biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-28

370.

in a manner very unwelcome to Admiral Porter.
G oneral Logan, of Illinois, introduced a bill to abolish
the offices of Admiral and Vice-Admiral in the
Ainerican Navy—the former at once, and the latter
whenever a vacancy should occur. The Admiral has
fallen into discredit of late in consequence of his
letter, and a very sharp debate ensued. One member
contended that it was not lair to make a distinction
between the army and the navy; that the rank of
general had been created for General Grant, and
that of admiral for Admiral Farragut; and that as
General Sherman had been promoted to
the one when vacant, Vice-Admiral Porter
should be promoted to the other. General Butler
made a vehement attack on Admiral Porter, though
declaring he was very grateful to him for having ex-
hibited in their true light the intrigues against him.
As a friend and associate of Farragut he protested
that Congress should not tax the people to put
honour upon a man who had dishonoured
the President and the Navy. Butler, remem-
bering Fort Fisher, was not inclined to be merciful ;
General Banks, mindful of the Louisiana campaign,
was equally bitter. One of the members objected
against "kicking a man when he was down," but
others contended that naval reform was necessary,
and that the rank of Admiral bad never been con-
ferred in the States before, and ought never to be
conferred hereafter. The bill was finally passed
through the House by a two-thirds vote,, without
division.
London, England, 1870-12-28

GENERAL CHANZY.

Some of the war correspondents, excessively
anxious to give M. Gambetta a bad name, have stated
that he is dissatisfied with the efforts made by Gene-
ral Chanzy. In the letter by the Republican Minister
to the Paris Government, ju,t published, M.
Gambetta speaks of the "indomitable energy
of General Chanzy, who seems to be the very
commander we want." There can be no doubt that
the capacity displayed by this new leader is far
above anything previously sees. on the French side
in the war, He possesses the confidence of both his
soldiers and ..subordinate officers—one of the first
requisites to success. His orders are remarkable for
their clearness and precision, and he has never been
known to lose his presence of mind. General
Chanzy is but 47 yerrs of age—young for a com-
mander in-chief.
THE PEOPLE'S WA n.

The Prefect of the Cote d'Or has issued a circular
urging the people of his department to further re-
sistance. The Government, he says, cannot furnish aid
to every place, and therefore the people must do their
best to defend themselves. "The country does not re-
quire you to assemble in masses and openly confront
the enemy ; it expects three or four resolute men to
go forth every morning from their communes and
post themselves in spots indicated by nature itself,
whence, without danger to themselves, they can fire
on the Prussians. Above all, they must fire on
hostile cavalry soldiers, whose horses they
have to deliver up at the chief town of
the district. I shall award them a premium, and
give publicity to their heroic deeds in all the de-
partmental newspapers and in the Official Journal."
This advice is largely acted upon, if not in this pre-
fect's department, at least in others. One reason
why the German fidd armies have been so much. re-
duced, is the necessity of leaving so many behind to
London, England, 1870-12-28

AUSTRIA AND TtIE POPE.

A private letter written from Rome on the 19th says
that Austria has offered an asylum to the Pope, assuring
him that if he will accept it he will be treated with all
the respect due to his dignity, and will have perfect inde-
pendence. The Pope is anxiously seeking for information
as to whether, in the event of going to Malta, the
British Government will be able to prevent the revolu-
tionists from going there and getting up demonstrations
against him. If the King comes to Rome, the Pope most
probably will leave for Malta. Rome is full of Russians,
who have gone thither to see "the death of the papacy,"
The cendition of Rome is very dangerous just now, so far
as its police is concerned, and priests conveying tha via-
ticum to the dying are frequently assaulted in the streets.
The life of the rector of the American college has been
threatened.
London, England, 1870-12-28

MR. GLADSTONE AND IR. SOTHERN.

There are men who grumble at the salaries paid to the
higher servants of the State. There is not, we venture to
say, a tavern in the kingdom which has not resounded
with denunciations of the £5,000 a year paid to
the Prime Minister ; and as we have already seen, a
famous gathering at our own Pomona Gardens was
not very long ago well-nigh converted into stone
by the appalling disclosure that a member of
the Cabinet—one of the most distinguished poli-
tical men of these times—had during his illness been
draining the resources of the country to the tune of £5OO
a quarter. Economy, public and private, is an excellent
virtue. It is the secret of our national wealth.. We go
upon the deliberate principle of economising in time,
space, and human power. In the matter of money our
reputation is commonly supposed to be perfect. As a
nation we are believed to be the most parsimonious in the
world—mere shopkeepers, with an unwavering eye to the
till, and destitute of all ideas. This is our reproach among
the nations of the earth. It may be well founded or it
may want all foundation. For our own part, we are
disposed to believe that our character in this respect is
a mixed one. Economy—that is, in the public service—
is a universal cry ; but we imagine it would be found on
investigation that—the Russians and Americans perhaps
excepted—we are the most prodigal people on the face of
the earth in the gratification of our personal tastes. Ap-
peal, for example, to opera singers and dancers. And here
is a case in point. We come across it in the Melbourne
Argus. Mr. Sothern, the actor, waq asked to visit
Australia. He replied like a sensible man of business.
" I should lose," he wrote, " a good sixteen weeks in the
passage to and fro. That loss of time means to me a
loss of £4,Boo—call it even £4,000. That amount has to
be considered when making an engagement, for I leave a
certainty here to run the risk of an undoubted uncertainty
there." We have no fault whatever to find with Mr.
Sothern. His talent is his capital, and he has a right
make the most of it. But when the British
public is disposed to cry out about the salaries of our best
men, we hope it will bear these facts in mind—that, on
the lowest computation, a popular comedian rates sixteen
of his precious weeks at precisely double the money value
of twelve months' service at the Board of Trade by Mr.
Bright, or twelve months' service at the Education Office
by Mr. Forster. Mr. Sothern's lowest estimate for six-
teen weeks is £4,000; his highest is £4,800, or within
£2OO of the annual salary of the Prime Minister. This ii
a little discourse in which the "application" may fairly
be dispensed with.—Manchester Guardian.
London, England, 1870-10-25

THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE.

The latest intelligence from Tours relative to the
Proposed armistice is, that M. Thiers has been
aPPointed to negotiate the terms, and only awaits a
cafe escort to Paris, to enable him to commence his
The Wiener Abendpost of Vie 24th says the
Delegate Government at Tours has already accepted
itli2rinciple the proposals of the armistice.

The state of siege has been extended to the Seine
Ilifetieure and Eure. M. M. de Keratry and de
Xerisones have left Tours for their respective posts.

A decree has been issued ordering the destruction
°r removal of everything in the shape of horses, car-
tiages, and provisions that could be of use to the
Remy, but compensation is secured to the owners of
the goods destroyed.

BERLIN, October 24 (10.18 a.m.)

The latest suggestions concerning an armistice
opine to nothing in consequence of Prussia demanding
that France should consent, on principle, to a cession
Of territory.-Times.
London, England, 1870-10-25

FALL OF SCHELESTADT.

Alter a very severe bombardment Schelestadt
eaPitulated yesterday to the Germans. The captors
took over 2,000 prisoners and 120 guns.

RELIEF OF VERDUN.

According to the Echo du Parlement of to-day, a
force of 2,000 and two guns has left Thionville for
Verdun in order to give assistance to the French
"'"°°Ps shut up in the later place.
London, England, 1870-10-25

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.

A very large and influential meeting of the senate of
Cambridge University was held yesterday afternoon, at the
Arts School, to . discuss what steps shall be taken for
founding a physical science professorship, towards which
the Duke of Devonshire, Chancellor of the University,
has munificiently offered a capital sum of £56,300, for
providing buildings and apparatus. The syndicate
recommended the increase of the capitation fee,
contributable from the various members of the
University, residents and non-residents, at the rate of
2s. per head. The general feeling appears to be in favour
of the Vice-Chancellor making an appeal to all the col-
eges for contributions towards the support of the pro-
fessorship. Several other suggestions were made, but the
above appeared to be more generally recommended. Mr.
Sedley Taylor somewhat astonished the learned members
of the Senate, by proposing the abolition of the heads of
colleges, and applying the income, which is considerable,
towards increasing the salaries of professors, and other-
wise providing for educational purposes.
London, England, 1870-10-25

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

A SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION..
Public opinion in France is undoubtedly tending in the
direction of peace, and a very significant incident is re"
ported from Tours. M. Grevy presented himself to 3,1.
Gambetta, accompanied by several of the former deputies
of the Left and Left Centre parties, and bearing the
written authority of some sixty others of the same party,
and a good many prominent Republicans. The substance
of M. Grevy's mission was as follows :—France, he said,
wants peace, and Germany wishes for it. Bismarck
does not refuse to entertain the thought, but
he will only treat with a regular Government, which
he does not consider the existing Ministry in France whs.
Even should Bismarck consent to acknowledge them, the
Government of National Defence could not accept his
conditions, from the circumstances of their elevation to
power. "We are, therefore," urged M. Gr6vy, "in a
dilemma from which there is only one means of escape
which is to summon a national assembly which shall esta-
blish a legitimate Government with which Prussia can
treat." The delegates further urged that no better terms
could be obtained in a month hende than now, but in
another month thousands more men would have perished/
and France would be still more impoverished.
To obtain the support of Europe it is necessary for Francs
to secure the recognition of her Government by the great
Powers, and she must no longer deceive herself." This
movement on the part of AL Grevy and his colleagues is
likely to produce important consequences.
London, England, 1870-10-25

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR AID TO
THE SICK AND WOUNDED IN WAR.

PATRON:
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
PRESIDENT :

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PaNCE OF WALES, K.G., &c,

CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE :
LIEUT.-COLONEL LOYD LINDSAY, V.O M.P.

- -
The Committee cannot receive contributions sent for the
Wounded of one belligerent army, or for individuals of either
army, but will expend everything as impartially as possible.
The articles most needed are Cardigan (knitted woollen)
jackets, flannel coats, trousers, and cholera-belts, woollen
drawers, jerseys, socks, and slippers.
C. T. BURGESS, Secretary
2, St. Martin's-place, Charing-cross, October 24, 1870.
London, England, 1870-10-25

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

A GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
to its mistine hue, no matter at what age.
J NO. GOSNE Id. and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of
the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder-
ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated
form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, 3s. each; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, nclud-
ng brush.
Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, Lon-
don, E.C.

THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

DRURY-LANE-A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsart.

Phobus's Fix.
HAYMARKFP—A Kiss in the Dark. The Rivals. My

Uncle's Will.
ADELPHI THEATRE.—Millinerie Holiday. Green Bushes.
VAUDEVILLE—Chiselling., Two Roses. Don Carlos.
STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle

'Prentice.
PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Peep o' Day and Great City.
ST. JAMES'S—To Oblige Benson. Fernande. Only a

Halfpenny.
HoLsoaN—Farce. The Odds.
GLOBE—Board and Residence. Taming of the Shrew,

Marco Spada.
NEW SUREEY—A Striking Similarity. Link by Link,

Nobody's Chill.
QuEEN's—Aunt Charlotte's Maid. Midsummer Night's

-Dream.
ROYALTY—WeaIth _ and F. M. Julius Cncesar, the

Irregular Rum 'Un.
OLYMPIC—LittIe Emily and (Burlesque) Paul and

Virginia.
GAIETY—The Happy Village. Zampa. Trombalcalzar.
SADLEES WELLS.—Farce. Othello.
STANDARD —Little Emily. Chapter of Accidents.
AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Scenes in the
Arena.
ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening.
PoLYTEcam—Professor Pepper's Ghosts. Afternoon and
Evening.
ALHAMBRA—Grand Ballet and Varieties.
CartmonicE—Fireworks, Ballet, &c.
hums RoYAL—Dr. Corry's Panorama of Ireland—Pro-
fessor Faber's Talking Machine- Siege of Paris.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10
p.m. ls.; extra rooms, 6d.
London, England, 1870-10-25

MR. ANDERSON, M.P., AND EDUCATION.

Taking for his text Bishop Butler's well-known
admonition that true religion has nothing to fear
from inquiry, provided the inquiry be thorough and
complete, Mr. Anderson, mambo for Glasgow, has
in that city been making a speech on the ultimate
end of education, in which he has criticised severely
a recent address on the same subject from Lord
Ardmillan. The latter, Mr. Anderson declared, made
his audience believe that he feared the Darwinian

theory might prejudice religion. In telling them
that religion should be inquired into by those
anxious for the extension of education and good
order in society, he qualified his remarks by making
we of the words "But a Christian will inquire
reverently." Mr. Anderson held that Lord Ard-
millan by the word " reverently " meant to say that
religion had nothing to fear from inquiry provided all
evidence which might seem to point adversely was re-
jected, and he accordingly thought his lordship's speech
at Ayr was calculated to do real harm by promoting

narrowness of view and intolerance of free investi-
gation. Mr. Anderson said that he did not for a
moment doubt but that our intellectual faculties
were given for the fullest exercise. He, however,
agr,ed with Lord Ardmillan in believing that our
finite powers were such as not to give to all, clear con-
victions, and in the opinion that he who once
questions the simple, unsophicated faith of his
childhood can never rest upon it certain, if his
reason once admits the need of inquiry.
London, England, 1870-10-25

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

The revival of Mr. Edmund Falconer's celebrated Irish
drama " Peep o' Day " at this theatre has proved a very
great success, and a second career seems destined for it,
equal in length to that it enjoyed At the'Lyceum Theatre.
Mr. W. Rignold sustains very effectively the part of
Barry Kavanagh, Mr. Edgar that of Stephen Purcell, and
Mr. Shiel Barry throws great humour into that of Barney
O'Toole. Kathleen Kavanagh finds a very pathetic repre-
sentative in Miss Rose Leclerq, and Miss Lennox Grey
gives a pretty rendering to the part of Mary Grace. The
drama is most completely put upon the stage, and all the
original effects are presented IA ith the greatest accuracy.
The sceuery is very beautifully painted, and altogether
the drama nightly evokes the most enthusiastic applause.
A selection from Mr. Halliday's drama, "The Great
City," fills up the night's entertainment. Mr. John
Clayton gives a very excellent performance of the leading
part, Jacob Blount. The double revival has proved a
great success, and crowded houses will doubtless be the
result for many weeks to come.
London, England, 1870-10-25

DEATH OF THE EARL OF ONSLOW.

Arthur George Onslow, third Earl of Onslow, in the
county of Salop, Viscount Cranley, of Cranley, in the
county of Surrey,, Baron Onslow, of Onslow, and of West
Clandon, and Baron Cranley, of Inber-court, Surrey, who
was born in Harley-street, London, on the 25th October,
1777, died yesterday morning at Richmond. He would
have completed his 93rd year to-day.
The late Lord Onslow married, in July, 1818, Miss
Mary Fludyer. eldest daughter of the later Mr. George
Fludyer and of Lady Mary Fame, daughter of the ninth
Lord Westmoreland, but was left a widower in
March, 1830. By her he had issue one daughter,
Lady Mary Augusta, and also a son, Arthur
George, Lord Cranley, who died in 1856, leaving
by his wife, a daughter of tho late Lord
Brownlow, three infant daughters. In default of issue
males, therefore, the Earldom of Onslow and the other
titles of the late Peer pass to his great nephew, William
Hillier Onslow, grandson of his Lordship's next brother,
the late Hon. Thomas Cranley Onslow, who now succeeds
as fourth Earl. His Lordship was born in 1853.
London, England, 1870-10-25

BOAT ACCIDENT.

Yesterday afternoon as a ship's boat containing three
captains and five seamen was leaving the roadstead, St.
Mary, Scilly Island, it was driven close to the Potta
Edges and capsised, all hands being thrown into the
water. The boat righted herself, and six of the crew got
into her; the other two had to be picked up by a pilot
cutter, and have since died. One was Captain Atreus,
Commander of a German barque, and the other belonging
to another German vessel.

HEAVY TIDE.-DAMAGE TO THE SOUTH
COAST LINE.

An unusually high tide was witnessed at Hastings
yesterday. The sea dashed over the parades and into the
front thoroughfares for nearly two hours, and the base-
ments of several houses were flooded. Considerable
damage was done to the South Coast Railway between St.
Leonards and Bexhill. A portion of the down line was
washed away, and caused some delay in the traffic, which
was entirely stopped for a short time. All the trains now
use the up line, and a staff of workmen are engaged in
repairing the damage.

THE BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER ON THE CHURCH

OF ENGLAND OF THE FUTURE.
The Bishop of Gloucester commenced his visitation yes-
terday afternoon, in Gloucester Cathedral. The right rev.
prelate, in his charge, discussed the question,
"Is the Church of England to become more and
more national, or is it to pass into the Church of a
diminishing minority ?" He urged that the Convocation
of both provinces should unite in the adaptation of the
Prayer Book, to shorten services, and to make arrange-
ments for the separation of the services. He advocated
the reconsideration of disabling enactments affecting,
Nonconformists, and suggested the drawing up of
a special form of ordination to meet cases of dissenting
ministers wishing to join the Church. He exhorted every-
one to shew increased energy in home and foreign mission
work ; and as regards the Education Act, he considered
it was here and there disfigured by sectarian jealousies.
He, however, said, let us give the measure not simply fair
play, but wherever we can conscientiously, our support
and co-operation.
London, England, 1870-10-25

THE SURRENDER OF METZ.

From Metz the negotiations make such progress,
sn(l assume such a promising and practical aspect,
rPrince Frederick Charles has come up from
erit-h-Mouuson, where his head-quarters had
fat* been fixed, to Metz, with the view of
.litating matters ; and a day or two must
ptnese the definitive close of the negotiations, which
ePend not a little on what goes on at Versailles.
The New Prussian (Cross) Gazette says, in refe-
r
nellee to the negotiations of General Boyer with
`-'entit Bismarck, that Marshal Bazaine was conduct-
g them, not only quite independently of the Pro-
"4loeal Government, but even in opposition to it.
London, England, 1870-10-25

MEZIERES AND SEDAN.

A telegram from Mezieres, dated the 25th inst.,
states that the position of affairs remains unchanged,
but :requisitons are constantly being made in the
country around. On the 24th, 2,000 Germans ar-
rived in the Mesuil. At Sedan there is such an
Uneasy feeling prevalent that the gates are closed
every day.
London, England, 1870-10-25

EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIP FRAUDS.

At the Central Criminal Court, before the Recorder,
John Bennett, a well-dressed young man, was charged
with obtaining the sum of £2OO w;th intent to defraud, and
also with another intent to defraud, did induce Frederick
Hamilton Phillips to execute a partnership deed between
them. The case which occupied the attention of the
court the major portion of the day, may briefly be stated
as follows :—The prosecutor saw an advertisement in. the
Telegraph offering a partnership in the coal business. Mr.
Phillips answered the advertisement and saw the prisoner,
who told him that he had no debts, that he was
the leaseholder of a certain wharf, and also
that the business he was doing amounted to over 120 tons
a week. On these representions the prosecutor advanced
his money and went into partnership with the accused.
He soon found that the business was not nearly
so large as he anticipated, and the wharf was not the
prisoner's, and that the latter had made many misrepre-
sentations. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he
was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment, in addition
to the two he has already undergone. Other charges of a
like nature were not proceeded with.

A MONTH'S CRIME IN THE METROPOLIS.

The October session of the Central Criminal Court was
opened at the Old Bailey, before the Right Hon. the
Recorder. There were about one hundred persons for
trial, the great majority of whom were males. In charging
the grand jury, the learned Recorder said he was
glad to state that the cases were not more
numerous than might have been anticipated, and those
that would come before the court, with one exception, did
not comprise murder. This exception was that of a man
named Tantinny, who is indicted for the wilful murder of
his wife. The case was a somewhat peculiar one. It
seemed that the prisoner went home and was partaking
of a meal, when his wife informed him that the son had
been behaving iu an improper manner. Tantinny took
up a knife, and threw it with the intention of hitting his
son; but the knife missed him, and struck Mrs. Tantinny.
From the injuries then sustained she died. The law said
that when a death occurred from a felony being commit-
ted the person engaged in that felony would be tried for
murder. In the present instance the question would be,
Did the prisoner intend to do his son grevious bodily harm
when he threw the knife? If he did, that was a felony, and
the prisoner was liable to be tried for his life. His
Lordship next referred to some other indictments and then
dismissed the grand jury to their duties.
The trial of Mr. Walford of the Insurance Times, for
publishing an alleged libel on Mr. Forwood, a member of
Lloyds, will be opened this morning.
London, England, 1870-10-25

Tiu CHURCH AND THE UNIVERSITY.

The Rev. Pr. Vaughan, the select preacher before
the University of Cambridge for the month of
October, preached an eloquent sermon at the Univer-
sity Church, on Sunday, the church being filled
with heads of colleges, professors, and under-
graduates. The preacher took for his text the first
verse of the 14th chapter of Proverbs. Addressing
the galleries, he reminded the undergraduates that
they had all come to the University for the purpose
of building. They would be supplied with their
design or plan from the University. There was a time
when the University built entirely on one plan, the
mathematical. In this her great power lay.
Many great men had been made by such
a system, or under it, or, if they chose
it, in spite of it. The design of classics
was subsequently introduced, and more recently
other designs had been added, so that it was thrown
on the undergraduates themselves to select the branch
of study they would pursue. Towards the close of
his sermon, which was full of advice to young
men on the threshhold of life, Dr. Vaughan said the
Church of England was on her trial. The time was
when it seemed as if her house was built entirely by
folly. How was she to succeed when her friends
were alienated by a cold, almost repulsive, mode of
worship, and, whilst in her churches the rich had
ample accommodation, there was no place for the
poor? The selfishness of those days fostered
an unwilling nonconformity on the part of
many. The wonder wag, not that the
Church had not flourished, but that she
had survived. These times were now passed, or
were happily passing, away. There was time for her
to save herself, if wisdom was only invoked to build
her house. When the Church of England set her-
self to seek and to save the lost by personal efforts
there was hope for the future, and if the efforts made
were carried out faithfully, when troublous times were
before them God would be with her.
THE EDUCATION ACT.

The Archbishop of York has addressed a letter to
the clergy of his diocese, in which he reminds them
that any attempt to establish or complete church
schools in a parish should be made before the close
of the year. His Grace expresses the conviction,
founded upon statistical information obtained through

the agency of the clergy, that while the Church has
striven bard to perform the duty of edu-
cating the people a great deal remains for
it to accomplish in this direction. The Archbishop
mentions the second Sunday in November, or as
soon thereafter as possible, as a day for a special
appeal to Church congregations to assist the
poorer parishes in the work. He accepts the Educa-
tion Act as an honest attempt to solve a difficult
problem ; but he adds that, whilst doing this justice
to the measure, they must consider it their duty, as a
National Church, to give, as far as may be, a reli-
gious education to the people.
London, England, 1870-10-25

THE FIGHT AT CHATEAUDUN.

The force engaged at Chateaudun is variously estimated,
some putting the number of Germans at 5,000, and others
at 7,000 ; but all agree that the contest was most gal-
lantly maintained on the part of the French. The
National Guards fought capitally, though armed only
with very inferior muskets against the artillery of the
Germans. Even the women and children aided in the
defence, stoning the enemy from the windows of the
houses. The Germans lost heavily, and so did the gallant
defenders. The Paris Freeshooters, who were in the town
lost 200 men and their cantiniere, a pretty blonde, who
was killed by a ball in the chest whilst carrying muni-
tions to the combatants. The Nantes Freeshooters lost
thirty men out of 116, and those of Cannes fifteen out of
sixty-two. As to the National Guard of Chateaudun
itself, it was greatly cut up, and lost its commander. The
battle was fought in this wise : The Germans, with a
considerable force of all arms, attacked Chateaudun at
midday, and were met by the irregulars behind
barricades. Up to six in the evening the Prus-
sians had gained no advantage. At that hour the
Prussians succeeded in forcing their way through some
houses and taking one of the barricades in the rear. The
combat continued in the streets, but the enemy forced
the Place de L'Hotel de Ville. The resistance still con-
tinued, and at nine o'clock the defenders made a vigorous
effort and drove the Prussians from the place. They then
collected the remains of their forces, and at ten o'clock
beat an orderly retreat.
London, England, 1870-10-25

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VERDUN BOMBARDED.

Full details of the bombardment of Verdun, which has
now begun in good earnest, are given by the special cor-
respondent of the Cologne Gazette. On the 11th instant
the Prussians were ordered to take possession of the vari-
ous villages and farm buildings in the immediate vicinity
of the fortress, and to occupy them. They were directed,
lif necessary, to take these places by storm. One of these
positions, named Regret, had long been an apple of dis-
cord, but when the Prussians advanced boldly upon
it, the defenders made a hasty andundignified retreat. Some
of them were not quick enough to escape, and were
captured. At Thierville, another village on the outskirts,
the struggle was harder, and there was a good deal of
firing, the guns of the fortress supporting the resistance of
the place. But the orders were to take it, and it was
taken. Other villages and large farms were taken and
some on the right bank of the Meuse were destroyed by
fire. During the night batteries were erected, and the
rough stormy weather favoured the Prussian labours at
the earthworks, by which they designed to bring their
guns to bear on the fortress. They succeeded in getting
them close to the town, and 48 iron mouths
formed a deadly circle round Verdun. A mortar battery
is only 800 yards from the walls. At one of these
batteries several French 24-pounders captured at Toul
were in use. The cannonade, according to a later
account, proceeds with great vigour, and the town was
fired in several places. "We are," says the correspon-
dent of the Cologne Gazette on the 14th, " looking forward
with the greatest anxiety as to the effects that will be
caused by our newly-erected battery of heavyguns. General
Marmier, who commanded in Verdun when Prince George
of Saxony summoned him to surrender on the 24th of
August, gave the vaunting response that he would
defend the town as long as one stone remained upon the
other, and that he considered it his duty rather to be
buried beneath the ruins of the town than consent to its
surrender. Perhaps this gentleman or General Guerin,
who was at the time ill, but who has since resumed
the command, will change their opinions after some
days' parley with the powerful voices of our heavy siege
guns."

The town of Chalons is now transformed into a vast
park, in which all the cannon captured by the Prussians
at Strasburg, Toul, Marsal, and Sedan are gathered. The
chief depot of the Prussian prizes is Bar-le-Due, where
the immense supplies they have obtained by their requi-
sitions in the East are heaped up in the railway stations,
so that they may be rapidly transmitted from one place to
another.
London, England, 1870-10-25

REPRESENTATION OF COLCHESTER.

Colonel Learmouth, the Conservative candidate for
Colchester, addressed a large meeting of his supporters
last night, Mr. James Round, M.P., presiding, when a
resolution was unanimously passed in favour of earnest
efforts being put forth to secure his return. Mr. Baxter
Langley, the advocate for the repeal of the Contagious
Diseases Acts, has issued his address in opposition to Sir
Henry Storks.
London, England, 1870-10-25

A NOVEL. APPLICATION.

A case of perplexity has been brought under
the notice of the j ndge of the Farn-
ham county court. 46 Broyd the Illusionist,"
advertised to give an entertainment, and a person
named Restall, anticipating an enjoyable evening,
went, accompanied by his family, to the Town-hall
where the performance took place. Restall however,was
disgusted with the unskilfulness of the performers,
and gave an unreserved expression to his indignation,
stigmatising the whole affair as a swindle. Some
person, by way of retort, shouted " Broyd is not the
only swindler in the town." Restall took out a
summons for the recovery of 2s. 6d. in respect of a
breach of contract, that being the amount he had
paid for tickets. Now comes the mystery. The
money seems to have been paid into court, but both
defendant and plaintiff strongly protested that
they had no knowledge of the payment, and
Broyd, having put in an appearance at the court,
claimed expenses. The Judge ruled that there had
been no breach of contract, and suggested, by way of
accounting for the payment of the 2s. 6d., that some
sympathetic friend had deposited it. This was the
only explanation of which the case was susceptible,
but Mr.- Eve, the solicitor for the defendant, perpe-
trated a grim joke about " the money having come
into court by a delusion, having been raised by some
mysterious power from below."
London, England, 1870-10-25

thousands: These Pills are approved by all classes.

BIRTHS. of
On the 20th inst, at Herne Villa, St. Albans, the INA-e
Thomas Kent, of a son. ark,
On the 22nd inst. at 22a, Sussex-square, Hyde-P
the wife of H. B. Browning, Esq., of a son.
MARRIAGES.
On the 20th inst., William Henry Harlow, of Sl°u'
to Virtue Louisa, daughter of Thomas Collins,
Sydenham House, near Bridgewater.
On the 20th inst., at Old Lambeth Church, Mr. kaat
Warboys, of Kentish-town to Charlotte,
daughter of George Samuel Burrows, Esq., of off.
road, Wansworth-road.

DEATHS.
On the 21st inst., at Folkestone, General C. J. J. A.rbuthll44'
aged 71. told
On the 23d inst., at his residence, 1, Albert-road, -
Ford, Bow, London, Mr. William Orton, after a sever°
and trying illness. He has left many true and sorror
inn friends behind.

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HIGH SEA AT BLACKPOOL.

At Blackpool yesterday the sea broke over the beach
defences, destroying large portions of them as well as
the carriage drive and promenade. It then rushed
through the openings between the houses and across the
streets, swept through a channel cut in the railway em-
bankment, and inundated the country eastward for two
miles on Sunday evening. Great damage has been done to
property.
London, England, 1870-10-25

ADELPHI THEATRE.

After being most elegantly redecorated, this favourite
theatre was opened for the winter season, under the
joint management of Mr. B. Webster and Mr. F. B.
Chatterton. The great attraction is the reappearance,
after an absence of eleven years, of Madame Celeste, in
her celebrated part of Miami in Mr. Buckstone's remark-
able drama " The "men Bushes." It is almost needless
to say that this very favourite actress has met with one
of the heartiest welcomes possible, and that her acting of
the part is as effective and impressive as ever. She is
admirably supported by Mrs. Mellon, Mr. and Mrs.
Billington, and Mr. John Rouse, and, not excepting the
first representation, has the " Green Bushes" ever been
better performed. The applause with which it has been
received induces the hope that Madame Celeste will
lengthen her series of performances, because the remaining
number of her nights will not enable a tithe of the Lon-
don playgoers to enjoy the privilege of again seeing her
in one of her greatest and best parts previous to her
farewell from the stage. The opening of the winter cam-
paign has began most auspiciously, and from the known
ability of the joint managers a season of unusual brilliancy
and success may be fairly anticipated.
London, England, 1870-10-25

RAILWAYS.

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Caledonian
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HA 1-`,: *. Kr THEATRE.

Last night the winter :_:eason commenced at this
favourite theatre, and the most enthusiastic reception was
accorded to Mr. Buckstone and his talented company.
After their return from a prolonged provincial tour it was
once an emphatic expression of the good wishes of a very
large proportion of the playgoing public, and a strong testi-
mony to the high estimation in which the members of the
Haymarket company continue to be individually held. The
comedy selected for representation was " The Rivals,"
supported by a cast which included Miss Robertson as
Lydia Languish, Mrs. Chippendale as Mrs. Malaprop,
Mr. Buckstone as Acres, Mr. Chippendale as Sir
Anthony Absolute, Mr. Howe as Faulkland, Mr.
Kendal as Captain Absolute, and Mr. Clark as Fag.
It is needless to enter into detail as to the merits of the
performance, and therefore we content ourselves by say-
ing it was acted faultlessly from beginning to end. A
new comedietta, by Mr. Theyre Smith, entitled "My
Uncle's Will," was produced after the comedy, and proved
a very agreeable addition to the entertainments. The
little sketch, written in a brisk style, is admirably illus-
trated by Miss Robertson and Mr. Kendal, and the piece
achieved a decided success, which was equally deserved
by the sparkling dialogue and the excellent acting. The
musical afterpiece of "No Song no Supper" concluded
an admirable night's entertainment. The house was most
brilliantly attended.
London, England, 1870-10-25

UNDERGRADUATES' PRANKS.

Yesterday morning Frederick Nichol', an undergraduate,
of Trinity College, Cambridge, was brought before the
Mayor of that town and other magistrates, charged with
breaking public lamps and assaulting the police, on Sun-
day night. It was alleged that the defendant, whom
the Mayor insisted should stand in the dock, was seen
with three other University men, between ten and eleven
o'clock, committing the offence named at the back of the
colleges. One of the party was taken into custody, but
was rescued by the defendant, at which time it was alleged
the assault was committed. The case was adjourned until
Friday.
London, England, 1870-10-25

IRISH AMBULANCE CORPS.

A returned member of the Irish Ambulance Corps, Mr.
Charles White, of Haddington-road, who reached Dublin on
Saturday, gives an account of his experience which is not
very encouraging to Irish recruits. He states that from the
time the ship La Fontaine left Dublin on Saturday evening,
until Monday he and his comrades received absolutely, to
food whatever. On arriving at Havre he was asked to
join the French military service, and declined to do so.
He was marched down to the steamer along with a
batch of others, and had to return without his "kit," the
value of which he estimates at £4. They felt indignant
at the treatment they experienced, and complain of
having been shamefully deceived. He states that about
70 have come back, but he saw some of his commies
joining the service.
The French screw despatch-vessel Breve arrived at
Portsmouth early on Saturday morning from Cherbourg,
and, after landing 24 Irishmen, sailed again immediately
for Dieppe, The men landed, who are understood to form
part of a body who had gone over to France from Ireland
to aid the French Republic in its present struggle with
Germany, left Portsmouth on Sunday morning by steam-
packet for Dublin.

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE PRUSSIANS RETIRING.

Despatches from Normandy state that the bad
Weather throughout the country has seriously
retarded the march of the Prussians and rendered
the transportation of their cannon extremely
difficult.
Communication between Amiens and Rouen is
reported to be free, the Prussians retiring on one
side in the direction of Laon, and the other in the
direction of Cisors.
The Prussians have posted placards in various
Places on their march, forbidding the mobilisation
of men between twenty-one and forty years of age,
or their quitting their homes. The communes will
be held responsible and subjected to requisitions in
ease of disobedience after these warnings. The
mayors will be held responsible that these placards
be not effaced.

La Liberte affirms that the Government have
found means to supply Marshal Bazaine with a
large quantity of provisions at Thionville, with
Which place he is in communication.
London, England, 1870-10-25

THE SIEGE OF PARIS.

CALAIS, OCT. 24,
Fenced
from Paris say that the Prussians have
t4,:ruenced in the rear of Montretout, a short die-
apbc: from G-arches, some subterranean excavations,
earn,jl.6l4lY concealing mining works protected by
itirworks and trees: Mont Vah3rien is only three
aiinnletres from this point, and it is believed
for...,attelnPt may be made to blow up this powerful
ins ; but the operations are said to present
1,11414 erable difficulties.
ektnie °Mee which had been opened in Paris for the
aud.,lnent of amazons has been seized by the police,
p.,at„'l documents relative to the enrolments confis-
'".---Lornbard Telegram.
Th.
independance Italienne of the 23rd, in dis-
reaa,ng the Peace question, says that if Bazaino is
an j engaged in pease negotiations he would not in
of vwaY act in behalf of any interest opposed to that
epublic.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT--THIS DAY.
kr
In4i, • Cornelius Walford, barrister, and editor. of the
thar'ancB rinits, surrendered on his bail to an indictment
against g him with publishing a false and defamatory libel
1.14 d Arthur Bower Forwood and James Russell Ross,
insurance 'lwere Lloyd's, in reference to alleged marine
1,4 frauds, and also with publishing the satire,
the it to be false. The defendant pleaded guilty to
t count, but not guilty to the second.
the d 4,luPle apology was accepted by the prorcuthiors,
own
reet'"elidant was discharged, after entering into
"i2allees to come up for judgment when called upon.
tia,(.4I.STAL PALACE.--One Shilling Day Mon-
-9„,,;r, October 24th, 1870.—Admissions by season tickets,
; ditto °rl payment, 1,142 ; total visitors, 2,095.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

MEETING OF ROMAN CATHOLICS ON
EDUCATION.

An influential and crowded meeting of Roman Catho-
lics was held in the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, last night,
to arrange for increased action relative to education. Dr.
Goss, Bishop of Liverpool, was in the chair, and amongst
those present were the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Howard
of Glossop, the Marquis of Bute, and Monsignor Capel.
Various resolutions were adopted to the effect that as tht.
new Education Act enabled parents to control the educa•
tion of their children, it was the duty of Catholics to assist
parents in the discharge of their responsibilities; that it was
urgently advisable to increase the school accommodation
in Liverpool for the benefit of Catholic children; and tha
a committee should be formed to carry out those object,
subject to the suggestions of the bishops. The Marqui
of Bute, who was one of the speakers, received a mos
demonstrative welcome.
London, England, 1870-10-25

THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE.

The Daily News asks what is likely to alter the feeling
of Paris, and bring home to her a sense of the reality of
her position ? The truth is, says that journal, the
Parisians have suffered nothing from the war.
Tney are neither in the position of the
wretched people whose fields have been trampled
down by the armies, nor yet in that of the
men who have been exposed to the deadly fire and the
irresistable bayonet charges of the Prussian infantry.
They have not lost a drop of blood, or been deprived of a
single dinner by the war ; and to them
it may as yet be a light thing that
the struggle should continue. We hope— and
all England hopes—that an appeal to the coarser
law of might will not be brought in to decide the
difficulty.- The sense of pain with which every right-
minded man and woman regards the present state of
affairs in France is keen, as though it were the impres-
sion of a personal suffering. We who are ,out-
side of the war—who cannot very well sympathise
with the French determination to refuse a single
stone of a fortress, and who are not so immediately inte-
rested as the Germans in taking precautions against a
renewal of the war—can only wish for its speedy termi-
nation. In the path of any such happy deliverance there
seems to stand this patent obstacle. Will the Germans
abandon the French territory which they claim—even
Strasburg itself ? We cannot believe that they will.
Will France rescind her officially-expresses} resolu-
tion ; accept the harsh arbitrament of a war
which she provoked ; and condescend to treat for
peace ? Only, we are convinced, when Paris has
impressed on her the reality of her powerlessness to save
the country which she has been chiefly instrumental in
bringing to ruin. That this result has already been brought
about we shall be glad to learn ; for it is the first pre-
liminary to a settled peace.
London, England, 1870-10-25

OUR AMERICAN DIFFICULTY•

Even should Mr. Morton ever visit England in the
capacity of American Minister, it is very doubtful
whether the efforts he is said to be so anxious to
exercise with reference to the Alabama difficulty
would result in his procuring for his Government
any compensation at all for the losses caused by
Captain Semmes's famous vessel. Time has almost
healed the wounds which were formerly believed to
have an existence in the United States, and this fact,
taken in conjunction with onr own pertinacious
unwillingness to recognise the right or equality of the
claims through six long years, ought to shew the
most discontented members of the American Senate
the uselessness of making fresh demands, and the
harm that is done to the relations between
the two countries by protracting the dispute.
Added to these views we have moreover received on
the authority of a representative Englishman who is
now travelling in the Northern States, a declaration
to the effect that among the clerical, legal, and com-
mercial classes of the American people there is a
strong desire to see the Alabama question settled by
a determination being arrived at by the Government
to abandon all idea of pressing the claims against us.