The Sun. — London, England, 1870-02-12 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, THE HERCULES. Captain EGERTON asked the First Lord of the Admi ralty whether there was any foundation for a report which appeared some weeks ago of the disabling of the heavy guns of her Majesty's ship Hercules Mr. CHILDERS said the vents of some of the guns had peen improved, but it had been decided to revent the whole of the 10-inch guns with copper. The injury referred to was caused by the bursting of a shell at the mouth of the HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FnIDAY. 1 1113. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY. The LORD CHARCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at ave o;clock. Their lordships sat for a few minutes this evening, but no 'susiness of importance took place. MORNING SITTINGS. Mr. BENTINCK asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to propose, during the present session, any alteration of the standing orders with reference to morning sittings, and to the practice of counting out the House? EMIGRATION. Mr. GLADSTONE s a id the p resen t arrangement wor k ed Sir J. C. LAWRENCE (the late Lore Mayor of the City , well, and he did not s e e an y necessly for disturbing it. Of London) gave notice of his intention to call attention to With respect to cou n tin g ou t, th e G overnment wou ld watch the proceedings, and if any a lt era ti on was requ i re d they Pie fact that although the Imperial Government were und er obligation to send to Western Australia emigrants free of • would not shrink from proposi ng it. expense they had not done so, and, in face of the prevailing PARTY PROCESSIONS ACT. . tiistress amongst the labouring population of thi s coun t ry W. JOHNSTON asked the Chief Secretary for Ire- Mr Le should ask what steps the Government were prepared to land whether the Gove r n men t h a d cause d t h e promised in take to assist free emigration to that colony? quiey to be made into th e o p era ti on o f t h e P arty Proces wornTHE INDIAN ARMY. ons Act ; and, if so, what w as th e resu l t o f the inquiry ? Col. SYKES asked the Under Secretary Mr C. FORTESCUEA n inquiry had b een ma d e, an d of Slate for India) he would take an early opportunity of stating what the re en what grounds a pecuniary premium was paid out of the commendations were. taxes of India to subaltern officers of the Royal Army to in- TURNPIKE TOLLS. duce them to enter the staff corps of India, to the exclusion , Mr. WHALLEY asked the Secretary of State for the of the sons of old officers of the Indian Army, and others, Home Department whether it was the intention of the Go while numerous gentlemen were prepared to compete for a vernment to introduce any bill for continuing the tax known commission in the military service of India, upon any pre- as Turnpike Tolls in those cases where the originr.l Act em ocribed standard of agreement, and proceed to India free of powering the levying such tax on the public had expired; cost to the State? an, if so, whether such would e Mr. G. DUFF said the question p o i n t e d t o a po li cy wholly per i od of the session than bill heretofor be ? introduced at an earlier at variance with that which had been pursued ever since Mr. K. HUGESSEN said it would become, he thought the amalgamation of the Royal with the Company's forces. necessary to re-introduce the bill again, but he would take INDIA STOCK. :are due notice should be given on the matter. Colonel SYKES asked the Under Secretary of State for , FARM HORSE LICENCES. India whether, as the dividends upon India Stock had al- Mr. MILBANK asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if ways been paid upon the 6th of the month on which they his attention had been drawn to the letter that appeared in became due, and as Con so l s and Reduced Government Stock the Times addressed to Mr. W. E. Welby, M.P., on the sub were now paid upon the 6th of the months upon which they ject o "Farm Horse Licences," and dated 29th January, respectively became due, a day could not be fixed for the 1870; and, if so, whether it was proposed by the Govern payment of furlough and retired pay of Indian officers, in- ment to introduce a measure for exempting farm horses from stead of the second Monday of the months which occasion- licence only when employed in drawing materials for the ally, as in the present month of February, delays the pay- repair of the parish roads. went until the 14th of the month, to the inconvenience of I The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Act the recipients? of last session made no alteration on the subject, and it would Mr. G. DUFF said that in future pay due the 31st of be well if so many puzzling questions wore not put on the January in any year would be payable on the Bth day of point. The Government were quite willing to exercise a February immediately following. little forbearance, but there was no intention to introduce YEOMANRY CAVALRY. any fresh measure this session. Mr. NEVILLE-GREN VILLE asked the Secretary of THE IRISH MILITIA. state for War whether the Yeomanry Cavalry Forco was to Mr. S TACPOOLE asked the Secretary of State for War be placed on a different footing; if so, by what regulations if the Irish Militia would bo called out for training this was it to be governed ; and, if reductions were contemplated, year ; also, if he could state what had been the cost of that whether they would take place at once or as vacancies body since it was last called out for training; and, if no; occur? whether he had any objection to have a return of that cost Mr. CARD WELL—Some regulations are in center; made out, and laid upon the table of the House ? Illation; for the purpose of increasing the efficiency ei the Captain VIVIAN said there was no intention of calling yeomanry force, and I will state them when I introduce the out the Irish militia this year, and he could not state the army estimates. Sundry reductions will be effected, both? cost of that body since the last training. Immediate and others prospective THE THAMES EMBANKMENT. CADETS AT WOOLWICH. I Captain GROSVENOR asked the Chancellor of the Ex- Mr. NEVILLE-GRENVILLE asked the Secretary of chequer whether the Lords of the Treasury concurred in sfa m state for Indi a w h e th er any change was contemplated with of the forty-seventh re p or t o f th e C omm i ss i oners o f respect to admission of cadets to Woolwich; if so, whether her Majesty's Woods and Forests and Land Revenues, pre the new rules would affect detrimentally young men pre- seated to Parliament June 29th, 1869, as recommends build-, paring for their examinations on the faith of existing regu- ing upon p ro p ert y b e l ong i ng t o h er M a j esty upon the Wiens? Thames Embankment, to the extent of 2 acres 2 roods 19 Mr. CARDWELL — Y es, sir; changes are in progress in poles, or whether arrangements wo u ld b e ma d e t o d ea l w ith the rules for th e a d m i ss i on of cadets, in pursuance of the this portion of Crown prope r ty i n th e s ame manner as th e recommendations of the Commissioners on Military id Educe- remainder of the site ac q uired b y the Metro p olitan Board of Lion. They will no t, h owever, affect the candidates for Works was dealt With in the Thames Embankment A c t, by which Act such remainder was set apart in perpetuity for examination at mid summer, the only change being that the examination will be conducted by the Civil Service exami- purposes of public recreation ? tiers, instead of by those who used formerly to conduct the The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the two examinationa-and a half acres were a portion of a very valuable property belonging to the Crown, and he could not consent to devote that to the purpose of flower gardens. THE CHANNEL FLEET. Mr. GOURLEY asked the First Lord of the Admiralty to state to the House the object of his recent cruse with the Channel and Mediterranean Squadrons: and whether ho would Lavo any objection to furnish a return of the vessels engaged in the same cruise; such return to incest,' their names, tonnage, number of officers and men, cost of wages, stores, and provisions per month, consumption and cost of fuel per diem, average speed attained per hour under steam or canvas, separately and together; together with the num. ber of days' fuel each vessel is capable of carrying ? Mr. CUILDERS answered that the object of the cruise was with a view to making personal observations of the performances of the different classes of the iron-clad fleet, and especially of the performances of the ships of the newest construction—broadsides, turrets, and unarmoured—and great advantage had been gained from the experience he and Sit Sidney Dacres bad had. is intended laying on the table very voluminous papers, which might not present every detail the Lon. gentleman wished, but they would give must ample information. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. A number of private bills were read a first time WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Notice of motion was given by Lord E. CECIL to call atten 'ion to the unsatisfactory state of the law as regards weights l►nd measures. INDIA. Sir C. WINGFIELD asked the Under Secretary of State for India whether he would lay upon the table of the houso copies of the despatch of the Secretary- of State for India o the Governor-General of India, and of the minutes of the members of council, on the subject of the Act passed by the Council of the Governor-General for making laws and regu lations in October, 1868, called the Punjaub Tenancy Act also the despatches of the First Governor of the Punjaub, and other papers on the same subject? Mr. G. DUFF said he should have great pleasure is giving all the information in his power on the matter, and he would Mierefore lay all the papers referred to on the table. eILITARY HOMICIDES. Mr. STACPOOLE asked the Secretary of State for We: If the General Order which was issued in September lir: depriving soldiers when not on Suty of their service am-nu gallon, in order to afford security against military homicides, lain force in Ireland; and:: not, why not? And if titi had any objection to lay before the House any correspondence that had taken place on the matter? Mr. CARDWELL said that in the general order issued last September it was directed with respect to th e re t urn o f THE WOOLWICH LABOILITORY. ammunition that officers commanding in vari o u s l oca liti e7 Sir J. I'AEINGTON as k e d th e s ecre t ar y o f St a t e f or War le hetlier he intended to lay upo n the table the papers should use their discretion in the matter. Lord St ra th ea i rn relating to the dismissal of Colon e l B o xer f rom th e office of tieing of opinion that it was necessary that the a m m un iti on ea Should be returned into store in Ireland, au order h a d b een Superintendent of th e lb al Laborat o ry. sued to that effect, and acted on. Mr. CARDWELL s a id if th e r i g ht h on . b arone t move d THE CoURTS OF JUSTICE . for them they would be prod uce d. Mr. HEADLAM asked the First Commissioner of Works I THE NAVY ESTIMATES. whether he would state what were the intentions of her Ma- ; Mr. CHILDERS informally announced his hope of being besty's Government as to the site of the intended Courts of , able to move the navy estimates on Thursday week, the 24th lustice, and as to the plan of the building. instant. Mr. AYRTON said Mr. Street was engaged in preparing MR. ODGER AND THE SOUTHWARK ELECTION. a contract according to the provisions of the Act of 1865, On the motion for going into committee of supply, and also that the funds voted in that Act should Mr. Sergeant SIMON rose to call the attention of the Dot be exceeded. The work was a difficult one, House to the'conduct of the returning officer for the borough and assuminis that the consent of the various parties could of Southwark, as set forth in the petition of George Odger be obtained, the building completed for the sum stated, and a candidate for the said borough. The learned gentleman the consent of Parliament obtained, he did not see why the read the correspondence which has passed between Mr. building should not commence at once. But then Mr. Street Odgers' agent and the high bailiff, and which has had not advanced sufficiently to enable him to make any occupied the columns of the London daily p r ess d ur i ng th e definite anno uncement on the matter, Mr. HEADLAM wished to know whether there was to last few days. He read the law on the subject, and having thus laid before the House both the facts of the law, could be a connection from the south to the north of the Strand. neither justified the High Bailiff in making the demand ho Mr. AYRTON said that was just the point he could not had done upon Mr. Odger to meet the election expenses. say. The subject was still under consideration. The estimated expense was, he contended, excessive ; , SANDIIURS T. and Mr. Odger's deposit of £lOO was ample. The High Lord E. CECIL asked th e S ecretary of State for War Bailiff's object was to compel a luxurious pr ov i s i on a t th e polling booths in the shape of cheque clerks. Mr. Odger Whether the rumour that had appeared in the public was not liable for a farthing of expense until the that the giving of commissions without purchas to th p e ap e 3r; election was over, and the High Bailiff consequently cessful cadets at the last half -yearly examination at Sand- uc- I had no right Whatever to insist on an burst was indefinit e l y postponed in consequence of the cone up - templated reductio ns i n t h e army was true; and, if so, h Cher he was disp ose d to take the case of theseyoung , wmena. instalment of £lOO, much less £2OO. But he (Serg ea nt Simon) had other reasons for bringing the matter before the House. He wished the House to see as he saw, that the pro into his especi a l consideration ? Mr. CARDWELL said he should be glad to give corn- ceedings of the High Bailiff affected not only Mr. Odger missions to all the young men passing their examinations. but electors throughout the kingdom. It struck at the 1 rout of tne electoral rights of the p eo pl e o f thi s THE TELEGRAPHS. : country. The same power might be levelled against Mr. HADFIELD asked the Postmaster-Generales or any member of this House, who might have again to pass It was intended by Government t- hought, t t h h e er o e r fo d r e e al it of wo an uld el h e e ct v io e n contest. e He ttnd certainly ver tnunicating with India and the colonies by post and tale - grapb, to cheapen curacy of telegraphic messages; Postage, and to increase the speed and ac curacy 1 safe to ;aye such a power in the ha r n y ds of w a p ' ublic officer. In a ln . and, also, as far as . practic . - able, to give to her Majesty a subjects at home and in India , conclusion he moved that in the opinion of this House 11 charges and expenses of returning officers at Parliament and the colonies the advantages conferred on merchants and others engaged in transactions with the people of America 'all elections shall be regulated by law, and that the same and, if . ued, when the desired . improvements shall rY not be in the discretion of the returning officers. Mr. EYKYN seconded the resolution, on the ground that may be expected to be re a d s ? the course pursued by the High Bailiff of Southwark was The Marquis of made said the circumstances illegal. differed very m uc h „,:- connection with the postal communica- Sir HUM' iloanz supported the resolution, as did else Lions with AltletiCa and India. ln the first there were several A fines open to the Government •in the latter butand the Mr. JaNDERSON. matter was therefore l .one, o qui ov b e e rn a m ' m e o n n t oL t o d y t in tha t h he n is f one case to stand thus :—The High Bailiff having the power great company. The by law to enter into a contract with the candidates for the a large subsidy, niece than was received ° ir Y the Pecostm-op.ffiancye payment of the expenses he was put to in providing even at the enhanced rates, and the y fore that f^ t Would prevent a reduction in the Indian postage. facilities for carrying on the election, had endeavoured to report to the telegraphs to India, those were private pro- make such contract in this instance. If ho could not, he was still bound to incur the expense of providing party, and the rates were fixed the t companies; but they were ill communication bywith, such facilities, and he was at liberty to recover the same increase of facilities to those a view of obtaining an persons using their lines. afterwards by a process of law, i.e., if he could do so. (A ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ACT. 1 anal.) In this case the High Bailiff h a d un d er t a k en , o a for a Mr. STACPOOLE asked the First Lord of the Trete:airy BIM make of .£2OO contract each. with the candidates Two of the candidates if it wars his intention to introduce this session a bill to re- had consented; the third was willing to pay £lOO, but not peal or alter the Ecclesiastical Titles Act? #2OO. It was plan, as far as he (Solicitor-General) was able to Jr.l GLADSTONE said it was the intention of the Go- read, the law that the High Bailiff could not, as a matter vernment to bring in a measure, which they would endea- of compulsion force any candidate to enter into a contract. sour Let out pa besdones ; but it co reuld not, , owing to the b us i ness already , It was purely a matter of option with the candidate. The befo Eager i famous contest of Sir Francis Burdett for the City of West- THE NATIONAL GALLERY minster was a case in point. It was perfectly clear Mr. B. HOPE asked the First Commissioner of Works ' that what the High Bailiff had threatened in the case what steps her Majesty's Government had taken or proposed Of Southwark was wrong, and misconduct which to take for th e p urc h ase of a site for the enlargement of the might expose him to an action at the suit of any one National Gall er y, for which votes had already been taken ; who felt injured by his conduct. He had said ho would give and whether Ultras intended to proceed at once with the now exceptional facilitiies to those who hal contracted, and leai!ding ? would not afford what were just and reasonable necessaries Mr. AYETON said steps had been taken t o neeeire h;; ) to Mr. Odger, who had n u t con t rac t e d. He (the Soli ,zi., ,rici the whole of the land, it Iva , expect _ 1 "•; . 11 1 , 3 cl y iteoarr-IG orieral) apprehend e d th a t th e Hi g h Bailiff bail Icleared e / leefore the close of the financial year, Int Govern. no right to do that. It seemed to hint (the lnent };ad not yet decided on any definite steps with regard Solicitor-Generl) well worthy the attention of the High to tkee erection of the Gallery. Bailiff whether ho might not hereafter hear of THE WHIT WORTH GUN, the matter in a very unpleasant way. (Hear, Sir 3e'llAY asked th e Fi rst L or d o f t h e Ad m i ra lt y if th ere hear.) If any measure at any future time was deemed nec essary to be brought in for the purpose of dealing 'Was *Sty truth i n t h e report that it was intended to arm any with other matters i n re f erence to elections, it should deal of Her M a j es t y ' s sh i ps with guns manufactured on the Whit with the question o f th e discretion of returning officers and Worth pattern ; an d, if so, whether he would lay on the table , ;of the fees which some o f them charged. On these grounds of the House any report whi c h h ad led him to adopt that gun a , for further trial? i eae begged the non. gentleman not to press his motion to a Mr. CHILDERS said the Admiralty had proposed to the :* division. War 13 epartment to ask Si r J . W hitworth to send in a con- Sergeant Simon at onc e w ithd raw his motion. tra/et for the production of a rifle muzzle-loading gun to cone- THE NATIONAL DEBT. 1 - eote with service guns, in order to test the best armament In committee of the whole House. for the turret ships, but he could not then say that the . • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a con- ...; tract had been accepted. , nee•lution, as the foundation of_ a bill to be introduced. THE SUN, .LONDON,_ SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1870. dealing with the National Debt. He said the object of the bill was to carry out more fully the policy of last year in regard to this question. It would give greater facilities to the holders of public debt. Last year's account authorised the payment of dividends without requiring the personal presence of holders of stock. The present bill would increase the number of payments from twice a year to four times, which would be a great boon to the poorer classes of stockholders. Mr. CRAWFORD said he believed that the public would look upon the proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to pay the dividends quarterly as a boon, but the placing a charge of ss. upon the conversion of Consols would render the other portions of his scheme abortive. Mr. BOOTH also thought the payments of dividends quarterly would be a public convenience, but the other portion of the scheme was not quite so satisfactory. Mr. BARING : As the conversion was optional,it could do no harm, but he questioned whether the measure would do all the good he expected. After a few observations from Alderman SALOMONS, the resolutions upon which the vote would be founded were then agreed to. PARLIAMEIsITARY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. On the motion of the Marquis of HARTINGTON, the select committee to inquire into the present mode of con ducting parliamentary and municipal elections, in order to provide for further guarantees for their tranquillity, purity, and freedom, was afforded. SAVINGS' BANKS BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law relating to savings' banks. The object of the bill was to reduce interest now paid by them for the use of the funds of the savings' banks, from £3 5s Od. to £3 Os. Od. The payment of the first named sum occasioneda loss to the taxpayer, and therefore he did not see why it should be continued. There were prece dents for doing as he proposed,as he foundout fromtheyear 1817 to 1828 the Government paid the sum of £4 lls. 3d.; as the interest from 1828 to 1844 the sum was £3 16s. Old., and from 1844 down to the present time, it was £3 55., and now he proposed to make it £3, in order, as he had before observed, to relieve the taxpayer from a loss the present arrangement entailed. Leave was given to bring in the bill. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY BILL. Mr. RUSSELL GURNEY obtained leave to bring in a bill, which was read a first time, to further amend the law relating to the property of married women. RAILWAYS. Mr. WHALLEY moved for, and obtained leave to bring in a bill for the amendment of the Railways Construction facilities Act 1864. Mr. LEFEVRE said he could not, by assenting to the introduction of the bill, bind himself to assent to any of the provisions of the bill. THE BRIDGWATER COMMISSION. On the motion of Mr. HEADLAM, the petition he presented last night from the electors of Bridgwater, was ordered to be presented with the votes. PAROCHIAL BOARDS. Mr. GOSCHEN obtained leave to bring in a bill to make provision for the proceedings of Boards of Manage ment and Boards of Guardians upon the dissolution of Districts and Unions or the annexation of Parishes to Unions. The House then adjourned. WEIRIT OF TEE PuBLIO aouREATA6- The Saturdag .Review declares that the Queen's Speech was in one way a very agreeable disappointment, for although, if possible, more confused and incoherent than usual, it had the great merit of promising plenty of work. The Cabinet have evidently been animated by a reaction from that indolence of despondency to which Mr. Bright a short time ago confessed he was becoming a prey. Par from thinking one omnibus enough to get through Temple Bar at a time, they are bent on starting half a dozen, and on filling up the interstices with all the carts and " crawlers " they can get hold of. There is scarcely any department of legislation in which some improvement is not to be attempted. The Irish Land Bill was of course the most prominent, and its contents are already so far foresha dowed that it has been announced that the acquisition of land, as well as its occupation, is to be considered in the scheme. If the roundabout and tortuous phraseology of a Queen's speech meant anything it would also be natural to anticipate that some special advantages are to he given to the Irish agricultural labourer, as he certainly belongs to one of the classes that make up the bulk of the Irish population. Education followed, and Lord Hartington is to take the necessary steps that are considered properly preliminary to the introduction of the Ballot. The aboli tion of 'University tests was introduced under the quaint shape of a measure to make the Universities more respected, which to most Heads of Houses will seem like adding insult to injury. Heaps of minor measures were also described as part of the work of .the coming session; and although it was expected that the Government would take up some of these, it was impossible to antici pate that it would encumber itself with so many. Diffi"- cult, however, as the other tasks may be which the Government has set itself, they are all easy by the side of its one great difficulty—the government of Ireland. The language referring to the efforts, the sorrows, the hopes, and the disappointments of the Cabinet in their most ineffectual attempt to keep order in Ireland was, as Lord Cairns said, a most curious piece of patchwork. The framers of the Speech were evidently distracted between the perception of the obvious fact that things are going on most deplorably in Ireland, and the feeling that abstractedly it is impossible things should go on badly anywhere under such a clever and well meaning Government. It is something, however, that a public avowal has been made that the state of Ireland is very serious, and that the Ministry is pledged, if disorder continues, t o put it down firmly and sternly. Mr. Gladstone even chewed that he had learnt to face the possibility that he would have to lay his Land measure aside for a time, in order to restore order in Ireland; and although every one in England must sincerely hope that it may not be necessary to resort to so extreme a course, yet it is satisfactory to be assured that the Prime Minister is not going on from day to day merely shutting his eyes to the reality of things, and that, if the worst comes, he will not shrink from his duty. The Spectator thinks that the first debate of the session has not been a reconnaissance in force, even if it has been so much as a sounding of the call to arms. Mr. Disraeli and Lord Cairns were alike careful not to permit the mem bers of their party to commit themselves till the voices of their leaders had given them the cue. Mr. Disraeli and Lord Cairns were, moreover, alike careful not to commit even themselves to any explicit censure of the general Irish policy of the Government. Mr. Disraeli declared in so many words, admidst the silent dismay and chagrin of his party, that the bad condition of Ireland was certainly not due to the policy of the Government. Lord Cairns did not go so far as this, but while attacking the Liberal administration of Ireland, he carefully avoided any explicit censure of the Government for not having asked for a Coercion Bill, or a new suspension of the Habeas Corpus. Both the leaders of Opposition eschewed recriminations on the Irish Church Act of last session. Both of them kept themselves absoluteiy free of any hampering decla rations as to the Land Bill of this session; and by shutting the mouths of their followers—which was effectually , managed by the leader of the Opposition rising imme diately after the AddresS had been moved and seconded, so that the debate was all but closed by the replies of the Liberal chiefs—they managed to keep the Conservative party in both Houses from in any way anticipating the decision which must be taken next week after the l'rime Minister has explained the provisions of his great Irish measure. The other point in connection with Irish policy , illustrated by the debate of Tuesday is Mr. Disraeli's evi dent hope that he may reconcile his party to a tolerably strong land measure, so long as it is called by some mild name. We are cheered by observing that Mr. Disraeli evidently wishes to accustom his party to thinking mildly of very strong measures indeed, and tries to reconcile them thereto by vituperating in the most unreasonable language proposals differing from those for which he sug gests at least every excuse, only as far as we can see by sounding stronger, though actually being decidedly less strong. We argue, at all events, from Mr, Disraeli's language, that he is preparing his party to con cede a good deal—that he is teaching them to ohjnni chiefly to the name of a strong measure on the land tenure, not to the reality—and that he wishes to use that " bustling" politician Sir John Gray as a soft of bite noire to frighten his followers into acquies cence in any measure which has no alarming sound about it. "If you are not reasonable," he seems to us to say to his party, as mines say to children, "the black man will nne for you. Lard Granard and Sir John Gray, with their fixity of tenure, are already waiting for you. Mr. Isaac Butt, after all, was net so 'outrageous,' not so revo- lutionary.' If the Government are only as mild as Mr. Isaac Butt, much more if they ask for what sounds milder still, you will be very unwise to be violent. You might go farther and fare much worse." On the whole a line of this _ . kind is of good augury. A very anxious crisis for the English Church has just passed, says the John Bull, leaving behind it, we t rus t an d believe, more good than evil. The Bishop of Exeter's withdrawal of his essay from any future editions of "Essays and Reviews " is a sufficient—h owever t ar d y an d reluctant—admission of the justice of the Church's con demnation, ten years ago, of that essay a n d th a t vo l ume. Until this was done no possible i explanations or state ments of Bishop Temple could n tho slightest degree satisfy either the honour of the Church's Synod, or the deep disquietudes of the Church and of the cle rg y o f hi s own diocese, especially as to his complicity w ith th e frightful doctrines of the Essayists. But now the great point which we have laboured so long to arrive at has practically been reached. It can no longer be flung in the teeth of the English Church that she has a fautor of here tics and semi-infidels among her bishops, or that she has a Synod whose authority can be set at nought. We are aware that attempts have been made by the Dean o f West minster to deny, or disarm of significance, the statement made by the Archdeacon, and confirmed by th e D ean o f Exeter, that the notorious essay was withdrawn. But it is certain that Archdeacon Freeman was authoris e d t o make, " whether in Convocation or elsewhere," exactly the statement that he did make. And nothing can be more petty, or a more sure proof that D r . T emp l e h ag really done the very thing that he ought, than the dismay which the proceedings in both Houses of Convocation have given to his quondam friends. For ourselves, we are not disposed to cavil at the secondary circumstances of this important avowal. It is less di rec t, l ess h um bl e, t h an might have been desired. But the Church, having attained her end, can afford to be generous in common Matters ; and we earnestly trust that the chief obstacle to the utility and efficiency of Dr. Temple's episcopate will be held to have been removed; and that the clergy of his diocese more especially will be content with the present, and hope the best for the future. A solvent has at length been found—we care not what—which has broken down the " dull hard stone of the mind "in which Dr. Temple had entrenched himself ; and there is every reason to hope that contact with Church work and sound men will clear and ripen his views, and enable him in duo time to counteract, by his active labours, the mishief heretofore done by his speculative errors and his evil companion ships. And if this prove to be so, we shall have not a little besides this to place to the advantageous side of the Church balance-sheet. The Economist observes that the great success of Mr. Lowe's payment for the telegraphs —a success which shews that he is au excellent man of business, and well knows what he is about—raises, however, some serious and almost undiscussed questions as to the position of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the money market, and as to the degree to which he can affect the price of public securities without anyone's knowing how or why. Such powers may be good; the present position of the Finance Minister in the money market may be right; but at all events they should - be distinctly seen, and now they are not. Ought these great Powers to be exercised without our being able to watch them as we watch other State Powers, and to see from day to day what is doing? No one, time out of mind, has suspected an English Chan cellor of the Exchequer of corruption, and no one is likely to suspect him. But at the same time it is a serious question whether all such powers ought not to be placed under the greatest possible supervision, and exposed to the keenest and most instant discussion. People have lately wondered that the funds did not rise; generally they have risen when things begin to get better, but this time they have not. The reason is now understood to be that a large though unpublished amount of new stock has been created, which has naturally depressed the price. We ought now-a-days to watch these powers more carefully than we used to do. A change is coming over our poli ticians. Formerly the " City " was one place, and the West-end another. The ignorance of politicians about Lombard-street, and the ignorance of Lombard-street about politicians was curious. Our Ministers were very much chosen from a single semi-aristocratic class, closely connected with agriculture, and entirely disconnected from money dealing. But now men pass from the City to the Cabinet, and from the Cabinet to the City. This charmed division is effaced, and it cannot be revived. The old race of public men could not make a bad use of secret powers, for they did not know how to set about it ; but the rule is passing to men am familiar with the City as with Downing-street, and. who will thus have no inaptitude to keep them back. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave a constant account of what he did, we might give him powers which in theory ho certainly ought to have, but which now lie has not. By a curious anamoly, the Secretary of State for India can lend in the money market, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer cannot lend; and yet the Chancellor of the Exchequer is a great hanker, who peculiarly ought to be able to lend, and the Indian Secretary, as a rule, has little to use but his own money, and is not a banker at all. We do not see why the Chancellor of the Exchequer should be bound to buy with the savings' bank money securities by which he is likely to lose, instead of lending a largo sum on similar securities, just as the Indian Sec retary, and so protect himself from loss. A frequent and complete account of the operations of the Finance Minister would, of course, include such loans if made, and all crea tion of stock under unusual powers, such as those given last session, as well as all the transactions with the Bank of England on " deficiency bills," which are rarely under stood now; and if Mr. Lowe would give us such an account, he would make English finance even more certain and reliable than it now is, 'FOREIGN NOTES. THE CAPLISTS tN SPAIN. The Carlist organs in Spain publish simultaneously a notice, stating that the Marquis of Villadarias, Presi dent of the Central Junta of Catholic Carlists, has had the honour of receiving a communication from the Duke of Madrid, in which Don Carlos VII expresses his approval of the Constitution of the Junta. He felicitates it on the valour and patriotism not only of those who form the Junta itself, but of all those who took part in the electoral struggle. It is also stated that the same party is forming a Provincial Junta in Lerida composed of 15 persons. The Impartial, in referring to the prevailing agitation in Navarre, announces that the Carlists are organizing a similar movement in Lerida, Barcelona, and other provinces, and that there is every reason to believe that in the spring they will take the field. The same journal states that several individuals belonging to the Federal party have started from various provinces in the direction of Bayonne, where a grand meeting is to be held, at which the Carlist chiefs who are on the frontier will be present. THE TREATY OF PRAGUE. In referring to the statement that the French Minister for Foreign affairs has informed the Prussian Government of the determination of France to uphold the treaty of Prague, the Patrie says that , the Cabinet will not permit the violation of that convention, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs is said to have spoken 'in that sense in the interview which he has had with the German representative. The Monde, on the other band, maintains that the Treaty of Prague does not bear the signature of France, and she has no right to demand its execution. She has not carried out her own treaties, and cannot comistently interfere in those which relate to the affairs of Germany. THE FEDERAL DEBTOR'S LAW. The North German Correspondent refers to the Case of the Englishman who has been confined in the debtor's prison at Homburg, although imprisonment for debt has been abolished through the North German Confederation. It explains the apparent inconsistency by saying that per sonal arrest is still permitted when the circumstances are such that legal proceedings cannot be otherwise begun or continued, nor an execution levied on the property of the debtor. When the person or the goods of a foreigner are seized at the suit of a native of the country, the legal requirement of risk and loss to be apprehended is assumed as proved by the fact of the debtor being a foreigner. These provisions of the federal Debtors' Law are founded on reason and equity. PEOPLE'S BANKS IN GERMANY The truserer Zeit gives a description of the Gel man banks established by Hermann Schulze-Delitsch, which are calculated to promote the interests of the working classes. The people's bank develops habits of thrift and self dependence in the artisan, and the system is based upon the principle of self-help. The scheme works well, and the last annual report testifies to its success. During the last few years popular banking has greatly increased in Germany, and Schulze-Delitzsch has every right to expect that in ten years more still more flourishing statistics will be met with. The consciousness of areserve fund would confer the greatest advantages upon the lower classes,and preserve them from many of the evils attendant on the stoppage of work. At the same time theywould have an inducement to save their money in prosperous times, instead of wasting their resources in the beer shop. It requires a great exercise of self-denial for the workman to deposit a few groschen monthly, and he is not permitted to abuse the privilege of drawing out his money, for no advances in time of need are made, unless he can furnish the security of two fellow woi kmeg TURKEY. The Levant Herald states that the Porte is in negotia tion with a foreign house for the establishment of tele graphic communication between Constantinople and the islands of the Ottoman Archipelago. The same journal announces that the Porte has agreed to forego its claim on the Khedive's needle guns, as the Khedive showed some anxiety to keep them. The armour-clads which he ceded to the Sultan have been sent to Constantinople from Toulon. Five hundred Catholic Armenians have held a meeting in Constantinople at which they signed a declaration repudiating the spiritual jurisdiction of the Patriarch Hassoun, and requesting the Porte to designate churches in which they may freely exercise their religion. RUSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA The 2Vation, a New York paper, has an article on the progress of Russia in Central Asia. The Russians are slowly, but carefully and surely, pushing forward their outposts in that direction, to the great advantage, gays tha .2Vh'ion, of civilisation; but their object, it believes, is to develop the cultivation of cotton in that region, so as to make Russian manufacturers independent of America. The Asian market would not only be cheap, but would give Russian an absolute monopoly in that direction, as it is only over her soil that Central Asian products would have any outlet. The great difficulty is the lack of means of communication. It is ' now a two months' journey from Moscow to Turkes tan, and even longer than that for caravans. It is there fore proposed to turn the Amu Darin, which now flows into the sea of Aral, back into the old bed, through which, in ancient times, it ran into the Caspian. This would give water communication from Moscow nearly to the foot of the Himalayas, and Russian engineers are actually making surveys for the purpose. The other difficulties are monetary or social. The coins used in Turkestan are un known in Russia, and inconvertible at home, and there are of course no banks. Then a firm at Moscow sending out a venture cannot get news of it in less thanfour months, and need not expect to touch their money under a year's time, while the incessant political disturbances in those regions cause sudden and violent fluctuations in the value of goods from week to week. The exports to Russia are nearly all cotton, but this trade suffers from the uncertainty of prices, and the petty chiefs have preserved the medival custom of levying tolls on merchants. One trader on his way through Afghanistan was made to pay toll eighteen times between Peshawur and Karshi. The task which Russia has undertaken i' not, therefore, without difficulty. THE PIINNA RAJAH. A correspondent of the Delhi Gazette tells a sad tale of the Punna Rajah. He was determined to travel in great state to witness the Duke of Edinburgh's reception at Calcutta, and accordingly engaged a special train at Sutua, for which he paid two thousand rupees as part of the fare, and gave an order for the balance, about AN. thousand rupees, on some bank at Allahabad. As the bank ignored the ' order, the railway authorities turned him out of his special train at Allahabad, and he had to return by the ordinary train to Sutua. The unfortunate Rajah lost his money, and entirely failed to carry out leis project. The Dean of Christ Church, Dr. Liddell, is to be the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, in place of Dr. Leighton, Warden of All Souls', whose term of office expires. The Bonn student who fought the famous duel with Count Bismarck's son has been condemned by the academical authorities to three weeks' imprisonment in the University " career. Earl Brownlow (according to the Law limes) intends to appeal against Lord Romilly's decision in the Berkhampstead Common case, which, if necessary, he will carry to the House of Lords. An old woman named Maria Rawson was yester day convicted at Sheffield for the fiftieth time I Her con victions occupy three entire pages in the police books, and She has spent nearly all her life in prison. At Leeds yesterday a publican was fined for hav ing in his house an organ which played the Old Hundredth Psalm. Tho defendant, who had not a music license, said he thought he did not require one for sacred music. The Weekly Register says that Viscount Fielding, eldest son of tho Earl of Denbigh, made his first communion on the Ist of the present month from the hands of the Holy Father in the private chapel of the Vatican. ate amerce case in wnich the Marquis of Water ford was the co-respondent is likely to be re-opened. Ac 3ording to the Irish Times, affidavits have been lodged with the view of supporting an application that the decree made in favoar of Captain Vivian may not bo ruled absolute, on the ground that there was connivance on the part of the petitioner. The Paris correspondent of the Independance Betio says that the condition of the Prince Imperial has some thing to do with the postponement of the hall at the Tuileries. Ho has suffered from fever for some days past, sad fears are entert:dned that he may catch the small pox, which is now very prevalent in the quarter of tho Tuileries. It is not tiue that he has already been attacked by it, though he is confined to his Led. A number of the resident graduates of the Univer sity of Oxford have signed a memorial in which they ear nestly deprecate any legislative enactments which shall tend to separate education from religion, or fail to secure a Chris tian education for the youth of this country, in the Univer sities of Oxford and Cambridge. They deprecate, in parti cular, any new enactments which shall destroy or impair that connection of the colleges in the Universities with the Church of England in respect of their teaching, government, and common worship, which recent Acts of Parliament have distinctly recognised and enforced. . _ It is stated that Lord Newry has been appointed chairman of the board of the Great Britain Life Office. AMERICAN WIT, RUMOUR, AND REPARTEE. (From the Anglo- American Times.) When an English reader gets used to an American newspaper, the trait which strikes him most for cibly is its humour. Through nearly all there runs a vein of fun not less marked, because as a general ,rule they deal largely in personalities. This, too, is a characteristic alike of Congress and of the State Legislatures. American citizens would be driven out of the galleries by long prosy speeches, and it is said that any paper which published them in extols() could not live a fortnight. Bat the people crowd to hear a" spicey" debate ; that is, one in a hich the speakers succeed each other quickly, and cram into the short time allowed all the telling personalities, the readiest retorts, the most ludicrous caricatures their imagination can supply. A scope is permitted in the House, which the Senate would not allow, nor would Parliament tolerate; but this is not strange when the fact is considered that men are sent to 'Washington after residing long in wild Territories, where it is necessary to be effective rather than polished. Frequently the outburst of thechild of nature is applauded by those who desire to extract amusement from his antics, utterly regardless what consideration the gentleman loses with the people through his slangwhanging. But the consequence is that the House often presents scenes which half amuse, half annoy the nation, and, as the London 7 imes said in a recent article; detract greatly from its dignity, however much they may add to the fun and liveliness of the debates. But it is not with the House that we now intend to deal, although in its humour, quick repartee, and fierce personalities, it would truly illustrate our subject, however much this freedom from restraint may derogate from its dignity as a Parliamentary body. At present we desire to take almost at random what we consider fair samples of American humour. An amusing instance W i told in the Obituary notice of the late HENRY PLACIDE, who died on the 23d January on Long Island. A struggle similar to the O. P. Riots occurred during his ma nagement of the Park Theatre. Its interests were entrusted to a Board, and its members endea voured to quell the disturbances, appealing to the audience from the stage box. But a single trustee succeeded in getting a moment's hear ing, and he had been a restaurant keeper. In the silence which followed his appearance he implored his fellow-citizens to , say what they would have. "Roast beef, well done," instantly replied a voice from the pit to the well-known purveyor of " wittles," and the roar of laughter I which followed put the house into good humour. An incident is related in the career of the late Mr. PEABODY to show the impudence with which he was sometimes treated. On a recent visit to Salem, he was sitting alone one summer night by an open parlour window, and as the room was lighted while the street was dark, he could be plainly recognised by the passers. Some young men, seeing the phi lanthropist, stopped and loudly called," PEABODY ! PEABODY!! GEORGE PEABODY !! !" Supposing the citizens had assembled to pay their respects he came forward, prepared for a talk, and was greeted by a voice out of the darkness, " Say, PEABODY, give us $5,000 !" which perhaps Mr. PEABODY, as well as the young men, regarded as " a sell," for he shut down the window and turned o❑ his heel. A more legitimate call was made in the following case : One cold winter night, some twenty-five years ago, a couple appeared under the window of a squire in Washington county, New York, and called for him. The squire got out of bed, and asked what they wanted. " Want to get married." " Marry and be darned," said the squire," and shut the window. It was a short ceremony, but they considered it suf ficient, and are living together as man and wife. One of the best instances of a well put bit of " chaff " was General PEGRAM'S answer to HUMPHREY MAR SHALL, " a stout party." When General PEGRAM was preparing to march his troops into Kentucky, MARSHALL, who did not like poaching upon his preserves, ineffectually warned him not to come, and at last sent word that any troops which at tempted to enter Kentucky would have to pass over his dead body. PRGRAM replied that it would be too much to expect that of his artillery, " but if he found the obstacle in his way he would immediately tunnel through."—ZADOCK PRATT, the millionaire tanner of Prattsville, had a hearty contempt for stuck-np people. Learning one evening that some young men in his employ were excluded from a ball room because of their occupation, he repaired forth with to the hotel where the ball was in progress, procured an axe, and with his own hands cat down the staircase leading to the hall. Telling the dancers :o stay there and enjoy their exclusiveness as long as they chose, he turned to the landlord and directed him to employ a carpenter after the ball was over to rebuild the stairway, and bring the bill of the ex- pense to him. Cutting at random from our files, we give the following as specimens of what inter lards American newspapers :—An Eastern editor says that a man in New York got himself into trouble by marrying two wives. A. Western editor replies that a good many men had done the same by marry ing one. A Northern editor thereupon remarks that quite a number of his acquaintances found trouble enough by barely promising to marry, without going any further.—A girl must certainly be get ting into the lumber business, when she pines for a spruce young man of whom she thinks a good deal. —Perplexed pedestrian, " Bub, which is the quickest way for me to get to the Baltimore depot ?" Accom modating newsboy, " Run !"—The United States works 229,000 thrashing machines, exclusive of school teachers, parents, and guardians. The States themselves present to each other news paper butts, and the great cities eveu larger targets The Mobile Tribune publishes its legislative proceed ings under the heading, "Alabama Mongrel Legisla- ture." The House of Representatives is styled " The Lower Kennel." GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN asserts that cold feet are sufficient ground for a divorce in the State of Indiana. Boston and New York are always interchanging compliments ; Washington, Chicago, St. Louis, and Philadelphia keep up the fire. —" What will become of you if you do not tell the truth?" asked a Boston Sunday school teacher of one of his pupils. " I'll be sent to Chicago," promptly replied the lad.—The late Mr. Prentice, seeing a news paper article on " Religion in Chicago," remarked that if there was any religion in Chicago at the moment the article was written, the man who carried it here must have left on the next train.—A Boston paper announces that two of the wealthy men of that city are approaching death. Only two ? We thought that was the common road for all men, but ;hen Boston always was peculiar in its ways.—New York Times. Here is the retort on New York :—The carriage in which Prince ARTHUR rode to Central Park is engaged for five weeks ahead by New York Jen kinses, who are anxious to get a rub of royalty. —Rhode Island has a novel kind of coal. A New London editor says a friend recently fowarded to him 500 pounds of it " to try," and he tried it ; but had to buy a ton of other coal to burn up the 500 pounds. Now and then the Union comes in for its share : —Ristori writes to an American friend :—" I never can forget your dear country." She evi dently has, added the Editor, vivid recollections of the cost of living here.—We want, exclaims ano ther, San Domingo, we want San Thomas, and all the sand of the West Indies.—Nor do the good citizens spare their own towns :—The New York Herald thinks.that at the election in that city last year the " full stre. gth of both parties, and more too, was brought out."--A New Orleans paper, by way of showing the advanced state of civilization in that interesting city, tells how " a New Orleans youth ate a box of Castillo soap to remove freckl s. It isn't known how he succeeded inside, but outside he remains the same ;" and it relates in these words the robbery at N 0.17, Arlington-street:—" AliniAer M OTLEY has been robbed in London. If the thieves had only relieved him of the Alabama question how happy he would be."—Congress is a fine target agair. s - w hich the Editmial arrows are al ways flying. " The members," says the Boston Post," are frank enough to say they don't care to abolish the franking sy stew, and especially now that the price of wa,hing is so dear."—The lowell Courier remarks: —"Somebody says BUTLER is the 'Titan of the House.' We suppos either CHANDLER Or SAULSBURYIS the tight 'un of the Senate." But pressmen themselves form the greatest butt of all to each other. The editor of the Weston (Missouri) Landmark asks his readers t) excuse the looks of his paper, as he is in bed from the effects of a fight with a delinquent subscriber.— A San Fran cisco paper alludes to a rival editor as " the degraded journalistic drudge who furnishes literary swill for an obscene melodeon sheet in this citv."—A con temporary says of a rival editor that he errs in eat ing meat and vegetablgs—thi,stles beittg his proper fo,.)d.—An editor of an Oiiio weekly, after a brief absence, says :---4( Well, reader, we are again upon ttur own dung-hil."—A New York e litor wants 3 brother of the quill to be " scalped and supplied with respectable brains." to advertisements We give one as a specimen : . _ . "Lost.—A Calf Ret. ills two behind legs was White. 113 was a she calf. Everybody what catches him gibs tree Dollars." Remarks, having no tendency to hurt the feelings of individuals, abound :—" The PRESIDENT'S ances tor, MATTHEW GRANT, came to this country in 1630, in consequence of which the New York World thinks his name must have been M. I. GRANT ;" tilt; same sort of play on words such as follow " 'Winged' Messengers —The One-armed Soldiers Messenger Corps.—Railways arc aristocrats. 'They teach every man to know his own Station, and to stop there," which has, however, an English ring. —" A post mortem examination—opening a dead letter." Nor can the ladies escape the paper pellets flying in all directions ; the more so as many now thrust themselves prominently before the public. " Miss ROSE E. ROLISON, Bachelor of Arts," is anxi ous to enter into competition with ANNA E. DICK' , INSON, for " the lecture champio ns hip o f A mer i ca . Of course, in the wilder Territories, curious scenes must very often occur, although on this side the water the editor who relates them may be supposed to be romancing :—" A member of the Wyoming Legis lature, seeking to sustain a point of order, jerked his coat off, with ' Mr. Speaker, if some reliable man will hold these duds, I'll teach him that he is out of order.' The point was sustained." Nor is Eng land forgotten in these amenities :—" A major in the United States army was crossing from England n one of the Cunard steamers, when one afternoon a band on deck played Yankee Doodle.' A gruff Englishman who stood by inquired whether that was the tune the old cow died of. Not at all,' re torted the major ; that is the tune the old Bull died of.' " While Prince ARTHUR was on his way to 'Washington a Western man entered the train at Baltimore, and, ignorant of his whereabouts, made his wry into the special car and took a seat. The Prince had a paper in his hard and another at his feet, which the stranger desiring to appropriate said, " Have you "done with this paper, sir ?" The Prince stared. " Have you done with this paper, sir?" when the indignant traveller broke into ex pletives, ending with " Can't you say Yes or No ?" Well, then,,yes," said the Prince, and harmony was restored. NAVAL AND MILI7AI?Y INIELLIGENCL• On Thursday the 33d (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment, recently arrived at Aldershot from Ports mouth, was inspected by Major-Gen. D. Lysons, C. 8., commanding the Ist Infantry Brig de at the camp. At 11 o'clock the regiment, under Colonel Cooper, C. 8., formed up in open column of com panies on the regimental parade ground, and in coaiplete marching order. Shortly after the for mation the Major-General, accompanied by his Staff, arrived and inspected the regiment in the above order. As each company was inspected it marched to quarters. At the dinner hour the Major-General inspected the huts, and satisfied himself as to the quality of the rations supplied to the men, and other matters connected with their comfort and welfare. Col. J. W. S. Smith, C. 8., commanding the Ist Depot Battalion at Chatham, in temporary com mand of the district during the absence o❑ leave of Major-Gen. Freeman Murray, the Commandant, yesterday inspected the draughts of the Ist batta lion, Bth Regiment, and 45th Regiment, which are under orders to proceed to India. Detachments of officers and non-commissioned uffiecis of various corps will leave Chatham to-day for Hythe, for a course of instruction in the School of Musketry at that place. On Thursday the 2d Infantry Brigade at Alder shott, under the command of Major-General J. v Carey, C. 8., consisting of the 2d battalion 13th Light I,)fantry, und,a, Major Mulcting 4th bat talion 60th Rifles, under Colonel Gordon ; 67th Regiment, under Major Jebb, and the 4th battalion Rifle Brigade, under Colonel Elringtou, formed 02 in marching order at 10 o'clock on the brigade parade, Centie Block, Permanent Barracks, and proceeded on route-marching duty across the com mon, over Czesar's Camp and Hog-hatch, and thence to Farnham, leaving the Castle on their left, and returning to quarters by the Farnham-road and Heath-end-gate. On the outward march the 2d battalion, 13th Light Infantry, furnished the ad vance, and the 4th battalion, 60th Rifles, the rear, guard. On the return march the 4th battalion, Rifle Brigade, furnished the advance, and the 67th Regiment the rear, guard. On Thursday nine non-commissioned officers, from various corps, arrived at Aldershot to undergo a Course of training for sergeant-cooks at the in structional kitchen at that station. Yesterday a wing of the 2d battalio❑ 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, consisting of Major Millett, Capts. J. De Vic Tupper, Brown; and Walwyn ; Lieuts. Luxford, Graves, and Bell, Asist.-Surgeon Barrow, 213 non-commissioned officers and privates, 30 women, 35 children, and one horse, proceeded from Aldershot Camp, en route for Gravesend. Yesterday 30 men of the 2d battalion, 3d Buffs, and 30 men of the 2d battalion, 7th Royal Fusiliers, conducted by one officer and two sergeants, pro ceeded from the North Camp Station, Aldershott, by special train at 10 o'clock, to join the Ist batta lion of the Ist Regiment at Strood. Yesterday, in consequence of the inclenient weather, Lieut. Gen. the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, G.C.8., commanding the division at Alder shot, authorised the issue to the troops of one third extra fuel, in accordance with War Officer Circular 873. The officers of the Royal Artillery last evening gave au evening party at their handsome and com modious mess-room, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich. There was a large and fashionable attendance. [AD vERSISEHENT.J—Avoid Medicines they always aggravate chronic complaints: but Du Barry's delicious health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which yields three times the nourish ment of the best meat, saves 50 times its cost in other remedies, and invariably restores perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional re gularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. We ex tract a few out of the 68,000 cures :—" The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure No. 68,413. 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A new drama, entitled " Philomel," from the pen of Mr. 11. T. Craven, was produced at this theatre on Thursday with perfect success. Its opening scene represents the surgery of a Jersey doctor, who is mixing a poisonous medicine, to be administered, as we learn, to his patient, Philomel de St. Aubyr, a young widow of for tune. The motive for this conduct is found to be the fact that by ber death a certain Adolphedeßoulay, a maitvais sujet, from whom the doctor holds a bond for £28,000, will become her heir, and thus be able to discharge the debt. This villany, however, is frustrated by the arrival of the doctor's son, Ernest, who, being in love with the widow, and impelled by a mysterious dream of evil befalling her, discovers the plot in time to save her. From a Jew fellow-passenger aboard the steam boat, who recognises the doctor's portrait, Ernest also learns not only the secret of the bond, but the fact that his father is a forger, whose real name is Pontypool. Subsequent corn plicationsarisefrom the circumstances that although the widow, in gratitude for the young doetueo at tcntioi,s under which her health has suddenly and rnimculou-lc improved, makes violent love to him, the later feels his relationship and obligations to the doctor to be an inseparable bar to their union, and hence appears to reject her harshly. In the end 1)e Bou'ay and the Doctor (whom Ernest has for tunately discovered not to be his father) fall over a precipice in a deadly struggle, while a young lady, with whom Ernest has appeared to be flirting, is shown to be merely his sister. Ernest and the charming young widow are happily united, and the curtain descends. We have the amusing sayings and doings of the Jew, Judah Lazarus, a droll compound of vulgarity and greediness, with a faint dash of conscience, admirably performed, both in make-up and comic business, by Mr. J. Clarke ; a cowardly steward, who makes love in the in tervals of jokes about sea sickness, and a pleasant country maid who talks broken French, performed by Miss Amy Fawsitt to the great satisfaction of the audience. The part of Philomel was acted with good taste and feeling by Miss Lydia Foote ; and Mr. Henry Neville as Ernest Adderly fulfilled all the requirements of the young lover. The scenery is picturesque and effective. The drama was re ceived with every token of success. The principal performers, as well as the author, received the honour of a call. ST. J..4MES'S THEATRE. _ ~. The 100th performance at this theatre on Thurs day of the comedy of " She Stoops to Conquer" is an event which deserves recording. It is true that the programme at the St. James's also in cludes the essentially modern burlesque of "La Belle Sauvage," with the delightful Pocohontas and the ever-amusing " Little wee dog." For all this, however, the success of the revival of Gold smith's comedy is a fact not to be gainsaid; and as such we commend it to the attention of those who suppose that interest in the old classi cal drama is altogether extinct among modern playgoers. PRICE OF GOLD. t ,ie quotation of gold at Paris is about at par ,and t c short exchange on London is 2M. 14c. per £1 stern. , in comparing these rates with the English Mint price of t: 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that zold at the above price is slightly dearer in ?ads than in Loudon ELECTRIC BELLS.—It is universally admitted that prac- tical science has given us no grander conception or pre sented us with no invention more beneficial to the world than the means of instantaneous communication. The elec tric wire connects Europe with America, and is of immense advantage, and duly at.preciated by the public on both con tinents. But the benefits which electricity confers in this in stance apparently affect but a limited number of the inha bitants of either the Old World or the New. It gives us great pleasure to note that an invention of Dr. Gale (whoa. name is familiar with non-explosive gunpowder) has, after years of study, been perfected by Messrs. Mosely and Co., 14, Bedford street, the eminent practical electricians, by which the usefulness of electric appliance is, or may Le, brought home to the experience of every one. Take their electric bells, for example, now fitted at several of the clubs—for instance, the Junior Carlton, Athenaeum, Marlborough and New University, and the largest hotel in the kingdom, namely, the Grand, at Scarborough. Nothing could exceed the simplicity, and nothing could be more desirable than the comprehensiveness of their action, while their extraordinary superiority to the old system can only be fully appreciated by those who have had experience of their use; and as an example of their applicat.ility to any kind of bui'ding whatever, we may mention that they are in use at theatres, numerous Go verntneett offices, anti on board the Duke of Marlborough's yacht. A great advantage connected with their work ing is, that by pressure on one spot. the ringing may be made to go on in two or three different places at once, while, by an ingenious contrivance, a figure which appears when the bell is rung will only resume its ordinary position when the summons has been responded to This household electric system is also most advantageously used as a thief and lire alarm, and this Os well as tele graphy by the Morse alphabet) ca.. be used and applied by means of the electric bells without any extra outlay. Messrs. Mosely have spent thousands of pounds in per fecting this invention, and while we hail its wonderful advantages with the utmost satisfaction, we feel confident it will speedily come into almost universal use. We must also notice briefly the latest invention of this firm, viz., the electric striking and repeating clocks, the recommenda tions of which aro simplicity of construction and almost invariable correctness, at the same time they require no winding or attention more than once a year. BIRTHS. COLES —On the Bth inst., at 11, Leinster-square, W, the wife of John Coles, Esq., of a daughter. SEFTON—On the 9th inst., at Sefton House, Belgrave square, the Countess of Sefton, of a daughter. [MARRIAGES. Wntowr ---ALLcmx —On the th inst., at Ilornsey, Chas., youngest son cf the late Geo. Wright, Esq., Wood-land, Ilighgate, to Anna Maria, granddaughter of the late C. Al chin, Esq., of Pinchley-common. ,EVINGE —JONES— On the 10th inst., at St. Peter's, Eaton square, Sir Richard George Augustus Levilage. Bart., of Knock Drin Castla, ex-M.P. for the co. Westmeath, to Mnrgaret Charlotte, widow of D. Jones, Esq., of Pant g las, M.P. DEA7'IIB. WEBB - On the 10th inst., Benjamin Webb, Esq., of Wood ford, aged 83. WEBB —On the 10th inst., at Hartlip, Kent, George Webb, Esq , aged 79. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAn ANDREWS, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE Sux Office, A 0. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex-- Saturday, February 12, 1870,