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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-08

ITALY

The Post declares that the two parties in Italy, the in-
surrectionists in the Chamber and the insurrectionists in
the towns and streets, play into each other's hands. The
parliamentary interpellations furnish a pretext for the
rising—the risings furnish a pretext for parliamentarY
interpellations. The double end is gained by throwing
away the public time and disturbing the public peace ;
the further aim is advanced of discrediting adminis-
trative capacity and parliamentary vigour. And when
all this can be done with a more special reference
to the army, to the weakening and discrediting of that
frrce to which Italy owes so much, the gain, in a revolu-
tionary point of view, is so much the greater. That, in
spite of such attempts, Italy should be unmistakably pro.
gressive, is only another and cheering proof of the re'
cuperative power in political societies, of the readiness of
society itself to correct the mistakes of misguided patriots
or inefficient statesmen. Every day furnishes still stronger
proofs of this recuperative power in Italy, and to its
working the friends of tke Italian people must look for
ward with a discriminating, but at the same time well"
grounded, confidence.

COUNTY ELECTIONS.
The Daily News says that the temporary political truee
of the Whitsuntide holidays has been broken in upon by
the local skirmishes. of two contested elections in two Ml'
portant county divisions. Both South Leicestershire and
the Isle of Wight are, or might be, independent county
constituencies. Of the candidates before them they may
return whom they choose. The Isle of Wight has a large
element in its constituency .of independent persons, who
are altogether above any local influence. The
constituency of South Leicestershire contains a large
number of wealthy and independent farmers, who have
their own political opinions, and who dare to ei"
press them. We are now entering on some new
reforms. The University Tests Bill, the ParliamentarY
Elections Bill, the Education Bill, are three great mea-
sures, of which the character and fate will be decided
during the next two months. The Liberal electors of the
Isle of Wight will not, we trust, send a representative t°
vote against these measures, nor will those of South
Leicestershire. Let them regard the election as what it
really is, a deliberate expression of their opinion on the
conduct of the Government ; let them look upon it that
every elector in these two constituencies is asked to sal
whether, so far as he is concerned, it shall be supported
or not, and there will be no fear of the result. Both
South Leicestershire and the Isle of Wight must be Non
by the fidelity of the Liberal electors, and by their self'
sacrifice if need be.
London, England, 1870-06-08

CAUTION.-POPULAR ERROR. -PRIC 'S
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chitis, Consumption, and all wasting diseases, Cholera, Dysentery,
&c., has nothing whatever to do with petroleum spirit, falsely
called Benzoline, &c. This unique remedy may be obtaiued of all
Chemists, and through the Proprietor, Mr. PRME, Analytical
Chemist, 2. Lower Seymour-street, London, W.
Prices—le. lid., 2e. 9d., and 4s. 6d per bottle.
London, England, 1870-06-08

ATTACK AND DEFENCE.

The members of the United Service Institution
have been listening to an interesting lecture on
" Modern Means of Attack and Defence," by Captain
Schaw, R.E., Professor of Fortification and Artillery
at Sandhurst. Captain Schaw is of opinion that in
our day the defenders have the best of it, as they can
fire on the attacking force at from 3,000 to 800
yards with their artillery and their mitrailleur, and
when their artillery was driven back by the
advancing enemy, their breechloaders would
play havoc with the attacking troops. The modern
weapons have greatly increased the difficulty of find-
ing cover for reserves, whereas defenders can intrench
themselves, and intrenchments are practically im-
pregnable if defended by a force armed with breech-
loaders. Within the last twenty years the range
and rapidity of fire of our small arms has been
greatly increased; the range of field artillery has in-
creased tenfold. The campaigns in Germany and Italy
have shewn the value of the new arms, and shewn also
that fortresses must be of larger extent and more
heavil) armed than formerly. The defence of Eng-
land must, however, rest mainly with the navy,.for it
would be difficult to ensure the safety of shore for-
tresses and to see an arsenal with the present artillery
is to destroy it.

MODERN GUNNERY.

As war-ships are now being constructed of armour
12 inches thick, and as Mr.-Iteed asserts that he is
prepared to apply armour of 20 inches, it seems ne-
cessary that some thought should be given to the
character of the guns, which should be made to defy
this kind of resistance, were an enemy. to arise whose
ships would be flanked with iron of such a thickness.
Of course much doubt remains as to the possibility of
floating armour 20 inches thick in the sea, but there is
no insuperable obstacle why it should not be applied as a
defence to forts. Now a new proposal on the subject
of guns has been made, and it appears
to deserve consideration. It is suggested
that colossal mortars should henceforth be
used in attacks either upon fortifications or upon
ships in which thick iron plating is the chief resist-
ing power. Huge rifled mortars, having a pointed
or elongated form of projectile, would, it is
contended, penetrate the deck armour of
war vessels, which is always thinner than
that of the sides, or would fall within
a fort, and so force the gunners employed inside
to capitulate. Partly for the sake of obtaining
accurate aim, and partly because every huge mortar
with a colossal shell is cheaper, and would be more
eirective of itself than 55 small mortars, such as those
usually adopted, it is argued that the large guns
should be at once made use •of in England and fur-
nished to our ships and. forts. The projectiles used
might have one effect which it is not always
desirable to obtain, but which rather is often fraught
with danger to both of the-fighting parties, namely,
a liability to cause explosions of the magazines
attached to forts. This result, • however, it is con-
sidered, may possibly be guarded against by altering
the composition of the shells.
London, England, 1870-06-08

THE CIVIL SERVICE.

A scheme of Civil Service reform, it is stated, will
shortly•be promulgated. " After a certain day," it is
stated, "no new appointments in the Civil Service—
with few exceptions—will be made except after a com-
petitive examination before the Civil Service Commis-
sioners, and these examinations, instead of being confined
to nominated candidates, will be open to all corners who
are not disqualified by age, health, or reputation. The
persons approved on examination will enter the public
service, as there is room for them, in the character
of probationers, and after a certain time spent in the
offices to which they are assigned will be required to chew
that they are fit to be accepted, and will have to obtain
certificates to that effect before they are finally ap-
pointed."
London, England, 1870-06-08

THE SPIRITUALIST IMPOSTURE

The following extract from a recent number of a print
devoted to the advocacy of spiritualism, furnishes an illus-
tration of the sort of cures performed by the " Great
Healer," as Dr. Newton is styled : On Wed-
nesday morning Mr. J. Ashman took Dr. Newton to see
Mr. Ezra, of 5, Surrey-place, Coleman-street, Camber-
well, who had been carried on a bed to 75, Newman-
street, to meet the doctor. He had not walked for four
years, and was lying down when the doctor saw
him. Dr. Newton put his hands on the patient's
head, said it was a very bad case, but that he
would be instantly cured. When the doctor com-
manded him to arise, he got up, and went out for a walk
with Mr. Ashman. Some ladies who were present were
in transports of joy at the cure and manifested their
feelings of gratitude in a very impressive manner. He
was hopelessly invalided, and had tried all means to
restore health without success. This paragraph (says the
Liverpool Courier) attracted the attention of a person in
Liverpool whose son is afflicted, and regarding whom
Dr. Newton prophesied that on a certain day
named, the youth would be seized with a vomit-
ing of blood, and would henceforth be cured. It
is almost needless to say that when the day arrived
there was no vomiting of blood and no cure. The person
whose faith in Dr. Newton's healing powers had been
thus shaken thought it judicious to inquire whether the
preceding paragraph was genuine, and the result is con-
tained in the following note ?—" Mr. Ezra regrets to
inform Mr. that he has not derived the benefit
stated, and is still a most severe sufferer.-5, Surrey-place,
Coleman-street, Camberwell, June Ist, 1870."
London, England, 1870-06-08

GOVERNMENT OF PERU.
ISSUE of £11,920,000 Sterling, Nominal Capital, SIX PER
CENT. CONSOLIDATED BONDS, for the Construction of
Railro:
The L. :t of Applications for the above Bonds will close THIS
DAY for London, and TO-MORROW (Thursday, the Ath instant),
at noon, for the country.
J. HENRY SCHRODER and Co.
No. 145, Leadenhall-street, Bth June, 1870.
London, England, 1870-06-08

OPERAS, THEATRES, AND AMUShMENTS.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden.—I 1 Barbiere di Siviglia.
8,30 p.m.
HAYMARKF,T—At Seven, No Song No Supper. Barwise's Book.
And A Kiss in the Dark.
A t Seven, No. 1 Round the Corner. Fre • Labour.
PRINCE OF WALES'S—At 7.30. Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest
Mamma.

LYCEUM—At 7.30, lie Own Viral, Breaking the Spell. At 83 ,
Little Faust. •
OLYMPIC At Seven, Music hath Charms At 8, Mary Warner.
1 ho 'Varsity Boat Race.

(-4 &lETY—At Seven, First Night. The Princess of Trobizonde.
QUEEN'S—At Seven, ily Wife's Dentist. 'Twixr Axe and Crown.
STRAND—At Seven, Loving Hearts, Kenilw rth.
VAUDEVILLE—Cupboard Love. Two Roses. i.on Carlos.
ST. JAMES'S—At Seven, Frou F. on. La Belle Sauvage
WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG AND KETCH It K. Egyptian Hall, Pic
eadilly, every v. (except ::,atrrd..y), at 8; Batur.la3. rllorn
ivgs at 3 3 dmissi n Is, 2s, 3s.
CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall,- Every ".ight, at 8 : Vied-
nesiays and Saturda3 s, at 3 and S a'l the year round.
ZO LOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-perk Open daily, except Sun-
days). Admission, ls. ; on AI outlays, 65. Children under
,6d.
IdA.DAMF, TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till
3 0 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, Is.; extra
6d.
London, England, 1870-06-08

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as ti.v it the youth of the Profession. Written by a Physician.
C.Lwn Bvo., in handsome cloth, price ss. Post free for stamps.

London -W. TWICEDIE. 337. Strand.

GEORGE CRUIKSHANK'S GREAT PICTURE
" The Worship of Bacchus," engraved on Steel. 47 inches
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character or a pa,sion— the whole preventing a history of the cus-
toms and mangers of the present century. The Painting is the
property of the 1\ ationa I Gallery, and is on view at the Kensington
Museum.

London—

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VSTAYS AND MEANS. A Story of Life's Strug -,
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London, England, 1870-06-08

WHOM THE CAP FITS.

Mr. Goldwiu Smith, with a charming mixture of
naivete and insolence, has addressed the following
un-Professorial letter to Mr. Disraeli, as the autho r
of 44 Lothair." His Professorship hails from Cornoll
University, Ithaca, under date May 25th, New
York :

"SIR,--In your `Lot'hair° you introduce an Oxford
Professor who is about to emigrate to America ; and you
describe him as 'a social parasite.'
" You well know that if you had ventured openly to
accuse me of any social baseness, you would have had to
answer for your words.

"But when, sheltering yourself under the literary forms
of a work of fiction, you seek to traduce with impunity
the social character of a political opponent, your asper-
sions oan touch no man's honour : they are the stingless
insults of a coward.—Your obedient servant,

" GOLDWIN SMITH.

"The Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P."
As the cap is fitted on by this amazing teacher of
youth in the Old World and the New—somehow (to
adopt a phrase from Blackwood, we seem to hear
" the sound as of the tinkling of bells."
London, England, 1870-06-08

BANKING COMPANIES.

1 a
Agra Bank (L) A .... 11 11 10 Imperial Ottoman 4l spm
Alliance (Limited) .. 141 151 20 Lome/tar. of Austrlia 241
Anglo-Austrian .... 15 17 pm 20 London and County 50 gt.l
Anglo-Egyptn (Lim) 241 251 15 Loudon Joint-Stock 35 36
British IN orth-Amrcn 54 56 20 Lndu & Wstminstr 64 65
Ch.of India,Australla 161 171 10 Metropolitan Bl 91
Char. Merc. of India 30 31 20 Midland (Limited) 1 dls, par
City

Coronial
Consolidated (Limtd) 251Utuon of Australia.. 46 47
Eng.. Scot., & Aust. C 17f 14 15 Union of London 40 41
Imperial ( I dmited)
London, England, 1870-06-08

Cathedral or a modern Colosseum ; and therefore
the expenditure never clearly came out. When built
it continually needed botching-up.• Now that it is
gone, it is safe to conclude that another such building
will never arise, either in Constantinople or
elsewhere, for the reSidence Of English diplo-
matists. Hitherto it has been our policy to do
everything on a grand scale connected with the
embassy at ConStantinople. It was thoUght to be
one of the most important missions, and therefore the
salaries of the persons connectsd with it were great,
thei r house was grand, and the expense generally
boundless. The downfall of the embassy is typical
of the change that has come over our Eastern
policy. It is no longer thought needful to be con-
stantly fishing in the muddy pool of Turkish politics.
Hence, when the embassy rises from its ashes the '
second time, it may just as well look a little less
grand and foolish.
London, England, 1870-06-08

THE FENIANS IN CANADA.

The special correspondent of the Toronto Globe at Sault
Ste. Marie telegraphs that a party of armed Fenians
passed Upton on Friday night, on board the Chicago
steamboat. The Canadians and Americans on both sides
of the canal turned out. The Fenians, who numbered
about 100 men, were seen serving out ammunition, but on
finding the troops prepared to oppose them, they desisted
from their intended attack, and went oh to Duluth. ,
London, England, 1870-06-08

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
to its pristic e hue, no matter at what age.

-330. GONE L and CO. have at leng,th,-with the aid of one of
the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder-
ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated
form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, 3s each; also 55., 7s. ed., and 15s. each, includ-
ng brush.

Ited Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, f 3, Upper Thames-street, Lon-
don, E.C.
London, England, 1870-06-08

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT RAMSGATE.

Yesterday afternoon seven persons, two men, four
women, and a child, who had arrived in the morning by
an excursion train, were out for a sail in a boat named the
Prosperous, at Ramsgate, when, through the incautious-
ness of one of the men, the boat was suddenly capsized.
Two persons were picked up by another pleasure boat
which was cruising at a short distance, and the accident
being witnessed from the shore the harbour tug Aid at
once put off and succeeded in picking up others of the
party, but three, it not more, lives have been lost. Ac-
cording to some reports there were ten persons in the
boat. If so, the loss of life is still greater.
London, England, 1870-06-08

FATAL k.CCItiNT:

A cproner's inquest was held on Tuesday, at the London
Hospital, respecting the death of Mr. James Jonas, aged
27, the eldest son of Mr. Jonas, the Governor of the Gaol of
Newgate. It appeared that about ten days ago the deceased
young gentleman had been to Bow, in Middlesex, on
business, and was returning in the evening to his father's
official residence in the Old Bailey, and he got on the top
of an omnibus in the Bow-road. After he had ridden
some distance, and while the vehicle was in motion,
it appeared that he rose from his seat and walked
along the roof for the purpose of taking a seat by the side
of the driver, and while in the act of stepping over the
front rail, he moved his hold; and toppled over into the
roadway, striking, as it is believed, his head against the
iron tramway. He was immediately picked up and con-
veyed to the London Hospital where every possible
attention was paid to him and for some time he appeared
to be recovering. On Thursday he seemed a good deal
better, and strong hopes.were entertained of his recovery,
but very shortly afterwards erysepalas supervened, the
consequence of the injury, and death was the result. The
jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
London, England, 1870-06-08

THE SPANISH THRONE.

In yesterday's sitting of the Cortes the amendment of
Senor Rojo Arias, which requires an absolute majority of
the Deputies to vote on the election of a monarch,
has been carried by 137 to 124. This was the
second time the amendment was brought forward, having
been previously voted on Friday, but requiring a second
decision. It is considered greatly to affect Montpensier's
chance, as he has only the promise of about 100 votes,
which would not come up to the requisite standard. The
Ministers voted in the minority.

The following news appeared in our First Edition pub-
lished at Eight o'clock this morning:—]

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SEIZURE OF FENIAN ARMS

AT CORK.

Last night a party of police made a seizue of arms
and ammunition in the store of Mrs. Covenay, whose
husband was a suspected Fenian. 'They found
eight hundred weight of gunpowder, a quantity
of rifle cartridges' and cartridge cases, several gun
barrels, a sword and scabbard, and flask, belonging to
Captain Kay, Royal Engineers, stolen several months
ago, and a box of the captain's, containing arms,
maps, &e. ; Mrs. Covenay was arrested.
London, England, 1870-06-08

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London, England, 1870-06-08

AFFAIRS IN SOUTHERN ITALY.

A correspondent in Italy writes as follows :—Contradic-
tory reports continue to circulate about the whereabouts
of Garibaldi and his sons. The General is said by the
Gazetta di Torino to have escaped the surveillance of the
Italian fleet, and to have left Caprera. Ricciotti
is also stated to "have been arrested. His per-
sonal courage is very superior to las brother,
Menotti's, and he is popular among his party, which
Menotti is not, and, if any serious action is contemplated,
Garibaldi's younger son is more likely to take the leader-
ship than his brother ; but, if the movement has
Bixio at its head, the significance would be
greater still, as it would in-ply the intervention
at least tacit, of the Italian troops. It is quite certain
that a number of officers have resigned (ostensibly) their
commissions as they did in 1867, and I think it well to
inform you of the very sinister aspect of affairs in Italy,
which no official varnish can conceal, and which renders
the situation of Southern Italy as perilous a one as need be.
A great Republican demonstration has taken place at
Florence in honour of the dead of Cartatone in 1848. An
incendiary placard was affixed to the walls calling
on the soldiers to desert, and form a Republic. The
second service for the dead of Cartatone which was of an
official character was literally unattended, the Republi-
cans being resolved to have a separate demonstration in
their own sense. Fazzini has joined I3ixio in his " com-
mercial enterprise," and large sums are being subscribed
for it by the proprietors of the Southern provinces. It
is fully understood that it is a cover for
a general Republican organization, and the new
lettr of Mazzini is evidently published in concert with
the last development of the Republican party in France
under the presidency of Ernest Picard, a party which, '
while hostile to the Empire, repudiates the excesses of
Rochefmt and his fellows, which deterred all having any-
thing to lose from joining the movement of which they
were the head.
London, England, 1870-06-08

Tun HARE AND MANY FRIENDS

The best Old Man living Mr. Hare, the William
Farren of our day, will take his benefit on the 21st at
the Princess'S. Mr. and Mrs. Wigan will then
appear as Sir Paul Pagoda and Miss Yellowleaf
in " The Bengal Tiger"—Mr. Hare sustaining
for the first time the part of Sir Harcourt Courtly,
in the comedy of "-London Assurance." The
caste, as a whole, will he unusually good —Mr. Buck.
stone impersonating- Dolly Spanker; Mr. Took,
Mark Meddle ; Miss Marie %%Tilton (also for the first
time), Lady Gay Spanker ; and Miss E. Farren,
Pert. The entertainment will he given at th,!
Princess's Theatre, Po that the fullest accommoda-
tion may he provided f.r Mr. Hare's many friends
and admirers.

The Standard prints a telegram about Austrian
bonds. It says that through Count Apponyi the
Austrian Cabinet has requested Messrs. Worms to
inform the committee of the London Stock Eichange
that, owing to its hostile action in ,not waiting the time
promised before issuing certificates to compel the
Government, the Ministry has decided to make no con-
cessions bp bondholders. The Hungarian Cabinet fully
concurs the'rekt. •

tort
London, England, 1870-06-08

MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS.

Engineers in these adventurous days think
nothing of exploits that would have discomfited their
predecessors. Tunnelling used to be considered a
somewhat formidable operation, but we apprehend
the constructors of the Box-hill tunnel would
have been somewhat startled if they had been told
to scale Helvellyn. Nevertheless railways in the
year 1870 are not content with running along the
earth and below it, but must needs scale the moun-
tain side. We have all heard of the railway
in the Andes, and now we are furnished with
particulars of a mountain railway in Hungary, con-
structed by M. Lopresti, a Hungarian, on a plan
claimed by Mr. Sheppard, an English engineer. The
line requires no permanent way at all ; square
bearers of oak are laid on the ground and
cross sleepers are used at rare intervals. On
the two edges of the bearers are rails only two inches
broad, and so thin that they only weigh 11b. per
foot. The trucks run on a pair of wheels eight
inches in diameter, the bodies of the trucks being
three times the width of the rails, and placed so low
that the wheels have just room to move. The
first railway ever made in the Austrian
empire was built on this system, to convey the dirt
away from the Chotzess Tunnel in Bohemia. It was
of the frailest character ; but required no repair
during ten months' service in removing the
blasted rock. Mr. Shepherd, who designed it,
proposed to extend this cheap railway system through-
out Hungary, but nothing was done. He thinks it ad-
mirably suited for the cotton districts of India and
for the colonies generally, and is naturally reluctant
to see the credit of the invention claimed by an-
other.
London, England, 1870-06-08

LORD ARTHUR CLINTON.

Yesterday Lord Arthur Clinton—a nameunba! pily
but too well known in connexion with those of Boni-
to,' and Park —was called by the officers of Bow-
street Court but obtained no response. The summons
to which Lord Arthur Clinton was expected to
answer, but did not, was merely one taken out by a
cabman, for a fare of £1 sterling, for hAviug driven
the noble(I) lord for more than six hours on t..iaturday
week. Cabby had taken up his fare at the Opera
Hotel, Bow-street, Covent Garden, and on returning
thither after 6 hours' drive, was sent to Long's l 'otel
at the back of the Gallery of Illustration, with a
letter addressed to a gentleman, said to be staying
there, but who proved to have left for the Conti-
nent. Returning to the Opera Hotel, where Lord
Arthur Clinton bad been deposited as at his
destination, poor Cabby found that his lord-
' ship also bad disappeared. According to
the summoning officer at Bow-street, the summons
had been left with the barmaid of the Opera Hotel
for delivery to Lord Arthur on his return. Mr.
Vaughan intimated that if it were discovered that
the eummens had been delivered to Lord Arthur
Clinton, a warrant would at once he i•sued for his
apprehension.
London, England, 1870-06-08

Won in a canter.

WEST DRAYTON RACES.
The Welter Cup of 43 sovs. Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr Alfred's Contempt, by King Tom—Sneer, 5 yrs, llst
21b Deacon) 1
Mr E. Rickards's Trifle, 5 yrs, 10st ........(H. Jackson) 2
Mr R. Wyatt's Satellite, 3 yrs, 9st 101 b .. (Owner) 3
London, England, 1870-06-08

EMBASSY HOUSES.

" Serve it right !" will be the verdict of a good
many people on this great fire, so far as the British
embassy is concerned. It was a most pretentious
structure, altogether too grand and costly for the
purpose it had to serve. • It might have done very
well for an Indian rajah or a Chinese man-
darin, but for the ambassador of

a civi-

lised nation such a building was absurd. How
much money it costy. it would be difficult to tell. It
took years to build it, just a* if it had been St, Paul's
London, England, 1870-06-08

THE ITRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Sole Lessee Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, at 7 o'cicck. NO SOING NO SUPPER: %I r.
Kendal, Mr. Compton, Mr. Ede aid Osborne, Mr. Clark; Miss F.
Wright, liss Francis, Miss Fosbroke, and Miss F. Gwynne.
After which, at 8 precisely, BA RWISE'S BOOK: Mr. Sothern,
Mr. Chippendale, Mr Compton, Mr. Kendal, Mr. Buckstone; Miss
C. Hill, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Fanny Gwynne
And (by desire) A REGULAR FIX: Mr. Sothern, Ra
Concluding with A IKS IN THE DARK.
London, England, 1870-06-08

THE FIRE IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

The disastrous conflagration which has visited
Pera, the European district of Constantinople, has, it
seems, resulted in the destruction of the American
and Portuguese consulates, temples, theatres,
mosques, and thousands of ordinary houses, as well
as the edifice known as the British Embassy. At
Pent, although many brick houses have latterly been
erected, wooden buildings predominate, and this cir-
cumstance taken in connection with the fact that a
strong wind was blowing in the city on
Sunday, sufficiently accounts for the terrible ex-
tent of the fire. Several lives were, it is believed, lost,
although the brief telegram. at first transmitted did
not make any announcement to that effect. This is
the second great fire which has occurred in Pera,
and which has left many poor families houseless. In
1852 no fewer than 3,500 dwellings were burnt down
in one night...
London, England, 1870-06-08

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HOSTILITY TO NON-UNIONISTS.

The bitter feeling which hge so long prevailed on the
part of unionist colliers towards non-unionists is yet but
little assuaged. Five of the latter class of colliers,
in the employ of Messrs. Newton, 'tChgaribers, and
Co.,.left Westwood-row, at Thorncliffe, the other
morning, to take the train for Leicester, where they
have some friends with whom they intended to spend
part of the Whitsuntide holidays. On arriving at a pub-
lic-house at Chapeltown they were attacked by several
men, who termed them "black-sheep," and who were
armed with the joints of a chimney sweep's apparatus.
One non-unionist, named Smith, was most brutally
treated, and a quantity of wearing apparel stolen.
Another man was treated with great violence. The
other three men escaped. Three of the savages have been
apprehended.

SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF A SKELETON

IN HULL.

A day or two age A singular discovery was made in a
chimney in the office of Mr. Norman, Wilberforce-
buildings, High-street, Hull. Some workmen were
engaged at the chimney in that part of the offices occupied
by Mr. Norman, when they discovered the skeleton of a
man, which, by its appearance, had evidently been in that
position for many years. A considerable time since the
office was used for the purpose of a banking business, at
which time an entrance was made by thieves, and money
to the extent, it is believed, of about £9O stolen. It does
not appear to be thoroughly known whether the burglars
were caught, but from the straight position in which the
remains were found, the only inference to be drawn is
that the thief, being surprised, had made up the chimney,
and whilst in such confined condition had been suffocated.
Considerable curiosity has thus been caused, and several
people have visited the offices to see the remains.
London, England, 1870-06-08

A MISSION OF PEACE.

Mr. Henry Richard, M.P., one of the committee of
the Peace Society, has undertaken a mission to the
Continent for the purpose of promoting a reduction of
existing gigantic armaments. He states that he
visited Paris, Brussels, the Hague, Berlin, Munich,
Vienna, and Florence, and obtained many interviews
with the members of the Legislature in those cities,
being r.ceived not only with marked personal
courtesy, but with the expression of deep
interest in the object of his mission. That it
was not barren of practical results he con
siders is proved by the events that have since ensued.
In Prussia, Austria, W urtemburg, and Bavaria,
proposals have been made in the Houses of Repre-
sentatives in favour of universal disarmaments, and
the narrow majorities by which they have been
lost argurs well for a speedy success. At Berlin a
disarmament motion was supported by the votes of
not fewer than 99 members, besides many others
who expressed their approval of the principle, but
thought it not altogether opportune. In Saxony a
similar peace motion was carried by 24 to 21 in spite
of Ministerial opposition. In Wurtemburg 200,000
persons have signed a petition against the new
Prussian military law. The whole population is
only 1,800,000. In Austria, a motion in favour of
disarmament was rejected by only 64 to 53. And so
the Peace Society's endeavours do not look so gloomy
as has been represented.
London, England, 1870-06-08

GREEK AND TURKISH BRIGANDAGE.

Captain St. Clair, late of the Fusiliers, writes to
the Times from liazliinn in the Balkans, on the
subject of Greek and Turkish brigandage. He says
that Greek politicians accuse Turkey of offering
shelter to the brigands of Greece. He does not refute
these arguments, but he opposes to them a fact. He
lives in perfect security on the Ottoman soil, at a dis-
tance of 100 miles from the capital, his only guard
an unarmed lad of 18, and feels as safe as if he
were in London. He contrasts with this
the circumstance that tourists are captured
and murdered within a few miles of the Greek
capital. The Turks are, as a race, he declares, as
little given to brigandage as the Greeks are proud of
it. Captain St. Clair concludes by saying that he
assisted in the suppression of brigandage in the
Balkans. The detachments of Turkish peasants
who cleared the country of the plague which foreign
influences sought to graft in Turkey, were as disci-
plined and orderly as any army in Europe: He asks
it the Greek Government could venture on such an
experiment, and if the Greek Christians could be
trusted in the same degree as the Mussulman
peasants.
London, England, 1870-06-08

ACCIDENT TO AN EXCURSION TRAIN

A heavily-laden excursion train from Yorkshire to
Blackpool ran off the line at Pleasington, near Blackburn,
on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway yesterday
morning. A great niany persons are reported as injured.
Mr. J. Blackburn, the superintendent of traffic, together
with a staff of engineers and medical 'men at once left
Manchester for the scene of the disaster.
London, England, 1870-06-08

THE EUPHRATES VALLEY RAILWAY TO INDIA.

It is to be hoped that on the scroll of fame, which
bears the names of Brunel, Waghorn, and Lesseps,
the name of Colonel Chesney, the projector of the
Euphrates Valley Route to India, will one day be
engraved. For upwards of forty years he has medi-
tated upon a work which still is visionary, but which,
there is no doubt, will yet be made to assume a prac-
tical form. His plans have been mainly disre-
garded in consequence of the extraordinary success
a"! the Red Sea route, which it must be granted has
for many years fairly supplied the actual wants of
England and India. It may be in the recollection of
many that in 1829 Captain Chesney shewed great
interest in the idea of au overland route, and that
he accordingly undertook an examination of
the various countries through which it might
possibly be carried. Unaccompanied by any other
European, lie started from Cairo, visited Syria,
crossed the Desert to the Euphrates, which he de-
scended to Buss jrah. He then repaired to Bushire,
crossed Persia, made his way to Trebizond, and ulti-
mately, after another visit to Syria, returned to Eng-
land, having been two years on his travels, in the
years 1835,'36, and '37, Captain Chesney was again
engaged in explorations on behalf of the Government,
and his knowledge acquired then he has only now,
after a long lapse of years, brought before the world
in a published record. Colonel Chesney's scheme
for a direct route to India, either by steamboats on
the Euphrates, or b, a railway along
the valley, must before long assume a
high importance. The desire for more rapid
communication than the Red Sea route must of ne-
cessity follow the late extraordinary development of
the telegraph system. That Colonel Chesney's ur-
vey points out the natural highway for a rapid com-
munication between the Eastern and Western worlds
is, moreover, confirmed by many well-known scientific
authorities.
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THE SAULT ST. MARIE CANAL.

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nadian vessels through the Sault St. Marie Canal, and
concerning which there have been many contradictory re-
ports in circulation. It is now settled that there is no
military question involved, the vessel applying for passage
being freighted with strictly commercial goods for the
Hudson's Bay Company. the correspondence is chiefly
important for the assurance incidentally given by Mr.
Thornton that the difficulties with the Red River people
were amicably settled, and that the delegates from the
Fort Garry district have acknowledged themselves per-
fectly satisfied. We believe this is the first official an-
nouncemen of the fact which has been received by the
Washington authorities, and it fully justifies the courtesy
which has been extended by the Government in permitting
the Canadian supply vessels to pass through the Sault
Canal. •

THE FENIANS ON THE CANADIAN
BORDER.

The Fenians are on the move, it seems, and with such
dispatch, energy, and secrecy have they acted that both
Canadian and American authorities are apparently out-
witted. While a small column has appeared away off in
Minnesota on what now looks like a feint, other and more
formidable bands have moved through New York and
Vermont, and are on the border, if not across it. The
American commander at Sault St. Marie has reported
" suspicious characters" moving through the canal, but
whether smugglers or soldiers we are not told. Colonel
Bolton, the Canadian commander, naturally considers,
every " suspicious character " to be a Fenian, and,
recognizing that discretion is an essential if not the better
part of Canadian valour, he has doubled the guards around
his camp in the Canadian wilderness.
Of the active column in this State and in Vermont the
information is rather indefinite. But there is little doubt
that the Fenians are moving in the East in such force as to
demand the attention of th Government, which will, we'
doubt not, promptly enforce strict neutrality, without
waiting for suggestion from the Canadian authorities.
Such was not the custom of the English, it is true ; but
their example is not one which President Grant thinks it
proper to follow, and the Fenians who design crossing into
Canada East will have not only to meet an enemy in front,
but also to avoid a force on their flanks. The official cor-
respondence relative to the refusal to pass the Canadian,
vessels through the Sault St. Marie Canal reveals the pur-
pose of the President to maintain a strict neutrality. The
English Minister states positively that the steamer
Chicora, which was refused the passage, had only Hudson
Bay Company stores on board ; but -it is established by the
Canadian papers that the troops which had been on board
were removed in small boats pending the application at
the Custom House. The English Minister also assures,
the Secretary of State that the expedition goes not to'
'conquer Riel, but to establish the new Government of
Manitoba.—New York Tribune.
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EARTHQUAKES IN MEXICO.

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of life and damage to property. More than one
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London, England, 1870-06-08

HOSTILITY TO NON-UNIONISTS.

The bitter feeling which has so long prevailed-on the
part of unionist colliers towards non-unionists is yet but
little assuaged. Five of the latter class of colliers,
in the employ of Messrs. Newton, Chambers, and
Co., left Westwood-row, at Thorncliffe, the other
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One non-unionist, named Smith, was most brutally
treated, and a quantity of wearing apparel stolen.
Another man was treated with great violence. The
other three men escaped. Three of the savages have been
apprehended.

SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF A SKELETON
IN NULL.

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Chimney in the office of Mr. Norman, Wilberforce-
buildings, High-street, Hull. Some workmen were
engaged at the chimney in that part of the offices occupied
by Mr. Norman, when they discovered the skeleton of a
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remains were found, the only inference to be drawn is
that the thief, being surprised, had made up the chimney,
and whilst in such confined condition had been suffocated.
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London, England, 1870-06-08

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