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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-19

LYCEUM THEATRE (under the management
of Messrs Mansell).
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, WOOING ONES WIFE. Mr F.
Charles and Miss L. Morgan.
At 8, BREAKING THE SPELL.
After which, at e,30, LITTLE FAUST: Mr. T. Maclagan, M.
Marine, Mr. Aynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle.
Debreux, Mesdames Lennox Grey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily
Soldene.
London, England, 1870-05-19

Fs MOSES AND SON'S Fashion Sheet, post free.

THE THEATRES, &c.

HAYMiRKET—At Seven, No Song No Supper. Barwise's Book.
And A Kiss in the Dark.
PRINCE OF WALES'S—At 7.30. Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest
Mamma.

LYCEIIM—At 7.30, Wooing One's Wife. Breaking the Spell. And
Little Faust.
AvElasin.—At Seven, Too Much of a Good Thing. The Prompter's
Box. The Enchanted Wood.
OLYMPIC -At Seven, Frou Frou. The 'Varsity Boat Race. My
Turn Next.

GAIETY—At Seven, The Man of Quality. The Princess of Tre-
bizonde.

QUEEN'S—At Seven, My Wife's Dentist. 'Twixt Axe and Crown.
STRAND—At Seven, Widow's Weeds, Sir George and a Dragon.
A Fish Out of Water.
VAUDEVILLE—For Love or Money. Don Carlos.
ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Frou Frou. La Belle Sauvage.
GLOBE—At Seven, The Man o' Airlie. Robert Macaire.
WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH BOOK. Egyptian Hall, Pic-
cadilly, every livening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn-
ings at 3. Admission Is, 2s, 3s.
CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall. Every IC fight, at 8 ; Wed-
nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till
530 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra
rooms, 6d.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily except Sun-
days). Admission, Is. ; on Mondays, 6d. Children under
twelve, 6d.
London, England, 1870-05-19

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chitis, Consumption, and all wasting diseases, Cholera, Dysentery,
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called Benzoline, &c. This unique remedy may be obtained of all
Chemists, and through the Proprietor, Mr. PRICE, Analytical
Chemist, 2, Lower Seymour-street, London, W.

Prices—is. lid., 2s. 9d.,' and 4s. 6a per bottle.
London, England, 1870-05-19

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

BANQUET AT THE INNER TEMPLE HALL.
A grand banquet to the Prince of Wales was given in
their new hall by the members of the Inner Temple last
night. Invitations were sent to the various London
daily papers, but when they arrived at the
scene of festivity the reporters found that the
only accommodation provided for them was standing
room in the gallery gt the extreme end of the
Hall, and behind the ladies who were sitting there. Not
only were they excluded from the tables, but they were
placed in a position where the speakers could not have
been heard. They were told that after the guests had left
the hall they could come there and have a glass of wine,
The whole body of reporters at once left the house.
[The extraordinary discourtesy thus evidenced towards
the press by the authorities of the Inner Temple, is in
striking contrast to the course pursued by the benchers of
the Middle Temple, when, in the grand old hall of that
ancient of Inn of Court, the Bar of England gave
their historical banquet of welcome and homage to the
great French advocate, the late M. Berryer. There the
representatives of the ykess were not merely participators
in the festivities, but were provided with accommodation,
not down at the bottom of the hall among the students, but
at one of the centre tables, close to the dais, and there-
fore in easy hearing of the principal speakers.
including among others, besides the illustrious Guest
of the Evenincr, the chairman on that memorable occa-
sion, our English batonnier, as he might be called,
Sir Roundell Palmer, the venerable ex-chan-
cellor, Lord Brougham, the Lord Chief • Justice of Eng-
land, and other orators of particular distinction. The
curiously contrasting indignity which has but just now
been most wantonly inflicted upon the representatives of
the Press by the authorities of the Inner Temple is one
we cannot but think requiring instant and emphatic
deprecation. —E d. " S UN. 1
London, England, 1870-05-19

LYCEUM THEATRE (under the management
of Messrs Mansell).

THIS EVE \ ING, at 7.30, WOOING ONE'S WIFE. Mr F,
Charles and Miss L. Morgan.
At 8, BREAKING THE SPELL.

After which, at t.. 30, LITT LE FAU T : Mr. I'. Maclagan, M.
Marius, Mr. Aynsley Cook, M. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle.
Debreux, Mesdames Lennox G..ey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily
Soldene.
London, England, 1870-05-19

CRYSTAL PALACE,
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DAY'S GREAT FLOWER SHOW
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London, England, 1870-05-19

"The reader will note not only the atmosphere in which the
chief figure moves, but also the full and appropriate details
which enrich the picture. The high and varied merits of the
book ought to ensure its popularity."—Athenaeum, 14th May.
" Mr. Charles Kent, the Editor of the Sun,' ranks very high
as a poet."—Publishers' Circular.
" The versatility of style, and the fresh and vigorous writing
in these poems, lend a charm which we seldom find in the poetry
of the day."—Examiner.
"Poems marked by grace, feeling, and strong love of nature,
and a cultivated and genial spirit."—Daily News.
"The poems which appear for the first time in this volume
are not unworthy of the author's earlier productions."—Daily
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"He is a true poet, and his works will live "
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The publisher, as yet, has not succeeded in obtaining any
adverse criticisms of these poems.
Chariton Tucker, 21, Northumberland-street, Strand.
London, England, 1870-05-19

CRYSTAL PALACE.—THIS DAY.—Grounds
refreshed by rain, never more delightful. The luxuriantly
foliaged ferns round crystal fountain now most beautiful.
Palace open for admission .. .. 10 till 7.0
Display of terrace fountains .. 3.0
Orchestral band .. 4.15
Festival organ and promenade .. until 8.0
Fine arts courts, new picture gallery, statues, and portrait
busts, fountains playing, orangery (the orange trees, which for-
merly belonged to King Louis Philippe, in full flower, as well
as camellias, azaleas), dtc.
Admission this day, is., or by guinea season tickets present
issue dating to Ist May, 1871, at all entrances and agents. "The
best guinea's worth in the world." Children and schools half
price.
London, England, 1870-05-19

Long Government Credit.

" Sold Out," in a letter to the Standard, relates the
following pecuniary hardship. He says that about the
end of February last he wished to withdraw from a
line regiment, and forwarded the usual application
to be allowed to retire from the service by the sale
of his commission. He was compelled to add
a sentence to the effect that he . was willing
to wait for the price of his commissiOn, £450,
till such time as arrangements could be made
to place it to his credit. He was gazetted out of the
army about the last week in M'Srch, and up to
this time he has heard nothing of the money,

The official notes and evidence of the inquiry at
Yokohama into the collision between the
Oneida and the Bombay are such as will
be read with pain by every Englishman.
The accusation of Mr. De Long, the American repre-
sentative, was that the Bombay did, on a calm, star-
light night, come into collision with the Oneida,
causing her to sink, with 112 of her crew. That
after the collision the Bombay, an iron steamer,
with a crew of ninety-three men, and equipped with
seven boats, stood on into port without lowering a
boat, changing her course, or making a signal. That
'anchoring in a harbour surrounded by men-
of nearly all nations the officers
of the' Bombay saw proper to give -no alarm
during that entire night of what occurred,
leaving the affair to reach the authorities by
means of the efforts of the survivors of the Oneida,
simply mentioning the circumstance of a collision
in such a manner as to give rise to
no serious apprehension. This of course is the
way in which the Americans put it. The.
tone may be a little exaggerated, but the court
foiind that though Mr. Eyre was not to blame for
the collision, he was " guilty of acting hastily and
ill-advisedly, in that instead of waiting and endea-
vouring to render assistance to the Oneida, he, with-
out having reasonable belief that his own vessel was
in a perilous position, proceeded on his voyage."
London, England, 1870-05-19

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, May 18.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and
attended by Viscountess Clifden, honoured Sir James
Clark with a visit yesterday afternoon, at Bagshot
Park ; and her Majesty, with Princess Beatrice,
drove out this morning.
Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Bar-
rington, the Hon. Eva Macdonald, and Colonel the
Hon. A. Hardinge, arrived at the Castle from
London.

Mr. William Brown, C. 8., late Account int General,
Wz.r Department, Was introduced to her Majesty's
presence by the Lord Chamberlain, and received the
honour of knighthood ; the Duke of Argyll being
present as Secretary of State, in the absence of the
Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, Secretary of State for the
Home Department.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians visited the
Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House
yesterday, and remained to luncheon.
The Princess of Wales drove out, accompanied by
the King of the Belgians.
London, England, 1870-05-19

THE THEATRES, &c.

HAYMA.RICET—At Seven, No Song No Supper. Barwise's Book.

And A Kiss in the Daik. ...
PRINCE OF WlLEs's—At 7.30. Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest
Mamma.

LYCEUM—At 7.30, Wooing One's Wife. Breaking the Spell. And
Little Faust.

ADELPHL —At Seven, Too Much of a Good Thing. The Prompter's
Box. The Enchanted Wood.
OLYMPIC -At Seven, Frou Frou. The 'Varsity Boat Race. My
Turn Next.
GAIETY—At Seven, The Man of Quality. The Princess of Tre-
bizonde.

QUEEN'S--At Seven, ffy Wife's Dentist. 'Twist Axe and Crown.
STRAND—At Seven, Widow's Weeds, Sir George and a Dragon.

A Fish Out of Water.
VAUDEVILLE—For Love or Money. Don Carlos.

ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Frou Frou. La Belle Sauvage.
GLOBE—At Seven, The Man o' Airlie. Robert Macaire.

WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCH BOOK. Egyptian Hall, Pic-
cadilly, every Evening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn-
ings at 3, Admission Is, 2s, 3s.

CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8; Wed-
nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till
530 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, ls. ; extra
rooms, 6d.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily except Sun-
days). Admission, is. ; on Mondays, 6d. Children under
twelve, 6d.
London, England, 1870-05-19

MOSES and SON
E• beg to inform the Public that they have adop'ed and
registe. ed a TRADE MAAS, consisting of the words "The
Standard,' with the initials " E. M. & S." underneath, and that
henceforward every art.cle of clothing manufactured by them
will have al bel or ticket attached to it, with the said trade mars.
printed thereon. All persons are hereby cautioned against imi-
tating the said Trade Mark.
For trades and addresses see following advertisement.
London, England, 1870-05-19

BOMBAY MAIL.

MALTA, May 18.
e Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Syria
left at three this afternoon for Southampton, where she
143, be expected about the 27th instant.
Poonah, from Southampton, 7th instant, arrived at
7 011 the morning of the 15th, and left at midnight on the
-411 for Alexandria.

TWA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 19.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon
arrived here with the above mails. She brings
'5,900 in specie and 230 passengers.

GIBRALTAR, May 14.
~,lellange on London, 90 days, 50f.
following steamers had arrived at Gibraltar from
14
oiBll ports :—Bavarian, Sydney Hall, Investigator,
Poonah, Argyll, Olympus, Livono, Roma, lonia,
thator, Carolina, and Mary.

AMERICA.
NEW YORK, May 48.
~14°Id closed at 114 i; the highest quotation during the day
18115 ; the lowest 1141.
Sterling Exchange on London ' 109 i
Fire-Twenty U.S. Bonds, 1882 ll2i
Ditto 1885 ll2
Ditto 1867 ll4i
Ten-Forty ditto 1867 loBi
Illinois Shares
Erie
Cotton, Middling Upland • 23c
Petroleum, Standard White 27lc
Flour, extra State .. $4.80 to $5 40c.
Corn, old Mixed $1 14c.

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London, England, 1870-05-19

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COMPLAINTS FROM EMIGRANTS.

At the Mansion House yesterday, the Lord Mayor called
the attention of the reporters to a communication he had
received from some emigrants who had been sent
to Omaha, in the United States, through the American
Emigration Agency in London, and who complained that
the prospects that had been held out to them had not
been realised. He proposed to hand the communication
to Captain Fisher, the emigration agent for the port of
London, who happened to be present, for him to take
such measures as might be necessary. The
letter was then handed to Captain Fisher. It
was signed Thomas Attry, and dated Nebraska,
United States, the 23rd of April, 1870. It was written
on behalf of some emigrants whose signatures were en-
closed on a separate piece of paper, and it stated
that they were only able to obtain wages sufficient to pay
for their board and lodging. The signatures were not very
numerous, there being only nine or ten.

THE GREEK BRIGANDS, LIKEWISE THE

ITALIAN.
London, England, 1870-05-19

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

Tara Spanish Ministry have once more failed to
obtain a king for Spain. Marshal Espartero bas
been offered the crown, and has written a letter to
Marshal Prim, pleading his great age and want of
children as sufficient reasons for refusing. Surely
the list of refusals will be exhausted some time,
though Prim moves so slowly just now that if he have
half a dozen eligible names ii stock, the present farce
may be made to last a considerable period. He is the
most unfortunate of king-makers. His prize is hawked
about from one court to another, and is at length
offered in Spain itself ; but foreigners and
natives alike hold that the gift is not
worth having. The suspicious feature of the
business is that Marshal Prim makes his offers
and meets his rebuffs with such unfaltering pub-
licity. Nothing, it would seem, could be easier than
to inquire privately whether such a person would or
would not like to come into the eligible property.
But the revolutionary leader takes the whole world
into his confidence. An Espartero party is
formed, just as as a Duke of Genoa and a Dom Fer-
nando party were formed. The newspapers discuss
the project. Parliament carelessly talks it over. The
offer is solemnly made ; and, after a brief space we
are gravely informed that the proposed tenant de-
clines, and that the property is still to let. Surely
this is a strange mode of settling the possession of a
throne. These humiliating refusals would
hardly, one would think,, be thus paraded
before the world, unless there were something in the
background—unless, that is, Prim were fearful of
having people think that he had designs on
the supreme power, and therefore took special pre-
cautions to convince them that the diadem was still
in the market, though there is but one willing
purchaser, and he is deemed ineligible. Such despe-
rate endeavours to establish honesty of intention are
scarcely reassuring. Moreover, it is incredible that
Marshal Espartero should have been proposed
.with
any hope that he would prove a suitable occupant
of the throne. The Duke of Vittoria
played one of the most prominent parts in the
Spanish history of the present century, and he re-
tired after a series of intrigues and revolutions with
more credit than most of his contemporaries. He
would doubtless govern wisely. But he is nearly
eighty years of age, and has no heir. To what good
could such a man be elevated .to the throne ? He
could not possibly live very long, and at his death all
the difficulties of the situation would reappear. The
task of finding a King is both too troublesome
and too dangerous to bear much repetition. In short
this last candidature could be of no benefit except to
gain time, and even that poor advantage has been
secured only with a corresponding diminution of
public confidence. We may, after a little patient
waiting, see strange things done in Spain.
London, England, 1870-05-19

OPINION IN BRIEF.

The opinions of the French papers on the new Mini-
sters have been thus summarised :—The Debats is glad
that the Right has not been appealed to. The Govern-
ment should prepa7e a good electoral law. Constitutionnel
—M. Mege and M. Plichon signed the first liberal pro-
grammes drawn up in the Corps lAgislatif. Sieele—M.
Rouher has not profited by his victory. The Emperor
is evidently afraid to recall him. Patrie—
The new Ministers must shew what they are made of.
Francais—lt would be unjust to call the present Cabinet
reactionary. Liberte—A week to make such changes !
Moniteur—The Right has been unable to impose its terms.
Temps—With a plebiscitum one Minister is as good as ano-
ther. Pays thinks the new Ministers not worthy of the new
baptism received by the Empire. Union.—Why so many
efforts? Does not M. 011ivier suffice for everything?
Gazette de France.—These or others ; what does it matter
now that Napoleon M. has reassumed the personal di-
rection of affairs? Unifiers.—The new Ministers prevent
us regretting the old ones. Afarseillaise.— Three new
clerks have been appointed.
London, England, 1870-05-19

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, NO SOiNG NO SUPPER: Mr.
Kendal, Mr. Compton, Mr. Edward Osborne, Mr. Clark; Miss F.
Wright, Miss Francis, Miss Fosbroke, and Miss F. Gwynne.
Aft r which, at 8 precisely, BARWISE'S BOOK: Mr. Sothern,
Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. Kendal, Mr. Buckstone; Miss
C. Hill, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Fanny Gwynne.
16 And (by desire) A REGULAR FIX: Mr. Sothern, &c.
Concluding with A IKSS IN THE DARK.
London, England, 1870-05-19

AMERICA.

Yaw Yon; May 17.
con
the&,.—r'-ung to Messrs. Moffatt, Davidis and Co.'s report,
be receipts of cotton at all ports, for the last four days, have
Fr e,
26,°00 bales. Shipments to England, 24,000 ; to
tltid 5,000, and to the Continent, 2,000 bales. Middling
, 10 7-16 cost and freight per steamer.
Iv 4 °ld closed at 114-1-; the highest quotation during the day
8 115; the lowest 1141.
Sterling Exchange on London lO9l
'ive-Twenty U.S. Bonds, 1882 1124
Ditto 1885 ll2
Ditto 1867
open-Forty ditto 1867 lOB4
Illinois Shares
Erie .
e• 231
• (-3°l't", Middling Upland

Petroleum, Standard White 27;
lour, extra Stat©
Corn, old Mixed $1 14c.
NEW YORK, May 18.
tieeteiaoterday the Democrats carried the New York State
tice by a majority of 50,000—electing the Chief Jus-
cht the Court of Appeals, and the majority of the
tioZation of Justices. They also carried the City elec-
am by a majority of 60,000—electing the local judiciary
,r.u. the aldermen.
at. Ahe Mexican Government has authorised Mr. Williams,
tepeerican engineer, to survey the Isthmus of Tehuau-
e 'or a ship canal.
London, England, 1870-05-19

TO ALL FREEMASONS.
Just published, framing size 201 by 16 inches, price 55.,
AFINE PORTRAIT ON STEEL OF THE
RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL DE GREY AND
RIPON, M.W.G.M., in full Masonic costume. A companion to
the admirable portrait of the late W.M.G.M., a few of which are
on hand. _
London, England, 1870-05-19

TWO CHURCHES

Yesterday the foundation stones of two churches were laid
at Leicester, one, St. Paul's, erected by the Church Exten-
sion Society, the site being given by Mr. Stratton,
solicitor, and the other, St. Mary's, built in a low
part of the town, where such an edifice is much needed.by
the munificence of William Perry Herrick, Esq., and his
sister, Miss Herrick, of Beaumanor Park, Lancashire, at
a cost of about fourteen thousand pounds. In consequence
of Viscount Curzon's absence through the death of
Rarl Anarp, Mc/ fatlaop, tho crbvuv of ate former wo
laid by Sir Frederick Thomas Fowke, Bart., and
of the latter by Mr. Herrick. The ceremonies were con-
cluded with masonic form, out of respect to the Bishop of
Peterborough, who is a member of the craft, and who ad-
dressed both vast assemblies. The day was quite a red
letter day in connection with the churches of Leicester.

A fatal boiler explosion took place in Dublin' yesterday,
whereby one boy, named Quigley, was killed, and six men
injured, two not expected to recover. The boiler in the
mills of James Macken and Son, corn millers, Poolbeg-
street, new engines, machinery, recently introduced, all
was pronounced perfect. A defect in the boiler was
attributed to be the cause of the accident. The roof of
the building was blown away. The property injured was
inconsiderable. The men were taken to Mercer's Hospital
in great agony. The boy was buried beneath the boiler,
which was carried several yards.
The installation of Richard Benyon, Esq., M.P.. as
Lord High Steward of Reading, took place yesterday
at three o'clock. The ceremony was a very imposing one,
and was witnessed by a large concourse of
people. There were present the Mayor, Aldermen,
Councillors, and the clergy, and the Hall was
decorated with banners and flowers for the occasion.
After the ceremony the Corporation adjourned to the
banqueting room, where they entertained the Lord High
Steward at dinner. The banqueting table held a profu-
sion of flowers, and the viands were of the most
recherché description. Mr. Richard Benyon is the first
member of the untitled aristocracy who has filled this high
and honourable office, and it is interesting to state that
in electing him to the office the question of politics has
not been allowed to have influence. The proceed-
ings only lasted one hour, but some well pointed speeches
were made by the mayor, Peter Spokes, Esq., the deputy-
recorder, Mr. Francis, and Mr. Benyon. It was moved by
Councillor Henry Adolphus Simonds, and seconded by
Alderman Andrews, that the mayor present the certifi-
cate of appointment to the Queen at the next levee. The
motion was carried.
London, England, 1870-05-19

CRYSTAL PALACE SHILLING OPERAS.
under the direction of Mr. George Perren. To-morrow, at
2.45, Wallace's MARITANA.
Maritana, Mme. Florence Lancia I Lazarillo, Miss A. Goodall.
Don Caesar, Mr. G. Perren. Don Jose, Mr. A. Cook.
Full orchestra and chorus. New scenery by Mr. F. Fenton.
Admission, as usual, to Palace and Theatre, is.; or by guinea
season tickets. Stalls, 2s. 6d., now ready. Reserved seats, is.
London, England, 1870-05-19

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS.

The Religious Difficulty.

The letter of the consistent Nonconformist, Mr.
Baines, has called forth further expression of opinion
from Lord Shaftesbury, who thinks that Mr. Baines's
testimony ought to be considered as proof positive
that the Dissenting bodies are, as a rule, not opposed
to Bible teaching for school children. His lordship
is certain that among women-nonconformists the
desire for religious instruction is almost unanimous,
and he, moreover, believes that if the admission of
the Bible was conceded the clergy and laity of the
Church of England would assent to the exclusion of
catechisms and formularies from the rate-provided
schools.
London, England, 1870-05-19

ROME,

May 16.
e French bishops will celebrate the result of the
pi.
'hiseite by a special Te Deum next Sunday in their
Zective cathedrals. There will also be aTe Deum at
French Embassy. The Archbishop of Paris is ex-
Deete
bilifd toPa make a speech against the definition
Hof infalli-
"Y. pal troops have been sent to Vite.
London, England, 1870-05-19

RIIPTTJRES-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.

WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
tPcrfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of
151 and 182,, is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred Medical
men to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment
of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so Men hurtful in its
effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-
Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and close
ness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep.
A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can-
not fail to fit, f.)rwarded by post, on the circumference of the
body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manu-
facturer,
Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London.
8. Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 68., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls.
Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 4,5., and 525. 68. Postage, ls. Bd. An Um-
bilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d.
Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post
office, Piccadilly,
London, England, 1870-05-19

S AL T and CO.'S
EAST INDIA PALE and BURTON ALES.
Brewery—Burton-on-Trent.
STORES:
London—St. Pancras Station, Old St. Pancras-road, N.W.
Liverpool--72, Henry-street.
Manchester—Bridgewater-chambers, Brown-street.
Birmingham—Old Court House, High-street.
Wolverhampton-15, Snow-hill.
Bristol-16, Small-street.
Nottingham 44, Greyhound-street.
SALT and CO.'S ALES may be obtained in casks of 18 gallons
and upwards, and in glass from the principal bottlers.
London, England, 1870-05-19

Tunnel Driving.

Our modern engineers have taught us to forget the
difficulties inherent in tunnel driving. Mont Cenis,
Sierra Nevada, the Great Andes themselves, have
all yielded to the enterprise and the perseverance of
the engineer; but nevertheless the task of tunneling
such mountains is formidable enough. Machinery, it is
true, is fast superseding hand labour, but the outlay
requisite is very great. The tunnels on the Pacific
Railway and through Mont Cenis have proved,
though eminently successful, seriously expen-
sive. The machinery employed is costly, and
very soon destroys itself from the force employed.
It seems, however that a new system is being tried,
by which carbonite, a sort of cheap diamond, is used,
and drills are made which cut rock as easily as an
augur cuts wood. This allows for the use of much
more simple machinery than heretofore, as percus-
sion is not needed, but only rotative action.
This system is being tried at one of the
Welsh slate mines, where a shaft 180 yards deep,
through slate rock, with occasional quartz bands has
been rapidly accomplished. Four yards a week is
the average of the work done by this machine, being
double that of hand. labour. The invention or dis-
covery will be of great service with respect to many
remunerative mines now unworked through fear of
the cost.
London, England, 1870-05-19

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, May 18.

- The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and
attended by Viscountess Clifden, honoured Sir James
Clark with a visit yesterday afternoon, at Bagshot
Park ; and her Majesty, with Princess Beatrice,
drove out this morning.
Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Bar-
rington, the Hon. Eva Macdonald, and Colonel the
Hon. A. Hardinge, arrived at the Castle from
London.

Mr. William Brown, C. 8., late Accountant General,
W.,r Department, was introduced to her Majesty's
presence by the Lord Chamberlain, and received the
honour of knighthood ; the Duke of Argyll being
present as Secretary of State, in the absence of the
Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, Secretary of State for the
Home Department.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians visited the
Prince and Princees of Wales at Marlborough House
yesterday, and remained to luncheon.
The Princess of Wales drove out, accompanied by
the King of the Belgians.
London, England, 1870-05-19

SA. L T and CO. ' S
EAST INDIA PALE and BURTON ALES.
Brewery—Burton-on-Trent.
STORES:
London—St. Pancras Station, Old St. Pancras-road, N.W.
Liverpool--72, Henry-street.
Manchester—Bridgewater-chambers, Brown-street.
Birmingham—Old Court House, High-street.
Wolverhampton-15, Snow-hill.
Bristol-16, Small-street.
Nottingham-44, Greyhound-street.
SALT and CO.'S ALES may be obtained in casks of 18 gallons
and upwards, and in glass from the principal bottlers.
London, England, 1870-05-19

ITALY.

FLORENCE, May 18, Evening.
Official reports confirm the news of the dispersion of the
band of insurgents which had appeared near Reggio, in
the Province /Emilia. One of their number was killed,
t4Lidthree were taken prisoners. They left behind them
1,-"t37 rifles. They were strongly supported by the in-
habitants.

INDIA.
(By British Indian Cable.)
CALCUTTA, May 19.
The Viceroy has vetoed the Cotton Frauds Bill.
The Fridnd of India states that the Government has
kterfered at Ulwar.
London, England, 1870-05-19

LAST DAY but ONE for
SION TICKETS for next SATUR-

r. These, with May Guinea sea-
Palace; -2, Exeter Hall; and the

London-bridge, Stanley, Termi-

nus
Lower Norwood, Barker, The
Library
New Bond-street, Chappell, 50
Cock, Addison
Lacon, 168
Old Bond-street, Mitchell, 33
011ivier, 19
Oxford-street, Duff, 147
Paddington, Bey, Bishop's-

road
Peckham, Stansileld, High-st.
Pimlico, Hopwood and Crew,
82, Buckingham Palace-road
Regent-circus, Brighton Co.'s

Office, 28
Regent-street, Cramer, 201
31 Weippert, 266
St. James's Hall, Austin

Vigo-street, Hammond
Westbourne-grove, Melliship,
37
Wigmore-street, Nkomo, 3
London, England, 1870-05-19

NEW PATENT

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Postage, 6d.
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London, England, 1870-05-19

LA:I`E-ST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

FRANCE.

PARIS, May 18.
General Fleury is said to be coming to Paris on leave
of absence.
The Journal Official of this evening says of the Ple-
biscite
:—" The solidatory established in a civilising policy
between France and other nations was never manifested
In a more remarkable and striking manner. All Govern-
kents regard the vote of the Bth of May as a moral and
Material success for their general interests, and they par-
ticipate in some sort in the victory of the Emperor over
retrograde and anarchical passions."
The
result of the Plebiscite will be presented to the
Emperor on Saturday, when he will deliver an important
Speech,

m•nonignere Fournier has been appointed Bishop of
orates, and Mgr. Grolleau Bishop of Evruex.
Some of the journals advise the Government to revoke
1,,. Cernuschi's sentence.
The editor of the Rappel and the editor and manager of
the
I?eveil have been sentenced to three months' imprison-
Izent and a fine of 100 francs.
The cattle plague has broken out in Doubs, and the
ec)ulleil of Neufchatel has therefore prohibited the impor-
tation of cattle from France-

THE CORPS LEGISLATIF.
al. Schneider, the President, after the reading of the
tel4°rts of the committee on the Plebiscite, read a decla-
rationthat the operation of the vote had been regularly ef-
fected, and that the French people approved the Plebiscite.
ere were loud cries of " Vive l'Empereur !" in the
midst of which M. Jules attempted to obtain a hearing,
but failed.
The order of the day was then proceeded with.
London, England, 1870-05-19

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.—The Proprietor of the
CENTRAL PRIM furnishes Telegraphic News to Newspape r
Proprietors, to the Maingers of Clubs, Exchanges, News Rooms,
Reading Rooms, and Hotels.
GENE ti A L NEWS.—Four services are supplied daily. The
first service will eive all the news becoming known between / a.m.
and 8 a.m., including extracts from the London M rning Journals.
The second service will include all news from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m
The third service all news from 2pm. to 8 p,m. The fourth all
news from 8 p.m. to 2 a in. This last message is intended for
districts where a Morning Paper is not obtainable, and it will be
despatched at 6 a.m. One Telegram will always be forwarded
during each service, and additional Telegrams whenever impor-
tant news becomes known.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.—At 7 a.m. a telegram will be for-
warded, giving all the Commercial News which appears in the
London Morning Papers. At 11.31 the of enint-r, prices of the Stock
Exchange. At 12.3 t, the London Corn, Cattle, and Produce
Markets. At 3.30 closing prices of the Stock Exchange and
report.
PARLIAMENTARY NEWS at 6 p.m. _ _

(AST.—For each daily service, or for each daily Telegram, the
charge will be 2s. per week; or for each service or Telegram once
a week, ls., including the cost of transmission.
TO PRIVATE Pc.R -ONS, MERCHANTS, OR BANKERS.—
Telegrams regularly forwarded for a charge of 2s each, in-
cluding the cost of transmission. By using a carefully-
prepared Share List and Code, the quotations of 2 i shares or
stocks, and the tone of the market respecting each, can be for-
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the same terms as to Clubs and Exchanges, i.e., 3s. per ts eek ior
each daily service.
London, England, 1870-05-19

CRYSTAL PALACE.--THIS DAY.—Grounds
refreshed by rain, never more delightful. The luxuriantly
foliaged ferns round crystal fountain now most beautiful.
Palace open for admission .. .. 10 till 7.0
Display of terrace fountains .. .. 3.0
Orchestral band .. .. 4.15
Festival organ and promenade .. until 8.0
Fine arts courts, new picture gallery, statues, and portrait
busts, fountains playing, orangery (the orange trees, which for-
merly belonged to King Louis Philippe, in full flower, as well
as camellias, azaleas), &c.
Admission this day, ls., or by guinea season tickets ; present
issue dating to Ist May, 1871, at all entrances and agents. "The
best guinea's worth in the world." Children and schools half
price.
London, England, 1870-05-19

LIFE kT SEA.

Mr. Plimsoll's Bill, which is just published, contains
the following provision with regard to load lines, their
position to be determined by the builder, and the
surveyor's of the Board of Trade and of Lloyds :
—" The load line shall be marked on the ship-
1. By cutting in a conspicuous position on the combing
of the main hatchway, in legible figures or letters at least
one inch long, the maximum proper immersion amidships,
the maximum proper immersion by the head, and the
maximum proper immersion by the stern. 2. By painting
on the outside of the hull, either along the whole length
of the load line on each side or along the load
line on each side for a length of not less than four
feet at the bows, a length of not less than four feet
at the stern, and a length of not less than four feet
amidships, a band of white or yellow not less than six-
inches broad, bordered, with black for a width on each
side of not less than three inches, or a band of black not
less than six inches broad bordered with white or yellow
for a width on each side of not less than three inches, in
such manner that the centre of such band shall through
out every part of its length correspond with the load
line.
London, England, 1870-05-19

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—Durin, the storms of
the past 17 months the NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITU-
TION contributed to the saving of 1,592 lives from various ship-
wrecks and 43 vessels from destruction. It has now 2,0 Lifeboat
Stations under its management. CONTRIBUTIONS for their
support will be thankfully received by Messrs. Willis and Co.,
Coutts and Co., Herries and Co., by all the London and country
bankers, and by the Secretary, RICHARD LEWIS, Esq., at the Insti-
tution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London
London, England, 1870-05-19

London : William Tegg, Pancras-lane, Cheapside.

Bvo. cloth, 75.,
HUMAN MIND (Elements of the Philosophy
of), in two parts, by DUGALD STEWART, with refe-
rences, sectional heads, synoptical table of contents, and transla-
tion of the various Greek, Latin, and French quotations.
London : William Tegg, Pancras-lane, Cheapside.
London, England, 1870-05-19

AMERICAN MAILS.

S UTHAMPTON, May 18.
The
Northlatorth German Lloyd Royal Mail steamer Deutsch-
430td f rc°ll New York, has arrived here to-day. She brings
Turinasselagers and $306,000 in specie for London and
8 e
sngerB extra steamer New York has arrived here with 100
o specie.

INDIAN MAILS.
MESSINA, May 17.
140 Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Banga-
-0110 Passed Messina at 6 p.m. to-day, en route for Marseilles.

1.11 May 17.
frillle Adriatic and Oriental Co.'s steaml,erNDm; Cairo, 80 hours
14014rentittiee. will
Til Alexandria, with 65 passengers, has arrived here.
probably be delivered in London on Saturday

RE SAPPHO-CAMBRIAN RACE.
COWES, May 18.
The'third race between the Saho and Cambria resulted
tileYietory of the {Sappho. pp
London, England, 1870-05-19

'LYS.

BANKING COMPANIES.

ta
Agra Bank (L) A 101 11 j 10 Imperial Ottoman 41 41 pm
Alliance (Limited) 14 15 20 Lon. Char. of Austra 241 251
Anglo-Austrian .... 15 17 pm 20 London and County 49 50
Apglo-Egyptn (Lim) 251 251 15 London Joint-Stock.. 351 361
British N orth•Amrcu 54 56 20 Lndn & Wstminstr 63 64
Ch.of India,Australia 171 181 10 Metropolitan B9 94
Char. Merc. of India 30 31 20 Midland (Limited)
City
Colonial
Consolidated (Limtd) 11 pm 25 Union of Australia.. 40 47
Eng., Scot., & Aust. 0 17f 181 15 Union of London .. 19 40
Imperial (Limited) lBl 19

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.

nlO Anglo-American (L) 17a 17a
100 Atlantic
3 British Ind. Ex. (L) 3 n die
10 British Indn Sub. (L.) 9 ?I
7 iFal, Gibraltar, &c. (L) 9 Ut

Great Northern .... 11 111
Indo-European (Lmtd) 15 20
Med. Extension (L).. 5 6
Soc. Trans. France (L) 151 16
W. India & Panama 7 7i
London, England, 1870-05-19

SPAIN.

MADRID, May 17.
the consequence of the refusal of Espartero to accept
'Vanish throne, doubts are entertained whether the
th-gfellt will send a message to the Cortes, and it is stated
a .
hat; the
Council of Senators decided yesterday to ternn-
th ,"'le provisional state of things, by conferring upon
'egent royal attributes in the event of the impos-
-II of now finding ac andidate for the throne.
London, England, 1870-05-19

Tunnel Driving.

Our modern engineers have taught us to forget the
difficulties inherent in tunnel driving. Mont Cenis,
Sierra Nevada, the Great Andes themselves, have
all yielded to the enterprise and the perseverance of
the engineer; but nevertheless the task of tunneling
such mountains is formidable enough. Machinery, it is
true, is fast superseding hand labour, but the outlay
requisite is very great. The tunnels on the Pacific
Railway and through Mont Cenis have proved,
though eminently successful, seriously expen-
sive. The machinery employed is costly, and
very soon destroys 'itself from the force employed.
It seems, however that a new system is being tried,
by which carbonite, a sort of cheap diamond, is used,
and drills are made which cut rock as easily as an
augur cuts wood. This allows for the use of much
more simple machinery than heretofore, as percus-
sion is not needed, but only rotative action.
This system is being tried at one of the
Welsh slate mines, where a shaft 180 yards deep,
through slate rock, with occasional quartz bands has
been rapidly accomplished. Four yards a week is
the average of the work done by this machine, being
double that of hand labour. The invention or dis-
covery will be of great service with respect to many
remunerative mines now unworked through fear of
the cost.
London, England, 1870-05-19

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

THE Spanish Ministry have once more failed to
obtain a king for Spain. Marshal Espartero has
been offered the crown, and has written a letter to
Marshal Prim, pleading his great age and want of
children as sufficient reasons for refusing. Surely
the list of refusals will be exhausted some time,
though Prim moves so 'slowly just now that if he have
half a dozen eligible names ii. stock, the present farce
may be made to last a considerable period. He. is the
most unfortunate of king-makers. His prize is hawked
about from one court to another, and is at length
offered in Spain itself ; but foreigners and
natives alike hold that the gift is not
worth having. The suspicious feature .of the
business is that Marshal Prim makes his offers
and meets his rebuffs with such unfaltering pub-
licity. Nothing, it would seem, could be easier than
to inquire privately whether such a person would or
would not like to come into the eligible property.
But the revolutionary leader takes the whole world
into his confidence. An Espartero party is
formed, just as as a Duke of Genoa and a Dom Fer-
nando party were formed. The newspapers discuss
the project. Parliament carelessly talks it over. The
offer is solemnly made ; and, after a brief space we
are gravely informed that the proposed tenant de-
clines, and that the property is still to let. Surely
this is a strange mode of settling the possession of a
throne. These humiliating refusals would
hardly, one would think, be thus paraded
before the world, unless there were something in the
background—unless, that is, Prim were fearful of
having people think that he had designs on
the supreme power, and therefore took special pre-
cautionS to convince them that the diadem was still
in the market, though there is but one willing
purchaser, and he is deemed ineligible. Such despe-
rate endeavours to establish honesty of intention are
scarcely reassuring. Moreover, it is incredible that
Marshal Espartero should have been proposed with
any hope that he would prove a suitable occupant
of the throne. The Duke of Vittoria
played one of the most prominent parts in the
Spanish history of the present century, and he re-
tired after a series of intrigues and revolutions with
more credit than most of his contemporaries. •He
would doubtless govern wisely. But he is nearly
eighty years of age, and has no heir. To what good
could such a man be elevated to the throne ? He
could not possibly live very !wig, and at his death all
the difficulties of the situation would reappear. Th e
task of finding a King is both too troublesome
and too dangerous to bear much repetition. In shor t
this last candidature could be of no benefit except to
gain time, and even that poor advantage has bee n
secured only with a corresponding diminution of
public confidence. We may, after a little patient
waiting, see strange things done in Spain.
London, England, 1870-05-19

UNDERGRADUATE OUTRAGES AT OXFORD.

We are sorry to say, says the Standard, that it is by no
means a rare thing to see paragraphs in newspapers
headed " Undergraduate Frolics." But an outrage to
which we have already nfade allusion, and which we fear
cannot be explained by any extenuating circumstances of
its being a drunken freak or a boyish " lark ; " which was
as deliberate as it. was wanton, was perpetrated last week
at Christ Church, Oxford. As the offenders would not
give themselves up, no other course was left for
the collegiate authorities but to make an appeal
to the law, no doubt much against their own will. Now
that these proceedings have been decided on they have a
public duty to perform, from the performance of which
we do not suppose that the most earnest entreaties of
distressed parents will divert them. The main point,
however, is this, that if the culprits are indicted and
convicted under any of the three acts, which take cogni-
sance of their offence, the punishment will be imprison-
ment without option of fine. It is sad to think of the
stigma which must attach itself to these young
men—men of family and fortune as we suppose
most Christ Church men to be—in after life
if they are convicted of a criminal offence. It is
still more sad to think that there is such a want of
principle on their part in not declaring themselves, and
such a want of manliness on the part of their associates in
endeavouring to screen them. People naturally think
that the most disgraceful act of barbarism which has ever
been perpetrated in Oxford might have been regarded
with rather stronger feelings than those of " regret " by
Christ Church men, but we venture to think that, if
Christ Church men wish to be considered in future the
Elite of the members of the university, as they themselves
claim to be, they will, now that affairs have taken such a
serious turn, lend all the assistance in their power to the
governing body in their endeavours to dispel the dark
cloud which now enshrouds Christ Church.
London, England, 1870-05-19

THE MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITYf Two o'CLocr.

The continuance of brilliant weather, and the satisfactory
appearance of Continental politics, have had the effect of
further stimulatinp the upward movement in the stock Mar
ket. At the same time the prospect of lower prices for both
wheat and cotton, and of a consequent expansion of trade has
caused a cheerful feeling, and has imparted considerable
buoyancy to prices. Consols are quoted at 94; to 94i for
money, and 941 to 9.1 i for the account. Reduced and New
Three per Cents. are 921 to 92k; Exchequer Bills, par to bs
prem. ; Indian Five per Cents., 1131 to 114; ; India Bonds,
20s to 25s prem.
There has been a steady inquiry for New Zealand Conso-
lidated Bonds at improving prices, the announcement of the
uew loan under Imperial guaranters having drawn attention
to these securities.

In the market for British Railway Shares the principal
feature is the continued flatness in Metropolitan and Metro-
politan District, which are now quoted at ill to 71g.
and 33 to 331 respectively. t reat Western Con-
solidated Ordinary Stock has declined to 72 to 72f, but
there has been a fair inquiry for Lancashire and Yorkshire
and North Eastern Consols at steady prices,
The market for foreign bonds has been without feature of
importance, but the tendency generally has been faveurable.
Spanish have partially recovered from yesterday's depres-
sion, and exhibit a fractional recovery. Turkish 5 per
Cents. have been in request, and have marked 51g.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Sales probably 10,000 bales. 41arket dull and unchanged.

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING QUESTION.

A resolution was passed yesterday by the Liverpool
Chamber of Commerce recommending that a royal corn-
mission or a select committee of the House of Commons
should be appointed to consider the subject before legisla-
tion was undertaken on the question of merchant shipping.
London, England, 1870-05-19

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
FRANCE.
ARREST OF CONSPIRATORS.

PARIS, May 12.
be implicated
persons were arrested yesterday charged with
big in the conspiracy. Bombs were found
at the lodgings of the prisoners, who made complete
4.7°17a15• Fresh arrests will be made to-day.