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The following bills were read a third time :—Chelsea Rectory Bill, International Communication Bill, New. castle and Gateshead Water Bill, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ,I, 4l P r ovement Bill, Poole and Bournemouth Railway Bill, -Lein Valley Railway Bill, West Hartlepool Extension a nd Improvement Bill, Downpatrick Dundrum and New castle Railway Bill, and the Thames Navigation Bill. On the third reading of this bill. Ur. EUSTACE SMITH moved that the order for the third r eading be discharged, and that the bill be re-committed in order to reduce borrowing power to the amount °6 Binally in th e bill. It was a very d angerous prece d en t , lie contended, that any public body having the power of i°lll Ylving and investing large sums of money should pro lgote a bill which at the second reading should contain limited powers, and when it went upstairs should involve a sum fourtimes the original amount. Mr• STEVENSON supported the 'third reading of the bill. ' l e said the alteration in the amount, increasing it from 40 0,000 to £400,000 had been known for upwards of a f °ltnight, and yet no action had been taken until Satur nay last. Mr. HEADLAm also supported the bill. Mr. COWEN said that if the bill asked for additional t ation, the arguments of the member for Tynemouth 'light have had some force, but the promoters of the measure did not ask for anything beyond autl:ority to b o l 'rew money necesssay to carry out works for which 4 e3r had already Parliamentary powers to execute. the DODSON said it was a bill which it was desirable in ,le interest of the public to pass. The course proposed the member for Tynemouth was very unusual. The b ill proposed to put an end to the dues now levied by the eerporation of Newcastle on the shipping of the Tyne, on ter ms Which appeared to him to be very equitable. Mr. SMITH said that after the expression of opinion fr om the member for East Sussex he knew what the de ei4n of the House would be, and he should withdraw his motion. The bill was accordingly read a third time. MILITARY RESERVE FUND. Colonel NORTH asked the Secretary of State for War w hether the recommendations contained in Paragraphs 15 and 18 of the report from the Select Committee on Military Reserve Funds, had been carried into effect— Ilatnely, that the reserve fund should be wound up, and th e balance paid into the Exchequer; and, if so, Whether a sufficient sum had been taken in the army esti mates defray all payments charged on the reserve Mr• CARDWELL replied that the recommendations had 4 ' 4 been carried into effect, and the balance had not been Paid into the Exchequer. TRUSTEES OF SAVINGS BANKS. Sir JOHN LUBBOCK asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer why the excess of interest paid to the trustees of ea, v i ngs , banks during the year 1869 over that received by T the Commi ss i oners amoun t e d t o £217,254 15 s . 101, while t excess for the year 1868 was only £17,091 11s. 2d. Th e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that the amo unt - which was paid to the Commissioners for the Red uction of the National Debt on account of savings' banks in respect of terminable annuities was, in 1868, 4,780,000, and iu 1869 only £2,208,000, so that there was difference between the two years of £522,000, and the eallSe of that difference was the arrangeinents which we re made as to the period of paying the balances. OPE N k COMPETITION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE. Trea sury \VINTERBOTHAM asked the First Lord of the : 4111 7 whether he was able to state what steps had - tak en f or " th e es t a bli s h me nt of a system of open com petition on an extended scele " in the Civil Service, in a c eerdan ce w ith th e expec t a ti on h e ld ou t t o th e House on th e 10th o f A pr il , 1869 , an d renewe d on the 25th of February, 1870. th e GLADSTONE stated in reply that in redemption of Pledg e which the Government gave at an earlier period of the Session they had steadily prosecuted the measures which were contemplated in the discussions which took place In that House, and the arrangements connected with open competition, and connected with other elements of change 1 t he offices that belonged to the subject, or attached to in " , Were now in a very forward state, and he hoped in the course of two or three weeks to be able to lay upon the table of the House conclusive documents relating to the ' , Obj ect. T HE METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE. Mr ' attentionEYKYN gave notice that he should call to the unsatisfactory state of the metropolitan 13451i ee forc e , an d t o move f or a se lect committee to inquire into the subject. . _ . THE FENIAN RAID IN CANADA. rePV to Colonel North, „A.l MONSELL said that, according to the information 4 ", u l r ell he h a d rece i ve d th a t d a y, a ll was quiet on the fron we Many of the Fenians were begging their way home "` °l4 Malone. General Lindsay proposed to reduce the military force at varions points. The Fenian stores were much wasted. NAVAL ADMINISTRATION. th °/1 the mo ti on f or go i ng i n t o comm itt ee o f supply on he Navy Esti ma t es , 1 -r. CORRY drew attention to the return ordered to be ited, in ref erence t o th e nav y v i c t u alling yards. The 4 - gentleman condemned the system of supplying stores t o . t he navy. Ivir u . BAXTER in replying to the observation made by b • Corry; pointed out the immense saving which had be en effected by the system now in vogue. 'TI-IAM AND PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARDS. kt. CAWLEY moved for a select committee to inquire Late the circumstances and causes which have led to the ia tb r ge increase in the cost of the works for the extension of e dockyards at Chatham and Portsmouth beyond the a mounts set forth in the Act 28 and 29 Vic., c. 51; also, D eptford the c i rcumstances wh i c h h ave l e d t o the disposal of 'ePtford D oc k yard for an amoun t so much below the value thereof stated in the Stock Valuation Account. Th e hon. gentleman entered at some length into the 63r4 ere. that had b een p ursu ed with respect to works going °ll in these dockyards, and said he thought the House 11-ta , °llld agree with him that it was desirable that some ex -1: nation should be given why contracts entered into in Year 1869, had not been signed, and laid 111. the t a b le on the last day o f M ay , 1870. • was also of opinion that it was most de e suablethat it should be explained why works and the eDntracts which had been entered into with a view to ee°ll° kY should h ave b een taken. out of the hands of private eeiatractors in order that convict and, hired labour might be employed thereon. The instances he had mentioned were not the only thing that re red explanation, as he was in possession illfe rmation which shewed that contracts for ma n, ch ikersr and boiler houses had been entered in neither --8 e had ther e b een any cop i es o f the contracts laid on the table It was desirable that inquiry should be made, because he felt assured that without u: 0 1/ was done the country would be called 11 to Pay an amount for extra work, that would oc e-a-:"°/1 much surprise. Having stated his opinion that h e P t ferd Docky ar d h a d b een sold much below its value, he concluded by asking the House to insist upon the in quiry that he asked for. Sir SELWYN IBBETSON seconded the motion. He was n if , ° Pinion th a t t h e sum for w hi c h th e l an d o f Deptford Oek y a rd had be en so ld was v ery much below its actual ta ll e , and if it was not, as h e suppose d it was, from cer tb information in his possession, it was desirable that e matter should be fully explained. (LEFT SITTING.) ROUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. Th e LORD CHANCELLOR took the chair at live o'clock. 0,, R IG -1 1 COURT OF JUSTICE BILL. 1 , - "` the /notion for the commitment of this bill, which th e 44e 14°RD CHANCELLOR explained the position in _ rizeasure now stood, and stated that although there ed ' o v f e j soine objections to the details, the judges approv ed to be Principles of the bill. The great difficulty seemed 13 e with respect to the framing of the rules, but he Dr oNs _ , Council, eu that there should be a committee of the Privy those, the judges and other great legal officers, toframe les previousto the Court , ; ,'• into operation. lie had deredsatilisofateurb: such an arrangement would be consi ,J4,cl CAIRNS said he had the greatest desire to see the I ,2 e et of the present bill carried into effect ; but he had OZIO/440//bta as to the ropriety of pressing ths.kitl P _._ THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEMNG, IVJ A Y 31, to say that there was a difference of opinion as to the ex pediency of the action of the member for Ayr. Mr. CRAITFORD was content to leave his conduct to the verdict of public opinion. THE NAVY ESTIMATES. The House then went into Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates. The sum estimated to ci, fra3' the expenses of the Admiralty Office for the year endii,L. 81st March, 1871, was £159,368. Sir JAMES ELPHINSTONE was authorised by Admiral Hobart to say that had not the fleet in Greek waters been reduced the late murders could not have occurred. He strongly denounced the false economy of the Admiralty, as did Mr. MONTAGUE CHAMBERS. Mr. SAMUDA complained that the management expenses were very heavy. Mr. CHILDERS said the strength of the fleet in Greek waters had not been reduced by the present Administration. Mr. CANDLISH moved the reduction of the vote by £BOO in respect of the assistant constructors of the navy. During the debate a passage of arms occurred between Mr. Baxter, the Secretary to the Admiralty, and Sir Jchn Hay and Mr. Corry, in reference to charges which the two latter hon. gentlemen had made against him in the Purchase department. The orignal sum was ultimately agreed to. The estimated expenses in connection with the Coast Guard service, Royal . Naval Coast Volunteers, and the Royal Naval Reserve were £196,955. After .a short discussion the money was voted. The estimated expenditure as to the victualling yards at home and abroad was £69,267, and the sum was granted. £57,730 were voted to defray the expenses of medical establishments at' home and abroad ; £18,122 were devoted to defray the . expenses of the marine divisions. The sum of £16,678 was the expenses of martial law and law charges. On the question that £118,791 be granted to defray charges in connection with miscellaneous services, Sir J. ELPHINSTONE moved that the Chairman report progress, but the motion was withdrawn. A long discussion then took place on the question of a gratuity of £5OO to Mr. Read. Mr. Childers explained that it was for work done before Mr. Reacl became a salaried officer of the Government. The sum was even tually agreed to ; and at five minutes past one progress was reported, and the House resumed. through during the present session. There was a com plete absence of all detail to give an adequate notion as to the position of the courts after the change; and with respect to the framing of the rules the mode proposed he considered a delegation by Parliament of its duty to the Privy Council. The bill, he contended, could not come into operation until the New Law Courts were built, and therefore he hoped the motion for the com mittee would not be pressed. Lord WESTBURY also advised the withdrawal of the bill for the present session, but Lord PENZAnCE said if the noble and learned lord on the Woolsack waited for the completion of the New Law Courts before he proceeded with the measure he would have to wait for about ten years. He supported the motion for going into committee. After some further discussion, the House went into committee on the bill, Lord CAIRNS intimating that he should oppose it on its next stage. The whole of the clauses were agreed to after some amendments had been made, and the bill was reported accordingly. TRAMWAYS BILL. This bill, the object of which was to regulate the mode of construction and conducting of tramways was read a second time, and referred to a select committee. SEQUESTRATION BILL._ This bill passed through committee, and was reported, with amendments. IRISH LAND BILL. This bill was brought up and read a first time. Their lordships adjourned at five minutes to nine. HOUSE OF COMMONS-MONDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at five minutes past four o'clock. THE IRISH LAND BILL. On the order for the third reading of this bill, Mr. HARDY, who said he did not oppose the third reading commented upon the principles of the bill. It was in the hope that in the Upper House the measure would bethis proved that he did not offer any resistance to it at im stage. Mr. MAGUIRE remarked that the House had, in refer ence to the Land Bill, arrived at a most important stage, and he was afraid the observations of the hon. gentleman shadowed forth an amount of opposition else Where which might prove fatal 'to the object which they had in view, namely, to bring about a better state of things in Ireland by a measure which would be of advantage to the people and a credit to any Admin istration, Whig or Tory, that should have the responsi bility of governing that country. Whilst the bill did not go to the extent that might be wished, yet, humanly speaking, it was impossible, under the circumstances, for the Government to have carried a more advanced measure. If the Bill were sent back to that House in an imperfect shape, or in a form which they would feel bmind to reject, there would be as the natural result a fierce, violent agitation in Ireland, and he dare not say where or how it would end. It had been said that the bill would give a stimulus to emigration, but he contended that it would have an opposite effect. As soon as a person across the Atlantic found that he could have property security in his holding in Ireland he would begin to think about coming home. He bore testimony to the cordial and generous spirit evinced on the part of the English and Scotch members towards Ireland, and a] though he admitted that the bill was not all that it might have been, he believed that the Irish would accept it with pleasure, and he for one should try to reconcile his countrymen to it. Sir FREDERIC lIEYG ITE said the boon which the bill con ferred upon the Irish wag enormous. In fact the Govern ment had given the tenants more than they had a right to expect. He regretted to say that not one proposal of importance had been conceded by the Government on his side of the House. Referring to the Fenian attack on Canada he said it was ridiculous to suppose that legislation of the character now Proposed would make them peaceful and loyal subjects. The bill, he went on to say, had done nothing for the labourers, whatever it might have done for the tenants. Mr. BRYAN thought the bill had not come out of the Committee much improved, so far as his views were con cerned. He considered that a clause might have been inserted in the bill by the Government, which would benefit the labourers. Mr. GLADSTONE said that in the belief of the Govern ment, the alterations which had been indicated by the member for the University of 0 :ford would deprive the bill of all its force and value. Mr. Gladstone at some length replied to the observations which had been made during the discussion. He said that for generations, for centuries, that House had been busy legislating in favour of the Irish landlord, and what was the result ? What was his position in regard to security of life, in regard to security of property, and with regard to the price which his estate fetched in the market? And when the Govern ment legislated for the purpose of giving the tenant security in the prosecution of his industry they firmly believed that it was the best and surest Way of legislating for the interests of the landlord. In framing the bill they deliberately and advisedly declined to meet the popular demands in Ireland. There was a demand widely spread that the Ulster custom should be recognised as the universal law of Ireland. To this demand the Government declined to ac cede, and they had declined to admit into the bill the ' recognition of any custom out of Ulster as Ulster custom, unless under the most stringent terms, namely, where it was found to present all the essential characteristics of that custom. The other great and general demand was the demand for valuation of rents and fixity of tenure. There were those, indeed, who said that the valuation of rents was involved in the bill as it stood. Where the Ulster custom prevailed he did not deny that might be true up to a certain point, but that did not stand upon any ground of conventional legislation, but upon the recognition of rights already existing. The principle of the third clause which established damages for eviction was entirely different from the principle of valuation of rents. It placed a burden upon the landlord if he evicted and injured his tenant with out cause, but that burden was limited. Mr. Glad stone then referred to the unprecedented labour bestowed upon the bill, and expressed his opinion that the bill, if it passed into law, would come into operation with out a shock to any interest in Ireland. He knew nothing in the bill which would make it incumbent upon any man, landlord or tenant, to do anything in the way of exercising legal power after it should become law. He hoped that the tenant would prosecute his industry with a greater sense of confidence, and that the landlord would find the benefit of that augmented industry in the in creased value of his property ; and that the labourer, for whom it seemed to have been supposed the Government ought to have invented some nostrum, would receive benefit in the augmented demand for the commodity in which he dealt, namely, the muscle of his arms. Capt. ARCHDALL threatened to divide the House on the question of the third reading of the bilL Sir JOHN GRAY could not accept the bill as finally set tling the Irish land question. He thought it would abso lutely remove the cruelty of eviction in Ireland. Mr. DOWNING thought the bill would put an end to capricious eviction in Ireland. Colonel BARTTELOT appealed to Captain Archdall not to divide the House on the question. After some further discussion, the bill was read a third time, amid loud cheering. The House, which had up to this juncture been full, became nearly empty. CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL. A long and uninteresting discussion took place on the second reading of this bill. In reply to the observations made by the several speakers, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, in reference to the abolition of the hawkers' license, that when the House had shown that the hawkers were guilty of many offences they had made out a good case for strong police regula tions, but not for taxation. A bill would be introduced by which hawkers would have to obtain a license. The license should be annual, and the holder should forfeit it on being proved guilty of a certain class of offences. The bill was read a second time. STAMP DUTIES BILL. This bill was read a second time. THE EXCLUSION OF STRANGERS FROM THE HOUSE. Mr. HENLEY called the attention of the House to the practice of ordering strangers to withdraw and the effect thereof. He referred to the recent exclusion of the strangers and the reporters from the House. He argued that on all such matters the constituencies had a right to know the opinions of their representatives, and he could not see any reason why any subject could not be discussed in that House in a manner which should not shock the :n )st sensitive. Mr. GLADSTONE said that notwithstanding the peculiar nature of the subject referred to it was a lesser evil Cut it should be dismissed in public than that their con stituencies and the public at large should remain igno rant of the opinion expressed in the House. He was not vrePared, h97flngs ti? Ny PWRIA .E 40.M.14 GUN LICENSES BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that in defer ence to private representations by members of tie House he had concluded not to press the measure in its present form. He proposed to retain the game license, giving it the effect of a license to carry arms under the proposed act. After some discussion the bill was read a second time. SALE' OF POISONS (IRELAND) BILL. The House went into committee on this bill. The various clauses were agreed to, with some verbal altera tions, and the bill passed through committee. . PUBLIC HEALTH (SCOTLAND) SUPPLE• MENTAL BILL. The order for going into committee was discharged and the bill was referred to a selectcommittec, to be nominatd by the committee of selection. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS (LOANS) BILL. The House went into committee on this bill. The various clauses were agreed to without opposition. TURNPIKE TRUSTS ARRANGEMENTS BILL. This bill went through committee. BALLOT BILL. The adjourned debate on the second rcadinz, of this bill was fixed for June 13. PUBLIC SCHOOLS, On the debate on Mr. Hughes's motion being resumed, Mr. RussELL GURNEY moved as an amendment that an humble address be presented to her Majesty representing that the five statutes for determining and establishing the constitution of the new governing bodies of Shrewsbury, Winchester, Harrow, Charterhouse, and Rugby Schools have been considered by this House, and humbly to express their desire that, as since the passing of the Pub lic Schools tact (1868), the Endowed Schools Act (1.869) has passed, her Majesty will be pleased to refer back those statutes to the special commissioners appointed under the Public Schools Act, in order that they may have the opportunity of reconsidering certain parts of the said statutes with reference to the principles applied in the Endowed Schools Act to other endowed schools. Mr. NEWDEGATE moved the adjournment of the debate, and, after some discussion, the House divided, when the motion was lost. • A division took place on the amendment with the Lol lowing result—ayes, 64 ; noes, 26. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY BILL. This bill was read a third time. The House adjourned at ten minutes to three. THE BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP. Last evening the third match for the billiard champion ship took place at St. James's Hall, Regent-street, the com petitors being J. Roberts, jun. (champion), and A. Bowles, of Brighton. In addition to the very handsome cups given by the three leading billiard manufacturers, a sum of £lOO a-side was also staked. There was a very good attendance, including several ladies and many of the leading amateurs ofi London. The game was played upon a splendid new table made by . Messrs. Thruston and Co., of Catherine street, Strand, and was carefully marked by Harry Evans. Bowles had the advantage of the " string" for lead, and took the first stroke, giving a miss in baulk. Roberts followed with the usual miss below the centre pocket, and his oppo nent failing to score raised his figure to nine, when Bowles got in by playing a good walk through pocket off the red ball and ran up to 24, an all round canon calling forth a burst of applause. The champion then, by clever manipu lation and good all round play, ran his score up to 50, when ho broke down at a spot hazard. Bowles increased his total to 39, when, failing to make what appeared an easy red hazard in the middle pocket, he again let the champion in. Roberts put together 20, run ning up to 70, and his opponent, by two small breaks, raised his total to V. There were then several small scores made, the relative positions of the players not under going much change, when the champion put on 19 and passed the first 100, after 23 minutes play, the game being called Roberts 103, Bowles 63. Odds of 3to 1 were here freely offered, but no takers were found. Roberts, by some steady though by no means brilliant play, increased his score to 143, his op; onent only getting in the meantime to to 81. He, however, passed his first 100 with the champion at 146. The latter to compen sate for this made a break of 25, chiefly by good losing hazards, and the game was called 171 to 110. A double baulk being left, Bowles failed to score, and the game was next called—Roberts, 200; Bowles, 114. The latter then ran his score up to 130 ; but Roberts made the longest break yet recorded, 47, and the game stood 249 to 134. Bowles again failed to score, and the champion added 39, after which almost any odds were offered upon him, but no response was made. 300 to 157 was the next stage of the game, when the totals were declared, but after this Bowles improvt d his position considerably ; his cleverly played long canons telling with much effect. The change, however, was of but short duration, the champion making' breaks of 28 and 53 ; the latter including at least a dozen consecutive canons made by ingeniously " nursing" the balls. Roberts contiuued forging ahead, and the game was called 468-268. After which by the neatest piece of play yet shown he increased his n' mber to 520, the total of the break being 57 and his 500; having been scored in an hour and fifty-one minutes. Bowles shortly after got in and made 31, his last score being a "spot" stroke the first ligitimate one of the evening --the effort to repeat it being a failure. The game, when an interval for refreshments took place, was Roberts 604, Bowles 316, the champion having put his points together in two hours 12 minutes—anything but rapids oring. On the resumption of the game extravagant odds were laid upon the champion, but his opponent played in much better form than he did in the earlier part of the contest. By several good breaks, the highest of which was 4 , he rapidly run his total up until the game was called—Roberts 678, and Bowles 482. The champion, who had been playing rather loosely, then seemed to recover himself, and in quick time ran up to 746, but Bowles was apparently not to be shaken off, for by some remarkably steady play he increased his total to 541, his last break being one of 45. When he passed the 500 he was loudly app:auded, and it is certain fortune did not smile upon him. Roberts did not allow his opponent to have more than passing advantage, for the game was soon called 802 to 550. The play which succeeded was very tedious, and for some time no break worthy of notice was recorded. Bowles, who playad a good uphill game, made several fair additions to his score, but the game flagged very much towards the end, and after four hours and a half play the champion again carried off the laurels, the score standing at 1,000 to 759. Mr. B. Webster and Mr. H. J. Byron are to appear in the " Prompter's Box," on June 13, at the Standard Theatre. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is recommended by the medical profession in preference to French brand . Sup plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotations on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co. Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at their widen Offices ; 4, ',Beaufort Buildings Strand, W.e LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAAIS.) ITALY. FLORENCE, May 30, Evening. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies a pro posal of Signors Querzoni and Cortese was accepted by Signor Lanza, requesting the Government within a year to bring forward a scheme for the reorganisation of the army. Signor Millana, of the Left, expressed his belief that the landed proprietors were, too heavily taxed, and that it was necessary to establish equality between their position and that of the capitalist by reducing the rent, thus equalising the burdens on property and capital. Signor Lanza strongly opposed the idea of reducing the rent, which would be fatal to the general interests of the country. He denied, moreover, that landed proprietors were more heavily burdened than capitalists. The Diritto states that the Government has resolved im mediately to present to the Chamber a bill to provide for the construction of the St. Gothard Railway. GREECE. ATHENS, May 30, Evening. The Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and the Duke and Duchess of Penthieone arrived here from Smyrna to-day. FALMOUTH, GIBRALTAR, AND MALTA TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION. A telegram from Sir Samuel Canning announces that the expedition had yesterday, at noon, rounded Cape St. Vincent, and wag only 75 miles from Lisbon. The Cable in perfect condition, and all going well. The Hibernia, with the Lisbon Falmouth section, was at the entrance of the Tagus ready to commence from there to England. AMERICA. NEW YORK, May 30. Gold closed at 1141; the highest quotation during the day was 1141; the lowest 1141. Sterling Exchange on London 1094 Five-Twenty U.S. Bonds, 1882 ll4 Ditto 1885 l lll Ditto 1867 ll4l Ten-Forty ditto 1867 loBi lllinois Shares Erie Cotton, Middling Upland Petroleum, Standard White 27c Flour, e:xtra. State Corn, old Mixed $1 14c. [ - The following news appeared in our First Edition pul•- lished at Eight o'clock this morning :—] THE FENIANS IN CANADA. OFFICIAL TELEGRAM FROM SIR J. YOUNG. The following telegram was received last night at the Colonial Office : " From Sir J. Young. "Dated May 29; received May 30, 6 p.m. " Nothing new ; no fresh attack has been made, though it is said 1,500 Fenians are still at Malone, having no money to pay their railway fare to their homes. Some enterprise still talked of by the leaders, but the United States Marshals have, it is said, arrested the Fenian General Gleason and another. " The American newspapers spread all sorts of exagge rations about Fenian successes, so that fresh batches of men keep coming in from various places. No Fenian has penetrated a mile into Canada, or stood half an hour on Canadian soil." (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TORONTO, May 29, It is rumoured the Fenians intend to attack Port Col burnan, the Welland Canal, and a force composed of part. of the 16th Regt., some artillery, and 3O) volunteers for Red River have been ordered to proceed there at once. Sir J. Macdonald is dangerously ill. NEW YORK, May 30. Several Fenian leaders, including Gleason, Father M`Mahon, and Lindsay, have been arrested by the United States Marshal. The Fenians near Malone are in a wretched state, and unable to find means of transport. The American Government will prosecute O'Neill and Gleason. AMERICA.. WASHINGTON, May 30. A sale of five million dollars of gold and the purchase of eight million United States Bonds, during the ensuing month, have been ordered by Mr. Boutwell. FRANCE, PARIS, May 30. The Minister of the Interior presented a bill relating to the Mayors. The attention of the Ministry was directed to the in crease of small-pox in Paris, and asked for gratuitous vaccination and the adoption of various remedial and pre ventive measures., _ _ In reply, M. Chevalier de Valdrome said that the Go vernment were using every precaution. Prince de Latour d'Auvergne and the Duke de Lamont la Forie have been attacked by smallpox. The Duke de Grammont has arrived. It is said that M. Cern uschi will be allowed to return. The Moniteur Universal states that the Irreconcilable and Left parties have been invited by the members of the Constitutional Left to arrange a common programme of action. The Bourse elosed at 74f. 82c. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) THE EAST SUFFOLK ELECTION. The election of a representative to serve in Parliament for East Suffolk was proceeded with yesterday. Theyandi dates were Sir Shafto Adair (Liberal), and Lord Mahon (Conservative). The following results of the polling were issued throughout the day : Half-past Eleven o'Clock. (Liberal Return—Thirteen Districts.) Adair Mahon 9BB Twelve o'Clock. (Ganeral Returns—All Districts.) Adair ll9B Mahon 1059 (Half-past Twelve o'Clock. (Liberal Return—All Districts.) Adair. 1552 Mahon 1532 Quarter -past One o'Clock, (Conservative Return.) Adair... Mahon ..... Half-past One o'Clock. (Liberal Returu.) 1779 1792 1912 1861 Adair Mahon Quarter -past Three o'Clock. (Conservative Return.—All Districts.) Mahon 2729 Adair The Conservative return at five o'clock was : Mahon Adair The following is the complete Conservative return of the polling : Mahon Adair The following is the Liberal return : Mahon Adair At the last election Mr. Major Henniker polled 3,650 ; Mr. Adair, 3,321. THREATENING A MAGISTRATE. At the Leeds Police-court yesterday Mr. Bruce, the stipendiary magistrate, produced an anonymous letter he had received on Saturday complaining that he did not render justice to working men, and hinting that he may be shot some day, The letter was written in an illiterate style, but Mr. Bruce was of opinion that it was the pro duction of a person of better education than the writer professed to be. AN ARCHDEACON UPON . EDUCATION. The Venerable Archdeacon of Bucks, Dr. Bickersteth, delivered his annual charge to the clergy of the diocese at Wycombe, to-day. Referring to the educational question, he expressed his belief that the denominational system was the deliberate expression of the religious mind of the nation, but that , system must be strengthened and sup plemented. He disapproved of educational rates as tend ing to extinguish voluntary efforts, and by making edu cation cheap rendering it imperfect. He advocated the establishment of a conscience clause- But he protested against a schoolmaster being fettered by a time table. The idea of rigidly laying down a mere reading of the Bible without comment he denounced as a sham, a pre tence of religion without the reality. He was not in favour of direct compulsion, except, perhaps, in some populous districts, The Government Education Bill 870. appeared to him to have been draw r: up in a fair and comprehensive spirit, and he hoped it would not be ship wrecked to meet the views of doctrinaires, who had no better system to offer. With respect to church rates, the Archdeacon recommended the continuation of the church rate system on the present voluntary basis. MORE AGITATION FOR HIGHER WAGES IN THE COTTON TRADE. A conference of operatives' delegates, representing the cotton trade of Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Derbyshire, met at Bury on Saturday. It being reported that the masters in both districts were willing to give an advance of wages equal to that taken off last year, if the town of Blackburn would lead in the demand, it was resolved that no opportunity should be lost on the part of the workmen to press their claims. Meetings are arranged to be held in all the districts to ascertain if the members would sup port a strike, if such be decided upon. The conference was a private one. SMUGGLING AT VENTNOR, ISLE OF WIGHT. A capture of smugglers has just taken place at the Isle of Wight. A. coastguardsman, named Hoare, on duty at Luccombe, observed a suspi cious-looking sailing boat make for the shore, and land twenty-five tubs of spirits in Steel Bay, about two miles east of Ventnor, close to Luccombe Chine. He fired his pistol to give an alarm. He took possession of the tubs, but the smugglers pushed the boat from the shore, and sailed away into the English Channel. Information was immediately forwarded to Mr. Taylor, RN., Chief Officer of the Detective Coastguard Station, who called up a boat's crew, and had a four-oared galley launched front Ventnor Bay, in order to pull round Dunnose Point, and if possible to cut off the smugglers. In twenty-five minutes time from the intelli gence being received at Ventnor the Coastguard boat reached the spot where ,the tubs had been landed. The smuggler was now some miles out at sea, with a good breeze in her sails. It seemed doubtful whether she could be overtaken, but the coastguardsmen immediately started in pursuit, and, bending to their oars in fine style, after a long pull of about twenty minutes, and a good deal of dodging on the part of the pursued, the boat was at length captured. There was only one man in her, Noah Williams, of Ventnor, who was taken prisoner and brought back to Ventnor in his own boat by two of the coastguardsmen. The tubs were taken to Shanlin, and forwarded to the collector of Customs at Cowes. Williams was taken before a magistrate, and remanded. ALLEGED MURDER IN WAKEFIELD. A young woman, who is a stranger in Wakefield, was found in a back yard in that town this morning with her throat cut in a shocking manner. She was seen in com pany with a soldier about midnight last night, and he is supposed to be the murderer. The police are in pursuit of him. It is said that a soldier endeavoured to exchange his regimentals for a civilian's dress in a village just out side Wakefield this morning. An inquest is to be held this evening. Edward Driver, clerk, late in the employment of Richard Noverre Bacon, proprietor of the IVorwich. Mercury newspaper, was charged at the Norwich Police Court to-day with embezzling money, the property of his em ployer. Prisoner was remanded till Saturday. The accused was formerly a clerk at the Norwich Union Fire Office. At a meeting of the Stirling Town Council yesterday it was resolved to throw open the richly endowed hospitals of the burgh for educational purposes. A scheme was pro pounded for the establishment and endowment of elemen tary and advanced schools to furnish education to all classes at a nominal fee. The amount to be placed at the disposal of the Council, after satisfying annuitants, will be £4,640. This action was taken under the Endowed Schools Act. The Independent Orange Association have issued an address in which they express their approval of the Irish Land Bill and the Ballot Bill. A report is in circulation that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is about to purchase an Irish residency in the neighbourhood of Belfast. On Tuesday next the central committee of the Orange Institution will meet at Enniskillen. The Earl of Ennis killen will preside. A warrant was issu-d yesterday for the arrest of Mr. Sullivan, the Mayor of Kilkenny, for contempt of court, in not appearing to answer the complaints of two constables and a woman for assaults with a stick in the public street. The Mayor, who has been in Dublin for sometime, had the case postponed several court days, on the plea of not being able to attend at Kilkenny from illness. The magistrates had adjourned specially until yesterday on his promise to attend, but finding him again absent the warrant was ordered to be issued at once. THE MONEY MARKET AND *o',ll 111 !MAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Business in the Stock Exchange, to-day, has been limited. The tone of the market in the earlier part of the day was healthy, and the quotations showed signs of improvement, but a weakening tendency was afterwards imparted by a pressure of stocks. The New Spanish Loan (which has been well received), is quoted at 2f to 3k prem. Consols have continued steady at 941 to 94f for delivery, and 941 to 941 for July. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 921 to 92f. India Five per Cents. have been easier, at 1131 to 114. The market for Foreign Bonds opened steadily, but eventually became weaker in some instances. Spanish 1869'5, after being dealt in at 31, relap ed to 304 ; and Egyptian, 1868, after making 824, were dealt in at 821 to 824. Turkish and Peruvian also have fluctuated in sympathy, but Italian have been firm. The transactions in Home Railway Stocks have not been numerous, and the tone of the market is quiet. Metropo litan Stock is flat at 71 to 714 ; while Great Western Con solidated Ordinary Stock is I,' lower on realisations, the quotation being 734 to 734. Great Eastern, however, shows a rise of j , at 43f to 431. The Bon 's of the Roumanian State Railway Loan are quoted at 1 to 2 prem., the list for which will close to-day. With reference to the prospectus of the Roumanian State Railway Loan, Messrs. Glyn desire it t:) be understood that their connection with the loan is confined to the receipt of subscriptions on account of the Societe Financiers of Paris, by whose authority the prospectus has been issued. The prospectus of the new Spanish 5 per Cent. Loa n on the mortgage of the Almaden Quicksilver Mines has been issued by Messrs. Rothschild. The amount is to be £2,318,100 at the price of 80 (representing a cash total of £1,854,480), and the whole is to be redeemed at par in 30 years by half-yearly drawings. On these terms the interest realised by investors will be £74s. per annum. The allotments extend to the 20th of July next, and discount at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum will be allowed for pre-payments. The receipts for the month of April of the Brazilian Street Railway Company (Limited), were 18,089 milreis ; corresponding month last year, 15,470 milreis; increase, 2,619. To May 11th, 8,619 milreis. The monthly ac counts not having come forward, the amount of expendi ture and profit is not known. The Money Market continues quiet to-day, the supply of commercial paper afloat being more limited than for some time past. The rate for short bills, however, is maintained at 2i per cent., six months' trade bills being quoted at 3 to 31 per cent. Short loans on Government Securities are obtainable on the Stock Exchange at 21 to 3 per cont. on English Government Securities. The Lagos has arrived from the West Coast of Africa with £6,500. The Telegraph Share Market has been somewhat more animated, but no important change can be noted in values. Telegraph Constructions are flat at 331 to 332, but Hooper's remain unchanged at to 1- dis. ; India Rubber Company's are 44 to 441 ; Anglo-American Telegraphs have advanced to 164 174 ; Falmouths are quoted at 91 to 91 ; and French Cables, at 154 to 151 A fair business has been doing in Bank Shares, but Im perial Ottoman are flatter, at 14 to 141. Consolidated have been done at 44; London and Mexican, at '2O ; London and River Plate (New), 134 ; London and Westminster 641; Oriental, 424 ; Union of London, 40 g. it is announced that the call of £3 on the shares of Hooper's Telegraph Works (Limited), due in August, will be deferred. At the meeting of the Law Fire and Life Insurance Society the report stated that the sum insured in the year 1869 was £40,877,850, being an increase of £3,691,322 over 1868. The amount of premium received was £47, 49, show. ing a❑ increase of £4;037. The losses by fire have been £18,249 ss. Bd., against £17,64 18s. 4d. The excess of receipts over expenditure for the year was £21,046 2s 3d. Owing to the suspension of Messrs. Stewart and Co., of Liverpool, East India merchants, Sir Washington Irving, who represented them iu Manchester, has also been com pelled to stop payment. The liabilities aro said to be large in both instances. The Falmouth, Gibraltar, and Malta Cable is expected to be in working order in about a fortnight, when the reduced tariff of the British Indian. Submiriue Telegraph Company will come into operation. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM SUMMER MEET NG—THrs DAY. OW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CRAVEN STAKES. Sunlight Claudius _ _ MAIDEN PLATE W.nderer Miss Penhill f. Twenty-three ran. RO U S STAKES. Thor Ely Doradot Semolina 1 2 Ten ran. IV 0 ODCOTE STAKES. Caller Ou f Rambling Katie f Penguin Nineteen ran. H ORTON STAKES. Cauldron Days of Yore Peasant Girl f MATCH. The Scout beat The Gift. HEATHCOTE PLATE. Perfume . Pander° . Belladrum Six rau. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. • 700 to 400 ou Macgregor (taken) 7to I aget Camel (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Prince of Wales (taken) 20 to 1 agst Palmerston (offered —take 25 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Kiogcraft (offered —take 25 to 1) 50 ►0 1 agst Normanby (taken) 1000 to 15 apt Ely Appleton (taken) SCRATCHED. - Sunshin and Sunl►ght at 4.39 p.m. to-day. OAKS. 700 to 400 agst Ilester (taken) 700 to 400 agst Sunshine (taken) sto 1 agst Pate (taken) 10 to 7 agst Lady of Lyons (taken) 100 to 6 agst Sister to Tomato (taken) ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS—Tins DAY. Tornado, Muster, Curio, Johannisberg, Star, Thistle, Mimus, Worthy, Nightingall, Brother to Tim Bobbin, Alma Mater, Prince of Wales, Bicycle, Anticipation colt, Bright Weather, Contempt, Loiterer f, Allusion, and Reflection. EPSOM SCRATOBINGS. erby—Barford, all horses in Mr. G Jones's name, all Count Lagrange's, all Baron Rothschild's, Braemar, The Boy, Five per Cent., Exciseman. Oaks —Mahonia, all Count Lagrange's horses, Stockhau sen, Cestus, Forget-me-Not, Fast Day, Fragrance, and Rosalie. High Level Handicap—The Boy. Woodcote Stakt•s —Colonel Ryan, Marquis of Steyne, St. Vincent, Theodotos, Lady Heron, King Offa, Constable, Frailty, Jackal, Loadv,tar, Touch and Go colt, Althorp, Chaucer, Lytham's dam colt, Blackgown, Amorous c, and Tut meut filly. CRICKET. M.C.C. AND GROUND v. YORKSHIRE. This match was commenced yesterday at Lord's. At the close of the day's play the score stood as follows : M .C.C. AND GROUND.—First Innings. W. G. Grace, Esq., c Iddison, b Emmett 10 C. R. Filgate, Esq., b Freeman 4 C. E. Green, Esq., b Freeman l3 Hearne, b Freeman l5 W. F. Maitland, Esq., b Freeman R. D. Balfour, Esq., b Emmett ... Shaw, b Freeman Price, b Freeman E. G. Sutton, Esq., b Emmett Bicidulph, c Ullathorne, b Emmett Wootton, not out Byes 5, 1 b 4 4 5 Total M. C. C.—Second Innin s 50 W. G. Grace, not out C. R. Filgate, b Emmett C. E. Green, c Greenwood, b Iddison ... 51 Hearne, b Freeman .. W. F. Maitland, b Emmett 0 R. 1). Balfour, b Freeman Byes 4, 1-b 6 Total 126 YORKSHIRE—First Innings. Lockwood, b Wootton 1 Thewlis, c Biddulph, b Wootton Rowbotham, b Grace 6 Rawlinson, c Sutton, b Wootton 5 Freemin, b Wootton 1 Iddison, c Filgate, b Wootton lB Greenwood, c Biddulph, b Shaw Pirder, b Shaw Emmet, b Shaw Ullathorne, not out West, c Maitland, b Wootton 1 Byes 2, 1-b 2, w 1... 5 Total 9l Two important matches were decided on Saturday. The M.C.C. v. the University of Oxford Club, and the Lancashire v. The Surrey . Club. In the former struggle, which came off at Oxford, the M.C.C. were victorious, with six wickets to spare. The Lancashire v. Surrey match terminated in the success of the northern team, with eight wickets to spare. ST. JAMES'S MALL--MR. KUHE'S CONCERT. Mr. Kuhe's grand annual concert, which is invariably re garded as one of the great events of the musical season, took place yesterday afternoon, and attracted a large bril liant, and fashionable audience. The programme was a most extraordinary one, as it embraced the names of Mdlle Christine Nilsson, Madame Monbelli, Mdlle. Carols, Madame Florence Lancia, Mdlle. Liebhart, Miss Edith Wynn, Madame Trebellilßettini, Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Madame Patey, Madame Sinico, Signors Mongini, Foli, Castelli, Waldeck, Bettini, Mr. Santley, Vernon Rigby, and other eminent artistes. It would be an impossibility to par. ticularise every piece sung, although each deserved the highest commendation ; so we must content ourselves by singling out some that call for special notice; and first in order, as in talent, amongst the vocalists, we must place the pieces rendered by Mdlle. Nilsson. In the first part, although each of the preceding artistes had gained very great applause, the honour of an encore was positively forced upon this accomplished artiste, for Verdi's aria from " Traviata," "Ah forse d lui, and certainly nothing could have been more perfect. Tho applause was universal and so enthusiastic that it only remained for Mdlle. Nilsson to app ar again, but in place of giving the aria she substituted for it one of her delicious native melodies, which positively enchanted the entire audience. Mdme. and Sig. Bettini we must next compliment for the duet, "Si la stenchezza.," from " Trovatore :" and here, again, we can only say the combined efforts of these two highly accomplished musicians were 'welly so fine that nothing better could be desired. Mdme. MouLelli gave " Come per me sereno " in the most ar tistic manner, and Mdlle. Natalie Carola sang a German song, " Berglied," with great sweetness. Mdme. Sherring ton gave the "Ode to St. Cecilia" with the taste of a true artiste, and Signor Foli a new song by Reyloff, "Fireside Dreams," which is destined certainly to become a great favourite. " The Spinning Wheel," quartette, from "Martha," by Mdmes. Nilsson, Trebelli-Bettini, Signor Bettiui, and Mr. Santley, was superbly rendered, and Miss Edith Wynn must be complimented for a song by Randegger, " Only for One." The trio, from "Guillaume Tell," by Signors Mongini, Foli, and Mr. Santley called for great applause, and Signor Verger gave Mattel's Romance, "Non o ver," with taste and effect. Mr. Santley's solo was amew song by Molloy, " The Wandering Jew," and from the applause with which it was received it will frequently be heard in the concert room Amongst the instrumental performances Signor riatti's solo for the violoncello was much enjoyed, as also was the duo for violoncello and pianoforte, which he played with Mr. Kulie. Mr. Kull° performed on the piano " Will o' the Wisp" and "Etude de Concert," both his own compositions, and it is almost needless to say that the splendid manager in which each was executed elicited the most raptu rous applause. The first piece was a succession of the most brilliant and sparkling harmony, but the latter was a perfect triumph of artistic skill, and henceforth it will be placed high amongst the many compositions which this accomplished musician has contributed to the pianofoite. We must com press our further remarks almost into one sentence, and therefore we can only ;ay the concert was of the highest order from beginning to end, and gave the most unbounded pleasure to one of the largest audi 'ices that has yet assem bled in the St. James's Hall. The conductors were Mr. Benedict, Signor Arditti, W. Ganz, Pinsuti, and Randegger. [AD VER TI SEM EN T.] —Holloway's Pills. Weak Stomachs.—The wisest cannot enutLerato the quarter of the distressing symptoms arising from enfeebled digestion, all of which might be readily dispelled by these admirable Pills. They remove all unpleasant tastes from the mouth, flatulency, and constipation. 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