The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-19 00:00:00

and especially from dreams. The Fetichism of the U?
was spoken of next as being a step in advance, though,'
was stated it was mere witchcraft, and the next staoe,
Poternism, was dwelt upon at some length, and verif
aptly illustrated, the lecture concluding with a sketch o
the way in which science had served the cause of religion'
so that men, instead of believing only in gh°4B'
came gradually to—the recognition of the soil
At length, imitating this belief with that in P
„
beneficent being, he connected morality with religion,
step the importance of which it is scarcely possible to eve'
estimate. Having argued that every increase in sc.iellieced
brings with it an elevation of religion, Sir John concluded
thus :—The time then has surely come when scientific we°
the
need no longer stand on the defensive, but may call b
state which is now making a great' effort to establis
a national system of education, and even sliqr,?_
itself ready to assist in the prosecution of scieutin(_'
research may call on the clergy who exercise
as'
great an influence no longer to ignore in °
elementary and other schools the great disoveries of the
last thousand years, but to assist us in making thew 111, °ft"
generally known to the people of this country, confiatellte
that a better acquaintance with the laws which regW°'
the beautiful world in which we live would not only
diminish the evils from which we suffer, and add greaturlYy
to the general happiness, but also tend to develops 0,4
moral nature, to elevate and purify the whole charee"
of man.
The President of the Liverpool Medical histitutioci
Mr. E. R. Bickersteth, entertained a select number
the visitors at a soir*e at the Philharmonic
evening. will
On Monday afternoon the general committee
to decide upon the place of meeting for the next and f%
lowing years. There is little doubt that, as far as regat..,,
1871, Edinburgh will carry off the palm. Brighton, h",
ever, will, it is expected, make a vigorous onslaught °
the suffrages of the members. On Monday the new Pre
sident will also be elected, who will be Sir Wsll3lll
Thompson.

ARREST OF MARSHAL .VAILLANT.
The Paris correspondent of the Telegraph, writing '9ll
Saturday, says :—" The great sensation of (to-day is the
arrest of Marshal Vaillant, which took place about fill
o'clock last evening. The Marshal was engaged
in roughly sketching a plan of the new works
lately commenced to strengthen the fortress °I
Vincennes. He had shewn a perinis de circidati°°
such as General Trochu grants to some few Per'
sons in whom he places perfect reliance. The soldiers eu
duty did net quite comprehend how such a pass should ell.
title the visitor to make drawings, and some murmurs be'
gan to rise. The Marshal was- accompanied by a gentle"
man in plain clothes. Some one raised a suspicion ths'
this individual might be a Prussian officer. .L 4-11
angry crowd assembled. Then a Zouave b°ldl/'
stepped forward and arrested the artist, not long ag° theA
high and mighty Minister of the Imperial household, an
even still a Marshal of France. The National Guards
duty at the fort were instantly called out, and the
officers hastily thrust Marshal Valliant and his COW;
panion into a cab,which they escorted with bayonets wed.
Passing through the Place de la Bastille the al°
made a furious onslaught on the prisoners, and the,
National Guards seemed unable or unwilling to prote°'
them. At a most critical moment M. Garnier-Paol
who happened to be passing, sprang into the cab al
harangued the troops through the window. They repulse
the crowd, and proceeded to the Hotel de Ville, expectia
to find General Trochu there. He had just left for
his residence at the Louvre. Marching thither, the peoPle,',
who had gathered from every point, made another attac;
in the Rue de Rivoli, so violent that the Nations!
Guards presented their bayonets. At this most inausl3l;
cious moment two persons thought it opportune to bil°l'
" Vive l'Empereur 1" They were first knocked (Wild
then trampled on, then knocked up again, 814
finally found an uncomfortable protection in the arras
the escort. On reaching the Louvre it was discovered that
General Trochu had gone to Mont Val6rian, whence.lle
did not return till a late hour. The mob and the journal".,
,
and the quidnuncs waited long to hear the Marshal's fAtemi
but, up to this time, we only know that he remalatiL
custody. I am not prepared to deny that things look
ill with this member of the late Committee of Defers ‹,
worse, perhaps, than I have ventured to say as yet
print. But at the same time there is downright 11111,3 ed
in Marshal Vaillant's proceedings, if they be as is su-a
petted. He had in his own possession, as,
Marshal and as a member of Count Palikao's comnaitT:
every plan of the fortifications that had ever been 301
One simple inquiry, put at a dinner table, or in the course
of a morning call, would have gained him all information
as to the new works proposed. Instead of adopt
this simple course, we are to suppose that a gentian °.
of mature years, and as shrewd as any member of dig
Imperial household—which is saying a great deal for 131:14
shrewdness—would shave off his whiskers all at once, at
go in company with a Prussian colonel to the word
themselves, and then and there make sketches of thy'
The story is improbable ; but in these times that is no ov
jeotion at all to its probability. Nevertheless, I shall net,
believe in Marshal Vaillant's guilt until he has been Ate'
and very likely not then."

THE MASSACRE IN CHINA.
There is some reason to fear that the all-engrossi.l
interest of the Continental war will prevent due attenn
being given to the horrible massacre at Tien-tsin. D'fbo
e.
who are personally acquainted with the particulars of the
catastrophe, or in any way specially interested in tile
matter, are evidently apprehensive that such will be
case, and are striving to enlist public sympathy
.°11,1,'3,t
half of the martyred French. The general belief is
although the French mayhave behaved unwarrantablYoot
aggressively on several occasions, the popular fury WasAliret
directed solely against them, but they were the
~ey
victims of a general war of extermination, because 1:0
were living in the native city two miles from the foteleat
settlement. •It has been pointed out that the greenbe
characteristic of the present Manchu dynasty has
an
the exclusion of foreigners from China. No Frenchulie
was involved ill the Yang Chow riot, and the hostilitY,,
Formosa was only directed against British subjects. it;
American was attacked two years ago, and via
missionary who was murdered last year at Tier': ve
was an Englishman. No foreign ambassadors 1110
yet been allowed to see the Emperor on the goo
that he is not of age, but he has received ambassaOa
from Thibet and Corea. It is universally believed is
openly asserted that the Mandarins were accompliceLty
the late massacre. It is not surprising that great a 0.,: oe
exists among the foreign residents of Tien-tsin, who 1151,1,
collected for mutual protection, under the British Cells eJ
Mr. Lay. The English are said to be deteratill„a
to join the French in exacting retribution, ,tig.
are drilling themselves and practising with rim ort
Great displeasure has been created by the rellre
that the British ships have been ordered not to hat.
even should the Shanghai settlement be attacked, be
merely to take the fugitives on board. There seems to et
a general belief among the natives that England wn-Yhe
act, which, if this report be true, is not unfounded. id
native converts are suffering persecution, and it iS jai°
three of them who are imprisoned are daily torturee,,De
make them confess having been employed by
murdered Sisters of Mercy in kidnapping children.

RAILWAY EXTENSION.—The Duke of SutuerioDa
is extending the railway from Golspie to the confines;
Caithness, at Helmsdale—a distance of about eirlae
miles—his grace being at the whole cost. The lirl',„
ost
already so far advanced that it will be opened througtoy
in spring next. But as about fifteen miles are Ile ce
completed, and this portion may now be of sfros
to the locality, and especially to the winter fishery,
°do.
been arrapged to work it during the intervening Inloso
As it happens, the heaviest works, and consequentlY,'"„aa
which will take time to complete, lie between Golsple
Dunrobin, so that it was necessary to transport a tier
motive on the coach road from the former to the l° s.
point, a distance of about two miles. This was sue.,
factorily accomplished by the aid of one of ";;;,,g
Thomson's road steamers.- The locomotive „ the
placed on a lorry, but in consequence of the wheels a jai
lorry sinking into the road, it was found necessary t°
down a wooden tramway, which was continually lo°l/ZllO
forward as progress was made. The road-steamer 11„3.,c0
difficulty whatever in drawing the heavy load.
il the
assisted the Duke of Sutherland, and several of his g , the
assisted at the work, and Princess Christian and
Duchess of Sutherland were spectators.
THE FRENCH TROOPS IN BELGiu2,r,—TaOVOO
Virton and neighbourhood there are now daily about ape
French soldiers arriving, who are effecting their eoe„ hy
from the Prussians. Those who have means try to g4.'hel
a roundabout way to Paris. At the rate " tije
are arriving and have to be " interned,
camp of Beverloo, which can hold ten thou:l;ere
men, will soon be full. Great discontent prevails !foe
alnong the prisoners. They receive exactly the the
rations as tie Belgian soldiers, and they complain ,°„0-0,
quality of the bread and of the meat, which, as I "all,
are not to be complained of ; and, above d at
'of the absence of wine, of which they useiots
home to receive daily rations. These coraPiaul
remain, naturally enough, unheeded, as in Bela a 0,4
the Imperial military system of giving plenty, °`, store
and wine to the soldiers and of not having suffielell";q,-tecl•
of guns and ammunition is but imperfectly aPPrec—ebras
The prisoners also complain of having to do then's cos.
the domestic work of cooking and cleaning their r°the
As the Belgian exchequer is sufficiently drained b,Y,
°`,; set-
cost of armed neutrality, it is likely enough that ,of
vants will be engaged to wait upon the thousainejits
French prisoners that have to be kept for an in°
period.—Correspondent of Pall Mall Gazette. Cog;
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