The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-02 00:00:00

CRUEL SPORT.

We have had more than once to advert says the Daily
News, to the cruelty of certain forms of public amuse-
ments, and from week to week our views are confirmed
by what are termed the accidental mishaps of these
diversions. A few days ago an acrobat was killed in the
provinces while having a stone slab broken with a sledge
on his chest. The audience did not know why the
performer endured a second whack so stolidly, until his
corpse was drawn out from under the stone. In London
at present we have some exceedingly pretty and perilous
spectacles for the recreation of our own neighbours, and
of our visitors during the Derby week. In most of these
little children are made to play prominent parts. In one
establishment, for instance, a lady clothed as a street
tumbler tosses a couple of infants in the air with
a most confiding belief in her skill in catching
them again. She balances a male gymnast on her
head, who has also a turn at the unfortunate young
clowns, making them trundle over the stage in imitation
of hoops, and perform a whole series of monkey tricks
which are loudly applauded. Nrhaps the most disagree-
able sight of all, however, is that of a female comic per-
former of about eight years of age. To see this poor crea-
ture swaggering and grinning after the fashion of the
adult mountebanks of the tribe to which she belongs is
most depressing. Cruelty to animals is being put down ;
something was done for sweeps long ago ' why cannot an
effort be made for the reclamation from torture or worse
of baby singers, dancers, and " phenomena " generally.
There are no people in the world so attached to children as
the English. We have spoiled-our artists by encouraging
them to paint nursery pets in every variety, and yet we
promote the exhibition of boys and girls in performances
of a degrading and dangerous description. The worst of
it is, too, that these performances are increasing in hazard
and difficulty by competition, and the vulgar taste for
hem is becoming stronger every month.

A LYNCHING.—On Wednesday, during a cessation
of traffic by the blockage of vehicles weary the "Rookery"
on Clapham-common, awaiting the arrival of the royal
party, en route for Epsom, a man dexterously purloined a
well-filled hamper of provisions suspended from the
bottom of a carriage in which a party of gentlemen
were seated, and made over the common with his
ill-gotten booty. The owners having been made ac-
quainted with the robbery, got out pursued, and seized
the culprit, regained possession of their " creature com-
forts," and sans cereinonie pitched the thief into the
" long pond," and then resumed their journey to the
Downs. The fellow had a good ducking, and seemed
much chagrined at the result. He was heartily hissed by
the crowd, and then sneaked off.
NEW ICE MACHINE.—In the new machine for
producing ice and cold, invented by Franz Windhausen,
of Brunswick, the process takes place in a cylinder,
where the air is first powerfully condensed, then cooled
by the admission of water, and finally expanded till its
pressure is about equal to th tof the atmosphere. This
process lowers the temperature of the air to about fifty
degrees Celsius. The water is almost immediately turned
into ice, of which enormous blocks may be obtained. if
44T0.

LEICESTER-SQUARE.
A correspondent of the Times writes that in the Count*
Journal, or craftsman, of April 16, 1737, our ancestors nerdassured that " Leicester-fields were going to be fitted UP in
a very elegant manner, with a new stone wall and railings
and a basin in the middle," adding, it would have been
gratifying to have received a similar intimation iu the House
of Commons on Monday night, even though a " basin" NIT°
to take the place of a once toga] monument. The equestrian
statue in Leicester-square came .riginally from the Duke°,
Chaudos's house at Canons, and was erected in its pros?'
position in the beginning of the century. It is now, 113-
deed, an unsightly and dishonoured fragment, but it may be
consoling to some of your Protestant readers to know that
instead of representing the illustrious William 111., as your
excellent article of to-day implies, this " clod and module of
confounded royalty" was originaily intended for plain Oa
simple George I. The intelligent foreigner, however, sylo
is interested in our strange ways of honouring Britain°
greatness may turn his steps into St. James's-square'
where, if the trees will allow him, he will see a sue
11d
equestrian statue of •'Dutch William" by the masterly hand
of Bacon.

HUNGARIAN FINANCE.
Herr von Longay, the new Minister of Finance, in th°
Austro- Hungarian Empire, and.late Minister of Finance for
Hungary made a long farewell speech iu the Hungarna
Parliament the other day, in which he gave a full acconat
of his policy while at the head of the Hungarian Finance,
Department. It appeared from his speech that the fiIIATICI3I
affairs of Hungary are in a most fl.,urish condition. In 1869'
instead of a deficit of 12,214,739 florins, which he had pre:
vided for in his estimate, there was a surplus of 1,439,489
florins, or a balance of upwards of 13,500,000 florins le
favour of the State. This result was not produced by a
reduction of expenditure-- for the expenditure of 18(19 Iva!
87,000 florins in excess of that of the preceding year -bo
by a considerable increase in the receipts of most of the
revenue departments.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH
WESTERN RAILWAY.

- _
Mr. Catley master of the Lowther Schools at Shari
Westmoreland, was returning last evening from the Penritti
station to Shap, and unfortunately entered a train which
did not stop at that station. He appears to have becono,
aware of this fact after the train was in motion, and attempted
to get out, but became entangled between the wheels and the
platform. A porter and the station-master endeavoured to
rescue him, and they narrowly escaped being dragged under
the train, but their efforts were unavailing, and Mr. Catl6
died soon after he had been removed into the station.

ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT EASTERN

RAILWAY.

An accident occurred yesterday on the Great Eastern
Railway, a few miles above Ely, which might have bee'',
attended with the most disastrous results. It appears that
the up-train, containing the passengers from Norwich. Lyrio,
and Peterborough, left Ely at about. 12 45, and proceeded for
about three miles, when they had to slacken speed to cross
a small river or large drain, the bridge over which is under-
going some repairs. To do this .they had to go over sow°
points on to the down line; and having crossed the bridge the
rails were laid with points so as to bring the train back again
on to the up line. By some mischance the middle carriages
of the train, consisting of first and second class carriages,
were thrown off the line, the engine and first part of lbe
train being on the up rails and the latter part on the &Oil
rails. Fortunately, no serious harm beyond a severe shaking
and fright of the occupants of the carriages mt.; the result,
except the stoppage of all the traffic for about an hour and
half. The necessary precautions were taken to prevent 5
collision by stop. iug other trains from coming up, anti by
means of the assistance of the men at work at the bridge the
mischief was repaired.

Three young ladies have been admitted as studosts,
in the Vienna University, and one in the philosophical
faculty of the University of Prague. It is stated that theca
ladies have already passed several of the ordinary univer-
sity examinations with great credit.

Lord Stratheden will wove the fo lowing standing
order when the House of Lords meets after the recess:""
"That if two or more-peers rise to speak at the same time,
the Lord Chancellor, and when the House is in Committee,
the Chairman of Committees, shall call on one of them to
proceed, unless the House do otherwise order."

MR: ROUND, M.P.—A marriage is in contem-
plation between Mr. J. Round, M.P. for East Essex, 03
his cousin, Miss Sibyl Freeland. Miss Freeland ig the,
fourth daughter of the late Rev. H. Freeland, rector of
flasketon, Suffolk, and at the ago of two years she Lecanl'
the adopted child of Mr and Mrs C. G. Round, of Birch Hall,
Essex.
EAST LONDON EMIGRATION FUND. —The second
batch of emigrants sent out by this fund departed fro,'
London last night by a special train for Liverpool en route
for Quebec. The party were uo fewer than 354 in nu bee'
Many friends of the emigration movement war pres ut at
the St. Pancras Station, including the Hon. Elizabeth Walde-
g rave, the Hon. F. and Mrs. Hobart, Sir H. Verney, Mr'
Octavius E. Coop, the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, -Sze.
SHOCKING DEATH OF A BOY.--About seven o'6)6'
on Tuesday a boy named Thomas Coulthard, 13 years 0f
age, who lived with his parents at 55, Miles-street, Wils
climbing a tree in that portion of Prince's Park skirting °'
Inlet-road, in search of a bird's nest, when one of the
branches gave way. The por lad fell on the park railings
one of which entered his side, and he then rolled into the
road, dying almost immediately.—Liverpool Courier.
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—The sessions of th°
Central Criminal Court commence on Monday next. Th°
judges on the rota are Chief Justice Bovill, Mt. Jestio°
Blackburn, and Mr. Justice heating. The most important
case in the calendar is that of Boulton and Park. Tile,
charge against thun is expected to be proceeded with 8'
these sessions. Up to Wednesday no application had bee°
made in JUdges' chambers for bail in the case of these 00
young men.

A PLAGUE OF BEETLES.—A. very serious plagll
of small brown beetles has occurred in Yorkshire, to'
during the last few days the Swede turnip crop has bee°
d-stroyed. This is especially so in the Wold district, manY
farms having no plants remaining. At Mahon on Saturc.lo
the farmers obtained new stocks of seed, and re-sowing
would commence on Monday. The beetles in myriads WOO
also attacked the tare and pea crops. The long drougll
is supposed to have favoured this destructive visitation °
insect life.

EMIGRATION TO CANADA.—Another large party
4
of about 200:;emigrants left Euston Station be the 9.1"
train last night for Canada. to join the ship Pres./An,
which sails from Liverpool to-day. The Rev. A. Sty?'
man Herring, chairman of the Clerkenwell Emigration
Society, accomt anied the party with 143 of its members,
comprising eight wives, with 29 children' rejoining their
husbands n Canada, and nine little orphans proceeding
to a female orphanage in Canada West. Ihe remainder 0:
the party, 4, were sent out out by the British and Coloniti`
Emigration Fund.

A MINISTER WITH ONE HAND.—The new Minister
of Public Works in France, M. Plichon, is without the left
hand ; but what is not generally known is the manner to
which he lost the member. When a young man, he 108
out shooting with a friend, each beating the cover separately'
u hen the latter in firing at a black cock, wounded his cony
panion in such a manner that amputation became necessarf•
M. Plichon was much attached to his companion, so, i°
order to spar@ him the reproaches of their two families, in)
pretended that he had himself caused the accident; but on
the other having subsequently died, the motive for preser"
wing the secret no longer existed.—Galignani.
We understand that the French Government hag
declared its willingness to permit the official quotation °f
the new Turkish Railway Stock on the Paris Exchange I
soon as it is quoted on the Exchange at Vienna. DO°
Pasha, the Turkish Minister of Commerce, who arrived in
the latter city on the 22d instant, has been engaged in nor
tiations on this subject, which it is expected will have id'
favourable result. The Turkish Government has expresso
its readiness to give all necessary guarantees for th ex lti
sive employment of the capital on Turkish railways and
their completion in the shortest possible time.

THE CHURCH IN THE METROPOLIS.—The BishoP
of London has collated the Rev. Henry Nicholas Collier,
M.A., to the new vicarage of the Holy Trinity, Finchini;
and has instituted the Rev. Henry Samuel Eyra, M.A., to
the new vicarage of all Saints, St. John's-wood; and has
lice• sed the Rev. Edmund Fearon Burrell Bourke Fellow°6'
M.A., to the curacy of Stoke Newington ; the Rev. Arthur
William Beaty Marshall, 8.A., to the curacy of St. Andra'',
Hollingwood ; the Rev. Edward Bainbridge Penfold, B•A;
to the curacy of Christ Church, St. Pancras; tho l
Philip William Sparling, 8.A., to the curacy of St. Jude,
Gray's-inn-road; the Rev. Thomas Theodore Sutton, BA;'
to the curacy of St. Andrew, Hoxton ; and the Rev. Joseph
Bishop Wheeler, to be chaplain to the House of Detention
at Clerkenwell.

THE GOOD OLD TIMES.—A few days since, 9.8
some workmen were digging in the ruins of WignaoLe
Castle, Herefordshire (in early days the proper
and residence of the Mortimer family), they came IIP°"
the solid ma3onry of an arched roof, and, °„:
removing one or two of the large stones, found
dungeon communicating with another of equal size, elleli
about fifteen feet square, and covered with arched f
stone roofs. They were approached by means °,
stone staircases, which have been buried in the rubbish
of the ruins for many years. In the stonework of the
side walls were embedded large, strong iron staples, st
posed to have been used for securing prisoners during tu;
civil wars. The dungeons contained a few bones 10,44
very decayed state and some lead rolled up. Hundred'
of persons from Hereford, Leominster, and the surroll.
ing neighbourhood have visited these interesting remains
of former ages.

THE IRISH NATIONAL PRESS.--The intended pubj
licatiou in London of "a national and democratic jourlA,
for the Irish Nationalists resident in England and Scotland 0
has just ,been announced. The promoters of the scheT
state in their prospectus that the Irish exiles resident 'n,
England, Scotland, and Wales are "numerically far larg,e
owing to the poverty caused by alien rule in their nal,:
laud, than any other body of exiles resident in these celth%
tries," and are, nevertheless "totally unrepresented in the
Press." Having remarked that American, Eretichn3o°',
Germans, t nd Italians possess, in this country, journals de„
voted to their interests, and that " in the great Americl
Republic journals intensely Irish in tone and feeling,"
may be counted by the score, teach Irishmen to hope 9",,s
toil on'for their country's enfranchisement, the prospee',"„r
states that " a committee of Irishmen has been formed iv
the purpose of re-establishing in London the People of Ile;
land, a journal which, during the period of its ptablicap°,,
in Ireland, enjoyed such great and deserved populsroS;c,
The new pl; per will advocate " Ireland's inalienable right
he
national independence." It may be remarked that t'"„r
People of Ireland, which was published in Dublin suddetwe
collapsed when Fenianism was rife in Ireland soma three
years ago.

SI

at ho:
Col

Eli
depoE

Col
stem
bye a
about

Cot
bougi

A.ll
When
had t
he co
Were

By
house

Ti,
80Ler

stiniu
Cot

for al

Dr.
cease,

throe

of lie]
the ri
cause
rag r

Pe]
Alon
tialfe
runni
cried

witnc
law, I
Lira t
Sear,
1110 1

Po'
the I
Sydn
the .$1

inehE
Ti)
the

facts
tooth
A,
co

there

An
Lead

Co
bous(
the e
Th

BlaUg
the
CO
the t

Af
Yercli

man(
T

rem(
ham
also
Pres,
(Mei
in Il

Saw

pro
cal)
lab,
alai
aim

he Countri
stors were
itted up In
nd railings
have beet
the House
asin" woo
equestrian
16 Duke of
is present
3 now, lo-
t it may be
know that
I. as your
module of
plain au.
-ever, wht)
Britain
s's-square,
see a filn
iterly Won

nee, in the
'inane° for
un prig,
ill account
in Financeo
,
financial
In 1869,
ie had pro-
f 1,439,48.9
florins 10
lucod by a
1869 wee
year -but
'oat of the