The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-14 00:00:00

GOVERNOR EYRE AGAIN.

The action of " Phillips v. Eyre" was again be-
fore the Court of Error yesterday on an appeal from
a judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench. The
defendant was the Governor of Jamaica during the
outbreak of October, 1865. The arguments are not
yet concluded.

THE QUEEN'S VISITT TO SCOTLAND.—Her Majesty
the Queen and their Royal Highnesses Princesses Louise
and Beatrice and Prince Leopold, attended by the ladies and
gentlemen of the suite, will, it is understood, according to
present arrangements, leave Windsor Castle about Thurs-
day or Friday next for Balmoral.

The new Hall of the Inner Temple is to be opened
:0-clay by the Princess Louise.

CABINET COUNCIL.--A meeting of the Cabinet is
summoned for this afternoon, at Mr. Gladstone's official
residence, in Downing-street.

The annual dinner of the Cobden Club has been
fixed for Saturday, 23rd of July. Mr. Gladstone has con-
sented to take the chair.

The first of the series of eight summer concerts
at the Crystal Palace took place yesterday. .

Yesterday a meeting of the Special Commis-
sioners on the Public Schools Act was held at the offices
of the Commisssoners. Among those present were the
Marquis of Salisbury and the Archbishop of York.

Renforth, the champion sculler, offers to row any
man in the world on the Tyne, and beat him by six lengths
at the finish, for 2200 a side.

Last night a serious fire broke out in the Metro-
politan Steam Saw Mills, Borough-road. The engines
were set to set to work, but the whole of the mills were
destroyed, and the factory nearly gutted. Some houses in
the neighbourhood were also much burnt.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION BILL.—A deputation
from the Society of Friends waited upon Mr. Gladstone
and Mr. W. E. Forster on this subject yesterday afternoon
in Downing-street, A document representing the views
of the Society was handed to the Premier.

A disturbance arose yesterday at the Fenchurch-
street Station between the officers of the Blackwall Rail-
way Company and the drivers and proprietors of non-
privileged cabs. The company eject the non-privileged
cabs, and the league, resenting this, held a meeting on
Thursday, and resolved to demand admission. Eight
cabs were driven up yesterday morning, and got into the
ground, owing to the chain being down. An officer ran
to fasten the chain, and a general fight ensued, severe
injuries being inflicted on both sides. The City
police arrived, and took two men into custody, but the in-
spector dismissed them, and advised the company to take
out summonses, which the Lord Mayor refused to grant.
Cross-summonses for damages done to the cabs were after-
wards applied for.

THE PROPOSED REPUBLICAN MEETING IN HYDE
PARR.-Last night a meeting was held at the Hall of
Science, St. Luke's, when the following resolution was
agreed to :—" That this meeting having Lefore it the official
declar tion of the Home Sec etary that there was no truth
in the statements made in the official journals, and in some
of the English papers, that the French Government had
demanded the extradition of M. Flourens, deem it unneces-
sary to hold the proposed meeting in Hyde Park on Sunday,
but at the same tinto desires to express its great sympathy
with the Republican party in France and its efforts to pro
mote a republic in that country."