The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-10 00:00:00

THE RUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING,, JUNE 10, 1869.

Between one and two o'clock on Wednesday morning
the police apprehended four more of the rioters, as they
were lying in their beds, and at eleven o'clock they, with
the six prisoners who were remanded on Monday, were
brought before the magistrates at the County Hall, Mold,
which was crowded to excess. The chief constable, Mr.
Browne, deposed that prisoners from Mold are usually
conveyed by road to Mint Gaol, which is about six miles
distant, but he considered it was necessary, under the
circumstances, to send the two prisoners whose rescue
was attempted by the mob by railway to Chester, thus
taking them into another county. John William
Linnet, reporter, Chester, stated in his cross-
examination that he heard firing before the magistrate
called out, " Fire." The first shot was fired from the
telegraph office, and witness saw a man fall mortally
wounded. That man was the deceased William Bellis.
Witness considered that life was in great danger in every
part of the railway station, and was apprehensive that the
police and military would be overpowered. After a deal
of evidence had been given the magistrates said they were
disposed to treat the case as one of riot and assault. They
did not consider they had sufficient evidence against the
prisoners Tatham and Benjamin Gibbon, and they would
be discharged. With regard to Roberts, he was spoken
to only by one person, and the magistrates thought there
was a mistake in that, and they would release him upon
bail. The magistrates, after hearing Mr. Byton for the
defence, who urged that the military had no more right to
do any more than private citizens, inasmuch as it had been
proved that the military had fired without orders,
committed the prisoners for trial at the next Flintshire

The selection of Lord Harrowby, an independent
peer, to move the rejection of the bill, has this
advantage for the Conservative peers, that it leaves
individual peers to act upon their own responsibility
without an open desertion of their party. On the
other hand, such a large number of them are likely
to take advantage of this liberty that the fate of
Lord llarrowby's amendment is by no means certain.
The.defeat of Lord Derby and his friends in the
Upper House would be so severe a blew that it is
almost certain not to happen. If there is any
probability of it, they will probably withdraw from
the position, and allow the bill to pass into com-
mittee.

The Daily TeleJraph declares that it has never
wavered in its conviction that the Peers would pass

the second reading, and that conviction is
strengthened by the events of the last few hours.
The gravity and manifest anxiety of the Conserve-
twe party, and the opinions of such weighty men
as Lord Devon, prove that the party is by no means
united, and, if not, it will not reject the measure.
The Morning Advertiser says with reference to Lord
Harrowby's notice of motion: " This looks as if the
Lords were in earnest with regard to their
rejection of the measure ; but it is not the
general impression, even in Conservative circles,
that they will proceed to the perilous extremity of
throwing out the bill. The belief is that the
rejection of the bill will be moved, and that a debate
will be commenced which will last till Saturday
morning; but it is thought that when the Conser-
vative peers have unbosomed themselves by the
expression of their abhorrence of the measure, the
amendment will be withdrawn, and the real opposi-
tion to the bill be reserved till it goes into com-
mittee." The Daily News, however, declares "there
is little room for doubting that Lord Harrowby's
motion will be made, and that it will be pressed to a
division. The result is by no means clear. There
is sure to be a great Conservative secession. Whether
it will be large enough to_ convertthe Liberal minority
.of last year into a majority, cannot be predicted.
The Lords themselves are in the dark." The
Morning Post thinks that the Lords would have a
perfect right to alter some of the details of the bill
in committee, notably the Maynooth clause, which is
disliked by several of Mr. Gladstone's followers ; but
the Post has little doubt that the principle of the bill
will be affirmed, and that the Irishmen who have
come over from Ulster will get nothing for their
pains except the consciousness that they have done
their best to bring about a breach between the
House of Lords and the nation. The Herald and
the Standard will not admit that Lord Derby
has reconsidered his determination of Saturday, but
scarcely deny the assertion of the Times, that he has
reconsidered it. They complain of the argument of
the leading journal that the principle covers the
details, and that it is impossible to make any substan-
tial amendment of the bill, and they say that if this
be so there is nothing to be gained by going into
committee, and that the Lords have no other alter-
native than absolute rejection, or unconditional
surrender.
A correspondent of the Times, who signs himself
" L.," points out what he calls the two prevailing
fallacies which are just now bruited about. Many
Liberals look forward with some satisfaction to the
rejection of the Irish Church Bill on the second read-
ing. because they see that the Lords will forfeit
the power of amending it when it comes before
them again in August. This, " L." says, is true, but
it does not exhaust the question. The passing of
the bill over a hostile majority by the calling. up of
eldest sons and the creation of other peers will be a
coup d'etat perfectly justifiable, he thinks, under the
circumstances, but still a coup d'etat ; and before
they rejoice at the immunity of the bill from
amendment, they must be persuaded that the
amendments the Lords could now introduce
.with
Success if they abstained from negativing
the second reading would be so serious
that a coup d'etat is a lesser evil. The next
mistake which, according to this correspondent, is
being made, is one by the Conservatives. They
will
throvront the bill, they say, because this will shew to
the Irish farmers that Mr. Gladstone is not omnipo-
tent. :But " L." thinks the rejection of the measure
will hie a contrary effect. If aEsent to it be refused
this month and the bill be passed ill August, the Irish
would.be convinced that the Premier was omnipotent.
On Tuesday a public meeting was held in
Paddington for the purpose of petitioning the
House of Lords against the disestabEshment of
the Irish Church. Lord Claud Hamilton pre-
sided, and spoke strongly against the measure,
but said they must pause before they asked the
House of Lords to throw it out, as it had been
passed by large majorities in the House of Com-
mons: It was necessary for the Lords to act
independently if they wished to preserve the free
Constitution of their country. Ile declared there
was not the smallest foundation for the state-
ment that the Lords had given way, and that an
authoritative denial of that statement had been
telegraphed to every part of the country.
He added that his father, the Duke of Aber-
corn, meant to enter his solemn protest and
vote against the • bill. Mr. Charley, M.P., pro-
posed a resolution to the effect that the meeting
viewed the bill before Parliament with regret and
alarm, which was carried after some observations
had been made. It was then unanimously agreed
upon that a petition should be presented to the House
of Lords denouncing the Irish Church Bill, and call-
ing upon the Peers to arrest all hasty and perilous
legislation upon the subject, so that the country
might have time to consider the measure.
THE EARL OF LIMERICK AND TIIE IRISH CHURCH
BILL.

THE MOLD RIOT. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. barawalt, is to De Lute new .usury VL IJavtachLA, ... .
....____ place of Dr. McDougall, resigned. Mr. Chambers I i
and two o'clock on- Wednesday morning TER POLITICAL CRISIS. has long been a missionary in the settlement, and is
the best man possible for a post that involves plenty
ehended four more of the rioters, as they The Owl says that the division in the House of of hard work and very little pay. He will get £360
heir beds, and at eleven o'clock they, with Lords on the Irish Church Bill will be a close one, a year from the Colonial Bishops' Fund, and £3OO
rs who were remanded on Monday, were I and adds, "there is no doubt that the Peers have from the S. P. G. He and Mr. Cowie, Rector of
the magistrates at the County Hall, Mold, taken fright at the storm that was raised by the Stafford, who has been appointed Bishop of Alia-
vded to excess. The chief constable, Mr. announcement of the decision come to at Chester- land, will be consecrated together, probably on St.
ed that prisoners from Mold are usually field House. Some of Lord Derby's late Govern- Peter's Day, June 29.
ad to Mint Gaol, which is about six miles ment refuse to obey his orders, and already the
mes of five-and-twenty Conservative peers are LADLES' SANITARY ASSOCIATION.
considered it was necessary, under the names
to send the two prisoners whose rescue •
known who will take no part in the division, and Some ladies of London, many of them noble by
there is no doubt that before the decision of the title, have been for some time endeavouring to spread
by the mob by railway to Chester, thus House is taken the Conservative ' Cave' will be a love of cleanliness among the poor of London.
into another county. John William overflowing." They have endeavoured to make known the sanitary
rter, Chester, stated in his cross- The selection of Lord llarrowby, an independent laws and their bearing, by tracts and otherwise,
hat he heard firing before the magistrate peer, to move the rejection of the bill, has this I hoping thus to prevent practices which lead to
Fire." The first shot was fired from the advantage Conservative
for the
- -., •,.. ; 41..,,,,..1vpq to mere theories. They have established

(From the Anglo-American Times.) •
Washington, May 21.

Mr. Corcoran, the banker of this city, known
during the war for his Southern proclivities, has
come out finely in a new character. He has made
over his house at the corner of Pennsylvania-avenue
and Seventeenth-street to trustees, with an endow-
ment as au Art Depository and Free Picture Gallery,
also a valuable collection of pictures and works of
art, which has been supplemented by the gift of
another strong Democrat, Mr. August Belmont, of
New York, with twelve pictures from his splendid
collection, to be chosen by the trustees, and called
the Belmont collection. Mr. Corcoran is building
a grand hotel, to be called, The Arlington, and you
may imagine that it is a fine structure when I add
that it is believed to be already rented at $40,000
a. year. Ile seems to think well of real estate
in this city, for he is buying up all, the f:est
houses in the market, among others those of Senator
Sumner and Mr. Reverdy Johnson, the former for
$65,000, the latter for $45,000. Mr. Sumner will
not lose by the transaction, as he only paids3o,ooo,
and that but twoyears ago. When he bought the hull
a good time in it was anticipated, which our citizens
regret has not been realized, but it is no business of
mine to pry into his domestic arrangements. A
report of the New York Herald amused us, as the
Senator was represented as having called at the
Executive Mansion, where he was told the Presi-
dent could not see him unless he waited a quarter
of an hour, which he contemptuously declined, say •
ing he would not thus wait for Vidtoria or Napoleon.
On going home the writer adds, boiling over
with rage, he met a friend, to whom he said
the White House was no better than a big camp.
General Grant has to earn every penny of his
salary ; he has to look after others.; others have
to look after more; but that many-headed monster,
the people, has to look after him. No less than
two hundred Lutheran ministers were received last
• Saturday. The proposition made by the Rev. Dr.
Pohlman ought to be established, and a shake-
hand proxy appointed—an office I doubt not would
be eagCrly sought. The President on entering
was greeted with applause, and the reverend gentle-
man, who spoke for his brethren, said " that long
speeches were a bore, more honoured in the breach
than in the observance. Let us have Peace ; these
are my reverend brethren, representatives of the
General Synod of the Evangelical tn4heran Church.
I wish I could relieve you from the labour of shak-
ing hands by doing it by proxy. If you would give
me a hearty shake I will shake the hands of all my
brethren." But to this there was a cry of " No,
no ';?' and the President shOok hands with each.
The - right arm of the General, from the con-
stant pump-handle practice, must be develop-
ing its muscles ; but, however gratifying to our
citizens, I doubt the wisdom of occupying the
time of the Chief Magistrate in such a cere-
mony as this, nor have our Presidents ever
claimed the virtue in the touch once attributed
to kings. It is not known where the President
will go during the summer, nor is it certain that he
will not take a trip over the Pacific Railroad. He
will, however, attend the annual cadet examination
at West Point next month. Our late Secretary of
the Navy had a crotchet which has taxa many a
poor fellow's spelling ; perhaps even in Europe.
I may instance this by the Miantononzah, one of
our war nuonitms which visited Europe. Such
DAUM M the Pompanoosuc, Quinsigazni(nd axe from

barawalt, is to be the new Bishop or Laouan, IA Indian history,
_which Mr. Wells insisted on giving
place of Dr. McDougall,
gall, resigned.
Mr. Chambers . our ships, inspite of a law which provides that war
has long been a missionary in the settlement, and is .
ships of the first class are to be named after the
the best man possible for a post that involves plenty
States ;• of the second class after the cities and rivers;
of hard work and very little pay. He will get £360
a year from the Colonial Bishops' Fund, and £3OO while the Secretaryaud the Presidentare may autho-
from the S. P. G. He and Mr. Cowie, Rector of • j rized to select names for the third and fourth class.*
Stafford, who has been appointed Bishop of Auck-
land, will be consecrated together, probably on St.
Were it not for the services with wbich the names
of the ships have become identified, the whole bundle
Peter's Day, June 29;
of his Indian names would be sent after the
LADIES' SANITARY ASSOCIATION.
Secretary to Hartford to be attached to his furni-
Some ladies of London, many of them noble by
title, have been for some time endeavouring to spread tore. Secretary Boric being desirous of remaining
a love of cleanliness among the poor of London. undisturbed in the more pleasant city of PSiladel-
They have endeavoured to make known the sanitary phia, where. he is much more at home. delegated to
laws and their bearing, by tracts and otherwise, Vice-Admiral D. D. Porter the duties of his office
hoping thus to prevent practices which lead to
nin • 'with the power of signing for him, so that the or-
disease and wretchedness. Nor have they confined
themselves to mere theories. They have established j ders thus issued might have the same weight as his
penny dinners for children, and sent others into the own. The accounting officers of the Treasury, how-
parks to play ; they have organised clothing and coal ever, refused to honour the requisitions (as illegal)
clubs, have collected libraries, and used all kinds of , for money, signed by the Vice-Admiral, and the
influence to raise the very poor from squalor to self-
President talks of making Porter ad interim
respect. The Earl of Shaftesbury presided at the
annual meeting of the society, held a day or two Secretary, which is believed to be equally
back. Ministersand medical men concurred in The ram Atlanta has been sold to Mr. Samuel
Ward, of New York, and she is leisurely
approving the objects of the society as being cal-
•illegal.
being re-
culated to raise the moral tone of those who were paired. No one knows for what she is intended,
most degraded, and to diminish the rate of mortality.
though Mr. Ward is believed to have a pretty
TEE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACT. .
shrewd idea ; but it now transpires that she has been
There has been much difficulty and much want of
' bought for Salnave for the San Domingo G overnment.
uniformity in the administration of the Factories
Act. To remedy this evil the inspectors under the Mr. Borie has returned to Washington, and was pre-
tot have agreed to several modifications, whereby its sen tat some Cabinet meetings.AdmiralGoldsborough
execution will be rendered uniform. They have deter- has been offered the post of Commander of the
mined to allow the hours of work in certain cases to
Boston Navy-yard ; and Rear-Admiral Montgo-
be from seven to seven or eight to eight, asis most con-,
venient. This will be allowed, however, only in certain mery has been placed on waiting orders from his
cases. Trades in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, command of the naval station at Sackett's Harbour,
factories in which no person is ever employed under being succeeded by Commodore J. R. M'Kinstry.
16 years of age, factories in which the persons em- Commodore William Roger Taylor goes to San
Toyed are of a class nenesesily-possesaing„ superior
Francisco, June 1, to assume command of the North
intelligence and education, newspaper printing-offices,
Pacific
warehouses in which goods are polished, cleaned, squadron, and will hair ~ his flag on board
wrapped, and packed up, are among the the Ossipee (another of Welles' pet names), with
favoured ones. .No modification is to be granted, I Mr. Charles J. Pettit, formerly of the Navy De-
however to any child under twelve years of age.
2 payment, as his Secretary. Colonel Parker has re-
1870,Permission may be also given, until the lst of July,
sumed his duties here, having returned from New
to employ young male persons during the
night in breweries, marine engineering works, and York ; General John Cochrane and James B. Tay-
oil and seed-crushing mills. The eight half-holidays for are also here from New York. Commissioner
enforced by the Act each year may be given on Delano has returned from Columbus, and General
different days, and another day may be substituted Wager Swayne has also arrived. Messrs. Farwell
of Chicago, Stuart of Philadelphia, Campbell of St.
for Saturday, on which the weekly half-holiday may
be given in any factory, in which the necessity for
such a modification is made clear. Lads of sixteen Louis, Dodge and Bishop of New York, Tobey of
years of age may be employed till the Ist of July, Boston, Brundt of Pittsburgh, and Lane of Indiana,
the special Indian Commission appointed by the Pre-
-1870, as adults, in the enamelling of metal, in metal
stdent, will hold a preliminary meeting on Wednesday.
tube making, boiler - making, gasometer making, .
marine engineering, in breweries, and in chemical
works, when a medical certificate is produced that the Mr. Simon Stevens had an interview with the Presi-
labour would not be prejudicial to health. dent touching some affairs of the Atlantic Telegraph
EMIGRATION. Company, which were referred to the Attorney-
Emigration General . Mr. W. R. Smith will soon be in E urope, sent
* societies are still very hard at work,
endeavouring to obtain emigrants to send across the by direction of the Congressional Library Committee
Atlantic, and money wherewith to send them. Major- toexehangeor
ofna the Botanicmentalan drd
du_seGfualpleannst, and h
plants.
goes
sthese
General Sir William Denison, in a letter cheering on superintendent
to inaugurate a regular system of exchange in plants
those associations in their labour, declares that
Typographical Union have got into a fix about
emigration with England, '
tDaopupgelaarsss ,
that the
fsroonmo ft
hteh eG celebratedov Government
ent noel gn reoe
France, and Russia. The Columbia
state of the wages market. He rather seems to think
is necessary because of the present
that the country has become too rich, that there is
too much capital seeking employment. The result of
Lewis H.
the great abundance is small profit, and consequently
a low rate of wages, a condition of things much when 'corn aositors were
being discharged he was
aggravated by foreign competition. The colonies, -
e given anla th 'being
' t jec to establish practically
on the other hand, suffer from a want of capital, and - ae ' eoo
Sir William appears to regard the sending out of so there race equality. When fairly at work he applied
many labourers—labour only—as an evil which it for admission to the Printers' Trade Union at W a§h-
should be the duty of the Home Government to ington. This was referred to the ommi C .' ttee on
arrange. Whether the remedy he believes in is nominations, when a member of the union objected
money given to the emigrant or the emigration of
on the ground that a similar application had for-
capitalists does not appear ; but he lays down that
"if we export a man and his family. we must merly been made to a subordinate union and re-
give him the means of working out a fresh jetted on the plea that he was ineligible. The
future for himself." "If (he continues) this is to be Committee reported against him,
when it became
done, we must cease to consider the colonies as aliens, necessary either that he should quit the Government
to compel them to defend themselves, to talk of them
asincumbrances instead of helpers. Such language employment or that the union hands should strike,
is not likely to enlist their sympathy with us, or to as they are bound to do by their rules. The Trade
induce them to help us to work out a better future Union scarcely knowing how to act under the cir
for our surplus population." cumstances, for if they struck, public opinion would
A meeting was held on Tuesday evening, at be against them, postponed action for a week.
Kennington, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor lasswrote to Mr
Douglass, however, Wolf, the Regis
of London. Its object was to aid the emigration
of working men. Mr. George Potter, notable for his tear of Deeds, asking for an appointment as clerk
connection with trades unions, seems to be the in the office, to which he received 'S favourable
leader of this movement. The society formed under reply. His own letter, and the
reply of the gentle-
his auspices seeks, besides assisting emigration, to man to whom it was addressed, were
singularly ap-
obtain constant and trustworthy information as to the
propriate. Mr. Deuglass said he had fought in the
several fields of labour in the colonies and elsewhere.
Resolutions were passed by the meeting to the effect war under the colours of Ida native State, Massa-
that emigration was necessary to relieve the depressed chusetts ; he is by trade a printer, but in cense-
labour-market, and that the attempt to obtain quence of the combination against him in the
statistics and other news in connection with the Printers' Union he is unable to obtain employment,
subject was most praiseworthy. and he applies as one of that despised race hitherto
CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS. unknown as office-seekers. Mr. Wolf, who is a
Those who asserted some time since that Indepen- Jew, says he sees no reason why'Douglucrs and his
dent ministers were much dissatisfied with the
race should not have the opportunities open to
judgment of Vice-Chancellor Stuart, giving the
power of removing a CongregatiOnal minister to his others; adding, "I am panieularly happy in being
flock, hit very wide of the mark indeed. The state- the means of encouraging you, for, as a rtacendant
ment has called forth explicit denials from all parts, of a race equally
maligned
and prejti hired, I have a
and from the organs of the body. Another Ind©- .
veling of common cause." The President has
pendent minister, writing to the Star on the subject,
ordered the Departments to be closed on the 29th
says:"
For s Church to be incapable of removing only those inst., the day set apart for Memorial Services and
ministers who are immoral or heretical, that they .must decorating the soldiers' graves. General Grant, his
endure the misery of being saddled with any incompetent Cabinet, the Commander-in-Chief and Staff, ac-
person who by the chapter of accidents may once have
obtained the office of their minister, is to set at defiance companied by numerous army and navy officers, the
the first principles of a free, self-governing comma- Beads of Departments,
the Diplomatic Missions,
nity ; is to suppose that the Church lives for the good
be
of the ministry, instead of the ministry living for the will present at Arlington in honour of the oc-
good of the Church ; and is to attribute to us one of the casion. The Marine band and a -hundred vocalists
worst evils that at,,present afflict our brethren of the
Established Church.' will furnish music, and the oration will be de-
livered by Colonel Fisher, and our churches
will have services on the 30th. Professor Hall
has left for New York, having made arrange-
ments to have a Government vessel awaiting
him at San Francisco to convey himself, his in-
struments, and party to Norton Sound, Alaska,
to make his grand observations of the total eclipse
of the sun next August, the best opportunity,
I am informed, that will occur in America for a
century. Various rumours are in circulation of
the resignation of Secretaries. One is advanced
on good authority, that General Rawlins will re-
sign the War Department on account of ill health,
to be succeeded by Judge Holt. In New York
the report was current that Secretary Boutwell
intended to retire in favour of A. T. Stewart, and
Secretary Fish was said to be at variance with the
President with regard to the Alabama and Cuba,
and that he would retire; this, however, was known
to be untrue, but Secretary Boric might throw up a
place for which he never had any particular fancy.
Chief Justice Chase has lately ruled at Richmond
on a question involving the liability of towns to pay
the scrip and notes they issued during the war. As
they emanated from a de facto Government, the
towns would be liable for their redemption s but as
'they were issued in aid of an unlawful object (the
Rebellion), that liability cannot be enforced. Secre-
tary Boutwell often receives letters on the subject
of lost bonds, and the public are informed that the
TreasurY does not issue new bonds to replace those
lost or destroyed. The only two cases in which the
,Government issued duplicates the bonds alleged to
be destroyed turned up, and the Treasury was com-
pelled to redeem them. Those who have thus suf-
fered must appeal to Congress, and there are many-
cases now before the Claims Committees of both
Houses, for which, on account of inadequate evi-
dence, the Committee refuses to report bills. Twenty
clerks have been discharged from the Navy Depart-
ment, so of late, instead of getting offices, our people
have been losing them. The most persistent of-
fice-seeker we have is Mrs. Dr. Mary Walker, of
whom, by the way, I think this story worth telling.
(We have used our Correspondent's story in our
leading article.) Her last effort was to get a post as
detective. in the Secret Service of the Treasury.
The statistics furnished byoffice-seekerswhich the de-
partments are now enabled to give, are as interest-
ing as they are curious. The applications to the
folloling six footed up nearly 33,000 . • T
reasury
Department, 8,510 ; Department of the Interior,
3,17.0 ; Post-office Department, 17,490 • ,Depart-
ment, of State, 1,278 ; Navy Department, 2
130 ;
Department of Agriculture, 320. C • ounting the
correspondence each individual had with " his"
•
Congressman, applications for certificates to the
prop inent men of his State, and the letter writi • •
np;
.'
11Y genera on the subject., I should think
that sta.
tiobery must be on the rise, and waste paper at a
discouut. A correspondent of a daily told me that
he had. been very busy working
out
the figures to
show hoW unprofitable a pursuit ffi ' was office-seeking.
o ng.
It is hard to get an erroneous
.impression out of

* Our correspondent will be glad to learn that a General
Order was issuod at Washington, May 21, from the Navy
Department, changing the name%of the following vessels,
in accordance with law :—Algoma to Benicia, Ammo,
noosuc to lowa, Canandaiga to Detroit, Contoocook to
Albany, Kenosha to Plymouth, Kewaydin to Pennsylvania,
Madawaska to Tennessee, Maniton to Worcester, Minne-
tonka to California, Mosholu to Severn, Neshaminy to
Arizona, Omaha to Astoria, Ontario to New Yoik, Pis-
cataqua to Delawtire, Pompanoosuc to Cincinnati, Push-
matalato Walbridge, Wanlpancos tc,Flinida.--g.u.