The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-02 00:00:00

rifE SUM, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1866.

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held in honour of that bond of union which
skill, and enterprise have just completed
the peoples of the Two Worlds.

The Middle-Class Education Movement has of
late excited a great deal of attention, and deservedly
so, for it is a matter of paramount importance to
the welfare and wellbeing of society, and cannot
be overrated in its effects. Yesterday was the
occasion of the first of
.a series of public schools
being opened, which have been designed under a
charter of incorporation from the Crown, for the
education of children in the middle classes,
especially those of clerks, artisans, and small
tradesmen. This may be considered on the
whole as the first practical result of all that
has been said and done by many influential
men in this respect. It is satisfactory to
notice that all went favourably, and the affair was
successfully inaugurated. No one of thought or
reflection can disagree with the matter, for it relates
to the interests of the community, and may be
justly deemed a step in the right direction, for it
provides for the wants of those who have been
greatly neglected hitherto with one thing and an-
other. A building in the City-road has been
selected for this first attempt, and its locality is an
excellent one. The Lord Mayor and two of the
members for the City were present at the in-
teresting ceremony, and his lordship declared
that he was gratified in assisting at what
he believed to be " one of the greatest and
and most useful national undertakings of modern
times." IVe entirely agree with the Lord Mayor
that, while there is much to be proud of in the
arts, sciences, and manufactures of this country,
" the popular education of the people, up to within
a recent period, had been a blot and a disgrace to
this great country." Very true was also his sub-
sequent remark that education, besides cultivating
the mind and refining the taste, was essential to
all artisans and mechanics in a certain degree, for
if they neglected it they would find themselves
left behind by their competitors in other lands.
A glaring instance of the want of education
in England is shown by the report of the
Registrar-General to the effect that there are thou-
sands of men and women who affix a cross to their
names on
_their marriage, being unable to read.
Further on in the proceedings the Lord Mayor ad-
dressed a word of encouragement to those who
sought to learn the modern languages, declaring
that he himself owed his present position in life to
a smattering of modern languages; hence he advised
others to follow his example, for the " result had
been what he hoped it would be to many of the
brave boys outside—Lord Mayor of the city of
Loudon. Mr. GOSCHEN made some appropriate
remarks, and gave it as his confident opinion that
the undertaking in question was destined to have a
most happy future, and that it would be a great
success. Mr. GOSCIIEN wisely observed that those
who arranged this school should make it their chief
object to " concentrate their energies upon those
few branches of education which were absolutely
essential to any one entering upon an active sphere
of life. If those who enjoy the advantages of this
school cannot remain for a long period, then it
seems a pity that they should undertake more than
they can acquire with perfectness and precision.
The fact that there were applications for three
hundred boys to be admitted to this school before
it was opened, is quite enough to show the necessity
for it ; and in every respect we may congratulate
the public upon its successful inauguration. It is a
good beginning of a work that has long been re-
quired, and those who have the opportunity cannot
better employ their energies than in training up the
youth of the industrial classes for that station which
PROVIDENCE has called them to fill, and imparting
to them the inestimable advantages of a sound and
liberal education.

land are left intact. A new Empire of Austria is
formed of the non-German possessions of that em-
pire, the Danubian Principalities, Servia, Bulgaria,
Bosnia, and, in short, of all the Turkish possessions
of the basin of the Danube, including Constanti-
nople. Greece is only aggrandised by Albania,
Macedonia, and Candia. Fantastical as this map
may appear (says the correspondent), it is, never-
theless, worthy of remark that it gives absolutely
nothing to Russia, and that it even takes away
Finland from her. Poland is no longer to exist.

Switzer:and has suffered from inundations as well
France. The Rhone laid the country under water,
which, combined with the melted ice, devastated
whole districts. The road of the Simplon was inun-
dated, and the conductor and a passenger in the
diligence would have been drowned if they had not
known how to swim.

The consumption of horse flesh in Paris is on the
increase. There are now three establishments for
the sale of it, independently of two shops for soup
and sausages made from it. The price paid to the
butcher for horses ranges from 80f. to 150 f., accord-
ing to size and quality. It is stated that no doubt
exists of the wholesomeness of this meat, a veteri-
nary surgeon being employed by the inspector of
slaughter-houses. Two new shops for the sale of
horse flesh have just been opened, one at La Petite
Villette and the other in the Rue des Amandiers.
A romantic marriage has just been celebrated at
the church of Clignancourt. About five years ago
two young persons residing at Larouchefoucauld
were engaged to each other. Paul, the suitor,
however, left on a tour, but he promised to write
very often to his Clotilde. At first letters came
often, then rarely, and then not at all. Clotilde
was in great grief, and came to Paris to try and for-
get her troubles. Last week, while proceeding along
the Rue des Portes Blanches, she saw her lover arm
in arm with a lady. Clotilde fell down in the
street insensible ; and when conveyed home she her-
metically closed her room and lighted some char-
coal, intending to commit suicide. Almost imme-
diately there was a knock at the door. It was Paul
who knocked. Clotildo was still able to open the
door. An explanation ensued, and Paul having
satisfied his affianced that the lady whom he was
escorting was but a friend of the family, arrange-
ments were made for the marriage, which has just
been celebrated.

A gentleman who returned home to his hotel in
the Avenue de Tourville, a few nights ago, discovered
that a thief had obtained entrance and had packed
up clocks, works of art, curtains, and valuables of
all sorts. On proceeding to his bedroom a man
was snoring on his bed. It appears that in a cup-
board there had been a savoury pate of foie Bras,
two bottles of splendid Chambartin, a flask of
Maraschino and brandy. The thief had finished
the pie and drained every bottle, after which
he was, no doubt, unable to finish his work,
and fell asleep. The policemen awoke him,
perhaps from pleasant dreams, and conveyed him
to the disagreeable reality of the office of the Com-
missary of Police.
Lord Clarendon has been for some days in Paris,
and has had several interviews with the Marquis de
la Valette, and M. Rouher, the Minister of Public
Instruction.

Several articles have recently been written by M.
Balathier Bragelonne to prove that there is an ex-
tensive system of adulteration in food of the first
necessity in Paris, in bread particularly, which he
asserts is adulterated with bones reduced to powder.
The adulterations, he says, extend to honey, butter,
sweetmeats, beer, wine, and alcohols. M. Chevalier,
of the Institute, has said the same thing, but I be-
lieve that those statements are exaggerated, if not
erroneous. At all events the authorities take the
most rigorous measures to prevent and punish adul-
terations, short weight, and other frauds upon the
consumer. The legal journals often contain ac-
counts of fines inflicted upon tradesmen for such
offences. The other day I noticed that a wine mer-
chant had been heavily fined for adulterating and
watering wine, and a milkman for mixing water with
his milk. In these cases, too, the delinquents were
pointed out to the public, for in addition to the
publicity given by the newspapers to the fraud, a
printed bill is posted outside of their shops and re-
mains there for a month or longer.

TESTIMONIAL TO MR. DEPUTY DE JERSEY.—
The centre piece and plateau designed for presen-
tation to Mr. Deputy De Jersey, has now been finished by
J. W. Benson, to whom its manufacture was entrusted by
the Corporation. The design which has been selected is
exceedingly effective, and the wbole‘bas been produced
at a cost of one hundred guineas. On a triangular base,
supported on three very elegantly traced feet, is placed a
plain globe highly polished, from which springs a fluted
shaft, supporting a smaller globe, highly decorated and
engraved, this being in turn surmounted by a glas dish
for fruit or flowers. At each angle of the base is the
figure of a dragon. Ou ono side the City Arms are
engraved, on a second are those of the De Jersey
family, and the third bears the following inscription
" Presented by the Corporation of the City of London, to
Henry De Jersey, Esq., Deputy, in recognition of the valu-
able services rendered by him to his fellow-citizens as
Chairman of the Commission of Sewers, 186 G." At the
sides of the shaft are three branches corresponding to the
angles of the base. These are worked with a rich scroll
pattern, highly chased and decorated, and support at the
extremities glass dishes similar to the one at the top. The
plateau on which the centre piece rests is neatly moulded
with beaded edge and fluted sides, and is supported on
three dragons, harmonising with the other portions of the
design.— City Press.
STONEWALL JACKSON was by nature kindly, and
on many occasions displayed an exquisite sense of
true courtesy, and spoke very nobly. Just before Chan-
cellorsville, while riding with General Lee, he met Col•
Wickham, of the cavalry, who received some instructions
from General Lee as to the disposition of his force. When
General Lee had finished, Jackson said, 'Colonel, there is
a gap in the line yonder; General Wright is too much to
the left. Tell him to close up with your cavalry.' Col.
Wickham looked at the speaker, whose dress exhibited no
evidence of his rank, and said, From whom shall I say
the order comes, sir ?'—' Why, Colonel,' said General Lee,
don't you know General Jackson ?' Col. Wickham
bowed and replied, I did not, General. I keep with
my command, and never before had the pleasure to meet
or know .you, General Jackson.' But I know you,
Colonel,' replied Jackson, with the bow of a nobleman
and his most winning smile. . . . He was very
simple and unostentatious in his manners and habits ;
used neither tea, coffee, nor tobacco, and never touched
spirits, except as a medicine. When he was sick one day,
Dr. M'Guire, his surgeon, gave him some whisky, and he
made a wry face in swallowing it. Dr. M'Guire asked
him if it was not good, when ho replied, 0 yes, very good.
I- like liquor, both the taste and the effect, and that is the
reason I don't chink it.' He cared not what lie ate, and
would sleep in a fence corner with perfect content. There
was never a greater sleeper. His physical constitution
seemed to require it ; he would drop asleep under a tree,
in his chair, or in the saddle on a march. If his rest was
broken for one night,' says Dr. M'Guire, he was almost
sure to go to sleep upon his horse if riding next day.' On
one of these occasions, when he was 'swaying uneasily
with the movements of his horse, a soldier who did not re-
cognise him called out and asked facetiously ' where he got
his liquor.' The noise woke the General, and he laughed
heartily. His propensity for lying on the ground had much
to do with the dingy appearance of his uniform. His old
coat was covered with dust collected from the battle-fields
of many regions, as he slept upon the earth, in rude bi-
vouac, after the hard-fought day. All this endeared him
to his soldiers, at whose camp fires he would stop to talk in
the friendly fashion of the officers of (Napoleon, and whose
rations he would frequently share. The sight of his faded
coat and cadet cap was the sign to cheer, and Old Jack
was personally adored, as in his military capacity
he was regarded by his men as the greatest of generals.
Even his peculiarities became sources of popularity, and
endeared him to his troops. It was said of Sawarrow
that his men mimicked him, gave him nicknames, and
adored him. It was the same with Jackson. his troops
laughed at his dingy old uniform, his cap, tilting forward
over his nose, his awkward stride, his abstracted air, and
christening him Old Jack,' made hhn their first and greatest
of favourites. There was one peculiarity of the individual,
however, which they regarded with something like super-
stition. We refer to the singular fashion he had of raising
his arm aloft, and then suddenly letting his kand fall at his
side. On many occasions he made this strange gesture as
his veterans moved slowly before him, advancing to the
charge. At such moments his face would be raised to
heaven, his eyes closed, and his lips would move, evidently
in prayer. The same gesture was observed in him, as we
have seen, at Chancellorsville, whilst gazing at the body
of one of his old command."— Cook's Life of Gen. Jackson.
It was stated at Dorchester market last week that
wheat before next harvest will be £l7 a load, and bread
18d. a gallon. The consumption of bread in the United
Kingdom requires, in ordinary seasons, the importation of
a cargo of wheat of 2,000 qrs. daily, and awing to the bad
harvest that quantity will now have to be doubled. A
great portion of the English wheat, owing to its dampness,
will have to be mixed with dry foreign grain for the pur-
pose of being ground.
dry stacked wheat.
£l5 a load has been refused for

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Oat. 2.

The Speneische Zeitung of to-day says :—" We
learn, upon most trustworthy authority, that the
relations between Russia and Prussia are very

cordial.

" Of this Prussia has received from the Czar and
the Imperial Cabinet unmistakeable proofs.
" The old Russian party alone evinces distrust at
the aggrandisement of Prussia, on account of the
Russian Baltic provinces."