The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-20 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, SEPT. 17.
The Queen drove to the Spital of Glenshee, accompanied
by Princess Beataice, and attended by Lady Chrchill.
Prince Arthur went out deerstalking.
Mr. Albert Grey had the honour of dining with the
Queen and the Royal family.

DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders
of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is r ommended
by the medical profession in preference to French brandy . Sup-
plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotations
on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co., Royal Irish Dis
tilleries, Belfast or at that London oMccs, 4. Beaufort Buildings
,Itrand. (tr

LYCEUM THEATRE.
On Saturday evening this theatre was reopened unclear
the management of Mr. E. Falconer ; the novelty Police r
Leing a new Irish melodrama, entitled " Innesfallen, °
:the Men in the Gap," from the pen of the mans,
The principal characters were supported by r.;,-;,,
Emery, Mr. Nelson, Mr. E. Falconer, 'w—
owing
Ernstone, and Miss Patti Josephs, but, doubtless, „
to the hurry in which the piece had been hrougny
forward the success was not as great as it might have loco.
With judicious curtailment, and the removal of two o.r
three incidents that it was plain did not please the pb.ll°
on Saturday evening, the drama may be made attractive;
but it certainly will not turn out another " Peep o' 1)37:
Mr. Falconer's reception was particularly enthuslti!,
and it seemed to be the desire of all present to assist Di!
Falconer in securing success. The scenery and OW
mounting of the piece was extremely beautiful, and :;re
have faith enough in it to believe that it will, afte.rAniye
necessary alterations have been made, beuunle
attractive. Mr. Falconer has our best wishes for Perfect
success in his venture.

INDIA
The Indian Chambers of CommerceS have ee
the Government of India for a suspension of the lII°
_o
Tax Act, pending a revision of profits which have beena .
seriously affected by the great fall of cotton at the ot
break of the war. 2'h°
A question of "neutrality " has arisen in Bornbaja•he,
French want to export a quantity of coal to near
settlement two miles square on the Malabar was! oses.
Cannanore—as they say, for purely commercial puTvent
The Prussian Consul called on the Government to P7,.ions
this ; and it was prevented for a time, though instruc'
have now been issued to letthe coal proceed. rhisa.
Education is beginning to spread over Cochiii-' The
under the auspices of the French Government' „oink('
College of Saigon counts among its pupils tw° h'prsot
relatives of the Emperor of China and several ineln;stre
the Royal family of Siam. During the last sevraeb
5,500 natives attended the schools organised by the rgeo.
administration. French history, arithmetic, an
graphy are the principal studies taught. Tial'
Lord Mayo asked permission to depute a few.,-„, oclwas
officers as attaches to the belligerent armies. ',A
U°
informed by telegraph that the arrangement cool French
made. Subscriptions have been opened at the
w 0
French Consulates at Bombay and Calcutta in aid of -w-
French soldiers. sololl
The Bombay Gazette says it is in contemplation, 3, 01
a considerable section of the Hindoo cominalls4looo
Bengal, to get up a subscription to the amount of
.encir,
rupees, in order to secure the sorvices of Baboo esent
Lall Mittra, to prooeed to England, and there rePr4iye
to the Government and the public the views of the 11'01
population on the subject of the proposed local cesses,
other measures contemplated by Government (vat
The divorce case of Goad v. Goad, in the Chiel,..'ol, of
of the Pur.jaub, has resulted in a decree of diseolu'ibeing
marriage, a permanent alimony of £7OO per annuli'
awarded to Mrs Goad. 'ah
Colonel Malls on, guardian of the young 31,33'-310uslY
Mysore, has been thrown from his horse and so sera-
hurt that it is feared he will be obliged to go home.

THE SIEGE OF BITCHE.
The Libertg publishes a letter from Bache,
datei
giving some particulars of the siege, and the situoi%ir
that fort. At the time of the precipitate retreat after
battle of Woerth, M. Mat Lieu, the commander of th,,a,,ye
Division of Faillyos Corps,.sent to Bitche all the lugs 74i,in
the waggons, the chests, &c., so as to put thenl,_A— be
the protection of the fort, sending word of Sif,
had done to General Failly, and asking for hie ts of
During a month Captain Mathieu awaited the ordv--,A
his general, while the Prussians invested the place, nit;
they twice bombarded and twice assaulted without Oshos
The besieged know nothing of the defeat of AlO3l ate
or the change of government. They refuse to believe be,
statements of the German papers which the
siegers sent to them. The last French
they have seen was a copy of the D"..
of August 11. The correspondent of the Libertptiof
that the fort can resist all the attacks of the 4,000 Yrup.;igi
that•besiege it. Only famine or want of provisi,°l/1 id
compel it to surrender, a result whit*,j. lte
not immediately to be apprehended 85 0%1
army stores were sent in. On the sth May boo
made a sortie, and killed 259 Prussians. They have foe.
several times summoned to surrender, but always
„urre'boa
To the flag of truce announcing the defeat of Wl'el
and the capitulation of Sedan, Captain Mathieu reP
" French army may perish but France does not pe
and will avenge it."