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MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when bud ness is resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and 130 N : LONDON. CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE, .NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET, CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COUNTRY BRANCH. •RRADEORD, YORKSHIRE. ST. JMMS'S TREATRX, .Q T. JAMES'S.—The Nolefat Theatre in. London tkj Bcaromoo, eleven to 811. JAMES'S.__LASTT. NIGHT of the itEGULA_R SEASON, and of Mn. JOHN WOOD as P BE In PAUL PRY. At the end of the Comedy Mrs. JOHN WOOD trill Wiser ter- First -Annual Address. — TO-NIGHT. ST. JAMES'S. TO-NIGHT.-PROGRAMME. At 7.80, A HAPPY PAIR. Miss Herbert's last appearance this season. At 8.30, PAUL PRY (Twenty-fourth time). Mrs. John Wood's last appearance this season. Miss Bessie Lovell's last appearance this season. Mr. Lionel Brough's last appear ance this season. To conclude with LA BELLE BAUVAGII (Two Hundredth night), for the last time this season. After the comedy, Mrs. John Wood will deliver her first Annual Address. LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON,..TO-NIGHT. QT. JAMES'S: -ON MONDAY NEXT, OPENING of the SUMMER SEASON. Special Engage ment of Mr. I. CLARKE, who will appear as PAUL PRY for the First Time on any stage, and will repeat his famous performance of Gaiters in THE BONNIE FISHWIFE, with an original Scotch Song. Special engagement of Miss HUGHES, who will appear as PHEBE and as MAGGIE MACFARLINE, and sing the original songs. New scenery and dresses. Nights of merriment and laughter. Summer Season on MONDAY NEXT. VA.UDEITILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees—illessr., H. J. Montague. D. James, and T. Thorne.—THlS EVENIN - G, at 7 30. CUPBOARD LOVE, by F. Hay. After which, at 8, a new and original Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled TWO ROSES, by James Albery. To conclude with the new .and successful Burlesque, DON CARD bS ; or, The Infante in Arms Supported by Messrs. H. J. Montague, H. Irving, G. Honey, W. H. Stephens, and T. Thorne ; Mesdames Nally Power, Amy Fawsitt, T Ladle, and A. Newton. Doors opea at Seven. Commence at 7.30. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. sole Lessee and M °mayoress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE SCHOOL FOE SOAP DAL. Mr. Terry, Mr. D. James, Joyce ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Buf ton, Hughes and E. Fowler. And THR FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. CiIIRISTIE'S " PERISCOPIC" SPECTACLES, as recommended by Wollaston, giving more light, a wider field, and less strain upon the eyes.—GEORGE CHRISTIE, Manufacturer of the latest improvements in spectacles, reading lenses, &c., 25, Hanway-street, Oxford-street, W. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE, AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. J NO. 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The report of the Select Committee on the Pilot age Bill is a lengthy document; but the principal reasons why the abolition of compulsory pilotage is recommended may be briefly summarised. The committee think the compulsory system is unjust, for it obliges many ships that do not require pilots to pay for keeping up a staff for those who do. The principle, moreover, tends to create and maintain a body of protected monopo lists, whose interests are not identical with those of the shipowner, who know that they must be em ployed, and whose independent services are probably not so readily or so effectually given as if their employment depended on their efficiency. The question of liability, also, furnishes another and very serious objection. The liability of the owner and his servants is - put an end to, and the security against mismanage ment arising from this liability is seriously diminish ed, whilst persons sustaining damage by collision are deprived of their remedy. Lastly, the captain and his officers, from their acquaintance with their ship and crew, are better able to handle her, even in pilotage waters, than a pilot to whom the vessel is strange. To compel the transfer of charge leads to disaster. Some have recommended that the pilot be allowed only to advise the captain, and that the shipowner be liable for the acts of the pilot. But this would amount to a departure from the rule that a man is liable for the acts of those whom he voluntarily employs, but not for the acts of those whom he is compelled to employ. Hence abolition pure and simple is decided upon. The committee believe that the change will not affect the trade or the pilotage service in any injurious way. EMIGRATION TO NEW SOUTH WALES. Earl Granville, some time since, solicited informa tion from the New South Wales Government respecting the class of work-people whose labour is there most in demand, and the arrangements for the lodgment Gf any immigrants who happen to arrive at the colonial ports. Pending the issue of the official documents on the subject, the Sydney Morning Herald has thought it expedient to publish some particulars with which it has become ac quainted. It would seem that a depot for immi grants to go to, on landing 'on Australian soil, does exist at Sydney, and a bill which is expected to become law in the ensuing session of Parliament has been framed with a view of making every possible arrangement for the comfort of artisans from other countries, and for facilitating their early employMent. The men most needed in Australia are skilled agri culturists and young farmers, or farmers with families having a few hundred pounds at command. Mere farm servants obtain from £45 to £6O a-year in the colony, and gardeners often have salaries of £5O. Female servants employed in agricultural pur suits obtain £2O to £3O per annum easily. Blacksmiths andcarpenters are stated to be the next class of immi grants most needed by the settlers, who are willing to give wages ranging from sixty to seventy pounds a year for their labour. Genuine labour, however, on the part of every man is expected, as the colonists are unwilling to hold out the good things of the land to foreigners who will not exhibit perseverance and some ability not of the common order, in return. The Sydney Herald, though especially enumerating the classes of employment we have referred to, adds that there is also plenty of work for bricklayers, ploughmen, shepherds, and domestic servants, male and .female. A BAD CLASS OF EMIGRANTS. The Canadian journals are complaining that a large number o f the emigrants sent out by the various emigration societies in this country are not likely either to do credit to themselves, or to aid in the development of the resources of Canada. The Toronto Globe states that there are in the emigra tion shed a large number of lazy characters who are disinclined to work when the opportunity is offered them. They spend their time in loafing, and drinking, and quarrels are continually taking place. It is to be feared that several impostors have foisted themselves on those philanthropic ladies and gentle men who so earnestly exerted themselves. Owing to the hurried organisation of the emigration societies, it is almost inevitable that a few lazy, hulking fellows may creep in and partake of benefits meant for the struggling, hard-working artisan. The greater the reason, therefore, that strict inquiry shonld be made into the antecedents of all who apply for assistance. England is glad to get rid of her vagabonds, but it is hardly fair that Canada should have to support them. THE PRACTICES OF MONEY LENDING. The Court of Chancery, in protecting this week a young man against an improvident bargain into which his own necessity and imprudence combined allowed him to drift, has been seen in its finest aspect. The plaintiff, who came of age in 1866, became hard pressed for money in 1867, and he resorted to a firm of money-lenders, who introduced him to the defendant. Subsequently an advance was arranged on the security of a reversionary interest in a bequeathed property. It would seem, in the first instance, that the conditions were oppres sive to the borrower, since they gave the creditor the right to sell the security without notice. The sum lent at last became £123, and for this £2OO had to be repaid, promissory notes being given for the full amount, with a mortgage on the reversion as collateral security, and interest during the currency of the loan, at rates which varied from 60 per cent. to about half that amount. Getting displeased with the arrangement Mr. Martin filed a bill for the redemption of his securities on payment of the sums actually advanced, with the interest at 5 per cent. and the Court of Chancery has actually decided the question in accordance with the young debtor's wishes, allowing only the costs of the suit to the defendant. It is not so certain that borrowers will vastly benefit by the decision, a s money-lenders will no doubt in future demand terms which will cover the additional risk disclosed in Vice-Chancellor Stuart's decision, and will, of course, also add to the precautions. It is, however, very satisfactory toknow that a'man, finding that his compe n •sation for loans is becoming more than his patience or pocket can stand, has a refuge in the Court of Chan cery, which will prevent either party—the man in want of money, or the friendly usurer—from being losers in the transaction. THE SYSTEM OF DESTROYING FRAIL LIVES. A lady who two years ago devoted her care to a thorough investigation of the manner in which baby farming is indertaken in England, has written a long account of her experiences to the Times. She declares that the discoveries she made excited and horrified her beyond measure, and she hesitated to divulge them. Now, however, that the subject has been taken up by the authorities, and that many others have related what they know about it, she feels that it is an imperative duty for her to come forward with all the facts she acquired, and which her sex enabled her to glean more swiftly and accurately than others who have endeavonred to pursue inquiries. The lady began her investigations by answering constant advertisements which she saw in certain newspapers, and which offered board and lodging, with medical attendance, to ladies. She pressed several aides into her service, to assist in the work of replying to advertisements, and the letters they wrote purported to be from persons, male and female, who had "gone wrong," and who had a little baby they wished to see settled and provided for. Some times interviews resulted, and the professional baby farmer would salute her apparent" client with the satisfying phrase " I get my living by keeping my tongue quiet." In one case the lady herself in formed an advertiser on whom she called that a baby was shortly expected to be born, whose birth would seriously interfere with the happiness of certain persons, oh which she received the advice not to let the mother see the child as its less was never felt then, and the disposal of the feeble little one's life would be easily secured. The lady correspondent found that medical men, with obtrusive brass plates on their hall doors, lent themselves too often to this nefarious trade, that they entered into negotiations with the baby-farmers, and that when inquests came on they blinded the eyes of juries as to the real causes of death. She likewise satisfied herself that infants were murdered in scores annually in England. Commenting on the lady's statements, only made, be it known, with reference to London, which, however more than any other city in the world, presents a " boundless contiguity of shade " to child-destroyers and secret criminals of every sort, the Times impresses upon its rea ders the importance of volunteer investigations as the only way in which the dreadful mysteries of baby farming can be detected or..exposed. MR. MOTLEY'S SUCCESSOR. The efforts of President Grant's friends who wished to have Mr. Motley retained as the American Minister in England have failed. Already has the well-known historian of the Dutch Republic been replaced. The name of his successor is another public surprise. It was thought that Mr. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, would be chosen ; but instead of Fish, of whom everybody knows something, we have Frelinghuysen, of whom nobody knows more than a little. Mr. Frederick T. Freling- huysen, of New Jersey (for which State he has been a Senator), a moderate Republican, but " not a very prominent man," is to be the new American Minister at the Court of St. James's. President Grant, it may be noted, never does choose prominent men to fill his offices. He has given infinite dis pleasure by passing over all the leading Republicans in the formation of his Cabinet, but he adheres to the same principle. However, Frelinghuysen is better than Fish. It is pretty certain that Mr. Fish would have been no improvement upon Mr. Motley, but the new-comer may. THE IRISH LAND BILL. A protest against the third reading of the Land Bill has been drawn up, and signed by eight peers. The measure is condemned on the ground that it violates the rights of property, is contrary to the principles of political economy, is more severe avainst the indulgent landlord than against the harsh and inconsiderate one, will produce much litigation, will unsettle the minds of the people, &c. Eight peers do not make a very formidable protest, neither are the names of a very influential type. There is that estimable Irish peer, Lord Talbot de Malahide, the Marquis of Clancarty, and Lord Denman, but no leader affixes his name. THE VACANCY IN THE APPEAL-COURT. Tle death of Lord Justice Giffard has placed the Government in an awkward position with respect to the Appeal Court. It will be remembered that great dissatisfaction was expressed at the delay which took place in the appointment of a successor to Lord Justice Selwyn, the consequence of this procrastination being that the business of the court was thrown into confusion, a state of things which became much worse when Sir G. M. Ward fell ill. But even if the Government have determined to fill up the appointment without delay, some difficulty will be experienced in selecting a proper person for the office. The protho tion of Sir John Stuart from the Vice-Chancellorship is impossible: he is too old, and his decisions in his own court have not been received with that respect that would warrant his transference to a higher court. Mr. Bacon, the junior Vice-Chancellor, con tinues to perform certain functions in connection with the Bankruptcy Court, which makes it necessary to retain him in his present posi tion. The only remaining names are Vice- Chancellor Malins and Mr. Jessel, Q.C., unless the Government should appoint one of the common-law judges to the equity bench. Although the Daily News recalls a recent and memorable instance when this course proved a success, there are valid reasons why the step should not be taken. On the whole, the appointment of Mr. Jessel, whose abilities are of a high order, and whose , short career in Parliament has been noteworthy, would give satisfaction to the public and to the profession. THE PREVENTION OF SEA SICKNESS. The scheme of Mr. Henry Bessemer, the well known engineer, by which he hopes to confer an inestimable benefit upon humanity by the prevention of sea-sickness, has been developed in a•letter written by that gentleman to the 71m6s. His system in no way interferes with the external form or with the sailing qualities and safety of the vessel, but is based on the well-known law that all bodies which revolve or roll, in so doing move about a centre where there is no motion, and all beams that vibrate move also about a centre, from which point the distance passed through by any part of the beam is as the distance from the central point. To meet this mechanical law Mr. Bessemer proposes to suspend the saloon by suitable mechanism. A. heavy counter balance weight beneath the centre of gravity, will at all times keep the saloon poised on the centre of the vessel's motion, and therefore free from pitching and rolling. Many difficulties of course suggest them selves, but Mr. Bessemer states he has studied the question for a long period, and is satisfied that every obstacle has been -: surmounted. The success of the scheme would be advantageous .in a commercial point of view, but the relief to travellers would be a boon which none but those who have experienced the horrible sensation can properly appreciate. To be able to get across the Channel—to say nothing of the Atlantic — without being compelled to suffer agonies compared to which all other sufferings are contemptible, would have an effect so great, that Mr. Bessemer deserves the thanks of the country for even attempting a remedy. THE lONIAN ISLANDS, It is not so many years since the lonian Islands were voluntarily transferred from the protection of Great Britain to the rule of Greece ; but, short as the time is, the lonians have found abundant occa sion during the period to repent of the change. All that the British authorities did for the comfort and well being of the inhabitants the Greek authorities seem to have set themselves to undo. A report from the English Consul at Cephalonia, which is the largest of the lonian Islands, describes the existence of something like a state of anarchy. Before the trans fer to Greece an excellent system of rural police was kept up in Cephalonia, and a sort of special con stabulary was organised in all the districts into which the island was divided. In each . village there was a Primate ; and under him chiefs of Fifties, and chiefs of Tens, whose duty was to keep order and watch over the public tranquillity • and whos combined with the regular police—pickets of paid men being established in every central point—formed an admirable organisa tion for the preservation of peace. The value of such a system amongst a rude and impulsive rural population, liable at any moment to be hurried int o collision by the jarring of rival interests, and with whom a quarrel seldom failed to have its accompani ment of bloodshed, was exceedingly great. Under Greek rule it has all disappeared. It has, in fact, been suppressed. Strong as it was, it was hardly sufficient to cope with the elements of disorder ever present in Cephalonia ; and the existing appliances are wholly inadequate. The result is an increasing emi gration of able-bodied labourers, who seek in other countries a surer reward of their toil. QUARANTINE AT HAVRE. Havre is a French port of increasing importance, and the business it transacts with England is great. It would be as well, therefore, if the attention of the French Minister of Commerce were directed to the too rigorous policy of the local authorities in carry ing out the law of quarantine. Liberal in most things, the Havre functionaries exact the whole letter of the law in this matter of quarantine. Two examples from an official report will suffice. " A French vessel, bound from South America to Havre, put into Boulogne in dis tress, and remained there ten days repairing damages, in free communication with the shore. She came on here, and was at once put in quarantine by the Officer of Health. Quite recently an English steamer arrived here from Brazil; her passengers and mails were landed, and went on their way; the vessel and crew were put in three days' quarantine, because the bill of health spoke of tye state of the port she came from being only pretty good.' " Some reform either in the law or its application is loudly called for. It may be worthy of note that this same report bears testimony to the continued deterioration of the British seamen who do business at Havre; but, on the other hand, it is satisfactory to find an increase of thrift even among the worst portion of the seamen. The num ber of money-orders issued has increased from 58 in 1865 to 799 in 1869. FIRE-EATERS IN CONGRESS. The British House of Commons is by no moans perfect in its character, and displays occasionally take place amongst its members that are anything but conducive to order. In the American Congress, however, the scenes that frequently occur are a dis grace to the House, It appears that a quarrel has for some time been going on in, Congress between Generals Butler and Farnsworth, and a few weeks back the dispute culminated in what is described as " one of the bitterest exhibi tions of personal malignity shewn in Congress for years." The House was engaged on a bill rela tive to a patent, when General Farnsworth charged General Butler with taking fees from both sides in the case. This Butler denied, and declared that his opponent had " more beard than brains." Farns7 worth retorted that Butler.. might curse his beard, but should not come into the House to sitCal.undor et ng 9 g e.,* 111 t, iV ORNING EDITION. LONDON, SAIURDAY, JULY 16, 1870. WAR then is proclaimed. It has long been inevit able. In effect it has been looming in the distance ever since Sadowa. France has declared it, but the event has been precipitated by Prussian intrigue. But for the secret and insidious negotiations, through which it was designed, as a surprise to France and to the rest of Europe, that a Prince of the Hohen zollern family should ascend the vacant throne of Spain, the continent might, yet, for some little time longer, have been spared the shock of the dreadful collision now unavoidable. Of course the sly arrangement, immediately it came to the knowledge of the French Government, was pro tested against. The very slyness was an indication of the insidiousness of the whole proceeding. The project did not bear the light of day. It was pro jected and furthered in the dark. France, England, in fact all the other powers of Europe, widdenly awoke to its recognition. And the result is now visible. Alea jacta est. The die is cast. The policy of Berlin has been a challenge to its southern neighbour. That challenge France has accepted. In the dread alternative, NAPOLEON has chosen without hesitation. The choice involves, no doubt, an awful responsibility. But his own throne would not have been worth a pin's purchase had he failed to respond to the unanimous demand of the nation. The people and the army are at his back. The very Legislature is, in a manner, aflame with warlike enthusiasm. The Government are pledged to vindicate the, honour of France, which everyone there feels would be compromised by con cession to the, dominating policy of Prussia—it is pledged also to restore the prestige of France, which has been lowered ever since the formidable victory won by Prussian arms at Sadowa. Having regard to the passionate eagerness now at last evidenced for the conflict which has long been impending, like a storm-- cloud over the frontier-line dividing France from Prussia, it is only just and fair to recognise and to assort honestly the fact that the responsibility of this proclamation of war against Prussia is the responsibility rather of France generally than of NAPOLEON individually. Powerful as he is as a Sovereign, he could not with his single hand keep back the rush northwards of a million armed Frenchmen. Tni Peers are evidently not satisfied to have a quiet life of it. They have been offered a fine opportunity of getting nicely over the Land Bill difficulty, but no sooner is that peril averted than they incur fresh trouble with the University Tests Bill. No previous experience, no present counsel, not even the really admirable speech of the Bishop of Exeter, could restrain them from mangling that measure. Their lordships would not, of course, have acted prudently in moving the absolute rejection of the bill on the second reading. that experiment has been tried too often. But by moving two resolutions—first, that it is needful to provide for the maintenance of religious instruction and worship in the Universities, and second, that a select committee be appointed to consider the best means to this end, the Marquis of SALIS BURY inflicted a dangerous wound upon the bill. That the formality of a select committee will be successfully gone through, and time still be left at this advanced period of the ses sion to carry the reform, is exceedingly doubtful. Select committees of the Upper House have tender mercies. It is exceedingly probable that the bill will be lost for another year. Indeed, the policy of the Marquis of SALISBURY is merely one of obstruction, for the appointment of a committee to settle such a question can have no meaning in itself ; it is merely opposition to the whole bill under the flimsiest of disguises. What can such a body do with this measure ? The idea of appoint ing a committee to determine the best means of providing for religious instruction in the universities is—apart from its real motives — as absurd as a proposal to inquire into the merits of household suffrage would be. The question is one of principle, not of detail. The nation has decided that principle, and nothing re mains for a select committee to do. All that such a body can effect will be to introduce amendments into the measure which will defeat its object, and thus render it unacceptable to the Commons. Could plain "this day six months" be more effectual at this stage of the session? The Marquis of SALISBURY is anxious to keep out rationalism and infidelity. To shew that tests have no power in this direction is simply to rehearse the whole pleading for the bill. To urge that heresy of all kinds is .most rampant where exclusiveness is most thorough —Oxford, to prove that, apart from the vela , tive merits of this or that dogma, all English men have a right to partake of the benefits of the national property, were mere reiteration. It is more pertinent to let it be clearly understood that the Peers are taking a course which cannot be tolerated much longer. There must be an end to this man gling of the nation's decisions. It is all very well to talk of the privileges of the Upper House, as a branch of the Legislature, but the reply is that institutions must accommodate themselves. to the spirit of the age, and when a single nobleman like Lord SALISBURY chooses to set the whole people at defiance, very little will the moderation of his fellows avail. ALEXANDER POPE never wrote a truer line than— " What mighty contests rise from trivial things." ,The frivolous origin of wars that (like - the War of Thirty Years) have lasted nearly the lifetime of a generation; of sieges (like that of Troy) the duration of which may be counted by decades ; of campaigns (like those of C2EsAn or NAPOLEON) that have devas tated a whole continent, would, if massed together, after being frankly recounted, be hardly credible as a satire upon the perversity and wilfulness of human nature. A petulant remark accompanied by a turn upon the heel in speaking with an ambassador, as at the rupture of the peace of Amiens- a trench leaped over us in the fatal encounter between RomuLus and REMUS—the biting of a pig-greased cartridge, as provocative of the Indian mutiny—and now the violation of some preposterous etiquette by M. 13ENEDETTI presuming to address the King of PRUSSIA in the Gardens of the Kursaig, while his Majesty was enjoying a promenade, or, as CHARLES IL would have expressed it, the delight of sauntering. Side by side with the telegraphic intimation of this amazing slight to the august dignity of old King WILLIAM, there appears a lengthened report just now of the nonsen sical squabble between a couple a retired (but evi dently not retiring) Majors, formerly in the East India Company's Service, Major KANE and MAJOR GORDON, who first of all have an unseemly tussle with one another at a supper party about a glass of wine, the contents of which get spilt, and afterwards have a yet unseemlier struggle in Hyde Park, in which, among the loungers of Rotten-row, they belabour each other with a couple of walking sticks, by the aid of which blood instead of wine is spilt rather profusely. The Contrast presented to the view by the violation of etiquette here in Hyde Park, there in the Kursaal, is painful in its significance. Each incident is in itself intrinsically contemptible. But whereas in one the champions may, with Hudibrastic effect, " wipe a bloody nose," in the other, the evil consequences threa tened are appalling in their probable magnitude and pos- Bible prolongation. The divinity that, according to SHAKSPERE, doth hedge a king, it is a pity did not hedge this one round as in the heart of a box quinqunx in the scarcely (we had supposed) sacred gardens of the Kursaal, so as to secure his Majesty from theimpertinence of being addressed unbidden by M. BENEDETTI, who is, nevertheless, himself, one might suppose a person of some importance being intrusted, as he is, officially, with the really sacred character appertaining to those envoys of whom Mr. DISRAELI speaks ore rotundo in his 44 Lothair " as " imperial ambassadors." In these days of repre sentative Government, of railways, and electric telegraphs, and newspapers, of freedom of speech, and right of public meeting, and liberty of printing, and so forth, one might have hoped that, in Europe at . any rate, we had co me to the end of all this preposterous farce about the high mightiness of certain august races, but more particularly of certain supernal personages. In China or in Japan, in Thibet or in Persia, the old-world notions may still prevail; but they are hardly suit able nowadays among Europeans. The awful reverence of the Persians for the Shah —we unbelieving people of the West would be rather disposed to slight contemptuously with the echoing comment of a " Pshaw !" Even the Shaksperian hedge of divinity already referred to as encircling a king, might perhaps be more aptly defined now-a-days by a simple English " ha-ha!" At any rate it does appear the very height of absurdity to think of a stupendous war springing up in the twinkling of an eye about the fancied breach of some nonsensical and purely conventional etiquette—because M. BENE DETTI has presumed to address his fellow-mortal the King of PRUSSIA in the public gardens of the riursaa.l. THE amendment which Mr. M'LAGAN proposes to make in the clause of the Post-office Bill relating to the postage of newspapers, offers an excellent compromise, and may advantageously be ac cepted both by the Government and the body of newspaper proprietors. The mea sire, as amended for recommittal, proposes that any one newspaper, of weight not exceeding six ounces, be carried for a half-penny, but not more than one. We have on several occasions pointed out the injustice of this measure which mulcts a paper of one ounce with the same postage as the Times. In fact, that journal is the only daily paper which reaches the full weight, and is therefore the only one that will get the full benefit. The proper course was plainly to allow six ounces of newspaper matter for a halfpenny, without regard to the ques- tion Of number. The Po STMASTER-GENE RA L, however, refuses to agree to this, and hence Mr. INPLAGAN offers as an amendment that registered newspapers sent in bulk from the newspaper offices be charged one halfpenny for every four ounces, weight being the only consideration. This is satisfactory. It is a fair concession in point of cheapness. It will save time and trouble, for there will be no necessity for stamping, and papers may be delivered to the mail trains im mediately before their departure. The public may well accept this change, and surely the Government can raise no objection. TOPICS OF THE DAY. the shadow of it. " You are a liar," " You are a. coward," " You are an assassin," were the delicate epithets freely bandied about,. and so evenly were the two members matched in this respect that. it was difficult to say who had the best of it. The public lament that the character of the nation should be lowered by these disgraceful exhibitions, but surely Congress itself ought to put a stop to them. Is the Times correspondent right when he says that the Administration is too weak to restrain the fac tious spirit that is so discreditable to the two great parties ? tinni eirmlat HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, JULY 15. The Queen and their Royal Highnesses Prince Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, arrived at Osborne at half-past twelve o'clock yesterday, having crossed over from Gosport in her Majesty's yacht Alberta, Captain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, G.C.B. The Queen walked in the grounds this morning, accom panied by Princess Louise. • Princess Beatrice also went out. Sir William Jenner did not accompany her Majesty to Osborne yesterday, as was erroneously stated. VASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO-DAY. Mrs. Schuster's second garden party at Roehampton. Mrs. Jackson's afternoon party at Fulham Palace. Grand summer concert at the Crystal Palace. The Hurlingham Club—Optional Sweepstakes, at handi cap distances. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards will be in attendance. At the Gun Club, Shepherd's Bush, an Optional £5 or £lO Sweepstakes, all at 28 yards. Open to members of the Gun Club only. PRINCE AND PRINCESS CHRISTIAN. A Windsor correspondent telegraphs that Prince and' Princess Christian were to have left Windsor on Thurs day night by the South-Western and South-Eastern Rail way for the Continent, but, owing to the disturbance of the political atmosphere, the journey was put off at the last moment, although the saloon carriage was in readi ness at the station. It is questionable whether they will. leave England at present.—Echo. THE WIMBLEDON MEETING. Where are the camp meetings, where the evening en tertainments, the social gatherings, and the merry makings which in days gone by have enlivened the Wimbledon meeting? Certain it is that they have disappeared, and ought we to write regretfully of these relics of the past, or ought we rather to commend the spirit which promoted their general decay? That they relieved the monotony of camp life, for with all its novelty it is monotonous to be under canvas, there can be little doubt, but we fancy on an occasion of this description they are rather out of place, and their decease should not form a subject of regret, For be it remembered that the volunteers do not come to Wim bledon to join in a large pic-nic, but to test their indi vidual capacity with the rifle at long and short distances, and late hours and social meetings as a matter of course do not tend to steadiness of arm and accuracy of aim. Looking at these facts with an impartial eye, the officials, considering that the meeting was organised for the express purpose of encouraging good shooting, determined to discourage any such proceedings, and it is creditable to the men that they readily acquiesced in the arrangement. Camp life has, therefore, settled down to its original purpose, and the Wimbledon meeting is conducted in as businesslike a manner and with as little outward show as is exhibited in a City warehouse. The men all retire to rest early, and it is a rule of the Association that all lights are to be extin guished at eleven o'clock. This order is strictly enforced, and should it be infringed upon the prompt order of the adjutant to " put out those lights " is quickly heard. Yes, and no license is given ; for unless the order is at once complied with it is quickly followed up by the threat that the ropes shall be loosened, and the Volun teers are obliged to comply, or have their temporary abode brought down about their ears. Theprog,ramme for yesterday contained several events ,but the all-absorbing one was the 600 yards of the Queen's Prize which concludes the first stage. There was a large attend ance of visitors, and at the firing points the shooting was watched with the keenest interest. Of the following winners in the first stage of the Queen's Prize the first man wins £6O, the silver medal, and the badge of the Association ; and the second man £l5 and the badge, with scores of 49. The third man was 48, the next six with 47, eight with 46, and the remaining thirteen with 45, win £l5 each and the badge of the N.R. A. : Private Young, 2d Herts. Private Doe, Ist Middlesex. Private Paterson, Ist Mid- Priv. Sproat, 15th Middlex. Corpol.al Peake, 6th Lane. Sergeant Barrett, Ist Dorset. PrivateWilliams,llth Glam. Private Hill, 18th Derby. Captain Rimington, 2d Lon. Lieut. Eddison, 7th W. Y. R. Corp. Whitehead,6 th N.Y. R Private Smith, Ist Edin. Sergeant Tarn, 4th Durham. Sergeant Ingram, 2d Wilts. Private Brethaton, 3d Glost. Col. Sergt. Smith,9th Surrey Private Chapman, L.R. B. Captain Wright, 30th Ches. Private Mortis, Ist Hants. La. Corp. East, 36th W. Y. R Lothian. Col. Sergeant Daniel, Ist Middlesex. Private Cory,lst Middlesex. Col. Sergeant Andrews, 26th Kent. Col. Sergeant Hayes, Lon- don R.B. _ Ensign Belfrage, Ist Edin. Col, Sergt. Yeomans, 36th Cheshire. Col. Sergt. Arrowsmith, Ist Gloucester. Private Oliver, 18th Kent. Sergt. Wright, 6th Essex. Sergt. Hawley, Ist Edin. Of the next thirty who in £lO each and the badge of the N. R. A., ten made 45, fourteen 44, and six 43 points. Corpl. Smith, 12th Cheshire Pte. Stackpoole, 2nd Mid- Lieut. Menzies, Ist Edin. dlesex. Corpl. Dodd, 35th Chester. Corporal Humphries, 6th Ens. Baynton, 6th Essex. Surrey. Cob Sergt. King, Ist Dorset Private Fraser, 3rd Inver. Sergt. Little, 3rd Gls. Art. Private Wells, Ist W.York. Pte. Pushelle, 26th Middle- Pte. White, Ist Gloucester. sex. Pte. M`Gubbins, 3d Ayrshire Pte. Burton, 26th Middle- Mundell,22ndMiddlesex. sex. Captain Dean, L.R.B. Sergt. Holmes, 6th .banca- Sergt. Humphrey,29th Mid. shire. Private Cameron, Ist Edin. Corpl. Ingram, 3rd Lanark- Corp. Hewison, 15th Mid.' shire. Capt. Peal, 11th Middlesex. Pte. Wyatt, L. R. B. Pte. M`Rone, Ist Surrey. Lieut. Blundell, Ist Lanes,- Sergean. Archer, 4th Sit. shire. Sergt. Morlock, Ist Mid. Corporal Tyrrell, Ist N. Capt. Waller, 11th Mid. Hamp. Major Arnold, 2nd Surrey. Of who those won 23 each the first twenty madei43, the next thirty-two made 42, and the remainder 41, points each : To shew the improvement in the shooting for the Queen's prize we may say that last year the highest in the first stage was Sergeant Kirk, of the sth East York, with 46, and no less than six who scored 40 were included in the best sixty. Up to 3 o'clock yesterday two had scored 47, and no less than 42 men had scored 42 and upwards, namely, two have scored 47, eleven 45, four 44, eleven 43, and fourteen 42. THE UNIVERSITY MATCH. The Oxford team for the Chancellor's Challenge Plate, which will be shot for next Wednesday at 200, 500, and 600 yards, has been posted. The following are the names :—Private G. 0. Pardoe, University ; Lieutenant Huntingford, Oriel; Sergeant W. J. Stewart, Exeter; Quartermaster -Sergeant Morrell, Exeter ; Lance-Corpo ral Penrose, Christchurch; Sergeant Elgood, Exeter ; Sergeant Le.wis, Lincoln ; Sergeant Bolland, Merton. In waiting, Corporal Gapper, St. John's. Yesterday morning, with an Enfield rifle, Sergeant Arrowsmith of Bristol, made four centres with five shots at 500 yards, there being a good breeze across the range at the time. This is considered a fine score for the En field, The Morning Post says that in consequence of the Rev. J. G. Hale having been presented to the rectory of Therfield, Herts, value £994, the vicarage of Tottenham, value £B4O, is vacant, and the Dean of St. Paul's has pre sented it to his brother-in-law, the Rev. H. A. Taylor, assistant-chaplain of her Majesty's convict establishment at Portland. The vicarage of Barnes, which will be shortly vacated by the Rev. H. Melville, it is understood will be given by the Rev. R. Gregory to his brother-in law, the Rev. Dr. Hannah, who has just resigned the wardenship of Trinity College, Glehalmond, Perthshire. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfao, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is r ommended by the medical profession in preference to French brand . Sup plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotation on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co., Royal Irish Dias tillenes, Belfast; or-at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings, Strand, W.O. THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE SUN, which is Published Every Morning at Eight o'clock, with SOME HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other paper, will always give the LATEST NEWS of the WAR, and of all other events. Frock Con:ta. Dress