The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-19 00:00:00

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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1868

'ETTINJ ON THE ELECTION.

Colonel tichardson Gardner is very confident that he
win the election at Windsor. He is the Conservative
candidate. His opponent, Mr. Eykyn, the Liberal can•
didate, is also very confident that he shall win the election.
Colonel Gardner writes to Mr. Eykyn as follows: "S everal of
your friends have been offering to lay `braggart' wagers as to
the result of this election. When they have been accepted
your friends have invariably declined on one pretext or
other. lam not a betting man, and very much dis•
approve such a mode of testing the probable success
of a candidate. Nevertheless, I cannot submit to the
effect intended to result from such boasted public offers
on the constituency. Therefore, to save all further trouble, I
go out of my way to offer to stake with you £5OO that you
do not win this election and retain your seat ; the reverse
being, of course, your bet. As Ido not want your money,
or that of your friends, the conditions must be—l. That
you and I each deposit our money in the London and
County Bank within twenty-four hours of your acceptance
of the bet. 2. That your acceptance must be within
twenty-four hours of your receipt of this letter. 3. That
the manager of the bank has written instructions, signed
by both of us, that the £5OO lost is to be handed over to
the committee of the Windsor Infirmary for its use and
benefit."

To this epistle Mr. Eykyn makes the following reply:—
" I must express my surprise at the contents of your letter
of this date. I have no right to interfere with any bets
(braggart or otherwise) your friends and mine may choose
to make upon the result of the forthcoming election,
alihough fully satisfied the verdict of the electors will be
in my fav,. ur ; and, with you, ' disapproving such a mode
of testing the probable success of a candidate,' must decline,
y,, or proposal. It maybe right for me to add, that I must
refuse to enter upon any further correspondence on election
matters."

1111SCELLANEOUS NETVS.

,ttack of the savages, 600 in number, of whom 80
were killed and wounded. The relieving parties
found the dead bodies of Indians in every direction
before reaching the island on the 26th September.
Forsyth was alive, and is doing well, though dan-
gerously wounded. Lieutenant Beecher, son of the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, the second in com-
mand, was killed, as was the surgeon, Dr. Moore,
together with five men, twelve being wounded.
The action is described as the most desperate yet
fought on the plains; the Indians of the three
three tribes, well armed, worked to within a few
yards of the force, against whom they fired 10,000
rounds, keeping up their attack through whole days.

With reference to the suits of John N. and Wm.
Cushing, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, owners of
the ship Sonora, burnt by the Alabama, against
John Laird jun., of Birkenhead, England, the
deputy-marshal in serving -th2 process, could dis7z
cover no property to attach, both the assistant trea-
surer and Messrs. Foster and Thompson having
denied that any such property was now in their
hands. Mr. Laird caused a letter to be written,
not only anerting that no property of his was in
the United States, but that the alleged action, as
far as he knew, bad not been taken against him.
The fact is, however, that the process was granted
attaching his property, and the assistant treasurer,
and Foster and Thompson admit that they expect
shortly to have funds of Mr. Laird in their hands,
whereon a supplementary process had been obtained
from the Court attaching any property of that
gentleman that might reach them. It is said that
a nice question will arise should any property be
found as to whether an attachment will hold when
a claimant is not personally served, nor a resident
of the district in which the attachment issues.

There was a meeting of the Cabinet on the 2d of
October, when all the Secretaries were present ex-
cept Mr. Browning and Attorney-General Evarts.
The latter is on business at New York, and will not
attend till after the October elections. Mr. Seward
presented private despatches from Spain in rela-
tion to the revolution in that country. As the
President will spend the last half of next month in
preparing his annual Message, the Secretaries in-
formed him that they would begin to get up their
yearly reports at the end of this month, so as to be
ready in time for his guidance. The office hours of
the Treasury Department have been prolonged
until 4 p.m. Commissioner Rollins was expected
in Washington Oct. 7.

The Union Pacific Railroad now runs daily trains
to Black Butler, 793 miles west of Omaha. The
road is graded to within six miles of Salt Lake. The
President has appointed General H. G. Wright of
Ohio, Jesse L. Williams of Indiana, and J.
Bleckensberfer, jr., of Ohio, commissioners to in-
spect the entire road and telegraph lines of this
rail way.

Frank's last sketch is the Water-street dialogue,
where the first rowdy says Tom liadd'em wants
you right away, whereon the second rowdy asks,
what is it ?—a badger, or prayers. This is what
Water-street, New York, has come to under the in-
fluence of the religious revival.

The Englishwoman's Review for October, is the
ninth issue of that magazine, and contains some interest-
ing papers. A list of the Parliamentary candidates who
support Woman Suffrage is given, among whom we see
Handell Cossham, Edmond Beales, and Ernest Jones, Dr.
Humphrey Sandwith, and other well-known gentlemen.
The number of petitions to Parliament for the extension
of the elective franchise to women up to the end of last
July amounted for the year 1868 to 73, with close on
50,000 signatures. The following is the list of places
where the names of women have been allowed to remain
on the overseers' lists of voters, or where their claims have
been admitted:—

Ashford, East Kent
Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
S wiugford, East Kent

No. of Women
Voters.
~.. 33

Rochdale, Yorkshire , Dot known
Borough of Finsbury
Todmorden, South-East Lancashire

Moss-side
Lydiate, South-West Lancashire..

Scarisbrick„
Sebergl am, East Cumberland
Gorton, South-East Lancashire
Denton „ 17
Levenshultne

Houghton 77 3
Winterton, Lincolnshire not known
Cockermouth, Cumberland .. l7
The price of the magazine, which is a quarterly, is one
shilling; the office is at 23, Great Marlborough-street,
Regent-street, and post-office orders should be made pay-
able to Lucy Stone on the "Regent-street" post-office.
The poet Longfellow has lately been on a visit to
Killarney. We have not as yet received a copy of his last
poem, although the London papers this week have been
full of it. Those who have read the articles we published
on Salem Witchcraft will know the story on which, what
is said to be the most interesting of these poems, is founded.
Judging from the reviews at which we have glanced, the
poet does not rigidly adhere to the story, which will be
found in our numbers of July 25 and August 1 of this
year.
Ex-Governor Hiland Hall is about to issue a his-
tory of Western Vermont.

Triibner's Monthly Register has the following
notice of that able and useful publication the " American
Annual Cyclopaedia "That for 1867 is just issued. It
contains the history of the progress of reconstruction in
the Southern Stales. One hundred and twenty-five pages
are devoted to Bongress and under the heads of the
Southern States the action of the military authorities and
of the people during the year is recorded. Among the
other titles is that of China, which gives information in
regard to the extension of commercial intercourse. The
account of the establishment of the new dominion of
Canada is another contribution. Under ' Literature and
Literary Progress' is a summary of what was done in the
literary world during the year. Jl n account of the war in
Paraguay is given under the appropriate head. The his-
tory of the close of Ma‘imilian's career in Mexico, and of
geographical explorations and discoveries in 1867. and an
article on the finances, are among other contributions.
The obituary department is as full as usual The volume
is illustrated by steel engraving of George Peabody, Mi-
nister Burlingame, and Chief Justice Chase."

_ .
Attorney-General Evarts had not returned to
Washington. Secretary Browning was al the White
Sulphur Springs. Postmaster-General Randall is in New
York, and therefore the Cabinet meetings are not well at-
tended at Washington. General M'Clellan is in New
York, having arrived on the 29th Sept. in the Cuba, after
upwards of three years absence. He was serenaded on the
night of the 30th, although rather arcking such honours.
Ex-President Fillmore is also in New York, and Pierce
remains ill at Concord, New Hampshire.
Cyrus W. Field leaves Liverpool to-day for New
York, in the Cunard steamer. His family remain in
Europe, and Mr. Field will return in a short time from
America.

Lewis B. Parsons of the New School Presbyte-
rian Church, left bAween 3,000 and 4,000 acres of land
some years ago to found an educational institution in
lowa, to be the property of the new school branch
till the reunion of both branches, when it should
belong to the United Church. This plan has been de-
layed ; but his sons, who are his executors, and are at pre-
sent in Europe, are, it is said, about to carry out the de-
sign of their father, and will even add to the legacy from
thir own property.
United States Consul Beaubocher, at Jerusalem,
who has been absent for a long time on leave, will soon
return thither and relieve Acting-Consul Johnson.

At last we having intelligence of a " Singing
Soldier." Mr. James D. Gay, the Union campaign singer,
is now in New York, from Philadelphia. He served faith-
fully during the war, and is Considered the finest cam-
paign singer in America.

Sir George E. Cartier and rion. Mr. M'llougal
have been formally appointed delegates to England on
the subject of the North-West Territory. They will sail
on the 3d November.

King Victor Emanuel, is about to make a sojourn of some
months in Italy, her medical advisers having recom-
mended her native climate as a means of recruiting her
health.

The Empress of Russia has been oblige,l to leave
Como on account of the inundations. She is now at Milan.
The King of Italy is there also. It is said that her 3113;
jesty will spend some part of the winter in Naples, and
that the King will accompany her thither.
The Springfield Republican says—Rev. Thomas
Hill has resigned the Presidenc of Harvard College,'
to which he was chosen nearly six years ago, and
his resiEnation has been accepted by the
tion. No reason is assigned for his resigLation, n0r,..0°
we hear who is to succeed him. Very likely it will be Dr.
Peabody, who was in some sense a candidate at the tune
of Dr. Hill's election. The retiring' president is one of "lit
youngest men who have ever held the office, having ben
but 44 years old when elected. He hal before been pre:-
dent of Antioch College, leaving his parish in Waltham "`)
take charge of that institution.
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