The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-20 00:00:00

THE IRISH CHURCH.

The Lord Primate and the Archbishop of Dublin have
addressed a communication to the Suffragan Bishops, re-
minding them that on the first day of the new year "the
Church of Ireland will enter on a new condition of things,
and one which, though immediately affecting her outward
accidents only, must react in a thousand ways for good or
for evil on hermward spiritual life." They enclose a special
form of prayer, which they recommend to be used on that
day and on future occasions.

THE OONTROLLLEI OF THE NAVY.—The Army
and Navy GazeVe reports the impression at the clubs and
among professional men generally to he that the Controller
of the Navy will rAsign the appointment he now holds at
the Admiralty in consequence of the publication of Mr.
Childers's Minute.

Mr. Rose, a young farmer of Kidlington, near
Oxford, was killed whilst riding with the I leythrop hounds
at Tar Wood, near Eynsham, on Saturday. It is sup-
posed his horse ran away in the wood and dashed him
against a tree as death was almost instantaneous.
GIFT OF' £lO,OOO TO PRESTON ROMAN CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS.—Mrs. James Holland, widow of the late Mr.
James Holland, solicitor of Preston, has made a donation
of 210,000 towards the fund for increasing the means of
educating the Roman Catholic poor in Preston.
A CEIsITEN 4RIAN.—A widow, named Stevenson,
residing in St. Gregory's, Norwich, has attained her 101st
year. She has a daughter 77 years of age. This daughter
is a widow, having lost three husbands. She is, however,
about to marry again.

CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY..
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in
the above company was held yesterday at the City Ter-
minus Hotel, Cannen-etreet, Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., bathe
chair. There was a large attendance.
Mr. Grove, secretary, read a long report, of which
the following is an abstract :—The gross receipts for the
year ending October 31st had been £138,511 15s. 6d-,
including £80,772 by admission, £17,586 by season. tickets,
£14,662 by exhibition department, and 20,948 11
repayment department. The gross expenditure had
been £97,034145. 9d., and the net balance to raven°
account, including the amount brought forward, w 35
£43,031 9s. 7d. After deducting the interes
on preference and debenture stocks, £30,841
13e. 11d„ a net sum of £12,183 16s. 7d. remains,
out of which the directors recommend a dividend
of one per cent. on the ordinary stock, carrying forward
a balance of £2,157. The total number of visitors during
the year had been 2,005,767, being a decrease of about
30,00. The building and grounds had been placed in °Di
state of perfect repair. The new aquarium will be opened
in April next, and the Triennial Handel Festival will 1)e
held in June.
After a long and desultory discussion, in which the finan-
cial position and sound management of the company were
strongly criticised, the report was adopted.

THE DISTRESSED 'PEASANT FARMERS OF

FRANCE.

A public meeting was held yesterday at the SalieburY
Hotel, for the purpose of taking steps to collect subscrif"
tions in grain and other seeds for the distressed peasant
farmers of France. The following resolutions had been
prepared for submission to the meeting :-1. That a coin'
mittee be formed for the purpose of enabling the peasant
farmers of France to sow their land and save their no'
year's harvest. 2. That the appointment of hon. secretad:
hon. treasurer, and bankers be left to the committee. 3. ,Tat
secretaries of agricultural societies, farmers' clubs
and chambers of agriculture, and clerics of corn 0
cattle markets be requested to give publicity to thil
appeal, and to form local committees for the purpose
of
aiding the General Committee in London in the collection
of contributions in the rural districts. 4. That the Gene-
ral Committee be authorised to purchase seeds with moneY,
subscriptions after having ascertained what corn an
other seeds are most likely to be useful. 5. That the
General Committee be authorised either to obtain the loan
of or to rent a suitable warehouse for storing contribu-
tions. The chair was taken by Lord Vernon. He sold
he felt sure that this movement would tend to produce an
amity between the agriculturists of England and France:
which would result in the greatest benefits to bet'
countries.

THE ANTICIPATED DISTURBANCES AT
DERRY.

A correspondent telegraphs :—" The celebration of the
shutting of the gates of the maiden city has passed off
without any disturbances. The Apprentice Boys marched
in procession on Sunday from Corporation Hall to the
Cathedral, where a sermon was preached to them. They
then marched back to Corporation Hall and dispersed.
Yesterday they met at one o'clock in the same ball t°
proceed with the celebration. There was some firing
of cannon, although the city :is proclaimed. The
town was filled with constabulary, cavalry, and in-
fantry. The walls were manned by constabulary."

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAM).
When, at one o'clock yesterday morning, the peril
Apprentice Boys were about to start in procession frog)
the City Hall, which from an early hour had been sur-
rounded by soldiers and police, Colonel Hillier, five resi-
dent magistrates, and the mayor, made their appearance'
The latter having read the Processions Act, warned the
Apprentice Boys that if they carried out their pre-
gramme it would be at their peril. The idea of a Pr e-
cession was then given up, but in the afternoon thie
Apprentice Boys who had remained in the Hall suspended
an effigy from the building and burnt it. A disturbance
at once ensued, the windows of the hall were smashed'
and the soldiers and police had to clear the streets.. The
Governor of the Apprentice Boys and eight other mere,-
bers of that body were arrested. Mr. John Rea, of Bei.-
fast, who resisted the police, was forcibly conveyed t°
prison. Many other persons were taken into custody for
rioting and carrying firearms.
Subsequently the several persons arrested were let
out
on bail. Some cases of waylaying occurred. A son of the
late mayor, and a prominent member of the Apprentice
Boys' Society, was attacked by Roman Catholics and
badly beaten.

MR. ARTHUR RUSSELL, 111. P., ON OUR

FOREIGN RELATIONS.

Mr. Arthur Russell, M.P. for Tavistock, in an address
recently delivered by him to his constituents, discussed
the Eastern and Alabama difficulties. In reference to the
former he observed that no excuse could be made for the
manner in which the Russian Government had announced
their intention ; no treaty, he said, can be set -aside
without the consent of all parties to the settlement, no'
it was not very honourable to have watched the mo-
ment to make their declaration when one of the prineir-11,
parties was in distress. The action of Russia weaken
the force of all international obligations, and threw dis;
credit on the public law of Europe. It would be absurd
on the part of Great Britain now t, say to Russia, "Youn
don't think treaties binding on your conscience; very
we will make another treaty with you! You have jest
declared that your signature is worthless, therefore please
be good enough to sign this !" Mr. Russell thought our
best course was to get released in the proposed C°ll.
ference from the obligations we had undertaken. Before
rushing .into war we should consider whether 'war was
the best way of attaining our end, and not imitate the
disastrous mistake of the French, who had united Ger'
many merely by trying to prevent Germany uniting. If
our object was to prolong the life of the Turkish Empire,
war,in the East was certainly not ,the proper remedy'
There are some facts, Mr. Russell said, that no amount of
gunpowder and shot can alter : Russia is a rapidly impror"
ing country, and Turkey is a decaying country, but Turkey
may stand for a long time yet if people will leave her quiet.
We are far more likely to attain our object by patience, by
prudence, and diplomacy than by violent means. More'
over, we should be careful not to humiliate needlessly the
national pride of a high-minded people, who are now one,
of the most rapidly-improving nations upon earth, an
Russia has shewn a conciliatory spirit in consenting
of
submit her grievances to a Conference. On the subject
our foreign relations generelly, Mr. Russell's opinion strns
that we could not take a very cheerful view of the future.
The Message of the President of the United States is no
unpleasant document, and looks very like the production
of a man determined to pick a quarrel. Russia has nOll.
0
stinted to come to a Conference, but she has shewn
inclination to recede from the position she has taken
France and Germany are equally irritated againa
us for what they consider our selfish neutrality, nu
French and German newspapers express their disappoh*
ment that we are not at war with America and Russia
yet. We are not favourites ; our security and our proi
perity excite the envy of the world, and our selfishness 15
the constant subject of declamation abroad. This country
has seen fit of late years to withdraw from the interests
of the Continent, and to adopt a policy of strict neutrnei
lity. But nations cannot adopt a neutral policy
expect to have allies. Mr. Russell cautioned his audience
against supposing that he blamed England for ad3pting
that policy ; he merely pointed out the consequence.

THE PROSECUTION OF THE "MONARCO
DIRECTORS.
In the Court of Queen's Bench at Guildhall, before the
Lord Chief Justice and a special jury, the case of the
Queen v. Jocelyn and Others came on for trial. It NiraP4
an indictment fol. conspiracy, and had been re'
moved by certiorari from the Central Criminal
The defendants are the Hon. A. G. F. Jocelyn, Ed `v
Bulmer, J. W. Carnegie, W . T. Harward, Joseq
Taylor, Frank Wright, and William Henry Hodges,.
the fraud charged against them was that of establishu'w
bubble company called the Monaroh Insurance Com Pal
(Limited), which came into existence in May, 1869, an,
collapsed on the 29th of March last. The circumstanc';
have already become familiar to the public in consequeu,e'
of the prolonged preliminary examination. gessi"r*
Haward, Taylor, and Hodges did not surrender. The othe
defendants appeared, and pleaded not °linty.
~,„,,,,I%g
Giffard, Q.C., Mr. F. H. Lewis, and Mr.bM.
were counsel for the prosecution. Mr. Ribton apPV6;
for Mr. Jocelyn and Sir J. Karslake, Q.C., Mr. D. Sef
mour, Q.C., and Mr. Philbrick for the other defendant'''
The trial is likely to last a considerable time.

fo
"CATCH V. SHAEN."—There will be a motion
a new trial in the case of " Catch v. Shaen," on the plea;
that the verdict was against the weight of evidence, ailn
that the damages were excessive. The trial lasted fiftthoeen
days, and as six counsel were engaged, including
Solicitor-General for the plaintiff, the costs must be verli
heavy. Under any circumstances, the litigation wohl"'
not have ended on Thursday., for if the verdict had been
for the defendant, or if the damages awarded had been'
nominal sum, the counsel for the plaintiff would have ten;
dered a bill of exceptions to the ruling of the Lord 011ie'
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