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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-11

BIRTHS.

On the Bth August, at Edinburgh, the wife of D. S.
Stewart, Esq., of Winnington, Staffordshire, late Cap-
'. tain of the 11th Hussars, of a daughter.
On the 9th August, at Burton Lodge, Spring Grove, the
wife of William Lovegrove, Esq., of a daughter.

e do not yet give up New-York as a very
tolerable place in which to spend the summer. No doubt
the weather yesterday was warm—but it was probably
quite as bad, if not worse, anywhere within fifty wiles of
us. On such days the sea-side is a delusion. By closing
blinds and shutters, yesterday, it was possible to keep the
thermometer down to 89 deg. or 90 deg.—which is as much
as we can expect in this grilling weather. By and by,
perhaps, our architects will build houses adapted
to keep out the heat as well as the cold. At present
we only study the winter season. A few more summers
like this will teach us that' an almost tropical heat re-
quires to be guarded against no less than severe frosts.
There will come a time when the use of fans suspended
from the roof will be properly appreciated. To have one
in the bedroom, for instance, is to secure a good night's
rest even for the most nervous invalids—and how dread-
fully the sick everywhere suffer from excessive heat few
of us can estimate. It is only sad truth to say that many London : Printed by GIDEON ACLAND BOYCE, of
around us are now literally dying from the extreme ten- No. 112,
Strand Printer and Published by him at
sion on the atmosphere. The " punkah," or large fan, THE Sox Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the
suspended from the ceiling, would greatly reduce mor- - Savoy, in the County of Middlesex.
tality in summer time.—Nw York, Zino, July 25. . Thursday, August 11, 1870,

MARRIAGES.
On the 9th of August, at West Brompton, Septimus
Vaughan Morgan, 6 the Boltons, South Kensington, to
Ellen Sarah, younger daughter of the late Henry Sim-
kin, of Highburyplace.
On the 9th August, at Brighton, Albert B. P. Holmes,
eldest son of W. H. Holmes, Esq., of Beaumont-street,
Portland-place, London, to Catherine, younger daughter
of the late W. Newman, Esq., of Charlston, Kent.
DEATHS

On the 7th August, at Addiscombe, Thomas Middleton,
Esq., late of Wimborne, Dorset.
On the Bth August, in Onslow-square, Emma, wife of Sir
Charles H. J. Anderson, Bart.
London, England, 1870-08-11

RUPTURES-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT

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IPcrfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of
1851 and 182), is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred Medical
men to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment
of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its
effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-
Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and cicse
ness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep.
A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can-
not fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circumference of the
body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manu-
facturer,
Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London.

Single Truss, 16e., 215., 26e. 6d., and 318.6 d. Postage, le. A
Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. Bd. An Um-
bilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d.
Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post
office, Piccadilly
London, England, 1870-08-11

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORMNG, AUGUST 11, 1810,

with the direction of the opei ations. The army corps of
General Frossard is retiring in good order upon Metz.

The night passed off quietly. The Emperor is about to
visit the quarters of Marshal Bazaine."
Intelligence from Metz states that General Decamp has
been appointed to the command of the Third Army
Corps. The greater part of the army corps of Marshal
MacMahon had rallied, and had fallen back upon Nancy.
The proprietors of the land comprised in the first and
second zones of the fortifications have received notice to
demolish all buildings and cut down all trees, hedges, and
other obstructions within three days.
A French official despatch, dated Metz, August 9, 9.25
p.m., says :—" No important engagement has taken place.
to-day at the front of the army of Marshal Bazaine. A
squadron of French Hussars drove back a reconnoitring
force of Prussian Lancers."
Later telegrams, dated yesterday morning, flay :—" The
Emperor is about to visit the cantonments of the army.
During the last forty-eight hours the commissariat
stores have been increased, and the soldiers are resting
in expectation of the signal for action. The Prince Im-
perial is still here. General Changarnier will remain
attached to the staff at head-quarters."
It was believed that a battle would be fought yesterday
or to-day.

STRASBURG.
Things were quiet at Strasburg yesterday morning.
All necessary defensive measures were being taken.
London, England, 1870-08-11

A NEW COLLEGE FOR, INDIA.

Mr. Grant Duff has made known that the Govern-
ment intend forthwith to establish an Engineering
College for the preparation of candidates seeking
employment in the Indian Public Works Depart-
ment. This institution is in no wise to interfere,
as it was at first supposed it might, with the system of
competition for forest service in the East Indies, and
entrance to it will only be gained by competition.
If British artizans and mechanics have reason to be
grateful that England possesses such a colony as
Canada, the young men of the upper and middle
classes of society have also cause to be thankful that
she rules over Indian territory, that country having
already held out incalculable advantages for their
progress and welfare in life.

ASTRONOMERS' PREDICTIONS.

The present summer season is said to have borne
out, in a surprising manner, the predictions of the
astronomers with regard to the phenomena of sun-spots.
Magnetic storms frequently accompany the appear-
ance of these spots. In 1848 there were magnetic
storms, and we had the French Revolution. Again,
in 1859 they appeared, and Europe was disturbed by
wars and rumours of wars.'. In 1870 the cycle is
again complete, and the world is once more made to
resound with the din of arms. Whether there really
be any connection between solar convulsions, mag-
netic storms and the agitated passions of mankind is
a subject which presents a wide range of inquiry; at
any rate it is interesting to know that several
astronomers have foretold the occurrence of solar
disturbances on a great scale this year and at the
same time predicted a summer of unusual heat.
London, England, 1870-08-11

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THE FENIANS AND THE WAR.

The Fenians are on the war path. For two reasons,
one political, one religious, they sympathise with France
in the present war. In the first place England is Prussian's,,;
in sentiment, and they hope that she will become involved`
in the struggle as the ally of Prussia. In the second place g
they believe, or profess to believe, that France represent 4
the cause of Catholicism against Protestantism. So I:
" President" James Gibbons summoned the Brotherhood 1.
to arms. first taking the precaution to appoint a conven-
tion at Cincinnati on the 23d of August. " The oppor-
tunity," he says, " is before us;" and headds that the con-
vention means work, not talk. So we may expect the
Fenian army to embark for Europe soon. The event is
to be regretted, for, in order to prevent the departure of
the expedition, it will be necessary to call out an extra
squad of police in our large seaport cities.—Boston Adver-
tiser.
London, England, 1870-08-11

THE MOORS AND FORESTS IN THE HIGHLANDS,

The Twelfth is at hand, and we learn that the
prospects of sportsmen are most encouraging and
highly favourable. More (promising and gratifying
reports from all shooting quarters have not been
given for the last five years, and they augur well for
excellent and heavy bags at the opening of the sea-
son. The disease which visited the moors in 1868,
and did great havoc among the broods, is not obser-
vable on a single shooting ground this year. Nume-
rous are the causes assigned for the malady, great
efforts were made to uproot it, but wherever it ap-
peared its onslaught was very destructive. It has
been asserted, and we think on very good grounds, that
the disease was to be mainly attributed to the excessively
large stock of bin's left for breeding purposes. It

has been noticed that, with a dry spring and a
scarcity of grubs and insects, as well as of young
heather for the feeding of the grouse, disease was
sure to set in with ravaging effect, particularly
if the moors were overstocked; and it is
worthy -of remark that in some of the most
extensive and valuable moors where large numbers
of birds were bagged last year, and only a fair num-
ber preserved for hatching, the coveys are this
year large and plentiful, and the young birds very
strong and healthy. The breeding season has been
all that could be desired. The weather during the
laying of the eggs, as well as the
hatching and the rearing of the broods, was
most favourable and left no misgivings as to the
result. The later hatched broods continue
to improve and make rapid progress. On the best of
the moors the coveys will number as high as fifteen
young birds, and coveys of twelve are very general.
They are to be found as small as eight, but on an
average they will range from ten to twelve birds per
covey. All the birds are pretty quiet, and
not so wild as in some former seasons.
On the whole, there is a fine show of grouse,
and sportsmen may calculate on excellent
sport on the 12th inst. Notwithstanding the grand
prospect of sport there is still a good number of
valuable moors unlet. Rents are about the same as
former years, but the demand has not been so brisk.
It is- expected that most of them will
be taken in the course of the next few
days. There is a large number of sports-
men already in the North, and every
day brings a fresh influx. The forests furnish as
cheering reports as the moors as regards spot. The
alternate showers and sunshine on the moors have
also visited the forests, and the pasture on the hills
and among the corries is very rich and succulent.
Young deer are plentiful, and are in prime condition.
London, England, 1870-08-11

(From Fun.)

FIAT MISTURA.—The Japanese clergy pause every fif-
teen minutes in their discourses, and say to their congre-
gation, " Let us smoke Which they do. Other
persons are in the habit of mixing the smoke with the
sermon. Won't they take a hint from Japan ?

SPORTING MEMS.-A correspondent wants to run a bill
with any one for fifty pounds a side. Stakes to be held
by him.—A spirited dairyman will back his milk walk
against any other of the same weight and age. The race
to be done in pumps, chalked.—A novice, who stated the
other day he'd fight anybody at catch weight, writes to
say you won't catch him waiting any longer.
London, England, 1870-08-11

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London, England, 1870-08-11

SALMON FISHERIES.

A very ponderous Blue Book has made its appearance
in these closing days of the session containing the results
of the labours of the Salmon Fisheries Committee. In
their report the committee say there can be no doubt that
the value of their fisheries has detericrated from many
reasons, the principal being the many obstructions to the
passage of the fish, the use of fixed engines for their
destruction, and the pollution of rivers. They
have not concerned themselveswith the river
question, as a Special Commission has been
dealing with that subject, but they have arrived at some
very practical conclusions in other respects. The question
has been greatly complicated by the neglect of their property
by the owners of fisheries, and by the creation of property
in mill dams and weirs on almost every river in the country.
It is absolutely necessary they urge that greater powers
should exist for the removal of obstructions to the passage
of fish. In most cases facilities may, they believe, be
afforded for the passage .of the fish, without injury
to the existing milling interest. They advocate the
establishment of a fishery department of ad-
ministration, but, in waiting, recommend that juris-
diction should be transferred to the Board of Trade from
the Home Office. The fishery laws require decided amend-
ment, and a responsible central authority should be con-
stituted. The committee are also strongiy of opinion
that boards of conservators should have an elec •
tive character, and should have largely increased powers
in making, amending, and enforcing bye-laws. After
specifying several other points on which changes are de-
sirable, the committee express their belief that without
such extensive changes in the existing laws as might excite
the apprehension of millowners and others, great amend-
ments might be introduced, developing the fisheries with•
out prejudicing other interests.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—The number of visitors yes-
terday, one shilling day, was, by season tickets, 5,270; on
payment, 9,678 ; total, 14,948.

SOCIAL SCIENCE CON ORE SS.—Th e preparations
for the annual Congress of the National Association for
the Promotion of
.Social Science, to be held at Newcastle-
on-Tyne, from the 21st to the ith of September, are in
an advanced state, the appointment of presidents and
special questions for discussion being already complete.
His Grace the Duke of Northumberland will preside over
the Association, and deliver his inaugural address on the
first evening of the meeting.
London, England, 1870-08-11

THE FIGHTING AT SPICHEREN.

According to the German account the fight at Spicheren
near Saarbrucken, on the 6th ultimo, was of considerably
larger dimensions and greater results than were
known previously. The corps d'arme6 commanded by
General Frossard was nearly entirely broken up, its
losses in killed and wounded being extraordinarily
heavy. The encampment of one division, and considerable
stores were captured by the Prussians. A great many
prisoners were taken, the number of whom is increasing
hourly, and amounts already to 2,000. But the losses of
the Germans were also considerable. The Fifth Division
alone lost 1,800 men.

THE EMPEROR'S RETURN TO PARIS.
A telegram from Frouard, at the junction of the road
from Nancy to Metz, under date midnight between Mon-
day and Tuesday, announces that—
" The Emperor, solicited by several Generals to return
to Paris, had replied—
" ' Dead or victorious ! (Mort ou victorieux).' "

REPORTED ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE

IMPERIAL IN LONDON.
The Pall Mall Gazette says it.is rumoured that Mr. Smifh
(a secret agent of the Emperor Napoleon) has arrived in Lon-
don, having under his charge the Prince Imperial, the jewels
of the Empress of the. French, and the valuable diamonds
of the Duke of Brunswick.
London, England, 1870-08-11

NEW TOWN HALL AT BRADFORD.

The Mayor of Bradford yesterday morning laid the
foundation stone of the new town hall. The building is
to cost £43,000, in addition to the site, valued at £3,000.
The style of architecture is mediceval. Messrs. Lockwood
and Mawson are the architects. At luncheon, given by
the Mayor, it was stated that the local trade was in a
sound condition, and if peace were concluded there was
every prospect of continued prosperity.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE 12TH AT DERRY.
Large forces of troops and constabulary are arriving in
the city of Derry to prevent a breach of the peace on the
approaching anniversary on Friday. There will be a
thousand men of the Royal Irish Constabulary, and up-
wards of a thousand infantry of the line, besides three
troops of cavalry and a number of horse police. Fifteen
hundred men have already arrived. Both pa rties, it is
believed, will have monster processions. The Protestant
party will not go outside the walls, but will parade within
the city. The authorities have determined to allow the
Catholics to parade inside of the city, but will
not allow them to go upon the walls. They
express their resolution to force their way there.
Reinforcements to increase the strength of both parties
are expected from the rural districts, and preparations on
a large scale have been made by their respective friends
to entertain them. The rooms of the apprentice boys
have been broken into, and two drums carried away. The
excitement in the city is increasing very much. The rail-
way companies have cancelled their advertisements set-
ting forth that trains would run to Derry on Friday at
reduced rates.
London, England, 1870-08-11

THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION.

The Daily News draws a contrast between the circum-
stances in which our own Legislature separates and those
in which the French Chambers have been called together.
At home a peaceful revolution is in the course of develop-
ment, two of the stages of which are marked by the
passing of the Irish Lank Bill and the English Ele-
mentary Education Bill. On our side of the Channel, we
see a stl,ble Throne, a Ministry strong in the confidence of
Parliament, and a Legislature which reflects the opinion
of the country. On the other, we behold a tottering
dynasty, a Ministry not created by the people, but called
into existence that the army which has been beaten
in its conflict with foreign foes may be used
without any lingering scruple against a justly
exasperated people. In France, the only question is
whether the world will see a repetition of the scenes of
February, 1848, or the darker days of December, 1851.
In England, the triumphs of '29, of '32, and of '46 renew
themselves. Mr. Gladstone, in spite of some error? of
temper, of tactics, and even of policy, parts from the
Legislature with increased claims to the confidence of his
country.
London, England, 1870-08-11

BACON AND CO., 127, Strand

WYLD'S WAR MAPS.
WISSENBOURG—HAGENAU.
NVYI.;D'S MILITARY MAP of GERMANY,
Seat of War, including the whole of Central Europe,
parts of France, Russia, Belgium, Denmark, &c. The Rhine,
Bavaria, Italy, &c., and describing the Post Roads and Rail-
roads, with all the Military Towns, &c. Four sheets, 4ft. Sin.
high, sft. wide. In sheet, £l. ; in case, £1 10s. ; on rollers, £2 ;
spring roller, £,4 14s. 6d. James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen
457, Strand, W.C., next door to the Post-office, Charing-cross.

WISSENBO URG—HAGENAU.
-NAT YLD'S SPECIAL MAP of the THEATRE
of WAR in 'CENTRAL EUROPE. No. 1, on a large
scale, with the Railways, Fortified Posts, &c. In sheets, 58.;
in
case, 7s. 6d.; on roller, varnished, 10s. 6d. James Wyld,
Geographer to the Queen. 457, Strand, W.C., next door to the
Post-office, Charing-cross.

WISSENBOURG—HAGENAII.
WYLD'S MAP of the THEATRE of WAR
in North Eastern France, extending to Paris and Ant-
werp, Calais, Ostend, Belgium, Prussia, Bavaria, and the
frontiers of South German?, with the course of the Rhine,
from Duseldorf to Strasbourg, the railroads, fortified places,
French and Prussian fortresses, strategic positions, ar,c. In
sheet 4s. in case, es. Od. ;on rollers, varnished, 85.—James
Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, 4.57, Strand, W.C., next door to
the Post-office, Charing-cross.

WAR MAPS.
Now ready, price is. 6d.,
KEITH JOHNSTON'S WAR MAP of
CENTRAL EUROPE, printed in Colours.
Also, price 6d.,
KEITH JOHNSTON'S WAR MAP of the RHINE FRON.
TIERS.
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London, England, 1870-08-11

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( From Judy).

A monopoly that no one complains of—A bore who
keeps himself to himself.

What is likely to supersede the locomotive engine of the
present day ?—An engine-fitter.
THE UNIVERSITY TESTS BILL.—Does she? We thought
that had been done some time since, when she rejected
him for Oxford, in 1865.
London, England, 1870-08-11

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.

The Yorkshire Post of to-day, in reference to the Queen's
Speech, says—" The harvest of measures is small in
comparison with the large crop promised at the
opening of Parliament. But we cannot say
that the session has been wasted. The accom.
plishmen tof such work as has been done is due
mainly to the forbearance and absence of party spirit
displayed by the Opposition, and the feeling with which
foreign policy of the Government is supported throughout
the country, is a sufficient proof that where the interest and
honour of the nation are concerned all Englishmen are of
one party. In this spirit we firmly believe every heart in
the kingdom will earnestly echo the prayer with which
the Royal Speech concluded—that when the Houses of
Parliament are again summoned her Majesty will be
enabled to rejoice with them in the re-establishment of
peace on the continent of Europe."

THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE METROPOLITAN
BOARD OF WORKS.—It is not improbable that Mr. Ayrton
will be prevailed upon to accept this appointment, which
would not necessitate his retirement from the House of
Commons.—Post.

THE ORLEANS FAMILY.—We are informed on
good authority that the whole of the Orleans family have
left this country for the Continent. It is supposed that
Begium or Switzerland is their destination.—Standard.

EMBARKATION OF FRENCH TROOPS FOR THE
BALTIC.—A private telegram received late yesterday
afternoon at Liverpool states that large numbers of
French troops have been embarked at Cherbourg, and
that they are destined for an expedition to the Baltic.
RE-ENLISTMENT OF DISCHARGED SOLDIERS.—W 6
understand that discharged soldiers who re-enlist are now
allowed to count their previous service, together with
other advantages ; and that, if they present themselves
at the offices of the recruiting districts, or at the head-
quarters of a regiment, they will be entitled to ten
shillings levy-money, which will cover their expenses.
Telegraph,
London, England, 1870-08-11

JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY
TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder;
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and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price lb. tid
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London, England, 1870-08-11

MR. DICKENS'S SALE

The first day's sale of the household furniture and other
effects of the late Mr. Charles Dickens took plack at
Gadshill-place, Higham, yesterday. The gardening
utensils were first disposed of. The flowers in pots,
and other such relics of the novelist, sold well. The
carriages went very cheap. An Irish jaunting-car sold for
; a double-seated basket phaeton fetched £l5 ; and a
modern brougham £34 ; a grey cob, six years old, had £2O
bid for him. The furniture in the Swiss chalet commanded
great attention, and there were many eager bidders,
An oak tool chest about 2 feet by 14 inches without tools
sold for three guineas ; an oak table said to be the one on
which Mr. Dickens last wrote, £5. The bird's-eye maple
bergia arm chair, the one in which he constantly set when
in the chalet attracted many bidders, and after sharp con-
tests between three or four who were anxious to possess
it, was knocked down for £ll.
London, England, 1870-08-11

NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM.

The Independence Beige of last evening contains the fol-
lowing :—" We learn that the Municipal Council is con-
voked in order to deliberate upon a proposal to draw up
an address to the English people. We have reason to be-
lieve that the Communal Council will proceed in a body
to the British Minister, and beg him to forward to London
the expression of the sentiments which animate the inha-
bitants of Brussels."
London, England, 1870-06-27

THE PRICE OF TELEGRAPHING.

A published correspondence between the New York,
Newfoundland and London, and the International Ocean
Telegraph Companies, furnishes some facts not at
all creditable to the latter organization. The I. 0. T.
Company charges for a telegram from Habana to any
office in Great Britain, Ireland or France, 15 dols. for 10
words ; but a telegram from Great Britain or France
to New York and thence to Havana is but 12 dols.
50 cents. This unjust discrimination against the messages
which cross the Atlantic is so great that it is con-
siderably cheaper to send a telegram from London to Salt
Lake City, and thence through this city to Habana, than
directly through the two cables. To a request that this
injustice be remedied the I. 0. T. Company 'makes an
offer to reduce its tolls if the other companies will reduce
theirs in the same proportion. But, as everybody knows,
the cost of a message by the Atlantic cable has been
reduced already. from 100 dols. to 7 dols. 50 cents.
A computation shows that if the Cuba tariff were based on
the same proportion to cost of construction of
its cable as that of the lines crossing the Atlantic, the
I. 0. T. Company, where it now charges 6 dols., would
only receive 20 cents ; if based on length of lines, only 45
cents. Rut having an exclusive right by Act of Congress
for 14 years to connect the United States with the West
India Islands, the I. 0. T. Company take advantage of
their monopoly. The price limited by Congress was 3
dols. 50 cents., undoubtedly meaning currency and exclu-
sive of date, address and signature ; but even this liberal
tariff was deemed insufficient by the L 0. Ts.,
who demand gold for every word, and charge as much on
a European despatch over their short line as the cost of
sending it across the Atlantic. We have a gentle hint for
this Cuban Telegraphic Company. If it cannot act with
decent regard for its charter, and for the rights of the
people under it, Congress can find a way to quicken its
perceptions, and the way may prove costly to its stock-
holders. If they are wise, they will take the hint. —New
York Tribune.
London, England, 1870-06-27

WOMEN AND MEDICINE.

The unrestrained admission of women to the practice
of medicine is not very favourably regarded by the
general faculty ; but there is evidently a disposition
in some quarters to meet the aspirations of the sex
half-way. Dr. Bennett for instance suggests that we
should adopt in
.England the French system of divid-
ing the practice of midwifery between the medical
men and qualified women. In Paris there is a
large midwifery hospital to which women students
alone are admitted. When duly qualified, they
receive a diploma, and settle in practice in town and
country. As a rule every midwife selects a
medical man as her consultant, her referee, her
supporter in difficulty ; and the great majo-
rity make a point of applying to these " consul-
tants " in difficult or dangerous cases. The
regular practitioners thus undertaking only the most
abstruse problems in the vt, the French doctors
receive much higher fees for midwifery than their Eng-
lish brethren, though medicine generally is better paid
in England. Dr. Bennett thinks that this plan of
women co-operating with men, instead of rivalling
them, would find favour hi England. Doctors
would be glad to give up some of the drudgery
which too often, under present circumstances, breaks
down their health. And the public prejudice
against women practitioners would disappear so soon
as it was known that they were competent.
London, England, 1870-06-27

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING, at 7, MARRIED LIFE; Mr Buekstone,
Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe, Mr Kendnl, Mr Rogers, Mrs Chip-
pendale, Mrs Frank Matthews, Mrs E. Fitzwllliam, Miss C. Hill,
Mrs Levee.

After which, at 8.30. "HOME." Mr Sothern, Mr Chippendale,
Mr Compton, Mr lluckhtone, jun.. Miss Ada Cavendish, Miss
Fanny Gwynne, and Miss Caroline Hill.
Concluding with FAMILY JARS. Mr Compton.

L EYCEUM THEATR (under the management
of Messrs Mansell). •

THIS EVENING, at 7.30, . HIS OWN RIVAL Mr.• F.
Jharles and Miss L. Morgan.

At 8, BREAKING THE SPELL.
lifter which, at P. 30, LITTLE FAUST: Mr. T. Maclagan, M.
Marius, Mr. Aynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle.
Dahreux, Mesdames Lennox G ey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily
Soldene.

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.-
Lessees—Messrs 11. J. Montague. D. James, and T.
Thorne.—TlllS EVENING, at 7 30. CUPBOARD LOVE, by F.
Hay. After which, at 8, a now and original Comedy, in Three
Acts, entitled TWO ROSES, by James Albery. 'to conclude
with the new and successful Burlesque, DON CARLGS ; or,
The Infante in Arms. Supported by Messrs. H. J. Montague, H.
Irving, G. Honey, W. H. Stephens, and T. Thorne ; Mesdames
Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T Levis, and A. Newton.
Doors open at Seven. Commence at 7.30.

110YAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. swanborough.
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, A FISH OUT OF WATER. Mr.
Terry. A SCHOOL FOR COQUETTES. Messrs. Crouch, Tur-
ner, Joyce ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, Bufton, Hughes. And
THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. Mr. D. James.

THE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN" at
Mr. BEAUMONT'S, " The Wellington," Wellington-street,

Strand

THE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at
W. SMITH'S Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden-

THE SUN.—LATEST EDITION to be seen
every Evening, at Eight o'clock. a Mr. GILMAN'S, "The
Wheatsheaf," High-street, Camden-town.
London, England, 1870-06-27

NEGLIGENCE AT SEA.

The case of the Carnatic is a remarkable example
of the'doctrine that negligence only makes carrying
owners liable for damages to their passengers.
Hitherto attempts to procure damages, in case of
shipwreck have been very unsuccessful, owing to the
difficulty of proving negligence against the owners
or their servants. But in the case of the Carnatic
the jury thought there was no doubt about the mat-
ter. This steamer struck on a coral reef in the Red
Sea several months ago. The accident happened in
the night; and the vessel remained on the reef until
the afternoon of thefollowing day, when she sank, and
some of the persons on board were drowned. The cap-
.tain did not attempt to save them before the final catas-
trophe, as he was in hopes of getting off the ship.
The jury thought that risking the lives of passengers
for the bare chance of saving the vessel was negli-
gence, and awarded £3,000 damages in the case just
decided. This verdict must be regarded as an im-
portant. precedent.
London, England, 1870-06-27

DEATHS

On the 21st inst., at Ashwell, Harts, Mr. Thomas Chapman,

aged 91.
On the 23d inst., at Blackheath, Kent, Jacob Wm. Luning,
a native of Hanover, aged 1 3 years one month and four
days.

London: Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREWS,
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE Sur:. Office, No. 112,
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of
Middlesex.—Monday, June 27, 1870.
London, England, 1870-06-27

AN UNWELCOME ATTENDANT.

Pending the reorganisation of the metropolitan
police force, which, it is to be presumed, is now being
pushed forward with all the assiduity and zeal so
characteristic of the authorities of Scotland-yard, it
may be useful to call attention to a novel illustration
of the variety of uses to which a policeman may be
put. A correspondent, who signs himself" A Hospital
Visitor," writing to the Times, says that in one of our
larger hospitals may generally be seen in some comfor-
table nook, close to the fire in winter, a constable in uni-
form. Lest the curious inquirer should fail to dis-
cover the business of this well-drilled, military-
looking personage, the correspondent is kind enough
to take us into his confidence. He is put there to
watch the occupant of a particular bed in that
ward. The man or woman is at once seen to
be in a thoroughly helpless condition, pale as deatd,
with throat enveloped in bandages—in fact a case of
attempted suicide. It is the duty of the constable
to prevent the hetpless patient from running away,
and his presence is doubtless of great use
in preventing his recovery. If the in-
valid were one •of those persons who at
times come before the magistrates under the Habitual
Criminals Act, the presence of constable 999 L might
be valued by the public, but that he should be enjoy-
ing his cosy retreat while garrotters and jewel robbers
are having their own way outside, is to say the least of
it, not productive of pleasant feelings in the breast
of the tax-hampered Englishman.
London, England, 1870-06-27

NORWICH ELECTION.

A telegram from Norwich bears witness to the strong
dislike which is felt to Mr. Tillett, the Radical candidate,
by both Conservatives and Whigs. It is not improbable
that some arrangement will be made for the Conserva-
tives to support Mr. Warner's candidature, in order that
the more extreme candidate may be ejected. A meeting
has taken place at which this was discussed, and it is said
to have conic to the determination to effect a coalition
between the " moderates."

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT NEWARK.
INQUEST.

The inquest on the bodies of the persons killed in the
railway accident at Newark was reopened on Saturday
morning. Charles Sacre, chief engineer of the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln Railway Company, was subjected
to a lengthy examination. He said he.believed the waggon
of which the axle broke, had been running eighteen years.
The axle was peculiarly of the best kind of wrought iron.
Axles were more likely to fail when new than after years
of use. He did not consider, after eighteen years
of use more than ordinary inspection was required.
The intention of the jury to have independent scientific
evidence was overruled. The conduct of the police in
taking property from the bodies seems likely to call forth
great complaints ; but the Leeds Mercury report is consi-
dered unfair and extravagant. It is thought probable
that the jury will find a verdict without taking further
evidence.

The accident will, doubtless, be a very expensive affair
for the Railway Passengers Insurance Company. It ap-
pears that out of the 370 passengers who travelled by the
train, no less than eighty provided themselves with in-
London, England, 1870-06-27

THE POLICEMEN'S GRIEVANCE.

The Telelraph says the latest police grievance is doubly
galling to the force, and irrivating to the public, because
it was at first presented under the guise of a reform, and
even of a boon. On the issuing of the order which raised
the pay of the police, people outside saw for the moment
only an admission that there was ground for the com-
plaints of under-payment, and an implicit promise that
further measures would he taken to secure the efficiency
of the force by making its members satisfied with their
position. When the constables are obliged to give, for the
extra shilling in the week, the handsome quid pro quo of a
day's service in the fortnight, the "boon" will be clearly
seen to be no boon at all, but a positive sacrifice for the men.
In truth, the men themselves really did not want the
money, which their chiefs have actually forced upon them.
They wanted to retain that privilege of one day's rest in
the week which is denied to no other branch of the public
service and to no class of the community. Thus we find
our police authorities in the unenviable position of having
driven a hard if not actually an unfair bargain with men
who wanted to make no bargain of .the kind at all. Can
any one by surprised if those on whom the bargain has
been forced appeal in such numbers and with such energy
from the acts of their rulers to the judgmeut of the public)
'whose servants those rulers are ?

TEE STEAMER DACIA.—A. despatch from Kings-
ton, Jamaica, June 12, says :—" The Dacia has grounded
in harbour. She received no damage. It will be necessary
to transfer two hundred miles of cable to Consort. There
is no cause for alarm."

THE AUSTRIAN ELECTlONS.—According to a tele-
gram from Vienna, the result of the elections in Vienna
and Lower Austria has been in favour of the old Centralist
party, but the others have gained some triumphs, even in
the capital. The former Ministers, M.M. Giskra and
Brest 6, have been re-electea without difficulty. The
Czechs are making great efforts to become reconciled with
the Germans in Bohemia, and have called together various
meetings, in order to persuade these latter that they ought
to consider themselves citizens, and seek to obtain the
recognition of public right in the kingdom. These efforts
at reconciliation have hitherto been most unsuccessful,
as the Germans have rejected all the overtures which
were made to them, and will not attend the meetings to
which they are invited.
London, England, 1870-06-27

LEGAL UTILITIES.

Some odd things turn up now and then in the
evidence given before the Judicature Commission.
One officer of a local London court admitted that his
jurisdiction was obsolete and that his establishment
did no business; but defended its existence, on the
ground that the expenses, amounting to several
hundreds per annum, being paid out of
corporate funds, were not paid by. the pub-
lic, who had, therefore, no right to complain.
This logical gentleman added that, as the court did
no business, it could do no harm, and therefore ought
not to be meddled with. Here is a fine plea for the
' existence of useless persons as well as useless things.
They can do no harm. How speedily the common
law courts, and especially those rascally county
courts, which sometimes " bustle through" several
hundred cases in a day, ought to be cleared off on,
this principle ! Another gentleman told the
commission that his court had only had four cases to
try within the year. It was highly popular, and the
county court was regarded as an intruder. The
people liked this court because it was their own—
though it is wonderful that they did not come into
it a little oftener.
London, England, 1870-06-27

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING, at 7, MARRIED LIFE; Mr Buckstone,
Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe. Mr Kendal, Mr Rogers, Mrs Chip-
pendale, Mrs Frank Matthews, Mrs E. Fitzwilliam, Miss 0. Hiil,
Mrs Laws.

After which, at 8.30. "HOME." Kr Sothern, Mr Chippendale,
Mr Compton, Mr Buckstone, jun., Miss Ada Cavendish, Miss
Fanny Uwynne, and Miss Caroline

Concluding with FAMILY JABS. Mr Compton.
London, England, 1870-06-27

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London, England, 1870-06-27

THE EDUCATION DIVISION.

The test division on the Education Bill has bee n
taken, and the strength of the Secularists has been
tested. Mr. Henry Richard brought forward an
amendment to the motion that the Speaker do leave
the chair to the effect that the grants to ()Listing
denominatiOnal schools should not be increased, and
that, in any national system of elementary educa-
tion, the attendance should be everywhere compul-
sory, and the religious instruction supplied
by voluntary effort not out of public
funds. Upon this amendment, the House of
Commons has been debating the whole of the week,
and it has now been thrown out by 421 to O. The

list requires very little description. The sixty were
composed of the below gangway Liberals—Mr.
Fawcett, Sir C. W. Dilke, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Morrison,
Mr. Winterbotham, and hoc genus oanne. No Con-
servative joined this knot of sixty. On
the other Bide was a formidable array
of Ministerialists and Conservatives combined,

many of the Opposition leaders going into the same
lobby with the Government. This division may be
considered to dispose of the great objection of prin-
ciple to the Dill. The details which remain to be
disputed are not likely to unite any formidable ele-
ments of hostility.
London, England, 1870-06-27

LYCEUM THEATRE (under the management
of Messrs. Mansell).
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, HIS OWN RIVAL Mr. F.
Jharles and Miss L. Morgan.
At 8, BREAKING THE SPELL.

Aftei which, at 8.30, LITTLE FAUST: Mr. T. Maclagan, M.
Marius, Mr. Aynsley Cook, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Wilmot; Mdlle.
Debreux, Mesdames Lennox G ey, Lawson, Lee, and Emily
Soldene.
London, England, 1870-06-27

A FOREIGN VIEW OF LONDON.

M. Charles Hugo, son of Victor, who has been paying
London a visit, describes his impressions in the Rappel.
He found there " 4,000,000,000 men, and not a single
lounger. A feverish and phlegmatic circulation in a fog.
Everyone rushing in pursuit of business, for time is
money ; the second is worth a shilling, the
minute a guinea. Everything circulates pell-inell—the
penny • boat on the river, the waggon in the
street. One has a railway overhead, another under-foot ;
a railway to the right, a railway to the left. The Thames
runs between two trains, one of which passes over, the
other under the river. The penny boats have a locomo-
tive under the chimney and another under their wheels."
Ws are then told that St. Paul's looks as if it were
built of sugar, Westminster of pasteboard, and the
Tower of London of dominoes. The police are
dressed in green. Now and then there is a red soldier
with his hair parted behind and a stick in his hand. High
over the trees of Hyde Park rises the equestrian statue
of Wellington, with his cocked hat under his arm. "Sugar
all this over with 300,000 women of bad character, and
you have London a prodigious nightmare, where
everything is of iron, mud, coal, and rain,
where tunnels are suspended and bridges are sub-
terranean, whose houses are tombs and shopkeepers
phantoms. ' Chinoiserie de l'4picerie, Sodome de la bank
note, Gomorrhe du coton, Babylone de la eassonade !' "
The note of admiration which follows Babylon of brown
sugar is by M. Charles Hugo, who then proceeds to tells
us how he visited Louis Blanc, who lives in one of the
best quarters of London, and- had to pay five shillings
for half an hour's- mad gallop—" that is, 7f. 25c."
He dined with Louis Blanc and met Mr. Smalley, who
is an amiable man, " and an amiable American is worth
two charming Englishmen." The conversation turned on
Rochefort and Flourens, and M. Louis Blanc assured his
guests that the latter had always expressed the greatest re-
pugnance for political assassination. It was remarked,how-
ever, that Napoleon 1., founder of the present dynasty,
had installed the statue of Brutus in the Tuileries when
first consul, and had left a sum of money in his will to
Cantillon, who had fired at Wellington. The next day
M. Louis Blanc took M. Hugo to the Tower, where
they saw all the Crown jewels but the
Koh-i-noor, that famous diamond stolen from India which
the Queen keeps hidden in a drawer so as to have
100,000,000 f. in her pocket in case of a revolution. In the
courtyard the spot where Anne Boleyn was beheaded was
pointed out. " And they reproach us with '93 " sighed
Louis Blanc.—Pall Mall Gazette.
London, England, 1870-06-27

WOMEN AND MEDICINE.

The unrestrained admission of women to the practice
of medicine is not very favourably regarded by the
general faculty ; but there is evidently a disposition
in some quarters to meet the aspirations of the sex
half-way. Dr. Bennett for instance suggests that we
should adopt in England the French system of divid-
ing the practice of midwifery between the medical
men and qualified women. In Paris there is a
large midwifery hospital to which women students
alone are admitted. When duly qualified, they
receive a diploma, and settle in practice in town and
country. As a rule every midwife selects a
medical man as her consultant, her referee, her
supporter in difficulty ; and the great majo-
rity make a point of applying to these " consul-
tants" in difficult or dangerous cases. The
regular practitioners thus undertaking only the most
abstruse problems in the art, the French doctors
receive much higher fees for midwifery than their Eng-
lish brethren, though medicine generally is better paid
in England. Dr. Bennett thinks that this plan of
women co-operating with men, instead of rivalling
them, would find favour in England. Doctors
would be glad to give up some of the drudgery
which too often, under present circumstances, breaks
down their health. And the public prejudice
against women practitioners would disappear so soon
as it was known that they were competent.
London, England, 1870-06-27

NOT BING IMPOSSIBLE.

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London, England, 1870-06-27

FATAL CRICKET.

The other day Summers, of the Notts Comity
Eleven, a most respected professional, was struck
by a ball on Lord's Ground and killed.
This melancholy event is the first instance of
a fatal accident ever known in a first class or even
a second class match. It appears from the great
authority on the subject—Lillywbite—that only
three authentic case s of death from cricket are on
record. In 1856 abo y named Simpson, nine years
of age, was killed at Cambridge ; in 1859 a fatal
accident occurred at Gorton to a youth of nineteen;
and in 1860 another youth of the same
age was killed in Denaerara. An athletic sport which
has been carried on with enthusiasm by Englishmen
throughout the century, and which has produced
only four fatal casualties in so many years, cannot
be esteemed very hazardous, however much we may
deplore this particular misfortune. No.active sport
is abs olutely secure from danger. Nevertheless the
death of Summers does point a moral, and it is di-
rected against Lord's Ground. That wretched piece
of turf is advantageous from its excellent situation,
but it possesses uo other merit whatever. It is hilly,
lumpy, and unsound. It is true that nobody has
ever been killed on it before, but no match passes
off without some player being bruised.