The Sun. — London, England, 1870-06-14 00:00:00

rrHE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN" at j_ w. SMITH'S "Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden- 'own. EVENING EDITION. E. MOSES and SON, CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. NTEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER of . 11 HART-STILENT. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. E . MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING. Frock Dress Oxford Camb. Fishing Coats. Coats. Coats. Coats. Coats. 255. 2ss. 17s. 18s. 10s. 20s. 30s. 21s. 225. 15s. 85s. 355. 265. 28s. 18s. 425. 425. 30s. 325. 225. 50s. 50s. 365. 86s. 28s. 635. 60s. 425. 42s. 355. ,he public tirely on its sold by them A any other L - 1 MOSES and SON beg to remind t 4 • that the cheapness of an article depends en quality, and they venture to affirm that every article is considerably cheaper than what can be obtained ho iso in England. E, MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of GENTLI MEN'S CLOTHING CONTINUED : Summer Race Business Morning Dress Overcoats. Coats. Suits. Trousers. Trousers. 13s. 6d. 12s. 30s. 10s. 6d. 15s. 18s. 13s. 6d. 355. 13s. 18s. 21s. 15s. 40s. 16s. 21s. 245. 18s. 6d. 455. 18s. 265. 30s. 21s. 50s. 20s. 40s. 245. ORDERS by post are attended to with care and punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self measure introduced by E. MOSES and SON enablas them to guarantee a faultless fit. MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of E B OY'S CLOTHING : Knickerbocker Eton Brighton Harrow Suits. Suits. Suits. Suits. 9s. Gd. 15s. 18s. ISs. 13s. Gd. 19s. 235. 235. 16s. 6d. 21s. 265. 265. 21s. - 265. 325. 325. 265. 80s. 365. 365. I 365. I -48 s. IMOSES and SON supply every description of . clothing, ready-made, or made to measure, for all ages, all occasions, and all classes also Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates. All Goods marked in Plain Figures. Any article exchanged if not worn or injured. List of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset, till Saturday evening at sunset, when busi ness is resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON : LONDON. CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COUNTRY BRANCH, BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. UNIVERSITY LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. (ESTABLISHED 1825) H INCORPORATED BY ROYAL C NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVER that the ANNUAL GENERAL COURT of this Society will be held at the Office of the Society, No. 25, Pall Mall, on Wednesday nest, the 15th June instant, when the NINTH QUINQUENNIAL DIVISION of profit will be declared. The Chair will be taken at 4 o'clock precisely. CHARLES M'CABE, Secretary. 10th June, 187'. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNE LL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s each; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, includ ng brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 1 1 3, Upper Thames-street, Lon- don, E.C. TORN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY e) TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth po Qvder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price ls. 6d Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, at 7, MARRIED LIFE; Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe, Mr Kendal, Mr Rogers, Mrs Chip pendale, Mrs Frank Matthews, Mrs E. Fitzwilliam, Miss C. Hdl, Mrs Laws. After which, at 8.30. "HOME." Mr Sothern, Mr Chippendale, Mr Compton, Mr Buckstone, jun., Miss Ada Cavendish, Miss Fanny Gwynne, and Miss Caroline Hill. Concluding with FAMILY JARS. Mr Compton ROYAL HOLBORN. MUSIC HALL, Proprietor, Mr. J. S. SWEASEY. The Press have unanimously praised and acknowledged the entertainment provided at the above Hall for the Whitsun holidays to be the best in London. The Brothers Voltaire, the Champion Gymnasts, in their surprising performances, particularly their aerial leaps, extending the whole length of the Hall (nearly 100 feet), engaged to appear solely at this establishment ; Mr. H. Collard (Le Petit Sims Reeves), the miniature man, the smallest and sweetest tenor singer in the world, can be heard at this hall only ; Messrs. St. Albyn, P. Corri, and Miss Barrie have made an immense hit with their operatic selections ; Miss Georgina Smith son has returned to meet with fresh admirers ; Mr. Baldwin has supplemented the brilliant encomiums he has already received from the provincial press ; Miss Louie Sherring ton is received nightly with uproarious applause ; Mr. J. H. Milburn is an old favourite ; the Great Vance is not to be, heard elsewhere, excepting at his concerts ; Mr. J. IL llyley, and Madame Barnam, as comic duettists, have met with decided success; the acknowledged largest and best band in London. Bal cony, 6d.; stalls, is.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE, Wycl2-street, Strand. . _ Sale Lessee and Manager, Mr W. H. LISToN. Miss BATEMAN as MARY WARNER every Evening during the week, assisted by Messrs. G. Belmore, W. H. Vernon, Blake ley, Elliott, David Fisher ; Mrs. Poynter and Mrs. W. H. List In reply to numerous applications at the Box Office, and to prevent disappointment to parties deFirons of securing seats several weeks in advance, Mr. W. H. LisroN feels compelled to announce with regret that, in consequence of previous arran,e ments, the br'lliant engagement o: this distinguished Artiste must POSITIVELY TERMINATE on SATURDAY, JUNE 25. Commencing with MUSIC RATH CHARMS. Concluding with THE 'VARSITY BOAT RACE. Box Office open from 10 till 5. LYCEUM THEATRE (under the management of Messrs. Mansell). THIS EVENING, at 7.30, HIS OWN RIVAL Mr. F. Charles and Miss L. Morgan. At 8, BREAKING THE SPELL. After which, at 8.30, LITTLE FAUST: Mr. T. Maclagan, M. Marius, Mr. Aynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle. Debreux, Mesdames Lennox G ey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily Soldeno. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS ENENING, at 7 o'clock, LOVING IIEART6. Messrs Edward Terry and Turner; Mesdames Button d Santley. Followed by KENILWORTH. Messrs David James, Terry, Turnei, and Fenton; Mesdames Sant ey, Anstiss, Goodall, Met calfe, and Moore. V.A.UDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.-- Y Lessees—Messrs H. J. Montague. D. James, and T. Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at 7 30. CUPBOARD LOVE , by F. Hay. After which, at 8, a new and original Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled TWO 1108 ES. To conclude with the new and sneeel>sful Burlesque, DON CARLOS; or, The Infante in Aims Supportedby Messrs. H. J. Montague, H. Irving, G. Honey, W. 11. Stephens, and T. Thorne; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Faw bat, T. Lavis, and A. Newton. Doors opens, at Seven. Commence at 7.30. TEE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at nr. BEAUMONT'S, " Tho • Wellington," Wellington-street, ,Strand. rfillE SUN.—LATEST EDITION to be seen every Evening, at Eight o'clock, Mr. GrmiAN's, " The Wheatsbeaf," High-street, Camden-town. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN"" supplied, 9A3 soon as. published, Every Evening, by W. ALEXANDER (late Brooks); Newspaper. Agent, No. 4, Old Cavendish street, Oxford-street THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY : EVENING, JUNE 14, 1870. political leader have at last been numbered. His party had broken away from him altogether. The right hon. member for the University of Oxford was said to be already virtually installed as his successor as leader of the Opposition in 'the house of Com mons. As for the ex-Premier,' or, in other words (as it was significantly intimated in a sore of stage aside) the ex-Leader, he was about to be quietly and comfortably cushioned by being called . to the Upper House, let us suppose, -as Viscount BEACONSFIELD. Awkwardly for the prophets, how ever, upon the very morrow of the most confident of these—supposed to be authoritative—predictions there, has come out some untoward little incident, like this one of Saturday, where, by the- assam- Wing just as usual at Mr. DISRAELI'S summons, at Mr. DISRAELI'S private residence, of the leading members of the late Cabinet, that is of the Cabinet over which Mr. DISRAELI presidel for eleven months as Prime Minibter, he somehow appears to be as firmly as ever in the saddle, with his whip-hand well "in,"and—using the word in no invidious sense—with his sinister grasp as tenaciously as of old upon the elastic reins of the policy with which he has so long been mastering his restive Buiephalu2. AFTER Whitsuntide the House of Lords comes prominently under public notice, and from that period until the end of the session engages twice as much of the general attention as falls to its share during the remainder of the year. Those who content th6m selves with speculating on its uses and abuses during the dull time of its forced inaction, are only too unpleasantly aware of its existence when it is called upon to decide the fate of measures which for months past have been the theme of discussion in public and private circles. Under these cir cumstances unusual interest attaches itself to the remarks of one who has only recently been added to that august assembly, but who speaks with weight and influence. On the occasion of the ban quet at the Merchant Taylors' Hall, Lord DERBY re turned thanks for the House of Lords, and availe d himself of the opportunity of giving advice, or, at least, of offering timely suggestions: He considers the idleness of the Upper House to be as much their misfortune as their fault, but be the negative advan tages of the earlier period of the session what they , may, he foresees that the happy time has passed, and they are rapidly approaching the time when they will be on their trial before the country. In a few days the most important measure of the Session will be in their hands, and many serious consequences in the present and the future will depend upon the decision at which they shall then arrive. Not that he claimed the gift of prophecy; he was not abou t to disclose the secret of the Lords' intentions with respect to the Irish Land Bill. Ho knew one thing at all events, which was what they ought to do. It is true that Lord DERBY speaks rather the language of a statesman than that of a politician, but a question like that of the Irish Land Bill should not be regarded from a factious point of view, or excite the hopes and fears of partizans. " -There never was a case," said the noble lord, " when it was more our duty to act at the same time, temperately, cautiously, and firmly." No doubt many who agree with the truth of this in the abstract, will object to its work ing when the details are put before them ; but it may be a sound doctrine after all. ("It will be our duty t o accept all we can get, and to aim at nothing more than we can carry.") Had this principle been put in practice last year during the debates on the Irish Church Bill, what vexatious discussions might not have been avoided, and what undignified compromises have been dispensed with. Lord DERBY stands by the privileges of his order, and is not inclined to follow the emus° which the Premier has somewhat arbitrarily marked out for the Peers. In prudence and policy they are to resist only what they must, but then it will be their duty in self-respect to adhere firmly to that which they have upon deliberate reflection adopted. Should the majority of the House of Lords be induced to adopt this straightforward policy it would produce a most favourable impression upon the country, and exert a far greater influence on the Honse of Commons than the most so-called spirited Opposition could ever effect. A. collision between the Houses is always to be deplored, but differences of opinion must arise, and the only possible way of avoiding the danger will be for both sides to make concessions. It has often been reproached to Lord DERBY that he takes too cold an impression of things, and measures men by too exact a standard. No doubt if his advice is but partially followed, or only a portion of his theories put in practice, the House of Lords will present a very different scene during the debates on the Irish Land Bill from that which took place during the discussion on the measure re lating to the Irish Church. The question, however, is under which aspect will it appear in the best light as the exponent of enlightened principles, or as th e jealous defender of its particular prejudices? It revived . the splendour of past days of palmy oratory by the brilliant flashes of rhetoric which distinguished its debates of last year, but it will be reserved for the debates of 1870 to call forth the more lasting respect if the country can really feel that the hereditary branch of the Legislature is approaching a subject of great public interest and importance in a spirit commensurate with the occasion. THE affairs in the Iberian Peninsula are just now a great mystery. The Spanish Cortes having decided that no one shall be elected King of Spain who has not the votes of one-half of the Chamber, plus one, renders the parliamentary choice of a sovereign impossible for none of the candidates possesses an absolute majority of adherents. The great question as to whether the country shall be governed by King Log or King Stork therefore still remains undecided, and is likely to remain so until the latter potentate takes the matter into his own claws. General PRIM bears no love for MONT PENSIER, who is the most formidable of competitors for the Crown ; and as the master of many legions PRIM is not likely to let the Orleanist win the prize. The position is complicated by the strange drama that is being enacted in Por tugal. The octogenarian SALDANHA appears 'to be even more master of the situation in Lisbon than the comparatively youthful PRIM is in Madrid. SAL DANHA has chosen to quarrel with the Ambassador of Italy, the county of his Sovereign's consort, an d his excellency has been packed off, and official diplo matic relations have been suspended. We learn also that SAMPAIO has left the SALDANHA Cabinet "on account of his opposition to the scheme for dissolving the Cortes and instituting a Dictatorship." What does it all mean ? Portugal still has a constitutional King, at least in name, though DOM Luis would seem to be little better than a puppet in the hands of the reactionary old militaire. Does SALDANHA mean in his old age to extort what he could not obtain in his prime—the consent of the Sovereign to rule despotically ? And are we to see both portions of the Peninsula—Spain as well as Portugal—brought , under the rule (,f a Dictator ? The problem gives room for boundless conjecture. Doubtless SALDANHA Mid PRIM very well know the real solution, for it rests with them. Perhaps the Spanish Cromwell will let Europe into the secret in the speech which he has promised to make to-day. • The House of Lords reassembled last evening after the Whitsuntide holidays. The report of the amendments of the High Court of Justice Bill was brought up, add the Lord Chancellor explained•that he hadlEade certain amendments to meet the ob jections raised against the measure, when it was last, discussed by -their lordships. After a slight discussion the report was received. The ret-otis of the amendments to the Norwich Voters Ditfran elCsement Bill and the Bridgewater and Beverley Disfranchisement Bill were. also received. In the House of Commons Mr. Gladstone stated that with the view of making progress with the Education Bill it was deemed desirable to hold a morning sitting on Friday next. The. house went into Committee on the University Tests Bill, and a number of amendments were almost summarily disposed of. In the division the Government were in the majority, and by nine o'clock the bill passed through Cont rnittee. • There appeared to be nothing like orga nized opposition to the measure. The Stamp Duty on Leases Bill in Committee occasioned considerable discussion, but it was eventually passed through the stage with the omission of clause 2. The Merchant Shipping Code Bill and the Board of Trade Bill were real a second time. Several other measures were advanced, and the House closed at one o'clock. TOPICS OF THE DAY. is a supplement, and published with the newspaper, and having the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page*" From and after the 30th of September registered newspapers, book packets, pattern or - sample packets, and post cards may be sent by post in the United Kingdom at the following. rates :—On a registered newspaper, not exceeding with any supplement, and with any cover, six ounces in weight, 1 ; on a book packet or pattern or sample packet, if not exceeding two ounces in weight, ;if exceeding two ounces in weight, for every additional two ounces or frac tional part of two ounces, ; on a post card, .?;(1. INT E RNA TIONA I. EXHIBITIONS. A meeting has been held at Edinburgh with reference to the International Exhibition of 1871. The Lord Provost presided. - Mr. Cole, C. 8., and Lieutenant-Colonel Scott explained the character of the exhibition, and the various •regulations which were to be observed. It was suggested that. these exhibitions need not be confined exclusively to Lon don, but might appropriately be held at Glasgow and Manchester. A valuable hint was given by Mr. Cole to the effect that part of the exhibition might be sent to Leeds or Edinburgh, if room could be found for it. A • section of the Exhibi tion might be forwarded to Edinburgh year after year. The Italian deputy appointed as com missioner at the London International Exhibition of Working Men, has had an interview with Mr. Glad stone, who manifested the greatest interest in the success of the affair. Italian industry will be well represented in the forthcoming Exhibition, for it seems that not only the trade unions, but the muni cipal and provincial corporations, as well as the King's Government in Italy, have taken the liveliest interest in the nutter. A committee of Italians has been appointed in London by the Italian Govern ment, the Marquis d'Azeglio being president. The Exhibition will take place in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, in the first week in July. The ob jects to be exhibited by Italian working men are daily expected. They will be sent in a Royal steamer. OPERAS, THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden.—La Esmeralda. 8.30 p.m. - - ITALIAN OPERA, Drury Lane.—Le Nozze di Figaro, 8.30 p.m. HAYMARKET—At Seven, Married Life. Home. Family Jars. A DE.LPIH—At Seven, No. 1 Hound the Corner. Free Labour. PRINCE OF WALES'S—At 7.30. Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest Mamma. LYCEUM—At 7.30, His Own Rival, Breaking the Spell. At 8.3 Little Faust. OLYMPIC -At Seven, Music hath Charms. At 8, Mary Warner. the 'Varsity Boat Race. (14ITETY—At Seven, First Night. The Princess of Trehizonde. QUEEN'S—At Seven, My Wife's Dentist. 'Twist Axe and Crown. STRAND—At Seven, Loving Hearts. Kenilw, rth. VAUDEVILLE—Cupboard Love. Two Roses. Don Carlos. ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Frou Frou. La Belle Sauvage WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH Ilr)( K. Egyptian Hall, Pic cadilly, every Evening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn ings at 8. Admission Is, 2s, 3s. CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8; Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. Zo LOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily t exeopt Sun days). Admission, is.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d. MADAME TIISBAIM'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till 3.0 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra 6d. Tr, O cf .-7 -1 -_• J - 7 4 Ligg LONDON, 7UESDAY, JUNE 14, 1870. It is, we are grateful to hope, all but decided that the remains of CHARLES DICKENS will be interred in 'Westminster Abbey. Now that the intention is seriously entertained, we seem to realize more forcibly than ever what mat ter of lasting regret there will be in any other arrangement. Nowhere else than in our English %Valhalla should repose the dust of one of the most thoroughly national and indigenous of our writers. Nowhere else than in the midst of this vast world of London, that his genius more than that of any other author who ever lived has served to illustrate, ought the grave of DICKENS to be raised by his lamenting survivors. Here, and here only, could his tomb be built the most appropriately. All London, all England, will be grateful if the decision arrived at :by the great author's afflicted family, in concession to the wish most naturallyexpressed on the part of the people, be that, here, in the capital, in their very midst, the body of one• so beloved and honoured should alone be interred. That most reasonable wish we have the consolation of remembering that we were the first to articulate -in these columns—in The Sun of Satur day morning. In accordance with that sugges tion we shall earnestly hope to the last that the illustrious illustrator of the genius of the English people in this nineteenth century will find his place of rest where alone it could be fittingly selected—under the roof beams of Westminster Abbey-- in the midst of the noblest names, among which there is not one nobler, there is certainly not one more dearly cherished than his own, constituting the glory of our national literature. Mr. DISRAELI'S tenacious hold upon the Conserva tive party as its leader is something remarkable, As complacently as any unconquerable champion in the ring, he " comes up smiling " after the very sharpest encounter. Blackwood's slashing, crashing. smashing, review nevertheless notwithstanding. De.- spite the broken allegiance long since of the old Tory Quarterly. In spite of the vituperations, wanting only in finish, directed against hint by the Marquis of SALISBURY. Indifferent to the verbal brickbats hurled against him by the impassioned hand of Mr. G. SMITH of Ithaca—in the United States. Serenely unconscious of the derision excited all round him by his last literary exploit—the publication of "a fashionable novel all about dukes and duchesses and such very cream of the cream of the milk of human kindness as the LOTHAIRS and the Lady CORI SANDES of Mayfair and Belgravia—Mr. DISRAELI, who we are told, every alternate day, is virtually no longer in possession of the merest shadow of the shade of his authority, heretofore weilded as the acknowledged and recognised Leader of the Conservative Opposition, Mr. DISRAELI, that dethroned political potentate, actually no further back than on Saturday last convenes a meeting of the leading members of the late Cabinet at his pri vate residence! There to take into consideration the course which it will be advisable for the Conserva tive party to pursue in reference to the Education Bill of her Majesty's Government ! So that, after all, it is not Mr. GATHORNB HARDY that the Opposition in the House of Commons is to look to for guidance but still, as hitherto during these more than twenty years last past, the right hon. gentleman the member for Buckinghamshire. Mr. DISRAELI is, in all this, only yet once more illustrating anew the spring and vitality of h's in expugnable reputation. The amount of scorn, irony, derision he has outlived already it would be difficult to calculate. No man in his time has been better abused—not evenhis old enemy, DANIEL O'CONNELL, the Irish Liberator. In this particular his career has, throughout, been curiously consistent. His first spaech in the House of Commons closed, as we all know, in the midst of derisive roars of laughter. He was cold-shouldered by the great Sir ROBERT PEEL —for the which cold-shouldering he contrived to avenge himself very soon afterwards by showering upon the devoted head. of the Minister who had failedto appreciate him the most scathing sarcasms and the most poignant ridicule. Mr. DISRAELI'S Life has been written once or twice before now with an elabo ration of malignity certainly designed to scare him prematurely from the political arena, in which biographers, like Mr. .MACKNIGHT, endeavoured by every means in their power to display him as the merest flashy parliamentary adventurer. Assailed by high and low, now by a Mr. EARLE, now by a Marquis of SALISBURY— " Check'd like a bondman ; all his faults observed Set in a note-book, learn'd, and conn'd by rote ; " treated again and again by the principal organs of the very party he has been leading—as more than a year ago in the Quarterly, as less than a fortnight ago in Blackwood—this imperturbable, invulnerable, arrow blunting, poison-proof, scorn-assimilating, no-leader, and yet, all the while, to every intent and purpose, active leader of the Conservatives, has contrived to hold his own with an almost sublime assurance that has sornehoW led captive at his heels the popular admiration. Upon the ridicule that would have destroyed other men, he has somehow thriven. Time and again, we have been told that his days as a THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE AT SANDIIURST. The Duke of Cambridge has recently paid a visit to Sandhurst, and in company with several officers of his staff made an official inspection of the gentlemen cadets. After a minute inspection of the ranks had taken place, the cadets marched past with admirable precision and steadiness. The young gentlemen re , cowed the compliments of the Commander-in-Chief on their excellent knowledge of their duties. He like wise passed a high encomium on their admirable con duct during the past term. The very creditable condition of the College seemed to impress his Royal Highness with the importance of maintaining it as a lasting institution. The school for gymnastics furnished another proof of the proficiency of the cadets, and after the distribution of prizes had taken place the Duke took his departure, having expressed himself highly pleased with the result of his visit. THE UYIVEDSITY TESTS BILL. "An Oxford Liberal" considers the amendments introduced by Mr. Fawcett and Mr. Vernon Harcourt to the University Tests Bill.as injudicious, and likely to lead ,to.greater evils than exist at present. The priposition of Mr. Fawcett, which deals with the question of clerical fellowships, is sufficiently condemned by the fact that. the Prime Minister has declined to incorporate it in the Government measure. Mr. Harcourt's amend ments would prevent the future establishment of denominational Colleges and Halls 'within the Uni versities, and would thus have the effect of striking out a large class who are persuaded that the religious side of education is of its essence. This class includes the large majority of Roman Catholics, a considerable number of Protestant Nonconformists and a large and increasing proportion of members of the Church of England. " An Oxford Liberal " believes that the disestablish ment of the Church of England is blit a question of time, but when it does take place there are sure indications that the tendency of that Church will be towards an increased ecclesiastical and sacerdotal spirit. Looking to this future, we must expect a great accession to the ranks of those who, under tlierinspiration of a corporate conscience will seek for an educational system • in harmony with their convictions; and it is desirable that they should find a place in the Universities instead of , multiplying purely sectarian establishments. The great danger is the substitution of one 'doxy for another 'doxy, while professing to abolish the dominion of 'doxies altogether. THE NEW M.P.'S. The recent elections for South Leicestershire and the Isle of Wight have attracted a good deal of interest, and some curiosity is consequently felt respecting the new representatives. Mr. William Unwin Ileygate, who is henceforward to be the champion and defender of the rights of South Leices tershire, was elected in the room of Lord Curzon, lately moved to the Upper House. Mr. Heygate is the son of a former Lord Mayor of London, Alder man Sir William Heygate, and - was born in 1825. After passing through college, where he took honours, he was Called to the bar in .1850, but his tastes do not seem to have had a forensic direction, for he does not practice, but is a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for Herts and Leicestershire, and a captain in the Leicestershire Yeomanry. This is not his first appearance at St. Stephen's, for he sat for Leicester from 1801 to 1865; and also in 1868 as member for Stamford. Mr. H eygate married in 1852, the only daughter of the late Sir George Beaumont, of Leicestershire. The new Conservative member for the Isle of Wight ought to attain Parliamentary distinc tion in right of his name, for he rejoices in the title of Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane. He may be considered as the representative of both services, for his father was admiral of the fleet and his mother the daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Ross. He is a magistrate and deputy lieutenan t for Haddington and Lanark, and first entered Parliament in 1841 as member for Bridport. In 1846 he was unseated on petition, but was re-elected for the same con stituency the following year, the stern electoral morality of the present day not being then in vogue. He has had his share of unsuccessful contests, having been defeated for, Southampton and for the Isle of Wight itself in 1868. He has some pretensions to lite rary celebrity, and informs his constituents that "he clings to those constitutional principles which are associated with our time-honoured institutions." CONSERVATISM AND EDUCATION. Archdeacon Denison, in a letter to the Daily Tele graph, expresses an opinion that what has taken place and is taking place in relation to the Education Bill, shows what a thing Conservatism is, especially in matters religious. The true account of the Bill is that it substitutes in the schools of the Church national education for Church education. This, he says, was not only accepted by Conservatism as an escape from something worse, but wtts welcomed and praised by it as' a good thing in itself. Conservatism could not, or would not, see that there must be great changes ih the bill, and that the unnatural affectim manifested towards it at its birth by Conservatism would help largely to make those changes not pleasant to that " ism." But now that the changes are brought about, Conservatism goes about the country in the persons of bishops and clergy, talking of the bill as if it were the same bill, and dealing largely in platitudes about preferring religious to secu lar schools. Upon the whole, he says, Conservatism is like a plant forced in a hot bed, watered to death, with heads always dropping oil unnaturally, and limp and-unwholesome leaves. THE NEW POSTAL DILL. In the bill brought in by the Government for the further regulation of the duties of postage and for other purposes relating to the Post-office, the follow ing definition is given of a newspaper :-- 44 Any pub lication consisting .wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current topics, with or without advertisements; subject to these conditioni—That it bo printed and published in the United Kingdom. That it be pub lished in numbers at intervals of not more than seven days. That it be printed on a sheet or sheets unstitched. That it have the title and date of publication printed at the top of every page. The folloWing is to be deemed a supplement to a newspaper ;—A_ publica tion consisting wholly or great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets or a piece or pieces of paper, un stitched, with a leaf or leaves of the same form and size as the leaf or leaves of the newspaper to which it EMIGRATION. Mr. W. H. Smith, M.P., has been very active in furthering the emigration of many families desiro us of trying their fortunes in the New World. Among the emigrants who sailed in the Medway were seventy belonging to Westminster who had been as sisted by the hon. member. They were encouraged in their venture by the recollection that those who preceded them in April last had been fortunate enough to procure employment three days after their landing. An interesting scene took place prior to the departure of the West minster detachment. Having been entertained at a farewell breakfast by Mr. Smith, they proceeded down the river in a special steamer to the Victoria Docks. Mr. Smith took the opportunity of address ing words of advice and encouragement to the emi grants, who greeted him with hearty cheers. Up to the present time about 140 poor and deserving West minster people have been assisted to Canada during this season by Mr. Smith, in conjunction with the British and Colonial Association, and more are to follow. • A POSTAL REFORM WANTED. Notwithstanding the many changes for the better which have been made in our postal system, there still remains a good deal to do in the way of reform. The residents in Jamaica have lately memorialised the home authorities respecting the reduction of the rate of postage to the West Indies, and they have certainly some ground for their discontent. While a letter can be sent to the United States for 3d., to Australia for 6d., and to India for 9d., it is inconsistent, as well as oppressive, to charge one shilling for each letter carried to or from the West Indies. It is perhaps no recommenda tion now-a-days to urge on behalf of the memorialists that they represent an English colony, for our authorities seem to think our fellow subjects deserve no favour at their hands, but it must be at least ac knowledged that wherever there exists an English speaking community there is likely to be a great de mand for English news. Why not, then, meet it half-way by lightening what is called, not unreasonably, the " prohibitory duty P" When will our rulers fully appreciate the fact which the experience of this generation alone abundantly confirms, that the lighter the burdens on any branch of industry the more profitable it is to the State at large. In proof of this we may instance the statement of a "London Printer," who has brought one or two startling facts connected with his trade under public notice. He has received a circular from a well-known firm of coal merchants, printed in Ghent, and delivered in London, bearing a Belgian postage stamp worth one halfpenny. Thanks to the high rate of postage hitherto maintained in England, for newspapers, circulars, &c., and to the cost of printing in this country, English merchants have found it worth their while to send their prospectuses abroad to get printed and have them 'posted back again. PEOPLE'S TURKISH BATH AT CORK. The committee of the People's Turkish Bath at Cork have issued their annual report, which is a very favourable one. There is an increase of nearly 50 per cent. on any previous year, an improvement which is attributed to the increased appreciation of the bath as a 'sanitary means. The bath is not self supporting, although the attendance is a large one, for the charges are very low, and a number of baths are given gratis to the sick and unemployed, and also to young children. The working of the Turkish Bath has proved so successful that doubts can no longer be entertained as to its adaptability to the wants of the working-classes, and it is considered desirable it should be extended to every town and hamlet in the kingdom. The committee are anxious to reserve the small fund they have in hand for repairs and improvements, and they hope the citizens of Cork will not think them unreasonable if they ask them, at the end of seven years, working of the great institution, to recognise and support it as one of the charities of the city. The best way to raise funds to keep up a charity is by subscription, and if this appeal be generally responded to, the demand on individuals will not be heavy, while the preservation of the health of the city should furnish them with a powerful incentive for exertion. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. A return has been published giving an account of the income and expenditure of the British Museum special trust funds for the year ending March 31, 1870; and also of the number of persons admitted to visit the Museum in each year from 1864 to 1869 in clusive. The first part of the return has no features of general interest, but the register of attendance is worthy of notice. The total number of persons admitted to view the general collections (exclusive of readers) in 1864 was, 432,336; in 1865 the attendance fell to 369,967 ; in 1866, the numbers increased to 408,279; and the three succeed ing years shewed an upward movement, being 445,036 in 1867, 461,710 in 1808, and 460,635 in in 1869. The total number of visits to the reading room for the purpose of research or study was 105,899 in 1864. In 1865 and 1866 the number fell to 100,271 and 99,857 respectively, but in the three years following there was an increase, the numbers in each of these years being over 103,000. The greatest number of visits in all departments was in 1869, when 584,427 persons visited the museum. THE POLICE AND THE PUBLIC. With a want of acueeness almost become prover bial, the Metropolitan Police have apprehended the wrong men in connection with the recent jewel robbery at Lady Beaumont's. The circumstances un ler which this clever capture was made are as follow :—One of the prisoners, a labouring mail had been seen standing near a house in Picca dilly, and the other had been seen in the same novel position at the corner of Park-lane. This was enough for the vigilant detectives, and the men were at once apprehended. - After lying in prison a fort night, they have been discharged, the evidenceliro duced against them being of the most trivial description. • That two persons whose innocence may be assumed should be imprisoned for so long a period on such trivial. grounds cannot be too strongly de nounced. THE GRAND PRIX The result of the great French race on Sunday tends to increase the very general opinion that the success or ill-success of a horse will much depend upon the jockey who rides him. Major Fridolin's horse Bigarreau won three weeks since the French Derby. The horse was ridden by 0. ,Pratt, an English rider, whose chief victories have, however, been gained in France. On Sunday Major Fridolin's Sornette won the Grand Prix, the horse being steered by Pratt, whereas Bigarreau, on this occasion ridden by a man named Luff, was not even placed. Sornette and Bigar reau were the favourites before the start. A fact significant of the estimation in which English jockeys are held on the Continent, was observable on Sunday. Of the twelve riders who appeared on the ground with their steeds as competitors for the Grand Prix, no less than eleven were Britons. The more famous of these were Fordham, Challoner, T. French, Cannon, and Maidment, whose horse Valois obtained third place. The Emperor and Empress and the Prince were as usual spectators of the struggle. It is worthy of remark that English sovereigns never have patronised the race course with their presence. The only recorded instance was in the year 1840, when Little Wonder won the Derby. On that occa sion the Queen and the late Prince Consort honoured Epsom with a visit. THE WANT OE RAIN. The crops, all over England, will suffer to a con siderable extent, if the country is not shortly visited by a fall of rain. In France plentiful showers of not only rain, but on one or two occasions of snow, have fallen, and in Scotland and Ireland no drought of any consequence has been experienced. In England, however, the case is different, and fears for the young turnips, the wheat and barley crops, potatoes and mangolds are beginning to be expressed generally by the farmers. In most of the London churches on Sunday the prayer for a supply of rain was offered up. NATIVE CHRISTIANS IN INDIA. A lady who is related to Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen has surprised all the members of the community of Brahmos, in India, by becoming a Christian. The lady, although a widow, is as yet very young, and her friends attempted to prove that she had not come to the years of discretion (16) at the time when she declared her intention of adopting her new form of belief. A trial was held, and the Judge, an Englishman, decided that the lady was suffi ciently capable of choosing her own creed. To his judgment, the learned gentleman added his opi nion that matters requiring personal discretion of this kind, did not, in the eye of the law, depend upon the mental culture or intellect of the individual. An idea seems to prevail in India, and in England as well, that Brahmism is, after all, a broad sect of Christianty. This is a mistake, and some liberal missionaries have even gone so far as to designate the Brahmos as their most bitter opponents. The real state of the case is, that a few, like the Indian Reformer now in England, are sincere and anxious to propagate the real tenets of Christianity, whereas the majority of the community are men who, dissatisfied with the idolatrous practices and moral restraints of Hin dooism, rejoice in a system too vague to control their conscience, and too lax to demand self-sacrifice or moral courage. THE CHANNEL PASSAGE. Mr. Fowler's bill of international communication has - caused great excitement in certain quarters. A special meeting has been held at Folkestom; in order that the town council might receive the report of the deputation to confer with the Maire and Munici pality of Boulogne. The Maire of Boulogne sent a letter in which he informed them that a demand had been made to the French Government for necessary works to render their harbour available for the reception of large steamers at any time. Among the various plans which had been prepared was one which could be carried out for £600,000. They hoped their Government would, as usual, take on itself the expense, but if not, they would raise the capital privately. Audresserrs was the scene of many marine disasters, and a most unfit site for a harbour. It was arranged that a copy of the letter should be sent to the South-Eastern Railway Com pany, and a petition to the House of Lords against the International Communication Bill was sealed. PAUPER CHILDREN. "A. Kendal Guardian" gives the result of his ex perience in reference to the management of pauper children. He argues that a vast orderly house hold of perhaps 1,000 children, with every contri vance for lessening domestic labour, and every plan arranged to protect and nurture the inmates is not, especially for girls, a fitting entrance to a life of petty scrambling service, in abodes where at every turn there is a makeshift, and where only patience and ingenuity and ready wit can keep the household life above water. Yet, he adds, these are the places where half and more than half, of our poor girls have to make their first trial, and the larger the school the more is the pressure on the guardians to accept any place which seems tolerable. He considers that this system results generally in a break-down, and a return to pauperism, and expresses great anxiety to see what plan the Poor Law Board will propose. f-1-; (fir. HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL CASTLE, Juno 12• The Queen, with Princess Beatrice, went out yestcrOf morning. In the afternoon her Majesty drove to Invercauld. Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice drove out. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by th° Hon. Mrs. Coke, General Kno]lys, and Lieut.-Col. pel, loft Marlborough House yesterday for Cooper's-bill, ne sl. Egham. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO-P-° . Ascot races begin. ail s! At the Crystal Palace the great combined fête, with gl . "", display of fireworks, billiard match, burlesque, and roll tary band in attendance, with Mr. Coward's usual per formance on the organ in the Handel Orchestra. SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS TO-DAY. The Meteorological Society at 7 p.m. Annual gette rl meeting. The Photographic Society at 8 p.m. J • The Anthropological Society, at 8 p.m., when P . „ l. ' Beddoe will lecture on " Kelts of Ireland ;" Dr. H. Ku son, on " Irish Celts," and Dr. G. H. Kinahan, 1113° "Noteson the Elements of the Irish people. The Times is informed that General Prim , -xe nie „ ii the truth of a report from Philadelphia respecting, "01 a tt e mpt byhim or the Spanish Government,to raise 3 j.° 00 on security of the Cuban revenues, and in concurred with the Cuban Junta at New York. lef DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest hoh dej of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is r lueL ;uP,, by the medical profession in prefer e nce to French brana - ',„,tiolv plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Qu°" - Die' on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & o yal Irish din gs tilleries, Belfast ; or at their Lo n don Offices, 4, Co., i3eaufort Buil Strand, W.O. MuE Silt' etw AD broc Ileli C( bait of L dece Cc 1, .4 ey 1014 n , lad at e( th e M a j, at I) TE Thoi Vice Islay, Th A-• T ` 3 f -Al Tin Dreac relics th e h Th, 14 Pa at th i M en , : and s ha ve . They Com eio /13