The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-27 00:00:00

TILE JEWS IN RUSSIA.

The Russian Government has encountered many serious
difficulties in its efforts to disseminate primary intruction
among the people. True, the Zemstwa, or Provincial States
have shown an unexpected willingness in the cause, and
the nobility have come forward with large donations. The
Jews, however, are a formidable obstacle. Those in the
districts of the Vistula are profoundly ignorant. A
Warsaw journal, the Israelite, states that in a Polish
village the elders of the synagogue, wishing to found a
Jewish school, convoked ameeting of the heads of families
in their district. The richest man present listened to the
exhortation to subscribe to the undertaking, and replied,
"My grandfather was rich without knowing how to sign
his name; my father scarcely knows how to write, but ho is
oneof the most distinguished Jews of Warsaw; and I, who am
not better educated than my relations, I am the richest
among you. This is why I will not have my children spending
their time in the trifles you propose." The Government
is very anxious to civilise the Jews of the Western pro-
vinces, whose language is a compound of Hebrew, German,
and Polish. Very few of the Jews who carry on business
n Russia know the Russian language.

The latest news from Thorncliffe is that all is quiet.
Subscriptions to a considerable amount have already been
volunteered for the purpose of indemnifying the sufferers at
the bands of the rioters, and it is expected that in a day or
two at most a sufficient sum will be subscribed in Sheffield
without any public meeting being held.

A meeting of the working classes is arranged to be
held in London, to "uphold and strengthen the connection
between the mother country and the colonies." Sir G. Grey
will preside on the occasion, and speeches will be delivered
by Mr. John Buskin, Mr. Froude, the historian, and other
well-known gentlemen. It is said that the movement bas
elicited a warm expression of sympathy on the part of Mr.
Thomas Carlyle, Mr. John Stuart lid ill, and Mr. Alfred
Tennyson.

A murder is reported from the neighbourhood of
Newport, Monmouthshire. A few nights back a travelling
tinker, named Rafferty, quarrelled with his wile at Black-
wood, and in attempting to strike her, hit his child, an in-
fant in arms, a fatal blow. On the death cf the child,
Rafferty doubled up the body and buried it in a ditch. It
was afterwards found by a ioliceman, and at the coroner's
inquest on Saturday, a verdict of manslaughter was re-
turned against the inhuman parent.

The Chatham division of the Royal Marines are
ordered to wear the new pattern shako and forage-
cap.

Fifty million envelopes are sold annually, and stamped
with the crest and address from upwards of 35,000 steel dies, at
Parkins and Gotto's, who make no charge for stamping or cement-
ing, and, having only one price, undertake to supply the nobility
and gentry with every description of writing paper and envelopes
of the best and most fashionable kind, at extraordinarhy low
charges. Monograms, crest, or address dies cut at less than half
price. Coloured stamping reduced from 2s. to ls. per 100. Arms,
monograms, and crests emblazoned. 60 stampers, die sinkers,
and engravers being kept upon the premises, all orders are exe-
cuted with great despatch. Dance programmes, invitations, at
home notes, MSS. books, return thanks, bordered and overland
papers, dish, dessert, and bouquet papers, and every description
of fancy and household stationery. Parkins and Gott(); manu •
facturin stapnere, 24 and 2; Clzford:gtreet,