The New York herald., 1870-03-22

Rigault do 0enouliiy, within few months OF the
same age are OF the same promotion at the Poly
me School. What 10 not less curious u that their
numbers IN the class were the pest tho General
having No. I, the Count No. and the Admiral
"women's rghts' seem TO be making way in
England. Mr.. Jacob bfight. Sir Charles Dixie and
Mr.. Eastwlck, three gallant knights have assumed
nj II e nc rs%ys cnass st the sectoro sa
bllittes Of women
Mr.. Dlgbv Ssymour's two daughters made on cleo.
ton canvass OF the borough Of Nottingham, England
streets aud market place photographs OF their father
in his robes as Recorder for Newcastle, also cards
bearing the following Observation-Disclosures
Election lS70-Miss seymour solicits your vote and
interest on behalf Of her father. w. Dgby Seymour"
The subject OF the local taxation OF Ireland has
Board. An exposure was made by Captain Brlnkley
OF the tallacy Of comparing the local taxation OF
tnaf msthod % Il would aopssr tnat II The lpca
Is only o. 3D. IN Ireland per nead and II 0s 80. in
England Taxing the value OF the property taxed as
shown. Ireland is taxed a. 30. In the pound, ana
England. A., and with the Irish local taxation
amounting up with startling rapidlty.u
There has been or late years gradual decrease or
capital punishments in France. mainly owing to the
reluctance 0, Jure5 10 convict. From 1903 to 1928
there were osi condemaatons TO death 10 me en-
1926. are very exact show that. from 1926 TO 1880
900 out OF 554 oOndemnatt0ns took efect from 1881
to 1885. 327 condemnations, 164 executions; 1886 to
1s40, I07 c0ndemnattcns, TAT executions; and so on
down TO 1s56-8o. 2l7 condemnations 100 executions:
1S6l-5, los c0ndcmnatt0ns, G3 executions; 1868
So condemnati0ns, 81 executions. Thus IN the last
eight years i3 sentences have been followed by "
executions, or only twelve per cent OF the popula-
tt0n.
Preaching In Carlisle (Englsnd) Cathedral the
other day, Tho Dean said 1t was scarcely possible 10
take up daily paper without reading OF some mur
der, some adultery. some scandal. No grade OF
society was exempt but everywhere were hundreds
OF cases reported; and many cases were CLOSED
over, verdlcts being brought IN OF accidental
death,n when nine times out Of ten they should
have been .drnnken4ess.n Was 1t not enough, he
said, TO maze sorrow when people looked round
and saw the mass Of fraud In trade the false
weights aud false measures, the huge bankruptcies
II was enough to make them cry, "Where IL virtue
g0nef Where are British honesty and integrltyW
IA Banker" maintains in the London Times the
startling proposition that II Mr. Lowe the Chancellor
OF tho xchequer) pays the British funds' dividends
quarterly instead OF nalfyearly he must lose three
millions OF money. "a Banker' puts the matter
thus:-"Suppose 1 hold f10O consOls ana now 70.
ccve sos. In January aud sos. in July. Instead OF
this am TO get 16s. In April and 15s. In July. BY
tnIs means fgain quarters interest 15s The
process s TO be repeated IN october therefore get
rest on 49, Cd. Now, II am to have the interest on
u. 3D. In perpetuity. am as much pleased as II Mr..
Lowe had given me ~. Cd. That Is to say, MIR.
loves proposal gives threecighths per cent on the
whole amount OF the three per cens.n No process oil
reasoning Will convince this writer that man who
receives money before 1t Is due Is not gamer.