The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-24 00:00:00

At a late hour last night the following address from
Sir C. Napier, dated Merchistoun, Hants, Oct. 23, was
extensively circulated and posted throughout the borough:

WINDING-UP OF MR. FEARGUS O'CONNOR'S LAND
SCHEME.—The members of this notorious scheme con-
nected with Barnsley and the immediate district have,
during the past week, at Sheffield, through Mr. Jew"
Lowe, their secretary. proved their claims upon the
society, before F. Roxbury, Esq., barrister-at-law, the
who paid 8391. In Yorkshire,
commissioner appointed for that purpose by the
Chancery. The object the Master in Chancery has in
view is to ascertain how to apportion the surplus assets of
the company equitably amongst all the accredited claim-
the entire payments from whom
aeanitisy.
far as can be made out by the
into the Although at the
time it contained a population of little more than 13,000
persons, it yielded 345 members, who paid 5571.; Rother-
ham, it appears, had 70 members, who paid 307/.; and
Sheffield, 620 members,
therewere wne,r2e
857,
14.6; lwhiiwhile,
members,ao
company's „emits, about 90,0001. is the whole amount
sacnhoerontehetrhatnowßnaernnstierye! more enMthaulteiarsitni.
which wee subscribed, this sum having been paid by
about 70,000 persons'. The expetience of the commis-
sioner, who has set in several of the principal towns,
goes to show that in the localities he has visited by no
means the whole of the subscribers have put in their
claims. - On the average above one-third of the claimants
have re-appeared, and about two-thirds of the amount
subscribed has been claimed.—Leeds Mercury.
_ FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT SOUTHERN AND
AN OLD EEPERINENT.—A Vienna journal records a WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Saturday evening, as tho six
new instance of the extraordinary power of the imagine- o'clock train from Killarney was approaching the Mal-
tion. A medical man, with permission of the authorities, low station, it was signalled to stop, in order to let the
proposed to a notorious criminal undergoing punishment train from Dublin pass. The train from Dublin having
in one of the city gaols that he should be pardoned, passed, a signal was made that the line was clear, en
provided he consented to sleep in the bed 9f a patient which the Killarney train again started, and the sudden
who had just died of cholera. The man, thinking cholera jerk caused three drovers who were sitting on the side
a contagious disease, hesitated some time, but at last of one of the trucks attached to the train, with some
consented, on the promise being made that if he were pigs which they had purchased that day at Mill-street
attacked every possible means of saving him should be fair, to lose then balance. Two of them fell in among
employed. In a few hours after being placed in bed the the pigs, but the other unfortunately fell out under the
prisoner had a regular attack of cholera. The usual wheel of the truck, which passed over his chest, causing
treatment was applied, and he recovered, owing, how- inetaetaneous death. An inquest was held at Mallow,
ever, in no small degree to the extraordinary strength of before Mr. Coroner Jones, and a verdict returned in ac-
his constitution. The man's astonishment was unbounded cordance with the evidence. The deceased, whose name
on being told that his attack of cholera was entirely was Howard, was a resident of this city, and his body
owing to imagination, the bed in which he bad been was c mveyed home. We understand that no blame
laced not having been occupied by a cholera patient. 'is attachable to any of the officials of the railway.

" TO THE ELECTORS OF SOUTHWARK.
"The lamented death of your late representative, Sir
Wm. Molesworth, has again caused a vacancy in the repre-
sentation of Southwark ; at the late election I abstained
from goiog to the poll, the time for preparation having been
so short. I have again been solicited to allow myself to
become a candidate, which I cheerfully accede to, and
announce my intention of this time going to the poll,
feeling satisfied that the electors of the large and im-
portant borough of Southwark, to whom my sentiments
are so well known, will on this occasion do me the honour
of electing me as their representative. I object to a per-
sonal canvass, thinking that every elector should exercise
his right of voting unswayed and unbiassed, and the only
expenses I will be put to will be those necessary to the poll.
I shall, however, have pleasure in attending any district
meeting where my presence may be required, and if the
elect ors approve of my sentiments they will send me to
Parliament; if not they will choose a better man. Thisis
the way, in my opinion, elections should be conducted,
especially in the metropolis.—l am, gentlemen, your obe
dient humble servant,

" CHARLES NAPIER."

Mr. Conyngham's name appeared on placards posted
throughout the borough ; and Mr. Edwin James, Q.C.,
is also spoken of as a candidate.