The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-21 00:00:00

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The Constitutionnel cautious the citizens of Paris that
there is treason abroad, and cites two startling facts to
prove it. A large quantity of French uniforms which
were about to be forwarded to the Prussian head-quarters
have been seized in Paris. It is believed they were to be
used to enable Prussians to obtain an entry into the city.
The other story is that a supply of iron work, required in
all haste for some new mitrailleuses, was ordered, made,
and despatched by rail from the arsenals in Central
France, the freight being paid in advance to Nettie speed•
This is now missing, and cannot be traced anywhere'ulong
the line. •

Tlz bombs of petroleum, the composition of which is
rather a mystsry, have given rise to some false impres-

sions with respect to the oil of petroleum. Many hap:
supposed that if wood was dipped in oil of petroleum f°
would take fire immediately, whereas, petroleum oil will
quite pure does not take light even ,when a match. is Put
close to it. It is the impure petroleum which takes fire
the most easily, and it is this which is the cause of the
freclUent explosions and fires which are attributed to
petroleum. Petroleum must be mixed with other sub:
stances before it lights, and it is this chemical coraP°s:
tion which is, dOubtless, contained in the bombs 01
petroleum.
A few days since, says the National, an Englishman
his wife presented themselves at one of the ilairies of Paris,
and asked to see the Mayor. " Monsieur," said the lady,
when they were shewri into his office, " I come to ask yon
i
to receive this jewel for the benefit of your wounded,'ol
she gave him a case containing a handsome di°s'n
brooch. The Mayor thanked her warmly, and offered 0
receipt, which she declined. As he was escort•
ing them to the door, the Englishman Paused
and said, "Monsieur, I think I can very well di-
pense with the watch I wear. Pray accept it for the
same object." As he spoke he took off a valuable gold
watch and chain, which he placed in the hands of the
Mayor. "But at least, Monsieur," exclaimed the 3,lV°'
" tell me your name." "Oh, that is not necessary, 55k1
the Englishman with a bow, and off they went.
value of the double gift was 2,000 fr. or £BO. •
A letter from Saarbruck in the Mannheim , Gazette
says :—" The animosity of our Lorraine neighbours le'd'
on the 10th at Forbach, to a frightful outbreak. Tvii°
companies of Landwehr had been plac ed there as a gril3r;
against the rinderpest, when a rumour suddenly woo
among the lower classes that the hated Prussians had suf"
fered a defeat. The few soldiers of the 16th Landwehr
located there to protect the wounded were insulted; even
wounds were inflicted, and one man is missing, who, it 45
said, has been murdered. A telegram brought a °our
pany of the Landwehr, and others are to follow. A severe
penal billeting will soon damp the courage of the Forbse"
patriots, who, when arrested, will undergo the fun
severity of the Prussian military law. At St. Avoid a's°
the people have attacked the military and wounded see"
ral soldiers, one being treacherously killed. An actll3l
conspiracy appears to exist. • • :

The correspondent of the Times- with the PrtiOn
army has the following remarks an the istreng.ol
Paris defences : —More or*.ss ;isolated- as •stnAt rtf
are, they cannot withstAnEl-heavy artillery for anYle9l77
of time, and the inothent,
'the .ene
they,
trate the circumvallation, and compel nurrPn4er 19.9,:.
banding the, to-vim itself. To ,ccelerate:flais the final
of the attack,the Germans will perhipsavail theniselv.e%4
another oversight of the French engineers in planning ~
works. A real fortress i§ almost equally well provided
the
guns all round its circumference ; in Paris we findt,}l„
greatest inequality in this respect. Counting upon
assistance of. an effective force, the French engineers 11°'
only placed some of the forts; even where most numeronsi
at too great a distance fom each other, but actuallY 11t„
one flank entirely bare, unless, indeed, a single figt,";
a space of some 12 miles can be reckoned. This is t"-..
western flank, to approach which an enemy must cross
the Seine.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENC'
Contrary to expectation, it has beeen found difficultto— t.
get a crew for the Cerberus, 4, iron armour-plated turret
ship, in the port of Rochester. It is understood that
some men do not like the idea of engaging in a turret-`r
after the fearful fate of the Captain ; but the Cerbefc'ai
will not go out to the antipodes in, the shape she f
assume as a turret-ship for defending the harbour to
Melbourne ; for after she was taken from the Tyne
Chatham dockyard high and strong iron bulwarks wend
built up from the original sides of the Cerberus,
another deck added specially to fit her for her long voyoi:
the bulwarks and upper deck to be cleared away when°
arrives at Melbourne.
v C.,
Major-General Collingwood Dickson, C. 8., '•,-,r-
Inspector-General of Artillery, accompanied by iy"Jt-be
General Sir C. Staveley, K.C.B. (commandiug„t.
western district), Colonel Burton, C. 8., Assistant-
Adjutant-General, Colonel Anderson; C.B. Comm%
dant Royal Artillery, Colonel Westmacott,' Cap
Fellowes (Steam Reserve), and various other officers,
barked on Friday with the naval Commander-in-Ch
Admiral Sir H. Codrington, K.C.8., onboard his tender,
the Princess Alice, and inspected the coast fortificatiout;
around Plymouth, and on Saturday the cordon of f°r_
extending inland around the towns of Plymouth, Stou'e
house, and Devonport was also inspected by the S
authorities.

LIFEBOAT SERVlCE.—Captain Adamson reports
that the Lifeboat Palmerston, belonging to the Nations}
Lifeboat Institution, and stationed at Cullencoals Nort,_ll:
thumberland, was launched a few days since to t'4;
assistance of one of the Fishing Cobles, which had beect
overtaken by a very heavy gale from the northward
which being unable to carry any canvas was driving ashy
stern foremost. Fortunately the Lifeboat was enableLl
after a hard struggle to bring the endangered boat and
grew safely to land.
The death is annonneed of. Sir Henry Edward
Fox Young, C.B. He was born in 1808 and
re vr3s
a son of the late Lieutenant-Colonel 'Sir lii-Tg
William Young, Lieutenant-Governr of Prince Edwar
Island. In early life he devoted himself to the studY2e_
the law, and entered at the Inner Temple. Having "„g•
come connected with the Colonial Civil Service, he
appointed in 1831 " Protector of Slaves " in
In 1834 he was nominated Treasurer, Puisne D3illJudgeer34lsdn.'
Member of the Council at St. Lucia. In the followiti,
year he received the appointment of Government Secre,
tary and Methber of the Court of Policy in. Britir
Guiana. He remained there until 1847, when he becall'".
Lieutenant-Governor of the Eastern Districts of the 01°,:
of Good Hope ; in 1848 Lieutenant-Governor of Scni,ri
Australia ; 1854 Governor-in-Chief of Tasmania, fr°":-
which he retired in-1861.. • - . • • •

THE Loss OF THE CAPTAIN.—Mr. G-. Feather'
stone Griffin; C.E., *wiites to the. Pines expressing
surprise that no sort of suggestion has been made to rake
the .Captain,.and the bodies of the poor fellows in her,
to the surface. To the dead, alas !he says, we can f`i
no Other vitality than that of the " laurel wreath ;" trit
the very strength of-the ship herself enables me to rise
most positively that we can not only bodily raise her ,"1,1?1j,
repair her faults, but, at a comparatively very 101'7
cost, make her a monument of the science of the
That this can be done I feel sure that no first-class
member of the profession to which I have the honour
belong will deny. The modus operand', will much dePe.ili,
upon circumstances easily ascertainable, and with Nvll.lc.
no one is at present acquainted. I should suggest that
immediate steps be taken to mark the spot, andt,
possible, grapple the ship itself, and at the same time
make such observations as will enable the necessary 9
pliances.to be prepared, when I would stake my 11fe11136/11
the result.
NARROW ESCAPE OF SIR JAMES FfAMarnaiTit;
BART.—On Monday, Colonel Sir James J. Hamilton,
Bart., of Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire, suffered a 111,1,0
hap which miht well have been attended with f%""
results. At i'armar the facts were not fully knobat
but as far as could be ascertained, it appeared
in the morning Sir James felt unwell and decided be
taking a black draught. He took what was supposed to
a bottle of that mixture from his medicine chest, ef,,
pouring out a dose, drank it off, when he found thatAZ
had by mistake swallowed a quantity of laudanum. vs.
Dode, of Ferryside, was at once summoned, and a
me
senger despatched to Carmarthen for additional inewocal
assistance, and Messrs. Hughes and Rowlands 1 d
visited the sufferer. The usual remedies were prescribe ,
with success, and towards evening it was announced trill;
the hon. baronet was in a fair way to recover.—West
Mail.

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BIRTHS.
If F.
On the 15th inst., the wife of Henry Bruen, Esq.,
of a daughter.
On the 17th inst., at 9, Prince's-gate, the wife of Sir
Trevor Lawrence, Bart., of a son.