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London, England, 1870-04-18

STANDARD.

Mr. John Douglass provides his patrons, by way of
an Easter novelty, with a new opera bouffe on the
subject of Guy Fawkes. Mr. Douglass has made the
hapless conspirator present a " new way to blow up
a king." There are three acts. The best part of the
burlesque is its scenery. The banks of the Thames,
with which the first act opens, are very prettily pic-
tured. Several old London streets are also cleverly
represented. The conspirators, Percy, Catesby, and
Winter, are severally Miss Leng, Mrs. J. F. Brian,
and Miss B. Stanley ; while the part of Walter
Tresham is taken by Miss J. Mathews, who gained
considerable popularity here as the Grand Duchess.
Guido, the comic man par excellence, found embodi-
ment in Mr. J. W.Wallace, whose•nose was a perfect
marvel of art. Its literary merits were swallowed
by a crowded pit and gallery, its songs and fun were
received with applause, and the principal actors and
the author (Mr. J. T. Douglass) had to undergo the
necessary ordeal of the footlights when the ourtain
fell. To-night Mr.Toole commences an engagement
ith " Uncle Dick's Darling."
London, England, 1870-04-18

ULSTER TENANT-11IGHT.

That excellent authority on the Irish land ques-
tion, Mr. Cliffe Leslie, pronounces the Government
bill worthless in respect of its provisions for estab-
lishing a legally sanctioned Ulster tenant-
right. That right gives to the tenant
the privilege of selling his good - will
to the next corner. But by enforcing this claim at
law, the bill will merely induce the landlord to raise
the rent, so as to extinguish the value of the tenant's
interest, by rendering it both unsaleable and un-
tenable. The landlord may naturally feel justified
in exercising a right which the Legislature
has intervened to affirm; and the loosening or
severance of the old political ties between landlord
and tenant in Ulster, which various causes are effect-
ing, must dispose him to make the most of his legal
rights. And what will the Ulster occupiers think of
this change ? They are very quiet just now, says
Mr. Leslie, because they do not comprehend the full
purport of the first clause. But the Fenian, who does,
pores over it with exultation, and regards the men of
Ulster already as his allies.
London, England, 1870-04-18

GLOBE.

The familiar French melo-drama " Robert Macaire"
treated a la burlesque, is the special Easter attraction
at this theatre; and with such a subject it is not
surprising that so practised a burlesque writer as
Mr. H. J. Byron should have adapted the original
play, with the wildest drollery. Robert Macaire, the
law and prison breaker, personated by Miss Fanny
Josephs, becomes a most fascinating robber, in red
pegtop inexpressibles and a tight-fitting purple silk
coat, and Mr. J. Clarke's Jacques Strop, the ner-
vous companion of Robert, is a thief of the 'White-
chapel stamp, whose looks alone would make him a
frequent victim of the Habitual Criminals Act.
There is the festival in celebration of the marriage
of the innkeeper's adopted son, at Which Macaire
charms and robs the lady guests, and there is
the night scene at the inn where the bride's
father is eased of his portable wealth, but Ger-
meuil, more fortunate in extravaganza than melo
drama, escapes assassination—a fear of damp sheets
having kept him from bed—and Robert is not shot,
because the gendarmes have a dread of the conse-
quence to themselves of firing guns which have been
supplied by contract. There is a plentiful supply of
songs, set to some of the prettiest of ill) popular
airs, and a sufficiency of rollicking fun to secure its
success. The burlesque is preceded by Mr. Craven's.
comic drama, " Milky 'White," in which the author
plays the. principal 'part, and is ably supported by
Mr. Sinclair as Dick Daggs, Mr. P. Day as Archi-
bald Good, Mrs. Stephens as Mrs. Saddrip, and Miss
Fanny Josephs (lessee and manager) as Annie White.
London, England, 1870-04-18

ABSURD ENDOWMENTS.

Every now and then we hear of the difficulty
attending the carrying out the wishes of long de-
ceased testators—desires which, when they were
made, might have been reasonable enough, but
which, in the present day, approach the absurd so
closely that the question forces itself as
to whether the Legislature ought not to
step in and deal with these bequests in
a manner more befitting the age we live in. Here is
an. instance. Some centuries ago a lady left a
certain sum to provide for a sermon and for twenty-
five widows receiving sixpence each on Good
Friday. No doubt even that small amount
calls up plenty of deserving claimants ; but
attached to the receipt of the bounty was a proviso
as senseless as can be well imagined. These twenty-
five sixpences were to be placed prior to distribution
on the tomb of the testatrix, and any widow who
was too stiff to stoop was to depart
without the coveted coin. Time, however,
has seriously interfered with the carrying out
of this bequest to the letter, as long since the
tomb has mouldered away. The trustees, however,
have substituted the ground wherq the tomb formerly
was for the monument itself, and the sixpences are
duly laid there and then given away.
London, England, 1870-04-18

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EASTER TERM.

This year Easter Term fell on Good Friday, and,
axordingly, Act 4 William 4, c. 70, which provides
for such a contingency, comes into operation. The
commencement of the term will be postponed until
Wednesday next, four days being added to the
close of it to make up for the loss of time thus
sustained. The arrears in the superior courts
are very considerable. In the Queen's Bench there
are forty-three rules for new trials, and in the special
paper a host of cases. In the Common Pleas the
number of arrears is unusually large ; in the special
paper there are fifty-six rules, twenty-three new
trials, eight enlarged rules, and three cases for
judgment.
London, England, 1870-04-18

I)OYAL STRAND THEATRE
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Hughes, Anstiss. and Metcalfe.
And A FISH OUT OF WATER.

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London, England, 1870-04-18

GALE 2Y.

The long-prom'sed opera bouffe, " The Princes 3 of
Trebizonde," by M. Offenbach, was produced at this
theatre on Saturday evening with great success. The
opera bouffe was as smooth from the beginning to
the end as though it had been three months before
the public. Its music is excellent and in its composer's
best vein. Mr. J. L. Toole sustains the part of
CabriolQ with his usual comic force. Miss Losby
sings with great taste and ability throughout her
arduous part of Prince Raphael; and Miss Farren,
as Regina, s;ngs and acts with frcslm;s3. The house
was very full on Saturd ►y *evening, and the composer,
M. Offenbach, was present in the stalls. The opera-
bouffe was preced2d by a comic operetta entltled
" The Happy Village," and the little drama of
" The Lucky Friday," in which Mr. Alfred Wigan
sustained the tart of the old and superstitious
Frenchman, Paul Rambaut.
London, England, 1870-04-18

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London, England, 1870-04-18

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
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London, England, 1870-04-18

SIR JOSEPH HAWLEY'S PROPOSITIONS.

In referring to the letters of Sir Joseph Hawley
on turf reform, the leading journal says the turf
must indeed be in a bad way when the views ex-
pressed by Sir Joseph are the opinions of one of its
staunchest supporters. The Times believes the
premature racing, the excess and abuse of
handicaps, and all other influences of a de-
moralising tendency may be traced to the
time when the legitimate sport of 'racing was made
the mere vehicle for gambling. It fears that
it is impossible to strike at the root of
these evils without injury to the perfectly
legitimate, no less than to the perfectly illegitimate
" betting interest." If Sir Joseph's resolutions were
agreed to, it would be impossible to carry on a lucra-
tive system of betting which is carried on by many
in an honourable manner, and on the other hand
under the pretence of sport it would not be possible
to carry on a system of swindling and Sharping
which has converted " the turf " a bye-word and
disgrace. As to the propositions referring to exces-
sive handicaps, premature racing, and the like our con-
temporary thinks they go straight to the evils com-
plained of. The _Rag Azqg Ouette Bays that behind. the
London, England, 1870-04-18

WASTE LANDS.

The demonstration of the Land and Labour League
in Trafalgar-square on Good Friday was not remark-
able as a display of popular sympathy. These out-
door affairs, in fact, seem to get worse and worse.
On Friday the attendance was smaller—amounting to
only 300 people, the crowd was more ragged than
usual, the band played the " Marseillaise " in more
execrable style, and the orations were of the lowest
clas3, neither Mr. Odger or any of his school putting
in an appearance. But in one respect there
was a visible improvement. The great
scheme of the Land and Labour League
is to put all the waste lands of the kingdom under
the control of G overnment,and employ distressed work-
ing men to " cultivate" them—a job which would un-
doubtedly have the effect of keeping the unemployed
out of mischief, as an experiment in " cultivating"
S nth erlandshire would abundantly shew. On Good Fri-
day this plan was revived,with the remarkable addition
that the owners of this waste land were to b 3 paid
for their property at the market price. As the
League has never before mooted the question of
payment in any form whatever, this proposal must
be deemed a great, concession in these hard times,
and as a great advance in civilisation not at all to be
expected in so brief a space.
London, England, 1870-04-18

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London, England, 1870-04-18

LYCEUM THEATRE (under the management
of Messrs Mansell).
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, SAMPSON'" WEDDING.
After which at 8, LITT Lr; FAUST: Mr T. Maelagan, M. Marius,
Mr Aynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr Wilmot: Mdlle. Debreux,
Me.,,dames Lennox Grey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily Soldene.
London, England, 1870-04-18

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eligible.
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the Secretary. Donations and annual subscriptions are earnestly
solicited. _
London, England, 1870-04-18

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London, England, 1870-04-18

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London, England, 1870-04-18

ELEVATIONS.

The Right Hon. Sir William Hutt is spoken of as
a probable recruit to the Upper House. He is a very
old member of the Liberal party. , Born in 1803, he
took his seat for Hull in 1832, and retained it until
1841. Since that date he has represented Gateshead.
Sir William held office as Vice-President of the
Board of Trade from February, 1800, to November,
1865. In the latter year he was appointed to
negotiate a commercial treaty at I/ ienna. Sir
William voted for the ballot in 1853, a step which
classed him amongst the advanced politicians of that
time; but adherence to the ballot is nothing now-a-
dayq, ,and the member for
,Gtoteshead accordingly

The Report of the Chelsea Hospital Committee,
learns the Army and Navy Gazette, will be unfavour-
able to the disestablishment of that institution. As
the inquiry is still proceeding, our contemporary
cautiously adds that " things may wear an entirely
different aspect ere a few weeks have elapsed." A
reduction, however, the paper says, may be confi-
dently looked forward to. Another "ser-
vice" paper states that for each adult,
arid £1 for each child under 12 years of
age are the sums fixed by the Lords of the Admiralty
f.ir the conveyance of discharged dockyarclsnien and
their families to Quebec in ll7M.'s.troopships. The
smile paper draws attention to the manner in which
" apocryphal facts" are made use of in order to put
clown the too inquisitive members of the House
of Commons. As an instance, it gives the answer
of Mr. Childers to Sir John Hay. The latter
gentleman asked the First Lord if .the Mr. Austen
who purchaied Deptford Dockyard for £71,000 was
the same Mr. Austen who was security for the con-
tractor for the Chatham Dockyard extension and
whether the money was paid or not. Mr. Childers
acknowledged that the pnrolmen money was not
paid, and that the Mr. Austen was the same person
in both cases. So far Sir John Hay had made
his point ; but Mr. Childers adroitly turned
the tables by saying that the Chatham
contract had been made and the securities ac-
cepted by the Admiralty, when Sir John
Hay was a member. This threw all the responsi-
bility on the Conservative Government, as Sir John
Hay was not prepared positively to contradict an
assertion so boldly made about matters not in his
immediate department. Yet that assertion was not
"founded on fact."
London, England, 1870-04-18

THE SCOTCH SOCIAL PROBLEM.

The figures as to illegitimate children in Scotland,
as brought to light by the Registrar-General's report,
are instructive, especially when compared with
similar statistics of other nations. Whilst as a rule
the majority of illegitimates are on the Continent
born, in towns and cities, in Scotland the reverse
seems to be the case. In France, for instance, the rural
districts give only 4 per cent. as against 20 per cent.
the towns, of illegitimate births; Belgium gives 6.7
per cent. in the country, and 13.0 per cent. in the
cities, and 31.8 per cent. in Brussels. The illegiti-
mate births in Scotland are principally confined to
the labouring and working classes, and the mothers
are generally servants, factory hands, and the like.
Une fact, interesting in itself, is that in many
instances the parents of the children are true
to each other and their offspring, frequently
legitimised by the subsequent marriage of their
parents. The Registrar-General thinks that by this
law_not.only is the proportion of illegitimates re-
duced, but the incentive to infanticide greatly
decreased. Of any connection of illegitimacy
with education there is no clue, as instead of unedu-
cated counties skewing the majority of illegitimate
children, the reverse is the case. It is on the large
farms that married men are employed ; so that in
many districts so soon as a young man marries, he
loses his situation as a ploughman, and. is forced to
become a daily labourer, dependent on his work
for his bread. This, of course, acts as a strong check
on his openly marrying.
London, England, 1870-04-18

SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
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London, England, 1870-04-18

WESTMINSTER.

A poor blind man besought the magistrate's advice
under the following circumstances : --Applicant said
he had for some years been a member of the Sick
and Burial Society of St. Patrick, and had paid up
all his subscriptions. A child of his died a few days
ago, by which he was entitled to a specified amount.
He applied for it in the usual way, when the society's
officer stopped £l. No reason was assigned for the
stoppage. The magistrate told the applicant he had
no power, as the rules of the society set out that all
disputes were to be settled by arbitration.
London, England, 1870-04-18

A ZOLLVEREIN FOR CANADA

It has recently been suggested that a Zollverein, or
Customs Union; should be established between the United
States and Canada. Mr. Huntingdon, an advocate of
independence, made a motion to that effect
in the Attania Parliament, and Sir Alexan-
der Gott moved an amendment to the effect
that Cadada should have power to negotiate commercial
treaties subject to the approval of the Crown. The motion
and amendment were rejected by a large majority, but
many persons in the States favour the idea of
a Zollverein, and the New York Times strongly
supports the scheme. In an article on this
subject the Times acknowledges that during the last ten
years there has been a marked change in the feeling of the
Canadians towards the mother country. The " British
sentiment" prevails more strongly lnowthan it ever did
before. The circumstances of the civil war alienated the
Canadians from the States, while, on the other hand, the
Atlantic Cable has strengthened the tie with England. The
different cities of Canada are now as well supplied
with London news every morning as Edinburgh and
Glasgow used to be ten or twelve years ago. This is
through New York, no doubt ; but here it findsinterested
readers whose attachment to their native home is thereby
strengthened. Politicians and newspapers, in Ontario
more especially,. that a dozen years ago were very con-
siderably Americanised, are now much more -British in
their manners, as well as their sentiments. The New York
Times thinks the proposed Zollverein would be especially
important, as it would involve the assertion of commercial
independence by Canada. It points out the inconveniences
to which Canada is subject by its relation to England.
So long as the Canadians remain purely colonial they
cannot expect to be recognised as American. All diffi-
culty, however, would be removed if the Dominion
became a " nationality ; " and the Canadians are
assured that the Americans have no irresistible desire to
annex the territory, whatever may be their opinions as
to manifest destiny. The influence of the Home
Government has certainly not proved beneficial in some
instances, the trade with Brazil and Cuba, whose chief
imports are the great staples of Canada—timber, flour,
and fish— having been suffered to pass into the hands of
the Americans, owing to the discouragement of discrimi-
nating duties by the British Government.
London, England, 1870-04-18

THE LAND AND THE CHURCH BILLS.

The Daily News compares the position of the
great measure of this year and the great measure
of last year. In 1869, the Church Disestablish-
ment Bill was introduced March Ist, read a second
time March 23rd, went into committee April 16th,
passed out of committee, after twelve sittings, May
7th, reported to the House May 13th, and read a third
time May 31st. From that time to July 26th, when the
Royal Assent was given, the bill was in the Upper
House. The Land Bill was introduced February 15th,
read a second time March 11th, went into Com-
mittee March 28th, and the seventh sitting in that
stage was suspended on the Bth instant, with the
first clause passed, the second postponed, and the
third unfinished. Thus in about two months all the
substantial work on the Church Bill was completed;
but it is now two months since the land campaign
opened, and only a clause and a half is dis-
posed of.
London, England, 1870-04-18

OLYMPIC.

The " authorised version" of M. sirs. Ilal6vy's and
Meilhac's "Frou- Frou," by Mr. Sutherland Edwards,
was produced at this theatre on Saturday night. The
plot of this now famous French piece has already
beEn explained in these columns. Miss Plessy Mor-
daunt, as Frou-Frou, lacks the physical qualifica-
tions for the part. Louise was played by Miss Mattie
Reinhardt with grace and effecP. The part of the
husband, De Sartorys, was enacted by Mr. John
Nelson ; Mr. Charles Warner undertook the lover,
Count de Valreas ; and Mr. Fisher, M. Brigard.
The piece was well mounted, but it is questionable
whether it will prove a remunerative success.
London, England, 1870-04-18

THE NATIONAL DEBT.

Mr. Thomas Brassey, jun., M.P. for Hastings,
writing on the Budget of Mr. Lowe and
the national debt, says there are many hope-
ful indications of returning prosperity to this
zountry. During the last four years we have
passed through a most severe ordeal, and thp
commercial world has learnt the hard lesson of adver-
sity. But it would be Quixotic, he submits, to hope
that similar disasters will not recur. The accumu-
lations of a few years of commercial prosperity,
necessarily cause an abundant supply of money,
and the facility with which capital can be
obtained leads to the concoction of those alluring,
but delusive schemes, the temptation of which the
more credulous section of the investing public Dv
never yet been able, and he fears never will be able,
to resist. It is the ultimate failure, says Mr.
Brassey, of these bubbles, which inevitably produces
a commercial crisis. He thinks, then, that the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of our lip!,
proved commercial prospects, and supported by a
majority in Parliament such as few Ministers can
hope to command, might have exhibited a little
more courage in his treatment of our obligations as a
nation to reduce the burden of the public debt.
London, England, 1870-04-18

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THE MODEL SHIP.

Under this heading the United Service Gazette has an
interesting leader. It refers to the number of experimental
ships that have been made during the past ten years,
each representing in its main features the special idea of
its designer, and we have not as yet one man of war
possessing the most approved speciality of each design.
Vet it stands to reason that a combination of all these
different excellencies would approach nearer to perfection
than would the model of any individual artist. "Our fleets,
the ships of which are designed by different individuals,
or by one individual possessing no permanent funda-
mental idea, must necessarily be of a heterogeneous
character, ill calculated to work together with the best
results, and although each ship may be the representative
of a highly talented' designer, yet from that very indivi-
duality results this unfitness for combined action in a
fleet." It seems to our contemporary that it
would not be so difficult to so modify our
constructorial and architectural department that
its productions should not be that of one individual
mind ; but should be combinations of the best fruits of
many minds which are continually being produced before
the public eye. " A model thus designed and perfected
at any cost would immeasurably increase the efficiency of
our fleets, while it would, at the same time and in an
equal degree, diminish the cost of creating them. The ex-
isting model or standard ship, elaborated from the designs
of all the best designers, would for the time being form
the model on which all our ships would be constructed,
thus securing the homogeneity of our fleets, facility,
rapidity, and. cheapness of construction and repair, as
they might be constructed on the system which is found
so efficient in the manufacture of revolvers or Enfield
rifles, in parts, manufactured by the hundred or less, as
might be thought necessary."
London, England, 1870-04-18

Venezuela 3 per Cent. - —
no 6 per Cent. 18g4
D,3 6 per Cent.,1862. —
Auitrian o per Cent Ex 10 Florins ...... snl
Bigian. 44 per cent., Ex. 2M. ~...... ... ..
Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 GO,
Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates .... •
French Relates, 3 per Cent., E. 25f. ......
I tal in ), 5 per 0--4nt. 1854 E:...:. ;eat'
Do Account —
CLOSING PRICES
Consols, Moneyi '4
Do. Account, May 4 94 i

EASTER ENTERTAINMENTS,

VAUDEVILLE,

The new thea're in the Strand, the Vaudeville,
opened on Saturday evening. The thea!re is said to
be capable of seating 1,000 persons; there seems to
be no seat from which the whole of the stage cannot
be seen, and the construction of the building is
certainly favourable for conveying sound. The de-
corations are of the Romanesque character, the
colours are brighter than in some other theatres, and
the effect of the whole lighted by a powerful sun
burner in the centre of the roof is very pretty and
striking. The entertainments consisted of a new
three act comedy by Mr. Halliday; a new burlesque
by Mr. C. Edwardes ; and a new farce by Mr. hay,
which latter, however, was omitted by reason of the
lateness of the hour at which the burlesque was
brought to a close. " For Love or Money"
is a domestic drama, showing the married life of two
daughters of a certain Major Buncombe—the one
the wife of a supposed millionaire on the Stock Ex-
change, the other that of a clerk with three hundred
a year. The affectionate father-in-lawpatronizes
the rich couple and merely tolerates the less affluent
couple; but, as the result shows, the clerk i the
better man of the two, as he is taken into parinership
by the firm in whose service he is, and the millionaire
falls into the hands of bailiffs on the breaking up of
all his commercial bubbles. Mr. Montague sustained
the part of the clerk, George Anderson, with excel-
lent effect, and Miss Amy Fawcett, as his industrious
little wife, acted the part to admiration. Mr. G.
Honey as Major Buncombe was specially commend-
able. The drama was a decided hit. The grand
burlesque followed, and introduced the other mem-
bers of the company ; it was of the usual description,
but it gave universal satisfaction. The opening night
was a complete and decided success, and doubtless
the Vaudeville will be one of the favourite theatres
of the metropolis.
London, England, 1870-04-18

THE RELIGIOUS DIFFICULTY.

G. 0." writes to the Times on "the religious
difficulty." He says that all solutions of this problem
must come to this : Schools supported by the " rate "
must either be secular altogether, or there must be
some
compromise which shall allow some religious
teaching which shall secure to each child a know-
ledge of those truths on which the great body of
believers agree, leaving to different denominations of
Christians to take whatever other opportunity
cir-
cumstances will admit to inculcate the doctrines
special to their own denominational creed. " 5.G.0."
thinks, in all this controversy, it has been overlooked
that the. age of the children is not one to which
much evil can attach from dogmatic teaching. He
says he is altogether incredulous on the subject of
parents giving at home teaching in the elements of
Bible knowledge. Many would try to do so, as they
do now, and many would succeed ; but daily toil, the
battle of manual labour, domestic life, its scenes and
surroundings, however they may aftbrd opportunity
for good example, make schooling at the hearth
generally impracticable, even if there was the ability
to give it. He thinks if all would unite to secure
some plot of Christian ground to which all would
desire to introduce early child, life this religious
difficulty would cease to exist.
London, England, 1870-04-18

lIANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.

Columbine f..

W. 0.,

Rossignol
Amaranth colt
Bosworth

BRETBY PLATE.

Eleven ran.
PLATE OF 100 SOVS.

Pate
Idus
Fay Roland 3
PLATE OF 50 SOVS.

Scout.
Zer1ina...........
Rainbow..

1

3

Seven ran.
LATEST BETTING.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
sto 4on Sabinus (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
3to 1 ngst Sabinus (taken)
20 to 1 ngst Paul Jones (offered)
TWO THOUSAND.
7to 1 agst King o' Scots (taken)
500 to 5 agst Sunshine (taken)

DURHAM RACES—Tries DAT.
TRIAL STARES.

Saratoga...—. 1
Lady L3tland 2
Timote
The above are the only telegrams received up to the time
of going to press.

CITY BETTING.—SATURDAY.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
55 to 40 on Sabinus (taken)
10 to 2 agst Barford (taken)
6to 1 agst Wildbad (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
275 to 100 agst Sabinus (offered)
TWO THOUSAND.
sto 2 agst Kingcraft (offered)
7to 1 agst King o' Scots (taken and offered)
7 to 1 agst Stanley (taken and offered)
8 to 1 agst Astolfo (taken)
100 to 8 agst Alexander (taken)
500 to 15 agst Asterope (taken)
DERBY.
100 to 6 agst Stanley (taken)
100 to 6 agst Camel (offered-20 to 1 taken)
20 to 1 apt Astolfo (offered—take 25 to 1)
1000 to 45 agst Palmerston (offered)
500 to 20 agst King o' Scots (taken)
200 to 6 agst Normanby (taken)
40 to 1 agst Alexander (taken)

FLAT RACIN
1l P]

Durham 18, 19
Lichfield . lB, 19
Knighton 19, 20
Newmarket 0 13 to 22
Catterick Bridgo 21, 22

'.4- FIXTURES.

Abergavenny 21, 22
Eastbourne 22
Cardiff 26, 27
Croydon 2B, 29
London, England, 1870-04-18

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
FEMALE PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN
SEIM:I:ION.

President—Bev. CANON DALE.

CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the If omes in 1868 are ear-
nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon
quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, 1i 0.; Francis Nicholls
Lsq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.C.
E. W. THOMAS, See, 200, Euston-road, N.W.
London, England, 1870-10-28

(LATER TELEGRAM.)

The report of the burning of two German ships in the
North Sea by a French vessel, is supported by such evi-
dence as to leave no doubt of its truth. The captain of
the Swedish barque The Carolina, which has arrived in
the Tyne from Uddeval, states that, while making the
passage across the North Sea, he was stopped by a French
war steamer, whose officers boarded his vessel; but when
they learnt his nationality they allowed him to proceed
unmolested. Shortly afterwards he saw the French
steamer seize two German merchant vessels and burn
them. The captain of a ship which has arrived at Leith
from Copenhagen gives confirmatory evidence of the
attack.

ARCHDEACON CHAPMAN ON THE
EDUCATION ACT.

At the meeting of the West Suffolk Chamber of Agri-
culture, at Bury St. Edmund's, yesterday, Archdeacon
Chapman introduced the subject of the Education Act.
He urged strongly the necessity of using every means to
avoid the appointment of school boards, on the grounds that
great expense would be incurred, that religious men would
not serve on them, and that purely secular education
would follow. He announced that the Archidiaconal
Education Society had agreed to give £1,500 towards
supplementary local efforts to bring existing schools to the
required standard, and to build new schools. A sugges-
tion was made, and favourably received, that voluntary
school boards should be established, to combine the advan-
tages of school boards without the disadvantages of rating.
A desire was expressed that powers of compelling at-
tendance should be given to such boards. Resolutions
were carried that every effort should be made to provide
efficient and suitable education in every parish before
January Ist, and to avoid the establishment of school
boards.
London, England, 1870-10-28

4 MOSES-and SON supply every description of
' . clothing, ready-made, or made to measure, for all ages,
all occasions, and all classes; also Hosiery and Drapery, Hats
and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates.
All Goods marked in Plain Figures.
Any tide exchanged if not worn or injured.
List of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and
Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free.
E. MOSES and 50..-N'S Establishments are closed every Friday
evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when busi-
ness is resumed until Eleven o'clock.
The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON

LONDON.
CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE.
NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET.
CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD.

COUNTRY BRANCH.
BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE.
London, England, 1870-10-28

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Captain Morley, RN., who was present at the battle
of Trafalgar, and served for a considerable time under
Lord Nelson, has just died. He entered the navy in
1801.

Prince Arthur Attended the dinner which was given-on
Wednesday night by Sir David Wood, K.C.8., com-
mandant, to the officers of Woolwich garrison, the occa-
sion being to commemorate the battle of Balalclava.

Orders have been received at Chatham from the Horse
Guards directing two large draughts to be held in readi-
ness to proceed to India to strengthen the service com-
panies of corps there.

Captain Sherard Osborn, C. 8., has, we understand,
signified his intention to the Admiralty to take the retire-
ment of his rank.

Vice-Admiral Sir Spencer Robinson, the Controller of
the Navy, has returned from leave of absence, and
will at once resume the discharge of his duties at the
Admiralty.
Colonel Anson, in a letter to the Times, takes
exception to Mr. Trevelyan's estimate that the total cost
of the abolitition of the purchase system in the army
would be £3,140,090. Colonel Anson says that a calcula-
tion he made in 1869, including over-regulation
prices? gave over £11,000,000 as the cost of the
abolition of the system. The gallant Col-
onel also contends that the number of
officers in our regiments has nothing to do with the pur-
chase system, a proof of which exists in the fact that
there is exactly the same proportion of officers to men in
the non-purchase cavalry and infantry corps as in the
purchase corps, and the same also as in the old Indian
army.
London, England, 1870-10-28

OPERA COMIQUE.—Grand Entrance, 299,
Strand.
_

Lessees : Messrs. LESLIE, STEELE, and NORTON.
This new and beautiful Theatre will OPEN on SATURDAY,
October 29th, for the production of FRENCH PLAYS, with the
incomparable Mdlle. DEJAZETZ and her entire company of
Comedians from the Theatre Dejazet. Seats may be secured
at the Theatre and all the Libraries. _ _ _
London, England, 1870-10-28

HEATRE ROYAL DR U t,l'-I.A>>l —Sole
Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. ()if Rft.N..—This
Theatre having been re-decorated under the it. . tion of Mr.
C. J. Phipps, F.S.A., is now Open for the AUTUMN DRAMATIC
SEASON, THIS EVENING, Oct. 28. Doors open atahalf-past Six,
commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at half-past
Eleven. Prices to the public parts of the Theatre from
Sixpence to Seven Shillings. Private Boxes from One to Four
Guineas. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily.
London, England, 1870-10-28

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET RACES.--T unSDAY.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS.

Thunder

W. O.

NURSERY HANDICAP.

Melurge •
Lozenge dam colt

1
2
3

Fifteen ran.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS
Rose of Athol
Croxteth
Starlight

Four ran.
HOME-BRED SWEEPSTAKES.
Albert Victor
Ripponden
Cunctator

Five ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS.

The Wren
Palmyra
Penguin

Seven ran.
TROY STAKES.

Noblesse
Queen of the Gipsies
Loetitia
Five ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS.

.3

Finesse colt
Cheesewring
N0rf01k........
The winner was disqualified, and Cheesewring gets the
stakes.
London, England, 1870-10-28

MISS RYE'S EMIGRATION SCHEME.

Miss Rye left Liverpool yesterday afternoon in the
Allan steamer Peruvian, for Canada, with one hundred
girls and one boy. Forty-five girls are from London and
forty-two from LiverpooL The rest from various parts.

RUMOURED BURNING OF TWO GERMAN
SHJPS BY A FRENCH VESSEL.

A rumour is current in Shields, and for which our
correspon dent says there appears to be good foundation, that
on Wednesday a French vessel burned two German
vessels at sea, about 100 miles east of the Tyne.
London, England, 1870-10-28

TIIE NEW CITY LIBRARY IN LONDON.

The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the
new City Library took place yesterday at the Guildhall
in the presence of a large gathering of ladies and gentle-
men. The "masonic" part of the ceremony was per-
formed by Dr. Sedgwick Saunders, the chairman of
the committee, who stated that the Lord Mayor,
with that homely and kind demeanour which had
rendered hint so popular during his mayoralty had ob-
served that there could not be "two kings in Brentford,"
and as he was desirous that those who deserved it should
have the honour and glory, he should stay away, as he
could be there in no other capacity than as Lord Mayor.
This would aooount for his Lordship's absence from the
ceremony. Dr. Saunders traced tho formation of the pre-
sent library to an ancient date, and stated that it
consisted of upwards of 3,000 volumes. The acquisition
of the new site was a most important one in every way,
and more particularly from the circumstance that for
the first time the City of London would have a free
public reading-room, with the best arrangement of the
space allotted for study. There would also be a museum
attached to it, where the relics of ancient London espe-
cially might find a fitting home. The ceremony concluded
%,ith addresses from Professor Owen, Sir David Salomons,
and others.
London, England, 1870-10-28

SIEGE OF PARlS.—Colossal Maps, Models.
Living Photographs of the French and Prussian Generals,
by Herr Schulze. DAILY, from twelve noon till ten p.m. Ad-
mission ls. Children 6d.--PALAIS ROYAL, Argyll-street,
xford-circus, W.
London, England, 1870-10-28

Paris : Mr. George L. Pendar, Acting Manager.

OPERA COMIQUE.—SATURDAY, October
29, OPENING NIGHT.—The performance will com-
mence with the Comedietta entitled "UN SOIIt OU'LL
NEIQEIAT ;" followed by the Comedy of Victorien Sardou,
entitled " LE PRESS ST. GERVAIS," in which Mdlle. Dejazet
will appear as Le Prince de Conti; as originally played by her
in Paris. Concluding with the Vaudeville "LE
S FORFAITS
DE PIPERMANS."
London, England, 1870-10-28

ATLANTIC TELEGRAMS.

Newspaper proprietors in this country are not in the
habit of disclosing the secrets of their business to the
public, but on the other side of the Atlantic less reserve is
exhibited. The New York Tribune lays before its readers
a statement of the amount it expended from July 28 to
October 5, both dates inclusive, in the collection and tele-
graphing of war news from Europe. In this ease the tele-
graphing must, of course, be credited with a very large pro-
portion of the total outlay ; but even with due allowance
for this extraordinary charge, the sum we are about to
state will give the reader some idea of the expenditure
which is entailed in working a newspaper with some' de-
gree of enterprise. Within the period named the Tribune
paid to its correspondents at the seat of war and to the
cable companies the large sum of 56,000 dols., or, say, in
round numbers, £ll,OOO. By an arran'ement, with three
of its contemporaries it received back about £4,000, leav-
ing its own outlay at £7,000 for a little over two months'
work in one field. One day's charges for telegraphing
alone reached the large sum of " £BlBlos. in gold."
London, England, 1870-10-28

MORNING PERFORMANCE.-AMY ROB-
SART.—In answer to numerous applications from parties
residing in the suburbs, it is respectfully announced that a
Special Morning Performance of this Grand Historical Drama
will be given on WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9. Children and Schools
admitted at reduced prices to the following parts of the theatre
—First circle, dress circle, and stalls. Doors open at half-past
One, commence at Two. Box-office open from Ten till Five
daiIy.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.
London, England, 1870-10-28

LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1870,

A DOCUMENT at this moment more profoundly
interesting than that recently addressed to the
Society for the Aid of the Sick and Wounded by
Colonel LOYD-LINDSAY, their chairman, can hardly
be imagined. Although, in the interests of huma-
nity, the way was smoothed before him, both going
and coming, his journey to Paris and back again has
about it all the interest of an exploit.
Under the protective symbol of the Asso-
ciation, this chivalrous Red-cross Knight of
the nineteenth century passed scatheless among both
beleaguers and the beleaguered. He was there, alike
at Paris and at Versailles, as the messenger of mercy,
and he was treated accordingly by both armies of the
belligerents. Traversing some of those paxts of la
belle France which have been already ravaged by
the war, he entered one while the blackened ruins of
Mdzieres, another the partially burnt and still
doomed village of Fontenay St. Pere. He saw at
Mantes the broken fragments merely of what
was once the finely-arched bridge then over the
river Seine. At Vernon he beheld the site merely
of the two bridges, now completely annihilated.
Seeing much of the Francs-tireurs, and hearing much
about them, realizing indeed to the full the
undoubted fact that it is the organisation of this very
force of the Francs-tireurs that infuriates the German
soldiery more than anything else against France,
Colonel LOYD-LINDSAY startles us into attention
when he, a dispassionate eye-witness and ear-
witness,prefers against the Franca-tireurs the damning