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LORD ROLLO.

The Dundee Advertiser contains a letter and circu-
lar from Lord Rollo defending the course he has
taken in changing his political convictions, and in
still asking for the support of Conservatives in the
late election for the representative peers of Scotland.
The circular is addressed to Lord Colville. In it
Lord Rollo says that when he gave his vote
for the Suspensory Bill he had hoped that
he might still act with the Conservative party.
"But," he continues, "after a most careful and
anxious consideration, I am led to fear that I have
formed opinions, o.r have opinions in the process of
formation, on subjects lying behind the Irish Church
question which will possibly withdraw my sympathies
from the Conservative party for a considerable time
to come." Ile knows that the Scotch peers are by a
large majority Conservative, but he thought they
had agreed to support some Liberal peers and
acknowledge the principle that the minority should
be represented. Should the result of the tie between
Lords Nellie and Rollo be in favour of the latter, he
had better consult Lord Cairns as to a minority
clause for the election of Scotch peers. It may be
that this acute lawyer will find reasons why the
principle should not be extended so far. At any
rate his lordship's views would be interesting.

UNEXPECTED VITALITY.

It was announced the other day that Lord Straffordwas seriously ill, and, as usual In such cases, his lord-
ship's shoes were already disposed of to his son
Viscount Enfield. The former now writes to the
Times to say that he is not aware of the unpleasant
fact of his illness, nor has he any intention to make
a vacancy in the house of Peers for Lord Enfield, so
long as he can keep him out. We are heartily glad
to hear it. The way in which men are dispatched
now-a-clays is somewhat unceremonious and by no
means flattering. It may at thesame time be a useful
reminder to the living that the world can easily ioR
on without them, and that the days of its mourning
are very short. All the more reason why they should
make the term of life allotted them something which
that world will miss.
London, England, 1868-12-10

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Commence at Seven.
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London, England, 1868-12-10

ARMY REFORM.

"A Military Taxpayer" writes to the Times upon
the subject of the expenditure and organisation of
the army. He says there is too much pen-and-ink
work both at the Horse Guards and the War Depart-
ment, and too many people employed to prepare
useless documents. Those who know the most about
military matters are never called upon to serve on
committees. We have too many general officers.
The existence of two independent staff departments
of Adjutant and Quartermaster-General is a source
of unnecessary and mischievous expense. " A Tax-
payer " condemns the system of shifting officers
about; he complains of the heavy half-pay list. He
would go so far as to endeavour to get rid of the
supernumerary officers of regiments, and even of those
already on half-pay, by offering them a lump sum
down, calculated on a liberal scale, in discharge of all
claims on the service. To them, probably, in many
instances it would be a greater gain than to the
State, as they would be free to enter on a new career
with their minds .nndisturbed by the possibility of
London, England, 1868-12-10

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, Ic6

which have kept down the price of gold,
and have injured the credit of the American Govern-
ment, are rapidly disappearing. The end of the
forced paper currency will mark the beginning of a
new era of prosperity for American commerce.
Further, the fall of the greenback from the unfortu-
nate position of prominence which it has
occupied so long, will be accepted as an
assurance to creditors abroad. It finally dis-
poses of the scheme of repudiation under cover of
which a section of American politicians sought to
injure their neighbours and finally ruin their own
credit in Europe. The payment of the debt in the
depreciated currency will no longer be possible.
When greenbacks cease to be tender in the United
States, the American Government will hardly offer
them in payment to foreigners.
It is in the matter of external policy that the Mes-
sage is most doubtful. In the first place, it states
that the United States have offered mediation
between Paraguay and Brazil, but that it
has been declined. It seems strange that the
American Government should have endea-
voured to mediate between two States, with
one of which it has of late become decidedly
unfriendly. To despatch a squadron to enforce
from Paraguay redress for an insult offered
to Mr. WASHB URN, the American envoy, and at the
same time to offer LOPEZ friendly assistance in
saving his power and his country, is not a very intelli-
gible combination. It may, however, be cleared up
afterwards. With regard to the Alabama claims,
the Message states explicitly enough that certain
portions of the protocol which were not approved by
the United States have been returned to England.
The resignation of Mr. DISRAELI'S Government is
regarded as only a temporary hindrance to the prose-
cution of the negotiations. But according to what is
apparently an official statement, the American
Government desires the Anglo-American Com-
mission to dispose of the whole dispute between
the two countries : both the recognition of the South
as a belligerent, and the value of the indemnity to be
paid on account of the Alabama. It is hardly
libely that " the resignation of Mr. DISRAELI'S
Government will be only a temporary hindrance " if
this be really the demand of the United States. It
will utterly destroy the former settlement, and so
alter the aspect of the negotiations, that progress
can hardly be hoped, with or without a change of
Government. Lord STANLEY has conceded that the
commission shall sit at Washington instead of Lon-
don—though it is not easy to perceive why the American
Government should insist upon such a point—but
neither Lord STANLEY nor his successor could well
consent to give the commission an extent of power
which has formerly been persistently denied to it,
and which is altogether beyond the claims of justice
and reason.

LATEST INTELL MENCE.

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London, England, 1868-12-10

THE AT RE -ROYAL, ADELPIII.

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GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.

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Henrade, C. Thorne, Bremen, Berend, Hughes, and Stephens.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough

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Tins EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel-
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OF GOLD : Messrs. Thorne, James. Fenton; Mesdames Maria
Longmore, B. Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To
conclude with MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick.
lass EVENING, A NEW TO PAY OLD DEBTS. Sir Giles
Overreach. Mr. Creswick; Margaret, Miss Pauncefort After
which, LAND RATS AND WATER RATS.

QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE.
Manager, Itlr. W. H. Liston.
THIS EVENING, at 7. THE LANCASHIRE LASS: Messrs.
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Mesdames Hodson, Montague, and Nelly Moore. And THE
STRANGER, Stranger than Ever. Mr. L. Brough, Miss Mon-
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THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN.
Under the Management of Mi. Fanny Josephs.
THIS EVENING, at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. Honey,
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Foote,Weathersby, Rignold. At 9.30, LUCRETIA BOIiGIA ;
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Joseph
London, England, 1868-12-10

MARKETS-71118 DAY.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
Moderateto supplies of English beasts were on sale here
aY., in good condition. Prime beasts were in request,
'till Prices, Inferior qualities wero neglected. The top
15tiee Was as 6d per 81b. Fair average supplies of sheep
Wer
eOn offer. The trade, on the whole, was quiet, at
about late rates, the best Downs and half-breds selling at
Btoss 2d per 81b. There was a good demand for prime
41411 calves, at fuil quotations. Pigs moved off slowly.
London, England, 1868-12-10

THEATRE-P,OYAL, OLYMPIC.

THIS EVENING, at 7, SL smut &CRASHER : Messrs Atkins,
Vaughan. a. Vincent, ktc.; Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield.
After which, at 7.45, THE YELLOW PASSPORT : Messrs. H.
Ne ille, G. Vincent, E. Atkins, H. Vaughan, H. Cooper, and H.
Wigan; Mesdames Furtado, Lennox Grey, and Caulfield

ROYALTY THEATRE.
Under the Management of Miss M. Oliver.
Tars EVENING, at 7.30, A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss
M. Oliver. To be followed by THE RISE AND FALL OF
RICHARD III.; or, A New Front to an Old Dicky: Mr. Dewar,
\fr. Danvers; Miss Collinson, and Miss M. Oliver. To con
:Jude with THE ULOCKMAKER'S HAT.

PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE.
Under the Management of Miss Mario Wilton
THIS EVENING, WHO SPEAKS FIRST! Messrs. Montague
and Blakeley ; Miss Addison. After which, SOCIETY : Messrs.
J. Clarke, Hare, IT. J. Montague, Blakeley, Montgomery, and
Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White and Miss C. Addison.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN.
THIS EVENING, The Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud
of 50 Horses ; also M. Avolo, Alfred Bradbury, 31. Clifton,
Captain Austin, Miss Carrie, and Samwell's Performing Dogs.

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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
London, England, 1868-12-10

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THE COURT OF CHANCERY.

The Court of Chancery is once more in a state of
dislocation. Lord Cairns gives way to Sir W. Page
Wood, who will, of course, have a peerage. The new
Chancellor. leaves a vacancy in the Court of Appeal,
and it is supposed that Vice-Chancellor Giffard will
be the new Lord Justice. Then arises the question,
who will be Vice-Chancellor in Sir G. Giffard's place ?
Perhaps the post will be conferred upon Mr. Jesse',
the newly-elected M.P. for Dover, whose seat would
then be available for the Marquis of Hartington, if
he should continue in the Lower House, or for Mr.
Bruce. It was rumoured last week that Vice-Chan-
cellor Stuart, who has completed the full term neces-
sary to obtain a pension, had retired, in order that
the outgoing Government might console Sir Richard
Baggallay for his defeat at Hereford; but the rumour
does not seem to have been well founded.
London, England, 1868-12-10

THE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square.
—Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, Bovan, and Co.;
Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co.—The Committee
APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The
Hospital,is now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri-
days to out-patients who aro treated without letters of
recommendation. . _

HENRY B. INGRAM, Secretary.
London, England, 1868-12-10

'BRIAL PARLIAIVIEIVT

THIS DAY.

The assembling of the new Parliament excited
to-day more than ordinary interest. Shortly after
12 o'clock the bustle commenced in New Palace-
yard, and a large number of persons collected in
Westminster Hall to witness the arrival of the
newly-elected members. At one o'clock Mr.
Reverdy Johnson, the American Minister,
passed along the Hall, and, on being recognised,
received a most cordial reception. The popular
members of the new Parliament also met with a
hearty welcome from the spectators as they walked
through the long avenue of sightseers congregated
in the ancient hall.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
At two o'clock Sir W. Pilge Woo 1 (the Lord
Chancellor), the Duke of Argyll, Earl De Grey
and Rip:), Lord Kimberley, and Lord Sydney en-
tered the house in their robes as Lords Commis-
sioners, the Lord Chancellor, however, wearing
the ordinary black robe of one of her Maj(fsty's
judges.

'There wLT,! bat very f w peers present ; a few
peeresses, however, occupied their seats on the left
hand side of the throne.

The LuRD CHANCELLOR intimated that he had
it in command from her Majesty to let them know
that after the members of both houses had
been sworn, the cause of calling the Parlia-
ment would be declared. He also stated that it was
her Majesty's pleasure that the gentlemen of the
House of Commons should repair to the place where
they were to sit, and proceed to the appointment of
some proper person to be their Speaker, whom they
should present on the following day for, her 11
jesty's approbation.
London, England, 1868-12-10

THE FEIsaANS,

It appears that a great pressure will be put upon
the new Government for the release of the Fenian
prisoners. The Lord Mayor of Dublin will present
an address to the Queen, and he appears to receive
considerable support in Ireland. Some enthusiasts
have asked Mr. Gladstone to lay the foundation-
stone of a free church. There are not wanting signs
that many pitfalls will be laid for the footsteps of
the right hon. gentleman.
London, England, 1868-12-10

LIVERPOOL COTTON.

December 10.
Market slightly firmer. Sales probably 10,000 bales.

titt,,,l4.)AME TUSSAUD'S.—To-morrow being the last
thzu‘so. the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, we recommend
troh,s'viof our country friends who may be visiting the mxe--
Nv0748 not to forget the far-famed old-established wa
't exhibition, in Baker-street, where they cannot. fail,ht
hisi" former anniversaries of the Club, to enjoy a deltg.
4114 interesting evening in seeing the hosts of life-size
N'-'els of the most distinguished personages of the day,
,I,`ela have been added since last year.
ho:he Cadmus, 21, screw corvette, 1,466 tons, 400
4Ctle Power, has been ordered to be again tried
t,)l,'" measured mile at Maplin Sands, her screw
be fitted on Lowe's plan. An officer from the
47tatroller's Department of the Royal Navy will
rNit% by desire of the Admiralty, and watch the
ii!he Formidable, 26, sailing vessel, 2,289 tons,
ilir?hiP at Sheerness, and the Cumberland, 24, sail-
-2,214 tons, guardehip of the Sheerness
of'4% :Reserve, have been ordered to be paid out
rete°4lmission. The stores of each ship are to be
Tillu'lled to the dockyard, and their topmasts struck.
tig,,,Q;ir lower masts are to remain rigged, but the
(43713 g will be placed under cover. The Agin-
pc,:t' iron-clad, 26, screw, 6,621 tons, 1,350-horse
6he er, will replace the Formidable as flagship at
eruess.
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Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1868-12-10

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FEMALE PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN
STITUTION.

President—Rev. CANON DALE.
CONTBauTIONs for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear-
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Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.C.
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London, England, 1868-12-10

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and Mrs. Leigh Murray.
London, England, 1868-12-10

Twelve ran.

RACING FIXTI
JAN'

Manchester

FEBRI
Streatham 11, 12 I
Lincoln l6, 17
Harrow lB, 19 I
Mansfield 18
MAI

West Drayton lB, 19
Durham 29, 30
Margate 29
Epsom 30, 31
PRIL.

RES FOR 1869.
'ARY.

1, 2
UARY.

Nottingham Spring 28, 24
Chelmsford— 25, 26
Derby Spriug 25, 26

RCM

Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4
Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6
Kingsbury l2, 13
Northampton l6, 17

Bromley 1, 2
Newmarket Craven...l2, &c.
Bireatbam 16, 17
Eastbourne l9

Chester 4, 5, 6,7'
Wiuchester ll, 12
York 11, 12
St. Albans
Salisbury l3, 14

Croydon 2,3, 4
Newton 2,3, 4
Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11
Liverpool Summer ...15, 16
Windsor 15, 16
Hampton l7, 18

Lewes
Croydon... 23
Newmarket Ist Spring

.:16, (to.

I Bath 18, 19
Manchester l9, 20, 21
rroydon 20, 21
Harpenden 2l
Epsom Summer .....25, &c.
rNE.

Newcastle 22, 23, 24
Oldham 22
Bibury Club 23
Stockbridge '24, 25, 26
Chelmsford
Sutton Park ,.,.29, 80

INDIA.

(BY REUTERS TELEGRAMS.)

Shere Ali's nephew, Abdool Rahman Khan, at
the bead of 40,000 men, is menacing Cabul.
Three Generals have been despatched to arrest his

progress.
The defeat of Abdool Rahman by Shore Ali
has siuce been announced by telegraph on the
21st ult.

CALCUTTA, Nov. 18.

The Viceroy reached Calcutta to-day.

The cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, on the 13th
instant, raged chiefly along the Arracan coast.
Akyat suffered severely, and the rice crops was
damaged, but no shipping casualties are reported.
'rue Delhi and Uniballa railway was opened by
the Viceroy on the 13th.
General Parsons is dead.

YOKOHAMA, Oct. 22.

Political troubles continue.

Details of the wreck of her Majesty's ship Rat-
tler have been received. She struck upon an un-
known reef in calm weather.

The Mikado has attained his majority, and
assumed the reins of Government.
London, England, 1868-12-10

THE FENIANS.

It appears that a great pressure will be put upon
the new Government for the release of the Fenian
prisoners. The Lord Mayor of Dublin will present
an address to the Queen, and he appears to receive
considerable support in Ireland. Some enthusiasts
have asked Mr. Gladstone to lay the foundation-
stone of a free church. There are not wanting signs
that many pitfalls will be laid for the footsteps of
the right hon. gentleman.
London, England, 1868-12-10

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

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JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid
of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect-
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including brush.
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London, England, 1868-12-10

LONDON, IHUBSDAY, DEC. 10, 1868.

It is a matter of regret and, indeed, a subject of
direct complaint (as we took occasion to remark yes-
terday), against Mr. GLADSTONE, by some of the more
eager among our contemporaries, that more offices of
State 'within the circle of the Cabinet Ministers should
not have been allotted by him to the Advanced Libe-
rals. It is argued by them that the old leaven
of Whiggery is too obviously there in the
new administration. For ourselves, after a
very mature consideration of the matter, we
cannot see this. We are thankful, on the contrary,
for the immense concessions in this way made to the
popular requirements by the Prime Minister. He
has foregone so many and such enormous temptations
to conciliate the old leaders of the Whig Party, that
we cannot but conceive that he has let the country
off very easily in nominating the men he has to the
great offices of State, to actual and prominent
seats in the Cabinet, We complain not the least in
the world that, by a wise selection on his part, he has
numbered among the inner circle of his Ministerial
colleagues such Liberal chiefs as Lord CLARENDON,
Lord GRANVILLE, the Duke of ARGYLL, Lord DE
GREY, and Lord KIMBERLEY. We complain not
in the least of this, for the simple reason
that we remember at the same time those
others we have been spared from having
placed once more over us, the weight of whose
dullness and fatuity would have been, on the
contrary, a something simply intollerable. We can
afford almost to exult in the actual nomination to the
great offices of State, bearing in mind that we might
have had to endure the burden of such obsolete Whigs
a 3 Lord HALIFAX, as Sir' GEORGE GREY, as Lord
STANLEY of ALDERLEY, and of others whose equally
preposterous names it would be only wearisome to
enumerate. Thankful for the mercies which have
been thus vouchsafed to us, we are disposed to regard
with something like positive complacency the admix-
ture of Whiggery pure and simple, with Advanced
Liberalism observable in the newly constructed
Cabinet. Our only serious cause for regret is not
the selection of the men, whether Whigs or Ad-
vanced Liberals, so much as the distribution of the
offices among them. Mr. GLADSTONE, of course,
being behind the scenes, having the responsibility
London, England, 1868-12-10

THEATRE-1;01'AL, OLYMPIC.

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ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN.
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THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.

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AFTER DARE, a Tale of London Life: Mr Vining, Mr. Walter
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London, England, 1868-12-10

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LORD ROLLO.

The Dundee Advertiser contains a letter and circu-
lar from Lord Rollo defending the course he has
taken in changing his political convictions, and in
still asking for the support of Conservatives in the
late election for the representative peers of Scotland.
The circular is addressed to Lord Colville. In it
Lord Rollo says that when he gave his vote
for the Suspensory Bill he had hoped that
he might still act with the Conservative party.
" But,' he continues, "after a most careful and
anxious consideration, I am led to fear that I have
formed opinions, or have opinions in the process of
formation, on subjects lying behind the Irish Church
question which will possibly withdraw my sympathies
from the Conservative party for a considerable time
to come." He knows that the Scotch peers are by a
large majority Conservative, but he thought they
had agreed to support some Liberal peers and
acknowledge the principle that the minority should
be represented. Should the result of the tie between
Lords Nellie and Rollo be in favour of the latter, he
had better consult Lord Cairns as to a minority
clause for the election of Scotch peers. It may be
that this acute lawyer will find reasons why the
principle should not be extended so far. At any
rate his lordship's views would be interesting,

UNEXPECTED VITALITY.

It was announced the other day that Lord Strafford
was seriously ill,
and, as usual in such cases, his lord-
ship's shoes were already disposed of to his son
Viscount Enfield. The former now writes to the
Times to say that he is not aware of the unpleasant
fact of his illness, nor has he any intention to make
a vacancy in the House of Peers for Lord Enfield, so
long as he can keep hirn out. We are heartily glad
to hear it. The way in which men are dispatched
now-a-days is somewhat unceremonious and by no
means flattering. It may at thesame time be a useful
reminder to the living that the world can easily ioa
on without them, and that the days df its mourning
are very short. All the more reason why they shouldmake the term of life allotted them something which
that world will miss.
London, England, 1868-12-10

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returning to the artily, and with a certain amount
of capital. New brooms are said to sweep clean, but
experience teaches us that a new member seldom
breaks through the routine- of the old. Whether
the present Government will adopt the Whig motto
of " All right—drive on I" remains to be seen.
London, England, 1868-12-10

GAME LICENCES.

THE COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND
REVENUE hereby give Notice that LISTS, containing the
Names of all Persons who have taken out LICENCES to KILL
and D EAL in GAME in the current Year, to 30th September last
inclusive, have been printed for each Excise Collection.
A Copy of the List, applicable to any District, may be obtained
GRATIS on application at the Offices of the respective Collectors
or Supervisors of Inland Revenue, Distributors or Sub-Distribu-
tors of Stamps, by whom Licences are issued.
The Commissioners further give Notice that instructions have
been issued to their Officers to take the necessary steps to prefer
informations for penalties against all persons found in pursuit of
or dealing in Game without license.

-
WM. CORBETT, Secretary.
Inland Bevenne, Somerset House,
London, October 29, 1868.
London, England, 1868-12-10

TURKEY AND GREECE.

The prospect of peace has improved. The Constitutionnel
announces that the Porte has consented to respite, the
Greek Government until Saturday—perhaps until the
17th. A delay in a quarrel between two nations, like
the postponement of an execution, generally means
escape from the final penalty. There can lie no doubt,
however, that Turkey intended to fight. The squadron
which was ordered to leave the Dardanelles with sealed
orders was destined to appear before the Piraeus, the sea-
port of Athens. But if, as is stated, the Governments of
England, France, and Austria have offered their media
tion, there can be little fear of hostilities. The overtures
which great States make to small ones are rarely disre-
garded ; and in this case it is very probable that more
decided interference will follow, should the mediation
prove unavailing. The Vienna papers state that a cow •
blued English, French, and Austrian squadron will be
sent to the Greek coast as a means of assuring the
Hellenic Government that the " mediation" is earnest.
Russia has taken no part in this interference. This is not
surprising, but it is rather strange that Prussia, which
was chiefly instrumental in bringing about the recent
change in Roumania, should net also aid in putting a stop
to the outrageous conduct of Greece.
The Paris correspondent of the Standard says that if
Turkey confines her operations to blockading Crete, then
the disturbance will be only local; but if a single
Turkish regiment crosses the frontier into Thessaly or
Epirus, we may expect to hear of Roumanian raids across
the Danube, and of the appearance of a Russian army on
the Pruth. The mediation and the judicious despatch of
a squadron may obviate these complications.
London, England, 1868-12-10

GAME LICENCES.

,rIIE COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND
I REVENUE hereby give Notice that LISTS, containing the
Names of all Persons who have taken out LICENCES to KILL
and DEAL in GAME in the current Year, to 30th September last
inclusive, have been printed for each Excise Collection.
A Copy of the List, applicable to any District, may be obtained
GRATIS on application at the Offices of the respective Collectors
or Supervisors of Inland Revenue, Distributors or Sub-Distribu-
tors of Stamps, by whom Licences are issued.
The Commissioners further give Notice that instructions have
been issued to their Officers to take the necessary steps to prefer
informations for penalties against all persons found in pursuit of
or dealing in Game without license.
WM. CORBETT, Secretary,
- - -

Inland Bevenne, Somerset House,
London, October 29, 1868.
London, England, 1868-12-10

ARMED PEACE.

The Journal des Debats, laudably desirous of still fur-
ther amending the improved relations between France
and Prussia, says that the English Government has sub-
mitted to the Powers of Europe two propositions, each
of which` is intended to ensure the maintenance of
peace. The first suggests a conference for the purpose of
making the Treaty of Prague an international law ; the
second proposes that all the Powers should exchange notes
declaring their firm intention of preserving the status quo.
This statement is incorrect. The Independence Beige says
that previously to the recent amelioration of the relations
between France and Prussia, the Emperor Napoleon, in an
interview with Lord Clarendon, expressed the desire
to put an end to the feeling of insecurity which weighed
so heavily upon Europe. Since then, however, nothing
has been done. Both at London and at Paris it has been
agreed that with 'too much tinkering the situation may
break down altogether.
London, England, 1868-12-10

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London, England, 1868-12-10

THE LAW'S DELAY.

There is at the present time a trial going on in the
Dublin courts which had lasted on Monday thirty-
two days, and was even then far from completion. It
is by no means a sensational case ; on the contrary,
it is so dull that the court is abandoned to the judge,
counsel, jury, and witnesses. The action, " DOOllll v.
Dickson,' is brought by a builder against a reli-
gious society for enlarging and repairing a roman
Catholic chapel, The society deny that they are indebted,
on the ground that they are not responsible for the order
given by their superior, who has left them for some
time past. They say, also, that having taken the vow
of poverty, they have no funds. Apparently they
have funds to pay counsel, of whom three are Queen's
Counsel and two are juniors, on each side. The
-refreshers amount to twenty-two guineas a day,
betides the original fees. A. whole host of architects
and surveyors have been subpoenaed, and the court
is full of plans, sections, photographs, and models. The
case began on July 6th, and after four days was ad-
j ourned until October 26. It was resumed on the 20th of
that month, and has continued ever since. Originally
there were twelve jurors, but two of them, fortunately
for themselves, fell ill, and were discharged. The ten
others continue to sit, while their business is being
utterly neglected. The learned judge has done
everything possible, except shortening the case, to
contribute to their comfort. They complained of
cold feet, and he ordered that jars of hot water
should be placed under each. When the water was
poured in some of the jars burst, and the water ran
about the jury-box, which steamed like a bath-room.
His lordship at once had the jars replaced by metal
pans, which are regularly filled each day. Any of
them who desires to wear his hat is at liberty to do
so, and the privilege is gratefully appreciated.