The Sun. — London, England, 1870-06-28 00:00:00

E. MOSES and SON, • CORNER, of MINORIES and ALDGATE. NEV OXFORD-STREET, CORNER of HART-STRENT. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT - ROAD lJ and EUSTON-ROAD. B RADFORD, YORKSHIRE. LI MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of IL'J. GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING. Frock Dress Oxford Camb. Coats. Coats. Coats. Coats. 255. 255. 17s. 18s. 80s. 30s. 21s. 225. 853. 355. 265. 28s. 428. 423. 30s. 82s. 50s. 508. 868. 365. Ms. 60s. 425. 425. Also at Also at Also at Also at other prices. other prices. other prices other prices IS and SON beg to remind the public 3 cheapness of an article depends entirely on its )y venture to affirm that every article sold by them _ cheaper than what can be obtained at any other ri MOST • that th quality, and th is ..lonsiderably ho Ise in Engl I_I4MI MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of . GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING CONTINUED : Summer Suits. Tourist Suits. Bummer Dress Trousers. Trousers. Also at other prices. ORDERS punctual measure introc guarantee a fai 10s. 6d. 12s. 6d. 16s. Od 15s. 6d. 21s. 17s. 6d. 245. Also at other prices. Also at Also at other prices. other prices by post are attended to with care and Lity, and the easy and accurate system of self luced by E. MOSES and SON enables them to altless lit. MOSES and SON'S PRICE Li T cf F. BOYS' CLOTHING : Eton B r i g hton Harrow I Suits. Suits. I Suits. Knickerbocker Suits. 13s. 6d. 16s. 6d. 19s. 235. 235. 265. 1 265. 265. 1 325. SW. ! 365. I 365. 48s. I 48s, Also at other prices, Also at Also at I Also at other prices. I other prices. other prices. E and SON supply every description of . clothing, ready-made, or made to measure, for all ages, all occasions, and all classes ; also Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates. All Goods marked in Plain Figures. Any article exchanged if not worn or injured. List of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when busi ness is resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON : LONDON. CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COUNTRY BRANCH. BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. QT. JAMES'S.-MR. LIONEL BROUGH'S BENEFIT TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY). Boa-office, . _ irto a ST. JAMES'S.-At 7.30, PLOT AND PASSION. At 10, LA BELLE SAUVAGE. At 11, THE SPITAL FIELD'S WEAVER, For Mr. Lionel Brough's BENEFIT To- Morrow Night. Tickets at Percy Villa, South Lambeth-road. ST. JAMES'S.—Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Mrs. John Wood, Mrs. Billington, Miss Everard, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Billington, Mr. Barton Hill. and Mr. William Farren will appear for MR. LIONEL BROUGH'S BENEFIT TO-MORROW NIGHT. Mr. Brough as " Desmarets" and " Captain Smith." THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, at 7, MARRIED LIFE; Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe, Mr Kendal, Mr Rogers, Mrs Chi pendale, Mrs Frank Matthews, Mrs E. Fitzwilliam, Miss C. Hill, Mrs Laws. After which, at 8.30. "HOME." Mr Sothern, Mr Chippendale, Mr Compton, Mr Buckstone, Jun., Miss Ada Cavendish, Miss Fanny Gwynne, and Miss Caroline Hill. Concluding with FAMILY JARS. Mr Compton; L YCEUM THEATRE (under the management of Messrs. Mansell). THIS EVENING, at 7.30, HIS OWN RIVAL. Mr. F. Charles and Miss L. Morgan. At 8, BREAKING THE SPELL. After which, at 8.30, LITTLE FAUST: Mr. T. Maclagan, M. Marius, Mr. Aynsley Cook, Mr. ode!, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle. Debreux, Mesdames Lennox G. ey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily Soldene. V.AUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees—Messrs H. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at 7 30, CUPBOARD LOVE, by F. Hay. After which, at 8, a new and original Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled TWO 110-_ , ES, by James Albery. To conclude with the new and successful Burlesque, DON CARLoS ; or, The Infante in Arms Supported by Messrs. H. J. Montague, H. Irving, G. Honey, W. H. Stephens, and T. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T. Lavis, and A. Newton. Doors open at Seven. Commence at 7.30. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE, Wych-street, Strand. S , 4e Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. H. LIsToN. THIS EVENING, at 7, MUSIC HATH CHARMS. Mr. D. Fisher. After which LITTLE EM'LY. Messrs. J. Belmore, D. Fisher, Vaughan, and G. Elliott ; Mesdames F. Addison, Lee, Reinhardt, Conclude with OLD GOOSEBERRY. Mr. Blakeley ; Nelly Joy. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and 3! anageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, A FISH OUT OF WATER. Mr. Terry. A SCHOOL FOR COQUETTES. Messrs. Crouch, Tur ner, Joyce ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, Bufton, Hughes. And THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. Mr. D. James. ROYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN Proprietor, Mr. J. S. SWF:ASEY. The Press have unanimously praised and acknowledged the entertainment provided at the above Hall for the Whitsun holidays to be the best in London. The Brothers Voltaire, the Champion Gymnasts, in their surprising performances, particularly their aerial leaps, extending the whole length of the Hall (nearly 100 feet), engaged to appear solely at this establishment ; Mr. H. Collard (Le Petit Sims Reeves), the miniature man, the smallest and sweetest tenor singer in the world, can be heard at this hall only ; Messrs. St. Albyn, P. Corri, and Miss Barrie have made an immense hit with their operatic selections ; Miss Georgina Smith son has returned to meet with fresh admirers ; Mr. Baldwin has supplemented the brilliant encomiums he has already received from the provincial press ; Miss Louie Sherring ton is received nightly with uproarious applause ; Mr. J. H. Milburn is an old favourite ; the Great Vance is not to be, heard elsewhere, excepting at his concerts : Mr. J. H. Ryley, and Madame Barnam, as comic duettists, have met with decided success; the acknowledged largest and best band in London. Bal cony, 6d.; stalls, ls.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. J NO. GOSNE LL 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 55., M. 6d., and 15s. each, includ ng brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, :3, Upper Thames-street, Lon don, E.C. TORN 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 Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London. CHRISTIE'S "PERISCOPIC" SPECTACLES, as recommended by Wollaston, giving more light, a wider field, and less strain upon the eyes.—GEORGE CHRISTIE, Manufacturer of the latest improvements in spectacles, reading lenses, ac., 25, Hanway-street, Oxford-street, W. RI3I3IEL'S TOILET VINEGAR is a perfect luxury this hot weather for the Toilet or Bath, or as a re freshing handkerchief scent, whilst its sanitary properties render it an absolute requisite in all families. See that each bottle bears E. Rimmel's signature, as some , small makers are now issuing a worthless imitation, copying the label exactly, all but the name. Sold by all perfume vendors.—E. Rimmel, per fumer to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales, 96, Strand ;128, Regent street and 24, Cornhill. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1870, very high. Remembering the turmoil into which we were always periodically plunged under the RUSSELL regime, it is truly refreshing to have so long enjoyed a time of quiet. 0 Ern announcement that Mr. MOTLEY was to be recalled from his position as American Minister at this Court has not, unfortunately, turned out to be premature. This very important step has been resolved upon by President GRANT. It shows that in the• selection of a representative to conduct the relations of the United States with England the American Government finds great difficulty in satisfying itself. In Mr. REVERDY JOHNSON the Republic had as Minister au ex perienced diplomatist, and one who so thoroughly understood his business as to exact from Lord STANLEY such favourable terms of settlement for the Alabama question, that their rejection in America gave infinite pleasure to most Englishmen. There can be no doubt that Mr. JOHNSON smuggled into the famous convention a proviso for considering, more or less indirectly, the question as to our right to recog nise the belligerency of the South—a point which English statesmen bad repeatedly declined to yield. Indeed, it looked very much as if Mr. REVERDY JOHNSON had outwitted the English politicians. But the American Senate saved us from all unpleasant consequences. The Upper House of Congress was too angry to understand the merits of the treaty which it was discussing, and it rejected more favourable terms, probably, than it will ever be offered again. Mr. RE VERDY JOHNSON was recalled. In his place came Mr. MOTLEY, a very different man : dis tinguished in literature, but inexperienced in diplo macy, yet possessed of qualities which could hardly fail to effectively guard the interests of America. In fact it is difficult, with the information at our command, to divine in what respect Mr. MOTLEY has failed. It was generally understood that he came over with waiting orders, and he has waited. The negotiations have been re sumed in a cursory manner, but the renewal of inter changes on the subject came to nothing. Mr. MOTLEY held a conversation with Lord CLARENDON. Mr. FISH, Secretary of State, drew up a memorandum setting forth the American view of the question with much more warmth than novelty or accuracy of logic, and Lord CLARENDON replied. Mr. Fisn, on the American side, took the whole affair into his hands; and he did not figure very creditably in it. Now, if it should happen, as is believed, that Mr. MOTLEY is to be replaced by Mr. FisH, this change will prove serious. The last-named poli tician certainly entertains no warm friendship for England. His memorandum to Lord. CLARENDON was as acrid as it was one-sided in tone. His appointment as Minister at this Court could only be regarded as an indication that the American Govern ment meant to press their claims home again. TOPICS OF THE DAY. order, he has gone to the Peninsula, and found work for his superfluous energies among the Spanish brigands. According to the Indian papers he is now contemplating another change, and his name has been confidently mentioned as the next Governor of Madras. The Bombay Gazette does not look with favour on this notion. If Mr. Layard is made Governor it will be, it affirms, another party appointment. Ho has been transformed by office, it is true, from a demonstrative M.P. into an excellent subordinate, never speaking when he was told to be quiet. These recollections induce the Bombay Gazette to admit that he is nut impracticable, and it readily acknowledges his general ability. It ques tions, however, whether the ability is of the kind that enables its possessor to govern, and ends by pro nouncing him "neither brave enough nor strong enough for the place." the trial, with a view to elicit acurate particulars, and their satisfaction, when the proofs against the prisoner were shown to be doubtful, or weak, cer tainty led to the opinion that they would disagree at the final crisis, but a verdict of unconditional acquittal though hardly expected, may be looked u pon in this case with peculiar gratification. That the jury sifted every piece of evidence honourably and manfully is denied on no side, and so the most prejudiced mind cannot but rest assured as to the justice of the decision. OPERAS, THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden.—Un Ballo in Maschera. 8.30 p.m. ITALIAN OPERA, Drury Lane.—Le Nozze di Figaro. 8.30 p.m. OLYMPIC -At Seven, Music hath Charms. Little Em'ly. Old Gooseberry. HAYMARKET—At Seven, Married Life. Home. Family Jars. ADELPHI—At Seven, The Robust Invalid. Free Labour. PRINCE OF WALES'S—At 7.30, Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest Mamma. LYCEUM—At 7.30, His Own Rival, Breaking the Spell. At 8.30, Little Faust. GAIETY—At Seven,Our Clerks. The Princess of Trebizonde. QUEEN'S-At Seven, My Wife's Dentist. VAIIDA VILLE —Cupboard Love. Two Roses. Don Carlos 'Twixt Axe and Crown. ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Paul Pry. La Belle Sauvage WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH 131( K. Egyptian Hall, Pic cadilly, every Evening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn ings at 3, Admission is, 2s, 3s. CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every 1%. light, at 8; Wed nesdays tuad Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZO LOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily (except Ran days). Admission, is. ; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, ed. MADAME TIISSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till 3.0 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra 6d. mi - gt 'm o m . " EVENING EDITION. LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1870. QUEEN ISABELLA'S abdication, coupled with the refusal of the Spanish Crown, by every one of the candidates to whom it has yet been offered, down to, or we ought rather to say, up to Marshal ESPARTERO, reduces the still problematic question as to who shall be the future Sovereign at Madrid, to the simple choice of an alternative. Either the re presentative of the elder or of the younger branch of the Bourbon dynasty. Either Dori CARLOS or the Prince of the ASTURIAS. Better either of those than the Duc de MONTPENSIER. Against the selec tion of the latter, there are two glaring arguments, each of which appears to us, in view of the mere fit ness of things, in view of what is figuratively called poetical justice, insuperable. Firstly, it would be simply underlining or endorsing, in the case cf the Infanta, who is Duchess of MONTP ENSIER, the blunder made seven and thirty years ago in the instance of the elder sister, since then (1835) known as QUEEN ISABELLA 11., namely, the carrying out of the arbitrary abrogation of the Salic law, just previously by her father and predecessor on the throne of Spain, King FERDINAND VII. Secondly, it would be crowning with a tardy success what has hitherto resulted and ought, to the end of the chapter, to result only in disgrace and disaster, the sly, and treacherous, and despicable intrigue branded upon the annals alike of France and Spain, under the title of the Spanish Marriages. Either of those incongruous strokes of good fortune would be an outrage to the conscience of Enrope. Both of them together—and they would only, of course, come to pass simulta neously—would, one might even say, bean insult to the common sense of Christendom. Preferable to any thing of the kind would be the selection of either DON CARLos or of the Prince of the ASTURIAS. The Cortes, headed by the Regent SERRANO, and by the Prime Minister PRIM, being, in point of fact, masters of the situation, not only might, but inevitably would, alone assent to the assumption of any per sonage as King of Spain, on certain fixed and moat stringent conditions, provisos, or stipulations. The constitutional and parliamentary liberties of the country would require, in the first instance, to be inalienably assured. The oath of allegiance to the Sovereign would have tobe guarded, in due course, by that Sovereign's oath of allegiance to the Constitution, by right of which he would reign, and through the medium of which he would alone carry on the labours of his government. The Don CARLOS of modern history, meaning the grandfather of the present Don CARLOS, or in other words the younger brother of FERDINAND VII., and therefore uncle of ISABELLA 11., the Don CARLOS of modern history, we say, would no doubt have haughtily disdained to enter into any such engagement with the subjects he claimed to rule simply by what is called the right divine. Not so either of his sons. Net so the younger Don CARLOS, known for years as the Conde de MONTEMOLIN. Not so the latter's younger brother Don JUAN, the father of the present youth ful Don CARLOS. Both the one and the other, both Don JUAN and the Conde de MONTEMOLIN were prepared to enter into a compact with the nation before assuming the prerogatives and responsibilities of sovereignty. A compact nowadays must be entered into with the Spanish Cortes by anyone aspiring to become the Spanish Monarch—a compact through which Spain shall be guarded against a despot, and guaranteed,the preservation of her political liberties through the medium of a well-balanced constitution. The death of Lord CLARENDON is a serious loss to the GLADSTONE Ministry. If he was not a great statesman, he could claim to rank as an administrator of a very high order. His career is distinguished by none of the great feats which make men remembered in history, but few politicians have spent a long life in active service with such freedom from error. Reared, as it were, in a diplomatic career, Lord CLARENDON was too much under the influence of tradition ever to attempt anything very striking. The Foreign Office and all connected with it is the most Conservative institution connected with the Government. It is the neutral ground of poli tics. When, after much experince as a diplomatist and in some departments of the Executive, the deceased peer settled himself at the Foreign Office, he was as acceptable to the Tory as to the Liberal Ministries. The conduct of our foreign relations is not, indeed, much affected by differences of political creed. Between the administra tion of Lord STANLEY and that of the Earl of CLARENDON, there was little or nothing to choose. Hence the latter was twice asked by a Conservative Minister to keep his post at the Foreign Office. And hence, too, his general abstention from the fierce battles of home politics will deprive him of any great popular renown. Yet he was a most respected and useful member of the Government which now mourns his loss. This is a time when Englishmen care little for events abroad ; they have enough to occupy them at home. The great domestic questions which press for solution shut out the intimate consideration of those outside problems which formerly received so much atten tion. It was, therefore, a most happy circumstance that whilst the Ministry and the country were engaged in these absorbing home affairs, they could leave their foreign policy to the care of an administrator who would be certain to guide it with credit. This Lord CLARENDON did. The p raise accorded to his management ought to be RECONCILIATION AT THE ADMIRALTY. The intelligence that Sir Robert Spencer Robinson and Mr. Reed, C. 8., were, after all, to continue to hold their seats in the service of the Admiralty has been confirmed. A contemporary, whose information on naval matters is generally trustworthy, sass that the report of the resignations, to say the least of it, was based on a very erroneous misconception of the facts. This view, however, is not shared in by the Times, which condemns any proneness to quarrel that may be shewn by Admiralty officers at a time when Mr. Childers is seriously unwell. The leading journal explains the grounds for the difference by referring it to the disappointment of Sir Robert Spencer Robinson at finding that an old rule, providing that Naval officers who had served at Whitehall, might afterwards have a period of active service, was to be repealed just in time to affect him. The Times, however, is as unable to comprehend why he should lose his temper over the matter, after four months' hesitation, and threaten to dissarrange matters at this crisis, as it is to understand the riddle why Mr. Reed should voluntarily mix himself up in the difficulty, and de clare his intention to resign also, if the objectionable Order in Council was not repealed. The Times, speak ing of Sir Robert Spencer Robinson, says that temper and conduct in public men are of still higher estimation in this country than ability, which however, does not pass unrecognised. Referring to Mr. Reed, the same journal adds that England contains many naval architects, and that good ships, which were built before Mr. Reed's time, will still be built if he should be compelled in deference to his own feelings to retire from public service. It is under all circumstances imperative that a full explanation of this obscure and lamentable dispute should be given to the public, and that the terms of the com promise or mode of reconciliation should be speedily made known. CORRUPT PRACTICES. Bribery and corruption have not yet ceased to be a trouble to the legislature; they have not even finally emerged from the dubious state of investiga tion by select committees. A committee has just finished an inquiry touching the proper course to be adopted with several members of the House of Commons, who at different times, extending in some cases so far back as seventeen years have been reported guilty of corrupt practices by election commissions. All these persons received a certificate o f indemnity, and no proceedings have been taken against them. Their offence remains unpunished. Nor can the committee recommend that any prose cution should be undertaken. These members of Parliament were heard as witnesses, and in that capacity incriminating evidence turned up against them. The committee think it would be unjust to take proceedings merely in consequence of a report founded upon what a candidate might admit as a witness. The accused person should have an opportunity of defending himself in the regular manner, which, of course, he had not before the commission, the business of which is not to inquire into the conduct of any particular person or per sons, but to ascertain generally the extent to which corrupt practices may have prevailed in a certain place. Equally are the committee of opinion that no proceedings should be taken against any of those members by the inherent authority of the house of Commons. The law, however, is clearly unsatis factory. The committee recommend the abolition of the distinction between persons who are and persons who are not candidates : Candidates are liable to be disqualified only for such bribery as, upon the trial of an election petition under the Act, may affect the election then in controversy ; and even such bribery will only disqualify, if it is established at the trial by the report of the judge. A conviction upon a criminal prosecution in a court of law, for bribery as a candidate at any election whatever, would not disqualify, though, if the offender had not been a candidate, he would have been disqualified, upon such conviction. We think it clear that this distinction ought not to continue. The committee are of opinion that the lapse of one year after the offence ought not to be a bar to pro ceedings, but that they might be commenced at any time within three months after the alleged offenders shall have been reported guilty by a judge. "In this manner the mischief arising from reports of this nature not being followed up by proceedings against the parties inculpated, may for the future be avoided or at least materially diminished." ➢IIt. LAYAItD ON HIS TRAVELS AGAIN. Mr. Austen Layard does not appear to be very Well satisfied with any one place or position for a lengthened period. Not content with disinterring the Assyrian hieroglyphics, or with keeping the House of Commons in ARREARS IN CHANCERY BUSINESS The delay which has taken place in the appoint ment of a Lord Chief Justice of Appeal in the room of the late Sir Charles Selwyn has caused so much inconvenience, and the matter has been so repeatedly discussed in the newspapers, that it is desirable some further means should be taken to bring the subject before Parliament. A correspondent of the l imes states that at this time last year there were only six appeals pending and to be heard before the Lords Justices, but that there are now forty-six, and the number of appeals set down for the purposes of delay is rapidly increasing. The illness of Lord Justice Giffard has practically closed the doors of the Appeal 'Court, and unless measures are taken to get rid of the accumulated cases, great injury will be done to the unfortunate suitors. The saving effected y abolishing the office of Lord Justice amounts to k:6,000, but the luss which must accrue to the country by this ill-timed step, is well nigh incalcu lable, not to mention the terrible inconvenience produced. VOYAGES TO IRELAND. '1 he carriage of deck-loads of live stock or other descriptions of cargd is often productive of disaster to vessels ; but it is obvious that the. mischief does not happen on the voyages between England and Ireland. A return of the number of passages made by steamships across the Irish Channel has been issued, and it sets forth that in the opinion of the Board of Trade not one accident is to be attributed to deck-cargoes. In fact there are, SQ to speak, no disasters incident to this branch of navigation. On an average above four thousand voyages are made annually from England to Ireland, and four thousand the reverse way ; but during the last ten years only three steamships have been lost. Such immunity from accident, even though the distance be short, is really remarkable. How favourably it compares with the annual bill of slaughter in the Baltic Sea! These three shipwrecks did not result in the sacrifice of a single life. SIR HENRY DURAND AT SIMLA. A. grand banquet has been given to Sir Henry Durand at Simla on his departure for the Punjab, of which he has been appointed Gove*tor. Lord Napier of Magdala, who presided, proposed the toast of the evening, and referred to the early friendship which existed between himself and Sir Henry Durand, at Addiscombe. He gave a most interesting outline of Sir Henry's subsequent career, beginning with the bursting in of the Gate at Ghuznee in 1838, when Lieutenant Durand pre vented general disaster by arresting a bugler who was beginning to sound the retreat. He was afterwards private Secretary to Lord Ellenborough, and was present at his great battles, and in later years he obtained high praise for his conduct during the Indian mutiny. Sir H. Durand, in returning thanks, remarked that it was forty-three years since he had been first under the command of a gentleman cadet, Hobert Napier. In the Punjab, whither he was now going, he had fought hard against the Sikhs, but he would act on the principle that you must love your enemies, especially those who had fought against you like men. According to the Times of India, Sir Henry's assumption of the Government of the Punjab will be marked by a few minor changes on the frontier. It is thought desirable to bring our relations with Kashmeer, Yarkund, and Afghanistan more under the direct control of the Government of India, without taking away the authority of the Lieutenant-Governor. A DELICATE QUESTION. The lady who appeared in the Court of Common Pleas on Saturday was a match not only for the Solicitor-General, silvery and persuasive though his voice may be, but even for Lord Chief Justice Bovill who tried in vain to make her tell the secret of her age. The action was brought by the lady, Mrs. Morgell, against Sir Edward Gambier and his wife, to recover damages for alleged libels contained in letters written by Lady Gambier. Sir J. Coleridge, in cross-examin ing Mrs. Morgell, wanted to know her age, and that of the defendant. But Mrs. Morgell was not to be trepanned by the wiles of the Solicitor-General. "I will not answer it," was the reply. " How old are you P" reiterates the counsel. "I do not choose to answer," was the firm response of the lady. " Are you seventy F " says the bland and insinuating bar rister. " Make me a hundred if you please, but I am not going to answer." In vain did the lawyer press her; in vain did the judge urge her. Mrs Morgell had made up her mind and was prepared with areason for her refusal. She had probably had " Every Man (and Woman) His (or Her) Own Lawyer," and threw the law in the face of her relentless questioners. " The English law does not force me, I believe, to answer such a question." A compromise was tried by the baffled counsel. Perhaps the lady might write her age down on paper and hand it to the jury. But the lady objected to this too, and finally the matter was allowed to drop. Let the Women's Rights Associa tion be assured that one of the sex has been able to hold her own against their oppressors, and may Mrs. Morgell receive a condign reward. THE ACQUITTAL OF BAURETT Barrett, the man accused of having wilfully fired from behind a hedge.in Galway at Captain Lambert, his father's landlord, has been, after a third trial, at length acquitted. The court in Dublin rang with cheers when the jury returned into it, after two hours' deliberation, and signified their verdict, excul pating the prisoner. The enthusiasm on the occa sion was heightened when Mr. Butt, Q.C., who has made himself conspicuous and popular by under taking the defence of those countrymen of his who are charged with political or agrarian offences, rose from his seat and asked Justice Fitzgerald to order the immediate release of Barrett and the re turn of all money or other articles taken from him. His Lordship's reply "Let everything be given back to him" was the signal for almost wild applause, and while it was still resounding in the building, the liberated man left the court with his solicitor. The impression in Dublin is very general that Barrett was, in pcint of fact, not the man who fired the shot at Captain Lambert. The evidence in support of this view was, moreover, very strong, inasmuch as it was shewn that the accused could scarcely have had time to reach the station where he was appre hended, in so short a time after that in which the prosecutor was said to have been wounded. He did not, by any means either, strike those who observed him on his trial as a vindictive or nial cious man. His being in the Government service in a trusted position, and the testimony against him being afforded by a single witness, were also points in his favour. There is scarcely any doubt but that the last trial was a most fair one in every respect. The anxiety of the jury wasrepeatedly exhidited during THE CHANNEL YACHT RACE, In a few days the people in the South of Ireland will have an opportunity of witnessing a pretty spectacle, .that of two yachts trimmed with balloon sails and furnished with every article of racing gear starting on their essay to breast 'the great Atlantic, and to prove in one case or the other their right to claim the championship of the wide ocean they traverse. The vessels Cambria and Dauntless will be at their moorings off the Old Head of Kinsale at mid-day on Monday, and at that time the race, to Sandy Hook, an island off New Jersey, 25 miles south of New York, will be com menced. It is thought in Americathattheawards, a ser vice of plate, value £250, and the championship of the Atlantic will be won by Mr. A shbury's yacht, although it is believed Mr. James Gordon Bennett will leave no effort untried to secure the fourth victory of the Americans in the present year, and his own second victory in a transatlantic struggle. The Cambria is now at Queenstown taking in stores. The move ments of the rival vessel have not become known. JACK ASHORE. All the world knows a sailor in port is the most helpless being in existence. On board ship let him be the steadiest, the most careful, and the trimmest Al that ever walked a deck, the touch of land seems to have a stupifying effect on his mental capacity, and he straightway becomes a prey to any land lubber whom chance may throw in his way. Sailor's homes have been erected for his special benefit, the authorities have surrounded him with safeguards of protection, it has bean made dangerous for crimps to board ships in order to take charge of poor Jack, but in spite of all precautionary measures, some how or other he continues to run into the jaws of the land-shark. A case in point was exposed the other day at the Thames Police Court, when two men, named Patrick Kelly and Michael Macarthy, were charged with stealing £lB from John Brooks, a seaman, so far back as August last year. Brooks having arrived from a voyage, as soon as he received his money, started on a cruise, in the course of which he tenni with the prisoners. Several public-houses were visited, but the landlord of one of these refused to serve them, and cautioned the sailor against his compa nions. lie had not proceeded many yards from the house, when the two men hustled him into a back street, and while one bound his arms the other rifled his pockets, and having knocked their victim sense less, the two fellows made their escape. The sailors' stay in the country was considerably abridged by his loss, but his misfortunes seem to have left their mark on his mind, and on his return he ferretted out his spoilers, and brought them to justice. John Brooks, will, it is to be hoped, be more careful when he sets out on his next land voyage. QUEEN ISABELLA. The ex-Queen of Spain has abdicated at last. The event has been often announced before ; but this time there can be no doubt that the step has been formally taken, and that a manifesto has been addressed to the Spanish people. So far as the Queen herself is concerned, the abdication is not important. Nearly two years have passed since the well-concerted movement of the insurgent Generals left Isabella no resource but to fly across the Pyrenees, and since then neither the people nor their leaders have displayed the silghtest inclination to have Isabella back again. And in all their quarrels, intrigues, and fights, the different parties in Spain have adhered to the one steady pur pose of keeping out Isabella. It mattered little, therefore, for herself personally whether she abdica ted or not. But as she resigns in favour of her son it is just possible that this act may be attended with important consequences. The Spaniards cannot find a king, and they may become tired of waiting, though they are the most patient of races. General Prim has alWays shewn the most decided hostility to the Bourbon family; but he may take the young Prince as a last resource. No evil is known of a young man. LONDON AND PARIS TOWN GARDENING. Englishmen ought to be thankful for small mercies. To find out that after all " they don't manage these things better in France," and that though Waterloo has been avenged a hundred times over and over again, the inhabitants of the "tight little island" manage now and then to rival la belle France, and even to excel her. Surely this is pleasant to contemplate. The Gardener's Chronicle says that if we compare the Parc Monceau in Paris with our own St. James's Park, the contrast is by no means unfavourable to us. Think of that, vanquished Britons ! " True," says the Chronicle, " we have not the beds of negundo or of deciduous magnolias, nor the specimens of ensete ; we cannot boast so grand a specimen of weeping juniper ; we have not great beds of Judas trees or of tamarix ; our flat surface is not diversi fied by such constant undulation. Still, in the dis position of its masses, and as a piece of landscape gardening generally, our own park may carry the palm." What if Gladiateur did beat our best Eng lish horses ; what if our pigeon-slayers were vanquished by the jeunesse dor& of Paris—let us take heart, and point in triumph to St. James's Park. THE BATTLE OF PIGEON HILL. To the Fenian mind the woods and mounds known as Cook's Corner, or Pigeon Hill, on the Canadian border, will probably be considered as equally entitled to fame as the plains of Marathon. 'ln the fight of June 3rd the Fenian losses, we learn from an official statement, were eleven killed and seventeen wounded, and three of the latter received injuries which can not but prove fatal. The news of the marauders being actually on the march of course caused much excite ment among newspaper men and artists, and it . is probably the descriptions of the rival forces given by one or two special correspondents that will cause the expedition and attack of the Brotherhood to be well remembered by ordinary people. One journal in Montreal signified remark able aptitude on the day of the battle. In a second edition, a full descriptive account of the arrival and retreat of O'Neill's forces was pub lished, and a plan of the field—denoting the barn where the Fenians took shelter, and from which they were dislodged, the sacred spot where John Rowe fell in his death-throes, the line where O'Neill took his observations, and the house in which he was captured—was distributed gratuitously. Lord Macaulay once expressed surprise at the ignorance of Englishmen with respect to Indian battle-fields. The Monti eal Weekly Witness is determined that a similar piece of calumny may never be uttered with reference to the English in Canada and the Fenian campaigning grounds. THE SCILLY ISLANDS TELEGRAPH CABLE.—The steamer Caroline has succeeded in picking up nearly the whole of the Scilly shore end and part of the Cornish shore end of the first Scilly cable. The deep channel por tion, 20 miles long, cannot be recovered. The Caroline has sailed from Moun's Bay for Woolwich. A BENEVOLENT EMPLOYER.—Oxford Mills, Ashton under-Lyne, were on Saturday the scene of one of those ceremonies which bind in closer ties those already united in community of interest. Some time since, the proprietor, Mr. Hugh Mason, gave his workpeople baths, wash-houses, reading-room, and library. He has also built comfortable cottages for them ; and the festivities of Saturday were to celebrate another gift—of recreation grounds, containing gymnasiums for males and females, a bowling green, a skittle alley, and drying grounds for the housewives 4 '3 ` , •`*,4 l -,.t<7" t e Tanga CifliTt "cz.‘k::3 ~- ~~ HE R 111.1 JESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, June 27. The Queen, accompanied by the Princesses, went out in the grounds this morning. In the account given of the Queen's Garden Party at Windsor Castle on Friday last, it should have been stated that Viscountess Clifden attended as L.idy in Waiting to her Royal Highness Princess Louise. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, the Hon. Mrs. Coke, and Mr. Holzmann, was pre sent yesterday at a concert given by Mr. Henry Holmes, by permission of the Duke of Sutherland, at Stafford House. The Princess of Wales afterwards drove out, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO-DAY: Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury's small dance to meet the 'Prince and the Princess of Wales. The Countess Amherst's evening party, at 43, Grosvenor- square. Lady Howard of Glossop's dance. Grand Display of Fireworks at the Crystal Palace at 9.30 p.m. with illuminated Fountains. The Royal Academy soirée, at Burlington House, instead of the 29th inst. Brighton rose and fruit show in the Royal Pavilion Grounds. The Gun Club—Wormholt Scrubs, near Shepherd's-bush. The second Members' prize handicap of £lOO in cash, added to a sweepstakes of £5 or £lO each. MINISTERIAL CHANGES. The general impression is that, consequent upon the death of Lord Clarendon, the Foreign Secre taryship will be at the acceptance or refusal of Earl Granville. Supposing that noble lord to re move to the Foreign Office, Mr. Cardw(-11, it is thought, will become once more Colonial Secre tary, his post at the War Office in that case being filled by Lord .Northbrook. Supposing on the other hand, that Lord Granville were to decide upon remaining, as hitherto, at the head of the Colcinial Department, Lord Kimberley, who began his career as an administrator as Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, may possibly be installed at the Foreign Office as Secretary of State, leaving his now purely ornamental office as Lord Privy Seal to be filled up or not according to Mr. Gladstone's discretion. Lord Granville's removal from the Colonial Office, and Mr. Cardwell's removal from the War Office may be regarded as in many ways desirable to others as well as to themselves ; in each instance the change would be the removal of a difficulty. Until now the Cabinet Ministers have remained unchanged since the first formation of the Government. Even when ailing (one or two of them) they have stood shoulder to shoulder in a serried cluster like fighting highlanders. Now that death has caused one of them to drop out of the ranks, the possibility becomes imminent that more than one change may be the consequence—that Lord Clarendon's death and Mr. Bright's continued absence through illness, and Mr. Childers' indisposition may necessitate several alterations and shiftings in the general orga nisation of the Government. THE QUARREL AT THE ADMIRALTY. The Pall Mall Gazette says the statements published by the Standard and Telegraph respecting the resignations at Whitehall are inaccurate in some respects. It is quite true that Sir Spencer Robinson has withdrawn his resignation, but the case is quite different with the Chief Constructor of the Navy. That officer was on the point of leaving town for Plymouth, on a visit to Prince Adalbert,when Sir Spencer Robison decided on remaining at the Admiralty, and this course was so unexpected by Mr. Reed that he took time to consider his position under the altered circumstances of the case. We have good reason to believe that he will prefer to complete his re signation. We have authority to state that, in consequence of the death of the Earl of Clarendon, the Queen's State Concert at Buckingham Palace, announced for Wednes day, the 29th inst., has been postponed until Wednesday, the 6th July. It is reported that Mr. George 0. Trevelyan has resigned his post as Junior Lord of the Admiralty, the reason assigned being a divergence of opinion with his colleagues in regard to the Elementary Education Bill. BRINSMEAD'S " HISTORY OF THE PIANOFORTE."—In our notice of this charming little volume in The Sun of the 23rd inst. the author's name, inadvertently misprinted as Edgar Brinstead, should have appeared correctly as Edgar Brinsmead. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, June 27. Admissions by season tickets, 1,328 ; ditto, on payment, 2,810; total visitors, 4,138. The great Rose Show of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held in the gardens at South Kensington to-morrow (Wednesday, June 29th), when nearly £2OO in prizes will be distributed. Prizes given by his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch are also offered for groups of fruits and flowers, or both combined, for the decoration of the dinner table. The entries are numerous, and the show promises to be a very successful one. The barometer has decreased round the whole coast of England. The winds have now veered northwards, and they have been freshening almost hourly. Rain has fallen in the North of England, and in Scotland. Temperature has slightly increased. At eight o'clock on Sunday morning the thermometer registered 56 degrees. On Monday morning it had risen to 60 degrees. There are signs that it will fall again immediately. On Saturday were published two additional blue books, containing correspondence relative to the state of the slave trada throughout the world. They confirm and still further illustrate the statement already made officially that the trade is fast dying out in all directions. Even on the east coast of Africa, and in the Persian Gulf, where it is most active, it is fast declining. On the west coast it may be said to be almost extinct. Amongst the last batch of parliamentary papers issued is a return of expenditure of the municipal corpora tions in England and Wales, report from the select com mittee on currupt practices, the sevneth report from the general committee on railway and canal bills, and a bill, as amended by the select committee, to amend the acts for the valuation of lands and the levying of assessments in Scotland. Orders have been given (says the North German Correspondent) for the construction of a new ironclad frigate, with four pieces of ten-inch rifled cannon in two revolving turrets, and three rifled 24-pounders, two at the bows and one at the stern. After the completion of the Ariadne in the Dantzic Dockyard, a new corvette will be laid down as a companion ship to the latter. The iron clad frigate is to be called the Borussia, and the new cor vette the Louisa. A. man named Oliver Wynn, a foreman carpenter, in the employ of Lord Tredegar, was on Saturday com mitted for trial to the next assizes, by the Newport magistrates, on a charge of having sent a threatening letter to a fellow employe, named White. Wynn's griev ance consisted in the fact that White was about to take possession of a house from which the prisoner had been evicted. The letter, a document remarkable for its originality of expression as well as maliciousness of in tent, prayed that " God would send the curse of shame and misery and poverty and remorse " upon White " the short time that he had to live, and eternal misery hereafter." CRYSTAL PALACE.—A special grand display of fireworks will be given this evening (Coronation Day) with the usual magnificent effects of the illumination of fountains and grounds. The afternoon, up to the time of the fireworks at half-past nine, will be fully occupied by Randegger's comic operetta, the " Rival Beauties," a billiard match between Messrs. Cook and Roberts, per formances by the Coldstream Guards Band, and that of the company, &c. The much-admired floral and scenic arrangements of the great stage will be illuminated as on Saturday, and the Palace will be lighted up for promenade until eleven o'clock. THE RECENT ACCIDENT IN RICHMOND PARK.— The following are the latest particulars respecting the condition of the gentlemen injured by the upsetting of the private coach or "drag " in Richmond Park :—Mr. Hodder (of the Morning Post), whose skull was badly fractured, still lies at the Richmond Infirmary in a sad state, though hopes are entertained of his recovery. The heat of the weather on Wednesday and Thursday affected him very ranch, and caused an increase of inflammatory symptoms. Mr. J. Allen (also of the Post), whose leg was broken, re mains at the Castle, Richmond. There is a prospect of his being able to leave his bed in a week or so. Captain Ha warth, whose ribs were fractured, and who was otherwise seriously injured, is progressing favourably. Mr. C. Hunt (City Press), who had a sprained ankle and fractured rib, has been able to resume his duties, but is still lame. Mr. Edeveain is still obliged to remain indoors by his sprained ankles. Captain Hunt has recovered, and so has Mr. Miles Beale. N. 6d f'.y I - a - TI MaE othl at r tak , No] lend axl( uny cab are loss tha 1 of so: mi 111 V '2