The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-27 00:00:00

THE MORAL.

The Herald thus sums up the result of the review:
".Taken all in all the review was perhaps the Pret-
tiest spectacle yet presented in connection With
:
the volunteer movement ; but in many resPect"
it was highly indifferent as a military lesson, and if the
volunteers are to learn from the regular officers, as the/
ought, at least the lesson should be worth learning. The'',
was some improvement in the bearing of the volunteer'
to be observed, and it was no doubt due to the fact that
while they retained their own battalion officers they ha'd
practical soldiers as brigadiers. But there would have bee°
no less pleasure in the spectacle had there -•• a bale
more probability in the programme. It failed in t`'-
basis upon which it rested—the original landing'
it failed in providing . for such a speedy caPtnra
of Soutlisea Castle ; it filled in taking into
account that, to say nothing of the Castle, the guns of the
Portsmouth lines would have swept the Common Clent.
during the advance ; and it faile 1 in supposing that tll°
fleet could have done any such work as it was set to (I°'
But the review did not fail as a series of battalion move'
meats; it fully succeeded as a spectacle, and it alliPif
proved the expediency of thus uniting volunteer trooPs
and regulars whenever practicable on a plan which would
be none the worse if it u,:re somewhat elastic, and if a
little discretion were left to 'Aetna divisions or brigade°'•
and even battalions."

THE SECRETS OF THE OCEAN.---A few daY4,
ago Mr. Colley, of Filey, found on the sea coast, near
Filey Brig, a beautiful gold ring,
in which was set a blood'
..tone bearing an engraved boar's head. About a mile fr°al
the same place a row of artificial teeth, set in gold, wall
lately picked up.

A story is going the round of the Indian Oa
China papers that the young Emperor of China, being
curious to judge for himself of the effect of opium, tried 16
pipe, and of course suffered severely. The Queen goth.ert
made inquiries, and having found out that one of the chief
eunuchs had supplied his Majesty with the opium, 113‘
him beheaded, as an example to the rest of the housell°L",
and a fresh proclamation against the use of the drug Vi'"'
sent through the empire.

SHOCKING SCENE AT AN EXECUTION IN 1`."°1.44.
SCOTIA.—IIALIFAx, KS., SATURDAY, APRIL 10.---wring,,,r
the execution of Dowey, who was convicted of n 1107;
at Charlottetown, Prince Edward's Island, the rope broke
twice. The third time he was hauled up by tlje
sheriff and his assistants. Ile had previously sP°l'e--
for three-quarters of an hour with great feeling and coo'
posure. The horrible scene was witnessed by la/014
2,000 people.

A WONDERFUL RIFLE. —We have received ill"
formation, from sources upon which we can rely, that
new breechloading system is under examination by the
French authorities. From all we hear it is likely to Pr°vi
a most formidable weapon. The principle, which is 19
American origin, can be applied to many of the existia',
systems, but, as yet, it has only been adapted to the
Chassepot. Ey slight modification, the present Chasse'
rots can be altered to take a metallic central fire cart'
•idge, which they are to fire in the ordinary manner'
On an emergency, when it may be required to deliver a
large number of shots in a very short period of time,
simply turning a button the converted Chasser°
becomes a repeater capable of firing eight rounds with°ie
ti,
reloading the magazine. The act of drawing back the
bolt to open the breach throws out the old case, the fresh
cartridge comes up from below, and the closing 0f the breech pushes it into the chamber. We understana
that the whole contrivance is a triumph of mechaeicil
skill, and that the cost of conversion is neverthelesg'
extremely small. The French authorities are preservil)g
P. more than ordinary secrecy about the whole affair, o's
they are obliged to confess that in the matter of military
breechloaders, at least, they are behind the ago
Engineer.