The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-25 00:00:00

A TRIP UP THE NILE.

A writer in Land and Water says, after a few
days' shooting at Fonah, our friend left us for
Afteh where he was to spend the night, and to re-
turn next day to Alexandria by rail. We were
anxious, of course, to be off at once as the wind was
favourable, but were told by the reis that he cculd
not leave on account of an approaching squall which
he expected. After some difficulty, however, we
insisted on his being off, and had a very jolly
evening's sail, during which we must have made 14
or 15 miles. When we turned in for the night we
were going well, but alas ! in the morning on getting
up we found ourselves moored on the lee shore, in
a place which seemed, as long as the wind lasted, a
very awkward one to get away from. Naturally
we pitched into the reis, and towards the middle
of the day once more persuaded him to start, but
really a more chicken-hearted beggar than friend
Reis Hassan I never came across ;
.he seemed posi-
tively afraid of a capful of wind. That night we
were brought up by head winds, which seemed
destined to last for some time. A considerable
storm got up, accompanied by lightning and heavy
rain, and then we began to find out that a sail from
Alexandria to Cairo is not the pleasantest thing in
the world, and that, notwithstanding Mr. W.'s
assurances and the terms of our contract with him,
the dahabeeh was scarcely " in good condition and
well fitted up for a voyage to Upper Egypt," for on
that night and the three succeeding days (during
which we only made a very few miles, owing to the
wind still remaining contrary) we discovered that the
rain came into our cabins in various places, that two
cabin windows were cracked, that the small sail aft
was in shreds, that there was only one towing rope
and that was not impossible to break, that the awn-
ings were rotten or a very good imitation of it, that
one of the baths would not hold water, and that the
filterer was insufficient for our purpose, &c. All
which discoveries, when combined with the annoy-
ance of strong head winds and an obstinate, dis-
obliging reis, are tolerably provoking.
.Ilowever,
few things are so bad that they might not be worse,
and it is lucky for us that we sailed for Alexandria,
and so found out what things required to be recti-
fied before reaching Cairo, where we refit ; had we
left Cairo in this condition we should have had to '
grin and bear it until our return. We were, no
doubt, in rather too great a hurry to leave Alexan-
dria, and perhaps took Mr. W.'s word about too
many things. We should know better on another
occasion—verbunt sap.
On Sunday, December 15, while taking a stroll,
we saw for the first time that wonderful friend of
the travelling showman,
" the pelican of the wilder-
ness," besides several cranes, herons, &c. ; but, of
course, on this day their lives were safe. in the
afternoon a whole village turned out in a great state
of excitement, and some of the inhabitan!s thereof
ran down to our boat and asked if it belonged
to the governor. On inquiry we found that
some wandering Greek thief had attempted to
steal some horses from the village, and, after-
wards meeting a woman, had wrenched her ear-
rings out and then struck her. We suggested a
good ducking as being likely to do the Grecian
good, and watched for a long time an animated
squabble, during which his gun was taken from him
and fired off in the air. I daresay it all ended in
smoke, although the Arabs are, I am told, when
excited very determined ; one very admirable point
in their character being that they are incapable of
bearing malice. That this is the case is an acknow-

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ledged fact. Achmet All told us that lots of these
Greek and Maltese pilferers are constantly going
about among the villages in Lower Egypt.
On Monday, the first day that we actually made
no progress, we had a forenoon's walk with our gulls
over a most unpromising country for sport. We
saw, however, in the middle of a field of young
,wheat a couple of otters, at one of which I had a
long shot. We marked them to ground in an old
water-wheel, and then, how I longed for a couple
of good terriers and a pack of hounds ! Had we
had them we might have had a famous day's sport,
as we were some way from the bill, and there was
au old watercourse quite handy which would have
been a first-rate place for a hunt. I have no doubt
there are lots of otters about, as I know there are
foxes, having on two occasions while snipe shoot-
ing halloed away a right good one, and all about
the marshes I saw dear old reynard's marks
very plainly. He has a jolly time of it here,
I have no doubt, and lives on the fat of
the land. I thought it a curious thing to see two
otters in such open ground in the middle of the day,
especially as from their size (I should guess them at
not less than 201 b. each) they seemed both of
male persuasion.
The following evening we reached a town called
K. Zaiad, where is the railway bridge across the
Nile. The Arabs speak of this bridge as " the
locks," from part of it being opened every day on
one or two occasions to allow the river traffic to
pass through. We were informed (with what truth
I cannot say) that no boats had been allowed to go
through for four days previously. However, the
following morning part of the bridge was wheeled
round on a pivot, and there ensued such a scene of
bustle and confusion among the accumulated ship-
ping as to be quite beyond description. The Arabs
seem to be able to undertake no work, however
slight it may be, without a sort of monotonous
drone, in which they invoke the assistance of vari-
ous personages who have at one time or another
existed. Noah and his family seem among sailors
to be the most valued assistants, because, as Achmet
in his broken English informed us, "he the
maker of the first dahabeeh." This mono-
tonous chant, issuing from some five hundred
throats at the same time, but from throats quite in-
dependent of each other, interspersed with extraor-
dinary grunts, expressive either of satisfaction or the
reverse, and the most contradictory directions given
by the reis on the different boats, caused a perfect
Babel, but, at the same time, the scene was a most
interesting one. The bridge was only kept opus
for about an hour, during which time, I should
suppose, about 60 boats passed through, uumberi
being disappointed, and having to fall back to
wait the next opportunity. We were toll that it
might be some days till this occurred, as, forsooth,
the Viceroy was, expected to return shortly from
Alexandria to Cairo. This bridge is a very fine
one, and quite worth seeing, the Nile at this point
being about 400 or 500 yards broad. About two
miles from this town there is, I was told, some ex-
cellent snipe shooting in rice ground, but A and I
did not stop to try it, the wind having at length
become favourable. That afternoon, in -taking a
short passage of the river, we came to very shoal
water, and, had it no!: been for the assistance ren-
dered us by the crew of the Russian Consul's
dahabeeh, who returned voluntarily to our assist-
ance, we should probably have stuck fast there for
hours, and in the end would have had to sail back
some miles, and so regain the main channel of the
river. When one of those boats goes aground some
of the sailors at once strip to a state of nudity, and
by dint of main force she is once more got
afloat. On occasions such as these, -Noah
and his family are freely called upon to as-
sist. In the evenings, while sailing, our crew in-
dulge in a most monotonous chant, iu which
s)metimes they all take part, but which more
frequently is sung, or rather said, by one of the
party, the rest joining in the chorus. They accom-
pany themselves on a broken-down tambourine.
For some time we were puzzled by a general cry of
'• Oh !" at the conclusion of each verse, but we soon
found out that this was a sign of satisfaction, or as
Achmet has it, when " they find the song sweet
and pretty." Their ideas of sweet music must
indeed be peculiar ! But they are not bad fellows
these sailors, and only want a good reis (which ours
certainly is not) to do their work well. They are
fond of a word or look of recognition occasionally,
and one of them is able to say " Good morning,"
which expression is by no means by him confined to
the first part of the day.
On Friday, December 20 (disgusted by head
winds and slow progress, we had by this time en-
gaged a steamer to tow us), we passed Teranch,
fifty miles from Cairo, and it was about this part
of the river, which here abounds in mud banks, that
we began to realise what quantities of geese and
ducks there are in Egypt. We had no time to
attempt to get near them, and even had we been
able to try to do so I very much doubt if we should
have succeeded in getting even a single shot. But
I should think that with a punt and swivel duck gun
excellent sport might be obtained all the way from
Nigreleh to Werdan, wherever there are mud banks.
Near the latter place a sheikh, Halim Pasha, has a
palace, situated on the edge of the desert, from
which he gets gazelle shooting, and, by crossing the
river to an island, wild boar shooting ; but the
latter, I am informed, have very much decreased
, in numbers of late, probably from the common
cause in such cases, increased cultivation. Werdan
is on the left or west bank of the river, 32i miles
from Cairo.

The following afternoon, still in tow of a steamer,
we reached Cairo, or more properly speaking 803-
lak, the port of Cairo.

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DEATH FROM VIOLENCE IN DUBLIN.—An inquest
was held yesterday by Dr. White, city coroner, at
Jervis-street Hospital, Dublin, on the body of Cathe-
rine Reilly, aged thirty7five, who died on the previous
day, it was alleged, from the effects of a beating she
received from her husband, Peter Reilly. The de-
ceased and her husband had been to the pantomime a
the Theatre Royal, and after the prisoner had had
some drink, returned home. The son deposed that
the prisoner left home again for a short time.
When
he came back the deceased hid herself under the bed,hen
when the prisoner took off his overcoat and pulled her
out by ?he hair of the head.e There was a light in
the room at the time. H
the She then ribs and beat her. then kicked her in
became insen-
sible, and the prisoner told his younger son to
throw water on her for the purpose of rousing her.
She was in a fit. Witness's brother threw
some water on her. Witness never Paw his mother
in a fit before. When shet recovered from the fit she
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called for her mother. that time she had a cut over
her eye. After the fit, the prisoner again kicked her
in the back and in the sides. The room was covered
with blood. There was also blood on her petti-
coats. She was discovered just breathing by the
police and removed to the hospital, where she died
in less than an hour. After the witnesses had been
examined, the jury returned the following verdict :
" That the said Catherine Reilly died on the 22d
January from certain fractures and other injuries in-
' flicted on her by her husband, Peter Reilly, at her
residence in Gilford-place." The prisoner was then
committed to stand his trial at the next commission
on the charge of causing the death of his wife by
violence.

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-TECHNICAL

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The Conference on Technical Education tgembal by S
the Society of Arts resumed its sitting at twelve o'clock
yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. IlAwEs. It
was arranged that the speakers should be limited to ten
minutes each.

The discussion was continued on the following resolution
which was proposed yesterday by Dr. Lyon Playfair, and
seconded by Earl Russell :—" 1. That to establish and
maintain a system of technical education adequate to the
requirements of arts, manufactures, and commerce in the
United Kingdom, the three following educational reforms
should be effected :-1. In the universities, grammar
schools, and other educational institutions for the upper
and middle classes of society, instruction in science
and art should be placed on the same favourable footing as
other studies; 2. Efficient means of primary and
secondary instruction should be brought within the reach
of the working classes everywhere, and encouragement
should be given to the study of the elements of science and
art in the upper classes of all primary schools which receive
Government aid ; and 3. Special institutions for techni-
cal instruction, adapted to the wants of the various classes
of society, and to the industries of the country, should be
established and maintained in the Ureited Kingdom."
The first speaker was Mr. CHESTER, who pointed out
that while the upper and middle classes were ignorant of
science it was in vain to hope that the classes immediately
below them would make any progress in its study, and
argued that facilities for secondary education were utterly
useless unless the primary education of the masses was
dealt with in a more efficient manner. As an illustration
of this latter point, the speaker stated that Mr. Robert
Hunt had informed him that the Miniig Institution of
Cornwall had failed in its objects because it was found
that those to whom it was intended its advantages
should apply were not sufficiently advanced to enter with
good results upon the course of instruction provided.
Mr. ACLAND contended that what was chiefly needed
was good secondary education for aspiring artisans and
middle-class shopkeepers, this description of education to
be given up to the age of 14 years. A sound fundamental
education to the artisan was a matter of the highest
importance, the value of which had been proved in
Mr. Samuelson's pamphlet, where it was stated
that on the Continent the superior position of the
foremen in large factories was due to the fact that they
had in early youth received an education which included
the art of drawing and design. The speaker then pro.
ceeded to touch upon the sad deficiency that existed in
England in regard to the provisions for efficient instruc-
tion in science in the schools for the children of the
upper class of artisans and the middle-class shop-
keepers. In proprietary schools, no doubt, excellent
arrangements for the study of the natural sciences existed,
but nothing could be said beyond this. It was therefore
absolutely essential that the Legislature should establish
good public schools under proper
_direction and govern.
meat for the class to which he had referred.

The Hon. A. HERBERT deemed it to be of great importance
that there should be an unanimous view on the subject of
technical education expressed to the Government. At
present the opinion of the public, he believed, was far in
advance of the opinion of the Goverenment, rendering it
very essential that no plea might be given to the latter to
refuse to fail in with the propositions of the former on the
ground of the diversity of opinion that existed.
Mr. lirDs CLARKE urged the importance of instruction
in drawing in all public schools.

Mr. BIZOCKLEHURST expressed the great want of tech.;
nical education in a large manufacturing town like Mac•
clesfield.

Professor HURLEY was of opinion that no good woma no
obtained by merely teaching boys the mere scum, and
nothing of the science. If the manufactures of the country
were to be ultimately improved, it must be by thoroughly
impregnating the mind of the youth of the nation with
scientific principles. It was, therefore, in his opinion,
imperative that scientific should not be subordinated to
any other kind of instruction in public schools and univer-
sities. Professor Huxley further contended that to look
to the country for a remedy for the defective system of
education that existed would be a mere waste of time, and
cited as an example the case of the School of Mines in Jer•
myn-street, which had been established by the energy of one
man, and was but poorly supported by those connected
with the mining interests of this country. The professor
concluded by pointing out that in the matter of giving en-
couragement to technical education and in promoting
really clever boys from amongst the people, Government
was far ahead of the public.

Professor FLEEMING JENKIN proposed that large en.
gineering firms should be asked to encourage the attendance
of the most promising of their workmen at the classes
established for instruction in engineering science.
The Rev. ARTHUR Riec, of Chester, deprecated the
attempts that had been made to popularise physical
Ecituce.

Mr. CLARK, of the North Chester Chamber of Agri-
culture, combated the view of the last speaker, and
ur;ed the importance of the establishment of primary and
advance schools of agriculture. This was a subject with
which the committee to be appointed by the Conference
should be instructed to deal.

Mr. LUCRAFT, a member of the Reform League,
expressed as a working man the belief that had he received
a good technical education it would have greatly facilitated
him in his trade. He urged that, while the education in
science of the artisans' children was object to be sought,
it was also necessary to provide means for the instruction
of the working men by the establishment of scientific mu.
seums in various parts of the metropolis and in large towns
throughout the country. He moved an addition to th-
resolution before the Conference to that effect.

This was seconded by Mr. GODWIN, F.R.S., but even:
tually it was agreed by the general voice of the Conference
that it would be sufficient to introduce the words " and
museums" after the words, in the third division of the
resolution, " special institutions."
M. HEINRICH MEYER, of Hanover, contrasted the
educational systems pursued on the Continent and 13
England,
Mr. AYRTON, M.P., advised the Conference to be pre:
pared for the antagonism which would be exhibited to the
scheme under consideration. In the Houses of Lords and
Commons, formed as they were so greatly of members of

the universities, that opposition would be very great. The
Conference must thoroughly understand what the principle
was for which they were contending. They were to ask
that in the universities the kind of education they desired
to see spreading throughout the country should have as firma
footing as education in classics. It must, however, be
always remembered that the universities would reflect the
character of the schools of the country. He most cordially
supported the resolution.

This closed the discussion on the first resolution, wnies.,
was put from the chair and carried.

Some little disturbance was caused by a gentleman in
the body of the hall attempting to move an amendment,
The CiimumlN ruled that he was too late.
Mr. CHESTER then proceeded to Move the second resol
lution, which was : " That in such measures as may be
desirable for the general provision of the means of efficient
primary and secondary education it would be right to con•
aolidate and improve, rather than overthrow, what has
already been done, but that the voluntary principle muires
to be supplemented by local rates for education. He
deprecated the remission of the voluntary System, but
strongly urged that the rating system should be coupled
with it.
The resolution was seconded by the Right Hon. VilllrrAit
COWPER, in the absence of Mr. Goschen, M.k. It was
the duty of the Government, the speaker contended, to be
influenced by the will of the people, and to heartily sup.
plement the voluntary efforts which had been and stir
would be put forth.
The Right Hon. H. A. BRUCE suggested that owing
ofto tthil
unanimity of feeling that prevailed and the shortness
time that still remained, it would be a wise
the resolution without further discussion. plait to pass
TThhise fwolaslowicarnrig ed'
resolution was then moved by the Rev.
Mr. LASE.:—" That while this Conference aclnowledges
the
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Legislature ought now to provide that all opinionth e
childrene d utbchaeatttwi oetnheanel
certain ages, employed in remunerative labour of a certain
character, should receive education during at least a
mtaiineinmtubmatthenumbered
of ours in each year, security being
The only way, the u s
education be conducted in efficient schools."
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educationerlas pe
wasr s ut
oa ded,
adopt s
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kind remedy th e
defective condition of l
of
compulsory system.
Mr. BRADY seconded the resolution.
Mr. SANDERS asked how was the principle expressed in
the resolutions to be carried out. In his opinion it could
only be done by placing all universities, colleges, and
schools under the control of the Minister of the State, and
th:.t the funds not supplied by local efforts should be sup-
plemented by grants from the endowments of the univer.
sities and by special provision of Government.
Mr. CHESTER moved, as an amendment, the introctuc.
tion of the words "and not merely those" after the words
" children between certain ages" in the resolution.
This was seconded by Professor ROGERS.
The Right. Hon. H. A. BRUCE objected to the amend.
ment, on the ground that it would pledge the Government
to the immediate adoption of a compulsory system.
Mr. DIXON, M.P. for Birmingham, warmly supported

the amendment.
Sir JAMES KAY SHUTTLEWORTH suggested that instean
of the word " now " in the resolution should be inserted
the words " as early as poss This would
probably do away with Mr. 13ruce'se. objection to Mr.
sibl"
Chester s amendment on the resolution.
Sir WALTER STIRLING thought the principle of compulsory
education was a dangerous one. Englishmen would not
be educated at the point of the sword.
Mr. Er.LIS, Mr. PATTISON, Mr. CONOLLY, and others
naving sp,lcen to the resolution, it was put and carried.
The last resolution submitted to the Conference was,
'That the council of this society be requested to appoint
standing committee, to take such requested
steps as may
give effect to t
resolutions, to sup-
port all afdoNro
icidingschemes for technical
x.ieell_
may be brought before it, to send
educations as uch
such deputations to the Government as may seem expe-
dient, and to reassemble this Conference when desirable."
The resolution was proposed by Mr. SAMUELSON and
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seconded by the Ti°LLul-' of the Working Men's
Institute, and carried.
The Conference then broke' p.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Sole Lemma and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, and until further notice, will be per-
formed a new and original Farce, by R. Reece, Esq., en-
titled HON EYDOVE'S TROUBLES. Characters by
14Iesers. Joss ph Irving, C. Warner, J. Morris ;
dames Kate Harfleur and E. Melville. After which will
be performed the Drury Lane annual grand Christmas
Pantomime, written by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., entitled
FAW FEE FO FUM ; or, Harlequin Jack the Giant
Killer.
Due notice will be given of the re-appearance of Mr. Phelps in
the character of Dr. Cantwell in THE HYPOCRITE.
Doors open at half-past six, the performance to com-
mence at seven o'clock.
Morning Performance every Wednesday and Satur-
day until Feb. 15.

THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Bnckstone.
THIS EVENING, THE BROKEN-HEARTED CLUB. Mr.
Gordon, Mr. Braid, Mrs. Chippendale, &c.
To be followed by A. WIFE WELL WON. Messrs. Sothern,
Buckstone, Howe, Kendal, Rogers, Braid, Weathersby, &c., and
Robinson.
After which, AN UTTER PERVERSION OF THE
ARIGAND. Messrs, Compton, Kendal, Rogers, Clark, Braid,
Weathersby, Johnson, &c.; Mesdames Burke, Wright, Dalton,
&c.

THE ATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon.
THIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTLE SHOW.
After which, at S, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his
27th appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. a Neville, Mr. R.
Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin
Webster; Miss Carlotta Leclercq (her 27th appearance), Mrs.
Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining.

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Last Nights.
THIS EVENING, Grand Combination of the Two Great
Dramas, THE COLLEEN BAWN and THE STREETS OF
LONDON. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boucicault as Myles na
Coppaleen and Eily O'Connor, and Mr. Vining as Badger.
Messrs. Dominick Murray, J. G. Shore, G. F. Neville, H. For-
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Doors open at half-past C, commence at 7.

QUEEN'S TIIEATRE, Long-acre.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING, Jan. 25, HE'S A LUNATIC. Mr. John
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After which will be produced (16th Time in London) Mr. H.
I. Byron's New and Original Domestic Drama, in Three Acts,
entitled DEARER THAN LIFE. Michael Garner, Mr. J. L.
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To conclude with (4th Time) the New and Original Operatic
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Brough, and Sanger; Misses P. Markham, F. Addison, Jordan,
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Doors open at Half-past Six, commence at Seven. Acting
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Box-office open daily from Ten till Four.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, at 7, OLD SALT: Messrs. Emery, James,
and Belford; Mesdames N. Moore and Gwynne.
After which will be produced a Grand Christmas Operatic
Oriental Extravaganza " THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD." Messrs.
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Johnstone, Harland, Holt, .Newton, &c.
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THIS EVENING, at Seven, THE FLYING SCUD. Messrs.
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