The Sun. — London, England, 1870-05-24 00:00:00

t er oil kaS 0 00. he a cc een hag , offic e of DoT ' ; strit e thir' i: Siul sh e ; tors fu el). :es. r iot Kotte IRE IJXBUIDGE TRAGEDY. A shocking tragedy has been brought to light at Den -1.,.41:11, a small agricultural village, about two miles from uxbridge. A whole family of no fewer than seven persons Were found to have been brutally murdered. The family in question consisted of Mr. Emanuel Marshall, a wheel wright and engineer, his wife, mother, and sister, a adu lts, and hi s three children. The f am il y re - S s i tied in an o ld-f as hi one d roads id e h ouse i n a ra th er Is ee ,huuled spot, and connected with the dwelling is asmithy l' a ig to Marshall. None of the deceased persons have , e bee n seen alive since Saturday. It has not yet transpired how the murder was discovered. It would n~ar, howev er , th at t h e s i ster o f M ars h a ll a b ov e a , ed was to have been married to-day, and that Person was sent to the house yesterday with an 'L. w edding-dress. The house was found closed, d suspicion was t h ere f ore arouse d . Th e p o li ce were r i Z e lnoned, an d at l ength the dwelling was broken into. 11 7 e were then f oun d th e b o dies of Marshall's wife, mother, sister, and the three children all dead, with heir ski beaten in. The body of Marshall was found th t he workshop. He had on his working clothes, and aft e 6-a t impression w a s that he had committed suicide el ' h aving murdered his family. Further exami nation, however, it seems, leaves little doubt '"e at Ile too was mur d ere d , hi s b o dy b e i ng f oun d ered with a sack. In each case death seems to have Dee ti Produced by a blow with a hammer, or some such '‘rument. Marshall was a steady, sober man. Every °f the house was searched with a view to obtain 4011 e clu e to the perpetrators of the murders, b ut the t . t 8 of thos e w h o were so engage d were f ru itless for kk re• In a cup b oard t h e po li ce f oun d a j o i ner ' s axe tr a h ammer, both clotted with blood and brains. No k r aee of , the m ur d erers cou ld b e seen . D r . Forris and itir t ' 1 Namara, s urgeon s, of Uxbridge, were summoned thlteause examine the bodies, but of course beyond indicating of death, their services were useless. d a „ s upposed the murders were committed on Satur- Z The children's shoes were foimd ready for a ie,„ 0 1511 Siniday. The neighbours did not notice th ft w ' u e house b e i ng c l ose d , suppos i ng th a t th e family wer ac e c i L a ? on a visit in connection with the approaching wed- Au old lady who lives near states that she saw a n leave the garden behind Marshall's house on Sun- R,! night carrying a carpet bag ; but this is not eon e& e Th e Police think they have sufficient reason to regard the a e as one prompted by malice.. Shortly after Christmas benlncendiary fire took place at Ivy-house Farm, near in i l al n• Marshall was at the fire, and in return ° ho me was stopped on the road and ill-used by tmeY Were sent to prison fort wo months. Their term of wtprisouraent has just expired, and suspicion, rightly or 1 : 11 g 1 Y, at once connected them with the murders ; the Wire B °, beca use on conv i c ti on th e y th r eatened that they ,4 11(1 e revenged o n Marshall. The Inquest will take place on Wednesday. LATEST PARTICULARS. UXBRIDGE, Tuesday. 1 3 , 4 ' sensation which it would be impossible to describe has gell created in the usually quiet village of Denham, aris ra„e.,l4 of the circumstances connected with the awful t e ,b e eY. So ()Teat was the excitement in the district that b n ' t Y few of the inhabitants retired to rest for the night, tl l , - ,,, tbe Y congregated in groups about the house in which for dreadful crimes were committed, discussing how and the motive the murders were committed. Great as ablcitement had been during the night, it was consider y hat j aereased this morning by a report being circulated wh; t a clue had be en obtained to the murderer, and from f e al). at present be gleaned there seems good grounds the rumour, and if it should turn out to be correct will eve hope of believing that the wholesale assassin th thinkbo s ed itily in the hands of the police. The neigh most remarkable that the horrible crime had p e ,,en disco vere d by th e p o li ce i n time to have pre orTtedsuch a wholesale slaughter of a family, ehrfeukat some of the inhabitants should not have heard the Ch 8 and cries for help which undoubtedly took place tang the sanguinary struggle between life and death i vi ti ' et as eatremely probable that the whole number o te RA h,. ills could not have been killed separately without of the h ouse h o ld k now i ng what was going on, and o ut 4 t il _atura . l sequence those who were then alive would cry 114 •' .ur assistance. To account some measure for no one th a vi t li t g heard any alarm given it is only necessary to state a.p h „ h e Premises laid back from the main road and were Nve''°ached by a narrow opening—not a gateway—and - ,, re 140 or 150 yards away from the nearest dwelling e,,l)ZSe in the village. The building formerly comprised two oF t ‘ l , 4 '? B , which were upon Mr. .Marshall taking possession ',' r a knocked into one, and, as his trade was . that of a to t e h 4si nith and jobbing engineer, he had a smithy added ti e „ e back part of the building. The peculiar construe the'tef the premises, and the fact of their lying so far from b e i n 11 , 11, Pike road, may to some extent account for no nom' e neard d ' the time the murders were being corn- • kitted. uring Ivhi lk e rh!r circum s t an ce connected with the horrible affair th e will solve the doubt of no alarm being heard is that d we r i 7lice believe that before any of the residents of the th e knew anything of what was about to take place k M urderer h a d en t ere d th e wor k s h o p, and whilst Mr. eh 4rsb all was examining some of the work he had been iZ age d !on that his head was battered in by a sledge fon: 1 (1 1 :7, such as was us ed by him in his trade, for when h eel , he had his smockfrock on, and had evidently not 171. to bed. His death, therefore, must have been so in ma;,aneous th a t h e h a d no t ti me to raise the other em bers of hi s h ouse h o ld, who had either retired to bed bight e 00 the point of doing so, as they were all in their k J, T he °Lae% da, h mere fact of the unfortunate man's brains being Del s ed O ut, and the body covered over with sacking, dm wa, all d ou b t as to his havingbeen the murderer, and after te rds;colnraitted suicide. That his head had been bat ha,lL4l by another person ' is quite clear, for the sledge 1 4 a er was, on the arrival of the police, found concealed en Pboard amongs t th e cu p s an d s a u cers covered with 1118 , blood, and some of the poor man's hair. The Ypcth • . 1 111 esis is that if be had inflicted the injuries upon be a ,, B ,, el f he could not by possibility have walked to the cup ce,,:"and deposited the hammer therein, much less to have th e -i r himself over with sacking. The general opinion, vie t tL' l '' e, of the police is that he was made the first is - and as th e mur d ers were being perpetrated there 41e:, le . n t ground for concluding that they were awoke, if door l3t' f in bed, an d ma d e an a tt em pt t o reac h th e f ron t r near th e d oor th e mother was found with her lie a - d -e st child clenched in her arms, and lying with its th e on her b reast. Strange as i t may a pp ear , a lthough ti a C ea dB of both were frightly shattered, the brains par scattered on the-floor and blood covering the floor, cl ai a j st ain of bl oo d was f oun d upon their night dresses, kili e y s howing that they (I'd not struggle, but had been , t e inst antaneously. We re grave question now arises by whom the murders cle co mmitted W and for what object; for it was quite take a r it ' as not for robbery, as not an article had been k0 v ,,, - ,` r ° l 4 the house, not an ear-ring or ring had been re the from the person of either of the sufferers, but what eil e : e 4 fice consider as most significant, and having a tend trek 4 ',° throw some light upon the tragedy, is derived tha t u ld ' t e following :—lt was well known in the village " --Lr • Marshall's sister was to have been married to- Yat U xbridge,• • the positions of the Darti and, considering t 7 b B, great preparations were being made for celebra be - L ev ent, and one of the children had fortunately l 'eg e u '"'" away to make room for the intended bride, con b_rBenly he of 4.1 e _ escaped a similar fate to the remaining mem- T e "e family. t ahiedK eli ce in the course of their inquiries have asset tend th at another man had, as well as the young woman's they w ed husband, proposed his addresses to her, but that to b e ll e re not accepted, and that there is some reason In a 6, .. e ve that, being disappointed in his object, he had, riag b " 43 f Jealo usy, made up hi s m i n d t o f rus t ra t e th e mar c4B: ;;.!, Murdering ev er y one in the house. If that is the I vith e s i 4 ls hardly possible that the man could have escaped the ofC arks of blood being found upon his clothes, and hat ti, - , era who have the case in hand are very sanguine Dwill be able, in the course of to-day, of tracing D r. • s tate erri s and Dr. M`Namara are of opinion, from the Sat t he bodi es, t h at the mur d ers h a d b een comm itt e d and r ` la y night sho r tly after the house had been closed, 'Man -e z*e Mr. M arshall had gone to bed, but just as his extent were i n the act of going to rest. This, to some th at 4 , la borne out, for the state of the beds do not show locals n ne beyond th e c hild ren h a d en t ere d them. The Poli t °nsta b ulary and the mounted officers of the Metro the 1 P 4, 1 ti°l ice are sc our i ng th e coun t r y f or ?:files round in thin h - it es 2 f fin ding the suspected murderer. The officers o ei lee of .b o o st remark a bl e th a t th e y received no intern 'cloeic la t he house bei ng c l ose d f rom S a t ur day until six „; s i t night, when th e we ddi n g dress for Mr. Mar spot of the wedding was taken there. The secluded buil ding may tend to solve the mystery. The litivc, „entleinen of England encountered the , 4 -sidei B "Y of Oxford in the cricket field at Oxford (twelve ; 11 les „3",lterclay when both sides had an innings, the dark ` O -d a , -'llog 100'and England 95. The match was resumed th e ti f, e The battin g of Oxford does not promise well for 'I h with Cambridge at Lord's. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1870. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY. The Lord Chancellor‘took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE MURDERS IN GREECE. The Earl of CARNARNON inquired of her Majesty's Government what measures they were prepared to adopt o obtain redress from the Greek Government for the re cent seizure in the immediate neighbourhood of Athens, and the barbarous murderof English subjects, under cir cumstances of grave suspicion attaching to the Greek Government, and certain other persons both in and out of office in that country. The noble earl took the oppor tunity of recapitulating the facts of the affair, and said the calamity was brought about by three causes ; the first being the assurance given to travellers that no danger need be apprehended, by persons travelling in the particular part of that country where the seizure was made. Secondly, the refusal of an amnesty to the brigands ; and thirdly, the movement of troops, for all of which, he contended, the Greek Government was to blame. The most terrible consequences followed the proceedings of that Govern ment, and for which he believed the universal opinion was they were entirely responsible. It appeared that the Greek Government never actually took any trouble about the matter as they refused everything they were asked to do ; and further, it was most extraordinary how the telegrams on the subject were delayed. Such conduct as had been displayed by the Greek Government he could scarcely trust himself to speak of, and with respect to the resignation of General Soutzos, he was afraid it was only done to cover those who remained behind. He believed the noble earl opposite had done everything it was possible for him to do, but with respect of the Greek Government his opinion was the reverse. He strongly depre ciated anything being done as was the desire of the Greek Government, in secret, and he had the fullest confidence in the noble earl not consenting to any such proposal The Earl of CLARENDON said he was not surprised that the subject had been brought forward by the noble earl, but he felt no good result could be obtained by discussing it at that time at any length. It was a matter of the highest satisfaction for him to know that no blame what ever was attached to her Majesty's Government by the relatives of the unfortunate parties, or that it was thought that they had not done all that was in their power on that occasion to save the lives of the unfortunate captives. He felt he need hardly assure the noble lord that every effort had been made to prevent the fatal issue, but unfortunately without success. A. tele gram had been received .that morning stating that seven of the Arvantaki brigands had been condemned to death after a long trial, but the other information at present in possession of the Government was by no means in a perfect state. There were many reports in circu lation, one of which was to the effect that the servant of Count Boyl had made a statement crimi nating certain officials in Athens, but it appeared from a telegram received that day that the result of the explanation was quite the reverse. Her Majesty's Government were not at that moment in a position to state what was the extent of culpability of any person at Athens ; but with respect to the matters concerning the amnesty, he might say he had pressed upon the Greek Government to grant it, knowing that the violation of the Greek constitution was by no means a subject of rare occurrence. He had also to say that there had been an un willingness on the part of the Government to allow any inter vention on the part of this country in the trial of the pri soners ; but the latest information he had was that one out of the English lawyers had taken part in the investiga tion. The wisest course at present to pursue would be to allow • the investigations to close before coming to any final decision, as he could not in the present state of matters give in detail the in structions he had sent out. He might say that he had demanded that the inquiry should be thorough, complete, and searching—that it should be conducted with a total disregard of persons in whatever position they might be placed—(hear, hear),—and that he should be satisfied with nothing else on the part of the Greek Government. (Hear, hear.) After a few words from the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, and other peers, the subject dropped. The Attorneys' and Solicitors' Remuneration Bill was read a second time. The Poor Relief Metropolis Bill passed through com mittee. Their lordships adjourned at a quarter past seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDAY. The Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Brighton Intercepting and Outfall Sewers Bill, Car marthen Gas Bill, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Bill, Mil ford Haven Dock and Railway Bill, North British and Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Companies Bill, Salford Borough Improvement Bill, and Wandsworth Bridge Bill greatest desire to consult the general conviction in making the necessary arrangements. Mr. HARDY asked whether it was intended to proceed with the Parliamentary Elections Bill next Monday. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply, said the bill would certainly not be taken on that day. In reply to an Hon. Member, _ _ Mr. GLADSTONE said he proposed fixing the proceeding with the Education Bill for the 16th of June. The amendments, he believed, would be placed on the paper either by Wednesday or Thursday next. THE GREEK MURDERS. Mr. MONK asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the courier,Alexandros Anemayanni, who accompanied our fellow countrymen to Marathon on the 11th April was the same individual whose name appears in the Foreign Office List for 1870 as a courier in the service of her Majesty's Minister at Athens ; and, if so, whether he was at the time of the massacre still in her Majesty's Service, or when and for what cause he had been dismissed from that employment. . . . Mr. OTwAY replied that Alexandros Annemayanni,who accompanied the unfortunate party to Marathon was the same person who appeared in the Foreign Office list as interpreter in the service of the British Legation. This list, however was not an official publication, although it was a very useful one. It was true that he was dis missed for misconduct, but Erskine did not state what that misconduct consisted of. Alexandros was paid up to the 13th September, 1866. PRIVILEGES TO NAVAL OFFICERS. Lord HENRY SCOTT asked the Secretary to the Treasury wl'ether any recommendation had been made by the Treasury to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty which had led to the withdrawal of the privilege hitherto enjoyed by the officers of her Majesty's navy while serving on foreign stations, enabling them to send letters to and to receive letters from their relations and friends at a re duced rate of postage, and if he would state the reasons upon which the recommendation, if any, has been based. Mr. STANSFELD replied that for some time the officers of her Majesty's Navy, and also the officers serving on board ships on foreign stations, and also the officers serv ing in the army in India and the Colonies, had enjoyed special priveleges. Various technical and troublesome questions had from. ime to time arisen as to the condi tions under which , they were entitled to these pri vileges. But besides this the contracts for the packet services involved a charge very often upon the colonies and dependencies, and it appeared a matter of doubtful expediency and equity; and they should on their own discretion give special exemptions to their own subjects when the charge of these exemptions fell upon the dependencies and colonies. For this 'reason, and in consequence of the advantage of simplicity of arrangement, the Government came to the conclusion that it would be advisable to dis continue these exemptions. The correspondence would throw no additional light upon the subject, inasmuch as the decision of the Government was arrived at on the general grounds he had stated. Mr. G. DENMAN said the present state of things could not last, and as a member of the Church of England, and with a hearty wish for her prosperity, he should support the measure. _ _ Mr. BERESFORD-HOPE said that, whilst h was prepared to make large concessions, he regarded the bill as an in equitable measure. On a division the second reading was carried by a large majority-191 against 66. THE IRISH LAND BILL. Shortly before ten o'clock the House went into com mittee on the Irish Land Bill, and again considered the new clauses proposed to be inserted. The attendance of members was unusuallylarge, an d the proceedings were again characterised by a disposition to bring the measure to an ultimate stage. Several of the clauses were not urged upon the committeelor consideration, and other proposals were but impatiently listened to. At half-past twelve the schedule as amended was agreed to, and the preamble was few minutes after agreed to amid cheers. The bill will be reported on Thursday. GAS AND WATER FACILITIES BILL. This bill was read a second time and passed. EXTRADITION. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL obtained leave to bring in a bill for amending the law relating to the extradition of criminals. SLIGO AND CASHEL DISFRANCHISEMENT. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND obtained leave to bring in a bill for the disfranchisement of the boroughs of Sligo and Cashel. As the hour was late he did not make any statement. CONVENTUAL AND MONASTIC INSTI. TUTIONS. Mr. NEWDEGATE moved that the select committee on Conventual and Monastic Institutions consist of sixteen members, and that the Lord Advocate be added to the committee. At present Scotland was only represented by one member. - The LORD ADVOCATE begged the House not to appoint him on the Committee, inasmuch as his many public engagements would interfere with his devoting the time to the inquiry which its importance deserved. Mr. NEWDEGATE divided the House on the proposition that the committee should consist of sixteen members, and his motion was rejected by a majority of 98 to 36. The Reuse adjourned at a qu'arter past one. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. MONDAY, Midnight. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 7to 4 agst Threatener (offered -2 to 1 taken) Bto 1 agst Miss Sheppard (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Cock of the Walk (taken and offered) 8 to 1 agst Choral (taken and offered) BEAUFORT CUP. 6 to 4 agst Sabinus (taken) 2to 1 agst Fuzee (taken) sto 1 agst any other (offered) ARRIVALS AT BATH-MONDAY. Free Trade, Locust, Parmesina, Veda, Nona, Playmate, Miss Sheppard, Whimsicil, Detective, Bridget c, Vulean, Calypso, Steppe, Lcetitia, LadySomeraet f, Chivalry, Gan:me, Babbitts, Digby, Stockhausen, Dentelle, Lady Annie, Lord Clifden c, Lord Berkeley, Cinderella, Duchess of Kent f, Pugilistic Art colt, Munters, Sauntering Alma, Good Wine, Adelaide, King Iva, Hollandaise, Dwarf, Minnie Warren, Mornington, Pericles, Recorder, Review, Nightingale, Not out, and Fuzee. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS—Tats DAY. Macgregor, Perth, and Barcelona. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) MORE MURDERS BY BRIGANDS. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 23. A band of fifteen brigands having murdered three shepherds in Thessaly were pursued by Turkish troops, but escaped by crossing the Greek frontier. TRIAL AND SENTENCE OF THE GREEK BRIGANDS. ATHENS, May 22, Evening. The trial of the brigands implicated in the late mas sacre at Oropos took place yesterday, and after fourteen hours' duration resulted in a sentence of death against all the prisoners, seven in number. JUDGES (UNITED KINGDOM). Mr. HUNT moved an address for a return of the number of days on which each of the judges of the United King dom, whose salaries are charged upon the Consolidated Fund, sat in court or at Chambers during the year 1869 ; chewing, in the case of each judge (other than County Court judges), the number of days he was employed upon each class of business, viz., criminal trials, nisi prius, in banco, appeal, election petitions, &c., and the salary of each judge. The return was ordered. NEW NATIONAL GALLERY. Mr. BERESFORD HOPE moved for copies of correspon dence between her Majesty's Office of Works and the architect of the new National Gallery ; and of the report of the architect upon the design for the new building. The papers were ordered. THE SLIGO DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. Colonel FRENCH gave notice that on the motion for the committal of this bill, he should move a resolution to the effect that it would be undesirable to proceed with this bill until the measures with respect to the Irish repre sentation were completed by the introduction of bills for the extension of the suffrage and redistribution of seats in the country were before the House. PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD. Sir J. HAY gave notice of his intention on an early day to call the attention of the House to the removal of Rear- Admiral Key, the superintendent of the yard, and to move for papers on the subject. VAGRANCY. Mr. LIDDELL asked the President of the Poor Law Board whether he would during the present session lay upon the table of the House a bill for the better sup pression of vagrancy. embodying the views expressed by him with respect to the co-operation of the police in the supervision of " habitual vagrants," to their detention by the Poor Law authorities in " vagrant wards." and to their subjection, under such authorities, to an effective "labour test." Mr. GOSCHEN said he was afraid it was not possible in the present state of public business to introduce any measure on tnat subject at present. It would be useless to introduce any bill without there was a prospect of its being passed into a law during the present session. BRITISH CONSULATE IN CHINA. Mr. RTLANDS asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, if there had been a recent inquiry, con ducted under the authority of the Government, into the Consular Establishment in China, with a view of effecting areduction of the expenditure on account of the several Consulates ; and if so, whether he was willing to lay upon the table of the House the report of the Departmental Committee, if any, presented on the subject. Mr. OTWAY said the papers had already been laid upon the table of the House. It was not the practice of the Foreign Office to make departmental inquiries ; but he might say that there had becu reports received from the consuls. The result of those reports had been such as to enable Lord Galway to make a saving of nearly £lO,OOO in the auditing of the accounts in that country. PUBLIC BUSINESS, Mr. BoUVEBIE asked the First Lord of the Treasury, what arrangements he proposed to make relative to public business before the Whitsuntide Holidays. Mr. GLADSTONE said with respect to the business to be disposed of before the adjournment, it was not proposed to proceed before the Whitsuntide holidays further with the University Tests Bill than the second reading. It was necessary to complete the Irish Land Bill in order that it might be sent up to the other House before the adjournment, in order to allow their lordships to make their arrangements before the adjournment. It was of the highest importance that further progress should be made with the estimates, more par ticularly those for the navy, and also with the propositions mentioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on thp occasion of the Budget, Those were the measures necessary to dispose of before the holidays. With respect to adjourning on the Tuesday Mead of the Thursday next week, he must be guided okay byillt !Mutt 14- P049,_Nr1149% • - ;Ng .t.k. UNIVERSITY TESTS BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the second reading of this bill, and in doing so said he hoped and confidently ex pected that if the House should pass the measure into law it would favourably settle, at once and for ever, the great religious difficulty in the universities and col leges of this country, and that question once put out of the way, the universities would be able to go forward with these educational and academical improvements, which he thought no fair man, especially with the event of the last few weeks in his memory, could deny to be wanted. The bill, if made law, would altogether receive parliamentary protection from the Church of England, and it would throw open to the univer sities, and colleges, alike to the whole of the people or rather it provided that in future no well-affected subjects of the Queen should, upon the grounds of religious opinion alone, be debarred from the opportunity of sharing in the great advantages of those magnificent foundations, and their great, and ennobling associations. The Church of England would have to rely upon her inherent strength • In fact, the Church of England never was, or, at all events, it was undeniable that for many a long year she had ceased to be the exclusive religious communion of the whole people of the country, and discussing the alleged effect the abolition of the tests would have upon the Established Church, he asked if the Church were so weak and Dissent so strong that it could only flourish by parliamentary protection, and that if that protection were withdrawn, the one must fall and the other triumph? He did not think so, but believed that the most just and magnanimous policy would turn out to be the best and wisest. With regard to endow ments, he said no one would pretend to say that endow ments were or ever could be perpetual ; and as no one had attempted to draw the line upon the one side on which it was right to interfere, and on the other upon which it was wrong to interfere, the matter was re duced from a question of right and wrong to one of expediency, wisdom, and equity. The fellowships had been excluded from the operation of . the bill. If the mea sure were passed a new life would be breathed into the old, but still grand and vigorous institutions, and it could satisfy the just and reasonable aspirations of many men who were now unrighteously kept out of the benefits to which they had a fair claim, without any corresponding advantage to religion. Mr. WALPOLE complained that the bill gave no guaran tee that the religious character and teaching of the colleges should not be impaired. He had a great objection to the present bill, because for the first time it treated both the universities and colleges combined ; but such a proceeding was not embodied in the bill of last year. It was teen open to those who objected to either of the propositions to raise the question at one or other of the points in the bill, and in the event of the bill passing a second reading, it was also open for them to make certain alterations in committee, but the arrangement of the measure now under discussion precluded such being done so that it left those who objected to the measure but one course open, and that was to move the rejection of the bill. The proposals of the pre sent measure as now framed were mere than usually objectionable, because as the clauses now stood it was quite possible for Nonconformists to secure all the highest honours in the Universities, a step that he could not for a moment consent to. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to contend that most of the foundations of the different colleges where private and not State be quests, and therefore it was most improper that the wishes of those who made them should be set aside by an Act of Parliament. He would give to every person the benefits which would be given in respect of education either of the universities or colleges, but he contended for securities being given that the religious character and teaching of the institution should not be impaired. He pointed out that by one clause of the Bill a Roman Catholic would be enabled to hold the mastership of a college. This being the case the measure could not be considered a conciliatory one. In his opinion the bill would be the commencement of the disestablishment of the Church of England. The bill would divorce religion from learning, and he moved that it be read a second time that day six months. Lord E. FITZMAURICE supported the bill. After some remarks from Mr. C. Raikes, Mr. 8..). Sartoris, and Mr. Moubray, Mr. GLADSTONE addressed the House. In the course of his speech he said that the general object of the bill left the college to the operation of the statutes which de pended for their shape at the present time, and for the modification they might undergo from time to hime hereafter, when the joint action of certain powers, who were on the one hand the members of these venerable corporations, and on the other the political authority entrusted by Parliament, with power to control that action. The proceedings that might be taken in the exercise of these powers were sure, humanly speaking, to be a fair representation of public opinion of the country. If the Church of England retained that place in the affections of the country he believed she now held there would be her security for retaining an adequate influence and position in the universities. If, on the other hand, happily as some might think, but un happily as he should say, the day arrived when the Church of England, either through her demerits or divisions, should lose that position in the affections and convictions of the, country, in vain would they surround her with factitious barriers of statutes and laws, because these barriers would inevitably give way before the pressure of altered public opinion. The effect of the bill was not to destroy those provisions which the statutes might contain for the religious worship, dis cipline, and teaching, except only in so far as they con• flicted with the personal equality of individuals, where they required the imposition of tests, where they confined the admission to power and functions in the universities adu colleges to members of the Church of England, there the statutes were repealed. Mr. G. HARDY opposed the measure, contending that there ought to be distinctive religious teaching, Mr, NEWDEGATE complained that anything which af- fected the Roman Catholic Church excited more interest than did a measure relating to the Church of Enctland s and called Attatica tAtlalilkuttoulivam SCRATOBINGS. Beaufort Cup—Thornettle. Lansdown Stakos—Lily. 18th Biennial—Golden Horn, Pearlfinder, Decoletee, Lord Chancellor, Stanhope, Lucy Bertram. 19th Biennial—Lady Rachel, Mornington. Out of Bath engagements—Bosworth, Lady Augusta filly, Miss Grimston filly, and all horses in Duke of Beaufort's and Mr. Heene's names. TATTERSALLS'—LA ST EVENING,. BATH BIENNIAL. 3to lon Macgregor with a run (offered) 6to 4 agst Macgregor winning this race and the Derby DERBY. 11 to 10 agst Macgregor (take 6 to 5) Bto 1 agst Camel (offered take 9to 1) 10 to 1 agst Sunshine (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Palmerston (taken and offered) 1000 to 60 agst Bridgwater (offered) 20 to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered) 20 to 1 agst Normanby (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst King o'Scots (taken) 50 to 1 agst Recorder (taken) 5000 to 30 agst Bonny Swell (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Astolfo (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Nobleman (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Ptarmigan (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Muster (offered) 1000 to 4 agst Captivator (offered) 300 to 36 agst Palmerston and Bridgwater coupled (taken) 9to 1 agst Bridgwater (with a start—taken and wanted) 500 even agst Bridgwater starting THE OAKS. 13 to 2 agst Pate (offered) 80 to 10 agst Gamos (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MONDAY. SOMERS ET SHIRE STAKES. 7to 4 agst Threatener (taken) 5 to 2 agst Miss Sheppard ( aken) 4to I bar two (offered) THE DERBY. Even agst Macgregor (offered —take 6 to 5) Bto 1 agst Caine! (offered) 10 to 1 agst Surshine (taken) 20 to I agst Bridgwater (taken) '2O to 1 agst Kingcraft (taken) 20 to 1 agst Normauby (offered) 20 to 1 agst Palmerston (offered) 40 to I agst Cymbal (offered) 66 to 1 agst Recorder (offered) 100 to 1 agst Sarsfleld (taken) 400 to 3 eget Ely Appleton (offered) PLACE BETTING. sto 2 agst Camel (offered) 3to 1 agst Kingcraft (taken) LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(THIs DAY) THE DUKE OF EWCASTLE'S BANKRUPTCT.-At Vice- Chancellor James's Chambers to-day an application was made for summonses in reference to the proceed. ings in bankruptcy which had been instituted in consequence •of the decision of Lord Justice Giffard, that his Grace was not exempted from the opera tion of the bankruptcy law by reason of Parliamentary privilege. The application was ordered to stand over until the sitting in Chambers of the Vice-Chancellor this week. The Court has already intimated that it will afford every facility for expediting the pending appeal to the House of Lords. TIE CREDIT FONCIRR COMPANY. -At Vice-Chancellor James's Chambers this morning, in the case of the Credit Foncier Company and the Freehold and General Investment Company, an application was made for a summons with respect to Padwick's case, the object of which was to enable the parties to proceed with the litigation already considerably advanced, and which, unfor tunately for the policy and share holders, promises to be most protracted, even for equity proceedings. The sum mons was granted, and the case will be one of the first tried at Trinity Term, which will commence on Thursday. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Tms DAY. THE CHARGE OF BURGLARY IN PERCY-STREET.—Frede rick Jackson, charged with breaking and entering the house of Mr. John Holford, the Marquis of Granby Tavern, Percy street, Tottenham-court-road, was again brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the Marlborough-street Police-court. Mr. Child, solicitor to the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society, prosecuted, and Mr Breton (E. Lewis and Co.) defended. The evidence showed that on Inspector Harnett, of the E division, going to the prisoner's house he found a clock and other articles stolen from the prosecutor, and the prisoner accounted for their possession by stating that he had purchased them, his wife dealing in such articles. Mr. Child abandoned the charge of burglary, and charged the prisoner with receiving the property with a guilty kn w ledge. In reply to Mr Breton, the police stated that the articles were about the room, and that there was no conceal ment. Mr Breton contended that there was no guilty know ledge, and said the prisoner's wife was in the habit of deal ing in such articles, and that a few pence was given for them. Mr Tyrwhitt thought it a case for a jury, but would take bail for the prisoner. The prisoner was then com mitted for trial. THE SAILOR AND HIS SILTER.—George Williams aged 29 years, a notorious thief, and described as a labourer, of No. 5, Grove-street, Poplar, was charged at the Thames Police-court, before Mr. Lushington, with stealing about 20s. in silver from the person of William Robinson, an old, sun-dried mariner, who declared when he had taken the oath that he should give up dear old England. He had heard of people stealing the teeth out of other people's heads and laughing at you when they had done it, but this was ten times worse. He proceeded to state that he was in a beer-shop, near the Sailors' Home, Poplar, on Friday last, between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock, and saw the prisoner, whom he had known, on and off, a good many years. The prisoner said, "Bill, come here, and have a pot of beer." At that time he had a quantity of silver in his right-hand trousers pocket. The prisoner said, "Look at that girl, Bill,' and he turned round to look at a rakish-looking craft, and while he did so the prisoner abstracted all the silver out of his pocket as clean as a whistle, and was off like a thunder bolt. He then informed the police. Now was not that enough to give up Old England, to be robbed in that manner. Thomas Norman, a detective of •he K division, said he took the pri oner into custody, and he said he only took 7s. from the presecutor and returned it to him again The prisoner had been twice convicted of felony. The pri soner said he would not plead at all. He took 7s from his friend Bill, and gave it to him back again. The Prosecutor —No, you did not—there, I'll give up old England—good bye. The prisoner was committed for trial, FRANCE. PARIS, May 24. Mr. Leavy Brown, the firzt Secretary of the Chinese Mission, arrived here yesterday, and proceeds with the mandarins to Florence. . The small-pox is still increasing at Paris ; the deaths last week from that cause were 195 as against 179 in the previous week. ITALY. FLORENCE, May 23, Evening, In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the whole of the estimates of the expenditure were agreed to, amounting in the aggregate to 765,000,000 lire. The dis cussion of the army estimates will commence to-morrow. AMERICA. NEW YORK, May 23. Intelligence has been received here from Venezuela an nouncing the capture of Caracas by the revolutionists, on the 27th April, after a severe fight, in which 500 were killed. President Monagas surrendered, but was released on parole. General Blanco has been made Provisional President. The new Gover. ment had abolished the export duties, and reduced the import duties 70 per cent. The North German Lloyd steamer Main arrived here at 10 p.m. yesterday. Gold closed at 113/; the highest quotation during the day was 114 f; the lowest 113 j. AMERICAN MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, May 24. The North German Lloyd's steamer Rhein, from New York, has arrived. She brings 532 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen, and 144 sacks of mails for London ; also 59,706 dollars for London and 5,000 dollars for Bremen. [The following news appeared in our First Edition pub lished at Eight o'clock this morning :--] (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FRANCE. PARIS, May 23. The Government has presented a bill to the Corps Legis latif fixing a Senator's annual salary at 15,000 fr. M. Legris, the Finance Minister, has declared himself favour able to the abolition of the newspaper stamp duty, and an increase of 2 centimes instead of the postal tax on politi cal journals. This charge is to come into force in 1872. The manager of the Rappel de Provence, M. Alerini, has been arrested. A serious accident has befallen M. Vaudal, the direc tor of the Post-office. His pony chaise was overturned in the Bois, and he was seriously hurt. SPAIN. MADRID, May 23. The Espartero Committee have announced the Marshal's answer. He would accept the throne of Spain if elected by the Cortes. The Duke of Montpensier, according to the Temps, has demanded that a vote on his candidature shall be taken from the Cortes. Official news from Havana, May 21, states that the in surgents have been defeated, eight leaders and ninety six men being killed, and 20 taken. NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT. BERLIN, May 23. Count Bismarck has declared that the abolition of capi tal punishment could not be acceded to, as it would de stroy the unity of the penal law of the Federal Govern ment. Herr Ploak therefore withdrew his motion, and the Parliament, by a division of 127 against 119, restored the punishment. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, May 23. Russia reiterates her demand for the extradition of Metchajeff• CANADA. TORONTO, May 23. A detachment of the 60th Rifles has started for the Red River. QUEENSTOWN, May 23. The Cunard has arrived from New York, and after landing some passengers, proceeded for Liverpool. The Holland also arrived, and sailed for Liverpool after a short delay. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) - • - • FENIANS MOVING ON CANADA. (By Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, May 23. Simultaneous despatches from Montpelier, Vermont, and Buffalo announce Fenians moving on Canada in large num hers. This afternoon they left Buffalo, Burlington, and Plattsburg for the frontier. UNIVERSITY TESTS. The Council of the Senate has given notice of a special congregation on Wednesday, to receive the present of the statue of the late Prince Consort, and to decide whether the University seal shall be affixed to a petition to the House of Parliament, which sheweth that a bill, entitled " A Bill to alter the law respecting religious tests in the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dur ham, and in the halls and colleges of those universities respectively is now before your honourable House. That the said bill, while removing divers restrictions, tests, and disabilities, fails to provide proper and adequate safeguards for the maintenance of religious instruction, worship and discipline, in the said universities, colleges, and halls. Your petitioners humbly pray that the said bill, in its present form, may not pass into law. AQUATICS AT OXFORD. The Oxford University eight-oar races were continued last night. Balliol bumped Brasenose at the Cherwell ; Pembroke bumped Lincoln near the Gut ; Wadham bumped Merton at the Longbridges ; and New College bumped Magdalen at Saunders-bridge. There was a fine race between Oriel and St. Edmund's Hall, but the latter got off. SUICIDE OF AN EXHIBITIONER AT OXFORD. At the inquest on Mr. Greg, of Balliol College, Ox ford, held last evening, a verdict that the deceased de stroyed himself while in a state of temporary insanity was returned. REPRESENTATION OF EAST SUFFOLK. Lord Mahon, the Conservative candidate for East Suf folk, addressed a meeting of the electors at Lowestoft yesterday afternoon. He asked the support of the electors on the grounds that he was closely related to the families of Sir Edward Kerrison and Lord Henniker, and as re presenting the Conservative opinions which preponderated in the county. Referring to local taxation he expressed an opinion that it should be collected upon the basis of the income tax. After expressing approval of the Merchant Shipping Act, he referred to local topics, and advocated that a member should be given to Lowestoft. The meet ing was partly hostile, and a vote in favour of his candida ture was not ventured on. Col. Adair addressed a meeting at Beccles yesterday. A very close contest is expected. BRISTOL ELECTION PETITION. The Bristol election petition was proceeded with to-day. At the opening of the Court two witnesses were called and did not answer —namely, Christopher Thomas, chair man of the Liberal Association ; and George Richards, mentioned as a briber in O'Malley's speech. However, after the Judge had mentioned that the consequences of non-attendance might be serious, both witnesses made their appearance. The examination of George Richards was then proceeded with. George Richards said, in evidence, that he employed a publican named Munday to get as many vot es a t th e t es t ballot as he could. Witness knew that Munday would get them by drink. Told Munday not to spare expense for drink. Witness paid Munday 10s., which was for loss of time and drink, in treating voters. Witness ad mitted treating by himself, and said he did not think that bribery at the test ballot bore legally on the elec tion. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF TWO CHILDREN. An inquest was held yesterday at Itchin's Well before Mr. Spencer Clarke, coroner for North Hants, on the bodies of two children of Mr. Jones, farmer, of that place. On Thursday Ann Alcock, a servant eft the two children at the yard dom., whilst she took in a message from the groom. Whilst away the child, be tween two and three years of age, is supposed to have pushed the parambulator containing the younger one into the pond about twenty yards away from the house, and to have been dragged in herself, for on the return of/the servant the children could not be seen. On further search their dead bodies were discovered in the pond. All occurred in about three minutes, whilst the groom was standing in the yard. The jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned, and thought the servant was to blame. DEATH OF AN UNDERGRADUATE BY DROWNING. Yesterday afternoon a student of Corpus College, Cam bridge, named E. Streten, was drowned in the Granta. It appears that he was noticed to go past the bathing-shed in his canoe, but shortly afterwards the boat was seen floating down empty. The stream was drugged, and the body found in a few minutes. SAD CALAMITY AT SEA. The Asterias, of Boston, Captain Sloane, 800 tons register, bound from Cardiff to Hong Kong with 1,230 tons of steam coal on board, and fourteen hands, all told, when twenty miles off Sandy Island, on Saturday last, at a quarter to 10 a.m., caught fire and blew up. The captain was killed and one of the crew. Three men and the second officer were badly injured. The surviving portion of the crew took to the boats, and were picked up by the brigantine Success, of Dublin, and taken to Mounts Bay, whence they were brought to Penzance yes terday. It appears that when the explosion occurred the deck parted in the middle, and each side was blown up. The captain, who was blown overboard. as was also a coloured man who was at the wheel, was picked up alive, but died almost immediately. The uninjured sailors had barely time to get the ship's two boats afloat, and their less fortunate companions into them, ere the yards and rigging came down about them. On arriving at Mounts Bay, in consequence of a calm, the men took to their boats again, intending to row to Penzance, but a breeze springing up they were taken in tow by the schooner Beryl. The explosion is said to have occurred from a seaman going below with a light. ASSAULTS AT THE LONGFORD ELECTION. At the Longford Petty Sessions yesterday Mr. James Murtagh, Dublin, was charged by Sub-Inspector Ball with having assaulted a man named Doyle on the day of nomination in Longford, when followed by a mob, and with assaulting himself by tearing his tunic. Mr. Murtagh had a case against Mr. Ball for an assault, which was withdrawn, and the other cases dismissed. Mr. H. L. King Harman, father of the defeated candidate, was charged by Sub-constable Mowry with an assault on the same day, by giving him a punch with a stick when he refused to discharge a prisoner he had in custody on his order as a magistrate. Mr. Harman denied having made an intentional assault, and had a cross case against the polieeman for giving him a punch and a kick. Evidence having been taken, the magistrates dismissed both cases. Mr. Molloy, assisted by Messrs. Fair and Fleming, appeared for Mr. Harman; and Mr. Murtagh and Mr. M`Loughlin, assisted by Mr. Reynolds, appeared for the constabulary There were a number of other cases arising out of the late election, which were withdrawn at the suggestion of the Bench. THE REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE. Mr. Heygate, Conservative, and Mr. Paget, Liberal, candidates for the representation of South Leicestershire, addressed their supporters at Leicester last night; the former at the Corn Exchange, under the presidency of Mr. Charles Brook, Enderly Hall, and the latter at the Temperance Hall, Alderman Toller, president of the Liberal Registration Society, chairman. Mr. Heygate hoped the Irish Land Bill would be more effectual for the pacification of Ireland than the Church Bill had been. He was opposed to compulsory education and rating, and praised Mr. Forster for his statesmanlike method; but could not give equal praise to the Government in regard to colonial policy, because our colonies were alienated from the mother country. He deprecated Free Trade as carried out by the French Treaty, and could not see why any alteration should not be made when it was known that it had failed. In reference to the Malt Tax, he thought some of the enormous surplus might have been applied to reducing to some extent the duty on malt for the benefit of agriculturists. Mr. Paget, in his speech, said, though he had a strong objection to the ballot, he should support it if returned. Referring to Ireland, he pointed out that the Irish Church Bill was the first instalment of justice to that country ; and that when landlord and tenant had equal justice done to them Ireland would be as prosperous as any other portion of the kingdom. Mr. Paget advo cated the abolition of university tests, opposed the game laws, and said he should give an unre stricted support to Mr. Gladstone. Both meetings were largely attended, the candidates being well received. The contest is likely to be a close one. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at Campsall, a village near Manchester, on the body of a child four years old, who was supposed to have died from the effects of criminal violence, a man named Gough being under committal for trial for the criminal assault, which was committed as late as the Bth April last, according to the prisoner's confession while he was drunk. The child's mother gave evidence that, though previously healthy, she had drooped since the day of the assault, and shortly afterwards became subject to convulsive fits, and died on Friday. Two surgeons, who made a post-mortem exami nation, deposed that the child died from disease of the brain, which might have been accelerated, but was not caused by the violence to which she had been subjected. The coroner said that in the face of such medical Usti mony, however surprising it might be, he could not recommend the jury to return a verdict of wilful murder. After considerable hesitation the jury found that the child died from natural causes. THE MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIG ENCE. CITY, Two o'CLowc, Influenced by the abundance of money, the brilliant weather, and the tolerably favourable aspect of agricultural affairs, the stock markets have presented a fair degree of animation to-day, and the quotations have ended firm. The receipt of the intelligence from Madrid announcing that, if elected by the Cortes, Marshal Espartero will accept the throne has stimulated the inquiry for Spanish Securities, resulting in an important enhancement. The _ Railway Market has been without feature of importance, but; ; a good demand has been experienced for North Eastern Consols, and the tone, on the whole, has not been unfavour able. The market for Home Securities has been steady. Consols for money have been done at 91} to 94f, and for June at 941 to 94j. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 921 to 92j; Exchequer Bills, par to 5s prem. ; Bank Stock has marked 234 to 236; India Five per Cents. are quoted at 104 to 1141- ; and India Bonds at 20s to 25s prem. As regards English railways the business doing has not been extensive. North Eastern Console have been pur chased to a fair extent, and the quotation has risen to 1381 to 139, showing an advance of 1. Great Northern A has been rather weaker, otherwise prices have been fairly main tained. In Indian Railway Stocks the business doing has been only moderate ; but prices 1 ave ruled firm. Canadian Shares have been purchased cautiously. Foreign Shares have been steady ; Great Luxembourg, at 131 to 14, show a rise of 1. Lombards are quoted at 15 to 151. Foreign bonds have been in fair request. For Spanish 1867 and 1869 the demand has been active at an advance of about per cent., the former being quoted at 31 7-16 to 31 9-16, and the latter at 30i to 301. Italian and Egyptian have been quiet, but firm. The Turkish have been flat. The United States 5.20 Bonds have been steady and I per cent, better. The demand for mines has been heavy. Assheton have fallen 1,. Pacific, on the other hand, have been dealt in at an advance of 1, having marked 81. Bank Shares have been steady. London and County have been done at 50± to 501 ; London Jo'nt Stock, 36± to 361 ; London and Westminster, 631 to 64 ; and 'Union of London, 01. Telegraph Shares have been firm. Anglo-American have risen 3-16th, being quoted at 171 to 171; whilst French Cables, at 171 to 16, are 1 better. As regards Miscellaneous Securities, Buds 'lO, Bay shares have been 1 lower, at 121 to 121. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Sales probably 10,000 bales. hlarket steady. The Duke of Richmond has accepted the office of President of the CRT Carlton Club. CRYSTAL PALACE SHILLING OPERAS.- 4 The Rival Beauties," a comic operetta by Alberto Randegger, will be played this afternoon and on Thursday. The composer will conduct, and the principal characters will be played by Miss Edith Wynne, Miss Elena Angele, and Mr. Cummings.