The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-04 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY TESTS.

The Manchester Guardian says that Lord John Manners
was recently asked by some rash Radical to what extent
he might be depended upon to assist the movement for the
repeal of University tests. The reply was explicit enough.
" Both as a member of Parliament and as a father of a
family," the noble lord will " oppose the measure for de-
priving the fellowships of colleges of their religious charac-
ter, and, should it unfortunately become law, never send
another son to the University."

MANSION HOUSE FRENCH RELIEF FUND.
Another general meeting of the committee of this fund
was held on Friday at the Mansion House, the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. His lordship reported
that the subscriptions received at the Mansion House up
to the previous evening amounted to £18804165. sd. The
sum received up to 'February 3 at the Daily Telegraph
office was £5,700, making a gross total of £24,504 16s. sd.
A letter was read from Colonel Stuart Wortley, stating
that English supplies were first to enter Paris, and that
the condition of the Parisians was worse than he expected.
Last Sunday there was not a loaf of bread in the whole
city, and people were dying rapidly of hunger. A letter
was also read from the Bishop of London, suggesting that
a request should be made to all the bishops to authorise
collections in the churches throughout the kingdom,
which was approved of. It was announced that seventy-
three members of the Stock Exchange had agreed to give
£1 per diem for 14 days.

Lady Spencer held her first drawing-room for the
season on Thursday night at Dublin Castle. There was a
brilliant assembly.
CLERICAL MANIFESTATION AT BRUSSELS.—On
the 2nd of February a demonstration in favour of the
Pope took place in Brussels. The " national pilgrimage,"
which bad been announced by the clerical press crossed
the town.
EDUCATION IN IRELAND.—The Right Hon. Lord
Greville, of Clonyn Castle, Delwin, with his wonted
liberality, has generously given a lease for ever, free, of a
beautiful site, together with a subscription of over 50
guineas, for a school at Balrath, on his lordship's estates,
Mullingar. The school is now nearly finished, and is con-
sidered one of the nicest in Westmeath. This will add
another to his lordship's many claims on the gratitude and
esteem of his prosperous tenantry, and the friends of edu-
cation and progress.—Freeman's Journal.
THE GENEVA CONVENTION : INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE.—It was settled at the International Con-
ference of the Societies for Aid to Sick and Wounded in
Time of War, held at Berlin in 1869, that a similar re-
union of delegates of the societies should be held at
Vienna in 1871. It has just been officially notified that
this intended meeting will not take place during the
present year, it being considered desirable that the
experience gained in the present war should be carefully
collected and studied before the fresh conferences are
held.—British Medical Journal.
DR. BREWER AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.—On
Thursday evening Dr. Brewer, by invitation, addressed
his constituents on the subject of the Franco-German
war. After speaking of the horrors and immense sacrifi-
fices occasioned by the war the Doctor deprecated the
war-cry being raised in this country, and at length
traced the causes of the present war from a German point
of view. Germany was entitled to make heavy demands,
and France ought to cede Alsace to the Vosges. Ger-
many had a right to claim Lorraine, but if she did he did
not know what she would do with it, so ultra-French were
the inhabitants ; and Germany would never be happy till
she gave it up again. Her best policy would be modera-
tion. Both belligerents should have consented to make
peace after Sedan,