The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-24 00:00:00

A_MERIOAN NOTES.

Writing on November 4th, the Philadelphia correspon-
dent of the Times says : " The announcement is .made
from Washington that the President has offered the mission
to London, in succession to Mr. Motley, to General
Robert C. Schenck, M.C. from Ohio. This gentleman
is said to be inclined to accept, especially „as he was
defeated in the recent election, and after the. 4th of
March next will lose his seat in the House. Until
General Schenck formally accepts the mission, how-
ever, the President will make ri..) formal announce-
ment of [the appointment, having become quite vexed
at the unfortunate result of his previous appoint.
ments. If Schenck accepts, and consequently
resigns his seat, the Hon. Samuel Hooper, of
Massachusetts, will succeed him for the approaching
Omit session of Congress as chairman of the Committee
of Ways and Means, and general guardian over tariffs
taxes, and ' protection to American industry.' Senator
Merton is said to have urged Schenck's nomination
and his defeat for Congress has made it necessary for his
party friends to provide him with a new office. Diplomacy
will be new to him, as, under the unfortunate American
system, it is generally to our envoys abroad ; he will have
to learn a new trade, and therefore his failure is not beyond
probability.
The fishery dispute between the United States
and Canada is wearing a more friendly aspect,
notwithstanding the belligerent speeches of General
Butler to the Massachusetts fishermen who are his
constituents. Three American gunboats have been
looking after American interests in Canadian waters,
and although five American fishing vessels have been
seized and some others molested by the Canadians, it ap-
pears that all were at the time engaged in violating the
Canadian laws, or the treaties between the countries.
The seized vessels have 'been condemned, but from
Montreal it is announced that the Canadians do not
intend to
_enforce their fishery laws rigidly, and that
instructions have been received from Ottawa postponing
the sales of the condemned vessels. From this it looks as
if there would be a friendly issue to the dispute, a chief
cause of which is said to have been the fact that the
American fishermen were making more money than the
Canadians out of their business.

Lady Young, wife of the Governor-General of Canada,
is in Washington, and has been presented by Lady Thorn-
ton to Mrs. Grant and to the President.

'CABINET COUDICIL.—r-Srihonses were issued yes-
terday evening 'for a Cabinet Council to-morrow after-.
110014 at Mr. Gladstone's official residence in Downing-
street,

,AY, NOVEMBER 24, Id.

THE MONEY MARKET.

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CITY, Two o'CLoCK.

Theed ti in -rid ed g"rtiitiori pf the aisciniebing run:tours
which were circulated yesterdiy, Pri6ei tinge !cinieifliat
recovered, but the markets are still flat. Consols have
improved 93 to 931.

The rise in Foreign Stocks is otog in Turkish, in
Italian, and to SPanisli;- French Scrip, and
.• ,
It is stated that the 'Mission of Count 04hatlordy from
the Tours Government, which is reported from Frankfort,
to have resulted unsuc:essfully, was,to arrange for the
calling together of a National Assembly, -even if an
armistice could not be negotiated.
Frankfort advices state that the Russian Circular did
not make a Very deep Impfeesluit so king as it was con-
sidered tO refer to tiUstioti td lie Settled
bettiren to the feeling that
act thl&el• td preplude
the prospect of an adjustn-ioiit ; hint *lien it atijj6v.ied that
Austria would step fo'rward a serious panic enaued. It
was seen that her finances could not bear any new strain,
and that her ultimate resource would again'be the issue
of irredeemable paper currency. Abcordingly, Austrian
Silver Rentes receded in two days frOm 56 to 49. On
Saturday there was a change of tone, the language of
the Austrian semi=official tires§ being incite moderate,
while .it huts at ;.,the o,auid tittle tepdrted that
the' surrender of-• Paris iraa Coenh b§ expected.
Still the market bas become very sensitive, althceigh
its position is more healthy than before the relapse.
It is stated that bankers in constant relation with Russia
on railway matters are convinced that she does not medi-
tate war, " as no pressure is put on them to hasten the
construction of such lines as lead to the frontiers, which
certainly would be. the case if a campaign were appre-
hended." • *--

The difeddfS of th 6 ).1141.811. batik of nig do Janeiro
(Limited) hairs declared a dividend on accoua of 4 per
cent. (Bs. per share), free of income tax of £500,000, the
paid-up capital of the Bank, payal-Fle on the 9th December
next.

. At the adjourned meeting of the Hudson's Bay Com-
pLiny, the amendment for a declaration of an interim divi-
dend of Ss. instead of 45., as recommended by the present
directors, was compromised by an agreement to Os.
In the bankruptcy.of Thomas Ccillyet and Co., paper
merchants, of Budp-row, dannori-stteet; the debts were
stated to abofit £l2,dod.
At the annual meeting of the BCottish lite Insurance
Company (Limited), the premiums for the year ended the
31st of July were.stated at £40,599, and the losses paid
224,902. The usual dividend of 7i Per cent. was declared,
and £613 carried forward.

The Cape and Natal Steam Navigation Company will
close the subscription list for shares to-morrow for Lon-
don applications) and on Saturday for the country,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Tats DAY.

IMPORTANT PAROCHIAL QUESTION.—SeteraI of the in
habitants of Maude-grove; Clieleea, were summoned at
the Westminster Police Court by the parish of St. Luke,
Chelsea, to show cause why they should not contribute
their share towards the paving of the grove. Evidence
was given to show that Mr. Evans, of Evans and Laney,
John-street, Bedford- rJw, who had a large interest in the
property, had been to the expense of £20,000 on it, lad
paved in frontof his houses to make the street tenantable,
and that after that had been down two years—the parish
contractor having done the work—the parish came into
the street under the powers of. their Act, pulled up the
stones, wilfully broke a great many; and itpaved the
whole street, considerably worse than it was before. Mr.
Evans was the advocate for the defence, and coriducted
the case with great ability, contending that it was not a
new street, and that the parish had not, with the strict
interpretation of the law, paved the street. Mr. Wool-
rych decided that the defendants must pay although his
sympathies were with Mr. Evans. He did not like the
procrastinating conduct of Mr. Patterson, the parish sur-
veyor, who had not conducted himself as a parish official
in the matter. The Act gave him no power but to make
the order ; it was fixed, immutable, irrevocable ; his hands '
were bound, but in making the order he would with plea-
sure grant Mr. Evans a case for the Court of Queen's
Bench on the grounds he had stated.
COWARDLY ASSAULT ON A CARMAN.—Thos. Harraway,
tobacconist, of No. 26, Old Compton-street; was charged
before Mr. Knox, at the Marlborough-street' Police-court,
with assaulting John Christy, cab driver, badge 15,045.
The complainant said that shortly after 12 o'clock last
night the prisoner and a drunken soldier got into his cab
in Fenchurch-street, and told him to drive to No. 26, Old
Compton-street, Soho. On getting there the prisoner
told him to drive back to Fenchurch-street, and began
abusing him. He asked the prisoner for his fare, when
he swore at him and told him to drive to the Victoria
Station. He declined to do so unless he was first paid,
and had some difficulty in getting the prisoner and his
Companion out of the cab, and as Om as he did so the
prisoner rushed at him, grasped him violently by the
throat and struck him a severe .blow in the mouth. Wm.
Fish, 56 It,. said that qu being called' by the com-
plainant he found the prisoner and one of the Ist
Dragoon Guards in his cab. He persuaded. them Co
get out, and they did so, and . the prisoner
immediately after struck the complainant. in the mouth.
In answer to Mr. Knox, ,the constable stated that the
prisoner was sober, but the soldier drunk. Prisoner said
he was with the soldier, a friend, who was on furlough,
and wanted the complainant to take theth to the Victoria
station, and he refused. He never struck the cabman.
Mr. Knox said that both the officer and the complainant
had said the prisoner did, only because the cabman
wanted his fare. He did not see why an unfortunate cab-
man, whom they all kr.ew had a hard fate, was to be
struck any more than any one else. He should fine the
prisoner 25, or a month in default, and to save the cab-.
man the trouble of taking out a summons would ortter
him to receive the amount of his 'fare 2s. out of the
poor-box.
AN OUTRAGEOUS KIND' OF SPREE.—Benjamin Brittle,
Thomas Wallocks, and John Wodehouse were charged
before Mr. Paget at the Thames Police Court with being
drunk, disorderly, and damaging and wasting property
belonging to several persons. The prisoners are labourers,
and on the termination of a day's work yesterday went to
a beer-house and drank an immoderate quantity of old
and mild cooper, four and six ale, and other
similar beverages. Under the inspiration of these potent.
beverages they committed stupid freaks, went through Bow
singing and shouting, visited the fish shop of a respectable
man named George Granger, pelted each other with the
dried fish, threw it about the shop, and took a large fish
away, which they threw into the next shop. They visited
a butcher's shop kept by James Colville, and .seized
calf's liver, which they flourished and threw into the
middle of the road. After capsizing several things they
reached Bromley, and observing a milkman named
William Dillanay they upset a large milk can containing
two gallons of milk, and the lacteal stream was spilled
over the foot-path. This ended their spree as they termed
it. They were all captured and consigned to durance vile.
Mr. Paget stigmatised the prisoners as three stupid fel-
lows. He fined them 10s. each, and in default committed
them to prison for seven days. Brittle:—Then this is the
end of our spree, a prison. Mr. Paget—Yes, if this money
is not forthcoming.

AN ECCLESIASTICAL CORRESPONDENCE.
The Guardian publishes a lengthened correspondence
between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop
of Capetown. The archbishop is under the impression
that the Act commonly called the Jerusalem Act requires
that bishops consecrated for countries beyond British
dominion, but within a colonial province, should take the
oath of canonical obedience to himself, or to the Arch-
bishop of York, if the consecration takes place in Eng-
land. The archbishop also holds that the consecration
service requires that all bishops consecrated in England
for colonial dioceses should take the oath of obedience to
himself. His three immediate predecessors took a different
view, and so does the Bishop of Capetown, who believes
the course approved of by the Archbishop will be destruc-
tive of all discipline in Colonial Churches, and who does
not see how Bishops of Churches within colonial provinces
can be again consecrated in England. The Bishop of the
Orange River Free State is to be consecrated in Scotland
while the question is pending.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day.—Wednes-
day, November 23, 1870.- -Admissions by season tickets,
1,631; ditto on payment, 987 ; total visitors, 2,618.

THUNDERSTORM—On Tuesday evening a some-
what remarkable thunderstorm passed over the metropolis.
The weather for some days had been unsettled and
rainy. On Tuesday a continued alternation of showers and
sunshine prevailed, and the temperature was high for
the time of the year. Soon after sunset there was a
heavy fall of rain, and the wind veered about with great
rapidity froin one point to another. Shortly before eight
o'clock the rain came down in torrents, flooding the
streets, and drenching to the skin in a few seconds any
unfortunate.pedestrian who failed to obtain shelter. 7T.Ip
to eight there were no signs of 'thunder gild ,but
at that hour an electrical discharge of .unpatalleled force'
and vivacity took place. The lightning lit up the streets
as if at noonday, and a peal of thunder shook the houses
like ,an earthquake., The storm passed off as suddenly as
it lsati 'appeated.