The Bee-Hive. — 1872-06-15 (London, England)

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.  FRIDAY.  The directors of the Bank of England reduced the rate of discount yesterday from 4 per cent, to 31.  Splendid weather was experienced yesterday at Ascot, when the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Arthur, Prince Teck, and the Duke of Cambridge were present. The Gold Cup was Won by Henri, ridden by Fordhatu ; the favourite, Favonius, being second, and Hannah third.  A number of the market garden labourers of Fulham-fields have struck for higher wages.  A new writ has been ordered to be issued for the county of Bedford, in the room of Mr. F. H. Russell, called to the House of Peers. It is understood that Colonel Stuart will come forward in the Conservative interest. A committee has been formed, consisting of young men from many—of the principal banks, warehouses, and axes in the City, to raise funds to place a window in St. Paul's Cathedral.  The ships composing the Channel squadron are to rendezvous at Milford, and then proceed to Holyhead and leave on the 31st inst. for Liverpool.  With respect to 'the suspension of the linen manufacture at Belfast, it is said that the poor-law guardians of that town have resolved that a deputation of their body should wait upon the committee of the flaxdressers now on strike, and afterwards on the employers, with a view to bring the parties to terms. About one o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. L. Downs, hatter, 306, High Holborn. The back rooms on the first, second, third, and fourth floors were nearly burned out; the stairs from the first floor wore destroyed, and the back part of the roof is off; the front rooms and their contents were seriously damaged by fire. The loss will fall on the Sun office.  • A Frenchman, aged 45, named Hippolite Journand, described as a doctor, of 35, Greekstreet, Soho, was given into custody on the charge of assaulting Mary *Grath and Louisa Gray, oostermongers. inspector. Crook went to visit the prisoner in his cell yesterday morning, and in his presence the prisoner took-a dose of prussic acid, and died. immediately. The trial of Margaret Dizblano for the murder of her mistress, Madame Reil, was resumed yesterday at the Old Bailey, before Baron Channell. The court was again crowded, many of the spectators being ladies. The prisoner was accommodated with a seat in the dock, and prior to the commencement of the prodeedings, held a short conversation with M. Albert, the interpreter. After some evidence had been given on behalf of the prosecution, Mr. Powell, who did not call any witnesses, addressed the jury for the prisoner. The Attorney-General (who was for the prosecution) having replied, the trial was adjourned. A public meeting has been bold at Shoreditch to protest against the proposed closing of Sun-street, Bishopagate-street, as a publio thoroughfare by the Great Eastern Railway Company. On the refusal of the King of Spain to sign certain Bills, involving a suspension of Constitutional guarantees, the Cabtnet have resigned. Esparato had been sent for, and in the event of his refusal to form a Cabinet, which was thought likely, Cordoba was to. be called upon. The policeman charged with burglary in chambers at Gray's Inn has been sentenced to five years' penal servitude. M. de Chilly, the manager at the Odeon , Theatre at Paris, was seized with an apoplectic fit at a dinner given by Victor Hugo to the actors of that establishment, and died upon being taken home. Hugh Fay, who has been three tines tried at the Cavan Assizes 'for the alleged murder of his sweetheart, the jury on each Occasion diasgreeiug as to their verdict, was again brought up in the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin, on Wednesday, in order that the argument might proceed on the motion of the Crown to have the venue changed to Omagh. There was a further postponement. The distribution of prizes and certificates at the Mill-hill School took place on Wednesday. Mr. Baines, M.P., presided, in the unavoidable absence of Earl Russell. An authoritative contradiction is given to the statement that Mr. Bassett, the Liberal candidate for Bedfordshire, had consented to stand conditionally on the Marquis of Tavistock being brought out to contest the county when he attained his majority. According to the Poor Law returns, the total number of paupers last week in the Metropolis was 106,772, of whom 32,157 were in workhouses, and 74,615 received outdoor relief. Compared with the corresponding week in 1871, 1870, and 1869, those figures show a decrease of 18,503, 27,324, and 22,945 respectively. The total number of vagrants relieved was 903,