The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-25 00:00:00

THE SOUTHERN POLICY.

The absurdity of the policy of longer proscribing
Southern men for the part they took in the war was glar-
ingly illustrated by the Senate, in refusing to
remove the political disabilities of Gustavus W. Smith
and Basil W. Duke. Smith was a Northern man who
left a good office in this city to take a poor one at the
South, and who was treated while holding it with the con-
tempt and suspicion which are naturally visited upon
traitors even by their fellows. Duke was a
Kentuckian who made a little reputation of
a doubtful kind by riding rough - shod with
John Morgan .over his native State. Neither
has had much influence for evil since the close
of the war. What little they did possess would
have been gone as soon as they were fully pardoned by
the Government they had fought against ; the little re-
spect of their fellows would have been lost to them the
moment they were relieved of the penalty of their treason.'
The Senate, in declining to relieve them, simply dignifies
them in the eyes of their former followers, and gives them
occasion to hate and more power to harm. And what is
urged of these men applies with equal force to such others
as ex-Senators Nicholson of Tennessee and Johnson of
Arkansas, whose names were stricken from the General
Disabilities Bill at a later hour of the day. The action of
the Senate in these cases is a strong argument for General
Amnesty.—New York Tribune.

A partial strike of weavers has taken place at
Rochdale. It is stated that about 100 persons, who had
been employed in weaving '1 cloths, were required by
their employer (Mr. Duncan) to weave "domestics."
They refused to weave domestics at the same price as T
cloths, and as domestics bad been woven at the same
price before, Mr, Duncan refused to grant an advance,
and the weavers went out on strike.

A dense fog has prevailed in the Channel, parti-
cularly between Jersey and Guernsey, for several days
past ; the Channel Islands mail packets have been unable
to reach Jersey in consequence. A ship of one thousand
tons burden has been wrecked on one of the Channel
Islands in consequence of the fog. The ship was lost,
but all hands on board were saved. A steamer also
struck on one of the islands ; after lightening her she was
got off.

The following notice has been issued from the
Foreign Office ;—With reference to the regulation stating
that passports are issued at the Foreign Office between
the hours of eleven and four on the day following that on
which the application for the passport has been received
at the Foreign Office," notice is hereby given that in order
to give additional facilities to persons about to travel
abroad who may be desirous of obtaining Foreign Office
passports, such passports will, until further notice be
delivered on the day of application, provided the applica-
tions are in proper form, and on payment of the fee of• 2s.
ANOTHER BURGLARY AT TWICKENHAM.-011
Wednesday a daring robbery was perpetrated at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Jones, Southcote Cottage, Richmond•road,
Twickenham. Mrs. Jones, her daughter, and two
servants left home for a drive at about four o'clock in the
afternoon in question. At about half-past five a son of
Mrs. Jones returned from London, and found the garden
gate and front door both unlocked. A further examina-
tion skewed that both locks had been picked, and it was
afterwards discovered that a quantity of jewellery had_
been taken from the bedroom of Mrs. Jones to the value
'of upwards of £5O.