The Sun. — 1870-11-22 (London, England)

CRYSTAL PALACR.—One Shilling Day, Monday, November 21st, 1870.—Admissions by season tickets 1,025 ; ditto on payment, 448 ; total visitors, 1,473. A. stained-glass window will be placed in the new church at Highclerc, in memory of Mr. Herbert, who was murdered by brigands in Greece. The nave of Chester Cathedral, which has been restored by Mr. Gilbert Scott, will be opened for Divine service next Sunday.  The Dundee Advertiser, in a review of the past seal and whale fishing season, says it has been remarkably successful.  All the Russian papers, a correspondent states, are advocating obligatory military services for everybody, and appeal to the military to renounce the privilege of exemption. 1)r. Burns, the Baptist minister who took the miracle-worker, Dr. Newton, under his wing, has commenced business on his own account. He is giving seances, and numbers of people pay two shillings apiece for the privilege of admission.—South Durham Chronicle. The brig Elizabeth, of North Shields, went ashore on Whitburne Steele Rocks, Sunderland, on Friday night. Her crew of eight were saved by the lifeboat of the National Institution, and a steam tug afterwards brought the vessel in safety to port. The Morning Advertiser announces the death of Mr. John Boyd, the Governor of the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers, which took place on Saturday night. The deceased only succeeded to that office in April last. The decease of one so highly esteemed is deeply lamented by all in any way connected with the society, and has caused a melancholy feeling in both of its establishmentsP The Irish limes is enabled to state that a new measure for Ireland is now being prepared by the Government, and will be introduced early in the coming session : —The main provision of the measure will be the assimilation of the system in Ireland to that recently established in England. The prominent changes to be effected by the new law will be the abolition of imprisonment for debt, the bringing. of non-traders as well as traders within the provisions of bankruptcy, and the consequent extinction 'of insolvency. One judge instead of two will perforni the higher judicial duties, assisted by metropolitan and district registrars, with considerable magisterial powers.  The Committee of Alanagement of the Cambiidge Lectures for Women have announced that an Exhibition of £4O per annum, tenable for two years, will be given to one of the senior candidates (girls) in the Cambridge Local Examinations, December, 1870, according to the report of the examiners. The exhibition will be awarded in February, 1871. Attendance at two courses of lectures in every term will be required as a condition of receiving the exhibition in each year. The exhibition is given by Mr. J. S. Mill and Miss Taylor. Candidates must notify their readiness to accept this exhibition to the local secretary for the centre at which they are examined before the end of the examination. Further particulars may be obtained from the Rev. G. F. Browne, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. The committee also gives twn exhibitions of .220 and £lO to successful candidates in the women's examination in July.