The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-24 00:00:00

ME SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1870.

GUILDHALL, 13th January, 1870.___Th,
Committee for LETTING the CITY LANDS will
MEET at GUILDHALL, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th
day of January inst., at Half-past One o'clock precisely,
to receive PROPOSALS fcr a LEASE of a HOUSE, No.
222, Tottenham-court-road. in the count,y of Middlesex.
Also to receive Proposals for a Building Lease for Eighty
years, of the site of the premises, No. 48, London-wall, in
City of Londog.
I'lans of the pr,prty may be seen, and further particu-
lars and forms of tender ol,ta ned, upon application at the
Architect's Office, Guildtr:ll.
FERDD. BRAND, (I,mptroller
THE

UN I FED

LAND COMPANY

(UMITED).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENER
MEETING of the COMPANY will be held at the Offices,
No. 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, London, at Two of the
Crock p.m., on WEDNESDAY, the 2d February, 1870, for
the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, of
declaring a Dividend, and of transacting the ordinary busi-
ness of the Company.

By order of the Board.
CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN,
Secretary.

33, Norfolk-street, Strand,
London, W.C., 17th Jannary,,lB7o.

THE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN at
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THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY- L ANL
dole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL. At 7.45,
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Messrs. Fred. Vokea, Brittain
Wright, Harry Boleno, &c.; Misses Vokes, Harriet Coveney,
Kate Santley, &c.

sidered to lie within the jurisdiction 6r the
Government of Vancouver4s Island; but certain
Ametican squatters had recently settled there,
was siipposed, by the connivance of the Washingto:
Territory Government, in order to bring matters to a
crisis. One of these squatters shot a hog belonging
to the: Hudson's Bay Company, encroached on land
belonging to that company, and threatened to shoot
any other of the company's stock which should inter-
fere with. him. A. few days later General HARNEY,
commanding the United States troops in that dis-
trict, landed a military force in San Juan, and a peti-
tion was- presented to him by twenty-two persons
signing‘themselves American citizens on the island
of San Juan," and asking for American protection
against: the IndianS. .This act of the General's led to
a correspondence with tlie British' Governor of
VancoUver's Island, Mr. DOUGLAS, and the com-
mander of the British ships of war on
the station, Captain lionNBY. In spite of
urgent but very temperate remonstrances, General
HARNEY continued to take the high hand, and
threatened to fire upon any soldiers or sailors that
attempted to eject him from the island. General
SCOTT, commander-in-chieg. of the United States
army, was more " 'conciliatory, but in vain
attempted to restrain his subordinate, who knew
that in what he was doing he would have
the approval and support of Congress. Th&-two
nations were now on the very verge of war. Pre-
viously to this Lord JOHN RUSSELL, then Secretory
for Foreign affairs, had suggested a compromise. It
appeared that during the survey a third channel had
been discovered between the Rosario on the west and
the llaro on the east, and his lordship suggested that
this channel should be accepted by both Governments.
But General HARNEY'S violent proceedings now once
more complicated the matter,and it seemed as if it would
be solved only in Gordian fashion. At length mode-
ration prevailed. General HARNEY was displaced, and
the dispute once more passed into the region of diplo-
macy. By this time the year 1860 was far advanced.
A few months later the first shot was fired at Fort
Sumter of that terrible war which was to deluge the
United States with blood. During the whole of that
war our Government magnanimously refrained from
pressing for a settlement of the boundary, although
then capable of enforcing its own line of demarcation.
The civil war over, the discussion was resumed, and
it was provided by the CLARENDON-JOHNSON con-
yention of last year, that the question should be
referred to the arbitration of the President of the
Swiss Republic. The convention was rejected by the
Senate, and the controveriy remains where it was
two dozen years ago. Surely it is time that this long
dispute were brought to an end.

All Ministers were present at the Cabinet Counel;
held on Friday.

Mr. Cardwell, the Broad Arrow believes, will pro-
bably adhere to his proposals as to a new scheme for the
volunteer service, in the main.

Dr. Robert Chambers, the veteran author and pub-
lisher, has met with an accident. Ile slipped his foot in
coming down stairs and broke his ankle.

It is not certain, says the Army and Navy Gazette,
that Sir W. Mansfield, although he retires from the Com-
mand-in-Chief in India, will return to this country. It is
possible that he may bo offered a responsible position in the
Executive Government at Calcutta.

Mr. Sothern, the well-known actor, was seriously
injured while hunting with Baron Rothschild's hounds on
Thursday. Ho was convoyed to Leighton Buzzard, at-
tended by Sir Henry Thompson, much cut about the face
and shaken.

A crazy fellow gave himself up to the Wigan po-
lice on Thursday night, stating that he had murdered his
wife and five children at Blackburn. It was subsequently
discovered that the story was entirely without foundation,
and he was liberated.

In opening a new school in his diocese yesterday,
the Bishop of Bath and Wells earnestly urged all lovers of
the Bible to resist, as a matter of life and death, all attempts
to exclude religious instruction from the schools of the
country. Mere secular education must inevitably produce
wide-spread infidelity and indifference to religion.
The Standard says information has reached it to
the effect that a movement for the reform of the Church from
within, with special reference to the exercise of the functions
of the Episcopate and to the administration and division of
dioceses, has been set on foot E some of the Bioad Churel]
leaders in London.

The Echo declares that the Church 7 lines is prema
turn in stating that Mr. Gladsiono has conferred the Bishopric
of St. Asaph upon Archdeacon Jones. He may bo the now
bishop, but no appointment has yet been made to the See.
The Archdeacon is said to be not a High Churchman, but a
moderate though decided "Evangelical."

A Volume of Essays, the London Scotsman states,
is about to be published, to be edited by Sir Alexander
Grant, Principal of the Edinburgh University. He is to
write on "University Reform;'' Sir David Wedderburn,
M.P., on "Hypothec ;" and Dr. Wallace, of Greyfriars, on
"Church Tendencies in Scotland" It is said that Dean
Stanley will also be a contributor.

Mr. Baron Hughes yesterday resumed the hearing
of the petition against Sir IL Barron, M.P. for Waterford.
Several voters deposed to having received sums of money
horn his agents after the general election. A canvasser for
the sitting member deposed that a certain voter refused to
vote unless his name was put down on the list for pay-
ment.

News from Australia, telegraphed from Brindis in
advance of the mail, states that the Parliament of New
South Wales was dissolved on the 15th of November, 1869,
and the elections immediately followed. A meat-preserving
company has been established at Goulburn. Judgment has
been given in the Daphne slavery case, and the ship has
been formally released. The season has been a very fine
one, and the crops look remarkably well.
The valuable Rectory of Wonston having fallen to
the Crown, owing to the Bishop of Winchester's translation
not having been completed when it fell vacant, has been
conferred, to the credit (says the John Bull) of the Prime
Minister, on the Bev. Prebendary Owen, a staunch Conser-
vative, as well as a sound Churchman, promoted by Mr.
Disraeli when he was in office. Mr. Owen had, as private
pupils, sons of the Bishop of Winchester and Sir Stafford
Northcote.

Lord Howard, of Glossop, writes a lengthy letter
to the Weekly Register upon education. He urges Catholics
everywhere to bestir themselves in favour of the denomina-
tional plan. His lordships says that for the Catholic poor
the importance of the immediate future can hardly be over-
rated, and he urges upon all classes of Catholics to strengthen
as much as they possibly can the hands of the Poor School
Committee. " This can only be done by organisation, and
the best foundation for such organisation is the already
existing system of diocesan combination."
Mr. Handel Cossham, who unsuccessfully con-
tested Dewsbury at the recent Parliamentary election, last
night delivered a political address to a large audience in
that town. Ho dealt with the more important measures that
had occupied the attention of the Legislature during the
last session, and in mentioning those which were likely to
engross their immediate attention, stated that an English
land bill must come after the Irish bill. He stated that no
pledge which the Liberal party had made to the country
had not been fulfilled, and they had made no promise which
they had not endeavoured to carry out.

At the monthly meeting of the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel Archdeacon Denison gave,
as he announced his intention of doing, formal notice,
in writing, of his intention to oppose the election of
the Bishop of Exeter as a vice-president of the so-
ciety. It was explained that Bishop Temple would be
proposed for election, together with all the bishops of
the English Church (who are re-elected annually) in
accordance with the general usage of the socioty. The stand-
ing committee wish it to be understood that the nomina-
tion does not proceed from them—though, on the other
hand, they aro not prepared to recommend gas in Bishop
Colenso's case) that Dr. Temple should not ba elected to the
office of vice-president.

A Friendly Society case came before the Court
of Criminal Appeal to-day. The prisoner, named
French, secretary to a Foresters Society, had been convicted
at Leeds for forging an acquittance or receipt for money.
It appeared that in one of those societies a member could
not be received into another branch of the society unless
he had a " clearance "or certificate under the hand and
seal of certain officers to chew that he had discharged his
obligations to the society. One of the memuers who had
paid all his fees to the prisoner was entitled to a
clearance. The prisoner, instead of paying over the
money to the society, embezzled it, and forged the names
of the other officers to the "clearance," in order
that the embezzlement might be concealed. The
Court held that the clearance was simply a certificate,
and did not represent an acquittance or receipt for money
under the statute. The prisoner must, therefore, have
the benefit of tie pNection, and the conviction tanst. be
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ALARMING FIRE AT 7HE NAG'S-HEAD
TAVERN, TOWER-BILL.

This morning, shortly after the family had retired
to bed, a policeman discovered that the above tavern
in Postern-row, Tower-hill, was on fire. The officer
at once made the inmates awaro of the outbreak,
and although the smoke was almost overpowering
they all happily managed to escape. The engines
having arrived the firemen went to work, and suc-
ceeded in preventing the flames from reaching the
main spirit stores, but not until considerabledamage
was done to the bar and its contents and the upper
part of the house. The origin of the fire is un-
known, and the proprietor, it is supposed, was in-
sured.

THE ANGLO-FRENCH COMMERCIAL

TREATY.

A Paris correspondent writes on Friday:—The
Free Traders of France and England will read with
satisfaction the vigorous defence of their policy made by
Jules Simon, which occupied nearly the whole of yester-
day's sitting in the Senate. He opened his address, indeed,
the day before, but contented himself with some preliminary
observations, more especially with regard to the dispute about
tee exactitude of official figures. Yesterday M. Simon came
vigorously to the attack, and his speech was a powerful
, and eloquent assertion of the cause he pleaded. He would,
he said, be very chary in his use of figures,. Every interest
furnished its own figures, and claimed to have them quoted,
and the only conclusion to be drawn from the arithmetical
conflict was that a parliamentary inquiry, which should
afford a hearing to all alike, was imperatively necessary.
The great question was, had the Commercial Treaties
injured France ? "In 1806, the special trade, that is im-
ports taken for consumption, and experts of
French productions, amounted to £238,960,000; in 1859, to
X 140,120,000 ; the increase was thus in the proportion of from
3to 5. Now take the trade with England alone;
according to the English returns, the exports from France
into England amounted, in 1859, to £13,810,000, and, in
1563, to £33,830,000. Thus, the trade was more than doubled.
The exports from England into France, in 1838, amounted
to £23,180,000, consequently there was a balance of
£10,400,000 on the side of France. Next, let us take the
particular classes of goods. Of raw material, England
sends to France £14,440,000, and receives £3,760,000;
of manufactures, we export to England £20,400,000,
and receive only £13,160,000." It would be
objected that if the exports of France had
doubled, those of England had more than doubled.
"I reply," said M. Simon, "that if England prospers
more than we do, that does not prevent us from prosper-
ing. The English exports, moreover, are chiefly of
raw material which shews the development of our wealth
and our industry, for such material is only purchased to
be manufactured. The increase of our imports of raw
material must in fact be accepted as an additional proof of
our prosperity. (That is true.) From these figures I con-
clude that the ruin of France is not quite so manifest as is
asserted. Some industries are suffering, and I have no
intention of denying their sufferings, but they are by no
moans unanimous. Many wool manufacturers deny that
their trade is failing, while many shipowners of Bordeaux
and Havre contradict the assertion that the mercantile
marine has a right to complain. It is certain, however,
that some manufactures are suffering. Eighty-eight iron-
founding establishments have been closed ; but the real
question is the cause of these sufferings, and are they due
to the Commercial Treaty ?" Beginning with the ship-
builders, M. Simon then proceeded to examine into
the various complaints. The cause of their
distress was, he averred, not the Treaty, but the
mercantile marine law of 1866, which permitted the
nationalisation of foreign vessels. Shipbuilders had
bought ships in England instead of having them built in
France. He admitted that the law of 1866 was part of
the free trade system, and he would not shrink from
acknowledging it. It had pressed more hardly on
the mercantile marine than the Treaty had on the other
interests, because treaties of commerce were but steps
towards free trade, whereas the law of 1866 was in some
respects free trade itself. They must ascertain if there
were no other remedies for the evil than a return
to a protective system which no longer existed.
Several remedies had been suggested, and ho hoped that
the removal of the old fetters of excessive regulations,
of the suppression of the Maritime Inscription Law,
would relieve the mercantile marine ; but the real
remedy was to be found in commercial liberty.'
"Are we mistaken," cried M. Simon, "in saying
in philosophy, in politics, in finance, nothing is more
fruitful than liberty. No, no ;it is the great means of
development, and by it we shall develope metallurgical
industry, we shall create a powerful industry in
our country, and we shall give the mercantile
marine the outward freight which it requires." (Tres Bien)
The trade in manufactured iron, he believed, was suffering
not from the effects of the treaty, but from the effects of
the Bessemer process, which he himself had been one
of the first to see tried at Sheffield. That process
would revolutionise the iron trade. The silk trade
had also suffered neither from a discovery nor
from the Treaty, but from the disease among the silk
worms. The native production had fallen from Bto 4
millions in the year. - The wool trade had suffered in
consequence of the arrivals from Australia and La Plata.
Cotton had suffered in all branches of the trade but from an
internal cause. There had been excessive production and con-
sequent panic. Then come wars, for which the Treaty was not
responsible, and the outlets for sale were restricted at the
very time of surplus production. The absorption of small
traders by large was to be seen everywhere; it had no
reference to the treaty. The Chambers themselves
recognised the social change, and said to the
workmen, " Associate." " From all this," continued M.
Simon, " I conclude, first, that we are not ruined; second,
that we are prospering ; third, that certain trades
have suffered from scientific or industrial revolutions
and others by causes which have been often re-
ferred to, such as the American war, the vagaries of
speculation, the pressure of military armaments on
nations and similar reasons." The question now to con-
sider was whether France, after the experience of ten
years, was able to compete successfully with foreigners.
The real point was not to compare the imports and
exports for ton years which, however long to the
the suffering trades was a short space in national history,
but to know whether the engines of Crensot roll on Eng-
lish railways, whether French produce was sold
in London." Several members here suggested
that M. Simon, who had been speaking for a
considerable time, should rest for a few minutes,
and, while he was pausing, the Marquis de Piro
asked him if the debate was to be prolonged indefinitely.
The speech of M. Simon, he thought, exhausted the
subject. The President (M. Mege), allowed, how-
ever, no reply, and M. Simon proceeded. He
denied that the cost of production was, as had
been stated, 40 per cent. less in England than in France.
The land was cheaper in France, labour was cheaper,
while the workmen were more able and intelligent
than in England. In England machinery was cheaper,
and iron and coal plentiful. There might be a difference.
but it was certainly not 40 per cent. France was under
a disadvantage in the means of transport. But this diffi-
culty did not arise from treaties of commerce, and the
reform most needed was to lessen the cost of conveyance.
The exhibitions of late years had shewn the
superiority of France, and it would be ridiculous
on the morrow of victory to return to protective duties.
M. Simon went on to express his belief that France was
rather an agricultural than a manufacturing country,
and as such required foreign markets. He
shewed the increase of the exports from the
wine districts, and reminded the Chamber that
the consumer must be protected as well as the pro-
ducer. Articles of primary necessity were imported, and
in enriching llouen and Mulhouse they would impoverish
the labouring population of the country. In an elo-
quent peroration, M. Simon declared that Government
could not take the place of Providence and distribute
health by factitious laws. All the liberties were sisters,and
if they had freedom of commerce they would have other free-
doms under favourable conditions, for the man who laboured
was the apprentice of true liberty, of liberty inseparable
from order. With liberty they would have peace. An
army of douaniers on the frontiers prevented the fraternity
of the nations. By freedom of labour and of commerce
they would found the liberty of the future, and annihilate
war. (Loud and prolonged applause.)

CABINET COUNCIL.—At the Cabinet Council held
on Saturday the Ministers present were the Right Hon.
W. E. Gladstone, the Lord Chancellor, Earl de Grey, the
Earl of Kimberley, the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, the Earl
of Clarendon, Eall Granville, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell,
the Duke of Argyll, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Right Hon. Hugh Childers, the Right Hon. J. Bright, the
Right Hon. G. J.Goschen, the Marquis of Hartington, and
the Right Hon. C. Fortescue.

CELIBACY.—An unusual event, says the City .Press,
has just occurred at the Charterhouse, viz., the expulsion
of a brother of the foundation for contracting marriage in
defiance of the rule made by the founder prohibiting the
officials and brotherhood from entering into the state cf
matrimony. It is presumed the governing authorities of
the hospital have repudiated this regulation in the case of
the former recipients of the charity, as they are, without
exception, married men.

"PRIVILEGE " IN NAPLES.—A. young man of
promise, Enrico Marziani, hat just died in Naples from the
effec*s of a allot from a revolver, fired at him while en-
gaged in prayer in a church in that city by Deputy
Matina. The assassin, in virtuo of his privilege as a mem-
ber of the Chamber, was enabled to leave the Italian ter-
ritory without being arrested. The Opinione remarks that
privileges which can be interpreted in this way are not
likely to last.

THE KING OF THE BELGIANS' OASICET.—Tho
Queen, having expressed a wish to see the casket contain-
ing the address presented to the King of the Belgians on
the occasion of his Majesty's recent visit to this country,
before it is forwarded to its destination, Thursday next
has been appointed for her Majesty to receive a deputa-
sion from the committee by whom the arrangements for
the King's reception were made. The Lord Mayor, pre-
sident of the committee, Alderman Sir James Lawrei co,
M.P., and three other gentl^men will constitute the
deputation. The casket is of silver, and was manufactured
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