The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-31 00:00:00

THE SUN,

LONDON,

sized man, with regular and rather afire@abl® with three graduated flounces, with ban& of velvet
features, and a bead indicating, phrenologically, of the same shade as the dress. Corsage a Basquine,
great determination. The other was much stouter, open in front above and below the waist,
trimmed to
with a frame apparently of great power. He was a match the flounces : half long sleeves with mous-
shade darker than the average of Californians, quetaires cuffs of velvet. A velvet waistcoat of the
and had a most brutish countenance. Their \ same colour.
arms were pinioned behind. They vibrated slightly The veste continues in vogue they are made more
when the cart was driven from under them, but after or less elegant, and are generally worn by young
that not a convulsive movement could be seen, al- ladies, or the bride. Black cachemire is braided with
though the physician said that they were not dead for gold, white or pale blue with silver.
some three-quarters of an hour after. Everything The black veste accords well with a yellow satin
was conducted with the utmost order and quietness. waistcoat, with enamel buttons, or a black velvet with
There was no halting or hesitation on the part of buttons of sequins and small chains; this style is suit-
those whose painful duty it was to take the law into able for theatre, or at home toilette.
their own hands, for the protection of the lives and White or blue vestes are worn for full dress and
. require a white or green satin waistcoast, with filligr
property of the whole community ee
The minds of the large assemblage, an especially d ell silver buttons ; the sleeves are nearly straight, and
of the friendly Indians, seemed to be impressed are embroidered.
with becoming awe. It was an awful and melan-
choly sight, to see those bodies swinging about
there in the wind—now exhibiting their countenances
directly fronting you, and again averting them, with
the crows and buzzards hovering overhead, as if
ready to pounce down upon and devour their meal of
human flesh—and one which, we trust in God, we
may never be called upon to witness again.
After being suspended about an hour and a half,
the bodies were cut down, and interred in the Catho-
lic burying-ground.
Bill Marshall, it will be borne in mind, denied on
the gallows, most emphatically, that he was guilty of
the crime for which he was to suffer death ; but in
his confession he acknowledged that he knew the four
men were to be murdered, and did not make the
slightest effort to save them, which he might easily
have done. His father-in-law, who was arrested
with him, confessed that he knew all about the affair,
but that he was too old to take a part in it. He was
discharged.

GERMAN HOSPITAL., DALSTON.
The annual general court of the governors of this
charity was held at the London Tavern yesterday,
Mr. Richard Twining, one of the vice-presidents in
the chair ; when the committee of management sub-
mitted their report of the society's operations to the
meeting. Owing to an alteration recently made in
the rules, the annual court of governors is held
in the month of January instead of June, in
order to afford the latest particulars of the
hospital's working previous to the anniversary festival.
This being the first occasion for acting upon the new
rule, the report, of course, only embraced the seven
months which had elapsed since the general court in
June last. During that limited period, however, the
number of patients admitted into the hospital was 344,
the cases of 105 out of whom had arisen from accidents.
The out-patients at the hospital were 2,071 ; at the
Eastern Dispensary, 608 ; and at the Western Dispen-
sary, 298 ; making a total within the seven months of
3,321. Since the original establishment of the
hospital in Oct. 1845, no fewer than 18,463 poor
persons have been relieved by it, 2,810 of whom were
in-patients, the remainder being out-patients; 8,000
of the last category were English. The claims made
upon the committee, however, increase in a greater
ratio than the increase in the means placed at their
disposal, and as many as 247 applicants had to be
refused admission from want of room during the
short space of six months. The present hospital at
Daiston being inconveniently situated for the re-
covery of the patients, owing to the noise
from its proximity to railway traffic, the
committee contemplate the erection of a new building
on a more eligible site, with the addition of the pro-
posed Adolphus ward, and another ward for the re-
ception of English patients. The annual subscriptions
continue to increase ; and the sum of. 2001. has been
left to the charity by the late Charles Koenig,
Esq. 311. 103. has also been collected in Its
behalf by the Commissioners of the Zollverein
department at the Great Exhibition. The balance
sheet showed the total receipts from the Ist of June
to the 31st of December last to have been 1,4221. 155.,
and the expenditure 1,3781. 35., leaving a balance at
the banker's of 441. 12s. The society has 2,100/. of
stock invested in the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent.
Consols, which sum includes 6501. specially raised for
the erection of the Adolphus ward. The report and
statement of accounts were received and adopted.
Thanks were then voted to H.R.H. the Duke of
Cambridge for his services to the hospital as president,
and after dispatching some other routine business the
meeting separated.

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.
(From Le Follet.)
Ball dresses have made their Milt, and the variety
in style and material renders it somewhat difficult to
make a selection that shall not encroach upon the
limits of our paper. The robes, with the beautiful
ribbons floating from the waist, looping up the top
skirt at intervals, so as to show the underskirt trimmed
with bouillonnes of tulle; this make of dress is much
admired, and likely to be much adopted. We have
seen one of these robes trimmed with white satin
ribbon, with narrow stripes of gold thread at the
edges; each band of ribbon was terminated by a bow
and ends, edged with white and gold fringe, forming
a wreath of floating ends over the bouillonnes of the
underskirt. The same description of bow raises the
small bouillonnes sleeves. The front of the body is
ornamented with an echelle of flowers, formed with
diamonds and artificial fuachias. The coiffure is a
wreath of fuschias, mixed with foliage of diamonds,
descending slightly on the forehead, and falling on
each side over the bandeaux.
Another of these toilettes is of white tulle, raised
by pale green ribbon worked in bunches of bright-
coloured flowers ; the upper skirt is long enough to
form a full drapery between each row of ribbon. The
coiffure is a wreath of small variegated poppies and
small green and white heath formed of feathers.
Another toilette of white tulle had the upper skirt
trimmed in festoons round the bottom with small
wreaths of pinks ; the sleeves are looped with a
smaller wreath of the same flowers ; the bouillonnes
of the under skirt is sprinkled with variegated pinks.
The appearance of this robe was perfectly elegant and
sylph-like.
'We have also observed a very di stinguee robe, com-
posed of pearl white satin, trimmed with two deep
flounces of English lace ; over each flounce is placed
a slight embroidery in gold and silver, harmonising
with the front of the body, which is richly embroi-
dered to match, with a row of diamond buttons on
each side, meeting at the waist in a point; a deep
berthe of English lace, open over the chest, entirely
covering the small sleeves. The coiffure is a wreath
of camellias, mixed with white and ruby.. coloured
velvet and long green and gold foliage.
The magnificent toilettes of brochees silks, in all
colours, are so rich in themselves as to admit of no
ornament. They are accompanied by a wreath of
small marabouts and coques of ribbon.
Two much admired toilettes were of white moire
antique; the bodies were plain, with a berthe, which
make may be fairly styled a bijou. It was a light re-
sille of gold, each mesh of which is fastened with a
small coloured stone. The coiffure was of sequins,
rolled round the hair, placed like a coronet across the
head ; they then fall in long rings on each side of
the neck, joining behind, under a bunch of curls.
Organdi is much used for full dress for young ladies.
We have seen one in pink, trimmed with a bouillonne,
placed at the edge of the lower skirt. Over this
bouillonne is a deep English lace, slightly gathered,
with a heading of pink plaited ribbon. A second
flounce, headed to match, reaches the knee. The top
skirt is trimmed with pink ribbon, serpenting round
the bottom, forming deep festoons. The body is
trimmed with ribbons, descending en ceeur from the
shoulders to the waist. The small sleeves are trimmed
in the same style. The coiffure is of beautiful an
lias, fixed behind the plait with a diamond comb.
A white organdi dress, with five flounces, each
edged with three rows of pink satin ribbon ; the
middle one twice the width of the outer one. The
coiffure is composed of a wreath of roses mixed with
diamonds ; the bouquet on the body to match.
A robe of white organdi, with five flounces, trimmed
with four stripes of satin of shaded pink,:made in the
material. The body a la Louis XV. was trimmed
across with stripes of satin and bouillonnes. The
coiffure is a wreath of variegated roses, harmonising
with the trimming of the robe.
A robe of pink taffetas d'ltalie, low bodied h la
Louis XV., with an over skirt of Malines tulle of
the same shade, upon which are placed above the
hem five rows of terry velvet, repeated to within a
quarter of a yard from the waist. The body of the
tulle robe is high, and trimmed with narrow velvet,
forming a sheaf upon the front of the body, united at
the waist and spreading over the chest, reaching the
ruche of tulle round the waist. The head dress was
a single rose encircled with rosebuds placed rather
behind on the left side.
A robe of light blue taffetas d'ltalie, k la Louis XV.,
with an over one of blue Malines, with five rows of
pinked taffetas ; high body and sleeves trimmed with
narrow ruche; the coiffure and bouquet in the band
of the flowers of the same shade as the dress.
Bonnets for visiting are in general more trimmed
than formerly, but the open edge is now disconti-
nued. Capotes are less worn, and it must be owned
that the bonnet admits of more variety and elegance
in the trimming. Among those we have observed, we
must mention one of white terry velvet lined with
white satin, which turns over the front, covered with
blonde from the crown. A bias of satin is placed
round the front. The crown was trimmed with bands
and leaves of terry velvet, lined with satin. Two
ostrich feathers are placed on the side, and run round
the back over the curtain; bunches of grapes of
cerise coloured velvet, with a very pretty blonde ;
the strings are of cerise satin ribbon, the same shade
as the grapes. A black velvet bonnet lined with pink
satin ; a deep black lace, embroidered with jet, falls
over the small crown.
A capote of pink satin, with two drawings flat at
the edge, upon which two narrow blondes are ga-
thered, fixed with a satin ribbon ; the crown is plaited,
forming a half round, to which is attached a blonde
about two inches deep ; this falls over the curtain,
which is edged with a narrow blonde to match ; the
trimming is three roses, one white, one pink, and one
yellow ; the inside is trimmed to match.
A. black velvet bonnet, trimmed with marabout!,
and floating ends of narrow yellow terry velvet ribbon.
A. green velvet bonnet, with bunches of daisies,
lilac, and violets outside, and in a wreath round the face.
A ruby coloured velvet, trimmed with black lace,
and white roses inside with ruby velvet leaves. A
capote of pale blue satin, with black blonde trimming
inside and out.
Another of black satin with a long feather hanging
osivdee. r thTehferoenvte;nbionrblgdack velvet leaves and jet flowers in-
coiffure is also varied.
crown,The issramalulch admired
0f violet, with a black blonde
withd; a
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hril
liisa
hat
s.
The coiffure Polls' feather
fastened at the side,
Pompadour, composed of three barbel,
which fall behind the had
but charming mixture of black andit
pink terry velvet
ribbons, guipure and bouquets,
flowers thrown
across the bandeaux. A pouf of green an
ribbons, falling from the summit of theheawdhite
thesatin
t
io'ws ofh an indescribable
fl
uwpoo nl h
shoulders. The coiffure jeune fee of t
coloured ribbons. The Mauresque cap of black laceg
with ruby coloured velvet, and broad strings of Turkish
ribbon ; the charmille of blondes and narrow ribbons.
The Marie Stuart to be worn with bandeaux bouf-
fants, more or less ornamented with jewels. But all
is not accomplished when
h e wesf havesoaurnyd y t
provided oovrle suitable ord ecl for visit-
ing a
appearis well
coiffures ;it as ee
home, and nothing can b e
prettier than the coin de feu, or small simple cap, tied
under the chin, encircling the face with narrow blonde
and velvet ribbons.
worn with hoods this year ;
those in cloth have them made in velvet; flat and
M
enteaux are generally
rounded behind.
The mante Clstillane of black velvet, lined with
black quilted satin, with two rows of lace round the
1 bottom ; another row round the cepuchon reaches the
top row round the manteau ; the capuehon is
lined with rose-coloured satin, and when raised
over the head the lace falls gracefully round
the face, forming a rnantille in the Spanish style.
A more simple style for promenade is of black
velvet, trimmed with six rows of pions, in lieu of
the lace, with a deep messy fringe at bottom ; the
capuchen is lined with black satin, made flat, with
two large tassels.
Black lace embroidered with jet is much used for
trimmings of manteaux mantelets, robes, and veils.
TOLLETTEB DE VILLE.—A robe of taffetas d'ltalie

THE STRIKE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR ,—Feeling sure you will have the kindness to in-
sert these few lines in your most valuable paper, I have
availed myself of the present opportunity to express,
in
as few words as possible, my sentiments respecting the
conduct of the two parties (the employers and the
operative engineers), who have excited so much interest
throughout our country, and that with good cause, for is
it not much to be deplored that not only both parties '
must themselves be greatly injured by the present state
of affairs, but that also the interest of our country will
suffer very materially from the consequences?
Respecting the conduct of the employers, my sentiments
as nearly aspossible are expressed in the valuable letter
your paper contained this evening, signed " Daleth,"
with which I agree in every word. In my humble
opinion the employers have shown a very bad feeling
towards the men throughout the whole affair. Was it
just of the employers, supposing that the men belonging
to the society were altogether wrong in their demands,
for them to close their manufactories against all, many
of whom had no connexion with the society, or had even
expressed a wish for a change of any sort? Surely
every one who has given the matter fair consideration
will, in this instauce, acknowledge they have acted in a
most arbitrary manner, because they are to a great
extent independent of their manufactories, having
amassed great wealth from the labours of the very men
whom they have now thrown out upon the world to
starve, for aught they care, as long as they carry out
their own selfish views. It is true wealth has given
them power, but let them beware how they use that
power. A day of reckoning will come when they will
have to give an account of their stewardship.
But a few words respecting the conduct of the men
under their present trying circumstances. As a Chris-
tian and an Englishman, I deeply sympathise with them
in their present difficulties; they have, indeed, shown a
noble example to every one by the peaceable conduct
they have evinced towards their oppressors. But I
must apologise for having taken up so much space in
your valuable paper. Trusting that the employers will
yet be led to see that they, at any rate, are partly in the
wrong, and firmly believing au All-wise Providence will
eventually can.° right to prevail over wrong, I beg to
subscribe myself a well-wisher of mankind,
Knightsbridge, Jan. 27. D. P.