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IVILLIAM HOLDICH and Co., LICENSED Vicrt.TALLuns' DRAPERS, Established 1842, at 103, Floet-street, City; Southern Branch—No. 5, The Pave tnout, Claphain-cournon. Patterns gratis and post free, with Price List, TO LICENCED VICTUALLERS. ESTABLISHED 1842. WILLIAM lIOLDICH and CO., LICENCED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, No. 103, Fleet-street, corner of Farringdon-streot ; and at No. 5, Tho Pavement, Clapham-common (Southern Branch). II" MAJESTY'S (THEATRE -RC LAST YA WEEK.L. DRURY-LANE). OPERA. Last Night but Four. The Opera will positively close on Saturday, August the Ist. (Benefit of Mdlle. CLARA Locus KELLOGG.) Madame Trebelli-Bettini. THIS EVENING (MONDAY), July 27, the last Act of Donizetti'a Opera, LA FAVORITA. Leonora, Madame Trebelli-Bettini ; Baldassare, Signor Foli au .1 Fernando, Signor Bettiul. 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Preceded by PAY TO THE BEARER—A KISS. Mr. Fred. Backstone. Commence at Seven, MIIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr, B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. •, THIS EVENING, at 7, A ROUGH DIAMOND. Messrs. G. B dmore, Ashley; Mrs. Ellington, and Miss Lennox Gray. At a quarter to S, THE FLYING SCUD. Messrs. G. Bel more, Bi;lington, Ashley, J. G. Taylor, C. H. Stephenson.• C. J. Smith; Nll,;s Charlotte Saunders, Miss Louisa Moore, Miss Maria Harris, and M iss Lennox Grey. conclude with THE FAST C )ACH. Messrs. J. G. Taylor R. Romer, W. H. Eburne; Netly Harris, and Mica E. Pitt. —_— 1 1 1 HEATRE ROYAL, HOLBORN.— Elegantly t.painted an I r3lezorAtel.—Under the mlnagement of Fanny JoAcphs. THIS E ;ENING, at 7.30, FOUL PLAY After wlii,h, WHO'S TO WIN MA ? To conc.ludc. , with THE RENDEZVOUS. Mr. IT. Cox. For particulars see blllB. BJx-olll3e open daily from ten to qv,3. R OYAL AMPHITEI EA FRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. ON RA, in his original ant sensational Flying Trapeze Act, every evening. The most brilliant success ever achieved by any artiste. ONR A.'S Terrific Flights on Two Bars. 0 . RA.' 3 Incredible Somer3aults and Pirouettes. ONRA, the most wonderful and perfect performance ever witnessed. •"rhe great attraction of the evening was the first appearance of Onra in his performance on the flying trapeze, after the man ner of Leotard; but he far outdoes the efforts of that celebrated artist. His flights on two bars, in the course of which he makes meet incredible somersaults and pirouettes, took the house by storm, and the applause was of the most enthusiastic descrip tion."—Morning.advertiser, July 22. A more genuine and flattering reception we have never wit neased, nor at the same time one more fully deserved."—Standard, July 22. in addition to 3f. Onra, the incomparable Scenes in the Arena as usual, and first appearance of &Mlle. Montero. Open at half-past Seven, commence at Eight. 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Neither is likely to be devoted to a r,st from the strife of politics, for while in London we are already hearing the preliminary notes of the electioneering coutc.sts in Wash . ngton, the one prevailing thought and motive which colours •••wiftrw.,* .e..--, ..- ........—* everything else i 3 the great struf_zglo for the' Pre3ideney. The session fast over has been remarkable for one thing—the change in the position of the Radicals. The issue between the Democrats and the Radicals will be virtually decided by the contest for the Presidency, and there are not want ing indications to show that the public feeling has undergone a manifest change since the opinions of the people were last tested. The Radicals have done less mischief in this session than in last, partly be cause they have concentrated their energies on the attack upon the PRESIDENT, which happily failed ; and partly because they have felt that they were losing ground, and dared not proceed to such ex tremes. Their policy towards the Southern States has been, as heretofore, oppressive and disin genuous. Their latest movement, which apparently favours the South, in reality owes its origin to a desire to reinforce the Radical party in Congress, and more especially in the Senate. The China brings us news that two members from North Carolina have been admitted to seats in the House of Representatives, but the Radicals are evidently very apprehensive of the influence of the Southern votes on the coming election, and are never weary of taking anticipatory measures of precaution. They have jest passed a bill providing that only such lately rebellious States as have been admitted to the Union under the Reconstruction Act shall be entitled to participate in the election of the PRESIDENT ; thus securing that only their own duly qualified voters shall be allowed to register their votes. But they cannot, unfortunately for themselves, limit the voters in the North, and if the feeling of the popu lous cities turns against them, as it appears to be now doing, they will not be able to hold their ground. No further action bas been taken on the proposed taxation of the bondholders. The bill reported in the House of Representa tives has been referred to a committee of the Whole, and nothing more, was done before the close of the session. Possibly its promoters were not sorry to wait for the clearer indications of the general feeling on a point of so much interest. America is anything but a paradise for taxpayers, but there are some grounds for the general desire of emigrants to turn their steps to the States. The language is identical with our own, the climate and the sail as favourable, there is scope for energy and enterprise, while the prejudice and routine which impede the progress of so many in the old world are unknown. The Americans are shrewd enough to welcome all corners, knowing that if their motley population has its drawbacks it has also its advantages, and that they could newr have won their present position in the race of nations without so large an influx of adult population. Their Northern neighbours, we are sorry to find, are not profiting by their example. Scarcity of population is the great drawback of British America. If our territories on the Western continent were half as populous as the United States they would be a formidable power. The wealth lying idle in the soil would be developed, and the trade and commerce of the country would make rapid strides. The Canadian authorities, however, are growing very scrupulous as to the position and character of the emigrants they receive, ani are in clined to put difficulties in the way of a free immi gration. This would be folly on the part of an older and more populous nation, but in a country which has vast tracts of uncultivated land and acres of forest to be cleared, it is absolutely suicidal. We must see a more liberal and enlightened policy adopted before the new dominion can become a great and prosperous community like its neighbours• On Saturday the House of Commons met at noon in order to consider various questions, the chief puint of importance being the withdrawal of the Metropolitan Foreign Cattle Market Bill. It is, in deed, much to be regretted that the Government should have been compelled to take this step, but the entire blame rests on the Opposition. Mr. AYRTON had no more cause to be ashamed of the success of his tactics than to be rejoiced at them, and his praises of the forms of the House, which enable a minority to defeat a majority, suggests the idea that it would be well to alter them. Here is a measure which was much called for being put off at least a year in consequence of the factious manoeuvres of a particular faction, for over and over again the sense of the House was declared in its favour. No wonder that Mr. AYRTON'S remarks were received with dissentient comments, and that surprise was expressed at his declaration, that the majority of the public agreed with his views on the matter. The annoyance which was occasioned by the withdrawal of the bill was shown by the nume rous remarks that were made, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer very truly said that it was unusual for a sustained debate to be heard on the subject of a bill being withdrawn. The right hon. gentleman said, with perfect justice, that the Government had done all they could to forward the passing of the bill. They merely gave it up in consequence of the very strong opposition which was made to it, and some other obstacles which pre sented themselves. The City authorities, declining to become the market authorities, had also rendered the financial part of the scheme more difficult than it had been previously. At the same time we have no doubt that the bill would have passed had it not been for the tactics resorted to by those who set themselves deliberately against it from the first. The triumph, such as it is, of throwing out a mea sure which the interests of the public demanded is entirely due to the late period of the Session, and the reasons which imperatively call for an early prorogation of Parliament. It has done no credit to the Liberal members who have worked so sedu lously in the cause of obstruction, and, indeed, it has only shown to what strategems people will re sort when they have once given way to prejudice. Mr. MILNER GIBSON, and Mr. AYRTON, and some others, have put themselves in a very unfavourable light before the country by the manner in which they have conducted their course respecting this bill, and it will be remembered against them that they would not allow reason or argument to prevail, but opposed to the common sense sugges tions that were made the repeated demand for re porting progress. It is certain that something of the kind will have to be done next session which has been proposed in this bill, and yet we have seen all this clamour raised, and all this intoleration shown in the matter. Seldom has a hill been withdrawn in consequence of mere factious opposition having been shown to it, and there is little cause to be proud of a victory that has been brought about by the recent extraordinary tactics and unusual strata gems being employed to circumvent it. A supplement to the London Ga.:ate contains certain Orders in Council of tie twenty-fourth date per taining to the Consolidated Cattle Plague Order of 1867, which directs that under certain conditions the rule may be relaxed which now prevents cattle from leaving London. The meat may be sent from the northern to the southern rail ways, provided that they do no leave the trucks in which they are placed, and other arrangements are made which, in some degree, facilitate traffic. Siill the restrictions which SUE, LONDO N , MONDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1868. remain are heavy, and cannot long continue as they arc. Daring the recess the Government will most probably prepare another bill, which will be more easy of fulfilment than the last, but never while those who labour under the inconveniences occasioned by present evils, and regret the loses to which the public are condemned, will have to thank those officious members of Parliament who persisted, in spite of all representations, in pursuing their course of hindrances totally unmindful of the injuries and the inconveniences they were in flicting on the community. On Saturday the Camp bbt Wimbledon came to a conclusion of its labours, and the Volunteers very unwillingly took leave of the scene of their exploits. The intense heat which has prevailed during the proceedings of this year has rendered the affair rather irksome, and no doubt those most immediately concerned would rather have bad worse dangers to undergo than submit to the in convenience thereby occasioned. Lord NAPIER delivered the prizes on Saturday, which ren dered the occasion more interesting and exciting. It is fortunate that the Association had the honour of securing one so distinguished as the hero of Magdala to preside at its closing scene, and those who gained prizes this year will have something memorable to reflect upon when they look at the trophy of their doings. The review in the evening was not so brilliant an affair as it might have been, which is to be regretted. The arrange ments that were made did not afford satisfaction, and some of the bast of the metropolitan corps were not there, because the members of the band were not considerable. The Prince of WALES and the Duke of EDINBURGH were present to do honour to the occasion, and testify their interest in the affair. On the whole, it may be said that the exertions made by the Volunteers have been very creditable to them, and it is to be hoped that they will continue to im prove every year, while it is certain that due effi ciency can never be attained unless some such record is adopted of comparing skill and ascertaining what progress is made by the representatives of the force. The news which reaches us from the seat of war in South America is very conflicting, but there is reason to believe that fortune is favouring the Paraguayans and their gallant commander. A re port had reached Buenos Ayres, when the mail left on June 19, that LOPEZ had gained a signal victory ovcr the Brazilians, in consequence of which he had again proposed terms of peace. The general opinion was that both parties were much in the same position as they were months ago, but we must remember that all our news comes from Bra zilian or Argentine channels, and that we cannot expect to get a fair estimate of the state of things. If the best that the Allies can say for themselves is that they are in the same position as they were months ago it argues ill for their success. if mat tern remain stationary LOPEZ is the gainer, as in a siege the besieged party gains by holding out. The Allies are the assailants, and have hitherto failed to carry their point, though, ac cording to their anticipations, when they assaulted liumaita, they should now be masters of Paraguay. LOPEZ only desires the independence of his country, and will evidently be the first to offer terms when he sees a chance of coming to an arrangement. The Brazilians are wasting their resources in the struggle, and may therefore be inclined to listen to reason, since the struggle has proved so much more prolonged and desperate than they looft PARING ATTEMPT A 7 HIGHWAY ROB. BERY. A most daring, but fortunately unsuccessful, at tempt at highway robbery was made iu Southwark last night. Between eleven and twelve o'clock Mr. Ransley, a respectable tradesman living in the Westminster Bridge-road, after returning home from a trip in the country, was making his way through the Borough-market, when he was set upon by six ruffians and thrown down. One of the ftllo•NB then attempted to take his watch, but while he was so engaged Mr. Ransley recovered his feet, and struggled with his assailants, at the same time keepiug a firm hold of his watch, which fortunately was secured in his pocket by a patent watch protector. One of the men then seized Mr. Ransley by the throat, while another attempted to loosen his hold upon the watch and chain, and in doing so severely injured his hand. lie was then thrown down again, and kicked most brutally in various parts of his body until he was rendered well-nigh insensible. At this juncture steps were heard in the direction in which this was going on ; and the fellows, finding themselves baulked in get ting the watch and chain, gave several parting kicks, and made off. Mr. Ransley, however, was quite unable to follow them, being much injured from the treatment he had received. By the help of some persons who afterwards came up he was enabled to get into the Borough-road, where, for the first time after his attack, he met with a policeman, to whom he gave information of the circumstance. Though Mr. Ransley had a large sum of money in his possession at the time, and a valuable gold watch and chain, which the thieves were intent upon having, he fortunately succeeded in resisting them so far as to keep his property intact. Forty-four fatal cases of sunstroke are reported as having taken place in New York in one day. It turns out that Admiral Boutakoff's " fifteen pendants," which an excited writer in the 7imes saw floating from the mastheads of as many " moni tors" cruising in the Baltic, are affixed to broom sticks or flagstaffs. there is not a rigged sea-going monitor among them. Some one has been making a " bogus " fleet for our great contemporary, and the only way to meet it will be to get Captain Mac kinnon to send "the Kensington Museum models" to sea under the command of Admiral Halsted.— Army and Navy Gazette. Our English tenor ( \fr. Edward Murray) has received an appointment at Milan Cathedral. The Baroness Rothschild has sent the composer Michel Bergson a diamond pin, accompanied by a letter expressing her admiration of his " Charac teristic Studies," now in use at the Conservatoires of Paris, Berlin, and Geneva. A bi-weekly paper, thoroughly antagonistic to church music, observes :—" The setting of the mere externals above the essentials of worship which is the essence of Ritualism appears to be rendering choristers even more assumptive and insubordinate than usual, and we notice that several members of a country choir have resigned bec tuse the rector refused to allow them to cross themselves during the service." This may be understood as referring to a correspondence which has taken place between the Vicar of Sherburne and one of his choristers in reference to the practice of the choristers crossing themselves during service. The rector believes the practice " to be at variance with the principles of our Church," an opinion not shared in by some of the choir, who have accordingly resigned their office. —Musical Standard. A memorial has been forwared to the Earl of Mayo, praying the release of Mr. Richard J. Pigott, of the triAinan newspaper, who is now undergoing his sentence for seditious libel. It will be recollected that Mr. Pigott was sentenced on the 22d of Fe bruary last to twelve months' imprisonment, and that subsequently it was intimated to him that on entering into the recognisancis directed by Mr. Baron Deasy, who tried the case, he would he re leased on the 22d of August flex'. Mr. Pigott's father is now in a precarious state of health, and his death is considered imminent. Dr. Lyons has given a certificate to this effect, which has been attached to the memorial. No reply has as yet been ro c ei v ed . Extreme Bel Monday, F. , 1 July 27, 'o: B. T. > W. 11 to F. ' D. WB. W e A ' 12 8 a.m. ____ .._--I .__ _ -- --L 9 N a i rn E cmb 1 Aberdeen Leith I c h a ie rbo lds roja . g . b 2 5 3 9 2 9 1 1 f f .. 6 6 2 2 I 60 57 N.W. H. 1 2 1 2!, N.E.. b b c . i c . u . —__ — 2 2 Yarmouth 29'B7f. 69 6 3 N•W. 2 3 ' E.S.E. 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At Eton tionege on Saturday, the advent of "election" ;ime was marked by the usual celebrations, but though ;he regalar programme was strictly adhered to, there was k paucity of visitors throughout the day. Dr. Okes, he Provost of King's, with his two posers, Messrs. lodgson and Mosley, reached the college shortly before wo o'clock, having driven from Slough in the time-honoured loach-and-four. He was received by the college officials, rnd then the ancient ,"cloister speech" was delivered )eneath the'quadrangle clock tower by Mr. Prothero, K.S., he captain of the school. There was an afternoon lapel at three o'clock. The principal attraction, however, vas a cricket match in the " playing fields," the game being between the Eton eleven and the officers of the Household Brigade, and ending in favour of the latter. By permision of Colonel Dudley Carleton the drums and fifes of ;he Ist Battalion Coldstream Guards were in attendance on ',he ground, and helped greatly to enliven the proceedings. At 4 o'clock the Provost of Eton entertained a selectparty of visitors in the Old College Hall, covers being laid for 40 guests. The valuable college plate, including the silver gilt model of the chapel, decorated the sideboard. The Ashburton Shield and the Spencer Cup, won by Eton at Wimbledon, were displayed in Mr. Williams's window, and attracted great attention. About six o'clock the departure sf the boats' crews for the waterside drew the sightseeing portion of the public with them, and the banks of the Thames were quickly lined with spectators. On the river the band of the Life Guards occupied a boat, and played at intervals before the start. The crews of the boats who were to row in procession wore fancy costumes, as upon the " Fourth of June," and the craft left the front Df the Brocas for Surley Hall about seven o'clock, 'mid merry peals from the Julius Caesar Tower of Windsor Castle. „fn. coßßEsro OM PARIS. (rnom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, July 20. Friday's debate in the Corps L6gislatif was of great importance. The Government proposed to distribute 'our millions of Fente, Three per Cents., to the Mexican )ondholders. MM. Berryer and Jules Fare embraced -,he opportunity to reopen the mysterious question of the Pecker Bonds, and the speech of the latter caused au im 'nense sensation in Paris, though the usual result followed —the Chamber refused, by a large majority, to entertain the question. The bill brought in by the Government %t first proposed a distribution of three millions only. The state of public opinion on the question may, however, be judged by the fact that the Budget Commission, theugh appalled by the state of the finances, and anxious to effect some appearance of reduction, proposed to increase the amount by one-third. This offer the Government eagerly closed with. It was evident that it was troubled with :erious qualms on the subject of the Mexican debt, but at the same time was afraid to propose any further increase of expenditure. A few deputies, moreover, made a further proposal to increase the sum to seven millions and a half—an amount which was not sanctioned by the Government. The chance of introducing the question of the Jecker Bonds gave M. Favre the oppor tunity of making a most telling speech, which at least had the effect of creating an immense uproar. M. Favre charged the Government with duplicity. Twelve millions had been paid to the Swiss banker, whilst a wretched pittance of five was all that was available, after a length of time, for the French creditors. The affair had been roalaged by open condemnation of Maximilian for paying the sum to Jecker, whilst the Government secretly aided and abetted it. Neither M. Jules Favre nor M. Berryer could throw much light upon the matter ; it remains a mystery, although we know sufficient to lustify all that M. Jules Favre said. The Chamber was, however, afraid of the question, and shelved it. The Liberte calls this scene the epilogue to the Mexican tragedy. I hope it may prove such. It is a lamentable, melancholy, disgraceful affair ; and whatever good may be gained by discussing it, it will not be by a discussion in the Corps Legislatif. _ ..._ - Nobody seems to know what has become of Prince Napo leon. I have been told that he will be in Paris in about a week. The question is, where is he now ? The latest news of him was that he had quitted Malta, taking a northerly direction. In that case he must have reached land by this time. La Lanicrne continues to be the chief newspaper sensa tion of the French capital. All Paris is laughing at the prosecution which has just been commenced against M. Rochefort. When the last number was about to be published, a communiqu6 was sent by the Government and ordered to be inserted. M. Rochefort's famous paper contains sixty-four pages. The communique would occupy the modest proportion of forty-five. M. Rochefort naturally demurred, and applied for at least a condensa tion of the detested document. He could, however, get no permission to condense, and went to press without the communique. The logic of the proceeding is clear. The official document would have cost, according to M. Rochefort's estimate, some £240 to print. The utmost penalty which will be awarded by the tribunal will be £4O fine and a fortnight's suspension. This, I am told, was pointed out to the editor of La Lanterne by M. Emile 011ivier. But one point seems to have been over looked in making this elaborate calculation. What if the Minister of the Interior still insist upon the insertion of the communiqué 7 The proposition of the Russian Government relative to the use of explosive bullets in war has revived the discussion on the fatality of modern warfare. The statistics of mortality in great battles have V been given before, but the following, which are, I believe, pretty correct, may interest your readers. At the battle of Fried• land the French lost 14, the Prussians 30, and the Austrians 44 I.er cent. At Wagram the French lost 13, and the Austrians 14 per cent. At Borodino the French lost 33 and the Russians 44 per cent. ; at Waterloo the French lost 36 and the Allies 30 per cent. At Solferino the loss was, respectively, French and Piedmontese 10, and the Austrians 8. At l‘lagenta it was 7 per cent. on each side. The proposition of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg is somewhat shyly received here. The fate of Renitzky, the president of the Honved Committee, whose mysterious disappearance from Pesth you noticed a few days ago, remains a mystery. One of the authorities of the city of Pesth informed a deputation of Honveds that a slight trace bad been discovered, but that in the public interest it would be kept secret. I fear that this affair will terminate more tragically than your Speke disappearance. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. IXPLANATION. E steady—lndicate ea reduced dy—ln t i o c a 2 t 2 ed deg, c.—cicuds, d e t ached ; Thelef the r.. rising ; ar barometer f. r , failing ; correcteds., a r. a ir a ecticena level . of motion o mercury within last 14 hours. Ther mometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction durin g last 24 hours. Z. — calm SNeth h t t r ni : i 4 b i m,—misty, om t f.—fog ; h.—hall hazy ; o.—oTei cast, d u ll ; r.—rains,—snow t.—thunder. Rain - fall , snow or hail (me lted) during last 24 hourly. Ilaig—lightning niis f t l. y y , ; Sea disturbance. REMARKS. e north h during an d The atmospherical pre ssures re p ort ed this morning are very uniform, at a and all our chew a : general in th decrease the last twenty-four hours east the diminution has been upwards of a quar ter of an inch, b ut in Ireland and on the Channel coast the change is slight. A rise of 01 of an inch has taken stations place at Rochefort. Temperature yesterday had risen generally, but this morning some diminution is agai n ithewn. The winds have been light and variable : this morning they are still very light, with a general north-westerly direction. Calms are reported from the south-west coast of England. A small amount of rain fell yesterday on our south coast. The weather is generally fine. Fog prevails at Valencia. The confirmation of some disgraceful excesses, said , comes from Con stotanhtainvoeplbee.enAcpomarmwitotfedßain C siii.Blaeztoeuks invaded a village, killed nineteen inoffensive men, women, and children who were working in the fields, profaned the church, and com mitted other outrages. At another village all the Chris tians who had not time to escape were killed. Many of the criminals have been arrested, and the foreign Minis ters are assured of speedy justice. Lord Cranworth is dead. Within a very few weeks we nave thus to chronicle the death of two ex-Chancellors. Lord Brougham and Vaux was the first to leave us, and now, at the age of 78, Cranworth has passed away. He was the son of the Rev. Edmund Rolfe, a country parson, was educated at Bury St. Edmunds and Win cheater, and subsequently became a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge. He took the B.A. degree in 1812, but made no great mark at the university. He was called to the bar in 1816, was made King's Counsel in 1832, and entering Parliament as a Liberal in the same year, was very soon (1834) appointed Solicitor- General. Ministers resigned soon after his appointment, however, and it was not until 1835 that he again tasted the sweets of office. He was then reappointed Solicitor- General, and held that office until his advancement to the dignity of Baron of the Exchequer, in 1839. It was Baron Rolfe, our readers will remember, who sentenced Rush to death, and spoke of him as the " unmitigated abhorrence of every well-regulated mind." Being an equity barrister, however, Sir Robert Rolfe's place was evidently not on the common law bench. He was therefore removed to the Court of Chancery in 1850, and appointed Vice-Chancellor, with the title of Lord Cranworth. Within a few months he filled successively the offices of Vice-Chancellor, Lord Justice of Appeal (on the creation of that court), and Lord Chancellor. He can hardly be called a law reformer, for the Common Law Procedure Act is the only Act of importance that bears his name. He retired from the Chancellorship in 1858, but on the fall of Lord Westbury in 1865 again accepted oflice, bolding it until 1563, when he went out with the Russell Ministry. He attended the House of Lords during the last and the present sessions, and has throughout been noted for his sound and vigorous judgments. - - Mr. Bond writes to the Times explaining his reasons for his opinion that the epitaph brought to light by Mr. Henry Morley is not in Milton's handwriting. These are very similar to the distinctions by which experts pronounce upon authentic signatures in our courts of justice. The character of the letters and the contractions differ from other specimens of Milton's writing, and he emphatically declares that the first letter of the signatpre is a "P." LORD CLARENDON ON EDUCATIO On Saturday the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., distributed the prizes at the Leamington College. Sir B. N. C. Hamilton, Bart. (in the absence of Lord Leigh, the lord lieutenant) presided, and a large number of the ladies and gentlemen of the town and county attended. The Earl of CLAISENDON, in the course of his speecn, expressed a hope that the day would always live in the memories of the boys who had received prizes, and would stimulate them to renewed efforts, remembering that without continuous labour nothing great and nothing good is ever achieved. The Almighty had given to man his intellect, as He had the land, but with the condition that we must first labour with the sweat of our brow, and plough and till before we are permitted to gather in the harvest. We must also remember that the richest soils were capable of producing the rankest weeds, while, on the other hand, a soil, however poor, might, by labour and skill, and by those appliances which went to meet its deficiencies, be rendered abundantly productive. So the boy born with brilliant natural talents who neglected to cultivate them and to turn them to the best account, might become utterly worthless, and, as we had too often seen, the sharpness of his intellect might promote the refinement of his vice ; while a boy of more humble abilities, who with perseverance applied himself to those things for which he was apt—and we all had some special aptitude if we would seek it out—might rise to the foremost ranks in the great race of life. There never was a time in which education was more a matter of national importance than at present, or when knowledge should be more sought for, trusted in, and cherished by the lower classes in order that they might in their separate walks of life advance more rapidly than they had hitherto done, and be prepared to meet the world-wide competition which they must now face, and also in order that they might wisely use for theiz own and their country's good the political power of which they had now become the possessors. For the upper classes knowledge was more than ever needed, in order that they might retain the influence of mind over mind, which was the only influence that could henceforth be safely trusted and willingly respected. Let no one say that the young men before him should be discouraged. Let them remember what had been so well said by the great and original thinker, Mr. Mill—that he who uses his opportunities well often finds that he can create them, and that it is not so much the amount of time we can dispose of as the use we make of it. They might not, in after life, meet with all the encouragement to which they might think themselves entitled, and , they might not succeed in all the objects at which they aimed ; but if they steadily proceeded in an onward course, and in that which they believed to be the right, if they had struggled manfully to succeed, they would not have bid their talent in a napkin, and, above all, they would have the unspeak- able comfort of an approving conscience. LORD NAPIER AT WOOLJVICIL On Saturday evening the corps of Royal Artillery enter tained Lord Napier of Magdala at a banquet at Woolwich. The visit of his lordship created considerable interest, and a large number of people assembled on the barrack-field when his lordship arrived, and gave him an enthusiastic reception. Major-General Warde, C. 8., commandant of the Woolwich Garrison, presided, Lord Napier occupying a seat on his right, and Field-Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne, Bart., G.C.8., the chair on his left. The invited guests included the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington, Bart., Sir S. Northcote, Bart., Lord Strathuairn, G.C.8., Lord Longford, Field-Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, G.C.8., Lieutenant-General Sir James Hope Grant, G.C.8., &c. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, General WARDE, in eulogistic terms, proposed the toast of the evening, the health of their distinguished guest, Lord Napier of Magdala. The toast was drunk amidst the most enthusiastic plaudits, with three cheers, and " one more gunners' cheer," the cheering being kept un until drowned by the band. Lord NAPIER of MAGDALA expressed his acknowledg ments of the great honour conferred upon him. The com mendation of such distinguished officers as those present was amongst the highest honour which could fall to the lot of any soldier. He knew he should receive a hearty welcome at Woolwich, and was anxious to express to them in person the great assistance he had received from the Royal Artillery in the recent campaign, amongst whom he might mention Colonel Milward, to whom he was indebted for the valuable assistance rendered in conveying successfully the 12-pounder batteries a distance of 800 miles, over a rocky and mountainous coun try, sometimes (where the ground admitted of it) dragging them, and at other times (where the country was steep and rugged) placing them on the backs of mules and elephants. In the war in China he had au opportunity of noticing the skill and courage of Colonel Milward in posi tions of difficulty, and his services he considered it highly desirable to obtain, so that he at once requested the Com mander-in-Chief to allow him to accompany the expedition to Abyssinia, and his Royal Highness, without regard to precedence, at once conceded it. In short, a great deal of the success of the Abyssinian campaign was due to the judgment of Colonel Milward. He desired to acknow ledge the services rendered by Lieutenants Nolan and Chapman (two other Woolwich officers), and to Colonel Penn and Captain Twiss. He also expressed his great obligations for the assistance given by Brigadier-General Petrie, Major Geary, and other artillery officers engaged in the campaign. He found the sailors, too, as ho had always found them when he had had the honour of being associated with them, useful, pleasant, and zealous adjuncts to the military operations. They left their ships and accompanied them, as they thought first, for a pleasant trip ; but it turned out to be beset with many difficulties. They, however, made very light of them, and were cheer ful, contented, and merry throughout the whole campaign. But for the services rendered by the navy at Zoula the Abyssinian army could not have existed. They supplied 200 tons of water daily to the eager and thirsty troops,:and embarked and disembarked thousands of men and animals without a single accident or mishap. In considering the result of the campaign, it was satisfactory to find that they left the countrywith a better prospect of peace and of its ad vancing in civilisation than when they entered it. They did all they could by example and persuasion to incite the chiefs to cultivate the arts of civilised nations, to live at peace with each other, and to promote the welfare of the people. They found them a very interesting race, pro fessing to be Christians, with a creed very much resembling our own. There was a simplicity in their religion which was very touching. They bad a degree of organisation in their churches which it was pleasing to witness. They possessed a well-established priesthood, and had a strong sense of real religion, and they appeared to him about as good Christians as they were in England. They sometimes did wrong ; but every one did the same, and if they took a debtor and creditor account of them, the Abyssinians would be found pretty much the same as people at home. It was under those circumstances that the question arose as to whether they ought not to leave some English with them to assist them in perfecting the civilisation they had commenced ; but it was ultimately thought better to leave them alone. He trusted the result of their visit to Abyssinia would not be without a useful effect in rendering the country prosperous and peaceful. In concluding, his lordship expressed his extreme gratification at the welcome he had received at Woolwich. He felt as proud of his brother officers in the Artillery as of his own in the Engineers. They had lived together and fought together, and he trusted the good feeling they had manifested towards him that evening would last as long as he lived. In sitting down, Lord Napier was loudly cheered. General WARDE then proposed " The health of colonel Milward and the officers who shared the danger and glories of the Abyssinian war," which was responded tQ by throe cheers, and auknowletind by QvinvlUitwoxit THE TCII.3IL'4I7CAL COUINCIL. (From Me Church News.) After an interval of more than three hundred years the Bishop of Rome has once more issued a Bull c3nvoking an " (Ecumenical and General Council." Its assembling will mark an era not less momentous than that of the Council of Trent, and the results to be expected will be equally marked and grave. Three hundred years ago the greatest op ponents of the See of Rome professed great reverence and much anxiety for a true ecumenical Synod. It was so in Germany, it was so in England. Now, however, the whole current of society runs in another direction. The world has ceased to care for the authority of the Church, and can quietly criticise, without any feeling of personal interest or con- cern, the antiquated and stately solemnity of the document which has just issued from the Vati can. Or if, as may be the else, it recognises in it the muster-call of a vast and powerful army, summoned to take an active part in the contro versies of the day and the questions which are working most energetically in the minds of modern thinkers, the world at large regards it as a hostile army to be encountered and crushed without cere mony and without mercy. At the time of the Council of Trent the Church and the world were in very different relative posi tions from those which they now occupy ; and even those States and nations most in antagonism to the Church were among the foremost in allying them selves with religious principles and with religious organizations. It is changing now. In every di rection is the authority of the State disengaging it self, not only from the Church, but from religion ; and the influence of religion, which in many coun tries is at present one with that of the Church of Rome, is gradually dwindling away, even in those countries—as Austria, Italy, and Spain—where but a few years ago it might have been supposed im movable. We cannot wonder that, as the aged Pontiff reviewed in turn from the Vatican the countries of the Christian world, he should have epitomised the results of his survey in the gloomy and bitter censures contained in his Bull. A horrible tempest, he truly declares, agi- tates the Church, and at the same time all the foun- dations of the earth are out of course. It is very natural, under such circumstances, ecclesiastical and civil, to turn to the idea of a Ge- neral Council as the right remedy for our ills, so far as they may be healed by the Church. Perhaps our times are not in themselves worse than many that have preceded them, but they are the begin ning of a new state of society, which promises to be more desperately ungodly than any generation the world has yet seen. It is in itself a remarkable sign of the times thst the solemn reassembling of the Universal EpiEcopate in General Council should at this particular juncture be thought essential to the welfare of the Church. It is a proof that the iu- stinct of tte Church is leading her to fall back on her great stronghold reserved for times of excep tional necessity and peril. And when we say " the Church," we do not mean the Roman Communion only. We all know how the same feeling of the necessity for united action has been growing and variously manifesting itself outside that Com munion, an.l how the longing for the time when the whole Church may again really unite in one truly (Ecumenical Synod has been gathering strength year by year. The Papal Bull is but the strongest evidence that the feeling is not confined to those who are outside, but is shared in by the heads of the Roman Communion itself. Of course a really (Ecumenical Council is at present impos sible ; the very terms of the Pontifical summons exclude the possibility; but they show that Rome believes it to be needed, as we also believe; and when the whole Church shall unite in desiring and praying for it, then we trust it will be time for it to come. Partial, however, as the Council must be, partial in extent, partial in authority, its influence for good or for evil must be enormous. Critical questions for the Church and the World will have to be dis cussed, and in one way or other decided. The Bull gives sufficiently clear indications that many ques tions closely bearing on modem politics will be brought under review. The result can scarcely be doubted. It is not at such times as this, when the spiritual power and influence of the See of Rome are most strongly manifested, that that See will be most disposed to conciliate the powers of the World, or to abate aught of its own lofty prtten- Biota. I❑ the meantime the wheels of political society will have rolled on in their present grooves for eighteen months longer, and the divergence of wordly policy from spiritual contest will have become still more marked. Dogmatism on one side will evoke more decided counter• dogmatism on the other, and a vast impetus will be given to the almost universal tendency wholly to separate poli tics from religion. As M. 011ivier said in his weighty and significant speech, the convocation of this Council is " the gravest act which has been ac complished since 1789. it is separation of Church and State proclaimed for the first time by the Pope himself." Doubtless it was the conviction of the growing hostility of secular powers to the Church and reli gion which caused the exclusion of all reference to them in the Papal Bull. The Pope must have felt that their interests were not his, and he could not call them to council as friends. His omission of invitation to secular princes may have been, and probably was, a tacit admission of this truth ; a mutual recognition of the virtual separation be tween the Church and the world which is growing more decided day by day, and which the result of the Council will in all probability precipitate. There is much that is striking in the unflinching firmness with which the Roman Pontiff, fully con scious as he must be that he is but increasing bis temporal troubles, summons his spiritual authority to the conflict with the growing ungodliness of the age. To a very great extent his cause is that of the whole Church, and his enemies are ours and those of the whole Christian society. Hitherto it has been urged as a reproach against the Roman communion that it has done comparatively little in the war against modern infidelity. We hope this reproach is now about to be wiped away, for it cer tainly can no longer be pretended with any decent plausibility that the contest is one wholly ex ternal to herself, a mere exhibition of Protestantism bearing its own fruit. But if the Church of Rome is preparing for a more formal separation from secular powers we wish we could hope she would seek compensation in drawing nearer to other branchesof the Church. God may bring it about, but it is what we cannot possibly anticipate in the ordinary course of things. Nothing is said in the Bull about the infallibility of the Bishop of Rome, but there are grave suspicions, and fully justified by the course of modern Roman policy, that this monstrous dogma may be raised into an article of the Roman Catholic faith. It is indeed difficult to see how it should be otherwise if the traditional course of proceeding be followed. It has been permitted, encouraged, taught publicly, main tained controversially, all without rebuke, just as in the case of the dogma of the immaculate concep tion, and now nothing seems wanting but to put the seal of authority on that which has been so long quasi-authoritatively upheld. To say that it would be a most disastrous and suicidal step is nothing. Rome has so far committed herself that she will find it infinitely hard to pause or to turn back, and we can only hope that the may be withheld even against her own will, from an act which would stereotype her claims as falsehood and her rosition in the face of Christendom as irremediably schis matical. Rome cannot alter facts : and so long as history remain 3 history, and facts retain any de finite meaning whatever, no decrees of so-called (E.annenical Councils can make the Bishop of Rome's infallibility anything better than a fiction and an absurdity. It would be something far be yond a blunder to raise such a dogma into a❑ article of faith, while it would be a blnuder of the most formidable kind for Renee at one and the same time to throw down the gauntlet of defiance to the spirit of temporal power, and to shut herself off by an adamantine wall from one-half of the Catholic Church. In the Chapel Royal attached to Kensington Palace the service is carried on entirely without music ! ti-.._ , HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, July 26. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian, drove out yesterday afternoon. Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, and Prince Christian also drove, and Prince Leopold and Princess Beattie° walked in the grounds. The Royal Family attended Divine service at Osborne this morning. LATEST INTELL MENGE. _~ _. FRANCE. BOURSE, July 25.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 41 ver Cent. Eud of month... ItaPan Loan 3 per Cent End of month— 7O 97 Mexican Loan 23 50 Do. Bonds . 153 25 Spanish Threes ... 37 -- Home Debt — Deferred ...... s. Cash. Orleans 'Northern 1155 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 572 Western Eastern • • 557 Credit Mobilier ... 271 25 End of month... 271 25 Credit Foncier End of month... - RAILWA' Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman 46 558 405 60 65 42 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS-SATURDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The first business was the formal withdrawal of the Metropolitan Foreign Cattle Market Bill, of which notice had been given a few hours before. The discharge of the order led to a short conversation, in which the natural re gret was expressed on one side and exult,►tion on the other. Mr. AYRTON'S self-congratulation took the ironical tone of an eulogy on the forms of the housf, which hall enabled a minority to assert the cause of justice and reason against a majority. Mr. Cowan, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. J. S. Mill, who also rejoiced at the withdrawal of the bill, agreed that a jo" dicious code of Privy Council Orders would meet the evil. Mr. READ, who took occosion to disclaim the honour so often attributed to him in the debates, of being the father of the bill, admitted that the Government, under the circumstances, hail little option but to withdraw it. Mr. KENDALL protested against the Protectionist theories imputed to the supporters of the bill ; their sole desire was to keep out disease. Mr. Newdegatte, Colonel. North, and Mr. Lowther and other supporters of the bill, also spoke in the same sense ; but its Irish supporters, by their strong language, seemed to take its failure much more to heart. Gem ral DUNNE broadly maintained that the Govern ment could have passed it had they been in earnest, and Mr. Blake asserted that be knew of capitalists in the city who would gladly have taken on themselves the financia l respou sibility. The CHANCELLOR of the - EXCHEQUER defended the decision of the Government, who, he maintained, bad done all in their power to pass at, bill, and had only yielded to pertinacious opposition and insuperable difficul ties. The capitalists of whom Mr. Blake had spoken were not willing to undertake the compensations. After some remarks from Colonel SYKES and Lord D. MONTAGU the bill was withdrawn. Tho Regulation of Railways Biil was read a third time and passed, but before attaining this final stage severa l new clauses were considered and disposed of. The only one of general importance, which obtained the assent of the house, was a clause moved by Mr. H. B. Sheridan , compelling railway companies to provide in every train smoking compartments for each class of passengers. i t was opposed by Mr. Laing, Mr. Leeman, and others of the " railway director interest. The Government, repre sented by Colonel W. Patten, the Attorney-General, an d Mr. S. Cave, did not give it much support, recommending that it should be left to the Companies gradually to adapt themselves to public convenience ; and Mr. Cave promise d that if this time next year they had not profited by the re spite, he would support compulsion. This compromise was not satisfactory to members who either confessed to be breakers of the law themselves, or who bad suffered inconvenience from its infraction by others. Mr. Neate, Lord C. Hamilton, Captain Stack poole, Mr. D. Griffith, and Mr. Ald"rman Lusk supported the clause, and its only opponent among the independe nt members was Mr. Leveson-Gower, whese singular expe rience (confined to first-class travelling) was that no lady or non-smoker experienced annoyance from the pres ent system. On a divison the clause was carried by 38 to 16 ' It was afterwards modified, on the suggestion of Mr. 1% ,; Beaumont and Sir C. O'Loghlon, to meet the case of sno"' cross-country lines by giving the Board of Trade a poWe r of exemption. A very elaborate set of clauses w a s proposed by' 111. : Leeman to limit the liability of railway companies unclieci Lord Campbell's Act. They proposed that £4OO ab° ll ' bo the maximum comp ensa ti o n re c overabl e by a first-cla n ' £3OO by a second-class, and £2OO by a third-class pas senger, and the scheme included a complete scale of surances to be effected by passengers with the ran i / 4 companies. Meeting, however, with but little encourage ment, he did not press them. Some other bills were forwarded a stage, and the 1 011° adjourned at a quarter to three o'clock. The Bank Returns, The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of tilt) culation of the public and joint-stock b an k s i n Engla n ; and Wales for the four weeks ending th e 20th o f Jo'," These returns, combined with the circul a ti on o f the Scot ch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cira culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks el lde the 17th of June (the nearest date furnished by t beir . returns), will give the following results of the circulat itw o of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with t l4 previous month : May 23, June 20, 1 f Dew 1868. 1868. i Increase. f)c_ s _,• I ---- 5,4 39 Bank of England I 24,127,392, •:3,711,939; 1 5,9 ,:f Private Banks 1 2,626,202 2,t. 69.266 ^v- Joint-stock Banks I 2,39J,919 2,2A,',531 • 14.._, ----- 6-- et Total in England. ! 29,350,513 2',665,4581 61 ~ Scotland 1 4,812,799 4,626,1131 13,6 4 --- 0 56 Ireland 11 6,.3.,213 5,t97 175 1 e_:.,' ' s i i - i m ,47 9 United Kingdom. 140,402,525 39,398,0161--- . . „ 0 , And as compared with the month ending the 2 4 " o f June, 1867, the above returns show an increas° - £857,630 in the circulation of notes in England, au: c l increase of £1,433,939 in the circulation of the 13.111.- Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of t ,.. , 1° several banks the following is the state of the circulatiort• The English private banks are below their 9 fixed issue .. . X1,5 0 ' , ' 3 The English joint-stock banks below- . their „4 48 1 fixed issue 0 2 1 16 Total below fixed issue in England X1, 7 `, 1 -1 14 1 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue ... 2,?'„'31 9 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of ' 1 " "ii; land in both departments during the month ending the 0 03 of June was £22,009,063, being an increase of £l+`lBoo of as compared with the previous month, and an incretw.r -£862,868 when compared with the same period last 914-01.3 The following are the amounts of specie held blob Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending t he - of June : / 0 01 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ... - 4 2 ;" 1 '68 ; Gold and silver held by the Irish banks ... ,' 1 Being a decrease of £95,962 as compared with dil.ol vious return, and a decrease of £131,302 when c °°3l).l with the corresponding period last year. t A GUARDIAN OF THE POOR !—An - E35 , 1 - 10 0 ' Guardian of the Poor has recently been fi ne ' - o r'' and dose girlsin tewrhesotswohrek worked u f s or " and costs for using light weights. Th e '‘P° arthing a shirt, and provided It was in the purchase of this cotton at 21 f igliV pound at their " guardian's" shop that th e ;Tiro weights were used ! To complete the griLl' i '," l , to gthuaerded" were ~otot of this cruel fraud, at an election eSfirovi7evtherirs:c:::tljei his Union a few nights since, this mo st " Guardian of the Poor" unctuously asked didate if lie " could preach exteinpur !'' extempur ! Why not ? There are texts re;og.; enough to hand—" A false balance is an tion to the Lord," or " Woe unto you 111w eri —Church Times. to The Ist Life Guards are expect ed to retur' Windsor from Aldershot Camp next Saturday Iloritinzan's Pure Teas are M. per you'd che a p er. y ,io jo t 2 500 asouts—confectiouers in Loudo n, and s the country —aro caustantly receiving. f r esh suPP thcs.) logy-approved teas. 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