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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1868.

and of the country upon their " conduct and po- '
hey." He may feel convinced that an equally
" burning desire" exists among the occupants of
the Opposition benches to change sides, and this
was alluded to very appropriately in the speech.
" Suppose, as it is confidently anticipatei by
hon. gentlemen opposite, on the meeting of the
new Parliament, a vote of want of confidence is
passed, leading to a change of Government," &c.
This is the beginning and end of the whole affair,
and accounts for the sudden zeal which animates
these inquiries and suggests such departures from
the general rule to be taken.
Some discussion took place on the subject of the
Boundary Bill. Mr. GoRsT made a very unnecessary
speech, in which he criticised the state of affairs,
and animadverted upon the discordant conclusions
arrived at by the Committee and the Commission.
Mr. WALPOLE showed that a great deal of the
confusion arose from the uncertain instructions that
the Committee had received. The right hon. gentle-
man gave it as his opinion that it was a mistake
to make the boundaries of towns too extensive,
and this is true enough, because at last these con-
stituencies became much larger than the counties
they are placed in. Mr. BRIGHT made himself very
busy, and followed the example of Mr. GLAD3TONE
the other night by declaring that the Government
must speak. He saved them the trouble, however,
by speaking fur them, and intimating that they had
declared on a previous occasion that the decision
come to by the Committee should be final. Mr.
HARDY denied this, and made some explanations to
show the incorrectness of the statement. Not
daunted by this, however, Mr. BRIGHT went on to com-
plain of various things connected with the affair, and
he thought no man ever occupied the Treasury
Bench before who would not have stepped forward
and guided the opinion of the House on the subject.
Mr. DISRAELI made a very suitable reply, and
showed that the taunts of the hon. member for Bir-
mingham were quite superfluous, and that the
strictures he passed upon the affair were extraor-
dinary, because he is, generally speaking, " jealous
of the privileges of Parliament and the right of
every member."As for the notion of Mr. HARDY having
said that the decision of the Committee must be ac-
cepted as final, Mr. DISRAELI said that was a most sin-
gular idea for any one to have taken, and no Minister
would ever presume to make such a commencement.
The confusion that was made, however, prevented
the settlement of matters, and progress was reported
instead of the bill being proceeded with. It would
have been much better if the Premier's advice had
been taken, and the house had gone on with the
discussion, as Mr. DISRAELI said the difficulties of
the Schedules were not numerous, and if the Corn-
mittee only set to work with practical good sense
" he felt assured that they would accomplish their
ends satisfactorily." Of course Mr. GLADSTONE did
not like this arrangement, and when he had had his
say, Mr. OSBORNE declared that the House had stulti-
fied itself, and they must leave off the discussion,
so that more time is thus lost, and those who are
so eager for the dissolution have once more inter-
posed delays in the course of business ; but we are
used to this inconsistency, and now we must not be
surprised at it.

The arrival of the Hansa, from New York on the
28th ult., brings us little intelligence that is abso-
lutely new, since the telegraph now anticipates the
mails, and if it does not deprive their news of its
interest, at least strips it of its novelty. It is curi-
ous to notice, however, that the difficulty about the
Secretaryship of War still continued at that date,
and that General THOMAS, on applying at the War
Department, was told he could take possession
upon giving a receipt to Assistant-Adjutant TOWNS-
END. This General THOMAS refused to do, as
TOWNSEND is his subordinate, and he probably
felt th.it taking possession on such terms
would be practically useless. Mr. JOHNSON, it
is said, advised THOMAS not to take any further
steps at that time. Most likely the PRESIDENT
knew or guessed that the Senate, after the decision
of the 26th, would be no longer implacable, and he
did not wish to provoke a collision between a man
of his appointing and subordinate officials, who
might perhaps exceed their instructions, and had
not the discernment to perceive that the tide of
affairs had changed in the PRESIDENT'S favour.
General GRANT, according to this news, advised the
Senate to confirm the appointment of General
SCHOFIELD to the vacant Secretaryship, since
THOMAS, it must be remembered, was only ap-
pointed ad interim. STANTON'S resignation
upon the acquittal of the PRESIDENT made it
incumbent ou the Senate to sanction some appoint-
ment, and GRANT'S recommendation could hardly
be disregarded by the Republican party, who have
now put him forward as their accepted candidate.
The Chicago platform, as it is styled in American
political phraseology, has been accepted as the
policy of the Republicans and moderate Radicals,
who will be glad to support so safe and popular a
man as GRANT. With some sections of the com-
munity General GRANT has lost favour, as well as
with his European critics, owing to his vacillating
and unstraightforward conduct about the War
Office, but he is a favourite in many quarters, and
is always strong in the army. GRANT has never
identified himself with the extreme party either with
regard to the Southern States or the quarrel with
the PRESIDENT. if he had Le would now have
little chance of the White House, for the people at
large are thoroughly disgusted with that section of

politicians.
Mr. WooLLEv has again been brought before the
Managers of the Impeachment Trial, and again re-
manded into the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms
upon his refusal to account to the Managers for the
disposal of the large sum of money which he had in
hand previous to the first vote on the Impeachment.
Such interference and inspection of private affairs
is something very new in a country professing such
perfect freedom. The American Radicals have the
credit of introducing this improvement of a system
of espionage into a constitutional form of govern-
ment.

The second reading of the Regulation of Ra;
ways Bill last night proves that the Houses of Par.
liament are not disposed to put any difficulties in
the way of the railway companies. Modern legis-
lation has tended entirely in their favour, and so
strong is their influence in the Commons, that even
in cases where the issue is doubtful the railways
generally get the benefit of the doubt. The com-
panies have not always reciprocated this good feel-
ing, and have been, as a general rile, a good deal
more concerned about their own interests
than about those of the public. Rail-
ways are, in their very nature, something
of a monopoly. They have so completely
superseded all other modes of travelling that they
can almost dictate their own terms. They have so
greatly increased the traffic of the time that they
have become a vital necessity both to men of busi-
ness and men of pleasure. Like the Gas Com-
panies, their managers are tempted to take tbdvan-
tage of the fact that they have become neces nary to
us, and seem inclined to try how much the public
can bear. Happily, it is still necessary for all rail-
way bills to obtain the sanction of Parliament,. so
that we are not left altogether at their mercy, :but
unless a little more vigilance is exercist

for the future this obligation is likely to
degenerate into a mere form. As it is, we must
look to the House of Lords—never more useful
than when it repairs the too hasty legislation of
the Commons—to rescue us from the awkward
consequences likely to ensue from the amalgama-

tion of some of our leading railways. The junction
of the chief southern lines of railway was thought
to be a prudent and profitable proceeding, and
many mistaken mortals were deluded into the be-

lief that the interests of the public as well as of
the shareholders would be favourably affected
by it. But, on the contrary, we are imme-
diately threatened with all the evils attendant
upon a wholesale and irresponsible monopoly. The
fares are to be raised, the express trains put alto-
gether out of the ordinary tariff ; and, above all,
every one who enters the doors of a station is to
pay for the use of it 1 Sixpence may appear to be a
trifle, but it is no trifle to many third-class passen-
gers, and the principle is S 3 extravagant that it de-
serves instant denunciation. Mr. WaTKIN's defence
is no defence at all, and has certainly failed to re-
assure the public. Ile appears to think that the rail-
ways are public benefactors, and so in so me sense
they may be, but they are also public servants,
We can hardly be quixotic enough to suppose that
the shareholders of any railway sanctioned the erec-
tion of costly stations, the construction of new lines,
or any other of the extravagant outlay which has
impovishered them, with the sole view of pleasing
the company. Very certainly their own profits
were immediately concerned, if not in the shape of
direct returns, at least in the indirect form of at-
tracting business to themselves from their conipeti
tors. And now we are told that the
public must pay for all this ; that the
landowners, whose property has been so
greatly benefited by the increase of suburban
residents, ought to take shares in the railways, &c.
But a very large proportion of passengers are not
landowners. How is it that they are to pay so much
more when the expenses are naturally diminished ?
The uninitiated might even have supposed that the
fare, instead of increasing, should have diminished
with the amalgamation, since it needs no
elaborate calculation to tell us that the
expenses must be reduced. The matter is
really a very serious one, because it tends
to check that wholesome outpouring of the London
working population which is so
important for the
health of the metropolis. If third-class passengers
are to pay lid. a mile instead of id., many will be
deterred from living out of London, and must take
their families back to crowded courts and lanes.

Bat unless the House of Lords comes to the rescue
the more independent portion of suburban residents
have the cure in their own hands, and forsaking
surrey and Kent they must look to Hampstead or
Acton for their dwelling places, where competition
still keeps down monopoly.

LATEST INTELIAGENCE,

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

IVASIIINGTON, June 8.

The Secretary of the Treasury has issued the
usual monthly statement of the public debt of the
United States.
The total amount of the debt on the Ist June
was $2,643,500,000, against $2,639,500,000 on the
Ist of May last, being an increase of $4,000,000.
The cash in the Treasury on the Ist inst. was
$133,500,000, against $139,000,000 on the Ist ult.,
being a decrease of $5,500,000.
lIALIFAx, June 8.
The Inman Royal Mail steamer City of New
York, from Liverpool, arrived here to-day. All
well.

NEW YORK, May 30.
President Johnson has reappointed Mr. Stan-
berry to the post of Attorney-General.
Mr. Wade has appointed a Senate committee,
composed of one Democrat and four Republicans
to investigate the alleged corruption at the Impeach-
ment trial.

The New York papers publish intelligence from
layti announcing that the foreign consuls have re-
used General Salnave's demand for the extradition

of refugees.

QUEBEC, May 30.

British gunboats are patrolling along the St.
Lawrence from Kingston to Prescott to watch the

Fenians.

The Allan Company's steamer Nestorian, from
Quebec on the 30th ult., arrived at Greencastle at
midnight on the Bth inst. She landed mails, pas-
sengers, and despatches, and proceeded to Liver-
pool. Wind, N.W. ; weather fine.

HUNGARY.

PESTII, June 8 (Evening.)

The municipalities of several large communes
have protested against their names being affixed
without their consent to the petition presented by
Herr Madarasz, in the name of 121 communes,
asking for the repeal of the laws of 1867 relative to
a compromise between Hungary and Austria.
Prince Napoleon is expected here on Saturday.

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FRANCE.

PARIS, June 9.

In presenting his credentials to the Emperor
yesterday, Count Starkelberg, the newly-appointed
Russian Ambassador, said :—" I shall be only
obeying the express wish of my Sovereign in de-
voting all my solicitude towards maintaining the
relations of friendship existing between France and
Russia, based as they are upon the mutual inte-
rests both nations have at heart to see developed."
The Emperor replied :—" The Ambassadors of
the Emperor Alexander ara always sure to find a
hearty welcome from me. I congratulate myself
upon the selection made by the Emperor of a per-
son with whom I have long been acquainted, and
who has left the most favourable reminiscences
amongst us. I have no doubt that you will con-
tribute to maintain the present friendly relations
existing between Russia and France, to which I
attach the highest value."
BOURSE, June B.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

41 per Cent.
End of month... Ital'an Loan
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 80 Mexican Loan ...
Credit Mobilier 300 Do. Bonds ...... 148 25
End of month 3OO Spanish Threes 38
Credit Foncier 1540 HOMO Debt......
End of month — Deferred —
Cash
Orleans , ............................... 883!
Northern ......... 1215
Lyons and Mediterranean ......... . ..... 930
Southern__ ................................. 5921
....................................... 5631
Western
Eastern
Sardinian .................................... 46-
Austrian ....................................... 555
Lombard ....................................... 3771
North of Spain ............................ 661.
Saragossa .. B2
Roman .......................................... 431

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CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS. MONDAY, June 8.

I take for granted that you have already by telegraph
particulars of the race yesterday for the Grand Prix, and
that the important fact of the success of the Marquis of
Hastings's horse, The Earl, has been made known some
thirty-six hours before this letter reaches you. The Mar-
quis's losses and gains aro really becoming a matter of
international interest. The French journals, like
your own, are now coming to look upon racing
less as a sport than as a pecuniary transaction. Parisians
have been duly informed of the amount which the owner
of Lady Elizabeth dropped at Epsom, and they are good-
natured enough to hope that his victory over their French
horses may put back a few millions of francs into his lord-
ship's empty pockets. The Emperor was at the race
in a great coat, and he congratulated the Marquis when
The Earl, ridden by Fordham, came in first.
The prize was £4,000 ; but I suppose the stakes
were really very much heavier. The prize of £240 given
by the city of Paris was won by another British noble-
man, the Duke of Hamilton, with his horse Crystal. The
Summer Prize of £l3O was earned by M. Fould's Milton.
When I add that all the world, including the Count of
Flanders, was at Longchamps, and that the weather was
brilliant, I hope you will think I have done my duty with
regard to a subject which, personally, has no interest for
me.

In my last letter I described the stormy scene in the
Corps L4gislatif, and told how M. Emile 011ivier had
called the Minister of the Interior a "show " MiniSter,
and bow M. Pinard, coming in at the close of the debate
and challenged to disprove what had been said about him,
answered and said nothing. This afternoon, however, I
hear that ho has been making a somewhat animated reply,
insisting that the most perfect harmony exists between
him and the other officials of his department.
M. Emile de Girardin, writing in his paper, the Libert4,
takes M. Baroche to task for declaring that the stamp
duty upon newspapers " is only an equivalent to the con-
ditions imposed upon the exercise of other industries." M.
de Girardin points out that there is no other industry so
heavily weighted as journalism is. Not only is the tax
higher—being 33 per cent. on the selling pvice—but the
Government has entered into competition with the
journalists, and has claimed immunities which would be
deemed intolerable in any other business. Wine, no doubt,
is taxed heavily, but not to the extent of 33 per cent.,
nor is there any Imperial wine merchant entering into
competition with the traders of Bordeaux. M. de Girardin
goes on to point out how hard the Government is upon its
own supporters. The Pays cost £BO,OOO, the Patrie
£30,000 ; the France, the Etenclard, and the Epoque heavy
sums not specified. Their capital has been sunk, the
journals are not profitable, and all because the Govern.
ment grants the most unfair advantages to the Moniteur
and the Petit Moniteur, allowing them, for instance, to
be transmitted post free.

DL Itochefort's new paper, the Lanterne, has again been

forbidden for sale in the kiosques, but has been largely
sold in the shops. The second number is even more bitter
than the first. For instance, here is a dialogue at a café :
Customer : " Waiter, bring me La France." Waiter :
"As soon as it is at liberty, sir." Customer : " Never
mind ; I should have to wait too long." Again :
Rochefort declares that the death of the Emperor's
favourite dog Nero was first discovered by the
courtiers who went to take the animal his
morning coffee ; " for you must know that in France cour-
tiers are not proud ; when they cannot approach the

master they make friends with the dog." Sometimes there

are allusions of an almost scandalous nature. Altogether
the Lanterne is very clever, very bitter, and, I think.
likely to be very short-lived.
We have curious news from Luxembourg. During the

night of Saturday and Sunday a placard was posted on
the walls demanding the annexation of the country to

France. Numerous arrests took place, among them those
of the editors of the two French journals, the Union and
the Avenir, published in Luxembourg. It was natural to
suspect the editors of being concerned in the affair, for they
have before now strongly manifested their French sympa-
thies. Ido not know if they have been charged with any
specific action in the matter.

The new Russian Ambassador, Count Stackelberg, has

been received this afternoon in state at the Tuileries.
There were three state carriages, each drawn by six horses,
and in the second were the Ambassador and his first secre-
tary. The Count, in presenting his credentials, said that
he should be only fulfilling the wishes of his sovereign in
using all his efforts for the maintenance of the friendship
existing between France and Russia, and which rested
upon mutual interests. The Emperor replied that the
representative of the Czar was always sure of a warm
reception, and that he had no doubt the new Ambassador
would contribute to maintain between France and
Russia the friendship which now exists, and to which he
(Napoleon) attached very great value.

THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY.