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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-22

DEATHS,

On the 19th inst., at Chesterford-terrace, Hackney, Sami.
William Archer, aged 81.
On the 18th inst., at 7, Loraine-road, Holloway, Edmund
Bryan, Esq., formerly of the 7th Hussars, aged 62.
'London : Printed by GIDEON ACLAND BOYCE, of
No. 112, Strand, Printer, and Published by him at
Tun Still Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the
Savoy, in the County of Middlesex.
Thursday, December 22, 1870,
London, England, 1870-12-22

THE ARMY OF THE NORTH.

The correspondent of the Standard, writing on the 19th
from Avesnes, thus describes the Army of the North :
I watched the drill for over an hour, and am still of
opinion that the new army suddenly come into life in the
North of France will prove most formidable. It may be
a good joke in England to speak of Frenchmen as little,
but during the last three or four weeks I have been lite-
rally astonished at the number of tall, stout fellows I
have met with. Of my own actual experience the average
height I have encountered has been fully five feet
eight or nine inches. There is no doubt whatever
that the wars of the First Empire had the effect of draining
the country to an enormous extent, and for a time the
people did not show to advantage. But they have had
time to grow since then, and the splendid specimens of
northern Mobiles I see on all sides will show that they
have grown to some purpose. But it is not for their
physique alone that they are noticeable. It is for the un-
mistakeable earnestness with which they are steadily
settling down to their work, and for the efficiency
I already see them display. It takes a long time
to excite emotional feelings in the people of the North
here, as in most countries. They have none of the im-
petuosity or poetic imagination that is so easily lighted in
the South. They are a cautious, long-headed, calculating,
money-making race ; and the prosperity of such towns as
Lille testify to their dogged perseverance. They weigh a
question long and deeply, and look at both sides ; but when
it comes home to them, and they are fairly roused, they are
terribly in earnest. I no longer hear the people deprecate
the war, or harp, as they used formerly, on its being the
fatal result of despotic caprice. They have made up their
minds to accept it as an inevitable fact, and to meet it
accordingly ; and they swear, no matter what may be the
extent or nature of the sacrifice they will be called
on to make, never to sit down till they shall have
wiped out the bitter shame that has fallen on the French
nation.
London, England, 1870-12-22

A SINGULAR LECTURE.

Tohn Surratt, who was tried for complicity in the
assassination of President Lincoln, has been deliver.-
ing a lecture at Rockville, Maryland, which has ex-
cited great interest. Since his trial and acquittal he
has been living as a school teaclin in Rockville,
but finding himself short of money he has had
recourse to the expedient of giving a lull account of
the whole of his dealings with Wilkes Booth and
others. It was at first intended not to assassinate
the President, but to carry him off to Richmond, and
all arrangements were made for fulfilling the design, but
as it proved impracticable it was abandoned. It is
only fair to add that by Surratt's own confession the
Confederate Government knew nothing of the ex-
travagant project, and the conspirators were appre-
hensive that if they succeeded in getting Mr. Lincoln
to Richmond the Confederate authorities would
surrender them to the United States, because they
had acted without the "Southern Government's
knowledge and consent. Surratt adds that during
his many interviews with Booth and his associates
assassination was never talked of, and he was amazed
when he heard of the crime. Surratt states that ho
was ignorant of his mother's danger, which was
purposely bidden from him by his friends until too
late. The lecture attracted great crowds.
London, England, 1870-12-22

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CRYSTAL PAL &CE PANTOMIME.

The Christmas production this year at the Crystal
Palace is the story of Gulliver, which is here presented in
quite a new form by Mr. H. B. Farnie, the successful
author of "Little Faust," &c. The first principal scene
is entitled " The Fairy Halls of Enterprise," and here
Gulliver is met by the Fairy of Enterprise, who in turn
introduces him to Saccharissa. Together they agree to
fly to foreign lands, and this leads us to the next scene,
"Wapping Old Stairs," and here somelvery excellent pan-
tomimic business is introduced, which is heartily appre-
ciated by the juveniles, for whose edification the Palace
at this season puts forth special efforts. Scene IV. shows us
the sea coast of Lilliput,where the vessel has been wrecked,
and from which it is at first feared that none but Gulli-
ver and Saccharissa have escaped, but greatly to the
disgust of the latter it is found that amongst the saved
are two of her admirers—but who are not admired by
her—Sir Lardy Dardy Do and Captain finks, to one of
whom her father (Mr. Sugarplum) is desirous she should
be married. Saccharissa will have none of it, and deter-
mines to stick to Gulliver, despite her father's remon-
strances. Next follows the scene, " City and Palace of
Lilliput" ; and here Gulliver is discovered by the Lillipu-
tians, by whom he is ultimately doomed to exile. Scenes
6,7, and 8 take place in Brobdignag, and here are intro-
duced very pretty scenic illustrations of a Brobdignagian
cornfield, and the Palace of Brobdig,nag. At last, after
many trials and vicissitudes, the return home
is accomplished, where of course everybody
is made happy, and everything is as it
should be. The great transformation scene is entitled the
" Flight of the Fairies," and is really a triumph of scenic
art, eliciting long-contiaued marks of approbation from
the vast audience assembled. The part of GulliTer was
most ably sustained by Miss Caroline Parkes, and the
character of Sacharrissa met with full justice at the hands
of Miss Annie Thirwall. Master Percy Roselle appears
as the Emperor of Lilliput ; the rival character of the
King of Brobdignag is entrusted to Mr. H. Clements. The
minor parts were all excellently provided for. The first
performance was extremely well attended, and there can
be no doubt bnt that the pantomime of " Gulliver" will
be ranked amongst the best of the Crystal Palace produc-
tions, and will doubtless prove most attractive during the
forthcoming holiday season.
London, England, 1870-12-22

LIFEBOAT SERVIOES.—During the Storms of
the past eleven months the National Lifeboat Institution
has contributed to the saving of 918 lives from various ship-
wrecks and 24 vessels from destruction. It has also expended
£23,287 in the same period on its Lifeboat Rstablishments, in
addition to granting £2,023 for rewards.
The Institution has now 228 Lifeboat Stations wader its
management.
Contributions are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully
received by the London and Country bankers, and lry the Secre-
tary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street,
Adelphi, London.
London, England, 1870-12-22

THE FIGHTING ABOUT ORLEANS.

Herr Wickede, of the Cologne Gazette, referring to the
engagements round Orleans, says :—These victories
have, it is true, cost many sacrifices on our side.
General Von der Tann's Bavarian corps has lost,
in killed, wounded, and prisoners, 123 officers and nearly
2,000 men. The 17th Infantry Division, which dashed
forwards at Orleans, and now again at Beaugency, with
such irresistible force, lost in killed and wounded 3,000
men. The 22nd Division, the cavalry, and Prince
Frederick Charles's Hanoverian Army Corps have likewise
had serious losses. Altogether we may reckon the losses in
the month of December which it has cost us to drive the
trench out 'of Orleans and reoccupy it as at least nine or
ten thousand men in killed, wounded, and prisoners. We
have, indeed, at the same time taken from the enemy
eighteen thousand prisoners, ninety guns, and four good
and heavily armed gunboats on the Loire at Orleans,
while he has had at least seven or eight thousand men
killed and wounded.

ADVENTURES OF A WANDERING
GOVERNMENT.

A letter from Bordeaux gives some curious details as to
the adventures of the Government Delegation on their
arrival at Bordeaux. Their departure took place in the
midst of great disorder, and their arrival was very much
after the same fashion. The cold and the snow
added greatly to the difficulties of their journey.
The railways were so overcrowded that the journey
from Tours to Bordeaux took fourteen hours. The hotels
are crowded, and beyond all price, furnished apartments
nowhere to be had. Bordeaux is a town built for fine
weather. There are few fireplaces, and what there are
will not allow fires to burn in them. The windows and
doors never shut closely, and the wind enters in all
directions. Fabulous sums have been demanded of the
Ministers for their retinue, and of the Ambassadors for their
legations. Private individuals have let their houses at
26,000 f. per month. Lord Lyons could get no room at the
Hotel de Paris, and had to pass the night on an iron bed
improvised in a salon of the hotel. Chevalier Nigra
`slept in a fauteuil. No bureau has yet been
formed for any part of the administrative or
diplomatic departments. Tables are wanting everywhere.
London, England, 1870-12-22

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London, England, 1870-12-22

EARL RUSSELL ON ENGLAND'S DEFENCES.

Alluding to Earl Russell's letter on our defences, the
Standard says: It is not enough that we should be told that
it would be very difficult for an enemy to land an army
on the English coast, nor is it much consolation to hear,
as we generally do, that the invading army would never
go back again. We oannot afford to leave this matter in
any kind of doubt. It must be made not only diffi-
cult for any enemy to land—it must be made impossible
for him to do so. The security which is not perfect is
of little value. If it can be made perfect, humanly speak-
ing, it ought to be so. We must listen to no calculations
of the number of men and of ships of the enemy which
will be destroyed before he can land an army of one hun-
dred thousand on the English coast. If it is ever worth
the while of an enemy to make the attempt, we may be
sure that he will have assumed all these losses as part
of his scheme. What we must do is to render the
chance of success so desperate that no Power will
ever venture into the undertaking. To do this we
must provide not only for a first line of defence, but
a second and a third. As Lord Russell justly says, it
may be possible so to distract the attention of the
British fleet as that an overpowering naval force may be
concentrated at one point of the -coast, strong
enough to secure the successful disembarkation
of an army, even though it may not be strong
enough to escape without loss afterwards. We
all know how nearly such a design was being successful
in 1804, and how it was only foiled by a happy course
of accidents, and the vigilant sagacity of Collingwood.
What was possible sixty or seventy years ago is
still more possible now, when the general adop-
tion of ironclad ships has robbed us of our old supe-
riority in seamanship. The problem really begins at
the point where Mr. Gladstone and his friends seem to
leave it. We' have not to discuss how much security
the EBritish Channel gives us. We have to con-
sider what we should do were that barrier passed
and a hostile army fairly landed in England. It is against
such a danger that it is our duty to provide at all cost.
It is idle to tell us that the enemy can never land, or that
if landed he will never return. All the highest mili-
tary authorities since and during the great war
against France have believed in the possibility of the
landing, and it would be madness to scorn their advice.
Whether it requires 50,000 or 100,000 additional soldiers
we must provide them, or we are not assured against in-
vasion. We have not only to take care that the invaders
will never go back ; we must be satisfied they will never
come. The very idea of an enemy's army quartered in
London, were they the bestbehaved plundorers in the world,
is one which we cannot for one moment afford to enter •
tain.
London, England, 1870-12-22

THE FENIAN AMNESTY.

The Telegraph, in referring to this subject: Says that the
release of the prisoners should be the cause of much joy
in Cork and of exultation in Dublin are facts on which the
Government and the Irish people may be equally
congratulated ; nor, so far as our fellow-countrymen
across the Channel are concerned, need there be much
cause for astonishment if we hear of some tendency
to look the gift-horse in the mouth and cto carp
at the conditions attached to the boon. The
captives are from this moment banished men ; and if any
of their number are found within the limits of the United
Kingdom while the edict of expatriation remains unre-
pealed, they must expect to forfeit the privilege already
conceded. • Unreasoning politicians of an ultra Irish
way of thinking may argue that to clog an
amnesty with the conditions of exile is to do an
act of mercy by halves, and is, in fact, only a refined,
piece of cruelty. These men, so long confined,
are 'doubtless imbued with the very warmest feelings of
attachment towards their native land. They have been
for years absent from their homes, their wives, their
children, and their friends. Why should the stern
mandate go forth, " Get thee out of thy country ?"
On what plea can their enforced separation from all
they hold dear be justified? We may reply that the
justification lies in two pleas ; first, in the interest of
the men themselves, and next in that of inevitable
expediency. That honest patriotism of a somewhat
dreamy, illogical, impracticable kind may have been the
inspiring motive in the conduct of these unfortunate per-
sons, we do not choose to doubt. That many of them
have awakened to the delusion, and are sorry for
the perversity which led them to conspire
against the integrity of the Empire we may
hope ; but it must not be forgotten, that
the political prisoners comprised a large proportion of
desperate and unscrupulous adventurers—men more of
the temper of Colonel Titus than of Algernon Sydney—
men who thought " killing no murder," and whose
avowed associates attempted to blow up prison walls, to
surprise garrisons, to debauch soldiers, and'to assassinate
police officers.
London, England, 1870-12-22

THE ASSASSINATIONS AT VERSAILLES.

In order to put a srop to the aksassii ations that
have occured at Versailles, General Von Voight
Rhetz has issued an order forbidding all circulation
in the woods around Vine d'Avray, Meudon, and
Marnes between the hours of three p.m. and nine
a.m. The patrols have received orders to fire upon
any person attempting to infringe this order.

PRUSSIANS FORTIFYING BOURG-
THEROULDE.

The Prussians are fortifying themselves at Bourg-
thdroulde, and erecting barricades from Barneville-
sur-Seine up to La Bouille. Thay are also forming
a strong circle of Defences around Gisors.

CALLING OUT THE -PRUSSIAN RESERVES.
An official order has been issued by the Govern-
ment in Berlin calling for the formation of garrison
battalions. They will be employed in taking charge
of prisoners of war, and thus make the Landwehr
available for garrisoning the extensive tracts of
hostile country occupied in consequence of the steady
and victorious advance of the German army.
London, England, 1870-12-22

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Miribel and the Saut-du-Rhone. The flotilla will
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two mitrailleuses and a 24-pounder gun. The
movements will be combined, so as to support the
operations both on the banks of the Saone and the
Rhone.
London, England, 1870-12-22

MISS BECKER ON WOMAN'S DUTIES.

Miss Becker, at the meeting in connection with the
Queen-street Ragged School and Institute, Salford, on
Monday, expressed her gratification that the managers of
the institution had discarded the system of sepa-
rate schools for girls and boys, and that "the
two sexes were placed on that footing of equal rights
and thorough companionship which they ought to main-
tain through life." Adverting to some recent remarks of
the Lord Bishop of Manchester to the effect that women
ought to be "keepers at home," Miss Becker said she
was one of those who was taken in her infancy to the
parish church, and was there " signed with the sign of the
cross, in token that she would be Christ's soldier and servant,
and should not be ashamed manfully to fight under His
banner against sin, the world, and the devil," and as
within the peaceful domain of home she could not find the
foes whom she was sworn to encounter, she conceived it
to be her duty to walk abroad to meet them. The Bishop
of Manchester, who presided at the meeting, observed
that if ladies who hal no home-ties sought employment in
the way Miss Becker had indicated he would, be the first
' to welcome their assistance.

With regard to the complaints that the inquiry of
the Contagious Diseases Act Commission is conducted
privately, and that female witnesses have not been ad-
mitted to give evidence, it is stated that each of the
societies formed to oppose and to support the operation of
the Act has been invited to send a representative, and
both have been allowed to bring forward witnesses. Nor
have female witnesses been excluded.
London, England, 1870-12-22

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FATHER HYACINTHE ON THE WAIL

Father Hyacinthe has delivered nn address in
London on the war, and great was the excitement
and desire to hear him. The most noticeable feature
in his remarks was the resignation with which he
contemplated the annexation of Alsace and Lorraine
to Germany—strangely enough comparing the
loss of these two provinces by France
to the loss of Calais by England. Father
Hyacinthe gives' no credit to the assumption that
France would sink to the level of a Second or third-
rate power, if Alsace and Lorraine were lost. He
believes the war would have three results—Germany
would. have a political organisation, and become a
powerful focus of civilisation in the heart of
Europe; France would be restored to herself, the
reign of sophists and courtesans abolished; and
the freedom of Rome would be secure 1. The
Temporal Power of the Pope had long
outlived its time, and he rejoiced at
its; downfall. Father Hyacinthe quoted 'some pas-
sages of his address in Advent, 1869, when he pro-
phesied this war, as the judgment of Heaven for the
currupt state of the nation. "Come forth from the
scabbard sword of the Lord and of France." He con-
eluded " Do thy work ; do it quickly, and do it com-
pletely." The hand of God might thus draw three
good results from this wicked war.
London, England, 1870-12-22

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TILE ALABAMA CLAIMS.

A member of a leading mercantile firm makes a
suggestion of interest respecting America's claim for
damages. Mr. Reverdy Johnson estimates the
Alabama claims at some thirteen millions of dollars;
but he does not shew whether this amount inclu,les
the losses of those who neglected to
cover the war risk, nor is any mention made by
the underwriters of the premium received by them
on,ships and cargoes which were not captured. Yet,

unless the underwriters were very unskilful, the
balance of the account would be
,in their favour,
even after paying their losses. "It is not reasonable
that the underwriters should pocket the premium on

the whole of the risks insured at that time,
and now come and claim reimbursement for the
comparatively lew losses which did actually occur."
The parties who ought to have compensation were
the shippers and owners, who had to pay the extra
war risk. This should be returned to them, and no

more. Those who neglected to cover the war risk
should receive the amount of the premium (2 7-10ths
per cent.), at which they . might have gained . pro-

action.

THE RELEASE OF THE FENIAN PRISONERS.

General satisfaction is expressed by the Irish
newspapers at the release of the Fenian prisoners—
though of course the national journals when they appear
will find abundant material for criticism. Of the tour
Cork papers the Examiner describes the clemency of
the Government as " essentially wise, because it is
generous and entire," the Constitution will not urge
any of the objections which occur to it, and the
Herald and Reporter express satisfaction. The Dublin
Evening Post regards the event as a proof of " the
exceptional power of the present Government to give
effect to the high policy of mercy." The Daily
Express, though doubtful, hopes that no mischief
will accrue. The Irish Times hopes that the sentence
cf exile will not prove of long duration. The Free-

van regrets that the men are not allowed to return
;o Ireland; and this opinion is echoed by some other

papers.
London, England, 1870-12-22

Ei MOSES and SUN'S

'XV INTER OVERCOATS, 19s, to £5.

BOY'S OVERCOATS, 7s. 6d. to 455.

A:1 MOSES and SON beg to remind the public
'.4 • that the cheapness of an article depends entirely on its
and they venture to sly that their prices will compare
favourably with those of any other ,) ise in Enzland.

VMUSES and SON'S

OXFORD COATS, 17s. to 50s.
London, England, 1870-12-22

THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

HAYMARKET—The Wolf and the Lamb. The Palace of
Truth. Uncle's Will. Family Jars.
VAUDEVILLE—ChiseIIing. Two Roses. Elizabeth, or
the Invisible Armada.
STRAND-0U and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle
'Prentice.
ST. JAMES'S—To Oblige Benson. Fernande. Christ-
mas Eve.
OLYmno--Poppleton's Predicament. Nell and (Bur-
lesque) Paul and Virginia.
Roymiry Wealth; and Whittington Junior and his
Sensation Cat.
GAlErv—Zampa. The Waterman.
QuEmes—Aunt Charlotte's Maid. Richelieu. Day after
the Wedding.
HoLsom—The Married Bachelor. The Odds. Jezebel.
PRINCE OF WALES'S. Queen Stork. Ours. Locked
In.

POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's War Lecture. After.

noon and Evening.
EGYPTIAN HALL—Poole and Young's Panorama of the

Franco-Prussian War.
Ampurnamman AND CLuous (Holborn)—Scenes in the

Arena.
ST. JAMBS'S FULL—Christy Minstrels. Eery evening.
PALAIS ROYAL—Professor Faber's Talking Machine,
ALHAMBRA—Promenade Concert.

MADAME TIISSAUD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10
p.m. ls. ; extra rooms, 6d.
London, England, 1870-12-22

PARTRIDGE AND COOPER,
MANUFACTURING STATIONERS,
192, YLRBT-STRBDIT (OORNED 071 OHANDBRY-LANV, LONDON (MO).
rHE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES,
AND

JARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20e
Per ream. a. d.
Fine Cream Laid Note ; a cheap paper.....
Superfine Cream Laid Note ; much approved
Superfine Thick Cream Laid Note ;especially recommended 5 6
Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note . 7 0
Straw Paper, " Patent;" adapted for rapid writing 2 6
Large Commercial Note Papers is., 4e. Ss., and - 6 0
Foolscap Papers, blue or cream.......... 105. Bd., 12s. 6d., and 14 6
Outsides Foolscap
Letter Paper for scribbling.... plain, 45.; ruled ditto, 4 6
Tinted Lined Note . five quires for Is. 81, or 5 6
New Vellum Wove "Club House" iota, five quires for 2e. 60.
Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 45 6d, 55 6d, a 88 8d ..
Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 45 6d!........... per 1,000
Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &0., 8e... -- ..... —..—
COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to Is. per ;100. Polished
steel dies sunk by the bast artists in the trade at about half the
prices charged by the retail houses.
An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip-
tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands,
Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling
Writing Cases. Desks. post free. Established 1841
London, England, 1870-12-22

LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.

At the Liverpool Assizes, yesterday,'Eliza Ann Law, of
Haslington, Lancashire, recovered £4OO from Walter
Slater, of the same town, for breach of promise of mar-
riage.—At the same assizes, Messrs. J. and B. Bradbury,
silk manufacturers, of Macclesfield, recovered £62 from
Sutton's Parcel Express for the non-delivery of a bale of
silk consigned to London.

THE STORM ON THE NORTH-EAST COAST OF

SCOTLAND.

The storm continued on the north-east coast of Scotland
up to yesterday morning, and the sea is still very heavy,
but the wind has gone to the north, and brought a fall of
snow. A Norwegian vessel, name unknown, was driven
ashore on the rocks at Muchalls, twelve miles south of
Aberdeen, and became a total wreck. Three of the crew
were drowned and four saved.

SUICIDE.
Yesterday a man named Thomas Dennis was found
with his throat cut in one of the waterclosets
of the Bordesley station, Birmingham. The only thing
found upon him were a pair of gloves and a will, in which
he said, ":Being homeless and friendless, and expecting
death, I leave my wearing apparel to the landlady of the
house where my body is taken to pay her for her trouble.
I give my body to the General Hospital for dissection, for
the benefit of the pupils and the advancement of
science." %
London, England, 1870-12-22

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A TOLL COLLECTOR--William
Thomas Miller, who was also called Millen, was brought
up at the Thames Police-court, charged with violently
asssaulting William Drew, a toll-collector, at the Orchard
House-gate, East India-road, near the East dock en-
trance. The prisoner came up to the toll-gate yesterday
afternoon, and was driving a horse and cart, for which the
legal charge of 6d. was demanded. The prisoner put hi
hand in his pocket as if he was about to take out the
money and pay the toll, but, while the collector's atten-
tion was being paid to another horse and cart, the pri-
soner whipped his horse and drove onwards. The col-
lector pursued him and again demanded the toll, on
which the prisoner lashed the collector with his whip in a
savage manner over the head, face, andbody. The collector
to save himself pulled the thong from the whip, and the
prlsoner then beat him with the butt end of the whip,
which was of considerable thickness, over the hands.
After a fierce struggle the prisoner, who made use of foul
language to the collector, was secured by Job Pope, a
police-constable of the K division, who promptly came to
his assistance. Prisoner's only palliation for the outrage
was that the complainant pulled the thong out of his
whip. Mr. Lushington s Which he was quite justified in
doing after you began to flog him. You have acted in a
very dishonest and brutal manner, first in evading the
toll, and then in flogging the collector, whose conduct
was perfectly justifiable, and who was merely fulfilling
his duty. I sentence you to one month's imprisonment
and hard labour.
London, England, 1870-12-22

THE HORRORS OF HOUSEKEEPING.

It is veryagreeable to remember that we can scarcely
undergo the displeasure of the law if we henceforth
resort to a remedy of cold water when any of our
servants happen to get drunk on our hands. The
Hon. and Rev. Robert Henley, the vicar of
Putney, according to his usual " practice," went
down into his kitchen on Sunday evening last,
to tell the cook to clear the kitchen fbr smoking.
Arriving there he found her to all appearance in-
toxicated, and he thereupon, according to the ser-
vants' account, threw bowls of water over her wetting
her completely, .an act for which she felt
bound to sue him at the Wandsworth
Police-court. The woman told the magistrate she was
only tired on the evening in question, and she con-
tended that in any case she should not have been
drenched by her master. Evidence, however, was
Wytmdantly produced to prove intoxication ; and for
the vicar, a surgeon gave his testimony shewing that
cold water was the proper 'remedy to make a tipsy
servant sober. A. nursemaid thought, moreover, that
the cook did become more intelligent as the water
was thrown upon her. We are glad to say the
magistrate dismissed the summons, and offered to
give costs against the servant if they were de-
manded. This, however, was not done.
London, England, 1870-12-22

Edward Hawkings, 31, George-street, Plymouth,

MIDNIGHT MEETING MOVEMENT. Office, 5,
Red Lion-square, W.C., London.—During the last 10 years
this Institution has been instrumental in rescuing a vast number
of poor girls from a life of degradation and misery. The plan
adopted has been to seek the wanderers in the streets of London
and gather them together at the midnight hour, when short and
faithful addresses hove been given.
During the present year the Meetings have been held nearly
every week in some of the most frequented districts of the
metropolis.
The promoters have abundant evidence that these efforts have
been most successful in effecting a great moral change in many
fallen ones.
To enable them to continue their important work, FUNDS are
earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received by Mr. John
Stabb, Ron. Sec., 5, Red Lion-square, W.C., London ; and at the
Union Bank of London (Carey-street Branch), W.C.

BO Cli-BINK O'S
H. CHEMICAL MANUFACTORY, a, CITY GARDENS, CITY
ROAD, London, N.
London, England, 1870-12-22

FOOD IN PARIS.

The latest testimony respecting the food stores in
Paris deserves more than ordinary attention. Gene-
ral Trochu has at length permitted the departure
from the capital of Prince Wittgenstein, the Russian
military agent, and several diplomatists; who were
kept there against their will. These testify that the
city has bread, salt meat, and wine for another
two months. An estimate coming from such a
source is likely to be rather under than over the
mark; and it will not be rash to conclude that the
middle of March will arrive before absolute want
compels Trochu to yield. The statement confirms
the reports which have so freely reached us of late
from Versailles.
London, England, 1870-12-22

THE LONDON SCHOOL BOARD.

The second meeting of the London School Board wO-5
held'yesterday, in the Guildhall, Lord Lawrence (president
of the board) in the chair. The names of the members
present were read over.

The Chairman read the report of the committee ap-
pointed t o consider what officers should be appointed, and
the salaries to be paid to them. They recommended the
oppointment of a clerk who should devote his whole time
to the services of the Board, at a salary of £BOO a year ;
statistical clerk, at £350 a year ; an accountant, at £250 ;,
and a minute clerk, at £lOO a year. They also recommend
the appointment of a messenger at 255. a week.
Sir Thomas Tilson suggested that the report be deferred
for further consideration. He thought that the salaries
mentioned were excessive, and that many efficient persons
might be found to perform the duties at smaller amounts.
Alderman Cotton seconded the motion. He considered
it was highly important, however, that those who were
appointed to offices under the Board should be properly
paid. He believed if the report were referred there
would be a recommendation that increased sums be given•
Professor Huxley expressed a similar opinion to that of
Mr. Alderman Cotton.
Mr. Charles Reed said the committee had given great
consideration to the question before the Board. In their
opinion it was 'necessary to have a clerk, whose ability
was undoubted, and they thought it would be quite possi-
ble to get an efficient clerk for £BOO.
Miss Davies thought it would be better in the first
instance to settle the salary of the clerk, and consult him
as to the salaries of the subordinates

Mr. Hepworth Dixon considered that the observations
of some speakers intimated that the clerk was to be the
director of the Board ; whereas the intention of the com-
mittee, and, he believed, the general views of the Board,
were that his duties should be simply administrative.
He would have to take the orders of the
board and carry out his duties under their instruc-
tions. Taking this view of the functions of the clerk,
he believed £BOO a year a sufficient salary.
Professor Barry said all that was wanted now was to
give power for the election of a clerk.
After some discussion, the resolution and amendment
were allowed to stand as follows :—Resolution—That the
report of the Committee be received and adopted, except
as regards the £BOO a year, which should be £l,OOO.
The amendment was that the report be received and
adopted, so far as relates to the clerk and his salary.
The amendment was put and carried by 34 to 11.

We understand that Mr. Charles Mackeson intends to
offer himself as a candidate for the secretaryship of the
Metropolitan School Board. Mr. Mackeson, whose name
is known as the editor of " Low's Handbook to the
Charities of London," of his own "Guide to the Churches
of London," and as the author of " A Digest of the
Ritual Blue-book," has been twelve years in her Majesty's
Civil Service.
London, England, 1870-10-10

MARRIAGES.I

On the 6th inst., at St. Mary's, Marylebone, Lieutenant-
Colonel the Hon. C. W. St. Clair, Master of Sinclair,
to Margaret Jane, younger daughter of James Murray,
Esq., of Bryanstone-square.

On the 6th inst., at Houghton Church, Huntingdonshire,
Harry Duberley, second son of the late Js.'Duberley,
Esq., Gaynes Hall, Hunts., to Grace Elizabeth, eldest
daughter of the late Gilbert Ansley, Esq., of Houghton
Hill.
London, England, 1870-10-10

DEATHe.

On the sth inst., suddenly, Jacob Curl, Esq., of East
Winch, Norfolk, aged 78.
On the 6th inst., at 14, Vicarage-gardens, Kensington, Mr.
Edward Warwick, of 124, Regent-street, aged 46.

London : Printed by GIDEON ACLAND BOYCE, of
No. 112, Strand, Printer, and Published by him at
THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the
Savoy, in the County of Middlesex.
Monday, October 10, 1870.
London, England, 1870-10-10

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.

IMPORTANT. REDUCTION OF FARES.
ON and after the Ist NOVEMBER next the follow-
ing Fares will be charged between-
-
ORTLAND ROAD
REGENT CIRCUS
MOORGATE STREET / BARER STREET
ALDERSGATE STREET f and EDGWARE ROAD
PRAED STREET, PADDINGTON
I.
QUEEN'S ROAD, BAYSWATER
BISHOP'S ROAD
FARRINGDON STREET 1
and QUEEN'S ROAD, BAYSWATER
KING'S CROSS
SINGLE TICKETS. RETURN TICKETS.
Ist Class 2nd Class 1 I
Srd Class. let Class 2nd Class I 3rd Class
I 6d. 4d. I Bd. Dd. 6d. I bd.
MYLES FENTON,
General Manager.
82, Westbourne Terrace,
6th October, 1870.

:1112-113,E DEPARTMENT.—The CONSERVA-
ki TIVE LAND SOCHITY.—Shares may be taken out daily
at the Norfolk-street °Aces, or investors at a distance can be
enrolled as members bi► correspondence. Present rate of interest
5 per cent, per annum, payable in half-yearly warrants with par-
ticipation of any profits declared annually above that rate. No
partnership liability and power of withdrawal of subscriptions
on shares at 28 days' notice.
Deposit Department.—Persons wishing to incest large or small
IBM ;, receiving half-yearly interest warrants at 4 per cent, per
Nils an, with power of withdrawal at fixed periods, according to
amount invested, may deposit sums daily at the offices, without
becoming members of the Society.
CHARLIS LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary.
Prospectuses of the share, deposit, and building advance
departments will be sent tree of charge.

SAUC R—L EA and PERRINS
THE "WORCESTERSHIRE,"
pronounced by Connoisseurs
" THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE."
Improves the appetite and aids digestion.
UNRIVALLED FOR PIQUANCY AND FLAVOUR.
London, England, 1870-10-10

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

A GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
J NO. GOBNE I.L and CO. have at length, 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. 6d., and 15s. each, nclud•
ng brush.

Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-street, Lon•
E.C.

THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

DRURY-LANE—A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsart.
Phobus's Fix.
QUEEN'S—Aunt Charlotte's Maid. ,Midsummer Night's
Dream.
VAUDEVILLE—ChiseIIing. Two Roses. Don Carlos.
STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle
'Prentice.
PRINCESSEW—Wanted, 1,000 Milliners. The Rapparee.
The Happy Man.
ROYALTY—Our Nelly and F. M. Julius Cncesar, the
Irregular Rum 'Un.
OLYMPlO—Poppleton's Predicaments. Handsome Is that

Handsome Does. Undine. --
HOLBORN—Farce. The Odds.
GAIETY—Ballet. Bluebeard. Zampa.
GLOBE—Board and Residence. Taming of the Shrew.
Marco Spada.
SADLER'S WELLS—Mistress of the Mill. Macbeth.
NEW SURREY—A Striking Similarity. Link by Link,
Nobody's Chill.
AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Scenes in the
Arena.

PALAIS ROYAL—Dr. Corry's 'Panorama of Ireland—Pro-
fessor Faber's Talking Machine, &c.
ALHAMBRA—Grand Ballet and Varieties.
CREmoßNE—Fireworks, Ballet, &c.
MADAME TIISSALTP'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10
p.m. ls.; extra rooms, 6d.
London, England, 1870-10-10

HER JIAJESTY.

BALMORAL, OCT. 6.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, drove
out, attended by the Marchioness of Ely.

OCT. 7,

The Queen walked out in the morning, accompanied by
Princess Louise, and in the afternoon her Majesty drove
out, also with Princess Louise.

Major-General Sir Thomas and the Hon. Lady Bid.
dulph and Lieut.-Colonel Elphinstone had the honour of
dining with the Queen and the Royal Family.
London, England, 1870-10-10

AFFAIRS AT PEKIN,

We have received from the Foreign Office this
afternoon the following lamination :—" A telegram
has been received from Mr. Wade, dated the 20th
of September, and stating that all wr as quiet at
Pekin and Tien-tsin."

TEE CONVICT MAII,GAILET WATERS.—Down to
last night no commutation had been received trom the
Home Office holding out any prospect that the capital
sentence passed upon Margaret Waters would be oom
muted. if not reprieved, the unhappy woman will be axe
cuted to-morrow morning.

The Broad Arrow says Major-General Pears, the
Military Secretary at the India Office, will early this
week call upon some five hundred retired officers of the
Indian Army to state whether they will be willing to
serve with the Reserve Forces in this country.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—HaIf-a-Crown day, Saturday
Oct. Bth, 1870.—Admission by season tickets, 4,398 ; do.
On payment, 990. Total visitors, 5,388.

. .
BALLOON POST.—The bag of Postal Cards de-
spatched by Magnesium Balloon at the Crystal PHlaco
Firework Display, last Thursday, was picked up at Acrise
Farm, near Folkestone, and the Cards posted at llythe
reaching their destination by first delivery on Saturday.

WORKMEN'S INTERNATIONAL EXIIIBITION.—iIe
visit of Mr. Gladstone has been the source of the highest
gratification to many of the exhibitors. Mr. John
Jeffery's, the patentee and exhibitor of the crescent studs
and solitaires, has been signally fortunate in being com-
plimented on the ingenuity of his invention. Not only has
the Prince of Wales accepted a suite of the crescent studs,
but Mr. Gladstone also has done Mr. Jefferys the honour
of accepting a suite in fine and beautifully polished
silver as a souvenier of his visit to the exhibition. Mr.
Jefferys has received a highly complimentary communi-
cation from Mr. Gurdon, the private secretary to the
Premier, thanking him for his present ; and also congra-
tulating him on his ingenious and very useful invention.
London, England, 1870-10-10

THE NEW POST CARDS.

The limes considers the introduction of the new
Post cards to be something of a social revolution.
Any person may now send a letter from any part of
the United Kingdom to any other part for a half-
penny instead of a penny, on condition that the com-
munication be compressed within a space of 44 inches
by 31 inches, and be open to the eyes of all the
world. But the instinct of economy which animates
every Briton, in dealing , with a revenue question,
will suggest countless expedients for making open
Post cards available beyond the limits on which the
Department has reckoned. Cryptography, or
the art of writing in cipher, will be studied,
and other devices tried. Nevertheless, it will be
asked why the Post, Office should not deliver an en-
velope Ibr a halfpenny as well as a card. The
answer is two-fold. A card is lighter and more
easily packed, and the office can carry and deliver a
dozen cards with as much ease as half-a-dozen letters.
Secondly, the Post Office authorities were afraid of
more business than they could manage, and therefore
took precautions for circumscribing the use of post
cards, and confined the sample post to samples only,
instead of allowing any small articles to be trans-
mitted by it as formerly. Whether or no these
precautions were necessary, it is manifestly the interest
of the public to co-operate with the Department
and facilitate its work, and there is one very
important point in which they can do this. Post
cards are much easier to pack and to carry than
letters, but they take just as long to deliver. Nothing
can facilitate the delivery of letters so much as letter
boxes in every door. The economy of time and
trouble they effect is almost incalculable; and now
that the deliveries have become more extensive and
laborious, no expedient should be neglected for
lightening the work.