The Sun. — London, England, 1870-10-21 00:00:00

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List of Prices, with Rules . for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Eitablishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when busi ness is resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. ➢iOSES and SON : LONDON. CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COUNTRY BRANCH. BRADFORD. YORKSHIRE. iIIEATRE ROYAL DRL . Y-1 4 :1 1' ._Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. 1 ;1 1. itF: r, th N. This Theatre having been re-decorated under the It r.' tion of Mr. C. J. Phipps, F.S.A., is now Open for the AUTUMN DRAMATIC SEASON, THIS EVENING, Oct. 21. Doors open at half-past Six, commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at half-past Eleven. Prices to the public parts of the Theatre from Sixpence to Seven Shillings. Private Boxes from One to Four Guineas. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. MISS NEILSON will appear in the character of AMY ROBSART, in the Drama of that name, THIS EVENING, Oct. 21.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. R. T. 0. KING will appear in the character 01 1 VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitlei AMY ROBSART, THIS EVENING, Oct. 21.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE, T)HOBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated VOKES FAMILY will appear at Seven o'clock THIS EVENING, Oct. 21.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. AMY ROBSA RT ; a new Historical Romantic Drama, written by Andrew Halliday ; founded on Sir Walter Scott's celebrated novel " Kenilworth," with new and characteristic scenery by William Beverly, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock THIS EVENING, Oct. 21—THEATRE 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, Oct. 21—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. MY ROBSART; New Drama, characters by Messrs. T. C. KING, Morton, Tavares, J. B. Howard, rittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J. Neville, Fawdon, Vokes, F. Stanforth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Yokes, THIS EVEN ING, Oct. 21.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. AMY ROSBART; New Drama. The Ov er t ure an d Incidental Music selected and composed by W. C. Levey, executed by an increased Orchestra and numerous Chorus. The Ballet and Grouping of Crowds arranged by Mr. John Cor mack. The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Edward Stirling at a Quarter to Eight THIS EVENING. Oct. 21. — THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New F a r ce , b y lartin Becher, at Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING, Oct. 21. —THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. MORNING PERFORMANOE.-AMY ROB SART.—In answer to numerous applications from parties residing in the suburbs, it is respectfully announced that a Special Morning Performance of this Grand Historical Drama will be given on WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9. Children and Schools admitted at reduced prices to the following parts of the theatre —First circle, dress circle, and stalls. Doors open at half-past One, commence at Two. Box-office open from Ten till Five daiIy.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager,'Mr. B. WEBSTER. This Evening, at Seven, WANTED a TI!) I) AND MILLINERS, Mr. J. Rouse, &c.; at a quarter to g ighti The RAPPAREE, Messrs. Herman Vezin, W. Rignold, J. Clayton, A. Rayner, E. F. Edgar, Shiel Barry; Mesdames Katharine Rodgers and M. Cooper; to conclude with TIIE HAPPY MAN, Mr. Shiel barry, rrIIEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMARKE'I'. - Mr. JIL BUCKSTONE respectfully informs the Public and the Patrons of this Theatre that it will OPEN for the Season on MONDAY NEXT, October 24th, with, at 7, A KISS IN THE DARK ;at past 7, Sheridan's comedy of THE RIVALS. Sir Anthony Absolute, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Mr. Everill ; Captain Absolute, Mr. Kendall ; Bob Acres, Mr. Buckstone ; Faulkland, Mr. Howe ; David, Mr. Rogers ; Fag, Mr. Clark ; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Chippendale ; Lydia Languish, Miss Robertson ; Julia, Miss Caroline Hill ; Lucy, Mrs. E. Fitz williAm. After the comedy the NATIONAL ANTHEM, by Miss Robertson, Miss Fanny Wright. Miss Fanny Gwynne, Miss Fos broke, and the Company. To be followed by a new and original comedietta, by Theyre Smith, Esq. written expressly for Miss Robertson and Mr. Kendal, entitled IVY UNCLE'S WILL, characters by Mr. Kendal, Mr. Rogers, and Miss Robertson, concluding with NO SONG NO SUPPER. Tuesday, Oc tober 25th, the "Rivals" will be repeated, with "My Uncle's Will ;" and on Wednesday will be revived the LOVE CHASE— Constance (first time), Miss Robertson. Speedily will be produced a new and o ginal Fairy Comedy, by Wm, Gilbert, Esq. The Box Office will be opened on Friday, October 21st, under the direction of Mr. George Tinin. OYAL STRAND THEATRE, xi, 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-Esque, "THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Balton, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &c. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE .— L essee an d Manageress, Mrs. JOAN WOOD. This Evening .at Eight, will b e p resen t ed (for the sixth time in England) Victorien Sardon's great play, FERNANDE, revised by Sutherland Edwards, Esq. Act I. Rescued, Act 11. Lovett. Act 111. Won. Act IV. Triumphant. Cha racters by Messrs. Farren, Leeson, Lin Rayne, Murray, an d Lionel Brow', ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Larkin, Mi ss F ann i e Erough, Turner, and Mrs. John Wood.—Doors open at 6.30. At 7, TO 0, 1 L19E BENSON, by Tons Taylor, Esq. Messrs. Harry Cox, .Grainger, Mervin ; Misses Marian Inch and IL Everard, 8, FERNANDE. At 10.30, ONLY D, by John Oxenford I:01. Messrs. Young and Grainger ; Misses Adair and Turner.—During the vacation the family circle has been recon structed and decorated.—Box-office 11 to 6. No fees. Q IMF] OF PAlllS.—Colossal Maps, M o d e l s. LI Living notographs of the French and Prussian Generals, by Herr Schulze. DAILY, from twelve noon till ten p.m. Ad misiiou Is. cbildro fill,- - rdLAIS ROYAL, ArzylLstreet, xford-circus, W. -M'OS ES and SON beg to remind the p u bli c L . • that the cheapness of au article depends entirely on its 1;;; , ;Ity, al;:i they venture to aMrm that every article sold by them ii ~ , ;;;;I:temhly cheaper than what can be obtained at any other hfi ise in .1-;:igiand. 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COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to Is. per 100. Polished steel dies sank by the best artists in tbo trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLUtiTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases. Desks. post free. Established 1841 LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms o f the past nine months the National Lifeboat Institution has contributed to the saving of 542 lives from various ship wrecks and 29 vessels from destruction. It has also expended £17,428 in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting £1,540 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 County bankers, and by the Secre tary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John Street, Adelphi, London. OIIN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY e; TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from ziecay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price lb. dd. Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees—Messrs. 11. 3. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne. THIS EVENING, at 7, CHISELLING. Mr. David James. After which, at 8, the Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled TWO ROSES, by James Albery. To conclude with the successful Burlesque, DON CARLOS ; or, The Infante in Arms. Supported by Messrs. 11. J. Montague, 11. Irving, G. Honey, W. 11. Stephens, C. Garthorne, and T. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T. Lavis, and A. Newton. .GLOBE THEATRE, NEWCASTLE-STREET, STRAND.—Manageress, Miss ALLEYNE. Great Succes s of TAMING OF THE SHlER'—Katherine, Miss Alleyne ; Petruchio, Mr. Fairclough. GLOBE THEATRE.—MARCO SPADA, and TAMING OF THE SHREW, every Evening. GLOBE THEATRE.—MARCO SPADA a t 7, TAMING OF THE SHREW at 0, with BOARD AND RESIDENCE. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. J NO. GOSNELL 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, Zs each; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, nclud• ag brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, Lon. ion, E.O. THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. DRURY-LAi•TE-A Domestic flercules. Amy Robsart, Phobus's Fix. QuEEN's—Aunt Charlotte's Maid. Midsummer Night's Dream. VAUDEVILLE—ChiseIIing. Two Roses. Don Carlos. STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. 'Prentice. Tho Idle PRINCESSES'—Wanted, 1,000 Milliners. The Rapparee. The Happy Man. ROYALTY—WeaIth and F. M. Julius Cucesar, the Irregular Rum 'Un. OLYMPIC—LittIe Emily and (Burlesque) Panl and Virginia. ST. 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This edition will always contain the LATEST N EWS of the WAR, and of all other events. a T . 40;i1 " " nit LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1870. COLONEL SyKEs, in a letter to the Times, has thrown out a most romantic suggestion. It has reference to the Tien-tsin Massacres, and the necessity for some vengeance being wrecked upon the mur derers. His proposition is this—that KING WILLIAM'S assent to such an arrangement having, of course, been first of all asked for and obtained, 10,000 of the French soldiers now prisoners of war in Germany, should be allowed by their conquerors to go, at once, China-wards, on board of one of the French ironclads. While the hon. and gallant gentleman was about it, he might just as well have suggested the employment of half a dozen of the ironclads as one, and have proposed the sending out 50,000 or 60,000 of the French troops, now (if they only bad the chance of it) eating their heads off, in Germany. Do the thing handsomely, if it is to be done at all. Despatch military force of respectable proportions if you send but any number of soldiery to the south-eastern borders of Asia. Colonel SYKES might even have perfected the romance of his proposition by throwing out the hint that Marshal MAcManoN should be called from his temporary seclusion at Brussels, or even the Emperor NAPOLEON 111, himself from his present retreat at Wilhelinshohe to assume the command not of 10,000 merely, but of an avenging corps &armee. The command of their forces, in fact, he does not touch upon at all. He contents himself with pointing out where the troops might be found very advantageously for both of the now European belligerents. Men now idle might in this manner be turned to good account—their German conquerors and captors being relieved at the same time from their further custody and support. Supposing Colonel SYKES, sug gestion not to be acted upon, and the Emperor NAPOLEON 111. denied any chalice at all of thus retrieving his fortunes as a military commander in Asia, with NAPOLEON the GREAT at St. Jean d'Acrc, he might exclaim "I have missed Ally destiny !" Romantic though the proposition - - Lere is really after all something in it. Meanwhile Lhe Chinese authorities have been taking matters into their own hands so far, that fifteen of the mis- TOPICS OF THE DAY. creants who were guilty of those appalling outrages at Tien-tsin have already, we but just now hear by tele4ram, been decapitated. As winter apprimehes the subject of vagrancy naturally engages attention, and the report which Lord Shaftesbury sent yesterday to the Times con cerning the repression of vagrancy in the county of Dorset is well worthy of notice. It appears:that the public have generally adopted the system recom mended by the Mendicity Society of giving tickets instead of money to tramps. The practice ot supplying food under certain restrictions has diminished the number ot vagrants who applied for relief by 2,403 as com pared with the corresponding period of 1869. Not only has the rapid increase of vagrancy which was to be noticed in preceding years been checked, but for the first time the authorities can record a de crease of 30 per cent. With the assistance of the looal committees the society has been at work throughout the country for the last nine months and they have every reason to be satisfied with the result of their labours. The secretary of the Dorset Mendicity Society says that Dorset being the first county in which the experiment has been tried, and the result having been so far satisfactory, hopes are entertained that the public, on whom the success of the scheme will depend, may offer its support and assist ance to the society. Those who are at all acquaintsd with the classes alluded to, will fully confirm the truth of the remark that vagrancy is a profession, and indiscriminate almsgiving affords direct encour agement to idledess and imposition. It is to be hoped that due regard will be paid to this account and that well meaning but misjudging persons will abstain from affording assistance to those who are not in need, to the loss and detriment of others who are really in want of succour. The numerous in quiries which have been made shew that the plausi ble stories of tramps cannot in any way be relied on. and pay such allowance at once instead of waiting for the beginning of the financial year of 1871-2. /lathe Portsmouth committee has succeeded in raising a fund of twenty-two thousand pounds, and the City of London Relief Committee has re ceived contributions to the amount of fourteen hundred pounds odd within a week, it is confi ently believed that a sufficient fund will be ob tained to place those who suffer from the loss of the Captain in circumstances under which they will be free from want. In connection with the question of pauperism, some interesting remarks wore made the other day by Mr. FAWCETT, M.P., in delivering :the first of a course of lectures in the Arts School, Cambridge. He truly declared that the state of some of our large manufacturing towns, such as Manchester or Liverpool presented a sad contrast to our commercial prosperity. Within a stone's throw of stores of merchandise were to be found miserable alleys and close courts, where thousands of our fellow creatures drag cut a wretched existence. The manner in which numbers of these were herded together in one room was not only unhealthy, but contrary to the laws of civilisation. In pursuing his theme, the Professor showed that there were two classes of poverty— voluntary and involuntary. The former was brought about by vice, intemperance, or indolence, while the latter was induced by uncontrollable circumstances, such as failures in trade, or national calamities. Well might Professor FAWCETT declare that it was sad to observe 80 much wide-spread poverty and deep distress side by side with wealth and commercial prosperity. "Pauperism, its cause and Remedies" is a subject which may soon weary, but which we are never done with, and which cannot be put aside or neglected by those who fully comprehend its importance and. interest. It will be a step in the right direction when the public shall fully recognise the importance of discriminating between the deserving and the non-deserving classes of mendicants. We can readily realise the evils that arise from want of heart, but those which follow from want of thoug ht must likewise be deplored. A report like that of the Dorset Mendicity Society affords encouragement, though it may only be in a slight degree, and it certainly shews that time and trouble are worth more than money in the business of almsgiving. To give in a reckless spirit may very likely be productive of more harm than good in. the long run, by bestowing encouragement in the wrong direction, while a little that is spent on the deserving poor may turn to the advantage of society in checking pauperism. At any rate, the season of distress is drawing near, and it is an appropriate time for the consideration of the question of pauperism, which is always with us, and with whose remedy we are no yet conversant. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1870. POPULAR EDUCATION. It is satisfactory to find that, notwithstanding the engrossing interest of continental news, the great question of national edification is not being altogether neglected this autumn. Meetings are being held in various parts of the country, in which both clergy and laity express their anxiety on behalf of the cause, and their willingness to give their cordial assistance to the working of the new measure. The Bishops of Norwich and Peterborough have, within the last day or two, been addressing meetings on the subject. The former would be sorry to see the compulsory clauses put in force, but he is in favour of the compulsory principle as a last re sort. The Bishop of Peterborough is less favourable to the act, but admits, as it is now the law of the land, that all should endeavour to carry it out frankly and loyally. The Bishop dislikes it as being a com promise ; but if that be an objection, it might apply to almost every great measure on our statute-book. While complaining that as the law now stands it would be forfeiture of the grant to teach a child " I believe in one God, the Father Almighty," but not to teach him "I believe there is no God," because this is not recognised, the Bishop very sensibly advises Churchmen not to hold aloof from the school board of their district or to attempt to make it a Church board, but to try to be on it, and simply to further Christian teaching. He bears witness, from his own experience, to the successful working of the time table con science clause in Ireland. A significant fact in support of the educational movement was adduced by the chairman of the Surrey Sessions in charging the grand jury. Out of eighty-five prisoners await ing trial only four could read and write well, so that the close convection between ignorance and crime is once more strikingly manifest. LONG CHURCH SERVICES. The Chaplain-General of the Forces has thought it necessary to issue a circular on the subject of tedious church services to all military chaplains; and many civilians who read the document will think that it might, very advantageously, be circulated among the clergy of the British Isles generally. The Rev. Mr. Gleig thinks that the inducements to soldiers to attend divine service more frequently than the Regu lation Order directs might be strengthened and made more effective if the clergy would only make it a rule to limit their sermons to twenty minutes, and would occasionally, 'as in most of the London churches, leave out the Litany. The latter form of prayer is to so great an extent a repetition of the morning prayers proper, that its length and monotonous character, Mr. Gleig thinks, might Well be dispensed with in every place of worship, at week day, or early Sunday morning services, at least. THE CAPTAIN RELIEF FUND. It is estimated that £60,000 will be required to meet the demands made upon the Captain Relief Fund by the widows, orphans, and others who have been reduced to a state of destitution by the loss of the turret-ship. The Admiralty are prepared to make a liberal comrrassionate allowance, and in order that their generosity may have beneficial results they will depart from the ordinary departmental course, FRENCH AND GERMAN POLICY. M. Laugel writes to the Times to protest against the aggressive policy of Germany. If France, he says, has ever thought too much of natural boundaries, Germany is carrying out with a ven geance the. theory of no natural boundary. She sings now " Where is the German's Fatherland ?" The new theory that it is wherever her language is spoken threatens not only Alsace and a part of Lorraine, but a part of Switzerland, Holland, the German provinces of Austria, and the semi-German provinces of Russia. As for the legitimate influence theory Germany has not renounced it herself. M. Laugel believes that the real question at issue is the annexation of Alsace, and declares that France cannot be accused of having destroyed the germs of German culture during her 200 years of dominion in Alsace ; the language and religion have been unmolested. Germany has had sufficient proofs of the loyalty of .the Alsatians to France, and she must not confuse this feeling with the sentiment she has so easily controlled in Hanover and other places. Whoever knows Alsace knows that her re-Germanization would be difficult, and if easy would be a misfortune for Germany. Alsace is the connecting link between the two nations, a bridge between French and German ideas. A German writer has alluded to the cession of Savoy, but M. Laugel thinks the two cases are totally different. Savoy was ceded by Piedmont to France by an amicable arrangement of the two Sovereigns, afterwards ratified by the vote of the people. CROCODILES IN WALES. The neighbourhood of the Cefn Caves, in the Vale of Clwyd, a locality which proves of so much interest to the summer visitors to Rhyl, and this part of Wales generally, has been during the past week the scene of a strange discovery. At the entrance of one of the caves some bystanders saw a strange ani mal, apparently a crocodile, crawling about, and evi dently at home in the dark recesses of the craggy place. The inhabitants of Clwyd, especially the inhabitants partial to fresh water bathing, it may well be imagined, were by no means glad to know of the monster's apparent satisfaction with the Welsh air and water, and so they made vigorous efforts to secure a party of men wl:o would undertake to brave the lizard and bring about his extermination. It was a man named Htr..rhes who eventually killed the crocodile by striking him in the abdomen on one of the occa sions when the latter approached the mouth of the cave, and the victor is now said to be making a handsome profit out of the lizard's carcase and out of his own intrepidity at Rhyl. The beast had a coat of mail "quite hard and protruding in sharp corners and anglee and it measured from the nose to the end of its tail exactly 4ft. 7in., the tail being rather more than half that length. How the amphibian came to be discovered in the Hill district is a matter for the naturalist to inquire into, but it behoves the residents to switch well for any other monsters "with numerous teeth," that may have taken a trip into North Wales this year. THE CAMBRIA IN AMERICA. Whatever the diplomatic relations between the two countries, it is certain that the yachtsmen of Great Britain and America are on the best of terms. The reception given in New York to Mr., or as he is called on the other side of the Atlantic, Commodore Ashbury, the owner of the Cambria, has been ex tremely hospitable. A series of entertainments itt his honour culminated in a grand dinner given to him by the Commodore of the New York Yacht Squadron. There was the usual amount of complimentary speech making after the banquet, when Mr. Ashbury, in re turning thanks, complimented Mr. Bennett, journalist and yachtsman, for the good humour with which he had borne a very close defeat. Mr. Ashbury re marked, as particularly creditable to American yachtsmen, that, though many of the matches were very complicated, there had not been a single pro test against the decision of the judges. Mr. Stebbins, the Commodore of the New York Yacht Squadron, said that the presence of the Cambria in American waters had given great stimulus to yachting, and fourteen new yachts had been ordered for next season. The yacht squadron in the United States had, he maintained, been of very great national service, because it had induced those who had taste and means to turn their attention to im provements in naval construction. This appeared to be the general feeling, and, consequently, the nautical amateurs may congratulate themselves that they have been serving their country without know ing it. THE SALT-TAX IN INDIA. The salt-tax in India is the only one of the four principal sources of revenue which bears upon the general population, and its imposition has created chronic dissatisfaction. The article is manufactured on account of the Government in the Madras presi dency, and the price is 3s. 6d. per maund, of which 3s. represents the Government duty and 6d. the coat of production. The manufacture of salt in Bombay is not carried on in connection with the Government, and in Bengal the practice has been discontinued since 1863, and the requirements of the province are met by salt manufactured on the coast, by private persons, by the stock which the Govern ment had on hand, and by imported salt. The ool lecticn of the duty was effected by means of a land frontier line 1,817 miles in length, traversing the continent, and guarded by 10,832 officers and men. To aid the realisation of the tax on the whole of the salt consumed within the area of 500,000 square miles by levying an import duty along its entire land frontier, is the first and principal object of the Imperial Customs line. The preventive force on the line, and the. inteyna) department for the prevention of illicit manufacture, are so far successful that by far the greater portion of the salt consumed pays duty. The Home Government is disposed to equalize these duties in a manner to render the trade less costly and vexatious. HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, OcT. 18. In the morning her Majesty went out, attended by the Hon. Emily Cathcart. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, drove out to Alt na Gui thasack. The Right Hon. W. E. Forster had the honour of dining with the Queen. The Prince of Wales arrived in town yesterday from Scotland. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday in Dovin ing-street. The Ministers present were—The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Lord Chancellor, Earl de Grey a , vl Ripon, Viscount Halifax, Earl Granville, the Earl of Kimberley, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. Hugh Childers, the lii ,ht lion. G. J. Goschen, the Marquis of Hartington, and the Right Hon. C. Forteseue. METROPOLITAN GOSSIP.-THURSDAY. Never was there a more miserable failure than the great torchlight procession to Palace Ward last night. It beat even the Shakspere centenary on Primrose-hill. The attendance was small. The speakers were insignificant and all but inaudible. The weather was most unpropitious, and the " torches " were such an unmitigated nuisance that the demonstrators had to get rid of them. The police had expected something more imposing, and had mustered strongly ; but they might just as well have been snugly at home, hard by in Scotland-yard, or have'been sheltering themselves from the inhospitable elements in some friendly and cheerful kitchen. Count Bernstorff will have a fine story to tell his chief, Count Bismarck. The Man of Blood and Iron will now more than ever despise talk, and deny its efficacy. Even the strongly Galilean Standard is compelled to make fun of the miserable manifestation. This miserable fiasco was due not only to the disorderly elements and the political insignificance of the demon strators. It arose in some measure from the greatly diminished interest which is now felt in the war. We no longer open our morning papers with the avidity where with we grasped them two months ago. The unbroken series of Prussian successes have become wearily monoto nous. We take for granted that the Prussians will do whatever they wish to do, and the that French successes, though they be " displayed " in the boldest type, are, like the last of Gambetta's, mere blague. The question which interests us mainly just now is the election of the Education Board. This event comes off on November 21st, and great preparations are being made for it. The metropolitan boroughs will elect 49 representatives. Four are allotted to each of the following Parliamentary boroughs :—The City, Chel sea, Greenwich, and Southwark ; five to Westminster, Ilackney, Lambeth, and the Tower Hamlets severally ; six to Finsbury ; and seven to Marylebone. The candi dates already spoken of are legion, and represent every variety of creed. In Westminster, for instance, Lord Sandon, Mr. W. H. Smith, M.P., and Dr. Rigg, of the Wesleyan Training College, will probably be nominated. In Lambeth, Lord Midleton, late M.P. for Mid- Surrey, and Sir Thomas Tilson will be two of the candi dates nominated by Canon Gregory and his church friends. In Marylebone Miss Garrett, the lady doctor, has consented to stand, and has issued an address on a post-card, in which she states herself to be in favour of reading the Bible in the schools with such explanations as the teacher may find desirable ; the liberty to withdraw children from the religious lessons being strictly en forced. Miss Garrett adds that " those who desire to see all classes represented on the board will, by electing her secure a member specially conversant with questions relating to the education of girls." Mr. Chubb, a Con servative dissenter, will be one of the candidates for the City, and will probably receive the support of the Church party. Mr. Charles Reed, M.P. for Hackney, and Mr. 31`Cullagh Torrens, M.P. for Finsbury are also candi dates in two of the boroughs, and it is probable that one of these two gentlemen will be elected to the chairmanship of the Board, a post of £2,000 a year, and therefore worth getting. Professor Huxley will probably stand in the Secularist interest for Marylebone. The right of election will be enjoyed by female as well as male rate payers, and every voter will have as many votes as there are members to be elected, and have the power of accumu lating his votes on as many of the candidates as he pleases, or on any one of them. The first result of Mr. Forster's Act nas been as remarkable as it is satisfactory. It has brought together Churchmen and Dissenters, and has induced them to co operate in a way that a little while ago would have seemed impossible. Both are animated by the same desire that of presenting a religious education, and thus it has become abundantly clear that Mr. Miall and his friends represented but a very small portion of the Nonconformists. Yesterday was high festival with High-Church West enders. A new aisle has just been added to the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Paddington, mainly through the munificence of one lady, who presented to the trustees of the church a house, which sold for over £1,700. There were four celebrations of the Holy Communion, and at the eleven o'clock service there was a procession with banners. An able sermon was preached by Mr. Carter, of Clewer. The evening sermon was by " Father " Rivington, who has lately founded the preaching order of " The Holy Spirit," in Shropshire. Of his discourse the less said the better. It was one of the most grievously illogical and inconsequential harrangues that I ever lis tened to. It had nothing to do with the text, though the text was repeated every two or three minutes of the fifty, and the climax of irrelevance as well as of bigotry was reached when the Rev. "Father" told the laity that it was wholly impossible for them to have any part in synods or conferences. This, at a time when there is scarcely a bishop who is not devising means for obtaining the co-operation of the laity ! The Bishop of Winchester has just given great delight to the Low Church party by consenting to become presi dent of all the branch Bible societies in his diocese, as his predecessor in the See was before him. The magnificent sermon preached by the Bishop of Peterborough at Win chester Cathedral at the close of the Church Congress was a fine specimen of eloquence, all the more remarkable as within a very short time beforethe service commenced the bishop had not even fixed upon his subject. The election contest at Colchester will have special features of interest. Sir Henry Storks is not only a Liberal, but a Government candidate. Being a singularly able man, the Government has been most anxious to get him into Parliament, in order that the army may have a somewhat stronger representative than sweet-tempered but rather weak Mr. Cardwell. Sir Henry will, in fact, if elected, occupy the post of Chief of the Control Department, with a seat in Parliament, which was recommended by Lord Northbrook's committee. It so happens, however, that Sir Henry Storks is in favour of the Contagious Diseases Act, and this circumstance lost him his election at Newark last spring. Colchester is differently situated from Newark. The latter town is near Nottingham, which is the headquarters of the oppo nents of the Act, and as soon as it was known that Sir Henry was a candidate, Mrs. Jacob Bright telegraphed off to her friends at the lace metropolis, that they must use all their efforts to keep Sir Henry out. This was the more easy because he was not the only Liberal candidate, and Liberal electors had therefore the opportunity of voting for another representative of their views. Col chester, being the locale of a military camp, is practically acquainted with the working of the Act, and the verdict of this borough will therefore be looked for with especial interest. Colonel Learmouth, the Conservative candidate, has some local interest. The person who comes for ward in behalf of the Revivors of native industry, which is Protectionists writ large, can hardly be in the reckoning. As to the election for Mid-Surrey, which has just come off, that has resulted as everyone expected. Sir Richard Baggallay had the misfortune to go out of office within a very few weeks of his becoming Solicitor-General, and to lose his seat at the general election. He was defeated a second time at the election which followed the unseatin, of Mr. Clive and the late Mr. Wyllie. Now that Mr. Childers has returned to the Admiralty a searching investigation is going on into the circum- stances attending the loss of the Captain. Mr. Reed's evidence at the court martial was very damaging to the Admiralty; but we - have not yet heard the other side, and Mr. Childers's friends affirm that the First Lord has a rod in pickle for the ex-Chief Constructor. The three breast-work monitors, the Devastation, the Thunderer, and the Fury, designed by Mr. Reed, are fast approaching completion. Each is to be armed with four 35-ton guns, which will sweep the horizon. Some idea o 1 the size of these guns may be gathered from the following figures :—To begin with, the gun is estimated to weigh 35 tons 7 cwt. The calibre is 11.6 inches. There will be nine grooves. The length of the gun over all will be sixteen feet three inches. Each shot will weigh 700 lb., and the cartridge 120 lb. In spite of their enormous weight and size, these guns will be moved with the most perfect facility and rapidity by means of the carriage invented by Captain Scott. Several of them are now being manufactured at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. Each round will involve a large expenditure of money, but then it is confidently calculated that each shot will hit. Woe to the vessel which it does hit. The quarterlies are advancing with the times. Here is The Quarterly, for instance, with a review of Sir H. Bulwer's "Life of Lord Palmerston," before the book is out, thanks to the courtesy of the author in allowing Mr. Murray to have the advanced sheets. The same periodical has an article on the war which brings the reader down to the fall of Strasburg. The London Quarterly, out in the second week of September,broughtth—ev chronicle down to the proclamation of the Republic on September 4. The author of the article on Lanfrey's Napoleon, in the latter periodical is Mr. Fagan, late head _ master of the Bath Grammar School, well known to readers of the Contemporary Review, and who has lately been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to the living of St. Just, in the far western extremity of Cornwall. The article condemning the Contagious Diseases Act is by Mr. Bunting, son of the late Dr. Bunting, President of the Wesleyan Conference. The first article in the Edinburgh Review, on Pope Sixtus V., is by Mr. William Stigand who has lately returned to Eng land after several years residence in Paris, and who was the author of the long letter of five columns about the French nation and the war, which appeared in the supplement of Tuesday's Times. I may mention also that the author of that most clever social and political satire " Ginx's Baby," which every one who has not read should read, is Mr. Edward Jenkins, a barrister, who was an unsuccessful parliamentary candi date at the general election, and who is now in the West Indies. The author of the letters from Paris in the Athenceum signed "Y " is Mr. Yapp, a well-known Anglo-Parisian litterateur. The list of forthcoming works is tolerably large, but I believe that I have already forestalled , the official an nouncements. Mr. Murray still advertises the " Speaker's Commentary on the Bible," as about to appear, though the first part of it was promised some months ago. Mr. Darwin is busy on his new book " The Descent of Man, and on Selection in Relation to Sex." Messrs. Straban are publishing a volume of Lec tures and Tracts by Keshub Chunder Sen. The work on London, which Mr. Blanchard Jerrold has written and. Gustave Dore has illustrated, will be out shortly, and Londoners may expect to see the walls covered with a fantastic poster designed by the artist of the work. A Life of Daniel Manin is about to be pub lished in Italian. Among the new books now before me is "The Genial Showman." It is a biography of Artemus Ward, by Mr. E. P. Hingston. and is as amusing as the subject of it was. It is one of the best books which Mr. Hotten has published, both as to letter-press and general get-up. M. Esquires has suppressed the Gazette du Midi iii defiance of M. Gambetta's prohibition. Rather a bad beginning for a returned Liberal exile and journalist. His old friends at Woolwich will regret to hear of it. The Winter Exhibition of the Old Bond-street Gallery is now opened. At the private view on Saturday I found a goodly attendance crowding the, it must be confessed, very awkward building. The Exhibition Committee has for its chairman Mr. Solly, F.R.S., and on the com mittee is one R.A., Mr. Ansdell, and two or three West country artists and connoisseurs, such as Mr. Sidney Whiteford, and Sir Paul Molesworth. Next to Mr. Ansdell, Mr. Frost and Mr. Smallfield, are the best known contributors. Others there are like Mr. W. H. Millais and Mr. G. C. Stanfield, known by their relation ship to the famous artists of those names. By what is, I suppose an undesigned coincidence Roman Catholics are remarkably numerous on the committee. The pictures chew no signs of this for landscape largely preponderates Mr. Shoubridge's powerful night scene of " Ancient Rome "is one of the best works in the exhibition. The original of Mr. Lidderdale's " A Roman Girl " will be recognised by every Londoner as the handsome woman in Roman costume who is to be seen almost every day trudging from the region about Leicester square to St. John's Wood, on her way to sit as a model both of face and costume to the brotherhood of the art-celebrated dis trict last named. Amongst those who have arrived in London from the besieged city is M. Adolphe Yvon, the well-known French artist, who has been awarded several tributes to his ability, including the Legion of Honour. Amongst his many works are the battle pictures of the last fifteen years, which embrace " The Retreat from Russia," " Solferino,' "Magenta," " The Taking of the Malakoff," &c. These were exhibited in the last French Exhibition. Since M. Yvon has been in town, Mr. E, Rimmell has provided him with a temporary studio, which has been visited by several well-known English artists. Amongst the callers was Mr. Hall, of the Art Journal, who was so pleased with two works by M. Yvon which represented peasant life in Russia that he at once ordered them. Another new theatre will very shortly be opened in the Strand, under the name of the Opera Comique. It is the fifth new theatre which has been opened in the same region in the course of about two years. It is a groat pity that, with houses like the Lyceum shut up, the the atrical managers and lessees do not try what a reduction of admission would do. There is to be a short opera season at the Royal Italian, beginning on the 31st, when the " Magic Flute " will be performed. The chief singers will be Titiens, Ilma di Murska, and Trebelli-Bettini. DEATH OF PROFESSOR VANGEROW. While French journalists have been circulating fictitious stories about the mysterious death of an illustrious German officer, one of the most noteworthy among German professors has suddenly passed away. By the death, in his sixty-secand y ear, of Professor Vangerow, at Heidelberg, Germany loses one of her greatest jurists, and the students of Roman law one of their most accomplished teachers. Since Savigny died Professor Vangerow has had no superior in the world as an authority upon Roman law. For the last twenty years his lectures have attracted students to Heidelberg from all parts of the globe. 111 his class-room students from every State in Germany, from England, Scotland, and Ame- • rica, attentively listened to the exposition of the principles of Roman law, and to an ex planation of the points which had been the subjects of controversy and doubt. There was not a pam phlet relating to the law which the professor had not read, and to which, in his work entitled " Pandecen," he did not make some reference. He had the gift, possessed by few of his countrymen, of being exhaustive without being exhausting. His lucidity of exposition was as great as his learning. This contributed to make him renowned as a tea lher. Indeed, his fame as a writer is out of proportion to his capacity. Had he devoted himself, like Savigny, to the production of some comprehensive work on Roman law, he would doubtless have made a greater mark in the voluminous literature of which Roman jurisprudence is the theme. He might have done this, however, without rendering a more important service to the students of jurisprudence. Those who profited by his teaching will be able to accom plish that which he had not the time to undertake.— Daily News. THE FATAL SHIP. Down the deep sea ! full fourscore fathoms down ! An iron vault hath clutched five hundred men ! They died not, like the nations, one by one : A thrill ! a bounding pulse ! a shout ! and then Five hundred hearts stood still, at once, nor beat again ! That night the Angel of the Lord beheld A vast battalion of the gliding dead : Souls that came up where seething surges quell'd Their stately ship—their throne—and now the bed Where they shall wait, in shrouded sleep, the Morn of Dread ! Fast slept the sailor-boy ! A silent dream Softened his brow with smiles—his mother's face Droops over him—and her soft kisses seem Warm on his cheek—what severs that embrace? Death! strangling death !—alive —a conscious burial-place ! And he, the kingly mind, whose skill had plann'd That lorldly bastion of the world of waves ? But yesterday he stood, in proud command, And now a thing of nought, where ocean raves Above his shuddering sepulchre in the weedy caves ! The monsters of the sea will glide and glare : Baffled Leviathan shall roar in vain : The Sea Kings of the Isles are castled there : They man that silent fortress of the main : Yea ! in the realms of death their dust shall rule and reign ! Lord Yahvah* of the Waters ! Thou wert there ! Thy presence shone throughout that dark abode : Thy mighty touch assuaged the last despair : Their pulses paused in the calm midst of God ; Their souls, amid surrounding angels, went abroad ! 1870. R. S. HA WKER. * " Yahvah," the Hebrew name of God the Trinity wrongly spelt, and pronounced "Jehovah."; Signor Gavazzi, now in this country, returns o Rome next week. He declined to act as chaplain in the irregular forces under Garibaldi. A. private company is about to establish an Iron shipbuilding Yard and Docks at the Low Lights, Tyne mouth, the River Tyne Commissioners having been unable to make the docks contemplated there, the foundation stone of which was laid about seven years ago. 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