biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-21

ARRIVALS AT WINDSOR.

Lady of Lyons, Gong f, Disguise, Perth, Vulcan Bur-
dett, Scarboro', /Egean, La Favorita, Skipper, Jersey,
Steppe, Appeal, Lady Louise, Anton, Bill of Fare,
Forget-me-Not, Candour, Countryman, Constantine,
Bonny. Bell f, Cheddington, Vestminster, Cast Off, Bay
Roland, Visage, Vidette c, Botheration, Perambulator,
Lady Macbeth, Eugenie c, Sauntering Alma, Skipjack,
President Lincoln, Sensation, Tom Tom, and Vulcan.
The Epsom horses will arrive in the morning.
Expected—Thunderoloud and Bonnie Katie.
SCRATCHINGS.

Queen of Hearts, Queen of the May, Rather High colt,
Pax, and Vallation gelding out of all engagements at
Windsor.
London, England, 1870-06-21

LATEST I NTE LLI GENCE

FOREIGN NEWS.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
THE ST. GOTHARD QUESTION.

Yesterday, in Paris, it was stated that the Duke de
Grammont would declare that France would not interfere
in the St. Gothard Railway, as they had received proofs
of the neutrality of Switzerland.
London, England, 1870-06-21

EIPION.

" In order to secure the construction and permanence
" of the route or road herein contemplated, and also to
" secure for the benefit of mankind the uninterrupted
" advantages of such communication from sea to sea,
" her Britannic Majesty recognises the rights of cove-
" reignty.and property of Honduras in and over the line of
" the said road, and for the same reason guarantees posi-
" lively and efficaciously, the entire neutrality of the
"same. And when the proposed road shall have been
"completed her Britannic Majesty equally engages, in
"conjunction with the Republic of Honduras, to protect
"the same from interruption, seizure, or unjust confis-
" cation, from whatsoever quarter the attempt may
" proceed."
Treaties signed by the Honduras Government with France and
the United States contain the same provisions.
A general Bond, executed by His Excellency Von Carlos
Gutierrez, on behalf of the Government of Honduras, wiil be
deposited at the Bank of England for security of the entire Loan,
and the Definitive Bonds of this Loan will be signed by his Ex-
cellency Don Carlos Gutierrez, on behalf of his Government, and
countersigned by Messrs. Bischoffsheim and Goldschinidt,
Agents of the Government in England.
Applications for the Loan .will be received by the London
and County Bank, 21, Lombard-street, and Branches, where
Prospectuses and Forms of Application can be obtained.
London, June 20th, 1870.
HONDURAS GOVERNMENT TEN PER CENT.
RAILWAY LOAN FOR £2,500,000.
N 0...

FORM OF APPLICATION.
;„.
To be retained by the Bankers.

To Hls EXCELLENCY DON CARLOS GUTIERREZ, Honduras

Minister in London.
Per London and County Bank.

Sir,
I hereby request that you will allot to me Stock
of the above Loan, on the terms of the Prospectus issued, and
I hereby agree to accept that or any smaller sum which may be
allotted to me, and to pay the instalments thereon according to
the terms of your Prospectus of the 20th June, 1870.
I am,
Your Excellency's obedient servant,
Signature.... .. ..
Address in full .
Date....

(Addition to be filled up if Applicant wishes to pay up
in full.)
- desire to pay up - Subscription in full, receiving dis-
count thereon at the Bank of England rate now current.
HONDURAS TEN PER CENT. GOVERN-
MENT RAILWAY LOAN, 1870.
The SUBSCRIPTION LIST for this LOAN will be closed on
WEDNESDAY, the 22nd inst., for London, and on THURSDAY,
the 23rd inst. for the country.
London, June 20th, 1870.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE SCOTCH PUDDLERS' LOCK-OUT.

At a meeting of the ironmasters of Scotland, held last
night in Glasgow, it was unanimously agreed to accept the
proposals made by the men. These were to the effect that
the men should resume work, the employers withdrawing
the lock-out decree at once, that there should be a repre-
sentative meeting of masters and men to investigate the
points in dispute, and as far as possible by conciliatory
means to settle the same. That both parties should
submit to an independent referee any question whichmay
be left undecided by the meeting.

THE LANDS' END AND SCILLY ISLANDS
TELEGRAPH CABLE.
The cable connecting the Land's-end with the Scilly
Islands is completed ; yesterday a message was sent
through from Scilly to Penzance. The steamer Caroline
left Penzance on Sunday morning, and finished her work
yesterday.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE APPREHENSION OF ABSCONDING DEBTORS.

The new Bankruptcy Law baying nominally
abolished imprisonment for debt, it has been found
necessary to bring in 'a new act which will authorise
the arrest and imprisonment of any debtor who may
endeavour to leave the country without arranging
the claims upon him. The new bill has
been issued, and one of its chief provisions
allows the apprehension of a debtor on a Sunday.
This day has hitherto been left as a sort of holiday
to the bailiffs, and men who had reason to dread
the latter, often, in the time of the old bankruptcy
laws took advantage of the twenty-four hours in it,
to effect their escape from England. No longer will
this day be allowed to remain a day of rest to the
one set of men, and a day of flight to
the other. The new bill directs that any
creditor who is about to take out a summons
against a debtor shall be enabled to obtain a warrant
for the apprehension of the latter, if he is able to
spew that there are good reasons for believing that
the defaulter contemplates evading the power of the
law in the United Kingdom by summarily bidding it
farewell.
London, England, 1870-06-21

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All Goods marked in Plain Figures.
Any article 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 SON'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 :

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London, England, 1870-06-21

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON FIRE.

This (Tuesday) morning, about 2 o'clock, a fire that at
one time threatened to be attended with the most serious
Consequences happened in that part of the House of
Commons facing New Palace Yard, Parliament-street,
and under the great clock tower. The discovery was
made by one of the firemen employed on the establishment
on going his rounds, by smelling fire very strongly. After
Making a diligent search be found that no less than four
tons weight of cocoanut fibre was in a regular
blaze. The alarm was promptly despatched to the
Metropolitan Brigade stations, while the firemen
employed in the House did all that was possible to keep
the fire from rushing up the clock tower. This was a
Work of no little difficulty, for the flames had already
broken through the doors and windows of the basement-
Beck's and Co's. patent hydrants erected in the build-
ing were called into requisition, and with the assistance
of the brigade the flames were eventually extinguished.
The damage done is thus officially returned to the
Board of Works by Captain Shaw :—"New Palace-yard,-
Parliament-street, Westminster. The House of Commons.
Cause of fire, heat from furnace in basement. About
four tons of cocoa nut fibre. Doors, and windows, and
basement of clock tower severely damaged by fire and
heat." Owing to the lateness of the hour very few per-
Suns, except the firemen and police, were aware of the
occurrence.
London, England, 1870-06-21

BUENOS AYRES SIX PER CENT. STATE
LOAN.
NOTICE is given that the SUBSCRIPTION LIST will close
for London THIS DAY (Tuesday) at four o'clock, and TO-
MORROW morning for the country.
C. DE MURRIETA & CO.
Adam's-court, June 21,1870.
London, England, 1870-06-21

LORD ARTHUR CLINTON.

Lord Arthur Clinton, observes the Telegraph, died at
Christchurch, in Hampshire, on Saturday last. The son
of an eminent nobelman, whose closing years were embit-
tered by an overwhelming domestic sorrow, he never,

is to be feared, enjoyed the benefit• of that tender but
vigilant control which might have guarded him
against influences vicious in their immediate effects,
and as destructive of refinement as of self-respect.
We are informed in the documents which we printed yes-
terday that the sole reason why he escaped arrest was his
illness ; that, so far from seeking to evade justice, he was
anxious to surrender; and that to the last he persisted in a
solemn denial of the serious charge made, pleading guilty to
nothing more heinous than indulgence in a very silly frolic.
Meanwhile we cannot but look with sadness, not un-
mixed with pity, on the last moments of a foolish lad,
whose misguided career has inflicted a new stain on the
escutcheon of a house, distinguished in the last gene-
ration by one who must be ranked among the most in-
telligent, honest, and sincere in the roll of English
statesmen. There are some, however, still living
who are associated with the young prodigal by name and
family—although themselves honourable and respected—
who certainly deserve a word of sympathy. Whilst
death seals up the sad and wastad career of Lord Arthur
Clinton, the painful nature of their position earns
general tribute of regard.

The death is announced of Mr. David D. Keane,
Q.C., a distinguished member of the Common Law bar.
The deceased was recorder of Bedford.
Mr. Childers' state of health is such that his medical
advisers will not allow of his leaving England for the pre-
sent, but prescrbe a short period of rest within reach of
London.
A. resolution condemnatory of the Government
compromise on voluntary schools was passed yesterday
at the meeting of the Sub-Committee on Wesleyan Edu-
cation.

DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders
of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is r ommended
by the medical profession in preference to French brand . Sup
plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotations
on application to Messrs DENVILLE & Co., Royal Irish Dis-
tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings
Strand, W.Q.
London, England, 1870-06-21

28. 6d

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Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 6411 per 1,000
Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., Is.
COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to ls. per 100. Polished
steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the
prices charged by the retail houses.
An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip-
tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands,
Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling
Writing Oases. Desks, post free. Established 1841
London, England, 1870-06-21

TOBACCO AND CIGARS.

A comparison of the duties levied upon tobacco
and cigars affords a fine illustration of the disin-
terested spirit in which the British Parliament has
thrown taxation on the poor for the benefit of the
rich. The duty on tobacco ranges from about three
shitiiings to three and sixpence the pound. The
duty on cigars is five shillings. The average
price of tobacco, minus the duty, is 71d.; thus
the poor man pays in duty about five times the in-
trinsic value of his pipe of shag : moderately good
cigars are worth twenty shillings the pound; hence
the rich smoker pays only one fourth in duty. In
1868 433,159 lbs. of cigars were imported from
Cuba. This quantity without the duty was valued
at £259,895, and the impost itself amounted to
£108,288. If these cigars had been assessed at the
same rate as tobacco, more than £1,800,000 would
have have gone into the Treasury on their account.
London, England, 1870-06-21

DOYAL STRAND THEATRE.
, Lessee
Sole Le and Manggeress IA)
_____ Mrs. Swanborough.

THIS ENENING, at 7 o'el-oek, LOVING HEARTS. Messrs
Edward Teiry and Turner; Mesdames Bufton ar d Santley.
Followed by KENILWORTH. Messrs David James, rerry,
Turner, and Fenton; Mesdames Sant ey, Anstiss, Goodall, Met-
calfe, and Moore.
London, England, 1870-06-21

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BUENOS AYRES SIX , PER CENT. STATE
LOAN; 1870, •
Under the authority of the State Laws of 'the 17th (18th)
November, 1868, and 27th (28th) January, 1870 ; 18th (19th) of
February, 1869 (as varied by a further TAW of 3rd (4th) Sep h.mbe r,
1869), and 27th (28th) January, 1870,
FOR £1,034,700 STERLING,
In Bonds tollearer for £lOO, £5OO, and £l,OOO each.
The Interest payable half-yearly in London.
The Loan to be redeemed at par by Annual Drawings in about
thirty-three yearS, by means of an accumulative Sinking Fund,
which, however, the Government reserves to itself the right to
increase, so as to redeem the Loan, at an earlier period.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE EDUCATION QUESTION.

The Standard thinks that the ministerial amendments
in the Education Bill have as might have been expected,
I
failed to satisfy anybody. tis plain that Mr. Forster has
failed to satisfy the more consistent and logical of the
party which his late and sudden concessions were meant to
conciliate. On the other hand, they have alienated from the
Government the confidence and support of the Conservative
party. Mr. Hardy dealt very sharply, but very truthfully,
with the policy by which the League are driving us to a pain-
ful and shameful conclusion. Their real object, he said,
whatever they might talk of nonsectarian religion, really
aimed at striking religion out of the school system alto-
gether. Non-sectarianism, in short, and secularism are
virtually identical, and either implies that a very large
proportion of the children of this country—and especially
those on whose account this bill is brought in—will be
brought up as heathens.
The Daily News says that Mr. Gladstone has taken
from the Opposition their enthusiasm for the bill, but not
their acquiescence in it. Mr. Hardy is obliged to forecast
the future to find any danger to the denominationalsystem
in the amended bill, and his complaint really was, as Mr.
Melly said, that the two systems were not fairly handi-
capped in the race they are set to run. Mr. Melly,
indeed, hit a point in which the abolition of building
grants is in favour of the denominational schools, inas-
much as they have received those grants, and the rate-
aided schools which have yet to be founded will now be
denied them. It may, as Mr. Forster pleads, be impos-
sible at present to exclude religious teaching from even
the rate-aided schools; but both he and Mr. Hardy will
yet learn that the religious difficulty is a real and practical
one.
London, England, 1870-06-21

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.-
Lessees—Messrs H. J. Montague. D. James, and T.
Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at ? 30, CUPBOARD LOVE, by F.
Hay. After which, at 8, a new and original Comedy, in Three
Acts, entitled TWO .ROSES. To conclude with the new and
successful Burlesque. DON CARLOS; or, The Infante in Arms.
Supported by Messrs. H. J. Montague, H. Irving, G. Honey, W.
H. Stephens, and T. Thorne; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Faw-
sitt, T. Lavis, and A. Newton.
Doors open at Seven. Commence at 7.30.
London, England, 1870-06-21

CRICKET.

The cricket season so far has been the best we have
known for many a year—perhaps the best ever
known. The schism by which several
of the leading northern players banished
themselves from London grounds has been healed, and
on Whit Monday the old faces were again seen
at Lord's. The game is largely extending.
Gloucestershire, Hertford, Norfolk, and Essex
are now playing regular county elevens —an
enterprise they have seldom or never at-
tempted before. Close and exciting matches are
now the order of the day; Gloucestershire narrowly
won of Surrey ; Yorkshire defeated the M.C.C. by
only one wicket; Nottinghamshire beat the same
great club by two wickets; a fine struggle between
Surrey and Cambridge University ended
in favour of the University on Saturday.
The University Elevens are strong, and promise
an interesting encounter. And—if that be any sign
of prosperity—three itinerant elevens are now per-
ambulating the country, engaging in those wretched
travesties of cricket, matches against twenty-twos.
One of the most noticeable features of the game at
present is the vast superiority of the North in
bowling. Freeman, Emmett, Wootton, the two
Shaws, and M'lntyre have no rivals in the South.
At the match between North and South on Whit
Monday, the latter were fully equal to their oppo-
nents in batting. But the bowling carried the match
for the North.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE EDUCATION QUESTION.

The Standard thinks that the-ministerial amendments
in the Education Bill have, as might have been expected,
failed to satisfy anybody. It is plain that Mr. Forster has
failed to satisfy the more consistent and logical of the
party which his late and sudden concessions were meant to
conciliate. On the other hand, they have alienated from the
Government the confidence and support of the Conservative
party. Mr. Hardy dealt very sharply, but very truthfully,
with the policy by which the League are driving us to a pain-
ful and shameful conclusion. Their real object, he said,
whatever they might talk of nonsectarian religion, really
aimed at striking religion out of the school system alto-
gether. Non-sectarianism, in short, and secularism are
virtually identical, and either implies that a very large
proportion of the children of this country—and especially
those on whose account this bill is brought in—will be
brought up as heathens.
The Daily Hews says that Mr. Gladstone has taken
from the Opposition their enthusiasm for the bill, but not
their acquiescence in it. Mr. Hardy is obliged to forecast
the future to find any danger to the denominationalsystem
in the amended bill, and his complaint really was, as Mr.
Melly said, that the two systems were not fairly handi-
capped in the race they are set to run. Mr. Melly,
indeed, hit a point in which the abolition of building
grants is in favour of the denominational schools, inas-
much as they have received those grants, and the rate-
aided schools which have yet to be founded will now be
denied them. It may, as Mr. Forster pleads, be impos-
sible at present to exclude religious teaching from even
the rate-aided schools ; but both he and Mr. Hardy will
yet learn that the religious difficulty is a real and practical
one.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE EXCISE LAW IN NEW YORK.

New York like most of of the other great capitals
suffer from the effects of Sunday drinking. The Ncw
York Times of Monday, June 6th, says :—Yesterday's
police record contains what ought to be an effective argu-
ment in favour of the enactment of a stringent Sunday
Excise law in this City. Thirteen cases of violence in
various forms are reported, all, or nearly all
the result of intoxication. ' These include stab-
bing, shooting, highway robbery, assaults, burglary,
and drunken savagery generally. In every case,
we believe, the inciting cause of the crime, or attempted
crime, is traceable directly to the repeal of the Excise law.
If these demonstrations of lawlessness and brutality shall
continue to increase in the future in the same ratio that
they have since the new Excise law went into effect, our
city will be a disgrace to the civilisation of the age, besides
being positively dangerous on the Sabbath. The cause
cannot be removed under the existing law ; but our
police and courts can, "if they are so disposed, restrain
violence by vigilance and severe punishment, and we call
upon them to act accordingly.

A PETITION TO CONGRESS IN BEHALF OF
AMERICAN COMMERCE.
The following petition is on the desk at the New York
Corn Exchange, awaiting signatures, of which it has
already received a large number :
" To the Honourable Senate and House of Repre.senta-
tives of the United States in Congress assembled : We
the undersigned merchants, ship-owners, and other
interested in the American carrying trade, an industry
which has been nearly destroyed by foreign competition,
beg earnestly to advocate the passage of the bill 'to
encourage the building of ships for the foreign trade and
for other purposes,' introduced in the Senate by Hon. Z.
Chandler, as a truly patriotic and impartial measure. The
first section grants to American ship-builders all that
they can possibly demand. The justice of the provisions
of the second section cen be disputed by none, and the
third section meets the requirements of our shipowners
and of the general public. The bill is a fair and states-
manlike compromise, and we sincerely trust that your
honourable bodies will not adjourn without testifying
your interest in the commercial prosperity of our country
by the speedy passage of this bill."
London, England, 1870-06-21

FIRE NEAR BOLTON.

A great fire occurred this morning, at a cotton mill
belonging to Messrs. Joseph Whittam and Sons, situated
of New Bury, near Bolton. The mill contained 28,000
spindles, giving employment to 130 pairs of hands. The
damage, which is estimated at £25,000, is nearly all
covered by insurance in six offices.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE TURNER COLLECTION.

The Turner Collection of paintings in the National
Gallery, which were removed from the South Ken-
sington Museum in 1861, were deposited,
in the first-named place in strict accordance with the
will of the deceased painter. When Turner died, in
December, 1851, he bequeathed a sum of money to
the Royal Academy for the purchase of gold medals
to be given to persevering painters, and also for the
founding of a home for decayed artists at
Twickenham. He left all his oil paintings and
water-colour drawings as a gift to the nation, and he
willed that the residue of his property and his
engravings should go to the next of kin. The rela-
tives of the great landscape painter disputed the will,
but subsequently a compromise was arranged, and
the wishes of the deceased were carried out as nearly
as possible in the way he had desired. Lord St.
Leonards, by whose instrumentality, it is said, the
amicable understanding with reference to the disposal
of the property was arrived at, declares that the artist
refused to sell any of his works, however tempting the
price offered, contemplating that his paintings would,
as they now do, form a collection which no other
country could exhibit. Remembering this circum-
stance, his lordship has expressed his great regret and
surprise at the question which was put in the House
of Commons the other evening, with reference
to the worth of certain of the Turner pictures.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THIS EVENING'S NEWS.

(CIWTEZAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

FOURTEEN PERSONS KILLED.

Last night, at nine o'clock, an excursion train left
King's Cross with passengers returning to Yorkshire.
At one o'clock this morning, as it was approaching
Newark, a goods train coming in the opposite direc-
tion ran off the rails, and crossed over to the down
line, where it met the passenger train. A fearful
collision ensued. Fourteen passengers are killed ; the
number of the injured is not yet known. Both lines
of rails are blocked up ; but the Great Northern
traffic is continued by means of the loop line. A
milkman named Thomas Reeves, of Heworth, near
York, is said to be seriously injured, and is expected
by now to be dead. The majority of the persons
injured belong to Leeds. The guard of the goods
train narrowly escaped by jumping from his van on
to the embankment.

The cause of the goods train running off the line
and on to the next was the breaking of an axle of

one waggon.

The following official notification has been forwarded
to us from the Secretary of the Great Northern Railway
Company :
" Sir,—lt is with the deepest regret that I have to inform
You of a very serious accident, which happened on the Great
Northern Railway, near Newark, early this morning.
The brief particulars furnished by telegraph are as follows.
A Manchester goods train left Retford station for London
at about one o'clock this morning, and when passing about
a mile south of Newark one of the axles of a wagon
belonging to another cempany broke close to
the wheel, that waggon and others were thrown off the up
line on to the down line which was completely blocked.
At this moment a return excursion train from London to
Yorkshire was passing the spot and ran into the
Waggons which were thrown on to the down line.
A disastrous collision thus occurred, in which, I grieve to
Bay, thirteen passengers and the driver are reported as
having been killed, or so seriously injured that they died
shortly afterwards, and several others are reported as
Much hurt. lam instructed by my directors to send this
to you at once, and to furnish detailed particulars so
soon as they can be obtained from the spot.—l am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,

" HENRY OAKLEY, Secretary.,

ARRIVAL OF THE DACIA.
(By Atlantic Cable.)
NEW YORK, June 21
The Dada, the vessel whose loss was recently reported
in London, has arrived at Puerto Rico. She had a plea-
sant passage in laying the cable from St. Thomas. She
begins immediately to lay the line from Puerto Rico to
Jamaica.
London, England, 1870-06-21

TELEGRAPHIC ASSOCIATIONS.

We must say that if the American Press Association
llas the least knowledge or sense in its management, and
it has shewn signs already of having a good deal, it can
it can easily improve vastly on the European
despatches of the Associated Press. The want
of sense of perspective in the latter is something curi-
ous, although they have greatly mended since the
earlier days of the cable, when they used to give ns an
account of the ladies' dresses at the Ascot races and even
predict the price of stocks. But what can induce even a
stupid man to telegraph across the Atlantic that " the
Saturday Review has a savage article on Beecher's
sermons? " If this be worth telegraphing, it
skews that the reporter neglects his duties terribly,
because we never hear from him of a million of facts
of twentyfold greater importance. If the news be
of the importance he thinks it is, however, how does he
suppose we are going to wait till we see the article ?
Think of the suspense—ten days long—in thousands of
American homes—the dreadful waking, morning after
morning, of strong men and tender women, to the con-
sciousness that the Saturday Review's judgments of
Beecher's sermons were still on the treacherous sea—and
the sermons all the while on our tables i—Nation.
London, England, 1870-06-21

TRAGEDY IN THE CITY.

Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, the inhabitants of
Bridgwater-square were thrown into a painful state of
excitement in consequence of the following occurrence,
which, it is feared will be attended with the joint deaths
of a man and his wife. From the particulars obtained
it appears that a man named John Duke, about 50 years of
age, his wife, named Ann, about the same age,
and several children had resided in Bridgwater-gardens,
Aldersgate-street. The man was by trade a cigar maker,
but had been out of work for a long time past, and had
lately been in a very low and desponding state. He had
frequently threatened to destroy his life, This morning
when he got up-he appeared more depressed than usual.
Suddenly he laid hold of his wife's head, pulled it back
and then cut her throat almost from ear to ear.
The • husband then attempted to destroy his
own life. An alarm having been given, the
place was entered, and the two persons were found lying
in pools of blood. A medical gentleman was called in,
but the injuries were so serious that it was deemed ad-
visable to have the sufferers removed to St. Bartholomew's
Hospital. Upon inquiry at the hospital at noon the
woman was described as rapidly sinking, but the wound
in the man's throat not being so severe, in all probability
he may survive a few hours. Distress and trouble he had
had with some members of his family were the causes for
committing the awful act.
London, England, 1870-06-21

DIALVOLIO IN THE PULPIT.

There are many people who may not be aware
that some miles from London there exists a small
town called Uxbridge. There may be fewer still
who know anything about the " Old Meeting House"
in that town; and it is quite certain that the fame
of the " Rev. Mr. Orr," who, it seems, is a shining
light in that place, has not yet penetrated into every
corner of the land. But Mr. Orr has, in one day
made himself famous, and Uxbridge may hence..
forth consider herself the possessor of a transcendent
genius. While the sorrow of the nation is yet green,
while every tongue is speaking words of regret at the
loss of the great humourist, we have one man who
dares to give utterance to words that would be pain-
ful if they were not ridiculous. The reverence of
the " Rev." Mr. Orr for what is good and holy is
attested by the following extract from a sermon
preached by that gentleman at the Old Meeting
House at Uxbridge on Sunday :
I dare say some of you, my friends, will expect me to
say somewhat concerning that foolish creature, Charles
Dickens, of whom the papers have been full during the
last week. The Almighty, no doubt, allows such men to
be gifted with such talents in order to serve as a moral
filter to the immoral. The regenerate soul would loath
such garbage. I do not pass sentence on this foolish
creature, who will have to appear before his Judge
and Maker ; but I feel for, and am grieved for
the people who can enjoy such company and
trash. It is like the mirage of the desert which deceives
the weary traveller. I shall say nothing about the place
where he is buried—" But birds of a feather flock
together "—think of this, people of England, who are
accustomed to an open Bible.

The intellectual food of Mr. Orr must be of a peculiar
kind, or the asinine brays of the "reverend " gentler
man would have been less characteristic of our ill-
used quadruped. Surely Bottom has been re-
translated!
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE EXCISE LAW IN NEW YORK.

New York like most of of the other great capitals
suffer from the effects of Sunday drinking. The Ncw
York Times of Monday, June 6th, says :—Yesterday's
police record contains what ought to be an effective argu-
ment in favour of the enactment of a stringent Sunday
Excise law in this City. Thirteen cases of violence in
various forms are reported, all, or nearly all
the result of intoxication. These include stab-
bing, shooting, highway robbery, assaults, burglary,
and drunken savagery generally. In every case,
we believe, the inciting cause of the crime, or attempted
crime, is traceable directly to the repeal of the Excise law.
If these demonstrations of lawlessness and brutality shall
continue to increase in the future in the same ratio that
they have since the new Excise law went into effect, our
city will be a disgrace to the civilisation of the age, besides
being positively dangerous on the Sabbath. The cause
cannot be removed under the existing law ; but our
police and courts can, if they are so disposed, restrain
violence by vigilance and severe punishment, and we call
upon them to act accordingly.

A PETITION TO CONGRESS IN BEHALF OF
AMERICAN COMMERCE.

The following petition is on the desk at the New York
Corn Exchange, awaiting signatures, of which it has
already received a large number :
" To the Honourable Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States in Congress assembled : We
the undersigned merchants, ship-owners, and other
interested in the American carrying trade, an industry
which has been nearly destroyed by foreign competition,
beg earnestly to advocate the passage of the bill `to
encourage the building of ships for the foreign trade and
for other purposes,' introduced in the Senate by Hon. Z.
Chandler as a truly patriotic and impartial measure. The
first section grants to American ship-builders all that
they can possibly demand. The justice of the pro Visions
of the second section cen be disputed by none, and the
third section meets the requirements of our shipowners
and of the general public. The bill is a fair and states-
manlike compromise, and we sincerely trust that your
honourable bodies will not adjourn without testifying
your interest in the commercial prosperity of our country
by the speedy passage of this bill."
London, England, 1870-06-21

HOLBORN

TUE EDUCATION QUESTION.

Mr. Hubbard who represents one of the most
Conservative constituencies in the United Kingdom,
believes in the theory that, owing to the multiform
religious views fostered iu England, no education sys-
tem imposing distinctive religious instruction
will give satisfaction. He, therefore, feels
bound to make a proposal which he
hopes may meet the difficulty. He suggests
that parishes which will, by Mr. Forster's bill, have
to provide schools supported by rates, should have
the option of connecting their schools with any or no
religious denomination, as they may wish. Mr. Hub-
bard thinks that the State, if it decides to exclude
religious instruction from its care and cognizance,
ought at least to abstain from obstructing the pro-
gress of religion among the people.
London, England, 1870-06-21

PRICE OF ISSUE, S 8 PER CENT.

Messrs. C. DB MURRIETA and Co. are authorised by Senor
Don Luis L. Dominguez, the Special Commissioner duly
empowered by the Governnient of the State or Province
Buenos Ayres, to receive applicb.tions for the above Loan on the
following conditions :-
1, The Loan will be represented by Bonds to Bearer for £lOO,
£5OO, and £l,OOO each, with Coupons for Interest, at 6 per cent.
per annum, attached, payable half-yearly in London, at the
Counting-house of Messrs. C. de Murrieta and Co., on Ist April
and Ist October of each year. The first half-yearly Coupon will
be payable on Ist APril, 1871.
2. A Sinking Fund of 1 per cent on the principal sum of
£1,034.700 will be applied annually, together with the Interest
on the Bonds paid off, to the reimbursement by Annual Drawings
of-tire-flean-at, par:'—ifire first Drawing will take place so Unit,
the payment off of the Bonds will commence on Ist October,
1871. The Government reserves to itself the right to increase
the amount of the Sinking Fund, available to the redemption of
the Loan at par.
3. The Price of Issue is 88 per cent., payable :-
5 per cent. on application ;
15 „ on allotment ;
15 „' on the 3rd August, 1870 ;
15 • „ on the Ist October, 1870 (less 103., allowance
for Interest on Instal-
ments, less English In-
come tax).
18 „ on the 15th November, 1870
20 „ on the 30th December, 1870.
London, England, 1870-06-21

LYCEUM THEATRE (under the management
of Messrs. Mansell).
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, HIS OWN RIVAL Mr. F.
'Merles and Miss L. Morgan.
At 8, BREAKING THE SPELL.
After which, at 8.30, LITTLE FAUST: Mr. T. Maclagan, M.
Marius, Mr. Aynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle.
Debreux, Mesdames Lennox G. ey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily
Soldene.
London, England, 1870-06-21

MR. LEONARD EDMUNDS.

One of Mr. Edmunds's warmest vindicators is Sir
James Elphinstone. This is proved in a correspon-
dence between Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Lowe, and this
gentleman, which has just been published, and which
shews that since April last .efforts have been made
in the strongest manner possible to have fuller
inquiry made in order that the character
of Mr. Edmunds may be proved to be spotless.
In these letters, Sir James Elphinstone declares his
full confidence in the innocence of the late Clerk of
the Patents, and states his impression that the arbitra-
tors appointed to inquire into the charges against him
have misunderstood the case, and that their award has
been made contrary to the facts. He asks Mr. Glad-
stone and Mr. Lowe respectively to give him an in-
terview, with Mr. Tennant, in order that all the
facts may be revealed to them. Sir James subse-
quently encloses a proposition of Mr. Tennant's, that
the matter in dispute should be referred for final
adjudication to the two senior Vice-Chancellors.
The right hon. gentlemen have both declined 'to ac-
cede, on the part of her Majesty's Government, to
either of .the two requests, and the correspondence
has been therefore printed. It would seem that the
award of the arbitratorsappointed in the first instance
is like the laws of the Medes and Persians, and from
Sir James's account it has resulted terribly with
respect to Mr. Edmunds. He describes him now as a
ruined man, whose means are entirely exhausted. To
add to his sorrows, his sister has broken down and
died under anxieties, and Mr. Edmunds himself is
now losing what remains to him of spirit and life
itself within the walls of a prison.
London, England, 1870-06-21

EMOSES and SON,
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London, England, 1870-06-21

SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENMAL PRESENTS.

ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort
ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink-
stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian,
Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported
and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her
Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London.
Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS,
MINERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of
Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate the inte-
resting study of MINER A LOGY • and. GEOLOGY, and can be had
at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each.
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERA-
LOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 149, Strand.
London, England, 1870-06-21

OPERAS, THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Oovent-garden.—ll Flauto Magico,

8.30 p.m.
ITALIAN OPERA, Drury Lane.—Otello. 8.30 p.m,

HAYMARKIIT—At Seven, Married Life. Home. Family Jars.
ADELPIII—At Seven, The Robust Invalid. Free Labour.

PRINCE OF WALES'S—At 7.30. Quite by Accident M.P. Deare:
Mamma.

LYCEUM—At 7.30, Ms Own Rival, Breaking the Spell. At 8 SO,
Little Faust.
OLYMPIC -At Seven, Music hath Charms. At 8, Mary Warner.
I'he 'Varsity Boat Race.

(&IETY—At Seven, First Night. The Princess of Trebizonde.
QUERN'S—At Seven, ,ly Wife's Dentist. 'Twist Axe and Crown.
STRAND—At Seven, Loving Hearts, Kenilworth.

VAUDEVILLE—Cupboard Love. Two Roses. Don Carlos.

ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Paul Pry. La Belle Sauvage
WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH B 1( K. Egyptian Hall, Pic
cadilly, every Evening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn
logs at 3. Admission Is, 28, 3s.

CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8; Wod
nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.

ZO LOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily (except Sun-
days). Admission, is.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under
twelve, 6d.

MADAME TIISSAIM'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till
3.0 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra
6d.
London, England, 1870-06-21

CRICKET.

The cricket season so far has been the best we have
known for many a year—perhaps the best ever
known. The schism by which several
of the leading northern players . banished
themselves, from London grounds has been healed, and
on Whit Monday the old faces were again seen
at Lord's. The game is largely extending.
Gloucestershire, Hertford, Norfolk, and Essex
aie now playing regular county elevens —an
enterprise they have seldom or never at-
tempted before. Close and exciting matches are
now the order of the day; Gloucestershire narrowly
won of Surrey ; Yorkshire defeated the M.C.C. by
only one wicket; Nottinghamshire beat the same
great club by two wickets; a fine struggle between
Surrey and Cambridge University ended
in favour of the University on Saturday.
The University Elevens are strong, and promise
an interesting encounter. And—if that be any sign
of prosperity—three itinerant elevens are now per-
ambulating the country, engaging in those wretched
travesties of cricket, matches against twenty-twos.
One of the most noticeable features of the game at
present is the vast superiority of the North in
bowling. Freeman, Emmett, Wootton, the two
Shaws, and M'lntyre have no rivals in the South.
At the match between North and South on Whit
Monday, the latter were fully equal to their oppo-
nents in batting. But the bowling carried the match
for the North.
London, England, 1870-06-21

CIHRISTIE'S "PERISCOPIC" SPECTACLES,
k_, as recommended by Wollaston, giving more light, a wider
field, and less strain upon the eyes.—GEORGE CHRISTIE,
Manufacturer of the latest improvements in spectacles, reading
lenses, &c., 25, Hanway-street, Oxford-street, W.
London, England, 1870-06-21

A MILITARY LIBEL SUIT.

The Lord Chief Justice and a special jury, in the Court
of Queen's Bench, have heard an action for libel arising
out of certain reports made by Lord Rokeby to the Com-
mander-in-Chief, reflecting as Colonel Dawkins alleged, on
his conduct. The facts of the case have been repeatedly
before the public from the discussions that have taken
Place in Parliament and the proceedings in West-
minster Hall. A similar action was brought against
Lord Paulett, and both noble lords pleaded that their
reports were privileged communications. The plaintiff de-
murred to Lord Paulett's pleas, and after the point had been
fully argued the court took time to consider its judgment.
The majority of the judges were of opinion that the
reports were privileged communications, and that the
action would not lie, but the Lord Chief Justice dissented,
being of opinion that if the plaiViff could prove
Malice, the privilege would not protect the noble
defendants. The action in that case was withdrawn,
but that against Lord Rokeby was continued, and great
interest was felt on the point in military circles. The
case stoodsecond on yesterday's list, but the special jury,
who were in attendance, were informed that they were
discharged, the record having been withdrawn.
London, England, 1870-06-21

"BLACKWOOD " ON "LOTHAIR."

The second edition of Blackwood for June, contains a
note on the review of "Lothair," which appeared in the
first edition of the Tory magazine. The note is
similar to the review. It is as fiercely hostile.
Blackwood found " Lothair " a dismal production,
and it treated it accordingly. The note disclaims
any attack personal and offensive :—" We should have
said just what we have said if Mr. Disraeli traced his
pedigree to Harold or William tht Conqueror ; for it is
not the man of Jewish descent, but the champion of
Hebrew pre-eminence, perfection, and other nonsensical
pretensions, who has been the object of our allusions. The
most conspicuous feature in some of his later novels has been
the asserted superiority of the Jews to all other people. To
talk of this in discussing his merits as an author is no more
personal than to mention hero worship in connection with
Carlyle, er certain fantastic theories of art in reviewing
Mr. Ruskin. We have spoken of Mr. Disraeli in
the character in which it is his pleasure to disport
himself, and in which he is universally recognisable by
all who ever heard of him. For a quarter of a
century his satirists have depicted him with pen and
pencil under Jewish nicknames and with Jewish pecu-
liarities of costume. The whole meaning of the mock
novel of Codlingsby ' vanishes if the Jewish element is
ignored. In that parody, a vendor of old clothes, cheap pen-
knives, and similar wares, inhabits a palace filled with fabu-
lous delights, and plays a tune on the little harp peculiar
to his nation.' " The note then goes on to state
that all the hostility of the review is directed against the
author's foolish novel. "Amidst all the abusive gene-
ralities which have been showered on us, nobody has
essayed to chew in what particulars our review is other-
wise than just. It is made up so largely of quotations
from `Lothair' that such of our readers as have
not seen the book can have no difficulty in
appreciating its style. Neither have we left its matter in
any doubt, for we have sketched the plot, and have indi-
cated, in the author's own language, many of the inci-
dents, descriptions, dialogues, and characters. The
reason why we did not quote any entertaining or instructive
passages was because we failed to find any; a failure
which we share with the most ardent eulogists
of Lothair.' " Especially noticeable is the hostility
of the note to the Standard brother worker in the
cause of Conservatism. It rails against the Standard's bad
English as unintentional, and the result of inveterate
habit. "Ifit is unnecessary for us to defend our ortho-
doxy, there is no greater need why we should
assert our staunch Conservatism. Of the various
political interpretations which have been given to our
article, we will only remark that, to multitudes of Con-
servatives besides ourselves, it seems agrave and deplorable
matter that a man in such an eminent position as Mr.
Disraeli should have written such a book. '
London, England, 1870-06-21

TILE ITALIAN REFUGEES.

Count Bolognini, an Italian refugee, is to be expelled
from Switzerland, for persisting in remaining near the
Italian frontier.

GREAT FIRE AT PANAMA.
(By Atlantic Cable.)
NEW YORK, June 20.
A great fire has taken place at Panama. Much of the
city has been destroyed, and twelve lives have been lost.
The expedition to survey the isthmus, with a view to
finding a practicable situation for the construction of a
canal still labours without success. The surveys continue.

HOME NEWS.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

THE LATE LORD ARTHUR CLINTON.

Arrangements have been made for the remains of
the late Lord Arthur Clinton to be interred in the
cemetery at Christ Church.

REPEAL OF THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

ACT.

At a large meeting of men held at Brighton last night
it was unanimously resolved to petition Parliament for the
repeal of the Contagious Diseases Act.
London, England, 1870-06-21

DISTURBANCES IN BELGIUM.

There haye been some disturbances in the town of
Verviers, Belgium, arising from the calling in of the
militia. Several persons were seriously injured. Quiet
has been restored, and precautions taken.

A DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOUR. OF
SALDANHA.

There has been a grand demonstration in Lisbon in
favour of Saldanha. Some twelve thousand persons were
present. The American Minister has been received by the
King.