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T HE LATE EDITION of gi THE SUN " at J. SMITH'S, 39, Bow-street, Covent-garden. • 17 1 s, 7 i r 4 1-tv ' LONDON, FRIDAY, FEB. 11, 1870. An "accomplished fact" is a wonderfully substantial thing. So long as a matter is merely in a state of in cubation, there is room for any amount of opposition. What amount let Dr. TEMPLE declare. From the moment that he was named for the Bishopric of Exeter to the hour that he was consecrated, the out cry was loud, vehement, fierce, and did not content itself with words, but made itself visible in deeds. The opponents of the bishop-designate did not confine the vials of their wrath to him. Because the BISHOP of LONDON agreed to take a principal part in conse crating Dr. TEMPLE, he was called JUDAS, PONTIUS PILATE and MACBETH; and he and the BISHOP of St. DAVID'S were denounced as the modern ANANIAS and SAPPHIBA, though which was ANANIAs and which SAPPHIItA, these two prelates have not yet been able to determine. In the course of time, and unimpeded for one moment by all the clamour, Dr. TEMPLE was raised to the episcopate,' and thus his consecration be came an " accomplished fact." But the protestors declared that they would be even with him yet. If they could not prevent him from becoming a suc cessor of the Apostles, they would send him to Coventry; they would not speak to him, nor act with him in Convocation; they would not suffer his being present at the council meetings of the " S. P. G." In process of time Convocation opens. One bishop after another gets up to complain of the ambiguity of the law relating to the election of bishops, but each carefully states that nothing which he says is intended to have any personal reference. And the end of it is that the Bishop of EXETER makes a speech, in which he holds the position which he has maintained throughout. While expressing regret that he should have to differ from those whose good opinion he values, he asserts that he could not have done otherwise than he has done. Nothing more is said. The bishops acknow ledge the "accomplished fact," the Latin blessing is duly said, and their right rev. lordships walk away together in the most friendly manner. In the Lower House the discussion was expected to be much more fierce by reason of the presence of the fiery Archdeacon of Taunton. Yet here the majesty of the accomplished fact was even more completely recognised, and the indomitable dignitary, of whom it was said that no man hath tamed, or can tame him, was tamed. It needed but a declaration from Archdeacon FREEMAN, another of Bishop TEMPLE'S most vehement opponents, to the effect that the Bishop's Essay would not be published in any future edition of Essays and Reviews and Dean BOYD'S assertion that Mr. PARItER had told Canon Coox, after reading the other Essays, that Dr. TEMPLE'S would make an admirable introduction for "St. George without the drag on " to pull up sud denly in his impetuous career. Logic has never been Archdeacon DENISON'S strong point. He used to condemn Dr. TEMPLE'S essay in itself, and it is difficult to understand the course of reasoning by which he came to the conclusion that, because the publisher had said the essay was in admirable keep ing with the others (which are infinitely more heretical), therefore it was not objectionable. We will do the ARCHEACON the justice to believe that he does not fear defeat ; that the certainty of being soundly beaten would not deter him from taking a course which he believed to be right, and that it was not this certainty which influenced him on the present occasion. We believe that he laid clown his Ms on Wednesday, and will lay them down again on Fri day) simply by reason of that instinctive reverence which the human mind, and especially the clerical mind, has for the " accomplished fact." Whaterrer be the cause, the result is most satisfactory. Perhaps we may, however, be permitted to draw a moral from this tragi - comedy. On any future occasion when the clerical mind gets agitated, would it not be better for the clergy to lay some restraint upon their tongues, and not liken their Fathers in God to disagreeable pe rsons in the Bible and in SHARSPEnE P It does scent rather funny to see them shaking hands with. JUDAS ISCARIOT, SAPPIIIRA, and MACBETH. 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It is clear, after careful inquiry, that the nice distinctions of attainder and the like, which were drawn at first, were too refined ; the simple fact that the Fenian had been convicted of felony was sufficient to bar his entry to the House of Commons. It was not the " attainder" which is held to be the consequence of such a conviction, but merely the conviction itself, that rendered him ineligible. Ho was not a legal candidate. In fact, the Tipperary contest was in a legal sense a complete fiction, and Mr. HERON was the only true candidate. Had that gentleman claimed the seat, it must, in due course, have been accorded to him. It seems to be a matter of doubt whether the sheriff would have been justified in refusing to make the return; and, on the whole, the presumption is against such a course, since it would be dangerous to give local functionaries the power of deciding who may or may not be candidates for Parliamen tary honours. But that it was within the competence of the House of Commons to refuse to admit a felon, as well as a minor or other ineligible person, there could not be the slightest question whatever. It is remarkable, amid the various political turmoils of late years, that no similar case has occurred. Con stituencies have frequently expressed their ill will by returning obnoxious persons to Par liament, but we have never before had "aught like this." The case of WILEEs was quite a different one. He was several times elected without opposition, and expelled from the House on the ground of a conviction for libel. When an opposing candidate was beaten on the fourth occasion, Parliament altered the return and gave the scat to the unsuccessful aspirant. It is obvious, however, that such an extreme course was altogether in excess of the deserts of a libel conviction, and the House itself rescinded its decision. JAMES SADLEIR was charged with frauds upon a bank, and was summoned to appear before the House, but " fleeing from justice" he was expelled after an interval of several months. If Parliament were acting within its powers on this occasion—and the justice of its verdict has not been questioned—its right to expel a felon actually convicted is at least as sure. Still more analagous is the case of SMITH O'BRIEN, who was declared incapable of keeping his seat for Limerick on conviction for high treason in 1848. None of these are precise pre cedents, but they go to establish the general principle that though the privilege of constituencies must be left as untrammelled as possible, they cannot be allowed to seat the enemies of law and the State in the Legislature. HEALTH OF MR. DISRAELI. It was stated in the House of Commons last night that Mr. Disraeli was suffering from slight indisposition. ML:t; tc, LITERATURE. 7h eDulce's Honour. 3 Vols. By Edward Wilber force, Author of " Social Life in Munich." This is a very original story, and introduces us to scenes and characters not frequently to be met with in the ordinary three-volume novel. Some of the characters are capitally described, among others, the crafty detective, a worthy companion to the immortal Bucket, who pursues his man through the intricate labyrinths of passport-office references, and smiles with superior scorn at the imaginary knowledge and fancied security of the foreign offi cials. A very striking and sensational scene, one that would tell well upon the stage, occurs when Madame Villars, at last summoning courage for her " grand coup," as she calls it, lays before the Duke, in order to dispose of tuem at a goodly price, cer tain letters of his father's,which very nearly concerns the title of the book—the honour of the Duke. It is difficult to decide who of the two actors of this scene is the more bewildered and amazed. The Duke, when he beholds these documents, which bear evidence of his father's hand, or the lady, when the Duke, retiring to his desk, exhibits to her letters identical with her own, which he has already purchased from another halid. 'The Duke's acting throughout this scene is perfect. Madame Villars is also, ou her side, no mean actress. She is indeed accustomed to act a double part. Believing, like Milton, that "a low voice is an excellent thing in woman," she speaks in elegant lan guage and modulated tones when iu society, but when alone, with her equally diplomatic niece, she occasionally indulges in coarse words, delivered iu a harsh and high-toned key. So dif ferent is this from her ordinary conversation, that a visitor constantly accustomed to converse with her in the saloon, accidentally hearing her up-stairs discourse,wonders who the strange speaker can be ! The scene is not entirely laid abroad. We have glimpses of English life in a country parish, and a capital description of the conflicting emotions called into play by a fancy fair for religious purposes. One clergyman, very straight forward and outspoken, falls into great disfavour with his fair parishioners by denouncing the labour at which they are toiling so assiduously, and bidding them give for the erection of the Church a subscrip tion in money equal in amount to what they are expending upon their fancy work and frippery. Great is the indignation of the zealous devotees, and the warning admonition is unheeded. The fancy fair is held with the usual amount of energy and excitement, followed by the usual reaction, and in this instance a certain amount of repent ance also when the advice of the admonisher is more than justified by the result. Among the fair labourers at this fancy fair is Annie, the most charming heroine of the tale, a true-hearted, loyal damsel, whose hero is, save perhaps in his repent ance, quite unworthy of her. The character of this hero, a young clergyman, is very cleverly de scribed. Unstable as water, fettered by promises he is unable to perform, and choosing at last, as such a character must inevitably be disposed to choose, the fatal expedient of doing evil that good may come, Charles listens to the whispers of a Machiavellian adviser. We must not betray fur ther the secrets of the tale. We have perhaps said too much already, and assuredly more than suffi cient to justify our opinion as to the original ehilt iacter of Mr. Wilberforce's novel. IMPERIAL PARMA ,NIEN HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY• The Lont , CHANCELLOR took his seat on the vrooleacic five o'clock, and the sitting was occupied by Lord ItEDESDALE drawing the attention of theittortt ships to the subject of street tramways. Lord KIMBERLEY, on behalf of the Goverrment, un dertook to communicate with the Board of trade on the subject, and promised that th) suggestion should receive full consideration. The sitting only occupied half an hoar. THE HasiLTII OF MR. BRIGHT. From inquiries which were made at the town residence of Mr. Bright last night, we are enabled to state that the right hon. gentleman is somewhat better. Should this favourable progress continue, it is understood that he will leave London for change of air though it is not probable he will proceed to Scotland. BISHOP ULLATHORNE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES, Sir,—ln the limes of the 2d of February your Special Roman Correspondent, in his letter of Jan. 28, classes me by name with certain eminent and right rev. prelates in a party which he calls " the Gallican party." Ile further intimates that I attend certain meetings of this so-called Gallican party, and that I am one among others who con template secession from the (Ecumenical Council in the event of a particular contingency. I am not surprised at this statement, because the society assembled in Rome is filled with inaccwate rumours respecting the Council and its members. Whether the other prelates with whom your cor respondent has associated *Ay name do or do not meet together I cannot say, because I do not know, though I am quite sure that he is ini.4oformed as to their spirit and their intentions. But, as a matter of justice, I must, for my own part, ask you to enable me to state in your journal—First, that I am no Gallican ; secondly, that I have joined no party outside the Council or with reference to the Council ; thirdly, that I have signed no document drawn up by any person or party whatsoever; fourthly, that I neither contemplate secession from the Council in any contingency that could arise, nor do I know of any one who does. Finally, that I am quite con tented with the position of affairs in the Connel— -1 am, sir, your faithful servant, W. B. ULLATHORNE. English College, Rome, Feb. 6. RESCUE BY A HERO. The Gazette of Tuesday announces that the Queen has conferred the decoration of the Albert Medal of the second class on William Simpson, R.N., late chief boatman in charge of the coastguard station, at Bude, Cornwall, for his services during a heavy gale on the 13th Sept., 1869, when the ship Avon more was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall, near Bude. The rocket apparatus from Bude was taken to the spot, and under Mr. Simpson's direction nina of the crew were saved by it. Six still remained on the wreck, one, with a broken limb, lying jam med among the broken parts of the vessel on the deck. They could not be saved without direct as sistance, and although the ship was expected to break up every moment Simpson determined to reach the deck himself, if possible, by means of the gear. The line became fast in the block, and he was hauled through the water under the stern of the ship among the floating wreckage, and with much risk he succeeded in reaching the deck while the ship was on her beam ends and without masts, the decks being swept by the sea and the leeside under water. When on board he saw that the gear, which bad become choked by drift oakum, must at once be cleared. This he set himself to do with his teeth while he hell on to the wreck with his hands. When the rocket gear was restored to working order and got clear of all obstacles, four other volunteers were hauled on board from the shore to assist, and under Simpson's direction the wounded man was extri cated, and the whole of the six remaining mem bers of the crew saved. Simpson was the last to leave the wreck. THE INDIAN PRINCES.—Their Highnesses the Nawab Nazim of Bengal and his two sous, the Princes Alee Kudr and Soliman Kudr, visited the studio of Mr. John Watkins, in Parliament-street, yesterday, and honoured him with sittings for their respective portraits. The Princes wore their magnificent jewels and State dresses on the occasion. NUTRITIOUS FooD.—Any question of vital importance should be ventilated when the occasion demands. Such an one presents itself at the present moment, when it is con sidered bow absolutely necessary pure food is to the physi cal well-being of mankind. Messrs. Collier and Sons, a well-known firm, have for some time past turned their attention to the manufacture of Iceland Moss Cocoa and Chocolate Powder, and though they may not claim to be the originators of the soluble principle, they have ietro duced such vast improvements that their cocoas excel all ot h e rs. By turning their attention to procuring the finest qualities of the raw material, and manufactur ing it under their personal supervision, Mess's. Collier have produced a cocoa which chemical analysis has proved to be perfectly • free from adult e r a ti on , an d rich in restorative, inv:gorative, aromatic, and an tiseptic qualities, thus constituting a most delicious beverage, with an exquis:te aroma, a delightful flavour. smooth on the palate, and p 3rfectly soluble. It is pecu liarly easy of digestion by the most delicate stomachs, and its many valuable qualities have caused it to be recom mended by medical men as far before tea or coffee for invalids and convalescents. Nor is this recommendation confined to allopathists, the followers of Hahnemann being unanimous that it has all the essential properties of homoeopathic cocoa. Messrs. Collier and Sons are entitle& to public, thanks for having introduced an article of con sumption which is as pure as it can be, and which adds to , our stock of edibles one that, while being a cheap luxury, is of immense benefit to invalids, and au invigorating re storative. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 10. Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Beatrice, drove out this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and Prince Leopold also went out. The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday. LAAST INTELLIGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 11. Last night tranquillity was not disturbed ,hroughout Paris. The Afarnillaise reappeared this morning. It says that M. Gambetta has promised to interrogate the Minister of Justice as to the reasons and the course of action adopted in reference to the arrest of the staff of that paper. BOURSE, Feb. 10.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows : Bank Shares 2885 --; Italian gives 54 70 Austrian Fives Ottoman Loan Do. Debt 44 30 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred — S. Cash. Orleans ... 985 Western Northern ... ll3O Strasburg • • 596} Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6121 Sardinian Austrian 782 Lombard 507 North of Spain sBi Saragossa Roman 46 4} per Cent. 3 per Cent End of mouth 73 221 Credit Mobilier 202 50 Transatlantic 221 25 Credit Fonder 1745 Paris Gag 1680 Suez Canal 337 50 EAU WA' SPAIN. MADRID, Feb. 10. In to-Jay's sitting of the Cortes, Admiral To pete, the avowed supporter of the Duke of Mont pensier in the Cabinet, said, by way of repelling an insinuation on the part of General Quesada, that vessels of war would never be employed by him as a means for serving the interest of the candidate whom he preferred. AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW Yomc, Feb. 10. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 120} ; the highest quotation dur ing the day was 1201 ; the lowest, 1204. Sterling Exchange on London lO9. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 1144. it " 1885 ll4f. 44 " 1867 ll4l. 10-40 66 Illinois 1461. Erie Cotton—Mid. upland 2slc. Petroleum—Standard White 3olc. Flour, extra state, $4.90c. to $5.50c. Corn, old mixed, sl.6c. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. In to-day's sitting of the Senate M. Morton made a speech in favour of recognising the Cuban insur gents as belligerents. The House of Representatives by a strict party vote has given the seat of General Foster, a Demo crat, to Mr. John Covode, who had been a caudi , date in the Radical interest. The [louse also adopted a resolution calling upon the Government for information concerning the recent murder of American citizens by Spanish Volunteers at Havanna. CANADA. TORONTO, Feb. 9. His Royal highness Prince Arthur returned to Montreal _this evening, and was warmly wel- corned. The Prince afterwards appeared at the skating rink to witness the performances of Mr. Curtiss, the American champion skater. _ Feb. 10 The Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland, having remonstrated with the House of Assembly for having committed a breach of constitutional usage by nominating Mr. Bennett as a proper person to be sent for in order to form a new Ministry. The House of Ass2mbly in to-day's sitting, while quoting a precedent for its act, has withdrawn the name, and passed a resolution assuring his Excel lency that no infringement of his prerogative had been intended. The Ministers were present at the sitting, and will retain office. INDIA, CHINA, AND MAURITIUS MAILS, MARSEILLES, Feb. 11. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Moeris, with the above mails, arrived here this morning at 5 o'clock. THE BRITISH INDIAN TELEGRAPH EXPEDI I lON. Captain Sherard Osborn has received the follow ing despatch : " Halpin, Great Eastern, Bombay, Feb. 7, 4.15 p.m. To Osborn.—The shore end, which was shipped in the Chiltern, has been successfully lauded to-day." ;;OURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Do Rotterdam — ••• 12 4 ... 12 11 Antwerp — ... '25 371 ... 25 421 Brussels Hamburgh — ... 13 10 ... 13 101 Paris Ditto ... 25 35 ... 25 40 Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120 - t ... 1201 Vi enna — ••• 12 Go ... 12 70 Trieste -- ••• 12 65 ... 1.2 70 Petersburg Copenhagen — " 9 20 ... 9 '23 Berlin Madrid.. ' 8 4 Cadiz 49 ... L eg h orn ... 26 371 .., 26 42 Milan — ... 26 374 ... 26 42 Tha return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 9th of Feb. gives the following results when compared with the previous week:-- Rest PuLlic doposits Other deposits.— On tli other aide of the account : Government securi ties £14,331,314 ...Increase ... 499,820 Otter sororities lB 371,578 ... Decrease ... 2,277,854 Notes unemployed._ 10,923,760 ... Increase ... 643,030 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,802,650, being a decrease of £487,770 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,651,438, showing an increase of £141,706 when c)mpared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French Rentes with the corresponding week of last year : _ _ At Present. Same Weeklast Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 22,802,650 ... 23,332,685 Rate of discount Console French Renter COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a meeting of the Common Council was held at Guildhall, for the despatch of business, the Lord Mayor presiding. The court was much thronged on the occasion, as well by members as by strangers. At the request of the Chairman of the City Lands' Committee (Mr. Robert Taylor), the Town Clerk read resolutions of the Court, passed at their meetings on the 18th November and 9th December last, to the effect that the Court, being desirous of testifying in an enduring form its high appreciation of the ser vices of Mr. Thomas Henry Fry, deputy, ;as chairman of the Improvement Committee throughout the execution of the Holborn Valley works, recommended that he be pre sented ith a service of plate, at an expense not exceeding 500 guineas. The service of plate consists of a handsome centre-piece, two elegant candelabra, and a large oval salver, designed in renaissance style, each piece forming in itself a work of high art. The larger pieces bear the arms of Mr. Fry, those of the Corporation, and the following inscription : —" Presented by the Cor poration of London to Thomas Henry Fry, Esq., Deputy, the Chairman of the Improvement Committee, in testimony of their high appre ciation of his zealous and unremitting labours in connection with the Holborn Viaduct, February, 1870." Mr. Deputy Fry replied in a brief address, in which he sketched the history of the undertaking in connection with which his name had been so generously mentioned. He expressed his gratitude for the presentation which had been made to him through the Lord Mayor. A petition was presented from the inhabitants of the ward of Walbrook, by Mr. Deputy Fry, in favour of the presentation as an open space of the piece of ground opposite the western side of the Man sion House. There was also a similar petition from the Royal Institute of British Architects, in which, in addition to the request that the space should be preserved, it was asked that the Corporation should contribute a reasonable share of the expense of the improvement. The reasons ad vanced by the petitioners for the step were that the improvement, if effected, would greatly facilitate the traffic in that part of the City, and contri bute much to the beauty of the new Queen Victoria-street. On the motion of Mr. Deputy Fry, the petition was referred to the City Lands Committee. Some other business of no general interest having been transacted, the proceedings terminated. GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL. There seems to be a chance that even yet the year 1870 may prove an eventful one for the profession of medicine. We are informed that the members of the General Medical Council are specially sum moned to meet on the 24th inst. to take into consi deration a communication received from the Lord President of the Privy Council. Our readers must wait until the meeting of the Council for the text of the Lord President's letter; but it is understood that it expresses the Lord President's wish and readiness to co-operate with the General Medical Council in legislating for the medical profession, pro vided that the Medical Council will definitely inform his Lordship as to its wishes or wants, supposing, of course, that those wishes and wants are of a cha racter that he can approve. The Lord President especially asks whether the Council is prepared to institute a single examining board in each division of the United Kingdom by a voluntary union of the examining bodies, or by giving the Council compul sory legislative powers for the purpose. We commend his Lordship's communication especially to the con sideration of the Scottish and Irish examining bodies, who, it is well understood, have shown the greatest reluctance to join in any plan proposed by the English corporations for the formation of national examining Boards. The Lord President's letter can have but a single meaning. It is simply this, that if the medical corporations and Universities will not sink their jealousies and differences, and, renouncing selfish ends, terminate " the battle of the shops," and join in giving the public and pro fession a uniform and high standard of medical examination, the State will take the business cf ex amining and licensing medical practitioners into its own hands.-112edica/ 7 lines and Gazette. The Committee of the Nletropolitau Free Hos pital havo received official notice of a legacy of £3OO under the will of the late Alfred Davis, Esq. . _ Those of our readers who are not in the secrets of the Palace wi:l certainly be startled to hear that the c Luse of the frequent visits of the Prince of Augustenburg- Sonderburg to Windsor will, in a few weeks, be explained to her Majesty's loyal subjects in a manner calculated to cause them tho highest gratification, and to withdraw our gracious Queen from the privacy in which she has spent her widowhood.—Latest (The new paper edited by Tom Hood.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY. The t3PEAxEn took the chair at four o'clock. PETITION FROM TM CITY. Alderman and Sheriff Sir J. CAUSTON presented a petition on the part of the Corporation asking for leave to introduce a bill into Parliament. A great number of railway, gas, tramway, and improve ment b?ds were introduced and read a first timo. Mr. RATHBONE brought in a bill to deal with solicitors and attornies' remuneration. PETITIONS. Mr. P. A, TAYLOR presented a petition from Mr. Chas. Bradlaugh, praying that an alteration might be made in the Act passed last year with respect to persons making affirma tions, to the effect that in all cases and places here persons objected to tale the oath, they might avail themselves of the provisions of the act. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. DYKE, a new writ was ordered to issue for the electbn of a member for Bridgenorth, in the room of Mr. Whitmore, who bad accepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. NOTICES OF MOTION.—THE BISHOPS IN PAR LIAMENT. Mr. S. BEAUMONT gave notice that on Monday next he should ask for leave to introduce a bill to relieve the Lords Spiritual from their attendance in Parliament. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. Sir D. WEDDERBURN gave notice that on the 15th he should call the attention of the House to the circumstances connected with public prosecutions in Scotland, with a view of extending the employment of a public prosecutor in other parts of the United Kingdom. THE CAB REGULATIONS. Mr. E. BOWRING said ho should take an early opportu nity of calling the attention of the Home Secretary to the present state of affairs brought about by the new cab regula • tions, and asked whether he would issue some regulations to supply the present confused and inconvenient system, and also to frame some regulations to show whether cabs wore engaged or disengaged at night. THE RED RIVER SETTLEMENT. - Sir H. VERNEY asked what VMS the present political state of affairs at the Red River Settlement? Mr. MONSELL said he believed the disturbances that had unfortunately taken place in the Red River Settlement were the result of misapprehension, but a special com mission had been appointed to inquire into the whole of the circumstances, and ho had good reason to be lieve that the result would be an amicable settlement would be restored without resorting to other than peaceful measures. EDUCATION. Mr. MELLY asked when the report on the educational condition of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds would bo laid upon the table ? Mr. FORSTER said ho expected that it would be a fort- night before the reports could be produced, but he could assure the hon. gentleman that there was the greatest de sire to prevent any unnecessary delay. ZANZIBAR SLAVE TRADE. Mr. GILPIN asked if the Government had succeeded in ob- taining an amendment in those stipulations in the treaty with the Sultan of Zanzibar which permit slave trading in his do minions? Mr. OTWAY said the Government had succeeded in ob taining an amendment in the treaty, and steps had been taken during the recess for the entire suppression of slavery on the East Coast of Africa, and ho had no doubt that the result of those exertions would be to bring about a successful result. A report had been received from the commission that had been appointed ; the Secretary of State approved of it, and a copy of it would be laid on the table at the earliest moment. THE CHURCH OF IRELAND. Mr. CHARLEY asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether, as the General Convention of the Church of Ire land, summoned by a legislative enactment promoted by the Government last session, would meet, in Dublin for the first time on Tuesday next, the 15th iust., he would so arrange the business of the house that important measures, and espe cially important measures affecting Ireland ; promoted by the Government this session, might Lot be discussed in the absence of the members of Parliament whose duty it.would be to attend the first meeting of the General Convention of the Church of Ireland? Mr. GLADSTONE said ho could not consent to post pone the introduction of the IrLli Land 13ill until after the meeting referred to, but the second reading of the bill would be so arranged as not to interfere with the attendance of those members who wished to be present at the general convention. THE VICTUALLING YARDS. Sir J. HAY asked for a copy of a report by the Earl of Camper , to the Admiralty on her Majesty's victualling yards, witil the various reports and observations thereon. Mr. caILDERS said ho had no objection to the produc tion of the report referred to. GLEBES IN IRELAND. Mr. STACPOOLE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland when he would introduce the bill ho promised last session for affording facilities for the acquisition of glebes and glebe houses by the different religious denominations in Ireland ? Mr. C. FORTES CUE said he did intend to ask for leave to introduce a bill on the subject, but he could not say when. PAUPER CHILDREN. Mr. CORR kNCE asked when a return relative to pauper children, ordered 3d June, 1869, would be laid upon the table ? Mr. GOSCHEN said tho matter was in the bands of the printer, and it would be ready in the Course of a few days. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS. Mr. J. LOWTHER asked when the reports of the com missioners appointed to inquire into the existence of cor. rupt practices at elections in the city of Norwich and the boroughs of Beverley and Bridgwater would be laid upou the table ? Mr. BRUCE said that two of the reports had been laid on the table and would be printed as quickly as possible, but the Norwich report had nut yet been received. THE TELEGRAPHS. Mr. BAINES asked the Postmaster-General if he was aware that the despatch of publio intelligence by telegraph (including the debates on her Majesty's Speech in both Houses) failed on Tuesday in every part of the country; if he could state the cause; and if .means would be taken to prevent a recurrence of this serious inconvenience to the public? The Marquis of HARTINGTON said he must acknow ledge that there had been some delay as well as interruption in the working of the telegragbs, but the cause was the great and unusual increase in the business occasioned by the reduction of the rate of charges, and also the exceptional work of sending the Queen's Speech to so many places, the state of the weather, and an accident which on Monday last cut of the communication with the West of England. Every exertion had been made to overcome the obstacles, and he had to say with success. A little forbearance was re quired until the officers had become accustomed with the sys tem under which they had to work, and then he felt the publio would have no cause to complain of the exertions of tin officials, as every person was working with the utmost energy to secure the efficiency of the public service. Mr. MALCOLM asked the Postmaster-General whether, in the case of a borough where the corporation bad declined to grant permission to extend the wires of the telegraph to the present post-office, the Postmaster-General was entitled to cut off telegraphic communication with such borough ? The Marquis of HARTLNGTON said by the late Act everything was Wt to the direction of the Postmaster- General. JEREMIAH O'DONOVAN ROSSA. Mr. GLADSTONE, on rising to move the resolution of Which he gave notice on Tuesday night, with reference to the return of Mr. O'Donajean Rom, was received with cheers. He said he should ltave to consider the counter proposition of the hon. member for Mayo, which was in tended to be moved as an amendment to his reso lution. If the case were one in which, after the investigation, the Government thought any fair, just, and reasonable doubt attached to the evi dence and arguments as to the course the House ought to pursue, ho admitted it might be referred to a committee. If it involved the examination of a long series of precedents such as it would be difficult to bring under the review of the House in debate. Then, again, it would be a proper subject for reference to a select committee. But in the view of the Government it was neither one nor the other. (Cheers.) The facts wore few, and the arguments clear. (Bear, bear.) And that being: so. • propoeal to inquire,'instead of to act, would not become the dignity of the House, (Hear, hear, and cheers.) In all matters of a character so remarkable, where the person had been adjudged of treason-felony that was returned to Parliament, there ought not to be a moment's hesitation by the Executive as to the course to be pursued, and especially was this course necessary when, in consequence of the doubt a:tad:ling to the peculiar character of the return, the offi cer whose duty it was to make the return hesi tated to 'make it. The auestion, was. whether the case was a clear case or not? His contention was that it was a elect case. The writ called upon the electors in a aunty to return a knight of the shire. In the lan guage of that writ the electors were desired to choose a given number of persons under the de scription " Magis idanis et discrete." These words had received an authoritative sense, from a long course of prac tice, as absolutely excluding various classes of persons. If, for example, they looked above or below the ordinary stan dard of members to Parliament, tho return of a person labouring under the grievous disability of idiotey, for instance, or of a child, or of a Peer sitting in the other House, or of the Sovereign, would b 3 no answer to the writ to servo in Parliament. In the same manner the contention of the Government wag that the return of a person adjudged guilty of felony was no return to the writ. And, therefore, the writ not having been answered, there was no alternative but to declare that the electors bo called upon again by the issue of a now writ, requiring them to discharge their duty. In fact, the electors had failed in the fulfilment of their duty. There was ono precedent to which it was necessary to refer—that of Mr. Smith O'Brien, in which the procedure was of such a character, he thought, as would leave no doubt upon the minds of the House as to the nature of the rules which it clearly laid down. The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to show the state of the law on the subject, saying the mat ter was strictly ono of argument, and therefore every thing else should be excluded from its consideration. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, ho reminded the House of what was the negative of the principle of the proposition. It affirmed the doctrine, he said, that a person convicted of felony, and suffering sentence within the walls of a prison, was, notwithstanding, a St and proper person to take his seat in Parliament, was competent to receive the highest honours that could be conferred on a member of the body politic —was, in fact, one of the "magis idoni et discretei." For these reasons he begged leave to move the resolution of which he had given notice:—" That Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, returned as Knight for the county of Tipperary, having been adjudged guilty of felony, and sentenced to penal servitude for life, and being now imprisoned under such sentence, has become and continues incapable of being elected or returned as a member of this House ; that Mr. Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, in Ireland, to make out a new writ for the election of a Knight of the Shiro to serve in this present Parliament for the county of Tipperary, in the room of Jere miah O'Donovan Rossa, adjudged and sentenced as aforesaid." Mr. MOORE then rose to move his amendment, that the matter of the election be referred to a select committee. In doing so he referred to the subject of the debate as the hon. member for Tipperary. (Laughter.) Hon. members might laugh, but Mr. Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa was member for Tipperary, until his election was reversed by this House. Mr. Ilossa obtained his seat without having had recourse to corrupt and dishonourable practices, therefore he had a much better title to his seat than many honourable gentlemen in that Hot se. (Laughter.) He contended that the course taken by the Government was op posed to the opinion of the judges who had decided in similar cases, and he charged the head of the Administration with presuming on the esteem in which he was held, in at tempting, by a cloud of words and a random resolution, to free himself from a legal difficulty, when he had the chance of relieving himself by an appeal to the constitutional tribunals. He supposed that he should have the support of the Conservative party, 'who were understood to take a special care of the land marks of the Constitution. (Laughter.) Ho therefore desired to move his amendment, which he had slightly altered, that a committee be appointed to examine the pre cedents and law of Parliament in this case, and ref ort to the House the steps that ought to be taken under the cir cumstances stated. Me. H. MATTHEWS seconded the amendment, on the ground that the matter was surrounded with doubt. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said be entirely agreed that this was a question that ought to be discussed in a quiet and calm mara.er, bemuse it was an import. ant question whether a man who bad been found guilty of treason, and had been sentenced to penal servitude, was a proper person to sit in the House of Com mons. (Hear, hear.) If the law was such that such a cir cumstance was allowable, then they had nothing to do but to administer and obey the law, but he contended that such was not the case. The hon. member had correctly quoted the words of the section of the act be had referred to, but then the other portions of the act clearly set out the different provisions with respect to election petitions. The technical question that bad been raised by the hon. gentleman opposite was, that all disqualifica tion depended upon attainder, and that as there was none here the person involved was not disqualified. He was quite open to admit there was no attainder, but then it did appear to be equally clear that the law of the land clearly set out that the convicted felon was clearly ineligible to sit in the House of Commons. He contended that if convic tion and judgment remained the person became attaintod, and such a decision was confirmed by the highest autho rity; and the steps that were taken in the case of Smith O'Brien in the House of Commons clearly bore out his assertion. Then it was proposed in the course of the debate, and it was agreed to by all the lawyers in the House at that time, that a person adjudged guilty of high treason was altogether incapacitated from sitting in that Liona. Mr. JOHNSON supported the amendment. M. G. lIARDY said ho thought they would be throw ing doubt upon that on which no doubt oxisted,if they were to refer this matter to a committee. They were acting in con formity with precedent, and therefore he hoped they would not accept the amendment. Sir R. PALMER said he quite agreed with the Solicitor- General that crime, and not the technical term attainder, was the disqualification. The note of infamy attached to the crime, and not to the particular term employed. He thought the House was bound to adopt the motion that had been submittpd to it. Mr. MAGUIRE considered, after the admissions made Cy the Solicitor-General with regard to the state of the law, there was ground for considerable doubt as to the propriety of the course proposed to be pursued. After some remarks by Sir George Jenkinson, Mr. S. Hill, Mr. Bagwell, and Sergeant Simon, The House divided, when the numbers were— For Mr. Gladstone's motion 301 Against ... lie 000 act ... 8 Majority „. —293 The motion Wig therefore carried. After some other business, the House adjourned. Bank of France. PARIS, Feb. 10. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor respondiiig figures of the previous account : DEBTOIL. Feb 10. Feb. 3. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 42,366,427 24 42,658,224 97 Treasury account our rent creditor 154,372,378 73 158,035,018 76 Current accounts, Paris 313,021,594 70 311,892,864 04 Do. branch banks 43,894,205 45,828,490 Dividends payable 2,356,580 2,631,008 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 22,105,750 14 1,305,522 15 1,305,522 15 7,727,521 80 10,741,068 27 Total CREDITOR. Feb. 3. fr. Cash in hand and in Feb. 10. c. fr. Branch banks Commercial bills over due - . Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 333,320,156 91 320,810,217 08 Do. branch banks 318,470,024 298,751,279 Advances on deposit of bullion 14,364,300 Do. branch banks 1,630,000 Do. on French Public 323,172 78 111,428 25 11,478,000 - 1,823,800 - - Securities 20,926,400 Do. by branch banks 8,211,450 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fonder 19,251,600 - 7,859,350 - 39,665,5 1 00 - 3`2,451,050 1,150,909 1,214,900 - Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re- 1,136,500 - 1,247,600 - 60,000,000 - serve Do. disposable Routes Immobalisees 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 80,595,187 21 80,595,187 21 (Law, June 2, 1857) 1C0,000,000 1U0,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment Sundries 9,074,396 - 9,079,852 - 221,124 17 7,053,246 06 264,911 25 7,932,461 97 Total (Signed) Ro OLAND. The Russian Budget, which has just been pub lished, shows an increase of 50,000,000 roubles in taxes, 2,200,000 iu excise, 3,300,000 in customs, 1,400,000 in the raveuue to be derived from forests, and 10,500,000 in that from railways—making a total addition to the revenue of 28,000,000 roubles. The total revenue is thus raised to 410,000,000 roubles. Con ditto, &iced, Exche ft... pr, 9+ pe Ind ditto Cent., b per prem. In CO 871 113 111 44 t Cab to 1 turd incr