The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-30 00:00:00

THE. VOLUNTEERS.

We (Globe) are in a position to state that there is now
every probability that the authority and patronage with
which the lords-lieutenant of counties are at present
vested in connection with the reserve forces of the country
will be entirely withdrawn at as early a date as the
accomplishment of the necessary measures consequent
upon that intention will permit. The principal effect of
this most important change in our system of military ad
ministration will, of course, be to place the militia, yeo-
manry, and volunteers as completely under the rule of
the Commander-in-Chief as is the regular army itself.
We note with satisfaction, as an indication that our
volunteers are composed of the right kind of stuff, that
most of the metropolitan corps have received recruits
within the last two or three weeks, and have also been
applied to for information by many other young fellows
who have signified their intention of joining.—Globe.
On Saturday afternoon a grand review and sham fight
took place in Heaton Park, situated about three miles
from Manchester, on the Cheetham Hill-road, in which
upwards of 6,000 regular troops and volunteers were
engaged. Sir John Garvock was the promoter of the
review.

A special short course of instruction will, we hear, be
given in the month of October next, at the School of
Musketry at Hithe, to a portion of our yeomanry force,
who, it has been arranged, shall attend there on the de-
parture of the troops now being instructed.

The Duke of Devonshire presided on Friday at the
annual dinner of the Craven Agricultural Society at
Skipton. In proposing the toast of The Army, Navy,
Volunteers, and Reserve Force," his Grace said that
there was but one opinion in this country as to the im-
portance of our preserving, if possible, the neutra•
lity which we at present occupied ; but if,
unfortunately, we should, sorely against our
will, he forced into warfare, so far as regards
our navy—and it was, after all, on our navy, that we
must mainly rely for our security—he thought we might
feel the utmost confidence that we had a navy far superior
to any that exists on the face of the globe. It
had never been the policy of this country to maintain
a large standing army, but we had at this moment as
large an army on foot as we had ever had in the past,
and we had the satisfaction of believing that it was
well prepared, with as good, if not superior, weapons to
any army on the Continent. But in all probability in
any war in which our country might be engaged we
should have to rely in a great measure on our reserve force
—our militia and our volunteers. One result not alto-
gether to be deplored from the present contest, however
melancholy it might be in other respects, was this—that
it would no doubt furnish us with good lessons, which
he trusted the military authorities would not be slow to
avail themselves of, and which, he trusted, the militia
and the volunteers would be willing to second, for the
sake of their country, even though it should entail on
them a greater sacrifice of time and convenience than
those services had hitherto been called upon to exert.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NEW METROPOLITAN

RAILWAY. —Early yesterday morning Inspector Penn, in
trying to jump from the platform on to an engine at
Blackfriars Station, London, missed his footing, and was
run over. He died shortly afterwards.
STORM AT RAMSGATE.—EXCITING SCENE.—
There was a very high and sudden sea yesterday morning
consequent on a high wind on Sunday night and yesterday.
The waves commenced to roll in great force about noon.
From that to half-past twelve about twenty bathing
machines were totally smashed up. Crowds of spectators
assembled, and there was considerable excitement. There
were some narrow escapes of bathers, and one machine
man had his leg broken.

The Dorsetshire police have discovered that the
swindling carried on by the man Wheeler, who was last
week sentenced to three months' imprisonment, was much
greater than at first supposed. About 200 letters have
been found at the prisoners' lodgings, and it is evident
that the annual income by the system adopted was at least
.£4OO. From one lady a draft for £lOO was received.
Since the apprehension of the prisoners a remittance for
£3 has been received from a lady, and this is to be re-
turned by the police.

A shocking accident took place on Saturday after-
noon at the Cropedy station of the Great Western Rail-
way. Mr. Tingeley, schoolmaster of the parish at Eydon,
Northamptonshire, had, with his wife and family, been
from home for some time on a holiday, and came by train
to Cropedy on his way home. After Mr. Tingeley had
left the train and was crossing the metals to leave the
station, he discovered that he had lost his ticket, and be-
lieving that he had dropped it there, he began to look for
it. While he was doing so a cattle train approached un-
observed, and before Mr. Tingeley was aware of his danger
he was thrown down and cut to pieces before the eyes of
his wife and children.

SUPPOSED LOSS OF A YACHT AND ALL ON
BOARD. —A gentleman who has just arrived in Hull, ob-
serves the Eastern Morning News, reports haying seen some
time on Thursday, while on board his yawl, a yacht,
apparently of a small build, with her sides deep in the
water, go down in the North Sea, north of Flamborough
Head. She did not show any signs of distress as might
be expected if she had sprung a leak, and those on board
were aware of their danger, but seemed to settle sud-
denly down. The yawl, of course, used her utmost to
render all assistance possible under the circumstances as
soon as the accident was observed, but did not succeed in
seeing, much less saving, any of the crew.

SUSPICIOUS.—A Lancashire Correspondent informs
us that a feeling of uneasiness has been aroused in Lan-
cashire by the movements of the Irish, who are so numer-
ous in that county. Since the beginning of the harvest
season many of the Irish population who have succeeded
in saving money have drawn their deposits from the
savings' banks, and have left the towns, as it is believed,
for Ireland. These persons have almost without
exception resided in Lancashire for some years, and it is
somewhat remarkable that they took their departure long
before the harvest was over. Many of the Irish labourers
who came over to England annually for the harvest season
also commenced to leave at the same time. Communica-
tions have been made to the Home Secretary on the
subject.
LIFE BOAT SERVICES.—About half-past five
o'clock yesterday morning, during a fresh gale from the
N.W., the "Flat Rattler," of Liverpool, bound from
Whitehaven to Biddenpool with a cargo of iron ore, was
seen ashore on the North Bank, New Brighton, Liverpool.
She had a signal of distress flying in the lee rigging, and
from the Rock Lighthouse a signal for the life boat was
also displayed. The Tubular life boat, Willie and Arthur,
belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, was ac
cordingly launched, proceeded to the spot in tow of the
steam tug Speedwell, and succeeded in taking off the
master, his wife and child, and the crew of two men, all
of whom were safely landed at New Brighton. Subse-
t quently the Liverpool lifeboat was towed down, and some
of her crew got on board the vessel, which had then been
driven off the sand, and brought her into the Mersey, with
the assistance of the steamer.
MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR WOMEN.—The experi-
ment of permitting male and female students to attend
medical lectures and clinical exhibitions together is being
tried at the University of Zurich. Fourteen ladies are
studying at this institution, twelve of whom are in the
department of medicine, and two in philosophy. One of
these ladies is from Boston, two from London, one
from Edinburgh, eight from Russia, one from Finland,
and one from Switzerland. The faculties of the
German universities naturally look with much
interest upon this innovation, but, contrary to the
dogmatic position occupied by the majority of the medical
fraternity in this city, evince a willingness to be convinced
that it is practicable to educate the sexes in common, even
in the mysteries of medicine. The medical faculty of the
University of Wurtzburg lately addressed a note to the
Academic Senate at Zurich, asking what had been the
result of the admission of female students, especially from
attending in common with male students these lectures
and demonstrations so sensitive to the feminine delicacy.
The rector of the University of Zurich replied, say-
ing, "The presence of female students in the theo-
retical and practical courses gives no inducement
at all to disturbances. The lectures and demonstrations
are given without regard to the presence of females, and
in the anatomical exercises and clinical exhibitions the
subject is treated as thoroughly as if male students alone
were present. In spite of this there has never been any
breach of good demeanour. As now we have six years of
experience behind us, the faculty look forward to the solv-
ing of the problem in question with confidence."—Ameri-
can National Standard.