The Sun. — London, England, 1868-05-22 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP TIIE PUBLIO JOURNALS, The Times, in speaking of the explanation made by Mr. Disraeli concerning the Scotch Reform Bill, remarks that the difficulty which appeared so alarming at the beginning of the week is thus narrowed to the solution of a single issue—how shall the holisehold franchise in Scotch boroughs be qualified ? Any insuperable difficulty is hardly anticipated in the settlement of this point. Nothing is wanted, as Mr. Hibbert said, except a little practical common sense. It is well under stood within the House of Commons that the house hold franchise must be qualified in some way or other. 'There is really no division upon this. Mr. Bright has frankly expressed his sense of the inconvenience of admitting the " residuum " of social life to electoral pri vileges. Mr. Baxter would disfranchise the class of house. holders who are so poor as to be excused the payment of parochial burdens. On the other hand, there is no inten tion on the part of the Government to introduce any inno vations in Scotch economy. With common objects and common principles there can be no impossibility in devising a machinery satisfactory to all. And there is this great and conclusive argument in favour of coming to an agreement, that it offers the best mode of effecting an escape from the present unsatisfactory condition of politi cal life. Government by a minority, although tolerated under the peculiar circumstances of the time, is bad in its nature, and continually provokes fresh disorders. It deserves all the hard things said of it yesterday by Mr. Percy Wyndham, Sir Rainald Knight ley, and Sir Harry Verney. But, as Sir Rainald Knightley pointed out, the Scotch and Irish Re form Bills are the obstacles in the way of putting an end to the unconstitutional maintenance of a Government in a minority. It is allowed that these bills can be best despatched while the present Ministry is in office, and that it is politic to retain them in power for the purpose. Let the bills be passed, then, as speedily as is consistent with good legislation, and then let the House of Commons accept Sir Rainald Knightley's ivitation and turn out the Government the day after. One more startling innovation, says the Post, is to be introduced into our system of parliamentary government. A vote in the House of Commons is not to be con sidered decisive as regards the fate of a Ministry unless at least six hundred members are present. The decision expunging the rating clause in the Scotch Reform Bill, Mr. Disraeli solemnly assured the House, was obtained by a surprise. The vote on Mr. Baxter's instruction for the disfranchisement of the English boroughs, striking as it did at one of the " principles " of the Ministerial scheme of Parlia mentary Reform was, as Mr. Disraeli has reason to believe, considered by many of his political supporters of so fatal a character that many of them be lieved that the Government would have at once moved " to report progress," and, under that impression, they left the House, believing that their chiefs would have no further need of their services during the remainder of the evening. Hence, says Mr. Disraeli, the unexpected defeat which took place a couple of hours later. Assuming, how ever, that such was the case, we fail to see the justifica tion for introducing a practice which, if it becomes esta blished, will render no vote of the House of Commons binding until it has been confirmed ; whilst, looking at the numbers of those who voted and of those who paired, we certainly fail to detect any evidence of a hasty or ill-con sidered vote. The Herald declares that the Government arc justified in demanding a reconsideration of the point. This is almost beyond dispute. Mr. Bright did, indeed, attempt to dispute it, and Mr. Bouverie followed suit; but they grounded their argument upon a doctrine the most uncon• stitutional perhaps that has yet been laid down, even by the hoii. member for Birmingham. They reminded the House that an actual majority-35 out of 53—of the Scotch members had voted for the motion of Mr. Bouverie, and insisted that the House ought contentedly to abide by the judgment of the representatives of the country immediately affected. This doctrine threatens the very existence of the Union. Why should we have an Imperial Parliament if Scotchmen are to legislate for Scotland, and, of course, Irishmen for Ireland—not on mere matters of local detail, but ou the very first principles of the Constitution ? England would fare badly in that case; for Scotch and Irish mem bers never hesitate to vote on matters purely English. Scotch votes have taken ten seats from English towns—is England to have no voice in their distribution ? Setting aside this one argument against reconsideration, there is no difficulty in spewing reasons in its favour. Not only was the amendment a reversal by a small minority of the House of a principle accepted last year by a large majority, but it would have introduced a principle which has never yet been debated and scarcely even advocated in the House—unlimited household suffrage. Not only would it be a monstrous thing that a question so vast and so new should be decided by so small a vote, but it would be scarcely less than an insult to Scotland if she should be endowed, after a few minutes' discussion and by the votes of less than a fifth of the House, with a constitution which a session of controversy would not induce England to accept. No only was the division a small one—it was also a snatched one. It is impossible, says the Standard, to doubt but that evcry British jury before which the case is fairly brought will agree with the Jamaica people, that whatever severe measures were taken by Governor Eyre during the re bellion were taken because, in his honest judgment, they were necessary to the peace and the safety of the island of Jamaica. No reasonable man, not being of this venomous clique of philanthropists, can expect or desire to see this cold-blooded andiniquitous persecution succeed. As for " the abstruse point of law," let it remain buried in the depths of Chief Justice Cockburn's luminous judg ment. It is a fit casket for such a jewel. There let every one seek: it who is really desirous of knowing whether or not there is such a thing as " martial law." What we protest against, in the name of common decency, if not of justice, is, that Mr. Eyre should be subjected to this monstrous persecution because of a certain point of our British law which Mr. Mill finds it hard to under stand. Whether or not there is such a thing as martial law—if really there is a human being, or at least an Englishman, sound of brain and of the ordinary instincts of his race, desirous of making the discovery—is a thing which may be discussed and settled at leisure in many ways. But it is a cruel piece of hypocrisy to punish an English gentleman with two years of public calumny—to revile him as a murderer, a tyrant, and a coward— to hold him up as a monster incarnate, to general detestation, merely because it is necessary that we should settle an abstruse point of law—a point abstruse, we venture to say, to none who seek for light in any honest or manly way. The Star complains that no American public man ever was assailed with niore virulent and vulgar abuse than Mr. Mill has lately received fiona some of our Conserva tive journals ; and we don't suppose Mr. Mill has the slightest notion of seeking any shelter even from such reckless ribaldry. The attacks on Mr. Mill are disgrace ful to the journalism of our time. It would be impossible for any Englishman, whose mind is not wholly darkened by prejudice, to deny that some of the questions raised by this trial are of the gravest constitutional importance ; and it is simply a matter of fact that there has not yet been even a chance of obtaining a formal and final deci sion on them. The men who, prompted by a sense of public duty, have patiently determined to evoke that decision, are entitled, even were they quite unknown and obscure, to the respect of all their countrymen. - A bill to reduce the salary of the Governor- G eneral of Canada from 50,000 dollars to 32,000 dollars per annum has passed its second reading in the Canadian House of Commons. CONFERENCE OF 13 ISHOPS.—On Ascension Day the bishops assembled according to annual custom at Lambeth Palace. After Divine service and the celebra tion of the Holy Commmlion in the chapel, a conference was held on Church affairs, with a view to facilitate the arrangements for the next session of Convocation. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury entertained their lordships at dinner in the evening. THE CONVICT MICHAEL BARRETT. Another meeting, somewhat thinly attended, was held on 'Wednes day night, in the City Hall, Glasgow, to " devise means to obtain a reprieve for the convict Michael Barrett." If (says the North British Daily Hail) we may judge from the resolutions, so unique in style and decisive in tone, the innocence of the convict, about which some hesitating per sons have still sonic doubt, has been fully established—to the satisfactiOn of Mr. M'Corry and his friends. Of course the resolutions, one of which seems to have run some risk of failure from want of a proposer and seconder, all de clared the convict's innocence of the crimeimputed to him, and demanded his instant pardon and " unconditional re lease from prison." FATAL CA RIZIAGE ACCIDENT TN LEEDS. —Mr. Joseph Clarke, oil merchant, of Beeston hill, Leeds, With wife and sister, who was about 27 years of age, was driving, a phaeton down the hill, near llolbeck Cemetery, when the vehicle, which was drawn by a high-spirited hor:ie, came in contact with a coal-cart. Mr. Clarke's horse at once took fright and galloped off, but it had not g"e many yards before it ran against a wall, and the occupants of the chaise were all thrown out. Mr. Clarke siistained a severe fracture of th e r i g ht an kl e , an d M rs . Clarke was also seriously injured. Miss Clarke, who occupied the back seat, either in jumping or being thrown (it, came with her head against the wall, and fractured h‘n- , :1111. She died in afew moments after the occurrence. THE CO-OPERATIVE SYSTEM. The first general meeting of the North and East London Co-operative Society has been held at the Luxembourg Hall, Dalston, on which occasion Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., presided. The secretary having read the report, the chairman, after alluding to it as highly satisfactory, said, until the commencement of the financial crisis two years since, it was generally believed that trade could only be supported by competition. The extraordinary success of co-operation had tended, however, to shake that opinion. In the North of England especially this ,movement had been carried out by the working classes, and results obtained far beyond the most sanguine expectations. And if the idea of mutual self-help—the principle that work done should be done for the benefit of all—were established, the more they worked together the better it would be for all. In the South of England the spread of co-operative principles had not been so satisfactory as in the north, and in the metropolis it was only the minor portion of the idea which had been seized upon and worked out to a great extent by lawyers, com mercial clerks, and persons employed in the Civil Service. Hee it was simply a question of obtaining an individual discount upon purchases made, and there was no mutual reliance nor community of feeling, nor any power to affect or alter the management, however unsatisfactory. This was the narrowest conception of a co-operation as a principle. Much larger and higher should be the aims of these societies than simply stopping short at shopkeeping. They must, like the society under whose auspices this meeting was held, preserve that common bond of fellowship which was at the root of all co-operation, and which must always be steadily kept in view and laboured for. A long and diffi cult task, no doubt, lay before them until they would be enabled to realise all the benefits alluded to in the report, but he was glad to find they (had energy, confidence, and patience enough to wait for such an issue, which must cer tainly follow the efforts of all who worked honourably and in good faith for the purpose. At present there were thousands of men of all classes anxious to obtain employ ment, and waiting, because under the existing system it was impossible for them to work for one another. The task before them was simply this. Here were the people and the principles, and all that had to be done was to get sufficient capital to set the different trades at work, mutually helping each other. As they progressed the steps would be easier and the results more beneficial. Dr. Travis moved and Mr. Lloyd Jones seconded a resolution to the foll Owing effect :—" That the general adoption of co-operative principles in the production and distribution of wealth would tend to the permanent improvement of the condition of the working classes." This resolution and one approving the objects :of the society in whose interest the meeting was called were carried unanimously, and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceedings. LAW AND POLICE. Two MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR STEALING TAM HALITENCE.—At the Middlesex Sessions, Alice Alloway was charged with stealing a penny and a halfpenny, the money of Mary Allen. The prosecutrix missed some coins from a money-box belonging to her little daughter, and in consequence placed a marked penny and a half penny in the box. The next morning both the coins w ere missing, and the prisoner, who lived in the house, was charged with taking them. The prisoner's purse was opened, and in it was found the marked money. The jury found the accused guilty, and she was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—At Worship-street Police court, Mary King was charged with having been con cerned, with three others not yet in custody, with violently assaulting Maria Higgins, and robbing her of 3s. 6d. The prosecutrix stated that about six o'clock on the evening of the 2nd instant she was in Osborn-street, Whitechapel, when she was attacked by the prisoner, who took her by the hair, knocked her down, kicked her, 'and otherwise ill-used her. While the prisoner was assaulting her three others came up, subjected her to a renewal of the maltreatment, and robbed her of 3s. 6d., which she had iu her hand. The prosecutrix was rendered very weak from the injuries she had sustained, and was removed by a police-constable to the London Hospitel, where she had remained ever since under the care of the house surgeon. The accoucheur at the London Hospital said that when the prosecutrix was brought to the instiution with which he was connected she was in a very dangerous state, and suffered much from the great loss of blood. The magis trate, dealing with the case as one of assault only, said that the prisoner had been guilty of a most cowardly and brutal outrage, and it was not improbable that death might have resulted from the kick which she had given her. He sen tenced her to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months. CHARGE OF ROBBERY BY MERCHANTS.—At Clerkenwell Police-court, John Gilbert, alias John Shears Gilbert, merchant ; William Gilbert, alias George Diddans, mer chant ; and William Pincombe, were charged with being concerned together in stealing about 500 pieces of paper hangings, the property of Mr. Frederick Hitchings, value £26 12s. 5J,d. ; also 223,000 artificial flower seeds and 75 gross bristle seeds, the property of Messrs. Anthony and Baptist Silvia, value £Bl 19s. 7.1 d. ; 12 dozen bottles and eight gallons of wood stain, the property of Mr. Henry Stephen's, value £4 15s ; and also a set of new plated harness, the property of Mrs. Mary Watts, at 16, Kinton-street, Bloomsbury, value £9 103. It seemed that the police had found invoices and letters in the possession of the prisoners, spewing that they had transactions all over the country, but more especially at Leeds, Liverpool, Paisley, Plymouth, and Ipswich. The policeman in the case said that when the'prisoners had been apprehended their office was searched. There were no books to be seen, or goods, with the exception of some tinfoil and a looking-glass. A bag tied up like a coffee bag was discovered, and on being opened was found to contain cinders ; other chests, marked like tea chests, were nailed down, and on being opened were found to contain cinders and ashes. There was not the least evidence of a legitimate trade being carried on. Mr. Stephens, ink manufacturer, said that he received an order headed " Gilbert Brothers, Drysalters, 44, Hatton Garden," and goods to the value of £4 14s. were sent. Witness subsequently visited the place, and found that no drysalting business was carried on there. He had never been paid. Other cases were gone into, and the prisoners were remanded. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN LONDON.—The Govern ment having grautt.d a select committee of lords on Lord Lifford's motion for extending the Contagious Diseases Act to the civil population, which was lased upon Mr. Berkeley Hill's papers and the publications of the Con tagious Diseases Association, Mr. Hill publishes this week a fourth paper, descriptive of investigations in several of the districts in London, conducted with the assistance of the police. He states that all the persons with whom the Act would be operative are already known to the police, and that from the very circumstances of their life they are compelled to closely congregate together, so that they might easily be reached for the purposes of restriction. There are only about 150 beds in London, to receive all who are diseased, and who amount in number at this moment to very many hundreds, who are actively engaged in infecting the population. Few among them, of whatever class, escape contagion, or fail largely to dis tribute it ; and the records of the London hospitals, recently published in the Journal, show a daily attendance at the hospitals of a large number of women and children who are hereditarily and indirectly suffering the effects of contagion, while the evidence of the most eminent sur geons and physicians describes the large extension of the evil, by hereditary and secondary influences, through all classes of society. At some hospitals it constitutes nearly one-third of all the surgical cases treated, and it forms a large percentage of all classes of private practice.— British Medical Journal. SUICIDE OF BARNES, THE PANTALOON.—AII in quest has been held at the Salutation Tavern, Barton. street, Westminster, respecting the death of William Augustus Barnes, the well-known pantaloon. The first witness was Ann Grant, a cousin of deceased, who haO been his housekeeper for about seventeen years. He re sided in North-street, Smith-square, and he and his house. keeper were like brother and sister. "By profession, theatrically, he was a pantaloon, but otherwise was a pho tographic artist." Since the stoppage of the pantomime, "Faw Fee Fo Fum ; or Harlequin Jack the Giant- Killer," at Drury-lane, in which piece he was pantaloon ; the deceased had been in rather low spirits. The season for pantomime was past, and his business as a photogra phic artist was not remunerative. On Sunday morn ing last he sat down to breakfast with his housekeeper, but c-implained that he had a pain at his heart, and was so ill that he could not eat. He shortly afterwards left the breakfast-room, for the purpose of preparing his camera and his chemicals for use, as six gentlemen were about to wait upon him and have their portraits taken. In a short time he called to his housekeeper, " I want to speak to you particularly ; come down directly." She descended, and found him sitting in his easy chair. fie seemed excited. Ire took hold of her hand, and shaking it said, " God Almighty bless you. Good bye.' She saw that something was wrong, and ran out for af;sistance. In ten minutes he was dead. Other nit nesses were examined. One of them, David Gammon, bad been a friend of deceased's for about twenty years. lie saw him nearly every day, and found him as a rule a jocular man. On Saturday night last the deceased kissed Gammon's little boy, of whom he was very fond, and said, " If I die before to-morrow morning, you must pray for me." The medical evidence sheaved that be had taken a quantity of cyanide of potassium. A verdict was re turned to the effect that he had committedo}44? !kip in au unsound state of mind. • THE SIYNq LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1868. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, CROYDON FIRST SUMMER MEETING—THuRsDAY. The Croydon Committee, always ready to cater for the amusement of the metropolitan public, took advantage of the blank day between Bath and Harpenden, and had a fair day's sport to-day, considering the hard State of the ground. It was originally intended that the programme should extend to seven events, but two of them—the Pad dock Stakes and a Selling Stakes— did not fill, and only five races were left for decision. The weather was de- lightfully fine, and the attendance was very numerous. The various races will be found fully described below. Tho Coombe Manor Plate of 70 sovs. Half a mile. Mr T. V. Morgan's Traviata, by Stockwell—Strayaway 3 yrs, Est 41b (Wyatt) 1 Mr Bedman's Brenda, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Vinell) 2 Mr F. Master's Poleaxe, 3 yrs, Get (Jeffery) 3 Mr Wodson's Miss Gladiateur, 3 yrs, 7st 51b..(Peppler) 0 Mr H. Andrew's Queen Ebba, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b „ (Marsh) 0 Mr Goddard's Land Ho !, 3 yrs, Gst 71b (Butler) 0 Mr York's Firebell, 2 yrs, sst 71b..... (Hunt) 0 Mr Rover's Lady Fly, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Hardy) 0 Mr Stone's Tina, 5 yrs, 7st (Penfold) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Brenda, 2to 1 agst Traviata, Bto 1 agst Fireball, and 10 to 1 agst Land Ho ! Poleaxe made the running, closely attended by Brenda and Traviata, till approaching the turn into the straight, when the favourite deprived Poleaxe of the command, Traviata being in close attendance on Mr. Beadman's filly till fairly in the straight. The two favourites then closed, Traviata winning, after a smart race, by a head ; a length separated the second and third ; Tina was a bad fourth, Lady Fly fifth, Land Ho! sixth, Fireball next, the last two being Queen Ebba and Miss Gladiateur, who had been in the rear throughout. The Two-yr-old Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 0 added. Five furlongs. Sir C. Legard's Carlotta, by Ring of Trumps—Hesperi thusa, 9st 21b (inc 71b ex) (Custance) 1 Mr Treen's Brasenose, Bst 121 b (11. Covey) 2 Mr J. Constable's c by Vedette—Bay Rosalind, Bst 121 b (J. Edwards) 3 Mr A. Clark's First Emperor, Bst 121 b (Clement) 4 Mr Johnstone's Night Light, Bst 91b (J. Barker) 5 Betting-7 to 4on Carlotta, 11 to 4 agst Brasenose, 15 to 1 bar two. The Bay Rosalind colt cut out tho work, followed by Brasenose and the favourite, for about two hundred yards, when the lead was taken by Brasenose, who held a slight advantage of the favourite until reaching the distance, where Carlotta beaded him, and won cleverly by half a length ; two lengths intervened between the second and third ; First Emperor was fourth, and Night Light last all the way. Tho Croydon Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft. One mile and a half. Mr Loudon's Osprey, by King Tom —Ossifrage, 3 yrs, Est 61b Mr G. Wells' Mischief, 5 yrs, ist 41b (H. Covey) 2 Mr Johnstone's Aurifera, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Wyatt) 3 Mr T. W. Morgan's Traviata, 3 yrs, Est 1 llb (inc 71b ox) (car. Est 121 b) (Peppler) 4 Mr Harris nd Lady Glencora, 3 yrs, Est 4lb (Butler) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Osprey, 7to 2 agst Mischief, 4to 1 agst Traviata, 5 to 1 agst Aurifera, 100 to 15 agst Lady Gloncora. a Mischief made play, followed by Osprey and Traviata, Lady Glencora bringing up the rear for about half a mile, when Traviata ran into the second place, being a length in advance of Osprey, and a similar distance in rear of Mis chief, uhtil rounding the bend into the straight, when the lot closed, but Traviata dropped back on the bill, and Os prey, coming away, won in a canter by two lengths. Mis chief and Aurifera ran a good race home for second place, which the former obtained by a neck ; Traviata was fourth, and Lady Glencora last throughott. _ _ The Nursery Plate of 50 sovs, for two-yr-olds. furlongs. Five Mr F. Temple's Leoncillo, by King of the Forest— Vilette, 7st (Peppier) 1 Mr England's Juanita, by Promised Land, Est 101 b (Penfold) 2 Mr Thomas's Carolina, Est 71b . (Butior) 3 Mr 11. Wright's Esher, 7st 41b (Viney) 4 Mr Johnstone's Spider, 7st4lb (J. Barker) 5 Mr A. Clark's First Emperor, Tat 121 b (Clement) 6 Mr York's Firebell, 7st (H. Covey) 7 Mr F. E. James's Chere et Belle, 7st _(Burbidge) 8 Betting-6 to 4 agst Juanita, 2to 1 agst Leoncillo,7 to 1 agst First Emperor, 10 to 1 agst Spider and Carolina. After a long delay at the post, caused by Peppier break ing his bridle and necessitating a return to the Stand for another, Carolina jumped off in front of Leoncillo, Esher, and the favourite, Chi re et Belle bringing up the rear, until making the bend into the straight, when Carolina gave way, and Leoncillo took up the running, winning cleverly by half a length ; Carolina was a bad third, and the others finished as placed, slight intervals separating them. On returning to scale Penfold, the rider of the second, lodged an objection to the winner on the ground of " bor ing" him out of the course, but the Stewards overruled the objection. As, however, they thought there were grounds for the objection, they remitted the £5 deposited. The Shirley Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. Five furlongs. Mr H. Wright's Venturer, by Acrobat—Varna, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Peppier) 1 Mr J. Edwards's Lorenzo di Lardi, 3 yrs, ost 12th (Wyatt) 2 Mr England's Sultana, 3 yrs, Gst 71b (Peufold) 3 Mr If. Sloburn's 13umboat, 3 yrs. Gst 101 b Covey) 4 Mr Pawley's Sorrell, 3 yrs, Gst 9:b (Hardy) 5 Mr Hartley's Gaiety, 4 yrs, Gst I' ) .b (Viuell) Mll3.(et.tiln.;3ll°7r'tso4lioa V la en 3 tt ) ;r ' e .s r ' , 7 8 st to 1 each ag (j st erf G e 7i ) ety 7, and Buniboat. Sultana jumped away in front, closely attended by Venturer and Butuboat, until rounding the bond into the straight, when Sultana dropped away, and the lead was taken by the favourite, who was never again headed, and won in a canter by two lengths, which distance divided the second and third ; Buin3oat was fourth, Sorrell was fifth, Gaiety sixth, and Marsala last. JOCKEY CLUB. —PROPOSED RULE AS TO DEFAULTERS. (From the Racing Calendar.) A general meeting of the members of the Jockey Club will be held at Messrs. Weatherby's office, 6, Old Bur lington-street, on Saturday, Juno 6, at 2 o'clock pre cisely, when the stewards will propose the following re solution : "Whereas it is expedient that the Rules of Racing, which prohibit defaulters for stakes and forfeits from en tering or running horses, should extend to defaulters for bets, and to all persons guilty of malpractices on the turf, it is resolved that,_. "No person convicted of any fraudulent practices on the turf, and no person that has been reported by the Committee of tho Subscription Rooms at Newmarket or at Messrs. Tattersall's as being a defaulter in bets, shall be permitted to name, enter, or run, either in his own name or in that of any other person, any horse of which he is either wholly or in part owner, for any race whatever." If this resolution is passed, the rules affected by it will be altered accordingly. Also to add the following as a rule of the Jockey Club : —" If any member of the Jockey Club, or of the New Rooms or Coffeo Room at Newmarket, should appear in the published forfeit list as a defaulter for stakes or for feits, or be reported by the Committee of the Subscription Rooms at Newmarket or at Messrs. Tattersall's as being a defaulter for bets lost on horse racing, the stewards shall cause notice to be sent to him that if his default be not cleared by a time to be stated in the said notice, his name will be erased from the list of members ; and if a member of any of these clubs should be convicted of fraudulent practices on the turf, he shall cease to be a member." EPSOM SU3III The Bentinck Plate of 100 Three• quarto Age st lb Grimston 9 2 Out and Outer 6 9 0 Whitby ... 5 8 10 Tumbler ... 4 8 3 Naivete 3 8 2 Adamauthea 4 8 0 Witchcraft ... 3 7 12 Lictor „ 3 7 12 Belphegor „. 3 7 12 Jeanie Deans 4 7 7 Sunstroke 3 7 7 Novice 5 7 5 Milton 3 7 5 St. Valentine 3 7 4 Lady Rosehill m 4 7 0 Noy au 3 7 0 Breach of Promise.. 4 7 0 Phemy colt 4 6 13 The Epsom Town Plate of 10, ER MEETING. sous (Handicap) for all ages. )rs of a mile. Age st lb Laird of Scotland... 3 6 13 Warlike 3 6 12 Redivivus 3 6 10 President Lincoln 3 6 10 Boanerges... 3 6 10 Professor Anderson 5 6 8 Fidelia „. 3 6 7 Beatrice Grey 3 6 7 ... 3 6 7 Choral 3 6 0 Lionel 3 5 13 Pompeii ... 2 5 12 Shamrock ... ... 2 5 10 Wincbilsea ... 2 5 7 Provider ... 2 5 7 Lady Skeynes ... 2 5 7 Hermitage... ... 3 (dr) Half Ago st lb Liddington 6 9 7 Grirnston 3 9 4 Pericles ... ... 4 9 2 Whitby 5 9 0 Sir Oliver 4 8 13 Naivete ... 3 8 10 Salliet 6 8 10 Nike 4 8 7 Goodfellow 4 8 4 Lictor 3 8 0 llelphegor 3 7 12 4 7 11 Parma 4 7 7 Sister to Hermit ... 2 7 7 Miss Frances 4 7 6 Laird of Scotland 3 7 4 Patriciroa 3 7 4 Mi,s Hayes ... 4 7 3 Airdrie 4 7 2 Tom Vernon ... 3 7 2 Warlike 3 7 2 Harebell ... 3 7 2 10 sovs (handicap) for all ages t mile. Age st lb Norna colt ... 3 7 2 Heather Bell 3 7 0 St. Valentine 3 7 0 The Salvor 3 7 0 Beatrice Grey ... 3 613 Icicle 4 6 12 President Lincoln 3 6 11 Janet Rawcliffe .. 3 6 11 Magnolia ... 3 6 10 Valeria 5 6 8 Carlotta ... ... 2 6 8 Lord Derby 3 6 5 King of the Rovers. 2 6 7 Lily 3 6 0 Lionel 3 5 12 Datura colt ... 2 5 2 Valentin ... 2 '5 9 Prince Paul 2 5 7 TATTERSALVS.—At a meeti tersall's, held on Thursday, tl judicated uptn, and the follov room : " The committee, havi Mr. Keyon in re Cook, decli❑ settlement of that person's ac, Lady Skeynes ... 2 5 7 Cocoa-nut 2 drwn liermltage 3 drwn. ing of the committee of Tat :he case of Mr. Cook was ad wing notice was posted in the ing considered the demand of ne to make any order for the !counts." The prices of Horniman's Teas are greatly reduced ; their well-known superiority has attracted a host of spurious imitations; therefore notice all Genuine Packets are signed, " Horniman (5- C 0.," Loudon. 300 Confectioners are Agents iu London awl 2,200 Chemists in the Country., THE NEW BILL ON NATURALIZATION The Springfield Republican as usual takes the honest and straightforward view, commenting severely on the bill passed in the House of Repre sentatives to protect the rights of American citizens abroad. It compares Bismarck's frank and gene rous spirit in meeting Mr. Bancroft's diplomatic advances, with the temper of brutal and ineffectual violence with which the House seeks so offensively to compass the same object. These are the Repub lican's words, and it asks—" Can any American citizen read the extract from the account given by Mr. Bancroft of the debate in the North German Parliament, and not feel ashamed of the barbarous provisions of the recent House Bill at Washington, for obtaining the concessions by seizing and im prisoning without process and without relief, the unfortunate citizens of any country with which our negotiations may chance to fail ? How much wiser and braver always is the spirit of forbearance, of moderation and of peace, in the conduct of international disputes !" he Albany Evening Journal, discussing the recent English vic tory in Abyssinia, closes its remarks with these words :—" It is a suggestive fact that while Eng land has thus, at great expense, vindicated the sanctity of the persons of her citizens, this country is proposing through some of its representatives in Congress *to adopt the barbarous policy of King Theodorus. The bill introduced by Mr. Banks, and passed by the House of Representatives, authorizes the President, in case of controversy with a foreign power, to seize its citizens who may be travelling in this country, and bold them as hostages. A great nation does not make war with individuals. When, during the war, it was proposed to reta liate upon the rebel prisoners, the outrages in flicted on Union soldiers at Andersonville, Millen, and elsewhere, the humane sentiment of the people revolted, and Congress declined to legalize the bar barity. Our controversies with England will pro bably be terminated by some other method than the system of personal reprisals which General Banks seems to regard as an infallible panacea." The world may feel assured that the conduct of Congress or of the President, when marked by any spirit of un fairness, no matter what the question, will not go unchallenged. The numerous influential journals conducted on the most honest principles will permit no ruffianism among the rulers of the land, whether against strong powers or weak powers, against indi viduals or societies, native or foreign, and in no other country has this bill been so severely condemned as in the United States. MEETING AT NEW YORK OF TIM INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE. There was a great meeting of ,the American In dustrial League at New York on the 28th April. The object was to discuss the best measures to-be taken in behalf of protection in , anticipation of Benjamin Wade's succession to the Presidency. Peter Cooper .presided, and the following gentle men were present :—Horace Greeley ; J. B. Shef field, Saugerties ; Samuel Harris, Catskill ; Jas. M. Cooper, Pittsburgh ; G. B. Stebbins, Detroit ; Hon. E. B. Bigelow, Boston ; J. F. Arnold, Mas sachusetts ; Cyrus Elder, Johnstown, Pa. ; Rev. Herman Bokum, Tennessee ; J Sentor, Delaware ; It. 11. Manning, New York ; George L. Ward, Boston ; J. F. Pickhardt, Porchester ; Dr. 8011, editor Irish Republic; W. Oland Bourne, Soldiers' Friend ; E. Burdsall, Porchester ; Thos. J. Pope, New York ; C. A. Trowbridge, of Michigan ; Beers, New York. Among the many letters read was this from Mr. Wade : Vice-President's Chamber, Washington, D.C., April 24, 1867• Dear Sir,—l have received your note inviting me to be present at a conference of American industry, &c. I need not assure you that I heartily approve and deeply sympa thize with the objects of that important enterprise. 1 re joice greatly in its success thus far, and in the prospect of its future triumphs. Every nation must rely on the useful and prosp er o us l a b ours o f it s p e ople alone for its prospe rity. While this is well cared for, the nation must be well governed and its people happyi without it no expedients of the statesman ell]. accomplish that object. I regret that my engagements here are such as to com pel mu to decline your invitation. Very respectfully, B. F. WADE. Mr. Greeley considered that if it was necessary to scatter publications over the land to enlighten the people, as remarked by a previous speaker, it was as necessary to enlighten the members of the National Legislature, among whom he found igno rance prevailed. Nor was this confined to any party. Senator Grimes, a steadfast Republican, was a bitter opponent, and the Chicago Tribune, an ultra-Radical journal, was a violent enemy. In fact, the opposition party were strenuously endea vouring to obtain control of all the leading papers of the country to fulminate their doctrines. Ile had said last year to a leading member of Congress from Mississippi :—" Sir, I know and expect that we shall be opposed by Massachusetts, but I am astonished that any man from Mississippi, a State so rich in mineral resources, and needing so much development, can vote against a Protective Tariff." " Oh !" replied he, " it is the fault of those Pennsyl vanians. They are so greedy—always asking too much." " Well," said Mr. Greeley, " let us sup pose that the duty on iron was $l,OOO per ton ; what, in that extreme case, would then regu late the price of iron in this country ?" " Well," replied the Congressmen, after much evasion and hesitation, " I suppose it would be the cost of producing the iron." " Then," continued Mr. Greeley, " you know that the high duty would only operate to determine that the thing should be ' made in this country." There was much ignorance in Congress. It was necessary to enlighten public men on this subject. The Press is at this time too thoroughly engrossed with the absorbing topic of Reconstruction to do much about the question of Protection. Ile could not find room or time dur ing the continuance of this Reconstruction question 1 to devote the space he would wish to this matter ; but he looked for a speedy and just solution of the Reconstruction matters, and hoped next year to be able to give his whole time to the grand subject of protection to American manufactures and home in dustry. Their opponents were busily sowing seed now through ,their Union. They were now send ing out pamphlets in boxes of merchandise, and through every possible channel. The League had not been keeping up their end, and it was necessary to do so by some such means as bad been proposed until such time as the public Press, and public speakers, could give their whole time to it. The following were the resolutions adopted : Resolved,—That an indispensable condition to a return to specie payments, and thus to the restoration of the credit of the American nation in the money markets of the world, is to be found in a well-developed industry, and in increasing the productive power of the nation. Itesolved,—That this increase of the production of the country can only be accomplished by an enlightened and liberal encouragement of our domestic manufactures ; hence in all future revisions of the tariff we urge the im position of heavier d u ti es on articles of luxury, with ade quate protection to the products of our home industry. Resolved,—That in view of the injustice, inequalities, and frauds inseparable from the system of ad valorem duties, this meeting avows its earnest conviction of the importance of introducing the principle of specific duties to the utmost extent possible. Resolved,—That where specific duties are not levied, the rule shall be made absolute and imperative that all goods not subject to specific rates shall be entered for duty at their full value at the port of exportation, under 'such regulations as will most certainly accomplish that object. Resolved,—That the magnitude of the burdens imposed upon the country by the late war of the rebellion renders imperative the practice of rigorous and systematic eco nomy in the administration of our Government, and wo heartily commend the retrenchment of expenditure in the military, naval, and cther branches of the public service effected in the Appropriation Bills of the present Congress, and urge that the good work of financial reform be pushed to the utmost. Resolved,—That the frauds and peculations practised by officials engaged in collecting the public revenue have grown to a magnitude dishonouring to the national cha racter, and fraught with portentous danger to the national interests, and reluires the application of the most prompt and rigid measures for its prevention ; and this meeting heartily approves the bill introduced by the Hon. Thomas A. Jeuckes into Congress " to regulate the civil service of the United States, and to promote the efficiency thereof," as wisely calculated to obviate the grievous evils growing out of the present system of appointing officers. Resolved,—That at all cost to individuals or classes the public faith with the national creditors must be kept un broken, and any attempt to evade, under any pretext, the just obligations of the country would be at once dishonest and unwise, exposing the nation to the contempt and exe cration of the civilized world, and undermining the foun dations of all private credit. Resolved,—That the American Industrial League, en gaged in the work of instructing the people of the - United States in the questions relating to Industry and Finance, which so vitally affect their material and moral good, de serves the warm sympathy and liberal support cf all who desire the solvency and stability of the nation, and the comfort, prosperity, and improvement of all classes of the people. The subject of the National American was brought up with the view of increasing its circula tion, and the following subscriptions for tho pur pose were at once made : —Peter Cooper, New York, 100 copies ; G. L. Ward, Boston, 100 copies ; Samuel Harris, Catskill, 100 copies. AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES. The Reese River Reveille, on the 23d March, ap pears to have devoted itself to American antiquities and arcbmology, a singular subject for the journal ' of a country so wholly new to civilization. It begins by a piece of information which lately was copied into many papers, that J. W. Phelps, of Vermont, has the oldest book extant published in America, being a dictionary of the Aztec language, printed in 1571 in the city of Mexico, which is fifty years before the landing of the pilgrims at Plymouth, and thirty prior to the establishment of Jamestown, Virginia. The next is a petrified man, discovered by workmen when making excavations in the neigh bourhood of Corydon, Harrison County. The body is large, the arms folded upon the breast, and firm as the solid stone, and bears unmistakeable indica tions of having belonged to a race that roamed the forests before the Miamas or the Iroquois had made them their hunting grounds. Tne Leavenworth Commercial is the authority for what follows : " A most wonderful story reaches us from Mon tana; indeed, a tale which we would hardly credit were it not related to us by one whom we consider worthy of our credence. The gentleman who re lated the circumstance to us came down by the steamer yesterday, and had himself conversed with Mr. Edward Parsons, one of the lucky adventurers, who gave him the following particulars :—ln July last a company of five prospectors was made up in Helena, who, having heard of the unexplored coun try around the Yellowstone, determined to visit that district in search of lodes. The country was found to be almost entirely free from Indians, and there was abundance of game until they arrived within two days' journey of Yellowstone Lake, when the scene entirely changed, the country being entirely barren, and permeated in every direction with hot springs and fissures in the rock, from which issued smoke and noxious gases. Continuing their journey through .a scorching atmosphere, and encountering some peril among the rough and irregular ridges of bare rock, which everywhere distinguished the land scape, the travellers on the third day came to the margin of a lake from which issued a river, which they judged would lead to the Yellowstone. After following the stream for some time they came to a long irregular mound crowned on the summit by an ancient stone care,' similar to those seen in some parts of New Mexico, which was half concealed in grass and low bushes. As the work of removing the stones did not appear to be a difficult one,.they being uncemeutel and of medium size, it was pro posed to open the earn,' which was done after half a day's work, and below was found a solid cemented floor, which sounded hollow to the tread. Being determined to complete the work, the travellers, after some labour, dug down some twelve inches, when they came to an immense stone, seven feet long, which it took the united strength of the party to remove. Beneath there was a long, low chamber, and when the eyes of the intruders became accus tomed to the darkness, it was seen that an Indian catacomb had been unearthed. Seated in a single row around the quadrangle were the remains of upwards of thirty warriors, from whose forms the flesh had long since moulded away, and whose very bones crumbled into dust at the touch of the spectator. On the floor around lay numerous instruments of war or chase, some of iron and some of stone, and the entire apartment was covered with a fine impalpable dust, which was all that remained of the furs and robes with which this abode of death had doubtless at one time been carpeted. Lying beside the bones were numerous ornaments, indicating the rank of the dead, and among them were many of those twisted circlets of gold known to antiquarians as torques, which had a t one time entwinel the necks and arms of their savage owners. Some of these were of unusual size, weighing from one and a half to two pounds, and minor ornaments of the same precious metal were also secured by the happy finders. What chiefly attracted attention was, however, a massive basin or kettle that occupied the centre of the apartment, and was doubtless used as a sacrificial censer,, for burning incense, it being two feet high and two feet and a half in circumference. The massive article, wonderful to tell, proved on inspection to be pur e gold, and was so heavy that the party had great difficulty in removing it from its resting-place and bringing it into the upper air. Endeavours were then made to break the vessel, but the pure quality of the gold caused it only to bend beneath the weight of the blows inflicted upon it. After great exertion the adventurers were enabled, by m eans of their axes, to sever the mass into portable pieces, laden with which the party turned their steps homewards, having themselves to walk the greater part of the way to give relief to the bur dened animals. The whole amount of gold was brought to Helena, and Mr. Edward Parsons cal culated that his share of the treasure amounted to about $20,000, the whole being about $lOO,OOO in va l ue . Mr. Parsons is a native of Montana, and resides at Green Vale, near Helena, where he is we ll known. Notwithstanding hi s ex t raor di nary go od luck, he intends to return to the river where these discoveries were made, and which he calls Green River, feeling convinced that there are more catacombs in that vicinity." The bones of an enormous reptile of the lizard family have been received from Kansas by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, to which they have been presented by the discoverer, Dr. Turner. The geologists of the Academy are busy chiselling out the remains from the crystallized gyps , un in which they were found imbedded. The backbone has been cleared of its rocky case, and the vertebra, put together, extends in length about 30 feet. With the head and tail it is believed to have been at least 50 feet in length. At the regular meeting of the California Aca demy of Sciences, Monday Evening, March 16, President Whitney (in the chair) read a com munication from J. W. Foster, of Chicago, giving an interesting account of a stone implement received there recently from California. The mate rial is syenite, very much like the Quincy granite, symmetrical in shape, not quite circular on the cross section, ground and polished so as to exhibit in marked contrast the pure white of the feld spar and the deep green or black of the hornblende. The blunt end is pierced, with a hole, whose outer edges are rimmed out, so that it looks very much like a plummet. It was found in digging a well, thirty feet below the sur face, on or near the premises of Lafayette N ealy, in the town of Woodbridge, San Joaquin county, about eleven miles from Stockton. After reading this communication, which was accompanied by a drawing of the object, considerable discus sion ensued relative to similar objects known to have been found in this State, and to the habits of the Digger tribes, who seem to have ad vanced no farther than the stone age. In connec tion with inquiries on the early records of the human race in this State, Professor Whitney stated that he was preparing a paper giving new light on the famous Calaveras skull. Ile also exhibited a fossil sent to the Geological Survey by Roger S. Day, a rare species of ammonite, apparently, found in a hill-top in the mines seven miles cast of Folsom, and interesting for the additional evidence it pre sents of the secondary age of the California gold formation. An exploration of the various tumuli in the Mis sissippi Valley, in the neighbourhood of St. Louis, is about to be commenced by a scientific gentleman who has paid especial attention to the subject of American Archaeology. Monk Mound and the other tumuli composing the Cahokia group are first to be investigated, the research being under the auspices of a prominent Eastern scientific society. What ever relics of ancient art may be discovered are to form part of a proposed National Antiquarian Museum.—Anglo-American Times. 711 E NEEV UNION LEAGUE CLUB -110 USE. The members of the Union League Club of New York city held their first reception in their new building on Thursday evening, April 16th, and were favoured with a large and fashionable assem bly. The spacious reception-room had been taste fully fitted up for the occasion, and the various apartments were enlivened by the display of na tional colours, relics of the war, large banks of fragrant flowers, and a superb collection of oil paintings by our leading artists. The entire build ing, including the theatre, was thrown open to the guests, a band of music was in attendance, and every step was taken that would add success to the occasion. The ladies, as usual, lent a very attrac tive air to the reception, and exhibited the most costly and superb toilets. Among the invited guests who accepted the courtesies of the club were nume rous representatives of the army and navy whom it had so cordially sustained during the war ; dele gations from the Union League of Philadelphia and the Union Club of Boston ; eminent civilians of this country, and a few distinguished foreigners. Of the army there were Generals Anderson, Bar low, Heintzelman, Butterfield, Waller, Webb, Fes senden, Pleasonton, Cullen,, Barnard, Santell, Newton, Ingalls, and Greene ; Admiral Gordon and others of the navy ; Baron Osten Sacken, the Consul-General of Russia ; Mr. C. K. Tuckerman, our new Minister to Greece; Professor Mahon and Kendrick from West Point. About seventy letters of regret were received from Governors, Senators, Representatives, and eminent civilians, whose public duties prevented their attendance. The new Club House is situated on the corner of Madison-square and Twenty-sixth-street, and was originally designed by Leonard Jerome, Esq., for the Jockey Club House, but was leased by the Union League Club previous to its completion, and fitted up according to the necessities of the patriotic organization. The building is highly attractive in its exterior view, and will bear comparison with any similar edifice in the country. The stairways are of oak, and are covered with a Wilton carpet of a neat pattern and luxuri ous softness." The balustrades are massive in pro portions, and are capped with a handrail of black walnut. On the first floor is a commodious read ing room, fitted up with black walnut furniture, and ornamentel with heavy brown-coloured rep window hangings, edged with purple plush. Over the centre of each window, as well as on the backs of the chairs and tete-a-tetes, is the monogram "U. L. C." The reception room is opposite the reading-room, and is fitted up in a corresponding manner. At the extreme end of the hallway, into which these rooms open, is a gallery set apart for the exhibition of pictures. The walls are covered with red baize, and, besides the light from the win dows, there is a beautiful crystal chandelier hang ing from the centre of the ceiling, to which is attached a patent arrangement, by which the most mellow light will be obtained. Adjoin ing the gallery are the hat and cloak room, a spacious bowling-alley, and a first-class billiard saloon with four tables. The second floor is set apart for dining purposes, and this is divided into five compartments, each containing six tables, and affording facilities of entertaining twenty-four per sons. On the third floor is one of the most elegant apartments in the building, and is designed for the reeeption of distinguished personages. The furni ture of this apartment is of polished black walnut, upholstered in costly style. The window draperies are of brown silk, trimmed with fringes of red velvet. It is the intention of the . Club to give in the theatre, during the year, a series of dramatic and other exhibitions, in aid of certain city charities. These performances will be gotten up under the auspices of lady friends of the Club. Ou the fourth and fifth floors are a number of sleeping apartments, each containing a complete set of black walnut furniture, and an exceedingly comfortable easy chair. From the windows on the upper floor the visitor may enjoy one of the m)st extensive and beautiful views of the city and suburbs, and be re freshed with a current of air of a purity seldom experienced within the city limits. The club have secured a lease of the building at a rental of $lB,OOO per annum for ten years, with the privilege of purchasing the entire property within three years.—Frank Leslie's Illustrated. THE ALTA VELA CASE. The Alta Vela affair has rapidly grown into a great scandal. Mr. Black seems determined not to let the matter drop, and the President's counsel have made use of it in the Impeachment case against the Managers. Judge Nelson, who spoke as the mouthpiece of the President, exposed the transac tion to the Senate, and on Wednesday, the 29th April, Mr. Butler replied, denying the truth of the statement. Mr. Nelson answered Mr. Butler with great warmth, and on the Senate reassembling after a recess, Mr. Sumner brought the matter up, cen suring Mr. Nelson, whose words he construed into a challenge to Mr. Butler, at the same time introduc ing a resolution of censure, which the Senate rejected. Both the learned gentlemen disclaimed a warlike in tention ; but the Tennessee lawyer announced that he was ready to meet the general in any way. Mr. Nelson, in offering his explanation, had referred to letters showing the connection of both Generals Butler and Logan with the claim. These Butler desired to look at, to which Nelson assented, pro vided the general promised to return them, which Butler declined, and they were given to the clerk. On the following day General Butler made a speech in further explanation, and it is stated that he and Logan are gathering evidence to prove that they had signed the opinion that the President was bound to seize on Alta Vela before the Impeach ment was decided on. The question was taken up in the House, where James Brooks, of New York (Democrat), offered a resolution summon ing the Managers to explain their extraordi nary conduct in thus trying after the commence ment of the Impeachment proceedings tointimidate the President into an action injurious to the public interest, which, after two days' debate, was rejected by a party vote. That Messrs. Logan, Bingham, and Butler signed the opinion is almost undisputed ; but the question is, When ? Mr. Butler alleges that it was made out before the Articles were drawn up. 1 This is emphatically contradicted by the opinion it -1 self, which was presented to the President on the 9th March, long after the formal Impeachment. In answer, Butler accuses some person at the White House of altering the dates. The debate among the Representatives on Mr. Brooks' resolution was very acrimonious. Mr. Logan denounced Mr. Brooks as a villain and Mr. Eldridge as a blackguard, and in reply to a question from Mr. Butler, Mr. Brooks affirmed he had called him a gold robber, asserting that the charge had been sustained in the New York Courts. Notwithstanding the liberal use of abusive epithets applied by Mr. Butler, Mr. Brooks continued his charge, raking up every previous circumstance brought against Mr. Butler. The sharpest thing that we have seen in the way of commeut is in the New lork Citizen, entitled "Jerry on his Dunghill :"—" Ex-Attorney General Black, in his letter throwing up his brief as one of his President's counsel, because said President would not inaugurate and levy a foreign war to help said Jerry and some half dozen of his congenial associates in stealing a dunghill of guano from an island called Alta Vela, uses the following language To me it is cause of sincere grief that I cannot' (in conseluence of my dunghill), aid in the struggle you are making for truth, justice, and the Constitution of your coun try.' Observe that Jerry says your country,' not ' our country.' For the fact is, and Jerry has grace to recognize it, that it is the only country fit for such foul villains as himself, Ban. Butler, Bingham, and the other guano thieves, is that com post of penguin's ordure, which is said to be worth a million dollars, and which we know as Alta Vela. Yon olet should be the motto on Jerry's coat of arms." SCO77ISH STA77S7ICS. The Registrar-General of Scotland has to report 18,036 deaths during the first quarter of 1868, the death-rate being in the annual proportion of 22.6 per 1,000 of population, or 2.3 per 1,000 below the average rate of the season. The unusually mild weather which continued during the whole of the quarter showed a beneficial influence on the public health ; the fevers which prevailed among adults and the usual epidemic diseases of children were less fatal than usual; and pulmonary affections were less prevalent than in ordinary seasons. The annual death-rate of the town districts was 26.5 per 1,000 ; that of the rural districts, 17.9 per 1,000. Of the eight principal towns of Scotland tha mortality was lowest, 23.7 in Leith, and highest, 31.7, in Dundee. Of the 18,036 deaths, 6,320 were registered in January, when the mean temperature was 37.5 deg. ; 5,683 in February, with a mean temperature of 41.6 deg. ; and 6,033 in March, with a mean temperature of 428 deg. The births during the quarter amounted to 28,736, or 36 per 1,000 was the annual birth-rate of the season ; the average rate being 35.1. Of the total births, 2,910, or 10 per cent., were illegitimate. The excess of births over deaths was 10,700, but after deducting 1,902 for the ascertained Scottish emigrants, only 8,708 would appear as the number of souls added to the population during the quarter. The marriages for the first three months of the present year numbered 5,287, being in the annual proportion of 6.6 mar riages to every 1,000 persons living ; the average rate was 6.5. If the marriage-rate be taken as an indication of the state of trade and commerce, then, of the eight principal towns, Leith appeared to be the most prosperous, while the city of Perth was somewhat depressed. The respective proportions to 1,000 of population were 9.8 in Leith, 9.6 in Paisley, 8.7 in Glasgow, 8.6 in Edinburgh, 84 in Greenock, 84 in Aberdeen, 8.1 in Dundee, and 7.3 in Perth. There was an unusual prevalence of strong balmy west and south winds during the quar ter, which often rose into terrific gales; that of the 24th of January was the most severe ever experi enced in Edinburgh, though some of the other gales were more destructive over the country. The thpth of rain for the three mouths amounted to the very large quantity of 14.5 inches. WOMAN SUFFRAGE. A meeting has been held at Birmingham to con sider the subject of Woman Suffrage, a question daily ruing into importance. Whether it would add to the happiness of domestic life to bestow the franchise on English and American women may be an open question; but few seem to dispute the justice of the proposition that women should vote who fulfil the property and occupancy con ditions of men. The head of every house ought in all equity to possess this right, whether that head be a man or a woman. If a lady be eligible to sit on the British Throne, surely a Miss Burdett Coutts is qualified to cast a vote. On the justice of the proposition there cannot be a dispute, though there may be regarding its advisability. Suppose women fulfilling the proposed conditions were enfranchised and married, would they cease to occupy the position and become ineligible ? Could they then be disfranchised for the sin of matrimony, and become coupled as heretofore with idiots? It might very properly be argued that the woman placed in the independent circumstances which qua lified her for the franchise, was an idiot, who wildly threw away her opportunities in mar riage. Do the ladies propose that women who possess the property and other qualifications should be entitled to vote whether married or single ? If so, how do they expect that the peace can be kept ? Are they prepared for an unlimited increase of police, or have they sufficient confidence in their own po xers that they will be able to hold their own during election time at home? We are surprised to see the Herald oppose Woman Fran chise, for if there be one thing that can save the Tory party, that can raise up and make permanent the power of the aristocracy, it is the Enfranchise ment of Women. The meeting was presided over by an archdeacon, as well it might be, for no other measure could throw into the hands of the Church so enormous a power. It would actually make the Church of England omnipotent, and give to ecclesiastical dignitaries a positively dangerous sway. It is astonishing to see the blindness of the Tory party to this fact, but they hold so steadily to their principle of opposing every extension of the franchise that they do not even perceive when that extension would strengthen themselves. Religion and lords would chiefly influence the new voters. They would blindly follow a countess or a parson, and their husbands would vainly discuss prin ciple and the public weal. What chance would John Stuart Mill and Gladstone have of carrying the disendowment of the Irish Church if the vote depended upon the women of Great Bri tain ? We believe that the time approaches when unmarried women, under cartain qualifications, will be enfranchised, and, as many of them are nos qualifying for professional careers, a change is aboat to be inaugurated which will more affect society than the Reform Bills, or, perhaps, any occurrence since the introduction of Christianity. It was but the other day that Mrs. Thorne came out amongst the first six, out of sixty-seven persons examined at Apothecaries' Hall, her papers being so good that the usual viva voce examination was dispensed with. Miss Ursula Bright, the daughter of John Bright, is taking a leading place in this movement. Miss Becker, of Manchester, and Miss Robertson, of Dublin, addressed the Birmingham meeting, and we believe spoke very well. This is not a move ment that can be sneered away, and whether men like it or not, it is daily growing in strength, and will end in bringing women competitors into the professions, and women politicians to the hustings, and—if Mrs. Stanton be correct—women orators to the floor of Congress. That women have their Rights in America may be illustrated by the fact that one of them, the other day, got a man fined $2O in New York for treading on the skirt of her dress.—Anglo-American l inzes. THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.—EDINBURGIff Monday.—A meeting of the members of the University who supported the election of Lord Brougham as Chan cellor of the University was held in Edinburgh to-day ; Sir J. Simpson in the chair. It was unanimously re solved to propose Mr. Gladstone, M.P., as Lord Brougham's successor. Births. CONSTABLE—On the 19th inst., at Surrey Lodge, Pellet the wife of George W. Constable, Esq., of a son. MOODY—On the 19th inst., at Caynham House, Ludlovri the wife of MajDr-General Moody, of a son. SANDYS—On the 20th inst., at 52, Cadogan-place, London/ the wife of Edwin W. Sandys, Esq., Captain Royal Beg' ment of Artillery, of a son. Marriages. FORSTER—BRIDGE On the 20th inst., at the parish chureli, Sevenoaks, Kent, William G. Forster, of Lonesoluet Streatham, to Mary, only daughter of George Bridget The Wilderness, Sevenoaks. WOOD —BOLFE—On the 20th inst., at St. Mary's, Goad' hurst, Kent, T. Fowler Wood, Esq., of Standen House/ Isle of Wight, and Coombs, Suffolk, to Fanny, oioll daughter of the late Charles Wells Rolfe, of Gray's-i o° ' Deaths. GUINNEsS—On the 19th inst., at 27r Norfolk-street, Pari lane, Sir R. L. Guinness, Bart., M.P., D.L., aged 69. HuGnEs —On the 20th inst., at 11, Anderson-street, Choi' sea, Mr. Charles R. Hughes, aged 72. KINXOuLL—On the 18th inst., at Dupplin Castle, N. 8., Lady Evangeline Hay, second daughter of the Earl an Evangeline Countess oFliinuoull, aged 11 years and 4 months. ManiEsom—On the 18th inst., at 19, Northumberla nd " street, Edinburgh, J. W. Pope Matheson, aged 20. MAnTIN—On the 2Jth inst., the R 3V. Francis Martia, M.A., Senior Fellow of Trinity College, Cainbridet aged 66. OGILYIE—On the 16th inst., at Denholni Villa, Shooter': hill, Alexander Ogilvie, M.D., Deputy-Inspector-001° rat, Royal Artillery, aged 70. RODGERS—On the 19th inst., the Rev. Charles E. Bodg °ll ' M.A., vicar of Ilarworth, Notts, aged 59. • ric' RICIIAILDSON—On the 20th inst., at 61, Westbourne-P`Ar roacl, Bayswater, Charlotte Sealy, last surviving ( 1311 ° ter of the late Sir G. Richardson, Bart., aged 82. London : Printed and Published by WILLIA.II ANDILEWO of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tao SON office, No 1 of Strand, in the Precinct of the Se Toy, in tho Middlesex.—iriday, May 22, 18G3.