The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-16 00:00:00

THE LATE LORD JUSTICE GIFFARD.

Prior to the commencement of the business of the Court
of Appeal yesterday, Lord Justice James paid a brief,
but eloquent and graceful, tribute to the memory of the
late Lord Justice Giffard. His lordship said he had known
his learned brother since his early connection with the
Court of Chancery as the barrister practising before Vice-
Chancellor Wood, the present Lord Chancellor of Eng-
land ; and had entertained for him a profund admiration,
an admiration which had been induced by the discre-
tion, zeal, and legal ability which he invariably
displayed. That admiration had not been diminished, but
infinitely increased, by the soundness of the deceased's de-
cisions both as Vice-Chancellor and Lord Justice. His
naturally weak constitution had succumbed to the fatigue
which his arduous duties entailed. A brilliant career had
thus been prematurely cut short, and the loss which had
been sustained would be seriously felt by the judicial
bench, and universally regretted by the profession.

Sergeant Jacob Hill, of the Royal Marine Light
Infantry, has been tried by court-martial at Chatham
for having, while recruiting for the Marines in the Hull
district, fraudulently enlisted, at Beverley, two men,
named Cowley and Flower, belonging to the East York
Militia, he not having obtained the permission of the
commanding officer of the Militia. The finding and sen-
tence (in case of conviction) will not be made public till
approved by the Admiralty.

THE DERBY, OAKS, AND ST. LEGER.—The
entries of yearling colts and fillies to run as three-year-
olds in these races in 1872 has just closed with 191 nomi-
nations for the Derby, 175 Tor the Oaks, and 196 for
the St. Leger. Labt year there was a considerable falling
off in the numbers entered, and this year there is a further
decrease, especially for the Derby, for which the nomina-
tions for the three previous years have been 275, 266, and
217 respectively. The numbers are generally diminished
by nearly a dozen prior to the race, owing to• the death
of nominators.

A CHURCHWARDEN CITED FOR REMOVING A
CROSS.— On Thursday, Mr. Edmund Mellor, church.
warden of St. Clement's Church, Rochdale, was served
with a citation from " Granville Harcourt Vernon, M.A.,
Vicar-General," " for having, on the 12th day of June,
1870, without any just necessity or lawful authority, and
contrary to the expressed injunctions of the Rev. W. N.
Molesworth, as vicar of the said church, forcibly removed
a cross attached to the ledge, reredos,.
fixed to the in
the Parish Church of St. Clement's, Spotland ; the
position os such cross having been approved of by the late
Bishop of Manchester." "Mr. Meller is cited to appear in
the Cathedral of St. leter's, of York, on the 29th.of July
instant.

THE Aim/ MEDICAL SERVlCES.—According to
some of the Indian journals it has been decided to amal-
gamate the Indian and British medical services, and the
Government of India is said to have been entrusted with
the arrangement of details regarding pensions, funds, and
subscription to be paid for those who elect for general
service, &c. The deputy inspector-generals are to have
an inducement offered them to retire, but those who
have reached fifty years of age without having attained
the inspectorial rank will have to retire compulsorily.
Such is the intelligence which has reached us from India,
and the Poonah Observer, in particular, states that it has
obtained its information from the most reliable sources.
Whatever may be the ultimate determination of the
authorities in regard to the amalgamation of the medical
services, we think our contemporary is, to say the least,
premature in its announcement.