The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-06 00:00:00

gITUALISM.

Mr. FOLJAMBE asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, whether it was true that the Arch-
bishop of York had declined to servo on the Royal Com-
mission on the ground that the Church of England, as
distinct from the Ritualists, was not fairly represented on
the Commission.
Mr. HARDY said it was true that the Archbishop of
York had declined to serve on the committee, but not on
the ground stated in the hon. member's question.
PRACTICAL JOKING IN THE NAVY.
Mr. 0. STANLEY asked the First Lord of the Admi-
ralty if he was. able to state to the house the result of
any further inquiry into the alleged outrage upOn
naval cadet by his brother midshipmen on board the
Phoebe frigate; and if he can assure the house that
stringent orders had been issued to prevent the recurrence
of similar disgraceful conduct in the navy.
Mr. CORRY said a report had been received from
two officers appointed to inquire into the matter,
and it being found to be less reprehensable than
was at first believed, tho two young officers had been
reinstated. A circular had, however, been issued that day
stating that a recurrence of such ungentlemanly conduct
would be visited by the Admiralty with severe punishment.
With respect to what appeared to be judging first and in-
quiring afterwards, the Admiralty had acted upon the re-
port of the captain of the Phoebe.
STREET OUTRAGES.
Mr. 0. STANLEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department if his attention had been called to the
outrages committed upon respectable persons walking in
the streets in the day time, by bands of ruffians who take
the opportunity of crowds collected by volunteers, militia,
and other military bands passing through the streets to
hustle and rob them. And if any orders had been issued
to the police to protect the public from a continuance of
those disgraceful attacks in the metropolis ?
Mr. HARDY said he had seen with regret an account of
robberies committed•under the most daring circumstances,
especially on the occasion of the marching of the City of
London Militia from Finsbury to Regent's Park. The
regiment was accompanied by a large-number of the lowest
of the population, and on the first opportunity arising
from confusion with the street traffic, the bad characters
who followed in the rear of the regiment, hustled and
robbed about 26 persons, the property stolen amounting to
.£l5O. The police had no intimation of the ineended marching
of the regiment, otherwise the police would have bean
strengthened at points at which any danger was antici-
pated, although the calls on the force just now were very
severe. No less than between three hundred and four
hundred constables were employed to prevent the
introduction of the cattle plague, but notwithstanding that
the Commissioners of Police had taken such steps as would
be found quite effectual for the protection of the public on
any similar occasion, and for the putting a stop to out-
rages which were a disgrace to the metropolis.
Sir A. AGNEW said it appearel to be a pre-arranged
plan, as robberies had taken place simultanonsly at the
(writer of Park-lane, Stanhope-street, and (Atter places.
The thieves even availed themsalves of a marriage in
flanover-square.
Mr. HARDY said it was much to be regretted that such
outrages had taken place, but he hoped the orders that bad
been issued for the strengthening of the power of the
police at various parts of the metropolis would be found
effectual.
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[LEFT SITTING.]

SCIENTIFIC JOTTINGS.

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Among the photographic curiosities which are
daily springing up, we now have magical photo-
graphs—that is, such as can be made to appear and
disappear at pleasure. For this purpose they use
paper coated with gelatine, and they sensitize it in
a saturated solution of bichrornate of potash. After
printing, the photograph is washed in order to
dis-
solvewhen drythe excesstile ofp igmetloagtriz,:pe.h
ld'ohees effnoectt sihsotwhisl;
slightest trace of an image, but if put into water
the latter will appear in a transparent state, to dis-
appear again completely when dry. It may, how-
ever, be fixed by hying it carefully on a surface of
gum and water. llerschel's chrysotype, as is well
known, also produces such fugitive photographs by
another process. Mr. Leighton Pine is of opinion
that there is no need of seeking any new process for
obtaining fineproofs richly toned, since the ordinary
methods are quite sufficient for the purpose, pro-
vided the sensitive substances be properly dosed.
Thus, for instance, he thinks the following propor-
tions for salting paper the best: Water, 31 cubic
centimetres ; hydrochlorate of ammonia, 0,350 do. ;
nitric acid, 0.130 do. ; and gelatine, 0.065 do. The
sensitizing bath cousits of 2.6 gms. of nitrate of
silver for every 31 cub. centim. of water ; the paper
thus impregnated is exposed to the emanations of
ammonia, and may then be printed as vigorously
as on albumenized paper. The toning is effected
with • a salt of gold alkalized with chloride of
lime; after which the proofs are washed, and
fixed in a bath of 186 parts of water and 31 of
hyposulphyte.-41. Vivenot., jun., has found by
numerous experiments that, under the influence
of compressed air, having an increase of pres-
sure of three sevenths of an atmosphere, the pulse
falls at the rate of six strokes and a half per
minute ; but the phenomenon is only transitory,
and ceases soon after the excess of pressure has
been removed. The cause of this, according to
M. Vivenot, is purely mechanical, being due to
the increase of pressure at the kurface .of the
body, whereby the diameter of the smaller ves-
sels is narrowed, and capillary circulation ren-
dered more difficult. In making certain experi-
ments with glass for optical purpose, M.
Leroux was led to form a borate of magnesia
with an equivalent of calcined oxide of magnesium
and another of boric acid. This compound melts
at a strong white heat, and yields a very fluid liquid,
which, on being poured on a castiron plate, is trans-
formed into a slightly greenish sort of glass, remark-
able for its lightness and strengthmoul.
ds, nit willt, strangecome
to
say, if poured into pinum
out quite opaque, partly of white marble. Hence
it appears that, to become glass, it must not be
a n ncaled.

SHIPPIN G IN EELLIGENOE:

(By Eloctrle Telegraph.)

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GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived—Black Diamond and Fairy, both from Guern-
sey ; Latone, from Madras ; Jessie, froth Guernsey ; Trou-
badour, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Baron Osy, steamer,
from Antwerp; Concordia, steamer, from Boulogne.
Sailed--Esther, steamer, for Paris ; Panther, steamer,
for Boulogne.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed, June s—Blackwood, from Algoa Bay, for Lon-
don ; London, screw steamer, for Lisbon ; Chiltern, screw
steamer, for Trinity Bay—both from London.

ARISTOCRATIC • _ .
NOTES.—It is stated that the
Marquis of Bute has purchased Louden Castle, in Ayr-
shire, the seat of the Marquis of Hastings, for the sum of
£350,000. We understand that Mr. Naylor, of Hooton,
has become the purchaser of the rosidonce of the Duke of
Hamilton in Arlington-street—Echoes fivin the Cluss.
The course of exchange at New York on London tor bills a
80 days' sight is about loc.); per cent. At this rate there is
scarcely any mat 04 tho Importatioa of gold front the
I Vatted litmo,