The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-12 00:00:00

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12 Dessert Forks

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2 2 ...
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12 Dessert Spoons i 1 2... 1 7 110 ...' 111
12 Tea Spoons
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2 Sauce Ladles

1 Gravy Spoon 6 8 6:. 9 I 9 6
2 Salt Spoons, gilt bowls ... 3 ...... 4 4 ...'... 4 6
1 Mustard Spoon, gilt bowl ... 1 6... 2 ...... 2 2 3
1 l'air of Sugar Tongs 2 6 ... 3 6.. 3 6'... 4 ...
1 Pair of Fish Carvers '... 19 6 1 3 ... 1 3 3 .
1 Butter Knife
1 Soup Ladle -10 12 ...... 14 ...... .......15 ...
1 Sugar Sifter ' 3 4 . . 4 ...... 4 6

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Dictatorship of General CAVAIGNAq. Finally—be-
fore the year of the revolution, 1848, had run out—
on the 10th of December, a Republic, under the
Presidency of Prince Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
Four years of that last phase of French Republi-
canism led, as by a kind of necessity, to the revival of
the Empire. Seventee❑ or eighteen years as Empe-
ror, NAPOLEON 111. has been since then reigning.
Within that interval France, under his Government,
has acquired fresh glory in the field, in the old
world and in the new, in the Crimea and in
Italy, in China and in Japan. Under NAPO-
LEON 111. her resources have been enhanced—her
commer,e has been liberated from the thraldom of
protective imposts—her railways and telegraphs, side
by side, have been promoted and enormously deve-
loped ; and at length, not precipitately, in the fullness
of time, not suddenly, not hurriedly, not wildl -, on
the same spur of the moment, but very deliberately
and very systematically, absolute auttority has been
resigned by the EMPEROR, who has now called, to the
aid of himself and of his dynasty, the strengthening
influences of Constitutional Government. It is in
the remembrance of all this, that we cannot but re-
cognise, in the restoration of parliamentary institu-
tions to France,. under an Emperor NAPOLEON, the
fair and resonable prospect of their permanent con-
solidation.

IT is not often that a parliamentarysession produces,
in addition to one measure of the greatest magni-
tude, a number of measures of scarcely secondary
importance. The last three years have been given
up almost entirely to one subject—Parliamentary
Reform. To that all other important measures were
made subservient, and most of them were ruthlessly
sacrificed. The first result of altering the parliamen-
tary machinery has been to turn out an amount of
legislation quite unprecedented, when the quality of
it is taken into consideration. The strongest oppo-
nent of the present Government will admit that there
has been no lack of industry. Those who most deeply
deplore the revolution which has befallen the Irish
Church will allow that Mr. GLADSTONE, having
obtained a great majority, has turned it to large,
even though they may think it disastrous, account.
In fact, they will admit that, leaving out of the list
the Act by which the session of 1869 will be rendered
for ever memorable, the Ministerial strength has
been used to good purpose. There are at least four
other measures of the highest class which must have
the approbation of both political parties. They are
the Bankruptcy Bill, the Telegraphs Bill, the
Endowed Schools Bill, and the Habitual Criminals
Bill. In carrying the first, Sir ROBERT COLLIER
has obtained a triumph which was denied to
men of the calibre of Sir ROUNDELL PALMER
and Lord CAIRNS. They have laboured,
and he has entered into their labours. The
present measure is in no small degree the work
of the able lawyer who leads the Conservatives in the
House of Lords. But the evenly-balanced state of
parties prevented the late Administration from
carrying this and other useful measures that they
would gladly have passed. It is owing partly to the pre-
sent ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S taCt, and partly to his good
fortune, that he has succeeded where others have
failed. Another measure which would have been
carried last year but for the numerical weakness
of the Conservative Ministry, has been car-
ried this year in consequence, not of the nume-
rical strength of the present Liberal Ministry,
but because the country and Parliament were so
urgent in supporting it. If Mr. LowE had been
allowed to choose his own way, he would certainly
not have chosen to buy the telegraphs. Both he
and Mr. BRIGHT have a morbid horror of Govern-
ment interposition in trade, even when it can be
clearly shewn that the interposition would be for
the benefit of both parties. That it will prove so in
the present instance we have not the smallest doubt.
The third principal measure that we have named is,
notwithstanding its importance, only the introduc-
tion to a more important bill which we may trust to
see brought in next session. We could have wished
that the Endowed Schools Bill had been more exten-
sive in its operations, and that the Government had
shewn as much vigour in dealing with antiquated
bequests as it has with the funds of the Irish Church.
As it is, we fear that the new Act will be only
slightly operative, and that the Government will
have to apply before long for increased and coercive
powers. The Scotch Education Bill, after having
been strongly opposed in the Commons by the
Scotch members, and after having escaped defeat in
every division in the Lords by majorities sometimes
as low as two, suffered shipwreck in the final
division through the self-denial of Conservative
peers who returned to London in obedience to the
Whip, in order to give a parting slap on the face to
the other House of the Legislature which they love
so little. The Habitual Criminals Bill ought to
produce a material diminution of crime, though the
Lords left the Commons insufficient time to consider
its details.

Passing to the minor measures of the session, we
I find among those which have become law the bill for
transferring the licensing of beerhouses from the
Excise to the magistrates (the first instalment of
that oft-promised, oft-delayed reform of the liquor
traffic which successive Ministers have pledged them-
selves to effect, and which Mr. BRUCE promises two
years hence) ; the bill for modifying imprisonment
for debt ; the Bishops' Resignation Bill, which is good
so far as itgoes, but goes a very little way; and the bill
for protecting the funds of trades unions, which is
the first instalment of legislation upon the greatest
social question of the day. The changes introduced
by Mr. LowE's financial policy form a class of them-
selves. Some of those involved in the Budget
were of very questionable utility, and will in-
flict considerable hardship. The measure for
enabling Government stock-holders to receive
their dividends without waiting a day at the
Bank of England, or feeing an agent to appear
in their behalf, will prove of unmixed advantage.
The present CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, while
possessed of so many faults of temper and manner
that he is about the best-hated man in the house of
Commons, has unquestionably shewn considerable
originating power, which ought to lead him to new
and great reforms. While speaking of finance, we
must not omit to refer to the Duke of ARGYLL'S
very remarkable despatch respecting Indian rail-
ways, which may hereafter prove to be the beginning
of a new and important change in the relations
between the Government and this class of enter-
prises both abroad and at home.

But all these measures and changes are eclipsed
by the principal achievement of the session. The
disestablishing of
a State Church is a work so
novel, so serious, that it might well have daunted
a bolder man even than Mr. GLADSTONE. Nor was
this all. The task involved the mastery of an infi-
nity of details which it seemed almost impossible for
any statesman to master. It
is all well enough to
deal with great principles in hustings speeches, but
they will not satisfy the House of Commons in com-
mittee. Those who had heard or read Mr. GLAD-
STONE'S orations last November predicted that he
would utterly fail
when he came to propose
a definite scheme, for the orator was, they
a ffirmed, no organiser. Never was prediction more
f:ilsified. There was not a single point of im-
portance which Mr. GLADSTONE had not provided
for, and the principal modifications which he made
in his bill were introduced, not because he or his
followers believed them to be improvements, but in
order that the House of Lords might be induced to
pass the bill. The triumphant and unwavering
majorities in the Lower House warned the Upper
that to reject this bill would be to incur very serious
peril. Consequently so large a number of the Con-
servative party agreed to read it a second time that
the critical stage was surmounted without difficulty.

The debate to which it gave rise was one of the
finest in parliamentary annals, and has greatly

increased the reputation of our hereditary legislators
as orators, The subsevent manoeuvres sorely

shook the confidence in their discretion even among
their admirers. Up to the last moment it seemed as
if they had not prudence enough to prevent a rup-
ture between the two Houses. But happily the
personal antagonism of the two rivals for the Con-
servative leadership came into operation, and Loid
CAIRNS, distanced at the beginning of the race by
the Marquis of SALISBURY, came in winner at the
end. The great measure has now become law, and
already it is producing a beneficent effect both upon
the Church and the Irish nation. The first it is
arousing to new life, the second it has in a
great measure conciliated. The work of cor.-
ciliation still remains to be completed by
the legislation of next session. There is
still the land problem to be solved. It is, if any-
thing, more difficult than the Church question. The
Conservative party and the Times, which has been
coquetting with the party throughout the session,
endeavoured to force the hand of the Ministry, and to
compel them to say this year what they intended to
do next year with this great question. But the
attempt failed, as the concurrent endowment scheme
failed a few weeks later, and the way stands clear
for a Ministry, strong in the success which they
have already obtained, to march to other victories.
Scarcely coming within the legislation of the year,
yet an important element in its parliamentary
history, has been the great economical work which
has been effected in the spending departments. To
knock off two millions from our military estimates
in the course of a single year is no slight triumph,
especially coming after the increased estimates of the
previous Administration. By bringing to the man-
agement of the Admiralty and the War Office ordi-
nary business capacity, it has been found that the
waste and the jobbery in the two departments have
been scandalous, and that the taxpayers have been
most unfairly taxed. It is stated that still further re-
ductions will be made next year. Should this anticipa-
tion prove correct, Ministers will find, as they have
found this year, that reduced estimates will greatly
help them to carry heroic measures.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, August 11.

Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise
and Princess Christian, drove out yesterday after-
noon.

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High-
ness Princess Beatrice, walked in:the grounds this

morning.

LAI'EST INTELL WINCE

(REIT^ER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, August 11.
President Grant and Secretary Fish have returned
to New York.

United State Eonds were depressed to-day in
consequence of the renewed agitation of the ques-
tion of subjecting bonds held abroad to taxation
Large or3ers to sell bond; have been received from
Europe. A strong bear party is selling gold.
The steamers which leave to-day for Europe
take out $275,000 in specie.

The National steamship Pennsylvania arrived
here to-day.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at 1351; the highest quotation dur-
ing the day was 1353-; the lowest, 135.
Sterling Exchange on London llOl.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1889
" 1885 1225.
66 " 1867 1215.
10-40
1414
Erie 284
Cotton —Mid. upland 33ic.
Petroleum--Standard White 32-ic.
Flour, extra state, $6.700. to $7.30c. Corn, old
mixed, $1.12c.

NEW FORK, Aug. 11, Evening.

At a meeting of the Cabinet, held last evening,
it was resolved to postpone a decision regarding the
Cuban question until the next meeting to be held
a fortnight hence, as important despatches were
looked for in the interval from General Sickles at
Madrid.

HALIFAx, Aug. 11.
The Inman Royal Mail steamer Etna arrived here
at 4 p.m. All well.

QUEENSTOWN, August 12.

The National Steamship Company's steamer
Virginia, from New York, arrived here at 4 a.m.
to-day, with $85,400 in specie. She landed pas-
sengers and proceeded for Liverpool.

SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 11.

The North German Lloyd's extra steamer Ame-
rica, from New York, on the 31st ult., has arrived
here with 36 passengers, $21,000 for London, and
$14,000 for Paris.

BOMBAY MAIL.

MALTA, Aug. 11.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ripon leaves at two this afternoon for Southamp-
ton, where she may be expected on Friday, the 20th

instant.

The Para, from Southampton, 31st ult., arrived
at 8 am., and left for Alexandria at 6 p.m. on the
9th instant.

SPAIN.

The Carlist leader Estartus, with 500 men, en-
tered Catalonia at Puicerda.
Other bands of• Carlists are expected to enter
tht country from different points of the frontier.

FRAN CE.
BOURSE, Aug. 11.—Three: o'clock—The market
closed as follows :

41 per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 73 15
Credit Mobilier
End of month —
Credit Fonder 1770
End of month -
RAILWA'

Bank Shares 2900
Ital'an Fives 56 35
Austrian Fives 65 75
Ottoman Loan
Do. Debt 45
Spanish Threes 29
Home Debt —
Deferred —

Cash
______ ..___....
Orleans ... 970
Western
Northern lll5
Strasburg • • 6OO
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.... 6l7f

Sardinian
Austrian 8321
Lombard sr,6f
North of Spain 534
Saragossa
Roman 5l

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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BY TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived, Aug.ll.—Royalist, from Cronstadt ; lielmocler
from Archangel; Annie, from Gefle ; Louis, from Dantzic ;
Christiania, from St. Petersburg; Arstaittningen, from
Frederickstadt ; Wanderer, from Cronstadt ; Zephyr,
steamer, from Oporo.

Arrived, Aug. 12—Jantina Christina, from St. Peters-
burg; Lebanon, from Cronstadt ; Severn, from St. Vin-
cent; Falken, from Archangel; Da Cappo, frcm Jamaica;
Sir Robert Peel, steamer, from Dunkirk; Anna, from
Dantzie.

Sailed.—City of Sydney, for Sydney ; Fannie, for
Boston ; Citizen, steamer, for Amsterdam ; Ranger, steamer,
for St. Petersburg.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed Alumbagh, for Calcutta; Rebecca, for Nassau ;
Fannie, for Boston, all from London ; Yeavering
from Shields, for Madras.