biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-21

" BLACKWOOD" ON "LOTHAIR."

The second edition of Blackwood for June, contains a
note on the review of " Lothair," which appeared in the
first edition of the Tory magazine. The note is
similar to the review. It is as fiercely hostile.
Blackwood found " Lothair " a dismal production,
and it treated it accordingly. The note disclaims
any attack personal and offensive :—" We should have
said just what we have said if Mr. Disraeli traced his
pedigree to Harold or William tht Conqueror ; for it is
not the man of Jewish descent, but the champion of
Hebrew pre-eminence, perfection, and other nonsensical
pretensions, who has been the object of our allusions. The
most conspicuous feature in some of his later novels has been
the asserted superioiity of the Jews to all other people. To
talk of this in discussing his merits as an author is no more
personal than to mention hero worship in connection with
Carlyle, or certain fantastic theories of art in reviewing
Mr. Ruskin. We have spoken of Mr. Disraeli in
the character in which it is his pleasure to disport
himself, and in which he is universally recognisable by
all who ever heard of him. For a quarter of a
century his satirists have depicted him with pen and
pencil under Jewish nicknames and with Jewish pecu-
liarities of costume. The whole meaning of the mock
novel of Codlingsby ' vanishes if the Jewish element is
ignored. In that parody, a vendor of old clothes, cheap pen-
knives, and similar wares, inhabits a palace filled with fabu-
lous delights, and plays a tune on the little harp peculiar
to his nation.' " The note then goes on to state
that all the hostility of the review is directed against the
author's foolish novel. " Amidst all the abusive gene-
ralities which have been showered on us, nobody has
essayed to shew in what particulars our review is other-
wise than just. It is made up so largely of quotations
from Lothair ' that such of our readers as have
not seen the book can have no difficulty in
appleciating its style. Neither have we left its matter in
any doubt, for we have sketched the plot, and have indi-
cated, in the author's own language, many of the inci-
dents, descriptions, dialogues, and characters. The
reason why we did not quote any entertaining or instructive
passages was because we failed to find any; a failure
which we share with the most ardent eulogists
of Lothar.' " Especially noticeable is the hostility
of the note to the Standard brother worker in the
cause of Conservatism. It rails against the Standard's bad
English as unintentional, and the result of inveterate
habit. "Ifit is unnecessary for us to defend our ortho-
doxy, there is no greater need why we should
assert our staunch Conservatism. Of the various
political interpretations which have been given to our
article, we will only remark that, to multitudes of Con-
servatives besides ourselves, it seems a grave and deplorable
matter that a man in such an eminent position as Mr.
Disraeli should have written such a book."
London, England, 1870-06-21

REPRESENTATION OF BRISTOL.

A large and enthusiastic open-air meeting of the friends
of 'Mr. Sholto-Hare, the Conservative candidate for
Bristol, was held last night. Mr. Hare was met on en-
tering the town by a number of his supporters, who
escorted him in procession to- the place of meeting.
London, England, 1870-06-21

STRATEGY IN LOVE.

Three years ago a German family residing in a small
country town in the interior of the Fatherland, decided
to move to this country. They were poor, and had not
sufficient means to transport the whole family, and it was
decided that the eldest daughter, a charming young lady
of some seventeen summers, should be left among their
friends, while the rest of the family tried to seek their
fortunes in the New World. A young man who had for
some time been paying his addresses to the young lady in
question, thought that the golden opportunity for him to
win her hand had at length arrived, and so he made an
offer of marriage, consulting only the old gentleman, and
telling him that he was devoted to his daughter, and
would not only accompany the family to America, but
would bear the entire expenses of the young lady. The
offer was accepted, and the young lady promised in
marriage. The family, accompanied by the young gentle-
man, came on to Pittsburg, and the young man here left
them to seek his fortune in the West, going to Milwaukee
Wis., with the intention of returning at an early day to
claim his bride. Circumstances prevented him from return-
ing until one day last week, when he came back and claimed
the hand of his fair—well, we will call her Christina.
But, alas ! for his expectations, the young lady had given
her affections and plighted her troth to another, in the
shape of one of the workmen in a rolling mill in the Ninth
Ward. Enraged at this sudden gloom cast over his pro-
spects, the young man sought the aid of the law, and de-
termined that if he could not marry the young lady he
would at least be compensated for the expenses he had
been to in bringing her to America. So he commenced a
civil suit for money expended in bringing the fair Christina
to America. Among the items in the bill were the pas-
sage money, pay for four tickets to New York theatres,
and sundry bottles of wine, and glasses of the " good. old
lager-beer." The bill which he presented footed up $205,
and he said to Christina, " settle this bill or marry me."
She decided to let the case come before the Alderman and
have a hearing. At the hearing an acute attorney, who
had been engaged for the young lady, questioned the
young man closely, and the bill of damages was reduced
to $42. Still the anxious young man insisted that the
bill should be paid or matrimony ensue. At this point the
Pittsburg lover,whom the young lady really wished to marry,
stepped up and paid the $42, and as a result there will
probably soon be a wedding.—Pittsbvry Commercial of
June 2.
London, England, 1870-06-21

MUSIC FIA.LL,

ROYAL

HOLBORN.

Proprietor, Mr. J. S. SWEASEY.
The Press have unanimously praised and acknowledged the
entertainment provided at the above Hall for the Whitsun
holidays to be the best in London. The Brothers Voltaire,
the Champion Gymnasts, in their surprising performances,
particularly their aerial leaps, extending the whole length
of the Hall (nearly 100 feet), engaged to appear solely at
this establishment ; Mr. H. Collard (Le Petit Sims Reeves),
the miniature man, the smallest and sweetest tenor
singer in the world, can be heard at this hall only ; Messrs.
St. Albyn, P. Corti, and Miss Barrie have made an immense
hit with their operatic selections ; Miss Georgina Smith-
son has returned to meet with fresh admirers ; Mr. Baldwin
has supplemented the brilliant encomiums he has already
received from the provincial press ; Miss Louie Sherring-
ton is received nightly with uproarious applause ; Mr. J.
H. Milburn is an old favourite ; the Great Vance is not to be,
heard elsewhere, excepting at his concerts • Mr. J. H. Ryley, and
Madame Barnam, as comic duettists, have met with decided
success; the acknowledged largest and best band in London. Bal-
cony, 6d.; stalls, ls.; private boxes, 10s. 6d.
London, England, 1870-06-21

LORD ARTHUR CLINTON.

Lord Arthur Clinton, observes the Telegraph, died at
Christchurch, in Hampshire, on Saturday last. The son
of an eminent nobleman, whose closing years were embit-
tered by an overwhelming domestic sorrow, he never, it
is to be feared, enjoyed the benefit of that tender but
vigilant control which might have guarded him
against influences vicious in their immediate effects,
and as destructive of refinement as of self-respect.
We are informed in the documents which we printed yes-
terday that the sole reason why he escaped arrest was his
illness ; that, so far from seeking to evade justice, he was
anxious to surrender; and that to the last he persisted in a
solemn denial of the serious charge made, pleading guilty to
nothing more heinous than indulgence in a very silly frolic.
Meanwhile we cannot but look with sadness, not un-
mixed with pity on the last moments of a foolish lad,
whose misguided career has inflicted a new stain on the
escutcheon of a house, distinguished in the last g ene-
ration by one who must be ranked among the most in-
telligent, honest, and sincere in the roll of English
statesmen, There are some, however, still hying
who are associated with the young prodigal by name and
family—although themselves honourable and respected—
who certainly deserve a word of sympathy. Whilst
death seals up the sad and wastad career of Lord Arthur
Clinton, the painful nature of their position earns a
general tribute of regard.
London, England, 1870-06-21

MR. LEONARD EDMUNDS.

One of Mr. Edmunds's warmest vindicators is Sir
James Elphinstone. This is proved in a correspon- •
deuce between Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Lowe, and this
gentleman, which has just been published, and which
shews that since April last efforts have been made
in the strongest manner possible to have fuller
inquiry made in order that the character
of Mr. Edmunds may be proved to be spotless.
In these letters, Sir James Elphinstone declares his
full confidence in the innocence of the late Clerk of
the Patents, and states his ithpression that the arbitra-
tors appointed to inquire into the charges against him
have misunderstood the case, and that their award has
been made contrary to the facts. He asks Mr. Glad-
stone and Mr. Lowe respectively to give him an in-
terview, with Mr. Tennant, in order that all the
facts may be revealed to them. Sir James subse-
quently encloses a proposition of Mr. Tennant's, that
the matter in dispute should be referred for final
adjudication to the two senior Vice-Chancellors.
The right hon. gentlemen have both declined to ac-
cede, on the part of her Majesty's Government, to
either of the two requests, and the correspondence
has been therefore printed. It would seem that the
award of the arbitrators appointed in the first instance
is like the laws of the Medes and Persians, and from
Sir James's account it has resulted terribly with
respect to Mr. Edmunds. He describes him now as a
ruined man, whose means are entirely exhausted. To
add to his sorrows, his sister has broken doWn and
died under anxieties, and Mr. Edmunds himself is
now losing what remains to him of spirit and life
itself within the walls of a prison.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE APPREHENSION OF ABSCONDING DEBTORS.

The new Bankruptcy Law having nominally
abolished imprisonment for debt, it has been found
necessary to bring in a new act which will authorise
the arrest and imprisonment of any debtor who may
endeavour to leave tho country without arranging
the claims upon him. • The new bill has
been issued, and one of its chief provisions
allows the apprehension of a debtor on a Sunday.
This day has hitherto been left as a sort of holiday
to the bailiffs, and men who had reason to dread
the latter, often, in the time of the old bankruptcy
laws took advantage of the twenty-four hours in it,
to effect their escape from England. No longer will
this day be allowed to remain a day of rest to the
one set of men, and a day of flight to
the other. The new bill directs that any
creditor who is about to take out a summons
against a debtor shall be enabled to obtain a warrant
for the apprehension of the latter, if he is able to
shew that there are good reasons for believing that
the defaulter contemplates evading the power of the
law in the United Kingdom by summarily bidding it
farewell.
London, England, 1870-06-21

ASSASSINATION IN BUENOS AYRES.
General Urquiza, whose assassination in Buenos Ayres
has been reported, was at the time of his death in his own
palace at San Jos6 reading quietly in his patios. The
house was surrounded by a band under the leadership of
the notorious Lopez Jordan who ordered them to fire.
Urquiza, unarmed, retreated to the house, closing the
door. He was followed and shot in the presence of his
daughter. Upon his death Jordan proclaimed himeelf
Emperor of Entre Rios, a claim which it is understood
that Sarmiento and the Government of the Argentine
Confederation have recognised, to avoid a civil war which
threatened in consequence of this revolt. It is as if one
of our own State Executives were killed, and the assassin
should set up an imperial government and be recognised
by the President. The Argentine Confederation pre-
sents the anomaly of an empire within a republic.—Boston
Advertilcr.

TELEGRAPHIC ASSOCIATIONS.
We must say that if the American Press Association
has the least knowledge or sense in its management, and
it has shewn signs already of having a good deal, it can
it can easily improve vastly on the European
despatches of the Associated Press. The want
of sense of perspective in the latter is something curi-
ous, although they have greatly mended since the
earlier days of the cable, when they used to give us an
account of the ladies' dresses at the Ascot races and even
predict the price of stocks. But what can induce even a
stupid man to telegraph across the Atlantic that " the
Saturday Review has a savage article on Beecher's
sermons ? " If this be worth telegraphing, it
skews that the reporter neglects his duties terribly,
because we never hear from him of a million of facts
of twentyfold greater importance. If the news be
of the importance he thinks it is, however, how does he
suppose we are going to wait till we see the article ?
Think of the suspense—ten days long—in thousands of
American homes—the dreadful waking, morning after
morning, of strong men and tender women, to the con-
sciousness that the Saturday Review's judgments of
Beecher's sermons were still on the treacherous sea—and
the sermons all the while on our tables iNation.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THREE-AND-THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Queen Victoria has been Sovereign of Great
Britain and Ireland for thirty-three years. Early on
the morning of the 20th of June, 1837, William IV.
died, and the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
Lord Chamberlain immediately left Windsor Castle
for Kensington to inform the Princess Victoria that
she had succeeded to the throne of England. A
curious incident is related in connection with

the duty which the Archbishop and the
Chamberlain had undertaken. Reaching Ken-
sington Palace about five o'clock, the porter was
aroused with difficulty. In a half sleeping condition,
little dreaming of the important event that had
brought his early visitors, this official kept them
waiting for some time in the courtyard, from which
they were shewn into one of the lower rooms of the
Palace. There they remained until the Lord Chamber-
lain, ringing the bell, desired an attendant of the Prin-
cess to request an audience of herßoyal Highness. But
the Princess was asleep, and the attendant hesitated to
arouse her. The Archbishop of Canterbury insisted
that they had come on business of State, and even
sleep must give way to that. The attendant obeyed,
and in a few minutes her Majesty came into the
room in a loose white dress and shawl, her hair
falling over her shoulders, her feet in slippers,
and tears in her eyes. Lord Melbourne
was soon after sent for, and at a Privy
Council, held at eleven o'clock, the Lord
Chancellor administered the usual oaths to her
Majesty, and to the members of the Cabinet who had
been reappointed to office. The reply of the
Queen to the declaration of obedience made
by all present expressed the sense of responsibility
imposed upon her, and the determination to place
her firm reliance upon the wisdom of Parliament, and
upon the loyalty and affection of her people. Amidst
the convulsive throes of European revolutions this
reliance has never been shaken, and after a reign of
thirty-three years, Queen Victoria still lives in the
hearts of her subjects.
London, England, 1870-06-21

POSTAGE ON PRINTED MATTER.

In an admirable compendium on the subject of
taxation—" The Queen's Taxes," by Mr. J. Noble—
Mr. Lowe's arrangements respecting the pos-
tage on printed matter are strongly con-
demned. The Chancellor of the Exche
quer proposes to carry any newspaper weighing
not more than six ounces for a halfpenny, but the
packet must contain only one paper, however light a
single copy may be. Moreover, printed matter of
other kinds is less favourably dealt with : only
two ounces are allowed for a halfpenny.
Mr. Noble points out, as we have often done, that if
the Post Office is able to carry for a halfpenny six
ounces of printed matter in the shape of a single
newspaper, it can just as readily carry at the same
rate a packet of newspaper, no matter how many, if
the weight do not exceed six ounces. He thinks, too,
that it can equally carry six ounces of any printed
matter, news or not. The compulsory newspaper
stamp gave rise to costly litigation touching the
question of what constitutes a newspaper. The
present change reopens the difficulty, which an
equal tariff would set at rest for ever.
Mr. Noble holds that no heed should be paid to
the description of printed matter ; but that a
double rate might be levied according to the speed of
transmission. A. quick rate might be used for news-
papers and packets requiring speed, and a slow rate
for books and the like, which may bear a little delay.
Mr. Noble does not expound the merits of
this proposal. It is as easy for the Post
Office to deliver quickly as to deliver slowly.
Moreover, if the quick rate for newspapers were a
halfpenny, the slow rate must be further reduced ;
and if the slow rate were a halfpenny, the quick rate
must be something more, so that the halfpenny
postage, as far as newspapers are concerned, would
become null and void. Nothing like perfect equality.
London, England, 1870-06-21

PRINCE ERIE AGAIN IN ARMS.

The railroad titans are again preparing to wage suicida
war upon each other, and, judging by present indications,
the contest this season will be unusually fierce. Vander-
bilt has at length laid aside his mask and come out in open
hostility to competing lines, hoping thereby to further the
ends of this gigantic monopoly he has so long and vainly
sought to establish. The doughty Commodore has flung
down the.gauntlet by notifying to President Gould that
all arrangements hitherto existing between the New York
Central and Erie lines are to be considered null and void.
Disappointment and the utter defeat of his English agents,
Raphael, Burt & Co., is assigned as the motive which has
induced Mr. Vanderbilt to come out at last in his true
colours as the great opponent of the Erie interest. Acting
in concert with his foreign filibusters,with a view to crush-
ing out Erie as a competing line, Vanderbilt has refused
to receive Erie tickets between Buffalo and Niagara Falls,
and is making tremendous exertions to block the routes to
Chicago and the North-west. Gould, the indomitable,
and Fisk, the irrepressible, have promptly acknowledged
the challenge of the Central combination, and are deter-
mined to accept the gage of battle against the threatened
monopoly. Vanderbilt having also repudiated the arrange-
ments hitherto in force with the Pennsylvania Central
will stand alone in the coming contest. Negotiations for
a defensive and offensive alliance are now being carried on
between Erie and Pennsylvania Central, and should a
satisfactory treaty be concluded between these powerful
corporations, Vanderbilt will be brought to terms before
long.—New York Herald.
London, England, 1870-06-21

COMMITTAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

The Cornwall county magistrates, sittingat St. Columb,
yesterday committed a farmer named William Rowe,
of Falmouth, for trial, for the manslaughter of John
Dennis, who met his death while returning from St.
Columb Races a month ago with the accused and, others.
The evidence went to show that deceased died from a blow
struck by Rowe. The case has excited great interest in
the county, in consequence of the coroner's jury at the
time having returned a verdict of death from natural
causes, and the magistrates having ordered another inquiry,
which has resulted as above.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE ITALIAN REFUGEES.

Count Bolognini, an Italian refugee, is to be expelled
from Switzerland, for persisting in remaining near the
Italian frontier.

GREAT FIRE AT PANAMA.
(By Atlantic Cable.)
NEW YORK, June 20.
A. great fire has taken place at Panama. Much of the
city has been destroyed, and twelve lives have been lost.
- The expedition to survey the isthmus, with a view to
finding a practicable situation for the construction of a
canal still labours without success. The surveys continue.

HOME NEWS.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

THE LATE LORD ARTHUR CLINTON.

Arrangements have been made for the remains of
the late Loid Arthur Clinton to be interred in the
cemetery at Christ Church.
London, England, 1870-06-21

DISTURBANCES IN BELGIUM

There haye been some disturbances in the town of
Vervicrs, Belgium, arising from the calling in of the
militia. Several persons were 'seriously injured. Quiet
has been restored, and precautions. taken.

A DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOUR OF
SALDANHA.

There has been a grand demonstration in Lisbon in
favour of Saldanha. Some twelve thousand persons were
present. The American Minister has been received by the
King.
London, England, 1870-06-21

ALSO AT OTHER PRICES,

-LI MOSES and SON beg to remind the public
• that the cheapness of an article depends entirely on its
quality, and they venture to affirm that every article sold by them
is lonsiderably cheaper than what can be obtained at any other
o Ise in England.

MORNING EDITION.
London, England, 1870-06-21

SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS TO-DAY.

The Ethnological Society at '8 p.m., when Mr. David
Forbes will reads paper on the " Aymara Indians of
Bolivia and Peru."
The Statistical Society at 8 p.m., whet Mr. W. E. A.
Axon will read a paper on Free Libraries."

SPIRIT OF IHE PRESS.-THIS MORNING.

LORD RUSSELL AND THE COLONIES.

The Times observes that the purport of Lord Russell's
criticism on the colonies was that Canada had been
neglected, but Lord Northbrook showed that aid was still
given abundantly—more so, indeed, than we should be
prepared to defend. Lord Northbrook, indeed, and sub-
sequently Lord Granville, took the right line when they
spoke of the numbers, thelzeal, the growing national and
military spirit of the people of the Dominion. Sooner orlater
every British soldier must be removed from the American
continent, and we must cease to expose a few thousands of
our troops to the armies of a nation of forty millions. In
this determination there will be no faltering on the part
of any House of Commons ever likely to be elected.
Whether the withdrawal be completed this year or the
next will depend on the progress of the Dominion to the
full organisation of its resources. But a State of
4,500,000 souls, rapidly increasing in population, with a
marine equal to three-fourths of that of France, and
with 70,000 seamen on her lakes, will not need the
military driblets which a distant European country can
send over the sea.
London, England, 1870-06-21

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Tau DAY.

Timothy Lynch, an Irish labourer, was charged at the
Thames Police-court with feloniously cutting and wound-
ng William Macarthy. Ann Cowan stated that she was
is Cable-street near her own home, and saw the prisoner
with two girls. Macarthy was going along by himself,
offering no provocation or offence to anybody, when the
Prisoner came up without saying a word and stabbed him
In the thigh with a knife, and then ran away. Macarthy
walked a short distance, and then fell down and called
Police. The injured man being unable to attend the
Prisoner was remanded.
A. SYSTEMATIC WIFE BEATER.—Thomas D. O'Grady,
a rough-looking fellow, living in Princes-court, Newport
Market, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the Marl-
borough Police-court, on a warrant, charged with assault-
ing his wife, Mary Elizabeth. The complainant, who
had her right arm in a sling, said that while in Porter-
street, Newport Market, on the 7th inst., the pri-
soner, her husband, used a bad expression towards
her and then knocked her down, and on her getting
struck her again, and her right arm was so badly hurt
111 falling that she had not been able to use it since. She
had to support herself and four children by working as a
laundress, but could not work now through the injury to
her arm. The prisoner, who was a systematic wife-beater,
was Sent to prison for two months.

THE HURSTBOURNE PARK YEARLINGS.
Lord Portsmouth's yearlings have been sold at
Albert-gate, by Mr. Edward Tattersall. The highest
Price was 1,550 gs., which was given for a magnificent colt
by Trumpeter—The Chase (Robin Hood's dam), by Mr.
,s
Jefferson. The entire sale realised 2,980 gs, averaging
373
Appended is the list of prices, with the names of
Te purchasers :—B f by Sydmonton—Berette (Mr.
„, Brown), 80 guineas ; ch f by Trumpetek—
i3iddY O'Rourke (Mr. Graham), 280 guineas ;
cby Cramond—Housemaid (Prince Soltykoff) 80 gs ;
c by Cramond—Teneriffe (Prince Soitykoff) 50 gs ;
.13
C by Trumpeter—The Chase (Mi- T. Jefferson) 1,550 gs ;
c by Fitz-Roland—Typhoon (Captain Machell) 90 gs ;
c by Fitz-Roland—Cachuca (Mr. Padwick) 350 gs ;
Iviedec by Sydmonton—Mazella (Mr. T. Brown) 500 gs ;
total, 2,980 gs.

CHARLES DICKENS' HOUSE AT GADSHILL.—A pro-
Posal has been started at Rochester, having for its object
the Purchase and preservation of Charles Dickens' favou-
Site abode as a national memento of the great author.
Dickens passed the morning and afternoon of his last
day on earth in the chalet (presented to him by
'l.• Pechter two years since), which is erected in the
shrubbery opposite his residence, and approached by a
tunnel underneath the turnpike road. This chalet, em-
bosomed in the foliage of some very fine trees, stands
111)0u an eminence commanding a magnificent view of the
irlth of the Thames, and the opposite coast of Essex.
was a favourite retreat of Dickens.
London, England, 1870-06-21

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
]NO. GOSNE LI, and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of
the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder-
ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated
form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, is each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, includ-
,
ng brush.
Bed Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 13, Upper Thames-street, Lon-
don, E.C.
London, England, 1870-06-21

MALVOLIO IN THE PULPIT.

There are many people who may not be aware
that some miles from London there exists a small
town called Uxbridge. There may be fewer still
who know anything about the " Old Meeting House"
in that town; and it is quite certain that the fame
of the " Rev. Mr. Orr," who, it seems, is a shining
light in that place, has not yet penetrated into every
corner of the land. But Mr. Orr has, in one day
made himself famous, and Uxbridge may hence-
forth consider herself the possessor of a transcendent
genius. While the sorrow of the nation is yet green,
while every tongue is speaking words of regret at the
loss of the great humourist, we have one man who
dares to give utterance to words that would be pain-
ful if they were not ridiculous. The reverence of
the "Rev." Mr. Orr for what is good and holy is
attested by the following extract from a sermon
preached by that gentleman at the Old Meeting
House at Uxbridge on Sunday :

I dare say some of you, my friends, will expect me to
say somewhat concerning that foolish creature, Charles
Dickens, of whom the papers have been full during the
last week. The Almighty, no doubt, allows such men to
be gifted with such talents in order to serve as a moral
filter to the immoral. The regenerate soul would loath
such garbage. I do not pass• sentence on this foolish
creature, who will have to appear before his Judge
and Maker ; but I feel for, and am grieved for
the people who can enjoy such company and
trash. It is like the mirage of the desert which deceives
the weary traveller. I shall say nothing about the place
where he is buried—" But birds of a feather flock
together "—think of this, people of England, who are
accustomed to an open Bible.

The intellectual food of Mr. Orr must be of a peculiar
hind, or the asinine brays of the " reverend " gentle-
man would have been less characteristic of our ill-
used quadruped. Surely Bottom has been re-
translated !
London, England, 1870-06-21

SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS TO-DAY.

The Ethnological Society at 8 p.m., when Mr. David
Forbes will read a paper on the " Aymara Indians of
Bolivia and Peru."
The Statistical Society at 8 p.m., when Mr. W. E. A.
Axon will read a paper on "Free Libraries."
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE EDUCATION QUESTION.

Mr. Hubbard who represents one of the most
Conservative constituencies in the United Kingdom,
believes in the theory that, owing to the multiform
religious views fostered in England, no education sys-
tem imposing distinctive religious instruction
will give satisfaction. He, therefore, feels
bound to make a proposal which he
hopes may meet the difficulty. He suggests
that parishes which will, by Mr. Forster's bill, have
to provide schools supported by rates, should have
the option of connecting their schools with any or no
religious denomination, as they may wish. Mr. Hub-
bard thinks that the State, if it decides to exclude
religious instruction from its care and cognizance,
ought at least to abstain from obstructing the pro-
gress of religion among the people.
London, England, 1870-06-21

ALSO AT OTHER PRICES.

tl MOSES and SON supply every description of
_t_l4. clothing, ready-made, or made to measure, for all ages,
all occasions, and all classes : also Hosiery and Drapery, hats
and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates.
All Goods marked in Plain Figures.
Any article exchanged if not worn or injured.
List of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and
Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free.
E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday
evening at sunset, till Saturday evening at sunset, when busi-
ness is resumed until Eleven o'clock.
The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON

LONDON.
CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE.
NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET.
CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD.

COUNTRY BRANCH.
BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE.

OPERAS, THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Cloveut-garden.—ll Flauto ➢laglco.
8.30 p.m.
ITALIAN OPERA, Deury Lane.--Otello. 8.3') p.m.

HAYMARKEIT—At Seven, Married Life. Home. Family Jars,
ADELPHI—At Seven, The Robust Invalid. Free Labour.

PRINCE OF WALES'S—At 7.30. Quite by Accident M.P. Dearest
Mamma.

LYCEUM—At 7.30, His Own Rival, Breaking the Spell. At 8.110,
Little Faust.
OLYMPIC -At Seven, Music hath Charms. At 8, Mary Warner.
the 'Varsity Boat Race.
GAIETY—At Seven, First Night. The Princess of Trobizonde.
QUEEN'S—At Seven, My Wife's Dentist. 'Twist Axe and Crown.
STRAND—At Seven, Loving Hearts, Kenilworth.
VAUDEVILLE—Cupboard Love. Two Roses. Don Carlos.
ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Paul Pry. La Belle Sauvage
WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH MICK. Egyptian Hall, Pic
cadilly, every Evening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn
logs at 3, Admission is, 28, Is.
CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8; Wed-
nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.

Zo LOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily (except Sun-
days). Admission, ls. ; on Mondays, 6d. Children under
twelve, 6d.

MADAME TIISSAIID'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till
3.0 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra

I, co, I, ~„14
at I
1C
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London, England, 1870-06-21

DR. KING'S DANDELION and QUININE
LIVb R PILLS (Without Mercury).
The very best remedy for
BILE, WIND, INDIGESTION, ACIDITY, HEADACHE,
HEARTBURN, &c.,
And acknowledged by many eminent surgeons to be the safest
and mildest pills for every constitution.
In boxes at 15.14 d., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d., at all chemists.
London, England, 1870-06-21

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of
the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder-
ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated
form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, Is each; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, includ-
ng brush.
Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 98, Upper Thames-street, Lon-
don, E.O.

JOIIN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY
TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder;
gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay,
and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price le. 6d
Red Bull Wharf, 98, Upper Thames street, London.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING, at 7, MARRIED LIFE; Mr Buckstone,
Mr Chippendale, Mr How", Mr Kendal, Mr Rogers, Mrs Chip-
pendale, Mrs Frank Matthews, Mrs E. Fitzwilliam, Miss C. Hiil,
Mrs Laws.
After which, at 8.80. " HOME." Mr Sothern, Mr Chippendale,
Mr Compton, Mr Buckstone, jun.. Miss Ada Cavendish, Miss
Fanny Gwynne, and Miss Caroline Hill.
Concluding with FAMILY JARS. Mr Compton.
ROYAL
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE TURNER COLLECTION.

The Turner Collection of paintings in the National
Gallery, which were removed from- the South Ken-
sington Museum in 1861, were deposited,
in the first-named place in strict accordance with the
will of the deceased painter. When Turner died, in
December, 1851, he bequeathed a sum of money to
the Royal Academy for the purchase of gold medals
to be given to persevering painters, and also for the
founding of a home for decayed artists at
Twickenham. He left all his oil paintings and
water-colour drawings as a gift to the nation, and he
willed that the residue of his property and his
engravings should go to the next of kin. The rela-
tives of the great landscape painter disputed the will,
but subsequently a compromise was arranged, and
the wishes of the deceased were carried out as nearly
as possible in the way he had desired. Lord St.
Leonards, by whose instrumentality, it is said, the
amicable understanding with reference to the disposal
of the property was arrived at, declares that the artist
refused to sell any of his works, however tempting the
price offered, contemplating that his paintings would,
as they now do, form a collection which no other
country could exhibit. Remembering this circum-
stance, his lordship has expressed his great regret and
surprise at the question which was put in the House
of Commons the other evening, with reference
to the worth of certain of the Turner pictures.
London, England, 1870-06-21

BATHING SEASON.

ST. LAWRENCE-ON-SEA, ISLE OF THANET.
Mr. W. CLEMSON begs to inform the nobility and gentry that
he is now prepared to enter into arrangements for the forth-
coming season for the Private Houses attached to and served
from (if required) the GRANVILLE HOTEL. Rents for the
season, from £250 to £4OO. The above houses are being Fur-
nished from the most recent designs of E. Welby Pugin, Esq.
N.B.—Ramsgate is the nearest station on both lines.

BUENOS AYRES SIX PER CENT. STATE
LOAN.
NOTICE is given that the SUBSCRIPTION LIST will close
for London THIS DAY (Tuesday) at four o'clock, and TO-
MORROW morning for the country.
C. DE MURRIETA & CO.

Adam's-court, June 21, 1870.
London, England, 1870-06-21

POSTAGE ON PRINTED MATTER.

In an admirable compendium on the subject of
taxation—" The Queen's Taxes," by Mr. J. Noble—
Mr. Lowe's arrangements respecting the pos-
tage on printed matter are strongly con-
demned. The Chancellor of the Exche
quer proposes to carry any newspaper weighing
not more than six ounces for a halfpenny, but the
packet must contain only one paper, however light a
single copy may be. Moreover, printed matter of
other kinds is less favourably dealt with : only
two ounces. are allowed for a halfpenny.
Mr. Noble points out, as we have often done, that it
the Post Office is able to carry for a halfpenny six
ounces of printed matter in the shape of a single
newspaper, it can just as readily carry at the same
rate a packet of newspapers, no matter how many, if
the weight do not exceed six ounces. He thinks, too,
that it can equally carry six ounces of any printed
matter, news or not. The compulsory newspaper
stamp gave rise to costly litigation touching the
question of what constitutes a newspaper. The
present change reopens the difficulty, which an
equal tariff would set at rest for ever.
Mr. Noble holds that no heed should be paid to
the description of printed matter; but that a
double rate might be levied according to the speed of
transmission. A. quick rate might be used for news-
papers and packets requiring speed, and a slow rate
for books and the like, which may bear a little delay.
Mr. Noble does not expound the merits of
this proposal. It is as easy for the Post
Office to deliver quickly as to deliver slowly.
Moreover, if the quick rate for newspapers were a
halfpenny, the slow rate must be further reduced ;
and if the slow rate were a halfpenny, the quick rate
must be something more, so that the halfpenny
postage, as far as newspapers are concerned, would
become null and void. Nothing like perfect equality.

TOBACCO AND CIGARS.

A. comparison of the duties levied upon tobacco
and cigars affords a fine illustration of the disin-
terested spirit in which the British Parliament has
thrown taxation on the poor for the benefit of the
rich. The duty on tobacco ranges from about three
shillings to three and sixpence the pound. The
duty on cigars is five shillings. The average
price of tobacco, minus the duty, is 72d.; thus
the poor man pays in duty about five times the in-
trinsic value of his pipe of shag : moderately good
cigars are worth twenty shillings the pound; hence
the rich smoker pays only one fourth in duty. In
1808 433,159 lbs. of cigars were imported from
Cuba. This quantity without the duty was valued
at £259,895, and the impost itself amounted to
£108,288. If these cigars had been assessed at the
same rate as tobacco, more than £1,800,000 would
have have gone into the Treasury on their account.
London, England, 1870-06-21

" BLACKWOOD " AND " LOTHAIR."

That which is called the " Second Edition " of Black-
wood's Magazine for June contains, says the Standard, a
" Note," by the writer of the scandalous article on
"Lothair," justifying his production and retorting upon
his critics. This note—which is obviously a mere trade
advertisement, resorted to with a view of impressing upon
the public that Blackwood's Magazine, by reason of its
brilliant review of Mr. Disaaeli's book, has attained to
the unwonted honour of a second edition—is marked with
all the coarseness, flippancy, and scurrility of the
original article. In this new light, the bad
taste, the vulgarity, ingratitude, and blasphemy of
this ill-favoured production become doubly con-
spicuous. The writer has not a single word to
offer in extenuation of his offence, but to repeat, in
a dull, maundering kind of way, some of the epithets
with which he has been chastised by the almost unani-
mous press of this country, and to reiterate that
" Lothair "is all which he had described. The personal
animus, the extra-literary venomousness, the malignant
allusions to Mr. Disraeli's birth, the rancour with which
the man no less than the author was pursued, are but
feebly justified in the " Note," and it is unnecessary to
occupy ourselves with this part of the reviewer's work.
As to the political significance of this wanton
and outrageous attack on the leader of the
Conservative party, it is no less and no greater
than it was before the explanation was given.
Nothing in that book can be said to have rendered him
unworthy of the confidence of the party. Whatever be
its literary merits, it is a work which does not lower but
rather heighten Mr. Disraeli's political reputation. Nor
is there any justification whatever, either literary or poli-
tical, for the foul blow which has been dealt at the author
by those who only a short time ago, when Mr. Disraeli
was at the hei"ht of power, were impressed with a pro-
found admiration of his character, The article in Black-
wood's .Magazine becomes still more, after its explanation,
a cowardly and brutal libel, unworthy of literature, and
only to be accounted for by some low trade motive or some
personal malignity.
London, England, 1870-06-21

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE,
Wyph-street, Strand.
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Si-4e Lessee and Manager, Mr W. H. LISTON.

Miss BATSMAN as MARY WARNER every Evening during
the week, assisted by Messrs. G. Belmore, W. H. Vernon, Blake-
ley, Elliott, David Fisher; Mrs. Poynter and Mrs. W. H. List ;n.
In reply to numerous applications at the Box Office, and to
prevent disappointment to parties dec•irous of securing seats
several weeks in advance, Mr. W. H. LisroN feels compelled to
announce with regret that, in consequence of previous arran,,e-
ments, the br:lliant engagement oh this distinguished Artiste
must POSITIVELY TERMINATE on SATURDAY, JUNE 25.
Commencing with MUSIC BATH CHARMS. Concluding
with THE 'VARSITY BOAT RACE. Box Office open from 10
till 6.
London, England, 1870-06-21

N 0....
BUENOS AYRES SIX PER CENT. STATE LOAN,
1
•
FOR £1,034,700 STERLING.
RECEIPT FOR DEPOSIT.
(To be retained by the Applicant.)
Received for account of Messrs. C. de Murrieta and Co. the
sum of £............ being the deposit required on an appli-
cation for an allotment ofthe above Loan.
For Messrs. Martin and Co.
• • • • • • • .....
London, England, 1870-06-21

THE. MEN IN WOMEN'S CLOTHES.

Yesterday Mr. Wills, instructed by Mr. Maddock,
solicitor, of Serjeant's Inn, applied to Mr. Justice Byles,
at his lordship's private residence, 3, Prince's Gardens,
South Kensington, to reduce the amount of bail fixed for
the liberation of Mr. John Safford Fiske, the American
consul at Leith. It will be remembered that on Satur-
day Mr. Justice Willes refused to enter on the question,
and referred it to Mr. Justice Byles before whom the
motion was first heard.
Mr. Wills having reminded his lordship of the circum-
tances, handed in his affidavit to the effect that Mr. Fiske
had been unable to procure the necessary bail : that, being
a foreigner, it was improbable that he should be able to
obtain the necessary sureties; and that it was not, and
never had been his intention to go abroad in order to
avoid the charges upon which he was in custody.
Mr. Justice Byles wished to hear what the Treasury
had to say.
Mr. Archibald Would place before his lordship the
letters which had been written by the defendant, and
leave the matter entirely in his (Mr. Justice Byles')
hands. _ _ _ _ .

Mr. Justice Byles thought under the circumstances, as
set out in the affidavit, that the defendant was placed
on a far different footing to the other defendant, and
being entitled by law to be liberated upon, reasanable—
not excsssive—bail, he should reduce the amount to per-
sonal recognizances of £l,OOO, and two sureties of £5OO
each with 48 hours' notice, the defendant to be released
sooner if the Treasury are satisfied as to the bail. The
parties then withdrew after thanking the learned Judge
for hearing the application at his private residence on a
day (Coronation day) when the offices are closed, and
thereby saving the defendant a day. -
London, England, 1870-06-21

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MIDNIGHT BETTING AT THE WEST END.

MONDAY.
At the night resort Kennington was still in great favour
for the Northumberland Plate, 5 to 2 being taken about
him whenever that price was offered, while at last 9 to 4
. _

was generally the highest price obtainable. Lord Haw-
thorn was also in good demand at 7to 2. Kidderminster
was firm at 9 to 2, but there was no disposition evinced to
accept the offered price of 7 to 1 agst Myosotis.
London, England, 1870-06-21

THREE-AND-THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Queen Victoria has been Sovereign of Great
Britain and Ireland for thirty-three years. Early on
the morning of the 20th of June, 1837, William IV.
died, and the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
Lord Chamberlain immediately left Windsor Castle
for Kensington to inform the Princess Victoria that
she had succeeded to the throne of England. A
curious incident is related in connection with
the duty which the Archbishop and the
Chamberlain had undertaken. Reaching Ken-
sington Palace about five o'clock, the porter was
aroused with difficulty. In a half sleeping condition,
little dreaming of the important event that had
brought his early visitors, this official kept them
waiting for some time in the courtyard, from which
they were shewn into one of the lower rooms of the
Palace. There they remained until the Lord Chamber-
lain, ringing the bell, desired an attendant of the Prin-
cess to request an audience of her Royal Highness. But
the Princess was asleep, and the attendant hesitated to
arouse her. The Archbishop of Canterbury insisted
that they had come on business of State, and even
sleep must give way to that. The attendant obeyed,
and in a few minutes her Majesty came into the
room in a loose white dress and shawl, her hair
falling over her shoulders, her feet in slippers,
and tears in her eyes. Lord Melbourne
was soon after sent for, and at a Privy
Council, held at eleven o'clock, the Lord
Chancellor administered the usual oaths to her
Majesty, and to the members of this Cabinet who had
been reappointed to office. The reply of the
Queen to the declaration of obedience made
by all present expressed the sense of responsibility
imposed upon her, and the determination to place
her firm reliance upon the wisdom of Parliament, and
upon the loyalty and affection of her people. Amidst
the convulsive throes of European revolutions this
reliance has never been shaken, and after a reign of
thirty-three years, Queen Victoria still lives in the
hearts of her subjects.
London, England, 1870-06-21

A SOLDIER'S GRIEVANCE.

A private soldier has written to the Pall Mall
Gazette, complaining of an injustice which has long
existed in the army. No soldier is allowed without
the permission of his commanding officer to have any
article of private wearing apparel in his possession,
and on entering the service he has tc sell all his clothing
in the presence of a non-commissioned officer. One
dealer has a complete monopoly of some regiments,
and it is suspected that the sergeant. receives b ack-
handed fees for his services in the transactions.
In many cases the clothes worn by the recruit are of
considerable value, but the dealer is master of the
situation, and for what is worth £3 the renovator of
soiled garments offers 10s. The clothes thus dis-
posed
of would fetch treble the amount at a pawn-
broker's. But it is not the recruit alone who is thus
victimised, for every article of clothing worn by the
rank and file is disposed of to the hungry " clo'man."
The men are constantly complaining of this griev-
ance, but hitherto their complaints have been dis-
regarded. There is no reason why our soldiers
should be subject to these losses, and it is to be
hoped that the matter will be brought to the notice
of some authority who will take measures to clip the
claws of the monopolist and his cider and abettor in
the robbery.
London, England, 1870-06-21

PRINCE ERIE AGAIN IN ARMS.

The railroad titans are again preparing to wage suicida
war upon each other, and, judging by present indications,
the contest this season will be unusually fierce. Vander-
bilt has at length laid aside his mask and come out in open
hostility to competing lines, hoping thereby to further the
ends of this gigantic monopoly he has so long and vainly
sought to establish. The doughty Commodore has flung
down the gauntlet by notifying to President Gould that
all arrangements hitherto existing between the Now York
Central and Erie lines are to be considered null and void.
Disappointment and the utter defeat of his English agents,
Raphael, Burt & Co., is assigned as the motive which has
induced Mr. Vanderbilt to come out at last in his true
colours as the great opponent of the Erie interest. Acting
in concert with his foreign filibusters,with a view to crush-
ing Out Erie as a competing line, Vanderbilt has refused
to receive Erie tickets between Buffalo and Niagara Falls,
and is making tremendous exertions to block the routes to
Chicago and the North-west. Gould, the indomitable,
and Fisk, the irrepressible, have promptly acknowledged
the challenge of the Central combination, and are deter-
mined to accept the gage of battle against the threatened
monopoly. Vanderbilt having also repudiated the arrange-
ments hitherto in force with the Pennsylvania Central
will stand alone in the coming contest. Negotiations for
a defensive and offensive alliance are now being carried on
between Erie and Pennsylvania Central, and should a
satisfactory treaty be concluded between these powerful
corporations Vanderbilt will be brought to terms before
long.—New York Herald.