The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-05 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Commander Gurdon, R.N., writes to the Times al-
leging that the Government, instead of taking steps to
strengthen the forces in China at this critical moment,
intends to weaken them by the withdrawal of the regi-
ment at present in Japan from the China command. " I
think," he adds, " I need scarcely point out that such a
step at this critical period will ensure the massacre of
thousands of Europeans and the destruction of fifty mil-
lions of British property."
Some of the batteries of artillery at Aldershot Camp
were engaged for a considerable time on Monday in carry-
ing out some experimental target practice with 9 and 12-
pounder breech-loaders and 9-pounder bronze muzzle-
loaders. There were present the Field-Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief, Mr. Cardwell (Secretary of State for
War), and several distinguished officers.
We are sorry to hear that the oldest volunteer corps in
England, with the exception of the Honourable Artillery
Company, is in a very bad way. In fact, the Victorias—
those same " jolly Victorias " of Wimbledon—having been
unable to keep up their numbers, have had the option
given them by the War Office, in default of obtaining the
' required number of recruits within a certain period, of
amalgamating with some other corps, or being disbanded.

The .standard is requested to contradict the state-
ment that La Situation, the French daily paper recently
established in London, is inspired by M. Rouher.

HUNTING IN IitELAND.--rhe Earl of Kingston
has purchased a first-class pack of hounds, consisting of
twenty.couples, and presented them to the gentlemen of
the neighbourhood of Boyle, so that lovers of sport may
anticipate something good during the hunting season.
The dogs have arrived from Dublin, and are now at Oak-
park.
The Review understands that the New York Life
Office is about to deposit securities to the extent of
£lOO,OOO sterling, in the Bank of England, as a guarantee
fund for the protection of English policy-holders.
The North America Life Office intends shortly com-
mencing operations in London. Some of the English
• fire offices doing business in Canada are likely to dis-
continue operations in the Dominion, on account of the
enormous number of fires that have recently taken place.
The Province of Quebec has suffered severely in this
respect.

NEW LIFEBOAT FOR THE COAST OF CORNWALL.—
The National Lifeboat Institution has just sent a self-
righting lifeboat, fully equipped, to Portloe, near Fal-
mouth, on the coast of CornwalL The boat is 33 feet
long, and 8 feet wide, and its expense has been defraYed
by a legacy of £5OO, left to the Institution by the late
Jacob Goifentle, Esq., of Brownlow-hill, near Liverpool.
The lifeboat was publicly launched yesterday (Tuesday),
at Portloe, Lady Agnes Jolliffe undertaking the duty of
christening the boat. The Institution has now thirty life-
boats on the coasts of Cornwall and Devon, and hardly a
winter passes without some of these rendering signal ser-
vice in saving life from shipwreck.
THE LATE CAPTAIN BURGOYNE.—AdmiraI Ful-
ford replies to Captain Bedford Pim's letter in reference
to the alleged mismanagement of H.M.S. Captain, as
follows :—" As far as the navy is concerned, there would
have been no necessity to notice Captain Pim's letter, so
decided is the feeling in the service of Captain Burgoyne's
high reputation as a seaman. This was expressed most
decidedly in Sir A. Milne's despatch, reporting the loss
of the Captaili, and also by Admiral George Elliot, in a
letter he has just published ; but for the public generally,who
are not so well informed on the subject, it would not do to
pass it by. As to my means of judging of Capt. Burgoyne's
abilities,'l may state that he served with me as commander of
the Ganges for nearly four years, and in my humble opinion
a better officer and more thorough seaman did not exist
in her Majesty's service. His acquaintance with his pro-
fession in all its details, his nerve and ready resource in
1 every. emergency, in so young a man as he then was, quite
astonished me ; and, as he was employed afloat ahnost
ever since, it was not likely that he deteriorated. Captain
Burgoyne's reputation is very dear to his sorrowing
relatives, and numerous friends in the service,and to none
more so than to your obedient servant, JOHN FULFOED,
Rear-Admiral."
THE CHELTENHAM SEWAGE FARM.--The Chel-
tenham Commissioners having recently completed
works and purchased a farm for the disposal of the
town sewage by irrigation, the first yearly letting of
the irrigated land has just been effected by
auction. The land is all ordinary grass land, to
which, as yet, the sewage is but imperfectly
applied, and comprises 119 acres. It was divided
into six lots, which let at prices varying from £5 18s. to 4
£Bl3s. per acre, ai3 realising a total of nearly £9OO.
interest
The yearly cost to the town for and repayment of
loan in 30 years is £l,lOO, so that, if the rent of the
land should remain stationary, the town would only be
put to a cost of £2OO a year and own the farm free at
the end of 30 years, as against an expense of nearly
£l,OOO a year before incurred, with very unsatisfactory
results, for deodorising. But, in addition to the rent of
the land, the commissioners apply the sewage to the adja-
cent farms at a certain charge per acre, and have reserved
for experiment several acres of their own land, which
have been broken up for rye-grass, and are expected to..
realise a profit of at least £2O an acre, so that the farm
will probably be conducted without loss even during the
first year.

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►-I- HEATRE ROYAL DR L :;Y-LA.'
Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. firLsoke r .N.—This
Theatre having been re-decorated under the I, )1"." thin of Mr.
C. J. Phipps, F.S.A., is now Open for the AUTUM N DRAMATIC
SEASON, THIS EVENING, Oct. 5. Doors open at half-past Six,
commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at half-past
Eleven. Prices to the public parts of the Theatre from
'Sixpence to Seven Shillings. Private Boxes from One to Four
Guineas. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily.

MISS NEILSON will appear in the character
of AMY ROBSART, in the Drama of that name,
THIS EVENING, Oct. S.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LA NE.

1%4 R. T. C. KING will appear in the character of
VARNEY, in the new Drama, entitle•i AMY ROBSART,
THIS EVENING, Oct. S.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

PHOBUS'S FIX, in which the celebrated
YOKES FAMILY will appear at Seven o'clock THIS
EVENING, Oct. S.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.

AMY ROBSA RT ; a new Historical Romantic
Drama, written by Andrew Halliday; founded on Sir
Walter Scott's celebrated novel "Kenilworth," with new and
characteristic scenery by William Beverly, at a Quarter to Eight
o'clock THIS EVENING, Oct. S.—THEATRE ROYALDRURY-
LANE.

AMY ROBSART; new drama: Characters by
Miss NEILSON, Misses Fanny Addison, Jesse Vokes,
Kemp, J. Mortin, and Rosina Vokes, at a Quarter to Eight
o'clock THIS EVENING, Oct. S.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-
LANE.

AMY ROBSART; New Drama, characters by
Messrs. T. C. KING, Morton, Tavares, J. B. Howard,
Brittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J. Neville, Fawdon,
Yokes, F. Stanforth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Yokes, THIS EVEN-
ING, Oct. 6.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

AMY ROSBART; New Drama. The Overture and
Incidental Music selected and composed by W. C. Levey,
executed by an increased Orchestra and numerous Chorus.
The Ballet and Grouping of Crowds arranged by Mr. John Cor-
mack. The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Edward
Stirling at a Quarter to Eight THIS EVENING, Oct. b.—
THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.

A MY ROBSART.—The costumes from designs
an eminent Artist, the gorgeous Revels at Kenji-
vr:rth including the Procession of the Ancient Britons
Sax ons, Romans, Normans, &c, and ending with the floating
ants on the Lake, illustrated by 300 auxiliaries, THIS
VENING, Oct. S.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by
Martin Becher, at Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING, Oct. 5.
—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and
Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.
This Evening, at Seven, WANTED a THOUSAND MILLINERS,
Mr. J. Rouse, &c.; at a quarter to Eight, The RAPPAREE,
Messrs. Herman Vezin, W. Rignold, J. Clayton, A. Rayner, E.
F. Edgar, Shiel Barry ; Mesdames Katharine Rodgers and M.
Cooper; to conclude with THE HAPPY MAN, Mr. Shiel
Barry, &c.

ItOYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH.
his Evening, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING ; The
School for Coquettes. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada
Bwanborough, E. Button, and F. Hughes. The New Hurly-
Burly-Esque, " THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry,
Fannon, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E.
Button, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &c. ; and, THE CHOPS OF THE
CHANNEL.

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IRELAND: its Seener), Music, and Antiquities. Magnificent
Scenery and Splendid Dioramic Effects, with Songs, Duets,
Choruses, Characteristic Dances, and Mirth-Provoking Irish
Sketches. Every Evening at 8. Wednesdays and Saturdays at
and 8. Admission, Is. ; Reserved Seats, 2.5. ; Numbered
Stalls. Bs.

WONDERFUL TALKING MACHINE, in-
vented and constructed by Professor FABER, of
Vienna. The greatest mechanical curiosity in the world.
baIIIBITING HOURLY from eleven a.m., till ten p.m.
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&rgyle-street, Oxford-street, W.

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SIEGE OF PARlS.—Colossal Maps, Models.
Living Photographs of the French and Prussian Generals,
by Herr Schulze. DAILY, from twelve noon till ten p.m. Ad
mission is. Children &I.—PALAIS ROYAL, Argyll-street,
Oxford-circus, W.

MA DAME TUSS AUD'S EXHIBITION,
BAKER STREET.

On view Portrait Yodels of the Emperor Napoleon 111., the
Empress Eugenie, and Prince Imperial ; King William of
Frussia, and Count von Bismarck. Admission, Is.; Children
:ender 10 years of age, 6d. Napoleon Rooms 6d. extra. Open
from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1870,

VERY striking, and aitogether unlooked for, have
been the changes and transformations produced by
the memorable war of 1870. The Imperial autocrat
is a prisoner, and what is worse, a discrowned pri-
soner, whose moral foes are his own former subjects.
The boasted French army, which the traditions of
the past led us to believe must be, if sometimes un-
fortunate, at least always illustrious, has ex-
cited the pity and surprise of Europe by
a surrender unparalleled in extent, and a series
of reverses which were alternately due to the
reckless incapacity of the generals, and the panic
of the soldiers. The fertile provinces, which, to
colder northern regions seemed the garners of plenty,
have no longer a blade of grass, or an ear of wheat.
The prosperous, luxurious, pleasure-loving nation is
suddenly deprived of what we may almost
call the necessaries of civilized life, the means
of communication, the post, the tele-
graph, the railway, the manufactory, the
newspaper, the boutique. All these startling
changes have occurred with marvellous rapidity. It
was but in the heyday of this very summer that
France was going on in her ordinary course, and he
who should have pictured the scenes to be enacted
before the close of autumn would, indeed, have been
scouted as a false and traitorous prophet. As by the
wave of an enchanter's wand the national gaiety,
and plenty, and merrymaking havl. disappeared.
The people have found themselves fto face with
the stern realities of war, and the brilliancy and gaiety,
and wit and luxury of their lives have suddenly col-
lapsed.
Not the least sudden and startling of these trans-
formations has been witnessed in what the author of
" Coningsby " calls " the airy and bright-minded
City of the Seine." Paris cut off from the rest of
Europe, surrounded by hostile armies, only able to
communicate with the provinces by means of finial
posts, seems a marvel too strange to credit. But
Paris stern, grave and resolute, full of armed
citizens, not seeking to overthrow but to uphold the
Government ; Paris under martial law of the people's
own choosing, forsaking fashion, and raillery, and
scepticism, and intellectual recreations, for real and
practical sacrifices to patriotism and public feeling—
this is stranger still.. This is not the Paris that we
know of old, the centre of the elegancies and refine-
ments of the nineteenth century. It is a city
animated with something of the old Spartan
spirit, which recognises a national duty
as above every consideration of personal
security or political gain. From whatever point of
view we may regard the questions of statesmanship
between the two contending nations we cannot with-
hold from the solemnised and elevated city its weed
of respect. " Paris," writes an elderly merchant of
considerable wealth, whose personal interests are all
on the side of immediate concession, " Paris is an
army. There are no longer either merchants or
workmen." But he makes no complaint.
His comment is " C'est magnifique ! Every-
one is French again." As the eloquent and
able Bishop of ORLEANS said in his letter,
a few days since, the lesson was not unneeded,
and the great French people will not be altogether
losers if their defeats have cured them of their fail-
ings, and taught them a stern but salutary lesson.
The nation, like the PRINCE IMPERIAL, has had its
" baptism of fire," and the invading hosts of Ger-
many may prove eventually to have been its truest
friends.

"THE star of Italy is Rome: that is our polar
star. The Eternal City, around which twenty-five
centuries have accumulated all the glories of the
world, must be the capital of Italy; the peace of
Europe depends upon it." The3e words spate Count