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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-27

EGYPTIAN HALL.

A most interesting panorama has for some time past
been exhibiting here, and has met with a large share of
success, the subject illustrated being the present
Franco-Prussian War, the depicting of which has evi-
dently been the result of careful and studious researches.
The views of Paris, Berlin, Metz, and Sedan are deci-
dedly the best in the whole panorama ; in the first-named
city are shown the Tuileries, St. Cloud, Boulevard des
Italians, and also a torchlight procession on the Rue de

Rivoli, on the memorablelsth of July. • The present
residence of Napoleon, Wilhelmshoe, is also shown. The
various war songs of France and Germany, are ably ren-
dered by an efficient quartette; and doubtless during the
present holiday season this exhibition will be extensively
patronised, the entertainment being one that will repay a
visit.
London, England, 1870-12-27

HARD IFIGEtTLKO AT LA LOUPE.

Some of the fighting in the Loire country was very
severe. Specially was this the case at a position between
La Loupe and Bretoncelles, The Cologne amicele says the
French were very strongly posted. We marched out in
close columns, as the narrow pass through which we had
to march was peculiarly unfavourable to any enlargement
of our front. And then the enemy commanded the whole
of the pass from the heights beyond Bretoncelles. Our
artillery was completely prevented from operating ; but,
notwithstanding all these difficulties, the advance was
persevered in. After the barricades that had been
erected along the line of march had been thrown down,
the front was enabled to extend itself on either hand up
the heights for the attack. The valley widening out
after a while, the artillery was in a position to place
two of its guns. We went forward with a loud
hurrah, but the reception was too inapresgive, our
infantry being received by an uninterrupted fusillade,
supported by grenades and shrapnels. Behind each
hedge and prominence cover was sought with infinite
care, and thus the advance was rendered possible.
At length even the favourable position of the enelfy
was rendered available to bring the engagement to an end.
The bulk of the brigade advanced, and the pioneers, too,
took part in the combat, although they could expect little
result from there being so unfavourably armed. They
pushed themselves forward, however, between the ranks
of the infantry, and with a shout rushed up the heights
towards the enemy, who was chased from his positions.
The village itself was the principal scene of the pioneers
labours, whence the enemy was soon dislodged. Each
house was searched, and occasionally a little butchery
ensued.
London, England, 1870-12-27

THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

DRURY LANE—RuIe Britannia. Dragon of Wantley.
COVENT GARDEN—Lottery Ticket. Sleeping Beauty.
ADELPHI—Smoke. Mistletoe Bough.
HAYMARKET—The Poor Soldier. The Palace of Truth.
Uncle's Will. The Spectre Bridegroom.
VAnnEviLLE--Chiselling. Two Roses. Elizabeth, or

the Invisible Armada.
STRAND—On and Off.

Living at Ease. Coeur-de•

Lion.
ST. JAmrs's—To Oblige Benson. Fernande. Bombastes

Furioso.
OLYMPlC—Poppleton's Predicament. Nell and (Bur-
lesque) Paul and Virginia.
ROYALTY - Wealth, and Whittington Junior and his

Sensation Cat.
GAIETY—A Christmas Story. Alladiu 11.
QUEEN'S—Farce. Midsummer Night's Dream.
GLOBE—Board and Residence. Delicate Ground.
White Cat. Rely on my Discretion.
OPERA ComiQuE—Found Drowned. Nothing to Nurse.
HOLBORN—The Married Bachelor. A Breach of Promise.

Jezabel.
PRINCE OF WALES'S. - Queen Stork. Ours.

The

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In.
PRINCEBS'S—A Christmas Carol. Little Gil Blas. He's

a Lunatic.
NATIONAL STANDARD—Farce.

Ride a Cock Horse to

Banbury Cross.
ASTLEY'S—Faree. Little Tom Tittlemouse. .
SADLER'S WELLS—Farce. Sinbad the Sailor.
SURREY—Farce. My Son Jack.
POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's War Lecture. After-
noon and Evening.
EGYPTIAN HALL—Poole and Young's Panorama of the
Franco-Prussian War.
A.3IPHITIMATRE AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Scenes in the
Arena.

ST. JAMES'S HALL—Christy Minstrels. Every evening.
PALMS ROYAL—Professor Faber's Talking Machine.
ALHAMBRA—Promenade Concert.
MADAME TIISSAIM'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10
p.m. is.; extra rooms, 6d•

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THE EUROPEAN WAR.
The SUN is Published Every Morning
at EMIT r O'CLOCK, with SOME
HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other
paper. This edition will always contain
the LATEST N EWS of the WAR, and
of all other events.
London, England, 1870-12-27

THE OUTRAGE AT LYONS.

The Telegraph, in an article on this lamentable event,
says: The murder of a gallant officer, who died in the
attempt to uphold the authority of the National Govern-
ment, took place on the 20th ; yet up to this time we
have received no report that the ringleaders of the plot
have been arrested, or that the soldiers who executed
the lawless sentence have been brought to punishment.
On the contrary, the Red faction seems to be more
powerful than ever at Lyons. We cannot but
hope that this disastrous occurrence may strengthen the
popular demand for a legalised Government—a demand
which has only been kept in abeyance hitherto by the
imminence of the national peril. Paris contains as law-
less elements as Lyons; and, though the population of
the capital has exhibited a self-restraint and heroism for
which those who know the Parisians best give them but
little credit, the news of such a crime as that of Nuits
might have a bad effect in the quarters where
the workmen congregate. Any country would be endan-
gered by remaining months without an established
government, without a central authority empowered to
enforce law and uphold order. The danger is terrible in
the case of a country with the traditions and passions of
France. And if M. Arnaud's death should teach the
lesson that foreign invasion is not the only or the worst
danger with which France is threatened, that gallant
gentleman will not have died in vain.
London, England, 1870-12-27

A FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

As the demand for the convocation of a Constituent
Assembly by a large section of the French press
becomes stronger, it may be as well to inquire into
the motive of the Republican Ministry for so per-
sistently rejecting the appeal. It cannot be because
they are afraid of losing their ascendancy in such
an assembly. Parliamentary renown is pre-
cisely the influence which placed them in
their present position. They may not be
administrators, but they are all more or less
orators. Gambetta and Favro rank with Bright and
Castelar as the foremoct debaters of the age. It is
exceedingly unlikely that any other party in the
Assembly will possess such a splendid array of
ability. It may be that the Assembly is not convened
because the Republicans are afraid of being con-
fronte•l by a Monarchist majority, against which no
oratory will avail. This danger, however, whether
it be great or small, will not be lessened by
delay, unless the new French armies com-
pletely drive the Germans from the coun-
try. The Republican Ministry have made
tremendous efforts to organise the defence. They
have got together a very large force. The prospect
of success for France is better now than at any time
since Sedan. It is likely that under these circum-
stances the country would return a majority favour-
able to the regime which has by its vigour
shown a most favourable contrast to Imperial
imbecility. Moreover, large numbers of the peasantry
would not vote at all under present circumstances,
and: no other party save the Republicans possess
an organisation or any hold upon the means which in
France are needful to electoral success. The real motive
of the Government seems tobe the obvious one—a gene-
ral election would seriously impede the great work of
defence. There can be no doubt that it would. The
election of the first Assembly of the Third Republic
is far too momentous a matter not to absorb great
attention. Therefore the Government resolves to fight
on. It is an assumption of authority, but then
France obeys it, and rushes en masse to the front.
The tree must be judged by its fruit. The discontent
against the continuance of the war nowhere assumes
any serious form. A few contemptible riots have
occurre], but not one of these was a riot in the in-
terest of peace.
London, England, 1870-12-27

THE PRINCE OF WALES'S COMPANY

It was announced a few weeks back that a dra-
matic company had been formed for the purpose of
pvoviding provincial towns having no regular
theatres with entertainments, musical and theatrical,
of a high class. The . idea seemed to be
a good one, and gave promise of success it'
well carried out, and was to be inaugurated by a spe-
cial performance in London on Christmas Eve, in aid
of the funds of the Royal Dramatic College. The
Lyceum Theatre was engaged for the occasion, but
the audience had assembled and waited patiently
for eome time without any otherentertainmeiit than an
overture being provided for them. Atter a consider-
'Ode delay, during which strong signs of impatience
were manifested, Mr. Stammers, the acting manager,
made his appearance, and told them there was some-
thing wrong which he was endeavouring to put right,
and if he could not succeed in doing so he should have
to dismiss them. .This mysterious and discouraging
intimation produced, as might be expected, consider-
able excitement, which continued until the departure
of the musicians very plainly informed the dissatisfied
expectants that it was useless to linger. No clear
explanation was given of the fiasco, which certainly
formed a most unpromising beginning for the ambi-
tious new society.
London, England, 1870-12-27

A HINT TO THE RIOTERS.

M. de la Rhoellerie, a French country gentleman, the
nephew of Cavaignac, has written an indignant letter to
the editor of the Reveil, one of the most violent of the
Red Republican organs in the capital. He him-
self has come to Paris to. assist in the defence. Twenty
years ago he was the Prefect of the Republic in the
Department of Finisterre, and hearing of the attack on
the National Assembly on the 15th of May, he armed a
steamer and came up at the head of his Bretons
to defend it. After an interval of twenty years
he has found his old volunteers of '4B among the
Breton officers of the Mobile at the Hotel de Ville
and there, too, he found his old antagonists, older, more
faded, but not reformed, still young for disorder and

lage. There are now in Paris twenty thousand Bre-
tons, Normans, residents of Anjou and Poitiers, who
are fully determined to get rid of the Prussians, within
as well as without Paris. "Continue if you will," he
adds, I" to do Bismarck's work in sowingldissension in thet
ranks of our defenders, and insulting our generals. I
the Government tolerates you, that is their affair, but we
advise you not to venture in the streets and repeat the
attempt of October 31."
London, England, 1870-12-27

THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE ON THE CHURCH.

Dr. Harvey Goodwin has addressed a pastoral
letter to the clergy of his diocese, expressing his
belief that there is a grave need that they should ac-
custom themselves to a kind of action which
might become necessary in the case of
a disestablished Church. The bishop does not
think it is probable that the Church
will be deprived, "weighing advantages and disad-
vantages against each other," of State contra, for
a long period yet to come, nevertheless he thinks
it expedient that the clergy should be per-
pared for such a change. "It is well,"
his lordship says, " to practise swimming before the
craft becomes a wreck." But supposing that things
should go on essentially as they are, " with only
such modifications and improvements as all wise men
would bo glad to see," his Lordship considers, by
being organised in a special manner, opportunities
of discussing important practical questions of very
great value would be afforded to the anthorities
the Church.
London, England, 1870-12-27

E. MO3E.-_, and ;_,ON'S

T INTER OVERCOATS, 19s, to £5.

BOY'S OVERCOATS, 7s. Got to 458.

141' MOSES and SON beg to remind the public
1L.4. that the chearnoss of an article depends entirely on its
quality, and they venture to say that their pries will compare
favourably with those of any other to tie in rlugland.

-V 11WSES and SON'S
London, England, 1870-12-27

VAUDEVILLE.

The continued success of the ever-blooming " Two
Roses " renders it unnecessary for the management to
make any alteration in the entertainment set forth at this
theatre for the benefit of the holiday folk. Mr. Albery's
charming comedy continues to command a full share of
public approbation. The burlesque of " Elizabeth" con-
tinues to be played after the comedy, and the excellent
fooling of Mr. David James, Mr. Thorne, and Mr. George
Honey remains as amusing as over. Miss. Nelly Power and
Miss Hetty Tracy exercise their particular fascinations
with undiminished effect, and the burlesque furnishes an
excellent entertainment.
London, England, 1870-12-27

ROYALTY THEATRE.

The management of this pretty little house have not
put forth any specialitd for the Christmas holidays, but
have relied for their share of patronage an the unchanged
programme of the last few weeks, the principal feature of
which is Mr. Reecu's successful burlesque of " Whitting-
ton Junior and his Sensation Cat," which has been draw-
ing crowded houses since the first night of its production,
and bids fair to continue to do so for some time to come.
Several novelties are mentioned as being in preparation,
and will be produced early in the new year. But, in the
meantime, we would merely say that those who, during
the holiday season, desire to spend a really happy evening
cannot do better than pay a visit to the New Royalty.
London, England, 1870-12-27

RITUALISTS IN MANCHESTER.

On Christmas Day some disturbances took place
at St. John the Baptist Church at Hulme, Man-
hester, in consequence of the advanced ceremonies
which took place. The extreme character of the
services at this church has long excited public dis-
approval, and some time ago a change of church-
wardens took place with a view of making some
improvement. A difference of opinion existed be-
tween the rector and the new churchwarden, Mr.
Andrews. On Christmas Day the latter interfered
to stop a procession which consisted of the rector and
choristers with a large brazen cross and a figure
of the Virgin Mary. This caused considerable
confusion, and it was found necessary to
call in the aid of the police. Two men were taken
into custody. In consequence of this disturbance no
service took place in the church in the evening. The
quarrel originated the previous day, when the
Christmas decorations of the church were being
arranged, and the churchwarden told the rector that
he would not allow the church to be turned into a
horticultural exhibition.
A USEFUL HINT.

A useful suggestion has been made and might
be tried with advantage in the large provincial towns
m well as in the metropolis. The severe frost, which
thre•Ltens to be a continuous one, renders the traffic
of the public thoroughfares dangerous to toot passen-
gers and distressing to hcrses, at the same time
that it throws thousands of labourers out of work.
It is therefore proposed that some action should be
taken by the several municipal authorities, by which
one evil might, partially at least, counteract the
other. If some of the unemployed were engaged
in spreading gravel or even ashes over the slippery
frozen roads, much suffering, danger, and. loss would
be averted, while the work would be an immense
boon to the workmen, whom it would keep off the
rates.
London, England, 1870-12-27

IRISTI JOINT-STOCK BANK.

Dr. Hancock has issued an interesting report on the
deposits and cash balances in Irish joint-stock banks
A. table has been drawn up which shews a progres-
sive increase in Irish savings. The discount busi-
ness in Irish banks is carried on by native capital, and
Dr. Hancock says that the Irish joint-stock banks have
g►reatly contributed to do away with the impression
thatEng,lish capital was necessary to carry onlrish trade.
It has been proved that there is no lack of capital in
Ireland, and the large deposits that have increased
of late have exhibited a desire on the part of the
people to save. The country requires that these
qualities should be fostered, and the people encou-
raged to develop_ the resources of their own wealth,
rather than that any importation of English capital
should take place. •

TIIR GRIEVANCES OF JURYMEN.

Tlig duties of jurymen are among the most impor-

taut but the most troublesome functions of citizens.
T:ieoretically every one cordially approves and ad-
mires the system of trial by jury,but practically most
persons are very unwilling to be disturbed from their
ordinary routine to carry this excellent theory into
practice. " One of numerous grumbling jurymen"
suggests that the cs busy bees " of the city should not
b summoned at all, but that the various wards
s' ould choose a number of representative jurymen
who should act for them on all occasions of the
kind. There are hundreds, he says, who would gladly
act in this manner, especially if a small fee were-
at tached to the service. It may be doubted, how-
ever, whether they would always be the men best
qualified to form an opinion on the important ques-
tions affecting public justice which jurymen have to
decide. In • reference to the claims of County \
Court jurymen, it seems that a Treasury circular
recommends that the old allowance of a shilling each
should be continued ; but one of the leading County
Court judges has refused to order jurymen to be
sworn unless they are paid 10s. each, observing
that the payment allowed by the Act was for the
juror's loss of time, and that was the same whether
he attended a superior court or a county court.
London, England, 1870-12-27

THE CONFERENCE.

Our special letter from Paris chews tint.; though
the inhabitants of the capital have plenty of their
own affairs to think of at present, they
have nevertheless given considerable attention
to the forthcoming conference on the Eastern
Question. There appears to have been no hesitation
whatever about sending a French representative.
The Parisians entertained some vague hope that en
London, England, 1870-12-27

STRAND THEATRE.

The Christmas entertainment here is a new grand
burlesque of " Coeur de Lion Revised and his Enemies
Corrected," Mr. J. Strachan, a gentleman hitherto but
little known to the metropolitan public, is the author of
the new spectacular burlesque. Mr. Terry portrays the
lion-hearted monarch with great humour. Miss Bella
Goodall plays Saladin very spiritedly, and Mr. Paulton,
made up in effigy of the all-powerful minister who
leads Europe by the nose, sings a wonderful patter song
with an inimitable German accent. Other members of
this popular company appear in roles more or less suited to
their capabilities, and the piece " goes " with great brisk-
ness. The verdict of Thursday establishes the success of
" Coeur de Lion " beyond a doubt, actors and author being
loudly summoned, and bowing their acknowledgments.

ARGYLL ROOMS.
These celebrated rooms will doubtless receive their full
share of patronage during the Christmas holiday, and
this is as it should 'be , considering the liberal spirit in
which the proprietor of this elegant establishment has
always studied the wishes of the public. The notable
Shadow Valse, danced by the aid of the lime light, still
forms an attractive feature in the evening's programme,
and seems likely to maintain its supremacy for some time
to come. New music is constantly being introduced and
performed here by what dis unquestionably one of the
finest bands in the metropolis. In view of the present holi-
day time the programme has been considerably aug-
mented, and some pleasant evenings will doubtless be spent
here by the vast majority of country cousins now in town.
London, England, 1870-12-27

THE CENTRAL PRESS. TELEGRAPIIIO
NEWS.
The liberal Arrangements made by the Post Office for the
transmission of news have largely increased the demand for
telegraphic intelligence. The Proprietor of the CENTRAL
PRESS is now supplying upwards of seven hundred news-
papers and newsrooms, whereas the total number of subscribers
supplied by all the telegraph companies under the old system
did not exceed 306.
The following services of news have been arranged with the
view of meeting in the most efficient and economical manner
the requirements of newspaper proprietors and the manager*
of Exchanges, News Rooms, and Hotels,
It will be seen that for 395, per quarter, or 6d. per day, all
important news that transpires from 9 a.m. to 0 p.m. can be
telegraphed to any part of the United Kingdom where there
is a postal telegraph office.
A full supply .of news, including extracts from the London
Morning Papers, with the text of all important foreign tele-
grams and official communications, such as the Queen's Speech,
are comprised in services 2,3, 4, and 7, and are supplied for
410 14s. 6d. per quarter, or £33 12s. per. annum.
London, England, 1870-12-27

THE HAYMARKET."

Amid the multifarious changes which are at this season
occurring in theatrical circles, the play at the Haymarket
shows a notable exception. Mr. Buckstone has secured
such a hold upon the public interest that he finds it un-
necessary to produce any novelty for the season. Mr.
Gilbert's attractive fairy comedy, "The Palace of Truth,"
is yet young, and its successful performance for over
thirty nights encourages its continued repetition ; nor is
this remarkable when it is remembered that the efforts of
Mr. Buckstone are seconded by those of Mesdames Chip-
pendale, H ill, Wright, Robertson, and Gwynne, as well
as by those of Mr. Kendal, Mr. Everill, Mr. Clark, Mr.
Rogers, and Mr. Braid. The piece was represented again
last evening, and was followed by " My Uncle's Will,"
in which Mr. Kendal and Miss Robertson appeared, the
entertainment being concluded by " Family Jars."
London, England, 1870-12-27

THE ACCIDENT TO H.M.S. PSYCHE.

A letter from Malta, dated December 16th, gives some
additional particulars of the accident to H.M.S. Psyche.
Her . Majesty's despatch-vess,•l Psyche, 2, Lieutenant-
ComMander .T. Fellowes, left Malta on Monday evening,
the 12th, for Naples, for the purpose of embarking the
Sicilian party of the eclipse (English) expedition, and con-
veying theM to the eastern coast of Sicily. The Psyche
left .Naples on the afternoon of the 14th, after having
embarked the astronomers, and I regret to say that tele-
graphic information was received here yesterday after-
noon to the effect that she stsuck on a sunken rock six
milei off Catania,. All the hands are safe and had landed.
The astronomers put up at the Grand Hotel at Catania,
and the officers and crew were encamped on shore near
the scene of the disaster. According to the latest accounts
the Psyche was firmly fixed on the rock with deep
water all round her,- and it it hoped that by the
assistance of the Royal Oak, Caledonia, and Hearty,
she will be saved. Everything valuable, with the
exception of the clothes belonging to the crew, has been
saved. The Caledonia frigate was despatched from
Malta last night after two hours' notice, taking with her
the steam-tug Hearty. The Royal Oak frigate, which was
cruising on the coast of Sicily, hearing of the disaster,
immediately proceeded to Catania to render assistance.
The Weser is just about to leave this port for Catania,
with the officers and crew of the Antelope (which latter
vessel is not yet ready for sea), for the purpose of affording
all the aid in their power. lam glad to add that all the
astronomical instruments and everything belonging to the
astronomers were saved.
Professors Eastman and Harkness, of the Eclipse
American expedition, left Malta on the 11th inst. in the
Italian packet for Sicily.
London, England, 1870-12-27

FRENCH DEFEAT AT HAVRE:

An official despatch from Havre, dated the 26th
inst., announces that 7,000 Prussians, coming from
Yvetot, had attacked 5,000 French troops, but after
tw.o hours' fighting, had fallen back with the loss of
200 men and one gun dismounted. The French
losses are 100 men. St• Quentin has been occupied
by 6,000 Prussians with artillery,
London, England, 1870-03-01

OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Groat Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing

870 children.
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London, England, 1870-03-01

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LYCEUM THEATRE.

Tim EVENING, at 7.10, TWENTY MINUTES WITH A
TIGER And CHILPERIC: M. Marius, G Vincent, Odell,
Coghlan, Lapierre, and M. Herve; Mesdames Dolaro, Fitz-
Inman, Romanelli, Nellie Nesbit, and Miss Emily Muir.

TOTAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
Turs EVENING. at 7, VIE HEIR AT LA W: Mr Clarke, Mr
James, Miss Button, &c. With THE TOODLES. Concluding
with INO.

WOODIN'S CARPET - BAG AND SKETCH BOOK,
Egyptian Hall. Piccadilly, every Evening (except Satin day) at
3; Saturday ➢lornings at 3. Admission, ls, 2s, 3s.

CiIRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8
Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 9.11(18 all the year round.

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London, England, 1870-03-01

B.k.NKRUPTS.

Mr. ROBERT FOWLER asked the Secretary of State for
the Home Department whether his attention had been
called to on Orderof the Lord Chancellor -excluding, irom
bankruptcy jurisdiction all the county courts of Cornwall;
whether this order was not opposed to the spirit of the
Act of last session, the object of which was to localise the
transaction of bankruptcy business ; whether he was aware
that the order would be productive of great inconvenience
to the trading community of Cornwall ; and whether her
Majesty's Government were prepared to rescind the order
and to restore the local bankruptcy jurisdiction granted
by the act to the county of Cornwall.
Mr. BRUCE said he had communicated with the Lord
Chancellor, who had authorised him to say that the
Bankruptcy Act gave him the power to do what he had
done.
London, England, 1870-03-01

FOREIGN OFFICE AGENCY.

Mr. RYLANDS gave notice that on Thursday next he
ask whether the system of Foreign Office agency
was to be abolished.
EMIGRATION.

Sir J. C. LAWRENCE gave notice that he would ask
for particulars regarding the cost of sending out from Ire-
land the poor persons who emigrated in the eight years
previous to 1854.
APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

Mr. G. B. GREGORY gave notice of his intention to
make reference to the appellate jurisdiction of the Court a
Chancery.
SECURITY OF LIFE IN IRELAND.

Lord JOHN' MANNERS asked the First Lord of the
Treasury if it was the intention of the Government to in-
troduce any measures for the better security of life, or for
the better administration of the law in cases of trial fie
murder in Ireland.

Mr. GLADSTONE said he supposed the question had
special reference to the trial of Barrett, in Dublin, and
it was but fair to those who might be considered instru-
mental in the failure to observe that, in the opinion of the
a lvisers of the Crown, special circumstances went far to
account for that failure. With regard to the more gene
rat scope of the question, he might refer to the intentions
of the Government as declared in the Speech from the
throne, and by which the Government still abided. He
trusted in the course of a week or so to make a definite
announcement whether the suggestion was practical
or not.

THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRONS.
Mr. TAYLOR asked the First Lord of the Admiralty
whether, in accordance with the suggestion of Lord Bell-
more in his despach of May 17, 1869, it was intended to
strengthen the Australian squadron as the only way of
checking the irregularities On the part of masters of ves-
sels engaged in the deportation of South Sea Islanders.
Mr. CHILDERS said it had been decided to place an ad-
ditional ship on the station with a view to checking the
irregular practices complained of.
London, England, 1870-03-01

THE EIGHT.

at l. S. liandolph, Third Trinity
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2. J. B. Close, First Trinity
3. J. W. Dale, Lady Margaret
4. J. H. Ridley, Jesus
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IL W. H. Lowe, Christ's l2 1
6. E. Phelps, Sidney
7. J. F. Strachan, Trinity Hall
Strokes {J. H. D. Goldie, Lady Margaret 12 3
N. Winthrop, Trinity Hall ll 0
Coxswain H. E. Gordon, Ist Trinity

TILE FOUR.
1. R. Blackburne, 3d Trinity lO 12
2. E. A. A. Spencer, 2d Trinity
3. A. J. C. Gwatkin, Lady Margaret
4. W. F. Macmichael, Downing
London, England, 1870-03-01

.MISCE,

NEWS.

THE TIPPERARY CONTEST.

Nothing in connention with the. Tipperary seat ii
more remarkable than the letter on the subject from
Mr. Kickham himself. It appears that he was
not at all anxious to be elected, and indeed if he had
attained the poll, he " was not going to leave the
seclusion in which I choose to live." He tells Mr.
Pigott, of the Irishman, that the nomination was a
groat triumph for the people, so much so that they
Ought to rest satisfied with it. Landlord influence,
he added, was sure to be used in behalf of Mr. Heron,
and on the whole it would be better if the contest
were continued no further. "lUI the people wanted
was to assert a principle ; and if Mr. Heron and his
friends were wise, they would have come to an under-
standing with the people." But it was too late for
Mr..Kickham to prevent the registration of votes in
his favour : the contest went on, and a very tough
struggle it was, notwithstanding the utter inactivity
of the chief performer.
London, England, 1870-03-01

NORTH LONDON or UNIVERSII Y
CO LLEGE HOSPlTAL.—Accidents and Sickness.
—CONTRIBUTIONS earnesly solicited to meet the
annual expenses, which exceed the income by £4,000.
The committee also plead for help for the sick children,
the little victims of starvation, neglect, and disease, who
enjoy in the new wards, devoted to them, the privileges
of nourishing food and careful nursing. Donations thank-
fully received by Edward Enfield, Esq., Treasurer, 19,
Chester-terrace, Regent's-park; and at the office of the
charity.

HENRY J. KELLY, R.N., SocTotary.

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
F EMAL ti PR EVEN TINT and T,i,E FORMA TORY IN
STITIITION.

President —Rev. CANON DALE.
CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1363 aro ear-
nestly solicited, 'which may ho sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon
quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, K.O. ; Francis Nicholls
Esq. (of tho Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.C.
B. W. THOMAS See., 200, Euston-road, N.W.
London, England, 1870-03-01

THE ELCIIO AND RANELAGH DISPUTE.

The question of the advisability of forming an
Association of Commanding Officers of Volunteers
has led to the expression of a complete difference
of opinion on the subject by the two chief authori-
ties, Lords. Elcho and Ranelagh. The latter
nobleman advocates the formation of such an associa-
tion, to meet in London during the sitting of Parlia-
ment, and to watch over the interests of the force.
Lord Elcho 'opposes the scheme, on tho grounds that
it might be looked upon with disfavour by the Go-
vernment, and that it is not necessary.
Now Lord RanelaFh writes to tho Daily Telegraph,
complaining that in the very same letter in which
Lord Elcho expressed those sentiments.he announced
that it was his intention "to propose that the National
Rifle Association should supply the wants of the
volunteer force "—thus actually designing to adopt a
similar course to the one which he condemns as
" unnecessary."
London, England, 1870-03-01

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Groat Northern
Railway Terminus, King's Cross.
Patron—. Her Most Gracious MAmsTY the QUEEN.

Vice-Patron—
His Royal Highness the Prince of WILES, K.G.
President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G.
This Hospital, founded iu the year 1828, the first to
establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor,
without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is
wholly dependent for support on volu'tary oontributious
and legacies.
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be-
tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the
benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs.
Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchnrch-lane ; also by Messrs.
Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ;
Harries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and
Co.; Smith, Pap.id, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams,
Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co.,:Berners-street rend at
the Hospital from 10 till 5.1
London, England, 1870-03-01

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. —At 7 p.m. a
message will be forwarded from the Hous3 of Commons
giving a statement of the proceedings up to that hour, the
cost of which, including the charge for telegraphing, will
be 2s. per week.
The "CENTRAL PRESS," 112, Strand, London, W.C.,
Jan. 29th, 1870.
London, England, 1870-03-01

IURSING.—ST. JOHN'S HOUSE and
SISTERHOOD for TRAINING NURSES for
HOSPITALS, Families, and the Poor: established 1848.
President—The Lord Bishop of LONDON.
The nursing at King's College and the Charing-cross
Hospitals, and the Galignani English Hospital at Paris,
is at present superintended by the Sisters of John's
House.

Ladies or others wishing to qualify themselves as
members of the House or Sisterhood, or as pupils to be
trained to nurse, aro quested to communicate with the
Lady Superior.
Donations and Subscriptions to the General Fund, the
Sisters' Fund, or the Nurses' Pension Fund, may be paid
to Messrs. Coutts ; or to the Lady Superior, at St. John's
House Norfolk-street, Strand, W.C.

ROYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES,
West-hill, Putney-heath.

Established 3lst July, 1854.

This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per-
sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur-
able bodily disease.
Belief is afforded-Ist. By supplying a home, with
medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for the in-
valid. _

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2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to :patients at thei
own homes. _ _

A tew-Wing to the Hospital has just been completed
at a cost of upwards of .£lO,OOO, and FUNDS are urgently
NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred.
There are 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all entirely
dependent upon voluntary subscriptions.
Nearly 300 approved applicants are awaiting election
For the maintenance of present operations, for the ex
tension of the benefits of the Charity, donations, and espe-
cially annual subrziptions, s are earnestly solicited. Life
subscriptions, £5 ss. and upwards; annual subscriptions,
half a guinea and upwards, with votes in proportion.
Information will be supplied, with
the g-eatest pleasure
upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions

FREDERIC ANDREW Secretary
No. 10 Ponitry London. E.() September lsa.
London, England, 1870-03-01

A RADICAL ON RELIGIOUS TEACHING.

" A Radical Squire," in a letter to the Daily NCIOB,
dilates upon the magnitude of the education work
that has been done throughout the land by parish
clergymen in places where the farmers and those who
will now have the control of affairs would have
let all education go to the winds, if they had
been left to themselves. Ile looks upon education as
the one remedy for all the evils which belong to the
debased condition of the agricultural labourer, but at
the same time is persuaded that the proposal is a
fatal one that will create for the purpose of such
education an organisation from which the only
men who in the country parishes are either able or
willing to do the work will be practically excluded.
This gentleman lives in the country, and draws his
observations from country observation and experience,
arid it occurs to him that those who are advocating
" unsectarian" education are persons who while treating
of town education from practical experience, have only
a theoretical conception of the wants of the country,
which is really quite other than the facts warrant.
With few exceptions, the only people who care for
promoting education are the a religious people," and
chiefly the ministers of religion, and in country
parishes especially, the clergy of the Esta-
blished Church. These are the men to
whom a greater amount of liberty of action should
be given, and we shall find that the machinery of boards
of farmers and Government inspectors is a miserable
substitute for that of the parish clergy and their families.
all other cases, Mr. Forster's bill will prove beneficial.
Some parishes have no sufficient school, and here and in
but the only men who could carry out the organisa-
tion and management of the schools are the Cletri-s-
-men.
London, England, 1870-03-01

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London, England, 1870-03-01

LIORM of BEQUEST.--NATIONAL 1103-
PITAL for the PARALYSED and EPILEPTIC,
Queen-square, Blooinsbury : —I give and bequeath to the
Treasurer for the time being of the National Hospital for
the Paralysed and Epileptic, established in London in
1859, the sum of —, free of legacy duty, to bo paid out
of such part of my estate as may by law be bequeathed for
charitable purposes, and to be applied to the general use
of the said Hospital.
The Institution comprises an Hospital for In and Out
Patients, a Samaritan Soc7ety to relieve the more desti-
tute out-patients and their families, a convalescent home,
and a pension fund for the incurable.
E. H. CHANDLER. Hon. Soc.

EL OSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT,
Golden-square, W.
President—Ms Grace the Duke d GRAFTON.
The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for
FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses.
Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the
lust six years.
GEORGE WOOD, Secretary.

CIREAT NORTHERN iiospITAL, Cale-
-tiOrriltr-193T.L.N.--,,SeverA-bcds in the new buildings
cannot Le ocekied T of FULN i)S.
F. SMITH., Hon. Secretary.
GEORGE REID, Secretary.

BRITISH lio ME For, INC URABLES,
Clapham rise.
Instituted 1861
PATRONESS.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES.
TREASURERS.
George Moore, Esq.; Mr. Alderman Gibbons.
This Institution, extending its operations to all parts of
,he kingdom. provides for those afflicted with incurable
diseases a home for life, with every comfort and medical
attendance. I'atients are admitted, and annuities of £lO
obtained by election.
No person under 20 years of age, nor of the pauper
class, is eligible.
Full particulars and the necessary forms may be pro-
cured from the Secretary. Donations and annual sub-
scriptions are earnestly solicited.
BANKERS.
Messrs Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, E C.; and
Messrs. Drummond, Onaring-cross, S.W.
EDWD. WEAVER Secretary.
Offices, 73, Cheapsido.
London, England, 1870-03-01

RAILWAY MATTERS.

The railway interest has been active of late in the
matter of "interviewing" One deputation of
directors has waited upon the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer touching the remission of the Government
duty on railway passengers. They are -anxious to
come in for their share of the four and a half mil-
lions which it is thought Mr. Lowe will have to dis-
pose of. Another deputation of directors has been
talking over the subject of third-class accommodation
with Mr. ShawLefevre at the Board of Trade. This
interview was prompted by Mr. Plimsoll's bill for
compelling railway companies to provide footwarmers
for third-class passengers in bad weather. The com-
panies very naturally think it desirable that such a
matter be settled without the intervention of law.
.7733 SCIENCE OP RELIGION.

Professor Max Miller had a very distinguished at-
lendanee at his lecture on Saturday on the "Science
of Religion," in continuation of a series of le3tures on
the subject. The Princess of Wales was there;
and the Princess Louise, the Queen of Hol-
land, Prince Christian, and Dean Stanley.
The Professor said there was no lack of
materials for the student of the Science of Religion.
The number of religions which possess canonical
books was eight--Brahminism, Zoroastrianism, 33udil-
hism, Mosaism, Mahammetanisin, Christianity, and
in China, the two religions of Confucius and Lao-tse.
Besides these there were many important religions
which had no canonical books at all, and there-
_ fore had to be studied from other sources.
For a scientific stddy of religion it Ivo,
necessary to classify the•various creeds, and in doing
this former classifications should be avoided whic?.
- have been shown to be untenable, such as the di visii),.
of all religion into true er false, revealed or nal u :•::!
polytheistic, dualistic, or monotheistic. With reg.:l.(:
:'f') revelation, the real problem was, not how a rove
2., don was possible, but how a veil should ever have
,- d Creator
.drawn between the creature and the
;,!-rcepting from the human eye the rays of divin.?,
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London, England, 1870-03-01

accepted under protest, accompanied with a demand for
gold, which cases are of course very except!onal. Business
throughout the country continues very dull, and failures
are many. Among New York firms the following are re-
ported as having suspended paymant: —Halsted and Stiles,
jobbers of woollens, 43, White-street ; Thomas N. Dale
and Co., importers and jobbers of tailors' trimmings, 52,
Howard-street ; and Petrie and Co., commission merchants
in hosiery goods, 75 and 77, Leonar.:-street. Money on
call continues very easy at 5 to 6 per cent., with exceptions
on Governments, at 4 per cent. Discounts are readily
obtainable on choice names at 6 to 7 per cent., and at 7 to
8 per cent. for No. 3. Single names do not pass readily,
and are quoted from 7 to 18 per cent., according to quality.
Gold has been weak all day, having been sold down to
119 i, closing, however, at 1201.
London, England, 1870-03-01

FIRE NEAR RED LION-SQUARE.

This morning an extensive fire occurred near
Red Lion-square. The premises in which the dis-
aster occurred were three floors high, having 16
frontage of 40 feet, and were tenanted by the fol-
lowing persons as workshops :—Mr. 11. Murdon, a
carpenter and joiner; Mr. J. Hammill, a French
polisher ; Mr. J. Holmar, a coal dealer; Mr. &'
Frost, a wood turner; Mr. F. Davis, a cabinetmaker;
Mr. Macher, a wood carver ; and Hulley, a coach-
lace weaver. When first discovered the fire was
raging in the ground floor, and with such rapidity
did it extend that in less than a quarter of an hour
the whole building presented an immense sheet of
flame. The building stood at No. 15, Green-street,
Iheobald's-row, near the square, and at one
iwe it was feared that many of the contiguous
buildings would have shared a similar fate.
En spite of the torrents of water that fell from the
branches of the engines, the conflagration could
not be extinguished until everything in the spa-
cious building was destroyed. The whole of the
above-named parties, who have lost their stock in
trade, working tools, &c., were not insured for a
farthing. The origin of the fire could not be
ascertained.
London, England, 1870-03-01

STAMP FEES.

Mr. BARNETT asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether a considerable number of stamp collectors were
paid by a fee of two pence on every receipt they gave for
Excise licences for horses, dogs, carriages, &c., and what
necessity exists for persons taking out a number of licences
to have a separate receipt for each one. '
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the parties
were not strictly Government employs, being paid on
poundage. But he would look into the matter,
London, England, 1870-03-01

PARLIAMENT.

City of Wuterford.—Ralph o,b3rne, Esq., in the roc•►n
of Sir Henry Winston Barron, Burt, whose eltction had
been declared void.

Borough of Mansions.- Sir John Lubbock, Bart., in
the room of William Le,., Esq., who has accepted the
of of Steward or Bailiff of her Majosty's Chiltern
fluudreds.
London, England, 1870-03-01

THE POST OFFICE.

The Marquis of HARTINGTON, in reply to an hon. MOin
ber, said the doing away with a receipt stamp on the deli,
very of telegrams was to effect convenience. If it was
found to lead to any insecurity, they would at once see
that other arrangements would soon be made. It was also
the intention of the Post-office, when the accounts and
statistics were in a more forward state, to publish fort-
nightly returns.

ASH WEDNESDAY.

Mr. GLADSTONE said to-morrow he should move that
the House meet at 2 o'clock on Wednesday next.

SALE OF ANCHORS.

Mr. GOURLAY asked on what terms the anchors were re-
delivered to the Admiralty—whether the Admiralty had
to submit to any sacrifice ?
Mr. BAXTER entered into a long explanation of the trans-
action. He candidly admitted the error that had been
committed, saying it was due solely to a slip of the pen
on the part of Sir Spencer Robinson, the Controller of the
Navy, who in the month of July last suggested
to him that some of the old anchors should be sold. There
were altogether 1,000 anchors in the various dockyards,
and they covered several acres of ground. As they were
totally unfit for service, the suggestion was made that
they should be sold as old iron. He (Mr. Baxter) assented
to the proposal, and Messrs. Shaw and Thompson, a respect-
able firm in the City, undertook to buy them. There
were three different kinds of anchors in the dockyards—
obsolete, unappropriated, and appropriated. Sir Spencer,
in giving the order for delivery to Messrs. Shaw and
Thompson, used the word " unappropriated " instead of
" obsolete." It was in that way that the mistake occurred.
Lord H. LENNOX viewed the explanation as eminently
unsatisfactory. During the period he occupied the post
now filled by the hon. gentleman who had just sat down,
there certainly were not, as had been stated to be the
case at the present moment, acres and acres of unservice-
able anchors. •
THE LONDON FOREIGN CATTLE MARKET.
Sir HENRY SELWIN-IBBETSON asked the Vice-President
of the Committee of Council on Education, whether it was
true that the contemplated site for the London Foreign
Cattle Market was likely to be insufficient in the event of
the cattle from several foreign countries being declared
infected; and moved that should such be the case, it
would be inexpedient that the sanction of the Privy Council,
declared in writing, should be given to any such site, as
the obj ect for which double tolls on the home supply at
the Islington Market would have been charged, namely,
the erection of a really efficient waterside market would
not have been accomplished.

Mr. FORSTE3 said he had no reason to believe that the
market intended to be built would be insufficient.
It would be twelve or fourteen acres in extent,
and two ships would be able to unload at it at any time of
the tide.