The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-31 00:00:00

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Satinstoe.....
Nightjar.

Four ran.
MATCH,

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Peasant Girl
SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS

Ismael
Woodford
Camera.

Seven ran,
MATCH.

Lictor
Vex

Rain pouring down incessantly all day. No betting on
'uture events.

CITY BETTING.—SATunD AY.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
1800 to 200 agst Rosicrucian (taken)
100 to 8 agst Alarie (taken)
100 to 7 agst Syrian (taken)
100 to 7 agst Barford (taken)
100 to 6 agst Blandford (taken)
100 to 6 agst Cardinal York (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Miss Hervine (offered)
200 to 2 agst Green Riband (taken)

LITRERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE STAGE.
The A thenceum says :—We inteLd to commence shortly
a series of sketches, under the general title of " Dramatists
of the Present Day."—We understand that the " Diary
of a Besieged Resident," which appears in the Daily News
is from the pen of Mr. Labouchere, the late member for
Middlesex.—The Germans have sent Dr. Holder, of
Carlsruhe, to see if he can recover any fragments of the
great Strasburg Library that they have burnt. As might
be anticipated, the work of destruction had been effec-
tually performed.—A recent visitor to Harris's community
on Lake Erie, of which Mr. Lawrence Oli-
phant is a member, # found them erecting a
railway tavern and excavating wine -
Th% romance dialect of South Tyrol is being ilhistrated
by Mr. Christopher Schneller. The first part of his work
has lately appeared at Gera.—The State of Salvador in
Central America is seized with a vigorous reformatory
movement. Education is declared to be compulsory, but
we fear schools are few and far between; nevertheless,
parents and masters of apprentices, who neglect to attend
to the education of their children are to be fined 10s.
for " each offence," whatever that may mean. In
this moral excitement all raffles are declared to
be illegal, except those for the benefit of the clergy.--
Another attempt will be made next year to revive the
" Ancient Concerts," which will have Field-Marshal the
Duke of Cambridge as Commander-in-Chief, and Mr.
Barnby as conductor. —" War " is, we understand, the
title of the comedy by Mr. Robertson in preparation at
the St. James's Theatre.—Mr. Holman Hunt, who is still
in Jerusalem, has made good progress with the picture
which has for some time past occupied his attention. Hi,
health is re-established. He will probably visit England
for a short time in a few months.—Musical doings at the
Antipodes are not uninteresting. It is curious to learn
that at the Melbourne Theatre Royal, the impresario has
the spirit to import an opera from Italy without its having
gone through the ordeal of being tried either in Paris or
London. The " lone "of Enrico Petrella, a composer
whose works have been numerous, is based on Lord
Lytton's romance, " The Last Days of Pompeii." " The
music never flags, writes a local critic ; "it is never tame
or inexpressive; in its southern warmth and strong local
colour the music is thoroughly racy of the Neapolitan
soil. The overture and instrumentation are full of strong
contrasts." Verdi's "Sicilian Vespers," also produced at
Melbourne, does not seem to have pleased so much as
Petrella's " lone." Signora Barratti, the prima donna, is
proclaimed by some of her Australian admirers to be a
second Grisi ; at all events, Barratti arouses the enthu-
siasm of her auditory, especially in " Norma." She is
young. Signor Neri, the tenor, does not please. Madame
Escott, who is well known in the English provinces, has
realised a fortune by her singing in Australia. Mention
is made of an American tenor, Mr. Squires, as achieving
a high position.

ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—A performance was:given a
the Theatre, St. George's Hall, on Friday night, by the
Thbtis Dramatic Club. The proceeds were intended for
a charitable purpose. The entertainment commenced
with the farce of " Wanted, 1,000 Milliners ;" Messrs.
Fred. Gay and R. Horsley Woods sustaining the
characters of Joe Baggs and Tom Lepton respectively.
The efforts of these two gentlemen, combined with
those of Mr. Fred. G. Irving as Angelica Tod, an
ancient milliner's apprentice, contrived to make the
farce a successful performance, roars of laughter following
their droll eccentricities. They were ably supported by
b di. a- do ze n young lalies as milliners, whose playing
weas also worthy of admiration. The farce was fol-
lowed by the well-known melodrama of " Robert
Macaire," the part of Macaire being impersonated
by Mr. T. Balfour (late of the Amphitheatre, Leeds).
Mr. Frederick G. Irving made Pierre, the fussy waiter,
very amusing ; and Mr. Graham also played Dumont in
an original style, he having a peculiar faculty of placing
his head, arms, hands, and legs in most extraordinary
positions. Miss Marion Herbert as Marie was quiet and
unassuming, as consistent with the part ; and Miss E.
Cliffe, in the character of the lady-like Clementine, secured
for her acting many expressions of praise. The enter-
tainment concluded with the Strand comedy-farce of
" Our Domestics." A large and distinguished audience was
present.
ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.—The Ex-
hibition buildings, South Kensington, are making rapid,
progress towards completion. The painters and deco-
rators have finished their work in the fine-arts gallery,
and Messrs. Minton, Taylor and Co. have commenced
laying the encaustic tiling on the floors. The walls of
the galleries are painted in distemper, a pale green,
relieved by a broad band of chocolate under the cornice
and by skirting, which is also chocolate. The ceiling is
ordinary distemper. In the lower part of the building,
which has just been taken possession of by the painters,
the same colours will be employed, and with some ex-
ceptions, the same style of decoration will be used.
A dado, sft. high, of chocolate colour, will run round the
entire court, and the girders which support the fine-art
galleries above will be pannelled in the same colours. The
colour of the tiles for the flooring is dark red. The French
supplementary gallery, or annexe, forms three sides of a
square, and has direct communication with the exhibition
buildings. The court-yard, or interior of the square,
is to be laid out as a garden, and used for refreshment
purposes. It is proposed to open up to the view of per-
sons in this courtyard the gardens of the Horticultural
Society.—Builder.
HEALTH OF THE NAVY.—Prefacing the statis-
tical report of the health of the navy for the year 1868, Mr.
A. E. Mackay, Deputy- Inspector of Hospital and Fleets,
says : " In the ratio of cases entered on the sick-list, and
in the death-rate, this year contrasts favourably with the
proceding ; but there was an increase in the ratio of inval-
iding, which was mainly attributable to the peculiar
nature of the duties imposed upon the squadron in the
East Indies in connection with the Abyssinian Expedition.
Since the Contagious Diseases Act came into operation,
on the home station there has been a steady progressive
decrease in the ratio of cases of those diseases against
which it is directed, from 104'2 per 1,000 in 1863 to 53'
per 1,000 in 1868. The system of transferring the ships
composing the squadron on the West Coast of Africa to
other stations, after a limited period of service, has been
attended with the best results. Compared with the pre-
ceding year, there was a decrease in the death-rate on that
station equal to 14.1 per 1,000 of force. There was a
decrease in the death-rates on all the stations, with the
exception of the home and South-east Coast of America,
on the former of which the increase was only '1 per 1,000,
but in the latter it was 1.4 per 1,000. Compared with an
average of the total force taken for ten years, there was
a decrease in the ratio of cases equal to 196'5, of in-
validing to 1.9, and of mortality to 5'6 per 1,000. The
total death-rate was B'9 per 1,000, being the lowest
ratio of mortality which has occurred in the service
afloat since these returns were first published annually
in 1856. The death-rate from disease alone was only
6'5 per 1,000."