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London, England, 1871-02-20

THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY.

The Railway News states that Sir Stafford Northcote,
who holds the office of governor of the Hudson's Bay
Company, will make his appointment on the American
Commission an occasion for resigning an office, which at
the last meeting he expreseed an unwillingness to continue
to hold, and which he only retained pending important
negotiations with the Government. These negotiations
have been brought to a very satisfactory termination,
and the resignation of Sir Stafford Northcote may there-
fore be anticipated at an early date. It is further re-
ported that Mr. Richard Potter, one of the directors of
the Hudson's Bay Company, and president lof the Grand
Trunk Railway, will probably be elected by the board to
the office vacated by Sir Stafford Northcote.

THE MANSION-HOUSE FRENCH RELIEF

FUND.
CONTRIBUTION FROM NEW YORK.

On Saturday afternoon the Lord Mayor received a
letter from Mr. B. Leoni, of Angel-court, Throgmorton-
street, enclosing a cheque for £416, being the proceeds of
a collection in 'the Gold-room, New York, in aid of the
French Relief Fund, of which he had been advised
by a telegram received that day. The Mayor
of Manchester has forwarded another £2OO,
being the eighth instalment sent by him ; and
other towns are following his example, the Mayor 4-3 f
Bridgewater having remitted a first instalment of 270,
and Dudley a sum of £5O. The Merchant Taylor's Com-
pany have contributed £lO5 to the fund, and among the
large church collections are £lO4 from the Square-road
Congregational Church, Halifax ; £lO2 17s. from All
Soul's, St. Marylebone ; and £lOO from the Hebrew Con-
gregation, Birmingham. Up to Saturday the total
amount received was between £97,000 and £98,000.

THE COST OF THE VOLUNTEERS.
In the Army Estimates, the items which relate to the
volunteer branch of the service amount to £485,700, being
an increase of £73,000 over last year. The principal
particulars are :—Adjutants, £81,130 ; sergeant in-
structors, £57,710 ; capitation grant, £302,560 ;
miscellaneous, £44,250. The greater part of the
excess is made up of new items, as follows :—Special
capitation grant for officers and sergeants, at 50s.
each, £40,000 ; large camps for military instruction,
£lO,OOO ; regimental camps for military instruction;
.E 1,500 ; brigade drills under district staff officers, £8,500 ,
officers at schools of instruction, £7,200 ; medical attend-
ance for permanent staff, £2,600 ; and extra pay for police
at Wimbledon Meeting, £2OO. Besides this, however, there
is a great increase in the value of the stores to be issued.
Last year this item was £95,426, this year it is £149,103 ;
the charges in which the increase occurs are—small arms,
£64,892; against £21,826 last year; and ammunition for
small arms, £60,711, against £45,600. The travelling ex-
penses of adjutants and sergeant instructors are now
included in a general vote for travelling expenses, and the
volunteer estimates are thus lightened 26,350. There are
291 adjutants receiving full pay, and sixteen the retired
allowance.
London, England, 1871-02-20

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London, England, 1871-02-20

THE TRADES UNION BILL.

The Trades Union Bill has been issued. It consists of
twenty-five clauses, and bears the names of Mr. Bruce,
the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Shaw-Lefevre. The other
bill% printed on Saturday, have in view the amendment of
the law relating to the election, office, and duties of
coroners ; the repeal of the 22nd section of the Juries Act
of 1870 ; the diminution of the expense and delay of
passing local and personal Acts relating to Ireland through
Parliament ; and the enabling farmers in Ireland to ger-
minate grain to be consumed by animals.
London, England, 1871-02-20

TARIFF FOR 1871.

THE CENTRAL PRESS.-TELEGRAPHIC
NEWS.

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transmission of news have largely increased the demand for
telegraphic intelligence. The Proprietor of the CENTRAL
PRESS is now supplying upwards of seven hundred newspapers
and newsrooms, whereas the total number of subscribers sup-
plied by all the telegraph companies under the old system did
not exceed 306.
The following services of news have been arranged with the,
view of meeting in the most efficient and economical manner the
requirements of newspaper proprietors and the managers of
Exchanges, News Rooms, and Hotels.
It will he seen that for 395. per quarter, or 6d. per day, all
important news that transpires from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. can be
telegraphed to any part of the United Kingdom where there is
a postal telegraph office.
A full supply of news for first-class News Rooms and Evening
Newspapers, including extracts from the London Morning
Papers, with the text of all important foreign telegrams and
official communications, such as the Queen's Speech, are com-
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Full supplies of News for Morning Papers are comprised in
Services 5, 11, 12, and 15, which are supplied for £l7 Us. per
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required, the cost will be £13135. per quarter, or £49 3s. per
annum.

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London, England, 1871-02-20

THE GOVERNMENT ARMY SCHEME.
The Saturday Review says that the Zalue of any project
of administrative reform, and especially of army reform,
must always depend in great measure npOn detail, and
until we have had an opportunity of examining the provi-
sions of Mr. Cardwell's measure, it would be premature
to pronounce a final opinion upon it. But thus much
at least may be said—it is a far larger scheme than anyone
expected, and it contains within it the germs of much
possible good and much possible evil. Which will pre-
dominate, and to what extent, it is difficult to say until
it is seen how the outline is to be filled up, and what
modifications are likely to be engrafted upon it in the
Course of years. The broad features of the plan are the
abolition of purchase, the maintenance of the army and
militia in adequate strength by voluntary enlistment, the
gradual formation of an army reserve, and the closer union
of the different elements of our defensive forces. Any
measure which effected these objects in a satisfactory way
would be a great army reform. To get rid of purchase
will be an immense good, provided that it is not replaced
by something as bad or worse. To keep up our military
strength by voluntary enlistment would be an admirable
plan if there were good reason to suppose that the requi-
site number of recruits will be forthcoming. To form an
army reserve is not only a sound but an indispensable
part of any system of army organisation, and it only re-
mains to be seen whether we are likely to get a reserve
of adequate strength within a reasonable time. To pro-
mote the union of all our defensive forces is a meritorious
proposal, if the amalgamation is made a reality, and if
the efficiency of each of the component parts is in no
way impaired. Of the reserve project we can say nothing
until we see what it is, except that it is clearly not in-
tended to be efficient this year, the numbers hoped for
(not yet secured) in the first class reserve
being put at the magnificent figure of 9,000.
This is the point on which the Government scheme
will need the closest scrutiny. An army without a reserve
means capitulation after the first reverse. The observa-
tions as to the volunteers are the most obscure part of
Mr. Cardwell's speech. They are consistent alike with a
desire to increase the efficiency of this ultimate reserve, which
good volunteers above all things desire, and with an in-
tention to improve them off the face of the earth. He
may just as well introduce a bill at once prohibiting any
man from becoming or continuing a volunteer under the
penalties of a premunire. Happily these ominous threats
are vaguely expressed, and may perhaps be filtered down
to nothing in the actual measure.
London, England, 1871-02-20

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London, England, 1871-02-20

THE BRITISH CHURCHMAN
FOR FEBRUARY IS NOW READY.
CONTENTS.—Judith : A Tale of the Year One. Chap. XII.
By C. G. C. Dunbar.—The Conquest of Universal Wealth, and its
Distribution.—A Few Days' Journey in Norway. From Chris-
tiania to Bergen. By L. D. P. Jerusalem "—The Mother of
us All. By J. P. L.—Great Britain and the War, German
Duplicity, and False Excuses for it.—The Snowdrop.—Myreden :
or, Friends and Friends. Chap. 1., ll.—Our Beek Shelf.—Verdict,
"Found Dead."—The Editor's Letter Box. Price Sixpence.
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London, England, 1871-02-20

MASTER MCGRATH.

There was, our Belfast correspondent writes,
excitement of an astonishing character in the North
of Ireland on Friday night when it was known that
Master McGrath, the famous black hound, owned by
Lord Lurgan, had for the third time in his life con-
quered all the other hounds (on this occasion sixty-
three in number) started at Altcar by the subscribers
to the Waterloo Cup. The value of the prize won,
apart from all consideration of bets, is £1,600. We
are told by Bell's Life that the dog vanquished his
opponents by making a " succession of telling drives,"
a mode of conduct which some of us will be
inclined to say is characteristic of Irishmen,
as well as Irish dogs. The animal, in the last heat
but one, was slipped with Black Knight, from whom
he " dashed out with a clear lead of three lengths,"
and taking a ditch in gallant style siezed the hare in
the trench, and left the work of killing it to his
rival. In the deciding course Master McGrath always
had his black head in front of the favourite, Pretender,
for about one hundred yards, when he drew away from
his opponent and effected the capture of puss "in his
usual style," a fair distance before Mr. Punchard's
dog.
London, England, 1871-02-20

TALHAMBRA.STRANGE'S AIONSTRE
THE
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PROMENADE CONCERTS.—The inspiriting WAR SONGS
OF THE DAY—" Die Wacht am Rhein," "La Marseillaise,"
" Garibaldi's Hymn," and "Rule Britannia," sung (in character)
amidst the greatest excitement, by Continental Artistes, every
evening. Doors open at 7.30, commence at 8. Prices—ls., 2s. ;
Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes, 215., 31s. 6d., and 425. Box-office
open from 11 till 7.
London, England, 1871-02-20

OFFICIAL SURVEY OF MERCHANT SHIPS.

It seems improbable that the session will be allowed
to pass without some action being taken for the better
protection of the lives of seamen in merchant ships.
The annual records of the " Wreck Register " give
very sufficient proof that some such measure is
needed, as there is indisputable evidence that a large
proportion of the vessels employed in the carrying
trade are very insufficiently manned and equipped,
and are often themselves totally unfitted to
face the gales on our 'weather-beaten coasts.
The object of the bill introduced by Mr.
Plimsoll for the compulsory survey and registration
of ships by the Board of Trade, is to apply to all
merchant ships, with the exception of ships regis-
tered at Lloyd's or the Liverpool, underwriters'
registry of iron vessels, the provisions of the Acts for
the survey of passenger steamers. Various regu-
lations are laid down for fixing the maximum
London, England, 1871-02-20

PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII Diseases of the Skin
are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE
SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sallowness, &c. 2s. 9d. and
7s. 6d. ;or post for 40 and 100 stamps. Alex. Ross, 248, High
Holborn, London, and all chemists.
Advice upon the Toilet. Fee, 2s. 6d.

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effect. Prices 3s. 6d., ss. 6a., and 10s. 6d. ; sent by post for 54
64, and 144 stamps ; and all Chemist . Bloom of Rosses, 3s. 6d.

HOME CHARITIES.—Owing, to the noble and
benevolent exertions made by the British Public during
the last few months to aid the Sick and Wounded in the War
now raging on the Continent, to relieve the French Peasants,
and the relatives and friends of those lost in H.M.S. Captain,
the Funds of the following HOME CHARITIES have suffered
very materially, viz.:—
The Boys' Refuge, at 8, Great Queen-street, Holborn.
Bisley Farm School, Surrey.
Chichester Training Ship.
Girls' Refuge, 19, Broad-street, Bloomsbury.
Home for Little Girls, and Girls' Refuge, Ealing.
In these Institutions between 500 and 600 Boys and Girls are
educated, fed, clothed, and trained to earn their own living.
Besides the above work, upwards of 500 Ragged School
children are supplied with dinner once a week.
AN URGENT APPEAL is therefore made for HELP to pur-
chase FOOD and CLOTHING for these poor Children.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and
Westminster Bank, 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothintry, City,
and by

WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, .liolborn,
London, England, 1871-02-20

THE PARIS DEPUTIES.

The Paris papers of Thursday mention an impor-
tant resolution taken by the representatives of Paris
in case the Assembly should adopt decisions con-
trary to the honour of the future of France and the
Reputlic. In such a case the deputies of Paris would
withdraw, at the same time solemnly protesting
against such decisions.
London, England, 1871-02-20

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London, England, 1871-02-20

THE OXFORD CREW.

The Oxford crew were out twice on Saturday afternoon,
the president coaching from the stern of the boat. Mr.
Chambers, from Cambridge, accompanied them on horse-
back. The weather, although beautiful and fine, was
rough ; and the rowing was slow, viz., 25 strokes
per minute. The crew pulled well together, and exhibited
considerable improvement. The attendance was unusually
large. The crew were to have gone out for the first time
in their racing craft, but in consequence of the weather
they have deferred it until Monday.

THE LICENSING .QUESTION.
At a meeting of the Essex Chamber of Agriculture, held
on Saturday, at Colchester, though the members refused
to entertain a resolution in advocacy of Mr. Wilfred Law-
son's Permissive Bill, they unanimously passed a resolu-
tion, urging Parliament to give the ratepayers of a district
some voice in the matter of granting licenses to public
house.
London, England, 1871-02-20

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India Pale Ale, 545. per barrel. Strong Ale, 665. per barrel.
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London, England, 1871-02-20

SIR SPENCER ROBINSON AND THE ADMIRALTY.

Sir Spencei Robinson, in his reply to the minute I
issued by. Mr. Childers on November 30, relative to
the loss of H.M.S. Captain, states that their lord-
ships' directions to him as Controller of the Navy,
distinctly relieved him from all responsibility re-
specting the ship except as to material and work-
manship, and shdws that this view was acknowledged
by the Admiralty both verbally and in writing. He
also maintains that the whole responsibility of the
success or failure of the Captain was left in the
hands of Messrs. Laird, who, • of course, could not
officially be considered as responsible at all, and that
after Mr. Reed had stated his convictions that she
could not possibly prove satisfactory, neither
Mr. Childers nor Mr. Deere thought it neces-
sary to make any further inquiry, but took
upon themselves the onus of ordering the ship
to go to sea with a view of ascertaining her qualities
by actual experiment. He also deals with the proxi-
mate causes which . probably contributed in a great
degree to the loss' of the vessel. After an unwonted
display of crankiness observed by Admiral Milne a
few hours before the ship went down, " so unusual
in all the Admiral's experience, so contrary to the
former reports made of the ship's stability, we find
her carrying more sail than any other ship in the
fleet in a squally night, and with her yards braced
sharper up than usual. Every ship in the squadron
either shortens sail, or has been blown
away. The Captain does neither. Have we not
here a proximate cause of the Captain's loss ? How-
ever faulty her designs might have been, thera is
abundant evidence reported in the minutes of the
court martial to show that the ship and her 500
valuable lives need not have been lost." Sir Spencer
concludes by explaining that he refused to sign the
board minute censuring the proceedings of the court
martial, because he had not been referred to about
any court martial, and because he did not concur in
the censure.
London, England, 1871-02-20

rTHC HAMMAM CHAMBERS, 76, JERMYN
STREET, LONDON, S.W., in connection with the Turkish
Baths.—CHAMBERS TO LET, UNFURNISHED, for Gentlemen.
They are situated in the centre of the Club Districts, and yet
are retired from the noisy thoroughfares of Piccadilly and at.
James's Street. They were built in 1870, with all the require-
ments of the day, are lofty, airy, fire-proof, and well ventilated.
Large Coffee-room, and an efficient staff of Servants kept. Can
be viewed on application to the Housekeeper, who will giv e every
information as to the terms of letting.
London, England, 1871-02-20

THE QUESTION OF PEACE OR WAR.

PARIS, Fobruary 18 (Evening).
The Patrie of this evening says the question of
peace is making great progress, and it is asserted
that the armistice is to be prolonged till the Ist
March.

The Siècle says three Papal envoys have arrived
at Versailles. M. Thiers has announced that he
will tali() his seat in the Assembly as member for
Paris.

THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE,
BERLIN, February 18 (6 p.m.)

The North German Gazette of this evening, dis-
cussing the question of a member of the Orleans
family being elected President of the .14 rench
Republic, says :—" The Presidency of an Orleanist
Prince would be accompanied by two equally
great evils; on the one hand, it would carry with it
imminent danger of a renewed overthrow of the
institutions of the country almost as soon as they
are established; and on the other hand, the Or-
leans Princes would render impossible the recon-
ciliation between Germany and France which ought
gradually to be brought about from the conclu-
sion of peace, for the Orleanists have publicly con-
fessed themselves to be the sworn enemies of Ger-
many."
London, England, 1871-02-20

rpHORLEY'S HORSE and CATTLE SPICE.—
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MILCII COWS, it is invaluable, increasing the quantity and im-
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London, England, 1871-02-20

LONDON, W. C.

N-OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXT,RA-
ORDINARY GENERAL of the Members of
he GREAT BRITAIN MUTUAL LIFEMEETING ASSURANCE SOCIETY
will be held at the Society's Office, No. 101, CheaPside, London,
on MONDAY, the 6th MARCH, 1871, at Two o'Clock precisely, for
the purpose of determining whether the Directors shall resist
payment of a claim made on the Society, such claim being in
their opinion founded in fraud.

ARTHUR FRANCIS, Secretary

London, 18th Febrnary, 1871.
London, England, 1871-02-21

THE BALLOON POST OF PARIS.

As the balloon post seems likely to he ranked
among the things of the past, it is curious to notice
the particulars of this extraordinary means of con-
veyance. During the siege as many as fifty-
four aerial messengers were dispatched from
Paris. The number of letters they carried
were altogether 2,500,000, making a total
weight of ten tons. The Neptune was the first
balloon which left Paris ; it started on the 23rd of
September. The Arniand Barbes, which took out
Gambetta and the first flock of carrier pigeons, started
on the 7th of October. The Jules Fevre, which left
on the 30th of November, has never been heard of
since the period of its departure, and it is supposed
that it must have been lost at sea. The last balloon
in this postal service was sent up on the 28th of
January. Itwas called the General Cambronne. Diffe-
rent opinionsprevail with respect to the number of these
balloons which fell into the hands of the Prussians.
The French version makes out that only fourwere
captured, but reports from Versailles give twice
that number. Besides these fifty-four balloons there
wore five private ones which left Paris and did not
carry letters.

PROBABLE REMOVAL OF THE POPE.

A correspondent at Rome says that rumours of
the Pope's departure continue to be current in the
city, and there seems great reason to give credit to
thew. The suppression of the Palatine and Urban
Guard of the Gendarmerie is a measure
which is . believed to affect his personal
safety. A refuge has been decided on, and
every measure for the Pope's departure taken in case it
becomes necessary for his safety and the freedom of the
Church. The Pope's advanced age and increasing
infirmities point to the necessity of some provision in
another country for the probable contingency of
a new Pontificate. Pius IX. could support a
journey now; but if it should be long deferred it is
very doubtful if he could do so. It is stated posi-
tively that fresh offers have been made to him of an
asylum in southern Austria. The Jesuits, the
Passionists, and other Orders, have received
orders to evacuate their convents at the Roman
College and other parts of Rome, as the Government
intends to take possession of 'their houses in order to
install the public offices. The Convents near the
Quirinal have received the same warning, and it is
probable that all the religious houses will be gra-
dually ejected. It is likely that this will help to
decide the Pope on removing.
London, England, 1871-02-21

RESIGNATION OF BENEFICES,

The Bishop of WINCHESTER, in moving the second read-
ing of the bill to enable incumbents incapacitated by infir-
mity to resign their benefices, with the consent of all
parties, receiving a moderate pension, referred
to abuses which had sprung up in former
times, but argued that such abuses would no
longer be possible, for no incumbent could hold more than
one pension. It was the multiplicity of pensions which was
the ancient grievance, and at one time it was proposed to
enact the very measure he offered their lordships. He
pointed out that no provision existed for the parochial
clergy in case of age or infirmity, and that it was utterly
impossible for them in most cases to save a provision out
of their incomes. They. were at present, therefore, com-
pelled to choose between retirement without provision, or•
to continue labours for which they were unfit. The-
interest of the parishes concerned was of the highest
importance, for in many cases they were practically left
destitute of spiritual accommodation. Appointing a.
curate to assist an incapacitated incumbent was by no.
means a satisfactory course. A curate did not hold a
secure position, and his views were often incompatible
with those of his incumbent.

Lord ROMILLY, in moving that the bill be read a second

time that day six months, regretted the conclusion to
which he had come that its operation would be injurious.
He urged that it would seriously affect the independence
of the clergy. They would be constantly pressed to resign
in cases where they did not desire to do so. Jobs would
be possible.
The Marquis of SALISBURY pointed out that the bill
was entirely permissive, and that as no clergyman was
compelled to avail himself of it, the dangers referred to by
Lord Romilly were unfounded. A clergyman differed
from no other public officer as to the justice of allowing
him to retire from his office when he was no longer com-
petent to fill it.
The Earl of HARROWBY supported the bill, as did Lord
CAIRNS.

Earl STANHOPE also supported the measure.
Lord RoMILLY did not divide the House, and the bill
was read a second time.

The House adjourned at twenty minutes past six.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY.

The Speaker took the chair at four o'clo,
rather a numerous attendance of members.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

There was

A great number of private bills were read a second time
without opposition, amongst which where the Bradford
and Thornton Railway Bill, Bradford Corporation Gas
and Impro cement, Dublin Main Drainage, Dublin Tram-
ways, Liverpool Improvement and Water, Manchester
Improvement, Mersey and Irwell Protection, Mersey
Docks and Harbour Board (No. 1), Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Improvement, Salford Borough Drainage and Improve-
ment, Tees Conservancy, and Whitby Gas.
London, England, 1871-02-21

SCOTCH ROAD REFORM.

Sir DAVID WEDDERBURN asked whether the Lord Ad'
cate intended to introduce during the session a genes'
measure of road reform for Scotland.
The LORD ADVOCATE said he was impressed with
the
importance of the subject, but saw no prospect of Wr°.
ducing a bill this session dealing with the matter.
VOLUNTEER UNIFORMS.
Mr. HARVEY LEWIS asked whether the Governor— f
contemplated taking steps for obtaining uniforraiti°
colour and pattern in volunteer uniforms and equipaiel';
Mr. CARDWELL said he should be glad to see gretet
uniformity in volunteer uniforms and accoutrements, u'
the choice had been left to the volunteers thernseVesti
hitherto, and it was not his present intention to
any coercion upon them. (Hear, hear.)

MEDICAL ATS.
Dr. LUSH askedBRITISH whether it was the C
intention of tiro
Vice-President of the Council to bring in a bill for a'es.
amendment of the Medical Acts, during the present

sion. ten-
Mr. FORSTER said the Government had no such
tion

THE ARMY ORGANISATION BILL.
Ms. EASTWICK asked the Secretary of War if 110 I.,turiL
lay upon the table a pro forma statement of the 0111.'the
districts proposed by the Organisation Bill, silevin,„3s,
number of troops, the arrangements for rilling rec•-1
and other details. rate
Mr. CARDWELL said as soon as the details were com
they would be laid upon the table.

OthPeOHLoImTeANLOANifS.a
bill
would
Mr. LOCKEMasEkTeRd
be introduced this session to amend or Secretary
the provis-°Ol5
of the Metropolitan Board of Works Lvaorayug Act (186—'
had intro
-
p whether he was aware that the Board
uced three private bills which wouldextend their borro f
lug powers to the amount of £275,000 in excess °
the 210,000,000 fixed by the Acts l3ll
Mr. BRUCE said a bill was in course of preparatiou, ge
had not yet been submitted to the Government' but
was aware of the existence of the three private bills,
lid
the principle involved was not new, and they
w(''
stand upon their meri
THE PURCHASE SYSTBAI. if
for STO
Lord BUST ACE CECIL asked the Secretary lia er
the proposed system of promotion by selection vven'who
tend to the non-purchase branches of the army ;. i'oos
would be the position of candidates for direct commiss to
who had passed their examinations, and those wil° We
waiting their turn to do so. 4: 0 ,tend " ,
Mr. CARDWELL said the system would no. ''...4006,
non-purchase branches. As to candidates for compo' , 0
tthuronseaccwhoordhiandg passedthtbe examinations would wtoitoiluds,reacnedivteb;oriPoll:o
had not passed would have to obtain. their co
London, England, 1871-02-21

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PRISON MINISTERS BILL.

Mr. MAGUIRE mired the Home Secretary when he
would introduce the promised bill, based on the report of
the select committee on prison ministers of last year, and
if it was intended to pass it this session.
• Mr. IlaucE said a bill had bun prepared based on the
report. He could not say what day it would be brought
in ; but it would be introduced at an early day, and he
hoped it would receive the sanction of the House this
cession.

THE TREATY OF 1856,

Lord J. MANNERS asked the First Lord of ,the Trea-
sury whether he would lay upon the table the despatches
to which Sir Andrew Buchanan referred (page 13 of Cor-
respondence respecting the Treaty of March 30, 1856) in
the following sentence : " I have long foreseen that a pro-
posal on the part of Russia for the revision of the Treaty
would not be long delayed; and I have frequently ex-
pressed this opinion to your lordship, and to the late Earl
bf Clamndon."

Mr• GLADSTONE said the despatches had been received,
but as they were of a confidential nature, and were only
surmises, he did not think it desirable to produce them.
He might say that they did not refer to the proceedings of
last autumn, but they had reference to a legitimate appli-
cation, which it was thought Russia would make, namely,
to ask the various powers to reconsider the treaty.
London, England, 1871-02-21

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MR. BRIGHT.

The statement that Mr. Bright is likely to return, in

the course of a few weeks, to his parliamentary duties is
not well founded. Acting on the permission given him by
his constituents, and on the advice of his physicians, the
right honourable gentleman will probably make no attempt
to take part in public affairs during the present session.
His health is making steady, though necessarily gradual,
progress towards complete restoration. Mr. Bright's
reappearance in tb_e House of Commons will most likely
be preceded by a visit and a speech to his constituents.
Daily News.

APPREHENSION OF THE SUPPOSED
STRATFORD MURDERER.

Last evening a young man named Michael Campbell
was apprehended at a house in Waterloo-court, John-
street, Cannon-street, City, on suspicion of being the
murderer of Mr. Samuel Galloway, of Romford-road,
Essex, who last week died from the wound he received
while endeavouring to capture burglars he found trying
to enter his house. The room from which the prisoner
was taken is of the most wretched description. He was
here residing with his mother, who is a hawker
of laces, and also two brothers. There were
but a few rags, which served as a I bed,
on which they slept. The evidence in the hands cof the
police is stated to be very strong. The prisoner is twenty-
eight years of age, and was formerly a soldier in the 32nd
Foot. The capture was effected by Mr. Inspector
Clarke, of the Detective Department, Scotland Yard,
and Superintendent Mason, of Wes tham police station.
—The house in which the prisoner resided was thoroughly
searched, but the instrument with which the murder was
committed, and supposed to be the sharp end of a jemmy,
is not yet found. The other two men supposed to be con-
nected are not yet apprehended.

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guineas, towards the heavy current expenses of this
hospital.
London, England, 1871-02-21

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kness in snow. Although rough in their coats,
they were certainly an excellent lot ; in fact, he
had never seen such a young stud. He need hardly add
that this sale would not have occurred had it not been for
the war, and he hoped to see the Count in possession of
a stud again very soon, and taking his old position on the
Turf. The sale was then proceeded with, all the horses
being sold without reserve, and under Lord Exeter's
conditions—the horse not to be compelled to run
in any race for whieb it was entered unless a good one
The following were among the highest prices realised
Vulcan, by West Australian, 400 guineas ; Brigadier; by
Mortarane; 200 guineas ; Breador, by Gladiateur, 180
guineas ; Artillenr, by Monarque, 660 guineas ; Fredela,
by Monarque, 500 guineas ; Orleans, by Plutus, 100
guineas.
London, England, 1871-02-21

A ROYAL ACADEMY FOR ARCHITECTURE.

The Architect has recently pointed out the necessity
of an educational qualification for members of the
profession, just as in the case of law and medicine,
instead of the present test of reputable practice, and
nothing more. Indeed, when education is the great
question of the day, •in all professions,
all spheres of society, all countriies of
the civilised world, the architectural guild
cannot fail to have a very strong, and very general,
opinion upon the subject. The Architect believei
that the difficulty would best be met by the esta-
blishment of a Royal Academy of Architecture to bq,
managed, as the Academies of Art and Music, by
" forty " qualified artists and men of science. The
Royal Institute of British Architects could have no
possible difficulty in effecting such a change
in their charter and constitution as would
reorganise it into an academy; but if the members
are not yet prepared for such a reform, there are at
least sufficient Able and influential men to start an
academy which would, not only not clash with the
Institute, but assist it a very material manner;
more especially as the members have latterly
been compelled to submit to unprecedental public
indignities, when they are as a house divided against
itself, when amateurs and pretenders are the standard
critics of au art that once boasted itself the queen of all
arts, and when the old school is helplessly dying of
inanition, while the new expends the vigour of youth
in vague beating of the air.
THE GUNPOWDER FACTORIES OF BIRMINGHAM.
The two firms on whose premises the late terrible
explosions took place at Birmingham have been
before the local magistrates within the past few days.
The Messrs. Kynock, of Witton, went to the court
to have their license for the manufacture of ammuni-
tion renewed, and they were successful. The
Bench however, placed certain restrictions
on the firm, the Ill3St important of which
was that the fire-places in the different store-
rooms should be remove I, and that all the sheds
should be heated and warmed from the outside. It
was decided, moreover, that the quantity of ammu-
nition to be kept in the factory should not exceed
the following proportions :—Powder, nine tons; per-
cussion caps, 50,000,000; cartridges, 2,000,000 (the
paper, or Chassepot, not to exceed 1,000,000 at any
one time); fulminating powder, 1001 b., 301 b. only
of which should be dried at a time. The Messrs.
Ludlow, of Witton, bad scarcely so pleasant
an interview with the justices, for they were fined
£lO. They had, it was shown, infringed the act by
permitting the operation of filling and charging cart-
ridges to be performed at a distance of less than
twenty yards from other workshops connected with
the manufacture. It is satisfactory to
learn that precautions are being at last
taken against any recurrence of deplorable
calamities like those which have deprived homes in
Birmingham of sl many bright child-faces iu the
last three months, and it is most probable that an
inspector of gunpowder factories will shortly be
selected for Birmingham.
London, England, 1871-02-21

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.

The Berlin Post says that the Emperor Napoleon
has received a reminder from Versailles that he
must not again overstep the privileges of a prisoner
of war, but must abstain from all interference in
politics, through protests, proclamations, or any
other form of demonstration. Orders have also been
sent to Wilhelmshohe to watch the Imperial prisoner
rather more closely, &c. How different it would
have been had the elections resulted in a Chamber of
Imperialist bias ! Whilst it was convenient for
the gentlemen at Versailles to play with the
scheme of a Bonapartist restoration, every indulgence
was granted "the Imperial prisoner." There was the❑
no question of " overstepping" any privileges. He
was allowed to intrigue at will. Agents of his tra-
versed Germany, and canvassed the French officers,
much to their disgust. When some 3,000 of them
protested in the columns of the Inclependance Beige,
the magnitude of the demonstration led the German
to forbid the signature of any more protests. They
were too injurious to the Imperial prisoner. But
the greatness of the Imperial prisoner has now indis-
putably vanished, and there is an end of him.
London, England, 1871-02-21

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