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MOSES and SON supply every description of AU. am Clothing, ready-made or m ade to measure, for all ages, all occasions, and all classes ; also Hosiery a Drapery, Hats and Cal" Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates. All Goods marked in Plain Figures. Any Article exchanged if not worn or injured. List of Prices. with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Fstabl ishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturduy evening at sunset, when business resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses Of E. MOSES and SON : LONDON. CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. /NEW OXFORD-STREET. CORNER of HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. ' COUNTRY BRANCH. BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. - - MORNING PERFORMANCE (last) of the Grand Pantomime, entitled the DRAGON OF WANTLEY, SATURDAY, February 5, Children and Schools at reduced prices to the following parts of the Theatre : First Circle, Dress Circle, and Stalls. Box-olliee open from Ten till Five daily.- THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. A N DREW HALLIDAY'S Great Drama, AMY ROBSART will be revived on MONDAY, February 27. Boa-office open from Ten till Five daiIy.—THEATRE - ROYAL , DRTIRY-LANE. MISS VICTORIA VOKES will resume her successful impersonation of AMY ROBSART on MON DAY, February 27.—80 x-office open from 10 till 5 daily.— THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. ADELPHI THEATRE ROYAL. —nagers Sole Mr. B. Pro prietor, Mr. Benj ; Ma, Webster and Mr. F. B. Chatterton.---TO-MORROW, at Seven THAT RASCAL JACK : Mr. John Rouse. At 7.30 (16th time), DEADMAN'S POINT ; or, THE LIGHTHOUSE ON THE CARN RUTH : Miss Furtado, Mrs. A. Mellon, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss M. Cooper, and Mrs. Billington ; J. Rouse, C. H. Stephen son, and (16th appearance here) Messrs. E. F. Edgar, Vollaire, A. C. Lilly, and A. Raynor. At 9.30, OUR FEMALE AMERI CAN COUSIN. Miss Julia Daly, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Mr. Ashley, Mr, C. H. Stephenson, &c. I) OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee, IA) Benjamin Webster. Managers, B. Webster and F. B. -;.;hatterton.—TO-MORROW, at Seven, THE HAPPY MAN. Mr. Shiel Barry. At 7.30, KING 0' SCOTS. Founded on Sir Walter Scott's Novel of "The Fortunes of Nigel," written and adapted by Andrew Halliday. King James and Old Trapbois the Miser, Mr. Phelps. Messrs.W. Rignold, Herbert Crellin, Barrett, J.John stone, Marshall, J. Murray, 11. Russell, Wallace, Clifford, West land, J. Clayton, &c. ; Mesdames R. Leclercq, A. Merton, R. Power, F. Addison, &c. New and magnificent scenery, by F. Lloyd and assistants. To conclude with HE'S A LUNATIC. Mr. J. Clayton. Box-office open from Ten till Five. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. TO MORROW, at Seven,WHO SPEAKS FIRST? Mr. Joyce • Misses Hughes, Lee. After which, UP IN THE Ada WORLD ; ' Swanborough, Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Crouc h, Turner ; Mesdames Sheridan, Anstiss, Goodall. To conclude with CCEUR-DE-LION, Messrs. Terry, Poulton, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Bufton, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &c. ROYA S.W L COURT THEATRE, Sloane-square, . Lessee and Manager, M. LITTON. This Day being ASH-WEDNESDAY, there will be NO II PER 5 - FORMANOE THIS EVENING. — Box - offic e open from to . —Acting Manager, Mr. John Huy. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC. - EXTRAORDI NARY and COMBINED ENTERTAINMENT. PRO FESSOR PEPPER on THE WAR. - Special Edition. Musical and Pictorial Illustrations. — Mr. GEORGE GROSSMITH, Jun., fn the Fairy Tale, THE YELLOW DWARF, every Evening; GRECIAN STATUARY, by MADAME BOUSFIELD ; and V ENTRILOQUISM, by Mr. DAVIF.S ; all for ONE SHILLING, twice daily, 12 to 6 and 7 to 10.—Professor Pepper will shortly eommenee his Astronomical Lectures. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker street.—On view, Portrait Models of the ex-Emperor and Empress of the French, and Prince Imperial. Also, Marshal Baraine, Marshal Canrobert, General Trochu, &c., &c., &c. — Admission, ls. ; Children under Ten Years of age, 6d. Extra Rooms, 6d. extra. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. MADAM E TUSSAMYS EXHIBITION, Baker street. —On view, POrtrait Models of the King and Crown prince of Prussia, Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern. Also Count von Bismarck and Count von Moltke.—Admission, is. ; Children from 10 a. under Ten ti Yell ars of age, 6d. Extra Rooms, 6d. extra.— Open m. 10 p.m. pARTRIDGE AND COOPER. MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON, B.C. THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED NDAT WHOLESALE PRICES, A CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s Per ream. s. d. Fine Cream Laid Note ; a c hea p paper ... • .. 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Red Bull Wharf, Angtl.-yfssage, 03, Upper Thames-street, London, E.C. brought up in the religious principles of their nearest , relatives or protectors, and that they may, with the consent of the Poor-law Board, be kept at school till they aie eighteen years old. The bill also provides lor the inspection of the institutions referred to in it, and for grants of public money to them, Altogether it is a very good and praiseworthy measure, and ought to pass into law. The class it proposes to legislate for is not a numerous one, although the number of blind and deaf and dumb people in the country is much greater than most persons suppose. But it is just because, they are not numerous that they ought to be properly protected, more especially as the cost of the plan projected would not be very great. It is estimated that between 3,000 and 4,000 ,children would have to be provided ' for under the Act, but these are scattered over the whole kingdom, and the expense of their educatiOn would not fall heavily on the ratepayer. We cannot but think that Mr. WHEELHOUSE has done a good and useful act in . endeavouring to ameliorate the condition of these poor creatures, and that his measure will be warmly supported by the many benevolent men who sit in the house of Commons, There are scores of bills for much less praiseworthy objects which will occupy a great deal Jf attention during the Session, but not many that so much deserve attention as this simple plea on be ) half of a class whose afflictions give them a peculiar , claim on their fellow-men. t t g Ir:4 1-0A10" 4-0 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1871. THE Government measure for the Reform of Parliamentary and Municipal Elections is, on the whole, a broad and good measure, and will sustain the great legislative reputation of the present Ministry. So much have questions of this kind advanced during late years that the Ballot has come to be regarded as but a very small instalment of the needful changes. It was once a panacea; now it is only an item. The Reform Act of 1867 has revealed evils which the Ballot is quite incompetent to reach; the example of other states proves that the general system of con ducting elections in England is simply absurd ; and thus has come the conviction that a radical change is needful. The Government measure, therefore, co vers a wide extent of ground. In addition to providing the Ballot both for Parliamentary and municipal elections, it de clares illegal the use of public-houses as comniittee rooms, abolishes nomination days and declarations of the poll, and throws the necessary expenses of elec tions upon the constituencies. The arguments in favour of all these changes are pretty well worn. Such measures have almost ceased to provoke party battles. It is obvious enough that if the Ballot does not effect any good result in the Way of diminishing bribery or intimidation, it nevertheless secures order on polling-day, which is in itself a great recommen dation, and one that all parties can value. A Con servative dislikes the " historical limestone" thrown at his head just as ' much as a Liberal. A ducking in a water-butt would be as little relished by Mr. NEWDEGATE as by Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE. Nowhere does political excitement rage more furiously than among the working men of the French towns, yet the business of polling is got through in Paris itself with out the smallest disturbance. It is to be hoped, however, that the Ballot will tend to lessen bribery and intimidation ; indeei it is impossible to divine how the latter evil, so prevalent in the rural districts, is to be maintained. No landlord would think of turning out all his tenants because he had reason to believe that some of them had not voted straight. Few landlords could afford to do so. They preserve their influence now because they are able to pounce upon one or two offenders, and treat them as examples. It would be impossible, however, for the most powerful landlord to select examples at ran dom. The abolition of Nomination Da3 does not require a word. The most frantic upholder of ex ploded superstitions has ceased to defend an institu tion which had no effect whatever beyond giving the rabble an exceptionally good opportunity for riot. • The defects of the bill are to be found in the pro visions touching public-looses and expenses. These are inefficient. Tile Government propose that public.- houses should not be used as committee rooms; but refrain from closing them altogether on election day. This is not even reforming by halves. Of what avail is it to prohibit the establishment of committee rooms in public houses, if a room can be hired next door, and some of the old evils still kept up ? It is true that treating is an offence, which may now lead to the dispossession from his seat of any candidate who is guilty of it, but by far the best and simplest plan is to render treating impos sible, at least on the day of election. The general object of all these measures is to pre vent elections from becoming a source of profit and corruption to constituencies. The total closing of public houses on polling day is indispensable to this end. The bill throws the necessary expenses of elections upon the constituencies, but does not forbid the employment of paid can vassers. This is a discrepancy which we hope the Government will remove by accepting Sir H. HoARE's amendment prohibit ing payment of canvassers. The justice of such a provision was not contested by Mr. FORSTER him self. The needful expenses are transferred to the constituencies in order to throw seats in Parliament open to all classes. But we are little nearer this end than ever, if the rich candidate is at liberty to spend his money upon a host of paid canvassers, he thereby gains an ad vantage just as tangible as that which he formerly derived from the power of direct bribery. Reform of this Rind should not be imperfect. Nobody who carefully studies the details of our law making, especially those who watch the process, personally can doubt that the intellectual average of the House of Commons is low, much too low for the requirements of the time. By just reforms we may reasonably expect the admission, not only of working men, but of other desirable recruits who are excluded at present. Good legislation can both purify the constituencies and improve the character of the House. Experience has long ago proven the statement of one M.P. that nothing could defeat attorney ingenuity to be all nonsense. The example of Norwich at the election just held shows what can be done by pro per treatment. The last member was unseated for bribery on the part of his agents to secure a show of bands. On Monday no attempt was made to get a majority of this kind. There is no known abuse that cannot be reformed by good laws, though it is quite true that it requires no great ingenuity to baffle the bungling, ramshackle measures so frequently issued from Parliament at vice, TOPICS OF THE DAY. present. AMONG the minor measures proposed for the pre sent session there is one that commends itself to all humane persons. This is the bill introduced by Mr, WHEELHOUSE, one of the members for Leeds—a gentlemen who, we believe, is noted in his own locality for the lively and active interest which he takes in charitable instithtions—to provide for the elementary education of the blind, and the deaf and dumb poor. Special provision of this sort is ob viously much needed, and it has, rather strangely, been wanting in the otherwise comprehensive educational legislation of last session. There are plenty of institutions for the blind and the deaf and dumb, no doubt, and Boards of Guardians may, if they like, have children of the poor thus afflicted sent to such institutions at the public cost. But there is no law which renders the education of these unfortunates as imperative as it ought to be, and the matter has hitherto been set about with very little system. Such a law Mr. WitnnLuouses bill now proposes to enact. It compels Guardians of the Poor to send blind and deaf and dumb children to suitable institutions whenever application is made for them for that •object, and it allows them to do the same when no such application is made. They have also power to make Agreements with the parents or friends of the children fOr the part 'payment of the expenses of education, and it is provided that the pupils shall be THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1871. EDUCATION AT THE ANTIPODES. It is satisfactory to find that the young communi ties in the Southern Seas are resolved not to repeat the mistake of European nations by allowing ignorance to get the start of education by two or three gene rations. In Victoria they are vigorously at work, and an education bill has been prepared by the Ministry. It abolishes the present Board of Educa tion, and places the national instruction under the control of a responsible Minister of the Crown. All education is to be exclusively secular, but the deno minations are all to be on equal terms and have the use of the school rooms after school hours for the! purpose of imparting religious instruction. Com pulsory education is provided for, and such schools as refuse to be bound by the conditions of the Act Iwill be deprived of Government aid. In the higher branches of education the colony also spews active life. The matriculation of the Melbourne Uni versity took place this year under new conditions, the university examination being combined with that for the Civil Ser- The candidates were 167, of whom 61 passed the matriculation examination, and 54 that 'or the Civil Service, the successful candidates having in most cases gone through the two tests. A course of scientific lecturesgiven at the Melbourne Museum has met with remarkable success. More than two thousand persons attended, of whom 900 paid for admission. of the valiant party refused to attempt to' rescue the plundered property. Her Majesty's Oharg6 d'Affaires at Buenos Ayres represented the matter to the Argentine Government, and asked that a small body of regular troops should be sent for the protection of the settlers. This was refused, and the consequence is .that the settlers will have to abilndon the country, whose natural a•lvantages offer the best prospects. e Vir, • I/ rt it W 1,104 ht LUXEMBURG. Those innocent persons (they seem to have included a good many newspaper editors) who imagined that Count Bismarck's complaints against Luxemburg were solely motived by breacheS of neutrality on the part of the little state, may have their doubts cleared up by a little study of the Prussian press. There exists no misapprehension among the acute German editors as to Count Bismarck's intentions. Articles urging the transfer of Luxemburg in some shape or other are constantly appearing, and it is a moot ques tion whether the grand duchy should be taken as part of the peace terms, or should be annexed purely and simply. The Cologne Gazette puts the matter very neatly. Luxemburg . cannot dispense with its present affiliation to the German Zoll verein. Yet it cannot, or shall not, re main a member, unless it becomes altogether a German state. It will therefore soon have to choose between leaving the Zollverein or incorporation, and it is clearly for its advantage to choose the latter. Why not, asks the Cologne Gazette, settle the ques tion at once, and join Prussia ? This is very plain. It is equally plain that if Luxemburg is to be annexed at all, it had better be done whilst other transfers are going on. The world might otherwise find that per petual nibblings at neighbouring territories would become intolerable, even in Prussia. THE PARIS ELECTIONS. The counting of the votes at the Paris elections was a grand arithmetical exercise. As we explained before, about half a million electors could vote, 326,000 ac tually did vote, and each of these had it in, his power to select forty-three candidates. It took 3,000 clerks several days to get through the counting, and yet it appears that oven this number did the work very badly. The returns presented some extraordinary features. The first return gave the results of the voting in all the districts but one, the fourteenth, that of Mont Parnasse. When the votes of the Mont-Parnassians were added to those of their fellow-citizens in the second return, remarkable differences were apparent. Thus, M. Thiers, who got 61,000 votes in all the other districts put together, received 41,000 in Mont Par nesse alone. This district gave M. Quinet 40,000 additional votes ; M. Rochefort, 15,000 ; M. Deles cluze, 12,000; Admiral Saisset, 13,000 M. Sclicel cher, 33,000. More remarkable still, divers unfor tunate candidates actually had their votag reduced by 'the polling in Mont 'Parnasse. Thus, M. Lookroy found he had 18,000 votes less after this miraculous district had been added than he bad in the first return. M. G.ambon, the Man of the Cow, had 14,000 less, and M. Langlois had 6,000 less. It is scarcely surprising to be told that the Paris election is becoming a jest. THE DESIGNS OF WAR SHIPS. The committee appointed by the Admiralty, which Mr. Reed had been invited to attend for the purpose of being examined, an invitation, however, which the previous correspondence forbade him to accept, has received definite instructions on the nature of its duties, especially in reference to the following points : Papers referring to the constructive designs of the Monarch, with reference to her greater or less security, as compared with the Captain, will be laid before the committee for their report, not only in concurrence with previous inquiry, but also in reference to their opinion of the efficiency of the Monarch as a first-class sea-going, ship of war ; and the committee are re quested to specify what turther improve ments may be made in the designs of the Devastation, Cyclops, Glatton, and Inconstant classes. Every facility will be afforded the Committee by the presence of a draughtsman, and the preparation of such designs as they may require, and they will be at liberty to invite such persons as they may think proper to give evidence before them. The Committee consist of fifteen of the leading scientific and profes sional men of the day, under the chairmanship of Lord Dufferin, withLieutenant-Colonel Pasley, R.E., as secretary. ARMY REFORM. The Army Regulation Bill has been printed in three parts. The first deals with the Abolition of Purchase, and the compensation to be given to offi cers (among whom we are happy to see enumerated officers of certain Indian regiments), holding saleable commissions. Part 11. of the measure refers to the new regulations for enrolment in the army, and part 111 to the reorganisation of the auxiliary forces. One of the promoters of the Army Regulation Bill is Sir Henry Storks, whose election as member for Ripon is scarcely a week old. THE SCOTCH EDUCATION Act. The Bill to amend the law of EducatiiotintainciScctehte land is at last issued, and bears upon names of the Lord Advocate, Mr. Bruce, and Mr. Forster. The provisions of the new measure are very similar to those of the Education Ant passed last session for England. They order the institution of n Scotch Education Department, some of the officers serving under which may be employe I in the country ; the election of School Boards ; and the unity of burghs with parishes in certain cases. The salaries of the officers and servants of the Scotch Education Department, and the whole expenses of it will be defrayed by Parliament ; and School Boards may be nominated by the Department after six months' have elapsed from the passing of the Bill. All expenses incident to the elections of School Boards—to take place trienially—are to be drawn out of the school funds established in each burgh or parish, and an abstract of all accounts is to be laid before Parliament. One of the clatisesintimates that anY deficiency in the sc hool funds to satisfy existing or future liabilities shall be met by the imposition of a local rate., Free schools may also be established under the permission of the Education Department,. in parishes or in burghs, where the poverty of the inhabitants will not allow them to pay for the education of their children. The rules for borrowing money to enlarge or build School Houses, are much the same as were ordained for England. Lastly, the power of compelling atten dance is to be placed in the hands of the School , Boards to be used or not, at their cliquetion, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT FOR INDIA. The Bombay papers state that no definite arrange ments have been come to with respect to the pro posed formation of the Department of Revenue, Agriculture, and Commerce. A. committee of the secretaries to the Government has been forming a scheme which, by a redistribution of offices, could pay for the new service without much outlay to the State. It appears, however, that the members of the Government are not agreed with respect to this design. Lord Mayo is greatly in favour of it; and most sanguine as to its beneficial results. Mr. Strachey coincides with this opinion, but the other members are sail to oppose the formation of the new department. The proposal to cut down the salaries of the secretario3 of the existing branches, hi order to carry out the pro- posed scheme with as little expense as possible, has naturally rendered it invidious in many quArters. The Duke of Argyll has replied to the despatch of the Indian Government with regard to this subject, and requests them to submit a scheme to him which shall embody some of his suggestions, but does not intimate where the money is to come from to further the project. The Duke thinks that it may be advisable to make some reduc tion in the work of the public service by discontinuing the issue of many reports and returns which are now sent by the subordinate governments.,and administra tions. IMPROVEMENT IN BEGGING. It has been noticed that the smallpox epidemic is of material advantage to that pioneer of civilisation — the beggar. It is now very common for a London mendicant to run up to a nervous-looking lady or gentleman and ask alms on the ground that he has just come out of a smallpox hospital. Of course he is often successful. There is no time at such a terrible crisis to inquire whether the impostor has really had the smallpox, whereas a penny produces immediate relief from his presence. This experience has been found to greatly strengthen the rage for revaccination which has set in among the Londoners. It is a perfect mania. The number of disabled left arms passes belief. THE GROWTH OF LUXURY IN ENGLAND. The charge which Archbishop Manning has just laid against English society, namely, that the growth of luxury is now the chief of its deformities, is one which, though it cannot be altogether denied, is open to wide exceptio, If Dr. Manning would com pare theluxury 6.t George IV., or his, predecessors, with that of tle present age, he might not so strongly urge upoii his flocks the fact "that they are becoming softer," That English people now "shrink from self-denial," id that they are 4 ' impatient of the wholesome discipline of a hardy life." We have our sins, but who will ?agree that we are as bad as the Archbishop says we are ? Will he point to any age in English, history in which manlier men were to be found than in the present, or in which a more honourable spirit of sympathy with the weak and suffering wqs ever displayed? Indeed, Dr. Manning himself admits this practically in ano ther part of his pastoral, when he says, "Manly common sense, intellectual cultivation, vigour of will, the , spirit of enterprise, have braced up our youth to nobler cares than stuffs, and silks, and laces." We have little defence to make when the Archbishop speaks of women's dress and the want of self-denial in young men ; we are full of sympathy with him as to the evils of drunkenness; but we cannot admit that Dr. Manning has just reason for making in its full sense so horrible a state ment the following: "As regards some social evilF, our condition is more terrific than in any pelple, except bbe in those who are descended from ourselves." Loss OF A FRENCH TRANSPORT• Some sad particulars have been received of the loss of Le Cerf, a French Government transport, which was wrecked off Cape la Hogue on the night of Fcbrual37 0. The ship contained 1,080 French wounded and convalescent, who had been cared for by the members of the National Society for the Relief of the Sick end Wounded. They were sent from different parts of France, to Calais as a port of embarcation for their various homes. They arrived at that town in a state of the greatest distress, and endured many privations. They were billeted on people so poor that they could not afford to keep them, and their only chance of food lay in the assistance that was afforded by the members of the National Society end the Superior of a convent in the neighbourhood. The men on board the Cerf were most eloquent in their acknowledgment of the services which had been Dmdered by England. After the capitulation of Metz the first food they received was from the Eng lish, and its timely arrival was the means of saving many lives. Some of the passengers on the Cerf had r been wounded at Villers Bretonneux an] Amiens, and the English had been their faithful pro tectors from the day of the battle until the period of their departure. Previous to their departure dozens of these soldiers came to thank their nurses, and at the station several declared that England had saved their lives, and that they would get the Mayors of their villages to write their thanks when they arrived at home. EMIGRATION TO BUENOS AYRES. The Emigration Commissioners have published, by desire of the Colonial Secretary, a formidable ac count of the perils to which settlers at Bahia Blanca, in the province of Buenos Ayres, are exposed from the Indians of the 'neighbouring plains., For several years friendly relations have existed between the local government and the Indian tribes, whose chiefs received rations and supplies from the towns. For some unexplained reason the Commandante, last April, seized the Envoy who came in for rations, and organised a raid, in which many Indians were killed, others made prisoners, and their cattle, horses, and pro perty, carried off. The Indians naturally enough retaliated, and last October an attack was made on Bahia Biafra by a body of 2,000 Indians, who fired the farms and killed a number of settlers. At one place five Englishmen kept the Indians at bay for a considerable period, but were cibligel to surrender their sheep when their ammunition was exhausted. The commandant, who appears to have behaved outrageously throughout, marched against the Indians with 120 men, seven or eight of whom were English. All but the English ran away as soon as the enemy came in sight, and the leader HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, FEBRUARY 21. Her Majesty drove out this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise. Viscountess Clifden was in attendance. Her Majesty, with Princess Beatrice, walked in the grounds this afternoon. The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey. The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords in the evening. • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-TUESDAY. Their Lordships assembled at five o'clock, On the motion of EarI . GRANVILLE, the Princess Louise's Annuity Bill was read a second time. The Ecclesiastical Dilapidation Bill and the Juries' Act (1870) Bill were also read a secoud time. The West African Settlement Bill was passed through committee. _ _ _ _ . Lord ORANMORE and BROWN brought the subject of Mr. Gladstone's letter to Mr. Dease, M.P., before their lord ships, and moved for papers. Earl GRANVILLE, in reply, said he had nothing to do with the statement that hadbeen made in another place on the subject. He had no objection to the production of the papers. Earl MALMESBITRY inquired why the English consul was absent from his post in Paris during the greater part of the siege, and whether the English.population were not left without protection during that time. Earl GRANVILLE vindicated the conduct of Lord Lyons, who, he said, had done all that was possible under the circumstance for the security of the British residents prior to his departure. Lord Lyons did not leave until the other ambassadors did, and then he acted in accordance with the counsel of M. Jules Favre. Their lordships adjourned at seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TIIESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion for the second reading of the Wimbledon and Putney Common Bill, Mr. DRAX moved that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. He said the powers given by the Bill were excessive and a gross attempt to impose upon the public. Mr. Cowper Temple said the measure would improve and not diminish the value of land, and secure the common being kept open to the public. The motion for the rejection of the bill was ultimately withdrawn, and it was read a second time and referred to a select committee. _ .. Mr. RYLANDS presented ten petitions from Bradford, Bristol, Ventnor, and other places iu favour of closing public houses on Sunday. THE OFFICERS OF CUSTOMS. Mr. GRAVES inquired if the committee, appointed in 1869 to investigate certain claims of the officers of customs in London, had completed their inquiry, and if the result would be submitted to the House. He further asked if the investigation would be extended to the principal out- ports. Mr. STANSFELD said the inquiry was completed. and the papers would shortly be laid on the table of the House, and he hoped the result would prove to be a re duction of labour and a reduction of expenses. In reply to the latter part of the question, he might say that the Board had been instructed to deal with the larger out ports as they had dealt with the port of London. MARITIME INTERNATIONAL LAW. Mr. RATHISONE asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Anglo-American Commissioners had instruc tions to discuss with the American Government the advis ability of England and America, as the two great maritime Powers, co-operating to effect such changes in Maritime International Law, as might minimise the risk of collision between neutrals and belligerents. Mr. GLADSTONE said this subject had been mooted for a very long time, and he should be disappointed and sur prised if the settlement did not include all those improve ments which were found practicable to be introduced into Maritime International Law. TRAMWAYS IN IRELAND. Mr. SYNAM asked the Irish Secretary if he intended to bring in a bill this session to amend the Irish Tramways Act, or extending to Ireland the Act of last session, with the necessary modifications. The Marquis of HARTINGTON said there had not been sufficient experience of the working of the English Act, and he should not propose to deal with it this session. MANSION HOUSE RELIEF FUND. A t the meeting of the committee of this fund on Tuesday (the Lord Mayor in the chair) it was reported that the receipts up to the present time amounted to £100,985. — Mr. Davidson, representing the committee in Paris, de tailed the course of action they had taken in that city.— Archbishop Manning read the report of the sub-committee appointed at the last meeting. The sub-committee were of opinion that inasmuch as £75,000 had been applied by the Mansion House Committee, together with £50,000 worth of stores to the relief of Paris, and only £5OO hitherto to the alleviation of distress outside, the attention of the Mansion House Committee, should now be turned in the latter direction. The sub-committee had further thought that as there were many other committees who had been sending money and food into the districts, it would be advisable to see that money was not spent twice over in the same district ; for instance, the Seed Corn Committee, and the War Victims' Society, and others, were actively engaged in carrying out a similar object. He therefore proposed that a conference be held, consisting of members of the society in question and the Mansion House Committee, to carry out a fair distribu tion. This was carried, as well as a resolution to give £5,000 to the Seed Corn Committee, the better to enable them to carry out their work of supplying corn to the French suffering districts. Mr. Levy handed in a chtque of £l5O and £2BO worth of postage stamps, which the Lord Mayor said could be used in ex tending their applications. Mr. Levy said the latter sum had been received at the Daily Telegraph office in sums varying from 2d. upwards. After the transaction of some business of minor importance, the committee adjourned. THE MURDER BY BURGLARS AT STRATFORD. At the Stratford Police Court, on Tuesday, Michae' Campbell, aged 28,- was brought up before Mr. James Spicer and Major Howard, charged with the wilful murder of Mr. Samuel Galloway, a gentleman of large property, who till the time of his death resided at 2, Oxford Villas, Romford-road, Stratford, Essex. As Mr. Galloway was highly respected in the district, being a member of the Board of Guardians, and also a member of the Westham Board of Health, deep regret was felt in the neighbourhood at his death, and in ad dition to the reward of £lOO offered by the Government for the apprehension of the murderer, £5O has been offered by the Essex Volunteers, while the inhabitants of Rom ford-road have offered a farther sum of £lOO for infor mation which shall lead to the murderer's apprehension. The prisoner, when placed in the dock, was well dressed, of slight build', pitted with the smallpox, and quite clean shaved ; he is evidently very intelligent, to judge by the manner in which he cross-questioned the witnesses, and speaks in a becoming manner. The fallowing was the evidence taken : Inspector George Clarke said : I am chief inspector of the Detective Police, Scotland Yard. I have been em ployed since the murder of Mr. Galloway in endeavouring to apprehend the murderers, and from inquiries I made on Monday afternoo -,- I went about four o'clock, accompa nied by Inspecto Mason, of the IC Division, to No. 18, Waterloo-court, muel-street, Cannon-row, St. George's in-the-East. I went upstairs to a front room, and there found the prisoner, with two other men and a woman. One of the other officers present with me said, " That is Michael Campbell." I then ordered him to be brought down stairs, and took him into custody. He said, " What is this for ?" I said, "I will tell you presently, when you are out of the neighbourhood." Passing on to the station I said, " You will be charged with the murder of Mr. Samuel Galloway, of 2, Oxford villas, Romford-road, Stratford, on the evening of the 9th inst." He said, " Oh, God ! No, I have been guilty of almost every crime, but, thank God, not that." I took him to Leman-street station, and there searched him. I found a small knife only on him. I then conveyed him to the station at West Ham, and caused him there to be placed with five other young men in a room at the station, all of them similar in age and description to himself. I then sent for the persons whom I thought could identify him. They did so, and I was present when he was identified by four other persons, and amongst them was Mrs. Galloway, *the widow of the deceased. The prisoner had no question to ask. Miss Elizabeth Green : I reside at 4, Stratford-green. I was going down the Romford-road on the evening of the 9th of February, about twenty minutes or half-past eight o'clock. Whilst I stood at the corner, near to Mr. Payse's house, I saw the prisoner who I now see in the dock come down Mr. Payse's portico. He put his foot over the portico, and walked away as deliberately as possible. He went across the road, and a little way down Water-lane, then returned and met another man, and they walked on, and I saw no more of them. Prisoner : Was it on the top of the portico you say you saw me ?—Yes. Did you see my face ?—Yes, you looked in my face when you came down. Did I speak to you or anything of that sort ?—No you did not. Prisoner : Well, that is all wrong. The Bench : How far were you from him, Miss Green, at the time? He came right close to me and stood at the gate, I should not have been able to have recognised him had he not done so. Mr. William Knott : I reside at No. 7, Wood Cottages, Romford-road, and am a blacksmith. I was in the Rom ford-road, near Mr. Galloway's house about half-past eight o'clock on the evening of the 9th of February. When I first went past I saw three men standing close by ; one had on a low hat, another had a cap, and the third had a low-crowned felt hat on. One of them was dressed in black. I believe the prisoner to be one of the men, but I cannot swear to him. One of them (I think the prisoner) turned back, and stood talking to Mr, and Mrs. Galloway, at the corner of the Hamfrith-road. I afterwards saw the three men standing over Mr. Gallo way, and heard Mrs. Galloway scream. The men finally ran away up the street, and one ran towards the station at Forest Gate. The Bench : Did you try to pursue them ?—Yes ; and did so till I saw they were too far ahead for me to come up to them. How far were you off? About forty yards when they began to run. I should, I think, have been able to have caught one had not Mrs. Galloway held me. Prisoner ; Do you think you could recognise anyone at forty yards ?—I was closer to you at one time. What made you recognise me ?—Well, I thought as you were standing together one of you looked " tight." You were then differently dressed, and have now no whiskers. You are very much like the man I saw. P.C. Barnes, K, 87 :—I was on duty on the night of the 9th. About a quarter to seven o'clock, my attention was called to a brother constable who was talking to three men and a woman. He told them they were taking up the whole of the footpath, and he asked them to go out and leave the room for others to pass. I noticed the prisoner among them, and can positively swear to him. The woman went towards Stratford, and the men down Vicarage-lane, all three together. The other con stable went on to his btat, and as the men were dressed very respectably, I had no suspicion of them. It was near to Maiden-lane where I saw them. At this stage of the proceedings Superintendent Morrell and Inspector Clarke applied for a remand, and the case was adjourned. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and a numerous suite honoured the Royal Amphitheatre and Circus with their presence on Monday evening to witness the performance of "Lulu," the eighth wonder of the world. RATING OF MINES. Mr. PERCY WYNDRAISI asked the President of the Poor Law Board whether mines would be made liable to the poor or other local rates by the Government measure dealing with rates. Mr. GOSCHEN could not at present answer the question, as it would be more advantageous that the general state ' went should not be anticipated. THE WAGES OF PRIVATE SOLDIERS. Mr. DICKINSON asked the Secretary for War what woo the estimated equivalent weekly wage of a private il' ,e various regiments, including provisions, clothing, &c• Mr. CARDWELL said the statement was in preparation , and the hon. member could have it if he liked to move 'or it. DISTRESS AMONG MAT MAKERS. Colonel BEBESFORD asked the Home Secretary if be ntended to take avy steps to mitigate the distress exist mg amongst the mat makers by reason of the employ ment of steam power in Wakefield prison in such manu facture. Mr. BRUCE said it was impossible for the Government to take any steps ; they had no power to do so. GAME LAWS 1N SCOTLAND. Mi. FORDYCE asked if the Government intended to propose any measure on the subject of the Game La ws in Scotland during the present session. The LORD ADVOCATE said he should be glad to introduce a measure if he saw a prospect of passing it. THE EMPLOYMENT OF PENSIONERS, &c., Ili THE POST-OFFICE. Mr. __ANBURY TRACY asked the Postmaster-General if the proposition for employing pensioners and men coy netted with the army reserve in the Post-office would be extended to similar classes in the navy. Mr. MONSELL said the scheme was not yet completed, but he should be glad, if he saw analagous cases, to con' Bider them. SIR JOHN ROSE. Mr. BLINTZ asked the Under-Secretary for Foreig n Affairs, if Sir John Rose, who was reported to have bee ° one of the American Commissioners, had resigned, or be e° recalled, and, if so, why? Lord ENFIELD said the Government would have be: pleased to have had the services of Sir John Rose, but, was unable to act for the Government from reasons 0 private and personal character. LORD LYONS AND THE SIEGE OF PARIS' Sir R. PEEL asked the First Lord of the Treasl! ' whether, in consequence of the statement made by " that Lord Lyons in leaving Paris on the 17th SePt e t ber, acted under the direct injunctions of the Goveruvv r o at home," and as the despatch containing these injun cts : o did not appear in the blue book, the Government iv° o f have any objection to lay the despatch upon the table the House. Mr. GLADSTONE said the intention of the Goverollo was that Lord Lyons should consult with the re prese l ';. l ; tives of other Powers, and leave Paris when he thoteilie necessary to do so. He left about the same time ° its other ambassadors, and his instructions were contailie- the despatches published. 1 1 ,,,, 0 1) ' Sir R. PEEL gave notice that he should bring tP" ject before the House on an early day. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Sir GEORGE JENKINSON, who had given notice tla the Home any Secretary if the Government would this °f the take C y nin ste rais ps a t i o on carry on C ou ap t it t a h l e recommendationspuniehment; a1:0 if the Royal Government would deal with the foll ow i ng points; % e er appeal a on matters of fact, the present system c'tnthe ci mg Abe prerogative of mercy, and the law A s 4, 0 0 - degre bit 4 of insanity relieving the accused from pe ns l : re ' ti ai ll Y in criminal cases, postponed the (In est ' Thursday. ti . v , THE QUALIFICATION FOR HIGH 6111 IN IRELAND. Ire l A nd Mr. MONK asked the Solicitor-General for °t t he whether any, and what, qualification was req uire(' { it ` vas office of High Sheriff of an Irish county ; and 'i i „l,3l(ll n °c his opinion that a gentleman, possessing neitber, ii , t ° sidence in Ireland, was legally qualified an to serve the office. blnittet r. Sejeant EASE said the names w ere 0 1 lace s the Lord- r Lieutena D nt of Westmeath and Louth , t h il e : soli" referred to in the question, by the judges virb°' • posed, found gentlemen liable and qualified t °s w er v ve il, , SUNDAY TRADING IN MANCOS'-- if P 4 cretarYl per Mr. JACOB BRIGHT asked the Home S e attention had been called to the fact that sev e i r : D ow Jews had recently been subjected to heavy fin es , 37 ,1 0 ,ti° ° Chester magistrates, under the 'Workshops' - 1- ' eg A s Act, for working on Sundays, and ct sn intention during this session to , amend the A *P III cl remove this injustice. n OP - to ' Mr. BRUCE said his attention had not ben do e called to the matter, but everything had bee t:l ll e I" alleviate the hardships in the case of Jews , ` ll whether it iv its to THE EUROPEAN WAR. The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGHT O'CLOCK, with SOME HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other paper. 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