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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-01

Erie

Cotton—Mid. upland

Petroleum—Standard White

Flour—Extra State, $1 50c. to $5 10c.
mixed, $1 7c,

CANADA.

Corn—Old

OTTAWA, March 31.

The Dominion House of Comtnons discu sed to-
day a resolution for an address to the Crown praying
that an Imperial Act should-be passed declaring the
mutual financial arrangements between the several
provinces of the Dominion, as settled by the Confe-
derati,n Act, to be final and unalterable.
An amendment was carried, asserting that the
Dominion Parliament possesses absolute control over
the public funds, but that no subsidy be vottd in
future to the Government of any province, except
those which have been provided by existing Acts.
The additional subsidy granted to the Nova Scotian
Government last year gave rise to the motion re-
ferred to.

INDIA.
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(BY BRITISH INDIAN CABLE.)

BOMBAY, March 31.

General Gordon has been suspended from the
command of the Poonah division by the Government
of Bombay. This event is causing much discussion
in military circles, but no particulars have as yet
transpired. The papers iu reference to the case
went to England by the last mail.

WEST AFRICAN MAIL.
LIVERPOOL, March 31.

The West African mail steamer Maneingo, with
27 passengers and a quantity of specie, has arrived
here. Among the passengers are Lady and Miss
Kennedy, from Madeira. The general state of health
on the West Coast was goof. Trade was at a stand-
still at Bonny. The gold trade on the coast was
bad, owing to the war between the natives and Dutch.
A tremendous fire had occurred at Congo, in which
several factories were destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated at £12,000.
London, England, 1870-04-01

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Sidney Toogood, of the Archway-road, High-
gate, and a gentleman, who gave the name of " John
Smith," but refused his address, was charged before
Mr. Knox with being chunk and behaving in a dis-
orderly manner in Leicester-square. Mr. J. Reeves,
superintendent of the Alhambra, said that the defen-
dants came to the Alhambra last night, both of them
being drunk. Smith fell out of the c .b. They tried
to force their way i,) bat were prevented, when they
made use of very bad language and were very vio-
lent. Smith said they were refused admis3ion, but he
did not know why. Mr. KnoK—Because you were
drunk. '.they were fined 20s. each.
London, England, 1870-04-01

1870.
THE following is the House List of GOVERNORS
and DIRECTORS of the BANK of ENGLAND for the
year ensuing:—

FOR GOVERNORS.
ROBERT WIGRAM CRAWFORD, Esq., Governor.
GEORGE LYALL, Esq , Deputy-Governor.
FOR DIRECTORS.

, ...... ~....-......
Retry Wollaston Blake, E5q..... ...
John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Thomas Newman Hnnt, Esq.
John William Birch, Esq. ' Charles Frederick Huth, Esq,
Travers Buxton, Esq. Alfred Latham, Esq.
Mark Wilks Collet, Esq. * William Lidderdale, Esq,
James Paulson Currie, Esq. Alexander Matheson, Esq.
Benjamin Buck Greene, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
James Alexander Guthrie, Esq. Georg,: Warde Norman, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq. Edward Howley Palmer, EFq.
Baron Heath. *David Powell, jun., Esq.
Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, Esq Albert George Sandeman, Esq
Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq. Christopher Weguelin, Esq.
N.B. The Gentlemen against whose names an asterisk is placed
are new Candidates for the Direction.
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The Election for Gov, rnor and Deputy-Governor will be held
at the Bank on Tuesday, the sth April. and tor Directors on
Wednesd.,y, the 6th April, from Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon
till Four in the Afternoon.

TORN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY
fl TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder;
gives the teeth a pearl whiteness protects the enamel from decay,
and imparts a pleasant fragrantee to the breath. Price is. 6d.—
Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London.
London, England, 1870-04-01

X 34,896,705
BANGING DEPARTMENT.

Proprietors' Capi-
tal
Rest
Public Deposits
(including Ex-
chequer, Sav-
ings' Banks,
Commissioners
of National
Debt, and Div.
Accounts
Other Deposits
Seven Days and
othor Bills..

Governmt. Secu-
rities(including
Dead Weight
Annuity) .... C 12,832.460
Other Securities 21,104,347
Notes 12,142,945
Gold and Silver
Coin

11,293,311
17,162,332

362,081

£47,049,208

£47, 019,208

A lady named lirindley, whose husband died on
Monday, at Moghull, near Liverpool, was so overwhelmed
with grief, that she swallowed laudanum and laid by her
deceased husband's side till she died. She refused all per-
suasions to take an emetic.

The Glasgow. joiners consider the offer of arbitra-
tion made by their employers unnecessary, so far as their
working hours are concerned, because they think that
no arbitrator should have the power to decide against the
expressed wish of a man how many hours he should work.
With regard to wages, they are quite willing to agree to
arbitration. A 7 •
London, England, 1870-04-01

CONVICTIONS UNDER THE GAME LAWS.

Official returns have been published of the number
of convictions in 1869 under the Game Laws and
under the Act for the Prevention of Poaching. The
following six counties in England skew the greatest
number :—Lancaster, 547 ; Stafford, 400 ; Somerset,
380; Durham, 370; Chester, 368; Southampton,
322. The six lowest are Rutland, 19; Westmore-
land, 03 ; Huntingdon, 04; Surrey, 90; Dellis 121;
Cumberand, 103. The Welsh counties stand as follow:
—Glamorgan, 119 ;Denbigh, 117; Flint, 71; Pembroke,
42; Carmarthen, 41; Carnarvon, 37; Radnor, 34. The
total number of convictions in England and Wales is
as follows :—Trespassing in the day time in pursuit
of game, 8,894; night poaching and destroying game,
621 ; illegally selling or buying game, 41; Poaching
Act (1862), 806; on indictment, being out armed,
taking game, and assaulting gamekeepers, 83. Grand
total, 10,345.

POSTAL t‘ nEFonm.”
The change in the postal regulations touching news-
papers has awakened a great outburst of indignation.
Hitherto four ounces of newspaper matter could be
sent abroad for one rate; now each newspaper, whe-
ther less than four ounces or not, will be charged for
separately-. The eomplaints of the hardship involved
by this change are very numerous. One writer
obseri,Aqhat even putting the 'increased cost out of
sight, the mere trouble of having to weigh each
newspaper every time (for they vary considerably
in thickness of paper, extra sheets, supplements, &c.),
would constitute a serious objection to the new
regulation. A firm owning a newspaper which is
largely sent,to the colonies affirm that they must now
pay an additional 8175 a month on its Australian
issue alone, without the means of recompensing t hem-
selves one penny.
London, England, 1870-04-01

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN VIENNA.

70.

The Austrian Government has brought in a bill for
invalidating the election of members who, like the Czech
deputies, refuse to take their oath in the. Reichsrath. Dr.
Giskra, will continue to perform the duties of Minister of
the Interior until the Reichsrath is closed. It will
be remembered that Dr. Giskra resigned in consequence
of differing. from his colleagues on the question of electoral
reforth now- agitating Austria, and since his withdrawal
from the Cabinet, rumours of further Ministerial
changes have been rife in Vienna. These are
positively .contradicted by the correspondent of the
Eastern Budget, who asserts that Dr. Giskra was the only
refractory member of the limner Cabinet, and hir retire-
ment has restored harmony to its councils. The Emperor
retains his confidence in the Government, and Count
Beust preserves a strict neutrality in the matter.
The special correspondent of the Constitutionnet
maintains that the Electoral Reform question was not the
real cause of Dr. Giskra's retreat. The reform of the
electoral law has become a matter of necessity, the Em-
peror says in his speech and while declining the scheme pro-
posed by Dr. Giskra, he pronounced himself in favour of
direct elections. Dr. Giskra's project was incomplete, and
the whole question will gain by a postponement till next
session. Meanwhile the Ministry propose, with the
Emperor's sanction, to bring forward a provisionary law
for the direct representation of those towns and districts
In which the scrutiny of the Diets has given no result
or has returned a candidate who absents himself for poli-
tical reasons. Dr. Giskra resolved to retire from office
for a time, but he will no doubt be leader of the majority
in the Chamber. His official career is by no means con-
sidered as closed, and, according to this authority, his
withdrawal has not strengthened the Ministry.

An ex-policeman named Crawford, living at
Killallen, near Clonmellon, has been fired at whilst sitting
in his own house, and desperately, if not fatally, wounded.
He is agent to Captain Maguire.

A. Frenchman, who was exhibiting some relics and
cther curiosities, produced among other things a sword,
which he assured his visitors was " de sword dat Balaam
had." A spectator remarked that Balaam "had re
sword, but only wished for one." " Ver' well, dis is the
one he wished for."

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY AT FULDA.—The
North Gernugn Correspondence states that the Prussian
G3vernment has forbidden the public subscription set on
foJt to found a free Catholic University at Fulda.

THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE.—A Brussels letter
in the Journal de L,:ege says:—"The G-aulois of Paris
publishes very unfavourable accounts of the Princess
Charlotte. According to that print her state has
become much worse, and an intense fever prevents her
t.om leaving her bed : in a word, her situation is said
to be almost desperate. I know from the best authority
that there is happily not a word of truth in that state-
ment," -
London, England, 1870-04-01

DIPLOMATISTS' SORROWS.

Information was lately sought from her Majesty's
representatives abroad touching the increased cost of
living in foreign' cities, The result was a dismal
narrative of grief. Everywhere the cost of support-
ing life had increased, and was likely to increase. It
was not probable that statements on this topic would
err on the side of too little colouring, and it seems
that the gloomy_ narrative of - the diplomatist
who described the state of things at Buenos Ayres
has given rise to much stricture. Ile declared that
£l,OOO a-year was barely sufficient to procure the
necessaries .of life. An ex-resident say& that such an
estimate is very erroneous. It is possible, this
authority affirms,
,t 9 live at Buenos Ayres on £250
a-year and keep a horse ! " Hotel charges for
board and -lodging vary from 1,000 to 1,500 dollars,
paper currency, per-month, i.e., from £8 to £l2 ster-
ling. In England I get inferior entertainment at
an hotel for 15s. per diem. I have instanced hotel
life as being the most expensive, but if we take into
consideration that the price of butcher's meat is not
more than 2d. per pound, it can easily be shown
that a private establishment can be maintained at a
moderate rate, even allowing for high rents and high
wages."
London, England, 1870-04-01

PRINCE PIERRE BONAPARTE.

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It is stated that Prince Pierre Bonaparte isaboat
to take up his residence at Brussels. This is rather
a curious place of exile, supposing that the retire-
ment is in consequence of the Emperor's orders.
Brussels has long been the favourite abode of Irre-
concilables, and indeed shares with London the honour
of harbouring men whose hostility to the Second
Empire has made France too hot to hold thorn.
Rochefort resided at Brussels, so did some of the
Hugo family, and Gustave Plourens first made bis
way thither after the famous escapade on the night of
Rochefort's arrest. True, many of these gentlemen
have returned to France, since the late amnesty,
but the Belgian capital still contains abundance of
game for the Prince's revolvers, and plenty of men
who may not improbably seek to revenge Victor
Noir. In short, the Prince might as well remain at
Paris.

VOTES FOR NEGROES.
Many months ago, Congress passed an amendment
to the constitution, conferring the right of suffrage
upon all American citizens, without distinction of
race or colour. It was needful that two-thirds of the
individual_ States should ratify this mead:Rout
London, England, 1870-04-01

LIGHTHOUSES.

Mr. Pmr asked the Secretary to Board of Trade why
the recommendation of Professor Tyndall, for the further
encouragement in Ireland of the system of illuminating
lighthouses with gas instead of oil, as given in his report
to the Board of Trade on the 29th'June last, has not been
acted on ; and whether it was the fact that the Commis-
sioners of Irish Lights have asked the consent of the
Board of Trade to apply the gas to the lighthouses at
Mino Head and Hook. Tower, and that that consent had
been withheld by the Board of Trade.

Mr. LEFEvnE said that in consequence of the report
mentioned, the subject had been referred to the Northern
Lights Commissioners, but as there appeared to be a
great difference of opinion with respect to the use
of oil or gas it had been thought best to have some
experi;iiehts made which were now going on, and Until
those experiments were concluded no alteration of the pre-
sent system would be Made. It was quite true that the
two applications had been made and refused, but it was
because the experiments he had referred had not been
completed,
London, England, 1870-04-06

ISSUE OF £BOO,OOO STERLING ($4,000,000
I in GOLD), ' 7 per Cent., First Mortgage Bonds to
Bearer of the ILLINOIS and ST. LOUIS BRIDGE
COMPANY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the LIST of
APPLICATIONS for these BONDS will CLOSE TO-
DAY (Wednesday), at Four o'clock, for Town ; and
on THURSDAY MORNING for the Country.
J. 8. MORGAN AND CO.
22, Old Broad-street,
sth April, 1870.
London, England, 1870-04-06

THE LOSS OF THE NORMANDY.

The official inquiry into the circumstances attend-
ing the loss of the Normandy through collision with
the Mary, has commenced at. Greenwich. The
second mate and a seaman of the Normandy gave
evidence which sheaved that the collision took place
during a very dense fog. An allegation was also
made that is of importance in considering the case.
It was said that the Mary, was not carrying the
masthead light which is required by law to be
carried by all steamers when at sea. The second
mite repeated the statement previously published
with regard to one of the officers of the Mary refusing
to go to the sinking steamer at a time when most of
those who were lost might have been saved.
London, England, 1870-04-06

ATLANTIC CABLES.

The difficulty about submarine cables between
France and the United States has been settled.
Much discontent was awakened in the latter country
by the French Government granting an
exclusive concession to a French company
to land a •cable from the United States in
France. The Americans urged that if they allowed
a French cable to be landed in the United States,
the indulgence ought to Le reciprocal. The ques-
tion has been settled at last by the cancelling of the
exclusive concession granted to the French company.
London, England, 1870-04-06

BURGLARS' PARADISE.

The facilities for committing burglary in the City
of London are worth notice. The other night a
party of cracksmen made an assault upon a jeweller's
shop in one of the most public places in the metro-
polis—Fleet-street. According to the account given
by the jeweller himself, the robbers had to bore
through a ponderous iron shutter, of great weight
and strength, and enclosing the whole street-front of
the shop in an armour plate. The robbers succeeded
in drilling a hole through this defence, the operation,
which was conducted in an open street, lasting a con-
siderable time. The, second line of defence, a
plate-glass window of great thickness, and
presenting an arched front to the instruments,
was even more formidable, but the attack prevailed
after two hours' operations. Then the cracksmen
commenced fishing for necklaces and jewellery, of
which some £6,000 worth was kept in the window;
and according to Mr. Attenborough, the jeweller, they
failed only because the aperture in the shutter was
too small to admit both fishing tackle and a light.
The daring of the attempt in such a place as Fleet-
street is wonderful; but more wonderful still is the
behaviour of the police, who allowed a gang of
skilled burglars to carry on this lengthy performance
without interruption. Two other jewellers shops
have jmn plunde;ed • - • • -

A little volume just published by Mr. Mach-
michael, late secretary of the Cambridge Club, gives
the following results of the races between Oxford.
and Cambridge from 1829 to 1869:—1n 1829 the race
from llambledon Lock to Henley Bridge, a dis-
tance of 2+ miles, was won easily by Oxford.
The next challenge was in 1834, when it was declined.
by Oxford on the ground of the course selected. In
1.836 the race from Westminster Bridge to
Putney was won easily by Cambridge. In
1837 no race was arranged in consequence
of a dispute about the course. In 1839, from
Westminster to Putney, Cambridge won easily.
In 1840 Oxford was defeated over the same course
after a prolonged struggle. In 1841 Cambridge won
easily from Westminster to Putney. In 1842 Ox-
ford won over the same course by 13 seconds only.
In 1843 and 1844 there was no match. In 1845 from
Putney to Mortlake, Cambridge won easily. In
1846 Oxford was beaten with almost ridiculous
ease. In 1847-8 no match was arranged. In 1849
Cambridge won easily. In 1850 and 1851 there was
no race. In 1852 Oxford won. No race in 1853.
In 1854 Oxford won again. In 1855 there was no
University race. In 1856, in a down-stream race
from Mortlake to Putney, Cambridge won. In 1857
Oxford retrieved. Cambridge did the same in 1858.
From that date the good fortune of Cambridge
rapidly waned. In 1860 Cambridge won, after a
very hard contest, their last victory. The account
stands that, out of 26 races in all, Oxford has won
10 and Cambridge only 10.
London, England, 1870-04-06

A.D. 1720.

R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION.
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First),

For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London.
Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, S.W.

OOTAVIIIS WIGRAM, Esq Governor.
Dams STISWART-111DGE3ON, Esq Sub-Governor.
CHAULES JOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-uovernor.

DIREOTORS.

Robert Barclay, Esq.
John Garratt Cattley, Esq.
Mark Currie Close, Esq.
Edward James Daniell,
William Davidson, Esq
Lancelot William Dent, Esq.
Alexander Druc,P, Esq.
Frodk. JosephEdlmann, Esq.
Charles Hermann Goschen,
Esq.
Riversdale Wm. Grenfell,
Esq.
Francis Alex. Hamilton; Esq.
Robert Amadous IleatMq.
Medical Referee, bami

William Tetlow Hibbert,
Esq.
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
Egerton Hubbard, Esq.
Novile Lubbock, Esq.
George Forbes Malcolmson,
Esq.
Lord J oseeline Wm. Percy.
Charles -Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Youug, Esq.
110 Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of
FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Lady-day will expire on
the 9th of April.
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on
advantagebus terms.
FIRE DUTY. This Tax having been abolished, -the
PREMIUM is NOW the only charge for Fire Insurances.
FARMING STOOL—No Extra Charge is made for the
use of Steam Thrashing Machines.
Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years.

Any sum not exceeding .£15,600 may be insured on one
Life. .

This Corporation affords to the Assured
Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee
of a large invested Oapi(al Stock, and exemption
under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part-
nership.
The advantages of modern practice with the secu-
rity of an Office whose resources have been tested
by the experience of a Omixtrux A/CD A HALF.
ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.
ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
London, England, 1870-04-06

MR. DISRAELI'S AMENDMENT.

A. defeat by 290 to 220 must have appeared
quite cheering to a party which is accustomed to see
itself in a minority of 100. The division, to abolish
compensation for loss of occupation, was of course
a strict
inparty fight. The Government, who
were not such strong force as usual, gained the
support of only one Conservative—Mr. Butler-
Johnstone. The Conservatives had a very strong mus-
ter, and shared in addition the support of eight
Liberals who voted against the Government. Their
names are :—Messrs. R. S. Aytoun, C. VT. Ficz-
william, 11. Fitzwilliam, Viscount Burke, Sir A. C.
Maitland, Lord Elcho, Sir J. C. Sinclair, and Mr.
Whalley.
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London, England, 1870-04-06

p -ARTRIDGE AND COOPER.
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Straw Paper, " Patent;' adapted for rapid writing ........- ... 2 6
Large Commercial Note Papers as., 45., lis., and 6 0
Foolscap Papers, blue or cream.......... 105. 6d., 12s. 6d., and 14 6
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Letter Paper for scribbling . plain, 45.; ruled ditto, 4 6
Tinted Lined Note . ... —five quires for ls. 6d., or 5 6

The New Vellum Wove "Club "louse" rote, five quires for

Qs. 6d,

Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 45 6d, 55 Gd, & Gs ed
Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 6d . per 1,000
Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., 35.
COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to ls. per 100. Polished
steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the
prices charged by tho retail houses.
An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip-
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London, England, 1870-04-06

OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
ii the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway
Terminus, King's Cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN.
-
Vice-Patron— _
His Rcyal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G.
President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCTI, K.G.
This Hospital, founded in the year 184 the first to establigh the
principle of frc e admission to the sick poor, without the delay and
difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly dependent for support on
voluntary contributions and legacies.
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition
to this, the average number of attendance'of the destitute sick has
for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent,
as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several
hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to
maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown,
Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ;
Lrummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Herrics and Co.; Ransom
and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Bar-
clay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-
street; and at the Hospital from 10 to 5.
London, England, 1870-04-06

STATE OF IRELAND.

Mr. G. MOORE gave notice that on the 3rd of May he
should call attention to the state of Ireland since and
under the union.

THIRD READINGS.

The Dartmouth Water and the Ituabon Water Bills
were read a third time and passed.

LOTTERIES.

Mr. CHARLEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether he was aware that the illegal
lottery for the Homer Row Poor Schools, which by a
letter, dated the 14th February last, he informed the
Secretary of the Scottish Reformation' Society that "the
Solicitor to the Treasury had been instructed to take steps
to prevent," was now publicly announced to take place on
Thursday next, the 7th instant ; and whether he was
preparel to put the law, thus openly defied, in force
against the promoters of the lottery.
Mr. BRUCE, in reply, said that these lotteries were in no
case overlooked, and where required notice was always
given to persons putting them forward of their illegality,
but in the present case it "did not appear to differ much
from those raffles which- took place for the purpose of
building churches. He did not think it would be necessary
to take any steps to prevent its being carried out.
London, England, 1870-04-06

TILE MALT DUTIES.

A correspondence is published between Mr.
Thomas Smith, of Bungay, and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer on the subject of the Malt duties.
Mr. Smith sets forth that malt pays from
ls. to 2s. per quarter more duty in sum-
mer than in winter. This fact Mr. Lowe acknow-
ledges,and says that the maltster is benefited thereby.
" Suppose he were," says Mr. Smith, " the
absurdity would be just as great." At one
malting in September he made 71 quarters of malt,
and paid duty £79 13s. 80. or 225. 50. per quarter
on malt. In December and January at one malting
he made 4881 quarters of malt, and paid only
£484195. Gd. duty, or about 19s. 11d. per quarter.
The arrangement, Mr. Lowe replies, gives general satis-
faction to the trade. The assertion that more duty
is incurred by steeping in warm than in cold
weather is true, no doubt, as the grain swells more
in warm weather ; but, as maltsters work very little
in warm weather, the balance of gain is in their
favour.
London, England, 1870-04-06

SAMARI'T'AN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square.
The only free Hospital for diseases of women. Subzeriptions and
donations are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hat-
chard, Piccadilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Mess's. Barclay,
Coutts, Glyn, Ransom; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1870-04-06

WOMEN'S INTEREST IN EMIGRATION.

Miss Emily Faithfull, in speaking at the monthly
meeting of the Victoria Discussion Society, has given
us her ideas as to whether the subject of emigration
is one in which women may take an interest. She
said their interests were very deeply involved in it,
Mr. Greg and other able writers had prescribed emi-
gration, and emigration alone, as the panacea foz
the sufferings endured by what they were pleased to
term " redundant " women. This she considered
to be little less than transportation in a bene-
volent disguise. She thought that remunerative
owpioyment should bs given to women at home
but she would heartily advocate any plan of enii&ra:
Lion for those who could not obtain a livelihood here
and preferred to seek it elsewhere. She had beer:
assured that if ladies would only learn to make
butter, fatten poultry, and rear calves, they would
find no lack of employment abroad.

A LADY'S GRIEVANCE.- •
Letters to the -Times have called attention to the
fact of a Miss Mary Pechey having competed success-
fully at Edinburgh for a Hope scholarship, and yet
having been refused the honour which she
had gained. "A Bystander," writing from
Edinburgh, says that a strong feeling
of indignation is occasioned by this affair in that
city. Dr. Crum Brown's refusal to award the scholar-
ship, he says, was " founded on the assumption that
the women now studying in the University class do
not form a part of the University class, on
account of their meeting at a different
hour." At the same time time the Professor awards
the lady the bronze medal to which members of the
university class are alone entitled. Miss Pechey is
entitled to a Hope scholarship, being one of the first
four at the close of a written examination. The
question has been referred to the Senatus, who
will decide whether the authorities who allowed a
lady to compete in an examination with a full
understanding that she was trying for a scholarship,
will be justified in putting aside her claims with a
pretty medal.
London, England, 1870-04-06

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EDUCATION PETITIONS.

Lord ROBERT MONTAGU asked the Chairman of the
Committee of public petitions if his attention had been
ditected to some petitions .which have been entered as
" petitions in favonr of the Elementary Education Bill,"
but which were in favour of the bill in so far only as it
did not interfere with religious education, and which
prayed for an extension of the present denominational
system : and whether means could not be taken for se-
curing a more accurate classification of petitions which
relate to education.

Mr. C. FORSTER said the motion had not escaped his
attention, and a classification of the petitions was being
made. He would give further information on the subject
on Thursday next.
London, England, 1870-04-06

BRITISH HOME FOR INCURABLES,
Clapham-rise.
nstituted 1361.
PATRONESS.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALE?.
TREASURERS.
George Moore, Esq.; Mr. Alderman G.bbons.
This Institutiou, extending its operations, to all parts of the
king om, provides for those afflicted with incurable diseases a
home for life, with every comfort and medical att ndance. Patients
are admitted, and annuities of £l' obtained by election.
No person under '4O ) ears of k,e, nor of the pauper class, is
eligible.
Full particulars and the necessary forms may b • procured from
the Secretary. Donations and annual subscriptions are earnestly
solicited.
BANKERS.
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hall, on WEDNESDAY, the 13th April next, at half-past One o'clock
precisely, to receive proposals for Leases in Lots of the several
Houses, Nos. 8,9, 10, 12, 13, and 14, Butcher-row, and Nos. 2,4, 6'
8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 32, 34, and 36, Whitehorse-street, Ratcliff.
A Plan of the Property may be seen, and further particulars and
Forms of Tender obtained, upon application at the Architect's
Office, Guildhall.
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London, England, 1870-04-06

KNIGHTSBRIDGE BARRACKS.

Knightsbridge and its surrounding neighbour-
hood has taken fright at the inclusion in the esti-
mates of £5,000, and the intention of devoting
£7,000 more next year towards the repair of
what is considered a nuisance to the locality—the
Knightsbridge Barracks. A deputation has waited
upon Mr. Cardwell, whose heart must have been
touched at the grievances set forth. Lord A.
Churchill described the barracks and the streets
in the immediate neigbourlwod as an " isthmus
of barbarism." On either side he said there

mrenosplendid mansions and a road.capable of accom-
modating any amount of traffic likely to be brought
on it, but when they came to the barracks not only
seas the road narrowed, but there was a bend in it.
According to his lordship's further account this
bend was not wholly physical, for adjacent
was a neighbourhood that administered to a
large amount of vice and immorality. Mr. Ward.
Hunt stated that the barracks had been described as
very much in the position of a dustbin interposed by
an architect between the dining-room and drawing-
rooms in a large mansion. Mr. Cardwell intimated
the impossibility of his promising to remove the
barracks until a more convenient spot could be ob-
tained,

THE LOSS OF THE ONEIDA.

The Oneida collision has come before Congress.
The Secretary of the Navy has furnished the infor-
mation he has been able to collect relative to the
disaster. He finds that no blame could be attached
to the officers or crew of the American war-ship;
she was steering the proper course, and all
necessary precautions had been taken. But
the captain of the Bombay comes in for
very severe censure. The Navy Department
arrives at the conclusion, notwithstanding assertions
on the English side that the collision was due to the
bad navigation of the mail-steamer. No means, says
the secretary, appear to have been taken by the captain
of the Bombay to render any assistance to the Oneida,
although it seems inevitable that he should have had
reason to suppose that damage had been done which
was serious and dangerous. Whatever doubt might
exist as to the responsibility for the collision, there
could hardly, be a question as to the conduct of the
captain of the Bombay after the collision, and the
United States Navy Department therefore feels it-
self constrained to say that it appears to have been
the result of reckless disregard for human
life and of the common obligations of
humanity. This decisive report has moved the
House of Representatives,to action. It has passed a
resolution ordering an inquiry, and this resolution
has gone to the Senate. The latter is a more prudent
and cautious body than the House ; but whatever
conclusion it may come to, it is clear that the unfor-
tunate occurrence has awakened the bitterest feeling
in the United States.
London, England, 1870-04-06

MARRIAGE IN PRUSSIA.

The average age for marrying in the department
of Wetzlar is twenty-seven, we are told by
Mr. J. P. Harriss-Gastrell in his report re-
specting the tenure of land in Prussia.
The well-to-do peasants in some of the villages,
however, marry later, and it is seldom that more
than two or three children adorn their homes.
Marrying for love is by no means the custom, and
the affair is a strict matter of contract. The
parents, in accordance with a custom not
altogether restricted to the French, usually
negotiate the marriage. Weddings seldom
occur bet Ween . persons of different villages.
The people living in tnem are practically as much
separated as if they were hundreds of miles apart. It
is said that the Jews take advantage of a ball at
which the matrons arrange their daughters' marriages,
and bargains differing in no respect, except in the
article of traffic, from the sale of an ox, are shrewdly
closed to the sounds of gay music and the dancing
feet of generous youth; "from which account," the
Pall Mall Gazette remarks, "there would appear to be
a great resemblance between London and Wetzlai
after all."
London, England, 1870-04-06

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London, England, 1870-04-06

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
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160 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
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DISTURBANCES LN SPAIN.

A telegram from Madrid, dated yesterday, says :=A
riotous resistance to the conscription was made yesterday
in the neighbourhood of Barcelona, and barricades were
erected at Sauz, which, however, were easily taken by the
troops. The rioters took refuge in the houses, which
were attacked by artillery, and order was completely
restored by 3 p.m. Several persons were killed and many
wounded. Disturbances also occurred at the suburb a
San Antonio, which were immediately suppressed.
London, England, 1870-04-06

FRANCE.

The political news from France is important. The
army contingent, .which was fixed by the law of
1867 at 100,000 men, will be reduced this
year to 00,000—one step in the right direc-
tion at all events. The new constitution is,
it seems, to be submitted to the approbation of a
plebiscitum, which the Government guarantees will
be carried out with perfect freedom. This experiment
excites great discontent amongst the advanced Liberals.
London, England, 1870-04-06

MR. MILL ON EDUCATION.

At a meeting of the National Association for
the Promotion of Social Science, Mr. J. S. Mill
offered some remarks on the subject of edu-
cation. He said the most important part of the
whole question was the quality of the
instruction. In that meeting they had got back
to the question of denominational teaching, which
really could not be helped, and would continually
recur until the matter was settled. One of the
strongest arguments, he said, against denominational
education was that any school system, to be econo-
mical and efficient, must allow of the formation of
large schools. A denominational school could not
be a large school, and he was very anxious that the
League should take that point into consideration. He
expressed his opinion that in a district ever so wide the
local board could not be entrusted with the education
of the poor. Take the rural districts for instance.
They might as well do nothing for'the education of
the poor agricultural labourer as to leave it to the
farmers to say what that education should be. Then
in towns what did they find? What did any-
body think of leaving anything which must be done
for the good of the people to such a board as that
of St. Pancras What was wanted most, he thought,
was some more competent power to take the initia-
tive in education. He recommended the appoint-
ment of a Minister of Education, or a permanent
board, with emissaries going about the country pro-
moting the best ideas and best methods of education.

CONSUMPTION OF FOOD AND DRINK.
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London, England, 1870-04-06

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London, England, 1870-04-06

THAMES.

John Richards and John Clements, lightermen,
were brought before Mr. Lushington charged with
committing a serious robbery on the Thames. Mr.
Charles Young, solicitor, on behalf of the Steam t g
and Lighterage Company (Limited), said that a man
in the employ of the prosecutors took in seven casks
of beer at Dowgate-wharf, City. They were all in
good condition. The tug-boat containing the beer was
navigated to the Londonderry-wharf, Wapping, and
in the absence of the lighterman in charge
of the boat was boarded, two of the casks broached,
and three quarters of a barrel of beer taken from
each. The company's lighterman discovered the
casks were leaking on his return. Suspicion fell
upon the prisoners, who were on another barge called
the St. John, and upon Mr. William Thomas going on
board he found the prisoners asleep and helplessly
drunk. In a coal locker there was a tin can contain-
ing beer. The,prisoners were remanded for a week.
London, England, 1870-04-06

SUMMARY CONVICTION BILL.

Mr. U. DENMAN moved the second reading of this bill, the
object of which was to enable magistrates to discharge per-
sons on a first conviction of trivial cases upon making repara-
tion to the parties injured.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the bill, as it seemed
to be one to enable magistrates to commit a crime by com-
pounding a felony.

The motion for the second reading was not pressed, and
the bill was withdrawn.

GAME LAWS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The motion for the second reading of this bill was fixed for
the 11th of April.

LODGERS' GOODS PROTECTION.

Mr. SHERIDAN brought in a bill to protect the goods of
lodgers against executions upon the property of the land-
lord.

The bill was read a first time.
The house then adjourned.

FRANCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
PARIS, April 6.

The Committee of the Senate are actively engaged
in examining the Senatus Consultum, and will pro-
bably vote it without discussion.
It is reported that the question of the succession of
the Prince Imperial will form one of the bases of the
Plebiscitum, and that the Council of State will be
abolished.
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ITALY.

FLORENCE, May 31.

According to the Italie of to-day a band of refugees,
under Nathair. left Lugano on the 29th for Casino.
Finding their passage barred by the troops at Collico they
dispersed to the mountains. The Government is said to
have taken precautions respecting the traffic on the Lake
of Como.

June 1.

The Como band, consisting of some fifty persons, seized
the ammunition in the Customs Guard House. They had
afterwards took to the mountains, being pursued by the
troops, who met them at Collico and dispersed them.
Some officers (deserters) were among the insurgents. The
country generally is quiet, and the people hostile to the
movement.

NAPLES, June 1.

A rumour is current that twenty-five Greek brigands
have landed at Calabria. A fresh party of Republican
insurgents have appeared in Ferra di La,voro. Several
arrests have been made.
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