The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-23 00:00:00

ale,o, and having disposed_ of the viands, the Rev,
Mc; Smyth turned to the bar-keeper and careleeslY
requested him to " hang that up." 'Mr. Smyth ad;
miss that he went to a respectable hotel, had bee`
steak, some gin and milk and black tea for hutch+
with two gentlemen of the press, bath of whom ea',,
oysters, and had also gin and milk, and as it was
the Sabbath 'he requested the cashier to Make 3
note of the amount, which he paid the next flaY
that he lives four miles from the church, and that
he felt in need of lunch after a busy week. The,
reporter of the Herald corroborated Mr. Sinr:ll;
statetnent. The reporter of the Sun hadaccompaniel,
Mr. Smyth to take notes of the hiscoric:d parts °I.
the sermon, and he was courteously and liospitahlT
invited to partake of the refreshments. Mr. SmYtb
son was4s sent to assist him in copying the notes,
and in the evening Mr. Stephens, of the Herald,
came to the Sun office and got the MSS.. whell
both talked of the hospitality they had receive-
before the City Editor, and ilex-, morning, te the re-
porter's astonishment, instead of kis report, the Sug
contained the article upon which the charge Was
grounded. The reporter repudiated the article/
which, he s tid, would have been 'in him a breiles
of hospitality and a viol ttion of courtesy, and tb".
case was referred to two, who gave their deci'le3
On Wednesday. The "milk and gin" parson was
censured mildly, but firmly, Mr. Smyth receivinki
his rebuke and solemn warning with meekness, anu,
washing it down, 1 make bold to say, when he gni"
gat home with some more gin and milk. Gin an'
milk has become quite fashionable, and wherever
the clergy go they are asked to partake of till':
new American drink. The sensation of the wee'
has been the cable passage from Germany atitioune
hig that American Railroad securities bad 136:`3
stricken from the list of the Berlin hours a as ti
market had been flooded with Ametican bonds 14,
doubtful value. The details are not known, but
is said an agent from Berlin and Frank for had been
sent here to investigate the solidity of the American
loans put on those markets, and his report led t 0
the action taken by the " Elders," a body, I elan'
fornied, corresponding to our Chamber of Cully
coerce. The 'impression among the German house,
in this city is that only those of doubtfUl value will
suffer, and that the market will soon recover iti
tone. The case of James Fisk, jun., a,:ainst th°
Union Pacific Railroad came up on 'lliorsd t.Y be'
fore Judges Nelson aiid Blatchforil, the point
whether the issue should be tried by a U.S. Vie:
trict Court or a State Court where the action wal
originally commenced. A train has just arrive'
from San Francisco in six days 23 hours, bringing
many through passengers. *Digtrict-AttorneY
Pierrepont has re-igne 1, but his reasons are un-
known ; hi predecessor and Mr. Barlow, the We
U.S. Marshal, are otndidates for the post. Judgj
Pierrepont can make more by private practice thatL
he receives from his place.. Mr. Grinnell will als°'
it is thought, resign, and Mr. Orton, of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, has a good chance °t
becoming the collector, if his own company will It
him go, against which it may struggle hard.
WASHINGTON, INlay 60
Congress continues its inquiries, into the imPr°;
per influences brought to bear on the votes of it
members. The Senate Judiciary Committee is ju
vestigating the means used to defeat what is known
ii
as the Bingham amendment to the Georgia ~
and the proprietor of the Washington Chronicle I°l
been examined, as it is said that $l,BOO were pal'.
to him nominally for priuting and advertiser
ige
Governor Bullock has to be examined before tuf
Committee can report, but there are whispers
great scandals connected with the affair. The par`-.;
guay investigation is closed, and the resolution
have been reported. Rear-Admiral Gordon 1
censured for neglecting to aid Mr. Washburn'
The arrest and detention of Bliss and Mastermal
violated the law of nations, and was an insult .t 0
1
the United States; and the President's action
withdrawing General Miatfahon, and declioi ~
l
further diplomatic intercourse, is approved. 1-1,„1
refusal or neglect of naval officers at the stations::
render al reasonable assistance to diplomatic ow
cers in the discharge of their duties, or discourteaYi
should be inquired into, and punished by.theN-o,'`,
Department. Mr. Swann further held that t'i
forcible arrest of Bliss and Masterman demand°
reparation • that Minister Washburn ought not t 0
have left diem in detention, but should have -re
fused his passport ; that the Minister was impru-
dent in associating Bliss and Masterman with 11'
legation ; and in error in his hostile and un-
friendly attitude towards the Paraguayan Goverl,lo-
matt. That Admirals Gordon and Davis acted 1,,
the best of their judgment, and also in accord 'n``
with the instructions of the Navy Department, reee.is:,
ing its approval. We are in the midst of an excitl,u'
election. Two sets of, delegates attended the he
publican publican Convention to nominate the Mayor ; tf.
one candidate being the present incumbent, S.
Kowen, the other Major Richards, Chief of. I°.:.
lice ; se there is a split in the party, though It
rumoured that Richards will withdraw its favour
the
M. G. Emery, the nominee the Reform RepPulie
licans ; and this, if true, will insure to him t.O
election, which will take place the first MondaY,llo
June Emery is supported by the Democrats, wile
cannot hope to elect a candidate of their own- 100
voters are calculcated at 22,000, of whom B,'„
are coloured, and the Republican majority ism,
least 1,000. Captain Commerell, of Her 13-
steamship Monarch, has written to Secretary Rells
son of the Navy, forwarding an official from t"he
Lords of the Admiralty, who, in the name of
Queen and the British Navy, acknowledge the niv,a
form kindness and attention the crew of the icon `,-;
received in this country. 'I he construction of anotliej
PaCific Railroad along the 32d parallel is advonfit,K
by the sub-committee on railroads.and will prol'au
be adopted by the House. The Northern Paei°o3
advertising contracts for grading, bridging, "aa
constructing the Minnesota sections of the rvae
about 230 miles. Strenuous efforts are being 'll5OlO
to push the El Paso line. The Representatives (rare
Texas, Louisiana, and other States interested
moving in its favour. Mr. Wheeler, the Chairb" to
of the Committee on Pacific Railroads, tried
use
get land grants for the Northern Pacific of Ode.
47,000,000 acres through the House without los
bate; but he was stopped by bitter opponents,
though in a minority, secured delay by filibusterno
Mr. Wheeler's object was to prevent atnendineecl(
under the impression that if the bill was sent blot
to the Senate where it had passed, it would. c°
again get through, as the Opposition has slid
greatly strengthened. In the Senate on Thao.o
Mr Morrill, of Maine, struck a hard blow agtoil
these grants when the Osage Indian Reserval:eie
Bill came up. Twelve million acres of lands w
to be allotted to a few- railroad speculators at 11 enilts
an acre, although worth nearly 435, and this
termed a robbery of the Indians by white freeboote
Robert Bell, last Tuesday, helped himself t. to
French clock, worth $l5O, by simply walking it to
Mr. Sumner's house, and sending awaythe servnuivo
the Senator with his card, when, of course, he ilex
arrested, and the clock recovered. Cousraissl4
Delano is away in Ohio for ten days, repurtooo
with an eye to the Senatorship. General Sh"laslo
talks of retiring to St. Louis, as he will be Is°, be
to live in Washington with his family if his IV'iiios
reduced, as threatened, to $12,000. The aga
Pacific Railroad is menaced with a Receiver, l)(4'
Howe proposing to hand it over to the tender 100
cies of such an official, 'unless the compatiY 100
half a million dollars in court as a security ties
any jadgment it may award to S. W. Davis Oiori)
he fUrnished. The Senate amended the terrl4ve
laws of Wyoming, so as to rule the CheYa-ip'
Court out —a most objectionable process of leestion, sure to foster abuses. Orders were gis cried
the company to stop running if the Judge °roe
out his threat and put in a receiver. The 5t0„1.1,3g0
Court adjourned last Saturday, and the J"
ars now on their respective circuits.
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BIRTHS.
On the 18th inst at Buscot Park. Berke, the wife -f
Campbell, Es of a daughtr. IP-
tog,.o
On the 19th insqt.,., the wife of J. R. Valsey, Esq., of
Halstead, Essex, of a sou.

MA RRI AGES. - P."
„,. to
Ott the oth ult., at Sacramento, Andrew R. Ve'''
Rebecca Watt, late of Engiand. Si/
,-, T. oc,
On the 18th 'lust , . t Salem Chapel, Hitchin, 31--,oo'
Franklin, of Stevenage, Harts, to Martha, second cl•
of Mr James Ellard, 13 itohin.
• DEATHS. 13'311i'l
On the 18th inst., aged 70, William Robinson, son.,
Mill, Rochdale. No cards. .
On the 20th inst., at Ealing, Caroline, the ldest o
daughter of John Wills, Esq., The Esplanade.

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Middlesex.—Monday, May 23, 1870.