The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-29 00:00:00

(From July.)

REELY USEFUL.—The Cologne Gazette states that "gun
cotton is now largely used in the forts around Paris,
which accounts for the extraordinary quietneos that pre-
vails. The shot strikes without any detonation being
heard." Cotton seems 'a strange thing to use in opposi-
tion to the needle-gun. The Prussians will now, of
course, soon be sewn up.

Mr. Jac3b Ackroyd, son of a cloth inunufacturer
at Bramley, near Leeds, was cut in pieces on Monday
night at the Calverly Station by a passing train, while
crossing the line. Deceased was 25 years of age.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CUMULATIVE
VOTE.—Mr. Gladstone, in reply to a letter addressed
to him by the chairman of the Birmingham Liberal A,-so-
elation on the working of the cumulative vote at the
recent School Board elections, has directed his private
secretary to state that the operation of the cumulative
vote, when the facts are fully ascertained, will not fail
to receive full consideration from her Majesty's Govern-
ment.
AN IRISH CATHOLIC COLLEGE.—It is again
confidently asserted that one of the Government mea-
sures in the ensuing session will he the incorporation of a
college—not a university—for the Irish Catholics. A
crisis is impending in the history of the education (Des.
tion in Ireland, and it is probable that the Irish sup-
porters of the Government will demand that the prin-
ciple of the English Education Act be carried out in their
country.
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HER MAJESTY'S NEW 'YEAR'S GIFTS.—This year,
for the first time since the death of his late Royal
ness the Prince Consort, her Majesty's New Year's gifts
to the poor of the parishes of St. John, New Windsor,
Holy Trinity, and Clewer will be publicly distributed in
the Riding School of the Royal Mews at Windsor Castle.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Chris-
tian of Schleswig-Holstein, who are now at Frormore, will
probably attend the presentation of the gifts, which cere-
mony will take place at about half-past nine o'clock on
Saturday morning, New Year's Day falling on Sunday.
During the life of the Prince Consort the Queen and the
Prince, with the members of the Royal Family always
attended the distribution of these gifts, and witnessed
their presentation from the gallery. Since 1301, a
period of nine years has elapsed, and during that
time the gifts have been distributed at the Windsor
Town-hall. The distribution of the Queen's New
Year's gifts in the Riding School at Windsor Castle
in the presence of members of the Royal Finally
next Saturday will, therefore, be hailed with intense satis-
faction by those who take part in the proceedings, or have
the welfare of the poor at heart. The gifts consi -t of
meat and coals. The joints of beef vary from 31b. to ab.
in weight. The coal, in quantities of from lcwt. to :iewt.
is conveyed to'the homes of the recipients. The value of
the beef and coals thus annually given by her Majesty the
Queen generally amounts to nearly £2OO, making, with
the £lOO presented to the Royal Clothing Club, a Ail ill of
about £3OO bestowed upon the Windsor poor at this incle-
ment season.

MOSE • and zOYS
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Ay INTER OVERCOATS, 19s, to £5.

BOY'S OVERCOATS, 7s. 6d. to 455.

IAI MOSES and S'ON" bey: to remind the public
j• that the cheat ness cf an article depends entirely on its
quality. and they venture to siy that their prices will compare
favourably with those of any other > Ise in England.

MUSES and SON'S

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OXFORD COATS, 17s. to 50s.

CAMBRIDGE COATS, ths. to Ns.