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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-24

BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE.

1870.
THE following the House List of GOVERNORS
and DIRECTORS of the BANK of ENGLAND for the
year ensuing:—

FOR GOVERNORS.
ROBERT WIGRAM CRAWFORD, Esq., Governor.
GEORGE LYALL., Esq , Deputy-Governor.
FOR DIRECTORS.

Henry Wollaston Blake, Esq.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq.
John William Birch, Esq.
Travers Buxton, Esq.
Mark Wilks Collet, Esq.
James Pattison Currie, Esq.
Benjami . Buck Greene, Esq.
James Alexander Guthrie, Esq.
Thomson Hawkey, Esq.
Baron Heath.

John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq.
Thomas Newman Hnnt, Esq.
Charles Frederick Huth, Esq,
Alfred Latham, Esq.
•William Lidderdale, Esq,
Alexander Matheson, Esq.
James Morris, Esq.
George Warde Norman, Esq.
Edward Howley Palmer, Ebq.
*oavid Powell, jun., Esq.

Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, Esq I Albert George -andeman. Esq
Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq. Christopher Weguelin, Esq.
N.H. The Gentlemen against whose names an asterisk is placed
are new Candidates for the Direction.

The Election :or Goy rnor and Deputy-Governor will be held
at the Bank on Tuesday, the sth April. and for Directors on
Wednesd,iy, the 6th April, from Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon
till Four in the Afternoon.

LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN
RAILWAY.
ST. ALBANS STEEPLECHASES, Friday and Saturday,
March 25 and 26.
CHEAP EXCURSION TICKETS for ST. ALBANS will he
issued from Euston Station on both clays of the Races at 10.30 acd
11.30 a.m., and Chalk Farm at 0.35 and 11.35 a.m., returning from
St. Albans at 6.0 p.m. each evening.
Trains in connection at Willesden June ion will leave Broad-
street (City), Dalston Junction, Highbury, Victoria (Pimlico), Ken-
sington. and Uxbridge-road.
For further particulars see Bills.
W. CAWKWELL, General Manage 7.
Euston Station, March, 12;0.

TOHN G OSN ELL and CO.'S CHERRY
e) TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder;
gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay,
and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.—
Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London.
London, England, 1870-03-24

~.AIIIARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
tend CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square.
T only frea Hospital for diseases of women. Sub.criptions and
donallioniare much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hat-
chard, Piccadilly; Sir Samuel Soott, Bart; Messis. Barclay,
Coutts, Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1870-03-24

CULTURE OF FLAX IN IRELAND.

At the scientific meeting of the Royal Dublin
Society, Professor Hennessey read a paper on " The
Climate of Ireland in Reference to the Cultiva-
tion of Flax." He said the unfitness of Ireland
for the widespread and profitable culture of the most
valuable of cereal crops, wheat, had led to the dis-
couragement of tillage and a development of
agriculture in its most imperfect shape,
namely, pasture farming. This circumstance
as well as the great intrinsic importance of flax, so
appropriately called "the golden crop" by Mr.
Warden of Dundee, in his work on the linen trade,
he considers furnishes an additional reason for the
interest felt in the question. Professor Hennessey
added that the moderate temperature of the Irish
summers compared to continental summers, is
favourable to the development of very fine flexible
and strong fibres, best adapted for the smallest yarn,
and therefore likely to fetch a high price in the
market.
London, England, 1870-03-24

OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole l.essee and Manageress, Mrs Swanhorough.
THIS EVENING. at Seven. SISTERLY SERVICE: Messrs.
Crouch, Joyce, and Miss Sheridan.
Followed by WIDOWS' WEEDS. Messrs Crouch, Turner, and
Mesdames E. Button and Anstiss. _ _

After which, INO; Messrs Thorne, James, Fenton, Turner
Mesdames Sheridan, Newton, Maitland, &c.
London, England, 1870-03-24

NEW ORLEANS, JACKSON, AND GREAT
NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY. SECOND
MORTGAGE CONST k UCTION BONDS, endorsed Payable in
Sterling in London —The HALF-YEARLY INTF.REST on the
above Bonds, due on the Ist April next, will be PAID on that day,
and any succeeding day, at the Counting-house of Messrs. J. Henry
Schroder and Co., 145, Lea lenhall-street, between the hours of
Eleven and Two o'clock.
The Coupons must be left for examination two clear days before
applying for payment.
London, March IG, 1870.
London, England, 1870-03-24

THE NAVAL RETIREMENTS.

Up to the present time a sufficient number of flag
officers have been compulsorily retired, or have
sienified their intention to accept the terms which
have been offered to them, to ensure promotion to
all captains from the top of the list down to, and in.
elusive of, Capt. the Hon. J. W. S. Spencer.
London, England, 1870-03-24

LYCEUM THEATRE (under the managemen
of Messrs Mansell (elegantly redecorated by M'aclntosh).

THIS EVENING, at ‘7.3.6, 'TWENTY 11INItCES WITH A
TIGER: Messrs G. F. Neville, Odell, and Wilmott; Mesdames
Rignold and Morgan.
Aft r which, CHILP ERIC, by Herye: Messrs M. Marius, G.
Vincent, Odell, Lapierre, Aynsley Cook, and M. Herve; Mes-
dames Dolaro, Fitzlnman, Romanelli, Nellie Nesbit, and Miss
Emily Muir
London, England, 1870-03-24

THE BANKRUPTCY OF SIR W. RUSSELL

An application was made to the Chief Judge this
morning for an injunction to restrain the Corpora-
tion of London from proceeding to sale under an
execution of certain quantities of bottled wine, not
the property of the applicant, which had been dis-
trained on at the instance of the Corporation. The
respondents were the landlords of premises in Billi-
ter-street, in which the debtor carried on business
as a storer ant bottler of wine, under the style or
firm of the Wine Warehousing Company. Mr.
Austie, on the part of the respondents, cont3nded
that the application was irregular. His lordship
said the matter involved a principle of great import-
ance, and he would defer judgment.
London, England, 1870-03-24

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSOCIATION
(Established 1810).
TRUSTEES.
Thomas Baring, Esq , 11I.P. Thomas Ilankey, Esq.
R. W. Crawford, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M P.
The report and balance-sheets of this Association for the year
1869. exhibiting in full details the amounts assured, ages of the
members, with particulars of the invested fund, may be had on
application to the chief office, or to the agents.
The annual income from premiums is .. ...L64,000
From interest on investments •.. 19,000
The invested fund, after payir ent of all claims, exceeds 415,000
The whole of the profits divided among the members.
Cash bonuses have already been allotted to the assured,
amounting to £100,009.

W. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary.
No. 15, Moorgate-street, March 1, 1870.
London, England, 1870-03-24

FAGGOT VOTES IN SCOTLAND.

A meeting of the electors and non-electors of
Peebles and Selkirk has been held, to consider the
means of putting a stop to the system of creating
faggot votes. I'here were nearly 1,000 persons
present, and resolutions condemnatory of the system
were passed. It was resolved to petition Parliament
on the subject.
London, England, 1870-03-24

AUDITORS.

Messrs. Hall, Jones, Read, and Smith, accountants, 75,
Aldermanbury (E.C.)
SECRETARY (pro tern.)
Whitlock Darby, Esq.
OFFICES.
42, Poultry (E.C.)

This COMPANY has been formed with the object of pur-
chasing the entire FREEHOLD known as the SAVILLE
HOUSE property, LIiIICEEITER-SQUARE, with the
houses in Lisle-street, abutting on the same, and creating
thereon (a site unequalled in London for the purposes of
the Company) a THEATRE, WINTER GARDEN,
RESTAURANT, and MERCANTILE CLUB,

THE THEATRE will be one of the most spacious and
elegant in the metropolis, and will accommodate about
6,000 persons. The stage will be ten feet deeper than that
of Drury Dano, and will be fitted with every modern and
scientific appliance. Great care has been taken that an
uninterrupted view shall be obtained from every part of
the house.

The purpose of the directors is to give the grandest
musical and spectacular effects that have yet been pro-
duced, in addition to dramatic performances, and at such
prices of admission suitable to all classes, ranging from
6d. upwards. Separate staircases will be provided to every
part of the house, from entrances in T4Apestorrsquare,
Lisle-street, and Leicester-place.
THE WINTER GARDEN wilt surround the auditorium,
6t0,044 with the olioiceit 'Vents, ilayrned With statuary

PAINLESS and PRACTICAL DENTISTRY,
by Mr. B. L. MOSELY, the Dentist by special appointment,
312, REGENT-STREET, exactly opposite the Royal Polytechnic, and
23, MowtOITE-STREET, CITY. Established 1820. This, the most
perfected system of painless dentistry, originated and invented by
Mr. B. L. Mosely, is recommended by the Hospitals and adopted
by the profession as one of the greatest improvements of the age
for the alleviation of pain and restoration of the natural functions,
can solely be obtained in such perfected success (the result of
forty years' practical experience) at his only residences, as above.
The superlative excellence of this system is perfect immunity from
pain, no operations, stumps and decayed teeth rendered useful,
loose teeth and tender gums protected. Qualities: These teeth
never change colour or decay—in fit unerring ease and comfort
unsurpassed -detection impossible—the facial anatomy faithfully
studied - and youthful appearance restored—mastication and arti-
culation guaranteed. The " Times" of March 6 says :—" So good
an imitation becomes the next best thing to the original." Teeth
from 55.; sets, sto 30 guineas. Consultation free.—Only addresses,
312, Regent-street, exactly facing the Royal Polytechnic ; and 23,
Moorgate-street, E. C., opposite the Star Insurance Office.
London, England, 1870-03-24

THE TELEGRAPHS.

The telegraphic business at the Post Office con-
tinues to increase. During the week ending March
19 the number of messages sent were 856 more than in
the preceding week, which on its part showed an in-
crease over its predecessor. The proportion of messages
delivered between business hours remains much the
same. Mr. Scudamore announces that though the
communication between England and Ireland has
been seriously impeded by the breaking of the Wex-
ford cable, the number of messages handed in has
not diminished. The public seem to be under the
impression that a cable is quite a superfluous article
in respect of submarine telegraphy. Mr. Scudamore
requests that only the most important messages be
sent in the present state of communication with the
sister isle.
London, England, 1870-03-24

Now realy, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
BRAVE LADY.
By the Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman."
" A Brave Lady' is sure to be popular."—Daily News.
" The IBmve Lady' throughout rivets the unmingled sympathy
of the reader."—Daily Telegraph.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1870-03-24

SIR ALEXANDER GALT.

The Standard says that Sir A. Galt has stated, in the
Canadian Parliament, that the views which he holds as to
colonial independence are precisely in accordance with
those which are in favour at the Colonial Office ; that he
is satisfied that " the policy of independence has been
arrived at by the Imperial Government," and that, in so far
as his loyalty was concerned, " he stood upon the same
ground as the Ministers of the Crown in England. In-
deed, Sir A. Galt leaves us to draw the still further con-
clusion that he has been promoted and honoured not in spite
of the views he holds, but expressly because of those views.
As this story confirms all the worst suspicions which have
been entertained as to the secret desire of Mr. Gladstone's
Ministry being to shake off the colonies, we hardly think
that the country will be satisfied with the explanation
tendered by Mr. Monsell on Monday night. Mr.
Monsell's statement of Sir John Young's belief that the
confederation of the North American provinces would
ultimately lead to a separation of those colonies from
England is quite pointless, unless we are to suppose that
the Ministry at home share in the belief. At
any rate the idea is quite new, and has been
adopted by the Government since the Confederation Act
was passed into law ; for we must remember that one of
the arguments which had most weight with the British
Parliament in consenting to that measure was that it
would tend to promote the loyalty of the Canadians and
the integrity and safety of the empire. If there is any
information in possession of the Government tending to
shew that this belief has not been realised, and that the
real effect of confederation has been to encourage the
hopes of the separationists, it is high time that Parliament
insisted on violating the confidences of Lord Granville,
and on having a true and full history of this extraordinary
transaction.
London, England, 1870-03-24

HOMELESS 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, Great Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Baling.

870 children.
Alb will keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank
514, High Holborn, bud 41, Lothbnry, 8.0. • and by
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queon-street,
Lincoln's-inn-fields.

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
SITEU TION.
FEMALE PREVENTIVE MA. and REFOR TORY IN

President—Rev. CANON DALE.
CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear-
nestly solicited, Which may be Bent to bankers, Messrs. Blon
qua. Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, N.1.C.; Francis Nicholls
kin. (of the Committee) 14, Old Jewry Chambers, L.C.
E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W.
London, England, 1870-03-24

BRITISH HOME FOR INCURABLES,
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 the
king :om, provides for those afflicted with incurable diseases a
home for life, with every comfort and medical att. ndance. Patients
are admitted, and annuities of £1 , obtained by election.
No person under k 0 ) ears of a.,e, nor of the pauper class, is
eligible.
Full particulars and the necessary forms may 13 , procured from
the Secretary. Donations and annual subscriptions are earnestly
solicited.

BANKERS.
Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, ; and
Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W.
EDWD. WEAVER, Secretary.

Offices, 73, Cheapside.
London, England, 1870-03-24

QUARE DEPARTMENT.---THE CONSERVA-
Lj TIVE LAND SOCIETY.—Shares may be taken ont daily at
the offices, or investors at a distance can be enrolled as members
by correspondence. Present rate of interest, five per cent. per
annum, payable in half-yearly warrants. No partnership liability,
and power of withdrawal of subscriptions on shares at twenty-
eight days' notice

CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN,
Secretary.

Offices, 31, Norfolk-street, Strand, W.C.
London, England, 1870-03-24

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER

THIS EVENING. at-Seven o'clock, MY PRECIOUS BETSY
Messrs J G. Taylor, C. J. Smith ; Miss Eliza Johnstone.

After which (2d time) TH g PROMPTER'S D )X: a Story of the
Footlights and the Fireside. Mr Benjamin Webst r, Mr Henry
J. Byron. Mr J. D. Beveridge, Mr R Phillips, Mr C. H. Stephen-
son, Mr J. G. Taylor, Mr C. J. smith, Mr Ashley, Mr W. H. Eburne,
Miss Furtado, Miss Levis, and Mrs Alfred Ni ellon.
To be followed by WHITEBAIT AT GR KENWICH: Messrs
J. G. Taylor, C. IL Stephenson, Ashley; Mrs Leigh Hurray, Miss
Lennox Grey.

Box-effice open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for booking
Places can be secured a fortnight in advance.
London, England, 1870-03-24

DANGEROUS BUILDINGS.

Sir EDWARD COLEBROOK asked the Secretary of State
for the Home Department whether he would lay before
the House any correspondence that had passed between
the Home Office and the justices of the peace for the
county of Lanark relative to the refusal of a license for the
erection of a gunpowder magazine in proximity to the
Steps Station of the Caledonian Railway, or any corre-
spondence with the parties promoting the erection of the
magazine ; and whether he would state if such licence had
been since granted by the Government for its erection.
Mr. BRUCE said a license had been granted. With
respect to correspondence, it was very voluminous, and if
the hon. gentleman thought any public good would be
done by its publication, after he sent he should have no
objection to its being printed. a dr
TURNPIKES. "

Lord GEORGE CAVENDISH asked the Secretary of State
for the Home Department whether he intended to bring
in a bill during the session relating to turnpike roads in
England and Wales ; and, if not, what he proposed to do
in reference to the trusts named in the fourth and fifth
schedules of the Turnpike Act Continuance Bill of 1869.
Mr. BRUCE said he did not propose to introduce such
a bill. With respect to the second part of the question, with
respect to the expiration of certain trusts, they intended
to adopt the recommendations of the committee which sat
last year on the subject.
London, England, 1870-03-24

APPRENTICESHIP OF PAUPER CHILDREN.

The Pall Mall Gazette has an article on
the objectionable practice of giving premiums
on the apprenticeship of pauper children. In nine
cases out of ten (it says) these premiums are
merely a bribe given to some one to take a child oft
the hands of somebody else. The wretched victim
who is thus battered falls into the hands of some low
tradesman, with whom ready money is an
object, is neglected or ill-treated, and
either absconds, or, is to be feared, too
freauently_dies from hard usage. The PA Mall
London, England, 1870-03-24

THE CENTRAL HALL

Mr. ARTHUR GUEST asked if there was any objection
on the part of the Government to state the course they
intend to adopt with regard to the completion of the
Central Hall. , ,

Mr. GLADSTONE said there would be no objection to
state the course to be adopted as soon as ever it was fully
decided what was to be done. It would be but to wait
until the estimates were under consideration, when the
particulars would be fully stated.
London, England, 1870-03-24

MARRIAGES.

EYKTN—HICKS—On the 22d inst., at Harrow-on-the-Hill,
William Augustus, youngest son of the lata Jas. Eykyn,
Esq., of Ackleton, Salop, to Eliza, only daugh;er of the
late Charles Hicks, Esq., of Sudbury Villa, Middlesex.

FISHER—MoTE—On the 19th inst., at Lewisham, Frederick-,
only son of Frederick Fisher, Esq., of St. German's-ter-
race, Blackheath, to Ellen, third daughter of James Mote,
Esq., of E thaw House, Lee-green.
London, England, 1870-03-24

THE TEAR'S REVENUE.

The national receipts are already within £616,072
of ➢ir. Lowe's Budget estimate for the financial year.
A fortnight's more revenue has also to come. It is
certainly most satisfactory to know that up to the end
of last week the payments from the Exchequer did not
reach the actual receipts by over £7,000,000. The re-
venue from the excise now exceeds the estimate by
£341,000; from stamps, by £96,000; and from in-
come tax, by £337,000. On the other hand, Cus-
toms have £622,000 yet to pull up ; taxes,
£129,000; post-office, £380,000; and miscellaneous)
2200,000.
London, England, 1870-03-24

ART-UNION of LONDON.—Subnription, One
Guinea —Prizeholders select from the Public !exhibitions.
Every Subscriber has a chance of a valuable prize, and in addition
receives a volume of Twenty Illustrations of " Hereward the
Wake," by the Rev. Charles Kingsley, engraved by C. G. Lewis,
from the original drawings by H. C. Selous. The book is now on
delivery to subscribers. Subscription List closes 31st inst.

444. West Strand,
March 1, 1870.

LEWIS POCOCK, ) lion.
EDMD. E. ANTROBUS, j Secs.
London, England, 1870-03-24

ROYAL VISIT TO WALES.

Her Majesty, it is stated, will spend a portion of
the ensuing season in Merionethshire. Inquiries have
been made by a gentleman connected with the Royal
household with a view to the engagement of a suit-
able residence for Royalty in the neighbourhood of
Dolgelly and Barmouth. Caerddeon, lately the resi-
de :ce of Cornel Corbett, M.P., a large mansion com-
manding a splendid view of the estuary of the Mawd-
dach and of Cardigan Bay, is spoken of as the spot
most favourable for selection. The visit will be
of a strictly private character.
London, England, 1870-03-24

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
is the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway
Terminus, King's Cross. •
Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN.
Vice-P<, tron—
His Rcyal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G.
President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G.
This Hospital, founded in 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
voluntary contributions 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 between 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., Abchurch-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ;
Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Herries and Co.; Ransom
and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Bar-
clay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-
street; and at the Hospital from 10 to 5.
London, England, 1870-03-24

MR. GLADSTONE AND THE DUBLIN CORPORATION.

Though the Peace Preservation Bill is the ruling
topic in Ireland at present—and dreadful are the
floods of talk poured out upon it—the Dub-
lin Corporation has found time to dis-
cuss Mr. Gladstone's reply rejecting the
fixity of tenure principle. Mr. A. M.
Sullivan waxed very warm. The Land Bill he was
by no means disposed to regard as a message of
peace, whilst the coercion measure was far worse
than the repeal of the Habeas Corpus Act. He
charged the Executive with having "lain supine
for months. Until it exactly suited their own
books they had no objection that the landlord
class should be intimidated." " The Coercion Bill
was a code of blood and chains, disgraceful to the
Government that introduced it," The interference
with the liberty of the press he characterised as a.
most unconstitutional and improper measure. A
Conservative member of the Corporation put the
question into a nutshell by declaring that the agita-
ting party had no desire for a Land Bill. Better
have suspended the Habeas Corpus Act than take
the proceedings which were contemplated. It is not
very easy to reconcile this great care for the welfare
of landlords with fixity of tenure schemes.
A LITTLE QUARREL IN THE IRISH CONVENTIOIst.
The infallibility of religious bodies against what is
popularly, if not ecclesiastically, called a " row " is
not likely to be defined as a dogma. At the last
sitting of the Irish Church Convention, Mr. Dane
insisted that his motion for a " count out" should be
inserted in the minutes. He considered that the
system of shouting " Oh !" was discreditable, and
denounced the conduct of certain of the
Irish papers, which not only diluted what
was said, but evaporated it altogether. The
meeting did not appear quite to comprehend the
ObservationS 'Of Mr. Dane. Lord James Butler
thereupon intimated that the Convention was not
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tnere were none so cleat as those wno wouni nub
hear." This polite intimation was followed by loud cries
of " Oh, oh !" " -Withdraw !" and " Shame !" Judge
Longford endeavoured to throw oil upon the
troubled waters by suggesting that the obser-
vations fell from Lord James in the way
of a joke, but this praiseworthy intention
was circumvented by Dean Dickenson, who protested
against the time of the Convention being wasted by
his lordship's insolence to the chair. Hereupon rose
Mr. J. C. Bloomfield, who called upon Dean
Dickinson to recal the words he had used with refe-
rence to Lord James Butler. After a long and heated
discussion as to the exact meaning of the proverb,
Lord James Butler withdrew it. Dean Dickenson
also withdrew his observations, and the happy con-
summation was arrived at that any apparently harsh
words that had been used should only be construed
in a " Pickwichian sense," The minutes were then
confirmed.
London, England, 1870-03-24

FIELD EXERCISES.

Mr. BATHURST asked the Secretary of State for War
when the new field exercise for the army would be pub-
lished, and whether the militia was to be drilled, during
the approaching training, according to the present edition,
which appeared to be out of print.
Mr. CARDWELL said the exercises would be published
shortly, but not in time for the militia going out to drill.
Full particulars, however, would be transmitted to the
militia officers of any changes or omissions.
London, England, 1870-12-02

SUPPOSED MURDER.

An old man named Maxwell, who was formerly a sex-,
geant in the Sheffield police force, died yesterday after-
noon from the effects of injuries inflicted late on Monday
night or early on Tuesday morning by some persons whe
remain at present undiscovered. He was found lying in
a dark street, with fearful wounds upon his head, and his
pockets rifled.
London, England, 1870-12-02

THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

DRURY-15../TN—A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsart.
Phobus's Fix.
HAYMAREET—The Wolf and the Lamb. The Palace of
Truth. Uncle's Will. Blue Devils,
ADELPHI THEATRE.—Milliner's Holiday. Green Bushes.
VAUDEvlLLE—Chiselling. Two Roses. Elizabeth, or
the Invisible Armada.
STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle
'Prentice.
PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Peep o'Day. The Pretty Girls of
Stilberg. He's a Lunatic.
GLOBE—Board and Residence. Taming of the Shrew.
Marco Spada. Ballet Divertisement.
OPERA COMIQUE -Le Joie fait peur. Voltaire en Vacan-
ces. Le P'tit de la Bonne.
ST. JAMES'S—To Oblige Benson. Fernande. Christ-
mas Eve.
OLYMPIC—NeII and (Burlesque) Paul and Virginia.
ROYALTY Wealth, and Whittington Junior and his
Sensation Cat.
GAlETY—Michael and Christine. Fra Diavolo. Trombal-
calzar.
STANDARD —Vicar of Wakefield. Ballet. Chapter of
Accidents.
HOLBORN—Farce. The Odds.
NEW SURREY—FIag on the Battle Field. Rob Roy.
QUEEN'S Aunt Charlotte's Maid. A Midsummer
Night's Dream.
PRINCE OF WALES'S. Queen Stork. Ours. Locked
In.
POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's War Lecture. After-
noon and Evening.
AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Scenes in the
Arena.
EGYPTIAN HALL—Poole and Young's Panorama of the
Franco-Prussian War.
ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening.
PALMS ROYAL—Professor Faber's Talking Machine.
Panorama of the Seat of War. The Wizard of the
East.
ALHAMBRA—Promenade Concert.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S (Baker-street)—From 10 a,m. till 10
p.m. ls.; extra rooms, 6d.

7 •••=o-
- r ,e;
London, England, 1870-12-02

SOCIETY for ORGANISING CHARITABLE
RELIEF and REPRESSING MENDICITY.
President—The Lord Bishop of LONDON.
Chairman—The Earl of LICHFIELD.
Treasurer - H. B. Praed, Esq.
Hon. Secs.—Alsager Hay Hill and George M. Hick:', Esqs.
Object of the Society.—The establishment of a Charity Office
in every Poor Law District in the metropolis, such office to be
the recognised centre of charitable organisation in each district.
DISTRICT COMMITTEES in union with the Society
ST. MARYLEBONE.—office, 151, Marylebone-road, N.W.
ST. GEORGE'S, Hanover-square.—Office, 28, Mount-street,
Grosvenor-square, W.
WESTMINSTER.—Office, 38, James's-street, S.W.
PADDINGTON.-office, 3, Leinster-street, W.
MILE-END OLD-TOWN.—Office, Vestry-hall, Bancroft-road,
Mile-end-road, E.
BATTERSEA.—Office, 3, Verona-street, York-road, S.W.
LAMBETH.—Office, 49, Upper Kennington-lane, S.E.
CLAPHAM.—Office, 11, Polygon, S.W.
CHELSEA.—Office, 57, Flood-street, S.W.
KENSINGTON.—Office, 39, Holland-street, W.
HAMPSTEAD.—Office, corner of Church-lane, High-street,
N.W.
DEPTFORD.—Office, St. John's Mission-hall, King-street, Broad-
way, S.E.
ST. MARY, NEWINGTON.—Office, 188, Walworth-road, S.E.
ST. GILES'S-IN-THE-FlELDS.—Office, 7, High-street, St. Giles'.
ST. PANCRAS.—Office, 17, Ni oburn-buildings, W.C.
CONTRIBUTIONS towards. the extension of this organisation
throughout the metropolis may be paid at the office of the
Society, or to Messrs. Contts and Co., 50, Strand, W.C.
The funds of the central office are for purposes of organisa-
tion only, not for relief.
C. B. P. BOSANQUET, Secretary.
C. J. RIBTON-TURNER, Organising Secretary.
Office, 15, Buckingham-street, Strand. W.C.

THE TOMB OF CHARLES DICKENS.—The inscrip-
tion engraved on the tomb of Charles Dickens in West-
minster Abbey has lately been exposed to the view of the
public. It consists only of the few plain and simple words
which he desired in his will to mark his grave : Charles
Dickens, born February 7, 1812; died the 9th of June,
1870." The letters are of brass, and are sunk into the
stone. The faded wreaths and • chaplets which were
placed upon the novelist's grave have now been re-
moved.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO RUSSIAN SEAMEN.—On
Monday, as six seamen were at work at the dry dock of
the Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company, an accident
occurred, which resulted in the death of two of them. '
The men were on a stage scraping the sides of the screw
steamship A ksay, the property of the Russian Steam
Navigation Company, when, through undue pressure
being put on one side of the stage, a rope broke and the
men were hurled to the bottom of the dock, a distance of
25 feet. The second boatswain, named Filon Justchinko,
was killed on the spot; one of the seamen died at Poplar
Hospital on Wednesday morning, and a third now lies in a
critical state. Mr. C. C. Lewis held an inquest at the
Essex Arms, North Woolwich-road, on Wednesday after-
noon, when the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental
death."
London, England, 1870-12-02

FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.

The changes that have taken place as yet have be°l2,
more with a view to ensuring an extra degree of viarin"
and comfort, both in appearance and reality, than 0/1
endeavour to effect a great variation either of style c)„
,;
material. No particularly new colour has been introduce'.
this month, though many have been rechristened. 08
vert bouteille (bottle green) is- in great favour, and
constantly see very rich shades of brown. The black yea
veteens of this season are very good, both in quality et
colour. Some of them have that peculiar blue shade
the folds that was, till lately, confined to good silk velvet;'
There is no material more useful, and, at the e°
time, more fashionable than velveteen, in all colour*
either for costumes or underskirts. The velvets, satin*
and silks intended for more dressy wear are 04,.:
nificent in colour, style, and quality. The bonnet
and hats worn this month show no difference to the°,
described in our last article. As we then prognosticated'
hats will be much more generally worn by young ladies'
either married or single, than has yet been the case in arit,l
winter season. White felt hats, trimmed with bled
velvet and small feathers, are very elegant ; the feather'
are generally of a very sombre, though rich colour'
to tone down the brilliancy of the white felt. Velvet
hats, trimmed with fur to correspond with the mantle*
will also be elegantly worn. Some hats are °
covered with small curled feathers as to render t 11274
original material quite undistinguishable. These are ve"
distinguds, and the most full dress of any. All tb.
bonnets have ends or scarfs falling over the back hair
These are never very long, the lowest not reaching 1:11°`,
than five inches below the collar. This season's Hugel'
is very elegant ; lace, intermixed with very fine
broidery, has never been more fashionable than at tr'
present moment. Linen collars and cuffs have medalliov°
or insertions of lace let in, the linen being cut avv°,,Y
underneath, so as to leave the lace transparent.
Follet.

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London, England, 1870-12-02

AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN.

Lieutenant Curtis, of the 25th, has been charged
with abducting a girl at Portsmouth. According
to the evidence for the prosecution the girl was
running in the street when she ran into the arms of
the lieutenant. He took her up, kissed her, and
invited her to his quarters. She accepted the invi-
tation. They amused themselves with sic, the mu
girl playing on the piano and the officer on the
violin. The girl, it seems, connived at a correspon-
dence, and it was arranged that the latter should
send her letters addressed to her by an assumed
name. On one occasion she stayed at the barracks
all night, and her father becoming acquainted with
the fact, instituted legal proceedings. The parent
failed to sustain the charge. It could not be shown
that the lieutenant was aware of the name of the
girl, or that she was under the care of a father, or
that he was taking her from such protection, or that he
knew her age. The d efen den t's solicitor asked the bench
to declare that the lieutenant left the court witirut
a stain upon his character, as ho could prove that the
girl was not locked up in a room, as stated by her,
and that she left • early. The magistrate, however,

who had stigmatised the conduct of the, officer as
scandalous, added that "a- titabi would test on his
character."

A SCOTCH LAIRD'S CIVILITY.

An action brought by Sir Robert Menzies against
a widow, tenant of the inn at Kinloch Rannoch, has
signally failed. The circumstances which gave rise
to it are peculiar. Two English tourists lodging
with Mrs. Macdonald determined upon a day's fish-
ing in the loch in front of the inn. Mrs. Macdonald
gave them a boat for the purpose, but warned them
not to land upon the property of Sir Robert. A man
was put in charge of the beat, and they set sail.
Ere long a storm arose, and their position on the
loch became dangerous. The tourists insisted upon
being landed, despite the warning of the boatman on
the estate of the Laird, believing that their lives
were in jeopardy. It should be observed that the
land nearest them formed part of the property of
Sir Robert Menzies. The gentlemen were soon
startled by the appearance of a "will-looking indi-
vidual in a kilt," who told them they were " d—d
blackguards," trespassers, and that their offence
would cost them £5O. All attempts to mollify the
"Laird," who admitted in Court that the tourists
were " very polite," failed. Sir Robert took the
extraordinary course of suing the widow for £5O, but
Lord Mackenzie has decided that the baronet had
no case against her, and that the Englishmen did not
commit a trespass, because they landed to escape a
danger which threatened their lives. All the costs
of the suit fall upon Sir Robert. He had told Mrs.
Macdonald that unless the strangers left £5O with
her he should take proceedings against her. He has
made himself very unpopular by prohibiting every-
body from touching his soil.
London, England, 1870-12-02

EXPLOSION OF GAS.

On Wednesday night a man, named Johnson, occu-
pying a house near the Iprwich Gas Works, on examining,
with a lighted candis in his hand, a small hole at the foot
of the chimney-piece of one of his rooms to see whence an
escape of gas proceededlcaused an explosion of so violent
a character that he was hurled by its force back against
the opposite wall, while several of eight children in bed at
the time were blown from their beds, and the front and
part of the side of the house were forced out. No one
was, however, injured.
London, England, 1870-12-02

Macmillan and Co., London.

BLA.CKWOOD'S MAGAZINE for DECEMBER,
1870. No. DCLXII. Price 2s. 6d.
CONTENTS.
Why is Prussia Victorious ?
The Poetry and Humour of the Scottish Language.—
Part 11.
The Bights of Majorities.
Narrative of the Red River Expedition.
Earl's Bene.—Part XIV.
More Roba di Roma.—Castle St. Angelo—Part I.
Thoughts Suggested by the War.
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London, England, 1870-12-02

NEW ADDITIONS TO MORON'S POETS.

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cembe. In elegant cloth, 3s. 6d.; morocco antique, Ts. 6d.
morocco extra, 10s. 6d.; Large Paper Library Edition, 7a 6d.
London, England, 1870-12-02

BIRTHS.

----- ---
On the 29th ult., at Felton, the wife of Henry Wise'
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 28th ult., at Waring Place, the wife of Willi`
G. Mount, Esq., of a son.

MARRIAGES.
On the 29th ult., at St. Paul's, Clifton, the Rev. Artie
Kemble, M. A., of New Coll., Oxford, second son of
Kemble, Esq., of Runwell Mall, Essex, to Fanny 15„1
bclla, only child of the late C. Haynes Butler, Esq.' "
Ingateston.
On the 29th ult., at St. James's, Benwell, George Levil
to Jeannie, third daughter of John Sowerby, Esq.'
°
Benwell Tower, Northumberland.

DEATHS.
On the 29th ult., at Warwick-gardens, Kensington, 11-1-1..

Samuel Johns, aged 69.
On the 29th ult.. suddenly, at Byfleet, Surrey, gond
Dennett, aged 70.

London : Printed by GIDEON ACLAND BOYCE, °c
No. 112, Strand, Printer, and Published by laiiv
'
THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of t
Savoy, in the County of Middlesex.
Friday, December 2, 1870
London, England, 1870-12-02

RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

The London correspondent of the lndependance
Beige is positive as to the existence of a secret treaty
between Russia and Prussia, and gives precise
details concerning it. According to this autho-
rity the treaty bears date the beginning of
July, • 1870. Russia engages to prevent the interven-
tion of Austria in the war between Prussia and
France, and in case of reverses experienced by
Prussia, to come to her aid. Prussia, for her
part, undertakes to support Russia in her new
Eastern policy. All such rumours, says the
lndependance Beige, are energetically Contradicted at
Berlin and Versailles, but while reserving all opinion
as to their veracity, it cautions its readers to bear in
mind that in 1859 equally positive denials were given
on all sides, to the rumour of a treaty between
France and Italy.
London, England, 1870-12-02

A PROTEST FROM PRUSSIAN LIBERALISM.

The Volks Zeitung, the leading Democratic organ in
Germany, in a striking article, urges that Prussia is called
upon to uphold the Treaty of Paris. By signing the
Treaty she bound herself to maintain it. " Prussia was
at that time at peace with all the parties 'represented
at the Conference. She did not, like the others,
conclude peace. She was a party to the transac-
tion only in her quality of a great European
Power. By the signatures of the remaining
Powers the Treaty of Peace would have acquired the
character of a special document concluding a special war.
The Prussian signature—i.e., the co-guarantee of a State
not called upon to conclude peace—gave to the Treaty its
European character. It was thus alone that the Treaty
was able to emancipate itself from the character of a mere
contract between belligerents, and to assume the far
higher nature of an instrument having for its object to
guarantee the peace of Europe."
London, England, 1870-12-02

THE WAR AND AMERICAN TRADE.

The New York press are considering the conse-
quences which a general European war would have
upon the commercial and industrial interests of
America. The .New York Times thinks the truth
lies between the two extremes of those who predict
great prosperity or serious difficulty. Large losses
as well as large gains may be anticipated, and the
balance is more likely to be on the side of profit than
of disaster. The evils most to be dreaded are those
which would result from the return of large amounts
of American securities, and the stoppage of demand
for products, but neither of these seems probable.
The fears which were entertained respecting the
effects of distant war upon United States
bonds have been in a great measure dis-
sipated by the experience of the last few
months. With regard to other matters, cotton may
suffer, but Europe will probably afford an unlimited
market for other exports. The Times thinks that the
opportunity for acquiring ascendancy in the carrying
trade is the grandest that can be imagined. Had
America only possessed ships, she might
have secured the greater part of the trade
which German shipowners have just been compelled
to abandon. It will only remain for Congress to
amend the Navigation Laws so as to permit the
registration of foreign-built ships, and American
merchants and shipowners may turn the opportunity
to their advantage. If these are the considerations
with which Americans generally regard war in
Europe, Englishmen need not fear that our embark-
ing in a European war will lea 1 to the re-opening of
the Alabama claims. The first thing that General
Grant was known to say about the present war was
that it would have a beneficial effect upon the
price of pigs.
London, England, 1870-12-02

LOSSES IN THE BATTLES AT AMIENS.

Le Liberal de Canibrai says that in the various
engagements around Amiens on Sunday last the
French had 1,500 hors de combat, and the Prussians
2,500. _ _ _

The Nouvetliste de Rouen says :—Six hundred
"Orsini bombs" filled with nitro-glycerine have
been discovered in Paris, at Batignolles, by the
police. They were hidden in a cellar, at the bottom
of a small court, and had been manufactured by
order of M. Blanqui, in view of a revolutionary agi-
tation.
London, England, 1870-12-02

DISSATISFACTION WITH PRUSSIA.

A noticeable report on the state of feeling in Ger 7
many is made by the correspondent of the Pall Mall
Gazette, who writes from Dresden. 'This writer
energetically maintains that much dissatisfac-
tion is caused by the prolongation of the war, " The
prestige of Prussia is decidedly on the wane here.
The working elasees have always been of the opinion
that King William should have made peace after
Sedan, and they now openly express their discontent
at the prolongation of the war. The advance of the
German armies on Paris is generally acknowledged to
have been a mistake, the blame of which is laid to
the charge of King William and his Government,
who, it is said, wished by means of more military
achievements to tighten their hold over Germany.
Even stronger accusations against the Prussian
Government are, I hear, made in the south; but
this town, as the capital of the principal State next
to Prussia in the Northern Build, may be regarded
as representing pretty accurately the average state of
German feeling on the point."

MORE UPROAR IN TIIE GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
The debate on the third reading of the new loan
bill for a hundred million thalers in the North
German Parliament was even more agitated than
the first discussion. The ire of the Socialists and
their friends was first excited by a supporter of the
Government, who declared that the French had

alWays wanted .the Attt hank of the Rhine, and the
establishment, o? the Republic only increased the
necessity far material guarantees, as the excesses of
the French SoCialists would infallibly lead to a military
dictatorship. This naturally aroused the Socialists,
and angry interruptions ensued. A member having
asked the president whether he could not devise
some means of preventing disturbances, unworthy of
civilised assemblies, Herr Liebknecht, the Socialist,
asked if civili9ation could be boasted of when mem-
bers of the nobility talked of breaking the bones of
their fellow members. The uproar was renewed a
few minutes later, when Herr Liebknecht declared
the loss of „Alsace and Lorraine by Germany was due
to the revolts of th© Protestant princes, and especially
of the House of Hohenzoliqr,q. Whether the
orator really used the word " treason " in reference
to ancestors of the present reigning house, or
whether his excited auditors mistook the word, is
nucertain, but a terrible tumult arose. Herr
Liebknecht denied that he had used the expression
complained o 4 the President had not heard it,
and the matter was only adjusted by the vote being put
to the Chamber whether or no the speaker should
continue. The majority decided in the negative,
and Liebknecht sat down. Another Socialist speaker,
Mende, took up the battle, and opposed the vote, as
he did not wish to sanction the Government in
crushing popular rights in Alsace and Lorraine in
waiting till their own turn came. The vote of course
was eVentuall3 carried.
London, England, 1870-12-02

RUSSIA AND THE TREATIES OF

1856.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 1 (4 p.m.)

According to a letter from St. Petersburg, of date
Nov. 26, which appears iu the Independance Beige,
President Grant has cordially felicitated the Czar
upon his recent assertion of the sovereign rights of
the Empire, and has offered the co-operation of the
American navy.
It understood that this communication of the
President of the United States has been made known
to the English Cabinet. _

•.
VlENNA„November 30 (Evening.)
The Austrian Government have assented to the
holding of a Conference in London on the subject of
the Treaties of 1856.

BERLIN, December 1 (Evening).
It is reported here that Turkey has accepted the
proposition for a Conference.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
THE MAYOR OF LIMERICK.

Mr. Alderman Mac Donnell, Liberal Catholic, was yes•
terday elected Mayor of Limerick. There were two other
candidates. The proceedings were most disorderly. Each
of the gentlemen anxious to obtain the office was sup-
ported by a large mob.
London, England, 1870-12-02

MORE TRAPEZE ACCIDENTS.

Two more accidents have occurred to gymnaits at
Liverpool. In one case Mdlle. Leoni was attempting
to accomplish the highly dangerous and difficult
"leap for life." Unfortunately she missed her hold
of the trapeze and fell heavily, sustaining a severe
shock. The other accident was of a more serious
character, and happened at the Star Music Hall. rwo
brothers, styled the flying gymnasts, have been
giving a series of performances on the high
trapeze. When attempting the most difficult of the
feats, which is described as consisting of the younger
brother swinging himself from a trapeze at one end
of the hall, turning a somersault through a paper
balloon and alighting in the arms of the elder
gymnast, who hangs by his feet at the other end of
the room, the former slipped through his brother's
outstretched arms, and fell heavily upon the stage.
He was taken up insensible. These lamentable events
are an unfortunate proof of what has already been
said in these columns. The London authorities may
make a fitful eflbrt to suppress dangerous exhibitions,
but nobody takes any notice of what happens in the
provinces.