The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-04 00:00:00

CI UTTER, CHILDREN.

Miss Rye has many difficulties to contend with in
the way of opposition. Especially is her exportation
of gutter children looked upon with suspicion. She
has been asked whether she is aware that there are
gutter children in Canada. She replies in the affir-
mative ; but declares that there is a vital difference
-between the dirty innocents of the two countries. In
England they are orphan and deserted ; in Canada
their parents still claim, and, to some extent, watch
over, them. Miss Rye sets clown as sentimental talk
the protests which have been continually raised
against parting parent and child ; but points out
:that until the law is altered nothing can be done for
children such as those of North America.
FOREIGN NOTES.
MIL SUDINER'A SPEECII.

The story goes that Mr. Sumner recently visited
President Grant, and was informed that he must wait a
quarter of an hour. The bellicose senator furiously
rushed off, saying that he would not wait for Napoleon,
Queen Victoria, or anybody else. This little tale may be
founded on fact ; at all events, the Times correspondent
assures us that Mr. Sumner has tried hard to hav e his speech
regarded as the basis of future negotiations on the Alabama
claims, and has failed. The Cabinet wishes to have it
understood that Mr. Sumner's speech was in no sense the
opinion of the Government, but merely the utterance of
a single senator.

OCEAN TELEGRAPHY.
Another Atlantic Cable is projected. A bill has been
introduced into the Canadian Parliament to incorporate
a telegraph company to lay a cable from Montreal to
England by way of Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe
Islands.

THE CASE OF THE TORNADO.
In an article on the present position of the negotiations
in re the Tornado, the Times holds that the Spanish
authorities have at least acted in conformity to law. The
history of the case is this : The first adjudication of the
Tornado was ignored by Lord Stanley as inequitable, and
was quashed by the Spanish Court of Appeal on the tech-
nical ground that prize causes ought by Spanish law to
be decidely administratively, and not judicially. The
second °Abdication, administrative in character and con-
ducted by Royal Commissioners, has since been brought to
an end, but Lord Clarendon has called for a new trial
before a special tribunal, because Messrs. Isaac; the
claimants of the vessel, have been denied a hearing
before the Council of State, to whom the sentence of the
commissioners had been referred for confirmation. Now,
the denial of a hearing to Messrs. Isaac is in conformity
with Spanish law, but the British Foreign Office claims
the privilege on the ground that it was promised on two
occasions by the. Spanish Government. The Tornado
was seized on the ground that it was destined for the ser-
vice of the Chilian Government, with whom Spain was
then at war, and that Messrs. Isaacs were really agents
for Chili. The Times points out that Messrs. Isaacs have
never yet succeeded in clearing this point up ; whilst, on
the other hand, a similar vessel, the Cyclone, sent out by
them, was undoubtedly incorporated with the Chilian
fleet. But this suspicious aspect of affairs has nothing to
do with the justice of Earl Clarendon's demands. Messrs.
Isaacs have not •been heard itx their defence, and the
English Goirernment claims that they ought tc be.

DEFEAT OF TEE FEDERAL COUNCIL.
Count Bismarck and the Federal Council have met with
a signal defeat iu the North German Parliament. As was
expected, the deputies will not sanction the taxes proposed
,to meet the deficit in the Confederation Budget. One
impost was accepted, but the taxes on Stock Exchange
business and on the manufacture of beer have been
reje3ted by large majorities. In consequence of this vote,
the Federal Government has given up the idea of sub-
mitting the other taxes which m ere in contemplation.
The session will be closed in a few days. Countßismarck
has been attacked by sciatica, and the Paris journals, of
course, attribute the visit of this malady to the irrita-
tion arising from the attitude of the North German Par-
liament.