The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-29 00:00:00

THE EMPEROR TO GO TO ELBA

According to the .Correspondence of Berlin of
to-day, the Emperor is to go to Elba, a change to
a milder climate than that of Wilhelmshohe being
necessary for the preservation of his health.

THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
FLORENCE, October 25, 12.50 p.m.
The official papers announce the imminent disso-
lution of Parliament and a general election.
Rumours of a partial Ministerial crisis gains
great consistency.

(ORNTRAL PRESS TBLEGRAMS.)
THE PRINCE OF WALES AT WINDSOR.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
Prince Arthur arrived at Windsor, at eleven o'clock this
morning, and were received at the Great Western Station
by Prince Christian, accompanied by Lord Clonmell and
Lieutenant Picard. The Royal party drove to Windsor
Forest for their first day's pheasant shooting this season,
in the Royal preserves.

EARL DE GREY AND RIPON ON THE WAR

AND EDUCATION.

At a banquet given by the Mayor of Ripon last night,
Earl de Grey and Ripon, referring to the war, said her
Majesty's Ministers had carefully watched for an oppor-
tunity of making peace, but had determined not to inter-
fere until there was a prospect of their voice being lis-
tened to. It would be hard to say whether their
intervention would have a beneficial effect, but he sincerely
trusted that the capitulation of Metz • would be the
means of leading to the settlement of hostilities.
On the question of education he insisted that
there could not be the slightest doubt as to the success of
the Education Bill if it was received and adopted in the
same spirit in which it was discussed in both Houses of
Parliament. The German successes were mainly due to
the fact that every child in Germany had the advantage
of a good education.

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AT LONGTON.
At the Mayor's dinner, Long ton, Staffordshire, Mr.
C. B. Adderley, M.P., said his time had during the past
week been pretty well engrossed as chairman of the
Royal Sanitary Commission. The report of that Commis
sion would soon be ready, and the subject would, he ven-
tured to predict, form a feature in her Majesty's speech
at the opening of Parliament next session. The recommen-
dation of the Commission on which legislation would be
founded were, that the system of self-government should
be completed ; that every place should entirely manage its
own affairs; that existing Acts should be consolidated ;
and that Ministers of State should have only to inspect
whether action had been taken by the local authorities,
and if not to put them to action. Passing to speak of
the Education Bill, the right hon. gentleman said the
measure would shew some people that their pleas in forma
pauperis were baseless; for they would be compelled to
pay by rate what they evaded on the ground of poverty•
The Irish Land Bill he characterised as a punishment of a
great majority of Liberal landlords, because of the
necessity of punishing a certain very bad minority.—Mr.
Melly, M.P., also spoke on the Education Bill, observing
that its principal provisions had had his strongest opposi-
tion, but he would now use his efforts to make it work
well if it would—which he doubted.

AGITATION ON BEHALF OF THE IR SH
POLITICAL PRISONERS.

Pressure is about to be put upon the Government to
obtain the release of the Irish political prisoners. A
requisition is in a few days to be presented to the Lord
Mayor of Dublin to call a special meeting of the council,
at which Sir John Gray will move a resolution to the
effect that the Government are bound by their duty to
the best interests of the country, and in accordance
with their implied and almost verbal promise,
to liberate the Irish State prisoners without any
further delay, a proceeding which the perfect
peace and quietness which prevail throughout Ireland
fully warrants, and which the Irish public are of opinion
has been needlessly long delayed.