The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

Little Johnny's Catechism,

(Rom The Owl.)
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Britannia—Can you tell me, child, what yon
Little Johnny-1 am a very small member of a
very weak Cabinet, in a very great country.
Britannia—How do you account for havc2"
become this member?
Little Johnny—By reason of the name which I
inherited from my fathers and my grandfathers at
my birth.
Britannia--Did they give you anything else at
your birth which should fit you for your Fres'll‘,
post ?

- Little Johnny—Yes ; the talent of sacrificing
everything to keep it, and of providing for all 1235
relations and friends.

Britannia—Have you any other higher duties ' 7

Little Johnny—No.

Britannia—ab, poor Johnny ! how sadly Y°ll
have been neglected. Tell me, child, how did Yo 3
expect to keep in office ?
Little Johnny—By preserving Denmark ana
keeping the peace.
Britannia—And what have you done ?
Little Johnny—Dismembered Denmark, and in-
volved this country in war.
Britannia—And will this keep you in office ?
Little Johnny—No ; bou-hou—it will turn me out'
Britannia—Who hates you more than the GL:r4
mans ?
Little Johnny—The Danes.
Britannia—Who laughs at you more than pis'

mark ?
Little Johnny—Tbo Emperor of the French.
Britannia.—lf you go to war without him, what
will happen ?
Little Johnny—We shall blockade all the German

ports, end Ezep out our own commerce, and es%:ry-
thing will go into Germany through France, and

American cruisers under the German flag will
destroy our commerce, and the French wilt carry
the -trade of the world and get the Rnine provinces,
and we shall probably go to war with the United
States, and we shall not be able to send enough
troops to turn the Germans out of Denmark-0
that the war cannot be a success, and if it is, success
will be worse than failure.

Britannia—Naughty boy; did you see all this at
lie beginning ?

Little Johnny—No; I never could see very far
ahead.

Britannia—Well, you have got matters into a
great mess; but pay attention. Yon want to
revenge yourself on Prussia ?

Little Johnny—Oh, yes.
Britannia—And you think you can do it by goil3g
to war against Germany ?
Little Johnny--Yes.
Britannia—Silly child. Do you know that the
Etnperor will not go with you unless you separate
Federal Germany from despotic Prussia; that 8i64
marck wants to see Hamburg blockaded 17
English ships; that to fight against the princiP,e
of nationality in Holstein makes the co-operation
of the Enperor impossible ? But you can auPP°r
independent Holstein and Germany against t,,
°t
tyranny of Prussia, and gat the Emperor to ass's",.
you against Prussia, and got a better line for the
Danes, besides humiliating Prussia. My dear bog,
I know German politics are rather difficult to under;
stand, but, before going to war, you reallyue
have a clear idea of who is your enemy, and how.
you can best damage him. If you go to war cot'
Germany, you fight against your best ally. If 51:3
go to war for Germany, you will destroy Prussia'
and get far better terms in the end for Denraar'
If you had only asked somebody who knew gthi'lite
it at the beginning, you might have saved yourself
this lesson, which will make everybody laugh at
you,

LORD ABINGER AND HIS BUTLER,--At the
Hammersmith police-court yesterday, Samuel
son, a tall young man, butler to the Dowager Lady Abinger,
of 33. Queen's Gate-terrace, Kensington, was placed in the
dock before Mr Ingham, charged with being drunk and
assau:ting Lord Abinger. William Harris said he was a
servant to Lord Abinger. On Tuesday night his lordship
went out to a party, and prisoner had to wait up for his
and he complied with
return. The prisoner asked witness to take his place for a
short time as he wanted to go out,
his request. He dozed for a few minutes,. and he was
awoke by hearing a noise. lie ran upstairs and found his
lordship and the prisoner fighting together in the entrance
hall. Witness tried to part them, and after some time he
succeeded, and the prisoner went down stairs. His lord-
ship requested witness to fetch a policeman. The prisoner
then ran upstairs into his lordship's dressing-room.
another.
h prisoner again. Witness followed after him and saw him strike his lord-
ship,d
not h
er n. The theyfought
struck gain.
did not know which struck first in the hull. Witness held
the prisoner ' • the Tfihresyt blow both,
struckbu t witness 010
while his lordship ran out and fetched two
constables. They came and took the prisoner in charge.
Police-constible T said, at half-past eleven o'clock 011
Tuesday night he was on duty in Queen's Gate-terrace,
when he was called by his lordship to take the prisoner i-Ite
cu,Oody. The prisoner had been drinking. He was under
thu influence of liquor. Mr Ingham—Partly drunk. Nira3
Lord Abinger sober ? Constable—Yes, your worship ; the
prisoner said his lordship struck him first. Mr Ingham—Did
yousee any marks of violence upon his lordship? Constable--•
'rt.
Yes, sir; his nose was cut and there was blood upon his ab
Mr Ingham (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to say tier
thing ? The Prisoner—l am very sorry it happened. I was
not the instigator of it. As to being under the influence of
liquor, I was as sober an I am now. His lordship
came home from a dinner party, but I do not know
whether bo was sober or not. Mr Ingham (to
Harris)--What do you say; were they sober or not ?
Witness—My opinion is that they were both sober. note
prisoner was very excited. Mr Ingham (to the constable)
—How do you know that the prisoner had been drinking ?
Constable—He appeared so. He smelt of liquor. Dir
Ingham—l find that Lord Abinger is obliged to go to the
House of Lords to-day. I shall remand the prisoner for
his attendance. The prisoner was soon afterwards bailee
to appear.
of the Alabama (says the Courrier du Havre), the 1\ Ito;
THE ALABAMA.—At the news of the destrucTtio
American vessels in this port dressed themselves put with
flags as a tokell of XdoiCiTlC'•