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

MOSES and SON • beg to inform the Public that they have adopted 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 anuf actured 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 Mark. For trades and addresses see following advertisement. V MOSES and SON, Merchant Tailors. ILi• El l MOSES and SON, Juvenile Clothiers. I I • MOSES and SON, General Outfitters. F. MOSES and SON, Habitmakers. F. T MOSES and SON, Linen and Woolle n j . Drapers. MOSES and SON, Hatters and Hosiers. F. T 1 MOSES and SON, Boot and Shoe Manu • facturers. V MOSES and SON'S Rules for Self-Measure i ' . Post Free. MOSES and SON'S List of Prices, post free. F. U , MOSES AND SON'S Fashion Sheet, post free. z _ r - Ul 4 MOSES and SON send Patterns, post free. . Z 1 MOSES and SON mark all Goods in Plain J • Figures. EMOSES and SON supply Outfits for all Classes and Climates. MOSES and SON have the best Styles and Materials for all Classes. - LI MOSES and SON, Corner of MINORIES and • ALDGATE. MOSES and SON, NEW OXFORD-STEET, Corner Of HIRT-STREET, V MOSES and SON, Corner of TOTTENHAM -1.1,1% COURT-ROAD and EIISTON-ROAD. EMOSES and SON, BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. • CRYSTAL PALACE.—Park and Gardens in most luxuriant spring beauty. The choice collection of 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 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 Hybrid Perpetuals. Devienne Lamy Madame Lierval Julia Touvais Souvenir de Francois Ponsard Victor le Bihau Adolphe Brogniart Andre Fresnoy Henrey Ledechaux Berthe Baron 'OBES. Princess Christian Perfection de Lyon Mons. Journeaux Madame Creyton Souvenir de Porteau Leopold 11. Madame Marie Cirodde Madame Alice Dureau Madame Decour Marie Dueller Adrienne Cluistophle 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. lima 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 London-bridge, Stanley, Termi- Brixton, Pearce, 2, Brixton-place nus Camberwell, Griffith, The Green Lower Norwood, Barker, The Chancery-lane, Cox, 102 Library Charing-cross, Mitchell, 39 New Bond-street, Chappell, 50 Chelsea,Macmichael,2o7,King's- PP Cock, Addison road Lacon, 168 City, Keith, 48, Cheapside Old Bond-street, Mitchell, 33 „ Good, 60, Moorgate-street 011ivier, 19 „ Hays, 4, Royal Exchange- Oxford - street, Duff, 147 buildings Paddington, Key, Bishop's „ Letts, 8, Royal Exchange road „ Marratt, 63, King William- Peckham, Stansfleld, High-st. street Pimlico, Hopwood and Crew, „ Mead, 73, Cheapside 82, Buckingham Palace-road „ Todhunter, 22, Gresham- Regent-circus, Brighton Rail street way Co.'s office, 28 „ Cook, 98, Fleet-street Regent-street, Cramer, 201 Croydon, Warren, High-street PP Weippert, 266 Islington, King, 86, Upper-st. St. James's Hall, Austin Kensington, R. Station, Russel- Vigo-street, Hammond road Westbourne-grove, Melliship, Warren's library 37 Knightsbride, Westerton, 27, Wigmore-street, Nimmo, 3 St. George's-place CRYSTAL PAL A C E.—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. LIFE-FIRE--LOANS Established in 1837. Capital, £1,003,000. 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 6u per cent. Agents wanted where the Company is not represented. GEORGE SCOTT FREEMAN, Secretary. 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 front destruction. It has now 2zo 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 cotintry bankers, and by the Secretary, Itictuotn LEWIS, Esq., at tho 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. GOSNEI , 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. t3d , 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 ls. 6d.— Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London. THE.\TRE ROYAL. lIAYMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, NO SOiNG NO SUPPER: Mr. Kendal, Mr. Compton, Mr. Edward Osborne, Mr. Clark; Miss F. Wright, Miss Francis, Miss Fosbroke, and Miss F. Gwynn. After which, at 8 precisely, B A RWISE'S BOOK: Mr. Sothern, Mr. Chippendale, Mr Compton, Mr. Kendal, Mr. Buckstone; Miss C. Hill, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Fann . GwYnne. And (by desire) A REUULAR FIX: Mr. S y othern, dye . Concluding. with A MSS IN THE DARK. . THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1870 riIHEA i•RE ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Pr p ietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. This EVENING, at Seven, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: Messrs. It. Phillips and Ashley; and Miss Maria and Miss Nelly 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. Stuart, Mr J. G. Taylor, Mr. C. J. Smith, Mr. Ashley, Mr. W. Eburne, Miss Furtado, Mrs. L. Murray, and Mrs. Alfred 11ellon. To be followed by THE ENCHANTED WOOD: Mr. J. G. Taylor, Mr. Ashley; 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 BArEMAN.- THIS EVENING, at 8, MARY WARNER: Mary Warner, Miss Bateman; assisted by Messrs. Vernon, D. Fisher, Blakeley, Roberts, Elliott, Vaughan, and Belmore. receded by, at 7, MUSIC HATH CHARMS: Miss Mattie 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 8.30, 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 HEARTS. Messrs Edward Teary and Turner ; Mesdames Bnfton and Santley. Followed by SIR GEORGE AND A DRAGON. Messrs. James, Terry, Fenton; Mesdames Santley, Dashwood, Goodall, Hughes, Anstiss, and Metcalfe. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees—Messrs H. J. Montague, D. James, and T, Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at 7 80, an original Comedy, by A. Halliday, entitled FOR LOVE OR MONEY. At 9.45, the new Burlesque, by Conway Edwardee, entitled DON CARLOS; or, The Infante in Arms. 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, at Mr. GILMAN'S, "The Wheatsheaf," High-street, Camden-town. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, by W. AL ESA N DER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, IN o. 4, Old Cavendish street, Oxford-street rpHE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN" at J. W. SMITH'S " Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden- town. THE THEATRES, &c. HAYMABKET—At Seven, No Song No Supper. Barwise's Book. And A Kiss in the Dark. PRINCE OF WALEs's—At 7.80. Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest Mamma. LYCEUM—At 7.30, His Own Rival, Breaking the Spell. At 8.30, Little Faust. AuELPm.—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. OLIETY—At Seven, The Man of Quality. The Princess of Tre bizonde. QUEEN'S—At Seven, sdy 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, Frou 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 TIISSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till 5.30 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra rooms, 6d. OOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily (except Sun days). Admission, is.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d. 191 K, fr.,-4,VrAVON EVENING EDITION. LONDON, 7HURSDAY, 111AY 26, 1870. 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 habitués 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 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 be conducted within closed doors, more particularly out of bearing 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, coming 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 NIACAULAY 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 appeared in the juste milieu as human beings, but either loved like Seraphim or loved like 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 tianity. 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. SC UDAMORE 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 ment for idle persons to throw stones at the insulators on the lines outside towns and villages." From Eng land, Scotland, and IN ales comes the same story with varieties of incident but identity in result. One records that " a large number of the insulators had 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 isallowable 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 findindulging in their mischievous propensities, and if these preventive efforts failed, they might 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 conclu sion, Lord HARTINGTON intimates that the import ance of perfect telegraphic communication is so 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. It 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 recklessness iu the esclandre 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. 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 j us 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 conduit will be needed to wipe away. The ends of justice are thus met in the most eflicient 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 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. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) 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. Cranford 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 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 think that the Act was passed in a hurry, without a full understanding of its purport 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. r It The Marquis of Westminster has nominated the Rev. J. R: Williams, M.A., lector 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' Tavern. Mr W. H. Smith, M.P , presided. The amount subscribed during dinner was upwards of £5OO. THE EXCLUSION OF STRANGERS FROM THE HOUSE OF CoMMONB. —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 iu the House by observing that there are strangers present." -- - - 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 b, erected on the Re Rands estate, at a cost of £20,000. EMIGRATION To CANADA. —Another party of about 28 emigrants lift the Euston station last night, per 9.15 p.m. train, to join the ship Austrian, which sails from Liverpool to-day for Canada. These emigrants are sent out by the British and Colonial Emigration Fund, West minster-chambers, who contribute half the fare of each, the remainder being paid by themselves. The Hon. Reginald Capel, one of the committee, went down in charge of the 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 piled in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotations on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & t 0., Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings Strand, W.C. HER MAJESTY. 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, J iieut.-Colonel Teesdale, and Count A. d'OtlttrO,nont, were present 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. ST. JAMES'S. THEATRE Last evening the Americanversion of "Frou-Frou," by Mr. Augustin Daly, was produced at this theatre, in place of that originally represented here, , and of the 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 ()main= we had a new Fr•ou-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 rendering of the pieces, " While shepherds," " How beautiful are the feet," and •` I know that my Redeemer liveth," 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 needless to say, was nearly overwhelmed' with applause. Mdlle. Sinico ,. for " Rejoice greatly," and Madame Trebelli-Bettini, for " Then shall the eyes," deserve high commendation. ,The choruses were l splendidly given, and despite the disappointment, the oratorio passed off in the most praiseworthy and suc cessful manner. 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 the 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 Wales 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 fax 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 preseilt 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 dangerous and 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 friends 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 upori'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 hospital ' 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 14,40 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 other , -/ise 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 charit3 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 Wales, in giving the toast of " The Medi cal Officers of the Hospital," referred to the importance of the duties they had to discharge. He 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 digest of endowed charities issued yesterday morning shews that in the county of Stafford the total gross income therefrom amounts to £29,33215. 9d., which is expended in this manner : — Education, £11,552 14s. 3d., apprenticing and advancement, £834 2s. id. ; endowments of clergymen, lectures, and for sermons, £2,118 3s. sd. ; Cnurch purposes, £1,500 10s. ; education of Dissenters, £3l 6s. 2d. ; public uses, £1,905 13s. 2d. ; support of alms houses, their inmates, and pensioners, £3,887 3s. Bd. ; distribution of articles in kind, £2,605 Os. 2d. ; distribution o f money, £3,952 Is. 11d. ; and the general uses of the poor, £B3O 12s. 4d. Lord Granville's announcement ,of a coming report from the Ritual Commission probably, after three sittings, has not been confirmad. B u t it i s now understood that an attempt will be made on Friday to move certain resolutions, the presentation of which may serve as a su bstitute. Unanimity is not, however to be expected, Lowand " the Church min or it y " has been sadly weakened by illness and other causes. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of St. David's, the Dean of Lincoln, Lord Portman, and Mr. J. A. Smith, are at present incapacitated by indispositi on ; w hil s t P ro f essor Payne Smith is detained at Oxford by his acedemic duties. —.Record. MALICIOUS INJURY TO TELEGRAPH WIRES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SUN." . SII,—I am directed by the Postmaster-General to addro.ss to you the following remarks, in the hope that 3 ott will g ive them publicity in your paper. The telegraphs of the United Kingdom are now the P r .; perty of the nation, and every member of the conintueit3' Interested in their maintenance and preservation They.ldrle I e subject to continual injury from the wanton attack s of _, and mischievous persons, chiefly boys, who amuse them, selves by throwing stones at the insulators on the telerP posts. The following statements will show how rent is tit : damage done to the telegraphs of the cation by this Nvott_ and mischievous conduct. One of the engineers of the , partment reports of the telegraphs in the neighbourhood u Newcastle, that, "although the whole line had b een gene d over by a repairing gang and every chipped insulator Ile been replaced, fOO insulators had been wantonly breh.et: in the course of six weeks." Another engineer, In tlu,:it a different part of the country, reports that , 0 is a Sunday morning's amusement of inle persons throw stones at the insulators on the lines outside to wut 'and villages." Another officer of the department rePerlis that "at a point between Canterbury and Dover he f ound 4 iron band a yard long, with iron nails in it, thrown over tile, , u telegraph wires, and placing at least two of them i n nO , tact." The engineer of the department iu South Wales ar ports that, "as fast as new insulators are put np, tbey broken by the boys with stone throwing, and that large number of new insulators must be at once p ut The engine r of the department in the south o f 500' ; land reports that within a fortnight from the thn e : 3 which he had reinsulated an important lino 11 , large number of the insulators had been Wil ftl „;.. broken." Another engineer, in describing a larg e n il- . ber of breakages wilfully caused,in the immediate neighbour hood of London, adds, "most of the contacts, which, of cours e cause interruptions of communication, are brought abou t r the breakage of insulators by btone- throwers." A" e , t , ll : c i engineer reports that whereas he had "entirely reiusnlen, 1' the line between Loughborough and Leicester, within slo weeks from the time of the reinsulation no less th an insulators had been broken by stone throwing." Under these circumstances the Postmaster-Gener al, ie i° whom the property is vested, with the assistance of the ho ed Office, has taken steps to have the telegraph lines watch 7 and to have persons detected in the act of wilfully init„ lf , ll ', l them prosecuted under the Malicious Injuries Ac t, and 25th Victoria, chap. 97 ; and he has obtained und o: this act several convictions,of which public notice ha--; been giv e°. It occurs to Lord Hartington, however, that much Wn; venience and much expense would be saved if the enhim would co-operate with him, by acting, as it were, as t Li whi guardians of their own property. There can be littl e donu t that a great number of persons who perpetrate this donut damage are ignorant of the extent and nature of the m ischie which they do, and it is very much to be desired that tbet more intelligent members of the community should eV! themselves for the protection of the national property v.,11 warning any one whom they may observe to be engag ed i t injuring that property of the effect's of his miscondue., and by reporting the same if the warning fails to p roduce the desired result. It is especially desirable that schoolmasters and all those who have the charge of youths should issue admonitory warnings of this kind, and thereby prevent the boys undo, their charge from subjecting themselves to a prosecutio n law. The importance of perfect telegraphic communication to the whole of the community is now so generally admitte, and the inconvenience resulting from interruptions o f the ; communication is so serious, that the Postmaster-Ge ne° does not hesitate to ask for the co-operation of all the intelligent members of the community with him in t " preservation of that property, without which that ee,te munication cannot be maintained. - I am, Sir, your ene dient servant, FRANK IVES ScunAnottE• General Post Office, London, May 24th. WOMEN'S DISABILITIES BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF TEE " BUN." SlB, —Having the permission of the writer to publish t ‘. ll . e subjoined note from a member of Parliament, assigning,l reason for voting against the Women's Disabilities B ill, beg that you will give it a place in your columns. that It was written in reply to one which reminded hiin he had, both during his candidature and since his electlP", positively promised to vote for such a measure, and askl7 3 why, notwithstanding these pledges, his name appears in a list of Mr Bouverie's majority against going into conmvu e on the Women's Disabilities Bill. How far the motives so frankly avowed by the honourable member for Carnarvonshire may have influenced other ma' . hers of the Liberal party to vote against a measure of e°: franchisement, it is, of course, impossible to con jecture, b " since these considerations w r e s t rong enoug h i n one in stance to cause the violation of di s ti nc t p l e d ges , it is notil; reasonable to imagine that th ey may h ave preva iled vgi t others not so bound. 1 erhaps they may aff or d some exp l ana ti on o f the de,t e „ r i mined though tardy opp os iti on o f t h e G overnmen t and the apparently cap r i c i ous re j ec ti on b y th e H ouse o f On . moos of a measure the principle of w hi c h h a d b een acceP e after a full debate on the second reading. Both friends and opponents of the bill will doubtlese agree that in a question of justice in regard to them women have a right to expect that the vot es o f me mbers the Legislature should be given on the merits of the case' and not out of party considerations. -Yours respectfully , LYDIA E. BECKEI'' (Copy.) House of Commons, May 18, 1870. Dear Madam,—ln the county I represent, Carnarvonsh iro, the women are all Liberal in politics and Nonconform ist ° in religion—i.e., and this may be said of all North Wales.. On the other hand, in I ngland, and particularly 113( boroughs such as Bath, women are Conservative un ae great clerical influence, which always tends to fetter freed' dom of thought. I reluctantly, for these reasons, vnt d % (against my own interests) to prevent women being rn 3 " - 3 capable of what I consider political wrong in many Pla e ` e., voting against the Liberal party ,— Yours faithfullY' LOVE Joss PAnitY• Miss Becker. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM INDIA• Her Majesty's Indian screw relief troopship Jumn'a' whose arrival at Portsmouth, from Bombay, via the S u e i Canal, we announced yesterday, disembarked the troops and other passengers she brought to England, as per Sub joined list, in the afternoon at the dockyard transport jottYi From Bombay.-77th Infantry, Lieutenant-Colonel IC-e ° and Mrs Kent, Surgeon Holton, Major Orpon ; Capt , d ° ! Leggatt, Harvey, Skeen.; Waters, and Mrs W. 13 '1, laugh, Lyon, and Moseley; Assistant-Surgeons 11.1111- d man and Bennett ; Paymaster Longden, Mrs. Longden. rte three children ; Lieutenants Henderson, Topp, Byrne, Spence, Hollingworth, Beadwell, and Hornby ; tenant and Adjutant Whit e ; E ns i gns Fi s h er , Thornte t ; Dawson, Graham, Fenton, Brown, an d W as t m a cott ; non-commissioned officers and privates ; 30 so l d ler .. wives, and 73 children, Captain H a l e 26th n e t , '„ l c i ment ; Captain Eastman, RE., M rs . E as t m an, three children ; Captain Macnamara, 93d Regim e , l V Mrs Macnamara, and four c hild ren ; C ap t a i n 1 1 °"', - 41st Regiment, and Mrs Noble; Lieut. Ramsay, 21st ears ; Lieut. French, 12th Regim en t ; Li eu t. Beloy, and Mrs Beszley and child ; Lieut. Garcias, Staff Coq* Lieut. Sparkes, Staff Corps; and Mrs. Sparkes and nh h i ; Ensign Tarleton, Bengal Army, Mrs Tarleton, and si t children ; Lieut. ( ' antley, 38th Regiment ; Lieutenta Douglas, 7th Fusiliers : 42 time-expired and invalic l ! s soldiers ; 11 soldiers' wives, and 29 children. CaP tai p Rich, RN., Lieutenant Woodruffe, R.N., and Dr C 1 ,3 R.N., from her Majesty's Indian relief troopship Mala b 7„ l i i Dr S. A. Willes, R.N., and Messrs Turner and Page, Erin. the Euphrates ; Assistant Engineer King, from the st ea u , tug Prompt; and 80 seamen and marines, invalids , , 0 time-expi,ed men from her Majesty's ships in the / o "2r t i a and Red Seas. From Malta.—Lieutenant Ramsbotharn,u' o Regiment; 64 invalided and time-expired soldiers f lo . vario a corps, accompanied by 20 women and 18 childre s The naval passengers from Malta compris e d : —Lieut. 13Y 1 ! , , and Assist.-Engineer Gregory, with 11 i nva lid e d 600' 0 from her Majesty's ship Hibernia. Th e 77 t h Reginlen, 4 , o disembarking were marched into qua r t e r s i n th e Cambr l 7... Barracks, Portsmouth, where the regi m e n t r em ains in gri o tern lately occupied by the 46th Regi•nent remove" Winchester. The invalided soldiers were transferred frost the Jumna to the Royal Victoria Military Hospitt Netley, and the time-expired men were sent on to the' regimental depots. The Bishop of Winchester has conferred the Rectory of St. Nicholas, Guildford, vacant by the P re ' e of ment of the Right Rev. Bishop Ryan to the Vicarag e to r Bradford, upon the Rev. John M. Sumner, M.A., gee of Bureton, eldest son of Dr. Sumner, late Bisi', ° „rdeo Winchester. The Rectory of Bureton, which In c "' the town of Petersfield, is worth £1,200 a year. CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.—The report of I , directors to the ordinary general meeting, on Al ii , e e ry states that every effort to attract the public, and possible economy in carrying out the attractione,, ll ,;vl been made during the winter months. It has been - necessary during the past six months to incur some 01 :,:s diture in the substantial repair of the structure and act-ot sories of the Palace, in order to maintain that ireP°' av d part of the property of the company in full stability tie effiCieney A company has been formed under the of " The Crystal Palace Aquarium Company (Liluit, e ft co• with a capital of £.0,000 in 2 v ,000 shares, for the co ns " s d tion, furnishing, and maintenance of a series of s e ",,, e ee fresh water aquariums in a portion of the space b e ",i t he the present north or Sydenham end of the Palace 1 0 ' 00 - Water Tower. Applications for shares to an amoun t ive d siderably exceeding the required sum have been r eee i d eeo from Crystal Palace proprietors. The company " „ 11 ,; is registered under "The Company's Act of MD' , sr itb the directors have entered into an arrangsmee t f tb° it, under the powers granted by the resolution Ition meeting in December last. After careful exatuitta of of the statistics of various existing aquariums, 'I :. t he analogous exhibitions in the Crystal Palace itse"fror.l directors are induced to believe that the net profits ..fO, the proceeds of admission to the aquariums will be 7 10 . cient to enable the arrangement to be closed and b} i° • perty in the aquariums to to secured to the dOMPanY cri sto l three years after opening the Exhibition. T he o of I` Palace Company will then find itself in possessi% also highly popular attraction free of ccst, and 'o'll,tosce have the connection re-established between the The and the Orangery which has been so long interrup ted Bath scheme, which was brought before the proprietoTbeeu former meeting though not yet errried out, has noo 00 j abandoned. A limited compiny Las been formed be be registered, and when it is matured the directors holo.4ors able to adopt the arrangement sanctioned by the p ro p els in June, 1869. ... ~.....-...... THE EXA