The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1866.

LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1866.

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It would seem as if something decisive would be
done in Prussia at last, and the last news is of a
very satisfactory character, inasmuch as it shows a
determination on the part of the Chamber of Depu-
ties to resist the encroachments and innovations of
the Government. The committee on the subject of
Lauenberg declared the decision of Herr von
BISMARCK to be erroneous ; and Dr. VIRCHOW'S
motion on the subject called forth a debate. In
this he declared that the annexation of Lauenberg
to the Prussian Crown was illegal until it received
the sanction of the Chamber. Of course such an
announcement aroused the indignation of the great
man, who forthwith declared that there was no ne-
cessity for submitting the question of Lauenberg to
the Chamber. The motion was originally carried
upon nominal appeal by 251 against 44 votes. This
was it should be, for, great as have been the en-
croachments made by Ministers upon public privi-
leges and popular rights in Prussia of late, this
affair of Lauenberg exceeds them all in inconsistency
and iniquity. The immense majority by which the
motion was carried is in itself a decisive proof of
the feeling of the Deputies, and must speak as
Strongly to the Government as to the opposition
which they are likely to encounter.

Another subject was likewise brought before the
Chamber which testified to the indignation which
was felt at the sameful decision of the Supreme
Court. The protest was moved by a member of
the Progress party against the late decision of the
Court in the case of Deputies 'WESTER and
TREUGEL in acceding to the request of the Public
Prosecutor to institute proceedings against them.
The debate which succeeded this motion terminated
by the resolve of the Assembly to request
the
Minister of Justice to be present at a future discus-
sion of the subject. It has Uen for some time
anticipated that the present sitting of the Prussian
Chamber would be a stormy one, but really so far
as it has gone events have exceeded these expecta-
tions. One after another in rapid succession all
the chief topics of discussion have engaged atten-
tion, and in no single instance can it be said
that any ground has been gained by the Govern-
ment ; on the contrary, they have, lost in every
sense of the word, in power, prestige, and influ-
It would seem, indeed, as if things had
now come to such a pass that open resistance
must shortly ensue. It is not likely that the De-
puties will draw back and submit tamely to the
insult that are heaped upon them neither when

ence.

we judge the future from the past can we expect
that Herr von BISMARCK will yield one iota of his
arbitrary demands. He has become so infatuated
with his great success hitherto that in all proba-
bility he will pursue his mad career quite heedless
of where it will take him to.

It is not very long since the report of the trustees
of the PEABODY Fund appeared in the journals,
and was read with general interest. The admiration
felt for the magnificent generosity of the American
1 gentleman was increased if possible by the know-
ledge of how much good his gift had been the
means of doing; of how many toil-worn, anxious
1 families had been raised from the inevitable associa-
' i tions of dirt and squalor to the enjoyment of a de-
( cent and respectable home, fitted with all those
little appliances for domestic comfort and economy
which make so great a difference in the weekly ex-
penditure of the thrifty housewife. The manner in
which Mr. PEABODY'S money has been expended by
the trustees has been worthy of the gift. It has
been laid out in a sensible, prudent, practical form,
so that it shall not only relieve temporary suffering
and then be forgotten, having done its work, but
it shall last to future generations, the very good it
does giving it the means of doing more. The
economy shown in the administration of the funds
could only have been manifested where the in-
terest of the trustees was in the cause, and Mr.
PEABODY has the satisfaction of knowing that none
of the money has been uselessly or lavishly ex-
pended. He can, too, see for himself the rows and
squares of goodly habitations, and learn from the
healthy, cheerful countenances of the inmates how
practically beneficial his kindness has been to one
of the classes most deserving of help—the respect-
able, bard-working poor. So well satisfied does
Mr. PEABODY appear to be, that the public is now
gratified as well as astonished to learn that he has
nearly doubled his gift, having added to the already
munificent donation of £150,000, the sum of
£lOO,OOO ! Such lavish generosity reads more
like the fables of Eastern princes and magicians,
more like a chapter from Persian romance or the
Arabian Nights, than the record of the gifts of an
ordinary man of business in our matter-of-fact
and self-seeking age and country. Great thoughts
and noble impulses no doubt abound ; but pru-
dence, timidity, the claims of family and position,
the extravagant demands of even ordinary living at
the present day, all step in to fetter and to cramp
the spirit which inclines to forget what may be
exactly expected or demanded in measuring its own
means against the overwhelming want and suffer-
ing around. Mr. PEABODY simply says that he
feels this country has claims upon his fortune,
since so large a portion of that fortune was
acquired here. But if this reason constitutes so
powerful an appeal upon the generosity of one who
is after all the citizen of another country, surely
the claim must be still stronger upon those who
by birth, by education, by association, by rela-
tionship, are altogether English. There is no lack
of liberality in this country, as is continually
proved in cases of great or exceptional distress,
while the number of noble institutions, hospitals,
and asylums, supported exclusively by voluntary
contributions, show on their very fronts convincing
evidence that Englishmen "remember the poor."
But Mr. PEABODY'S example suggests to us the pos-
sibility of something more. In our wealthy metro-
polis there are hundreds of men who have made
fortunes not unworthy to be compared with Mr.
PEABODY'S. Surely it would not be expecting too
much of some of our City millionaires that they
should manifest the same anxiety to assist their dis-
tressed fellow-countrymen that an American mer-
chant has shown to those who have less direct
claims upon him. If the American's noble gift
should stimulate any other wealthy man in this
country to follow his example, it will have done
double good ; but if it extend no further than it
has already done, it will still give many thousands
of English men and women cause to remember and
to bless the name of Mr. PEABODY.

General CLAY has been entertained by the Cor-
poration of Merchants at Moscow, and the excite-
ment and enthusiasm which were manifested on the
occasion were most extraordinary. The reception
of the General and Mr. CURTIN, his Secretary of
Legation, was very flattering, and all possible means
were adopted to insure harmony and cordiality.
The President of the Imperial Exchange, in pro-
posing the health of the PRESIDENT of the United
States, dwelt upon the great sympathy which
existed between the Russians and the Americans.
He declared that they were actuated by
higher motives than mere commercial ones in en-
tertaining their honoured guest. So great was the
excitement that prevailed at this juncture that a
telegram was sent to the American Consul at Liver-
pool, for transmission to his Excellency ANDREW
JOHNSON, President of the United States of Ame-
rica. General CLAY'S speech also afforded great
gratification to the Assembly. He spoke in English,
and declared that he had great pleasure in paying a
visit to the ancient capital, the cradle of the Russian
nation. We must confess that the General rather
exceeded even the limits of American exaggeration
when he spoke of ALEXANDER the Second as
" that glorious Monarch whom GOD gave to the
living generation as a guarantee of prosperity to
Russia, and as an honour to humanity for all time
to come." The coincidence of this great Monarch
being in power at the same time as the President of
the great Republic is a special dispensation of
PROVIDENCE to promote the liberty and civilisa-
tion of the human race.

Great as was the enthusiasm concerning General
CLAY, it seemed even more extended when, the
Assembly received the toast concerning Mr. CUR-
TIN. In 'proposing it Mr. TORBOFF, who before
said that the love of the strong for the strong is
what binds them together, declared that he never
wished so much to be a good speaker before as he
did then in endeavouring to celebrate the praise of
their guest, whom he addressed in Russian as JERE-
MIAH DAVIDOUILET C URTIN. It appears also that Mr.
CURTIN was quite as carried away by the excitement
of the scene as his entertainers, and in concluding
his harangueby quoting the words of an American
poet—" God bless the great Empire that loves our
great Republic, success to its people and long life
to its CZAR," his feelings quite overcame him.
General CLAY, in a second speech that he made,
indulged in some very intolerant remarks at the
expense of England and France. He said that the
Russian and American industry being but young
must be protected against overwhelming compe-
titors, and actually went so far as to affirm that if
the requeet of the Freetraders were complied with,
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Russia and America would become tributary to
France and England for all time to come." This
is a most ridiculous idea, and speaks ill for the pro-
gress of American commerce. A comparison be-
tween the United States and Russia was drawn by
a Mr. TCHIJOFF, in which he said that the time had
passed when these great empires had consented
to be the hewers of wood and drawers of water
in the household of civilised nations. " The doctrine
of Protestantism might be regarded with a mingled
feeling of pity and contempt in Western Europe,
but, thank GOD, it gained even fresh proselytes in
both Russia and America," Such doctrines are of

no credit to those who promulgate them, and when
we put aside the flummery that ornamented the
proceedings we find nothing advocated but the spirit
of intolerance, whether imperial or democratic.

The exciting questions relative to the national
representation at Washington are still engrossing a
great deal of attention even in the crisis of Mexican
relations. The Radical party in Congress have
achieved a decided triumph under the guidance of
Mr. STEVENS in passing the Bill giving the right of
suffrage to the negroes of the District of Columbia.
By a vote of 116 to 54 the Bill was passed, and
the Radical party remained victors of the field. It
is currently reported that should the Bill pass the
Senate, the PRESIDENT will refuse to sanction it,
and it is not at all impossible, from what
we have seen of Mr. JOHNSON'S policy and character,
that he may even proceed to a decided measure.
He has long shown his determination not to be fet-
tered in his policy by any traditional associations of
party or faction, and only the other day he declared
his intention of regarding only the general interests
of the conntry, not the theories or prejudices of any
single body of men. The freedom of the negro from
all personal or legal restraint, his right of evidence
in courts of law, and to hold the property acquired
by his own industry and exertion, are all
acknowledged by every civilised nation as
indispensable to a just and enlightened GoVernment.
But when it comes to a question of giving the
suffrage to uneducated and excitable men, it is a very
different matter. It is not in the colour of their skins
that the objection lies, but in theirlack of mental and
moral training, their want of self-restraint and en-
larged understandings. If an equal number of white
men showed the same drawbacks, they should also,
on all wise principles of representation, be excluded
from the suffrage. Ten or twenty years hence the
negro may claim to be admitted to a vote ; but if
it be granted to him at present it will be only lost
ground. The example of Jamaica only too clearly
shows what a mistake it is to'bestow the franchise
before the blacks are fit for it. We have now in
Jamaica to retrace our steps, whereas, if we had ad-
vanced more cautiously 30y ears agothe progress would
have been permanent. Under these circumstances
we sincerely hope, in the interest of both black and
white, of North and South alike, that the negro
suffrage will be at least deferred, that so
important a political privilege will not be
bestowed in a time of transition and political
excitement, when the old ties are broken, the old
restraints removed, and the excitable imagination of
the negro is filled with dreams of wealth, and in-
fluence, given to him, not earned.
The Radical party in Congress have introduced
another Bill which is remarkable for its ingenuity.
It bases the representation of the Southern States
on the number of whites alone, so that the Southern
ranks would be very slender. All these devices,
however, will not avail against the general feeling
of the public, which, we trust, will be decidedly
expressed on the side of individual liberty and really
national representation.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN C 0 RRE S P ONDENT.)
PARIS, Sunday Evening.

The critical financial event of the week has been
the formal announcement by the directors of the
Credit Mobilier of their intention to adopt the
step to which I have alluded, to "lake application to
the Council of state for power to double their capital
by the issue of new shares. A general meeting of
the society is announced for the 12th inst. to obtain
the sanction of the company to the proposition, a
necessary formality to accompany the application
to the Council of State. Several important changes
in the statutes of the company are likely to be made,
one of which will be to require the publication of
a detailed report of the affairs of the society every
month, a publicity heretofore refused. The accounts
will be kept by a committee of examiners. The
formal proposal to be made at the meeting is to
sanction the creation of 120,000 new shares of 500 f.
each, with interest at 5 per cent.
The terrible affair of the Fcederis Arca (Arch of
Alliance) has again been brought before the atte.n-
tion of the public, and the new phase of the tragedy
has been marked by a melancholy incident. This
case had just been brought before the Court of
Cassation, when M. Victor Fouchar, an advocate
of the court, was suddenly seized with an apoplectic
fit, which caused his death in a few hours. The
further hearing was therefore postponed till Thurs-
day next. It may be well to recall to recollection
the chief features of this terrible occurrence. The
Foederis Arca, a three-masted trading vessel, sailed
on the 18th of June, 1864, from the port of Cette,
in the Mediterranean, for Mexico. Insubordination
soon manifested itself on the part of the crew, and
on the 30th of the month they refused to obey or-
ders, and the vessel became a complete battle-field.
The captain (Capt. Richabourg) was murdered,
aid thrown into the sea. The second mate (Au-
bert) was also assassinated. The cook (Muller) and
a midshipman named Dupre were also killed, lest
they should make revelations. The mutineers put to
sea in two boats, taking with them a part of the cargo
and all the money on board, having previously
scuttled the vessel.
.1 The accused are nine in num-
ber—viz., Carbaccia, Tessier, Lenard, Noillie,
Leilers, Chicot, Charles Pierre, Thepault, and
Marrier. One of the murderers in attempting to
escape was drowned. The trial was about to
take place at Nantes, before the Court of Assize
for the Loire Inferieurc, but the Imperial Court
of Rennes interfered, and issued an order withdraw-
ing the case from the jurisdiction of the Criminal
Court, and directing that it should be tried by a
Martime Court. The reason for this change is
that a Court of Assize may admit " extenuating
circumstances," but a Maritime Court in France has
not this power. The Government was desirous not
to let these criminals escape from death, if con-
victed. The prisoners, however, wish, for obvious
reasons, to be tried before a Court of Assize, and
they have appealed to the Court of Cassation
against the judgment of the Imperial Court of
Rennes. This is the case in progress before the
Court of Cassation, the postponement of which
till Thursday is caused by the additional melancholy
circumstance which I mention above.

The number of rich beggars seems on the increase
in France. A day or two ago an old man in rags
applied for admission to the hospital at Arvanches.
His clothes were taken off and thrown into the yard
for fear of infection, they were so dirty and un-
sightly. When the old man had been relieved,
cleansed, and refreshed, he wanted to take off the
garments in which he had been clothed, and de-
manded his old rags again. He particularly asked
for a tattered waistcoat. This excited suspicion,
and on looking into the pockets notes and securities
were found of the value of 5,375 f. This old man
has for many years lived on public charity.
A day or two ago the Commissary of Police of the
quarter Picpus having been informed that an old
man living on the Boulevard de Reuilly had not
been seen for some time sent agents to search his
apartment. It was a miserable place. The old
man was found dead on a wretched bed. He had
suffocated himself with charcoal. He was often
heard to express a fear that he should die
of hunger, and the neighbours assisted him.
He lately borrowed 2f. of a poor workwoman,
and said he was in want of bread. The police-
officers found some parcels covered with old rags,
and remarking that the face of the old man was
turned towards them thby opened the parcels. They
contained in notes, gold, and securities about
15,000 f. The deceased had two relatives, who are
really in great distress, and the property will be
given to them.

Captain Dore, one of the most eminent members
of the Senate, has just died in Paris. Ile was
born 14 1789, From a midshipman he went through

all the grades till he became captain. An interest-
ing anecdote connected with French history is re-
lated of Captain Dore. In 1815 he was at the island
of Aix, being them a sub-officer, where the Emperor
Napoleon retired after his abdication. In concert
with several officers, M. Dore fitted out a vessel
with a faithful and devoted crew, and proposed to
the Emperor to convey him to the United States.
The Emperor, however, declined the offer. The
Government of the Restoration looked upon
M. Dore as a dangerous person, and dis-
missed him from his command. He was
however, reinstated, and served in several important
expeditions. The present Emperor did not forget
M. Dore's devotion to his uncle, and in 1849 ap-
pointed him Governor of the Island of Bourbon. A
year afterwards he was promoted to the rank of
Commander of the Legion of Honour, and in 1853
he was named Senator. He was not much of an
orator and spoke but very rarely.

The works of the Great Exhibition proceed with
such vigour that several portions of the building
will probably be completed before the time named
by the contractors. All the foundations will be
completely finished before the end of March. The
construction of the pillars of the grand nave and
the side galleries is being carried on actively at the
workshops of the contractors of the building. The
Imperial Commission gives notice in the Moniteur
that it does not recognise any of the agencies an-
nounced as connected with the building, but
only the committees appointed under the general
rules recently published. I hear that the Empress
is about to be appointed honorary president of the
Exhibition.

It has been stated that despatches exist of later
date than those published in the yellow book. I
am, however, informed on good authority that no
despatch has been sent from the French Govern-
ment of a later date than that of the 25th January,
and that the answer of the Government of the United
States to this document has not yet been received
by M. Drouyn de L'huys, the Minister for Foreign
Affairs.

The Empress, like the Emperor, is unceasing in
her support of all benevolent institutions. Her Ma-
jesty has just paid a visit to the Maison Imperiale
de Chaventon, closely inspected all the arrange-
ments, and inquiring of the medical officers and
Sisters of Charity if any improvements could be
made, or if anything were needed to increase the
usefulness, of the institution.

A second ball given by Baron Haussmann, Pre-
fect of the Seine, at the Hotel de Ville, the night
after that of the Emperor and Empress at the
Tuileries, was perhaps more splendid than that of
their Majesties' ; at all events it was more nume-
rously attended, for it is said that six thousand per-
sons were present. The saloons had a magnificent
appearance. Their extent was 936 metres. They
were lighted by 9,774 wax lights and 2,380 jets of
gas.

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE SPANISH CONGRESS.

MADRID, FEB. 4 (Evening.)

S6nor Mayano has moved in the Chamber of
Deputies an amendment to the address replying to
the Speech from the Throne. This amendment is
as follows :—" Our financial difficulties, increasing
from day to day, will cause the ruin of agriculture
and manufactures. It is necessary to balance ex-
penditure with revenue, but as it is impossible to
raise the taxes already too heavy we must make re-
ductions to the amount of 300 million reals. It is
only by this means that we shall re-establish our
credit, and avert the dangers which threaten us."

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, Jan. 30.

The telegraph will have conveyed you news of
the entry of General Prim and the Spanish refugees
into Portugal.
Letters from the General's wife are in town
waiting for him. He will probably arrive a couple
of hours after the departure of the steampacket
Oneida, by which I write. He was at Bija yester-
day, the guest of one of the Deputies for that city,
and in the capital the Marquis de Niza aspires to
the honour of receiving him in his house.

From all accounts the Portuguese have shown
sympathy with the General and his companions in
misfortune, nor have hearty cheers been wanting on
several occasions.

Letters from Penefiel state tkat Prim's forces, all
young men of 18 to 35, were in considerable
anxiety during the last hours of their sojourn in
Spain. They had obtained a guide to the frontier
for $BO, and offered an extra $2O as a present if he
could assure them it was near at hand. Imme-
diately they were safe on the neutral ground they
attacked a turnip field with great eagerness, when
the farmer not only refused the remuneration of-
ferred, but opened a pipe of wine for them to
quench their thirst after having satisfied their
hunger.

The total number of Spanish troops which is
known to have taken refuge in this country is a
little more than 1,000, including 95 officers.
The soldiers are to be sent to different quarters in
this neighbourhood, and it is said that General
Prim will leave without delay for England or
France, but he can hardly arrive in time for the
Oneida, which leaves at 1 o'clock.

The South-Eastern of Portugal Railway modifi-
cation contract has been approved by Royal decree
after passing the Peers by a majority of 14. The
four American ships of war recently in the Medi-
terranean are to be stationed at this port for some
time, and one of them has just been signalled ap-
proaching the bar. At present the French sloop
Napoleon I. is the only foreign ship-of-war in port.
Lisbon quotations this packet are as follows :
Exchange on London, 53i, and Paris, 540, for three
months' bills ; Bank shares, 1 per cent. premium,
and Portuguese stock, 47k to ex dividend.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OP THE EUROPA.
QUEENS T OWN, FEB. 5.

The Royal mail steamship Europa arrived here at 4.30
a.m. to-day, embarked the mails, passengers, and latest
telegrams, and proceeded for Halifax and Boston at 4.35
all well. She experienced very sevoro weatherly gales
down the Channel.

FRANCE.
PARIS, FEB. 2.
BOURSE, Feb. 3.—Three o'clock—The market
has improved to-day, and closed as follows:-
4i per Cents 9B GO Roman
Do. end month — Ottoman Fives —
3 per Cents.
Do. end month 6B 95 Do. Bonds 305
Credit 3lobilier 820 Russian
Do. end month Austrian -—
Bank Shares 3725 Spanish Threes ... 40
Credit Foncior 1315 Rome Debt —
Italian Loan 62 10 Deferred
Do. end m0nth...... 62 274
RAMA'

'AU.

Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

Roman

Cash. Acct.
853 75
... 1115 -
- 858 75
... 545

- - 531 25
- - ... 200 -

- ... 410 -
- - ... 402 50
- 175 -
- - 217 50
- ... 100 -
- - ... 137 50

THE READERSHIP OF THE TEMPLE.—Yesterday
the last of the gentlemen selected as candidates for
the Readership of the Temple, vacant by the resignation
of Canon Lonsdale, officiated in the church ; and on Wed-
nesday next the Benchers will proceed to an election.
The names of he candidates from whom the Benchers will
make their choice are as follow :—The Rev. Wm. George
Martin, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, 8.A., 1848
(25th junior optime in the mathematical tripos), chaplain
to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, Old Kent-road ; the
Rev. John Oakley, M.A., of Brasenose College, Oxford,
8.A., 1857, curate and clerk in orders of St. James's,West-
miester ; the Roy. William Thomas Du Boulay, M.A., of
Trinity College, Cambridge, 8.A., 1855 (28th senior optime
in the mathematical tripos), curate of St. Paul's Church,
Kensington ; the Rev. Edward Josselyn Beck, M.A.,
low of Clare College, Cambridge, 8.A., 1855 (40th senior
optime in the mathematical tripos, and Ist in the second
class of the classical tripos), formerly curate of Christ
Church, St. Pancras ; the Rev. Alfred Ainger, M.A., of
Trinity Hall, Cambridge, 8.A., 1860; the Rev.W. Anthony
Harrison, M.A., of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,
8.A., 1856 (Ist class moral classes tripos), curate of St.
Mary the Less, Lambeth.

THE LATE MR. JAMES SMITIL—The death (says
the Glasgow Citizen) of this venerable gentleman is
an event of deep interest to the Catholics of Scotland.
Fifty years have elapsed since his conversion from Presby-
terianism, and scarcely less since the first appearance of
his contributions to various periodicals in defence of the
ancient faith. Shortly before the passing of the Reform
Bill, when Edinburgh was visited by a politico-religious
deputation of the " Reformation Society," headed by
Captain Gordon, M.P. (Lord Roden's nominee for the
then close borough of Dundalk), Mr. Smith alone accepted
his challenge to the Catholics of Edinburgh for a religious
disputation. After a discussion, at half-hour time for each
disputant in turn, in the church in Charlotte-square, last-
ing three nights, during which the logic of the lawyer
slowly but surely overcame the declamation of the preach-
ing Captain (which had been often rehearsed elsewhere),
Mr. Smith concluded with twelve postulata, to which the
gallant preacher promised an early answer through the
press—which has not, yet appeared ! This triumph on
the part of Mr. Smith, so unacceptable to the majority of
his fellow-citizens of the "modern Athens," was not calcu-
lated to improve the prospects of business ; but he never
hesitated to sacrifice interest to duty. Afterwards he
started the Edinburgh Catholic Magazine, a monthly pub-
lication of rare merit, which won for him the admiration
and friendship of many of the leading Catholics of the
United Kingdom. This work he conducted with great
ability, until called to London to undertake the editorship
of the Dublin Review, a quarterly established by the late
Cardinal Wiseman and Mr. O'Connell. His next appoint-
ment of Secretary to the,," Catholic Institute of Great
Britain" was also a high honour, the advantages of which
must have contributed to the advancement of his family,
and a just tribute to his public usefulness and private
worth.

The price of living in New Orleans is enormous,
and grows daily worse. Everything in the market is ex-
ceedingly dear, and-one can hardly get decent board for
less than $75 or $BO per month. Even at that price
boarding-house keepers hardly save themselves. A pair
of boots cost $2O, and a coat—l won't pretend to say, but
a very large sum. The tradesmen and artisans have pro-
tective unions. This does it.—New Orleans Cor. Mobile
Register. _ _

There is a vast bed of coal underlying the city
of La Salle, Illinois. The city fathers propose to sell the
right of mining coal under the city (which lies to the
depth of 300 or 400 feet below the surface) to the highest
bidder, and expect to get a bonus of royalty or twenty
cents per ton for the privilege. It is estimated that there
are 27,000 tons under each acre, and as the city plat em-
braces 640 acres, the bonus may amount to three or four
millions of dollars.

The total number of claims received by the
Adjutant-General of the United States War Department
for a share in the reward for the arrest of the assassination
conspirators is seven hundred and eighty. Each indivi-
dual claimant sets forth in his application the important
part he played in the arrest of these outlaws. Only about
three hundred applications will be recognised, and the
three hundred thousand dollars reward will be distributed
to each, proportionately to the service rendered. The re-
wards will be distributed in a few days.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.)
FITZGERALD V. NORTITCOTE AND STONE.

This was an action brought by Mr. Justice Fitzgerald,
formerly Attorney-General for Ireland, and now one of the
Judges of the Irish Court of Queen's Bench, for assault
and imprisonment by the defendants, who pleaded not

Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Brown, Q.C., and Mr. Phil-
brigg, Q.C., were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Kars-
lake, Q.C., Mr. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., and other learned
gent:emen, for the defendants.

From the opening statement of counsel it appeared that
the plaintiff was not actuated by any ill feeling towards Dr.
Northcote, but that the actual object of the suit was to vin-
dicate the character of his eldest son, Mr. David Fitzgerald,
upon whom the injuries charged had been inflicted. Ori-
ginally the college of Oscott, which was at present affiliated
as a Catholic seminary, was limited to the educational
training of young men intended for the Roman Catholic
priesthood, but the funds being insufficient to maintain the
institution for the purpose exclusively, it was converted
into a school for the reception of the sons of Roman Catholic
gentlemen who were not intended for orders. The college
was supported from the premiums paid by these young
gentlemen, and a certain number of students were admitted
who were designed for the Roman Catholic priesthood,
and who received their support and tuition out of
the funds supplied by the lay scholars. Between these
two classes some sort of ill-feeling was supposed to
have prevailed, and to have led to the transactions which
gave rise to the present proceedings. The learned counsel
here adverted to some of his personal reminiscences of Dr.
Northcote at the University of Oxford, and said that he
was an ornament to the Roman Catholic Church, and was
well adapted to preside over an educational institution like
Oscott, of which he was at present the principal. The other
defendant, Mr. Stone, had been educated at Oscott, and
was ordained there; shortly after which the office of Pre-
fect of Discipline to the institution having become vacant,
it was conferred on him by Dr. Northcote. Mr. David
Fitzgerald had been educated at Oscott, which he
left in 18G4 for the purpose of matriculating at the
London University. Having effected this object, he
returned to Oscott to continue his studies until the period
arrived when he could apply at the London University for
his degree. It appeared that a society entitled the
A. B. C. had been formed by the lay students at the col-
lege, which meant the Anti-Bunker Confederation,
" Bunker" being a term applied to the clerical students.
Mr. Stone discovered Mr. David Fitzgerald reading a
book containing the rules of the society, which he took
from him forcibly and then ordered him into confinement.
Ho saw Dr. Northcote afterwards, but that gentleman
apprised of the conduct of Mr. Stone, mentioned that
matters against the rules of the college bad been found in
Mr. Fitzgerald's letters. Ultimately Mr. Fitzgerald was
expelled the college, after being subject to these indigni-
ties. Mr. Fitzgerald had since obtained a degree of B.A.
with honours, and was a young gentleman of considerable
ability.

The case was proceeding when we went to press.

SHERIFF'S COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
PARKER V. COOMBS.

This was an action to recover £3 ss. damage sustained
by the plaintiff in consequence of the defective state of de-
fendant's cab.

Mr. Gray, for the plaintiff, called his client, who said he
was an auctioneer of Thames-street. On January last he
took a cab, and, upon alighting, felt himself held back. He
called out to afriend who was with him, and then discovered
that his coat was caught by a screw. The result was a
tear thatentirely destroyed the;coat, so far as plaintiff could
wear it.

Mr. B. I. Abbott (for defendant)—Could you not hale
the coat repaired ?
Plaintiff—Certainly not.

Mr. Abbott—This is rather an unfortunate case. The
cab had been done up, and during the journey, while plain-
tiff was in it, a screw shifted out of its place and caused the
injury.

Plaintiff—The screw was sticking out some distance.
Mr. Abbott—l submit to your Honour that no negligenco
has been shown. Here the cab had been repaired, and during
the journey the screw shifted, and thus caused the damage
complained of.

His Honour ruled that when a person hired a cab there
was an implied warranty of its fitness for use. If this were
not the case there was no knowing where complaints would
end. It was quite clear damage had been caused through
the defective state of the cab, and therefore plaintiff would
have a verdict, defendant to take the coat.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLiuENCE.—This Day.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SCANDALOUS CHARGE.—lletty Gould, a well-dressed
female, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a
bunch of flowers of the value of 2d., the property of Wm.
Simmons, carpenter, who gave his address Lupus-street,
Pimlico.

On the accused being placed at the bar, Dickins, 306 A,
said the person who had charged her was not in
attendance.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, who
appeared for the accused, said the present instance showed
the very limited power given to police inspectors. The ac-
cused on Saturday night, because she repulsed the advances
of a man, was given into custody by him for stealing a
bunch of flowers, of the value of 2d., taken to the station,
and kept there till 12 o'clock yesterday. Ho (Mr. Lewis)
thought the Legislature ought to vest a discretionary
power in the hands of police inspectors to take or reject
such a charge as the present.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that had the charge not been taken
all sorts of things might have been said of the police.
Mr. Lewis said ho did not complain of the police. Ire
only considered that they ought to have more power given
to them.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that as there was no one present to
prosecute, the accused would of course be discharged. A
more infamous charge and one of a more petty nature he
had never heard. It showed what a malicious and base
class of persons were to be found.

Mr. Lewis said the man had given a false address.
The accused was then discharged.

WORKED TILL THE LAST.—Patrick Cleary, of 32, Princes-
street, Lambeth, was charged at the instance of Mr. Wm.
Love, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, with cruelty to a horse, by working it while in a
totally unfit state.

The horse was seen by Inspector Temperley, of the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
attached to a cart, in which was a large wooden tub. On
examining the horse, it was found to have a large sore on
the back, with the harness pressing into it, and both its
knees were broken and discharging. The horse was unfit
for any kind of work.

The defendant said he had no desire to use the horse if
it was unfit for work.

The Magistrate said that if the defendant thought proper
to have the horse killed he could do so, and then there
would be an end of the matter.
Subsequently the officer reported that the defendant had
taken advantage of the magistrate's offer, and had the horse
put out of its misery.