The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-16 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

OMNIBUS NURSING.—In the Court of Queen's Bench,
on Monday, a case was heard in which the plaintiff sought
to recover damages for pecuniary losses occasioned by a
system of "omnibus nursing" pursued by the defendants.
Mr. Gill, the plaintiff, started au omnibus to run from
Brixton Church to Charing Cross and Oxford Circus. The
defendants, who were omnibus proprietors on the same
route, began " nursing" the plaintiff's omnibus, one of
their vehicles constantly following or preceding it, so as to
interfere seriously with his business. Subsequently the
plaintiff ran another omnibus from Brixton to the Bank,
which was subjected to similar treatment. In the end he
was compelled to give up running his omnibuses, after
heavy pecuniary loss, in consequence, he alleged, of the
defendants' conduct. The case was not concluded.
A POINT or LAW.—In the Exchequer Chamber an
action was tried a day or two since for breach of contract.
The defendant, being mortgagee with a pbwer "of Sale,
agreed to sell a certain property to the plaintiff, and the
plaintiff resold it at a profit of £lO5. He could not, however,
get the mortgagor to join in the conveyance nor to give
up possession, and there was a breach of the contract.
The question was whether the plaintiff was entitled to
recover his loss upon the resale. The court thought the
plaintiff was entitled to the difference in the marketable
value of the property in addition to the sum he had agreed
to give. The judgment of the court below was therefore
affirmed.

EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.

The Melbourne correspondent of the Times sends to the

leading journal some account of emigrants' prospects in
Australia. First of all, he puts the questions which be
supposes require answers. What are people to expect
who emigrate from this country to Australia? What
kind of place is it? Is it very different from England?
Are there any roads, railways, shops, churches, or schools?
Is it really easy to get a living there, and can a living be
found at once? Suppose an emigrant and family put on
shore at Melbourne without friends or acquaintances, and

with no great supply of money, what is to become of them
for the first night or two or the first week? These
inquiries, it is said, are constantly addressed to returned
colonists by people half willing yet half afraid to try their
fortunes in a strange land. And the Times correspondent
endeavours to answer them. To begin with, Australia is,
in all the chief centres of settlement, as civilised a
country in all essentials as England itself. At
Melbourne, for instance, the streets are as well paced,
pitched, and lighted as at Liverpool or Bristol, the
only difference being that they are about three times as
broad. The shops are genuine English shops all over.
The roadway is full of drays, waggons, carriages, and
hansoms, just as in London, though there is less danger
of your being knocked down. The rarest pineapples are
ticketed at four a shilling, and an excellent hot meat
dinner is offered for sixpence. If any London emigrant
should have a fancy for a brass band in front of his
window, that feature also of his home life is reproduced
faithfully at the antipodes. But what is to be done
for the first few days of suspense before employ.
• ment comes in and a chance of settling is offered ?
The reply is that he is taken under the care of the
State; which provides for him until he can provide for
hiinself; In a cheerful and healthy suburb of the
'town stands the Emigrants' Home, and in that establish-
ment any emigrant destitute of means is entertained until
the option of work is found for him. To this place the
employers of labour constantly resort, and bargains are
struck without delay or difficulty. The Tunes cor-
respondent has known " several hundreds" of new-
comers engaged and disposed of in a few hours. Generally,
however, the chief town is not the place for an emigrant
to stay in. His aim should be the country, and from Mel-
bourne the country can be reached in all directions with the
greatest ease. The centres of mining and agricultural indus-
try are connected with the capital by milli ays ; beyond the
, railways are good macadamized roads, with good coaches
running on them. These roads lead towan7s tl:e interior
of a continent almost as large as Europe, «ith every
variety of soil and climate. In some parts there are enor-
mous tracts of rich land with hardly a tree upon it, sc•
that no clearing is required to fit it for the plough. The
interior communications are remarkably- good, insomuch
that, in case of an overstocked labour-market at one
point, the emigrant can remove himself with perfect
facility and little cost to another ; while in no place does
he appear to leave civilisation behind him. The smallest
towns and most remote villages are English towns and
villages still, fairly supplied with all the necessaries, and
not a few of the luxuries, of existence. No country in the
world, adds the correspondent, could offer better
prospects to the capitalist or greater advantages
to the working man than the British colony of
Victoria. But how. to reach this paradise? It can be
reached for £lO. 'That sum will take a mechanic from an
East London workhouse and place him in the Emigrants'
Home at Melbourne, with a new world before him. It
will be said, however, that he must carry something to
the common stock of the settlement—either a modicum of
capital or some available skill or labour. The Times correspon-
dent assumes the very case of an emigrant with nothing
but labour, more .or less skilled, to contribute to the
public wealth in return for a maintenance. A man who
can do nothing whatever would find even Australia a
bad place to live in, but there is employment, and
something better than employment, ready for all who
can work and save. Just now wages are " main-
tained"—that is, are not falling, and the rates of
payment are certainly pleasant to look at. Masons and
bricklayers get 10s. a day; carpenters, Os. ; builders'
labourers, 7s. ; blacksmiths, 30s. a week ; wheelwrights,
355. to 40s. On the farm a shepherd may get his £4O a
year ; a hut-keeper, £22 ;. a lad who can milk, 12s. a week;
and a general farm labourer, 15s. " Common labour," it
is added by way of summary, " may be quoted at 6s. to
7s. a day." Nor are these wages reduced in actual value
by high charges of living. Perhaps lodgings are rather
dear, but where a dinner of the best meat, bread, and
vegetables without stint can be had for sixpence, living
must needs he cheap.

The Postmaster-General has been before the
Lord Mayor, summoned for the poor rate on the Lombard-
street Post-office. Tho matter was turned into a case for
the Court of Queen's Bench, the Postmaster arguing he was
not liable.

A shopkeeper on a boulevard was prevented
by the police from hanging out the following notice the
other day:—" Windows to let, at two francs the hour, to
see the riots this evening." Which is the true nation of
shopkeepers?

CLIFTON ESTATES, NOTTS.— We Uri derst anC
these vast estate; of upwards of £16,000 per annum,
descend by entail to Mr. Henry Markham, of Skelton
Lodge, near York, who married the only surviving sister
of Mr. Frederick Bell, of The Hall, Thirsk.

•Sonie of the accounts given of the morganatic
marriage of the es-King, Dom Fernando of Portugal, with
-Fanny Elssler, the dancer, are incorrect. The name of the
lady is liaenzler. She came out some years back in the
United States as a singer, and had a fair share of suc-
cess. In the course of her career as an artiste she visited
Lisbon, and there attracted the attention of her present
husband. Her age is about X/
TESTIMONIAL TO Ma. J. P. KNIGHT, LATE OF
THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.--The officials and heads
of departments of the South-Eastern Railway have pre-
sented to Mr. Knight, the late traf£c superintendent of
that line, a very handsome candelabrum, on the occasion
of his retirement from the company and acceptance of the
office of manager of the Brighton Line.

GRIMSLIAW, THE JOCKEY, "GOING Turouarz THE
COURT."—The case of jaines Grimshaw, the well-known
j gley, was before the Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday.
1 he debts were stated to be £!,721, and it was added that
the bankrupt had been in receipt of. £l3OO a year under an
agreement with the late Marquis of. Hastings.- The case
was adjourned, in order that Gritashaw might file a cash
account.

Great expectations are entertained at Barrow-
in-Furness, the centre of the haematite iron district, tha►
coal will also be found there. Attention has lately been
called to two old pits at Stank, near Barrow, as old, some
say, as the days of the Furness monks, and in any case of
considerable antiqUity. They .have been reopened and
examined, and, as the water is pumpod out of them, gil •
good indications of "carboniferous deposits. A seam of
coal half au inch thick has alreadtbeen penetrated, and
the nature of the atone which is raised:from a depth of
seventy yards coUrtus the laves crigl,ie ezPluera,-

IMPERIAL PAR.LIA .IENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING.

The Lola) CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolfack
at five o'clock.

The attendance in the house this evening was quite as
numerous as that of last evening. The galleries on either
bide were fully occupied by ladies, and the space before the
throne and the bar was taken up mostly by members of the
House of Commons.
THE IRISH CHURCH.

The Bishop of OXFORD presented a number of peti-
tions against the bill.

MR. BRIGIIT'S LETTER.

Lord CAIRNS presented 100 petitions against the bill,
and then the noble lord gave notice that on Thursday next,
before the time of public business, he should ask whether
the letter which had appeared in tho newspapers of that
day, bet.ring the signature of the Pregident of the Board of
Trade, was a genuine letter, aLd whether her Majesty's
Government was prepared to endorse the statements
contained in the said letter. (Loud cries of "Hear, hear,"
frc•m the Opposition side of the house.)

THE IRISH CHURCH BILL.
On the resumption of the adjourned debate,
Earl GREY said he could rot say he was enlightened
on the inn ortant subject they were invited t' discuss by
the speech of the noble earl who introduced the bill, and
although he said a great deal about the Coronation Oath he
said little about the bill before them. He thought he would
have stated clearly the action the Government intended
to take in the event of the house rejecting the bill, and
not content himself with a few observations upon the pro-
visions of themeasure. He felt the house was quite justified
in rejecting the suspension bill last year, and if the present
measure pass its second reading, he felt it would require a
great deal of amendment in committee before it ought to
pass its other stages and become the law of the land.
(Hear, hear.) The noble earl then proceeded to state
the condition of Ireland up to March, 1868,
which he said was one of comparative peace, but since
that time a spirit of antagonism had prevailed, and he
could only attributethis state of things to party interests
and party politics. The mischief had now been- done,
they were called upon to say whether they would accept
or reject this bill, which it was said would restore in a
great measure the peaceful state of things which was so
much required. (Hear.) He hoped and trusted that the
house would pass the second reading of the bill, but after
that had been done he hoped their lordships would make
great and material alterations in the bill in committee, and
thus make the bill more likely to effect the object for
which it was framed. (Hear, hear.) If tho result of the
general election with respect to this bill was the deliberate
conviction of the country, he asked them whether it would
be prudent for the House of Lords to set itself
in deliberate opposition to that determination, and
reject the bill. If they took that course what would be
the result ? , Why, in a short time, he would say in
a very short time, they would have the bill
again presented to them, and they would have to
accept perhaps a more objectionable measure. He hoped,
therefore, as there was nothing but delay for a few months
to be obtained by the rejection of the bill, their lordships
would not incur the inevitable consequences of rejecting
the bill and expose themselves to the disadvantages that
would result therefrom.

The Archbishop of DUBLIN denounced the provision
of the bill as excessively and unnecessarily harsh; espe-
cially urging that if it were necessary to destroy the Irish
Church, which he could not believe, it might have been
done in a less severe manner, and that the period of
transition might have been made more easy.
The Bishop of St. DAVID'S had long contemplated the
disestablishment of the Irish Church, and did not con-
sider it required the whole of is revenues, but admitting
the difficulties attending any method of dealing with the
question, he agreed with the Archbishop of Canterbury
that their proper course was to accept and to amend the
bill, which, although in many respects objectionable, was
capable of material amendment.
Lorn CHELMSFORD admitted the power of Paella-
meat to repeal the Magna Charta or the Bill of Rights,
but denied its moral competence to do either, or to abolish
the Irish Church, unless prepared to violate every pledge
ever given by it. The measure was unconstitutional and
a gross invasion of the rights of property.
Lord PENZANCE urged their lordships to pause before
they resorted to the extreme step, with all its consequences,
of rejecting the bill ; pointing out that it was their duty,
if they desired to discharge their constitutional functions
in governing a great nation, to defer to the will of the
people as expressed by its representatives.
The Duke of RICH 110 ND confessed that be was about
to adopt a course for him most unusual and painful, fax he
found himself unable to act with those with whom he bad
hi►herto agreed most cordially. Ile felt met strongly the
objectionable character of the bill ae a measure of vio-
lence, injustice, and spoliation. Ile pointed out the
harsh and oppressive character cf its provisions, which
were the very reverse of the literal and generous treat-
ment which the Prime Mia.ist .r Lad promised. It was
therefore with great hesitation that he had, r, solved
not to suppm t the amendment ; but lie could net
conceal fr. ni himself. that the country had decided
upon disestablishing the liish Church, and that by reject-
ing the bill they would no get rid of it, but when it came
back they might be less capable to &..l wi:h it in a satis-
factory manner. On the whole, he felt it was better to
try and ameed it. If they could not, they could reject it
at :mother stage. He would leave the responsibility of
the measure to the GovernMent and the House of Com-
mons. He was sensible of the inexpediency of a popular
agitation, especially on a religious question ; and he felt
that be was taking a constitutional course in urging them
to try and amend the objectionable features of the mea-
sure, leaving to the Government the responsibility of re-
fusing to accept them or of withdrawing the bill.
The Bishop of PETERBOROUGH denied that the ver-
dict of the nation had ratified the bill ; that verdict was
given for disestablirliment, for religious equality, and a
liberal and generous treatment, but it had been obtained
by most unworthy arts, and the most unfair and malignant
misrepresentation of the Irish Church.
The bill was supported by Earl De Grey and Ripen, and
after that the debate was adjourned until to-morrow
(Thursday).
Their lordsiaips then adjourned.

(It was fully expected that Lord Lytton would have
resumed the adjourned &Late, but Earl Grey said he had
intended to move the adjournment of the debate last night,
and it was only that he thought Lord Lytton was going
to speak when he rose that he gave way. As the noble
lord merely moved the adjournment of the debate, he had
exercised his right of resuming the discussio3d

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-LAST EVENING.

The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock.

ITHE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY STATION.

After a discussion on the subject of the architectural
elevation of the station of the Metropolitan Railway,
during which Mr. Layard said the Government claimed,
and would
_exercise the right of selection.
BANKRUPTCY BILL.

The house then went into committee on the Bank-
ruptcy Bill, taking up the consideration of the measure at
clause 19.

The amendment proposed by Mr. Rathbone to protect
settlements on or fora wife or children of the settler of pro-
perty, within a given term pravioue to bankruptcy, pro-
vided the person making it was in a position to meet all
his liabilities, and was in a solvent state when the ar-
rangement of the property was made, was agreed to.
A long discussion then followed, the object of the
various amendments moved being to prevent false and
fraudulent arrangements being made to the prejudice of
bona fide creditors, and to abolish, as far as was possible the
system of making private arrangements, which it was stated
was a mode which enabled fraudulent persons to re-enter
trade and carry on business to a greater extent than before,
and in the event of their speculations failing involving a num-
ber of honest and honourable men. It was suggested that
some provision might be made that all persons interested
in the affairs of any person engaged in trade might know
on proper inquiry the exact position the trader occupied
with respect to any fernier b.u.kruptcy.
The discussion was carried on up to seven o'clock, at
which.hour the sitting of the house was suspended.
The House resumed at nine o'clock.

Mr. PEASE called attention to the necessity of an
early report from the Royal Commission appointed in
1867 to inquire into the duration of the coal fields, and
moved a resolution for an address to her Majesty, praying
that the same might be laid before the house as early as
possible.
Mr. HUSSEY VIVIAN seconded the motion.
The discussion was continued by Mr. LIDDELL and Mr.
ELLIOTT, and ultimately dropped, the motion being with-
drawn.

Sir W. GALLWEY was proceeding to move a resolu-
tion relative to the Folkestone and Boulogne packet ser-
vice, when _

An lox. MEMB2R moved that the Louse be " counted,"
and only 29 Senators bring present out of the 40 requisite
to constitute a quorum, an immediate adjournment Was
the result.

Minister Webb sends tidings of the lost General
lkit3lahon, who appears nut to be lost at all, but safe and
in good health at Ascuncion. His Government know
nothing of what he has been doing, for no despatches have
reached them, for which they cannot account, and some
have been charitable enough to insinuate that his papers
have been intercepted by the Allies. Ex-Minister Wash-
bcrne thought there was danger that General M.Mahon
might have been imprisoned or put to death by Lopez.
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

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The hope that a collision will be avoided grows from
hour to hOur. It is true that most of the Bishops have
at the last moment yielded to pressure, and will, to the
number of fourteen or sixteen, support Lord Har-
rowby's amendment, if it is carried to a division.
It is true that the Bishop of Chester, for instance,
yielding to the strong representations of the Orange
party, who are so numerous in his diocese, will not
vote for the bill, as he had intended. -But it is
now admitted that Lord Derby does not wish
to throw out the bill by only a small majority,
inasmuch as that would expose the weakness of his party
in their own House, while it would not suffice to de-
feat the bill eventually. It is also well known
that the representations of many conspicuous members
of his own party have not been without weight,
and that he is beginning to doubt the wisdom of pushing
matters to extremities. Last night he had a two hours'
conference with the Marquis of Bath and other peers. It
is now generally thought that Lord Harrowby will with-
draw his amendment, or, in case he should not be pre-
vailed upon to do so, that the Conservatives
will, as a body, abstain from voting. It is ex-
pected that important amendments will he made if
the bill gets into committee, and Lord Granville's promise
that these should receive the most careful attention of the
Government leads to the hope that no serious collision will
take place between the two Houses.l