biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-26

INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON THE SOLDIER.

The New York Times makes some practical
remarks on the subject of brains in the private
soldier, and points out all the fallacy of the opinion
that has prevailed in many quarters with respect to
the mental training of the soldier. The French private
has been on the average a man of more intelligence
than his compeer in the armies of England, Austria,
aul Italy, but he has not been a man of education.
The importance of culture and training were realised
in the civil war ot America; for, as the war pro-
ceeded, every branch of the service felt the benefit of
the national training. The old military axiom that
it was of no consequence how ignorant or degraded
the rank and petty officers of an army were, has been
completely overthrown in the great wars of Prussia.
Her army has consisted of a whole people, the best
educated in Europe. The flower of the nation was
in the ranks and among the minor officers, it was, in
fact, an army from the common schools. Renan
said that the universities had conquered at Sadowa,
and it may fairly be added that the schools have
overthrown the Emperor at Sedan. The highest
German culture bore its richest fruits in the fearful
scenes of slaughter by teaching men how to die. The
struggle through the warfare has been one of brains.
The Prussians amazed their enemies by their know-
lege of the country through which they passed.
Their intendance has been perfect, and this, again, is
the fruit of brains. With the French the case has
been totally dissimilar, and the greatest ignorance on
essential points has been displayed. The officers do
not know their own provinces, and lose themselves
i n the country roads through which their enemies
pass with the precision ot chessmen. The American
view of the situation was confirmed by the case of
some French officers who were made prisoners, and
on being informed that their destination was Breslau,
made anxious inquiries respecting its position, and
were surprised and gratified to learn that it was the
third city of Prussia.
London, England, 1870-09-26

THE ARM FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.

The Field observes that we had to wait a dozen years
before the principle of loading at the breech was accepted;
and if the Prussian needle-gun had not been shewn to be
far superior to the old-fashioned muzzle-loader it is highly
probable that to this day the Enfield would still have
been the only arm used in the British service. As it is,
we have a better
useful weapon, but why we should not
have a still better one when it is offered to us is a problem
which yet remains to be solved. So long as we had a
large stock of Enfields to be converted, it was reasonable
enough to work them up by means 'of the Snider action ;
but to go on making new rifles on the same
pattern is almost as absurd as the choice of
the Chassepot by the French. The Volunteers
have shewn themselves to be such superior
marksmen that they surely might be entrusted with
the best rifle that can be obtained. It is not to be ex-
pected that they should be able to compete with the
regular army in drill, but their forte is evidently accuracy
of aim ; and, provided with an arm of the highest precision
and range, they might be trusted to give as good an account
of an enemy as any troops in the world. Yet, with this
knowledge of their peculiar merit, they are still only armed
with the old Enfield, with which no troops would now
dare to face even the rudest form of breech-loader. This
is'a crying shame, and must be rectified without delay, or
we shall inevitably lose the services of a body of men who
are.believed, on their first. establishment, to have saved us
from the change of one invasion, and are still to be relied
on for any future occasion of a similar nature.

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London, England, 1870-03-28

SHARE LIST.

RAILWAYS-ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Closing Business
Paid. Name. Quotations. done.
St Bristol and Exeter lOO 77 79
St Caledonian 100 771 7$ 771
St Cambrian lOO 15 20
20 Cornwall all 21 31
St Dublin and Belfast Junction 100 . . ...
St Dun, Prth, and Aber. Junc 100 7.0 72
20 East London . all 4 6
20 Do
20 Do
St. Glasgow and S.Western - 100 111 113
St Great Eastern lOO 371 38 371
St Do East Anglian, No. 2., 100 61 71 .
St Great North of Scotland 100 15 16
St Great Northern 100 114 115 •
St Do A 100 119 1191 111-
St Do B 100 126 128
St Gt. So. and West (lreland) 100 98 100
St Great Western Original lOO 67 68 671 1
St Do South Wales 100 68 70 711
St Do West Midland—Oxford 100 44 45
St Do do Newport 100 36 38
St Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 1254 1251
St Lond, Bright'n, and S.Coast 100 43 431 434
St Lond, Chatham, and Dover 100 144 154
St Do Metrop Extension A 100 • 9 11
St London and North Western 100 124 1231 123 24
St London and South Wastern 100 881 891 881 8
St Manch, Shef, and Lincelnsh 100 51 511 514
St Do New issued at £5O dis 30 ~ ..•
St Metropolitan lOO 791 80 781
St Do Preferred... lOO ... ...
St Do Deferred 100
10 Do Redeemable all 91 1.01
St Metropolitan District 100 37 38 38
St Midland lOO 1241 125 1231
St Do Birmingham and Derbyloo 92 94
St North British. lOO 34 35 331
St Do Edin, Perth, and Dunde.loo 13 15
St North Eastern—Berwick lOO 1261 1271
St Do Leeds • 100 841 i 871
St Do York
St Do Stockton and Darlingta 100 169 171
St North Loudon 100 116 118
10 Do New, 1868 6l 14 11
St North Staffordshire 100 59 61
St North and So. West. Junct 100 102 105
St Rhymney lOO 52 51
St Shropshire Union 100 62 63
St South Devon 100 46 48
St South Eastern 100 741 751
St Do Preferred ...100 1091 1161
St Do Deferred... lOO 41 411
St Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok'g. all 121 131
St Taff Vale
10 Do 0 6 3 6
St Waterford and Cent. Ireland 100 ... ...
10 Waterloo and Whitehall
London, England, 1870-03-28

MILITIA OFFICERS.

The Army and _Navy Gazette, in answer to a cor-
respondent, lays down the law as to the custom of
Militia officers of the rank of field-officer or captain
to retain their rank and title at all times.
Though it is not quite universally done, it
is strictly correct to do so, not only at the periods of
annual training, but always. In the opinion of the
paper referred to, the omission of a field officer or
captain of militia so to style himself leads to the
suspicion that he is either ashamed of his rank, or
impressed with the idea that as plain Mr. Jones, the
squire of the parish, ho is, like Lord Castlereagh at
Vienna, bier distingue. We know that in seaport
towns and along the Thames every owner of a barge
is called "captain," but there are vast
differences even with the same specific titles, and
Sereant Talfourd and Sergeant Jolly of the Marines
area not precisely in the same social scale. " The
true rule for a gentleman to adopt is this—to avoid
ostentation. Of the two prides we prefer the honest
pride in a title, to the pride which apes humility in
dropping a title. If an officer is currently known as
Captain Jones of the Blankshiro Militia, Captain
Jones he should call himself and write himself upon
his card."

NEW MILITARY DISTRICTS.
Great Britain has been divided into military dis-
tricts on a different scale from that which has been
formerly in force. The organization of the reserve
force will be facilitated by the new system placing it
under the control of the general and
other officers commanding. Dover is still
the head-quarters of the South Eastern District, and
Portsmouth of what is now termed the Southern
district. The whole of the Western Counties will
report to the officer in command at Devonport. The
Eastern District is a new one, with head-quarters at
Colchester. The Northern District, with its head-
quarters at Manchester, is enlarged, and a new dis-
trict, called the Home District, has been created.
Witn its head-quarters at London. Scotland Is
divided into three sub-districts, and the command
of Aldershott and Woolwich, remain unchanged.
All reference to Ireland is omitted in the circular
which sets forth these changes:
London, England, 1870-03-28

CAUTION.

E. MOSES and SON
beg to inform the Public that thoy have adopted and
registered a TRADE MARK, consisting of the words " The
Standard," with the initials "E. M. & S.' underneath, and that
henceforward every article of clothing manufactured by them will
have a label or ticket attached to it, with the said trade mark
printed thereon. All persons are hereby cautioned against imitat-
ing the said Trade Mark.
For trades and addresses see following advertisement.
London, England, 1870-03-28

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
FRANCE.
THE TRIAL OF PRINCE BONAPARTE.
THE VERDICT.
TOURS, March 27, Evening.

The court opened at noon to-day.
The prisoner rose and said the ignoble Marseil-
laise had calumniated him. He said he never com-
mitted a murder in Algeria, and never suffered
punishment there. His cousin the Emperor was
present. From such -calumnies they might judge
the rest. The verdict of the street, the only one
Maitre Laurier recognised, pretended to be that of
200,000 persons, but of these nine-tenths were the
simply curious. The Paris population had too much
good sense to bi led astray. He had told the truth,
and nothing but the truth.
• There was much applause as the Prince sat
down.

The President charged without bias. He agreed
with the Procureur that there must have been pro-

vocation:

The Jury retired at balf-past one, and at 2.50 re-
turned, and pronounced a verdict of "Acquittal.".
It is reported that there were 18 for and 18 against
the imposition of a fine of 25,000 francs, and costs
in civil action.

The prisoner was immediately liberated.
The town is tranquil. There is a great but peace-
able crowd opposite the hotel of the Princess.
PARIS, March 27, Evening.

In the civil action brought by the Noir family
against Prince Pierre Bonaparte, the latter has
been condemned to pay 25,000 francs damages and
London, England, 1870-03-28

"THE APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS THE
MAN."

BEST MATERIALS, BEST STYLES, BES P
WORKMAN -lIIP, and LOWEST PRICES, at
E. MOSES and SON'S.

Every description of Clothing ready-made or made
to m2asure. for all ages. all occasions, and all classes,
at E. MOSES and SON'S.

For the• convenience of Ladies accompanying
their Sons there is a separate department for. Boys'
Clothing, and it is furnished with a splendid assort-
ment of Suits, Ov rcoats, and Clothing for all occa-
sions, including all the favourite designs and the
most fashionable materials.

Orders by Post are attended to with care and
punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of
self-measure introduced by E. MOES and SON
enables them to guarantee a faultless fit.

Any article not worn or injured will be exchanged,
or, if desired, the money will be returned.

All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, from
whichno abatement can 4e made.

The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and
Caps, and Boots and Shoes, is unequalled for mag-
nitude, variety, and cheapness.

A very large assortment of BLANKETS, from
ss. 4d. the pair.

Complete Outfits for all climates, with every re-
quisite for the v.iyage.

List of Prices, with Rules for self-measure, Pat-
terns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free.

E. MOSES and SON, Ready made and Bespoke
Tailors, Habitmakers, Wooliendrapers, Hatters,
Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and General
Outfitters for all classes.

E. 3103 ES and SON'S Est blishments are closed
every Friday evening at sunset, when business is
i esumed until eleven o'clock.

The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SCN.

LONDON:

CORNER OF MINGRIES AND ALDGATE.

NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF lIART•STREET.

CORNER OF TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD AND EUSTON-

ROAD.

Country Branch:
London, England, 1870-03-28

BIRTHS.

LUARD —On the 25th init., at Devonport, the wife of Captain
Luard, R.N., of a son.
MERRICK—On the 25th inst., at Kingstown' the wife of
Lieut.-Colonel T. C. Merrick, Bengal S.C., of a son.
London, England, 1870-03-28

LYCEUM THEATRE (under the management
of Messrs Mamell (elegantly redecorated by Macintosh).
THIS EVENLN(I, at 7.30, TWENTY MINU I'ES WITH A
'TIGER: Messrs G. F. Neville, Odell, and Wilmott; Mesdames
Rignold and Morgan.
Aft r which, CHILPEBIC, by Herve: Messrs M. Marius, G.
Vincent. Odell, Lapierre, Aynsley Cook, and H. Herve; Mes-
dames Dolaro, Fitzlnman, Romanelli, Nellie Nesbit, and Miss
Emily 'Muir
London, England, 1870-03-28

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE..

1000
1000
2500
1000

Mr. ROBERT FOWLER asked the Under Secretary of
State for the Colonies whether he had any objection to
lay upon the table the despatch of Lord Granville to Sir
Philip Wodehouse, which had been presented to the Cape
Parliament in regard to the establishment of responsible
Government at the Cape of Good Hope, and the with-
drawal of troops from that colony.
Mr. MONSELL said he had no objection to the papers
being produced.

St'ORTING IN

IE-11116 DA.

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
5 to 1 agst Sabinus (taken and offered)
6 to 1 apt Miss Dayrell (taken and offered)
100 to 12 agst Oxonian (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Douglas (offered—take 11 to 1)
10 to 1 agst Gertrude (off,:red-12 to 1 taken)
11 to 1 kist Claudius (offeted)
20 to 1 agst Grant de Batailles (offered)
25 to 1 apt Benbow (taken and offered)
1000 to 40 agst Rosirrncian (taken)
1000 to 40 agst Vestmioster - (offered)
1000 to 40 agst‘Vagabond (offered)
25 to 1 apt l3lue Bell colt (offered)
1000 to 30 agst Lelia colt (offered)
1000. to 30 agst Simplon coffered)
1000 to 30 agst Myosotis (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Border Knight (offered)
45 to 1 agst Muster (offered)
1000 to 15 agst El Dorado (offered)
1000 to 9 agst Paganini (offered)
6to 1 agst W. Day's lot (offered)
Scratched—Ladas and Ashfield.
DERBY.
to 1 agst Macgregor (taken and offered)
to 25 agst Palmerston (taken)
to 15 agst Captivator (offered)
to 25 agst St. Guthlae (taken)
to 10 agst Douglas (taken 10 times)

CITY BETTING.—TuIs DAY.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
sto 1 agst Sabinus (taken and offered)
6 to 1 agst Miss Dayrell (offered—take 100 to 15)
Bto 1 agst Oxonian (taken and offered)
13 to 1 agst Claudius (taken and offered)
13 to 1 agst Gertrude (taken)
20 to 1 agst Benbow (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Douglas (offered—take 25 to 1)
22 to 1 agst Geant des Batailles (taken)
25 to 1 agst Blue Bell colt (taken)
25 to 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken)
30 to 1 agst Lelia colt (offered)
33 to 1 agst Vagabond (taken and offered)
33 to 1 agst Vestminster (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst El Dorado (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Muster (taken and offered)
1000 to 10 agst Vintner (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Lily (taken ten times)
1000 to 10 agst Paganini (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
100 to 7 agst Sabinus (taken)
TWO THOUSAND.
20 to 1 agst the Prince of Wales (taken)

ARRIVALS AT EPSOM.
Syrian, Geant des Battailes, Falkland, Lightning, Thor,
Briton, Douglas, Perambulator, Neuchatel, Lady Blanche f,
Border Knight, Electricity, Lord of Misrule, Oast Off, Miss
Dayrell, Play, Gertrude, Cherie, Lelia c, Little Drum, Blue
Bell c, Violet, Rainbow, Mortlake, Allbrook, Paganiui, Ben-
bow, Darkie, Oxonian, Lady Clifden c, and Albatross.
London, England, 1870-03-28

COLLISIONS ON RAILWAYS.

MAJOR ALLEN asked the Under-Secretary to the Board
of Trade, why the return moved for on the 26th of July
last, in reference to collisions on railways, where the
block system was and was not in operation, and which
was promised to be furnished by the. President of the
Board had not been laid upon the table of the House.
Mr. LEFEVRE said the reason was that only about half
the company returned answers to the circular, but the
attention of the railway companies had been directed to
the motion, and he thought he should be able to produce
the return in a short time.
KILMAINHAM HOSPITAL.
Sir JOHN GRAY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether it was true that an order had been issued to the
effect that no more pensioners should be admitted into the
Kilmainham Hospital, Dublin, and, if so, was that order
to be taken as an indication of the intention of the Go•
vernment to abolish that national institution.
Mr. CARDWELL was understood to say that certain in-
4uiries were going on, but pending that no vacancies
would be filled up.
London, England, 1870-03-28

BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE.

1870.
TILE following is the House List of GOVERNORS
and DIRECTORS of the BANK of ENGLAND for the
year ensuing:—

FOR GOVERNORS.
ROBERT EPIGRAM CRAWFORD, Esq., Governor.
GEORGE LYALL, Esq , Deputy-Governor.
FOR DIRECTORS.

Henry Wollaston Blake, Esq.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq.
John William Birch, Esq.
Traveis Buxton, Esq.
Mark Wilks Collet, Esq.
James Pattison Currie, Esq.
Benjamin Buck Greene, Esq.
James Alexander Guthrie, Esq.
Thomson liankey, Esq.
Baron Heath,

John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq,
Thomas Newman Hnnt, Esq.
Charles Frederick Huth, Esq.
Alfred Latham, Esq.
*William Lidderdale, Esq,
Alexander Matheson, Esq.
James Morris, Esq.
Ge.,rg..: "Ward° Norman, Esq.
Edward Howley Palmer, aq.
*lJavidPow(ll, jun., Esq.

Kirknian Danii I Hodgson. Esq
Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq.

Albert George -,anilemt;n. Esq
Christopher Weguelin, Esq.

N.R. The Gentlemen against w
are new Candidates for t e Dire(

liose nam 's an asterisk is placed

The Election ,or Goy rnor a.id
at the Bank on Tuesday, the
Wednesd4y, the 6th April, from
till Four in the Afternoon.

1 Deputy-Governor will be held
Sth At,ril. and ior Directors on
Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon
London, England, 1870-03-28

11LIZ MAJESTY.

CLAREMONT, March 26.

The Queen, accompanied by. their Royal High-
nesses Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince
Leopo:d arrived at Claremont ya.tterday evening. .

March 27.

Her Majesty and the Royal Family and the Ladies
and Gentlemen in Waiting were present at Divine
service, wh.ch w a perform' in the house.
London, England, 1870-03-28

BREECH-LOADING RIFLES.

Some of the consequences of the use of breech-
loading rifles in modern warfare have been pointed
out by a German writer on the campaign of 1860.
This author says that one general result of the use
of the improved weapon, in his opinion, is
to restore the individuality of the men, which the
conditions of modern warfare had previously made
small account of ; and yet without destroying, but
rather increasing, when wisely used, the homogeneity
of the army. The captain becomes the most important
officer, because in every fight the tendency will be for
the line to break up into columns of companies ; a
major, a colonel, or a general may be found with
oni3r a company left to command, their lines being
broken up and scattered in disjointed parts of the
battle. It is also the opinion of this writer that
an army which cannot take advantage of the mani-
fest tendency which he points out, can never reckon
on the advantages to be derived from the use of the
breech-loader.
London, England, 1870-03-28

THAMES.

Thomas trussey, a boy engaged in the office of Messrs.
Merton and Owen, was charged with stealing a letter con-
taining a cheque for £t 17s. It appeared to be the duty of the
lad to carry the letters arriving by the post into the cashier's
office, and in performing this duty on Saturday he kept one
of the letters back which contained the cheque. He then,
in a most blundering manner, pasted over the endo sem ent
and having written another name over the paper so pasted,
endeavoured to obtain cash for the cheque, but he was at
once given into custody. The prosecutors wished the pri-
soner to be dealt with leniently, but the magistrate said be
had no alternative but to commit the prisoner for trial.
London, England, 1870-03-28

THE THEATRES, &c.

DRURY-LANE—At SeTen, I'm rM Myself at all. At Eight, Pcep o'

Day
ADELPHI—At Seven, My Precious Betsy. The Prompter's Box

Whitebait at Greenwich.
ITAYMARKEI—At Seven. An Alarming Sacrifice. At 7.40, Our
American Cousin. And Shocking Events.
LYCEUM—At 7.30, Twenty Minutes with a Tiger At 8.15, Ohilperie
OLYMPIC—At Seven, Little Emily. The Princess
PRINCESS'S—At Seven, Your Life's in Danger. Paul Lafarge. A
Dark Night's Work
GAIETY—At Seven, The Happy Village. 7.45, The First Night.
A t Nine, Uncle Dick's Dbrling
QUEEN S----At Seven, Quick March. At 8.15, 'Twixt Axe and Crown
STRAND—At Seven, Sisterly Service. Widow's Weeds. Ino
Sr.JAMES'S—At Seven, She Stoops to Conquer. At 9.15, La Belle
Sauvage. An Unhappy Pair
Pr.INCE Cr WALES'S--At Eight, SchooL Dearest Mamma. Quite
13, Accident

GLOBE—At Seven, Whitebait at Greenwich. At Eight, Philomel.
The Goose with the Golden Eggs
WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH BOOK, Egyptian Hall, Picca-
dilly, every Evening (except Sattu day) at 8; Saturday Mot -
ince at 3. Admission, ls, 2s, 3s.
:,HRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8; Wed-
nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.
DIADAILE TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 1.1 a.m. till 5.30
p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, ls. ; extra rooms, 6d.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park, Open daily(except Sundays).
Admission. ls.• on Mondays, 6d. Children nnder twelve. Gd.
London, England, 1870-03-28

EMIGRATION.

Mr. MACFIE asked the Under Secretary of State for the
colonies whether any or all of the leases referred to in the
secretary of State for the Colonies' letter to the Secretary
of the Emigrant and Colonists' Aid Corporation, dated
March 2, of land in Western Australia were terminable
an short notice for the purpose of being enclosed and oc-
cupied as agricultural farms. Whether the portion of
the eight million acres referred to in that letter
which had been sold in Western Australia, and the twelve
million acres there said to have " been granted to a popu-
lation not exceeding sixteen thousand souls " in Natal,
was held under any conditions favourable to emigration ;
and whether the Secretary of State for the Colonies, with
a view to the stream of voluntary emigrants flowing
.owards British settlements, was corresponding with the
governors of the aforesaid colonies and with the Govern-
.uents of the self-governing colonies, in order to learn
what arrangemens could be made for occupation of waste
and by agriculturists from England.
Mr.MoNsELL said the land in some of Australia was held

some under short and some under eight years' leases, in
Western Australia, the particular portion referred to, was
.seld under no restriction. In Natal it was held also with-
mit restriction, except in some cases, an account rent was
?aid, and as long as that was paid the land could not be
vouched. With respect to the question of emigration, a
zircular had been addressed to the Governors of Canada
Lad other colonies with a view of ascertaining what were
:he prospects for emigrants arriving in those parts.
HYDE PARK.

Sir FREDERICK HEYGATE asked the First Commissioner
A Works whether the roadway and equestrian ride lead.
mg from the west end of Rotten Row to Queen's Gate
ixe intended to be permanently closed to carriages and
riders ; and, whether the gravel which was now being
:emoved from the surface of Hyde Park to the depth of
four or five feet, was to be replaced by black mud and
:lay taken from the Serpentine ; and if he considered
inch a proceeding conducive to the health and comfort of

the public.
Mr. AYRTON said in consequence of the great increase
A houses in the neighbourhood, it had been found desi-
rable to make a new thoroughfare from north to south.
xnd that did cut off the corner of the ride ; but in
place of that a new road had been made, and the
xround had been laid out with shrubs. With respect to
.he other question, it was intended to put the mud into
:he place from which the gravel was taken ; but the place
would be re-turfed, so that no one would be aware of the
'lhange. (Laughter.)
UNION RATING.

Mr. KAVANAGH asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland,
whether he intended to move for the select committee on
anion rating before Easter; if not, whether he could say
how soon after Easter he would make that motion.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he should not proceed with the
dubject before the Land Bill had gone through committee
London, England, 1870-03-28

PATRONAGE.

Mr. HENNIKER-MAJOR asked the First Lord of the
Treasury whether the office of stamp distributor at
Lowestoft, recently vacant by the death of Mr. Robert
Morris, had been or was about to be conferred upon a Mr.
Chater, a solicitor, who already had the office of registrar
of the County Court in the town.
Mr. GLADSTONE said he was quite aware of what had
been done, and approved of it. The Inland Revenue
department did not think the appointment of a solicitor a.
all improper.
London, England, 1870-03-28

OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
' Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborongh.
THIS EVENING. at Seven. SISTERLY SERVICE: Messrs.
Crouch, Joyce, and Miss Sheridan.
Followed by WIDOWS' WEEDS. Messrs Crouch, Turner, and
Mesdames E. Button and Anstisa.
Aftet which, INO; Messrs Thorne, James, Fenton, Turner;
Mesdames Sheridan, Newton, Maitland, &c.
London, England, 1870-03-28

THEArRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. 1).. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL

. .
After which, at 7.15, PEEP 0' DAY : Messrs J. It. Howard
Lewis Nanton, Barrett, .1. Neville, F. Charles C. Moore,
Si Intyre, W. F. Vokes, and F. Vokes; Mesdames Edith Stuart,
Barrett, Michells, Amy Roselle, Hastings, Harper, and itosina
Yokes.
London, England, 1870-03-28

TIIEATRE ROYAL, II A YMARKE'r.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, at 7, AN ALARMING SACRIFICE. V. r
Bucketone, jon., and Miss F. Wright.
After which, at 7 40, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Characters
by Mr Sothern. Mr. Buckstnne, Mr Chippendale, Mr Braid, Mr
)togers; Mrs Chippendale, Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Uwynne,
Miss C. Hill, &c.
Concluding with SHOCKING EVENTS: Mr Compton, Mrs
Chippendale, and Mrs Fitzwilliam.
Box-office open daily fron Ten till Five.
London, England, 1870-03-28

MARRIAGES.

BIRT—HENLEY—At the British Embassy, Paris, William
Birt, barrister-at-law, Lincoln's-inn, to Miss Henley.
WHITCHURCH—ARNOLD—On the 24th inst., at Great Bar-
ford Cburch, Bedfordshire, Nathaniel Whitchurch, Esq.,
of Melton Mowbray, to Anne Fanny, only child of the late
John ArnolJ, Esq., of Great Barford House, and 135, Al-
deragate-street.
London, England, 1870-03-28

THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

The return of Mr. Darbishire to his old post of
stroke in the Oxford boat has given rise to an angry
controversy, which all the precedents urged by the
Oxonians do not suffice to allay. Undoubtedly, men
who have taken their degree, and.who no longer re-
iii3e at their university, have rowed in these
matches, both for Oxford and for Cambridge. Indeed,
one Cantab says that he can scarcely remember .a
Cambridge University eleven that has not included
non-resident B.A.'s among it most efficient members.
and who, unlike Mr. Darbishire, had bidden farewell
to their University for ever. But the malcontents
are not satisfied with these arguments. About
the matter of precedent no question is
raised. But it is contended that the race is pre-
sumedly between the young men in course of educa-
tion at the two universities in statu pupillari; and
though there may be exceptions, yet the rule should
in general be kept; and Mr. Darbishire occupies too
conspicuous a position in the "rowing world" for
him to do what might readily be permitted to ob-
scurer individuals. Such are the pleas on both
sides.

tTNITED STATES' BONDS.

A Liverpool merchant relates what he deems a
story of wrong on the part of the United States Go-
vermnent. He bought some part of their Seven-
thirty Bonds, the first series of which were issued in
June, 1865, and matured in June, 1868. These, like
most other American bonds issued at short date, con-
tained a clause for renewal or conversion. This
clause was a most important and tempting one, to
the effect that they were at maturity payable at par,
or, at the option of the holder, convertible into 5-20
Bonds, also at par. About the time of maturity
they, with most other United States' Government
Bonds, had risen in market value to some 8 or 10 per
cent. above par; so the Secretary of the Treasury
issued a notice that all bonds not presented
for conversion within a • certain period after
maturity would be refused such conversion,
and paid off only at par in currency.
Now this notice, though extensively advertised in
the American newspapers, was not announced in
Europe, where so many of these bonds are held, and
in fact the American diplomatists were ignorant of
the stipulation six months after it was issued.
The Liverpool merchant inadvertently omitted to
send his bonds to be converted, and the result was
that they were refused. Others were treated simi-
larly. The complainant thinks he has been subjected
to a mild phase of repudiation, and declines any more
dealings iu United States' bonds.
London, England, 1870-03-28

DEATHS.

HALL—On the 25th Inst., at Leamington, Colonel Thomas
Hall, of Killean, aged 81.
PARSONS—On the 26th inst., at 45, Russell-square, John AL
Parsons, Esq., aged 71.

London: Printed and Published by WILLIAU ANDREWS, of
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, NO. 112, strand,
in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex,.
Monday, Hargis 96, 1870.
London, England, 1870-03-28

THE DIEItCHANT SHIPPING CODE.

A copy of the memorial presented to the Board of
Trade on the subject of the Merchant Shipping Code
Bill by th9..4ssooiggcl Chamber of Commerce. has

ueen punnsnect. The memorialists recommend that
a periodical inspection of all sailing ships and steam-
ships not carrying passengers, unclassed at Lloyd's,
mr by the Liverpool Underwriters' Association, should
be compulsory. They suggest that the Bill
should contain provisions for the prevention of
overloading, either by competent inspection, a
fixed maximum load line, or otherwise. Also
that it should provide means for obtaining surveys
by competent persons, judically appointed in all cases
where a ship puts into any harbour in distress or in
an unseaworthy condition. They protest against
the proposal to make a consigner or agent of a ship
liable for penalties which may become due from the
master and owner, and for dues which by any
part of the bill are made payable in respect
of any ship, as unjust in principle. Finally
they recommend as a means of increasing the supply
of efficient sailors for the mercantile marine that the
bill should contain provisions for the establishment
and maintenance of training ships for boys intended
for sea.
London, England, 1870-03-28

PROGRESS IN FRANCE.

After the Orsini affair took place, a law of general
safety was voted by the Chambers in France, which
gave the force of law to the violent decrees of the
coup d'etat. This was a relic of evil times. It has now
been repealed by the Senate, and it is interesting to
observe what was the force of its operation when it
existed. It could not be compared with our suspen-
sion of the Habeas Corpus, or the Peace Preservation
Act. It placed every citizen's life and liberty
at the instant, unconditional; and unquestioned
disposal of the secret police, without so much as a
form of trial before a military or a mixed tribunal.
The unanimous assent of the Senate to its repeal
may be considered an earnest of better days to
come, as the happy transformation of the Empire
into a reign of law and temperate liberty could
hardly be said to have begun in earnest until the old
law of public safety was abrogated.
London, England, 1870-03-28

costs.

BOURSE, March 2G.—Three o'clock—The market
closed as follows :

4 per Cent.
3 per Cents 74 30

Bank Shares 2820
ItaFan gives 56
Austrian Fives
Ottoman Loan 431 50
Do. Debt 46 75
Spanish Threes 27 25
Home Debt —
Deferred —

End of mouth 74 171
Orcdit Mobilier 280
Transatlantic 202 50
Uredit Fonder 1307 50
Paris Gas 1785
Suez Canal 337 50
RAILWAY

Cash
10071

Orleans

Western .

N ortheru

11771

Strasburg •• 6l3i
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 626i
Sardinian
____

Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman

, Bl2k
505

AMERICA.
(Per French Atlantic Cable.)
NEW YORK, March 26.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at 1111 ; the highest quotation during the day
was 112/ ; the lowest, 1111.
Sterl►ng Exchange on London
5-20 U., S. Bends, 1382
1885
1867
105
1.111
25
22/c
26c
Corn—Old

10-40
Illinois
Erio
Cotton—Mid. upland
Petroleum—Standard White
Flour—Extra State, $1 50c. to $5, 10c.
mixo3, $1 3c.

ST. NAZAIRE, March 28.

The Transatlantic Company's steamer Floride has
arrived here. Her dates are Colon, March 4;• St.
Martha, 6th ; and Martinique, 12th. She brings 89

passengers.

BREST, March 28.
The Transatlantic Company's steamer Pereire ar
rived here to-day at 6 a.m. with 86 passengers.

BRAZIL.

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 7th.

No further advices have been received from Para-
guay, but the return of another body of Brazilian
troops is looked for within the next four days. The
result of the -operations undertaken by General
Camaro will then be known; he was marching
rapidly towards the Brazilian province of Matto
Grosso, there to intercept the passage of Lopez on his
way to Bolivia.

PLYMOUTH, March 28.

The Spanish screw steamer Aniberis, from Bayonne,
with brandy and wine for Antwerp, burst her
boiler at sea, between Ushant and Plymouth, at 5
p.m. yesterday. None of her crew were hurt. To-
day she was towed into Plymouth Sound by the
steamship Britannia, from Cadiz to London.
London, England, 1870-03-28

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE,

A GUA. AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
J NO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of
the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder-
ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated
form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, 3s. each; also 58., 7s. Gcl., and 15s. each, includ-
ing brash.
Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, Lon-
don, E.C.
London, England, 1870-03-28

POLICE INT ELLIGEN C E—(T nis DAY).

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
Owen Sullivan, a costermonger, was charged with gamb-
ling on Sunday, in Broad-street, Golden-square. The pri-
soner was in the habit of going to a particular part of the
street named, taking with him a basket of oranges and
then inducing the little boys to toss for the fruit, two or
nothing for a halfpenny. The magistrate said it was very
disgraceful conduct, as it eventually led little boys to
become dishonest. He was sent to prison for a month in
default of paying a fine of 40s.
London, England, 1870-03-28

THE IRISH CHURCH CONVENTION.

The Irish. Church Convention has at length agreed
.;o the draft of the document which is necessary to
give the Irish Church of the future a legal status.
En pursuance of the power vested in the Convention
by the Irish Church Act of 1869, it provides for the
appointment of persons, hereafter to be named, as a
corporation, which is to have continuance for ever
oy the name of the Representative Body of the
Church of Ireland. This corporation is to
ce composed of three classes, to be called
the ex-officio, the elected, and the co-opted
members. The ex-officio members are to be the
.rchbishops and bishops of the Church of Ireland,
.or the time being, and the elected members to consist
)f one clerical and two lay representatives for each
diocese. The co-opted members are to consist of
ersons equal in number to the number of such
dioceses, and to be elected by the ex-officio and re-
presentative members. The remainder of the docu-
ment provides for the duties of the Corporation in
detail, and the manner in which the members shall
be elected.
THE CASE AGAINST MR. MACKONOCHTE.

The case of Martin v. Mackonochie, which was to
lave come before the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council has been withdrawn. The
application would have been to have the
monition of their lordships given in Decem-
ber last against kneeling or prostration during
the prayer of the consecration of the holy elements
)f the Communion and the elevation of the paten
lud cup put in force. Several affidavits had been
Shed by the defendant.

WHAT IS A MONK' $

Father Ignatius has delivered a lecture in
London, on the subject, " What is a Monk ?"
the personal appearance of the rev. gentleman
was sufficient in itself to answer the question,
as far as dress was concerned. He was attired in a
nonk's cowl, and carried in his hand a three-
!ornered hat. He said the Church of Rome had
accomplished a good object in establishing convents
and monasteries in this country. The Church of Eng-
land had boldly instituted convents, but they had a.
yet built no monastery in the land. The word
" monk," he said, signified a man who lived a solitary
life. Hence, therefore, he, because he travelled
among men, and preached to them, was not a monk.
The term, he observed, of his monastic life had not
yet come, as he had a mission to fulfil first, namely?
to collect funds for the cause. The nobility of this
land, he averred, held thousands of acres pillaged
from the monasteries. He did not, however, charge
the nobility of this age with the actual theft, but he
did assert that many high families now_living were
suffering judgment for the crime of withholding that
which was stolen by their ancestors from the poor.
London, England, 1870-03-28

HYPOTHEC.

Mr. CARNEGIE asked the Lord Advocate whether it was
his intention to bring in this session any measure on the
Law of Hypothec in Scotland.
The LORD ADVOCATE said he regretted he should not be
able to introduce a bill on the subject during the presen*
session.

IRISH LAND BILL.
Mr. 1111AnoN did not persevere with his motion, but on
he question that the Hcuse go into committee,
Mr. KNIGHT rose and moved the House go into committee
that day week, in order to allow him an opportunity of
making a few observations on the state of Ireland. He
thought what was required was not a Land Bill, but a good
law of settlement.

(LEFT SITTING•)

BRISTOL ELECTION.-THIS DAY

ELEVEN O'CLOCK.

Hare ...

... ... 00. 4,451

Robinson ... ... ... ... 4,319
TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Hare ... , ...
Robinson ..

... 5,197
... 5,173

CLOSE OF TIIE POLL.
(Liberal return.)

Hare ~, •,• -. 7,047
Robinson .10 ite 7,812
London, England, 1870-03-28

measure.

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS.
Mr. TAYLOR presented a petition from Sheffield in
'avour of payment of members.
THE IRISH LAND BILL.
Mr. MORRISON gave notice that in committee on this
bill he should move certain clauses for the purpose of in-
troducing Judge Longfield's scheme for regulating matters
between landlord and tenant.
London, England, 1870-03-28

WESTMINSTER.

A young man named Porter was placed at the bar,
charged with stealing a watch, the property of a female
named Bailey. After giving the young man in charge the
woman refused to attend. It turned out that the prisoner
was a respectable person, and altogether a person most un-
likely to commit a robbery. The magistrate said it was
most essential to have the matter cleared up, and he should
allow the accused to go at large until that day week, when
he would compel the person who had made the charge to
attend the court.
London, England, 1870-03-28

BANKERS.

Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, E.C. ; and
Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W.
EDWD. WEAVER, Secretary.
_

Offices, 73, Cheapaide.

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-PA tron—
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G.
President—His Grace the Duke of BUOCLEUCH, B.G.

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.; Herrizs and Co.; Ransom
and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, PAW.ne, and' Co. ; Bar-
clay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-
street; and at the Hospital from 10 to 5.

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal-
street, Lincoln's-inn. The Committee earnestly APPEAL
for FUNDS to defray the heavy current expenses. Assistance is
urgently needed.

J. W. WALDRON, Secretary.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges. 19, Broad-street, and Ealing.
870 children,
415 will keep a boy or girl for one year.
__Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank,
214, Etig,h 700:clornie,e7..edtree41,t4Lothbury, B. 0.• and by
Isio. 8 G WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Lincoln's-inn-fields.

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
STITITTIOX FEMALE PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN

President—Rev. CANON DILE. CONTRIBMONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear-
nestly solicited, Which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon
gut, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, E.G. • Francis Nicholls
11:8g. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Ohnnab'ers,
TIIOMAS, Sec., 200, RuBton-roi44llf.W'
London, England, 1870-03-28

TORN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY
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gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay,
and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price I.s. 6d.—
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London, England, 1870-03-28

UNIVERSITY TESTS.

It is reported that Mr. Gladstone has requested
the Solicitor-General to introduce before Easter the
Government bill for the abolition of University
Tests. Its leading provisions are said to be similar
to those of the measure with which the public is
already familiar; but it is probable that a clause
will be inserted enabling Nonconformists to be
elected members of the governing bodies of the
Universities.

THE PREMIER AND THE PORTE 4.
The Liverpool Mercury relates the following story, as
shewing how the vicissitudes of fortune sometimes mani-
fest themselves in strange places :—" Many years ago
there Were two schoolfellows, one named William Ewart
Gladstone, the other Luke Hamer. The former
quitted school for the Senate, and became as distinguished
in politics as he had in early life become in
letters. Fortune was not fickle to him, and he is now the
Prime Minister of Great Britain. Luke Hamer's career
seems to have been far more chequered with the ills of
life ; and the world, for aught we know, would have re-
mained ignorant even of his existence had he not recently
applied for an appointment to a public office. The office in
question has no connection with the Cabinet ; it is only
that of a porter at the Ormskirk workhouse. Poor Luke
Hamer, who now verges on his 60th year, has probably.
had x hard battle in the world, and things must
have gone ill with him if his story is true, that he went to
school with the present Premier. We have, says our
contemporary, no reason to doubt it, for it was told to the
guardians, who could easily have tested its truth had they
thought it necessary to do so. Luke Hamer was one of
rive candidates for the humble office, and the guardians
appointed him to it on Thursday. The trite saying that
truth is stranger than fiction irresistibly intrudes itself
when we hear this story of two schoolfellows, one of whom
becomes a Prime Minister, the other a workhouse porter.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY.

Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market quint.
London, England, 1870-03-28

THE-ATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER

THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, MY PRECIOUS BETSY:
Messrs JG. Taylor, C. J. Smith;.Hiss Eliza Johnstone.
After which (4th time) THE PROMPTER'S BOX: a Story of the
Footlights and the Fireside. Mr Benjamin Webst r, Mr Henry
J. Byron. Mr J. D. Beveridge, Mr R Phillips, Mr C. H. Stephen-
son, Ms J. G. Taylor, Mr C. J. t.mith, Mr Ashley, Mr W. H. Eburae,
Miss Furtado, Miss Lavis, and Mrs Alfred %gellon.
To be followed by WHITEBAIT AT OR It'ENWICH: Messrs
J. G. Taylor, C. H. Stephenson, Ashley; Mrs Leigh Murray, Miss
Lennox Grey. • •

Box-office open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for booking
Places can be secured a fortnight in advance.
London, England, 1870-03-28

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1870.

THE "SUN." NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE,
Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware,road,
delivers the LATE EDITION of "THE SIIN " as soon as
published.
London, England, 1870-03-28

THIRD READINGS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Fosdyke Bridge Bill, Gunthorpe Bridge Bill, 'Wrexham Gas
Bill. _ . _

The following bills were further considered, and
ordered to be read a third time :—Airedale Gas
Bill ; East London Railway Bill ; Great-
Eastern Railway (General Powers) Bill ; Great-
Eastern Railway (Metropolitan Railway &c.) Bill;
Great-Northern Railway Bill ; Hyde Local Board Bill ;
King's Lynn Gas Bill, London, Blackwall, and Milwall
Extension Railway Bill ; Northampton Corporation
Markets and Fairs Bill ; Shipley Gas Bill.
The following bills were read a second time : Abbot's
Wood (Dean Forest) Enclosure Bill ; Callander and Obun
Railway Bill.
ELECTORAL DISABILITIES OF WOMEN.
Colonel SYKES presented petitions from Aberdeen in
o,vour of the bill.
MARRIED WOMENS' PROPERTY BILL.

Mr. RUSSELL GURNEY presented petitions in favour of
;he bill introduced by himself on this subject.
EDUCATION.
A number of petitions were presented in favour of the
bill introduced by the Government but praying that
amendments be made in the religious clauses of the