The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-26 00:00:00

COUNT VON GOLTZ.

Count von Goltz has succumbed at last. He was born
in 1817, and was appointed Prussian Ambassador at Paris
in January 1863. His duty at the French capital—one of
the most trying that has fallen to any ambassador of
modern times—was well performed. He was popular, and
respected by the Emperor and the Empress, even when the
relations between the two States were at their greatest
tension. A less able representative might readily have in-
volved Europe in war. Unfortunately, at the time when
difficulty and danger seemed almost past, Count Goltz was
deprived of the enjoyment of that credit which properly
belo*ed to him. A cancer made such alarming progress
that the Count was obliged to retire from Paris to
Charlottenberg, where, after months of torture, and after
being subjected to endless quackery, he has died. King
William declined to appoint another ambassador during
his life, and the business at Paris has been done by that
able chargl daffaircs, Count von Solms.

AFFAIRS IN SERVIA.

Servia seems to jog on pretty well under the
Regency which was established after the assassination of
Prince Michael. By a special telegram we learn that the
Skuptschina, or Parliament, has been opened, and that the
deputies are to apply their energies to the reform of the
Constitution. 'When will the Constitutions of the
European States be complete? The taste for tinkering at
them has beCome a complete mania. There is scarcely
a State in Europe which has not altered its form of Govern-
ment within the last two or three years. The facility with
which great constitutional changes are effected now-a-days
is one of the most remarkable characteristics of the age.

WHAT'S IN A FLAG ?

Things of apparently small moment often involve diffi
cult complications of national sentiment. For instance,
Austria and Hungary have now been united on equal
terms ; each is a separate State for domestic purposes,
and each enjoys in the common affairs of the empire
an influence proportionate to its importance. But
it has been deemed necessary, in order to com-
plete in appearance a. reform which was thoroughly
complete in reality, that the old Austrian flag should be
abandoned, and a new one, bearing the arms of the two
countries, be substituted. This point gave rise to some
trouble. The Austrian Ministry at first proposed only
to quarter the arms of Hungary in one corner of the flag,
while the Hungarian Minister of Commerce insisted on per•
feet equality. This has been obtained, the old Austrian
flag taking the plac,,near the flagstaff, while the arms end
colours of Hungary take up the other half. Even this
settlement aid not satisfy everybody. Cue Hungarian
dew, ty. arguing from the fact that the two colours, the red
and white, belong equally to Hungary and Austria,
thought Hungary's rights curtailed because it appeared as
if the red and white were but a continuation of the
Austrian flag, and Proposed a black stripe, or at least
some scam, to separate the two. Such is national senti-
ment.

THE COMIC PAPERS.

(From Punch.)

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.—" Iriah Lawn is at a dia.
count."

THE ABUSE OF JUSTICE.—The Law Lords nave been
sitting for about twenty days hearing Miss Shedden con-
duct her own case. Reasonably enough, they appear to
have grown a little tired of such a S(h)eddentary life.
FORGETTING Hls PLACE.—John Bright, as livery Bey
vant at the doorway, to Lord Derby on the coachbox :
" Irish Church coming down ! Pull out o' the way there
with that infatuated' old machine of yours—can't yer?"
—Groom of the Chambers : " John, John, you're forget-
ting your place—you mustn't use that sort of language
now."

(From Judy.)
A FACT FOR NATURALISTS.—The genuine book-worm is
not to be found in Grub-street.
Was young Lochinvar a Scotchmant No ! a York-
shireman. Fie " came out of the West "-Riding!
QUITE RlGHT.—During the past week, Mrs. Grundy
has found (and communicated the fact iu confidence to
Judy) that the best ornament for her firestove has been a
good roaring fire.
MODEST, AS USUAL.—A daily contemporary, in a leader,
a day or two ago, made use of the expression, " Mr. Glad-
stone and his times."—" Mr. Gladstone and his Times,"
indeed ! Wouldn't it have been nearer the mark to have
said, " Mr. Gladstone and his T, legraph," had not modesty
prevailed in the matter?

(From Fun.)
NOT A STRAIGHT TlP.—Tipperary, while the dark-
courses of the assassin are allowed to run.
NOBLE V. NOBBLE.—NobIe animal to Nobleman :
" Well, my lord, if the Turf has come to this, it's time
that you and I withdrew."
WRONG ON THAT HEAD.—OId lady (picking up a dis-
carded " fashionable bonnet ") : " Dear, dear ! Here's
some poor thing lost her repirator !"
A DUKE IN FIIN.—The veracious Reuter heads a
column of inteligence from Paris with—Letter of the Duke
de Persigny—and complacently commences, " Nothing
serious has occurred." Will the duke kindly permit us to
tender the right hand of fellowship, on his accession to
comic journalism ?

The bead cashier of a well-known and extensive
firm in Liverpool has suddenly disappeared, and his accounts
show that he has for some time past been robbing his em-
ployers. his defalcations being about .£3,000. His capture
may not be very speedily effected, seeing that he had a good
start before his defalcations were discovered.

Mr. Norwood, M.P., has written to Mr. Empring-
ham, of Hull, stating that the Attorney-General Las ac-
cepted his suggestions with respect to the Imprisonment
of Debt Bill. Among the proposed changes will be
the abolition of the invidious distinction between
the different classes of debtors, and the power to
commit and imprison on a judgment of the superior courts.
But the debtor who refuses to pay when ho has the means
to do so, may be punished irrespective of the amount of his
debt.
At the Settle Petty Sessions on Tuesday Jeremiah
Waddington Skipton was charged with disturbing the con-
gregation during divine service at the parish church, Giggles-
wick, on Sunday, the Gth inst. It appeared the defendant,
who was in liquor gesticulated with his arms during the
singing, and called out loudly "Bravo" and " Well done'
at the termination of the chants. The defendant did not
appear, but was understood., to have expressed Lis sorrow
for his unseemly behaviour, The Bench impose.' a penalty
of ..£3 and cDsts 235. 6d., or in default two months' impri-
sonment.

It appears from a Parliamentary return just issued
that the training establishment of militia in 1868
in England and Wales consisted of 3,053 officers, 3,329
non-conimissioned officers, 2,651 corporals, 809 drummers,
and 80,000 privates. Of these there were present at training
in 1868, on the day of inspection, 1,608 officers, 3,047
uon-commissicned officers, 2,379 corporals, 797 drummers,
and 56,408 privates. There were absent without leave-9
officers, 4 non-commissioned officers, 19 corporals, 1 drum-
mer, and 3,915 privates. There were wanting to complete
—1,212 officers, 252 non-commissioned officers, 226 corporals,
11 drummers, and 18,2132 priyaterb

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THEATRE-TIOTAL, ADELPITT.
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more fLnd Mrs Leigh Murray. At S. EVE: Mr Benjamin Weh-
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DID YOU EVER SEND YOUtt WIFE TO CAMBERWELL?
Mr. U. Bellmore.

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