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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-21

ITALY.

FLORENCE, May 20, Evening.
In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the esti-
mates of the Ministry of Public Works were agreed to.
Count Arrivabene, speaking of the port of Brindisi,
pointed out the excellent results experienced in the
through transit of the mails to India, and its advantages
over other routes.

He urged the Ministry to improve the condition ol
port.

The Minister of Public Works replied that improve
ments for the through transit were being actively car-
ried on.

A new series of documents on the tragedy at Marathon
has been distributed in the Chamber of Deputies.
They comprise a report of the Greek Colonel Theagenis,
in which he declares that if the body of troops which had
arrived from Chalcis had fulfilled its purpose, the opera-
tions against the brigands would have had a different
result.

Another document states that the captured brigands
confess that their leaders insisted upon the amnesty
Owing to counsels from persons in high position at Chalcis.
I.4The last of the despatches is from Signor della Minerva,
the Italian Envoy in Athens, dated the sth of this month.
It says that the Greek Government committed a fault by
not having apprised the public and the foreign legation of
the existence of the band of brigands, and of the dangers
to which the tourists were likely to be exposed on that
excursion.

Signor della Minerva confirms the news that the French
Government has addressed an energetic note to the Greek
Government, making the latter responsible for any ransom
for French subjects who might be captured by brigands
through neglect of the local authorities.
London, England, 1870-05-21

SINGAPORE.

Earl GREY presented a petition from Singapore, praying
for greater security for judicial independence.
Earl GRANVILLE referred at some length to the object
of the petitioners, and said, after the most careful con-
sideration, and strengthened by the opinions he had
received from the highest authorities, he had come to the
conclusion of maintaining the course which had been the
custom for some time past relative to the removal of
colonial judges for misconduct.

POOR RELIEF (METROPOLIS) BILL,
This bill was read a second time.

Their lordships adjourned at five minutes past seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at five minutes befor•
four o'clock.

INDIAN MAILS.

Mr. STACPOOLE asked the Postmaster-General whether
any arrangement had been come to by the Post-office
Department for the carriage of English mails to India,
via Brindisi, and with what company, if any, such ar-
rangement had been made.

The Marquis of HARTINGTON replied that arrangements
had been made for the transmission of the mails vid
Brindisi.

JUSTICES JUSTICE.

Sir HENRY HOARE asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether it was the fact, as stated in
the Somerset County Herald, that he had received a memo-
rial from the magistrates of Trowbridge, stating that a
man named Brittan was at that time in prison for steal-
inz two ducks, the offence having since his cenviction
been proved to have been committed by two other men,
and for which they have been tried and convicted. And
whether it was true that he had declined to sanction
Brittan's release.

Mr. BRUCE replied that it was quite true. (Laughter.)
After a full consideration of all the circumstances of the
cose, he came to the conclusion that all three were engaged
in the transaction. He hoped his hon. friend did not dis-
pute the possibility of three persons being concerned in the
stealing of two ducks. (Great laughter.)

VISCOUNT MILTON AND THE CHANCELLOR

OF THE EXCHEQUER,.

Viscount MILTON renewed the question slightly altered,
that he put to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the
previous day, and which Mr. Lowe did not answer, res-
pecting the Hudson's Bay Company..
Mr. LOWE now stated that he did not intend to act dis-
courteously towards the noble lord, but the fact was that
the Secretary of the Treasury had been kind enough to
look into the matter in question ; and therefore the noble
lord was answered better than he could have answered
him.
London, England, 1870-05-21

THE NORTH-WEST QUESTION.-
The excited character of the debates in Dominion Par-
..ament on the North-west question shews that ,s(,)101
members feel very sore about what has been done. 'III
.s hardly surprising. Ex-Governor McDougall was ilia"'
1;o retire from the Re'd River Territory
s which reflected littre credit for sagae.itY-
bun.
-oresight . upon the Ministry which sent 4_o
course he resents the conduct of ally dis
who is even suspected of planning. his
comfiture. Probably the most curious Part of
the matter, and the one which will strike outside •?
servers the most, is the evident suspicion with Willem
under circuur
certain gentlemen are regarding each other. They see -
in the condition Of angry men who are 'compelled to keel',
secrets, and long to blurt- them all out for the sake oi
making mischief. Mr. Wllougall charged Mr. Ifowe,
the Secretary of State, with aggravating the Red lt,iref,
troubles, and he called for a Committee of Inquiry. rf
would be great propriety in the appointment of suc fA
committee, and the facts it might bring to light Ivo
probably be interesting as w ell as instructive.— New
Times.

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THE
,INIARSEILLAISE.
Whenever there is- a " strike" of dissatisfied workPs
non in any city of France, the strikers give exprcs;_;eotsll
to their feelings by marching through the st e.v •
ina•i"
singing the. " Marseillaise." Whenever an -4, tho
dual in any part of France suffers wrong oc.es
hands of a, judge or public functionary, t` the
revenge by singing, or attempting to Sing,
liefll
" Marseillaise." When the students of a nlV:,tto
school in Paris quarrel with a professor, they innii
their feelings in the premises by driving him fr°ll,'ie—
chair and singing the Marseillaise."- In short,
ever a Frenchman, anywhere in France, is subjectix! a,
any indignity or outrage, or feels very much disconteratlic
or gets highly excited, lie betakes himself to a
highway or private apartment, where he sings, or "'for
about singing the " Marseillaise." It is a happy thing
ell
Frenchmen that Rouget. de Lille composed for thero
a stirring revolutionary hymn as the " Marseillaise•
Any York Tribune.
London, England, 1870-05-21

THE THEATRES, &c.

HAYMARKET—At Seven, No Song No Supper. Barwise's Book,
And A Kiss in the Dark.
PRINCE OF WAlEs's—At 7.30. Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest
Mamma.

LYCEUM—At 7.30, Wooing One's Wife. Breaking the Spell. And
Little Faust.

ADELPHL—At Seven, Too Much of a Good Thing. The Prompter's
Box. The Enchanted Wood.

OLYMPIC -At Seven, Frou Frou. The 'Varsity Boat Race. My
Turn Next.

GAIETY—At Seven, The Man of Quality. The Princess of Tre.
bizonde.

QUEEN'S—At Seven, lly Wife's Dentist. 'Twist Axe and Crown.
STRAND—At Seven, Widow's Weeds. Sir George and a Dragon.
A Fish Out of Water.
VAUDEVILLE—For Love or Money. Don Carlos.
ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Frou Frou. La Belle Sauvage.,
GLOBE—At Seven, The Man o' Airlie. Robert Macaire.
WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH Bow.. Egyptian Hall, Pic-
cadilly, every Icvening (except Saturthy), at 8; t.aturday Morn-
ings at 3 Admission Is, 29, 3s.
CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every 7, fight, at 8 ; Wed-
nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till
630 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra
rooms, 6d.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily except Sun-
days). Admission, Is. ; on Mondays, 6d. Children under
twelve, 6d.

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LAW ANT) POLICE.

COMMITTAL OF AN ALLEGED RECEIVER.—George M'ln-
tosh, a general dealer, was finall examined, charged with
feloniously receiving a large quantity of .jewellery of all
kinds, valuable diamond rings and watches, as well as
some valuable meerschaum cigar holders and pipes, which
formed part of the proceeds of an extensive burglary at
the shop of Mr. Grunebaum, cigar importer, 14, Edg-
ware road. The prisoner was committed for trial, bail
being refused, and Mr. Arnold declined to make an
order for the restoration of any part of the property not
identified.
THE PUBLIC AND THE POLICE.—At the Stratford
Police-court, Mrs. Wilson, the prosecutrix in a case
recently brought against a policeman, named Moriarty,
made an application to the magistrate, Mr. King. She
said that she had been persistently and continually
annoyed by friends of the policeman, and that serious
wounds had been inflicted upon her by his partisans. The
magistrate at once granted summonses against the assail-
ants of the applicant.
SHARES IN OVEREND AND GURNEY.—A case arising
from the sale of ten shares in Overend and Gurney has
been brought in the Exchequer Chamber. The plaintiff,
Mr. Maxted, bought, through his brokers, ten shares in
Overend, Gurney, and Co., the defendant, Mr.
Paine, giving on the same day the name of Goss as
the ultimate buyer. It was afterwards discovered that
Sir Samuel Spry was the . undisclosed principal, Goss
being a loan of no means. Calls were made on the shares,
and the plaintiff was compelled to pay, and could not
recover fromGoss,sohebrought his action against defendant.
It was held in the Exchequer that Goss was an ultimate
purchaser within the meaning of the term on the Stock
I.]xchange, and that in the absence of fraud the defendant
could not be made liable. Judgment was given for him.
Error was then brought. The Court took time to con-
sider.

Some modifications of the curriculum of study
laid down by the' College of Surgeons were effected by the
are the introduc-
tion council of that bodyatnelitys
regulations
meeting.
The principal
points touched by the
of the examination of actual patients by the candi-
dates for the membership, and a modification of the sys-
tematic teaching of surgery, by which the second course
of theoretical lectures now demanded will be supplo-
inented by a more practical one, including the applica-
tion of apparatus, the performance of operations on tin
dead body, and the study of the relations of external
anatomy to surgical diseases and injuries. The first
regulation will be in force from March, 1871, and
the latter ones will apply to students entering next
October.
London, England, 1870-05-21

SPAIN.

MADRID, May 20,

It is announced that a telegram has been received from
Logrono stating that Marshal Espartero gave a most
cordial reception to the deputation of members of the Es-
partero party in theYortes, and that in replying to their
request, he concluded by expressing his willingness to
sacrifice himself for his country.
The deputation, the rumour proceeds to state, would
return to Madrid to-morrow. Notwithstanding this mes-
sage, the general belief is that the Espartero candidature
will fall to the ground.
London, England, 1870-05-21

THE FIRST COLLECTIVE EDITION,

"The reader will note not only the atmosphere in which the
chief figure moves, but also the full and appropriate details
which enrich the picture. The high and varied merits of the
book ought to ensure its popularity."—Athenaeum, 14th May.
"Mr. Charles Bent, the Editor of the Sun,' ranks very high
as a poet."--Publishers' Circular.
" The versatility of style, and the fresh and vigorous writing
in these poems, lend a charm which we seldom find in the poetry
of the day."—Examiner.
"Poems marked by grace, feeling, and strong love of nature,
and a cultivated and genial spirit."—Daily News. •
"The poems which appear for the first time in this -volum
are not unworthy of the author's earlier productions."—D
Telegraph.
"He is a true poet, and his works will live."•
World.
The publisher, as yet, has not succeeded in obtaining any
adverse criticisms of these poems.
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'—News of the

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"Medical Circular."
London, England, 1870-05-21

Aiding Emigrants.

One thousand nine hundred persons have been
helped out to Canada within the past few
weeks by the British and Colonial Emigra-
tion Society, and arrangements have been made for
the conveyance of 600 additional emigrants by
the end of next month. The association is entitled
to the support of the public, not only be-
cause it has directly been enabled to assist
the distressed poor to a very great extent, but
also because it has been the means through which
many new schemes for the removal of the unemployed
from England, and the peopling of her Majesty's less
occupied possessions abroad have been ventilated.
At the present moment, for instance, a device for the
utilisation of the, waste lands near the Red
River, as well as the establishment of an
emigration scheme with New Zealand, in which
the home and colonial authorities should co-operate
are under discussion. Kindred societies have not
withheld their small share of help in the
philanthropic undertakings of the Emigration
Association, as the considerate action of the British
and Foreign Bible Society in giving 1000 Bibles for
the emigrants, and the contributions of the Kelsall
Fund Committee abundantly testify. It is to be
hoped that a benevolent public will continue to give
their assistance to the society, until by its instrumen-
tality the self-supporting schemes of emigration,
which it is expected will shortly be in existence,
are once for all established.
London, England, 1870-05-21

ANTICIPATED VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF
WALES TO READING.

It is stated, on what is said to be good authority, that
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will visit
Reading in six weeks time for the purpose of
laying the foundation stone of the new Grammar
School iu that town. Great preparations are being
made by the. Corporation for his reception. The
Prince of Wales will also be invited to witness the
rapid firing of the Soper breech-leader gun, invented by
Mr. Soper, of Reading, and which throws shot upon the
target at the rate of sixty in one minute. The town will
be illuminated, and triumphal arches erected. Ladies-
and gentlemen will be invited to present purses of money
to his Royal Highness as contributions to the school fund.
Nearly ten thousand pounds has been already contributed.
Sir Francis Goldsmid, Bart., MP., and Mr. George Pal-
mer, proprietor of the Reading biscuit factory, have each
given five hundred pounds to the funds. The Queen has
been memorialised to become patroness of the school, but
her Majesty has declined,' for the simple reason that it is
unusual for her to do so with an institution not already
in existence. No doubt her Majesty will acquiesce when
the building is raised.
London, England, 1870-05-21

AN ECCLESIASTICAL ELECTION.

The election to Wroxham (Norfolk) living, worth 'O3O
a-year and house, the presentation to which lapsed, to the
University in consequence of the patron, W. H. Trafford,
Esq., being a Roman Catholic, terminated yesterday:
There were originally nine candidates, but only thrOe
came to the poll—T. F. Boddington (St. Peter's Collele,
South Moreton), W. H. Freeman (Caius, Sible Heeling-
ham, Essex), and R. F. Willis (Caius, North Perrott).
Mr. Willis retired after the publication of the numbers at
half-past eleven. The following were the numbers at the
termination of the day's voting :—Boddington, 240 ;
Freeman, 160; Willis, 22. The official state of the poll
will be declared this evening.

A later telegram gives the official state of the poll as
!ollows
Boddington 235
Freeman
Willis
London, England, 1870-05-21

CANADA.

TORONTO, May 19.

The steamer Chicora, conveying a second detachment
of troops to the Red River, has again been prevented
from passing through the Sault St. Marie Canal.

The American officer in charge stated that he had posi-
tive instruction not to allow anything connected with the
Red River expedition to pass through the canal.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
AMERICA.
(By Atlantic Cable.)
WASHINGTON, May 20.

violent debate took place in the House of Represen-
tatives on the proposal to send a Minister to Rome.
Deputies Bingham and Dawes strongly denounoed the
Papacy as opposed to freedom.

CUBA.
(By Atlantic Cable.)
HAVANA, May 19.
A rebel planter has been executed for complicity in the
Casanova riot.
London, England, 1870-05-21

FIRE AT CAMBRIDGE.

Last night, at nine o'clock, as a gentleman named Roe
was passing down Queen's-lane, Cambridge, with Mr.
Wellsford, the chapel clerk of Trinity College, they heard
a cry of alarm proceeding from the lodge of the Provost
of King's College, and their attention was attracted to
flames in the servants' bedroom. Prompt measures were
taken, and, happily, the fire was speedily got under, the
damage being confined to the room in which it originated.
The lodge is an old structure containing a great deal of
wood, and a large number of valuable paintings be-
queathed by former:provosts. The damage would have
been irreparable had the fire not been discovered at this
early stage.
London, England, 1870-05-21

Now ready, in 2-vols., post Bvo , with illustrations, 245.,
A RAMBLE INTO BRITTANY
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Brittany, and not a bad substitute for those who cannot take one."
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London, England, 1870-05-21

The Extra Week at Eton.

The extra week's holiday at Eton, granted in
honour of the Prince of Wales's visit, having called
forth the displeasure of the "Father of an
Eton Boy," an " Eton Master" has lost no
time in giving a categorical answer to his
complaints. He says that such an in-
dulgence is never given at Eton • except in
obedience to royal command. It is granted solely
by the provost and head master, who derive -no
benbfit from it, and it is generally found that the
parents, instead of being glad, as we might suppose,
to be rid of the _ turbulent visitors who
are enjoying the license of being "home for the
holidays," are in favour of the indulgence. The
reproach of the angry father who said that no other
profession enjoyed such long holidays, is answered
London, England, 1870-05-21

TAMPERLNG WITH LETTERS.

The Boston correspondent of the Stamford Mercury
states that irregularities in connection with the Boston
Post-office were recently brought to light. Miss Meeds,
of the West-street-road, reported that letters passing be-
tween herself and a lover residing at Banbury were tam-
pered with. in some instances they were intercepted
altogether • in others they were opened, interpolated,
resealed, then delivered or despatched, as the case might
be. The report of the case led to an inquiry, which
terminated in the dismissal of Charles Day, the letter-
carrier. Day asserted his innocence, and his friends,
believing his statement, prepared a memorial to the
Postmaster-General. The Marquis of Hartington declined
to re-open the inquiry,
London, England, 1870-05-21

TAMPERING WITH LETTERS.

The Boston correspondent of the Stamford Mercury
states that irregularities in connection with the Boston
Post-office were recently brought to light. Miss bleeds,
of the West-street-road, reported that letters passing be-
tween herself and a lover residing at Banbury were tam-
pered with. In some instances they were intercepted
altogether; in others they were opened, interpolated,
resealed, then delivered or despatched, as the case might
be. The report of the case led to an inquiry, which
terminated in the dismissal of Charles Day, the letter-
carrier. Day asserted his innocence, and his friends,
believing his statement, prepared a memorial to the
Postmaster-General. The Marquis of Hartington declined
to re-open the inquiry.
London, England, 1870-05-21

THE NICE ROMANCE.

Some few details have been given of a remarkable
double suicide which has just been committed at Nice.
Further particulars are to hand of the singular story.
On Sunday morning last some peasants found, in the
grounds of the Villa Teissere, in the Valley of
Montegat, near Nice, a young woman bleeding and in-
sensible. She was removed to the town, but expired be-
fore reaching it. From her statements and other informa-
tion it appear that she was the daughter of a bookseller,
and herself a brilliant pianiste, who during the winter
menthe resided at Nice. Sheethere made the acquaintance
of a man named Morplain, and a close intimacy was
formed bet Ween them, the man being 34 and the young
woman 30 years of age. The latter, Mdlle. de Hauterine,
became apprehensive that her fatherwould discontinue the
allowance he had been accustomed to make, and Morplain
being without resources, they determined to put an end
to their anxieties by terminating their existence. Ac-
cording to the statement of the dying woman she left
Nice with her 'companion. "It was," said she, " our
last night. We took with us a phial of laudanum, a revol-
ver, and a swordstick. We chose this as the best spot for
our purpose. We made a bed with our outer garments,
laid upon the moss. We slept till daybreak. We had pre-
pared everything, and at 7 o'clock came the adieu. I had
taken off my white petticoat, which Morplain hung upon the
branches of a tree. We drank the laudanum. We
suffered much but we could not die. Morplain said to
me I can bear this no 1 onger ; I shall blow
out my brains.' I cried out that I would not
be left alone with his corpse, and I said, 'Shoot
me here,' pointing to the spot where a gaping wound
in her breast was visible. I did not wish to be
disfigured, and I entreated him to aim there.
He fired point blank. The correspondent of the Gaulois
adds that the statement is verified by the facts
of the chemise beine burnt, and the skin blackened by
the powder. " Morplain," added the dying woman, " shot
himself through the head, and you will find him lying
yonder. He feared a failure, and you will see that he yet
holds his poiguarcl in his hand. I did not feel much hurt
at first, and I managed to walk hither, leaning upon the
case of the sword stick." The body of the man was dis-
covered in the position his unhappy. companion had de-
scribed, and was removed to Nice, where a judicial in-
quiry was opened.
London, England, 1870-05-21

THE MAIL SERVICE.

MARSEILLES, May 19.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Bangalore has
arrived here with the Bombay mails, and will leave for
London this morning.

GIBRALTAR, May 19.
The Pera, from Southampton, has arrived with the
outward India, China, and Australian mails. All welL
LIVERPOOL, May 20.
The steamer Biela, of the Liverpool, Brazil, and River
Plate Mail Steamer Company left to-day for Bahia, Rio
Janeiro, and the River Plate. She carried the mail, 34
'passengers, and £6,000 in specie, besides a general cargo.

THE FALMOUTH, GIBRALTAR, AND MALTA
TELEGRAPH.
Communications have ceased with the ship and 'other
tests place the fault some 725 miles from Malta.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
THE OUTRAGE AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY,
The gentlemen engaged in the Christ Church outrage
(who abstracted the statues from the library and burnt
them) have received their sentences. Three of them have,
been altogether dismissed--have been sent away for good ;
two have been rusticated ; and two others "gated" for the
term.
London, England, 1870-05-21

AN ECCLESIASTICAL ELECTION.

The election to Wroxham (Norfolk) living, worth £3BO
a-year and house, the presentation to which lapsed to the
University in consequence of the patron, W. H. Trafford,
Esq., being a Roman Catholic, terminated yesterday.
There were originally nine candidates, but only three
came to the poll—T. F. Boddington (St. Peter's College,
South Moreton), W. H. Freeman (Caius, Sible Heding-
ham, Essex), and R, F. Willis (Carus, North Perrott).
Mr. Willis retired after the publication of the numbers at
half-past eleven. The following were the numbers at the

termination of the day's voting :—Boddington, 240 ;
Freeman, 160 ; Willis, 22. The official state of the poll
will be declared this evening.

A later telegram gives the official state of the poll as
follows :

Bodding,ton
Freeman
Willis

FIRE AT CAMBRIDGE.

Last night, at nine o'clock, as a gentleman named Roe
was passing down Queen's-lane, Cambridge, with Mr.
Wellsford, the chapel clerk of Trinity College, they heard
a cry of alarm proceeding from the lodge of the Provost
of King's College, and their attention was attracted, to
flames in the servants' bedroom. Prompt measures were
taken, and, happily, the fire was speedily got under, the
damage being confined to the room in which it originated.
The lodge is an old structure containing a great deal of
wood, and a large number of valuable paintings be-
queathed by former:provosts. The damage would have
been irreparable had the fire not been discovered at this
early stage.
London, England, 1870-05-21

Noxious Gases in Wells.

The recent loss of life caused by noxious gas
in a well at Beaton, North Woolwich, induces
Mr. W. Gossage, of Widnes Soapery, War-
rington, to make public the following very simple
means of prevention. Take some pieces of carpet pr
common sacks, and make them up into a loose
bundle nearly as large as the area of the well;
enclose it in a brick to give weight, and
attach to the bundle a rope of sufficient le4th
to reach the bottom of the well. Throw this bundle
down and haul it up again as quickly as possible.
Repeat the operation rapidly for ten minutes, and
the atmosphere will, he says, become quite innoxious,
as may be proved by letting down a lighted
candle. Mr. Gossage explains that the bundle carries
before it a quantity of fresh air from the surface, and
this displaces the foul air from the bottom. He adds
that he first used this plan forty years ago, and has
proved its efficiency repeatedly.
London, England, 1870-05-21

ow ready, in 2 vols., post Bvo., with Illustrations, 245.,
ARAMBLE INTO BRITTANY.
By the Rev. GEORGE MUSGRAVE, M.A., Oxon.
" Mr. Musgrave writes with animation and zest, and we recom-
mend his handsome volumes as a good preparation for a tour in
Brittany, and not a bad substitute for those who cannot take one."
—Daily News.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Groat Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1870-05-21

LONDON GAZETTE—L st Evening,

WHITEHALL, MAY 19. -.
The Queen has been pleased to grant the Archdeaconry
of Lancaster unto the Rev. William Hornby, M.A. -

GROWN OFFICE, MAY JB.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

County of Longf rd -- The Hon. Ceorg6Fredetick Nugent
Greville Nugent, of Cloyn, Castle Delvin, in the county of
Westmeath, in the room of the Hon. Reginald James
Macertney Greville Nugent, a• hose election for _the said
county has been determined to be void.
BANKRUPTS.

Notice of Adjudications and First Meetings of Creditors.
To Surrender under the Bankruptcy Act, 1861.
In the Country.
Walters, Emily, Lower Castle-street, Liverpool, restaurant-
keeper, May 27, Liverpool.
To Surrender under the Bankruptcy Act, 1869.
In London.
Burton, Ephraim, Rendlesham-road, Lower Clapton,
builder, June 6, at 11.
Edwards, Charles, Hackney-road, fruiterer, June 1, at 11.
In the country.
Allen, John, Swaffham, Norfolk, fishmonger, May 31,
King's Lynn.
Bacon, John Ely, Isle of Ely, Combridgeshire, miller,
May 314 Ely.
Carter, John, Clayton-le-Moors, near Accrington, Lanca-
shire, manufacturer, June 1, Blackburn.
Cash, Ebenezer William, Burton-upon-Trent, Stafford.
shire, corn dealer, June 2, Burton-upon-Trent.
Reeves, John, Mostyn-street, Llandudno, Carnarvonshire,
licensed victualler, June 13, Bangor.
Richardson, Joseph, Boston, Lincolnshire, currier, June
2, Boston.
Whitehead, William Edward, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lan-
cashire, pawnbroker, June 3, Ashton-under-Lyne.
London, England, 1870-05-21

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The will of Baron Boston, a baronet and D.C. L., was
proved by his only son. The personalty was sworn under
£35,000. His lordship was formerly an attachdinthe diplo-
matic service, and Deputy-Lieutenant of Buclo. He be-
queaths to his daughter Rachel, the wife of Mr. A. A. Van-
sittart, a legacy of £l,OOO, and to his daughter Alice, wife of
Mr. J. W. Malcolm, M.P., £2,000. He leaves to his wife
au immediate legacy of £5OO • and his leasehold residence
Wilton-crescent, carriages, &c. The residue of his pro-
perty he leaves to his son, the present baron. The will of
Sir George She; Bart., was proved under £30,000 per-
sonalty. Sir George was formerly ambassador at Berlin
and Stutgardt ; Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
1830-5 ' • Deputy-Lieutenant for Galway, and High
Sheriff for that county in 1828. The heir is
his nephew, George E. Dering, who inherits
the entailed Irish estates of Dunmore, and to
whom he has devised his estates at Durhum with the
mines, with reversion, on failure of certain limitations, to
the sons, successively, of his (testator's cousin), Colonel
George Palmer Evelyn ; and to the colonel's second son
(testator's godson) he leaves a legacy of £3OO. He be-
queaths to Countess Cowley a legacy of £1,000; to his servant
William Phillis,£l,ooo together with an annuity of £5O; to
his housekeeper; Frances Riely,Esoo, with an annuity of 230.
The residue of his estate he bequeathes to his nephew
absolutely. The will of Mr. Alexander Randall, banker,
of Foley House, Maidstone, the principal partner in the
Kentish Bank, was proved under £120,000 personalty.—
Illustrated London News.

Some time ago a memorial, addressed to Mr. Glad-
stone, was forwarded by the Birmingham Liberal Associa-
tion, urging the claims of that borough to additional
representation in the House of Commons, and asking for
at least one of the seats taken from the recently disfran-
chised boroughs. Mr. Gladstone has replied that the
matter shall receive due consideration.
London, England, 1870-05-21

CENTRAL ASSOCIATION FOR STOPPING
THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON SUNDAY.
—LONDON AUXILIARY.—A great open air Working Men's
Demonstration will take place at Lismore Circus Haver-
stock Hill, on Saturday, May 28. Speakers—Rev. J. Morgan and
Messrs. G. ,Dibley, J. Hilton, and J. Leicester. The ilev. E.
Mathews, M.A., Travelling Secretary of the Central Associa-
tion, will attend as a deputation. A Petition to. Parliament
will be submitted for adoption. The chair will be taken by
M. A. Garvey, Esq., LL.B. Barrister-at-Law, at Five o'clock
p.m. A Procession, headed by the Milton Brass Band, will
start from Clarendon-square, St. Pancras, precisely at Four
o'clock p.m. Its route will be--St. Pancras-road, Crowndale-
road, High-street, Camden Town, Kentish Town-road, Prince
of Wales-road, Malden-road, and Haverstock-road.

S A L
and 0 0. ' S
EAST INDIA PALE and BURTON ALES.
Brewery—Burton-on-Trent.
STORES:
London—St. Pancras Station, Old St. Pancras-road, N.W.
Liverpool--72, Henry-street.
Manchester—Bridgewater-chambers, Brown-street.
Birmingham—Old Court House, High-street.
Wolverhampton-15, Snow-hill.
Bristol-16, Small-street.
Nottingham —44, Greyhound-street.
SALT and CO.'S ALES may be obtained in casks of 18 gallons
and upwards, and in glass from the principal bottlers.
London, England, 1870-05-21

'ust pn7liahed, price Is Gd., b. post ls. Sd., the second Edition,
with Addenda, containing additional 1-rats and Cases, in illus-
. . .

traticn of, the 'nefar:otui iirocw.dings of the Advertising Quacks.
r) EVE LATIONS OF QUACKS AND
QUACKERY By DETECTOR. P.cprinted from the
"Medical Circular."

London: H. Ba.lliere, 219, Degent-strect..
ThEI numerous reviows of thin startling work by the Saturday
Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch; Publics Opinion, and other
Journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted wi h
this edition.
London, England, 1870-05-21

THE THEATRES, &c.

HAYmAREET—At Seven, No Song No Supper. Barwise's Book.
And A Kiss in the Dark.
PRINCE OF WALES'S—At 7.30, Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest
Mamma.

LYCEUM—At 7.30, Wooing One's Wife. Breaking the Spell. And
Little Faust.

AvELPHI.—At Seven, Too Much of a Good Thing. The Prompter's
Box. The Enchanted Wood.
OLYMPIC -At Seven, Frou Fron. The 'Varsity Boat Race. My
Turn Next.

GAIETY—At Seven, The Man of Quality. The Princess of Tre-
bizonde.

QUEEN'S—At Seven, Hy Wife's Dentist. 'Twist Axe and Crown.
STRAND—At Seven, Widow's Weeds, Sir George and a Dragon.
A Fish Out of Water.
VAUDEVILLE—For Love or Money. Don Carlos.
ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Fron Frou. , La Belle Sanvage,
GLOBE—At Seven, The Man o' Airlie. Robert Macaire.
WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH BOOK. Egyptian Hall, Pic-
cadilly, every Evening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn-
logs at 3. Admission is, 2s, 3s.
CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Sight, at 8; Wed-
nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 a'l the year round.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till
530 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra
rooms, 6d.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily except Suc.-
days). Admission, Is. ; on Mondays, 6d. Children under
twelve, 6d. •
London, England, 1870-05-21

GOVERNMENT

Three per Cent Consols 94 941
Do. for Account
Three per Cent Rdcd 921 921
New :3 per Cent
Exchequer Bills, March, par spm
Do., June
Bank Stock
India 5 per Cents
Can.6pcJan.&JulylB77-84 10711081
Do. 5 per cent do. 98 100
Domin. of Can. 5p o 1903 971 981
New S. W. 5p c 1871-76 102 103
New Zealand 6 pc 1891 ll2 113
Do. 5 per cent 99 100
Do. 5p c Consolidated
Queensland 5p c 1882
Victoria 6 p c Jan.& July 115
Do. 5 p do. 104 105

RAIL'

Bristol and Exeter Bl 83
Caledonian 74 741
Great Eastern
Great Northern
Do, A
Great Western. 721 72
Lancashire & Yorsshire 1301131
L. B. and South Boast
Lou. Chat., and Dover
Lou. and North-Western 1281129
Lon. and South-Western 91 92
Man., She., and Lincoln 511 611
Metropolitan 7ll 71f
Midland
North British 36 3i
North-Eastern Consols
Do. Leeds —
Do. York — -

South-Eastern
80ru.,8ar.,&01.1nd.g.5p0 10741084
East India guar. 5 p a
Grand Trunk of Canada 15 154
Do. Ist Preference Bonds 67 69
Great Indiau'Peu. g. 5p o 109 110
Great Western of Canada 164 161
Madras g. 5 p a lO9 110
Scinde, Delhi, do.
Soinde, Puujaub, do lO7 108
Dutch 11henish 2si 26
Eastern of Franco
Great Luxembourg l3l 131
Northern of France
0 ttom. (Smyrna to Aldin) 7* 7i
Recife and San Francisco 16 16
San Paulo (L.) guar. 7p a 20 201
S. Aus. & Lora. Yenetn. 15* 15t

BANKING COMPANIES.

I'd I a,
10 Agra Bank (L) A .... 103/4 11 10 Imperial Ottoman 5 53/4 pm
25 Affiance (Limited) .. 14 15 20 Lou. Char. of Austrlia 243/4 21
20 Anglo-Egyptn (1,11 n)
10 Anglo-Austrian .... 1618_ pm 20 Loudon and County 50 50
24 25/ 15 Loud° a Joint-Stock 353/4 36
50 British N orthAmreu 54 50 ' 20 Ludy & Wstminstr 63 64
20 Ch.of India, Australia 17 18 , 10 Metropolitan B/ 93/4
25 Char. Merc. of India 30 31 I 20 Midland (Limited)
10 City
25 Colonial
4 013.4011Clated (Limtd) Vgpm 1 zo Union of Australia.. to 4f
20 Eng., Scot., & Aust. C 17/ 183/4 I 15 Union of Loudon .. 39 403/4
20 Imperial (Limited) lB3/4 19 1

COMPANIES

Pd
10 Great Northern .... 11 lli
25 Indo-European (Lintd) 15 20
10 Med. Extension (L).. 5/ 6/
201 Soc. Trans. France (14 151 15k
51W. India & Panama 7} 7i
London, England, 1870-05-21

MR. BRIGHT'S LAND SCHEME

Mr.. Bright's plan for enabling Irish tenants to purchase
their holdings by the assistance of a loan from the State,
which has been passed by the House of Commons, is
objected to by the Law Times on account of
certain economical reasons :—Foremost of these
was the danger of imposing upon the State the duty of
collecting the quarterly instalments of the pur-
chase-money ; the certainty of unpopularity attendant
upon the process, and the strong probability that success-
ful endeavours would be made to obtain relief from the
burden, as in all former instances of State help, and so,
eventually to convert the loan into a gift. It is unfair
to extract money from the pockets of the poor
English taxpayers for the purpose of lending it
to' Irish tenants, who are better off than
themselves, to enable these latter to become land-
owners, with the almost certainty that it would never be
repaid. It is suspicious that it should have been accepted
without even the formality of a debate. Can it be that
the landowners on both sides of the House concur in a
liberality, the results of which will be to enable them to
obtain a high price for small holdings, which they will be
only too glad to part with at any price ? If Irish tenants
are to be provided with English money for the purpose of
enabling them to become landowners, why should not the
same be granted to English tenants ? or are our people to
be worse treated because they are well behaved?
London, England, 1870-05-21

Miss Rye and Her Orphans.

It has often been said that honesty is the best
policy, but it now appears on undoubted evidence
that charity and kindness are also sound political
economy. The papei read by Dr. Hayward at Liver-
pool on " The Emigration of Public Orphans "shows
what that benevolent and enterprising lady, Miss
Rye, has been doing, while others have been
talking about, the burdens of the ratepayers and the
evils of pauperism. There - are in Liverpool 2,000
orphan children being brought up under the super-
vision of the parish authorities, and they cost for
their maintenance and education £l3 a year each,
or ss. a week. If we include the interest on
the cost of land and buildings, we have a total of
£30,000 a year out of the rates for bringing up parish
orphans. A large proportion of these children (of
the girls especially) fall into bad ways and come
back to the workhouse in future years to
burden the ratepayers to the close of their lives. Miss
Rye, by taking out pauper orphans to Canada, has
saved the ratepayers some £5,200, which would have
been expended on the children's b oard and maintenance
between the ages of eight and sixteen. Better than the
mere pecuniary saving, however, is the moral benefit
bestowed on the children, who instead of entering
life with the stigma of pauperism attached to thorn,
and struggling against all the odds of poverty and
degradation, start upon a new career in a country
which is glad to welcome their presence and profit
by their labour. The 70 children taken out by Miss
Rye were gladly accepted, and homes are waiting for
100 more.
The Extra Week at Eton.

The extra week's holiday at Eton, granted in
honour of the Prince of Wales's visit, having called
forth the displeasure of the "Father • of an
Eton Boy," an " Eton • Master " has lost no
time in giving a categorical answer to his
complaints. He says that such an in-
dulgence is never given at Eton except in
obedience to royal command. It is granted solely
by the provost and head master, who derive no
benefit from it, and it is generally found that the
parents, instead of being glad, as we might suppose,
to be rid of the turbulent visitors who
are enjoying the license of being " home for the
holidays," are in favour of the indulgence. The
reproach of the angry father who said that no other
profession enjoyed such long holidays, is answered

by the obvious remark that college tutors get
six months holiday instead of three. As for the
profit obtained by the masters and dames from this
extra week, charged, as usual, in the quarter's
account, it is very trifling, as the rent, the, servants'
,wages, and other items must be deducted from
it. The " Eton Master" thinks, however,
that there would be no objection to a deduction
of ten or fifteen shillings being made from the account
of any parent who desired it. Considering the class
of fathers who send their boys to Eton, it is not very
probable that this economical suggestion will be
carried out.
London, England, 1870-05-21

THE STRIKE AT NEW BACKWORTH.

The strike of the miners at New Backworth Colliery
still continues. Further evictions were made yesterday.
A strong body of policemen were on the ground, but they
have not been interfered with in their work. Nearly sixty
families have now been ejecta(' from their cottages. Beth
masters and men seem determined to hold out.
London, England, 1870-05-21

CANADA.

TORONTO, May 19.
An amalgamation has taken place between the American
and Colonial International Bridge Company. The rail-
ways on the banks of the Niagara River will be connected
by a bridge, which will be begun at once. It is super-_
intended by Mr. Briggs, the manager of the Grand Trunk
Railway.

OTTAWA, May 19.
The new governor of the province of Manitob (Prince
Rupert's Land) is Mr. Archibald, member of the Dominion
House of Commons.
London, England, 1870-05-21

Political Disturbance.

Amongst the many good things brought'
by the recent political changes in France was a total:
cessation of the mischievous rumours of war which:
were so persistently spread about previously to the
famous interpellation of the 116. Those rumours
were particularly rife during the summer of.
1868 ; but since June, 1869, they have happily been
wanted. Unfortunately a revival of the canards is
now becoming noticeable. The Duc de Grarnmont's
appointment as Foreign Minister of France has made,
we are told, a very bad impression at Berlin. rue
Gonstitutionnel—that old and flagrant offender—is
now busy telling us that foreign politics have been
unduly neglected lately. Count Daru, we are informed,
knew nothing of foreign of ; but the Due de
Grammont will set everything right. Its -mission will
be to restore France to her proper place in regard to
all the great questions which agitate the world, and
which must not be resolved without her prepon-
derant voice being heard. This ominous talk
indicates two equally undesirable things: first,
that trade is again to be impaired by an alarmist paper
warfare; secondly, that the concessions to liberty are
finished, home afteirs are disposed of, -and France
has now time to trouble herself with her neigh-
bours.