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Grand Fashionable 4 HEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.—SoIe 1 Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON.—This Theatre having been re-decorated under the direction of Mr. C. J. Phipps, F.S.A., IS NOW OPEN for the AUTUMN DRAMATIC SEASON. Doors open at half-past Six, commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at half-past Eleven. Prices to the public parts of the Theatre from Sixpence to Seven Shillings. Private Boxes from One to Four guineas. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. MISS NEILSON will appear in the char:.eter of AMY ROBSART, in the Drama of that name, THIS EVENING.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. A 4 R. T. C. KING will appear in the character o. VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitled AMY ROBSART, THIS EVENING.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. ATR. MORTON TAVARES will appear in the character of TRESSILIAN in the new Drama, entitled AMY ROBSART THIS EVENING.—THEATRE ROYAL DRITRY-LANE. ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by Martin Becher, at Seven o'clock THIS EVENING.- -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.—THEATRE ROYALDRURY-LANE. AMY ROBSART ; new drama: Characters by Miss NEILSON, Misses Fanny Addison, Jesse Yokes, Kemp, J. ➢fortin, and Rosina Vokes, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. AMY ROBSART; New Drama, characters by Messrs. T. C. KING, Morton, Tavares, J. B. Howard, Brittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J. Neville, Fawdon, Yokes, F. Stanforth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Yokes, THIS EVEN ING.—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.—THEATRE ROYAL, DIUrRY-LANE. A MY ROBSART.—The costumes from designs of an eminent Artist, the gorgeous Revels at Kenil worth, including the Procession of the Ancient Britons Saxons, Romans, Normans, &c, and ending with the floating Pageants do the Lake, illustrated by 300 auxiliaries, THIS EVENING.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. IDIO HOBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated VOKES FAMILY will appear at Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. This Evening, at Seven, WANTED a THOUSAND MILLINERS, Mr. J. Rouse, &c.; at a quarter to Eight, The RAPPAREE, Messrs. Herman Vezin, W. Rignold, J. Clayton, A. Rayner, E. F. Edgar, Shiel Barry ; Mesdames Katharine Rodgers and M. Cooper; to conclude with THE HAPPY MAN, Mr. Shiel Barry, &c. AUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- V Lessees—Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, CHISELLING. Mr. David James. After which, at 8, the Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled TWO ROSES, by James Albery. To conclude with the successful Burlesque, DON CARLOS ; or, The Infante in Arms. Supported by Messrs. H. J. Montague, H. Irving, G. Honey, W. 11. Stephens, A. Garthorne, and T. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T. Lavis, and A. Newton. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress,SWANßOßOE GH. This; Evening, at 7, A DAY AFTER THEW EDDING ; The School for Coquettes. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Bufton, and F. Hughes. The N ew H ur ly- Burly-Esque, "THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry Paulton, Fenton, and Tur ner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E: Bufton, Santley, Lee, Goodall, eze. ; and, TILE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. /MADAME TAUKVRSxII.IyEg's EXHIBITION, On view Portrait Models of the Emperor Napoleon 111., the Empress Eugenie, and Prince Imperial ; King William of Erussia, and Count von Bismarck. Admission, ls.; Children inderlo years of age, 6d. Napoleon Rooms 6d. extra. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. WONDERFUL TALKING MACHINE, v W in vented and constructed by Professor FABER, of Vienna. The greatest mechanical curiosity in the world. .IXIIIBITING HOURLY from eleven a.m., till ten p.m. Ad : is.; reserved seats, 25.; children, 6d. Palais Royal, rgyle-street, Oxford-street, W. ...... MILITARY MATINEE AND SOIREE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. (At 3 and 8), UNDER THE MOST DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE, In Aid of the Funds of the • NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR RELIEVING THE SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS. By the kind permission of Colonel Miller, the Juvenile Band of the Duke of York's School (Royal ➢iilitary Asylum, Chelsea) will attend. Several Popular Artistes have also kindly volun teered their services for this occasion. Tickets, 55., 35., 25., and Is. (Children Half-price) may be obtained at the principal Libraries and Music Warehouses, and at the Palais Royal, daily. PALAIS ROYAL, Argyle-street, Oxford Circus, W. Dr. Comor's Great National Entertainment, IRELAND: its Scenery, Music, and Antiquities. Magnificent Scenery and Splendid Dioramic Effects, with Songs, Duets, Choruses, Characteristic Dances, and Mirth-Provoking Irish Sketches. Every Evening at 8. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 and 8. Admission, ls. ; Reserved Seats, 2s. ; Numbered Stalls. 3s. FRENCH WOUNDED FUND.—The following Letter recently appeared in the "Times," " Morning Post," and " Standard " - 410 ItLEI"S 1 - I.ORSE htid CATTLE SPICE, fn .1:e9 , y•? ,- le 01 , 4 Oul7, of all Corn Chandlers in Loudon, and Of all 0 roct,rt,. Druggiats. and Corn Dealers in the t °witty. N ATIONA L INSTI'T'UTION for DISEASES of the SKIN, Gray's-inn-road and Mitre-street. Physi cian, Dr. BARR MEADOWS, 40, Dover-street, Piccadilly. Ave rture number of Patients under treatment, 1,000 weekly. Free fitters are available for necessitou MAS s applicants. THO ROBINSON, lion. Sec. " Sir, —I wish, through the medium of your paper, to address to the special donors to this Fund the earnest thanks of our Society for their generous and much needed help, which has fur nished means for aiding thousands of grievously wounded men and alleviating their terrible sufferings. " The Society, thanks to the abundant resources placed at its disposal, has been able to send forth as many as three and four ambulances per week, costing from 60,000 f. to 200,000 f. each, each ambulance accompanied by a staff of surgeons and infir miers, with tents, beds, linen, medicines, surgical instruments, and all possible necessaries. Help has been sent to all towns where the sick and wounded have been lodged. The entire dis tribution of the wounded over the whole of France (given over by the Intendance Militaire to our Society) has been organized. Ambulances have been established in every railway terminus, and at many important stations, where a day and night service is established, to receive the wounded on their first arrival. "These are some of the services which our Society has been able to render, besides many others too numerous to detail, owing to the generous spmpathy which has been shewn on its behalf, for which our dear country and her poor soldiers are deeply grateful. "I am, Sir, yours obediently, "L. F. DE CANROBERT (nee MACDONALD), Vice-President of the Societe des Secours dux • Blesses Francais. " Windsor, Sept. 10. " P.S.—Further contributions will be gratefully received at the depot of Messrs. Piesse and Lubin, 2, New Bond-street, London, W." FRENCH WOUNDED. DONATIONS are earnestly solicited ; and every article that can be consi dered useful and beneficial to the wounded will be gratefully accepted and duly forwarded by Piesse and Lubin, acting for the Societe des Secours. .7 ) t r l , t us jg LONDON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28, 1870. THE rulers of Europe have not forgotten the lesson of 1848. Then the Revolution was too much for them, and their subjects took the bits into their own mouths. In 1870 it is far otherwise. Kings place themselves at the head of the revolutionists, and con trol the operations which they are not able to prevent. It is two years ago this very week since the last of the Bourbons fell, and though Spain is still without a sovereign, her de facto King, Marshal PRIM, has no intention of allowing a Republic to be proclaimed there. Similarly VICTOR EMMANUEL has taken possession of Rome, while GARIBALDI is under sur veillance at Caprera, and MAZZINI is under lock and key at Gaeta. In Pruisia Jr. JACOBY, the - eminent Republican, has been cast into . prison for venturing to question the wisdom or. the justice of annexing French territory; public meetings are entirely prohibited at Konigsberg, and the Saxon IHE SUS, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEIVIMIR 28, 18i authorities have forbidden all gatherings of the Democratic Socialists in Saxony. The able Berlin correspondent of the strongly German , Daily News has sounded a note of alarm. King WILLIAM. he says, "is having his surfeit of victory and glory, and there are those who begin to believe that it would have been best for the people of Germany not to have had so much success. They are showing signs of losing their better j udg ment and their sense of right and justice under it, and of assuming the very nile which France has played so long, and which they themselves have so strongly and justly denounced." The arrest of Dr. • JACOBY is deplored by the same writer, who, though he loves Germany much, loves liberty more. It is impossible to shut our eyes to at least the possibility of the danger here described. The idea that . Germany can "whip all creation" is not surpris•- ing under the circumstances. • When the present KING of PRUSSIA entered Paris among the victoi s of 55 years ago, he was but one out of many. Prussia had fought well, but she was only one out of several Powers that had so fought. Moroever, the memory of the awful overthrow of Jena and of the years of suffer ing that -had followed was still too green for the Prussians to he exalted above measure. True they were lording it in Paris in 1815 ; but it was not ten years since NAPOLEON had marched over the bodies of 20,000 Prussians into Berlin ; it was but two years since the great national uprising had begun, and Prussian liberty was reborn among the flames of Russian Moscow. On the present occa sion there is no such humbling reminiscence. Prussia, victorious over France in 1870, was victorious over Denmark in 1864, was victorious over Austria in 1866. When, therefore, the old companions of 1815, whom we are told King WILLIAM has sum moned to join him in his approaching entry into Paris, arrive to swell his triumph, it is likely enough that the insolence which WELLINGTON found so bard to repress may exceed all bounds. There is yet another danger in store. Any one who has - read the history of Europe from 1800 to 1848 must have been struck by the lamentable change which passed over the Continent after Waterloo. There is nothing grander in history than the rising of the Germans against NAPOLEON in 1813. Inspired by a common hatred of the oppressor, incited by the splendid . strains of the young poet-soldier KoUNER, they fought like one people, and they looked up to their Kings as true "shepherds of the people" for whom each subject was ready to lay down his life.. Then came the crowning triumph at Waterloo, and then — the saddest page in history—the reaction of the Holy Alliance. From 1815 to 1830 was a time of dense darkness and bitter sorrow for all true Liberals on toe Continent. The people were robbed of their liberties by the Kings, notably the King of PRUSSIA and the Emperor of AUSTRIA. The smaller German sove reigns, even if they had desired better things, were overruled by the. Courts of Berlin and Vienna. KoRNER dead on the field of battle, KoRNER dead at 22, was to be envied by all the German youth, for he had been taken away from the evil to come. The French Revolution of 1830 somewhat improved the position in Germany, but only in a slight degree, and fierce was the uprising and terrible the blood shedding which took place in 1848. Of late years Prussia has been the scene of.many an unarmed-con flict between Constitutionalists and Reactionists. Before the war of 1864 there was a long and sever e struggle between them, and it was ended only by Ilismancx's resolve to distract the nation from domestic politics by foreign wars. Since 1864 he has continued this policy with success. We have now to - see what course he will take when peace is restored. The German people have fought nobly ; but we have yet to learn if they have been fighting for themselves or for the - benefit of the Sovereign who reasserted the divine Right of Kings at his coronation, and for his able, but despotic and, most unscrupulous Min'ster. taking intervention of a friendly character, and prompted by a high sense of duty, at the present crisis, when two enemies are threatening to perpetrate horrors the mere thought of which ought to make Christianity and civilisation shudder ) if not abstained from, for some very strong reasons is calculated to excite disgust for our selfishness or cowardice that may be as fatal in time to our future interests as to our past renown. In his letter, Sir Henry Bulwer dis tinctly points out that English mediation need never be such as to forfeit her self respect if undertaken in a right spirit. Neither is there any necessity that it should partake in the least degree of hostile feelings, The Power, moreover, that this Government would chiefly have to deal with in the matter has conducted itself all through the war, with a quiet dignity, that has been as remarkable as its science in arms, and it is not likely to turn on our humane, Christian, and appar ently righteous efforts for peace like a barbarian. Sir Henry declares that his views are not dictated by any isolated regard for France; they arise from a regard for England, for Europe, for the world at large. • THE GERMANS AND THE EMPEROR. It is satisfactory to find our esteemed friend the North German Correspondent amongst those Prus sian papers which emphatically disavow the alleged design of attempting to restore the Emperor Napoleon. , That journal is very indignant that such a scheme should be attributed by English papers to German statesmen; and it supposes that "the kind and respectful treatment accorded to the captive of Wilhelmshohe by his Prussian Majesty" is the sole foundation for the perfectly gratuitous sup position. It adds, "Should Louis Napoleon be definitively deposed by the formal decision of the French people, we can assure the neutral press that Germany will not move a finger in the cause of Bonapartism. Such u course would be incompatible both with our feelings and our interests. It is absurd to talk of legitimist sympathies for a family whose present head has described himself as a parvenu." All this denotes a very proper frame of mind ; but it may be just as well to remember that the "kind and respectful treatment" has had no influence whatever upon the conclusions drawn by English journalists. Probably nobody in Europe, except a few Paris Reds, would wish that the fallen potentate should not receive the utmost consideration in his hour of trial. It was the procla mation of "his Prussian Majesty" at Rheims, of which the Correspondent seems entirely oblivious, that made the remarkable impression complained of. No doubt the proclamation meant nothing ; very likely the King drew it up at a time when Count Bismarck was not there to look after him ; but it was formally published, and the attention it excited was excusable. THE FORTIFICATIONS OF PARIS. LORD RUSSELL'S Contribution to the science of in ternational law will scarcely help to elucidate that very difficult subject, or to increase his lordship's political reputation. The Sociologists at Newcastle have been struck, as other persons have been struck, with the extreme and truly British inconsistency of sending alms for the relief of the wounded, and arms for the infliction of fresh wounds, in the disastrous Continental war. But to Lord RUSSELL, a quondam Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, there does not seem to be any inconsistency—or, at all events, any which Government should seek to rectify. Putting the question " Is it desirable to prohibit the exportation of contraband of war ?" which has been diseus6ed in the International Law Section of the Social Science Congress, Lord RUSSELL answers . with a decided negative. In fitct, so far from laying upon the Government fresh .burdens, he would re lieve it of some of those which it already has to bear. His experience of the trouble : Which he had to endure in stopping the Birkenhead rams, and in not stopping the Alabama, induces him to think that the weight of obligation is quite enough for any Foreign Secretary to bear. He therefore draws the line at ships and m oll . These he would prohibit, but he would suffer anyone to send gunpowder and arms, without which both ships and men are useless. With regard to the 'par ticular instance now prominent, he contends that the Germans have nothing to complain of; for if rifles are being sent to iiavze, coal is being sent to Ham burg. This comparison is astonishing, coming as i t does from a veteran statesman. Coal is in itself an article of peaceful commerce, just as much as wheat is; and a neutral is no more bound to see that the ultimate destination of the one is not warlike than he is bound to ascertain this with respect to the other.. Coal may . be - used on board ironclads, and wheat may be used in provisioning fortresses, but they are not necessarily . destined foi these purposes, and, of course, the anus probandi that they are so destined does not rest either with the seller or the buyer, but only with the party which objects to the bargain. On the other hand, muni tions and arms are essentially warlike, are useless unless devoted to purposes of war, and, therefore, the inevitable assumption, with respect to the arms now being exported to France from Birmingham, is that they are destined for continuing the war now raging. The principle which makes it illegal for a neutral to send ships and recruits to a belligerent would, if logically carried out, apply more forcibly still to munitions and arms. Ships may be used for com merce, recruits may be used for agriculture, but cannon-balls and rifles can be used only for fighting. It is to be hoped that Earl RussELL's ideas belong exclusively to a school of statesmen all but passed away. Although Lord GRANviLLE has not seen his way to alter the present unsatisfactory law in the. midst of war, we are loath to believe that he is satisfied with it, or has any doubt as to the desirability of altering it. A correspondent of the Times refers to Mr. Lendy's assertion that a cannon ball passes through the rubble and buries itself without causing concus sion, and replies that fi shell performs the same operation if it does not explode, but if it does, .what becomes of the frail rubble wall ? He says that the walls round Paris are not less than forty-five feet high ; if they are knocked down the earthwork will soon follow. He has seen the walls of numerous fortresses in Europe, but the masonry in the Paris fortifications is, he considers, among the worst specimens of its class. The mason-work forts of Sebastopol successfully resisted the heavy guns of the English and French fleets, the same at Sweaborg and Cronstadt in the north (.f Russia ; but the results would have been very different had the walls of these fortresses been mere rubble work. If rubble walls can offer no effectual resistance, he asks why we should go the expense of erecting such costly shams. Far better, like Todleben at Sebastopol, rely entirely cn substantial earthworks which can be repaired even under the enemy's guns. Mr. Lendy says that " the walls of a tbrtresS merely cause a few shot more or less to be fired by the besieping enemy." If so, the writer adds, perhaps some military authority can infbrm us why we have been compelled to spend so many millions of money on these useless fortress walls in England during the past ten years. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. A correspondence has been published between the Worcester Board of Education and the Education Department at Whitehall on a matter which is of considerable interest to provincial schools. The honorary secretary of the Worcester Board writes to Mr. Forster to ask for a definition of sufficiency. No official intimation of the Whitehall standard has yet been made, and the local authorities feel perplexed as to what proportion of the means of education to the population would be held to constitute, in the words of the new Act, " a sufficiency of existing schools." They are also anxious to learn the exact meaning of the " efficient and suitable provision " spoken of in Clause 5. They have no means of judging whether trained uncertificated teachers, or teachers of private schools, or dames, will be held to constitute such provision. Mr. Bryant, replying on behalf of Mr. Forster, seems to find it difficult to translate the convenient generalities of official docu ments into plain practical directions. No definite rule, he says, can as yet be laid down with regard to the proportion of a population for which school ac commodation should be required, but he thinks that the rule followed in building grants of reckoning one sixth of the population will be generally safe to follow. With regard to the " efficient and - suitable provi sion " part of the question, the Education Depart ment must be guided by the local returns and the inspector's report. It will be held to be made when there is efficient elementary school accommodation within a. reasonable distance of the home of every child requiring elementary education, which is avail able for a fee within the means of his parent, without compulsory religious instruction to which his parent objects. There is nothing in the bill, • adds Mr. Bryant, to prevent a school from being recognised as efficient and suitable because the teacher is no . certificated. ROAD TRACTION ENGINES. A very important invention haslately been brought into public notice which, even in these days, when battles and sieges are engrossing our attention, de serves especial remark. It has long been an object with mechanicians to bring steam traction engines into use on ordinary roads, and numerous efforts have been made to increase the - adhesion of the wheels to the road, so as to get over the difficulties pre sented by the frequent inclines to be en countered on our highroads. .The use of indiarubber tyres, made in continuous rings, has proved to be the _ most efficacious method, as they increase the tractive power and save the engines from jolting by elasticity. The india-rubber tyres have been tried. with uniform success in the north and in the colonies, and the parliamentary report wa s exclusively in their favour. They have now been put to a fresh trial., and a small steam traction engine fitted with them has been tested at the En gineer establishment at Chatham. Its capacity is equal to drawing the heaviest siege guns, the 7-inch 72 cwt. shell-gun, which is about five tons, up an incline of one in twelve, to working a saw for cutting 15-inch timber, and to driving machinery. It will at once be seen what a valuable as sist ant such an engine would prove in time of war, and it is therefore satisfactory to know that the experiment proved perfectly successful, the engine turning corners, and describing curves with the greatest ease, running down steep descents and passing over rough uneven ground, full of bricks and pieces of sharp and rugged iron without a dent on the indiarubber. This is now put on in `~` curt f,„ HER MAJESTY. -.4,-_. BALMORAL, SEPT. 25. The Queen, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Arthur attended Divine service in the parish church, Crathie. The Queen visited the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Abergeldie, in the afternoon. WORKING MEN'S DEPUTATION TO MR. GLADSTONE ON THE WAR. A deputation consisting of members of the Representa tion of Labour Association, the Land and Labour League and the Working Men's International Society, waited yesterday on Mr. Gladstone at his official residence in Downing - street, to submit various resolutions expressive of the opinions of 'the working classes in re gard to the present war. The speakers were Mr. Latham, Secretary to the Representation of Labour League ; Mr. George Potter, Mr. Howe, Mr. Lloyd Jones, Mr. Mur ray, and others. Mr. Gladstone, after listening atten tively to the resolutions submitted, and to the observa tions of the speakers, said, the points put before him resolved themselves chiefly into three, which he would notice in the reverse order to that in which they had appeared to him. The third related to the system of international arbitration, the second to me diation for the purpose of bringing about a close of hostili ties, and the first was a request for a recognition of the French Government. In respect to the third, he did not believe there was the slightest difference of opinion between the statements of the deputation and those of her Majesty's Government, and when they had had an opportunity of urging the carrying out of this principle, they had done so; he endeavoured to urge it most strongly, immediately there was a probability of war breaking out. The failure of those endeavours, and the proposals in connection with them, were on record, and therefore he need not further refer to them. As regarded the second point,which expressed a desire that the English Government should exercise its influence to bring about a cessation of hostilities between France and Germay, the deputation could not possibly desire that cessation more than did her Majesty's Government, and no one could be more earnest in the desire that an opportunity should be found when the Government could exercise their influence for that purpoCe. At the same time he must say that nothing could be more unjust than to charge the Government with lukewarmness with respect to endeavouring to avert or to shorten this war. He did not think that there was any step possible that was not ' taken. Having observed that every opportunity would still be watched, with a view of mediation, the right hon. gentleman said reference had been made to the existence in Germany of a strong democratic element which was opposed to the annexation to Germany of French terri tory. If such was the case, that element would make itself heard. But where two great nations were en gaged in conflict, they would naturally claim for themselves the right to be considered the proper judges of their affairs. He trusted, at the same time, that great weight would be given to the opinions of the neighbour ing Powers, and he felt quite satisfied that when the neutral Powers were listened to, the weight of England's opinion would not be inferior to that of any other State. And now with regard to the alleged opinion of the working classes that the Government had been less ready to recognise the present Government of France than it had the empire. Now the relations between France and England still existed for every practical purpose, although it was true there had been no official recognition. (A member : But where is this moraPforce of such a recognition ?) He was far from say ing that the recognition by England of the French Go vernment was unimportant, because a combination of the opinions of men must have a great effect, and tended to strengthen a cause on which they were brought to bear. (Hear, hear.) He was almost ashamed to say that there had been no dynastic influence used to prevent the recognition of the French Government, be cause if such a thing had been allowed we should have held ourselves up to the contempt of all nations. (Applause.) It was our interest and duty to acknow ledge whatever form of Government France might choose ; but the present parties in power had disclaimed their right to be recognized as the French G overnment after the existing state of things should cease. Until, therefore, the French people had declared what form of government they would adopt England could not be beforehand, and acknowledge it. The French people by their votes declared their adoption of the Empire, and four days afterwards that form of govern ment was recognized by the British Government. But if they steped in before the judgment of the people they were running the risk of making themselves guilty of that intervention which was contrary to the policy they had determined to carry out. The right hon. gentleman then concluded by observing in answer to a question put by Mr, L. Jones, that as soon as the French people had chosen a Government for themselves the British Govern ment would at once asknowledge it. As to the dismem berment of the French territory, anythingthe Government had to say on that point should be said first of all to the parties concerned. Having heard what they had said it should receive every consideration.—After thanking the right hon. gentleman, the deputation withdrew. HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY A DERBYSHIRE INNKEEPER. A daring case of highway robbery was investigated on Monday at Derby. On the evening of the 14th of Sep tember (the St. Leger day) Mr. Henry Dean, living at Burnaston, near Derby, was returning from the latter town to his home, when he called at a public-house kept by John Brassinton, in the village of Mickleover. At this time he had in his possession a cheque value £6OO, a sove reign, two half-sovereigns, and some eighteen shilling in silver. After taking some ale he entered into conversation about a pigeon match, during which Brassington (the publican) was present. It was proposed that a match should be shot for money, but Dean would not agree to this, and express - ed his intention of going home. Dean, before leaving the house, no doubt foolishly pulled out his pocket-book, which induced Brassington to follow him into the road. Here the prosecutor is un able to state what took place, but he appears to have taken the direction of his home. A short time after, while walking along, he perceived s ome thi ng w hi te. on the roadside, and this turned out be a man. No sooner did he notice this than another man rushed up, threw him down, and took away his money. After the men had got away, he turned back in the direction of Brassington's, and when near the house overtook Brassington. He told him he had been robbed, and afterwards went on to Derby to give information to the police. He saw Brassington the next day at his house, and again told him that he had been robbed, To John Webster, who was in the house when Dean came in, Brassington is stated to have suggested that they should take Dean's money, as he had seen some in his possession, and when Webster replied that it would be best let alone, Brassington said they could give him some gin, make him drunk, and then take the money. When Dean left the house no one remained but himself (Webster) and Brassington, who induced him to go in a lane with a view to rob Dean, and said, "As you are very fresh, I'll do the job." As soon as Dean came up Brassington Rushed him down and took something from his pocket. B.rstaangton and himself then went aw a y in different directions, but, returned to the house, where Braseington gave him 145.. Istating that he had taken 28s. from Dean. On the next day Brassington told him he had taken a cheque for six hundred pounds, which he advised 'him to destroy. Detective Davis, of the county constabulary, appre hended Brassington, who repudiated all knowledge of the robb er y, an d denied that he had been in the lane at all that night. On the other hand, several witnesses swore to seeing both himself and Webster in the vicinity of. the robbery, and on the evidence Brassington was then com mitted for trial at the next Derbyshire assizes, bail being refused. A few weeks ago Brassington was fined £5O for a breach of the Excise , laws. - THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. DRURY-LANE—A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsart. Phobus's Fix. LYCEUM—Farce. Innisfallen, or the Men in the Gap. SADLER'S WELLS—Farce. Hamlet. QUEEN'S—Midsummer Night's Dream. Farce. GAIETY—Ballet. Betley. j3luebeard. PRINCE OF WALES-11. P. Queen Stork. Locked In. VAnDEvlLLE—Chiselling. Two Roses. Don Carlos. STRAND—On and Off. c,chool for Coquettes. Idle 'Prentice. Chops of the Channel. PRINCESSES'—Wanted, 1,000 Milliners. The Rapparee. The. Happy Man. ROYALTY—Our Nelly and F. M. Julius Ciicear, the Irregular Rum 'll7l. OLYMPlC—Poppleton's Predicaments. Handsome Is that Handsome Does. Undine. NATIONAL STANDARD—LittIe Emily. Venus versus Mars. PALAIS ROYAL—Dr. Corry's Panorama of Ireland--Pro fessor Faber's 'Talking Machine, &c. ALHAMBRA—Grand Ballet and Varieties. CREMORNE—Fireworks, Ballet, &c. MADAME TussAun's (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Sr. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening. F OLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's Ghosts. Afternoon and Evening. THE EUROPEAN WAR. The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGTT P O'CLOCK, with SOME HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other paper. This edition will always contain the LATEST N EWS of the WAR, and of all other events. TOPICS OF THE D.Y. SIR lIENRY BULW ER AND THE RETICENCE OF ENGLAND. Sir Henry Bulwer has addressed a second letter on the subject of mediation to the Tithes, in which he expresses a mournful apprehension tlta England will one day have the power, which she probably might use effectually in obtaining peace, withdrawn from her by the justice of God if she dies not now use it worthily. The policy of ;lot nuclei.- segments so that if one part is injured, it can be re paired without interference with the rest. Happily in the trial at Chatham, it was shewn that such injury is not likely to occur. The adhesion of the indiarubber to the steel plates was tested at a pull of 1771 lbs to the square inch before separation, while in compression the rubber segments stood Got tons per square inch, returning to their normal state. Steel staples or cross bars are proposed to avoid the risk of slipping in wet streets. SEABORNE CATTLE. Miss Burdett Coutts writes to the Times in con, sequence of some particulars relating to " Seaborne Cattle" which have been Communicated to her by a friend. Her informant crossed from Germany to Lon don in a Rotterdam steam-packet, which was laden with 1,400 sheep and pigs. The poor creatures under went great suffering ; they " were packed together as close as herrings," the odour and noise were into lerable, and the brutality with which the animals were treated was indescribable. When the packet reached the wharf the strongest of the beasts could hardly walk, while the weak were only forced out by kicking and beating. It was found that several of the sheep had been trodden down during the pas sage. Miss Coutts very truly remarks that it is no light question to consider whether any of these ani mals was in a fit state for human consumption, taking into account the bodily condition of fatigue, distress, and pain in which they arrived from their sea voyage, together with the manner in which they are driven and treated during their previous journey by land from distant parts . 11 the port of shipment. SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS. NEWCASTLE, TuEsDAY. This morning's proceedings opened with the address °' the President of the Economy and Trade D e partmen t (Sir William Armstrong), which was practical and b rief. The address of Sir William dealt with the impolicy o/ protection, whether applied to commerce, to labour , or to invention. On the subject of trades unions, he said :—A s 'societies for affording mutual assistance amongst members! these unions are deserving of all praise. As means of opposing their powers of combinations against counter combinations for reducing the price of labour they sr" also perfectly legitimate, but when they attempt to gi ve fictitious value to their labour by restrictive rules, the/ commit the error of contending with natural laws, which cannot be violated without very injurious consequences. There is a species of restriction commonly practised by trades unions which is much to be regretted. I refer t° the regulations made for the purpose of establishing 3. uniform standard of wages without reference to differen t degrees of skill or ability, and also for the purpose et deterring the able and the strong froM exceeding" 3 certain limit in the quantity of work they perfornr• There is a feeling of brotherhood displayed in thes e regulations to which I am ready to do justice, but at the same time I must declare that it is impossible to conceive anything more subversive of wholesome emulation, more rls" just to able men, or more opposed to the public interest, tha n rules of this nature. The acts of violence and coercion. which are occasionally committed under the sanction of trades unions for enforcing obedience to their edicts, °r/ compelling unwilling men to join their ranks ha ve, through the disclosures of the late Royal Commissi on, brought Much discredit u p on th ese soc i e ti es . My oPin f° of the English working class e s, h owever , d oes n ot Peru' 3l me to believe that such practices are the rule and n ot the exception in trades unions. Referring to the Patent Laws the President said : My own opinion is, and always h° been, adverse to patent laws. Not that I think that the authors of valuable inventions should g o unre warded, b ut because I believe that in the great majority of cases a s ue• cessful inventor makes for himself a position which carries sufficient reward, and because I maintain that the St ate could well afford to be liberal in special cases of hardship, in consideration of the vast saving that would accrue tc ' the public if relieved from the burdens of the pres ent system. Whatever question there may be as to the P° l43 ; of abolishing patents, it must be admitted that the law , 1 patents as it now stands is disgraceful to legislation. '` we are to have patents, they should at all events b e granted with discrimination. The transaction should be in the nature of a bargain, in which the public, in ° ' ° l : sideration of submitting to the disadvantages °f tion monopoly, are to acquire the use..of a valuable in 'les—, which would otherwise be lost to them. Before such a barg .°l " is concluded an Investigation should be made to a scertai n whether the offered invention is worth itsp r i ce . At pres ent it is deemed sufficient that the assumed inventor asks f°t a monopoly, and he receives it as a matter of course, sv i , th b; out reference either to the validity of the claim or policy of the concession. The result is that patents esl; in thousands which are utterly unworthy of so grave,, privilege as a monopoly. M an y o f th em are absolutem, untenable. Many others are of doubtf u l validity, ° Dl they can only be set aside by a law suit, which is genet °f deemed a greater evil than submission to the exaction s the patentee. As to the alleged analogy between Colli right and patent right, there i s none w h a t eve r in re 1,13 to obstructive effect. Copyright involves no monopoly °is ideas, but patent right does. The field of arthorshik not narrowed by copyright, but the field of invention '"" and to a most serious extent, by patent right The province of local option in respect 'Co the sal e intoxicating liquors, was discussed in a voluntary Psl'i r prepared by the Rev. Dawson Burns, and read in the S n ,e, division of economy and trade department. The folio 0 ing conclusions were arrived at by the author: I P licensing system has hitherto been conducted without ofii provision for the agency of local option, although P r g fessedly controlled by a supreme regard for the I ° e 08 good. The necessity of allowing local option to act to s ° cl extent is now universally admitt e d. Th e gr °„ " --„ ts of this necessity the protection of local intereseij —is an unanswerabl e reason f or allowing side, i de, option unlimited acti on on th e no - li ce nse c h in order that no bound s ma y b e se t t o th e b ene fits of stl on action directed against the liquor t r affi c . Th e opPos iti b 11 of brewers and dealers, in and out of P ar li ame nt, wr construed and treated as it deserves ; while the abs..l.i objection that " Parliament, by passing a permissive or f,; would be abrogating its legislative rights," is crushed 7 the consideration that the extent, and even existence' of the liquor traffic in all localities, are now made sub) 6 . 8 to magisterial jurisdiction ; so that the only different° consequent upon an act. for local option would he der put the continuance of the local liq u or traffic ou es a second controlling power —that of the people themsely The very plea of the magistrates, that they are not 3 re it presentative body, and there can apply only ccnventions the rules to the liquor traffic and its curses, affords, b e strongest reason why a co-ordinate jurisdiction should .„ established in the public body, on whose behalf Pu'-' l ; r i, houses (according to their name) are annually lice/I' o l In a word, there ought to be no limits to - d option on the drink traffic except the public g° ° •bY - and that good could not be better promoted than giving the locality full power to secure a parochial P. r o „. hibition, when so disposed, by some simple plan of vo tr against the issue of all licensed. This action, thou; decried by some as' punitive and excessive, would Pr ° it salutary and effcient ; it would, as far and as fast a s t, succeeded, purge the social system from its darkest tau' and it would directly forward those kinds and degrees pr . social good which no numerical reduction and police sup vision of drinking-houses can ever ensure. The two sections devoted to the subject of " Ed u cation al had a full complement of pap ers , while the Hea l Department was occupied with the discussion of a Ara': s of sanitary matters. In th e R e p ress i on of Co°, Section a paper was read on " Juvenile ParW er te and Mrs. Meredith repeated the paper s e read the other day in the Ladies' Conferee ~' on " Righteous Baby Farming." Miss Emily Faithf u l in the Economy and Trade Department, brought forWsr„ the question of the influence of working men's clubsi-t. homes. The Contagious Diseases Acts were .011 . 1 r e t discussion in the Municipal Law Section, the suM, being introduced in a paper by Dr. Amos Sherw• i : which dealt with the working of the Acts this and - other countries, and argued their potency to check the evils of p ros tituti? s i ; and their violation of certain p r i nc ipl es of legisist l .,, ° which ought under no temptation whatever to b e viol gressed, these principles being that no law should e ve be enacted which has the direct effect of affording t he minutest encouragement to immoral action, that the 1 3 1 .° ' tection of the individual against the abuses o f authol should be guarant ee d and that no statute sh° 3l o be passed whi c h may i mpa i r rea l e ff or ts t t get rid of immorality by a tt ac ki ng it at its source. Prior to th e di scuss i on w hi c h ensue d after t e reading of the pap er , D r . D a l r y m pl e , M.P. , com plais c of the statement m a d e by M rs . B u tl er , on b e h a lf of 11,,es husband, at the Ladies' Conference on the Contagi ° " t 11° Diseases Acts on Saturday, to the effect tha b . 1 g had been guilty of .some i n d e li cac y in e 3- present at the medical examination of a nod ber of Arab women in Algeria. He th oug ht stir Mrs. Butler could not have been awar e th a t for thir_ years he had been a member of the m e di ca l professi on, The Rev. Dr. Hooppell, in the abs ence o f M rs . Bu tler s that neither that lady nor h er h us b an d w as asv — f that the member for B a th was a mem ber. °, the medical profession, or th e y wou ld ce rtain l J not have made the statement in questi °ll " The resolution which for me d th e b as i s o f t h e di sc ussion , was to the effect that in the opinion of the Section the C o ., 3 ii tagious Diseases Act s were un j us t , crue l , despotic, be immoral, and that the Council of the Association requested to urge u p on th e G overnment t h e neces sity ° immediately suspending, and eventually repealing them. The resolution was p asse d unan i mous l y a f ter the suf, gestion that the Council should urge upon the. Goveri ment that there sho u ld b e an imme di a t e suspension I ° , o the Acts had b een s t ruc k ou t, it b e i ng h e ld that t Government ought to be asked to at, once peal them only. The discussion on Disarmarri e ' it , and Arbitration in the Jurisprudence resulted in,, r) resolution being passed to the eff ec t th a t th e seswi,;l4 trusted that Her Majesty's Governm en t wou ld fibrin from no step to be taken either alon e or i n connection with other friendly nations which mi g ht appear to vu` s t conducive to the termination of the present war on 3 0 and durable basis, and requesting th e C ounc il of , er a, Association to appoint committee to consider whe t.. o some general scheme of international arbitratioea or conciliation cannot b e usefully ream:Line/lido for adoption. A paper on na ti ona l d e f ences was rea of this section by G. W. Dudley Baxter. The launch ot F. W. Froullad's frigate Triumph, a tt rac t e d a la t. number of members and associat es t o P a l mer ' s Shipbur e j ing-yard, where they were very courteously entertaisd, at luncheon by the directors of the company. On I 'v nesday morning the last business meeting of the ass' e e st will be held, and an adjournment made to Leeds t b. year. The Congress will probably be held at piirrao in 1872. A. shocking carriage accident took place at Cr ed ton, near Exeter, on Sund a y. Mi ss B u ll er an d h e r sistetart their housekeeper, and Mi ss Cl eave were returning fr9he church in their car r iag e w h en th e h orse s hi e d near t railway station, and, b ecom i ng unmanageable, the ne c cf s pants of the vehicle wer e th ro w n ou t. The eldest N- I ,' Buller was serio us ly i n j ure d i n h er head, and blood vi '"" flowing from her ears. Her sister had a cut on the % i r e head, The other occ u p an t s esca p e d ser i ous i n j ur y. - Abe Misses Buller were immediately conveyed to Downe s F r el ancient family seat of the Bullers), and several na eu m l- o r men were sent for from Exeter and e l sew h ere ; and 3 1 pronounced the eldest sister to be in a very critic position, as she was suffering from concussion of the brain. The Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard ran° that we are .losing food, and the farmers are therefor. losing the value of that food, in consequence of the fooli,. and-mouth disease and pleuro-pneumonia, to an exte,.! which would be equal to a rise of 10s. on a low estinian or 14s. on a high one on every quarter of wheat that sn shall require to import between this and next harvest say nothing of the deterioration of the quality of a large quantity of the meat which is not actually coti o demned as diseased, the value of which it is not easy estimate, LIF. ~-_ ~~A Ac Stras Fiz Sept€ Corp grout taker Tb th e I tept Ad Ger ri engal TR Oc , row t] th e 14, 1 Putt the 1. 1 of I 11e8