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The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-30

FORMOSA; OR, THE RAILROAD TO RUIN.
A Drama of Modern Life, by DION BOUOICAULT,
Scenery by Mr. WILLIAM BEVERLEY, will he pro-
duced on THURSDAY NEXT, August sth, 1869.
THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
London, England, 1869-07-30

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

Orders by post punctually attended to
London, England, 1869-07-30

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ABOLITION BILL.

In the division on Mr. Gilpin's bill on 'Wednes-
day afternoon only four Conservatives voted in its
favour—Mr. Henley, Mr. Laslett, Mr. Salt, and
Colonel Wright. Mr. It. N. Fowler, another Con-
servative, and a member of the Society of Friends,
acted as co-teller with Mr. Gilpin. The principal
leaders on both aides were conspicuous by their
absence. The Prime Minister and Mr. Bright were
absent through indisposition, and the only members
of the Cabinet who voted were Mr. Bruce, Mr. Card-
well, and Mr. Goschen. Mr. J..D. Lewis, member for
Devonport, and Mr. Tipping (Stockport), were the
tellers for the Noes.
London, England, 1869-07-30

OCTOBER.

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JULY.
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AUGUST
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London, England, 1869-07-30

THE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of
the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Euston-road.
Patroness—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
This Institution affords employment in various ways to
172 blind men and women.
Pensions to various amounts are granted to the blind
who cannot earn their own living.
500 blind men and women aro applying for help, which
cannot be given for WANT of FUNDS.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre-
tary, Rev. C. B. REID, M.A.
London, England, 1869-07-30

SPAIN.

MADRID, July 29 (Evening).
Slight disturbances took place at Serida yester-
day, but tranquillity has been restored.
The rest of the Carlists band in the province of
La Muncha, which were lately defeated, fled to the
Siena Morena mountains, and are believed to be
returning to their homes.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, July 29.—Three o'clock—The market
closed as follows :

4} per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 72 15
Credit Mobilier
End of month,,,
Credit Ponder 1735
End of month —

Bank Shares 2900
Ital'an Fives 55 75
End of month —
Ottoman Loan
Do.
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 25
Deferred
s.

RAILWAY Cash
Orleans ... 955
Northern .... lO9O
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern__ 6171
Western
Eastern . _
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 570
North of Spain —
Saragossa
Roman 53

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London, England, 1869-07-30

THE WIIITEBAII DINNER.

We confess to a feeling of relief. We were told
by several of our contemporaries, who ought to have
known, that the innovating Cabinet of ours was
going to meddle very seriously with the Constitution;
t 'at Ministers, indeed, were going to have their an-
nual whitebait dinner at Blackwell instead of at
Greenwich. We are happy to announce to-day that
Mr. Gladstone has at present no intention of tramp-
ling on tradition, or truckling to revolution. lle
will not, we sincerely trust, turn away from his
constituents at Greenwich, but will loyally stick
to the old place. The whole story about Black-
wall is false; the day has not been fixed;
Greenwich is not abandoned. But a serious ques-
tion arises, which we leave for Lord Mahon to make
a note of. If the hon. viscount contests Greenwich
at the next election, we advise him to mark how the
landlord of the Ship Tavern votes. Mr. Gladstone
has the fixing of the whitebait dinner. If the Ship
Tavern landlord votes for the Premier, is it not
prima fac:e to be inferred that his vote was part of
his bargain about the dinner.
London, England, 1869-07-30

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London, England, 1869-05-05

JOBBERY IN NEW YORK.

A living wonder is now to be seen in New York. A
bight has fallen upon that great State in the shape of a
Governor, (Mr. Hoffmann, Democrat), who, to the utter
amazement of his own party, will not tolerate jobbery
and public plunder, if he can help it. The Democrats
thought they would reap a rich harvest, especially in
New York City, in consequence of their success
in carrying the State elections. They were mistaken.
Numerous Democratic jobs have been pushed through the
State Legislature, only to meet with the veto of the
Governor. Most of these were grants of charters for
laying down railways in the streets of New York city, and
were worth immense sums. Sanction for all these schemes
has to be obtained from the StateLegislature,which,likeCon-
gress, consists of two Houses. It is no secret that amajority in
both Houses, including both Republicans and Democrats, is
heavily bribed to pass these charters for street railways in
favour of speculators. The competition is so notorious
that members, says the correspondent of the Daily News,
make no attempt to deny that they receive bribes as
regularly as their official pay. One job is of special flag-
olgy-arlaikis R.charter conferring on the grantees a right
guessed from the fact that Mr. A. Sfelit6vllervio-
lently opposes it, offers to pay three million dollart for it,
if given to him, and to carry passengers over it at
half the usual rates. But the State Legislature pays no
attention to this offer. The charter has already got to
the third reading in the Senate, and the bribed represen-
tatives of the people persist in giving the right of this
tramway to a set of utterly unknown men. But jobbery
has a powerful opponent in the Governor, whom the
Democrats themselves elected. He has vetoed smaller
tramway jobs, and he evinces an evident determination
to do likewise with this great Broadway swindle.
Nevertheless, the Daily News correspondent cannot en-
tertain much hope that the Governor will be able to stem
the tide of corruption in New York State, and par-
ticularly in New York city. Municipal affairs are
in the worst possible condition. The Sheriff of New
York is a notorious rowdy, and has served six months in
a penitentiary. He is a personal friend of a large number
of roughs who fluctuate between villany and gaol. The
deputy-sheriffs are all Irishmen, and mostly pugilists or
ruffians of thelowest type. One of the sheriff's "friends" is
now under sentence of death for the cowardly murder of a
policeman in cold blood. Arrangements had been made
for the execution, when proceedings were stayed by
a writ of error. But had the sentence been
carried out, the Sheriff's personal relations with the
prisoner were such that he could not have been present,
and he had provided a substitute. Almost every office
under the city government is filled by Irishmen of low
character. More than one judge of the Supreme Court is
purchaseable by the highest bidder. Such are State
affairs in New York.
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square.
—Thinkers : llesers. Barclay, ik'vin, and Co.;
Messrs. Ransom, Pouverie, and Co.—The Committee
APPEAL very earm;stly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The
Ilospitalis now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri-
days to out-patients who are treated without letters of
recommendation.

HENRY B. INGHAM, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-05-05

NEVI NOVEL, BY LADY DI BEALTLERK

NOTICE.—TRUE LOVE, by LADY DI
Bg AUCLERK, Author of " A Summer and Winter iu
Norway," in 1 vol., will be ready at all the Libraries on Friday,
May 7.

Hurst and Blackett, PubPshers, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1869-05-05

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.

We have already noticed the publication in an Austrian
paper of Count Bismarck's despatch to Count Goltz, dated
July 20, 1866. There can be no doubt that the revelation
of a document in which the Prussian Chancellor declares
that King William insisted upon large annexations of
German territory, and cared comparatively nothing for a
Confederation, must have caused great annoyance at
Berlin. The Litcrte says that Count Bismarck is
thoroughly exasperated, and has demanded explanations of
Count Beust. But it appears that this despatch is not all :
a worse revelation is to come. The Tagenpost, of Gratz,
says that the Austrian Chancellor has now in his posses.
sion documents dated far back beyond the war of 1866,
and proving that Prussia contemplated an alliance with
Italy against Austria at the time when King William met
the Emperor Francis Joseph at Gastein, shook him by
the hand, and called him brother. How did the Austrians
get these papers ? It is said that the telegraph wires were
"milked "to get the July despatch, but this process could
not have been applied before the war, otherwise Austria
would have been on her guard.
London, England, 1869-05-05

MR. BRIGHT'S LAND SCIIF.ME.

The Star, in its defence of Mr. Bright, declared
incidentally that Mr. Gladstone cried out " No," in
answer to the question put by Mr. Hardy, "Has Mr.
Bright given forth the measure agreed upon by the
Cabinet " The Star is now requested to say that
this was a mistake. Mr. Gladstone did not answer
Mr. Hardy's question.
The London correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian says that Mr. Bright's blunder on Friday
night has given rise to "much bickering and bitte&
ness " among the Liberal pasty. The disagreement
is said to have invaded the Cabinet itself. " The
names of more than one member of the Cabinet are
freely mentioned in connection with warm dig-
, claimers of the assumption by the President of the
' Board of Trade of the right to pledge them to his
well-known scheme for buying up Irish estates with
Government money, and breaking them up into
peasant properties. It is said by those who dislike
the scheme, and who obiect to its announcement
from the Treasury Bench' before it has been consi-
dered in the Cabinet, that the expressions with
which it was accompanied, intimating that unless
brought forward its author would not con-
tinue to hold the office of a Minister, were
calculated to take away freedom of deliberation
in the Cabinet. This is stoutly controverted by the
friends and supporters of the right lion. gentleman,
and will, as a matter of course, be repudiated by his
colleagues, if they are interrogated on the subject, in
both Houses."
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL.

This bill, which has been brought in by Mr.
nEvoy in order to repeal the abortive Act passed in
the panic of the "Papal aggression," appears to be
hanging fire. The second reading is put off until
July ,at which time it is scarcely likely to be-
come law. This is to be regretted, because it com-
promises the dignity of Parliament to have upon the
statute-hook an Act which is infr;nged every day, and
which no one ventures to enforce.

THE PENsr:TT CASE.
Sir P.obcrt Phillhnore has evidently no wish to
hear the charge of heresy against Mr. Bennett.
Nobody but the Church Association seems to can)
to have anything to do with the prosecution,
from the Archbishop of Canterbury downward. But
the decision of the l)can of Arches is called in ques-
tion. The Daily Te!.earaph is quite angry about it.
" When Parliament," it says, " authorises a bishop to
send a cause ' to the Court of Appeal of the Province,
to be there heard and determined,' it is not easy to see
how the judge of such court can escape the obliga-
tion of hearing and determining the cause s') sent.
There is not a word or syllable in the statute indi-
cating that the judge has any option in the natter;
and this is the first instance in which any such option
has been claimed."

MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED HUSBAND'S BROTHER.
Mr. Collins thinks that it tke
_Wyse means to give
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE TEMPERATURE OP THE MONTH.

The month of April has been remarkable chiefly
for abnormal atmospheric heat. According to
Mr. Allnatt, from the Ist of April to tie 10th,
with some few fluctuations,. the temperature
gradually rose. On that day there was a southern
wind, and although there were clouds now and
again passing across the sun, the beat was greatly
excessive. The mean temperature was 67 'leg.—
a difference of 18 deg. above that of last year,
At ten o'clock the thermometer registered 64 deg..,
and at two 70 deg., giving a mean of 62 de2,. 17
deg. higher than the average of fifty years. On the
12th the shade thermometer registered 71 deg., and
the oppressive heat-continued until the 15th, when
it, began to diminish, until it fell, on the 20th, tobelow
the average. The rest of the month was marked by
fluctuations. The rainfall of the month was deficient
by nearly three-fourths of an inch.

BEETROOT SUGAR.

According to all appease nces we shall, before long,
see on-our breakfast tables these large snow-white
triangles of sugar which astonish English travellers
at their first meal on the Continent. The persons
who are promoting the manufacture of beetroot
sugar are making preparations for experiments on a
sufficiently large scale to test the matter thoroughly.
The Chanzbers of Agriculture Journal particu-
larly exhorts such persons to take careful note
of the comparative productiveness of the different
varieties of the plant. They should not only test the
weight of produce and percentage yield of sugar,
but put by a quantity of roots, with a view to the
growing of seed for themselves. " Then, with seed
so grown, exchanges can be made from one part of
the kingdom to the other, and we shall be in a fair
way of procuring an acclimatised British variety of
sugar beet."

MAKING HAY WHILE THE SUN DOES NOT SHINE.
Mr. W. A. Gibbs, of Gilwell Park, Woodford,
Essex, has invented st machine for making hay inde-
pendently of the -o,s..ither. He calls his apparatus
the " Desiccator." It will convert grass into hay
without the help of sunshine, and without loss of the
nutritive constituents : it will dry corn in the sheaf,
so that safe harvesting may be proceeded with in
spite of the weather; it will drive off the water out
of sliced beetroot, and thus lighten its conveyance
for the use of. the sugar manufacturer ; and it will
change mangolds or other roots into dry concen-
trated food. Mr. Gibbs has lately introduced
improvements in the construction of his simple air-
stove, so that without a steam-engine the desiccating
process can be easily carried on by help of common
horse-works driving a fan.
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE YOITGIIAL ELECTION.

The Conservative journals are calling attention,
as well they may, to the course adopted by the
Government with regard to the issuing of a new
writ for Youghal. Mr. Weguelin, as all the world
knows, was unseated for bribery. Mr. Justice
O'Brien at the trial declared that Mr. Weguelin's
expenditure had exceeded k:5,C00, and as he
polled only 127 votes, this was more than
spent upon each elector who voted for
him. Clearly the corruption must have been on the
largest scale, and if there were any case demanding a
commission of in pi ry,an din the m eanwhile the suspen-
sion of the writ, it Nv:s this. Nevertheless, the Govern
ment determined to issue the writ, and on a division
were supported by such a large number of their
followers (there were a few honourable exceptions)
that they obtained an easy victory. It is not to such
" base uses "as this that Mr. Gladstone's " splendid
majority " ought to be put.
London, England, 1869-05-05

JEP.CSALEM PILGRIMS.

The Gazette du Midi announces that the Marquis of
Buto, with many other pilgrims,both English and French,
arrived at Jerusalem in time for the Holy Week, which
was spent with exemplary piety. The visitors to
the Holy Sepulchre are very numerous this year.
Americans are in specially great force, no less than
200 having been registered by the Consul at Jerusalem
in the first three months of the year. But there appears
to be very little of the pilgrim proper about any of these
visitors, They go neither barefoot, nor with peas in their
shoes. Some of them, indeed, have distinguished theta•
selves by a display of ingenuity in devising means for the
transport of creature comforts. The two hotels at Jeru-
salem were found insufficient for so many guests, and a
third has been opened, fittel up in European style.
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE YOUGHAL ELECTION.

The Conservative journals are calling attention,
as well they may, to the course adopted by the
Government with regard to the issuing of a new
writ for Youghal. Mr. Weguelin, as all the world
knows, was unseated for bribery. Mr. Justice
O'Brien at the trial declared that Mr. Weguelin's
expenditure had exceeded £5,000, and as he
polled only 127 votes, this was more than
£4O spent upon each elector who voted for
him. Clearly the corruption must have been on the
largest scale, and if there were any case demanding a
commission of inqu iry,an d in the meanwhile the suspen-
sion of the writ, it was this. Nevertheless, the Govern-
ment determined to issue the writ, and on a division
were supported by such a large number of their
followers (there were a few honourable exceptions)
that they obtained an easy victory. It is not to such
" base uses " as this that Mr. Gladstone's " splendid
majority " ought to be put.

POLITICS AND THE PRESS.
Two Irish newspapers have just given rise to
actions for libel on account of remarks made during
the recent elections. The 7'ipperary and Clare
Independent had called Mr. Munster, who opposed
Mr. O'Beirne, (lately unseated for Cashel), " a down-
right political aclventu rer an d hypocrite, who should re-
ceivefrom the people of Cashel neither encouragemen t
nor countenance; and added, "on corruption and
political prostitution does Henry Munster depend to
fight the battle and oust Mr. O'Beirne;" and again,
" that his punch and porter flew more plentifully
than pump water in the City of the Kings." On
applying to the publishers of the newspaper for
some apology or explanation, the MS. was handed
over, and this was found to be in the handwriting,
and admittedly so, of Mr. O'Connor, who wza
engaged in no way with the staff of the journal, but
actively engaged in the interests of Mr. O'Peirne.
Thereupon Mr. Munster filed a criminal information
against Mr. O'Connor, and a conditional order was
granted. But the judges sitting in banco refused to
confirm it, on the ground that Mr. Munster
had his remedy in a civil course of
action, and also because neither party had come
into court with clean hands. In the other case, the
Roman Catholic Dean Mawes proceeded against the
Irishnian for an article commenting upon a speech
delivered by him in behalf of The O'l)onoghne. The
strange thing about this action seems to be that the
article complained of should have been thought
libellous. It simply stated that The o:Donoghue
and Dean Mawes had insinuated that " certain men
their lives and liberties for the
sacredwh o had adc
aguisvee n pouf
Ireland were guilty of infamous
conduct." The action was demurred to on the
ground that it disclosed no course of action. The
demurrer was allowed. Considering the excited state
of Ireland, the marvel is that every paper in the
kingdom is not being prosecuted for libel.
London, England, 1869-05-05

MR. MAGUIRE AND THE IRISH LAND LAWS.

Mr. Maguire, M.P., has addressed a letter to the
editor of the Londonderry Standard, in which he
advises the citizens of Derry to put their views
on the relations between them and the Irish
Society clearly before the Government. The Govern-
ment, tiirough the Chief Secretary for Ireland,
have, he says, admitted the uns:ltisfactory nature of
the relations existing between the Ir;sh Society and
their tenants, the citizens of Derry, and lie thinks it
highly important that the wishes of the inhabitants
should be distinctly enunciated. Ile recommends
that a memorial should be addressed to the Lord-
Lieutenant.

" LEVELLING UP."

Even that very Protestant organ the Rock suggests
that the Lords can do better than accept the Irish
Church Bill, by allowing. every tithepayer to pay his
tithe in behalf of that Church to which he belongs,
and so avoiding the necessity of disestablishing and
disendowing the Irish Church. Considering that
our contemporary belongs to the school of politicians
which sees in excessive drought or excessive
rain, in cattle-plague or cholera, a punishment for
the sin of endowing Maynooth, this suggestion from
such a quarter is almost portentous.
London, England, 1869-05-05

DEATH OF PRINCE RENTSCHIKOFF.

Prince Mentschikoff, the Russian admiral who plays
such an important part in the history of the Crimean War,
has just died. Ile was the grandson of the patissier
who rose to the highest dignities of the Russian Empire
under Peter the Great and Catherine. He was born is

1789, and entered diplomatic life as attachd to the
Embassy of Vienna. He filled various posts up to
1853, in which year the Emperor Nicholas con-
fided to him the Turkish Embassy. The incidents of the
negotiations relative to the Holy Sepulchre, the pre-
meditated insolence of Mentschikoff, his ultimatum, and
his departure—equivalent to a declaration of war—are
familiar episodes in the history of that stirring time. The
government of the Crimea was given to him, and the
destruction of the. Turkish fleet at Sinope may be
attributed ,to the system of espionage by which
every movement of the Turkish fleet was made known to
him, He was beaten at the Alma, sunk half the Russian
fleet at the entrance of Sebastopol, and declined a naval
battle. His stubborn resistance increased his reputation,
albeit he was regularly beaten. After the defeat of In-
kermann Mentschikoff fell ill, and in March 1855 was made
Governor of Crmistadt. He was the recognised chief of
the old Russian party, and the declared adversary of all
reform.
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of
the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Euston-road.
Patroness—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
This Institution affords employment in various ways to
172 blind men and women.
l'--.,^na to /Volts ep•catied to the blind
who cannot earn tapir own living.
500 blind men ana
cannot be given for WANT of FURDT.Q.--fohel which
Contributions will bo thankfully received by the Secre-
tary, Rev. C. B. REID, M.A.
London, England, 1869-05-05

JOBBERY IN NEW YORK.

A living wonder is now to be seen in New York. A
blight has fallen upon that great State in the shape of a
Governor, (Mr. Hoffmann, Democrat). who, to ow utter
amazement of his own party, will not tolerate jobbery
and public plunder, if he can help it. The Democrats
thought they would reap a rich harvest, especially in
New York City, in consequence of their success
in carrying the State elections. They were mistaken.
Numerous Democratic jobs have been pushed through the
State Legislature, only to meet with the veto of the
Governor. Most of these were grants of charters for
laying down railways in the streets of New York city, and
were worth immense sums. Sanction for all these schemes
has to be obtained from the State Legislature, which ,like Co-
ngress, consists of two Houses. It is no secret that a majority in
both Houses, including both Republicans and Democrats, is
heavily bribed to pass these charters for street railways in
favour of speculators. The competition is so notorious
that members, says the correspondent of the Daily News,
make no attempt to deny that they receive bribes as
regularly as their official pay. One job is of special flag-
rancy. This is a charter conferring on the grantees a right
to lay a track in Broadway, the value of which may be
guessed from the fact that Mr. A. T. Stewart, who vio-
lently opposes it, offers to pay three million dollars for it,
if given to him, and to carry passengers over it at
half the usual rates. But the State L:•gislature pays no
attention to this offer. The charter has already got to
the third reading in the Senate, and the bribed represen-
tatives of the people persist in giving the right of this
tramway to a set of utterly unknown men. But jobbery
has a powerful opponent in the Governor, whom the
Democrats themselves elected. He has vetoed smaller
tramway jobs, and he evinces an evident determination
to do likewise with this great Broadway swindle.
Nevertheless, the Daily News correspondent cannot en-
tertain much hope that the Governor will be able to stem
the tide of corruption in New York State, and par-
ticularly in New York city. Municipal affairs are
in the worst possible condition. The Sheriff of New
York is a notorious rowdy, and has served six months in
penitentiary. He is a personal friend of a large number
of roughs who fluctuate between villany and gaol. The
deputy-sheriffs are all Irishmen, and mostly pugilists or
ruffians of the lowest type. One of the sheriff's "friends" is
now under sentence of death for the cowardly murder of a
policeman in cold blood. Arrangements had been made
for the execution, when proceedings were stayed by
a writ of error. But had the sentence been
carried out, the Sheriff's personal relations with the
prisoner were such that he could not have been present,
and he had provided a substitute. Almost every office
under the city government is filled by Irishmen of low
character. More than one judge of the Supreme Court is
purchaseable by the highest bidder. Such are State
affairs in New York.
London, England, 1869-05-05

ippRITON MEDIQAL AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSOGIATION.
Chief Offices 129, arum], London.
TRUST) E!4.
Lieut.-General. Sir J. E. Partridge, Esq, E.R.S.
I
. Dupuis, K.C.B. Francis Webb, Esq.
Sir James Duke, Bart. - V. Tyler Smith, M.D.
Sir W. Ferguson, Bart., yillis Coventry, E.A.
F.R.S.
CHAIRMAN OP THE BOARD —PR AI; CIS WEBB, Esq.
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN W. YLER SMITH, Esq.
EXTRACTS from the FIFTEENTH ANNUAL RE-
PORT, read at the Annual Galena Meeting held at the
Society's House on Thursday, 18th March, FRANCIS
WEBB, Esq., in the chair.
• The directors have received 3,212 proposals for.assur-
ing the sum of £972,866 18s 9d. 2,472 policies were
issued, assuring £703.451 4s. and producing in annual
premiums the sum of £25,227 Bd.
The following tabulated returns exhibit the new busi-
ness transactions during the three quinquennial periods :

. t Amount
13 :it
,-...!:: -.....,
'' 1
.--
~-:-: 0
6.3
0 • o Amount ."
Annual
cr.c
G.r.4 00 % 2 Proposed. Z 'E-,1 Assured. Premiums.
00,4 a. .f.", A, 75 •
£ s. d. £ R. d. £ 8. d.
18:-.8 4,502 1,023.140 0 0 3,318 154.110 0 0 21,347 16 5
1861 13,244 2,779,666 0 0 9,746 2,037,383 0 0 63.507 19 16
1868 17,466-1 1,861,303 5 9 13,699 3,702,967 4 8 122,257 17 6
—— ---- ----- -
Total.. 35,512 t 8,664,109 5 9 26,763 6,444,190 4 8 207.113 13 9
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE WEATHER IN THE CIiA.NNEL.

A. most remarkable change in the weather has set in
since yesterday. Correspondents at Dover telegraph
that the mails and passengers arriving there at nine this
morning ware delayed until noon. The bar at Calais was
impassable, and would continue so till this afternoon. It
was raining heavily when our telegram was despatched, and
the wind was rising. The boat was crowded. The report
from the Meteorological Department states that tcmpora-
tun has changed very irregularly, and is highest in the
south-west. The winds have freshened generally. In these
islands they are easterly (blowing a gale at Holyhead); but
over France west and south-west breezes aro reported.
Rain has been general except in the extreme north, and still
continues in the south, where it has been very heavy. The
sky is overcast generally. Tho sea is moderate.

THE PEERS AND THE IRISH CHURCH
BILL.

A step of considerable gravity has, according to trust-
by
tahc
tehr tea
cti np speocstiitoi 101
no
if n nt noble
al ot t
errdersc,oe
fwi vthehdoes,
worthy information which we have been decided
elrsympathies
aonre
Bill. At a private meeting of Conservative peers, held ony
Friday last, not, indeed, at the residence of Lord Derby,
but the house of an earl whose name is scarcely less of;
svonym for Tory championship, it was agreed that
in view of the insignificant modifications which Mr.
Gladstone's measure is apparently destined to re-
ceive in the House of Commons, as well as of the
intentions of the Ministry, so far as they have been
elicited in the recent debate in the House of Lords on
the subject of land tenure, it will be advisable to move,
when the Irish Church Bill is presented to the Tipper
House, that all consideration of it should be postponed till
a complete scheme of their reforms affecting Ireland has
been elicited from the Ministry, and " that the Lords,
as a body, deprecate the piecemeal legislation, the
hole-and-corner policy which the Premier has adopted."
It is stated that Lord Westbury is the creative and
originating spirit of this determination, and that his lord.
ship will most probably be selected as the propounder of
the mo

otion.

IIUNVILI.F and' Co., Belfast, are the largest
holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re-
commended by the medical profession in preference to French
Brandy.. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exports.
Lion. Quotations on application 'to Messrs. Dunville and Co,
Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buil,lings,Strand, Laudon, W.G.4Ad-
Tertiseraent.
London, England, 1869-05-05

MONEY

r,iry Sullivan, J. C. Ccirper, George Hone 7, W. H. Stephens,
Charles Coglan, Lin Rayne, A. Bernard, W. Arthur and E
DYas: Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Lcuiso. Thorne, and Mrs
Charles Horsman.

D OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
?1;, Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs Fwanboroigh.
THIS EVENING, at 7, A V-IDONV HUNT. Messrs. .11,trke.
Belford, Joyce; Mesdames Becton and Maitland.
After which. .JOAN OF ARC: Messrs Thorne. James, Fen
ton, Turner, Chaaiberlaine; Mesdames Buf ton, L. Maitland, &c.
To conclude sith HUE AND DYE

(.4LOBE THEATRE-I1 OYAL.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry.
At 7. H. J. Byron's new and original Drama. MIX '; 11? or,
Leonard's Love: Miss Lydia Foote, Mrs Stephens, and Mies
Brennan Messrs David Fisher, Vernon, Marshall, and J.
Clarke.
At 9, A BREACH OF PRO3II.,=F.
To conclude with BROWN AND THE 13RATIMINS: Messrs
Marshall, David fisher, Andrews. linrlston, and J. Clarke;
Mesdames Lydia Foote, L. Morgan, Brennan, Fountain. Hughes,
Stephens.

THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE
deliv zrs the LA TE EDITION at Chelsea, 7.40; Kilburn,
8 ; Starch-green, 8; 'Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 9.20; Watford,
P. 45.

TEE LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN"
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rencratly that he supplies the LATEST EDITION of "THE
3UIS " as soon as published.—No.lo, Hampstead-road N.W.

THE "SUN" NE WSPAPER.-G. P.. GLENIE,
Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Fdgeware-road,
lelivers the LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at the earliest
)ossible moment after leaving the press. He is able to deliver
copies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the country
JA a comparatively early hour the same evening, say 40 miles by
9.45 o'clock
London, England, 1869-05-05

The net premium income has increased to
the sum of £2
The interest on invektments and other items
of receipt yield

6,701 1 7

1,276 18 1

- -
Making a total income of ...£237.980 19 8
The claims were 335, amounting to ►he sum of £127,886
12s. Id. _

place at the end of the year
__... __.
The balance of the year's income was £63,026 9s. 4d.
The assets of the association at the close of the sear
amounted to .£667,493 Bs. 5.1-
' The directors draw special attention to the fact thr t the
nest Lour:
anspic/is of the Briton. The direc-
b°tonldn'thli.iati;:laltil'oill'icueisilefftaekceted on the profit scales prior
to the 31st December, 1869, will be entitled to participate
in the same,
The directors also draw atten ion to
Fire Company, to
rare success!'ut eAta_
blishment during the past year of the Britannia Fire
Association, under the
wtoorsrkbin.lieti‘c'teivfiejactoti.l)jpie?lrsatt3iObrili.6wig7ltifLife, will tund touch
to the advantage and profit of botu institutions. It is
scarcely necessary to retook 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.

EAGLE IN SUR ANC COMPANY,
LONDON.

Report of the Directors for the year ending the 30th
June, 1868, read at the Annual General Meeting. of
Proprietors, Au?nst 14, 1868—Colonel CIIARLES
WETIIERALL, K.C.T., Chairman of the Company, in
the Chair.
The proprietors will no doubt remember that at the last
annual general meeting a report w:!.mride to thorn for the
quinquennial period then terniinating, and that a bonus
was declared in respect of it amounting to the sum of
£208,774. The surplus fund account, as under, commences
with the balance of Jane, 1867, after deduction of this
bonus—that is to say, with the debit of £772,740 13s. 9d.

SURPLUS FUND ICCOUNT, 30ni JUTE, 1868.
DR. INCOME OP MR YEAR.
Balance of account, 30th
June, 18G7, .081,514 13 9
Less amount distributci
as bonus 208,77-1 0 0

£772,740 13 9

IANIARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-
Privare. The only free hospital for disuses of women.
2,746 Fatients were trrated last month without letters of
recommendation. Subscriptitml and donating: are much
recded. end will he received by Messrs. Hateimrd,
; Sir Samuel Scott. Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutte,
Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1869-05-05

EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in
Situations of Trust.
Chairman- General Sir FREDERIC SMITH, K.H., F.R.S.
Policies payable during Life—lndisputable—Not liable to
Forfeiture.
Annual Income exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Pounds.
The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants,
and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will
be found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to
applicants post free.
HENRY LAKE, General Manager.
316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place Pall mall, London.
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of
the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street,and 127, Euston-road.
Patroness—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
This Institution affords employment in various ways to
172 blind men and women.
Pensions to various amounts are granted to the blind
who cannot earn their own living.
500 blind men and women aro applying for help, which
cannot be given for WANT of FUNDS.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre-
tary, Rev. C. B. REID, M.A.

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL,
Caledonian-road, Islington, N.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was
established at Bing's-cross in 1856. Patients aro admitted
free.

Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouvorie, 1, Pall.malL —lron.
See., Smith. Bea.
GEO. REID, Sec.
London, England, 1869-05-05

GOOD SEWS FOR VELOCIPEDISTS.

A turnpike collector, at Romsey, lately demanded
2s. Gd. as toll for a velocipede. The velocipedist
paid it under protest, and then summoned the 'pike-
man before the magistrates for illegally demanding
it. The magistrates have decided that the demand
was illegal, for there was no authority under which
it could be made. The 'pikeman, therefore, had to
repay the 2s. ed., and to pay a fine of Gd. and all the
costs.

A clergyman has written to one of the Church
papers, hailing the invention of the velocipede as a
special boon to poor incumbents and curates. Those
having long distances to go, and not being able to
afford a horse, which, though it may be as worthless
as Mr. Mozley's, requires to be fed and kept, may
well rejoice in the prospect of a horse e' dandy
chargers" they used to be called some thirty years
ago) which requires no stable and consumes no
oats.
London, England, 1869-05-05

TilE LONDON FREE AND OPEN CHURCH ASSOCIATION.

Not the least interesting of the meetings held on
Tuesday was that of the London Free and Open Church
Association at Freemasons' Hall, Lord Wharncliffe in
the chair. There were also present Lord Eliot, the Hon.
E. Ashley, Mr. T. Brassey, 111. P., Mr. C. Neville, Rev.
Dr. Lee, Rev. Crosbie White, Rev. W. Wallace,
the Rev. Mr. Shelford, &c. The chairman stated very
forcibly the arguments in favour of the association. The
Church of England, he said, was now upon her trial, and
sooner or later she would have to bear the test of shewing
whether she was the Church of the people, or simply the
Church of the rich and of the well•to-do. It was easy for
the rich to attend church, but it was difficult for the poor.
The poorbad no other inducement to attend Divine service
than a regard for religion, and therefore it became the
duty of all other classes to see that no hindrances or
obstacles were thrown in their way. For himself, he
would say that he would very seldom go to church if he
found that on account of his garb, or something in his
appearance, he were left to stand in the aisle or at the
door. That same feeling was maintained largely among
the poor, and it was in consequence of it that this free and
open church movement was taken up. It was already
most successful in the country. The weekly offertory,
which had superseded pew rents, provided a better income
for the clergyman.
Lord Eliot, Mr. Brassey, M.P., and the Hon. B.
Ashley also addressed the meeting, and resolutions were
passed approving the aim of the association.
London, England, 1869-05-05

`I'IM METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT
Presie,.ent—Tlis Grace the DirliesOf %A!
Trea.urers —The Right lion. Russell Gurney, M.P., and
Col. W. F. Grant.
DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly
solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased
expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults aro received
at Walton ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon.
Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall.
CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary.
Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1869-05-05

~~~

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day

CHESTER RACES—Tins DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CHESTER CUP.
3to 1 agst 2Egean (taken freely)
sto 1 agst Paul Jones (taken freely)
6to 1 agst Fairwind (taken freely)
9to 1 agst George Osbaldestou (taken freely)
9 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (taken)
10 to 1 agst Romping Girl (taken)
100 to 7 agst St. Nun° (taken)
20 to 1 agst Croes (taken)
20 to 1 agst Dalby (taken)
30 to 1 agst Vansittart (taken)
40 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken)
20 to 1 agst Curio (offered)

E. PORTING INTEL LIGENCE.

CHESTER RACES-YESTERDAY.
WYNNSTAY TAKIY.

Landscape...

Parson..

Russian Bear.,

T h ree ran.
WELTER CUP.

Robespierre
Portugal
Eadith ..

1

EATON PLATE.

ranttdoon

Pyreuees 2
Dawdle

Seven ran.
GROSVENOR STAKES.

Honesty 1
Young Fenton 2
Bonnie Katie .. 3
Acaster
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of
the CHEST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients
are constantly full, those for ont-patients crowded daily.
FUNDS greatly needed.

CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary.

HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT,
Golden-square, W.
President—His Grace the Duka of GRAFTON.
The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for
FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses.
Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the
last six years.

GEORGE WOOD, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-05-05

THAMES.

TILL TERROR OF TILE DISTRICT. AN lIABITUAL CRIMI-
NAL. Ilary Alexander, the wife of a coal porter, was
brought before Mr. Benson charged with violently assault-
ing and wounding Louis Phillips Chabbert, a Frenchman,
of 3, Neaten-street, Commercial-road.
Mr. Charles Y oung, solicitor, conducted the prosecution,
and said the prisoner was the most violent woman in the
district, and had been under arrest twenty times at least
for assaults and outrages, and was what might be called
an habitual criminal, who ought to be put under re-
straint. She and her husband lodged fur a short
time in the house of a Frenchman and his wife, and her
habits and gum rehonie disposition were such that the com-
plainant NYLIS:OJLI obliged to give her warning to qu.t the
premises, f,,r which act she had since cherished the greatest
animosity. She had frequently annoyed and threatened
the cowl lainant and his wife, an Englishwoman, and put
them to great inconvenience and loos. Last night eh*
looked at the door, and accused the complainant of kill-
ing hercat and eating it. She remained in the street bawling,
shouting,and swearing for two hours, causing a large crowd
to assemble and blocking up the street. The prisoner at
intervals delivered some thundering rat tat, tate, at the
knocker. At last the complainant's wife ope .ed the street
door and told her to leave. The prisoner would not and
flourished an umbrella in the prosecutor's face. Mrs.
Chabbert pushed the prisoner with her hand, and the
prisoner thou procured a stick from a boy and said, "
will give it to the Frenchman." She struck him a tre-
mendous blow on the head with tho stick, and infl:cted a
serious wound. He was stunned and lost a large quail•
tity of blood. lie was carried to the hospital, where his
wound was dressed. She was sentenced to two months'
imprisonment.
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE INSURRECTION IN CUBA.

A "formidable and well•organised expedition" to aid
the insurgent Cubans is being prepared, according to the
American papers, in the neighbourhood of New Orleans.
Great numbers of men have been engaged and sworn to
secrecy. Money seems to be plentiful. A quantity of
brass howitzers has been purchased. General Steedman
will probably be the leader. The Government cannot or
will not take any measures to stop the movement, and no
instructions can be obtained from Washington respecting
it. The officials, indeed, openly hint that they will keep
up appearances, but do little. And yet, if this expedition
lands, it will amount to nothing short of an invasion of
the Spanish colony. The latest accounts from the island
are favourable to the Spaniards.
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

We are authorised to state that on June 1 the Atlantic
Telegraph Company will reduce their tariff from £3 78. 6d•
for ten words, and 6s. Pd. for each additional word, to
for ten words, (charging for address and signature),
and 4s. for each additional word. At the same
time an important reduction will be made for newspaper
press messages, and all political and general news will be
conveyed from either side of the Atlantic at half rates.
This will practically reduce press messages from 6s. Pd. to
2s. per word.— Western Morning Rews.

GOVERNMENT AND THE LICENSING
QUESTION.

It is stated on authority that the Government,
influenced by the strong representations which have been
made to them by numerous and influential persons, intend
to take immediate and partial action with reference to the
licensing question. The Cabinet contemplate the suspen-
sion for two years of the Beerhouse Act, and during that
time no licences will be granted by the excise. Before that
time has expired Ministers count upon being able to
introduce a measure for dealing with the whole question.
It is probable that hereafter the licensing power will not be
left entirely in the hands of the magistrates.
London, England, 1869-05-05

THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION.

NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi-
dently recommended as a, simple but certain
Remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all
the diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so
uniformly grateful and beneficial that it is with justice
tailed the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach.'
" Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle ape-
rient; are mild in their operation, safe under any cir-
zumstances, and thousands of persons can now bear testi-
mony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they
have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of
20 years.
Sold in bottles at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and lls. each, in
every town in the kingdom.

CAUTION.
Be sure to ask for " NORTON'S PILLS," and do not
be persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations
which have sprung up in consequence of the success of
Norton's Camomile Pills."
London, England, 1869-05-05

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GUARDIAN.

R. GLENIE, of the SPORTING LIBRARY
J 4 . 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, London, NV., begs to
inform his customers, and the Licensed Victuallers in genera
that he has been appointed Agent to the above-named paper is
addition to his agency for the Sporting Edition of "Tee SUN,"
and can supply the same on Friday evening, if required, in town
or country.
G. R. G. begs to inform the Trade that he is Agent for the
LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN," and can supply it earlier
thsn any other man in London or Country the evening of publi-
cation. No connection with any other persons. Beily's, Ruff's,
Wrigh t'f.. and M 'Call's Guides. All the Daily Papers, Magazines,
tad Periodicals as soon as published. Agent for the Joint-Stock
cal Company. Orders by post attended to.

riiE THIRD EDITION OF "THE SUN,"
I giving all the SPORTL, G NEWS of the day, may bo seen
at JEM M NTON'S house, "The Swan and Horse Shoe,"
Little Britain, City, E.C.
London, England, 1869-05-05

THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.

THIS EVENING, at 7, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE
TO C A MBERWELL : Mr. G. Belmure, Mrs. L. Murray At 15
to S, BLAcK AND WHITE: Messrs. Fechter, A. Stirling,
R. Phillips. Stuart; Cezlotta Leelereq, Miss Lennox Grey, &a.
And WHITEBAIT AT GRE e NWICH : Mr Atkins.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanhorongh.
EVENING, at 7.30, T tIE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel-
ford, Clarke; Miss Baftcn. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs. Thorne,
James, Fenton; Mesdames Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Buf ton. To
conclude with HUE AND DYE