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

PECIAL EDITION. SUN OFFICE-, 7 o'CLocK. THIS EVENING'S NEWS SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT HEATH MEE LlNG.—lsms DAY. OW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKE °teen Ribbancl Rosieruciao Simplon Eighteen ran. THIRTEENTH BIENNIAL. Perth Ortolan Itippondeu Eight nip. THE GOLD VASE. Sider°lite... Yortuosa.... FRINGE OF WALES'S STAKES Astol Ring foo' Scots.. 6 Fourteen ran. ASCOT STAKES. Musket Silver Bin (l Curio Four ran. ASCOT, Tuesday. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS—Prospor, Bothwell, Painkiller, Al brook, Viscount, Nobleman, Rover, Atlas, Westley, an LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. MONDAY. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 100 to 15 agst Mysotis (taken) 7to 1 agst Myosotis (offered—take Bto 1) 8 to 1 agst Kennington (taken) 100 to 8 agst Fleets (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst .Apemanttts (taken) LONDON' GAZETTE—This EventhL.--;, CROWN OFFICE, JUNE 14. M EMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. ouut of the Isle of Wight—Alexander Ddas is haCrt Ross S- Baillie Cochrane, of Lamington, in un the county of Lanark, Esq., in the room of Sir John Simeon, Bart., deceased. County of Leicester—Southern Division—Wm. Unwin Ilowe 'tenate, Esq. o , in the room of Frederick Louis Curzon (commnly called Viscount Curzon), now Er.rl Tiowe, called up to the House of Peers. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 27. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Charles Sebright, K.C.M.G., now Her Majesty's Consul Islands to to be Her Majesty's Consul in the lonian -1 -glands, to reside at Corfu. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint t he Honourable Berkeley Wodehouse, C. M. G., now Her Majesty's Consul at Zante, to be Her Majesty's Consul at Dunkirk. r o ,The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Backhouse Sandwith, Esq., now her Majesty's v ice -Consul at Cyprus, to be her Majesty's Consul in the Island o f Crete. - JUNE D. A AmThe Q ueen h as b een pl ease d t o a pp rove o f M r . Al m on . `i-• Thompson as Consul at G-oderich for the United States °f erica,. THE AMERICANS AND CHARLES DICKENS A. telegram from Washington states that several preachers in their sermons on Sunday made especial refe rence to the death of Charles Dickens, and paid tribute to th e high moral character of his works. SEIZURE OF BOMBS IN PARIS. The police have discovered some new explosive bombs i n Paris. Some of them were in the canal. They seized at the house of a member of the International Working M en's Association some capsule cases filled with powder a nd seditious pamphletf. Other proofs of the conspiracy h ave been di scovere d a t th e res id en ces of four persons. T hey have been arrested. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) PRESIDENT GRANT AND CUBA (By Atlantic Cable). NEW YORK, Juno 14. President Grant has sent a message to Congress, con demning the manner in which the conflict in Cuba is waged on both sides. He represents that the object of the Cubans in urging the concession of belligerent rights is to embroil America in a war with Spain ; and declares his inability to see that the present conditions of the contest constitute war in the sense laid down by international law. He invites the attention of Congress to all the bearings of the question in connection with the declaration of neutrality, and the granting of belligerent rights. The message has been referred to the Committee of the Senate on Foreign Affairs. A motion to lay it on the table has been negatived in the House of Representatives. TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.- FELLOWSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP ELECTION, 1870. The new Fellow is Mr. Cathcart. The following are the new classical scholars : Stack, West, Bourshier, Hackett, Cordner, Kane, Hughes, Keating. The tollowing are the new science scholars :—Fitzgerald, Keane, Orr, Wilson. THE MEN IN WOMEN'S CLOTHES. This morning application was made to Mr. Justice Yles in Judges Chambers, to support a summons W hich was granted yesterday, calling on the prosecution in the notorious Boulton and Park case to shew cause why Louis Charles Hurt, one of the mis eelneanants, should not be admitted to bail. Both the J O WIL and the defendants were legally represented, and after a lengthened discussion Hurt was admitted to bail him hof in £5OO and two sureties of £1,500 each, with 48 „rte notice, it being part of the order that if the Trea 'lll7 were satisfied of the sufficiency of the bail sooner than that, the defendant should be set at t e rtY• A similar application 3 was made on behalf of the bail in Fiske,- Mr. Justice Byles fixing the amount of in his case at himself in 2500 and four sureties of £5OO " a en, with notice as in the other case. OO MMITTAL OF THE SUSPECTED FENIANS. T his morning, at the Marylebone Police-court, William ti • avitt and John Wilson, the latter a gun and pistol manufacturer at Harper's Buildings, Weyman-street, Bir ftlr2gham, were again brought up on the charge of trFason b " 11 Y, having been remanded on previous occasions— ritt for loitering at the North-Western Railway for r ev e lfmious purpose, and Wilson for the possession of 150 Aa °l vers of which he could give no satisfactory account. 'tditiona' 1 evidence was adduced which proved the pre eetzilie of the prisoners at various Fenian meeetings and taerArise incriminated them to such an extent that the b etrate considered prima facie grounds had been es liShed for a committal. By the advice of his entsel Wilson reserved his defence, and applied I ;_ail. This was opposed, the prosecution raising a t ; ~( 30. lection Mr. Payne, on the part of Davitt, &led that . the money found on him might be given 4) towards his defence. Mr. Poland objected to this, ob a t ti llg that he had evidence to shew the money was tl laD lled by a bank post bill under a false name. Even to' —3r agreed that twenty pounds of it should be given 4 The prisoners were then committed for trial at the , Ztt y?entral Criminal Court on the charge of treason- P ROSECUTION OF THE MONARCH INSURANCE DIRECTORS. b At the Mansion House this morning the investigation I C f() the charges against the directors of the Monarch In nee Company (Limited) was resumed before the Lord el i n re t The defendants, who surrendered and who are lii k - ged with consp i r i ng t o d e f rau d th e p u bli c , an d w ith F. " 0 - 41 g ,a false balance-sheet, were Major the Hon. A. G. ° .- r eelYn, E. Bul mer, MajorCarneie, and e s ph Taylor. Two other of the directors, Mr g . W. T. wialard and Mr. F. Wright, together with the manager, case also charged, did not appear.--Yesterday, the 0, ( 1, 4 40 ,, r the prosecution was concluded, and counsel now he6 e u 'sed the Court for the defence.—Mr. Ribton, on e4cq Major Jocelyn, expressed a confident belief that „ e uld be able to satisfy his lordship that there was no 1 / 1 0, 4 - f 'ee Which would justify him in sending that gentle- Mr.Ribton then proceeded withthe defence for Digby Seymour and Mr. Besley followed B lie L e ( tiler defendants. At the close of Mr. Besley 's theee", the. Lord Mayor said he had' carefully considered t vid "ee against the defendants and he felt he should e d ischarging his duty as a magistrate if he did not It •,: lai t them for trial on the charges made against them. take hen arranged that a formal remand should be but -- I . l ,`°r a fortnight, in order to afford time for writing hlea ll - it depositions,' and his lordship said that in the whor,;Ze he Would accept bail for the defendants, each of and "euld have to give 000 personal security for £2,000 and lid tw o b ail for 21,. 4 fexavttiack C o THE BRIGANDS IN, SPAIN. tile rresPondence from Gibraltar brings full details of upon two English officers which was telegraphed tw, liaYe since. It seems that on the evening of the Gth ht 4.oifficers of the garrison were coming backfrom the fair v 'ho eBfras,whenthey were attacked by a part t y oc o a f p ru tu ffi r r o : at leastGled oue fth • horses and endeavoured i n. eff ,to heir ° hem e° The officers, however, succeeded_ el ~,Teeting escape . on the other horse. This happened th e e -to the Sp a • hll and an alarm soon brought ou ea e Tw h o le to; ilt ed at a d ir rin en k n i e n sc; g he sh h o a p v . ing One o o o d f y t k h n o te , t w ri : no r d e . ea e g e alpe but was shot down by the guard. Great eoCese Prevailed owing to the lawless state of the Gibraltar ort Utay . , ihe MessrS. Bonell arrived at out wit the niorlaing of the Bth, completely worn an.e _ the fatigue. A friend who had accompanied ,itated elder Mr. Bonell to p t th e 27 collat when they arrived at Ca a di y- z th h e e y deposited 411 h o e 0 dolars with the English Consul, apd went to V - ar , el, h elp ond de los Tres Reyes. The friend, Senor 4 mar as then told, by whom is not said, to ilt a 13:1—r btu his hat and walk about until s he met ailiewi„th_ ark. He . did so, but failed t e aPtai u I.o'"uw. However, on entering the hotel acrain the am f the the appeared with three subordinates, eaBll received the money, the men disposing of it in their se Mr. lqr. Bonell was then told that his nephew would be hi m ° Puerto Santa Maria, and he must go thereto meet t here Til e nephew was at Xeres, and the brigands returned te div.lvith the money, which they ordered the prisoner told ,„ I `,'Y into 4ve equal shares. Having done so, he was ranee"'lre I I P Was, for he had been kept in igno trai, t°'-,bis where4bouts, an,d directed to' proceed by 'allele. ° Puerto Santa' Marfa, where he would find his - ?ken,- novel 3.pro - 3 may )eriod ly de- inday It the .upon. horse rider, ied in a won Pratt, tman 3igar start. vhich inent. welve steeds than these nnon, ained d the never sence. 1840, occa- oured -1 COll isiteEl of not have of any ;land, r the ta to es erally ies on ed up. under unity upon All Ind as ect of iberal to the 1 state ormer )agate j ority th the Hin )ntrol crifico cation S. A l order of the [unici- sent A Id had :essaq 11! the n g the t s one They h e on se the m 0 of for a letter Conk' ,gainot [ecl. is eX- )aUPer LOLISe- ;ontri y plan i s not, a life every Ilene() who'd places 3 have 101 the )t any at this and A ie ty to -------''''''..".''''' lo stordal by th ° 1. lieP ill, 1,e51. -Dit . 1 grand ncl mill' J ai Ver. ,eue r5l z, pr. ;, uP°ll deD ies an in' g , I° ° ' n ore° e e iollle guP de° (le a Out °° ' 11100 PRESENTATION TO THE MAYOR OF BRIDGWATER. At a banquet held at Bridgwater last night, the Town Council presented Ethe Mayor, George Bryant Sully, Esq., with a beautifully chaste service of plate, value £7O, each article bearing a representation of an infant and cradle. The presentation was made to commemorate the interesting event of an addition to the Mayor's family. Mr. Sully has filled the office of Mayor two years in succession, and discharged the duties of the mayoralty during a trying and eventful period in the history of Bridgewater very efficiently. The presentatation was made by Mr. Carslake, Town Clerk. ANOTHER FRAUDULENT TRUSTEE ABSCONDED. Within the past few days it has come to light at South Shields that one of the officials connected with the local branch of the Ancient Order of Foresters has absconded with a considerable sum of money belonging to the Widow and Orphans' Fund. As trustee, he was authorised to ob tain from the treasurer of the fund the sum of £340, to be deposited in the Post Office Savings Bank. The cash was duly handed to him, and he gave a receipt for it. Instead, however, of depositing the whole in the bank, he placed therein only £lOO, and decamped with the remainder, £240. No clue has yet been obtained as to his where abouts. Doctor Luby, S.F.T.C.D., died on Sunday. FUNERAL OF CHARLES DICKENS. •Westminster Abbey has received all that was mortal or Charles Dickens. The desire of our great humourist and the wishes of the nation have not been irreconcilable, and the venerable Abbey now adds to its monuments of worth and greatness the remains of one of the greatest writers the world has seen, and the most facile creator that, with one exception, England has yet produced. He who but a few days since made the heart beat with kindly sympathy, and opened the gates of genial love among thousands of English men and women has taken his place in Poet's Corner by the side of revered names, and, heroic achievements. It is well that for once the unbending stiffness of Eng lish authority has yielded to the expressed wish of a nation, and that the people have the oppor tunity of visiting the resting-place of their friend. That much of this is due to Mr. Stanley, the gifted. Dean of Westminster, we need not say. The preparations for the funeral had been conducted with such quietness that few, besides Mr. Dickens's family and those immediately connected with the Abbey, knew of the interment. Everything was done with sim plicity and privacy, and although the name of our Gothic minster had been prominently before the public since tho news of Mr. Dickens's death, it was only yesterday, we are informed, that the consent of the family was obtained. After the visitors had left the sacred building last even ing, the spot having been selected in Poets' Corner, the grave was dug. No one was present but those actually engaged in the work, and by this means the public were kept in complete ignorance of what was about to take place. A few minutes past nine o'clock this morning a hearse and two mourning coaches left the Charing-cross Railway Station and proceeded in the direction of the Abbey. As the unattractive cortege passed along Whitehall no one imagined that they were the remains of Charles Dickens, which were thus being conveyed to their final resting-place. The simple procession wended its way to the Abbey, entering the Dean's yard and passing into the Cloisters, which were reached exactly at half-past nine o'clock. Eight men bore the coffin from the hearse to the grave. The members of the family, Mr. Forster, the executor, the medical attendant, being altogether fourteen in number, formed the procession. The coffin was met at the entrance by the Dean, who read the whole of the service with the exception of the lessons, which were read by the senior canon in residence. The clergy who who assisted the Dean in the service were the Ven. Archdeacon Jennings, the Rev. Canon Nepean, and the three minor canons in residence. As the procession entered the church the organ pealed forth its solemn strains, but this was the only kind of music allowed during the ceremony. When the coffin was lowered into the grave the solemn notes of the organ again arose, and there was another solemn peal when all was concluded at the grave. The coffin was strewn with flowers as it was being let down into the grave. It bore the following simple inscrip tion : CHARLES DICKENS, BORN 7TH FEBRUARY, 1812. DIED 9TH JUNE, 1870. The spot chosen for the grave was exceedingly appro priate. It lies at the foot of Addison's statue. At the head of the coffin the ashes of Handel are interred, whilst the remains of Sheridan repose at the foot, and Cumber land, the dramatist, lies buried on the right hand. Imme diately above the grave, and overlooking it, is the bust of Thackeray. After morning service in the Abbey, when the fact that the funeral had taken place, became known, numbers of persons assembled at the grave, and fresh visitors con tinually arrived. IN MEMORIAII.—A delicate yet touching tribute to the memory of the late Charles Dickens has just been prepared for the public by Messrs. Partridge and Cooper, the wholesale stationers of Fleet-street. They have, in space usually occupied by a monogram on the note-paper, placed a simple yet most impressive design to the memory of " Charles Dickens, our Mutual Friend," at once so pretty and affecting that the complimentary mourning note-paper will certainly supersede that hitherto generally used by the public to show respect for the memory of a loved and departed friend. "ALL THE YEAR ROUND."—The following fly-leaf accompanies the current number published this day of Charles Dicken's All the Year Round —Personal—lt was my father's wish, expressed in writing only a week before his death, that I, his eldest son, and latterly his assistant editor, should succeed him in the management of the journal so long associated with his name. In accordance with this clearly-expressed desire, and strong in the hope inspired by so encouraging a mark of his confidence, I addressed myself to the fulfil ment of the task which he appointed me to discharge. It is intended that the management of All the Year Round in the future, shall be based on precisely the same prin ciples as those on which it has, up to this time, been con ducted. The same authors who have contributed to its columns in time past, will contribute to them still. The same spirit which has in the past pervaded its pages will, so far as conscientious endeavour may render it possible, pervade them still. The same earnest desire to advocate what is right and true, and to oppose what is false and unworthy, which was the guiding prin ciple of my father's career, and which has always charac terised his management of All the Year Bound willl, I most earnestly hope, continue to be apparent in its every word. So much, then, being the same, it may not be presumptuous in me to hope that the same readers with whom this journal, and that which preceded it, found favour for so many years, may still care to see the familiar title page on their tables as of old. With this brief explanation of the course I pro pose to adopt, and omitting all reference what ever to my own personal feelings in connec tion with the great sorrow which has rendered this statement necessary, I leave the future journal to speak for itself. "It is better that every kind of work, honestly undertaken and discharged, should speak for itself than be spoken for." These are the words with which my father inaugurated the new series of All the Year Bound. I cannot surely do better than repeat them in this pIace.—CHARLES DICKENS, Jun. E SUN, LO-NOON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1870. THE. .M ONE Y 'MA RKET AND C .‘ IAI CIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx Consols keep quiet and unaltered. Railways are dealt in cautiously, . but Foreign Bonds are firm, especially Spanish, Italian, and Turkish. Consols are now 921 to 922 ; ditto Account, 924 Three per Cent. Reduced, 921 to 921 ; New 3 per Cent., 921. to 921 ; India Five per Cents., 111 ; ditto Four per Cents., 102 I ; Bank of England Stock -4.1 per Cent., 2351. In the Foreign Market Mexican are now 161 to -164 ; Spanish 1867 Loan, 321-16 to :32 3-16 ; do. .1869, 31 7-16 to 31 9-16 ; Peruvian, 911 to 921; • Portuguese, 331 to 34 ; Brazilian, 911 to 921; Egyptian; 831 to 831 ; New Peru vian, 11 to lf prem. ; Quicksilver, 21 to 31 prem. ; Turkish Five per Cents., 521 to 5n ; the 1869, 651 to 65/ ; and Italian, 601 to 601. In the Railway Market Caledonians are 78 to 781 ; Great Eastern, 411 to 411; Great Northern, 1241 to 1251; Ditto A Stock, 1361 to 1361; Great Western, 741 to • 75 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1341 to 135 ; Brighton, 444 to 45 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 151 to 161; London and North Western, 130 to 1311; London and South Western, 92 93 ; Metropolitan, 663 to 66i ; Mid land, 133 to 1321; Sheffields, 531 to 531 ; and Dovers, 761 to 771. American] Fire-Twenty Bonds are at 90 to 901 ; Erie Railroad, 181 to 181; Illinois, 1111 to 1121 ; Atlantic and Great Western Bonds, 28 to 29 ; and the Debentures, 341 to 351.. Anglo-kmerican Telegraph Shares are 151 to 16 ; British Indian Telegraph, Bto 9i ; China Telegraph, 3 to 21 die. ; Falmouth Telegraph, 81 to 81; French Atlantic Telegraph, 141 to 14k; Telegraph Construction, 30 to 30. Information has been received that the South Australian Government will give every facility for the landing of the cable of the British Australian Telegraph Company at Port Darwin, and the Government undertake to intro duce a measure immediately after the new Parliament meets for providing, by means of a loan, for the construc tion of a line of telegraph from Port Augusta to Port Dar win. To remove all cause of jealousy, as well as to provide an alternative line, Queensland would be inN ited to con nect at some convenient point. The South Australian Government will not only undertake the construction, but the maintenance of the land line. In a report issued by the Corporation of London, it is stated that Chancery proceedings have been commenced to compel completion of contract in reference to the large quantity of land which the Metropolitan Railway Company has agreed to purchase of the Corporation. With reference to the notice that the Anglo-Austrian Bank had only paid £1 Bs. 9d. per share as dividend for the year 1869 it is stated that the dividend for the past year was £3 2s. Id., equal to 35i per cent. The Falmouth, Gibraltar, and Malta Company's cable, in connection with the submarine line to India, was opened for traffic last night. The allotment of the Peruvian loan took place yesterday, and, was considered to have been fairly distributed. The amounts were in no cases large, and every one who applied seems to have been considered. The annual meeting of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Company will be held on the 29th inst., at Utrecht. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Colonial Bank is called for the 7th of July. Berger, Spence, and Co's. weekly report says : -During the early part of the week satisfactory business was done in the chemical department, but within the last two or three days it has reached a minimum point ; there has, however, been no alteration in prices worthy of note, and they con tinue to be firmly maintained. In minerals there is little to be said, the market having assumed an active and uni form aspect. In metals the improvement in the iron trade continues, and the upward movement in Scotch and Cleveland pig iron is fully maintained. The demand for copper, lead, and spelter is very limited, and At prices which appear quite unremunerative to the smelters. Tin is still in fair inquiry. A CHANCERY CASE SE I' FLED AT LAST. The Master of the Rolls delivered judgment to-day in the case of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank (Re Carnegie's claim). His lordship admitted the claim, but hoped that the protracted litigation in this case would be settled by his decision. IM PER lAL PA HL EA EN T HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms DAY. The Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four o'clock. • NEW MEMBER. Mr. Bailie Cochrane took the oath and the seat for the Isle of Wight. He was introduced by Sir John Hay and Sir James Elphinstone. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. Mr. S i INCLAIR AYTOUN asked the Chairman of the - Public Accounts Committee when the Committee would be prepared to present their report. Mr. HUNT said great progress had been made in the extent of the appropriation accounts, and he anticipated that the report on that part of the subject would be pre sented before the close of next month. There was, how ever, no hope that the report on the army and navy accounts would be presented before the close of August. from that side of the House. The object of the promoters of the bill was to make a changa in the character of the old universities of England, and to make them, instead of Church of England institutions, great national institutions. The withdrawal of the amendment having been objected to, the committee divided on the question that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the bill. The result was—Ayes 262, noes 101. An amendment proposing to leave out -the words " sub sisting at the time of the passing of the Act," was after some discussion withdrawn by Mr. Vernon Harcourt, the mover. lie gave notice that on the report he should move that no charter be granted to any college in corporated into a university until it had been laid. for a certain time upon the table of the House. Mr. FAWCETT moved the omission of proviso 1. He remarked that unless his amendment was carried tne bill would be inconsistent. About 160 fellowships in the two universities would be left in exactly the same position when the measure was passed as they were before if the proviso were permitted to remain. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in opposing the amendment, said that the bill as it stood was in substance a bill which had again and again been submitted to both Houses of Parliament, the result of the deliberations of the leading men at Cambridge and Oxford, in whom the Government placed entire confidence, who wished to have the bill sub stantially in the shape it was now in. He believed that it would be accepted as a reasonable settlement of thediffi-- culty, and an honest attempt to put an end to a state of things which every one who wished well to the universities and colleges desired to put an end to. Mr. Gladstone said that in the autumn he had had an interview with what might justly be called a representative deputation from the non-conforming bodies, and it was understood that the bill should contain no provision for the abolition of the college statutes which related to clerical fellow ships. Mr. Fawcett ,divided the committee, when his amendment was rejected by a majority of 157 to 79. Several other amendments were considered. Before nine o'clock, the schedule and preamble of the bill were agreed to. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--(Tins DAY.) DISORDERLY FOREIGNERS.—PhiIibert Mathieu, a shoe maker, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the Marl borough-street Police-court, with being drunk and also assaulting the' police, and Alphonse Letoilleux, artist, was charged with being drunk and behavingin a disorderly manner and attempting to rescue Mathieu. From the evidence of Constable Evans it appeared that the two prisoners had a dispute at an oyster stall in Wardour street, and the foreigners eventually knocked some of them off the stall. A row ensued, and when the defendants were taken into custody Letoilleux assaulted the constable. A witness was called, named Jolly, but as he appeared somewhat confused in his account of the matter, owing to the amount of refreshment he had taken, the magistrate fined Letoilleux 10s., and Mathieu 20s. SUICIDE BRIDGES.—Ann Leary. aged 26 years, was charged by Mr. Rose, inspector of the K division of police, at the Thames Police-court, with attempting to commit suicide at the Old Gravel-lane swivel bridge of the London Dock, where so many unfortunates have committed suicide. The prisoner was intoxicated when she made the rash attempt on her life. Inspector Rose said the many attempts of wretched and erring creatures to rid them selves of life from the Old and New Gravel-lane bridges had put the police to- great inconvenience and trouble. The prisoner was remanded for a week. Ellen Cross, a married woman, was also brought up, on remand, charged with an attempt at self-destruction at the New Gravel lane swivel bridge of the London Dock, which has gained the same unenviable notoriety as the other bridge for the many suicides committed there ; but she was discharged, after being admonished by the magistrate. CHARGE AGAINST A JOCKEY.—A jockey, who gave the name of Charles Jones, was charged before Mr. Arnold, at the Westminster Police Court, with two assaults and wilfully destroying a coat. Arthur Coe, footman to Baron Bruce, and Wm. Aylett, coachman to Sir Win. Mansfield, gave evidence, and stated that while standing quietly at the corner of Eaton-lane last night, A youth dressed as a jockey came up and annoyed Aylett by walking round him twice, and then running his spurs into him. He took no notice of this, and then the lad came and struck him in the stomach. He ordered him off on that occasion, but a third time the lad came up and annoyed and struck him, and then Aylett, incensed at the annoyance, seized the lad and threw him into the road. The defendant then rushed up and, joined by half a dozen others, made a general onslaught upon both Coe and Aylett, striking them several times and tearing Coe's coat all to pieces.' Defendant utterly denied the intention to annoy the com plainants ; said he merely went to the assistance of the lad, who was being ill-treated, and who had put on his jockey's clothes for sport. CAMBRIDGE COMMENCEMENT. The annual Cambridge commencement began this day by the recitation of prize poems, which took place in the Senate House in the presence of a distinguished audience, including a large number of ladies. The Vice-Chancellor presided, and the conduct of the undergraduates in the gallery was very orderly, and strongly in contrast with previous years. Mr. Page (St. John's) recited his Greek translation from Shakspeare's " Henry the Fourth," for which he was awarded one of the Porson prizes, and his Latin Ode, for which he received Sir William Brown's medal. Mr. Huddlestone (King's) recited Mr. Gurney's (Trinity) translation from " Henry the Fourth," and his own Latin poem, for which he obtained the Powis medal. Mr. Dick son (Caius) having recited his Greek Epigram, and Mr. Wood (St. John's) his Latin Epigram, Mr. Beck (Trinity Hall) recited his English poem "Runnymede." The various prize winners having received from the Vice-Chancellor their several:prizes, the proceedings ter minated. SINGULAR DEATH OF A paysiciAN. A much-respected physician, residing at Bercy, near Paris, has lately fallen a victim to his professional zeal, under singular and painful circumstances. A young woman had thrown herself into the Seine from the Quai de Bercy ; some young men plunged in after her, and succeeded in bringing her body to the shore. Dr. Launessau was sent for, and on his arrival found the young woman apparently dead. He, however, badrecourse to all the known methods of restoring animation, and among others to that of reviving the action of the lungs by the inspiration of his own breath. After two hours' assiduous efforts he had the satisfaction of observing signs of recovery. The doctor was ex hausted, and as his patient gradually recovered strength so he became enfeebled and finally died from exhaustion produced by his incessant and successful efforts to preserve the life of one who was a complete stranger to him. • AN INCORRIGIBLE OFFENDER.—At the Middlesex Sessions, before Mr. Serjeant Cox, Ann Brady, a very aged woman, was brought up to be dealt with as an incor rigible rogue and vagabond. It was stated by Horsford and Hewitt, officers of the' Mendicity Society, that the prisoner had been convicted nearly 100 times of begging and vagrancy, that these convictions ranged over about 30 years, and that she was very seldom out of prison. The judge sentenced her to be imprisoned 4nd kept to hard labour for nine months, SUNDAY TRADING-. Mr. THOMAS CHAMBERS asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he would- lay before the House a copy of the memorial sent to him in January last of the West London Association for Enforcing the Law against Sunday Trading, and all correspondence relating thereto. Mr. BRUCE said there would be no objection to lay the papers on the table if"asked for. TRADES UNIONS. Mr. MELLY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he proposed to bring forward the promised measure for the regulation of trades unions during the present session ; or, if not, whether he intended to bring in a bill extending the operation of the 32 and 33 Vict., c. 61, being an Act to Protect the Funds of Trades Unions from Embezzlement and Misappropriation, and which expires on the 31st August next. Mr. BRUCE said if he should be unable to introduce the bill during the present session, it would be his duty to move an extension of the act referred to. BEVERLEY COMMISSION. Mr. BOURKE asked the Attorney-General whether he had any objection to produce the interim reports of the Beverley Commissioners, to which he had alluded in the House. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had only spoken of one report, and there would be no objection to lay a copy of that on the table. FLOGGING IN DURHAM GAOL. Mr. PEASE ask:ed the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention had been called to the case ot, George Maw, a prisoner in Durham County Gaol, who *Mist undergoing a term of fourteen days' imprisonment for assault was, on the 30th of April last, flogged for an alleged assault upon the officers of the prison. Mr. BRUCE said no official information had been received on the matter, but he had directed inquiry to be made. THE WINE DUTIES. Mr. BASS asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether the expression attributed to him " supposing the Wine Duties to be reduced, which is:very likely," had been correctly attributed. Mr. GLAnsToNE said the expression had been ascribed to him through error. He never used the words that the wine duties were likely to be reduced; nor had he given any opinion on the subject. It was desirable that the contra diction should go forth, as great mischief might follow such a statement. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY. Their lordships reassembled this evening after the Whit. suntide recess. The Attorneys' and Solicitors' Remuneration Bill, after a 'coliversation between the law lords, 'passed through committee without amendment. The Wine and Beerhduses Act (1869) Amendment Bill, and Cie Gas and Water Facilities Bill, were read a second time. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BILL. On tho report of amendments to this bill being brought Lip, The LORD CHANCELLOR said since this bill was last before their lordships he had made certain amendments to meet the objections that had been raised to it by his noble and learned friend (Lord Cairns), because he should very much regret a postponement of the bill for another year. The bill, if assented to by Parliament, would not come into operation until Michaelmas, 1871, and one of the great objections raised against it was the proposal that the rules for the guidance of the consolidated courts should be drawn up by the Privy Council, subject to the modification of the court itself. The mode he proposed now was not to give up the bill for the session, but to go on with it. If passed, the court would be established, but with respect to the rules he was ready to say that the act should not come into operation until the rules for the new court had received the sanction of Parliament. Her Majesty, with the advice of the Lord Chancellor and others,' would at once proceed to frame the rules which would be very nu merous, but they would be of no avail until confirmed by act of Parliament. One other of the proposed amend ments to the bill would be the appointment of a new Lord Justice of Appeal, subject to the provisions of the bill. Lord CAIRNS said he was quite satisfied with the course proposed by the noble and learned lord on the woolsack. After a few words from Earl Grey and Lord Westbury, The report was received, and the amendments ordered to be printed. The Appellate Jurisdiction Bill, the object of which was to bring the Appellate Court into unison with the High Court of Justice, was recommitted, ,and ordered to be reprinted with amendments. The following peers were appointed as the select com mittee on tramways :—Lord Privy Seal, Duke of Cleve land, Marquis of Salisbury, Earls Kellie, Airlie, Graham, Cadogan, Morley, Viscount Eversley, the Lord Steward, and Lords Saltoun, Redesdale, Silchester, Belper, and Lyveden. The reports of amendments on the Norwich Voters Disfranchisement Bill and the Bridgwater and Beverley Disfranchisement Bill were received. The Mo . rtgage Debenture Act (1865) Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord STRATHEDEN then brought forward a new standing order with respect to the mode of procedure in the House, when two or more peers rose to speak at one time, giving the Lord Chancellor power to name the one that was to proceed. Earl GRANVILLE did not see the slightest necessity for change. The Duke of RICHMOND was also of the same opinion. He was also quite sure that when a noble peer had any information to give their lordships he would always receive the respectful attention of the House. Tne motion was withdrawn, and their lordships adjourned at 25 minutes to eight. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—,MoNDAY. The Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four UNIVERSITY TESTS BILL, o'clock. The House then went into committee on the University Tests Bill. The two first amendments, proposed by Mr. J. D. Lewis and Lord Fitzmaurice, were withdrawn, after a brief discussion, and the first and second clauses were agreed to. Mr. Stevenson, in Clause 3, moved the omis sion of the words, " other than a degree in divinity." He pointed out that whilst they were opening out to candidates for the Ministry connected with non-established churches the benefit of the universities, they according to the bill denied them the further prose cution of the studies in their professional - direction when they said that they should not be opened to the degrees of divinity. The Solicitor-General said he was not prepared to accept the extreme liberalism of the hon. gentleman, because, although they freely opened the universities without tests, it was essential to reserve divinity degrees other than honorarydegrees to some definite form of teaching. After some remarks from Mr. Hadfield, who strongly advocated what he called freedom of thought, Mr. Glad stone said the proposal was to enable degrees in divinity to be given irrespective of the religious tenets or prin ciples which the person who was about to receive the de gree might hold, and he asked how far that principle was to be carried out.—Dr. Lyon Playfair supported the amendment, referring to the practice in the Universities in Scotland.—Mr. Winterbotham said he could understand the secularisation of the universities, but he did not under stand the secularisation of religion. Ha urged the committee to reject the amendment, remarking that he did not believe the Dissenters had asked for it. After some further discussion Mr. Steven son said that after the expression of opinion from the Government he should not press his amendment. At the same time he regretted that the committee could not see its way to bringing the English universities to the same point of liberality in this respect as the Scotch universities.—Mr. Fawcett remarked that the amendment involved an im portant principle, and he thought hon. members opposite were bound to oppose it. But he could not un derstand why it should meet with any opposition STAMP DUTY ON LEASES BILL. The House shortly after went into committee on the Stdmp Duty on Leases Bill, which passed, after amend ments and the omission of Clause 2. THE MERCHANT SHIPPING CODE BILL. On the motion for the second reading of 'this bill, Mr. RATHBONE called attention to the subjects which the measure did not deal with, and pressed upon the House certain matters for consideration in committee. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON thought that a bill of that magnitude should be in charge of a responsible Minister of the Crown. He referred to his motion for an inquiry into the subject, and said that no one would deny that there was a necessity for an inquiry. He thought it was much better to wait than to legislate in a hurry. It was impossible, he said, to deal with a bill of 700 clauses in the present session in an effectual manner. It would be better to postpone the measure until next session. Mr. SAMUDA, whilst he agreed with the hon. baronet that inquiry was necessary on one part of the subject, namely, the loss of life at sea, arising principally from the overloading of vessels, and the sending to sea unseaworthy vessels, he did not think they ought to stop legislation on the general question. One of the clauses of the bill rendered it a misdemeanour to send a vessel to sea in an unseaworthy condition. The hon. member referred to other benefits which the bill would confer upon the com mercial community generally, and remarked that it would be unwise to deprive them of such advantages pending an inquiry. Mr. GRAVES criticised the bill, and remarked that in his opinion it contained proposals which were not practi cable ; but if it could be shown that life could be conserved by legislation without interfering with the natural flow of the trade of tde country, it was their duty to adopt that legislation. At the same time he agreed with the hon. baronet that an enquiry was necessary. He believed that the bulk of the bill might be reduced one half. He believed that in the present state of business it was impossible to get the bill through this session. Mr. GOURLEY asked when a vessel was in an unsea worthy state. When a vessel left the United Kingdom she might be in a seaworthy condition, but it might in two years afterwards become unseaworthy whilst on her voyage. In that case it would be hard to make the owner liable to a prosecution. Mr. LIDDELL spoke in favour of early legislation with regard to the subject. Mr. GLADSTONE could not accede to the proposition of Sir John Pakington that the bill should have been intro duced by a member of the Cabinet. It was not unusual for important measures to be promoted by gentlemen who did not come within the category of responsible Ministers of the Crown. He did not think they need despair of carrying the measure this session, because it was one of those measures which were in no inconsiderable degree passed by the action of the country rather than by the House. After some further discussion— Mr. SHAW-LEFEVRE explained the principal changes proposed by his bill, and said that before the measure went into committee, he should consult those members who represent shipping communities. The bill was read a second time. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON moved that the bill be referred to a select committee so far as regarded parts 3 and 6, with power to take evidence with respect to the best mode of preventing overlading of ships and collisions at sea. Mr. GLADSTONE suggested that the Government should have time to consider the matter, and the suggestion was adopted. THE BOARD OF TRADE BILL. This bill was read a second time. TELEGRAPHS ACT EXTENSION (EXPENSE OF PURCHASE), This bill passed through committee. JEWISH UNITED SYNAGOGUES BILL. This bill was read a third time. PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS BILL. The House went into committee on the above bill, which passed through. MAGISTRATES IN POPULOUS PLACES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The above bill passed through committee. Several other measures were advanced a stage: Mr. CHICHESTER .FORTESCUE moved fDr a select com mittee to inquire into the operation of the present area of rating within Poor-law Unions in Ireland, with a view to ascertain whether such area of rating might with advantage be extended. After some discussion Mr. COLLINS moved the adjourn of the debate, which was agreed to. The House adjourned at one o'clock. CHANNEL MATCH FROM DOVER TO BOULOGNE AND BACK FOR THE DOVER TOWN CUP. MONDAY NIGHT. At Boulogne the Julia, Hirondelle, Egeria, and Cambria arrived all under four minutes. Wind west-south-west. The Cambria caught the others in two hours, and won an exciting race by 21 minutes. Egeria becalmed. It is understood that a marriage is arranged be tween the Earl of Rosse and the Hon. Cassandra Hawke, daughter of the late Lord Hawke. THE FLYING SQAUDRON.—The flying squadron is now in Yedo Bay, where the admiral and captains have been presented to the Mikado, and where some naval manoeuvres were to be gone through, for the edification of the Japanese. It is said that the admiral has no intention of visiting China. WRECK OF THE ST. DUNSTAN.—The wreck is re ported from Japan of the barque St. Dunstan, bound from Glasgow to Yokohama, on the night of the 31st March, near Cape King. Four of the men were lost, the vessel had broken in two parts, and the cargo was drifti ng ashore, when the men left her for Yokohama. The Government of India have amended the rules for the encouragement of the study of Oriental languages among junior members of the Bengal Civil Service. The principal change consists in the abolition of the prelimi hary examination in Arabic, Sanskrit and Persian, which it has been found unnecessary to retain. THE EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE ROTTERDAM- An explosion of a boiler occurred a few days since on board the steamship Rotterdam, belonging to the Great Eastern Railway Company, while the vessel was lying at Lowestoft. The fireman died soon afterwards from the injuries which he received, and an inquest was held upon his body, when the facts of the case were fully gone into. On Friday another death was announced in con nection with the explosion, Robert Graham, the engineer, having succumbed from the injuries which he received. The poor fellow had been lying for some time in Lowe stoft Infirmary, and on Friday he became delirious and died. It has not been deemed necessary to re-open the inquiry into the causes of the sad occurrence. ADVERTISEMENT.] — HoIIoway's Pills.—Restoration to Health.—When disordered action is first noticed an early resort to these purifying Pills will set all right again. They improve the appetite, strengthen the stomach, and overcome all its difficultios. No medicine is so well adapted for the sedentary and studious ; they fortify the nerves, and give universal tone to the system. Be the malady what it may, Holloway's purifying pills will abate its severity and abridge its durations. They extract all poisonous matter from the blood, and expel all gross humours from the frame. Biliousness, flatulency, nausea, distension, and constipation give way at once to these pills, which, acting though the medium of the constitu tion, exercise a most beneficial influence over the entire body. THIS MORNING'S NEWS. THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN ITALY AND PORTUGAL. The Italian Foreign Minister has given some explana tions to the Chamber of Deputies at Florence on the diplomatic rupture between Italy and Portugal. The Duke of Saldanha, he said, instead of sending the Italian Minister the same circular as the other legations on coming to power, sent him a note saying he. couldnot hold relations with him on account of expressions he had used respecting the late events. The Italian Ministers had therefore recalled their representative, having consulted alike the dignity of the nation and the family ties existing between the Courts. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) DISCOVERY OF URANIUM. Uranium has been discovered at Prelyon Consols Mine, in Cornwall. The uranium found at Wheal Owles Mine fetched £5OO per ton. THE ROYAL VISIT TO READING. The Reception Committee wt Reading have completed most of the necessary arrangements for the visit of the Prince of Wales. At the Great Western Railway a triumphal arch will be erected by the Freemasons, and the arch will be decorated with masonic emblems.. At St. Laurence's Church, in front of the Town Hall, a second arch will be erected ; and others will be raised at various parts of the town by private persons and the Corporation. The inhabitants of Reading still hope, though no intima tion to that effect has been received, that the Princess of Wales will accompany the Prince. THE PRINCE OF WALES' INTERNATIONAL CUR It seems very probable that the international match for the cup presented by the Prince of Wales will not take place. His Royal Highness will not give it unless one of the American schooner yachts enter. Mr. Douglas has refused to enter the Sappho, and it will not be definitely known for some days if Mr. Bennett will enter the Daunt less. Mr. Bennett is now abroad, and will not give his decision till his return. DECLARATION OF THE POLL-ISLE OF WIGHT. . At the official declaration of the poll for the Isle of Wight, on Monday, the Deputy Sheriff said the num bers were—Cochrane, 1,316 ; Moffatt, 1,252. He there fore declared Mr. Cochrane duly elected. Mr. Cochrane, in returning thanks, said it was seventeen years since a Conservative member had been returned for the Isle of Wight. He declared that the election had been a pure one; and denied any knowledge of the circumstances under which the Portsmouth mob was brought over to Ryde. He (Mr. Cochrane) also expressed his sympathy with Mr. Thurlow under his severe bereavement, and paid a tribute of respect to the memory of the late Sir John Simeon, Bart. DECLARATION OF THE POLL-SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE. The declaration of the poll for South Leicestershire took place on Monday in front of the Castle, Leicester. The crowd, which numbered about 4,000, were very or derly, and used no violence whatever. Mr. Under- Sheriff Berridge, in the absence of the High Sheriff,who is indisposed, declared the numbers as follows—Heygate,3,292; Paget, 2,585. Majority for Heygate, 707. Both candidates addressed the crowd, Mr. Heygate obtaining a very quiet hearing. He attributed his return to the constituency entertaining constitutional opinions, to volunteer workers, and to a large majority of the voters agreeing with him on the subject of education. He regarded it as a protest against what some people called non-sectarian education, but which he called irreligious education. Mr. Paget at tributed his defeat to the screw and defective State register. He did not believe that it had anything to do with education or reciprocity. The correct majority obtained by Mr. Heygate, the Conservative candidate, was 712, and not 707. A mistake was discovered in adding up one of the district returns, which gave Mr. Heygate 5 more votes. REPRESENTATION OF BRISTOL. A meeting of the Liberals of Bristol was held last even ing, and \Vas addressed by Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Odger. The majority were in favour of the former as the Liberal candidate. Mr. Odger said he should postpone his de cision upon the subject of going to the poll. THE BISHOP OF EXETER ON EDUCATION. The Bishop of Exeter attended a meeting, held in the Cathedral City yeterday, on the subject of education. His lordship said he was in favour of a most stringent conscience clause, believing that parents ought to feel that the ulti mate responsibility of giving their children the benefit of a religious education rested upon themselves. There must be concession, but the limit was maintaining the religious character of schools. Bible instruction should be given in school hours. Dean Boyd spoke against compulsory education. A CHURCH RATE CASE. Joseph Royston, of the parish of All Saints, Cambridge, was summoned before the mayor and ex-mayor, yesterday morning, for a refusal to pay church rate. The rate which was demanded was merely that portion required to pay principal and interest of an amount borrowed from the Commissioners of Public Works for rebuilding the edifice, and the defence set up was that the defendant, not being a parishioner at the time the money was bor rowed, was not liable under the Act. Mr. Cockerell ap peared for the prosecution, and an order was made for the payment of the rate and expenses. The defendant said that he was Dissenter, and had nothing to do with the Church, and did not mean to pay. He would rather go to gaol. THE LATE BO AT ACCIDENT AT RYDE. At a little before eight o'clock yesterday morning, while searching for the bodies of the young men drowned at Ryde on Friday night through the capsizing of a boat, the boat was hooked by the drags, and on it being raised the body of the young man Clark was found clinging to the boat. The boatmen think they succeeded in hooking a second body ; but that the clothes broke away, causing them to lose the body. They are now actively engaged in the search. LATER PARTICULARS. The body of another of the young men who lost their lives in the accident has been recovered. The body of Mr. Frederick Thurlow was recovered yesterday afternoon. The deputy coroner, Mr. E. Blake, held the inquest at the Esplanade Hotel immediately. One of the witnesses stated that seeing that the young men were ignorant of the proper way in which to manage the boat he watched it and gave the alarm when it capsized. The jury re turned a verdict of accidental death, and asked the repre sentatives of the press to take notice of the expression of their hope that the melancholy occurrence would prove a warning to others. The coroner joined in that hope. It was marvellous, he said, that young men were so careless, and he was afraid to say how many inquests he held were 'necessitated by that cause. THE MID-CHANNEL TELEGRAPH CABLE. The Mid-Channel Telegraph Cable, laid to the ship, Brisk, moored fifty miles S.W. ,of Land's End, is being taken up. The vessel is said to have been unfit for the service ; the cable haS parted frequently, and homeward bound ships have not used it to any large extent. SUSPECTED TRADE OUTRAGE. Four men were brought up at the Manchester City Police-court yesterday on suspicion of being concerned in an attempt to commit a trades outrage at the timber yard of Messrs. Robert Mill and Sons, builders, Manches ter. The firm named, the principal of which was the late Mayor of Manchester, received a threatening letter a few days ago stating that their timber yard would be burned down the same as Mr. Johnson's, with whom they have been associated in recent trade disputes. In consequence of this letter a watch has been kept at the timber yard, and on Saturday night four men were observed crouching on the ground outside the yard and maintaining a conver sation, after which one of them clambered over the pro tecting wall, and was making his way through the yard when he was seized and taken into custody. His com panions were also apprehended. The men declared that they were far from home, and had only wanted to go to sleep ; but the stipendiary magistrate thought the case required investigation and granted a remand. Intelligence was received in Liverpool to-day by Messrs. G-ibb, Bright. and Co., to the effect that their steamer the Great Britain had reached Melbourne, all well, on the 14th of May, after a rapid passage of 66 days.. FIRE AT WESTMINSTER. The temporary station of the Metropolitan District Railway at Westminster was last night partially de stroyed by tire. The cause is unknown. Only the roof of the station was injured, and that not to a considerable extent. It is not known if the company is insured. was were fort- 1~Y~•