The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-23 00:00:00

HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.

To Destroy Black Beetles.—Turn a pack of fox-hounds
into the kitchen.

To Cure Smoky Chimneys.—Discontinue fires.
To get Rid of Ghosts.—Use disinfecting fluid copiously.
To Expel Dry-Rot.—Soak the places affected with tho
finest dry sherry.
To Avoid Draughts.—Don't take any.
To Destroy ➢loths.—Collect butterflies.
How to keep Plate clean.—Wrapped up in silver paper.
How to dispose of Old Newspapers.—Put them into tho
brown study.

A telegram from St. Petersburg states that Signor
io was in perfect health, and was to make his matrix at
the epera on the 20th in " Un Ballo in 3laschera."

Great preparations are made at Birmingham for
the reception of Lord Napier, who is v:siting•the neighbour-
hood.

Mr. Bright is expected to address his constituents
at Dirin'ngliam on the 10th or 11th of January. Mr. Dixon,
and Mr. 31uutz, the other memberafor the borough, will also
be present.

The DOA:11 correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette
believes that the arangements for the dispersion of rein-
forcements of military in Ireland will include the billeting of
small detachments in certain villages at a distance from gar-
rison towns.

The Guardian is pleased to be enabled to announce
that the Rev. Michael F. Sadler, Frebendaty of Wells and
vicar of St. Paul's, Bedford, has been appointed by the
Grown to the rectory of Honiton, vacated by the promo-
tion of the Rev. J. F. Mackarness to the Bishopric of Oxford.

The county magistrates Fitting at Chorley on Tues-
day sentenced a butcher, named Robert Chadwick, of Cop-
pull, to three months' hard labour, for having in his posses-
sion, dressed for the market, the carcase of a cow which had
died from hydrophobia. The animal had been bitten by a
mad dog.

A deputation of Roman Catholic gentlemen waited
upon the Liverpool Select Vestry on Tuesday, to urge upon
that body the desirability of appointing a paid Roman
Catholic chaplain to the workhouse, and another for the
industrial schools. It was promised that the application
should receive "due consideration."

The heart of King Richard 1., of England, which
had until now been preserved in the treasury of the cathe-
dral of Rouen has just been placed in the tomb recently
erected for that Sovereign in the choir of the building,
thus realising the last wish uttered by Ccour de Lion.
The leaden plate on the urn bears the inscription, "llic
facet cor ricardo, regisAnglorum."

Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell (says the Medical Press
and Circular) is established in London with the view to the
practice of medicine. Miss Blackwell is the first English-
woman who has taken a degree in medicine. Her diploma
was derived from the College of Geneva, in the State of
New Yolk. She studied in Paris and in Lbndon at St
Barththolomew's Hospital. Miss Garrett's time is also fully
occupied as a successful practitioner of medicine.
The Dublin Evening Mail states that " the impor-
tant question which has keen raised as to the future liabi-
lity of the Irish Church to pay the tax, which by the
Church Temporalities Act, was imposed upon clerical in-
comes exceeding £3OO a year, will be placed in train
for judicial decision by the Lord Primate. The amount in-
volved in this question is about £lB,OOO a year. There is
(it adds) no direct provision in resp( et of this tax in the
Church Act. It seems to be a cam omissus as often occurs
in modern legislation.

A singular story of piety, potation, and pugnacity,
the latter unfortunately resulting fatally, was made known
in a case tried at the Liverpool Assizes on Tuesday. A re-
spectable farmer, who "bore a religious character," after lay-
ing the foundation-stone of a chapel, went home and began
drinking with a labourer who had once been in his employ.
ment. The drink produced a quarrel and a fight between
them, in which the labourer was so seriously maltreated
that he died. The "pious" farmer was found guilty of
manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude.
New breechloaders to the number of 225,000, ac-
cording to the Werndl system, are now ready for delivery in
the Austrian and Hungarian gun factories. Of these 25,000
(says the Eastern Budget) are to be issued to the regular army
(which has already been provided with 25,000 Werndl
and 600,000 I'Vanzel rifles) and the rest to the Honveds
(Hungarian militia). The Honveds now constitute a force
of 90,000 men, divided into eighty-two battalions. Although
the delegations have sanctioned the construction of 75,000
more Werndl rifles, the Goverment has decided that no more
shall be made at present.

The Bishop of Ely has addressed to the Arch-
deacons of his diocese a statement of considerable length
explanatory • f the reasons which induced him to take part
in the consecration of the now Bishop of Exeter. He feels
that Dr. Temple is much to be blamed for throwing so heavy
a responsibility on others, and not relieving it by a few
words spoken iu p ;bile, and he entertains great hopes that
wl.en he is once Bishop of Exeter he will no longer shrink
from clearing himself with complicity with "Essays and
Reviews." The Bishop adds that ho is named in the Arch-
bishop's Commission, no doubt,-from his connection with
Lord Arthur Hervey.

MARKETS.-7 his Day.

LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Dec. A.—Salea prebably 10,000 bales- Tha market
Iteady,