The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-22 00:00:00

A NEW PUBLIC PARK.

On Saturday a very interesting ceremony took
place in the East of London. The new Southwark
Park was opened, in great state, by Sir John
Thwaites, the members for the borough and several
other gentlemen being present. So long ago as
1804 the Metropolitan Board of Works obtained the
necessary powers for its formation, and since 1865
the authorities have_been actively engaged in enclos-
ing and laying out the ground, which was formerly
occupied by market gardeners. It was a dismal and
marshy district surrounded by tanneries, e. vinear
works, roperies, foundries, and manufactories of all
kinds. The groun .Iwas valuable in its way, and to buy
upthe freehold and leasehold interests cost no less than
£08,400, the average cost of the land being £9ll
per acre. The laying out of the park, the planting
of trees, &c., cost £20,000 more, but the money has
no doubt been well and wisely spent in giving this
densely-populated neighbourhood a breathing place.
The greatest excitement and satisfaction were mani-
fested in the district at the opening of the park. Flags
were flying from the chimneys, and noisy cheers
resounded on all sides. It has been suggested that
the denizens of other crowded parts of London
might be benefited by the occasional opening of the
gardens attached to the Inns of Court and other
large buildings,
TIM BATTLE OF TIM BOYNE.
" Anglicanus " is displeased with the Orangemen
for vaunting their share in the battle of the Boyne.
Ile writes to the 'limes, quoting Macaulay's
version of the struggle, and after examining
the component parts of the victorious army,
he arrives at the conclusion that the Irish Protes-
tants composed less than one-eighth. They did not
even occupy the post of honour,but were comfortably
stationed in the centre, under Schomberg. William,
according to Macaulay, rode up to the Enniskillenes
in the midst of the tumult, and said, " Gentlemen,
you shall be my guards to-day. I have eard much
of you. Let me see something of you.'' " Angli-
canus " is of opinion that what he saw must have
been rather different from what he had heard, since
the Enniskillens were repulsed with a loss of fifty
men, and were hotly pursued till William rallied
them, and turned the chase back. This was
the sole check sustained by the victorious army after
the passage of the river, so that their critic allows
the Irish Protestants the same claim to the honours
of the Battle of the Boyne as ic,;l),ll:Ts to
the Battle of Waterloo. All things considered, the
Orangemen had better celebrate some other
znaiverzary.
TIIL SUFI-FIELD FIF-TER3 OF

Some disturbances have lately bell created in
Sheffield by the alleged ill-treatment of a child by
the Protestant Sisters of -Mercy connected with St.
Jude's ChUrch. The most extravagant rumours have
been circulated, and angry demonstrations were matte
by the mob. Mr. Jackson, the chief constable
of Sheffield, has carefully investigated the whole
matter, and has found that, so far from being Mused,
the child was not even treated with unkindness. It
is to be hoped that when this is made knoliri
the excitement in the neighbourhood
abaf-,_ as. the, Sisters are nortf_ subjected to ranch
annoyance... On - Sunday, :;when 801119 of = them
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