The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1E69.

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•st quality for finish and

Fiddle I Kings
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£ s. d. s. d. s. d. £ s. d.
12 Table Forks
12 Table Spoons
12 Dessert Forks
12 Dessert Spoons
12 Tea Spoons
6 Egg Spoons, gilt b0w15..... 9 12 ...... 12 .21... 13 -6
2 Sauce Ladles 6 8- -
.... 8 ...'... 8 . .
1 Gravy Spoon 6 8 6... 9 9 6
2 Salt Spoons, gilt b0w15..... 3 . .'... 4 ...... 4 ...'... 4 6
1 Mustard Spoon, gilt bowl ... 1-6
... 2 ...... 2 2 3
1 Pair of Sugar Tongs 2 6.. . 3 6.. 3 6. . 4 ...
1 Pair of Fish Carvers l9 6 1 3 ... 1 3 ... 3 . .
1 Butter Knife 3 . • 4 . . 4 ...... 4 -3
1 Soup Ladle
-
1 Sugar Sifter
Total 9 1 611 16 0,12 8 613 2 6

Total
Any article to be had six
An oak chest to contain
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I 9 1 Gll It 3 0102 8 613 2 6
gly at the same prices.
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Desert.. 0 16
Tea Spoons ... oln
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accrued to Mr. GADSTONE'S Ministry from the
nomination of Mr. LOWE to the Chancellorship
of the Exchequer; Well, first of all, he
brought about tht absurd fiasco of his—
his wonderful pet new hobby, in the shape
of a freshly discoverel site for the New Law Courts
between Howard-stret, Strand, and the Embank-
ment ! The collapse of that everybody knows—as
having occurred aftEr Mr. LOWE had indulged in a
most astonishing fatfaronade and tantarrara ! It
landed him and his hthby, or at any rate his hobby,
in that limbo of fcrgotten things, the Slough of
Despond. It left IV.r. LOWE himself to devote
his energies, as sedulously and as uninter-
ruptedly as possible, to what is apparently his
favourite endeavour, the covering of his particular
portion of the Great Liberal Government of Mr.
GLADSTONE with detetation, by reason of his col l-
blooded, arrogant, insu tin impertinence to almost
every member of the public who has the unwelcome
necessity of approachiag him, whether singly or
in deputation. As to the questionable aid afforded
to Mr. GLADSTONE by lis other great colleague—
who was to afford him such immense assistance
meaning, of course, the President of the Board of
Trade : we all of is perfectly well remember
how, by his outrageous speech in regard to the Irish
land question, he brought the Ministry, and especially
the Chief Minister of the Crown, into something
very much like a politica quandary ! While, who is
there amongst us but bears vividly enough in remem-
brance that yet more outrageous letter, of insult to
the Lords, through which Mr. BRIGHT did everything
he possibly could to bring the two Houses of the Le-
gislature into animosity, into antagonism, into open
collision? No—upon Mr. GLADSTONE individually
has fallen the brunt of the session Mr. GLAD-
STONE himself it is who has done the
work of the Government Mr. GLADSTONE
himself it is who—almost alone and single handed,
and in spite of his two principal colleagues—has sus-
tained, by his own genius, courage, eloquence, and
industry, the reputation, the influence, and the
popularity of his own Government.

THE little difficulty which arose out of the ap-
pointment of a Fenian as United States Consul for
Glasgow has terminated in the most satisfactory
manner. The American Government has cancelled
Mr. HAGGERTY'S commission, and this frank
acknowledgment has been accompanied by such an
expression of public opinion in the States as to com-
pletely set aside every suspicion that the unfortunate
nomination was other than a mistake. Whatever
may have been Mr. JAMES HAGGERTY'S rank
in the noble army of the Fenian Brother-
hood, whether he was a " Major," as the New
York papers dub him, or only a " Captain,"
as he is contemptuously termed here, there can be
no doubt of his just claim to rank as a patriot of
some grade. The Glasgow citizens evidently erred
in supposing that they had been favoured with a
loyal fellow-townsman as consul. Of Mr. HAGGERTY'S
sympathy with the Fenian movements, and his exer-
tions in America on its behalf, the English
Government are in possession of undeniable testi-
mony. It was impossible to tolerate such a man as
a public functionary in this country. The English
Government can have no dealings with
the ally of BURKE, ROSSA, and MACKAY,
with the supporter of a movement which has
been marked by more detestable crimes than any
insurrection of late years. But it is now clear that
if the antecedents of Mr. HAGGERTY had been
known to the Washington Cabinet, the nomination
would never have been made. The United
States Government has not only declared
the appointment null and void, but has
fully admitted the propriety of the objection raised
by the Foreign Office. Nor does Mr. HAGGERTY
meet with any support from the American press.
Most of the New York journals applaud the refusal of
the British Government to grant an eserina:ur to the
Fenian, and the Ifera-d goes so far as to
declare that the nomination was a " wanton
insult" to this nation. Any expression of
friendliness from such a paper is a cheering
novelty, for which we ought to be thankful; but
here the Herald goes too far. There is not the
slightest reason for thinking that the appointment
was other than an oversight. The attitude of
General GRANT'S Government towards this country
affords no ground whatever for such an assumption.
At the same time it.is undeniably reassuring to find a
journal which has frequently heaped "wanton insults"
on England awakening to the conviction that its
abuse was unmerited.

THE tenacity with which the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER fights his battles against any odds is
deserving of all respect ; but there are cases in which
surrender is not only excusable, but praiseworthy,
and the contest touching the Law Courts' site
is one of them. Mr. Lo wE has been defeated
on ground of his own choosing, and yet he
does not seem disposed to give way. His
scheme for the erection of the .Law Courts was
submitted to a competent tribunal, which decided
against him ; but signs are not wanting that the
question which has wearied the public so long will
be left open for another season, and that a useful
public work will continue to have no existence save
as a castle in the air. It is now many months since
the unsuspecting British subject, after undergoing
the difficult process of making up his mind, after
deciding that a Palace of Justice should be built, after
buying and clearing a site and choosing an architect,
was rudely astonished by
a proposal to use the
Carey-street ground for another purpose, and
to build the Courts by the Thames Embank-
ment. This contest lasted a long time, and then
assumed a new phase. The confiding public was
subjected to another shock. The CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER, instead of deciding in favour of
one site or the other, set them both aside, and
brought up a third scheme of his own, the Courts to
be built on a small scale on the Embankment.
But there is a limit even to the patience of the
British public in matters of administration. The
proposed change was the cause of such an outcry
that the rival sites—that of Carey-street and Mr.
LowE's, the old Embankment scheme being given up
altogether—were referred to a select committee.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER presented his
arguments and called up his witnesses, but neither
one nor the other succeeded in satisfying the com-
mittee. It was decided that the scheme suggdsted
by Mr. LOWE had no advantage which was peculiar
to itself. It certainly presented no superiority on
the score of architectural beauty. It was a cheaper
plan, but its cheapness was secured only by
curtailing the proportions originally intended
for the Courts, and this expedient might
be carried out as well on the ground already
cleared as in the situation chosen by the
Cabinet Minister, which is still covered with build-
ings. In fact, it was found that if the reduced plan
he adopted, the Carey-street locale would have an
advantage of some £430,000 over Mr. LOWE'S chosen
place. The committee resolved that the old site
ought to be retained, and the draft report drawn
up by the persevering Finance Minister was re-
jected. _ _

Such is the slight outline of a dispute which,
after years of delay, it was thought had at
length come to an en 1. Mr. LowE, however, has
not, to all appearance, persuaded himself to renounce
his pet scheme. It is asserted, with some authority,
that the decision of the select committee will be set
aside ; and it is certain that Mr. GLADSTONE, a few
days since, returned anything but a plain answer
to the plain question whets -y the erection of the
Courts would now be proceeded with. It is to be
regretted that the Gcvernment have not afforded a
more explicit declaration of their intentions on this
point. It would bE unjust to prematurely accuse
them of deliberatdy ignoring the decision of

the committee; but there can be no doubt that an
error has already been committed in not frankly
and openly accepting the verdict of that tribunal,
and announcing that the work would be proceeded
with at once. To permit Mr. LO WE to prevail after all
this labour, expense, and delay, would be a mistake
the first magnitude. If the select committee was not
to decide the question, why was it convened ? It was
generally expected that the Government had chosen
the committee as a means of arbitration between their
own wishes and that of the public, and that the
award would be final. To set aside that verdict will
be in some measure a breach of faith, and it will,
moreover, involve a decided loss to the public. The
Palace of Justice project has been on foot eight
years, during half of which a considerable sum of
public money has been lying idle. The ground ad-
joining Carey-street cost £BOO,OOO, and it is now
four years since it was purchased. Every month of
delay loses several thousand pounds on the interest of
this sum. An army of workmen might be sup-
porting their families by constructing a needed work
on the dismal wilderness near Temple Bar. Lastly,
the Law Courts are urgently needed for legal pur-
poses, or they would never have been decided upon,
and yet year after year the public is compelled to
put up with the old and bad accommodation. It
is clear that a postponement of such a work could be
excusable only on the ground that the original scheme
was radically defective, and that it would be a misfor-
tune to carry it out. Here, however, it is the new plan
which is defective ; the old one is pronounced by the
best authorities to be preferable. Not a single argu-
ment which has been urged in favour of the change
has been found valid. It is the duty of the Govern-
ment to respect the decision of the committee, and
to proceed with the building straightway,

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE) August 10.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise
Prince and Princess Christian, and Prince Arthur,
drove out yesterday afternoon.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal HigL-
nesses Princess Louise Prince Arthur, and Prince
Leopold, walked in the grounds this morning.

PROROGATION

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
ROYAL COMMISSION.

Parliament was prorogued to-day by Royal
Commission, but prior to official proceedings the
Royal assent was given to several public and pri-
vate Bills.

The Speaker and the members of the House of
Commons having appeared at the bar, in com-
pliance with the summons of the House of Peers,

The LORD CHANCELLOR then read

HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH.

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
We are commanded by Her Majesty to dispense
with your further attendance in Parliament.
Her Majesty announces to you with pleasure
that she continues to receive from all foreign
Powers the strongest assurances of their friendly
disposition, and that her confidence in the pre-
servation of peace has been continued and con-
firmed during the present year.
The negociations in which her Majesty was
engaged with the United States of North Ame-
rica have, by mutual consent, been suspended;
and her Majesty earnestly hopes that this delay
may ten l to tnaintaiu the relations between the
two countries on a durable basis of friendship.
Her Majesty has a lively satisfaction in acknow-
ledging the untiring zeal and assiduity with which
you have prosecuted the arduous labours of the
year.
In the Act for putting an end to the Establish-
ment of the Irish Church, you carefully kept in
view the several considerations which, at the open-
ing of the session, were commended to your notice.
It is the hope of her Majesty that this important
measure may hereafter be remembered as a con-

elusive proof of the paramount anxiety of Parlia-
ment to pay reasonable regar I, in legislating for
each of the three kingdoms, to the special circum-
stances by which it may be distinguished, and to
deal on principles of impartial justice with all inte-
rests and all portions of the nation.
Her Majesty firmly trusts that the Act may pro-
mote the work of peace in Ireland, and may help

to unite all classes of its people in that fraternal
concord with their English and Scottish fellow-
subjects, which must ever form the chief source of
strength to her extended empire.
Her Majesty has observed with pleasure your
general and cordial readiness to unite in the re-
moval, through the Assessed Rates Act, of a prac-
tical grievance which was widely felt.
Her Majesty congratulates you on having brought
your protracted labours on the subjects of bank-
ruptcy and of imprisonment for debt to a legisla-
tive conclusion, which is regarded with just satis-

faction by the trading classes and by the general
public.
The law which you have framed for the better
government of endowed schools iu England will
render the large resources of those establishments
more accessible to the community, and more effi-
cient for their important purpose.
It may reasonably be expected that the Act for
the supervision of habitual criminals will contribute

further to the security of life and property.
The measure which has been passed with respect
to the Contagious Diseases of Animals will, as ber
Majesty believes, add confidence and safety to the
important trades of breeding and feeding cattle at
home, without unnecessarily impeding the freedom
of import from abroad.

By the repeal of the Tax on Fire Insurance, you
have met a long-cherished wish of the community;
and in the removal of the Duty on Corn, her Ma-
jesty sees new evidence of your desire to extend

industry and commerce, and to enlarge to the
uttermost those supplies of food which our insular
position in a peculiar degree both encourages and
requires.

ller Majesty trusts that the measure for the
Purchase and Management of the Electric Tele-
graphs by the State may be found to facilitate the
great commercial and social object of rapid,
easy, aLd certain communication, and may prove
no unworthy sequel to that system of cheap post-
age which has passed with much advantage into
so many countries of the civilized world.