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i~" 124fil MUSKS , ' and . ;O.IV - S a AV INTER OVERCOATS, 19s, to £5. BOY'S OVERCOATS, 7s. 6cl. to 458. 1 MOSES and SON beg to remind the public k • that the cheapness of an article depends entirely on its luf,'itv. and they venture to ssy that their prices will compare favourably with those of any other ho tee in England. T 4 14 MuSES and SON'S • OXFORD COATS, 178. to 60s. CAMBRIDGE cavrs, la., to 50a. KERTOII JACKETS, 15s. to SUTHERLAND TICKETS, 193. GA. to 503. BUSINESS SIMS, 280. to Ws. MOSES and SON'S easy and accurate system .J. of self-measure enables them to execute orders by post with the guarantee of a faultless at. ,ObES arid SON'S M F ROCK CO :ITS, 245. to 635. "DRESS COATS, 2& to 60s. M ORNINLI TROUSERS, lis. 64. to 21s. DRESS TROUSERS, •12s. 6d. to 265. MOURNING SUITS, 282. to £6. IIMOSES and SON invitespecial attention i • to their large stock of GEN ZLEBIEN'S DRESSING ROBES, at iSs. to 20 Guineas ; the assortment is unequalled for variety of materials and designs, and neatness and elegance of finish. - V MOSES and SON'S 111 • BOYS' CLOTHING : KNICKERBOCKER SUI S, Os. 6d. to 40s. ETON SUITS, los. to 40s. BR, GIITON SUITS, 18s. to 48s. DRESS SUITS, 255. to 03s W . MOSES-and SON sxpply every description of I . clothing, ready-made, or made to measuro, for all ages, all occasions, and ail classes: also Hosiery and Drapery, fiats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates. All Goods marked in Plain Figures. Any tide exchanged if not worn or injured. Liat of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. _ E. MOSES am! SON'S Establishments are closed every Frid%Y evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when bus. ess is resumed until Eleven o'clock. al 7'he following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON.:I* LONDON. 07 CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. ]SEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. vf t . OORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COUNTRY BRANCH, BRADFORD. YORKSHIRE. rHEATRE ROYAL 1)U L V- I, A -a- Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CRATTIIIITOX.--This Theatre having been re-decorated under the direction of Mr. G. I. Phipps, F.S.A., is now Open for the AUTLJM N 1/RA IiATIC SEASON, THIS EVENING, Dec. 8. Doors open at half-past Six, commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at halt-past Eleven. Prices to the public parts of the Theatre .from Sixpence to Seven Shillings. Private Boxes from One to Four Ottimeas. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. AMY 'ROBSART.—Miss VICTORIA. NUKES. In consequence of this lady's great success in the above character on the occasion of Wednesday evening, Nov. 9th, and on Wednesday morning, Nov. 23rd, Mr. Chatterton begs to announce that Miss Vokes will REPEAT the IMPERSONA TION on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, on the occasion o f the BENEFIT FOR THE SUFFERERS OF H.M.S. " THE APTAIN." Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. MISS NEILSON will appear in the character of AMY ROBSART, in the Drama of that name, THIBIEVENING, Dee. B.—THEATRE ROYAL DRU RY- LA N• E. • R. T. C. KING will appear in the character of VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitled AMY ROBSART, THIS EVENING, Dee. B.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. pHOBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated VOICES FAMILY will appear at Seven o'clock THIS EVENING, Deo. B.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. AMY ROBSART; a new Historical Romantic Drama, written by Andrew Halliday ; founded on Sir Walter Scott's celebrated novel " Kenilworth," with new and ^haracteristic scenery by William Beverly, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING, Dec. B—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. AMY ROBSART; new drama: Characters by Miss NEILSON, Misses Fanny Addison, Jesse Yokes, Kemp, J. Mortin, and Rosina Yokes, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING, Dec. B.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. AMY ROBSA.RT ; New Drama, characters by Messrs. T. C. KING, Morton, Tavares, J. B. Howard, Brittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J. Neville, Fawdon, Vokes, F. Stanforth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Vokes, THIS EVEN ING, Dec. B.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. AMY ROBSART; 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 'lack. The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Edward otirling at a Quarter to Eight THIS EVENING. Dec. 8. — THEATRE ROYAL, DRITRY-LANE. ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by Martin Becher, at Eleven o'clock TIIIB EVENING, Dec. 8. —THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee, Benjamin Webster. Managers, B. Webster and F. B. Chatterton.—THlS EVENING, at Seven, PEEP 0' DAY, by Edmund Falconer. Terminating with the celebrated quarry scene. Messrs. W. Rignold, H. Crellin, A. Reyner, E. F. Edgar, S. Barry, Vollaire, Marshall, Morris, H. Westland ; Miss R. Leclercq, Mrs. R. Power, Miss Lennox Grey, and Mrs. Addie. At 8.45, THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILB MG. Mr. B. Webster, Messrs. H. Crellin, Worboys, Murray, and J. Clayton ; Mes dames R. Leclercq and L. Grey. Concluding with HE'S A LUNATIC. Messrs. J. Clayton, Vollaire, Miss L. Grey. Box office open from ten till five. A DELPHI THEATRE ROYAL.—SoIe Pro prietor, Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER : Managers, Mr. B, WEBSTER and Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON.—THIS EVENING, at 7, THE GREEN BUSHES, OR ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. Miami, Madame Celeste, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mr. Billington, Mr. Ashley, Mr. John Reuse, Mr. C. 11. Stephenson, Mr, C. Sennet, &c. To conclude with THE MILLINER'S HOLLIDAY. Mr. John Rouse and Miss Emma Barnett. T. JAMES'S TIIEA T R, E.—Lessee and 0? Manageress, Mrs. JOHN WOOD. LAST WEEK FERNANDE. This Evening at 7,45 great play, FERNANDE, Messrs, Farren, Leeson, Lin Rayne, 3furray, and L. Brough ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Larkin, Miss Fannie Krough, Miss Turner, and Mrs. John Wood.—Doors open at 6.30. At 7, TO OBLIGE BENSON, by Tom Taylor, Esq. M essrs. Marry Cox, Grainger, Mervin ; 3lisses Marian Inch and li. Ererard, At 7.45, FERNANDE. At 10.30, CHRISTMAS EVE, by C. S. Cheltnman, Esq. Messrs. Harry C ox . Da n L e eson , and Lionel Brough.—Box-office 11 to 6. No fees. OTAL STRAND THEATRE, ut Sole LnsoPe and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH. This Eirening, at 7, ON AND OFF, LIVING AT EASE, Messrs. Crouch, Turner; Mesdames Ada Swanborongh, E. Button, and F. Hughes. The New Hurly-Burly-Esque, " THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton, and Turner; Mesdames Amy bberidon, E. Button, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &c. ATAUDEVILLE TIII4_IA_TRE, STRAND.-- Lessees— Messrs. H. 3. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne. THIS EVENINO, at 7 CHISELLING, Mr, David James; aer which TWO ROSES (161 th night), by J ames Alb ery. Conclude w ith BITZABETII. Supported by Messrs. 11. J. Montague, phyld James. and T. Therms, ate. ; Mesdames Nelly Power, A. Newton, and Amy laweitt, THE LATEST EDITION of 64 'riiE SUN supplied as soon as published, even Evening, by S W!LSON, newsagent, and special agent for the North-western District, 24, Delancey-street, Can3doll town, N W 1-'-i - -- , . - -,, ~,- .0....e..., . ••. -1 [ 4:15 '• -_...,,,5,„...v, .„.., . 1 :„..,• «,« THE SUN, LONDON, TiItURSDAY, duuhle s,ceplred king!lont like that of -the two SiCilie —Piedmont has had only to do and dare, or rather to dare and do. Calling to her aid now a powerful.and chivalrous ally, now a resolute and heroic adven turer, using at one 'moment the sword of the Emperor NAPOLEON, and at auother the sword of General GARIBALDI—the Piedmontese King has won his way steadily from capital *to capital, from Turin to Milan, from Milan to Florence and to Naples, and now from - Naples and Florence intermediately to Rome, until the dominion grappled into his own keeping embraces within its circumference the whole of the Italian Peninsula. Everything has been condoned in con sideration of the completeness of the success achieved here by King WILLIAM, here by VICTOR EMMANUEL. Under ordinary circumstancss it might have been 'expected, for example, that England, in the centre of whose escutchion until the close of the last reign (that of his late - Majesty King WILLIAM IV.), ap .peared the white horse of Hanover, might have re sented the seizure of the Hanoverian Crown by the Prussian Sovereign simply because the latter had set his heart upon having it. Prussia was strong and bold, however ; Hanover was weak and helpless : the Unification of Germany was the one object aimed at—England contented her self with looking on, and the work of absorption was accomplished. Hanover was effaced from the map of Europe. The boundary of the kingdom of Prussia was enlarged. Again, under ordinary cir cumstances, it might have appeared to be a dastardly act of ingratitude on the part of the Italian Sove reign, who had received the kingdom of Naples as a present from Geninesza, and the viceroyalty of Lombardy as a present from NAPOLEON 111.-- leaving the latter unaided in the least, ' down to the fatal clay of Sedan, and causing the former to be shot down by a bullet in the ankle upon the heights of Aspromonte. Considerations of this kind are swept out of view with disdain as of really no account, as of no moment whatever, in the presence of the great work carried to a successful issue, the great work, that is, of Italian Unification. Whenever an advance in the direction of territorial aggrandisement has been made in a half-hearted manner it has been re sented and denounced. When the Conqueror of Solferino, for instance, not immediately after that crushing victory, sword in hand, but on the morrow of the Treaty of Villefraiica, pen in hand, through the medium of diplomatic finesse instead of through that of warlike strategy, arranged foe the transfer of Nice and Savoy from Piedmont to France, all Europe rang with indigna tion. The acquisition of territory thus, in that instance, was declared to be an act of truckling. Lombardy might be absorbel into the dominion of VICTOR EMMANUEL, Hanover might be absorbed into the dominion of WILLIAM ainat acquisi tions like those carved out by the sword, nothing was said above a whisper. The encroachments made in these instances were male so boldly and daringly and consistently that they were readily connived at. Only when the attempt was made exceptionally, that is, just once in a way, and not as part and parcel of a', comprehensive and pre-arranged system, was it scouted by surrounding nations as something altoge ther monstrous and abnormal. There was .a talk at one time of the French Emperor having an eye to Luxembourg, and it seemed as if we should never hear the last of it—the bid in that direction was regarded as so audacious and so utterly unjustifiable. Prussia another while had something more than an eye to a good slice of Denmark, daringly seized upon it with a strong hand, and tore it away, her sword dripping with blood to the hilt. The deed was meekly assented to, as all Europe has just now meekly assented to the bombarding of Rome without a previous declaration of war by the bornbarder.: No—Might is now-a-days regarded as a synonym of Right, if only its pro gramme be boldly enough announced, and its goal be Unification. TOPICS OF THE DAY. rpfIEATRE ROYAL, lIAYi\IARKET. S3c teenth Night of a NEW FAIRY COMEDY.—THIS EVENING (Thursday), to commence at Seven, with the NI OLF AND THE LAMB. Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, W. Gordon, Madame E. Fitzwilllam ; after which, at a quarter to Eight o'clock, a new Fairy Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled THE PALACE OF TRUTH. Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Messrs. Kendal, Everill, Clark, Rogers, Braid, Mesdames Robertson, Chippendale, C. Hill, Fanny Wright, and Fanny Gwynn°. After which UNCLE'S WILL-- Mr. Kendal and Miss Robertson. Concluding with BLUE DEVILS. Box (ace open daily from 10 till 5. OPERA COMIQUE—Grand Entrance, 299, Strand. Messrs. IL LEBLIE, C. STEELS, and W. NORTON, Lessees. This, the mast beautiful Theatre in London, is now 4cknow- Ledged as THE fashionable house of the day. Mdlle. DEJAZET in French Plays Every Evening, supported by her Great French Company. Entire Change a Performance. Free List Sus pended, except Press. OPERA COMIQUE, 299, STRAND. Lessees—ll. LESLIE, C. STEELS, and W. NORTON. 9 1 0-NIGHT, at Eight.—MDLLE. DEJAZET and her FRENCH COMPANY. Commence with LB TIGRE DE BENGALE. Followed by LES PISTOLETS DE MON PERE, in which Mdlle. Ddjazet will sustain three characters. Concluding with LA JOIE FAIT PEIJR. Mdlle Riel as Blanche. kLOBE THEATRE, NEWCASTLE-STREET, J STRAND.—Manageress, Miss ALLEYNE.—BOARD AND RESIDENCE at 7. Grand Ballet, THE THREE ROSES, or the CHOSEN ONE, asdanced by Madame Colonna and Troupe for 250 consecutive Nights. The TAMING OF THE SHREW. To Conclude with MARCO SPADA, in which Madame Colonna and Troupe will appear in their favourite characteristic DANCE. A New and Original Burlesque, by F. C. Burnand, Esq., entitled THE WHITE CAT, in active preparation for Christmas. SPECIAL NOTICE:—In consequence of the serious indisposition. of Miss Alleyne, the New Comedy of ECARTE will be with drawn until further notice. MADAME I.USSAIJD'S EXHIBITTON, Baker street.—On view Portrait Models of the ex-Emperor and Empress of the French, and Prince Imperial. Also, Marshal Bazaine, Marshal Canrobert, General Trochu, &c., &c. &c.— Admission, ls. ; Children under Ten Years of age, Od. Extra Rooms, Od. extra. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. MADAME TUSSA UD'S EXHIBITION, Baker 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 is.; children under ten years of age, 6d. Extra rooms, 6d. extra. — Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. E GYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. Commencing MONDAY, November 28. Every day at 2.30 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 Between the French and Prussians. 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NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. A GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its nrlstine hue, no matter at what age. Jl , lO. GOgNELL and. CO. hare at length, with the aid of ono of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, is each; also 55., 7s. Bd., and lbs. each, faclud ilg brush. lied Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 92, Tipper Thames-street, Lon lon, 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, Hawkins, Post Office, Liverpool-road, Barnsbury, N. THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. DRURY-LANE—A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsart. Phobus's Fix. HAYMAREN—The Wolf and the Lamb. The Palace of Truth. Uncle's Will. Blue Devils. ADELPHI THEATRE.—Milliner's Holiday. Green Bushes. VAnnEvlLLE—Chiselling. Two Roses. Elizabeth, or the Invisible Armada. STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle 'Prentice. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Peep o'Day. The Pretty Girls of Stilberg. lie's a Lunatic. GLoßE—Board and Residence. Taming of the Shrew. Marco Spada. Ballet Divertisement. OPERA COMIQUE -Le Tigre de Bengale, Les Pistolets de Mon Pere, La Joie Fait Peur. ST. JAMES'S—TO Oblige Benson. Fernande. Christ mas Eve. °lmmo—Nell and (Burlesque) Paul and Virginia. ROYALTY Wealth, and Whittington Junior and Ms Sensation Cat. GAIETY Happy Village. Fra Diavolo. Trombal calzar. STANDARD —Vicar of Wakefield. Ballet. Chapter of Accidents. HOLBORN—The Married Bachelor. The Odds. Jezabel. QUEEN'S—Aunt Charlotte's Maid. A Midsummer Night's Dream. PRINCE OF WALES'S. Queen Stork. Ours. Locked In. POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's War Lecture. • After noon and Evening. EGYPTIAN HALL—Poole and Young's Panorama of the Franco-Prussian War, AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Scenes in the Arena. ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening. PALMS ROYAL—Professor Faber's 'calking Machine. Panorama of the Seat of War. The Wizard of the East. ALHAMBRA—Promenade Concert. MADAME TUSSAUD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. ls.; extra rooms, 6d. THE EUROPE - AN WAR. The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGHT r O'CLOCK, with SOME HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other paper. This edition will always contain the LATEST NEWS of the WAR, and of all other events. 7 . 1 LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1870. UNIFICATION in the name of Might is clearly the Order of the Day, is, so to speak, the mot of modern civilisation. It has answered as a policy wherever it has of late years been acted upon with sufficient energy and audacity. In attestation of this the evi dance of two very competent witnesses will suffice— Italy and Germany. In each of those instances the ono sole aim of the governing power has been ter ritorial aggran . .lisoment. In each the endeavour to effect this has succeeded to a marvel. The reigning sovereign at Berlin and at Paris has absorbed into his dominions whatever he has resolved upon taking into his possession. Whether it has been a whole king dom, like that of Hanover, or provinces, such as those Danish provinces of Schleswig and Holstein, or more recently, these French provinces of Alsace and Lorraine —Prussia has only had to. stretch forth her strong grasp and gather them to herself. Whether it has been a viceroyalty like Lombardy and Venetia, or a THE PARIS SORTIES. Some curious particulars respecting the sorties from Paris have been received by balloon mail. From these it appears that the plans of General Trochu were in great measure vitiated from the first by a sudden rise in the waters of the Marne, which rendered the bridges constructed for crossing the river altogether insufficient. The letters from Paris say that the Germans caused this inundation by opening the floodgates of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Whatever gave rise to this obstacle, its effect was to postpone Ducrot's attack on the east for twenty-four hours, so that whereas it had bee•i arranged that the efforts on the south and the east should both be made together, the former actually took place on Tueslay week, and the latter on Wednesday week. It is noticeable, too, that no mention is made of any direct assistance being expected from the army ot the Loire. One public announcement said that d'Aurelles was entrenched in a position in which the Germans dare not attack him. General Ducrot's proclamation affirms that the best German troops were engaged on the Loire. But nothing is said about a French relieving army advancing upon Paris. If the Government of Defence had any exp..ctation of such assistance, they kept their knowledge to theinselves. GERMAN ACCURACY. The sorties were woefully misrepresented in the German telegrams. The letters from English cor respondents at headquarters, no less than the con tradictory telegrams thpmselves, attest this fact. When Ducrot sallied forth on Wednesday, it was forthwith telegraphed to Berlin that the enemy had been repulsed along the whole lino. The truth was that the French retained possession of two villages. On Friday the Germans att.mpted to re gain these villages and to destroy the bridges across the Marne. The telegrams from Versailles repre sented the attempt as successful. It is now obvious that it entirely failed. The French abandoned the position of their own accord two days afterwards. It is true that of substantial advantages the French derived none from these encounters ; but in the actual fight ing they evidently held at least their own. It is clear that the best troops in France are in Paris. THE WEATHER ON THE CONTINENT. The thermometer at most of the stations of the German army on Sunday registered 12 degrees Fahrenheit at nine o'clock in the morning, while at noon it had only risen to 18 degrees. Ginsidered as an important element in the military question. this trying weather cannot be looked upon otherwise than seriously. The investing army round Paris no doubt are housed in some way, but outpost duty, which is of necessity very exten sive, involves the worst possib'e exposure. Assuming that the next six weeks will be severe, and that no capitulation takes place, the game being played in the midst of France by both belligerents contemplating it in a broad light, must strike us with feelings of extreme horror. Outside Paris, chilled men barely able to shoulder their rifles, and yet swearing to kill and conquer. Inside, thousands of men weakened through poverty of food, and deprived of sleep and common necessaries, yet fighting against what seems most hopeless, and even at its best poor compensation for all that has been and will have to be undergone. DEFENCES OF PARIS, A resident in the besieged capital expresses the belief that the Germans could have taken the place if they had made a rush immediately upon their arrival last September. Tho coup de main DECEMBER 8, - 1870 would have cost them a few thousand .-men, but it could hardly have failed. No substantial means of defence then existed. The forts were half armed ; the National Guard did not exist ; the Mobiles were a useless crowd; the only regulars were the demoralised troops of Viuo3 . and fugitives froM the battle fields. Troche. and Favre then entertained small hope indeed of resistance But it is proper to remark that these rushes on fortified towns are very often speculated upon after the event. Still there can be no doubt that the defences of Paris in Sep tember were trivial compare 1 with those which now exist. It seems granted on all hands that starvation 'ls the only sure means of reducing the city. POPULAR FEELING IN RUSSIA. • From authentic sources at St. Petersburg we learn that the people of the capita are all of opinion that Russia has fairly committed herself to a bold line of conduct with respect to England, and that she is re solved to carry it out in spite of opposition. The Emperor, it is said, encouraged popular enthusiasm a few. days since, by intimating to the reserve corps that there was a necessity for their holding them selves in readiness. Such a course has not been resorted to since the Crimean war. The great obstacle to any extraordinary elation is the knowledge which all Russians have as to the scarcity of money in the Imperial Treasury, Russia having of late years expended such vast sums on railways. Not withstanding this deficiency, the Emperor has deter mined that 497,000 rifle guns are to be remodelled, and 150,000 breech-loaders to be made reaqy for immediate use by the Ist of January. MEMBERS OUT OF . Town. The members for Wolverhampton seem to have agreed upon an impartial and amicable division of the subjects to be discussed in addressing their con stituents. What a mercy this was to the listeners it is needless to say. If the example were generally followed it would save' the repetition of plati tu linal discourses, and would tent to make the twaddle of members, when out of town, somewhat interesting and instructive. At Willen hall, the Right Hon. Mr. Villiers spoke on the Elementary Education Act, and its promised aegis in diminishing crime; he also urged the importance of providing places of recreation in large towns for the people. It fell to Mr. Weguelin's share to ex pound theories of the war, and the likelihood of a Russian quarrel. He however had spent some care on the consideration of the latter worn out subject, as he was enabled to tell his audicince that he knew that England- alone could supply Ru,sia with means to devalope her iron and other resources, now that France and Germany wero impoverished, and therefore the Czar would not dare to force on his threatenings into actual hostili ties. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS LOUISE. The Scotch have suggested many more or less fantastic methods of marking their satisfaction at the approaching marriage of the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne, but a proposal has emanated from Edinburgh which has apparently met with favour in some of the large towns in Scot land. The proposition is that a movement should be got up for the purpose of presenting a royal residence in Scotland to her - Royal Highness on the occasion of her marriage. The movement, it is urged, to be successful must be national and cor dially supported by all class3s. It is more than likely, however, that the idea will only produce a passing enthusiasm. PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. The presence of numerous drovers and shepherds at the great Islington Cattle Show has led to an interesting meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The Ladies' Committee got up the meeting, over which the Duke of Argyll pre sided. Tho humane conduct of a number of drovers and shepherds had been brought under the notice of the society, and they were selected for rewards. Not one .of these men, many of whom bad been drovers for twenty or thirty years, had ever had a charge of misconduct brought against him. This fact is all the more satisfactory because of the belief which undoubtedly exists that this class of men as a body are distinguished by their cruelty towards their dumb charges. Each of the drovers and shepherds selected by the society were presented by Miss . Burdett Coutts with a neatly-bound copy of " The Animal World," with a certificate printed on vellum testilying to their humane conduct. Such recognition cannot fail to have a beneficial effect. LIFB IN WHITECHAPEL. A midnight inspection of several houses in White chapel by two officers of the Whitechapel Board of Works resulted in some painful, but not original, discoveries. Three houses in a court were found to be overcrowded and moat indecently occupied. Men, women, and children occupied beds in the same room in an indiscriminate manner, and the picture of indecency which they presented is indescribable. The rooms were pervaded by a most disgusting odour, arising from the filthy habits of the occu pants. Diseases of an epidemic character are reported tc be spreading in the locality with fearful rapidity, and no wonder when such a state of things exists. The owners of these and'similar premises have hitherto escaped legal penalties by pleading ignorance of the conditition of the houses, and by clearing out the surplus of lodgers, so that when the police entered no overcrowding was to be found. The Board of Works have determined to take vigorous action with the view of diminishing the evil. The worst of it is that the neighbourhoods whose cleanliness and decency, as the chairman of the Board remarked at the last meeting of that body, are without reproach, have tk, share the punishment of those who, by herding together in such dens originate diseasp. STREET TR 4111WAyS.. An American lady of advanced—though not, let us hope, of " Revolutionary and Godless"—opinions has visited us, and, as is customary with travellers from abroad, she is endeavouring that our casual acquaintance may be of mutual ad vantage. Few Englishwomen, it may be said, would venture, for any purpose, however neceisary, to admonish metropolitan vestrymen in their own vestry room. Yet this has been done by Dr. Eliza beth Blackwell. This lady accompanied a deputation to the Paddington Vestry in opposition to the tram ways proposed to be laid down in the neighbourhood. Miss Blackwell said that in New York she had witnessed for many years the advantages and dis advantages of street railways. The tramways were most useful when 'construcled in broad and long streets. In narrow and crooked thoroughfares they were highly dangerous, and impeded the traffic. Tramways would not supeeed in Paddin g ton. The vestry were apparently moved by Miss Blackwell's arguments, for they at once directed that the subject should bo referred to a special committee. INTERCEPTED LETTERS. Although boasting of leading the van of European civilisation, neither of the belligerents in the present war can •claim credit for displaying pinch of that magnanimity and forbearance in trifles which have often distinguished great military leaders.. Although the old saying, " All is lair in war," excuses many acts which civil life would condemn, there are often occasions when private courtesies are in fringed without any possible milittry advantage. A few days since the French peasantry in the Depart ment of Yonne captured a post cart carrying thousands of letters for the Prussians before pariP. Of course some of these might give valuable information, but the little domestic epistles to the sr pliers from their rdlations were of no service excepting to the intended recipients. However they were all confiscated alike, and among them was one from Prince:,s Alice of England to her hus band, Prince Louis of :Hesse, who is with the German army. It enclosed a note horn the Prince's little daughter, thanking hor papa for a doll, and begging him to come back s on. The clerks at Tours, who aro trying their German °vet such epistles, will not be lunch the wier when their task is done. It has been sug g ‘sted that the letter ought to have been sent to TArd Lyons for transmission to the Prince. RUSES DE GUERRE. Some of the German devices are said to recall the romantic legends in which Cooper has described the wars and ruses of the red I:idians on the American Continent. A sub prefect noticed that whenever he went out to make a reconnaissance at night in those communes which adjoined the enemy, a fusee appeared suddenly in the midst of the wood, and soon after a second appeared in the distance, to which a third still farther off replied. On examining the wood he found a tree from which the luminous signal started. The threLCs which held the fusees were still fastened to it, but after an active search had taken place in the woods no more lights appeared. An officer of the Chasseurs remarked that if he went out with his platoons there was a faggot of burnt wood at a particular turn of the road; if he was fol lowed by a. company there wore two faggots; while if he had the entire squadron there were three. Having set a watch, he started in the morning, at an early hour, and a Wretched looking individual was seen to place two faggotiin the accustomed place. An hour afterwards three Uhlans came up, and believing themselves safe,as the faggots had been taken away,they passed on, and were seized by the Chasseurs. For a long time the smoke of a chimey served as a signal in some places where encounters frequently occurred. When the smoke appeared the Prussians vanishes, bat if no smoke was visible they hastened to the spot. On one occasion the French put out the fire, and a party of Cuirassiers fell into the snare. Signs were given by some mills whose wheels turned round or remained stationary, according as Franc tiereurs were in the neighbourhood or other Wise. A beggar was caught whose wanderings had been found to coincide with the enemy's movements. He performed, the office of scout fur the payment of some slus and pieces of bread. He was sent to prison to rest after his travels. TfIE CATTLE PLAGUE ON THE CONTINENT. The cattle plague has again invaded Luxemburg, having shewn itself at Signeulx, - in the commune of lileid, near Virton. Every measure has been taken to prevent its spreading further, and in the direction of Florenville, where it previously ap peared, there have been no further cases. The danger still exists, however, since the plague is raging at a French village at a very slight distance. The Governor of Luxemburg has placed a most absolute interdict on all transit of cattle or sheep through this part of the province on any pretext whatever. Some German sheep were • said to have been fraudulently introduced into the Bel gian markets, more particularly into Brussels, being brought across Holland and through Antwerp. This is now denied, as the Govenment of the Nether lands has forbidden the passage of any cattle or sheep from Germany. Many Bslgian farmers own sheep of German origin, and this fact is thought to explain the report, but the anxiety felt on the sub ject proves how closely the Belgian agriculturists are watching against the invasion of this intangible enemy. • THE TONNAGE OF THE UNITED STATES. Americans are growing very anxious concerning the decline in their shipping, and not without reason, for it appears from statistics just issued by the Washington Bureau that there has been a serious tailing-off in their tonnage within the last ten years. The loss since 1860 is 1,407,719 tons,or over 26 per cent. Part of this is attributed to the competition of rail roads, which have absorbed much of the internal carrying trade, but the loss from the competition of foreign vessels withdrawing ocean commerce has no corresponding advantage. The entire tonnage of the United States engaged in ocean, lake, and river trade' is thus ,stated :—Sailing vessels, 16,995, tonnage, 2,135,268; steam vessels, 8,341, tonnage, 1,015,075; and unrigged vessels, such as canal boats, 7,802, tonnage, 795,805. There are five times as many sailing vessels as steamers, and on the coast of Maine the proportion is 65 to 1, owing to the fishing fleets. On the Massachusetts coast there are 2,795 sailing vessels to 82 steamers. It is not surprising to find the great fishing port, Gloucester, with 560 sail against one steam tugboat, or New Bedford, the centre of the whaling trade, with 288 sailing vessels and no steamboat mentioned; but in Boston, which has a considerable foreign trade, the proportion of sailing vessels to steamers-817 to 03—ms thirteen to one. The merchants and shipowners of the States complain loudly of the restrictions of their laws, and "free trade in ships" is. now the universal cry amongst the mercantile marine, A NEW EXPEDITION ACROSS DARIEN. Extensive preparations have been made for another exploring expedition across the obstinate little strip of land which blocks the naval communica tion between the two groat oceans. Parties are to start from the Atlantic and Pacific side of the Isthmus to meet, it is hoped, midway. Com mander Selfridge, who commanded the expedition of last winter, will have charge of the most inm)r tant party—that leaving from the Pacific side. He starts from the Gulf of Saa Miguel, South of Panama, and will run a line of survey up the Darien river, and over what h termed " the divide " or mountainous country. On the Atlantic aide, the mouth of the river Atrato, in t►le Quit' of Darien, will he the base of operations. Old Spanish documenta chew that a small canal was cut two, centuries ago to connect the head waters of the Atrato with those of the Darien, for the transfer of canoes and small vessels from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This route is not believed to be feasible for a ship canal, but CoTn - mander Selfridge, who i 3 the leader of the expedition, hopes to find a pass into the divide which he may render passable by means of locks. The Atrato is a deep sluggish river, on whose banks are marshes for about eigat miles back. Tile divide is in some places only 200 'ea above the level of the sea, so that the idea is not extravagant. The isthmus is only forty miles broad at this point, but the canal would be much longer, as it must follow the lines of the water-courses. es . - 4 41 1 err - I j ; 11 ; ,.. 1.1 fat HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLR, Dec. 7. The Queen, Princess Louis; and Prince Leopold drove out in the greunas this ;norrag, The Duke of Isremours, Princess Marguerite, and Prin cess Blanche of Orleans, and the Count and Countess d'Eu visited the Queen to-day. The Duchess of Roxburghe and the Hon. Mrs. Pon sonby had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family last evening. THE EARL OF FAVERSHAM AND Rm3BITS.—The Earl of Faversham has issued the following notice under his signature 1—" I hereby give • leave to my tenants to ferret, dig out, and destroy all. rabbits in their respec tive fields and hedgerows, during the months of Decem ber, January, and February in each year, but not in any covers, plantations' woods, or wood fences, moors, or unenclosed lands which are in my occupation, and I do not give leave to any tenants to set traps or to shoot. The keepers have orders to keep down the rabbits on the estates, and any tenant having reason to complain that this is not done is requested to give timely notice of the same." CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AGAINST WILLIAM RUSSELL, BART. At the Mansion House, before the Lord Mayor, Sir William Russell, Bart., whose affairs are being dealt with in the Court of Bankruptcy, appeared to answer a sum' mons charging him with an offence against the bank ruptcy laws. Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the plaintiff and the Hon. A. H. Thesiger for the defendant. Th e latter took a preliminary objection to the case being heard, on the ground that the offence was committed on the 3rd December, and the act was not in operation at the time. The objection was, however, overruled, the Lord Mayor holding that the case must be opened. Mr. Metcalfe, in commencing the cas e ' placed the prosecutor, a Mr. Swift, who is engaged ill the iron trade at Sheffield, and the defendant in _t he , position of two tradesmen, and alleged that the former hne been imposed upon, and had suffered to the extent of £2,000. The defendant represented that h e re quired a quantity of railway rails in the or' dinary course of his business, he at the time acting as contractor for certain railways In course of construction. Mr. Swift, thinking it a large order, made enquiries amongst several persons named by the defendant. He applied to the manager of the Gloucestershire: Banking Company, in whose case b e scarcely knew what steps would be taken, but he court would be surprised to learn that a mos t favourable account of defendant was given though at the same time his cheques were being, coun sel alleged, dishonoured. Believing the accounts to be correct, the prosecutor delivered the goods on the 25th November, 1869, and a few days afterwards, on the 3rd December, instead of the rails going in the way of business, they were sent to Messrs. Taylor and Co., for the purpose, it was stated, of getting an advance of £1,500, which sum was obtained on the goods. At that time Sir William's affairs were in a very bad state, and a short time afterwards a petition is bankruptcy was lodged against him. Petition and petition were filed, and the first two were settled, but the third was still before the court. In February the defendant himself petitioned for a liquidation, which proceedings were still before the Bankruptcy Court. The Act made it an offence for an? one, " within four months next before the petition in bankruptcy on the commencement of liquidation, he being a trader, to pawn, pledge, or dispose of an y pro perty obtained on credit and not paid for, unless it should be clear to the jury that there was no intention to de fraud." Mr. Thesiger revived his objection, although he said at the proper time he should be able to fully answer the case, and it was again overruled.—The prosecutor was then called, and said the iron was valued at £2,937 10s. He received a bill of exchange for the amount, and paid it away to his bankers in the usual way. He had never received value for it.—ln cross-examination witness said he did not know for a fact that his bankers had proved against the estate for the amount of the bill. He did not know what Sir William's business was at the time, and did not inquire, as he believed in his name and the references he received. Witness was then cross examined in order to shew that Sir William had nothing whatever to do with the affair, but he said he fully be lieved Sir William was to pay, ar.d parted with the goods upon that understanding. He had sent the delivery note to Messrs. Taylor, and also the cheque in per melt, and they were both in the name of Hutchings, who was represented to him by Heslopp who, he understood, was Sir William's agent) as the con tractor under the defendant. The proceedings in bank ruptcy were next produced. The defendant's debts were stated to be £575,000, of which £92,000 is owing to un secured creditors. Mr. Goddard, manager of the Glou cester Bank at Cheltenham, who wrote a reference, admitted that some of the defendant's cheques had been dishonoured, but said if he overdrew his current ac count it was only for a few days, his transactions being heavy. There was still a small balance in his favour. The defendant and he always had directions not to allow Sir William to overdraw. If he did so, it was at his own risk. He was aware that the de fendant was indebted to the bank before this to the amount of £36,000 or £37,000, but the company held mortgages for it. Between the 9th of November and the 9th of March about £16,000 was paid into the bank to the credit of Sir William. Mr. Pooley, jun., who was in defendant's employ, proved receiving a bill from him drawn by Hutchings and accepted by himself. He went by defendant's directions to Stoke-upon-Trent, where he met Heslopp, and, according to instructions, exchanged the bill for a delivery note for 500 tons of rails. Next day, according to his instructions, he went to Man chester, and tried to negotiate for an advance upon the rails. Sir William told him he would most likely have to go to Manchester, and Heslopp gave him further in Some further evidence was given, and the case was adjourned. EXTRAORDINARY COMATERCIAL FRAUD. • The Bi2-nzingham Gazette gives the following particulars of a case which is exciting great interest in the Midland counties :—Mr. W. T. Adcock, for many years a m e mber of the Worcester City Council, and recently elected City Sheriff, has disappeared in a very mysterious manner. He was formerly secretary to the Oxford, Worcester, end Wolverhampton Railway (afterwards merged into the Great Westerns, and up to the time of his disappearance he filled the, office of secretary of the Staurbridge Extension Railway Company. He was also in business as a share broker, and took a prominent, part in all public matters. Last Thursday he was to have been elected Worshipful Master of the United Lodge of Freemasons at Worcester ; but his masonic brethren waited his arrival in vain, and the installation was postponed. It now appears that Mr. Adcock has not been seen in Worcester since last Wednesday, and on Monday it was made known that he was wanted on a charge of issuing fraudulent scrip of the Stourbridge Extension Railway, a branch railway which is leased by the Great Western Company. The precise amount of these frauds is not yet known, but it will be upwards of £25,000. It is stated t'lat a warrant had been issued for Mr. Adcock's apprehen,ion. It appears that the secretary, in whose custody the books and papers of the company lay, had power to issue certificates of alO each, signed only by himself, and all that was required to make the document negotiable was, the affixing cf the seal of the company — ,t i operation which required to be witnessed by a clerk. The seal was kept in the offices of the solicitors of the company, in a box which required to be ' unlocked by two keys, each respectively held by the chairman and secretary. It seems, therefore, that before the seal could be affixed to the certificates of the com pany four persons required to be consulted. It has been ascertained that, the first fraudulent issue of stock in this district took place as far back as December, 1868, and since that time nearly three thousand shares have been falsely issued, and about the same number properly entered in the books of the company, the holders of which have of course a good title. We understand that not one of the transfers representing these improperly issued shares can be found in the 'offices of the company, and while the number during the past twelve months must have amounted to nearly 100, only 14 are entered in the last official statement of accounts. The discovery of the frauds took place in a somewhat cur;ous manner. It would appear that under recent changes in the manage ment it had been determined to remove the offices of the company to the Great Western Railway, at Paddington, and in consequence a register of shareholders had been forwarded to London. Some of the share holders inquired why their names were not duly included in the list. This necessarily led to an investigation, with the result now known to the public. Had not these alterations in management taken place, it is impossible to say hew lung the frauds might have been carried on, as all holders of irregular shares duly re• ceived their dividends and documents from the defaulting secretary. A paragraph appeared in the Birmingham Post on Tues day stating that the National and Provincial Banking Company had taken possession of all Mr. Adcock's effects. This latter statement, however, is contradicted on authority, the National Provincial Bank of England having had no conneotion whatever with Mr. Adcock. CONVICTION FOR SALMON POACHING.—On Mon day the Whitby magistrates fined two miners, named respectively Robinson and Kirby, £5 each for salmon poaching at Glaisdale, near Whitby, on the 30th ult. The defendants had taken nine splendid salmon, the heaviest of which weighed about 151 b. Mr. Samuel Wil kinson, solicitor, prosecuted on behalf of the Esk Fishery Association. DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA. 011 Sunday morning a man named William'Bromilow, Lane Endo, Heaton, near Bolton, died from hydrophobia. The de ceased, who was 38 years of age, was, in May last, pro ceeding to his work at Hormcks'Fold, when he was bitten on the fingers of his left hand by a dog. The wound was long in gettiug well, and he had no medical aid. Last week he began to feel a peculiar pain in the left arm, and on Friday a medical man was called in. 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