Darlington & Richmond Herald. — 1874-09-12 (Darlington, Durham, England)

THE ANNIVERSARY OF SEDAN.  A copmunication from Sedan mentions that funeral services wore performed on the 2nd Inst. in the Catholic churches, Protestant temple, and Jewish synagogue in celebration of the battle in 1870. Everywhere the places of worship were largely attended, and the prayers'were listened to with profound attention. At the Catholic ceremony the Mayor and municipal council were present, with the judicial authorities. The flags in the town were all veiled, and crepe hung from the windows of most of the houses. '  The Daily News, commenting on the anniversary of Sedan, observes that the material results of the prolonged war were loss of life and aggregation of debt. But material results are not all France has gained from the efforts and sacrifices of her children. We may be permitted to believe that the measure of confidence. which has been restored to Franco by the heroic feats of her sons on the Loire has contributed. in no slight degree, to the comparative patience which her people have shewn during the last four years. Nothing but her own divisions can hoop France from resuming the place which l rightly belongs to her among the nations of Europe; and to more than that the most patriotic wisdom will not aspire. The Telegraph says already, though it is only four years since Sedan, France is beginning seriously to consider that amidst the calamities which befel her in 1870 and 1871, the violent overthrow of the Empire was neither the last nor the least.  A Sheffield grinder, named Lee, was rattened on Friday night. Iron ore and coal have been found on the heights of Wattwyl, in the canton of St. Gall. •  The Paris papers announce the arrival there of the Grand Duchess Mario of Russia.  The plague is said to be raig in Egypt, and to have been introduced by pilgrims returning from Mecca.  Five new magistrates have been appointed for the city of Oxford, all of whom belong to the Con. servative party. It is stated that Judge Keogh is likely to be the successor of Mr James Dease as a Commissioner on the National Education Board of Ireland.  The Queen stood as godmother by proxy to the twin eons of Lord °Jo Russell, who were christened on Friday at Woburn Abbey. The Crown Princo and Princess of Germany also stood spongers. Thomas Cayle, charged under the Extradition Treaty' at Bow-street, on Friday, with the murder of Bridget Flanagan, at Boston, was ordered to be delivered to the American authorities.  A terrible boiler' explosion occurred en Friday afternoon at Basilan's Cotton Mill. at Farling. ton, near Preston. .Mr William Holland, contractor, and five Worknian were more- or less severely injured. In connection with a display of autumn fruit apd flowers at the Crystal Palace, an interesting Bee Show was opened on Tuesday. A large number of bee-hives were exhibited, together with novel appliances used in the making of honey. . SEIZURE OF Frsu.—The Fishmongers' Corn- • pany seized and destroyed during last month at • Billingsgate no less then 112 tons of fish unfit for • human food, and exposed for sale there. The fish numbered 031,433. of which 175.869 were brought to the market by water and 205,564 by rail. They included 123.570 haddocks, 12,650 dabs, 11.500 gurnets, 18.550 herrings. 102.586 Plaice, 5 bass, 200 bream, 32 brill, 4 coalfish. 232 cod, 70 dorees, 73 line, 1.182 lobsters, 17 mackerel, 16 mullets, 450 p:ichards, 27 salmon, 36 skate, 400 smelts, 817 soles, 2,890 thornbacks. 91 turbot, and 106,080 whiting_; besides 120 bushels of mussels, 52 of periwinkles, and 3 of whelks; 628 gallons of shrimps, and 2,2401 b. of eels. A