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FMOSES and SON supply Outfits for al • Classes and Climates. FMOSES and SON have the best Styles and . Materials for all Classes. EMOSES and SON, Corner of MINORIES and . ALDGATE. EMOSES _ and SON, NEW OXFORD-STEET, • Corner of HART-STREET, MOSES and SON, Corner of TOTTENHAM• COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. EMOSES and SON, BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE • and BALLADS. - RIGHTON. Thy Voice is Near. Morn on the Meadow. The Wishing Cap. Shylie Bawn (Comic). Her Bright Smile Haunts Me. by post, 19 stamps each. Robert Cocks and Co., New Bur re. NEW SONGS By W. T. Memories. In the Downhill of Life. The Music of her Voice. Remember Me. Fair 'Spring is Coming. The above Songs free London : Published only by I ling-ton-street. Order everywhei STATE OF ALABAMA.- ISSUE OF 2,000,000 DOLLARS EIGHT PER CENT. GOLD BONDS. Holders of fully paid-up Scrip Receipts of the above Bonds are hereby informed that the Bonds will be ready for delivery at the Counting-house of Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., on and after FRIDAY, the 13th instant. The Scrip must be left two days previously to applying for the Bonds, and the numbers of the scrip must be inserted on printed forms, which may be obtained of Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., 145, Leadenhall-street. May 10, 187 ). THEATRE R.OYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER This EVENING, at Seven, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING : Messrs. It. Phillips and Ashley; and Miss Maria and Miss Nelly Harris, After which, at 15 to 8, THE PROMPTER'S BOX; A Story of the Footlights and the Fireside. Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr H. J. Byron, Mr. J. D. Beveridge, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Smart, Mr J. G. Taylor, Mr. C. J. Smith, Mr. Ashley, Mr. W. Eburne, Miss Furtado, Mrs. L. Murray, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon. To be followed by THE ENCHANTED WOOD: Mr. J. a Taylor, Mr. A shley; Nrs Alfred Mellon, Miss Patti Josephs, and Miss Clara Thorne. Box Office open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for booking. Places can be secured a fortnight in advance THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, NO SONG NO SUPPER: lir. Kendal, Mr. Compton, Mr. Edward Osborne, Mr. Clark; Miss F. Wright, &Liss Francis, Miss Fosbroke, and Miss F. Gwyune. Aft r which, at 8 precisely, B xRWISE'S BOOK: Mr. Sothern, Mr. Chippendale, Mr Compton, Mr. Kendal, Mr. Buckstone; Miss Robertson, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Fanny Gwynne And (by desire) A REGULAR FIX: Mr. Sothern, &c. Concluding with A IKSs IN THE DARK. L YCEUM THEATRE (under the management of Messrs Mansell). THIS EVE ING, at 7.30, WOOING ONE'S WIFE. Mr F. Charles and Miss L. Morgan. At 8, BREAKING THE SPELL. After which, at e. 30, LITTLE FAUST : Mr. T. Maclagan, Marine, Mr. Aynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle. Debrenx, Mesdames Lennox Grey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily Soldene. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EN ENING, at 7 o'clock, WIDOW'S WEEDS. Messrs. Crouch, Turner, and Mesdames E. Burton a• d Anstiss. Followed by SIR GEORGE AND A DRAGON. Messrs James. Terry, Fenton; Mesdames Sant!ey, Dashwood, Goodall, Hughes, Anstiss, and Metcalfe. And A FISH OUT OF WATER VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees—Messrs H. J. Montague, D. James, and T, Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at 7 30, an original Comedy, by A. Halliday, entitled FOR LOVE OR MONEY. At 9.45, the new Purlesque, by Conway Edwarde., entitled DON CARLOS; or, The Infante in Aims. Supported by the following Company:— Messrs H. J. Montague, G. Honey, H. Irving, W. H. Stephens, C. Garthorne, E. Elton, and Thos. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Cavendish, Amy Fawsitt, K Irwin, L. Claire, J. Beauelere, R. Evelyn, Kemp, T Lavis, F. Garthwaite, R. Power. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. A GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair .t . - xto its pristine hue, no matter at whatage,. JNO. GOA - NE IL and CO. have at length, - with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder ful liquid. 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STRAND—At Seven, Widow's Weeds, Sir George and a Dragon A Fish Out of Water. VAuDEviLLE—For Love or Money. Don Carlos. ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Frou Frou. La Belle Sauvage. GLOBE—At Seven, The Man o' Airlie. Robert Macaire. WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH BOOK. Egyptian Hall, Pic cadilly, every r.vening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn togs at 3. it dmissi,n Is, 2s, is. CLIRISTY MINSTRELS. St. Tames's Hall, Every light, at 8; Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 a!1 the year round. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till a3O p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, ls.; extra rooms, 6d. Z001.0(1:CAL GARDENS, Regent's-park Open daily except Sun day s). Admission, is ; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d. BANK OF ROTTMAN lA, Established as a Soci6t6 Anonyme, in accordance with the Law of Roumania. The IMPERIAL OTTOMAN BANK is authorised by the present owners to offer 35,000 of the 50,000 shares of the Bank of Roumania for public subscription on the terms undermentioned. The capital of the Bank of Roumania is £1,000,000, or 25,000,000 francs, in 50,000 shares of £2O or 500 francs each. The capital paid up £400,000, or 10,000,000 francs, being £B, or 200 francs per share. The shares are to bearer, and transferable by simple delivery. The liability of the shareholders is limited to the nominal amount of their shares. CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE BANK OF ROUMANIA. James Alexander, Esq., London, Sir William R. Drake London, Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell, Esq., London, Directors of the Im L. M. Rate, Esq., London, penal Ottoman Bank. Lord Hobart, Constantinople, M. Charles Mallet, Paris, M. Casimir Salvador, Baron Herman de Stern, London. Count Eugene Kinsky, Vienna,'Directors of the Anglo. Charles De Meyer, Vienna, f Austrian Bank. DIRECTOR-GENERAL AT BUCHAREST. Adolphus De Herz, Esq. Terms of Subscription : For each Share of £2O, with £8 paid thereon, the sum of £9 10s. (being £1 10s. premium), such sum to be payable one month after allotment. Share Certificates to bearer will be issued to the Allottees, in exchange for their allotment letters and the bankers' receipts for £9 10s. per share allotted. The shares now offered are entitled to dividend in respect of profits made from Ist January,lB7o. The Bank of Roumania, originally established by virtue of 'a concession from the Roumanian Government, com menced operations in March, 1866, and has carried on business continuously since that period. By arrangement with the Roumanian Government that concession was an nulled, and the Bank reconstituted in 1869, under statutes approved by the Government. The Bank is in perfect working order, carrying on an important and lucrative business, as will be seen by the Subjoined statement of the profit for the three past years, viz..— Net profits, 1867.... „ „ „ 1869.... £42,000 41,200 48,177 These results have been obtained after providing for all preliminary expenses. Out of the above net profits a sum of £20,000 has been paid for the good-will of the branches and agencies of the Imperial Ottoman Bank in Roumania, which were taken over by this Bank, and it is to be re marked that the profits have arisen from the active em ployment of a sum far inferior to the actual paid-up capital. Pending the discussions with the Roumanian Government as to the re-constitution of the Bank, the directors deemed it wise to limit the use of capital to about one-half (2200,000) of that paid up, the remainder being held in reserve in England, and bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent. The arrangements with the Govern ment having now been definitively settled, the whole of the paid-up capital can be employed, and it may be fairly assumed that the profits will be proportionate to those which have been realised on the smaller sum. The annexed balance-sheet for the year ending 31st De cember, 1869, shows the state of the assets and liabilities of the bank at that date. In making it up every doubt ful debt was carefully eliminated, and by far the largest proportion of the assets has, since the said period, been realised in regular course. The balance of profit and loss, as well as the reserve fund, shown on that account will belong to the !present shareholders. The shares now of fered will, however, be entitled to the profits arising from the business transacted by the Bank of Roumania from Ist January, 1870. In the'allotment a preference will be given to holders of shares in the Imperial Ottoman Bank. Letters of application in the annexed form must be ad dressed to the Imperial Ottoman Bank ; but no applica tion will be entertained unless a previous deposit of £2 per share applied for has been made with Messrs., Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co. A copy of the statutes of the Bank of Roumania can be inspected at the offices of its London agency, 13, King's Arms-yard, E. C. If no allotment is made the deposit will be returned to the applicant without deduction. In cases of allotment the deposit money will be applied in whole or part, as the case may be, to the payment of the subscription price of £9 10s. per share. If the sum necessary, with the deposit, to make up £9 10s. per share allotted, is not paid at the date specified (viz., one month after allotment), the allotment may be cancelled, and the deposit paid on application will be liable to forfeiture. Imperial Ottoman Bank, London Agency. 4, New Bank-buildings, 8.C., May, 1870. BALANCE-SHEET OF THE BANK OF ROUMANIA, DECEMBER Dr. 31, 1869. Capital paid up Bills payable Deposits for fixed terms £400,000 0 0 134,875 18 5 33,976 7 6 184,960 12 8 5,830 3 8 48,177 3 0 CuiTent Accounts Reserve Profit and Loss £807,820 2 3 Cash on Deposit Cash in hand Bills in Portfolio Investments and Advances . Current Accounts Bank Premises and Furniture £200,000 0 0 66,612 18 2 158,176 0 10 193,919 1 3 184,092 .6 0 5,019 16 0 Correct. £807,820 2 3 DE HERZ, Director-General. FORM OF APPLICATION. (To be retained by Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co.) No. To the Imperial Ottoman Bank. Gentlemen,—Having paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co., the sum of £ , being £2 per share on shares, I request you to allot me, upon the terms of the prospectus issued by you, shares of £2O each in the Bank of Roumania, and I hereby agree to become a member of that society, and to accept such shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and I agrree to pay, within one month after allotment, such further sum as, with the deposit paid, will make £9 10s. in respect of each share allotted to me. —I am gen tlemen, your obedient servant. Nanie in full Addrks in full Reference Date If the applicant is a shareholder in the Imperial Otto man Bank, he will here state the number of shares which he holds. / 1 .s.`7 *uu. MORNING EDITION. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, IIIAY 18, 1870. Southwards we have the Crystal Palace and Gardens at Sydenham as the Londoner's summer and winter scene of relaxation. Northwards we have the chance of another popular luxury of a like kind in the Alexandra Park and Palace on Muswell Hill. The latter Palace is a sort of memorial, raised partially out of the Exhibition building of 1862 at South Kensington—as the former Palace is a kind of memento, in its way, of the first fairy struc- ture in glass, built up by the genius of Sir JOSEPH PAXTON, on the greensward of Hyde Park, as the world's show for the first grand international exhi bition in 1851. Happily for us all, the Crystal Palace is securely established upon its elevated plateau at Sydenham, and will flourish there, we may reasonably hope, for many subse quent generations As yet, we art) grieved to think there is no such security for the preservation, and maintenance for the:publi:-.. good, of the splendid park on Muswell-hill, and of the magnificent structure erected in the midst of it under the beloved name of the Princess ALEXANDRA. Nearly seven years have already elapsed since, on the 23d of July, 1863, this noble property was purchased by a Company and opened with a flower-show. During the four suc ceeding years, the work of constructing the Palace proceeded with some tantalizing fluctuations being pushed foiwardrapidlyinlB64,being suspended in 1865, being recommenced in 1866, and at length, in 1867, making an advance so fair as to give promis3 of its ultimate completion. Nevertheless, at this moment, the fate of the Alexandra Park and Palace is trembling, we fear, very perillously in deed, in the balance. The chief champion of the popular interest in its regard, thereupon, himself, in this emergency, appealed frankly and directly to the Lords of the Treasury with a view to discover whether the national Government might not itself, of course upon substantial security, advance the capital requisite for the complete and absolute acquirement of the property with a view to its being preserved be- THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1870. times from the otherwise imminent peril of being misapplied moat perniciously. According to the tradi tional policy of both the Executive anetLegislature,the Government of this country is altogether debarred from participation in any way in an enterprize partaking to the smallest extent of a commercial character. Precluded by their, no doubt, conscien tious regard for this refined theory of governmental non-interferenCe, her MAJESTY'S Ministers have, 're gretfully it may be, but very firmly and - inexor ably, resolved upon abandoning the Alexandra property to its fate. A decision, in its tam, immediately involving a really momentous alterna tive—so far as good or evil may be thereby applied to the myriad Londoners destined to be drawn in that direction by futuie allurements. Enormous good or enormous evil—in a manner must by necessity— spring from the decision arrived at, and this forth with, in regard to the destination of this once propi tious but now most serious'•y imperilled enterprise. Precisely at this turning point in its history, there is opportunely set forth by. Mr. FRANCIS FULLER a propositien of a most ingenious character for the orga nisation of an Alexandra Park Tontine and Art Union • whereby the misapplication t 3 the property of the most baneful influences may be effectually guarded against, the beneficial design of the original projec tors being more than merely confirmed, being deve loped and expanded far beyond their earlier aspi rations. What constitutes the chief attraction and the substantial security of the project thus submitted to public consideration, is the fact that to every member of the projected Alexandra Park Tontine will be secured immediate advantages and privileges of a kind most acceptable to persons of t tete and in telligence, as well as the prospect—the reasonable, it might be said the c..Ttain prospect - of very consider able benefits of a pecuniary character accruing, after a very moderate lapse of years, the number of which admits of being very accurately defined. For the purchase of the property, consisting of exactly four hundred acres, crowned by the palatial edifice now adorning the centre of the Park on Muswell Hill, a sum of £850,000 is now required. That amount, it is suggested, might be very readily raised by means of a Tontine, consisting of £l, of £5, and of £lO shares respectively, so that, in the carrying out of the projected enterprize, all classes of the com munity might he intimately associated together. At the close of a period of twenty-one years the Park and the Palace, with all their contents and appurtenances it is further proposed, shall rest absolutely in those who shall then, in 1891, be members of the Tontine—the original members, of course, having by that time, in the natural course of things, been very considerably diminished. Remembering that in the the immediate neighbourhood of the Crystal Palace, land that, prior to the erection of that structure, was worth no more than £2OO an acre, and knowing that that same land now fetches £3,000 per acre—it cannot, in reason, be regarded as an exaggerated anticipatory salon lation, in regard to the Alexandra Estate, ♦alued now at £850,000 that in twenty-one years hence under the like l rospering influences, it will be worth, at the very least, £2,000,000 ster ling! Into the details of Mr. FULLER'S proposition, we do not feel here, in any way, called upon to enter—regarding that proposition as a purely commercial enterprize. Bad we space for the consi deration of several of the projector's more original schemes for the enhancement of the value of the col lection intended to be brought together under the domed roof of the Alexandra Palace, we should be tempted, however, to expatiate upon their extraordinary attractiveness, and upon the cer tain combination in several of them of in struction and entertainment. Instance, for ex_ ample,the intended collection of " British Birds, male and female, with nest and eggs, and divided into classes setting forth the friends and foes of the gar den and the farm, and the insects on which the insec tiverous classes feed, the nature and form of those in sects in their various stages of development, and the plants, fruits, and flowers, which they des' roy !" Instance, the collection of accurate representatives of a male and female in the present costume of man different countries, each pair surrounded by the ordinary household implements ! Instance another collection of male and female costumes in England and other countries, at various periods down to the present century ! Everything considered, it will be simply lamentable, if what may thus be directed wisely to the popular advantage, instruction and amusement., should bepermitted, through culpal•le negligence on the part of the very community it is designed to benefit, to sink into a mere tawdry arena (upon a gigantic scale) of frivolous and meretricious entertainments. The Alexandra Palace on Muswell Hill ought to be a worthypendant, in the North of London, to that cynosure of the South of Londo 1, the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. Yesterday we had convincing proof that all the utilitarianism of this our iron age, has not rendered us insensible to the refining influences of ta..te and knowledge. The attendance at the rooms of the Society of Arts, under the presidency of Lord HALI FAX, showed that the advantages of familiarising the public with the chefs d'oeuvre of art and science, are becoming more and more widely appreciated. The truth is recognised that if our skilled workmen are to compete successfully with the dexterous craftsmen of the Continent they must not be unduly weighted in the race. We pro claim with reason the benefits of Free Trade, and we declare that all England needs in the great com petition of nations is a fair field and no favour; but we forget that too often our workmen do not sturt fair. • They are weighted by the long accumulated ignorance and prejudice of their class, the want of observation, the uncultivated eye, the slow intelli gence which belong to those who for generation after generation plod on with scarcely a thought or in terest beyond their daily bread. We cannot cure this evil by putting on prohibitory duties, or by withdrawing altogethtr from the competition in, artistic manufacture and works of taste. Rather we should endeavour by degrees to refine the taste and extend the knowledge of our craftsmen, to educate them, not by book and treatise only, but by lecture, by illustration, by every means of popu lar enlightenment. English men and women are not naturally deficient in the power of appreciating beauty in art. For many a long year the dogma that "The English are rot a musical nation" was accepted resignedly, but there are probably few who would venture to repeat this after visiting our popular concert robins, or standing among the throngs which fill Exeter Hall on the night of a favourite oratorio. In the same way the other arts, and branches of art, which are applicable to indus try, only need to be better understood and more familiarly known - to be prized and cultivated by the people. Lord HALIFAX, in his yesterday's address, observed that the great International Exhibitions of which 1851 was the precursor, ~h ad assisted materially in developing the industry of the great prcducing countries. If those exhibitions had a fault it was their extent, which bewildered the visitor by the multiplicity of objects. It had been determined, the' efore, to have annual international exhibitions of selected works of fine and industrial art and scien tific productions. The first of these is to be held next spring, and it is, according to the programme of Lord HALIFAX, to consist of an exhibition of pottery, woollen fabrics, and educational appliances. It is intended to alternate in these Exhibitions be tween fine arts, applied or not applied to works of utility, and the several branches of Industrial Art, until each branch shall have the opportunity cf exhi biting its produce. This programme, though less dazzling than many of its predecessors, is sensible and practical, and will tend, we may hope, to a dis semination of that kind of knowledge of which we as a nation never admitted the utility until we recognised the vacuum it left. THE Government has at length resolved to give New Zealand some assistance. The Times states that an .arrangement has been come to between the Government and the delegates from New Zealand, by which Parliament will be asked to guarantee a loan of £1,000,000, to be raised by the colony for the purpose of employing the friendly Maories in road-making and other public works, and for the promotion of emigration. How ever reluctant Earl Granville may be to confess it, this concession amounts to a decided change of policy. Hitherto the Colonial Office has refused every request for assistance from the settlers in New Zealand. They asked for British troops to beat off the Maories, for the retention of the single regiment then in the colony, for a British guarantee on a loan of two millions—and in all cases Earl Granville's answer has been the same. The colony, he said, voluntarily chose self-government, and it must abide by its decision. Self-government is incompatible with the active intervention of the Home authorities : if, for instance, t':e Colonial office despatched troops to New Zealand, it could not entrust the control of such a force to the Colonial Ministry, whilst on the other hand divided authority mustmean ruin ; and if the Eng lish Parliament were asked to guarantee a loan, where would such a principle end ? But these arguments, however theoretically sound, have given way before the practical necessity of the case. Earl Granville now agrees to give half the assistance which, a little while ago, he ostentatiously refused. He was asked to guarantee two millions, and he consents to request Parliament to guarantee one. The concession will undoubtedly be beneficial to the colony, and there can be little doubt that the English Minister is right in making it. It will be beneficial because the English guarantee will enable the New Zealanders to borrow at a low rate, whereas with their own security only they must have 'paid very high interest. It is perhaps questionable whether this loan will prove of so much advantage as the re tention of the 18th Regiment might have been ; but the colony is undoubtedly poor, and any gain in the way of economy must be felt as a substantial assistance. Equally clear is it that the Government has done well in yielding this guarantee. In the strictly logical sense the former argu ments of the Colonial Secretary were, it is true, quite accurate. The colony had of its own motion chosen to govern itself, and if it selected the pleasures, it must also take the responsibilities of self-rule ; to have a Ministry, a Parliament, a budget, and the other paraphernalia, whilst England found troops to carry on war, and guaranteed loans to pay expenses, would be a wretched farce. Such a division could never be tolerated. Earl Granville was right in in sisting that the transfer of authority should be com plete, but he was wrong in demanding that it should also be sudden. A. time of trouble is not favourable for developing changes according to strict rule. Logic and strict right must give way sometimes before the pressure of actual necessity. In this case the colonists found themselves in real danger from a war with a powerful adversary. The colonial forces had experienced reverses; massacres had taken place. The local Government felt itself unequal to the task of restoring peace, and, with a full confession of previous sins, it asked the English Ministry for aid. No doubt it was correct enough of Earl Granville to answer this appeal by telling the New Zealanders that they had made their own bed, and must lie on it ; but the answer was not a generous one. The more friendly course would have been that which Earl Granville has now adopted : to meet the immediate necessity of the case, to help the colonists out of their peessing needs, and then, when the young State was in a position to care for itself, the stricter rule, so pitilessly enfigeed in his lordship's despatches, would have been quite appropriate. Unless it is designed to sever the connection with the colonies altogether, alienate kindred populations, and create hostile States where now exist friendly dependencies, it will not do to push on these consti tutional changes in such hot haste, and at such dangerous times. In the House of Commons yesterday the unsatis factory system of marine communication between France and England was brought forward by Sir William Gallwey, and gave rise to a short but in teresting discussion. The hon. baronet described the miseries attendant upon the passsage of the Channel, strongly urged the necessity of obtaining the co operation of the French Government, with the view of mitigating the discomforts and hardships of the voyage. The motion was withdrawn after Mr. Lefevre had shown that the Government had not been indifferent to the importance of the subject. The next question which came under the notice of the House was a remarkably interesting one, namely, the proposed introduction of the commercial element into the Indian Council of State. Strong representations were made as to the necessity of ad mitting commercial men into that body, in order to develope the material resources of the empire. On the other hand, Government, whilst recognising the feeling of the House on the subject, pointed out that, by confining the selection of representatives of the commercial interest to those who were practically acquainted with Indian trade and commerce, it would embarrass the choice of the Secretary . of State for India. The motion was withdrawn, and at ten minutes to nine the ,House was counted out, a cir cumstance which hasonly occurred once before dur ing the present session. An exchange of livings has been effected between the Rev. H. F. Seymour, M.A., rector of Barking, Essex, and the Rev. H. W. Jermyn, rector of Nettle come, Somerset. The Italian Government will next month des patch tAngland a transport for conveying to Naples, free of all charge, the objects selected for the Maritime Exhibition. Miss Annie Machellish, daughter of the Procura tor-Fiscal of Argylshire, has been drowned while bathing in the sea. Her friends were on the beach but unable to rescue her. A .report was issued yesierday of the select committee who have directed their attention to the plaUs prepared by direction of the House of Commons with a view to provide additional dining accommodation for members of that House. ~`C ~ ? LITERATURE. Eliza Cook's Poetical Works. Popular edition. Frederick Warne and Co. The poetical works of Eliza Cook have at last been brought within reach of the l_whole circle of her readers, the million ! Thanks to the enterprise of the Messrs. Warne and Co., we have them here in the form of a handsome volume of 624 pages, bound in crimson and gold, gilt-edged and admirably printed. Comprised within it, for a really trivial amount, is a complete edition of Melaia, and of all the lovely lyrics that she more even than Melaia has built up Eliza Cook's reputation. Her note, she herself compares in her charming preface (all too modestly) to the whistle of the woodland robin. Wherever heard it is certainly as welcome—whether near the window-sill of the poor town artizan, or near the hedgerow, or hard by the sylvan path of the humble cottager. Many and many of her songs are known by heart, and are sung, and are listened to with tearful eyes, far and wide throughout the British dominions. Among patriotic songs there is not one more inspiriting—we will not except even Thomson's " Rule Britannia"—than her noble choral chaunt of " The Eng lishman." Among songs of the purest home affection, there is none more exquisite or more heart-stirring in its tender beauty than hec world famous song• of songs in celebration of " The Old Arm Chair." Her " Old Dobbin" and " Old Pincher" are as immortal as Mary Mitford's "Mayflower," or as William Cowper's " Puss" and "Tiny." Nothing is too lowly or common, too trivial, or too terrible for celebration by her in harmo nious stanzas—the old farm gate, and the surgeon's knif the acorn and the cricket, buttercups and daisies, th grandfather's stick and the greenwood faggot, her old straw hat or her new red shoes, the dew-drop and the dead leaves—she can extract sweetness from them, one and all, with a ready alchemy, like that which enables the bee to draw honey alike from the cactus bloom and the nettle blossom. Remembering all which, those among her readers who have been unable until now to treat themselves to a complete edition of their favourite songstress will gladly and gratefully avail themselves of the present opportunity—with this dainty volume at once gladdening their homes and adorning their bookshelves. The Photographic Art Journal.—We have received the first three numbers of this journal, which is especially de voted to the photographic interest, and we doubt not that much good may be effected by its affording a means of noting all improvements in the science in a descrip tive and instructive manner. Each number con tains three engravings of a very superior character, illustrating new methods of photography, of which able notes are given. There are also interesting articles on other matters connected with the art. The introduction of this new journal is a step in the right direction, and from the manifest ability, conciseness, and neatness with which it is compiled, we should anti cipate that it will speedily establish itself in a high position as a special periodical. ' t 1, 0 )1 *-1 • 7 Ciptirt s. -- °,k 4 ; 4 ,..„ Iv 4-44 A: .444.1- II ER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, May 17. The Queen walked and drove this morning, ac companied by Princess Louise. Prince. Leopold also went out. Mrs. Lloyd (widow of the late Mr. E. Lloyd, who was murdered in Greece), came to the Castle this afternoon, and had the honour of an audience of the Queen. The Princess of Wales drove out, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales visited visited Mr. Boehm's studio at the Avenue, Fulham road. THE VAUDEVILLE THEATRE. Neatness, elegance, and comprehensiveness of pro gramme being the characteristics of this acceptable addition to the list of London theatres, it is not mat ter of surprise that during the short period of its existence it has managed to push itself into the fore most rank of metropolitan houses, as the nightly appreciation of the publ . c shows it to have done. The only alteration which has been made in the programme since the opening night is the with drawal of the farce. The bill of fare consequently now consists of Mr. Andrew Halliday's comedy, "For Love or Money," and Mr. Conway Edwards's bur lesque, "Don Carlos." Much care has been bestowed upon both these pieces, the former of which, ably supported as it is by Messrs. H. J. Montague, Geo. Honey, and Henry Irving, together with Mesdames Fawsitt, Lairs, Claire, and Cavendish, never fails to divert the house by the strong current of humour which runs through it. It would be difficult for the burl• sque to do anything but please, the jokes being of a very fair order and the music well selected If anything were wanting to contribute to the suc cess it always meets with, it would be found iu the acting of Messrs. Thorne and George Honey and Miss Nelly Power, at all times hosts in themselves. The performances are brought to a conclusion at the convenient hour of eleven. ARREST OF D'ARCY IRVINE. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Irvine drove into Enniskillen with his son, carrying a revolver in one'hand. A number of revolvers and guns were deposited beside him. About four o'clock he alighted at the White Hart Hotel, and shortly afterwards Inspector Kirtland and a body of police entered the hotel and arrested Mr. Irvine on a warrant, signed by Captain Butler, resident magistrate, charging him with assaulting a constable ou the previous evening, and firing a shot at his house in the main street. A large crowd followed Mr. Irvine through the streets, to whom he shouted, " Ireland will be free after this." He added that he had sworn informations against Cap tain Butler, and called upon a surgeon to declare that ho was ill. He was, however, conveyed to the county gaol, a large crowd remaining outside the building for some time. Trifling applications have been made by men in Chatham Dockyard for passages in troopships for Canada. The funeral of the lamented Marquis of Chol mondeloy is to take place to-day. The funeral of the Very Rev. Dr. Dale, Dean of Rochester, will take place in Highgate Cemetery to-day. The marriage of the Count de Caraman with Madlle. de Padone, the great heiress, who not only brings an immense fortune, but gives to her husband the title of duke, was celebrated on Monday in the chapel of the Senate, at Paris, in presence of a brilliant company. In a Convocation, to be holden on Friday next, it will be proposed to affix the Seal of the University of Oxford to a petition to the House of Commons against the bill for the Abolition of University Tests. The example of Messrs. Boulton and Park have found numerous imitators. Two foreigners at Hull have been trying the experiment on a rude scale. They were fined a small sum. THE NATIONAL GALLERY.—The famous picture of John Bellini representing the Death of St. Peter, Martyr, which excited so much admiration at the recent exhibition of Old Masters, has just been presented to the nation. This noble work of art is the munificent gift of Lady Eastlake. The Rev. G. H. Curteis, M.A., Eaton College, Principal of the Theological College, Lichfield, and Prebendary of Ash field, was elected Bampton Lecturer for 1871 by the heads of the Colleges at Oxford last evening. Private advices received in Liverpool yesterday state that the recent riots in Madeira were caused by a col lision between the clerical party and the Liberals as to the safety of the ballot boxes during the late elections in the island. FLOGGING IN NENVGATE.—Yesterday Jeremiah Cacey, who was convicted at the last sessions of the Cen tral Criminal Court of a robbery with violence, and sen tenced by the Common Sergeant to seven years' penal servi tude and 25 lashes with the " cat.," was flogged in the gaol of Newgate in the presence of Mr. Sheriff Paterson, Mr. Under-Sheriff Crosley, the Governor (Mr. E. J. Jonas), and Mr. Rowland Gibson, the surgeon. DUNVILLE and Co., lielfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is recommended 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 & l 0., Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings, Strand, 'V.O. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. The Times declares that the Irish Land Bill will soon read a third time and this is a subject of rejoicing, more cially when we bear in mind the gloomy prognosticati on which have been made. Last year the prophets of evil fore' told that the Liberal party could not survive the introduction of the Land Bill, and those who were the best qualified to judge, could not conceal their doubts on the matter. Fortunately we have escaped this peril, the force and 61 :: termination of the Government having carried them thro o,h ! all difficulties. The passing of this measure affords good ground for hope for the future, as well as satisfaction for the present. People may realise that it is possible, and eve n beneficial, to go out of the beaten track occasionally, and that, the true way to gain their ends will be to exercise patieocf and perseverance. The Liberal p ar ty ma y l o ok back wi t° satisfaction on the progress they have ! ma de during ti le ' last two years. The Standard says every one is agreed as to the nec es ; sity of introducing the commercial element to a great e. extent into the Councils of India, but the difficulty is 11° ` 1 to do so. The commerce of India might be very different from what it is, and it must be borne in ra'n that India herself would reap the benefits of a re, °r n e enlightened policy as well as this country. The In dian Council must have members who represent commerc e '- well as those who represent other interests. 'A little con' sideration will show that Mr. Graves's proposals can 130 put into execution, and it is satisfactory to find that the Government will take the matter up, or at any rate 01 their attention to it. It is important that the affairs ° that great Empire shou\d be conducted in a spirit cons°' nant with the requirements of the age, and not with t° o exclusive a regard to the fashions of old times. The Telegraph thinks the Chelsea murder is an instance of the latitude that is afforded for the commission of erir n : in London. Miller was only caught by a mere chanc e 3 . last, and so well had he contrived his scheme that it is surprising he failed to carry it out. This large city f London furnishes opportunities for the commission ° crime to an extraordinary extent, and it is curious t° think that Miller would be beyond the sea safe from P er. suit or discovery had not the last scene of the box and the carman taken place. Without imputing fault to ° llr existing institutions, it cannot be denied that London le the best hiding-place for crime. The Daily News considers that Italian affairs are as suming a more promising aspect. Signor Sella, w ith creditable moral courage, has convinced the Parliamen te: ' ,, committee that something must be done to save the ef e i State from bankruptcy. His plans have been accep t in the main, and we may hope the maice`) of the whole House will next week confirm the decis ion of the committees. Signor Sella has reduced the mili tary' expenditure as much as is consistent with the turbed state of the country in certain Pa r „7; and the material interests of the country are stea w4 advancing. Italy will pay her debts when her adnlin i . s trative refOrms are complete. The shipping trade ; Italian ports was never so active, while ° land all the resources of the country are ing developed. The h arves t l as t y ear was v e :0 1 fine, and this year the crops promise well. Agains t no this, revolution and faction strive i n va i n . It a ly has .37- ; 4 her liberty and independence, and all she now requires peace at home and abroad. The Post remarks that the affairs of New Zealand have changed for the better, and the guarantee which has been given to the loan for the colony is a source of satisfact ion ; The settlers will now, it is to be hoped, comprehend 013 there is no desire on the part of England to sever the conl' e l i tion between them and the mother-country. In future i t sy , be understood that the colonists will have to u ndert 3isa the defence of their own borders, while England e 3 . - t afford assistance from outward enemies. All is N e i should be respecting the Imperial guarantee to the . v ' e Zealand Loan. ROYAL VISIT TO HERTFORD. Yesterday his Royal Highness the Prince of mr 31 , 4 paid a visit to the E ar l o f Fif e, at Ball's-Pa rk' Hertford, the residence o f th e M arqu i s Townshen d. Royal Highness was received at the Hereford R a ilviarst Marquistion by the Earl of Fife an d the To shend• To visit was intended to be of a strictly private character; but the arrival of the Prince at the station he was greeted 1 ' 4 3 a hearty burst of cheering by the few to whom the had been made known. His Royal Highness gracef ul acknowledged the recepti on , an d d ur i ng hi s progre s s throug st the town the loyal inhabit an t s o f H er tf or d were s `°, o enthusiastic in their gree ti ngs . Hi s R o y a l High ll ,.,`" . returned from Hertford a t 6.20 by s p ec i a l t ra i n for tovo' RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONt° AND PORTSMOUTH. f The efforts of the autho r iti es o f P ortsmort h , Ryde,an other places in the Isle of Wi g ht, t o o bt a i n more expedit—! and efficient railway communic a ti on w ith L on don, I) % c i e been successful. A few days ago the Mayor of Ryde rec° i A v o - 0 a letter from Mr. Scott, the traffic m anager o f the 1 ,013 ",b - 0 and South Western Railway, informing him that, iron' 'a first of June, a fast train would be run betw e en London 8- , Pcrtsmouth ; and this (Tuesday) morning he receive% communication from Mr. Knight, of the London, J rig i fut and South Coast Railway to the same effect. Mr. 1 0: " says that the train will accomplish the journey' be tWee ly Por smcuth and London-bridge and Victoria reqtectiVe in a little over two hours. I\re understand the marriage of the Earl of pert 1 , 0 a. d Mary Marchioness of Salisbury does not take 0' before July next. 9 1 A Mastership in the Merchant T a ylo r s' SO ° J, has become vacant by the appointment of the Rev. ' A ra . e 0 Church, M.A., to the head mastershipof Henley-on-Tb; - 00 Grammar School. It is wo r th about £250 a year, an u election is fixed to take l ace on S atur d ay, th e 28th ins , ' 4 ,te STATE BALL.—By command of the Q u een a sv- to ball was given last evening at Buckingham Palace,,st which a party of upwards of 1,800 was invited. Al llo9 "Die those present were the Prince and Princess of Wales, „ of Princess Louise, the King of the Belgians, the Duk e Cambridge, Prince Teck, and Prince Christian. n aeci . Mn. BRIGHT'S HEALTH.—The Premier rec ,- from Mr. Bright, on Monday afternoon, another lette, which he reports a continued improvement in his he and states that he is gradually acquiring new stren'p. One of Mr. Bright's most intimate friends was als° th e voured with an autograph billet, the President 0 s ae Board of Trade announcing in it his conviction that be'i o y very long he will be able to resume his Parliamen t and official duties.—lrish Times. n i Cr THE PEACE SOCIETY.—The fifty-fourth aru- - , sary of the formation of thi s soc i e t y was ce l e b ra ted night by a public meeting a t Fi ns b ury Ch apel. M r . d• 00 Peace, M.P., presided ; and there were also present 111 , 1 f,, platform Mr. Illing wor th, M . P ., M r. H . Ri c h ar d, I‘,'-i ; bo Mr. C. Reed, M.P. ' Mr. H. S. Brown Mr. Dv Burritt, the Baboo Keshub Chunder Seri, Rev . of Binney, and M. F. Passy, from the French Leag u- of Peace. Mr. Richard gave a résumé of the proceeding:og the society during the past year. Resolutions denuun. ile re war and the enormous armaments of Europe " adopted. r the NEW THAMES YACHT CLUB.—The entries for 4os e first regatta of this rapidly progressing club are to ' at e], at 9 p.m. to-morrow (Thursday), at the Caledonian 1 01 l Adelphi. The races are divided into two classes of cu or oe and are to take place on the 25th inst. First Class : First . 1- I .'iye, value .ElOO. ; Second Prize, £3O. Second Class: First r value £4O; Second Prize, £2O. Course from Gravior round the Oaze Buoy and back. Time allowance for i , nage, 30 seconds per ton up to 50 tons, and 15 secon"" ton above. The entries are expected to be very large' PRESERVATION OF COMMONS.—The sun' ,iog 71,347 12s. 3d. has been subscribed to the fund now 11 30 raised for the preservation of Wandsworth and CW h i e ct Commons, in addition to £l,OOO given for the same cl i a by Mr. H. W. Peek, M.P. A memorial, nutpel,°„. 0. signed, has been presented to the Home Secretary, bulling'' W. Dilke, M.P., praying for the release of Samuel Sol li orcl who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with, us° labour, for breaking down fences which obstructed tb of an old footpath on Wandsworth-common. „ ix siES•l FOURTEEN MEN IMMERSED IN THE TRAM ' t l A sezious accident, fortunately unattended with y' 6 results, occurred on Tuesday night at Messrs 'i° l3 , e est Telegraph Factory, North Woolwich. It would OW that while 14 men were standing on a staging loadi l - 15 fell ship Hibernia, the staging gave way, and all of the ineetwit into the water. It was with the greatest difficiatfr the the unfortunate men, who fell into the Thames ne n w oe Telegraph Factory, were pulled out of the water bY ve rth in boats. They were carried to a neighbouringth e where after being subject to the process adopted J or ° Royal Humane Society in cases of drowning they declared by a doctor to be out of danger. ESCAPE OF A SHIP'S CREW FROM SAVA C rie O , The crew of the barque Belcarry, which was ashore on the coast of Terra del Fuego on the mor illn :ied the 4 h of March last, during a heavy gale, had a t „ 1; 0' narrow escape from falling into the hands of the nian savages. As soon as the vessel was observed to ashore by the natives, they came dawn to the beach in op, numbers, all of them being armed, some with W o r e and others with bows and arrows, with th e ty of posed intention of attacking or capturing the en Of the ill-fated barque. Seeing the dangerous posi t f o ipi himself and crew, Captain E 'gas decided on abanu° Dab the vessel, although she was perfectly dry at the tirne, embedded eight fee in the sand. Th e captain an ci A j ief wife and eight men took to the longboat, and t he officer and four men to the pinnace. The latter, or reached Stanley, Falkland Islands, in four days , b„ o r thing, up to late despat c h es , h a d b een h e ard of th e ',to boat of the people in her. Th e agen t a t Stluley . had 66 , to number of schooners t l th e scene o f th e wr eck, to 01'04 save as much of the cargo as possible. LA,r M. E day g en of 5,00 1111 PriSo 18 BUspe . The 2 interest ports of commit Beau: It i s at the General The 2 tinPha,ti Prussi a through , The 21 been ati The 1, caus e d I been, ad, Th e p been adi Accor has se n t for h e ti of heirs. The e] held f ro] S enate f new Go motto, Th e 13 taa bee 'alltaati With a b 'New s th e rice Me - 2 culloch I Cabi net Rusin( The r, kent. 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