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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-24

Sir John G. T. Sinclair, M.P., has just published a
long letter to the Rev. Dr. Beith, of Stirling, in which he
strenuously advocates a union between the Free and the
Established Churches before any further attempt is made
to complete the projected union between the Free and the
United Presbyterian Churches.

The Glasgow detective police have added another
to their series of recent captures of resetters of stolen
watches. The person apprehended occupied a respectable
position as foreman with an extensive coach proprietor in
the city, but has long been suspected of having trade"
dealings with the thieves. Several gold and silver
watches were found in his house, and numerous pawn
tickets. The engraver who " doctored " the watches is
also in custody.
THE ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO SHOOT LIVERPOOL
DETECTIVES.—At the Liverpool Police-court, David S.
Foster, the young American charged with attempting to
shoot two Liverpool detectives, was brought up on re-
mand. Detective Inspector Carlisle and Thornthwaite
went on board the steamer Italy, on Friday week, to
search for an absconding American, who had been de-
scribed in a telegram from New York. In the state-room
they saw the prisoner, and on asking his name, he refused
to tell them unless they informed him who and what they
were. " Are you Custom-house officers 2" he asked, and,
the inspector saying they were, he drew a revolver, and
was presenting it when the inspector rushed forward and
knocked it from hia hand before it could be discharged.
A statement was now made to the magistrate that the
prisoner was the person to whom the telegram referred,
but that he had merely absconded from his home. A de-
tective from New York was in attendance, and Mr.
Superintendent Kehoe said that if the prisoner would
return to his friends with the American officer the charge
of shooting would be abandoned. The prisoner readily
assented to this proposal, and seemed highly pleased at
• this easy deliverance from the awkward dilemma in
which his rashness had placed him. As the prisoner was
perfectly willing to return with the officer to New York,
he was discharged. The released prisoner left the dock
with Detective Walling, of the New York police force.
London, England, 1870-11-24

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH.
This Evening, at 7, ON AND OFF, LIVING AT EASE.
Messrs. Crouch, Turnek; Mesdames Ada Swanborough
E. Button, and F. Hughes. The `few Hm n iy-
--nv=y-Esque'
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" THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. TervY, Poulton, Fenton:
and Turner
Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Button, Bentley,
;
Lee, Goodall, &o.
London, England, 1870-11-24

AMY ROBSART.—Miss VICTORIA VOICES.
In consequence of this lady's great success in the above
character on the occasion of Wednesday evening, Nov. 9th,
and on Wednesday morning, Nov. 23rd, Chatterton begs
to announce that Miss Vokes will REPEAT the IMPERSONA-
TION on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, on the occasion of the
BENEFIT FOR THE SUFFELIERS OF H.M,S. " THE
CAPTAIN."
Theatre Royal, Drury-lane.
London, England, 1870-11-24

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London, England, 1870-11-24

I HIATRE ROYAL Mt 1, • %%I. A N
-A- Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CIIATTRNTON.—This
Theatre having been re-decorated under the direction of Mr.
C. 3. Phipps, FAA., is now Open for the ACT N DRAMATIC
SEA SON, THIS EVENING, Nov. 24. Doors open at half-past Six,
commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at half-past
Eleven. Prices to the public parts of the Theatre from
Sizpenee to Seven Shillings. Private Doses Irons One to Four
Guineas. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily.
London, England, 1870-11-24

A DELPHI THBATRE ROYAL—SoIe Pro-
prtetor, Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER : Managers, Mr. B.
4,IIBSTER and Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON.—THIS EVENING, at 7,
THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Madame Celesta, Mrs. A.
Mellen, Miss Furtado, Miss M. Cooper, Mr. Billington, Mr.
Ashley, Mr. C. Bennet, Mr. John Rouse, Mr. Wilmot Mr. C. H.
Stephenson and Mr. R. Romer. To conclude with TWICE
KILLED. Mr. Crab') (his first appearance here), Mrs. A Mellon,
Miss E. Barnett, and Miss. M. Cooper.
London, England, 1870-11-24

T. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Lossee and
Manageress, Mrs. JOHN WOOD.—This Evening at 7.45 great
play, FIRNAWDR, Messrs. Farrel', Leeson, Lin Rayne, Murray,
and L. Brough ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Mies Larkin, Miss Fanni•
nrough, Atiss Turner, and Mrs. John Wood.—Doors open at 8.90.
At 7, TO OBLIGF, BENSON, by Tom Taylor, Neg. Messrs.
Harry Co:, Grainger, Mervin ; Misses Marian Inch and IL
Ererard, At 7,45, FERNANDH. At 10.30, CHRISTMAS EVE,
by C. S. Cheltnman, Esq. Messrs. Harry Cox. Dan Leeson, and
Lionel Droagh.—Box-othee 11 to O. No lees.
London, England, 1870-11-24

PRUSSIAN OPINION.

The Hamburg Correspondent, a German commercial
paper, writes in an alarming tone—and, of course, very
offensively against England. It declares as a positive
fact that if war should break out Prussia will side with
Russia, and then the remaining powers may
as well be quiet. " Turkey alone is too weak
and too heavily in debt to make any effectual resistance.
France is paralysed for half a century at least. Italy is
out of the question ; and thus England and Austria
would have alone to bear the brunt of the struggle.
Austria will certainly not stir without England, and Eng-
land will send note after note, ask for a Congress without
success, make endless complaints at United Germany
assisting Russia—and then, having talked herself out, do
nothing at all." The Hamburg Correspondent once more
talks about our breaches of neutrality, and concludes by
declaring . that Russia has taken an important step
towards extending her influence in the South-East.
It is not merely neutralisation of the Black Sea she
wants.
London, England, 1870-11-24

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY,
Enrolled under 6 and 7 William IV., cap. 32, as the Con-
servative Benefit Building Society. Notice is hereby Given that
the Seventy-third Quarterly and the Eighteenth Annual General
Meeting of the Members will be held at the Offices, No. 33,
Norfolk-street, Strand, London, W.C., on Tuesday, the 6th day
of December, 1870, at Two of the clock precisely, Viscount
Ranelagh in the chair, to receive the Report of the Executive
Committee, and the Audited Statemen't of Accounts, for the
financial year ending 30th September, 1870, and for general pur-
poses. According to Rule 22, the foltowing members :of the
Board will retire by rotation, but are eligible for re-election,
and will present themselves for re-election accordingly :—Hon.
Robert Bourke, M.P., Ne wn ham Winstanley, Esq., Sir Lawrence
Palk, Bart., M.P., and Colonel Augustus Meyrick.
By order of the Board,
CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary.
• Prospectuses of the Share and Deposit Investing Departments
sent free of charge. Present rate of interest, five per cent. per
annum on shares, and four per cent. on deposits, payable in
half-yearly warrants, with privilege of withdrawal to investors
at fixed periods.

THE WAR.—TELEGRADA PHIC NEWS.
to 6 p All
.m.,
portant events telegraphed ILY, from 8 a.m.
to Newspapers, Clubs, Exchanges, and Reading Rooms, for
THIRTY-NINE SHILLINGS per QUARTER prepaid. Two or more
telegrams sent every day.
Commercial News and Markets on moderate terms.
CENTRAL PRESS,II2, Strand, W.C., and 2, Telegraph-street, B.C.

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London, England, 1870-11-24

NEW ROYALTY THEATRE.

Mr. R. Reece's burlesque, " The Stranger, Stranger
than Ever," was last night withdrawn from these boards,
to make room for h new production by the same author,
who to Mtge from the success which has already attended
his writings, bids fair to take a foremost place in the ranks
of burlesque writers. 'The subject chosen was the familiar
and oft dramatised story of Dick Whittington, which,
under its present aspect, bears the title of " Whittington,
Junior, and his Sensation Cat," &c., and there can be no
doubt that the subject has never been more cleverly
handled, and from a story which every one would have
considered had by this time been worn threadbare, a
really good mirth provoking burlesque has been produced,
and one very excellent feature in the performance
is one that there is not a single parody on a music-
hall absurtlity--,-a tirdcbdaing which is unfortu-
nately only too prevalent now-a-days • in plays
of this kind, and as a proof of the wisdom
of this course, it may here be noted that every
song was encored. Songs and dances are freely inter-
spersed throughout the representation, and the scenery
is all that could be wished. The part of the hero
was sustained by Miss Henrietta Hodson, who, on her
appearance, received a perfect ovation. The cast is ex-
cellent throughout, and includes Miss Rachel*Sanger, viho
appeared ii the character of Sir Highbury de Barne
(described in the programthe as the best-looking knight of
his day); Mr. Oliver Summers, as the Alderman and
Dick's master and the two apprentices, supposed to be in
love with Rosemange, were efficiently repretented by Mr.
C. Flockton and Miss Fannie*Leng. Miss Kate Egerton
appears as Rosemange, the Alder Man's daughter,
and who, of course, ultiMately becomes the
wife of Dick. The minor characters were all well
represented, not excepting the Cat, who, what
little he had to do, did extremely well. The curtain fell
amidst long-continued applause from the audience,
and calls were made for the author and principal per-
formers, who respectively appeared and bowed their
acknowledgments. The tv. o act comedy drama, er.-
titled " Wealth," still occupies the first part of the
evening's entertainment.
London, England, 1870-11-24

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.

REFUGES FOR HOMELESS AND DESTI-
TUTE CHILDREN and CHICHESTER TRAINING
,SHIP.--Upwards of 580 Boys and Girls are now being supported
in these Refuges and Ship.
Owing to the benevolent and praiseworthy exertions which
have for several months been made to aid the sick and Wounded
in the present War, the funds for the support of these Refuges
and Ship have decreased considerably.
An urgent appeal is therefore made for assistance to support
the inmates.
£l5 will keep a boy or a girl for one year, and £1 ss, for a
month.
Contributions thankfully received by the London and West-
minster Bank, 214, High Holborn, W. 1., and 41, Lothbury,
E.C., and by
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
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London, England, 1870-11-24

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BAKER-STREET BAZAAR.

The Proprietors have kindly volunteered to set apart a portion
of their popular Establishment for the RECEPTION and SALE
of ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED by REFUGEES, or by their
friends on their behalf. The room will be opened early in
December, of which notice will be given. Meanwhile all persons
able and willing to contribute are invited to communicate with
the Ladies' Committee, 16, Bruton-street, W., or with the Cen-
tral Committee, 30, King-street, B.C.
Articles in bulk, if packed in boxes, &c., may at once be sent
to the Bazaar, addressed,

"Refugees' Benevolent Fund."
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London, England, 1870-11-24

Post free, ls.

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London, England, 1870-11-24

AMY ROBSA RT ; a new Historical Romantic
Drama, written by Andrew Halliday; founded on Sir
Walter Scott's celebrated novel "Kenilworth," with new and
characteristic scenery by William Beverly, at a Quarter to Eight
o'clock THIS EVENING, Nov. 24—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-
LANE.
London, England, 1870-11-24

MIDNIGHT MEETING MOVEMENT. Office, 6,
Red Lion-square, W.C., London.—During the last 10 years
this Institution has been instrumental in rescuing a vast number
of poor girls from a life of degradation and misery. The plan
adopted has been'to seek the wanderers in the streets of London
and gather them together at the midnight hour, when short and
faithful addresses have been given.
During the present year the Meetings have been held nearly
every week in some of the most frequented districts of the
metropolis.
The promoters have abundant evidence that these efforts have
been most successful ill effecting a great moral change in many
fallen ones.

.....
To enable them to continue their important work, FUNDS are
earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received by Mr. John
Stabb, Hon. Sec., 6, Bed Lion-square, W.C., London ; and at the
Union Bank of London (Carey-street Branch), W.C.
London, England, 1870-11-24

was firA brought forward has just reappeared in the
Court of Queen's Bench for the final judicial
decision of a reserved point of law. Mr.
Allen, a pa.ssefiger by the South Western
Railway, went to the Twickenham station to get
a ticket, and the station clerk, in giving him change,
offered him a French coin instead of a penny, which
he refused. An altercation ensued, and the traveller
put his hand in the till to take out an English
penny, whereupon the clerk gave him in
custody on a charge of attempting to steal.
This charge was manifestly preposterous, and
when the plaintiff, who was locked up on it, was
brougLt before the magistrate, it Ntas at once dis-
missed. He afterwards sued the corfipatty for false
imprisonment, but it appeared that the clerk had
made the charge in his own name, not in the name
of the company, and the station-mastJr was not
there at the time. The question was whether
the clerk acted out of spite or id the
interest of hii employers. The jury decided in the
latter way, anal assessed the damages at £lOO, but
the question of law as to the (widened was reserved.
A further hearinx of the case in the Court of Queen's
Bench has resulted in an oppoiite planner. The
court said the plaintiff had been very much ill-used,
but he had sued the wrong party. The
company were not liable, having given no authority
for Such proceedings on the part of the clerk. There
might be an implied authority whore the byelaws
gave power of arrest, and the company would then
be liable, but in the present case the act complained
of was in no
.way for the interest of the company.
The police had been guilty of extreme misconduct
in taking the plaintiff into custody, and the superin-
tendent of police if sued would have had no defence.
Mr. Allen consequently gets no compensation.

AN AMERICAN STORY.

It is quite natural that the Americans, who make
such an easy matter of divorce, should have more
remarkable experience in that• line than we; and it
must be confessed that the Peck case seems to excel
even the choicest productions of happy England.
The Peck case, briefly put, is this. A mother not liking
her son's wife, offered him 30,000 dollars to get rid of
her. The husband and wife agreed upon a little
scheme whereby the divorce was to take place and
the loving pair be reunited as 'soon as the 30,000
dollars had been secured. A. clerk in the employ
of the husbarid undertook by false swearing to place
himself in the honourable position of a co-respondent.
By his assistance the divorce was secured, and then the
30,000 dollars were paid over. The husband, how-
ever, refused to fulfil his bargain with the wife and
re-marry her. The disgusted wife revealed the whole
story in court, and thus the plot came to the ground.
This story, which is authentic, strongly enforces the
truth that some virtue is necessary to all successful
roguery. Whet/ the characters in a little drama of
this kind an all corrupt, it generally happens that
the scheme breaks down through the anxiety of some
parties to outawindle the rest.
London, England, 1870-11-24

THE TREATY OF 1856.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Your correspondent "W. S." neatly puts the
case of the pro-Russian party when he says that the
Government is asked to declare war, not because Russia
has done a wrong thing, but because she has not done it
in a diplomatic manner. He thus reduces the whole
question to one of red-tape. But, looking a little deeper,
I think that we shall find that the manner which Russia
has adopted covers a most important principle. Prince
Gortschakoff's note," if allowed to pass without a protest,
will establish a precedent most disastrous to future inter-
national relations.

The question of the vitality of Turkey seems to me
altogether beside the mark. It is not alone the Treaty of
1856 which is touched by the Russian Circular :
the sacredness of all Treaties is threatened by it-
The hopes which the sanguine among us have for the
eventual inauguration of an age of universal peace are
based upon the possibility of making the judgments of a
cosmopolitan court respected and obeyed. " The parlia-
ment of man, the federation of the world," may belong
entirely to the dreams of an optimist poet ; but all
endeavours to prevent wars have for some time gone upon
the principle of European congresses. Anything that
tends unnecessarily to disturb the decisions of these con-
ferences is, in my judgment, a " putting back of the
times and the seasons." It was before a congress of all
the Powers that Russia entered into a solemn treaty.
The obligation thus and then incurred she now chooses
suddenly to throw off ; without consulting her neighbours
she announces in unqualified language her intention to break
her engagements. The question whether or not the burden-
upon her is greater than she can be expected to bear is
not involved ;it is .one, I admit, for discussion. But
seeing that the Powers laid the weight on her shoulders,
Russia is not, if the principle of Congresses is in the least
to be admitted, a competent judge of her own case. Such
treaties as that of 1856, if they are of any worth, must
and can only be abandoned by the common consent, ex-
pressed or implied, of the principal co-signatories. That
consent Russia has not sought. From one of the chief
States whose plenipotentiaries attended in Paris,
she cannot obtain it. She has made her demands
now, as it is well understood, because France
can have nothing to say to them. It is clear
that Prince Gortschakoff hoped, in the confusion caused
by overpowering events, while one great opponent of his
policy could not check him, to escape from the conse-
quences of his high-handed act. If England is to shew-
her regard for treaties as something more than waste
paper, she must declare war rather than suffer such an
outrage upon international morality as the Minister of
the Czar has attempted.—Your obedient servant,
S. R. B.
London, England, 1870-11-24

OPERA COM IQUE.—Grand Eittrince, 299,
Strand.

Messrs. H. LESLIE, 0. STEELE, and W. NORTOE. Lessocs.
This, the most beautiful Theatre in London, is now acknow-
ledged as TIN fashionable house of the day. Mdlle. DEJAZET
in French Plays Every Evening, Atipported by her Great French
Company. Entire Cltalige of Performance. Free List Sus-
pended, except Frets.
London, England, 1870-11-24

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TEE LOIRE.

SPECIAL EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 P.M.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.
The answer of Russia had not, up to a lai3eirettr
lais afternoon, been formally presented to Earl

A despatch dated St. Petersburg, Nov. -24,- states
that Prince Gortschakoff's reply to Earl Granville,
la couched in very conciliatory terms, and endea-
oars to explain the pacific bearing of his [ revious
(I,_telaration. Russia desires a general c:;c1.: and
by in the East, whigh tan only be secured
: a common understanding ; and, far from wisl
act separately, would very willingly join in such
all understanding with the other Powers.

THE WAR.

CIIO.EAN MARCH AGAINST TILE ARMY OF

A despatch received to-day from the Royal Head-
4Narters at Versailles, dated the 23d, states that the
Atli
Duke of Mecklenburg is moving forward
4Direll the greatest celerity against the Army of the
Dire,
All remains quite before Paris.

BO►IIBARDMENT OF TIIIONVILLE.
The bombardment of fhionville is going on, but
Ibe latest information received to-day does not state
St any definite result had been obtained.

•
o,
'IrTURE OF A. GERMAN MERCHANTMAN.
telegram from Singapore, dated Nov. 18th,
07tIounces the capture, by a French man-of-war,
r.the German vessel J. F. Worwerk, bound from
siburg to Shanghae. The prize Was taken to

A ENCOUNTER AT CHA.TEAUNEUF.
A
t letter of the 19th from a correspondent at Rain-
says that sharp skirmishing was kept up all
Rothe wood of Chateauneuf, without much re-
t. At noon, Wittich's division entered the suburbs
Ithe town supposing it to be free of the French.
beyte were suddenly fired upon, and obliged to
i'eat with precipitation. After an attack of
wl'erai. hours and being thrice stormed, the town
a's finally taken. One' hundred and nineteen
citio
nem were taken.
London, England, 1870-11-24

EAMEN'S HOSPITAL (late Dreadnought).—
Notice is hereby given, that this HOSPITAL is now RE-
,IOVED to the late Infirmary of the Royal Hospital, Green-
?deb, where any seaman, needing medical or surgical care, will
be admitted on personal application, as heretofore, without in-
troduction or recommendation. The Society's offices are re-
moved from the City to the same building.
KEDIBALL COOK, House-Governor and Secretary.
London, England, 1870-11-24

AMY ROBSART; new drama: Characters by
Miss NEILSON, Misses Fanny Addison, Jesse Yokes,
Xecnp, J. Mortin, and Rosins Yokes, at a Quarter to Eight
o'clock THIS EVENING, Nov. 24—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-
LANE.
London, England, 1870-11-24

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THE ADELPIII THEATRE,

With apparently all its old vigour and importance, Mr.
Buckstone's famous drama " The Flowers of the Forest "
has been re-placed upon the Adelphi stage. Madame
Celeste, who appeared in the original cast 29 years ago;
and Mrs: Alfred Melltiti; keitiiiie, moreover, the
wits Whose impersonation has so often given the
public extreme gratification. The able corps of
actors and actresses now at the Adelphi, em-
bracing as they do the names of Miss Furtado, Mr.
Billington, Mr. John Rouse, and Mr. Wilmot, is suffi-
cient guarantee that the pristine glory of the gipsy play
will be thoroughly sustained while Messrs Chatterton
and Webster think it expedient to continue its revivaL
This promises to be for tbtne tithe, to judge by the bril-
!Wit 'Attendance at the Adelphi on Wedneeday evening.
London, England, 1870-11-24

LAST WEEK OF THE ENGAGEMENT.

OPERA. bOMIQUE, 299, STRAND.—Lessees,
Messrs. H. Leslie, C. Steele, and Wt Norton.-=ITI
admiration of this new and beatilifid Theatre by all patrons.
Idlle. DEJAZET and the Prenth Company. MONDAY, Nov.
21st, 1870, and every evening, commence with TIGRE DU
BENGALE. Concluding with the celebrated Drama, by
VictoriOn Bardon, entitled MONSIEUR CARAT, in which
DEJAZET will sustain the title rale, created by her in
Paris, supported by the Company, greatly augmented and
strengthened. Prices, is. to 7s. 6d. Tree list suspended, except
press. Commence at 8. In active preparation, and will shortly
be produced, an Operatic Burlesque, adapted expressly for this
Theatre by the eminent anther, W. S. Gilbert, Esq.
London, England, 1870-11-24

LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1870.

Jr M. 'NIERS' mission to all the principal Courts
of Europe was a failure, his fortifications round Paris
are not. They have fOr two months been an impreg-
nable barrier round the gorgeous capital of France,
setting at defiance the conquering hosts before the
array of whose spiked helmets and before the muzzle
of whose cannon the prowess and the chivalry of the
Imperial armies of France wore rolled in the dust at
Sedan, at Strasburg, and at Metz. Until now, since
the time of their original construction,
those fortifications of Paris have been re-
garded as the result of a whim, or a folly, or a
craze, or however else the fantastic idea might be
the most correctly designated. Time, however, has
been M. THIERS' justification. During these eight or
ten weeks last passed, the victorious armies of
Germany have been baffled cou.pletely by those very
fortifications. Winter, meanwhile, has been looming
up. Far from the Rheinish frontier, the hosts of the
North German Confederation, and of their southern
allies, have been compelled to remain inactive
withi❑ sight of their one covetted goal, the French
capital. Heartened by desperation the enervated
inhabitants of the most luxurious metropolis ill
Christendom have, during that same momentous
interval of upwards of two mouths, throughout the
whole of September and October, and tar on into
November, girded up their loins for the encounter
with the victors in so many fierce and sanguinary
battlefields. Revolt has been suppressed with a strong
hand. Red Republicanism has been throttled and
subdued. Enthusiastic allegiance_. has been sworn
to the Government of Defence. Dictatorial powers
have beeu Willingly concede I to General 'l'nocuu in
taati supreme emergency. And the Parisia.us whose
London, England, 1870-11-24

THE AUTHORSHIP OF " THE LADY OF LYONS."

There has been some dispute respecting the origin
of Lord Lytton's celebrated play of the Lady of
Lyons in the United States, where it has long been
as popular as in our own country. There appear to
be several claimants for the English dramatist's hon-
ours, who forget that the merit does not lie in the
invention of the plot, but in the skill of its develop-
ment, and the beauty of the language. One writer
contends that a Mrs. Helen Maria Williams
published a version of the story, and another
that the play is taken from a paper called
the Minerva, which was published in New York
about fifty years since. Mr. 'William Davidge, of
the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, has disposed
of all these pretensions in a letter to the New York
Herald. He remembers the production of the play
at Covent Garden Theatre, London, and can recall a
conversation between Bulwer (as Lord Lytton was
then styled) and Macreaiy, about the origin of the
story. It is from the French, and a version of it,
under the mame of " Perorou, the Bellows-mender,"
was given at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, a few
months after its production at Covent Garden, but it
could not keep the stage, being far inferior to "The
Lady of Lyons." As for Mrs. Helen Maria Williams,
Mr. Davidge disposes of her claims by presuming that
she- published a translation of the .Frencl, story,
thereby placing herself in the position of Sheridan's
author in the "Critic," who excused a plagiarism
from Shakespere by observing that two great men
thought of the same thing, .and Shakespere only
thought of it first. It is rather late in the day, says
Mr. Davidge, to attempt to deprive the author of the
best acting play for the last hundred years of his
fairly earned laurels.
London, England, 1870-11-24

CLERGYMEN AS DOCTORS.

The proposal that curates with small incomes
should increase their emoluments and their sphere of
usefulness by devoting a portion of their time to
secular duties—to practise in medicine, for instance
—though opposed by the Bishop of Exeter, finds
arguments in its favour. There are farming clergy-
men all over the British Isles, and there ale musical
c'ergyrnen. Indeed, we know of one case in an Iris h
parish where regularly every Sunday the parson alter-
nately moves from his pulpit to his organ during the ser-
vice. Where then exists the ground for preventing
our " poor curates " from embodying the duties of
" healing the sick " and " healing sick souls," when
the result will lead to mutual advantages to be
enjoyed by the parishioners and the clergyman ? In
India the two professional functions of teacher and
physician are combined with the highest possible
advantages to the Hindoos who live in
outlying villages. In that country the
Government, moreover, encourage the plan and gratui-
tously distributes medicine chests to the teachers who
can spew that they are skilled at least in the
dispensation of drugs. The objections to the plan are
obvious enough. A man who dabbles in more than
one business is not likely to be master of any. It is
naturally urged that these medical clergyme❑ would
either neglect their physical or their spiritual
invalids. Still, the advantages of a knowledge of
Medicine in those whose work lies among the
poor, are such as to leave the question somewhat an
open one.
London, England, 1870-11-24

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THE DUKE OF CLEVELAND ON THE CRIS IS.

The Duke of Cleveland, in a letter to the Times,
expresses the opinion that the action of Russia is
quite natural. A. Treaty restrictive of her natural
rights, such as that she was compelled to sign in her
distress, will never be held by a great Power to bind
her, when a conjunction of circumstances enables her
to free herself from the obligation. lle asks us to
recollect that Russia does not at tho moment menace
the independence of Turkey, but on the contrary,
professes to respect it. It would be better .for the
peace of the world that treaties should be
of perpetual obligation, but a question of
this kind must be considered with reference
to what has occurred and is occurring. lie
thought at the time that the Crimean war was a
blunder, and agreed with Mr. Bright on the occasion.
The Duke urges that a war with Russia
now would not be popular in England,
and he deprecates the possibility of her
Majesty's.. Government acting on such a belief.
Our immediate interests are not concerned in the
question, and the noble duke seems to think it suffi-
cient for England that she is grits strong enough to
defend herself if her honour be assailed, or her
material interests attacked.
A CRY FOR PEACE.

According to Mr. Richard, M.P., that is "a stupid
and a lying" proverb which says, "If you wish for
Peace'you must prepare for War." He declared at
Manchester, on Tuesday, that if we wished for peace
we must cultivate Peace only, and wo must raise a
shout that will be re-echoed from the people of
every nation on the Continent of Europe, and that
shout must be " disarm." The government of nations,
Mr. Richard thought, should be wrested out of, the
hands of the military class. It was the curse of Europe
that it was left to the will and power of this class. To
please these authorities,thoroughly the whole country
should be converted into a cawp an,d the one great'
busbies., of lifo, should. be. to learn to. fight. Every
London, England, 1870-11-24

SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1870.

THE LEDBURY SCANDAL.

The hearing of the case "Jackson v. Martin" was re-
sinned yesterday before the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council. Sir John Karslake continued his address,
reading from the affidavits of various witnesses to shew
that the woman Parry had made admissions that the
child of which she was the mother was not the Rev. Mr.
Jackson's, but that she had determined to make him pay
for it; also, that she had signed a paper on another
occasion in which she admitted that the young man Jay,
with whom she kept company, to as the father of the
child. The learned counsel afterwards touched upon
those portions of the affidavits which contained a denial
of the slanders with reference to Mr. Jackson, the wit-
nesses to whom they were attributed, on examination by'
the respondent's solicitor, entirely repudiating the state-
ments imputed to them. The learned counsel continued
his arguments up to half-past four, o'clock, submitting
finally that in this, as in other courts,• it should be shown
that Parry made a statement of the alleged assault com-
knitted on her immediately after its occurenee, in order to
substantiate the charge, which was not done. Under all
the circumstances, therefore, he prayed their lordships to
reverse the judgment of the Court of frliches.
The further hearing of the case was again adjourned.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

THE EXPEOTED REPLY FROM RUSSIA.

The London Stock Exchange opened quietly
yesterday, but an alarming panic took place shor.tly
after nocn owing to the rumour that Prince Gorta-
ehakoft's reply had been received, and that its contents
were not reassuring. We are enabled to state that
the Government have not yet received a reply, nor
do they expect one until Friday evening. There is
reason to hope that when it does come its contents
will not be of a nature to, rekindle apprehension.
London, England, 1870-11-24

PEACEFUL PROSPECTS.

It was generally believed in London yesterday that
the Russian Government had returned a conciliatory
reply to Earl Granville's expostulation. That
Prince Gortschakoff will at least endeavour to gain
time is all the more probable as the fact of Prussia
being. taken, unawares now appears thoroughly
established. The tone of the German papers, though
necessarily:- Criendly to Russia, is yet one
of dissatisf etion.- It is noticeable that
they especially urge the inopportuneness of
the Russian circular. It is obvious, in short, that it
would be contrary to all principles of prudence for
the Germans to involve themselves in another com-
plication, whilst the war with France is still such a
serious business. Count Bismarck undoubtedly pro-
mised to reward Russia's very benevolent neutrality
by freedom in the Black Sea. This prumise was to
be executed after the war. The Russian Govern-
ment, however, thought to make sure of their prize
by insisting upon it at once.
London, England, 1870-11-24

STRIINGTH OF THE GERMAN ARMY.

The French have raised armies of surprising mag-
nitude during the last two months, but they fall into
the error of supposing that the Germans have pro-
porticnally diminished. It is well ascertained that
the losses of the invaders have been fully replaced.
A. trustworthy correspondent at Tours says that
quite 300,000 men aro engaged in the siege of Paris
—though it is thought well to conceal the
truth in this respect. Of the troops operating to
the south of Paris, in the direction of the Loire,
General Vou der Tann, reinforced, as he has been
by Wittich, Mecklenburg, Prince Albrecht, and other
forces, is estimated now to have 75,000 men. Two
of Prince Frederick Charles's army corps, together
between 50,000 and 55,000, were very recently at
Etampes, and in that neighbourhood, making that
army about 130,000. There is, or was
a day or two since, another corps at Fontaine-
bleau, besides large bodies in other parts of France.
Altogether there cannot be fewer than 600,000
Germans on French soil.
Tim ORIGIN OF THE WAR.

A pamphlet which has just been published by
a Parisian journalist, relating to the causes of
the preseut war, seems to be a work of
authority. The writer has had access to the secret
archives of the Foreign Office, and has gained informa-
tion from various French statesmen. Nothing can be
more unfavourable to the Emperor than this narrative.
The deposed sovereign is represented as the solo
cause of the war. Ile was ridiculously deluded by
Bismark in 1866, but lost his head atter Sadowa, be-
haved without either dignity, firmness, or fixed
plan, engaged in shuffling intrigues, and finally
declared war in a fit of rage. It will
be remembered that M. Benedetti asked
the King of Prussia for a guarantee that Prince
Leopold would not accept the crown of
Spain. The Emperor and the Empress were so
roughly handled by the King, in a conversation
which took place, that when Benedetti sent his
report to Paris, Napoleon was carried away by a fit
of ungovernable rage, and declared a war which
France did not demand nor her interests require:
" The single crime of France was in having aban-
doned her destinies with a too unreasoning confi-
dence into the hands of him who, having stripped
her of her liberties, was destined to draw down upon
her the most gigantic disasters by his conceit, his
military incapacity, and his unworthy attitude at
the battle of Sedan. Finally, these irrefutable state-
ments prove that if France must bear the weight
of this terrible war, she should not, in all justice
be asked to stand responsible for it before his-
tory."
London, England, 1870-11-24

DIAMOND FIELDS OF THE CAPE.

The diamond mine, the discovery of which has
produced so much excitement at the Cape, lies in
the province of the Orange River, which is an iso-
lated settlement, difficult of access. Should the dia-
mond search be prosecuted, however, the wild coun-
tries now inhabited by Bushmen and Hottentots
will receive an influx of adventurers from all parts.
The quality of the gems in this deposit
is an important question, which remains to be
settled. The quality of a diamond is so various
that its true value cannot be readily ascertained.
The rarity of fine specimens is so great that for some
hundred years but little addition has been made to
them. It remains to be seen whether the diamonds
of South Africa will equal those of India, or com-
pete cnly with those of Brazil. The Brazilian
diamond answers some purposes of trade, but is
seldom of the first water, or of. any remarkable size.
The ownership of this territory, which has gained
such unexpected celebrity, is in dispute. A native
chief contests the point of proprietorship with the
presidents of two free settlements in the vicinily. It
is expected, however, that all parties will be willing
eventually to accept assistance from the Government
of the colony, and that, for the sake of preserving
order, they will be glad to • come under its j uris-
dirtion.
London, England, 1870-11-24

FEVER IN GLASGOW.

On the 14th inst. the Glasgow Fever Hospital con-
tained 324 patients. The Police Board have had
under consideration the subject of providing hospital
accommodation on lands purchased for the purpose,
and to meet the present emergency it has been der
termined to erect two pivilions capable of ac-
commodating 100 patients. Two . other struc-
tures of a similar character will be provided.
During the fortnight ending the 12th of November
the cases of fever nanibered 013, as compared with
480 in the preceding fortnight. At the correspond=
ing period last year the number of fever cases was
224. This very considerable increase is attribu-
table to relapsing fever. Scarlet fever is
very prevalent in the district, and the prompt
and vigorous preparations being made by the autho-
rities betoken an apprehension that the town will
not experience an early abatement in the amount of
sickness.
London, England, 1870-11-24

ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN AT WINDSOR.

. -
Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal
Highnesses, the Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Leopold, arrived at Windsor this morning, at nine
o'clock, from Scotland. The Royal party travelled by
the usual route. Her Majesty was attended by the
Duchess of Roxburgh, Lord Bridport, and Colonel Pon-
sonby. Princess Louise was conveyed from the train on
a bed to an invalid carriage, in which she proceeded with
her Majesty to the Castle. The public were not admitted
to the platform of Windsor station.
London, England, 1870-11-24

A LOST OPPORTUNITY.

The Germans have been very anxious during the last
few days, but, according to reports from headquarters,
they are now reassured. The danger is past. The Times
correspondent says that the French have withdrawn from
Dreux. and lost a chance. The Germans were puzzled to
understand the composition of the army which suddenly
appeared on the line of the Eure. " Was it the Army
of the Loire, which had evaded the combined
forces of the Duke of Mecklenburg and Von
der Tann ? If so, it was evident that the
Crown Prince was threatened, and that he would
have to move out and give battle. But if the
Paris garrison made a grand sortie at the same moment
it became a matter of doubt whether the Germans could
hold their own on the high plateaux which now give them
such mastery. The Prince certainly could not take off
80,000 men without leaving a very thin line of circumval-
lation. The Grand Duke might be cut off from his com-
munications. If, on the other hand, the force which had
been felt at Dreux and seen in front of Mantes were
a new army, it might be that Bourbaki had by
forced marches got out of Manteuff el's reach,
and RAM striking out to join Aurelles de Paladine—in
which case the Grand Duke might be overwhelmed and a
serious offensive movement commenced to check Prince
Frederick Charles and to isolate him from the army of the
Crown Prince. But whatever it was, the army, which is
believed to have been composed of li6ratry's levies, has
gone back, and at the same time, the force which fell on
Von der Tann and precipitated the evacuation of Orleans
very rudely has vanished from Theury. Manteuffel
has been heard of not far from Amiens. Prinoe Frederick
Charles has made good his communication with the
Crown Prince's army, and both are en rapport with the
army of the Duke of Mecklenburg. A sufficient force
has been concentrated towards Dreux and Mantes to
secure the Crown Prince's lines from attack. The French
have lost a great opportunity, and in war as in other
matters the golden moments once neglected do not return."
London, England, 1870-11-24

AMY IIOBSAItT; New Drama. The Overture and
incidental Music selected and composed by W. C. Levey,
executed by an increased Orchestra and numerous Chorus.
The Ballet anti Grouping of Crowds arranged by Mr. John Cor.
Hack. The whole produeed under the direction of Mr. Edward
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ILE ROY at a QuarterAL, DRURY-LANE. to Eiht
THIS EVENING, Nov. 24.