The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-21 00:00:00

THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES
ice as follows :
For Fallen Women.
28, Church-row, Hemp- 150, New Kent-road.
stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke
18, Camden-street, Camden- Newington.
town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green-
-205, Great Portland• street. wich.
For Young Girls in Danger.
27, Church-row, Hampstead.
9, Henstridge-villas, St. John s-wood.
St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill.
Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover.
Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside
In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee
have under their charge three homes for servants of good
character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless
servants annually.
The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen
girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate deeply anxious to
open another house for this pitiable class.
The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young
women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli-
cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book.
The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "I
never read a report of any charitable institution which so
entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my
sympathy" may be had on application.
The Society is under tho presidency of the Earl of
Shaftesbury. Its banlaers are Messrs. Barclay and Co.
The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the
benevolent. DANL. COOPER, Bec.ll
RE Queen-street Cheanside„

It has been generally reported that the letter which
appeared in the Times defending the Bishop of Exeter,
acid signed "A Member of Convocation" was written by
Dean Stanley. I believe that the wi iter really was Canon
Blakesley, who formerly used to subscribe himself " A
Hertfortshire Incumbent." There is, perhaps, better
reason for assigning the leader in the Times on the same
subject to the Dean of Westminster, though I suspect
that he is not best pleased at the course taken by his old
friend. Years ago, when parents were taking away their
sons from Rugby because of the master's connection with
" Essays and Reviews " Dr. Temple wished to withdraw
his contribution, which, as he told every one, was only an
ol.d university sermon ; but he was dissuaded by Dr.
Stanley. In spite of his speech last week there was no
serious opposition yesterday to the election of the bishop
as one of the vice-presidents of the "S. P. G." A young
gentleman named Trevor, a clerk at one of the Govern-
ment offices, and a son of Canon Trevor, of York, took up
Archdeacon Denison's discarded mantle, but (lid not find
that the garment gave him the archdeacon's authority, and
the youthful defender of the faith was put down. I sup-
pose this is the last we shall hear of this wearisome matter
until Professor Jowett or Mr. Pattison receives ecclesias-
tical promotion. ;.• .

I have just been to see the Exhibition of Female Artists
which was opened this week. I regret that I cannot
speak very highly of it. There are a few good pictures in
it, but some terrible rubbish. The Misses Rayner, Miss
rocock, Miss Bouvier (who is one of a family of artists),
Miss Stigand, Miss Heathcote, Miss Stannard, and Miss
Gastineau have sent some good pictures, especially
the two first ladies ; Rosa Bonheur has a fine crayon sketch
of a stag, which, by the way, though it has the place of
honour, is so placed that the light falling on it renders it
very difficult to be seen. But, with every desire to
d 9 women justice, I must confess that they do not appear
to advantage in this their own exhibition.
Of literary news the chief eventof course is the announce-
ment of the name of Mr. Dickens's new tale, " The Mystery
of Edwin Drood." Mysteries seem to be in vogue just
now. Mr. Philip Bailey, author of " Festus," will have
in the March number of the Gentleman's Magazine, a
poem called " The Mystery"_of Life." It is rumoured
that the Queen is engaged on her own autobiography. The
lately-published novel, " Mabeldeam," is written by a
Devonshire farmer residing at Plympton. Mr. Sydney
Dobell, author of "The Roman" and "Balder," is, I am
glad to say, in better healththan he hasbeen for some time
past, and has got over his recent severe accident. Sir
E. Sullivan has written a volume entitled, " Protection
to Native Industry," in which he treats thewhole question
of Free Trade, Protection, and Reciprocity. John Murray
is bringing out an authorised report of Mr. Gladstone's
speech on the Irish Land Bill. Mr. Hotten has published
a popular edition of Mr. Disraeli's chief speeches. Mr.
Arthur Helps has just written a new work, called
Casimir Maremma, ;" and Mr, James Godkin, late Irish
correspondent of the Times, and author of " Ireland and
her Churches," has published one called " The Land War
in Ireland." Garibaldi's book is just ready. I have seen
some of the chapters ; they are full of violence against
the priests, and the work will certainly not increase the
General's fame. ' wv/ •
It is stated that great frauds have been discovered in
another of the Government departments.
I have a few foreign items from correspondents which
may interest your readers. Victor Emmanuel, who has
been married lately to the Countess of Mirafiore with
whom he has so long lived in concubinage, is reported, on
Ultramontane authority, to have twice written to the
Pope to express contrition for the past, and to be very
diligent " practising his religion." Cardinal Caterini has
forbidden the Munich students to attend Dr. Dollinger's
lectures. The famous Paris surgeon N6laton, who
extracted the ball from Garibaldi's foot, is suffering from
heart disease, and is giving up his practice. There is a
great scandal in Paris. Le Verrier, the rival of our
Adams in the discovery of Neptune, has lately been re l
mbved from the post of Director of the Observatory, and it
is now discovered that a large number of valuable papers
have been abstracted, and, it is supposed used for the
personal profit of the thief. It remains to be seen who
the culprit is. The Constitutionnel has accused
Le Verrier himself. The trial of Lucas Vrin, the
forger of the Pascal and Galileo letters and a large number
of other autographs of the most distinguished men, is now
going on. Vrin has acknowledged some of the forgeries,
greatly to the chagrin of M. Chasles, who believed that
Pascal's letters were genuine, and that to the great
Frenchman belonged discoveries which had always been
attributed to the English Newton. Mille. Lucca has
received from the Duke of Saxe Weimar the medal of
arts and sciences, rather a funny present for on opera
prima donna. The library of that eminent man and
prince of critics, Sainte-Beuve, is now being sold, and is
attracting great curiosity. Many of the books contain
notes and criticisms in his own writing, and thus a great
additional value is given to the volumes.

We (Sheffield Independent) are authorised to state
that there is no founchtion for the rumour that a marriage is
aMted between a mewber of l Fitzwilliaia's family
thitistones Tom