The Sun. — London, England, 1870-06-10 00:00:00

14, 7st Mark) 1 wner) 2 xters of ilson, - yatt) 1 arvis) 2 Ao1d) 3 yrs, yatt) 1 icon) 2 awn) ;les— ifold) 1 able) 2 mere 3 orfeits. yatt) 1 ouse) 2 Lfold) 3 so ran• mile. iette, 3 lent) 1 Lion) 2 rig 101 b you) 3 ength. e. 18 mb ion) 1 rry) 2 ten) 3 'on 139 F rs, -on) 1 )on) 2 •ox) 3 ;rj 1 'ay) 2 13 itt) 3 d tile ;:e be it of ,sonl lan- it of lan - rtol l BEATH OF CHARLES DICKENS. The sudden and unlooked for new a ()I. the death of ono of the most popular and best known of living authors has ev er3rWhere oc cas i one d a f ee li ng o f p o i gnan t reg ret. Charles Dickens died at six o'clock on Thursday evening, at his residence, G-adshill, Kent, having been stricken with Paralysis on the previous day, and never having !allied from the shock. He had just sat down to dinner On Wednesday, with his sister-in-law, Miss Hogarth, who, obser ving an unus u al a pp ear a n ce in his face, became alarmed, and said she feared he was ill, proposing in the 14 . 111 e breath to telegraph for medical assistance. Mr. Dickens replied, "No, no, no; I have got the toothache, 411 d shall be better presently." He then asked that the Widow might be shut ; and almost immediately he lapsed alto u nconsciousness, from which state he never recovered 11 the moment of his death. Meanwhile Mr. Frank Beard, of 44, Welbeck-street, Mr. Dickens's regular medical a d v i ser, was te l egrap h e d f or, an d arr i ve d a t 'atishill in the course of Wednesday evening. He saw at once that the case was hopeless ; but, for his own satisfaction, as well as for that of the relatives, he sum- In t'lled the assistance of Dr. Russell Reynolds, who could O nly concur in Mr. Beard's belief that nothing less than a tw o could s ave th e lif e o f thei r p a ti en t. For the l as t "vo or three days Mr. Dickens,- though not apparently °llt his usual health and spirits, had complained of a ' ll eulty in d o i ng hi s wor k, sa yi ng th a t it did no t come BPon taneously to him, as it used to come. Mr. Charles Di ckens the younger was telegraphed for on Wednesday a ever d"g, but the message did not reach London till Thurs day Morning. He started instantly for his father's resi dence, and was present at the death-bed, with two of his st em, Miss Hogarth, and the medical attendants. It is a Bi2:nificant fact that when, last year, Mr. Dickens was 811dealy seized with illness at Preston, his doctor warned not to read, a t the peril of his life, and bro u ght hi m al most by force to town. Charles Dickens was born at Portsmouth in February, 1812 . He w as th e son o f M r . J o h n Di c k ens , o f th e N av y pa y Dep ar t ment, an d muc h o f hi s ear l y lif e was spent iri B ea Port towns—a fact which will not surprise the r eader s of " David Copperfield." His father afterwards ,I°Ltained employment in London as a reporter for the it Papers, and the family settled in town. At first ~",w a s intended that young Charles should be placed in a litera ry office, but happily his father early recognised his t tet arY ability, and allowed him to follow his own profession. He began his career as a reporter on the Arne bun, and subsequently joined the staff of the oaring Chronicle. Every one must remember his speech boasted 11 : t t he Newspaper be Press Fund dinner, in which he of longing to the Fourth Estate, and described e arly experiences as a reporter in his own graphic yle His connection with the Morning Chronicle, then M r. • er J o hn Black's editorship, was th e means o f fi rs t :;trterwa,educing Charles Dickens to that public which was ilrds t o p r i ze hi s wor k s so hi g hl y , an d i n it s columns World-famous sketches of "Boz " first appeared, e der,the title of " Sketches of English Life and Cha act ter ." They were collected and reprinted in 1836, and li v ; ° toe attracted notice. It is interesting to know that le Pseudonym of " Boz " was given him in childhood by ba by brother. dA t tleng the many who recognised the graphic power li cil> „` a Yed in the sketches, were Messrs. Chapman and a • ", the n publishers in the Strand. They asked the Parts, and to write for them a story in monthly ih .rte, and as the reward of their discernment to e/ received the " Pickwick Papers." It is needless e aY that th ese papers i mme di a t e l y a tt a i ne d an i mmense eir °i llation. A well-substantiated anecdote illustrates the "ens and unexpected success of the work. It was a ~,t i en between Messrs. Chapman and Hall and their te ll 'er, Mr. Bone, whether a greater or less number than L . -°e e hundred copies should be stitched in wrappers. f, - ,, t , e ,ad of hundreds, it soon became necessary to provide • "le sale of thousands ; and the green covers of " Pick eticide were seen all over the country. The melancholy r'f Se our the caricaturist who illustrated the avli„ Yr° ' k nd numbers, caused a crisis in. the publication, set the publishers on an eager quest after h e e°lll Petent artist. Thackeray has humorously narrated to w he, an obscure man at the time, and rather seeking nmake hi mself a place i n art t h an in literature, called on e, Young author in Furnival's Inn, and submitted for c 7 r oval sk e t c h es w hi c h were no t a pp rove d. Th e ar ti s t s ti; e ga ged to take Seymour's place was first Mr. Buss, and tined r. Hablot Knight Browne, who, as " Phiz," or so many years to delight Mr. Dickens and his '' del. e. Naturally, the success of "Pickwick " the au th or to b e eager ly soug ht a ft er b y th e g ee °llde e Publishers and in 1837 Charles Dickens , ePted the editorship of Bentley's Miscellany. In the whali,number he began the "Life of Oliver Twist," in colj. he skewed his artistic power in stronger and darker 1 1 , r s• In this work again Mr. Dickens was fortunate e i ,„: 4B illustrator, securing the pencil of ' George iii-gkshank. "Oliver Twist" lets the • reader h a t b ° t he secrets of life as it was, and, per ;4.l:l3', Still is, to be found too often in workhouses it ~„131 the " s l ums " o f L on don. When finished and as republished as a novel in three volumes, in that shap e t o o enjoyed an extensive sale. 14, 1°11° Ias Nickleby " followed, introducing the immortal a . a nd M rs . S queers , poor S m ik e , John Cheeryble, and h QBt ef other familiar names. In this, as in many other h i to expose 8 w °rlcs, Mr. Dickens had a definite object, intending o rphans in detail the cruelties which were practised upon Bei l -4 , 118 and other neglected children at small and cheap lio d L B, Where the sum charged for the board of hungry £l6 ° wing lads, with everything included, ranges from`2.' thi o ; ° () a year. Mr. Dickens tells us, in the preface to Of be ck, as it stands, republished in the collective edition ins 18 W orks, that it was the result of a personal visit of boy ip : c t i en Paid by himself to some nameless " Dothe amid the wolds of Yorkshire ; and the reader so ad 's carefully studied it will with difficulty be per tak t hat M r . S queers an d M r . John Browdie are not 1838e° from living examples. The work was published in tn e , ce In 1840 " M as t er H ump h rey ' s Cl ac k " was cora d' and in the second tale, " Barnaby Rudge," he th a s t mave n the best and most graphic account extant of Iti ot rel narkabl e ep i so d e o f English history—the Gordon aos B of 1 780. About the same time appeared the life of A nse ~Ph Grimaldi." In 1841 Mr. Dickens visited ca n - ; a1 and •on his return published his " Ameri tal °te e," and in 1844 appeared a new serial dlie ed cc Martin Chuzzlewit," in which he intro /11. further s k e t c h es o f A mer i can c haracter. e rn this time "nd i n. i almost incessant, 40, 1846 A 7. he took a prominent part n establishing the few sre ", of which he was the first editor. After a hter-°llths of edit ors hi p , h owever , h e re t urne d t o hi s o ld 011 (7 : labo nrs, more congenial to his tastes and talents. the r,stroa,s, 1843, had appeared what may be termed r;eni a i . e°l of his writings, "The Christmas Carol," it w A n d evergreen as the holly itself, and ohri:tsr followed with varying success by other tl ealti l , 4 , B Stories, "The Chimes," " The Cricket on the " The Battle of Life," and the " Haunted 18 48. T he last of this series appeared at Christmas, with 0 , es these Mr. Dickens has published "Dealings r a David Co of Dombey and Son," the " History of .k. °l)Perfield," " Bleak House," " Little Dorrit," cc lin ' e -ale of Two Cities," " Our Mutual Friend," the at.d, illtlnercial Traveller," "Great Expectations," °f st of all, the " Mystery of Edwin Drood," .4 185 p Only three numbers have appeared. Periodic , Dickens projected a cheap weekly wh ich at v ., ! _, "ion he called Household Words, and v aru Wa s and . b Published by Messrs. Bradbury 1)1110144;i_u difficulties having arisen between author and orn:::,,:oitiz..: e discontinued dto in 1859, and Mr. Dickens I vilieT i l l e ee d in its stead its successor, All the Year Round, conduct to the last. True to his l iter; Charles Dick ens was an ardent advocate of all H ate or-Teultutions intended for the relief of less forta elinders _B‘.B g if ted authors. He was on e of the , AB a , vigoi !): the Guild of Literature and Art, e 44 a niate: 8111'7‘"el. of the Newspaper Press Fund. Whi r le 4ct4r 01. tw Who his e x h c i e s ll e ,s n u c c e e success a w p a u s b r li e remarkable a r reader kable i and si.a m e x i - . r. O , Un ited W ere fortunate enough to hear him. In the p sii i d, fo u r thehe chanceo of seeing and hearing a man of whom Jae subj ect were so proud. In connection with a a, adclr e ,,, se We may quote the words which ell.. ontoitorhyissy last audience in the St. 44 °11 th e Prelim i.ll concluding his public readings, mptoms of his last fatal attacx ft ;14471escia, to discontinu e : tirni s ° 2 l t icl be hGentlemen,—l t would be worse than idle, hat T Ypocriti ca l and unfeeling, if I were to disc Or and i 1;:, coneici-Zi"ab.?sele this e pi so d e in my life with feelings of p a i n -Uregen tine my _ or some fifteen years, in this Kinar d e places, I have had the honour °w chethhed ideas before you for your THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, IMPERIAL PARL ENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TuunsDAy. The House of Commons re-assembled this afternoon after the Whitsuntide recess. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER Viscount MAHON took the oaths anr: his seat for 'East Suffolk. LATE SITTINGS OF THE lio-O.SE. Mr. GILrIN gave notice that to-morrow he should call attention to the unusually late sittings of the House during the present session, and also ask whether some plan could not be devised to prevent opposed business being taken after 12 o'clock at night. NORWICH VOTERS DISFRANCHISEMENT recognition, and, in closely observing your reception of them, have enjoyed an amount of artistic delight and enjoyment which, perhaps, it is given to few men to know. In this task, and in every other I have ever undertaken as a faithful servant of the public, always imbued with a sense of duty to them, and always striving to do his best, I have -been uniformly cheered by the readiest response, the most generous sympathy, and the most stimulating support. Nevertheless, I have thought it well at the full flood-tide of your favour to retire upon those older associations between us which date from much further back than these,_ and henceforth to devote myself exclusively to the art that first brought us together. Ladies and gentlemen, in but two short weeks from this time I hope that you may enter, in your own homes, on a new series of read ings at which my assistance will be indispensable ; but from these garish lights I vanish now for evermore, with one heartfelt, grateful, respectful, and affectionate fare well." That farewell has now been spoken to a wider circle, and throughout all England and America there will be but one unmixed sentiment of regret at the mournful in telligence thus unexpectedly communicated. Mr. Dickens married early in life the daughter of Mr. George Hogarth, who was for some years the musical critic of the Daily News. By this lady, who survives him, he had several children. Of two daughters, one is unwarried ; the other is the wife of Mr. Charles Collins, the son of the celebrated painter, and the brother of Mr. Wilkie Collins, and himself an author and artist of ability. Mr. Dickens's eldest son, Mr. Charles Dickens, has been for some time the acting editor of All the Year Round•, another son is an officer in the army ; two others are in Australia; and a fifth is a student in Trinity-hall, Cam bridge. THE QUEEN AND MR. CHARLES DICKENS. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAM.) Colonel Ponsonby has, on behalf of the Queen, sent a telegram from Balmoral to Mr. Arthur Helps, Clerk to the Privy Council, with re sß'ct to the lamented death of Mr. Charles Dickens. Her Majesty commands Colonel Ponsonby to express her deepest regret at the sad ewR. The message has been forwarded to Mrs. Dickens THE PRESS ON CHARLES DICKENS. One whom young and old, wherever the English language is spoken, have been accustomed to regard as a personal friend, says the Times, 'is suddenly taken away from among us. Charles Dickens is no more. The loss of such a man will be felt by millions as nothing less than a personal bereavement. Extraordinary and very original genius must be united with good sense, consummate skill, a well-balanced mind, and the proofs of a noble and affectionate disposition be fore the world will consent to enthrone a man as their unassailable and enduring favourite. This is the position which Mr. Dickens has occupied with the English and al4o with the American public for the third of a century. Mr. Dickens was a man of an eminently kindly nature, and full of sympathy for all around him. We feel that we have lost one of the foremost Englishmen of the age. There are clever writers enough, but no one will take the place, literary and social, that belonged to him. It was but the other day that at the Royal Academy banquet he made the best speech of the evening, in matter, language, and manner. His powers as an actor are well known, though, of late years, they have been only exhibited in the narrower field of public readings. He was made to be popular, and, even irrespective of his literary genius, was an able and strong-minded man, who would have suc ceeded in almost any profession to which he devoted him self. We can but condole with the public on his sudden and premature loss. The Standard does not yet attempt any elaborate criti cism on Mr. Dickens's writing, or to estimate the perma nent position he will occupy in the gallery of British worthies. It is said that his pathos was often unreal, that his sentiment often became maudlin, his humour was sometimes forced and always grotesque. All this may have been. But, on the other hand, he has erected a gallery of portraits, made us acquainted with a greater number of living flesh and blood characters than any author of our own or other times, with the exception of Shakspeare and Scott. Pickwick, and Weller, and Pecksniff, and Mark Tapley, and Dick Swiveller, and Little Nell, and the Marchioness, and a host of others, have become to us household words, and have enterd as it were into the very marrow of our language. It is his praise—the niceness of modern society perhaps restrained him, but yet he deserves it—that with all his wild humour, he never allowed it to be employed against virtue or religion. He had often to deal with hypocrites and pretenders to religion, but even in delineating the Chadbands of the pulpit hs chose to let them talk drivel rather than bring sacred names into association with ridicule. He has-died in harness. He was engaged on a new novel, Edwin Drood," of which, as only three numbers have appeared, it would be unfair to form an estimate. It is a somewhat remarkable coincidence that his great contemporary, 'l'hackeray, was cut down with almost equal suddenness, and just as he too had published the first few numbers of a new novel. Is there a breakfast•table in the land (asks the Tele graph) around which the brief, abrupt message, Charles Dickens is dead !—abrupt as the event it records was sudden will not cast the mournful shadow of a personal loss ? Is there an English home—is there an American household—for which this day will not be a day of hushed and solemn stillness, as though a dear friend lay dead within the walls ? Not merely had the fame and the genius of the departed won him love and honour among what we may term the read ing classes of the nation ; his rarely rivalled .power to touch the deep springs of human feeling had made him a familiar friend in every English family. It is the man who has won such a matchless place in all our homes and all our breasts that now lies beaten in the battle of life— out of the fight for ever. He is not the first to wear him self out, all too soon for himself, though not for fame, in the deadly race of these too rapid times ; nor will he be the last. The workman has fallen at his task ; the war rior has died in his harness. Every Englishman knows how to honour such a life, and such a death. We record this morning (says the Post) the death of one for whom (if greatness is to be measured by the popula rity and influence of his works), it may be claimed that he was the greatest novelist of the present century. Wherever the English tongue is spoken, the name of Charles Dickens is a household word, and throughout the world it is accepted as that of a writer whose works most thoroughly and completely repre sent English fiction. Happier too than many others he had it given to him to reap during his lifetime the fame which he had so well won; and, while still in his prime, to know that his works had gone throughout the world, that they had become almost a part of the daily life of his countrymen ' and that his very phrases had turned into proverbs in their mouths. Nor will his fame die. It rests, in its essential parts, upon works that ap peal to the sympathies and feelings of all mankind, and that strike notes which will never cease to vibrate as long as the world exists. And now that he has gone from among us, we cannot but feel that a void is left where ho stood, and that we have lost a man who, in spit() of his shortcomings, has done more than any other that lived in his time to make English literature loved and admired. Our readers will learn with a shock of pain and a sense of personal bereavement (says the Drily New,) that a writer who for four and thirty years has been the delightful friend and companion of all readers of the English language is no more. Charles Dickens is dead. With the exception of Shakespeare and of Scott, he was• the best read author in the English language. In his pages, the purity of a child and the tenderness of a woman were blended with a genius rare and absolutely unique. Mr. Di(zkens was himself alone. He had no intellectual pedigree. His writings mark an era in English literature. The generous and loving character of the man made him friends wherever he was known. Like his great rival, Thackeray, he leaves an unfinished story behind him. The thread of his life and of the tale are snapped together. " The Mys tery of Edwin Drood " is swallowed up ina mystery more awful. Rarely has any one passed away from this earthly scene (says the Morning Advertiser) amidst more sincere and general regret than will be everywhere felt when the intelligence of the death of Charles Dickens is received. There was no man in England, says the Echo, who had so many friends as Charles Dickens. It may be questioned whether any author who ever lived achieved the same amount of fame in his own lifetime ; and it was a fame won by no meretricious trickery or pandering to ignoble passions. From the first day of his career as a writer to the last, Charles Dickens wrote what no father need have scrupled to read to his daughter. At present, we are sure, the public will be too much stunned by the intelligence of his death to think of Charles Dickens otherwise than as an author who was respected and loved by thousands who had never seen his face nor heard his voice. The American papers record the death of the Venerable Nathaniel Willis, aged 90. He was the father of several persons. who have gained literary eminence— Nathaniel Parker Willis, the poet, Richard Storrs Willis, and Mrs. Parton. The diamond known as the " Star of South Africa,' having been cut, has proved a matchless stone of most re splendent quality, of about 186 grains weight. It is understood to have been sold on behalf of the consignees by the brokers, Messrs. Ochs Brothers, of London and Paris, to Messrs. Hunt and Roskell. The recent transmission of false telegrams from Aus tralia, Central America, &c., regarding mining com panies, had already been sufficiently exposed to prevent the success of any future experiments of that kind ; but .the fabrication of a despatch such as that regarding the loss of ' the Dacia was wholly unexpected. It is said that a reward will be offered at Lloyd's for the detection of the delinquent, and as the message was one to have attracted attention, there may be some hope of its success. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holder:. of whisky in the world. Their Old Irirh Whisky is r ommeneed by the medical profession in preference to French brand . Sup plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotations on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co., Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings Strand, 'V.C. BILL. Mr. Dalrymple gave notice that when this bill came under the consideration of the House he should move that the Lords' amendment be not agreed to. INDIAN FINANCE. The motion standing in the name of Mr. Fawcett has been postponed until the Ist of July. WASTE LANDS. Mr. WALSH asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether it was the practice of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to permit encroachments to be made in those wastes of manor in Wales of which the Crown was - lord, on condition that the encroachers paid either the estimated value at once or an annual rent calculated at 5 per cent. on the estimated value; and whether, if this was the case, he would take steps to put a stop to the practice. Mr. STANSFELD said no such practice existed. Where encroachments did take place the rights of the Crown were always taken care of, and the interests of the Com mons duly protected. CHARITABLE TRUSTS ACT. Mr. A. JOHNSTON asked the Secretary to the treasury, whether any, and if any, what steps had been taken to carry out the provisions of Section 16 of the Charitable Trusts Act, 1869. Mr. STANSFELD said under the section referred to, a scale of fees had to be prepared. That had been done, and it was now under the consideration of the treasury. THE GREEK CONSTITUTION. Mr. MONK asked the Tinder Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether there was any objection to lay upon the table of the house copies of any despatches which had been received at the Foreign Office since the year 1861, from her Majesty's representatives at the Court at Athens, and from the Courts of France and Russia, point ing out how ill suited the existing Constitution was to the Greek nation. Mr. OTWAY said there were no such despatches. The communications that had taken place on the subject were confidential and could not be laid before Parliament. INDIA. Mr. HAVILAND-BOUEKE asked the Under Secretary of State for India whether there was any objection to lay upon the table of the House a copy of a letter from the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated the 17th of May, 1766, and referring to the duties of the De wanny, of the Provinces of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa ; and also a copy of the letter from the Governor of Cal cutta to the Court of Directors to which the above letter was a reply. Mr. GRANT DUFF said there would be no objection to give the papers. THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. LOWRY In reply to Mr. WEST, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that no compromise had been come to in this matter. The Government had a complete answer to the matter, and therefore it was not the fact that there had been any amicable arrangement come to. BRIDGWATER ELECTION PETITION. In reply to Mr. LowTHER, Mr. BRUCE said no memorial from Mr. Fennelly had been received, or was under the consideration of the Home Office. GUN LICENSES' BILL. In reply to Mr. C. READ, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would not take the Gun Licenses' Bill after one o'clock. (Laughter). CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on Customs and Inland Revenue Bill, Mr. CRAWFORD moved an amendment that provision should be made in the bill for the drawback of the amount of the duty reduced on such duty-paid sugar as remained in any bonded warehouse on the close of Tuesday, the 12th of April, 1870 ; on the stocks of manufactured sugar, other than refined sugar, or sugar equal in quality thereto (entitled to the drawback of 12s. the cwt.), being in quantity not le'is than 100 cwt, and in packages unbroken, in the hands of refiners and dealers, on the close of Tuesday, the 12th April, 1870, in places where there are Customs authorities ; and on stocks of sugar under process of ma nufacture on the premises of refiners on the close of Tues day, the 12th April, 1870, which can be identified to the satisfaction of the officers of her Majesty's Cus toms. The honourable gentleman said that the course which he asked the House to take was strictly in accordance with precedent, and he referred to cases in point, going no further back than 1845. At the time the Chancellor of the Exchequer unfolded his Budget he ventured to point out the great injustice that would be done to dealers in sugar and the refiners, if they were left to bear the burden of the loss which would be sustained by their sugar being brought into competition with sugar on which had been paid a lower duty. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had met to a certain extent the case by agreeing to allow the holders of other sugar than refined sugar, a drawback equal to the amount of difference of the amount of duty less the sum claimed by Government as equivalent to the ex penses holders of that sugar would have in curred if they had sent it abroad. The hon. gentleman however, condemned this plan, and called it a subterfuge. He drew attention to the case of a sugar refiner at the East end of London, who had in the Queen's warehouse, on the 11th of April, 631 hogsheads of molasses, upon which b had paid duty to the extent of 3s. 6d. per cwt., and on tua following day the duty was reduced to is. 9d. The refiner claimed to be entitled to receive a drawback, but he was told that he was not entitled to any drawback whatever. What was wanted was time to have enabled the holders of stocks of sugar to get through them by the ordinary process of consumption. The circumstances under which the sugar trade in this country was carried on were not always alike. In London, for instance, the refiners held not only their own stock, but the stocks of dealers. In Bristol the case was exactly the reverse, and therefore it would be difficult to apply a general law. Mr. RATHBDNE seconded the motion. He expressed his opinion that the information which the officers of the Customs had given the Chancellor of the Exchequer was very imperfect, and they had shown themselves deficient in resource and judgment. Mr. GRAHAM also urged that the drawback should be allowed. He did not see there was the slightest difficulty in ascertaining the amount of the stock of sugar in the hands of dealers upon which they asked for the drawback. The, word of persons with respect to Income-tax was taken, and be could not see why it should not be to the same extent with respect to the stocks of sugar. Mr. ANDERSON was in favour of the motion of the hon. member for the city of London. Mr. Luex said the result of the proceedings between re finers and dealers was that the public had been prevented getting the benefit of the ss. reduction. He thought that as there had been a speculation trade carried on the Chancellor of the Exchequer would maintain the position he had taken with respect to the proposal now made. Mr. MoRLEY said he was quite sure that the price of sugar fell to the exact amount of the duty remitted in the wholesale trade, but he could not go to the length of say ing that the same movement took place in the retail trade. He thought it a matter of justice as well as‘policy that the drawback asked for should be given. Mr. Magniac, Mr. Grieve, and M. Graves were in favour of the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did not wish to inflict any damage upon trade, nor did he think he was open to the charge of having misled persons engaged in the sugar trade. On the contrary, he bad stated that he was about to make great reductions in reference to sugar. He argued that there was a precedent against making any concession to dealers. If the motion of the hon. gen tleman were adopted be saw no reason why retail dealers as well as wholesale makers, should not be included in the category. The motion, if carried, would create a most alrming and dangerous precedent. The real dif ference between him and his hon. friend was as to the dealers, because, as to the refiners, he had already made concessions. It would entail enormous expense and confusion, and no Customs department could exercise that check over the stocks in the hands of the dealers which would be absolutely necessary in justice to the public. Mr. BARING thought that a Minister should, before any great and sudden change were made, secure the confidence of the dealers of the country, that their interests might ilatbr WQ ttigi Wit 9 )10015P47. Mr. Cave, Mr. Macfie, Mr. Crosse, Viscount Bury, Mr. Peek, and Mr. Orr Ewing having addressed the House, Mr. GLADSTONE remarked that the principles involved in the question were of such great gravity, and the doc trines propounded by some members were so entirely subversive of the financial system of the country, its regularity and equity, that he hoped the House would patiently listen to him, in order that if they were to divide they might know the position in which they .tood. The right hon. gentleman reviewed the speeches made in favour of the motion, and remarked that the Government was willing to concede all that appeared to it just and in any manner supported by precedent, but be yond that limit he did not think the house would force it to go. The resistance of the Government was confined to the requirement of the hon. gentleman, that it should treat dealers as if they were manufacturers. If he would consent to let Government deal with them separately it was quite willing to do so. The principle which recog nised the right of dealers to drawback, as if they were manufacturers, the two classes being distinct in their essential condition, as a general rule was one which the Government certainly could not agree to. He appealed to the hon. member for the City of London not to press his motion to. a division. Mr. BOUVERIE th ought the Government had made con cessions, and he hoped the hon. member, having done his duty to his constituents, would withdraw his motion. After some remarks from Mr. CARDWELL, the amend ment was withdrawn, and the House went into Committee on the Bill. The attendance of members was rather smalL A series of amendments were proposed, and occasioned consider able discussion. The Government resisted the proposal for the amendment of the Bill, and in a division which took place, they were in a majority. Mr. S. BOOTH and Viscount BURY commented on the withdrawal of the clauses of the measure relating to the duty on railway receipts. The latter strongly protested against the Chancellor of the Exchequer withdrawing such important clauses without scarcely a word. The CHANCELLOR of theExcHEQuEß,in axswer to the obser vations which had been made said that apparently the larger number of the railways would be considerable gainers by his proposition ; but it was represented to him by gen tlemen connected with the lines which appeared to him likely to be so much benefited, were not benefited at all, and for this simple reason. The Legislature fixed the maximum for fares, and also charged 5 per cent. duty upon passengers, except those carried in certain trains. But two years after the passing of the Act by the Legis lature, by which a maximum fare was fixed, and a duty of 5 per cent. charged on the passengers, the railway company obtained by private acts permission to charge this 5 per cent. on the passengers over and above the maximum fixed by the Act of Parliament. The consequence was that the policy of the Legislature was defeated by the private acts. It was under these cir cumstances that the clauses were proposed to be omitted. The clauses in question were then formally omitted. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed to leave out clauses 21 and 22, and bring them up on report. Several members expressed a hope that the right hon. gentleman would not bring them up again. After a short discussion, clause 23, requiring. persons returning lists of others in their employ to state the amount of salary, &c., was withdrawn. Mr. G. GREGORY moved the insertion of a new clause with reference to horses kept for husbandry. The clause provided that, after the passing of the act, no person should be required to take out a license for any mule or horse kept solely for the purpose of husbandry, on account of such horse or mule being occasionally used or employed in drawing materials for the repair of roads and highways, and whether for hire or otherwise. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER refused to accept the clause, which was supported by Mr. Disraeli and the Speaker. The Chancellor of the Exchequer considered that if a farmer received pay for his services he ought not to be exempted from the license. The committee divided on the question as to whether the clause should be read a second time, and the result was--ayes, 49 ; noes, 45. The declaration of the voting was received with great cheering from the Conservatives. Mr. GLADSTONE said that it was simply an extension of an existing exemption. In a thin committee the principle was affirmed by a majority, but Government would feel it their duty to consider the matter. Mr. Gladstone spoke under some excitement. Several other propositions having been considered the bill passed through committee. MILITARY STAFF APPOINTMENTS. On the motion for going into committee of supply on the army estimates, Mr. ANDERSON moved that the Secretary of State for War be instructed to give six months notice to all officers holding highly paid staff appointments under rote 16 that in future their regimental pay and half pay must be with drawn during such time as they hold such appointments. Colonel Noma and Colonel KNox having opposed the motion, Mr. CARDWELL said it was not desirable that the House should agree to the motion. He spoke of the effect which the withdrawal of the regimental pay would have upon the most distinguished officers. The motion was withdrawn. ROYAL HORSE ARTILELRY IN INDIA. Mr. WALSH called attention to the proposed reliefs for the Royal Horse Artillery in India, and moved that, in the opinion of the House, strict impartiality should be observed between that portion of the Royal Artillery which was formerly in the East India Company's Beryls* and that which was originally Royal Artillery. Captain VIVIAN denied that there was any system of favouritism as the motion implied, and as the mover had stated. It there were they would have heard of remon strances by the aggrieved persons. He regretted the in troduction of the motion, and con -I uded by saying that the present arrangements were fair every respect. The motion was withdrawn. QUARTERMASTERS OF MILITIA. Viscount ENFIELD called attention to the hardship that will be inflicted upon Quartermasters of Militia by their compulsory retirement during the next financial year. He suggested that the present quartermasters should be allowed to serve until they had attained the maximum service by which they would be entitled to 4s. per day. He assured the House that the men had looked upon their position as safe for life, and many of them would be ruined. Mr. CARDWELL said that economy could be very well exercised in the permanent staff of the reserve force, without impairing their efficiency. He said that the quartermasters would receive two-thirds of what they at present received, which was a very good allowance. The motion was withdrawn, and the House went into committee of supply on ARMY AND NAVY ESTIMATES. A sum of £45,300 was granted to defray the expenses of martial law; £247,500 was granted to defray the expenses of the medical establishments of the service ; and £720,000 was granted to defray the expenses of the militia. Sir HENRY HOARE moved the omission of the vote of £81,900 in respect of the yeomanry cavalry. He asked if they were to pay upwards of £Bl,OOO for 15,000 awkwardly drilled cavalry men, He had been told that the yeomanry in Buckinghamshire would not be drilled this year, because they were afraid of the small-pox, which was prevalent in that county. The motion was seconded, and after a somewhat lengthy discussion the hon. baronet divided the commit tee. The motion was lost by 124 to 20 votes. At five minutes past one o'clock progress was reported, and the House resumed. PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL obtained leave to bring in a bill for the protection of inventions exhibited at inter national exhibitions in the United Kingdom. The House adjourned at a quarter past one. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE HORSE snow. This morning a coroner's inquest was held upon the body of the late Mr. Barker, who met his death in con sequence of being thrown from his horse whilst engaged in showing its qualities to the visitors on Monday last, at the Horse Show, at the Agricultural Hall. Witnesses proved that the horse suddenly became restive, and even tually it fell with the deceased on its back. On being raised from the ground it was found that Mr. Barker was so seriously injured that medical aid was of no avail, and he died on Wednesday last from the effects of the internal injuries he had received. A verdict of accidental death was returned. The marriage of the Earl of Derby with the Marchioness of Salisbury is fixed to take place on Tues day, the sth of next month. _ _ _ _there is not a word of truth in the reprts which have appeared lately in the newspapers with reference to the purchase of Toßemora Park, County Down, by the Prince of Wales. CRYSTAL PALACE. -- To-day is the sixteenth anniversary of the opening of the Palace. During the sixteen years it has been open it has been visited by 24,655,712 persons. The successful Whitsuntide holiday amusements will be played this day for the last time but one. The last great flower show (with display of table de corations) takes place to-morrow. The show will be an unusually fine one. The band of the Coldstream Guards will attend, and co-operate with the orchestral band of the company. 870. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FRANCE. The report that the Government contemplated dis. solving the Corps Legislatif has been this morning con. tradicted by the Constitutionnel, a semi-official journal. THE SPANISH CROWN, Telegrams from Madrid report that Queen Isabella has intimated to the Emperor of the French that she has ab (Heated. It is thought that the question of electing a king will be discussed by the Cortes on Saturday, but that no election will take place. The following news appeared iu our First. Edition pub ished at Eight o'clock this morning:—] (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MILITARY VOTE IN FRANCE. The subject of the Militiry vote on the Plebiscite came on for discussion in the Corps Legislatif yes terday. M. Jules Ferry doubtek the sincerity of the soldiers, but M. Olivier said it was not allowable to call it in question. M. Jules Ferry however, per sisted in censuring the course pursued by the Govern ment in requiring the soldiers to vote in their bar racks, and especially condemned the conduct of the colonel of the 61st, who reprimanded his men for voting No. The War Minister refused to censure the colonel, and M. Gatubetta proposed a resolution declaring the War Minister's explanation insufficient. The Chamber, however passed the simple order of the day. ARREST OF THE UNITED STATES CONSUL. Intelligence has been received at Edinburgh of the arrest of the United States Consul at Leith, Mr. John Safford Fisk. Mr. Justice Blackburn granted the warrant. All information was refused by the police, but it has been ascertained that Fisk was re manded without bait. Warrants were issued at the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday against Lord Arthur Pelham Clinton and Mr. Joh❑ Safford Fisk in connection with the case of Park and Boulton. THE TRIAL IN DUBLIN. A telegram from Dublin last night announces that the trial of John Brady and Edward Gearty, for shooting at Mr. Radcliffe, on the Kell's-road, was concluded yesterday by the Special Com missioners. Brady confessed the crime, but said Gearty engaged him to watch as a on of " Rory of the Hills," and compelled him to catch Mr. Rad cliffe's horse while he (Gearty) fired. Both were found guilty of intent to murder. Gearty was sen tenced to penal servitude for life and Brady for ten years. CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS. SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE ELECTION. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Paget ... ... Heygate -.-. 1,775 -. .- 1,576 ISLE OF WIGHT. NINE O'CLOCK. Coohrane (C.) ... ... .. Moffatt (L.) ... ... .. THE MANCHESTER TRADES CONGRESS At the Manchester Co-operative Congress yesterday, after reading a paper by Mr. J. M. Ludlow on the amendment of the law affecting Co-operative Societies, a resolution was adopted declaring an alteration necessary in many parti culars which now hamper the free action of societies, and adopting as the principle of desired alteration the aban donment of special privileges, and the removal of all restrictions. It was also resolved to recommend all co-operative societies in Great Britain to apportion a percentage of their profits to educational purposes. A resolution was adopted calling upon the Central Board ap pointedon Wednesday to do all in their power to encourage co-operative production by the purchase and sale of co operative manufactured goods. The next meeting of Con gress was fixed to be held in Birmingham in Easter week in 1871. SCULLING AT OXFORD, The Oxford University sculling races were continued yesterday evening, when Mr. Chappell, Brasenose, rowed a time race against Mr. Mair, Worcester, to decide who should row the owner of the challenge sculls (Mr. Yar borough, Lincoln), this evening. The race throughout was a close one, and was won by Mr. Chappell by two seconds. INTIMIDATION AT CORK. The two men arrested for intimidation in sonnection with the tailors' strike at Cork were brought before the magistrates yesterday. Mr. Cremer, for the tailors' Society, said they did not countenance illegal combina tions or intimidation, and only wanted a fair settlement. Mr. O'Connell, for the masters, expressed his willingness to receive proposals for a compromise, and arranged that three delegates for each side should meet to-dy. The case was adjourned, to abide the resul, but the magistrates refused to admit prisoners to bail. Several masters have received threatening letters. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. At a special examination in applied sciences held at Cambridge yesterday for the ordinary B.A. degree, Easter Term, 1870, the following were the results :—First Class : Storey (Trinity), W. J. Ingram, (Trinity), Barber Trinity). Second Class (alphabetically) : Barlow (Trinity), Duberly (Trinity), H. O'Brien (Trinity), Villiers (Caius), J. Clough Williams Ellis, senior examiner; W. Allen Whitworth, junior examiner. MURDER AT LEITH , Yesterday morning, Matthew M`Goohan, an Irish labourer, residing in Redford's-close, Leith, was stabbed near his own door by an Italian sailor named Antonio Cheribo. M`Goohan was conveyed to the hospital, where he almost immediately expired. The wound was inflicted with a marlinspike. Cheribo, who is in custody, bears marks of violence as though recently inflicted. The murder is supposed to have been the result of a fight. At a special meeting of the Cambridge Town Council, held yesterday for the purpose of accepting a tender for the erection of a new Corn Exchange on a site which has been already paid for and cleared, the proceedings were brought to a summary conclusion, in consequence of a notice of application for injunction being served on the Town Clerk, from the Court of Chancery, to restrain the Corporation from proceeding on the ground of their having no legal power to do so. It was resolved to oppose the application, and retain Sir Roundell Palmer on behalf of the Town Council. The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the Horse Show at the Agricultural Hall yesterday evening. There was an immense crowd. It is said that the Duke of Richmond has called a meeting of the Conservative peers for next Tuesday to consider their course on the Irish Land Bill in the Lords. The charity children held their usual annual meeting at St. Paul's yesterday. The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs attended, and the Bishop of Worcester preached the sermon. There were 5,000 children present. The Sheerness people evince but little gratitude for the solicitude of the Government in , protecti ng them from an attack by Fenians, of whose existen ce th e y appear somewhat sceptical. The number of t roo p s at present in garrison at Sheerness is under three hun dred, and the effect of the order to double the sentries has been to keep the men out of bed four nights in the week. The great dome of St. Paul's Cathedral was yes terday the centre of attraction for a number of proces sions from the various London schools, headed by the rectors, vicars, the curates, the churchwardens, and the officials. Prominent amongst the officials were the beadles, with their quaint apparel. The Lord Mayor and sheriffs attended the cathedral in state, accompanied by the civic dignitaries. The congregation included about 15,000 persons, of whom 5,000 were children. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—None except the uncommonly hardy can h o p e t o esca p e con ti nue d unse ttled weather without some bodily discomfort or actual disease. Holloway's remedies have won a name and fame previ oualy unknown in medical science, for their ability in suc cessfully contesting with colds, coughs, quinseys, rheu matism, and neuralgia. This formidable list of dangerous and painful affections is completely under the control of these inestimable specifics, which used according to their accompanying directions will soon mitigate the tortures, suppress inflammatory tendencies, and secure the soundest health. The very moderate price charged for these never failing remedies place them within the reach of the most humble sufferers, whose ill-health, by producing poverty, exaggerate his personal pangs, THE MONEY MARKET ,A; iNTELLR):ENCi CITY, Two O'CLOCK. On 'Change to-day there was a notable improvement in the tone of business, although no very extensive transac tions took place. Consols are now 921 to 92 4 ; dittoAcccount, 921 to 927 4 ; Reduced, 921 to 921 ; New, 921 to 922 ; Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, ss. prem ; India Five per Cents., 1111 ; Ditto 4 per Cents., 1021 to 102} ; Ditto Enfaced Paper. 5} per Cent., 1092 ; Ditto Bonds, 21 prem. In the Foreign Market Mexican are now 161 to 162 ; Epanish 1867 Loan, 312 to :321 ; that of 1869, 31 to 311 ; The New Loan is steady at 31 to 31 prem. Peruvian of 1865 90 to 901 ; the new Scrip is to prem. Turkish Five per Cents., 532 to 54 ; and the 1869, 641 to 642 ; Italian, 591 to 591. American Five-Twenty Bonds are at 891 to 89ff ; Ten- Forty Bonds, 86} to 87 ; Erie Shares, 171 to 18 ; Illinois, 1111 to 1121 ; Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Bonds 29 to 291; and the Debentures, 35 to 36. Anglo-American Telegraph Shares are 161 to 161 ; China Submarine, 3* to 21 dis. ; Construction and Main tenance, 291 to 304. In Colonial Securities :—Canada Five per Cents. are now 98* to 991 ; New South Wales Five per Cents., 104 to 1041 ; New Zealand Five per Cents., 99 to 991 ; Queens land Six per Cents., 111 k to 1121 ; and Victoria Six per Cents., 1031 to 10411; and ditto Six per Cents., 1111 toll2l. In the Railway Shares, London and Brighton are now 45 to 451 : Caledonian 761 to 77 ; South Eastern, 77 to 771; Great Eastern, 421 to 421 ; Metropolitan, 68 to 681; Great Northern, 124 to 125 ; Ditto A Stock, 1341 to 1351; London and North Western, 1301 to 130/ ; Midland, 1311 to 1311; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1331 to 1341; Great Western, 741 to 741 ; and London and South Western, 91 to 93. . The Bonds of the San Domingo Loan have been mode rately dealt in for investment, and are quoted 67f 68k. The shares - of the Blaenavon Iron and Steel Company are quoted 1 14 prem. Transactions in the scrip of the Khedive Loan have been arranged at j prem. The Scrip of the Peruvian Loan is It is stated that th• subscriptions for the Peruvian Loan of £11,920,000 have amounted in Paris to about 40 millions sterling, and that the total subscriptions, including those of England, have reached 52 millions. The directors of the Universal Marine Insurance Company (Limited) have notified the payment of an interim dividend of 2s. 6d. per share, being at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The Imperial Ottoman Bank, 4, Bank-buildings, have announced the opening of a subscription list for the sufferers by the great fire at Constantinople. Messrs. Speyer Brothers have announced that they are authorised to offer for public subscription 4,000,000 dollars Seven per Cent. First Mortgage Bonds of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company, in 4,000 bonds of 1,000 dollars each, the interest being guaranteed by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railway Company, which has been assumed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The mortgage includes a grant of land in the State of Michigan, which must ultimately become valuable ; principal and interest payable in gold coin, free from United States income tax in New York, at the agency of the company. The bonds bear interest from the Ist January, 1870, at a price of 87l per cent., and at the exchange of 4s. Gd. per dol. (being £196 17s. Gd. per 1000 dols. bond), £lO being payable on application, £2O on allot ment, and the remainder, £166 17s. Gd., on the Ist July, 1870. Taking into account the accrued interest, the price is reduced to 84i per cent. The average interest which these securities will pay is 71 per cent. MARKETS.--Tms DAY. MARK-LANE. The grain trade at Mark Lane to-day continued firm, and a tendency to still higher rates was apparent. The show of English wheat was limited. For both red and white produce the demand was steady, and extreme prices were obtained. There was a moderate supply of foreign wheat, for which a healthy inquiry was observable, and the quotations were well maintained. The show of barley was moderate. The trade was firm at full quotations. Malt was quiet on former terms. Oats were in short supply and steady request, at fully late prices. Beans were firm and quite as dear. Peas were steady in value and inquiry. Flour was firm at late rates. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—THIs DAY. FRAUDS ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COM PANY.—WiIIiam Steele and John Simmonds, labour ing men, were indicted for a conspiracy to de fraud the London and South-Western Railway Com pany. They were also charged with endeavouring to obtain money by false pretences. The fraud with which the prisoners was charged was one of a simple, but at the same time ingenious character. The prisoner Steele was the ganger of a number of men at Houns low, and the offence with which he was charged was that he placed on his list the names of men who were not at work in his gang, and thus appropriated the pay that appeared to be due. On inquiries being made, the prisoner was brought forward, and he represented himself to the pay master as one of the Steel's gang, but this proved to be untrue. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-o'ms DAT.) A GENTLEMAN COMMITTED WITHOUT A FINE.-Mr. W. Davis, gentleman, of Sidmouth, Devonshire, was charged before Mr. Knox at the Marlborough-street Police-court, with being drunk, riotous, and assaulting Police-con stables Simms, 224 C, and Leggett, 223 C ; and also with assaulting Inspector Samuel Perry, at the Marlborough street Police-station. James Simmons, 2,246, said that about eight o'clock, last night, he was bringing a drunken prisoner named M`Dermott (he had been previously charged with being drunk and discharged) along Brook street, when the prisoner rushed into a cab and struck him a blow on the head with a stick, and such was the violence of the blow that his helmet was smashed. He turned round and asked the prisoner what he was about, and he then struck him two or three severe blows on the head with his fist, and set to kicking him. He caught hold of the prisoner, and with the assistance of the bystanders held him till other constables came. Mr. Knox asked whether the prisoner was drunk, and the constable said that he had been drinking, but he was more excited than drunk, The evidence of the constable was corroborated by a wit ness named Smith, who said the conduct of the defendant was violent in the extreme. While the defendant was in custody at the station-house he assailed a constable. The defendant said he could not withstand rushing at the policeman, who, he thought, was acting very cowardly towards his prisoner. He was a gentleman, and could pay for any damage he had done. Mr. Knox informed him that " gentlemen " were not allowed to assault the police at so much per head. He fined Mr. Davis the amount of damage done, and committed him to prison for a month with hard labour for the assault. ROBBING MR. DARBY GRIFFIT'S CARRIAGE.—JosIyn Willis, a respectably-dressed lad, 18 years of age, was placed in the dock before Mr. Selfe at Westminster, charged with robbery. Henry Smith, 12, Elizabeth-street, Hans-place, Chelsea, a builder's foreman, stated that yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock he was passing through Grosvenor-oresent when he saw the prisoner follow an open barouche, and an instant afterwards he placed his hand over the side of the carriage and took from the back seat the bag produced. He put it under his coat, and findinghe was observed, ran up into Grosvenor-place. Witness fol lowed and caught him, but he got away and ran across the park, the witness after him, until, dodging him round a bus in Park-lane, he caught him, put him in a cab, and gave him into the custody of the first policeman he met. Mrs. Arabella Sarah Darby Griffith, wife of Mr. Darby Griffith, late M,P. for Devizes, 28, Portland-place, identi fied the lady's sealskin reticule produced as hers. It con tained a scent bottle,i silver card case, gold pencil case, tablet, purse containing ss. Bd., and other articles, which she valued at, at least, £25. The prisoner was remanded. ROBBERIES BY A DROVER.—William Pearce, a drover, aged 21, was brought up on remand at the Thames Police court, charged with the commission of numerous rob beries. The first charge against him was that he had stolen a pairof Parian figures, value 25., from astable in the occu pation of Mr. George Poole, Hawker, No. 25, Baker's-row, Whitechapel, on the 11th of April last. The stables were broken open, and the prisoner was seen by a man, named George Wood, to leave the stables with the figures in his possession. Wood gave information to the prosecutor, who met the prisoner a fortnight ago taking soup in an eating house, and said to him, " I think you are the party I want. You broke open my stable and stole my property." The prisoner asked the value of the figures, to which Poole replied 2s. The prisoner said, '• You are putting the pot on. You sell them in the ' lane ' (Petticoat-lane) for ls. 6d." The prisoner pleaded guilty. He took the figures, but he did not break open the stable door. It was b o lt e d and shaken back. The prisoner's plea was accepted—he was committed of larceny and sentenced to four months' imprisonment and hard labour. The prisoner was next charged with stealing a large horse rug, valued at £5 , the; property of Mr. George Bourne, the landlord of the Coach, and Horses, at Ilford, in Essex. He pleaded guilty, and, he was sentenced to another four u4OUthie ilKart§oilnaeUt.