The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-05 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

The advices from Melbourne by the Overland Mail
extend to the 16th of July. A bill for the abolition of
State aid to religion had passed both houses of the Vic-
torian Legislature—the third reading in the Upper
House being carried bytlB to 4, votes—and now awaits
the Royal assent. Other items of news are given
by the Melbourne Argus as follows :—The Hon. J. M.
Grant has resigned his seat in the Legislative Assembly.
A national subscription, which is expected to reach
£lO,OOO, is now being got up for the hon. gentleman.
An Intercolonial Conference has sat in Melbourne during
the month. It was found impossible to agree upon the
basis of a customs union between the several colonies, but
the delegates agreed to recommend to their respective
Goveenments important reforms in connection with the
postal service and telegraphic charges; also uniformity
of colonial law, with a view to facilitate the apprehen-
sion and punishment of persons guilty of misde-
meanours. The conference were also unanimously
of opinion that the protectorate of the Fijis
should be assumed by the British Government.
The revenue for the first six months of the year
amounted to £1446,131, being some £B,OOO less than that
for the corresponding period of 1869. The principal fall-
ing off is in the customs returns and the railway income.
Trade still continues dull, and there is a very general
want of confidence.

At the Birmingham Musical Festival, on Friday,
a new oratorio by M. Jules Benedict, entitled " St.
Peter," was produced for the first time, and met with un-
bounded success.

THE NORWICH CROWN BANK.—It has been
officially announced that a first dividend of ss. in the
pound will be paid to the creditors of the Norwich Crown
Bank on and after the 15th inst. The private debts of
the surviving partners—Mr. R. A. Kerrison and Mr. R.
Kerrison—are to be paid in full.
THE SIAMESE TWlNS.—Chang and Eng, the
famous Siamese twins, arrived in Jersey City on the 13th
of August from Europe, whither they have been to take
medical advice as to whether they can safely be severed
from each other. The decision is that it will not be safe.
About two days out from Liverpool Chang was stricken
by a paralytic shock, depriving him of the use of his left
side, and is now far from being well, while Eng continues
in perfect health. They depart for their home in North
Carolina in a day or two.—New York Times.
AN ASTEROID.--A communication in the Utica
Herald states that an asteroid was discovered on the 15th
of August, and its motion determined on the following
night, from the Litchfield Observatory, Hamilton College,
Clinton, New York. It is stated that the asteroid" is on
the border between constellations Aquarius and Capri-
cornus, in 321 degs. right ascension, and 13th degs. south
declination, going south at a rate of three minutes per
day, and easterly 14 minutes. It will be the 111th of the
asteroids."
COMMODORE VANDERBILT STRUCK WITH APO-
PLEXY. —Troy, N.Y., August 18.—This evening, as Com-
modore Vanderbilt was entering his room at Congress
Hall, Saratoga, he fell in an apopletic fit. He was im-
mediately carried in the room and medical aid was sum-
moned. Two physicians from this city have gone up. No
one is allowed to see Mr. Vanderbilt, and the physicians
are constantly at his bedside. Every effort is being
made to keep the affair quiet and hush it up. It is be-
lieved that the excitement of the races brought on the
attack, and from appearances the Commodore lies in a
very precarious condition. His family have been sum-
moned to his bedside.

„
RAILWAY COLLISION.-21. Collision occurred be-
tween two luggage trains between Marsden and Slaithwaite
on the London and North-Western Railway, on Wednes-
day morning, by which a guard was very seriously injured,
and a number of waggons smashed. A train left the Hud-
dersfield station and proceeded in the direction of Man-
chester at 2.45 a.m., and while at Standedge tunnel about
14 waggons heavily laden got loose and commenced to run
backwards in the direction of Huddersfield. Descending
the incline, they came into collision with an advancing
goods' train which had left Huddersfield at ten minutes
past three o'clock. Four or five of the waggons were
smashed to pieces, and the guard, a man named Honing-
worth, who was in the van attached to the running wag-
gons, was badly hurt. The driver and stoker of the ad-
vancing train, perceiving the red light of the running
trucks, escaped injury by jumping off the engine.

\YACHT RACING IN AMERICA.
gives the
A recent number of .the New
York Herald
following account of the cruise of the yachts from PI•
port to New Bedford :
" New Bedford, Mass., August 19, 18710;e0
" The ovation given to the squadron on arrivin., inn,
this evening was never equalled on any former occro
while it certainly was never so well deserved. fl(i the
astic to a great degree, the inhabitants crow° eyed
wharves, while the decks and rigging of nearly ting
whaler were occupied by delighted spectators. 13°01.
was displayed in all directions, and the yachts were bsd
corned with salutes tfor over half an hour after theYot
dropped anchors. It was altogether the finest an iv:-
hearty reception ever extended to the fleet in thisot
hour. The elements favoured the display, and the Pe The
recollection of this scene must long be rememberen'fiiclN
Sappho left her anchorage at 11.5 a.m., and ci-goillf
followed in the wake of the squadron, IV 4,1
out of the channel the Magic and Madige 100
the shore on the fort side ; the Cambria steNvide'
the opposite shore, and, passing the Palmer, the ,'''llo
line was next in order. At 11.55 a.m. the leading .7.oed,
were clear of Fort Adams ; the others were not cote
On her second tack the Madeline, which had oulY brie,
off the ways the day previous, weathered the 0'1)1A
which made her the third schooner in the order in toed
the yachts cleared the channel. As soon as they 'we! to the
Brenton's reef lightship .the yachts squared awe
,-', cor
eastward with a free wind, the Cambria gaill%jraert
siderably on the yachts ahead of her. The '4O
Phantom, Alarm, Restless, Halcyon, and Daelbeit
weathered the Beaver Tail light, and then stood on lit-
course, the Sappho coming up in the rear. rrev ot
mentioned vessel passed Brenton's reef lights eel
twelve twenty-five p.m. The spectacle was elcti:, sod
pretty as the vessels headed towards New Bedford
as the wind was comparatively light, clouds of cd'uoeti
proved to be the order of the clay. The Cambria:h 1,
bib balloon jib, and all her other fore and D.,,,,;it'
and when the' fleet had passed Bateman's ,""theia
few miles, those having square sails hoisted after
The Cambria 'overhauled the Madgie soon 404
clearing the .point, and made a strong 03,0
to get to the windward of the Madgie• ischll
vessel, however, gallantly held her own. ge3" e
the Madeline made excellent way, and also Pyis
the Madgie, and held on closely to the elgil
which had now winded her. The Palmer was cent 04
at a pretty lively pace, but the remainder of the ne'bole
considerably astern at one o'clock. The DauntielTrer
ever, made her way through the fleet, and passe' nfl'
ton's Reef lightship, about ten minutes astern -0,
Cambria. At this time it was very hot, and the so'
seemed to decrease, but suddenly sprung up ag'"7.ic ea
rendered' the chase of the Cambria after the lvittose 11
ceedingly interesting, but the latter seemed to 15p.9
ground, and still retained the lead. At 25 iniqts,oot"
one p.m., the Cambria passed the Hen and Chiaco O,
ship and was saluted by the ringing of bells on ticloba:
tionary craft, which was responded to by the le
dipping her flag. The Dauntless gained gracile, siii'
the yachts in advance of her, and came upon th_ae 0 Ile'
of the Madeline, and, after keeping company C ";for*
tIO
some time passed over to the lee quarter of the of j
and now commenced the most interesting portieaj f,ll
run to New Bedford. The Magic was still ane cilv.
the Cambria the second, and as the Dauntless W,l,ed y+ing upon her, a great deal-of speculation was in,_allst
to which vessel should come to ahead. 'rile
less remained on the lee of the Cambria, iliahoaro;
two went bow and bow for over half 00,0
The Madeline sailed much better than she haso siti°
o tile
any run during the cruise, still maintaining her .tea
"
in the wake of the Cambria. The Palmer 13'1 ,P,O
Madgie, which, by the way, was also rigged witu;ro ee.
sail and water sails.. The Sappho now aPPeOO';
splendid advantage, as she bowled along some ~itin
behind, under a full cloud of canvas, including a.„,,^nsit?,'"
which is a sail set abaft the mainsail. The -r', etlr,t,
Halcyon, Restless and Josephine were the sllif,ge..,
yachts after the Palmer, the Madeline still'leari V;#
vessel. A prsttier run on a free wind has
.sehlreet Ina
witnessed, and the appearance of the entire •d j
certainly very beautiful. As already menet:,le. Or,
Magic retained the lead, followed by the Daunnt'opti,je,
Cambria, till near Clark's Point, when the -v )fov,.t
dropped her companion and came up towards thelojer4,
the welcome breeze freshening at the time. The 'lpt ffr
kept her ground ahead of the Palmer, which was be0:00
and the display of canvas by the five yachts Wet ;.o.oa
ful as it was extensive. The schooner yacht to to
sailed well and kept a good position in resnee of Aa
Josephine,_ Restless and Halcyon. The ordercip,7o,
yachts ahead alluded to remained the same-- )1014
Magic, Dauntless, Cambria, Madeleine, Palmeri!, o';4
Phantom, Sappho and the others. • In tup;o"
they approached New Bedford light, and a more r• y:
spectacle has rarely been seen upon the ws4tle stiif
leading yachts were clustered together, going in ',.t. ~,,0
then came a long string each about a cable length 31)°"oasq
a splendid run the Dauntless, after passing the 41,0 bed
joined the Magic, and passed her when nearing 'entli,q,
house. But there was not much difference betfre,,,jeltl
and the Cambria was close at hand, while the 11'." bevs;
the fourth vessel, retained the relative position 510.•
towards the Cambria throughout the run. 'Whre pp,
the lighthouse the Cambria got in the wake of t
less—a position she tenaciously retained to thieao6
After one of the most' agreeable runs since the C°esfii
ment of the cruise, characterised as it was bY riles ‘i
sailing and a good free wind, the first yacht Porjet
light at 3.35 p.m., the following being the ~sotico
the arrival of the several vessels, viz. :--'l4lno
Magic. Cambria, Madeline, Palmer, Madgie, roseP ji
Sappho, Halcyon, Restless, Alarm, and the ''' Co
The leading schooners passed the sloops Gracie' 9
and White Cap some distance before. Passaj i'd4
ship. The Dauntless arrived only about one Pryki
ft ill
rat:o 0711
minutes ahead and there were not more
seconds between the Magic and Cambria in la— IsisOf
former, whilst the Madeline was scarcely threelo
behind. The time of the others was not take"
all arrived in capital order. , .

DEATH OF AN Ex-M.P.—Mr. A. '---siaer
Dunlop, late M.P. for Greenock, died at his
Corsack, Kirkcudbrightshire, on Thursday. •
The King of Sweden has conferred the' PAtit7
hood of the order of Wasa on Mr. Frederlek- opt
F.S.S., of London, in appreciation of his write
national coinage and statistics.
" ENGLISH SOCIETY."—The public ar-
tO
still another shilling magazine and one which ill,
assume a prominent position in the field. 3:ittortj
Hogg, the founder of London Society and sole eulefit,44
first seventeen volumes of that work, has justt to 0
have any connexion with it. He is now aboil 11,101.,`'
English Society, aided by the flower of those
masters of the pen and pencil, with whom he
long and so intimately associated. IF',l

ROBBERY IN BIRMINGHOL—A dart O
was perpetrated on Thursday night on the P of pi/
Messrs. Antrobus and Co. wholesale jewelleo44
mingham. Having forced an entrance by the 6" lel
into a room occupied by another firm over tile 9.
Messrs. Antrobus, the burglars cut a large he jet Of,
floor, through which, with the aid of a rope, thelot
one of their number into the shop. In this ralol
extracted property valued at upwards of £1,9 01,
most valuable portion of the jewelry was is,t?„o,
secured in iron safes, no attempt to break which of ,
The police have not yet succeeded in disc°
thieves. Atif);"
A
WORKING MEN AND 311 E WAR.-11-
working men was held on Friday night at the v:',4°3l
Old Bailey, to consider an address to the work; opra
of England which had been drawn up by a sulresodoif
of the Labour Representation League. The addreo ?to:
the people of England to oppose any settlell94ltto
present war that would disturb the equilibriumo',it,
nations, and to urge the Government of this cesoty
to interfere in any way in the choice of the Ceo,L,A
and government which the people of France
.44.(1%
to establish at the end of the present crisis. fooliA
berment of the French Empire, it was added, 'pp t
to future complications and future wars, and gei-dierziO:
for many years in a precarious state. The auZjer;
after a lively discussion, adopted with a few 033'
Most of the speakers expressed a belief that itte 'V4
berment of France would be no security for
peace of Europe, but would have quite theii
effect. The present war was looked upon as,,opletf
between two dynasties, and not between two 13:;,ter"
such wars were denounced as against the best 1" .1,
the human family. y.

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The Prussian Governor-General of Lorraine-- t
proclamation to the inhabitants of the provincie:,l,6
he invites them to appeal to him in full confil, gb
does not expect them to be very loyal; althollintiloorA
of German origin, but he requires that they sKilLesir,i
respect to the laws. The laws of the countrYl
till,
in force until the introduction of the Gene' g 0011 e:
Code shall take place. The police adminiefsSof;
the postal and telegraph systems will be speecL7oo,A,
but with respect to the commercial and ica°„'er t'm
terns, new rules will not be introduced until 0,P05111
elusion of peace, until which time the old Pt' I,op
maintained. He trusts that the inhabitants %tie 'A
will not compel him to make use of the To.ol.
which will remain in force until the new orclertiet
shall be established ; but that all people will 0,00 ,
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