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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-18

PRIVILEGED STUDENTS.

Mr. Charles Reed, N.P., writes to the Daily News
on the subject of his question regarding privileged
students at Oxford. The Daily News referred to it
as though Mr. Reed objected to a distinction be-
tween noblemen and commoners at the Uni-
versity. He says it is nothing to him that
noblemen have a special table and a spe-
cial gown; that is a question of taste and custom.
What he complains of is this :—The son of a baronet,
the eldest son of the eldest son of a baronet,
or the son of a knight, can take his course at college
in four terms less (because of his rank) than the son
of the clergyman or the holder of a public school
scholarship. "If eight terms," says Mr. Reed, "are
sufficient for the son of a knight, why should an
ordinary student, perhaps of.greater attainments,
spend twelve at college, at the cost of £2OO of hard-
earned money ? "

THE WELSH FASTING GIRL.
In commenting on the circumstances attending
the death of the Welsh Fasting girl, the Daily Tele-
graph recalls a case that bears somewhat on our for-
mation of an estimate of what the doctors who,
it is said, caused the death of the girl, rendered them-
selves strictly liable to. Not many 'years ago
a fanatic preacher baptised a convert in the
dead of a winter night in a river, and the
shock to the system killed him. The prisoner's
defence was, that he did not intend to do any injury,
but acted from religious motives. Lord Campbell,
who tried the case, would not listen to the plea, told
the jury that the offence amounted to manslaughter,
and, a plea of guilty having been returned, he sen-
tenced the convict to a long term of imprisonment.
The legal questions, says the Telegraph, which have
arisen in the present case are not at all dissimilac.

TOUCHING DEVOTION.
Butler wrote— • .
Ali me ! what perils do environ
The man that meddles with cold iron.

Had the poet lived in the present day he might have
turned a couplet to advantage on the perils that
beset newspaper reporters very often in the pursuit
of their manifold and arduous duties. The reporter
of the Manchester Guardian has fallen a victim to his
too great familiarity with the slums of that teeming city.
"We regret," says our contemporary, "to have to
announce that owing to the illness of our contributor
—an illness directly traceable to his explorations of
the 'slums' already described—the regular weekly
publication of this series of articles may have to be
suspended for a week. We anticipate, however,
being able to resume them on the 31st inst."
Surely all who read this will join in the wish that
the unhappy professional may soon be restored to
that pristine health and olfactory vigour which led
him forth to do battle with such abominations. But
what may be the result of anotherexpedition amongst
the " slums ?"
London, England, 1870-03-18

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BRITISEI HOME FOR INCURABLES,
Clapham-rise.
"Instituted 1861.
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George Moore, Esq.; Mr. Alderman Gibbons.
This Institution, extending its operations to all parts of the
kingdom, provides for those afflicted with incurable diseases a
home for life, with every comfort and medical att ndance. Patients
are admitted, and annuities of obtained by election.
No person under k 0 3 ears of fk,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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Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W.
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-ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
i the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway
Terminus, King's Cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN.
Vice-Ps tron—
His Rcyal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G.
President—llis Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G.
This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to establish the
principle of free 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. ;
Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Herries and Co.; Ransom
and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Bar-
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street ; and at the Hospital from 10 to 5.
London, England, 1870-03-18

THAMES.

William Anson, aged 37 years, appeared at this Court for
about tho 50th time. Ho was once convicted and sontonced
to 18 months' imprisonment and hard labour for assaulting
a London dock constable, and attempting to throw him into
the dock basin. Since then be has been convicted for drun-
kenness, disorderly conduct, assaults, nocturnal visits to
churchyard; and singing over the graves, " Father
"come home," and other offences. Last night he wont to
the station-house of Elio H division in Leman-street, White-
chapel, and made some frivolous inquiries. lie was told by
Police sergeant Prior, acting inspector, to call again when
sober and his inquiries would be answered, on which be
went outside the station-house and raado a great disturb-
ance. He was sent to prison for, a month.

Prince Christian on Wednesday afternoOn visited
Madame Taiiaun's Exhibition, Baker. street.
London, England, 1870-03-18

ADMIRALTY PROVIDENCE.

Whilst the navy estimates were under discussion,
Mr. Baxter gave some amusing though irritating
details of the vast stores which had been accumillated
at Deptford Yard. There was a seven years'
supply of this, and a ten years' supply of that,
and so on—the quantities being out of all
proportion to the actual wants of the navy. A par-
liamentary paper just issued gives full details of
this Admiralty providence. Thus we find that
the total amount of white wine in stock
on the first day of the year was 20,808
bottles, and the quantity served out during 1800
was 3,108 bottles. The stock will therefore last six
and a half years. By the same comparison it ap-
pears that there is a seven years' stock of essence of
beef; pickles enough to last four years; a ten
and three quarter years' supply of saloon
candles ; about fifty years' stock of men's
foot-pieces for stockings; a thirty-nine years'
stock of boys' foot-pieces; blue cloth for seven and
three-quarter years ; flushing jackets for thirteen
years ; comforters for three and a-half years; striped
shirting for five years ; and towelling for seven
years.
London, England, 1870-03-18

THE IRISH PAPERS AND THE LAND BILL.
The thirteen prophets who voted against the
second reading of the Irish Land Bill are finding
very little honour in their own country. Now that
all the Irish papers have had their say, the testi-
mony of opinion in favour of letting the bill
be read a second' time is very strong. The
Freeman goes in favour of the thirteen, but the
remaining papers of influence are very generally on the
other side. The Northern Whiy says the only effect of
the opposition is " to affor.l a pretence to men who do
not want to bo satisfied with any legislation to
represent the measure as utterly unsatisfactory."
The Cork, Reporter commends the courage of those
Liberals who refused to vote against the second
reading. The Cork Examiner says that the rejection
of the bill would have involved the misfortune of a
Tory Government. On the whole, it is clear that
the Government is well supported in Ireland.
London, England, 1870-03-18

WORKHOUSE INFIRMARIES.

-.
The Brentford Union is in a nico condition. Its
guardians, or some of them at least, the other day
objected to receive a letter of complaint from an
inmate of Ilanwell Lunatic Asylum, because she was
a mad-woman. ;What do they think of the
report now submitted by Mr. Mackinlay,
house surgeon of the workhouse infirmary ?
During the last week eleven new cases of
small pox have occurred. There are now twenty-
five cases of small pox in the infirmary, and conse-
quently the surgeon, though acknowledging that it
is a great evil to have patients suffering
from relapsing fever in.the midst of ordinary patients,
has actually mixed up contagious diseases with those
of -a harmless nature. His excuse' is—" it appeared
to be the only arrangement I could make under the
circumstances."
London, England, 1870-03-18

GENERAL LINDSAY.

It is stated that General Lindsay is to be placed
upon the regular staff of the army for six months,
and sent out to Canada as a sort of Commissioner
from the War Office, to complete the evacuition of
the Dominion by its former imperial garrison.

PETITION AGAINST RETURN OF MR. B

OSBORNE.

The petition against Mr. Osborne's return for
Waterford city- charges Mr. Osborne with bein,g,
guilty, by himself or his agents, of giving or pro-
mising money to voters, and supplying meat and
drink to influence them corruptly. It also charges
using and threatening to use violence and force to
intimidate voters, and the abduction or duress of
voters.

LOSS OF TIIE MAIL STEAMER NOR.

MANDY.

SOUTHAMPTON, March 17.
The London and South Western Company's
steamer Normandy, Captain Harvey, left here last
night for the Channel Islands (about twelve
o'clock). _ At four a.m., thirty miles from the
Needles, the screw steamer Mary, bound from
the Danube for London, ran stern on into the
Normandy during a very thick fog. She struck the
Normandy abaft the midsbip section, cutting her
down to the water's_edge, and the after cabins and
bold filled immediately. The numbers lost are :
Captain Harvey, chief mate, chief and second en-
gineers, 3 sailors, 7 firemen and carpenters, 3 first-
class gentlemen passengers, 4 second-class lady pas-
sengers, and 10 deck passengers.
London, England, 1870-03-18

EMIGRATION AND CROWN LANDS.

The Emigrant and Colonists' Aid Corporation re-
cently applied to Earl Granville for a grant of land
in Natal. or Western Australia for the settlement
of emigrants sent out by the society. The Colonial
Minister, in reply, said there were great objections to
granting a portion of Crown lands in those colonies.
A. great part of the royal territory had already been
given. In Natal some five million acres had been

distributed between 16,000 persons; and in Western
Australia about eight million acres were held by
22,000 settlers. The land in the possession of these
persons is the best in the colony. The result, says
Earl Granville, is not satisfactory. The owners of
these immense tracts are unable to cultivate or
occupy -them, or to furnish the revenue or labour
out of which the social, educational, and material
requirements of settlers may be provided. New
corners are necessarily.pushed back to places remote
from markets, schools, churches, &c., where
they can earn nothing by working for
wages, and have no means of disposing of the
surplus produce they raise from their land.
A freshlintroduetion of emigrants could have no good
effect in remedying this state of things. But the
Government could have no objection to granting
land in the province of Ontario, Canada. The
climate there is healthy, traversed by good
roads, and within reach of churches and
schools. The Corporation, in answer to
this communication, accepted Earl Granville's offer
of land in Canada ; but regretted the territorial dead-
lock in Natal and Western Australia, as the climate
of those colonies is decidedly less rigorous than that
of Canada.
London, England, 1870-03-18

RUMOURED DIFFERENCES LN TILE
FRENCH CABINET.

The Francais, which is considered the accredited
organ of MM. Darn and Buffet, gives an em Katie
denial to the rumour of divisions in the French
Cabinet, published in the Prone. "Several journals," says
the Francais, " speak of a difference which occurred at
the late Ministerial Council. We know nothing a
what passed in the council. We can, however, affiym
that M. Emile 011ivier and M. Dam, who were said tot*
divided in opinion, are perfectly agreed. The members
of the Cabinet may have different views on certain political
questions. The object of Cabinet Councils is to bring
these different opinions into a harmony which secures the
homogeneousness of the Cabinet, and renders each
Minister individually responsible for the conduct of the
whole Ministry. It is thus that matters should stand,
and it is thus they do stand, and the Cabinet of January
2nd pursues a policy from which none of its members with.
draw. The same journals speak of an intervention of Prince
Napoleon between two conflicting members of the Minis.
try. This intervention never took place, because the
conflict never existed." The Soir cautions its readers
against putting faith in the rumours set afloat during the
last faw days, " with a zeal too great to be altogether die.
interested." The Soir declares that the majority of the
Cabinet have decided to assume an attitude with refe.
rence to the Roman question which shall enable them to
retain the support of the minority.
London, England, 1870-03-18

THE DUEL IN SPAIN.

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The Nord summarises the views expressed by the
Spanish papers on the late fatal dueL It is doubted
whether the Duke of Montpensier has render himcelf
amenable to the law, but there is no doubt that the im-
pression produced by the occurrence in Spain Ns unfetveur-
able to him. The proof of this is found in
the language of the Madrid papers which
have hitherto supported him. The Correspondancla
merely says that Don Enrique de-Bourbon has died as
the result of a dentele diJagreable brought about by a
fly-sheet published some days ago. El Universal speaks
coldly of " the disagreeable question which has been
raised between two high personages," and adds In
another place that it has heard that the " Infante Don
Enrique died suddenly this morning." The Epoca
says that the magistrate who had to investigate the
case judicially finds that the death of the Infante
was accidental ; it took place while he was trying his
nista

some disappointment has been felt in Paris because
;lie Ministers have declined to take advantage of the
birthday of the Prince Imperial to release the political
Primers of February. .

Tne IYCZU York Herald of the sth instant states
that the United States Government arc awaiting the offi-
cers' reports on the collision between the Oneida and the
Bombay before framing rules for a searching investigation
into the circumstances of the disaster.
Previous to her departure from St. Petersburo• ~,,
Madame Patti received from a club of noblemen a brooch
of the value of £3,000, and the members of the orchestra
of the Italian Opera presented her with a golden crown of
laurel on which was inscribed, "A. 'Adelina Patti.
l'Orchestre de l'Op6ra Italien."

We understand that Mr. Wilson, of tho New
York Associated Press, has offered a reward for the dis-
covery of the person or persons who originated the
rumour respecting the arrival at Queenstown of the
missing ship City of Boston.

The Western Daily Press says it is probable that
Mr. Odger will consent to a test ballot between himself,
Mr. Kirkman Hodgson, and Mr. hobinron, the three
B
Liberal candidates for ristol. Mr. Hardinge Giffard,
Q.C., will, according to a wide-spread report, offer him-
self as a consehative candidate. Mr. Giffard fought
Cardiff at the last general election, and made 2,q55 to
2. Qk;2:„, , ~., •
London, England, 1870-03-18

AUDITORS.

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THE CENSUS AND CHURCH STATISTICS.

At a meeting of the Central Council of the Church
Institution Mr. George Cubitt, M.P., drew attention
to the fact that next year the question of taking a
religious census would be brought before the
country. It was one, he thought, which should
be seriously considered. Since 1841 they had had no
satisfactory religious census. In that year the people
were asked to say what religion they professed, and
a return was made accordingly;
,but in 1851 the
Dissenters objected to the method, and the
congregations were counted in the diffe-
rent churches and chapels. The result of. that
test he considered very unfair for Churchmen. The
chairman was followed by Mr. Rennie, who read an
elaborate paper on the subject. He said that in the
last halt century upwards of 75 millions
of money had been raised for Church
purposes. This sum was estimated to
have been divided thus:—Church building and
restorations, £25,000,000; schools, £21,000,000;
endowments, £30,000,000; sites, parsonages, and
other items, bringing up the total to about
R80,00.0)000. In -the same, period, he said, the
Dissenting community had spent £15,000,000 in
building places of worship, or about the
same amount spent by the Church since 1820.
A discussion ensued, and the meeting was unanimous
in an expression of dissatisfaction at the manner in
which the religious census of 1851 was taken. It
was also agreed on the desirability of having another
religious census obtained which would repr_esent
fairly the state of sects throughout the. United
Kingdom.
London, England, 1870-03-18

DR. NEWMAN ON INFALLIBILITY.

The Standard attributed to Dr. Newman some
very strong expressions touching the Infallibility
dogma. He was said to have " written to his bishop
at Rome, Dr. Ullathorne, stigmatising the
promoters of Papal infallibility as an insolent,
aggressive faction." Dr. Newman repu-
diates these uncomprising terms. But he
none the less admits that he deeply deplores the
policy, spirit, and measures of those persons who are
urging the definition of Infallibility. "But, on the
other hand, I have a firm belief, and have had all
along, that a Grqater Power than that of any man or
set of men will, over-rule the deliberations of the
Council to the determination of Catholic and Apos-
tolic truth, and that what its Fathers eventually
proclaim with one voice will be the Word of God,".

THE ATHANASIAN CREED.
The Rev. and Hon. W. H. Lyttleton states in a letter
to the Guardian that the question raised by the
petition in which, ho and his brother join, does
not relate to the Athanasian Creed as a
whole but simply to the damnatory clauses.
He says he did not at all question that damnatory
clauses of some sort might be lawfully appended to
some points of faith, and precepts of salvation. But
might, he asks, such anathemas as those of thr
Athanasian Creed be lawfully appended to al:
and each of the propositions of that Creed ? 11liqht
we lawfully say, for instance, that every Sabellian
and every member of the Greek Church shall,
without doubt, perish everlastingly ! For this,
labour as we may, he says, to explain
the words away, is what the Creed declares.
In all earnestness he calls upon every one who reads
his words to consider the subject, and if ho arrive at
the conviction that the damnatory clauses are inde-
fenbihle, to do whatever in him lies to help those
who are now Labouring to have them omitted from
the Creed.

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GIRLS' EDUCATION.
The promoters of the highly praiseworthy movei
meat in favour of middle-class education in the]
ractrovoliz Alan AO twattca tin wealiex
London, England, 1870-03-11

LORD MALMESBURY'S STEWARD.

Mr. E. S. Elliott, of Christchurch, land agent to
the Earl of Malmesbury, has been missing for about
a fortnight. The only trace of him that has been
discovered is his hat, and the affair seems almost as
mysterious as the one of which the Rev. Mr. Speke
was the hero. On Thursday morning, February 2d,
Mr. Elliott set out from Christchurch in a carriage

in order to meet Lord Malmesbury by appointment at
Heron-court at eleven o'clock. On his way he left
the carriage in charge of the coachman, in order to
examine a piece 'of land. He said he would be absent
about a quarter of an hour, but the coachman
waited three hours and Mr. Elliott did
not return. He has never been heard of
since. Both Lord Malmesbury and the coach-
man immediately went in search of the missing
steward, who was traced by his footsteps to the bank
of the river. This, and the fact that Mr. Elliott had
been lately in a desponding frame of mind, led to the
idea that he had committed suicide, but the river has
been dragged again and again, and the whole of the
neighbouring country scoured, without finding any
traces of the missing man.
London, England, 1870-03-11

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Hepworth Dixon's New Work.

The eagerly-looked-for work by the distinguished
ex-Editor of the Atheimuin—famous as the author
of so many popular books, from the vindication of
Lord Bacon to the brilliant historical chapters on
Her Majesty's Tower—is at this moment, we are
glad to know, upon the very eve of publication.
It will be in two volumes, and will be entitled
" Free Russia." Tho following is Mr. Dixon's
Preface:—

" Svobodnaya Russia - Free Russia—is a word on every
lip in that great country ; at once the Name and Hope of
the new empire born of the Crimean war. in past times
Russia was free, even as Germany and France were free.
She fell before Asiatic hordes; and the Tartar system
lasted, in spirit, if not in form, until the war; but since
that ounflict ended, the old Russia has been born again.
This now country—hoping to be pacific, meaning to be
Free—is what I have tried to paint.
"My journeys, just completed, carried me from the
Polar Sea to the Ural Mountains, from the mouth
of the Vistulr, to the Straits of Yeni Kale, in-
cluding visits to the four holy shrines of Solo-
vetsk, Pechora]; St. Gnome, and Troitsa. My ob-
;ect being to paint the Living People, I have much to
say about pilgrims, monks, and parish priests ; about vil-
lage justice, and patriarchal life ; about beggars, tramps,
and sectaries ; about Kozaks, Kulmuks, and Kirghiz;
about workmen's artels, burgher rights, and the division
of land ; about students' revolts and soldiers' grievances ;
in short, about the Human Forces which underlie and
shape the external palitics of our time.

" Two journeys made in previous years have helped me
to judge the reforms which are opening out the Japan-
like empire of Nicolas into the Free Russia of the reign-
ing prince.
" 6, St. James's-terrace, February, 1870."
London, England, 1870-03-11

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London, England, 1870-03-11

THE ITALIAN OPERA.

The Italian opera season will commence at Covent
Garden Theatre on Tuesday fortnight. The list of
artistes is a very strong one, though not that combi-
nation of " all the talents" which was secured last
year. Madame Adelina Patti, Madame Lucca, and
Madlles.Titiens, Bauermeister, and Scalchi will appear.
Madlles. Olnia, Cari, and Sessi will sing in England for
the first time. Herr Wachtel, M. Petit, and
Graziani, Naudin, Cotogni, Mario, Tagliafico, and
Ciampi are engaged. The operas of " Macbeth "
and " Estueralia," besides " Medea," " Hamlet," and
many old favourites will be produced.
London, England, 1870-03-11

THE SCOTCH CHURCH RATES BILL.

The division on the Church Rates (Scotland) Bill, which
was thrown out by 225 to 108, was a somewhat remark-
able one. The minority consisted entirely of Liberals
and Radicals, with the single exception of
Sir J. G. T. Sinclair, the member for Caith-
ness. Of course the Scotch members mustered
strongly. Mr. W. H. Forster and Mr. G. 0. Trevelyan
voted with the minority. The majority was a
strange mixture of moderate Liberals, Conserva-
tives, and members of the Government. Sir C.
Adderley, Dr. Ball, the Home Secretary, Mr. Stephen
Cave, Mr. Corry, Mr. Cowper-Temple, Mr. W. H. Glad-
stone, Sir George Grey, Lord John Manners, Mr. New-
degate, Sir Stafford Northcote, Mr. Otway, Colonel
Wilson Patten, and Mr. Walpole were amongst this
" Holy Alliauce."

SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
TWO EX-SECRETARIES FOR IRELAND 4

The third night of the debate on the Irish Land Bill,
says the Times, opened with successive speeches by two
ex-Secretaries for Ireland, and it might therefore be pre-
sumed that some new light was shed upon the subject
from their union of ability with experience. Anyone Rho
reads the speech of Colonel Wilson-Patten can trace the
workings of arl impartial and intelligent mind reluctantly
reconciling itself to conclusions from which it instinctively
shrank. The tone of Mr. Horsman's speech was altogether
different. It was the first speech he had made since his
restoration to Parliamentary life, and many new members
had never heard him before. A flattering silence attended
his opening words, and for some time allowed his well-
soundinc, sentences to produce their full effect. Moreover,
he had° been Chief Secretary for Ireland almost
as many years as Colonel Wilson Patten had
been months, and ample opportunities of
knowledge and of reflection qualified him to speak
with authority upon the subject. The result was a
prolonged eulogy on the Ministerial Bill, without qualifi-
cation and without discrimination. The Government had
ventured upon nothing they ought not to have attempted.
They had omitted nothing they ought to have done.
They, for the first time, had shewn the boldness of
true statesmanship. Those who listened to this con-
tinuous and unvaried strain of laudation found it im-
passible to repress some inward questioning. When had
they never heard anything like it before? It is a dozen
years and more since Mr. Horatian ceased to be Irish
Secretary. Some explanation of the mystery there
doubtless is, though we have it not. It weighed sorely
upon many minds on Thursday night. Perhaps it. was
because they sought relief in asking one another for help
in understanding it that an indefinable buzz during the
latter half of Mr. Horsman's speech marred the stillness
that graced its commencement.
London, England, 1870-03-11

AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, March 10.
In to-day's sitting of the Senate the debate on
the Funding Bill was continued.
The proposed section making the interest on the
New Bonds payable in European cities, was re-
jected by 29 against 11 votes ; as also was the sec-
tion appointing agents to negotiate the Bonds
abroad.

The State Legislature of Missouri have rejected
the Female Suffrage Amendment.

NEW YORK, March 10.

The violent fluctuations in gold have unsettled
♦alues, and caused a partial suspension of business
generally.

(Per French Atlantic Cable.)
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at 1121 ; the highest quotation dur-
ing the day was 1124'; the lowest, 110 f.
Sterling Exchange on London loBk.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 llOl.
" 1885 ll4.
" 1867 lo9i.
10-40 gc
106 k.
Illinois l3Bl.
Erie
Cotton—Mid. upland 2lfc.
Petroleum—Standard White 27c.
Flour, extra state, $4.70c. to $5.30c. Corn, old
mixed, sl.4e.

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.
SUEZ, March 10.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Mooltan (from Calcutta, 15th February), arrived
at four this afternoon.

GIBRALTAR, March 10.

The Pera, from Southampton, sth inst., arrived
at Gibraltar at 11 p.m. yesterday, and left for
Alexandria at ten this morning. All well.

MESSINA, March 9.

The Messageries Imperiales steamer Hooghly,
with the homeward India and China mails, passed
here to-day via Suez Canal.
London, England, 1870-03-11

THE CITY OF BRISTOL.

We have no desire whatever, says the Daily News, to
deviate from our policy of the strictest non-interference in
local politics. There are always circumstances in every
contest which lookers-on from a distance cannot
know, and their zealous interference on either
side may do more harm than good even to
the cause they espouse. The Bristol Liberals
must, of course, select the candidate they believe they
can carry, and it is to be earnestly hoped that they will
select and carry the one who commands the best
chances of success. The Bristol Liberals have an
incontestible right to choose which candidate they like,
entirely apart from any considerations which may be
urged on them from the outside. We have no desire
to interfere with the exercise of their right ; but if
their choice should fall on Mr. Odger we believe they will
do a real service to the Liberal party, without ( Jparro-
mising their ascendency in their own city. But the onto
thing absolutely needful- is that on the eve of the Ballot
becoming an accomplished fact, the veteran champion of
that great reform should not be replaced in the
representation of Bristol by an opponent of the popular
cause. - -- - -
London, England, 1870-03-11

MR. CHARLES DICKENS.

It is almost needless to state that the paragraph
now going the round of the metropolitan and pro-
vincial papers concerning Court honours to Mr.
Charles Dickens has no foundation in fact. We
shall probably run no risk of error if we conclude
that Mr. Dickens's visit to her Majesty was in
obedience to the express desire of a most ardent
admirer of his works naturally anxious to make
the personal acquaintance of their distinguished
author.—Telegraph.
London, England, 1870-03-11

SCHNEIDER.

11h111e. Schneider is doubtless greatly flattered at
dividing with the Fenians and denominational
education the attention of Cardinal Cullen. She
is about to appear at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, and
in anticipation of the event the Cardinal's Vicars-
General have issued a warning. The parent who
allows his child to resort to such demoralising scenes
will, it is said, have a fearful account to render. The
brother who can encourage his sister's presence
there must have lost every feeling of love and regard
for one so closely related to him. These theatrical
exhibitions, it is remarked, are to be produced on the
stage of Catholic Dublin in the holy time of
Lent, and yet they would receive no coun-
tenance in' Paris, and the Protestant press of
London denounced them as an abomination. It is
very deplorable; but it seems really necessary to con-
fess that, though the Protestant press of London
said all that was proper about Mdlle. Schneider, Pro-
testant people and the Protestant heir to the Throne
went to see her all the same. If she meets with no
countenance in Paris, it may be thp.t her acting is
not indecent enough.
London, England, 1870-03-11

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.

10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 191 191 1.1
10 Anglo Mediter Te1.,1im.... 10 201 21 181
st Atlantic Telegraph lO 14 16
st Do. 8 per cent.
st B. and L Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 180 lido
at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 262 267
10 Do. New 8 12 13p
25 Indo-European Tel., lim all 23 25
5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all 3 4
1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all . ..
10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., Rm all 9 10 71
25 Reuter's Telegram all 12 13
20 Societe TransatlanL, lim all 16 14 151
at Submarine Telegraph
1 Do. Scrip all 11 11
5 11. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 8
5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 11 81
London, England, 1870-03-11

THE FRENCH FUNDS.

According to Reuter's telegram this afternoon
the Rentes closed at 74f. 55e. ; rather firm.

[AD YEaysignENTJ—Henceforth no one will doubt the valuable
properties of Du Barry's health-restoring Revalento. Arabia,
Invalids' and Infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings
it has already received from Invalids whoa position had been
deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Holiness the Pope,
whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty years of
unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote froth the " Gazette du
Midi," July 25th Rome, July 21,1866. - The health of the Holy
Father is excellent. especially since, abandoning all other reme-
dies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta
Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal.
It has producean, surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and
his Holiness ca-Enot praise this excellent food too highly." We
extract a few out ofnicre than 63,000 cures :—Cure No. 58,216, of
the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven years' liver complaint
wasting away, debility, nervousness, with a nervous palpitation,
all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the most in
tolerable nervous agitation. Cure No. 1,771: Lord Stuart do
Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia,
No. 49,832: "Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia,
nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms,
sickness, and vomiting —Maria Joly " Cure No. 46,270: Mr.
James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lung;
spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Im-
portant Caution—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than
sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liobigs'
name is most audaciously attached.
In tins, at ,s'd; llb 2.3 9d: 2 lb 4s 6d; slb Us; 12 lb 226 :
24 lbs 4 s lso i.O RDNALEN TA. A BABICA CHOCOLATE
POWDER is packed in tin canisters: for I't cups at 2s, for 24 cups
at 3s 6d, for 8 cups at 6s, for 288 cups at 30s, for 576 cups at 55s
—being about one penny per cup. The 30s and 55s tins are, sent
free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order.—
AIM DO BARRY and Co., No, 77, Regent-street, Imulyn ; and
ail Cirgeen ond Chemists.
London, England, 1870-03-11

LAND AND LABOIIIi.

In fact the Land and Labour League are already
beginning to think themselves unfairly treated. This
body have under consideration a neat little scheme,
whereof the main feature• is the division of all the
land in the kingdom amongst the working
classes, without compensation to anybody. They
have requested Mr. Gladstone to hear their views on
this interesting subject. Mr. Gladstone has replied
that the pressure of public business will not allow
any conference 'of the kind. The Land and Labour
League are very irate at this " cool refusal." At
their last gathering, which, with a fine sense of
the fitness of things, was held at the Old Bailey, they
resolved to send no more begging letters. On
Good Friday they will have a monster meeting in
Trafalgar-square, and on the following day they
think of waiting upon the Premier, whether he likes
to receive them or not. Mr. Gladstone will thus
have an excellent opportunity of renewing his Edu-
*cation League experience on a grand scale. If his
windows are smashed, it will only be carrying the
physical display theory to its legitimate end.
London, England, 1870-03-11

'ULSTER TENANT BIGHT.

Mr. T. G. Cliffe Leslie, undoubtedly an authority
on the Irish Land, question, writes to the Deity
.11rews on the subject of the Ulster tenant right. Ile
says it is matter of loud complaint in Ulster that the
bill by no means legalises all the genuine incidents
of the custom ; that it provides only for compensation
to an out-going tenant ; and even on that head may
prove to sanction, not the genuine Ulster custom,
but the particular usages, perhaps the extra-
ordinary encroachments of particular landlords or
agents on particular estates. The conservation of the
incidents of the custom is, however, by no means the
end or object of the proposed legislation. The end
is security and certainty of tenure ; the Ulster cus-
'Com is appealed to only as a means to that end. With
regard to the rent which the Ulster tenant is in
future to pay, Mr. Leslie shews that the accuracy
of statistics by which to adjust a scale of rent is not
to be depended upon.
London, England, 1870-03-11

WESTMINSTER.

INTIMIDATING A PROSECUTOR.—Patrick O'Keefe,
an old Irishman, was charged with assaulting Ellen
Hayes.

It appears that, on the 4th of February, the son
of the prisoner robbed the prosecutrix of her purse
and lie. 6d., and for that he had been sentenced to
six months' hard labour.

The prosecutrix deposed that on Saturday night
the prisoner came to her and asked her the amount
of her loss ; she told him, but instead of saying
anything further he struck her in the mouth and
knocked her down, hurting her very much.
Prisoner said he only pushed her ; and a remand
was ordered for the production of a witness.
London, England, 1870-03-11

EDUCATION.

In answer to Sir John Pakington,
Mr. GLADSTONE said he was unable to give any posi-
tive assurance till after the present debate. Until to-
morrow night he was unable to speak absolutely on the
4Edtreation The-right hon. gentleman-took this op-
portunity of answering a question put the other evening
by the member for Oxford University, with regard to
two bills affecting the ownership and succession of land.
He hoped to be able next week to introduce two bills, one
relating to intestacy, and the other to the power of
transfer of land.

THE LAND BILL. '
In answer to Mr. BATESON,

Mr. GLADSTONE said he could not allow a lapse between
the second reading and going into committee on the Irish
Land Bill.

CHELSEA BRIDGE.

Mr. W. H. SMITH asked the Frst Lord of the Treasury
whether, taking into consideration that Saturday after-
noon had recently become a general half holiday among
the working classes in the Metropolis, and that Battersea
Park was much resorted to by them as a place of recrea-
tion, her Majesty's Government would consent to remit
the toll for foot passengers on Chelsea Bridge after two
o'clock on Saturdays, in extension of the privilege was
now enjoyed on Sundays and on other holidays.

Mr. GLADSTONE said he could not remit the toll at the
expense of the public, but if the Metropolitan Board of
Works made a proposition putting the saddle on the right
horse, he would promise its consideration.
London, England, 1870-03-11

STORY OF A FOUNDLING.

The French papers narrate a curious foundling
romance which has come before the higher courts.
In the month of July, 1814, a new-born female
infant, wrapped up in fine linen, on which were
marked the initials H. L., was found on the steps of
a hospital in Rouen. She was taken into the
institution, remained there, and until three
years ago was employed in the hospital as a servant.
But when more then 50 years of age the poor un-
known learned that she was the illegitimate child of
a very great lady, who had made a slip before she
was married, got rid of her offspring in the
manner above stated, married shortly afterwards
to a wealthy man, and had kept her secret during
half a century of married life. Now the French law
awards an illegitimate child a small portion of an
inheritance. Accordingly, when the woman knew
" who she was," she commenced a suit after the
death of the husband, who survived his wife a little
while, in order to recover her share. The
difficulties of proof were exceedingly great.
But an enterprising attorney undertook the case,
on the conditions of receiving £l,OOO if he succeeded,
and nothing if he failed. He did succeed. The
Court of First Instance rejected the application; but
an appeal ended in giving the claimant a fortune of
from £3,000 to £4lOOO. After this triumph, however,
she broke faith with her attorney, and refused the
£1,000; the court cutting down the bill to £4OO,
London, England, 1870-03-11

RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS

at Birkenhead lOO 93 95
00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 98 100
at Buckinghamshire
at Cheater and Holyhead lOO 54 6
at Do. 51 per cent.
at Do. 5 do.
at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO
at Colchester Stour Valley 100
at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 132 131
29 Gloster and Dean Forest all ..•
a Gt. EaBEL, Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100
a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100
at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100
at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Hera 100 97 99
50 Hull and Selby all 110 112
et Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 217 222
at London and Blackwall
at Do. 41 per cent lOO
et London, Chat., &c., 41 p. C. 100
at Do. Com. Fund, sdo 100 .
at London and Greenwich
at Do. do Preference lOO ...
at London, Tilbury, & Scuth 150 83 85
at Lowestoft,gua 4 percent lOO 79 81
at Do. de . 6 do
51 Manch., Bra. Ma all
•• •
••• •••
at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 91
10 Mid Kent Cray Line) , all
50 Nerthern&East., 5 percent all 53 5G
50 Do. do. 6 do. all
at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l
at N.West. A perp. prof, 5p C. 100 107 109
at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO ..„
at Notting. & Granth R. & C lOO 91 9;1
25 Preston and Wyre..
Royston, Hitch., and Snep. 100 131 134
at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 131
10 De uo 8 2 21p
a S. Yorksh. and River Dun 109 100 105
D 4 per cent gua lO3 78 SO
do
at rict. Station and Pimlico lOO .
at West Cornwall
20 West London, Class A all 13 14
20 Do do B all
20 Do do C all
at Weymouth and Portland lOO
st Wilts and Somerset

DOCKS.
East and West
London and St. Katherine 100 49 51
D oDob. stock, 4 per cent
Millwall Freehold Land
Dock lOO 30 33
Southampton l)3 72 75 2
Surrey Con:o4M cls/ 100 109 111
London, England, 1870-03-11

CASES OF LONG FASTING.

The Pall Mall Gazette devotes an article to the
record of various instances of long abstention from
food which occurred :in the liith century, similar to
that now occupying the attention of the magis-
trates of Llandyssil. The writer says that
allowing every scope for exaggeration, and
every probability of occasional deception, these
stories assuredly indicate a most singular physi-
cal state of the human body in relation to its ordi-
nary aliment. It will be well, he contends, if the
case under investigation at this moment
could be so thoroughly examined that it
could be known on how little nourishment this
Welsh girl really subsisted, and what were the ner-
vous conditions under which the abstinence became,
as her mother expressed it, " her only pleasure."
London, England, 1870-03-11

ROYAL CHRISTENING.

Yesterday the second son of his Serene Highness
the Prince and her Royal Highness the Princess of
Teck was christened at Kensington Palace. The
ceremony was performed by the Right Rev. the
Bishop of London, assisted by the Rev. Evan
Nepean and the Rev. Mr. Bullack. The infant
Prince received the names Francis Joseph Leopold
Frederick. The sponsors were the Emperor of Aus-
tria, represented by his Excellency the Austrian Am-
bassador ; his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, his
Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Wurtemberg,
Queen of the Belgians, represented by her Serene
Highness the Princess Claudine of Teck, her Royal
Highness Princess Christian, her Royal Highness
Princess Louise, and Miss Burdett Coutts. here
were present their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales, Prince Albert Victor, and Prince
George; their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Christian, her Royal Highness Princess Louise, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, Miss Burdett
Coutts, and the attendants upon their Royal High-
nesses.
London, England, 1870-03-11

YDONOVAN ROSSA.

The Telegraph thinks it is not easy to treat " au Irana
serieux " the letter, alleged to be from O'Donovan Rossa,
which appeared in a special edition of La Marsalciae on
Tuesday evening. The probability is that La isiarseillaise
has been hoaxed; or that at the best it has t rated the
great gobemouche fraternity to a red:4:1494.0f a Leto*" which
appeared in the Irishman some months ago, from the
same hand, and coloured with similarly thick tints
of exaggeration. Of course, our neighbours across
the Channel will take the whole matter as " gospelt" and
for their sakes, rather than with any hope of convincing
Fenian incorrigibles, we think it right to point out in the
most unequivocal manner, that, whether the letter be
genuine or not, its allegations of excessive cruelty and ill-
treatment are a congeries of impudent falsehoods. A few
evenings ago, in the House of Commons, Mr. Gladstone
—whose word as an English gentleman no intelligent
Frenchman of any class or party would dream of question-
ing—denied every statement of harshness or exceptional
severity ; and, further, he stated that the wife of Rossa,
on a recent visit, congratulated him on his " improved "
appearance. Indeed, if the Government has erred at all,
.it has been on the side of leniency—Rossa having con-
stantly received indulgences denied to less fortunate con-
victs. We counsel our Parisian neighbours to treat all
stories of cruelty to political prisoners in England as the
unscrupulous fabrications of men who, having ventured
on the desperate game of conspiracy, and hsvmg lost it,
chafe like querulous children under the punishment their
own folly has provoked.
London, England, 1870-03-11

TO BE MAJORS.

Captain William Atherton Park, late 3d Bombay Euro-
pean Infantry.

Captain Francis Whitworth Russell, late 3d Bengal
Enropean Cavalry.

Major (now Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel) John
Alexander Mathew Macdonald, Bombny Staff Corps, to b.
Lieutenant-Colonel, in succession to Major-General Sir
H. B. Edwardes, K.C.8., K.C.5.1., Bengal infantry, de-
ceased.
London, England, 1870-03-11

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

TIIE SMOKE NUISANCE ACT.-Mr. Leon Trothier,
of No. 315 A, Oxford-street, confectioner, was
summoned before Mr. Knox, by Superintendent
Dunlap, of the C division, for using a funnel not
constructed so as to consume its own smoke.

Mr. Sandison, the Government engineer ap-
pointed under the Act, having proved the case,
Mr. Knox fined the defendant 10s., and ordered
him to pay 31s. Gd. costs.

Mr. Durrant, baker, of No. 32, Broad-street,
Golden-square, was fined 75., and ordered to pay
235. costs ; as also was Mr. James Cross, baker, of
No. 11, Frith-street, Soho.