The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-25 00:00:00

MUSEUMS.

Antiquarian—Somerset House. Admission by application
to the secretary.
Botanic—Royal Botanic Society of London. • Regont's-
park. Admission daily by ordors from fellows. Royal
Gardens, liew. Open daily, 1 till 6, fan.

British—Groat Russell-s rcei; Open free on Motelays,
Wednesdays, and Frids s. 10 to 4; sunmer months 10
till 7. Closed Ist till 7th January, Ist till 7th Alay, and
Ist till 7th September; al, o on all thanksgiving days.
City—Guildhall. A collet; on of antiquities, &e. Daily,
10 till 5.
Geo!ogical- Jertnyn street. Open daily (except Fridays)
"roe.

India—lndia Office, Charles-street. Asiatic natural his-
tory, antiquities, &c. Open free on Mondays, Wednes-
days, and Fridays, and on Thursdays by orders.
King's College—Strand. Anatomy and curiosities. Daily,
10 till 4.
Patents—South Kensington.
Op'n free daily.
Royal Institution-21, Albemarle-street. Various objects.
Daily, 10 till 5.
Royal Military Repository—Woolwich. Models of foi
ti-
tications, cannon, and warlike appliances. Daily, 10
till 4.

Models and inventions.

Royal Polytechnic Institution-309, Itegcnt-street. Scien-
tific, with lectures. Open daily, till 10 pan. Is.
Saine's-13, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Antiquities, curiosities„
and pictures. Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fri-
days in April, May, and Juno; and Wednesdays, from
February to August. Admission on application to the
Curator:

Society of Arts—John-street. Adelphi. Inventions, pic-
tures, curiosities &c. Daily: admission by member's
order.

South Kensington—Cromwell-road. Open on Mondays,
Tuesdays, and Saturdays, 10 till 10, free; on other dugs
10 till 4,5, or 6. 6d.

Tower of. L'ondon—Ancient armour, etc. Open daily, 10
till 4. ls. ,

PICTURE GALLERIES.

Bridgewater Gallery—Clevelaud-square. Cards to view
may be obtained from Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street.
British Artists—Suffolk-street. April to July. ls.
British Institution-52, Pall-mall. Pictures by British
Artists, in February, March, and April ; and by Ancient
Masters, June, July, and August. is.
Buo'singham Palace Pictures.—May be viewed by an order
from the Lord Chamberlain.
Cartoons of Raphael—South Kensington Museum Mon
day, Tuesday, Saturday, free; other days, 6d.
Crystal Palace—Sydenham. Mudern Pictures and Sculp-
ture. Is.
Dulwich Gallery—Dulwich. Chiefly Flemish and I)e ch
Pictures. Open free daily, ex,ept Friday.
Flaxman Gallery—University of Loudon, Gower-street.
Foundling Hospital—Guild tord-stteet. Open Mondsys,
le till 4.
Gallery of Ancient Masters —49, Pall. ls.
Greenwich Painted Hall —Greenwich. Mondays and Fri
days Free : other days, 4d.
Guildhall—City. May be seen on application to the hail
keeper.
Hampton Court Palace.—The galleries aro open free daily,
except on Friday.
Monument—Fish-street Hill. Every day. 6d.
National Gallery—Trafalgar-square. Open free, Mondays
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
National Portrait Gallery-29, Grea 4-ieorgo-street.
free, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Trinity House—Trinity-square, Tower-hill. Models of
lighthouses, &c. Daily, 10 till 4.
Tussaud's Waxwork-SS, Baker-street. Open daily til
10 p.m. is.

SUBURBAN PLACES OF RESORT.
Cromorne Gardons Chelsea. ls.
Crystal Palace ?ark—Sydenhain. Open daily, Is.; Satur-
days, 2s. 6d.
Greenwich Park Greenwich. 0 rb.n

The North German correspondent remarks :
they
beenalt' If
Havefotren militaryd o showto
purposesthat
has
some respects over e,titnated, as they have frequently
failed when employed in gravelly or stony soil. On the
American" Late e xp
tubularerm en t
s wells
other hand, they have been successfully used both iu
mountainous districts and on the plain. They will soon
be put to a severe test, as the Austiian tr(ops in Dalmatia
are to be furnished with them. In some respects the re-
sults attained by them are startling, as two such tubular
wells will often yield water enough for a battalion in from
ono and a half to two hours, while four are sufficient to
supply a whole regiment of cavalry." The same p• per
rays—" We learn from a letter front Rome, dated Ist
that the bishops who at that limo had already reached
their destination had been making a trial of their
Latin and found it satisfactory neither in quantity nor
quality. A few days bafore a deliberation had taken pace
iu the chambers of Cardinal Altieri ou the subject of au
address to the Pope. Every cne tried to express his
opinion in the purest Ciceroilian he could command, but
the result was unfortunately merely a medern adaptation
of the scene which once took place in the plain of bhinar.
In this confusion some of the American bishops began to
speak French, and the conversation became tolerably in-
telligible till the Bishop of Reggio protested, and declared
that all ecclesiastical matters must be discussed in Latin.
The consequence was that the victory was won by those
who had not quitnforgotten their declensions and cot ju-
gations ; the rest signed their names in humble resigna-
tion without attempting to take any part in the debate.".