The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-30 00:00:00

AIR. DISRAELI A HOM(EOPATII,

At the annual dinner of the London HomceopathtN
Hospit-,1 Lord Elcho presided, and contrasted the
feeliii!-- with regard-to homoeopathy thirty years age
and a! :le present time, when the bust of Hahnemann
had le-onie quite common in the streets of- London.
It wi!s known that within the last few days Mr
Disneli had had an attack of gout, and Nir it ie
-alleged—whether rightly or wrongly he
not say—that the right hon, gentleman would
ht had
been, through homoeopathic treatment, enabled
to put in an appearance and take part iuthe discussion on the Irish Church question
It is a pity that 'Lord Elcho did not take the
trouble to-verify his on dit. • He is on such excellen
terms With the leader of the Opposition that he ;night
have obtained any amount of information, might
have learnt, for instance, if " Pulv. Cret. Prep." luta
teen given, by way of getting rid of chalkstones
LordEleho's other information was more precise
te said that there was a homoeopathic hospital ir.
Vienna, a professorship of homceopathy, at the Pali!
Sorbonne, and that in the Brazils homoeopathy war
the orthodox medical ftii•gi, • •
THE LATI F.LECTIQN FOIt_DRADFORD.
The return of Mr. iNfiall,.the great Nonconformist
ehampion, for Bradford. is to be )rated in
Pkaetieal manner during Whitsuntide. Mr. ITlTstel
and Mr. Miall are both expected to pay a visit to the
borough, when a grand presentation will be made tc
the .latter gentleman by the ladies of the town
since his return they have been engaged in getting
tip a handsome testimonial in honour of the victor 3
he achieved a few weeks since. It is now announce(
that the softer sex of Bradford have purchased ;
handsome timepiece and candelabra for Mrs. Mall, ;
piano for Miss Miall, and the rest of the money is t(
be laid out in a library of reference for Mr. Mall
A public banquet is also expected to be given to boti
hon. members.

The course of exchange at New York on London for bilis
at 60 days' sight was on the last date about 1 El per cent
At ttiii rate there is no prgitt on the imprtatien of gold
riugthe United btlitce.

FOREIGN NOTES.
BELGIAN DIFTICULTY.
The Belgian railway dispute is not a question of
great political importance, and properly it ought to have
had no political significance whatever. But it is likely
to attain a matchless fame for the duplicity and confusion
of the negotiations respecting it. It was at first reported
that Belgium had given way. It was next solemnly
announced that France had found the bullying /ad
hopeless, and had mitigated her demands. So far the
balance of evidence is in favour of the latter supposition.
It is certain that the interview between the French
Emperor and the Belgian Minister settled the matter one
way or the other, and the semi-official papers of Paris con'
fess that the chief concession insisted upon byFrance—the
ratification of the leases—has not been granted. According
to the Journal de Paris, the terms agreed upon are (1)
that the Belgian fares shall be lowered to the tariff of the
Eastern Company ; (2) that two trains a day shall run
from Strasbourg to Rotterdam, both to be conducted 11
French railway servants, and the Customs inspection
in crossing the Belgian territory to be made by
French agents. These concessions are certainly
not equal to the ratification of the leases. As the
Journal (le Paris remarks, they are "less radical.'
The Independance Pe7ge, too, olmerves that the settlement,
is more nearly in accordance with the wishes of Belgium
than the demands of Franc,?. The little State, then,
has fought its own battle bravery, and has come ofl

triumphant.
The Daily ltictos, however, supports the information
given by the Inclt'penclanee Beige. This is to the effect
that the Belgian Government should assume possession of
that portion of the line from Arlon to Brussels which the.
Great Eastern of France had contracted to purchases and
should then lease it to the French company upon tering
and conditions to be arranged by a joint French and BS'
gian commission. This arrangement would be equivalent
to a surrender by Belgium. It is certain, in any case,
that a mixed commission has been agreed upon for the
settlement of details. The Paris correspondent of the
Telegraph says that it will consist of only two repro'
sentatives.