The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-04 00:00:00

NEUTRALITY.

The Standard holds it to be beyond question that
the Danish Government will remain neutral if it
can. King Christian and his Ministers will not risk
Jutland to regain Schleswig, even if so much pressure
had not been put upon them to remain neutral. But it
is very doubtful whether the Danish people, irritated
beyond all endurance by the conduct of Prussia, will
not compel the King to join France. The people of
Copenhagen have more than once decided the policy of
Denmark, and it is likely enough that with a French fleet
on Danish coasts the popular feeling znay rise so high that
the King will have to join France, and, to relieve himself
of all fatal suspicions, enter heartily into a war upon
which his people would enter with enthusiasm. The
English Government has no arguments to employ to
prevent the participation of neutral states in this conflict
but those which the interests of those neutrals suggeSt.
It cannot in a conflict like this undertake to impose
neutrality on weaker Powers. But it may, by an
understanding with Austria, Russia, and Italy, prac-
tically secure the limitation, perhaps with the exception
of Denmark, of the conflict to the countries concerned,
and it may by that understanding be enabled to interpose
before many months as a mediator, and to suggest terms
of peace which both belligerents may readily, if some-
what sullenly, accept.

ENORMOUS WASTE OF FOOD.—In a report pre-
sented by the Markets Committee to the Town Council
of Manchester an extraordinary statement was made as
to tl.e seizure and destruction of flesh meat, fish, and fruit
which had become unfit for human food. According to
this statement, during the year ending June 24, the
seizures amounted to 13,E.551b5. of flesh meat (of which
upwards of 10,0001b3. was beef), 22,2091b5. fish, and
seven boxes of grapes. It was further stated, that
between the 24th June and 31st July (in 37 days) the
seizures had lyeen 63,0521b5. herrings, 231bs. haddocks,
2351b5. soles. In all, 29 tons of fish had. had to be de-
stroyed.

11.11 TWELFTII -OF JULY AT NEw Y oltic —A.
serious disturbance eccurred at New York, on this anni-
versary. The Orangemen determined to celebrate the
day by a pic-nic at Elm Park, and went there iii-proces-
sion. The sight of this greatly e:-:eited the other party,
and a number of Irish labourers e fleeted together and
attacked the company in the park. At the picnic there
were [ionic 2,009 personl, including women and children ;
the attacking party are described as about 1,000. These
stood 00 the line of fences, and began their assault by a
shower of stones at the groups of people inside, but as this
failed to do any serious damage, they proceeded to greater
extremities, and fired pistols in sharp volleys ; tilt bullets,
however, for awhile whistled harmlessly over the heads of
the affrighted women and children. The park presented a
terrible scene of confusion. Men became excited, and
prepared to defend the women and children from any
harm, and such of them as had come upon the ground
armed with revolvers returned the fire of the assailants,
though they do not seem to have done any great damage,
as the wounded were able to move away, or be carried off
by their companions. The battle lasted full half an hour.
I'he police on arriving charged the assailants, and soon
dispersed them ; but another attack was made on the
Orange party as they were making their escape from the
park, In the whole affray five persons were killed, and
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