The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-29 00:00:00

(CRNTRAL PRIM TBLIGIUMB.)

THE EDUCATION ACT.
The Corporation of Rochester has decided to apply,
under the provision of the new Education Act, for a
School Board for the city.

CAPTAIN SCOTT'S GUN APPARATUS.
Some experiments were made yesterday afternoon on
board the armour-plated ship Lord Clyde, 24 guns, for
the purpose of testing Captain Scott's turn-tables, for
rapidly transferring guns from one port to another. Tha
ship was taken outside Plymouth Breakwater, and the
weather was of a character well calculated to test the
value of the invention. The Lord Clyde rolled up to 22
degrees, and took occasional seas through the bow ports,
on one occasion men leading guns being washed in from
the port. The result of the experiments was satisfactory.
On board the Lord Clyde were Admiral Sir H. Cocking-
ton, K.C.8., commander-in-chief ; Rear-Admiral J. H.
Stewart, C. 8., superintendent of Devonport Dockyard;
Captain the Hon. F. A. Foley, and other officials.

THE SCOTCH IRON PUDDLERS' DISPUTE.
Mr. George Anderson, M.P., who some time since
agreed to arbitrate upon the dispute between the Scottish
iron puddlers and their employers, has decided that the
workmen are entitled to an advance of 6d. per ton on
puddling, this advance to date back to the period when
the men returned to work after the May lock-out. Mr.
Anderson has also decided that there shall be a reduction
of 61. on all such doubling as has been paid for at the
rate of extra, this reduction to date back to the Bth of
August last, the limit to which the claims were restricted.
The costs of the arbitration are to be paid conjointly.

We are glad to learn that the Princess Louise is
satisfactorily recovering from the sprain, which still neces-
sitates recourse to an invalid chair.
Last evening summonses were sent out for a
Cabinet Council to-morrow afternoon, at one o'clock.
The Foreign Secretary, after the Council, left town early
last evening to visit her Majesty at Windsor Castle,
CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, Monday
November 28th, 1870.—Admissions by season tickets
1,022; ditto on payment, 422 ; total -visitors, 1,444.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.—A new portrait
model of his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia
has been recently added to this Exhibition.
It may not have been generally observed, but it is .
a fact, that Prince Napoleon's country seat on Lake
Leman, known as the Villa de Prangin, is advertised for
sale in this country.
THE "MORNING ADYFRTISER." -- The London
Figaro, we understand, was slightly incorrect in its state-
ment that the name of Mr. Walter Woods was placed
next to that of Mr. A. B. Richards' for the editorship of
the Advertiser. We believe we are correct in declaring
that the competition for the coveted post was very close
between Mr. Richards? who obtained it, and Mr. Came-
ron, of the ?forth British Daily Mail, Glasgow, and that
the latter gentleman at the last had received more votes
than Mr. Woods, although the latter was a strong favourite
all through.
The preface to Mr. Tennyson's new book of songs,
"The Window ; or the Loves of the Wrens," is as fol-
lows :—" Four years ago Mr. Sullivan requested me to
write a little Leiderkreis, German fashion, for him to
exercise his art upon. He had been very successful in
setting such old soLg, as Orpheus with his lute made
trees,' and I Brest up for him a puppet chiefly in the old
style— a mere mot for an air—indeed, the veriest nothing
unless Mr. Sullivan can make it dance to his instrument.
I am sorry that my four-year-old puppet should have to
dance at all in the dark shadow of these days ; but the
music is now completed, and I am bound by my promise.
—A. TENNYSON.'