The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-20 00:00:00

PRIVATE BILLS.

Earl GRANVILLE having moved soma alterations hi
the procedure of private bills, their lordships unanimously
agreed to the same.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—LAST EVENING.
Tho SPEAKER. took the chair at:four o'clock.
TIIE ADMIRALTY.

Sir J. ELPHINSTONE gave notice that on the 2.5 th he
should ask the First Lord of the Admiralty what hal
taken place at tho Admiralty, and the cost and other
matters connected with it.
SIR S. WATERLOW.
Sir T. CHAMBERS gave jiotico that on an early day
ho should move the appointment of a committee of seven
to consider whether, under the 22d of George 111., cap.
4t, Sir Sidney Waterlow was disqualified from becoming
a member of the house.

THE NEW LAW COURTS.
Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on the sth of March
he should call the attention of the house to the site of the
now law courts, and move a resolution on the subject,
THE LICENSING SYSTEM.

An Hos. MEMBER gave notice that on Monday he should
move for leave to introduce a bill to amend the licensing
of beerhonses.

THE IRISH MILITIA.

Mr. C. FORTESCUE, in reply to Colonel French, said
it was not without full consideration that the embodi-
ment of the Irish militia for training had been postponed
for another year.
THE CASE OF MR. CAGNELLS.

Mr. WINTERBOT HAI/ askid the Under-Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs a question relative to the case of
fr. James Caguells, a British subject, residing and carry-
ing on business at Oporto, sentenced in November last by
a Portuguese Court to banishment for six years, for the
crime of "wanting in respect to the Roman Catholic reli-
gion," such want of respect consisting only in conducting
ordinary Protestant service in his own house.

Mr. OTWAY said it was quite true that the gentleman
named had been banished for a term of six years, but not
solely for wanting in respect to the Roman Catholic reli-
gion. Mr Cagnells was put upon his trial in Oporto before
a Portuguese jury, he having given up his right to be tried
by a mixed one ; and the charges laid against him was for
holding meetings in his house for objects opposed to the
religion of the country, for inducing persons to hold doc-
trines opposed to the religion of the State and for making
proselytes. The charges, to an extent, were proved, and
under the 130th section of the criminal code he was sen-
tenced to six years' banishment from the country. An
appeal had been lodged against the finding of the jury,
and until that appeal was decided he did not think it judi-
cious to make any further observation. lie might inform
the lion. member thlt Mr. Crawford, the Consul at Oporto
had been directed to watch the case.

THE RATE-PAYING CLAUSES.
Mr. C. FORSTER asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether it was the intention of the Croverntnent to
repeal the rate-paying clauses of the &form Act, and to
restore the system of compound rating ?
Mr. GLADSTONE said he could not answer the ques-
tion of the hon. gentleman, without in some degree antici-
pating the statem.mt to be made by the President of the
Poor Law Board. He might, however, say that the Go-
vernment did not propose to restore in letter and in form
compound rating, but in the bill of his right hon. friend
there would be found a remedy for the grievance which
at present existed.
•
THE CHARING CROSS VIADUCT.
Lord ELCIIO called the attention of the First Commis-
sioner of Works to the proposed viaduct from Charing-
cross to Wellington street, Strand, which was proposed
to be made on the Thames Embankment by the Metrcpo-
litm Board of Works. The Board had given instructions
with respect to the commencement of the works, and
he therefore had to ask the right honourable gentle-
man to exert his power to stay proceedings,
at all events for a time, until it was seen that the thorough-
fare was actually required. The site of the Thames em-
bankment affords the finest site in the world for some pub
lic building, and it was inconceivable that so eligible s
spot should be devoted to a long row of unsightly arches
upon which the proposed road was to be made. He
thought it was absolutely necessary that same greater
power than at present existed should be given to somebody
to prevent further monstrosities being made in London.
At present a set of people had only to got an Act of Parlia-
ment to make a railway, for instanca, from north to south
of the metropolis, then they were quite at liberty to pull
down, an I block up, and erect any bridges they
might think necessary without the slightest regard being
made to the damage that would be done to the property in
the neighbourhood. Had there b•en any such control-
ling power ho believed the great tubular ne,mstrosity—
the Cannon-street station would never have bee," allowed
to thrust itself so hideously in front of the view of St.
Paul's from the river. He found he could not by the
forms of the house propose the resolution ha had prepared,
which stated that it was not expedient to proceed with
the proposed road, but he hoped the right hon. gentleman
would take up the matter and submit a resolution to the
house on Mond.ty next.

Mr. C. BUXTON thought that as everybody disap-
proved of the proposed viaduct it would not be perse-
vered in.

Lord BURY said that it was most desirable that
any sort of controlling power would be better
than the anarchy that now existed. No sooner was the
work of Sir J. Thwaites finished, than a railway company
would begin to dig up and otherwise obstruct the footway,
so that for about five years the public would be kept out
of the full enjoyment of the splendid promenade.
Mr. LAYARD said unfortunately he hal nothing to
do with the Thames Embankment; all he could do he
would do, and that would be to urge upon Sir
John Thwaites to do his utmost to prevent
a project which would entirely destroy the beauty of the
embankment which was now so great an ornament to the
metropolis. The most effectual way of stopping the pro-
ceedings would be for the house to express a strong
opinion as to the inadvisability of proceeding with the
proposed viaduct.

Mr. W. COWPER said if the Metropolitan Board of
Works were in earnest in objecting to the proposed viaduct
it was quite open to them to have introduced a bill for
repealing the previous act.
Mr. ROPE said how the bill passed that allowed such
an objectionable work was to him quite a mystery.

Mr. B. HOPE drew from the transaction the moral that
we needed a really strong Ministry of Public Works and
Art ; and the discussion was closed by a notice from Lord
Eleho that he would move fora committee on the subject
next Thesday.

Mr. FAWCETT brought in a bill embodying his clause'
so stoutly fought in the debates on the Election Petitions
Bill last year, to throw the necessary expenses of elections
on the county or borough, and
Mr. NOR WOOD brought in a bill further to facilitate the
proceedings in County Courts.
The house adjourned at 25 minutes past 6 o'clock.

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3 J. HJLMES begs to inform his friends and the public -
two and three hundred, and could not possibly be Cambridge,_ oxford, and London. This council, A' STEAM PACKET.
generally that he supplies the LATEST EDITION of "THE
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which is qite distinct from the commission,
TAI XC E LLE NC E WITH CHEAPNESS:
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as to the wishes of the mercantile community on the graphs as follows :-
masters am the examination of all endowed
supplied as soon as published, containing all the LATEST
schools. .Afbr a certain -
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EVERY ARTICLE of CLOTHING, gEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, by H W HARRIS,
,Towspaper Agent, 4, Blackfriars-road, London, S. subject, Lord CAIRNS said that the noble and learned
lord. himself could attend to their wishes far better pointed to an tnelowed school who does not possess a and Nice. A steam packet, the Prince Pierre, was rut
Nice, where it was to take the corpse of Fuad Pasha or
RE A DY-MADE or MADE to MEASURE,
rimiE ~ SUN" NEWSPAPER.—G. R. GLENIE certificate of finess, granted either by the Committee
1 delivers the LATE EDITION at Chelsea, 7.40; Kilburn, in that respect, and could address the deputations
with greater authority than one of the law officers of of Council on Education or by this new council.
8 ; Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 9.20; Watford, .
II OR ALL CLASSES. 9.45.
the Crown in the other House, who was not in the The charge of schools will no longer be entrusted to
drowned. A member of the Corps L6gislatif saved him
%II PORTING.—JOHN ROBERTS supplies the individuals beause they are deaf, lame, or otherwise
PRICES BASED ON READY -MONEY Cabinet, and would have his time much taken up unfit for any occupation except that of perverting damaged." badly
i 1,57 LATES I' EDITION of "'I HE SUN" as soon as pub-
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in EVERY DEPARTME.NT. fished.--4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. with other business. The noble and learned lord education. A teacher must be equal to the duties of
concluded by declaring that those most anxious on one of the mist difficult of callings before he can be
ir HE LATE EDITION of "THE . SUN' at . . . .
L JAMES SPEEDY'S, " The Wellington," Wellington-street, the subject would rejoice at the House of Lords appointed. 11 addition, all endowed schools shall be •
INSAAITY AND ASYLUMS.
A SPECIAL DEPARTMENT for BOY'S - taking up the measure first, if they knew the examined uneer the rules drawn up by this council, The Pall Mall Gazette has just called attention to a serious
CLOTHING. Strand.
THE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " at and exhibitions open to the pupils of endowed fact, that although we have greatly in.proved our mode of
risk they ran through other arranaements - of
not getting it passed at all during this year.
J. SMITH'S, 29, Bow street, Covent-garden.
OVERCOATS IN EVERY STYLE AND
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MATERIAL.
council, or its officers. This power will subject the
THE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN" at Lord RUSSELL'S remarks on the topic under dis-
cussion were characterised by good sense and discre- mornsu b-
W. SMITH'S .ICamden Stores," 73, Park-street, Camden secondary sclpols to a test of usefulness as searching
interest from the above-mentioned unsatisfactory state-
OVERCOATS from 19s. to £5.
town.
tion. He showed the importance of the Upper as the examination now required of all elementary'
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mint. Attention is called to a defect in English medical
ttheesl•aenbyeingnoexaruining board which requires from
BOOTS and SHOES. THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY-LANE. schools whichreceive aid from Government. Inef-
House taking some measures for consideration, and ficient or misdrected teaching, the deplorable results eitdsuccaantdi°idna'
mole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, at 7. MY WIFE S OUT. Followed by the
knowledge of lunacy or evidence of having
Grand Fantomime, PUSS IN BOOTS. Commence at 7. he made a suggestion worthy of notice to the effect which were exposed by the Inquiry, will at hadopportmetiesofstudyine it. Itisnotsurprising that under
HOSIERY and DRAT'ERY.
that Government should extend the estimates to the once be detected. The value of these stipulations is these circumstances the treatment of insanity dues not keep
THEATRF.-ROYA L. HAYMARKET-
.
THIS EVENING, RAI- ING THE WIND: Messrs. Kendal end of June, so that the House of Commons might
have time to discuss those measures which were sent self-evident. All that is necessary for the reform of pace with the general progless of medical science, and "mad
AND HATS and CAPS, Buckstone. jun., Mis 4 Laws, &e. After which, HOME: Sothern,
endowed schools as they exist, and the substitution doctors" live in a little world of their own. The sad cense-
Chippendale. &c.: Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, &c Concluding
quence of this want of facility in obtaining knowledge of the
with THE FRIGHTFUL HAIR: Messrs. Compton. Kendal,
of efficient teaching, is provided. For the more com-
Eueestone, mune Weath?rsby, &c. ; Mesdames C. Hill, Scott, up to the House of Lords for consideration. It is to
IN GREAT VARIETY. Gwynn, BP Commence at 7.
plete scheme, including redistribution of endow- premonitory stages of insanity. The first signs of failing subject is that medical practitioners know nothing of the
be hoped that some beneficial result will follow from -
PRINCESS'S THEATRE. this debate and th at this, the first session, of a meats, we must perforce wait. brain power come under the notice of persons who have
A LARGE STOCK of BLANKETS at, , Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining.
never learnt to interpret them, and no one is taken to a
unusually Low Prices. THIS EVENING. at 7, to commence with THE SECRET. At a new Parliament will not pass away without wit- . "mad doctor" before being manifestly mad. The
quarter to 8, MARIE ANTOINETTE: Mr
.Vining, Mr. W. n
~., THE confident statement made by the Opposition .
mewed, err. Dominick Murray: Mdlle. Beatrice. Concluding nesting a better mode of transacting business in specialists themselves see the first signs of madness
COMPLETE OUTFITS for ALL CLIMATES. with A CUP OF TM A: Mdl e. Beatrice.
the Upper House. It is idle to pursue the same journals, that the QUEEN'S absence from Parliament •
was due entirely to her repugnance to utter the too seldom, and the public falls to the ground between two
THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL course year after and then to complainof its stools. There are no resources against developed madness
ALL GOODS MARKED in PLAIN FIGURES year,
Tars EVENTNG, at 7, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE
TO CAMIMRW ELL. Mr. G. Belmore, Webster, L. Murray. At 15
the delay that takes place at one season and the undue
evil effects. The interests of the country suffer from proves to have been as unfounded as it was confident, them under the charge of two or three doctors who have
• - to 8, THE DEAD HEART. Messrs. A. Stirling,
R. Phillips, Ashley, Stuart; Mrs. Alfred Mellon,
time Up to within a very few days of the opening of the had no kind of training for their duties. It is observed in
ARTICLES NOT APPROVED OF EX- Miss Beifienn"Ox Grey, &c.
this article that the heads of the profession in England have
CHANGED or the MONEY RETURNED, haste that is made at another, and it is high •
that a change should be made for the better in this session HER MAJESTY hoped to meet the two
GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.
Houses of the Legislature. It was only on the . ,
signally failed in the subjects of medical education, and the
üblle:be.f.or.e lon. g must be brought to understand and control
AN easy and accurate System of Self-measure,
e;rgaFe'eT." Zlgt, BROWN 7. A HAPPY FA ru,,y_ a'..1.5, 0.21,3f7-,C,
7.71.3151CA1iM1N5: Messrs. reZyG,U, 1,./. 1...1G 1.7.G0GL. 0.701. CW utz,..3 aa,k,. ~,,..,......,.. Vr...Pli .1V":. ^t, liter nhyeicians that she abandoned P., _..........•...........e. bUill. all"
worse than death, and it is time that this anomaly should
introduced by E. MOSES and Son, has served -to extend
Marshall,Warnei., David Fisher, Andrews, Hurlstone, J. Clarke; , . her intention. But so eaniese IS ene OVEIIEIGN in
Ot •
'•eir connection to all parts of the kingdom, Mesdames Henmde, C. Thorne,Brennen,Berend, Hughes, Ar- to the credit or character of either House of Par- .
the wish to mark her confidence in the Reformed cease. Ifosp.tals for the insane should bo thrown open for
aold, and Stephens.
-liamen t.
JRDERS by POST promptly and carefully
House of Commons, that she has expressed the wish students, and lectures upon insanity should be delivered at
ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. ----..
attended to.
all medical schools.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborottels that the Address which both Houses pass in reply to
Tins EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel- The news from the United States is very unwel-T !ST of PRICES, with Rules of Self-measure, ford, Clarke ; Miss Itufton. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTHthe Royal Speech may be presented to her by the
Patterns and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. OF GOLD: Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; Mesdames Maria come, though not altogether unlooked for. There members of the two Houses in person. In a word, as THE DISCIPLINE OF THE CLERGY.
Longmore, B. Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To
conclude with HUE AND DYE have been for some time past rumours of the reluc- the QUEEN is unfortunately prevented by illness
A. to MOSES and SON'S ESTABLI-lIMENTS
from going to Parliament, she desires that Parlia- The Earl of Shaftesbury has prepared a bill for better
tan ce of the Senate to confirm the Convention agreed
see• are CLOSED every Friday Evening at sunset till QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE.
Saturday Evening at sunset, when business is resumed until 11 Manager, Mr. W. H. Liston. upon by the English and American Ministers •; but ment should come to her. We need scarcely say enforcing the laws respecting the discipline of the clergy,
o'clock. THIS EVENING, A RACE FOR A DINNER. After which,
and the nation will rejoice in and for amending the constitution. and regulating
NOT GUILTY: Messrs. J. L. Toole, L. Brough, H. Irving. S. most of us were willing to hope that such aversion that both Parliament
MOSES and SON, Ready-made and Bespoke Finery. Miss liodson, &c. With THE BIRTHPLACE oF this manifestation of the SOVEREIGN'S interest inmode
the of procedure in Ecclesiastical Courts.
F,• Tailors, Habit Makers, Woollen Drapers, Hatters, PODGERS: Mr Toole. was exaggerated, and that both countries would be
Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and General Outfitters
only too glad to get rid of the interminable Alabama the political change which has lately been effected It proposes that the Archbishops of Canterbury and
' York, each in his own province, shall be the chief judge
for all Classes.
- . THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN.
and her confidence in the advisers whom that change inallappeals letters ofrequest from the judgments of
or .
The following are the London addresses of E. MOSES and Tars EviNING, AUNT CHARLOTTE'S MAI:\ Mr. E. Price, question. Mr. REVERDY JOHNSON, whom Lord STAN-
SON:- ' Mesdames Larkin, Weathersby. After which, FETTERED:in the Upper has produced, Lord CAIRNS House, and the diocesan courts, the lay judge being a barrister appointed
Messrs. Cowper, • eville, Parselte, Drew, Brunton, W. Arthur, LET not unreasonably accused of "letting out the CITY ESTABLISHMENT. Bartleman, and George Honey; Mesdames Lydia Foote, Turner, Mr. DISRAELI • 4-word to b • • I lfth Q
in the Lower, had no., a
155, MINORIES Marlbro, Hodson, and Fanny Josephs. To conclude with LU- cat," might justly be supposed to know what against this proposal. We can easily believe that it In all proceedings in a Diocesan Court the Bishop
CRETIA BORGIA, M.D.; Miss Fanny Joseph; George Honey.
156, AIINORIES was in the bag he himself carried, and me ae:ser- was made all the more willingly by Mr. GLADSTONE and his Chancellor are to be the judges. Part 5 157, MINORU'S
of this measure provides for the prosecution Of
83, ALDGATE THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC, lions were frequent and positive enough to satisfy the and Lord Gn - because it gave them an oppor-ANN ILLE,
suits against clerks." No jurisdiction with re-
. 84, ALDGATE This EVENING, at 7, SL A SHER & CRASHER: Messrs Atkins, most sceptical. Terms, according to the American tunity of disproving the idle rumours as to the want . . 85, ALDGATE roughen, G. Vincent, &c. ; Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield.
Puns
to the correction of clerks for any offences against After which. at 7.45, PAPER WINGS : Messrs. H. Wigan , v •ds
it 1 ter had been agreed on by the London and Wash- of cordiality between the QUEEN and her Ministers, the ecclesiastical laws, or concerning whom there mayexist
86, ALDGATE
H. Neville, E. Atkins, H. Vaughan, H. Cooper, and Smithson; -
883, ALDGATI:7, ALDGATE 3lesdantaa Furtado, Schavey, N. Harris, and St. Henry. ington Cabinets, which were honourable to both It was this aspect of it which provoked the anger of scandal or evil report, as having offended against such
that and there could be no fear any fresh
89, ALDGATE ROYALTY THEATRE. countries,
Sir LAWRENCE PALK. Throughout the debates laws, nor in suits involving any question concerning doe-
OXFORD-STREET BRANCH.
-under the Management of Miss M. Oliver. on the Reform Bill the hon. baronet re- trine, or the due administration of the sacraments and ii
Tana EVENING, at 7.30, W
• A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss source of disturbance would arise. e learn by other rites and ceremonies of the Church, or concerning '
107, NEW OXFORD-STREET &e. To conclude with FAMILY JARS.
506, NEW OXFORD-STREET M. Oliver. To be followed by CLAUDE DUVAL; Mr. Dewar, peatedly sheaved his dislike of any exten-
telegram, however, that on Thursday last the Con- - the ornaments of the Church and of the ministers thereof
sion of the franchise, and his restlessness under
at the times of their ministration, nor in any other
%OS, NEW OXFORD-STREET vention was rejected by the Senate. We have two
1, HART-STREET
PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Mr. DISRAELI'S educating process. The world has • in Ecclesiastical . is be • suits the Courts, to exercised
2, HART-STREET Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton versions of the affair. The Philadelphia news tells changed, but Sir LAWRENCE PALK remains the in England except by the courts and by the persons
3, HART-STREET Tins EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, US that the Senate committee agreed almost unani- same. The resisters of democracy in 1860 became referred to in this bill. Any three members of a church
Addison, Glover, and Bancroft; Mrs. Ihickingham White, Miss
TO'TTENHAM-COURT-ROAD BRANCH. C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WINNING mousy to recommend the rejection of the Treaty. the heroes of a Tory democracy in 1868; but the who are inhabited householders are to be empowered
137, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD ' HAZARD. And INTRIGUE.
to commence proceedings, but upon the application el
138, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROADCoIn telegram from Washington says that the Co west country member continues where he was,
283, EUSTON-ROAD. ROYAL Aof the defendant the petitioners are to give security to
MPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS , HOLBORN. mit tee reported adversely on the Treaty except that he now represents East Devon instead of for the costs of the defendant. No change is proposed in
Country Branch: THIS EVENING, the Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud
19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. of 50 Horses; also Alfred Bradbury, A. Carre, &c. with Great Britain, but favourably on South Devon, He, therefore, can see no cause of the penalties inflicted under the existing laws. Another et
20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS.
the St. Juan Treaty. The explanation of so unwise congratulation in an enlarged constituency and a important feature in this bill is that issues of fact, at the
SPECIAL NOTICE.--In consequence of frequent misrepre- ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET. reformed House. Much less can he understand desire of either party or at the will of the court, are to be E
rentations, E. MOSES and SON find it necessary to state that THIS EVENING, at 8, THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S a step is possibly to be found in political rancour.
they do not employ any travellers or agents, and that their MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment: and the Burlesque why it should be celebrated by a procedure tried by a jury composed of six assessors, of whom three
nlv Establishments are the above-mentioned. Extravaganza, THE VERY GLAND DUTCH-S. The present antagonism between the Senate and Pre- . 1 are to be clerks holding preferment, and three are to be uj
which was last adopted after teebattle of . . sident JOHNSON is so strong that the memo ors of tLe Trafalgar,ofnation
In the great victory a over justices of the peace within the diocese ; but a new trial pi
THE AT R 141 ItO YAL, 1)R URY -LANE. cnnISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8
may be granted where the opinion of the assessors con- w
Wednesdays and .‘.aturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. Upper House of Congress might very likely be 1113 - its neighbour there was something satisfactory ;in . -
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Cbatterton.
victs or is adverse to the defendant. ex
THIS EVENING will 13.:. performed MY WIFE'S 017 T.
willing to allow their uncompromising adversary the blood-dyed decks, in sinking ships, in wounds and ..
:I
To be followed by the Great Christmas Pantomime, entitled
ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. - THREE BALLET :.,
GRIMALKIN '1 HE GREAT: OR, HARLEQUIN Puss IN Boors,
tem THE MILLER'S SONS, with new and magnificent Scenery Promenade Concert. Band of co. Begin at S. Is. Box-office credit and the satisfaction of solving so difficult a gore and death there was abundant cause for w
TIIE WEATHER TABLE.—TIIIS .12Ar.
open from 11 to 4.
rejoicing •enfranchisement of sl
ny Mr. Wm. Beverley. Characters in the Opening by the entire problem by his last official act. There are not want-e , but in the peaceful
strength of the company. In the Harlequinade a Double Troupe
- ••• - - la
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-p , . sak OPEN daily (ex- • our own working class, in the admission of more
of Pantomimists • and combining the randest stage effects of - Children
cept Sundays). Admission, ls.; on M'ndays, esl. ,
METEOROLOGICAL RETORTS. it
any Pantomime ever produced at this thea're. Doors open at• •. than a million of our fellow-subjects to political
under twelve, 8•1.
half-past 4, commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. old feeling against Englan lis once more showing it.
self, and Dower, there are interests at Boston which are not - . he sees none. And yet, perhaps, Extreme Sea w
th
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THIS EVENING. RAISING THE WIND: Messrs. Re-- 1,, , i ,
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c.or o'o2 1
dal, Clark, Rogers, 13uckstone, jun., and 3lesdames Laws, Dal- ~,2 V 4, .7r- --„ ~7!...:: .''
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Commence at Seven.
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to recognise the A very just complaint has been made by the non- ,Confederates as belligerents at all that ceremony should suggest a parallel
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Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. WEBSTER.
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Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. could consent to submit such a matter to le. less than Liberals are Englishmen •
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- ' Plymouth - 1 a
TO CAMBERWELL. Mr. G. dehnore. Mrs. L Murray. tam, but if he should do so, the Parliament whit as loyal and patriotic. The only Weyino uth3o•Olf. 40 ,38 W.N.W. 1 1 W.N.W. c.f. - 2 '
the are every
!fit 15 to 8, THE DEAD HEART: Mr. Benjamin Webster, question, and those who sneer at the incapacity of
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THIS EVENING, at a quarter to 8, anew Drama, in four acts, their own masters in respect to the THE most laborious f • • • ' is co
o inquiries, and the most THE Millennium me at last. The Orange lion Paris
entitled MARIE ANTOINE:rTE : Louis XVI., Mr. Vining;.
is literally thrown voluminous collection of official • • • •th the Ultran b th straabourE - - - - - - _ __ _ WO
Count Fersen, Mr. William Rignold (his first appearance in Lou- form. Session The firstofthe - - - _ _
don) ; The Dauphin (five years old), Miss Lydia Howard; Marie
concerned, and produced their first-f • • Toulon - N. 1 7 E• o 014 6
tra
Antoinette, Mdlle. Beatrice; Messrs. Dominick Murray. J. G. away, so far as the House of Lords is first-fruits in the shape of the Kerry leopard has made friends with the Antrim Heart's Oon-i ~ • •
Shore, D. Leeson. New Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds, Mr. Dayes,
anti Mr. Matt. Mogan. New Dresses, new Properties. when the heat of summer brings las4itude and the Endowed Schools Bill. The measure is not worth kid. )1. J NSTON, M.P.
y ,r. ou.. for Belfast, has moved, iteeenati(tt:i'l leg
Preceded by THE SECRET. f of the exhaustive invest' t•
str,
To conclude with a new Comedietta, entitled A CET OF TEA. Commons are well-nigh E, M.P. for 1 h seconded
worn out with the fury o , . , iga ion of the SchooLs and the O'DoNoGem Tra ee, as , =PLANATION
Mdlle. Beatr:ce.
pressure of work on Inquiry Commission, but its shortc • ' •motion for repealing the p Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The pul
shortcomings are inevi- a arty Processions Act. .
)oors open at half-past 8, commence at 7. Box-office open their long continued strife, the
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daily froni 10 till 5.

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STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs
r)ltrke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames Bui,.,via and Maitland.
After which, THE FIELD Ob. ThE CLOTH OF GOLD.
Messrs. Thorne, James. and Robson Mesdames M. Long-
more, F. Hughes, L. Maitland, &c.
To conclude with HUE AND DYE.

ROYAL AMPHITHEA IME AND CIRCUS,
HOLBORN.
Oscar Carre and his Fifty wonderful performing Horses, and
the incomparable Scenes in theA r 3na, including A.Bradbury, Eng-
land's Champion Equestrian, A, Salamonsky, A. Carre, Mdlles.
Montero, Schwartz, Kremser, and Salamnnsky, in a series of
unparalleled acts of horsemanship. Castelotti and the Brothers
Girardes in their Thrilling Ladder and Trapeze evolutions. The
Clowns Burgess and Loyal, the greatest grotesque of the day.
"Many persons form their estimate of a circus from some of
those exhibitions which travel through the provinces; the Hol-
born Amphitheatre is as far above them as Patti's singing is
above that of a street ballad-singer."---Court Journal, Jan. 2.
Doors open at Seven, commence at half past. Morning Per-
formances Wednesday and Saturday, commencing at Bali-past
Two.

GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole Proprietor ant Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry.

At 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9. 0,
BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs. Marshall, Warner,
David fisher, Andrews, Hurlston, and J. Clarke; Mesdames C.
Thorne, L. Morgan, Brennan, Fountain. Arnold, Henrade, Be
rend, Hughes, and Stephens.

ST. GEORGE'S HALL, Regent-street.
FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE 1862.
Great and triumphant success. Never in the annals of
Ethiopian minstrelsy has a company made such a decided
nit. Every song was encored on the first night of
performance.
ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY MINSTRELS
(Proprietors, Messrs WILSOM and 310 NT AGUE)
The Only Company of Christy's who have had the-
honour to appeal...by special command. before
THE QUEEN AND COURT.
NEARLY ONE HUNDRED PERFORMERS.
EVERY EVENING at EIGHT. WEDNESDAYS and
SATURDAYS at THREE and EIGHT.
Special Grand Performance for the People every Satur-
day night at eight. Admission, One Shilling.
Private boxes and places may be secured at Mr. Mit-
shell's Royal Library, at the musicsellers, and at the hall.
Acting-manager, Mr. ANDREW NIMMO.

THE i‘ SUN'? NE WSPAPER.-G-. R. G LEXIE,
Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road,
delivers the LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " at the earliest
possible moment after leaving the press. He is able to deliver
Copies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the country
at a comparatively early hour the same evening, say 40 miles by
9.45 o'clock . .

A very just complaint has been made by the non-
official members of the House of Lords, on account
of the inconsistent arrangement of the Parliamentary
work of the Session. There arc two sides to every
question, and those who sneer at the incapacity of
lorlings, and remark on the dolce far niente style of
procedure in their House, forget that the occupants
of the prim benches of the Upper School are not
their own masters in respect to the work they per-
form. The first part of the Session is literally thrown
away, so far as the House of Lords is concerned, and
when the heat of summer brings lassitude and the
Commons are well-nigh worn out with the fury of
their long continued strife, the pressure of work on
the Peers is something alarming. They :cannot
possibly manage to do it all, and they cannot do any
part of it properly, so one measure is dropped and an-
other hurried over, while perhaps here and there a parti-
cular case of importance attracts attention. Then on all
aides indignant murmurs arise as to the obstinacy
and infatuation of the Lords in wasting time in empty
discourse when matters ought to be wound up.
Surely it would be wise to consider these things be-
times, and at the spring-dawn of another session to
amend the error of past ways. So far the Govern-
ment have done well in the general outline of public
business ; but they have, of course, made sundry mis-
takes in particular affairs, and this want of work for
the Lords is one. Lord CHELMSFORD on Thursday
called attention to the fact that Lord GRANVILLE had
promised them a fair amount of public business at
once, and asked why the Bankruptcy Bill was to be
introduced into the 'louse of Commons. So many
noble and learned lords were competent to deal with
this question that it seemed the more extraordinary
that such an arrangement should have been made.
Lord SALISBURY followed up the attack in one of his
forcible speeches, and set forth the wrongs of that
House of which be is so prominent a member. Their
enforced idleness before Easter led to a crush of
work at the fag end of the session, and the
result was most unsatisfactory. The physi-
cal power of the Legislative Assembly failed
under the pressure of the flood of bills that
came up from the Commons at the beginning of each
July. We must really coincide with the noble mar-
quis in his opinion on the matter, and recognise the
truth of his assertion that "it was a sham to call
that House a Legislative Body," and then to expect
it to perform Legislative duties at the fag end of
the Session, allowing only 10 or 15 minutes for each
bill.

Lord GRANVILLE made one of his smooth replies,
and admitted the truth of what had been said on the
subject. He declared, however, that the evil was one
of ancient date, for 15 years ago Lord ABERDEEN
had said that during the fifty years over which his
memory extended, the s one thing could be said. It
appears that the noble lord himself has a grievance
on the matter, for he bad been taken by surprise at
finding, with regard to two bills on which he had
counted, that notice was given on the first night of
the Session of their introduction into the llouse of
Commons. He wound up with the consoling
assurance that he would impress upon his col-
leagues the claims of their lordships for business
to be provided whilelthey, had time to transact it.
Lord CAIRNS spoke very much to the purpose, and
suggested that the Government should reconsider the
course they might take with respect to the Bank-
ruptcy Bill. The importance of that measure was
so considerable that, according to present arrange-
ments, it could not reach that House before the end

THE most laborious of inquiries, and the most
voluminous collection of official information, have
produced their first-fruits in the shape of the
Endowed Schools Bill. The measure is not worthy
of the exhaustive investigation of the Schools
Inquiry Commission, but its shortcomings are inevi-
table from the nature of the proposed law. Its opera-
, tion will be only temporary, and will lapse in the
space of three or four years, when the time will have
arrived for the entire reform suggested by the com-
mission. The radical amendment of the present
system of secondary education cm be
.effected
only as part of the revision of all the branches
of public instruction. But in the meanwhile the
temporary measure is founded wholly on the report
of the commission, and embodies several important
stipulations from which immediate benefit will be
derived. The admirably comprehensive report of the
commission recommended that for the future endowed
schools be divided into three classes, the distinction to
be by the age of the pupils. The first class was to
be devoted to the education of boys who remain at
school to the age of 18 or 19 ; the second grade
would be determined by an age limit of about 16;
and the third limit would be fixed at 14. As the
duration of a pupil's education depends upon his
social position, this division into grades would be
really a.provision for the different wants of different
classes. Beyond this the Commissioners recommended
that Parliament interfere in the disposal of any
endowment where it appeared that the object of the
donor was no longer of public benefit. Lastly, it
was agreed that the endowments ought to be more
equally distributed, so that there should no longer be
a surplus in, some districts, and comparative destitution
in others. To carry out some of these reforms, the bill
brought in by Mr. FORSTER proposes to create a
commission which shall have power to review the
educational endowments of the country, and recom-
mend alterations in the trust deeds, subject to the
sanction
readay Parliament.
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And though it will not enjoy all the powers
which it was proposed to confer on the Provincial
Boards, its functions will be so extensive
as to secure many of the most needed
changes. The Commission's power to submit trust
deeds to Parliament for alteration, at once strikes a
blow at the greatest abuses of the present system.
It will now be no longer possible for money to be
wasted on the instruction of single pupils, or in teach-
ing subjects which, useful enough at the time the
endowment was made, are utterly unfit for the
requirements of this age. Latin and Greek will no
longer be inflicted upon boys in all but the
humblest ranks, to the prejudice of teaching which
might fit them for the duties of life. In short,
the will of a donor who had no conception of the
requirements of the nineteenth century will not be
allowed to prevail over the public good. This is
by no means all that is needed—it does not affect;
for instance, the management of schools—but it is
much, and is the precursor of more.

THE Millennium is come at last. The Orange lion
has lain down with the Ultramontane lamb ; the
Kerry leopard has made friends with the Antrim
kid. Mr. JoHNSTON, M.P. for Belfast, has moved,
and the O'DoNoGituE, M.P. for Tralee, has seconded,
a motion for repealing the Party Processions Act.
1 Mr. JOHNSTON was lately in prison for violating
that Act; Mr. o'-D°Nocillim needs no intro-
duction to identify .him, When two such
men agree touching any one thing, denial
must surely be unwise, impossible. And
yet what is it that they Want ? The repeal of
an Act which was passed to prevent them from quar-
relling ; the repeal of an Act which forbade the
wearers of yellow to celebrate the siege of Derry and
the battle of the Boyne, and the wearers of green to
break the heads of the others for doing so. Both
parties desire to break each other's heads. Why
should they not do so ? Only if we give them leave
to do so it will not be quite the Millennium that we
shall see. It is not for nothing that lion and lamb,
leopard and kid are asking for freedom to bark and
bite. Give them that freedom,and they will
assuredly not only bark and bite, but growl and
fight, " for 'tis their nature t 0.,,

JI'LEAN'S AA:\ UAL EXHIBITIOAV OF OIL
FAINTLY GS.

The fourth annual exhibition of oil paintings, British
and foreign, is now open at Mr. M'Lean's new gallery, 7,
Haymarket, and a finer collection of pictures has rarely
been witnessed. Notwithstanding that Mr. M'Lean has
had to encounter a sharp competition he has succeeded

in spite of all , opposition in collecting and arranging
for the inspection of the public about ted "oils" of the
highest character ; many of them, indeed, having a con-
tinental reputation, and most of which will not fail to
delight all true admirers of the fine arts. In the exhibi-
tors we meet with no picture of trifling merit, each one is
a gem in its particular sphere ; and, unlike other exhibi-
tions, Mr. M'Leans' specialty is quality as well as quan-
tity ; the rule in general being the reverse. Space
permits us but briefly to enumerate the most beautiful
amongst the beautiful, and thus we begin with " May
Blossom," by W. Bouguereau, in which the flesh tints of
the principle figure are surpassingly fine. " Capri._
gathering mangos," by E. Sain, is a delightful picture, so
is the "Confessional," by Gustave deYonghe. C. Marchall's
two celebrated paintings "Penelope" and "Phryne"
adorn the c.lleetion, and Merles "Marguerite" at once
attracts and retains the attention of the visitor. The
"Artist's Model," by Frith, is remarkable for the clever
way in which the lights are dealt with, and many of the
visitors will at once recognise both the place and the artist
at work therein. There is a couPle:a splendid Webb's,
one "On the Dort, evening," the other "Rough weather,
morning." John Pettie contributes a very high class
painting, " Persuading Papa ;" and Mr. E. Nicol another,
"The new Tenant." There is a wonderful specimen of
flesh painting by Perrault, the pupil of Bouguereau ;
but the most remarkalle painting in the Exhibition
is J. Linnell, senior's hst and we believe his greatest
efforts, viz., the " Thunder Cloud." This great picture is
in itself quite an exhibition, and one that will call forth
both wonder and surpri. "Making Houses" by Frere,
" A Pet Bird" by Snath," " Maternal Cares" by W.
Oliver, and Poole's "Ccming down the Hill" are all splendid
specimens. Mr. M•Lent doubtless will receive general
praise for this his fourth exhibition, but that will be
nothing more than he wdl deserves.

=PLANATION
Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The
letter r, rising ; f, falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion
of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in
shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours.
Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c.—clouds, detacLed ; f. -• fog
h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; o.—orercast, dull r.—
rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail melted)
during last 24 hours, Sea disturbance,
REMARKS.

Since yesterday morning a decrease in atmospherical pressure has
set in at all stations in the British Islands, and amounts to two-
tenths of an inch in the west of Ireland, what in the S.W. of France
a slight recovery has occurred. The reading at Nairn is, however,
only O'32in. lower than that at Rochefort. Temperature has
changed irregularly, but not much. The reading received from
Ardrossan yesterday seems doubtful. In these islands light airs and
calms prevail, but the general direction of the wind is more from
S.W. than it was yesterday. At Valencia a northerly wind con-
tinues, and a north-easterly breeze in the S.W. of France. Some
rain has fallen in the west. The sky is cloudy, with fog ; mist and
rain in places. The sea Is very calm.

A deliberate attempt was made on Thursday to upset
a passenger train, by placing a pair of wheels across the
rails near Shrewsbury. A boy has been arrested on sus-
picion.

A telegram from Cologne says that the theatre
there was burnt down on Wednesday night. Nine persons
fell victims to the flames, among them the money-taker and
his wife.

A thunderstorm passed over Nottingham on Thurs-
day afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock. The lightning was
vivid, and the peals of thunder loud and frequent. There
were showers of rain at intervals.

The Athenzum hears that Lord St. Leonards is
preparing an answer to certain misrepresent,ations which
occur in Lord Campbell's "Lives of Lord Lyndhurst and
Lord Brougham," and that the volume will shortly be pub-
lished by Mr. Murray.

The Weekly Register mentions a report, and hopes
it is not true, that the Prince of Wales will on his journey
homeward call at Caprera in order to pay his respects to
Garibaldi.

The Radicals of Stockport, believing the with-
drawal of the election petition to be the result of collusion,
and holding that bribery was rife in the borough, are about
to petition the House of Commons to institute an inquiry.

The death of Captain Wardlaw, from injuries re-
ceived whilst hunting with the North Warwickshire hounds,
adds another name to the list of fatal accidents which have
occurred in the hunting field this season. The season ap-
pears to have been unusually disastrous.

A movement is on foot in Leeds with a view to
the establishment of a Board of Conciliation in that town,
for the settlement of trade disputes. Some conferences hale
been held on the subject, but no plan of operations has yet
been adopted.

The Lancet says :—" We are glad to be able to
inform our readers that the rumoured reductions in the Army
Medical Department—which, according to some, were to bo
both immt diate t:nd wholesale—will be comparatively small
during the present year. Owing to the representations
which have been made to 31r. Cardwell, we understand that
the assistant professors will retain their appointments at
Netley—at any rata for the present."
Madame Ugalde, the eminent singer of the
Opera Comique, has just obtained a divorce a mensa et
(hero -the only divorce legal in France—from her second
husband, 31. Varcollier, to whom she was married in 1859.
The husband, so far from defending the action, brought a
cross one, demanding a separation against his wife. The
court thonght the faults on both sides equal, and made a
double decree, pronouncing a separation at the side of each
party. A little girl of 7 years old, the onlyissue of the mar-
riage, is to remain at school, each parent having permission
to visit her during play hours, and she pilialpg her holikva
with her father and mother alterattA3=';

In addition to these temporary arrangements, the
Bill contains several important provisions which are
intended to be permanent. In no effective scheme of
reform could they be left out. An Educational
Council of twelve is to be permanently appointed.
Half its members will be nominated by the Govern-

Her Royal IlighneEs the DucheEs of Cambridge,
attended by Lady Geralline Somerset, visited yesterday
the exhibition of Mr. Kenneth MacLeay's Drawings of
highlanders of Scotland at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library,
Bond-street.

Alexander 11. Stepltns is reported to be in fail-
ing health, and unable to resume the duties of his proles-
sorsl,ip in the Georgia LUiversity.

EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF HER
MAJ.ESTrS CUSTOMS' COMMISSIONERS.

Dagenham Lake is situate between the Tilbury and
Southend Railway and the north bank of the Thames, at a
listance of eleven miles from renchurch-street Station,
ind contains about sixty acres of water, and a company
ias been formed for the purpose of making it into
Jocks.

Three separate and distinct Acts (unopposed) were
)btained in 1855, 1862, and 1866, with powers altogether to
-aise £750,000, and to purchase about 350 acres of land
tround the shores of the lake.
On the faith of these solemn and deliberate Acts, the
public were invited, and haVe subscribed, a very
:onsiderable sum, to carry out what Parliament
leclared in the preamble of the said Acts to be a public
necessity. About £160,000 has been actually expended in
the purchase of land, the construction of works, &c., &c.
An independent portion of the works, being a part of
',hose authorised by the said special Acts, was completed in
April, 1868. It consists of a pier or jetty, with all necessary
appliances for loading and unloading cargoes, and two
3olphins for the safe mooring of vessels. By means of a
railway from its outer end to the Tilbury line (one mile
iistant) the pier is connected with the whole railway
system of the kingdom. It affords advantages to shipping
which are not possessed by any other landing-place along
the whole course of the river, having at its outer
extremity a depth of 17ft. at low water, thus enabling the
great majority of vessels to haul alongside or depart
at any time of tide, thereby enabling coasters to make
several more voyages in the year. For landing cattle the
situation is unrivalled, having abundant pasturage close
:It band. Two large warehouses, with capacity for the
storage of many thousand tons of goods, have also been
erected.
A considerable amount of business having been promised,
early in June last application was made to her Majesty's
Customs for their necessary licence to land and ship free
goods. This permit, however, her Majesty's Customsrefused
to grant, without stating officially any reasons. After seve-
ral ineffectual endeavours to induce them to alter their
iecision, an appeal was made to her Majesty's Treasury,
who referred the case back to her Majesty's Customs to
reporta upon, and,
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the company, attended by merchants who are large im-
porters of the goods in question, had audiences of the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury and the Chancellor
sf the Exchequer; memorials, signed by 133 of the leading
mercantile firms in London, were presented to her Majesty's
Treasury in July and October last, the purpose of which
was that the carrying out of the works contemplated by
the company would be hailed as a great boon by mer-
chants, insurance companies, and others, inasmuch as
they would relieve the upper part of the river of part of
the crowd of shipping, and also afford the greatest facili-
ties for storing separately hazardous and inflammable
goods. The existing docks are surrounded by densely-
populated neighbourhoods, and great risk to life as well as
property is incurred by this class of goods being stored in
close proximity to them, as experienced by fires in the
London Docks, St. Katherine's Docks, London Bridge, &c.
Notwithstanding all the efforts that have been made and
explanations given for the last eight months, by deputa-
tions, by personal interviews, and by correspondence,
-luring which time the most grievous loss has been sus-
tained by the company, a definite and adverse reply to
their application has at last been received.
ft will scarcely be believed that any department of
Government, however absolute the power conferred upon
it, would advisedly ignore what the Legislature upon
three separate occasions had deliberately sanctioned. Yet
such is the power Her Majesty's Customs has assumed.
And upon what grounds?
"A. That the necessities of the port do not require such
accommodation as this company can afford.
"B. That the premises are remote and lonely.
"C. That there are twenty-six wharves that wousu
claim to be allowed the same privileges, if permission
were granted to this company.
"D. That the Crown would be put to the increased
cost of officers and of supervision to protect the Revenue."
Replies to the following effect have been submitted to
Her Majesty's Treasury, viz.:—
A. This objection is at variance with public opinion
upon the subject, and with the proofs given upon the
preamble of this company's several Acts, as also to the
well-known fact that the annual increase of shipping
entering the Thames is equal to 100,000 tons. It was
shewn by the parties who signed the memorial that it
would be for the general advantage that certain goods
should be stored at Dagenham, and as many of them are
large importers of the class of goods referred to,
it may be conceded that they are the best judges of
what would suit the interests of their trades. None of
the firms who signed the memorial are in any way con-
cerned in the company, except as to the requirements of
their trades.
B. "That the premises are remote and lonely." This
objection is not tenable, the property being only eleven
miles from London, with a railway through and a station
spun it. Her Majesty's Customs have actually an est:),
)lislinient at Thames Haven, which is thirty-eight miles from
London, on the same side of the river: Had Customs'
privileges been granted to the company last June, the
place would no longer be lonely, but hundreds, perhaps
thousands of the starving workmen at the East end of
London would at this moment be bringing their labour to
a remunerative market, and the Government would
have been spared the pressure which must come
upon them very soon to afford them relief
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by emigration or some other expensive process;
whereas by the refusal of her Majesty's Custmis to
grant the licence, the works have necessarily been
stopped, and proceedings of every kind postponed for who
would advance a sixpence when thus subject to their arbi-
trary fiat?
C. " Twenty-six wharves would claim the same privi-
leges." The owners of these wharves are not under such re-
strictions as are imposed by a special Act in favour of the
public. They have no special Acts, therefore they could
ent claim the privileges. The case forms no parallel.
D. " Increased cost of officers and supervision to protect
the Revenue."
Application has been made to land free goods only, and
the company have offered to pay for the supervision that
Her Majesty's Customs may deem necessary, the expense of
which, with accommodation for the officers, must be trifling.
It is inconsistent with either equity or justice to withhold
Customs privileges from the company. It was competent
to her Majesty's Customs, or any others concerned to
have opposed thiscompany's Acts, and they cannot be jus-
tified in opposing them now aftef £160,000 has been ex-
pended on the works. Their decision, as it now stands,
is entirely subversive of the principles of free trade,
and virtually renders the decision of the Im-
perial Legislature" subject to that of the Customs
authorities. There is no guarantee that the privileges
would be granted even if the docks themselves were com-
pleted.
If this opposition is continued, it will be seen that the
company must inevitably collapse and the unfortunate
shareholders be involved in widespread ruin, entirely
through the arbitrarydecision of a section of her Majesty's
Government, whose duty ought to be, instead of placing
obstructions in the way of commerce, to foster it in every
Possible manner.
By the 24th sec. 10 Vict., cap. 27, " No quay of the har-
bour, dock, or pier shall be deemed legal for shipping or
anshipping goods, uutil the same has been approved by her
Majesty's Treasury and her Majesty's Customs respec-
tively." It cannot be supposed, however, that power is
given thereby to withhold that approval unless more
valid reasons for the same can be substantiated.
25th Sec. Undertakers cannot take any rates until
the harbour, dock, or pier is complete and fit for the recen.
tion of vessels, &c.
The Dagenham pier is in every respect applicable for
the purpose for which it is intended, and is moreover
sanctioned by the Act of 1866.
Early in the present month a deputation from the
company had the honour of an interview with the Right
Honourable the President of the Board of Trade, who gave
marked attention to the statement of their grievances, and
there is reason to suppose that he alluded to the
affairs of this company when in his speech at the Fish-
mongers' Hall he stated that the advice of the Board of
Trade was received but not acted upon by other depart.
ments of the Government.

The London Review hears that a reduction in the
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The Convention between her Majesty and the
Shah of Persia for extending telegraphic communication
between this country and India has just been pub-
lished• It pox-ides that tho telegraph lines tliall run
through Persia; that the Government of that country shall

"employ their good offices"' in facilitating its construction
and maintenance, and shall receive in consideration thereof
from the British Government the sum of three t:•:ousand
tomans (nearly £1,400). The Convention is fur 20 yelts.

THE EASTER VOLUNTEER REVIEW.—With regard.
to the Volunteer Review, Major-General James Lindsay
has issued the following notice from the War Office :
" The Secretary of State for War has approved of
a review of volunteers taking place at Dover on
Easter Monday, the 20th of March, 1860. Applica-
tions from corps desirous of attending this review
must be made on the prescribed form through
the lords-lieutenant of their respective counties, and
delivered at the War Office on or before Monday, the
Bth March, after which date no further applications will
be received. It is, however, particularly requested that
commanding officers will make their applications as early
as possible before the above date, as their doing so so will
neatly facilitate railway and other arrangements."