The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-16 00:00:00

REMARKABLE SUBSIDENCE OF LAND.

Numerous wild rumours were afloat about Youghal for
the last twenty-four hours, owing to a wonderful sinking
and displacement of part of a road leading from Youghal
to the seat of the Hon. Moore Smyth, the scene being
situated a little more than a mile from the town, on the
banks of the Blackwater, close by the famous Youghal
Bridge, and exactly on the site of the proposednew bridge,and
below the preceptory of the Knights Templars at Rhincrea.
On the evening of the 9th inst. the inhabitants of that
vicinity were much surprised to see the roads crack in
several places, but much greater was their asto-
nishment when, on the next morning, they found
the road had become impassable during the night,
owing to numerous yawning chasms, reaching not alone
across the road, but for many hundred feet on either
side. The road continued to sink and open in such
a fearful way during the whole day on Thursday, that the
inhabitants living close by became greatly alarmed, think-
ing they were about to be visited by one of those fearful
convulsions of nature lately disturbing our globe. The road
on Friday was perfectly impassable for about 800 ft. ; over
200 ft. towards the centre is sunk within the fields on both
sides very nearly 10ft., and the boundary wall in this
place is thrust over 12ft. out of range. The walling for
nearly the whole length is entirely shattered. The bank
on the hill side seems to have kept its range. The most
remarkable part of the settlement is to be seen on the
strand below the road, where a huge bank of tough clay
and gravel is thrown up to about 9ft. in height along
the whole extent ; this bank is not unlike a honey-
comb, so full of fissures is it. The inhabitants of a neigh-
bouring cottage, fearing every moment their house
would be swallowed up in one of those yawning caverns
(the nearest of which was not fifty feet from their doors),
remained up all Thursday night. It is said the reports
of the bursting road and walls could be heard miles
off in the dead calm of the night. The people of the
place say there were noises heard under the road
during the night, as of boiling water. This might be
accounted for, as the place abounds in springs and drains,
which it is supposed might have been the whole cause of
this strange occurrence. The foundation of the road is
formed of a strong and compact mass of sandy clay and
gravel.— Cork Herald.

FRENCH HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY.

The second annual dinner of the subscribers and friends
of the French Hospital and Dispensary, Lisle-street,
Leicester .square, was held on Tuesday evening in the
Hanover-square Rooms, when about 400 gentlemen sat
down to dinner. The chair was taken by Alderman Sir Ben-
jamin Phillips, and among the noblemen and gentlemen
present were his Royal Highness the Comte de Paris,
his Royal Highness the Duc de Chartres, his Royal High-
ness the Duc d'Alencon, his Royal Highness the Duc de
Penthievre, his Excellency the Hon. Reverdy Johnson,
Minister for the United States, and his Excellency the Hadji
Mohsin Khan, Minister from the Shah of Persia.
This institution was opened on the Ist of December,
1867, for the relief of distressed foreigners of all nations
seeking medical relief, and amalgamated with the French
Dispensary founded in 1861. It consists of four wards,
two for men and two for women, of a consulting room,
and of a dispensary. It is attended by the leading French
medical men of the metropolis, and by Sisters of Charity.
Since the date of its opening, a twelvemonth ago, it has
afforded relief to 150 in-patients, and 3,716 out-patients.
The CHAIRMAN proposed "The Diplomatic Body,"
coupling with the toast the name of the Hon. Reverdy
Johnson, Minister of the United States..

The toast having been enthusiastically honoured,
Mr. REVEBDY JOHNSON, who was received with tre-
mendous cheering, said that the charity which they were
met to benefit was not merely confined to England,
out was universal, and it had shewn its usefulness by
relieving nearly 4,000 persons during the past year. Who
could tell what the sufferings of these poor creatures
would have been but for the work done by this charity ?
Charity was of no creed and of no country, but
where there were gay and joyful hearts there was
charity. Great men were charitable, and,he must allude
'o one of France's greatest men, her great jurist, who had
just passed from earth. He need scarcely name Pierre
Antoine Berryer—a man who combined the eloquence and
learning of Cicero and the fervour of Demosthenes with
the purity and earnestness of Cato. With regard to his own
country, it had incurred—at the period when it com-
menced a struggle which was now admitted even by Eng-
lishmen to have been a just struggle for independence—a
debt of gratitude to France which would never be for-
gotten by Americans. More recently, when America was
engaged in a sanguinary struggle, two of the sons of
France, illustrious by birth, and yet more illustrious by
their actions—he would not say any more on that point, for
they were present—rushed to the aid of the States and
joined the standard which at last-- thank God !—proved
triumphant. Their names were held in the highest pos-
sible esteem in the United States of America. They
had dared danger in the field, and had passed through
the fight unscathed. It might be that their lives were
spared for another purpose. They were all now present
at an act of charity, and he would ask, how could they
raise their arms against each other ? There had been some-
thing said as to a difficulty existing in the settlement of
the difference between England and the United States.
On that question he might say that the notion of an insu-
perable difficulty was purely a delusion. Though both
himself and Lord Stanley had been in tote-a-tete converse,
and had not been too reticent of what bad passed in their
discussions, he might say that they had not told every-
thing, and Englishmen were not yet so clever as his own
countrymen at guessing and did not know the true condi-
tions of the question. He might say—and he hoped no
one would try to lower the prices of English Consols or
American Five-twenties—that in his relations with Lord
Stanley and with the successor of Lord Stanley, who
seemed to be animated with the same spirit, there had
never been anything that gave reason to suspect
the most remote possibility that the friendship
between the two countries was not fixed upon a firm basis.
Whatever doubts might have been entertained in former
times, there need be none now. America had proved that
she could produce good soldiers, and England also knew
well enough that no nation in the world could excel her-
self in that respect. His own mission to England had
been one of peace. He bore in mind the text, " Blessed
are the peacemakers," and he esteemed that the man who
descended to posterity as a peacemaker would descend
surrounded by a halo greater and more enduring than
that of the great warrior. To make and preserve peace
was the duty of Christian rulers. The American
Government had set an example of peacemaking,
and he could only say that from the moment of his
landing upon the English shores he had determined to do
all that he could do to maintain a friendly feeling between
England and the United States. He had done this
without losing in any way his self-respect, the dignity
of his official station, or compromising the honour of his
country.

tkt the conclusion of Mr. Johnson's speech, Mrs. Howard
Paul sang " The Star•spangled Banner," which was
deservedly applauded.

Lord Derby is said to have "greatly regained his
strength" after his late severe attack of gout.
Mr. S. G-. Osborne has been appointed private
secretary to the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Secretary of
State ; and Mr. F. G. Faithfull private secretary to Lord
Northbrook, Under Secretary of State for War.

NEW MIDDLE-CLASS SCHOOLS.—On Tuesday was
laid the foundation-stone of the London Middle-class
Schools, which are to be erected in Cowper-street, City-
toad. There is to be a central school in Finsbury, to
occupy an acre of ground, and to accommodate 1,000 boys.
A sum of £50,000 towards the building has been subscribed
by the merchants, bankers, and Corporation of London,
and the payment of a guinea per quarter for each scholar
will render the school self-supporting.
The deaths in London last week were less than
in that previous by 166, the numbers in the last six weeks
having been respectively 1,387, 1,506, 1,507, 1,561, 1,672,
and 1,486. The improvement was chiefly under the
headings of phthisis and bronchitis, there being 62 fewer
deaths caused by the former, and 76 caused by the latter.
The annual rates of mortality in fourteen of the principal
places, per 1,000 of the population, were as follows :
Dublin, 18 ; Bristol, 21 ; Birmingham and Sheffield, 22 ;
Hull, 23 ; London, 25 ; Salford, 27 ; Liverpool and Edin-
burgh, 28 ; Newcastle-cn-Tyne, 31 ; Bradford and Glasgow,
32 ; Manchester, 33 ; and Leeds, 35.

HUNTING IN Roars,—On Monday tho Roman
hounds met at Prince Borghese's picturesque old castellated
farmhouse called Torre Nuova, six miles from Rome, on
the road to Palestrina. It was the first day of really good
sport this season. Out of compliment to Prince Borghese,
as owner of the estate, the master of the hounds, Prince
Bandini-Giustiniani, transferred his authority for the
day to the Prince of Sulmona, Prince Borghese's son, who,
although a younger hand, was perhaps more successful in
his direction of the day's operations, as several capital
runs were obtained, and three foxes killed. The field was
very brilliant, a number of Roman and British beauties
being in the saddle. Among the former was the Princess
of Sulmona, nee Apponyi. Lord and Lady Lindsay were
out, and their daughters were riding, as were the Misses
Taratt. Miss Evelyn Wilbraham, sister of the Princess
of Teano, was among the foremost of those fair eques-
trians, and her good riding was rewarded with a brush.
Most of the young Roman nobles were out, and the
British element in the field was strengthened by the pre.
!Jenne of Captain W. Moore, who has the experience of
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WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 15.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice,
and attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe, drove
in the grounds this morning.
Princess Louise went out, attended by Lady
Augusta Stanley.
Prince Arthur left the Castle for Woolwich.

THE RECEN7 GALES.-LIFEBOAT

SERVICES.

LooE, CORNWALL, Dec. 14.
This afternoon, during a gale from the S.Wr
(states R. Thomas, Esq.) a vessel was seen in dis-
tress off Looe Island. The lifeboat Oxfordshire,
belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, was
promptly launched through a heavy surf to her
assistance, and succeeded in bringing her and the
crew safely into harbour. The vessel was the
schooner " Mail," bound from Rouen to Glasgoiv,
with a cargo of grain. She had left Plymouth on
Sunday, and had made the Lizard Light when she
encountered a tremendous gale, and shipped several
heavy seas, which shifted the cargo. The master,
who was a stranger to this coast, then tried to run
to the land, and would have beached his ship if pos-
sible had he not fortunately rounded Love Island
and come in where he did. The vessel is not much
damaged. The prompt assistance rendered by the
lifeboat, there is no doubt, saved the schooner from
certain destruction, and probably the lives of the
crew also.

MARGATE, Dec. 12.

In continuation of his former report, E. Isaac-
son, Esq., now gives the details of the service
rendered yesterday by the lifeboat Quiver, of the
Lifeboat Society. It appears that the lifeboat was
launched in a strong wind from S.S.W. and heal/
rain in reply to signals from the light ship in the
Princes Channel ; she proceeded across the Margate
and Tongue sands and up the Channel, and found
the Dandy " La Jeune Fanny" on the Gridler Sand
in a heavy sea. With much difficulty the boat was
taken alongside and her assistance requested by the
master. Some of the lifeboat's crew were then put
on board, a press of canvass was got on the vessel'
and she was forced over the bank, the tide rising at
the time, and brought into Margate Harbour.
From the position in which she lay she must enen,
have been broken up and the crew been drowned
had not the lifeboat gone to her aid. She vil'e
constantly under water, and the sea repeatedly reek-
ing a complete breach over her and the lifeboat,
and the service of the boat was attended with much
danger to her and the crew. The Ramsgate Life'
boat Bradford and the steam-tug Aid were else,
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taken out to the assistance of the same vessel, but
their services were not required.
HAUXLEY, NORTHUMBERLOM
December 14.
The Lifeboat, Algernon and Eleanor, belonging
to the Lifeboat Society, and stationed at this place,
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went out at midnight, yesterday, during a
from E.S.E., and in a very heavy sea, in reply." 4
signals from the brig Gloriana, of Ambles, whic
had struck on the Rin Busk Rock. When, bOe,
ever, the boat reached the vessel, the crew declined
to leave, and she, therefore, returned to ab°rf;
Ultimately a steamer succeeded in towing the brig
into harbour.

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DROGHEDA, IRELAND, Dec. 14.
A barque of about 300 tons burthen, 45'13
Danish colours, came ashore this morning about
a mile to the southward of the bar, and is likely 1°
become a wreck. The lifeboat, The Old Gorge
Irlam, of Liverpool, of the National Institutioe+
went out to her, but on arriving alongside, She
found the vessel abandoned.
:DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN, Dec. 12-
D. D. Lewin, Esq., reports that the schooner
Three Janes, of Preston, bound from there to 013
port with a cargo of coals, while making for the
harbour last night in an easterly gale, was driven
behind the pier ; the anchors were let go, but the
ship laboured heavily, and she and the crew were ill;
imminent danger on account of the terrific Or'
rolling in. Notwithstanding the danger, and the
possession of a fine new lifeboat, the harbour boat;
men immediately put out in one of their boats and
rescued and brought ashore the master and crew c,
;
six men. Had they remained content with tb
brave service all would have been well, but unfore-
tunately five boatmen, with the view to salvagci
put off again with the captain of the schooner, o_ll3,
while attempting to reach her the boat capsize;
and all the poor fellows lost their lives. Mr. Lewlot
adds that the intelligence of the sad affair was 1/,,0
brought to him until quite half an hour after t,
accident to the boat had happened, and unf°l4 tiP,
nately it was then, of course, too late for the seoi
vices of the Manchester and Salford Sunday Scileas
lifeboat to be brought into requisition. Such eat
the great roar of the surf that they did not 11',
the rockets explode, or know that anything glir,r,
usual had happened. As soon as he received
mation of the sad affair the lifeboat was sPee'ase
taken to the top of the harbour in clio,
she might be needed, the people gic..„l
a very willing and helping hand to get her tbroa
Just previous to her arrival other salvors the
managed to get on board the vessel, and wit hour
assistance of the rock brigade and the maul
dreds of spectators, who by this time had °liroto
gated on the pier, she was successfully brougbtl„te
port, and is but little damaged. It is unfortun'ii
that the lifeboat had not been sent for imtnediAtheat
after the vessel drove behind the pier, as ia

case not a life would have been sacrificed.

liIILI7ARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGE°

for'
General Sir Robert Dacres, K.C.8., R• 21"
merly Commandant of the garrison at Woolvocie
and now Colonel-Commandant of the 4th Brig° tle
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Royal Artillery, is appointed to succeed the lgiso
Field Marshal General Sir Hugh Dalrymple c/;,
G.C.8., as Colonel-Commandant of the A Brigscl

Royal Horse Artillery.
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The examination of candidates for commiss.°llo3o
the corps of Royal Engineers for admission t° fe,
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, under the 'of
gulations dated Horse Guards, September 59 18.0 g,
will commence at Chelsea Hospital this reernvlce.
before Major-General W. C. E. Napier, Vice
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sident, and the members of the Council of 5i"",7,0
Education. oyal

Orders were yesterday received at the 1/,O
Engineer establishment, Chatham, from the
Department, directing a detachment of none ot
mk-sioned officers and men, selected from the c'evet
companies at head-quarters, to proceed to D°o-0
for the purpose of augmenting the Royal Fugue
serving at that station. f Col'
Yesterday a regimental board, consisting °/re,
C. W. Adair, Royal Marine Light Infant*" tirjot
sident), Major R. Freer, 27th Regiment, and 'fra-"At
W. E. Warrand, Royal Engineers, assemble that
Chatham for the examination of officers at

garrison eligible for promotion. the
A grand fancy dress ball will be given 00'
Commandant of Woolwich garrison, Maier n(000
E. C. 'Warde, C. 8., R.A., in the recreation-r"egtf
at the Royal Artillery Barracks, on Fricl3lllcle
the 18th inst. The rooms are being tasteful DO
corated for the occasion, and everything 's°
done to give eclat to the entertainment. terof
The following appointments was made Ye5to the
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Charles J. Flive2,. i°
Fly ; Navigating Sub-Lieut. Francis T. be
loot
the Jackal ; Frederick L. Langdale, naidsb,il3Ar
to the Cossack ; William 11. Gribbell, assi!"j3icV
master in charge, to the Jackal; Thomas -1-1* 6.
ford, assist.-surgeon, to the Jackal ; HenrYebarle3
Terry, assist.-clerk, to the Jackal; and fire
Salmon, engineer, to the Victory, for a'
Queen. the

THE NEW LAW OFFICERS.—Sir R. P. C°1";:itorl
Attorney-General, and Sir J. D. Coleridge, the Wo-iittil
General, were yesterday sworn in before the L°ra
cellor at the House of Lords.

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