The Sun. — London, England, 1870-12-27 00:00:00

E. MO3E. - _ , and ;_,ON'S T INTER OVERCOATS, 19s, to £5. B OY'S OVERCOATS, 7s. Got to 458. 1 4 1 ' MOSES and SON beg to remind the public 1L.4. that the chearnoss of an article depends entirely on its quality, and they venture to say that their pries will compare favourably with those of any other to tie in rlugland. - V 11WSES and SON'S OXFORD COATS, 17s. to 50s. CAMBRIDGE GOATS, 19s. to 503. T r ERTCH JACKETS, 158. to 425. SUTHERLAND JAJKETS, 19s. 6d. to SW. BUSINESS SUITS, 28s. to 60s. EMOSES and SON'S easy and acenvate system of self-meo.sure enablea them to execute orders by pos t with the guarantee of a faultless It. V MOSES and SON'S 124 F ROCK CO kTS, 245. to 68s. DRESS OOAIS, 255. to 60s. M ORNING TROUSERS, lls. 6d. to 21s. D RESS TROUSERS, 12s. 6d. to 265. MOURNING SUITS, 28s. to £5, L MOSES and SON invit- - 3 special attention 114. to their large stook of GEN XIAMEN'S DRESSING ROBES, at 18s. to 20 Guineas ; the assortment is une q ualled for variety of materials and designs, and neatness and elegance of finish. MOSES and SON'S 6 BOYS' CLOTHING : K NICKERBOCKER SUI IS, Os. Od. to 40s. ETON SUITS, 15s. to 40s. BR. GIITON SUITS, 183. to 48a. DRESS SUITS, 255. to 635. EMOSES -and SON supply every descrip tion of . 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. iny tide exchanged if not worn or Injured. List of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when busi ess Is resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON : LONDON. CORNER of MINORTES and ALDGATE. MEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. '..IORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COUNTRY BRANCH. RADIOUD, YORWATTPII4 THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. — Sole Lessee and Manager, F. B. Chatterton.—Morning Performances every Wednesday and Saturday, until Saturday, February 25th, inclusive,--This Evening (Tuesday), Dec. 27, will be produced the Drury Lane Grand Comic CHRISTMAS ANNUAL, written by E. L. Blanchard, entitled the DRAGON OF WANTLEY ! and Harlequin Old Mother Shipton ! with New and Characteristic Scenery by William Beverly, whose personal services are now exclusively devoted to illustrating the produc tions of this Theatre. The general action of the Pantomime arranged by, and the whole produced under, the direction of Mr. Edward Stirling. Characters in the opening by Messrs. Fred. Yokes, H. Moreland, Charles Steyne, Fawdon Yokes, H. Naylor, Seymour, Firth, Meade, Webber, F. Wright, Master Russsll ; Misses Victoria Yokes, Jessie Yokes, Rosina Yokes, Harriet Coveney, M. A. Basquerville, A. Hamilton, Hall, Florence Harvey, De Grey, Ross, Timbrell, Elphinstone, Har court, Lee, Leslie, Mills, White, Burpitt, Rivers, Russell, Hastings. The Harlequinade will include tl 03e popular Pan tomimists, forming a Double Company, F. Evans, and W. H. Harvey, Clowns ; Paul Herring and J. Mor is, Pantaloons ; W. Fawdon Yokes and Stonette, Harlequins ; the Misses Rosina and Jessie Yokes, Columbines ; Miss Lizzie Grosvenor, Har lequins. B. Slowman, Imitator of Birds, &c. Mr. H. Collard, the Pocket Sims Reeves. Master Dassie, the Chickaleary Boy. E. D. Lyon, the Short Footman. Lawson and Garton, the French Pierrots. Master H. Rawlings, Clog Dancer. La Petrie, the B a by Velocipedist. The Masks and Costumes from Designs by Vandyke Brown. The Music Composed and Selected by Mr. W. C. Levey. The Dances and Action of the Ballet, and the general business of the Children's Scenes, Invented and Arranged by Mr. John Cormack. The Comic Scenes and Tricks, &c., arranged by Mr. John Cormack and Messrs. Evans and Harvey. Doors open at Half-past Six ; commence at Seven. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. Private Boxes, 1,2, 3,4, and 5 Guineas. Stalls, 7s. Dress Circle, ss. First Circle, 4s. Balcony, 38. Pit, 2s. Lower Gallery, ls. Upper Gallery, 6d. THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY ; or, Harlequin Old Mother Shipton,will be produced this Evening (Tcesday) December 27, and positively withdrawn on Saturday, February 25. Places can be secured from the first until the last date. MORNING PERFORMANCES every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY: therefore, to prevent disappointment, an early application for seats is respectfully requested. Box-office open from Ten till Five daiIy.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. jORNING PERFORMANCES of the Grand Pantomime, entitled the DRAGON OF WANTLEY, every Wednesday and Saturday. Children and Schools at re duced prices to the following parts of the Theatre ;—First Circle, Dress Circle, and Stalls. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily.— THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. r HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—Thirty- J_ second Night of a NEW FAIRY COMEDY. PHIS EVENING (TUESDAY) at Seven, O'Keefe's Musical Piece, THE POOR SOLDIER, with selections from the original music. Patrick, Miss Fanny Wright, Norah, Miss Fanny Gwynne. After which, at a quarter to Eight o'clock, a ne w Fair y C om e d y , in Three Acts, entitled THE PALACE OF TRUTH. Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Messrs. Kendal, Everill, Clark, Braid, Rogers, Mesdames Robertson, Chippendale, C. Hill, Fanny Wright, and Fanny Gwynne. Act I. Garden of King Phanor's Country House. Act 11. Interior of the Palace of Truth. Act 111. The Avenue of Palms. Followed by UNCLE'S WILL. Mr. Kendal and Miss Robertson. Concluding with the Farce of THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. Box office open daily from 10 till 5. ADELPHI THEATRE ROYAL.—SoIe Pro prietor, Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER ; Managers, Mr. B. WEBSTER and Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON.—THIS EVENING, at 7, a new Drama, in One Act, SMOKE. Mr. Billington, Mr. Ashley, Mr. C. H. Stephenson, Mrs. Billington, 'and Miss Furtado. After which, THE MISTLETOE BOUGH. Mrs. A. Mellon, Miss Elise Holt, Mademoiselle Debreaux, Mdlle. Camilla Dubois, Miss L'ellew, Miss M. Cooper, and Miss Bella Moore, Mi. Brittain Wright, Mr. John Rouse. and Mr. Odell ; And THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY, Mr. John Rouse and Miss Emma Barnett. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH. Fis , Evening, at 7, ON AND OFF, LIVING AT EASE. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Hunan, and F. Hughes. C(EUR-DE-LION, Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Lee, Goodall, &c. Bufton, Santley, VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND._ Lessees— Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne. THIS EVENING, at 7 CHISELLIN6I, Mr. David James; after which TWO ROSES (177th night), by James Albery. Conclude with ELIZABETH. Supported by Messrs. 11. J. Montague , David James. and T. Thorne, &o. ; Mesdames AmyFawsitt, A. Newton, and Nelly Power, &c. QT. JAMES'S T EA TR E.—Lessee and nnageress, Mrs. JOHN WOOD. LAST WEEKS OF FERNANDE. This Evening at 7.45 great play, FERNANDE, Messrs. Farren, Leeson, Lin Rayne, Murray, and L. Brough Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Larkin, Miss Fannie isrough, Miss Turner, and Mrs. John Wood.—Doors open at 8.30. At 7, TO OBLIGE BENSON. At 7.45, FERNANDE. To con clude with the Great Burlesque, BOMBASTES FURIOSO.—Box office 11 to 6. No fees. OPERA COMIQUE, 299, Strand.—Lessees H. Leslie, C. Steele, W. Nc:ton.—This most beautiful Theatre in London reopened for the English Dramatic Season This Evening, at popular prices, from 6d. to 7s. 6d. OPERA COmiQuE.-FOUND DROWNED_ Mr. G. F. ROWE will make his re-appearance in London This Evening in a new and striking Drama, founded on Charles Dickens's celebrated novel " Our Mutual Friend." OPERA COMIQUE.-FOUND DROWNED & EMERY as BOFFlN.—Messrs. John Nelson, W. 31`In tyre, Charles Warner (by permission of W. H. Liston, Esq.), , Edwin Stanley, Granville, and Bell ; !Mesdames Ernstone, Emily Pitts, Holston, Handers, Tilly Earl, and Miss Rose Lisle. Open at 6.30 ; confluence at 7. h SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1870. armistice must be concluded whilst the Conference was sitting, and that the war might be brought under discussion somehow. Probably the Ministers were not deluded by this vision. They • send their representative on the ground that France ought n :t to lose her place amongst nations, and that the presence of a Republican will in some sort amount to recognition of the Republ . c. Some advantage of t I:is hind will undoubtedly be gained. I3RINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee, Ben jamin Webster. Managers, B. Webster and F. B. Chat terton.—THlS EVENING will be performed A CHRISTMAS CAROL ; or Past, Present and Future, dramatised with the especial sanction of the late Charles Dickens, by Mr. Edward Stirling. After which will be produced an entirely new grand spectacular extravaganza, entitled LITTLE GIS BLAS ; and How he Played the Spanish D(j)euce. Written by H. B. Farnie. The music selected and arranged by Frank Musgrave ; the ballet, groupings, &c., by J. Milano ; the new and magnificent scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds and assistants ; the costumes designed after drawings by Gustave Dorf. To conclude with HE'S A LUNATIC. Mr. J. Clayton.—Box Office open from Ten till Five. GLOBE THEATRE.—Manageress, Miss kllevne. Great Attraction for Christmas.—New Burlesque by F. C. Burnand. New Company. Grand Ballet, in which the re nowned Madame Colonna and Troupe will appear. This and EVERY EVENING until further notice, at 7, BOARD ANT) RESIDENCE. At 7.30, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs. Walter Lacy, W. H. Vernon (his first appearance under the present management), and Miss Ada Cavendish. To be followed by a Grand New Fairy Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled THE WHITE CAT ; or Prince Lardi-Dardi and the Radiant Rosetta. Gorgeous scenery by Messrs. Fenton, Johnson, and assistants. Superb costumes and appointments. Mr. E. Danvers, Mes dames Emily Fowler, Nelly Nisbett, Rose Roberts, and Miss Montgomery (their first appearance at this theatre), in addi tion to the regular Company. To conclude with a popular farce. ROYALT Y THEATRE, DEAN-STREET, SOHO. Crowded Houses. Brilliant Success of R. Reece's Genuine Burlesque " Whittington, Junior, and his Sensation Cat," pro duced with New and Gorgeous Scenery, Superb Costumes, Choice Music, Characteristic Dances, and Splendid Appoint ments. Every Evening, at 7.80, WEALTH. At 9.20, the New Grand Burlesque WHITTINGTON, JUNIOR, AND HIS SENSATION CAT. Concluding with THE RENDEZVOUS. Box Office open from Eleven till Five. No Fees for Booking. ASTLEY'S.—Lessee and Manager, Mr. JOHN BAUK—THIS EVENING, Dec. 27, second time, Grand Comic Original Christmas Pantomime, HARLEQUIN LITTLE TOM TITTLE3IOUSE, and the Eleven Dancing Princesses ; or, Deedle Deedle Dumplin and the Silver Frog. A STLEY'S MORNING PERFORMANCES -- t_ EVERY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, at Two. Children Half-price to Stalls, Dress Circle, and Boxes. No charge for booking. Box-office open from 11 to 4. CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION of WAXWORK kj now OPEN at 368, Oxford-street, W. (nearly opposite the Princess's Theatre). Historical Tableaux. Moveable Figures, a splendid Garman Christmas Tree.—Admission, ls., Children half-price. TAPANESE ROYAL TYCOON TROUPE ei Daily at Three and Eight. PALMS ROYAL, Argyle-street, Oxford Circus, W. 0 ORILLA CHIEF, HASSAN.—Astounding kJ - performances on the " corde elastique," ac?ompanied by Mulabrix, the Oriental Wizard. Daily, at Three and Eight. Fashionable Lev6es Daily, from Twelve till Two. Admission, 38., 25., and is. Children half-price.—PALAIS ROYAL, Argyle street, Oxford Circus, W. BLUE and HAIRLESS HORSE, recently exhi bited at Osborne House by command of Her Majesty, Exhibiting HOURLY, from 12 noon till 10 p.m. Admission Is., Children 6d.—PALAIS ROYAL, Argyll-street, Oxford-circus, W. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC.—NoveI anti bona, fide character of the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY ENTERTAIN MENTS. PROFESSOR PEPPER on THE WAR and the Destructive Implements used thereat ! MR. GEORGE GROSSMITH, Jun., gives the prettiest Fairy Tale, entitled THE YELLOW DWARF, every Evening ;. and Mr. SUCHET CHAMPION the same in the Mornings, with Vocal Illustrations. ENGAGEMENT of the Original Warlock, Mr. J. BEAUMONT, for THE WORLD OF MAGIC, and his Curious Slack Rope Automaton.—Entertainment by Mr. E. D. DAV lES, Premier Ventriloquist, entitled THE FUNNIEST OF FUNNY FOLKS. MADAME BOUSFIELD'S GRECIAN STA TUARY in White Marble.—The PRAEGER FAMILY. — New Ghost Entertainment.—.A Machine-made Watch, and Christmas and Christmas Customs, by J. L. KING, Esq., at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC. Admission to the whole One Shilling. EGYPTIAN HALL, PIOCADILL Y. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. Every day at 2.80 and 8 p.m. POOLE and YOUNG, the Proprietors and Exhibitors of the Overland Mail, by Telbin and Grieve, Albert Smith's Egyptian Hall Panoramas, beg to announce a new subject— THE PRESENT WAR Zetween the French and Prussians. Each Picture on 600 square feet of canes, and painted by England's greatest scenic artists. THE NATIONAL MUSIC. THE FINEST QUARTETTE IN EUROPE. PO',..:LE AND YOUNG, THE EGYPTIAN HALL ONLY. THE WAIL-POOLE AND YOUNG'S PANORAMA, EGYPTIAN HALL. Prices to Poole and Young's Panorama of the War, its., 25., ls, A/r, ADAME 'IIJSSAUD'S EXHIBITTON, Baker -1.71_ street.—On view Portrait Models of the esz-Emperor and Empress of the French, and Prince Imperial. Also, Marshal Bazaine, Marshal Canrobert, General Trochu, &c., &c. &c.— Admission, Is. ; Children under Ten Years of age, 6d. Extra Rooms, 6d. extra. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. lAr ADA ME TUSSA UD'S EXHIBITION, Baker- E street.—On view Portrait Models of the King and Crown Prince of Prussia, Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern. Also Count von Bismarck and Count von Moltke.—Admission ls. ; ohildren under ten years of age, 6d. Extra rooms, 6d. extra. — Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. pARTRIDGE AND COOPER, MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CIIANOERY-LANE), LONDON (E.O ). ruE PUBLIC ziIIPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES, AND JARRIAGE PAID to the COUSITRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s Per roam. s.d. Fine Cream Laid Note; a cheap paper... •. Superfine Cream Laid Note; much approved Superfine Thick Cream Lai(' Note ;especially recommended 5 6 Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note . .. 7 0 Straw Paper, " Patent:" adapted for rapid writing ... 2 6 Large Commercial Note Papers 18., 48. be., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream.......... 105. 6d., 12a. 6d., and 14 6 Outsides Foolscap . 6 6 Letter Paper for scribbling plain, 45.; ruled ditto, 4 6 Tinted Lined Note ... five quires for la. 61, or 5 6 _ New Vellum Wove "Club House" Dote, five quires for 2s. Gd. Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, sa 6d, bs Gd, & es ed Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 6clf . per 1,000 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &0., 3a. COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to Is. per;100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists In the trade at about hall the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLI;I3TRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Oases. Desks. poet free. Established 1841 TOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY el TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from rlec , ty, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price lb. dd. Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames•streot, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair nik_ to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. NO. GOSNF.I.L and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder ful lignid. 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. and 15s. each, includ ing brush. Rad Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, n, Upper Thames-street, Lon ion, E.C. ANY GENTLEMAN requiring the comforts of a HOME in a respectable and cheerful family, where there are no other lodgers, to board or not with the family, as required, may hear of the same by applying to A. L., Mr. Hawkins, Post Office, Liverpool-road, Barnsbury, N. WEST LONDON HOSPITAL, Hammersmith, W.—FUNDS are urgently needed, and the Committee earnestly appeal to the benevolent to assist them in =Tying on their useful work. T. ALEXANDER, Sec: and Sup THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. DRURY LANE—RuIe Britannia. Dragon of Wantley. COVENT GARDEN—Lottery Ticket. Sleeping Beauty. ADELPHI—Smoke. Mistletoe Bough. HAYMARKET—The Poor Soldier. The Palace of Truth. Uncle's Will. The Spectre Bridegroom. VAnnEviLLE--Chiselling. Two Roses. Elizabeth, or the Invisible Armada. STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. Coeur-de• Lion. ST. JAmrs's—To Oblige Benson. Fernande. Bombastes Furioso. OLYMPlC—Poppleton's Predicament. Nell and (Bur lesque) Paul and Virginia. ROYALTY - Wealth, and Whittington Junior and his Sensation Cat. GAIETY—A Christmas Story. Alladiu 11. QUEEN'S—Farce. Midsummer Night's Dream. GLOBE—Board and Residence. Delicate Ground. White Cat. Rely on my Discretion. OPERA ComiQuE—Found Drowned. Nothing to Nurse. HOLBORN—The Married Bachelor. A Breach of Promise. Jezabel. PRINCE OF WALES'S. - Queen Stork. Ours. The Locked In. PRINCEBS'S—A Christmas Carol. Little Gil Blas. He's a Lunatic. NATIONAL STANDARD—Farce. Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross. ASTLEY'S—Faree. Little Tom Tittlemouse. . SADLER'S WELLS—Farce. Sinbad the Sailor. SURREY—Farce. My Son Jack. POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's War Lecture. After noon and Evening. EGYPTIAN HALL—Poole and Young's Panorama of the Franco-Prussian War. A.3IPHITIMATRE AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Scenes in the Arena. ST. JAMES'S HALL—Christy Minstrels. Every evening. PALMS ROYAL—Professor Faber's Talking Machine. ALHAMBRA—Promenade Concert. MADAME TIISSAIM'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. is.; extra rooms, 6d• TA, dr'' , " 43, •3 ;#.% e ."ll°.' 419 , SUIZ A NEW TEMPORAL POWER. The statement by the Brussels correspondent of the Telegraph, that Savoy and Nice will be demanded by the Germans for a Papal residence, when peace negotiations are seriously opened, is the wildest of the many wild statements in circulation respecting Count Bismarck's intentions. It has not a shadow of probability in its favour. King William is a Pro testant monarch ; and though he may spew great courtesy to the Pope, he is not likely to shed the blood of a Protestant people for the sake of Papal glory. The demand for Savoy and Nice would probably remove all hope of agreement with France. Italy would strenu ously oppose the transfer, for though she may want Savoy and Nice back, their restoration is not desired in order that they may be handed over to the Pope. THE CROWN PRINCE. This is not a particularly reassuring time for German Liberals. They see the extent of freedom enjoying by their country diminish in proportion as its political importance increases. But one great hope remains to them—the Crown Prince. We shall bear the translation -ot the pre sent sovereign to his heavenly rest with c implacent resignation, considering the great calamity involved in the loss of so pious a monarch ; and then possibly the reign of Bismarck will termi nate. It is refreshing to be reminded by an.able writer in the Daily News - of the Crown Prince's ruspect for liberty and laws. In 1863 lie solemnly pv6e..estud against the unconstitutional interference 4 lie Government with the rights of Parliament, and the freedom of the press. In 1868 he protested again, and offered to retire from Berlin and its court. He is a brave man, a skilfurgeneral, but no lever of war. After winning the battle of Woerth, he expressed his hatred of war, and said that if he reigned, he would not make it. lie is not alone in his country. The best, the wisest men of Germany .are on his side, and when he ascends the throne they will prevail. CIRCULAR OF COUNT BISMARCK. Count Bismarck has addressed a circular to the North German Ambassadors at Foreign Court 4, res pecting the French officers who have broken their parole. He says that the Germans had it in their power before Sedan to shut up the army, and render it harmleFs by arms, or famine, but they agreed to the capitulation, trusting in the French offi cers' fidelity to engagements, according to the " usual notions of military honour and the general law of treaties." A few of these officers have abused their trust, among taem Generals Ducrot, Cambriels, and and Barral. The two former have written letters to the newspapers explaining their conduct by means of casuistry. Count Bismarck is not surprised, after these examples, that many officers of lower rank s't ould have escaped from places in Germany which they had promised not to quit. He considers, however, that•the matter assumes a serious aspect when the Government of the National Detence officially ap proves of the conduct of the fugitive officers in break ing their word by placing them in the army, and when the authorities of the army do not refuse toallow them to serve in their ranks. They take upon themselves a share in the responsibility of the ()Cars' conduct by thus sanctioning their acts. The allied German Governments are therefore called upon to consider whether it will in future be advisable to grant the usual privilege to captured French officers, and also the still more serious question what confidence they can place in the French Government or French Generals unless they have " material guarantees" for any Convention which may yet be concluded. THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE ON THE CHURCH. Dr. Harvey Goodwin has addressed a pastoral letter to the clergy of his diocese, expressing his belief that there is a grave need that they should ac custom themselves to a kind of action which might become necessary in the case of a disestablished Church. The bishop does not think it is probable that the Church will be deprived, "weighing advantages and disad vantages against each other," of State contra, for a long period yet to come, nevertheless he thinks it expedient that the clergy should be per pared for such a change. "It is well," his lordship says, " to practise swimming before the craft becomes a wreck." But supposing that things should go on essentially as they are, " with only such modifications and improvements as all wise men would bo glad to see," his Lordship considers, by being organised in a special manner, opportunities of discussing important practical questions of very great value would be afforded to the anthorities the Church. RITUALISTS IN MANCHESTER. On Christmas Day some disturbances took place at St. John the Baptist Church at Hulme, Man hester, in consequence of the advanced ceremonies which took place. The extreme character of the services at this church has long excited public dis approval, and some time ago a change of church wardens took place with a view of making some improvement. A difference of opinion existed be tween the rector and the new churchwarden, Mr. Andrews. On Christmas Day the latter interfered to stop a procession which consisted of the rector and choristers with a large brazen cross and a figure of the Virgin Mary. This caused considerable confusion, and it was found necessary to call in the aid of the police. Two men were taken into custody. In consequence of this disturbance no service took place in the church in the evening. The quarrel originated the previous day, when the Christmas decorations of the church were being arranged, and the churchwarden told the rector that he would not allow the church to be turned into a horticultural exhibition. A USEFUL HINT. A useful suggestion has been made and might be tried with advantage in the large provincial towns m well as in the metropolis. The severe frost, which thre•Ltens to be a continuous one, renders the traffic of the public thoroughfares dangerous to toot passen gers and distressing to hcrses, at the same time that it throws thousands of labourers out of work. It is therefore proposed that some action should be taken by the several municipal authorities, by which one evil might, partially at least, counteract the other. If some of the unemployed were engaged in spreading gravel or even ashes over the slippery frozen roads, much suffering, danger, and . loss would be averted, while the work would be an immense boon to the workmen, whom it would keep off the rates. IRISTI JOINT-STOCK BANK. Dr. Hancock has issued an interesting report on the deposits and cash balances in Irish joint-stock banks A. table has been drawn up which shews a progres sive increase in Irish savings. The discount busi ness in Irish banks is carried on by native capital, and Dr. Hancock says that the Irish joint-stock banks have g►reatly contributed to do away with the impression thatEng,lish capital was necessary to carry onlrish trade. It has been proved that there is no lack of capital in Ireland, and the large deposits that have increased of late have exhibited a desire on the part of the people to save. The country requires that these qualities should be fostered, and the people encou raged to develop_ the resources of their own wealth, rather than that any importation of English capital should take place. • TIIR GRIEVANCES OF JURYMEN. Tlig duties of jurymen are among the most impor- taut but the most troublesome functions of citizens. T:ieoretically every one cordially approves and ad mires the system of trial by jury,but practically most persons are very unwilling to be disturbed from their ordinary routine to carry this excellent theory into practice. " One of numerous grumbling jurymen" suggests that the cs busy bees " of the city should not b summoned at all, but that the various wards s' ould choose a number of representative jurymen who should act for them on all occasions of the ki n d. There are hundreds, he says, who would gladly act in this manner, especially if a small fee were at tached to the service. It may be doubted, how ever, whether they would always be the men best qualified to form an opinion on the important ques tions affecting public justice which jurymen have to decide. In • reference to the claims of County \ Court jurymen, it seems that a Treasury circular recommends that the old allowance of a shilling each should be continued ; but one of the leading County Court judges has refused to order jurymen to be sworn unless they are paid 10s. each, observing that the payment allowed by the Act was for the juror's loss of time, and that was the same whether he attended a superior court or a county court. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S COMPANY It was announced a few weeks back that a dra matic company had been formed for the purpose of pvoviding provincial towns having no regular theatres with entertainments, musical and theatrical, of a high class. The . idea seemed to be a good one, and gave promise of success it' well carried out, and was to be inaugurated by a spe cial performance in London on Christmas Eve, in aid of the funds of the Royal Dramatic College. The Lyceum Theatre was engaged for the occasion, but the audience had assembled and waited patiently for eome time without any otherentertainmeiit than an overture being provided for them. Atter a consider 'Ode delay, during which strong signs of impatience were manifested, Mr. Stammers, the acting manager, made his appearance, and told them there was some thing wrong which he was endeavouring to put right, and if he could not succeed in doing so he should have to dismiss them. .This mysterious and discouraging intimation produced, as might be expected, consider able excitement, which continued until the departure of the musicians very plainly informed the dissatisfied expectants that it was useless to linger. No clear explanation was given of the fiasco, which certainly formed a most unpromising beginning for the ambi tious new society. '. SHUNTING COLLISION. Collisions have been frequent enough of late on our railway lines, but the Caledonian Railway can boast of having given us a specimen of a novel kind. Happily the consequences were not very serious, the injuries received by passengers, stokers, and drivers being trifling ; but the escapes were miraculous. At Port Glasgow Passenger Station a " pug," or donkey engine is constantly employed, and this was coming on to the up line when a passenger train came up and struck it on the buffer, throwing it off the rails and doing great damage. The passenger engine, was thrown on its side on an embankment, coming into violent contact with the tender of a pilot engine which stood there. The tender broke its couplings ) and went through the roof and wall of a workshop which stands below. The greatest alarm was created among the workmen, and not without reason, for the tender embedded itself half way through the main wall of the building, and the debris fell clos3 by a group of foremen who were holding a consultation. The stoker of the pilot engine had also a miraculous escape. He was thrown down the embankment with the tender, and part of the coals fell upon him, but he escaped with trifling injuries. CHRISTMAS CHARITY. On Saturday afternoon nearly three hundred of the newsboys engaged selling newspapers in the streets of Manchester were entertained in that city to a Christmas dinner. The idea of having so inte resting a festival originated with the proprietors of the Manchester Evening News, but several clergymen and gentlemen connected with the Manchester School Board co-operated in the work. At a late hour of the evening"the promoters of the banquet—which, be it said, was most thoroughly enjoyed by the youngsters—themselves dined together, and several speeches on the best means of improving the position of the news-boys in an educational point of view were made. SEASONABLE INFORMATION. We find in the columns of a Manx contemporary a remarkable contribution, and one which, moreover, reveals the philosophical character of the editor of the journal to a large extent. This gentleman, it would seem, being aware that Christmas is to the majority of the general public "a time of wholesale feeding," resolved on having an inquiry instituted as to the supply of food obtainable in the capital of the Isle of Man. The con sequence is that Saturday's copy of the Mona Herald contains a descriptive account of all the meats, fruits, and baked food, ready for purchase in the different establishments of the town of Douglas. At one house in Duke-street, we are told with a pleasing complacency, there were three "splendid" pigs "home fed," At a Mr. Twigg's premises there was a huge heifer the kidney alone of which measured 4 seventeen inches in length." When the reporter was asked to measure as well as to describe the joints in the butcher's shops, we may see the care and anxiety of the editor of Mona Herald for the wel fare of his subscribers. In some cases the history of the stock supplied to the. meat market is given, we presume, as a guarantee of its nutritive qualities. We are told, for example, that at one shop "thirteen mountain wethers," fed by Mr. Chague, two fine pigs, fed by Mr. Ward ; a prime calf, fed by Mr. T, Moore ; "together with fifty-two turkeys and forty nine geese," were prepared to tempt the purchasers of Christmas dinners. THE MONT OEMs TUNNEL. The greatest engineering feat ever attempted i❑ respect to the boring of tunnels has been accom plished in the completion of the Sub-Alpine Tunnel, connecting Savoy and Piedmont. The work has been in progress since 1857, and at that period it was truly estimated that the whole passage under the snowy Alps would be finished in the present year. There has been a railway in existence for ascending the Alps since 1865. By means of an invention of Mr. Fell, a climbing locomotive and two carriages were enabled to reach a height of 6,700 feet over a very steep gradient. This railway was only designed to carry passengers until the boring of the tunnel was concluded, and it will now of course be demolished. The unlertalting of the Mont Cenis tutnel is entirely Italian work. The gifted race who of late years were thought in capable of any solid achievement, alone and unaided have carried it out. The result of many years' perse verance and toil is proof to the world that Italy may still be distinguished for high scientific genius, and that she has not been blind to the fact that to throw open every facility for rapid intercourse with other nations, notwithstanding the most difficult of impe diments, affords the best means of securing the advantages of civilisation and peace. Through the agincy of the tunnel the railway journey between France and Italy can be now made without a break. LETTERS FOR ITALY.—POSTAL NOTICE.—On the Ist of January next, and thenceforward, the weight allinved for a single letter, addressed to any place in Italy, will be increased from a quarter of an ounce to half an ounce ; letters above that weight being charged with an additional rate of postage for each half-ounce, or fraction of half an ounce. In exception to the above rule, the weight allowed for a single letter, addressed to the Island of Sicily, specially marked to be forwarded by French packet, rid Marseilles, will be one-third of an ounce only, and the scale for charging heavier letters, so addressed, will advance by steps of a third of an ounce. In either case no alteration will be made in the rates of postage in consequence of the augmentation of weight, the single rate of postage remaining sixpence. xril„ 4 Tun (undo: LONDON, TUESDAY. DECEINIBER 27. 1870. ALTHOUGH two years only have passed since the formation. of Mr. GLADSTONE'S Government, the strength of the Liberal party in the House of Commons remaining intact, the Administration itself is very considerably modified in character since its original organisation. Within the Cabinet itself there have been several important changes, one or two of them radically affecting its general aspect The death of Lord CLARENDON, depriving the Ministry of the most experienced statesman at the council board of the Governinant, was followe I almost immediately by:the rupture of the profound European peace through the outbreak of the present disastrous war. It was virtually, as it the more cynical and designing of the Continental diplomatists, recognised in the removal of the late Foreign Secretary of Eng land, an opportunity for themselves, that is, for the carrying out, without another moment's loss of time, of their own long-cherished and unscrupulous inten- , tions. Supposing the two events to have fol lowed one another thus rapidly, simply by an accidental coincidence, the fact so fell out, in a manner, that Count BISMARCK, for one certainly must allow to have been a most desirable " fortuitous concurrence or circumstances." Persuasive and conciliatory though the noble Earl's successor Lord GRANVILLE is, in his capacity as Foreign Secretary, his powers of conciliation and of persuasion have unhappily proved of no avail what ever either in warding off the chance of the great conflict that within a fearfully brief inter val after his removal to the Foreign 1 Office proved to be inevitable, or even in:mitigating the horrors of tne deadly struggle be tween the French and Germanic Empires, when once that struggle had fatally commenced. Conse quent upon Lord GRANVILLE'S acceptance of the Foreign Secretaryship, in lieu of his former post as Colonial Administrator, Lord IrIMBEELEY was wisely nominated to the latter office instead of having his administrative capacities virtually shelved or cushioned by his retention in his original position as Lord Privy Seal. That purely honorary position in the Cabinet was to some extent more appropriately allotted to one of the old passé Whig adminis trators once notorious as Sir CHARLES WOOD latterly shrunk into political obscurity as Lord HALIFAX. Another, changein toe Government was, the admitting to a seat in the Cabinet of the able Vice-President of the Council, the Right Hon. W. E. FORSTER. Another, yet more recently announced, has been caused by the resignation of tl e President of the Board of Trade. Mr. BRIGHT, however, had been so long invalided that his actual withdrawal from the Cabinet instead of dating back only yester day dates back almost a whole twelvemonth. When one comes to enumerate the alterations which have thus taken place in the Cabinet since the Ministry was originally formed we find that they amount to no less than tix altogether. One a removal by death Lord CLARENDON'S. One a re moval by illness Mr. BRIGHT'S. One a distinct promotion—Mr. FOUSTER's. One, a com fortable reward for old services—Lord HaraFAx's. Two, simply changes for the better—namely, Lord GRANVILLE'S removal from the Colonial Office to the Foreign Office, and Lord KISiBERLEY'S vacating of the post of Privy Seal for the acceptance of the far more responsible position of Secre tary of State for the Colonies. Outside the Cabinet there have been other changes one or two of which are remarkable enongh to be here notified. Mr. AYKTON has long since, to no one's satisfaction but his own, become Chief Comm.A sioner of Parks and Palaces in place of Mr. LAYARD, now her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador in Spain. Lord ENFIELD, within the last few hours, again, has succeeded Mr. OTWAY as Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Mr. BRIGHT'S successor at the Board of Trade has yet Ito be announced, or more probably has yet to be selected. As it is, however, the Ministry has gradually and imperceptibly come at Ilast to be completely transformed in its general character. TOPICS OF THE DAY. A FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. As the demand for the convocation of a Constituent Assembly by a large section of the French press becomes stronger, it may be as well to inquire into the motive of the Republican Ministry for so per sistently rejecting the appeal. It cannot be because they are afraid of losing their ascendancy in such an assembly. Parliamentary renown is pre cisely the influence which placed them in their present position. They may not be administrators, but they are all more or less orators. Gambetta and Favro rank with Bright and Castelar as the foremoct debaters of the age. It is exceedingly unlikely that any other party in the Assembly will possess such a splendid array of ability. It may be that the Assembly is not convened because the Republicans are afraid of being con fronte•l by a Monarchist majority, against which no oratory will avail. This danger, however, whether it be great or small, will not be lessened by delay, unless the new French armies com pletely drive the Germans from the coun try. The Republican Ministry have made tremendous efforts to organise the defence. They have got together a very large force. The prospect of success for France is better now than at any time since Sedan. It is likely that under these circum stances the country would return a majority favour able to the regime which has by its vigour shown a most favourable contrast to Imperial imbecility. Moreover, large numbers of the peasantry would not vote at all under present circumstances, and: no other party save the Republicans possess an organisation or any hold upon the means which in France are needful to electoral success. The real motive of the Government seems tobe the obvious one—a gene ral election would seriously impede the great work of defence. There can be no doubt that it would. The election of the first Assembly of the Third Republic is far too momentous a matter not to absorb great attention. Therefore the Government resolves to fight on. It is an assumption of authority, but then France obeys it, and rushes en masse to the front. The tree must be judged by its fruit. The discontent against the continuance of the war nowhere assumes any serious form. A few contemptible riots have occurre], but not one of these was a riot in the in terest of peace. THE CONFERENCE. Our special letter from Paris chews tint.; though the inhabitants of the capital have plenty of their own affairs to think of at present, they have nevertheless given considerable attention to the forthcoming conference on the Eastern Question. There appears to have been no hesitation whatever about sending a French representative. The Parisians entertained some vague hope th a t en HER ,MA. EST J' OSBORNE, Dec. 26. Tile Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove out this morning. Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice went out walking. MR. CARDWELL AND THE SPEAKERSHIP• The London correspondent of the Scotsman says, the rumour of the probable retirement of the Speaker, and of the transference of Mr. Cardwell from the War Office to that eminent position, is again revived. There is apps' rently good reason to believe that the changes which are impending will involve a partial reconstruction of the Government. Considerable anxiety is felt here as to the nature of the proposals for the more effectual defence of the country which will be submitted to Parliament. VACANCIES IN PARLIAMENT. The vacant seats in Parliament are attracting some attention. The High Sheriff has fixed Monday, the 2nd of January, for holding the election for the county of Meath. There is no reason to apprehend any opposition certainly none of a formidable nature—to the return of the Hon. Mr Plunkett, who is, up to the present, the sole occupant of the field. It was reported that Sir G. Bowyer would be put forward as an opponent, and that he would have a large measure of support, especially as a champion of the sovereignty of the Pope ; but there is no foundation for the statement. He has no intention of offering himself, and it is very improbable that any other candidate will be found adventurous enough to risk a contest. With respect to Newry, rumour has been busy with the names of Lord Newry and Mr. Richardson of Bessbrook, the former on the Conservative, and the latter on the Liberal side. It is not at all likely that Lord Newry will stand, but if he' should be pre vailed upon to do so his• chances of success are slender. Parties are very nearly balanced, but there is a pre ponderance of electoral strength on the Liberal side, and, though there are still some speculative neutrals who might turn the scale, they are practically of no account, since the new election law has taught agents the necessity of caution. The candidate who is expected to come forward with the best prospects of success is Mr. Whitworth, who formerly represented Drogheda. He will have the sup port of Mr. Richardson, and, from his position as a manu facturer and other local advantages, can bring more voters to the poll than any competitor could hope to muster. It is stated that Mr. J. P. Brown-Westhead, M.P, for York city, is about to resign his seat. The hon. gentle man's health has not permitted him to attend so closely to his parliamentary duties as he would wish—hence his decision. He is in his 63rd year. Mr. Brown-Westhead sat for York from March 1857 to July 1865. He was again returned for York in December, 1861. THE LATE MR. J. W. S. WYLLIE. Old Cheltonians will be interested in learning that a fund is being raised to endow a scholarship or scholarships to be competed for at Cheltenham College and held at Trinity College, Oxford, as a memorial of the late Mr. J. W. S. Wyllie, whose early death closed a career so rich in promise and brought sorrow to so many. The form of the memorial is singularly appropriate as it links John Wyllie's name with the two places of his education ; while through Cheltenham, chosen home of Indians, it closely connects it with the country where he put that education to such good use. An account has been opened with Messrs. Coutts and Co., Sir Henry Anderson, India Office, and Mr. J. B. Kickey, 8.C.5., 14, St. James's square, acting as treasurere to the fund. The committee is represented in the Hon. Max. Melville, Bombay, and Colonel Allen Johnson, Calcutta. If the project obtains the success we wish it, many a future Cheltonian will, we hope, owe in some measure that his entrance on an Indian career has been rendered easier to him to the affection and esteem entertained for one of the first and not the least distinguished of the " competition wal lahs." — The Pioneer of India. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Galling mitrailleuse, recently deposited in the model room of the Royal Carriage Department, 'Woolwich, of ter being exhibited at a conversazione at the Royal Arsenal Mechanics' Institute, has been removed to the manufac tory of Sir William Armstrong at Elswick, where fifty batteries are being constructed, in the expectation that overnment will purchase them. The armour-plated turret-ship Abysssnia, 4, arrived in Malta on the 13th, en route to Bombay via the Suez Canal. She is destined for the defence of the harbour of Bombay. The Magdala s also turret-ship, arrived at Malta on the 14th from Gibraltar on her way to Bombay, being like wise intended for the protection of that pert. The Cerberus left Malta on December 11 under the command of Navigating Staff Lieutenant Panter, R.N., for Melbourne, rid the Suez Canal. This vessel has met with great detention at Malta from the difficulty expe rienced in procuring substitutes for many of the original crew sentenced to imprisonment for insubordination EXECUTION AT MANCHESTER. Patrick Durr, who was sentenced to death at, the last Manchester Assizes for the murder of his wife, was executed yesterday morning in the Salford Hundred Prison, Manchester. The murderer, his wife and two sons, lived in a court in Man chester. On the night of the 17th of August last, Durr and his wife had been drinking very heavily. Burr, having a rope in his hand, went up to the deceased when she had gone to bed and strangled her. Since his condemnation Durr has been daily attended by the prison chaplain. The murderer walked to the scaffold with a. firm step, and, on coming near the drop, said, " I believe my two sons are outside looking over the wall." Some one near remarked, " You can't see them," and the mur derer said, " I can," and then proceeded to say : " Dear boys, don't fret ; this is a debt, To nature due : I must go the earth which gave me birth, And so must you." He stood quietly while the rope was adjusted, and before the bolt was drawn frequently exclaimed "Lord Jesus, have mercy upon my soul ! " He struggled violently for a short time after the bolt was drawn. Calcraft was the executioner. A very destructive fire broke out in Market-street, Falmouth, at an early hour on Saturday morning. Several shops, with their valuable contents, were des troyed. The damage is estimated at from £20,000 to -C30,000. The remains of Fanny Charlotte, wife of Colonel the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, were interred in the family vault of the Buckhurst family in Withyham Church, Sussex, on Saturday last. The funeral was quite private, the chief mourners being the deceased lady's hue; band and Lord Buckhurst. Mr. Cleghorn, who has just retired from the secretaryship of the North-Eastern Railway Company, was on Friday last, at a meeting of the directors, pre sented with a silver inkstand and a purse of one thousand guineas, on behalf of the shareholders, "as a mark of esteem and of their high appreciation of the nature of his ser vices during the 14 years in which he held the office of their secretary." Mr. Cleghorn has not severed his connection with the Company, having been elected one of the directors. MOONLIGHT IN 1871.—1 t is worthy of note that there will be a full moon in the first week of each of the first seven months of the year. In July there will be two full moons, viz., on the 2nd and 31st. And in the re maining five months the moon will be at the full in the last week in each month. It will probably be many years before this will happen again. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE FENIAN CONVICTS.-- Up to Saturday night none of the Government authori ties had received an intimation that any of the Fenian prisoners who had been convicted of treason felony, and are now incarcerated in Chatham and Postland prisons, were to be liberated. It is believed that the intention of the Government will be carried into effect at the com mencement of the new year. THE MAHARAJAH DHULEEP SINGH.—A_ new mansion, erected for his Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, at Elvedon, near Thetford, Norfolk, has been now so far completed that his highness has been enabled to take up his residence in the southern portion of it. It is. in the Indian style of architecture, and the decorations of the interior, the ceilings, &c., are very elaborate andi costly. The entrance, also Oriental in its character, is magnificent. ROBBERIES OF CHRISTMAS DINNERS.—It would appear that there are persons in the world who do not scruple to rob another of his Christmas dinner, as there are two cases reported to the polioe of the provision made by two families for Christmas Day having been stolen. Between eight and half-past eleven on Saturday night, some persons entered the dwelling house of Richard Star key, of Temple Field-street, Small Heath, during the absence of the family : , and carried off a gold Albert chain, a child's money box, containing 10s. in silver and copper, a goose, a piece of beef, and a bottle of wine. The thieves are supposed to have obtained entrance by means of false keys.—Between eleven on Saturday night and seven on Christmas morning some persons entered the dwelling house of Joseph Chambers, at the hack of 100, Brighton-place, Barr-street West, by f orc i ng the cellar window, and tole two plum puddings and a pork pie. No trace of the property has been found.— Birming ham Gazette. 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