The Sun. — London, England, 1870-09-26 00:00:00

AMY BOBSART.—The costumes from designs ..71 of an eminent Artist, the gorgeous Revels at Kenil worth, including the Procession of the Ancient Britons Saxons, Romans, Normans, &c, and ending with the floating Pageants on the Lake, illustrated by 300 auxiliaries, THIS EVENING, Sept. 26.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. 10100HOBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated YOKES FAMILY will appear at Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING, Sept. 26.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. This Evening, at Seven, WANTED a THOUSAND MILLINERS, Mr. J. Rouse, ttc. ; at a quarter to Eight, The RAPPAREE, Messrs. Herman Vezin, W. Rignold, J. Clayton, A. Rayner, E. F. Edgar, Shiel Barry; Mesdames Katharine Rodgers and M. Cooper; to conclude with THE HAPPY MAN, Mr. Shiel Barry, &c. THE LYCEUM THEATRE (Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. EDMUND FALCONER). THIS EVENING, New and Original Irish Drama, by the author of " Peep o' Day," entitled " INN ISFALLEN ; or the Men in the Gap." Box-office now open. Acting Manage; Mr. 11. Barnett. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees—Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, CHISELLING. Mr. David James. After which, at 8, the Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled TWO ROSES, by James Albery. To conclude with the successful Burlesque, DON CARLOS ; or, The Infante in Arms. Supported by Messrs. H. T. Montague, H. Irving, G. Honey, W. H. Stephens, A. Garthorne, and T. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T. Lavis, and A. Newton. OYAL STRAND THEATRE, Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH. This Evening, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING ; The School for Coquettes. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Bufton, and F. Hughes. The New Hurly- Burly-Foque, " THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Bufton, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &c. ; and, THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. MA DAME TUSS AUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER STREET. On view Portrait Models of the Emperor Napoleon 111., the Empress Eugenie, and Prince Imperial ; King William of Frussia, and Count von Bismarck. Admission, ls.; Children under 10 years of age, 6d. Napoleon Rooms 6d. extra. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. WONDERFUL TALKING MACHINE, in vented and constructed by Professor FABER, of Vienna. The greatest mechanical curiosity in the world. ' i XII IBITING HOURLY from eleven a.m., till t en p.m. Ad ti( 1 .is.; reserved seats, 25.; children, fad. Palais Royal, argyle-street, Oxford-street, W. "" --- STi g .41010,1 . 4,1 lORSE ...id CATTLE SPICE, j In Penny Pachets only, of all Com Chandlers in London, and Of all Grocers, Druggists. And Corn Dealers in the Country. 71r 4 *" U l itjg 4 111 } 4 1 3 El MOSES and SON. .12.4 a PARTRIDGE AND COOPER, DIANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, ri,Etic-sTilanir (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (E.O [LIE PUBLIC z•UPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES, AND CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. 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'8 and SON beg to remind cheapness of an article depends em )3 , venture to affirm that every article al cheaper than what can be obtained a id. 3TOSE • that the . iimitty, and the is ':onsideraldy c ho tse in Englan, he public tirely on its told by them tt any other NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 105., and 16s. each Postage, 6d. I_ - ,1 MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING CONT] Autumn :,U s. Business 'Suits. 1 Morning Trousers. Also at other prices. ORDERS punctual measure introd guarantee a fail by post are attended to with care and Sty, and the easy and accurate system of self luced by E. MOSES and SON enables them to titless fit. 1 MOSES and SON'S PRICE Li T of ..111.A• BOYS' CLOTHING : Knickerbocker Suits. Eton , Brighton i Harrow Suits. 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Phipps, F.S.A., OPEN for the AUTUMN DRAMATIC SEASON THIS EVENING, Sept. 26. Doors open at half past Six, commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at half-past Eleven. Prices to the public parts of the Theatre from Sixpence to Seven Shillings. Private Boxes from One to Four Guineas. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. MISS NEILSON will appear in the character of AMY ROBSART, in the Drama of that name, THIS EVENING,sSept. 26. —THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LA NE. IUR. T. C.. KING will appear in the character of VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitled AMY ROBSART, THIS EVENING, Sept. 26.—THEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y LANE. MR. MORTON TRAVERS will appear in the character of TRESSILIAN in the new Drama, entitled AMY ROBSART THIS EVENING, Sept. 26.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. A. DOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by Martin Becher, at Seven o'clock THIS EVENING, Sept. 26.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. AMY ROBSA RT ; a new Historical Romantic Drama, written by Andrew Halliday ; founded on Sir Walter 'Scott's celebrated novel "Kenilworth," with new and characteristic scenery by William Beverly, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING, Sept. 26.—THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. AMY ROBSART ; new drama : Characters by Miss NEILSON, Misses Fanny Addison, Jesse Vokes, Kemp, J. Mortis, and Rosina Yokes, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING, Sept. 26.—THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. AMY ROBSART; New Drama, characters by Messrs. T. C. KING, Morton, Tavares, J. B. Howard, Brittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J. Neville, Fawdon, Yokes, F. Stanforth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Yokes, THIS EVEN ING, Sept. 26,.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE A MY ROSBART; New Drama. The Overture and Incidental Music selected and composed.by W. C. Levey, executed by an increased Orchestra and numerous Chorus. The Ballet and Grouping of Crowds arranged by Mr. John Cor mack. 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PRESIDENT : H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G:, cite. H.R.H. the Duke of. Cambridge, K.G., &c. H.R.H. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, K.G. The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for War. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE : Lieutenant-Colonel Loyd-Lindsay, V.C.M.P. SECRETARY: Captain Charles Burgess. BANKERS : Messrs. Coutts and Co. Grand Fashionable MILITARY MATINEE AND SOIREE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. (At 3 and 8), UNDER THE MOST DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE, In Aid of the Funds of the NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR RELIEVING THE SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS, By the kind permission of Colonel Muller, the Juvenile Band of the Duke of York's School (Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea) will attend. Several Popular Artistes have also kindly volun teered their services for this occasion. Tickets, 55., 35.: - 28., Tindl.s7Taildren Half-price) may be obtained at the principal Libraries a nd M us i c Warehouses, and at the Palais Royal, daily. pALAIS ROYAL, Argyle-street, Oxford Circus, W. Dr. CORRY'S Great National Entertainment, IRELAND: its Scenery, Music, and Antiquities. Magnificent Scenery and Splendid Dioramic Effects, with Songs, Duets, Choruses, Characteristic Dances, and Mirth-Provoking Irish Sketches. Every Evening at 8. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 and 8. Admission, ls. ; Reserved Seats, 2s. ; Numbered Stalls. 3s. FRENCH WOUNDED FUND. The following Letter recently appeared in the "Times," " Morning Post," and "Standard " "Sir,—l wish, through the medium of your paper, to address to the special donors to this Fund the earnest thanks of our Society for their generous and much needed help, which has fur nished means for aiding thousands of grievously wounded men and alleviating their terrible sufferings. "The Society, thanks to the abundant resources placed at its disposal, has been able to send forth as many as three and four ambulances per week, costing from 60,000 f. to 200,000 f. each, each ambulance accompanied by a staff of surgeons and inflr miers, with tents, beds, linen, medicines, surgical instruments, and all possible necessaries. Help has been sent to all towns where the sick and wounded have been lodged. The entire dis tribution of the wounded over the whole of France (given over by the Intendance Militaire to our Society) has been organized. Ambulances have been established in every railway terminus, and at many important stations, where a day and night service is established, to receive the wounded on their first arrival. "These are some of the services which our Society has been able to render, besides many others too numerous to detail, owing to the generous spmpathy which has been shewn on its behalf, for which our dear country and her poor soldiers are deeply grateful. "I am, Sir, yours obediently, "L. F. DE CANROBERT (nee MACDONALD), Vice-President of the Societe des Secours aux Blesses Francais. " Windsor, Sept. 10 "P.S.—Fuither contributions will be gratefully received al the depot of Messrs. Pfesse and Lubin, 2, New Bond-street London, W." FRENCH WOUNDED. DONATIONS are earnestly solicited ; and every article that can be consi dered useful and beneficial to the wounded will be gratefully accepted and duly forwarded by Piesse and Lubin, acting for the Societe des Secours. THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. DBuRY-LANE—A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsart, Phobus's Fix. LYCEUM—Farce. Innisfallen, or the Men in the Gap. SADLER'S WELLS—Farce. Hamlet. QUEEN'S—Midsummer Night's Dream. Farce. GAIETY—Ballet. Betley. Bluebeard. PRINCE OF WALES—M.P. Queen Stork. Locked In. VAUDEVILLE—ChiseIIing. Two Roses. Don Carlos. STRAND—On and Off. School for Coquettes. Idle 'Prentice. Chops of the Channel. PRINCESSES'—Wanted, 1,000 Milliners. The Rapparee. The Happy Man. ROYALTY—Our Nelly and F. M. Julius Cncesar, the Irregular Rum 'Un. OLYMPlC—Poppleton's Predicaments. Handsome Is tha Handsome Does. Undine. NATIONAL STANDARD—LittIe Emily. Mars. PALMS ROYAL—Dr. Corry's Panorama of Ireland—Pro lessor Faber's Talking Machine, &c. ALHAMBRA—Grand Ballet and Varieties. CREMORNE—Fireworks, Ballet, &c. MADAME TUSSAUD'S (Baker-street)—From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. ls.; extra rooms, 6d. ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening. PoLYTEcHm—Professor Pepper's Ghosts. Afternoon and Evening. Venus versus THE EUROPEAN WAR. The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGIT P O'CLOCK, with SOME HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other paper. This edition will always contain the LATEST N EWS of the WAR, and of all other events. LONDON MONDAY, SEPT. 26, 1870. THE increasing horrors of the War, cal , if not for interposition between the belligerents, for the pro founder commiseration of neutrals. When Bazeille, is unquestionably destroyed by conflagration; when monster balloons are notoriously preparing to hover over Strasburg for the purpose of dropping shells, charged with nitro-glycerine, accurately into the midst of the maga zines : when the theatre of that beleagured city has just been burnt to the ground, 200 women being roasted to death among the ruins: when all the formidable artillery capable of being spared by the troops investing Metz, and Phal s b urg , and Stras burg has been acctunulated around Paris for the contingency of its bombardment, it is eurelv time that surrounding Powers, Powers wit actually engaged in this terrific conflict, 10s. 6d. 12s. 6d, 15s. 6d. 17s. 6d. Also at other prices. Also at other prices. 15s. ; 18s, 195. 235. i 235, 21s. 265. 265. 325. 1 325. SOs. 365. I 365, 435. I 48s. Also at Also at I Also at other prices. other prices. other prices. N UED : Dress Trousers, 16s. 6d. Also at other prices i'llE 61IN, I,ol\ ON MONDAv DAY by day the faint flush which we thought to be the dawning of the . Sun of Peace has been waning, until we were almost in despair at the darkness which seemed to be fast settling again over Europe. We lament to say that these gloomy forebodings have been realised. The mission of 111. FA VRE has failed. The French FOREIGN MINISTER most unfortunately signalised his accession to office by a declaration which would have been suitable only if the French troops were still encamped upon the Saar and the Rhine, were still occupying the positions which they took up at the commencement of the war. The announcement that he would yield neither an inch of territory nor a stone of a fortress would not bear the criticism of calm reflection. M. FAVRE went to the German head quarters prepared to yield the second condition, ready to assent to the dismantling of Metz and Strasbourg. It does not appear how he proposed to guarantee that Marshal BAZAINE and General Unnrcit would fulfil the necessary preliminary of capitulation. The Marshal is in no immediate stress, and therefore would not have been driven by necessity to recog nise the self constituted Government of September 4. But even if this difficulty had been overcome— if the as yet only two unvanquished French generals had consented to surrender the fortresses which they have so bravely . defended, the most formiiable obstacle to the restoration of peace would not have been surmounted. A fort night ago Count BISMARCK declared that lie did not want to annex Alsace and Lorraine ; that in fact the possession of those provinces would be a hindrance rather than a help to German defence. But the public opinion of Germany has become too strong for him, as it became once before. Four years ago he would have yielded the country about the Saar as payment of NAPOLEON'S neutrality during the Austro-Prussian war ; but Germany would not hear of this, and the French EMPEROR had to put up with the disappoint ment. So on the present occasion, though the CHANCELLOR does not desire to incur the trouble of ruling an alien population, he finds his fellow-country men bent upon regaining the " Elsass " and " Loth ringen " which were stolen from them generations ago. Thus it comes to pass that he is compelled to make the cession of at least a portion of these pro vinces a condition of granting peace. On the other hand the French Minister dares not consent. Not only would it be stultifying his own words—this every defeated nation and its representatives must expect to do—but as yet the French people have not been brought sufficiently low to endure such a sacrifice as this. The nation would refuse to ratify it ; Paris would overturn the Government which made such a peace as that. In fact milder terms than these have been rejected by M. FAVRE fie required an armistice in order that the Con- stituent Assembly might be elected, and a Govern ment constituted, which would satisfy all German scrupleq, and be authorised to conclude a permanent peace. Count BISMARcIi was willing to grant the armistice for that purpose provided the fortresses of Toni, Strasbourg, and Verdun were surrendered. These seem to us mild terms, knowing, as we know now, that Toul has been compelled to surrender, that Strasbourg may be expected to fall any hour, and that Verdun will pro bably be unable to resist a serious bombardment. Yet these terms M. FAVItE, after consultation with his colleagues, has rejected, and the war is to go on. And now what is to follow ? It is terrible to imagine. France is called upon to elect a Constituent Assembly, to organise a constitution and Government, when one half of France is occupied or threatened by hostile troops, and when the capital—the centre of life to a degree that no other capital is—is surrounded in a strait and hopeless beleaguerment The tide of misfortune has not been rolled back, but almost under the very walls of Paris a fresh defeat has been sustained, and troops of the line fled shaffle fully without firing a shot. It is a desperate position, to be rendered still worse we may fear, by intestine strife. From this position France will probably ask the other Powers to help her. 'They are not likely to do so. England certainly will not. We must deeply regret the failure of negotiations, but we cannot help it. If we are asked for counsel, it must e to yield all that Germany now demands, because fresh delay will give rise to fresh and more onerous requirements. Soon after Mr. LOWE came into office, he, casting about in every direction for fields in which he could •actice his favourite virtue of economy, found one a very unlikely quarter, to wit, the Ritual Corn- The reverend, very reverend, right Lission. reverend, and most reverend, members of the Com mission had been for several months sitting, and, apparently, with very little other result than the consumption of much wine and many biscuits pro vided at the public expense. The " intelligent Albino," (vide " Letters from London," by G. M. DALLAS, late Minister of the United States at the British Court,) who presides over the revenues of this kingdom, holds the very sound opinion that he who will not work neither shall he eat, and he gave notice to the Commissioners that henceforth they must be contented with half their previous supply of sherry and Huntley and Palmer. It was a very small economy, doubtless ; it was a piece of " cheese-paring " unquestionably; yet never was parsimony more justly exercised. Looking at the report which the Commissioners have just presented, we are disposed even to grudge them the ball glass and one crackuel which Mr. LOWE allowed them to retain. Never was there such an abortive birth after protracted labour. The mouse brought forth by thn parturient mountain is a respectably sized offspring compared with this "Final Report " of the Ritual Commis sioners. Archbishops, Bishops, Deans, Professors of Divinity, experienced parish priests, learned eccle siastical lawyers, thirty ill all, have, after some hundreds of conferences, extending over between three and four years, produced a document which must abundantly console Mr, MIALL and his fellow Powers still On amicable terms alike with Prussia and with France, should cry " Hold, enough 1" as articu lating as the toothless gums of Diplomacy permit. Blood and tears enough have surely been poured out during these last ten weeks, to satisfy even the most infuriated thirst for vengeanCe. Germany can hardly desire to see France more profoundly humiliated than she is already. Dismantle the frontier fortresses, let Count BISMARCK, if he needs must ; let him leave not a stone upon a stone ; let him raze Metz and Strasburg to theground, and strew the site of each with salt; let the boundary line of demarcation for France be contracted northwards, alike in Alsace and Lorraine, but at least let them desist from further carnage now that the two contending armies have piled up their hecatombs of slaughter. Supposing even, for the sake of argument, that not an inch of territory 'were conceded by France to Prussia, supposing the former gave up to the latter not one single stone of her fortresses, it is idle to dream of the peace of the German Fatherland being imperilled for many long years to come by its Gallic neighbour, after the overwhelming defeat to which the legions of the French Empire have been again and again subjected during this most astounding campaign. The prestige lost to France, the prestige gained to Germany, are the two grand and material guarantees for the maintenance, when ever it shall have been arranged, of the coming pacification. these ten years by the joint consent of Parliament and C,nvocation, and to substitute certain chapters of the Bible in public service for certain other chap ters. By a sort of fatality this last achievement, the only one to which practical effect had been given in the shape of a Parliamentary bill, was at the last moment withdrawn by Mr. BRUCE, regardless of the factfthat thereby hundreds of unfortunate bookbinders would be reduced to the verge of starvation. kVe almost fancy that the Commissioners have done one other thing—that they have proved the impractica bility of Dean STANLEY'S theory of a State Church, —a Church which shall include all schools of thought. This "Final Report," such as it is, bears a very small _ _ proportion to the whole contents of the Blue Book. The great bulk of it is made up of pro tests by individual Commissioners. The SOLICITOR - GENERAL was clear-sighted enough to withdraw from the Commission altogether. lie saw plainly that his time could be more profitably occupied than in the hopeless task of reconciling men of such different views as Mr. VENN to Mr. PERRY, of Brighton, and Lord EBURY to Earl BEAUCHAMP. Two of the other Commis sinners, Lord CARNARVON and Sir ROBERT PRIEM MORE, might just as well have followe I Sir JOHN COLERIDGE'S example, for they have refused to sign he report. As for the rest, they seem to have bad for their one object that of showing the utter variance of opinion that there was among them; they have, in fact, agreed to differ with a vengeance, and it is almost the only thing in which they have agreed. Here their agreement is truly wonderful. In fact, the primary object for which the Commissioners met would seem to have been to show that men may belong to tide same Church, and differ toto ccelo upon every question. On no Matter have they differed more seriously or more vehe mently than the Athanasian Creed. The Report says with regard to this document, that " the existing rubrics are retained, but at the end is added, Note : The condemnations in this Confession of faith are to be no otherwise understood than as a solemn warning of the peril of those who wilfully reject the Catholic faith." But though this recom mendation being embodied in the report might be supposed to be the recommendation of at least bare majority of the twenty-nine Commissioners, no fewer than seventeen express their dissent from it; dnd thus, reckoning the two others who have refused to sign the Report at all, we actually have the extraordinary spectacle of a recommendation _embodied in the Commissioners' Deport, which is disapproved of by nineteen out of the twenty-nine. There is one matter for satisfaction which redeems this most lamentable document from being an entire fiasco. On the one hand are the arguments—the regular knock-down sledge-hammer arguments—of Mr. BUXTON and Dean STANLEY against the Creed, on the other hand is the absurdity by which the Creed is re- tained, while the very object for which it was drawn up is surrendered. Intended by its originators to damn men who did not receive all the deductions which certain metaphysical theologians had drawn from Scripture, it is now supplemented by its retainers with a postscript to the effect that such per- sons will not be damned. The absurdity of this com promise is so outrageous that it is impossible the Creed can continue in force many months more. The Ritual Commissioners may not •be able to see their way to removing it from the Prayer-book, but the laity will speedily cease to use it or to tolerate its use in the services of the Church. And when that clay comes the Clergy will have to treat this document as they long ago treated the Thanksgiving Service for the restoration of that most religious and gracious King, CHARLES 11., of blessed memory. TOPICS OF THE DAY. ENGLAND lINP,REPARED. When Earl Carnarvon has thought it expedient to make the observations he did on Friday, with reference to the extreme inadequacy, in point of strength, of the English Forces, naval and military, people will no doubt begin to surmise that the fears, so easily silenced by a grant of two million pounds some few weeks since, were only too well founded. How essential military preparations in England are now,has become even more apparent since the great battle of Sedan after which a diminished, but victorious army brought 300,000 soldiers under arms up to the walls of the enemy's capital. Earl Carnarvon was no doubt right in saying that there was a vast superiority in national armaments over those of mercenary forces, an d- he was assuredly so, when he said that England now only possessed a handful of regular troops corn pared with the armies of the continent. What then, it may well be asked, is to be done in case of emer gency ? Our volunteers as they are, although a patriotic branch of . the service, reflect only dis grace upon us. Recruiting for the re gular army is proceeding so slowly as to • lead to very grave expressions of opinion, while our sailors declare their want of confidence in cer- tain of her Majesty's ships. Fortunately our fleet at present is superior to that of any other nation, but Tarl Carnarvon only states the feelings of the country when he says that the Government are not acting prudently it they rest almost the whole safety of , ;SEPTEMBER 26, 187 u, I rreconcilables for all their disappointment and de feat during the debates on the Education Bill. The special purpose for which the Commissioners were appointed was to consider the altirations which bad been made of late years in the manner of conducting the services of the Church, oad to advise what modification should be made in th e "ornaments rubric." Lord SHAFTESBURY, Lord EBURY, and one or two other like-minded peers, had been calling for summary justice upon the party in the Church who had originated these alterations, and went so far as to introduce a bill which, among other provisions, regulated the length of clergymen's surplices. Parliament is not fond of sumptuary legislation, and would have none of Lord SHAFTESBURY'S. But, inasmuch as it was necessary to do something to pacify Exeter Hall, the Ritual Commission was appointed as above mentioned. The Commissioners took plenty of evidence, and speedily published it in a volume, which attained an honour never before achieved by Blue-book ; it went through three edi tions in less than as many weeks. Nevertheless, three years afterwards—three years of consultation ove r wine and biscuits—have failed to elicit any proposal or recommendation upon the very subject which the Commissioners were appointed to consider. The Ritual Commissioners are unable to make any sug gestion with regard to the "ornaments rubric." The way is now clear for Lord SHAFTESBU nv to reintro duce his measure ordering surplices to be of regula tion breadth of sleeves and length of skirts. The Commissioners have, however, done some thing. They have recommended that permission shall be given to shorten certain services, to omit . inie of the prayers for the QUEEN when her Majesty has been prayed for once, to leave out certain pas -I:ages from the Marriage Service which are deemed too Scripturally outspoken for modern ears polite, to modify the Burial Service so that the clergy may not be compelled to apply its euthanasia to notorious evil-livers—the one really valuable recommendation out of the whole, to abolish the three " State Services," which have been abolished England upon a single line of defence in face of the powerful enemies likely to give us battle. THE TRAINING OF OFFICERS. Now that the excellence of the Prussian military system has been so forcibly demonstrated by the conclusive argument of success, the manner in which i t prepares its officers for the task before them excites especial interest. Very full knowledge on this point was afforded last year to the Royal Commission' on Military Education by Captain Hozier, Secretary to the Commission, whose infor mation was principally obtained from Col. Walker, military attach 6 to the Embassy at Berlin. The military schools of Prussia are under the control of an Inspector-General and a General Council. The aspirant for a commission has to pass through a preliminary examination in subjects of general knowledge; but even the rank of ensign cannot be obtained until after six months' actual service in the ranks. The cadets are treated as private soldiers, have to mount guard, and, if in the cavalry, to clean their horses; yet the Prussian officers are the most aristo• cratic in Europe. No man of noble birth will accept any other profession, and if persons not of high birth obtain high military rank they are always called " von." The would-be ensign has to be examined in German, Latin, French, mathematics, geography, history, and drawing, but certain scholastic certificates exempt from this test. Later on there is a second examination in purely military subjects, by which those who succeed are qualified for commissions as second lieutenants. Before being appointed, however, the candidate must have a document signed by the officers of his regiment declaring him worthy of admission. Few cases occur in which this is refused, bill the existence of the condition has an influence on the conduct of the candidates. Generally speaking, the officer's exam ination is passed between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one. The discipline of the mili tary schools is strict, but the universal liability to military service provides a powerful assistance to authority, as misconduct may entail the forfeiture of all chance of a commission, and the necessity of serving out the legal term in the ranks. The double examination for the rank of officer, in general and professional knowledge, is still the distinctive feature of Prussian military training. Both in France and Prussia general knowledge is required to precede professional knowledge, but in France military education has stood still of late years, while in Prussia it has been constantly improving. INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON THE SOLDIER. The New York Times makes some practical remarks on the subject of brains in the private soldier, and points out all the fallacy of the opinion that has prevailed in many quarters with respect to the mental training of the soldier. The French private has been on the average a man of more intelligence than his compeer in the armies of England, Austria, aul Italy, but he has not been a man of education. The importance of culture and training were realised in the civil war ot America; for, as the war pro ceeded, every branch of the service felt the benefit of the national training. The old military axiom that it was of no consequence how ignorant or degraded the rank and petty officers of an army were, has been completely overthrown in the great wars of Prussia. Her army has consisted of a whole people, the best educated in Europe. The flower of the nation was in the ranks and among the minor officers, it was, in fact, an army from the common schools. Renan said that the universities had conquered at Sadowa, and it may fairly be added that the schools have overthrown the Emperor at Sedan. The highest German culture bore its richest fruits in the fearful scenes of slaughter by teaching men how to die. The struggle through the warfare has been one of brains. The Prussians amazed their enemies by their know lege of the country through which they passed. Their intendance has been perfect, and this, again, is the fruit of brains. With the French the case has been totally dissimilar, and the greatest ignorance on essential points has been displayed. The officers do not know their own provinces, and lose themselves i n the country roads through which their enemies pass with the precision ot chessmen. The American view of the situation was confirmed by the case of some French officers who were made prisoners, and on being informed that their destination was Breslau, made anxious inquiries respecting its position, and were surprised and gratified to learn that it was the third city of Prussia. THE VALUE OF ALSACE AND LORRAINE. The Economist discusses the question of the pro posed annexation of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany from a new point of view, and thinks that indepen dently of military or political considerations the provinces are worth far more to. France than to Germany. The German qualities of their population are valuable adjuncts to the peculiarities of the purely Gallic temperament. France needs German elements more than any others, and these are pro vided for her by the quasi -German stock of Alsace and Lorraine, whereas they would only add to Germany what that State already has in abundance. One of the first causes of French influence in Europe has been her variety of races and characters. Norman masterliness, Breton romance, Parisian keenness of wit, Gascon elasticity, and Provençal sentiment and gaiety are elements widely different from each other, yet all were united in the strong union of the French nation. Taking as examples the leaders of the French Revolution, we find Voltaire a Parisian, Diderot a Burgundian, Rousseau a Swiss, Mirabeau a, Provençal, Vergniaud a North Gascon, Barere a South Gascon, Danton from the North of France, and Napoleon a Corsican. But in all these various elements are wanting one of the most important to a great nation, the German fidelity, domesticity, and thoroughness of character, which are more or less exhibited in the eastern provinces of German extraction. The plodding tenacity, the unambitious faithfulness of the German mind and character are those qualities in which .the French are peculiarly deficient. In - annexing German Lorraine and Alsace, Germany would an nex provinces giving her no new element of national character, while she would take from France some of the best possible correctives of French deficiencies. Looking at the matter in this light, the Economist decides that Alsace and Lorraine are worth infinitely more in a moral point of view to France than they can be in a military point of view to Germany. THE BLOCKADE OF THE GERMAN PORTS. The raising of the German ports has resulted in an immediate revival of trade with the Continent. Great loss has been inflicted on the shipping interest, not only abroad, but in this country. No port has suffered more than Hull, which has an extensive and lucrative trade with the German ports. The distress which has been caused in that port by the blockade is described as exceedingly great. Not only have the ships been idle, but the crews, the dock labourers, iepresenting no insignificant por •tion of the male population, have for weeks been out of employment, and the domestic misery which has followed none can picture. Groups of these poor fellows might have been seen along the docks lamenting their enforced idleness. But with the raising of the blockade, something like a return to the wonted activity of trade is observable. Several firms have commenced to despatch their vessels to p)rts to which they traded before the war, and it is probable wd shall soon see a complete resumption of the several steamship services. LOSS OF THE CAPTAIN. A. naval court will assemble at Portsmouth on Tuesday, to inquire as far as may be into the circum stances connected with the loss of her Majesty's late ship Captain. Although the inquiry, as far as the survivors are concerned, will partake of a purely formal character, the proceedings will have a vital and absorbing interest ,as regards the merits or demerits of ships constructed on the Captain principle. An antagonism of scientific evidence may be expected, but the issue cannot fail to have a direct and important bearing upon the character of our future iron-clads. A remedy has been suggested for the instability re suiting from the employment of masts and heavl top hamper, in vessels having a low freeboard. Th e centre of gravity of the vessel should in all cases be below the line of flotation. This would ensure the safety of the vessel so long as the mast is in a verti cal position. The question, it is suggested, is purely one of balancing, and the difficulty in ordinary con struction arises simply from the. fact that much of the weight above the metre centre is high up above it, whilst the the weight of machinery, boilers, stores, &C., 13 11c) sufficiently below the metre centre to balance the turrets and masts, except when the latter are'nearly in a vertical position. It is proposed by Mr. HWY Bessemer to use a heavy movable mass of iron as 11. counterweight or ballast, which would, from its advantageous position, entirely countertalance t he whole of the top hamper, even if the vessel were pur posely placed on its beam ends. ARREST OF HERR JACOBI. The Spectator asks what the Prussian Home Ad ministration can be thinking of in permitting, th e arrest of the celebrated old Democrat, Herr Jac obi He has been imprisoned by order of the Council of War, for . having made a most sensible and temperate statement of the reasons why Alsace and Lorrain.; should not be forcibly annexed to Germany, agu ins the will of the people of th ose p ro vinces.ll ex ! Jacobi called forth the applause of the meeting at Konigsberg, and won their unanimous approval when he asked it the people of Alsace a n d Lorraine were mere soulless chattels, of whom the Ger mans could take possession without for m or ceremony; and, by way of yell. on the part of the authorities, he was him self thrown into prison. The Spectator asks whether, apart from the tyranny and injustice of this polich it is possible that the Prussian Government does net understand that it is strong enough to ane w the ultra-Liberals to talk as they please. There is little danger of Herr Jacobi finding many enthusiastic listeners if he were allowed to say what he likes i° favour of Alsace and Lorraine, but there is dange r ' if such petty tyranny is pursued, that his influ ence may return and the Prussian Government, when no longer clothed in the halo of great victories, nisi be compelled to fear for its own power. tr ial/ t . trado HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, SEPT. 22• The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, and at tended by the Marchioness of Ely and Lady Churelw" returned from the Glassalt Shiel. SEPT. 23. The Queen drove out with Princess Beatrice, attended by Lady Churchill. _ (.1 The keit Hon. G. J. Goschen had the honour dining with the Queen and the Royal Family. MR. CHILDERS. The Western Morning News says :—A correspond ent writes to forewarn us of pending important changes ° the Admiralty, Mr. Childers, he believes, being about to retire. The officer named as the successor of Sir SPe ucer Robinson, controller of the navy, is not of flag rank. THE RED SEA CABLE. The following telegram has been received from th e manager of the Red Sea Cable Company at Alexti clria : " Suez has not spoken to Aden since 1.50 a.m. this morning. Electrician has gone to test. Fault supP° s " 7 " near Suez. The steamships Scanderia and William Cory, now in Suez Canal, ordered to repair damages. Messg e : for India, pendin g re p a i rs t o th e R e d S ea Cable, 0,113°' be accepted." THE FATE O F LIVING STONE Sir Roderick Murchison is still hopeful , respecting Livingstone, and we believe that others who are corolla" tent to judge in this matter are not inclined to despoo tt A correspondent of some African experience writes aa follows :—" Many people beli eve th a t thi s grea t travell er is dead, because he has not been heard from for a long time. But they should try and realize t he distance from Lake Tanganyika to the coast, a distance which is not to be measured only by w iles ' Letters arrive only by accident, so to speak, from that part of the world; and the reports of the choler a epidemic at ZaLibar would certainly reach the interior and perhaps prevent the native traders from pa ying their usual visit to the coast. Thus even supposing that Dr . Livingstone had sent a letter from the Lake 11' some friendly postman, it would not be difficult to explain how it had miscarried. But his last letter indicated that he was about to set off on a new journey, and if he has gone into some country which is not traversed by Arabs, or other cony mercial travellers, he might find it difficult, even imln e. sible to send a letter down to the lake whence he started' People expect to hear of Livingstone's arrival on the coast; but he did not in his last letter express any inter tion of returning to the coast. There is, indeed, somereasea to fear that when his goods come to an end, or when they did come to an en d (I fear the past tense mu st be used), he might suffer privations. But there are Arab s in the country, and Arabs are hospitable, though negr c)6e are not. Besides, the Africans give explorers credit for inexhaustible wealth, and it is probable enough that a negro chief would, in the event of a white man's goc' ds being spent, offer him board and lodging till a fresh OP" ply should arrive. But in such a case th e t rave ll er Wo uld be detained till the bill was paid." CONVICTION OF BETTING MEN. On Saturday, John Thomas, Francis Drewell, James Martin, Thomas Simpson, John James Handley, George Trotter, Joseph Smith, David Handley, T. Tapling' Thomas Morris, and J o h n Barton , were b r o u ght up at t he Southwark Police-court, on remand, charged with having violated the Act for the Suppression of Betting. ,fr Poland prosecuted on behalf of the Home Secretary, and Mr. Metcalfe defended. It appeared that the Home Secretary!h a d b een appr i sed that at an establ i s hmen t in Blackfriars-road, known as the Prince of Wales' Club, betting transactions to a very large extent were being carried on. The police were instructed to watch th.e place, and having o bt a i ne d cer t a i n i n f ormat i on i n ac cord; ante with the powers o f th e Act, effected an entry . 11Q1 apprehended th e defendants. They at the same t l P le , seized various book s an d vouc h ers, from which it was evident that their information was correct. Evidence to this effect was given on the former occasion, and Mr. Metcalfe, on behalf of the defendants, now state° . that Mr. John James Handley was prepared to take uP° ll himself the whole responsibility in the case. He estab lished the club, and carried o n th e business' under th e name of " David Simpson." The majority of the other defendants were either his clerks, or had nothing whatever to do with betting transactions, being merely memb.e r „ of the club I and entering, unaware of the publinatr— of the lists. n fact, the whole of the profits came to 11 03 3 David Simps on . He (Mr. Metcalfe) was now a uthorise by Mr. Simpso n t o s t a t e th at t h e clu b W as or i g inally established simply as an or di nary c l u b , an d t h a t the i 1 ?. , portation of betting trans ac ti ons was an afterthought' this being done with th e b e li e f th a t i t wou ld b e no in' fringement of the law. 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