The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-11 00:00:00

viscount L 0171161 trophy also is shown at the same shop.
This consists of a huge tiger, w'aich, before he was slain
smashed Colonel Bagot's leg and nearly killed him. The
group is to be presented to the Prince of Wales. Of
course the pecuniary value of the present it is impossible
to estimate.

Some Indian friends of mine have lately paid a visit to
the King of Cashmere. The party consisted of a Govern-
ment official, his wife and their child, a boy of six, and
another lady. The King, thinking the ladies would require
to travel unseen, politely sent a brougham with venetian
shutters for them, and a carriage and four for the sahib
and his son. The brougham was politely declined. After a time
carriages of all kinds had to be dispensed with,for though this
Maharajah has an income of £500,000, he has not a decent
road in all his dominions, and the party had to betake
themselves to elephants. The Cashmere soldiery excited
the admiration of the young sahib, who spoke of them as
"those men dressed in tin." The elder sahib was
saluted with artillery, and was met by the King's
eldest son, who conducted the party to the house
set apart for the reception of European visi-
tors—a place most romantically situated, fully
sustaining the reputation of Cashmere for beauty. The
next day the two sahibs, father and son, paid their
respects to the King, and he, using the accustomed
Oriental exaggeration, said to the boy, as he pointed to
the palace, "All this is yours." The child, with true
European literalness, replied to this speech very curtly,
" No, it is not ; it is yours." Subsequently
there was a grand entertainment, including fire-
works. The King has the greatest horror of
women, so the ladies of the party were politely
informed that they would be provided with a gallery "where
they would not be troubled with gentlemen." From this
they had a good view, and one of the ladies peeping
through the curtain saw her son, the young sahib, seated
on the King's kneo. The King asked him if he could read.
The child said "yes," " What are you reading?" "Line
upon Line." The benighted Maharajah had not heard of
that illustrious work. The party were not permitted to
see any of the royal ladies ; these are kept utterly
secluded from the world.

The papers have been reprinting within the last few
days a story about certain American publishers being offered
some unpublished poems of Mr. Tennyson's, which the
author never meant to have published, and the incident
has given rise to severe criticism upon the state of our
literary relations with the United States. They
are most unsatisfactory. Many years ago Sir Charles
Lyell published the first edition of his " Principles
of Geology." An American publisher republished the work
in a cheap form. Recently when the author wished to
bring out a new edition containing all his latest correc-
tions and additions, one of the most enterprising firms in
the United States declined to undertake the matter
because the market was flooded with the cheap issue of
the first edition. Thus it is not only British authors, but
American readers who are defrauded. The second are
unable to read what the first have said because
American publishers will not be commonly honest.
It is bitter cold weather to-day, but though the ther-
mometer shewed 8 degrees of frost, there was no ice, in
consequence of the high wind which blew all night. One
can't help thinking of the poor needlewomen on such
weather as this. The introduction of sewing machines
has not improved their condition, however much it may
have benefited other persons. These unfortunate women
have to make ladies' jackets complete at sd. to 6d. a piece,
and even for long cloaks reaching to the heels they get
only 7d. This is not living but starving.
At last Mr. Liddon is to get some preferment, though
not equal to his merits. Canon Dale is to be the new
Dean of Rochester, and Mr. Liddon will become
Canon of St. Paul's. Thus Londoners will have
more frequent opportunities of hearing one of the greatest
preachers of the day. On Sunday Professor Jowett
preaches at Mr. Harry Jones's church, and the Bishop of
Exeter at Whitehall. Anotier Church item is, that a lady
has given a house in one of the West-end crescents to
the incumbent of St. Mary Magdalene, Paddington. It
is worth about £1,700; and the amount will be spent ilk
building a new aisle.

NAVAL AND MILI7ARY IN7ELLIGENCA.

Colonel T. W. Milward, C. 8., Royal Artillery,
Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, at present Deputy
Director-General of Ordnance, Royal Arsenal,
Woolwich, will, we understand, shortly receive the
appointment of Superintendent, Royal Laboratory
Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, vacant by
the retirement of Major-Gen. E. M. Boxer, Royal
Artillery.

Captain F. S. Stoney, Royal Artillery, Captain
Instructor, Royal Gun Factories, Royal Arsenal,
Woolwicb, has been appointed Assistant Superin-
tendent, Royal Gun Factories, Royal Arsenal, and
bas entered upon the duties of his office, vice
Capt. C. M. Molony, Royal Artillery, transferred
to the Control Departmmt as Acting Assstatit-
Controller.

The workmen employed in the Royal Laboratory
Department, Royal Arsensal, Woolwich, have com-
menced working six days per week instead of five as
formerly. There is every probability of this altera-
tion in the time being continued.

The following exchanges of brigades by officers
of the Royal Artillery have been sanctioned at the
Horse Guards :—Between Lieut.-Col. P. D. Horne,
of the 17th Brigade, at Dover, and Lieut.-Col.
John R. Magrath, of the 20th Brigade, at Madros ;
between Second Capt. C. B. Straker, Ist Battery
20th Brigade, at Bellary, Madras, and Second Capt.
W. A. Warren, of the sth Battery, 23d Brigade,
at Secunderabad ; between Lieut. C. E. Elwyn, of
the D Battery, A Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery,
Meerut, Bengal, and Lieut. R. S. M'Kenzie, of
the E Battery, B Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery,
at Dorchester; between Lieut. T. M. Hutchins, of
the 1) Battery, 4th Brigade, at Limerick, ani Lieut.
W. B. Budge, of the 7th Battery, 7th Brigade, at
Sheerness ; between Lieut. G. F. Wilson, C Battery,
16th Brigade, at Barrackpore, Bengal, and I.4;eut.
R. Wace, of the 3d Battery, 22d Brigade, at
Peshaw ur.

The depot of the 17th Regiment, consisting of
seven officers and 129 men, under the command of
Capt. Utterston, has arrived at Pembroke Dock
from Dublin. The men are quartered at the Huts
encampment and the Hill and Hubberstone Forts.

It has for some weeks been generally expected
that steps were about to be taken to break up the
3d Depot Battalion stationed at Pembroke Dock.
Contrary to expectation, however, it is now under-
stood that instead of being broken up the depot
will shortly be reinforced with the depots of the
66th and 89th Regiments, as soon as the head-
quarters of these two corps leave for India.
Captain Puzewinsinsky, commanding the North
German screw frigate Elizabeth, which arrived at
Spithead on Wednesday from Lisbon, en route for
Kiel, landed at Portsmouth yesterday morning,
accompanied by Captain Morris, North German
Consul at the port, paid the customary official and
complimentary visits to Admiral Sir James Hope
and Lieut.-General Sir George Buller, the naval
and military officers commanding-in-chief the port
and garrison. The Elizabeth is expected to sail
from Spithead for the Baltic this morning.
The Board of Admiralty, being desirous to reduce
the establishment of clerks in Chatham dockyard,
some time since announced that any clerk willing to
retire would be allowed to add ten years to his
period of service in estimating the amount of his
pension on superannuation, and two have now
accepted these terms. These are Mr. Sampson
Seaton, chief clerk in the cashier's office ; and Mr.
John Wood, one of the clerks in the Captain-
Superintendent's office.

The Cerberus, 4, armour-plated turret ship,
built on the Tyne for the defence of Melbourne,
which has heen {prepared for the long voyage at
Chatham dockyard, is now nearly ready for sea,
and will in a few weeks leave No. 4 duck. The
temporary upper deck and bulwarks necessary for
the voyage are nearly completed, and her rigging
has been finished, so that she is now ready to bend
sails.

Only two of the seven sufferers from the Thistle
explosion who were admitted to Melville Hospital,
Chatham, now remain there, and they will lelve
a day or two; they arc only wait.ng tor• p,.pers.
These men—Mr. Batley, chief stoker, and 2,&. Mit-
chell, leading stoker—are the only two who will
be compelled from their hurts to leave the service
on pensions; the others who were in hospital have
resumed their duties. Mr. J. Edgar, an engii.e.T
student, who was scalded, has since his discharge
from hospital been appointed assistant-engineer.