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EMOSES and SON supply every desc ri p tion of • Clothing, ready-made or made to measure, for all ages, all occasions, and all classes ; also Hosiery a mDrapery, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates. All Goods marked in Plain Figures. Any Article 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 A' stablishmen*s are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturduy evening at sunset, when business a resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON : LONDON. CORNER of MINORIF,S and ALDGATE. I\EW OXFORD-STREET. CORNER of HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COUNTRY BRA.NCR. BRADFOED, YORKSHIRE. T HEA TRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. Lessee and Manager, H. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, Her Majesty's Servants will perform a New and original Yarce, entitled BULB BRITANNIA ; after which will be performed the Drury Lane Grand Comic Christmas Annual, entitled THE DRAGON OF WANTLEYHAR LEQUIN AND OLD MOTHER SHIPTON; with Characteristic Scenery by William Beverly. Doors open at half-past Six, com mence at Seven, and terminate at Eleven o'clock every Evening. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. MORNING PERFORMANCES (last two) of the Grand Pantomime, entitled THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY, This Day, Tuesday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, Feb. 25 Wednesday, Feb. 22, being Ash-Wednesday, no Morning Per formance will be given. Children and Schools at reduced prices to the following parts of the Theatre : First Circle, Dress Circle, and Stalls. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily.-. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. ANDREW HALLIDAY'S Great Drama, AMY ROBSART will be revived on MONDAY, February 27. Box-office open from Ten till Five daiIy.—THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. MISS VICTORIA VOKES will resume her successful impersonation of AMY ROBSART on MON DAY, February 27.—80 x-office open from 10 till 5 daily.— THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.— The 81st Night of a NEW FAIRY COMEDY.— THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), and during the week (except Wednes day, as being Ash Wednesday there will be no performance), at Seven, THE POOR SOLDIER, with selections from the original music. Patrick, Miss FamiyWright ; Norah, Miss Fanny Gwynne. 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, Everil, Clark, Braid, Rogers, Mesdames Robertson, Chippendale, C. Hill, Fanny Wright, and Fanny Gwynne. Act I. Garden of King Phanor's Country House. Act 11. Interior of the Palace of Truth. Act 111. The Ayenue of Palms. Followed by 'UNCLE'S WILL. Mr. Kendal and Miss Robertson. Concluding with the Farce of FAMILY JARS. Mr. SOTHERN will re-appear on the let of May. Box Office open daily from 10 till 5. ADELPHI THEATRE ROYAL. Sole Pro prietor, Mr. Benjamin Webster ; Managers, Mr. B. Webster and Mr. F. B. Chatterton.—THlS EVENING, at 7, THAT RASCAL JACK : Mr. Aolua Rouse. At 7.30 (15th time), DEADMAN'S POINT ; or, THE LIGHTHOUSE ON THE CA.RN RUTH : Miss Furtado, Mrs. A. Mellon, Mr.i. Leigh Murray, Miss M. Cooper, and Mrs. Billington ; J. Rouse, C. H. Stephen son, and (15th appearance here) Messrs. E. F. Edgar, Vollaire, A. C. Lilly, and A. Raynor. At 9.30, OUR FEMALE AMERI CAN COUSIN. Miss Julia Daly, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Mr. Ashley, Mr, C. H. Stephenson, &c. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee, Li, Benjamin Webster. Managers, B. Webster and F. B. : a liattertOn.—THlS EVENING, at 7, THE HAPPY MAN. Mr. Shiel Barry. At 7.30, KING 0' SCOTS. Founded on Sir Walter Scott's Novel of "The Fortunes of Nigel," written and adapted by Andrew Halliday. King James and Old Trapbois the Miser, Mr. Phelps. Messrs. W. Rignold, Herbert Crellin, Barrett, J.John stone, Marshall, J. Murray, H. Russell, Wallace, Clifford, West land, J. Clayton, &c. ; Mesdames R. Leclercq, A. Merton, R. Power, F. Addison, &c. New and magnificent scenery, by F. Lloyd and assistants. To conclude with HE'S A LUNATIC. Mr. J. Clayton. Box-office open from Ten till Five. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND. Lessees—Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne.--THIS EVENING, at 7, CHISELLING (152nd Night) : Mr. David James.' After which, TWO ROSES (225th night), by James Albery. Conclude with (83rd night) ELIZABETH. Sup ported by Messrs. H. J. Montague, David James, and T. Thorne, &c.; Mesdames Amy Fawsitt , A. Newton, and N elly Power , &c. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, WHO SPEAKS FIRST? Mr. Joyce ; Misses Hughes, Lee. After which, UP IN THE WORLD ; Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, Sheridan, Anstiss, Goodall. To conclude with CCEUR-DE-LION, Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, B. Button, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &c. ROYAL COURT THEATRE, Sloane-square, S.W. Lessee and Manager, M. LITTON. THIS EVENING, at Eight o'clock. The 24th Night of W. S. Gilbert's original comedy entitled RANDALL'S THUMB. Sup ported by Messrs. Hermann Vezin, W. Belford, Edward Righ ton, H. Mellon, R. Astley, and Frank Matthews ; Mesdames M. Brennan, Kate TURN HIM and Eleanor Bufton. Pre ceded by, at 7.36, TURN HIM OUT ; and to conclude with an original comedietta, by F. A. Marshall, entitled Q. E. D. Supported by Messrs. W Belford, E. Righton, Misses M. Bren nan, Kate Bishop, and Kate Manor. Box office open from 11 to 5. No fees for booking, programmes, or cloak rooms. Trains by Metropolitan Railway to the very doors of the Theatre. —Acting Manager, Mr. John Huy. ROYALTY TREATRE.-TO-NIGHT, February 21.—The 36th time of an original Comedietta, by R. Reece, in Two Acts, entitled DORA'S DEVICE. At 7.30, DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND ; at 8.15, DORA'S DEVICE ; concluding With WHITTINGTON JUNIOR and his SENSATION CAT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC. - EXTRAORDI NARY and COMBINED ENIERTAJNMENT. PRO FESSOR PEPPER on THE WAR. Special Edition. Musical and Pictorial Illustrations.—Mr. GEORGE GROSSMITH, Jun., in the Fairy Tale, THE YELLOW DWARF, every Evening; GRECIAN STATUARY, by MADAME BOUSFIELD ; and a thousand and one other Entertainments all for ONE SHILLING, daily, 12 to 5 and 7 to 10. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker street.—On view, Portrait Models of the ex-Emperor and. Empress of the French, and Prince Imperial. Also, Marshal Bazaine, Marshal Canrobert, General Trochu, &c., &c., &c. — Admission, ls. ; Children under Ten Years of age, 6d. Extra Rooms, 6d. extra. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. MA.DA.IIE TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker street.—On view, Portrait Models of the King and Crown Prince of Prussia, Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern. Also Count von Bismarck and Count von Moltke.—Admission, ls. Children under Ten Years of age, 6d. Extra Rooms, 6d. extra. — open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. PARTRIDGE AND COOPER. MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON, E.C. THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES, AND CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s Per ream. s. d. Fine Cream Laid Note ; a cheap paper .................. 3 0 Superfine Cream Laid Note ; much approved 4 0 Superfine Thick Cream Laid Note ; especially recommended 5 6 Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw Paper, "Patent ;" adapted for rapid writing ...... 2 6 Large Commercial Note Paper 5.......... 35., 45., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream .... 10s. 6d., 128. 6d., and 14 6 Outsides Foolscap 6 6 Letter Paper for scribbling .... plain, 45.; ruled ditto, 4 6 Tinted Lined Note.. ............ five quires for is. 6d., or 5 6 New Vellum Wove "Club House" Note, five quires for 2s. 6d. Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 4s 6d, 6s 6d, & 6s 6d Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 6d ...... per 1000 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., 35.............. COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to is. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists to the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tions, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, post free. Established 1841. JOHN GOSNELL AND CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price is. 6d. —Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AQUA AMARELLA. restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JOHN GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more con centrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 5s , 7s. Ed., and 15s. each, including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel•passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, London, B.C. THEATRES AND AMUSEMENTS. DRURY LANE—RuIe Britannia. Dragon of Wantley. COVENT GARDEN—Lottery Ticket. Sleeping Beauty. ADELPHI—That Rascal Jack. Deadman's Point. Our Female American Cousin. PRINCESS'S—The Happy Man. King o' Scots. He's a Lunatic. HAYMARKET—The Poor Soldier. The Palace of Truth. Uncle's Will Family Jars. -Chiselling. Two Roses. Elizabeth, or the VAUDEVILLE Invisible Armada. - OPERA ComiQuE r - , The Welsh Girl. Found Drowned, The Comical Countess. ST. JAMES'S—To Oblige Benson. Naval Engagements. Vesta. An Unhappy Pair. OLYMPlC—Poppleton's Predicament. lesque) Paul and Virginia. ROYALTY—Dora's Device. Whittington Junior and his Sensation Cat. Diamond Cut Diamond. GAIETY—A Christmas Story. Alladin 11. QUEEN'S—A Day After the Wedding. 'Twixt Axe and Nell and (Bur. Crown. ROYAL COURT THEATRE—Turn Him Out. Randall's Thumb. Q.E.D. HOLBORN—Jezabel. Ticket-of-Leave Man. STRAND—Who Speaks First ? Up in the World. Coeur-de-Lion. PRINCE OF WALES'S—Ours. Locked In. ASTLEY'S —Englishmen in Paris. Little Tom Tittlemouse. SURREY—Farce. My Son Jack. NATIONAL STANDARD—Farce. Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross. SADLER'S WELLS—Jeannie Deans. AMPHITHEARE AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Lulu. Scenes in the Arena. ST. JAMES'S HALL— Christy Ministrels. Every evening. ALHAMBRA—Grand Concerts. POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's War Lecture. After- - - - noon and evening. MADAME TUSSAUD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10 p. In. ls. ; extra rooms, 6d. tipg, 64)4 *WI LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1871 shows that the class which considers itself aggrieved by the Treaty of 1860 is getting the upper hand. But the larger class which benefitted by that Treaty will soon discover the difference, and assert its interests. IT is announced as probable that an amendment will be proposed on the motion for the second reading of the Army Organization Bill, on Thursday next, to the effect that the House of Commons, while willing to sanction any expenditure which may be necessary for the abolition of the system of purchase, is opposed to any increase in the Army Estimates. It is necessary that, in addition to the expense of abolishing purchase, there should be an increase in the estimates for the present year; bu t t he Govern , ment give nu definite assurance that this advance will not be maintained in future years. They add three millions, and promise " that at least one" shall not be required in future. There is no doubt that an efficient army could, under proper adminis tration, be obtained for the sum now paid, and there fore, the House of Commons is quite right in attach ing importance to this point. Without doing any thing to jeopardize the bill, there can be no reason why an understanding touching the future cost should not be had. It must be remembered that the Government does not very greatly increase the number of the army. If we wanted three-quarters of a million soldiers, a definite advance in the estimates might be tolerated. The total of all arms, however, is augmented only from something over 400,000 men to a little under 500p0. Surely the immense margin of waste under the existing system ought to provide for this additional force. If the Government Bill does not put an end to present ex travagance, it does nothing. TOPICS OF THE DAY. ALSACE AND LORRAINE. The statement is made in several of the French papers that the English Government, probably with the aid of other Powers, is endeavouring to ob tain the neutralization of such parts of Alsace and Lorraine as lie between Belfort and Thion ville. There is reason for attaching some value to the report. The Echo du Nord says it has been informed to this effect by a political English personage. It does not found any great hope cf success upon the endeavour; but it says that such t rms would be acceptable to France, and that com pensation of other kinds would be offered to the victorious nation. The neutralisation of a frontier district between France and Germany, completely separating these two old enemies, has been frequently advised ; but the German reply has always been that such a security would be practically useless. The neutral Powers have had too much melancholy experience of "guarantees" to be willing to secure the neutrality of this district, and as the Alsatians and Lorrainers are devoted to France, they would in a short space return to their old allegiance. 'On the other hand, ii they are annexed to Germany as a province of the Empire, France will certainly take the first opportunity of getting them back. THE Ministry chosen by M. THIERS leaves little doubt as to the form of Government which will be preferred in France. A majority of the French President's colleagues are professed Republicans, and not one of them entertains any serious objec tion to that species of rule. Four of the most important posts are held by members of the late Government : they are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by M. FAVRE ; the Interior, by M. PICARD ; Public Instruction, by M. JULES SIMON ; and War, by General LE FLO. M. LAMBRECHT, who will preside over the Department of Commerce, is a Liberal Orleanist. He was chosen for the Nord Department in 1863, and took his seat near M. TITTERS. In 1869 he failed to obtain re-election. When the Empire was making the promises of Liberalism, which were afterwards so disastrously broken, M. LAMBRECHT was offered the Prefecture of the Nord ; but his confidence in the newly-born constitutional Bonapartism was not great, and he declined. _M. DE LARCY is an old politician who has lived in retirement since the coup d'etat, and now emerges again into public life. He was origi nally a strict Legitimist, noted for his opposition to the Orleanist House ; but in 1848 he frankly accepted the Republican principle, and gained great popularity thereby. Under the Republic he generally supported Conservative measures. He never sat in Parliament under the Empire, though he offered himself twice as a candidate. M. DLTFAURE, Minister of Justice, is another man of former regimes. He was Minister under three Governments, but retired when the deed of December, 1851, prostrated Liberal France. He is an unquestioned Democrat, though of moderate views, and readily gave his adhesion to the Republic of 1848. Such a Ministry points to only one possible form of Government. Both the Orleanists and the Legitimists are weakly represented in it, and the one element will counteract the other. It is a Republican Ministry, and, judging by the utterances of the leading public men and journals, it is a Republic, and not an Orleanist Monarchy, that will be established in France. Their reasoning is plain enough. "All recent dynasties have been over thrown by the people. The two Republics were overthrown by military despotisms. But it is easier to provide against a violent usurpation by one man than against a revolution by the people. Thus, if we had accepted the Rdsolutions Gre'vy' in 1848 and made the President dependent upon the National Assembly, the coup d'etat of 1851 would not have been possible. Hence, a Republic offers the best promise of, stability. It is easier, too, to change a Republic into a Limited Monarchy, if it be found needful, whereas the over throw of a throne often ends in utter anarchy." Such considerations as these have led many of the foremost men in France—LAMBRECHT, LA4c3c, and TRIERS himself—to pronounce for the Republic. t iecor dieg to all appearances the future Government of France will be of a very Conservative hind, more so, in some respects, than our own ; but such an issue will simply be . owing to the fact that the majority of the electors are not Radical. In a free country there will be scope for progress in these matters. As one of the French papers truly remarks, the nation will educate itself gradually in in spite politics, and progress will assert itself of all obstacles under the protection of liberty. The constitution of the Ministry, for instance, is not favourable to the cause of Free Trade. M. SIMON is a Free Trader, but he takes the portfolio of Public Instruc tion, whilst both the PRESIDENT and M. LAMB.RECHT, the Minister of Commerce, are Protectionists, This rHE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1871. behind the bridal party was of interminable length. On that happy morning, however, the blessings on the Prince and Princess Teck were uttered not alone within the chapel walls, but for miles outside, by an admiring crowd of villagers. MR. PEABODY'S GIFTS TO THE POOR OF LONDON. The trustees of the Peabody Donation Fund have just presented their annual report for the year 1870. The origin . al fund of £150,000 has leen increasei by rents and investments to £178,733 10s, 7d. Under this trust there are _at present five groups of build ings, situated at Spitalfields, Islington, Shad well, Westminster, and Chelsea, affording col lectively accommodation for 498 families, in tenements of one, two, and three rooms each, at rents varying from 2s. to ss. 6d. a week. The trus- tees also possess a site at Bermondsey, which has not yet been built upon. Mr. Peabody's second donation of £200,000, which became available for building purposes in July; 1869, has increased to 2213,918 ls. 7d. Under this trust there are now in course of construction sixteen detached blocks of buildings on the premises purchased last year, and formerly known as the Magdalen Hospital Estate. When complete, these buildings will afford accommodation for upwards of 300 families. The trustees have also a desirable site at Chelsea, available for future re quirements. To this trust Mr. Peabody ad ed, by. his last will and testament, £150,000; but, in accord ance with the terms of the bequest, this latter sum.will not be conveyed to the trustees until the year 1873. As there appears to be some misamre hension respecting the organisation and management of these buildings, the trustees wish the public to understand distinctly that, the use of these tenements is strictly confined to the labouring, classes, and that no restrictions are imposed on the freedom of any tenant, except such as are absolutely necessary to secure the comfort and convenience of all. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. The Berlin Post says that the Emperor Napoleon has received a reminder from Versailles that he must not again overstep the privileges of a prisoner of war, but must abstain from all interference in politics, through protests, proclamations, or any other form of demonstration. Orders have also been sent to Wilhelmshohe to watch the Imperial prisoner rather more closely, &c. How different it would have been had the elections resulted in a Chamber of Imperialist bias ! Whilst it was convenient for the gentlemen at Versailles to play with the scheme of a Bonapartist restoration, every indulgence was granted "the Imperial prisoner." There was the❑ no question of " overstepping" any privileges. He was allowed to intrigue at will. Agents of his tra versed Germany, and canvassed the French officers, much to their disgust. When some 3,000 of them protested in the columns of the Inclependance Beige, the magnitude of the demonstration led the German to forbid the signature of any more protests. They were too injurious to the Imperial prisoner. But the greatness of the Imperial prisoner has now indis putably vanished, and there is an end of him. MR. REED ON HIS RESIGNATION. Mr. Reed, in a letter declining to tten 1 a com mittee on designs of ships of war, held at the Admiralty on the 15th inst., for the \ purpose of answering questions with reference to the designs of the Devastation and the Cyclops classes, throws some fresh light upon his resignation and subsequent treatment. As soon as he found that his relations with the Government in general, and the First Lord in particular, had been destroyed by continued, but unavoidable, resistance on his part to the building ot rigged turret-ships ot low free board, and to the employment of the late Captain Coles upon duties for which Mr. Reed considered him to be unfitted, he wrote a letter of resigna tion, from which every personal complaint was most carefully excluded, and in which he expressed his anxiety to transfer his duties with the necessary care, placing himself, as much as pos sible, in the hands of their Lordships. A curt acceptance of his resignation was the only answer reueiyed, but he took steps to inform Air. Chillers of his professional anxiety to transfer his designs pro perly to his successor, pointing out the danger to the public service that might result from the sudden transfer of the professional responsi bility for a whole fleet of ironclad and other ships, costing several millions sterling, and in various stages of construction, without a word of explanation from the designer. The only reply to his offer was an official letter dated 28th of July, 1870, stating that their lordships " will not require any further information or assistance from you in re gard •to works under the Constructor's Department of the Admiralty which are now in pro gress." Of course this letter, which relievel Mr. Reed of much labour and responsibility, rendered it impossible for him to appear before the committee. He, necessarily, cannot be held responsible for the construction of the Devastation, Thunderer, Fury, and other vessels, for both the designs and the ships were left in an incomplete state, and he has not been allowed to take a single step regarding them for the last eight months ; while the present Council of Construction are obliged to act with very imperfect knowledge of the designer's intention. It is, however, we hope, not altogether impossible that Parliament may find some one upon whom to father the responsibility of this state of chaotic disorder in the administration of the Admiralty. THE ROYAL MARRIAGE. It is at last arranged that the marriage of the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne shall take place on the 21st of March, just at the period when the primroses and buds of the spring time will have begun to testify to the anxiety of March, "to go out like a lamb." The ceremony wil! take place privately within the old grey walls of St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The many Churchmen, however, who so punctiliously expressed their disapproval or the wedding being fixed in the Lent period may take credit to themselves, that the first marriage of one of her Majesty's family with one, of her subjects is to be deprived of that courtly splendour so usual on the occasions of former Royal weddings. Probably the best remembered of late royal marriages was the one when at the quaint little church of Kew, on a June morning, not so long ago, the Princess Mary and the Prince of 'reek stood together at the altar. The bride walked to church from the Red Palace at Kew, and it was ' modest wedding after all, although the procession THE BALLOON POST OF PARIS. As the balloon post seems likely to he ranked among the things of the past, it is curious to notice the particulars of this extraordinary means of con veyance. During the siege as many as fifty four aerial messengers were dispatched from Paris. The number of letters they carried were altogether 2,500,000, making a total weight of ten tons. The Neptune was the first balloon which left Paris ; it started on the 23rd of September. The Arniand Barbes, which took out Gambetta and the first flock of carrier pigeons, started on the 7th of October. The Jules Fevre, which left on the 30th of November, has never been heard of since the period of its departure, and it is supposed that it must have been lost at sea. The last balloon in this postal service was sent up on the 28th of January. Itwas called the General Cambronne. Diffe rent opinionsprevail with respect to the number of these balloons which fell into the hands of the Prussians. The French version makes out that only fourwere captured, but reports from Versailles give twice that number. Besides these fifty-four balloons there wore five private ones which left Paris and did not carry letters. PROBABLE REMOVAL OF THE POPE. A correspondent at Rome says that rumours of the Pope's departure continue to be current in the city, and there seems great reason to give credit to thew. The suppression of the Palatine and Urban Guard of the Gendarmerie is a measure which is . believed to affect his personal safety. A refuge has been decided on, and every measure for the Pope's departure taken in case it becomes necessary for his safety and the freedom of the Church. The Pope's advanced age and increasing infirmities point to the necessity of some provision in another country for the probable contingency of a new Pontificate. Pius IX. could support a journey now; but if it should be long deferred it is very doubtful if he could do so. It is stated posi tively that fresh offers have been made to him of an asylum in southern Austria. The Jesuits, the Passionists, and other Orders, have received orders to evacuate their convents at the Roman College and other parts of Rome, as the Government intends to take possession of 'their houses in order to install the public offices. The Convents near the Quirinal have received the same warning, and it is probable that all the religious houses will be gra dually ejected. It is likely that this will help to decide the Pope on removing. A ROYAL ACADEMY FOR ARCHITECTURE. The Architect has recently pointed out the necessity of an educational qualification for members of the profession, just as in the case of law and medicine, instead of the present test of reputable practice, and nothing more. Indeed, when education is the great question of the day, •in all professions, all spheres of society, all countriies of the civilised world, the architectural guild cannot fail to have a very strong, and very general, opinion upon the subject. The Architect believei that the difficulty would best be met by the esta blishment of a Royal Academy of Architecture to bq, managed, as the Academies of Art and Music, by " forty " qualified artists and men of science. The Royal Institute of British Architects could have no possible difficulty in effecting such a change in their charter and constitution as would reorganise it into an academy; but if the members are not yet prepared for such a reform, there are at least sufficient Able and influential men to start an academy which would, not only not clash with the Institute, but assist it a very material manner; more especially as the members have latterly been compelled to submit to unprecedental public indignities, when they are as a house divided against itself, when amateurs and pretenders are the standard critics of au art that once boasted itself the queen of all arts, and when the old school is helplessly dying of inanition, while the new expends the vigour of youth in vague beating of the air. THE GUNPOWDER FACTORIES OF BIRMINGHAM. The two firms on whose premises the late terrible explosions took place at Birmingham have been before the local magistrates within the past few days. The Messrs. Kynock, of Witton, went to the court to have their license for the manufacture of ammuni tion renewed, and they were successful. The Bench however, placed certain restrictions on the firm, the Ill3St important of which was that the fire-places in the different store rooms should be remove I, and that all the sheds should be heated and warmed from the outside. It was decided, moreover, that the quantity of ammu nition to be kept in the factory should not exceed the following proportions :—Powder, nine tons; per cussion caps, 50,000,000; cartridges, 2,000,000 (the paper, or Chassepot, not to exceed 1,000,000 at any one time); fulminating powder, 1001 b., 301 b. only of which should be dried at a time. The Messrs. Ludlow, of Witton, bad scarcely so pleasant an interview with the justices, for they were fined £lO. They had, it was shown, infringed the act by permitting the operation of filling and charging cart ridges to be performed at a distance of less than twenty yards from other workshops connected with the manufacture. It is satisfactory to learn that precautions are being at last taken against any recurrence of deplorable calamities like those which have deprived homes in Birmingham of sl many bright child-faces iu the last three months, and it is most probable that an inspector of gunpowder factories will shortly be selected for Birmingham. POLICE RETURNS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Tim reports of the county and borough police inspectors in England and Wales for the year ending last September, have just been published. The reluctance of the small boroughs to consolidate their pace with that of their respective counties seriously affects the general efficiency of the system. Seven boroughs having a population of less than 5,000 in England, and one in North Wales, have an insufficient police. In the northern district there are ten towns, six of them manufacturing, with an average of 27,000 inhabitants, which have insufficient police. Berwick has six constables to 13,254 inhabitants, while Ripon has only two to keep order among 6,172 persons, spread over an area of 1,446 acres. Yet it is not usually an unquiet place. All through the northern districts there is a decrease in the number of indictable offences, and a diminution of the proceedings against public-houses for the infringement of their licenses. In the South vagrancy is diminished. In the Eastern, Midland, and North Wales district, crime and vagrancy have greatly decreased, and the working of the Beerhouse Act has been everywhere satisfactory. TRAFFIC ON THE ATLANTIC. The statistics given of the several companies send ing their vessels to and fro between England and America afford an idea of the immense amount of traffic constantly going on between the two The eight lines of European steam companie-3 to America own 106 vessels, which during last year made 555 rdund trips, conveying 302,148 passengers and 1,700,000 tons of freight. The Cunard line has 24 steamers, which made 125 trips and carried 55,101 passengers. It is curious to notice in the returns of every company how greatly the number taken from Europe to America exceeds those from the New World to the Old. Thus the Cunard took 43,681 from Liverpool, and brought 11,420 from New York and Boston. : The Anchor Line, between Glasgow and N ewYork, carried 31,000 to America, and brought 8,000 back. The other com panies give similar proportions, and it is further noticeable that whereas in going out the steerage passengers far exceed the cabin, on the return journeys the reverse is the case. A large share of the passengers from America to Europe no doubt consists of educated Americans, who are taking that tour in the Old World so popular among the upper classes. The arrangements of the Hamburg- American Packet Company, the North German Lloyds, and others, have been somewhat disarranged by the war. The General Transatlantic Company, which runs between Nem York and Havre has been busily engaged in transporting arms, ammunition, and military stores. countries. THE GERMAN ARMY. The Prussian Guard, which is formed of men drawn from all provinces, represents the flower of the army. lc comprises every language, dialect, and religion in Prussia, and is thus considered a symbol of Prussian unity. It has the honour of holding the post near the King. In future this corps will receive drafts from the 'other countries of the German Empire. Besides the Guards, fifteen corps will be drawn from the various provinces of Germany. These sixteen corps will be called the German Army, and to each corps will be added four regiments of cavalry, one battalion of Jagers, and one of pioneers, comprising sappers, miners, and pontonniers. To these may be added an artillery brigade, a battalion train service, ammunition trains and hospitals. Each corps will consist of eight regiments of infantry, and at its full strength will contain 24,048 bayonets. The addition of the • other elements of the corps will bring it up to 33,000 men. Behind these corps of the regular army come, of course, the Landwehr. lIER MAJEST Y. WINDSOR CASTLE, FEBRUARY 20. Her Majesty drove out this morning, accompanied by Princess Beatrice. Her Majesty, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, left the Castle at a quarter before four this afternoon, and arrived at Buckingham Palace shortly before five o'clock. Viscountess Clifden and the Hon. Mary Lascelles were in attendance. THE LATE BISHOP OF EXETER. A Melbourne paper says :—The will of Henry Phill potts, for nearly .half a century Bishop of Exeter, has been proved in the Supreme Court of Victoria. The necessity for proving it in this colony arose from the fact that he had about £lO,OOO invested in property here. The administration was entrusted to the attorney of the English executors. METROPOLITAN FREE 110 SPT AL, DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, CITY. —The aggregate number of patients relieved during the week ending Feb. 18 was—medical 957, sur gical 608 ; total 1,565. The standard of musical degrees at Oxford has lately been raised. There are now two examinations to be passed in lieu of one for the degree of Mus. Bac. The first examination under the new statute will take place on March Bth, at the Music School, at ten o'clock. The election for the County of Westmoreland to fill the vacancy caused by the elevation of Earl Bective to the Upper House, takes place at Appleby on Tuesday. The only candidate in the field is the son of. the late member. A Ryde correspondent telegraphs that early on Monday morning Mrs. Sivier, who has been ill for some time (being subject to fits), the landlady of an hotel at Ryde, jumped out of her bedroom window into the sea, and was drowned. Notwithstanding the extension of the telegraphic system during the last year, the large towns are not yet content. A memorial to the Government on the subject of greater facilities has been placed in the Glasgow Ex change, where it received 700 signatures. Tli 0 Orchestra says :—The Savage Club is to be re constructed.— Rumour whispers that Mr. Boucicault will shortly break the cordon of London managers shutting out his plays by becoming a London manager himself. The Lyceum and the Olympic are both . named in connec tion with this prospect. We (Observed) have much pleasure in announcing that Mr. Leslie Stephen has been appointed to the editor ship of the Cornhill Magazine. Not only is Mr. Stephen well qualified, from his high literary reputation, to fill this post, but there is a special fitness in the editorship of the Cornhill being held by a son-in-law of the great novelist under whose auspices the Cornhill Magazine was first produced. • THE SMALLPDX EPIDEMIC.—The DIOTe we have inquired into the progress of the epidemic which now prevails, the more thoroughly are we convinced that it is in a complete system of vaccination and re vaccination that the true preventative lies. Once give the smallpox a locus standi by even a partial neglect of vaccination, and we must acknowledge our impotence to stamp it out by isolation, disinfec tion, and other% means of direct treatment. We cannot hope to check its progress in the densely crowded courts and stifling rooms of the poor. In the narrow streets it spreads from house to house. In Shoreditch there is a court of 13 houses. Smallpox has occurred in Nos. 1,2, 5,8, it, 12. Twenty people have been attacked, and in one house six deaths have occurred. Workmen have positively refused to go and cleanse the rooms. In one street smallpox has occurred in Nos. 10, 11, 12, 19, 22, 23, 24, 27, and 29. In twelve weeks 190 persons have died in this parish ; and, at the very lowest calculation, there must have been more than 2,000 cases within the last two months, or at the rate of 300 fresh cases every week. It is evident that such large numbers cannot be effectually dealt with on the principle of isola tion iu hospitals. At no moment have the authorities been able to meet the hospital retirements even of the pauper class. Complicated systems of isolation and dis infection are, at beet, but palliatives in face of a contagious disease which it defies our skill to trace. It will remain for the committee of the House of Commons Co ensure for the poor a remedy which, if it does not destroy the contagion, renders it perfectly harmless.—The Lancet. BREAKFAST.—EPPS'S COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND COM FORTING.—The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Service Gazette re marks :—" By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills." Each packet is labelled—Teams EPPS tt Co., lioinceo pathic Chemists, London. Also, makers of Epps's Cacabine„ a very thin evening beverage.—Advt. I AIPERIAL PARLIAMENL HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. The Earl of KIMBEBLEY moved the second reading of the West African Settlements Bill, which was agreed to. RESIGNATION OF BENEFICES, The Bishop of WINCHESTER, in moving the second read ing of the bill to enable incumbents incapacitated by infir mity to resign their benefices, with the consent of all parties, receiving a moderate pension, referred to abuses which had sprung up in former times, but argued that such abuses would no longer be possible, for no incumbent could hold more than one pension. It was the multiplicity of pensions which was the ancient grievance, and at one time it was proposed to enact the very measure he offered their lordships. He pointed out that no provision existed for the parochial clergy in case of age or infirmity, and that it was utterly impossible for them in most cases to save a provision out of their incomes. They. were at present, therefore, com pelled to choose between retirement without provision, or• to continue labours for which they were unfit. The interest of the parishes concerned was of the highest importance, for in many cases they were practically left destitute of spiritual accommodation. Appointing a. curate to assist an incapacitated incumbent was by no. means a satisfactory course. A curate did not hold a secure position, and his views were often incompatible with those of his incumbent. Lord ROMILLY, in moving that the bill be read a second time that day six months, regretted the conclusion to which he had come that its operation would be injurious. He urged that it would seriously affect the independence of the clergy. They would be constantly pressed to resign in cases where they did not desire to do so. Jobs would be possible. The Marquis of SALISBURY pointed out that the bill was entirely permissive, and that as no clergyman was compelled to avail himself of it, the dangers referred to by Lord Romilly were unfounded. A clergyman differed from no other public officer as to the justice of allowing him to retire from his office when he was no longer com petent to fill it. The Earl of HARROWBY supported the bill, as did Lord CAIRNS. Earl STANHOPE also supported the measure. Lord RoMILLY did not divide the House, and the bill was read a second time. The House adjourned at twenty minutes past six. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clo, rather a numerous attendance of members. PRIVATE BUSINESS. There was A great number of private bills were read a second time without opposition, amongst which where the Bradford and Thornton Railway Bill, Bradford Corporation Gas and Impro cement, Dublin Main Drainage, Dublin Tram ways, Liverpool Improvement and Water, Manchester Improvement, Mersey and Irwell Protection, Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (No. 1), Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement, Salford Borough Drainage and Improve ment, Tees Conservancy, and Whitby Gas. THE ENGLISH AMBASSADOR AT PARIS. Sir R. PEEL gave notice that after what had transpired on a previous night with regard to Lord Lyons leaving Paris during the siege, he should ask if the Government had any objection to lay upon the table the despatch of the Foreign Minister conveying to Lord Lyons the in struction to quit Paris. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Sir G. JENKINSON gave notice of his intention to ask tile Home Secretary if the Government would take any steps upon the subject of capital punishment. ADULTERATION OF WINE. Sir J. C. LAWRENCE said on Thursday next he would ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he was aware of any system prevailing for the adulteration of wines ire dock, and if so if the officers of the customs had any in structions in the matter. THE CARACAS COMMISSION. Mr,. EASTWICK asked the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he would lay upon the table the pro ceedings, or selections from them, of the mixed Com mission on British Claims, which sat at Caracas in 1868 , of which Mr. Joel wag a member. Viscount ENFIELD said he had no objection to the pro ceedings being laid upon the table if the hon. membe r would move for them. MANAGEMENT OF THE METROPOLIS. Mr. BUXTON asked the Home Secretary if he had con sidered the great facility with which London had bee n provided with the requisite organisation for the S c hool Board, and if he did not think it probable he pl ight pre pare a measure for the creation of a constitu tion for the Metropolis in the present year. Mr. BRUCE could not see the analogy b etween the School Board and a scheme of local gover nment. (A laugh.) Any scheme of local government which would be acceptable to the House would interfere with existing in stitutions, both ancient and modern ; and looking at the measures to he brought on, the Government with reluc tance decided not to introduce a bill on the subject this session. IRISH RAILWAYS. Mr. W. 0. GORE, who had given notice that he would ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce a measure for the reform of the railway system in Ireland, and, if so , on what day, postponed his question. ROYAL RESIDENCE IN IRELAND. Mr. STACPOOLE asked the First Lord of the TreasurY whether, having regard to the desire generally expresse d in Ireland, that there should be a royal residence in tha t country, her Majesty's Government would propose t ° Parliament this session a grant to purchase such suitable residence. Mr. GLADSTONE said this was a question which lid, been for some time in the view of the Government, bf he was not in a position at the present moment to ma , any positive declaration upon the subject. SCOTCH ROAD REFORM. Sir DAVID WEDDERBURN asked whether the Lord Ad' cate intended to introduce during the session a gene s ' measure of road reform for Scotland. The LORD ADVOCATE said he was impressed with t he importance of the subject, but saw no prospect of Wr°. ducing a bill this session dealing with the matter. VOLUNTEER UNIFORMS. Mr. HARVEY LEWIS asked whether the Governor — f contemplated taking steps for obtaining uniforraiti° colour and pattern in volunteer uniforms and equipaiel'; Mr. CARDWELL said he should be glad to see g rete t uniformity in volunteer uniforms and accoutrements, u' the choice had been left to the volunteers thernseVesti hitherto, and it was not his present intention to any coercion upon them. (Hear, hear.) MEDICAL ATS. Dr. LUSH asked BRITISH whether it was the C intention of tiro Vice-President of the Council to bring in a bill fo r a ' es . amendment of the Medical Acts, during the present sion. ten - Mr. FORSTER said the Government had no su ch tion THE ARMY ORGANISATION BILL. Ms. EASTWICK asked the Secretary of War if 11 0 I., t u r i L lay upon the table a pro forma statement of the 0111.'the districts proposed by the Organisation Bill, silev in ,„3s, number of troops, the arrangements for rilling r ec • -1 and other details. rate Mr. CARDWELL said as soon as the detail s were c om they would be laid upon the table. OthPeOHLoImTeANLOANifS.a bill wou ld Mr. LOCKE M as E k T e R d be introduced this session to amend or Secretary the provis-°Ol5 of the Metropolitan Board of Works Lvaorayug Act (186—' had intr o - p whether he was aware that the Board uced three private bills which wouldextend their borro f lug powers to the amount of £275,000 in excess ° the 210,000,000 fixed by the Acts l3ll Mr. BRUCE said a bill was in course of preparatiou, ge had not yet been submitted to the Government' but was aware of the existence of the three private bills, lid the principle involved was not n ew, and they w( ' ' stand upon their meri THE PURCHASE SYSTBAI. if for STO Lord BUST ACE CECIL asked the Secretary l i a er the proposed system of promotion by selection vven'who tend to the non-purchase branches of the a rmy ;. i ' oo s would be the position of candidates for direct c omm iss to who had passed their examinations, and those wil° We waiting their turn to do so. 4: 0 , ten d " , Mr. CARDWELL said the system would no. ''... 400 6, non-purchase branches. As to candidates for c ompo' , 0 t th ur o n se acc wh o o rd h i a n d g passedthtbe examinations would wtoitoiluds,reacnedivteb;oriPoll:o had not passed would have to obtain. their c o THE EUROPEAN WAR. The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGHT O'CLOCK, with SOME HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other paper. This Edition will always contain the LATES r NEWS of the WAR, and of all other events. • radar li to ] 'a. It lii th, ha I .lla t Aedi 1 )4 4 till