The Bee-Hive. — 1872-04-06 (London, England)

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.  FRIDAY.  A deputation of factory labourers waited Upon Mr. Disraeli yesterday. Every important town in Lancashire and every branch of factory labour was represented. The deputation presented an address expressing their approbation of the extension of the franchise and their confidence in Mr. Disraeli's good will towards their class and specially solicited his attention to die nine hours movement. Mr. Disraeli referred to the history of the Ten Hours Bill, and the support which he had given to that measure, and promised his most careful attention to the subject. M. niers will hold several receptions at the Elysee during the recess. The question of the restoration of the 200 millions of francs paid by Paris to the Prussians is still pending between the Government and the Municipality. The Rappel announces that Count Arnim arrived in Paris yesterday.  The funeral of the late Professor Maurice took place to-day at Highgate Cemetery, at a little before 1 o'clock.  • On Wednesday afternoon the attention of the neighbours in Brewery-lane, Lancaster, was attracted by tha fact that Vie house of a malster, named Nathan Faulkner, was closely shut up. On looking through the window they saw Faulkner's ausekeeper, a woman of 50, named Jane Mason, lying on the floor, apparently dead, and on the house broken open by the police, this was found. to be the CO:30. There was blood discovered under her head. Suspicion, of course, fell upon Faulkner, who had been missing all day, and. the police soon found him concealed in the loft of the malt-kiln where he worked, having climbed the flue. He resisted- the police who took him into custody, and refused to say anything about the matter. The body of the deceased woman awaits an inquest. A return has been issued (en the motion of Mr. Akroyd) relative to convictions for drunkenness in Great Britain and Ireland, from July 1, 1870, to July 1, 1871. The population of Groat Britain and Ireland is given at 32,845,780. The total convictions wore 238,274, of which 23,175 were second convictions, 12,065 were third convictions, and 21.,84i more than three times. The total number of summary convictions for criminal offences of all kinds for the; same period was 637,887.  At the Kingston Assizes, yesterday morning, before Lord Chief Justice Bovill, William Chester Minor, 38, surgeon, was placed in the dock on an indictment charging him with the wilful murder of George Merritt. Strong evidence having been given of the prisoner's insanity, the jury expressed themselves satisfied, and returned a verdict of "Not Guilty," on the ground of insanity. The prisoner was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. It was reported at Lloyd's on Wednesday that the Marian Ridley, from St. John's, Newfoundland, for Barbadoes, with fish, was wrecked on the Cobblers on the 3rd of March. A. telegram from New York states that the Arragon, steamer, from Bristol for that port was stranded on Governor's Island, but would probably come off. The Scotland, from Demerara for New York, has been abandoned, water logged; the crew were landed at St. John's by the Jelin. The Ada, from Havannah for Pensacola, ashore on the bar at the latter place, has become a total wreak. The Venus, from Darien, ashore at Doboy Bay, has become a total wreck.  A return issued shows that the following amounts were expended on our national °elle° tions in 1869-70 :—British Museum' £107,105 55.; National Gallery, £15,849 17s. bd.; scientific work and experiments. £25,404 6s. 1043. ; Royal Geographical Society, £500; National Portrait Gallery, £2,514 us. 2d.; Science and Art Department, .£228,008 18s. 6d.; Royal Society, £1,771. Total, 1:381,213 18s. lid. The numbers of visitors in the period to the several collections were as follow : British Museum, 584,427; National Gallery, 761,238; Royal Geographical Society, 9,024; National• Portrait Ga11ery,'24,416 ; Science and Art Department, 1,721,832; Royal United Service Institute, 15,917. Total visitors, 3,116,884.  Yesterday morning an estimate was issued showing the several services for which a vote "on account" is required for the year ending March 31, 1873. The total is £1,772,850, the estimate for the year having been £10,641,891. The vote for 1871.2 was £10,814,406. The total of the Civil Service grants for 1871-2, including services omitted because of their discontinuance, was £11,076,432.  • Yesterday afternoon Mr. Humphreys held an inquest at the Green Man Tavern, Horton, respecting the death of Charles Starkey, aged 28, who was murdered by Mr. Frederick James, boot maker, carrying on business at No. 103, Cumberland-street, Hackney-road. Annie James, sister of the acoused, repeated the evidence which she gave on Wednesday before the magistrate.