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Messrs. J. L. Toole, L. Brough, and Sanger; Misses P. Markham, F. Addison, Jordan, Montgomery, Heath, Syleicii.h. Everard, and H. Hodson. Doors open at half-pas t Six, commence at Seven. Acting hlsnager, M. W. H. Liston. Box-office open daily from Ten till Four. 'ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS F,tiENING. at 7, OLD SALT: Messrs. Emery, James, and Belford; Mesdames N. Moore and Gwynne. After which will be produced a Grand Christmas Operatic Oriental Extravaganza " TIIE CALIPH OF BAGDAD." Messrs. Thorne, James, Turner, Murray; Mesdames A. Swanborough, Johnstone, Harland, Holt, Newton, &c. To conclude with COAL AND COKE. Mr. F. Robson, &c. OLISOR, TII EATRE ROYAL_ Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at Seven, THE FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Atkins, Price, Garden, Arthur, Westland - , Wilmott; Mesdames Henrade, Goodall, Lennox, and C. Saunders. 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While on every hand we hear lamentations over ' exhausted treasuries and appeals for aid from the managers of charitable associations, it is refreshing to find a committee of philanthropic gentlemen dis cussing what to do with their surplus funds. Yet such is the case at Manchester, where the Central Executive Committee, formed during the distress arising from the Cotton Famine, are puzzled how to dispose of a balance of more than a hundred thousand pounds ! At a meeting lately held under the presidency of Lord DERBY, Nil.. MACLURE, the indefatigable and efficient secretary, reported that the treasurers of the two separate funds subscribed for the relief of the distress had in hand respectively balances of £63,771 and £41,760. Various sug gestions have, of course, been made as to the dis posal of these funds, though of course they could not be diverted from their original purpose without the sanction of the Court of Chancery. Some persons proposed that they should be applied to the relief of the distressed freedmen in the cotton growing districts of America, though, as we were told at the time, that the whole civil war in the States was carried on for the benefit of the blacks, it would be somewhat inconsistent. The negroes, unhappily, have suffered heavily from the rashness and recklessness of their professed friends, and all Englishmen, whatever their opinions, would rejoice to see them more fortunately situated, and relieved from their pressing necessities. At the same time, as the donors of the fund had no intention of as sisting any but their own countrymen, and as the negroes have no direct connection with Lancashire or Cheshire, there is no valid reason for sending funds across the Atlantic while they are urgently needed at home. There is certainly no lack of distress among ourselves that we need look for it in another country ; but, however pressing may be the various claims upon the notice of the committee,lit seems most just and reasonable, and most in accordance with the original inten tions of the donors, to spend the money in the ma nufacturing districts themselves. Among a dense population, numbered by hundreds of thousands, whose lives are devoted to exhausting and unre mitting toil, we need not seek for cases of sickness, poverty, lingering disease, premature old age, and misery in every form. The trade of the factory operatives is a remunerative one, employment is in ordinary times ready, and persons of all ages find something to turn their hands to. But it bears the penalty which in some form or other attaches to every profitable :occupation -- ; men;and women wear out fast and die early, leaving orphans behind them. They are liable to accidents of many kinds, which often cripple the industrious and energetic . worker. Their ware rooms are close and unhealthy, and the cities in which they live show for the most part a terribly high death rate. Under these circumstances, the general feeling of the committee was in favour of the establishment of convalescent hospitals fur the benefit of the manufacturing districts, and iu this decision they will probably be supported by the public. Lord DERBY, no slight authority, in ad verting to these various schemes, remarked that this plan of the convalescent hospitals was more nearly in accordance with the original intentions of the subscribers than any other. The hospitals would be designed for the reception of patients after par tial recovery from those accidents and complaints THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1868. to which the operatives of the cotton manufacturing districts were peculiarly liable. Such a memorial of the liberality which the whole world has extended to them i n the period of their distress would be very ap propriv,te and dully appreciated. The importance of convalescent hospitals is becoming more and more widely recognised, and all who are acquainted with the home life of the poor know how often the half-cured patient, so soon as he can rise from his sick bed, is forced to resume his old work with lessened strength under the very conditions which produce the disease. A few weeks of rest, change of air, good food, and quiet, would often make the difference up between restored health and vigour, and a shattered constitution, and a life of depression and suffering. The details of the scheme have as yet to be discussed and arranged, but in the adop tion of the general principle the committee have acted with fairness and discrimination. The French Chamber has enough to do, in all conscience, just now, with one thing or another, and no sooner is the Army Bill disposed of than the very awkward subject of the Bill on the Press must be taken up. In yesterday's sitting the discussion, therefore, was resumed, M. Limns making a long harangue. He admitted that there were many subjects which ought not to be dis cussed in the papers, as for instance the " bases of society and matters of private life." In con stitutional countries, of course, the Sovereign is shielded from comment becoming personal by the Ministers taking the responsibiliiy upon them selves. Beyond these limits, however, he declared that thorn ohnilla bc, ^ v an ii r tnn t those matters that related to the acts of public authorities. This is a very just definition, and we only wish that we could see it entertained by the powers that be in France. If so, a very supe rior state of things would be the order of the day, and an impetus would be given to the spirit of the country that could not fail to be most beneficial in all respects. M. TRIERS did himself great honour by the decided tone he took in this important mat ter, and at any rate it is a satisfaction to meet with it, as it affords an incontestable proof that some of the right feeling survives in the country—that some can protest against the innovations that are so con stantly made. As M. TRIERS said, it is difficult to "define exactly" the offences of the Press. This bill offers some advantages, but still it must be borne in mind that the Government will still have the control of the liberty of the Press in their own hands. M. 'TRIERS concluded his impressive address by de claring that they should upon all considerations grant full liberty to the Press, and not to lose so " decisive an opportunity for effecting that object." The Minister of the Interior, as might be ex pected, endeavoured to do away with the impres sion produced by the excellent speech of M. TRIERS, but after all his arguments amounted to very little, and were a sort of rechauffe of all the restrictive dogmas that have always found favour with arbi trary rulers. The power of the Press, said M. PINARD, is " acclimatized" in France ; its influ ence is good and evil at the same time, and then followed what may be called the gist of his remarks, —" Its present tendency is towards violence, and a defence is therefore necessary, which must be placed under the guardianship of the law, and not of individuals." What does does all this mean but that at any given moment the Government will intervene, and put all sorts of hindrances in the way of free discussion, as they have hitherto been in the habit of doing. lt does not avail to reassure us that M. PINARD informed the Chamber that the bill was not strin gent i. ita / ,..-14-ipA. hut only vigilant in the 4( 0 0 , 1r00 of procedure" which it laid down. There is no in clination on the part of the Government to make and any when d h v e a n n c t h e is in i is the h f e e l r i y ig l r i e t a d l i i s r e e d c t e i o n n e in this respe c t ae f m e r feels ro idle lls naturally a ne l xl l y y: p in e d e i t g i n m a p n r t ev a e n m d en d t is w ap h p en oi y n e te a d r . aft l er t v s e e still to t Isle in t v h se e g o u l e d . s t F o i ry ft e r e e n u e y w e e a d r s , In a n u d s t t ea have e a m a e ff e g r a d m e d e many an opportunity that willing minds would have been delighted to take advantage of ; but, alas, the golden chance has been thrown away, and the historian can only record that the reign of absolut - ism has had its triumph. It is no exaggeration to say that if thythat ltah e c s ee e an a ma r btoiiont nation willrth e rneas reallytt r i o i c n t s i o po n rf s o Es b pu e erro u pon the Press of France it i s i mposs ibl e to unfortunate that a should not prevail in truer,aEurope. renewed e r take It i i e ns t l o s: b r e i c e g dr t h e t t e f hdu policy countryw aanndd among a people so worthy of occupying a high and influential a position ; but as it is all that can be hoped vforisthat eaete angeev,ernotthaet aspectpresent discerni ble, ofmayaffairs, and g promise of bright er d ays f the or future. e speedily Fenianism, though losing some of its hold on public attention, continues to occupy a good share of the proceedings of our law courts. The evi dence of MULLANY, at Bow-street, has thrown fresh and unexpected light on the dark story of the Clerkenwell conspiracy, and has given most important assistance to justice. No doubt whatever other information is wanted will be sooner or later forthcoming, and before the close of the trial the public will be in possession of many additional facts. Meanwhile, in the sister country, trials of ano ther order are the topic of th e day. Yesterday the arguments upon the question of removing, by writ of certiorari the trial of the publisher of the Irishman newspaper to the Court of Queen's Bench were brought to a close. The object of the motion was to obtain for the accused the advantage of a special jury with the Lord Chief-Justice as Judge. As it at present stands the trial will come before the Dublin Commission Court, which is analogous to the London Central Criminal Court. The arguments on both sides were heard. The ac cused's counsel contended that the case ought to be sent before a jury of the highest intelligence ; and the Attorney-General, on the other hand, objected to the postponement of the trial. The four Judges were divided in opinion, Mr. Justice FITZ CIERALD and Mr. Justice O'BRIEN holding that the case was a special one, which ought to be tried by a jury of more than ordinary intelligence, and Mr. Justice GEORGE and the Lord Chief Justice thinking that no sufficient grounds bad been shown, and that the certiorari should be re fused. The Court being divided the application fell through, and the judgment was no rule in the motion. The Judges being all Irish there can at least be no accusation of national bias or prejudice ; and Mr. PIGOTT, like the others accused, may rely on a fair hearing, and ample opportunity for defence wherever he may be tried. Yesterday a meeting of the ratepayers of St. Pancras took place at the Vestry-hall, Camden town. This meeting, which was greatly crowded, was held for the purpose of protesting against the course pursued by the Metropolitan Board of Works in having, at a meeting held with closed doors, " resolved to borrow £350,000 over and above the sum authorised by Parliament." Mr. HARVEY LEWIS, M.P., very truly remarked that if the High Court of Parliament could make their proceedings public, when it was known that what they did affected other nations as well as the people of this country, " it was idle and futile to say that the borrowing of a sum of X 350,000 by such a body as the Metropolitan Board should be conducted in secret." It is a most unpopular proceeding on their part, and more especially now whet the rates al ready press so heavily on the community, and are still inadequate for the purposes for which they are applied. Two resolutions were carried, to the effect that the meeting strongly protested against the question of raising a large sum of money, the repayment of which will have to be levied on the ratepayers of the metropolis, being discussed at a meeting of the Board held with closed doors, and the same resolution affirmed that, as the Metropo litan Board of Works was intrusted with the tran saction of public business which affected the metro polis, and also as it exercised most extensive powers of taxation on the public, " This meeting is of opinion that the Board ought not, on any occasion, to discuss matters of importance with doors closed to the public and the press." The general feeling of the meeting was strongly against the course taken by the Board, and repeated groans and hisses testified to the disapproval felt. Mr. Ross, one of the speakers, declared that they must go to Parliament and get the constitution of the Board altered, and really it would be the best thing to do, if its arrangements are not more satis factory. It is quite inconsistent with the mode of procedure in other matters of public business, and quite unsuited to the feelings of Englishmen that meetings should be held with closed doors, the re sults of which are afterwards made only too public by the ratepayers being called upon to make good the engagements then and there entered into. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FTIOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.), PARIS, THURSDAY, Jan. 30. Those ofhtfonr readers who may have the opportunity of reading the debate in the Corps Ldgislatif on the Ceme teries will find in it a remarkable illustration of the strength of sentiment with which the Parisians regard " God's Acre," as the Germans call it. The speech of M Jules Simon especially brought this out. He disdained to regard the number of the tombs to be interfered with ; it was a question of principle, not of numbers ; nor would he stay to consider whether they were the sepulchres of the rich or of the poor. " When one comes to the field of the last repose all distinctions are effaced—would to heaven they were effaced sooner." You may be assured that the effect of the debate was considerable when M. Hauss mann was within one vote of defeat. The debate on the Press Law has excited immense in terest. The Chamber was surrounded by distinguished writers and members of the Academy. M. Pelletan was the first speaker—of course he spoke in the interest of freedom. The next of consequence was Jules Simon, " the partisan of absolute liberty," as he avowed himself. " The longer I live," he said, in conclusion, " the more I fear lest the liberty of science should disappear with the liberty of the press. My consolation is, that your obstacles will fall to pieces. And well it is so ; for had it been other wise, had your efforts succeeded better, we should have been to-day in the thirteenth century. You must leave thought alone. Do not offend your country and humanity by restraining thought and hampering genius." M. Latour-Dumoulin took the opposite view, and assured Simon and Pelletan that if they became Ministers they would see the necessity of security (cautionnement). There has been a meeting of the editors of the ten prosecuted journals at the office of the Sikle. Girardin was also present. To-morrow or Saturday they will seek an interview, at the house of M. Marie, with the members of the Opposition in the Chambers, with a view to intro ducing more liberal provisions into the new law. A statement was made in the Senate during the Army Bill discussion which Englishmen ought to know and ponder. Admiral Count Bonet v ruarmez stateu i,u4u France maintained her 400,000 men and 85,000 horses during the Crimean war for £15,046,000 ; England, for only 145,000 men and 14,000 horses, had to pay £13,440,000. The difference, however, is not all, though I suspect it is in great part, due to superior economy. Something must he allowed for voluntary recruiting. Your soldiers would not take 4d. a day. A few days ago the Emperor and Empress visited the iaboratory of M. Deville for the purpose of witnessing some experiments instituted at the Emperor's request to test the heat-giving power of some of the new oils exhi. bited in the Exhibition. M. Deville had succeeded in making an apparatus to shew the calorific properties of these mineral oils. Their Majesties shewed a considerable interest in the experiments of M. Lamy on the metal thallium. They expressed their anxiety to give every en couragement to science within their power. It is observed in diplomatic circles that Prince Metter nich is n ow always first at the Imperial balls, and that his intimacy with the Emperor is of the closest. Duelling has not ceased in Paris. There are rumours that the old quarrel between the Marquis de Galifet and Prince Achille Murat has led to another meeting, and that the prince was seriously wounded. Another report is that Prince Murat is off for Naples. The Government candidate at Lille has declined the re sponsibility of the ridiculous calumny that M. G6ry Legrand was being assisted by the money of English manufacturers—as if they had not better ways of spending it. M. des Rotours says, hoyvever, "it was only natural to suppose English manufacturers would support your claims rather than mine, because your economic principles agree better with their interests." Meanwhile, beer is flowing freely into the cabarets of Lille. Elle coule a pleins bords. A correspondent of the Libertg says such distressing (ajligeantes) scenes were never before witnessed in the town. Oh/ suffrage universel que ne ccnnmet—on pas en ton none / says Girardin. Whose money paid for the beer? The ardent appeal made by the Archbishop of Algier on behalf of the widows and orphans who have been left destitute by the famine, has produced its effect. Up to the present time 100,000 francs have been received. The Archbishop is, it is said, assured of an annual interest of 15,000 francs (representing a capital of 300,000 francs), which will be placed to the account of the orphans. The assurance of some newspaper correspondents in pre dicting war is curious. The Herald's correspondents are especially gifted in this kind of prevision. One of them, writing from Rome, says, as coolly as if he were talking of a State ceremony—" War is not expected to break out before July, as Italy has not received her arms from America yet." It is very good of war to wait till Italy gets her arms from America. Professor Arminius Vamb6ry, of Pesth, writes to the Times with reference to the alleged mustering of Chinese fcrces to attack the Russians in Central Asia. The Pro fessor states if the Chinese are gathering troops, it is to attack the Mussulmans of Central Asia, who revolted three years ago from Chinese rule. Yakub Pasha solicited the . aid of the Viceroy of India , p romisin g in ex change free trade across the Karakorum Pass, but he was refused. It is not unlikely he may have made the same offer to the Russians, who will certainly not refuse it. In this way only is there a question of strife between Russia ant' China. The peculations of Russian officials are notorious. Tnv matter has just been under investigation, and it has tt_ suited in a report implicating ninety-eight persons in wholesale robberies of the State. An official name 4 Werderoffskoj is convicted of having formed a regular de. partment of the administration, every one of the being sworn to assist the conspirators. The system of frauds has been going on for nine years. Th robberies of salt alone are estimated at 782,000 silve roubles. The most remarkable part of the business is, that the merchants of Nijni-Novgorod have addressed a peti tion to the Minister of Finance, begging him to stop the proceedings against Werderoffskoj, and offering to replace out of their own pockets the money of which the public treasury has been defrauded. The Zlinisterial crisis in Turkey ended in the reinstate. ment of Fuad Pasha. The Sultan declared that he had been misled by intrigues ; he made a frank declaration of confidence in the Minister, and Fuad will retain his palace and his place. The way in which this crisis was brought about ;spews that there is a new spirit breaking through old forms in Turkey. In former times a Minister would not have dared to insist on reparation, nor a Sultan have condescended to acknowledge he had been in error. Pro gress is slow because the people are recovering from four centuries of servitude. The transformation is difficult, not because of resistance, but of vis inertia. The upper classes are improving, but neither Mussulman nor Christian respond from below. One step in the general advance has, however, been made. It is no longer a matter of course that a governor should fill his pockets in the shortest pos sible time ; that office should be another name for robbery, the pay an insignificant accessory, and the " pickings" th' thing really worth having. A geological survey has recently been made by Captain Hutton, F.G.S., of the Lower Waikato district of New Zealand. He reports that there is no probability of a paying goldfield to any extent being found, but there are other deposits of great value. Among these is a coal bed, estimated to contain 140,000,000 tons of serviceable coal, which could be worked at a very slight cost. There is also a considerable quantity of limestone. Permanent peace, with the natives is all that is needed to ensure the dec velopment of these resources. The latest news from St. Domingo give a sad picture oi the state of that republic. President Cabral was shut uP, in the town of St. Domingo, and the revolutionists were masters of the whole of the remaining territory. The Bishop of London, in acknowledging the receipt of Dr. Eden's circular, writes to his " dear Primus " in `a. strain which will scarcely be acceptable to the Archbishoi. of Canterbury. That most rev. prelate is subjected to a process which in the ordinary walks of lift; is termed "a gentle letting down." Knowing well thi. ecclesiastical condition of Scotland, Dr. Tait says he i very anxious that no steps should be taken likely to create divisions in that Church, or to represent it as in any way separating itself from the Established Church of gland,Englnd, or putting itself in opposition to English law. As Archbishop's seeing no objection to the consecration, his Grace, in the view of the Bishop of London, " no doubt naturally looks not so much to the interests of the Scottish Episcopal Church, with which he must necessarily be b 4 imperfectly acquainted, as to his individual view of Bish op op Colenso's deposition." Such a private expression opinion was very different from a formal and public request that the Scottish Primus would facilitate the proposed consecration. Without such formal approval it would be, "unfair to his Grace to take so serious a step, and in any way to make it rest on his Grace's single private autho rity, unsupported by any public document express, inn his official decision, or the decision of any meeting of his suffragans, in Convocation or elsewhere." The british Medical Journal, in its weekly report on the preventible diseases of the working classes, calls attention once more to the loss of life occasioned by inhalation of, foul air in certain trades. For instance, amongst men employed in grinding metals the " lung-rot "is common ; and might be avoided if proper mechanical means were taken to purify the air. Engineers, too, cutters, grinders, and stonem.mons die early. Youths in these employments do not live out their apprenticeship on account of preven tible lung disease. In the millstone -making trade espe cially consumption is rife. Skilled foremen are hardly to be Ruud amongst them ; for, by the time they reach this grade, their health is so seriously compromised that they rarely live long ti) enjoy it. • - LATEST INTELL LGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PORTUGAL. LISBON, Jan. 31. The King and Queen, with a numerous suite, have gone to Villa Vicosa, on a hunting excursion. SPAIN. MADRID, JAN. 30. The Prussian Minister has been accredited to the Queen as representative of the North German Confederation. In the Budget just laid before the Cortes, the Government has asked for authorisation to improve the position of the railway companies. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 31. The National Steamship Company's steamer Denmark arrived here from Liverpool last night. She embarked passengers this morning and pro ceeded for New York. All well. FRANCE. An Athens despatch announces that Greece has joined the monetary convention concluded between France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Roumania, and the Pontifical States. A new town is about to be built in the province of the Don Cossacks, to be the capital of the colony of the Grouchevka mines, BOURSE, JAN. 30.--Transactions are very nu merous, and the market is firm. Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows 4i. per Cent. End of month... —• ItaPan Loan 3 per Cent End of month 6B 47i- Mexican Loan ... 16 25 Credit Mobilier End of month... 170 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1380 Home Debt 34i End of m0nth...1377 50 Deferred RAILWAYS. - - . _ _ ...................... Account :: 8i Orleans , 875 .... Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... Western Western Eastern Sardinian .................................... 38 Austrian Lombard .352i North of Spaiu Saragossa Roman 4•ll=N=limamMlllll BANK OF FRANCE PARIS, Jan. 30. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account :-- DEBTOR. Jan. 23. Jan. 30. fr. e. fr. e. 182500000 Capital of the Bank.... , , 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, 1 ,212,072,175 Banknotes 7,011,776 02 June 9, 1857) ......... 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches...... 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro ty .................. 4,000,000 . 4,0 ,-,,, , 1,212,474,170 vu 000 7 3,156,675 32 72865,918 65 sight ................... .. 0 , ~42 88 33,524,732 02 Treasury account cur- N (l't7reee receipts p n. t..s circulation payableo i•d er a n .. a d t r 594 a Current accounts, Paris 347,655,237 61 368,996,018 02 39,652,093 Do. branch banks ...... rent creditor ......... 5 862 711 75 43,254,288 Dividends payable...... , , 2,368,269 75 Discounts and sundry interests ............... 1,617,883 80 1,863,216 80 Rediscounted the last six months ............ Surplus of receipts not distributed ............ Sundries .................. 9 , 99" 0,62 65 0 8,407,617 46 930,376 76 930,376 76 ,7,116,389 Total ............... 3,937,326,072 1 4 19,602,238 95 CREDITOR. Jan. 23. fr. Jan. 30. 78 1,042,678,037 02 Commercial Cashßranch handbanb bills banks s a .12. dver -102 c • fr. c. 297,800 29 135,511 08 due .... . ........... ~ ... Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 264,140,588 98 278101433 85 Do. branch ba nks ....... 247,504,963 _ 240,873,666 Ad van ces on deposit of — bullion .................. 59,647,800 ...... Do. branch bank s...... 11,265,477 -... 58,917,800 11,473,277 Do. on French Public Securities ............... Do. by branch banks... Do. on railway shares 12,135,300 - 12,005,400 - 7,186,000 - 7,330,400 - and debentUres Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 3 6,671,200 - 36,601,900 - 28,460,900 - 27,904,900 - - Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of ' the Bank and landed property branches „. Expenses of manage meat Sundries ... 98,917 73 258 , 688 12 ''''''''''''''' 18,901,789 56 20,184,202 42 1,016,600 - 907,600 931,500 - 851,800 - 60,000,000 - 8,287,926 - 8,287,840 - T0ta1...,, 1,927 326 072 — l4 1,960,223,893 2 9 Certified by the Senator Governor ' of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. FINANCIAL REFOR3I.—A pre liminary meeting was held last night at 10, Bridge-street, West minster, of gentlemen favourable to a reduction of the national expenditure and taxation. The first resolution adopted was as follows : "That in order to secure the full benefits of Reform, there must be a large reduction of ex penditure, an extension of;trade, and manufactures, and employment, and that the application of any surplus thus obtained shall be applied to the reduction of duties on articles of general consumption, especially those on ten, corn, coffee, sugar, and other necessaries." It was also resolved that public meetings should be held throughout the metropolis, one at least in each parliamentary borough, in aid of the objects of the association ; and a committee of influential gentlemen was named to make the necessary arrangements. SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—Lieut.-Colonel Ewart, R.E., who was appointed to superintend the organisation of special constables, last night issued a notificat i o n to the effect th a t th e organ organisation of the force having now been completed, or nearly.so, the temporary office in Welling ton Barrack s w ill b e closed to-day. At the same time Lieutenant -Colonel Ewart published complete returns of the number of special constables up to the present time enrolled and organised in all parts of the country. By them it appears that the total number reported is 113,674. Of these, 52,974 belong to the metropolitan districts ; the remainder aro distributed through the coun try. The contingents are supplied by 100 towns and dis tricts, and most of the forces are completely organised and officered. After London, Leeds has enrolled t he g reatest number,Chat ham, 3, 0 9 4 8 ,0 ; 00 13r ; a t d h f e o n rd, c 2 7 B 2e7 ; inßoirrdmeirn—ghlfaumll,, 3,974 ; 1,461 ; and Manchest er , 2,265. The lists though nob heav a, aro amply f , o s t o h o e ; r Bristol,places MR. MURPHY AT HOME. At the Ashton-under-Lyne Borough Court, on Thurs day, Thomas Jackson, landlord of the Theatre and Con cert Tavern in that town, was charged with keeping his house open on the morning of the 22nd inst. without having a special license. The defendant was also charged with harbouring two of the borough police force on the same morning. Sergeant Holland said that on the night of the 21st inst. he was not able to meet with Constables Ash worth and Clarkson on their beat. At ten minutes past two in the morning, whilst under a window of the defendant's house, he heard the voices of the constables. Through the keyhole he saw the defendant's wife go with a tray and glasses into the parlour, where the constables were. Witness could hear distinctly all that went on in the room. Bets were offered of ss. as to who could shoot through the hat of a person they called Murphy. Witness heard three shots fired. He knew the voices of the con stables and the voice of Mr. Murphy, whom he had talked with and heard lecture. He was talking amongst the others, but witness could not tell what he said. On wit ness knocking at the door Mrs. Jackson let the constables out. When witness got into the room he there found Murphy, who is a lodger in the house. There were with him his assistant and Constable Eagan, who was not on duty. There was also a man named Knott, connected with the mill at Newton Moor, and a woman named Jane Chap man. Murphy had a glass of spirits before him, and he asked witness to drink. The defendant's wife said they all came in together. There was a revolver lying on the table. The defendant's plea was that all the drink had been ordered by Murphy, but not paid for that night. The defendant also stated that the constables came into the house and asked to look at Murphy, and when they got into the room Murphy asked them to have a glass. —Ashworth, one of the constables, stated that they had whisky, which Mr. Murphy paid for. Murphy and Knott shot, but only for sport. Murphy refused to bet. The revolver was loaded, and witness saw marks made on the wall.—The defendant was fined £1 on the first charge, and 10s. on the second charge.---Murphy has announced that he will hold a meeting in favour of the suspended eon ataDies, and he has made some stronQ remarks on the case. It has been determined to erect a memorial church in honour of the late Dr. John Lonsdale, Bishop of Lichfield, in the town of Derby, which forms part of the diocese over which he so long presided. DISCOVERY OF A GOLDEN HOARD.—An old lady named Evans expired last week in the town of Swansea , and on remo v i n g the furniture from her cott age f or t h e purpose of disposing of it by auction a box, containing 1,600 sovereigns was discovered. As the deceased left no will, the next of kin claims the well-kept hoard. KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE ELECTION.—This election took place on Thursday. Mr. W. H. Maxwell (Liberal) was proposed by Mr. Oswald, of Auchencruive, and seconded by Mr. Corrie, of Southport. There being no other candidate he was declared to be duly elected. In his address returning thanks he said he was a Liberal,' but would support the present Ministry in any good measure. FINANCIAL REFORM. —A preliminary meeting has been held at 10, Bridge-street, Westminster, of gentlemen favourable to a reduction of the national expenditure and taxation. The first resolution adopted was as follows : " That in order to secure the full benefits of Reform, there must be a large reduction of expenditure, an extension of trade and manufactures and employment, and that any surplus thus obtained shall be applied to the reduction of duties on articles of general consump tion, especially those on tea, corn, coffee, sugar, and other necessaries." It was also resolved that public meetings should be held throughout the metropolis, one at least in each parliamentary borough, in aid of the ob jects of the association ; and a committee of influential gentlemen was named to make the necessary arrange- eats. FENIANISM IN CHATHAM GARRISON.—The sen_ tence passed by the general court-martial which recently assembled at Chatham for the trial of Privates J. Molloy and P. Daley, of the 2nd Battalion of the Ist Royals, having been submitted to her Majesty for approval, was promulgated to the troops in garrison at a general parade. Both prisoners were arraigned for using seditious and Fenian language in the public streets at Chatham. At the time the prisoners were arrested Daley was very violent, and assaulted the noncommissioned officer in com mand of the escort which conducted him to the guard room. The court sentenced Daley to five years' penal servitude, and Molloy to two years' imprisonment with hard labour, both prisoners to be marked with the letters ‘:` B. C.," and to be dismissed from her Majesty's service with ignominy. The Conservative party in Bristol have at length deter mined to bring out a candidate to contest the seat soon, to be made vacant by the resignation of Sir Morton Peto. They have selected Mr. John Win. Miles, of Kingsweston Park, a brother of Sir W. Niles and of Mr. P. W. G. Miles. who formerly represented the city, to stand as their champion. Mr. Miles is a member of the eminent banking firm of that name, a director of the Great "Western Rail way, and of the Great Western Cotton 'Works. He is also a member of the Municipal Council. The Liberal Association has issued an address, asking the electors to withhold their promises, "as a gentleman of undoubted itness will solicit their suffrages." Sir Morton Peto's cankruptcy took place nearly eight months ago, and his party is still unprepared with a candidate. Amongst the speakers at the annual meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday, was Mr. Bazley, the senior member for the city. The hon. 'gentleman said the prospects of the cotton industry were brightening. There had been an `immense' depreciation in the value not only of the raw material but also of goods—the losses in Liverpool alone from this cause durin3 , the past year having amounted to little less than five mil lions—but the solvency of the district had upon the witola been well maintained. He urged the chamber to con tinue their efforts to obtain permanent supplies of cotton at moderate prices, for, "instead of depending upon America and India alone, they ought to have twenty im portant sources of supply." Among the other subjects touched upon in the hon. gentleman's speech was that of the bankruptcy law. He pointed out the gross injustice which creditors suffered under the existing system, and urged the importance of pressing for a thorough reform of the law. Mr. William Howitt writes again to the Star on the subject of the National Debt. It will be remembered that in a previous letter Mr. Howitt shewed that during half a century, for the most part of the highest national pros perity, the debt had maintained itself against all attempts to reduce it. Mr. Howitt now lays down that Peace, prosperity, and developing commerce cannot arrest taxation or reduce the debt ; and he proves his p r oposition by statistics. Pitt, he says, per suaded us to spend 1,000 millions of money, hut the man who shall persuade us to discharge the debt will perform a far more glorious task, The writer lays the odium of our alleged loss of prestige in certain trades on the National Debt, for he says we want to sell our goods i t s cheap as we can, while our workmen require greater wages than those of other countries, simply because they have more taxes to pay. Several eminent clergymen and doctors met on Thurs day at the town residence of Mr. Mitford, M.P., for the purpose of taking steps to prevent the spread of contagious diseases. It was urged that as these diseases were com municated to innocent persons, society ought to use means to prevent the misery thus spread. Rules were drawn up and an association formed, the object of which will be to press for the extension of the Contagious Diseases Act, 1806, to the civil population of the United Kingdom. Further, they will promote refuges and hospitals for those who desire to leave their previous mode of life, and oppose every shape of what is known as tho " continental system." Dr. Skey sends an earnestly-written letter to the Times arguing the case of this new association. Mr. Gladstone has been speaking at Chester on a subjeo upon which he holds somewhat pronounced views —th e finances of public charities. The occasion was the annual meeting of the Royal Infirmary, and the Marquis of West. minster was in the chair. The right hon. gentleman said he was by no means sure that a deficit, provided it be mo derate, was not to be regarded as a healthy an d useful -feature in such anlinstitution, because it was not, lik o others, depending upon a limited fund. The rule for a con. siderable standing surplus of income, so as to be con tinually acquiring invested property, would be a mistake. It was well to pursue a liberal course, to meet, to the best of their power, all demands made upon the institu tion, and trust to the benevolence of the community for supply. One of the parishes in the borough of Leicester has furnished a striking illustration of the manner in which the ratepaying clauses of the Reform Bill work. The select vestry, finding that to summon defaulters would cost the parish over £2OO instead of 20s. and less hereto. fore, applied to the bench of magistrates sitting at the town Hall, with the view of obtaining a reduction in the Cost for summoning. It appears that in this one parish alone there are no fewer than 2,250 persons who have not paid their rates during the past quarter ; that rate col lectors are treated with the greatest contempt ; and that were the people summoned it was extremely likely that many would be found in such a state of poverty that they would have to be excused payment. In as many instances arrangements have been made with landlords to pay th e rates, but in the cases in question the tenants have had their week's rents reduced in order that they may Du k e :the payment themselves ; still they refuse to comply with the provisions of the Reform Bill. It has been decided to oummon a few of the defaulters atfust, ftria exam ple. 7 \00.: Cart VtA* --MEgtZ (44°/1 , 1 1` 1 c „ HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 30. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Christian and Princess Louise. Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morn ing, accompanied by Princess Louise. _. _ _ Since Monday last Prince Leopold has been con fined to his room by severe indisposition. His Royal Highness is better to-day, and is progressing very satisfactorily. THE BISHOP OF CAPETOWN. The following correspondence has been forwarded .0 us : " Iledgefield-house, Inverness, Jan. 25. "My Lord,—l feel it right to inform you that permission has been asked by the Metropolitan of Capetown and two of his suffragans to allow the use of one of our churches in Scotland, in which they may consecrate the Rev. Mr. Macrorie, Bishop Designate for the diocese of Natal. This request is based upon the fact that there is no provision in the English law for the consecration of a bishop of ' a voluntary religious association,' which, by the judgment of the Privy Council, the Church in South Africa has been declared to be. And we further are as sured that, unless the consecration of the Bishop Designate shall take place before the Bishops of Grahamstown and the Orange Free State leave England for their respective dioceses, which they do early in next month, very great delay in the con secration of the Bishop must take place, owing to the extreme difficulty, attended with great expense, of bringing together three Bishops for this purpose in the extended province of Capetown. " I have further to inform you that, in reply to a communication from myself, his Grace the Arch bishop of Canterbury informs me that he sees no objection to the consecration taking place in Scot land, in accordance with the request of the South African bishops.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, your faithful brother, " ROBERT EDEN, Bishop of Moray, &c., Primus." " The Palace, Ripon, Jan. 29. " Right Rev. Sir,—l have the honour to acknow ledge your letter of the 25th inst., in which you inform me of the steps l which Bishop Gray has taken with a view to consecrate a rival Bishop for Natal in some church in Scotland. " No one can more deeply deplore than I do the existing state of things in the diocese of Natal. But I sincerely deprecate the course which Bishop Gray is adopting. The case of Bishop Colenso has never yet been tried on its own merits before any tribunal which the law of the land recognizes as competent to deal with the question. " Till this has been done, it appears to me that the consecration of a rival Bishop will tend to ag gravate the existing strife and confusion, without producing any countervailing advantage.--I have the honour to remain, Right Rev. Sir, your faithful brother, ~ R. Rum" THE OXFORD. The prominency now given to the Oxford orchestra enables it to do justice to overtures and instrumental selections, and Mr. Jonghmaus has worked it up to a point of excellence which leaves little to be de sired. Overtures of the dashing order of " Zampa," " Fra Diavolo," and " Le Cheval de Bronze," are wisely placed in the programme ; whilst Strauss's fantastic potpourri, "Le Bouquet ;" his " Homage to the Queen of England ;" and a new galop by Mr. Coote, jun., "No Thoroughfare" (surely there is danger in galloping in a cut de sac), still further swell the instrumental list. We are glad to per ceive this larger infusion of instrumental music in aid of the vocal portion of the entertainment. Mr. Mackney continues to be the great comic star of the Oxford. He goes through his old role so well that people do not ask for novelty. His defiance of King Theodore, however, is something new. Mr. Mackney, in his eight or ten "impersonations," is equally happy on the pianoforte, violin, and banjo, and, with his legs, arms, and physiognomy ; and when the audience leave off shouting for encores they do so more from sheer exhaustion than from any consideration for Mr. Mackney's constitution. From amongst the many other sources of amuse ment on which we have recently touched, we would again single out the weight-lifting feats of M. Perrier, one of the most elegantly-framed and graceful men we remember to have seen ; in fact, he is an Adonis in form and a Hercules in strength. THE ROTUNDA CLUB. After having passed through many vicissitudes, the large building at the foot of the bridge in Black friars-road has fallen into the hands of a party of gentlemen, who intend establishing there a new sporting club, to be called the Rotunda Club and Commission Exchange. The object the promoters of the new club have in view is to provide accom modation on the Surrey side of the water similar to that already in existence on the opposite side, and to open an establishment there similar in all respects to the Victoria Club, with the addition of Commission Exchange in close proximity. The necessary alterations are now in rapid progress, and what was a cold, cheerless, desolate building will shortly be converted into a spacious and commo dious club house, containing billiard, dining, and reading rooms. The annual subscription has been fixed at one guinea, which will give the members the right to all the privileges of the club and ex change, whilst to members requiring only the entree to the exchange the annual payment has been fixed at a mere nominal amount. The old building, curiously enough, seems to be admirably suited to the purpose intended, and very few of the public can form any idea of the immense area which has so long remained almost a burden to its owners. The principle club-room, when de corated and furnished as proposed, will rival that of many of our %Vest-end clubs, and the accommo dation it is intended to give the members will be quite on a par with those aristocratic establish ments. The gentlemen who have taken the initia tive in the matter seem to be determined to carry out their work with the utmost spirit and energy, and in order that the rules of the new establishment may be strictly enforced, the usual club regulations will be most rigidly adhered to. The arrangements are not yet quite complete, but notwithstanding that it is intended to open the commission exchange to morrow at noon, as a goodly number of members have already been enrolled, amongst them being some of the leading men in the sporting world. From the favourable opinions that have been ex pressed in many quarters, the new club promises to be a very great success. " THE UPPER TEN THOUSAND."—The nickname of " The Upper Ten Thousand" seems to involve a numerical mistake. It appears from some tables just pre sented to the Statistical Society by Mr. Dudley Baxter, Ables based upon income tax returns, that 7,084 per sons possess £112,610,000 a year, being ono seventh of the whole national income as returned, perhaps one fifth of the whole real income—much income being re turned twice, as that of the State employes— and one fourth of all the income derived from property. The entire income of the 1,860,000 families which p.Y less than £3OO a-year is not equal to that of these Upper Seven Thousand. There are, moreover, onlY 47,561 households iu England returning more than £l,OOO a year. It will be remembered also that 011 1 9 32,000 persons possess in Great Britain more than 10 acres a piece. The deduction from all these facts is, that there are but 7,000 families in England deserving to be called rich, that is, with more than £5,000 a year, and less than 50,000 who are comfortable, that is, have more than £l,OOO from all sources.— Spectator. TIIE CLERKENWELL EXPLOSION.—Dr. Lankester resumed his inquiry into the circumstances attending the deaths of two of ithe sufferers, named bvans, a t the Vestry-hall, St. Pancras, to-day, but the witnesses whae were examined were only those who have already G il° their evidence at 89w-street.