The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-20 00:00:00

THE CAPTAIN RELIEF FUND.

A meeting of the London Relief Committee formed to
raise subscriptions in aid of the widows and -rphans of
the seamen lost in the Captain, was held in the Long
Parlour of the Mansion House, London, yesterday, the
Lord Mayor presiding. Among those present were
Alderman Sir David Salomons, M.P., Mr. Samuel
Morley, M.P., the Lord Mayor-Elect, Admiral Sir
Sydney Dacres, Mr. Gassiott, Mr. Griffiths, and others.—
Mr. Gibbs, one of the honorary secretaries, announced
that the subscriptions received at the London and West-
minster Bank up to that morning was £783. Since that
a letter had come, enclosing £lOO from "X Y Z," and
some smaller remittances made up a sum of £9OO. Mr.
Griffiths announced further subscriptions amounting to
about £2OO, including 100 guineas from Messrs. Roths-
child, and £52 10s. from Messrs. Baring Brothers.
It was also stated that additional sums had
been just received amounting to £225. Mr. Samuel
Morley and Mr. Griffiths were added to the committee.
Some discussion took place as to the manner in which
the money should be appropriated, and Mr. Morley im-
pressed upon the committee the necessity of ascertaining
definitely the amount that would be required. Eventually
it was arranged that the number and ages of the widows
and chilaren should be obtained from the Portsmouth
committee, with the view of arriving at an approxima-
tion of the amount, and Captain Peele stated that this
information should be forthcoming.

TILE COURT AT BALmcatAL.—The Rev. R. H.
Story, of Roseneath, preached at Crathie last Sunday, his
text being Matthew xviii. 8, 9. Her Majesty the Queen
and the Princesses Louise and Beatrice were present
from Balmoral, and the members of the suite who
attended were the Marchioness of Ely, the Hon.
Emily Cathcart, General Hood, Colonel Ponsonby,
Mr. Sahl, and Dr. Robertson. The Duke of
Argyll and the Marquis of Lorne were also present. In
the Abergeldie pew were Mr. and Madame Van de Weyer
and Misses Van de Weyer. Few strangers were in the
church. The weather was of rather a stormy character
during the day. The Duke of Argyll and the Marquis of
Lorne left Balmoral early on Monday morning, and
reached Aberdeen about ten o'clock. They proceeded to
the Douglas Hotel, and remained there till the departure
of the limited mail at 12.23. As the Duke of Argyll is
patron of the parish of Roseneath, it was perhaps out of
compliment to him that the minister of that charge
was invited to preach at Crathie on Sunday. —Dundee
A dvertiser.

A BOON FOR LADIES.—Highly as sewing machines are
prized, there is one great fault to which they are addicted—they
make a great noise while doing the work • a noise so great that
for a worker herself to talk at the same time is out of the ques-
tion. We need not say how trying this must be to a lady. To
be not only prevented from talking, but also from listening to
the gossip of those around her—the very thought of such a
thing is unendurable. Well, an inventor has come to their
rescue with a SILENT SEWING MACHINE; and as it comprises
all the appliances rand, devicesfor varied work with which all the
best solving machines are provided, and several in addition, and
exercises them all so NOISELESSLY that the ladies may gossip
even in whispers, and the infant or invalid sleep on in peace, we
expect that most of the old machines will ere long be heard, or
heard of, no more, and that "LA SILENCIEUSE," the Silent.
Sewing Machine (at Messrs. POLLACK, SCHMIDT, and Co.'s,
210 A, REGENT:STREET, LONDON, W.), will quietly take their
p Financial Record,as the universal"
dSeptemberh 7,p 1870.omestic eler.—"lnvestment Circular
and