The Sun. — London, England, 1870-09-21 00:00:00

THORLEY'S HORSE had CATTLE SPICE, In Penny Pact. ete only, of all Corn Chandlers in London, and Of all Grooers, Druggists, and Corn Dealers in the Country. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1870. TWENTY-FIVE times, now, within these last hun- dred years, according to Count BISMARCK, France has attacked Germany— ‘ The contriver of German unification has kept a close and accurate account of the misdeeds of the most formidable of the immediate neighbours of the Fatherland. He is the first who has succeeded in binding together the rods of that powerful fasces of the Teutonic empire, in the midst of which is the keen - edged axe of Prus sia. There was but one man who could answer that riddle of the Sphinx for Europe—" What is the German's Fatherland ?" The coming man has come at last, in the person of this cool-headed, frank speaking, cynical OTno VON BISMARCK, at the touch of whose potent finger there has been traced to the north, to the east : to the west, to the south, an ex panding border-line, a line at once elastic and tenacious, within which the answer has been rendered apparent upon the map of the world, What, after all, is the German's Father land. In carrying out with irresistable precision the grand and daring policy which has resulted in this lcgical demonstration of what is meant by Germany, Count BISMARCK has borne carefully in remembrance the manner in which the existence of the Fatherland has been imperilled throughout this century by Royal, Repnblican, Imperial, but always Democratic France —whose twenty-fifth assault upon Germany he has now at last, with the aid of United Germany, so crush ingly repelled and avenged. Routed during this asto nishing campaign in every engagement in which the forces of the two countries have met each other in open field, France, after witnessing the capitula tion of her main army to the number of nearly 100,000 men at Sedan, and the trapping of more or less numerous bodies of her troops at Metz, at Strasburg, at Phalsburg, and elsewhere, gathers the chief part of her remain ing strength together at her very heart and centre, only to find that last hope of hers at Paris more inexorably entrapped than any other in her lesser and scattered fortifications. A. new frontier-line, Count BISMARCK declares he must have, as a guarantee from France as to her future good behaviour. Mean while, until France has made up her mind to that concession Paris is to be invested. The capital, he declares, must be completely isolated, meaning by that must be reduced by the slow process of starvation. If it so pleases him, by all means let M. JULES FAVRE come in person for an interview with the Chancellor of the North German Confederation. It will only be to have the inexorable terms, already announced, reiterated to him viva voce. Such in plain words is the whole significance of the natural situation of affairs at this moment between the two great belligerents. COUNT BERNSTORFF'S stuff about "benevolent" neutrality does not call for much examination. The Prussian Ambassador at this Court, as he explains himself in the remonstrance he has addressed to Earl GRANVILLE, means that an onlooking State should give its sympathy and such assistance as in ternational law permits to the side which it conceives to be in the right. This obviously would be an abandonment of neutrality, a sheer taking of sides; for as the favours of spectators are not always given on just grounds of right and wrong, there could be no guarantee that such sympathy would be conferred on the " benevo lent" principle which Count BERNSTORFF prescribes for it. The demand that the exportation of arms be forbidden is a much more doubtful and difficult point. Here, too, however, there can be little ques tion that Earl GnArtviLLE's replies to the Prussian arguments are sufficient. At present there is no law against the exp or t a ti on o f arms t o a belligerent. They take their chance : if the enemy can capture them whilst in course of transport ne has a right to do so; but a neutral Government i cannot be called upon to stop the export of weapons , from its shores. Hence it follows that the contending Power which can keep the sea has an advantage in point of supplies over the other. Germany during the present struggle has been shut out from British markets, whilst France has had the command of them, and undoubtedly a certain number of British-mad 3 arms have been sent across the Channel. If we forbade the export of weapons, the two Powers, so far as assistance from us is concerned, would be on precisely the same terms. Ought we to do so ? The British Government justly decides in the negative. The terms of international law as they now stand are such as they were before the war, and the same as those under which preceding contests have been conducted. Germany is suffering from no special disadvantage. Because it happens that the conditions of the pre sent war render the terms of international law of more favourable effect to France than to Germany, it surely does not follow that an application can be justifiably made to Great Britain to alter her own laws in order that the inequality may be redressed. We are not responsible for the inferiority of the Germans at sea. On no just principle can it be urged that we in England ought to make up for that inferiority. It is obvious, moreover, that . a change in our law for the express purpose of favouring Germany would be a manifestation far more hostile to- France than our simple conformity with the law as we find it is hostile to Germany. If an alteration is made at all, it must be done in time of peace, and without reference to any particular belligerents. It is, however, by no means certain that the prohibition to the export of arms during the war, so loudly called for in some quarters, would be the most pru dent course. A. very eminent tribunal has already decided that it would not. If we began with pre venting the transmission of weapons, it would speedily be found that some other article was particularly favourable to one of the belligerents, and must be stopped accordingly. In short, there would be no end to the demands for interference preferred against a government which once recog nised the principle ; and, as Lord GRANVILLE points out, those demands might fluctuate beyond calculation during the course of a war, for the trade which is of most benefit to one belligerent at the opening of hostilities, may be of most benefit to the other as the fighting progresses. It is not without consideration that such a step should be taken. It is, in fact, almost impossible, with the present intimate relations of Great Britain with all civilised States, that her vast resources should not be turned, however much against the will of her Government, to the profit of at least one of the parties in every struggle. No Ministry can answer for the rapacity, or baffle the ingenuity, of our worthy trading countrymen. THOUGH the Germans have come up to Paris and cut off communication with the outer world on all sides, they have not yet gathered such a force in any one quarter as to indicate the locality in which the grand attack will be made. Many authorities, of greater or less pretensions, maintain, indeed, that there will be no attack properly se called, but that the simple process of starving will be adopted. It is, however, scarcely probable that the German leaders will give the Republic time to recruit its forces from the outlying provinces, or that they will incur the risk of remaining before Paris until winter approaches. There will be a bom bardment; and the Germans will do all in their power to shorten the process of attack. To this end they may conduct their chief operations on any one of three sides, taking care of course to adequately invest the remaining faces of the city. The northern' side has the strongest defence, and will therefore most probably remain unmolested ; but the east, south, and west each present advantages to abe sieging army. On the east the capture of Fort Charenton—seeing that the works at Vincennes have been abandoned—would lay open a large extent of ramparts to the Germans. On the south side a successful attack on Forts Issy and Vanves would give the besiegers a nice opening in that quarter, and the experi ment there seems all the more tempting as these forts are dominated by higher ground. On the west the position, .though naturally most difficult, is artificially and most ineffectually protected. The Seine makes a sudden bend to the north after passing Fort Issy, and shirts the ramparts all along the west, forming a powerful protection. On the side of the river most remote from the city is Fort Valdrien a very strong work, but this is the only artificial defence on the whole western face. The open ground here will doubtless be well considered by the German leaders in planning their attack. The only difficulty that presents itself is that the west side is furthest from the German line of communications, but as the French have as yet no army in the field, this obstacle is of less importance. 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CE.EmoRNB--Fireworks, Ballet, &c. MADAME TIISBAUD'S (Bakerstreet) —From 1.1 a.m. till 3 p.m. and 7 till 10 p.m. I.s. ; extra rooms, 6d. ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening. PoLYTwanuo—Professor Pepper's Ghosts. Afternoon and Evening. THE TIEN-TSIN MASSACRE. The policy of the English Government in reference to the Tien-Tsin massacre is beginning to excite earnest and popular attention. Diplomatic action in face of the terrible slaughter committed by the Chinese upon unoffending Europeans savours strongly of indifference on the part of the Government. Such an atrocious and unprovoked massacre should be visited with a swift and commensurate punishment. To merely support the representations of the French authorities is insufficient, and there seems a probability that the Chinese will go unpunished, judging from the peculiar circumstances of France, and the nature of the instructions forwarded from this country. The Chinese seem to have made.great preparations for war since the treaty was forced upon them whereby those in authority were deprived of the means of illegal gain to a very great extent. They have been constantly drilling their troops, and the) possess some very fine gunboats constructed on European models. It would appear very much as if the massacre had been contemplated as an initiation of war with the "barbarians." TWO AUTHORS ON THE WAR. While statesmen, diplomatists, and military leaders have been giving their opinions on the war, preachers and moralists have not been silent, and now two celebrated writers of the day have come for ward to enunciate their views. The names of Strauss and Renan, if less familiar in this country than on the Continent, are at least sufficiently known in England to invest their opinions with some in terest. Dr. Strauss has written to his literary rival a long and able letter entering very fully into the relative positions of the great European powers, Since the time of Richelieu and Louis XIV. France, he says, has been accustomed to play the chief part among the nations of Europe, and Napoleon I. con firmed her in this pretension. Germany was, hitherto, weak, disunited, and slow of movement; while France was centralised, prompt, and vigorous. Germany had paid dearly for her progress in the sixteenth century, but her task was not done. In silence she set to work and produced a national literature which gave her the intellectual supremacy of Europe, as France had the political preponderance. Dr. Strauss then traces the course by which Germany has attained her present position, in which France still disputes her supremacy. Germany, he says, has' learned to recognise her national failings as " faults; while France has been taught' to cherish hers by her successive rulers. The Frenchman, in reply, keeps close to the present time in his arguments. If success justifies every thing he admits that the Prussian Government is completely absolved, but, as a brother philosopher, he calls upon the German litterateur to acknowledge that he who succeeds may be in the wrong. There are, he says, two current opinions in France at this moment. One party says : let us hasten to conclude this odious war; cede everything that is demanded, and sign a peace; then hatred to the death, and our great end a war of extermination to the German race. The other party says : Let us save the in tegrity of France, and develop constitutional institu tions, then let us form an alliance with Germany and England, which shall advance the liberal civilisation of the world at large. Germany will decide which of these policies shall prevail, and in so doing she will decide the future of civilisation. THE AMERICAN VIEW OF THE SITUATION. The American press has followed the course of events in France with deep interest. The papers just arrived from New York express their views on the startling intelligence of the opening days of September, whose importance the Americans cer tainly do not underrate. " The New York Herold says that since the invention of gunpowder there has been no war to compare with that "just closed " between France and Germany. It is curious that the papers generally regard the capitulation of Sedan as the close of the war, and are by no means prepared for the resolute spirit shewn by the defenders of Paris. The capital may, indeed, resist, they say, but they evidently consider that such resistance would be only the work of a portion of the inhabitants, not the unanimous will of the nation. We do not, says the Herald, think that Paris will hold out now that resistance is simply sui cidal. The Times, however, believes the war will go on, the time being measured by the period it will take to exhaust France. The establishment of the Republic is naturally received with great satisfac tion, and the New York journals openly declare that Italy, Spain, and perhaps England herself are on the highroad to the same end. If September Ist was a bitter day for France, says the Tribune, it was a bright one for Europe, and hereafter France will recognise that the victory of Sedan was a triumph for her no less than for Germany. All parties agree in counselling the King of Prussia to use his victory with moderation. Should he,'observes the Herald, refuse to listen to overtures of peace, and insist on dictating terms from the Tuileries, he may find the war has only begun, and his own crown and dynasty as well as those of all the potentates of Europe, are endangered. The limes, while warning the now Republic against anarchy, and reminding it that it must maintain order as part of the price of liberty, advises it to make a speedy peace. "If there is aught dishonourable in the terms of peace, the dishonour will not attach to a country which for the time is powerless." The Boston Advertiser re joices that it is not all ruin which the fierce struggle has wrought. The air is cleared and purified, and the great German nation consolidated. Napoleon has gone down, and the only cause for sadness is the fact that France is in the dust with him. THE ANGLO-CANADIAN BOAT RACE. Although the Tynesiders rowed under conditions which were exceedingly difficult, and to which they were unaccustomed, and they achieved a glorious vic tory over their opponents. To win by 300 yards under any circumstances is a magnificent feat, but the Tyne representatives have accomplished in the face of un wonted drawbacks that which, apart from their already great exploits, justifies the belief that they are well-nigh invincible as rowers. The St. John crew, with their wonderfully sharp stroke, got away first, and at starting it looked as if the Tyne men were going to lose the day. But their long and steady swing soon convinced those who had drawn a conclusion from first impressions that the St. John's crew, nothwithstanding their ex perience in rowing without a coxswain, their know ledge of the water, and the lead they bad obtained, would soon have to give place to Renforth's team. It is a noteworthy fact that the defeat was accepted with a good grace, and' the champions were, greeted with the most enthusiastic acclamation. The Cana dians, however, seem indisposed to take this match as a conclusive evidence of the superiority of the Tynemen, and have arranged for other contests. PROFESSOR HUXLEY AS A SMOKER. Any man who is not a smoker will be tempted to become one atter reading the account of Professor Huxley's experiences of smoking, as detailed to the British Association on Monday. For years he had failed to become a consumer of tobacco. He was at periods of his early life a medical student and a - naval officer, and though in both callings every example and facility were afforded for making himself a smoker, it was in vain. His attempts at managing a cigar or pipe resulted too often in his finding himself on the floor after a few puffs. The frequency of his prostrations at length led him to believe that tobacco was a deadly poison, and with his hatred of the weed there arose a strong antipathy towards all men who were users of it. Professor Huxley's forty years of abstention ran out, however, and he tells us that when staying at an old inn during a tour in . Brittany, a few years o, all his resolutions of two score years capitulated, all his horrors of nicotine disappeared, once he caught sight of a friend of his one evening " when it was awfully wet and cold without" the little hos telry. " The fire was so warm within the inn and his friend looked so happy, that he thought he would follow his example by trying a cigar. Ile attempted to smoke, succeeded, and.was immediately a changed man. The person who had led him astray was a most distinguished character, and a late President of the British Association. It was this gentleman who had the responsibility of making him a pervert, and his case would illustrate to all who heard the tale the evil of bad associates. From the date of his ruin he said he had found a certain sub stantial kind of satisfaction about smoking, if kept in moderation. In Mr Huxley's opinion a man could destroy himself with excessive smoking just as he could by drinking quantities of green tea, but if he re sorte.l to the former in an equable and careful manner, he could recommend tobacco as a sweetener and equaliser of the temper not to be despised. THE COLONIES AND THE MOTHER COUNTRY. A conference has been held at Liverpool at which the subject of our., relations with the colonies was considered. The meeting was composed of men whose opinions are entitled to respect. Sir Stafford Northcote presided in the temporary absence of Sir John Lubbock, who had been announced to take the chair. The conference was essentially non-political, and the question was discussed only with the view of ascertaining the state of feeling on the subject. Ihe hon. baronet maintained that instead of being a source of weakness to England, her colonial possessions added to her strength. The consideration of the question he suggested ought not to be founded on the possibility of war, which was not the normal state of England. On the contrary, the normal con dition of England was peace. Should the colonies determine to become independent, no one in the mother country would, in the opinion of Sir Stafford Northcote, attempt to resist them. Sir John Lubbock subsequently arrived at the conference and expressed a belief that the natural course of events would strengthen rather than weaken the relations between England and her colonies. This opinion appears to have received general endorsement, and the conviction that it would be undesirable to sever the connection now existing between the mother country and the colonies was general, finding expres sion in a resolution. AFRICA'S FUTURE. The Rev. R. Moffat, father-in-law of Dr. Living stone, takes a very hopeful view of the future con d tion of the African race. Having bad fifty-three years experience of Africa he may well be accounted a competent authority on such a subject. The reverend gentleman is confident that in course of time the country will be developed, and the inhabi tants brought under the benign influences of civi lization and Christian enlightenment. Before his visit to a portion of Africa no white man, not excepting hunters, dared to enter it, but since that time traders have ventured to penetrate into "the country and transact a large business in ivory. He is of opinion that gold may be found in South Africa in sufficient quantity to pay for the seeking of it. Diamonds have been found in large quantities. Speaking from such a lengthened experience Mr. Moffat thinks there is reason to rejoice in the future of Africa. .. 7, 1 _ ; Tr_ fi r ', J ip. hu r t . '' . .. , k:::::i.,, - [ctrilldat z--:,-, 0 HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, SEPT. 18. The Queen, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice attended Divine service in the parish church, Crathie. The service was performed by the Rev. Dr. Charteris, one of her Majesty's chaplains. Lady Churchill and Colonel Ponsonby were in attend ance on the Queen. The Prince and Princess of Wales lunched with the Queen and the Royal Family. The Right Hon. G. J. Goschen and the Rev. Dr. Char teHs had the honour of dining with her Majesty. QUEEN'S THEATRE. A better commencement to an autumn season could not have been made by the new manager of this very elegant theatre. He has selected Shakespeare's " Midsummer Night's Dream :" • Mr. Phelps has been engaged to sustain the part of Bottom the Weaver, and a very excellent company support the great actor most efficiently. It is altogether unnecessary to enter at length into a de tailed crititicsm of the acting of Mr. Phelps, as the assump tion of the character of Bottom has been admitted, on all hands, to be one of his finest efforts, and his embodiment of the part on the present occasion, will certainly be witnessed with pleasure by all those who are familiar with the performance, and with delight by those who have the pleasure yet in store of seeing it for the first time. The mounting of the play entitles the management to the highest praise it is possible to bestow ; every detail has been most carefully studied and admirably worked out. Amongst the scenery, a wood near Athens (moonlight) with the meeting of Oberon and Titania is a perfect wonder of stage illusion ; then the opening pic ture, the peristyle of Theseus, is gorgeOus in the extreme. The dresses quite correspond in magnificence with the scenery, and taken altogether the entire production is quite equal to that which was given of the same play at the old Covent-garden Theatre during the memorable and brilliant management of th a late Madame Vestris. Mr. Clifton, the new manager, has ventured bravely for success, and it is a great pleasure to record that he has secured that which he has striven for. The house was crowded in every part, and the applause throughout the entire play was enthusiastic. BRITISH EXPORTS. The return of the declared value of the exportations of British produce and manufactures during the first half of 1870 is of exceptional interest, since it comprises a period of peace, which at the end of the year will have to be corn-. pared with one of war. The figures are very satisfactory, and indicate that throughout the world commerce was thoroughly regaining the career of rapid progress that was interrupted by the disasters of 1866. In 1867 and 1868, instead of the regular annual increase, the totals of our trade experienced a reduction ; but in the first half of 1869 a recovery of 8 per cent. was exhibited, which is followed on the present occasion by a further increase of between 6 and 7 per cent BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. John Prest, John Jackson, Henry Harrison, and Richard Cookson, Warrington, implement agents; so far as regards Henry Harrison and Richard Cookson. BANKRUPTS. Harbord, William, Gracechurch-street, City, merchant. To surrender in London October 6, at 12. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone arrived in town yesterday evening from Hawarden Castle. Mr. W. H. Gladstone has arrived at Hawarden from Switzerland. The Lord Chancellor will relieve the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen in attendance on Her Majesty towards the close of the ensuing week. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—A. telegram states that yesterday morning a terrible accident occurred at Belmont crescent, Hillhead, Glasgow, where one of a range of houses, four storeys in height, gave way as the workmen were descending the scaffold. Eleven men were buried in the ruins. Five or six lives have been lost. Others are not expected to recover. „ FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE . - The marriage of Mr. Henry Stourton, of Holme Hall, son of the late Hon. Philip Stourton, and Miss Lydia Washington Hib bert, daughter of Captain and Mrs. Washington Hibbert, was solemnised on Monday according to the rites of the Catholic Church, in the Church of the Assumption, formerly known as the Bavarian Chapel, in Warwick street, Regent-street. The bride and bridegroom and wedding party met at the church shortly after eleven o'clock, the bridegroom being accompanied by the Hon. Albert Petre, who acted as ” best man." On the arrival of the bride she was received by the following ladies, her bridesmaids, viz., Miss Evelyn Towneley, Miss Winnifred Stourton, Miss Josephine Herbert, Miss Evelyn_ Greenwood, 111 i ss Agnes Howard, the Hon. Win nifred Maxwell, the Misses Mildred and Gwendolin de Trafford, Miss Gwendolin Petre, and Miss Ethel Tempest. The bride wore a dress of white glace with volants of white crepe, edged by rouleaux of white satin, with white crepe tunic flounced with Brussels lace ; head dress, wreath of orange blossoms and veil of Brussels lace. The several bridesmaids were similarly attired in white tarlatane dresses, trimmed with honeycomb bouillons and white satin ribbon bindings and double tunics to correspond, edged flouncing and tablier forming front trimming ; head dress, tulle veils and wreaths of the lily of the valley; new basque and sash to correspond. The Rev. Father Clare, S.J., assisted by the Rev. 0. Shanahan, by permission of the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Talbot, were the officiating clergy men. After the marriage ceremony the wedding party adjourned to Captain and Mrs. Washington Hibbert's residence, in Dover-street, to partake of breakfast. A sumptuous dejezlner was provided for about 80 relatives and friends in the spacious ball-room. About 20 minutes past two o'clock the happy couple left town for Whitley Abbey, Warwickshire, to spend the honeymoon. The bridal presents were numerous, and some of a costly description. The bride's trousseau was furnished by Madame Verdie, of George-street. The dresses of the bridesmaids were from the establishment of Russell and Allen, of Old Bond-street. NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN DENMARK AND FRANCE. —ln a Copenhagen journal appears a tr ecinct account of the diplomatic interchanges which took place between France and Denmark at the outbreak of the war, with a view to an alliance. At the time, it says, when France declared war against Prussia the Danish General Raasloff happened to be in Paris. He had no diplomatic character, but the French Ministry not unnaturally regarded him as a fit person to be the bearer of negotiations between the two Governments, for General Raasloff was formerly Minister of War, and originated the system of army reorganisation carried out since 1866. Marshal Lebceuf therefore confides to him the project of a treaty of alliance between France and Denmark. This instrument stipulated that the army of Denmark should be added to the expedition to the Baltic Sea which was then preparing, and that in return, the little state should, at the conclusion of peace, have back the whole of the Duchy of Schleswig. General Raasloff conveyed this treaty scheme to Copenhagen, and soon after the Duke of Cadorna followed him. He met with a diverse reception. Some of the Ministers were favourable to the scheme : some the reverse—the latter finally preventing it through their representations that the military organisation of France was not yet to be compared to that of Germany, So far the story may be all very well ; but the re mainder has by no means so plausible an appearance. It is added that King Christian resolved to keep quiet because Count Bismarck assured him, as the reward of his neutrality, that the old promise about restoring the northern part of Schleswig should be kept, and that the fortifications of Duppel and Alsen should be demolished. It is hardly . likely that at any rate Count Bismarck would have promised the latter stipulation. There is unques tionably, says the Plensburger Norddentsche Zeitung, a war party in the Danish Cabinet, and it is impossible to tell what might have happened, had not Weissenburg and Woerth given such an unexpected turn to the war. Knickerbocker Suits. 9s. 6d. 133. Cl. 16s. Bd. . 48s. 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CHATTERTON.--This Theatre having been re-decorated under the direction of Mr. C. I. Phipps, F.S.A., will RE-OPEN for the AUTUMN DRA MATIC SEASON on SATURDAY NEXT, Sept. 24. 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 make her First Appearance a this Theatre, in the character of AMY ROBSART, in the Drama of that name, on SATURDAY NEXT, Sept. 24. — THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LAKE. AA R. T. C. KING will appear in the character of In VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitled AMY ROBSART, on SATURDAY Nina, Sept. 24.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by Martin Becher, at Seven o'clock on SATURDAY NEXT, Sept. 24.—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 characteristic scenery by William Beverly, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock on SATURDAY NEXT, Sept. 24.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. AMY ROBSART; new drama : Characters by Miss NEILSON, Misses Fanny Addison, Jesse Yokes, Kemp, J. Mortin, and Rosina Vokes, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock on SATURDAY NEXT, Sept. 24.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. AMY ROBSART; New Drama, characters by Messrs. T. C. KING, Morton, Tavares, J. B. Howard, Brittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J. Neville, Fawdon, Vokes, F. Stanforth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Yokes, on SATURDAY NEXT, Sept. 24.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE AMY ROSBART; New Drama. The Overture and Incidental Music selected and composed by W. C. Levey, executed by an increased Orchestra and numerous Chorus. The Ballet and Grouping of Crowds arranged by Mr. John Cor mack. The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Edward Stirling at a Quarter to Eight on SATURDAY NEXT, Sept. 24. —THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. AMY BOBSART.—The costumes from designs of an eminent Artist, the gorgeous Revels at Kenil worth, including the Procession of the Ancient Britons Saxons, Romans, Normans, &c, and ending with the floating Pageants on the Lake —THEATRE R , illustrated by3OOOYAL aux D ßUßiliaries, on SATUR DAY NEXT, Sept. 24.Y -LANE. DHOBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated YOKES FAMILY will appear at Eleven o'clock on SATUR DAY NEXT, Sept. 24.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. This Evening, at Seven, WANTED a THOUSAND MILLINERS, Mr. J. Souse, &c.; at a quarter to Eight, The RAPPAREE, Messrs. Herman Veen, W. Rignold, J. Clayton, A. Rayner, E. V. Edgar, Shiel Barry; Mesdames Katharine Rodgers and M. Cooper; to conclude with THE HAPPY MAN, Mr. Shiel Barry, &c. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.-- Lessees—Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, CHISELLING. Mr. David James. After which, at 8, the Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled TWO ROSES, by James Albery. To conclude with the successful Burlesque, DON CARLOS ; or, The Infante in Arms. Supported by Messrs. IL Irving, G. Honey, Lin Rayne, W. H. Stephens, and T. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T. Levis, and A. Newton. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH. Evening, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING ; The is School for Coquettes. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Buf ton, and F. Hughes. The New Hurly- B ur ly-Esque, "THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Bufton, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &o. : and, THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. MA DAME TBAKER USS STREET D'S EXHIBITION, On view Portrait Models of the Emperor Napoleon 111., the Empress Eugenie, and Prince Imperial ; . King William of Prussia, and Count von Bismarck. 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The ships of the Monitor type which haVe been tested in the English navy have been quite as unfortunate a s the original American Monitor and the later improved tyro Monitor " Passiac ;" for although the Captain alone has foundered the Prince Albert made such bad- weather during her first commission that her captain, Wilnishurst, was superseded, and the vessel made into a harbour -ship for cruises near the Plymouth Breakwater, as a tender to the Cambridge, at Devonport, a duty on which she is still employ e d. Th e t wo t urre t s hip s built for t he Southern Confed e ra c y, b u t p urc h ase d i n t o the service, and named the S cor pi on an d W yvern , h ave both proved unsuited for seagoing p ur p oses . Th e S cor pion's men pro tested against being t a k en t o sea i n h er , a nd the ves sel after being raised upo n , was sen t t o B er muda und er escort, and was in great danger of f oun dering during her passage out. The Wyvern, commanded by the late lamented Captain Burgoyne, was sent into harbour by the Admiral cora: manding the Channel Squadron, to secure her safety, an d although still in commission is deemed to be unseawort h y by those who belong to her. The Scorpion and Wyvern were both masted by Car tain Coles, the one with the usual masts, the other with tripod masts. Both Captains Commerell and Burgoyne, who commanded them when tried, reported against triPna masts. The Prince Albert has no masts and yards, the Ads' ralty refusing to consider her as more than a Channel de fence ship, despite the urgent remonstrances of her in" ventor. The result of the trials proved the correctness of their decision. The Royal Sovereign is higher out of the water and $ safer ship, but is unsuited for ocean cruising. The Ad' miralty have, as in the case of the Prince Albe, t, wisely refused to have masts put into a vessel which has neither protection for the men, nor a hurricane deck from whi ch the sails could be worked. So far, therefore, as the Admiralty is concerned the,' have been continuously opposed t o a ddi ng mas ts and yards to monitors, and gave expression in the Monarch to their view of the size of vessel and height of deck requisite for a seagoing turret ship. Th e ill-f a t e d C a pt a in carrie d her boats in a position from which they could with dim' culty be got out in the event of h er go i ng on the rocks, of being destroyed by fire, or sinking after an action. And as regards signalling, there was no place on deck in which to stow a rocket, much less to put a powder charged, so as to be able to fire a signal gun. Shelter for the watch on deck there was no ne , an d th e s tate of her (the Captain's) hurricane deck, exposed for hours in th e North Sea to the driving sleet, can be easily imagined,: As to the nonsense about th e C a pt a i n ' s d es t ro ying 3 fi the broadside ships of the squadron in detail," first ex pressed by a landsman, viz., the correspondent of the Time with the coastguard sq ua d ron ( w h ose k now l e d ge of such matters is more than questionable), such is not the (vial°, of any impartial n ava l o ffi cer , any more t h an i t i s that or the admirals and captains of the Mediterranean an d Channel squadrons, who, almost without exception, 00. Bider the Hercules as superior in armament as she ni n ; doubtedly is in sea-going qualities to the ill-fated a n 'much-be-puffed Captain. Lastly, as to this vessel's hur ricane deck. It wa s no t ma d e l arge an d strong enoug h to resist the vibration of h er guns , b u t to allow space ',1(1 work the ship, and t o carr y th e great we i g h t o f b oa ts and mass of men working the sails ; but, despite its great it was still far too small to enable the sail to be taken .; readily, and this defe c t a pp ears t o h ave b een th e c ause °; the delay in shortening sail in time to prevent the sa d casualty which occurred.— Western Morning Hews. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND ENGLISH WORKING MEN. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs has sent the following reply to an English address : TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LIBERAL ASSOCIATION OF GREENWICH. Thanks for your noble and brotherly sympathies. Th e y console us in our misfortune, they encourage our hope 9, and strengthen the bonds which should unite the tW° great nations. We only desire peace, but if they attempt to mak e us buy it at the sacrifice of our honour we will fight to the last drop of our blood, certain of having with us all nobl e spirits. I send you the expression of my most cord sentiments. The Vice-President of the Government, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paris, 16th Sept., 1870. JULES FAVBE• A. FENIAN OUTRAGE.—ATTEMPTED MURDER OF TWO MEN. A Rochdale correspondent furnishes the particulars of an extraordinary attempt at murder which was made the other day in the neighbourhood of that town. It appear s that Michael O'Shea, b oo kbi n d er, B o lt on, an d Michael Roach, shoemaker, Manchester, had for some time be en members of the Fenian brotherhood, but havi ng. come to see the folly o f suc h a connection, they seceded, and tried t o i n d uce o th er members tc ' t follow a like course. This action on their part gave gre 3 d offence to the brotherhood, and the seceders were in to a private conference, which was to be held on the 1 0 1 instant. They accept e d th e invitation, and met some, c ., the members at a public-house in Rochdale. It Was t ue ; proposed to adjourn to a priv a t e house, and for this 1 3 °,^' pose the party set out ; but, on reaching a dark, lon ely part of the road, near the Rochdale reservoir, a numberof men rushed out of amb us h, seized Roach, -4 1 was some distance in ad vance of O'Shea, and bow l . him. One of the party then presented a p i s t o l to hi s head, and fired, but th e b a ll did no t t a k e e ff ec t. It next proposed that h e s h ou ld b e ki c k e d to d ea th, and this course being approved of, the unfortunate man svas thrown down and kicked all over the body. O'Shea, ° c i observing the first indication of an attack, ran off, an succeeded in getting out of ha r m' s wa y, th oug h severa l shots were fired after him. Roach, who had been left for dead, recovered consciousness after a time, and m a de Di' way home. Since the occurrence, the police have been making every effort to trace the perpetrators of the out rage, but without success. —Manchester Examiner. THE LAST ALPINE ACCIDENT. It has now been ascertained that the Scotch gentle man who perished i n th e recent catastrophe onINI°I Blanc was the Rev. G eorge M c C or ki n d a l e, m i n i s ter the parish church of Gourock, on the Clyde. The de li ceased had been i n th e h a bit o f spen di ng hi s a nn holiday almost always in foreign travel, an chiefly in walking tours among the ra° 11 , 1 1; tains. Some years a g o h e accompan ied friend and neighbou r , th e R ev . M r . S an di e, on a visit to Palestine when that gentleman was collecting the mate rials te rials for his book on Horeb and Jerusalem," and tat years ago, along with the minister of the Free Church Gourock, he spent his autumn vacation among the Al' Mr. M'Corkindale was an able p reac h er, an d was highly s esteemed by his parishioners as we ll as b y t h e nu merol_ summer visitors to the watering-place in which iv ministered. STRASBURG AND METZ. As to Strasburg, we learn little that we have not heard before. The only additional facts of interest may be , stated in a few li nes . It -i s t h e c i tadel which is the c hic; point of attack, an d on w hi c h eventually the assault be made. A breach has been made on the Kehl side, and the fire of the garrison waxes weaker and weaker. On the other hand, the badness of the weather has impeded the opera' tions of the besiegers greatly, and the wet ditch round the town and citad e l o ff ers a f orm i dable obstacle. Every attempt has been made to drain it, but without suce ° , ss. Our latest intelli gence on th e a b ove points is dated the I , b September. At Metz Marshal Bazaine's prospects seem t ° be more hopeful than has been generally supposed. The fortifications of the town are reported as being very strong, an d it i s sa i d that Bazaine has stile 70,000 men un d er hi s command. The corresponden t of the Coloyne Gazette, writing on the 13th, says that a Prassian captain who went in with a flag of truce' was told by the marshal himself that he had no i n tention of capitulating. Th e wr it er hi mse l f saw large herds of_ cattle grazin g w ithi n th e French lines, and could dis till ; guish the soldie r s a t d r ill. Th ese are not symptoms of want either of spirit or of food. —Standard. MR. GEORGE HUDSON.—A year ago the trustees a appointed by the subscibers to th e H u d son A nnu ity Fil! invested a sum of £4OOO, which purchased a life annul for the ex-Railway King of £520. 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