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The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-29

WAR WITHOUT FIGHTING.

A singular " strugg,la is still being prolonged in South
America. Spain and the Republics of Chili and Peru are
at war, but during the last three years no fighting has
taken place ; nor is it likely that another shot
will be fired. Of the many foolish wars which
have been undertaken in modern times, this
was, perhaps, the most absurd. The Chilians and Peruvians
could do nothing against the Spaniards. The Spaniards
could only send a fleet many thousands of miles to batter
down the ports on the west coast of the South American
Peninsula, without deriving the slightest benefit from
the destruction. And though this profitless labour has
been abandoned for the last three years, and the Spanish
squadron withdrawn, peace has not been concluded. But
the absurdity of the situation has at length produced its
effect. Though these sensible nations will not end the
war, they are determined to enjoy all the blessings of
peace. The Peruvians have given the Spaniards to
understand that they may trade at the Peru-
vian ports, provided that no vessel enters with
Spanish colours. The standard of Castile must be hauled
down, and the national flag of Equador—which is on good
terms with Peru—must be substituted. No doubt the
Spaniards will fall in with this suggestion. Very pro.
bably Chili will follow the example of Peru. The war
then may be looked upon as terminated without a treaty
of peace.

I-IHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN;"
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London, England, 1869-04-29

•

THE STRIKE IN BELGIUM.

The Brussels correspondent of the Standaa telegraphs
that the colliers who have struck in the district of Mons
have signed a petition asking for the annexation of Del-
gium to France. Either this writer must have been gulled or
the workmen must have become insane. If they are badly
off in Belgium, they would find themselves in a worse
case iu France. In the latter country the strike would
probably have terminated ere now by all the colliersbeing
ordered back to work. In Belgium the Government
intcrfeics only to keep order. The workmen have at
least liberty to do as they please with their
labour. And it is gratifying to learn that, sifter
the first riot, they have made no ill-use of their freedom.
They will not, however, go back to work. A few have
indeed done so, but a fresh strike at several collieries has
made good this defection; whilst at many of the largest
establishments not a single man has gone in. It is a
deplorable struggle, and it seems likely to prove utterly
unavailing.
London, England, 1869-04-29

THE TRIAL OF O'FARRELL.

Mr. GLADSTONE said he did not think it would be
necessary to put the country to the expense of printing
the voluminous report of the evidence taken at the trial.
He would lay the report itself in the library, whore it could
be inspected by any hon. member.
THE CONVICT PRISONS.

Mr. C. FORTESCUE said it was the intention of the
Government to introduce a bill to improve the condition
of these prisons in Ireland.
CHINA. _ _ _

Mr. OTWAY, in reply to Mr. Dilke, said lie thought
that some mistake must exist with respect to the
publication of a despatch of Sir R. Alcock by the British
Consul at Sbaghai. The despatch of Lord Clarendon,
which had been published in China, would show the
opinion of the noble earl with respect to the desire for pro-
gress by the Government at Pekin.
NATURAL I ZATION.
Mr. BRUCE informed Mr. Dodds that the Government
intended to introduce a bill on the subject of naturaliza-
tion during the present sas ion.
ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ACT.

Mr. M'EVOY, in reply to Mr. Newdegate, said he would
fix the second reading of this bill fol. the earliest day
possible.
THE FF.NIAN SPEECH AT CORK.
Mr. GRAVES said be thought the notice given in the
early part of the evening scarcely met the gravity of the
question; he therefore gave notice that on the motion for
going into committee of supply, be should cull the atten-
tion of the house to the r, coat tvents in Ireland, and ask
certain qu,stion 4. (Loul cries of "Hear, hear," and
cheers.)
Mr. (AAA DsToNE sail Willi It view to progress bring
made with the Irish o.urch Bill. ho should ask the host e
to hold a morning sitting on Tuesday nex front two to
seven o'clock. •
TllE IRISii CUURCII.

The house then went into committee on this bill, and
the drbwe was resumed upon the amend,nent math+ by
Mr. Disraeli to the -zith clause, the effect of which was to
strike out of the bill all the enactments relative to the
payments for glebes and globe houses.
[LEFT SITTING.

LATEST INTELL MENGE

(REUmER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, April 28.

The Inman Royal mail steamer City of Manches-
ter arrived here, and the Allan steamship Germany
at Quebec, to-day.
London, England, 1869-04-29

THE PRICE OF AGGLOMERATION.

The representatives of the small States in the North Ger-
man Con federation are beginning to discover that the privi-
lege of being the satellites of Prussia is not to be had for
nothing. The North German Parliament has just been con-
fronted with a demand fora tax on brandy, with the gratify.
ing assurance that this will be speedily followed by imposts
on petroleum, gas, beer, bills of exchange, and stock
transactions. It is the old story. Naval and military
expenses have caused a deficit in the Worth German
Budget, and these taxes are to restore the equilibrium.
The glory of what the French Emperor calls " agglomera-
tion" becomes more and more costly.
London, England, 1869-04-29

st East and West India
100 122 124 122 i
st Lo»don and St. Katherine, 100 13 43
100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ...
Millwall Freehold Lard

st Dock lOO 26 30
st Southampton lOO 74 76
st Surrey Commorciai
..
London, England, 1869-04-29

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing
370 children.

l keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and V'estminstor Bank
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, E. 0.; and by
WILLIAM WILLI 4.MS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
London, England, 1869-04-29

MACNIVEN & CAMERON'S

lIENOWN WAVI4IILEI7, OWL. PECK-
WICK, and WAVERLEY BARREL PEN,

ON A NEW PIUNCIPLE.

' The Owl' psn is suitable for fine writing, and glides
over the paper in the tnost easy and graceful manner.
This is par excellence the lady's .pen. The Pickwick,'
from its flexibility, is well adapted for business purposes.
The Waverley 'is sure to become a favourite ; its flexi
bi:ity is so great that it will entirely supersede the use of
quills, and to professional men will be invaluable. The
Wayerley Barrel Pen' poSsesses the same qualities as the
foregoing."— Court Journal.

INDIA OFFICE, 29th January, 1869.
By order ,of the Secretary of State for India in
Council.
Notice is hereby given, that packages, stated to contain
reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and
soldiers of the late East India Company's Service, and of
Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, hare from time to
time been received from the Governments of the respec-
tive Presidencies in India..
Packages containing articles reserved from the follow-
ing estates remain unclaimed, viz.:--
8. Bell, IT., Lieutenant. 2d Madras Native Infantry.
10. Bouthflower:'....•W. ILT;Stirgeun, Madras Medical
Department.
13. Buchan, 'l., Sub-Conductor, Madras Establishment.
22. Cheynn, A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical
Department.
24. Cockburr, A. K., Lieutenant, 50th Madras Native
Infantry.
25. Carlow, W. A., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical
Department.
53. Floud E., Lieutenant, 32d Madras Native In-
fantry.
59. Grant, Lieutenant, sth Madras Light Cavalry.
60. Gunthorpe, W. M., Major, 6th Madras Native In-
fantry.
76. Jervis, S. W., Lieutenant, 36th Madras Native In-
fantry.
78. James, E., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De-
partment.
94. Maingay, J. W., Lieutenant, 38th Madras Native
Infantry.
98. Marriott, 13. IV. F., Lieutenant, 13th Madras Na-
tive Infantry.
113. Neale, F., Cadet, Madras Establishment.
121. Perrin;. J. W. C., Lieutenant, 35th Madras Native
Infantry.
124. Pinchard, J., Lieutenant, Madras Horse Artillery.
126 n. Preston, Richard 8., Lieutenant, Madras Infantry.
133. Robertson, A., Ensign, let Madras Native Infantry.
140. Stewart, M., Lieutenant, Madras Artillery.
145. Stoddart, J. A., Captain, sth Madras Native In-
fantry.
150 A. Stewart, G., Ensign, 36th Madras Native Infantry.
155. Watson, G. 11., Lieutenant, 19th Madras Native
Infantry.
156. Ward, A., Captain, Ist Madras Fusiliers.
158. Wynter, W., Lieutc,nant, 521 Madras Native In-
fan try.
163. Weymouth, Captain, 42d Madras Native Infantry.
Applications for such packages should be made by next
of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representatives of
such next of kin. to the Military Secretary, at this Office.
In the event of any of the packages in question remain-
ing unclaimed for the further period of six mouths from
this date, they will be opened, the contents be disposed of
by sale, and the amount realized be credited to the estate
of the deceased.
T. T. PEARS, Major-General,
Military Secretary.
London, England, 1869-04-29

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ham-rise. Instituted in 1861.
BRITISH HOME for INC' •RABLES, Clap-
Patroness-11.11.H. the Princess of WALES.
This Institution provides a home for life, with good
nursing and skilled medical attendance, for persc ns over
20 years of age and above the pauper class, who are hope-
lessly afflicted with incurable disease.
Pensions of .£2O per annum are also granted
The Rome was opened in September 1863 ; 71 in-
patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections
in May and November. Forms of application may be ob-
tained from the Secretary.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are
earnestly solicited.
Bankers—Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-
street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W.
ED WD. WEA'YER, Sec.
Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C.
London, England, 1869-04-29

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London, England, 1869-04-29

THE GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Established 1821.
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
Subscribed Capital.. Two Millions.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIRE POLICIES
which expire at LADY-DAY, must be Renewed within
Fifteen Days at this Office, or with the Company's Agents
throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void.
For Prospectus and other information apply to the Com-
pany's Agents, or to

T. TALLEMACH, Secretary.

prevention of HOSPITAL is the only
institution in the Metropolis for the treatment and
LONDON
conFtaEaVioEu FEVER
CONTRIBUTIONSfevers. will be gratefully received by
mond,
climir
os ale and Co., 50, Cornbill; Messrs. Drum-
Hoare, pieetizeross ; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs.
Liverpool-road, et.; and by the Secretary, at the Hospital,
i Islington, N.
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ROYAL FRE----------
E HO in the immediate SPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
Railway Terminus, Ring'svicinity of the Great Northern
Patron—Her Most
raCc•ross.
vice_ ions MAJESTY the QtrEEN.
His Royal HighnessPatron—
the Prin
President—His Grace the Duker of
WALES,
K.G.
This Hospital, founded iu the
establish the principle of free admission 1828, the first to
without the delay and difficulty ofs4, ulnonv""to the sick poor,
wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions
and legacies.
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients,"
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be-
tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
Tho Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the
benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions aro received by their bankers, Messrs.
Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs.
Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.:
berries and Co.; 'Ranson) and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and
Co.; Smith, l'ayue, and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Williams,
Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners.street ; snd at
the Hosoital from 10 till ..
London, England, 1869-04-29

SETTLEMENT OF TILE BELGIAN RAILWAY DIFFICULTY.

The Constitutionnel announces that the negotiations
between France and Belgium are terminated, and that
settlement has been agreed upon. On Monday evening or
Tuesday morning a convention was to have been signed by
which certain principles were to be laid down "relative to
the establishment on a scale of the greatest magnitude of
an international service, tariffs, and in short everything
relating to the traffic between the two countries." The
Constitutionnel adds that these details will, as a whole, be
equivalent to the ratification of the contracts with the
East of France Company. But it would seem that the
contracts have not been ratified—the French company has
not got the leases. The semi-official paper thus admits
that Belgium has held out agail.st the demands of France,
eff friAl(tl,'"iio% exact truth on

this point. The convention between the two Governments
relates only to general principles. . Details will be left to
a mixed cominissior.

PENNI- POSTAGE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMEItICA4

Mr. Revcrdy Johnsonbas placed in the hands of the Earl
of Clarendon a copy of a despatch by Mr. Seward on the
subject of cl►eap ocean postage. Mr. Seward is strongly
in favour of the proposed reform. He says : " The
mend Postal Department of the United States has
al ways favoured the establishment of cheap rates of letter
postage between this country and Great Britain and Ireland.
The Postmaster• General is gratified that this reform is
advocated by statesmen so well quailed to appreciate
its importance, and trusts that they may be successful in
inducing the General Post Department at London term-
seut to a further reduction of the rate of international
letter postage to the lowest practicable standard." Un-
fortunately the besetting vice of English reform is slow-
ness of movement. When the present convention between
England and America was negotiated, the postal department
of the United States advocated a reduction of the exist-
ing rate, but the British Government urged the everlasting
`• To•morrow." Our Postmaster-General declined to make
any reduction, but engaged, says Mr. Seward, "to take
the subject into consideration at the end of twelve months
from the date at which the convention took effect." Mr.
Reverdy Johnson is also strongly in favour of a penny
Postage.
London, England, 1869-04-29

RESULTS OF AIMED PEACE.

There is a turn in the tide of British partiality for lending
money to foreign countries. The market has been so
swamped with foreign stocks that these usually lively
investments have become noticeably languid. The new
Spanish Loan has been offered at an extraordinarily low
price, and yet can with difficulty be kept at par. The last
Russian Loan has met with a very unfavourable recep-
tion, though Russia for several years past has
been the favoured land of the investor. What is the
meaning of this loss of credit ? Simply that capitalists
are becoming seriously alarmed. The States of Europe,
whilst proclaiming peace, never cease to prepare for war.
Year by year immense sums are borrowed at increasing
rates of interest. Thcre can be but one result of this
suicidal policy. The bondholder will be robbed in some
way ; either by direct repudiation, or by taxing the
coupons, as in the case of Austria and Italy. Hence
capitalists are beginning to declare that they will lend no
more.
London, England, 1869-04-29

THE PACIFIC RAILWAY.

The great line of railway joining the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans will be completed within a week. The two
companies, which have been working so long in opposite
directions, have at length met. A junction has
been effected at Promontory Point, in Mormon land ; the
line is complete, and will soon be ready for traffic. Tho
style of its construction is by no means all that could be
desired, and fabulous scandals are afloat respecting the
Union Pacific Company, but the work is, nevertheless,
stupendous achievement.
London, England, 1869-04-29

WAR WITHOUT FIGHTING.

A singular " struggle " is still being prolonged in South
America. Spain and the Republics of Chili and Peru aro
at war, but during the last three years no fighting has
taken place ; nor is it likely that another shot
will be fired. Of the many foolish wars which
have been undertaken in modern times, this
was, perhaps, the most absurd. The Chilians and Peruvians
could do nothing against the Spaniards. The Spaniards
could only send a fleet many thousands of miles to batter
down the ports on the west coast of the South American
Peninsula, without deriving the slightest benefit from
the destruction. And though this profitless labour has
been abandoned for the last three years, and the Spanish
squadron withdrawn, peace has not been concluded. But
the absurday of the situation has at length produced its
effect. Though these sensible nations will not end the
war, they are determined to enjoy all the blessings of
peace. The Peruvians have given the Spaniards to
understand that they may trade at the Peru-
vian ports, provided that no vessel enters with
Spanish colours. The standard of Castile must be hauled
down, and the national flag of Equador—which is on good
terms with Peru—must be substituted. No doubt the
Spaniards will fall in with this suggestion. Very pro-
bably Chili will follow the example of Peru. The war
then may be looked upon as terminated without a treaty
of peace.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.

Amsterdam Short ... 12 11 .., 12 21
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Rotterdam
Autwerp — ... 25 40 ... 25 47
Brussels
Hamburg-1i — •.. 13 11 ... 13 lli
Paris -
Ditto
Marseilles
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Vienna
Trieste
Petersburg
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Copenhagen. — 9 22 ... 9 b''4
Copenhagen. — ... 6 271 ... 6 271-
_ ... 481 ... 481

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New York

DuNviLLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest
holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is ro •
commended by the medical profession in preference to French
Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or emports
tiou. Quotations on application :to :Messrs. Dunville and Co.,
Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, London, W.Q.
London, England, 1869-04-29

(From Judy.)

A LEGAL FORM.—The Queen's Bench.
FoLi.o..v MY LEIDER.—The clerks in Mr. Lowe's de-
partment have sent the right l►on. gentleman a memorial
to the effect that they may, for the future, be paid in
advance !

TH EA TRE ROTA!. ST. STEPH EN'S. —The Chancellor of
the Exchequer made his first appearance here, in "The
Budget," recently. The piece was held by some to be
Lowe comedy, but we rather looked upon it as a burlesque
or-farce ! There is a good deal of -sensation in it, and the
only addition we can recommend is—A Break Down 1

(From Fan.)

EARLY EXPERIENCE OF THE CCCKOO.—Life in lod-
gings.

_ .
JET.SOME.—A lapidary of our acquaintance says that
the gas companies are quite right—considering their
blackness—to talk of their lights as gas jets.
A GROWL BY OUR CYNIC.-`V hen a man says that his
misdeeds have come home to him, you may generally take
it for grantel that it is because they find it a congenial
London, England, 1869-04-29

TELEG RAP Il COMPANIES.

10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 221 221
1U Anglo Mediter Tel., lint.... 10 111 121
at Atlantic Telegraph lO 21 26 21
at Do. 8 per cent.
at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 160 165
at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2.0 245
10 Do. New
25 Indo-European Tel., 10 „.
5 Loud. Provincial Tel. Um all 3 31
1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all I ip
10 Mediterra. Exton. Tel., lim. all 3 4
25 Reuter's Telegram all 4S 63 50
Societe Tesnsatlant., It 4 3
st Submarine Telegraph
1 Do. Scrip all 1 11
20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,llln all 10,1 17/ 171
5 11. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 51 6
Do. 1U per cent. Pref all 36 4 p
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ML-4-CCELLANE.6US,
London, England, 1869-04-29

HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT,
Golden-suare,
President—His Grace the DukVe ir.
of GRAFTON.
The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for
FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses.
Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the
last six years.

GEORGE WOOD, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-04-29

BRITISH N
in 1861.0 l
RAB LES, Clap-
hialmollE for
. Instituted
Patroness—H.R.H. the Princess of WALES.
This Institution provides a home for life, with good
nursing and skilled medical attendance, for persc ns over
20 years of ago and above the pauper class, who are hope-
lessly afflicted with incurable disease.
Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted
The Home was opened in September 1863 ; 71 in-
patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections
in May and November. Forms of application may be ob-
tained from the Secretary.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are
earnestly solicited.
Bankers—Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-
street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W.
ED WD. WEA 'YEA Sec.
Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C.
London, England, 1869-04-29

THE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES
I of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge-
road.

Upwards of 100 poor sick children are relieved daily at
this Hospital.
The Committee most earnestly solicit Contributions, to
enable them to continue the benefits of medical aid to those
numerous poor suffering children, who are rendered so
helpless by sickness and poverty.
Bankers, Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, and Co., 77, Lombard-
street; and by Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand.
CHARLES J. F. RENTON, Secretary.
—Waterloo-bridge-road, S E.
London, England, 1869-04-29

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing

870 children.
£l5 will keep a boy or girl for ono year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, F. 0..; and by
WILLIAM WILLI 4MS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
London, England, 1869-04-20

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

Sir Arthur Clifton, who died a few weeks ago id
08 years of age, has left a good round sum—
£l4o,ooo in personalty, besides landed estates.
These go to his nephew, Sir Robert Clifton, the
eccentric Nottingham M.P., who will now be set up
again. Strange to say, Sir Arthur was heir presum-
tive to his nephew's baronetcy, and the nephew was
heir to the uncle's estates. The personalty of Mr.
Heathcote, the sporting man, has been sworn under
£lO,OOO ; that of Mr. George Lawrence, of Mossley-
hill, near Liverpool, under £140,000. Mr. Brown,
formerly a partner in the publishing firm of Long-
mans and Co., has left to the Booksellers' Pro-
vident Institution, .10,000; to the Booksellers' Retreat
(Abbotta Langley), £lO,OOO ; to Christ's Hospital
(where he was educated), £lO,OOO ; to St. Bartho-
lomew's Hospital, i:5,000 ; to the Stationers' Com-
pany's Schools (recently constituted under the Court
of Chancery), £5,000 ; to his relative, Miss Brown,
£10,000; to his faithful attendant, W. Dignam,
£B,OOO. There is stated to be about 125 legatees
named in the will. The residue he has left between
the grandchildren of his partner, Mr. J. N. Long-
man. Mr. Brown died on the 24th ult., at the ad-
vanced age of 93 ; he had always resided in the City,
and latterly at No. 30, Upper Ludgate-hill. Clearly
literature is not a bad business, whatever Mr. Froude
may say of it as a profession.

FOREIGN NOTES.

THE BELGIAN BAILITAt DIFFICULTY.

The Indt'pendance Beige publishes another letter tietail-
ing the "progress of the negotiations." But as this
progress has of late been only in a backward
direction, the Belgian journal is able to supply very
little information. It is noteworthy, however, that
a misunderstanding and a complete failure of the attempt
to settle the difficulty are now spoken of on all sides. The
Independence Beige does not think that Belgium's refusal to
accede to the conditions imposed by France will lead to
any serious consequence ; but the Etoile Beige is very
much alarmed, and is evidently preparing for more
Parisian bullying.
London, England, 1869-04-20

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INDIA.

The Government having been empowered to modify the
values of goods on which ad valorem duties are charged,
have promptly published a new tariff, which comes into
effect at once. The maximum duty on imported goods
is fixed at 73 per cent. ad valorem. On piece goods the
Times of India calculates the duty roughly at 5 per cent.
On imported iron for railways and the like purposes it is
only 1 per cent. "Our beer, porter, and ale will have to
pay one anna per imperial gallon only ; spirits, three
rupees per imperial gallon of six quarts ; champagne,
sparkling wines, and liqueurs, Rl-8 per gallon, and other
wines one rupee." The export duties range at about 3
per cent.
London, England, 1869-04-20

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, April 19.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
drove out this morning, attended by the Hon.
Mary Lascelles.

NAVAL AND MILITARY IN-7'gLLIGENCE

A naval Court-martial assembled yesterday on
board her Majesty's ship Duke of Wellington, in
Portsmouth harbour, under the presidency of Capt
S. H. Henderson, for the trial of Navigating Mid-
shipman G. Filmer, serving on board her Majesty's
ship Duke of Wellington, but doing duty on board
her Majeaty's ship Victory, on a charge of
drunkenness while on board the latter ship. The
Court found the charge proved, and sentenced the
prisoner to be dismissed from Her Majesty's
service.

In compliance with the recent Admiralty circu-
lar respecting the retirement or superannuation of
the list of clerks, five first-class clerks, 12 second-
class clerks, and three third-class clerks, belong-
ing to the Accountant General of the Navy's De-
partment, have retired. Three who had volunteered
to retire from the service are now permitted to go.
The establishment, however, is to be further re-
duced.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty : —Lieut. B. W. 11 alker, to tha
Cadmus; Lieut. H. A. Monteith, to the Agincourt;
Arthur T. Targot, Andrew R. Gordon, Arthur
Dove, Edward F. G. Creagh, Martin A. Hammill,
Edmund B. Vankougnnet, John F. Hayes, Wil-
liam P. Chapman, and Samuel Ewing, midship-
men, to the Royal Adelaide, additional, fur ser-
vice in the Revenge ; Constantine Keenan, sur-
geon, to the Scylla ; Robert F. Smythe, assistant-
surgeon, additional, to the Royal Adelaide,
for the Revenge; John Whyte, acting assistant-
surgeon, to the Scylla ; Charles A. Dunbar, clerk,
to the Royal Adelaide, for the Revenge ; and Henry
N. Harvy, assist.-clerk, to the Royal Adelaide, for
the Revenge.

POTATOES.—Fair supplies of new potatoes have
been sent to London from Scilly within the last few days.
The crop generally is slight.
London, England, 1869-04-20

TEE MONSTER NUGGET.

The great Australian nugget, weighing 2101 b.—by far
the largest on record— was found by two poor Cornish
men, John Deason sad Richard Oates. It was turned up
only two inches teneath the surface, and at one of the
earlier goldfields it the Donolly district, which has been
well dug over for nany years past. The two men received
£9,600 for their prize.
London, England, 1869-04-20

TUE BUDGET.

The London correspondent of the Scotsman contra-
dicts emphatically the story that the Budget is Mr.
Gladstone's production. It was delivered, it will be
remembered, on a Thursday. "Up to the Saturday
before," says our informant, " even Mr. Gladstone
himself knew nothing of the scheme. Mr. Lowe was
left to himself, with full confidence in his skill and
diligence. On the Saturday Mr. Lowe laid the whole
scheme before Mr. Gladstone, and the Premier at
once gave it his hearty support. Did he, then, con-
tribute nothing to the scheme ? Nothing but a cor-
rection. He went carefully through all Mr. Lowe's
calculations, and he found a single error of £2,400.
It happened, however, that this error came in a. very
critical point of the calculations, and affected a good
many of them. The result of Mr. Gladstone's dis-
covery was that certain Treasury clerks had a hard
day's work on Monday to reconstruct the calcula-
tions. By Monday night all was 'ship-shape.'
On Tuesday the Budget passed the Cabinet, and on
Thursday all the world was let into the secrets which
had been thus remarkably well kept."
London, England, 1869-04-20

TIIE BUDGET.

The London correspondent of the Sbotsman contra-
dicts emphatically the story that the Budget is Mr.
Gladstone's production. It was delivered, it will be
remembered, on a Thursday. "Up to the Saturday
before," says our informant, " even Mr. Gladstone
himself knew nothing of the scheme. Mr. Lowe was
left to himself, with full confidence in his skill and
diligence. On the Saturday Mr. Lowe laid the whole
scheme before Mr. Gladstone, and the Premier at
once gave it his hearty support. Did he, then, con-
tribute nothing to the scheme ? Nothing but a cor-
rection. He went carefully through all Mr. Lowe's
calculations, and he found a single error of £2,400.
It happened, however, that this error came in a very
critical point of the calculations, and affected a good
many of them. The result of Mr. Gladstone's dis-
covery was that certain Treasury clerks had a hard
day's work on Monday to reconstruct the calcula-
tions. By Monday night all was ' ship-shape.'
On Tuesday the Budget passed the Cabinet, and on
Thursday all the world was let into the secrets which
had been thus remarkably well kept."

AGRICULTURAL RETURNS.
It has been asked whether English farmers have
made any use of the agricultural returns which have
been collected by the Government during the last
three years. Several facts have been stated in the
C'hamtere of Arr•iculivre Journal which indicate the
contrary, especially with regard to the wheat crop.
The wheat crop of the United Kingdom harvested in
1867 was reckoned at one-fifth below the average,
but the growers failed to dispose of their produce to
advantage. In the same way we find that this year
farmers have been holding back their wheat, in spite
of the ample rate of importation which brought
from September 1898 to February 1869 two-thirds
of the total quantity we shall want till next havest.
Plainly the farmers have not as yet been influenced
by agricultural statistics.

TRADES UNIONS.
Mr. Charles Neate, the late member for Oxford,
writes to the Star on the subject of Trades Unions,
and founds upon the strike riots in Belgium an
argument in favour of the much-abused English
institutions. In that country there is no other way
of bringing a pressure upon the masters than by
demonstrations. These, when they are intended to
be emphatic, become riotous and dangerous. The
law is broken, blood is shed. In Eno-land
strikes are comparatively peaceful. "It is not
only that the English workman is habitually
more regardful of the law, and more averse
to the shedding of blood than the Belgirn,
but it is also, in groat measure, because the funds of
the union, upon which he can fall back, enable him
to put a peaceful pressure upon his employer. In
Belgium, where the right of association is more
:restricted, and where no such organisation of trades
actatige_is itt_jhicsQvattis. the_ works
London, England, 1869-04-20

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London, England, 1869-04-20

BAVARIA.

MuNicu, April 20.
In yesterday's sitting of the Upper House the
debate on the School Education Bill was continued.
Prince llohenlohe energetically protested against
party feeling within the domain of the Church, so
prevalent in modern times. lle did not hesitate to
stigmatize such principl,s as were put forward in
the Syllabus, the Encyclia, and other publications,
as contrary to the spirit of the age, and a cause
why Church and State were unable to go band in
hand.
London, England, 1869-04-20

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LONDOA', 7 UESDAY, APRIL 20, 1869.

IPerhaps the most melancholy columns of a news-
: paper arc those which, from time to time, record the
1 proceedings at a Coroner's inquest. In a collected
form these reports would far surpass the most sensa-
tional chapters of the most extravagant romance,
and mighi; afford another illustration of the every-
day adage that Truth is stranger than Fiction. One
day we read the terrible revelation of some death from
starvation in the very midst of the riches and luxuries
of the metropolis, and on another occasion
we shudder over the details of the suicide of some
poor wretch eager to escape from his miseries—" any -
A few days
where, anywhete, out of the world !"
London, England, 1869-04-20

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
12G boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Groat Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing
370 children.
.£l5 will keep a boy or girl for one yoar.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbnry, KC.; and by
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
London, England, 1869-04-20

T HAM ES.

PADDY AND THE FLANK Os' BEEF.—Michael Sullivan, an
Irish coalwhipper, aged 24 years, of No. 4, Elliott's-court,
Old Gravel-lane, St. George-in-the-East, was brought be-
fore Mr. Benson charged with stealing 24ilbs. of beef, the
property of Mr. George Wood, a shipping and general
butcher, near New Crane, Wapping.
On Saturday night last, between the hours of 11 and 12
o'clock, the prisoner was standing by a post near Wood's
house, and at that time thero was a large piece of prime
beef, the thick flank hanging to a hook in front of the shop,
Soon afterwards the prisoner walked past the shop very
fast, and, as he did so, and without stopping, he removed
the beef, and ran away with it up Wapping • High-street.
Mr. Wood started in pursuit, and soon overtook him. The
prisoner relieved himself of his burthen by flinging the
beef at the owner, and run away again. Mr. Wood again
pursued him, and the prisoner slipped down three times
and rolled along the ground whenever Mr. Wood caught
him. All this time there was a shop full of
meat and a till full of money without any one in charge,
and Mr. Wood took possession of his beef and allowed the
prisoner to escape. Information was given to the police,
and last night Inspector Gerin of the Thames Police,
found the prisoner betweon the sheets on his own bed and
snoring vigorously. The officer disturbed the slumber of
tho prisoner and toak him into custody. Please yer
honner's worship, said the prisoner in defence, I admired
the same piece of beef.

Mr. Benson—Yes, and you carriod your admiration of
it so far as to steal it.

Tho prisoner—Stale it, did yer honner say; sure 1 took
it to admire the fine grain of the mate. I had the dhrop
:,:Len, yer worship, and that did all the mischief.
The prisoner's wife said—Yes, 3er worship, Miko bad
.he drop taken.

Mr. &Dion would not allow drunkenness to be pleaded
as an excuse for crime, and should dispose of this case
summarily if the prisoner had not been convicted before,
but if the prisoner was an old offender he should commit
him for trial. He remanded him until Tuesday next.
London, England, 1869-04-20

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, April 19.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
drove out this morning, attended by the Hon.
Mary Lascelles.

'DIE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.—It i 5 now definitely
announced that the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Calcutta
about the middle of DeemLer, and that his stay in India
will extend altogether to about three months. He will
spend, it is expected, two or three weeks iu Calcutta ; will
then proceed to Agra, where the grand durbar will be held,
and finally run up to Cashmere.

A SILVER WEDDING.—Twice in their married
existence, here in England where they have been long
since naturalised, a French man-of-letters and his wife
have signalized their connubial happiness in a rather
remarkable manner. Once, it was by the acceptance
of a flitch of bacon. And, now more recently, it was
by the celebration of their Silver Wedding.
Fourteen years ago the old English custom
of Dunmow was revived at the instance of Harrison
Ainsworth. And, from the hands of that romancist,
the Flitch, after a century, during which that cus-
tom had fallen into disuetude, was received by the
Chevalier do Chatelain "et sa chatelaine." This
was in 1855, after they had been married for some-
thing like 13 years most happily. Now, in 1869, on
the 12th of March, having completed the 25th year
of their married life, the Chevalier de Chatelain and his
wife appear to have assembled their friends around
them at their residence, here in London, viz.—Cas-
telnau Lodge, Warwick-crescent, Westbourne-park-
road, for the purpose of celebrating, by a Fancy
• 8..11, and with all due ceremonial, their Silver Wed-
ding, Les Noces D'Argent, Silberne Hochzeit. A
vivacious account of the entertainment is given
under the pseudonym of the ghost of Mr. Samuel
'Pepys (two hundred years ago of the Admiralty)
in the columns of last Saturday's number of the
Courier de l'Europen Reading it, on .;'s wish not un-
naturally is, that live-and-twenty years hence, the
Silver may have ripened into a Golden Wed ling.
Brevet Col. Shaw, of the Royal Artillery, whd
was appointed a member of the Ordnance Select
Committee about 12 months ago, with the under-
standing that he would continue in the office for
five years, has been suddenly informed that his ser-
vices as such are no longer required, and he will
have to revert to his military duty; but as this
officer was placed on the Seconded List of the Royal
Artillery at the time of the appointment, he will
have to wait for a vacancy to occur before his name
can be placed upon the active list of the regiment
pins
London, England, 1869-04-20

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NOTICE.

The. Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was
pub hailed in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m.

SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK.

SPOATING INTELLIGENCE—This Da

LEWES DACES—Tms DAY.
TOWN PLATE.

Scout
Dawdle...
Maiden'b. Blush

....
Fifteen ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS.

Kicksey
euratrix g
Five ran.
T WO-YR-OLD STAKES.
Nally .111:1 c
Candiur...
Princo ry
Eight ran.
CRAVEN HANDICAP.

,Eulus .
llne and Cry
••
Lady Lavender
Nine ran.
CASTLE STAKES.

Brazenose
Sea Robber
Marquis of Worcester

1

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Five ran.
WELTER CUP.

Citron 1
Target 2
• Wrestler 3
Fourteen ran.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
TWO THOUSAND.
•
7 to 2 agst Pretender (taken and offered)
4to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken)
sto 1 agst Drummer (taken)
6to 1 agst BeHadrian (taken)
83 to 1 agst Martyrdom (taken)
600 to 400 agst Pretender and Duke of Beaufort.
coupled (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
sto 1 agst lEgean (offered—take 11 t') 2)
1200 to 100 agat Fairwiud (taken)
2000 to 100 agst Palmer (offered)
DERBY.
100 to 6 agat Belladrum (taken)

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tms DAY.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
7to 2 agst Pretender (taken and offered)
7to 2 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered)
sto 1 aget Drummer (taken)
sto 1 aget Belladrum (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Hermione c (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Wild Oats (taken and offered)
25 to 1 aget Alpenstock (taken)
25 to 1 agst Tenedos (offered—take 100 to 3),
40 to 1 agst Prince Imperial (offered),
40 to 1 agst Royal Rake (offered)
50 to 1 agst Martyrdom (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
7to agst lEgean (taken)
9 to 1 agst Romping Girl (off —take 10 to 1)
11 to 1 aget Knight of the Garter (offered-100 to
8 taken and wanted)
20 to 1 agst Mandrake (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Fairwiud (offered-23 to laid pre-
previously)
DERBY.
11 to 1 agst Pretender (taken)
100 to 7 agst Belladrum (taken)
100 to 7 agst Drummer (taken)
25 to 1 agst Tliorwaldsen (offered)
33 to 1 aget Rysh worth (offered—take 40 to 1)
1000 to 20 agst Vagabond (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Hermione colt (taken)
1000 to 5 agst King Cophetua (taken)

RACING FIXTURES.
APRIL.

Lewes ...20 Newmarket Ist Spring
Croydon... I 22, 23 26, eze.

MAY.

Chester 4, 5,6, 7
Eglintoa Hunt 6, 7
‘Vincliester ll, 12 1
York 11, 12
Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11 12
Salisbury l3 1t
Doncaster 13, 14 I

St. Albans 17 18
\Vast Drayton l7, 18
Bath 18, 19
Manchester l9, 20, 21
Croydon 19, 21
llarpenden 91
Epsom Summer .....25, ctn.
London, England, 1869-04-20

TIIE LAND QUESTION.

Sad to say, while all this jubilation is going on in
honour of the, Queen's son, the Queen's subjects
continue to be attacked by assassins. Two more
agrarian outrages are reported. Mr. 11. C. Curry,
J.P., of Carry Lodge, county Leitrim, lv,s fired at on
Thursday morning when returning home from a
friend's house in the county of Cavan, but escaped
without injury. The cause of the outrage is not
known. A farmer named Horan, living about ten
miles from Ennis, was fired at and wounded by
another farmer named M'Kean, because he
proposed to hand over to his son-in-law a
portion of unclaimed bog which had beenin M'Kean's
possession. INFKean has absconded. The Times,
in a leader, follows up the hint given by the Spec-
tator on Saturday, that the Government should deal
with the land question this year. The second paper
says that wild hopes are being excited among the
peasantry as to the intentions of the Government
upon this matter ; and that it would be more prudent
to set bounds to these at once by publishing
the Government programme. The Times says : "It
is stated that in various districts in Ireland, such
as Westmeath and parts of Tipperary, there pre-
vails something like a resistance to landlords
altogether, and an apparent determination on the
part of those in possession to hold their land without
paying any rent whatever. The tenants are relying
on the terror inspired by some recent outrages, and
the landlords and their agents are not insensible to
the danger." The same paper goes on to ask,
" Before matters became worse, would it not be
possible for Government to take up Lord Clanri-
carde's very simple and moderate bill of last session ?"
The object of that measure was to simplify and
cheapen the legal forms necessary for a contract
between landlord and tenant. There are still three
months to deal with this measure. No doubt there
will be more time to deal with it next year ; " but
who can say what even this year may not bring
forth ?"
London, England, 1869-04-20

INDIA.

The Government having been empowered to modify the
values of goods on which ad valorem duties are charged,
have promptly published a new tariff, which comes into
effect at once. The maximum duty on imported goods
is fixed at 7 per cent. ad valorem. On piece goods the
Times of India calculates the duty roughly at 5 per cent.
On imported iron for railways and the like purposes it is
only 1 per cent. " Our beer, porter, and ale will have to
pay one anna per imperial gallon only ; spirits, three
rupees per imperial gallon of six quarts ; champagne,
sparkling wines, and liqueurs, 111.8 per gallon, and other
wines one rupee." The export duties range at about 3
per cent.