The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-23 00:00:00

THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

The Theological Institution Committee met yesterday
morning, the President in the chair. The report, which was
read by Dr. James, stated that there were 44 students at
Richmond, 69 at Didsbury, and 39 at Headlingley ; total,
152. The treasurer, the Rev. John Farrar, re-
reported that the income was upwards of
£6,000. When all the returns had been made,
there would probably be £l,OOO balance in hand. Isaac
Holden, Esq., had paid £153 for teaching the students
elocution. The Conference had granted annual collec-
tions which had met all wants. The Rev. Charles Prest,
in moving the adoption of the report, spoke of the great
fitness of students far home mission work. The report
was seconded by the Rev. E. Nye, who regretted that he
entered the ministry before the advantages of the
institution were enjoyed. Mr. Bunting supported the
)esolution. Dr. Rigg urged that young men requiring
considerable study in English should not be classed with
young men in higher studies. Dr. James referred to
considerable gifts of books as prizes at Didsbury, and
hoped that the gentlemen present would do the
same for other institutions. The Rev. William Arthur
moved a vote of thanks to the governors and tutors ; and
spoke of the importance of students becoming powerful
expositors of the Word of God. The institution served
to discover unfitness in men who have left. Christopher
Gabriel, Esq., London, seconded, and Mr. Vickers, Leeds,
supported this resolution.

PRUSSIAN INTERESTS IN FRANCE.
FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 22.
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Mr. Hammond presents his compliments to the Editor
of the Sum, and is directed by Earl Granville to inform
him that her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris has trans-
mitted to this office a copy of an official declaration of the
Imperial Government, of which a translation is enclosed
herewith

" PARIS, July 20.
" The Emperor has determined, on the suggestion of his
Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs, that the sub-
jects of Prussia and of the allies affording her armed
assistance against us, who are now in France or her colo-
nies, shall be allowed to remain as long as their conduct
affords no ground for complaint.

" The admission into French territory of subjects of
Prussia and her allies, is from the present date subject to
special authorisations, which shall only be granted ex-
ceptionally.
" With regard to the enemy's merchant vessels now in

the ports of the empire, or which may enter them in igno-
rance of the state of war, his Majesty has been pleased
to order that they should be allowed a period of thirty
days to leave those ports. Safe conducts will be given to
them to enable them freely to return to the ports to
which they belong, or go direct to their port of destina-
tion.

" Vessels which shall have shipped cargoes for French
ports and on French account in the enemy's or neutral
ports previous to the declaration of war, are not subject
to capture. They may freely discharge their freight in the
ports of the Empire, and will receive safe conducts to re-
turn to the ports to which they belong."

DEATH OF THE HON. FRANCIS
CHARTERIS.

We regret to announce that an accident, terminating
fatally, occurred yesterday to the Hon. Francis Charteris,
eldest son of Lord Elcho , at his father's residence, 23,
St. James's-place. Yesterday morning he rose at his
usual hour, and gave directions that his break-
fast should be prepared. Some time afterwards he was
missed, and search beings made he was found in the
apartment to which he had gone with a terrible
wound in the head, apparently inflicted by a bullet from
a revolver. The bullet had passed below his right eye
and lodged in his head. His left side became rapidly para-
lysed, and he ceased to breathe in the course of the after-
noon. The precise circumstances under which the shot
was fired are uncertain ; but medical opinions afford
ground for the supposition that the occurrence was acci-
dental. Mr. Charteris was only 26 years of age, having
been born in 1844. Surgeon-Major Wyatt, of the Cold-
stream Guards, was called in, and remained throughout in
attendance ; but from the first there was, unhappily, no
hope of recovery.

The death of Brevet-Major A. Strange, 2nd
Battalion 14th Regiment, while on his passage home from
Australia, has been officially reported. The gallant major
saw some service in New Zealand.

We believe we are right in giving a positive con-
tradiction to the report that the Emperor of the French
intends withdrawing his troops from Rome or Civita
Vecchia.—if eekly Register.
Fever is still on the increase in Liverpool. Last
week the number of cases in the workhouse hospital was
227, this week the number is 255, as compared with 89 in
the corresponding week of last year.