The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-25 00:00:00

THE FATAL DUEL AT EGHAM.

The remains of Mona. Frederick Cournet, who was
killed in the fatal duel near loglefield-green, were in-
terred yesterday afternoon, in Egharn church-yard.
Great numbers of Frenchmen arrived by the 11.33 train
at the Staines station, and proceeded to Egham, when
they partook of refreshment at the King's Head and
Catherine Wheel inns. They then walked to the Barley
Mow, at Inglefield-green, where the body of the deceased
was lying, and where the necessary arrangements for
the funeral had been made by Mr. Oades, of Egham.
Soon after one o'clock the procession :started, and pre-
sented a most novel and imponing appearance. The
F2rrie the shoulders of six countrjmen of
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than a mile and a half, five diff rent pales relieved t avh
other on the way. At the head of the procession was
cArried a large red 11 ig, hung with black crape, and
bearing the inscription, " Republique I.):,rnocratni.le et
Socialo." About 150 Frenchmen followed, their feuds
uncovered, and their whole demeanour showing the
sincerity of their sorrow. Amongst those who took
part in the melancholy ceremony were MM. Ledru
Rollie, Seftelcher. Savoys, Ferrier, Felix Pyat, As-
tiix, Rolland, Xavier, Do vrier, Martin, Bernard,
and l'fl,iger, formerly representatives of the people in
France, aud several political writers, including Delui-
cluge, Cakaigne, Naquet, Recherelles, and others. The
grave was dug at the further end of the churchyard,
and by the time the corpse, with the procession, arrived
at the spot, every part of the burial ground, and the ap-
proaches to the church, were crowded with spectators.
Colonel Salway, Captain Seymour, Sir John Cathcart,
W. Newnham, Esq., tied several others of the neigh-
bouring gentry were present. No burial service was
read, but after the coffin had been lowered into the grave,
Monsieur Delescluge pronounced the following doge in
French :—" Citizens, in the presence of justice this day
arrested—in the presence of an instruction commenced
—every one will understand the sentiment of high deli-
cacy which obliges us to be silent before this grave,
around which so many regrets and sympathies are
crowded. The feeling must be indeed imperative
which compels us to be silent. What, however, would
be the use of breaking that silence? To speak of the
cruel loss which democracy has just experienced I Is not
ever true Republican conscience acquainted witheournet?
That great heart—that soul so protoundly sympathetic—
that daring so heroic in danger, which at the age of
nineteen illustrated one of the most brilliant careers in
the French navy. What true republican conscience
' does not know the eminent services which Frederick
Cournet has since rendered to democracy, and those
which he would have rendered her still ? Yes, Cournet
was a great end courageous citizen and the name which
he leaves to his son as his only fortune is one of those
which will remain as the symbol of political honesty and
of an unlimited devotion to the cause of the people. On
his deathbed ono thought alone occupied Cournet—the
republic and the revolution. Let us give him, then, the
only farewell worthy of him by repeating the last
words that fell from his lips—‘Vive la Republique, de-
mocratique et sociale.' " A loud cheer from the assem-
bled mourners then broke in upon the solemnity of the
scene, the red flat,' was faded, and the churchyard was
speedily deserted. The friends of the deceased after-
wards re-assembled at the Catherine Wheel, which re-
sounded with their ejaculations for another hour or two, b
and then the red republicans departed, as they came, y
railway for London.

TIIE DUKE'S MAGNANIMITY.—An anecdote appo-
positoly distinctive of the two great warriors of modern
times is thus stated :—At the battle of Dresden, Na-
poleon perceived a group of distinguished otlicers ride up
to a conspicuous point, were they paused, and appeared
to be wakicg a reconnoisance. Pointing to the place, he
called out to the officer directing a battery of artillery
close at hand—" Jetta moi une douzaino de boulets, la
la fois ! Il y a petit, etre quelques petits generaux !"
" Throw a dozen bullets yonder all at once. There are
perhaps, some little generals among them 1" Ile was
obeyed, and Moreau was killed. At Waterloo, the
colonel commanding the British artillery observed to
the duke—" I have got the exact range of the spot
where Bonaparte and his staff aro standing. If your
Grace will allow me, I think I can pick some of them
off." " No, no," replied ho, " generals-in•chief have
something else to do in a gtoat battle besides firing at
each other."

THE DUKE ON CHURCH PATRONAGE.—The
fol-
lowing anecdote of the late duke, is both "good" and
"true." On a vacancy occuring, some years ago, a
see in Ireland, a clerical dignitary, who thought . . ibnaads
peculiar claims on his grace's interest, wrote tou,niw, T
an 111 ....
follows:—" My dear duke. One word from_ yo,______,
am bishop." Prompt came the reply, XY ""`
Not one word!" in the Irish
IRISH BUTTER.—The rapid increase
butter and provision trade with
Cork, Limerick,
much attention, as the exports from
nd is attracting
perhaps, than at
and other ports are becoming
ilgreater,jsmost valuable traffic
any former period.
is now quite revived, alnndfact'become once more a source
of butter is an evidence of
of great wealth to the agifruiaccs:ltural classes. The enor-
mous increase in the prof
pasturage in districts where
the far greater extent
almost exclusively in former years.
tillage had prevailed
change
.in the system of husbandry,
b - the
decrease account of this
convenience has been caused 3.
comparative little in.
decrease of population, and the continued " exodus."
PRODUCTIVE LABOUR IN POOR-LAW UNIONS.—
A circular has just
Poor-law Association, convening a conference of
of the
members of Parliament, guardians of the poor, ministers
of religion. and others favourable to the principle of sub-
stituting, in Poor-law unions, productive employment for
mere relief, either in total idleness or accompanied by
degrading and useless taskwork. The objects of the
conference are to be confined to collecting and bringing
under consideration the various methods in use, in Eng-
lish or Irish unions, for usefully employing the poor re-
ceiving in or out-door " relief," with the pecuniary and
other results, beneficial or not, arising from their adop-
tion, and to consider and adopt means for promoting the
general enforcement of productive and healthful labour,
and otherwise furthering the purposes of the Poor-law
Association. Viscount Goderion will preside, at some
• portioh of the prweedingth.