The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-03 00:00:00

THE WARWICKSHIRE SCANDAL,

A few days ago (says the Birmingham Post) we stated that
a report, seriously affecting a family of note in South War-
wickshire, was curt ant in Leamington and the neighbour-
hood. The family referred to was that of Sir Charles Mor-
daunt, and the report seriously affected the character of his
lady. Since we noticed the affair, we have thought it our
duty to ascertain how much of the report is founded on
fact, and we find that tho whole story with regard
to the threatened break-up of ono of the great Warwick-
shire families, has arisen from the incoherent expressions
of Lady Mordaunt herself, when suffering from the
immediate effects of her confinement ; and that all else that
has been based upon this statement is at present unsupported
by any corroborative evidence. The lady has not, qs was
reported, left her home; and as this is so, it is probable that
the threatened legal proceedings will not proceed beyond the
stage of inquiry.

THE PETITION AGAINST MR. HENRY
JAMES.

We recently announced that a petition had been pre-
sented against the return of Mr. Henry James for Taunton.
It seems, however, there can be no dcubt that the
petitioners are prevented, by the Act of last session, from
taking this course. Mr. James was defeated on the
poll, and the returning officer returned Mr. Barclay and
Mr. Serjeant Cox as being duly elected. Mr. Serjeant
Cox was petitioned against, and upon the hearing of that
petition Mr. Justice Blackburn declared Mr. James to
have had the majority of legal votes, and so certified to
the Speaker. The return was thereupon amended by
striking out Mr. Serjeant Cox's name, and inserting
that of Mr. James. Section 11 of the Election Petitions
Act enacts that "at the conclusion of the trial, the
judge who tried the petition shall determine whether the
member whose return or election is complained of, or
any and what other person was duly returned or elected,
or whether the election was void, and shall forthwith
certify in writing such determination to the Speaker, and
upon such certificate being given, such determination
shall be final to all intents and purposes." Before present-
ing this petition, the Conservative Association took the
opinion of Sir John Karslake as to their power to do so.
His opinion was decisive that it could not be presented,
and although this was read at a meeting of the association,
the majority of those present determined, at any cost and
risk, to proceed.—Telegraph.

CHURCH EXTENSION AND RESTORA-

TION.

The necessity for Church extension seems to be lying on

lie hearts of the bishops just now. Two of them have

been addressing meetings very recently, impressing upon
laymen of the diocese the importance of obtaining more
houses of prayer. The Bishop of Lichfield and the Bishop
of Manchester are stirring up their respective flocks. Dr.
Selwin's predecessor at Lichfield had endeavoured to obtain
money for this purpose, and did obtain some £17,000, and
the new bishop also seems likely, judging from the men
he has around him, to obtain his desires. At a meeting
which he addressed on Wednesday, in Stafford, there
were present the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, and
the Earl of Harrowby, both of which supported the appeal
for funds. The bishop said that the last century was one of
stagnation, and they must in this generation make upwhat
the last had omitted to do. The Bishop of Manchester,
in addressing his people on Thursday, must needs refer to
the Irish Church measure. The extensive measure of
of unprincipled spoliation—he did not hesitate to
say it was so—which was meditated, led him to
feel that he should be cautious in warning them,
while he asked them to put their money in jeopardy,
as to the next unprincipled attack which might be
made upon the Church. But he did not want
their money—be wanted themselves. It might
be that what they contributed might be sacrificed
and taken away by the strong arm of a disappointed,
baffled, and self-conceited spoiler ; but they would
have the conscientious and deep-seated conviction
that they at least had not been wanting in their
endeavours for the spiritual consolation of so many sit-
ting in darkness and the shadow of death. Before the
motion for the adoption of the report was put to the
meeting, the Rev. W. N. Molesworth, vicar of Spotland,
said he protested that the terms in which what he believed
to be a great and necessary measure of national justice
had been stigmatised did not command his sympathy.
There were three bishops present at the service after the
restoration of St. Wolfan's Church, Grantham, on Thurs.
day— th e late Bishop of Lincoln, now of London, the present
head of the Lincoln diocese, and the Bishop of Hereford.
Besides these there were present Lord Brownlow, Lord
Kesteven, Sir Edward Cust, and no end fo local
celebrities.

RATES OF FREIGHT AND CHARTER.

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(From the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette.)

The tonnage loading on the berth for India, China, and
the Cape of Good Hope amounts to 54,575 tons, and tha'
for Australia and New Zealand to 41,344 tons.
Berth freights have somewhat hardened, and there has
not been much disengaged tonnage in port, but the change
of wind will doubtless bring in a good many ships.
But little chartering has been done for coal to the
eastern ports during the past week, and rates have under-
gone no change since the last report. A few vessels of
moderate size have been placed at 70s. for Java, and more
are wanted at the same rate. This quotation would also
be given for a ship of 800 tons register from Manilla to United
Kingdom or Continent.

Iron orders from the Tyne and Wales for the United
States and Canada are still in the market, and tonnage
is required more especially for New York, Boston, an •
Quebec.

Grain frieghts home are low, and with difficulty ob.
tained.

Higher rates are quoted for coals to the West Indies,
17s. being now securable for Havana, and 15s. 6cl. to
16s. for Martinique. Brazil coal freights are
stationary at the last advance. From Jamaica
to United Kingdom or Continent a ship of 600
to 700 tons register can be placed at about 358. per ton
logwood, and for sugar to direct port in United Kingdom
475. 6d. is offered for small vessels.

Coal and berth freights to the West Coast remain low,
and the same may be said for the rates current for iron
in this direction. Guano freights exhibit no alteration.
Chartering for Spain, owing to the more settled condi-
tion of affairs in that country, is being carried on rather
briskly, the orders for coke to Carthagena and for coal to
the other ports being with difficulty executed except at
rates which shew a good advance on those ruling same
time back. The inquiry for the Mediterranean is chiefly
restricted to Alexandria, Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, and
Constantinople, and a fair amount of tonnage has been
taken up within the last fortnight for the last-mentioned
port, at about £15155. per keel coals.
Grain chartering from the Black Sea is very slack, and
rates have still a tendency to recede.

Bishop of Honolulu will preach his farewell sermon
at the church of St. Lawrence Jewry, on Sunday next. Ho
will proceed to South America, where he will hold confirma-
tions, and then go on to hie d;ocese.

On Friday returns were published of the sums
expended out of the poor rates for medical relief in England
and Wales during each of the 31 parochial years ended in
1868 ; of the sums expended under the Public Vaccination
Acts during each of 28 years ending at the same time, &o.
The sum expended in medical relief has risen since 1838 from
£136,775 to £272,341, and the charges for vaccination
have increased from £11,664 in 1841 to £50,987 last
year. The sum paid out of the item "medical relief"

in the form of salaries and extra medical fees in
1851 Was £213,656; in 1868 it amounted to £253,620,
showing an increase during tho ten years of 181 per cent.
The increase in the 'Vaccination charges during the same
period was 23:6 per cent.
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On Thursday forenoon, as the Yorkshire down ex-
presFf duo in Preston at 10.5, was passing through Raptor),
a gentleman, who bad been waiting at the station, wag
seen, just as the train dashed through, to run across the
line immediately in front of the advancing engine, was
knocked down and instantaneously killed. His body
was cut in a shocking manner, and bis face is so
disfigured that personal recognition is almost impossible.
The tintorinhate gentleman who has met with such a fright-
ful death Is a Slr. Whittaker, proprietor of the Starkie
Arms Hotel, Padiham. I,To reason can be assigned why he
attempted to cro.s the lino when ho saw the train coming,
but be must have been ignorant that it was an express, and
thought that it was the train for which he was waiting.
The express in question was travelling over the rate of 50
miles an hdte.

An inquest was held On treirsday at Bow respecting
he death of Frederick 'Wood, a child vged two years and

tree months. The case excited come interest from the fact

that the woman with whom the baby was put to nurso had
eleven children under her care, and that five of the eleven
bad &Et From the evidence of the various witnesses it ap-
peared that the deceased child bad een placed with Mrs.
Savill, of 24, Swayton-road, Bow, by the mother, who had
not time to take care of it for herself. Last October Mrs.
Savill slipped in, carrying the child upstairs, and falling upon
it, broke its thigh. She put the child to bed, and did not
discover the fracture until next day. It does not appear that
this fracture caused or accelerated the child's death, which
occurred on Saturday night On that night the child was
put to bed in an egg-box with a little straw. The egg-box
WAS a short one, and was sixteen inches wide. The child
could not turn in it. The next morning he was found dead,
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