The Sun. — London, England, 1870-05-26 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE SHILLING OPERAS.- THIS AFTERNOON, Comic Operetta, in two acts, by Alberto Randegger, THE RIVAL BEAUTIES. Characters by Miss Edith Wynne, Miss Elena Angele, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Maybrick, Mr. Marler, &c. Operetta conducted by the composer. Commence at 2.45. Full Orchestral Band of the Company. Admission to Palace and Theatre as usual, one shilling, or by guinea season tickets. Stalls, 2s. 6d., now ready ; reserved seats, ls. CRYSTAL PALACE, Saturday next, May 28 (Queen's Birthday).—COMßlNED ATTRACTIONS.—Grand Summer Concert, Fashionable Promenade, and Great Display of 3,000 Roses in pots by Mr. William Paul, of Waltham-cross. This interesting rose exhibition will be arranged in the garden corridor, overlooking the grounds of the Palace, which is being specially adapted to the purpose. The roses will be arranged in banks and beds, relieved by the most effective pictorial trees and other plants remarkable for the beauty and variety of their foliage. In addition to the special feature of the show there will be ex hibited some particularly rare and interesting specimens of trees. The following new roses will be exhibited:— Princess Christian Perfection de Lyon Mons. Journeaux Madame Creyton Souvenir de Porteau Leopold 11. Madame Marie Cirodde Madame Alice Dureau Madame Decour , brid Perpetuals. Devienne Lamy Madame Lierval Julia Touvais Souvenir de Francois Ponsard Victor le Bihau Adolphe Brogniart Andre Fresnoy Hervey Ledechaux Berthe Baron Tea Roses. Marie Ducher Adrienne Christophle La Tulipe Madame Celina Nirvey Marie Sisley Reine du Portugal Jean Pernet And many other novelties, CRYSTAL PALACE.—Saturday next, May 28, Queen's Birthday.—Combined Attractions.—GßAND SUMMER CONCERT, Fashionable Promenade, and Great Dis play of 3,000 Roses in pots. Artistes in concert—Mme. Jima de Murska, Mme. Sinico, Mlle. Orgem, Signor Verger, Signor Costelli, Signor Raguer, and Signor Mongini. Conductor— Mr. MANNS. _ _ . These delightful concerts take place in the centre transept, the most agreeable locale imaginable for concerts in hot summer weather. The enjoyment of music is considerably enhanced by such surroundings as are to be found here ; groups of statuary and banks of flowers meet the eye at every turn. The ear and the eye are equally delighted, and the airiness and general com fort of this vast concert hall is beyond comparison with the heated atmosphere and closeness experienced in theatres and concert-rooms. The Orchestral Band of the Company and Crystal Palace Choir considerably reinforced. No extra charge to concert or rose show. Admission by half crown tickets, purchasable this day or to-morrow, or by payment at doors on Saturday, 55., or by guinea season tickets. Half-a-crown admission tickets and May guinea season tickets at the Palace ; 2, Exeter Hall ; and of the following agents : Baker-street, Moutrie, 55 I London-bridge, Stanley, Termi- Brixton, Pearce, 2, Briiton-place Camberwell, Griffith, The Green Chancery-lane, Cox, 102 Charing-cross, Mitchell, 39 Chelsea,Macmichael,2o7,King's road City, Keith, 48, Cheapside „ Good, 60, Moorgate-street „ Hays, 4, Royal Exchange buildings „ Letts, 8, Royal Exchange „ Marratt, 63, King William street „ Mead, 73, Cheapside „ Todhunter, 22, Gresham street , Cook, 98, Fleet-street droydon, Warren, High-street Islington, King, 86, Upper-st. Kensington, R. Station, Russel road' Warren's library Knightsbride, Westerton, 27, St. George's-place Lower Norwood, Barker, The Library New Bond-street, Chappell, 50 PP Cock, Addison Lacon, 168 Old Bond-street, Mitchell, 33 011ivier, 19 Oxford-street, Duff, 147 Paddington, Key, Bishop's road Peckham, Stansfleld, High-st. Pimlico, Hopwood and Crew, 82, Buckingham Palace-road Regent-circus, Brighton Rail way Co.'s office, 28 Regent-street, Cramer, 201 f f Weippert, 266 St. James's Hall, Austin Vigo-street, Hammond Westbourne-grove, Melliship, 37 Wigmore-street, Nimmo, 3 THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. This EVENING, at Seven, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: Messrs. It. Phillips and Ashley; and Miss Maria and MissiNelly Harris. After which, at 15 to 8, THE PROMPTER'S BOX; A Story of the Footlights and the Fireside. Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr H. J. Byron, Mr. J. D. Beveridge, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Smart, Mr J. G. Taylor, Mr. C. J. Smith, Mr. Ashley, Mr. W. Eburne, Miss Furtado, Mrs. L. Murray, and Mrs. Alfred St ellon. To be followed by THE ENCHANTED WOOD: Mr. J. G. Taylor, Mr. A shley; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Patti Josephs, and Miss Clara Thorne. Box Office open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for booking. Places can be secured a fortnight in advance OLYMPIC THEATRE.-MISS BA lEMAN.- THIS EVENING, at 8, MARY WARNER: Mary Warner, Miss Bateman; assisted by Messrs. Vernon, D. Fisher, Blakeley, Roberts, Elliott, Vaughan. and G. Belmore. I receded by, at 7, MUSIC HATH CHARMS: bliss Mattie Reinharet. 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 e. 30, LITTLE FAUST: Mr. T. Maclagan, M. Marius, Mr. Aynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle. Debreux, Mesdames Lennox Grey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily Soldene. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS ENENING, at 7 o'clock, LOVING kIEARTs. Messrs Edward Terry and Turner; Mesdames Bufton aucl. Santley. Fcbowed by SIR GEORGE AND A DRAGON. Messrs. James. Terry, Fenton; Mesdames Santley, Dashwood, Goodall, Hughes, Anstiss, and Metcalfe. V.AUDEVILLE 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 Olt MONEY. At 9.45, the new Burlesque, by Conway Edwardes, entitled DON CARLuS; or, The Infante in Aims. Supported by the following Company:— Messrs H. J. Montague, G. Honey, H. 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. GILMAN'S, "The Wheatsheaf," High-street, Camden-town. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, by W. ALEXANDER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, No. 4, Old Cavendish street, Oxford-street rilllE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at W. SMITH'S Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden• town. THE THEATRES, &c. HAYMARRET—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. Deares Mamma. LYCEUM—At 7.30, His Own Rival, Breaking the Spell. At 8.3' Little Faust. ADELPHL—At Seven, Too Much of a Good Thing. The Prompter's Box. The Enchanted Wood. OLYMPIC -At Seven, Music hath Charms. At 8, Mary Warner. rhe ' Varsity Boat Race. GAIETY—At Seven, The Man of Quality. The Princess of Tre bizonde. QUEEN'S—At Seven, Hy Wife's Dentist. 'Twist Axe and Crown. STRAND—At Seven, Loving Hearts. Sir George and a Dragon. VAUDEVILLE—For Love or Money. Don Carlos. ST, JAMES'S—At Seven, Fron Frou, La Belle Sauvage. WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH BOOK. Egyptian Hall, Pic cadilly, every kvening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn ings at 3, 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. MADAME TussAlM'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till 5.30 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, le.; extra rooms, 6d. OOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily (except Sun days). Admission, is.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d. /get.) , n `4";_.„ 2 . 1 r 4,44ty, MORNING EDITION. CRYST AL PALACE.—Next Saturday.— GRAND SUMMER CONCERT. Commence at 3 o'clock. Note.—The Gardens of Rockhills will be open for promenade during the afternoon. The Great Wistaria in full bloom. G ENERAL ASSURANCE COMPANY. CHIEF OFFICE-62, KING WILLIAM STREET, LONDON, E.C, anity. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MA .Y 26, 1870. generally admitted, while the inconvenience that re sults from its interruption is so serious, that he has no hesitation in asking for the co-operation of all the intelligent members of the community to aid him in the preservation of that property. 'lt is indeed high time that the strong arm of the law should be interposed and that a decisive check should be put on the disgraceful proceedings of these social pirates. It is impossible to estimate the evil that may be wrought, not from want of thought but want of self control; and surely the time of the public must not be wasted to suit the vagaries of wanton destroyers. We have just had a striking instance of the mischief which results from unrestrained recklesiness in the esciandre at Oxford, and what with one thing and another the public have pretty well determined to see the last of such untimely freaks and unbecoming ex hibitions. It is a scandal to the community that such destructive practices should flourish among us, and the perpetrators of the outrages may rest assured that if the present means of restriction should not avail, more stringent measures will be resorted to, and the offenders will be treated with a severity proportionate to the culpability of their reiterated outrages. Purism and pruriency appear to be just now in very startling, as they have certainly been, once or twice of late, in very painful competition. Purism often, by the way, being a mere synonym for pru riency. The latter, it may be said, very recently, bore off the bell at one of our Police Courts— namely, in the instance of that throng of well. dressed persons who attended day after day, listen ing eagerly for hours together to investigations of the most revolting character, with no evi dence whatever of disgust at abominations that holy lips eighteen centuries ago averred ought not to be so much as named amongst us. In striking contrast to this most flagrant violation of all decency —a violation of decency so flagrant that one has been almost tempted (with a view to its prevention) to pub- lish, at the head of these police cases, the names of the fashionable habitues there occupying so sedulously the front places ; indulging in indecorous laughter at evidence, over the record of which the very reporters and the presiding magistrate have shuddered ; and twisting the ends of their waxed by their representatives, and they demand a thorough investigation, and a searching debate. It is not too much to say that at the present moment the Contagious Diseases Act excites more interest than any other question, more even than the Educa tion Bill: Yet because one of the representatives of the most profligate portion of the kingdom is shame faced, the whole nation is to be kept in ignorance of what its ' representatives think and say upon this matter. No doubt the Act in question is not a pleasant topic, is not one that we would willingly discuss, but to say the discussion is dangerous to morals is perfectly absurd. There is many a novel, many a drama which is so, and public opinion does not forbid women to read the one or to see the other. No one is likely to be allured into sin by a discussion on the loathsome and appalling disease which is its fearful punishment. • THE Oxford authorities have made the best of the very bad Christ Church job. For a long time the University " code of honour " prevented any of the students from revealing the authors of that most senseless and deplorable mutilation of works of art. But it was found that if the truth was not told a worse thing might befall the guilty parties. The authorities were resolute ; a prosecution was threat ened ; and an inquiry in a court of law would be tole rably certain to disclose the facts, whilst the punishment inflicted would be not less severe. Having carefully considered these points, the under graduates gave full particulars of the outrage, on con-. dition that no prosecution was undertaken. There is something at once ridiculous and grave in this deli beration on the part of young scholars as to whether they shall do their duty or not, and their treating with their superiors as if the two parties formed two hostile camps. But at any rate the interests of jus tice have been served. Three of the ringleaders have been expelled, two have been banished for a lengthy period, and others are condemned to confine ment within the college walls. These penalties are undoubtedly substantial. The offenders are of good families, and the disgrace of dismissal cannot fail to be severely felt in after life. The stigma is one which much good condu.it will be needed to wipe away. The ends of justice are thus met in the most efficient manner. It is much better that the punish ment should be inflicted by the University authori ties than by a court of law, for it is useless and unjust to heap unnecessary 'shame on men who have paid the full penalty of their crime, and it is moustaches between their lavender kids with a cruel indifference, or adjusting their lorgnettes for the better examination of the prisoners at the bar, with as tran quil a deliberation as though they were scrutinizing some new soprano or contralto at the opera-house-- in striking contrast to all this we had on Tuesday night that astounding incident of a Purist emptying all the galleries of the House of Commons, so that the debate on Mr. FOWLER'S notice of motion, as to the advisability of our repealing the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1866 and 1869, might he conducted within closed doors, more particularly out of hearing of the Argus-eyed and Briareus-handed Gallery of the Reporters. According to Mr. CRAU FURD, the member for Ayr burghs, we may legislate on this most delicate (meaning, in point of fact, on this most revolting) question, but we must not forsooth presume to discuss it openly ! Than these Acts of 1866 and 1869, we have never had more astounding instances of one-sided legislation. Some at least of those who sympathise with Mr. FOWLER want to sweep these acts of one-sided legislation from the statute-book, or to render them consistently appli cable to both sexes. A learned philosopher like Dr. PLAYFAIR may reason as he pleases about the results deducible from these and from those sta istics. But it is hardly like his name reversed that the compulsory examinations, under the Acts com plained of, should be enforced solely and exclusively upon the weaker class of profligates, upon those poor miserable professional unfortunates—the " dark sex," as the Leader of the Opposition, fantastically,but in this instance, appropriately calls it, in his books and in his speeches, passing altogether scatheless, cowing not in the least within reach of the pains and penalties imposed upon others by either of these astounding Acts of Parliament. In one of the most masterly of his reviews in the Edinburgh, Lord MACAULAY referred, with the scorn of a true satirist-humorist, to the lovers depicted in the verse of the then Poet Laureate, ROBERT SOUTHEY, saying of them that they never appear in the juste milieu as human beings, but either loved like Seraphim or lovedlike Cattle. Parliament would seem to alternate between similar extremes in the spirit of its legislation in regard to Men and in regard to Women, dealing with the latter as if they were Cattle and with the former as if they were Seraphim. Earnestly do we hope, in the interests of public decency and of national morality, that before the adjourned debate of Tuesday night shall be renewed on Friday, the 24th of June—very earnestly, indeed, do we hope that the House of Commons will be prepared to reconsider, and to discuss then openly, this ques tion of really vital importance to the well-being of the whole community, in the spirit of a race not altogether dead to all sense. of decorum, and alive heart and soul to the divine influences of Chris desirable, morever, that the University should retain the control of its own discipline. It will be a de plorable falling off if policemen and magistrates have to be called upon to supplement the authority of the college heads. The most gloomy feature of this unfortunate affair is the attitude of the general body of undergraduates. It would appear that all the sympathy of the stu dents, or at least of the younger portion, is reserved for the perpetrators of this gross offence. They are, it is thought, hardly treated in being first threatened with " a felon's dock," and afterwards visited with severe punishment at the hands of the authorities. It was nothing worse than a joke; the culprits were young; they might not have been clear in their perceptive faculties through over indulgence. The sympathetic undergraduates do not state what punishment they would deem sufficient; but to most people the proper course of conduct will be clear. If the college heads were disposed to award an a de quate penalty, the " felon's dock" might be dis, pensed with; but on no other condition. The Vandals had committed an outrage for which any ordinary person would have been lodged in prison, and it does not appear that any sufficient excuse was forth coming. It is usually allowed that young gentlemen who reside at universities are given to practical joking; but this propensity must be kept within limits, and the stupid wantonness of the Christ Church affair was unpardonable. Drunkenness is never admitted as an excuse ; and in the case of university students it may not unreasonably be held to exaggerate rather than condone the offences committed under its influence. The Christ Church outrage indicates a propensity for brutal and senseless excitement. It betrays a flagrant disregard of the most primitive obligations which might be ex pected to bind young men of good social position ; and it is exceedingly deplorable to find that the fate of the offenders excites so much commiseration. It is a hard but perfectly just fate. If the authorities failed to make a stand against such a barbarous procedure as the one in question, the office of the University would be gone, • and it would be high time to put up the shutters. As it is, it is difficult to divine the special use of university training, if the time and opportunities of such a career are devoted to converting gentlemen into second-rate cricketers and billiard players, or loose, dissolute characters, in no degree above the level of the very different class of young men who frequent the German institutions. (fitful. inL " THE incident which took place in the House of Commons on Tuesday, was not without precedent, but it was very unusual. We believe that the last occasion on which it happened was in connection with a kindred subject to Mr. William Fowler's motion— we refer to Mr. Spooner's bill for the protection of women, something less than twenty-five years ago. A. little prior to that Daniel O'Connell, having quarrelled with tha reporters, made the same observation that Mr. Craufurd made on Tuesday, and obtained their exclusion. But the reception which the Liberator met with in the attempt to avenge a fancied personal wrong upon the whole nation was not of such a nature as to encou rage a repetition of the experiment. Nor is Mr. Crauford likely to repeat his "observation." If the unauthorised report which appears in the papers be correct, Mr. Gladstone gave the hon. and bulky member a very severe lecture, by which it is to be hoped he will profit. In truth Mr. Craufurd's attempt to conceal The Marquis of Westminster has nominated the Rev. J. R. Williams, M.A., rector of Hedsor, to the rectory of Pulford, near Wrexham. THE TAILORS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The thirty-second anniversary of this institution for the relief of aged and infirm journeymen tailors was celebrated last night by a dinner at the Freemasons' T avern . M r W. H. S m ith , M.P , presided. The amount subscribed during dinner was upwards of £5OO. T H E EXCLUSION OF STRANGERS FROM THE HOUSE or Commons.—Mr. Gilpin has given notice that, on an early day, he will move "That, in the opinion of this House, it is undesirable that it should continue in the power of any individual member to exclude the public and press from debates in the House by observing that there are strangers present." the discussion on the Contagious Diseases Act comes altogether too late. When the newspapers have been full of letters and articles any time these twelve months, when indignation meetings have been held in every important town of the kingdom, when ladies have issued broadsides by the million and have even addressed public audiences on this topic, it is the most extravagant squeamishness to object to the presence of ladies, still more to that of reporters during the debate upon the Act in question. The objection was more than absurd; it was unconstitutional. The Act confers very unusual powers upon the Executive. A larger number of persons think, rightly or wrongly, that these powers are dangerous to the liberty of the subject, and the exercise of them a piece of tyranny ; they tliak that the Act was passed in a hurry, without _ a full understanding of its purport VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO READING Yesterday morning the Mayor of Reading received a com munication from Marlborough House, announcing the in tention of the Prince of Wales to visit Reading on Tuesday, the sth of July, for the purpose of laying the foundation stone of the new grammar school about to erected on the liellands estate, at a cost of £20,000. • EMIGRATION TO CANADA. —Another party of about 28 emigrants left the Euston station last night, per join for Canada,the slip A rr u h s e t s r e i a n e , m lwhich t emigrants arels from ;is to n and Colonial Emigration Fund, West- Who contribute half the fare of each, the paid by themselves. The Hon. Reginald mro 9 e . ui l mtn s asb p tiyne . t r : ti t eh . oreh t train, , o t f o- til l e y committee, went down in charge of the c L a i p v e er i, p o o n o e l party. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is recommended by the medical profession in preference to . French brand . Sup plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotations ,on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & 0., Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings Strand, W.O. MOSES and SON E• beg to inform the Public that they have adop'ed and registe ed a TRADE MARK, consisting of the words "The Standard," with the initials " E. M. & S." underneath, and that nenceferward every article of clothing iisanutactured by them will have al bel or ticket attached to it, with the said trade mars printed thereon. All persons are hereby cautioned against imi . _ _ ating the said Trade Murk. For trades and addresses see following advertisement. V MOSES and SON, Merchant Tailors. ILJ• MOSES and SON, Juvenile Clothiers. F. - V MOSES and SON, General Outfitters. E E MOSES and SON, Habitmakers. EMOSES and SON, Linen and Woollen • Drapers. EMOSES and SON, Hatters and Hosiers. • EMOSES and SON, Boot and Shoe Manu • f acturers. FMOSES and SON'S Rules for Self-Measure • Post Free. E MOSES and SON'S List of Prices, post free J MOSES AN!) SON'S Fashion Sheet, post free, ]MOSES and SON send Patterns, post free. . u. L: MOSES and SON mark all Goods in Plain • Figures. V MOSES and SON supply Outfits for al Jui e Classes and Climates. FMOSES and SON have the best Styles and . Materials for all Classes. EMOSES and SON, Corner of MINORIES and • ALDGATE. EMOSES and SON, NEW OXFORD-STEET, • Corner Of HART-STREET, F, MOSES and SON, Corner of TOTTENHAM • COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. T]• MOSES and SON, BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. CRYSTAL .PALACE. Park and Gardens in k..) most luxuriant spring beauty. The choice collection o plants and shrubs were never more beautiful. ARRANGEMENTS THIS DAY. Palace open for admission .. Terrace Fountains Comic operetta, "The Rival Beauties" Festival Organ for Promenade .. 10 till 7. 0 .. 2.15 2 45 . .. till 8.0 LIFE-FIRE-LOANS Established in 1837. Capital, X 1,000,000. The new life Premiums for the year 1869 were £10,155. Detailed Statements of the Company's Liabilities, as shown by the actuarial reports, and of the Investments, may be had at the Chief Office, or at any of the Branch Offices, or of the Agents. The last two bonuses yielded to individual assurers additions to their policies of from 30 to 60 per cent. Agents wantedwhere the Company is not represented. GEORGE SCOTT FREEMAN, Secretary. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. J NO. 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. ed., and 15s. each, includ ing brush. Red Bull Wharf ,Angel-passage, 13, Upper Thames-street, Lon don, E.O. TURN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY tl 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.— Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London. 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 210 Lifeboat Stations under its management. CONTRIBUTIONS for their support will be thankfully received by M essrs. Wi ll i s and Co , C ou tts and Co., Henries and Co., by all the London and country bankers, and by the Secretary, BacHAunLxwis, Esq., at the Insti tution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. THEA TRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET . Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, NO SONG NO SUPPER • Mr. Kendal, Mr. Compton , Mr. Edward Osborne, Mr. Clark ; Miss F. Wright, bliss Francis, Miss Fosbroke, and Miss F. Gwynne. After which, at 8 precisely, BA RWISE'S BOOK: Mr. Sothern, Mr Chippendale, Mr Compton, Mr. Kendal, Mr. Buckstone; Miss a. Hill, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Fann y Gw y nne. And (by desire) A REGULAR FIX: Mr. Sothern, &c. condluding with A lIISS IN THE DARK. A J ES 7' Y. BALMORAL CASTLE, May 24. The Queen went out yesterday morning, accompanied by Princess eatrice. In the afternoon the Queen drove to Birk Hall with Princess Louise, and attended by Miss Macgregor. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the King of the Belgians, and attended by the Countess of Morton, Lord Harris, I/lent-Colonel Teesdale, and CountA. d'Outtre.nont, were pt esent at a flower show at the Botanical Gardens, Regent's Park. The Princess of Wales drove out, accompanied by the King of the Belgians. In the evening the Prince of Wales, attended by Lord A. Hervey, General Sir W. Knollys, and Lieut.-Col. Teesdale, presided at a dinner at Willis's Rooms, in aid of the funds of the Hospital for Sick Children. LONDON, 7HURSDAY, MAY 26, 1870. During the last few months public attention has been directed to the Telegraph system, and the sub ject has acquired peculiar interest on account of the important change that has taken place in its ar rangements. Proportionately with the satisfaction experienced at its progress will be the indignation felt at any wanton hindrance which may impede its course. The letter which Mr. SCUDAMORE has ad dressed to us in conformity with the directions of the Postmaster-General, is well calculated to cause sur prise and displeasure. It appears that the telegraphs of the United Kingdom are subject to con tinual injury from the " wanton attacks of idle and mischievous persons, who amuse themselves by throwing stones at the in sulators on the telegraph posts." He addresses state ments in proof of this assertion, which show how wide-spread is the evil complained of, and how pertina cious is the persecution that is carried on. An engi neer of the department near Newcastle reports that five hundred insulators had been wantonly broken in six weeks. Another witness, from a different part, declares that it is "a Sunday morning's entertain-I mt-nt for idle persons to throw stones at the insulators on the lines outside towns and villages." From Eng land, Scotland, and W ales comes the same story with varieties of incident but identity in result. One records that " a large number of the insulators bad been broken wilfully," another in the neighbourhood of London, adds that " most of the contacts, which, of course, cause interruptions of communication, are brought about by the breakage of insulators by stone throwers." Another engi neer reports that, whereas he had " entirely re insulated the line between Loughborough and Lei cester, within six weeks from the time of the reinsu lation no less than 150 insulators had been broken by stone throwing." It is not surprising to hear that, under these circumstances, the Postmaster-General has taken steps to have the telegraph lines watched, and to have persons detected in the act of causing wilful injury prosecuted under the Malicious Injuries Act. With the assistance of the Home Office he has fortunately been able to obtain several convictions. Lord HARTINGTON wisely thinks, however, that much inconvenience and expense would be saved if the public would co operate with him and act, so far, as the guardians of their own property. He truly says that " the telegraphs of the United Kindom are now the property of the nation, and every member of the community is interested in their maintenance and preservation." It is allowable to suppose that many of those who commit these injuries to the telegraphs are ignorant of the mischief they cause, or, at any rate, do not estimate its extent and character. If the intelligent members of the community set themselves to work in earnest; for the protection of the national property, no doubt most beneficial results would follow. They could give timely warning to those whom they may chance to find indulging in their mischievous propensities, and if these preventive effortsfailed,theyrnight report the offender to the proper authorities This duty must be specially enjoined on all those who have the charge of boys or youths, for this class figures the most prominently in the list of offenders. The fears of a prosecution at law may exercise a deterrent in fluence if admonitions are of no avail. In e oric i,_ sion, Lord HARTINGTON intimates that the import ance of perfect t e l egrap hi c co mmunication i s so I SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. Whatever the course of the Americon Government with regard to the Fenian invasion of Canada, the Times thinks the duty of the Canadian authorities is clear. The marauders must be severely dealt with. This is not the first offence of the kind. Four years ago O'Neill crossed. the border ; but the loyalty of the Canadians was aroused, and the American Government kept faith with them, so that the invaders had to beat a speedy retreat. If the Fenians, in spite of all warnings, persist in carrying war into a peacable community, they cannot expect to be treated as other than mere ruf fians and murderers. The only charge they can bring against the Canadians is that they are under the British Crown, and it is intolerable that in their hatred of Eng land they should persist in ravaging the territory of a pacific and inoffensive people. The Standard believes that it will be looked upon as a profitable business in future to steal an Englishman, that one country seems inclined to copy another, and thus we find the example of Greece has been followed by brigands from Gibraltar. It now remains to be seen what steps Lord Clarendon will take for the protection of British subjects, but unfortunately our experi ence in Greece does not hold out much hope for us in this respect. 'The local banditti appear . to be undis puted masters of the affair, and we must wait to see what their purposes may be before we can form any just notion of the state of the case or the chances of extrication. The Telegraph considers there are several reasons why the right of excluding strangers from Parliamentary debates should not be hastily and incautiously surren dered. There is the danger of intimidation, and it may be conducive to the public interest that some debates should be secret. We cannot see why Parliament should not have the privilege accorded to courts of justice ; but the point on which reform is urgently demanded is that one single member should be able to exert the right in question. One crotchetty man can enforce the exclusion which all the rest object to. The power of exclusion should belong to the House as a body ; and then, while Parliament retained all the privilege it can reasonably want, the publicity so necessary for the general welfare would be preserved. The Post thinks the news from Canada is most unsatis factory, and no one can deny that the affair has become serious. Allowing for the chance of some exaggeration in reports, there still remains enough to call for the earnest attention of the Covernment. In all probability the Canadians will be able to deal with the matter themselves, and they have the advantage of being prepared for the attack. As for the American Government, they must recognise the duty that lies before them, and do all in their power to counteract the efforts of the Fenians. So far as we can judge of their future course by their present acts they will not fail to denounce the Fenian offenders. President Grant has spoken out in a forcible manner, and his language leaves us nothing to demand or desire. The Daily News says that the second reading of the Clerical Disabilities Bill yesterday shows how much the House of Commons has changed its opinions on such sub jects of late years. The principle of this bill need not be descanted upon, for there is no reason why clergymen should be fettered by restrictions when the necessity for such restrictions no longer exists. The law must prevent the infliction of hardships on the members of the clerical profession, and the claims of religious liberty exact that it should do so. As for Mr. Walpole's argument it is a very exclu sive one, and his horror at the idea of changing one's profession amounts to superstition. No doubt Mr. Hibbert's bill is susceptible of improvement, but so long as the clerical disabilitieii are removed people will not trouble themselves about the manner in which the de sirable work is accomplished. THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN. The eighteenth anniversary of this institution was held last night, at Willis's Rooms, under the presidency of the 'Prince of Wales. Among the guests were Lord Gort, Major Teesdale, Sir W. Knollys, Sir J. Hay, M.P., Dr. West, Mr. Paget, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. M. R. Sharp, Mr. Tom Hood, Mr. N. Rothschild, M.P., &c. The Prince of Wales, having in appropriate language proposed " The Health of the Queen," was next called upon to reply to that of his own health, coupled with " The Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family." He said—l feel deeply grateful to you, gentle men, for the kind and hearty response that you have given to this toast. I can assure you that it will be a cause of real gratification to the Princess and to th e other members of the royal family to know that you have received the mention of their names with such cordiality. I shall feel sincere pleasure in telling the Princess and my sisters that, however small and inade quate their efforts may have been in behalf of this institution, to which they are sincerely attached, their efforts have at least, been appreciated by you and by all who have the good of the charity at heart. (Cheers.) In my position I have, of course, many important duties to perform, but I will say, both as regards myself, and I think I may also say in the name of the Princess and of my sisters, that I cannot imagine any pressure of public or private engagements which could prevent our coming forward to render what assistance we can to those great public charities for which this country is so justly cele brated. (Cheers). The Prince of Walel next proposed the toast of " Suc cess to the Institution." lam sure, he said, that you will all heartily respond to my challenge when I call upon you to drink this toast in bumpers. (Cheers.) I may pre sume that most of those whom I am now addressing live in London, and it probably happens to many of you in the course of your daily business to pass through some of those narrow alleys and unhealthy streets with which this metropolis unfortunately so plentifully abounds. You cannot fail to have observed, in those neglected parts of London, the number of poor sick, squalid children who have to struggle into maturity under the most unfavour able conditions that it is, perhaps, possible to conceive ; and your presence here to-night is a proof that you are anxious to stretch out a hand to them, to afford them the chance of attaining health and strength, and to prevent, as far as possible, that terrible mortality which prevails among them. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, it is a solemn fact revealed to us by statis tics, upon the correctness of which we can rely, that one third of the infantile population of this country do not arrive at years of maturity. (Hear, hear.) It was to meet that evil, the extent of which these figures so clearly indi cate, that this hospital was founded, and we are met together to-night, on the eighteenth anniversary of the charity, to ask of you the means of erecting a new hospital in the place of the one now in existence, which has fallen into a condition that calls for immediate attention. lam informed that the present structure is two hundred years old, and that many parts of it are not only, from the necessary defects of age, unfit for the purposes of the hospital, but are positively in so dangerou s an d tottering, a condition that rebuilding is absolutely neces sary. (Hear, hear.) lam sure you will agree with me that so useful a charity ought not to be in this position, and that the frienets who have supported it for the last 18 years are justified in now making an appeal to the public for the funds with which to place it upon a more satisfactory footing. A few statistics, gentlemen, may not be out of place on this occasion. The hospital was established in 1853 by Dr. West and Dr. Bence Jones for three purposes, the medical and surgical treat ment of poor children ; the attainment of a more accu rate diagnosis of the diseases of children ; and thirdly, for the training and nursing of children. It is rather remarkable that until this charity was opened in Great Ormond-street no institution of the kind existed in England, though most of the chief con tinental cities were provided with one, and it is grati fying to know that the example set by this hospit a l has since been followed in different parts of England, and that in Edinburgh, Birmingham, Liverpool, and other large towns, similar institutions are now to be found. Last July the council of the institution opened a conva lescent home at Highgate capable of accommodating 56 children, the utility of which has been most clearly demon strated. The progress made by the hospital is really astonishing. In 1852 the number of in-patients was 143, and of out-patients 1,250. Last year the in-patients num bered 709, and the out-patients 15,780—(cheers)—showing 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 receipts were only £350 ; last year they were £2,750, or an increase of £2,410. (Cheers.) I cannot omit to state that in 1869 £B5 was voluntarily subscribed by the poor for the purpose of establishing a Samaritan fund for the supply of instruments to deformed children, and to enable them to be sent to the seaside, in cases where recovery of health was otherwise unattainable, and that fund has since been increased from other sources to £155 (cheers) for them. I think that these simple statistics will plead for the charity more powerfully than. any . language that I could use , . and therefore, without de taining you any longer, I confidently ask you to drink the toast of " Success to the Institution." (Loud cheers.) Mr. Paget then proposed " The Committee of Manage ment," coupled with the name of Mr. Thornton. The Prince of Walks, in giving the toast of "Th e Medi cal Officers of the Hospital," referred to the importance of the duties they had to discharge. H e coupled with the toast the name of Dr. West, whom he had known by name for many years, but whose personal acquaintance he had had the pleasure of making that evening for the first time. Dr. West replied in an able speech. The list of subscriptions announced during the evening amounted to the very handsome figure of £4,560, in which were included a sum of £lOO from the Prince of Wales, and one of £l,OOO from an anonymous donor. It is now confidently stated that Mr. Butt, Q.C., will be started by the Nationalists, and Mr. Cecil Guinness by the Conservatives, to fill the vacant seat in the repre sentation of Dublin. The Bishop of Winchester has conferred the Rectory of St. Nicholas, Guildford, vacant by the prefer ment of the Right Rev. Bishop Ryan to the Vicarage of Bradford, upon the Rev. John M. Sumner, M.A., Rector of Bureton, eldest' son of Dr. Sumner, late Bishop of Winchester. The Rectory of Bureton, which includes the town of Petersfield, is worth £1,200 a year. THE UXBRIDGE TRAGEDY• EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER. Jenkins was yesterday morning brought up before Sir'' B. Harvey, Captain Farrar, and M r . C o leman, at Slo u g h The court was closed to the public, but alarge and ex elte' crowd congregated outside, their shouts and loud On versation being plainly heard through the opeil windo and occasionally reaching a pitch that interrupte d th proceedings. al l The prisoner, who had remained in the police cells a night, was brought in shortly after eleven o'clock an placed in the dock handcuffed. He is apparently a; of 42 or 43 years of age, and was dressed in clothes wil le . o had been supplied by the police. In appearance il e ,_ l o short, thick-set, with black, bushy beard and moustaote closely cut round. His face was ghastly pale, an d looked like a man who had not slept for several daYs• tll leaned over the bar of the dock a n d li s t en ed, aPPgr e without emotion, to the ci rcums t an ti a l re l a tion by StiP e _i intendent Dunham of the position in which the se v e victims of the murders were discovered, with the roar each bore of the blows of the axe. The witness having deposed to the finding of thebodice6r! continued : In the front room I found a pair of old e_ duroy trousers and a pair of boots (produced). There are marks of blood on the trousers, and the boots are saturate with blood. Upon one boot there is a Pied of human brain. There was nothing abstracted f i r ° r , this room. In the room f ac i ng the smithy I folill n V e y old corduroy coat and waistcoat patched all over. a l s o were pushed under a small table in the room. l ket, found a number of pieces of old flannel, a fustian J. an old blue shirt, a necktie, and an old " billycock P g o - In this room two boxes and two drawers were pulled oPtel; and several articles were lying about the floor. ° JI chest of drawers there was a watchstand and key, O use watch. Yesterday afternoon I went to a lodging - b ° e ci called the Oxford Arms, Reading. A man ne,. Coombs was with me and a policeman from 11ea e , ;e We went into the tramps' kitchen, where there about twenty persons. The prisoner was sitting fa ts „ cl o us as we entered, and Coombs directly said, 1 -'" e a the man." The prisoner said, " I have never murderde man, woman, or child." The charge had not been illg. be against him then. I went to him, and caught him b_ iiifi r g throat. The Reading policeman said, " He's Pli" - by something out of his pocket," and, catching Inr ° „d e d the hand, pulled out this pistol. It was I °' up to the muzzle with powder, and pieces of iron wir e ' The Clerk : Which pocket was it in The prisoner (in a sullen tone) : The left-hand pocket_A4' Witness : The pistol was not capped, but I afterwal4, found a cap in his pocket. I charged the murderedwl", the murder, and he replied, "I have never al one, but I know who did." I said, " Why, you've got,, I the murdered man's shoes." He said, " That may ba i.eo took a black silk necktie (produced) from his neck. went to a second-hand clothes shop in Reading, ant', 'Ol ceived from Margaret Lyons, the shopkeeper, a black C' ° ,,f coat and a light waistcoat. The prisoner at the tiniLd his apprehension was wearing a calico shirt, dark striP,Z; trousers, and spring side boots, which I now produce. v" the left boot there is a spot of blood. Prisoner : The blood came ou t o f m y nose l as t nigh t ' j Witness : A silver watch and gold guard I p r oduce t obtained from the shop of Mr. Butch er , pawnbroker , g Uxbridge. ly a Charles Coombs said : I am a b r i c kl a y er , an d firstgoe the prisoner at Bullen's lodging house, Uxbridge. r . came in about half-past three o'clock on Saturday al" noon. I came back at ni ne o ' c l oc k, and found "el prisoner had gone out. He did not come home ag„ ° i. that night. I next saw him on th e f o ll ow i ng morn s He came down about 10 o' c l oc k i n a new of clothes. He had on the black coa t, light v_e n , s 4 and striped trousers produced by th e l as t w itness. r ye " John, I don't hardly know you now." He said, been to my brother's, and got a suit of clothes off hwiij [The witness here identified the old corduroy co at a hat which were found in the house of the murdered n ag as described in the evidence of Superintendent Duni: l . s , l° , l I saw the prisoner wearing those things on Sabi e, afternoon when he arrived at the lodging b°. lt- 8 Yesterday morning about five o'clock the prisoner on into my bedroom and asked me for some, tobacco. said I had none, and he then asked me for some breat fast. I gave him what I had but he did not to it. He said he was going off toßeading by the 6.45 tra l T o At seven o'clock on Monday night 1 was in the Quee n Head, Reading, in comp any w i t h the prisoner and sev er other men. A m an came i n and said, " Have 2 - re heard tell of the m ur d er ?" Th e pr i soner said. " Has been a murder d one ?" an d as k e d me to chew - him the "1 out into the back y ar d. H e came b ack i n ten m i nutes , ini ci said, " Well, I'm going home." The prisoner said, " 111 g° e d. , too." We both wen t h ome an d t h e pr i soner went to u About five minutes to two on Monday I met the prisone:4o, and he told me he was going to pawn a watch. Ile w then wearing the watch and chain now produced. as The Clerk to prisone r : H ave y ou any quest i ons to - the witness ? Prisoner : Yes, sir, I have. Now, Charlie, did you se: me at three o'clock, or four o'clock, or five o'clock ° Monday afternoon? Now tell the truth. Witness : I am not sure, but I think u r Prisoner : I was not there at three o'clock or f° o'clock. • Officer: Don't make a statement; ask a ny question you want. D ot Prisoner : What's the good of me being here if I ain to speak the The Clerk : You can ask questions, b u t this is not time to make a statement. Prisoner : All right ; it don't matter. The prisoner was then remanded till Tuesday. .j, As he left the dock he nodded to the witness, and 531 Good bye, Charlie." The prisoner's arrival at Slough, and his dePar t , ti n re f after the examination was closed, attracted a crow d people. It required all the exertions of the con stabela r f,,: as it had done on the previous night, to prevent 111 ' being seized by the mob. This was especially the CI; yesterday afternoon. When the examination was over was taken to the cell at the back of the station to awa it quiet opportunity for removal to the Slough Statil whence he was to proceed to Aylesbury Gaol. At half-r_ one he was put into a cab and driven towards the stat ioe, Capt. Drake, the Chief Constable, Superintendent Den' or and other officers attending. The 8.35 train for Aylest a l r e was due when the police reached the statio n , and th e te were then few persons about. Th e p r i soner w as take°, o the booking-office, and hi s a pp earance soon a ttracte o , o crowd. The officers of the railway company tried vain to keep the platf orm c l ear . By th e ti me the ~• p.m. down Aylesbury train arrived at Slough it quite apparent that the police wou ld ex p er i en ce e o _,° o , l derable difficulty in g e tti ng th e p r i soner i n t o the tr7 o , A dense mass of people, principally working an crowded the platform o pp os it e th e d o ors, ° e a. made a desperate rush whenever the door was ert o rt When the train ran into the station an e /t -wos made to put the prisoner into a compa re . ment which the officials at Paddington had been quested by telegraph to reserve. So great, however, I ;;;,,, the rushing, yelling, and hooting, that it was foun d he ir possible to get the man into the train, and in trg efforts to effect this object Captain Drake and his °T e t of had to stand some rather rough work. In the mid feel the confusion the persons in the train showed their i the ing as well as those upon the platform. Meanwhile , ea t desire of the crowd to get at the prisoner and to ill t le him showing no abatement, the office r s were re f6 l tautly compelled to return him to the booking -0 _,AO While this was going on the up Gl ouces t er goods trP•t, reached Slough, and the down Wind sor t ra i n was rtia b ii „ to the platform with a coupl e o f em pt y carr i ages attaeu; ol to it. The people were then cleared from the platfoe'es by the police and railway officials. The two last carrio,,rt of the Windsor train were detached—the Windsor 1)!:n. went on, and the prisoner was run into the empty ois r , partment of a second class carriage, Captain Drake , Tl cl Superintendent Dens on , an d S uper i n t en d ents S a rgent,a_ ii , Jervis being with him. A s qu i c kl y as poss ibl e the ar i ,b tester goods engine was hooked to the carriage in 'aT the prisoner was seated, a n d it was run ou t o f the sta te in, While the police were getting their prisoner into the t r i a t i he the crowd again broke into th e s t a ti on , sur rounded train, and yelled and hooted to their hearts' content. t he Last night most intense excitement was created by er , announcement that John Jenkins, the alleged rinw i cl e ei the had, while he was in the police-cell at Slough, liaau e a Di following confession:—" I did it. I alone was engag of it ;no one else had anything to do with it. I ara ° brother of Marshall." • THE CAPTURE OF ENGLISHMEN IN SPI% -i i. ; \ o ' Intelligence has been recei ve d f rom M a d r id s tating t ' 0 the captured Englishmen area gentleman named Srißee re a and his nephew and thei r s ervan t s . Th e y were ct off near Furm Sabar and no t race o f th em h as been ,°"" „,a DIOCESE OF LONDON.—The Bishop o f Lontiou 10.9 t be announce that he will h o ld hi s pr i mary visitation of clergy of his diocese in the autumn. • t The Central Council of the Church Insti tu held a meeting yesterday evening at King's College . Sandon, M.P., was in th e c h a i r . M r . Raikes, 3 1 - 1 "" a paper on ' , Church Reforms," and a discussion on subject followed. THE PROSECUTION OF THE REV. MR. BE NNE- • o f This case will be shortly further heard in the C0n,,,rt,.. Arches on remission from a decision by the Judicial ti7i-e mittee, on a preliminary objection taken to one of articles. ROYAL, SOUTH LONDON DISPENSARY..—The tho versary festival of this ch a rity was held last evening etforit, Bridge-house Hotel, London Bridge ; Colonel Beres M.P., in the chair. THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR CONS ETA , . 1043 ISLE OF WIGHT.—The anniversary festival in a id (Irer funds of this institution was held last night, at the Lord minus Hotel, Cannon-street. In the absence of the _„.4 Mayor, who was detained by official duties, the chair v 10.5 taken by the Right Hon. Sir Laurence Peel ; and 0 ,10°1 17t those present were—Mr. Sheriff Patersen ; I r i Sir Eversley, president of the hospital ; the Right Ilon• his Laurence Peel, chairman of general committee ; Ali Highness the Nawab Nizam of Bengal, Prince n d Kudhr Bahadoor, Prince Soliman Kudhr Bahadoor, f'of suite ; his Excellency General Peryet, late Presiders o ld Peru ; Sir Walter Stirling, Bart. • Captain Sir P. Le c ;,,,P,; x it M'Clintock, R.N. Mr. J. Snowden Henry, M.P. Andrea Metaxa; Mr. Wilke, General Consul of the °lO O German Confederation. The subscriptions includ eu f guineas from her Majesty, £3O from the Nawab Nie — r s- Bengal, £lOO from Mr. Morley, £2O fr om Viscount e / 00 'ley, and amounted in the aggregate to between 1,;3, and £3,800, I NI Is The Si twelve. Mr. H T he MI