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London, England, 1870-07-30

Face Powder, is.

HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn.—
ALEX. Ross's Depilatory removes superfluous hair from
the face, neck, and arms without effect to the skin. Price,
3ss. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. Sent for 64, 84, and 144 stamps.
Rad of all chemists. Skin Tonic ss. 6d.

PIMPLE REMOVER: All Diseases of the Skin
are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE
SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sallowness, &c. 2s. 9d. and
78. 6d. ;or post for 40 and 100 stamps. Alex. Ross, 248, High
Holborn, London, and all chemists.
London, England, 1870-07-30

ADMIRALTY, JULY 26.

In accordance with the provisions of her Majesty's
Order 'in Council of the 22nd February, 1870, the
undermentioned officers have been placed on the
Retired. List of their respective ranks :—Paymasters :
Frederick Gransmore, from this date. Joseph G. W.
Hoare, from the 22nd inst. Mr. Gransmore has been al-
lowed -to assume the rank of Paymaster-in-Chief from
the date of his retirement. Assistant Paymaster George
W. de L. Willis, from this date.
London, England, 1870-07-30

RAILWAY TIME TABLES.

A reform is much needed in the issue of that use-
ful convenience, Bradshaw's Railway Guide. At
present this collection of tables appears only on the
first of the month, and thus the traveller is often con-
fronted by alterations in the running of trains be-
fore he has time to adjuFt his arrangements.
Instead of premonitary notice being given, the
changes take place and the notice appears at the
same time. This inconvenient :system might easily
be improved. As a rule, the railway companies de-
termine any alterations of their time-tables a fort-
night before they come into operation; and there
would at least be no difficulty in giving the
public a week's notice. At present persons who
travel much are left a good deal in the dark as to
what they may or may not prepare to do on the first
three or four days of the month.
London, England, 1870-07-30

SYMPATHY WITH FRANCE.

A great effort is being made by the Roman Catholic
inhabitants of Limerick to get up an imposing demon-
stration in favour of France on Sunday next. The
counties of Clare and Tipperary are invited to join. It is
rumoured that the authorities have received instructions
from the Government to put a stop to the proceedings.
Additional police forces have been ordered into the city.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THE ARMY AND NAVY.

OThe Army and Navy Gazette says :—Lieutenant-General
n' George Buller, G.C.8., on Monday gives over the
toraand of the Southern (Portsmouth) District to Lieu-
tellant-General Lord Templetown, K.C.8., and retires
fro
111 active military service, carrying with him the
iteBPect of all those who, during the many years
g : has served his country so honourably and
w;,_well, have had the good fortune to serve
1,‘,L1 and under him. We have reason to believe that
"lough Captain Sherard Osborn, C. 8., did not shew a
6Position to serve in peaceable times, there is every
Probability he will, now that the political horizon is
London, England, 1870-07-30

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

A GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
JNO. 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, 3s each; also 55., 7s. Bd., and 15s. each, includ-
ng brush.

Reed Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, Lon-
don, E.C.

JOHN 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 lb. &I
lied Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London.

riIHORLEY'S HORSE and CATTLE SPICE,
1 In Penny Packets only, of all Corn Chandlers in London, and
Of all Grocers, Druggists, and Corn Dealers in the Country.
London, England, 1870-07-30

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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY E VENING, J ULY 30, 1870.

against, Belgium had really been entertained by his Govern-
ment it would have been easy to carry them out with
the proffered assistance of Prussia, who is only anxious to
secure the fruits of her victories. These suggestions were
again made at the time of the Luxembourg affair. They
were unwillingly received and categorically rejected by
the Emperor. Finally, the Marquise de Lavalette was
instructed formally to assure her Majesty's Government
in these proposals the initiative was entirely taken by the
Prussian Cabinet. M. de Lavalette then informed
me that he received instructions by telegraph to acquaint
me that the document in the handwriting of M. Bene-
detti was written by him under the dictation of Count
Bismarck, who wished to entangle the French Govern-
ment in a conspiracy against the liberties of Belgium,
and that then, as at other times, the scheme was posi-
tively rejected.—l am, sir,

(Signed)

'` GRANVILLE."

The noble Earl said he did not mean the above as an
answer to the question, but it was fully expected that
other information would soon be received from Berlin
other than that already communicated.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THE OCEAN YACHT RACE.

The victory of the Cambria in what may be called
her extraordinary race with the Dauntless will be
the occasion of much rejoicing in yachting circles.
Mr. Ashbury has good reason to feel proud of his
success, and Mr. Bennett is equally to be congratula-
ted on the performance of his yacht. That a course
of three thousand miles should ha've been sailed by
two vessels with a difference of only an hour
and a quarter is proof that the sea qualities
of both yachts are of a first-class order, and speaks
volumes for the seamanship displayed by the crews
of either craft. The news, brought through the
medium of the Atlantic Cable, that intense excite-
ment prevailed at New York might have been anti-
cipated. The American, like his elder brother the
Englishman, is prone to throw himself into ecstacies
about anything that smells of salt water, and
the pluck of Mr. Ashbury in accepting
the challenge from a much larger "yacht
than his own would he highly appreciated in America.
It will be remembered that the; yachts started from
Queenstown, on Monday, July 4th, amidst the en-
thusiastic cheers of a large company who had met in
craft of every dimension and build to wish them a
happy voyage. After the first night the vessels
parted company, and saw each other no more till
the end of the race. This was inevi-
table, owing to the different courses taken by
the yachts—the Cambria keeping well to the north,
while the Dauntless went in a southerly direction.
It is to be regretted, however, that a sad accident
has marred the perfect enjoyment of the intelligence,
the Dauntless having lost two of her crew in a gale.
This will cause universal regret, and will somewhat
damp the feeling which the victory will evoke among
those who have impatiently waited the result of the
contest.
London, England, 1870-07-30

M. OLLIVIER ON GERMAN UNITY.

It is doubtless quite superfluous to charge the
French Premier with inconsistency, seeing that he
has notoriously abandoned in practice as a Minister
the precepts which he enforced as an independent
politician. But as lie must now more or less bear
' the responsibility of the war with Prussia, it may be
interesting to quote his opinions on Germany in
1867. In that year he wrote to the Liberte after a
jo•uney through Germany in the full confidence that
the Teutonic nation would become one, and that no
contest with France was sought by the people across
the Rhine :—" The North German Confedera-
tion will be organised without difficulty, as
Prussia has only to raise a finger to
change it into one grand annexation.
I have nowhere found anything like hatred of
France, or a wish to come into collision with her.
The German nation really wishes to live at peace
with us, and only fears that our policy may render
this impossible. If it should come to a war, they are
resolved on a terrible and obstinate struggle. All
sensible men therefore regard the eventuality with
horror, as it would draw a boundary of blood
between two of the most civilised nations of the
earth, and drive Germany against her will into the
arms of Russia, thus forcing her to abandon the great
task she must undertake in harmony with us, of
restraining the Slavonian world, which is pressing
through the gates of Europe." It was only on the
30th of June in this year that M. 011ivier expressed
his confidence in peace and his conviction that
treaties must be respected, especially those of 1856
and of Prague. The deduction from his utterances
seems to be that M. 011ivier is now made an instru-
ment for carrying out the wily thing he dreaded.
London, England, 1870-07-30

BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED,

Keen, Alfred, Plumstead, deputy assista,nt superintendent
of stores at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, July 27.
Tinkler, Mary, StamforANd,
KRUPT builder, July 21.
B.
(Act 1860.—T0 Surrender in London.)
Chabord Alphonse (not Chaborne, as in last " Gazette"),
Cambden-street Camden-town, August 8, at-12.30.
Perceval, Morrell De, Palmerston-buildings, City, mer-
chant, August 15, at 11.
(To Surrender in the Country.)
Bellamy, William, Birmingham' electro plater, Aug. 9, at
Birmingham.
Broadbent, Robert William, Bradford, merchant, Aug. 9,
at Bradford.
Gleave, Peter Dutton, Liverpool, coachbuilder, Aug. 18,
at Liverpool.
Hodges, Edwin Banks, Bristol, broker and furniture
dealer, Aug. 4, at Bristol.
Jackson, William John, 35th Regiment, August 10, at
Liverpool.
Jackson, John Thomas, Loughborough, corn and coal
merchant. August 13, at Leicester.
Richards, George, Bristol, late hide and skin broker,
August 10, at Bristol.
Roe, John Phannel, Cardiff, engineer, August 10, at

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Cardiff. .
Simpson, Edward, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, cart proprietor's
clerk, August 10, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Walker, John, Hereford, August 11, at Hereford.
Wardie, John, Leeds, formerly licensed victualler, Aug. 9,
at Leeds.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THE DUTY OF BELGIUM.

The semi-official newspaper,La Correspondance de Berlin
of yesterday, contains the following :—" Belgium is now
enlightened upon the subject of French covetousness.
The Belgian people will henceforward attach an altogether
different meaning to Belgium's neutrality, which must
be real and sufficiently powerful to make herself respected
by herself. Supposing Germany vanquished—if that
were possible—the road to Brussels would be open, and
England alone could prevent its being taken. But
Belgium, by adopting to-day the attitude required
by the gravity of the circumstances, and by
giving to her neutrality the character and the
strength of a national defence, reduces Napoleon to the
necessity of pursuing without object a war which he has
entered upon without a cause. We will not doubt but
that the Belgian people, without deviating from its course
of self-defence, will understand the duties that the present
position of affairs imposes upon its patriotism and its
courage. Upstanding upon her frontier, Belgium will
fulfil her task; Prussia and Germany undertake the
rest."
London, England, 1870-07-30

DEATHS

On the 27th inst. at 62, Highbury New-park, P. R.
Protheroe, Esq.,, aged 44.
On the 27th inst., at Keele Hall, Staffordshire, Ralph
Sneyd, Esq., aged 76.

London : Printed by GIDEON ACLAND BOYCE, of
No. 112, Strand, Printer, and Published by him at
THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of he
Savoy, in t County of Middlesex.
Saturday, July 30, 1870.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THE CENSUS OF 1871.

Mr. Caird writes to the Times on the subject of
the census, and says that ten years ago the House ot
Commons accepted his amendment, which directed
a return to be made of the house accommodation of
the people irr Scotland. The result was au interesting
disclosure of the progress made in the quality and,
condition of the homes of the people. The Statis-
tical Society have spoken in favour ot the same
inquiry being extended to England. No difficulty
was found in Scotland in obtaining the return.
In 1861 some resistance was made to the
proposition on the ground that it was unde-
sirable to make any addition to the heads of inquiry,
but one column more was all that was required. Mr.
Caird is so fully convinced of the value of this infor-
mation, to all who are interested in the improved
dwellings of the people, that he is unwilling for the
House of Commons to let another census pass with-
out this addition.
London, England, 1870-07-30

PIT ACCIDENT.

An eruption of water took place yesterday at New Pit,
Penzance, near Newport, by which one man was drowned
and four others were cut off from the bank for many hours,
during which their lives were despaired of. Ultimately
it was ascertained that they were in safety in a higher
working, but at nine o'clock they had not been extricated.
About a hundred were in the pit when the water broke
in- The pit is owned by Messrs. Protheroe, of Newport.
London, England, 1870-07-30

DIFFICULTIES WITH GOLD

The rise in the Bank rate of discount and the gene-
ral disturbance in the money market affords another
example of the inadequacy of our gold currency to
meet the business requirements of the time. The
defect of the metallic money system is that it is
liable to be influenced by causes quite irrespective of
business demand and supply. A war, for example'
creates a sudden and artificial demand for bullion;

it pays to export it; and straightway the
price rises. The Bank of England is always
compelled to buy gold at a fixed r_tite,
and not at the figure which would represent its
natural value under the laws which govern the prices
of other commodities. "In time of prosperity a
plethora of gold accumulates, and the Bank is led to
discount at au abnormally low rate of interest, very
London, England, 1870-07-30

MARRIAGES.

On the 26th inst., at Hoxne, Suffolk, the Rev. F. W.
Peel, rector of Burgh Wallis, Yorkshire, to Emily, the
daughter of Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Bart., of The
Deeperhaugh, Suffolk.

On the 28th inst., at Si. Stephen's, Hampstead, Joseph,
only surviving son of Charles Wm. Aldridge, Esq., of
Myddelton-square, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of G.
C. Steet, Esq., F.R.C.S., of Hampstead.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THE EMPEROR TO HIS ARMY.

The French Emperor and the Prince Imperial have
arrived at Metz, and the following proclamation has been
issued to the French army :
"Soldiers,—l am about to place myself at your head to
defend the honour and the soil of the country. You go to
fight against one of the best armies in Europe, but others who
were quite as worthy were unable to resist your bravery.
It will be the same again at the present time. The war
which is now commencing will be a long and severe one,
since it will have for the scene of its operations
places full of fortresses and obstacles, but nothing
is too difficult for the soldiers of Africa, the Crimea,
China, Italy, and Mexico. You will again prove
what the French army, animated by the sentiment of
duty, maintained by discipline, and inspired with love of
country, can perform. Whatever road we may take be-
yond our frontiers we shall find glorious traces of our
fathers. We will prove ourselves worthy of them.
The whole of France follows you with her ardent wishes,
and the eyes of the world are upon you. The fate of
liberty and civilisation depends upon our success.
" Soldiers ! Let each one do his duty, and the God of
armies will be with us.

" NAPOLEON.
" The Imperial Head-quarters, Metz. July 28."

POSITION OF GERMAN .TROOPS.

The Paris journals publish official information com-
municated bp Government, which states that no Prussian
troops are visible from Constance to Bale. A small
corps of infantry has arrived at 1-I:llengen, near Rheinfel-
den, where the Wurtemburgers are forming a corps of
observation. The Wurtemburg troops extend from
Rastadt by the valleys of Kintaig and Kniebies, from
Langskirch to Fribourg. The Val Denfer is still free, and
the pass of the Istein Rock above Mulhain is unoccupied.
A scarcity of provisions and forage exists in Prussia. No
garrison will be sent to Lauterbourg or Arssembourg, as
their occupation by the enemy would have no strategic
mportance.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE,

At half-past ten yesterday, Bishop Simpson and Dr. Fors-
ter en-tered the Conference, and presented papers from the
Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States,
which were read by the Secretary. A com-
mittee was appointed to prepare the report.
Bishop Simpson spoke an hour and five minutes on
the success of the conference of coloured ministers.
In the last five years the population of the States increased
30 per cent. Methodism increased 62 per cent., while
church erections have increased during five years at
the rate of $6,000,000, or £1,500,000 yearly. The
Church property has increased double in value in the last
five years. Institutions for aged persons and orphans are
now founding in the States. Methodism seems designed
to counteract Romanism in the States. Proposals are
being made to amalgamate with the Episcopal Church in
the South. Probably in a few years all Methodist bodies
in America will be one. Dr. Foster spoke of educational
efforts in progress. Dr. Jobson proposed that 100
copies of minutes of conference from the beginning
and the twelve volumes of Charles Wesleys
poetry be presented by the president to each
member of the deputation. Mr. Arthur followed in an
able address, expressing his belief that God was gathering
people from all lands in America, and Methodism was
thus spreading to counteract Popery.

Baron Channel, in charging the Grand Jury at the
Huntingdon Assizesyesterday, said—" That the Education
Bill would soon have the sanction of Parliament. He did
not expect great benefits as the immediate result of the
bill ; but ultimately, he had no doubt, the expectations of
the majority would be fully realised by the measure,
which deserved the support of all."—At the same Assizes;
Louisa Woodhouse was sentenced to twelve months im-
prisonment, for concealment of birth at Stone. The
Grand Jury ignored the bill for murder.
London, England, 1870-07-30

SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND ART.

The Athenceum says :—Last week, at Richmond, Surrey,
died Mrs. Ritchie, better known as Anna Cora Mowatt.
She was the daughter of an American merchant, and was
born at Bordeaux about 1810. Inclination and reduced
fortune led her to the stage, and after a successful career
in the United States, she made her appearance in London
in 1848, at the Princess's Theatre, whence she was drawn
to the Olympic by Mr. Watts, the engagement termi-
nating with his financial collapse and suicide in 1850.
Mrs. Ritchie was a versatile and prolific writer, and some
of her novels attained considerable popularity in America.
—Among the names that appear for the first time in the
new edition of the "Dictionaire des Conternporains " is
that of Mr. Spurgeon ! War, however, is responsible for
a large number of the additions. Just as the last edition
was full of American generals, the present one is full of
Prussian generals ; and besides we have Sir J. Whit-
worth, Herr Krupp, Herr Dreyse, and M. Chassepot.—
The Christian Times has passed into the hands of new
proprietors, and will henceforth be published by Mr.
Stevenson, Paternoster Row.— The amateurs interested
in the Beethoven Festivals which are to be given in
Germany may be glad to learn that the war will not pre-
vent the performances from taking place at the various cities
recently specified, namely, Vienna, Berlin, and Bonn.—
A new drama, entitled " Weeds and Flowers," has been
produced at the East London Theatre. There is nothing
especially appropriate in the title, the play consisting of a
version of an often-used story of a girl taking upon her-
self the responsibility of an intrigue of her sister's.—M.
Victor Hugo has, it is said, finished an historical comedy,
entitled " Madame de Maintenon," to be produced at the
Franc,ais.—To gratify the warlike instincts of the Paris-
ians, Ponsard's " Lion Amoureux " has been revived at
the Thatre Francais. Some passages against the Prus-
sians placed in the mouth of one of the characters were
excised at the first production of the piece ; these have
now been restored, and it is needless to say are vocife-
rously applauded.

Nature says the heat was so great at Dowlasheram,
in the Madras Presidency,in June, that the Indian papers
report that many birds died of sunstroke.—The death of
Von Graefe, the most distinguished oculist in Europe, is
announced. The necessary operations for the construction
of the sea wall of the Ist ew Brighton Aquarium are pro-
gressing. It is expected that the aquarium will be com-
pleted and furnished by the spring of next year.—We
have reason to believe that Professor Sir William Thom-
son will be the next President of the British Association.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THIS EVENING'S NEWS

THE WAR.
LATEST FROM PARIS.

A telegram, dated Paris, July 29, says the Patrie of
this evening, announceiug the recall of the French troops
has been well received at the Vatican. France has received
Personal assurances from King Victor Emmanuel, that
Rome should be respected, and the September Convention
scrupulously observed. If, however, contrary to expecta-
tion Garibaldian bands should be formed, they would be
immediately dissolved by the regular troops.
The Empress assumed the duties of Regent on the 28th,
and presided at Council of Ministers in the afternoon.
The following are the chief items of official news sup
Plied by the Minister of the Interior to-day :

" METZ, TEN o'CLoog.
"A reconnaissance of the enemy's troops penetrated
into the village of Petite Roselle, near Forbach, but
quickly disappeared on the approach of our soldiers.
" Great movement is reported from the garrison of Ant-
werp. The forts are being actively put in order.

" Twelve o'clock.— The Baden prisoners, MM. le
Baron de Wehner ( ? von Wechmer) and de Villiers
(? Villiez) have been sent to Orleans, where they will be
kept in custody.

"The officer killed in the skirmish at Niederbronn was
born in Germany ; his father was English, and his mother
German. He served in the Baden army. His name is
"Vinsloe (? Winslow).
" At one moment we thought that the Prussians, who
had gathered together a great number of boats in front of
Bernheim, intended to pass the Rhine. We were ready
to receive them, but the project appears to have been
abandoned.

" There has been no engagement in front since the day
before yesterday.

" A great fire is reported in the forest of Merten,
situated on our frontier near Boubay.
"During a storm on the 26th, the lightning fell
on the head-quarters of the Lorencez Division, and
wounded three officers—Captains Acaries, Duquesnoy,
and Beillet.

" The enemy does not appear to bt, in force on any
Point.

" We have had a heavy fall of rain."

PRINCE NAPOLEON.

It is confirmed that Prince Napoleon has been appointed
commander- in-chief of the land forces which are to operate
in the Baltic. Admiral Bouet has specially stipulated
that the Prince shall in no way interfere with the fleet.

DEPARTURE OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA.
The King of Prussia left Berlin on Thursday morning
for the army. General Steinmetz, who has
also left the capital, is said to have been
almost knocked off his horse by the flowers thrown
at him. It is said that Count Bismarck hands the reins
of the Foreign Office to M. de Thile, and joins his regi-
ment of Cuirassiers.
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THE DARIEN CANAL.

The United States surveying vessels have gone home
on the setting in of the rainy season, leaving unsurveyed
the only part where a canal can be made. The New York
Herald of the 20th ultimo is' out again in favour of the
Nicaragua route over the Panama. The chief obstacle,
according to the Herald, consists in having to cut
through a geological backbone of mountains,
running through New Granada and Costa Rica,
excepting a gully " which the Panama rail-
road creeps through. That is the very " gully " through
which the canal can be cut—no locks needed, and fifty
miles long instead of 200 as the Herald asserts. Let us
have a survey of this " gully " of the railroad before we
give up our convictions to the assertions of Captain Bed-
ford Pim with his twenty million dollar Nicaragua canal,
and the New York Herald, which will have Darien or
Panama at no price whatever.—Panama Star and Herald.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THE EUROPEAN BANKING COMPANY.

In the Court of Vice-Chancellor Malins yesterday, an
application was made on behaf of several contributory
shareholders in the European Banking Company, for the
removal of Sir Robert Carden, Bart., and Mr. David
Brown, as liquidators, and the appointment of others in
their place ; and the repayment by them of three sums
of £70,000, £25,000, and £19,000 respectively, the same
having been unlawfully misapplied.

Mr. Glasse, Q.C., and Mr. Napier Higgins, Q.C., ap-
peared for the appellants ; Mr. Roberts supported the
motion on behalf of a number of contributors ; whilst Mr.
Cotton, Q.C., and Mr. Graham Hastings were counsel
for the respondents, and Mr. Cole, Q.C., for the creditors'
representatives.

Mr. Glasse stated that the company went into liquida-
tion under supervision in May 1866, Sir Robert Carden,
Mr. D. Brown, and Mr. Kinney being appointed
liquidators, Sir R. Carden having formerly been chairman
of the board of directors. In April 1868 they presented a
report in which they stated that after the payment of all
the debts there would remain a sufficiently large surplus
to enable them to return the amount of the last call
which had been made upon the contributors. The court
would be surprised to find, however, that two years after-
wards, instead of a surplus being in hand, the liquidators
had been under the necessity of making another call of 23
per share, and at the present time the liquidators were
liable for no less a sum than £120,000.
The Vice-Chancellor inquired in what way the liability
had been created ?

Mr. Glasse replied by misapplication of funds. The
liquidators were advised by eminent consul so far back as
December, 1868, that • the directors were liable in conse-
quence of the procedure they adopted at a certain meet-
ing, authorising a subscription towards another under-
taking.
Mr. Cotton intimated that the necessity of taking
further action against Sir R. Carden was obviated, inas-
much as the hon. baronet had sent in his resignation as
liquidator before the presentation of the bill. There was
not either, so far as he was aware, any complaint against
Mr. Brown.

Mr.- Glasse had no special reason for desirin`• the
•premptory removal of Mr. Brown. All he wanted was to
secure the appointment of competent coadjutors for Mr.
Winn ey.

In reply to a question from his Honour, Mr. Winney
stated that when the company went into liquidation
their liabilities amounted to £3,000,000. Now, however,
they had been reduced to about £lOO,OOO, including what
had fallen away, and been paid off by means of calls.
The Vice-Chancellor considered there was no necessity
for vexatious litigation, and the only order he should
make would be to appoint a liquidator to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the retirement of Sir It. Carden.
London, England, 1870-07-30

BELGIAN PREPARATIONS.

There are 100,000 men now under arms in Belgium to
guard the neutrality of that country. Of these, 60,000
are ready for field operations, while 40,000 garrison Ant-
erP and the Quadrilateral. The statement lately pub-
lished by a Paris paper that the fortifications of Antwerp
were falling to pieces, owing to the nature of the ground
on which they were constructed, is quite unfounded.
London, England, 1870-07-30

ROYAL ARCHEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.

The members of the Royal Archaeological Institute met
yesterday in Leicester Town Library to receive the annual
report. It was exceedingly satisfactory. The subject of
the choice of the next place of meeting was deferredto the
general committee in London. The members then adjourned
to the lecture room of the Town Museum,whereLord Talbot
de Nalahide presided. Several papers were read, notably
one by the Rev. J. Lee Warner on " John Wycliffe."
It was contended that the three portraits of Wycliffe in
the museum of the society are imaginary, and that the
dress preserved in Lutterworth Church as the garb in
which Wycliffe preached was a vestment which he had
never seen—it belonged to a period subsequent to the
fifteenth century. In the afternoon the members made
an excursion to Kirby Muxloe Castle, and in the evening
a conversazione took place in the temporary museum of
the Free Library.
London, England, 1870-07-30

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A COUNTERFEIT NAPOLEON.

We learn from a Paris paper that the French Emperor
has his "double, or other self," in the person of a mud-
complexioned and dull-eyed American, who shews himself
from time to time in public, and who, moreover, increases
his marvellous resemblance to the Emperor by imitating
his tricks of manner.and movement. He is often mistaken
for the Emperor as he moves around Paris on foot or on
horseback, and there are occasionally ludicrous scenes from
this cause. We should think that this counter-
feit Napoleon the Third might be a very use-
ful personage in case of the outbreak of hos-
tilities between France and Prussia. He might take
the Emperor's place, for example, as the nominal head
and leader of the French army, and thus save his real
Majesty a great deal of trouble and danger. We can
imagine the wild enthusiasm of the troops when he made
his appearance, mustache and all. We can fancy how
they would rush at the enemy when they felt that his
eye—his dull eye—was upon them. We can imagine
how they would march, even though worn out, when they
saw him descend from his horse and march beside
them, with his short legs. We can fancy how even the
wounded and dying would be inspired and consoled
when, after the battle was fought, he stalked over the
field of victory, giving one a word of kindness, another a
drink from his canteen, and another, perhaps, the baton of
a marshal. We can imagine the exultant shouts of loyalty
and devotion that would rend the heavens as he rode back
to France, at the head of his troops, after his German
triumph. And then, in case the counterfeit "Jacobs"
who passed for the " real original " were to be so unfor-
tunate a's to receive a wound in some part of his counterfeit
person during the campaign, we can see how the " genuine
Jacobi," beside saving himself all peril and pain, would
be able, at an opportune moment, to emerge from his
hiding place in the Tuileries and shew himself in Paris,
as a proof of Divine protection and miraculous triumph
over the dangers which had menaced him.. In fact, the
Emperor might make his " double " of the greatest
possible service in the present crisis. He should cease to
look on his American alter ego with animosity, jealousy,
or suspicion, and should pay him a handsome salary for
undertaking the disagreeable duties which might be per-
formed by one as well as by thq other.— Tribune.

The Marquis of Ailesbury has given a slte and a
donatim of £l,OOO towards the erection of a new hospital
near Marlborough.

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London, England, 1870-07-30

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.

The Speaker took the chair at ten minutes past two
o'clock.

THE FRENCH FLEET IN THE BALTIC.

Mr. STAPLETON gave notice of his intention to ask the
First Minister of the Crown whether contracts had been
eutered into with the French fleet in the Baltic to
supply coal direct from this country.
CHURCH-RATES IN SCOTLAND.

Mr. MTAREN gave notice that next session he should
ask leave to bring a Bill for the abolition of church-rates in
Scotland.
London, England, 1870-07-30

DOWNING-STREET, JULY 28.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to make the
following appointments to the Most Distinguished Order
of St. Michael and St. Gebrge. To be Ordinary Mem-
bers of the Third Class or Companions of the said Order :
—Lieutenant-Colonel Howard Craufurd Elphinstone,
R.E., C. 8., Governor to His Royal Highness Prince
Arthur William Patrick Albert. Donald M`Lean, Esq.,
Member of the Executive Council of the Colony of New
Zealand, and Minister for Native Affairs in that colony.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THE EXECUTION IN DUBLIN.

It appears that the rope which was used for the
strangulation of the culprit Carr, on Thursday morn-
ing, at Richmond Bridewell, Dublin, was one of such
length that the Governor declared he would not be
responsible for its effects. The unfortunate man was
allowed to fall a depth of fourteen feet from the trap
on which he was standing, and when the bolt was
withdrawn, he descended with such rapidity
that decapitation ensued. The surgeon .of
the prison, it is stated, had decided as to
the distance Carr was to be allowed to

fall, and instead of taking a lesson from the English
precedent of three feet, he apparently laid down a
law of his own on the subject. This gentleman,
being questioned at the inquiry held after Carr's
death, attributed the horrible accident that had oc-
curred to two causes, the thinness of the hemp, and
the tightness with which it had been fastened round
the condemned man's neck. So mercilessly,
indeed, was that last operation performed,
that the culprit complained of it, and asked
if they meant to "choke or strangle him
before his time." Altogether the execution seems to
have been performed in a bungling and disgraceful
manner, the gloss miscalculation of the height re-
quired to kill a man being the worst feature of the
act. Far less painful to the condemned would have
been death by the guillotine, and far less harrowing
to those who saw it and less shameful to the Rich-
mond officials would have been the spectacle of his
extermination. There is no regular hangman in
Ireland; indeed, new hands are almost always em-
ploye'l, but in this case this officer seems
to have effected what he had to do
in a more expeditious and humane manner
than his superiors in the last scene on earth of a
fellow man. The jury have returned a verdict that
the decapitation of Carr was the result of accident ;
but it is to be hoped that on the next occasion of
hanging, experience will prevent a recurrence of the
terrible performance that has now taken place. As
it is twenty-five years exactly since the last man was
hanged in Dublin May the gallows not be in use there
again for a like period !
London, England, 1870-07-30

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AT.AUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.-
Lessees—Messrs H. J. Montague. D. James, and T.
Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at 7 30 CUPBOARD LOVE, by F.
Hay. After which, at 8, a new and original Comedy, in Three
Acts, entitled IWO itO.ES, by James Albery. To conclude
with the new and successful l'urlesque, DON CARDiS ; or,
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London, England, 1870-07-30

BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY.

A Board of Trade inquiry was opened yesterday at
Liverpool into the singular loss of the steamship
Chilian on the 16th instant. The pilot taking a short
course, the vessel was stranded on a bank at the mouth
of the river. It could not be removed, parted at low
water, and became a total wreck.
London, England, 1870-07-30

RUFFIANISM , LET LOOSE.

The other day a man, described by the reporters
as "of respectable appearance," was charged, at the
Worship-street Police-court, in London, with inde-
cently assaulting a female passenger on the Eastern
Counties Railway. The evidence was conclusive,
for one of the Company's servants caught the ruffian
in the act of endeavouring to throw the woman
out of the carriage. From motives of deli-
cacy, no doubt, the woman did not appear
to give evidence. Why this should have
_ _ . .

influenced the magistrate's decision is not at all clear;
but wham it is stated that the scoundrel was allowed
to leave the dock on paying a fine of twenty shil-
lings, one begins to wonder at the vagaries of London
magistrate law.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THE WAR.

SKIRMISHING ON THE FRONHER.

The following German official account is given of the
skirmishing near Saarbruck on Friday :—ln the course of
the day Prussian reconnoitring parties crossed the frontier
and came upon the French troops at all points. In spite
of a heavy fire, opened upon them by the enemy, the
Prussians suffered no losses. In the afternoon the
French advanced with artillery, throwing shells, which,
however, only hit some of the houses of the town, and
inflicted no damage upon the troops. After a short can-
nonade the French troops retired across the frontier. On
Thursday morning also a force of French Hussars and in-
fantry crossed the frontier at Perl, a village on the
Moselle, but very soon retired into their own territory.
London, England, 1870-07-30

TURKISH VIEW OF THE WAR.

In consequence of the French declaration of war a
Council of Ministers has been held at the Porte to
consider the measures which should be adopted in
the event of the war affecting the Ottoman E mpire.
The object of Turkey is to preserve a strict
neutrality, but it is important to set things in order,
and improve the condition of the Ottoman army and
navy. Great efforts will be made to put both services on
a war footing, so as to keep up an armed neutrality,
but notwithstanding every exertion Turkey is not
likely to bring an army into the field which can be
a match for any of the large forces of Europe. There
is more hope for the navy as regards efficiency, and
it bids fair to hold its own against all but those
of the first naval rank. Although nothing certain is
yet known as to details, it is evident that the Porte is
determined to be ready for any emergencies that
may arise.
London, England, 1870-07-30

WAR PRIZES.

Admiral ERSKINE asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs if the decree, a copy of which appears
in the Times of the 28th July, and in which Prussia
renounces her rights as a belligerent to capture or seize
as prizes of war French merchant vessels, except under
circumstances which would render neutral vessels liable to
capture, was authentic : and, if the French Govern-
meat have sent to her Majesty's Government the
instructions to their consuls regarding French and Prus-
sian merchant vessels, as promised to the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs previous to the 21st instant.
Mr. OTWAY replied that he had not a copy of the Times
with him, but he did see, either yesterday or the day be-
fore, an authentic copy of the Prussian instructions in the
Times. With regard to the second part of the question,
the Government had had no specific communication with
the French Consular Office.
London, England, 1870-07-30

THE CRUISE OF THE CAPTAIN.

The turret ship Captain, built on the design of
Captain Cowper Coles, has just completed a three
weeks experimental cruise, in which her powers have
been fairly tested both under steam and sail, as well
as in gunnery practice. She left Plymouth Sound
for Vigo on the Gth, and arrived at her destination
on the 14th, being successively under sail alone,
under steam alone, and under steam and sail com-
bined. This is the second cruise which the Captain
has made across the Bay of Biscay within three
months, and the principal results obtained
are as follows :—Under steam alone the ship
was driven at' the speed of from 41 to 81 knots
per hour, the consumption of coal, at the first rate,
being 360 pounds per mile, and at the latter, 600
pounds. When under steam and sail combined, the
weather screw was driven by its pair of engines at
39 revolutions, and the lee-screw disconnected.
Under these conditions the speed of the Captain was
10.8 knots, burning 12 cwt. of coals per hour, the
disconnected screw being driven. by the speed of the
ship, t'irough the water at 32 revolutions per minute
Under sail the ship was tried in squally
weather and her speed rose to nearly ten
knots, her greatest heel being 6 degrees. A trial was
made with the ship under three topsails and head
sails only, the engines being supposed to be disabled.
She was then worked round Vie target, a continual
fire being kept upon it, as upcn an enemy, from the
four 25-ton guns in her turrets, supported by a
steady rain of bullets from the small-arm-men of the
ship. Notwithstandii'g her heavy load of armour
and armament, she tacked handily under sail on a
circle round her supposed antagonist, while deliver-
ing heavy broadsides. The work is carried on with-
out any confusion, every one being at his post in five
minutes after the bugle sounds. In that space of
time the Captain is ready for action with sails furled,
and steaming against a strong head sea at full boiler
power.
London, England, 1870-05-02

PERUVIAN FOUR AND A HALF PER
CENT. LOAN OF 1862.

En vertu des pietas pouvoirs quo le Supreme Gouverne-
ment du Perou m'a conties, j'aiddcide que tousles titres de

PEmprunt Peruvien 4} peident. de 180,que soot encore en
circulation, seront remb,urses au pair, plus le coupon echu
le lre Juillet prochain.
, Le remboursement aura lieu b, Londres chez Messrs J.
Henry Schroder and Co., 145, Leadenhall-street, et les
porteurs du dit emprunt peuvent toucLsr, le montant de
leurs titres, plus le coupon echu le premiere Juillet prochain,
partir du 2 Mai, sous deduction d'un escompte de 1 per
cent. par an du jour du payement jusq'au Ire Juillet.
Les titres qui n'aurout pas ete presentee au rembourse-
rnent du 2 Mai au lre Juillet, 1870, cesseront de porter
int4ret.

Paris, 20th April, 1870.
e-igned)
TORIBIO SANZ, Inspecteur Fiscal et Agent Financier
Sp6cial du Peron en Europe.
FritANSLATION.]
In virtue of the full powers conferred upon me by the
Supreme Government of Peru I have determined that all the
Bonds now in circulation of the Four and a Half per Cent.
Peruvian Loan of 1862 shall be Redeemed at par, together
with the Coupon due Ist July next.
The reimbursement will take place in. London at the
Counting-house of Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., 145,
Leadenhall-street, and the holders of these Bonds can re-
ceive the amount of their Bonds, together with the Coupons
due Ist July next, on and after 2d May next, less interest at
the rate of 1 per cent. per annum from the day of payment
to the Ist July.
The Bonds which shall not have been presented for pay-
ment between 2d May and the Ist July, 1870, will cease to
bear interest on the latter date.
Paris, 20th April, 1870.
(Signed)
TORTBIO SANZ,
Fiscal Inspector and Financial Agent of the
Peruvian Government in Europe.

In virtue of the authorization of Mr. Toribio Sanz, Fiscal
Inspector and Special Financial Agent of the Peruvian Go-
vernment in Europe, we hereby give notice to the holders of
the 4i- per Cent. Peruvian Bonds of 1862, that said BONDS
with the Coupon due Ist July next, will be PAID on and
after MONDAY, the 2d May next, less discount, at the rate
of one per cent. per annum, from the day of payment to the
Ist July, at our Counting-house, 145, Leadenhall-street.
The Bonds and Coupons must be left two clear days for
examination before payment.
J HENRY SCHRODER and CO.
London, 22d April, 1870.