biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-25

LIQUIDATORS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES.

Mr. EYKYN gave notice that to-morrow he would ask
whether the Government were prepared with legal mea-
sures to make more rapid and economical the proceedings
by liquidators of the public companles at this moment
being wound up.
THE BEVERLEY ELECTION INQUIRY.

Mr. EYKYN gave notice of his intention to ask whe-
ther William Henry Cook, scheduled as a briber by the
Commissioners in the Beverley election inquiry, was the
Q. C. of that name, and now a count); court judge, and if
so, what steps the Government intended to take to vindi-
cate the law.
INDIAN ARMY OFFICERS.

Colonel SYKES gave notice that on an early day he
would inquire what had been done in regard to the
petition presented last session by certain Indian army
officers, praying for a redress of their grievances.
EXCLUSION OF THE CORNWALL COUNTY
COURTS FROM BANKRUPTCY JURISDIC-
TION.

Mr. R. N. FOWLER gave notice that on Monday he
would ask the Home Secretary whether his attention had
b-sen called to the order of the Lord Chancellor, excluding
from Bankruptcy jurisdiction all the county courts
o! Cornwall, with the exception of .'Truro ; whether such
order was not opposed to the spirit of legislation of last
session, the object of which was to localise bankruptcy
business ; and whether, considering such order was pro-
ductive of great inconvenience to the trading interests of
Cornwall, he would take steps to get the order rescinded.
London, England, 1870-02-25

IHE VACANT SHRIEVALTY.

The not unexpected decease of Sir James Val-
lentin, one of the Sheriffs of London, will be forth-
with filled up according to the usual custom under
similar circumstance:. We understand that Robert
Jones, of Manor flouin, St. John's-wood
Park, who has recently retired from business as a
t, a merchant at 14, Little Tower-street, and who
has been spoken of as a probable future Sheriff,
iil be prepared to accept the office should the
Livery think proper to elect him.

THE PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL FOUR-
O ARED MATCH,

We are informed that James Renforth and
James Taylor, ou behalf of the Tyne Champion
crew, have telegraphed to Mr. Hervey, of Mon-
treal, accepting the challenge of St. John's (New
Brunswick) crew to a four-oared race for £l,OOO.
Renforth wishes to row under the Thames Regatta
rules, and thinks that either May or June will be
convenient. He also adds that if the copy of rules
he has drawn up Le not adhered to he will draw up
another set and send them to any gentleman ap-
pointed to act for the St. John's crew.
London, England, 1870-02-25

TIIE PRINCE OF WALES IN RELATION TO THE CASE.

Mr. Serjcant Ballantine went on to refer as follows to
another part of the case :—His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales appeared in court yesterday and denied
in the only way that any subject of this realm can
deny a fact, however exalted his position may lie, that he
had ever committed adultery, or been guilty of impropriety
of that character with Lady Mordaunt. Gentlemen, I had
no reason whatever to cross-examine his Royal Highnes.
I never opined that he had done so ; I opined an entirely
different state of facts. I compared his position with
others who had been named, and I said, "It is perfectly
consistent with my case that Lady Mordaunt has dis-
obeyed her husband in a very grave matter ; and with the
expressions used—possibly not perfectly falling in the way
in which Sir Charles may have given them, because a
great deal depends upon them." It by no means neces-
sarily implied that any guilty act had taken place,
and was entirely consistent with the impropriety
et F 1491; Ale had I)9m, guilty. I think Aot
London, England, 1870-02-25

lIOUSE OF COMMONS.—TIIUsDAY.

The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.
THE SOUTHWARK AND CITY SUBWAY BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
GASLIGHT AND COKE COMPANY BILL.

The second reading of this bill was opposed by Mr.
HARVEY 'LEWIS, who moved its rejection. He did so
on the ground that it was an attempt to upset the arrange-
ment made by an Act passed in the year 1860, which par-
celled the metropolis into districts for the purpose
of their being supplied in a special and peculiar manner
with gas. The effect of carrying the bill would be the
continual tearing up of the pavement in the public streets,
and putting the ratepayers to endless expense. Petitions
had been lodged against the bill by those were better
'entitled to a hearing in the matter than anyone else ; he
meant the vestries of Marylebone, St. Pancras, and Pad-
dington; the Metropolitan Board of Works, and the Cor-
poration of the City of London.
Mr. ADAIR supported the second reading.
Mr. THOMAS CHAMBERS seconded the motion
that the bill be read a second time that day six months.
When the motion was submitted to the House, the
"Ayes " were declared to have it, and the bill was, there-
fore read a second time.
London, England, 1870-02-25

PROSPECTS OF NON-PURCHASE CORPS.

A statement by an actuary is generally pretty
correQt. The prospects of the Non-purchase Corps,
judged by this standard, are, therefore, not very
promising. For years the cry has gone up from the
Artillery, Engineers, and Marines, for some
measure to avert the stagnation of promotion
amongst the officers, especially of the junior grades.
And now, if matters still go on as they
are doing at the present day, we shall soon see bat-
teries of artillery and companies of infantry com-
manded by captains of 60 years of age, with senior
subalterns of 46. To be sure such sights as these
have not yet gratified us, because something has
been done by fits and starts at various periods to
quicken the sluggish flow of promotion. Sometimes
an increase has given a few steps ; at other
times half-pay retirement has been lavished on some
half-dozen officers, but as yet no fixed scheme has
been put forward by which a subaltern will be sure of
having a handle to his name before his hair is gray.
London, England, 1870-02-25

THE ELECTION INQUIRIES.

Mr. PEMBERTON asked against what persons prose-
tions had been commenced or were contemplated by the
Government in reference to the Bridgwater, Beverley, or
Norwich elections.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said prosecutions ha
been instituted in Bridgwater, this inquiry against Sir 11. Ed:
wards and Mr. Burrell in the Beverley case; against Messrs.
Kinglake, Vanderbilt, Fennelly, and Lovibond, but it was
not intended to proceed with the prosecution against the
latter person. In the Norwich case prosecutions had been
exhibited against Mr. Stracy, Mr. Hardment, Mr. Town,
and Mr. Pennefather.
ENGLISH LAND BILL.

Mr. GATHORNE HARDY asked the First Lord of
the Treasury whether he would introduce the measure
relating to the land of the United Kingdom, to which he
referred in his speech on the Irish Land Bill before the
second reading of that measure.
Mr. GLADSTONE said if possible the bill would be
brought in before the second reading, if not, at least
before the committee of the Irish bilL
London, England, 1870-02-25

CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

The extensive prevalence of bribery between con-
tractors and Admiralty officials led to the issue, in
April last, of a circular stating that the Lords
of the Admiralty would be ready to grant
an independent re - examination of samples
on the request of any contractor who felt
that his tender has been unfairly rejected. This
intimation, however, had had no effect in staying the
corruption of some incurables. It is now posi-
tively declared that any attempt to bribe
or to seek a bribe will be visited with the most
severe steps on the part of the Government, who are
determined to eradicate this scandal from all the
public establishments. The conviction last spring
of those two enterprising gentlemen, Gambier and
;Rumble, seems not to have had the effect that was
hoped.
London, England, 1870-02-25

DERBY RACES-YESTERDAY.
TRIAL STAKES.

STEEPLECHASE PLATE.
Snowstorm..

DERBY PLATE.

barkie

Mastor Toro
Lady Macbeth..

Three ran.
HURDLE HANDICAP.

Primrose--

Scarrington.

DONNINGTON HANDICAP.

Slap Bang..
Carlowrie...
Wamba,

Sbventoon ran.

CITY BETTING-YESTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL.
sto 1 agst Doctor (offered)
6to 1 agst Colonel (offered)
100 t) 8 agst Honolulu (offered)
1000 to 70 agst Tathwell (taken and offered)] •
1000 to 70 agst (taken and offered)
100) to 70 agst Suruey (offered)
'2 to 1 agst Moose (offered)
F.OO to 13 agst Primrose (offered)
500 to 15 ag,st Aleibiade (offered)
500 to 15 agst Guy of Warwick (offered)!
100 to 3 agst Cristal (offered)
40 to 1 agst Lymington (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Nuys-list g (offered)
500 to 10 agst Court (taken)
200 to 3 agst Litttle Rogue (taken)
500 to 5 agst Scipio (offered)
500 to 5 agst Costa (offered)
100 to 1 agst Lamb (offered)
200 to 3 agst Traveller (offered)
100 to 8 agst Brayley's lot (offered)
100 to 5 agst Brayley's lot, bar Moose (offered)

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W.O.
London, England, 1870-02-25

ADMIRALTY RETURNS.

Mr. RODEN asked the First Lord of the Admiralty
when the returns ordered in reference to the Coast Guard
Service, on the 23rd July last, would be laid upon the
table of the House.

Mr. CHILDERS said the return was very voluminous,
but it was in course of preparation.
ENGLISH PRISONERS AT RIO.

Mr, FINNIE asked the Under Secsetary of State for
Foreign Affairs, whether any, and what further informa-
tion had been received from her Majesty's Minister at Rio
de Janeiro as to the trial of the crew of the Mary Hamil-
ton, who had been detained in prison in Rio since the 26th
March, 1869, and if the Government would urge upon the
Brazilian authorities the necessity of their case beinc'
inquired into without further delay.
Mr. OTWAY said the latest information on the subject
was up to the 18th inst. An appeal had been lodged, against
the finding of the jury who tried the crew for the murder
of the captain, and Mr. Matthews had been communi-
cated with from the Foreign Office. and that gentleman
had not only urged on the Brazilian Government the
necessity of speed in the matter, but had offered the men
legal assistance. •
London, England, 1870-02-25

The Bank Returns.

Tho Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir
culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending Ist of Jan., 1870.
These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch
and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir-
culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended
the 29th of Dec. (the nearest date furnisbad by their
returns), will give the following results of the circulation
of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the
previous month :
London, England, 1870-02-25

EDUCATION.

Sir PERCY BURRELL asked the Vice-President of
the Council whether he would make provision in the Bill
on Elementary Education, with a view to prevent school-
masters of parochial or endowed parochial schools from
holding or exercising appointments or employments cal-
culated to interfere with efficient execution of their duties
as schoolmasters of the said schools.

Mr. FORSTER said lie could not recollect the promise
referred to, but he did not think it would be possible for
the Government to bring in such a measure, but at
present it appeared better to leave the matter to the
Endowed Schools Commissioners.
London, England, 1870-02-25

LAND IMPROVEMENT.

Mr. J. WHITE asked the Secretary to the Treasury
whether the sum of £20,579,434 9s. 9d. in No. 38, the sum
of £11,405,057 15s. 10d. in No. 39, and the sum of
£7,340,268 15s. 11d. in No. 40 of the finance accounts to
31st March last, would together make the total amount of
advances issued from the Exchequer by way of loan for
land improvement, &c., during the reign of her Majesty;
and, if not, from what date had those issues been
made.

Mr. STANSFELD said the question of the hon.
member was rather vague, and he did not like answering
any matter that contained an &c. The totals included,
it would be seen, advances prior to the present reign.
London, England, 1870-02-25

MISCELLANEOUS AEWS.

TUE SICK STATESMEN.

Our great political personages fall ill more rapidly
than they recover. Lord Granville is now iwrs de
combat—confined to his house by an attack of gout.
:gr. Disraeli is coming round but very slowly. He
was unable to attend the meeting of the sub-comi
mittee for carrying out the monument to the Earl of
Derby, and some days must elapse before he can tak6
part in public business. Mr. Bright is doing
moderately well. As to the other sick statesmen it
may be almost said of them that they are "too
numerous to mention."
London, England, 1870-02-25

Rome.

A denial is given to the report of the Duke having
handed any monies to Don Carlos, his nephew.
The Gazette du Midi explains that the cause of
the journey of both to Lyons was merely of a pi i
vate character.

BOURSE, Feb. 24.—Three o'clock—The mark, t
closed as follows :

ti per Cont.
3 por Cent
End of month,.. 74 10 Austrian Fives
Ocodit Mobilier ... 200 Ottoman Loan
Transatlantic 2lO I Do. Debt 45 40

Spanish Threes 2G 25
Home Debt —
Deferred 26 --•
3, Cash
Orleans ... 992 k
Western
Northern ... 1154
Strasburg .. 6OO
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.... 620
Sardinian .. :Ai
Austrian
Lombard 4921
North of Spain 7O
Saragossa ....
Roman.

Credit Foncior 1778 —.
Paris Gas 1740
Suez Canal 336
RAILWAY

46

SPAIN.

MADRID, Feb. 24, Evening.

In to-day's sitting of the Cortes a long discus-
sion arose on the Gorernment motion to authorise
a judiciary prosecution against the Archbishop of
Santiago in consequence of his reply to a circular
of the Minister of Justice. The sitting still con-
tinues.

AMERICA.
(Per French Atlantic Cable.)

Ninv YORK, Feb. 24.
The Cunard Royal mail steamer Calabria arrived
here at 6 p.m. yesterday.
The Europa (of the Anchor line) arrived out
to-day.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at 1161; the higheSt quotation dur-
ing the day was 1171; the lowest, 1161.
Sterling Exchange on London lOBB.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 ll4l.
" 1885 1134.
" 1867 1124.
112.
142.
' 271.
2311.
29e.

10-40
Erie
Cotton—Mid. upland.
Petroleum—Standard White.
Flour, extra state, fis.oe. to $5.60e. - Corn, of

mixed, sl.4c.

QUEENSTOWN, Feb.. 24.

The Guion !fated States mail steamer Colorado
arrived here at 1 p.m. to-day. She embarked pas-
sengers, and proceeded for New York immediately.
All well.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
MESSINA, Feb. 24.

The Peuinsalar and Oriental Company's steamer,
Nlassilia. passed Messina at half-past one this after-
noou, en route for Marseilles.

SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 25.
The Delhi passed Hurst Castle at 5.40 this

morn Mg.
London, England, 1870-02-25

BRIBERY WITH THE BALLOT.

The experience of the Australian politicians, whose
elections are conducted on the secret system,
roves that the ballot is not necessarily an
infallible security against bribery. In fact
a letter extract published in the Pall Mall
Gaze tie goes to chew that it is possible for the ballot
to aid, rather than to hamper, corrupt operations. At
Geelong a Liberal committee established their room
opposite the chief polling booth. The first manoeuvre,
wo are told, was to send in a voter who was supplied
with a blank piece of paper, the exact size
and colour of a balloting ticket. Having ob-
tained his ticket from the returning officer,
he retired to one of the private desks used by
voters for filling up the forms, placed the ticket in
his pocket, and the blank paper in the urn. He then
took his ticket back to the committee-room, where
the Liberals erased the name of the opposing
candidate, leaving only that of their own nominee.
This ticket was then handed to the next voter, who.
placed it in the box as his own vote, and brought
back his ticket to be used in the same manner by
the next voter. Thus the Liberals bribed 300 voters
with perfect ease, and received a certificate that the
job had been properly done by the voters returning
their own paper unaltered. It should be remembered,
however, that the repression of bribery is not the
primary object sought by the ballot.
London, England, 1870-02-25

SUNDAY TRADING.

Lord Chelmsford's bill against the practice of
Sunday trading has not met with a welcome from the
shopkeepers of Whitechapel. They are forming a
committee to oppose the measure. It is urged that
the bill will hand over the trading community to
the tender mercies of the police, that it is class legis-
lation, and that "it attempts to deal a severe blow
at the common necessaries of life for the most needy"
.--whatever this last interpretation may mean.
ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND DRINK.

The present Act of Parliament relating to the
adulteration of food and drink has been found ineffec-
tive in stopping these injurious and fraudulent
practices. Mr. Muntz and Mr. Goldney have now
prepared a bill for the amendment of the
old law, by which the heavy penalty of £5O may
be enforced in cases of the admixture of any injurious
or poisonous ingredient with any article of consump-
tion. A second offence will be met with imprison-
ment for six months with hard labour. A most
deserved punishment, and one which will go further
in protecting the public than any amount of
fines and imprisonment, is reserved for those
blood-sucking tradesmen convicted more than
once of selling articles they know to be adulterated.
The magistrates will have power—and may it be
often exercised—of causing such offenders' names,
place of abode and offence to be published in a public
newspaper, or in any other manner that may seem
fit. The public must be very forgiving if, after going
through such an ordeal, the culprit should find him-
self able to begin again.
BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT.

Air. Lowe's measure for the amendment of the law
relating, to the coinage and her Majesty's Mint pro-
vides a regular schedule of the weight and. fineness
of the various denominations of coin to be struck here-
after. Some additions are to be made to the category
of coins of the realm. Five-pound and two-
pound gold pieces will be issued, and the
tilver crown, half-crown, and fourpenny piece, now
wcon;:cg obsolette, will reappear in their former
brivlitness. Silver pennies will undoubtedly be
wel2onied, in spite of the danger of small holes in
• one's pockets. . Nor need anY alarm be felt by
111
possessors of very old silver coins, as they
, ~. may Le exchan;ed for new ones at the
' . .',- Mint.
1 .: lt will ho tho duty' of any sub-
i !•, ject on receiving a light gold coin to cut, brealr,
,s and deface it, and the person tendering the same will
, .‘ have to bear the loss. The expediency of maintaining
,7 . the patent laws is to be discussed during the session.
`,' Mr. -Maclie produces a return of official documents
received at the Foreign Office, showing the reason-
',-,:'..i why the Clovernmonts of Prussia and the Nethers
ft.lllds have recommended the abolition of patents for
.itentions.
London, England, 1870-02-25

DISTRESS AT JERUSALEM.

A. Hebrew letter has been addressed to Sir Moses
Montefiore by the Jewish congregation of Jerusalem,
entreating help for the distressed people of that place.
From this pathetic document it is clear that a mit
famine, rages at the Holy City. " All help from
without is closed, and hunger rages within ; for the
rains of Heaven are restrained, so that one cannot
procure water even for money; every well is empty
and every spring is dry; added to this hosts of locusts
have encamped on all our borders, and every blade of
grass grown for our support have they appropriated
to their legions." The stores and granaries have
become empty, and all kinds of provisions increase in
price from day to day.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.

Amsterdam
Do .
Rotterdam — ... 12 A ... 12 1
Antwerp..
Brussels
lin mburgn — ... 13 10 ... 13 101
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 1201 ... 12( i•
Vienna — ... 12 7') ... 12 75
Trieste — ~ 12 70 ... 12 75
Petersburg
Cr.Tenhagen. • • .......
Berlin
Madrid..
-
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan — ... 26 40 ..,.. 26 43
Genoa .. — ... 26 40 ...• 26 45
Naples
Palermo — ... 26 40 ... 26 45
Messina
Lisbon — ... 51i .... 52 It
Oporto - ... 52 ... 521
London, England, 1870-02-25

THE SUEZ CANAL.

Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE asked the First Lord
of the Admiralty whether he could give any explanation
of the circumstances under which two of her Majesty's
ships of war ran aground off the Egyptian coast previous
to the opening of the Suez Canal.
Mr. CHILDERS said the ships, Royal Oak and Prince
Consort ran aground on a bank that had been erected by
the agents of the Suez Canal, and which of course did not
appear in the official charts of the Admiralty.
London, England, 1870-02-25

WESTMINSTER.

VIOLENT ASSAULTS ON THE POLlCE.—Michael
Forrest, a labourer, before convicted for assaults,
was charged with assaulting the police.
Solomon Estcourt, 74 B, said the prisoner, who
had been frequently convicted for assaults on the
police, was drunk and riotous iu Peter-street, West-
minzter, and when told to go away he used filthy
language, and violently assaulted wituess by striking
and kicking him.

Piisoner.said the police never let him alone, and
the constable pushed him down without provoca-
tion.

The constable said prisoner threw him twice.

Mr. Arnold sentenced him to two months' hard
labour.

Wm. Benson was charged with assaulting Thos.
Fance, 87 R, on Christmas night.
The prisoner, and 33 others, were in Arthur-
street, Chelsea, on Christmas night. A window
was broken, and Fance, who was called by the
landlord, was knocked down and kicked about.
lie got up and pursued them into Britten-street,
where he was again knocked dAvn, and mercilessly
beaten and kicked by several men, of whom the
prisoner was one.

Four of the ot'lers have b..!en convictul iu terms
varying from two months to seven day.
Prisoner did not deny beiug there, but ald he
knew nothing of the assault. Ile did not touch the
constable.

Mr. Arnold said he was one of those who persis-
tently assaulted the police on occasions like that in
question. He sentenced him to two months' hard
labour.
London, England, 1870-02-25

JUDGES JURISDICTION BILL,

This bill, on the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR,
was read a second time.
PROVISIONAL ORDERS BILL.

This bill, on the motion of Lord REDESDALE, was
read a second time.
LABOUR REGULATION BILL

Lord LYTTLETON asked the Government whether
they intended to bring in a bill to amend the hours of the
Labour Regulation Act. As it stood it was a dead letter
throughout the country except in the towns of Lecke in
Staffordshire and in Leicester. The Act was not carried
out as it ought to be, and he should like to know whether
the Government intended to bring in any measure
to render the machinery of the bill more effective and
efficient.

The Earl of MORLEY said the Act certainly was not
as strongly enforced as it ought to be, and it was
necessary some steps should be taken to render
it more efficient, but he was afraid that the
business at present before Parliament would preclude the
Government dealing with the subject this year. If pos-
sible, something• should be done early next session.
The house then adjourned at twenty-five minutes
to six.
London, England, 1870-02-25

PERSIAN GULF TELEGRAPIL

Mr. GREGORY asked the Under-Secretary of State
for India, whether he would lay before the House a copy of
all reports connected with the expenditure on the Persian
Gulf Submarine Line of Telegraph, ad the land line con-
neeting it with Bombay ; also of any reports referring to
expenditure, whether by way of advance or subsidy, in
connection with the land line from the Persian Gulf
through Persia and Turkey. •
Mr. G. DUFF said he would lay all the papers he had
upon the subject upon the table.
London, England, 1870-02-25

SCOTCH BOARDS.

Mr. D. NICOL asked the Lord -Vivocate whether la
intended to introduce this session a Loneral road bill fol
Scotland.

Mr. JOHN LEWIS asked the First Lord of the
Admiralty whether his attention had been called to a
statement contained in several of the daily and weekly
newspapers to the effect that, on Saturday the 12, forty-
one established men were discharged from Devonport
dockyard without a day's notice, and without waiting, as
had hitherto always been the practice, for the arrival of
their pension papers ; and whether that statement was
correct.

Mr. CIIILDERS, in reply to the question of the hon.
member, said his attention had not been called to the
subject before seeing the hon. member's questions ; but
on seeing the notice he at once telegraphed to Devon-
port to obtain information, and from what he had received,
it appeared that on the 12th of last month 26, not 41, of
establishment men were discharged, but that was not
done without due notice. A long notice had
been given to each person. It appeared that
the men had been discharged before their
pension papers arrived, but that had occurred through
inadvertance, and care would be taken to guard against
such a proceeding for the future.
London, England, 1870-02-25

CONSULAR JURISDICTION.

Viscount SANDON asked the Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs whether the report of the Inter-
national Commission upon Consular Jurisdiction lately
sitting at Cairo was in the hands of her Majesty's Govern-
ment ; and if so, if it was his intention to lay it upon the
table of the House, with any other papers relating to the
subject.
Mr. OTWAY said the report had been received, and
ne would lay it and other papers before the House as soon
as possible.
London, England, 1870-02-25

A LUNATIC'S CRY FOR MERCY.

The Brentford Board of Guardians have received
a letter from Jane Brown, a patient in the Hanwoll
Lunatic Asylum. If the subject of it has any foun-
dation of truth, then the committee to which it
has been referred has the power of ex-
posing a cruel evil, and bringing punishment
on the heads of persons who richly deserve it. Jane
Brown writes a long and most consistent letter, im-
ploring the protection of the Board against the acts of
cruelty committed on patients at the asylum by the
servants of the establishment. Among other acts
she says that a female attendant lately tore the
hair out of her head and burnt it. She is constantly
dragged from her bed when too ill to rise, and is
otherwise brutally illtreated. The wretched woman
states in conclusion her readiness to meet any exam-
ination, which she hopes, and no wonder, will come
soon. It probably will come, no thanks, however,
to the chairman of the Board of Guardians mentioned,
who said he did not think the letter ought to have
been recognised, having come from a lunatic.

THE LATE MR. BURLINGHAME.

The Hon. Anson Burlinghame, whose death has
just been announced, was an American. He was
employed in the American diplomatic service in
China, and in 1868 he entered the service of the
Emperor of China. His name will be connected
with the remarkable treaty which he drew up and
submitted to the Government of the United
States, and which was the subject of so
much discussion. Mr. Burlinghame officially visited
the various courts of Europe with the members of
the Embassy, for the purpose of establishing more
direct diplomatic relations between China and the
Western Powers. His mission will cause his name
to be remembered, for he was the first European
chosen by the Chinese Government to do its diplo-
matic business. Such a recognition of European aid
was justly considered a remarkable step in the dim=
tion of progress.
London, England, 1870-02-25

THE TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE.

The expediency of a new version of the Scriptures
is beeoming a very prominent question indeed, if
we may judge by the quantity of epistolary
matter written about it. The Lad of
Shaftesbury writes to explain that his hos-
tility to a new version is not on behalf of
the Bible Society, of which he is president, but on
his own behalf. The society wishes to remain neu-
tral at present. The Earl, however, has no inten-
tion to remain either neutral or silent, "believing
that a new translation of the Holy Scriptures into.
the language of modern days, though it will not
affect in any degree our faith and doctrine, will pro-
duce a momentous and permanent change in the
thoughts and feelings of e very English speaking people."
Canon Cook, of Exeter, writes to say that the prac-
tical accomplishment of a revision will be secured in
a few days. A commentary ou the Bible, undertaken
at a suggestion of the Speaker in 1803, is shortly to
bo published. In this work the authorised version
is given without any change, and a correct render-
. ing of every passage is printed in conspicuous type
below the text. The list of writers on this Com-
mentary, selected by a committee under the Arch-
bishop of York, comprises the names of a large num-
ber of the ablest scholars of the Church.
The suggestion has been discussed in the Convoca-
tion at 1 ork. The expression of the general
opinion of the Synod, which was decidedly adverse
to any revision whatever, will no doubt carry weight
with it in any future progress of the movement. Canon
Hey proposed a resolution moving the appointment
of a committee to confer with the committee of the
Southern Province on the subject. The Bishop of
Carlisle, who said he would on no account touch the
present version, moved an amendment, which was
carried, expressing thankfulness for the possession of
a version accepted and valued by the English-
speaking people throughout the world, and depre-
cating any revision which might lead to a complete
recasting of the text. His Grace the Archbishop of
York said there existed no necessity justifying the
extreme step proposed by Canon Hey. The move-
nent was one which had taken everybody by
surprise.
London, England, 1870-02-25

NORWICH.

Norwich is agitated by a general report that
Sir W. Russell, M.P. for the borough, will
shortly resign his seat. He is at present the only
representative Norwich possesses. Two were duly
elected in November, 1808 ; but by means of an elec-
tion petition one, Sir H. J. Stracey, was taken, and
the other, Sir W. Russell, left. The electors of
the borough have for some time past enter-
tained fond hopes that a writ would be issued to fill
up the unseated member's place,. cash, possibly, being
somewhat tight in Norwich just now. If Sir W.
Russell resigns, a writ must be issued for his seat,
*and it is very likely that a generous Parliament
lnight not object to fill up the other also. If such
be the case, it is to be hoped that there will be no
lack of suitable candidates. Hitherto neither side
has been able to make sure of one.
London, England, 1870-02-25

THE LAND BILL.

Mr. Butt, Q.C., the great representative of the
Irish tenant farmers, of whom it has been said that
he could be returned for any county in the South,
does not, at all events, consider the land bill
entirely unsatisfactory.. It 'is beneficial in some
respects, though it contains elements of discord which
`will yet shake Irish society to its base. His chief
'objections are to the third clause, respecting tenancies
iron, year to year. Sir John Gray has also given his
-opinion. He thinks there are so many objectionable
provisions in the measure that the utmost present
energy will be needed to secure a really good result.
London, England, 1870-08-13

DEATHS

On the 10th inst., at 72, Addison-road, Kensington, John
Wilson, M.D., R.N., aged 82.
On the 9th inst., at 123, Harley-street, Louisa Charlotte,
wife of Sir William Geary, Bart.

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London, England, 1870-08-13

FRENCH BLUNDERING.

When the Times looks at the actual condition of France,
and compares it with the opening of the war, it is fairly
bewildered at the contrast between promise and per-
formance. It may be urged that the Emperor himself
was more modest in his anticipations than his courtiers
and followers, and this is true, but the Emperor
spoke only of obstacles that might retard, but
could never arrest, still less reverse, the course of ad-
vancing victory. " The war we are now commencing,"
he told his soldiers, " will be long and severe," but what
reason did he suggest for this grave apprehension ? The
war was to be long because it would be fought in a
part of Germany " teeming with fortresses and obsta-
cles," although it would pe found that nothing was
too difficult for soldiers tried in the four quarters
of the globe. The Emperor never doubted, any more
than the most confident flaneur on the Boulevards, that
before a fortnight had passed he would be investing
Mayence, with the Bavarian Palatinate subdued behind
him. The army was promised the sight of the glorious
memorials of their fathers, as they advanced beyond
the frontiers of France into the enemy's country. But
it is plain that there are obstacles the courage of the
French army, great as it is, cannot overcome. Without
administration, and without generalship, mere courage
can avail nothing. Friend and foe alike agree in praising
the devotion of the French soldiery; they are ready for
any effort and will encounter any difficulties, but friend
and fOe also agree in what is, in fact, the necessary com-
plement of their first declaration, that the leadership of
the French army in the present campaign has been such
as to destroy all the effect the dash of the troops should
have produced. A single illustration may show how bad
is the administration of the French army, and, unfor-
tunately, nothing is wanted to prove the bad strategy
of its leaders. It is announced from Metz that
the supplies are running short ; that, in spite of every
exertion, there is an insufficiency, and a reduction has
been made in the rations of officers and men. To be in
Metz on the defensive is in itself a portent, but to be in
Mets with the whole reserves of France in the rear, and
not to have enough to serve out the regular rations
to the army, denotes a mismanagement no hypothesis can
explain.
London, England, 1870-08-13

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THE WAR.

THE NEUTRALITY OF LUXEMBURG.

• (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAM.)

Luxemburg has requested of England, Prussia,
and Russia additional guarantees of neutrality.
Reply has been made that the neutrality is already
sufficiently guaranteed.

VISIT OF THE EMPEROR TO THE
TROOPS.

An official telegram from Metz, dated Thursday morn.
ing, states that the Emperor had visited the troops
around that place. The spirit of the soldiers is said to
be excellent. The telegram also states that communica-
tion with Strasburg was interrupted.

THE POSITION OF THE FRENCH ARMY.
The Paris correspondent of the Telegraph says that
the latest French official despatch from Metz, dated at
8.20 p.m. on Thursday, states that it rained heavily all
day. The army is concentrating at Metz, and is rapidly re-
victualling and receiving reinforcements. The retreat of
the corps of MacMahon and Failly is being continued
under favourable conditions. Marshal Bazaine is visiting
the troops.
The department of the Haute-Garonne has been
declared in a state of siege. An imperial decree has been
issued ordering the organisation of one regiment of cavalry
and another of foot gendarmes.
London, England, 1870-08-13

RUMOURS OF A. GREAT BATTLE.

The following telegram was despatChed from Paris on
Thursday evening, but did not arrive in London until
yesterday :—" It is expected that Marshal Baraguay
d'Hilliers will resign the command of the army of Paris,
which will be reassumed by Marshal Canrobert. General
Trochu would then have command of the array corps
stationed at Chalons. Rumours have been current assert-
ing that a great battle was proceeding near Metz this
afternoon. Marshal Bazaine, it is said, wishes
to attack the Prussians before they have time
to make a still greater concentration of force. At
the Corps Legislatif this afternoon there was a
report that the French had suffered another de-
feat. On information being requested in official
quarters, the report was denied. It was then ascertained
that the Prussians had not advanced. Yesterday evening
the Prince Imperial still remained at Metz. Notwith-
standing the enormous quantity of supplies arriving in
that city for the use of the army, there was still some
insufficiency, and a slight reduction had been made in the
rations of officers and men. By order of the Em-
peror, no private messages whatever can now be
transmitted from the Metz telegraph office. Accounts
received at Metz represent the Prussian toops as uniformly
behaving with consideration and humanity to the inhabi-
tants of the places through which they pass. They
scrupulously pay for everything, and state that they do
not make war upon France but upon the Emperor.
Many stories are current at Metz respecting this topo-
graphical ignorance of the French staff officers, and the
mischief that has arisen from this cause. On Tuesday
the Emperor, accompanied by Marshal Bazaine and
General Changarnier, reconnoitred the Prussian position
in the woods of St. Avoid and Forbach. The general
impression in Paris is that the French Government
will accept no mediation in view of peace under present
circumstances."

The Gaulois states that Count Palikao has submitted
to the Emperor a decree ordering all the subjects of
Prussia or her allies resident in Paris to leave the city
within twelve hours.
London, England, 1870-08-13

LORD CLA.RENDON'S WILL.

The will of the Right Hon. George William Frederick
Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G.C.8., P.C., late
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was proved in Lon-
don by his eldest surviving son, the Right Hon. Edward
Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, and his sons -in -I.tw,
the Hon. Frederick Arthur Stanley, M.P., and
Baron Skelmersdale, the joint acting executors.
His lordship has appointed his wife sole guardian
of his children that may be in their minority. The will
is dated July 31, 1866, and a codicil August 11 1868,
and his lordship died June 27 last, aged 70. He devises
his estates at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and all other
his real estates to his eldest son and successor and to his
issue. He directs that his pictures and paintings, whichhe
designates the " Clarendon collection," at The Grove or
elsewhere, numbering upwards of 150, and all other pictures
are to continue as heirlooms. He bequeaths to his wife; Lady
Katharine, the daughter of the first Earl of Verulam, an
immediate legacy of £4,000 and all moneys in her own
name in the London and South-Western Railway and at
her banker's ; all her jewels and such plate
and books as she may select, as well as
carriages and horses, and the residence, The Grove
' Mill House, with the furniture. He bequeaths to his
brother, the hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, an annuity of
£3OO to his sister-in-law, the Hon. Mrs. Edward Villiers,
£lOO a year, and the cottage, The Firs ; to his daughter
Lady Emily, and his younger sons, each a legacy of £7,000,
in addition to any other provision for them. He appoints
his son, the present Earl, residuary legatee.

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A LONG WAR OR A SHORT ONE ?

During this short breathing-time which , the
stronger party is somewhat strangely allowing the
weaker, it may not be inopportune to express a hope
of peace. No doubt it will not be easy to soon ter-
minate a conflict which was begun in such a spirit
and with such motives ; but really the chances of a
settlement do not seem unsubstantial. It is true that
the Emperor NAPOLEON, in a proclamation issued
before fighting commenced, prophesied that the war
would be a long one; but that opinion was of course
based on the supposition that the French would atter
hard struggle prevail, and that a long and laborious
driving back of the Germans would be the work cut
out for the Imperial forces. The war, however,
lias not taken this course. The_ Germans have
gained -the advantage; and yet they have -no precise
object to secure by following up their success. They
'do not wish to conquer France ; it will profit them
nothing to humiliate France. All they aim at is the
unity of the German nation, and complete freedom
from foreign interference. These objects being gained,
further prosecution of the strife is to them a boot-
less waste of life and treasure. In their case,
indeed, the evils of war are specially poig-
nant, for the citizen-soldier principle, admirably
adapted, as it is for winning battles, is most
exhausting in case of a lengthy conflict.
King WILLIAM in his proclamation to the French
people makes no secret of his desire for peace. He
points to the Emperor NAPOLEON as the author of
this outbreak. He attacks, not French citizens, but
only soldiers. He declares that the German nation
desired and still desires to live in . peace with the
"French people." These words may surely be held
to imply that the Germans are prepared to listen to '
fair terms. Nor can there be much difficulty in laying
down a ,definition of " fair terms." It is not •
probable that the German Ministers will commit the
mistake of attempting to annex any part of French '
territory; but the expenses of the war will certainly
be demanded, and France must be prepared to forego
all meddling whatever in German affairs. These
concessions will be •an unquestionable hu-
miliation to France ; but for that there
is no help. The • trial by battle has
gone against the French. The chances of redeeming
the ill-fortune of last week are slight. Even the
Parisians are preparing to defend their capital,
and one Paris journal advises further retreat
of the Imperial army, fighting under present
circumstances being hopeless. Paying an in-
demnity can be no greater humiliation than
witnessing au encampment of Prussian soldiers
in the Champ de Mars. One serious obstacle to
peace does exist; and King WILLrAm in his procla-
mation plainly hints at it by the distinction he makes
between the a French people" and the " Emperor
NAPOLEON."- Western Morning News.
London, England, 1870-08-13

MR. AYRTON'S DICTATORSHIP.

Whatever may be Mr. Ayrton's deficiency in tact,
no one will deny that he has a profound belief in his
own infallibility. By sheer dint of pushing himself
to the front, by speaking in season and out of season,
in fact, by puffing himself out to most unreasonable
dimensions, he succeeded in persuading the House of
Commons that he had a mission. In au evil hour
Mr. Gladstone took this Old Man of the Mountains
upon his back, and like an evil genius he hangs to
the Ministry with a persistency that neither ridicule
nor persuasion can touch. Fresh from his Kensing-
ton experiences, Mr. Ayrton has entered upon
a new crusade, which bodes ill for the peace of
mind of the hapless gentlemen who have the care of
his correspondence. In 1868 Mr. E. M. Barry was
'selected by competition as the architect of the new
National Gallery. An Act of Parliament was
passed to acquire additional ground in Trafalgar-
square, and the public congratulated themselves that
at last the art treasures of the kingdom were in a
fair way of having a worthy home. Mr. Ayrton,
however, appears on the scene, and what was
thought to be settled, dissolves before the presence
of our Philistinic }Edile. From the motion just
submitted to Parliament it appears that Mr. Ayrton
is dissatisfied with the arrangement made with Mr.
Barry, and on the 17th of December last the archi-
tect was asked for an approximate estimate of the
amount of his claims. To this Mr. Barry replied
that all he had hitherto done would
constitute a portion of the service, which,
when completed, would entitle him to 5
per cent. commission on the cost of the building,
but that he was unable to separate his charges. Mr.
Barry, evidently aware of the drift of the official
communication, expressed a hope that the question
of not being permitted to carry out the work would
not arise, as no pecuniary consideration would be
regarded by him as a compensation for losing the
hard won opportunity of earning a lasting fame and
reputation by connecting his name with the great
national work of the New National Gallery. As
might be expected, the First Commissioner deemed
it unnecessary to enter into these views, but Mr.
Ayrton would not have been himself if lie had not
stated that he could not concur in them. What with
Mr. Penrose, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Barry, the First
Commissioner will be able to enjoy his holidays.
London, England, 1870-08-13

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BRITISH TRADE IN DM.

Cheering symptoms of a revival in the trade of the
British Isles are testified to by the Commissioners of
her Majesty's Customs, who have issued their annual
report of the commercial transactions of last year.
The declared value of British and Irish exports in
1869 was over 190 millions, against 179 millions of
the previous year. This sum, it is stated,
chewed a full increase of 5 per cent., not only over the
exports of the previous year, but also over the three
previous years. The Commissioners admit that owing
to the still depressed condition of the cotton and
woollen trade, there was a considerable falling off in
the exports of cotton and woollen manufactures and
yarn, as compared with the quantities of 1868. The
number of tons of coals exported was also less. In almost
all other articles of importance, however, there was
a decided increase, so far as exportation to foreign
countries, and not to British possessions abroad, is con-
cerned. There was a decrease in quantity of the
produce sent to the latter. The imports into the
Praia' ides in the last yelir chew an increase of about
25 per cent. over those of 1868, in fact the highest
value hitherto known, for imports to the United
Kingdom was attained.
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