The Sun. — London, England, 1870-03-16 00:00:00

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. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. Sold in bottles, 30. each; also 55., 7s. 63., and 15s. each, inelud• Ing brush. Red Bull'Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, Lon• don, E.C. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. E. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, at 7, PHOBUS FIR: the Vokes Family. After which, at 7.45, PEEP 0' DAY: Messrs J. B. Howard, Lewis Nanton, Barrett, J. Neville, F. Charles, C. Moore, M•lntyre, W. F. Vokes, and F. Vokes; Mesdames Edith Stuart. Barrett, Michells, Amy Roselle, Hastings, Harper, 'and Rosina Vokes. T HEATRE ROYAL, .H A YMARKE'r Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, at 7, POPPING THE QUESTION. After which, at 20 minutes to 8, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN; Characters by Mr Sothern, Mr Buckstnne, Mr Chippendale, Mr Braid, Mr Rogers; Mrs Chippendale, Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Owynne, Miss C. Hill, &c. Concluding with DE kr AS A POST: Mr Compton and Mrs E. Fitzwilliam. Box-office open daily fron Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER THIS EVENING. at Seven o'clock, BLOW FOR BLOW: Mr Henry J. Byron ; Messrs J. D. Beveridge, Arthur Stirling, Stuart, C. 11. Stephenson; Miss Furtado, Miss Lac's, 2liss Eliza Johnstone, and Miss M. Harris.' To be followed by, at Nine, NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS: Mr. H. J. Byron; Mersrs J. D. Beveridge, C. IL Stephenson, J. G. Taylor, Miss Lavis Mrs Leigh Murray, and Miss M. Hauls. Box-olnee open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for bookings Places can be secured a fortnight in advance. 11 OYA L PRINCESS'S THEATRE, Lessee and Manager—Mr. Benjamin Wet.ster. THIS EVES:NG, at 7, YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER After which, PAUL LAFARGE: Messrs. J. Rouse, W. Rig nold, Geo. Belmore, Vollaire ; Mesdames R. Leelereq and Le thiere. With A DARK NIGHT'S WORK; Messrs W. Rignold, G. Delmer°, H. Crel in ; Misses It. Leclercq, Barnett, &c. LYCEUM THEATRE (under - the management of Messrs Mansell (elegantly redee.orated by 31 , :eintosh). THIS EVENING, at 7.30, TWENTY MINU rES WITH A TIGER: Messrs G. F. Neville, Odell, and Wilmott; Mesdames Bignold and Morgan. Aft r whieh4 by nerve: Messrs M. 'Marius. G. 'Vincent, - Odell, Lapiefre, A ynsley Cook, and M. Ilervd: Mes dames Dolaro, Fitzlnman, liomanelli, Nellie Nesbit, and Miss Emily Muir 0 YAL STRAND THEATRE, J , Sole T.essee and Manazercss. Mrs Swo.nborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE Hart. AT LAW: Mears. J, S. Clarke, D. James, Crouch; Mesdames Burton and Claire. Followed by THE TOOD LES: Mr Clarke. After which, INC); Messrs Thorne, James, Fenton, Turner ; Mesdames Sheridan, Newton, Maitland, &c. THE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN "at J. SMITH S, .39, Bow-street, Covent-garden. THE "SUN " NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware -road, delivers the LATH: EDITION of "THE STJN " as soon as published. rrEE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " to be seen Every Evening by 8 10 at Mr. ROBERT ISIEACOCICS, Britannia, Kensal New-town. SPURTING. --J OLIN ROBERTS su ppli es th e LATEST EDITION of "TUE SUN" as soon as pub 113hed. —4, Bath-street, City-road. E. 0. THE LAW, EDITION of " THE SUN" al JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington," Wellington-street S *and. THE LATEST . EDITION of " THE SUN"' I supplied as soon as published, every Evening, by S. WILSON, newsagent, and special agent for the North-western District, 24, Delancey-street, Camden town, N. 77 T HE SUN.-LATEST EDITION to he seen in the Coffee Room, at the "Southampton Arms," High street, Camden-town, where all Sporting and Political events are freely discassed. THE SUN.—LATEST EDITION to be seen every Evening, at Eight o'clock, at Mr. GlLLturi's, " The Wheateheaf," High-street, eatncl , n-town. THE LATES I EDITION of " TUE SUN " supplied as soon as published, containing all the LATEST NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, by U. W. HARRIS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Blackfriars-road , London, S. THE LATEST or SPECIAL EDITION of "THE SUN" every Evening, at Eight o'Clock, at Mr. ROBERTS', " The Black Cap," High-street, Camden-town. THE LA FEST EDITION of " THE SUN." J. IIJIZIES• begs to inform his friends and the public generally that he supplies the LATEST EDITION of "THE StTN " as soon as published.—No.lo, Hampstead-road, N.W. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " may be scan at Eight o'clock every Evening at Mr. R. NEWPORTS', the Oxford Arms, High-street, Camden-town THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, by VI, AL oa A DFR (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, IN o. 4, Old Cavendish streets Oxford-street= HE LATE EDITION of " TIIE SUN" at T W. 2341'H'S Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden town. TILE THEATRES, &c. DRURY-LANE—M Seven, Phobna's Fix. At Eight, Peep o' Day ADIMPHI.—At Seven, Blow for Blow. At Nine, Not Such a Fool as He Looks HAYMARKEI—At Seven, Popping the Question. At 7.40, Our American Cousin. And Deaf as a Post. , Lrefrukt—At 7.30, Twenty Minutes with a Tiger At S.ls,Chilperic OLYMPIC—At Seven, Little Eiply. The Princess PRINCESS'S—At Sown, Your Life's in Danger. Paul Lafarge. A Dark Night's Work GATETY—At Seven. Tho Happy Village. At 7.45, T'ue Pirst Night. At Nine, 'Uncle Dick's Darling QczEN's—AtSeven, Quick March. At 8.15, 'Twlxt Axe and Crow n STRAND—At Seven, The Heir at Law. The Toodlee. In° ST JAMES'S—At -Seven, She Stoops to Conquer. At 9 15, La Belle Sauvage. An Unhappy Pair PRINCE OF WALES'S--At Eight, School. Dearest Mamma. Quite by Accident GLOBS—At Seven, Whitebait at Greenwich. At Ei,ght, Phi:omel The Goose with the Golden Eggs WOODIN'S CARI'ET-BAG AND SKETCH BOW:, Etryptivi Trail. Picca dilly, every Evening (except Saturday; at 3; Saturday Mot n ings at 3. Admission, is, 2s, 3s. CHRISTY, MINSTRELS. St. Tam3s's Hail, Ev_!ry Nigh', at 8; Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from II a.m. till '.:10 p.m., and from 7 tilt I) r.m. Admission, Is.; extra rooms, 6d. ZOOLoctics.L GARDENS, Regent's-paik, Open daily (except Sundays). Admission,, is.; on Mondays, 61. Children ander twelTe, 6d, THE APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS THE 1. MAN." BESTMATEBIALS, BEST STYLES, BEST WORKMANSHIP, and LOWEST PRICES, at E. MOSES and SON'S. Every description of Clothing ready-made or made to measure, for all ages, all occasions, and all classes, at E. MOSES and SON'S. For the conienienco of Ladies accompanying their Sons there is a separate department for Boys' Clothing, and it is furnished with a splendid assort ment of Snits, Ovt rcoats; and Clothing for all occa sions, including all the favourite designs and the most fashionable materials. Orders by Post are attended to with care and punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self-measure introduced by E. 310:-E i and SON enables them to guarantee a faultless lit. Any article not worn or injured will be exchanged, or, if desired, the money will be returned. All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, from which'no abatement can be made. The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, and Bootaand Shoes, is unequalled for mag nitude, variety, and cheapness. A very large assortment of BLANKETS, from ss. 4d. the pair. Complete Outfits for all climates, with every re• quisite for the voyage. List of Prices, with Rules for self-measure, Pat terns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free, E. MOSES and SON, Ready made and Bespoke Tailors, Habitmakers, Wool lendrapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and General Outfitters for all classes. E. MOSES and SON'S Est blishmeats are closed every Friday evening at sunset, when business is resumed until eleven o'clock. JotIN G °SNELL 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.— lied Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. A GUA AMARELLA restores the Haman Hair to its pristine hue; no matter at what age. • _ _ J NO. GOgNELL 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. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1,6 1870 11 : 111 111)441 Cr „ u 1 I tei; ', • ':,, fi t= • IIER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 15: Her Majesty walked and drove in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princess Beatrice. Her Majesty left Windsor by special train for Lon don at:half-past 12. LATEST INTELLIGENCE (REUTEn's TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA; March 16. The Presse of to-day announces that the Italian Minister, Count Pepoli,has returned here to present his letters of recall to the Austrian Court. The re tirement of Count Pepoli from the diplomatic service has been caused by purely personal grounds, and his probable successor will either be General Menabrea or Count Barra, both of whom are mentioned for the post. FRANCE. BOURSE, March 15.—Three o'clock—The marke closed as follows : peer Cent. r Cents 74 55 End of wonth 74 671 Credit Mobilier ~ 278 75 Transatlantic 197 50 Credit Foncior l3OO Paris Gag 1785 Suez Canal 337 50 RAIL WAYS Bank Shares 2830 Itr,l , an Fives 55 70 Austriqn Fives Ottoman Loan Do. Debt 46 60 Spanish Threes Home Debt — `Deferred 26 Cash Orleans .. Western Northern ... 1167 Strasburg .. 6lO Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 625 Sardinian Austrian 7B7i Lombard 5OO North of Spain 7l Saragossa Roman 56 AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, March 16. The Inman Royal Mail steamship City of Antwerp, from New York, arrived here at 4.32 this morning, and having landed passengers proceeded immediately fur Liverpool. All well. Specie on freight, nil. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, March 15 COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. • Gold closed at 1111; the highe s t quo t a ti on d ur i ng th e d ay was 1121 ; the lowest, 11li.• Sterling Exchange on London 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 3885 )1 1867 10-40 „ Illinois Erie Cotton—Mid. upland 2lle 4 " Petroleum—Stadard Whito ?lour —Extra State, $1 70c. to ,$5 30c. Corn—Old mixed, sl'2c, According to Messrs. Moffatt, Davidis, and Co.'s report the receipts of cotton at all ports, for the last four days, have been 26,000 bales. Shipments to England, 26,000 bales ; to France, 4,000 bales ; and to the Continent, 5,000 bales. Middling Upland, 10, freight and cost per steamer. THE BRITISH INDIAN TELEGRAPH •• • EXPEDITION. The following telegram has been received by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com pany horn Bombay, dated 12th inst., 7.40 p. m . : " Halpin to Osborn " Twelft h. - All well: Passed Jeddah. Total cable paid out kince leaving Aden 793 knots. Great Ea,tern is now at Aden." A telegram from Suez, dated 15th inst., 9 p.m., states the Hawk had completed splice of Suez shore end, and the AVilliam Cory was raying out cable, and had passed Zafaiani Light. All well. Zifig "17'..41 ~ r 5 IN -41,-!,11/1 LON DON WEDNESDAY, _MARCH 16, 1870, and Mr. Illingworth that we feel the smallest forbearance. They, unless they believe irt religion, have absolutely •no rats= &etre, and yet they are attempting to delay this beneficent and much needed national reform simply because they i nagine that Churchmen may obtain from it more advantage than themselves. They have every guarantee for raligious liberty that they can require. The clergy, after having battled against the Conscience Clause, have surrendered unanimously, and henceforth the enforcement of that clause will be the condition of the annual Government grant, so that even in schools built by -Churchmen, and supported wholly by Churchmen, no child will be compelled to receive religions teaching if its parents object. This, in itself, is an immense concession; but this is not all. Mr.,Forster's bill proposes that wherever any school is established by a school-board, the majority of the members of that board shall decide if there shall or shall not he religious teaching, and if they determine in the affirmative they shall also decide what the teaching shall be. This propoSal Mr. Mi all does not like because he believes that in many villages Churchmen' will be in the majority. But even supposing that tremendous calamity should occur, what then ? The child of Dissenting parents is protected by the Con science Clause. It is free to go to any Sunday school, or to receive any religious teaching its parents please, or none at all. How could the force of "civil and religious liberty" farther go ? Then, too, if this great question is to be decided solely by " the lore of nicely-calculated less and more," let Noncon formists remember that if they are in a minority in the villages they will often be in a majority in the towns. They must, to use a homely proverb, learn to take the fat and the lean together. The strange thing about this controversy is that the disputants do not see that what is called secular education is really the most thoroughly denomina tional education, and that what is called denomina- tional education is least open tl the objection of clericism which the secularists so strongly dislike. If r2ligion •is to be utterly banished from the school and left entirely to the ministers of religion we forbid the children to learn elementary undogmatic teaching at the hands of a layman—the schoolmaster—and compel him to learn it from one, who belongs to the clerical profession, and who will be sure to teach the maximum of doctrine, which the childish mind can receive. Much has been said about the Irish system, and Mr. Dixon's friends profess to be greatly enamoured of it, and to dread lest anything done in England should render it impossible for us to maintain the existing system in the sister island. If a system be judged by its fruits, the Irish certainly has not been part cularly successful in teaching either loyalty, obedi ence, or charity. Moreover, the cases of Ireland and England are widely different. But independently of that we are by no means prepared to say that the undenominational schools ought to be maintained in any part of the country in defiance of the wishes of the great majority of the people. Certainly Mr. Dixon and his friends must increase greatly in numbers before they can persuade Government to pass a law whereby the Bible shall be the only text book forbidden to the teacher of our youth, FUNERAL OF COUNT MONfALEMBERT. The funeral of the Count de Montalembert took place to-day in the church of St. Clotilde. The death of the Count has produced a great sensation amongst ail classes in Paris. Since Sunday morning the hotel of the deceased in the Rue du Bac has been thronged with visi tors calling to bring their sentiments of condo lence. Thedeceased leaves a widow and four daughters, the eldest of whom is a Sister in the Convent of the Sacre-Cceur. The second, Elizabeth, mirried ten yoars ago the Count de Meaux, and inhabits the Chateau of Montbrison. The two others, Mdlles. Madeleine and_ Th6ritse, resided with their father. The Count was allied through his wife to the Merode family. THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE' BOAT RACE. The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race has been definitely 'fixed for Wednesday, April 6th. The _ Oxford crew leave O x f or d f or London this day week. THE EASTER MONDAY VOLUNTEER RE VIEW. A new site for the forthcoming annual Volunteer Review has been marked out on tho-Bright , rt Downs, and in all probability will be accepted. I; is tituate about four miles from th e t own , on the n: rth-east of Newmarket Hill, and is said to posfss many advan tag(s not found in those occupied in former years— viz., Bevendean Valley, 1V hite hawk Valley, and Ovingdvan. Its distance from the 'owe, I: , .wever, is a serious drawback. The cornmarviing officers will visit all three sites on Saturday next. 'lle list of subscriptions towards defraying the local expenses connected with the review now amount to nearly £l,OOO, IT is rather a large assumption which papers like the Tall Mall Gazette and the Daily Yews make, that the Liberals below the gangway, still more that the 13ss than half a hundred of them who belong to the alucation League, represent the IA hole Liberal party. This being so, the warning to the Government that it is dangerous to rely ',upon the votes of the Oppo sition, in order to defeat the most thorough-going of their supporters, is just a little impertinent. There are Liberals and Liberals, and these who make the greatest claim to the title, not seldom hive the least light - to it. There is no inconsiderable section of them who, if they had been Italians, would have raved like Garibaldi against "those enemies of the human race, the priests ;" but who, being sober Englishmen, content themselves with opposing any measure which they think will give any power to the teachers of religion. It is this latent hos tility to : the _clergy of " all denominations " which has made staunch Nonconformists, like Mr. Miall and Mr. Illingworth, overcome the Puritan's love for the Bible, and oppose any sort of religious teaching in schools. In this opposition they are joined by men (it would be unfair to men tion names) who have an inveterate hostility to any sort of dogmatic religion; who are, in fact, more or less secularists in the technical as well as in the general sense of the word. - We confess that we have small patience with either of these classes. But we have less with the first than with the second. The second do believe that dogmatic historical religious teaching •is mischievous, and they have, therefore, a perfect right to prevent such teaching from being given in schools, which as ratepayers they may be called upon to support, if only they think there is any chance of converting the great mass of their fellow-countrymen to their opinions. They can hardly believe that there is, and in the present state of public sentiment and convic tion, we hold that they are liable to serious censure for attempting to hinder - the great national - work of education in order to give effect to au idea which not one person in a thousand entertains. But it is for Nonconformists like Mr. Miall THE THAMES NAVIGATION BILL. In the division, on the second reading of the Thames Navigation Bill in the'llouse of Commons last night ;the following members were" in the mino rity of 42 against the bill :—Lord G. Hamilton, Sir C. W. Dike, Right Hon. Russell Gurney, Mr. Locke King, Sir David Salomons, Viscount S don and Earl Percy. Colonel Beresford and Mr. Locke were the tellers. Among the majority of 205 were Mr. Adderley, Mr. Childers, Hon. W. Brod- rick, It. Eykyn, T. Hughrs, J. IT. Levrio, Alderman Lusk, Mr. 11. W. Peck, and J. 1). Samuda. The tel!ers were Mr. GoHuey and Mr. C. Reed. MR. GLADSTONE THREATENED WIT. ASSASSINATION. We read in the Stad Gend :—" Within the last few days there has been a pressing correspondence between the Belgian and English Governments re specting a t somewhat serious matter. Mr. Glad stone recently received a letter in which a per sm, whose signature was illegible, used violent threats towards him. Amongst other things the writer stated that if Mr. Gladstone per sisted in the measures taken with regard to the Rustchuk-Varna Railway Company he might expect to be stabbed or shot. This letter had been written in Ghent and posted in that city. The Eng lish Government handed the letter to our Ambassador in London, who sent it to our Government for in quiry to be made. That inquiry has taken place in our city, but notwithstanding all the investigations made the writer of the letter has not been secured." THE CITY OF .BOSTON STEAMER: Nautical men still entertain the strongest hopes that the above vessel is safe, and they contend that she was the steamer seen by the ship Ben Nevis on the 24th Feb., in lat. 49.35 N., long. 17.30 W. AIR. DICKENS'S - FARE WELL READING. Last evening St. James's Hall—the Great Hall— was crowded with as densely packed and as enthuai aktie an audienCe as it has ever held since the day of its opening. Galleries, side galleries, stalls, re served seats, chairi in the very gangways an& the narrow passages giving access to the numbered and lettered benches—all were occupied. Hundreds were' unable to obtain' admission. It was Charles Dickens's last Reading—his Reading of Farewell ! Hence the exceptional throng, and the very, very exceptional enthusiasm. The readings commenced last evening almost im mediately after eight o'clock. They were the " first," and therefore the best that could have been selected for-the last occasion of these readings; by way of farewell. " The Christmas Carol " and " The Trial from Pickwick." Whenpfr. Dickens stepped upon the platform "the house " last night, as Edmund Kean used to say, " rose at him." It was so every time he made bis appearance there during the evening —namely, before each_ of the two readings ; and upon the close of each, when the roar of ap plause necessitated his recall. The sound of that literal roar of applause will long live in our recollec tion. It indicated more plainly - than - any . aranlate words that the great author has won for himself more than the admiration, the personal affection of his readers and of his auditors. ‘Viiile it is impos sible not to regret, and that very poignantly, the close - of this brilliant " episode" in his career—this episode of fifteen years altogether--there is, at any rate, -a satisfaction in knowing that he brings it to its conclusion, not merely as he said himself last night, at the full tide of public favour, but as we may be permitted to say ourselves, when his extraordinary powers as a Reader, nay as more than as a Reader, as an Impersonator, one after ano her iu rapid succession, of many of his most wonderful crea- . tions of character, are, at their very best, are at their highest point of-perfec ion. PrOof po.itive of this w s given by him all through lazt evening. He never read better—we were going to say he never read .so 'well. It was the very perfection of what, for want of a better phrase we are in the habit of calling these Readings. Ebenezer Scrooge under all his phases, and with that exquisite sense of humour on his part throughout, which is really the eh:ilk - in the armour through Which his better nature as one may sAy, proves to be penetrable—instance this his serio-comic malediction upon those who ought to be boiled with their own Christmas pudding, with a stake of holly through their heart, or instance, again, his grotesque entreaty ad dressed to Marley's ghost, when he adjures him, " Don't be.flowery, Jacob !"—Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Old . Fezziwig, Master Peter, Scrooge's Nephew, Topp.:r, Tiny-Tim, Mrs. Cratchit " brave in ribbons," Martha and the two übiquitous young Ciatchits, Scrooge's Niece by Marriage, the Small Boy, and a crowd- of other miscellaneous cha racters—all appeared, one after another, before us, all were visiely and audibly there in the person of of their c: Bator. So, too, was it with the famous Trial from the. immortal Pickwick. Mr. Justice Stareleigh made himself, as usual, excruciatingly ridiculous. Mr. Sergeant Buzfuz - convulsed the au dience with every sentence of his Speech for the Plaintiff. Mr. Winkle, as ever, fooled himself to the top of his bent—bungling into the wildest con fusions with the Judge—and chafing and fretting with intensely comic effect under the goad of -cross examination. Mrs. Cluppins and Mrs. Saun7.lers were, es ever; deliciously abiurd. And at the mere mention of the name of the last witness under • examination " Call Samuel Weller " there was a round of acclamations—before Sam could open his lips! The last words lingering in our ears at the close of Mr. Dickens's Readings were— be fittingly, it seemed to us—the guttural accents of old Mr. Weller saying, " 0 Sammivel, Sammivel, why worn't there a hallibi ?" Then it wds th - at; still standing by his little red velvet Reading-Desk, the desk that has travelled with him all over America and throughout the Uuited Kingdom, - 111r. Dickens manfully, yet tenderly, ad dvess.d hienSe:f - to Lis immense audience. (his Ls: audience) in the following terms—with eviden emotion throughout, but particularly towards the close, as he came to his final utterance of farewell— " Ladies and Gentlemen,—lt would be worse than idle, for it would .be hypocritical and unfeeling, if I were to disguise that I close this episode in my life with feelings of very considerable , pain. For some 15 years, i n thi s h a ll . _ . _ and in mans kindred place% I have had the honour o. presonting my own cherished ideas before you for your recognition, and in elos.:ly observing your reception of them have enjoyed an amount of artistic dolight and instruction which perhaps it is given to few men to know. In thistask, and in ovary other I have over undertaken as a faithful ser• vant of the public alwayi imbued with a sense of duty to them and always striving to do his hest, I have boon uni formly cheered by the ro.cliost response, the most generous sympathy, and the most stimulating support. Nevertheless, I have thought it well et the full fool tide of your favour to retire upon these older associations between us whiCh date from much fur , . her hack than these, and henceforth to devote myself exclusively to the art that first brought us together: Ladies and gentleinon, in but two short weeks from ibis time I hope that you may enter, in your own ionles, on a now series of teadings at which myassistanco _ - will be wisp - eniiabi); but from those garish lights I va,aish now fur evermore, with an heartfelt, grateful, rrspectful, atLd affectionate farewell." kali] the house rose at him—the clapping of handi merging ititl - aner3 and the cliearing into a rb.ir. Again, after he had (lisameared from tit.? pJathrtn, he' was recalled by the Frolonged continuance of acclamations. Then at last, with a kiss of his hand, and. a final bow of farewell, Charles Dickens closed, indeed, for ever, his long and brilliant career as the first of our Public Readers. TIIE STATE OF IRELAND. A section of the Irish members, representing what is termed the " National Party," intend to offer a strenuous opposition to the motion pf Mr. Chichester Fortescue for leave to bring in a bill for the better security of life and property in Ireland, and to divi.le the House against it. The portion of the measure to which they chiefly object is that by which it is proposed to dispense with a jury in the trial of persons to be charged with offences created by the act. THE LAND BILL. On the motion for going into Committed on the Irish Land Bill, Mr. M‘Mahon will move, " That it be an instruction to the committee to assimilate the statute law of Ireland with regard to ejectment to that of England ; and, in lieu of sanctioning advances of public money to landowects for the reclamation of wastes, to authorise ' limited owners' to grant leases in perpetuity of waste land on condition of reclaim ing and paying a fair rent." THE NAVAL RETIREMENT *CHEME. When the Navy Estimates are again brought for ward in the House of Commons an attempt will b e made to carry a motion to the effect that it is not desirable to place a flag officer ou the retired list if ten years have elapsed since be was afloat. THE NATIONAL INCOME. The financial year has three weeks longer to run, . and the national income is within three millions and a half of Mr. Lowe's budget estimate for the twtive months. The income tax receipts already exceed the right hon. gentleman's anticipations by more than £150,000, and under this heading nearly £200,000 was paid into the Treasury last week. The expenditure is; as yet, £4,780,000 short of the total estimate for the year. DUKE OF NEWCASTLE'S BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Registrar Roche held to-day the first sitting for the proof of debts and choice of creditors' assig nees under the bankruptcy of the Duke'of Newcastle. The petition was presented on the 21st of June last year, by Mr. R. Morris, of 8, Regent-street, money lendcr,whose debt is alleged to be £lO,OOO. Mr.Bagley prts,mted a proof on behalf of Mr. Steele, of The Lawn, Hornsey, for £5,192, for a judgment recovered against the Earl of Westmorland on a promissory note, and also a judgment against the duke. The prof wits. admitted. Mr. 1 1 :01ey next put in a pro:4 for £18,750 on behalf of Mr. Hargrave, for money advanced on a joint-bond of the Duke' Of NeWcaStle and the Earl.of Westmorland for £25,000. A large proof on beha'f of , Mr. Poole, tailor, was pit in, and the rejstrar observed £l6 16s. was charged for a pair of trousers, and £l2 12s. for a dressing-gown. ',Cho p oof was adnaitted, and other proofs were being discussed when this report left. At the service at Westbnd-row Roman Catholic - chapel, Dublin, last eveuitlg, an alarm of lire wits raised. ''.'he congregation rushed to the doors, and a dreadful panic ensued. Some persons were injured, but not seriously. A telegram from Suez, dated 15th inst., 9 p.m., states that the Hawk had completed the splice of Suez shore end, and the William Cory was paying . out cable, and had paned Zsbrini Light. All well. • EXECUTION OF THE (CUBAN JUNTA. A letter from Santiago de'CuTsa, dated February 18th, gives the following account of the trial and execution of the members of the Cuban Junta of that city : Eighteen well-kn Own citizens, ' charged with b e l ong i ng to the Cub an J unta, were arrested and taken to an obscure estate at San Juan, fifteen miles from this city. They were tried by court-martial, convicted of treason, and sell -tenced to suffe r d ea th. Th ey were not allowed the assis tance of counsel, or the privilege of summoning witnesses in their.defence. • They were all executed soon after the termination of the trial. Among them were two Americans, viz., John Francis POrtuondo a natu ralised citizen, a n d Ch ar l es Dannery, a native of the United States. Acting-Governor Ojedo ordered that the men should be sent to the city, but Colonel Doet„ commanding the contra guerillas, refused to ob e y -alleging that he h a d rece i ve d different orders from Count Valmaseda. The insurgent General, Napoleon Arango, who originated the rebellion in the Central Department, has voluntarily, surrendered to the authorities at Las Minas with seventy of his men.. He promised to come to Habana to confer with the Captain-General as to the bast means of ending the insurrection without further bloodshed. The rebels have burned some houses in Incaro. THE BLONDE ENGLISH ACTRESSES ABROAD. Chicago would seem, according to information brought by the last mail, to be still very agitated about the doings of the " Blonde English Troupe." The horsewhipping of the editor of the Chicago Times is the one topic in every body's mouth - . The version of the affair given on the part of Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Markham, and Miss Thomson's husband—Mr. Henderson—is as follows : , " Miss Markham, Miss Thompson, Mr. Cahill, and Mr. Henderson obtained a carriage and drove to the residence of Mr. Storey, on Wabash-avenue. On inquiring for him, we learned that he was not in, but would be at home for dinner about 5.30. We drove back to our hotel, and about 4.30 started out again, leaving Mr. Cahill behind. On arriving near the resi dence of Mr. Storey we got out of the carriage and walked up and down the side-walk. Shortly afterwards Mr. Storey and a lady came walking towards us. On meeting them Mr. Henderson said, .Mr. Storey, I be lieve.' He a nswere d ' Yes.' Mr. Henderson then introduced Miss Markham and Miss Thompson. Mr. Henderson stepped back, and Miss Thompson and Miss Markham both struck him with their whips. Mr. Storey raised his stink and chased Miss Thompson, striking her twice. Mrs. Storey.then came forward, and said, " I am not to blame in this matter," and begged Miss Thompson . to stop. Miss Thompson again made a rush for Mr. Storey, when Mrs. Storey said, " Wilbur, draw y our pi s t o l . " M r. Storey then searched in his pockets for his pistoL Mr. Henderson stepped for ward, and said, " If you draw a pistol, I'll shoot you like a dog." Mr. Storey then withdrew his hand from his pocket, and Mr. Henderson put up his pistol. Mr. Storey s t ruc k at Miss Markh a m, when Henderson stepped in and received the blow intended for her. It was a severe one, and raised quite a bruise on Mr. Henderson's forehead. Mr. Henderson then struck Mr. Storey across the fore head with a cowhide. Miss Thompson and Miss Markham then retreated to the carriage, and as they were doing so Mr. Storey hurled at them the vilest possible epithets, he he in the meantime following them up. As Miss Thomp son was entering the carriage, she turned half way round and gave him a cut across the face. Mr. Storey made a rush for her, but was prevented - striking by the bystanders. She then said "1. have whipped you as a hound, as I wanted to do." A policeman then came up and seized Mr. Storey. The ladies and Mr. Henderson got into the carria.ge and closed th e d oors . The policeinan got on the b ox , and the carriage was driven to the Armory, where we were informed that we were under arrest. Mr. Henderson sent for his lawyer, • John Lyle King, who went our bail in 100 dollars each for our appear ance on Saturday. As far as Mr. Storey is con cerned he can do as he likes ; we don't care • we have had our revenge, an d b ran d e d hi m publicly." M'r. Storey's version of the affair was _given iii his own paper, the Times. He begins by stating that the criticisms which he wrote respecting the Blondes were candid and legitimate, and at first rather lenient, in comparison to the glaring and dis reputable character of their entertainment. " The editor of the Chicago Times" adds that when he saw that the Blondes were inclined to "kick' against" honest observations, he felt himself finally obliged to demand in his paper a " thorough - cleansing" of the theatre in which they were performing. It was this that roused the ire of Miss Lydia. The ulterior proceedings took place in the police-court. The report states that Mr. Storey was hissed as he entered 'to give his evidence. The result of the trial was the im position of fines on Miss Thompson, Miss Markham, and Mr. Henderson of 100 dollars each for breach of the peace, and 210 dollars each for the assault. Miss Thcrmp son paid the fines and left. The parties are to laP prose. cuted for rioting and inciting to riot at another hearing MISSING SHIPS. The New York Times of March 2nd has an article on the missing steamships City of Boston and Schmidt. The anxiety of those whose friends were on board the two vessels "was fast sinking into despair" when the article was written, but happily since that date the Schmdt, as we know, has safely come into port. The New York Times remarks that the list of Calamities to great steamers has, considering the chances of the seas, and the numbers of such vessels been wonderfully short. Total dieappearance with the loss of all oh board, has been among the rarest of disasters recorded of ocean steamships. The President, which left New-York March 11, 1841, -having among her _passengers Tyrone P ower , th e come dian, a son of the Duke of Richmond, and other noted persons, is in this dismal catalotue; and so is the City of Glasgow, lost in 1854, and the Pacific in 1856 ; but wa recollect no other vessels of similar character that have so vanished and "left not a rack behind." Consequently the chances would seem to be that as in the cases of the troopship Birkenhead, and the packets St s George, Central America, Sarah Sands, Austria, Anglo- Saxon and Loudon, a greater or lesS number of the pas sengers of the two =Missing craft may have been saved. Such it will be rememb ere d, was a l so t h e f act as regards the Lady Elgin, sunk by collisi on on L a k e Wichigan, September 8, 1860. ' Of her 385 passengers, 287 perished, among whom was Mr. Herbert Ingram, M.P., the founder of the Illustrated London Areice, and his son. Of the passengers and crew of the Hungarian, on the other hand, which was wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia, February 19, of the s ame year all on board W ere ost. The Birkenhead, wrecked off -Simon's Bay s South Africa, F e b. 26, 1852, lost 454 and saved 184. The:St- George, which was bound from Liver pool to New York, and was destroyed, by fire at sea, December 24, 1852, l os t 51, while 70 were rescued an d taken to Hav re by the. American ship Orlando. The Central America, which foundered on her way from Habana to New York, September 12, 1857, carried 579 persons, of whom on l y 152 were saved. Of the 538 on board the Austria--burned in the middle of the Atlantis', Sept. 13, 1858—but 67 surv i ve d . The Sarah Sands, which sailed from Portsmouth for Calcutta in August 1857 took fire in November, and - afterwards experienced a tremendous gale, carried •all on board safely into port. Th e A ng l o - Saxon, wrecked on a re e f off Gape Race during a dense fog, April 27, 1863, lost 237 ou t o f 446 individuals. The London, which foundered in the Bay Biscay, January 11.. 1866, on the passage from England to Melbourne, lost 220 lives, among whom were Dr. Woolley, Principal of the University of Sydney, and Mr. G. V. Brooke, the tragedian. Two instances have befallen during the past few years, when the. romantic incident, so much used by s novelists and dramatists, of a single life being saved from among all on board a lost ship has really been exemplified. These were in the cases of the Dalhousie, wrecked off Beachy Head, October 19, 1853, and the Dunbar, wrecked off Sydney, August 20, 1857. In the latter instance the survivor was thi'own by a gigantic wave into a tiny aperture high up in the face of a precipice —the chance of such a thing occurring being about the same as that of throwing a pea into a nail hole in the side of a wall—where he Jay insen sible for many hours, but was finally discovered and saved by a daring fellow, who caused himielf to be let down from the top of the acclivity by ropes. The facts we have named, and others that mightbe cited, indicate a strong preponderance in favour of the supposition that' even should the City of Boston and the Schmidt have been overtaken by calamity, many and perhaps all of their passengers and crews may have been saved. • THE ALLEGED MURDER IN SP/TALFIELDS. The inquest on the body of James Rutter, who was stabbed in Bacon-street, Spitalfield s , on Saturday, was opened yesterday by M r . Humphreys. Annie Rutter deposed that she was the wife of the deceased, who was a wood carver. On Saturday niAt she had been " chaffing" her brother, Henry Parker, and he being in liquor, became angry and excited. The witness was silent when ques tioned by the coroner as to the nature of their quarrel, and Sarah Skudder . was called. who lived in the same house art Henry Parker, and the de ceased and his tyife. She is the mother of Parker, He came home on Saturday night, aboutB o'clock, and bad some words with his sister, who said that she would get her husband to pay him off. Another witness deposed to hearing the quarrel. Parker, on hearing that Rutter was to be of to . " 'punch " him, ran .to a cup b oard, and wit ness believed he took a knife from it. They after wards went out, and at the door of the shop in Bamon -street they encountered Rutter. He gave Parker a blow, knocked him down, and said to him "Get up and fight me." Parker repli e d, " N o ; you are a better man than I am," and retreated across the street. On being followed by Rutter he struck him in the breast, and Rutter ran into the public-house crying out that he was stabbed. He s a id P arker had struck hi m , and added, " Take me to the hospital, I shall die." He died almost immediately. Witness and Parker were both drunk, but' Rutter was not. He struck the first blow. _ — Abraham Rutter, brother' of the deceased, said, Saturday night he was tirunk. He was with his broth ..)r, and heard that Parker wanted to cheat his mothcr. Ho was in the shop lighting his pipe when his brother was stabbed. Nottage deposed that on Saturday night at nine o'clock he met Parker, who said, " I think r have killed my brother."" He said, " You don't say so." Parker replied, "Yes I do, I think I quail .give myself up." Witness.advised him not to, ay..d he then said he thought he would make away with himself. He said his sister vas the cause of it all. He then left. The inquest was adjourned, at the recommendation of the coroner, for evidence to be obtained as to where Parker got the 1 - .r_ifs. The accused has not yet been cap tured. The Corporation of the City of Hamilton, Canada West, have forwarded to the City Bank the usual remittance to provide for the coupons maturing Ist proximo upon their sterling debenturQs. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. OPPOSITION TO THE EDUCATION BILL. -i It is impossible (says the Ti mes ) no t t o f ee l some Want of sympathy —we might use a stronger positive expression —with the leader s o f the oppositio n to the Education Bill. Their course of action is certainly .not direct ; it admits of diicits,ion whether it is strictly honest. The amendment moved by Mr. Dixon declares that no measure of publics education can be satisfactoryorpermanent which leaves the question of religions instruction to be determined by lo cal authorities. There is much ingenuity in the wording of the resolution. W e d o , not know whether Mr. Dixon's anyindment to the second reading will be withdrawn, or will be pushed to a hopeless division ; but if the fatter .course be pursued after Mr. Lowe's declaration, its anti ors had better frankly confess their real motive. Mr. Winterfiotham has at leastacknowleciged for himself what ha would prefer. He regrets that the Government had not postponed dealing with the question till next year, in order that, if possible;the agitation, which is now lukG• warm, might have risen to fever heat in the interval. W r ° wonder if it has occurred to him what would have been _ said by himself and his immediate colleagues if the Govern ment had brought in no measure upon education. Instead of gratitude, there would have been reproaches, and these would have been justified. Mr. Lowe fairly called the turn that hies been given to the discussion hitherto " pitiable." The adjournment of the debate leaves time forreconsideration. There is not only the usual quiet of Wednesday, but Thursday to boot, for reflection. I'Ve trust that by Friday Mr. Dixon and his friends will seo that, for the good of the cause they have at heart, as well as for their own reputat i on, i t w i ll b e wise and patriot i c in them to aband on th e i r amendment. The_ Telegrdph - observes th a t th e mem b er f or Stroud is too logical not t o see th at if the religious provisions of Mr. Forster' s Bill b e re j ected, the only alter na tive will be a system of u n dil u t e d secular i sm. He accepts t h a t system. Although a N oncon f orm i st, and there f ore 3 " Bible Christian," he does not scruple to recom mend the exclusion of the sacred volume from the list of class-books. We repeat that the proposal is open to a f a t a l o bj ect i on. she English ,people will not hear of it. Unsectarian theY might consent to make their school system ; but so long as they retain their present feelings, there is one thing they will not do, and that is, in elementary schools, to abolish the Bible by Act of Parliament. With a warmth which the House thoroughly appreciated, Mr. Forster declared that the Puritan blood in his veins was roused by the proposal forcibly to withhold from the young the Book which is deemed the priceless treasure of Protestant Christendom. He hardly needed to quote the famoue and the exquisitely beautiful eulogy which Dr. NeWman pronounced on the English Bible, after the great divine had sought for refuge in a Church that denies the canonicity of the English version. Even if we put it on the lowest of grounds, we cannot exclude the Bible from the number of historical class-books. The majority of English parents would loudly protest' against such an exclusion. To the secularist party they would say, "By all means take the shelter of the conscience clause; if you object to the read ing of the Scriptures ; 'but don't forbid on , : children to re ceive, in the national class-rooms, that religious instruc tion which' we deem an essential part of a Christian edu cation." To that argument a consistent Liberal can make no reply. . THE CONDITION OF IRELAND. The Post thinks it is important that the actuality of the state of things should be neither exaggerated nor under stated, and it is therefOre to be regretted that the Duke of Richmond should havo described Ireland as being in condition hitherto unparalleled, and that the Marquis of Salisbury should have added to the force of the view enunciated by the Leader of the Conservative 'party • by describing the evil against which we have to contend as . utterly unprecedented. This is not the first time that. the population have been, or appeared to be, on the side of crime. It is true that hitherto the Executive have riot been able, as stated by Lord Salisbury, to get either evidence or convictions ; but Lord Salisbury might and should have added that within these few days—almost, indeed, concurrently with the exhibiti on of th e v i ews of Parliament on the Land. Question=the Crown has obtained prompt and decided convictions at the hands of ordinary juries. We do not desire that more weight should be attached to this circum stance than it deserves, but it is right that it s h ou ld be borne in mind i n forming a judgment as to what should now be done in respect of 'new or amended legislation for Ireland. THE CITY OF BOSTON. The Standard considers that those who remember the dreadful anxiety 'which prevailed when the President was missed will, apart from personal feelings, appreciate the mystery hanging around the missing —let us not say lost —City of Boston. Certainly there are hopes of her still. Tremendous hurricanes have swept the Atlantic : great vessels have been driven out of their courses ; ships • passing have had glimpses of giant hulls labouring against the wind and sea, and among these may. have been the long-looked-for steamer. Very rarely, notwithstanding any passions of the weather, have • steamers of this class failed. They are built, furnished, and rigged in order to meet the exigencies of the sea,. 'When the President was l os t an entirely different Condi- tion of affairs in navigation prevailed: But here is a first class steamer, fitted with the best_equipment, powerful in• its machinery, capable in its management, large, strong, well-built, and capable, as might be supposed, of encoun tering-the most termagant winds and seas. It is quite natural that the public interebt, should be more closely concentrated upon a great passenger liner than, for example, upon a mi , ,sing whaler, or a merchant bottom from an obscure - outward port. Yet, in the very fact that so intense a - sympathy is felt for those who, as it were, are watching from our headlands in expectancy of the delayed steamer, . is ehewn the yearning of the country towards its children. Aay moment may clear up the mystery; but, at all events, through all the mists of telegraphic accuracy, we still look with some confidence for the good City of Bostoh. - PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Public opinion, remarks the Daily News, has so defi nitely settled what the main purport of the report of the Select Committee on Parliamentary and Municipal Elec tions will be, that one or two points which it must neces Sarily embrace have been probably lost sight of. The Liberal party has emphatically made up its mind to have tee Ballot, the whole Ballot, and nothing but the Ballot; the committee is popularly regarded as merely one for in quiving into the operations of the Ballot, arid it is expected that: their report will include a simple recommendation of secret voting as the cure of all our electoral ills. We • ldlieve, however, that though the report of the Cora ls:l-tee will in no degree fall short of public expectation in as‘respeet, it will inlome other particulars go very much rr.Tond that expectation. The Ballot will, we believe, render . paid canvassers as obviously useless as they are :e.'illy inefficient, and will render equally needless the large expenditure incurred by candidates in the appointment of a number of legal agents ; but it naky be found needful to make an express enactment forbidding this form of extravagant outlay. All, these reforms will, we anticipate, be proposed by the Com mi,t.tee and adopted by Parliament. If. so, the reign of violence is over, and scenes like'those at Waterford and Tipperary, even scenes like those at Southwark and Nottingham, have occurred for the last time in our election history. The greatness of the boon to be thus ' conferred on the country can hardly be measured yet. SAD ACCIDENT AT BOLTON. -- On Tuesday myrning an accident took place at the gas works Little Bolton. A large iron cistern, weighing nearly five tons, was being raised by means of planks. A stoker namgd James Fresco - a, was lying fiat on one of the planks removing logs, when the cistern slipped, owing to the failing of a screw-jack, and falling on Prescott's shoulders nearly cut him iii two, killing him instantly. A MINISTER ON UNCLEAN FACES.—Henry Ward Beecher is again writing for the .New York Independent. In his last article he discourses characteristically as follows :—I wish the poor would speak to me. I cannot ,remember all my church, certainly not all my Sunday school. But they never try without finding lam glad for one. I have the same form of trouble that you have, Uther IL—pride. I know all the inns and out of Oat. But I can truly say there is no person so poor or so lowly that it does not give me more pleasure to have them speak to me than it does them. I never have children speak to me on the street that it does not make me feel good all the day long. It is not trouble some to me to be interested in a clean face. I like the self-respectful, decorous poor, who are my equals, and often my superiors. That is no trouble. It is these dirty and often lousy things that I find it difficult to see the Master in—this dirty boy who halloos after me, " Henry Ward Beecher, He's the screecher," and sometimes puts in a stone by way of punctuation. A LION FIGHT.—Our fires were surrounded by these animals at a very short distance, and they kept us company until day-break, when they disappeared. The largest lion I ever saw, a most splendid beast, was close to us all night. He appeared so hungry that he would have made very small bones of any one who should have fallen in his way, and a magnificent lioness was with him. After he had been there roaring for some time another lio4 " Gave another roar, And the first lion thought the last a bore." Then the hottest combat ensued that I ever witnessed ; it was so terrible that there could scarcely be said to be any enjoyment in the magnificent spectacle, for we were in inns neat danger of our lives should either of them in their fury spring over the fires, The two brutes fought for the lioness, and the incredible activity of the smaller of the two was something awful. It leapt upon the back of the big one and both rolled over together, the fore quarter of the big lion being one mass of blood. I consulted with the Kaffirs as to what had better be done, and we decided upon firing assagais at them, keeping three guns in reserve in case of necessity. The pricks of the assagais made them more fierce towards each other, and for a few seconds they seemed positively riveted together. Meantime as the fighting of these two brutes had driven all the other game away, we discharged a volley of musketry . at random, which did not seem to take effect. They still fought on, blood running from than as water from a pump. We loaded again and fired, this time with more precision for we shot the small one dead. The other stood over his dead foe, defiantly lashing his tail backwards and forwards for a considerable time, until at last being apparently, tired of that amusement, and gr9wing weaker by his wounds, he crawled off.—Sketches of trAfe and Sport sm louth,-Eastern Africa. - iritoLzsAat roitiONING OP. -FOXI/017ND8.Lx1710' .oisoning of seven valuable foxhounds belonging to Mr. l .G , erard Leigh's (Hertfordshire) pack, as narra t e d already, is found to have been caused by pieces of liver,' impregnated with mineral poison, and placed by the road- 1 side in the way the hounds had' to traverse from the kennel to the meet at Silsoe, on Wednesday last. The stomachs of the dogs are undergoing- chemical analysis, Meanwhile the gentlemen of the hunt have determined to discovery and punishment of offer a reward of £lOO for the tiagnita ginYAAIW,I4 DUltetriitod ofinto. at 12 k Sc 17 111, Pr dr, t o at, Ao ha. ay.,. a la s . adt Of th e Cot hit. e a inst S pa, 8 bit do Per A t'• D o D 1 11„ k Itit tr.l 1 IN 121 o. Do. n o . 1), , 4111cri` 13, _ to , 1)0.` h `-tio 0 1°11, 1),; bo: Do,