The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-04 00:00:00

UNVEILING THE QUEEN'S STATUE IN
LIVERPOOL •

The Mayoc of Liverpool yesterdayafternoon unveiled the
bronze equestrian statue of the Queen, which has been
placed in front of St. George's Hall, Liverpool, as a com-
panion statue to that of the late Prince Consort.
Both statues are by Thornicroft, and they each cost a
similar sum, £5,000. It was first hoped that the Queen
herself would conduct the ceremony, and when this was
fonnd impossible, Mr. Gladstone and the Marquis
of Lorne were invited to, attend, but prior engage-
ments prevented them from being present. The day
was rather gloomy, but the assemblage of townpeople was
very large, and a well arranged military and volunteer
display gave somewhat of an imposing character
to the spectacle. A troop of the Fourth
Dragoons (Queen's Own), acted as a guard of
honour ; and there were present also detachments of the
41st Foot, and of Marines from her Majesty's ship Resist-
ance. Salvoes of artillery were fired. The. Mayor, in
his speech, expressed a hope that the union of the Prin-
cess Louise with the Marquis of Lorne would be a happy
one for them and the country.

THE COLCHESTER ELECTION.
The polling began yesterday morning at eight o'clock
The following were the returns throughout the day :

NINE O'CLOCK.—Conservative Return.
Colonel Learmouth (Conservative)
Sir Henry Storks (Liberal)
"TEN o'CLooK.—Conservative Return. . •
Colonel Learmouth
Sir H. Storks . 551
ELEVEN O'CLOCK.—Conservative Return.
Colonel Learmouth
Sir H. Storks 657
TWELVE O'CLOCK.—Conservative Return.
Colonel Learmouth (C)
Sir H. Storks (L)
Two o'CLoCK.
Colonel Learmouth (C) 1,237
Sir H. Storks (LI
THREE O'CLOCK.
Colonel Learmouth (C)
Sir H. Storks(L)
CLOSE OF THE POLT..
Colonel Learmouth 1,397
Sir H. Storks

Majority for Learmouth ...

. 528

The Conservative return of the close differs very little
from that of the Liberals, andithe following is agreed upon
by the two parties
Learmonth . -
AN 1,363
Storks

Majority for the Conservative 5lO
Sir Henry announces his intention of contesting again.

FATAL COLLISION AT SEA.

Yesterday morning a cobble, containing three pilots, was
run down at the mouth of the Tyne, by the screw steamer
Alice, which plies between Grangemouth and the Tyne.
The pilots were proceeding to sea in search of vessels.
After the collision two of the men rose to tie surface of
the water immediately, and were rescued ; but the third
man, named Stewart, aged 50 years, was drowned. - The
two men who are saved are much injured ; the boat was
smashed to pieces.

SYMPATHY WITH THE POPE.
(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAM.) '

A large and influential meeting of the Roman Catholics
of the county of Wexford was held in the Church of the
Conception, Wexford, 3 esterday, for the purpose of ex-
pressing sympathy with the Pope 'under his present
unmerited sufferings, and to protest against the flagrant
violation of his rights as an independent sovereign, and
the Vicar of Christ on earth. Among those pre-
sent, were the Right Hon. the Earl of Granard,
K.P., Sir John Esmonde, Bart., M.P., Sir James
Power, Bart., John Power, M.P., Matthew
P. D'Arcy, M.C., Richard Devereux Knight (of St. Gre-
gory), the Mayor of Wexford, John Thomas Devereux,
D.L., Anthony John Cliffe, D.L., William Archer Red-
mond, J.P., Matthias Aidan Maker, D.L., Francis Con-
nell, J.P., Martin Farrell, C.E., &c.
The chair was occupied by Dr. Furlong, the bishop of
the diocese.

The following resolutions were passed :-
1. We protest against the appropriation of the states of
the Church by Victor Emmanuel, because it has been
accomplished by fraud and force, in violation of legiti-
mate, ancient, and sacred rights, because we believe that
to deprive our Holy Father of his temporal sovereignty is
to strike a blow at the free exercise of his sacred function'
as Christ's Vicar upon earth, and because our silence
might be interpreted by his enemies as acquiescence in
the immorality and sacrilege which have been perpetrated
by the Florentine Government.

2. That we feel with our own hearts the wrongs, the
insults, and the humiliations which have been loaded upon
our Holy Father, Pius IX. ; that we share in his poignant
sorrows, and claim them as ours; and that in the fulness
of our lone grief and the fervour of our love we tender
him the quickened and burning sympathy of affectionate
and devoted children.

3. That our representatives in Parliament be called
upon to press upon the Government the justice of inter-
fering diplomatically on behalf of our Holy Father as a
legitimate sovereign deprived of his rights.
4. That a subscription list be opened in order to assist
the Sovereign Pontiff in his present difficulties, .and that
the Lord Bishop be requested to name the day for making
a simultaneous collection throughout the diocese.

REPORTED DEMOCRATIC OUTBREAK
AT MARSEILLES.

Last night it was generally rumoured that a democratic
outbreak occurred at Marseilles, in whi ch the mob
gained ascenaancy over the troops of the Tours
Government. " General Cluseret "is reported to
have been at the head of this movement. This person
figured prominently in the evidence at the trial of
Halpin, the Fenian, who was convicted at Dublin, in
November, 1867, of treason-felony. He was there
stated by one of the witnesses to have attended
Fenian meetings at New York as " commander-in-
chief of the military portion of the organisation," and
to have visited Liverpool and London to act in that
capacity, having received his commission from Stephens,
the Head Centre.

Summonses were issued yesterday for a Cabinet
Council to be held in Downing-street this afternoon.
Tm LONDON WATBR, SUPPLY.—Professor Frank-
land, in his report on the quality of the Metropolitan
water supply during the month of October, states that all
the samples taken were clear and transparent, the
summer degree of purity being still maintained. People
who have used the soft waters of Scotland, Wales,
or the English lakes, find it unpleasant to wash in
the hard waters now iu use in London. And for all pur-
poses soft water is preferable to hard. Now, hard chalk
waters are softened by Clark's process in the, large way at
Canterbury by the very beautiful meclaanism of Mr. Ho-
morsham ; but, as this is not yet used by the London
, Water Companies, Dr. Frankland has shewn how by the
process two-thirds of the impurities of Thames water can
be got rid of in a private house.