The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-28 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL CHANGES.

The general impression is that, consequent upon
the death of Lord Clarendon, the Foreign Secre-
taryship will be at the acceptance or refusal of
Earl Granville. Supposing that noble lord to re-
move to the Foreign Office, Mr. Cardwell, it is
thought, will become once more Colonial Secre-
tary, his post at the War Office in that case being
filled by Lord Northbrook. Supposing on the
other hand, that Lord Granville were. to decide
upon remaining, as hitherto, at the head of the
Colonial Department, Lord Kimberley, who began
his career as an administrator as Under-Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, may possibly be installed at the
Foreign Office. as Secretary of State, leaving his now
purely ornamental office as Lord Privy Seal to be filled
up or not according to Mr. Gladstone's discretion.
Lord Granville's removal from the Colonial Office,
and Mr. Cardwell's removal from the 'War Office
may be regarded as in many ways desirable to others
as well as to themselves ; in each instance the change
would be the removal of a difficulty. Until now
the Cabinet Ministers have remained unchanged
since the first formation of the Government.
Even when ailing (one or two of them) they have
stood shoulder to shoulder in a serried cluster like
fighting highlanders. Now that death has caused
one of them to drop out of the ranks, the possibility
becomes imminent that more than one change may
be the consequence—that Lord CLARENDON'S death
and Mr. BRIGHT'S continued absence through illness,
and Mr. CHILDERS' indisposition may necessitate
several alterations and shiftings in the general orga-
nisation of the Government.

We have authority to state that, in consequence
of the death of the Earl of Clarendon, the Queen's State
Concert at Buckingham Palace, announced for Wednes-
day, the 29th inst., has been postponed until Wednesday,
the Gth July.

It is reported that Mr. George 0. Trevelyan has
resigned his post as Junior Lord of the Admiralty, the
reason assigned being a divergence of opinion with his
colleagues in regard to the Elementary Education Bill.
BRINSNIEAD'S " HISTORY OF THE PIANOFORTE."—In
our notice of this charming little volume in The Sun of
the 23rd inst. the author's name, inadvertently misprinted
as Edgar Brinstead, should have appeared correctly as
Edgar Brinsmead.
The great Rose Show of the Royal Horticultural
Society will be held in the gardens at South Kensington
to-morrow (Wednesday, June 29th), when nearly £2OO in
prizes will be distributed. Prizes given by his Grace the
Duke of Buccleuch are also offered for groups of fruits
and flowers, or both combined, for the decoration of the
dinner table. The entries are numerous, and the show
promises to be a very successful one.
The barometer has decreased round the whole coast
of England. The winds have now veered northwards, and
they have been freshening almost hourly. Rain has fallen
in the North of England, and in Scotland. Temperature
has slightly increased. At eight o'clock on Sunday morning
the thermometer registered 56 degrees. On Monday
morning it had risen to 60 degrees. There are signs that
it will fall again immediately. _ _

On Saturday were published two additional blue-
books, containingc, correspondence relative to the state of
the slave trada throughout the world. They confirm
and still further illustrate the statement already made
officially that the trade is fast dying out in all directions.
Even on the east coast of Africa, and in the Persian Gulf,
where it is most active, it is fast declining. On the west
coast it may be said to be almost extinct.

Amongst the last batch of parlinmentary papers
issued is a return of expenditure of the municipal corpora-
tions in England and Wales, report from the select com-
mittee on currupt practices, the sevneth report from the
general committee on railway and canal bills, and a bill,
as amended by the select committee, to amend the acts
for the valuation of lands and the levying of assessments
in Scotland.

Orders have been given (says the North German
Correspondent) for the construction of a new ironclad
frigate, with four pieces of ten-inch rifled cannon in two
revolving turrets, and three rifled 24-pounders, two at
the bows and one at the stern. After the completion of
the Ariadne in the Dantzic Dockyard, a new corvette will
be laid down as a companion ship to the latter. The iron-
clad frigate is to be called the Borussia, and the new cor-
vette the Louisa.

The great rose show of the season took place on
Saturday, at the Crystal Palace, some 18,000 visitors
being present. The show was in every respect a splendid
one, and several hundreds of varieties of roses were shewn
varying in tint from pink to scarlet, and from white to
almost black. A large number of prizes were given, and
some specially for table decorations for diner ala Busse,
of which there were some excellent examples that attracted
great attention from the ladies.
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An Austrian journal says that the dismissal of
Father Augustine Theiner, the keeper of the privy
archives of the Vatican, from his post, has caused much
talk in Rome. He was the author of the Life of Clement
XIV., a book written by order of Pius IX., at the period
when the present Pope was opposed to the Jesuits. The
work was directed against the Order,who have accordingly
long viewed its writer with dislike. The cause of Father
Theiner's removal is said to be the fact of his having fur-
nished the German bishops with some documents from
the Papal archives, which were not calculated to support
the theory of the infallibilty of the Pope.
A man named Oliver Wynn, a foreman carpenter,
in the employ of Lord Tredegar, was on Saturday com-
mitted for trial to the next assizes, by the Newport
magistrates, on a charge of having sent a threatening
letter to a fellow employe' named White. Wynn's griev-
ance consisted in the fact that White was about to take
possession of a house from which the prisoner had been
evicted. The letter, a document remarkable for its
originality of expression as well as maliciousness of in-
tent, prayed that " God would send the curse of shame
and misery and poverty and remorse " upon White
" the short time that he had to live, and eternal misery
hereafter."
CRYSTAL PALACE.—A special grand display of
fireworks will be given this evening (Coronation Day)
with the usual magnificent effects of the illumination of
fountains and grounds. The afternoon, up to the time of
the fireworks at half-past nine, will be fully occupied by
Randegger's comic operetta, the " Rival Beauties," a
billiard match between Messrs. Cook and Roberts, per-
formances by the Coldstream Guards Band, and that of
the company, &c. The much-admired floral and scenic
arrangements of the great stage will be illuminated as on
Saturday, and the Palace will be lighted up for promenade
until eleven o'clock.
THE RECENT ACCIDENT IN RICHMOND PARK;
The following are the latest particulars respecting the
condition of the gentlemen injured by the upsetting of the
private coach or " drag " in Richmond Park :—Mr. Hodder
(of the Morning Post), whose skull was badly fractured,
still lies at the Richmond Infirmary in a sad state, though
hopes are entertained of his recovery. The heat of the
weather on Wednesday and Thursday affected him very
much, and caused an increase of inflammatory symptoms.
Mr. J. Allen (also of the Post), whose leg was broken, re-
mains at the Castle, Richmond. There is a prospect of his
being able to leave his bed in a week or so. Captain Ha-
warth, whose ribs were fractured, and who was otherwise
seriously injured, is progressing. favourably. Mr. C. Hunt
(City Press), who had a sprained ankle and fractured rib,
has been able to resume his duties, but is still lame. Mr.
Edeveain is still obliged to remain indoors by his sprained
ankles. Captain Hunt has recovered, and so has Mr.
, Miles Beale.