The Sun. — London, England, 1870-10-19 00:00:00

MOSES and SO2 'S W INTER OVERCOATS, 19s, to £5. BOY'S VERCOATS, 7s. 6d. to 455. MOSES and SON beg to remind the public ~s that the cheapness of an article depends entirely on its quality, and they venture to affirm that every article sold by them is ?,onsidcrably cheaper than what can be obtained at any other ho Ise in England. EMOSES and SON'S • OXFORD COATS, 17s. to 50s. CAMBRIDGE COATS, 19s. to 50s. K ERTCH JACKETS, 15s. to 425. SUTHERLAND JACKETS, 19s. 6cl. to 50s. BUSINESS SUITS, 28s. to 60s. EMOSES and SON'S easy and accurate system . of self-measure enables them to execute orders by post with perfect satisfaction to their customers. SV 0 ES and SON'S F ROCK COATS, 245. to 635, D RESS COATS, 25d. to Ws. MOURNING TROUSERS, lls. 6d. to 21s. D RESS TROUSERS, 12s. 6d. to 265. mORNIN G SUITS, 28s. to £5. EMOSES and SON invite special attention • to their large stock of GENTLEMEN'S DRESSING ROBES, at 18s. to 20 Guineas ; the assortment is unequalled for variety of materials and designs, and neatness and elegance of finish. ri MOSES and SON'S B OYS' IC 40THING : KNICKERBOCKER SUI'l S, 9s. 6d. to 40s, ETON SUITS, 15s. to 40s. BIZ GIITON SUITS, 18s. to 48s. DRESS SUITS, 255. to 03s. Mi MOSES and SON supply every description of l . clothing, ready-made, or made to measure, for all ages, all occasions, and all classes; also Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates. All Goods marked in Plain Figures. Any article exchanged if not worn or injured. List of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free.l E. MOSES and SON'S Estabhshments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when busi ness is resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON LONDON. CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD, COUNTRY BRANCH, BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. ► I'iIkATRE ROYAL DRL Y-LA.`:l4;.—Sole --11- Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. U:Ltike it n. N. —This Theatre having been re-decorated under the 117 t lion of Mr. C. J. Phipps, F.S.A., is now Open for the AUTUM N DRAMATIC SEASON, THIS EVENING, Oct. 19. 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, Oct. 19.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. 1 14 R. T. C. KING will appear in the character of VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitle , ' AMY ROBSART, THIS EVENING, Oct. 19.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. PHOBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated YOKES FAMILY will appear at Seven o'clock THIS EVENING, Oct. 19.—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, Oct. 19—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. AMY ROBSART; new drama: Characters by Miss NEILSON, Misses Fanny Addison, Jesse Yokes, Kemp, J. Mortin, and Rosina Vokes, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING, Oct. 19—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. AMY ROBSART; New Drama, characters by Messrs. T. C. KING, Morton, Tavares, J. B. Halyard, Brittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J. Neville, Fawdon, Vokes, F. Stanforth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Yokes, THIS EVEN. ING, Oct. 19.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. AMY 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. The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Edward Stirling at a Quarter to Eight THIS EVENING. Oct. 19. — THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by Martin Becher, at Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING, Oct. 19. —THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. MORNING PERFORMANCE.-AMY ROB SART.—In answer to numerous applications from parties residing in the suburbs, it is respectfully announced that a Special Morning Performance of this Grand Historical Drama will be given on WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9. Children and Schools admitted at reduced prices to the following parts of the theatre —First circle, dress circle, and stalls. Doors open at half-past One, commence at Two. Box-office open from Ten till Five daiIy.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. This Evening, at Seven, WANTED a TH J U NAND MILLINERS, Mr. J. Rouse, &c.; at a quarter to ightN 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 harry, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. - Mr. BUCKSTONE respectfully informs the Public and the Patrons of this Theatre that it will OPEN for the Season on MONDAY NEXT, October 24th, with, at 7, A KISS IN THE DARK ;at past 7, Sheridan's comedy of THE RIVALS. Sir Anthony Absolute, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Mr. Everill ; Captain Absolute, Mr. Kendall ; Bob Acres, Mr. Buckstone ; Faulkland, Mr. Howe ; David, Mr. Rogers ; Fag, Mr. Clark ; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Chippendale; Lydia Languish, Miss Robertson ; Julia, Miss Caroline Hill ; Lucy, Mrs. E. Fitz william. After the comedy the NATIONAL ANTHEM, by Miss Robertson, Miss Fanny Wright. Miss Fanny Gwynne, Miss Fos broke, and the Company. To be followed by a new and original comedietta, by Theyre Smith, Esq., written expressly for Miss Robertson and Mr. Kendal, entitled MY UNCLE'S WILL, characters by Mr. Kendal, Mr. Rogers, and Miss Robertson, conc luding with NO SONG NO SUPPER. Tuesday, Oc tober 25th, the "Rivals" will be repeated, with "My Uncle's Will ;" and on Wednesday will be revived the LOVE CHASE— Constance (first time), Miss Robertson. Speedily will be produced a new and original Fairy Comedy, by Wm. Gilbert, Esq. The Box Office will be opened on Friday, October 21st, under the direction of Mr. George Turpin. R 0 YAL STRAND THEA'fRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH. This Evening, at 7, ON AND OFF, LIVING AT EASE. Messrs. Crouch, Turner; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Bufton, and F. Hughes. The New Hurly-Burly-Esque, " THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Bufton, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &c. ST. JAMES'S THEA TR E.—Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. JOHN WOOD. This Evening at Eight, will [be presented (for the fourth time in England) Vie orien Sardou's great play, .FERNANDE, revised by Sutherland Edwards, Esq. Act I. Rescued, Act 11. Loved. Act 111. Won. Act IV. Triumphant. Cha racters by Messrs. Farren, Leeson, Lin Rayne, Murray, and Lionel Brough ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Larkin, Miss Fannie Brough, Miss Turner, and Mrs. John Wood.—Doors open at 6.30. At 7, TO OBLIGE BENSON, by Toni Taylor, Esq. Messrs. Harry Cox, Grainger, Mervin ; Misses Marian Inch and 11. Everard, At 8, FEENANDE. At 10.30, ONLY D, by John Oxeuford Esq ; Messrs. Young and Grainger ; Misses Adair and Turner. —During the vacation the family circle has been recon structed and ilecorated.—Box-office 11 to 6. No fees. Q lEGE OF PA R I S.—Colossal Maps, Models. Living Photographs of the French and Prussian Generals, by Herr Schulze. DAILY, from twelve noon till t en p.m. -Ad mission ls. Children 6d.--I'ALAIS ROYAL, Argyll-street, Oxford-cuic:us, IV. THE SUN, LONDON, WtDNESDAY, OCIOBER 19, 1870. trivial matters, to interfere with the ordinary course of trade in favour of either party in a war. THE DANGER OF INTICRVENTION MEETINGS. Mr, G. J. Holyofthe gives some sound advice to that section of the working population which is so fond of making extravagant manifestations" in favour of the French Republic and intervention. Mr. Ilolyoake is careful to premise by saying that he regards the restoration of the Republic in France as compensation for the war which has made it possible, and therefore does not consider himself liable to a charge of want of sympathy with the French in their affliction. He counsels working men to avoid taking measures which would lead to intervention, unless they really mean that Mr. Gladstone should go to war with 'Prussia. In that case he advises them to send their sons to the new war and to contribute to the new taxation which will be imposed. As he interprets intervention it means the imperious declaration "You shall not fight ;" whilst mediation means, "I advise you not to fight.„ In the present position of affairs in France, interven tion, in the opinion of Mr.- Holyoake, would be worse than neutrality. THE COST OF SUCCESS. " A Hertfordshire Incumbent" writes to the Times to give the conquering Prussians a warning by means of an illustration. A quiet English gentle man, he supposes, is afflicted by an incurably litigious neighbour, and is eventually driven to take his grievances into a law court. He wins the case, and exults accordingly, but next day gets notice of an appeal. Feeling bound to prosecute the case with spirit, ho engages some great legal gun and goes on from court to court, till at last his final triumph loses some of its satisfaction from his lawyer's intimation that the other side has no means of paying the costs, and from the receipt of an anonymous letter warning him that a desperate and ruined man will keep his eye on the villain who has reduced his family to beggary. This, says the incumbent, is very much the position of the belli- gerents. The war is to Germany very like the law suit. She must go on, " though the bills of both litigants are running up to a frightful extent and the assets of the defendant rapidly diminishing." Not very many years ago France herself obtained a rapid and brilliant success over a weak and obstinate adver sary. In June, 1830, Marshal Beaumont landed with thirty-five thousand men in Algiers, and within three weeks the town capitulated to the surprise of all France. Had it not been for the revolution, which overthrew the elder Bour bons, the French army would have returned home with ample compensation and with abun dant honour. The new dynasty choose to flatter the popular desire for conquest, and France has re tained Algeria for forty years during which the hatred of the people for their rulers has gone on increasing, every colonist has required six or seven soldiers to protect him, and now that the soldiers are withdrawn a fresh revolt is at once proclaimed. The position of the Germans in France in 1870 is exactly analogous to that of the French in Africa in 1830. 'VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.— V Lessees—Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne. THIS EVENING, at 7, 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. 11. J. Montague, H. Irving, G. Honey, W. H. Stephens, C. Garthorne, and T. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T. Lavis, and A. Newton. GLOBE THEATRE, NEWCASTLE-STREET, STRAND.—Manageress, Miss ALLEYNn. Great Success of TAMING OF THE SHREW—Katherine, Miss Alleyne ; Petruchio, Mr. Fairclough. GLOBE THEATRE.-TAMING OF THE SHREW, and MARCO SPADA, every Evening. GLOBE THEATRE.-BOARD & RESIDENCE at 7, TAMING OF THE SHREW 7.30, MARCO SPADA at 8.30. Doors open 6.30.- i r - si LOBE THEATRE.—Acknowledged to be the T Prettiest Theatre in London. Ballets arranged by Mr. Milano, encored every night. Beautiful Scenery and Dresses. TA DAME TUSS A.O D'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, Is.; Children ender 10 years of age, 6d. Nap oleon Rooms 6d. extra. Open om 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms of the past nine months the National Lifeboat Institution has contributed to the saving of 542 lives from various ship wrecks and 29 vessels from destruction. It has also expended £17,428 in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting £1,540 for rewards. The Institution has now 223 Lifeboat Stations under its management. Contributions are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received by the London and County bankers, and by the Secre tary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John Street, Adelphi, London. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from ciecay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price lb. dd. Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE, AQUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. J NO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, nclud ng brush. ited Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, Lon• don, B.C. THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS, DRURY-LANE-A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsari Phobus's Fix. QUEEN'S—Aunt Charlotte's Maid. Dream. Midsummer Night's VAUDEVILLE—ChiseIIing. Two Roses. Don Carlos. STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle 'Prentice. PRINCESSEW—Wanted, 1,000 Milliners. The Rapparee. The Happy Man. ROYALTY—WeaIth and F. M. Julius Cncesar, the Irregular Rum 'Un. OLYMPIC—LittIe Emily and (Burlesque) Panl and Virginia. ST. JAMES'S—To Oblige Benson, Fernande. Only a Halfpenny. HOLBORN—Farce. The Odds. GAIETY—The Happy Village, Zampa. Trombalcalzar. GLOBE—Board and Residence. Taming of the Shrew. Marco Spada. SADLER'S WELLS—Farce. Macbeth. STANDARD —Little Emily. Chapter of Accidents. PALMS RoYAL—Dr. Corry's Panorama of Ireland—Pro fessor Faber's Talking Machine- Siege of Paris. MADAME TIISSAIJD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. is. ; extra rooms, 6d. tirjg (t-ip LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1870, " IF I were twenty-five or thirty-years old, instead of twice that number, I would take Adam Smith in my, hand, and I would have a League for free trade n land, as we have had a League for free trade in These words were uttered by Mr. COBDEN corn." in the last speech which he addressed to the House of Commons. More than five years have passed since he made that speech, but no one has raised the banner which he would so gladly have borne. Yet year by year the huge army of paupers becomes vaster, more formidable, and more perilous to the State. At the rev olution of 1088 there were in England 849,000 families who were landowners; at the present time there are only about 30,000, though the population has increased five fold, and though the latter number includes all the building sites and town and suburban allotments . Two hundred years ago one family in every four were freeholders; to-day one half of England is owned by 150 persons, and 192 million acres of Scot- land, one fourth of the total acreage of the United Kingdom, are owned by twelve persons. Between 1670 and 1867 no less than 7,000,000 acres of com mons have been swallowed up under the Enclosure Acts, and have gone to increase the already large estates of adjoining proprietors. By the side of these startling facts we place another. Out of the 772 million acres in the United Kingdom only 451 millions are under cultivation or in permanent grass; the remaining 32 millions are lying waste, though fully one-half is capable of cultivation. These figures we borrow from a very remarkable article in the West minster Review for the present quarter, and they afford a theme for deep reflection. Say that there are only 10 millions of waste land capable of cultivation, and we have at once a field of labour, vastly beyond the labour of those 150,000 poor, whom we have amongst us, fully able to work, yet a burden upon our re venues, because there is no work for them to do. Not only is available labour lying unused, there is also available capital to any extent which might be used in making the wilderness and the solitary place to rejoice if only it were possible to get possession. It is calculated that £760,000,000 are invested in foreign and colonial railways, and in Indian and foreign debts, besides an unknown sum in foreign banks, insurance, steam navigation, dock, plantation, land, and mining companies. Probably not less than a milliard sterling is invested out of the country— that is, is spent in wages to foreign workmen and otherwise. With these facts staring them in the face, our legislators have yet no remedy for that fearful disease of pauperism which is consuming the vitals of the nation. Ministers who in other matters have shewn no lack of boldness will not venture to declare Englishmen shall not be allowed to when three - sevenths of English soil is left barren. In this matter the press must precede Parliament. Journalists and political economists must, with line upon line and precept upon precept, constantly insist that land is different from all other property, and that there is no just ownership in land distinct from the improvemen, of it. A merchant may sink his goods in the sea starve a city man man may throw his gold into the fire and he will not hurt the community, for ti , ere is more of the same materials to take the place of those that have been destroyed. But the landowner has nu right to keep his land a bog or a Leath, because he thereby deprives the wealth of that whereof the supply is limited, and which is essential to the nation's wellbeing. We have not indicated the whole of the evil. Not only does the present land system deprive us of the surest remedy for pauperism ; but it also keeps the class which cultivates the land that is tilled in a state of poverty, which hardly falls short of pauperism. Throughout Europe it would be impossible to find a class so degraded, and so miserable as the agricultural labour ing class in England. Hitherto the same class in Ire land has been in a worse condition; but the Act of last Session cannot fail to elevate them. Is there to be no such day of redemption for the English peasant F Is he always to toil until old age for a pittance just sufficient to keep body and soul together, ard - then, when no longer able to work, to find a refuge in the Poor-house ? This 'is the question which more than any other, infinitely more than the Ballot and University . Tests, and other like political measures, demands the attention of our legis lators. The Westminster Review proposes a bold remedy—" Let the Crown resume possession of the whole of the agricultural and unreclaimed land in the Kingdom, and compensate the owners at so many years' purchase at the present rents. Let, it retain possession of the land, and lease it in blocks of from ten to two hundred acres in 'extent, the leases to be for a period of thirty years. At the expiration of that period let the land be va.ued, and if it has increased in value in the interval, whether owing to the enterprise of the tenant, or to other causes beyond his control, let him have his lease renewed for another period of thirty years, conditionally on his paying, in addition to the old rent, one-half of the value that has accrued since the commencement of his tenure. The cultivator would lave what is so neces sary to him, security of tenure, and ample encou ragement to effect all necessary improvements; the man of small capital would have an opportunity of acquiring a holding suited to his means; while the landlord (i. e. the State) and the tenant would each receive his fair proportion of the value that might.accrue to the land during occupation." This is a definite proposal which we trust the author of the Irish Land Bill will consider, with a view to extracting from it the elements of a solution for the most pressing and difficult problem of the day. THE SUICIDE OF DELESVAUX. EVERY day fresh proofs are forthcoming to shew the utter corruption of the Second Empire. Some days ago the French journals published the details of an intrigue in which a high judicial officer acted as the agent between the EMPEROR and his mistress— details so scandalous that English journals with a regard for decency have not published them. To-day another story is forthcoming wanting these erotic incidents, and therefore fit for publication. A few night ago Judge DELESVAUX, who had been the terror of journalists under NAPOLEON 111. committed suicide in Paris. Seeing a light in his room at a late hour the judge's valet went in and found his master writing letters, and his usually rubicund face looking deadly pale. The valet advised the judge to go to bed, and received a sharp dismissal for his reply. Some time later he was summoned by his master, who gave him the letters he had written, and said that no one was to disturb him. A. few minutes afterwards the report of a pistol was heard, and the servants rushing into the room found that the judge had destroyed himself. It was not surprising that he had done so. This judge, who had been noted for his reserve and the solitary life that he led, had been noted, also, for the rigour of his treatment of offenders against the press law. If the EMPEROR wished to get rid of a troublesome journalist, he could always reckon upon the aid of M. DELESVAUX. It was not necessary for the offence to be proved; it was not necessary for it to have been committed. It was enough that the defendant should be accused ; he was sure to be convicted by this official. How was it that he was always to obliging ? His salary was miserably small, scarely enough to pay for the glasses of beer that he used to quaff in the boulevard estaminets. It now turns out that he was paid by the job, and that the job did not consist in trying, but in convicting a prisoner. Mora than that; his reward was in proportion to the amount of the punishment inflicted; the fine, or a portion of it, which he imposed went into his own pocket. Thus he bad a direct personal incentive not only to convict but to punish severely. If he were ever inclined to clemency the thought that his pocket would suffer checked all sach weakness. There was no need for the EMPEROR to refuse to relax the Press Law when he had such a tool as DELESVAUX to enforce it. It might pacify the Libe rals to make concessions to the journalists in theory ; but NAPOLEON could be sure that DELESVAUX would nullify all such concessions in fact. The conspiracy has now been brought to light. One conspirator still lives in royal state at Wil helmshohe, fbr the author of the coup d'etat was not likely to feel compunction at this late period of his career. The other conspirator, shut up in Paris, unable to escape from the scorn and the vengeance. of the men whom he had wronged, has found life intoler- able, and has sought refuge from shame in death. It is not the first suicide to which the events of the past three, months have given rise. The two first victims of the war into which M. OLLIVIER entered with a light heart fell beneath their own hand near Norwich and at Washington. The English banker who found himself ruined by the financial panic which the war induced, the French ambassa dor, whom the fierce summer heat and political disappointment at the collapse of Liberal institutions in France, drove to despair, deserve our pity. For this corrupt judge DELESVAUX we cannot feel any such emotion. For him and for the master who could make use of such as him we can find only con tempt. Western Morning News. TOPICS OF TIIE DAY. LORD PENZANCE ON NEUTRALITY. Lord Penzance gives his high authority in support of those who aie adverse to binding neutrals by too many conditions. His lordship questions the propriety of putting any check on the free course of trade, whether in arms, blankets, or anything else, on the score of neutrality. In his eyes, blankets for the Germans outside Paris might prove of just as much assistance to the one enemy as the supply of rifles to the French within the city. He argues that thorough neutrality would best consist in the ob servance of a policy by which neither of the belli gerent Powers would reap a benefit which would be due to an act or intervention of the neutral Legisla ture or Government. It might be allowed, however, that a natural course of trade should be sanctioned, but left to itself in its operations. Attempts at special legis lation for the preservation of neutrality have not hitherto been crowned with success, and therefore, although Lord Penzance does not affirm that all such legislation should be avoided, he holds that experience has shown us that its limits should be carefully watched. He is not blind to the fact that there is a great difficulty created by the acts .which attempt to successfully draw the line between the fitting out of a naval expedition, and the mere sale of a ship for war. The existence of such a difficulty, however, should make us chary of taking new steps, and obliterating the line altogether. At the same time, as we cannot achieve a real neutrality by destroying our trade with belligerents altogether, Lord Penzance intimates that it might be the best policy for the Government to ref use, at least in more How STRASBURG HAS SUFFERED. It is said that the damage done to the Cathedral at Strasburg consists chiefly in the burnt-off roof of the nave, the vaulted roof being uninjured. Part of the organ pipes were destroyed by a shell entering through the window behind it and bursting in the floor of the nave. The painted windows are pierced by rifle bullets and shell splinters, but not to any great extent. One corner gallery of the spire is shot down, and the cross of the same struck by a four pounder ball, which sent it hanging to the side. There are other injuries, but they are not very noticeable. The German artillerists are credited with having had a great desire to spare the noble pile from destruc tion. A competent authority estimates the damage done to the town at something higher than 4i millions sterling, but an official return ordered to be made by the Germans will probably show more accurately the pecuniary loss which Strasburg has suffered. THE PALACE OF ST. CLOUD. The palace of St. Cloud which has just been burned, is associated with the history of France for a period of 300 years. In 1589, Henry 111. was assassinated there by the Dominican Monk, Jacques 016ment. Louis the Fourteenth purchased the place in 1658, and gave it to his brother, the Duke of Orleans, who spent large sums in its improvement. The Or leans family retained it in their possession for more than a century, when it once more became a royal residence. Louis the Sixteenth purchased it for Marie - Antoinette, who regarded it as her favourite place of resort. After the stormy period of 1792 it passed into the hands of the people for a short time. When Napoleon Bonaparte was the absolute ruler of France, St. Cloud became an item of his private property. He was always partial to the place, and generally lived there when at home. The palace of St. Cloud has been connected with other revolutionary eras of France besides that of the eighteenth of Brumaire. Charles the Tenth there passed the decrees which led to the Revolution of July ; and, when flying from Paris on the 24th of February, 1848, Louis Philippe stopped for a time at St. Cloud. Napoleon the Third dated at St. Cloud the Imperial Concession which the 011ivier Ministry afterwards carried into effect. St. Cloud was the favourite residence of the ex-Emperor as it was that of his uncle, and from thence last July he departed for the war. OFFICE OF INQUIRY FOR REFUGEES. Acorrespondent of the Daily News makes a sugges tion for the benefit of the unfortunate refugees whom the chances of war have driven to our country. He asks whether it would not be possible to organise in Leicester-square, or its neighbourhood, a "bureau of inquiry for strangers." The uses of such an estab lishment would be manifold. There are at present in London many persons who are quite ignorant of the simplest social customs and laws of this country, and who would gladly avail themselves of the services of the pro posed institution. In order more fully to carry out the purposes of the design there should be an able secretary, assisted by a solicitor and a staff of officials who can speak French fluently and possess some knowledge of German. The strangers within our gates are greatly perplexed as to ques tions of money, lodgings, cab-fares, and other matters relating to the details of every day life, and these knotty problems might be solved at the In quiry Office. The officials should resist every at tempt at extortion, and enforce the law against lodging house keepers, cab-drivers, and others who impose on the credulity or ignorance of foreigners. The correspondent believes that the funds to start such an office would •soon be forthcoming, as so many persons are impressed with the importance of doing all that is possible to alleviate the horrors of the war. A FLOOD IN VIRGINIA. The American papers bring intelligence of terrible and fatal floods which devastated the State of Virginia in the early days of October. The floods succeeded a heavy and wide reaching storm from the east, which burst in full force upon the Alleghany mountains from the Roanoke to the Potomac. In the Shenandoah, Har per's Ferry was submerged, and no less than fifty lives were lost. The little town of Columbia was inundated and great numbers of its inhabitants drowned. It is, indeed, impossible, at present, even to estimate the luEs of life and property, though many painful incidents are told. In the neighbourhood of Rich mond two or three families were lost, and one young lady was washed away by the flood after clinging to a tree for 48 hours. The bridges of the Shenandoah rivers are swept away, the Baltimore awl Ohio rail road destroyed. The James River at Richmond rose twenty-five feet in one night, and the damage done in the city is immense. Warehoused, stores, private houses,. the gas works—all are submerged, and all business is completely suspended. Four million dollars' worth of property was very speedily. destroyed, and two hundred families rendered house less. Boats ply to and fro in the streets, and a schooner has anchored in front of the St. Charles Hotel, in the centre of the city. The darkness occa sioned by the submersion of the gas works increases the terror and distress of the people. e ff i l 1 ` 4 * IGO DA t v mak HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, OCT. 16. The Queen was present at Divine service at the parish church of Crathie. Princess Louise ann Princess Beatrice were also present. The Marchioness of Ely and Viscount Bridport were in attendance. His Excellency M. and Madame Van de Weyer, the Duke of Argyle, and the Marquis of Lorne had the honour of dining with the Queen. THE IRISH LAND BILL. The judicial machinery of the Irish Land Bill is now completed. Parliament has been deservedly praised for its prodigious exertions in connection with this measure, but very much remained for the lawyers to do after the Legislature had exhausted all its constructive skill and energy. Every legal tribunals has its rules and by-laws,v,on the completeness of which much of the success attending its work depends. We learn that judges " distinguished for their legal know ledge and judicial experience " have been at work upon the new machinery, and that they have not disdained to avail themselves of the aid of " the Assistant Barristers, whose intimate acquaintance with the forms of proceedings in the Civil Bill Courts have enabled them to offer suggestions as to the modifications most likely to be useful." Applications and disputes are to be heard in the division of the county where the land is situated, " unless the chairman shall otherwise direct on sufficient grounds of. convenience." At the quarter sessions in these divisions special sessions for land cases are to be held, of which due notice must be given. Minute regulations are made re specting notices, in which every reasonable facility is ex tended both to landlord and tenant, while to prevent, we presume, any attempt at overreaching on either side, it is provided that all notices of claims must be served one calendar month at least before the special sessions. A copy of every notice of claim and of dispute is also to be delivered to the clerk of the peace within a week after its service. Where witnesses cannot attend, the chairman may receive evidence by affidavits, and may adjourn the hearingiff he finds that the case comes within the 20th section of the Act. He may also "review or vary" any decision he has given during the continnance of the session, but not afterwards, unless with the con sent of loth parties in writing. It is anticipated that the new court will have, at the first at least, plenty of employment. Fortunately the scale of fees is said to be " very moderate," and no others are recoverable. — Manchester Examiner. INDIAN NEWS. Bombay papers to the 24th of September have been received by way of Brindisi. They contain little news of general interest. The war in Europe, it is stated, extends its influence to the remost corner of the Punjaub. The shawl-workers, whose manufacturers find their readiest market in France, are, almost thrown out of employ. In Umritsur, where there are thousands of Cashmerees employed by the great native or French shawl merchants, the looms are almost all stopped, and it is feared that much distress is inevitable. The Maharajah of Cashmere has presented Sir Donald Macleod with 31,000 rupees, in order to aid in connecting the name of the ex-Lieutenant-Governor with the Punjaub; it is believed to be the wish both of the donor and recipient that the amount should be devoted to the endowment of a fellowship or scholarships in the Lahore University College. The deaths are announced of Colonel Blackwood, of the Staff Corps, and Captain H. W. Garnault, Royal (Bengal) Engineers. The petition against the return of Mr. Straight for the borough of Shrewsbury alleges bribery. Mr. Cotes, however, does not claim the seat. Sir Thomas Abdy declines to come forward for Colchester, and it is believed Sir Henry Storks will con test the seat in the Liberal interest. At the Dublin Northern Divisional Police-court, on Saturday, a man named Thomas Coghlan was fined 210 for selling to a butcher a diseased cow for human food, knowing it to be diseased. An honorary canonry in Manchester Cathedral has been conferred upon the Rev. Thomas Rothwell Bently, M.A., rector of St. Matthew's, Manchester. A:fire broke out on Saturday night upon the farm of Mr. Burton, Enfield Chase. The dwelling-house, out buildings (with one or two exceptions, and these are damaged), and some farm produce and implements, were destroyed. The loss is estimated at about £l,OOO. The cause of the fire is unknown. Mr. Burton was insured. FATAL ACCIDENT THROUGH A VELOCIPEDE.— Mr. Carttar, on Monday, held an inquiry at Greenwich respecting the death of Mary Ann Akers, aged eighty nine. The old woman, who was deaf and nearly blind, was knocked down on Blackheath, a few evenings ago, by a velocipede, and died a few days afterwards. The coroner remarked upon the large number of riders of velocipedes frequenting Blackheath, and coming down the hill at a furious pace, but beyond the fact that the deceased was knocked down by a velocipede they had no direct evidence as to who the rider was. The jury, under his advice, re turned a verdict that death had been accelerated by the shock to the system caused by being knocked down by a velocipede. The Liberte learns from Madrid that Castelar intends to make, on the opening of the Chambers, a proposition of great importance, tending to an alliance with the French Government. Prim wishes to preserve the status quo, and desires to maintain the regency of Serrano until the close of the war. If the result be favourable to France he will then endeavour to get proclaimed as President of the of the Spanish Republic ; if Prussia should triumph, he will accept Prince Hohenzollern as King, and will aim at being his chief Minister. BILLIARDS.—A match of 1,000 up between J. Roberts (ex-champion), and G. Hunt, was 3ecided on Monday evening, at the Hercules Tavern, Kennington road, in the presence of a fair muster. Hunt, who was allowed a start of 300 points, succeeded in holdin his own until the seventh hundred, when Roberts passed' him and ultimately won by 95 points. The ex-champion's principal breaks were 81 (which included four and six spot hazards), 64, 61, 42, and several between 20 and 30. Hunt's kighest breaks were 55, 52, and 40, and two of 28 each. — Sportsman. COUNT BISMARCK AND DR. JACOBI.—The Berlin correspondent of- the Manchester Guardian telegraphs a translation of Count Bismarck's answer to Dr. Jacobi : FERRIERES, Oct. 2.—Your favour of the 26th ult. was laid before me yesterday. lam not able to exercise any direct influence on the decision of the Govtrnor-General of the coast district, as his sphere of action is outside my official competency. For the explanation of the motives of his military measures for preventing demonstrations which encourage the enemy in his resistance of our forces, the governor has intended to lay certain documents before his Majesty which are not yet before me. As soon as the same have come to hand, I shall be glad if the conviction respecting the circumstances which they produce in my mind allows me to promote the fulfilment of your wishes. TREATMENT OF THE AGED POOR IN A WORK HOUSE.—On Monday night an inquest was held in Camden Town on the body of Mary Haliday, aged 70. The deceased was an inmate of the infirm ward of St. Pancras Workhouse. About one a.m. on the Bth instant the deceased fell out of bed, and was allowed to remain there for some time, the night pauper help, named Mary Scroggins, being en gaged with anothor infirm person. Next morning the deceased was seen by the medical officer, who found her insensible and suffering from concussion of the brain, from which she never rallied, and expired on the 11th. Miss Anne Walters, superintendent of the women's in- firm ward, said she had more than 400 patients in the in firm wards, no paid nurse, but the assistance of 45 pauper helps.. She thought one paid help would be better than the 45. The jury thought the matter of nurses ought to be .seen into, and returned a verdict of Accidental Death. PARIS UNDER THE SIEGE. A correspondent of the Telegraph sends the following by balloon Monte, under date . of Wednesday, October 13 :—" The aspect of Paris remains unchanged, and by 'the aspect of the streets after nightfall one might think we .were living in the time of the curfew bell. To economise the gas, only half the street lamps are lighted, cafes and shops being likewise restricted in this respect. Many remain completely closed the whole day, others are half opened : by eight or nine o'clock p.m. all are shut and the streets are deserted. An hour later cafes and cabarets are closed, and the once gay boulevards become almost as silent as the streets. Of news there is but little, and the days and weeks are monotonously alike. Everyone fears lest the enemy should intend taking the city by famine, and everyone hopes the contrary. Meantime provisions are decidedly growing scarcer—notably meat, fresh or salted; and in another fortnight, it is expected, we shall, willy-nilly, have to accustom ourselves to horseflesh. To day I dined off cheval ' for the first time—rather un willingly, I confess ; but there was literally nothing else to be had in the way of meat. It is calculated that there are enough of horses in Paris to last for three months. I doubt this, although at present horse is abundant, at the rate of sd. or 6d. the pound, finest quality. The faces •of the Parisians begin to look deci dedly long at the proposed rations of meat ; and, if one hints the prospect of the rations growing smaller as the siege grows longer, folk look graver still, In yester day's paper there was quite a pathetic article on the pot au- feu so dear to the Frenchman's heart. To credit the writer, they were ' stoical to the loss of balls, re unions, theatres, concerts, &c., but could not philoso phically face the probable emptiness of the pot-au-feu.' I hope they may not have to do so ; for, seriously, I dread the misery that aprolongedsiege must bring for the poorer classes. The number of respectable girls and women who already haunt the streets selling newspapers and medals of the Republic, or—still worse—begging, is alarming. Perhaps it is in the view of employing the female part of the population thrown out of work by the siege, that a corps of Amazons of the Seine has been formed. I was considerably astonished when I saw the announcement in the journals—indeed, I scarcely credited it until I had gone to the office where those intending to join the corps were to leave their names. The door was fairly besieged by applicants, ail in a state of the greatest excitement at the prospect of killing a Prussian. The 'Amazons' must give a reference as to respectability, &c., and be certified by a the doctor in attendance as sufficiently robust to support the fatigue. The uniform is inexpensive and simple, con sisting of a black woollen blouse, furnished with a hood in case of bad weather, black cloth pantaloons, striped with orange and black, and orange kepi. Each fair warrior must find her own uniform ; the arms will be furnished by the Government. An ambulance will be reserved expressly" for wounded ' Ama zons.' The idea is certainly novel, but it seems to be, well received here. ' Who can tell,' I overheard one Mobile say to his•friend, whether among the battalions of the Amazons • another Joan of Arc may not arise to save France ? ' News of M. Gambetta, who left on Saturday in a balloon, has been received only to-day. A carrier pigeon has returned, bear ing a despatch under its wing, by which it appeared that M. Gambetta had arrived safely at Montdidier, and is probably ere now at Tours. What a gap between bal icons and railways, pigeons and telegrams ! But, uncer tain as this manner of communication with the outer world is, it is better than none ; and every praise is due to the postal authorities, who, under the present un paralleled circumstances, have done and are doing their utmost to expedite the letters and despatches en trusted to them. When one recollects that the Depart ments have sent here above 100,000 Mobiles, it is possible to form some idea of the'anxious mothers, wives, sisters, and friends left in the provinces, whose only ray of com fort during the absence of their dear ones for their country's defence is the receipt of a letter from Paris. A few mornings ago I formed one of a number of people assembled to witness the sending away of a post balloon freighted with loving mes sages to distant homes. An oppressive feeling of sadness crept over me as I looked at the eager upturned faces of of the crowd watching the fast disappearing balloon; for how many of those whom I saw that morning full of health and strength will be laid low by Prussian bullets in the spring -tide of their life 1 how many of those distant homes must be desolate, how many hearts must ache, what bitter tears be shed, before this cruel, murderous war is over ! This afternoon there has been a sharp cannonading in the vicinity of Clamart. The French have made a sortie, and have, it is said, been driven buck ; but this is only rumour, although I confess I think it more likely to prove true than false. Yesterday I visited one of the ambulances, and was struck by the remarkable cleanli ness, freshness, and comfort pervading it. There were above 500 wounded, and among them a little boy of about seven years of age, who had been injured in the arm by a Prussian shot. According to the little patient's version, he was playing in his father's garden, near Versailles, when he saw a Prussian soldier attempting to climb the wall, no doubt with the intention of pillaging. He called out to his father to come, but before the words were out of his mouth, the soldier fired and ran away. For the sake of humanity, let us hope the shot was intended only to frighten and not to injure the child." PROSPECTS OF THE SIEGE. The Paris correspondent of the Standard, discussing the nivestnient of the city, remarks :—" Three modes of aking Paris are open to him (the enemy)—by regular siege, by famine, or by both combined. Put aside entirely the idea that Paris can be brought to capitulation by bom bardment : the thing is not possible. If the belt of de tached forts is not a sufficient argument to the contrary, the state of the town and the spirit of the population ought to be. The city teems with men anxious and ready to make sorties on any batteries from which bombardment could be essayed ; the precautions against fire are ample and admirable, the pave ments in the neighbourhood of buildings present. ing points-de-mire have been uprooted and replaced with sand, blindayes have been constructed in all ex posed positions, and, over and above all that, owing to the immense area of the city, there must always necessarily exist whole quarters perfectly out of range of projectiles, and women and children, the old, the sick, and the timorous can be .sent there for security. Rest the three other means, which, properly speaking, reduce themselves to one, siege and famine combined. What chances are there that that will succeed ? In ordinary sieges it is admitted that the besieged must capitulate if not succoured by an army from the outside. But this is no ordinary siege. It is the greatest ever attempted. Even if no army arrives from the West or from the Loire, Paris may prove to have within itself the materials for raising the siege, which will be some thing of a novelty in military history. Here I know I shall find myself at odds with the accomplished writer of your Diary of the War,' but with all submission for his large professional knowledge I beg of him to admit are not the conditions of this siege something extraordinary, and may they not develop even that phenomenon He knows better than most men that the army effectually to besiege such a place at Paris should consist at the very least of 400,000 men apart from the corps de blocus— that is always presuming that Paris is properly defended. Let us assume that that the Prussians have such a force. For the proper defence of Paris 1 00,000 good regular troops are enough. Now what is the fact ? There is actually at this moment in Paris a garrison which is equal in number to the army of the be siegers— in fact, a garrison,which, according to the plainest axioms of military art, is viciously large. At first sight one asks in wonder how a scientific soldier like Trochu can have been guilty of such a mistake. The explanation is simple. At the time the Prussians came the garrison was not a garrison of Cdiers ; if it were, he would most assuredly have sent out into the open at least 50,000 men, under an enterprising general, to manceuvre in the valley of the Marne as a zone of operations. But the garrisons to be relied on was in very truth not too great for the emergency. It was an unsolved problem whether those provincial Mobiles would fight. It was a delicate point whether the people of Paris would act in an orderly manner or would not require soldiers to keep them in awe. The governor could not weaken his regular troops without compromising the peace of the community, and consequently the safety of the city entrusted to him -for defence. He could not think of sending out the half-drilled youths of the Mobile to what would be a probable butchery. He took the bold resolution of keeping all the regular troops in Paris, and the sequel may prove the resolution was wise. One grave error--so it cannot but be viewed—he did commit in leavhig too many women and children, too many non combatants—' useless mouths' if any are—within the boundaries, and this, it is to be feared, will hamper his liberty of command before the end." OIIILD FOUND IN A RAILWAY CARRlAGE.—Yes terday morning, at the Swiss Cottage Station, a porter, on sweeping out a first class carriage, found a parcel contain• ing a fine new-born child. It must have been left on Monday evening, as the train was then shunted into the siding and left till yesterday morning. It was taken tc the district police-office for further inquiries. Sr LA' Slit The co rum Yet ki A n ar r i ve t he Q round 'l'l l , ter ns th at , It; Thi el hi ks( ell( Th with °lire ] TI the thei th e 44 , 841 1 4 , 1 kit( Pei Pal fto THE EUROPEAN WAR The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGJT F 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.