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London, England, 1863-06-02 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1863.

The Opposition candidates, it will be seen, have
cane in, as it were, evith,a rush, for Paris. In the
provinces the result is,—almost one might say, as a
matter of course—very different. There, for the
most part, the Government candidates are winning
their way easily against all kinds of opposition. M.
BERRYER, however, the Great Advocate, is under-
stood to have been elected in company with M.
MARIE, for Bonches-du-Rhone. Of the Count DE
MONTALEMBERT'S rejection for the Daubs we are
not yet quite certified. There is still a hope, at any
rate, that that illustrious candidate, if unhappily de-
feated, there, by the official influences directed
against his election, may yet be selected by some
more discerning and independent constituency. M.
THIERs' return for the second arrondissement of
Paris is already, we are right glad to note, a thing
assured, a deed actually accomplished. As a
Statesman, as an Orator, as a Historian, as the
Historian of the Revolution and of Napoleoniem—
M. ADOLPHE TRIERS had a right to look for access
at length into the Legislature of France under her
restored and rehabilitated imperial institutions.
He, if any man, one might say, had a
positive and recognisable right to this high
privilege. And that right has now been
promptly and unmistakably recognised in Paris
by upwards of eleven thousand of the independ-
ent electors of the second arrondissement. The
EMPEROR may be said to have individually re-
cognised the reasonableness of M. DEERS' accep-
tance of the proffered candidature. Not so his Im-
perial MAJESTY'S Minister, the Coun t'DE PERSIGNY,
responsible chief of the department of the Interior.
To his intense political antagonism the mere bring-
ing forward of the name of M. TRIERS was
as the flutter of the red cloak upon the
left arm of the torreador is to the eyes of an
infuriate bull. Hence that irate Circular
posted upon the walls of Paris with the Minister's
name, F. DE PERSIGNY, fatally affixed to it.
Fatally, we say, for the Count's now intended pur-
pose. For, as the event has now shown, as all Paris
had for the last few days been firmly persuaded it
would infallibly demonstrate, the issuing of that
Circular, was, in TALLEYRAN D'S famous phrase more
than a crime, it was a mistake. According to
another famous phrase of that MACCHIVALLI of
Gallic Diplomacy, the axiom a Minister might
most judiciously din into the ears of his subordin-
ates must ever be Pas de z4le. Yet here, in
the instance of this bungling Circular, the
Minister himself was flagrantly guilty of
it. Not a hollow fledgling of diplomacy
but the old Imperial aquilo himself—he, with all his
unquestionable astuteness, with all his experience
fresh (not so very long ago) from his study of our
constitutional practices here in England—the Count
DE PETISTGNY himself had been the perpetrator of the
indiscretion! While JOB sighed farth in his day," 0
that mine enemy would writa a book I" M. THEIRS
need only have aspired to see his enemy, his arch
antagonist (officially) the Minister of the Interior
writing the merest Circular. The Circular
was 'written, however, whether M. THEIRS wished
it or not, and forthwith to the eyes of
the discerning Parisian multitude the Great
assurance of success as, an Opposition
candidate, became upon the instant doubly and
trebly assured.
M. DE PERSIGNY
evidenced the fayittitia,tv3 already time and again
newly returneo frAom ltkbiltY of his judgment, since,
he but a few
sears back,eFtroeorn Embassy in Londonhand the Ministry,
of the Ir.eelior, with all its
momentous and delicate
resPc'asibilities. Time and again, we
nis,tra.tor from whom there bweng
.11.;.51i-flown anticipations of someth.like such
_ ing
ap_
-proach at least to liberality in regard to free speech
and in regard to free writing—time and again before
now M. DE PERSIGNY has given his compatriots a
rather unpalatable taste of his quality as an ultra-
imrerialist. Here, in his recent conduct tc-
rrarde M. TRIERS, is the most fligrant instance
of the kind yet bioui;ht to light and blazoned in
the face of day. It has, in its results, moreover,
been eminently successful—though in exactly the
opposite direction to that aimed at by the Minis-
ter. M. TIIIERS is returned, and for his return he
has in some measure to thank M. DE PERSIGNY.
The Government Circular was, in fact, the beat
"hid" put forward in behalf of the chief of the
Opposition candidates.

The brief discussion on the Royal Victoria
Patriotic Asylum, which took place in the House
last night, brings some rather curious facts under
au: notice. It appears that this school, which is
situated at "Wandsworth) was erected at a cost of

£203,000 from the Patriotic Fund, being intended
for the daughters of soldiers. It was opened in
1859 with a small number of scholars, which num-
ber has now increased to 262, while accommoda-
tion remains for even more. It is therefore evident
that the extent and importance of the Institution
demand careful government, and that authority
should only be placed in the hands of persons fully
competent for a responsible office, while the rules
and regulations should be framed in a manner
worthy of a national institution. It appears, how-
ever, that from the outset the establishment has
been unfortunate. A tragic event which occurred
there last year was the occasion of a coroner's in-
quest. A girl for some act of insubordination was
sentenced—by the chaplain, who appears to have
had considerable influence in the management—to
solitary confinement for two days. This was a
most improper punishment, when carried to the
extent it must have been, when it led to the unfortu•
nate girl being burnt to death undiscovered. The girl
was not a pupil, but a servant in the establishment,
that rendering the case still more extraordinary. The
jury returned a verdict of accidental death, much
to the disapprobation of the neighbourhood, ac-
cording to the hon. member who introduced the
question last evening. This disaster having di•
rected attention to the conduct of the school, the
executive committee appointed a committee of 13
ladies to assist them in its 'management. The
.adies, by investigation, arrived at the conclusion
that the state of moral discipline in the school was
infortunate, and that its past management bad been
!narked by grave and serious error. Amongst other
things they found that a girl 15 years and 10 months
old had been flogged with a birch rod by the lady
superintendent, under the express direction of the
chaplain, the servants of the establishment refusing
to inflict the punishment. They found that a system
of dishonesty and thieving had sprung up in the
institution, and that no means had been taken to stop
the practice; that there had been a total absence of
communication with the executive committee as to
what had occurred ; that two girls had been sent to
London by order of the under secretary, to be
mesmerised ; that girls in the school had
been allowed to go with a servant into Wands-
wcrth without proper control or superintendence ;
and that the conduct of the girls who had quitted
the school and had gone into service had been far
from satisfactory. The ladies consequently
reported to the committee that the institu-
tion had been entirely mismanaged; that the
chaplain had assumed undue powers ; that
the punishments inflicted had been unduly severe;
that they considered the lady superintendent to be
unequal to her position, and that they could not act
n concert with the authorities of the school. The

executive committee on receiving the report
amended some of their rules, but they refused to
dismiss the the chaplain and lady superintendent.
Seven of the ladies upon this resigned their places
in the committee, saying that they would not lend
the sanction of their names to such a system of
management. Since that time Lord COLCHESTER,
the Chairman of the Executive Committee, had also
resigned his office, addressing a letter to the Puke
of NEWCASTLE, in which he stated that his reason
for so doing was that the committee had passed an
unanimous vote sanctioning the infliction of punish-
ment with a cane at the uncontrolled discretion of
the schoolmistress, without reference to the chap-
lain or lady superintendent. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON
in his defence of the proceedings of the executive
committee was not altogether satisfactory. The
right honourable baronet stated " that in
the early days of the establishment there
were many things of which the committee
disapproved. At the same time, it was not his busi-
ness nor his duty to throw blame on parties who
were not before the house, and who were not refer-
red to in the question. That referred to the lady
superintendent and the chaplain, but he was bound
to state that for any of the irregularities to which
he had adverted there were others who were more
to blame than either of those officers." In this
respect we cannot agree with the right hon. baronet.
The heads of an establishment are in a great degree
answerable for the conduct of their subordinates.
If they are the ruling powers they should see that
the laws are strictly and temperately enforced.
They are the parties on whom the responsibility rests,
and they cannot possibly shelter themselves from
a charge either of being implicated in the objection-
able proceedings or of being remiss in their atten-
tion to their duties. It is but fair to the lady su-
perintendent to state, that she was absent from the
establishment at the time of the death of the poor
girl we have spoken of. But the point is this:
Are persons who have countenanced and taken part
in a system of management which is admitted by the
executive committee to have been altogether faulty,fit
persons to retain the responsible positions which they
occupy P We fear that, in their anxiety to do jus-
tice to the " highly respectable lady and the clergy-
man," the executive committee forget, in mercy to
them, the justice due to the girls entrusted to their
care. It is impossible to decide on such a case
without further particulars, but, as far as it has
gone, the defence is not satisfactory. It is no charge
of wilful misconduct that is brought against the
school authorities—it is merely that which is cora-
-1 mon enough in all ranks--a charge of unfitness for
their posts. Either from peculiar views, or too great
.• laxity in their rules, serious errors in the manage-
went have been allowed to creep in at one period
of their sway, a fact sufficient to warrant a change.
/ We are glad to find from Sir S. PAKINGTON'S re-
port that matters are now considerably amended,
but we advise the House to watch the case a little
further, and to see the establishment put on a sure
' footing. The Patriotic Fund is a national trust,
and the nation will look that that trust be faith.
fully fulfilled.

A public meeting was held yesterday evening at
the Bridge-house Hotel on the subject of St.
Thomas's Hospital, "to consider the insufficient
db je es
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charity, and the equally u
provision now made to
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on the part of some of the Governors to remove the
Hospital to a distance from the poor of the neigh-
bourhood."was in the
j
chair, and introduced the sub
Mr. JOHN LOCKE, M.P.,ec t
by stating
that this question had now been two or three years
before the public. The inhabitants of that densely
populated district had clearly proved the rights
claimed by them in regard to this hospital. The
hon. member then traced the history of St. Thomas's
Hospital, from the foundation, so far back as the
year 1213, down to the present time, and be showed
how the buildings and lands were secured
by charters and grants for the benefit of the poor
of Southwark, Mr. LOCKE observed that it
this point could be established, as he believed it
could, that the poor of Southwark had a right to
the benefit of the Hospital, it would materially
alter the question at issue. But, putting aside the
legal rights, he would now refer to the social claims.
This Hospital had hitherto been in the centre of a
dense population—not less than half a million of
inhabitants, indeed, taking into account the 190,000
of Southwark, joined to the borough of Lambeth.
Therefore it was an incontrovertible fact, that
no part of London had a better right to
retain that establishment, Mr. LCCKE concluded
his very apposite speech by, the following
re-

marks :—" He trusted that the people of South-
wark would speak out and tell the grand committee,
as it was called, that they knew what their rights
were, and that they were determined to see them
enforced. The Hospital had been taken down, and
the question was, where is it to be rebuilt ? It was
for that meeting, by their united voices, to decide
that question. It was for them to determine
whether they would assist those who wished to
benefit the poor inhabitants of Southwark, or
whether they would tamely submit to be overridden
by the Governors of St. Thomas's Hospital."
This is the right way of treating the question,
and Mr. LoCKE appears to have made a very
efficient chairman, inasmuch as he has evi-
dently studied his question carefully, and
has shown great discernment and discrimination
in his remarks. Dr. RENDLE then moved a reso-
lution,
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been established in Southwark more than three
hundred years, and having previously to its removal
annually afforded relief to upwards of 40,000 per-
sons, it was the opinion of that meeting that it
should be rebuilt upon a site as near as possible to
the poorer population of the neighbourhood. Dr.
RENDLE then went on to say that, for his part, he
believed that if the Governors had chosen they
might have kept the old hospital in its place, but, as
it was, he strongly advocated the site on which Beth-
lehem Hospital now stood; as for the idea of dividing
it into two be was very strongly opposed to it. In
referring to the Governors, he would add that the
greater part were honorary members, and the
really important section resolved itself into the
Grand Committee. This resolution was seconded.
Mr. VICKERS complained of the great delay that
had taken place, and said it had now become the
duty of the people to bring it to a close. Mr.
FREDERICK JONES then moved another resolution,
which was unanimously carried. It was a very
excellent one, to the following effect :—" That a
deputation be appointed by this meeting to join the
Committee of Parishes for the purpose of waiting
upon the Governors of St. Thomas's Hospital with
a copy of the resolutions now passed, and that the
deputation be instructed respectfully, but firmly,
to request their most serious attention to the sub-
ject, and also a second interview, as soon as con-
venient, for their decision. That, if it should be
deemed necessary, the deputation should also ask
an interview with the Governors of Bethlehem, and
that afterwards another public meeting should be
called, if in the opinion of the Committee of
Parishes it should appear desirable." It is to be
hoped that these strenuous exertions will meet with
the success that they deserve, and that the gentle-
men who have taken up the cause so warmly
may reap the reward of their earnest efforts.
It is a well-known fact that a meeting, however
numerously attended, or however ,00d the speeches
may be, has, after all, at the beat, but a transitory
and evanescent influence. People go their ways and
speedily become engrossed in the pursuits of plea-
sure and the turmoils of business, and the immediate
object that so lately called them together is put
aside. It is, therefore, most important that some en-
during memento of the late expression of public opis
nion should be preserved, and in this case the latter
resolution is a very significant one. The Governors
might be impressed for a short. time by the argu-
ments adduced, but they will speedily find it con-
venient to forget them, unless reminded in a man-
ner that must be attended to. This subject must
not be allowed to drop, for it is one of vital conse-
quence to the community, and, if not rightly dis-
posed of now, the injurious effects of its mal-ar-
rangement will cause great suffering, and be
the means of perpetuating the evil to future gene-
rations. Why should the poor population, so largely
increased of late years, be deprived of their inheri-
tance. If it were once removed to the country, the
usefuluess of the Hospital would become compara-
tively valueless. Ofcourse there are difficulties in the
way of all transfers and alterations, and allowance
must be made for mistaken views taken by well-
meaning persons ; but at the same time this consi-
deration occurs to the mind after dwelling upon the
details of this vexed question. How is it that those
in authority over the establishment, and who are
considered to be worthy trustees of its interests, and
judicious diffusers of its benefits, cannot settle the
matter in a satisfactory way without all this strife
and contention? It is in times of difficulty that
great qualities display themselves, and no one is fit
for command who is not equal to an emergency, and
cannot control circumstances, so far as they affect
the stability of the institution over which he is
called upon to preside.

Liverpool Cotton Market----This Day.

(REUTERS TELEGRAM•)

No change. Sales, about 3,000 bales. Import
8,487:; previously, 9,297.

A wonderful little Penny Guide to the Crystal
Palace has just been published by Robert K. Burst,
of Crystal Palace Printing office, in Sy denharn- It
ought to sell, as no doubt but it must sell, by the
million. For it is in every one of its forty thickly
illustrated pages designed, and admirably well de-
signed too, for the instruction and amusement of
the million. It is quite an exceptional little penny.
worth of art and literature.

ANOTHER SUICIDE IN THE REGENT'S CANAL.—
Yesterday the body of a man named George Harper,
aged 45 years, was discovered floating in the Regent's Canal,
near Twig Folly Bridge, Bethnal-green, under the follow-
ing circumstances :—lt appears that the deceased was seen
at a late hour on the previous evening standing on the
bridge in company with another man, and both were intoxi-
cated. A policeman requested them to move on. The do.
ceased was about to climb up the dwarf brick wall, awl ex-
claimed, "I am going to have a cooler." The officer threat-
ened to take deceased into custody, but he then walked
away, and nothing more was seen of him until yesterday
morning, when a bargeman saw the body in the water. The
deceased was got ashore, and when searched 61d. in coppers
and a photographic portrait were found in his coat pocket.
It has been ascertained that deceased was married, and that
his wife and family are living in Ireland. Deceased had
been cohabiting with a female at Poplar.
LOSS OF THE " CANADA" PACKET-SHIP.—On
Saturday the particulars were received of the loss
of the iron ship Canada, Captain Wilson, while on a voyage
from London to Montreal, having been "nipped" in one
of the huge fields of ice which are to found in the Atlantic
floating down from the northward in the early part of the
spring of the year. The Canada left the Thames about the
first week of last month, and on the night of the 26th ult.
loose detached ice was fallen in with. The ship wore round
to the S.E. in order to clear huge fields which came drifting
up, and early on the following morning the ship was suddenly
surrounded with ice. Another effort was made to wear ship
when the tiller broke on the rudder head into several pieces,
and it was discovered that the vessel was hard and fast in
the ice, and striking heavily. Attempts were made to re-
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bergs and suddenly to disappear. The Canada was nearly,
1,000 tons burden, and was largely insured at Lloyd s.
Another ship, called the Aronica, from Quebec for Liver-
pool, is reported to have been seen in a distressed condition
in the ice. Her fate is not exactly known.
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