The Sun. — London, England, 1870-05-27 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.-MISS BA I'EMAN.- THIS EVENING, at 8, MARY WARNER: Mary Warner, Miss Bateman; assisted by Messrs. Vernon, D. Fisher, Blakeley, Roberts, Elliott, Vanghan. and G. Belmore. i receded by, at 7, MUSIC HATH CHARMS: Miss Mettle Reinhardt. To conclude with THE 'VARSITY BOAT RACE. Mr. Geo. Belmore. 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 ..30, LITTLE FAUST: Mr. T. Maclag an, M. Marius, Mr. Aynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle. Debreux, Mesdames Lennox G.ey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily Soldene. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and 31anageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS ENENING, at 7 o'clock, LOVING REARMS. Messrs Edward Tetry and Turner; Mesdames Button at.d Santley. Fcllowed by SIR GEORGE AND A DRAGON. Messrs. James. Terry, Fenton; Mesdames Santley, Dashwood, Goodall, Hughes, Amiss, and Metcalfe. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees—Messrs H. J. Montague, D. James, and T, Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at 7 30, an original Comedy, by A. Halliday, entitled FOR LOVE OR MONEY. At 9.45, the new Burlesque, by Conway Edwardes, entitled DON CARLi/S ; or, The Infante in Aims. Supported by the following Company:— Messrs H. J. Montague, G. Honey, R. Irving, W. H. Stephens, C. Garthorne, E. Elton, and Thos. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Cavendish, Amy Fawsitt, K Irwin, L. Claire, J. Beauclerc, R. Evelyn, Kemp, T Lavis, F. Garthwaite, R. Power. THE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN" at Mr. BEAUMONT'S. " The Wellington," Wellington-street, Strand, THE SUN.—LATEST EDITION to be seen every Evening, at Eight o'clock, Lt Mr. GiLmeat's, "The Wheatsheaf," High-street, Camden-town. THE LATEST EDITION of THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, by W. AL EXA N DER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, No. 4, Old Cavendish street, Oxford-street riniE LAM EDITION of "THE SUN" at W. sMITITS Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden- town. THE THEATRES, &c. HAYMARKET-At Seven, No Song No Supper. Barwise's Book And A Kiss in the Dark. 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. (-METY—At Seven, The Man of Quality. The Princess of Tre bizonde. QUEEN'S—At Seven, My Wife's Dentist. 'Twixt Axe and Crown. STRAND—At Seven, Loving Hearth, Sir Oeorge and a Dragon. VAUDEVILLE—For Love or Money. Don Carlos. ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Frou Pron. La Belle Sanvage, WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND EKETCH BOOK. Egyptian Hall, Pic cadilly, every evening (except Battirdby), at 8; Baturday 'Morn ings at E. A drnissi,n Is, 2s, 3s. CtIRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall. Every Night, at 8; Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 aLI the year round. MADAsir, TUsSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. tin 500 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra rooms, 6d. OOLOGLCAL GARDENS, Regent's-perk. Open daily except Sur days). Admission, ls. ; on ,i,ondays, 6d. Children tinder twelve, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. 1 THIS EVENING (Miss Furtado's Benefit), at Seven, THE GREEN BUSHES. Messrs. H. J. Byron, R. Phillips, J. D. Beveridge-Ashley, C. H. Stephenson, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss Furtado And Two Acts of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREA NI. Messrs. B. Webster, J. D. Beveridge, Ashley, Miss Furtado, Miss Scott, Miss M. Montgomery. Miss Marie Harri J, and Miss Eliza Johnstone. MOSES and SON E• beg to .inform the Public that they have adop'ed and registered a TRADE MARK, consisting of the words .The Standard," with - the initials " E. M. & S." underneath, and that nenceforward every article of clothing manufactured by them will have al bel or ticket attached to it, with the said trade mark printed thereon. All persons are hereby cautioned against imi ating the said Trade Mark. For trades and addresses see following advertisement. MOSES and SON, Merchant Tailors. TA. Ll MOSES and SON, Juvenile Clothiers. T 1 MOSES and SON, General Outfitters. I . • V MOSES and SON, Habitmakers. V - "Ca 4 MOSES and SON, Linen and Woollen . Drapers. -- E` MOSES and SON, Hatters and Hosiers. - Ll .l MOSES and SON, Boot and Shoe Mann -11 • facturers. EMOSES and SON'S Rules for Self-Measure • Post Free. Ti MOSES and SON'S List of Prices, post free. Li , MOSES AND SON'S Fashion Sheet, post free. E. MOSES and SON send Patterns, post free. LI MOSES and SON mark all Goods in Plain ..1 • Figures. FMOSES and SON supply Outfits for all • Classes and Climates. -E74 MOSES and SON have the best Styles and • Materials for all Classes. FMOSES and SON, Corner of MINORIES and . ALDGIATE. FMOSES and SON, NEW OXFORD-STEET, 0 Corner Of HART-STREET, EMOSES and SON, Corner of ToTTENHAm • COURT-ROAD and BURTON-ROAD. MOSES and SON, BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. FREEHOLD LAND, £lO per plot, free convey ance, 20 feet frontage, 100 feet deep, close to two Stations S.E and S.W. lines, 33 miles from London, return? fares 2s. Bd. to Bs. Pleasantly situate in a proverbially healthy neighbourhood. The soil is gravelly; water pure. Houses of all classes, from the cottage to the mansion, are in great demand, and command high rentals. H. J. E. BRAKE, Auctioneer, Aldershot. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms of the past 17 months the NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITU TION contributed to the saving of 1,592 lives from various ship wrecks and 43 vessels from destruction. It has now 220 Lifeboat Stations under its management. CONTRIBUTIONS for their support will be thankfully received by Messrs. Willis and Co , Coutts and Co., Herries and Co., by all the London and country bankers,•and by the Secretary, RICHARD LEviris, Esq., at the Insti tution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNE I.L 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, :3, Upper Thames-street, Lon don, E.C. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price is. 6d.— Bed Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Sole Lessee. Yr, Bvckstone. THIS EVENING, at 7 o'cicck, NO SOING NO SUPPER: Mr. Kendal, Mr. Compton, Mr. Edward Osborne, Mr. Clark; Miss F. Wright, Miss Francis, Miss Fosbroke, and Miss F. Gwynne. After which, at 8 precisely, BARWISE'S BOOK: Mr. Sothern, Mr. Chippendale, Mr Compton, Mr. Kendal, Mr. Buckstone; Miss C. Hill, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. And (by desire) A REGULAR FIX: Mr. Sothern, &c. Concluding with A IKS6 IN THE DARK. ( I ig 'lllll ;pi', . • ft) -44 MORNING EDITION. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1870. President GRANT'S Proclamation against the Fenian marauders was not inappropriately dated and published on Her MAJESTY'S Birthday. It is the proceeding of as loyal and faithful an ally as any of those who have held that relation, during the three and thirty years of the reign of our beloved SOVE REIGN, with Her MAJESTY herself, and with Her MAJESTY'S Government. If anything will bring these misguided men, the Americas Fenians, to their senses, it will be that simple, solemn, em phatic declaration on the part, and in the name, of ULYSSES S. GRANT, President of the United States— admonishing all good citizens of those States and all persons within their territory and jurisdiction, against aiding, countenancing, abetting, or taking part in such unlawful proceedings as have recently been announced, " cabelled" under the Atlantic, and " wired " hither and thither across the American and European continents. If anything can stamp out this incendiary flaming-up of Yankee-Irish filibustering, it will be this instant treading it down under his heel by the brave, bold, outspeaking Ameri can PRESIDENT. General GRANT evidences, here, again, as he has already before now done so fre quently, that he is more of the Soldier than of the Diplomatist. ZACHARY TAYLOR never went more directly to the point, never earned more truly his title to the familiar, historical sobriquet of of Old Rough and Ready. President GRANT is—to her Majesty the QUEEN, as his ally—truer than gold, as true as the steel of his good sword as a Soldier. " Ido hereby warn all persons," quoth the PRE SIDENT of the United States, " that by committing such illegal acts they will forfeit all right to the protection of the Government, or to its interference in their behalf to rescue them from the consequences of their own acts." Furthermore—saith ULYSSES S. GRANT, President of the United States—" I do hereby enjoin all officers in the service of the United States to employ all their lawful authority and power to prevent and defeat aforesaid unlawful proceedings, and to arrest and bring to justice all persons who may be engaged therein." Than this, what more could be done by any ally, under similar circum stances? England will long hold in remembrance this instant and unhesitating act on the part of her loyal and trusty ally, the Chief of the United States Government. The declaration of the American PRESIDENT opportunely came to hand almost simultaneously with the announcement of the utter failure of the Fenian raid across the frontier-line of the Dominion. In that very first engagement, the Canadian Volun teers appear to have acquitted themselves to admira tion, the Fenian Head Centre, General O'NEILL, being captured, and H. R. H. Prince ARTHUR win ' Ding his spurs, or for the first time, as the phrase is, swelling gunpowder. After the ignominious failure made by the rebel filibusters in their earliest attempts, in all seriousness, to kindle the deadly flame of civil war in Canada, there seems at last a glimmering of some thing like reasonable hope that we may, even now, be at the beginning of the end of that tragical-farce that has been playing out, at once so miserably and so gro tesquely, here close at hand in Ireland, there far away across the Atlantic ; now feared, now derided, but always dangerous, and always detestable, under the Mill merely partially comprehended little of Fenianism. THE failure of the police to succeed in tracking the perpetrators of offences have become too nume rous to be attributed to the accidents of crime. In London particularly the immunity of great criminals is an alarming fact. The police are equal to dealing with minor lawbreakers, they can apprehend drunken men, and trace petty larceny to its source; but when an offence of first-rate magnitude is committed by rogues of first-rate ability, "the force " seem totally unequal to the case. In the west end of London recently the extent of burglary depredations has been astounding. At one place £2,000 worth of property was taken. Lady Margaret Beaumont has just lost jewels to the worth of £lO,OOO. About a dozen other rob beries, resulting in serious loss, are recorded, be sides several abortive attempts. In most of these cases neither the criminals were apprehended nor the property recovered. Only one man has been cap tured for every one of these late huge burglaries, and as two or more confederates are required for every great crime, the success of jus tice is utterly insignificant and worthless. This is a very serious state of things, and regarding it in the most liberal spirit, it is impossible to resist the conclusion that a charge of inefficiency must be laid against the police. No doubt there must be a minimum of crime everywhere, and especially in a city like London. It is not to be expected that we can extirpate roguery. The area to be protected is so vast, and the accompanying circumstances so perplexing, that even an army of 8,000 men is scarcely adequate to meet the difficulties which present themselves. But when almost every crime of exceptionally dis- astrous proportions remains unpunished, it is clear that our indulgence is being overtaxed. The failure must be recognised, and it remains to consider the most promising remedy. Here we are met at once by the conviction that tire quality of the " force" is not all that it ought to be, that the duties are irk some, the pay too small, the prospect of future reward too trifling to tempt a desirable class of men. The objections to the soldier's career apply, though in a mitigated degree, to the career of a policeman. The candidate must fulfil very exact conditions in respect to health and good conduct ; he must, if he does his duty, work hard at a disagree able task; and, after all, about a pound a week represents the average pay of a rank and file constable all over the country. It is scarcely surprising that, in London at least, the ordinary course is to become a policeman when there is nothing else to do, and to cease to be a policeman when something better turns up. It is reasonable to conclude that a little higher stipend, or, at all events, the surety of a pension for every man who did his duty for a fixed period, would both induce better men to enter the force, and keep them when once enrolled. The influence of esprit de corps may always be counted upon in leading such a class as policemen to perform their duties well: but such a power must not be relied on when unsupported by more substantial considerations. A more serious defect is the multiplicity of duties which fall to the ordinary guardians of the peace. The duties of a policeman are not only important, but numerous to excess. His primary work is to protect property and person from attack. But in addition, he has to look after street traffic, night houses, and public-houses, he is mostly a fireman, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1870 and he undertakes various other duties alike im, 1 portant and separate. The old rule touching jacks of all trades applies to him. Some of his occupations are neglected alto gether, some he does badly, and some he does spasmodically, though he performs great feats upon them now and then. How, for instance, does he deal with gamblers ? Everybody knows that pitch and toss flourishes triumphantly in most low districts, and that Sunday is the day specially devoted to the noble sport. ' Now and then, however, a great raid is got up; " the force" stops up all the avenues with disguised representatives, whilst a detachment of open and above-board blues seize a number of offenders and walk them off. The prisoners are made uncomfortable for the time being. But the captures are not nearly numerous enough to act as scarecrows to the general body of Sunday gamblers, and accordingly the few victims might as well be allowed to roam in peace. How does the policeman deal with night-houses ? He is endowed with the serious privilege of entering them whenever he likes. As a rule he does not think it worth his while to trouble himself on the score of these institutions. At times, how ever,. conscience pricks him, and he indulges in various mad freaks, such as did an inspector and a sergeant some time ago, when they took a (for a time) innocent house by storm, in sisted upon entering the landlady's bath room, though they had no reason to think 'that any prey was inside, and finally remained on the stairs all night, departing with the dawn as wise as mand for medical assistance and tl bene- fits of nursing for Fick children have increased in far greater proportion than the supply that has been afforded to them, and those who would wish to benefit the needy must see that their charitable donations cannot be more worthily bestowed than in the support of this hospital. It is one of the most painful, and at the same time most perplexing sug gestions in connection with the relief of the poor that too much is done for them, and that heavy sums are spent on undeserving objects. Surely these strictures cannot apply to the recipients of the bounty of the institution in Great Ormond-street. It comes to this if strangers do not help them, who can, their parents are quite precluded from the office, and as to the complaint of the money being wasted, which figures to so great an extent in the diatribes on other charities that is equally inapplic able. In the first place there can be no pretence ; a child cannot feign suffering ; and there is no greater service to render to society than to improve the health of the weakly, and eradicate disease from the sick and afflicted. There is nothing more sad, amid the many calamities which are entailed by the thousand ills that flesh is heir to, than to see young children pining away for want of care and common comfort, neglected and ill-used by those who do not comprehend their sufferin gs, or treated wrongfully by well-meaning but ignorant attendants. Those who study the short and simple annals of the poor know that the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children b a greater extent than in the higher ranks of life. A drunken father, or careless mother, will cause fearful suffering to the able-bodied, but for the sick one of the family it is difficultto estimate the misery that is thus endured. The recipients of this charity cannot plead for them selves, but that should be an additional claim on those who have the means to 'aid them. The they had come. How does the policeman deal with public-houses ? He may be above corruption; but he has not read Austin or Bentham, and his appreciation of the theory of Utility is not so nice that he sees the exact need for closing public houses at precisely the legal time, especially if he gets a glass of beer as the reward of indulgence. As a matter of fact, he often does come in for a little spiritual support by stretching a point in the way of time. The thing is frequently done ; nor is it at all likely that the average policeman sees the evil of it. It is probable that much might be done to improve list of subscriptions on Wednesday was a very considerable one, and those who were prdvented from joining the entertainment should perform the efficiency of the police by giving these special duties to special men, and withdrawing the policeman proper to his rightful function, the guardianship of property. It is likely, for instance, that night-houses would be kept in, much better order if there was a body of men whose sole business it was to attend to them. There is no reason, too, why public-houses should not have their special inspec tors, and the same may be said of other branches of police work. Such a division of labour exists in all other businesses; why not in the great business of tracking crime? Its advan tages are obvious. At present every policeman has, their part in aiding the good work, for they may rest assured that the money thus spent will not be regretted in after times, since abundant proof bus been furnished that it is put to a worthy use. An official statement was made in the House of Commons yesterday, by Mr. Monsell, in reference to the Fenian raid in Canada, but it did not add to the information which had been published by the press. The statement that the President of the United States had issued a proclamation warn ing the American subjects against a violation of the neutrality laws was. received with loud demonstrations of approval. The Irish Land Bill again occupied the attention of the House for many hours. There were many amendments on the paper, and they were rapidly disposed of. The Bill will probably be read a third time op Monday. The remaining business which was transacted was un important. in addition to what may be called his pri mary duty, to attend to 'various details, which distract his attention, and which, after all, are not properly managed. The number of men required to watch all the night-houses in London could not be large, and their employment would -set all the rest of the force free from that particular task. When a policeman was wanted to apprehend a burglar, he would not be found waiting on the stairs of a Haymarket house, nor would he be found lounging about the door of a public-house, if it happened to be closing time, as he often is now. Moreover, it is undeniable that the work of these separate departments would be performed much better than it is now. The men engaged would give their sole attention to the one duty with which they were entrusted. They would be less liable to corruption in perambulating a considerable extent of ground, and pouncing down unexpectedly here and there, than is the policeman whose beat is confined within a limited space. Their failure in one department like wise, would be more conspicuous. How Jar or in what way this subdivision should be carried out is a matter of detail which cannot be advantageously discussed here ; but that something of the kind is needed in large towns is clear. The Prince of WALES had a gracious task to per form on Wednesday evening, in presiding over the anniversary festival in aid of the Hospital for Sick Children. Of all the charities which abound in London, there is none which appeals more power fully to the sympathies of the kindly disposed and benevolent than this one, The children of the poor, when attacked by sickness, are among the most help less and unfortunate of sufferers, and it seems only surprising that a work of this sort was not contem plated at an earlier period, During the eighteen years the hospital in Great Ormond-street has been in existence, it has amply justified the wis dom of those who proposed its establishment, and ren dered the greatestservices to the young members of the community for whom it was designed. In proposing the toast of " Success to the Institution," the Prince of WALES briefly put the chief facts of the case be fore his auditory, and pointed out the duty and pri vilege which laid before them of rendering assistance to so valuable a Society. He took for granted that they occasionally passed through some of the narrow alleys and unhealthy streets with which the metropo- Hs abounds. In these wretched places many sick and suffering children may be met with struggling into maturity or pining away from neglect, in either case a burden to themselves and others. It is an encou raging sign in the history of this Hospital that, after eighteen years have passed away a new building is required to carry out its purposes. The present structure is nearly two hundred years old, and many parts are in a most dilapidated condition. Those who may be inclined to aid in consolidating so excellent a charity will feel some interest in dwelling on some of the details connected with its history. It was established in 1852 by Dr. WEST and Dr. BENCE JONES, who felt the urgent necessity that existed for some such provision for the helpless and suffering children of the poor. Until this charity was opened there had been no similar institution in England, al though many of the continental cities enjoyed the advantages of such an institution. However, this was an illustration of the proverb, " better late than never," for the example thus tardily set by London has been followed by other cities in the kingdom. Edinburgh, Birmingham, Liverpool, and other large towns having established kindred societies for the relief of the sick children of the destitute classes. A great improvement was made last summer by the Council of the Institution in opening a conva lescent home at Highgate which can accommodate 56 children. This is a most useful adjunct to the original institution, and its utility has been clear] demons rated. If we take a glance at th e progress which the hospital has made we shall feel surprise as well as gratification. In 1852 the number of in patients was 143, and of out-patients 15,780 — (cheers) —slowing an increase of 566 in-patients, and of no less than 14,530 out-patients. (Renewed cheers.) The increase in the income'of the charity has been proportionately satisfactory. In 1852 the recen t:3 were only £350 ; last year they were £2,750, or an increase of £2,410. The de- Nora. HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL CASTLE, May 25. Yesterday being the anniversary of her Majesty's birth day, the choir from Crathie r ttended at the Castle at three o'clock, and had the honour of performing a selection of music before her Majesty. The Queen went out in the morning, accompanied by Princess Louise. in the afternoon the Queen drove out with Princess Louise and Princess eatrice. The Prince of Wake presided yesterday at a meei ing in aid of the funds of St. George's Hospital, held at Hanover sqrare Rooms. The Princess of Wales accompanied the Prince. In attendance were the Countess of Mort n and General Sir W. Knollys. _ _ . - The King of the Belgians visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House, and remained to luncheon. REPORTING OF THE IRISH LAND BILL. Last night, as will be seen from our Parliamentary Report, the Irish Land Bill was duly, and finally passed through committee amid considerable cheering. The Secretary for Ireland immediately afterwards fixed the third reading for Monday. GOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS ON EDUCA- TION BILL. The amendments at last decided upon by her Majesty's Government, by way of monfication in the Education Bill as originally submitted to the House of Commons by Mr. Forster, include among them, it will be seen, a time-table conscience clause for all schools, but no limitation' of the character:of the religious teaching. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is winning golden opinions from all sorts of men by the earnest way in which he is acquitting himself of the responsibilities of his high position—presiding within these last low days as he hes done in rapid succession over the annual dinners given in aid, now of the Theatrical Fund, now of the Hospital for Sick Children, now as rec3ntly as only yesterday at the public meeting holden at the Hanover-square 11 , ,0ms in fur therance of the noble charity of St. George's Hospital. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM INDIA. Her Majesty's Indian screw relief troopship Jumna, whose arrival at Portsmouth, from Bombay, via the Suez Canal, we announced yesterday, disembarked the troops and other passengers she brought to Eagland, as per sub joined list, in the afternoon at the dockyard transport jetty; —From Bombay.-77th Infantry, Lieutenant-Colonel Kent and Mrs Kent, Surgeon Holton, Major Orpon ; Captains Leggatt, Harvey, Skeane, Waters, and Mrs W. Ben laugh, Lyon, and Moseley ; Assistant-Surgeons Haus man and Bennett ; Paymaster Longden, Mrs. Longden, and three children Lieutenants Henderson, Topp, Forte Byrne, Spence, Hollingworth, Beadwell, and Hornby ; Lieu tenant and Adjutant White ; Ensigns Fisher, Thornton, Dawson, Graham, Fenton, Brown, and Wastmacott ; 550 non-commissioned officers and privates ; 30 soldiers wives, and 73 children, Captain Hale, 26th Regi ment ; Captain Eastman, R.E., Mrs. Eastman, and three children ; Captain Macnamara, 93d Regiment ; Mrs Macnamara, and four children ; Captain Noble, 41st Regiment, and Mrs Noble; Lieut. Ramsay, 21st Hus sars; Lieut. French, 12th Regiment ; Lieut. BeAzley, 102 d, and Mrs Beazley and child ; Lieut. .larcias, Staff Corps ; Lieut. Sparkes, Staff Corps; and Mrs. Sparkes and child; Ensign Tarleton, Bengal Army, Mrs Tarleton, and six children ; Lieut. ('antley, 38th Regiment ; Lieutenant Douglas, 7th Fusiliers; 42 time-expired and invalided soldiers ; 11 soldiers' wives, and 29 children. Captain Rich, RN., Lieutenant Woodrnffe, R.N., and Dr Clan, R.N., from her Majesty's Indian relief troopship Malabar ; cDr S. A. Willes, RN., and Messrs Turner and Page, from the Euphrates ; Assistant Engineer King, from the steam tug Prompt; and 80 seamen and marines, invalids, and time-expired men from her Majesty's ships in the Indian and Red Seas. From Malta.—l,ioutenant Ramsbotham, 64th Regiment; 64 invalided and time-expired soldiers from vario s corps, accompanied by 20 women and 18 children. The naval passengers from Malta comprised : —Lieut. Byles and Assist.-Engineer Gregory, with 11 invalided seamen front her Majesty's ship Hibernia. The 77th Regiment on disembarking were marched into quarters iu the Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth, where the regiment remains in quar ters lately occupied by the 46th Regiment, removed to Winchester. The invalided soldiers were transferred from the Jumna to the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Nutley, and the time-expired men were sent on to their regimental depots. It is said that Mr. Shirley Brooks will probably succeed the late Mark Lemon in the editorship of Punch. The hearing of the Tipperary election petition commences at Nenagh to-morrow. It is stated in the Scotsnzan that Mr. Disraeli con tinues very unwell, although there is nothing in the state of his health to excite apprehension The Dublin _Evening Standard, a Conservative journal, announces incorporation with the Dublin Evening Mail. A. former member of the Dean of Exeter's con gregation at Paddington has left him her platOurniture, and £lO,OOO. LITERATURE By Lady Emily Ponsonby, author of " The Discip- line of Life." 3 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. Lady Emily Ponsonby in all her works endeavours to enforce a noble lesson—the lesson so happily ej itomised by the American Poet— " Not enjoyment and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way, But to act that each to-morrow Find us further than to-day." • "The Discipline of Life " wv s the theme of one of the earliest works of the author of " Nora." It consisted of two or three very beautifully written tales, and :.•chieved a considerable success. - The object of the present work is to exhibit the ill effects of prejudices and personal antipathy, but the manner in which this very desirable object is enforced, is to say the least of it somewhat exaggerated. In the opening of the 'book, we make the acquaintance of an eccentric and wealthy old bachelor of the name of Smythe, who, to his indignation and amazement, is appointed guardian to a youth ful damsel. "A little girl, good Heavens!' he ex claims, in horror. Be accepts the responsibility, however, and does his best, and when the fair heiress is persecuted by a fortune-hunting visitcr, the poor guardian declares that his ward must marry, and if sbe will marry no one else, he will marry her himself. The young lady, who is one of the most inane, nay-yea characters, or no-characters, that ever novelist described, readily agrees, and some time later the unfortunate Mr. Smythe again exclaims, with new dismay, "A little girl, good Heavens!" but this time the unwelcome little girl is no other than his daughter, Miss Annora Smythe. This young lady, wbc, on becoming her own mistress, simplifies her name into Nora Smith, is the heroine of the tale. Her birth disappoints a family of cousins who had been count ing on the old bachelor's wealth, and she is in const quencethe object of very unjust abhorrence. Her young cousin Herbert, the hero of the tale, is taught from childhood to regard her with hatred, and his senseless and extravagant animosity is near akin to madness. The tale is altogether very improbable in its incidents, and malignant hatred, such as that displayed by this very perverse family, is not an every-day subject for the discipline of life. The stor y itself is well written, and the mystery of the dencrueirten tis preserved to the very end. Nora" well sustains, but does not increase, the literary reputation of its author. Palmer's History of the Parish of St. Pancras. One Vol. Pp. 322. Samuel Palmer. A thousand years having nearly rolled by since the origi nal formation of the Parish of St. Pancras, that important and ancient portion of the great metrcpolis has at length found its historian. Until now the task hue not been at tempted, or at any rate, for certain, until now, it has never been performed. The work of compilation, therefore, under taken by Mr. Palmer has been very laborious and compli cated. And it is not merely that the writer of this book has accumulated an immense store of hitherto scattered, and many of them half-forgotten, data, for the first time in these pages—he has invested them with a new interest by reason of the entertaining manner in which they are recounted, and the orderly and sequential lucidity with which they are arranged. The parish of St. Pan' rae, it should be remembered, is one of the very largest in the kingdom— the largest, by the way, being the parish of Eling, in the midst of the New Forest, down in Hampshire. Answering the sylvan character still pursued in a great measure by the parish of Eling, the parish of St. Pancras originally formed part of that great forest of Middlesex, whi h, at one time, extended far into Hertf , rdshire, and the last remnants of which are still to be seen in the ancient elms; and oaks, and beech, and holly, trees, constituting the chief glory, even now, of the loveliest of all our Parks, Kensington Gardens. The mere area of St. Pancras is re markable, containing as it does, 27,000 acres of land, the circuit of it embracing no less than one and twenty miles— the population numbering a quarter of a million. St. Pancras having at last found its historian in Mr. Palmer, it if wonderful to he ar from him in rapid suc cession the right reasons there are- enow and to spare— why its history, as a parish, should long before now have been written and treasured up. Here, in St. Pancras, King John had a royal palace in Tottenham-court-road—hence its designation. Here, too, in Kentish-town, Queen Eliza beth had a hunting palace, whence she used to sally forth a-hawking, and upon other sylvan sports and recreations. Here, again, Nell Gwynne, the lowliest born, and the most beloved of ell the mistresses of King Charles the Second had, for a while, a 1 rivate residence. Here, previously, red-nosed Noll (strange contrast to pretty Nell !), the Lord Protector Cromwell. had a palatial dwell ing-house in Hornsey-lane, at Highgate. About the only unsatisfactory pact of Mr. Palmer's whole elaborate per form ance is the account given by him, at pp. 18-22, of the life and death, just before the close of tie third century, of the Patron Saint of the Parish, the handsome boy of fifteen, St. Paucratius. Had it occured to the author, he might have found more authentic materials for this little biography " ready to hand" in the la a Cardinal Wiseman's beautiful tale of the Catacombs, Fabiola. It is peculiarly interesting to note, in regard to the old Parish Church of St. Pancras, that, as Mr. Palmer himself tells us (p. 23), not only is it said to be the first Christian place 'of worship erected in th• County of Middlesex, in the eighth or ninth century, but it was " the last parish church in England i❑ which the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic religion were performed, and the last, also, whose bell tolled for Mass after the Re formation." The date of this historical building is stated to be A.D. 1350. Singularly interesting and varied are the memorabilia here brought together by the researches of the L defatigable archaeologist who has here labo riously gathered together all that is ,most worthy of note in regard to tho Parish of St. Pancras. The result of his labours he has respectfully dedicated to a former rector of the parish whose annals they celebrate —the very reverend gentleman recently deceased (upon the very morrow, as it were, of the book's publication), meaning the late Roy. Thomas Dale, C anon of St. Paul's, and Dean of Rochester.. Mr. Palmer gives us a list of the Vicars of St. Pancras from Fulcherius, the priest, made perpetual Vicar, with an annual pension. of 2s. A.D. 1183, to the present Vicar, Anthony Wilson Thorald Prependary of York, appointed (with a slightly betterannual income than 25.) in 'August, 1869. The list of churchwardens has a gap of merely six years unmarked, but is otherwise complete from 1660 to 1868-1869. Much interesting anecdotal matter may here also be found in regard to many well-known inhabi tants, at different times, of the Parish of St. Pancras, in cluding among these the Abbe Carron, Samuel Cole ridge, the poet, Ned Ward, the poetaster; George Whitfield, and Major Cartwright; the Rev. William Harness and the Rev. Edward Irving; Charles Mathews the comedian, and Charles Dickens the novelist, with a number of other very miscellaneous celebrities. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Last evening the American version of "Frou-Frou," by Mr. Augustin Daly, was produced at this theatre, in place of that originally represented here, and of th e two we give the decided preference to Mr. Daly's adaptation of the piece. There is more real comedy in it, and altogether it " goes," as the saying is, much better, and acts closer than that done by Mr. Webster, jun. On the occasion'we had a new Frou-Frou in Miss Hazlewood in place of Mdlle. Beatrice, and Miss Thorne sustained the part of Louise vice Miss Henrade. Miss Hazlewood has evidently made a complete study of the part of the giddy, flighty Gilberte, and in the first two acts she gave us a good embodiment of the cha racter, but in the more serious parts of the play she was by no means as successful. There was a want of dignity and intensity in her acting, but some allow ance must be made for the novelty of Miss Hazlewood's position in following Mdlle. Beatrice in the difficult part. We shall only be too pleased to find that the defects we have mentioned were the re sult of nervousness. Miss Sarah Thorne sustained the part of Louise very excellently, but certainly not better than Miss Henrade. There was no other change of im portance in the cast. The grand burlesque extravaganza La Belle Sauvage," with new scenery, dresses, and ap pointments, closed the entertainments. The house was very fully and fashionably attended. ST. JAMES'S HALL. Mr. Henry Leslie's second morning concert of the sum mer series took place yesterday, and drew together a brilliant and fashionable audience. " The Messiah " was the great musical attraction, the soloists engaged being Mdlle. Christine Nilsson, Madame Trebelli-Bettini, Madame Sinico, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Santley, and Signor Foli ; and to have heard the imperishable work of Handel given by the above artistes would have, indeed, been a privilege; but, unfor tunately, our great English tenor was again an absentee, and Mr. George Perren was called upon to sing his part of the music but a few minutes previous to the commencement of the concert. It need hardly be said the disappointment was very great, but sympathising with the talented conductor, the audience forgot the matter as soon as the first few bars of the noble work were heard. It would be quite impossible to say anything new of the manner in which each of the artistes rendered their respective parts. Mr. Santley, if it be possible, sang better than ever, and as for Mdlle. Nilsson her rend er i ng o f th e p i eces, " Whil e shepherds," " How beautiful are the feet," and •` I know that my Redeemer liv e th," was, in every sense of the term, a marvellous effort of vocalisation. In each there was allthat purity of tone and distinctness of pronunciation that so remarkably distinguishes this great artiste ; every note of the score, and no more, was sung, andthe immense audience had the rather rare pleasure of hearing at the same time the words the music accompanied. Mdlle. Nilsson, it is almost needl ess t o say, was near l y overw h e lmed with applause. Mdll e . Si n i co, f or " R e j o i ce gr eatly, , : and Madame Treb e lli-B e tti n i , for " Then shall the eyes,' deserve , high. co mmen d a ti on. The choruses were all splendidly given, and despite the disappointment, the • oratorio passed off in the most praiseworthy and suc cessful manner. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE CROYDON RAGES—THUhSDAY. The Two Year Old Stakes of 10 F ovs each. Five furlongs' Mr J. Frost's Robert Bruce, by Lord of the Isles— Pen Miller's Maid, 86t fold) 1 Mr G. Trimmer' lolb s Lilac, Bst 71b Mr G. Osborne's Antipodes, Bst 71b Won by a length and a half. The Woodside Plate (Handicap) of 100 soya ; winners 001' Half a mile. b) b Lord Conyngbam ' a Derby Day, 5 yrs, lOst 71 b (F. Vebll „ Mr R. Porter's Sophie, 3 yrs, 6st 81 b (Row) Mr Prince's Election, yrs, 7st 71b (includ 71b( exvat t) ult) 3 Bliss,Tit-Bit,Lincoln, Bareness, Masquerade, and Neog Girl also ran. Won by a head. A Ulaiming Plate for 40 soya for two year olds, ives dared void. The Nil Desperandum Flats of 50 soya One mile. Mr T. Goddard's Valentine, by Loiterer—The Doe, 3 5 16 ' 7st 41b Mr S. Cox's Mozart, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Sherringt on) Mr J. Frost's fby Lacydes—Castanetie, 3 yrs, ist 41b 3 (Barker) Man of War also ran. Won by two lengths. ; a Town Plate (Handicap) of 40 BOYS. ThreE-quarter s mile. Mr E Rickard's Trifle, by Optimist—Contraction, 5 y rs ' Bsl 10Ib •• Mr Lawrence's Miss Thackeray, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Sherrington/ 3 Mr England's Skittles, 3 yrs, 7st 71b Won in a canter by a length Welter Cup, value 50 soya. One mile and a half. Mr H. Wright's Transgressor, by Wild Dayrell—Edither, , 3 yrs, lOst 31b (in 51b ex) (Clements) Lord Conyngbam's Derby Day, 5 yrs, list 71b (Marsh) Mr Herbert's Sir Robert, 3 yrs, lOst9lb (in 51bex)(A.Rea es) R0y...1 Princess and King Theodore, Widmer also ob. Won by a neck. STAMFORD RACES.—THURSDAY. The Welland Handicap and Rutland Stakes were declared void, none of the horses entered being weighed for. „ .t. The Burghley Handicap of 10 sovs each. One m ile stra n d ' ' Mr W. Bovill's Semolina, by Macaroni — Sister to Stafford, , 3 yrs, Est 71b ?Mr W. Goodwin's True Blue, 4 yrs, 9st 4113 ..... (Lync3 Mr J. W. Macdonald's Ironstone, 3 yrs, Est 21b ( 01 V,; n d The following also ran :—Lady de Tabley, Vagabond' Mozcolo. Won in a canter b y three lenths. The Borough Members' Plate (Handicap) Three- of 50 sovs. - quarters of a mile straight. Mr W. Gregory's Aftermath, by Bonnyfield—Dnuble 1 Shuffle, 4 yrs, Bst Sir F. Johnstone's Vex, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b . ... .. (Kenr 3 Mr J. Wood's Mask, 3 yrs, 6 st 91 b .. 0,00 Wou by half a length. The Stamford Stakes of 10 soya each. Five furlongs' Mr T. Stevens's The Knight, by Knight of St. Patrick-3 1 Fisherman's Daughter, Bst 10Ib (inc 31b extra) (P 3 9 De l / Mr Kirk's Lady Scarlet, Bst 71b ( Nu xt a blo, g Mr E. Weever na Miss Sharp, Bst 71 b .. ... . (J. Mau° Purley also ran. Won by a head ; a bad third. The W, Iter Cup was declared void. /Wee" The Westmoreland Plate (Handicap) of 40 sous. -- quarters of a mile, straight. Mr T. E. Case's Forget-me-not, by Newminster G •O le -- - P e- " ) 1 formed, 3 yrs, 6st 31b ( Mr B. Cleve's Old Sam (late Collegiate), 3 yrs 6s 1 Wa t lln& a Won easily by a length. TATTERSALLS'— LAST EVENING. DERBY. • , 6to son Macgregor (offered-- 100 to 80 takeo) 11 to 1 agst Camel (offered) 100 to 8 agst Sunshine (offered—take 100 to 7 ) 20 to 1 agst Palmerston (wanted) 1000 to 45 ag-t Kingcraft (offered—take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Bridgwate (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Normanby (offered) 500 to 15 agst King o' Scots (taken) 40 to 1 agst Cymbal (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Recorder (offered) 9to 1 agst Bridgwater, with start (offered) led 20 to 1 agst King o' Scots and Cymbal, cool/ (taken) PLACE BETTI •G. 3to 1 agst Camel (offered) sto 1 agst Bridgwater (taken) CITY Y BETTING. -.... ESTERDAY. THE DERBY. led • Bto ;1 agst Palmerston and Bridgwater O ur (offered) 11 to 10 on Macgregor (offered —lOO to 80 taken) 11 to 1 agEt Camel (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Sunshine (offered take 13 to 1) ta vo 15 to 1 agst Prince of Wales (offered 16 to 1 freely) 17 to 1 agst Palmerston (offered) 20 to 1 agst Bridgwater (offered —take 500 to e '3 to 1 agst Kingcraf t (offered—take 500 to 20) 1000 w 40 agst Normanby (offered) 100 to 3 agst King o' Scots (offered) 1000 to 12 agst Bonny Swell (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Ely Appleton (taken six times) 1000 to 8 agst Astolfo (offered) 5000 to 40 agst Temple (offered) PLACE BETTING. 3 to 1 on Macgregor (taken) 3to 1 agst Normanby (taken) h to 1 agst Camel (offered) 4to 1 agst Sunshine (offered) 4to 1 agst Palmerston (offered —take sto 1),, 6to 1 agst King o' Scots (offered —take 7 to .14 12 to 1 agst Ely Appleton (offered) OAKS. 6to 4 agst Hester (offered—take 7 to 4) GRAND PRIZE OF PARIS. k ) 9to 4 agst Sornette (offered-100 to 40 ta-ep HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGA GE' MENTS. t May 20, at 9 a.m., Clemence, out of all engagem en May 21, at 9 a.m., Fancy Boy, out of Soraer s " D . Stakes. Bitti May 23, at 9 a.m., all Mr Heene's horses, out 4a, gagements. l a ud May 23, at 9 a.m., Jeanne d'Arc, out of Westroore Borough Members' Plates at Stamford. • V' V May 23, at 9 a.m., Bosworth, cut of Bath Handica 40 May 23, at 5 48 p.m., La Rose, out of Badmin ton and Bath Handicap at Bath. May 24. at 11 5 a.m., Adrastus, out of Epsom Del May 24, at 11 5 a.m., Lightning, out of Epsom OL' d Ore May 24, at 11 5 a.m., Gong, oat of the Derby Surrey Foal Stakes, Epsom. May 26, at 9 a.m., Bellenden, out of Epsom Derby'. silg. e ce r ; The following names have been given :—Mr side's b f by Dundee, out of Prologue, '2 yrs, I've, 3 I Mr Wyllie's br f by Warlock, out of Hop - P ic " e Mary. STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LlST.—Brilliant's logeite been paid. N EWCAS TLE-UPO/ Weights for the Northuml Age st lb Fortunio ...... 6 8 12 The Spy 5 8 12 Tabouret 5 8 7 Kidderminster Lady Henrietta 5 8 4 George Osbaldeston 4 8 2 St. Mungo 4 8 0 Argyle 4 8 Lord Hawthorn 4 7 12 Phoebus 7 11 Myosotis Ploughboy 6 7 9 Taraban Honestish . 6 7 8 Mysotis Brennus 4 7 8 Lumley 4 7 4 Mexico 5 7 0 Crocus 4 7 0 Fleets 4 7 0 Blacklock Lawrence 4 6 12 Apetnantus 4 6 10 Cap-a-pie Wild Flower .. 4 6 9 Nobleman Tho Bobby 3 6 8 TYNE MEETl lsl tilerP erland Plate. Tw ° lig e 6 1 9 Hawkshead ............ 5 ; 6 White Slave ......... 6 Kennington ......... Not Out ............... u„ Exciseman ......... 3 Fuzee ................... 6 Jarnac .................•3 5 6 I Newsman.... ...... 3 51 Queen of Hearts..... • 3 Torreador .• 3 5 ,-, 1 Halnaby ...............3 .b Geoffery ..... . 3 5 1 Idstone ............... 3 6 1 Five per Cent. • ..... 3 6 The Mate ....... •.. 3 6 Lord Halewood... 5 „. Alhambra.. ..... ..••••: 3 Douglas ....... . .....•3 5 Lingerer... ............▪ 3 Silverband ........... 3 Waterloo .........•••" Better Half •• • .▪ 3 3 pd) Lackland ................ Irregularity ...... • . 6 am P a ul Jones ........... 4 ( VI Vausittart ...... CRICKET. 11 149 ~ r4 l/0 OXFORD UNIVERSITY V. M.C.C. A N P This match commenced at Oxford yesterclaY• 00. 8 OXFORD. Hadow, b Wootton . • Fortescue, c Evetts, b Grace • Pauncefote, c Evetts, b Wootton Tyhecote, c Evetts, b Wootton . Ottaway, b Wootton . • Nepeau, b Shaw . . • • Lee, b Shaw . . • • Francis, c Grace, b Shaw . • Townsend, not out . • Byes . . • • Leg byes . . • 00 .. • 0 rrl Eg ° CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY V. GBN--i rfl''' ENGLAND. y i ese De ft : l4 ' o This match was commenced at Cambrikeortli ,A i' e The University went to the wickets first su d sc r;, til twelve, and during the five hours they 0 0 % 1 g i runs, with a loss of six wickets. The folloW 1 0 ' s core when the stumps were drawn : 6 CAMBRIDGE. . 56 Gale, b Wilson . 1) • •S 6 . . . • Mackinnon, cE. Buchanan, Bllellallall • • 1 3 Money, b Wilson . • • S Fryer, b Buchanan • • • ' • 4 Scott, run out . . • • • • ' • • • 0 Scott, b Buchanan • • • ' • 0 Thornton, not out . • • • . • ' • 11 Brune, not out . . • • • • ' Byes, 12 ; leg-byes, 3 ; wides, 2 • • n 4O Total .. . • .... Play will be resumed to-day and Saturday' Total The Por 20th. In de Mello place in co The Pr, AIR• 3 ; , -- 47 . rLn f;*.. Vit4.4,340. tit