The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1870.

holidays. With respect to adjourning on the Tuesday
instead of the Thursday next week, he must be guided
solely by the state of the public business. He had the
greatest desire to consult the general conviction in making
the necessary arrangements.

Mr. HARDY asked whether it was intended to proceed
with the Parliamentary Elections Bill next Monday.
Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply, said the bill would certainly
not be taken on that day.
In reply to an Hon. Member,

Mr. GLADSTONE said he proposed fixing the proceeding
with the Education Bill for the 16th of June. The
amendments, he believed, would be placed on the paper
either by Wednesday or Thursday next.

Mr. G. HARDY opposed the measure, contending that
there ought to be distinctive religious teaching.
Mr. NEWDEGATE complained that anything which af-

fected the Roman Catholic Church excited more interest
than did a measure relating to the Church of England, and
called attention to the thin attendance.

Mr. G. DENMAN said the present state of things could
not last, and as a member of the Church of England, and
with a hearty wish for her prosperity, he should support
the measure.

Mr. BERESFORD-HOPE said that, whilst he was prepared
to make large concessions, he regarded the bill as an in-
equitable measure.

On a division the second reading was carried by a large
majority-191 against 66.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

FRANCE.

PARIS, May 23.

The Government has presented a bill to the Corps Legis-
latif fixing a Senator's annual salary at 15,000 fr. M.
Legris, the Finance Minister, has declared himself favour-
able to the abolition of the newspaper stamp duty, and an
increase of 2 centimes instead of the postal tax on politi-
cal journals. This charge is to come into force in 1872.
The manager of the Rappel de Provence, M. Alerini, has
been arrested. •

A serious accident has befallen M. Vandal, the direc-
tor of the Post-office. His pony chaise„was overturned in
the Bois, and he was seriously hurt.

THE BOURSE.

MAY 23, Afternoon.
Rentes closed at 74f. 65c., or 20c. lower than on Saturday.

SPAIN.

MADRID, May 23.

The Expartero Committee have announced the Marshal's
answer. He would accept the throne of Spain if elected
by the Cortes.
The Duke of Montpensier, according to the Tempe, has
demanded that a vote on his candidature shall be taken
from the Cortes.

Official news from Havana, May 21, states that the in-
surgents have been defeated, eight leaders and ninety-
six men being killed, and 20 taken.

NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT.

BERLIN, May 23.

Count Bismarck has declared that the abolition of capi-
tal punishment could not be acceded to, as it would de-
stroy the unity of the penal law of the Federal Govern-
ment. Herr Ploak therefore withdrew his motion, and
the Parliament, by a division of 127 against 119, restored
the punishment.

in the arrival of the mail steamers Celt and Cambrian,
the former of which arrived on the 7th, and the later on
the 12th of April.

New taxing bills were progressing through the House of
Assembly, but the House Tax Bill had been much modi-
fied in committee.

A bill to consolidate the public debt of the colony had
been introduced into the Assembly at the suggestion of
the Crown agents, with the object of redeeming the debt
in 37 years.

Governor Wodehouse would leave the colony by the next
mail steamer, General Hay, Commander of the Forces,
administering the Government until the arrival of Sir H.
Barkly.
The Renown, with troops from Madras, arrived at Table
Bay on the 14th inst., and left on the 17th for England.
Her Majesty's ship Myrmidon left Simon's Bay on April
13 for the West Indies, and the Lynx on. the 14th for
Gibraltar.

THE FALMOUTH, GIBRALTAR, AND MALTA
TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION.

Sir Samuel Canning telegraphs from the ship 8.40,
Greenwich time, on Monday morning:—Cable got over
flange drum on Thursday injured machine, and compelled
me to go to Algiers for repairs. Scandeira recovered and
buoyed cable. Lat. 36 50, long. 2 41. Splice completed.
Tests of Cable all right.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
FENIANS MOVING ON CANADA.
(By Atlantic Cable.)
NEW YORK, May 23.
Simultaneous despatches from Montpelier, Vermont, and
Buffalo announce Fenians moving on Canada in large num
bars. This afternoon they left Buffalo, Burlington, and
Plattsburg for the frontier.

THE FENIANS AND THE RED RIVER INSUR-

RECTION.
(By Atlantic Cable.)
NEW YoRK, May 23.
Colonel Warren, the American Fenian imprisoned in
England, has petitioned Congress for redress.
An agent of Riel has arrived at Chicago to consult the
Fenian leaders concerning the obstruction of the Cana-
dian expedition. He meets, however, with little encou-
ragement. Reliable evidence shows that Riel is satisfied
with the Canadian compromise.