The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1868.

T 0 HN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY this truth onc the minds of Irishmen. Perhaps this
TOOTH PASTE is greatly sup for to any tooth occasion for friendly feelin g and genial expression may
powder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, prot, the
enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to render a real service to the disaffected, and afford
the breath. Price ls. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper
them an occasion for putting aside their absurd
Thames-street, London.
prejudices and foolish panics. Be this as it may, it
can be said with justice that Irishmen as a body are
called upon to meet their future Bing, who comes
among them in trust and confidence, in a style that
does honour to himself and to them ; and if the good
feeling and right judgment thus displayed be reci-
procated as it ought to be, a good service will have
been rendered to the cause of order, and a decisive
blow aimed at Fenianism, for all which results we
shall have abundant reason for rejoicing and thank-
fulness.

Luxuriant and Beautiful Hair is the distinguishing
badge of Youth."
The following is EXACTLY what
MRS. S. A. ALLEN'S
WORLD'S
HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSING
• WILL DO.
By its use GRAY OR FADED HAIR is quickly
restored to its youthful colour and beauty, and with the first
application s beautiful gloss and delightful fragrance is given
to the Hair.
It will cause Hair to grow on Bald Spots.
It will promote luxuriant growth.
FALLING Hair is immediately checked.
THIN Hair thickened.
BALDNESS prevented.
It makes the Hair rich, soft, and glossy.
It invigorates, thereby strengthens the Hair.
It keeps the Head cool and clean.
It removes all scurf and dandruff.
It contains neither oil nor dye.
It will not soil white cambric.
In large Bottles—price Six Shillings.

The Co-operative Stores have for some time past
engrossed the attention of the public, and we are
not surprised that reference should still be con-
stantly made to them, because they relate to inte-
rests of great social importance, and concern inti-
mately the welfare of many classes of the
community. For these and other reasons the letter
of Lord DUCIE will be regarded with atten-
tion. His lordship refers to the subject of stores
in the country, and explains their particular cha-
racter and the difference that exists between them
and their metropolitan relations, though in their
own sphere they are equally beneficial. It is more
difficult to establish anything of this kind in the
country, but still the need for it exists, and
it can be done by thought and care. Lord
DUCIE mentions an instance of the success of
this kind of things on his own property in Glou-
cestershire. In March, 1869, some twenty per-
sons resolved to establish a co-operative store for
groceries, and a committee was elected, fifty pounds
being subscribed for share capital. Day labourers
were among those who composed the committee.

7YLOBALSAMUM (Mrs. S. A. Allen's).—
!___A This is a clear, transparent preparation without sediment;
it far excels any Pomade or Hair Oil. To those whose hair is
naturally dry, requiring frequent dressing, its cheapness and
great value will be proved. Its early use on Children's Hair will
insure an abundant and bountiful supply from YOUTH TO OLD
AGE.

In large Bottles—price Three Shillings.
Sold by most Chemists and Perfumers
EUROPEAN DEPOT AND SALES OFFICE,
266, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, ENG.

EXCELLENCE COMBINED WITH

This store has been conducted on the prin-
ciple of the northern co-operative societies,
and goods are sold at ordinary shop prices ;
shareholders take double the profit of non-share-
holding customers, and at the end of every quarter
a division of profits is made among the purchasers.
" The majority of the poor are deeply, almost
hopelessly, in debt at the village shops," remarks
the noble lord very truly, and therefore this system
of ready money, in the first place, is a vast advantage;
besides which, the store in some degree operates as a
savings-bank, and those who had been always be-
hind the world find that they are in the " novel
position of capitalists," and according as their pur-
chases have been large or small, so has a fund been
accumulating for them. Lord DUCIE says, in con-
clusion, that he does not expect the reconstruction
of society by means of cheap groceries,
but that a more thrifty population may be estab-
lished he has no doubt, and those who promote the
movement will find that their pains have not been
thrown away. It is, indeed, to be hoped that many
influential persons will pay heed to the excellent
advice here tendered, and that before long we
may witness throughout the country the
gradual but decisive spread of the new system.
Too much care cannot be taken to protect the
poorer classes from some of the evils which are at
present so constantly assailing them through the
presence of never-ending small debts, and although
some who have been their well-wishers never have
considered the remedy of such a futile effort it need
no longer be so. Of course in this undertaking as
in many others of a like or a diverse nature, diffi-
culties will arise ; but, at the same time, it will not
do to be discouraged, and the sooner this new sys-
tem of co-operation comes into force all over the
country the better. We have long been in great
social need of a change for the better in many ways
as regards our mode of living, and it will be a great
desideratum if means are found whereby some
apparently trifling but really vexatious circum-
stances can be avoided. The poorer classes and
those in many gradations above them may alike
benefit by the changes wrought by the co-operative
stores, and the more that subject is studied the
more likely is it to meet with approval, because it
is a system founded on safe principles and an en-
larged scale.

RICH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

rHIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. 58m.—Afternoon, 4h. 17m.
ro-Mounow.-Morning, 4h. 35m.—Afternoon, 4h. 55m.

e'S 4.i

The favourable anticipations which are already
being formed of the harvest prospects are con-
firmed by the observations of Mr. MECHI, who,
on his Essex farm, of Tiptree Hall, studies agri-
culture, both as a matter of theory and of
practice. There have already been heard the
voices of some croakers, which are always heard
if affairs are less gloomy than their forebodings
foretold, but we are happily not bound to accept
their conclusions in preference to others of a more
cheering nature. Mr. MECHI says, with reason,
that it is impossible to guess what may occur be-
tween seedtime and harvest, but as things now
stand he assures us that the Essex agriculturists
have every reason to be satisfied. The autumn
and winter have, in contrast to the preceding one,
been dry and free from floods, and have, in fact,
fulfilled the most sanguine wishes of the agricultu-
rist. The wheat crop—in which every one is so
deeply concerned, looks, he assures us, quite
and promising, and a greatly increased
wheat has been sown, so that if we
bhhareevaaletdhatyh of
tolerably fine summer, we may hope to see
the price of bread at a very different rate from
the present. Mr. MECHI reminds us that last year
he predicted that the root rottings of the wheat
plant would probably reduce the crop twenty
per cent., and the result, unfortunately,
fully confirmed his estimate. A. curious
old saying in the county of Essex has lately re-
ceived ample illustration. The saying goes that
after a light or full moon at Christmas there will
be light sheaves, meaning a light or insufficient
harvest, but that after a dark Christmas moon
there will be heavy sheaves and plentiful harvest.
In 1865 and 1866 there were, as Ma. MECHI re-
calls to our recollection, Christmas full moons, and
we have all had unpleasant evidence of the veri-
fication of the saying in the poor harvests and
high price of bread. In 1867 we had a dark moon,
and have yet to see whether the converse will
prove equally true. Much will, of course, depend
on the summer, and our hopes and expectations
may be rudely disappointed by an unfavourable
season; but, as far as we can yet form an estimate,
we have reason for thankfulness rather than for
apprehension or complaint.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution con-
tinues its valuable labours with unflagging spirit ;
and few not immediately connected with the asso-
ciation are aware bow continuous and how multi-
farious are its labours. All the year round—but
especially during the winter months—the com-
mittee have to exercise a vigilant superintendence
over the stations all round the coast and the fleet
of lifeboats and their crews. They have to receive
reports, to reward acts of daring and self-sacrifice,
and to encourage exertion, as well as to apply the
donations of the benevolent to the b,;st purposes.
This is, no doubt, a pleasant part of their duty,
and we are glad to find that they have had several
handsome additions to their stores. At the meet-
ing of the committee, held at their house in the
Adelphi last week, it was stated that the Earl of
STRAFFORD had liberally offered to present a life-
boat to the Isle of Portland, if one was needed.
We should imagine that the society would easily

be able to demonstrate this, since the island is
rocky and exposed. A lady, whose name is not
mentioned, has also offered to place a boat at
Broadstairs as a memorial of her son—a worthy and
effectual method of honouring a beloved memory.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER BROWN, of Settle, Yorkshire, has
collected more than £BOO for the institution, which
the committee have resolved to appropriate to the
establishment of a new lifeboat at Pennon, Angle-
sey, naming it the " Christopher Brown." Angle-
sey, which certainly stands in ample need of such
aid, has recently had another new lifeboat, stationed
at Bullbay, and during the month boats have been
sent to Ross Links, Holy Island, to Penarth, Wales,
and to Stonehaven, N.B. At all these places the
boats on their arrival had been heartily welcomed ;
and, indeed, the popularity of the institution seems
everywhere deservedly on the increase. At the
meeting last week rewards to the amount of £730
I were ordered to be made on the several establish-
ments, and many interesting details of services
rendered by the lifeboats during the recent gales
were given, for which rewards varying in amount
were given. The Caister lifeboat has been very
fortunate. During a heavy gale of wind it
brought ashore fifteen men from a barque which
was wrecked on the South Scroby Sand. Again,
some three weeks later, the same same lifeboat
succeeded in saving a Boston schooner with a crew
of four men, the vessel having stranded on the
Inner Barber Sand, and having no chance of escape
but for the timely aid of the lifeboat. Several
other services were mentioned, and to all of the
boats crews so engaged appropriate rewards were
given. By this means'the gallant crews not only
receive a substantial recompense for their daring,
but obtain that open acknowledgment of their
service which is, perhaps, more valuable, since such
acts can never be adequately rewarded by pecuniary
recompense. The friends of the association will
be interested in knowing that MR. THOMAS
BROOKS, who some time since painted a fine picture
of a lifeboat service, has now completed another
picture, " The Launch of a Lifeboat," which may
accordingly be looked for on the walls of the forth-
coming exhibition.