The Sun. — London, England, 1870-11-17 00:00:00

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MOSES and SON : LONDON. CORNER of MINORIES and ALDOATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COLTNTRY BRANCH. BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. -2- HEATRE ROYAL DIM !:Y.l,ANE._soie Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CHATVIRTON.--This Theatre having been re-decorated under the direction of Mr. C. J. Phipps, F.S.A., is now Open for the AIITUM N DRA ATIC SEASON, THIS EVENING, Nov. 17. 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. AMY ROBSART.—Miss VICTORIA YOKES. In consequence of this lady's great success in the above character on Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, Mr. Chatterton begs to announce that Miss Yokes will REPEAT the IMPERSONA TION on WEDNESDAY MORNING, Nov. 23. Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. MISS NEILSON will appear in the character of AMY ROBSART, in the Drama of that name, THIS EVENING, Nov. 17.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. 'VI R. T. C. KING will appear in the character of 111_ VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitled AMY ROESART, THIS EVENING, Nov.I7.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. _ E HOBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated YOKES FAMILY will appear at Seven o'clock THIS EVENING, Nov. 17.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. AMY ROBSART, a new Historical Romanti6 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'clook THIS EVENING, Nov. 17—THEATRE ROYAL DRITB.Y LANE. AMY ROBSART ; new drama : Characters by Miss 'NEILSON, Misses Fanny Addison, Jesse Vokes, Kemp, J. Mortin, and Rosina Vokes, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING, Nov. 17—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, - Yokes, F. Staniorth, IL Naylor, and Fred. Yokes, THIS EVEN ING, Nov. 17.—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 slack. The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Edward ,tirling at a Quarter to Eight THIS . EVENING, Nov. 17. — THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by Martin Becher, at Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING,Nov. 17. —THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. ADELPHI THEATRE ROYAL.—SoIe Pro prietor, Mr. BENJAMIN WEEETER • Managers, Mr. B. WEBSTER and Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON.—THIS EVENING, at 7, THE GREEN BUSHES, OR ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. Miami, Madame Celeste ; supported by Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mr. Billington, Mr. Ashley, Mr. John Rouse, Mr. C. H. Stephenson, Mr. C. Bennet, and Mr. Charles Wilmot. And THE MILLINERS' HOLIDAY. Mr. John Rouse and Miss Eliza Johnstone. T. JAMES'S T HEATR E.—Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. JOHN WOOD.— This Evening at Eight, Victorien Sardou's great play, FERNANDE revised by Sutherland Edwards, Esq. Act I. Reseued, Act H. Loved. Act 111. Won. Act IV. Triumphant. Cha racter by Messrs. Farren, Leeson, Lin Rayne, Murray, and Lionel Brough ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Larkin, Miss Fannie tsrough, Miss Turner, and Mrs. John Wood.--Doors open at 6.30. At 7, TO OBLIGE BENSON, by Tom Taylor, Esq. Messrs. Harry Cox, Grainger, Mervin ; Misses Marian Inch and H. Evorard, At 8, FERNANDE. At 10.30, ONLY D, by John Ozenford Esq. Messrs. Young and Grainger ; Misses Adair and Turner.—Box-office 11 to 6. No fees. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH. This Evening, at 7, ON AND OFF, LIVING AT EASE. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Bufton, and F. Hughes. The New Hurly-Burly-Es que "THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Bufton, Bentley, Lee, Goodall, &c. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees--Messrs. H. 3. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne. THIS EVENING, at 7, TWO ROSES (143rd night), by James Albery. After which, at 9.30, ELIZABETH ; or, The Don, the Duck, the Drake, and the Invisible Armada. A grand, new, original, and profoundly historical Burlesque, by F. C. Bur nand, Esq. Conclude with CHISELLING. Supported by Messrs. H. J. Montague, David James. H. Irving, George Honey, w. H. Stephens, and Thomas Thorne, &c. ; Mesdames Nelly Power, A. Newton, Hetty Tracy (her first appearance here), R. Evelyn, T. Levis, and Amy Fawsitt, dtc. Doors open 6.30 ; commence at 7. MA DA. ME TU S S AUD'S EXHIBITION, RARER STREET. On view Portrait Models of the Emperor Napoleon 111., the Empress Eugenie, and Prince Imperial ; King William of Frussia, and Count von Bismarck. Admission, ls.; Children f d er 11 10 y a. ea m r . tills of a 10 ge, 6d. Napole on Rooms 6d. extra. Open m p.m. THE WEST EDITION of «TIE SUN „ supplied as soon as published, every Evenin g , b y - WILSON, newsagent, and special agent for the North -western District, 24, Delsucey-street, QaMden-town, NW. THEATRE ROYAL, EAYMARKET.-LAST THREE NIGHTS of Sheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS in consequence of the production on Saturday next, November, 19, of Mr. Gilbert's new and original Fairy Comedy, THE PALACE OF TRUTH. The greatly successful Comedietta, UNCLE'S WILL, every evening, This evening (Monday) and during the week (Saturday excepted), AN ALARMING SACRIFICE, at 7. Mr. Buckstone, jun., and Miss Fanny Wright. At a quarter to Eight THE RIVALS. "Sir Anthony Absolute," Mr. Chippendale ; " Captain Absolute," Mr. Kendal ; " Sir Lucius o"Prigger," Mr. Averil ; "Bob Acres," Mi. Buckstone "Fanikland," Mr. Howe ; " David," Mr. Rogers ; "Mrs. Malaprop," Mrs. Chippendale ; :' Lydia Languish," Miss Robertson "Julia," Miss C. Hill ; "Lucy," Mrs. E. Fitz william. After which UNCLE'S WILL. Mr. Kendal and Miss Robertson. Concluding with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Box office open daily from 10 till 6. OPERA COMIQUE.—Grand Entrance, 299, Strand. Messrs. H. LESLIE, C. STEELE, and W. NORTON, Lessees. This, the most beautiful Theatre in London, is now acknow ledged as THE fashionable house of the day. Mdlle. DEJAZET in French Plays Every Evening, supported by her Great French Company. Entire Change of Performance. Free List Sus pended. except Press. OPE RA COMIQUE.—MDLLE. DEJAZ ET i n her Great Character of RICHELIEU. Three new Plays : LE PASSANT, LES PREMIERES ARMES DE RICHELIEU, and LE CHAPEAU VEIN . HORLOGER. Seats may be secured three weeks in advance at all the principal libraries and at the Box-office. Commence at 8. THE GREAT ClTY.—Grand Realistic Drama in Two Acts, written by Andrew Halliday, THIS EVEN ING (Thursday), Nov. 17.—PRINCESS'S THEATRE. PEEP 0' DAY.—Grand Irish Romantic Drama, written by Edmund Falconer, THIS EVENING (Thurs day), Noy. 17.---PRINCESS'S THEATRE. NOTICE. -Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER Win appear in his great impersonation of NAPOLEON TILE FIRST in the Military Vaudeville of THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG, on SATURDAY November 20. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. GLOBE THEATRE, Newcastle-street, Strand,— Lessee and Manageress, Miss Alleyne. TAMING OF THE SHREW ; great success of Miss Alleyne as " Katharine " Mr. Fairciough as "Potruchlo." MARCO SPADA. Una nimous approval of Madame Colonna and Troupe in the BRIGAND DANCE, at 8.45. The New Ballet, entitled THE THREE ROSES, or the CHOSEN ONE, will be speedily pro duced. A New and Original Comedy in active preparation. GLOBE THEATRE.—This Evening, at 7, THE SECRET ; at 7.45, MARCO SPADA Messrs. Walter Lacy and Fairclough. Madame Colonna and Troupe in a grand BRIGAND DANCE. TAMING OF THE SHREW : Miss Alleyne and Mr. Fairclough. To conclude with BOARD AND RES IDENCE. TOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY eTOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from eecay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. dd. Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. ME SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1870. the PRIME MINISTER and the FOREIGN SECRETARY. Neither Mr. GLADSTONE nor the Earl GRANVILLE, we may rest perfectly well assured, will palter at a juncture so critical as this, with the stupendous responsibility devolving upon them in their respective 'Ministerial capacities. Lord LYTTON did not hesitate to write, several years ago, in his epigrammatic and rhetorical poem of " St. Stephen's"— " Let Bright responsible for England be, And straight in Bright a Chatham we should see ! " The same might be said, surely, without exaggera tion of any kind whatever, of those among the members of the present Cabinet who are more espe cially responsible for the vindication of the honour and for the maintenance of the prestige of this country among the Great Powers of Christendom. Come what, come may, we have that confidence, at least in the SECRETARY of STATE for Wan, in the SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS, in the FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY, and in the FIRST LORD of the TREASURY. Russia evidently regards this as her own opportunity. In a nobler sense, it is the opportunity on the contrary of England. It is the opportunity of Eng land for the vindication once more of her rank among the nations of the earth, not by any aggressive act in furtherance of a policy aiming at her own selfish aggrandisement, but by the vindication of the rights of nations, and the repulsion, diplomatically if possible, by force of arms if necessary, of a lawless attempt at spoliation on the part of the autocratic Government of St. Petersburg. TOPICS OF THE DAY. WRY THE BOMBARDMENT DOES NOT BEGIN. Dr. Russell, in his last letter from the headquarters at Versailles, makes some remarks which will strengthen the opinion held by a great many people that the Germans have no intention of attempting an immediate bombardment of Paris. The fact is it is difficult, if not impossible, to make by a mere bombardment any sensible impression on so vast an area. The Germans are defeated by their space. " The more the German generals have convinced themselves of the strength of the works opposed to them, the less desirous are they to open an artillery duel between their trenches and the enemies' ramparts. Though the formidable cannon transported to Paris from Cologne, Magdeburg, Kiel, and even Posen and Konigsberg, is held to be competent to reduce the place according to the rules of the art, yet the task is recognised to be a tough one, and to require more time than had been at first supposed. This view of the case has been strength ened by the recent additions to the permanent defence of the place, and the barricades known to have been constructed in the thoroughfares giving access to the city." General Trochu has adopted the system of Todleben, and has thrown out vast works in all directions. It is all very well for the German semi-official papers to talk about more preparations; but it is certain, says Dr. Russell, that plenty of artillery for bombarding the south and south-west fronts was in readiness a fortnight ago. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE, A GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair LA. to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNE I,L and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, nclud ug brush. Rod Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 9Z, Upper Thames-street, Lon lon, E.C. PARTRIDGE AND COOPER, MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLRET-RTREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (LC ) THE PUBLIC) SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES, AND JARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20m Per ream. 8. d. 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An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing fall descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Oases. Desks. post free. Established 1841 THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. DRURY-LANE—A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsart. Phobus's Fix. HAYMARKET—An Alarming Sacrifice. My Husband's Ghost. Uncle's Will. ADELPHI THEATRE.—Milliners' Holiday. Green Bushes. VAUDEVILLE—ChiseIIing. Two Roses. Don Carlos. STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle 'Prentice. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Great City and Peep o' Day. ST. JAMES'S—To Oblige Benson. Femande. Only a Halfpenny. GLOBE—Board and Residence. Taming of the Shrew. Marco Spada. The Secret. OLYMPIC—LittIe Emily and (Burlesque) Panl and Virginia. OPERA COMIQUE -Le PasSant, Les Premieres Armes de Richelieu, and Le Chapeau D'un Horloger. GAIETY—The Happy Village. Zampa. Trombalcalzar. SADLERS WELLS.—Lady of Lyons. Farce. STANDARD —Vicar of Wakefield. Ballet. Chapter o Accidents. AMPHITHEATRE AND Cißcus (Holborn)—Scenes in the Arena. ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening. POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's Ghosts. Afternoon and Evening. CREmourrz—Fireworks, Ballet, &c. NEW SURREY—A Striking Similarity. Link by Link, Nobody's Chill. QUEEN'S—Aunt Charlotte's Maid. Midsummer Night's Dream. ROYALTY—WeaIth, and Stranger, Stranger than Ever. HOLBORN—Farce. The Odds. PALMS RoYAL—Professor Faber's Talking Machine. Siege of Paris. ALHAMBRA—Promenade Concert. MADAME TIISSAIJD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. Is.; extra rooms, 6d. READINGS, &c., in Queen's Concert Rooms (large hall), Hanover-square, W., on Tuesday, Nov. 22. 4r. ttlEziN "an LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1870. BY Prince GORTSCHAKOFF'S Circular the European confusion is even worse confounded. The Autocrat has certainly seized his opportunity. The Western Powers aro unquestionably taken at a disadvantage by the diplomacy of St. Petersburg. They are taken at so obvious a disadvantage that the hereditary policy of the House of Romanoff would appear to be nearer than it has ever yet been to the moment of its realisation—meaning, of course, though the long projected seizure of Constantinople. France is prostrate in the dust at the feet of Prussia—her glory eclipsed, her armies scattered, her Marshals prisoners of war, her Emperor a State Captive in the Palace of Wilhelmshohe. Italy is preoccupied. England has no longer at the Foreign Office either a CLARENDON or a PALMERSTON her warlike armaments have dwindled down under an elaborate series of economies—her Cabinet comprises among its mem bers the arch-opponent not only of the Crimean war but of all wars—England being at this moment moreover, without one single ally of any importance among all the sovereignties of the European Con tinent. The juncture is so propitious for the carrying out, at last, of the designs of Russia upon Turkey, that we can hardly wonder at the CzArs availing himself of so very tempting an opportunity. It only remains now to be seen whether, everything. considered, he has not been just a trifle too precipitate. English men count, at this moment, implicitly upon the patriotism,' the sagacity, and the determination of THE NEW GERMAN CONFRDERATION. The difficulty of inducing the Bavarian Govern ment to give up the control of its mili tary and diplomatic affairs, and enter the German Confederation, remains as great as ever. Bavaria insists on modifications of the Federal Con- stitution which will give her a nearly independent position. All negotiations with the Bavarian Minister have been for the time being abandoned at Versailles, and the entry of the three other States of the South provisionally under the present Consti tution, is being pressed forward. A change of Ministers in Bavaria may alter matters, and the return of Prince Hohenlohe to power is talked of. Such a change would very likely produce a good effect. The present Bavarian Ministry is Ultramon tane and Conservative; and though it cannot alto gether run counter to popular feeling, it is no friend to Prussian aggrandisement. THE LAW COURTS. Again the question is asked, why are not the Law Cc urts proceeded with ? Months ago it was sug gested that many thousand starving workmen might find a job on the great desert adjoining the Strand; the same thing is suggested now; but nothing is done. Why do Messrs. Lowe and Ayrton wait? They have not got all they want, but they have obtained as much as they could expect. They wanted to set aside the Carey-street site, and build the courts in a back street of the Strand. Parlia- ment refused to sanction this, but consented to diminish the cost of the building on the original site. Thus appeased, the Chief Commissioner, on August Ist, took a vote of £21,450 for the cost of getting in the foundations, announcing that the work would be proceeded with immediately upon the Royal Commissioners giving their assent to the mo dified design. This condition was fulfilled on the very next day, when the Comissioners finally ap proved the plan. Again, then, why do they not begin ? Are they working out an arithmetical calculation, and estimating how long, if it required several months to ask for a small vote, and several months more before the small vote was spent, would it require to lay the foundation and con struct the edifice? Such a problem would, indeed, perfectly justify the delay. But is it credible on the other hand that Messrs. Lowe and Ayrton, dis gusted because the new courts are not after their plan, have determined that the public shall go with out as long as possible ? LORD ELCHO ON THE MILITIA. Lord Elcho is of opinion that by utilising the militia and increasing the "Militia reserve," Mr. Cardwell might have added to our available forces, and at the same time obtained a reserve of meu for the regular army. Without reckoning the simple embodiment of the militia, which has taken place even times in our • history, the last time being during the Indian mutiny, there are four ways of increasing our avail able forces by its means. First, as regiments or battalions for garrison duty and active service abroad; secondly, as companies to be attached to regiments of the line ; thirdly, as individual re recruits for army service ; and fourthly, as individuals forming a Militia Reserve for the army. Lord Elcho cites the various occasions on which these fcur methods have been tried, and concludes that so far the Act of 1867 has been a success, though it has been so in consequence of relaxing or omitting the conditions as to measurements and medical examina tions. Of these four modes he holds the first and last to be the best and safest. Individual volunteer ing he considers to be radically unsound as a means of recruiting the army through the militia, while enlistment by companies destroys the efficiency of the militia. There is, he believes, a grave defect in the Act, in the want of a provision empowering officers commanding militia regiments, on the volun teering of one of their men for the Militia Reserve, to raise another in his place. General Peel, the originator of the Act, intended to include this provision, and the want of co-opera tion among commanding officers must be attributed to its omission. In conclusion Lord Elcho quotes a passage from a letter by General Peel, who observes, with justice, that it really ap pears ridiculous that in the militia there is a supera bundance of men, and comparatively no officers, while in the army there are two or three supernumeraries, in every rank, stopping promotion, and yet no plan can be devised to form an Army of Reserve. THE LOSS OF THE CAPTAIN.-AMERICAN VIEWS. The principal constructors in the navy yards of the United States attribute the instability which in volved the loss of the Captain to the cellular bottom of the ship, her heavily weighted poop, and the over roasting employed. Mr. S. R. Graves, M.P., assures us that at Brooklyn recently unfavourable compari eons were made between the ascertained centre of gravity of the Captain (2.7) and that of the American ironclads then building there. The shallow Miantonomoh, with two feet of freeboard, carries her centre of gravity four feet below the water-line ; and t double-turreted, four feet free board ship Colossus, intended to carry 14 inches of armour on sides and three inches on deck throughout was expected to float, when ready for sea, five feet above her centre of gravity. In spite of all adverse opinion, however, in these directions, Mr. Graves found no doubts, under the influence of the disaster, thrown on Captain Coles' principle. On the contrary, he thought that the faith of the construc tive department of the United States in the turret and the low freeboard, when judiciously combined, remained undimished. Surprise on all sides was ex pressed that the results of the stability experiments should have been withheld from the officers in com mand of the Captain. MR. SPURGEON ON SCHOOL BOARDS. Mr. Spurgeon writes to the Telegraph on the forth comin g election for the school board of Lambeth. lle thinks it very undesirable that this election should merge into a contest between Church and Dis sent. Religious disputes should be carefully avoided. Nearly all the candidates are in favour of the liberty which the Bill allows to Bible reading. All do not, however, possess one important requisite—acquaint ance with the subject in hand, and it is important to ascertain, in the present case, the candidate's acquaintance with education, educational processes and educational literature. Mr. Spurgeon considers that some members of the Board should keep the expen diture in check, and that others should represent the working classes, and see that economy does not degenerate into meanness. First and foremost, prac tical teachers are wanted who can undertake what work the Board will have to do. In conclu sion, Mr. Spurgeon regrets to see the names of clergymen! and Dissenting ministers on the list of candidates, believing that if their places of worship are full they will have enough to do, and if they are empty, they had better employ their energy in filling them. As the working class is immediately concerned in the present movement, he thinks it ought to be represented. One of the working men's candidates should be returned. CATHOLIC EDUCATION. The Very Rev. Mgr. Woodlock, Rector of the Catholic University, Ireland, has addressed a letter to the Catholic clergy of that country, in which he says there is reason to hope that Mr. Gladstone, having established the principle of ecclesiastical equality, will, within the next few months, extend the principle of equality to all branches of public education in Ireland. In 1570 the first attempt was made to introduce Protestantism into Ireland by means of the Diocesan Free Schools, which were placed on a permanent basis by an Act of the Irish Parliament twenty years before the foundation of Trinity College. Since then numerous schemes have been tried, and have failed. Referring to these failures the Rector says that the Catholics of Ireland prove, on the ono hand, their love of learning, and, on the other hand, their determination to accept no system which is not thoroughly in accordance with the principles of the Catholic religion. He hopes that their rulers will profit by the experienoe of the past, and, instead of repeating experiments which have so often failed, will give to the Irish Catholics a system of education based upon, and interwoven with, the religion which is conformable to the teachings of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. SUNDAY TRADING. An appeal case now in progress at the Justiciary Appeal Court of the Court of Session, Glasgow, is of considerable importance, as it involves the whole question of Sunday trading. On the 13th September two persons were fined for having pro faned the Sabbath Day by opening their shop for the sale of confections. Mr. Smith, who supported the appeal, contended that if the conviction were sus tained cabmen and railway companies and others would be brought within the range of the statutes. The criminal law, he argued, would never com pel the citizens to do what was properly a duty to God ; it must be left to public opinion to bring about the desired result. In every considerable village, in Scotland, he said, shops were opened on Sunday for the sale of confections, and this shewed that the statutes had virtually been in desuetude. To this argument the Court objected, considering that the fact mentioned only evidenced the necessity , for a rigorous enforcement of the law. The argu ments have been adjourned in order that the Solicitor General, who supported the conviction, might ex amine certain acts referred to during the proceedings. The Scotch, it may be noted, have always supported the observance of Sunday more rigorously than the "Southrons." ENGLISH DINNERS AND FASHIONS. When the Baboo Chunder Son was in England ho impressed upon many of his audiences the vanity and absurdity of English people thinking so much of dress and of what ate as they did. Like Nestor Ironside, he thought ladies were scandalous enough to wear machines like hooped petticoats, and head ornaments, which it would puzzle any man to dis cover the "use of," and so he severely satirised and reprimanded us. Mr. Sen must really have been thoroughly astonished at the glaring folly he thought he perceived among us, for in his long journey out to India the memory of chignons and crinolines and the splendour of English dinners did not leave him. In his first speech at Bombay he made use of the following expression :—" I think there ought to be a protest against what is called fashion' in England. It is a dangerous thing and makes frightful progress. The tail of the ladies' dress should be protested against, and the horrors of English dinners ought to be protested against, and if you, my countrymen, are really anxious to pro mote the welfare of your country, avoid these two things. Import into your country all that is good in England, but not the entanglements of ladies' flounces or the fulsomeness of English banquets." A PHILANTHROPIC MOVEMENT. The members of the Royal Irish Academy, true to their aim of fostering the cultivation of science, literature, and archa3ology, have passed a resolution, calling the attention of the Government to the irre parable loss that will be sustained if the scientific and literary collections of Paris are suffered to be de stroyed in the war. The fate of the library at Stras burg has proved that the richgalleriea stored with art and the costly museums of the French capital aro in im minent peril from the operations of the belligerents. The members of the Academy, therefore, petition the Ministry to use their utmost efforts to impress upon the German and French authorities the duty of taking every precaution for protecting these priceless trea sures and literary monuments from the dangers to which the siege of Paris exposes them. If the collec tions, the accumulated labours of many generations, are destroyed, it is not France alone, but the whole civilised world, that will feel the loss of treasures which no subsequent exertions might ever replace. OUR TEA SUPPLY. It is not believed possible that the Chinese, how ever hostile to foreigners, would consent, as it was hinted they had done some weeks since, to a plan of destroying all their enemies, by poisoning one season's tea. However, if they have not lent themselves to this charitable scheme, they have for a long period managed so to poison us as to spare our lives and keep our custom, but to cheat our purses. Very unwelcome light has just been thrown into English teapots by the Food ! Journal, From an account in that periodical we learn that a substance called " Maloo Mixture," consisting of old dry tea-leaves, is freely mixed in our tea supply, even amongst the more expensive of teas. It is by no means impossible, we are told, that the leaves from which the West-end matron distils tea for her guests may have already done duty in a Chinaman's teapot. This, however, is a simple expedient. Many of our cheap teas have been found, let it be told in faith, im pregnated with " iron filings much burnt," "rice husks," "reddish unknown seeds," "rice faced with plum bago and lamp-black," and leaves rendered astringent with catechu." A certain black tea "faced" with Prussian blue, to make it sell as the finest green tea is, perhaps, the worst decoction we can partake of; as it is actually poisonous. The better qualities of tea are, however, as a rule, unadulterated. The evil of adulteration unfortunately falls most heavily on those least able to protect themselves. It is satisfactory to know that the fault is really one for which English tea-dealers and drinkers and, not the Chinese, are to blame. The latter -find a demand for cheap tea, and they send us the cheapness, if not the tea. They find also that whatever they send is bought up greedily in this country. THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN'S TOMB. The memory of the unfortunate Emperor Maxi milian is still cherished, and his friends and family are as willing to render their tributes of respect and sorrow as they were at the time of his loss. The other day, on the occasion of the feast of All Soul's, a solemn religious service was performed in the Imperial Vault at Vienna. The tomb of the Emperor Maximilian and other members of the imperial family were covered with flowers. When the " Black Mass" was over, some Capucin monks descended into the . vault and sang the "Miserere." They we r e f o ll o w e d by Archduke William and Archduke Charles Louis. The tomb of Maximilian was the chief object of attention, and on it were laid a silver crown of laurels which was sent by the Empress Charlotte and a magnificent wreath from the Emperor of Austria, which bore the following interesting in scription "To the Never-to-be-forgotten Brother ; the true Chriitian ; the noble hero." The Count of Orizana sent a silver wreath, with an appropriate motto in Spanish. The Empress, the Archduke Charles, and the Archduchess Elizabeth sent tokens of their sympathy ; and some further contributions from unknown persons shelved that the unfortunate Emperor of Mexico had not been forgotten during the years which have passed since his sad fate was made known to his friends in Europe. VICTOR EMMANUEL AT ROME. A despatch has been received in Rome, announcing Victor Emmanuel's arrival in the city for the last day of November, when the elections will be over. The monarchical party are anxious for the King's appearance, as the open profession of Republicanism is becoming too common, in Rome to be altogether agreeable, and at the same time the reactionary party are uniting their forces, and have their press, their committees, and their foreign agents every where. Prince Lancilotti, the acting head of the Urban Guard, which represents the Pope's party in the Roman aristocracy, has arrived in Rome, and his presence has given fresh impetus to the Reactionists, which it may be well to check. The Revolutionists are no less mischievous in another way. The cry which they raise against concealed Zouaves produces occasionally very awkward results. An English field officer, Colonel Ramsay, who imprudently joined the Mentana excursionists as a spectator, was severely maltreated in consequence of this persecution. The word passed among the crowd that he was a dis guised Zouave, and be was assailed and beaten. On appealiig to General La Marmora, for redress, he was politely informed that he should have been more discreet in his choice of company. La Mar mora himself is said to have resolved on leaving Rome, in consequence of the awkwardness of his position. The Republicans and the friends of the Pope are alike open in their demonstrations of hos tility. THE SPANISH CANDIDATES. The Iberia, a Spanish paper, intimates that the Duke of Montpensier is in danger of being exiled from Spain if he does not at once renounce his pretensions to the throng. The journals which are his partisans naturally resent this intimation very strongly. One of them, El Pais, avers that if the men now in power think that the law of vengeance against the friends of the Duke of Mont pensier is a reason of State they must take the consequences. Great violence produces just reprisals, and they need not be sur prised if the force of the injuries received drives their opponents to extremity in defence. The Republicans and the Carlists, says the Epoca, are ready for the combat; the Montpensierists, active and diligent, though few in number, take up the glove that is thrown down to them, and the Government, for its part, is making energetic prepa rations for defence. Unhappy country ! THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS. The election to the American House of Represen tatives have resulted in a decided advantage to the Democrats. These will not, indeed, be in a majority —they were too far behind previously for that, but their position is very greatly improved. It is ex pected that their minority will now be only 35, whereas it was in the last hous e more than twice as many. So great a change in the fortunes of parties may be attributed to various causes. First, the Americans like to give each side "their turn" of power, in the illogical spirit of fairness common to the Anglo-Saxon race. Secondly, the policy of the Republicans has not of late been characterised by judgment or good sense—in the opinion, at least, of a large section of American electors, and a sensible revulsion of popu larity is noticeable. Lastly, and meat important to Englishmen, the desire for a reform of the tariff has greatly extended. The new house will contain a large number, some think a majority, of tariff reformers. PANTOMIMICS AT THE INDIA OFFICE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The changes at this establishment of late emulate with those of the silk worm, or those of the wayward Englishman, or something like it—• "First I will wear this, Then I will wear that ; Next what will I wear ? I cannot well tell what." For the last five or six years young men have been annually invited, varying from the numbers of 6 to 12, to compete for Positions as Foresters for the Conser vation of Indian Forests. The examination requisite, vide the published programme, is by no means one to be passed by second-rate men, and as the students undergo a pro bationary career abroad, chiefly at their own ex pense, for 2i years, after they have passed the ordeal of the Civil Service Examiners, either in France or Ger many, many competitors take up both languages, for the express purpose of being able to study scientific works on Forestry in both tongues (hence are they de facto more valuable public servants). The public are now told that in consequence of the war, the candidates are to be examined in one language only, viz., German. They give out, as the forests in France are annihilated, no students will be sent there, and men conversant with the German tongue can alone be admitted at the next examination, yet they advertise for three French candidates early in 1871 ! which men are not to be allowed to be examined in German I Hitherto 300 marks have been awarded for both languages, and men read up in both are clearly entitled to marks in both. Why alter the Civil Service Commissioners' pre vious programme? The management throughout has been one worthy of ancient females, and when matters of this kind are " liable to (so much spasmodic) alteration," I for one would prefer the daily mishaps of the China Service to that of the INDIA FOREST SERVICE. The Wesleyans and Church of England members have combined at Sheffield in order to secure efficient representatives on the School Board, IRISH NOTES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The idea that in Ireland the population are "suffering from contiguity to a melancholy ocean," must have originated at a long distance from the locality to whic h it refers. Melancholy is about the last thing to be found in the country. Even at Galway, where the ocean has it all its own way, and where land and houses exist only on sufferance, and on condition of periodical overflowing g, the people, though not prosperous, are lively enough• The barren soil and limited industry of the neighbourho od will not support the existing population, who are diminish' ing in numbers by means of theocean steamers whichtran s ' port them to a more prosperous, but scarcely more lively , country. Emigration is not the melancholy movement that it once was. The people are not so much driven from Ireland, as drawn to the vast western country, where their relations and neighbours have gone before, and await them with a hearty welcome to a well-provi' sioned home. And of those who are left behind, the pro portion of stockingless feet is diminishing, as also the number of dirty miserable cabins, of which, however, it must be admitted, that there are plenty left„ and there is still room for the work of the sanitary reformer in sePa" rating the pigs from the children. In this part of Ireland the stern features of nature are i n accordance with the traditions of the locality. The TOO Commissioners have recently erected a monument to the memory of the Mayor of Galway elected in 1693, of when' they record with pride that he condemned and executed his own son. The story runs that Walter FitzstePhe n ' the son of this excellent mayor, was courting a young lady who received some attention from a Spanish gen tleman, the guest of the civic fnnctionary. The young man stabbed the Spaniard, and threw his body into the sea. So strong was the public feeling in favour ° i the culprit that no executioner could be found to carry out the sentence of the law, and the father himself performed the act, which vindicated at once his own authority and the sacred rights of hospitality; but se terrible was the effect that he himself died soon after of a' broken heart. This terrible tragedy has the advantage► or disadvantage, of being historically true—at least, no one in Galway is allowed to doubt the fact. Throughout the whole of Ireland the crops have been excellent for two years past. This year hay, oats, iiaX, and potatoes are all wonderful crops. The potatoes are so large that it seems to be impossible to boil them to the middle. While in England the grass would not grow for want of rain, in Ireland the heaviest crops of grass have been grown, and the hay has been saved in excellent condition. It is now being exported in large quantities at g ood prices. Cork is nearly as prosperous as Belfast at least in proportion to its usual condition, which is a long way behind that of the northern capital of industry. On Sunday at Cork I attended service in the Cathe dral. Five services had been held previously that morn ing, and yet the building was crowded. For admission to the centre aisle one penny was paid by each person, anY one giving silver having the balance returned. For the side aisles no charge was made, and no seats were pro vided. Every part of the large building was crowded, so much so that it was impossible for all to kneel. The ser vice, including au exhortation and offertory on behalf of a local charity, was over in forty minutes, leaving me ample time to visit three large Protestant churches, where I found patient congregations wearying • under lengthy sermons. When will Protestant clergymen re member that "a good sermon need not be long, and a bad sermon should not be long." A curious fashion seems to prevail at funerals. I met an empty hearse drawn by two horses, followed by four men staggering under the coffin, and a large number of people on foot. I suppose it was a mark of respect to have a hearse, and a token of affection to carry the corpse. In Ireland comicalitie3 abound on every side : here is a signboard, the title of which would scarcely be seen in England : O'Sullivan's TenmnacielLociety Wine & Spirit Store. The strains of the temperance band up-stairs attracted the whisky-drinkers on the ground floor, and both con cerns appeared to be prosperous. Such cases make it doubtful whether Irish humour arises from a sense of, or insensibility to, that which is incongruous Railway trains are still a wonderment in many parts of Ireland ; crowds visit the stations in the evenings and flatten their noses against the carriage windows with wondering curiosity respecting the inmates. The forbearance and good nature of Irish officials is beyond all praise. On applying for letters at the Dublin Post-office, I was informed that the mails were not all sorted, acid letters would not be ready for delivery for a quarter of an hour, but on explaining that my train WAS leaving before that time, the good-natured porter inter rupted a still more good-natured clerk, who hunted up my letters, with which I went off in triumph. At the tele graph office I asked a question as to the postage of letters. The clerk replied that he did not know, but he would send to the Post Office to ascertain, and immediately a mes senger was despatched a quarter of a mile in order that I might have my question answered. It is not surprising that when Irishmen visit England they feel injured by the requirements of severe official habits, which afford so strong a contrast to their own. Belfast is one of the most thriving towns in the three kingdoms. It is the centre and ontport for a large agri cultural population, and the seat of an important manu facture. Labour is cheap and coal is not dear. Signs of material comfort and abundance are found on every side ; well appointed carriages roll through the streets, and the signs of poverty, if it exists, are not apparent to a stranger. It is worthy of note that in Belfast excellent cars can be had for a shilling an hour, and these cars and their horses are very different to the wretched things which are allowed to pervade the streets of Dublin. In this town it is contrary to law to make known your religious opinions. On the day that I was there Bridget Savage was fined 40s. and costs for saying that she "was as good a Catholic as ever was born." The law is im partial, and the same penalty would have been inflicted if Bridget had declared herself to be a " good Protestant." It would be curious to know how a "religious census" could be taken in a locality where a declaration of re ligious belief is a statutable offence. It may be some consolation to our Lancashire friends to know that the American devil has been introduced at Belfast. Every morning, at five o'clock, the whole neighbourhood is aroused by the same alarm ug whirr which causes so much consternation at Manchester. If it is necessary to make a noise at 5 a.m. could not the sounds be of a more agreeable and scientific character? In sounds which are harmonious the vibrations sustain each other, and the noise goes farther than with discords; it might therefore be possible to invent an instrument which would be both more effective and more agreeable. The sympathy felt in Ireland for France is universal. A common question from the sociable Jehus on the cars is " What will become of poor France ?" I was told by a newspaper proprietor that when he received the news of the fall of Sedan and the surrender of the Emperor, he dared not announce the fact on the usual placard out side his office, or, he said, the place would have been torn down. So he posted up "Important News from Paris," and left his readers to find out what the news might be. One of the Dublin car-drivers was intensely indignant because a priest had told him that France got nothing more than what she deserved. This view of the case will not be listened to for a moment. France is a friend in distress, and must have our sympathies irrespective of all faults. I believe that the intensity of this feeling on behalf of France has done much to divert the Irish from the contemplation of their own grievances, and they thus realised the tone of the philosopher who declared that— "Grief should be . Strong to consume small troubles." When the Irish next turn their attention to their own affairs, it is to be hoped that they will find their grievances have ceased to exist, and that wise legislation and agricul tural prosperity have left no room for agitation and dis content. Court i& j.. . ..... A+ \ 1 0 r '*.cf,,,-_ l'i'--' - t'irvi 1 i ~....._ „If '. HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Nov. 14. The Queen went out in the morning, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and drove out in the afternoon with the Marchioness of Ely. Colonel Ferguson, of Pitfour, left the Castle, ..,_ ~ si Sov( fo r Alfc Pen, Pap( fr ot , tali ( t gh o v el 17 13.13 , CQN , 4.4 GE ta ( Lc E; THE EUROPEAN WAR. The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGIT 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.