The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-16 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.-111eadow hay, £2 153 to £4 N ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 53 to £1 10s per load.
Trade steady.

• CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 173 to £4 as ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 10s per lead.
A fair demand.

WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2153 to £4 6s ; clove!,
£4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 10s per load.
Trade firm.

Captain Enger, or the 40th Regiment, has been
appointed a Deputy Assistant-Adjutant-General, and is
attached to Colonel M'Murdo, Inspector-General of Volun-
teers.—.lrtny and Navy Gazette.

There is considerable difficulty experienced in
determining the merits and claims of the various medical
officers of the Army, who might be considered eligible to
succeed the late deeply-regretted Director-General. It is
understood that Dr. Taylor was summoned from Chatham.
and that Dr. Gibson was ordered no from Aldershot by
telegraph when the news of Dr. Alexander's death reached
the authorities.—Army and Navy Gazette.

The Moniteur de la Flotte (Feb. 9), in announcing
that the command of the Chinese expedition has bten given
to "a general officer of the grade of vice-admiral, in con-
sideration of the important part to be played by the fleet,
which "will consist of 60 ships of war,', observes that no
other Power has ever assembled such a numerous fleet in
those distant waters. Our excellent contemporary may be
correct, but assuredly our Government will not permit duo
French to give a numerical superiority to their contingent
of the expedition by sea. Our allies may take as much as
they like of the glory, but they must not get more than
their share of the solid advantages. It is absolutely ne-
cessary that for every French pendant there should be at
least one English whip flying, even though we admit that
many of the " batimens de guerre" of our allies are little
iron guaboats.—Army and Navy Gazette.
THE RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS IN ST. GEORGE'S-
IN-THII.EAST.—Mr. Rosier, clothier, of St. George-street
(Ratcliffe highway), who has been cited by the Rev. Bryan
King, the rector, to the Consistory Court, has been served
with the copy of "articles," calling upon him to answer
charges of brawling in the parish church of St. George's-
in-the-East.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—A man named Barnes, while
driving a waggon underneath an archway in Little Stan-
hope-street, Mayfair, yesterday morning, was crushed be-
tween the load in his waggon and the top of the arch. He
was frightfully injured, and died on his way to the hospital.
NARROW ESCAPE or BARNUM.—Mr. P. T. Bar-
num was nearly suffocated, a few nights since, in conse-
quence of having neglected to turn off the "register" in his
sleeping-room, the house being heated by a furnace. The
room was small, and windows ant doors being closed there
was no ventilation. Mr. Barnum found himself unable to
walk on awaking in the morning, and has not yet en-
tirely recovered.—Baston Courier.
CHURCH RATES AT WOOLWICH.—About twelve
months since, after an exciting contest, a church rate was
refused at Woolwich by a majority of 111. The church-
wardens have again convened a vestry meeting to consider
the question of making a rate, and the organist of the
parish church has forwarded a circular to each ratepayer,
stating that, in consequence of the want of funds, he has
not received his salary. The anti-rate party have issued
placards denouncing the attempt to inflict church rates
upon the inhabitants, and a strong contest is expected.
Our leading contemporary announced in the early
part of the week that Major-General Sir James Scarlett was
about to succeed Sir George Wetherell as Adjutant-General
at Head. Quarters. The statement dyes not rest on good
foundation. Sir George Wetherell, we have reason to be-
lieve, will continue for some time longer in the office of
Adjutant-General, inasmuch as the Duke of Cambridge is
very anxious to have the benefit of his services in arrangin.g
..
whatever new measures the Government may adopt resp.e?t_
ing the reorganisation of the Indian Army. We EnaaYrdlina;
contradict the statements which have appeared r
Lord Seaton's successor in the Irish command
having yet been settled upon the subject.
reng:nothl/ ainig,
Navy Gazette.
WATER IN PARlS.—There is one
.naltlh-seuirffihcoiuesents
reason why the French use as little water
by the backet . The
as they can avoid. It is paid for water to cleanse the
sys-
tem of egouts, or drains, for supplyingd
to carry off the rain-water
streets, ' to fill fire-engines,
nb utntso, and
government,corporation,
retailed
nb
byes
rmi then.e
ge
is complete ; but every drop,a of water for household pur-
poses is brought to the deor
water-carriers, who are powerful
10,000, with whose privileges
water-works were invented, has been strong enough to in-
terfere. The Emperor is strong, and called absolute; but
I,e has many masters, not the least of whom is the water-
carrier— of Paris. Nothing could be easier than to supply
Paris with water to the very attics, for the Seine has a
areater fall than the Thames at Richmond-bridge
;3very attempt to introduce water-works is opposed by the
water-carriers, who will not allow water to be taken from
the fountains in greater quantities than in bucketfuls, except
by themselves, and it is a hazardous thing for a touch-and-
go dynasty to throw 10,000 able •bodied men out of employ-
ment.—Once a Week.