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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, J E 25, 1869

its character, of such really vital importance, that it
is worthy of being taken at once into very
serious consideration. After the word "ap-
plied," in the twenty-sixth line of the
sixty-eighth clause, Lord RUSSELL proposes to
ask their Lordships in Committee to insert these
words—" to the benefit of the Irish people : and
whereas it is desirable to satisfy as far as possible
upon principles of equality as between the several
religious denominations in Ireland, all just and
equitable claims ; and whereas provision has been
made in the foregoing part of this Act to satisfy
the just and equitable claims of the representa-
tive body of the present Established Protestant
Church of Ireland, iu respect to churches, grave-
yards, ecclesiastical residences, and glebe lands ;
and whereas the Preshyterian Church in Ire-
land and the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland
have just and equitable claims, such property shall
be applied —(1.) To the building of churches or
chapels, the building or purchase of "ecclesiastical re-
sidences, and the purchase or grant of glebe lands
not exceeding thirty acres, attached to each such re-
sidence, to the Presbyterian Church and clergy in
Ireland. (2.) To the buildings of churches or chapels,
the building or purchase of ecclesiastical residences,
and the grant of glebe lands, not exceeding
thirty acres, attached to each such residence,
to the Roman Catholic Church and clergy of
Ireland. (3.) To the purchase or grant of lands
when applied for by petition of the inhabitants
of any parish or parishes for the purpose of grave-
yards for Protestants of all denominations, and
members of the Roman Catholic Church. And
be it it enacted that at the end of ten years,
when the commission hereby created shall ex-
pire, any surplus which the commissioners may
report to her Majesty to be still remaining levy
be applied in the manner hereinafter directed."
Now, it is in regard to this proposition beyond all
others, as we conceive, that the delayed or repressed
antagonism, not merely of opposing politicians, but'
of conflicting religionists throughout the country,
will, sooner or later, be very energetically manifested.
It is by that, far rather than by anything else
that could have been suggested, that the people
out of doors will be aroused and excited beyond
measure. The suggestion embo,died in this
amendment will be as the fluttering of a
red flag in the eyes of a mad bull when it comes dis-
tinctly within view of the Irish Orangemen. We
question even whether it may not prove equally
itritating when it comes to be fully appreciated,
here in England, by the Low Church party,
and by a very considerable proportion at any rate
of the dissenting body throughout the United
Kingdom. The situation again, to say the least of it, is
sufficiently eccentric. Here are the Catholic Bishops
of Ireland, with one voice, declaring mast solemnly
and most deliberately that they will accept
no endowment whatever at the hands of the
Government. Anl here, in direct opposition to
that announcement of theirs, is an Ex-Premier and
an Ex-Leader of the Liberal Party—t, personage
of no less importance than Earl RUS3ELL, the very
man, by the way, who wrote the Durham Letter, the
very man who, in that historical document, iaveighel
against what he was pleased to call " the mummeries
of supers'itien"—here i.s this very L3r 1 RUSSELL
proposing to ask Parliament to award large sums of
money—the surplus accruing out of the realis ttion
of the property of the Irish Charch im nedi tteiy
upon its disendowment—among other purp 33es—to
what end ? Actually to the end of building up
churches, of awarding glebe lands, of opening
up graveyards fur the use, for the service, for
the occupation of the Roman Catholcs of Ireland.
Turning the tables, that is, certainly, and with a
engeanee Levelling up, that is, completely and
thoroughly ! Why a proposition like that
dwarfs to absolute significance at once the

suggestion for levellin; up, as it vas sct forth on'y
last year by Lord 31.tv0 when he was addressing t'le
ilouse of Commons in his then official capacity as
Chi, f Secretary for Ireland. The compensation in
..-c,;ar I to M aynooth, as embodie 1 in Mr. GLADSTONE'S
bill, is, in point of fait, a mere trivial ite.n in
the account of appropri ttion as compared
with this for the building of Churche4, for the
alloti ing of glebe lauds and for the opening of Grave-
yards. The C ttholic Episcopacy of Ireland all the
while, remember, intimating as plainly as very simple
and very solemn words could intimate anything, that
the Church committed to their governance by the
Holy See will accept nothing in the shape
of an endowment from the British Government.
Even as matters stool in regard to that ques ion
of the Maynooth compensation just now rderred to,
it has more than once been conscientiously objected
to that portion of the Irish Church Bill now before
Parliament, that it is in one sense a violation
of the original intimation given to the country
by the Liberal Party, to the effect that no
portion of the fun is accruing from the sale
of the property of the Irish Church itnmeliately
upon its disestablishment and its subsequent disen
downment should, under any circumstances, be de-
voted to religious purposes iu dealing in Ireland
with the different confronting denominations. In
order to make good that virtual pledge or promise to
the whole country, it has been argued that the com-
pensation to Maynooth ought by rights to come from
the Consolidated Fund, and not from the surplus
funds obtained fiona the realisation of the Irish
Church property in carrying out the scheme of disen-
dowment. But, contrast with that clause in the bill
relating to Maynooth with this amendment now
projected by Earl RUSSELL ! So extraordinary is
the transformation of the whole policy of the
Government, in regard to the Irish Church,
involved in the acceptance of any such amendment
as that by a considerable majority of the House of
Lords, that the prospect becomes again imminent,
not merely of au autumnal session, but of a collision
at last, not altogether improbable, between the Lords
and the Commons.

BLUE-BOOKS, notwithstanding their homeliness,
often supply information as interesting as it is
important ; and rarely has any of these uncouth
documents afforded a more gratifying record of pro-
gress than that contained in the sixteenth report of
the Science and Art Department. The functions of
this department, which is under the rule of the
Committee of Council on Education, are diverse.
It distributes the aid given for the promotion of
elementary and scientific drawing, the geological
survey is under its guidance, and it has the care of
the South Kensington Museum, and minor institu-
tions of the kind. But. none of its duties is more im-
portant than the administration of the fund set apart
for the encouragement of scientific training. It is
but a short time since technical education, so long
talked of, first received practical attention. Already
the results are great and increasing. It was in 1800
that the Science Minute, setting apart a sum of money
for promoting the teaching of science as applied to
mechanical industry, first came into operation, and in
that year nine schools or classes, with a total of 300
scholars, received aid. Th number of students increased
at the average rate of 1,000 a year up to 1800, when
the total was 0,835 in 153 schools. In 1807 there
was a great advance, the numbers being 10,230 and
.)12. Last year the progress was still greater, the
totals being 15,000 students in 300 schools. Nor do
these figures represent the entire advance of the
movement, for the returns shew that the attendance
at lectures, the readers at libraries, and the visitors
to scientific and industrial exhibitions have also multi-
plied greatly.

roubtle4 a good deal of this remarkable progress

is to be attributed to Mr. Warrwoirrn's munificent
bequest. In the spring of last year this gentleman
announced his intention of founding thirty scholar-
ships, each of the annual value of £lOO, for the
further instruction of young men in the theory and
practice of mechanical industry. It cannot
be too widely known that these valuable
prizes are open to anybody who possesses
the industry and the perseverance to prepare for
them. In order to be successful, the competitor
must have a moderate knowledge of the leading
branches of science, and be equal to the practical use
of some ordinary tool. It is perfectly immaterial
whether he display greater proficiency in science or
in mechanical skill. Thus, the artisan with fine
workmanship and a modicumof scientific knowledge,
and the student with a little practical skill
and greater theoretical proficiency, compete on
equal terms. But theory or practice alone will
not suffice. Besides these scholarships, Mr. WHIT-
WORTH has founded sixty exhibitions, value £25
each, tenable for one year. These exhibitions were
designed to be preparatory to the scholarships,
and they have been satisfactorily disposed of.
Increased interest in scientific training has
been awakened by this noble gift, which, in fact,
has given the movement precisely the impulse which
was needed. But proof is not wanting that the
working classses are rapidly learning to appreciate
industrial education for its own sake. The number
of schools and students have advanced during the
past year by 50 per cent. ; but the increase was
very great in the previous year, when Mr.
WniTwonnes intention had not been announced.
The history of the efforts on behalf of technical
education, as described in these reports, is a signal
disproof of the theory that the State ought to give
to the people nothing which the people do not impor-
tunately demand. There are, undoubtedly, various
cases in which the Government may, within mode-
rate limits, set the first etample in action. Pre-
viously to 1860 technical education could not be said
to exist ; now it is a great fact. Should the advance
of the movement be maintained, its beneficial effects
when the next generation of British workmen arises
will be great indeed'.

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WINDSOR CASTLE) June 24.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High.
nesses Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold, drove
over to Bagshot-park yesterday afternoon.
Her Alajd-ty went out in the grounds this morn-
ing with Princess Louise and Prince Leopold.

The Piince and Princess of Wales and his
Highness the Viceroy of Egypt, with his son Has-
san Pasha, and their suite, arrived here this even-
ing at 7

LATEST INTELL WINCE

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CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. THURSDAY, June 24.

The Belgian Railway Commissioners have again been
sitting, and again have they been unable to hatch any-
thing. The Patrie, which makes no attempt to conceal its
ill-humour, is obliged to confess that its hopes of a settle-
ment have been disappointed. It says that some points,
which it was expected had been given up by Belgium,
have again been made the subject of dispute, and
the imbroglio remains just where it was. The other
day the Pat,* triumphantly announced that the Brussels
Cabinet bad yielded—that King Leopold would not
brave the danger •of holding out any longer,
and therefore the question was settled. It now
appears that this statement was merely a disin-
genuous hint of what King Leopold might expect if he
did not yield, not a picco of information that he actu-
ally bad yielded, ' Another meeting is to be held
this week. " France," says the semi-official paper,
"continues to do everything in her power to bring about
an understanding," leaving it to be inferred that Belgium
does not.

Two pieces of disquieting news caused great excitement
en the Bourse to-day. First there was this Belgian dead •
lock, which, of course, was magnified on the Bourse into a
statement that the negotiations had filially and irrevocably
broken off ; and there was a rumour to the effect;
that the Emperor had made a very warlike speech at
Chalons. Both reports were exaggerated. It will be seen that
the negotiations have not been broken off, though they
are in a bad way at present. As to the speech, consi-
dering that this is the tenth anniversary of Solferino, and
that the Emperor ought naturally to feel a little bellicose
inspiration, there is positively nothing warlike in it.
His Majesty was rejoiced to see that his soldiers bad
not forgotten the grand cause for which he and-they
had fought ten years ago. They were to keep in their
hearts, he said, the remembrance of the battles of their
fathers and of their own, for the history of the French
wars is the history of the progress of civilisation. Of
course, if people are so minded, they can find reason for
alarm in this statement. As the Emperor thinks that
civilisation cannot make progress without war, it.is quite
possible that he may be meditating a little more progress.
But not' the slightest approach to a specific allusion does
this speech contain. It is scarcely possible that anYthing
milder could be said by a sovereign address'ng his old
soldiers on the anniversary of a great victory.
Another item of news from Chtlions is of con-
siderable interest. We are told that three
Prussian officers recently put up at one of the
hotels at Chalons; and were present at the
manoeuvres executed before the Emperor on Tues-
day. They were dressed in plain clothes, without
any decorations ; but their identity was soon found out,
and they were requested to withdraw, by an order from
Marshal Niel. One of them is attached to the King's
staff. They went away with a very bad grace. As many
officers of all nations are now at Chalons, it would be
difficult to understand why these three Prussians were

regarded with such jealousy. It appears, however, that
they had not been accredited by the Prussian Ambassador,
they had not announced themselves to one of the French
generals, as the other officers do, and, moreover, they had
given expression to some very uncomplimentary opinions.
Two years ago, says one of the papers here, a prince of
Prussia came to the camp incognito, and was much struck
with the fine appearance and proficiency of the French
soldiers. He is reported to have said "What a misfortune
not to command troops like these." The.. three officers who
were requested to withdraw seemed to have entertained
quite the contrary idea.
The trial of the schoolmaster for falsifying the electoral
returns in his commune has excited great interest
here, but I cannot agree with the • complaints
raised by some of the Liberal paperS. They argue
that the jury truckled to the public prosecutor
in acquitting the prisoner. Well, the facts are very clear.
This wooden-headed schoolmaster took out sixteen bulle.
tins which bad been recorded in favour of the Opposition
eandi late, and changed them for voting-papers in favour
of the Official candidate, announcing first that all the
votes but one had been given for the latter, and afterwards
that he had been unanimously supported. That is, in a
small commune in which sixteen votes out of forty-two
had voted for the Liberal, this worthy official had the,
audacity to record a unanimous decision in favour of the
Imperialist. The whole affair was so clumsily managed, the
certainty of detectigat so plain, that the pubic prosecutor
could hardly have been far wrong in rronouncing tl e
schoolmaster an idiot, and moving for an acquittal n
that ground. There was really little justification fos
punishing such a wretch. What may justly be com•
plained of is, that ignorant maires and ignorant
officials of all grades are entrusted with important duties
in every part of Franae.

TUE COUNTESS D'ALTEYBAC.

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The case of the Countess D'Alteyrac, whose proceedings
as ars; Lord Willoughby D'Eresby raised so much stii
some time since, was before the Court of Bankruptcy or.
Thursday. Her ladyship has spent some time in prison,
but of late has been allowed to he at large. A sitting
for last examination and discharge was now held.
The bankruptcy is ascribed to• insufficiency of income,
law expenses, and pressure by creditors. The accouht
Phew debts of £5,920 ; property given up, £6,350 ; surplus,
£429. Her ladyship's expenditure is returned at £2,006
a year. The following statement is appended to
the balance • sheet : " I am entitled to receive
from Lord Willoughby D'Eresby, under an
award dated 4th April, 1868, and made by W. Vernon
Harcourt, Esq., Q.C., an annuity for my life of
£1,200, payable half-yearly, namely, on the 14th of
October and the Ist of April, and a further sum of
£lOO per calendar month till such annuity shall be
legally secured and settled by the said Lord Willoughby
n'Eresby ; estimated value, £6,000."
It being stated that the accounts had not been filed in
time,-the hearing, after some discussion, was adjourned.

THE AFFAIRS OF THE DUKE OF
NEWCASTLE.

The affairs of the Duke of Newcastle were before the
Bankruptcy Court on Thursday. A petition had been filed
against his Grace for the purpose of securing an equal dis-
tribution of his estate amongst the creditors. The petition
is presented against Henry Pelham Alexander Clinton,
Duke of Newcastle, of No. 10, Carlton-house-
terrace, in the county of Middlesex, and of
Clumber Park, in the county of Notts. The petitioning
creditor is Mr. Robert Morris, of Carlton Chamber 3,
Regent-street, who claims #'lO,COO on a joint and several
promissory note, given on the 22nd of October last by the
Duke and another peer, with interest thereon at 30 per
cent. per annum.

Mr. Bagley appeared fcr the petitioning creditor ; Mr.
George Lewis represented Mr. Padwick-, who had been
summoned as a witness ; and Mr. Davis and Mr. W. H.
Roberts appeared for the creditors.

The proceedings were strictly private, and were con-
ducted in a little room in a remote part of the building.
from which the representatives of the press were excluded.
At the dose it transpired that only one witness, Mr.
radwick, had been examined ; and further proceedings
were adjourned till Monday.

Thursday was the last of the five days appointed fur
the sale of the Dul:e of Newcastle's lams and penatee,
and the mansion in Carlton-house-terrace is now denuded
of all that it contained, save these objects of family
tradition reserved as "heirlooms" by the protective order
of Baron Martin. The dispersal of such very small
household gods as belonged to the pantries and servants'
rooms completed this remarkable sale, the catalogue of
which is perhaps one of the most comprehensive on re-
cord, including as it does the Duke's cigars, ivory-handled
walking.stick, racing calendars, and other little personal
and private possessions, and his very clothing. Court-
swords, dress hats in their tin cases, and " a crimson
velvet robe" were also brought to the hammer. Very
high prices have been the rule throughout this sale.
Many pieces of furniture must have been sold for at
least their original cost when new. A centre fauteuil,
with a lounge and chairs en suite, their frames being
gilt and their upholstery crimson satin, brought 200
guineas. A four-fold screen with embroidered panels
was sold for 60 guineas ; two pairs of crimson satin
window curtains fetched 93 guineas ; a marqueterie table
less than two feet long, 84 guineas ; two pair of ormolu
candelabra, 81 guineas; a pair of "moderator" lamps,
28 guineas ; another pair, 25 guineas ; an Axminster
carpet, 18 feet by 16, 58 guineas; another carpet of the
same kind, 33 feet by 21, 110 guineas ; a walnut-wood
cigar-case and stand, 40 guineas ; and a small pair of
ebony and tortoisehell cabinets, 44 guineas. The Duke's
cigars, which were known to be excellent, were
contested with great spirit by smokers who " don't care
what they pay for the right thing." Mingling with the
crowd on the several days were the Earl of Abergavenny,
Lord Carysfort, Lord Cowley, the Marquis of Lorne,
Captain Archdall, and Sir E. Halse. Many ladies were
also present, most of whom, as well as the greater number
of those gentlemen above named, were buyers.