The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-05-27 00:00:00

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ROME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

A FLIRT STEED.—Among the Quern hunters
soli the other day an animal described as "one of the
best-looking horses in the stud" fetched 210 guineas.
The IMMO of this horse was Coma. We regret not to
Fe enebled t etate the length of this Costa's tail.—
Punch.

ACCIDENT T 3 PRINCE Awrauft.—An accident,
fortunate Ty on attended with very Reticule consequence.,
happened to Prince Arthur on Friday night in last
week. His Royal Highness was at Buckingham
Palace with the intention of attending the State ball,
and was smoking a cigar after dinner in the billiard
room. This apartment has French casement windows
opening outwards. One of them windows had teen
left unfastened, and the Prince, who did not notice its
condition, leant his shoulder against the centre of the
frames. Yielding to his weight, the window flew open,
and his Poyal Highness unable to recover his balance,
fell to the ground beneath, a distance of between seven
and eight feet. A‘sistance wan immediately rendered
by two policemen who were on duty in the palace; by
Prince Chrietiar. who was in the room, and by other
gentlemen present, and the Prince who was partially
stunned, was removed to his apartments. Surgeons
were speedily in attendance, and tho result of their
examMation was that no serious injury was found to
have been sustained. The bruises and shock, however,
were sufficiently severe to prevent his Royal Hightem
from attending the ball, and from appearing the next
day at the military ceremony of 'trooping the coloure"
in St. James's Park. The following bulletin was issued
on Monday morning :

Becklr gbam Palace, May ntel, 10 a.m.

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Prince Arthur h vary much batter, an I out of her. Th
swelling ou hit head has entirely disappeared, aul hla foot la
rapidly getting welt Nothing now required but perfect r. at
CHEAP OUT-Or-DOOR BREAKFAST.—A Roll On
the graeo.—Pouch.

BULLION AND SPEcir.—The imports of gold
into the country during the month of April amounted
to £1,415,433, and of silver to £1,230,422 sterling, both
representing an increase of nearly cent, per cent. as
compared with the corresponding month of last year.
The total of gold and silver imports shows that
£249 017 came from Germany : £206,390 from Belgium;
£341,460 from China, including Hongkong; £437,285
from Australia; £308.496 from Mexico; and £886,276
from the United States. All these show a large
comparative increase, except Australia. The exports
of bullion and specie also indicate • large com-
parative increase. Germany received in gold and
sliver, £490 810; Holland, £101,028; Belgium, £3,010;
France, £24 202 ; Portugal, Azores, and Illadeira,
£1000; Spain and Canaries; £161,000; Turkey,
£250; Egypt, £557,150; West Coast of Africa, £7,147 ;
British possessions in Smith Africa, £12,100 ; Mexico,
South America (except Brazil), and %Vest Indies,
£115,010; Brazil, £1,398 ; and other countries,
£82,846. There were no exports during the past
month to Russia, Gibraltar, Malta, China, Australia,
British North America, or the United States.
BATING FOR A WHIM& —Wbat shall we have
to show for the additional Income-tax of £3,000,000,
to be levied for the purpose of national defence, on a
part of the nation. An army adequate to that pur-
pose? And how soon? In the meanwhile, friends,
we have nothing to show for the enormous sum which
will be extorted trim tie favoured classes.—Punch.

YANICER Ssiertmtes.—The Boston Mesficaf and
Surgical Journal presents for consideration and die.
cussion sonic statements of Mr. lbestor, of Neufchatel,
on the sub ject of the climate of the United States.
Mr. Desor, who appears to have lived in the States for
I years, notices that the attention of Germ on immigrants
Is at once attracted by the circumstance that liven
dries in half the time in the New World that it takes
in the Old. Bread dries up much faster. New houses
I may be octopi d with the plaster fresh in them. Wood
requires a higher Seasoning than in Europe. Mr.
D-sior states that more rain falls in ths New World
than in the Old and rain falls on a!mi et as many
days, but the climate is drier. As soon as fair
weather sets loin America less moisture remains in the
air. Mr. Delon holds that the effect of this dryness is
to pro lure that feverish restlessness which is a well.
known mark of the American character. Every
European landing in American B 'stoic, it is remarked, is
struck with the feverish activity. Everybody is in a
hurry. People are running rather then walking. If two
fi iendsmest in the street they have. as a general thing, no
time for conversation. They content themselves with a
shake of the hand. The activity of the English is
characterized as more intentional, that of the Yankee
as more instinctive and kabitual. Hence it betr•fs
itself on occasions when it is unseasonable. The habit
of not allowing time enough for dinner is regarded as
in a certain degree endemic; it is only with effort kept
under restraint at wateringqslaces by stigmatizing this
precipitation an uufat-hionab:e. Mr. Desor notes the
ffect of the n trth east winds of Europe upon the
nervous systems, and observes It is not, perhaps,
without reason that it is in some localities that the
north-east wind makes the women out of temper. It
is then, too, that we have the least need of stimulants.
I have heard • shrewd observer remark that one should
never invite friends to dinner during a north west wind."
The dominant wind along the Atlantic coast of the
United States, is, be says, a dry north-east wind,
which, like the European north-East win I, b.ows over
the whole continent. He asks whether it is not to the
climate that we must refer the more pernicious effect
of fermented liquors M the United States than &no.
where

A FAVOURED Sror.—The somewhat unusual
epees le of three places of worship adjoining each
other may be seen in Bloomsbury-street, London,
where the Bedford Episcopal Chapel, Bloomsbury
(Baptl4) Chapel, NA the French Protestant Church
stand aide by aide.—The Rod.

THE PLAN OF THE FRENCH IMPEIIIALIETB.—Wg
(Oburver) are informed that the current rep itts as to
an approaching Imperial movement in France ore
altogether unreliable in respect to date and details. The
Imperil.lista are restrained frcm action while the war
continues between Paris and Versailles, and the steps
to be taken hereafter mainly depend upon the course
adopted by the Thiers Government. But, though dates
and details are uncertain, the Imperialist programme
la rigidly defined, and ie thus explained :—" The rap:

porters of ttiEpfre have not ceaa.olo
v4llingness--and they are even ncw willing- to foirg,
the righta they might claim by reason of the popubu
votes given at different times in favour of the Empire,
and to serain sitionit the Empire t, the vote of tie
people. If this proposition is not agreed to the Ire.
perialists will de what they can to vindicate the
sovereign rights of the people. They will never ac.
knowledge• Government that has not been approved by
the vote of the people. They hold that until such a
vote has been taken, the vote of May last must con.
Monday
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hemvoeeiniyeglge7(ni
...wbßyn,il eni
Society,
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tinue in force, as the vote of the people can only he,
rescinded by the people. For the sake of peace,
order, and good go‘ernment, the Imperialists hold it
, be their duty to insist that France is stid tinder the
rule of tndhi
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inG:n.re
TEN ROYAL GEOORAPHICAL SOCIETY. The
was
RanSiir't Inanleolury Rawllolion preaided. The bake of Somer.
eelk in responding for the House of Lords to the toast
of "The Ifouses of Parliament," said that one of his
greatest delights when a boy was to listen tea e stories
of Sir .1, seph Banks, who had accompanied Captain
Cook in his famous voyage round the world; yet when
he looked back on those remote times he felt as if he
had lived in the days of Noah, so rapid had been tie
progress of discovery in later days. Dean Stsnley,
in responding for the universities, thought that
we might yet see the feemdation if • Professor.
ship of Geography at each of the universities,
which, especially by the excellent institution of the
long vacation, with its opportunities for delifeatful
wanderings, had helped to foster the love of ex.
plorations. In reference to the explorations in tile
East, he felt almost inclined to say, with • French
writer of eminence, that the geography of Palestine
might fairly be regarded as amen of fifth gone). The
Earl of Derby gave the toast cf "The Royal Society
and other Scientific Associations of the Kingdom."
Looking back over the history of 2,00 years, it was
pmeible that the proceedings of the Royal Society in
the present day might not be so amusing as in the
times when Evelyn and Pepys and the courtiers of
Charles It. went to see experiments very much in the
nature of those now performed at the Poly teelmie,
Still there was no society which had held its own in
public estimation so thoroughly, the three letters,
F.R.S., being to this day valued as a patent of in-
tellectual nobility.
BUTTER PROY TOR CHLTEN.—Thauks to the
establishment of a joint-stock company of substantial
farmers in the province of East Gothland, we rejoke
in the prospect of an importation of Swedish butter, of
much lower price aid a great deal higher quality than
the grease now selling under that name at Is. 11,1.
per lb. It is • wonder that the facility of a butter-
supply from Sweden never recurred to honest sod
enterprising English dealers, aware, as of course they
were, how abundantly cattle thrive on S wedea -Punch,
MURUER IN A CHURCH. - The Fort Smith
(Ark.) Errs says '---"An outrage was perpetrated on
toe 22nd inst. at Chocoville, a quiet villa4,,e near the,
border of the Indian territory. As the Rev, Mr.
Decamp, of the Miuionary Baptist Church, was about
opening religions service, a ruffian, named Handley,
entered with a revolver in hand, and approaching the
minister, asked him his name. Ois being told, Handty
fired four shore at him, three striking Decamp in the
beast, killing him instantly. The ruffian then levelled
the revolve, at the congregation, and drove them out
with threats of death and curses, then mounted hie
horse and ibid. It lit said that Handl, somnyears
since interrupted the service at which Decamp viii.
elated, and was indicted f. rso doing. Ramify then
went to Texas, which was made too hot for him, and
he returned here. The greatest excitement prevails
over the affair,
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A Holm To RCS HEREAFTER. - A good name
for a promising foal was suggested during the late
inclement weather by an Ostler, in making a general
observation when lie had • cold in hie head. He re•
marked that the Home was a noble Ilannzl/21.-
Punch.

A rOSSLIS WITH A PAN Til gll.—A correspondent
of the Timm of ludoa, writing front Benicia on April U,
Says :
'• A few days ago bobber was brought In that a man eating
tiger wee prowling about the jungle near Powagliu,hill.
Two gentlemen from camp went oat after the brute w.th •
firm determination to ' bag him, as he was said to have
killed six men and • boy very recently. The gentlemen
were Captain Westmacott and Mr Little, tile est.:mire
engineer P. W. Department, )(aim It appeara they roused
the animal which turned out to be a large panther at or
near a village called Jowara. They fired at him, and he fell
—dead as the gentlemen imagined; but when they got up
to him, he suddenly made a spring at and bit Captain
Weetmacott about the hand and wait. Making • second
bite, the panther retained hold of the forearm . Captaire
Westmsc,it, with the arm that was at liberty. kept
•puneteirg' the panther shout thr head, to make him let go:
and Mr. Little, rushing up, took the brute and chunk JAM by
both ears, and kept shaking till t.e loses him let go. Then,
hurling the Inure aside, he killed him. A sower rode Into
Maeda yesterday with the sad nowt of the accident, when
Colonel Wood and the rest of the ofteers Immediately made
preparations for brhiging Captedn Westruacott in. A palate
keen was cent out, and the wounded gent/masa arrived here
about ten hut night. lie Mil conveyed at once to the
bungalow of Dr loss, of the e.h Riese, whose guest, I
believe, he we. previourly. The wounded parte are, t hear,
considerably swollen, but there le every expectation of la
speedy recovery. The native. all say the ckitain will not
sorer long, but will be well soon, because the panther wee
killed
POUND AWAY AT HIM ! ee3t St. Leger who,
era racing wan, can talk in no other V•rms at the
pre.ent time than those of the turf, says that he thinks
a Grand Stand ought to b made againet any further
addition to the Income.tax. AR it is, he feels himself
to be too heavily weighted, and wislits Mr. Lowe
would put the saddle on the right borne—Punch,

AN C X-CONTEDERATF. The Louisville Courier
says of the late Mr. James M. Mason, r..-cently de-
ceased, who with Mr. Slidell wna veined 011 board the
Trent, mail packet in 1861 —'flu: fioned largely in his
day m a politician of the old knse.nreeches and b hr, e -
buck I - 7ch 001, and ussd to regard himself as the last
surviving reprisentatiee of the ancient Virginia r.•
gime of patriots and statesmen. He was not an able
man, but a wall-meaning one, • gentleman of great
dignity of character and carriage. His specialities
yes& deportment and our foreign relations. His plea,
sores were a State dinner and a rubber whist. He
was a fine-looking and • portentous Senator, who kept
the world at its proper distance and indulged a decor.
one, formal hospitality, which, though a little atiff,
was abundant and sincere."

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A DELICaTE Arriornox. The Berkshire
people stand in crowds before the picture of a
" Reading Girt" in the International Exhibition (No.
460, and speculate as to who the lady may be the
p Mating is intended to represent The Managers o
the Exhibition mizht find it good policy in future
years, to pay a similar compliment to every County in
the United Kingdom. —Ponch.

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FORTIINE TELLING.— On Saturday, at the Bir-
mingham Police-court, a woman of gipey type, named
Sarah Blackwell, was charged with fortune telling.
The witnesses were, as usual, young girls of the lower
class. Jane llamas and Sarah Ann Elliott deposed
that they visited prisoner's house on the confines of
the borough, and requested prisoner to "tell them their
fortunes." She gave them a pack of cards to shuffle
and then ordered them to look into a glass globe,
where they would are their future husbands. Not
discovering anything the silly girl, were told that the
elements were not favcarable, and Frames was informed
that she should Lave a soldier, but "she had better
break his note and thrtw him into the canal, as be
would be no good to her." Eloo.t WWI warned against
drink her lover might oiler her. In return tor tins In-
formation the girls gave the woman their ear.rings and
other articlel of jewellery they were wearing. The
matter coming to the ears of the police, Blackwell
was arrested. She was sent to gaol for three months
with hard labour.

AN INCIDENT OF TILE ERIK RAILWAY WAS:
The American papers just received report that as
attempt was made on the night of Sunday, April :iff,
to throw an express train, No. 12, on the Erie Railway
etf the track near Deposit. The Mid.ifenorfa Puss
says the train was descending the summit grade, when
at Seward's Crooning it ran into some obstruction. Its
weight and speed, however, overcame the resistance,
and the danger was escaped. Two green hemlock ties
hat been placed on end in the cattle-guard scram the
track, and above these a heavy oak tie bad been placed
in such a position that the front truck of the lecomn.
live would partially mount it, raising it from the track.
The watchman began removing the obstructions, when
he wai assailed by a shower of stones from the wood
on the side of the road. Ile was compelled to abandon
his work and procure assistance. The train al that
night was very heavy, and included the directors' car,
in which were Gould and Fisk, and several of the
divisitn superintendents, who were on their way to
New York, If the ellort had been suooessful it would
have been attended with great loss of life. The grade
is fifty feet to the mile, and the speed of the train was
from forty to fifty miles an hour.
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A NEW SECE.—A new RIISEiall Beet has been
founded in the district of Orenburg by an unfrocked
pope named b'eodor Kaynika, who professes to be in
direct communication with the Deity, and to have the
Mission of preparing an "earthly paradise" for his
followers. One of the conditions of admission into the
sect is the payment of 5,000 roubles to its founder,
after who h the candidate has to pees through several
ranks befi.re attaining the privileges of full mennhert,hip.
As promotions (row I,nk. rac k to another, like the tint
oppoictment, are made under a sort of purchase
system, the sect consists almost entirely of rich mer
The fund thus accumulated iP, according to the
statutes of the society, to he emp:oyed in the conquest
of l'onstantiliople, which the founder predict" will take
place on the Emperor's birthday (the 29th of April) in
the year.] 873,

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WOKYOL Tamt.—The man who was!' over
head and ears in love, but who has had hie nose put
out of joint, is afraid ti face the world because he
think. the eyes of Europe are upon him, and that
society will browbeat him and cast it in his teeth. As
the organ of a large and respectable portion of the
body politic, we tt.'llth him that his misfortune is nct
in everybody's mouth, and advise him to put a bold
fact on the matter--to be, in fact, a little cheeky—and
he witl soon find himeelf able to hold up Ms head again
with the best of us with unblushing effrontery. If he
has an eye to the future, he must see that it would lie
a great oversight to take a abort-sighted view of
and retire from the public gaze. —kirsch.
A Baavic AM—A young boy wimed Crock-
ford while running across the boom the entrance to
the East Dock, Cardtff, fell into ...de water and imme.
(Lately sank. A young Nano', who was pawing at the
turns with his younger brc,there, at once threw ell Lis
at and waistcoat, ran on to the boom, and dived
after the boy. The two young brothers had followed
their elder brother or, to the boom, and as be dived off,
the boom x llit owe they too were thrown into the
water. 'tViien the sailor re-eppearctl with the lad, and
learned that oae et his brothers had sunk, be let
esockford go and dived for his brother, whom he
quickly brought up and handed to the people on ahore.
Again the brave sailor, John Hillard, dived after the
boy Crockford, and brought hire up a second time from
the bottom of the dock. /3y this time, however, his
strength was 51 exhausted that he was unab'e to swim
ro the quay wail, but a boat-book was extended to
Lim, by means of which he was brouyht to shore, still
holding the lad Crockford by the tr,tt.ers. Both were
conveyed to the Thube mission ship, where the young
lad and his gallant rescuer soon recovered. Captain
Johnson, RN., has laid the came before the Royal
Humane Society, with a view to this brave act being
properly recognised.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
In the Ilvuse of Loril., May in, the Wharve3 and Ware.
houses Steam Power mod Hydraulic Preernre Company 1501
we. read a third time wild rased.

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The Consolidated Fund i 7.000.000) Lill wt s psued through
Its dual etsgat The same course was followed with the
Customs cml lIICOUIC-TAI 11111.
The Lunatics icetlead
Elll wen read a second time.
l:'
The Custom. and Income-Tax Bill paned through Ile re.
mining stages.
Lord Salisbury appealed to the ti ,v,rnment ant to pro-
ceed with the rstlecstbm of the Treaty with the I nifed
State. until MG, Lord Hu- sell's mottcn for au adds°. to the
crown, which stands f.,r the 12th of Jane
Lord Lsuderdsle called attention to 7'hs Times' telegram
Wm Washington stating that Mr. Sumner had ol.J.mted to
the Enaltsh apology" am Inadequate. and asked for an as-
aurance that no op dogy would be given.

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Lord G7ansrllle decliard to enter at present Into any (lb,
caution of the Tre,ty. The usual course was not to prenent
a Treaty to Parliament until altar It hod been ratified, hut u
the Treaty had been surreptitmealy publlsheri In toe United
Staten it would be laid before Parliament as soon as the text
arrived. The Treaty could not. as a matter of fact, be
ratified before the'l2th of June. but had the feet been other.
wit. Lord Russell's motion could not have bsen accepted
by the Government as a reason for poetponiuit the ratifica-
tion.

Lord Carnarven hoped that with the Treaty would be
published any communications between the hum Ld and
Canadian Government s.
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turd waaell said tilt as the Government would not be
likely to hoe tLe 1 reaty Mb re them her ratilication by the
1•2 lb oh Joue no practical Millmity would alive. lie de-
murred, however, to the constituticual doettino laid down
by Lord Grahville

Lord Clrey, on the other baud, expledneel the enuetttottlonal
theory and prectire, maintaining th‘t &Waders ought not
to relieve thenmi.,C (rum reepobeibiitty byb.yibit • treaty
upon the t•ble before It woe ratified.

Lord Cairns cohentred with Lord Crahville sot l:rey a.
to the constitutional rule, ht tnnught that i rttament bad
• Correlative might to step in before it was too late, and
advise tim, Crawn.

After a brief reply from Lord Ciranvllle, and a conversation
upon an alleged brsach of the btawilug ovitr by Lord
lje-
bury in putting his question without notice,

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Certain bias were forwarded • stage, and their lordships
adjourned.
In the Molise of Commons, Mr. White gave notice that on
the !feud June ha nutria move a resolution declaring the In-
expedlency of making pro/richt] for the reduction of the
National Debt by a charge upon the direct revenue of the
country, considering the reduction. that have been made on
the duties upon articles of consumption.
Mr. Inset asked the Vice-President of the Council how
many inspectcrs of schools had been appointed sir ce the
paean got the Elementary h. location Act, and to what deno-
mination they 1.n:11pm:rose!! to belong

Mr. /unite; said that ord tie Ore; had appointed twelve
permanent inspectors since the passing of the Education
Act. It was Impossitle for him to itate to what denomina-
tion, they belocged, as It had not been his tautness to
accor-
tam It, the letheetion since the pasting of the Act having
been undenominatlcnaL

Sir W. i.flfl asked the Home Secretary w hether he
Intended to introduce any measure for altering the laws re-
lating to the isle of Intoxicating drink before the Whitsun-
tide rezees.

Mr Melly also inquired whether it was the right hon.
gentleman's Intention to Introduce a bill suspending the
granting of new licenses to public houses.
Mr. Bence r. plied that It was not intended to Introduce the
PUblic Houses itsgulation 1:111 before Whitnuntitte, but it
would be Introduced an soon as there was a ponnihility of the
Oorernment being able to proceed with it. With regard to
the second question, it was the Intention of the Government
to introduce a bill suspending the Issue of 11,ences, and pro-
viding facilltlei for the proper transfer of licensee, no as to
prevent any ir convenience being ind'cted, and enpeci.liy as
regarded the distribution of licence according to the wants
of the population.

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Mr. Straight asked the home Secretary whether he had
Made inquiries as to a charge of will .11 damage, to the amount
of 2/1.. heard before the magistrates at the Aldershot Petty
Sessions against sin children, aged respectively from seven to
nine years, upon which they were severally lout to prison for
period of two months

Mr Bruce said that the children when het ire the magis.
testes were elated to be from nine to sixteen years of age.
The circumstances of the case ware that for some years past
the (cries. had been constantly torn down for the purpose of
obtaining firewood. The children were usuary sent by their
parents, qui lived upon this plunder, and owing to their
near proximity to the rids raugee, their lives were Ire-
quently.endaegered Coustant warnings had been given both
to the parenis and children, and during the last three years
thirty-three chltdren had been sentenced to Imprison-
ment for the rumen of deterring them from committing
this cufance. They were generally found to he the children
of the same families, and In the I resent instance they were
children where brothers and sisters had bean already
punished for these i (fences. Toe magistrates were placed
in a very painful position, hut this WAS the only way In which
they could defend public property, and he did not think he
should be justified in interfering with their decision.

The House then went Into Committee on the Army Regula-
tion Rill. In the early part of the evening the dircusston of
Thursday on the topic of exchanges was revived by Sir G.
Jenkinson, who proposed to Insert words allowing the pur-
chase of exchanges by r fli cars who are compelled to return to
Englend by the state of their own health or that et their wives
and children, or by urgent ',rivet° affair,. It was supported
by Colonel North, Mr. Newilegate, Major Amoy,
Lord Kelso, Colonel Knox, and others, and Mr. Card-
well and Sir H. Storks again declared that there was
no wish to prevent exchanges, but turrely to preithit the
payment of money Mr. Cardwell also complained of the
repetition of the same argumeuts, to widely Mr. Hardy
and sir J. Paklugton replied that the long debates
were caused ty the mimed of the War Office to
give the lions. any Inkling of the details of It, re-
organisation scheme. Lord Royston, Sir J Elphlnstone,
Mr Greene, and otners promised to take advantage of every
opportunity of delayng the progress ofethe bill ; and Mr.
Gilpin, while retorting that such& course would compel many
who had been but lukewarm hitherto to come to the support
of the Government, expressed a very decided opinie n that the
Government had not yet sufficiently invited the large seems
diture they proposed. Ho a division the amendment was
negatived by ell to ICS.
On Clause ,the abolition of purchase claire) a new
debate on the general merits of the purchase ayttem was
rties peued bp Lord Galles, who spoke at length to a Haire
of hall a dsz..n members on all the topics—flow of promo-
tion, the objections to aelectiou, the silence of the G .vere-
went as to the coat of retirement, the details of reorganiza-
tion. .e 3. He was followed by Mr. Whalley, who spoke
strongly against the blii, which (Reeds mie of his
favourite theories, that we ought to have no stand
ins army ; and by Mr. Wheelhouse, who expatiated
fully on the cost of the schema, which he predicted would be
scouted by the taxpayers as soon as they understood hew
little they were to get tor their money. For this reason
Chiefly be was for delaying the progress of the hill until the
whole scheme was before the country. Mr. R. N. Fowler
also dwelt seriatim on the objections to abillsbleg purchase,
and Colonel C. Luilbay maiutained that the House would fail
fa its duty to its conAltuents If it eatietioced the rash and
eztravagant scheme of the Govertimene
After remarks from Mr. Crews, Mr Charles Seely, Mr.
Henley, Mr. o.wey, and Mr W. IL enalth,
Mr. Cardwell replied In much the same language as on
previous oceasiens, apologizing for his iteration. As to the
noel of Abolition. It was all elpialned In a Parliamentary
paper, recently laid before the House, stud he had only been
reticent shout the retirement because he had no oats to
calculate on. Rashness and precipitation In framing new
regulations word..l have been the surest way to create now
vested interests. .

On a ditision Claure wat carried by 203 to ICU, and the
further progress of the bill was adjourned until Thursday.
The other ordara were disposed of, and the House ad-
planed.

In the House et Lords, May B. the Metropolitan Railway
Bill, and the Great Westerr, brisiol and Meter, and South
Devon Railway Companies Were read a third time and
paesirl.
The Earl of Kimberley moved the second reading of the
Canada Bill, the eject of which was to give power to tile
Canadian Legislature to carve out new provinces with inde-
pendent legielatures from tee Red ltiver Territory.
The bill was then read a second tirr e.
The Leeward Island. Bill and the Kweline Rectory Bin
were read a third time and pulled.
Lord Punsany risked the Government whether It was In-
tended to continue the Thames Emhankruerr below West-
minster.bridge on the loath side.
Earl Granville was understood lousy that at present there
was no such Intention on the part of the Metropolitan
Board of Works. _ .

Eul Btantiote asked the Foreign Secretary what progress
had been made In the settlement of the claims for compen-
sation for the English collets eunk In the Seine.
F.stl Granville raid a careful lovestigation of the claims
had been made, and on the 15th of April the arbitrators re-
ported that they asstwed the compensation at £7,073.
Since then he had received a cheque for that amount from
Count Bernatorii, who he thanked tor the promptitude with
which these claims had been settled.
Their lordships teen adjourned.

In the Douse of Cemanons, Major Arbuthnot gave notice
that on this day month he will call attention to the state of
the regular artillery forces of her elsjeety's army, and will
clove that tile expedient to Imtitute a searching Inquiry, by
means of a Royal femmission, or otherwise.
Mr. Corry announced that to the motion of which he has
given notice with regard to the evilence given before the
Committee of the Home of Lords respecting the Admiralty,
he will add a further motion, "That it Is expedient that the
changes in the constitution of the Board of Admiralty con-
tained in the Order In Council of January 4th, 193 e, be re-
considered by her Majeaty'e Government."
Mr. Callen asked whether y miens arrested under the
Suspension of the Habeas Corpr.s Ireland) Aet bud been
subject to strict eetarhte cellular confinement, forbidden
isasociation, mod forbidden to receive visits ax fr. /mently
an
ordinary prisoners might • and whether the pertens who
may be arrested under 'she propomd euepenelen of the
Habeas Corpus Act might be subject to like treatment ?
The Mar •etis of Ilartington said that them prfaoners hod at
Bret been treated with a little greater aeverity than other
prisoner., owing to some misunderstanding, bet this hail
since been remedied. The new bill contained a prevision
enacting that per.oes arreated under It would be treated as
Itntrted. prisoners.
Mr. Ghdetone, replying to • question from Sir John Gray,
field that theta were two measures of the Government in
particular with reepect to which great uncertainty appeared
to prevail as to the preelre amount of time which their dis-
cussion might occuny, v,e , the Army Regulation Bill
and the Ballot Bill. SI far as the Government was
Concerned with respect to theme two mrereires. it was
their tient and final intention ti persevere with them, and to
obtain the .I,llnitive judgment of the tinny upon them with.
out any reference whatever to time , cheer. and counter
cheers). Teat was an announcement not altrgether pleasant
to him to hava to make, for no hon. Member would wish to
Make unneceasary sta.:rifleen of time and convenience, and
personal convenieece, for the prospect of • prolonged seselon ;
tlt the Governtneet were of opinion that cataidermions of
public OrlnctMe and duty involved In these cases gave them
ito aney. Mies) whatever. and If they had the mimed of the
majority a the don., they would give full effect to the in
tendon that ho had jest announced.
Mr. G. Gregery asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether he ea, aware) that ova large portion of the silver
coinage the Iresee and superscription is totally or partially
oteltereted, and whether i.e Was taking any stets for • new
butte.
The Chancellor of the mid that he had been In
communication with he :Intimation of the Eank of Eng! and,
who had consented to call in halt amens and (outpours),
piemn mere was no danger of the sliver coinage falling
',slow the demend for It.
01. atone moved that the lobe on Its rishig do ad-
ouln until Thursday.
Mr I. linghes protect' it against thin custom, which
would be more honoured In the On each than 10 1110 °beer-
Vance, being continued. 'lre occ utn for which the ad-
journment was moved had been c, inpared to the lathmian
Festival, bet it was rather an occasion In which all the
rascality of the country was gathered together. After what
had happened recently, when a noble family had been dis-
graced tad ruined by a member of the Gem by hem-
ming, he thought it wee time that the Honne should arrive
nit limo other conclusion than that of alp:truing important
budneu over Derby Day.
The motion was then agreed to.
On the consideration of the Lordil tunondments to the
Udereralty Teats Bill,
Mr. Gladstone moved that the House should disagree to
Chine A, which le poses a new teat, Introduced by the Douse
ot Lords at the Instance of the Margels et /Whitney. The
test was of a negative &erecter, was unfortunately framed,
and was not In the slightett degree necessary.
Mr. C. If Walpole tatid be ahould he sorry to eee the
Manse Menet nut after the great lahr,n the House of Lords
hail taken In the wetter. Ile thought that religion tbould
always be connected with education, and that it ehould he
made the feundetien of education in the highest as well
as in all ether academical Instltutione. There WS/ nothing
in the test of an objectionable character, and he Was =lkea
that it Sheath' be preserved in the bill.

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lid mid he would -p;;;; That the 117 1110014 remsin es it
was now with all its obnoxious restrictions r•ther than this
110 W teat should be introduc&

Mr 0. Morgan strongly opposed the rialto@
Mr. hardy would have liked to have seen a liberel and
fair test Introduced into the bill, or some clause to provide
that there she Ilia be In each college some person whose duty
It should be to see to the religious Vali& g of the robot as.
As, however, he failed to see ally guarantee for religious in-
struction In this claw° he could not support it.
Mr. Newdegate supported the clans..
Sir 11 Palmer hoped that the amendment would not be
pressed. He repudiated the authorship of the test, and said
that he found it in Acts of Parliament still in force with
regard to the appointment of lay praearors in acotelt ma.
Versales It was no teat whatever, hut limply a deolaration
that might be taken hy a teacher who was not eels a
Christian.

The Lords' amendment was then disagreed to without a
'vision.

Mr. fltadathne then moved the rejection of the Lord.'
amendment exempting the headthips el collegeo from the
operation of the bill.
Mr. M Dabney awl Mr. 1; hope opposed the motion and
after some remarks from L E Eitzm,urice, the House
divided.

The numbers were :—For the motion, 255 : agatnst. 14111
majority, 116
The Lords' amendment was therefore rejected.
The next amendment, which prevents i,liegeu from alter-
ing the statutes as to clerical Fellowships, ho , without
reference to Parlisment, was negatived with, nt opposition,
but there wale protra,ted conversation on the two follow-
ing amendment. (Clauaes ii sad L, which requiem the
existing dleges to provide religious education and religious
worship, the latter to consist of an 'adaptation " of
" Morning end Evening Prayer of the Church of England.
The Government agreed to these clauses, but they were
strongly opposed by Mr, Lewts, Mr. Harcourt, and others,
and denounced am :abreacts of faith with the instanter.. Mr
Gladstone and the Molicitor-Gentrel argued the matter as one
concession to the Home of Lords, and necessary for an im-
mediate settlement of the question.
The Ii use divided on both, the nest being earned by 197
to 165, and the second by 220 to 99. The remaining alumni.
meets were disposed of without any discuulon.

The ilium wee occupied for BOMB time in discussing a
Resolution moved by Mr. Kay.Stinttlew, rth, declaring 4tat
wi.ter supplied to householders in Loudon should be derived
in m pure sources, and delivered on the "constant supply
system. Though dealing only with the metropolis, he
treated it as a part only of the great question of sanitary
reform for the while country, and the key-note of his speech
was struck in the assertion that 100,000 preventibls deaths
occur annually in this; country (for which he held the House
of Common, to some extent liable), and that the Metro-
polis Water of the Government is Incomplete.
The sin,tion was seconded by Dr. Playfair
Rientually, Mr. Cave, secoi.ded by Mr. M'Cullagh Torreon',
moved the ••pregious question," and after some remarks
from Mr. Young, Sir John Luhboct, Mr. Crawley, and Mr.
Lewis, the motion was disposed et in this way.
The Metropolis Water BR came on for a second reading at
twenty minutes past one o clock, but on Mr. Craufurd
moving the a. jolasiment of the flouse, Mr. Bruce postponed
It until Thursday, and the House adjourned.