The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-04 00:00:00

Another system long established among the
labouring classes of the French population, benevo-
lent observers in this country have yet more ear-
nestly hoped might some day be adopted here in
England—to the certain and immediate diminution
of a very large amount of infant mortality caused by
the injudicious administration of soporific draughts
such as the notorious " DAFFY'S Elixir.'' In Sir
FRANCIS HEAD'S delightful volume of gossip about
France and the French people, but principally
about Paris and the Parisians, a work oddly en-
titled "A Faggot of French Sticks," there may be
found a very graphic and charming description of
one of those same useful and beneficent institutions
now, and for some years past, in full opera-
tion, daily, in various parts of the French
capital. Day-homes, they may be described as being,
for children-in-arms whose mothers are engaged,
from sunrise to sundown, in the workshops of Paris,
earning their livelihood. At these benevolent
establishments, usually presided over and tended
throughout the day by a Sceur de la Charite, the
toiling mothers, early of a morning, on their way
to their daily labours, leave their little infants in
the care of the good nuns or matrons—leave them
there to be cherished and nurtured until those
mothers shall return for them towards nightfall :
and all this for some fractional amount of money per
week ; just sufficient, indeed, to pay for the food,
rent, and firing required upon the respective
institutions. None of those deleterious drugs con-
sequently are the Parisian mothers tempted to admi-
nister, none of those baneful drugs administered only
too frequently by hardworking mothers here in
London—drugs employed amongst the latter to
hush into an unnatural quietude—repeatedly re-
sulting in death—the " little hindering thing," ac-
cording to an exquisite phrase applied by
GERALD MASSEY to an infant child over whose
death he is lamenting.
Immeasurably worse, however, than the infant
mortality caused here in England, either uninten-
tionally by the incautious administration of an over-
dose of " DAppy,
s Elixir," or designedly by the
fiendish perpetrators of the crime of infanticide—
immeasurably unutterablyworse than the actual mor-
tality thus caused among the child-population, are
the dreadful wrongs affect' Ing one most afflicted sec-
tional part of that population,
wrongs that, during
these last few weeks, our leading contemporary has
nobly ventured not only to
touch upon, but boldly
to stigmatise and reprobate with a
scorn and
eloquence not unworthy of the Times. Dreadful
wrongs these are, only requiring, here,
thin casually
to be glanced at—wrongs of twofold infamy, here of
of individual loathsome disease inherited, here

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profanation.
Reflecting, in this wise, upon how it
has long since come to pass that so many
tender innocents aro being dealt with. here
in England, here in London, the thought recurs
to us of the fiery tempest poured down centu-
ries back upon the cities of the plain, u:da
'Vie yearn at least for some tardy effort being at
length made with a view to the ditniuution 01

those frequent atrocities by a vigorous interposition
on the part of the Legislature. . The lucre publica-
tion of a return.of the nurribe-,- of ir,ianticides, within
a given time, in and about the neighbourhood. ci
the metropolis, is as nothing. It is simply And
parely a preliminary proceeding. It should lead
ra something else cf a really practical character—
with the intention of at ;east striving thereby to
abe at an appreciable diminution in the number
of infanticides. Air.buNcomAE, who moved for the
return alluded to, has unhappily passed away
from amongst us. Another must follow up the
good work, he was in this particular quite
evidently meditating. Is there no 'me amongst all
the members of the House of Commons, is there no

ono especially amongst our metropolitan represen-
tatives, who will take up the matter where the late
member for Finbbury left it, and who will nest

The oonclusion of the Frankfort Congress makes
one reflect as to what has been done by all this stir
and commotion, this gathering of princes and as-
semblage of potentates. It would be ungracious
to say that no good has been effected, while at the
same time it would be untrue to declare that more
practical benefits might not
have
The future Directory is settled to
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reservations.
These princes seem determined thatnitdsehnalilgl
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and
those long
threinireifpaluelst
pirferveafiolrmin gseamines tmheeadsuayre,
Pin vogue. It is strange that people can be so blind
to the signs of the times, and put themselves, as it
were, out of communion with those who look to
them for help in the great work of progress now
exciting the minds of all civilised communities, and
identifying itself, as it were, with the spirit of the
age. At the close of the Conference, the Emperor
of AUSTRIA proposed the formation of a Committee
for the purpose of examining the protocols. The
Congress proceeded to elect six members for this
Committee, and fixed upon the King of SAXONY,
the Grand Dukes of BADEN and MECKLENBURG
SCHWERIN, the Elector of HESSE, the Duke of
SATE COBURG GOTIIA, and Dr. HALLER, the Bur-
gomaster of Hamburg. Unfortunately, the mem-
bers of the Committee could not come to an under-
standing, and therefore the final consideration of
the revised form could not be considered, as was
proposed on Monday. There is, doubtless, consider-
able truth in the reports afloat that the Emperor's
patience is severely put to the test by the conduct
of some of those debaters in the assembly. They
seem to ignore the purpose for which they have
been assembled, and to shut their eyes to the fact
that if they are to consider all their own fancies,
and seek only the furtherance of their pet projects,
they might as well, indeed they had much
better, have remained at home. It is idle
to come to a great national assembly intent en
private aggrandisement, tied inflated with pecu-
liar prejudices. Unless every one is willing and
able to sink personal pique, and to pat aside parti-
cular views to attain general advantages, no meeting
can ever prosper, and the details and discussions
will end in smoke. " Self-denial" is not a pleasant
thing, bat it is a very necessary one sometimes, and
those Princes who now abhor its mention may
hereafter bitterly regret their lost chances and
missed opportunities. One thing the EMPEROR
holds fast to, and it is not to be wondered at—he
will not relinquish the right of being at the head of
the German Confederation. This is not a matter
of surprise, and, indeed, he can hardly be called to
account for his persistency, since Austria has more
claims to respect and regard at present than Prus-
sia. In other things the august proposer of the
scheme has not shown himself unwilling to make
sacrifices, if they are such as may conduce to the
benefit of the Germans, and help to maintain a
spirit of unity. There is great doubt existing with I
regard to the question of Ministerial Conferences. 1
It is rumoured that Prussia will not immediately
agree to their arrangements, but later on may bring
forward counter propositions. It is hardly likely
that King WILLIAM will have the sense, the deci-
sion, and the courage to dismiss M. BISMARK ; bat
if he should do so, and propose a series of resolu-
tions that would offer more liberty to the States,
and give the people a truer representation,
he might
yet gain the prestige for himself of being the re-
generator of the freedom of his country, and of those
contiguous States whose interests are so identical,
and whose mutual influence is so considerable for
good or for evil. It is an opportunity not to be lost
by one who would distinguish himself now, and
acquire a renown that should survive in enduring
lustre hereafter. It is to be feared that the present
ruler of Prussia has not the discernment to behold
the necessity, nor the discretion to adopt such a
course. The general state of affairs is not altogether
as it ought to be. A reflective people like the
Germans, one would imagine, would not find
so much difficulty in arriving at a solu-
tion of political enigmas as they have uni-
versally done. If, as has been feared in
some
quarters, some princes refuse to sign the protocol,
they will be exhibiting to their own subjects
their inefficiency and unwillingness to meet half-
way, in any scheme for reform, and they will
also demonstrate to Europe that pretentious as-
surance and determined self-will may mar the
best .constructed plans, and render void the efforts
of Statesmen and the counsels of Princes. The
Grand Duke, it has been intimated, has agreed to
his Government joining any Ministerial Confer•
ences, on condition that both the Great Powers
agree to take part in them. This is making a
loophole for escape, since grave suspicions are
entertained that such an event will not take place.
It is a pity that Princes and Statesmen in gene-
ral should thus delude and deceive themselves.
If they can outwit this reformer, and manoeuvre to
upset this scheme of progress, they think they have
achieved a great success. Experience will show
them very different things, and the page of histety,
if they read it aright, would instruct far other-
wise. It tes attested through many a deathltes
age. hovir Often legislators have erred, and monarchs
utialevi'dpnt mistakensgins their vocation in smothering the
of reformation. For the storm has
burst, and in the coromon ruin neither sceptre or
crown has been spared to survive the wreck. It
is the true wisdom that can appreciate the neces-
sity for a chat, e
g 1 and at once set to work to
make it.

l'h.of meteorological e—ci—ence is likely to
derivee causefn much valuable assistance from Air. GLAI-
repeated experi-
STIER. That gentleman has, by
meats, effected at the cost of seine
risk and hard-
ship, made a series of observations, whose results
are calculated to afford important service. We
have of late years learned to appreciate more highly
the practical utility of this science. Thanks to
Admiral FITZROY, meteorological knowledge has
proved of immense benefit to our mariners and
fishermen. The seaman, no longer dependent on
his "weather eye " for judging the fluctuations of
the weather, may consult the glass, and avoid
those sudden and disastrous storms which so
often quench the light in a humble home.
Time was when meteorology was looked upon

as one of the most purposeless and profitless of
studies by many persons, who are now startled to
find winds and waves confirming the auguries of
the man of science. But Mr. GLAISHER would ex-
tend its range even further. He employs a new
term, " aerial meteorology," to typify his branch of
the science. He says—" To ascend vertically like
a rocket into the regions of the upper atmosphere
instruMents, the smallest fluctuate
—to test personally, and by the a.oidnaofiathethnoicaesirt
space, with a circular hone
and temperature—to sail h.oroiazoanrtoalulayd aotf will
almostin
illimitable extent—to view the conflicting varia-
tions of a day's weather exhibited in their rise,
gfiosiununebgnsteiha
the
new earth,
faculty and
tt
oo
bseeaer, themma
ong-
edse subsidence--to eh—i
ht o
direct
tpresenthe am
ong
e etmg
e oorno.
progress,
gool
lygehrdeoi dsf sd:sae nbaduraiidynn
a new opening for study in the science of meteo-
rology." The risks attending such a mode of
locomotion be considers have been exaggerated.
In all modes of transit, he observes, there is some
danger ; accident and occasional loss of life are
inseparable attendants on every mode of locomo-
tion ; and while the average number of disasters
in aerial ascents is not so greatly in excess of
those attending excursions by other means, he
complains that every single catastrophe that has
ever occurred to an aeronaut has been carefully
registered, without regard to the numerous aerial
voyages accomplished without any accident what-
ever. He cautions prudence, however, and know-
ledge of one's business—two qualifications indis-
pensable alike to the safety of charioteers, engine-
drivers, and helmsmen. A timid, imprudent, or
incapable aeronaut puts himself and his compa-
nions in undeniable jeopardy. "Mr. COXWELL,"
says Mr. GLAISHER, " admiral of his own craft,
is the high atmosphere, seated. in his basket vessel,
with his grapnel at his side, I hold as worthy of
confidence as any admiral in England to con-
duct his fleet." The experience and judgment
of so accomplished an aeronaut are not, however, to
be attained in a day, and it is to be hoped that the
late melancholy accident, which resulted in the
death of Mr. CHAMBERS, will prove a caution
against similar needless attempts.
The interesting account given by Mr. GLAISHER
of his ascent last April from the Crystal Palace ex-
emplifies some of the dangers of aerial navigation.
An hour and eighteen minutes after starting, the
aeronauts were four miles high. But, in descend-
ing, Mr. COXWELL'S experience suggested that
they might have been travelling along more quickly
than they supposed, and he deemed it advisable to
descend until the earth was again visible. He
opened the valve freely, and they came down at the
rate of a mile in three minutes: When they were
still 10,000 feet from the earth, Mr. GLAISHER, who
was busy with his instruments, heard Mr. COXWELL
suddenly exclaim, " What's that ?'' He might well
be startled, for the sight which he saw was no other
than Beachy Head, betokening that they were close
to the sea, and could barely save themselves. Mr.
GLAISHER tells us that he looked over the car and
the sea seemed to be under them. "There is not a
moment to spare," cried his companion; " leave the
instruments." We may fancy the keen regret with
which the man of science obeyed these instructions,
not only forfeiting his observations, but losing- his
instruments, which were nearly all broken by the
rapidity of their descent. Thanks to the bold and
decided course adopted by Mr. COXWELL, the dan-
ger was averted, the balloon descending at New-
haven, close to the sea, only four minutes the time,
when at an attitude of 10,000 feet Mr. COXWELL
first caught sight of Beachy Head. Mr. GLAISHER
describes the singularity of the effect produced be
their hasty down-coming : the earth appearing to
be coming up to them. On a subsequent expedition,
starting from the same spot, Mr. GLAISHER made
alreadyn
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correctnessumr aaaibudl
oee.
ffobservations
causes
re
specting
variations,
which have
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it,
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untowarde
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aoo the
gnf
accident,
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tiw compelledatmosphere,er were
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itandso boydb other
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the solution of several perplexities until another
voyage. The reason of this delay Mr. GLAISHER
professed himself to be almost ashamed to give, and
truly it may well temper the pride and self-conceit
of humanity, possibly unduly elevated by the tri-
umphcoaaonnotodfri est sfihegeaurmrc
disfigure man's
leimso
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aoto : receive Some
o m e wickedness positive
miscreant
ofs contemptible
nature.science,
ethvaidte
shsaocle
o t, cut a
ot
oballoonsknifee ox previous\vELL s o
suddenly
theo ly
withntly Mr. a .
detected a large rent in it which compelled their
descent. The public will be shocked and disgusted
to learn from Mr. GLAISHER that this is no isolated
event, for that Mr. GREEN had a still narrower
escape many years since, and he denounces it as a
danger to which all aeronauts are liable. Such
criminals, if they could be detected, ought to be
treated with the greatest severity, and we trust
that on future occasions a sharp watch will be kept.
The perils of aerial navigation are great enough in
the present state of experience and science without
supperadding a peril which might endanger any
traveller. The manner in which Mr. GLAISHER
describes the impression left on his mind by his
aerial flights is most instructive and startling. We
meet with none of the boastful arrogance too com-
mon among successful eavans. We find none of the
materialistic train of thought which sometimes
mars the lessons of scientific explorers, in launch-
ing into the vast regions of the upper world, in
voyaging through the illimitable pathways of
space,
the sense of Infinity
grows upon the mortal travel-
ler, the existence rf an unseen Power makes itself
felt through the harmony of the universe. The
ahlt man of science
who has first recorded his ex-
perience describes himself as a hatti.working prac-
tical man, used
eet.chl reasoning and exact cal-
culations, yet the sense of awe and sublimity was
hie dotninant feeling, not curiosity as to results or
triumph in „ma r
6al aeluevementa. " I believe
it," he Bays, "to be tthntte"
ectual yearning after
the knowledge of the CREATOR, and an involuntary
faith ntknowledging the immortality of the soul."

DISTRICT COURT-MARTIAL AT ST, GEORGE'S
BARRACKS, TRAVALGAM-SQUARE,—On Saturday a
district court-Martial was commenced at tht above barracks,
to inquire into certain charges preferred against Sergeant
Major Charles Fletcher, of the Ist Battalion of Grenadier
Guards, regimental (Auk. The following officers composed
the court :- -Lieut.-Col. Stanley (president), Captains Gas-
coyue, Jarrett, lion. Douglas Pennant, and Lord Claude
llamilten, and Lieut. :trotter. The lion. Capt. Sack:via°
prosecuted on the pert of the regiment, and Mr. Smythe,
solicior, of Rochester-row, defended the prisoner. Thy
following is a summary of the charges for 039 JIIVCAFgatiOn
of which the court-marti:d was appointed : " For disgrace-
ful conduct in having at different times, as stated below,
when employed as regimental clerk to the Grenadier
Guards, at London, embezzled or fraudulently misapplied
sums of pubic money amounting to £415, or thereabout,
obtained by means of cheques on thc, recruiting account of
the Gi-
renadier
eiGrroed ,rtohe:d recruitingvt leehprafioadsicytelaieeaert:
ngnbtcelGsleiya
ouont Guards---namely, £35 by means of a cheque
fot
amounting
mh,
fraud
commencementoi
omnu snoeatrni tnaciobg embezzlement
omuotbr
the tedhze
oe:fl
ale osbmtti joheovenfe
tF accountsweruobernerruee.
ea
stated,
asedB:6upi 'to,r'hau.
s
asked what he had to say to the charge, by the advice of
cohismsmolliseBiitoonr,elfiltehaedeodffeguilt?;, He said ho had been led to the
of previous good
char:
tey gambling and drink. Evidence
deliberated on their judgment, which
ibeehe been given,
wasgive na,
announced
euenocuerdt
would be forwarded to the military authoritite for confir-
=Um

Lord Clarendon has
gone o Frankfort lately, to
tit can, and to keep
be there while the great meeting of the German
Sovereigns goes
on on, to gather all the information
t--
affairs; and he is
now, we are told, engaged in
writing a memorial nths ee
Ge rn awa
inthqut he
se I
ion . currentT h
st
n f
uic)
reminds us that he may probably return some day
to the Foreign-office, and makes us think what we
shall gain
or lose by having him there. Lord
Clarendon happens to be an excellent representa-
tive of a particular
class of politicians. He is a
professional statesman,
and about up to a fair ave-
rage. Happening to have an hereditary access to
political life, he went throw gh all the preparation
t
for it which Is moat approved; he gave himself up
to the work of his department with a regulation
measure of official zeal; and when he is out of office
he takes an interest in public busines:e and, by mak-
ing himself master of what is going on, holds him-
self in readiness to take office again. Such a career
is commonplace, but it is creditable and useful. It
may seem as if it were a very simple thing to get
such a man as Lord Clarendon, and to give him
such a prospect of office
.as will encourage him to
keep himself from stagnation. And, in one sense,
it is easy to get such a man. The educated classes
of England can always furnish statesmen of this
calibre in abundance. If we take Lord Clarendon
in the Upper House, or a man like Mr. Cardwell
in the Lower, we see at once that they are on a
level with men who succeed in intellectual pro-
fessions. They might have made good working
Judges, or Colonial Governors, or Indian offi-
cials. Possibly, if they had been Bishops, they
would have been a little above the average. They
do not rise above the standard of educated gentle.
men of good ability, but then they do not fall below
it. There are very few men who come up to Lon-
don with a high University reputation of whom
there is the slightest reason to suppose that they
would do better if the chance were given them.
There are astonishingly few men in England, sup•
posed to have an aptitude for public life, as to whom
even their warmest admirers can seriously believe
that it makes any difference to the country whether
they are in Parliament or not. If. Lord Clarendon
or Mr. Cardwell had never been in Parliament,
there is every reason to hope that some other men
of their mark and standard would have been. But
then it is a very great gain to the country that
this should be the type of our professional statesmen,
and that, having a class of persons like Lord Claren-
don and Mr. Cardwell in society, we should get
them to devote their lives to public affairs. It can
scarcely be said there is any other country but En-
gland in which it can be confidently expected that
the bulk of the Cabinet will be on a par, in intellect,
honesty, manners, and character, with an English
judge. Such a man as Lord Clarendon is an im-
possibility in America. There he would have to
write a history if he were industrious, or to import
marbles and correspond with European noblemen
if he were idle ; but there would be no more
opening for him in public life than there
is for a Sunday opera in Edinburgh. It may
be said that it is one great aim and result of the
British constitution to produce, rear, and reward
men like Lord Clarendon. And if sneerers remark
that this is rather a little fruit for such a big tree,
they may be reminded that even much more romantic
things than the English Constitution have a pro-
saic as well as a poetical side.
Lord Clarendon is not a great statesman, nor even
a party leader. He has none of the qualities that
lead to eminence of any sort. But it ought to be
observed that he is much above the usual feeble
Whig who is put in at the end of Cabinets to please
the great families. Sir G. Grey is the price we pay
for having Lord Palmerston. The Premier will not
allow us to love him without also loving his dog;
and both Lord Palmeretou and Lord Russell have a
persuasion, from which they *ill never get free,
that any Whig is fit for any place he can get, ezeept
for the very big pleas net ought to be reserted for
the very big Whigs. Lord Palmersteb tieter fdund
any incident cf his varied career more incompte-
hcbsible titan that the public eheald have been dis-
pleased at his appointment of Lord Clanriearde.
But humbler people Whit it tin object of no small
importance to keep clear of the very objectiotiable
type of official. It eves a great thing that India
should vase from the hetids of Lord Lyveden to those
of Lord Stanley, and it would be an excellent thing
if Sir G. Grey. were replaced by Mr. Cardwell.
The Itoules of Parliament and the country at large
take the measure of public men with tolerable ex-
actness, and perhaps statesmen are more often
underrated than overrated. Only a very small
ortion of the British public understood the
merits of Lord Meltddatue, Anyone would much
rather have to go on a matter' public business to
Lord Palmeteton or Mr. Gladstone
*lean to Sir
Charles Wood. Even when Sir Charles Wool' i"
right, and takes a sensible independent course, he
is one of the least accommodating, sociable, and
courteous of men. He makee things as unpleasant
where a superior man would make them as pleasant
as possible. Lord Clarendon may again, in the
natural course of things, return to the Foreign
Office, and if we minor get any better man there,
We may, be content o,Pu!cl have his tun]. We
arc not sure that it would ho any Inol if he suc-
ceeded Lord Rumen. It is undoubtedly &nimble
that, at a time when foreign affairs occupy exclu-
sively the attention of England, and when every
month brings with it the danger of a new war
somewhere or other, there should be some one at the
Foreign Office whose name itself carries weight, and
whose character and position ensure that his opinion
will generally be the opinion of the Cabinet. But
Bien Lord Clarendon would be much more easily
kept right than Lord. Reeeeli. Ho would not be
nearly so eff,nsive. He would not have the auda-
city to job in a feet-efees way, and would never
venture to torment a diplomatist of the highest
ability and reputetiori is to resigning. in ord.:: to
make room tax 4 Villivl6.-SaturdayiZeviet;,

STREETS OF PARIS.—Ode of the sections of the
report of the committee on the nomenclature of the
Paris streets, just presented to the Prefect of the Seine,
refers to the different terms used to designate the public
thoroughfares according to their form, dimensions, situa-
tion, or importance. Thus the uEe of the word Square,
which had been adopted from the English, will be discon-
tinued, and that of Place in future applied to all open
spaces, whether planted as gardens, like the ground before
the Arts-et-Metiers and around the Tower of Saint-
Jacques, or left entirely open. The Barrieres no
longer existing, that word will be abandoned, as also
those of Route, Chemin, Sentier, Chemin de
Ronde, Allee, and Chaussee. The name of the Rue de
la Chaussee d'Antin, which is so universally known, caused
the committee to hesitate a little before deciding on the sup-
pression of the latter word. The name Chaussee-d'Actin
being applied not only to a street but also to a whole dis-
trict, the determination was come to, to preserve it for the
latter; as an exception, and restore to the street the name of
Mont-Blanc which it had previously borne. That street has
in fact often changed its name, and been successively
called Chemin de l'Egout-de-Gaillon, Chemin des Porche-
runs, Chemin de la Chaussee-d'A.ntin, Rue de l'Hotel-
Dieu, hue de la Chaussee-d'Antin, Rue Mirabeau, and
Rue du Mont• Blanc. The Empress Josephine occupied
the house No. 62, before her marriage with Gen. Bonaparte,
and Gen. Foy died in the same residence in 1825. Close
by was also the hotel of Cardinal Fesch. The use of the
word boulevard is also to be circumscribed. That term
generally signifies a rampart, and should only be applied to
roads which follow the line of the ancient fortifications, or
which at least run in a circular direction, and suppose
more oi less the traces of an old municipal boundary. The
wide, thoroughfares which traverse the city in an oblique di-
rection, or run from the centre to the circumference, are in
reality Avenues. The designation Boulevard as applied to
some of the transversal thoroughfares recently opened in the
centre of Paris will however be retained. The attention of
the committee has also been directed to the abuse of certain
names in the nomination of the streets or public places, not
less than 18 bearing the title of Eglise, 7 of de la Mairie,
16 that of Marie, and the words Notre Dame forming part
of the appellations of 16 others. Such a state of things call
loudly for reform, and will shortly be remedied.
FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT OFF THE ISLE OF MAN.
—A fatal accident happened in Douglas Bay, Isle of
Man, on Tuesday afternoon. Six young men, visitors, of
respectable connections, hired one of the slight rowing gigs
(named the Willie) which are let to persons desirous of
visiting the numerous picturesque little creeks which
abound in the neighbourhood of Douglas Bay. The
names of the young men are Henry Whiteside, of Liver.
pool; Henry Hollands, of Manchester; E. G. Henshaw, of
Shrewsbury; Armstrong, of Ormskirk ; Byers, of
Orniskirk ; and J. S. Cooke, in the employ of Messrs. B.
Smith and Sons, Back-square, Manchester. At the time
they rowed out into the bay it was blowing a stiffish
breeze from the south west. They proceeded to the
northern part of the bay, opposite the Castle Mona Hotel,
which portion of the bay, under the influence of the wind
blowing from the quarter mentioned, is generally covered
with short chopping seas, peculiarly dangerous to small
rowing boats, especially if they are manned by inexpe•
rienced amateur boatmen, such as these were. They
were turning the little craft, scarcely broader than a plank,
with a view of returning towards the harbour, when,
caught by a wave, she swamped, and the six young men
wero thrown struggling in the water. Their screams for
ian
help attracted the notice of a Mr. J. P. Thomas, of b
cheater, who was in a sailing boat about a hundred yards
from the scene of the disaster. He immeiiately steered
his boat towards the drowning men, five of whom were
endeavouring to keep their heads above water by means
of the oars, two being attached tone oar,
turned bottom while the other
was
scrambled on to their boat, which
but he was washed off three times,. and. as o. ften
upwards, two
struggled back again. Mr. Thomas, with the aid of
harbour boatmen, named William K.ernanand John Todd,
who were in his boat, succeeded in picking up all. the
young men except Whiteside, who sank within six minutes
after the accident, and did not .
The. unfortunate
young man, we are informed, was an assistant in the Liver-
pool branch of Messrs. Copestoke, Moore, Crampton, and
Co.- Liverpool Mercury.
MELANCHOLY CASE OF DROWNING AT LEEDS.—
Mr. Blackburn, borough coroner, held an inquest
on Wednesday, on the badierof two boys, one of whom was
drowned whilst bathing, and the other in attempting to save
The nam sof the ee . were
the life of his companion.
Squire Broadbent, aged 13, and George Edward Shippen,
aged 12. On Tuesday evening they went to bathe in a re-
servoir adjoining Mr. Parker's mill at Hunslet, and when
they had been in at short time Broadbent went out of his
depth, and being unable to swim began to sink. Shippen,
seeing that his companion was drown-
who eould swim,
fng., dived in to his assistance. Unfortunately, he came
'
us contact with Broadbent before reaching the surface of
the water,
and the drowning lad seized him and held him
sa tightly that he was unable to liberate himself, and
both tetllginsd under water for some moments. At length
Broadbent toed to the surface, called out " Mother I" and
sank. Immediately aftetwiards Shippen was seen. On
reaching the surface of the Water he tried to swim, but was
completely exhausted, and went down after the companion
whom he bad so bravely attempted to save. At that mo-
ment a young roan named Joshua Watkinson, who lives in
the neighbourhood, and who had dressed himself up for a
' walk atter his day's work, was informed that two lads were
drowning, and he ran to the reservoir, and without remov-
ing any of his clothes, jumped into the water. The bodies
of the deceased were found lying about a yard apart, but
life was quite extinct, The jury returned a verdict of acci-
dental death, and it was ordered that the reservoir should
be feuced off.—Leeds Mercury.
GROSS SUPERSTIMON.—In one of the streets of
Taunton there resides a wan and his wife who have
the-qre of a child. This child wes attacked with scarlatina,
and to all :?Pearance3 death was, inevitable. it jury of
matrons was, as :•• Were, empanelled, ond to prevent the
child "dying hard," it the doors in the house, all the
drawers, all the boxes, all tLe cupboards, were thrown wido
open, the keys taken out, and the body of the child placed
under a beam, whereby a sure, certain, and easy passage
into eternity could be secured. We tcher3 held their vigils
throughout the weary night, and in the morning the child,
to the surprise of all, did not die, and is now gradually re-
covering.-- 13r/rt./mate): Mercury.
LAUNCH OF AN AUSTRALIAN PASSENGER STEAM-
VESSEL.—Yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock, a
splendid iron screw steam-vessel, named the Nutfield, was
launched from the premises of the builders, Messrs. James
a large.
Ash and Co., Isle of Dogs, Poplar, in the
number of spectators. The ceremony
performed by Ma s. Stewart, and after the launch
ofp christeningesen
:s
r the vessel
t vvessel
was removed into dock, to be fitted with her machinery
and boilers:, previous to being forwarded to her owners in
Australia, whore she will be used for river passenger traffic.
Thu Nuffield is 1,77) tons Lurthen ; I,,ngth, 215 feet; and
1 breadth, 25 feet 6 inches,

In accordance with orders to that effect issued by
Major-General Eyre, commanding the Chatham
district, the whole of the non-commissioned officers
and men attached to the invalid depot at Chatham
garrison are to be transferred from the invalid
establishment to the Royal Engineer Hospital, and
the whole of the official documents and accounts of
the depot made up to the 20th inst., preparatory to
the Chatham invalid establishment being abolished,
and the St. Mary's casemate(' barracks taken pos-
session of by the battalion of infantry now occupy-
ing the Hut barracks and Brompton barracks
Chatham.

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HER MAJESTY.

The Queen in Germany.
Oa Monday afternoon the King of Prussia, o

his return from Baden-Baden, arrived at Cobourg
by special train from Lichtenfels, and immediately
proceeded to Rosenau on a visit to her Majesty the
Queen. His M&jesty only remained at Rosenau
two hours, and at eight o'clock. left the Coburg
Railway Station by special train for Eisenach,
whence he travelled to Berlin by the night train.

The King was accompanied by M. Bismark
Schonhausm, the President of the Prussian Cabinet,
who did not proceed to Rosenau with the King,
but remained in Coburg. He, however, continued
the journey to the Prussian capital with his Majesty,
Tho news of the expected visit of the King of
Prussia was not known in Coburg till Monday
morning, but it was soon circulated in the town,
and on the arrival of the royal special a considerable
crowd had assembled at the station. During the
short absence of the King at Rosenau, the curious
Cohurgers had full opportunity to see the famous
Prussian Minister, whom they apparently regarded
with great interest.

The Emperor has, the Patric states, accepted the
Grand Cross of the restored Mexican Order of Notre Dame
de Guadaloupe. _ _

The Duke of Newcastle left town early in the
week for Chunber, Notts, on his way to Scotland.

The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort and Lady
Edith Somerset will return to town on Monday next.

The Marquis of Tullibardine has arrived at
Dunkeld, N. 8., from Canada, where his lordship had been
doing duty with the Scots Fusilier Guards. The noble
and gallant marquis has returned home sooner than was
expected, owing to the precarious state of the Duke of
Athole.

The Earl and Countess of Yarborough are pro-
longing their visit to the Earl and Countess of Eglinton at
Eglinton Castle. Ayrshire.
The Earl and Countess of Rosso have arrived at
Brighton from the Continent, to pass a few months there,
as usual, before taking up their residence for the winter at
their seat m Ireland.

Viicount and Viscountess Ingestre and family
are prolonging their sojourn at Brighton.

Lord Londesborough is expected to arrive at
Grimston Park, Yorkshire, on Saturday next, from his
shooting quarters in Scotland.

The Hon. Frederick and Lady Eiizabeth Villiers
have left Osterley Park, near Southall, where they have
been visiting the Countess (Dowager) of Jersey, for Selby
Hall, their seat in Northamptonshire.

Sir Elwin Landseer left town on Wednesday for
Scotland, to pass a few weeks in the Highlands.