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The exclamation is uttered by one of the most sprightly of Mr. DISRAELI'S female characters. The phrase is felicitous, because it is as true as it is epigramatic. Conspirators are always bunglers. They go wrong with a sort of a deliberate and per verse elaboration. The history even of a cabal, as a rule, is the history of a fiasco. But any plotting of a baser kind than a mere political intrigue—a conspiracy aiming at success, let us say, through the crime of assassination, is doomed to failure from the outset—failure either in to perpetration of the meditated crime, or in the reali zation of the design for the sake of which the blood• shed was originally proposed. How many abortive attempts, for example, have been made within the recollection of us all during these last two decades to destroy the life of the reigning Sovereign of France. PIANORI has fired his pistol within arm's reach of him in the broad daylight. ORSINI has ex ploded his bombshells under the imperial carriage in twilight at the entrance of the Opera House. BELLEMARRE has aimed at the same " charmed life" just as vainly. GRILLI, BARTOLOTTI, and TIBALDI-PIERI, RUDIO, and GrOMEZ have laid their villanous heads together to the same deadly end to no better purpose. As long ago as the first of July, 1852, a plot was discovered with a like object, only a little more prematurely. Scarcely three months later an infernal machine, contrived for the destruction of the Ruler of France, was seized— this was on the 23rd of September, 1852—at Marseilles. A desperate attempt at the EMPEROR'S assassination was again made in the November of 1853, less than a year after his marriage with EUGENIE DE MONTIJO, the Countess of Teba. An other conspiracy for the Emperor's assassination was brought to light on the 11th July, 1857. GREGO and his accomplices conspire, to take the life of NAPOLEON in 1864, were brought to trial and were convicted. The CZAR and the EMPEROR were fired at together at Paris when riding to a review of the troops. Con spiracy after conspiracy has failed to sweep the Emperor NAPOLEON from the face of the earth by murderous discharges of either bomb or bul let even within these few months last past. And, as the result of each abortive attempt or pre paration for an attempt of this infamous character, we read, as we read yesterday on the morrow of all revelations of some new plot that has failed, that the EMPEROR and EMPRESS have been driven in a plain open carriage at a foot pace through the St. Giles's and Whitechapels of Paris, and have there been cheered with enthusiasm along the streets and boulevards of the labouring population. It must surely be pretty evident by this time that these miserable conspirators and would be assassins are, to put it mildly, but very dull fellows indeed, and that they are one and all egregious blun derers. Instead of injuring a hair of the head of the man who is the object of their especial abhor rence, they invest him more radiantly than ever with the panoply of popular sympathy while strength. ening his hold upon the loyalty of a population whose allegiance is only intensified by the generous ardour of its scorn for the whole race of assassins. People nowadays make such extraordinary propo sitions that it is difficult to feel surprise at any scheme that may be suggested, no matter how startling its provisions or how complex its character. We must confess, however, that the plan of the pro posed railway through Greenwich-park is an excep tion to the rule, and it is no cause of wonder that consternation has been expressed at its proposal. The Admiralty have determined to oppose the Bill. The Astronomer Royal has addressed a memorandum to the Admiralty stating that " every foreign geo graphical determination of distant points has for many years depended on reference to Greenwich observations, and that there is no doubt some sus picion would attach to these observations if a railway passed throughthe park." In explanation of this extra ordinary proposal itis said that the journey might, per haps be shortened by three minutes as regards com munication between London and Woolwich. Com munication between Woolwich and Greenwich is wanted, but it has no reference to the park. Con nection is wanted between. London and a station in East Greenwich, but the tramway system may be inoculated into the railway system, so as to give the required facilities. The Astronomer, Royal truly remarks that this connection cannot justify the national dishonour, the enormous expense, and the injury to West Greenwich which would arise from carrying the line through the park. He adds that the observatory is mainly for the promotion and advantage, not of speculative, but of utilitarian astronomy, and its actual utility is not simply national but universal. Against these objections it has been urged that power might be given to him to control the speed of trains ; but then interferance would be a very difficult, if not impos sible, to put the provisions into practice. The Hydrographer of the Admiralty arrives at the same conclusion. He says that conflicting results have followed from the observations made to ascertain how the vibrations caused by trains would effect the most delicate observations, in some instances the tremors have been felt at a distance of over 300 feet, while in others they have not been appa rent at much less distances. The full consequences ,cannot be appreciated until the railway is in opera tion, but the Hydrographer cannot conceive bow merely pecuniary interests can be put into operation with objects of so momentous a character as those which are at stake. Surely there is a force in this observation, and still more effective is the argument which follows, to the effect that, even, if the interests of the local public made it desirable that the railroad should be run through Greenwich Park, they should succumb to the grave and more than national interests involved. " There is not a spot on the earth's sur- face where astronomical observations have been, or will be made, which is not more or less subservient to, or associated with, the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. Many foreign nations are entirely depen dent en it." It seems almost incredible that any one in his senses should seriously entertain such a propo sal as this bill, and after this we may well ask, with Mr. COBDEN,—What next? At all times it is neces sary to make partial schemes give way to general claims ;, but when the affected object of any plan is 'HE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1870 as in the present instance, a point of national impor tance, opinions cannot differ as to the imperative necessity that exists for the lesser to yield to the greater claim. Wh it, then, remains to add when the question resolves itself into a comprehensive subject like that of the Observatory at Greenwich. Economy of time and capital are very good things in their way; but, like other advantages, the may be bought at too dear a price. The House of Commons can not hesitate on the question, and the public will already have pronounced its opinion on the matter. It would be a work of supererogation to dwell on the point, and all that can be said is that the wise will derive a warning from the extraordinary narra tive, and realise the mistakes that people may fall into, in their over-haste to make improvements which are the reverse of their name, and militate against interests which are dear to society, and should claim respect from those who cannot coin , prebend their full importance. TilE most remarkable feature of the Plebiscite in France is beyond question the vote of the army and navy. It was expected by almost every body, Reputhcans as well aslmyerialists,that theland and sea forces would give a masts vote in favour of the Empire. They are entirely dependent ou the Government ; an adverse vote woe. ,1 be likely to bring them into disfavour. The secrecy of the ballot is not respected in France, inasmuch as the box is placed upon a table, and au official sitting before it is able to distinguish the kind of bulletin deposited therein. Under such circum stances it seemed ridiculous to expect that the hun dreds of thousands of well-discipimed French troops would display the smallest sign of hostility. Yet they have done so. Altogether 40,000 soldiers voted "No," and 5,000 men of the navy, took the same course. In Algeria the army re corded 6,000 Noes to 30,000 Ayes. In all cases the number of those who opposed the Empire is, of course, vastly inferior to the numbers that supported it. But the Emperor's friends and foes alike anticipated a still greater disparity. The forty thousand votes are a most unexpected manifes tation, and it is not surprising that the Republicans are delighsed with such an issue. In one respect it is gratifying to all friends of liberty. It shews that there is greater electoral inde pendence in France than has been commonly sup posed. If the troops can vote "No " with impunity —though it remains to be seen whether the grave offence will be punished —no class of voters n eed remain under official restraint. If a soldier can vote just as he thinks best, the rudest civilian may. On the other hand this decision of the army is proof that the spirit of disaffection and discontent has penetrated very deeply into the nation. The symptom is alarming. Forty thousand " Noes " aro like forty thousand defects in the great machine, which was pointed at as the most unanimous in Europe. Should the taint spread—and we cannot forbear rememembering that the revolt of the army over turned the Bourbon dynasty in 1780—timings will look very serious for the second Empire. If the army grow in discontent as the great towns have done, the Emperor will derive little lrenuilt from the hell) of his eeven million rw4ies. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ME tact that >i37 John rakington, late inere tary for War, and Major-General St. George, Director of Ordnance, are at issue respecting an important proceeding which took place in their de partment relative to the case of Colonel Boxer, is clear proof that the wrong is not wholly on the side of the last-named officer. The Boxer case, in fact, has obviously been one of the most deplorable lnu dies ever known in the history of the War-office. Colonel Boxer has been dismissed from his post at the Royal Laboratory for receiving a royalty or com mission on cartridges manufactured after a plan of his invention, and supplied to the Government by private firms who paid that commission. It is prima facie objectionable that a servant of the Crown should he thus remunerated by private firms who deal with the Government, as it is obvious that an officer in Colonel Boxer's position has the power of using his influence to obtain such firms the preference. Put Colonel Boxer received only a small salary; he had made many very useful inventions; the nation had derived benefit from those inventions; and yet no reward had been given him. He applied for a gratuity, and the War Office committee, to which the request was referred, declined to grant one. This decision was given in January, 1808. Nine months afterwards Colonel Boxer was informed by letter that some of his improvements were of such a kind as might fairly be expected to be made by the Superintendent of the Royal Laboratory, " while the other inventions you have enume rated—namely, your fuses, breech-loading am munition, and shrapnel shell for rifled ordnance, having been patented by you, you must, he (Sir Jokn Pakington) considers, look for reward from the royalties or other remuneration you may receive as a patentoOom private manufacturers." This is the remarkable phrase which has been so much in dispute. It was wrong for Colonel Boxer to receive commission on his inventions for goods sup plied to the Government by manufacturers ; but does not this letter . authorise it ? Plainly Colonel Boxer is told that he can have no money reward, but he may accept royalties. And yet he is dismissed for accepting royalties. Sir John Pakingken declares that the unhappy letter was not written is accordance with his instructions ; he did not see it; he knew not what there was in it—as if a War Minister could justifiably leave such weighty matters to take care of themselves. But General St. George, who signed the letter, now writes to the Times to say that though Sir John might not have seen the epistle, he must have known the tenour of the instructions sent. - Whatever may be the fault of Colonel Boxer, it is clear that the terrible blundering at the War Office in no way justifies the high tone of perfect confidence fesinned by Sir John Pakington the other night in the House of Commons. In the House of Commons yesterday Dr. Brewer directed attention to the unsatisfactory operation of the laws as affecting the homeless poor. He attri buted the non-realization of the expectations of the Legislature to the indiscriminate relief afforded to the honest and dishonest poor alike, and with a view to the remedying of the existing evils he proposed a resolution to the effect that the police should control the relief to the vagrant classes. Mr. Goschen, the President of the Poor• Law Board, assured the House that, unless they had the sympathy and actual co operation of the public, who were too prone to give alms to the undeserving mendicants, it was impos sible to devise a scheme which would enable them to grapple effectually with the evil. He expressed a desire to try the experiment of detention ; that is, to detain vagrants beyond the time at present pre scribed by law, and some more satisfactory definition of a " roving vagabond." The motion was subse quently withdrawn. For upwards of five hours after wards the House discussed a motion by Mr. Cowper Temple, which condemned the conduct of the Chief Commissioner of Works in reference to Mr. Barry, the architect of the Houses of Parliament. The motioniwas provocative of a warm discussion, Mr. Ayrton defending himself very strenuously, and his proceedings being justified by the Premier and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This motion was, upon a division, defeated by a majority of forty-two. , 6rtular. tfill TT N HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, May 13. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High nesses Princess Louise, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Prince Leopold also went out. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended by Lady Churchill, honoured Mr. Boehm with a visit to his studio yesterday. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—FnmAy. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack a live o'clock. TRAVELLING ITAWKERS, Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales had a dinner party last evening at Marl borough House. LATEST INTELLIGENCE [The following news appeared in our First Edition pub [shed at Eight o'clock this morning :—] (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) INDIA. BOMBAY, May 13. The Bishop of Madras has left for England. CALCUTTA, May 13. 4 per Cent. Government Securities 97i 5 ~ a Fa. 4 4 it AMERICA. Capt. Selfridge, Commander of the United States expedition for the survey of the proposed Darien Ship Canal Route, reports the same to be impracticable, adding, however, that he is now engaged in survey ing another route, starting from San Blas,with better prospects of success. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS). ARRIVAL OF THE BODIES OF MR. HERBERT AND MR. VYNER. The bodies of Mr. Herbert and Mr. Vyner were lauded from the Delta at Southampton yesterday. A procession consisting of the Mayor and Corporation and other offi cials and the relatives and friends and representatives of the deceased—including Earl Carnarvon, Hon. Auberon Herbert, Mr. Vyner, Mr. Herbert, and Mr. Cyril Graham—followed the remains to the railway-station, where they were temporarily deposited in a room hung with black, and lighted with groups of wax candles. The shops along the line of route were closed, and minute guns were fired. A BARONET FINED FOR REFUSING TO PAY TOLL. Sir Gilbert A. Clayton East, Bart., who lives near Maidenhead, Berks, has been summoned before the county magistrates, charged with driving through a turnpike at Hurly without paying toll. Defendant said several parishioners were in the habit of passing through free, and as the parish repaired the roads he did not consider himself liable. He was, however, fined a guinea, in cluding the costs. FUNER e L OF SIR JAMES SIMPSON. The funeral of Sir James Simpson took place at Edin burgh yesterday. The procession, which numbered over sixteen hundred persons, included representatives of the civic, academic, and literary bodies, many of them wearing their robes. The coffin was born upon an open catafalque. There were large crowds in the streets. and the windows of the houses along the line of the route were filled with spec tators. The shops in the city were closed. LONGFORD ELECTION. ULoSE or ni% POLL. Greville, 1,218. Harman, 918. There was great excite ment in Balymahon, and one gentleman escorting a sup porter of Mr. Harmon was violently assaulted. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE lIUNTING - )ON FREEMASONS. The Prince of Wales has written to the Duke of Man chester, and intimated his re_ ret that he will be unable to attend the meeting of Freemasons of Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire, to be hold at Peterborough on Thursday next, at which the uke of Manchester will preside. THE REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE. There is likely to be a contest for the representation of South Leicestershire, rendered vacant by tne elevation of Viscount Curzon to the peer age through the death of Earl Howe. Mr. Thomas Tortius Page t, who represented the southern division of the county prior to, and was defeated at, the last general election, will, it is stated, come fo ward in the Liberal interest, a Conservative candidate being found in the person of Mr. William Heygate, who at one time represented the borough of Leicester. The disabled mail steamer Siberia arrived off Queenstown yesterday morning at 11 a.m., in town of the Cunard steamer Batavia. At a meeting of the Catholic clergy of the diocese of Raphoe, held yesterday, for the purpose of choosing a suc cessor to the Right Rev. Dr. Mqx'illigan, former Bishop of Raphoe, now Primate of All Ireland, the Rev. Charles O'Donnell, parish priest of Ardara, was nominated. As a galliot schooner, the Immanuel, of Lier, coal-laden, was clearing the harbour of West Wemyss in the Firth of Forth, a sudden change of wind drove her among the breaken at the back of the pier. The position of the vessel prevented any boat reaching her to take off the crew, for whose safety much anxiety was felt After some difficulty, however, they were got ashore one by one by means of a rope fastened round their waists. Some time afterwards the vessel drifted eastward among the rocks, where she is ex pected to become a wreck. The Earl of AIRLIE asked whether her Majesty's Go vernment intended to propose any measure for the better regulation of the trade of travelling hawkers and pedlars. The Earl of MORLEY said the change in the law would necessitate alterations in the regulations. The whole subject was under consideration, and if it was thought mcessary a bill would be brought in, OYSTER AND MUSSEL FISHERIES BILL. This supplemental measure was read a second time. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. Earl CADOGAN asked the Lord President of the Council whether his attention had been called to an advertise meat which appeared in some of the daily papers on Fri day, the Gth of this month, containing a detailed descrip tion of a diadem composed of precious stones, on view at the South Kensington Museum ; and whether it was considered in accordance with the objects of that institu tion and the regulations under which it was managed that aaticles should be exposed for exhibition there for the pur pose of promoting their sale. Earl DE GRRY said he was glad an opportunity had been afforded him of explaining the matter. He had heard with pleasure his noble friend express his opinion as to the utility and importance of the South Kensington, Museum. He agreed with him that it would diminish its utility if it was allowed to become a place for the exhibi tion of wares for sale. In this case the rules of the de partment had been strictly adhered to. That rule was that nothing exhibited there should be advertised for sale. The diadem in question was accepted on the usual terms, and on the distinct understanding that it should not be placed there for saleable purpose. The diadem was received on the 28th of February, and attention was directed to the advertisement on the 3rd of May, and on that very day the diadem was taken down and removed from the exhi bition. A letter was sent to the owner informing him that he had violated the rules, and that the diadem must be taken away, which was accordingly done. He trusted that the attention which had been called to the matter would prevent anything of the same kind occurring WASHINGTON, May 12. again. PRIZE MONEY. Lord CAIRNS moved for copies of the correspondence tn April and May 1869 between the Secretary to the Treasury and the president or members of the Special Prize Committee of the late Sir G. C. Whitlock's force, relative to a large sum of money claimed as booty arising from the conquest and capture of the ex-chiefs A Kirwee by the operations of General Whitlock's troops in 1858. The papers were ordered. ATTEMPTED MURDER IN SUFFOLK, Yesterday a case of a serious character came before the magistrates at Beccles, a man named Stephen Raven, a wood cutter, being charged with the attempted murder of a young woman named Mary Ann Smith, the daughter of a labourer, with whom he bad lodged at Worlingham, Suffolk. The young woman is the mother of a child, now two years old, by Raven, who appears latterly to have been in a sullen and unsettled state of mind, the result, to some extent, of drinking habits. On the 3d instant he went to Smith's cottage at Worlingham. He sat in the cottage nearly an hour, and then asked for " Polly." Hearing that she was at work in a field close to the cottage he went to her and began to use her rather roughly, and pro duced a billhook, with the remark that she had not another minute to live. The young woman begged for permission to kiss her child, but Raven at once struck her on the head. A struggle ensued between Raven and his intended victim, and the young woman succeeded in wrenching the billhook from Raven and threw it over a fence. Raven then produced a razor. She had a hood bonnet on, and this broke the force of a ent made at her by Raven with the razor, and assistance being obtained she was rescued, and her assailant was taken into custody. The prisoner was committed for trial. ADVERTISEMENT. 1 —Holloway's Pills.—lt is the duty of every man to promote, as far as he can, the public welfare, and no one does this more effectually than he who enables the community to withstand disease. 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Quotations on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co., Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings, Strand, W.C. EMIGRATION. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved for returns shew ing the number of emigrants that had quitted Irish ports during the three first months of the present year. The papers were ordered. THIRD READINGS. The Ecclesiastical Patronage Transfer Bill and the War Office Bill were read a third time and passed. KENSINGTON GARDENS. The Duke of RUTLAND asked if it was intended to take away a portion of Kensington Gardens for the purpose of a road being made. Earl DE GREY said he was informed that the statement was altogether incorrect ; it was not intended to take away any portion of Kensington Gardens, but it was not impos sible that a portion of Hyde Park might be added to them. There was no intention to form a road through the centre of the gardens. _ . The; lordships adjourned at twenty-five minutes to six, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FnmAY. The Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four o'clock. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Mr. CANDLISH gave notice that on the House going into committee on the Parliamentary Elections Bill, he should move an amendment for the purpose of providing that votes at municipal elections might also be taken by ballot. GOVERNMENT COMPETITION. Mr. MUNTZ gave notice that on the 10th of June he should call attention to the Government manufactories, and move a resolution to the effect that it was unseemly for the Government to enter into competition for contracts with commercial houses. KENSINGTON GARDENS. Mr. W. H. SMITH asked the First Commissioner of Works if there was any truth in the report that it was the intention of the Government to make a road for car riages through Kenbington Gardens; and if he would state between what points it was proposed to make the ryadw ay. Mr. AYRTON said he was not surprised at the question considering the rumours that were in circulation on the subject. About eight years ago one of his predecessors in office proposed to snake a sunk road or cutting through Kensington Gardens and the proposal meet with a good deal of opposition. On the subject coming before the House a division took place, the result of which was to induce the then First Commis sioner not to persevere with his proposal. He (Mr. Ayrton) voted on that occasion against the making of the proposed road, and it was quite untrue that he was now contemplating doing that which he opposed on the occasion referred to. There were some works going on, but nothing of the nature of the scheme he had mentioned. Lord JOHN MANNERS suggested that a plan of the works in progress should he sent round with the votes. MUSIC IN THE ROYAL PARKS. Mr. STACPOOLE asked the Secretary of State for War If it was true that the commanding officer of the regiment now quartered at Knightsbridge Barracks does not allow the band of his regiment to perform upon the platform erected for that purpose in Hyde Park in the same manner as the bands of the two last other Household Cavalry Regiments. Mr. CARDWELL remarked that the hon. gentleman scarcely apprehended the import of the question he asked. It was no part of the military duties of the band to per form on the platform in Hyde Park, and he reminded the hon. member that the officers supported the band. CHINA. Colonel SYKES asked the Under Secretary of State for War whether the Foreign Office has received, officially or otherwise, confirmation of a statement in the North China Herald of 15th March, 1870, of an indignity offered to both the English and the United States Consuls when calling on Viceroy Li. Mr. OTWAY answered that no official intelligence had been received of the transaction. If any indignity had been put upon the consular officers it would be the duty of the Foreign-office to make inquiries ; but he was bound to say that the reports from newspapers in China were not always verified on investigating the matters to which they referred. THE DASHER. Mr. WILLIAM GREGORY asked if it was true that her Majesty's forces by land and sea had been employed in preventing the landing of a submarine cable at Guernsey; and if so, to know what was the principle recognised and sanctioned by her Majesty's Government in regard to the Landing of submarine cables on British dependencies. Mr. K. HUGGESEN said the ship Dasher had been so employed by order of the Treasury. The foreshores at the point referred to.were the property of the Crown, and necessary to protect certain rights. Correspondence, however, was going on on the subject. RICHMOND PARK. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE asked the First Commissioner of Works whether Roehampton Gate of Richmond Park would be open to the public this season. Mr. AYRTON said the owner of the property leading to the gate refused to allow it to be used by the public, and there fore it would be necessary, if the expense was not objected to, to open a new gate to get over the difficulty. EPPING FOREST. Mr. HUMS asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Government would be able to introduce their scheme for the preservation of Epping Forest during the present session. Mr. GLADSTONE replied that the Government expected to be able to do so. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH AMERICA. In reply to Mr. BAINES, The Marquis of HA.RTINGTON said he had received a ommunication from the Postmaster-General of the United States with reference to the mail service between the two countries, but he was sorry he could hold out no lopes of any acceleration in the transmission of the mails w long as the two packet companies declined to accept the tern= nro nnnecX. ' HOMELESS POOE. On going into Committee of Supply, Dr. BREWER called the attention of the house to the' unsatisfactory working of the regulations in force to secure the humane intentions of the Legislature in behalf of the homeless poor, consequent on the practically indis' criminate distribution of relief given to the whole class of applicants, criminal or not criminal, impostors, or genuine poor; and moved that vagrants applying for shelter and food shall be put under the protection, reg - ul tion, and management of the police. The hon. gentle man went very fully into the subject, and quoted very largely from statistics bearing upon pauperism in this country. The vagrant classes, he argued, constituted too complicated and dangerous an element to be entrusted to any but the direct executive of the country. He con tended that the large proportion of criminals must be separated from the defenceless and accidentally poor. Mr. B. DAISENPORT seconded the motion. He had long been of opinion that the police should have control over vagrants. At the same time, he did not think they should stop there. They must attempt to modify he instincts, and the instincts of a vagrant were preda tory. He urged the necessity of educating the children of vagrants, so that they might not follow the evil courses of their parents. Mr. CORRANCE thought the House was indebted ti the hon. gentlemen who had introduced the subject. He believed that vagrancy and pauperism were distinct. The hon. gentleman expressed an opinion that the Govern ment ought to have taken the matter up, as it was one of the utmost urgency and importance. He then proceeded to read a number of extracts to shew the number of houseless poor and tramps, and the means taken for accommodation, but he considered that the only real means of decreasing tramps would be to have a strict and accurate supervision ; that they should, in fact, be ticketed by the police, and that the Home Office should take the matter in hand in place of the Poor Law Board. Mr. STAPLETON thought it was clearly the duty of the Home Department to take the most active steps to put down the harbouring of vagrants, and to see that the tramp discharged from the workhouse in the morning should not spend the day in begging and then on coming to the next parish turn into the casual ward for the evening. Mr. READ was firmly of opinion that if the house re- pealed the hawkers license they would open the floodgates of vagrancy in the rural dis tricts. He thought that if every vagrant _ . was compelled to take a cold bath on his admission to the vagrant ward, such an arrangement would soon reduce the number of applicants for the accommodation. Mr. W. H. SMITH thought that if a system similar to that adopted at the Depot de Mendicite, in Paris, was organised in this country, the best results would follow• The education that was forced on the vagrant in France was work, and it was so regulated in the Depot he had referred to that the weak a s well as the strong had to perform their allotted task. He was strongly in favour of the utmost care and tenderness being taken of those whose misfortune was not attributed to their own imprudence; but, unfortunately, that was not the class of persons who filled our workhouses, and therefore some very stringent measure, such as a labour-test, should be insisted on. Mr. GOSCHEN said that he and Mr. Bruce had been try ing to devise a scheme in order to put a stop to the evils complained of. It was a mistake to suppose that there was any divided responsibility between the Home Secre tary and himself. They had worked harmoniously together, and had tried to arrive at a settlement of the question, but it was impossible unless the public co-operated with them. Vagrants, remarked the speaker, tended to feed permanent pauperism, inasmuch as when a vagrant became sick he became an habitual pauper. It was impossible by the stringency of the casual ward to diminish vagrancy, because the casuals did not care what sort of a ward they slept in so long as they could find a soft-hearted public during the day. Many remedies had been tried, but he was disposed to try the power of deten tion, which meant a kind of imprisonment. He thought it might be useful to consider the expediency of changing the definition of a roving vagabond in such a manner that a certain number of applications at the casual ward should constitute an offence. He did not reject the idea of utilising the police force, because he thought that in places where the workhouse staff was small the vagrant ward might with advantage be at the police-station. Sir MICHAEL HICKS BEACH spoke of the action taken by the Poor-law Board just before the late Government quitted office, with reference to the question of vagrancy. He believed what was really wanted above all else was a uniform system of dealing with the subject throughout the country. So long, he observed at the close of his speech, as the public gave alms to an idle and undeserving class vagrancy would exist. Colonel DYOTT disapproved of the proposal. Sir J. C. LAWRENCE observed that there was a tendencY to regard all vagrants as vagabonds, but he knew from ex.- perience that a large portion of the London vagrants were those who had been suddenly deprived of the mea ns of employment. He believed that the power of detenti on would prove of great advantage, although he was not (UP posed to sanction more than 48 hours' detention. Dr. BREWER then withdrew his motion. grants THE DISMISSAL OF AIR. BARRY. Mr. COWPER-TEMPLE called the attention of the House to the correspondence relating to the dismissal of Mr. Edward Barry from his employment as architect of the Houses of Parliament, and moved that, in the opinion of the House, the abrupt discontinuance of the employmen t of the architect, who had hitherto been engaged when ever professional skill and responsibility were required, at a moment when works entrusted to his direction were still in progress, was uncalled for, and of doubtful a" pediency. The hon. gentleman, at considerable length , noticed the principal circumstances connected with Mr. Barry's position as the architect of that House, and described the nature of his employment. Mr' Barry was not paid by salary, but by commission, and he (the hon. gentleman) found that during the last ten years the commission paid to the architect amounted to £3OO a-year on the average. He contended that Mr. Barry's appointment was more an honorary one, and pointed out that all the large buildings in London had permanent and salaried architects. He thought the First Commissioner of Works must show good grounds for the change. Whatever might be said about the architectur e of the building no one can deny that it was carried out to perfection in its particular style. The hon. member held that the contemptuous manner in which Mr Barry hap been treated was indefensible. Mr. AYRTON justified the course which he had taken. In asking Mr. Barry to give up the contract plans and drawings of that building, he had acted upon the opinion of Mr. Hunt, the surveyor of the Office of Works, as given, in another case. The Crown had paid for them, an d therefore they were the property of the Crown. He coy tended that Mr. Barry knew perfectly well his position, rnd that his employment was not permanent. The First Commissioner of Works read an extract from one of gr• Barry's letters in which that gentleman explained hi° position. There really was no foundation for the s tate . mint that Mr. Barry was dismissed whilst engaged i a certain works which were in progress. As soon as ND' Barry certified the amount due to the various contractor s, the money would be paid on his certificate, and his alone' He alluded to what he called the Institute of Architects, to which Mr. Barry belonged, and denied their right to aesert that they alone were competent to deal with mat' ters connected with the public works. At the presen t moment an engineer officer was performing the duties in connection with the Public Works Department. Mr. BERESFORD-HOPE said that Mr. Barry's net profit amounted to only about £179 a year, and therefore 1 39; services had been almost gratuitous. The hon. memb er replied to the remarks made by the Commissioner ni Works in reference to the Institute of Architects, a nd under strong excitement, reminded the House that ate Institute L of Architects was an acknowledged, incorPo - and representative body, and hadreceived accuran' lative marks of loyal favour, and formed the governing body on all such questions as were in dispute. Mr. B. OSBORNE said the whole history of that building was one of profligate expenditure. The original estil for the building was £750, 000 , and the actual cost was tl; wards of £3,000,000. Upwards of £ 12 , 000 had been s p ent, in frescoes, which were now rotting on the sv3us' Hitherto the First Commissioner of Works had been ~ the hands of the architect. He sarcastically alluded '7, Mr. Hope's connection with the " family of architects, and remarked that they had had Mr. Barry round tbeir reek too long. Lord JOHN MANNERS said Mr. Barry had been treated with unnecessary and exceptional harshness. 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