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London, England, 1870-05-14

M.C.C. AND GROUND V. COUNTY OF HERTS.

This match, which was part played on Thursday,
and was at the time of drawing stumps in an inte-
resting phase, would have been concluded yesterday
at Lord's but for the steady downfall of rain, which
set in about half an hour previous to the time of re-
suming play, and continued until dinner time with-
out intermission. It wa3 then determined, as there
seemed no prospect of the weather clearing, to aban-
don further play. The game, therefore, stands drawn.

The Newbiggin Lifeboat, " William Hopkinson, of
Brighouse," belonging to the Lifeboat Society, was
launched yesterday to the assistance of six fishing boats,
which had been caught in a storm. She succeeded in
bringing all the boats and their crews safely ashore.
Mr. W. F. Thurland, treasurer of the Oxford Col-
lege Servants' Provident Society, has absconded, leaving&
deficiency of £l,OOO in the exchequer of the society. Mr.
Thurland was a member of the Town Council, and cook
and maniple of New College.
A breakfast was given to the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon,
in the Music Hall, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, under the
auspices of the United Presbyterian Synod. Mr.
Spurgeon, in the course of his •speech, strongly advoca-
ted union between the Free and United Presbyterian
Churches.

The Opinions of yesterday announces that a fresh
band of insurgents has been formed at Vecina of the same
political character as that at Catanzaro. The Government
has for some time had information of impending disturb-
ances, and had reinforced the troops in that district to
meet the emergency.
An unknown child, about a month old, was found
on Thursday afternoon in the ladies' waiting-room of the
Great Western Railway station, Wolverhampton, mur.
dered by strangulation. Marks of violence, as if by a
cord, were visible about the head and neck, and blood was
upon the neck and face. It was wrapped in portions of a
woman's under-garment.

We learn from the Cosmos that by closing the
mouth of a well hermetically, and by partially exhausting
the air, M. bonnet has found that there follows a large
increase in the supply.

It is reported that the Russians are marching upon
Khiva and that they have ordered the King of Bokhara
to furnish supplies to the army of invasion, as well as a
contingent of 5,000 men.
Yesterday, her Majesty's vessels Hydra, Adder,
Beagle, Aid, and Lively were sold by auction, at the
Captains' Room, Lloyd's. The attendance was numerous,
and for some of the vessels there was a brisk competition .

- -
A meeting was held last evening at the People's
Hall, Whitechapel, when resolutions were passed in
favour of Sir Wilfrid Lawson's Permissive Prohibitory
Bill. A petition in favour of the same was also adopted.
London, England, 1870-05-14

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The Darien Project.

The news from the Isthmus of Darien is very
unfortunate. We were all in hopes that soon the
Suez Canal triumph would be repeated,
and that South America would be severed
from the northern part of the Continent,
as Africa has been separated from Asia. The inte-
rests of commerce and civilisation demand the
voyage round Cape Horn should be dispensed with
in th same way as the voyage round the Cape of
Good Hope. But it is not to be at
present. The surveying expedition sent out
by the American Government report, before
the completion of the task, that the enterprise
is impracticable. No canal can be made. Such a
decision, however, is too much at variance with the
spirit of the age and the requirements of commerce
to be accepted as final. The Suez Canal was often
pr.onounced to be one of the most impracticable of
undertakings.
London, England, 1870-05-14

THE LORD-LIEUTENANT ON IRELAND.

Earl Spencer is visiting Mr. Stewart Trench, Essex
Ca,Ale, Carrickmacross. His Excellency, attended by
Mr. Trench, drove through some of the most charming
parts of the county of Louth, a distance of some fourteen
or fifteen miles, on Thursday. He afterwards rode over a
portion of the extensive estates of the Marquess of Bath,
in the historic barony of Farney, to see the various im-
provements being carried on upon the property, and
e pecially in the building of good slated labourers'
Atages, farmhouses, &c. In the afternoon the
Earl and Countess were at Enniskillen, where they
were presented with an address, in reply to which the
noble lord said :—" Lady Spencer joins me in acknow-
ledging the kind welcome which the people of Enniskillen
have given us on our first vi.2lt to your neighbourhood and
town. I must congratulate the inhabitants of this town
on their peaceable character, owing to which
the presence of a large force is no longer re-
quired, as it unfortunately is in other places
in Ireland. As to the navigation of Lough Erne, it is
say earnest wish that it should be complete, but the sue-
eessf ul issue of such an enterprise must depend principally on
the exertions of the inhabitants of the locality. The Go-
vernment can assist mainly by powers which must be en-
trusted to them by Parliament ; but I shall rejoice to be
in any way instrumental in making the views of the
townspeople known to the Government."
London, England, 1870-05-14

THE REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH
LEICESTERSHIRE.

There is likely to be a contest for the representation of
South Leicestershire, rendered vacant by the elevation of
Viscount Curzon to the peerage through the death of Earl
Howe. Mr. Thomas Tertius Paget, who represented the
southern division of the county prior to, and was defeated
at, the last general election, will, it is stated, come forward
in the Liberal interest, a Conservative candidate being
found in the person of Mr. William Unwin Heygate, who
at one time represented the borough of Leicester.

The disabled mail steamer Siberia arrived off Queens-
town yesterday morning at 11 a.m., in tow of the Cunard
steamer Batavia.

As a Galliot schooner, the Immanuel, of Lier, coal-
laden, was clearing the harbour of West Wemyss in
the Firth of Forth, a sudden change of wind
drove her among the breakers at the back of the
pier. The position of the vessel prevented any boat
reaching her to take off the crew, for whose safety much
anxiety was felt. After some difficulty, however, they
were got ashore one by one by means of a rope fastened
round their waists. Some time afterwards the vessel
drifted eastward among the rocks, where she is expected
to become a wreck.

At a meeting of the Catholic clergy of the diocese of
Raphoe, held yesterday, for the purpose of choosing a suc-
cessor to the Right Rev. Dr. M`Gilligan, former Bishop
of Raphoe, now Primate of All Ireland, the Rev. Charles
O'Donnell, parish priest of Ardara, was nominated.

Tho following appeared in our Evening Edition of yester•
day:—

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

FRANCE.

PARIS, May 13.
The Official Journal of to-day contains the fol
lowing

" Yesterday the Emperor and Empress went un-
escorted through the Rue Rivoli and over the Pont
Neuf and the Rue Turbigo in an open carriage to the
Prince Eugene barracks. Their Majesties were
loudly cheered both by the troops and the people in
the Place Chateau d'Eau. The Emperor and Em-
press went over the barracks, being everywhere
greeted with shouts of 4 Vive l'Empereur,' Vive l'lm-
peratrice,' and 4 Vive l'Prince Imperial." After-
wards their Majesties proceeded along the Boule-
vards and the Champs Elysees to the
Dupleix Barracks and the Military School, where
the troops received them with acclamations. During
the whole course the Emperor and Empress were
vociferously cheered by the crowd which thronged
the streets.

"No disturbances took place last evening. At
11 p.m. the Faubourg du Temple and Belleville pre-
sented their normal appearance. 'The total number
of arrests since Monday amount to 558 persons.
The Droit of this morning says that yesterday
evening the police only arrested two waiters of a
café on the Boulevard St. Martin, who shouted " Aux
arras."
London, England, 1870-05-14

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 3.30 P.M.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

FRANCE

PARIS, May 13 (Ening).
S ve
Several deputies of the Left and Centre Left have
written to M. Schneider requesting the convocation
0' the Corps Legislatif on Monday next, at the latest,
81e, ee the verification of the Plebiscite must still
occupy some time. Only thirteen returns having as'
yet been communicated to the members, the com-
mittee have protested against the tardy communica-
tion of these statements.
The Duke de Grammont was summoned to the
Tuileries this morning.
The France of to-day considers his nomkation to
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as certain.
thAll
E the Sovereigns of Europe have congratulated
er mperor upon the result of the Plebiscite.
rhe lioniteur states that Beaury has made some
.eery Important declaration in reference to the plot
Dinst the Emperor's life.
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ITALY,

- FLORENCE, May 13.
The students of the University attempt to-day to
zeite disorders by uttering seditious cries.
The authorities succeeded in quelling tht dis-
turbance, and arrested three of the rioters.
,
to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputits
boenor Lanza, replying to Senor Mass3ri, said that a
antid of ten individuals had appeared between Pisa
Volterra, and, when met by troops, had fled
towards Monterosso, where they dispersed.
The Minister added that the Government, know-
;mg that the affairs at Catanzaro would be an
trated incident., but telegt aphed instructions to all
Prefects. The Prefect of Leghorn had already
zeginated that preparatory movements had been
e tir eed among some of the Republicans, and that
second chief of a band, named Magar, from Leg-
heti], had succeeded in extorting from the Mayor of
iullatignano some guns belonging to the National
thilarda• The band had met with no support from
Population of the districts through which they
uad passed.
TtuBenor Sanza denied that any one had been cap-
l'ed. by the bands of Ranconne, and had been forced
°Pay a ransom to Le set free, and further stated
that the Prefect of Catanzaro had reported that at
present no band of insurgents was there.

May 14.
ba be , azione announces the appearance of a fresh
4111:1 at Volterra, but states that the people were
tlrely unconnected with the movement.
The Perseverance of Milan denies that Menotti
Garibaldi had offered to join the troops against the
in
sUrge,tB.
del:he Gazetta di Farina also contains a singular
bal) and publishes a letter from Naples stating
etthe ex-volunteers employed by Menotti Gari-
-44,7 at his engineering works at Staletti, form the
"ells of the Catanzaro band.
London, England, 1870-05-14

GREECE.

ATHENS, May 13.
The Opposition regards the reply of Mr. Erskine
to M. Zaimis as equivocal, and rather as a confirma-
tion of his despatch to Earl Clarendon of the 16th
April. They have, therefore, sent a fresh deputation
to M. Zaimis, demanding of him a formal denial of
the chargA imputed to them, and thereby repel the
calumny which compromises the whole nation.
London, England, 1870-05-14

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AUSTRALIA.

We have received, via Brindisi, in anticipation of the
Australian mail, advices from Melbourne to the 29th of
March. The principal portion of the news has been
already received by telegraph. The Melbourne Argus, in
its summary for Europe, states that Victoria has been
suffering severely from the drought, but in New
South Wales there have been severe floods.
The firm .of W. Degraves and Company, millers,
merchants, and owners of squatting property, temporarily
suspended operations, with liabilities to the amount of
£350,000. Their difficulties have, however, been arranged,
and they have resumed business. A pedestrian match for
£l,OOO and the " Championship of the World ,7 between
John Gregory Harris, described as the Australian cham-
pion foot-runner, and Frank Hewitt, the English
champion, had taken place at Melbourne in the
presence of twenty thousand persons. The match
consisted of five flat races, and ended in a draw.
Another Ministerial crisis had occurred at Melbourne,
and it was thought the MacPherson Ministry, which had
not be,entri office many weeks, would be forced to retire,
and in itsplace a strong coali*n Cabinet, comprising the
foremost men of the present and of the late Government,
would resume office under Ms. McCulloOh, the leader of
the Opposition. The rock on which the present Ministry
has split is that of excessive expenditure. The adult
male population of Victoria does not exceed 250,000
souls yet the outlay required to govern them does not
fall much short of four millions sterling, or rather more
than Sl5 per head of taxation. Were 'it not for the
constant production of gold the colony would
be seriously embarrassed. Thn legislators are -unwilling
to impose a land tax for fear of alarming immigrants.
The settlers if they invest all their money in land and
mortgage it as they generally do,suffer from the high rate
of interest, and in case of a few bad seasons they lose their
freehold. The system of selling Crown lands
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and there is nc) first-rate land to be had
in the open inarket except at exorbitant prides. A heavy
land tax on those who do not farM their own land is
thought to be indispensable to the welfare of the country.
Several heavy failures are announced in consequence of the
banks suddenly calling in advances and declining to con-
tinue the usual discounts.

Nature says that the number of entries for the
examination for women at the London University, which
takes place during the current week, is seventeen, against
nine last year. Of these, twelve will be examined in
Loudon and five at Cheltenham.

Admiral Russell Henry Manners, F.R.S.A., has
just died in his 70th year. He became rear-admiral
(retired list) 1855, vice-admiral 1862, and admiral 1865.
Admiral Manners married, 1834, Louisa Jane, daughter
of the Count de Noe, a peer of France.
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A Poor Excuse.

It is not exactly the way to improve the tempe-
rance of the people for our magistrates to accept
drunkenness as an excuse for offences, or,
at least, as a mitigating circumstance. As
there is overwhelming evidence to prove that
a very large proportion of the crimes of cruelty and
violence spring from excessive drinking, it is
not easy to see on what grounds such offenders
are to be excused if the law is to be
enforced at all. However, Mr. Cooke, the
Clerkenwell magistrate, is more indulgent. A. harness
maker, of Pentonville, was brought before him,
charged with torturing a cat. A constable, while
on duty, found the prisoner in the midst
of a mob setting a dog at a cat.
He told the prisoner to pull the dog off,
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it out of its misery," and added that the dog belonged
to the prisoner, who was intoxicated at the time.
The prisoner called two witnesses, who said
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tion " had been corroborated by the evidence for the
defence," he should have thought it a very cruel case
and punished it severely. As the evidence differed, and
the prisoner was drunk, he should only fine him
40s. It is a new principle in law that a prisoner's
own witnesses must support the charge against him,
and belongs, we may suppose, to the new code of
law reforms. Considering the character of the
crowds on such occasions as these, we are not sur-
prised that the cat torturer's associates did not rise
to the required height of disinterested imparti-
ality.
London, England, 1870-05-14

GREECE.

The ATHENS, May 10.
Greek bar has protested against Mr. E rskine's
the cl the 16th of April, and have denied that
to riga__,s,
h Bands, according to their own statement made
Attic e agents of Messrs. Zaimis, had sent into
ns to consult three advocates of high standing.

TURKEY.

Mr' f, CONSTANTINOPLE, May 13.
Goodson, the Second Judge of the British
for 111ar Court, and Advocate Allon, left yesterday
Athens.
jouAree°rding to the Levant Times the object of their
jE3 to give legal assistance to Mr. Erskine
ate to the investigation ordered into the massacre
xath,on.

ROUMANIA.
The BUCHAREST, May 12.
hew e Programme of N. Epureans, the chief of the
tnai t„aninet, has been published. He proclaims the
the 4,,Cll,ance of order in the interior and respect for
atto-nluth of the Jews. In foreign affairs he dwell:
4Pon. the necessity of the Western policy
of the .atter
Point of the programme is a confirmation
trlour that M. Carp, the Foreign Minister, is
Th 4 11l
for his Faench tendencies.
offe4:e4 l'llhoe has granted an amnesty for Press
Will The
Chambers assemble tomorrow, when they
this ~rx‘t)ably be dissolved, public opinion demanding
—eafe.
London, England, 1870-05-14

JYCEUM THEATRE (under the management
Tof Messrs. Mansell.
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, BREAKING THE SPELL.
After which, at 8, LITTLE FAUST : Mr. T. Maclagan, M.
RI arius, Mr. Aynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot Mdlle.
Debreux, Mesdames Lennox Grey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily
oldene.
London, England, 1870-05-14

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.
This EVENING, at Seven, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING:
Messrs. R. Phillips and Ashley ; and Miss Maria and Miss Nelly
Harris.
After which, at 15 to 8, THE PROMPTER'S BOX ; A Story of
the Footlights and the Fireside. Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr.
H J. Byron, Mr. J. D. Beveridge, Mr. It. Phillips, Mr. Stuart,
Mr. J. G. Taylor, Mr. C. J. Smith, Mr. Ashley, Mr. W. Eburne,
Miss Furtado, Mrs. L. Murray, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon.
To be followed by THE ENCHANTED WOOD: Mr. J. G.
Taylor, Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Patti Josephs, and
Miss Clara Thorne.
Box Office open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for booking.
Places can be secured a fortnight in advance.
London, England, 1870-05-14

Just Out, handsomely bound, price 2s. 6d..

•
APP LE BL 0 S S OM S,
Gathered in my Own and in French Orchards. Poems
and Songs by W. H. C NATION.
"Air. Nat on's lays are musical and free from affectation, and
his poems are blossoms of .beauty."—Public Opinion.
"These are charming poems, some of them being imitations of
sweet French poets,"—Court (ircu ar.
" These sweet ,Evasions will be welcomed by all lovers of
poetry. They embrace a variety of subjects, the chief theme,
like that of most true poets, being that of love.—Brighton
Examiner.
London, England, 1870-05-14

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

RUMOURED FENIAN EXPEDITION UPON
THE RED RIVER SETTLEMENT.

NEW YORK, May 12.

It is rumoured that a party of armed Fenians,
under an ex-Confederate officer, is now at Duluth,
Minnesota, en route for the Red Settlement, and
other bands are to follow.

THE PROROGATION OF THE CANADIAN
PARLIAMENT.

N K W YORK, May 12.

Sir George Young has prorogued the Parliament of
the Canadian Dominion. In his speech he ex-
pressed his belief that the new Government for the
Red River would establish harmony. A military
expedition, however, was still necessary ; but its
mission was peace. The courage and promptitude
of the militia had prevented, and would, he hoped,
prevent, a Fenian invasion. He was sanguine enough
to believe that the suspension of the Habeas Corpus
Act would turn out to be needless. The Dominion
would maintain its rights of fisheries, but would
pay due regard to the claims of foreigners. Sir
George gratefully acknowledged the assistance pro-
mised by the Home Government ; and, in conclusion,
expressed his confidence that the Parliament and
people were contented with the Dominion.
London, England, 1870-05-14

Self-help for the Helpless.

A. very excellent and much-needed institution has
just been brought prominently under the public
notice. Like many other matters of practical be-
nevolenco, it has received active encouragement from
'Stafford House. A number of gentlemen and ladies
assembled there on the invitation of the Duchess of
Sutherland to hear an explanation of the objects and
scope of the Gentlewomen's Self Help Institute.
Lord Shaftesbury, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Morley, Dr.
Cumming, and others, took part in the proceedings,
which were full of interest. The scheme of the
institution is to afford educated women, who are un-
expectedly left destitute, a means of earning a
livelihood without any sacrifice of independence.
There are,unfortunately,numbers of such ladies who by
the death of their relatives, or by sudden reverse of for-
tune,find themselves without the means of subsistence.
They will not steal, they scorn to beg, and they can-
not find work : consequently they endure extreme
hardships. One such, a lady born in Belgravia and
brought up in affluence, was found in a miserable
garret, at the point of death from starvation, having
eaten nothing but a few lumps of sugar for three
days. The Self-Help Institute offers the means of
earning a living by the sale of needlework of various
kinds, photographs, and other articles, without sub-
jecting the workers to the mortifying rebuffs, and
even insults, which they too often encounter else-
where.
London, England, 1870-05-14

THE THEATRES, Sce.

HAYNIERET—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.
LYCEUM—At 7.30, Breaking the Spell. Little Faust.
ADELPHL—At Seven, Too Much of a Good Thins. The Promp
ter'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. 'Twist Axe and Crown.
STR A
Fish AND—At
Out Sof even, Widow's Weeds. Sir George and a Dragon.
Water
VAUDEVILLE—For Love or Money. Don Carlos.
ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Frou Fron. Laßelle Sanvage.
GLOBE—At Seven, Milky White. Robert Macaire. Vandyke
Brown.
WOODIN's CARPET-BIG AND SKETCH BOOK, Egyptian Hall, Picca-
dilly, every Evening (except Saturday) at 8; Saturday Morn-
ings at 3. Admission, Is, 2s, 3s,
CHR/sTY MiNsTaELs, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8; Wed-
neddays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.
31AIDARE TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till 5.30
p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, ls. ; extra rooms, 6d.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park Open daily(except Sundays)
Admission. ls.• on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve. 6d.
London, England, 1870-05-14

RICHMOND PARK.

Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE asked the First Commissioner
of Works whether Roehampton Gate of Richmond Park
would be open to the public this season.
Mr. AYRTON said the owner of the property leading to the
gate refused to allow it to be used by the public, and there-
fore it would be necessary, if the expense was not objected
to, to open a new gate to get over the difficulty.
London, England, 1870-05-14

THE DASHER.

Mr. WILLIAM GREGORY asked if it was true that her
Majesty's forces by land and sea had been employed in
preventing the landing of a submarine cable at Guernsey;
and if so, to know what was the principle recognised and
sanctioned by her Majesty's Government in regard to the
Landing of submarine cables on British dependencies.
Mr. K. HUGGESEN said the ship Dasher had been so
employed by order of the Treasury. The foreshores at
the point referred to.were the property of the Crown, and
necessary to protect certain rights. Correspondence,
however, was going on on the subject.
London, England, 1870-05-14

London : W. Freeman, 102, Fleet street.

ELEGANT SONGS and BALLADS of the DAY.
Composed by the Author of Fading Away. Each free by
post for t 9 stumps.
Angel. of Peace. She is not mine.
Sweat, Sweet Bose. I Hesperus.
Dun ant Bells. I Bullt a Bridge of Fancies.
London: Published only by Robert Cocks and Co., New Bur-
!Mgt.:it-street. Order of all Musicsellers.
London, England, 1870-05-14

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, NO SONG NO SUPPER : Mr.
Kendal, Mr. Compton, Mr. Edward Osborne, Mr. Clark ; Miss F.
Wright, Miss Francis, Miss Fosbroke, and Miss F. Gwynne.
After which, at 8 precisely, BARWISE'S BOOK: Mr. Sothern,
Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. Kendal, Mr. Buckstone ;
Miss Robertson, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Fanny Gwynne.
And (by desire) A REGULAR FIX : Mr. Sothern,
Concluding with A KISS IN THE DARK.
London, England, 1870-05-14

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.—
Lessees—Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T.
Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at 7.30, an original Comedy, by A.
Halliday, entitled FOR LOVE OR MONEY. At 9.45, the new
Burlesque, by Conway Edwardes, entitled DON CARLOS ; OR,
THE INFANTE IN ARMS. Supported by the following Com-
pany—Messrs. H. J. Montague, G. Honey, H. Irving, W. H.
Stephens, C. Garthorne, E. Elton, and Thomas Thorne ; Mes-
dames Nelly Power, Cavendish, Amy Fawsitt, K. Irwin, L
Claire, J. Beauclerc, R. Evelyn, Kemp, T. Lavis, F. Garthwaite,
B. Power.
London, England, 1870-05-14

Self-help for the Helpless.

A. very excellent and much-needed institution has
just been brought prominently under the public
notice. Like many other matters of practical be-
nevolenco, it has received active encouragement from
Stafford House. A. number of gentlemen and ladies
assembled there on the invitation of the Duchess of
Sutherland to hear an explanation of the objects and
scope of the Gentlewomen's Self Help institute.
Lord Shaftesbury, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Morley, Dr.
Cumming, and others, took part in the proceedings,
which were full of interest. The scheme of the
institution is to afford educated women, who are un-
expectedly left destitute, a means of earning a
livelihood without any sacrifice of independence.
There are,unfortunately,numbers of such ladies who by
the death of their relatives, or by sudden reverse of for-
tune,find themselves without the means of subsistence.
They will not steal, they scorn to beg, and they can-
not find work : consequently they endure extreme
hardships. One such, a lady born in Belgravia and
brought up in affluence, was found in a miserable
garret, at the point of death from starvation, having
eaten nothing but a few lumps of sugar for three
days. The Self-Help Institute offers the means of
earning a living by the sale of needlework of various
kinds, photographs, and other articles, without sub-
jecting the workers to the mortifying rebuffs, and
even insults, which they too often encounter else-
where.
London, England, 1870-05-14

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CHINA.

Colonel SYKES asked the Under Secretary of State for
War whether the Foreign Office has received, officially or
otherwise, confirmation of a statement in the North China
Herald of 15th March, 1870, of an indignity offered to
both the English and the United States Consuls when
calling on Viceroy Li.
Mr. OTWAY answered that no official intelligence had
been received of the transaction. If any indignity had
been put upon the consular officers it would be the duty
of the Foreign-office to make inquiries ; but he was bound
to say that the reports from newspapers in China were
not always verified on investigating the matters to which
they referred.
London, England, 1870-05-14

A Poor Excuse.

It is not exactly the way to improve the tempe-
rance of the people for our magistrates to accept
drunkenness as an excuse for offences, or,
at least, as a mitigating circumstance. As
there is 'overwhelming evidence to prove that
a very large proportion of the crimes of cruelty and
violence spring from excessive drinking, it is
not easy to see on what grounds such offenders
are to be excused if the law is to be
enforced at all. However, Mr. Cooke, the
Clerkenwell magistrate, is more indulgent. A. harness
maker, of Pentonville, was brought before him,
charged with torturing a cat. A. constable, while
on thity, found the prisoner in the midst
of a mob setting a dog at a cat.
He told the prisoner to pull the dog off,
but he refused, and said " Let the dog kill
it." This evidence was confirmed by a bystander,
who saw someone tread on the cat and kill it " to put
it out of its misery," and added that the dog belonged
to the prisoner, who was intoxicated at the time.
The prisoner called two witnesses, who said
the cat flew at the dog, and the prisoner tried to get
it off. Upon this Mr. Cooke made the extraordinary
announcement that if the evidence for the prosecu-
tion " had been corroborated by the evidence for the
defence," he should have thought it a very cruel case
and punished it severely. As the evidence differed, and
the prisoner was drunk, he should only fine him
40s. it is a new principle in law that a prisoner's
own witnesses must support the charge against him,
and belongs, we may suppose, to the new code of
law reforms. Considering the character of the
crowds on such occasions as these, we are not sur-
prised that the cat torturer's associates did not rise
to the required height of disinterested imparti-
ality.
London, England, 1870-05-14

ITALY.

FLORENCE, May 13.
The Opinione of to-day announces that a fresh
band of insurgents has been formed at Vecina of the
same political character as that at Catanzaro. The

Government has some time had information of im-
pending disturbances, and had reinforced the troops
in that district to meet the emergency. It is believed
that this baud will disperse on the approach of the
troops.

THE BRAZILS

BUENOS AYRES, April 14.

Exchange on Loudon, 491. Wet salted ox hides,
39. Number of beasts slaughtered, 45,500. Sales,
37,500. Shipments, 21,000. No stock. Dry hides
for Germany, 46 ; ditto for America, 47. Sales,
44,500. Shipments. 280,000 (?) Stock, 5,000.
Freight to Antwerp, 15 to 20 ; to the Channel, 17 to
25. Wool firm. Tallow, 151 151. Lumber, 41.
Coals—Cardiff, 10. Cadiz salt, 81.

THE CAPE MAILS.

PLYMOUTH, May 13.

The Union Company's steamship Natal is expected
hourly here with the above mails, having left Madeira
on the 4th of May. She is the company's inter-
colonial steamship at the Cape, and has been put on
to bring home the English mails in room of the
company's steamer that broke down on the passage
out.

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, May 13.

-Public meetings have been held here, and in other
Cities, to express indignation against the Spanish
authorities in Cuba for the summary execution of
General Golconda. Resolutions were adopted me-
morializing Congress to protest against further
barbarity.
It is rumoured that the Fenians are assembling
near St. Paul for the purpose of invading the Red
River Territory.
A terrible conflagration has occured in the moun-
tain forests of Madison and Sullivan counties, in the
State of New York. The loss is estimated at
$5,000,000.

WASHINGTON, May 13.
The Senate has passed the bill fixing the tots:
strength of the army at 30,000 men.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, May 12.

Closing prices : Gold closed at 1141; the highest
quotation during the day was 1151, the lowest 1141.
Sterling exchange on London, 1091. Five-Twenty
United States Bonds,ElBB2, 112,1 ; ditto; 1885, 112;
ditto, 1867, 1141 ; Ten-Forty United States Bonds,
1081. Illinois, 142 ; Erie,' 231. Cotton : Middling
upland, 231 e. Petroleum: Standard white, 274 c.
Flour : Extra State, $4 90c. to $5 50c. Corn : Old
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Just Out, handsomely bound, price 2s. 61,

APPLE- BLOSSOMS,
Gathered in my Own and in F. ench Orchards. Poems
and Songs by W. H. C NATION.
" sir. Nat on's lays are musical and free from affectation, and
his poems are blossoms of beauty."—Public Opinion.
"These au charming poems, some of them beinglmitations of
sweet French poets."—Court ar.
" These sweet frusions will be welcomed by all lovers of
poetry. They embrace a variety of subjects, the chief theme,
like that of most true poets, being that of love.—Brighton
Examiner.
London, England, 1870-07-26

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Mr. SAMUELSON asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether, in consideration of the increasingly onerous
duties of the Minister -iesPonsible to' tile lious9r the
Department of Education, the Government woul con-
sider the expediency of his being relieved from de-
partmental functions other than those relating to
Education.

Mr. GLADSTONE replied that the Government had con-
sidered the matter, but until it was ascertained what
would be the demands made by the passing of the great
measure, it would be premature to make any statement of
the intention of the Government.
UNIVERSITY TESTS.

Mr. SARTORIS asked the First Lord of the Treasury
when he would be prepared to introduce a comprehensive
University Tests Bill in the early part of next session,
so as to afford the Upper House enough time for delibera-
tion.

Mr. GLADSTONE lam afraid my hon. friend has framed
this question in such a manner as to imply that we have
not afforded the Upper House sufficient time for delibera-
tion in the present session. (Hear, hear.) lam not at all
prepared to make that admission. (Laughter.) The bill
which has gone to the House of Lords, so far as I am
aware, has not yet been definitely disposed of, and I think
that it would be better if I were not to state any thing on
the part of the Government until it has been definitively
disposed of, nor can I abandon the hope that it may still
be destined to live.
THE CONGRESS OF PARIS.

Mr. LOCH asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether, by virtue of the understanding
come to among the Powers at Paris in 1856, on the con-
clusion of the war with Russia, cargoes of herrings or
other British produce, not being munitions of war, pro-
ceeding in German vessels to Stettin or any other
German or Prussian port, will be secure against capture
and confiscation.

Mr. OTWAY : Mr. Speaker—Sir,—To avoid any mis-
takes in a matter of so much importance, I beg to refer
my hon. friend to the declarations which have been
already published on this subject, and to assure him that
her Majesty's Government will immediately publish any
farther information which they may receive in this
matter. Now, although an enemy's ship is liable
to capture the cargo on board is not liable, as my
hon. friend supposes, to confiscation, but the burden of
the proof will be on the owner of the cargo to establish its
innocency. With regard to the latter part of the ques-
tion, it is not in my power to give any information as to
the probability or otherwise of the establishment by France
of a blockade of the German ports in the Baltic, and I
must remark to my hon. friend that I think it very impro-
bable that the government of a belligerent power would
give publicly the information which he desires. (Hear.)