biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-27

A clergyman, as well as a schoolmaster has been
fined for flogging a boy. It was stated that he had
mercilessly beaten the lad, because the latter rushed
against his servant in the street when taking shelter
from some stone throwers. A fine of £2, and £2 12s. 6d.
costs, was inflicted.

It is stated in a Madrid telegram that Marshal
Saldanha was about to be arrested by the Duke de Louie
and sent abroad when the recent rising took place. News
of the Duke de Loule's intention, however, reached Sal-
danha, and he at once had recourse to a military pronun-
ciamiento.

The Agence Navas narrates that at Nagy Bun
(Transylvania) a few days ago there burst a waterspout,
by which 80 houses were destroyed. The corpses of two
hundred persons were found stioved about the fields.
and fourteen others have been got out of the river at
Schatzburg.

A. thunderstorm burst some days back over the
Bourbonnaise and did great damage. In one village,
out of fifty-six sheep, seventeen were killed by the
lightning. The corn was all beaten down, the vines
broken, and, in some cases, the roofs of houses carried
sway.
London, England, 1870-05-27

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

CROYDON RAGES—THUhSDAY.
The Two Year Old Stakes of 10 F ovs each. Five furlongs'
Mr J. Frost's Robert Bruce, by Lord of the Isles—
Pen Miller's
Maid, 86t fold)
1
Mr G. Trimmer'lolbs Lilac, Bst 71b
Mr G. Osborne's Antipodes, Bst 71b
Won by a length and a half.
The Woodside Plate (Handicap) of 100 soya ; winners 001'
Half a mile. b)
b
Lord Conyngbam'a Derby Day, 5 yrs, lOst 71b (F. Vebll „
Mr R. Porter's Sophie, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Row)
Mr Prince's Election, yrs, 7st 71b (includ 71b( exvatt)ult) 3
Bliss,Tit-Bit,Lincoln, Bareness, Masquerade, and Neog
Girl also ran. Won by a head.
A Ulaiming Plate for 40 soya for two year olds, ives
dared void.
The Nil Desperandum Flats of 50 soya One mile.
Mr T. Goddard's Valentine, by Loiterer—The Doe, 3 516'
7st 41b
Mr S. Cox's Mozart, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Sherrington)
Mr J. Frost's fby Lacydes—Castanetie, 3 yrs, ist 41b 3
(Barker)
Man of War also ran. Won by two lengths. ; a
Town Plate (Handicap) of 40 BOYS. ThreE-quarters
mile.
Mr E Rickard's Trifle, by Optimist—Contraction, 5 yrs'
Bsl 10Ib
••
Mr Lawrence's Miss Thackeray, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b
(Sherrington/ 3
Mr England's Skittles, 3 yrs, 7st 71b
Won in a canter by a length
Welter Cup, value 50 soya. One mile and a half.
Mr H. Wright's Transgressor, by Wild Dayrell—Edither, ,
3 yrs, lOst 31b (in 51b ex) (Clements)
Lord Conyngbam's Derby Day, 5 yrs, list 71b (Marsh)
Mr Herbert's Sir Robert, 3 yrs, lOst9lb (in 51bex)(A.Reaes)
R0y...1 Princess and King Theodore, Widmer also ob.
Won by a neck.

STAMFORD RACES.—THURSDAY.
The Welland Handicap and Rutland Stakes were declared
void, none of the horses entered being weighed for. „.t.
The Burghley Handicap of 10 sovs each. One mile strand'
'
Mr W. Bovill's Semolina, by Macaroni—Sister to Stafford, ,
3 yrs, Est 71b
?Mr W. Goodwin's True Blue, 4 yrs, 9st 4113 ..... (Lync3
Mr J. W. Macdonald's Ironstone, 3 yrs, Est 21b (01V,;nd
The following also ran :—Lady de Tabley, Vagabond'
Mozcolo.

Won in a canter b y three lenths.
The Borough Members' Plate (Handicap) Three-
of 50 sovs. -
quarters of a mile straight.
Mr W. Gregory's Aftermath, by Bonnyfield—Dnuble 1
Shuffle, 4 yrs, Bst
Sir F. Johnstone's Vex, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b . ... .. (Kenr 3
Mr J. Wood's Mask, 3 yrs, 6st 91b .. 0,00
Wou by half a length.
The Stamford Stakes of 10 soya each. Five furlongs'
Mr T. Stevens's The Knight, by Knight of St. Patrick-3 1
Fisherman's Daughter, Bst 10Ib (inc 31b extra) (P39Del /
Mr Kirk's Lady Scarlet, Bst 71b (Nu xt ablo, g
Mr E. Weever na Miss Sharp, Bst 71b .. ... . (J. Mau°

Purley also ran.
Won by a head ; a bad third.
The W, Iter Cup was declared void. /Wee"
The Westmoreland Plate (Handicap) of 40 sous. --
quarters of a mile, straight.
Mr T. E. Case's Forget-me-not, by Newminster G
•O le---Pe-") 1
formed, 3 yrs, 6st 31b
(
Mr B. Cleve's Old Sam (late Collegiate), 3 yrs 6s 1
Wa tlln&
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London, England, 1870-05-27

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and A, anageress, Mrs. t-wanborough.
THIS ENENING, at 7 o'clock, LOVING kIEARTS. Messrs
Edward Terry and Turner; Mesdames Button aud Santley.
Yellowed by SIR GEORGE AND A DRAGON. Messrs. James,
ferry, Fenton; Mesdames Sant'ey, Dashwood, Goodall, Hughes,
A netias, and Metcalfe.
London, England, 1870-05-27

BIRTHS.

On the 22d inst., at Southborne, Edgbaston, Mrs J. CP°
berlain, of a daughter. k of
On the 24th inst., at Godalming, the wife of W. A. CIO'
a daughter.

MARRIAGES.
On the 21st inst., at Bremen, John Carpenter Smith, of Oro{
mingham, to Antoine, third dauhgter of George Pacias
Bremen. e
to
'l4
On the 24th inst., at St. Saviour's Church, St. Georg,°
Fqunre, Abraham Martin, Esq., of Cleveragh Sligo.
Captain llth Regiment, to Florence, only daughter of Q
John Pitt Kennedy, late R.E.
London, England, 1870-05-27

Church of England Reform.

. A meeting has been held, under the auspices of
the Church Institution, to consider what reforms
might be introduced into the Church of England
system. Viscount Sandon, M.P., who presided.
described the object of the society as being to intro-
duce changes which might tend to increase the effi-
ciency of the National Church. They were not y
any means revolutionists; on the contrary, they
believed that changes might be made that would'
enable the Church to take a position which
would entitle her to be what she had been in times
past, the Church of the people. Mr. H. C. Raikes,
M.P., read a paper which contended that if
the Church of- England was to continue in
existence there must be three essential reforms,
namely, a revision of the present number and status
of bishops, a revision of the constitution of Convoca-
tion, and a reform of the capitular bodies. To these,
perhaps, might be added a revision of the system of
Church patronage.
London, England, 1870-05-27

Sick Children.

The Prince of Wales has been giving his support
to one of the most admirable of all our charitable
institutions. Sick children have a special claim on the
care and sympathy of their elders in every rank
of life, and that claim is enhanced tenfold when the
little sufferers belong to the class which has to en-
dure habitual privation. The hospital for sick children,
at whose annual festival the Prince of Wales pre-
sided onWednesday evening, suppliesa demand which
in London unfortunately never diminishes in its
urgency. The number of in-patients and out-patients
last year-709 and 15,780 respectively—shew how
extensive is the work done by the institution ; and
it is !gratifying to find that the subscription
list keeps pace with the expenses. A fund exists for
supplying surgical instruments and for sending chil-
dren to Brighton, and similar subsidiary efforts are
made in other directions. A convalescent in-
stitution at Highgate is of immense assist-
ance in recruiting the strength of those
slowly recovering from sickness. The Queen
and the Princesses have always taken a warm interest
in the hospital, and have bestowed much kindly help
on it. The Prince of Wales has now done
his part by presiding over the annual dinner,
and by advocating the claims of the association
Upon public support. A new hospital is in contem-
plation, and the subscriptions for it are promising.
One anonymous donor has contributed the welcome
sum of £l,OOO.
London, England, 1870-05-27

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--( [HIS DAY.)

FOND OF SAVELOYS.—WiIIiam and Thomas Chambers,
twin brothels, and belonging to an irregular brigade of shoe
blacks, were charged, at the Thames Police-court, with
stealing twelve saveloys and eating them. A pork butcher's
boy was passing along Ratcliff Highway with a basket con-
taining the saveloys, when the prisoners made an attack
upon him, stole his saveloys, and ran away. They had a
feast of the delicacies, and ate them without bread or ;nue-
tard. They expected a ransoin for the saveloys, but the butcher
to whom they belonged offered none, and \thought they would
be sufficiently punished if they each devoured six saveloys.
They were described as two mischievous boys, aged 13
years, who did a little in the shoe-black line, but more in
thieving. They were remanded for a wee :, and will thou
be sent to a Reformatory, where saveloys form no part of
the dietary scale.
PREYING ON SEAMEN. —W tn. Thompson, alias ll‘lien na ,
was brought up on remand at the same Court, charged with
frequenting public places with intent to commit a felony
The prisoner had been watched for seva al weeks iu the
haunts of sailors by Hoster and Stephen, detectives of the
H division, and ultimately saw him follow a drunk seaman,
turn him round, force him against a gate, rifle his pockets,
and turn them inside out. The prisoner was captured. A
satchel was concealed under his coat, and he had on a
money be]t, which contained a flash .£lO note. The prisoner
said he had come from Hull, and had been paid off at the
Tower Hill Shipping Office. This was a falshood. The
officers also stated that their attention was called to the
prisoner six months ago ; they had lost sight of him for six.
weeks. The magistrate now convicted him, adjudged him
to be a rogue and vagabond, and sentenced him to three
months' imprisonment and hard labour.
London, England, 1870-05-27

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET,
Sole Lessee; Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, at 7 o'cicck, NO SOM.* 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. Bnckstone; Miss
C. Hill, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Fanny Gwynne.
And (by desire) A REGULAR FIXc Mr. Sothern, &c.
Concluding with A IKSS IN THE DARK.
London, England, 1870-05-27

THE LATE SIR JOHN SIMEON.

The remains of the late Sir John Simeon, M.P., were
yesterday morning brought to Southampton by the Havre
boat, and were to be last evening conveyed to Cowes by
special steamer. The body will_then be taken direct to
Swainston, where it will lay in state till the day of the
funeral, which has been postponed till Monday. The
dining-room at deceased's island house has been tempo-
rarily fitted up as a mortuary chapel.
London, England, 1870-05-27

CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
ANNUAL IN ( OM IC, steadily increasing .£227,000
ASSURAN ( E FUND, safely invested £1,649,000
SPECIAL NOTICE.
The NINTH BONUS will be declared in January, 1872, and all
With-Profit Policies in force on the 3 th June, 1871, will participate.
Assurances effected before June 30th, 1870, will participate on two
Premiums, and thus receive a whole year's additional share of
Profits over later 1 olicies.
Forms of Proposal, Balance Sheets, and every information, can
be obtained from any of the Society's Agents, or of
GEORGE CUTCLIFFE,
Actuary and Secretary.
3, St. James's-square, London, S.W.
London, England, 1870-05-27

A DEAF AND DUMB TESTATOR.

Yesterday an extraordinary will case came before Lord
Penzance in the Probate Court, in 'which nearly all the
parties interested are deaf and dumb. It was the case
of " Brook v. Dyson and Robinson." The defendants,
for whom Dr. Spinks, Q. C. and Dr. Swabey appeared,
propounded the will of one' George Brook, the son of a
Huddersfield merchant, who was deaf and dumb,
and it was opposed by the testator's son,
who is the plaintiff, and who is now deaf
and dumb, on the ground that it was not duly
executed, as the testator did not know or approve of the
contents of the will. The will was made in 1855, and by
it he left the reversionary interest in some freehold pro-
perty, in which his father had a life interest, to his father
absolutely. The testator died in 1859, and the father entered
into possession of the property, and supported the testa-
tor's children, apprenticing the plaintiff to a business.
He, however, afterwards died, andleft the property to the
present defendants in trust for his grandchildren and
the will had been acted upon up to the present time.
The plaintiff, however, endeavours to set aside his father's
will, by which the property fell into the hands of the
grandfather, and subsequently into those of the trustees.
It was stated by several deaf and dumb witnesses who
were called for the plaintiff that the testator
had always said that he should leave his property to
his children, and that he did not read the paper he signed,
his father having snatched it from him, telling him that
the children would have it all. On the other side it was
contended that the attesting witnesses were called to
prove that if the testator did not read the will, he had the
opportunity, and appeared to be doing so.—The court
pronounced for the will.

THE MORDAUNT APPEAL AND THE
SHEDDEN CASE. _ . .

----- -
We learn that the judges have arranged to give their
decision in the Mordaunt appeal case on Thursday next.
On that day a full court will be held with reference to the
p
S'hedden case
j and this oportunit will be tak
delivering thejudgment in the Morday unt case also.en for
London, England, 1870-05-27

WOOLWICH DOCKYARD.

Mr. MILLS asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if it
was true that arrangements had been made for handing
over to the War Department the eastern portion of Wool-
wich Dockyard ; and, if so, if he would state when and
how he would be prepared to dispose of the remaining

•
portion.
Mr. CHILDERS said the delay in disposing of the dock-
yard arose from the great caution that was required in
not parting with a portion of it which might be required
and also from the intricacy of the bill. It has
now been decided what portion of the western part
would be required by the War Department, and commu-
nications had taken place with the Woods and Forests
with regard to the Eastern portion. However, the whole
of it had now been lotted out, and the sale would proceed
without delay.
London, England, 1870-05-27

THE FENIAN ATTACK IN CANADA.

I n reply to Mr. Adderley,
Mr. MONSELL stated that the latest information re-
ceived by her Majesty's Government stated that the
Fenians had crossed the frontiers, and skirmishing was
reported to have commenced. Various parts along the
frontier were threatened, but he was happy to say that
Sir John Young added that the militia in Canada had been
called out three days, and every possible preparation had
been made to resist the Fenian aggression. He was also glad
to be able to state that a proclamation warning the sub-
jects of the United States against a violation of the neu-
trality laws, had been issued by the President of the
United States—(hear, hear)—and General Meade had
been authorised to send troops to the frontier to prevent
any such violation.

IRISH LAND BILL.

On the question that this bill, as amended, be considered,

Sir F. HEYGATE moved that the bill be recommitted for
the purpose of introducing a clause fixing the increased
amount of the additional salaries to be paid to the judges
and officers of the Civil Bill Courts in Ireland for the addi-
tional duties by this act imposed upon them.

The motion having been seconded by Mr. D. MURPHY,
Mr. BRODRICK pointed out that an increase of £5OO a
year each to the chairmen of counties would involve an
expenditure of £17,000 a year. lie thought they would
obtain a far better tribunal if they appointed two or three
additional judges to hear the cases which 'night come
under the Act. Great doubts existed as to the machinery
which had been created for the carrying out of the provi-
sions of the measure, and the Civil Bill Courts was the
worst feature of the bill.

Colonel FRENCH hoped that the Government would re-
sist any amendment which would delay the progress of
the measure, seeing that it had been discussed for two
months.

Mr. B. OSBORNE contended that they were not in a
position to fix the salaries, because the judges might have
an enormous addition of business, or an addition so slight
that a very small addition might be made to their income.
Whatever they did it was most important that they should
pay the judges well in order to get the best men, and,
above all, they should select men who would give the
country the greatest confidence in t e courts.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought there was
no necessity to recommit the bill to effect the object. It
was at present impossible to fix the amount of salary, and
there appeared to be great difference of opinion as to the
increased duties which the judges would have to perform.
He asked that the matter be allowed to stand over until
the next session, when they would have some data on
which to proceed.

Mr. GLADSTONE said that it was perfectly understood
that as soon as they could form an estimate of the cha-
racter of the duties the Government would propose a
London, England, 1870-05-27

THE SALMON FISHERIES OMMITOTEE.

The Parliamentary Committee appointed to inquire
into the best means of promoting the salmon fisheries in
the United Kingdom, and making them more productive,
held a meeting yesterday afternoon, Mr. Dodds in the
chair, when Mr. T. F. Brady, the inspector of
the Irish Salmon Fisheries, was called and ex-
amined by the chairman, in reply to whom he
described the nature and character of the salmon fisheries
of Ireland, and contended that it would be extremely ad-
vantageous if similar laws could be adopted for both
countries.
The examination of this witness continued to the end of
the day, and at its close the committee adjourned till
Tuesday next.
London, England, 1870-05-27

MARSHAL PRIM IN THE CORTES.

A telegram has been received from Madrid announcing
that Prim has made a speech in the Cortes, disowning all
connection with the pronunciamento in Lisbon. He dis-
claimed all wish to interfere in Portuguese affairs. He
wished for the union of ihe two countries, but only by
pacific arrangement and mutual consent. Castelar spoke with
his usual eloquence, and Sagosta and Rivers supported
Prim's view&

FIELD-LANE RAGGED SCHOOLS AND
REFUGES.

Last evening the twenty-eighth annual meeting in con-
nection with this institution was held at ihe institution in
Little Saffron-bill, Farringdon-road. The meeting was pre-
sided over by the Earl of Shaftesbury, and on the platform
were Mr George Banbury, M.P., Mr George Moore, Sir
Sydney Waterlow, Mr Robert Baxter, the Rev. Dr Hugh
Allen, the Rev. Donald Fraser, the Rev. Thomas Nolan, and
other earnest and sincero friends of the institution.
London, England, 1870-05-27

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

Last evening the American version of "Frou-Frou," by
Mr. Augustin Daly, was produced at this theatre, in
place of that originally represented here, and of th e
two we give the decided preference to Mr. Daly's
adaptation of the piece. There is more real comedy
in it, and altogether it " goes," as the saying
is, much better, and acts closer than that done by Mr.
Webster, jun. On the occasion'we had a new Frou-Frou
in Miss Hazlewood in place of Mdlle. Beatrice, and Miss
Thorne sustained the part of Louise vice Miss Henrade.
Miss Hazlewood has evidently made a complete study of
the part of the giddy, flighty Gilberte, and in the first two
acts she gave us a good embodiment of the cha-
racter, but in the more serious parts of the play she
was by no means as successful. There was a want
of dignity and intensity in her acting, but some allow-
ance must be made for the novelty of Miss
Hazlewood's position in following Mdlle. Beatrice
in the difficult part. We shall only be too pleased to
find that the defects we have mentioned were the re-
sult of nervousness. Miss Sarah Thorne sustained the
part of Louise very excellently, but certainly not better
than Miss Henrade. There was no other change of im-
portance in the cast. The grand burlesque extravaganza
La Belle Sauvage," with new scenery, dresses, and ap-
pointments, closed the entertainments. The house was
very fully and fashionably attended.
London, England, 1870-05-27

MISCEILLANEOI

Pd
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27 Canada Company 78 80
lO,Ceylon Company (L) 4 3 dis
20 Colonial 4dis. 4pm
10tCred. Foncier of E (L) 24 21
100 Crystal Palace
13 Fore-st Warehouse (L) 41 51 pm
74 Gen. Cred. & Dsct pm
14 Gen. Stm Navigation 29 91
45IHooper's Tel. Works 2 14 die

It is believed that Rear-Admiral William Hous-
ton Stewart, C.B.,Jately promoted from the Captains'
List, will be appointed to a post at one of the home parts
next week.

The Earl of Mulgrave, eldest son of the Marquis
of Normanby, is about to enter the ministry of the Estab-
lished Church, and will be ordained by the Archbishop of
York in Doncaster Church on Trinity Sunday.

Mr. Emerson Bainbridge, 0.E., in a paper read at
the meeting of the Institute of Civil Engineers, endea-
voured to prove that coal could be worked at a depth of
7,000 feet, but It would probably be centuries before such
a sinking would actually be required.
London, England, 1870-05-27

SAVIOUR'S HOSPITAL and REFUGE,
. Alfred-terrace, Upper Holloway, N.—This Institution
a ords a Refuge for Women seeking to abandon a life of sin,
especially those about to become mothers, and provides a Home
for the Children of such. FUNDS are very urgently NEEDED.
Bankers, L ndon and South Western (Holloway Branch).
HUGH R. GOUGH, Hon. Sec.
London, England, 1870-05-27

JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY
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London, England, 1870-05-27

MRS. FORRESTER'S NEW NOVEL.
Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,

M Y HER 0. By MRS. FORRESTER,
Author of "Fair Women," &c

"Mrs. Forrester has told her story most pleasantly."—D ally
T,legraph.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1870-05-27

Horseracing.

The party journals are in great measure unanimous
on the subject of Mr. Hughes' Horseracing Bill.
They all agree that reform is needed; but some hold
that Parliament is not the body to deal with the
subject at all, others that Mr. • Hughes should have
contented himself with regulating betting. His bill
deals with two distinct topics, betting and horseracing.
Now, there can be no doubt, in the opinion of the Times,
Telegraph, and Daily •News, that the Legislature may
justifiably interfere to check the swindling and de-
moralisation of wagers; but it is a question whether
the running of two-year-olds, handicaps, and the like
should not be left to the Jockey Club. That body
has agreed to deal with the racing itself ; but it has
refused to meddle with betting.
The Craufurd Coup d'Etat.

Mr. R. N. Fowler, M.P. for Falmouth and
Penryn, comes to the rescue of Mr. Craufurd
in respect to that gentleman's suceessful ruse
to turn off " the parliamentary main." With
regard to the Contagious Diseases Act, Mr. Fowler
states that members have been flooded with papers
of the most indecent and improper description—papers
only fit for Holywell-street in its worst days, and
quite unsuitable to be left about in any respectable
family. He appeals to the,public, therefore, whether
it is not natural that members should wish to mark
the way in which they have been treated by their
opponents in the • strongest manner possible.
On Tuesday night, he says, those gentlemen
filled the galleries, and in spite of the admonitions of
the sergeant-at-arms, a number of so-called "ladies "
insisted on being present. Under these circumstances
he thinks Mr. Craufurd took the only course open
to him to shew the sense which he, in common
with many others, entertains of the indelicate and in-
decent way in which this question has been ad-
vocated.
London, England, 1870-05-27

Now ready, in 2 vols. Svo., with Illustrations, 305.,
IHIRIIE ) I TION of FREE RUSSIA.
_1 By W. HEPWORTH DIXON, Author of "New America,"
"Her Majesty's Tower," &c.
" Mr. Dixon's book will be certain not only to interest but to
please its readers "—Saturday Review.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1870-05-27

Death in the London Streets.

Statistics enumerating the large number of persons
who are annually killed by being run over in
the street*: London, . are given„. .. a
return issued from the General Register-
office, and assuredly the magnitude of the
disasters, as well as the increase of fatal cases which
is shewn to take place yearly, is sufficient to warn
ordinarily nervous persons not to leave even
their homes. In 1867, 164 people were
killed by horses or vehicles. In 1868 the number
increased to 203, while about 2,700 others
were maimed or seriously injured. There was a
slight decrease in 1869, chiefly noticeable in tha
deaths caused by vans and waggons, but in the
present year the mortality list seems to again have
received alarming augmentation. Dr. Farr, the
Registrar-General, calculates that one hundred '
thousand men, women, and children are
subject to being run over in the streets of London
in twenty-four. hours, and he states that the deaths in
1868 shew that two in every 1,000 of the passenger
population of the city are exposed to risk for a year.
This is the same as his estimate of railway passenger
mortality all over England. Dr. Farr concludes the
report by expressing an opinion that the cause and
the prevention of street accidents might, with much
advantage, be inquired into by a commission.
He also offers many wise suggestions by
which the public themselves might try to counteract
the prevalence of disasters. To the latter his
chief word of advice is that, when foot passengers,
they should consider the question of their safety
before crossing a street, and that when crossing they
should keep themselves at once cool, attentive, and
alert.
London, England, 1870-05-27

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London, England, 1870-05-27

INDIA.

CALCUTTA, May 27.

The Indian papers unanimously express much Eatisfac-
tion with the views of Mr. Laing, in reference to the In-
dian finances ; and hope, therefore, that the memorial
sent from India to the Secretary of State against the in-
come tax will have a good effect.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, attended by the Duke and Duchess of Manches-
ter and Colonel Teesdale, visited the Italian Opera, Drury-
lane, last evening.
ILLNESS OF LORD JUSTICE GIFFARD.—WC regret
to announce the hearing of appeals iu the Lords Justice
Court is suspended for the present in consequence of the
illness of Lord Justice Giffard.

THE SAPPHO AND UAMBRIA. —Mr. Douglas, the
owner of the Sappho, has challenged the Cambria to sail a
return match, to consist of two races, each 60 miles to wind-
ward and back. In one race Mr Douglas offers to give the
uambria allowance for difference of tonnage according to the
Royal Thames Yacht Club measurement, and in the other
according to the New York Yacht Club measurement.

The VOLUNTEERS.—The competition for admis-
sion into the English Eight this year will be held at York
ou Thursday, the 23d, and Friday, the 24th of June, during
the prize meeting of the Yorkshire Rifle Association, on
the second day of which meeting—namely, the 22d of June
—Enfield Prizes for all corners to the amount of £4OO, and
prizes for small bores to the amount of £5O, will be offered.
SUICIDE AT SLOUGH.—A builder, named William
Francis Pitt, committed suicide at Slough yesterday by
shooting himself through the left breast with a rifle.
Deceased was a member of the local rifle corps, and the
weapon with which he destroyed himself was an ordinary
Enfield. He bad been recently in a desponding state of
mind, and was suffering from hypochondriasis.
FIRE IN FINSBURY.—A tire broke out about ten
o'clock last night on the premises of Messrs. Hetley
and Speller, manufacturing stationers, 9, Finsbury-street.
The premises, exclusive of the basement, are six storeys
in height. The alarm was given by a metropolitan
railway guard, and the fire-engines were soon brought
to the bpot. Captain Shaw was present. The tire
was, to a great extent, checked by the exertions of the fire-
men, but some hundreds of reams of paper were destroyed,
and a large quantity of valuable printing material. t one
' o'clock this morning the fire was still burning, but the
danger of its extending was at an end. The loss will be
considerable.

870.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO

READING.

The Mayor of Reading, Peter Spokes, Esq., has received
a communication from Marlborough House to the effect
that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will visit
Reading on Tuesday, July 5, for the purpose of laying the
foundation-stone of the new Grammar School at Reading.
The school is to be erected on the Redlands estate at a
cost of £20,000. Half of the money has been already sub-
scribed.
London, England, 1870-05-27

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

AGUA AM ARELLA restores the Human Hair
to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of
the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder-
ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated
form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, 3s each ; also 55., 7s. ed., and 15s, each, includ-
ng brush.
Red Bull Wharf ,Angel-passage, :3, Upper Thames-street, Lon-
don, E.C.
London, England, 1870-05-27

A Modern Lear.

While, according to our social philosophers, man-
kind and womankind are attaining a degree of
moral elevation and mental intelligence unknown to
their benighted ancestors, it is painfully certain
that some of the old-fashioned virtues are sadly
out of date. As for the qualities once
thought inseparable from homebred women, our
modern dames and damsels have shewn us they
can very well be dispensed with. Under these
circumstances it is not perhaps suprising that the old-
fashioned command, " Honour thy father and
mother," is esteemed to be obsolete ; but it is, to say
the least of it, a little hard on the ratepayers of
St. Giles's, Camberwell, that they should be
called on to support in the parish workhouse
an old man whose children are enjoying property
worth several hundred pounds. Richard Faulkner,
now an inmate of St. Giles's, was rash enough to
make a deed of gift of his property to his four
children,two sons and two daughters, who now decline
to assist him in any way, One of the daughters
has about £3OO invested, and is in a situation.
The other was entitled to £BOO on a reversionary
interest. No particulars are reported of the condi-
tion of the sons, who, however, are ordered each
to pay 2s. a week towards their father's maintenance,
the daughters being exempted. Truly we are
making progress!
The Metropolitan Paradise.

We ought in these sensation-loving days, to be
very grateful to the parochial authorities of St.
Pancras. They provide us with a constant
variety of exciting intelligence. What with
the series of disasters in the workhouse
itself, the consequent investigation, the charges and
counter charges, the satires and the libels arising
out of it, and the perpetual internal warfare of the late
board, we have been well provided with news. When
the relentless and ungrateful ratepayers dethroned the
mimic kings of the parish at the late election, it was
naturally supposed that the drama had been played
out, and that there were to I e no more sensation
scenes. This was quite a mistake. A new stage
effect is now produced by the announce-
ment, "To be sold, the furniture and effects
of the St. Pancras Board of Guardians." The
complete stock in the offices of the guardians is to be
sold by auction on Saturday. In the inquiry into the
case of Mary Allen, the late board undertook
the defence of Mr. Harley, the medical officer
implicated, in addition to their own. The
latter they paid, but, apparently repenting of their
astonishing and unusual fit of liberality, they did not
pay for Mr. Harley, and the creditor has put the brokers
in. The present board, who thus find themselves
embarrassed by the consequence of their prede-
cessors' sins, have' despatched a message to
the Poor-law Board, but no answer has been re-
ceived. There are not many new things under the
sun, but the spectacle of brokers taking possession
of workhouse property is probably one of them.
London, England, 1870-05-27

BRISTOL ELECTION PETITION.

At the trial of the Bristol election petition yesterday
Munday was severely cross-examined by both Serjeant
Ballantine and the judge. He said he could only re-
member three names of men that he had treated, and no
name of any man to whom he had given money. He did
not believe that one vote at the election was influenced by
the treating, which referred only to the test ballot. Mr.
Durrant, the election agent, then gave evidence, and ex-
plained the expenditure satisfactoriiy. Mr. Miles, private
secretary to Mr. Robinson, and to Mr. Garton, chairman
of the branoh committee, distinctly denied Frost's evi-
dence respecting the purchase of a rabbit, and Kemp's
respecting the treating of voters at the Athenaeum. Mr.
Robinson was subsequently called, and he said his in-
structions distinctly were not to permit anything illegal.
The Court then adjourned, the respondent's case not being
finished.

ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A SUPPOSED
FENIAN.

At the Liverpool Police-court yesterday, Patrick Hen-
ley, a man suspected of having some connection with the
Fenian movement, was charged with attempting to shoot
two men, named Latham and Young, on Sunday. The
latter found Henley and another man firing at marks
with revolvers in a stone quarry, and ordered them to
leave. Thereupon Henley levelled his revolver at the
head of Latham, but missed fire. Next he shot at
Young, who said he felt the bullet whistle past his ear.
Henley was committed for trial at the assizes.
London, England, 1870-05-27

SUN DAY CLOSING OF PUBLIC HOUSES.
A great open-air WORKING MEN'S DEMONSTRATION
willtake place at Lismore Circus, Haverstock Hill, on SATURDAY,
May 28. Speakers :—Rev. J. Morgan, and Messrs. G. Dibley, J.
Hilton, and J. Leicester ; the Rev. E. Mathews, M.A., Travelling
Secretary of the Central Association, will attend as a Deputation.
The Chair will be taken by M. A. GARVEY, Esq., LL.B., Barrister-
at-Law, at Five o'Clock, p.m.

LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the storms of
the past 17 months the NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITIT-
T lON contributed to the saving of 1,592 lives from various ship-
wrecks and 43 vessels from destruction. It has now 220 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
tankers, and by the Secretary, RICHARD LEWIS, Esq., at the Insti-
tution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London.
London, England, 1870-05-27

CITY' of LONDON HOSPITAL for DISEASES
of tht CHEST, Victoria Park.
Special APPEAL for the NEW WING.
Amount still required, £4,000.
Number of beds now occupied, 120.
Number of beds available with proposed addition, 164.
The Hospital is entirely dependent on voluntary support.
Bankers, Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-street.
HENRY SEWELL, Hon. Scc.
Offices, 24, Finsbury-circus. RICHARD P. SLATER, Sec.
London, England, 1870-05-27

ST. JAMES'S HALL.

Mr. Henry Leslie's second morning concert of the sum-
mer series took place yesterday, and drew together a
brilliant and fashionable audience. " The Messiah " was
the great musical attraction, the soloists engaged being
Mdlle. Christine Nilsson, Madame Trebelli-Bettini,
Madame Sinico, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Santley, and
Signor Foli ; and to have heard the imperishable
work of Handel given by the above artistes
would have, indeed, been a privilege; but, unfor-
tunately, our great English tenor was again an
absentee, and Mr. George Perren was called upon to sing
his part of the music but a few minutes previous to the
commencement of the concert. It need hardly be said
the disappointment was very great, but sympathising
with the talented conductor, the audience forgot the
matter as soon as the first few bars of the noble
work were heard. It would be quite impossible
to say anything new of the manner in which each
of the artistes rendered their respective parts. Mr.
Santley, if it be possible, sang better than ever, and as
for Mdlle. Nilsson her rendering of the pieces, " While
shepherds," " How beautiful are the feet," and •` I know
that my Redeemer liveth," was, in every sense of the
term, a marvellous effort of vocalisation. In each there
was allthat purity of tone and distinctness of pronunciation
that so remarkably distinguishes this great artiste ; every
note of the score, and no more, was sung, andthe immense
audience had the rather rare pleasure of hearing at the
same time the words the music accompanied. Mdlle. Nilsson,
it is almost needless to say, was nearly overwhelmed
with applause. Mdlle. Sinico, for " Rejoice greatly,,:
and Madame Trebelli-Bettini, for " Then shall the eyes,'
deserve , high. commendation. The choruses were all
splendidly given, and despite the disappointment, the
• oratorio passed off in the most praiseworthy and suc-
cessful manner.
London, England, 1870-05-27

GREAT RIFLE MATCH IN IRELAND.

The International Rifle Match has, according to special
telegram just received, been shot at Dollsmount, near Dub-
lin, by eight English against eight Irish competitors. They
fired 30 shots each at I,eoo yards. Earl Ducie was the
English and Earl Spencer the Irish captain. The Irish
total amounted to 730, the English total to 642. The
highest Irish score was 105, the highest English was 103.

SIR •JOHN SIMEON s VACANT SEAT.—Either Mr.
Moffat or Mr. Clifford, a son of S,ir Augustus, will, in the
Liberal interest, compete for the representation of Sir
Joh SimPon's vacant seat in the Isle of Wight, in opposi-
tion to Mr. Baillie Cochrane, es the Conservative can-
didate.

TAMPERING WITH VOTING PAPERS —At Leeds,
yesterday. a man named Joseph Spofforth was sentenced to
six weeps' imprisonment for having tampered with voting
papers at the last election of guardians for the Leeds Union.
It transpired that of 267 voting papers one-fourth had been
tampered with ; and it was further stated that other cases
will be heard next week.

THE MIDDLESEX MAGlSTRATEs.—Yesterday, at
the general meeting of the magistrates of the county of
Middlesex, Mr. Pownall, the lairman, addressing the
Court, over which he has presided for forty years, an-
nounced that failing health compelled him to resign. Lord
Enfield, at a later part of the sitting, gave notice that
he should propose Mr. H. M. Kemshead as Mr. Pownall's
successor.

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London, England, 1870-05-27

FRENDLY SOCIETIES.

Mr. CORRANCE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
what steps he proposed to take relative to the Registra-
tion of Friendly Societies, in consequence of the with-
drawal of the bill for the Registration of Friendly
Societies.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that the
present office was temporary. The Secretary of State for
the Home Department had to deal with subjects cognate
to that legislation, and the matter would have t o pass into
his hands.
London, England, 1870-05-27

DUBLIN FREEMEN.

Mr. STACPOOLE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
what action the Government proposed to take with refer-
ence to the report of the Commissioners on the corrupt
practices of the Dublin freemen electors at the last and
three previous elections for the representation of thaf

city.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the evidence on the subject had
not yet been printed and distributed; therefore it was
quite impossible for him to answer the question.
USELESS ANCHORS.

Mr. RYLANDS asked the Secretary to the Admiralty id
the survey of the anehOrs at the various dockyards, with
a view of setting aside for sale such as were unfit for the
service, had been completed; and if so, if he would state
to the House how many had been condemned in each
yard ; also, if it was true that there were large quantities
of useless anchors in the foreign yards.
Mr. BAXTER said it was quite true that there were a
great number of anchors, both in the home
and foreign dockyards, which had become quite
useless ; some of this having been in the yards
for fifty years. The whole stock was being
carefully examined, and he useless would be at once
disposed of, although he did not expect that some of
them wouid bring more than the value of their weight as
old iron.
London, England, 1870-05-27

A BAND OF TURKISH MARAUDERS.

The Levant herald of the 18th says :—" The greater
part of a band of cut-throats imprisoned at Broussa
managed during the past week to effect their escape
through a hole in the gaol wall. A dozen of them had
already squeezed through and got off, when the thirteenth
—.stouter than his fellows—stuck fast, and by
his noisy efforts to release himself attracted the
attention of the keepers. Prompt but useless
pursuit was made after those who had escaped. The
whole of them reached the neighbouring shelter of Olympus,
where their first victim was a carrier, bound to Mouda-
nia, whose saddle-bags they'lightened of £7OO and stripped
him of anything that was worth taking. On receiving
news of this adventure, Ali Riza Pasha, the newly-
appointed Governor of Broussa, started for his post,
accompanied by a strong body of police, who are to be
specially employed in hunting down the band. There can
be little doubt that this will be soon done, and that
the neighbourhood of the old Bithynian capital will
in a week or two be again as safe as the roads round
Stamboul.

ADMIRAL ROUS AND PAST RACING
EVENTS.

Admiral Rous has addressed the following letter to the
Times :—Mr. Hughes states that at the last Chester
meeting " a gentleman brought down his horse and
intimated that he would not allow him to run un-
less he got £14,000 ; the money was made up and
the horse did run." The fact is that the owner
of Bonny Swell, finding that he had been forestalled
in the market, demanded from the Ring 14 to 1 to
21,000 if he started his horse, the bet was not forthcoming
and the horse did not start for the Chester Cup. Again,
" the Jockey Club of sixty years ago " prohibited the
Prince of Wales from running horses on the English turf,
on the mere suspicion that the jockey had been told not to
win when he could do so. The particular race alluded to
was that in which Lydia beat Selim in 1809, and no doubt
Selim was " pulled," not by Chiffney, but by a
celebrated trainer. The conspiracy to defraud was
concocted by the Prince's Racing Staff, but the Prince of
Wales was not at Newmarket, and was not aware that
Selim was to run, the engagement being a T.Y.C. Plate,
which closed over night, and the Prince did not bet a six-
pence on the race. The matches alluded to by Chiffney
were run on the square, and there was no just reason
to suspect foul play. The Prince of Wales received a
very impertinent letter from- the stewards, and in
answer he demanded an investigation on oath, which
the stewards refused to give him. I say this on the
authority of my father, a member of the Jockey Club,
who always asserted that in no one instance was there
ever the slightest suspicion that the Prince committed an
act on the Turf that was derogatory to the character of
an English gentleman, and the few men who recollect my
father will testify to the fact that he was a just man,
with good common sense, and not likely to be imposed
upon.
London, England, 1870-05-27

DUBLIN FREEMEN.

Mr. STACPOOLE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
what action the Government proposed to take with refer-
ence to the report of the Commissioners on the corrupt
practices of the Dublin freemen electors at the last and
three previous elections for the representation of thaf
city. _ _ _

Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the evidence on the subject had
not yet been printed and distributed ; therefore it was
quite impossible for him to answer the question.
London, England, 1870-05-27

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