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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-23

THE NEWARK ACCIDENT.
(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAM.)
The list of persons killed by the Newark accident now
numbers 18, the child of Mrs. Haddock, aged 13 months,
having died at noon yesterday- The jury met again at five
p.m. yesterday, and having viewed the body of the child,
took evidence as to its identity. Its fathei stated that his
son, lying at the hospital, is likely to recover. . The body of
the wife of Benjamin Seseph Boaler Crampton, and the
body of herhusbar d were identified by his father, Benjamin
Crampton, Huddersfield, innkeeper. Matthew Coates,
cloth manufacturer, Saltown, near Leeds, aged 56, was
identified by his brother. Eli France, of Bagnay Field
Workhouse, Leeds, identified the body of his mother
Eliza France, aged 42. Witness saw her start by the ex-
cursion train with Matthew Coates. Mr. Greaves was con
sidered to be in danger last evening. The bodies are all
identified, and the injured remaining at Newark are all
known. The inquest is adjourned till to-day at ten
o'clock, but the principal enquiry will take place on Fri-
day.
London, England, 1870-06-23

THE DROUGHT.

The expectation which was created by the break in the
drought made by the storm of last week has, says the
Post, been utterly disappointed. The clouds which
had previously from day to day massed themselves
overhead have again dispersed, and we are now in a second
stage of earthly and atmospheric dryness, which is
worse as regards crops and vegetation than the first.
The prospect which existing phenomena thus plabe before
us is somewhat gloomy, and it is the more so because
each year of late has exhibited indications that there
is a change going on in the seasons which we may have
to meet permanently. Had we been anything more
than the merest empirics, or had we possessed ordinary
foresight, we might have met the state of things which we
have ourselves created by storing our supplies of rain
water in large tanks as is done in India, and have dealt
it out to the lands in periods of emergency such as
the present. But we have neglected all precautionary
and counterbalancing measures, and we are now reduced
to the condition of waiting upon the weather.
London, England, 1870-06-23

THE APPEAL OF THE RED MAN.

We might search in vain through a month's file of the
Congressional Globe for a speech so interesting as that
delivered by Red Cloud at the Indian Council. The chief
comes to the point without any periphrasis, and states his
grievances without ambiguity. " Whose voice was first
heard in this land ?" is a question wrung from the depths
of a nature more finely touched than we are apt to ascribe
to the red man. " Our nation is melting away like the
snow on the side of the hills when the sun is warm," be-

spealzs the mournful presage of coming doom. " Tell the
Great Father to remove Fort Fetterman," is the chief's
mode of redressing what he believes to be a great wrong,
and is as concisely stated as his demands to keep " Black
Hill" and " Big Horn" free from the invasion of the rail-
roads, and to remove the stakes that have already been
driven into the ground. The chief firmly rejects the
proposed reservation on the Missouri, since he has learned
by experience that his children and old men die there like
sheep. With a certain quiet dignity he refers to the man
—Gen. Mitchell—who, 18 years ago, dealt truthfully with
him, intimating at the same time his conviction that
various subsequent transactions have scarcely deserved a
similar compliment. A plain and dispassionate statement
of the Indian view of the standing problem between bar-
barism and civilisation is precisely what most people re-
quired, and it is what this oration of Red Cloud, endorsed
as it was by his companions, affords. It is not a little
startling to hear the bold reminder of the Chief, " You
are the people who should.keep peace," and one-sided as
it is, there is in it much matter for reflection. The clear
conception which this unlettered savage possesses of what
he claims as his rights, and what he is disposed to resent
in his wrongs, shows very plainly the necessity for treating
with the leader of the aboriginal " nations " on some
straightforward and intelligible principle. The attempt
to cajole and bamboozle them, as if they were deficient in
intelligence, ought to be abandoned, no less than the policy
of hunting them down like wild beasts. Whatever may be
the theories we hold about the ultimate future of a decapng
race, we cannot fail to recognise the wisdom of meeting
Red Cloud and his people in a spirit of frankness and firm-
ness. In this respect we need not be above learning a
lesson, even from the savage.—New York Times.
London, England, 1870-06-23

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THE ABDICATIONS AT THE ADMIRALTY.

It is very strange indeed, that within one week, one
officer, Rear Admiral Cooper Key, should be ordered
snmmarily by the Admiralty to join the Mediter-
ranean Squadron, in return for his exhibition of an
independent spirit, while two other officers, one of
whom cannot easily be replaced, are stated to have
tendered their resignations in consequence of some
new unpleasantness in that department. The report
of Mr. Reed's abdication is not understood by the
public. According to an estimate made seine
time since by Mr. Childers, he is worth to the
nation a million of money. His political sympathies
are Gladstonian, and although it was the Conserva-
tive Ministry who conferred upon him his
Commandership of the Bath, the Liberals have not
been blind to his services, and it is only a few days
since that they ordered an extra five thousand
pounds to be granted to him for his labours as chief
constructor of iron-clad ships. The Times explained
some days since, when commenting on the extraor-
dinary manner in which Rear-Admiral Key was
treated, because he objected to Whitworth ord-
nance and told tales about anchors ,and
contractors, that a spirit of subservience
was the quality most encouraged by the Admiralty.
The chief constructor stands very much alone in his
office, and he can advise as l►e wishes with regard to
the form and build of English war vessels ; it is,
therefore, hardly credible that he can have failed in
subserviency. He has certainly been persistent in
his advocacy of the broadside type of ironclad, and
he may have hastily demurred when he
was expected to recognise the advantages of
the Government idea of amalgamating broad-
sides and turrets. It is in a nutshell that the
difference lies, and knowing the worth of Mr. Reed
to the State, the public have only to believe that some
incompatibility of arranging matters alone has led to his
resignation. It is much to be desired under all cir-
cumstances that the announcement of the resigna-
tions, having been completed, may yet be, as the
Dailg News anticipates, premature.

POSTAL CONVENTIONS WITH FRANCE.

The particulars of the new postal arrangements
London, England, 1870-06-23

THE WELSH FASTING GIRL.

The inquiry instituted by the Government with
reference to the death of the girl Sarah Jacob in
Wales, has cost the State six hundred and odd
pounds. A return' giving full particulars
of the expenditure in the case has been
printed by order of Parliament, and from it
we learn that the costs to counsel for advice,
briefs, for attending before magistrates, and for rail-
way fare amounted to £l6O. People will not grumble
against tlieEe items when they remember the brilliant
lawyers that were engaged by the Crown. The pay-
ment of witnesses, however, does appear in some in-
stances to be exorbitant. The vicar of Llanfihangel,
whose testimony, if we remember rightly, did not
assist the magistrates in any remarkable manner, is
paid for eight days' attendance,the cost of which, added
to payments for travelling expenses, is set down in the
return at £9 12s. The clergyman's travelling ex-
penses are, however, trivial when compared to those
demanded on behalf of each of the nurses.
These dames were each paid 15s. daily as witnesses
for fifteen days, and the sum allowed to ead for
railway fare was £6 10s. It is to be presumed that
they went to and from Carmarthen always in first-
class carriages, and that they were, in consideration
of the highly charitable manner in which they acted
towards the sick girl, on no account allowed to walk
a step to or from the court of inquiry.
London, England, 1870-06-23

THE FATAL FIRE AT LEEDS.

The fatal fire at Mr. Mann's cap manufactory, Leeds,
was marked by some peculiarly distressing circum-
stances. The fire broke out in the room in
which the cap-boxes were kept, and the flames spread
with great rapidity to other parts of the building, in which
several women and girls were employed. A panic ensued,
many of the girls preferring to leap from the third storey
windows of the building, rather than wait for a slower
descent by ladders and run the risk of being burnt to
death before they could make such means available. In-
deed, so rapid was the spread of the flames that the alter-
native to many of the poor women was either to jump
from the windows or to perish in the flames. The various
fire brigades in Leeds were telegraphed for and were soon
on the spot, but from a short supply of water their efforts
were of no avail. When the fire was got under the dead
bodies of two women, whose features were unrecognisable,
were found in one of the water-closets. Not being able to
muster courage to jump from the windows, as urged to do
they had evidently taken shelter there and met with the
most horrible death. Beds were obtained by some of the
neighbours for the women to jump upon, but such was
their haste to escape that many of them could not be per-
suaded to wait. The result, therefore, as might be anti-
cipated, was that several persons received severe injuries,
and one has since died, from the fall. The names of
those who were injured? so far as could be ascertained,
are Agnes Steel, a single woman (since dead), and
Maria Spence, both of whom jumped from the top
storey ; an elderly woman named Elizabeth M`Day, and
Ann Paley.

The rumour prows again that Cardinal Cullen is
not to return to Ireland as Archbishop of Dublin, but that
he is to be kept in Rome as a special adviser.
The Rev. Robinson Duckworth being about to
retire from the office of governor to his Royal Highness
Prince Leopold, the Queen, to mark the sense which
her Majesty entertains of his services to the prince, has
been graciously pleased to appoint him to the chap-
laincy m ordinary vacant by the death of the Rev.
Thomas Prothero.

THE KHBDIVE'S SON.—When the Crown Prince
of Prussia visited Egypt, after the ovening of the Suez
Canal, he was received with the greatest hospitality by
the Khedive, who placed one of his own boats at his dis-
posal to make the voyage in Upper Egypt. The Prince
was very sensible of the attention shewn to him, and has
invited Mohammed Temfilo Pacha to pay. him a visitat
Berlin. It is the intention of the young prince to proceed
to that city on his departure from Vienna. Ho will als6
pay his respects at the Court of the Tuileries.
London, England, 1870-06-23

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING, at 7, MARRIED LIFE; Mr Buckstone,
Mr Chippendale, Mr How,. Mr Kendal, Mr Rogers, kfrs Chip-
pendale, Mrs Frank Matthews, Mrs E. Fitzwilliam, Miss C. Mil,
Mrs Laws.

After which, at 8.30. "HOME." Mr Sothern, Mr Chippendale,
Mr Compton, Mr iluckstone, Jun.. Miss Ada Cavendish, Miss
Fanny Gwynne, and Miss Caroline Hill.
Concluding with FAMILY JABS. Mr Compton.
London, England, 1870-06-23

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-THIS DAY.

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VIOLENT A SSAULTS ON THE POLICE.—Henry Rogers, 21
a rough-looking fellow, was charged, at the Westminster
Police Court, with being drunk and fighting and assault-
ing two police constables in the execution of their duty.
Padbury, 262 B, said he was called to Horseferry-road,
and found the prisoner and another man fighting. He
separated them, and the other man desisted, but prisoner
had to be held bank, and when witness refused to let
him fight, he said, " You —, I will do for you," and
made a violent kick at witness ; he then took him into
custody, when he became very violent and assaulted and
kicked him and other constables. Mr. Arnold said he
might have been disposed to take a fine, but after the
expression prisoner had used to Padbury he evidently
meant to do him some bodily harm. He sentenced him to
two months hard labour.
GROSS ASSAULT.—Leonte Brunetti, amasculine,French-
woman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt at the Marl-
borough-street Police Court with being concerned with
another woman not in custody in assaulting another
Frenchwoman named Eugene Bardeen. Mr. Sayer said
the prisoner had once before been fined at that court for
assaulting the complainant, and as a fine appeared to
have no effect upon her he had to ask that she might be
sent to prison. He, however, should have to ask that
she might be remanded, as another woman was concerned
in the last. assault on the complainant, and he had also to
apply that a warrant might be granted for the appre-
hension of the woman. The magistrate at once acceded
to the application, and the prisoner was remanded.
SERIOUS CHARGE OF STABBING A HUSBAND AND SON.
—Sarah Clarke, aged 59 years, of No. 47, Morris-street,
St. George-in-the-East, was brought up on remand before
Mr. Lushington, at the Thames Police-court, charged
with feloniously cutting and wounding her husband and
son. The prisoner was hi a state of intoxication on the
night of the 9th instant, and without the semblance of
provocation made an attack upon her husband and stabbed
him in the left breast, inflicting a dangerous wound, two
inches in depth, perforating the lung tissues. The
prisoner's son, hearing the noise, went into the room
and said, "Oh mother, you have stabbed father," when
she immediately attacked her son and stabbed him with a
penknife in the thigh. The prisoner was described as a
very turbulent woman, and had often threatened to
murder her husband and son, especially when drunk.
William Leapingwell, house surgeon of the London
Hospital, said that the father and son were brought to
the hospital, the one suffering from a wound two or three
inches in depth on the left breast just by the joint, and the
other had a wound on the left thigh about an inch in
length, taking a slanting direction. The wounds, he should
say, were inflicted with the knife produced. The prisoner
was fully committed for trial.
London, England, 1870-06-23

THE FRENCH TREATY AND THE COTTON TRADE.

We have, as yet, by no means succeeded in con-
vincing the majority of the French nation of the advan-
tages of free trade ; but we may hope the evidence
laid before the commission of inquiry, now
sitting in Paris, will remove many long-stand-
ing prejudices. The import and export of cotton
has been one of the chief points of inquiry, and
three delegates from the Manchester manufacturers
have been laying the results of their experience
before the inquirers. The Treaty has not proved so
advantageous to them as they expected,
since while the price of the raw mate-
rial, the machinery, and the fuel is less
in England, the price of labour is much
higher and the hours of labour shorter. The goods
traffic on the French railways is very slow, and
goods sent from Boulogne to Paris are ten days
on the road, while those sent from Man-
chester to London are only thirteen hours. M.
Michel° h evalier, the well-known polititical economist,
has addressed a long letter to the Journal des _Mats
on the question of temporary admissions. He says
it is not only the cotton-printers who declare they
are ready to run the risk of free trade for their
goods, provided that they can purchase their raw
material free of duty. The net-makers of
Calais hold the same language. "Give us,"
they - cry, " spinning cotton without duty,
and we will agree to admit English nets
duty free also." The muslin workers of Tarare express
similar views in respect of their particular branch.
Commercial monopolies, says M. Chevalier, which
originate in the restrictions of the Custom House,
must come to an end like other monopolies, and the
only monopoly which the Protectionists are likely to
retain is that of personal and malicious polemics.

The honour of knighthood is about to be con-
ferred on Mr. John Briggs, lately Chief Clerk of the
Admiralty ; and on Mr. Antonio Brady, lately Superin-
tendent of Contracts.

The Gaulois reports a short conversation which
took place the other day at Ascot between the Princess of
Wales and a French attaché, who was over-elated at the
victory of Sornette. "That admirable race, Madame,"
said he, " revenged us for Waterloo." " True," answered
the Princess, "but at Waterloo you ran better still."

The excessive heat of the weather, combined with ,
the exposure to the glowing heat of the furnaces, caused
a number of men in the iron works in the South Stafford-
shire district to leave their work yesterday morning. It
is stated that a number of the puddling furnaces will be
let down till the weather becomes cooler again.

THE LATE LORD ARTHUR CLINTON.—Suvera
communications have been forwarded, implying a
want of confidence in the statement respecting Lord
Arthur Clinton's death. We have, however, obtained
intelligence from Christchurch which leaves no doubt as
to the fact. The body of the late Lord Arthur will be
interred this morning in the presence, it is anticipated, of
the Duke of Newcastle.
London, England, 1870-06-23

It is stated that Mr. Peile, as well as Lord Arthur
Clinton, both of whom were implicated in the Boulton
and Park scandal, has died since the prosecution.

Though Lord Chief Justice Giffard still continuos
in a very weak state of health, his lordship anticipates
being able to resume his sittings early next week, the
illness from which he has recently been suffering not being
of a serious character.
• In consequence of the Queen's State breakfast at
Windsor Castle on Friday next it is understood that the
House of Lords, on its rising to-morrow evening, will be
adjourned till seven o'clock on that day.
NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME.--Her Royal Highness
the Princess Mary of Teck presides to-day at the distri-
bution of prizes to the former inmates of this home which
is situate at Ham-common, Suirey. There is toi be a
dejeuner after the distribution, at which the Duke of Cam-
bridge is to preside.
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London, England, 1870-06-23

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, June 22,

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, and her
Majesty went out this morning, accompanied by Princess
Beatrice.

Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington,
the lion. Emily Cathcart, and Colonel Du Plat, arrived
at the Castle from London.

The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meeting
Of the Council of his Royal Highness, held at the office of
the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham-gate, St. James's
Park. There were present Lord Portman, Lord Warden
of the Stannaries ; Sir William John Alexander, Attor-
ney-General ; Major-General Sir Thomas Myddelton Bid-
dulph, Receiver-General; General Sir William Thomas
Rnollys, Comptroller of the Household of his Royal High-
ness ; and Herbert William Fisher, Esq., Keeper of the
Privy Seal. Mr. Bateman, the secretary, attended as
Clerk of the Council.

Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz visited the Prince and
Princess of Wales at Marlborough House, and remained
to luncheon.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the
lion. Mrs. Coke and Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, dined
with Frances, Countess of Waldegrave, and the Right
lion. Chichester Fortescue, at Strawberry-hilL

FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO-DAY.
The Earl Fortescue's ball, instead of the 10th inst., at 40,
Upper Brook-street, Mayfair.
The Countess of Radnor's second ball, at 52, Grosvenor-

street, Grosvenor-square.
Viscountess Combermere's evening party, at 48, Belgrave-

square.
Lady Carew's evening party, at 28, Belgrave-square.
Lady Dinorben's morning party, at Bute House.
Lady Henrietta Allen's ball, at Hanover-square Rooms.
Sir Matthew White Ridley's evening party, at 10, Carl.

ton-house-terrace.
Mrs. *White's matinee, at 48, Portland-place.
Earlswood Asylum fete. Extra trains from London-
bridge and Victoria will stop at the Earlswood Station.
At Lord's Ground (grand cricket match).—M.C.C. and
Ground v. University of Oxford.
The Hurlingham Club—First International Cup to be
shot for in Hurlingham-park, at 30 yards rise.

SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS-TO-DAY

The Statistical Society, at 4.30 p.m.—The anniversary

meeting.
The Zoological Society, at 8.30 p.m.—" Walrus," Dr.
Murie ; " Catalogue of the Mammals of South China
and Formosa," Mr. R. Swinhoe ; " Birds from Trini-
dad," Dr. 0. Finsch.
London, England, 1870-06-23

OFFICIAL REPORT.

The following is the latest official announcement re-
specting this great disaster :—" An up goods train from
Doncaster passed through Newark at it's appointed time
without stopping at 1.24 a.m. When about half a mile
south of Newark, an axle of a waggon belonging to
another company, loaded with potatoes, broke off
close to the inside of the wheel. This threw the
waggons which followed off the rails on to the down
line. At the' moment the engine driver of the up
goods train felt the jerk caused by the breakage of the axle,
a down excursion train which was returning from London
to Yorkshire passed him. This train was timed through
Newark without stopping, and when the accident hap-
pened it was running at from twenty to twenty-five
miles per hour, and to its regular time. The engine of
this train ran into the waggons which had been thrown
across the down line of rails, was truned round, and
thrown completely clear of both lines, bringing the ex-
cursion train to an immediate stop. Six of the front
carriages were thrown off the rails, three of them being
piled up near the engine, and almost destroyed.
The passengers of these carriages suffered very
severely from the shock and the subsequent breakage of
the carriages. The engine driver, Hurst, of Doncaster,
and several passengers, were killed on the spot ; the fire-
man and some other passengers were so seriously injured
that they died shortly afterwards. The total number of
deaths up to the present time, including the driver and
fireman, is 16, and about 20 more are injured, and remain
at Newark."
London, England, 1870-06-23

THE BEAUTY OF MEMORY.

Frederick A. Goodall, a respectably attired man, was
brought before Justice Dowling on the following charge :
Mr. Robert Clark, No. 51, Wall-street, said that he was

cashier to the firm of Clark, Dodges and Co., and that
Goodall presented to him a check for forty-five dollars
drawn by S. Stansbury, payable to the order of James R.
Rushmore, on the Long Island Bank, dated April 22,
1870. Clark paid Goodall the forty-five dollars, and de-
posited the check in the National Bank of New York,
where it was proved to be worthless,—Mr. Howe appeared
for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty.—Justice Dow-
ling You got the best of me the last time you Were here,
Goodall.—Defendant : I don't know what you mean,
Judge.—Justice Dowling : Well, let bygones be bygones ;
but you were arrested before us, " Whiskey Jim," alias
Wilkinson, about three years ago. I was persuaded to
make you a witness, and when you got on the stand you
didn't know anything, although you told me a very glow-
ing story.—Defendant, who was evidently staggered by
the accuracy of the Judge's recollection, said he would
waive an examination. He was then formally committed,
and held to take his trial at the General Sessions.—From
the New York Herald of June Bth.
London, England, 1870-06-23

BIRTHS.

On the 20th ina.,at 9, Ovington-gardens, London, the Hon'

Mrs. Trotter, Of a son. -
On the 20th inst., at Addiscombe, the wife of H. Miller,
Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

On the 20th inst., Thomas Gaisford, Esq., of Offington,
Sussex, to the Lady Alice Mary Kerr.
On the 21st inst., at Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancashire, B'
T. Brandreth Gibbs, Esq, ofPelham-crescent, Brompton,
London, to Catharine Mary, elder daughter of B. Gibbs
Jackson, Esq., of Everton, near Liverpool.
London, England, 1870-06-23

A NOVEL EXPERIMENT.

The negro boy who wanted to be white, and for
that purpose consented to subject himself to a
periodical whitewashing, was a Solomon in compari-
son with some of our scientific wiseacres who are try-
ing to introduce a mottled race into the world. From
the white Caucassian to the ebony African surely
there are intermediary shades enough to
please all tastes, without introducing another
bone of contention to future philosophers.
And yet, if report is to be believed, this
is what has been done in one of our hospitals.
It is stated that in order to solve the question
whether a portion of the skin of a negro would, if
applied immediately after excision, adhere to a raw
surface of a white purson, and, if so, whether dark
colouration would extend to the surrounding skin, an
experiment has been made in the following manner :
A circular piece of skin was cut out of one of the
shoulders of a negro, and immediately placed upon
the sore of a child, and for this unnecessary cruelty
the negro was rewarded with a sovereign. Of coursa
some excuse had to be made for removing the poor
fellow's skin, and his feelings were enlisted in the
cause by an impudent tale that the operation would
save the life of the child. If there is any truth in
the affair, it is one that demands punishment, and it
is to be trusted that the governors of the institu-
tion will take steps to prevent the recurrence of such
a barbarous proceeding.
London, England, 1870-06-23

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London, England, 1870-06-23

BRIBERY AND THE BALLOT.

The unseating of Mr. Robinson for bribery com-
mitted at the test ballot, previously to the last Bristol
election, so much elates the Standard that it cannot
forbear returning to the pleasing topic. It is now
clearly proven, sap the Conservative journal,
that the Ballot, is no safeguard against corrup-
tion. And there can be little doubt that it is a safe-
guard of only a very poor description. Nor is the
reason far to seek. It is clear that candidates will
bribe men, and trust to. their honesty at the ballot ;
and the experiment was successful in the case of
Mr. Robinson, at Bristol, for he bribed at
the test ballot and got a large majority.
When once a man has sold his vote, it
does not follow that he will break faith also. As a
rule a voter will not care to incur the double guilt of
corruption and lying. Moreover, there are many
persons who fancy that they do no wrong in selling
their vote, but who would be indignant at the notion
of playing false afterwards.
London, England, 1870-06-23

ALLOTMENT OF SHARES.

In Vice-Chancellor James's Court a motion was matte
on behalf of a gentleman named M'lllwraith to restrain
the. Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway Company from
taking action against him in respect to 500 shares in that
company. By the prospectus it was stated that before the
shares should vest in any allottee one-fifth of the amount
should be paid. The plaintiff did not oomply with that
condition, as he was applied to for payment of the arrears
due on his shares, and it was stated that in the event of
his not doing so legal proceedings would be adopted
against him ; but he wrote denying that he was a share-
holder, or that he had given any authority to have his name
entered as such. An action was commenced againt
but was abandoned. Other legal proceedings were taken
against the plaintiff, and to them the present motion
was made. The defence was, that the plaintiff had
signed proxies for the scrip he had received. The Vice-
Chancellor granted an injunction until the further hearing
of the case.

The death is announced this morning of Mr. F.
M. Evans, of the firm of Bradbury and Evans. He was
66 years of age.
The death is announced this morning of the
Rev. Alfred Butler Clough, who 50 years ago was well
known at Oxford.
London, England, 1870-06-23

FOREIGN TRADE MARKS.

In the Official Journal of this morning there appears
the declaration signed by France and Russia, last May,
guaranteeing property in trade marks.

OUTRAGES IN ITALY.
Fresh disturbances have taken place in the Neapolitan
Provinces, and brigandage in Calabria is extending.

PRINCE ARTHUR IN CANADA.
Prince Arthur has presented a new set of colours to the
69th Regiment, at Quebec, complimenting it at the same
on the services which it had rendered.

RAID UPON BETTING MEN AT
NEWCAS fLE.
Mr. Stirling, landlord of the Old Plough, and Mr.
Hudson, of the Lowther Arms, who were arrested at
Newcastle upon the charge of permitting betting in their
houses, were brought before the magistrates and fined £25
each. A man named Hart was likewise brought up
charged with being concerned in a lottery, and he was
committed to prison for one month.

THE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION IN
STAFFORDSHIRE.

The search for the workman buried beneath the debris
round the exploded boiler at the Lanesfield Ironworks,
resulted in his being found, shockingly burned and quite
dead. His name was Enoch Elwell. At the time of the ex-
plosion he was about to resume his work as a bar-cutter,
aided by a youth. The latter ran in one direction, and was
saved ; Elwell ran in another and lost his life. Near
Elwell's body the mutilated corpse of the fireman, John
Hill, was found. Hill, who was a young man, was
married only a fortnight ago. The injured people are
considered likely to recover. One man was blown into
the canal which skirts the works, but was saved by a boat-
man.

ACTION AGAINST THE LONDON AND
CHATHAM R4ILWAY COMPANY.
In the Court of Queen's Bench the case of
Water v. Lord Sondes and others was called on.
This was an action to recover damages for alleged
fraudulent representations made by the defendants,
who were the directors of the London, Dover, and
Chatham Railway, in certain reports and balance-sheets
of the state and condition of the company's financial
position. The case had been specially fixed for to-day,
and report had stated it to be a six days cause at
least, and but second in importance that of Overend,
Gurney, and Co. At the sitting of the court, and
before the jury was called, the counsel conferred together
for about a quarter of an hour, the result of which was a
compromise. The Solicitor-General said the parties had
come to terms, and his lordship and the jury would not be
troubled with the investigation.
London, England, 1870-06-23

GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING CONTINUED :
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235. 28s. 12s. 6d. 16s. 6d.
365. 365. 14s. 18s.
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455. 48s. 17s. 6d. 245.
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ORDERS by post are attended to with care and
punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self-
measure introduced by E. MOSES and SON enabla them to
guarantee a faultless fit.
London, England, 1870-06-23

THE LOSS OF THE CARNATIC.

Mr. Justice Byles was occupied yesterday with a special
jury in trying the case of Gilliland v. the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Coml. any. This was an action
brought on behalf of the mother, widow, and children of
the late Mr. Gilliland, who was on board the Carnatic,
and was lost when that vessel went down in the
Red Sea. It was stated that the deceased,
Mr. J. C. Gilliland, was 37 years of age ;
and he was in the accountalit's office in the Punjaub.
He was receiving £7OO a year, a sum which would
probably in time have been considerably increased. He
came to England on sick leave, and he was on board the
Carnatic on his return journey when she struck on a coral
reef on the night of the 19th of September, 1869. This
action was founded on the assumption that Mr. Gilliland
lost his life in consequence of negligence, and
the plaintiff contended that the ship was run too near an
island which was visible • and it was insinuated that there
was a desire to overtake the Tigre, which belonged
to the French company, and which had sailed an hour
before. The ship foundered at the time that the passengers
were being taken off in the boats, and it was said that for
some short time before the vessel had shewn signs of
settling down, and that efforts should have sooner been
made to take the passengers off. Evidence was called
for the plaintiff.
The case occupied the whole day and had not concluded
when the court rose.
London, England, 1870-06-23

LITERATURE.

The History of the Pianoforte. By Edgar Brinstead. One
vol. pp. 80. Cassell, Petter and Galpin.
In every English home of the smallest pretension there
IS a pianoforte. In every English home-library there
Ought to be henceforth included this charming little
history by Mr. Brinstead of that most popular of all
musical instruments. The example set by the author of
this graceful sketch of the earliest invention and gradual
improvement of the piano will be followed, we trust, by
the admirers of other stringed instruments. Step by step,
the writer of the little work under notice, tracks the
Pianoforte keyboard from contrivance to contrivance,
through the claricytherum, the clarichord, the virginal,
the Spinet, and the Harpichord, until at last the piano-
forte itself is happily invented. An English Monk, at
Rome, by manufacturing an instrument of this last-men-
tioned character in 1711, laid claim to the honour of being
the inventor of the pianoforte. The actual inventor,
however, appears to have been an Italian musician of
Padua (harpsichord player to the most Serene Prince of
Tuscany) by name Bartollomeo Christopoli. His inven-
tion dates from 1710, the genius of the man introducing im- •
provements in any part of the complicated structure—in the
iron and in the sounding board, as well as throughout the
Whole of the complex internal mechanism. The difficulties
that have to be avoided even now, will indicate the extra-
°rclinary obstacles that presented themselves to the first
fabricators of the pianoforte—instance, of the former,
the sticking of keys, the rattling of keys, the squeaking of
hoppers, the jumping of wrestpins, the blocking of
hammers and so on. The list of patents given in the
appendix is something wonderful, ranging from 1694 to 1862
each inclusive, and comprising among the patentees such
names as Broadwood, and Collard, and Erard. The
variety of the materials employed in the fabrication of a
Pianoforte again is certainly very extraordinary, including
among them as they do almost every different kind of
wood, oak, deal, fir, pine, beech, lime, pear, sycamore,
cedar, ebony, rosewood, satinwood, holly, walnut, and
various others, besides leathers of all descriptions, buffalo
calf, doeskin, morocco, and sheepskin, and among metals,
iron, steel, brass, and copper, to say nothing of ivory,
blacklead, emery, beeswax, oil, and glue, and gum, and
spirits of wine—altogether, a marvellous combination.
Mr, Brinstead's History of the Pianoforte is as full of in-
terest as of instruction, and having been read through as
a- charming chapter illustrative of one of tho wonders
of the orchestra, it will be well worthy afterwards of
being awarded a place upon our library shelves, as one of
the compactest and one of the most reliable among our
Popular books of reference.
London, England, 1870-06-23

A NOVEL EXPERIMENT.

The negro boy who wanted to be white, and for
that purpose consented to subject himself to a
periodical whitewashing, was a Solomon in compari-
son with some of our scientific wiseacres who are try-
ing to introduce a mottled race into the world. From
the white Caucassian to the ebony African surely
there are intermediary shades enough to
please all tastes, without introducing another
bone of contention to future philosophers.
And yet, if report is to be believed, this
is what has been done in one of our hospitals.
It is stated that in order to solve .the question
whether a portion of the skin of a negro would, if
applied immediately after excision, adhere to a raw
surface of a white person, and, if so, whether dark
colouration would extend •to the surrounding skin, an
experimeut has been made in the following manner :
A circular piece of skin was cut out of one of the
shoulders of a negro, and immediately placed upon
the sore of a child, and for this unnecessary cruelty
the negro was rewarded with a sovereign. Of course
some excuse had to be made for removing the poor
fellow's skin, and his - feelings were enlisted in the
cause by an impudent tale that the operation would
save the life of the child. If there is any truth in
the affair, it is one that demands punishment, and it
is to be trusted that the governors of the institu-
tion will take steps to prevent the recurrence of such
a barbarous proceeding.
London, England, 1870-06-23

COMMEMORATION AT OXFORD.

Commemoration week at Oxford would be thorn
of half of its pretensions, if the day devoted to the
conferring of degrees were omitted from the pro-
gramme. The opportunity which it gives to the
undergraduates to pass their opinions on men and
manners is utilised after the most approved
fashion, and the lungs of the young students who
fill the gallery of the Sheldoniau Theatre are
exercised in a way that would amaze people of a less
robust constitution than the English. Complaints have
been frequently made that these displays are carried to
excess, but on Tuesday if there was much noise, there
does not seem to have been any practical joking. The
ladies in blue and the ladies in pink, the young
ladies and the old ladies, the married ladies and the
unmarried ladies, were cheered with an impartiality
and a gusto that left it hard to decide on their com-
parative degrees of popularity. But woe to the unfor-
tunate Wight who, forgetful of the proprieties, dared
to intrude upon the stage in other than the regula-
tion sartorial adornments. A red rag is not more
provocative of the ire of a wild bull than a coloured
coat is'offensive to the critical eye of young Oxford'
on the first day of Commemoration. Thegentleman who
had committed the unpardonable indiscretion of
donning a white coat was on Tuesday the subject of
much indignation, and the cries of " Mad dog,"
" Turn him out," " You had better go at once,
sir," accompanied by the groans and hisses of the
hundreds who were in the gallery, must
have been anything but pleasant. Luckily,
another subject was discovered in the area with
a straw hat, and the attention of the audience was
immediately directed to its possessor. Then followed
groans for Blackwood and cheers for Disraeli. The
Prince of Wales was not much favoured, but the
mention of the Princess of Wales was followed by
hearty cheers. Divinity was received with favour,
but at the names of Mr. Bright and Mr. Lowe there
was a difference of opinion, and poor Mr. Goldwin
Smith was unmercifully tabooed. " Culture " was a
decided favourite, and as its chief representative
was one of the recipients of a degree,
he received an " ovation of a marked kind.
Among those whom the University had considered
worthy of honour were Sir Edwin Landseer and
Sir Francis Grant, and the representatives of art
were loudly applauded. The ceremony concluded,
the crowd soon left the place to enjoy themselves in
as pleasant, if less demonstrative a manner.
London, England, 1870-06-23

NEWCASTLE RACES.-WEDNESDAY.

Corporation Plate Handicap of 60 guineas. From the
Blue Post, New Course, nearly one mile.
Mr. G. Boynton's Honesty, by Young Dutchman—
All's Well, aged, 9st 51b (in 91b ex) (J. Snowdon) 1
Mr. G. Silverside's Promptress, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Dorrety) 2
Mr. M`Nair's Hebe, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Gray) 3
Lady Zetland and Algerie also ran. Won cleverly by
half a length.
__ _ _ _ _ _ _

The Second Year of the Fourth StephensOn Biennial

Stakes of 10 sovs each. One mile'and a half.

Mr. Johnstone's The Exciseman, by Saunterer—Lady
Elizabeth
Mr. A. de Montgomery's La Risle, Bst 31b...(Chaloner) 2
Etruscan also ran. Won easily by a length.
The Tyro Stakes of 5 sovs each. New T.Y.C. Thirty-
six subs.

Mr. F. Mouncey's Shannon, byLambton, dam by New-
minster—Rigolette, Bst 131 b (in 71b ex) (Snowden) 1
Mr. J. Hodson's Rebecca, Bst 131 b (in 71b ex)
Mr. J. Johnstone's Orator. Bst 101 b.... ...... .....(Hudson) 3
The following also ran :—Sir Robert Napier, Fusilier,
Queen Mab, and Eikah. Won easily by three parts of a
length.
The Gateshead Selling Stakes. Five furlongs.
London, England, 1870-06-23

THE EDUCATION BILL.

The protests against the Education Bill in its
amended form multiply with a rapidity that augurs
danger for Mr. Forster's measure. The executive of the
London branch of the National Education League
has passed a resolution, in which it is stated that
" the committee views with deep regret the proposals
of Mr. Gladstone to increase and extend State aid to
denominational schools, a course which would logi-
cally lead to the concurrent endowment of all reli-
gious bodies so far as relates to their school teaching,
and, consequently, to overthrow of the national
system in Ireland." The League sees, in•this, a deplor-
able violation of the fundamental principle of religious
liberty, and it believes, so far from tending to pro-
mote national education, the scheme would place
fresh difficulties in the way. The committee of the
League is further of opinion that " it would be far
better to postpone legislation than to suffer the
present bad bill of the Government to pass." The
London Nonconformist Education Committee
bases its opposition to the additional amend-
ments on the fact that " they do not make any con-
cession to the legitimate demands of Nonconformists,
but, on the contrary, aggravate the objectionable
features of the bill, inasmuch as they extend and
perpetuate the denominational system by increasing
the grants of the Privy Council to denominational
schools to the extent of 50 per cent., and, in defiance
of repeated protests, sanction the principle of
sectarian teaching in rate-supported schools
in one of its worst forms." Seeing that all compromises
have failed, the committee has come to the opinion
" that the only possible solution of the religious
difficulty lies in the complete severance of secular
from religious teaching in the national schools, and
the restriction of the work of the State to secular
education." The Nonconformist Committee is at one
with the League in urging the postponement of legis-
lation on the subject, rather than that the present
bill should become law.
London, England, 1870-06-23

ARGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET,
Piccadilly.

The extraordinary success which has attended the production
of the Shadow Dance, with the brilliant and varied effects of
the electric light on the groups of dancers that nightly partici-
pate in it, combined with the admirable Operatic and Dance
Music Selections presented in the often-changed programmes,
have had the gratifying effect of making the I r sent one the
most extensively patronized season since its first opening. The
celebrated Orchestra, under the direction of its highly efficient
chef, Signor Luigi Curti, performs the choicest and latest corn-
'Positions of all distinguished composers—the solos in which aro
assigned to the eminent euphonionist, Signor L. Mona; Messrs.
Graves, L. Silberberg, and other able artistes. Manager, Mr.
Thomas Pitts. Professor Efalliman, M.C.

Admission, ls.; Reseried Seats, 2s.
R.R.BniNELL, Proprietor.
London, England, 1870-06-23

BABY-FARMING.

Mr..Conolly, a surgeon residing at Wood Green,
states that years ago he answered about fifteen ad-
vertisements and received replies, asking for particu-
lars respecting children who were to be " adopted."
Three of these came from Camberwell" and Brixton,
giving real names and addresses, and the offers were
made in the most cool and business-like way. The
terms were moderate, only £lO, and this
small amount included expenses to mother, getting
rid of the child, if it lived, &c. The words if the
child lived were underlined, as if to draw attention to
the peculiar meaning of the phrase. Mr. Conolly
says that if the police were ever in earnest, they
could have easily broken up such a system, as there
was no attempt at disguise. He likewise states that
a medical man who was connected with one of the
" adopting institutions " sent bim his card. Perhaps
Mr. Conolly may not feel it beyond his duty to society
to publish the name of the gentleman who shared in
the proceeds of these dens of crime. That the police
authorities were perfectly aware of the existence of
these places is beyond doubt. Not more than a
month ago a London daily paper was in the constant
habit of publishing two advertisements, in which the
matter was set out in terms too plain to be misun-
derstood. It has been suggested that a short Act
of Parliament should be passed to check baby-farming;
but there is no reason to believe that the powers of the
police are insufficient *to stay this vile and horrible
practice.
London, England, 1870-06-23

EDUCATION IN UPPER CANADA.

In all the schools of Ontario religious instruction is pro-
vided, and taxation for school purposes is voluntary on the
part of the various municipalities. The " common schools"
are thus constituted :—The several townships are divided
into school sections, each of suitable extent for one school,
and, in each, three trustees are elected to manage school af-
fairs. In cities, towns, and villages the schools are managed
by a board of school trustees electedby the ratepayers. The
same general dispositions apply to the Catholicc separate
schools. According to the last report there .were 4,496
common schools in operation, and 4,900 teachers em-
ployed, of whom 2,859 were males and 2,041 females.
Attending these schools there were 401,643 scholars, of
whom 213,019 were boys and 188,624 were girls. This
large majority of boys is fully counterbalanced by the
greater number of girls attended private schools. Is it to
be regretted that the _number of children reported as
not attending schools amounts to 39,515. This is the
more noticeable, inasmuch as no less than 3,912 schools
are entirely free, while in the remaining 584 the highest
fee charged is 25 cents. per month. The Ontario School
Law also provides for the establishment and mainten-
ance of Roman Catholic separate schools. There are
161 of these schools in operation, in charge of 210
teachers. Total number of pupils, 18,924, the average at-
tendance being 10,857.
London, England, 1870-06-23

DEATHS

On the 20th inst., George Fred. North, Esq., late of Palace-
road, Lambeth, aged 61.
On the 21st inst., Jas. Barrow Palmer, 112, Lower Thames-
street, aged 73.

London: Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREWS
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, No. 112,
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County 01
Middlesex.—Thursday, June 23, 1870.