The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-08 00:00:00

cessor.

The Democrats have carried the municipal elec-
tion at Wheeling, West Virginia.
The Governor-General of Canada has recognised
Mr. Thomas F. Wilson • as Consul-General of the
United States.

It is reported from Havana that General Ler-
sundi has ordered Santa Anna to leave the island.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 8.

The Royal Mail steamship Australasian, from
New York on the 29th alt, arrived here at 8.20
a.m. to-day with 25 cabin passengers. She landed
110 sacks of mails and three passengers, and pro-
ceeded at 8.30 a.m. for Liverpool. All well. She
was detained one day at New York by a snow
storm.

NEW YORK, Jan. 28.

The Senate has adopted a resolution asking the
President for information relative to the trial of
Father APAlahon and Colonel Lynch by the British
authorities. The bill concerning the rights of na-
turalised citizens abroad has been reported by the
Committee of Foreign Affairs to the House of Re-
presentatives.

Gen. Meade has removed the State Secretary of
Georgia, and appointed a military successor.

Governor Jenkins, of Georgia, has arrived in
Washington. It is reported that he intends to apply
to the Supreme Court for a writ of re-instatement in
the Governorship.

General llayden, commanding in Alabama, has
ordered the election to ratify the new State Consti-
tution to be held from the 4th to the Bth of Feb-

ruary inclusive.

The public treasurer of North Carolina refuses
to pay the salaries of the Convention delegates.
A gang of armed negroes have waylaid some
constables in Jasper County, Mississippi. Two
were killed, and six were wounded.
The Attorney-General of Maryland has given an
opinion that the Civil Rights Bill is unconstitu-
tional.

General Beatty (Republican) has been elected
member of Congress for the:eighth district of Ohio,
to succeed Mr. Hamilton (Republican) who recently
died.

The Tennessee Radical Convention has adopted
a resolution in favour of the nomination of General
Grant for the Presidency.
Generald Howard has transmitted to the Senate
numerous petitions from Maryland, Kentucky, and
Tennessee, deprecating the withdrawal of the Freed-
men's bureau.

Adrices from Vera Cruz to the 22d inst. report
,hat a revolt had broken out in Sonoro against

Juarez.

SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 8.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Germania, from New York, has arrived here with
65 passengers for this port, Havre, and Hamburg,
and 147 bags of mails for England, but no specie.
On the Ist instant she spoke the American ship
Villafranca, bound west, and the English ship
Ravenscraig, bound east, and on the 2d the English
schooner Harriet, bound west.

CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN

MAILS.

MALTA, Feb. 7.
The Ceylon left at 10 p.m. for Marseilles, where
she may be looked for on the 10th inst.

OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL.

The Poonab, from Southampton, January 27th,
arrived on the 4th instant at 9 p.m., and left on the
sth, at midnight, for Alexandria:.
The Syria, from Marseilles on the sth instant,
arrived to-day at 9 p.m., and left at midnight for
Alexandria.

MALTA, Feb. 7.

The Tanjore is expected here at noon to-morrow,
en route for Southampton.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Feb. 8.

In the latter part of yesterday's sitting of the
Legislative Body MI. Picard and Jules Favre
strongly dwelt upon the necessity of establishing
trial by jury for offences of the press.
The debate upon article 10 will be continued to-
day.

BOURSE, FEB. 7.—Although quotations are gene.
rally lower, the tone of the market is very cheer•
ful; and there is a disposition to. mprove.
Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :-
4} per Cent. -
End of month... Italian Loan
3 per Cent
End of month.— 68 65 Mexican Loan ... 16 50
Credit Mobilier
End of month... 178 75 Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier ...1380 Home Debt —
End of m0nth...1383 75 Deferred — --
RAILWAYS. Account.
Orleans
Northern ll6ll
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... s3Bi
Western
Eastern • • 537i
37 i
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 3571
75
North of Spain 92
Saragossa
Roman

THEATRE ROYAL, STANLEY-CUM- IN RENTHORP.--
THE ASYLUM THEATRICALS.—On Friday night last
a brilliant company assembled to witness the performances
at the Theatre Royal, Stanley-cum-Wrenthorp. Amongst
those present were Colonel Smyth (chairman of the Visit-
ing Justices), the lion. Mrs. Smyth, the Earl and Countess
of Harewood, the lion. and Rev. P. Y. Saville, D. Gaskell,
Esq., J. B. Cbarlesworth, Esq., Dr. Kendell, Dr. Wright,
&c. We need hardly say that the patients were de-
lighted spectators of the performances. During the even-
ing the band played several operatic selections in a very
brilliant manner. The pieces selected for performance
were The Loan of a Lover, and the operatic extravaganza
of Era Diavolo. Miss Kitty Canary made a capital Ger-
trude„ and Peter Spyk was, on the whole, very well done.
The other characters were respectably gone through. The
extravaganza was rather beyond theydwars of the com-
pany; yet, notwithstanding this, it was done with spirit,
and rerhAps as well as it is possible for amateurs to do it.
Several of the characters were well sustainea, and alto-
gether it was a very enjoyable evening's entertainment.
Those who have the privilege of attending these pie:tr.:ant
performances are much indebted to the officials of the
Asylum for an opportunity of spending as agreeable an
evening- as it is possible to spend anywhere, and as such
wo heartily wish, in the language of the playbill, " unal-
loyed happiness to everybody" concerned.—lirakefield
Journal.
The emigration from the Clyde last month
amounted to 618 souls, an increase of 379 over January,
1867 ; 216 over January, 1866 ; and 485 over January, 1865;
600 proceeded to New York, and 10 to Portland. The
others proceeded to various parts. There,arrived during
the month 23G passengers, of whom 224 were from New
York per steamers.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

CFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.',
. PARIS, FRIDAY, Feb. 7.

At last we have all come to admit that the decision on
the Press Law is a good thing. The Pays has, however,
a queer note on the subject. If, says the Arcadian organ,
Douher, instead of demanding a vote of confidence,
had asked for a vote of conscience, the bill would have
been thrown over. A rumour is current that the Emperor
sent to congratulate M. Emile 011ivier on his address in
the Corps L4gislatil.
One of the greatest difficulties of the press in this coun-
try arises from liability to actions on the ground of
" exciting to hatred and contempt of the Government."
It is easy to see that this is one of those elastic accusations
which can be extended at the pleasure of the judge to in-
clude almost any criticism which the authorities may not
happen to like. Perhaps our Government would do well
to take an example from Saxony. The Saxon Govern-
ment has just introduced a bill to suppress the offence
altogether. Journalists will be liable like other people for
treason or sedition, but no longer for exciting to hatred
and contempt.
The Canstitutionnel has an article on French commerce
signed by Louis Chauveau. In one paragraph the writer
says :—" Foreign countries, to balance their accounts with
us, have had to transmit in geld or silver the enormous
sum of 1,016,730,8361.—a sum almost equal to the entire
metallic wealth of the Bank of France. Which country
has contributed most to this supply of coin and this
exchange of products? England first, then Italy, and
next the States of Germany."

A large number of the workmen of Paris are out of
employment, and in many of the ateliers the workmen are
making only half time. The decisions of the Tribunal
des Pruclhommes do not give universal satisfaction. I can
readily understand that at present these justices of indus-
trial peace have arduous functions. The workmen com-
plain that employers are taking undue advantage of the
severity of the season to extort engagements which would
Prejudice the future.

A letter is published in the Avenir National, which
shows how frightful is the distress prevailing in Eastern
Prussia. I make the following extracts :—" In the single
district of Gumbinnen there are 40,000 families without
bread and without fire. Typhus fever is making cruel
ravages among the people. The Administration, though
it does not deny this, pretends that it arises from other
causes than want. It goes on disputing about words when
hundreds of persons are perishing every day. Having
neglected to deal with the emergency at first, the Govern-
ment journals are instructed to represent the evil as less
than it is. Thousands of persons are dead already through
bureaucratic infallibility. Hamburg has subscribed
100,000 f. and Frankfort 40,000 f. It is the more
generous on the part of the latter city because
the men who are dying from hunger now were the con-
querors of -Frankfort in 1866. M. Bismarck ought to
resolve to relieve the distress from the Treasury of the
State. That special institution of Prussia is supposed to
contain five million francs. But with five million francs

the Government could begin a war without the concurrence
of the Chamber, and never NV as fabled treasure more
jealously guarded by the dragon than William I. guards

this Treasury of State. Thousands of peasants and work-
men may starve to death, provided the army reserve is
safe." The writer goes on to denounce the governor of the
province, M. Maurack, who at such a time has ac-
tually distributed relief according to the politics of the
sufferers.

The Constitutionnel, referring to the withdrawal of Mr.
Adams from London, says : " According to some reports
Mr. Adams is anxious to return to America on account of
Presidential elections, and in order to put himself in the
ranks for the Vice-Presidency or for the Presidentship
itself. According to others his retirement was not volun-
tary ; it indicates a coldness in the relations of Englan
and America. Mr. Adams, as a London correspondent
remarks, has constantly endeavoured to maintain harmony
between the two countries, even at the price of his own
popularity in the United States."
The Arenir National contains a telegram received frog.
the Hague giving the result of the elections. As the
Opposition have a 'majority of three, a Ministerial crisis
or a fresh dissolution was looked for.

I must give the following as it appears in the Liberte:—

Lacy Helen Fitzmaurice, who passes in London as
without question the greatest beauty in the United King-
dom, has just arrived in Paris, where she intends to pass
the winter." The same paper informs us that Lady Pal-
merston has embarked for Egypt. She is credited with
an intention to visit the wolics connected with the Isthmus
'of Suez, to which Lord Palmerston was so indifferent, if
not hostile.
The Queen of Portugal is reported to be very unwell.

A loan of £400,000, for the construction of docks a+
Bordeaux, is spoken of.

Germans still persist in including Austria in the Father•
land. As an illustration and proof of this, the next great

meeting of German riflemen will be held at Vienna,. The
South German States seem to be very anxious before
entering the Northern Confederacy to have ample guaran-

;ee3 for freedom. The Den.ocratisch,e, CorreiTorideizz o:

Stuttgardt remarks that " the Northern Confederation
will only carry the, nation with it by improving the laws,
extending liberty, and caring more for education than for
increasing its military establishments. It is only in this
way it can make unity desirable by connecting it with
the liberty of the people." Nevertheless, elections-for the
Customs Parliament continue. Thole is no doubt that the
Customs Parliament will act on free-trade. principles, as
all the. Chambers of Commerce are in favour of them.

Greece, shielded by the guarantee of the protecting
Powers from invasion by the Sultan, continues to foment
the Cretan insurrection. We hear of habitual changes of
Ministry, but there is no change of policy. Nothing is
spared to aid the Cretans, but very little money is spent
on internal improvements. The reason is plain. Greek
patriots, under the influence of an enthusiasm that sees
only visions of future national greatness, believe that war
with the Ottoman Government, whether in Crete, Thes-
saly, or Epirus, has become the national destiny; and the
guarantee to which we are parties helps them to carry out
their ambitious projects. Meanwhile the state of society
in Greece itself is deplorable in the extreme.
The Angle-Amsrican Times takes a very favourable view
o. the finand report of Commissioner Wells, as shewing
that, notwithstanding appearances, the industry and com-
merce of the country are not only in a healthy, but in a
prosperous condition. One thing only, says the Anglo-
American Times, can permanently injure the United
States, and that is the adoption of a repudiation policy,
which wouli for a century annihilate its credit in all

markets.
The John Bull understands that the Duke of Marl-
borough is prepared with an Educational Bill, which will
develope the existing system rather than introduce a new
one. It will not substitute local for imperial taxation, but
aid will probably be given to poorer parishes now debarred
from the grant, and uncertificated schoolmasters will,
under certain circumstances, be aided. Miss Burdett
Coutts's plan for grouping parishes may not improbably
be tried.
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Mr. Walter Bagehot has issued another long address to
the electors of the University of London, for which con-
stituency he is a candidate. The subjects with which he
deals are education and the Irish Church. As to the first,
Mr. Bagehot says : " I do not think that at once we
should by law require every parent to send all his children
to school. On the contrary, whatever may be the abstract
value of such a measure, we are not ripe for it, and could
not enforce it. But we could compel every employer of
children's labour to prove that those children attended
school. We could compel districts which now have no

school, to exert themselves and create a school. We could
make good means of instruction universal, and we could
be sure that all employed children used those means ;and in
so doing we should make an advance of startling magni-
tude." With respect to the Irish Church, he believes that only
one conclusion, and that the simplest, will be found pos-
iible. That is, the secularisation of the Church revenues,
and their devotion to some evidently national object like
education.

It is believed that Mr. Brett, the newly-appointed Soli-
citor-General, will not be re-elected fur Helston without
opposition. A close run is anticipated, and if the Liberal
candidate were a popular man, the rejection of the hon.
and learned gentleman would be no matter for surprise.
A most influential meeting has just been held at Dublin,
presided over by the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of
urging upon the Government the wisdom of purchasing,
without delay, the railways of Ireland. Lord Bandon
moved the first resolution, which expressed gratification at
the fact, that the policy of having the railways of Ireland
purchased by the State bad been adopted at a meeting
represented by both Houses of Parliament, and urged by
them upon the Government. His lordship said that the
,normously high fares of the railways in South Ireland
'cept the productions of that part of the kingdom at a
eery high price ; and thus their wares had not a fair
.:lance of competition with those of other countries.
As one of the first results of it would be the lowering of
:he fares, be was convinced of the soundness of a policy of
state interference witn Irish railways. The second resolu-
:,ion—to the effect that the meeting rejoiced at the issue of
commission to inquire into the subject—was moved by
the Marquis of Clanricarde. The noble lord urged that a
great need for railway reform existed in both England and
Ireland. The neglect had affected Ireland, however,
much more than England, because 'they (the Irish) had
not the great mineral wealth, the manufacturing power
and immense capital which enabled England to survive
unparalleled disasters. The present Ministry had met the
•juestion fairly, and he hoped that the State would soon
have the matter in hand. Other resolutions containing
matter of detail were also passed by the landing.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Feb. 7.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by Prince and Princess Christian and
Princess Henriette of Schleswig-Holstein.
Her Majesty went out this morning, attended by
the Duchess of Athole.

GREAT HIGH TIDE AT HULL—This Day.

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High tide, 30 feet., at Dock-gate, Quay under
water. Houses, cellars; and streets, arc flooded,
and many live stock drowned. Davis and Co., of
Market-place, have flannels (worth £7,000) iu cel-
lars injured.

.11aWEL' S VALENTINES.

Flowers of loveliest hue and scents of most de-

licious perfume are again this year laid in
abundant offering on the shrine of good St.
Valentine by the hands of Eugene Kimmel.
The artistic composition of the Valentine has ar-
rived at a degree of perfection undreamt of in the
days when Sam Weller, with the auspicious aid
of his venerable parent, composed his all-famous
Valentine. Among the graceful group of floral
offerings now before us, one of the loveliest
represents a rose-tree overladen with bloom,
with the motto, " Have faith ;" and one
of the mast delicate, a bunch of pure white
jessamine, entitled "Friendship's offering." Nei-
ther must we omit to make mention of the ele-
gant " Gloves of St. Valentine," and the grand
discovery of the new heart barometer of " Cupid's
Magnet," in which, by a skill surpassing
that of any nautical compass yet invented,
the emotions of the human heart can be accurately
measured and exactly defined ! From " violent
hatred" to "ardent love," through all the degrees of
" indifference," " compassion," " interest," " affec-
tion," every tender emotion has its proper limit
here assigned—a discovery almost worthy of Sir
Charles Wheatstone himself.