The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-14 00:00:00

BOYS IN TRAINING SHIPS.

Mr. Hall has again written to the Times on the subject of
establishing training-ships for the emi ,yment of homeless
tad destitute boys. Many persons connected with the poor
taw are anxious to find an outlet for boys with seafaring
itstes, and in many places a desire is expressed for a corn-
Dined movement on the subject. Mr. Hall proposes
bat a National Training-ship Institution should be
►stablished in London on the principle of the National Life-
peat Institution. The effect of this would be to encourage
mud promote the establishment of such institutions at
mr numerous outports. There is room round the
oast of England and Scotland for 15 training ships,
trill each of those could turn out annually 100
)oys, or together 1,500 well trained boys fur
he Royal and mercantile marines. The yearly cost of each
)0y on an average will not be more than £4O in education
Ind training, and we must remember the value of their
Mum services to the nation and the advantage to
be country of their pursuing an honest and indus-
rions calling instead of drifting into the criminal ranks.
the question of education is clearly connected with
fiat of crime, and the benefits that will accrue from
he careful training of these boys wiil bo very great.
point worthy of notice is that steamers require men who
VIVO a knowledge of their duties and carry few or no boys,
►ud hence the value of these institutions is greatly enhanced.
tlr. Hall concludes by expressing the hope that if Govern-
nent cannot provide the training-ships, rigged and fitted
tp, private benevolence will nndertako the task, and if the
iistitution be once established, advantage can be taken of
be Industrial Schools Act.

THE COMIC PAPERS.

(From Punch.)

A. Youxa, PHILISTINE. Sunday School Teacher
;Examining the children from the Old Testament) : " And
Rho was the strongest man?"—Pupil (addicted to light
iterature) : " Jack the Giant-Killer, teacher !!"
ALL BUT ONE.—Good, kind Victor Hugo has been
wain feasting the young in Guernsey. Love of the little
ines is such a passion with him that we may fully expect
lira one of these days to forgive somebody simply because
he poet called him Le Petit.
Oust "'WAG'S LAST."—It is said that there were dis-
mrbances at Ceuta, owing to the delight of the people
it the idea of becoming English. But this was premature.
['hey must not be too ambitious. Ne Ceuta ultra crepidam.
MUSICAL AND MELANCHOLY.—Has the singular fact
een remarked that all operas have exactly the same
lumber of pieces, for they all have—a score ? A thought-
ill observer is also puzzled by finding that for a burlesque
o be completely successful, it must have a breakdown.

PRECOCIOUS PRINCES,
The Tuileries.

Prince of Asturia : lam so fond of you, my dear Louis,
roil can't think. I like you better than all my sisters put
together.
Prince imperial : I have neither brother nor sister, but
fam sure if I had, I should prefer you to them. Do you
ike my papa?

Prince of Asturia : Much better than the King, I can

:ell you.

Prince Imperial : I don't see—never mind. I hope you
rvill live in Paris a long time, Alfonso.
Prince of Asturia (laughing) : Thank you. It seems
ikely, I believe. But if you were all to move, I think
',hat my mamma would follow you.
Prince Imperial : She is a dear, but we don't mean to
move. My papa's dynasty is secure.
Prince of Asturia : How do you know that, my dear
Louis ?

Prince Imperial: Whisper. He knows all about it.
He gives Vie Marshals all they desire, and keeps them in
the best temper with us.
Prince of Asturia: You are a year older than I am,
Louis, and therefore I must not teach you. But I will
only say that my mamma did exactly the same, and here
we are.

Prince Imperial : Ah!
Prince of Asturia : Yes, indeed.
[They meditate a little, poor children, and then luckily
recollect the riding lesson.]

(From Judy.)

MODERN COMEDY.—Mrs. Teazle : " I'm sure i married
you for the purest of motives."—Mr. Peter Teazle "For
the purest of metals, ma'am, you mean."
WHAT WE MAY EXPECT.—Mistress : "And why do you
wish to leave, Sarah ?"—Sarah : " Well, mum, you never
told me as master were a banker, which I engaged for a
respectable family."
EVERY BULLET HAS ITS BILLET.—Lord Truro is reported
to have said, at a recent meeting, that if the volunteers
had to face the enemy with the Enfield rifle, " they would
be, first, the victims of the enemy's bullets, and then a
mark for its contempt." Query—What sort of a mark is
a fellow for contempt after he has been hit by a bullet?
A. Z. A. I).—Dtiring the examination into the Overend,
Gurney, and Co. failure, a curious transaction was fished
out, which caused considerable difficulty. An entry in a
ledger stood as follows :---"Peto and Betts azad £14,000."
What did azad mean? Mr. Howell, the accountant, could
not tell; nobody could tell. Judy, of course, knew, and
finding that the mystery has not yet been cleared up, she
now boldly states that the word in question is only a slight.
mis-spelling, and that the entry should run—" Peto
Betts has had £14,000." That is all !

Tile Rev. a. L. Randall denies in the Guardian the
gatemen ,of the Church News that he is abnizi tg made