The Sun. — London, England, 1870-11-02 00:00:00

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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 HEATRE ROYAL Ditl; izY-LA N -I- Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON.—This Theatre having been re-decorated under the direction of Mr. C. T. Phipps, F.S.A., is now Open for the AUTUM N DRAMATIC BEASON, THIS EVENING, Nov. 2. Doors open at half-past Six, commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at halt-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, Nov. 2.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. - 14 R. T. C. KING will appear in the character of In VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitlel. AMY ROBSART, THISIEVENING, Nov. 2.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. pHOBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated VOICES FAMILY will appear at Seven o'clock THIS EVENING, Nov. 2.—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, Nov. 2—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LINE. AMMY ROBSART ; new drama : Characters by Miss NEILSON, Misses Fanny Addison , Jesse Vokes , p, J. Mortin, and Rosina Vokes, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING, Nov. 2—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. A MY ROBSART; New Drama, characters by _EV 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, Nov. 2.—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. Nov. 2. — THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by Martin Becher, at Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING, Nov. 2. —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 DRUB,Y-LANE. ADELPHI THEATRE ROYAL.—SoIe Pro prietor, Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER • Managers, Mr. B. WEBSTER and Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON.—TIIIS EVENING, at 7, THE GREEN BUSHES, OR ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. Miami, Madame Celeste ; supported by Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mr. Billington, Mr. Ashley, Mr. John Rouse; Mr. C. H. Stephenson, Mr. C. Bennet, and Mr. Charles Wilmot. And THE MILLINERS' HOLIDAY. Mr. John Rouse and Miss Eliza Johnstone. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. JOHN WOOD.— This Evening at Eight, 'will be presented (for the sixteenth time in England) Victorien Sardou's great play, FERNANDE, revised by Sutherland Edwards, Esq. Act I. Reseued, Act IL 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 Tom Taylor, Esq. Messrs. Harry Cox, Grainger, Mervin ; Misses Marian Inch and H. Everard, At 8, FERNANDE. At 10.30, ONLY D, by John Oxenford Esq. Messrs. Young and Grainger ; Misses Adair and. Turner. —During the vacation the family circle has been recon structed and decorated.—Box-office 11 to 6. No fees. ROPAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROII Gil. This Evening, at 7 , ON AND OFF , LIVING AT EASE. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Bufton, and F. Hughes. The New Ilurly-Burly-Esque ' "TILE IDLE 'PRENTICE." M essr s . Terr y , Paulton, Fenton' and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sh eridan, E. B ufton , Smalley, Lee, Goodall, &c. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND._ Lessees— Messrs. 11. 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, 11. Irving, G. Honey, W. 11. Stephens, C. Garthorne, and 'C. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T. Lavis, and A. Newton. GLOBE THEATRE.—Manageress, Miss Alleyne. This evening at 7, THE SECRET' ; at 7.45, MARCO SPADA. Messrs. Walter Lacy and Fairclough. Madame Colonna and Troupe in a grand BRIGAND DANCE. TAMING OF THE SHREW—Miss Alleyne and Mr. Fairclough. To con clude with BOARD AND RESIDENCE. ei LOBE THEATRE.--Open every Evening at O.3O,—THE SECRET MARCO SPADA ; a New and Characteristic BRIGAND DANCE, in whiah Made. Colonna and Troupo will appear every Evening. GLOBE THE ATRE.-TAMING OF THE SIIR.ENV. Great success of Miss Alleyne, as Katherine Mr. Fairclougli, as Petruclno.---Box Office open from 11 till 5. Ti' THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—The EVENING, at 7, BLUE DEVILS. Messrs. Howe, Rogers, and Buckstone, Jun, ; Miss Fanny Wright. At 7.30, THE RIVALS. Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale,Kendal, Everill, Howe, Rogers, and Clark ; Mesdames Robertson, Chippendale, C. Hill, and E. Fitzwilliam. After which UNCLES WILL. Mr. Kendal, Mr. Rogers, Miss Robertson. Concluding with A KISS in the DARK. OPERA OOMIQUE. Grand Entrance, 299 Strand. Messrs. LESLIE, SIEELE and NORTON, Lessees. Open Every Evening with French Plays. OPERA COMIQUE. Mdlle. DtJAZET. Great French Company To-Night. OPERA QOMIQUE It OPERA OOMIQUE I I DEJAZET ! DAJAZET ! ! DATAZET 1 Frenchilays ! French Plays!! French Flays 1 I I OPERA CJOMIQUE.—DtJAZET as the PRINCE DE O NTI c To-Night , and the Entire }french Company from THEATRE DEJAZET, Paris,. Doors Open at 7. Commenoe at 8. PEEP 0' DAY.—Grand Irish Romantic Drama, written by Edmund Falconer, THIS EVENING (Wednesday), Nov. 2.--PRINCESS'S THEATRE. TIDEEP 0' DAY.—The PATTERN FAlR.—lrish Jig and Faction Fight, illustrated by 900 Men, Woman, and Children.—PßlNCEBBl3 THEATD.R. EEP 0' DAY.—The OLD QUARRY, or FOIL DHUlV.—Startling Sensation Scene, THIS EVENING ( 3 ednesday), Nov. 2. —PRINCESS'S THEATRE. rrilE GREAT OlTY.—Grand Realistic Drama, in Two Acts, written by Andrew Halliday, THIS EVEN ING (Wednesday), Nov. 2.—PRINCESS'S THEATRE. D A 11i E T USS AU 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 underlo years of age, 6d. NapoLeon Rooms 6d. extra. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. TORN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY e) TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decry, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price lb. dd.— Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. A GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. .INO. 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An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Oases. Desks, post free. Established 1841 . THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. DRURY-LANE - A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsart. Phobus's Fix. HAYMARKET — A Kiss in the Dark. The !Rivals. Blue Devils. Uncle's Will. ADELrHi THEATRE.—Milliners' Holiday. Green Bushes. VAuDavm&—Chiselling. Two Roses. Don Carlos. STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle 'Prentice. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Peep o' Day and Great City. ST. JAMES'S—TO Oblige Benson. Fernande. Only a Halfpenny. GLOBE—Board and Residence. Taming of the Shrew. Marco Spada. The Secret. OLYMPIO—LittIe Emily and (Burlesque) Paul and Virginia. OPERA COILIQUE -Un Sob Qu'il Neigeiat. Les Pres St. Gervais. Les Forfaits de Pipermans. GAIETY—The Happy Village. Zampa. Trombalcalzar. SADLER/3 WELLS.—Richelieu. Faroe. STANDARD —Vicar of Wakefield. Operetta. AMPUTPREATRX AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Scenes in the Arena. ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening. POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's Ghosts. Afternoon and Evening. CnEmonNE—Fireworks, Ballet, eze. NEW SURREY—A Striking Similarity. Link by Link, — ii - obody's Chill. QUEEN'S—Aunt Charlotte's Maid. Midsummer Night's Dream. RoYALTT—Wealthiand Stranger, Stranger than Ever. HoLßoßN—Farce. The Odda Peuis ROYAL—Professor Faber's Talking Machine. Siege of Paris. ALHAMBRA—Grand Ballet and Varieties. MADAME TURSAITD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. ls.; extra rooms, 6d. ?) LO :DON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1870. THERE is very little comfort in the article which Mr. REED has contributed to the November number of Macmillan's Magazine. It is true, he tells us, that the loss of the Captain was duo to causes which were preventible, and which he himself had foreseen, yet lie could not, though holding an official position, save England from the costly blunder which he knew that ship to be, and from the terrible fate which ho saw might overtake her crew. This being so, what chance is there that he will be able to guard the country against the repetition of the blunder now that he is out of office? It may be said that the Admiralty, having had practical proof of the correctness of Mr. REED'S fore bodings, will not fall into the same error a second time. He is by no means sure of that. He says : " It the Government is misleadable there are unhappily plenty to mislead it. That limited class of naval officers who may almost be counted upon the fingers, but who are active and influential out of all proportion to thou' numbers and professional knowledge, have already been at their dire work in the columns of the newspapers and elsewhere." After exposing their fallacies, he goes on to say : "It is much to be ap prehended that some of the more industrious of these gentlemen will ere long be found acting together in favour of some one of the many dangerous forms of the turret-ship which still offer themselves for selec tion, and bring the same insensate pressure to bear upon the Government, through Parliament and the Press, as has proved so disastrous in the present case, the great bulk of the naval service preserving the dignified silence which characterises all but the blatant few." Another danger is pointed out in the words, " One thing is perfectly certain, viz., that good political administration will not sup ply the place of scientific skill in the Admiralty Offices." The plain English of all this is that Mr. REED has no faith in Mr. CHILDERS'S practical knowledge of shipbuilding, and believes that he will only too probably yield to the pressure which is being brought to bear unen him by amateurs, and by officers who like Admiral FISHBOURNE, end a long letter in the Times abounding with figures, by the I..vc - aal have written off-hand, and without any books of SUN, LONDON, WEDN reference, and without having given more than a casual thought on the subject for years." One " casual thought" in the course of an indefinite number of years, is scarcely a qualification for the post of adviser to the Admiralty on matters involving the life and death of thousands. What the nation wants is a thorough sifting of the whole subject, a deliberate and responsible weighing by an unpreju diced Royal Commission of all the evidence that can be obtained. The difficulty would be sufficiently great if it could be overcome once for all. But the problem which has to be solved is incessantly changing. The best ship of to day may be inadequate to-morrow. Fresh conditions are ever arising, because invention has of late years been strongly directed towards military objects. But a Royal Commission would at least ascertain with sufficient accuracy the principles that should govern our naval architects, and save them from a repetition of the catastrophe of September 7. At the present time we require a vessel that shall possess a powerful bow-fire, and shall be able to resist the assault of rams and the explosion of torpedoes. Such a vessel ought also to be armed with a projectile which would penetrate an enemy below water. And when we have secured our ships and armament, we shall still want a crew perfectly drilled. At present our sea men are greatly deficient in this respect. As Mr. REED says, " When a signal is made for the ships to steam at full speed, after due preparation, no one knows whether one of the slower ships of the squad ron will not steam away ahead of all the others, and the fastest lag behind, using the words slow and fast as indicative of the com parative performances of the ships when working at their best." The necessary knowledge is to be attained in some measure by service in the Flying Squadron. Another step in the right direc tion is about to be taken by the Board of Admiralty. It is intended to improve the scientific education of naval cadets and naval officers, and for that purpose to make use of the valuable aid of Dr. WOOLLEY, the Director of Education to the Admiralty. In matters of this sort there is no want of energy on Mr. CHILDERS'S part. He is not wedded to old systems. The keenness with which he supported Captain COLES is an indication of his readiness to adopt any new design which he thinks will be for the benefit of the service. Unfortunately, a knowledge of ship building is not innate. If the poet is born and not made, the same thing cannot be said of the naval architect. The present First Lord of the Admiralty will bat be exercising common prudence if he relieves himself of some of his present heavy weight of responsibility. He himself has suffered by the late catastrophe. This should make him the more careful to spare others from a like sorrow. NEW YORK has published its counterblast to Paris and Tours. Paris has raised a regiment of Amazons; Tours has started a nineteenth ceutury JEANNE D'Anc. New York has revealed a JULIA WARD HowE. Here on this side of the Atlantic women are banding themselves to expel the foreigner "who fouls the sacred soil of France ;" there on the other side women have gathered together and determined that there shall be no more war. " Guerre ala guerre," said GARIBALDI at Geneva just before he started with his army of red-shirts against Rome. " War against war," say the ladies of New York, as with better logic they elect for their chair woman JULIA WARD HOWE. The European Con gress of Peace has not been held this year ; unavoid able circumstances prevented. The circumstances which compelled the chief performer in the Ammer gau Miracle play to descend from the cross and to shoulder the rifle, have hindered the Evangelical Conference of all nations from assembling in the Western hemisphere, and the International Peace Congress from meeting in the Eastern. The usual spokesmen have had other work to do than to propose and second resolutions. GARIBALDI, that man of peace, has once more taken the field. Vic ron Huao, prince of declaimers against war, holds other language to-day, and his words are swords. Resolu tions have given place to revolutions ; loud cheers to the cries of the wounded; the clapping of hand to the thunder of artillery. But there is another and a better world; to wit—the United States of America. There the boom of the gun is no more heard; there the slaughter of battalions is no longer seen. The dead who lie in the cemeteries have nos again had their rest disturbed by the carnage going on above them. America has been at peace since the defeat of Gettysberg, and its resulting capitulation of Appomatox. The Potomac and the Mis sissippi are ploughed only by peacelul traders. The Hudson is witness to no other rivalries than the harmless competition of yachts. Happy are the people that are in such a case. Kind, too, as well as happy for they seek to extend their privileges to us. They propose to us a " World's Peace Congress." It is to be held either at London, with the view of teaching the gospel of peace to belligerent stockbrokers, or at Brussels, in order to tame the fire-eating Belgians, unless indeed we should all prefer to meet at New York and con gratulate the meekest and most pacific nation throughout the globe. It is to be not only a congress, but a congress of women. Why not ? Novel-readers and play-goers are accustomed to the sudden appearance of JULIA WARD HOWES just as two duellists are preparing to fight until one of them is slain. Why should the intervention that is thought so fitting in fiction and on the stage, not be equally appropriate in the duels of nations ? Women owe the other sex a debt which has been outstanding the best part of three thou sand years. It is time that HELEN'S sisters settled the heavy item of the " ten years' war in Troy." In truth, there are other debts. The page of his tory is full of them; for all experience tells us that when women once so far forget their sex as to become belligerents they are the cruellest of foes. They were so during the first French Revolution ; they are likely to be so now if the Franco-German conflict should be prolonged. It is terrible work when women once get infected with the war fever. Far better that they should inoculate men with the love of peace. If JULIA WARD HOWE can do this by her orations we shall welcome her in London, even though she should inflict upon us another "congress," in addition to the congresses of sociologists, savans, and sects which overwhelm us in increasing numbers every "Fall." TOPICS OF THE DAY. PUNISHMENT OF PEACE BREAKERS. A. very strange notion appears in the North, German Correspondent, which is a little sheet, well known to enjoy semi-official relations with the Pruzzian Government. It says that as the authors of a war, and not their tools and subordinates, ought in justice to be made responsible for their acts, the idea has been suggested in Government circles "of stipulating as a condition of peace between France and Germany that the intellectual originators and instigators of the present war shall not escape with impunity." These originators and instigators are to be tried by a jury of citizens of neutral States, if these agree with the plan, and, if not, the jurymen might be taken from the two belligerent nations. The jury would decide both the verdict and the penalty. The persons brought to this new tribunal would include not only the exmutive which planned the invasion' of Ger many, but the statesmen, orators, and journalists who E,SDA.Y, NOVEMBER 2, ~870. approved it. The North German Correspondent thinks highly of the notion. It certainly is very civilised, But will it be retrospective ? and in that case, what will become of Count Bismarck ? It is likewise noticeable that the ex-Emperor is enjoying pretty comfortable quarters for the chief of a gang of criminals about to be brought to the bar of justice. OUR HOME AND FOREIGN TRADE. It would seem that although a great increase of trade is taxing the powers of all our railway com panies, complaints as to the smallness of the profits flowing in are general. A moderate estimate alleges that ten millions of cotton and woollen spindles are now idle in France, and that the number in Germany not in use is also considerable, owing to the drafting of the operatives for the army ; yet, notwithstanding these facts, the receipts, in this country have not risen to the magnitude apparently guaranteed by the increased business thrown into the hands of all our manufacturers by the war. At a meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce the circumstance was partially explained by the chairman, who expressed his belief that men had been too willing to have a great clearance of stocks, especially of cotton, and that, in emptying their stores, they were blind to the fact that cotton and other property had not come down to their lowest figure, and would certainly through the revival of trade rise in price rapidly. This speaker declared that upon the whole, profit or no profit, English merchants just now seemed to have every possible reason to congratulate themselves upon the prospects of the future. BEET SUGAR MANUFACTURE IN . ENGLAND. The introduction of beet sugar into England and Ireland has of late occupied the serious attention of our leading agriculturists, especially since Mr. Arnold Barnchson, of Liverpool, read his paper on beet sugar before the Social Science Asso ciation, and since Professor Church treated the scientific and economic aspects of beet root culture before the Cirencester Chamber of Agriculture. Mr. Belieroche, too, has contributed very valuable information on the question. Judging from the results produced in the manufacture of sugar from beet-root on the continent, the industry is a profitable one, and there is a concurrence of opinion amongst British agriculturists that the pro duction of the article in England would prove remunerative. Few serious attempts have hitherto been made by British growers to establish sugar mills, the cost of plant and machinery appearing , larger on inquiry than was anticipated. It is, how ever, an ascertained fact that the larger the mill the more profitable is the business carried on. GIVING IN MARRIAGE. In the quarterly return of the Registrar-General of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, just issued, we are enlightened as to a circumstance of which we were, perhaps, with many others, heretofore ignorant. It is stated that in April, May, and June, marriages in the British Isles are always more numerous than in the three previous months. A significant note is then appended, from which it appears that in these three months of this year there was noticeable an increase of nearly ten thousand marriages over those in the first quarter of the year, no fewer than 92,982 persons having been united in marriage in 92 days, or on an average, a thousand people each day. The Registrar's report further informs us, that the revival of the marriage rate has been most observable in London, in Cornwall, and in the counties of Gloucester, Stafford, Lancaster, York, Durham, and Northumberland. A happy time is indeed dawning once again in England! and from the words of the chronicle before us we are enabled to assure our readers that marriages mean, without any doubt, the prosperity of the country, else why is the following congratulatory expression made use of :—" The popu lation engaged in the production of coal and iron are recovering from depression, and are again marrying and giving in marriage at their usual pace." FEVER IN LARGE TOWNS. Fever is said to be very prevalent in several of our large towns, especially in Liverpool and Glasgow. In the latter town the authorities are greatly per plexed with relapsing fever, which has spread so rapidly as to necessitate increased hospital accommo dation. The number of reported cases during the past fortnight is 398, as compared with 315 in the previous fortnight. Food, medicine, and other requisites are supplied to the sufferers, but the ap proaching cold weather will, it is anticipated, assist in the propagation of the disease. The sanitary authorities contemplate the purchase of 25 acres of ground, at a cost of £15,000 on, which to erect a permanent fever hospital. SALE OF DRINK TO CHILDREN. At Glasgow a spirit dealer has been fined for con travening the law which prohibits the sale of ex cisable liquur to children under fourteen years of age. In this instance a boy nine years of age had been sent by his mother, who declared that she was suffering from toothache at the time, and therefore dared not venture out of doors, for half a gill of whiskey for the father. The defendant's salesman served the boy, believing, as it was contended in defence, that he was fourteen years of age. Mr. Naismith, who appeared for the dealer, tried to con vince the bench that the master under such circum stances was irresponsible for the action of his servant , and argued that the defendant could not be rasp in- Bible legally unless he had commanded or co operated in the commission of the offence. He also said the salesman had acted in good faith, and that he had had orders never to supply drink to children under age. The bench, however, refused to accept the plea, and imposed a fine of 255. DEFENCES IN VICTORIA. The intelligence of hostilities between France and Prussia, which reached Victoria on the 28th of August, has been the chief subject of interest ever since. Attention was directed to the defences of the colony, and the Government at once adopted most energetic measures to remedy existing de ficiencies. Throughout Victoria there seemed to be but one idea prevailing—the duty of defending it ' against any enemy with whom England might engage in warfare. Active steps were taken to put the batteries of the harbour into a state of efficiency, to organise a corps of artillerymen, to form a militia force, and to make various arrangements in connec tion with the object in view. Some 'of these plans will need the sanction of the Legislature, but that was regarded as certain. Having, in less than a fortnight, achieved so much, it was not thought likely that there would be any slackness in carrying out the rest of the proposed scheme. The Melbourne Argus states that the neighbouring illolonies were not less keenly alive to the importance f putting their defences in oiler, and preparing for N worst. Should the storm blow over a n d E .nd's pacific relations with other Powers be uncl.a urbed, it is believed that these precautions will not r .!'e been taken in vain, but be productive of V many ueneficial uses, while if an enemy were to visit the colony he would be likely to meet with a warm reception. It seems odd that Australia should thinks of its defences because there happens to be a war between Germany and France, but the colonists seem to have been impressed with the fear that Eng land would be drawn into the struggle. THE MIKADO AND THE TELEGRAPH. The Japan papers give an entertaining account of the curiosity felt by the Mikado of Japan respecting the Working of the telegraph. It seems that soon after telegraphic communication had been established be tween Yokohama and Yedo, his Majesty, who appears to be gifted with a fair degree of intelligence, expressed a wish to see one of the instruments at work. Accordingly a field telegraph belonging to the Austrian Government was put inside the palace grounds, one terminus being the royal study ) the (Alia a assure grounds, and a group of spectators specially honoured by invitations to be present were at each end. Three Princes, the Prime Minister, most of the members of the Privy Council, and other dignitaries of the Empire, were in the pavilion awaiting the first me ~ .-age from the Emperor. It is not the least inter e ting part of the story, and it is a proof of the skill and quickness of the Japanese race that the workin E of the wires was entrusted to two natives, one of w had been professionally trained, while the other had visited Europe to complete his educa tion, and had there learned the principles andworking of the telegraph. The first message came—" The Emperor is here and prepared to see the apparatus working." A respectful reply was made, and the Emperor's next message expressed his pleasure at "the wonderful Western inven tion." The Prime Minister answered this, and then tho Mikado thought it time to descend from such conversational altitudes, so after a preliminary inquiry as to the number of persons in the Pavilion, came the startling command, "Telegraph to us something amusing." Great consternation prevailed in the Pavilion. What would amuse a Mikado How could they be funny without being disrespect ful ? A number of suggestions were made, but rejected, but at last a Japanese youth present pro posed, "We all mean to get merry on the wine which we expect your Majesty to give us." This was hailed as the solution of the difficulty, and after a promise that he would gratify their expectations, the Emperor expressed his full satisfaction with the experiments. Telegraphs, it is thought, will soon be in general use in Japan. HURRICANES IN THE WEST. The details which we receive of the recent destruc tive hurricane at Cuba in no way mitigate the first impression of its severity. By accounts from Key West, Florida, it seems that the hurricane began on the 7th, continuing for five days from the north-east. At Habana groat damage was done to property. When intelligence was received by a messenger from Matanzas it was learned that the heavy rain and tremendous wind caused the junction of the San Juan and Yumun Rivers, which flooded immense dis tricts, submerging parts of the town of Matanzas and especially the intervening ground between that place and Habana, where the railway depots were located. The depots, the trains, and their passengers, the houses, everything in the neighbourhood disappeared, with a loss, it is believed, of two thousand lives. The destruction of bridges, churches, and other public buildings is of necessity great, and the rice fields, plantain groves, and cane fields have suffered heavily. Houses have been unroofed, and warehouses even in the less severely visited parts have been stripped of their contents by the immensely high tides. Cuba is famous for its hurricanes, 355 having been recorded between 1493 and 1855, of which 245 have occurred in August, September, and October.' Since 1855, however, there has been the fearful hurricane of 1858—also an October storm—which meteorologists believe to have exceeded all others in diameter, reaching from the vicinity of New York to the shores of Europe. It is a marked peculiarity of these storms that they never touch either the poles or the equator. The great Cuban hurricane of 1846 was traced mere than 3,000 miles. T •' ?l ‘ effun HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Oct 30. The Queen was present at Divine service at the parish church of Crathie. Princess Beatrice was also present. The Marchioness of Ely and Viscount Bridport were in attendance. Professor Lister, Surgeon Extraordinary to the Queen, arrived at the Castle. His Excellency Monsieur, Madame, and Miss Van de Weyer, and the Rev. Donald Macleod, had the honour of dining with her Majesty. The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey. THE IRISH LAND BILL. At the meeting of the Cork Farmers' Club on Satur day, it was decided to continue the operations of the club, the recent Land Bill not being considered at all sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the tenants. A proposi tion was made to the effect that all tenants holding by lease since the Composition Act of 1832 who had a rent charge added to their rent, should be remitted the same, provided such rent-charge were allowed to the landlord, and that all allowances made to the landlord in this re spect should be also given to the tenant. The club con sidered the matter of great importance, and referred the proposition to a committee for inquiry. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. An accident occurred to Lieutenant-General Hodgson a few evenings since at the Sloane-square station of the Metropolitan Railway. Some delay occured in opening the carriage door, and upon the general alighting the train had started. This he did not perceive, the night being dark, and he was precipitated a considerable dis tance on the platform, receiving, however, no injury be yond a severe shock. Lieutenant-General the Hon. James Yorke Scarlett's term of command of the troops at Aldershot camp having expired, the following farewell order of the day has been issued from the Assistant Adjutant-General's office " Sir James Scarlett cannot relinquish the command of this magnificent division without deep regret. Fully aware, from the first moment of assuming the responsibility, how much success depended on those associated with him, he was much gratified, in their prosence, to be assured by the highest authority that their united efforts had not failed to ensure it. From first to last he has received the most cordial, frank, and loyal support Limn general officers command ing brigades, from the divisional and depart mental, and from his personal staff. To each and all, and to the officers now commanding regiments in the division, and to those who during his command have formed part of it, he offers his most sincere thanks, and last, though not least, to the non-commissioned officers and men, who, by their soldier-like conduct, have so mainly contributed to maintain the credit of the division. To the lieutenant general, in future, it will be a source of pleasure to watch the career, and rejoice in the health and honour and happiness of those to whom he now bids adieu." A letter from " A Mourner" appears in the Times, ad vocating that the proposed monument to Captains liur goyne and Coles should be rather a national monument to the whole of the officers and crew of the Captain. The writer says, "I would also hope, as the loss of the vessel and her gallant crew cannot but be considered as a national disaster, that the monument may be erected in St. Paul's Cathedral, among the many other naval records of this country." Vice-Admiral Thomas Fraser, one of the few remaining naval officers present at the bombardment of Algiers, died at Portobello, near Edinburgh, on Friday last. Our attention (says the Globe) has been drawn to some facts connected with the appointment of Vice-Admirals Wellesley and Fanshawe. Vice-Admiral E. G. Fanshawe, who is Mr. Cardwell's brother.in-law, did not feel inclined, when offered to take the command of the Channel Squa dron, and he was sent out to take the command of the North-American and West Indian station. Vice-Admiral Wellesley was ordered home to take command of the Chan nel Squadron. The North• American and West Indian command is considerably more lucrative than the Channel command. Vice-Admiral E. G. Fanshawe and his staff were given passages by the mail steamer to Halifax. Vice- Admiral Wellesley and staff were furnished with a large paddle-wheel frigate to convey them to England, and if she is to return to her station the cost of coals alone will be nearly one thousand pounds. Apropos of these changes we are reminded that a circular was issued from White hall, stating that no officer was to make use of political or Parliamentary interest to obtain employment. Her Majesty's ship Ariadne, which conveyed the Prince and Princess of Wales to the East last year, is now being fitted at Portsmouth for the flag of Rear-Admiral Cockburn, the commander-in-chief on the East India station. Professor Wyville Thomson, Queen's College, Bel fast, has been appointed by the Crown successor to Pro fessor Allman in the chair of Natural History in the Uni versity of Edinburgh. CACAOINE.—Cacoa nibs on the removal of the oil fall nto powder, and this powder is cacaoine. Cacaoine contains neither sugar nor any other admixture whatever. Cacaoine makes one of the lightest, thinnest of warm drinks, and is the most de sirable of all fok use in the later hours of the day. Cacaolne, by reason of the ingenious method by which the oil is removed, pre serves all the fine natural flavour of cacao nibs.—Prepared only by James Epps and Co., Homcoopathic Chemists, 112, Great RUB sell-strce t; 170, Piccadilly ,• and 48, Threadneedle-street ; at their Works sor Dietetic Preparations, Eulton-road,—ADYl. THE NEUTRALII'Y OF ENGLAND. - - - - - - Last evening Professor Leoni Levi delivered an address on " The Rights and Duties of England as 9 Neutral State " to the Vice-Presidents and the executive of the National Reform Union at Manchester. Professor Levi began by saying that there was much reason for thankfulness in the fact that in the midst of the present complications England was still on th e neutral side. Hitherto, just in relation as the bel ligerents or neutrals happened to be the most powerful in. any war, so their relative interests had been upheld ail° their right recognised. Well, indeed, would it be for the world if we could diminish permanently the supreme inile" ence and commandingtone which belligerents had assumed both at sea and land, and if we could teach the m that there are higher interests than.the success of this or that dynasty, or even the maintenance of the preSe 3lt limits and organisation of States. It was now admitt ed that every State had a right, if it pleased, to remain neutral, and it was for itself and itself alone, to decid e whether it should join in the contest or not, having rega rd not only to the justice of the cause, but to the advantage of espousing that of either party. Poland, Denmark' Hungary, Italy, each in turn demanded of Britain to re' liounce at once an ignoble neutrality, and to enter the field for the protection of struggling rights and liberties. But who could say what torrents of blood would bay been shed, and what amount of wealth would have been squandered in the attempt to maintain what,. after could only be achieved by the people themselves, and by moral rather than physical conquests ? At this moment 9 faint cry was uttered that England should go boldly to the rescue of France in her terrible contest with Prussia. But why should we imperil our own existence ? had we to do with that awful struggle ? Surely no duty of generosity or friendship could justify the unsheathing of the sword and the perpetration of so much evil as war brings in its train. But if we wished to remain neutral we ought to act in a bona fide and open manner. To be neutral meant to take no part whatever in the war, and to act impartially towards the belligerents. There must be, abstinence as well as impartiality. A neutral was n o compelled to be inactive in order to preserve his neutrality'' but he must not be active in favour of either belligeren t,. A neutral was not the judge between the belligerents. M he was, so he continues to be, the common friend of both. Let a neutral, however, be ever so "Careful in a b s taining, from any participationin the war and in preserving a stri a impartiality, he unfortunately could not help coming into• contact with the belligerents. There was, in truth, 3 conflict of interests between them which ever and anon manifested itself, and lead to troubles. The neut ral wished to go on with his trading unmolested, but he was not allowed to do so, and over and above the losses, di°' turbances, and dangers, connected with a state of war, t'ul, ° neutral iad to combat the pretensions of the ber ligerents and many needless hindrances thrown, in his path. During the Russian war in 1 8 1 Prussia largely benefited by the opening ° new inland communication with Russia, by which mean s she supplied her with all those articles which W theretofore sent direct from England by sea. This was e new trade for Prussia, and it gave rise to complaints On the part of this country, but England could not preven t it. The merchant must be vigilant and ready to p r ofit by' every opportunity. The same wars which by blockades' and still more effectively, by diminished resources' close some of the most flourishing branches trade, may also open other branches. And if tn ° belligerents, intent upon their mutual destruction open for a neutral a novel source of trade, it was their works and they had no right to object. Of far greater difficulty' , however, was the trade of the neutral with the belligerent°, themselves. France and Prussia were now at war wit' each other. But neither of them was at war with us, an d so far as we are concerned we ought to b ° able to go on in our commerce with either, undisturbed' A But on more than one occasion the belligerents na, actually denied such undoubted right. Times had non changed, however, and to a large extent neutral rib were better acknowledged, yet there were grave difficulties still connected with the trade of neutrals with belligerents/. and prominent among these was that connected wit" articles technically called contraband of war. Put in articulate words the belligerents now said to the neutral trader, " You are at liberty t ° 4 „ carry on your usual trade, but you must no t carry to the enemy any of those implements of wIT which may be necessary to him for his defence. We wt; allow you to trade in any articles, but not in what we „eau contraband of war. If you do ,Parry these, we shall tie them from you." Nay, more, turning himself to the States. one belligerent said, " You profess to be neutral,' 13111 ' your subjects break the duties of neutrality'. Prove your neutrality by prohibiting the o$" portation of contraband ef war from your coasts, Do not allow the sale of such articles in your country t O . my enemy. Let not my enemy be supplied with anything out of your dockyards or arsenals, your arm factories, or your coal mines." But what right had the belligerents t° impose any such restrictions on the neutral ? Allow thst the belligerents had a right to restrict any one branch 0 . 1 trade, and we were at their mercyto restrict the whole, for in reality all trade was a help to the enemy. But who!' was contraband of war ? The list of contraband goods was very large and very unsettled, and there was great uncer' tamty as to what would or would not be considered con' traband in different circumstances or wars. A striking feature of our neutrality laws was their apparent incon sistency. In the present war our dealing, though perfectly in accordance with the law of nations, did not act fairly, and had already given rise to much correspen" deuce. Both Germany and France stood ? need of help from this country. But value Germany could get neither ships nor arms in consequence of our legislation, and the blockade of her ports, Franoe might not only get arms in any quantity, but even coals' whereby to supply her ships of war whilst in the very 94 -' l , of blockading the German ports. Could we wonder all Germany's complaint, that whilst our markets were pro' fessedly open to both belligerents, France alone was practically receiving considerable assistance? But were we to listen to the Prussian lament, and in the very midst of war adopt the novel course of protecting the exports.' tion of the materials of war generally as well as of coals and other articles of double use, we should give reason to France to complain. And had we not a formal treaty of commerce in force with France by which England bound herself not to prohibit the exportation of coals ? Mor e „. 2 important, however, than the fair and equitabl e operation of the Act towards both belligerents ws°, its influence on British industry. The Act as now amende d prohibited even the building of ships of war with the .owledge and intent that they would be employeu, against a friendly State. Doubtless the more we restrained our shipbuilders from accepting such orders the more We encouraged foreign Powers to build such ships for there' selves, and the more we discouraged private shipbuilders from constructing such ships the more must our deper" dence be on our naval dockyards. But extend the operation of the Act to the manufacture and export of arms and ammunition, of coals and blankets, as Prussia, would desire, and our trade would indeed s u ff er . And what a farce it seemed, to be so careful in not sending these articles if it was legal to raise money in Englanu for a belligerent, as the open negotiation of a French loan in the midst of the war clearly implied. Another important defect in the law was whether, by coming forward publicly W warn her Majesty's subjects against infringing the laws of neutrality, by expressly prohibiting the builo' ing and transport of ships, and the enlisting of troops' we did not make other nations expect far greater thing° than we meant to perform. These and other difficultie°, made it clear that our, neutrality laws needed a thoroue revision. They were incoherent in themselves, unfair 15 their application, and inoperative in practice. After much hesitation he had come to the conclusion that it would be better to abolish the Foreign Enlistment Act altogether, and to have the same freedoui of trade in time of war as we had in time of peace. Th?, consequence of repealing the Foreign Enlistment Ac t would simply be to rescind the prohibitions specificalli, mentioned in the Act, and no more. The State would only say, " I cannot interfere with the rights of trade of the rights of labour of my subjects ; I will assume n° responsibility for what may be done by private individuals in the exercise of their rights." There were difficulties connected with the laws of neutrality, but there need be none in the proper appreciation of our moral duties towards nations engaged in the dreadful struggle of war. THE IRISH IN FRANCE. A gentleman named Leonard, who calls himself "delegate and inspector of ambulances," gives, in a letter to the Cork Examiner, some account of the exploits of the Foreign Legion in the service of France. He met with them in camp at Salbris the day after the action at Orleans. They went in the field, he was told, 1,500 strong, and brought out scarcely 500. " Never did soldiers fight more bravely, and I of proud to say that, from the reports given to me by the officers, the Irish portion distinguished themselves par titularly. lam sorry to add that they were it is to be feared, nearly all shot or taken prisoners. The follow ing are some of the names I have been able to procure of the men who went into the field of battle, but who are unaccounted for, and have not turned up :—Thomas Kelly Conway Scott Michael Finigan, O'Donovan Elliott; Maurice Moriarty, Ryan, Ward. The three who survive" and escaped unhurt are Donelan, John M'Evers ' and Michael Wade. From the remaining officers and sub' officers I have been assured that the three survivor° fought for six hours or more constantly under fire in the g vines near the town, and afterwards in the faubourg o'• Orleans. Donelan, one of the finest men I ever savrf made himself conspicuous for his coolness and braveil• He stood in the centre of the street, taking aim as coolli as if he were practising at a target for a wager, measuring, his distance. He is to be made Knight of the Legion 01 Honour. He assurred me, as did the officers, that M'Evers and Wade fought beside him with great firmness and bravery. Both received bullets in their clothes and knapsacks and their escape was quite miraculous." If Mr. Leonard's information be correct, some of the Irish volunteers have paid a heavy penalty for mixing themselves up in a quarrel in whichthey have no concern My pen hesitates to give what I was told in the caulP by Prince Carl Vargirorger, sub-lieutenant of the batty lion, who was prisoner and escaped, that three soldiers of the Irish company were shot by the enemy when prisoners, because they didnot know how to speak French. I hope for the honour of Prussia that such is not the case ; but I am making full inquiries, and will, as soon as I can ascertain the truth, report the matter to high quar ters, 'and, if true, to civilized Europe." THE TICHBORNE BARONETCY.—The great case of Tichborne v. Livington is appointed to be heard before Lord Chief Justice Bovill on the 18th instant at We!-t -minster,Sand will occupy some time. The propertx)" dis ute is between £20,000 and £30,000 a year. it~r•Gleneral and Sir John liarelake are In the cao. L~ Ti Geri, TE title ha s bef oi 130 tinp few AI with TI be se long, T 1 belia tr a t e they Ti intrt PkE,-_ Will( 111011 th e cola lIPPo A~~ that Batt rate, 4 c( bit e Oar e O lll fore Coy ( en l i wit] O Re get, attE en e q fr, ilt 01 80 THE EUROPEAN WAR. The SUN is Published Every Morning at EMIT r O'CLOCK, with SOME HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other paper. This edition will always contain the LATEST NEWS of the WAR, and of all other events.