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irnE"SUN" NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE delivers the L ‘TE EDITION at Chelsea, 7.40; Kilburn, 8; Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 9.20; Watford, 9.45. irHE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " at J. SMITH'S, 39, Bow-street, Covent-garden. riIHE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN " at 11 W. SMITH'S, "Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden- town. LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1868. The tone which the debate assumed last night proved beyond a doubt that Mr. GLADSTONE had adopted an unusual, and, in some degree, an unjus tifiable course in persisting in pressing forward his Resolutions. No oue could say that the present was an appropriate time to do so; and Mr. ROE BUCK, although he felt compelled to vote for the Resolutions, having always held that Established Churches are a mischief, was anything but a sup porter of Mr. GLADSTONE, and indeed censured him pretty strongly. In agreeing to the Resolutions he bad before him, he declared no object of a personal kind, whether of praise or of profit, and he was impelled by no party considerations, and no purposes of ambition. After expressing his sentiments upon the question with his usual ability, Mr. ROEBUCK went on to tell the Opposition some home-truths ; and we would direct particular attention to the passage in which he declared that there were times for all things, and that this was not the time to select for disendowment. " I can imagine men so vehement, so energetic in their cause, and so desirous of personal aggrandisement, that they forget every thing connected with the Irish Church." Going back to the records of 1835, the hon. member showed how he and the Radicals had then supported Lord JOHN RUSSELL in his Resolutions about the matter, and had attained their end. When, however, the ories were ousted from power, then, with "mouths open and eyes staring," they witnessed the gyrations of the great Whig party. Passing on to more mo dern times, Mr. ROEBUCK said that Sir ROBERT PEEL had done a great . deal of good by securing to England the abolition of the Corn Laws, and the Liberals rewarded him by turning him out, in order, as they said, to improve the condition of Ireland. When reinstated in office, they did nothing; and so also with the Reform question in 1859. Directing his remarks more exclusively to the right hon. gentleman the member for South Lancashire, Mr. ROEBUCK concluded by expressing an earnest hope that the same " trick" was not to be played over again, and that there would be no " halting, shuffling, or trickery." In many respects this speech was the most damaging to Mr. GLADSTONE of any that has been delivered since the debate began, for it came from one of the most distinguished members of the Liberal party, and as it upheld the principle of the Resolutions, no one can say that prejudice in fluenced the criticisms contained in it. We can well imagine that a downright politician, such as Mr. ROEBUCK has always been, feels indignant at the course pursued by the leaders of the Liberal party for years ; no honest man who would put his private precepts into public practice in dealing with questions of great interest to the State can look calmly upon the line so constantly taken by those who affirm one thing in opposition and an other in place. It could not have been very flat tering to the amour propre of the leader thus to be lectured by one of his own followers,lbut the house must have recognised the full truth and meaning of the observations. Mr. LOWE'S speech was chiefly distinguished for its extreme bitterness. All that ingenuity could sug gest was brought forward to show the falsehood and insincerity of the Government, and the right hon gen tleman concluded his powerful speech by declaring that, like the High Church, the Ministry rested on a " rotten foundation." We may suggest that the effect of this harangue was a good deal spoilt by the over-baste which Mr. LOWE was in to carry out the simile on the Church in connection with the Go vernment. " Cut it down ! why cumbereth it to the ground ?" was indeed expressed in every sen tence of his long and able discourse; and if further proof were wanting, we have it in the -some what theatrical display he made to the House, in turning to Mr. GLADSTONE with the remark, " The hour has come and the man." The truth is, that it is the " man" who has come and not the hour, for the present time is not an appro priate and fitting one. The extreme party spirit that has been introduced into this debate is an additional reason for condemning the persistency with which the discussion has been forced on. With the exception of Mr. ROEBUCK, those who advocated the policy of the Resolutions considered themselves at liberty to revive the worst and most envenomed attacks on the Government, and altogether to carry on a system of backbiting and slandering, which, for the credit of the House, it were well to have buried in Kensal-green along with the antiquated notions referred to by Mr. OSBORNE in his recent speech. Ile also thought it highly ex pedient to pull the Government to pieces and de clare that they were all running different ways. It is curious, however, to notice that among those who so readily condemned this so-called decision that no one of the several courses they referred to as taking place met with their approval. It seems that Mr. GLADSTONE has found the only right way and monopolised it, and all others are wrong. Sir S. NORTHCOTE'S speech was a relief in its quiet, common-sense line of argument after the violent tirades and fierce invectives to which the House had listened. He put the case very clearly before hon. members when he said the " primary object of the Resolutions, and of those who spoke in favour of them, was to rally the Liberal party and to put out the present Government." That object came out indeed only too plainly last night. We entirely agree with the right honourable gentleman the Secretary for India, that since the battle field chosen is one of such im mense importance, and involyes interests of such great magnitude, it is the duty of those who desire it to consider at all events the subject they brought forward for discussion in a more respectful and serious manner than the framers of these Resolutions have done. 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One thing is very certain, that if Mr. GLADSTONE should carry his Resolutions, it will not be the solution of a question of Imperial policy, but a triumph of faction ; and also we may rest assured that if the Govern ment gain a majority the settlement of the Irish Church Establishment will not be compro mised, but left open for the consideration of the new Parliament ; and for the sake of the great ques tion itself, and for the credit of the Liberals, we hope and trust that to-night will not witness the success of an attempt which should never have been made, for it is as plain a bid for office as was ever seen in the House of Commons, and such a course is not the right policy to pursue when questions of such moment and magnitude are before us. It is always refreshing, amidst the constant struggle for selfish ends and personal aggrandise ment going on around us, to meet with those rare cases of public spirit and munificence which now and then make themselves apparent. Such an instance was met with in the case of that distinguished Ame rican who has devoted the winnings of a prosperous career to the lasting benefit of both England and A merica. Such an instance was last evening brought under the notice of the House of Commons. We are glad to say the princely giver was, in this case an Englishman. Mr. WHITWORTH, whose name is well known in connection with certain mechanical and scientific improvements, has testified the ear nestness of his desire to promote the education of the people by a most liberal offer. He bas proposed to the Government to found thirty scholarships of the annual value of £lOO each, to be open to public competition, and to be applied to the promotion of mechanics and cognate sciences. The liberality of such an offer, involving as it does an outlay of £3,000 a year, rivals Mr. PEABODY'S noble gift ; and the effect, we may hope, will be equally satis factory, and the good which is done equally lasting. Many individuals have argued of late about the encouragement which ought to be given to scientific study and technical instruction. There are no invidious conditions or restrictions attached to the gift, no limits as to race, religion, or method of instruction. The only question for the examiners to consider will be the real ability and acquired knowledge of the candidates, who will be required to give evidence that they possess a knowledge of both theory and practice. Natives of England, Scotland, and Ireland will be equally eligible, and the candi dates may have pursued their studies anywhere so long as they have reached the desired standard. This is one of the cases in which good has come out of evil. When Mr. WHITWORTH was a young man, and fame and fortune were yet visions of the uncertain future, he himself suf fered from the lack of some substantial aid and encouragement in pursuing his studies. He re solved that if ever he had the opportunity he would endeavour to give some assistance to those similarly situated. This resolution has been faithfully kept, and now that his exertions have been crowned with success, and he has amassed considerable wealth, he cheerfully sets aside a sum which is a fortune in itself for the benefit of young and unfriended students. The progress of that mechanical science, in which he takes so deep an interest, was of course one of his objects in founding these scholarships, and be says in his letter that the scholars shall be selected for their intelligence and proficiency in the theory and practice of mechanics and its cog nate sciences. Thirty scholarships will no doubt exercise a sensible influence on the development of practically scientific knowledge. A hundred a year will be sufficient to remove from a young man all anxiety about his means of living during the open ing of his career. Ile will be able to devote all his energies and all kis powers to the study of his pro fession unharassed by those petty cares for food and lodging and decent apparel which every one may affect to despise, but to which no man can altogether rise superior. For want of such assistance in early youth very often valuable years are lost, and the prime of life, which should be devoted to working out the knowledge acquired before, has to be devoted to study and practice. The noble liberality with which Mr. WHITWORTH has come forward to assist those who follow in his own track will, we may hope, act as a stimulus to wealthy and public-spirited men in other profes sionss. Why should we not have scholarships in other departments of science, of art, of literature ? They would not only assist and foster talent, but they would encourage industry and application. England is but a cold and indifferent mother to her men of genius until they can command her attention and respect. Had she numbered HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN among her sons he would have missed that kindly aid from the State which converted the young ignoramus into the world-famed author. Mr. WHITWORTH shows us what may be done, and what should be done, in .wealthy England for private and public good. Though Civil War is nominally extinct in the United States it is, in reality, raging in a private sense in more than one quarter. We have the grand campaign between Radicals and Democrats now coming to a decisive field battle. We have had a series of skirmishes between the PRESIDENT and certain refractory members of his Cabinet, and now we haxe the battle royal between Messrs. DREW and VANDERBILT respecting the Erie Rail way: Those who wish to gain an insight into the working of American commercial life, and the vehemence of the passions which it excites, cannot do better than follow out this victory through all its startling phases. The leaders of the contending parties each play a desperate game, and the sums with which they deal are sufficiently startling to ordinary European imaginations. To the New Yorker, however, they are matters of course, and great was the admiration of Mr. DANIEL DREW'S supporters when, in order to bring down the railway stock, he obtained 58,000 shares, and by throwing them all at once on the market reduced the Erie shares 40 per cent. within a very few days. Such a man as this, if he have com mand of sufficient capital, can direct the course of speculation as he will ; but as all despo tisms come at last to an end, he has been suddenly checked in his progress by the appearance of a rival general in the field. That rival was Mr. VANDER BILT, and the war between the two has latterly reached its height. Carried into the law courts, it has gained in interest and excitement, for Mr. DREW, who ought certainly to have been a military general, cleverly evaded an order for the seizure of therail way accounts, and his own arrest for crossing the Hud son. VANDERBILT and his officers found that, by a sudden sleight of hand, the Erie Railway Office was no longer in New York, but in New Jersey. For the further details of the affair, the bribes to the " roughs" of New York, the guards at the ferries, &c., we must refer the reader to other accounts, but a very slight knowledge of the facts is suffi cient to show the spirit now beginning to prevail among the American community. ARRIVAL OF A GOLD Suir.—The ship Superb, from Melbourne for London, with £27,000 sterling in gold, arrived off Queenstown yesterday. She landed fourteen passengers by the pilot boat. She will proceed after re ceiving provisions. L A kTEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) JAPAN. ALEXANDRIA, March 29. Intelligence received here from Japan announces that Hiogo had been tranquillised, and that the war was over. No fears were entertained for the safety of foreigners. Satsuma, Choshin, and Zoza, had assumed the Government under the Mikado. Mr. Burlinghame was to leave by the Pacific mail of the 25th February, on his mission from the Chinese Government to the United States and CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT., PARIS, THURSDAY, April 2. There is really scarcely any news to-day, and the Paris papers give up no small portion of their space to the de bates in the British Parliament. Nearly all of them also publish the letter which the Duke of St. Alban's lately addressed to the Times respecting the Suez Canal. That letter is, of course, quite a feather in M. de Lesseps' cap, who must be greatly delighted at seeing his perse. verance at last appreciated in England, which has been so long jealous . and incredulous_ of the success of his great undertaking. Though there is hardly any political news, strictly speaking, there is a good deal of uneasiness, ennui, malaise ; or what you will. The country refuses to be satisfied; and no wonder. On the one side are a scanty harvest, diminished trade, and a huge army ; on the other side are constant disturbances in various parts of the country, a restless foreign diplomacy, and an uncertain home policy. The French people, especially the Parisians, are beginning to complain that the Emperor does not know his own mind, and that there is no counting upon what he will do. His vacillation is injurious to the influence of France, and keeps the people in a state of uncertainty that prevents them from devoting their energies to the expansion of trade. Some sarcastic Frenchman, who, I suppose, disapproves of the commercial treaty with England, has published a pamphlet describing the riots at Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Montauban, with the fantastic and satirical title of " Les Joujoux de M. Cobden" (Mr. Cobden's Playthings.) It is now stated that Prince Napoleon, when discussing at Berlin the disarmament of France and Prussia, declared that France could not possibly reduce her army below 200,000 men, as she would otherwise break up the cadres, or skeletons of the regiments. This assertion is said to have brought the matter to a conclusion without any result. The Liberte declares that it has authentic intelligence from Vienna to the effect that neither Baron von Beust, the Austrian Premier, nor the Marquis de Moustier, our Foreign Minister, " has believed it opportune to abandon the strictest reserve with respect to the last measures taken by Russia towards Poland. There is no despatch on the subject at the Chancelleries of Paris and Vienna." I dare say the Lederte is rightly informed. It was not likely that France or Austria would get up a quarrel about so hopeless a matter as the more or less servitude of Poland. M. Duruy, the Education Minister, who was to have resigned if there had been a dissolution, has been making a tour in the West. At Rouen, which has for some time been disquieted by rumours of intended disturbances, he inspected the lycee. The pupils were all drawn up at the gate, and he thanked them for this mark of respect, and told them they should have a holiday, which was not to be confounded with the Easter holidays. At Havre, too, he visited the lyeee. I do not - hear that he went to Yvetot, which is but a little way from Havre. Had he done so he wouhl have found the place in some commo• tion, in consequence of the appearance of seditious placards on the walls. The police tore them down, of course ; but how is it that they permit them to be posted up ? Do the guardians of the peace sleep at night when they ought to be watching ? Yet another press prosecution. Two of the staff of the Progres du Nord, published at Lille, have been condemned, the one to eight days' imprisonment and £2O fine, the other to 15 days' and £4, for " exciting the military to disobe dience and attack contrary to the respect due to the law." The accused appealed, but of course with no other result than an increase of their costs. The Exhibition at Havre opens on June Ist. It will consist of every kind of article relating to the sea, from ships down to fishhooks. I t will remain open until October 31. Att entionbas been called in Italy to a kind of slave traffic which goes on in that country. Speculators enter into formal, but worthless, contracts with the poor inhabitants of Southern Italy, chiefly the province of Basilicata, for the hire of their children as organ-grinders. The children are taken away in gangs, boys and girls, of from two to a dozen, and are at once compelled to beg along the roads for the benefit of the vadronc. The route is usually along the seacoast, and they enter France by the Corniche, and thence to Marseilles. Here they are handed over by their conductors to a second lot of speculators from Paris and other large cities, and this act of white slave trading being concluded, the same operation is recommenced in Calabria. The wretched life which the poor creatures lead in Paris is well known. They are badly fed, scantily clothed, and subjected to ill-treatment by their masters. The somewhat musty quotation from the Latin grammar, that " No one is wise at all hours," must be changed into "No one is virtuous at all hours." Nearly 100 years ago M. Monthyon founded a yearly prize for virtue, to be bestowed by the Academy upon the person deemed most worthy to receive it. In 1366 it was awarded to a woman turned Jeanne Dessite, who was described as quite a prodigy of vii tue. They stated that " becoming a domestic at the age of 16, she gained by her assi duous labour and, her excellent conduct the esteem and confidence of her employers. Subsequently, misfortune fell on her master, M. de Besse. His property was sold, and he was reduced to destitution. To serve him faithfully, broken down as he was by infirmity ; to take care of him, and watch over him night and day, was not sufficient for Jeanne. She sacrificed to the wants of her master all her savings ; she continued to serve him gratuitously ; and in order to do so refused the most advantageous offers, both of marriage and a position more lucrative." This model of domestic servants appeared a few days ago, so the Gazette des Trilmnaux tells us, in the Correctional Police-court on a charge of having swindled some unfortu nate peasants of 700 f., and was sentenced to a year's im prisonment and 50f. fine. A. correspondent of the Times, writing from Pesth, refers to the alarms which had followed the first rejoicings at the passing of the Civil Marriages Bill, and says that there was no good ground for apprehension. The Emperor, who is at Buda, did indeed send for two of his chief Ministers to know if, in order to quiet the conscience of those who might be against civil jurisdiction in matters of matrimony, the word " exclusively " might not be left out, and thus a choice given to the parties themselves to go to whatever tribunal they please. The Ministerial explana tions seem to have quieted the apprehensions of his Majesty on this point. The tone of Lord Stanley's speech on Monday night has revived the old distrust in that noble lord's fidelity to the principles in which he was bred. Many of the more u ncompromising Conservatives have indeed expressed a wish that, able Foreign Minister as he un doubtedly is, he would take his seat on the Opposition side of the House. It would cer tainly be a curious coincidence if the question which drove the father from the Whig into the Conservative ranks should induce the son to desert from the Conserva- tive 'o e I.il cal banner. That he was dis: , :ttislied with the tone of Mr. Disraeli's letter to Lord Dartmouth t ere can be little doubt. In it the Premier suppressed that which he concurred with Lord Derby and Lord Stanley in contemp'ating, namely, the equalisation of creeds in :reland by the endow:, cut and establishment of all. That party which is most hostile to Lord Stanley waited curiously for the break-up of the Cabinet on Wed nesday afternoon, in the expectation of hearing the first whisper of his resignati.m. But they listened in vain. Lcrd Stanley was present in the course of the evening at the rival receptions given by Mrs. Gladstone and Mrs. Hardy, as if to dispel the dream of those who prema turely reckoned on his retirement. A defender of Mr. Gladstone's consistency in the matter of the Irish Church appears in the Times in the person of Mr. Vernon Harcouri, who looks forward to being a member of the next Parliament. Far from the conversion of the right hon. gentleman having been a sudden one, the writer recalls the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Mr. Dillwyn's Irish Church motion in March 1865. That motion was to the effect that the position of the Establishment was un satisfactory, and demanded the early attention of the Government. On th'tt occasion Mr. Gladstone said : " The dictates of propriety and good sense must govern the proceedings of any Administration which means to do its duty to the country. These principles must govern us on this occasion, whether or of we may be able to deny the proposition of the hon. gentleman with reference tc the position of the Irish Church, and I, for one, am not able to deny it." Mr. Whiteside, now Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, at once told the present leader of the Opposition that " his object was to lay the foundation of another scheme—a policy of another and not very distant day—whet he might be able to say the time had come and a change of feeling had been provoked out of doors that would enable him to do then what he feared to do now.' Mr. Whiteside was followed by Mr. Grant Duff, who con gratulated Mr. Dillwyu on the success of his motion. He said :"If he does not carry his motion—if lie does not ' gain the present, he has at least gained the future. The debate will be historical, for in the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer I see the beginning of the end of the great Irish difficulty." Under such circumstances, Mr. Harcourt ventures to ask whether Mr. Gladstone's con version can be justly called " sudden," and whether then is the smallest truth in Mr. Disraeli's assertion, that unti: the resolutions now under discussion were placed on the table of the House of Commons, Mr. Gladstone had " clone nothing but make speeches in favour of the Irish Chiach,"_ Europe. ITALY. ROME, April 2. A deputation of Milanese citizens have presented an address to the Pope expressing their devotion, and thanking his Holiness for the elevation of their fellow-citizen, Monsignor Borromesto, to the Car dinalate. The asservatore Romano contradicts the recent disquieting rumours relative to the health of the Pope. His Holiness, says that paper, is in the en joyment of excellent health. A telegram from Naples, dated Ist April, states that no confirmation has been received of the re ported loss of the yacht Lalla Rookh, Gardner, owner, which left Malta on the 19th March. Passengers from Tunis are now admitted here, the restrictions to the contrary having been annulled. MALTA. VALETTA, April 2. The Simoom, troopship, has arrived here in five days from Alexandria, with 208 naval and military invalids from the expeditionary forces in Abyssinia. She leaves to-morrow for Portsmouth. The schooner Blue Bell, Stevenson, owner, from Syracuse, has to be docked owing to damage sustained from ground ing at Patania. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, April 3. In the Lower House of the Reichsrath yesterday the general debate upon the bill treating of the re lations between different religious sects in Austria was concluded. The Minister of Public Instruction explained the policy of the Government, and said :—" Society may be Catholic, but the State cannot be Catholic if it wishes to be just to all its citizens. The Church must never be lowered into becoming a tool for the purposes of foreign policy, as the clerical party advise." The special debate upon the bill will take place to-morrow. THE WAR IN THE RIVER PLATE. RIO DE JANEIRO, March 9. The following is a detailed account of the suc cesses gained by the Allies over the Paraguayans : On the 17th February three monitors passed Curupaity, and on the 19th six ironclads succeeded in forcing the passage of Humaita. The ships were much battered, but none lost ; 10 men were wounded. On the same day the Marquis de Caxias stormed a work north of Humaita, taking 15 can non and a quantity of stores. The loss on each side was about 610 men. On the 21st three ironclads steamed on to Assompcion, and found that place and all river towns abandoned. A corps of 11,000 men was about to march thither. A revolution broke out at Montevideo on the 19th February, caused by a rising of the Blanco party under Berro. General Flores was murdered, receiving eleven stabs. Manoel Flores and twenty of his friends died suddenly, and were supposed to have been poisoned. Reprisals were made by the population and the troops that remained faithful to the Government. Berro, the leader of the revolu tion, was shot, and order restored. Gen. Battle was elected President, and all was quiet when the mail left. La Plata was tranquil, and the cholera had dis appeared from Brazil. Great rejoicings took place in Rio on the 11th March in celebration of the news from the seat of war. The Minister for Foreign Affairs was dead. Alagoas had been pacified. The following is the Brazilian account of the ope rations at the theatre of war : "On the 19th February six Brazilian armour pieces of artille r y. Th ree w pl as ated de s f h e i n p d s e f d or b c y ed l t B h o e passage of Humait a , w hi c h ships remained before Tagi, which was occupied by the Brazilians ; the others ascended the river as far as Assompcion, which they found had been evacuated. " On the same day Marshal de Caxias, with 6,000 men, carried at the point of the bayonet a redoubt situated to the north of Humaita, capturing 15 cannon. The losses in killed, wounded, and pri soners amounted to 1,600 men." AMERICA. (By Atlantic Telegraph.) THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. WASHINGTON, April 2. The Impeachment Managers produced witnesses to-day before the Senate Court to prove that Presi dent Johnson had tried to remove Mr. Stanton from the post of Secretary of War without the consent of the Senate; and also documentary evidence, that the President had issued a Commission in conformity with the Tenure-of-Office Act, as a proof that he admitted the validity of that law. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 2—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : 41- per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 69 40 Credit Mobilier . End of month 273 75 Credit .Foncier l4BO End of month — RAILWA' Bank Shares 3160 Italian Loan End of month — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred Account Orleans .... Northern .................................... 1185 Lyons and Mediterranean ................. 931 Southern..... ................................. 578 Western ....................................... 570 Eastern • • Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman 1868. --- The following is the HOUSE LIST of GOVERNORS and DIRECTORS of the BANS of ENGLAND .for the year ensuing, viz.:— FOR GOVERNORS. THOMAS NEWMAN HUNT, Esq., Governor. ROBERT WIGRAM CRAWFORD Esc"-, , Peputy-Governor. FOR DIRE C TORS• Henry Helse Berens, Esq. Kirkman Daniel Hod g son, Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq. Esq. Henry Lancelot Holland, Edward Henry Chapman, Esq. Esq. John Gellibrand Hubbard, James Pattison ,Currie, Esq. Esq. Alfred Latham, Esq. Benjamin Buck Greene, Thomas Masterman, Esq. Esq. James Morris, Esq. Henry Riyersdale Gronfell, Sheffield heave, Esq. Esq. George Warde Norman, Henry Hucks Gibbs, Esq. Esq. John Saunders Gilliat, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, 'Charles Hermann Goschen, Esq. Esq. 'Alfred Charles de Rothe- James Alexander Guthrie, child, Esq. Esq. Christopher Weguelin, Thomson Hankey, Esq. EEq. Baron Heath. Clifford Wigram, Esq. N.B.—The Gentlemen against whose names an asterisk is placed are New Candidates for the Direction. The Election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be held at the Bank on Tuesday, the 14th April, and for Directors on Wednesday, the 15th April, from Eleyon o'clock in the Forenoon till Four in the Afternoon. DESTBUCTIVE FIRE AT BOLTON. The Bolton Evening News reports the total destruction by fire of a large mill in that town. The premises con sisted of a large group of buildings, including cotton spinning mill, carding-room and shed, warehouses, engine room, &c. The spinning -room was five storeys high, 162 ft. long, and 120 ft. wide. The hands returned to work from dinner at two o'clock, and about three o'clock, in the middle of No. 4 room, the top storey but one, a tin roller shaft became heated, and struck fire. The waste cotton about the shaft ignited, and almost in an instant all the cotton in the spinning frame was in flames. With great rapidity the cotton ignited from frame to frame, and in a very few minutes the whole room was one blaze. Fortunately, no serious accident took place through the frantic at tempts made by the workpeople to leave the mill. The buildings belong to Messrs. Gilnon and Arrowsmith. So rapid was the progress of the fire, that within half an hour of the time when it was first discovered the entire struc ture was burned to the ground. It is estimated that the damage done will amount to about £70,000. The premises are insured to a large amount. From 300 to 400 hands were employed by the firm, all of whom will be thrown out of work. The spinning mill, carding-room, and shed are entirely destroyed. ACTION A G_ INST A SOLICITOR. At the Manchester County Court, an action has been brought against Mr. Francis James Watt, a solicitor practising in that city, for the recovery of damages in respect of an illegal trespass and seizure. The plaintiff, Mr. John Lord, is a commission agent residing in North street, Cheetham, and it appeared that on the 14th January last he was served with a writ from the Manchester Court of Record, at the instance of Messrs. J. G. Filcher and Sons, oil merchants, London, to whom he was indebted in the sum of 229. The Messrs. Filcher have an agent in Manchester, Mr. Birch, who instructed the defendant to proceed against the plaintiff for the recovery of the money. The plaintiff put in an appearance to the writ at the last moment, but was not in court when the case was called, and judgment by default was recorded against him. He heard no more of the matter until the 30th of January last, when the bailiffs entered his lodgings and took away clothing be longing to his wife and children of the value of £5. The seizure, which the plaintiff contended was illegal, was made by order of the defendant, and the jury were asked to give him " exemplary damages" for the wrong he had suffered.—The defence was, that although the plaintiff was served with a writ on the 13th January, he did not enter an appearance until the 21st, which was the very last day on which an appearance could be entered. The defendant took the precaution to send his clerk to the Court of Record on the morning of the 21st, and at that time the plaintiff had not put in an appearance, but it was subse quently discovered that he had entered an appearance after the defendant's clerk had been at the court. Having found that he had made a mistake, the defendant did the best he could under the circumstances, to remedy it, by sending back the clothing, withdrawing the bailiffs from the plaintiff's house, and paying £3 10s. costs. The learned judge pointed out to the jury that the plaintiff had not sustained any pecuniary damage ; still, it was an insult to anybody to have bailiffs sent into his house, and it was for the jury to say what damages they thought the plaintiff was entitled to under the circumstances. If they thought there had been a bond fide mistake, either on the part of the defendant himself or on the part of his clerk, he was entitled to the benefit of it.—The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff ; damages, one farthing.—The learned judge said he concurred in the verdict, which he thought was a very proper one. The seventh annual report of the inspectors of salmon fisheries in England and Wales was presented to Parlia ment yesterday. In this document ➢lr. Frank Bucklanci expresses his conviction that the fisheries are on the in crease. There can, he thinks, be no doubt that a con tinuous and diligent inquiry, carried out in a scientific spirit, will demonstrate the requirements necessary to bring rivers to the highest state of cultivation and de velopment, and thus eventually bring an increased supply of good and nutritious food within the reach of classes who have hitherto been unable, through its high price, to obtain it. Human knowledge of the details of the management of salmon fisheries, under the great variety of circumstances in which they exist throughout the king dom, is by no means as yet complete. To perfect it, a constant study of the questions of engineering, of manu facturing interests, of the rights of property and of law, must be pursued. Above all, the habits, instincts, met natural history of the salmon itself must be accurately observed, in order to ascertain what are Nature's laws, so that human laws may be framed in accordance with them. There is rather an outspoken leader in the Telegraph, dealing with a rumour that Prince Christian, the husband of the Princess Helena, is about to receive a military reward which he has never earned, namely, the colonelcy of the Eleventh Hussars, rendered vacant by the death of the Earl of Cardigan. It is pointed out that his Royal Highness has been a major-general on the fixed establish ment of the British army since July 3, IS6fi, a date very near that of his marriage with the Princess Helena; that such colonelcies belong by right to British officers, who look upon them as prizes to struggle for ; and that, although the Prince of Wales does happen to derive an income as being Colonel of the 10th Hussars, such a violation of the rules of the Horse Guards can be explained only by the fact that his Royal Highnesss is the Heir Apparent. Prince Christian has no right whatever to the position which rumour has assigned to him, and if an augmentation of his income to the extent of £1,350 a year is absolutely necessary, the Telegraph ad vises a demand upon Parliament for that purpose. Our contemporary can scarcely be in earnest in making this suggestion in the.face of increased taxation in every de partment of the State.- The statement lately published, as to the bad health of Sir Seymour Fitzgerald and his approaching resignation of his office of Governor of Bombay, is, We are requested to state on the best authority, quite incor rect.—Scotsman. Judge Nathaniel Holmes—an accomplished scholar, but best known from his very able report of tilt theory that Shakespere was Bacon —has left the bench of the Missouri Supreme Court to take the senior law pro fessorship in the Harvard Law School. Messrs. Bell and Daldy announce that they nave in preparation a volume of Scottish scenery, containing photographic views of many of the places of interest visited by her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accom panied by descriptive letter-press. The illustrations are taken by a process discovered by the artist, Mr. Joseph Adam, who has been engaged many years in bringing it to perfection. The ancestry Advertiser says "We have tne pleasure to record a piece of courtesy to a Nonconformist minister on the part of a bishop, Which is vouched for by a friend. When Dr. Selwyn paid an official visit to Wolverhampton the other day, he sent his card to the Rev. R. Halley, M.A.,head master of the Tattenhall Dis senters' School, with an expression of regret that his lordship's time was too short to allow him the pleasure of a visit." TUE CONVICT PRISON AT PORTSMOUTH.—Uap tain Rose, who has held the Governorship of Portsmouth . since 1855, has retired from that office. Before leaving, on Wednesday, he had the officers mustered, and bade then, an affectionate farewell. The late governor was mud, respected, and will be succeeded by the son of the late Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, from Dartmoor. THE RIVERS COMMISSION.—We understand that the Rivers Commission, after taking evidence for two years, has been dissolved, and that it has been entirely reconstituted. The former commission consisted of Mr. Rawlinson, Mr. Harrison, and Professor Way. As recon stituted, it will, we believe, include Mr. George Denison, Mr. Norton, and Dr. Frankland. British Medical Journal. MURDER BY A GIPSY. —An adjourned inquest has been held at the Dartford Workhouse respecting the death of the gipsy woman, Elizabeth Taylor. Several gipsies were produced as witnesses, and the story they told was to the following effect. They all belonged to a tribe which was encamped upon Lessness Heath, and they had amongst them a family named Eastwood. The de ceased cohabited with one member of that family, named James. He was the terror of the whole tribe, and there was no man in the camp who would seek a quarrel with him. On the morning of the 16th ult. Eastwood went into a tent near his own and picked up a heavy hammer, one like those used in breaking stones, and, re-entering his tent, he was seen to strike the deceased a fierce blow upon the head. She fell, moaning, to the ground. There had been no previous quarrel. Whilst she lay on the ground Eastwood struck her again, and then threw the hammer back towards the place from which he had taken it. The woman died in a short time, and the report of the murder reaching the police, a constable was sent to make inquiries. All the gipsies declared that nothing had happened, and the constable had to return without further informa tion. He was, however, sent again, and, being more per sistent in his inquiries, he heard the truth. Eastwood had gone away, and has not since been arrested. The police, however, hope to be able to find him in a day or two. A verdict of wilful murder was returned against lef Triv rt , 44 4' Irtnbr HER MAJESTY. BUCKINGITAAI PALACE, April 2. The Queen drove out this morning, accompanied by Princess Christian and Prince Leopold, and visited the Horticultural Gardens at South Ken sington. Her Majesty afterwards visited the Prince and Princess of \Vales at Marlborough House. The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen. The Duchess Eleanor of Northumberland arrived in town on Wednesday from Stanwieh Park, Yorkshire. The duchess intends to remain in town some few days, and then go to Paris to pass the Easter recess. The Count and Countess Larisch de Moenich, accompanied by Count Henry Larisch, Countess Fanny and Countess Mario Larisch, have arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from Brighton. Baron de Baude has returned to Maurigy's Hotel from Rome. DEATH OF SIR CHARLES SALUSBURY.—The death is announced of Sir Charles Sainsbury, Bart., which oc curred on the 30th ult. The deceased baronet was tho second son of Sir Robert, the first baronet. He was barn in 1792, and, after being educated at Trinity Hall, Cam bridge, in 181 G became rector of Llanwern. His father , who was descended from a most ancient family, was, in 1795, created a baronet. The family for many generations before occupied a high ancestral name for the antiquity of their progenitors. By the present baronet dying without issue the baronetcy becomes extinct. THE IRISH C.HURCH QUESHOIY. LEEDS. A very large meeting was held in this town last night to consider Mr. Gladstone's resolutions re specting the Irish Church. The mayor had refused to call a political meeting, and the Liberal party, therefore, advertised it, Alderman Tatham, who presided, said, before proceedings began, that it was evident from an array of clergymen on the platform and other symptoms that strenuous opposition was intended. Mr. T. B. Baines moved a resolution in support of Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Joseph Lupton seconded it. Mr. S. Hey, surgeon, moved as an amendment that the resolutions were unjust, unconstitutional, and inopportune, and that a petition should be sent to the House of Commons, praying it to reject them. The Rev. S. Flood seconded it. After various speeches, delivered amid much noise and interrup tion, the amendment was defeated by a great majority. Three cheers were then given for Glad stone, and a petition in support of his policy in this question adopted. The meeting, which had been excited, then quietly separated. GLASGOW. On Tuesday evening, a public meeting of the citizens of this town was held in the large Circus, Hope-street, for the purpose of considering the question of the Irish Church and the resolutions of Mr. Gladstone concerning it. Bailie J. W. An derson occupied the chair, and was supported by the Rev. Dr. Coldewood, Rev. Dr. Henderson, Rev. Dr. Johnston, Rev. W. C. Smith, Rev. H. Batche lor, and many others. After some remarks by the chairman, theßev. Mr. Smith moved the first resolu tion, affirming the existence of disaffection in Ireland, and the necessity of applying impartial legislation to the present ecclesiastical arrangements of th e sister country. The resolution was put to the meet ing, and carried amid eonsiderable disorder. The second resolution was moved by the Rev. Dr. Tay lor, and was to the following effect :—" That this meeting strongly reprobates the policy of indiscri minate endowment, deprecates especially the pro posal to produce equality by endowing the Ca tholic priesthood and devoting national funds for the support either of Popish or any other form of national education, and declares its conviction that the religious discords of the country can only be allayed by disestablishing the Irish Church, and at the same time withholding State support from all other religious bodies in Ireland." This resolution gave rise to a good deal of discussion, but was ulti mately carried, as was also a third, approving the course pursued in reference to the question by Mr. Gladstone. During the evening considerable disturb - ance took place in the gallery of the circus, where a number of students assembled, and gave vent to their opinions in the shape of various discordant noises. The police at last interfered, and in the attempt to arrest one of the ringleaders were precipitated, along with a large number of the audience, down the slope of the gallery. They, however, secured their prisoner, and took also into custody three or four others who had taken part in the disturbance. They were all brought up at the police -court on Wednes day, two of them being fined and the others dis missed with an admonition. LIVERPOOL. A meeting convened by the Liverpool Conserva tive Working Men's Association, was held on Wed nesday evening, at which resolutions were adopted in support of the Irish Church, and protesting against its proposed disestablishment. A noisy meeting in favour of its disestablishment was held the same evening at St. Helen's. I HE MAURI7IUS. We are at a loss to understand what Mr. Adder ley means by stating that the fever was " assuming a milder form, and was better understood, while the attacks were in a considerably smaller proportion fatal ;" and that " no bad result had followed " the landing of the 86th Regiment. Unless our corre spondents are wilfully perverting the truth, very bad results have already followed. Nor does M. Adderley's description at all accord with the fur ther intelligence we have received from the island. The accounts of its sanitary condition, and of the amount of disease actually prevailing at present, fully corroborate the statements we have already published. A correspondent, in drawing atten- tion to an extract from this journal which, appeared in the Commercial Gazette of Port Louis, warmly approves the course recommended by us. We said, as long ago as the 7th of December last, that with no disrespect to the local investigation which was being carried out, the need of an Impe rial Commission increases rather than diminishes as our knowledge of the outbreak becomes greater. And we added, that this calamity was but one o f several indications of permanent climatic and tel luric changes in the colony, which threaten a serious permanent deterioration of the population and pro ducts. We deemed then, as we consider now, that these were reasons, which especially called for an ex haustive and unbiased inquiry. The only way in which this can be achieved is by a Royal Commission —and we are strongly of opinion that the claims of humanity alone demand that we should protect the interests of the people in our colonial depen dencies by some other means than by sending them English regiments, and endangering the lives of our soldiers in order to maintain our supremacy or protect Imperial or political interests. In the present state of things the authorities ought to have one sole object in view—namely, to get the European garrison embarked for the Cape or Eng land with the least practicable delay. We may depend upon it that the Mauritius will require the outlay of a very large sum in works of public drain age before it can be made habitable to Europeans. A Minister of War may be obdurate against the policy of a reduction of the garrisons in unhealthy colonies such as the Mauritius and the West Indies, but nature and climate arc at least as obdurate as a Minister, and these threaten us with a reduction in the way of life or money anything but creditable to this nation.—Lancet. THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND.—The Newspaper Press Fund dinner will take place this year on Saturday, the 6th of June, at Willis's Rooms, under the presidency his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and the ,arrangements which are being made by the committee for the occasion lead to the belief that the forthcoming festiral will present as great an attraction and prQy RS oucceoful al, any Coi tin proyi9u4 snuinrcirioo. A ~............ X( B, Shows so as are el The pay] of publi Whilst th counterb The Re; eireulatic ing off. features, The folk Week : Circe The fc week en‘ Air. Gco This acc; terially it may bonary. 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