The Sun. — 1870-11-30 (London, England)

BELGIUM AND THE EXHIBITION OF 1871.—Thee following extract is from the Moniteur Beige :—" The space appropriated to Belgium will barely allow of a third of the works of proposing exhibitors. The Belgian commissioners have therefore been obliged to make a careful selection. The examination of the objects proposed for exhibition in London will take place at Brussels on the 20th of January next. Works of sculpture, in dustrial art, &c., which cannot be moved without difficulty, will be inspected on the premises of the artists between the 15th and 20th of January next. Artists, mechanics, &c., provisionally entered as exhibitors in the fine art section will receive the necessary instructions for the transmission of the objects destined to be submitted to the jury of inspection. We are informed of the presence in Brussels of Mr. Henry Cole, C. 8., the director of the South Kensington Museum, and Colonel Scott, R.E. secretary of the English commissioners. They were received by the King, and were present at a meeting of the Belgian Commission, when M. le Baron de Kint expressed the opinion of the commissioners that the forthcoming exhibition would be a complete success." THE MURDER OF A SCHOOLMASTER AT LIVERPooL.—The mysterious murder of Mr. Christian Flueck in his own private room on Friday night last was on Monday the general theme of conversation in Liverpool, where the unfortunate gentleman was well known and highly respected. As yet nothing is positively known as to the person who committed the crime, or what could be the motive of the murderer, for Mr. Flueck was a mostinoffensive gentleman, and not possessed of any money and portable property calculated to tempt a thief to run the fearful risk of committing a barbarous murder in the day time. Mr. Flueck was a native of Switzerland, and originally intended for the medical profession ; in fact, he was present as a surgeon with the allied armies in the Crimea. After the Russian war, Mr. Flueck, who spoke English, and several other languages, with great fluency, settled in Liverpool, where he soon made many friends, his manners being • very fascinating, while his literary talents, especially in educational subjects, procured him opportunities of contributing to the local press. Some of his articles on education were brought under the notice of the late Mr. Charles Dickens, who wrote a very flattering letter to their author. About six months ago Mr. Flueck, by the advice of his -friends, opened a boarding school in the most fashionable part of the town, and amongst his teachers W 41.9 a young man named Howchin, who is said to be a German. On the day of the murder a dispute arose between Mr. Flueck and Howchin. The latter had also received notice to quit at next Christmas, and some disputes had taken place relative to a testimonial as to' character which Howchin had received from his employer. The police, taking these facts into consideration, arrested Howchin, and on Monday he was brought before the magistrates at the Police-court, but no evidence was given, and the, prisoner was remanded for seven days. Mr. Flueck was a very gentlemanly man, about 40 years of age. He had not been long married.