The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-12 00:00:00

THE WASHING MACHINE AND T.HE
WASHTUB-OR DOMESTIC MISERY AHD
COMFORT.

What family does not know the miseries of
washing ? Manage how you will it is one of the
miseries of life. Every husband grumbles when it
is done at home—thinks it quite lawful to grumble,
and if any neighbour asks him from home on the
miserable day deems himself specially lucky. Yet
what can people of moderate means do, especially
that class whom Mr. Walpole pities on account of
the income tax, and who, the Times says, find it so
difficult to keep house at all—the people with £3OO
per annum and under. They must adopt the most
economical method. They try " putting out their
washing." But that, is so sadly expensive,besides
the expense of things lost and worn up as fast
again as they should be. They get a washer-
woman—but sadly expensive these ladies, too, in
more ways than need be mentioned, besides bring-
ing the concerns of a dozen families into your
house, and taking the concerns of yours into as
many, and making your servants discontented;
indeed, you may deem yourself fortunate if you
can employ a washerwoman and keep your. ser-
vants for the twelvemonths.

LATEST

INDIAN FINANCE.

Mr'. Wilson made his financial statement on the
Bth of February.
The deficit is about nine millions.

He proposes a trade license of from 2s. to 20s.
yearly ; a tax upon incomes of from 240 to- 600 at
2 per cent., and above that at 4 per cent., with no
exemptions.
A large duty upon tobacco.
The tariff is to be modified.
There will be no loan.

No, there is nothing for it but to make the
washing as bearable as may be at home. You
cannot do without it. Ever since our race quitted
Eden we must wash and be clean. "To make the
best of a bad job" is the problem. We have often
cast about in our own minds how to do it, for we
have fully shared the common affliction of a middle-
class family. Our first step was the wringing-
machine. Its merits were not believed in our
kitchen, but we had convinced ourselves that they
were great. We ordered one. After a very few
trials its virtues were so thoroughly appreciated,
that it was pronounced by mistress and maids to
have paid for itself in a few months. The fatigue
of wringing heavy things became work which the
very children of the family asked to do for amuse-
ment; the water was so completely squeezed from
the linen that it dried in half the time; it did not
tear the things as wringing will sometimes do, and
then it saved waiting on the mangle-woman's lei-
sure, for "it mangled so easily and beautifully ;"
besides, numberless things were
_deemed worth
mangling at home that were not deemed worth
being " sent to the mangle."
But the washing, the literal washing, the long
rubbing and scrubbing over the venerable wash-
tub—for this we saw no adequate remedy. We
looked at innumerable washing•machines, but
having always had a little of the mechanical in us,
we could see, or thought we saw, something that
dissuaded us from buying ; although we should not
have higgled about price if we could have been
satisfied about efficiency. Accidentally almost, we
noticed, however, a new shop, offering us a new
washing-machine. We looked in, as we have
done for some years, into every shop of the kind,
and after so many disappointments with, of course,
but little hope. The new machine struck us at
once as easy to work, and marvellously simple in
its structure ; its principle seemed too the most
natural of any we had yet seen, The exhibitor,
we perceived, had unbounded confidence in the
merits of his article. He quickly showed us a
number of manuscript letters, which had all been
written after trial, enclosing too a remittance, with
expressions of entire satisfaction, often of gratitude.
It was proposed to send •ut for some dirty linen
and to make a trial before our eyes, but somehow
we have always doubted whether all done in an
exhibition could be realised in domestic trials. An
offer followed to have one sent us in a short time,
and to try it for a few weeks, to be returned if we
were not fully satisfied. All this seemed like

honest confidence in the invention ; bat, yet fur-
ther to test our exhibitor, we disclosed our editorial
character, hinted that we might be " a chiel amang
'eat takin' notes," with the suggestion that we
might possibly feel obliged to " warn the public;"
on the other hand, that if satisfied, we would cer-

tainly tell the public so. The prompt reply was,
" Oh, if you are an editor we'll send it up to your
house at once, and you shall try it as long as you
like."

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

Well, we had the simple•looking machine home,
and fully and fairly it has been tried in two large
washings, and on all kinds of things from the large,
thick counterpane and blanket to shirts aid lace
caps. We can but report the most complete satis-
faction. On the first trial it did exceedingly well ;

on the second trial, after a little experience, yet
better. It saved fully half the time and more than
half the labour. Indeed, so easy is the work that
one of the boys, of ten years of age, with the usual
interest of children in all new domestic machinery,
begged to be allowed to wash something, and he
did wash two heavy counterpanes, perfectly clean,
in about a quarter of an hour. On both occasions
the machine did much more than save the time of
its own rapid operation, for it secured in each case
a fine day for " hanging out," when the following
days proved to be wet ones. Perhaps, as strong
evidence as any to every housekeeper of its utility
would be, that the servants, who did the washing,
understanding that its being retained depended on
their verdict, begged that on no account it should
be returned. " They would not, now, know what
to els without it."
After this very matter of fact tale we need hardly
add, that we hoiestly and cordially recommend a
trial of this machine to every housekeeper. It is
too simple to get out of order ; yet not too simple to
wash either the largest or the most delicate articles
with leas injury than they would be liable to by the
more troublesome and laborious process of rubbing
by hand. It can be had either separately or com-
bined with the wringing and mangling machine;
in the latter form the saving of time is greater, be-
cause the -water returns into the machine. We
need not, however, enter upon the mechanical de-
tails. They may be comprehended at a glance by
any one who can call at the inventor's, Mr. Thomas
Bradford, 63, Fleet-street ; or, if they prefer it,
they can write to him for one of his little books,
which explain everything. We cordially wish him
a large business, equally for the comfort of our
housekeeping friends, and as the just reward of his
inventive merits.

PARIS, Meacn 12.

The Moniteur of to-day says :—" Yesterday the
Hanoverian Minister presented his lettres de creance
to the Emperor."
The Siecle has received a warning for an article
of M. YouKdan, published in its number of Vriday
last.

TURIN, MARCH 11.
A commission of the municipality of Milan has
presented an address to the Bing.

FLORENCE, MARCH 11.

The number of people assembled to vote has been
very great, and perfect order ha■ prevailed. Out
of 32,000 persons in Florence about 15,000 have
voted to-day. French and Italian flags are dis-
played in the streets.

An address to the King has been signed by the
clergy. The peasants, headed by their cures, are
on their way to the voting places, and maintain ad-
mirable order. The people are everywhere enthu•
siastic and full of confidence, and their attitude is
excellent.

MODENA, SUNDAY EVENING.

In all the towns of the lEmilian provinces the
number of people assembled to vote is extra-
ordinary.
In the country the clergy are conducting the
population to vote for the annexation.

CHAMBERY, MONDAY.

The Courier des Alpes publishes a supplement
announcing, upon information obtained from an
efficient source, that Savoy will not be dismembered
but will form two departments, and will preserve
the Court of Appeal, at Chambery.

TURIN, MARCH 11.

Baron Talleyrand has delivered to Count Cavour
another despatch of M. Thouvenel, which replies to
Count Cavour's despatches of the lst and 3d inst.
M. Thouvenel points out the essential difference
which exists between the question of the annexa-
tion of Tuscany to Piedmont and that of the an-
nexation of Savoy to France, and says that the prin-
cipal difficulty which opposes the first is to obtain
the recognition by Europe, which has guaranteed
the possession of Tuscany to the dynasty of Lor-
raine. In the latter this difficulty disappears in
the presence of the arrangement between France
and Sardinia relative to the spontaneous cession of
Savoy; consequently the Emperor of the French
requests the regulation of the question of Savoy by
a simple cession, to be settled by mutual consent,
and without having recourse to universal suffrage.
M. Thouvenel thinks that to become acquainted
with the wish of the country it would suffice to con-
sult the municipalities of Savoy.

As regards the annexation of Tuscany, M
Thouvenel repeats that France could not follow
Piedmont in a perilous course. If King Victor
Emmanuel accepts the annexation of Tuscany, he
would necessarily remain exposed to the risks of
such a policy without being able to reckon upon
the support of France.

FLORENCE, MARCH 11.

The clergy of the towns of Tuscany in t end to
inaugurate the vote by religious ceremonies. Per-
fect order prevails everywhere, and the enthusiasm

MB SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1866.

AUSTRIA.

NE wS I
Tier Association, has been arrested, it is sup-
posed, for complicity with the late Gen. Eynatten.
The managers of the Credit Mobilier have de-
clared that the affairs of the establishment are in
perfect order, and in no way connected therewith.

TILE BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIAN

MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw
steamship Pera, Captain T. Jamieson, arrived at
Southampton yesterday morning with the
heavy portion of the mails from Bombay,
Australia, New Zealand, &c. She left Alexandria
on the 27th ult., Malta the 2d inst., and Gibraltar
the 6th. She had strong N. W. gales between Alex-
andria and Malta, light easterly breezes and fine
weather thence to Gibraltar, and from there to
Southampton variable winds and weather.

LIVERPOOL, AIONDAY.

The Cunard steamer Arabia, from New York on
the 29th ult., passed Holyhead at 1 o'clock this
afternoon.

QUEENSTOWN, MARen 11.

The Royal mail steamship Canada arrived here
at 2 p.m. ; she embarked mails and proceeded at
6.30 p.m. for Halifax and Boston.

VIENNA, MARCH 9.

It was yesterday rumoured in the city that
Lieut.-General Baron Eynatten had committed
suicide, and the Wiener Zeitung of to-day thus con-
firms the report :
" Not long ago the military authorities were
under the painful necessity of arresting General
August Baron von Eynatten, and of bringieg him
before a court-martial, it being strongly suspected
that he had been guilty of gross frauds while at the
head of the military administration in 1859. Soon
after the proceedings had begun Baron von Eynat-
ten was obliged to admit facts which left no doubt
that he had culpably abused the powers entrusted
to him.

Off Vigo, on the afternoon of the 3d, the Pera
exchanged signals with the company's steamer TaguF.
The Pera brought 88 passengers (38 first-class,
15 children, 32 second-class, and three deck), in-
cluding Mr. Newton and family, Mr. Moe, Captain
Comes, Capt. Vicars, Capt. Welsh, Mr. Newby,
Mr. and Mrs. Heap and family, Mr. Gibson, Mr.
Beddome, Capt. Granville, Royal Artillery; Mr.
Pulling, &c. On freight she had 1,013 bales silk,
nine cases shawls, 42 bales wool, 143 bags coffee,
50 boxes oranges, 99 boxes gum, 129 bales flax, 15
quarter-casks wine, 188 packages tusks, and 151
packages of general merchandise. She also brought
an hippopotamus and two foreign birds.
At Alexandria were H.M.S. Himalaya, the French
brig Sentinelle, and the usual Egyptian fleet.
At Malta were H.M. ships Marlborough, Ex-
mouth, Orion, Neptune, Cvesar, Victor Emmanuel,
Cressy, Terrible, Cadmus,Lapwing, Mmdina, Cara-
doe, Intrepid, Supply, and Boxer, and the Peninsu-
lar and Oriental steamer ,Alhambra.

" Although the authorities had taken all the
usual precautions to prevent such an occurrence,
Baron von Eynatten, who was evidently suffering
under the pressure of a heavily burdened conscience,
found means to take his own life during the night
between the 7th and Bth inst., and so to escape the
punishment which awaited him. The deceased left
a written document, in which he, with the expres-
sion of heartfelt repentance, repeated the confessions
he had made, and implored his injured sovereign
to pardon him."
When Baron Eynatten was first taken to the
military prison he was subjected to the customary
• examination, and everything with which it ap-
peared likely that he could do injury to himself
was taken from him. He was not, however, made
to lay aside his uniform, which was that of an
officer of Lancers, he being second proprietor of the
regiment of Uhlans, which bears the name of the
present Emperor of Russia. During the night of
the 7th the unfortunate man separated from the
back of the collar of his uniform those embroi-
dered cords (fangsohnure)—in this country they are
about as thick as a finger—which Polish Lancers
wear round their necks, and hanged himself with
them. M. von Eynatten had previously tried to
destroy himself by forcing a breast-pin into his
heart, but the attempts which he made failed, and
probably because he was a corpulent man. It is
said that the body has three minute wounds on the
left side of the chest. In the document mentioned
in the Wiener Zeitung Baron von Eynatten ex-
pressed a hope that the manner of his death might
not be made public, as he wished his wife to think
he had died of apoplexy. It is said that the unfor-
tunate man refused to mention the names of any of
his accomplices. On the 3d inst. two officers went to
Meedling, a small town some 10 English miles dis-
tant from this city, and their behaviour was so very
strange that it was believed they intended to commit
suicide. After dinner on the 4th the officers walked
out towards a place called the Bruhl, and when in
a wood they perceived some gendarmes advancing
towards them. Both of them immediately drew
pistols from their pockets and made use of them.
The one shot himself dead, but the other was still
alive the day before yesterday. The names of the
officers are not known to me, but during the last
two or three days it has frequently been stated that
a near relative of Baron von Eynatten is missing.

At Gibraltar were H.M. ships Renown, Agamem-
non, James Watt, Doris, and Scylla, and the gun-
boats Vulture and Mohawk, and four French liners
off Algesiras.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's steamer Delta arrived at Gibraltar on
the morning of the sth instant, and proceeded to
Malta the same day.
Latest quotations of exchange at Gibraltar were
as follows ;—London, 90 days' date, 501 to 50a ;
Paris, 90 days' date, sf. 33c. ; Marseilles, 90 days'
date, sf. 33c. ; Genoa, 90 days' date, sf. 34c. ; Ma-
drid, eight days' sight, d dis. ; Cadiz, eight days'
sight, die. ; Malaga, eight days' sight, par to
pm. ; Seville, t dis. to par; Alicante, dis. ; Va-
lencia, 1r dis.: Barcelona, par; Spanish dollars, 3
per cent. pm., none.
Her Majesty's steam frigate Doris arrived at Gib-
raltar on the 2d from Tangier, with Mr. John Hay
and the master and eight of the crew of the British
brig Anna Maria, wrecked at Saffi.
Her Majesty's ship Osprey, from Malta, arrived
at Gibraltar on the 2d. When the Osprey was leav-
ing the Hannibal, bearing Rear. Admiral Mundy's
flag, entered Malta. The Osprey passed the Scourge,
expected at Gibraltar, to relieve the Vulture.
The Perseverance put back to Gibraltar from off
Tariffa at 9 45 on the night of the Ist, having run
down, at 6 20, the Dutch schooner Antje, of
Kroonen, J. R. Nievan, master, from North Shields,
with a general cargo, bound to Barcelona. The
master, his wife, and two children, and six men
composing the crew, were saved.
The British steamers Bccotia and Cairo, from
Liverpool, had arrived at Gibraltar.
The brigantine Ellen, of Guernsey, Langlois,
master, with sulphur, from Sicily for Falmouth,
which put in at Gibraltar on the 2d inst. with
damage, had been surveyed, and. would have to dis-
charge cargo to repair damages.
The Spanish screw frigate Princess de Asturias,
bearing the flag of Admiral Bustillos at the main,
left Algesiras roadstead shortly after 7 o'clock on
the morning of the lst inst., steering in the direc-
tion of Tetuan. It was rumoured that the Admiral
had gone to confer with Marshal O'Donnel respect-
ing further operations to be undertaken on the
Atlantic ports of the empire of Morocco.

By the last Report on Petitions, we perceive that
the number of petitions in favour of compensation,
in the event of the abolition of Church-rates, is
3,920, with 125,423 signatures; maintaining the
average of 30 signatures each. But the abolition
party has also begun to send in petitions in anti-
cipation of the 28th, when Sir John Trelawny's
Bill is to be brought forward for a second reading.
They have already sent 101 petitions, with 9,005
signatures ; an average of 90 to each petition.
His Highness le Prince de Leonforre, accom-
panied by the Princess and suite, have arrived at the
Brunswick, Jermyn-street.

His Excellency the Ambassador of France and
the Countess de Persigny entertained a select circle at
dinner last evening at Albert-gate House.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have left
Stafford House, St. James's, for Cliefden House, near
Maidenhead, where the Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Glad-
stone and a select circle assembled on Saturday.
The Duke and Duehess of Norfolk have arrived
at Norfolk House, St. James's. square, from Arundel Castle.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby have
arrived at the St. George's Hotel, from Brighton.

The Earl and Countess of Derby entertained their
Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-
Weimar, the Marquis of Bath, the Marchioness of Stafford,
the Marquis of Tullibardine, the Earl and Countess Stan-
hope, Viscount Holmesdale, Lord Hood, Lord and Lady
Arthur Hay, Viscount and Lady Katherine Valletort, and
a select circle at dinner on Saturday, at their mansion in
St. James's-square.

The Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon re-
ceived the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl and Countess of
Airlie, Frances Countess Walderave and Mr. G. G. Har-
court, Viscount Castlerosse, Lord and Lady Harriet Ashley,
Lord and Lady Wm. Compton, Lady Molesworth, the
Right Hon. Chas. P. Villiers, Mr. Fleming, and a select
party to dinner on Saturday evening, at their residence on
Car Ron-house-terrace.

The Countess of Craven arrived in town on Satur-
day, from visiting the Countess of Sefton at Croxteth Park,
near Liverpool. Her ladyship, accompanied by Viscount
Uffington, will leave town to-day for Ashdown Park.

We are requested to state that the subscription
list for the shares of the Anglo-Luso-Brazilian Royal
Mail Steam Company will be closed on Wednesday next.
THE COMMERCIAL TREATY.—The name of Cap-
tain Gray, M.P., was inadvertently omitted in the list of
the majority in the division on Saturday morning, in the
House of Commons, on the above treaty.

Although we are not able to say it is officially
settled, we believe it is most probable that Lieut.-General
Sir John Pennefather will succeed General Knollys in the
chief command at Aldershot.—Army and Navy Gazette.

LAUNCH OF THE STEAMSHIP OTHO.—On Satur-
day afternoon the steamship Otho, one of a fleet of sixty
vessels intended to be built for the Greek Steam Naviga-
tion Company, was launched from the yard of Messrs.
Langley, of Deptford. The Otho is a vessel of 800 tons,
224 ft. in length, and 27ft. in breadth. A new feature con-
nected with the proceedings was, that the vessel was not
launched into the river, but into the dock at the head of
which she had been built, scarcely more than 400 ft. in
length, which was accomplished in the most successful
manner.

THE Loss OF THE HUNGARIAN.--Among the un-
fortunate sufferers on board the Hungarian steamer was
Mr. George J. Nash, an officer of the General Post-office,
who for more than two years had been specially. commis-
sioned to arrange the regular assortment of mails on board
the Alexandrian, the New York, and the Canadian line of
packets. He had brought the system to a proper training
with the two former lines, and was making his third and
final trip on board the Hungarian when his labour of 25
years on the postal service has been brought to a melan-
choly close, and a wife and two children deprived of their
only support. Mr. Nash was an officer much appreciated
in the department, and selected by Sir Rowland Hill for a
duty quite foreign. to his ordinary employment, in conse-
quence of his ability and thorough business habits. It is
to be hoped his widow will not be forgotten by the Post-
master-General.

AN INDIAMAN AGROUND ON THE PLUCKING-
TON BANK.—
LIVERPOOL, Friday.—Yesterday, the Ellen
Stuart,
a fine iron sailing vessel of 1,500 tons burthen, im-
mediately after leaving the Wapping Dock (which dock she
had
been
in for repairs, having had to put back a few weeks
ago from stress of weather) ran aground on the Pluckington
Bank, and though every endeavour was made to get her off,
she remained fast. At the time of the accident the Ellen
Stuart had on board a heavy cargo of machinery, flat-bot-
tomed iron boats, &c., and great fears were entertained for
her safety, and although at the ebb of the tido she was left
high and dry on the bank, she sustained no injury. It is
to be hoped that to-day (Friday), as the tide is unusually
high, the ship will be got off in safety, and without mate/ ial
damage.

A case of scandal is occupying the attention of
the members of the Stock Exchange. We have refrained
from alluding to it until it has become a topic of common
conversation. It is charged against a broker of standing,
that when entrusted by a client with a commission to buy
300 shares in a new project, he bought only 100 iv the mar-
ket, and himself sold to his client the other 200 at the same
price. The contract-note forwarded to the client named, it
is said, the dealer of whom the 100 shares wore purchased
as the seller of the whole 300. The broker inculpated will,
according to rumour, abstain from applying for re-admis•
sion to the Stock Exchange at the annual election this
month. It is understood that the case is under the consi-
deration of the committee. Pending the investigation into
the truth of the circumstances alleged judgment must be
withheld. A searching inquiry is indispensable, and the
committee are not likely to shrink from their duty. Either
the person accused should be honourably acquitted,. or the
committee should mark, by a special resolution, their sense
of what is required for the protection of the public, who rely
with justice upon the high character of the Stock Exchange
The option presented to shareholders in the
Great Western Railway of participating in a aew issue of
fixed Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Preference Stock expires
on Thursday next. The stock is redeemable at par, by the
company giving one year's notice, prior to the 25th April,
1864, but if not so redeemed it becomes thenceforth a per-
petual irredeemable 4i per cent. preference stock. The
whole amount of the stock created in 1850 remaining to be
issued is £236,864.