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The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-07

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Cheltenham l9
Darragh l9, 24,
West Drayton .........21,
Hereford 2l,
Monmouth 23,
Newmark,;, Wton ...25,
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Liverpool
61irowsbury . 15,.

ST EEL LECIIASE FIXTURES,

JULY.

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Bromley 7 West Drayton 2l,
N UVEMBER.

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Worcester 9,3, 4 I ISbroi!sbury 1.7),
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Harrow 2 3 Leamington uut 23
Lverpool 9 10, 11, 12 I

COURSING FIXTLIBES.
AUGUST.

St. Albans ___ _. __ _.

GOODWOOD MEETING —JULY 29.
Weights fur the Goodwood Cup; two miles and a halt
(Calculated to date.)
Age st lb
Age a,
Kt. of the Garter... 5 9 7 Bo) d hawthorn j 7
Trocadero... 5 9 7 St Muugo ... 3 7
Forti„ie 5 9 7 The Drummer ... 3 7
Bliukhoolio ... 5 9 7 Provider 3 7
The Hake ... 5 9 7 Typhon 3 7
See-Saw
... 4 9 0 Martyrdom ... 3 7
Rosicrucidn ... 49 0 Robespierre ... 3 7
Tabouret 4 9 0 T hor walsden 3 7
Robtitutiou ... 49 0 Rupett .•... 3 7
Blueskin 4 8 10 Lancet
Brigantine.., 3 7 10
The Goodwood Stakes (Han
and only 5 if declared, wi
subs, 2ti of whom declared,
Age st lb
... 5 9 0
... 5 8 9
... 4 8 7
... 5 8 5
... 4 8 2
3 7 12
... 3 7 9

iclicap) of 23 sous each, 15
th 100 added. 2i miles.

Blink hoolie
The Rake ...
Cecil ...
Taraban
Plicebus
Alpenstock
Islam ...
Bracken ... 5 7 7
Robespierre ... 3 7 2
War 6 7 0
Assineboine ... 5 7 0
Our Mary Ann ... 4 6 12
BeteNoire 3 6 12
Make Haste ... 4 6 12
Acaster 3 6 10

Ago st
Miss Gratwicke 4 6
Provider ... 3 6
Vallation g ... 4 6
Uhoral . 4 6
Y. Fenton... ... 3 6
_Adolphus ... 3 6
Storm King ... 3 6
Hobart ... ... 3 5
Queen of theForeat,
by Atherstone ~. 3 5
Starter ... ... 3 5
Vacuum ... 3 5
Aubado 5
Judge 3

FADTEETISE3f ENT.l—Holloway's Ointment and l-
are an infallible remedy for bad legs and all kinds
wounds. The surprising sale of these invaluable in,
cities in every part of the c.vitised world is the most c
vincing proof of their efficacy, of which,were further pl
required, the long list of voluntary testimonials recoi
from grateful patients iu all quarters of the globe we
arup:y supp'y it. They speedily sure bad legs, old wont
scrofula, and all diseases of the skin. Thousands of
sons who bad long and severely suffered from these drt
ful maladies have been cured by these medicaments,
every (Alter means Lad fail ; and it is a fact bey ono
doubt MO, there is uo however obstinate or howllong-etanding, which they fail to relieve.

Race Glasses, byVoigtlinder, are now ao longer the
elusive luxury of the rich. Since the great demand
photographic lenses has diminished, an opportunity I
boon afforded for applying mechanical power with
greatest success, whereby the cost of these beautiful r
most prrfect instruments is reducod in price in sc
instances to as much as 20 per cent. In fact they are t
no dearer than those of the best French or English mak
At the depot Callaghan, 23A, New Bond-street, corner
Conduit-street, the patrons of the Derby may inch:
their taste in the possession of a veritable Voigtliiadet
comparatively trifling cost. It is tuperflaou4 to oxy t
quality ifi as te(QK matchlow.
London, England, 1869-07-07

FOREIGN NOTSS.
THE SPANISH MINISTERS.

The Spanish revolutionary party has nano* escaped
a collapse. The Spanish Ministry is divided on the ques-
tion of Free Trade, and it was this division that led to the
recent quarrel between Prim and Figuerola, the Minister
of Finance. During a recent debate in the Cortes
General Prim spoke very strongly in favour of
Protection, whilst Figuerola, with the most pri-
mitive disregard of that unity supposed to be an
essential element in the conduct of a Ministry, made a
speech in favour of progressively reforming the tariff in the
direction of Free Trade. At one point in his address he
spoke of a Catalonian Protectionist who had sent him a
document in favour of high duties as a "miserable fellow."
Prim thereupon got up and vehemently contradicted the
the Finance Minister, declaring that the Catalonian was
not a " miserable fellow." High words passed, and a
scene of great excitement followed. However,
the temper of the new Spanish Parliament
is decidedly in favour of Free Trade, for this stormy
sitting was wound up by an anti-Protectionist vote of 130
to 30. Prim, as the chief of the Ministry, looked upon
this as a vote of censure, and resigned, the whole of the
Ministry following him. For some hours a vehement
agitation reigned at Madrid. It was thought that the
unity of the revolutionary party was at an end. The
wildest rumours respecting the return of Queen Isabella, the
arrival of the Duke of Montpensier, and the entry of Don
Carlos into the field, were circulated in the capital. But,
though the deputies had voted against Prim's Protec-
tionist policy, they felt that he could not be dispensed
with, and a vote of confidence in his administration was
passed at a meeting of the majority. His resignation and
those of his colleagues were withdrawn. It is expected
that a new Minister of Finance will be appointed, and
that Prim will be more than ever master of the situatirn.
London, England, 1869-07-07

MORE HONOURS.

There are rumours of the dispersion of more
honours. The Premier is said to be contemplating
the creation of another peer and a new knight. Mr.
Wentworth Blackett Beaumont, member for South
Northumberland, who has represented his present
constituency since 1852, is the one who, it is stated,
is to be raised to the Upper House, and Mr. Cowen,
M.P. for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is to receive the
honour of knighthood. At least so the Birmingham
Post declares.
London, England, 1869-07-07

AN IRISH LIBEL CASE.

An interesting and important action for libel has just
been concluded in the Court of Exchequer of Dublin,
before Mr. Baron Fitzgerald and a special jury. The case
arose out of the murder of Mr. Anketell, the station-
master, of Mullingar. The plaintiff was the Rev. Michael
Gogerty, a Roman Catholic clergyman of Mullingar, and
the defendant Mr. John Robinson, proprietor of the
Daily Express. The plaintiff claimed £l,OOO damages for
a libel on him contained in two letters in the Dublin
Express. The alleged libel consisted of two letters published
on the Bth and 10th of March last. In the first letter,
which was written by the Rev. C. P. Reichel, vicar of the
parish, it was stated that Mr. Anketell had for some
time known he was "a marked man ;" that on the 16th of
December last he took the writer aside on the platform of
the station, and, to quote the words of the letter, told him
that "his dismissing a railway official had been referred
to from the altar of a Roman Catholic chapel in such
terms as induced two most respectable Roman Catholics,
both personally known to me, to go to him and disavow
all sympathy with what had been said." The second letter,
signed "A Looker-on," referred to Mr. Reichel's, and
asked why a priest should not be amenable to the law, and
remarked that it would be too much to expect that Cardinal
Cullen would suspend him. The defendant pleaded that
the words were a fair and bond fide comment on the con-
duct of the plaintiff, and were published without malice.
The facts were that Lawrence Moran, a railway police-
man, who had been a great many years in the employment
of the railway company, bad been dismissed, and that a
great many persons who thought him a very estimable
servant addressed a memorial to the directors to have him
reinstated, and also raised a subscription for him. The
subscribers to this testimonial stated that they thought
him hardly treated. The Rev. Mr. Gogerty was ized
to recommend the matter to his congregation, and he
did so in the chapel on the 6th of December last.
He said nothing hostile to Mr. Anketell, and did
not even mention his name, but he said that Moran
had been hardly treated on account of his religion.
It seemed that this was not so ; Moran was dismissed
because he disobeyed Mr. Anketell's orders, but there was
a strong feeling against the station-master in the neigh-
bourhood. The case for the plaintiff was that the letters
alleged that he was the instigator of the murder. But
several Roman Catholics gave it as their opinion that the
plaintiff committed an indiscretion, and that they had
told him so. The jury did not think the letters said much
more. They found a verdict for the defendant, at the
same time exonerating the plaintiff from any intention to
injure Mr. Anketell, and stating their belief that his
object was charitable.
London, England, 1869-07-07

THE TRADES UNIONS BILL.

Mr. Harrison, a well-known member of the Trades
Unions Commission, has written to the Star on the
Trades Unions Bill. He maintains that the public
are the most. interested in the bill, for it will give
them guarantees for good conduct in unionism which
they have never yet had. Most of the evils of the
system have, he believes, arisen from its want of
publicity and legal recognition. The effect of the
bill will be to leave all crimes which arise from dis-
putes as to labour to be dealt with under the same
laws as similar crimes arising from other disputes.
As to the protection accorded to the funds
of the unions, ample proof has just been
given that such protection is needed by the case of
the amalgamated carpenters. The Chief Justice has
pronounced the most creditable society in the king-
dom to be incapable of prosecuting a thief. Mr.
Harrison points out that there is a great
difference between protecting the unions and
allowing them to be incorporated. If they
were incorporated their laws must be enforced, how-
ever unreasonable or harsh. Unions are clubs which
desire to manage their own affairs, and which neither
the State nor the courts can manage for them ; but
this is no reason why they should be robbed, nor
why they should not have facilities for holding
property.
FREEDOM OP SPEECH.

A public meeting was held in St. James's Hall, on
Monday, convened by the Protestant Electoral
Union, in vindication of freedom of speech and the
liberty of the subject. The object of the meeting
was to take into consideration the illegal imprison-
ment of Mr. Murphy and other lecturers. Mr.
Newdegate presided, and said that he had come there
because he thought that grave constitutional prin-
ciples were at stake. The Mayor of Birmingham
had violated the right of free speech and free dis-
cussion, in the arrest of Mr. Murphy, and he
condemned his course as arbitrary, unjust,
and without precedent. He intended to bring the
matter under the notice of the House of Commons.
Some resolutions were unanimously passed condemn-
ing the interference of the Home Secretary with the
right of meeting, and disapproving of the conduct of
certain local authorities who had interrupted persons
about to attend a lawful meeting. Petitions to both
Houses of Parliament were adopted and the proceed-
ings terminated.
London, England, 1869-07-07

AUSTRIA AND THE CZECHS.

The Austrian Government has not yet been able to
settle its difficulties with the Bohemians. Nothing will
satisfy the latter except such a complete recognition of
their nationality as the Hungarians have already obtained,
and this the Emperor Francis Joseph has not found
himself in a position to concede. An attempt
has recently Leen made to get over the nationality
aspirations of the Czechs by dividing them, by
separating Moravia from Bohemia, and by creating a dis-
tinct province of the former. But this disingenuous idea
has met with the failure which it merited. The Moravians
saw through the artifice at once. It was not difficult to
divine that if the Austrian Government refused to concede
an autonomy to the Bohemians, it would not grant that
right to the Moravians, except to further its own pur-
poses. The latter, therefore, have held a great meeting
at which community of race with the Bohemians
was solemnly affirmed. The inhabitants of the two pro-
vinces proclaim the same grievances, and look to the same
means of reparation. The Bohemians remain the great
stumblingblock in the way of Austrian progress,
and it is clear that their case cannot be met by such
shallow artifices as this expedient of dividing them into
two peoples.
London, England, 1869-07-07

MR. BRIGHT AND THE REFORM CLFB.

There is no probability of peace being restored
between Mr. Bright and the club which has so long
been almost his home. As the facts of the case
become known, the surprise increases that Mr. Bright
should have proposed his nominee, who, it appears,
has been for three years a resident in London, and
certainly was not entitled to temporary admission as
a stranger. Mr. Bright seems to think that
he must submit to authority only when
its exercise is agreeable to .himself ; yet it is diffi-
cult to understand how a club, or any Government,
could be carried on if individuals, instead of submit-

ting to the laws, or endeavouring to improve them,
acted in defiance of authority. The Reform Club has
called a meeting for the 22nd instant, with a view to
revising its system of election; but it is to be feared
that the course taken by Mr. Bright will not facili-
tate a settlement of the question. The right bon.
gentleman has taken refuge in the Atheneum, by
the rules of which club he obtains admission as a
Cabinet Minister without election.
London, England, 1869-07-07

POSTHUMOUS DISPOSITIONS.

The question of the disposition of posthumous pro-
perty was discussed by the Society of Arts on Mon-
day, at a meeting under the presidency of Lord
Stanley. A paper read to the meeting by Mr. Hob-
house, Q.C., contended that property did not belong
to the dead ; and that the living should control it,
not the will of the deceased. He advised that a
public board should be formed to take under consider-
ation all gifts to public uses ; to decide whether they
should take effect, and to control them afterwards.
Lord Stanley rather demurred to the full extent
of such an argument. ne, however, admitted
that there had been much abuse in the management
of public charities, and deprecated a too scrupulous
adherence to the terms of obsolete endowments. No one
would contend (he said) that the State had not a right
to interfere in the government of a charity which had
been abused, and where charities had failed in their
objects the State ought to assert its power by appro-
priating them to other purposes.

A NEW SUGGESTION ON THE ALABAMA DIFFICULTY,

The controversy between England and France has
been so thoroughly exhausted that a new idea
must be regarded as quite a phenomenon.
Nevertheless, the New York World may fairly
claim credit for suggesting, in connection
with the Alabama difficulty, a mode of settlement
which is both original and worthy of consideration.
The World abandons the idea of claiming damages
for England's recognition of the South as a bellige-
rent State. Such a claim is both illogical and im-
practicable. Every sovereign State must decide for
itself when a rebellion has attained such proportions
as to become a war, and the English Govern-
ment,in according belligerent rightsto the South, only
exercised a common international right. Moreover,
Russia and France also recognised the South, and a
claim on this ground against England must be
accompanied by a similar demand upon other Euro-
pean States. The Americans themselves have been
by no means backward in exercising the very privi-
lege of which they now complain. Rejecting this
untenable theory of damages, the World confines its
scheme to the actual depredations of the Alabama
and other cruisers. With respect to the former, it
thinks the breach of the neutrality law was so clear
that there can be no need for arbitration. The
American people can never be convinced that in
respect of the Alabama's escape' there was not wilful
negligence on the part of the Customs authorities,
and a languor of action on the part of the
Crown law officers._ for
__which liability °light
London, England, 1869-07-07

THE BERMUDA DOCK.

The following is a copy of a telegram received at
the Admiralty this morning :—" The Bermuda
Dock was met at noon on the Ist inst., in lat. 39.0
N., long. 13.28 W., in tow of the Agincourt and
Northumberland, Terrible and Lapwing in com-
pany. Helicon left squadron for Madeira on the
20th ult. Captain May, senior officer in command
of squadron, expected to arrive at Porto Santo on
the 4th inst. All going well."
London, England, 1869-07-07

States,

LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.-MRS. S.
ALLEN'S WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSING never fails to '
quickly restore Grey or Faded Hair to its youthful colour and
beauty, and with the first application a beautiful gloss and de
lightful fragrance is given to the Hair. It stops the Hair from
falling off. It prevents baldness. It promotes luxuriant growth
it causes the Hair to grow thick and strong. It removes al
dandruff. It contains neither oil nor dye. In large Bottles--
Price Six Shillings. Sold by most Chemists and Perftunere
Depot 266, High Holborn
London, England, 1869-07-07

CD ca)
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-t • 0a Amount Amount Annual
ry 0 .
fr., oza Proposed. 2-E, Assured. Premiums.
OP4 P.
£ s. d. £ s. d. -s,
•1858 4,802 1,023,140 0 0 3,318 654,140 0 0 21,347 16 5
1863 13,244 2,779,666 0 0 9,746 2,037,383 0 0 63,507 19 10
1868 17,466 4,861,303 5 9 13,699 3,752,967 4 8 122,257 17 6
Total.. 35,512 8,664,109 5 9 26,763 6444,490 4 8 207,113 13 g
The net premium income has increased to
the sum of .£216,704 1 7

The net premium income
the sum of ~
The interest on investmen
of receipt yield

's and othoritems

1,276 18 1

Making a total income of £237,980 19 8
The claims were 335, amounting to the sum of £127,886
12s. ld.

The balance of the year's income was £68,026 9s. 4d.
The assets of the association at the close of the year
amounted to £667,493 Bs. fid.
The directors draw special attention to the fact that the
next bonus valuation will take place at the end of the year
1872, and that all polices effected on the profit scales prior
to the 31st December, 1869, will be entitled to participate
in the same,

The directors also draw attention to the successful esta-
blishment during the past year of the Britannia Fire
Association, under the auspices of the Briton. The direc-
tors believe that the establishment of a Fire Company, to
work in active co-operation with the Life, will tend much
to the advantage and profit of both institutions. It is
scarcely necessary to remark that the capital funds and
constitution of each office are quite separate and distinct.
By order of the Board,
JOHN MESSENT, Actuary and Secretary.
London, March 18, 1869.
London, England, 1869-07-07

BOUP.SE, July 6.—Thr
closed as follows :-
4i per Cent. -

;e o'clock—The mark e

End of month... ItaPan Fives 54 70
3 per Cent
End of month 7l 17i Ottoman Loan 325
Credit Mobilier 237 50 Do. Debt 43 90
End of month... Spanish Threes 31
Credit Foncier ...1592 50 Home Debt —
End of month... Deferred —
Cash
Orleans

RAILWAYS.

Northern ... llO5
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.... 626±
Western 595
Eastern • .
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman..

796 i
5271
54
72
53f

60URSE OF EXCHANGE.

Amsterdam
Do
Rotterdam — ... 12 31 ... 12 34
Antwerp — ... 25 45 ... 25 50
Brussels — ... 25 45 ... 25 50
Hamburgh — ... 13 12 ... 13 123
Paris Short ... 25 40 ... 25 45
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort-on-the-Main: ... 1211 ... 1211.
Vienna — ... 12 75 ... 12 85
Trieste — ... 12 75 ... 12 85
Petersburg
Copenhagen.. 9 25 ... 9 29
Berlin
Madrid.. - ••• 481 ... 49
Cadiz — ... 49 ... 491
Leghorn
Milan — ... '26 60 ... 26 70
Genoa — ... 26 60 ..„ 26 70
Naples
Palermo — ... 26 60 ... 26 70
Messina
Lisbon ... .511 ;. 52
Oporto — ... 511 ....... 521
Rio Janeiro
New York
London, England, 1869-07-07

RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.

VVIIITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions
of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred
Medical men to be the most effective invention in
the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel
spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is hero avoided—a
soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi-
site resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and
Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that
it cannot be detected, end may bo worn during sleep. A
descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can-
rot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circumference of
the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the
manufacturer,
Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London.
A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. Gd. Postage,
ls. A Double Truss, 31s. d., 425., and 525. Gd. Postage,
ls. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. Gd. Postage,
is. 10d.

Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White,
Post-office, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1869-07-07

THE GRACE OF OLD AGE.

Old age is now a requirement in a clergyman.
Witness an advertisement in the Times :—" The
trustees of a small country living are prepared to
appoint a rector. He must not be under 75, with
unexceptionable references. Grojs income about
£3OO a year ; population, 150. Good house and
garden. Church recently restored. Apply to
Clericus, &e." For every wrong, say the lawyers,
there is a remedy. Is there no wrong clone to the
parishioners to whom the gentleman over 70 is to
administer the comforts of religion ? These scandals,
much more than those to which the attention of the
public is being directed by rival associations, are
afflicting the Church.
London, England, 1869-07-07

R. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52,
Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new de-
scription of ARTIFICIAL TEETH', fixed without
springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble
tho natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the ori-
ginals by the closest observer ; they will never change
colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth
ever before used. This method does not require the
extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will
support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is gua-
ranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed
teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in masti-
cation.
London, England, 1869-07-07

lIITMAN HYMNS.

An old grievance is proclaimed in a new place,
and the protest against " human hymns " made in the
Scotch Free Church General Assembly is re-echoed
by the convicts of the Irish Prison of Spike Island.
The prisoners wanted their worship to be as free
from earthly associations as possible, and refused to
sing any but " inspired " lines. In this case the
creed would seem to be better than the men.
London, England, 1869-07-07

THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN.
Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN.

EVERY EVENING, at 7.30, the very laughable fare THE
SMOKED MISER.
At 8 o'clock, Sheridan's inimitable remedy of THE SCHOOL
FOR SCANDAL. Supported by the following celebrated
artistes :—Barry Sullivan, J. C. Cowper, George Honey, W. H.
Stephens, Charles Coglan. D. Evans, Lin Rayne, A. Bernard,
E. Dyas. and W. Arthur; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Jane
Rignold, Miss Louisa Thorne, Miss Amy Fawsitt, and Mrs.
Charles Horsman

Acting Manager—AmonY SULLIVAN.

I) OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
lA, Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Ewanborough.
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, FOX v. GOOSE. Messrs. Clarke
and Belford : Mesdames Mitten and Hughes.
After which. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs Thorne. James, Fen
ton, Turner, Chamberlaine ; Mesdames Bufton, L. Maitland, &c.
To conclude /nth HUE AND DYE
London, England, 1869-07-07

THE SITUATION IN FRANCE.

The Paris correspondent of the Post has been adopting
the American system of " drawing " politicians. Meet-
ing an old member of the Corps L4gislatif, the representa-
tive of the fashionable journal.took opportunity to ask
him what he thought of the new Chamber. The old deputy's
opinion on the subject was very unfavourable. He believed
that Fiance was at the beginning of parliamentary troubles.
The Opposition were very violent, and a feeling of personal
hostility was growing up. " For the moment a perfect
babelisme prevails. None of us are sure whether the
Emperor is going backwards or forwards, or whether we
are to expect the status quo. He has a majority at his
disposal. That majority desires a move forward. I look
to the moderate Reformers as the only salvation for
France and the Emperor. We have amongst us a party
of reaction, and we have a revolutionary party. Both
are equally dangerous."
London, England, 1869-07-07

THE REPRESSION OF MENDICITY.

That very hard problem, how to repress men-
dicity, is again under discussion. Another of the
already numerous conferences has been held, under
the presidency of Earl Grosvenor, to consider the
subject; and it has been determined to form a
repressive committee for London. The plan recom-
mended for adoption in all districts is already in
operation at Blackheath, and less successfully at
Marylebone. The inhabitants determine to give no
relief themselves, but send an applicant with a ticket
to a central office, where inquiries are made before
money is given, and the amount bestowed is regu-
lated by the manifest need.
London, England, 1869-07-07

CONCURRENT ENDOWMENT.

Another protest is made by a clergyman against
concurrent endowment. The Rev. J. C. Ryle
publishes a letter, in which he says :—" If we must
either pay the Roman Catholic priests or be prepared
for complete disendowment of the Protestant Church,
I have not the slightest hesitation about my answer.
I would rather see the whole United Church of
England and Ireland disestablished and disendowed
to-morrow than see Roman Catholic priests paid by
the State."
London, England, 1869-07-07

COUNT BISMARCK ON PRUSSIAN POLICY.

One of the irrepressible correspondents of the New
York Herald furnishes that journal with a report of a con-
versation with Count Bismarck, in which the Prussian
Chancellor seems to have been remarkably communicative
on important matters of policy. The inquisitive
journalist had no hesitation in asking the statesman
whether the sivation of Europe would permit a reduction
of the army budget, with the view of relieving North
Germany from financial difficulty. Count Bismarck
replied that such a course could not be thought of.
"North Germany," he said, "must remain watchful and
armed, for she has no guarantee of the intentions of France
and Austria. England and America have a quarrel of
their own, and as to an alliance with Russia, the Opposi-
tion in the North German Parliament will not hear of it.
In such a situation Germany must rely upon herself, and
cannot therefore reduce her military force. It is true that
the people of France do not desire war ; but the French
nation is easily inflamed, and it may plunge into hostilities
with a precipitation incredible to more phlegmatic nations."
This is interesting, and the meaning is clear. As the French
Nation, however much " inflamed," cannot make war
of its own will, Count Bismarck evidently meant to say
that though the people of France did not desire war, yet
their ruler was not in this respect to be depended upon.
London, England, 1869-07-07

GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry.
THIS EVENING, at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. W
Farren, Vernon, David Fisher, and J. Clarke ; Miss Lydia
Foote
At 9.15, IT. J. Byron's grand Bufiesque, THE CORSICAN
" BOTHERS ;" or, The Troublesome Twit.s : Messrs J. Clarke,
Marshall, Andrews, and Hurlstone ; Mesdames Julia St. George,
Brennan, Berend, and C Thorne.
London, England, 1869-07-07

Portuguesep per 0t.,1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 331
Do. do. 1867 —
Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid —
Mission 5 eer Cent., 1822, X St
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Do li per Cent., 1859
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Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bowles — .
Do. do. £B4 15s. do.,
Do, 1866, £lOO Bonds 9Ol
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Do. Com. Ccrt. of Con+ . not funded —
Do. Account
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Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25;
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Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ....
Do. Account
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'Wien 5 per Cent. 1831, E::. :Gal.
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Jonsols, Money ... 931.
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closed as follows :-
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End of month... ItaFan Fives 54 70
3 per Cent
End of month 7l 171 Ottoman Loan ... 325
Credit Mobilier
End of month — Spanish Throes ... 3
Credit Foncier 1592 50 Homo Debt
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Paris
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Vienna 1 ... 12 75 ... 12 85
Trieste — ... 12 75 ... 12 85
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Palermo — ... 26 60 ... 26 70
Messina
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A LAW THAT WANTS ALTERING.

Mr. Shapland, of Southmolton, calls attention to
a law which, as he rightly says, very much wants
altering. Recently a lad was brought up before
the magistrates charged with stealing leather scraps
worth 2s. The magistrates said they had no alterna-
tive but to send the lad to prison. Mr. Shapland,
as his attorney, called the attention of the Bench to
the 108th section of the Larceny Act (24th and 25th
Vic., c. 06) which provides that where any person shall
be summarily convicted before a magistrate of any
offence against the Act, the magistrate may dis-
charge him on making satisfaction to the party
aggrieved for damages and costs. The magistrates
said that the section did not apply to the Act under
which they were acting, 18th and 10th Vic., c.
128. Consequently, although the lad received a good
character from his master, and was recommended
to mercy, he was made a gaol bird for life.
One cannot help wondering why the master should
have taken the extreme step of placing the boy in
the dock, when a reprimand would probably have
answered the purpose of preventing the repetition of
what was expressly stated to be a first offence. But
if masters are thus severe in enforcing the law that
is the more reason why it should be made as
merciful as possible. Mr. Shapland proposes that a
short Act should be passed declaring that the section
of the first-mentioned Act should apply to the
second.
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THE UNIVERSITIES AND "WOMEN.

The University of Cambridge has lately enlarged
its sphere of influence and usefulness. The
.principle,
first adopted some fifteen years ago, of examining
candidates not members of a university, and in other
places than a university town, has been extended
from schoolboys to schoolgirls. The result in the
first case was so satisfactory, was found to give so
much precision to tuition, thereby affording both
teachers and taught just the one thing they
needed. that the women who have lately
been claiming greater rights for their sex
asked that the examination might be extended to
girls. They saw well enough that before the
" rights" can be granted there must be an increase of
qualifications. If women obtain the franchise at all,
it will not be until they have received a very different
sort of education from that which the report of the
Schools Inquiry Commission shews they have been
receiving hitherto. Hence it is that at this present
moment girls over 18 years of age are undergoing
examination at Leeds and London by examiners from
the University of Cambridge.
London, England, 1869-07-07

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London, England, 1869-07-07

THE TRADES UNIONS DILL.

Mr. Harrison, a well-known member of the Trades
Unions Commission, has written to the Star on the
Trades Unions Bill. He maintains that the public
are the most interested in the bill, for it will give
them guarantees for good conduct in unionism which
they have never yet had. Most of the evils of the
system have, he believes, arisen from its want of
publicity and legal recognition. The effect of the
bill will be to leave all crimes which arise from dis-
putes as to labour to be dealt with under the same
laws as similar crimes arising from other disputes.
As to the protection accorded to the funds
of the unions, ample proof has just been
given that such protection is needed by the case of
the amalgamated carpenters. The Chief Justice has
pronounced the most creditable society in the king-
dom to be incapable of prosecuting a thief. Mr.
Harrison points out that there is a great
difference between protecting the unions and
allowing them to be incorporated. If they
were incorporated their laws must be enforced, how-
ever unreasonable or harsh. Unions are clubs which
desire to manage their own affairs, and which neither
the State nor the courts can manage for them ; but
this is no reason why they should be robbed, nor
why they should not have facilities for holding
property.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

A public meeting was held in St. James's Hall, on
Monday, convened by the Protestant Electoral
Union, in vindication of freedom of speech and the
liberty of the subject. The object of the meeting
was to take into consideration the illegal imprison-
ment of Mr. Murphy and other lecturers. Mr.
Newdegate presided, and said that be had come there
because he thought that grave constitutional prin-
ciples were at stake. The Mayor of Birmingham
had violated the right of free speech and free dis-
cussion in the arrest of Mr. Murphy, and he
condemned his course as arbitrary, unjust,
and without precedent. He intended to bring the
matter under the notice of the House of Commons.
Some resolutions were unanimously passed condemn-
ing the interference of the Home Secretary with the
right of meeting, and disapproving of the conduct of
certain local authorities who had interrupted persons
about to attend a lawful meeting. Petitions to both
Houses of Parliament were adopted and the proceed-
ings terminated.
London, England, 1869-07-07

PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNICIPAL

ELECTIONS.

The select committee of the House of Commons for in-
quiring into the mode of conducting parliamentary and
municipal elections continued its sittings on Tueday. The
Marquis of Hartington presided ; and there were also
present Mr. Bright, Sir George Grey, Mr. Villiers, Mr.
Ward Hunt, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, Mr. Egerton, Mr. W.
H. Smith, Mr. Locke, Mr. Whitbread, The O'Connor
Don, Mr. Brand, Mr. Leatham, and Sir F. Heygate.
The Rev. George Buttler, Roman Catholic Archbishop
of Limerick, being examined by The O'Connor Don, con-
tradicted the evidence of Mr. Spaight, who had
stated that he took an active part in the last
election, and sent his carriage to the several polling-
booths. Speaking of the position of the electors generally,
he said they had until lately been in a sort of despair
about getting any good from legislation, and it was only
since the legislation now in progress began that they had
begun to have any hope of remedial measures. The influence
of the priests had been exercised to induce the people
to have their views carried out by constitutional means.
He should approve of the use of the Ballot, as it would do
away with bribery and intimidation on the part of mobs
or landlords. The only way in which he saw that a priest
could get to know, by means:of the Confessional, how a man
had voted, if the Ballot were established, was, if supposing
the man knew that he had offended God by the way in
which he had voted, and confessed it as a sin.

By Sir George Grey : If he had promised to vote in one
way and had voted in another, he must accuse himself of
that as a sin. But if he did so, the priest would not make
any use of the information directly or indirectly, for one
of the most awful obligations under which the priest was
placed was the maintaining of the secrecy of the Confes-
sional.

By Mr. Ward Hunt : The priest might impose penances.
If he in any way made use of information obtained in the
Confessional, he would violate his duty in the most essen-
tial manner, and ho would not only be set aside by his
superiors, but he would he cast out by the people.
By The O'Connor Don : The penances imposed at Con-
fessional are very slight. The Confessional could in no
way aid the priest in obtaining information which could
be used publicly afterwards. Military and police were
sometimes used at elections, and there was a strong im-
pression in the minds of the Liberal party that when
Tory statesmen were in power the military were some-
times used to carry out their views. He did not mean to
say that the idea was correct.
By Mr. Bright : It was not conceivable that clergymen
would seek to influence a voter by refusing him the con-
solations of the Church, or in any similar way.
By Mr. Villiers : The Ballot would be an unqualified
advantage. In a great many cases it was a misfortune
fo” a man to have a vote.
London, England, 1869-07-07

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, July 2.

The vine disease has appeared in some parts o
Portugal, but with diminished virulence to a small
extent.

The passengers by the Brazil packet Oneida,
from Rio de Janeiro, have been placed in quaran-
tine on the plea of yellow fever existing in the Bra-
zilian ports, but they have made a strong protest to
the Board of Health.

Some serious disturbances have taken place in
the Azores in consequence of the augmentation of
taxes. In several districts the papers have been
burnt, and visas given in favour of the son of Don
Miguel.

The Deputies have voted an increase in the per-
sonal tax, and an increase of 50 per cent. in the in-
dustrial tax, a measure which is considered excessive,
and much discontent exists.

The Count of Lavradio, formerly Minister in
London, is suffering from severe illness.

ITALY.

BRINDISI, July 7.

The Adriatic and Oriental Company's steamer
Cairo has arrived here from Alexandria, having
performed the journey in 86 hours. She brings 51
passengers, four of whom are English. The Cairo
experienced severe weather on her voyage here from
Alexandria.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN
MAILS.
The Tanjore passed Messina at two this morning
en route for Marseilles.

MALTA, July 6.

The Whi, with the heavy portion of the above
mails, leav* s at midnight for Southampton, where
she may be expected on the night of the 15th
instant.

OUfWARD INDIA AND CHINA (HEAVY)

MAIL.

The Ripon, from Southampton, 2Gth ult., arrived
at 9 a.m., and left at 4 p.m. on the sth instant for
Alexandria.
London, England, 1869-07-07

LAW CLASSES.
In connexion with the lectures classes will be conducted
under the guidance and superintendence of the lecturers,
and will proceed concurrently with tho lectures. The
number of subscribers to each class will be limited, and
the instruction given will be confined to an examination
of the students upon thesubject of a preceding lecture, or
on portions of a given book bearing on the same subject.
'A sufficient number of classes will follow each lecture, and
be of such duration as shall provide for the efficient instruc-
tion and examination of the students. The teaching of the
lectures will thus be amplified, and impressed on the
memory by the classes; and the system of constant ex-
amination will test, from time to ime, the progress made
by the students.
LECTURES on COMMON and MERCANTILE LAW,
by CHARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Esq., Barrister-
at-Law.
The Course will consist of Nine Lectures upon the fol-
lowing subjects :
a. Simple Contracts.
b. Contracts under Seal.
c. The Contract of Sale.
d. Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Checks ;
with the distinction between negotiable instruments and
other simple contracts.
e. Freight and Contracts of Affreightment, with the pe-
culiarities of Charter-parties and Bills of Lading.
f. The Loss of a British Vessel and its consequences-
1. To the Owner of the Vessel.
2. To the Owner of thb Cargo.
3. To the Underwriter.
An-connexion-with the foregoing will bo considered
the Rule of the Road at Sea as contrasted with that on
Shore: also the Law of Negligence and the Liability of a
Master for the acts of his Servant.
In his private classes the reader will use as text-books
The Law of Contracts (Smith), An Action at Law
(Smith), A Digest of Common Law (Anderson).
LECTURES on CONVEYANCING and the LAW o
REAL PROPERTY, by T. LL. MURRAY BROWNE
Esq., Barrister-at-Law.
This Course will consist of Nine Lectures:—
Lecture I. Introductory.—Practical Hints on the perusal
and examination of Abstracts.
Lectures 11., iii., IV. Settlements.-1. Settlements of
Personal Estate; a. Investment of Trust Funds; b.
Usual Trustee Clauses, Appointment of New Trustees • c.
Usual Powers and Covenants, &c.: d. Remarks on 'the
Effect of Recent Statutes-2. Settlements of Real Estate
a. Estates for Life and in Remainder, Waste ; b. Jointures,
Portions, &c : c. Usual Powers: Remarks on the Leases
and Sales of Settled Estates Act; d. The Succession Duty
Act-3. Dieentailing Deeds, the existing Law of Entail-
4. Practical Suggestions in connexion with the subject of
Settlements.
Lectures V., VI. Wills.-1. Usual Frame and Contents
of a Will-2. Principles of Construction of Wills-3.
Practical Hints on Drawing Wills.
Lecture VII. Copyholds.-1. Introductory Remarks,
Fines-2. Surrenders and Covenants to Surrender-3.
Admissions--4. The Enfranchisement of Copholds.
Lectures VIII., IX. Miscellaneous Deeds.-1. Credi
tors' Trust Deeds-2. Separation Deeds-3. Articles of
Partnership, &c.
In these lectures and classes the Introductions and
Notes to Mr. Davidson's Precedents will be especially
referred to.
London, England, 1869-07-07

A NEW CLUB.

The Liberal party contemplate following the
example of the Conservative, and forming a Junior
Reform Club, which will bear the same relation to
the Reform that the Junior Carlton does to the
Carlton. It remains to be seen if the Liberals will
vie with the Conservatives in the size and splendour
of their new habitation.

THE PROSECUTION OF THE DIRECTORS OF OVEREND.
GURNEY, AND CO.

After passing through many stages of difficulty,
the prosecution of the directors of Overend, Gurney,
and Co. is postponed for the present, and with the
prospect of being properly conducted to its issue in
November. First decried as needless and vexatious,
the case was brought before the magistrates, and the
defendants were committed for trial. Subsequently
the cause was removed into the Court of Queen's Bench,
and circumstances became so complicated that the
action seemed destined to fall to the ground. It has,
however, surmounted these difficulties in the Queen's
Bench, and yesterday the Attorney-General applied
for a postponement of the case, stating to the court
that he " believed he was about to be instructed to
prosecute." Sir John Coleridge, on the part of the
defendants, though dwelling on the cruelty of a post-
ponement, did not press his opposition to it; and the
Lord Chief Justice granted the application.
London, England, 1869-07-07

THE SITUATION IN FRANCE.

The Paris correspondent of the Post has been adopting
the American system of " drawing " politicians. Meet-
ing an old member of the Corps Legislatif, the representa-
tive of the fashionable journal took opportunity to ask
him what he thought of the new Chamber. The old deputy's
opinion on the subject was very unfavourable. He believed
that France was at the beginning of parliamentary troubles.
The Opposition were very violent, and a feelingof personal
hostility was growing up. "For the moment a perfect
babelisnte prevails. None of us are sure whether the
Emperor is going backwards or forwards, or whether we
are to expect the status quo. He has a majority at his
disposal. That majority desires a move forward. I look
to the moderate Reformers as the only salvation for
France and the Emperor. We have amongst us a party
of reaction, and we have a revolutionary party. Both
are equally dangerous."
London, England, 1869-07-07

MR. BRIGHT AND THE REFORM CLUB.

There is no probability of peace being restored
between Mr. Bright and the club which has so long
been almost his home. As the facts of the case
become known, the surprise increases that Mr. Bright
should have proposed his nominee, who, it appears,
has been for three years a resident in London, and
certainly was not entitled to temporary admission as
a stranger. Mr. Bright seems to think that
he must submit to authority only when
its exercise is agreeable to himself ; yet it is diffi-
cult to understand how a club, or any Government,
could be carried on if individuals, instead of submit-
ting to the laws, or endeavouring to improve them,
acted in defiance of authority. The Reform Club has
called a meeting for the 22nd instant, with a view to
revising its system of election; but it is to be feared
that the course taken by Mr. Bright will not facili-
tate a settlement of the question. The right hon.
gentleman has taken refuge in the Athenaeum, by
the rules of which•club he obtains admission as a
Cabinet Minister without election.