The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-19 00:00:00

THE GERMANS AGAIN AT DIEPPE.

The correspondent of the Daily News sends the follow-
ing from Dieppe, December 15 .—The Germans revisited
this town yesterday, about five o'clock. General von
Goeben, with staff detachments of different brigades,
numbered in all upwards of six thousand. Of
course, their appearance was looked upon as unwelcome
by the French, but the latter, remembering how well
the detachment that was here last week had behaved,
gave the usual expressive shrug of the shoulders,
as though determined to bear i‘ as philosophically as pos-
sible. The streets were soon full of cavalry, infantry,
carriages,waggons, guns, and vehicles of every description.
The town crier or drummer announced that the inhabitants
were to prepare to receive the men and their horses, there
being 500 of the. latter. Before dusk every man was
billeted, and each horse had found shelter and food.
General von Goeben and staff took up their quar-
ters at the Royal HoteL Sentries were mounted
at all the principal public buildings, but the French flag
was not hauled down from the Arairie. At dusk a pro-..
clamstion appeared, ordering every person who possessed
a horse to take it to the cattle market" this day at ten
o'clock under penalty of the pains of a court-martial, and
100 francs fine for each hour they were late at the
rendezvous. The horses selected were to be paid for at
such a price as might be fixed upon them by the com-
mission appointed for the purpose. All the boot-
makers of the town were at the same time and under the
same penalties ordered to take all the stock of men's boots
and shoes they possessed to the Town-hall at twelve
o'clock to-day. Towards eight o'clock the town was as
quiet as usual, and not a sound was heard in the streets.
The following day the few remaining guns on the fort near
the harbour were spiked, the shells which -were found
in the magazine close by were emptied of their con-
tents and the empty shells forcibly dashed against the
beach and broken to fragments. Some 3,000 old flint
muskets which had been destroyed at the Chateau last
week by the 27th Regiment, were this afternoon burnt in
the court-yard of the castle. Just at this time much ex-
citement was caused by the appearance of a steamer in
the distance, which proved to be the Dasher, 2 guns, sent
by the Admiralty to protect the English, and take home
such of them as might be unable to pay their pas-
sage back to the mother country. The Prussians fired
a blank gun at her, to which she replied, running up her
colours, and in a few minutes after she was safely moored
alongside the steamer belonging to the Newhaven Com-
pany, which leaves this evening with a full cargo,
consisting of, among other things, crates of mis-
seltoe for the English festivities. If I remember
aright, the licence of saluting a lady under the
misseltoe is of German origin, and it was amusing
to see the several sentries posted along the quay
with a twig' of it in their muskets. I am, with many
other English here (amounting to some 400 persons) very
glad to welcome the Dasher ; it is quite neces-
sary we should have liome such protection. There is, I
regret to say, a very strong dislike to us at the present
moment, and I hope the Government will allow her to
remain until the war is over, or a better feeling
exists. General von Goben has given orders for
the free departure and arrival of the steamers from
England, and, at the same time, for such other English
ships as may come into the harbour, and the Dieppe post-
men perform their functions as usual; but they are not
much troubled in delivering English correspondence,
which is generally a week or ten days late in arriving.
The French submit very patiently and submissively
to the indignities of the occupation, and on the
other hand the conduct of the Prussian troops is praise-
worthy in the extreme ; they are as friendly and sociable
as their position will admit—giving alms to the little
beggars, dividing their rations of sausage and biscuit
with others, kissing the children, and doing all in their
power to make their unwelcome presence as little galling
as possibX

At an early hour on Friday morning the Long
Range Mill, Waterhead, near Oldham, was destroyed by
fire, entailing a loss of from £B,OOO to £lO,OOO. The mill

belOnged to the Mayor of Oldham,

Marriages are announced between Lord de Tabby
and Mrs. Smith. Barry, and between Mr. Nevile Sher-
brooke, of Oxtonhall, Notts, and Lady Alice Curzon,
daughter of the Earl of Howe. The former alliance is
expected to take place in January. The marriage between
the Marquis of Ailsa and the Hon. Gertrude Stuart,
youngest daughter of Lord Blantyre, which was announced
in the various London journals last week is now contra-
dicted. We understand that a marriage is arranged

between the Earl of Desart and Miss Preston:—John
Bull.

A. case of some importance has been tried at the
Birmingham Police Court which excited the more interest
on account of the recent explosions. Mr. John Cox, a
percussion cap manufacturer, was charged with carrying
on the manufacture without the license required, and
within the distance of .fifty yards from a dwelling-house
or building wherein persons not' connected with the manu-
facture are employed. After a lengthened examination,
a nominal fine of 10s. and costs was inflicted, this branch
of manufacture carried on at the works being harmless,
the dangermis part being manufactured in a duly-licensed
establishment.

SIR FRANCIS GRANT ON ART SCHOOLS.-011
the occasion of presenting the prizes at the art schools of
South Kensington, Sir Francis Grant made some appro-
priate remarks. He said that he gladly undertook the
office, as it enabled him, as President of the Royal
Academy, to shew the interest he felt in the important
institution before him. He felt the greatest interest in
the progress of these admirable schools, and, indeed, in
all those established in connection with the Kensington
Institution through the country. It was impossible to
overrate the benefits they might achieve from educating
a whole nation, and supplying broadcast a knowledge of
the first principles of art. The future of this
country would shew the value cf these schools,
and if the effects of their labours was to
produce greater :Akin in the, departments of decorative art
those who had Ueen instrumental in organizing the schools
would have deserved the gratitude of the country. It
was time that .Something was done in this respect for
hitherto England had been behind Continental nations in
taste and skill. In addressing the students Sir Francis
Grant explained some of his, views on the subject of art.
He thought that students should not be kept too long at
*Chalk drawing, and that too -Much •copyihgi must be
avoided or they might merge into mere copyists
With respect to the female students he declared
that he had peculiar views regarding the "strong minded
women," but he rejoiced to think that painting, which
depended so much upon good taste, and was well suited to
refined women, offered them opportunities for attaining
H distinction. e warned the male students that, though
they had been fortunate enough to gain the three gold
medals on this occasion, the ladies were progressing so
well that they threatened to surpass their male competi-
tom in the race for fame. The President's address was
most favourably received, and he concluded amid loud
cheers.