The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-08 00:00:00

ET. GEORGE'S lIOSPITAL,

Just opposite the corner where the fashion of
London meet daily in crowds, facing the celebrated
Byde-park-corner, by the side of the
statue of the Duke of Wellng:on, is one of the
largest of. London hospitals, St. George's. But teen
so often by those who possess money, it is
unfortunately forgotten when the subscr;ption list
comes round. And so the ch..rity has languished
almost to extinction. But the trustees and governors
have gone the right way to work to revive it. INey
obtained cs its ailvocatez on Sitr.rday the
Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of • revonshire,
the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of Oxford,
the Bishop of Peterborough, the Duke of
Norfolk, the Earl of Bessborough, Lord
Lord Pcnryn, Archbishop Manning, the Duke of
Grafton, the Bishop of London, Sir John liming-
ton, Baron Alfred Rothschild, E Cadogan, and
Mr. •Gathorne Hardy, M.P., and letters were read
from the Prince of Wales, Earl Grosvenor, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Michael Shaw
Stewart, Lord Radnor, and others, expressing
regret at inability to be present. When men like this
give their time in aid of a hospital, who will say that
the English are losing their love of voluntaryism ?
That many charities are badly administered, and
that contributors are therefore becoming more care-
ful as to whom and to what they give, no one doubts.
But the heart that has called into existence so many
noble institutions is certainly not dead yet.

EMIGRATION.
The stream of emigration still flows across the
ktlantic as copiously as ever. Last week ten
steamers carried nearly 7,800 persons from Liverpool
to the United States and to Canada, and this week
promises to keep the emigration agents still further
employed. The societies are meanwhile publishing
appeals for more money. These are not apparently
responded to very liberally by the public, and several
associations which want to encourage wholesale
exportation of . British workmen find themselves
unable to pursue their operations from want of funds.

. (iron the Anylo-Americat 7'inie.^) •
NEW Youit, May 22.
Governor Hoffman is not looking so well as when
he was Mayor, and I fear he is being led a miser-
able life at Albany. He stopped two or three days
in this city,ar.d a strong pressure was in vain brought
to bear ou him to divulge his cours regarding the
Scrip and Consolidation Bills. He his signed the
bill authorising a consolidation of the Great Cen-
tral line of Railway wi h connecting roads; also the
80 per cent. stock—watering of the cebtr,4l Road,
(Commolore Vanderbilt's little pet scrip dividend of
last winter), as well .as that exclu ling the terms of
the present directors of the Erie, Hudson, Harlem,
and Central Railroads, so that one-fifth serve five;
another fifth, four ; another, three; another, two
years, instead of all being elected one year as hitherto.
Although Wall-street knew by some means that
these bills would be signed, the positive assurance
sent the stocks of these roads up from 1 to 3 per cent.
Bad as this is, the Governor's folly has been fitly
capped by his giving his reasons. The total num.'
ber of bills vetoed at Albany during the session,
and of those returned sine; not approved, is 62.
The total number of bills signed is 920. You can
scarcely comprehend the atmosphere the Governor
has been compelled to breathe, and his whole ap..
pearance shows the struggle with himself,ere he sane-
tione 1 what I feel assured his honest judgment must
condemn. Another bill provides for the closing of
soul: streas now opening on Fond!' A',•;:nee l' I
the Depot Bill. The Goreroor 5,,,•,,, „it, city, -'.en'e.::
1' Ety depot::ccoutuno3a:tion,is bAi nil all th c, (e in
I'-,...,
of the world. The convenience and interest of ef
'ttihe-
city and country alike demand a great central depot
for all roads terminating in New York,
not be built unless this bill becomes a law.hence
and it can-
the law appropriating a portion of our streets, wl.ich
July b 2, an improvement, but this remains to be seen.
The Ways and Means Congro,sional Cominit'ee
appointed to inquire into the business of the Cus-
tom-house, in order to revise the tariff,
to roue) to Milady!
leading mannftetura.s. ;I: theinvitation of some
'Alia. at ' , are about
0,3' will there get into
which, perhaps, they may
a Protection hot-bed,
find too warm and c unfortable to vacate. They
paid a visit to the Gold Roo' and Stock E h xc nig ~
and then went to the backing-houses of Jay Cooke
and Co., and Henry Clews and Co. They have
lexamined Mr. Thomas M'Elralh, of the Appraiser's
Department, and Mr. Pratt, who looks after the

Custom-house business of A. 'l'. Stewart and Co.,
and will leave the Continental Hotel on Monday for
Philadelphia, thence to San Francisco, returning to
New York in August. We have had au exciting
time in Wall-street. The suspension of Messrs.
Shepeler and Co. was so unexpected that when
first it was rumoured it was regarded as a dodge to
affect the market. They had carried on their busi-
ness as German bankers and exporters of petroleum
and provisions since 1835 with great credit, and had
earned a high business reputation. Of late, besides
this legitimate business, they have speculated largely
in gold, operating for a fall, trusting to the effect of
the Treasury sa'es and other favourable influences.
When gold recently began to rise, the Messrs. She-
pcler speculated further to caver their losses. Some
time since they agreed to furnish $10,000,030 gold
at a certain price, and they continuel to fulfil their
contract till, having to pay 7 and 8 per cant. for it,
they found themselves aground, and confesse.l their
inability to continue the contracfe Their liabilities
ate estimated at p,000,000. The 11Iesirs. Barney,
large produce met chants at Montreal, have sus-
pended with liabilities of $1'35,000. The juaior
m:mber of the firm of Davis and Atkin, a banking
hoese in Broad-street, disappelre 1 on Fri lay, taking
pith $214,125 in certified checks and et ,ek cer-
tificates. A messenger of the Corn Exchange Bank
disappeared on Wednesday, with $25,000 belonging
to the bank. Clifford E. Crane was charged with
presenting a forged check for $12.00 at the Importers'
and Traders' Bank. He is a clerk in the Erie Rail-
way Company. William Muir and William Her-
rick are in custody for having purchased three
stolen Pacific Railway Bonds of $3,000. The City.
National Bank will lose $6,000 of the $119,000 sup-
posed to have been abstracted by Aikia. The
Spanish Minister, Senorßoberts, is at present in New
York, and is a cause of uneasiness to the Cuban
patriots. It seems now to be ascertained that the
Arnyo sailed to Peru, but the destitution of the
Pierrot is not so certain as that she is gone. M iois-
r Motley arrived on Monday, and was entertained
by Collector Grinnell on Tuesday. He embarked in
the Cuba on the 19th, and ere this reaches you he
will, I presume, be in London with Gen. Badeau, who
accompanied him. Oa Wednesday the German
Republican General Committee gave a farewell
banquet to 1)r. F. Schuetz, our Consul at Rotter-
dam. The dinner was well attended, and the most
cordial feeling prevaile 1. The Emigration Com-
missioners severely censure the British emigration
authorities in their report ou the fever ship James
Poster (Junior). They earnestly appeal to ship-
owners to exercise greater care in their selection of
officers, but they look mainly for reform to the dis-
continuance of sailing vessels and the employment
of steamers only in the passenger traffic. The, shad
fishermen of the North River have been ordered to
remove their poles and nets, which interfered with
sailing vessels, but offered no great impediment to
steamers. A good deal of money is invested in the
business, and the men are in despair at the order
of the Harbour Commissioners. The granddaughter
of Commodore and daughter of Capt. J. Vanderbilt
is to be married on June 8 to Mr.M'Namee; the c 2re-
mony will take place at the Episcopalian Church of
St. John, Clifton. Rufus L. Lord died at New York
on- Saturday. Though he was the victim of the
celebrated Lord bond robbery, his estate is valu.d.
at $5,000,000. There is a rumour that Mr. Crow-
ley is to be counsel to the new board of Tax Commis-
sioners. He has always denied that he would leave
Lockport to reside in New York as an office-holder,
but the salary is $7,509 a year—a sum not to be
despised. Wednesday was a cold, rainy, stormy
day, and although it did not prevent, it spoiled the
Pattersoa races, where the coarse was under water.
Gerald, however, beat Egotist, although the betting
was 5 to 1 against Gerald. The weather was better
on Thursday, and the at'endance at the races large.
'I he hurdle Race was won by Thompson's bay horse.
2d race—Sweepstakes, mile and a quarter, won by
Onyx; the ‘, 2.27. 31 r ,Ck 2 —Clifton Plate, $3O
sweepstakes, woo by INPDanici's horse; time,1.561.
4th rat...a—Consolation Purse, $l5O handicap, won
by Egotist ; time, 1.591. The coal retailers put up
the price from a quarter to half a dollar per ton on
-hearing of the strike at the m'nes is Penn4ylva
but the public declined to purchase, and they will
have to come down. The miners fix .d the price at
i 35 per ton for us, and it was attempted to be shelve
that if the duty were repealed, Nov Scotia c ttl,l
sapply it eheaper,bat this is proved to be a m'st eke.
The eix seamen brought from J fva charg ,d with
the murder of J. W. ,Jones, mate of the ?urea, 11,
h.,ve mulerg,one au examination, w.lich went to
prove that Jones 1 rst his .life iu a melee. I'hr to 1-
lion dAlars of gold offered by the S :creta-y of the
Treasury out Thursday was applied for to the alma) let
Of $2,100,00). The following are the awards
SSOO,OOO to Henry Clews and Co., at 113 77 to 113
85-; $109,000 to W. F. Livermore and Co , 143 80
to 143 81 ; $lOO,OOO to Lewis, Daniel, and Co.,
143 91.