The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-25 00:00:00

between things that differ.

Some subjects of agreement or treaty are in their very
nature temporary, and necessarily subject to modification
by circumstances. Others are of a permanent and abso-
lute character. The agreement respecting the
armaments of Russia and Turkey in the Black Sea

is essentially of the former class; and by regarding it as
absolute and permanent, we do at once an injustice to
Russia and an injustice to ourselves. If England suffers
discredit in this matter, it will be from those hasty and
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indiscriminating politicians, who have rushed to the
conclusion that we are bound to maintain
an agreement which ought not to be upheld,
unless by the continued consent of both the
parties concerned. No European Power ought for a
moment to be subjected to the humiliation of having such
an agreement forced upon her. I hold that, from the very
nature of the ease, part of the Treaty of 1856 respect-
ing the armaments in the Black Sea, must be regarded as
binding only so long as Russia and Turkey choose to
adhere to it. To force such a condition upon either of
them would be, indeed, a "putting back of the times and
the seasons."

If we cannot interfere more wisely than in the enforce-
ment of an agreement which becomes unjust the moment
it ceases to be mutual, the less we have to do with Euro-
pean politics the better.

- Besides England, there were three powerful parties con-
cerned in the Treaty of 1856. Of these two would now
be against us, one cannot help us, and the other parties to
the Treaty cannot fight unless we supply them with the
sinews of war. Yet our Quixotic friends wish us to rush
into a conflict virtually single-handed in support of an
agreement which, it is admitted on all hands, ought not
to be maintained.

It is no wonder that a few days' reflection has some-
what modified the extravagant tone at first assumed on
this subject by a large portion of the press.—Yours
truly, W. S.

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and'Spirits.. . ,

THE SANDYS' LIBEL CASE.
The case of Lord Sandys v. Waters was before thT
Court of Queen's Bench. In this case a rule for a criTii:
nal informaticn for libel against Mrs. Waters, the
of Dr. Waters, of Oxnbersly, in Worcestershire, 1/550
! granted on Thursday week. Mr. Huddleston,
• and IVir. Streeter, now appeared on behalf of the ladiTe
asked to have the rule enlarged to next term 00
ground that Mrs. Waters had been so prostrated 1.-
she was served with a copy of the, rule as to :51
serious apprehensions on the part of her husband• n
had been compelled to call in two medical men, rit°l
to last night -Mrs. Waters was in such a state that
was impossible to cosnversc with her upon the objeci
she being unable to give any coherent statement ill
re
rence to the libel. Dr. Waters stated in addition in 'I-
affidavit, that when he saw the announcement la the
Birmingham paper with reference to Miss Cecil Sigiur'
the prosecutor's unmarried sister, he endeavoured to t',r
the author, and that in the several conversations be 67,
sequently had with Lady Sandys. on the matter ol'es
never Intimated to him, nor did any one else, tb
slightest stispicion that his wife was the author of the
tors or either of them. The learned counsel read the Our
vita, and Dr. Strange and Mr. H. Hill, medical gentleeli:
resident at Worcester, who were called in on FridaY rule
after Mrs. Waters was served with a copy of .the
and who also deposed to Mrs. Waters's prostrate state 5110
inif inability to give any information on the subject. 15',
affidavit *as also read, made by the solicitor, shew;
that everythitig had been done that was possible to Eb!tb
cause against the raid this term.—Mr. Powell, Q. C.,
whom was Mr. Selfe, said Lord Sandys was quite cote'
ne
to leave the matter in the handa the Court. He h3d
desire to resist the application. Th 4 judge said he thoug"
the application was reasonable under :he eireumstaucs'
Rule enlarged to next.term.

THE BA.NKRUPTOY OF MR. GRENVIIO'
MURRAY.
Thursday was appointed for the public examination of
Mr. Eustace Claire Grenville Murray in the Court of
Bankruptcy, Lincoln's Inn. The bankrupt having been
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calledi and not answering, Mr. Shaen said he appeared f.°'
the trustee. He had had communications with .3A
Murray's solicitors within a few days, and tillo;
derstood that it was not the intention
the bankrupt to appear. He should, therefore, at
matters to take their course. Mr. Murray was out Of
country in consequence of proceedings taken at the gtr,
borough Police-court by Lord Carrington, and 113"'"'
forfeited his recognisances to surrender he was unableZ
appear in this country without liability to arrest. .1;
consequence' of . the state of health of Mr. Murray, his 8t).;
6itors and medical attendant advised him not to 09w"
to England. A memorial had been sent to the Secrets"}'
of State on the subject, and a favourable reply was h°
for, and in the event of an arrangement to allovl.l
Murray to come to England without fear of imprisoinnes
it would be very beneficial to his creditors. The•asset"g:
it was stated, consisted entirely of claims that could only
be realized by litigation, and were of the old faradi
estates of the late Duke of Buckingham. The quenti°4-
was whether those claims could be enforced
the present Duke of Buckingham. The other class °
claims was against the Foreign Office, and the quest Ail
was now under consideration whether or not they 811°":,f.
be enforced by a bill in Chancery or by a bill of rig'.
Pending these difficulties, Mr. Sheen said he must lear°
the matter to the court. The solicitor for the petitioning ere-
ditor asked that any pains and penalties to which the hat;
rupt might be liable sho tilci be put in f orce. His Honour Olt
all he could do was to make a note in the proceedings OA
the bankrupt failed to surrender. It was for other
parties to put the law further in motion.—The solicitor tg
the petitioning creditor asked that the bankrupt might be
called three times, which was done.

• THE EDINBURGH DISTURBANCES.
TRIAL OF THE STUDENTS. '
At the Edinburgh Police-court, Sheriff Hallard preou
ing, Frederick Raes (Barony-street), William Jenkins
(Broughton-place), and William Hughes (Rankeiller
street), three medical students, were charged with having
committed a breach of the peace on Friday afternoon'
They all pleaded guilty. Superintendent Linton said the,
case arose out of the recent disturbances at Surgeonea
Hall. Some ladies had been coming 'out of the hall, en
the prisoners and others followed, them and made
great noise. The Sheriff fined them £1 each, with
the alternative of ten days' imprisonment, and in addition
ordered them to find caution for £2 each. Wa•ltc:'
Robertson, another medical student, was then placed 3v
the bar on a charge of having committed a breach of the
peace at the same time and place, and also with haylo
interfered with and assaulted an officer of police engaged
in the execution of his duty. He pleaded not guilty, and
the case went to trial. In reply to a question from t...„118
Sheriff; the prisoner said he was 18 years of age. -13'
M`Donald, a sergeant of police, was the first witneel
examined. He deposed that he was on duty with
other officers in Nicholson-street on Friday afternoon'
About a quarter past five some hundreds of persons Ow'
lected opposite the Surgeons' Hall, and a disturbance
, took place. The three prisoners who had just left the b°
were taken into custody. Witness observed the prisene°_,
Robertson in the crowd. He was conducting himself ve"
disorderly. Witness remonstrated with him, and the
return he got was a kick. Witness took one of the three
prisoners in the last case into custody, and Robertson got
hold of him by the shoulders and attempted to
effect a rescue, calling on the crowd to do the
same. Prisoner: Did I catch hold of you and then kick
you, or kick you and then catch hold of you ?—Witness
You kicked me and 'then caught hold of me. The Sheriff
remarked that it seemed to him as broad as it was long
which operation came first. The prisoner said 11°
intended to prove that it was otherwise. It was alleged
that when the other prisoners were apprehended
Robertson wanted to rescue them. James blinto,
another constable, said the prisoner was taking
an active part in agitating the crowd, and f°l'
lowed the ladies when they left the Hall. The
Sheriff, addressing the prisoner, said : I think that
your conduct last Friday was extremely foolish, and I
think your conduct to-day is scarcely wiser. The evidence
leaves no doubt on my mind as to what took place. Yen
were very disorderly, you used violence towards the police,
and you promoted to the best of your ability a riot that
was going on, and that might have become dangerous.
Now, if I did not know who you were—if you were the
son of any other man than you are—l would be inclined
to punish you with imprisonment. I should be sorry'
however, 'to send to prison the son of a man whop)
all Edinburgh had respected as much as they had done
the late Dr. Joseph Robertson, and I should be sorry to
be severe on the son. of a widow. But the son of the
late Dr. Joseph Robertson should remember that he
has a very honourable name to support, and should not
give it any such notoriety as he has allowed it to acquire
in this Court. lam sorry to.see you here to-day, and •L
trust I shall never see you in the same position again. The
punishment is a fine of £l, or ten days' imprisonment,
with -£5 caution or other ten days.

Mr. Thomas Cox, an old inhabitant of Binning'
lain, who has been associated with the many changes
vhich have taken place in that borough during the pas'
calf-century, has just died.

SUDDEN DEATH IN A RAILWAY CARRI &GIL*"
Miss Buchanan, an elderly lady, travelling to Newton
Abbot., by the afternoon express on Wednesday, was seized
with illness in the train, and died before she could be
removed to the Globe Hotel.
THE NEW CUNARD MAIL STEAMER PAETIII4'
—The Parthia, of 3,000 tons, and 500-horse power, tbe,
latest addition to the. great fleet of Atlantic tenders owned
by Messrs. Burns and M'lver, left Dumbarton on Wed-
nesday for the Gareloch to adjust her compasses previous
to proceeding to Liverpool to take her place as one of the
British North American liners. —North British Mail.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. - The Senate of tllO
University are recommended by the Council to accept the
sum of £l,OOO offered by the Very Bev. J. A. Jereude,
D.D., late Regius Professor of Divinity, to found twe,
annual prizes for the encouragement of a critical study 0'
the Septuagint version of the Old Testament, and such
other Hellenistic literature as may serve to illustrate the
New Testament. A series of regulations have been sub.
mitted to carry out this object.

- -
THE WARRINGTON MußDTat.—About three week!
ago, it will be remembered, Mr. John Forest, aged 5°
years, a resident of Sankey, near Warrington, was robbed,
and. received such serious injuries as to result in death *
short time after. Since the inquest a few suspicious faetg
have come to light, which may eventually lead to the
capture of the murder. James Hollarn, 20, of Warring'
ton, of bad character, and of poor means, was noticed
soon after the murder to have in his possession a rather
plentiful supply of pocket-money, which, to those who
knew his circumstances was a matter of suspicion. The
same young man disappeared from Warrington rather
suddenly and was traced by the police to Rochdale.
On Monday last, two sergeants from Warrington came
over to Rochdale to make search, and Chief-Constable
Stevens, sent out with them Detective-Sergeant Marshall.
A little after midnight on Tuesday, Marshall found
James Holism at 14, Rope-street, Rochdale, who, 00
being accosted, eyed the detective from head to foot,
and said, " I know what you want me for. It is for the
suspicious murder at Warrington." Marshall replied,
" I did not say so." Hollarn then remarked, " No, you
did not." The officers then took him into custody, and
'next morning he was removed tb Warrington, where he
be brought up at the adjourned inquest.

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