The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-09 00:00:00

A CLERICAL CANDIDATE.

The Rev. Herbert Smith, of Shirley, Southampton,
who was formerly chaplain at Marchwood, and in the
Board of Ordnance, has offered himself as a candi-
date for South Hants. This is an unusual occur-
rence. Both the electors and Mr. Smith may save
themselves some trouble if they are reminded that a
clergyman is ineligible for a seat in Parliament,
except in the Upper House. Mr. Smith must wW
till he is a bishop.

WANTED-AN IE DILE.
An excellent letter appears in the Spectator from
a correspondent at Newcastle, upon the want of a
Minister who should have the architectural and
sanitary interests of towns under his management.
We have a " Master of the Buckhounds" and a
" Master of the Horse," but no one to look after the
growth and being of our large towns. The Home
Office has enough to do, and the usual mayor and
town council are by no means equal to their duties.
Parks are required in the great towns. The writer
thinks that London is much better off in this respect
than some of the manufacturing towns of the North,
huge and hideous, without the impress of any design.
He suggests that the proposed .iEdile should have
charge of public buildings and the responsibility of
enforcing all enactments as to smoke prevention, the
health of towns, &c. The writer has chosen a wide
and important subject. All our social machinery is
out of order, Acts of Parliament are useless because
they are not enforced, and " every man does
that which is right in his own eyes." In
foul and blackened dens, without the remotest
idea of what fresh air means, living upon adulterated
food and poisonous drinks, men drag out a weary
existence. Physical degradation is succeeded by
moral depravity, and humanity is as far removed
from its divine original as the hideous works of man
are from the fair face of the nature which they
darken.

LITERATURE, SCIENCE, ART, &C•

The Atheneunz has the following announcements:—
A project is on foot for erecting a suitable monument
at Bristol to Bally, the sculptor.—Mr. Alexander J.
Ellis has just discovered that one Hare, a linguistia
author of the Elizabethan era, is a fiction, and that
the works were written by John Hart.
In the Orchestra appear the following items :
We hear that the new piece by Mr. Edmund Yates,
to be produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre,
is entitled " Tame Cats."—One of Rossini's last
compositions was a fanfare for military band, entitled
"La Corona d'ltalia,' designed for performance by
the bands of the garrison at the Pitti Palace,
Florence, in presence of the King.—lt is stated that an
opera in one act is shortly to be produced at Prague,
written by Gluck, and very little known, called " The
Magical Tree." It was composed for a gala represen-
tation, which was composed on the occasion of the
marriage of the Dauphin with Marie Antoinette.
The King of Bavariahas withdrawn his pension from
the poet Geibel, for writing a poem to welcome the
King of Prussia to Liibeck. Paul Heyse, the
novelist, has written to the King that he shares
G eibel's political sentiments, and resigns his pension.
The King of Prussia has given Geibel the same
amount of pension which the King of Bavaria has
withdrawn from him.

THE COMIC SONG.
For some time it has been a subject for wonder
that any sane people can listen to the idiotic drivel-
lings of the modern so-called comic song. Yet it is
a fact that the greatest rubbish is the most popular,
and that the singers of these songs—men generally
without a spark of education, refinement, or humour,
and even with very poor voices—make a fortune,
Here is a specimen of the latest comic song:—.

Pretty little Flora serves behind the bar
Bass's bitter ales and porter ,•
lounge there all the day, and I cannot get awat
For it breaks my heart to leave my little Flora
The writer has attained perfection in this effusiot
that is he has ignored rhyme, reason, and wit inor§
Asolytely than any of his predeoess9ps,

THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY- L ANE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, at 7, A MODEL UNCLE. After which
at a quarter to 8, KING 0' SCOTS: Mr. Phelps; Messrs. Addi-
son, Barrett, J. Irving, H. Sinclair, E. Price, John Rouse, G
Cumming, W. M'lntyro, and W. C. Temple; Mesdames Heat:.,Edith Stuart, Fanny Addison, and Mrs. F. Matthews. Grand
Ballet of Action, BEDA.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Tins EVENING, EASY SHAVING. Messrs. Rogers, Clark,
Gordon, Miss Burke, &c. After which, LEAH: Messrs. Howe, Ro-
gers, Kendal, Braid, Clark, F. Buckstone, White, Weathersby,
&c.; Mesdames Bateman, Francis,Wright, Maccabs, Fitzwilliam,
Laws, Coleman, &c. And HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE: Messrs.
Compton, Kendal, &c. Commence at 7.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Pining.

Tats EVIZNING, at 7, DAY AFTER THE wk,DDING. At 8,
AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life: Mr. Vining, Mr. Walter
Lacy, Mr. Dominick Murray; Messrs. C. Harcourt, J. G. Shore,
Maclean, Holston; Miss Emma Barnet and Miss RoseLeclercq.
Concluding with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY.