The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-15 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH DEVON.—Lord Courtenay (C.), one of the
present members for Exeter, is named as a probable can-
didate.

EXETER. —ln the event of Lord Courtenay leaving this
city; it is expected that Mr. P, Hoare (C.), of Luscombo
Park, Devon, will come forward. The Liberals intend
starting Ali. Coleridge and Mr. Bowling.

PORTSMOUTII.—A requ!sition is being signed inviting
the mayor (Mr. R. E. Davies) to become a candidate in
the Liberal interest. Both the present representatives are
Liberals.

THE SCOTCH UNIVERSITIES.-Dr. Trosser James has
issued an address to the joint universities of Edinburgh
and St. Andrews. Dr. James is a staunch Liberal in
medical as well as general politics.
OXFORD CITY.-Dr. Deane (C.) has addressed the
electors. Great uproar was occasioned, and the meeting
was brought to an abrupt conclusion without any resolu-
tion having been passed.

LEWES.—Mr. Brand (L.), the senior member, will
retire, as the borough in future will only return one
member. Lord Pelham (L.), the other representative,
will offer himself for re election. Mr. Christie (C.), is
expected to oppose him.

CARLOW.-Mr. W. Fagan, of Parkville, Cork, has
issued an address to the electors of this borough. He
declares in favour of religious equality, justice to Irish
tenantry, and thorough educational reform.
DArn.—The Liberals having determined to fight for
both scats, the Conservatives will bring forward two of
their party.

EAST SUFFOLK.—It is expected that Colonel Adair (L.)
will come forward again. He has been an unsuccessful
candidate three times.

EAST SOMERSET. —lt is announced that Colonel Pinney
and Mr. Hayter will be candidates in the Liberal interest.
No Conservatives are yet announced, but it is expected
that Major Ralph Allen will be one.
RICHMOND.—This borough will lose one member. It is
believed Mr. Wyvill will retire, and that Sir Roundell
Palmer will retain the seat which he holds with so much
satisfaction to the electors.

GLOUCESTER.—The Times is authorised to contradict
the rumour that Sir Samuel Baker will be the Conserva-
tive candidate for Gloucester.

FIREWORKS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

The Handel Festival of 1868 will most likely excel all
its predecessors in the elaboration of the great composer's
selections and the gorgeousness of the pyrotechnic display
which was seen to such advantage on Saturday night. The
first device, on which was inscribed the name of Handel,
surrounded by a gracefully-designed wreath of olive leaves,
was received with vociferous cheering by the thousands
who crowded the terraces. While the fires by
which it was lit up were changing their various
tints, the grounds and terraces were illuminated
by the magnesium light. The balloon to which
it was attached formed as it ascended a perfect spiral
column of smoke, and as it glided across the sky the gilt-
tVring lines of the Palace itself appeared like the varying
(Wilgus of a colossal kaleidoscope. Then the band struck
the first notes of " God save the Queen," and the first
Waldo d the National Anthem appeared in what seemed
distance to be letters of diamonds surrounded by a
rich deep fringe of golden fire. The most important im-
provement recently made in the pyrotechnic exhibitions
at the Crystal Ralace has been an arrangement by
which rockets are sent up in such quick succession, and
with such regard to their consequent distribution, that,
after explosion their combined fires descend in dazzling
clusters of coloured light. One could scarcely have
imagined anything more brilliant than the constellation
which, on Saturday, the violet, crimson, green, blue, red,
and purple fires of the rockets united to form in their
descent. The set piece erected in honour of his. Royal
Highness the Duke of Edinburgh presented the same
elegant design and appropriate inscription as on the
occasion of the last pyrotechnic fête at Sydenham.
The grand cascade poured forth such a full stream of
golden light that one might have imagined that it had its
source in the fabled Pactolus, and as its flow decreased, the
wavy lines of fire which continued to descend added a
novel and most attractive feature to the display. We can
say without exaggeration that the splendour of all previous
exhibitions was completely obscured by the final incident
in the display of Saturday evening. The air was so still
that the jets of water rose from the basins in almost
perpendicular lines, and, gracefully curving at the top,
formed what might not be inappropriately compared to
pyramids of snow. These coloured lights, like watchfires,
illuminated every portion of the park. The arched sec-
tions of the rosary stood out in high relief against the
almost cloudless sky, and the water temples shone as
brightly as if their domes were constructed of burnished
gold. Then the lights gradually changed their tints, and
the water of the fountains appeared to be green and red
sand blue in turn, and as the fires began to die out a grand
girandole of 10,000 rockets again lit up the grounds and
terraces wills an effulgence which it may be truly said no
words are adequate to describe. If a firework display
could possibly be worthy of Handel'smemory, the fete of
last Saturday was a not ungrateful tribute to the name in
whose honour it was organised and completed.

COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Friday night a melan-
choly accident occurred at Dudley Pit, whereby one
man was killed on the spot and another severely injured.
It appears that the men at the time of the accident were
working in the pit, when a fall of stone took place, killing
one man, called Eiisha 'Whitehead, and severely injuring
the other, George Mountain. Whitehead leaves a wife
Ind one child.

THE RETURN OF THE QUEEN TO WINDSOR.--
bb-morrow, her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by
their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princesses
Louise and Beatrice, with the suite in attendance, will
leave Balmoral for Windsor. Her Majesty's special train
will leave Ballater at two o'clock in the afternoon, under
the charge of Mr. W. Cawkwell, general manager of the
London and North Western line, and will arrive at
Winclgq, 591 miles, at ten minutes to nine o'clock_