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KNICKERBOCKER SUDS, Os. 6d, to 40s. ETON SUITS, 158. to 40s. BRiGHTON SUITS, 18s. to 48s. D RESS SUITS, 255. to 6.35. MOSES-aud SON supply every description of ' . clothing, ready-made, or made to measure, for all ages, all occasions, and all classes; also Hosiery and Drapery, Rats 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. List of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when bud ess is resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON 3-- LONDON. CORNER of (INOE.IES and ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD, RADFORD, YORKSIIIItE. HEA.TRE ROYAL DRU ;Y-L AN E.—Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CILITIRRTGN. —This Theatre having been re-decorated under the direction of MT. C. J. Phipps, F.S.A., Is now Open for the AUTUM N DRAMATIC SEASON, THIS EVENING, Dec. 16. Doors open aghalf-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. - EA.TRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. LL Under the patronage of their Royal Highhesses the Prince and Princess of Wales.—Miss NEILSON has the honour to announce that her FIRST BENEFIT at this Theatre will take place on MONDAY, December 19, on which occasion her Majesty's servants will perform, at 7.45, Shakespeare's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Mr. J. B. Howard; Mer collo, Mr. T. C. King; Juliet, Miss Neilson. After the Tragedy Miss Neilson will recite Tennyson's Poem, " The . Charge of the Light Brigade." The performance to commencsi with the farce of PROM'S FIX. To conclude with the farce of A DOMESTIC HERCULES. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Boa-office open from 10 till 5 daily. MISS NEILSON will appear in the character of AMY ROBSART, in the Drama of that name, THIS EVENING, Dec. 10.—TREATRE ROYAL DRURY-LAKE. 1 14 R. T. C. KING will appear in the character 01 nil VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitled AMY ROBSART, THIS - EVENING, Dec. 16.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. 100HOBUS'S FJX, in which the celebrated VOKES FAMILY will appear at Seven o'clock THIS EVENING, Dec.I6.—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. 18—T lIEATII,E ROYAL DRURY 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, Dec. 10.—THEATRE ROYAL DEUR V LANE. , A MY ROBSA.RT; New Drama, characters by _Li Messrs. T. C. KING, Morton, Tavares, J. B. Howard, Brittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J. Neville, Fawdon, Vokes, F. Staniorth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Vokes, THIS EVEN ING, Dec. 16.—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 nack. The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Edward atirling at a Quarter to Eight THIS EVENING. Dec..l6. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. A, DOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by M artin Becher, at Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING, Dec. 16. —T EATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. A DELPHI THEATRE ROYAL—SoIo Pro prietor, Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER ; Managers, Mr. B. WEBSTER and Mr. F. B. CIIATTERTON.—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 Rouse, Mr. C. H. Stephenson, Mr. C. Sennet, &c. To conclude with THE MILLINER'S HOLLIDAY. Mr. John Rouse and Miss Emma Barnett, 4T. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Losaee and Manageress, Mrs. JOIIN WOOD. LAST WEEK FERNANDE. This Evening at 7.45 great piny, FERNANDE, Messrs. Farren, Leeson, Lin Rayne, Murray, and L. Brough ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Larkin, Miss Fannie iirough, Miss Turner, and Mrs. John Wood.—Doors openat 6.30. At 7, TO OBLIGE BENSON, by Tom Taylor, Esq.• Messrs. Harry Cox, Grainger, Mervin ; Misses Marian Inch and IL Everard, At 7.45, FERNANDE. At 10.30, CHRISTMAS EVE, by C. S. Cheltnman, Esq. Messrs. Harry Cox. Dan Leeson, and Lionel Brough.—Box-office 11 to 6. No fees. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SIVANBOROUGH. This Evening, at 7, ON AND OFF, LIVING AT EASE. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Button, and F. Hughes. The New Hurly-Burly-Esque, " THE IDLE TRENTICE." Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Button, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &c. VAUDEVILLE . THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees--Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne. THIS EVENING, at 7 CHISELLING, Mr. David James; after which TWO ROSES (160th night), by James Albery. Conclude with ELIZABETH. Supported by Messrs. H. J. Montague, David James. and T. Thorne, &c. ; Mesdames Nelly Power, A. Newton, and Amy Fawsitt, &e. LOBE THEATRE; NEWCASTLE-STREET, C STRAND. Manageress, MiSs ALLEYNE. LAST TWO NIGHTS. BOARD AND RESIDENCE. at 7. Grand Ballet, THE THREE ROSES, or the CHOSEN ONE, as danced 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 ECAETE will be with drawn until further notice. MA DAME TUSS A STREDEU 'S EXHIB ITION, BAKER. T On view Portrait Models of the Emperor Napoleon 111., the Empress Eugenie, and Prince Imperial; King William o f terussia, and Count von Bismarck. Admission, Is.; Children under 10 years of av, 6d. Napoleon Rooms 6d. extra. Open from 11. a.m. till 10 p.m. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms of the past eleven months the National Lifeboat Institution has contributed to the saving of 918 lives from various ship wrecks and 24 vessels from destruction. It has also expended £23,287 in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting £2,023 for rewards. The Institution has now 223 Lifeboat Stations under its management. Contributions are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received by the London and Country bankers, and by the Secre tary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street. Adelphi, London. 10 MOSES and EON'S 114. WINTER OVERCOATS, 19s, to £5. BOY'S OVERCOATS, 7s. 6d. to 455. I: 1 MOSES and SON beg to remind the public ~• that the cheapness of :171 article depends entirely on its quality, and they venture to say that thwr prices will compare favourably with those of any otner it, tae lu .e.ngland. hhYSES and SON'S 114. OXFORD COATS, 17s. to 50s. CAMBRIDGE COATS, 19 to 508. KERTCH JACKETS, 15s. to 425. SUTHERLAND JACKETS, 10s. O. to 50s. BUSINESS SUITS, 28s. to GOs. EMOSES and SON'S easy and accurate system . of self-measure enables them to execute orders by post with the guarantee of a faultless (it. NIObES and SON'S F ROCK CO kTS, 245. to 635. DRESS COATS, 255. to 60s. 1 ORNING TROUSERS, lls. 6d. to 21s. DRESS TROUSERS, 12s. Gd. to 20s. MOURNING SUITS, 28s. to £5. MOSES and SON invite special attention • to their large stock of GEN ILEMEN'S DRESSING ROBES, at 18s. to 20 Guineas ; tiro assortment is unequalled for variety of matoriab and designs, and neatness and elegance of finish. T.; l MOSES and SON'S 1301S' CLOTHING: ME SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1870. has happened, it appears to be next to impossible that frightful consequences like those which have so recently been witnessed in throe several directions here, in England, could come to pass by means of readily avoidable collisions.. Within an interval of three weeks, between Zatur day, the 26th of November, and Monday, the 12th of December, three really appalling accidents have occurred upon English railways. Upon the former of those two dates seven passengers were killed right off at Harrow. Upon the last-mentioned date four teen were destroyed at Barnsley. Intermediately, between these two calamitous occurrences—namely, on Tuesday the 6th inst.—five other persons were hurried to the grave, as in the twink ling of an eye, at _ Brockley Whins. Nearly thirty deaths in less than a fortnight !—to say nothing of the terrible amount of suffering and lifelong anguish inflicted on other victims by means of severe shocks or frightful mutilations. It is curious, and not only curious but suggestive, to add that in . every instance the catastrophe resulted from two trains coming into collision—here a train for goods, here a train for passengers ; here a whirling express, here a dawdling train of empty carriages. A coupling chain had broken in one case, involving a delay— pending which there arrived the express train then due. In regard to another of these catastrophes, it would appear that in some mysterious, or at any rate as yet wholly unex plained way, several trucks which had been shunted out of harm's way, at a siding, got loose and, being on an incline, ran with a rapidly accelerating speed on to the main line, where they dashed into a passenger train then just moving away from the station at Barnsley. Obviously in the former instance, that is in the casualty of the snapped coupling chain at Harrow, the course would have been to signal in stantly along the line• so as to have prevented the possibility of the onward advance of the express until the empty waggons had been cleared _ ont of the way. Quite as obviously in ;he other instance a movable barrier ought to have -prevented the trucks, put away on a steep siding, from getting, by any possibility, on to the main line, by reason of the simple action of the law of gravitation. Due precaution in each case was manifestly not taken by those upon whom devolved the heavy load of responsibility. TOPICS OF THE DAY. be made by themselves direct to the British Govern meat, but the President and Secretary of State being referred tc, declare that if they attempt such a pro ceeding they will be prosecuted for a misdemeanour under the Act of Congress, 1799. The President also says that the underwriters, who hold the greater part of the claims, having paid the insurance to the original losers, are not entitled to cementation, having been paid by their insurance premiums. ilir, neverdy Johnson very strongly eombats both these Objections es . being founded neither in justice nor law. The under writers, he'estimates, have lost 12,049,000 dollars, and he therefore advises them to withhold their claims from the State Department, and seek satisfaction 1 1 from Great Britain. THEATRE ROYAL, ITAXMARKET.—Twenty fourth Night of a NEW FAIRY COMEDY. —rim EVENINO (Friday), to . commence at Seven, with the WOLF 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, Everiji, Clark, Rogers, Braid, Mesdames Robertson, Chippendale, C. Hill, Fanny Wright, and Fanny Gwynne. After which UNCLE'S WILL— Mr. Kendal and Miss Robertson. Concluding with BLUE DEVILS. Box office open daily from 10 till G. *.s, ROYAL POLYTECHNIC). Professor Peliper "ON THE WAR, AND THE DESTRUCTIVE IMPLE MENTS USED THEREAT," daily at quarter to LI and quarter to 8, with Elaborate Pictorial Illustrations, which have been sup plied by the War Correspondents of the PolYtechnic, &c. Mr. Suchet Champion will sing the German, French, and English Patriotic Songs.—The Explanation of the Ghost as usual.—THE PRAEGER FAMILY give their CONCERTS daily at quarter past 4 and quarter past IL E GYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY Ever day at 2.30 and 8 p.m. - _ POOLE and YOUNG, the Proprietors and Exhibitors of the Overland Mall, by Telbin and Grieve., Albert Smith's Egyptian Hall Panoramas, beg to announce a new subjel,t— PRE PRESENT WAR Between the French and Prussians. Each Picture on 500 square feet of canvas, and painted by England's greatest scenic artists. THE NATIONAL MUSIC. THE FINEST' QUARTETTE IN EUROPE. POOLE AND YOUNG, • THE EGYPTIAN HALL ONLY. THE WAR.-POOLE AND YOUNG'S PANORAMA, EGYPTIAN HALL Prices to Poole and Young's Panorama of the War, 35., 25., Is. PARTRIDGE AND COOPER, MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OE CHANCERY-LINE), LONDON (ED). PHE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES, AND JARRIAGE PAID to the COURiitY ON ORDERS OVER 20e Per ream. B.d. 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ANY GENTLEMAN requiring the comforts of a HOME in a respectable and cheerful family, where there are no other lodgers, to board or not with the family, as required, may hear of the same by applying to A. L., Mr. Hawkins, Post Office, Liverpool-road, Barnsbury, N. THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. DRURY-LANK—A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsart. Phobus's Fix. HAYMARKET—The Wolf and the Lamb. The Palace of Truth. Uncle's Will. Blue Devils. f rlTßATM—Millinar ' s Holiday. Green Bushes. YenDEvELLE—Chiserinag. rwo 1v( es. Elizabeth, or the Invisible Armada. STRAND—Oa and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle 'Prentice. GLOBE—Board and Residence. Taming of the Shrew, Marco Spada. Ballet Divertisemont. OPERA COMIQUE -La Joie Fait Pour. Letorieres. ST. JAMES'S—To Oblige Benson. Fernande. Chris mas Eve. Ormirre—Nell and (Burlesque) Paul and Virginia. ROYALTY Wealth, and Whittington Junior and his Sensation Cat. GAIETY—Happy Village. Zampa. Trornbalcalzar. QUEEN'S—Day after the Wedding. Midsummer Night's Dream. Le Vicomte Ballet. Vicar of STANDARD —The Wife's Tragedy. Wakefield. HOLBORN—The Married Bachelor. The Odds. Jezabe 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. PALAIS RovAL—Professor Faber's Talking Machine. The Wizard of the East. ALHAMBRA—Promenade Concert. MADAME TUSSAUD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. Is.; extra rooms, 6d. BOMBARDING PARIS. It is exceedingly difficult to get at the truth re specting the postponement sine die of the bombard ment of Paris. By a correspondent of the Daily News at headquarters we were told that Von Moltke and the Generals wished to open an attack, but that the King refused permission. The Times Berlin cor respondent says pretty much the opposite. General Moltke and Von Blumenthal and Colonel Rieff, Commander of the Siege Artillery, believe, he reports, that a bombardment would be arduous and probably not successful ; whilst Count Bismarck and the Prussian War Minister consider that such an attack would produce a strong impression upon the inhabitants. And so the matter remains in uncertainty. But some facts are well ascertained, and people may draw their own conclusions from them. The inhabitants of Berlin grumble loudly at the delay, and yet the siege artillery remains in the park (the pieces have not been put in position), and not a shot is fired. TAIPEItIAL REVELATIONS. More of the Emperor's despatches, papers, and documents have been published by the Government of National Defence. The last series consists chiefly of telegrams to and from the various authorities on tue conduct of the war. They 'are full of the most shameful revelations of incompetency and mis management. One general telegraphed that the depot was sending him heaps of maps, but not one of the French frontier. Another says his men have no food. A third announces himself as destitute of money. A fourth piteously exclaims that he cannot find his regiments. There were no revolvers in the arsenals. Some of the fortresses had no salt beef or biscuit. One corps had no civil assistants, no ambu lance waggons, no train, no weighing machines. Bread and biscuit were wanting. So much for the late French Government. So much for the concen tration of power in one energetic mind that our Conservative friends tell us is of so much service. MANCEUVRING AT BRUSSELS. The protests so numerously signed by French offi cers imprisoned in Germany against the scheme of an Imperialist restoration seem to have grievously dis concerted the knot of Bonapartists at Brussels. They have been asking for counter demonstrations in favour of the Emperor, but hitherto the prisoners in Germany have responded very indifferently to the appeal. Only five officers have declared for the Emperor, and these all belong to the Imperial Guard. This is a very poor front against the hun dreds of signatures published in the Independence Beige of men who declare that they prefer their country to any dynasty, and many of whom openly express their contempt for the late regime. THE FRENCH MINISTER AT WASHINGTON. The New York Herald gives an account of an interview which took place between its correspondent at Washington and M. Treilhard, the new French Minister. Being questioned as to his idea of the French Republic, the Frenchman said that he believed and hoped it would last, but it was impossible to say when the dreadful war would end. M. Treilhard declared his conviction that Paris could hold out for some time, and pointed out how often it had been said that it was about to surrender. The Parisians, he was convinced, would hold out as long as any pet ple could. The French Ambassador was more guarded in expressing his opinion . of Alsace . and Lorraine, but ho knew that France would oppose the annexation bitterly as it was a question of pride with her. So far as he knew, every class of Frenchmen would be opposed to the concession. He was quite satisfied with the new order of things in France, and believed the other diplomatic repre sentatives approved of the Republic. When asked what lie thought of Napoleon's chances of restora tion, M. Treilhard gave a meaning French shrug, and said; "Poor chance, very poor indeed ; none whatever, I may say." REVERDY JOHNSON ON THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. Roverdy Johnson, formerly American Minister to London, has written a long letter on the various difficulties connected with the Alabama claims to the president of a large insurance company. He goes over the history of these claims, and gives au outline of the famous convention agreed upon between him and Lords Stanley and Clarendon. Prior to the rejection of the convention by the American Senate, Mr. Johnson ascer tained that the convention was objected to in the States, because it did not provide for the settlement of claims which the Washington Government supposed it had in its own right on Great Britain. • Up to that time .Mr. Johnson had never heard of such a demand, his instructions referring exclusively . to the adjustment of individual claims. He therefore proposed to Lard Clarendon the signing of a suppletnemary convention, which should provide for the settlement of any claims that either Government might have on the other• Having telegrapho to Secretary Fish, however, that gentleman replied that the President thought it 'inadvisable to change the Convention, as it was before the Senate. Since the termination of his mission, Mr. Johnson believes no effort . has been.made to renew the negotiations.. The claim ants are now informed that an application should GENERAL BUTLER. A brother Republican has in a recent speech given a catalogue of the virtues of. General B. F. Butler. As the man has gained additional noto riety recently in England, it may be as well to know what is thought of him by a largo class of Ameri cans. The picture is as follows : " Shall not we, who are Republicans, disown all association with men like one in Massachusetts—that man of sinister mind and most unscrupulous audacity, -whose claim to have been General rests only on the name ; whose claim to honour comes only froin the title held as repre sentative in Congress ; whose claim to have been the leader in emancipation is barred long after his claim by the record of having returned a loyal soldier, almost white, to a rebel master, as a fugitive slave ; whose recent effort to restore his waning influence is but an insidious attempt to stir up the very war Which he professes to deprecate, and who has tried to conceal his selfish and un scrupulous ambition by holding out the stale pretence that the stimulus to American productions by a war would quite equal all the expenditures, of the war ?" These expressions, as we have said, are from the lips of a political brother. The Democrats have a worse opinion still of General Butler. FRIENDLY WARNINGS. It was stated at a meeting in Dublin the other evening that five hundred gentlemen differing in politics and religion had joined the Irish Home Government Association, and that their united efforts to enlighten and educate the people. on the question of Federation had been successful to an extent scarcely to have been anticipated. It .was now gene rally felt in Ireland, one speaker said, that the loyalty of the Irish and Australians should be won over once for all by England, and that the only way to do so was by giving each an indepen dence distinct from England. The opportunity of Irishmen being allowed in their own country to dis cuss measures for the welfare and regeneration of the land with their own experience of her wants, with their spirit of patriotism and with their own powers of eloquence, should be conceded in Ireland just as it was to the isle of Man or to Canada. Though the audience consisted of only two dozen • gentlemen the speeches were less characterised by moderation than by menacing warmth. Mr. Butt, Q.C., in the course of his observations, said : " They endeavoured to obtain what they required by moral force, but if anything else were required they could bring to their aid the physical force of 12,000,000 Irishmen, whom Eng land could either make friends or foes by her deci sion in this question of Federation. The English Minister who would make them the foes of England would be a traitor to his country." One of the Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin, Professor Gal braith, was even more explicit. He believed the state of Irish feeling at ,present was highly dan gerous to England. "He did not say anything by way of a threat, but merely as a friendly warning." CAPTAIN RELIEF FUND. The City Committee of the Captain Relief Fund have received up to the present time the sum of £4,010, of which the greater part has been paid at the Mansion House. During the last fortnight £346 have come in. The Portsmouth committee have met with the 4reatest success, and obtained the sum of. £38,000. lii all the fund amounts to nearly forty-three thousand, but a balance of nineteen thousand still remains to be collected in order that the distribution scheme of the committee may be carriei out. It is some illustration of the danger of diverting charity too much abroad that this sum has not yet been reached. In ordinary times it would have been covered long ago. THE CUMULATIVE VOTE. Mr. Dudley Baxter is of opinion that the late elec tions for the School Boards afford a favourable opportunity of estimating the influence of the cumu lative vote and the ballot, both new principles in English elections. He cites Several instances to prove that the effect of these changes altered the result of the election. Mr. Hutchins, the Catholic c Indid ate in Marylebone, who polled 9,252 .votes from only 1,857 voters, would, under the old system, have been far down the poll. Mr. Lucraft, the working man, who was the lowest elected member for Finsbury, and had. 5,990 votes from 1,838 voters, would have failed if his supporters had not been allowed to cumulate. Plumping, says Mr. Baxter, will always be used when there is enthusiasm and organisation, and at the last Middlesex election Lord George Hamilton came in by a majority of 7,500 plumpers and 326 split votes, while Mr.. Smith was brought in for Westminster by 7,000 plumpers, and less than 600 split votes. Mr. Baxter appends to his letter a table of the votes for Greenwich, which he thinks, shews the electioneering lesson of the danger of a ticket equal in number to the members to be elected. Dr. Miller, Mr. Macgregor, Mr. Johnson,, and Mr. Lemon stood together, and in consequence Mr. Johnson and Mr. Lemon were both beaten by Mr. Waugh, who had a majority over them of 2,400 votes, but a minority of 150 voters. THE POSTAL CARDS. It is not known, probably, that even in the matter of postage cards Ireland is getting a large share of justice from the Government. The cards issued by the authorities in Ireland are nearly an inch broader and longer than those sent out from the London Post Office. Why this convenient partiality is shown to the sister island has not been officially made known. We may, however, assume that it is a felicitous stratagem for gratifying the Irish pro pensity of writing plenty of correspondence, as well as of assuring Irishmen that the cheap luxuries extended to them are offered with every possible security against grumbling. By the bye, the Post master General of the Unite,' States will, it is under stood, urge in his forthcoming report the adoption 'by the American Post Office of the postal cards now used in Germany and England. Ile will also, it is said, press for the abolition of the franking privilege, which now prevents the Post Office Department from being self-sustaining. SENDING SEEDS By POST. The inconveniences attending the alteration in the s ample post have preEsed heavily on many branches of trade, and it appears that it has occasioned much loss and annoyance to -the nursery and seedsmen. A meeting has been held in London by the representa tives of these trades to consider the recent postal arrangements, and devise;if possible, sonic means of re turning to the old system. Under it the trade paid al. per ounce for the transinission „of seeds, ..instead of is. per ounce, as at present. The ,Secretary of the Royal Horticultural .Society stated that the Society sent out annually 1,000 packets of flower see I and the same of vegetable seed. The Society complain that the quadrupling of the cost of tmeSmission not only affects their direct interests, but injures horticulture generally, as the present prohibitory rates militate against the develop ment of the objects for which the Society was incor porated. Letters were read from all the principal firms in the nursery and seed. trades, detailing the hardships which the writers had suffered in their dealings. with their customers, owing to the sudden determination of the Post Office to allow none but genuine samples of merchandise to be transmitted by rr ,„- re ~-,,,,.,_..„.•..• k •• ..--, :,,,,- • ~... • C i vil ,-,,.;,: .---.:,,.---- etra dat . .„...:, V 4 ° HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 15. The 'Queen went to Claremont this morning, accompa nied by the Duchess of Roxburghe. Her Majesty re turned in the afternoon. Her Majesty's dinner party in the evening included their Royal Highnesses the Princess Louise and Prince Leopold, the Dean of Westminster, and Lady Augusta Stanley. CABINET COUNCIL.—The members of the Cabinet assembled at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, and did not separate till after seven p.m. The last degree-day of Oxford this Term will be Saturday, December 17th, when tem will end. Most of the students who are not in the schools have, however, " gone down" for the Christmas vacation. Father Hyacinthe will deliver an address .on " France and Germany " at the Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover-square, on Tuesday evening. The proceeds will be devoted to the French peasants relief fund. On Wednesday Miss Gladstone, daughter of Mr. Robertson Gladstone, a Liverpool merchant and brother of the Premier, was married at Childwall Church, near Liverpool, to Mr. Thornewill, of the firm of Seager, Turn cliff, and Co., corn merchants, of Liverpool. Amongst those , present during the ceremony were the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone and Sir Thomas Gladstone. Mn. HEPWORTH DIXON.—On Wednesday night Mr. Dixon was entertained at a dinner given in one of the large rooms of the Langham Hotel by the gentlemen who had been most active in securing his election to the London School Board as one of the representatives of the Marylebone district. Admiral Sir Edward Belcher presided, and the guests included many well known writers and men of eminence. On Wednesday the sittings of the Judicial Com mittee were brought to a termination in consequence of the indisposition of Sir J. Napier. The Committee was expected to sit fof some time longer, but as three Privy Councillors must attend, and as Sir J. Colvile and Sir R. Phillimore were the only other members present, Sir L. Peel being ill, the Court was obliged to be closed, leaving about fifty appeals in the list, and a number more ready. - - THE FLOODS IN YORKSHIRE.-:-The melting of Monday's snow and the rainfall of Tuesday night have caused the North Riding rivers to flow afresh. On Wed nesday the flood had receded 2ft. Gin. from the highest point of Sunday, but the rivers have risen six inches, and the lands are Again flooded. It is stated that the banks have burst in various places in Rydale, having been cracked by the long drought of last summer, and the pro longed inundation thus caused must be of serious conse quence to the farmers. DISTRESSED PEASANTS OF FRANCE.—The Daily News has received copies of letters which have been sent to the Earl of Powis, as president of the Smithfield Club in connection with the contributions of seed, corn, etc., off ered to French farmers in distress byEnglish agriculturists. M. Drouyn de Lhuys, the president of the Society of Agri culturists in France, writes to say that he has communi cated the project to the French Administration, and he sends .copies of the letters of the Minister of the Interior in France and ,of one he has himself written to Mr. James Howard, who has made some proposals in connection with the scheme. In the former the Minister writes from 'rods to say that the offers of the English agri , culturists will be most gratefully received and must prove must useful to the invaded departments. Orders will be given at Cherbourg or Brest for the con signments to be warehoused as soon as the intimation is given that the grain and seeds are collected. M. Drouyn de Lhuys writes to Mr. Howard to suggest that a com mittee be forded in England for the purpose of receiving the stores and for Warding them to France. He also thinks the French cultivators should make their wants known by means if circulars and notices in the journals. He fully appreciates the generous idea of the English agriculturists in thus coining. to the aid of the French peasants and farmers ruined by the war, and placing at their disposal gratuitous contributions of cereals, roots, and other seeds necessary for sowing their fields. NOTICE.KINAHAN'S I.L. Whisky Depot. Kinaban and Co. have removed to their new and spacious premises, No. 6a, Great Titchficld-street, Oxford -street, leading from Margaret-street, Regent-street, and Market-street, Oxford-street. Kinahan s LL. Whisky.—This famous and most delicious Old mellow spirit is the very cream of Irish whiskies, in quality unrivalled, perfectly pure, and more wholesome than the finest cognac brandy. Can be obtained all over the kingdoin, in the well-known sealed and labelled bottles, or in bond for exportation at the Londo. Docks. Wholesale Agents to Messrs. Bass, Guinuess...and Younger, and Dealers in. Foreign Wines and ip►iriti. THE LONDON SCHOOL BOARD: DEPUTATION TO MR. FORSTER, M.P. Yesterday a deputation waited upon Mr. W. E• Forster, M.P., the Secretary of the Education Depart ment, at the offices, Whitehall, from the dissenting rate payers of the Lambeth division, for the purpose of taking into consideration the alleged irregularities in the late elaction. The Rev. G. M. Murphy introduced the de putation, and stated that they had troubled Mr. Forster in order to lay before him certain irregularities in the School Board Elections, which were of great importance. There had been a goOd deal of outside influence in the matter, especially that of a clerical solicitation by the Bishop of the diocese and also by • the Rev. Canon Gregory. Mr. Forster pointed out that these suggestions were as to the best persons to vote for, and this was perfectly legal, and the ballot did not intend to stop that in the least. Gentlemen interested might, without any question, do that. Mr. G. M. Murphy objected that these gentlemen were men of influence, and when they exerted their power amongst ignorant people it was very undesirable. Lavish expenditure, he also contended, should be included in the illegal clauses, and finally he would suggest in every future election by ballot there should be two doors, one for ingress and another for egress. In many of the polling places his people could not get in till eight o'clock. He did not wish to trouble Mr. Forster further. He was quite an advocate of the ballot, but although he had been left out he did not think that the ballot had been conducted viciously, but with inexperience. Mr. SimoN and Mr. PRITCHARD then spoke to irregu larities which they had noticed. The latter remarked on the difficulties of filling up the ballot-papers without , touters seeing in whose interest they were filled up. Mr. PRICHARD said that he knew of two instances in which persons voted twice, and they were quite willing to come up and say so. Mr. FORSTER said if any person voted twice it was illegal under the ninetieth section of the Act.. He said he was glad that the elections hal come to a favourable termination, and he was not surprised to have some complaints against this election,. but he had expected more. It was one of the most won derful elections that had ever been known in London, . and he did not suppose that so many had ever voted before. He had heard of one' or two instances of improper conduct, but he could not say anything about it as he had not heard the other side. They must take into consideration that this was a new election, exciting, he was happy to say, more interest than any other election had done. (Hear, hear.) Another feature was that it was a new mode of voting quite distinct from parliamentary election, and it was also a new constituency. With reference to the cases that had been pointed out to him, he could only say that he thought that, they would generally be altered at the next election. Some suggestions had been laid before him, and one he thought was of the utmost importance—that was that there were no alphabetical lists of voters, and he only wondered that they had gone on so well without them. But they must remember that there would be another election bill to come before the House, and that the present bill only gave them the power up till September. The hon. gentleman concluded by stating that great care would be taken with the framing of the new Election Bill. A second deputation was received from the Roman Catholics, introduced by Mr. Kavanagh, of a similar nature. THE LONDON SCHOOL BOARD. Yesterday being the day appointed for the election of a• president and secretary of the Metropolitan School Board, a, meeting for that purpose was held in the Court of Common Council at the Guildhall, under the presidency of Mr. Alderman Cotton. All the members of the board were present, amongst them being Lord Lawrence, Mr. M'Cullagh Torrens, M.P., Professor Huxley, Miss Garrett, M.D., Miss Elizabeth Davies, Sir F. Lycett, Mr, Hepworth Dixon, Sir F. Tillotson, Dr. Angus, Dr. Barry, Canon Cromwell, Mr. W. H. Smith. M.P., Lord Sandon, and Mr. C. Reed, M.P. The CHAIRMAN said they had met under peculiar cir cumstances—to carry out a very great and very important Act of Parliament, and he was quite sure from the con stitution of the board and the spirit in which they had assembled, that they would be one of the most harmonious, united, and one of the best spirited bodies ever created for the purpose of carrying out an Act of Parliament. After sonne discussion, it was resolved at first to deter mine whether any salary should be attached to the office of chairman. Professor HUXLEY remarked that it would be perfectly consistent with the terms of the Act of Parliament if they earnest° a conclusion not to award the chairman at all, and he would move that sthe office should be held independently of payment, except that which would be sufficient to cover personal expenses. There were two theories respecting the chairmanship. According to one, the chairman was to be the actual re presentative of the board, and the greater power of the body was to be concentrated in his hands. In that case the functions of the board would be limited ; they would have not much more to do in practice than to register the edicts of that powerful person, and he did not think that was a position in which the members should be placed. There were many who represented different views and different interests, and they should see that none should have predominance. (Hear, hear.) The other theory was that which he held himself, and that was that the chairman should be a person having the charge of the high policy of the board, that he should possess broad views and administrative capacity—a person who would be looked to with respect, and would have the tact to soothe the differences which might arise. (Hear, hear.) In that case it would be desirable not to pay the chairman, for the sake of the chairman himself, for the sake of the board, and last, though not least - though he was by no means pledged to economy—for the sake of the ratepayers. (Applause.) Mr. LUCRAFT seconded the resolution. The Rev. J. MEE advocated the insertion of the words "at present " in the resolution, so as not to embarrass the future action of the board. Miss GARRETT was entirely in accord with Professor Huxley in his opinion as to what was best to be done on the question. After remarks pro and con, the resolution of Professor Huxley was carried by a majority‘of 32 to 14. It having been decided that the voting for Chairman should be taken by ballot, Sir T. TILsoN proposed Lord Lawrence as chairman of the board, believing that the scientific and statistical in formation which he possessed, and the fact of his having had the management of a large government, peculiarly qualified his lordship to preside over an assemblage like the present. Mr. CHARLES BUXTON seconded the proposition. , Mr. GOVER proposed Mr. Charles Reed, M.P., urging that that gentleman's connection with the ragged school movement well adapted him for the position. This was seconded by Mr. SCRUTTON. Mr. CURRY proposed, and Sir FRANCIS LYCETT seconded Mr. M'Cullagh Torrens, M.P. Professor Huxley was also proposed and seconded by the Rev. Mr. Rogers and Mr. Clarke. The voting was on the " exhaustive " system, and the first result was Lord Lawrence, 21; Mr. Reed, 10 ; Mr. Torrens, 9, and Mr. Huxley, 6. Professor Huxley retiring, the second poll resulted as follows :—Lord Lawrence, 22 ; Mr. Reed, 13 ; and Mr. Torrens, 11. The issue then rested with Lord Lawrence and Mr. Reed, and the former was eventually declared to be elected by a majority of 29 to 17. Lord Lawrence having acknowledged the honour con ferred upon him, Mr. Charles Reed was proposed by Canon Cromwell as the Vice-Chairman. Professor Huxley was also nominated, but retired in favour of Mr. Reed, who was unanimously elected. A discussion ensued relative to the officers that were required for carrying out the business on the board, but in the end a sub-committee, consisting of the chairman, vice-chairman, and one member from each division, was appointed to prepare a report and recommend the salaries which should be paid. This terminated the proceedings. At a meeting of the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society on Wednesday, it was definitely agreed that next year's show should be held at Liverpool. The site proposed for the exhibition is at Spekelands, near Edgehill, on some property belonging to Sir .Hardman Earle. Liverpool is expected to raise a fund of £l,OOO or £1,200, and the committee hope that Lord Derby will undertake the duties of president. SEED CORN FOR FRANCE.—AL'Drouyn de Lhuys, late member of the Imperial Council, and President of the Society of Agriculturists of France, has sent a letter to the Earl of Fowls, Pre sident of the Smithfield Show be made by English Club, suggesting agriculturists tat gifts others,of se e w d cornith a view of relieving may thellistress that seems to be impending over the devasta ted districts of. France. A public meeting will be held on the subject in a few days. The French Minister of the, Interior will order any gifts of corn to be stored in French ports until it can be transmitted to the districts where it is most needed. - *44u. LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1870 WHAT with the Electric Telegraph skirting the whole of the complicated webwork of our railways, it is inconceivable;why there should be any of these frightful accidents anywhere throughout the United Kingdom.• More particularly, bearing in mind the additional fact that by means of electric intercom munication, otherwise applied, the throbbing of all the ciocka .at the various stations, may readily enough be rendered, so to speak, automatic. Supe posing a block to occur anywhere on the line, by the instantaneous flash ofa telegraphic message, right and left, the neighbouring stations, both - up and down, might be at once warned betimes. Remember ing all the shunting to and fro that has to be gone through in so many different directions upon every trunk line of railroad during the twenty-four hours, and remembering also the complication of machinery comprised in what is called the rolling stock, as well as the constant wear and tear fo which the timber and metal of which it is constructed is being sub jected perpetually—it is obvious that there must be_a liability to mechanical accidents at uncer tain intervals, in spite of the utmost precaution, in the way of guardiing them off. The splitting of a wheel tire, the snapping of an axle, the fracture of a cog or tooth of iron, the parting of a single link in . a coupling chain, anything of this kind may un doubtedly, in defiance of . every endeavour to guard against s urprises of sucira description, occur at any moment at any part of a journey. But, with the electric telegraph there to aid in flashing information at once of what has occurred in both directions up and down the lino, to warn the othertruina of what has happened, and of where it sample post. An appeal had been made to the Post master-General, who replied that, under the new Postal Act, he had no power to meet their wishes. A committee was appointed to bring 'the matter before the House of Commons. MORTALITY OF TAILORS. Dr, Lankester has directed attention to the intem perate habits of tailors. On the occasion of an inquest being held on the body of a tailor who died suddenly p,t the age' of 79, Dr. Lankester pointed out that the deceased had no doubt lived to his great age on account of his abstinence from intoxicating drinks. As a rule few tailors live long; and it was well known that for the most part they were in . the habit of drinking to excess. The evil effects of this habit were enhanced . by the impossibility of their taking sufficient exercise. He illustrated his remarks by saying that in 98 per cent of the inquests he. held upon tailors he found that death had resulted from their drinking habits, and the inquests were all held upon the bodies of comparatively young men. In connection with the subject of drinking, Dr. Lankester said he thought nearly every person (himself included) had more spirituous liquors than was good for them, and _ _ le thought it might be much better if they were not ;alien at all. - THE ORDER OF LADYHOOD. Miss Emily Faithfull in a lecture at the Glasgow Athenaeum on Wednesday evening, after shewing that the conditions of female life had sustained much alteration by the progress of civilization, that home avocations had been removed into Manufactories, and that emigration had carried off more men than .women, described a " new order of ladyhood " that has sprung up. The first essential of this class, Miss Faithfull pointed out was to have nothing whatever to do. While hun dreds of young women, tenderly nurtured, were crying out for work, there was a section of modern young ladies who had at the root of their feelings a contempt for honest labour or toil. The fault was in the bringing up of English girls, who ought in every grade of the social system to be taught that they were not to be " sideboard ornaments " alone. For women who were rich, but especially for women who were not very poor, there were sacred and important duties. The intelligence, conscience, and character of every girl who hoped to be a wife and a mother or a helpmate at all in the business of life, wanted development, and a. knowledge of physiology, of chemistry, of the processes of cooking, of nursing and tending the sick, and' other labours, would never cause the de gradation of the sex, but would certainly elevate it. THE BRINDISI ROUTE. Not the least of the widespread evils which the Franco-Prussian war has entailed on the world at large has been its interference with the mails. In the case of the Indian mail, happily, the difficulties which were at first apprehended have been in a great measure averted. When the war rendered it impossible to continue sending it via Marseilles, a convention was effected between England, Belgium, Germany, and Italy to send the overland mail by Brussels, Cologne, Munich, the Brenner Pass, Verona, and Brindisi. Some improvements have been made, and the Brenner line proves to be rapid and safe beyond expectation. By this route the last Indian mail was brought from Brindisi to London—a journey of 1,800 miles—in seventy-two hours, and this was the second time that the journey had been accomplished in that interval. The now route is cheap and offers the attraction of passing through most beautiful and varied scenery,from the towering rocks and rushing torrents of the Aus trian dominions to the vines and orange trees of Italy. The service between Brindisi and Alexandria will be henceforward performed weekly. At first the rate of postage between England and India was raised, but the postage of letters to India and Ceylon is now to be reduced to one shilling per half-ounce, the rate for China and Japan being ls. 3d., and for Australia ninepence. LATE THE B( The con Paris may the eastern Cause of de a full sum fourteen d The troop: hombardmt The lies alew is wet The health MORE The Mol peatedly ar and are bei order to pOcsitiona. among the the Pru Itamoranti Several the differo: battle extel No math England si No intel Th enemy, oti the river The ein formed by confirmed. 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NI The B state s pot was t o pi ae niand Priation Plan he either at There t erminate Count B 'Zeitung, 06116rau b erg of 131 )ject of 4 4(1 cons The ordnane( 4 Shell 1,1 Charles Icin g uUer b ack fro not any Th e I : Niem en th at poi The Which ac G ene] ' 4°11 843 c Giou me n by retaliate th e col i, A lett Sois so Urep,.... ....L iam Nt sp The prteC In orc I V Tr oc Aostal s, AOSsessi 111 grofol 4 t,t1; 41. to ) ill t 1 TM (A/ THE EUROPEAN WAR The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGJI 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.