The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-15 00:00:00

QUEEN'S THEATRE , Lon g -acre. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, HE'S A LUNATIC. Mr. John Clayton. After which will be produced a New and Original Drama, entitled DEARER THAN LIFE. Michael Garner, Mr. J. L. Toole. To conclude with (19th Time) the New and Original Operatic Extravaganza, by Mr. W. S. Gilbert, called LA VIVANDIERE ; or, TRUE TO THE CORPS. The Scenery by Messrs. W. and T. Grieve, Johnson, and Assistants. Messrs. J. L. Toole, L. Brough, and Sanger; Misses P. Markham, F. Addison, Jordan, Montgomery, Heath, Sylvia, R. Everard, and H. Hodson. Doors open at Half-past Six, commence at Seven. Acting anager, Mr. W. H. Liston. Box-office open daily from Ten till Four. T" SUN" NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE delivers the L ATE EDITION at Chelsea, 7.40; Kilburn, $ ; Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 9.20; Watford, $.45. 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THIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTLE SHOW. After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his 45th appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin 'Webster; Miss Carlotta Leclercq (her 45th appearance), Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. Commence at 7. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING, a Grand Combination of Two Great Dramas, THE OCTOROON and ARRAN NA POGUE. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Bouciettult ; Mr. J. S. Clarke, Mr. Vining; Messrs. Dominick Murray, Dan Leeson, G. F. Neville, J. G. Shore, Mao lean, H. Forrester; Mesdames Henrietta Simms, E. Barnett Itachel Sanger, K. Stafford, and Addie. Scenery by Mr. Telbin, Mr. F. Lloyds, and assistants. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, OLD SALT: Messrs. Emery, James, and Belford; Mesdames N. Moore and Gwynne. 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THE WHEELER AND WILSON LOCH STITCH SEWING MACHINE 139, R e gent-street, West ; 43, St. P au l's Church. yard, E.C. Zi r gt LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 1868. Perhaps there is no member of the present Go vernment who is more to be pitied than Lord it i rdNe s it a n s, for his work is most ungracious, and necessary that it must be performed at any cost. While we all feel that it is quite impossible to go on without having recourse to extreme measures for Ireland, the proposal to revives the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act renews the regret and an noyance that this painful subject gives rise to. The history of the suspension a the Act is indeed a THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1868. sad one. It is now two years since it was first pro- t posed by the Government of Earl RUSSELL. Last / year the present Government thought that they might with propriety dispense with it, but unfor tunately the announcement of this gracious inten tion in the Royal Speech induced the conspira tors to redouble their efforts, and we have been placed in a worse position than we were before. In the face of all this the noble lord did wisely to ask the House to prolong the suspension until the Ist of March, 1869. This is, under the circumstances, the best thing to do, although, of course, we deplore the necessity for the course being taken. Temporising with such a dangerous conspiracy will not do, and the only way to put down the evil effectually is to employ stern measures, and to act in a summary style. Neither do we see how, with any show of justice, the friends of Ireland can complain of this propo sal as too severe and stringent. Much bas come to the knowledge of the authorities which shows that far from being extinct the cause of Fenianism has still many active agents and willing supporters. The leaders are using desperate efforts in many quarters to propagate their schemes, and the ma chinery is still in such vigour that it must be met with all the requisite appliances to overcome it. We may mention besides that the Government were only too ready last year to believe the best, and although they were fully justified in so doing, they cannot possibly be charged with doing too much on the present occasion. We may reasonably entertain the hope that this decided step on the part of the authorities will be productive of the desired effect, and that these hair-brained conspirators may cease their mischievous career. As for the idea that the evil exists in Ireland itself, that is quite errone- ous ; it came from America, and the sooner it goes back there the better. Mr. BRIGHT thinks it is the fault of those who sympathised with the South that brought the nuisance upon us, but be the cause what it may it must be got rid of at any cost. These despicable adventurers have made the most of the ill-feeling that they found in Ireland, but since their evil agencies are removed there will be no more to complain of in the sister country than there has been for some time past. It is a testimony to the efficacy of the Habeas Suspension Act that the conspirators have found that country too hot for them, and have migrated to England and Scot land in order to bring their schemes to full perfec tion. There, however, they are soon foiled in their efforts ; and thus, with one thing and another, we may speedily look forward to the complete frustration of their efforts to promote sedi tion among us. Lord MAYO showed the House last night that the exercise of the powers entrusted to the Executive in Ireland has not been carried out with any undue harshness. Those in detention are not treated with any rigour, and have only their imprisonment to complain of ; and of those arrested only eleven belonged to the farming class. Lord MAYO said the movement has been confined to the lowest class ; and it is satis factory to find that of the forty-three military leaders who were sent from America the three chief ones never reached Ireland, and the rest have either been brought to justice or are now evils. All must agree with the concluding passages of the noble lord's speech, to the effect that those entrusted with the preservation of the law in Ireland have performed their difficult and dangerous task with "loyalty, faithfulness, and honour;" and we believe with the noble lord that, if the Government is en trusted with these additional powers, they w ill be b repressioni n the aand most man nereuffilticmacaitoeuesxtine able f to r " the exercise on of this baneful conspiracy." Mr. WALPOLE moved last night the second read ing of the Public Schools Bill, and after some dis cussion this was done. We think Mr. GLADSTONE'S remarks were perfectly true as to the inadvisability of sending the bill to a select committee, which would greatly delay its progress, without confer ring any adequate benefits by so doing. As for the objections put forward, each school can be dealt with in committee as it arose. Mr. WALPOLE explained that the object of the bill was to adapt the schools to modern requirements. The Royal Commission had proposed more than could be per formed, but the plan of this bill is to enable the governing bodies of the said schools to make what changes are desirable. This bill proposes to give to these governing bodies the power to make permanent statutes and temporary regulations upon those matters relating to the edu cation and discipline of the schools, which will be laid before the QUEEN in Council and Parliament. Mr. AYRTON earnestly advocated the necessity of sending the bill to a Select Committee ; and he took a very strange view of the question, inasmuch as he insisted on the right of Parliament to direct the funds of these schools without reference to the wishes of their founders. This will hardly meet with approval, we should imagine, and the House of Commons will no doubt take a more just view of the matter. One point deserves atteQtion, and that is, the proposal to remove these schools into the country, on the plea of the advantages of fresh air ; but then it must be borne in mind that those who reside in Lon don must have the advantage of education, and therefore they should not be deprived of the benefits which were designed for their use. In this, as in other things, the judgment of the House of Com mons must be exercised, and the Committee will be the proper place for this to betaken into considera tion with a view to arriving at a satisfactory con clusion. Yesterday's news from New York has reached us through the telegraph. The Reconstruction Com mittee have refused, by 6 to 3 votes, to recommend the:impeachment of the PRESIDENT for opposing the Tenure of Office Bill, so that they at least have learned something by the experience of the past. Another item of intelligence comes through the same channel—the defeat of the new State Con stitution in Alabama, so that as yet the work of reconstruction under the new auspices does not proceed very smoothly. The steamship Russia has arrived from New York, after an eight days' passage, bringing news to the sth of the month. The PRESIDENT has not put his veto on the bill for the contraction of the cur rency ; neither has he signed it, being probably un willing to give an open sanction to the Radical financial policy, while he may not choose that par ticular question for a trial of strength between himself and Congress. In consequence of this inaction on his part during the ten days allowed by the Constitution for the consideration of a measure the bill has become law. Perhaps Mr. JOHNSON wishes the country to see plainly the reckless spirit in which the Radicals administer the finances of the country. The prospects of the future have no influence upon them, and while they are always ready to declare their inclination for war, they go on squandering the public funds and exhausting the credit of the country. In this respect their negro imitators have eclipsed their teachers. The members of the Southern Conventions, in which black members predominate, have voted for them selves an amount of remuneration greater than that paid to members of Congress. They put a very high value upon their services, but it is to be feared that the public will not appreciate them quite so highly. It is not only the finances of the country which the Radicals are prepared to adjudicate upon ; they wish also to have a direct voice in the management of the foreign affairs. 'They have been lately con sidering a resolution requesting the PRESIDENT to demand the release of NAGLE and other American citizens arrested by the British authorities for words spoken and actions done in America. Should their release be refused, the PRESIDENT is requested to cease diplomatic intercourse with Great Britain. The hero TRAIN is, we suppose, included in this list of worthies, whose wrongs are to set two hemispheres in a flame, and the compensation demanded for his grievances will henceforth be put side by side with the Alabama claims. The diplomatic situation seems to give some concern to the citizens of Penn sylvania, for they have presented a memorial to the Senate, praying for the recall of Mr. AD . AMS. If report speaks truly, Mr. ADAMS has anticipated them by resigning his post, and we hope that his successor will be equally competent. The embarrassing position of the Cabinet, owing to its discordant elements, has been clearly shown by the publication of the official correspondence, furnished by the Secretary of War, in response to the resolution of inquiry. The PRESIDENT, on the 29th ult., ordered General GRANT to disobey Mr. STANTON'S orders, unless authorised by the Exe cutive. General GRANT replied that he should regard the Secretary's orders as . so authorised unless actu ally countermanded. Gen. GRANT has, in one sense, reason on his side, but unless he communicates all the orders he receives to the Executive, it is diffi.- cult to see bow they will be aware of his intended action. A Cabinet so divided against itself can hardly succeed in carrying on the public business without some open rupture or some perplexing situation. The Radicals have reinstated Mr. STANTON as an affront to the PRESIDENT, but the position which the War Secretary bolds is neither dignified nor pleasant. The PRESIDENT, on the other hand, is perpetually thwarted by his subordinate without being influenced by him. It is an arrangement which is alike discreditable to the Cabinet and unsatisfactory to the country. General GRANT'S position between the two is un doubtedly an awkward one, and he has made it worse by his trimming policy. By joioing with the PRESIDENT, and pledging himself not to resign his office as Acting Secretary without giving him intimation of it, he alienated the Radical party and misled the PRESI DENT. Becoming apparently uneasy at this r esult, he suddenly threw himself into the ranks of the other side, and by hastily surrendering his post to STANTON endeavoured to ingratiate himself with the Congress, and to escape the responsibility at taching to the prominent actors in the struggle. Mr. JOHNSON had some reason to complain of the sudden and unlooked-for desertion of his chief lieu tenant, which placed him at a considerable disad vantage with regard to the action of Congress. As yet we hear no more of the feud ; but the fire, we apprehend, is only smouldering. There is a ru mour that the PRESIDENT intends to remove Gen. MEADE and to appoint General ROUSSEAU as his successor. General MEADE has lately shown a spirit of insubordination, and a disposition to an arbitrary and oppressive exercise of his power, which might very well lead the PRESIDENT to wish for his removal. Still we have no certain information on the subject, and the last act which we hear of General MEADE'S is of a more moderate character. lle has ordered the offi cial advertisements to be given to all newspapers in his district irrespective of politics—a change for the better in any Radical leader, civil or military. Free-traders will be glad to learn that there are symptoms of a favourable alteration in the West. The Americans, so far advanced in every other department of political knowledge, and carrying as they do their convictions to an extent which startles Europe, are, nevertheless, obsti nately wedded to the old doctrines of Protection. While England has long ago led the van, while France has made considerable pro gress, while even Germany and Austria are beginning to acknowledge that the heavier the burdens the slower the progress of commerce, America keeps up a tariff which is absolutely pro hibitory. There is a vast amount of interested op position to any change ; and there is also a great deal of prejudice in the matter existing throughout all classes. The truth, however, is slowly but surely making its way, and can hardly be much longer kept back. ,We find that numerous Free-trade meetings have been held in Northern commercial cities, a sure sign that Free-trade convictions are extending among the people. America is espe cially qualified for a great commercial country ; her vast extent, her abundant resources, her powerful fleet, and the energy and enter prising spirit of her people, all mark her out as a nation to whom of all others Free Trade would be invaluable. It is only marvellous that the Americans, resenting as they do every check or burden upon public spirit or in dividual enterprise, should have so long cherished the obsolete and exploded theories which even the most prejudiced Governments of Europe are be ginning to cast aside. THE LATE FIRE AT THE OXFORD MUSIC HALL. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The letter of Mr. Treloar, of Ludgate-hill, which appeared in the papers on Thursday last, calls for a rejoinder from me, which I am sure, in justice to the Oxford and Canterbury Music Hall Company, you will insert. I confessl was much sur prised at Mr. Treloar's assertion, that the cocoa nut fibre supplied by him for the stuffing of the balcony seats was not inflammable, and that the origin of the fire must be traced to some other cause than the igniting of that material. In full cor roboration of the report of the fire which appeared in The Sun, I repeat that, within five minutes of the night watchman giving the alarm, I was on the spot ; and if I may believe the evidence of my own senses, I positively assert that the ignition of the cocoa-nut fibre was the cause of the catastrophe. In three or four minutes after I first perceived the flames issuing from the south-east balcony seats the fire had extended from five or six f eet to over thirty feet of the cocoa-nut stuffing, nothing else but the stuffing of these seats being then on fire. "The flame afterwards communicated itself to the wooden backs of the seats, then to the highly var nished columns of the building, and found its way through the apertures for the chandeliers in the roof. Of so inflammable a character is this cocoa-nut fibre in those portions of the seats not consumed, that although it is still saturated with water, it ignites instantly, and the bright flame spreads with the rapidity of wild-fire and with an exp losive p uff like gunpowder. I invite Mr. Treloar to come to the Oxford and judge of the accuracy of what I now advance.—Pending the speedy restoration of the building, I am, Sir, your obedient servant, CHARLES MORTON. The Oxford, 6, Oxford-street, Feb. 14. THE REV. ME. STEVE.--We believe we are cor rect in announcing that all fears as to Mr. Speko having been murdered or having committed suicide may now be dispelled. There is little doubt of t he rev. gentleman's existence, and that information has been received of his present whereabouts. —Post. COB,RESPO DM -PARIS. ( FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.: PARIS, FRIDAY, Feb. 14. With respect to the inauguration of a responsible Minis try in France, the official papers make no sign. La France understands that there is something of great importance in the air ; but the Imperial Government does not move per saltunz, and, in my opinion, no such great leap in obscuro is likely to be taken until the time, which may come, when the departmental elections go against the Government or threaten to do so. Referring to this rumour the Temps says :—" Several journals imagine themselves entitled to hope that this great reform is near at hand ; if it be so, we have no need to say how it will be welcomed by liberal France." Meanwhile the current of rumour to-day flows in a fresh direction. Immense efforts are now, it is sail, being made to induce the Emperor to postpone the law on the right of meeting, and to have the next CICCL. ,-, 113 fe before the Army Law and the new Press Law have put weapons into the hands of the Oppo sition, which they would be able to use with good effect in the coming contest. A short but expressive petition is being signed in the suburbs of Paris. It sets forth that "there is no political reason why they should he deprived of the right assured by law to all the communes of France, of electing their municipal councils; and demands to be replaced in that matter in the conditions of common right." The Polish refugees are going to celebrate the 20th February with great solemnity. It is the centenary of the foundation of the Confederation of Bar, at which the renowned Kosciusko presided, and enunciated the liberal and patriotic ideas associated with his name. The Court of the Queen of Spain has been scandalised by a letter published in the Independance. The corre• spondence in question announced the appearance of a brochure in Madrid reflecting on Queen Isabella. The Ind ependance now announces that in publishing this letter it by no means appropriated the calumnious imputations, nor wished to convey as its own anything disrespectful to her Majesty. It is a long time since death wrought so busily amongst our carans. During 1867 the Academy lost eight members, and already this year it has lost three more— Serres, Brewster, and Foucault. There are several places still vacant, and among them are those of Faraday and Brewster. Following the common bent of Gallic genius, some of our Crudits have discovered that Brewster was not the first in ventor of the kaleidoscope. Porta, they say, described it in 1565. Whether that be true or not, we cer• tainly owe it to Brewster, and it is much more likely that it was an original discovery with him than that he found it in musty records 250 years old. It was always understood that the loan of M. Magne was not all that was required. It is stated by a Havre journal that the Minister of War asked for 40 millions more than the Minister of Finance. Another loan is only a matter of time. The Avenir National and the Liberte touch on the Alabama difficulty. The former remarks that a bad h: policy is sure to be punished sooner or later, and considers it more good luck than good manage ment that France is not involved in a dispute with the United States on similar grounds. The Avenir admits that the gravity of the .situation has been exaggerated. Thanks to the play of free institutions, the all-powerful voice of the people will be heard above the turf. ulent clamour of Washington politicians. If Presi dent Johnson wishes to play the role of Jackson, he will have behind him neither the country nor its representa tives. 'lle LibcrM attaches importance to the former hostility to England which made Mr. Johnson a sort of Marquis de Boissy in the States. It ignores, however, that since his installation as President he has received the moral support of England to a large extent. It is reported here that both the submarine cablesbetween Boulogne and Folkestone and between Dover and Calais arc broken. It is surmised that they have been lifted by the anchors of vessels driven in the late storm. Measures are being taken to snake the repairs. At present all the telegrams come by the cable to Dieppe. According to the Courrier des Etats Unis the French Government have a colonial difficulty. A sect of fire raisers has sprung up in the Island. of Guadeloupe, and they are producing immense disasters day after day. The sect is composed of blacks, some of whom have been arrested and put to death. The craft of Paris thieves has often been noticed. A few days ago a gentleman received three tickets for the opera. They were sent anonymously. An attractive piece was on the boards, so his wife and niece accompanied him. On returning at one a.m. he discovered that the favour of free tickets was due to chevaliers d'industrie— sharpers, who, in his absence, had recouped themselves by removing 1,500 f. from his desk. The Assize Court of La Corse has just sentenced to hard labour for life a woman named Castola, convicted of burn ing a rival to death. The victim of the outrage was the wife of a man named Antona, and the perpetrator was his mistress. The accused pretended that the unhappy wifo had fallen into the fire in one of the epileptic fits to which she was subject ; but there was evidence to chew that the defence was false. The French Minister of the Interior, M. Pinned, has made a curious blunder in speaking on the Press Law. Combating an amendment in favour of trial by jury, he referred to the law of 1810 as an involuntary concession on the part of the then Keeper of the Seals, M. de Serre. It so happens that M. de Serre was one of the most liberal men of that epoch ; that he proposed the law, and sup ported it by an eloquent speech. After this, M. Pinard, on the principle reniam damus petimusque, will surely be merciful with the press for their more venial blunders. The King o! Prussia has taken to chiding the leading members of the Conservative party who opposed Count Bismarck in the matter of the Hungarian Provincial Fund. He has given them to understand that he identifies himself thoroughly with his Ministers, and cannot con• skier himself at all apart from the Cabinet. The old feudalists look upon universal suffrage and concession in the diroction of self-government as encroachments on the sacred principle of absolutism. M. Bismarck has there fore to educate his party, and the King is assisting the master. Telegrams in the continental papers state that the Pon. G ~vernm en t have taken stringent precautions against any revolutionary movement on the frontiers. The agency known as the North Eastern Correspon dence sends a telegram to the Paris papers, stating that a vast conspiracy has just been discovered in Bulgaria. In Servia the national element goes on ferment ing. The ViCovan, the organ of the Government, says, in reply to the Great Powers : " We have to choose between liberty without peace, or peace without liberty. How can people whose national existence is not assured seal their impotency by maintaining peace ?" The conflagration at Paris, by which the printing works of M. Abbti Migne, famous for the production of religious works, were destroyed, has thrown 400 persons out of employment. The damage is estimated at 4,000,000 f. The Anglo-American Times says there is no disguising the fact that public opinion in the United States is under going a change on the question of redeeming the National Bonds in greenbacks. Were it not for the barometer which the gold-room keeps before the eyes of the people, the inducements to stray into a fools' paradise would be greater than they now are. Money is plentiful at the chief American markets, but gold steadily rises. The true policy, says the Anglo-American, is to fund the national debt in interminable gold-bearing bonds, and thus settle a question which has done so much during the last few months to injure the credit of the United States. The Anglo-American is severe upon the Standard for its sensational American intelligence. It observes that the man represented as preparing an Alabama ultimatum cordially received Mr. Thornton ; gold showed a tendency to fall ; Congress was ordering the sale of surplus iron dads and the reduction of military expenditure ; in a word, there was not the slightest sign on the part of the nation of the sanguinary intentions attributed to the President. Apropos of the arrival of Mr. Thornton, it is curious that the first person he encountered when he mounted the gang-plank was a full-blooded, athletic Fenian, who offered to carry his trunk. The trades unionists having arranged their points of discussion with Mr. Gladstone, the interview is to take place on the afternoon of Tuesday next, at the town residence of the right hon. gentleman in Carlton-house terrace. There are to be no set speeches, and, for the sake of information on both sides, the conference is to be of a colloquial nature. Mr. Ernest Jones has been lecturing at Glasgow on " The Hereditary Land Caste "—the means by which the aristocracy obtained the land, and the effect of their monopoly. According to the Scoesnut, he drew a fright ful picture of the " crimes" by which the British aris tocracy had obtained their possessions, and declared that, while the nobility of other lands had redeeming quali fications, "it was reserved for British aristocracy to combine the crimes of all the others without one of their redeeming acts." He charged the 30,000 landed proprietors with the destruction of British agricul ture, with ruining the foreign commerce of the kingdom, with destroying the home trade of the country, and with creating a continually growing weight of pauperism. In short, there was no more useless, more mischievous thing than hereditary aristocrats—" they owe an apology to mankind for being in existence." Mr. Jones, therefore, called on his hearers tp join the nr. and ¢rcat Crurip l de.for c0de . 4 . 014:5.c4 of the Igo; FE ?PON.; The annual meeting of the subscritiers to the London Fever Hospital has been held at the Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen-street, under the presidency of the Earl of Devon, the President of the Poor-law Board. Dr. Buchanan presented the report of the physicians, and this pointed out that during the last six years, of all the hos pitals in England, this one had received the largest number of medical cases within its wards, and that whereas the patients of other institutions were generally the only persons benefited by the hospital treatment, this hospital benefited in no small degree those from among whom the patients were taken, so that the institution was entitled to the very first rank for usefulness among the great charities of the country. From 18d1, at the end of which year the present epidemic of typhus began, the total admissions to the hospital had been more than half the numbers admitted since the foundation in 1801, sixty years before, 32,250 having been received during the longer period, while in the six years named ar many as 18,152 persons had had the benefit of the charity extended to them. It was satisfactory to the physicians to report that there were signs of abate ment in the epidemic which has so ravaged the metro polis, as the number admitted last year was smaller than in the three preceding years. Fewer typhus cases were admitted in 1867 from the great divisions of London, with the exception of the Eastern, where the " fever had doubtless been maintained by the operation of one of its chief causes—destitution." It was observed that, as usual, typhus was almost exclusively a disease of pauperism. Several of the attendants had been seized by the fever, and four had died. Added to the report were several valuable tables and notes by Mr. Hugh Owen, the hon. secretary, who classified the patients received into the hospital as members of private families, clerks and other inmates of houses of business, domestic servants, working men and members of their families ; and, lastly, the pauper poor. The first three classes paid a fee of a guinea on admission, the fourth were generally admitted free, while for those sent to the hospital by the parish authorities only a shilling a day was paid until recently. The latter class had been greatly increasing, owing to the enlightened view of parochial authorities as to their duty to the fever stricken poor, they being now sent to the hospital instead of being treated in their crowded homes ; but the payment received was considerably less than half the cost of the patients to the hospital. As the new Act will entail the necessity upon the guardians of erecting asylums, this class of patients will in time cease ; but Mr. Owen considered that there would be a great increase of other classes of patients who did not at present avail themselves of the hospital. It was stated that the donations to the hospital fell off to the extent of £2,000, through the eroneous idea that the new Act would relieve the hospital ; the fact being that it has and will have the very same course of working for some time that it h as hitherto pursued. Some importance is attached to Lord Arthur Clinton's Irish resolutions, and it is stated that an active whip on each side has already begun. The John Bull furnishes some items of news with respect to the contest for the vacant seat at the Cambridge Uni versity. The canvassing is being carried on with much spirit. Mr. Cleasby is very strong among the lawyers %nd among the residents, but among the country :tlergy and landed gentry Mr. Beresford Hope has a very large majority. Harrow comes out strong in bis support, while Eton inclines to Mr. Cleasby. Of M.P.'s, the latter gentleman's committee muster three Subordinate members of the administration (the Solicitor- General, Viscount Royston, and Lord R. Montagu), Mr. G. Cubitt, the Hon. R. Dutton, Mr. F. S. Powell, Mr. R. Benyon, Mr. Baggallay, Sir J. Neeld, Mr. B. Woodd, and Mr. G. E. Bentinck ; the Right Hon. Sir E. V. Williams, Mr. Loftus Wigram, Mr. Forsyth, the Dean of Ripon, the Archdeacon of Salop; Hon. Canons Gifford, Clayton, and Hopkins; Prebendary Marshall, the Revs. Sir N. Chinnery, T. T. Perowne, S. Gedge, and H. Twells; Mr. Beckett Deni son, Q.C., Mr. R. D. Baxter, the Hon. E. Ashley, and the Astronomer Royal. An endeavour has been made at Cambridge to represent that Mr. Beresford Hope's com mittee was not justified in publishing the Bishop of Lich field and New Zealand as vice-chairman ; but now that it has been agreed to withdraw the names of all peers, there can be no reason for withholding the terms of Bishop Selwyn's letter, as it has been publicly stated that Canon Selwyn gave his support to Mr. Cleasby because his brother's name had been used as chairman without consent given or leave asked. The bishop wrote :" My vote, if I have one ; my interest, if I have any ; my name on your committee, if it be of any use—all are at your service." Among those who will not vote are Mr. Justice Black burn and Mr. Gorst, M.P. The Conservatives of South Leicestershire have deter mined not to sit down quietly under their late defeat. They have resolved to bring out Lord Curzon, the sitting member, and Mr. Albert Pell, who was worsted by Mr. Paget in November. Of course the recent contest can afford no indication whatever of what may be the result of a fight under the £l2 county franchise. ProfesQr Newman writes to the Star on the subject of the late election at the Oxford University of a Professor of Political Economy. So much has been said in the columns of our contemporary against the successful candidate, that Mr. Newman feels bound to come forward to justify his friend. He cordially values the talents, efficiency, and political action of Mr. Rogers, and admits that the Oxford residents were collectively favourable to him. This is ostensibly verified by the fact of their having passed the statute in December without which Mr. Rogers would not have been eligible to take the post again. Mr. Newman is not an M.A., and consequently could not vote. Pro bably, if he had been able, he would have voted for Mr. Rogers, on account of the manner in which his (Mr. Rogers's) opponents attempted to damage him. But those opponents were not, contends the writer, Mr. Price's friends ; and, looking on the question impartially, there is reason for all to rejoice in Mr. Price's election. Mr. Rogers, too, is much younger than Mr. Price. It is nearly thirty-eight years since the latter took his degree, and his non-election would have been a far harder blow than to Mr. Rogers, who is some twenty years his junior. As to Mr. Rogers's political opinions, though Professor Newman has the greatest interest in them, yet it must be admitted that Mr. Rogers does not stand alone with regard to them. Murphy, the Anti-Popery lecturer, has succeeded in again creating a disturbance. This time the scene of operations is Oldham. There was considerable skirmish ing on Thursday night, but no actual violence seems to have been perpetrated. The prosecution of Mr. Pigott, the proprietor of the Irishman, has assumed a curious phase. On learning that a warrant from the bench was necessary to compel his appearance for trial, he left the Dublin Commission Court, and the police have since been unable to execute the warrant. The intended retirement of Sir Richard Mayne from the Chief Commissionership of the Metrqpolitan Police, which has been frequently hinted at, is now contradicted by authority. The Sheffield Filesmiths' Union have made overtures to the Manufacturers' Association for the establishment of a court of arbitration, and it is believed that such a board will speedily be established in that town. THE ROYAL ACADEMY. —We understand that the arrangements with regard to the new class of Foreign Royal Academicians are practically complete, although no Immediate elections will take place, or until the new build ings for the Academy in Burlington Gardens are ready for the reception of pictures. This delay is a necessity, as the now class of members will receive privileges in respect to exhibiting their works at the Royal Academy which are like those already possessed by the members. There is to be no limit set to the extending of the numbers of the foreign academicians from a minimum of five. Nomina tions for elections are to come from the council, not from individual members, although, we suppose, the latter may urge to the former the claims of distinguished men to the honour. —Athenaeum. M orton. A " BABY FARMER."—An adjourned inquest has been held at Pontesbury, Shropshire, upon the body of Edward Lee, a child three months old, the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Lee, a domestic servant residing at Stoney Stretton. From the evidence of several witnesses it ap peared that on the 16th of December a woman named Many Anne Taylor, the wife of a labourer, undertook to nurse the deceased on consideration of the sum of 2s. to be paid weekly, and that when the child was given into her charge it was in a healthy state. On the 31st of De cember the mistress of Elizabeth Lee visited the child, and found it to have undergone a great change, being then remarkably thin and sickly in appearance. It was, never theless, permitted to remain with Mrs. Taylor till last week, when it died. The doctor who made a post-mortem examination of the body stated that it was a well-grown child for its age, but extremely emaciated, weighing not quite Slb. There were marks about the arms, legs, and feet, as if dirt had been allowed to accumulate upon the person of the child. Upon opening the body and ex amining the stomach he found it to contain a dessert spoonful of food. From the state of the lungs he was of opinion that the immediate cause of death was inflamma tion of the lungs, greatly accelerated by want of proper food and nourishment. The jury returned the following verdict :--" We are of opinion that Mary Ann Taylor is Guilty of ill-treatment and general neglect of the person of Edward Lee, and that from such ill-treatment and neglect he died." The coroner said that such a finding a mounted to a verdict of manslaughter, and Mrs. Taylor vas accordingly committed for trial at Shrewsbury Assizes, ai being accepted for 49; ap'pearanco, • _ ifirrt ' l * c ti , 44 , LULU • HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 14. Her Majesty went out this morning, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Duchess of Athole. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales drove out yesterday, attended by the Countess of The Prince of Wales hunted with his harriers near Slough yesterday. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.—His Royal Highness the Princo of Wales (accompanied by Colonel Koppel and Lord Methuen) honoured this theatre with his presence last evening. THE EARL OF DERBT.—We learn by telegraph from Liverpool that the Earl of Derby was much pros trated yesterday, and was unable to leave his bed. He is not suffering so much from pain as from tho extreme weakness which has succeeded his recent severe attack of gout. It is not expected that he will be able to be in Lon- don for about ten days or a fortnight. Drs. Bickersteth and Gorst are constant in their attendance.—Morning Post. LATEST INTELL MENGE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. MADRID, Feb. 14 (Evening). It is reported that Senor Bravo Murillo will be appointed Governor of the Bank, and Senor Sal verria Vice-Governor. It is considered that the triumph of the insurrecA ion in Peru will be favourable to peace with Spain. THE WAR IN THE BRAZILS. RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 23. Advices from Paraguay:statethat:no fighting had taken place since the departure of the last mail. President Lopez was:fortifying his position and making a road in the Chaco. The Marquis de Caxias was inactive. Sickness prevailed in the army and fleet. Some anxiety was beginning to be felt in Rio as to the result of the war, there appearing to be no hope of an immediate termination. The cholera was still very bad at Buenos Ayres, and had spread to all parts of La Plata. Business was completely paralysed at Buenos Ayres. The revolution in the province of Santa Fe was very serious. Eichange is very dull, the banks not being in clined to draw at 171. Sovereigns are quoted - 14 mils 200 reis. Gold 50 per cent. premium. Coffee higher : good first 6,900 to 7,200 reis for superior luality. Flour firm. HUN GARY. PESTII, Feb. 14 (Evening). The trial of M. Bocszoernienyi, for publishing in his newspaper the revolutionary manifesto of Kos suth, has been definitively fixed to take place on the 27th inst. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 14.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 4i per Cent. End of month._ Ital 4 an Loan 3 per Cent End of month 6B 65 Mexican Loan 16 50 Credit Mobilier 212 50 Do. Bonds End of month... 190 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier —1412 50 Home Debt 34 End of m0nth...1383 75 Deferred RAILWAYS. Account Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 542 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 5431 363 North of Spain Saragossa Roman 45 7.11 E NEW AMERICAN CONSTITUTION. TO TIIE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. Sin,—The importance of the telegram from America published this morning, announcing that Alabama had rejected the new Constitution, is not generally known in England. The Representatives sent two bills to the Senate : the one a new Recon struction Act, erecting General Grant into a mili tary dictator over ten States ; the other, known as the Supreme Court Quorum Bill, practically re moving from the jurisdiction of that Court the question of the constitutionality of Acts of Con gress. The Senate has dallied with these almost revolutionary measures, awaiting the decision of two events ; the one is the vote of Alabama on the new Constitution, which, if accepted, would relieve the Senate from the necessity of passing the Recon struction Act ; the other, the M'Ardle case, which, if the Supreme Court throws out, would remove the necessity for passing the Quorum Act. The rejection by Alabama of the new Constitution will bring on the crisis, as the passage of the new Re construction Act will be a step far beyond the point at which the President' in his Message announced his intention of resisting Congress by force.— , Yours, &c., EDITOR "ANGLO-AMERICAN TIMES." 15, Catherine-street, Feb. 15, 1868. MUSICAL ITEMS. Madlle. A. Patti has been singing with her usual success at Havre in Rossini's opera of " Il Barbiere." At a late concert at Leipsic a symphony of Schumann's was performed, and excited great enthusiasm. Measures aro pending for a divorce between Heir Nie mann, the opera singer, and his wife, Madame Niomann- Seebach. The five-hundredth representation of " Guillaume Tell" took place on Monday evening last at the Grand Opera, Paris. After the performance the singers went to Rossini's residence and serenaded the Maestro. Auguste Charles, flautist to the Emperor of Russia, iS the star of the Parisian music saloons this season. Ile played some of his own compositions at Rossini's last re union, and the maestro was so delighted with his novel style that he presented him with his portrait. At a concert given at Paris by M. Pasdeloup the over ture of the " Phantom Ship," by Wagner, was on the pro , gramme. The majority of the audience determined not to hear it, and whistled during its performance, the din being increased by the minority applauding at the same time. . new opera entitled "Hamlet" is shortly to be pro duced in Paris. It has been set to music by Ambroise Thomas, and it is said that he has been working at it for ton years. The composer, who is favourably known, has already produced some four operas besides other works, and according to the opinion of Rossini the coming worX will prove his masterpiece. Mdlle. Nilsson will sing th e part of Ophelia. The opera is in active rehearsal , '" Musical Standard. ST. VALENTINE'S PAY.—Friday being St. Valen tine's Day, as usual there was a vast increase in the delivery of letters. The first morning delivery commenced at an earlier hour, the number being so immense that Oil e pernumerary postmen had to be employed to assist th regular letter carriers. This delivery was not completed until long after the ordinary time, and at 11 o'clock the letters that passed through the Post-office exceeded DI number that of previous years. At mid-day substantial re pasts were provided in the several districts f or the ea!: riers and others, and those attached to the central district had their dinner in tho great hall, General Post-office.. al A YEAR'S BILLS OF EXCHANGE.—An return which has been issued shows that in the financial year 1866-67 5,996,703 inland bill stamps w ere supplio by the Stamp-office to the public, and 2 , 507,476 forei 0 bill stamps. The inland bill stamps produced gro sum of £421,941 ; the foreign, £323,368. 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