The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, J LILY 30, 1870.

OPERAS, THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

ITALIAN OPERA, Drury Lane.—La Traviata. 8.30.
ADELPHI—At Seven, The Robust Invalid. Free Labour.
PRINCE OP WALES'S—A 7.30. Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest
Mamma.

QUEEN'S—At Seven, Bly Wife's Dentist. 'Twist Axe and Crown.
VAUDEVILLE—Cupboard Love. Two Roses. Don Carlos.
WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND SKETCII 13,( K. Egyptian Hall, Pic
cadilly, every }evening (except Saturday), at 8; Saturday Morn
ings at 3. Admission ls, 2s, 3s.

CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 ; Wed-
nes.lays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.
Zo LOGICAL GAnnims, Regent's-park. Open daily (except Sun-
days). Admission, Is. ; on Mondays, 6d. Children under
twelve, Bd.

31Aaamz TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till
0' 0 pm. and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra
. ,

THE EUROPEAN WAR
THE SUN, which is Published Every
Morning at Eight o'clock, with SOME
HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other
paper, will always give the LATEST
NEWS of the WAR, and of all other
events.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
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EVENING EDITION.

work. Similarly, a prompt outlay in the
matter of telegraphic arrangements would be amply
repaid. The facilities for the transmission of mes
sages are now so scanty that the slightest additional
pressure is beyond the capacity of the wires.
They suffice for an ordinary traffic, but
when there is any exceptional work a block is
the result. At the present time, owing to the war,
continental telegrams which are not allowed
to pass through France, are sent north-
wards. Hence for the last few weeks the
northern wires have been overworked, and it has
become almost a matter of impossibility to get a
message safely landed at any destination above
the Humber. This is a periodical difficulty
which is entirely owing to the false kind of economy.
No great outlay is needed to so reinforce the wires on
all the chief routes, that double the ordinary
business might be disposed of on occasion.
The cost of material would represent well-
nigh the whole expenditure, for in time of
pressure an extra staff of operatives might
be withdrawn from posts where little is doing. The
prest nt hand-to-mouth system of keeping up only
such a number of wires as will meet the average
work is opposed to all business principles. There is
yet time to take a vote for the amount required, and
if false economy do not stand in the way, Government
will not fail to ask for such a supply. To postpone
this greatly needed relief for a year would, doubtless,
be consistent with the policy which postponed the
building of the Law Courts, but it is wrong and ends
only in loss.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

justly preferring to do an unnaturally cheap business
than none at all. Here is an opportunity, of which
speculators avail themselves. They borrow and in-
vest the money in stocks and shares, which
pay a higher rate (as they may easily
do) than the speculators have to return for
their borrowed capital. A war, or any other
cause leading to a rise in the bank-rate, brings these
investors into immediate difficulties. The balance
between the interest of their purchases and the
interest of their borrowings is no longer on their
side. They are compelled to sell out, and thus is
thrown on the market a quantity of stock
which adds to the general confusion. This
is au old inconvenience, and one which is
likely to continue so long as the currency remains
as it is. So long as foreigners can control the value of
the money standard by withdrawing it for their own
convenience, so long as the same metal can be unduly
depreciated by large accumulations, the trouble
and loss we periodically experience, will still recur.

years of age. The ratio of increase in adults committed
during the last three years 'has .been double that of
young persons. Since 18.54 more than 20,000 young
offenders have been admitted into the reformatory
schools, and 12,000 have been admitted into the In-
dustrial schools, which are in fact reformatories of
a milder sort. The returns relating to those who
were discharged from those schools after a year's pro-
bation, chew that seven in ten can be made trust-
worthy members of society. Mr. Turner suggests
that there is now need of a secondary class of
industrial schools which destitute children might
attend as day scholars. Such schools might furnish
a fair field for the trial of the principle of compulsory
attendance, and act as preventitive institutions to
intercept a number of those who would else have
been sent to reformatories. Should the Committee
of Council recognise such an intermediate class of
schools, an economical and moral advantage would be
gained.