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MOSES and SON, Ready made and Bespoke Tailors, Habitmakers, Woollendrapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and General Outfitters for all classes. E. MOSES and SON'S Est blishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset, when business is resumed until eleven o'clock. The following are the only addressee of E. MOSES and SCN. LONDON: CORNER OF 3IINORIES AND ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER OF TOTTENHAII-COURT-ROAD AND EUSTON ROAD. Country Branch: BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. 1870. THE following is the House List of GOVERNORS and DIRECTORS of the BANK of ENGLAND for the year ensuing:— FOR GOVERNORS. ROBERT WIO•RAM CB.AWFORD, Eeq., Governor. GEORGE LYALL, Esq , Deputy-Governor. FOR DIRECTORS. Fe^ ry Wollaston Blake, Esq. John Gellibrand Hubbard. Esq Henry liaise Berens, Esq. Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq. John William Birch, Esq. Charles Frederick Huth, Esq, Travers Buxton, Esq. Alfred Latham, Esq. Mark Wilka Collet, Esq. *William Lidderdale. Esq, James Pattison Currie, Esq. Alexander Matheson, Esq. Benjami.. Buck Greene, Esq. James Morris, Esq. James Alexander Guthrie, Esq. Geurg , Warde Norman, Esq. Thomson Hawkey, k.sq. Edward Howley Palmer, Esq. Baron Heath. *David Powtll, jun., Esq. _ • • Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, Esq Albert George -11.ndeman, Esq Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq. Christopher Weguclin, Esq. Isi.ll. The Gentlemen against whose nam s an asterisk is placed are new Candidates for the Direction. The Election ior Gov, rnor arid Deputy-Governor will be held at the Bank on Tuesday, the sth April. and ior Directors on Wednesday, the Gth April, from Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon tin Four in the Afternoon. TOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price is. 6d.— Bed Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. A GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNQ. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each; also Is., 7s. 61, and 15s. each, includ ing brush. Bei Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, Lon don, E.C. rIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF Al' ALL After which, at 7.45, PEEP 0' DAY: Messrs 3. P. Howard Lewis Nanton, Barrett, J. Neville, F. Charles C. Moore, Intyre, W. F. Vokes, and F. Vokes; Mesdames Edith Stuart, Barrett, Michelle, Amy Roselle, Hastings, Harper, and Rosina Vokes. THEATRE ROYAL, 11 A Y MARKET . Sole Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS T. YEN ING, a• 7. A N ALARMING SACRIFICE. 1:r BnckAtone, jun., and Miss F. Wright. After which, at 7.40, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Characters by Mr Sothern. Mr Buckstrine, Mr Chippendale, Mr Braid, Mr hogers; Mrs Chippendale, Miss P. Wright, Miss F. Uwynne, Miss C. Hill, &c. Concluding with SHOCKING EVENTS: Mr Compton, Mrs Chippendale, and Mrs E. Fitzwilliam. Box-office open daily fron Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELP HI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER THIS EVENING. at Seven o'clock, MY PRECIOUS BETSY: Messrs J G. Taylor, C. J. Smith ; Miss Eliza Johnstone. After which (4th time) THE PROMPTER'S BOX: a Story of the Footlights and the Fireside. Mr Benjamin Webst r, Mr Henry J.,Byron. Mr J. D. Beveridge, Mr R. Phillips, Mr C. H. Stephen son, Mr J. G. Taylor, Mr C. J. Smith, Mr A shloy, Mr W. H e Ebarae, Miss Furtado, Miss Lavis, and Mrs Alfred Mellon. To be followed by WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH: Messrs J. 0. Taylor, C. H. Stephenson, Ashley; Mrs Leigh Murray.. Miss Lennox Grey. Box-eflice open daily, from 10 till 5. 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THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " I._ supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, by W. A.A.:XANDER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, No. 4, Old Cavendish street, Oxford-street; T"E SUN " NEWSPAPER.-G-. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road, lavers the LATE EDITION of "THE SIN " 'as soon as published. SUN, LONDON pollu s, LO cue neglect or tneir nome ctutieg, simply because men do not Polities are a profession only to the few; the vast majority merely assert their principles when the time comes, and leave the result to those representatives who are chosen to work it out. That women will become rabid politicians is an assumption without even presumptive evi dence. TxE Commissioners of the Patriotic Fund have j ust issued their annual report. It is a document which is not likely to be very widely read, but which will well repay perusal. We have, in former articles, nurated the history of this Fund. Very briefly wo may state that it was subscribed by the nation during the Russian war for the relief of the widows and the orphans of those soldiers,- sailors, and marines who died in the war or of wounds and diseases contracted therein. A Royal Commis sion was appointed in 1854, in order to carry out the objects of the Fund, as the terms of the Commission said, "according to the generous inten tions of the donors." In course of time a large por tion of the Fund was diverted from its original object, and among other purposes to which it was applied was the asylum at Wandsworth for the teaching of daughters of soldiers and sailors. We learn from the report just published that this asylum has cost the respectable sum of £218,073. There is an endowment for this school of £7,000 a year, and as only 261 girls were in the establishment on June 30,1869, each girl cost £26 16s. 5d., a very large sum for a charity school, as we may see when we find that at the kindred institution of the Soldiers Daughters' Home at Hampstead the cost is only £l9 a head, and at a large school established by Mrs. Arthur Kinnaird, the cost is not more than £l4. Costliness is not the only characteristic of the Wandsworth asylum. It has been the scene of some very unpleasant disturbances. They are passed over as highly impossible by the Commis sioners, but they admit that they have been obliged to supersede the lady superintendent who was accused of divers irregularities by one of the servants, and this official has been compelled to refund £l2O which was "de ficient." • We have several times had to call attention to the extreme harshness with which the Commissioners have treated applicants for relief at the very time they were lavishing their money so freely upon their favourite institution at Wandsworth. The Commissioners have been moved by these strict ures to make a defence. The value o fit our readers will be better able to judge of when we have mentioned one or two facts. The Commissioners having departed from the terms of the Commission of 1854 in the manner we have described, were compelled to obtain in 1866 an act of indemnity from Parliament, and in 1867 a second act was passed giving them power to use the Fund in the relief of the widows and the orphans of soldiers and sailors dying in, or in consequence of, other wars besides the Russian, and also in cases where death has occurred merely in the service of the Crown, and not in battle. This power was set forth in a second Royal Commission issued in 1868. But these Acts of Parliament and this second Commission are studiously kept out of sight by the Commissioners in making their apology. They mention only the terms of the original Commission, which confined the Fund, to those who were widows and orphans by the Russian war. Even this evasion will not meet the charge which we have to make, and which is that many of the persons for whom the Fund was originally intended are refused re lief, and this without any reason being assigned. We have mentioned many instances of such refusal in former articles. We will add another. There died in the Royal Naval Hospital at S tonehouse, in April, 1865, a seaman who contracted pulmonary disease in the Baltic during the Russian War. There can be no doubt as to the fact. The civil doctor who saw him said that such a history of the case was highly probable, and the surgeon of the ship in Which the seaman served stated that this was actually the fact. Application was made to the Commissioners of, the Fund for relief, but they refused it because the civil physician's certificate did not satisfy them that the man had died of disease contracted in the war. his widow obtained and forwarded the certificate of the surgeon of her husband's ship, but she found that she was no better off than before. Naval officers interested themselves in the widow's behalf, but they fared no better than the widow herself. Sh e has received no relief up to this time, and her letters even remain unanswered. After hearing these facts it is interesting to know that the Fund, has reached the total of £1,460,718. Nearly a million and a half sterling, and yet widows and orphans of soldiers and sailors who served in the Russian war, and died in consequence of that service, can obtain no relief ! Will none of our representatives call the attention of Parliament to this matter ? We are loth to think that they are slow to move merely because widows .and orplums have no votes. TIIE THEATRES, &c. Dnußt-LANE—At &Ten, I'm not Myself at all. At Eight, Peep o' Day ADELPRI.—it Seven, My Prec'ous Betsy. The Prompter's Box. WhitebaiL at Glreenwich. HAYMARKEI—At Seven, An Alarming Sacrifice. At 7.40, Our American Cousin. And Shocking Events. LYCEUM—At 7.30, Twenty Minutes with a Tiger. At 8.15, Chilperic OLYMPIC—At Seven, Little Ent'ly. The Princess PRlNCEss's—At Seven, Your Life's in Danger. Paul Lafarge. A Dark Night's Work GAIETY—At Seven, The Happy Village. 7.45, The First Night. At Nine, Uncle Dick's Dsrling QUEEN R—At Seven, Quick March. At 5.15, 'Twist Axe and Crown STRAND—At Seven, Sisterly Service. Widow's Weeds. In° Sr.JAMES'S—At Seven, She Stoops to Conquer. At 9.15, La Belle Sauvage. An Unhappy Pair PRINCE Cr WALES'S—At Eight, School. Dearest Mamma. Quite bi Accident GLOBE—At Seven, Whitebait at Greenwich. At Eight, Philomel. The Goose with the Golden Eggs WOODIN'S CARPET-BIG AND SKETCH BOOK, Egyptian Hall, Picca dilly, every Evening (except Saturday) at 9; Saturday Motu tags at 3. Admission, ls, 2s, 3s. 7HEISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8; Wed nesdays and t , aturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. MADAME TIISSAIM'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till 5.30 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, ls.; extra rooms, 6d. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park, Open dailylexcept Sundays). Admission. ls.• on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d. Jlj -"er °*''A LONDON, 7UESDAY, MARCH 29, 1870. The conscience of Europe, the amour propre of France were to be satisfied, in regard to this ter rible tragedy of Auteuil, by nothing less, after the complete acquittal of Prince PIERRE, than by his im mediate expatriation. The most we!come intimation among the telegraphic announcements of this morn ing was unquestionably the one flashed from Paris over-night by the Correspondent of the Standard, to the effect that " the EMPEROR has this day signed a decree exiling Prince PIERRE BONAPARTE. That the Prince had been mulcted in the civil action brought by the NoIR or SALMON Family for the payment of cysts and the recovery of damages, even though the damages amounted to the sum of 25,000 francs, was as nothing by the side of the intimation that Prince PIERRE had been sum marily banished by his first cousin, the Emperor NAPOLEON. The fine was as a remorseful deci sion on the part of the Court of Justice at Tours, upon the morrow of the verdict of acquittal. The exiling of the destroyer of VICTOR NOIR was recognised as a new and distinct and very striking act of homage to Public Opinion, on the part of that most sagacious of modern rulers, the reigning Sove reign of France. Besides bearing that appearance, the announcement was one springing from a decision really and truly as merciful as any that could have been applied to the interests of the unhappy Prince who had been just acquitted. To!erate his tran quil continuance in France, tacitly authorise his uninterrupted residence in Paris, and as surely as he has maddened the Irreconcileables by his impulsive acts, and h's intolerably scornful demeanour, so surely must we have been tolerably certain one of these fine mornings cr evenings, of reading in the telegrams the announcement of his assassination. The whole incident is suggtstive of the fierce and deadly commencement of those appal ling feuds illustrative, by tragedy after tragedy, of the horrors of the implacable Corsican Vendetta. By the removal of Prince PIERRE, not only from Paris, but from Fiance altogether, if not for life, at any rat, - ! in lefinitely, by that, and by that alone, would there be any chance whatever of the evil being crushed out, so far as it has yet gone, in any way, effectually. The Prince's continuance upon French soil would be, necessarily and essentially, aperpetual provocation to further outrages. His removal beyond the frontiers was, therefore, preciselywhat was by every one the most earnestly desired. The announcement made by this startling but most acceptable telegram was thrice welcome, consequently, as an indication of the sentiments entertained in regard to the whole of this most lamentable transaction by the reigning Sovereign. Coming to us simultaneously with the Senatus Consultum just laid before the Senate by M. OLLIVTER in the name and by the authority of NAPO LEON 111. , the notification is another augury of the fact of the Vessel of the State having passed at length within the bar, there to cast anchor in the smooth waters of the serene and sheltering haven of Constitutionalism. The exercise, thus, of his personal prerogative by the EMPEROR there is no one in the length and breadth of his dominions who would be very eagerly disposed to quarrel with. An act like this, no doubt one over-riding the law, but for that very reason, under the circumstance, it came to be one that was espe cially desirable. ii great nieetnig in savour of extending the franchise to women was undeniably a triumph. There was a very large muster of our lea-ling women of intellect, and their speeches were just of the kind which ought to earn them the concession they desire. The admirable lecture of Mrs. Fawcett at Brighton was ably supported by the addresses of Mrs. Taylor and the other ladies who took part in Saturday's discussion. Mrs. Fawcett's lecture, especially, was marked throughout by that close reasoning and logical accuracy in which women are popularly supposed to be defi cient, and totally free from that exaggerated sentiment with which women are usually imagined to overflow. Of course it is not to be expected that the average woman who will exercise the franchise, if the concession be made, will rise to the level of the ladies who deliver these neat speeches; but it is pretty certain that they will not sink to the level of those noble lords of creation who " stood the market" at Norwich, or who sold themselves for "bales" at Bridgwater. The truth is that high personal qualifications can never be insisted oil in the possessors of a popular franchise. In tellect must be looked for in those leaders to whom _ - the people commit the charge of their affair 9. The question of personal fitness is wholly beside the mark. A vote is given, not in the hope that there will be any fine display of discretion and judgment in its exercise, but because all classes are enabled to protect their interests by the suffrage. whereas it is found in practice that their welfare is neglected without such power of self-assertion. Surely it cannot be pleaded that women have no special ends to strive for. •It is notorious that their interests have in some particulars met with scanda lous neglect, and it is quite possible that a vote may direct the attention of legislators to many topics hitherto contemptuously treated because it did not gain Totes to cultivate them. The pl-3a i 3 the same for the woman as for the householder. The only question is whether any speclal argument can be urged against this change. There appears to Le none of real weight. Tho quietude of the ballot will secure women from insult at the poll. They will not be under influence any more than vast numbers of men' now are. Anil it is not likely that they will devote theinselyes to (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) THE verdict of the jury in the case of Prince Pierre Bonaparte no doubt simplifies a perplexing problem. If he had been found guilty, some difficulty might have been felt in devising a sentence which should accord due indulgence to a person of title without grossly and preposterously violating the purposes of justice. But this nice work of reconciling two opposite ends is entirely disposed of by the acquittal of the pri soner. There is now no question as to the proper sentence which would fairly punish the crime without depriving society too long of such a valuable member as Prince Pierre. The jury have decided that the man who killed Victor Noir was not guilty of any crime whatever. Such a verdict has the merit of simplicity ; but, unfortunately, it does not betray any regard for law or justice. There is no doubt that Prince Pierre did kill Victor Noir, whilst there is much doubt whether even the provocation that was pleaded as a defence was actually offered. The Prince swears he was struck by Noir; M. de Fonvielle, the slain man's companion, is equally positive that no blow was given. Some persons affirm that they heard M. de Fonvielle declare that Victor Noir administered a soujlet ; but on the other hand the latter's relatives prove that ho wore tight gloves at the interview, and that the gloves were in tact after death, which would hardly be the case it a heavy blow had been given. Let it be granted, how ever, that the Prinee was provoked by a blow, does such provocation justify the immediate shooting to death of the person who gave it, and a determined attempt to get rid of the companion likewise? Surely such a case is not one for a verdict of absolute acquittal and perfect immunity. The slaying of a man in a duel, sacred as is that institu tion in France, is nJt held absolutely blameless. With stronger reason, then, a person who goes in the capacity of second to " arrange matters at the private house of a principal ought not, to be butchered without let or hindranc - e . . Between the different actors "in the allhir there is nothing to chosse. All these g'entlemen, Prince and plebeians, who went about with revokers And swordsticks, just as an ordinary person goes about with his pencil-case, are disreputable. M. Paschal Grousset and M. de Fonvielle do not bear good characters, and the Prince's reputation is a decidedly bad one. The former behaved disgracefully at the trial, and so did the latter. But p6l-fect equality of biackemardism furnishes addi- 29, 1870. tional argument against the verdict, which virtually establishes that a blow warrants the immediate death of the aggressor. Probably no ono save a Prince could safely venture upon the experiment, but the principle is the same. Moreover, it is quite time for such a person as this Bonaparte to be shut up out of harm's way; and a verdict which fails to gain desirable an end is ohjectionabkon that account In future it is to be hoped that the Prince will be take himself to his old shooting-grounds, and at least keep clear of Paris. his deed brought danger upon the Imperial Government at a time when the Em peror most deserved ;public support. 11LR MAJESTY. CLAREUONT, March 28. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Beatrice, went out this morning. Her Majesty, attended by Lady Churchill, drove to Oatlands in the afternoon. Princess Louise rode out. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE. PARIS, March 28. It is stated upon good authority that France will not persist in her demand to send a special represen tative to the cEcumenical Council. Several of this evening's journals mention a rumour that the Emperor has requested Prince Pierre Bonaparte and his family to reside abroad for an indefinite period. In to-day's sitting of the Legislative Body M. Jules Ferry presented a bill for the abolition of the High Coutt of Justice. CRUEZOT, March 28. All the workmen at the furnaces and shops have resumed work, and the strike is now confined to the miners, but it is now even general among them. BOURSE, March 28.—Three o'clock—The market closed as follows : ti per Cent. . 102 90 3 por Cents 74 30 End of month 74 171 Credit Mobilier Transatlantic 202 50 Credit Foncier 1307 50 Paris Gas 1785 Suez Canal 337 50 RAILWAYS Orleans Western . Bank Shares 2820 Ital , an rives 56 Austrian Fives Ottoman Loan 331 50 Do. Debt 46 75 Spanish Threes Home Debt 4-. Deferred Cash 10071 Northern ... 11771 Strasburg • • 6l3:± Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6261 Sardinian Austrian . Lombard. North of Spain 7O Saragossa Roman 5O 8121 505 AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YOIIK, March 28. Mr. Bothwell has ordered the sale of two millions of dollars in gold, and the purchase of four millions of dollars in bonds during April. It is reported that Prince Arthur will visit Cali fornia via the Pacific Railroad in the mid lle of April. Mr. Pi:•rre Smile is dead. Yesterday a furioas rainstmn broke over New York, Biooklyn, and the vicinity. Many buildings were blown dawn, and several persons were kille3 or injured. The Inman steamer City cf Brooklyn arrived out to-day. The North German Lloyd steamer Berlin arrived out at 6 a.m. to-day. OOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 11lf ; the highest quotation during the day was 112 i; the lowest, 111 f. Sterling Exchange on London 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1382 1885 1867 10-40 „ 1051 Illinois f. ., ~ 141 Erie 24 Cotton—Mid. upland Petroleum—Standard White Flour—Extra State, $1 50e. to $5, 10e. Corn—Old mixed, $l. 3c BOSTON, *arch 28. The Cunard steamship Tarifa arrived here at 8 p.m. yesterday. Her Majesty the Queen will hold a Council at Windsor Castle on Thursday next. We deeply regret to lcarn there is no improvement in the state of General Grey's health. Mr. Bright's health has improved, but not to that extent as to allow his medical advisers to recommend his return to the Board of Trade. The Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords will give their decision on the Wicklow peerage claim on Thursday next. A keen contest is being fought at Newark. Ser geant Sleigh has issued an address in the Conservative interest. The Rappel states that the Marquis de Caux and the Duke of Hamilton are about to play a game at dominoes for £4,000, and that bets to the amount of £20,000 have already been made on tho match. " M.P." is the title of the new comedy by Mr. Robertson, now in rehearsal at the Prince of Wales's Theatre. The new Vaudeville Theatre is to open on the 16th April with "Marriage," a comedy by A. Halliday, originally intended for the St. James's; "Don Carlos, or the Infanti in Arms," a burlesqu) by Conway Edwardes ; and a farco by F. Hay. ASTLEY'S THEATRE.—The comic opera of " The Grand Duchess," acted and sung by Mr. J. Russell's com pany, from Covent Garden, was given here last night. The chorus and band are smart, and go well together. All who wish to see and hear Offenbach's capo d'opera ought to lose no time in looking in at Astley's. `The objectionable exhibition of the Spanish bull fights at the Agricultural Hall have been stopped through the intervention of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. An attempt was made to arrest one of the Spaniards, who was seen to cruelly treat the bull, but he was rescued by the audience. Their residences, however, being known, no doubt legal proceedings will be taken against them. The " Old 'White Bear" Inn, of Piccadilly, the sign of which dates back as far as 1685, as just been pur chased by Messrs. Spiers and Pond, and is to be adapted and fitted up in the most elegant style as a restaurant. ___ _ Eight men were committed for trial, at Tipperary Peity Sessions, on Friday, on a charge of illegal drilling. One of the prisoners was a militiaman, and ho was caught in the act of drilling others, at a place called Tullough. At the assizes at Leeds yesterday Miss Emma Key, of Manchester-road, Bradford, obtained £750 damages against Mr. Samuel Decon, son of the proprietor of Ashley Mills, Saltaire, for breach of promise of marriage. Damages were laid at £2,500. MURDER IN IRELAND.—A murder is reported from Cork. The victim is Cornelius Buckley, a respectable farmer. It was sought to put a man mined Macarthy out of the possession of a small farm, and he, believing that Buckley was the person moving in the matter, stabbed him in the Abdomen. The very extensive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by MesslH. DUNVILLII & Co., who have gained a world-wide celebrity for their tine old Irish whisky, is to he " The Royal Irish istillery." MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning. Evening TuEs]) 1Y 10 1 min past 2 8 min last 1 _ _ WEDNESDAY 28 min past 1 50 min past 1 TIIIMSDAY 5 min past 2 24 min past 2 IP /LIDA Y... , „ .......... „10 min past 2 —56 min past 2 NEWARK. Every English vacant constituency succeed 3 in attracting a multitude, of Liberal candi dates. Sir F. Lycett, Major-General Storks, Mr. Eristowe, and Sir G. Grey have all offered them selves to the electors of Newark. The former, with his customary ill-luck, has found the field too well covered to leave him any chance of success, and therefore he retires. The other three, however, are still addressing and speech-making ; and it is believed that at least two Liberals will go the poll. A Conservative ought surely to have a good chance under the circumstances, especially as the Duke of Newcastle's influence, which was formerly so great, must now be nil. His Grace is a bankrupt and an exile. INDIRECT TAXATION. Some returns are published throwing light on the capacity of the United Kingdom of consuming articles liable to heavy duties. In 1869 a population of 30,611,305 consumed 11,739,094 cwts.. of sugar, producing £5,388,652 of revenue ; nearly 29 million pounds of coffee, bringing in £360,523 to the revenue ; 111,795,639 pounds of tea, bringing in £2,x.95,162; and 800,967 cwts. of currants, bearing a duty of £280,547. Thus, each individual of the whole population consumed, last year, on an average forty three pounds of sugar, fifteen ounces of coffee, three pounds ten ounces of tea, and two pounds fifteen ounces of currants. During 1869 the number of bushels of malt charged with duty in England alone amounted to 44,211,245, for which quantity the amount of duty charged was £5,996,150. Not only is nearly the whole of our barley employed in the malting trade, but we imported last year no less than 2,255,025 quarters. THE CUSTOMS Tknirr. The various articles subject to import duties in the United Kingdom, with the rates levied on them, are set forth in a return that is published ; and we give a few of the items most interesting to the general public. Sugar pays duty according to its class, the finest amounting to 12s. per cwt., the fourth class Bs., and molasses 3s. 6d. lea pays Gd. per lb.; unmanufac tured tobacco, 3s. per lb.; cigars, 55.; snuff, 3s. 9d.and 4s. 6d. Wine is rated according to its degrees of proof spirit. Thus, under 26 degr ees it p a y s s s . p e r gallon ; from 26 to 42. degrees 2s. 6d. There are also import duties to countervail the excise duty. Malt is 21 ss. per quarter; beer and a l e , B s . an d ll s , per barrel of 36 gallons. Vinegar is charged with 3d. per gallon, and even pickles preserved in it do not escape without a duty of ld. per gallon. Chloroform pays 3s. per lb.; naptha 10s. sd. per gallon, and varnish containing alcohol 12s. per gallon. To countervail stamp duties on British-made articles, playing cards are charged 3s. 9d. per dozen packs, gold plate 175., and silver plate ls. Gd. per oz. DR. IIAY3IAN 7 S APPOINTMENT TO RUGBY. Mr. W. Bromley Davenport, M.P. for Warwick, writes to the Times to correct a report that the trustees of Rugby school refused to hear tlke undermasters' objections to Dr. Hayman's appointment as head master to Rugby. It is true, lie says, that the trustees declined to receive oral accusations as they considered that if there were charges against the head master of so grave a character as to require them to reconsider his ap ment, such charges should be made distinctly in writing, so that those who made them should be directly responsible. Mr. Davenport adds that voluminous charges affecting the character of Dr. Hayman as regards his improper use of testimonials were made iu writing both by the under masters and the present Bishop of Exeter, and that they were di - missed as unfounded. AUSTRALIAN MEAT. The opinion of the Produce Markets' Review on the subject of the use in England of meat imported from Australia is very decided. It very clearly advo cates the advantages to be derived from a use of pre served meat from the colonies. Its superiority will, of course, be disputed by the butchers, whose interests are opposed to the trade, but it exists notwithstanding, as is proved by the English and French Admiralties and all the large ship owners preferring Australian fresh boiled beef to the English,. as they find it far cheaper and better. To persons of limited incomes, the supply of sound wholesome Australian meat, without bone, and ready cooked, at 7d. to Bd. per lb., is invaluable. Agricultural labourers, it is said, have now to pay 84-d. per lb..for raw bacon, with bone; and fresh meat, ready boiled and without bone, at 7d. or Bd. must surely be preferable. " Apart from trade considera tions, we regard the question of a cheap meat supply as most important, and, so far, the Australian boiled mutton and beef sent over in tins is the best solution that has yet been found." FLOGGING A GAROTTER. William Leonard, who was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude and twenty-five lashes for ga rotting a lady, has undergone, the latter part of his sentence in Newgate. The punishment was rendered, if possible, still more ignominious by the fact that Calcraft, the hangman, inflicted it. The method of the operation is thus described by the reporter. Leonard, a strong, muscular young fellow, about 20, vas introduced to the executioner, who ran his artni through holes in a transverse bar, his legs being encased in a scut of box. Calcraft advanced his lett foot, and throwing back his shoulders in a quiet, business-- Wm way, brought the nine tails of the cat down transversely on the culprit's back. The first blow produced a low , ° cry, the second induced a supplication that the executioner would hit be tween the shoulders, and not lower down. This request was unnoticed, and Leonard next slArieked out, " Oh, Lord, have mercy upon me. It is burning me. It is cutting me iu two. Oh, have mercy, and I'll pray for you. Oh, it is killing me." The continuation of the process may be " better imagined than described." The beneficent act would have been completed by the presence of a few of the ruffianly class to which Leonard belongs, who might have been induced to pause before resuming their cowardly avocation. A TELEGRAPHIC FLEET. In a few days one of the largest and best equipped telegraph expedition that ever left these shores will start for the West Indies. The whole squadron will comprise no fewer than seven large vessels carrying between them more than 4,200 miles of submarine cable. These cables represent the united labours of three companies which have been working together, and a capital of L 1,150,000. The admirable working of the Cuba Cable, as it is called, messages having actually been sent from the London Stock Exchange to Havana, and answers received in three hours ? has naturally led the other West Indian Islands to seek similar facilities for trade. The lines now to be laid will connect the islands with North America, and thence with Europe, while in the south communica tion will be afforded to the east and west coasts of South America. In fact by these lines all South America and the West Indies will be as easy Of access for messages from Europe and India as New York and Boston are now. Mn. J. N. LOCKYEIt ON tc THE SUN." Mr. J. Norman Lockyer, F.R.S., has delivered the second of his four lectures at the Royal Institution, on "The Sun." Nearly the whole of the lecture was devoted to the historical phase of the subject. Mr. Lockyer explained that although the spots on the sun looked dark in comparison with the brilliancy of the surrounding photosphere, they were in reality brighter than the full moon appeared to be to the naked eye. The spots, he said, gave a clue to the time of the rotation of the sun upon its axis, for they always made their appearance on the same side of the disc, and travelled across the half of it, visible from the earth, in about fourteen days, taking twenty-eight or twenty nine days to make a com plete revolution. With regard to the "Corona," which the astronomers purpose to study during the coming solar eclipse, the lecturer seemed inclined to believe that rather than being a portion of the sun, which was the prevailing opinion, it was for the most part an optical effect produced by the atmosphere of the earth. CC FIRST NIGHT" CRITICISMS. Mr.ilenry J. Byron complains in the Telegraph of theinjustice of criticising new theatrical productions on the first night of their appearance. Air. Byron is an able dramatic writer, and speaks for his class as well as for actors and managers. The first night's performance is frequently accom panied by hitches and mistakes, which, after a few nights, are no long er o b serva ble. Criticisms in the papers carry much weight with them, and it is un— just that criticisms on certain points of a play should actually appear, as they often do, in weekly papers after the fault has been remedied. Dir. Byron produced a play called " The Prompter's Boy." and the Piece was. with a triflinz exception. the same on the second nigh A as on the first ; but it occupied three-quarters of an hour less time in representatiOn. The tedious delays of the first night are thus liable to influence the judgment of the most impartial and enduring; and a beneficial change would be effected if the critics were to post pone their reports until after a second or third ropre sentati3n. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. An Oxonian makes a statement which seems to dispose of the question respecting the propriety of Mr.l)arbishire again rowing stroke in the coming boat race, He says that Mr. Darbishire is stili an under graduate,has not completed his Oxford career,will be re sident next term, and in for " schools,". and that it was simply that he might kill two birds with one stone, and study medicine during a term when no great-go schools were going on at Oxford, that he obtained leave from his College to reside in London front Christmas to Easter. The Cambridge crew in no way endorse the complaint which has been raised by out-eiders. RECONSTRUCTION Itit AMERICA. Georgia, United States, is making vigorous efforts to free herself from the pecuniary embarrassments produced by the civil war. It is said that the whole energy of the white population is exerted to force the soil to produce large and paying crops. To this end, the landowners and merchants import manure in large quantities, and the result has been that the cotton crops were very large l as t year, and are expected to be still larger this year. While the whites are thus trying to retrieve their losses, the blacks are rejoicing over their freedom, and, in their own way, working as hard as their quondam mas ters. They recreate themselves with religious meetings, but at the same time do not lose an eye to the main chance. It is said that the freedmen earn in Georgia as common labourers from a dollar to a dollar and a half per diem in the towns, and twenty or twenty five dollars a month in the country, inclusive of board and lodging. Even now the railway carriages are divided according to the colour of their passen gers, though this last remnant of ascendancy is likely in future to take the form of first and second class. BRISTOL ELECTION. The polling at Bristol yesterday resulted in the re turn of Mr. Robinson, the Liberal, and the rejection of Mr. Hare, the Conservative. The fight was very close, Mr. Hare having the advantage in the morr. ing ; but the working men turned the scale at dinner hour in favour of the Liberal. THE BONAPARTE TRIAL. Tho extraordinary scenes in the High Court at Tours have given rise to intense excitement at Paris. Those scenes were of the most savage des3ription. Maitre Laurier, one of the counsel, described the prisoner as "doomed to an immortality of infamy." Bo liaparte hurled back the insult "embryon demagogique." Another of the counsel for the prosecution called out, "Hold your tongues, Corsicans." Then there was the terrific scene which followed the exclamation of M. do !Fonvielle—" Assassin. assassin." All these displays of feeling, we are told, have found an echo in the capital. Paris was much excited yesterday ; but up to noon no outward sign of discontent with the verdict had shewn itself. At Tours the result Awakened a good deal of enthusiasm. The Prince was kissed and congratulated on all sides, and the English and American ladies resident in the town sent flowers to the Princess. LITERATURE. The 7 heory of the Arts; or, Art in Relation to Nature, Civilization, and Man. By George Harris, F.S.A., of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. Two Vols. Bro. London : Trubner and Co. Mr. George Harris is already in possession of a high reputation in the world of literature as the author of several works of standard authority and value, of which we may instance particularly " The Life of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke " ani " Civiliza tion Considered as a Science," the latter reviewed at some considerable length in these columns at the time of publication. His fame as an author will be still further enhanced by the present learned and ela borate work, which may with truth be said to be as fu 1 of interest as it is of erudition and research. It forms, in fact, a complete critical and analytical investigation into the origin, rise, province, princi ples, and application of each of the arts, including, und.T the head• of arts, l.aintiug, sculpture, poetry, music, eloquence, architecture, dramatic acting, cos tume, and gardening. The bare enumeration of these subjects will show the wide field of speculation and research into which Mr. Harris has entered. We may fairly say that in these two handsome volumes we have a treatise that is nearly, if not quite, exhaustive of the subject; for Mr. Harris gives here not merely a full and complete his tory of art, in the widest sense of the word, by affording an account of its growth among mankind generally, but he carefully traces the origin and mainspring of each separate art;and principles of art, in the mind of man. As regards the mode in which the several arts are classified, both in their charac- Peristics and their style, Mr. Harris's theory bas the double merit of originality and, we believe, of being based on sound and logical induction ; and most cer tainly as regards the nature and the reality of the intimate relationship existing between all the different arts of each kind, from their earliest origin, through' each stage of their progress to their latest perio we have here a fuller and clearer elucidation than has ever before been attempted by any writer on the subject. Mr. Harris begins his work by commending, in very eloquent language, not merely art to mankind, but mankind to artists, and then proceeds to trace the origin in the mind of every species of art, and the adaptation of the former to the pursuit of the latter, showing them in a most in teresting manner the origin, rise, and growth through different stages of all the various arts, and how they are more or less affected by surrounding circum stances, and other less palpable influences in the course of their progress. The author next proceeds to demons trate the distinctive department and proper sphere of each art, showing in what main points they differ primarily, and then iu how many points they all agree, and what is the strong but subtle bond that unites them all together. These subjects, and the considerations arising from them, occupy the greater part of the first volume. The second opens with a remarkably well-written chapter, elucidating the principles which should regulate the composition of several objects into one design, and this naturally leads to a deduction and explanation, in the fol lowing chapter, of the rules which are appli cable for the description of a progressive narrative. The representation of human nature, the highest effort and ultimate aim of every art, through the delineation of character and emotion, forms a large portion of the second volume, and will be read with the deepest interest by every student and man of culture. In particular we may name the chapter (cap.XII.), in which the capacities and limits of our imaginative faculties are investigated, as being one that will repay the most attentive perusal. Mr. Harris concludes with a very able retrospective as well as prospective view of British art generally,which at the present moment will be found equally valuable and interesting to the professional artist, the ama teur, and thb public. This brief analysis which we have given of Mr. Harrison's two volumes will show what strong claims his work has to the notice of all lovers of Taste, Civilisation, and Progress. It is evidently the product of many years of thought, study, and research, for every chapter shows a wide range of erudition and matured reflection, though we are bound to say this is never obtrusively thrust for ward, for language singularly clear, picturesque, and attractive in style gives a charm even to those sub jez' s which at first sight may seem somewhat dry, absti act, and unpromising in their results. A telegram announces that troops are returning from Paraguay to Brazil ; but, according to the latest advices Lopez was at Carle. Thorncliffe (says the Sheffield Telegraph) is in a state of ferment. A riot is hourly expected, and the non' unionists are afraid to sleep. Mr. Charles Green, the well-known aeronaut is dead. He was 84 years of age. An extensive search for arms was made at Cork On Saturday, but without success. . _ 17) att 5V14.,,*17_‘ Vtty hit , . y 9371-t447- emu.=