The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY. MORNING, JUNE 4, 1870.

NO EXPLANATION YET.

THE FENIANS IN. AMERICA.

The Daily Telegraqh seems resolved to suppress a very
important piece of evidence adduced on Wednesday at
Guildhall : that is to say, evidence (in the shape of a re-
ceipt) tendered by a Mr.' Orr to prove that the
proprietors of the Telegraph publish the advertise-
ments of the vilest quacks and impostors,
on condition that these obscene practitioners pay hand-
somely for the use of that journal. Nor has the Telegraph
a word to say this (Friday) morning in denial of Mr. Orr's
evidence, although we were at some pains yesterday to
shew what it really amounted to : nothing less than an
agreement on the part of the proprietors of the Telegraph
to establish and further Dr. Bruce's most odious and most
filthy business, on condition that they shared his emoln-
ments : just as if a man should let his house for
the purposes of prostitution, on condition that he be paid
five or six times the rent he would have obtained for it if
hired for innocent purposes. There is really no distinc-
tion between the cases; and we do hope yet that the Tele-
graph will be able to rid itself of a stigma which to every
honourable mind must seem quite insupportable.—Pall
Mall Gazelte.

A despatch from Toronto says that General Lindsay has
visited the camp of the troops engaged at Pigeon. Hill and
Trout River. He thanked them in the name of the Queen
for their gallant services. At the latter place he said there
were regulars at both engagements ; but that the work
had been done by the militia and Home Guards. General
Lindsay added :—" The President of the United States
issued a proclamation, but it was no use to you. A few
United States troops were sent to the frontier, but they
were no use to you. they did not prevent the
Fenians from entering your county, and gallantly
your militia alone did the work." Prince Arthur
was present on Wednesday, and thanked General
M'Eachen and his" force, making, the telegram says, a
short and spirited speech. A conflict has occurred be-
tween a party of Femans and the United States troops.
The Fenians, it appears, refused to enter the car at
Williamstown, New York, and were fired upon by the
troops. Several were wounded.

GREAT SUCCESS OF THE POSTAL TELE-
GRAPH IN ENGLAND.

General C. C. Washburn, of Wisconsin, has received the
following letter shewing the satisfactory working of the
government telegraph in Great Britain General Post
Office, London, May 2, 1&70. Dear Sir—Long before this
letter reaches you, you will have received a letter from
me showing you that our scheme has not proved so com-
plete a failure as some of your adversaries have declared
it to be. I send you a statement of the number of mes-
sages forwarded from all postal telegraph stations in the
United Kingdom in each of the four weeks to the 30th
April. The statement also shews the number of com-
plaints of delay, inaccuracy non-delivery, &c., which we
have received lately, and you. will perceive that the
proportion of complaints to business done is ridiculously
small. There is no doubt whatever that we have already
achieved a solid success. The absence of complaints
from the general public shews that they are satisfied ; the
Press are gradually allowing that we are working better
for them than the telegraph companies worked, and the
financial success of the scheme is beyond all doubt. Only
the other day. I received a return from our superintendent
in Ireland, which shews that we are taking thirty-three
per cent. more money at the shilling tariff than the com-
bined telegraphic companies took at a three shilling and
four shilling tariff. Of course this enormous increase of
business led in the first instance to a little confusion and
a little delay, but we are gradually conquering all the
difficulties against which we have had to contend, and I
am perfectly justified in saying that the scheme may be
regarded as a complete success at this moment.—Faith-
fully yours, FRANK IVES SC UDAMCIRE.•'

A MAN STRUCK DEAD BY LIGHTNING.

A severe thunder-storm has passed over New York. It
was acconipanied by very sharp flashes of lightning,
which did no damage hereabouts, so far as we have heard.
In New Jersey, however, one man was killed and a boy
was seriously injured. Robert Merryfield, a farmer,
living on the Bound Brook road, a few miles from New
Brunswick, was instantly killed by a stroke of lightning.
Mr. Merryfield was at work on the road, near his house,
in building a fence, and was accompanied by a boy, who
assisted him. When the shock came they were about ten
feet apart. Both were thrown down, Mr. Merryfield
being instantly killed. The boy was stunned, and
continued for some time insensible. The body of the
unfortunate man and that of the boy were taken up, and
were removed to the house, where the grief-stricken
widow and children were. No effort that could be made,
although many expedients were tried, could restore the
husband and father to life. The boy recovered his
senses after an hour of unconsciousness, but is now
reported to be still in a precarious condition. The depot
at the Springtown station, un the New Jersey Central
Railroad, was partially destroyed by lightning at about
the time this sad accident occurred. It was also
reported in New Brunswick that the house of Mr. John
Reynolds, beyond Bound Brook, was thrown down, and
that one of the inmates was seriously injured. The truth
of the report could not be ascertained.