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The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-25

THE CANADIAN DOMINION.

Newfoundland has joined the North American Confede-
ration ; there is little fear that Nova Scotia will abandon
it ; but in order that the Empire north of the United
States be complete, it is necessary that British
Columbia, with its extent of Pacific coast, be in-
cluded. Overtures have been made, and the inhabitants
of British Columbia seem not unwilling to join
the Dominion, but they insist upon what the Telegraph calls
an impracticable condition. They require that their colony
shall first be connected with Canada by a railway across
the continent. "Unfortunately, the Canadians are obliged
to meet the condition thus advanced by the familiar
non possumuB plea. In their present financial straits,
and with the inter-Colonial railway not even com-
menced, it is simply impossible to engage in so gigantic
an undertaking as the construction of an iron highway
over the broadest part of the North American conti-
nent. They therefore want to reverse the process--that
is, to have confederation first, and the railway afterwards."
The Telegraph observes that this dilemma must
be got out of somehow, and advises the Columbians
to make the first advances. They have most to gain, both
by their union with the Atlantic provinces and by the
construction of the railroad. Unfortunately, if the line
be not made the union must be a thing of nought, for
without the line there are no practicable means of com-
municating. A wide extent of almost uninhabited terri-
tory separates Columbia from Canada. This is the great
argument on which the Columbians rest their case.
London, England, 1869-06-25

EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LONDON.

Report of the Directors for the year ending the 30th
June, 1868, read at the Annual General Meeting of
Proprietors, August 14, 1868—Colonel CHARLES
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 was made to them for the
quinquennial period then terminating, 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 June, 1867, after deduction of this
bonus—that is to say, with the debit of £772,740 13s. 9d.
London, England, 1869-06-25

ATTRACTIVE SPECULATIONS.
• UNRIVALLED SUCCESS.
You could never meet with a more advisable opportunity to
try the favours of Dame Fortune.
With a Single Stake of £1 you can realise £20,090!! with
£2 £27,( 00! ! with £5 £42,000! ! with £lO £45,000!!
For Prospectuses apply without delay to EUGENE TILLOT,
General Merchant, Guernsey.
London, England, 1869-06-25

ONDON 'FEVER HOSPITAL is the only
id-A institution in tho Metropolis for the treatment and
prevention of contagious fevers.
CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by
Messrs. Dimsdale and Co, 50, Cornhill ;-]Aessrs. Drum-
mond, Charing-cross; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs.
Hoare, Fleet-street; and by the Secrotary,at the Hospital,
Liverpool-road, Islington, N.

1-{"STABLISIIMENT for GENTLEWOMEN
during TEMPORARY ILLNESS.
The relatives of Clergymen, Naval, Military, and Pro-
fessional Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small
weekly payment, receive the comforts of a HOME, com-
bined with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the
establishment, 90, Upper Barley-street.
This establishment, which was opened in 1850, is patro-
nised by her Majesty. The Bishop of London is Visitor,
and it is managed by the Marchioness of Ormondo, the
Lady Laura Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady
Caroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other
All information respecting it may be obtained on writ-
ten or personal application to the Lady Superintendent.
Subscriptions received at the Institution, and by the
Treasurer, at Messrs. Coutts end Co.'s, 59, Strand.
C SPRING RICE lion Sec.
London, England, 1869-06-25

►FHE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for
DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for
the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect-
ability upon a weekly payment. Under the management
of Mr. Baker Brown.

The private medical attendants of the patients are
invited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before
treatment.
Full particulars can he obtained on application to the
Lady-Superintendent, is, Stanley- terrace Notting-hilt,
W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W.
London, England, 1869-06-25

SvORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day

STOCKBRID3E RACES-THIS DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)
TENTH BIENNIAL.

Brigantine

W.O.

WALLOP PLATE.

Departure
liazo
Romping Girl
Ten ran.

LONDON BETTlNG.—`fats DAY.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
sto 1 agst Spy (taken)
6to l agst Ploughboy (taken)
7to 1 agst Laird (taken)
GOODWOOD ST SKES.
9 to 1 most Startyr (taken)
10 to 1 agst Adolphus (taken)
11 to 1 eget Robespierre (taken)
100 o 8 agst Storm King(taken)
100 to 8 agst Make Haste (taken and offered)
100 to 7 asst Bete Noir (taken and offered)
Y 0 ti 1 agst Assinebcino (taken)
GOODWOOD CUP.

6to 2 nest. Brigantine (taken and offered)
sto 1 :TA Rupert (taken)
ST. LEGER.
sto 2 agst Pretender (taken)
4to 1 sgst Pero Gomez (offered)
9 to 2 agst Drummer (offoroi)

SPURTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWCASTLE RACES-YESTERDAY.
LAMB EON PLATE.

Breunus
Quality
Heetor.....

Nine rao.
NEWCASTLE HANDICAP.

Number Nip
King's Cross .
Minstor Bell

2

EIS Inn.
SEXTON DELAVAL STAKES.

Agility .
La Calonne
Torreador

Eleven ran.
STAND STAKES.

Siege Train
De Clare
Hector

Seven ran.
NURSERY STAKES.

The Boy
Marnquita
Fiction

Nine ran.
STEWARDS' CUP.

• Myosotis
Lady Zotland

Sawyer

8

Nine ran.
London, England, 1869-06-25

IIIISII POETILY.

The latest attempt of the Fenian party in Ireland
to rouse the enthusiasm of the people on the side of
" Ireland for the Irish" is about the best-considered
of all recent modes of stirring up the public mind.
It consists of reading and reciting b:Alads and poems.
These recitations verge on the seditious, if they are
not actually treasonable. The most wild parts of
Moore arc the best of the pieces presented ; many
of the others are poor enough, but the broadness of
the half-concealed attack upon England and the
Engliei makes up for the badness of the poetry. Mr.
Meany seems to be the leader in the organisation of
the ineet:ngs.i.
London, England, 1869-06-25

p HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. 13. WEBSTER.
Directress. Mrs. Alfred Mellon.
THIS EVENING, at 7. PO M ESTIC ECONOMY. Mr G. Bel-
more and Mrs. -Leigh Murray.
At 8 o'cloc!;. EVE Mr. Benjamin Webster : Messrs. Henry
Neville. J. c-1-. T,ylor ; Miss Furtado, Jiiss Lillie Lee, and Mrs
Alfred Mel'on.
And Dm YOU EVE'I SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBER
WELL: Mr. G. Delmore, Mrs. L. Murray
London, England, 1869-06-25

HOUSE OF CONINiONS.—LAsr EVENING.

Thl SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
TUE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE.
Mr. MONSELL said the deLiy in gazetting the vp-
poiatments was owing to the necessity of commencing
w:th persons residing in distant colonies. The decora-
tions would I) distriLutel to the pf%rsons upon whom the
distinction had been c-nferred, Lut t.!,..y would have to
be returned on the death of tliiso b whom they had been
London, England, 1869-06-25

LEVELLfI;G IJP.

The.lV oneonformisl is fully alive to the fact that
the 1 rish Church 13i11 has entered upon its most
critical stage. Not aware that Lord Res ell had
actually proposed to build Roman Catholic churches
with the surplus funds, our contemporary urges that
even the minor form of "concurrent endowment,"
the giving of parsonages and glebes to the Roman
Catholic priests and the Presbyterian ministers,
should be opposed. " There is no earthly
necessity for it, except to gratify the traditional
sentiment of the Lords in favour of some
national provision for religious ministrations.
It will be a blot upon a measure singularly
definite in its policy and complete in its
arrangements. It will not, perhaps, altogether de-
feat its object; but it will change for the worse its
spirit, and mar its symmetrical arrangement." The
Daily Telegraph, says that, " consistent to
the traditions of a long political life, Lord Russell
would carry up the levelling policy wholesale. What
the country will say to Lord Russell's proposals there
can be no doubt whatever." That answer will be,
our contemporary affirms, too late. The thing might
have been done in Pitt's time, but the public judg-
ment and conscience have decided on a far different
solution of the long controversy. It was part of Mr.
Gladstone's programme at the elections that the
Church property should be devoted to other than
ecclesiastical purposes. Moreover, to split up
a vast revenue among warring religionists
in unequal proportions, would be to light
the torch of discord in every Irish parish.
The Morning Advertiser is, naturally enough,
horrified at any proposal for levelling up, and in a
long leader, asl:s any number of questions, which
are all variations of the one question—" Are we to
undo the Reformation ? " The Morn:ng Post simply
publishes the amendments without note or
comment. 'The Tines does not seem to have heard
of them.

Elphinstone Dalrymple, writing from Belgium,
tells what has been done in Prussia. That country
entered into a concordat with Pius VII., by which
the tithes and the endowments of the Church were
apportioned equally among the different religious
bodies in proportion to their numbers. The right of
veto -upon objectionable appointments is retained.
Mr. Dalrymple ales that " a like course is open to
the English Government, if bigotry and prejudice
will permit." A very large " if." •
London, England, 1869-06-25

STA

OF TRi

BRADFORD, June 24.—There has been rather
more wool sold since Monday—the tone of the mar-
ket is steadier and more cheerful. The reduction
in the Bank rate of discount, and the firmness in
cotton, have not been without a beneficial
fluence on the demand and the prices of wool.
Quotations are very firm, and, in the case of the
best classes of wool, have a slightly hardening
tendency. In worsted yarns there is more in-
quiry to-day, and a few bona fide orders from
the Continent are also placed at prices slightly
in advance of those realised about a week ago.
Spinners as a rule are rather firmer in their quota-
tions, and, although there is on the whole a slight
improvement manifest, the aggregate business
doing is far from satisfactory. The general de-
mand is confined to a few spinnings, such as 30'3
super, and 30's, 32's, 36's, and 40's lustre, both for
home and foreign account. There is little change
in the pieCJ trade ; if anything, there is rather less
business doing on home account, the unsettled state
of the weather having a prejudicial effect. A steady
business is doing for the Continent. Owing to the
firmness in cotton warps and in wool, prices have
still a hardening tendency.
MONMOUTHSHIRE, 231--The annual wool fair
was held this day at the Newport Cattle Market,
where was a large quantity of wool offered and a
better attendance of buyers than have been known
for the past two years. The trade ruled brisk for
several hours, and among the buyers were several
from the neighbourhood and the Yorkshire
markets. Long wool realized 14d. per lb. ; tegs,
15d. ; Welsh wool, 10d. to is ; and lambs',
Bd. per pound.
London, England, 1869-06-25

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL,
Caledonian-road, Islington, N.
- ,

Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was
establiUteo at King's_cros6 in 1856. Patients aro admitted
free-
Bankers--Messrs. Barnet., Lloyds, and Co., CO, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouvorie, 1, Pall-mall.-Ikm.
Sec., I . Smith. Esq. Glzo. REID, Sec.
London, England, 1869-06-25

THE LATE MAYOR or CORK.

11!r. Daniel o'&illivan, late Mayor of Cork, is at it
again. lie is a member of the board of guardians
in the " beautiful city." On Wednesday last be
attempted to introduce a petition in favour of the
Irish Church BM as passed by the Commons. The
mayor ruled such a petition out of order, and refused
to allow it to be discussed. Mr. O'Sullivan there-
upon denounced him as an Orangeman, and in the
midst of groat uproar demanded his resignation. The
mayor left the chair and went away. Mr. O'Sullivan
then moved that he be called upon to resign, but the
clerk refused to take the motion. Great confusion
ensued, and the board broke up in the midst of it.

THE OVEREND, GURNEY, AND COMPANY
PROSECUTION.

Dr. Thom, the prosecutor of the directors of
Overend, Gurney, and Company, is placed in a most
awkward predicament. 116 is bound over in £5,000
to conduct his case in the Court of Queen's Bench ;
he has not any large amount of money, the Home
Office will not provide him with counsel, and
the Lord Chief Justice refuses to allow him to pro-
secute in person. What ,then is he to do ? He writes
very indignantly about the matter to the papers,
slaewin2,- how absurdly he is pressed. If," ho
slys, " a prosecutor and his witnesses be doomed to
have obeyed their country's call in vain, let the blame
of the fadrre be divided between the apathy of the
public at large and the I:b..urdities of our penll juris-
prudence. Pe the result what it may, I shall have
done my best to vindicate commercial iWegr:ty and
to restore commercial confidence." Perhaps the
home oirce does not wish the efISCO to go to
trial.
London, England, 1869-06-25

HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT,
urpTwhaords of CommitteelBo oof Ma
persona Golden-Golden-square,W.
President—llls Grace the Duke of GRAFTON.
FONDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses.
poorpnaosonsEnnent earnestly APPEAL for
have been relieved in the
last six years.
GEORGE WOOD, Secretary,
London, England, 1869-06-25

THE REVIEW AT WINDSOR.

Colonel FRENCH said a grand review was to take
place iu Windsor Great Park before his Highness the
Viceroy of Egypt on S aurday next, and as it was to be
given on a very extensive se de he wished to know
whether any arrangements had been made for the con-
veniet ce of the inentbms of the House of Commons.
Mr. LAYA.RD sa d as no notice hat beon given of the
question he could not give the gallant member an answer.
(oh, oh.)
London, England, 1869-06-25

GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.

THIS F,VENING. at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. W. Ferran,
Vernon. David Fisher, J. Clarke: Miss Lydia Foote. At 9. A,
the new burlesque Tit hi CORSICAN BOTHERS: Messrs. J
Clarke, Marshall, Andrews, and Hurlstone Mesdames Julia St.
George, Berend,Breman, and C. Thorne.
London, England, 1869-06-25

THE EXPLOSION AT HOUNSLOW.

Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Viscount Enfield, said there
was no permanent inspector of gunpowder works, but
where any demand was made a competent person was at
once sent to make the inspection. About three years ago
an inspection was uncle of the works at Hounslow, and
everything as far as safety was concerned was considered
highly satisfactory. The cause of the explosion, as far
as it could at present be ascertained, as there had
been no verdict yet returned of the inquest, was
that it had been occasioned by some accident
to the machinery. There did not appear to be any reason
for the apprehension of danger on the part of those per-
sons living in the vicinity of the works. There had been
no evasion of the precautions laid down in the Gunpowder
Act, neither was there any neg'ect on the part of the
local authorities.

THE DUBLIN FREEMEN'S DISFRANCHISEMENT

B ILL.

Sir G. GREY, in reply to Mr. Collins, said ho would fix
the second reading of this bill for Monday next, with a
view of their seeing if some specified time could not then
be fixed for proceeding with the bill.
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. (SCOTLAND) BILL.

Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Sir 11. Auetruther, said
there was every desire to proceed with this bill, but a
postponement of its consideration Was necessary for a
short time, but he hyped it would become law during the
present session.
London, England, 1869-06-25

IQNG'S COLLEGE. HOSPITAL, Poerartnualy-
~~ll street,nh Committee
APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex-
penses. Assistance is urgently needed.
F. ALFRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman.
JAMES BLYTH, Secretary.

DOG LICENSES.—CATITION.
COMMISSIONERS of INLAND RE-
V. ENUE GIVE NOTICE that all DOG LICENSES
grantedin the year 1808 expired ou the 31st December
last, and every person keeping a dog in the current year is I
required forthwith to take out a new License.
The duty payable for each dog kept is Five Shillings.
The penalty for keeping a dog without License is Five
Pouudq.
A License is not transferable from one person to
another.
A License may be obtained by the owner giving his
name and address, and the name of the place where the
dog is kept, on application at
The Office of the Collector of Inlandl In the
neigh-
Revenue, 1 bourhood of the
The Office oof trhe Distributor of S applicant's re-
tamps 1.
since.
A Money Order Post Office.
Licenses will also be granted by the several Supervisors
of Inland Revenue.
Persons residing at a distance from any of the above
offices, by transmitting with their application Inland
Revenue (Receipt) or Postage- Stamps for the proper
amount of duty, to the Collector of • luland Revenue for
the Dis riot, will receive a licens GOBBET by post.
Wit. Eecretary.
London, England, 1869-06-25

THE CANADIAN DOMINION.

Newfoundland has joined the North American Confede-
ration; there is little fear that Nova Scotia will abandon
it; but in order that the Empire north of the United
States be complete, it is necessary that British
Columbia, with its extent of Pacific coast, he in-
cluded. Overtures have been made, and the inhabitants
of British Columbia seem not unwilling to join
the Dominion, but they insist upon what the Telegraph calls
an impracticable condition. 'They require that their colony
shall first be connected with Canada by a railway across
the continent. "'Unfortunately, the Canadians are obliged
to meet the condition thus advanced by the familiar
non possum tts plea. In their present financial straits,
and with the inter-colonial railway not even com-
menced, it is simply impossible to engage in so gigantic
an undertaking as the construction of an iron highway
over tbe broadest part of the North American conti-
nent. they therefore want to reverse the process--that
is, to have confederation first, andthe railwayafterwards."
The Telegraph observes that this dilemma must
be got out of somehow, and advises the Colombians
to make the-first advances. They have 11103 t to gain, both
by their union with the Atlantic provinces and by the
construction of the railroad. Unfortunately, if the line
be not made the union must be a thing of nought, for
without the line there are no practicab'e means of com-
municating. A wide extent of almost uninhabited terri-
tory separates Columbia from Canada. 'This is the great
argument on which the Columbians rest their case.

ENGLISH AND AmEnicAN RAILWAYS.

The earnings of the American railways are much greater
than those of the English lines. The latter receive only
MG per cent. yearly upon the whole cost ; whilst the
former earn not less than 21 per cent. Cut these figures
do not represent the true difference. In England the
working expenses are much lighter, so that the clear profit
averages about one-half of the gross receipts, whilst
the American lines do not make a net profit of
mo c than 30 per cent. on the total income. The most
remarkable point of difference is in the cost of fuel, the
American,expenditure in this respect being more than five
timmilasakincand QA_tiaradlillittles,__Cokt is use

In this country ; in America wood or ralrcoal serves as
fuel, the former being very costly, the latter injurious to the
engine. The New York Times concludes that the United
States excel all nations in the art of construction, and in
securing the largest return upon a given outlay, but not
in economy of working—a deficiency which is largely due
to the greater cost of material.
London, England, 1869-06-25

THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN.

THIS EVENING, at-. 30, THE SMOKED MISER. After which,
THE SCHOOL FOR S. 'AN DAL : Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mr. J.
C. CoN% per, Mr. U. Honey, :k r. C. Joghlan, Mrs. HermannVezin,
Mrs. C. foreman, &c.

ROYALTY Tll EATRE.
Kinder the Management of Miss M Oliver.
Tilts EVENING. at 7.10. IN FOR A HOLIDAY. Followed by
A ROVING COM %IISSION. • And THE 3IILI VARY BILLY
TAYLOR. To conclude with CLAUDE DUVAL: Mr. Day,
Mr. Dewar, Mr. Danvers, Miss IT. Oliver, Miss K. Bishop.

PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE.
Under the Management of Bliss Marie Wilton

TITTSiVET;OI6; SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. .I.lZlOntagne,
Addison, Glover, and Baneroft: Mrs. Euekingharn White. Hiss
C. Addison, and Miss :►larie Wilton. After which, A WINNING
HAZARD. And A LAME EXCUSE.
London, England, 1869-06-25

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS.

The Victuallers have be6n dining at the Crystal
Palace. They succeeded in catching a live M.P.,
Mr. Stanley Vickers, who beat the late Sir
Wentworth Dilke at the last election. Mr. Vickers
made the magnanimous remark that in entering Par-
liament he was influenced by the wish to represent
his customers quite as much as by the wish to re-
present himself. One would like to know what the
electors of Wallingford would say to this confession.
They elected Mr. Vickers to represent them, but it
seems that he never thought of this, that his object
-was primarily to represent Mr. Stanley Vickers, and,
secondarily, the publicans and the gin-palace keepers.
Probably Mr. Vickers thinks that he has done his
duty to Wallingford by paying in full his very
heavy election bills.
London, England, 1869-06-25

GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.

Tins RVENINL at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. W. Farren,
Vernon. David Fisher, J. Clarke: Miss Lydia Foote. At 9. 5,
the new burlesque TIIK CORSICAN I',OTriERS: Messrs J
Clarke, Marshall. Andrews, and ITurlstone : Mesdames Julia St.
George, Berend, Breman, and C. Thorne.

THEATRE-ROYAL, 110LBORN.

THIS EVENING, at ".o, THE SMOKED MISER. After which,
THE SCHOOL FOR SL'ANDAL : Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mr. J.
C. Com per, Mr. Honey, I.r. C. Ooghlan, Mrs. HermannVezin,
Mrs. C. Horsman, &c.

ROYALTY T EATRE.
Under the Management of Miss M Oliver.
Tim EVENING. at 7.10. IN FOR A HOLID kY. Followed by
A ROVING COM .:ISSION. And THE 3IILIrARY BILLY
TAYLOR. To conclude with CLAUDE DUVAL: Mr. Day,
Mr. Dewar, Mr. Danvers, Miss M. Oliver, Miss K. Bishop.

PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE.
Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton
Tilts EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, 11. J. Montagne,
Addison, Glover. and Bancroft: Mrs. Buckingham White. Miss
C. Addison, and Miss NI aria Wilton. After which, A WINNING
HAZARD. And A LAME EXCUSE

ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET.
THIS EVENING, at 8, THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S
MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment. Immense Success of
BARGE BLUE. The Only Leon

CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8
Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.

ROYAL ALHANEBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS
Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. ls. Box-office
open from 11 to 4.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Rogert's-park. OPEN daily (ex-
cept Sundays). Admission, ls.; on lifendays, 6d. Children
under twelve. 6d,

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LONDON, FRIDAI; JUNE 25, 18C9.

Tie extension of the present Parliamentary session
to the autumn appears to be not improbable, rood
at the atnendrumts are beginning to multii.ly upor,

the Lords' parer—more particularly, it should b(
said, now that the recently titian !one I scheme of
levelling up is finding supporters simultaneously, it,
the Upper Ifouse, on the side of the Liberals and on

the side of the Conservatives. Among all the dif-
ferent amendments that have yet been announced ae
in preparation, the one in regard to which there
will, in all human probability, be the fiercest con-
tention will be the one set down upon the paper in
the name of Earl RritELL. It is an amen :Iment, in
London, England, 1869-06-25

given.
TILE RXID ON BETTING HOUSES.

Mr. EYKYN asked the Secretary of State for the Herne
Department by what authority the police had been in-
structed to take legal proceedings against certain ecrnmis-
sion agents who were brought before Sir Thomas Henry
on Saturday last. Whether these proceedings were based
on the Ist or the 3d section of the Act of 1833 for the sup-
pression of betting houses; and, further, if he would state
how far the interpretation which had been now put upon
these sections will affect other establishments where bet
ting is carried on ?
Mr. BRUCE said the prosecutions had been instituted
by the Chief Commissioner of Police,' but with his (Mr.
Bruce's) full consent and authority. It was not necessary
that the prosecution should be based upon any particular
section ; but all that was required was that the proceed-
ings should be based on the Act. He could not say how
far the prosecutions would affect other establishments,
or how far those " other establishments" could be brought
under the provisions of the,Betting House Act.
London, England, 1869-06-25

FOR TOURISTS AND EXCURSIONISTS.
E. MOSES and SON I,t,ve made prcparatTo7.s,
on an unusually large scale, in every department
of th, it Lusk ess. For addresses, see following
aivertisement.

RARE COMBINATION.
The BARE COMBINATION of EXCEL-
LENCE with CHEAPNESS will he found in
every ;Mich) sold by E. MOSES and SON.
Every description of Clothing ready made, or
mad , to Measure, for all ages, all occupations,
and all classes.
Commodious apartments for measuring and
fitting adjoin the spaciors and elegant Show
Booms. which contain a very large and diversified
sto,k of material?.
For the convenience of Ladies accompa-,ying
their Sons there is a distinct department for
Young Gentlemen's Clothing.
Orders by Post are attended to with care and
punctuality, and the easy and aecurate system of
self-measure introduced by E. MOSES and SON
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THE DIEHOPS AND THE IRISH CHURCH.

" A Broad Churchman " writes to the Daily Tele-
graph pointing out that the. Liberal party have been
suffering for the sin of Lord Palmerston, in allowing
his relative, Lord Shaftesbury, to hold for a time the
appointment of all the bishops. Lord Shaftesbury's
nominees, with scarcely an exception, voted against
the Government in the late division. "A Broad
Churchman " hopes that this will be a lesson to Mr.
Gladstone, and that he will give the Liberal school
of theologians which really does exist in the Church
a fair share of promotion.
London, England, 1869-06-25

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THE STRONGEST MAN in the world cannot break
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The market quiet and unchanged.
London, England, 1869-06-25

CONF.ESSION-OF ARSON BY BOYS.

Some months ago a serious fire occurrA at the Beevor
Bobbin Mills, near Barnsley, belonging to Messrs. Wilson
tnd Newman, when damage was dote to the amount of
£10,000.. The origin of the fire could not be ascertained,
but within the last day or two some light has been thrown
)11 the matter. Four 1 :ds, while playing together, quarrelled,
Ind one of them taunted the other with setting fire to the
Bobbin Mill. They were apprehended, and the same lad
%ode a full confession, implicating the others.

STRIKES, ETC.

-~--

Ana: her stril:o has occurred r.mong the colli,rs of Tyldes-
toy. The masters I.avilig conquered the men in the recent
lispute, now, it is alb ,ed, require a further reduction in the
wages to the cltent of 12 per cent. The M ners' Association
has promised-tot ay the men 10:.. each weekly so long as they
!enia:rt out.

The cabdrivers of Pewdury are on s'rike. They are re-
quire d I v the e(rperatiou to wear badgeo, like the cab-
drivers (If Leneou :11(1 most of the larp,v towns, and have
gone ma strike rather than cool ly with the regulation.
The wages d'si u:e iu the cotton trade iu the Oldham dis-
trict is 1 rrctical y (1, the ope:t.tives at the mills in
0:(11Inni, Ik' ton, Hollinword, and ercmpton, having AC•••
ceptcd tle Eve per cent. re; tction and n tuned to their
work.
London, England, 1869-06-25

THE REPUBLICANS AND THE ALABAMA CL2.IMS.

There seems to he•no doubt that the astonishing schemf.,
the earliest announcement of which appeared in our
American telegrams, of making the Alabama claims
a party question, emanated from Mr. Sumner himself.
Indeed, he still clings to the idea of dragging this inter-
national controversy into party politics ; hut the stern
condemnation of the leading Republicans promises very
little for his chance of success. The Few York Times is
very severe upon the conduct of the Senator. The poli-
tical campaign, in fact, which Mr. Sumner cut
out for himself, has terminated very badly. Should
Mr. Reverdy Johnson accomplish all he has promised in
defence of his conduct as a Minister, it is difficult to see
how the senator will defend himself.
London, England, 1869-06-25

STRIKES, ETC.

Another strike has occurred vmong the colliers of Tyldes-
ley. The masters Laving conquered the men in the recent
lispute, now, it is alleged, require a further reduction in the
wvges to tit,' extent of 12 per cent. The M ners' Association
t.as promised to pay the men 10:. each weekly so long as they
...enutin out.

The &At ivers of Pewstury are on s' rike. They are re-
quired by the cprperation to wear badgeF, like the cab-
erivers of Loroi.ott most f tie large towns, and have
gone on strike rat Ler than comply with the regulation.
Ti e unges (I'9 ute in :he cotton trade iu the Oldham dis-
trict is practical y d, the operatives at the mills in
o!dhant, Boyton, Holliuwood, and Crompton, having ac-
cepted the live per coLt. reeuetion and returned to(heir
the rk.
London, England, 1869-06-25

WESTMINSTER.

SINGULAR APPLICATION.—A respectable-looking man
came to the court this morning, and asked the magis-
trate's advice under the following singular circumstances
Applicant said—A tenant of mine called on me yester-
day, and said he had come to pay a quarter's rent. I held
him out the receipt, when he took it out of my hand,
coolly put it into his picket, and said, " I m;ght do mY
best and my worst." I hope you will grant me a warrant
to get back my receipt for detaining it.
Mr. Arnold—What would be the object of conducting
himself in this way ?
Applicant—He did not pay me. I want my mono'.
At present he has the receipt, and I have not got the rent.
He said he could pay it, and it was that indttced me to hold
out the receipt.
Mr. Arnold Ile told you to do your best and your worst.
You can do your best by suing him in the County Court.
You will then be heard on your oath, and can swear that
although he has the receipt, you never had the money,
and th. possession of the receipt will be valueless. ...„41
Applicant—l should like my receipt back. He can have
no right to keep it.
Mr. Arnold - If you like you may take out a summons
against him for detaining it. You will still have your
remedy against him as you may be advised for the rent.
London, England, 1869-06-25

THE BISHOPS AND THE IRISH CHURCH.

"A Broad Churchman" writes to the Daily Tele-
graph pointing out that the Liberal party have been
suffering for the sin of Lord Palmerston, in allowing
his relative, Lord Shaftesbury, to hold for a time the
appointmett of all the bishops. Lord Shaftesbury's
nominees, with scarcely an exception, voted against
the Government in the late division. "A Broad
Churchman " hopes that this will be a leBson to Mr.
Gladstone, and that he will give the Liberal school
of theologians which really does exist in the Church
a fair share of promotion.
London, England, 1869-06-25

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—Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.;
Messrs. Ransom,
Bouverie, and Co.—The Committee
APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The
Hospital is now open on Mondays, 'Wednesdays, and Fri-
days to out-patients who are treated without letters of
recommendation.
HENRY B. INGRAM, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-06-25

MARL BOROUGH-S TREET.

DANGLII.OUS DI:AN-DAL—Edward Brown, a young luau
in the employ of Mr. Lidstone, butcher, of Bond-street,
appeared to answer a summons for furious driving.
Police-constable Robert Reales, 136 0, deposed to seeing
the defendant on the 7th inst. driving a horse and cart
along Piccadilly at a furious rate. He called after WO
but ho paid no attention, and he had to follow him in
Hansom some distance before he could catch him.

In answer to the magistrate the constable said there
were complr..ints of prisoner's driving both in Bond- street
and Piccadilly, and that the defendant was going 12 miles
an hour.
The defendant said his horse -vies frightened when it
got into a crowd.
The magistrate said such driving was very dangerous+
and fined the defendant 20s and costs or 10 days.
London, England, 1869-06-25

CHANCES OP DEATH BY DIFFEIIENT DIZEASES.

Nen pray to be preserved from murder and from
sudden death ; in other words, from what are com-
monly called accidents and wilful injuries. The Times
states that the chances are as one to twenty-nine that
a man will depart this life from such causes. That
he will die of zymotic disease is as one to six, that
consumption will cause his death is as Ito 0. Out
of every 1,000 deaths in 1807, 195 were caused by
zymotic diseases, 102 by constitutional diseases, 402
by local diseases, 167 by developmental diseases, and
36 by accidental and other violence. 118,003 out
of every million deaths were the result of con-
sumption.
London, England, 1869-06-25

MISSING SHIPS.

Nothing has been heard of the United Kingdom, now
nearly two months due from Nosy York to Glasgow. The
agents of the Anchor line in New York still express their con-
fidence in the safety of this fine vessel ; but grave doubt
must necessarily be felt after this lapse of time. The United
Kingdom was spcken once, and after that heavy gales pre-
vailed off Newfoundland,and icebergs were numerous. Other
ships arc missing. The E. Mask, of Liverpool, . which
sailed frog, Madras for Marseilles on the `7th of last
October, has been spoken once, and not heard of since.
The -Vol°, of the United states, sailed from Cardiff for
Havannah on the 11th. of December, and is likewise
missing.
London, England, 1869-06-25

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London, England, 1869-06-25

THE IRISH CHURCH BILL.

Lord REDESDALE gave notice that, in committee on
this bill, an amendment would bo moved respecting the
Irish bishops. He had considered the clauses of the bill
relating to the seats of the Irish bishops, and considering
them a breach of the privileges of the house, he should
move that the Irish bishops do retaia their seats in their
lordships' louse for life.
London, England, 1869-06-25

THEATRE-ROYAL, lIAYMARKET.

THIS EVENING, BLUE DF.VII S : Messrs. Howe, Buckstone,
jun. ; Mis* F. Wright. After which, MARY WSRN ER Miss
Bateman, Messrs. Howe. Compton, &c. Concluding with HIGH
LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Messrs. Luckstoa3, Howe, Kendal;
Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Gwynn.
London, England, 1869-06-25

BELGIAN POLITICS.

The Patrie, which divides its messages of evil between
Belgium and Prussia, has now something disagreeable to
tell of the former country. The position of the Ministry
is very serious. The present state of things cannot last.
M. Frere-Orban's Cabinet is nut giving satisfaction on
the railway question. "It is now known that the adverse
vote of the Senate on the Imprisonment for Debt Bill is
an act of defiance instigated by the foreign policy of the
Ministry." This is simply a neat insinuation that the
Senate and the Belgian people desire the demands of France
on the railway question to be granted in full, that the
Cabinet opposes this wish, and is therefore unpopular. It
would seem from various signs that the Belgian Govern-
ment is anxious to make up its quarrel with France, and is
getting afraid; but it has yet to be seen that the people
are angry with their rulers because they do not concede all
the demands of their powerful neighbour.

THEFISTURBANCE3 IN ITALY.

The Times correspondent, as well as other writers, attri-
butes the riots at Milan and other places to Mazzinian
agency. They seem to have had no object beyond creating
a disturbance and unsettling men's minds. The corresponden#
.0f the facti,fiend,nice Pelye, however, holds to the theory
that they were merely the resu!t of a little popular effer-
vescence at the attempt upon Major Lobbia's life; that
they arose and ceased spontaneously. They were
undoubtedly of very contemptible proportions, and may
r cry possibly have had no serious connection with politics.
London, England, 1869-06-25

HUNTING, SHOOTING, AND
FISHING.
THE STRONGEST MAN in the world cannot break
the ever-lasting Porpoise-skin Boot Laces made by

GILL AND CO.,
12, Brewer-street, Golden-square, London, W.
Price ls. per pair; by post, 14 stamps; six pairs, ss.
FRENCH DUBBING.—This invaluable composition
possesses the properties of preserving leather, rendering it
supple and waterproof. It is identically the same dubbing
as that used by the best currisrs in 11-ordeaux. BOOTS,
SHOES, and HARNESS are particularly benefited by its
application.
Sold Wholesale and Retail by W. GILL and CO.,
Curriers and Leather Sellers, 12, Brewer-street, Golden-

square.

Price is. 6d., 2s. 6d., and ss. per cat).
London, England, 1869-06-25

NEW SILKS.

On Wednesday fourteen barristers were called within the
Bar in the various courts of law. The following are the
names of the learned gentlemen who have thus cast off
Lhe stuff and put on the silk :—Mr. Thomas Hughes,
Mr. H. E. Lopes, Mr. G. C. Morgan, Mr. H. James,
Mr. A. R. Adams, Mr. W. C. Fooks, Mr. S. Midis, Mr.
D. Brown, Mr. IL F. Bristowe, Mr. IL Edlin, Mr. J.
Kay, Mr. Montagu Pere, Mr. E. Fry, and Mr. Samuel
Pope. Of these, three are members of Parliament, viz.,
Mr. Hughes, Mr. Morgan, and Mr. Henry James.
Nine, Viz., Kessrs. Adams, Fooks, Drown, Kay, Isere,
James, Lopes, and Pope are members of the common law
bar, the latter also practising at the parliamentary bar.
Messrs. Eddis, Eristowe, Ilnghes, Morgan, and Fry are
equity wye: s. Three of the above, Messrs. Pere, Edlin,
and Lopes go the Western Circuit ; Messrs. Kay and Pope
the Northern ; Mr. Drown the Norfolk ; Mr. James the
Oxford ; and Mr. Peas the home Circuit. Several of
the possessors of the new dignity are the holders of official
positions ; thus, Mr. Adams is Recorder of Birmingham ;
Mr. Kay is Judge of her Majesty's Court of Record for the
Hundred of Salford ; Mr. Bere is Recorderof Southampton;
Mr. Pope is Recorder of Bolton, and Mr. Lopes is Recorder
of Exeter. The youngest cf the above list in point of pro-
fessional status is Mr. Pope, and it is rumoured that his
talents have commanded the dignity of a silk gown at an
unusually early period of his career at the bar,

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London, England, 1869-06-25

A SPORTSMAN'S LIFE.

A case has just been tried in the Court of Common
Pleas which, it has been remarked, might, in prac-
tised hands, supply the elements of a realistic drama
or novel. The plaintiff, a Mr. Surman, who was
formerly house. steward to a great duchers, brought
an action against the Gresham Insurance Company
on a policy of £l,OOO, effected on the life of
a young man named Owen. Mr. Owen
was an ensign in the army, who had
got into difficulties, and was honoured by' the
friendship of Mr. Morby, a money-lender, through
whose hind ass'stance he disposed of the whole of his
money, including the price of his commission and
a reversionary interest. The policy of insurance
was effected as security for the loan ad-
vanced by Mr. Surman ; but as Mr. Owen
died three months after it was effected,
of delirium tremens, the company objected to pay it.
In the evidence it appeared that Mr. Surman
advanced £375 on a three months' bill for 1..!-100,
which was afterwards made £5OO on Mr. Surman's
paying £7O in cash. Mr. Owen, who had ruined a
fine constitution by intemperance, was so depressed
by the result of last year's Derby that he drank more
and more, dying in July. As the company believed
Mr. Surman was ignorant of Mr. Owen's state of
health, the case was compromised.
London, England, 1869-06-25

TASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of
1 the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Enston-road.
Patroness—lter 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, Bev. 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
ostablisbeo at King's-cross in 1856. Patients aro admitted
free-
Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co. GO, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom and Bonvorie, 1, Pall-milk—Hon.
Sec., 1f . Smith. Esa. (JEo. REID, Soc.
London, England, 1869-06-25

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN RAILWAYS.

The earnings of the American railways are much greater
than those of the English lines. The latter receive only
7'86 per cent. yearly upon the whole cost ; whilst the
former earn not less than 21 per cent. rut these figures
do not represent the true difference. In England the
working expenses are much lighter, so that the clear profit
averages about one-half cf the gross receipts, whilst
tllo American lia6s do not make a net profit • of
mo .e than 30 per cent. on the total income. The most
remarkable point of difference is in the cost of fuel, the
American expenditure in this respect being more than five
imexthsaitaacurattiallalpidieUkktm coke ia nee

In this cotmtry ; in America wood or rani► coal serves as
fuel, the former being very costly, the latter injurious to the
engine. The New York Times concludes that the United
States excel all nations in the art of construction, and in
securing the largest return upon a given outlay, but not
in economy of working—a deficiency which is largely due
to the greater cost of material.