The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-05 00:00:00

AIRT, LITERARY, AND SCIENTIFIC NOTES.
The Anexruni has the following :—_,The number of
'lames already entered for matriculation at Keble Collego
in October next amounts to about thirty. As far as nuM•
hers are concerned, the new College seems to have every
prospect of. success.----Dr. Newman's new book, " The
Grammar of As:-..,ent," is fnil to Lace cost the author more
time and labour than anyof Ids prep ions works.—Piro
gentlemen who we2.e appointed to inqure into Mr. Melle.r's
story as to the present I.esting-place of the bones of King
Al red, scene to have made a report. A Hampshire paper
states that " Mr. Mellor was shewn to be an Ignoraiays
. . . the plates he mentioned having been fabricated
ingeniously from tea-chest lead, by ;Mlle individual.'' Mr.
Mellor, perhaps, thought lie Paw the plates which Leland
once saw at Hyde, inscribed with Alfred's name.—lt is
now definitely announced by the German papers that
" Janus " is not the Work of Dr. Dollinger, but
of Prof. Hither, who has been long known
in Munich 113 a strew' opponent of Papal claims.—
The commission for the Faraday memorial statue to be
erected in the hall of the British Museum, has been
placed in the hands of Mr. Foley.—lt is rumoured in
Paris that M. Hugo will shortly permit the performance
of the two un-acted dramas that are known to lie in his
portfolio. " Torquemada, " has, it is said, been
received at one of the theatres, and will be put
in rehearsal in August and acted in October.—
Letters from Vienna announce the death of Professor
Unger, of 0 riLtz, who was found dead in his bed on the
morning of the 13th of February.
The Ordteetrai speaking of Mr. T. IV. Robertson's seri-
ous illness, says it is a malady which has left his friends
but too grave grounds for concern. He is suffering from
ossification of one of the arteries.

Nature is informed that her Majesty's Government has
determined to issue a Royal Commission to inquire into
the present state of science in England. This step (says
our contemporary) will be hailed with the liveliest satis-
faction on all sides, and much good will. certainly follow
from such an inquiry, especially at a time when the ar-
rangements for the prosecution of science in this
country are acknowledged on all hands, not only
to be " chaotic," but positively detrimental to the
national interest. We learn that some of the com-
missioners have already been designated, but as their
number is not yet complete we withhold the names.—
The Food Committee of the Society of Arts had recently
before them a specimen of meat treated by Professor Gam-
gee's process. A joint of mutton—stated to be part of a
sheep slain on December 28th, and to have been, since the
'treatment, simply hung up in Professor Gamgee's premises
----was roasted and tasted by the Committee, who pro-
nounced it very satisfactory; but the Committee considered
that a test over a longer time and at a warmer period of
the year, was necessary before any decided opinion as to
its success could be given. Another joint—from a sheep
slain on 22nd December—was ordered to be placed in
charge of the secretary, to be tested at a future time. Mr.
Tallerman also exhibited specimens of meat imported from
Australia, and shewed it both cooked and uncooked. Ho
explained the plan he had adopted, by means of which
cheap dinners were prepared froth it fur the use of the
people. Specimens of raw meat irons Australia, preserved
in tins by Manning's process, were brought before the
Committee. The meat consisted of beef steaks, which
were cooked and tasted by the Committee. The meat,
though sound, was not considered satisfactery in flavour,

UU U D RU AN 1) TIE (ECUMENICAL

COUNCIL.

The Times has published extracts• from two letters of
Count Daru, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, to
one of the French prelates in attendance on the Council.
The first is dated the 18th January. " I have seen with
regret," says the Count, " that certain things have come
t) pass, and yet I can hardly believe that the Court of
Rome has been guilty of imprudence. No one can be so
blind as to suppose that our troops can possibly remain a
city after the dogma of Infallibility lure been pronounced.
If we wished to leave them in Rome, We could not do so.
There would be an irre-iistible expression of opinion in
France, which it would be impossible to disregard.
Me Holy Fa }.11::. _dust certainly know all this, see it, and.
..eve it, ra wiil, 1 truet, listen to the moderate
els of __.at iflustriou members of the Church of
The eeei)nd letter is dated February 5, and is all
" 'll'hank you, Monsieur, for the informa-
Lrer you have been plea ed to give me. I fear that
platy whieh has a major:ty i ainciliilikelytoabusese
ire advantage 2, and that it to carry oat its par-
pve with a high hand. 1:,:i us pa:sions are still more
diflicult to control than 1,1:tioal ones. I honour the
c mrse pnrsned. by the:i -!ops in the minority, and I
support it with all my p )wer. I have frequently sent
in..tructions I. de Bannevdie, who leceps me an
cd.zra2d of affairs, arid. through him I have told Cardinal !
Antonelli the truth. It is evident that- all may again be
unsettled by the c mdoet of the Italian, Spanish, and mis-
simary prelates and Apostolic Vicars, who seem to live ;
in a !.,orlil of their own. It is certain that they can make
it impossible for us to keep a garrison at Rome, as well •
as to arrange the' affairs of the Holy See, which
I • was so willing to undertake. They can also
invalidate the engagements of the Concordat, of which
the Propaganda scenes to take no heed, and
destroy the compact which unites us. I have warned the
Cardinal of this, and I shall not fail to represent to him
-the dangerous position in which he is placing himself and.:
113 ; but Ido not feel sure that these warnings will be !
listened to, for people forget to reason, and allow them-
selves
to be led away by excitement at the mo-
ment. If the minority can possibly gain time, it
will be the most it can hope for just now. -The revolu-
tionary party, which is in activity here, is giving us some ;
little trouble. It is in conspiracy, and seems disposed to
act shortly. How blind they are at Rome not to see that
-they are giving arms to this power, and that therein is the
danger, that to break up the Conservative force in face of
-such peril is a senseless act, that to compromise
religion by the promulgation of the Syllabus is to play
.the game of those who openly attack it every day in their
words and writings. Ido not believe these revolutionary
efforts will succeed. I think their plans can be frustrated,
but they are a sign of the public feeling, and Rome ought
to take note of it."

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