The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-07 00:00:00

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
MUM{ PREVENTIV/1 and REFORMATORY IN
EVITrUTION

President—Rev. OA.NON DALE

OorramiloNs for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear-
nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon
cruet, Salt, and 00., 73, Lombard street, F.. 0.; Francis Nicholls
Esq. (of the Oommittee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, 11;.C.
E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Ruston-rod, N.W.

The Directors Give Notice :
1. That the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the PRO-
PRIETORS will be held, at One o'clock precisely, on WEDNESDAY,
the 25th inst., at the OFFICE of the Company, 62, King William-
street, London, E.C.
2. That at such Meeting the Proprietors who then hold ten or
more shares, which they have possessed six calendar months, may
attend and vote.
3. That, according to the Deed of Settlement, three Directors re-
tire from office. Those in rotation are Jacob George Cope, Esq.,
Benjamin Edgington, Esq , and William Delf, Esq.—the two
former gentlemen are deceased. William Delf, Esq., and the
retirinrc huditor, James Pell, Esq., are eligible for re-appointment,
and will be proposed accordingly.
4. That any Proprietors, duly qualified, who may be desirous )f
becoming Candidates for any of these situations, must give written
notice of their intention at the Office, to the Secretary, at least ten
days previously to the time of such meeting.
By order of the Directors.
GEORGE SCOTT FREEMAN, Secretary.
May 5, 1870.

LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN
RAILWAY.
CHESTER RACES, 1870.—GRAND CUP DAY.
On Wednesday, May lith, a SPECIAL FAST DAY TRAIN
will leave Euston Station, London, at 41.2) a.m., and Chalk Farm
6.25 a.m., for CHESTER—Arriving at Chester about 12 Noon.
Fares for the Double Journey:—
Closed Carriages, 12s. 6d First Class, 21s.
No Luggage allowed.
For the accommodation of First and Second Class Passengers
the Day Mail leaving Euston at 7.3 a.m. will, on Tuesday, May 10,
and Wednesday (the Cup Day), be extended to Chester, arriving
there about :2.15 noon.
The Irish M ail leaving Euston at 7.15 a.m , and arriving at Ches-
ter at 11.35 a.m., conveys Passengers at Expriss Fares.
The Fares by the Irish Mail are: -
Single. R turn.
let Class - - -40 s 6d - -67 s 6d
2nd Class - - -33 s Od - - t5B Od
And by the Day Mail:-
Ist Class - - -31 s Od - - 518 9d
2nd Class - - -23 s Od - -38 s 6d
For further particulars seo Bills.
W. CAWKWELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, April 30, 1870.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CHESTER RACES.
On Wednesday, May 11th, a FAST EXCURSION TRAIN will
leave Paddington at 6.30 and Reading at 7.30 a.m. for CHESTER,
returning from Chester (Station Platform) at 6.30 p.m. the same
day.
Passengers travelling from Metropolitan Stations to Paddington
by the 6.9 a.m. Train from Moorgate-street, and by the 6.5 a.m.
Train from Westminster Bridge, would be in time for the Excur-
sion Train.
For further particulars see hand bills.
J. GRIE RS ON, General Manager.
Paddington, May, 1870.

THE NILE PEN.
" STATIONER " says—" The successful inventors of the
Waverley, Owl, and Pickwick Pens have just patent .d the 'Nile'
Pen, which, by a combination of the turned up and turned down
points, writes freely 'without scratching, and holds an unusually
large supply of ink."
•• Surr" says—" Speaking, after a severe test of their lasting
qualities, the Nile Pen is a marvel."
Sold everywhere, is per l'ox By Post is. id.
MA C WEN & CAMERON,
23, BLAIR-STREET, EDINBURGH.
AGENTS—MILLINGTON and HUTTON, Lortno,v.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
is the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway
Terminus, King's Cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN.
Vice-Patron—
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G.
President-11 is. Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCR,
This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the. first to establish the
principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and
difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly dependent for support on
voluntary contributions and legacies.
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition
to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has
for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent,
as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several
hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to
maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown,
Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ;
Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Herries and Co.; Ransom
and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Bar-
clay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-
street ; and at the Hospital from 10 to 5.

BRISTOL BRIBERY 0
n
An interesting question is raised by the petition
against the return of Mr. Robinson for Bristol.
Previously to the election there was a test
ballot between the three Liberal candidates, the
result being that Mr. Robinson obtained a very
decided majority over Mr. Hodgson and Dl r. Odger,
the working man candidate. Opposed single-handed
to the Conservative at the final contest, he won after
sharp run. Now, the petitioners direct their case
not so much against Mr. Robinson's • conduct
at the " real " election, as against the procedures he
adopted to win support at the test-ballot. .It is
alleged that heavy bribing was done in his behalf on
the latter occasion. The question is, would such
corruption invalidate his return ? If bribery were
practised at the ballot, it was evidently
under the impression that no penalty would be in-
volved. But the law plainly states " Every person
who shall . . . make any gift, &c., to
or for any person, in order to induce such
person to procure, or endeavour to procure, the
return of any person to serve in Parliament, or
the vote of any voter at any election " shall be guilty
of bribery and punishable accordingly. This looks
very much as if bribery at a test-ballot would
invalidate the purest election. The direct object of
such bribery is to "procure the return," &c. It is
analogous to the case of influencing the Parliamen-
tary through the municipal elections.

PUBLIC PROSECUTORS.

Some remarkable facts are adduced, on the
best authority, in support of Mr. Eykyn's
bill for the institution of public prosecutors.
Of 30,000 persons arrested in England and
Wales during 1868, 2,000 were discharged, there
being no prosecutors; and in 6,000 instances the
prosecutions failed—the failure, in a large proportion
of those instances, arising from the fact that the
cases bad not been properly prepared. This gives a
total of nearly one-fourth of the criminalcases falling
through, more or less through the want of
proper machinery. Nevertheless, one question will
need the grave attention of the committee to which
the bill has been referred. The public prosecutor,
according to Mr. Eykyn's measure, may intervene in
cases commenced by private persons. The question
is, will it be just to take away the right hitherto
enjoyed by all British subjects, of setting the crimi-
nal law in motion ? Will it not be better to give
private persons,.as well as public prosecutors, the
power to invoke justice ?