Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser from Dublin, Dublin, Ireland • 3

THE FBEEMAyS FftllUY, MARCH 22, igm LOUDON GOSSIP. bill to amend the Irish Land Act so far as relate! to advances by the Public Works ComiaiMioners to tenants for the purchase of holdings sold in the jLanded Estates Court. The House adjourned at 1.40. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. military servieo have been held the date of tmr last report, one for the Soya! Military -Academy, Woolwich, and the other for the Household Brigade.

At the former of these examinations 177 candidates competed for 40 appointment a. the latter 30 -candidates competed for 16 The open competitioa for the OivH of India was attended by 229 candidates, the number of appointments being 85. The final examination of the candidates selected in 1S59 was held in May last, when 47 candidates werepa3sed by ns as qualified for immediate' service in India. Two examinations have been held by ns for appointments in the Forest Service of India. In one of these held in November, 1872, candidates were examined and six selected for training iu Germany.

In the other, which as held in March, 1S71, 24 candidates were examined and three were selected for training ia France. An open competition for entrance into the Indian Civil Engineering College was conducted under our directions in June last. At this examination 220 candidates presented themselves, of whom 50 were selected. 055ISSION OR MUTILATION WHICil TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN. Dublin, Thursday.

SrE Allow me to ask.you for information on a natter which -has provoked eonsiderabiecoinmeat. low does it happen that in the Parliamentary -de-Jate on the Dublin University Tests Bill, as' re-rorted in the Irish Times, while full prominence given to all the'peeches- el-taa -shppojters of hat measure; the speeches of thethohc nenibers who opposed it hare not only, not been mblisbed, but the very fact that such speeches md been delivered is entirely suppressed Shus, find ia the Fkeemas's Jobbnai to-day the remarks of Messrs. Synan, Smyth, Captain Nohn, and the O'Conor Don, given at leng.a whue on turning to the columns of the MA Times I discover that even the names of these Catholic members have not been mentioned aa having token part in the discussion. For instance, according to your paper both Mr. Synan and the O'Couor Don spone krterMr.

Gladstone. No statement of the kind kppears in the Irish Tim? from which both tne names and addresses of these two Catholic gentle-ben aro eliminated, and Dr. Ball is actually reported as succeeding the Premier. According to fkc Irish Times all the Irish Catholic members were silent, or, as far as the Irinh Times had power, they were "muzzled." Yours, A Catholic. We must refer our correspondent for information on this delicate subject to No.

3 Lower Abbey-street, where, we have no doubt, he will be assured the total suppression of the important and remarkable specchos delivered oa the occasion by meat Act last session inflicted great hardship cjoon the working classes fad ought to be repealed amended. Mr. Brilce said that the Government conld not -weald not succeed if they did, to -propose the repeal of the act. He would consider if it iadiiish carried beyond the intention of Sherhment proposing it. Tie the agricultural labourers has extended to Buckirhanishij.

and Northamptonshire. Meetings: have been held at various places to consider the question, and it wa3 agreed to ask aji The Banbury' Chamber bf'Agricol-tire meet on Tuesday next, to discuss the question, and resolutions.wili be proposed to the effect that the men's demands are excessive, and that a labourers' conference be started in connection with the Chamber of Agriculture, THE BRIGHTON REVIEW. London, Thursday Night. This afternoon a special meeting of the volunteer commanding officers was hold at the office of the National Rifle Association, 12 Pall-mall, Eiat, to receive a deputation from Brighton, and to. consider generally the whole question of the proposed review consequent upon the refusal in the tirst iu-stance of the farmers in the neighbourhood to let their landjfor the volnnteers to pass over -Lieut-Col Viscount Bury, -was in the chair, aud there were also present Lieut-Cols the Marquis of Westminster, LordTmro, Hon Chas Lindsay, MP; Sir Powell Buxton, WilkinsDn.

Loy Lindsay, MP; M'Denald Vickers, Cols Comyn, Murray, Makin, Westmacott, Buck Oxley, Lebrum, Fletcher, Lawes, Mitford, Leighton, and Deans Captains Connell, Ewen, and Torrens. Dr. Condy Barrows and Mr. Alderman Abbey attended 33 a deputation from Brighton. After some discussion it was moved by Colonel Wilkinson, seconded by Colonel Lindsay, M.P., and carried unanimously That, inasmuch as the Brighton Committee have succeeded in obtaining the whole of the site required by the War Offioe, the resolution of the 19th instant be rescinded, and that Easter Monday's field day be held at Brighton in accordance with the plan proposed by His Koyal Highness Commanding.

in-Chief, and set forth in Lord North-brook's letter of the 14th February. The meetiag broke up with an evident feeling of satisfaction that all difficulties had been smoothed over. ROBBERIES AT THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. London, Thursday Night. Mr.

Beresford Hope intends to-morrow. evening to ask the Vice-President of the Committee ol Council on Education his attention has been drawn to the statement made in the Westminster police-court on Tuesday, by Superintea-. dent Hayes, to the effect, according to one report, That it required the exercise of the greatest -vigilance to protect the valuable property at the Museum. Recently three robberies had been committed there by the use of aome instrument of force." And, according to another report, that robberies were frequently being committed at the Museum, And whether he is prepared to state that further precautions will be taken to secure the national treasures at South Kensington, as well as the' property of private persons which has been lent to the Museum in full confidence of its safety from pillage. HOUSE OP LORDS YESTERDAY.

I ilf'jffli i' tiv. Their lordships met at fiyo o'olook. EBAT3 IW CHTJECHE3, On the motion of Lod JTelson avbifl providing fir the free jiee seats inhucim wipus read.a 1. APPELLATE 1 JURISDICTION The lord Chancellor gave notice that on the 11th of April he would move the following reSolo. tioa That it was expedient that one superior Court of Appeal be which should sit 'continually for the hearing of ail matters of ap- fealnow heard before this house or before the iidiciai Committee of the Privy Council; and that the appellate jurisdiction of thiB house be transferred to that one superior Court of Appeal." This resolution he should follow up by a bill giving it effect.

On the third reading of THE ECCLESIASTICAL COOETS AND REGISTRIES' BILL, The Bishop of London moved the insertion of a clause providing that suits may be instituted under the bill either by the bishop of a diocese' or by the free members of the church, being parishoaera. The Marquis of Salisbury objected to the clause aa being practically a revival -of the Ecclesiastical Courts Procedure which was thrown out by their lordships several weeks ago, and inaintsined that it was of a highly penal character with regard to the clergy, while it exempted the bishops from its operation, and that it would act in an injurious manner by enabling two or three litigious or discontented persons to wage religions warfare in any parish at any time of religious excitement, Lord Ebury supported the clause. The Earl ofShattesbury objected to the clause as calculated to endanger, the bill in its progress through the other house. The Bishop of Gloucester suggested the reten- tion of the clause, with an amendment giving the bishops a power of veto. Earl Stanhope opposed the clause.

After some further discussion, the Bishop of London consented to adopt the recommendation of the Bishop of Gloucester, Earl Greyjind the Duke of Richmond protested against the introduction of such a clause as that nnder consideration at the very last stage of the bill The clause was negatived without a division, and the bill passed: The Life Assnrance Companies Acts Amendment Bill passed through committee. The Acts of Uniformity Amendment Bill passed through committee pro forma. The Deans and Canons Resignation Bill also passed through committee. Their lordships adjourned at 7.20. HOUSE OF COMMONS LAST NIGHT.

The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. PKOSIOTION IS THE ABMY. Major Arbuthnot gave notice of his intention to-move, on the consideration of the army estimates, that the system of promotion introduced since the abolition of purchase, was as unsatisfactory. Mr. Baxter, in reply to Mr.

B. Hope, said some of the documents in the Record Office had latterly been defaced, but not to any serious extent, A HEW GDK MANUTATOKY. Mr. Cardweli, in reply to Sir H. S.

Ibbetson, stated that a iron manufactory -would be established at Waltham Abbey. The works were not of a dangerous nature, and the announcement of the intention of Government had not oreated alarm among the inhabitants. Mr. Cardweli, in reply to- Mr. 'White, said he proposed to bring in a bill sanctioning the expenditure necessary to carry out the scheme of the Government for uniting the militia and the volunteer forces with the standing army.

Mr, Cardweli, in reply to a farther question, stated the requirements of the War Office had been satisfied, and the volnntetr review would be held at Brighton on Easter Monday. THE LATJE ACCIDEST OFF GIERALTAK, Mr. Goschen, in reply to Mr. Greaves, said he was unable to state whether the two officers and nipe seamen of the Ariadne, who- were recently drowned in endeavouring to save the-life of a shipmate had their cork jackets on, bet cork jackets' were supplied to the ship. Cork- mattresses were being tried by the Channel squadron.

THE INDIAN ARMY. Mr. Grant Duff, in reply to Colonel Bartellot, stated that a scheme was under consideration to induce field officers of the Indian army to retire, THE- TELEGBAPSS AUD RAILWAY COMPANIES, Mr. Monsell, in reply to Mr. Dimsdaie, said the' law officers of- the crown had decided that the claims of persons in the service of railway companies who were in the receipt of commissions for services rendered to telegraph companies for compensation under the Telegraph Act were not admissible.

mE WASHINGTON TREATS. Mr. Gladstone, in reply to Mr. Torrens said that since the commencement of the treaty of Washington there had been a correspondence between the Colonial Secretary and the Governor-General of Canada which was still going on, and could not ba produced at present, but he hoped to produoe it shortly after Easter. SEBASTOPOL, Lord Enfield, ia reply to Lord Cecil, said a.

translation had been Sent by our Consul at Odessa of a paragraph from, a Russian paper announcing that it had been decided to constitute Sebastopoi into a military and commercial port. THE IKTERNATION Ai. Mr. in reply to Mr. Cochrane, said there was no despatchin the Foreign Office fromthe French Government respecting the International, but he could not say what circulars had pasaed upon the subject between the French Government and their agents.

TEE BALLOT. BILL. Mr. in reply to Mr. said the Government proposed, if possible, to go on with the Ballot Pill to-morrow or on Monday, as there were several clauses which it was desirable to dispose of before Easter, MQJISTEItlAL JfiCKESTING." Mr.

Ward Hunt complained that Mr. Childers the other night had stated that he had jockeyed Air. Reed and the Chancellor or. the Exchequer by rirst entertaining a proposal for a gratuity, of 5,000. to him and then refusing it.

All he conld say was that he had invariably declined to be a party to Bush a grant. Mr. Gorsy entered into explanations upon the same subject in confirmation of the statement of Mr. Hunt and Mr. Childera denied that he had made any charge against ths late Government.

His object had been simply to show the want of union between the departments of the Admirality under ths old system, On the motion for going into a committee of supply on TEDS NAV.Y.SSTIMATES, Sir Elphinstone apologised for delaying, the statement of Mr. Goschen, but if he gave quarter been thdordrnary amoTlnt mat mini neon which the opinion of the conn- trx was now vary atrcng, he was, of opinion that ey S-ightcease fqr quarter at all events ear, hear); From extraordinary efforts, of the. fetal ettimates of no less a shm thaa was' to the jkrfOMid, as hea-ighsierin'if, of tteavy, that js, freki--U-gaad3fwct for the reserve forces aud for naval purposes and other minor votes, whilst a eiim. of 400, C00-. was appropriated to the expenditure of the dockyards' ia shipbuilding, stores, aad the-'extensioh of in the yards.

There was an increase ever last year hi the vptes for the- personnel of the, navy of. 2a 8,0001 IJe then proceeded to review the details of the, differ-nt especially, alludmg to the fhcrease' in the scientific vote. on: account of the expedi tions which were fitted out at the orgeat request oi the Royal Society and other learned bodies. Complaints 'been made0 of the amount ofstores, hot he strongly objected to the policy of accumulating large quantities oS perishable stores and ar ticles men coma oe easily ODiainea, wauai iw wa deiirable to keep op a aofacient stock of timber abd other materials for the use of the dockyards. Of the latter the very large stocks were being diminished, and it was necessary that they should be replenished to a moderate expense.

Tnere was a slight decrease in the item for wages, but it en-tiiely arose from the belief that few officers would hive to be employed daring the year and not from any reduction in the wages of the seamen aid marines; for it was proposed to take exactly the Bame cumber of men and bovs aa last year. With respect to the manning of the navy, he showed that it was going on satisfactorily. There were at present 3,500 boys ia the training Bhips, who cost 400,0002. a year, and- this was the price which was paid for obtaining the very best material for the navy. He spoke in terms of ptaisa of the results of the training ships of private societies, but appeared to think that the inducements held out by the royal navy were not sufficiently appreciated by them.

The vote was smaller than last year, because that vote had not beea all expended. There was, no doubt, a diminution- in the royal naval reserve not so much with respect to the men who had belonged to the royal navy but from the greater activity of the mercantile, marine. Steps however would be taken to remedy this, and in future greater opportunities would be afforded for attaining pensions, coupled with the conditions of joining the reserve, especially to secure the services of the petty oiBoers, who now naturally objected to join the reserve in a lower capacity than they actually rank iu the navy. The present age at which the men left the navy was en the average 2S, after ten years' service, but thst was too young for a pension, and it was intended to otkr a choice of re-enlisting for a further period of ten years, with a pension of 0L a day, on condition os joining the Royal Naval Reserve. It would be necessary to make some modification in the manner and period of exerei9ing the reserves, whioh had last year, owing to the length of the term, proved a- comparative failure.

It was therefore intended to establish two classes of naval reserve, and to adopt the plan of localising them by establishing gunboats as permanent training Bhips in each of the ports, which he hoped would not only afford greater facilities for the men of the Royal Naval Reserve belonging to the mercantile marine, but also hold-out greater inducements for joining the navy. The number of this reserve was now about 13,000. He denied that there was the slightest foundation for the belief that the quality of the seamen was deteriorating. All his information confirmed his belief that it was never higher, whilst there was last year a conspicuous decline in the number cf serious-offences. Having detailed the steps vkich were proposed to take up the better education of naval cadets, with the view of throwing open the admissions to the public and othe schools, he sketched out a plan for the higher education of commissioned officers, and establishing a Pvoyal naval college at Greenwich, which should combine the present Royal Saval College and other scientific and naval departments, and have thi charges of all the examinations for which purpose and for the accommodation of the professors and for the reception of the different classes of officers, Greenwich would afford superior and, at the same 1 time, economical advantages, whilst it was not suitable for the education or training of boys.

He then explained the steps that would be required to facilitate promotion and provide against a recur-rence of the stagnation amongst the junior ranks of officers. With respect to the important question of shipbnilding, there had been an immense amount of criticism on the ships which had been already built but he deprecated the spirit of party hostility and panic with which it had been usually treated. The first question was how to replace the wooden armour plated ships. Oi this perishable class the. French had many more than we bad, and a considerably greater number of theirs had already been condemned.

AH calcu. lations of strength must be relative, and during the two years Bix ships of the Audacioua class and 'four of the Devastation class had been added to the navy, which was now stronger than it had ever been in pure ironclad ships. We had nineteen fimtino Kitteriesaeainst ten of the French, but of these ten no less than three were already seven in averybad condition, for-the French never adopted the system of a large number of any class at one time. Ha protested ftiA iiisi which was prevalent that the ves sels recently built for home defence and Channel service were failures, because thoy had not shown the qualities of sea-goirjg cruisers, The reports of the Shipbuilding Committee were strongly in favour of the Devastation, as the best type of fighting vessel, while the Monarch and the Hercules were best of their respective types, as distinguished from the classes intended solely for home deferws. Tha question between the Devastation and the Hercules was a more important one.

The former went 12 knots, ths latter 14 knots, an hour, and it was necessary to have fast ships, carrying a Urge quantity of coals, for the defence of the colonies arid our commerce. It would, therefore, be pro-'posed, notwithstanding the report iniavour of the Devastation, to lay down this ye3r, two large cruisers for distant service on the broad i principle, capable of carrying the most powerful batteries that naval architects, whose attention was boing concentrated on this point, could deise. He did not underrate the turret principle, but it Wis absolutely necessary to have further experiments to see whether it could withstand the 25-ton guns aad more powerful ordinance of the present day Wore building more turret ships. TheDevasta-tisn would be completely tried at sea, and it that trial waa satisfactory, the Fury, her sister ship, would be pressed on, and a third ship of -this class laid down. A number of small iron gun-boats would also be built, but as they could be quickly, constructed they were not so important as the larger class.

In order not to lose time whilst waiting the trials of the Devastation, it was intended to supply the classes most wauted. Another corvette of the Blanche class would bo laid dowD, and two covered corvettees-of the Volage class, bailt of iron but covered with wood and copper. There tons building, all of which except the Fury would.be finished year. Farther, it was intended to lay down five of the sloop, class of about 700 tons, and trcepshipj making a of 210D0 tons which it was proposed, to. lay Cfthis, 16,700 tons would be built in the dockyards, for it was not thought desirable to dismiss men from the dockyards at the present time merely to increase the amount of contract work and to further reduce the strength the establishment, which could not be readily, restored except at great expence, whilst the.

private trade wa3 available sb reserve, and cf its value he was deeply sensible bat he was of opinion that it was more suitable for building the type of vessels already established, andjnotfor new experiments. Farther, it was intended to lay down a-smtfl ship of greater speed, with the most powerful engines, for a torpedo vessel, and to test the use and, value of torpedoes at saa, which Bubject was actually occupying the attention of the Admiralty to.a.8Driou3 extent, and would form a special branch, of the instruction of officers. The right hoa. gentleman having described the policy of the Government with respect to stores and other minor votes, moved a vte of 61,0001 for seamen, and boys. Lord H.

Lennox complimented Mr. Goschen upon the lucid manner in which ha had disclosed his scheme, but he strongly deprecated the system of sending ships to sea in order to seek for bad weather, which waa, in his opinion, a very doubtful policy, and frequently caused a great less of life pursued with respect to Woolwich and Deptford as a miserable attempt at economy, involving much individual distress, without any gain to the public He doubted the statement of the Tight hon. gentleman with respect the French navy, and. regretting that at least another ironclad crniser was not to be built this year, generally criticised in a favourable sense the other details cf the statement of the First Lord. After some remarks from Captain Egarton, Mr W.

Duff, and Mr. MacEe, Mr. Liddell pointed out the unsatisfactory state nf tbn Naval Reserve Ho comriained that the Ad miralty, whilst claiming credit for reduoing the stoies, isaa really replaced vunoo, which would have to be made good other ways. Mr Childers cordially thanked his right hon friend for his clear and able statement, He especially approved of his proposals with respect to the entrance of cadets asd the education of officers. He also heartily agreed with the programme for shipbuilding, and, although cot agreeing with his views as regards contracts, he felt that perhaps for this year, at all events, he had adopted a wise, policy.

Mr Goschen, in reply, said that offioers of tbej merchant navy would be admissable to some of the i lectures and examinations at the new naval Greenwich. The vote was then agreed to. A vote of 2,244,1451 wages, was also agreedj to, and progress was reported. The house then went into committee on the! Royal Parks, Bill, which was warmly op-i posed by Mr. Vernon Harcourt, Mr.

Otway. andj others, so that little progress wa3 made with it. Mr. Hubert brought in a bill to abolish the office of parish constable, to come into operation; in 1873. The AttorEey.Gen.eril for Irelatd brought ia aj LoadoB, Wednesday.

I The Issue of Dye's proHanffle 3fl always a great event in the artist world of It has taken place at last, and the well-remembered names ef the artists engaged shine forth -in duo array npon the, gilt-letter promises held forth by Mr. Gye. Bat however great the satisfaction expressed by the Return of old favourites (the older the better, according to English appreciation of art), the anticipation of an introduction to Wagner, the long-promised one Wagner, the man of the future (for whom, however, some people fancy they cannot 6e made to wait too long), is, after all the attraction of the programme. Already do the on whom it is to feign a little enthusiasm for that whichexcites the tremulous frenzy of every aristocracy in Europe east ot the Rhine, begin to swarm about the inusic shops ia order to carry away their shilling's worth or two of the great man's compositions, so as to become acquainted iu a smiU degree with what they already admire so much without knowing anything about it. The fact is that the multitude in every country has become better acrmainted with the composer himself thaa with his Wagner is celebrated for having completely subdued the independent soul of King Ludwig of Bavaria, who was once oa the point ot abdicating in order to spend the remainder cf bis life in a chalet on some solitary pin-naele of the Alps, with none but Wagner tor an companion, in order to listen morning, noon, and night to the concord of sweet sounds emanating from Wagner's harp, violin, and bassoon, wwch tradition tells us can be played by the maestro all at once.

Wagner's popularity, notwithstanding the excess which it has attained throughout Germany and the North of Italy, must be mainly attributed to the want of repose engendered by the excitement and fatigue created by the surfeit of Offenbach and Herve. When tho Lohengrin was lately played for the first time at Bologna, the art critic of Italy, Filippo Fiiippi, gave a clear expression to this feeling by exclaiming that listening to the Lohengrin was like seeing a woman once again with her own hair and without a chignon. But the greatest triumph of all those accorded to Wagner is the success of the vast subscription, by which a theatre, for the express purpose of executing his works, has been decided cn. This theatre, by a strange caprice oi the is in course of building at Bareuth, and in the impossibility of representing his composition of the King of the Niebelungen has the necessity of an. express theatre originated.

The choice of Bireufca haa aroused all the ire of the old race of German savans, who have inundated the book-stalls of late with pamphlets, brochures, and opuscales, to snow that Worms ought to have beea considered tae proper locality for the representation. Worms was the residence of the old Burgundian kiag3, aad thither was brought the Niebelungen hoard, it haviDg been Chrienhilda's marriage gift, which afterwards was seized upon by Hagen, aud cast into the Rhine. But Wagner, who knows perfectly well what he is about when not writing music, remembered that Bareuth being in the Bavarian territory, he should thereby secure the influence of his indefatigable friend, King Ludwig. The reason he gives tothe world ia simply that Bareuth is still a soil undefiled by modern culture still froaa Bareuth. is destined to arise a new and pure art life, which should spread over Europe, aud choke tho weeds which had been suffered to overrun the land, tha foreign weeds which modern Germany had suffered to spting up from neglect iu its cultivation The theatre at Bareuth will be opened in 1S73.

The cost of its construction will be about 300,090 thalersj the money will be rabed from the sale of a thousand patrons' tickets, the cost of each being 300 thalers, and entitling the purchaser to attend the three representations of the play, for the king of the Niebelungen is a trilogy. All the best singer and musicians, to be chosen by Wagner himself, and noother, are to meet at Bareuth; hotels upon an entirely new plan will be erected expressly for their accommodation during the two months necessary for the rehearsal of the piece. Prince Humbert aad the Princess Margherita, should they stiii be Crown Prince and Princess of Italy, and King Ludwig. of Bavaria, whether he still be King of Bavaria or no, have promised to be present at the ceremony. The sito-to be escupied by the new theatre will occupy as area- of thirteen Bavarian the side of a- high mountain, and all around the edifice the most beautiful grotaids will be laid out.

The first stone is tc be laid by Wagner himself on the 2nd of May next, when a truly German ceremony, consistiag of hooding and'-liowing tankards, will take place. You may be sure that allthe musical amateurs of Eagland and of Ireland "ti'Jl be present on the occasion. Thenovelty in the construction of the theatre is that th orchestra -is rendered invisible by sinking the-place occupied by the musieiaDS below the audiensa leveL legend of the Niebelungen hsuig ineosaprehensible-to most people, a complete Niebelungen lexicon is in preparation, where the whole of the tr logy is to be set forth and a3 the heavy joted goddesses Frieka, Frela, Euds, Weilirga, WiU-gun da, and FloshiHa tramp airoas the stage, we may read their history, not always edifying, in old black letter Uermaa The very thoaght makas uoe shudder; asd wish a sigh of relief de wc-reader thanks to who has decided that- iu no theatre in Eurepe save the one in ourae of instruction at BareuthTshall the Niebdaagen ever be represented. Mr. Gye, confines -his exhibition to the whici had been promised us last year, bet the prii.ns dwuia, brc-ukt over irom Cermsay to piay tne x-art ol tno Heroine, died of the email-pox soon aJtsr her arrivaL Luna is to take he? place, and wa day for a dim shadowing what Wagner'e -music at Bireath maybe like wheaii isunconSnsd by spr.ee and suffered to wander, unrestricted ever thirteen Bv varian acres.

Then wo are tD-- have G-arany, which possesses features of great nevdty likewise. This is an opera written and. composed by a native Mexican composer, the scene of which is laid in aneienfc Mexico, and a great part of the music from, the ancient musical themes popular ia- the country to this day. There ica certain inarih in Gam-any ia which net one nets has been altered for modern execution. At Milan it always pwduces thunders of applause and calls, for repetition.

I hoard it with ail its advantages last autumn at the Scala, and was much struck with the remblauce in discord between the music of the past aa played at Montezuma's court and the tuusis of tho future to be played at Munich and Bologna Mr. C-yc'a list of engagements presents no new aame savo those necessary for the roaring forth Wagner's mti3ic, all German, young, strong, and hearty, foriiticd with tockbier and sausage. Adtliaa Patti, without whom Mr. Cye's list would never complete, will not arrive till late in -the season. Correspondent of E-'irimg TeUgraj-h.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION, The following are the regulations for an open competitive examination for appointment as Sub-astistant Commissary in the Sply and LIZfsusporfe Sub-department, of the Control Department of the Army 1 The i-xaminiiion in London oa Tues day, tie 23ri A.trit, 1ST2, and follovvius dr.yi. 2 The mbiects of sxniuiEation will be 1. 2 Spoiling 3. Arithmetic, inciudics vulgar aEddecinialfrasiions: 4. EnKiishconipositica; 5.

Latin; 6. Mathematics, i Euclid (looks Hi), iJffjbra (to bino- t'orumiffioneis all lour suu.vco?, in one at tcostof the r.vo modem languasss, the test being partly colloquial, aaUiii either Latin, or ciatheraauci. 4. The ape-fur civilian candidates will be from 1" to 20 years. Subalterns st the army n-ill te admitted to the ai a (at future examinations tha superior limit for su'-iL-tcrcscf thi aimy will subalterns of the militia up to 22, a.

Candidates must be withifi tha prescribed aye on the lbt Forty syyoiutiaeuts be pace on tha result of thin cxamirothn, if so many candidates shaU be tound qualified. Civil Service Commission, iSth March, 1ST2. Any person wishing to be admitted to the examination must fiH up the annexed.form, and return it so aato reach this office on er before the 13 th April. An order for anamination will thja be sent to-him in due course. Note The daily rate of pay of Scb-assistant.

Commissaries is 6s. Sd. a with allowances in. money or kiad of a further value of about 3s. 3d.

a day. The following is the form to be filled up by all candidates for the appoin'jsnent ci- Sub-assistant Commissary in the Supply and Transport Sabide-partmeat Sili I beg to you that I wish to be a candidate at the examination aproiaied. to be held on the 23ni April, for appoinunent6.as Sii-assistant Commissary in the Supply and Transport Sub-department. If successful in the competltioal shall be PTepaied to produce sptitfactory evidencs that I am eligible iarespectof age, healia, and character. I am, Sir, obedieat.

strvant, Evidence of age, health, aad character need not be supplied until tho- result of the examination is. known. The "orders of examination," without which no eandidats can be- admitted, will be posted, cn the 18th April to the addresses given. PATRIOTIC ASSTJRANCS. COMPANY.

At a meeting of the company, held yesterday at the offices, College-green, Mr. Richard. Walch in the chair, the following gentlemen were unanimously elected as the board of directors for the present year Barnngton, Great Britain-street John Barton, Stone House Joseph Casson, WiUiam-street Right Hon Cogan, MP Stephen's-green Joseph Darley, Leeson-park James Hanghton, Eccles-street Luciu Oetavua Hutton, Sammer-hiil Richard Martin, Merrion-square Valentine O'Brien O'Connor, Beresford-place Sir James Power, Bart, Merrion-square, North and Richard Welch, Monkstown. The Feexch Commercial TaK4.Tr. The Times' Paris correspondent asserts that the commercial treaty with England having been denounced, the Left party in the National Assembly, who hitherto objected to vote for the duties upon raw materials, has now determined to support the proposition to that effect.

It may, therefore, ba ccneidered that a duty upon raw materials is a eetUled arrangement. districts in Minister, Leinster, and Connanght were sanctioned -and other matters connected with te association were considered, TJw meeting then gparated. (BY SPECIAL AND QRDtNdStT TELBt i It is stated -that the instrnctioM given to Mi Tonrnier, the new French Minister at the Italian Court, order him to declare that it is the firm desire of the Cabinet and the majority of the Assembly at Versailles to continue to maintain the traditional friendly relations between France and Italy. To-day the Ninth Military Tribunal condemned to death a delegate of the Central Committee named Amidt Who was found guilty of setting fire to the Prefecture of Police and tha Sixth Military Tribunal passed judgment on the prisoners convicted of the massacre of the Eue Hatao; seven were sentenced to death, namely, Francois, vray, Trauve, Bacine, Balivone, and Omer seven were condemned to. penal servitude for life, one to twenty years' and onsto fifteen years' penal servitude; some others to twenty years' imprisonment; three to deportation in a'fortress, and three to ordinary deportation, The committee oa the budget is still opposed to the textile fabrics clause, though M.

Thiers has several times warmly but vainly urged his views before the committee. The report of the committee will state that it has only accepted a certain amount of taxation an raw material with great reluctance. It will state its objections to this system of taxation or refer the whole question to the Assembly. de Remusiat and the Director of Posts were heard to-day before the committee on the Franco-German postal convention. The explanation of de Remusat folly satisfied the committee.

He demonstrated the justice of the stipulation, and declared that the international postal convention could not be based on fiscal advantages alone. They must consider the benefits of increased facility of communication between the peoples. M. De Remusat alluded to the impossibility of an analogous treaty with the Western States. M.

Thiers yesterday received a deputation from the Republican Left, announcing its resolution not to vote for the committee's modified text of M. Lefrane's Piess Prosecution Bill. M. Thiers hoped that the national interests re quired the discussion and the voting of the financial bill without interruption. It would, therefore, be neoesBary to adjourn the consideration of M.

Lefrane's Bill by the Assembly till after the Easter recess. The Repabliean Left has resolved that all the Deputies belonging to that party, and who are also members of the Council-General, shall urge the Council to vote a resolution favourable to the Ob-ligatory Primary Instruction BilL The National Assembly agreed to-day to the estimates of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. At the close of the sitting the Minister of Finance presented an additional convention to the Franco-German postal treaty, for which the Assembly granted urgency." Rome, Thursday. In to-day's Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the debate upon Signor Bella's financial scheme was continued. An order of the day, stating that the Chamber having heard the declaration of the Ministry, approved its political conduct, and passed to the discussion of the clauses of the estimate, which was agreed to by 23 against 270- votes, three deputies not voting.

Connt Araim, the former German Ambassador to the Holy See, had an interview with the Pope to-day, when he presented his letters of recall. Rome, Thursday Evening. In the Chamber of Deputies Signor Lanza affirmed the possibility of the existence of two sovereign powers in Rome without detriment to the freedom of action of either. Alluding to the bill relatbgto religions bodies, the Minister maintained that the Government musk be allowed to judge as to the right moment for bringing forward that measure, as it eonosrneda moat important question which required to be studied at a more trauqnil time than the present. GERMANY.

Berlin, Thursday. In to-day's sitting of-the -Upper House of the Reiehsrath the estimates and the financial laws for 1872 were passed. The house also adopted, without discussion, the report of the committee on the increase of official salaries, and the credit of half a million florins for assisMng.the lower clergy. Berlin, Thursday Evening. Herr Hobrecht, Chief Burgomaster of Breslau, has been elected to the post of Chief Burgomaster of Berlin by 55 out of 108 votes.

Prince Hsmarok arrived hsre at half-past nine this evening. AUSTRIA. Vienna, Thursday Evenings The SepresentaMve House of the Reiehsrath entered to-day upon the discussion of the budget Baron Von Schmerling made a long speech, ia which he chiefly pronounced agaiast any concession, to Dalmatia or Gslksia which were incompatible with the interests empire. Count Von Hohen-wart and the Minister of the Interior declared that the Govsrnment would never sacrifice the Imperial interest to gain a political advantage. Minister TJngar more fully explained the position taken up by the Government with reference to Dalmatia.

He said the promised concessions corresponded at the same time with the interests of the empire. It should not be held- a reproacn ogainst the Government that it had created two constitutional parties in Dalmatia. The Government had never adopted as its view that the compromise with should be the price of its acceptance of the direct elections. The Government regard the Galicias compromise as a bulwark against Federalism. CAPE )F GOOD HOPE.

Caps Town, Feb. 20. The Governor returned from his tour in the eastern districts on the lGih. The detached squadron arrived at Simon's Bay on the 14th. It is proposed to have telegraphic communication with England via Aden.

Mr. Thomas, the public pro. secutor at the diamond fields, has resigned hisseat in the Legislative Assembly, and Mr. Glanville fills 'the vacancy. The Federation Commission sits almost daily taking the evidence of prominent Government officers and politicians resident in Cape Town.

The Attorney-General leaves the colony on leave on the 4th of ApriL Engineers'; are going inland from Port Elizabeth for railway purposes. Heavy rains have fallen ai the diamond fields and in the upper districts of the oolony, and horse Bickness has broken out to a large extent in some of the eastern districts, causing difficulty ia transport. Mr. Chapman, the celebrated traveller is dead. The brig Ogilby, of Swansea, was abandoned on the 4th December, and the orew landed here on the 12fchinstant, by the barque Clan Alpine.

A naval court-martial, held on Lieutenant of the Torch, for placing his commander under arrest, has honourably acquitted him. Business brisk diamonds depressed ia value transport rates to the fields are higher. Exchange on London, 90 days, 2J per cent, discount. MALL NEWS, Jueenstown, Thursday. The National steamer England sailed for New York.

The Abbe Michaud will shortly open ft spacious chapel at Paris for Old Catholics. Father Hya-cinthe will preach there. rs s.wd mnminc a House of Commons re turn was issued, showing the total consumption of EURar for tne year enamg tuo ouu fj i wT, it7i KKnueriea. The susar so con sumed was as follows London, i the provinces, Scot-, land, Ireland, ToUAJ The Rebuilding of -Sebastopol." The- Slantl dard Paris gcorrespondent says the determma- tion of the Russian Government to tear up shreds ofthetreatv of Paris, by rebailding the forts of Sebastopoi, is regarded as a confirmation of the report of the tripartite alliaflW! between Previa, Italy, and Russia, i COPYRIGHT. TtprioTmation of a society for the protection of djpyri-ht is, we hope; the beginning of an agita- tion in ia jjjjjjc jjjQjgf nnfair than the operation of the be conceived.

It is well known that Great Bi tain can boast the largest literary life of this-era though Germany is weaitny ia thought anderica quite prolific ia fancy we have so far -halJ 'ground as the teachers of the world The numl''of English stories translated into German is far veatcr than the number of German stories tracBla. into English; and since "Uncle Tom's Cabin' aad "Tiie Larapughter and one or two other. had their great fame, we Have gathered nothing very wonderful from our frierjds across the Atlanl Even when, we do take ai book we generaily con trrve to recompense the Writer; and we are bound to say that German pub-lUhers as a rule do aomet hmg for their English authors. The greatest grie Tace comes from America. Tho Americans publisl "ery book imported into Canada on payment of 1 2J per cent, duty, or 2s.

Od. in tho 11 This duly goes to the public bat not a enny to the de-frauded author. One of the strangest thongs which strike the eye of the reader of the American journals is tfa astonishingly low price at which first-class En- Th stories arc sold, "Lothair" at 31s. 6d. for si months hare was to be had for 6s.

in Sow York fortnight after its arrival. Mr. Tennyson's co. pMe works may be had for 4s. our cheapest edition being 48s.

But when Mr. Disraeli gets noth mg and Mr. Tennyson gets nothing it is easy to see. ow is is done, and done proiitably. Mr.

Die explained bitteilv of the way in which A'3 ooots were pilfered, but Mr. Thackeray being jre or a philosopher tolerated-the fraud Better grace. Mr. Diaraeli'has actually succumbe a so tar as to thank the American who sent him pr oota so that the book might be like what Mr. tsrae.i wrote; "for" says Mr.

Disraeli, "if you ems havemy book, please have it as like itself as P03" sible." When Mr. Lever's Lord Kilgobbin" was running through TU Cornhill Magazine at i ork newspaper printed a page or tae siory evi -j week, so that its readers were on an equality wi the purchasers of the magazine paid Mi Lever for his work. Of coarse Mr. Lsver never got a sous from his American friend, aad never will The society just formed numbers already amongst its memoers, Murray ana iiongaan, Charles Reade and Robert Browning, Dr. Smith, and a score such names.

We wish it every success. Tatler. in Evening Teleyraph. FEARFUL DEATH BY BURNING. Yesterday morning the remains of Mrs.

M. Ua-thank were found buraed to a cinder ia her room, in the Widows' Alms House, 27 Great Britiiu-street. It appeared that the deceased, who had been a resident of the asylum; was seen by one of the matrons the previous night at half-past eleven o'clock. The deceased, whojweat into her room, locked herself up.andnomore waskaownof the poor old creature luitil yesterday morning, when her remains were discovered reduoed to a heap of ashes. An inquest was held yeesterday on the body by Dr.

K. G. White, City Coroner, bat the evidence threw no light ou the cause of the sad occurrence, and the jury returned an open verdict. It appeared that deceased, who was SO years of age, had been in the institutioa ten yean. A RUNAWAY IN THEM? ARK ACCIDEST TO A LAD-Y.

On Wednesday evening, at about half-past four 6'clock, a young lady was enjoying.a gallop in the neighbourhood of the Butchers' Wood, some distance ahead of a couple of mounted friends, when her horse, becoming unmanageable, bolted away in the direction of the Testimonial. The poor young lady, after a brave but ineffectual straggle to rein him in, sent up a cry for help. Two gentlemen who were walking near ran immediately to attempt to stop the brute, who was careeriDg along with that leisurely, determined pace so characteristic of the true-bred runaway; but unfortunately they were only in time to raise the youngiady up, as she was flung over the saddle on her shoulder. No bones were broken, wo are happy to say, but she remained for a short time insensible atter her companions had come up. A slight bruise on the cheek was the oniy visible effect of the accident.

A lady who drove to the spot kindly lent her carriage to take the sufferer home. Although tho fall was a severe one, we trust that, excepting a severe bruise or so, nothing more serious may bs anticipated than the natural result of tho shock. The young lady, we learn, is Miss White, of 120 Pembroke-road, whither she was conveyed immediately after her fall. THE ART-UNION OF IRELAND, The managing committee of this association met on Wednesday, ia the Royal Hibernian Academy, Lower Abbey-street, Viscount Powers, court in the chair, Henry Doyle, Esq, hon sec, and Mr Henry Killingley, assistant sec, were in attendance. After the transaction of routine business It va3 proposed by Maxwell Hutton, Esq, JP; eeconded by Wm Kyle, Esq, LL and unanimously resolvedThat Viscount Powerscourt be elected- to the office of president of the society in the room of the late Right Hon Sir Maziere Brady, bart.

It was further resolved That Wednesday, the 10th of April next, at half-past twe o'clock, be fixed for the drawing of prizes, of whioh advertisements should be inserted in the newspapers, and that the amount subscribed should be divided into prizes as follows One of of three of l-l each, and the balance in as many prizes of 101 tach as the iund would admit of. The subscription list was then the conimitto adjourned. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Ths Secretary of the Meath Tenant Defence As-sociation begs gratefully to acknowledge the following subscriptions from the Earief Granard "towards the expenses cf the Meatb tanauts in O'Seilly, Esoj Stockailen, Navan. SO DESECRATION OF THE DEAD.

On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday last a sick-eningBcene was witnessed at the old burial ground, Upper Richmond-road, Putney. The estate of the late Mr. Henry Scsrth, of Putney, is being administered by the Court of Chancery, to the possession of which there are rival claimants. One applied to the Home Secretary, through a "geneaolog'ist," for permission to openthe grave, of the father of the deceased, a Mr, James Scartb, who was buried in 182S, with a view to see that tha inscription oa the coffin agreed with the. burial register, and ona supposition that a variance existed in the ago.

of the deceased. The Home Secretary gave his consent, on the allegation that there was a discrepancy be-twetn the age as stated on the tombstone and in the burial register, without inquiry or consulting the relatives of the deceased. Certain graves were thenoriened, and several bodies including that of Alice Searth, the widow of- James, whose coffin was brought to the surface, while the burrow continued underneath. AVhenat-a depth of twelve feet that of Ann a daughter buried there, was exposed to view-; but tlie of James was not discovered. Ground nf.ViBi.

tIctvs was then tested with, a sharply- pointed iron lod and opened, and ether bodies, strangers to the iamilydisturbed. details of this investigation aro too revolting to seiite. Alter three days the search such as we hope may never occur again was given up on information given by the descendant ot the sexton who buried the deceased, who produced an extract from the sexton's bock, taken from the inscription plate at the time of interment, showing that the deceased was 59 years of age at tha time. of death, which agreed with the burial register. The.aenaaloaist was pre sent directing operations.

Tha relatives of the deceased were represented by solicitor. After the all-powerful Home Secretary had sanctioned the proceeding, the distressed relatives could do nothing but join in the vicar's representation in requiring and insisting that unnscessary indecency, such as lifting one coffin up. on its head whilst those underneath were dug for and examined was avoided, The tombstone stated the deceased to have been in his 59th year and the burial register desCTibed-him to be aged 50. The Home Office might easily have inq.iiirsd what the discrepancy really was, instead of accepting as truethestateuient in the genealogist's application that a discrepancy did esist. It remains to, he seen whethea the Home Secretary has power to order the opening of graves withoutgood reasons being assigned whether he ought to exeroise it upon an exparte application ef a stranger, and without making any iugairy whether the representations were true, aud without regard to thefeeSingsof thedistressedrelativesof a deceased person, where no suspicion existed as to the cause of death, but simply to gjatify a whim.

Me. 'GEikis "History of the Nsjpaueh It is stated in the Atitenauzmi Friday: that Mr. James Grant's History of the Newspaper Press" is now in couise "of translation into1 German, with a view to its immediate publication in Germany. It is also said that Mr. Grant is to receive for permission ta republish his History of the Newspaper Press" the highest terms ever given for works of the kind ky German? publishers.

The Chabge os. Poisoness a. Workhouse Storgeon. Hannah Steele was tried at the Man- Chester Assizes on Wednesday 'on tho charge of: murdering Andrew Harris, surgeon, at the Work-, house Hospital, 5y putting poison in the milk hej had with his tea on the morning of the 10th of; January. The trial lasted all day, but the evi-j dense only amounted to suspicion.

She had not' served his breakfast, and the suspicion was mainly founded on the fact that he had reported her to; the guardiaaB for neglecting to report a new casej of insanity in the hospital, and her to be reprimanded, after which she had said she would; give him reporting enough. The jury, after teaj minutes' consultation, pronounced ft verflii of ao-i 1 prosecuting their appeal to tne uouse j.oras, also 11 flood, Tullamore 11 from Kev Moore. Havan, and 10s from Edward (fEOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) LONDON CORRESPONDENCE. London, Thursday Night, the Honso of Commons Committee, this after-threw out the bill which proposed giving binary powers to enable Vics-Chanoelicr jjrs to deal with the liquidation of the Euro- r'jvy fall of snow has ceased, and the tern-iUe is rising in Loudon. There aro reports of Jl falls of snow in various parts England.

ti snow storm in the north has been very heavy. Aberdeen it ha3 lasted two days, and still 1Q London the storm this afternoon by a thaw, bat freezing seems to Le set in this evening. JU coioiuitke on Railway Amalgamation a Luri the witnesses from Halifax, Bradford t0 jjoa, ail of whom concurred in Gowramcnt Board of Control for railways Tffo opposed the amalgamation, andsuggested that r-re -ul(i ba Priuted on tlie Board to-day resolved to to the education department to recommend ''borrowing en thousand pounds from the plbfc Works Loan Commissioners to supply the edttcitional deficiency of the city. ttbe forthcoming Bristol assizes an action le tried arising out of th6 late Permissive Bill Xi.e action will bo brought by the Mayor jicr eainst the Titaea for a letter ia. to him untruthfulness in the discharge- of i'irtv men were suffocated near Stamford to-day i dee' 'C ewly van in which they taa i-U-cd a itove.

Sheriff's Court to-day a servant Batten obtained four hundred pounds 'fmiroi against a cattle dealer named Bsley for cach of promise of marriage. uutstion of importance to farmers was do-d'ed'at the Kolls Court by Lord ttomilly to-day. Mr a gentleman farmer iu Norfolk, having which was overrun with rabbits from a ove'ri c-i iO acres, the proprietor of which enjoyed rifehts over the farm, Mr. fJonn, by his rosat liberty to take whatever measures he thoa'l-t proper to kill the rabbits, so he contracted a bank of earth three feet high between tie covtrt and his holds, filled with traps, and wire fencing. This bank and fence him to keep.

THE IRISH BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OY COMMONS. London, Thursday Night. Tie Jfow Trial and Criminal Cases Bill brought in last "eight by Mr. M'Mahou, Mr. Butt, Mr.

KadlieM, Mr- Stanley Hill, and Sir George Jenkin-icr, read a first time and orderedto be printed, tt- sut-Ld luaiiicg is hxed for Friday, the 12th of Anil. Sir Thomas Bateson, on going into committee (a lie Irish Church Act Amendment Bill, rove that it be an instruction to the cora-e iltte that they have power to insert a provision 'or the of removing doubts as to the in-tuni (f stamp duty payable under the 35th section of the lris.li Church Act, 1SC9, on merging older relative to tithe rent charge sale3, and also he will move the following clause "Any order by the commissioners upon the sale of tithe rent charge eball be subject only to a duty of not to any (id valorem duty payable to the THE WATERFORD ESTATES THE LAND ACT. London, Thursday Night. The Chief Secretary for Ireland redeemod, this evening, the promise made some time ago to Sir Jchn Gray, the member for Kilkenny, by bringing ie a bill to amend the Landlord aud Tenant (Ira-hat!) Act, so far as the same relates to ad-vaiccs by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland to tenants, for the purchase by them of holdings scld in the Landed Eetatea Court. THE GBANDJURY BILL.

Loudon, Thursday Night. Mr. Butt will move that the Irish Grand Jury Jill be referred to a committee consisting of all the Irish musk-re, and ho thus indirectly raises in mother ii-rm the question raised by Mr. Pim in the abstract, applying the principle to a bill in regress through the house. ITiIVATE PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

Loudon, Thursday Night. Dr. Draily has given notice that to-morrow he will move an amendment to Mr. Dodson's plan for submitting private business to a judicial commission three- located ir. of migratory habits tlattkrc le three sets of commissiouera, one for each kicgdaa, TEE I' A KINGSTOWN AND CORK.

London, Thursday Night, la ik course of the speech of Mr. Goschen to-. o.j the nivy estimates, he statad that it was continue! ho expenditure on the bar-Um vi Kistown and Cork ou the same scale a t-ad 1 t.t ho intimated that when the great viU Chathatn and Portsmouth are completed Cc-vcwucnt hopsu to bo able to expedite the works ca the Irish harbours referred to. The only irish mcu.bi.rs present during the debate wore ui-ieia Kolas, Sir John Gray, Mr. Ddahuat, Mr.

D'Arcy, aud Mr. Pim. Ilii: LUBLIN UNIVERSITY BILL. LoudoD, Thursday Night. ILc members who voted yesterday against jjjKiuns the debate on the second reading of Mr University Bill, and who wore, oaqriisHv, in favour of sanctioning the principle tf the measure, were 19 in number, viz.

Mi V- Ellis, Colonel Annesley, Dr Ball, Sir Rue b.baol Cole, Corry, Lord Cncdtori, lian.cr, oiouei uansw, l' r.ir ijuru ---Hamilton, Mr William Johnstone, Mr Shirlev, Mr John Vance, aud Mr Ion Trr.i ush'e, i'icnkct. I hav, sent you the names of the 25 ac (tellers included) who resisted the aro at the proper Sjme vote agaiust the bill. The total number of Irish Ettkr? clsuit from this important division, a question of transcendent national interest to licfau-0 was 50, or more than one-half of the hlsb representative body. Mr Monsell and MrliTiV.y I) ease left the House without voting, ssfid the (''Conor Don, who had seconded the KacSceut Mr Synan. Of the 25 Irish members v.ho voted for adjourning the debate, oightre fkfifcd to Homo Ilnle.

The adjourned debate on the paper to-night as the last order of the but was, of adjourned till after Easter, ttkn it cau be resumed is, of course, uncertain hut a the Government are prepared to accept a portion of the measure, it is just possible that they ive M. Fawcett facilities not usually extended piivstt- members. THE EASTER RECESS. London, Thursday Night, Earl Granville intends to-morrow eveaingto move lt the House of Lords sball, at its rising, adjourn catil Monday, the Sth of April. The House of CctEt-ns will rise on Tuesday next, and meet 5S3in the following Thursday week, the 4th SPIRIT LICENSES TO GROCERS.

London, Thursday Night. Wr. Locke, the member for Southwark, ha3 vcn notice that he will this evening move for an account of the number of grocers in each of the se-ral collections in Ireland licensed to sell spirits retail, bet not for consumption on the premises, particularising each class in each collection from 1st day of October, dS70, to the 30th day of 1S71 also similar returns forthe "aited Kingdom. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS. London, Thursday Night.

Ihis morning the sixteenth report with the ap-. iccs her Majesty's Civil Serviee Com-Owners has been issued, in which they: -Iwo exarainationa for appointments in the THE NEW COUNTY COURT JUDGE. London, Thursday Night. I have reason to believe that the Lord Chancellor has offered the County Court of Marylebone, vacant by the Budden death of Mr. Ellis M'Tag-gart, to Mr.

M'Namara, of the Oxford circuit, the brother of the late accomplished actress, Mrs. Nesbitt. Mr. M'Namara was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. in Michaelmas term, 1849, and a short time ago vras offered and accepted the Thames Police Court.

The appointment was distasteful to his feelings, and he resumed his practice at the bar. The salary of the Marylebone County Court ia 1,500, and the duties are not excessive. SIR TEAVEPtS TWISS. London, Thursday Night. I am enabled to state that it is not the intention of the Government to appoint any person to succeed Sir Travers Twiss as Queen's Advocate, and that the appointment will lapse, there being no longer any necessity for a special Advocate-General.

TI1E PROPOSEDPfJECHASE OF IRISH London, Thursday Night. In the House of Lords to-night, the Marquis of Clanriearde, who had given a notice of motion relative to the proposed purchase of Irish railways, said that the grand juries of Tip. perary, Limerick, Clare, and Waterford had passed resolutions at the recent assizes requiring their Parliamentary representatives to oppose the amalgamation, sale, and transfer of certain railways. Copies of those resolutions were to have been forwarded to the Board of Trade, and when he put bis notice on the paper he supposed that the resolutions had been received by the Board of Trade. He had since been given to understand that they had been received, and that being so he should postpone his motion for the present.

Lord Cowper explained that he thought it fair to the noble marquis to qualify a previous statement he had made to him on this subject by saying that thoy had yesterday received a copy of a resolution passed by the grand jury of the county of Water-lord, protesting against the contemplated sale of the Watorford and Limerick Kail way to the Great Southern and Western Company. That was the only communication they had received, and he should be happy to lay it on the table if the noble marquis desired it. The Marquis of Clanriearde said he should call the attention of the house to the subject on a future occasion, and woald now only observe that he believed it would be fouud on inquiry that the general feeling in Ireland was in favour of more amalgamations under proper control rather. than against them, IRISH APPEALS IFTHE HOUSE OF LORDS. London, ThursdayJNight.

In the House of Lords of Lords to-day the appeal of Edward George Becher v. Timothy M'Carthy Downing, came before the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Westbury. It was an appeal from a decretal order made by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and Lord Justice Christian in the Irish Court of Appeal in Chancery. By that order a previous decretal order, made by Lord Chancellor Blackburne, was reversed, andja cause petition filed by the appellant against the respondent was dismissed with costs. The object of the appeal was to set aside a sale effected in the Irish Incumbered Estates Court, through which the respondent had become possessed of some estates in the barony of West Carbery, and county of Cork.

The allegations upon which the original bill proceeded were that the respondent having the carriage of the nroceedings in the Incumbered Estates Court, had" purchased by private treaty through a pretended purchaser the facts of the case were very voluminous and complex, and when their lorclships rose only the appellant's case was-gone into. The further hearing was fixed for the 11th of April. Sir K. Palmer and Mr. Hastings appeared for the appellant, and the Solicitor-General and Mr.

Jackson, of the Irish bar, for the respondent. THE GODEE1CH DIVORCE CASK London, Thursday Night. At the Divorce Court this morning, the wife's suit of Goderich v. Goderich, in which the husband is charged with adultery and cruelty, was resumed before Lord Penzance and a common jury. The tirat witness called on behalf of the petitioner was Fanny Noble, who posed that in the year 1SG7 she was in the habit of going backwards and forwards to Mr.

Goderich's residence, at Siiney place, Brcmpton in the May of that year Mr. Goderich came home about eight o'clock one and soon afterwards the petitioner called to witness, and said that respondent was striking her ent to her mistress's assistance, and Mr. Goderich then took witness by her shoulders and asked if ebc wanted any money. Cross-examined Did you know what thedispute was about when Mrs. Goderich complained of her husband's conduct? Witness was in tie drawingroom when sae heard Mr.

Goderieh spy he would knock his wife clown again Mrs. Goderich was not intoxicated, but sho was Mrs Goderich had called upon witness, and witness told her she would be happy to stato all she knew. Joseph Hall said he was in the service of tne respondent's father in 1353 whilst in the service he had driven out Mr. Goderich, and on one occasion Miss Fanny Fowler joined him. waiter named Battwghaan, of the Star and Garter Hotel at Putney, in 1SG4, deposed that he hsd seen the respondent and Miss Fowler afrthe Another witness gave evidence to a similar effect He had often seen Mr.

Goderich there with a laay who was certainly juot his wife, and he believed now it was Miss iowier. In cross-examination the witness said he wocia not swear that the lady whom Mr, Goderich. so often came with was the same ono. Additional evidence was given in support tne petitioner's case. Swabey then addressed the jury foi the re.

spondent, dwelling strongly upon the circumstance that Mrs. Goderich had not called any members or i V.oi. TiiiaVirimV't relations. ner uvu i. to corroborate one of her numerous statements.

The fact was that Mrs. Goderich was. of a very jealous temperament, and the slightest incident excited her suspioiona. This was rosily the cause that had created all the mischief, end which had brought so much misery upon both of the families, and it might be said had brought ruin upon Lie husband's prospects for the future. The learned counsel said he should be able to.prove that Mrs.

Goderich's conduct was anythisg but proper and although he would not go so far as now to. state she had committed adultery, yet she drank spirits to excess. rJ Goderich had taken his sister-in-law to the Star end Garter Hotel at Pntaay, bufe the lady only accompanied the respondent when he wa professionally engaged to attend upon patients in the neighbourhood and the given on the previous day by the water Haxmer, las totally untrue, that he had witnessed undue familiarities between them. When the cww originally heard the position of the law was that neither one of the accused parties could go into the witness-box, but now it was different, and tne jury haviugheard Mrs. Gcsrioh statement would now hear respondent's version, which he (Dr.

Swabej believed would put a different complexion on the case. The witnesses were then called tor the aef ence, Mr. Goderich, the respondent, deposed that He was acquainted with his wife's relations about four years before his marriage his wife's sister was the habit of coming to his residence afterwards, and this continued down to the birth of the second child in 1859 he told Miss Fowler tha the thought she had been telling her sister (the petitioner), on-tilths abouthis having comehomeintoxicated tms occurred ia the surgery, and there was much unpleasantness afterwards his wife had acensea him of disgraceful proceedings and of improper connection with her sister, which charge, however was totally devoid of foundation his wife was 'in the habit of using strong language, and when she made insinuations against Miss iowior he was naturally indignant, because it was uatrnej; hsd driven with Miss Fowlor to the Star and Garter eight or nine times, but never stopped more than from an hour to an hour and a-half there wa8 never any familiarity between them; he had never committed adultery with Mary Fox. The case was not concluded at the rising of the court. THE LABOUR MOVEMENT.

London, Thursday Night. The deputation appointed by the Trades' Conference Rafted on the Home Secretary this atter-; noon, and urged that the Criminal Uv Amend-; four Catholic members was a mere F. THE PRINCE OF WALES LONGFORD-We have been requested to give insertion to the following address to the Hav il PLB4SE totr MAJESTit-Wf. the Lie jteninT, Vice-Lieutenant. Metrites, ''Clerer and inhabitants of tho county of Lousfora, huai-blv am.roacb your Majesty with leeimgs oi Ue deepest reWctsnd-IoyaUy.

We bag to tender to rjur Jiajas.y, and their Koyal Highnesses the lWe aud Princess ot bifitestduty if we failed gratefully to acfcaowtaige gcodiuss of the Almighty, who answer ti to ver has mercifully srmrsd the life of hu kiyal Hipbness. Whilst we truly sympataUed with-yoar and the Princess of Wales duiins your severe trial, we'now earnestly rejoice at the seatimeiiti of t.ue lovolty affection elicited: toff ardi your Xajes.i aud sour Kosal Houe by the Un-aatened affliction: and we may not on I be maintained list mcrcawd, as affording (under tied) tae best guarantee for the stability of the Throue aud taepeicaaad of the Empire. Whitehall, 11th March, BiR-Ihave had the U.y befora theQ uen the inyal and dutiful; address of the Lieutenant, Tlonut.v Lieutenants. O.ergy, fcaseel to receive the address very graciously. J.

your obedient: servant. (Signed) H. A. Bruce. the Hon.

Luke White. The Castle, Onbiia. OliTH DUBLIN UNIOJT BOARD, The scrutiny at the election of the board for 1872 will he place on Monday. There are five contests ia fur raral electoral divisions, and in oce the city wards. The following are tha r.

articulars In Castleknock, Mr. G. A. Stenhen 8, Conservative, is disputing is disputing a seat scittt th Kerry i William two sitting liberals, Messrs. Joha uid John Kelly.

In Glasnevin, Mr. YTD. Courtney (Conservative) disputes one of the Efiatn held bv Mr. A. ML.

btiUivaa auH Mr 1 Kennedy. In Drumcondra Messrs. W. Wh'vte and J- Wallace (Conservatives) are opposing Mr 'm. But terlyand A.

O'NeiL ftHowth Mr. v.wisarvativel oDDOsea Messrs. D. -illiam Kellv. la the North Dock Ward Messrs.

John French T.C. John Gibte and Paul Asl-an opposed the re-election of the Liberal membe. rs, William Meagher, Patrick Laa-gan, and Patric Kenny, Foukd Driowi. Tia. The body of a woman, aged about 30 years ai id decently was found in the Grand Canal, i learBaggot-streefcJbridge, Jabout 7 o'clock yesterday morning, and was removed to Lawior's livery sta -Kes to await the inquest which will be held thisd; Xylite Office and Hi Mass of the Month's Mind were celebrated in th echurch of Donabate for the repose of the soul of ihe late Very Kev.

Marcus Supple, P.P. Very Hsv Canon Keogh, Bal-briggan, presided. Thar-e were present The Very Kev Father Greene, 'B Garristown; "Very Rev Father O'FarreE, Lnsk Very Kev Father twt-. P. Skerries Very fiev Father Kelly, Naul; Kev Father Dyle, Skerrisa-; Kev Father Horgan, St Laurenee Rev Father Hally, Naul.

Celebrant of ths Mass, Kev Father O'Neill, Donabate ltev Father Moran, Balbriggao Father Kavanagh, Sworda master ceremonies, Kev Father O'Hea, Rash. A -large congregation poured forth their prayers far the soul of a holy priest who was deveted to ths duties-ef his holy state. A Ghoul, An extraordinary and revoltinjf incident is reported by the Slane police. A yoag farmer named Vaughey, who waa watching sheep yesterday on the hill of Slane, within the shadew of the old abbey of which the ancient churchyard lies, found a fellow of wild aspect desecrating tke-newly-made grave of an infant, The grave had-been torn oueu, the coffin lifted out, and the mis creant about unshroudiag the little body Vaughey came upon the scene. On being asked his purpose, the body snateher, a stranger in the locality, said it was to eat it The act and reply denote the crazed bain.

Vaughey enticed the lunatic away from the churchyard to a house where he was detained until handed over to the authorities. The revolting deed has already in the popular mind invested the lunatic with taks for teeth and talons for finger in fact with all the attributes of Peter the Wild Boy, heightened Mith a dash of the King of the Cannibal Islands. From our Correspondent. Qualification of City Geaot Jurors. At the weekly meeting of the "Waterford Board of Guardians on Wednesday, the following resolution was passed on the motion of Alderman Redmond That though feeling thankful to Lord Har-tington for bringing forward the Irish grand jury Question in Parliament, we deem it but right to state it falls far short oi our expectations.

More-over, we feel boundgco state that tho qualification of city grand jurors should be uot more taiu taat for a poor law guardian, or a member of the Corporation, viz. lol. instead of as set forth in the bill. If the 2001 qualification be adopted it would render no more than six persons eligible for the office of grand juror ia the city of On the contrary, the qualification of would make eligible 1S1 persons, equally respectable and intelligent as those of a higher qualification. Correspondent, Manslaughter is the Cousty At sn inquest held bei ore Philip Newton, Esq.

County Wicklow Coroner, on Monday, a verdict manslaughter was brought by the jury against a man named Michael Conner, a blacksmith, residing near for the slaying of Edward Travers, a farmer, living in the same locality. It appeared from the evidthce that Traversan-l Connor i.ad been at the Tinahely Races, on the i ta mat vai drank together that evening ia Carnew. Some altercation tuck place between them on their way homi, when Ccnnor kicked aud violently assaulted who died from the effects of the assault on the ISth hist. The coroner issued a warrant for the arrest of Connor, and the Carnew party of the Royal Irish Constabulary, under Sab-Inspector Gibson, were engaged for two days tracing Connor, whom they succeeded in arresting on Tuesday, He was conveyed under escort to Wicklow Gaoh.to take his triallorthe manslaughter of Correspondent. Curacy Joseph, Portland-row.

Tues day, Feast of St. Joseph, was celebratea wn particular devotion in the above church. Masses were celebrated from an early hoar for the spiritual and temporal welfare of tha benefactors. High Mas3 commenced at eleven o'clock, Rev. Thomas O'Donnel), cslebrant Rev.

J. O'Hanlon, deacon Rev. James Quinn, sub -deacon Rev. Morrin, master of ceremonies. After the High Ma3S the Very Rev.

Dr.Barmingham preached the panagyric cf St. Joseph in a moat eloquent and impressive manner, contrasting the profound humility, lively faith, meek simplicity, and perfect obedience of this great saint, with the pride of intellect, infidelity, and disrespect for all authority, the fashionable vices of the present day. By keeping the example cf this great Baint before them, striving after the imitation of his virtues, and frequently invoking bis aid, they would not only escape the surrounding torzsnt of iniquity, but be also delivered from many evils, made known to them only ai the hour when the postals of eternity would be opening to tnem, ana wnen tne taitmai prie3t faithful at the pest-house, on the battle-field, or at the bed-side invokes for them the holy names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Oh, how sweet win cue name of Joseph then sound the to ear at that awful moment, when the least act done ia honour of this holy saint, whom God himself so much honoured, will bring to the soul comfort and hope, The devotions terminated with benediction, of the Most Adorable Sacrament The music was excellent, Miss Hennessy's performance on the organ of the difficult music of Hajdn, Mozart, Weber, was faultless. Miss Cleary. Mrs.

Law, Mrs. and Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Warner kindly gave their valuable assistance. A return just published, obtained on the motion of Sir Charies Dilke, shows that the total number of electors on the Parliamentary register in cities and borctighs in England and Wales is 1,250,019 in Scotland, 171,912 in Ireland, 49,025 total, 1,470,956.

The total number of municipal electors in England and Wales ia 925,032 iscotiana, 161,462 and in Ireland, 14,671 total, 1,101,165. The total number of county voters in England and Wales is 801,109 in Scotland, ii IrijJaai, total, 1,055,457, OPPOSITION TO THE PARKS BILL. London, Thursday Night. To-night St. James's Hall was crowded by' a meeting called to protest against the Parks' Bill.

The chair was taken by Mr. Joseph Guedella, and among those present were The Hon. Auberon Herbert, M.P. SirH. Hoare, M.P.

D. Humphrey Sand with, C.B. Captain Maxe, K.N. Mr. C.

Bradlaugb, and a large number of others. Sir Henry Hoare moved the first reselution That in the opinion of this meeting, the right of public meeting which has been the safeguard against physical revolution is essential to the good Government of the country, and to the protection of the interests and welfare of the mass of the people. That snch right would be seriously imperilled by any Government acquiring despotic powers to prohibit meetings in the most available national open spaces." Dr Humphrey Sandwith seconded the motion. The Hon A Herbert rose to support the resolution and was received with a- storm of cheering, lasting for several minutes. He said the matter upon whioh they had met was most simple and satisfactory.

Free speech was necessary to the vitality of the political system. The people had met is the parks and there discussed great questions, and it was now too late in the day to go back. He asked what injury or annoyance had been done by the meetings in the Park? There was no need to interfere with those who em-s ployed the parks for pleasure, and they had no need to interfere with those who hrd more serious matter on hand. Open disoussion led to some sharp contests, but without bad blood, and he believed there was not in the whole land a secret society, He quoted Mr. Gladstone's remarks urging the difficulties in the way of meetings of the working men, the distances they had to travel, and declared that the present Government had performed the not very clean task of sweeping up the leavings of the late Conservative Government Mr.

Gladstone's name was hooted and hissed when mentioned. Mr. Odger moved the next resolution as follows That thb meeting protests against the measure now beforo Parliament, which would in effect take away the right of meeting and of free speeeh in the public parks, and this meeting calls upon the Government to withdraw, or the Houbs of Commons to reject, a proposal at once so obnoxious, inconsistent, and needless." He called Mr. Ayrton whose name was hissed and hooted the first Commissioner of dirty work. Captain Maxe, B.

seconded ehe resolution. Sir Charles Dilke, who was also received with a perfect storm of cheering, supported the resolution. He could not sonceive why such a miserable measure as the Parks Bill was pressed forward to the delay of such importsnt measures as the Parliamentary Elections Bill, the Mines Regulation. Bill, and other bills needed by the State. The third and fourth resolutions were ''That the meeting pledges itself to' continue its support of ths movement by every means in its power, aud to persevere in its endeavour until the right of meeting in the parks has been thoroughly secured to the people that the chairman be authorised to- send a copy of these resolutions to the Prime Minister, and to respectfully request the right honourable gentleman to receive a deputation at the earliestpossible date.

SMALL-POX PATIENTS. Cork, Thursday Night. At the Cork Board of Guardians to-day a report from the sanitary superintendent was read complaining that small-pox patients were discharged from the workhouse befora convalescence was com-Tjjeted, and stating that infection had been spread Sy them in asveral localities. Mr. Walker mentioned one case in which a woman and child were sent out with traces of the loathsome diseasonpon them, and they remainsd for two days in thestreets objects of tejTor to thalocality.

In an other case a boy wa3 discharged in such, a state that he was refused admittauce. to lodgings, and had to reiurn to the workhousa. The Mayor men-tioned several case3 in which patients had had relapses after being discharged. He thought there was serisus negligence somewhere, and demanded an investigation, at which, the eaniiary officers would be prepared to substantiate their statements. The chairman Mr.

Mahsny) remarked that the guardians had. refused ta set apart, a building for convalescents. After considerable discussion it was resolved to assemble ths house committee at half-past three s'clock, and summoa the doctors to attend to investigate ihe matter. Smallpox is still vary rife in. the city ia spite of all the sanitary precautions, and this o-icasions considerable alarm.

THE FLAX ASSOCIATION. Belfast, Thursday Night. At a meeting of this association to-day a report was rsad on ths flax crcp in Ireland, from whioh we sake a faw extracts: "During the past six weeks special attention has beea. directed to the important matter of seed, and with the object of obtaining a correct knowledge of the relative merits oS seed in the market which is available for this year's sowing. The germinating power nas been tested ol trie principal crauus, of trrpat rl vantage when anDlicatioa has been made to select seed of a reliable description The percentage of germinating capacity of seed oi the growth of the years 1870 and 1871 had been ascertained, and only those specimens of known brands have been lecommended which have been found intrinsically suitable for sowing purposes, and calculated nader favourable ciroumstanoes to produce good crops of flax.

Informer years seed had been selected and purohased for those who applied, and ia no circumstance has a complaint been received of the crops produced. This season the Quantity of seed which has been sent-into the country by your secretary, particularly to the South of Ireland, has been in excess of any previous season aud it is to be hoped that the care which has been taken will produce resalt3 as satisfactory as previously has bean the case. Seed has been supplied to growers, merchants, and dealers in Munster, Leinster, and Connanght, and some parcels have been sent to farmers ia TJ'ster Owing to the continuance of wet weather the preparation of the land has been seriously re-tarded, and consequently the demand for seed in Ulster has been later than nsnaL The reports re-ceived indicate an inquiry, but as yet Phasing on the part of the farmerB has been limited. The generally expressed is that substantial faYmers will continue the culture, bat of a somewhat diminished area, and that many of the small will discontinue growing for the present. At the present moment, however, any opinion re-j fSSniTthe extent of the flax crop about to bei fewnu mere conjecture.

Partner experiment have teen made in the artificial process of netUng navo na2 report of this asso- Son Xing wthe7 when cnen-air nettog wouWhavebeen impracticable, ang the same factory results were obtained as previously. It; tis.actory associatien's flax crop has Srctto system on an extended- The allotment of flax prizes the way now he was not to meet with ano ther opportunity. He then called attention to the naval administration of the present government, and the proposed changes in the Board of Admiralty. He sevesely censured the conduct of the Admiralty in the cases of the Captain and Agincourt and Megaera, and protested against Royal Commissions to. wmtewasa tne nrsc iora whose much talked or responsibility had became a perfect farce.

He further complained that it was. a well-known fact that the Prince Consort and other iron plated vessels were ia such a state as to seriously affect the defence of the country, and protested against a further tinkering of the- Admiralty. He concluded by moving that whilst a clear and comprehensive scheme of naval administration will meet with the support of this house, any plan which does not finally settle the future conduct of the naval affairs on a firm and intelligible footing will fail to meet the cirenrssianees which have arisen from the faulty legislation which now calls for auoh extensive alterations. Mr. Bentinck seconded the motion.

Mr. Childers said that the hon.baroaet must have foraotten his owaticriticism of the old system ol tne Aon-irarey. wiaga ue was in iae nauiK ua. denouncing, quite as strongly as he did shepre- sent, altnougn now ne appeared to ai.ogs.uier ap-Inrrwe of 'ifc The honce would not esneot him to 'repsit: the defence which he had made the other 1-ltiT, AKUiOVVU Witt- tuio UiaWKi- WiUJ-ui of wcbM have 'occurred exactly the same under the old system, and the consequences would have been most serious, and claiming for his ohanges the merit of being great improvements upon the old system, and of laying the foundation of a more complete organization of the Admiralty, ha expressed a sanguine belief that the farther changes and modifications which a more lengthened experience mightshow to his successor to Be necssary, would achieve that objeot The motion was withdrawn. The house then went into oximmittee.

Mr. Goschen said that, in explaining the- naval stimates of the present quarter, he would avoid the controversial matters which had occupied somuoh attention, and endeavour to show the tax-payers of the country how the charge of 8 millions for the navy was disbursed by the State, and the policy which the present Board of Admiralty re-1 commended with respect to ship building for the future. No one regretted more than he did the' misfortunes and disastew whioh had occurred! during the past twelve months; He denied thatj in having appointed Royal Cominissioners to iavea-1 tigate them, ha had the slightest idea of avoid-; hog rrsponsifcility. Those commissioners were com- piisedof men of the greatest authority, in whom the public had confidence, and in his opinion thatj conre'e was the onlv one which he could have! adopted to satisfy the just expectations of the-country. The totaTamount of tde present estimates) was in round numbers cine and a half millions, showing a decrease of 283,0001 on the estimates ofj last year, but an increase of 113,0002.

on the votes! of 1570-71, not inch-ding, however, the supplement tary estimates "of 600,000. in August, 1871, ord account otothe was between France and Germany. He then showed tha oat of the estimate! of lass year nole3-i5iih of one mUUoa last! i.