The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-16 00:00:00

A ROYAL RESIDENCE IN IRELAND.

Sir C. O'LOGHLEN called attention to the absence
of a permanent Royal residence in Ireland, and
moved .an aldress to her Majesty humbly repre-
senting to her Majesty that it would conduce
to the advantage of the Crown and the good govern-
ment of Ireland, and tend to allay jealousy and discontent
in that country if her Majesty hat a permanent residence
in Irelaml, and that this house, feeling deeply its import-
ance, will cordially co-operate wit'i her Majesty in any
steps she may be graeieusly pleased to take to carry out
so desirable an object. He thought the arrangement would
do more to consolidate tranquillity than all the soldiering
that might be sent to the country. it had been said as
ono of the objections to the course he propsed that the
lives of the royal
'family would not be safe in
that country. He denied such an assertion as a
scurrulous libel on the whole people, and felt certain
that the lives of the family of the Sovereign
would be as safe in Ireland as they were in
this country. It might be urged that it would now
be highly' inconvenient for her Majesty to be con-
stantly crossing the Channel—he did not say -it would
but then it might please his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales to represent his Royal Parent, and reside
for some timo in Ireland during each year as
her representative. Such an arrangement would
give the greatest satisfaction to a large nation of loyal and
devoted subjects. It might be urged that such a proceed-
ing would entail an additional outlay on the part of his Royal
Highness, but Parliament had never been plrsitnontous in
granting allowances to the Royal Family, and if it should
be found for such a purpose the allowance of his Royal
Highness should be increased the house would rea-
dily grant the money. He contended that as Ireland was
a separate nation, and would always continue so, a Royal
residence there for the Sovereign who governed it was a
matter of justice quite as much as of favour. H e had not
the least intention of saying one word in the slightest de-
gree disgraceful, and with the sincere desire that the
object he had in view would be accomplished, he begged
to move the address.
Mr. PIM seconded tho motion.

Sir F. HEYGATE thought the adoption of the proposi-
tion of the hon. baronet for Clare would be one of general
good, and he had the greatest pleasure in uniting with the
hon. and learned gentleman opposite in order that he might
not have all the honour on his side of the house. (Hear,
hear, and cheers.) The presence of at least one member
of the Royal Family would go far to soften
the asperities that had most unhappily so long existed.
Ho had no doubt that the lives of the persons of the Royal
family in Ireland would be held as sacred as they were in
this country. The funds of the Irish Church, as they
were to be taken away to some extent, might very well be
expended in the purchase of a new royal residence in Ire-
land. -

Mr. DISRAELI remarked upon the fact that at former
periods the great difficulty of communication between this
country and Ireland .tended materially to diminish the
visits of Royalty to that country. There was an increas-
ing desire on the part of her Majesty to visit every portion
of her kingdom, and he hoped a period would soon arrive
when another Royal visit would be paid to Ireland. Ire
did not think that it would be advantage ous to present
such an address as that proposed, but he was quite sure
the loyal sentiments which had been utt2red that evening
would not be lost sight of. He hoped, 3a these conside-
rations, the motion would be withdrawn.
Mr. GLADSTONE thought Sir Colman O'Loghlon
might rest perfectly satisfied with the reply of the Primo
Minister, and withdraw the motion introduced.
Sir COLMAN O'LOCiiILEN agreacl to this, and the
subject dropped.
The House then went into committee of supply.
Several votes of money were agreed to, after some dis-
cussion upon them.
Tho House resumed, and the orders pf the day were
rapidly disposed of, and the House adjourned.

In the North of England, in Scotland, and also in Ire-
land, a cow is an almost indispensable necessary of life to
the labourer and his family ; and where the keep of
the cow is not expressly stipulated for in the agree-
ment between master and servant, the latter will
try every plan to get keep for his cow somewhere in
the neighbourhood. The want of a cow in such cases is
justly considered a great hardship, and although some
employers do not allow their people to keep cows, it is not
for their advantage ultimately that they decline to do. o.
In the case of villages where the inhabitants are not,
perhaps, regularly employed by farmers, a field in the
vicinity is rented, and the cows are pastured thereon
during summer and autumn, the owners finding suitable
keep for their cows during the winter and spring months.
Something of this sort we should like to see common in
England, and we feel convinced that it would be a
most advantageous arrangement to all parties. A
valuable and nutritious article of food would be.
come familiar to the people as part of their every-
day. meals, and they would not only be personally
benefited thereby, but led, perhaps, to set less value on
the small, the very small, beer or the thin cider which is
:zo frequently dealt out in farmhouse kitchens to the men.
A jug of milk would also be a much more substantial
addition to the dinner of the labourer's wife anti
children than the " ha'p'orth o' beer " which is too
often the common allowance for that meal. We are
convinced that the substitution of milk for beer would be
a saving to farmers, while the labourers would be in,
better condition for their work than it is possible for them
to be under the influence of such beer as that which is
usually given to then:L.—The Fanner.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN UNDER-
GRADUATE.

An inquest has been held on the body-Of Mr. James
Watson Barne, commoner of -Elutes tMlige, Oir@,
died from .s pistol-shot wound on the yeevious day. The
deceased, accompanied by Mr. A. M. Gordon, of the
earns college, an intimate friend, were in a punt on the
Cherwell, at the rear of Magdalen College, amusing
themselves by shooting at birds. They had changed places
once or twice, the one shooting and the other propelling
the boat, and at length commeucedthrowing small things
at each other. When the deceaseit resumed the work of
propelling the boat, Mr. Gordon took up the pistol, which
was a breech-loader, and, not lmowing the deceased had
put a bullet in the barrel, pointed it at him in fun.
The trigger was without a guard, • the pistol exploded,
and deceased fell, shot in the. breast. Mr. Gordon imme.
liately threw the pistol into the river, called for assist-
ance, and had deceased reraoved ashore. The unfortunate
young man only ejaculated one or two sentences on being
shot, and died shortly niter being removed ashore. Mr.
Gordon gave his evidence in a manner which excited the,
commis6ration of all who were present.
At the conclusionAf the case the jury returned the fol.
sowing verdict:—":That the death of the deceased James
Watson Berne 'was the result of a wound from the
accidental discharge of a pistol." They added the following
remonstrance:—" We wish to express our strong dis•
approval ot the prevailing indiscriminate use of saloon
Pistols by•the undergraduate members of the university,
and desire to call the attention of the authorities of the
university and the colleges to the dangerous practiced
The Rev. H. Berne, vicar of Faringdon, and uncle 'of
the deceased, said he desired to express his entire con.
viction as to the purely accidental character of the
manner in which deceased had lost his life, and, amid the
deep grief of himself and his family, his true sympathy
with Mr. Gordon under the very distressing circumstances
of this- most sad catastrophe. The tragic event, coupled
with the calamity at Christ Church, has cast a gloom
throughout the university, and most of the cricket matches
and other sports which would have been going on have
been postponed.

The advantages of steam ploughing become more appa-.
rent year after year, as the land continues to improve
under the discipline of deep cultivation. On clay lands
the treading of horses in the furrows makes an
impervious subsoil, which causes the land to remain
wet in winter and to become rapidly dry in
summer. Land under steam cultivation can often be
worked shortly after rain when other lands cannot be
touched. An the summer the moisture which has pene-
tirated to a great depth returns to the surface, and makes
%he crop flourish in time of drought. The presence of ridges
and of spots and patches, which often give an uneven ap-
pearance to the crops at this season of the year, are not found
on steam-cultivated lands. At the model farm of the
Meson,. Howard, of Bedford, the difference between steam
and horse cultivation is strikingly apparent. There are
upwards of 400 farms under steam-cultivation in • this
county, and it is estimated that the labour of 2,500 horses
is saved. Thus not only is more food grown, but its
consumption is economised, and more corn or beef wilt
fall to the lot of the working classes.
A ful:-length bronze statue of the late Sir Peter
Fairliairn, erected to his memory by his fellow-townsmen,
was lately inaugurated with becoming ceremony at Leeds.
The statue, which is by Mr. Noble, the well-known
sculptor, is an excellent likeness, and it has been erected
an an appropriate site in Woodhouse-square, Clarendon-
road. Alderman Nussey, the chairman of the memorial
committee, unveiled the statue in the presence of the
may2r4lllr. A. Fairbairn, the son of Sir Peter), several
Zither members of the Leeds corporation, andother inhabi-
6ants of the borough.

The petition in favour of women's suffrage, which
has just been presented to the House, received 21,757
signatures. These signatures included some notable
names. At the head of the list stood Mrs. Somerville and
Miss Florence Nightingale. The other • names included
those of Lord and Lady Amberley, Professor Bain, Sir
li. Anstruther, Bart., M.P., the Rev. S. Bache,
Sir 'John Bowring, Madame Bodichon, Miss Frances
Power Cobbe, Miss Courtauld, the Archdeacon
of Coventry, Dr. Farr, Mr. and Mrs. Grote, Mr. Com-
missioner Hill, William and Mary Howitt, Professor
Huxley, ill.) Rev. Charles Kingsley, the lion. Auberon
Herbert, Miss Martineau, Professor Leslie, the Hon. Mrs.
Thomas Liddell, Professor Masson, Mr. John Morley,
Professor Newman, Professor Nichol], Mr. J. T. Pal.
grave, Mrs. Paulton, Dr. Lyon Playfair, Professor Robert-
son, Lord Romilly, Mr. Shaen, Miss Helen Taylor, and
many others.

TILE COLLIERS' STRIKE IN SOUTH WALES.--
Matters connected with the dispute between employers and
employed in some parts of the South Wales coalfield have
assumed a very different position from that anticipated a
few days ago, all the steam-coal miners in Monmouth.
shire having consented to resume work on the masters'
terms. At the South Wales Colliery the men are
going in on the reduction, and it is understood
that the colliers and bank-women recently brought
down from Bileton are to be paid a sum of
money to return to their old quarters. At Abertillery the
turn-outs have expressed their willingness to go in on the
reduction, but it is understood that the loss sustained by
the proprietors is so serious that they have come to the
determination to engage an entirely new lot of colliers.
A mass meeting of the house colliers has been held at
Blackwood, at which great dissension prevailed, but it was
ultimately agreed to resume work at a reduction of Id.
per ton, which, it is scarcely necessary to add, the
masters refuse to accept ; consequently, the men still con-
tinue on strike.

PROPOSED GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF THE
ELECTRIC TELEGRAM-la.—A reply has been prepared by
Mr. Frank Ives Scudamore to a pamphlet recently
published, and professing to be " A Statement of the
Case of the Electric and International Telegraph Coin.
pany against the Government Bill for acquiring the
Telegraphs." The author of the reply does not assume
that the pamphlet is an official statement of the company's
case, or that it proceeds from the chairman of the com-
pany, Mr. Grimston, who met the representatives of
the Post Office in a friendly and conciliatory spirit. The
complaint put forward was that the company had not
received fair notice of the bill, or had sufficiently early
opportunity of becoming acquainted with its contents. To
this allegation Mr. Scudamore's answer is, in substance,
that at the time the directors of the company applied for
a copy of the bill it had not been completed, but that the
Post Office volunteered to give all the information in
their :power ; and, further, that on the Gth March,
tlovei‘reirf.uollyn
m ston arranged,by
andti:a t thete
complaintP o: t m st e
or
f-
ibtesf oireemitiliinge!freoavtitsiiroenss
were
rteh:xlizi:trie
GtheeneCrahla.ncAelclocrordofingtlli3e.,
being taken by surprise is unfounded. The reply further
I}::cciolielgt contends s
points out that as the bill gives all the companies power
to compel the Postmaster-General to purchase the property
of all, in twelve months from the time at which he pur.
chases the property of one, it is futile to allege that the
Post Office can use the property of one company for the
pllrpos, of competition with the others. The Government
;lesircs to purchase all the lines as speedily as possible.
Arr. Scudamore maintains at great length the following
propositions, in chambers of commerce and public
writers have concurred, namely, that the existing charges
for telegraphic messages are too high ; that frequent
delays occur in the transmission ; that many important
districts are unprovided with telegraphic communication ;
that under the existing system the development of tele-
graphic correspondence has been retarded ; and, finally,
that the same good results would follow the annexation of
the telegraphs to the Post Office as have followed in Swit-
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