The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-31 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Timesebservea that the political tranquillity which, ,_*otwithstanding the occurrence, of the election, has pre . nailed throughout the United Kingdom is not to be attr; buted to exceptional prosperity. The commercial dapres sion which has kited since the spring.' of 18G6 still con. Unites, and the rate - of interest indicates both the stag. nation of regular trade and the natural indispOsitien of capitalists to embark in speculative adventures. In the last days of the year the announcement that the . Lancashire Cotton-mills ar about to work half-time proves that one of the chief branches of English industry is still suffering from want of demand. The traffic returns of railw•-yr exhibit a similar want of elasticity ; but the gradual ce - ;:m. tiou of the controversies on revenue and capital which were eagerly prosecuted in the early part of the year represents an improvement in the condition of the corn panies,-as the financial confusion of their affairs has been gradually disentangled. While an unusually productive harvest has cheapened food and diminished the necessity for purchases of foreign grain, the hot and dry summer which ripened the wheat crop was extremely unfavourable to the production of roots and fodder, though even this shortcoming has been much • alleviated - by the unusual mildness of the weather up tb the new yeir. The Post, in surveying the results of the year)trst con• eluded, considers that what has been done has been done thoroughly. Looking back over the course which the year just ended has run, we may hope that it has been on the whole a year of progress in the way of improvement for this country. The events which mark the advance, if few in number, are conspicuous, and in a manner isolated for identification, by the circumstance that they are accomplished. Thus it appears to be matter for congratulation that a national obligation has been fulfilled by the successful conclusion of the Abyssinian war, and that we have at last arrived at a settlement of the Reform question. Also ; before the year closes,we have the satisfaction of knowing that a little difficulty with 'China, arising out of the irrepressible missionary Activity which has sown the seeds of trouble there ,ra------ - - iA elsewhere, is abated. And it can hardly be premature to add that our differences with the United' - States of America are composed. Trade, too, though t , it has been dull and depressed, is, we trust, recovering, surely though slowly, from the effects of a panic '- ,- '-'7 - ' - . caused by the abuse of public confidence. The result of the appeal to the enlarged constituencies may be included in this survey, as May the - change of Miniitry which it has brought • about; but, strictly speaking, these are accomplished facts in the konse that, they constitute a certain roint of departnre. , What they now give is a better understanding of things. We have a new Parlia ment and a new Adminhitration, and we are again in the straight constitutional path. The Herald observes that the few hours which remain of a year are always spent in reflection upon the past, and anticipations upon the future. There is no deception about the year 1868. This is positively its last day: It is not like a last appearance, - to be repeated ;it is not like the Last Mohican or the Last Man, whom nobeyever saw, or the Last Minstrel, whom nobody, let us hope, has yet heard. It is not like the last opera, the last novel, the last song, the last lion, or the last scandal, because these never are the last, but are continually being overtaken by their posterity. It is really and genuinely the closing of a book. The word "Finis" is written there unalterably and indelibly. It is going and will be, gone before the next sunrise, with the ,vhole procession of its triumphs and failures, its trophies and calamities, its signs and wonders. The Telegraph. cleclaresithat the year that ends to-day is remarkable, politically, for the virtual close of one great controversy—that on Reform ; and for the opening up of another momentous question, the disestablishment of the Irish Church. Many minor improvements may be made in the Reform Acts which were passed by the last House of Commons elected under the Act of 1832 ; but, as regards the kernel of the question—the main qualifica tions for the borough suffrage —a household franchise has been universally accepted as a settlement for the present generation. During the year 1868 the two minor Reform Acts—for Scotland and Ireland—have been placed, with slight modifications which were due entirely to local causes, on the same 1 asis. In fact, this l enpplemerEary task of the Ministry was so divested of party considerations that it formed no obstacle whatever to the introduction of the great subject of the session, the Irish Church. It was, early anticipated that the year would be devoted in the main to the state of Ireland. Looking at the prospects of the ensuing season, it remarks that the new year begins with a new Ministry, with many new men, in office, a new tone and policy for Ireland, and a new policy of economy for the empire. If 1869 does not fulfil the pro mise of its commencement, it may have the consolation that it will not be the first year which has behaved in the same disappointing fashion. The Star, in examining thp political -clianges of the _ar, remarks that 31r. G l iadstupe's Government has been so lately formed that it need not be criticised. Its com position is, at any rate in one particular, certain to prove conspicuous in history ; unless, indeed, the recognition of great popular principles, which has been so handsomely and sympathetically made, should blot frtan the memories of future annalists the recollection of long years in which the ruling classes remained undisturbed in the conviction. that eminence, ability, and trenchancy in a Radical were insuperable disqualifications for responsible participation in the government of the country.. The Dail! News, in its summary of the events of the past twelvemonths, observes that if the year has been one of small gains, there are few losses to count up. Lord Russell's re. irement from active political life, and the death of Lord Brougham, remove two conspicuous figures froin the public scene. In :Prance, almost the last conspicuous representativ of the cause 0e. 4.8411 f Catholic and Legitimist liberalism, as w as a great political and forensic nap, bility, perishes in erryer. - In Rossini and Charles Rea,p, Musical and theatrical art lose earnest and devoted cultivators. The deaths of Dean Milman and Archbishop Longley remove the best representatives of the scholarly freedom and the Christian dignity of the Church of England. The appointment of Dr. Tait to the see of Canterbury, and the judgment given against ritualistic practices in the Mackonochie case, foreshadow. the 'Uprising of a great Church question, which, however, like the Irish land question and the English pauper question, is less for the coming year than for the coming generation: -But it will be wise to take account of these things in time, and to begin early what must be a long and difficult work. A 110SPITAL CHRISTMAS TREE. All through the year the lady nurses at the University College Hospital who are connected with the religions 'sisterhood of All Saints, Margaret-street, collect and . pur. chase for a Christmas tree for the patienti. On Wednes, - day night the tree was exhibited, and the presents dispensed. It was a busy, striking scene. The nun-like 'robes and spotless white headdresses of the lady-sisters ; the neat cleanliness and briskly_ cheerful faces of the young nurses and attendants ; the pleased excitement of the children ; :the ready sympathy of the visitors, were all very marked. The room was so full that it is only after some delay that its distant end was reached, and that its beds were seen to be occupied: Fair young girls with a hectic flush, whose hollow cheeks and bright eyes spoke painfully of the ravages of disease, held their Christmas gifts on the bed-clothes, and gave a half-languid but wholly pleased attention to the sight. Old ,rae.;„And women . renquring from accidents, and who sat with bandaged arms, or heads carefully propped by. pillows ; little children, whose rosy cheeks and bright laughter suggested anything rather than illness, and who were, in fact, rapidly recovering from their. attacks ; and women and men gossiping pleasantly together, were to be seen in the ward. It was like A large family party, in which there was no quarreling, and where all ages are repre sented. There had been an evident discrimination in the selection and bestowal of the gifts.. The trees, for there were really two, were covered with bon-bons, and bad all the fairy-like profusion and prettiness which are proper to young firs which have been consecrated to Christmas. The gaily-coloured crackers of our evening parties, the small wax candles which give such delight to the juvenile owners or lessees of dolls'. homes, the small fancy articles which were more decorative than useful, all wave from their branches, and give the proper semi-theatric, semi-bazaar aspect to the room. But running between the two trees was a counter laden with More substantial goods. Beside the veritable baby house lay heaps of warm woollens and stout garments for under and over wear. Appropriate ness seemed to be the first thing thought of in the division of these and the other articles. A comforting flannel waistcoat, a warm shawl, a handsome photograph-book, a box of bon-bons, a handsomely bound volume, a packet of tobacco, a night gown, a chemise, some stockings, were fair types of the presents duly labelled with their owners names, and given out or carried away. There was a signal absence of formality in the whole of the proceedings. The visitors of both sexes, and of all ages—for many children were brought to see the great Christmas trees—strolled round the room or edged their way through its crowds, The staters chatted with all comers like hostcssEa bent on malting the tivettlog go well; and locomotion was is diflleult as at a fashionably attended ethr„..l,e, Lady Eutli4is, ..A.sehilesami Denison. e nil it wag ATA a Wiijiang Jgto/#l , fantl mgDy well , ltnewn von f e, vArs . sing the Pirowfi i fki wall P 4 tll# 1 1 1@ili@fa ga MO few felaiim thegp Imo h tv itid tnamosivel: MB. HAPCOUBT, M. 1 3., ON THE NEW HOUSE OP COMMONS At the annual dinner of the Loyal Wellington Lodge of Odd Fellows (Manchester Unity), which took place in the Town Hall, Oxford. Mr. Vernon Harcourt, M.P., in the course of a long speech expressed his view upon the new House of Commons, in the following terms :—" There is nothing which I should view with greater regret than the exclusion from the House of men of ability and integrity of the opposite party. I have seen with regret the gratification expressed at the exclusion of what is termed Young Oxford,' with the implied gratification at the success of mediocrity ; I have seen with still more regret satisfaction at the exclu sion of representatives of the working classes, all of which chews, I think, that the' spirit of party has overpowered the sentiment of patriotism, and what is -due to the free Parliament of a free people. I think all opinions should be represented in the House of Commons, and that they should be represented by the best men of each class that you can find. The House, I have noticed, assembles in a building which, with the spirit characterising many parts of o it cherished "Constitution," won't hold above two-thirds of the members who ought to be there. It is not only difficult for outsiders to get what is called ' a seat in the House,' but when that is done the difficulty is greater to be seated. Like a great many other British institutions, the House requires expan sion, and I am glad to say that before long the building will be enlarged. There was considerable good natured quizzing of myself and such other new members as gave notices of motion, and the Times called us "the early birds.' It is a comfort to know that the early bird is generally supposed to meet with its due reward. The subject to which I ventured to call the attention of the House of Commons is one which I am sure must have presented itself recently to the attention of this con stituency—the question of the registration of voters. I am sure no one can have seen the working of the existing system of the registration of voters without being satisfied that it requires great and searching reform. This is a question in which both . parties are equally interested ; for whatever may be .our _opinions as to the.proper bases of the suffrage, no one will deny that you ought to give every possible facility to persons who are entitledto it obtaining and exercising it in the cheapest, freest, and most valuable manner. That the present system was entirely inadequate to its ends no one could for a moment doubt. A great many are on the register who ought not to be there at all. Then there are a great number kept off the register who ought to be on—kept off in a most vexatious way, and by pro. cesses very easy, and .it . seems to me highly desirable to amend. This seems to me to be one of the first, simplest; and most obvious of reforms. I have seen in some of the newspapers analyses of the present House of Commons- not altogether flattering to the individuals who compose it. I was reading one to-day, which stated that the average age of the members was 55. Of course that places those who are not so old in the proud position of being in that small minority which tends somewhat to reduce the average. A great many calculations have been made of ages, professions, and so on. I think you can judge a member of the House of Commons only as you judge of a horse—by his`public running.' In spite of all the criticisms on the present House of Commons, I believe there never was one of which the country formed greater and jester expects• tions. It has to conduct it a Minister who I believe is one of the greatest and most honest public men who bar ever conducted the affairs of this empire. Mr. Gladstone has been able to gather round - him certainly one of the strongest Governments in point of ability, experience, and integrity, which has ever adminis- - tered the affairs of England. He has got together e majority unexampled in its strength, and unequalled in fidelity towards its chief. I believe Mr. Gladstone may say of his party as Wellington said of his Peninsular army—that it would go anywhere and do anything. At the back of all that, there is the confidence of the nation, and if the Government, under such circumstances with a Parliament so willing to support them, are not able to. accomplish for the country reforms and benefits such as no Government has ever yet conferred upon the English nation, then indeed it may be said that constitu tional government has been upon its trial, and has not yet answered the expectations of the people; in point of fact, that it has failed. If I thought such a thing possible, I confess I should despair of the destinies of this country. On the contrary, I have such profound faith in the ability and integrity of the Government, and the fidelity and loyalty of the House of Con,mons, that I believe mit,her will disappoint the just expectations of the people, who are looking to them to accomplish that which they have pledged themselves to do." DEATH IN A POLICE CELL. On Wednesday evening Mr. John Humphreys, coroner, held an inquest at Hackney, respecting the death ,of Mrs. Hannah Saunders; aka 55 yeAis.' The deceased - was the wife of' a ccb prdpriOTand her family all — e7gedT that her death had been caused by treatment which she had received While a prisoner - in the Hackney Police station. It avpeared from the evidence that the deceased had not been very well for some time, and that she left her house ,akt six o'clock on Saturday evening, after bidding heeson t a boy aged 12, " good-by" in a way to excite his suspicio'n that she meant to commit suicide. Two hours afterwards John Robson, 67 N, beard a splash in the Regent's Canal. He procured drags, and in a short time the de - ceased was found in the water. and taken out alive. - She was taken to the Sir Walter Scott Tavern, where she was seen by Dr. Thornton, who said she was fit for removal. All her clothes, with the exception of a wet shift, were taken off, and with no other clothing she was put on a stretcher. Mrs. Jones, a fruiterer, however, covered her with a sack. 'Clothes were sent for at the station, and, after being placed before -the fire for some time, she was removed to the cell and placed upon the woolen bench, where she again became dreadfully cold. Mrs. Tuppley, wife of a bootcioser, who was locked up in the same cell, said it was dreadfully cold and damp, and the deceased begged the police to give her au old coat, but they would not do so. During the night she, rolled off the bench to the floor,-uttering a groan. Tuppley called the police, when a con stable came in and turned on his light and found she was dead. The husband of the deceased bad gone t 3 the - police-station and Offered-bail, but the inspector refused to take it, ou the ground that the deceased had attempted to commit suicide, which was not a: bailable offence. Mr. Wright, police surgeon, said that he saw the -deceased after death. A post mortem examination of her body had been made. She had died from the shock caused by the immersion the. Water, Great care ought 0 have been used to' prevent fatal results after the infrhersion. The police cell was not' a fit place for her to have been put in. She ought to have been removed to an hospital. The fury, after a long consulta tion, returned a verdict-- "That the deceased expired from the effects of a shock caused by immersion in the water while she was of unsound mind, and they censure the police ,for not calling in the divisional surgeon, and leaving her in h cell the Whole of a night, when she might have been taken to the German llospital.or to a workhouse infirmary, and 'they say that the police should - in future call in the divisional surgeon of the force -to see persons who have been reseuedfrom drowning." . SIP. ROEEILT CLIFTON AT NOTTINGHAM—Th.O Nottingham Guardian says :—" There was a monster gathering on Tuesday night, at the Exhibition building,, Nottingham, to celebrate the triumphant return of „Sir "Robert Clifton at the late election. The scene inside the building NVCiI of the most animated description. After tea had been partaken of in the galleries a grand balLwasteld downstairs.' with wlddi eVeiiOneT entered into the evening's amusement was remarkable. Sir , Robert and Lady Clifton met with another indication of their astonishing popularity among the working classes." THE LIVERPOOL MAGISTRATE'S AND THE LICENSING SYSTEM.—At the last quarterly meeting of the Liverpool magistrates, a communication from the Salford bench on the subject of the licensing system was taken into consideration. The Salford. bench had prepared a memorial to the Government, praying for an inquiry into the systeth, and asked the Liverpool bench to support them' in the matter. The latter, on Wednesday, adopted a memorial asking the Government for an inquiry into the system, which they unani mously condemned as altogether unsatisfactory. They also desired that the Salford bench might be informed that they (the Liverpool magistrates) would cordially co-operate with them on the subject of the memorials. Attention was directed by the head-Constable, Major Greig, 0.13., to the very large number of persons now selling beer and spirits in the town without a license. A LEGAL INCIDENT AT A RELIGIOUS "CERE- :ONN:. --On Weacsday, on the conclusion of the ceremony _ _ of the confirration of the Archbishop of Canterbury ;11 St: Mary-le-Dow Church; a somewhat curion3 inci dent occurred. Mr; Francis Ifart Dyke, her Majesty's proctor, who had been °facially in attendance as prin cipal registrar of the province of Canterbury, had come down in his wig and gown, but on leaving at the close of the proceedings, desiring to go somewhere else where his official habiliments would not be required, sent a messenger to a neighbouring shop to purchase a hat for him. A suitable one having been provided, hor Majesty's Proctor started off without taking the precaution to remove the tissue paper in which hatters pin up their wares. This grotesque appearance excited much amuseent tiMongst,the vast numbers of people who had assembled to catch a glimpse of the new 'archbishop; many of whom mistook the Queen's proctor for a gentle man wi) hanaken a leading part in a bridal ceremony, and expecting the bride to follow. It did not transpire how far the learned aentleman proceeded in his novel head gear. TR SUN, LONDON, MISCELCANEOFIS NEWS. TIUI CESSION OF 'GIBRALTAR. . The Gibraltar controversy begins to be exciting. It was first started by an acknowledged organ of the late Ministry, and we pointed out at the time the significant fact that the restoration of this strong -I,tOld should be dismissed, still more that it should be recommended, by aConservative journal. When the Conservatives Went out of office the discussion was transferred to the Liberal journals, a fact which would seem to imply that the cession is really under deliberation at the Foreign Office, and that Lord Clarendon, no less than Lord Stanley, desires to sound public opinion. Recently, Admiral George Grey has recommended the surrender of Gibraltar on the condition of receiving Ceuta in exchange. But several correspondents have shewn that this bft.eebi - ..--: -- '1 1 ; - A.," writing to the Times, points out that every argument which can be adduced for our giving up Gibraltar would exist with a fourfold force for giving up Ceuta. The climate of Ceuta is infinitely worse than that of Gibraltar ; the place would be more difficult to hold ; we should infallibly get into a quarrel with the Moors, perhaps with the French, did we establish ourselves in Africa. The anchorage at Ceuta is thoroughly bad, and could be rendered safe only by a large e - Tenditure of money. Finally, " R. A." is one of those who cannot sacrifice the " inseparable union of this stronghold with the glorious annals of the past." This line of argunient would be considered good so far as the question of Ceuta v. Gibraltar was concerned; but to those who think that a nation's true glory, consists not in the victories of brute force, but in the triumph of moral principle—who think that onr voluntary evacuation, of Abyssinia was more glorious than our brilliant march to Magdala----,-the consideration last - mentioned by " R. A." will be wholly without weight. PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE 'ROYAL MARINES. A correspondent of the Times of Wednesday sets forth in emphatic terms the services which the splendid and efficient body of the marines have rendered to the country. The superior discipline . of the Royal Marines saved the navy in one great mutiny, and many naval officers can bear testimony that they have depended upon it when they were in difficulties.. It, way well be. a matter of serious ,con siderationwhetherribodyof iiienlik e the R oya' 1 Marines should be altogether dispensed with, for they are good gunners and useful in boAt-service. Without the support .of the marines, our sailors . might not 11, - ve undertaken some - of those operations which have added to the renown of our navy. The country is Inund to see that those conditions are carried out on which the rank and file of the marines have enlisted, and the authorities must pay strict attention to this" matter if they determine upon making the proposed changes. If the reduction of the marines be carried. into effect,. it will be necessary that each man. be dealt with justly, and that an equitable compensation be afforded to him for the right he may have acquired to a pension, however short or long his service may have been. INSOLVENCY IN TIIE CIVIL SERVICE. The attention of our authorities appears to have been at last called to the unsatisfactory condition of the private affairs of too many of our public ser vants. - The last London Gazette contains a Treasury minute, dated the 3Cth ult., relating to the bank ruptcy or insolvency of members of the civil service. This minute lays down some rules for general observance, premising that it is to be henceforth understood that serious pecuniary embarrassment, from whatever cause it arises, impairs the efficiency of a public servant. Such embarrassment, if occa sioned by imprudence or by other reprehensible cause, willbe held to be an offence as affecting therespectabilit y of the service and the trustworthiness of the individual. Any person so offending will forfeit his claim to pro motion or increase of salary from length of service, and he shall not regain it until he shall have relieved himself from the discredit of such a position. Aggra vated cases will be more severely dealt with, and the mere fact of becoming a party to accommodation bills under any plea whatever will subject a civil servant to the disadvantages mentioned above. In the event of any civil servant being arrested, or being adj ated a bankrupt, or entering into a eel, • • ;lion with his creditorS, he will be sus ',A from duty and salary, and ,not reinstated until a careful exanunation has taken place of the facts of the case, and it has been shewn that his difficulties have been occasioned by unavoidable mis fortune, and not by extravagance or culpable miscon duct: Any person who does not inform the head of his department immediately he is arrested or finds himself in danger of becoming a bankrupt, will, so soon as the fact becomes known, be removed from the service without prospect of reinstatement EMIGRATION IN THE METROPOLIS The question of emigration has been taken up very strongly in the district of St. Paul's, Clerken well. A sort - of reading-room or library has been established there, and a discussion-class formed, con sisting of a dozen working men. They hit upon. oXmigration" as one of their topics, and the incum bent; the Rev. A. Herring, was requcsted to furl= them *ith full information on the subject. The result of the., inquiries was that a " unanimous vote was passed in'favour of. emigration to Canada." A man who *as engaged in the clock and watch trade made an experimental trip to Canada, and his success was so great that he is now saving money to fetch out his family. An emigration fund has been forme& by the people of St. Paul's, and the plan of operation is very simple.- A-bhick of land is • to be obtained in Can: da, and a regular settlmel t formed, to be called " New Clerkenwell2! This land is to be divided into allotments, and those persons wishing to emigrate are to subscribe to the fund on a certain scale. the basis of this scheme 284 persons are now paying in their subscriptions. These repre sent as many" as eighty-nine . trades,, a fact which sheWs how great the distress has 'been among - the working classes, and how general is the feeling in favour of emigration. The majority of • the sub scribers are heads of families, so-that •the number of individuals concerned in the movement cannot well be less than a thousand. • • THE CHANGES OF TILE WEATHER. It has often been said that Englishmen would be quite at a loss in general conversation were it not for the never-failing topic supplied by the - vagaries of the weather. According to careful and . laborious students of the laws of • British climatology, we are shortly to witness a thorough change in the aspects of the present season, and the long-continued mild and rainy weather is to be succeeded by a more than usually persistent term .of cold. It has been remarked that mild and rainy winters are almost invariably more stormy than cold ones ; the reason being that, as the Gulf Stream brings genial airs, so also it brings storms. During this month of December we have certainly found a mild . season accompanied' by tempest, since not merely on land and along our shores, but far across the Atlantic, destructive gales, have raged with a persistence and fury rarely known. The month has been the stormiest on record, and it is interesting to note that the prevailing direction of the wind illustrates one •f the recognised peadiarities of British weather. Whenever there has been an unusual prevalence of easterly or north-easterly winds, the south-west wind, when it sets in, blows with equal . persistence, and as in the autumn there was a long eontinuawa of easterly winds, sowelave lately had a series of south westerly gales. ; Unfortunately, this theory prepares us for a prolonged infliction of the unpopular north easter, and the weather-wise foretell a rapidly-ap proaching change in the character of the Weather.. The accounts of some of the storms which have visited these islands throw Our mOdern disasters, serious as some of them have been, into the shade. - dirtlre" night -- df — CtiMMllTdelitra gr -- 77 - gurricane swept over London. Forster, in his Life of Crom well, makes special mention of it. Such a night,he says, had seldom been passed by the dwellerain crowded streets. In November 1703 one of .the most fearful storms on record took place. Eighttliousp,nd lives were destroyed by floods. Twelve men-ofwar were lost in sight of land, with 1,800 men. London sustained, it was said, a damage of two iiiillions.,4hile in Kent alone 17,000 trees were uprooted. It was during this storm that the second Eddystone lighthouse was entirely swept away, Winstanley, the builder, who had boasted that it could defy any storm, being inside it at the time. SALMON IN NEW ZEALAND. Mr. Youl has furnished an interesting account of a recent shipment of salmon ova to Otago, New Zealand. Not more than 500 fry were produced from the large number of ova (300,000) conveyed to New Zealand last yeak. But the Provisional Govern ment of Otago resolved to renew the attempt this year, because the failure which had taken place was attributable to conditions which might not again occur. It was settled that the ova shoUld be sent a month earlier than on the last occasion, for greltdestruction took place then through the freezing coldness of the water in which they were placed. The Mindora chcsen as the vessel for the transmission, and an icehouse of large dimen sions was built in her hold. Great difficulties were met with in procuring the eggs, although many opportunities were. given to the collectors. The heavy rains which set in gave rise to extensive floods in the Severn, the Tyne, and Tweed fisheries, and it was impossible to procUre one salmon fit for the.. purpose. The owners of the Mindora kindly delayed the sailing of the vessel for a week, and ; the party of adventurers stirted to one of the 'tribu taries of the Usk. Here their efforts were so far crowned - with success that in two daYs 40,000 salmon ova were obtained and at once packed in moss-filled boxes; and stowed away under four feet of ice in the h old of the Mindora. Valuable contributions were also made by Major Horsfall, who despatched the ova he had collected for private use, and 38,000, in beautiful order, were sent to the ship„ The shipment con - Trisect 212 30XeS, eontammg in All 'WNW salmon and 5,000 sea-trout ova, front - five rivers ; and England, ScotWid, and Ireland have all aided in this work of fish colonisation. - The healthy life of the moss in the boxes where the ova are packed is a matter of great importance, and in this instance the supply was most healthy, , -which promised well for the success of the undertaking. THE EITUAL JUDGMENT. The Rev. Blomfield Jackson, of" Stoke. Newington, answers. Dr. Pusey'a lettef oh the ritual judgment. He.thinks that Dr. Fuser's very sanguineM suppos ing that if the English iChurch were diiestablished another could takes its place. • Mr. Jackson says : " Disestablish everywhere but in England, and the ("arch of England is still left. Disestablish in Eng1.:1.2141,40 the Church of England will be - gone. ' Something else - inar - ionstrueted, worse or better, from the sundered fragments ; but though it , W be called 4 CL.",I. it IClrgtindit trift will no more imply continuous identity than an inherited patronymic identifies father with son. Indeed, only the very sanguine can hope that when one pheenix shall have vanished but one will rise. Probability points to the miseries of a disputed succession." Mr. JacTison secs little force in the objection that the Privy Council sanctions " alter nate laxity in matters of doctrine, and - More than rigidity in matters of ceremony." Rather he considers this no objection at all. The Church, he holds, has always permitted the widest diversity of opinion on the part of individual members, whether laymen or clergymen. Dean INE'Neilc, Dr. Rowland Williams, and Dr. Pusey may talk, May write, may even preach, and the State does not fetter them because they compel, the assent of no one except by the force of moral persuaSion. it is otherwise when • the advocate of any one set of extreme' opinions begins to express them through modificationi of the service intended for the use of all. " The Communion Office, for example, combines what may be called ti P.oluan and a Protestant sentiment. It would be quite, - possible for an ultra-Protestant clergyman, if he allowed himself the liberty claimed by so-called Ritualists, to celetiate the Eucharist in such a manner as to eliininate from the service all associations but those of a meal partaken - of, pn the knees. Would he be justified in so doing ? wona he have any right to wail over the persecution he suffered if he were forbidden to interlard the service with Zwinglian hymns, and handle the elements with the familiarity usual in the case Of common viands ? . • . The appa rent liberty of the minister would be the bondage of the people. The inclusion of the greatest possible number of English Thristians in the English Nalinial Church requires that while in the arrange ment of the accessories of worship the fullest allowance should b-tt' made for different tastes and habits, there should be a HO distinctly drawn and rigidly enforced; marking 'the limit beyond which, in the opinion of the mass of English laymen, any variety or eccentricity in the rendering of the Liturgy would so shock and disgust Churchmen as to prevent their being able to join in the service. This laxity in doctrine and fixity in ceremony both mean The same thing—comprehen siveness. Thus interpreted, this judgment, as others, is seen to be conservative of the Catholic character of the English Church. It does not pronounce against even Mr. Mackonochie's continuing to Serve his country as an officer of the National Church. It simply on the moot points in the cause forbids Mr. Mackonochie to dwarf to sectarian proportions a service of a larger and better spirit." memcnan, one of the most powerful chiefs in India, ana descendant of the famous prince who opposed Wellington at Assay; has given his testimony to the blessing of Eng lish rule in preserving the peace of the empire. Whilst rapine and murder for.ney:y prevailed everywhere, and men were obliged to travel in large bodies, Seindiah is able to leave his capital without apprehension, and his absence excites no distrust. In the days of native rule he would have needed an escort. Now he seats himself alone in the mail cart. No such result would be attainable under a native Government. Nevertheless, we were not popular in India. The natives are prosperous under British rule, but the Prince, who hears muclithat never comes to English ears, says that native government would probably be preferred. We have too' niuch legislation, it . appears, and confuse the Hindoos by the multiplicity of our laws, some of which are directed against prejudices which had better, perhaps, be left alone. Lastly', 'we are strangers in the land, and this is, the chief source of the difficulty—one, too, which there is no means of avoiding except by the process of time. As the Times remarks, if puLlic order, social" security, popular wealth, and national progress follow on onr rule, the people of India. must, sooner or later,. recog nise the fact. and dO us isstico 'in their ultimate ~-n-clusions. clusions. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMSTR "31; 1868. AMERICA, The recent case of lynching in Indiana nay given rise to much excitement in Canada. It will be remembered that a gaol at New Albany was broken into by a "vigilance __committee," and ieverahmen takan fiom-t.l.4;eug.toely of the sheriff and hanged. Two of these . tictims hancen up by the Canadian authorities, upon the' solemn pledge that they should have a fr4,r` trial, and, if found innocent, be returned to anada. '• Public opinion in the colony is now loudly demanding that the detention and ment of the person concerned in this outrage be claimed from the United States Government.. It is feaied, says the Times correspondent, that this lynching case 'will seriously embarrass the . negotiations on the Alabama claims. - - The inns! (if Representatives has appointed a committee to inquire into the charges of bribery id connection with that admirable bargain, the purchase of Alaska . fi-onk the Russian Government. The allegations are that a portion of the purchase-money was used to pay certain newspapers to get up a "public sentiment" in favour of the purchase. One case - of this knd has been proved, the TVashington Chronicle being the journal implicated ; but it is not thought that much more will be i6caled. It is generally believed that Mr. Caleb Cuslung_has.been sent to Europe not to negotiate for, the purchase of Cuba, but to " help " Mr..Reverdy Johnson in the matter of the Alabama claims. The American Ambassador has alarmed both the public and the State Department. Mr. Cushing is a Democrat, in favour of slavery, and was a Northern supporter of the South during the civil war. SPAIN. A. letter in the Debars, commenting on the triumph of the Republicans at the municipal elections, says that General Prim, who formerly doubted the existence of the Republican party, is now beginning to look upon it as a serious reality. .His enthusiasm fora monarchy has grown less—it never was very great—and it is not at all impro- bable that-be may take a step which would dispose of all the cailidates now lfungering after the throne. Notwith standing his letters to the GatiloiS, it is still on the cards that bur:lay go over to the Republicans. Several,csoleEtof arms and munitions of war have been i seized by the iithorities. They were destined for the Carlists, whose rising en masse has . been postpqned to the spring. Nobody will be- astonished if it be postponed still further. The Bishop of Cadiz has addressed a memorial to . the President of the Provisional Government asking for the pardon of those who have been arrested for complicity in the late 24,4, 12 . Marshal MacMahon's sudden trip to Vienna was .the • • subject of so, much. conjecture that the Patric com passionately assured the public of the private objeCt of this expfdition: The Governor of Algeria had gone to Ger many to see his friends and „to take part in some shooting excursions. - U fortunately for the Patric, he •has already returned to Paris. 'lt is impossible to belie'Ve that shooting was the object of __a, jouary_ttojk46-Lhx4l . ,ud.. hurried. The Hanoverian office 4 whr_JOrmerly serve. nailer. King George, and who receive a pension from the Prussian Government, have been called upon to sign a declaration that in case of war they vouil.!--talce service only in the Prussian army.' In case orrefursir their allowance is to be withdrawn. A telegram from Berlin staVs that the proposition made by France respecting the Ofitference on the Eastern question arrived in the Prussian 4apital on Christmas Day. The aspect of Europe is considerably altered since the Powers last met to discusSthe condition of the sick man. In 1856 the Prussian representatives were not admitted to the Paris Congress until afte he basis of the treaty had been laid down ; in 1868 , assent of Prussia, who has little interest in Turkey; is- In- 1 ...cowl in importsi II ante to none. Besides the reduction we. have already announced in the postage to the United States from Ist - January, 1869, other important cliang,s will take place, an addi tional mail service to China and Japan ; an extension of the money-order system to Sivitzerland, as well as , a reduction of postage on letteni to that country ; and new regulations respecting the Egyptian mails. The weekly mail service between Hull and Gothen burg is to be discontinued ' Burin x till winter mouths. It is stated to have been arranged between the commis sioner:4.d Inland Revenint and tie Pest-office that neat yeas' the collection of the dog tax in England and Sent laud shall be partly undertaken by the Post-011ie,. Under the new arrangement they will be received and licenses issued direct at any mouey.;order office. rADTEnTisEmENT.l—lloiloway's Ointment and Pills.— * .Listlessness, Ifetulac e, Flatulee v.—Winter brings these symptoms . , so' frequently,.the . runners of serious dis tases,,and - When neglected, too O n terminating in palsy an+lfpoplexy. The moniept gid*nesF, dimness of sight, or headache comek on HoNvay's ointment should be freely „ rubbed into the nape and glands cif the neck, and his pills should .besimultineLiuslt taken to complete the patient's security, which will be Mitou t „....tly guaranteed by a strict obedience to the directions, for Ilse which envelope every pot and box of . these purifying and preservative re.nedies. The ointment and pills act beneficially by driving the blood.. from the head, - balancing the circulation, removing, all use. due pressure front over-gorged veins, and invigorating tlcf.) nervous system. , . . . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING FIXTI JAN Manchester FEBR Streatham 11, 12 Lincoln l6, 17 ihrrow Mansfield 18 MA Liverpool Spring 2, 3, 4 Shrewsbury Sprit).- 5, 6 Warwick. ° 9, 10, 11 Kingsbury., 12, 13 Northampton - l6, 17 iItES FOR 1869. JARY. 1,2 JARY. Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford 25, 26 Derby Spring 25, 26 ,Cll. West Drayton lB, 19 West Somerset ...... 18; 19 Margate 29 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 30, 31 APRIL. THE PURCHASE SYSTEM OF THE BRITISH ARMY. (From the Anglo -American Times.) The purchase system of the British army is inex plicable to Americars, and a mystery to other na tions. The general idea is that her Majesty sells commissions as a broker sells bales of cotton, and that the Prince of Wales spends the. proceeds on the turf and other extravagances. What thelimi tations are, people do not take the trouble to under stand, supposing when the. purchase and sale of commissions are sanctioned they obey the atlinary laws of commerce, and are knocked down- to the highest bidder. As the subject is likely in this ses sion of Parliament to be fully debated, itsw,ill not be out of place here to explain the All C of this queStion; as the _discussion __cannot be understood s_ - without stfcTiknowledge. . In olden days, when the King required to raise a force, he empowered gentlemen of influence in cer tain localities to organize regiments, aiding them with a grant, and leaving in their hands the gift of .officering the corps. Thus armed, they proceeded to their counties and gathered around them young men of lesser influence, to whom they entrusted the raising of the different troops or companies, with the understanding that when completed they should have the command, the expense being thus, subdivided, while the King became possessed of a regiment at a trifling outlay to the exchequer, but with some cost to the officers themselves. At that time the: highest posts in England were openly bought and sold, and if the Prime Minister paid for his place, we cannot wonder that • a colo nel who raised a regiment, perhaps at consider able expense to himself, required to be reimbursed his outlay before he surrendered the command. If his right was recognized, that of the captain could not be denied, nor of the lieutenant or ensign, each of whom had brought in many men. So completely. was the regiment considered the colonel's that it bore his name, and it was some time before every corps received its numerical designation. Even to this day the companies of a battalion are known by the name of, their caatains, and the colonel ap points the agents for his regiment, which he never sees, indeed may never have seen in his life. This is a remnant of an obsolete system, which, having prevailed for centuries, does not appear so absurd to officers as it does to the outside _ public. The colonel of a battalion is a major-general, and his duty in connection with the regiment is essentially honorary. :The fixed number of general officers is 272, of Whom 150 are titular colonels of regiments, selected by the Commander-in-Chief 'as v icancies i fall due, when their pay rises from £455 a year to I perhaps .more than - £l,OOO, an unjustia tble dispa rity, the appointment being a sinecure. The colonel then is not a regimental officer at all, and as regards the regiment .is a mere myth, the chief .of each battalion being regimentally a lieutenant ; colonel, though by brevet he may hold the rank of colonel ; its establishment consists, besides, of 2 majors, 12 captains, 15 lieuten nits, 10 ensigns, to gether with 4 regimental staff officers, two others of that staff being included in the subaltern grades. , A cavalry regiment, besides its titular colonel, his a lieut.-colonel and major; Bcaptains, 9 lieutenants, and 8 cornets, that is 3 officers to each troop, with , a supernumerary lieutenant as adjutant. In the Artillery, the Engineers, and the Marines purchase never prevailed, nor in the regiments lately trans fsrred from the Indian service, neither cavalry nor infantry. Our remarks therefore apply simply to the hundred old regular regiments' of the line, and the cavalry (excluding those added from India), together with - the household troops, and the few colonial Corps. The • first commission, that of _cornet or ensign, costs' £450, promotion to the next grade £250 more, and ,to captain an additional £l,lOO, between which and major the difference is £1,400, while the lieutenant-colonel is one hundred less, being only £1,300, Making a total of £4,500 , up to that rank, beyond which: there is' no purchase. I BefOre the Crimea, cavalry commissions were much I higher; fa cornet commencing at £B4O, paying £350 lextra for his lieutenancy, and £2,035 more for his troop, the cavalry majority being appraised at a less ' diference than iu the infantry £1,350, while a sum of £1,600 wss required for the lieutenant-colonelcy, a:king - a total of £6,175. The highest post, both in the Life Git trals and 11Orse Guar Is s cost; £7,250, ,tvaill although these regiments differ in the - subaltern grades. Prior to 1856 a majority in the Foot Guards was reached at £8,300, and a lientenant colonelcy. at X 9,000. But the purchase of these steps, we presume, has been abolished. Now a captain in the Gnards pays £4,800 for his commission; but that cotrMission in the line equals a lieutenant-colonel's, with whom the captain in tie Guards can exchange, being paid handsomely to do so by those who pre fer commanding a company iu these favour d regi ments to commanding an.ordinary battalion, while : the lieutenant ranks as captain and the. ensign as lieutenant: The system requires the officers of the • junior grades to return their names if they dssire to purchase, informing the regimental agents, where the money is lodged. If A, the senior of the grade, declines, and B, the next, declines, C, being the third, is taken, his money called for, and he i duly gazetted, when A and B find their former junior C at the foot of the next grade over them: All officers promoted up to captains must be re-. ported qualified,' after examination, and if C, als though for purchase, were not so qualified, D, who c , .., Was, would pass over his head ; but it is necessary to serve in the subaltern grades two years ere elig ible for promotion to captain, and six years for the rank of major. A and B continue to be purchased over until a death or other vacancy occurs, and the. step is -given in the regiment without purchase, when the seniors, being qualified, succeed. One of those extraordinary anomalies of the British army grows directly from the system. Tile prices are all fixed by regulation, and the Mutiny Act decrees a severe . punishment to any officer who shall offer or give more, or any agent ,who shall negotiate such I traffic. The Commissions are first put up sfOr sale, and then the buyers and sellers are pro hibited • from buying of cl selling in their own way. Of course such -a . law is only made to be vbroken, for it has never yet been found practicable to tie down by enactment the venders and. pur- COURSING FIXTURES. I chasers of anything. A senior desires to retire ;if JANUARY. i , he be a major the regulation price of his commission t - Border Union (Longtown) - .: 54 ecd. is £3,200, and he lets it be known that if that such Kenilworth (Warwickshire) ' - £5,000 by tho - se who will sue- Neptune Open (Lytham) Lancashire ' Coola (Cork), Ireland — 7p re . ceed to the vacancies, that he will do what is tech- Annan, Dtiniftiesshire - 8 , 19. nically s ealled "send in . his . papers,". Thefiret. cap- Wigtownshire C1ub....,,.,,....,......... ' - — ' - ' —t2r4tr,-- "Trm lietitetant;'auiFetasignioi purchase get into Ilitrd oouth Lancia:re 13, &c. ; , . Altcar Club, Lancashire.. 13, &c. : consultation and apportion among them this dif- Mere Down, Wilts' - _ : l4, &c. ' BAdciek Club, Herts SpOtherrie Club (Ashdown Park) ' 2l, &c. an appeal is made to those who stand next. The Bartntrongllkitiber,. Lincolnshire ' 25 . second captain for purch'ase • May consider it worth Ridgway Club.(ltyth a ni) Lancashire 27, &c. Creagh Open, Ireland. . 2 7 : his while to pay for becoming first; and the arrange • • ' PEBRUARY, i nisnt ' being completed the step is duly gazetted. When wealthy" officers are willing to sacrifice money for rank they enter liberally into such arrange ments, carrying them even a step further, for they pay their,poorer brethien to withdraw their names for purchase, and thus throwing gold into the oppo site scale rapidly ascend to the head of the regi ment. The outlay in the cavalry was enormous, and in the infantry there were commandieg officers who had paid for their commissions a sum which, if put into the 1 hree per Cunt. Consols, would have giVen them an iliterest much hig!,er than their pay; While they were liable ,to tropical' service:, and •if ' they . died, the capi tal thus liutik was - wholly lost to their, families. This made the profession a " - screaming farce," and a 'sciearning:farce it provSd ill the, branch wherein the sYSCerii Was 'carried ; Mit -to the fullest event on the fiery ordeal of war. When the Crimea became a trying canipaign iu which these wealthy gentle. men were subjected to hardship and inconvenience, the cavalry collapsed. and the G.)vernment hawked cornetcies about in vain. But a few years before it was the pride of a rich parvenu to . get his son into a cavalry regiment, and the young man's airs when he put on his spursexeeeded ordinary bounds. But paterfamilias, when heweht to thellorse Guards dur ing the Crimean war, had a cornelcy thrust in his face, and was often teen running down the stairs With he Military Secretary after • him flourishing a commission of a cornet. Every effort was made on -his discovery to . break up the, exifen,,ive cavalry system, and the first Step was the reduction of - the regulation price o f commissions to a leyel with the Bromley 1, 2 :Aldershot l, 2 est tur;Plr Prir]tr.- • , . ls 6 7 Streatham 8, 9 Newmarket Craven...l2; &c. Eastbourne l9 ........... 2Ct., l3j. Croydon 22, 23 Newmarkt4t Ist Spring 26, &e: AY. Chester 4, 5, 6,7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 St. Albans Salisbury l3, 14 Doncaster 13, 14 1 West Drayton l7, 18 I Bath 18, 19 IManchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 20, 21 Harpenden 2l 1 Epsom Summer .....`25, &e. NE. Croydon ,,,Sal 2,3, 4 Newton 2,3, 4 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Summer ...15, 16 Windsor 15, 16 Hampton l7, 18 I Newcastle 22, 23, 24 Oldham 22 liibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 1 Chelmsford Sutton Park LY. _ Worcester l, 2 Newmarket Tuly 6, &c. Kingsbury 9, 10 Pontefract 12, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 Reaaing 15, 16 Huntingdon 2O, 21 Southampton 22 23 Stamford ... 22. 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 Brighton • 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Eghtqn lO, 11 Wolverhanr pion lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 St. Albans Stockton lB, 19; 20 'UST. Oxford Canterbury ...... .... . 24, 25 York 24; 25, 26 Pl 3 mouth ~......26 Windsor August l2, 13 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 I Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 - SEPTE Warwick.., 7, 8 1 Abingdon • .9, 10 1 Doncast.r 14, 10 ! 16, 17 I Richmond 21; 22 I Lichfield OCTOBER. XlOO, Powderharn Everleigh glut), Wilts 2, 3. Rufford Open, Lancashire t , 3. Cardi- - .Bedr v. 3, &c. _at awton • , Wenvoe o;tstlia- 3, 4- Ludbam, Ntsrfolk 11; 12. Brampton, Cumberland ' ll, 12. Waterloo (Altcar), Latictuthire 17, etc. •MARCH. • Ashdown Park Hods ' • 2, &c . , B,. &C. - Fourth S. Latictishiie (Champion) .. . County Louth . (Champion t, Ireland • lB, Sm. Scottish National Open, Lanark 314 &c. - OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Li D colusb ire 5; 6. Or►nesby Huntingdon, Club.. .. 26, 27. NOVEMBER. Sundorne, Salop Cothan ancrEston ' 9, &v...... . DUNVILLE and CO., Belfast, ale the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish WAiisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exports, tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Danville and Co., Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand., London W,C —[Ad vertisement.] THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS.- A. most interesting and instructive little work, describing briefly but with great clear ness, the rise and progress of watch and clock makin -, has just been published by Mr J. W. Benson, of 25, Old Bond-sty,Tht, 99, Westbourne-grove, and the City Steam Factory, 58 00. .. d GO, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely illustrated ;gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clO r jks, with their prices, and no one should make a purchase wit 4e ,ut visiting the above establishments or consulting this truly val" „table work. By its aid persons residing in any part of the V nited Kingdom, India. or the Colonies, are enabled to select for themselves the watch best adapted for their use, and have it sent to them with perfect safety. Mr. Benson, who holds the appoint ment to the Prince of Wales, sends this pamphlet to any address on receipt . of two postage stamps, and we cannot too strongly recommend it to the notice of the intending purchaser . AUG AIBER,. Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Kingsbury... 23, 24 Monmouth._ • 23. 24 Newmarket st - 0ct....28, &c. Bedford 5, 6 i Cheltenham l9, 20 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 I West Drayton 2l, 22 I;eieester " " 7, 8 I Hereford 2l, 22 Newmarket 2d . 0et...11, & c.l Monmouth 23, 24 Chelmsford l9, 20 1 Newmarket H'ton ...23, etc. NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,8, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, &c Liverpool... . 9, 10, 11. 12.1 Leamington Runt 23, MARCH. Baldnyle 'First Spring 18, 19 MAY. 11, 12 Baldoyle Second Sprin,, STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JANUARY. Hopgrove 1 Coverdale 6 Manchester l, 2 St. Albans l9 FEBRUARY. Birmingham , 9 Harrow I Lincoln 16,17 Derby.... 18, 1.9, MARCEL Liverpool 3 Cambridgeshire M 18 RuFby (Grand 8, 9 1 West Drayton lB, 19 Kingsbury 12, 13 I Crewkerne lB, 19 APRIL, Aldershe , ' 1,2 FCrOydon` 22, 23 Bromley 1, ') M A Y St. Albans 13 West Drayt0n..........* 17 JULY. Kingsbury AUGUST St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. West Drayton 21, 22 WATERLOO MEETING—FEB.I7. (Over Alicar.) Patron—Right lion. the Eail of Sefton, The Waterloo Cup, value £1,600 in speck, by subscription of £25 each ; 64 subs; the winner to receive £5OO, and the second £2OO. 1. Mr C. F. Allison 2. Mr J. F. Armistead 3. Mr J. Bake 4. Mr W. J. Barden 5. ➢lr F. Bartholomew 33.• Mr J. Ingleby 34." Mr It. Jardine 35. Mr F. Johnston 36. Mr J. Johnston 37. Mr H. B. Jones 6. Lord Binning - 7. 31r .1. Blarkstock 8. Mr J. S. 'Bland 38. Mr NV. J. Legh 39. Mr S. C. -Lister 40. NI r J. Lonsdale 9. Mr G. Blitushard 41. Lord Lurgan 10. Mr.W. G. Borroa 42. kir S. Mallabey 11. DI r T. Brockleban k 43. Mr C. E. Marfieet t?. Mr J. Brundrit 44. Mr W. H. Massey 13. Mr 'MB. Carruthers 14. Mr C. J. ClieSshyre 15. Mr W. Tl.. Clark 16. Mr. E. Croft 17. MT. OtumiuKham 18. Mr W. tha v a.lboti IV. Mr Jim Duulop 211. Mr4.,..Evan43. 21. Lord Giirlies 22. Mr ‘Tr-dibscon 23. Mr-W. M. Gilmour. `24. Col. Goadliiko 25. Mr A. Grab= - `hi. Mr T. Green,.. • 45. Sir C. Molyneux 46. lion. C. C. Molyueux 47. Mr T. Neville .Pat arson 49. Mr I'. L. Reed,.;„ llicha.rdson 51. Mr J. Savage 52. Ml' N. Saxton 59. Lord Sefton Mr.T. Smith 55. Mr J. Spinks 56. Lord Stair 57. Mr E. W. Stocker 58. Mr S. Swinburno 27. M C. A. Bailey 2S. Capt. Hathorn 29. Mr J. Haywood 30. Mr . J. Ilod,on • 31. Mr J. lioki 59. Mr G.A. Thompson GO. Mr R. Todd L. Mr B. W. Triuder G 2. Mr It. C. Vyner 63.-Mr It. H. Williams 32. Mr J. Hyslop 1 C 4. Capt. Wyndham . The Wattploo Purse, value.£26o, in specie, taken from the Cup Stake, for the 32-beaten dogs in the first round for the Cup; 04 - winner to receive £lOO. The Waterlos Plate, valuo ilOO 14 specie, taken from the Cup Stakes, for the 16 beaten dogs in the first.ties for the Waterloo Cup. The prem. Waterloo Cup, 64 subscribers, at £25 each the money £l,6oo—tts be divided as under Whiner to receive 1. Second ditto ... 2. Dogs to receive £5O each... 4. Ditto ditto 30 ditto.,. 8. Ditto ditto 20 ditto... 16. Ditto ..ditto - 10 ditto... .C 560 .. ~. 200 ... 100 ... 120 160 ... 160 1,240 The: Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plate 'B6O £1,600 -• The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the firs course fur the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £260, to be divided• as under:—• 1. Winner,to receive ... 1. Second ditto 2. Does to receive £ls • each... 4. Ditto ditto JO ditto... 8. Ditto ' ditto 5 ditto.. XlOO .t", 60 The Waterloo Plate for the 16 dogs beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amounting to £lOO, to be divided as under: 1. Winner o receive ... 1 con (ditto - 2. Dogs to receive Z 7 fos each 4. Ditto ditto 5 ditto ... 'vo infantry. It must not-be supposed, however, that the purchase system was all against the poor officer. While the wealthy man was shovellint , out his gold to clear his way to the top, he dragged up his poor juniors and weighted with-gold the pockets of im poverished seniors. He was either paying extrava gantly for a toy, or that he might attain to a position which gave him a chance of distinction. Itused to be a saying in the army that the best regiment for those who could not purchase was one in which thooffi cers were rich, as the changes being more frequent he attained with greater speed to the top of his grade, and-although then frequently passed over he was eligibl-, and secured the first vacancy in the higher rank without purchase. These are the reasons 'why the system has so long been tolerated, and seldom condemned by otficers, which the public find it difficult to understand. Nor Las it, on the - whole, been injurious to the State, as it hastened promotion, often bringing young men into high commands at no expense to the exchequer, indeed a positive saving, as the Government made the officers themselves furnish the retire ment for those entitled to pensions. Thus the pen sions were saved, and officers who had served. for very many years in vile climates surrendered all claim on the State without being compensated by the State. The question is, What sort of man does it send to the. top ? This is a mere chance, with the odds in favour of the officer being qualified for command. Generally those who urgently desire to attain a post are qualified 'for that post, though , frequently they are not, but experience has proved that so long as 'they, chose to work and did not tire of the" pursuit the system pushed 'forward fairly good officers. When most needed, however, they were liable. to throw up the com mand, and it cannot be for the welfare of any country that persons too independent should hold positions under the State, which may require at times very disagreeable service. The abolition of the system involves a very heavy charge, the gross value of-the commissions amounting to £7,126,030. But the nation would not be called upon to pay that sutri, as an officer could not expect at the same time to retain his commission and receive back the regn latidn price h• had paid. As officers who had 'Jur- Qhased desire to retire the nation might be the buyer, and the system would thug gradually be abolished. As the tendency is to reduce the army, leaving the colonies to their own military resources, and retying more on. the and Volunteers for the &fence 'of the' United lii It gdotn, this reform may be effected without, throwing a great burden on the people, as the army could at the same time be reduced. Colonel liatnley criticises in the Times a pamphlet, Vve have not seen, by General the [lon. Sir Edward Cust, wherein an American general is addressed in our opinion with good feeling, truth, and sense, The: following. pas sage does not recommend the pamphlet to Colonel Hamley, nor in his opinion will it do'so to the British rea.ler : " Let me assure you, my dear General; that htd I em ployed my pen on the great deeds of the warriors of the 19th contury, I should hate shared in all your pride for the deeds of Grant, M'Clellan, Stone wall Jackson, ,Lee, Itosenkrantz, and Sherman, with the sole regret that our •Royal Military College, with which my youth has been so largely connected, has never produced such fruit, as the West Mut Academy. I blush to name that neither Marlow, Wickham, Woolwich, nor Sandhurst, in their most inglorious career of 70 years, has produced out of its halls of study more than three notable students —Lord Hardinge and the two liapiers." It is, however, unde niably tru', but a truth not difficult of explanation. All the great Ameri ;an generals were educated at West Point, with a very few exceptions, for it was there that all Arneri can officers were trained. But the most celebrated sol diers of the British army Were not educated at the Eng lish military colleges, for but a fraction of the officers were educated there and in Saudliurst till of late years the education was more general than professional, differiag but little from that of any other great school. • Mr. T. 1...!e, who is engaged upon a history of the State and city of New York, and whose address iOat the Westminster Hotel, desires to place himself in 'com munication with persons who may have any papers rela— tive to his subject not obtainable horn public sources, or other information 'of an ,exclusive character bearing upon the same. Mr. Lee wishes to produce a hit,t,ry Which shall be, so far as he cat nia,ke it such, complete frotrithe earliesttimes, and which, in its thorOtighness of autho ritative detail, shall thus constitute a standard took of re ference. General Pair and Commissioner l3ogg, who have been to Salt Lake, have returned to St. Louis. Mr. E. A. Pullard, the author of the Lost . . Cause," has been appinted to a clerkship in the New York Custqni-h use. The evilenees that So kern New Jersey is sink ing into the sea aro that tha tide malls lose an inch of head every ten-years, in consequence of the rising of low water mark, and that the sea is perceptibly advancing wards houses and other fixed onjec:s. Die grandfather of Aaron Learning was buried in' 1 . 01 at Towubank, in a graveyard a short distance inside of the town. 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