have sold heavily at from 6s to 6s 8d per 81bs. Calves have been in limited request, and the demand for pigs has been also inactive. SALE OF MR. 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 beautiful half-sister 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 prioes 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. STRANGE STORY. During the great storm which took place in the metropolis an accident occurred on the river Thames by which three persons are supposed to have lost their lives. About a quarter to one in the morning the lightning broke a large window in a shed of the London Gaslight and Coke Company, in Battersea. A number of men were in the shed at the time, but escaped unhurt. The noise caused by the crash, however, was so great that the watchman, who resides in a small house by the side of the river, was about to go to the shed to see , whether any of his fellow-workmen were hurt, when he heard a moaning noise proceeding from the river. He bal loaed as loudly as he could that assistance was at hand if it was required, but received no answer. It was very dark, and, the noise continuing, he procured a lan tern and looked in the direction from which he fancied it proceeded. It was, however, fully ten minutes before he discovered the cause. In the mud, which near the gas works is reported to be very deep, he say a man lying face downwards, and, procuring assistance, he, by means of a ropo and ladder, succeeded in getting him out. He was then so exhausted that for some time his recovery was despaired of ; but eventually he became conscious, and gave an account of the manner in which he got into the river, and subsequently into the deep mud where he was found. He said that on his return from Ascot Races, with three other persons whom he had met on the course, proceeded as far as Richmond by train, and the night being fine they took a sailing-boat from the latter place, proposing to go as far as Westmin ster, where the boat was to be given up. On reaching Battersea, however, the storm had become so violent that they determined to make for the nearest landing place, and on discovering the creek near the gas company's premises the boat was steered towards it. At that moment the boat capsized, from what cause he could not say, and they were all thrown into the water. He saw his friend for a moment endeavouring to make for the shore, and one of them caught hold of him, but soon sank. Fortunately the tide was low, and he remembers reaching the shore, but nothing more. He wrote down his name and address, and after his clothes had been dried and the mud scraped off he was conveyed to his residence at St. John's-wood, in a cab. He described the appearance of the persons who were in the boat, but he did not know their names or addresses. The police were as soon as possible put in possession of these facts, and went to St. John's Wood to get further information ; but they have not been able to ascertain the persons' names or addresses. Hanwell, the watchman, says that when he discovered the man who was saved he was deeply imbedded in the mud, and had he lain there but another ten minutes he must have been drowned, for the tide, which was running up, was then washing by his side. When sensible, he said, " Good God !my friends are about here somewhere." A vigorous search was made, but they could not be seen. The river was dragged, but without success. Inquiries made at Richmond have substantiated the statement as to the boat being hired there. To-day, the 20th of June, is the anniversary of her Majesty's accession. Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837. GREAT FIRE IN PANAMA. A telegram from New York states that there has been a great fire in Panama, which has destroyed much of the city. Twelve lives were lost. THE FRENCH EMPEROR'S HEALTH. There has been great uneasiness in Paris on account of the Emperor's health. His Majesty was said to be suf fering from gout. There was a panic on the Bourse when it was known that he was indiposed. Some of the papers deny that he is seriously RESIGNATION OF THE BELGIAN MINISTRY. The Belgian ministry have resigned office ; according to the Independance Beige their successors will belong to the clerical party. FETES IN TURKEY. The Sultan of Turkey has directed that the sums which were to be spent on the fetes in honour of his accession should be devoted to the fund for the relief of the sufferers by the fire. In consequence of this decision the fetes have been given up. THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL. The Council has commenced the discussion on the Pope's Infallibility. It is said that the Ultramontane party have determined to close the discussion by St. Peter's day, and with that view they will resort to the same plan they adopted on the 3d of June, should occasion require it. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) CONFERENCE ON THE EDUCATION QUESTION. The Bishop of Exeter presided on Saturday at a large conference, at Plymouth, of teachers of elementary schools throughout Devon and Cornwall. The Bishop, in his introductory address, said that the result of such deliberations would have much more effect if they considered and pointed out what modifications of the views they individually held could be intro duced without seriously demaging their work, but which might tend to reach the objections and scruples of others. Resolutions were unanimously passed, declaring that in the long experience of those present no difficulty has arisen, althoueh having in their schools children of parents of many forms of belief ; that Bible teaching ought to occupy three hours weekly, and that the teacher ought, as at present, to frame his own time table. A resolution generally approving the Government bill and a conscience clause were carried unanimously. To a resolution urging the denominational system an amendment was moved, approving of Mr. Cowper Temple's amendment, as adopted by the Government. But this was lost, as there was appended to it a declaration that the deno minational system failed to meet the requirements of the nation. The Bishop of Exeter, in concluding the pro ceedings, enlarged on the importance of the conference, and on the weight which should attach to the opinions of such a body of teachers. His lordship was certain that the differences displayed were rather in forms of expres sion than in substance, and that what they were all anxious for was the maintenance of real religious instruc tion. The bill would probably be materially varied before it reached the House of Lords, and he therefore abstained from giving his own opinion upon it in its present shape. REPRESENTATION OF BRISTOL. Mr. Sholto Hare has consented to stand for Bristol in ;he Conservative interest. FUNERAL OF MRS. LUBY. The funeral of Mrs. Luby, the mother of the Fenian convict, took place in Dublin yesterday, and was attended by eight thousand persons, who marched in procession, wear ing green and orange rosettes. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LYONS RACES-SUNDAY. DEFEAT OF BLUE GOWN. Grand Prix de Lyon of 80 soya, added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, h ft. About 1 miles. M. Delatre's Massinissa, 4 yrs, list 131 b.. (Watkins) 1 M. Fould's Minotaure, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Heslop) 2 Count de Lagrange's Gabier, 3 yrs, Bst 21b... Capsule, Contrebande, and Blue Gown also ran. Betting —Even agst Blue Gown. RACING ANTICIPATIONS. The fixtures for the week are Newcastle, Windsor, and Hampton. At the first-named place the Northumberland Plate is the most important event, but the horses engaged are not of a high class. On Tuesday, the opening day, six races are appointed to take place. The following are the selections of the sporting papers : For the Stephenson Biennial.—Bell's Life—Lady Studley, or the Sheik ; Field—Columbus ; Sportsman— Mount Blair, in the absence of Perth; Sporting Life-- Lady Studley in the absence of Perth. For the North Derby.—Bell's Life—Dark Cloud or Stanley; Field—Falkland ; Sportsman—Falkland or Tor reador ; Sporting Life—Falkland. For the Northumberland Plate.—Bell's Life—Lord Hawthorn or Cap-a-Pie ; Field—lrregularity ; Sportsman —T. Dawson's selected or Myosotis ; Sporting Life—Lord Hawthorn or Kidderminster. For the Newcastle Handicap.—Field—Silver Band or Jarnac. The Windsor Meeting takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, the following being the most important races : Eton Handicap.—Bell's Life gives Skipjack, President Lincoln, or Scarbro' ; Field—President Lincoln and Vest minster ; Sportsman—Blue Bell ; Sporting Life—Depar ture or President Lincoln. Nursery Handicap.—Bell's Life—Houghton or Rose of Athol • Field—Queen of the Vale or Botheration ; Sports man—Botheration; Sporting Life—South Durham or the Moula filly. Royal Stakes. Bell's Life— Perth ; Field—Perth ; Sportsman—Perth ; Sporting Life—Perth. Hampton Races will give London cockneys an oppor: tunity of holding high jinks on Thursday and Friday. For the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes the Field selects Moccoto, and the Sporting Life Hobart or Chawbacon ; the Sportsman, Hobart or Chawbacon. CITY BETTING—SATURDAY, NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 100 to 30 agst Lord Hawthorn (offered-7 to 2 taken and wanted) 85 to 20 agst Kidderminster (offered—take 9 to 2) sto 1 agst Myosotis (taken and offered) 8 to 1 agst Five per Cent (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Irregularity (offered) 10 to 1 agst Cap-a-pie (offered) 30 to 20 agst Lord Hawthorn and Kidderminster coupled (offered) It is rumoured that Mysotis is scratched. ST. LEGER. sto 2 agst Kingcraft (offered) 7to 1 agst Sunshine (offered) BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATERDAY. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 3to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken and offered) 9to 2 agst Kidderminster (taken) 9to 2 agst Myosotis (taken) 10 to 1 agst Cap -a-pie (offered) 12 to 1 agst Five per Cent. (taken) 100 to 6 agst Irregularity (offered) 20 to 1 agst Kennington (offered) The New York Times has a telegram stating that w ar has broken out between the Cheyenne Indians and t he Sioux Indians, and there is to be war to the knife. THE NEW EDUCATION BILL. Canon Oakeley writes as follows to the Standard:—The friends of religious education are deeply indebted to Mr. Disraeli for his admirable exposure of Mr. Cowper Temple's amendment on the Government bill. The pro posal to substitute the reading of the Bible for definite religious teaching is a compromise which will satisfy neither the advocates nor the opponents of denomina tionalism. As Mr. Disraeli has clearly shown, it con ceals a sectarian tendency under an unsectarian aspect. It either reduces the reading of the bible to a mere school exercise, which is a profanation, or it leaves an opening for comments which must in troduce the principle of dogmatism in its most objectionable form. The dogmatism of unauthorised teachers is of all intellectual tyrannies the most odious, and this it is to which the adoption of Mr. Cowper Tem ple's amendment by the legislature would subject the un happy children of our poor. The Catholic community, to which I have the honour and happiness to belong, is perfectly ready to merge all differences, from the Estab lished Church and the other religious bodies in this country in a common support of the denominational principle. For we prefer definite religious teaching of any kind to the entire absence of the religious element in education. But we cannot consider that the reading of the Bible, with the explanatory comments of the schoolmaster, deserves the name of such teaching at all; and there are not a few of us who would prefer the purely secular system, which should leave to the parent or the clergyman the duty of inculcating religion, to an expedient for the solution of the religious difficulty which is calculated to throw dust in the eyes of all those who are not forewarned of the mischief which lurks be neath its pecious pretensions. Far from hoping with you, Sir, that the Conservative party may be able to reconcile themselves to this ob noxious amendment, I rather hope that they will combine with earnest men of widely different politics to get rid of it; or, at ally events, that they will constitute a minority sufficiently powerful to strengthen the hands of the upper House in preventing that amendment from becoming the law of the land. CRYSTAL PALACE.—Five Shilling Day, June 18.— Admissions by Season tickets, 5,721; ditto, on payment, 1,514; total visitors, 7,235. THE PRINCE CONSORT.—The model of the colossal statue of the Prince Consort intended for the memorial in Hyde-park is at length about to be placed in position, and, if found satisfactory, will be reproduced in bronze and gilded. Mr. Foley, R.A., is the artist to whom this important work has been entrusted, and her Majesty has, we believe, expressed her approbation of it, and her desire that it should be completed as soon as possible. Post. SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE OF A SOLICITOR.-- Within the last few days considerable excitement has been caused at a village near Banbury, in consequence of the disappearance of a solicitor. It appears that he left the village on Wednesday, the Bth inst., as it was supposed, with the intention of going to London, but he has not since been heard of, although every inquiry has been made as to his whereabouts. COLLEuE OF PRECEPTORS.—A meeting of the Council of this corporation was held on Saturday last, when the following gentlemen were elected members of the College :—Mr. J. G. Clarke, 40a, Museum-street, Bloomsbury ; Mr. J. A. Hailing, Croft-street, Man chester; Mr. F. N. Jewsbury, F.E.S.L., 23, Kensington Park Gardens, W. •, Rev. H. M. Robinson, M.A. (Head Master of the Chigwell Grammar School) • Mr. E. Western, Fulland s School, Taunton ; Mr. H. Groome, M.A., F.G.S. H ea d Master of the Beds. County School. [ADVERTISEMENT:I - Holloway's Pills.--Medicine for the Summer.—Diseases latent in the system throughout the spring will manifest themselves on the approach of warmer weather, unless the blood be freed from impurities, and the body generally from noxious matters. Holloway's Pills have long since established the highest reputation for the full and efficient manner in which they accomplish their purifying purpose. These excellent pills search every organ, pervade every tissue, and successfully grapple with all deleterious substances by neutralising. them. Holloway's medicine promotes comfort, cheerful ness, health, and strength. promotes medicine is admirably adapted for the weak and delicate, whose frames are re laxed, whose nerves are unstrung, and whose digestions are upset alike by spring's variations and summer's heat. THE EXPLOSION AT WALTHAM ABBE Y MILLS. THREE MORE DEATHS. The explosion at the Royal Gunpowder Mills at Wal tham Abbey, which caused the death of James Reeves and Lewis Wilson, has resulted since in the death of Charles Simpson, a labourer, 35 years of age, of Abraham Homes, likewise 35 years of age, and John Ward, aged 51 years. These three poor men all received severe con tusions, and their ribs, &c., were fractured. Ward was also much trdrned. On Saturday afternoon, Mr. C. C. Lewis, one of the coroners of the county of Essex, held inquests at the offices of Colonel Younghusband, the superintendent of the works, on the bodies of all the deceased excepting Simpson, whose death tookiplace in Hertfordshire. The interest in the proceedings for many of those pre sent seemed to turn upon the question whether in the event of an explosion of the large quantity of gunpowder, admittedly kept at the works, Waltham Abbey would not be blown to pieces. The inhabitants, it would appear, have for some years past entertained apprehensions on' a the point, and have even sent a deputation to the War-office, to make representations on the subject. William Adams, master worker at the Royal Gunpowder Works, deposed that on Thursday morning at a quarter past ten *lock he saw Reeves and Homes enter the press house. He called out to them, and asked them how they were getting on, and they replied "All right." He then went to his office, and at a quarter-past eleven o'clock ho heard the sound of two distinct explosions. He ran out, and went to the spot whence the sound proceeded, and he found that the press-house and the corning-house near to it had blown up. He saw several men struggling in the water of the River Lea close by. He subsequently saw the bodies of two men" who were killed on the in stant. He could form no opinion as to the cause of the explosion. Thomas Carter, first-class labourer, said that he was at work in the corning -house, near the press-house, when he heard the latter blow up. He ran out, and saw a man lying on the ground with his clothes on fire, who asked him to " chuck him into the river," which witness did- Homes was in the river, and witness helped to drag him out. The Coroner stated that all in the press-house lost their lives. It was said that the men in the corning-house owed their safety to the promptitude with which they rushed out when the first explosion took place. A young man named Akres was at the window when he saw the flash ; he leapt out, calling to the others, " Fire ! men, fire !" The others followed him, and for the most part got into the river just as the corning-house blew up ; but Henry Collop, William Barker, a man named Parker, Alfred Clapham, and James Reeves were all more or less badly wounded. Mr. Edward Finlay, superintendent, stated that on Thursday last he was at Purfieet when the explosion took place. He immediately returned to Waltham and saw the dying. Reeves made this statement " I and Holmes were in the press-house unloading the press, and it was half unloaded when it went off." He was not able to say more. When Simpson was asked whether he knew how the accident occurred, he said, " I was unloading the press, and the other men taking the powder out. I put the stud (a copper chisel) under a cake of powder, when I saw a spark coming from the end of the chisel while I was pushing it under the powder and against the copper plate. I knew when I saw the spark it was all over with me, and it all blew up. They were all doing their duty just as if you had been there yourself." The witness then, at the request of the coroner, ex plained the process in the press-house. The powder is placed in layers between 22 copper plates in a box, and subjected to hydraulic pressure for 20 minutes in the absence of the men. When the pressure is over the machinery rings a bell and the men re-enter and take the caked powder from the plates, using a copper chisel and a mallet for the purpose. There were 5001bs. of powder in the press-house when the explosion took place. Reeves was foreman, and had been in Government employ since 1840. The witness could not account for the spark men tioned, and thought that Simpson imagined that he saw one, or that he saw it after and not before the explosion. In reference to another point the witness stated that there were on the lower island two magazines capable of con taining 250 barrels of powder, but that on Thurs day there were only 50 barrels in one of them. There were seven or eight other magazines. The powder that blew up was used for large gulls. The jury anxiously cross-examined the witness as to the quantity of gunpow der usually kept at the works, and one of them elicited the startling fact that there were 5,0001b5. of powder close to his own house. The jurors expressed their opinion that there was quite powder enough to blow up the whole of Waltham Abbey. Colonel Charles Younghusband stated that he saw Simpson, and heard from him about the spark made by the copper chisel. Such a thing was only possible where a particle of extraneous matter such as a grain of sand or an atom of iron got under the chisel. But it was impos sible that such a thing could happen in the ordinary way, for every precaution was taken. The men were stripped, and made to change their clothes before entering. No precautions, however, were taken with their beards or hair. He thought that Waltham Abbey would not be destroyed by the explosion of the magazines; Enfield would suffer more. The Coroner said that the jurors could use their own common sense as to the danger to Waltham Abbey. For his own part he would not care to live near it. A juror said that on Thursday, at Cheshunt, a boy was knocked down by the explosion, and an orange tree snapped in two. Mr. F. A. Abel, F.R.S., chemist, said that he visited the factory frequently. The copper could not of itself have caused a spark. If a particle of grit dropped from the hair or beard of a workman it might occasion a spark, and such grit might be got while walking along the road. Only the windows of the houses in Waltham Abbey would be broken by an explosion. Colonel Younghusband desired to state that there were only 1,666 barrels of powder at the factory. Each barrel contained 100 pounds of powder. Dr. Reed, surgeon to the works, described the fearful injuries of the deceased men. The Coroner, in summing up, said that usually in such oases no evidence as to the cause of explosion could be got. The statement of Simpson \ was, however, very re markable, and the copper chisel might have produced the spark if, as suggested, a particle of grit had got by any means amongst the powder. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death " in each case. An inquest was opened on Saturday evening, at the Moulders' Arms, Waltham-lane, by Mr. Longmore, coroner for Hertfordshire, on the body of Charles Simp son, aged 35 years. Sergeant Hammond, 9 N, identified the deceased as one of the workmen at the Royal Factory. He died on Friday night. This case was adjourned for further evidence. M. OltSment Duvernois publishes in Le Peupls Francais a long statement regarding the resignation of the editorship of that journal. DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER.--At the Derby Police-court, on Saturday, James Allen, aged 21, was charged with attempting to murder Mrs. Ebury. Shortly before five o'clock on Saturday morning the accused went to the station-house at Derby and told the constable on duty that he believed he had murdered a woman, adding that " he had done it because he wanted to be sent off." On proceeding to the house indicated by the prisoner, the police found that the accused had broken into the pre mises, and had beaten Mrs. Ebury severely about the head with a hammer as she lay in bed. No motive is assigned for the crime. The accused was remanded until the injured woman is able to appear. She with her chil dren was to have left on Saturday for Hull, en route for St. Petersburgh, to join her husband, who fills a good situation there. ACCIDENT AT NORTH WOOLWICH,—On Sun day morning last a shocking accident occurred at the works of Mr. Hendy, telegraphic engineer, North Woolwich, to a workman named William Brown, 25 years of age. It appears that he was working at a crane, when, from some cause at present unknown, the chain slipped, and he lost his hold of the handle, which flew round with great velocity, striking him with such force in the chest as to hurl him some distance. Medical aid was procured, and it was found that most of his ribs were fractured, and the chest bone stove in. It was necessary to convey him to the London Hospital, where he now lies in a very precarious condition. CRYSTAL PALACE DOG SHOW.—The show will open to-morrow (Tuesday), the day of the great R ev i ew o f Boys by 11.5. H. the Prince of Teck, and will remain open until Friday, inclusive. The show will be open each day from 10 till dusk. To-morrow the judging will take place in public. Every precaution has been taken to ensure thorough ventilation, the greater portion of the exhibition being held under canvas. The principal features of the show will be Mr. E. E. Holford's blood hounds ; Mr. T. R. Lewis's pack of harriers ; Mr. J. H. Murchison's 20 fox terriers ; the Rev. Mr. Macdona's St, Bernards ; Mr. S. Long's sette rs ; M r . F ran k R o bi nson ' s celebrated champion dog, " Turk" (recently bought for £450) ; the Bedlington terriers ' • and the pet d ogs . Th e Drill Review, in which nearly 3,500 boys will take part, will take . place at two o'clock, after which the boys will compete in swimming and other gymnastic exercises. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is r ommeudcd by the medical profession in preference to French brand.. Sup plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. 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