The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-26 00:00:00

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FRAN CE.

It is expected that some changes will before long
be made in the upper ranks of the judicial body. The
retirement of M. Portalis, First President of the Court
of Cessation, has already been announced ; as he has
very nearly attained the age at which the present re-
gulations fix the superannuation; but M. Portalis, it
is believed, is not desirous of waiting till that day ar-
rives. M. Troplong is spoken of as his successor. It
is probable that M. Portalis, who is already a member
of the Senate, will receive a donation by way of in•
demnity.
Specimens of copper coinage have been struck at
the Mint, by way of essay only, with the effigy of the
President encircled with the inscription "Napoleon
Empereur." On the reverse an eagle, with the words,
" Empire Francais." These pieces are but few, and
are not intended for circulation, but are merely proofs.
A person who professes to have seen one says, that
he believes the number "III." follows the word Na-
poleon. The pieces of gold and silver will have the
same device, with a crown of oak-leaf, but without
the eagle.
'The Tribunal of Correctional Police on Saturday
tried four persons, named Grigne, clerk to M. Pan-
konke, rue des Poitevins ; Mme. Grigne, his wife,
bookseller, rue Dauphine ; Wasse and Noblet, ex-
employes of the Ministry of the Interior—on the
charge of having insulted the Prince President, ex-
cited the citizens to hatred and contempt of one
another, and outraged (public morality, by selling of
distributing works entitled "Napoleon le Petit," by
Victor Hugo, the "Deux Coors et Les Nuits de St.
Cloud," and the " Voix illystarieuse." The Tribunal
held that the charge wcs not sufficiently proved
against Grigne, Madame Gripe, and Noblet, and it
acquitted them. As to Wasse, it decided that he had
distributed and sold the works in question, and ac-
cordingly condemned him to a year's imprisonment
end 500 f. fine. Gripe was, however, convicted of
having had illegal possession of a poignard, and for
that offence was fined 16'. Several copies of the of-
fensive works and the poignard were seized, and were
crdered to be confiscated, and the two condemned
were ordered to pay the costs.

NOTIONS AS TO SEPULCHRAL AND MONUMENTAL
Wonas —A writer in the Builder suggests-1. That
where we afford a permanent coffin or sarcophagus, it is
better to place the body inside than outside the same.
2. That there is no reason whatever (except jobbery),
for separating the three functions of a coffin, tomb, and
monument—to hold the remains, to mark their place,
and to publish our respect; but that all the noblest
sepulchres, in the greatest times and places, have, in a
single work, fulfilled all three eeds. (And modern
science makes this all the more easy, because the two
pieces of a sarcophagus can be held together air-tight
and inseparably by simply pouring uncontractible type-
metal into a pair of dovetail grooves cut round the meet-
ing faces of the two stones.) 3. That in all epitaphs
the name or names of the deceased, bo they one or ten
thousand, forms the most essential and only indispen-
sable part of the writing. 4. That a monument should
no no larger than is absolutely required to hold and
preserve the epitaph (and images, if any) of the de-
ceased, these being the sole objects of a monument. And
it should have no work not conducive to these ends; for
even decoration, observe, is highly conducive thereto;
many monuments (the Eleanor crosses, to go no fur-
ther) having been preserved to us solely by their deco-
ration, which has thus done what the strength of rocks
could not in resisting the spoiler. Bat a monument has
no right to be enlarged for ornament, i e. made larger or
costlier, to hold ornament to show architect's skill than
it need be to hold, show, and preserve as long as pos-
sible, as strongly as possible, and as beautifully as pos-
sible, the epitaph and images, if any. In short, then, do
as little as possible, but stinting nothing that can ever
so little improve it. Build as little as possible, but with
rocks. Cut as little as possible, but in adamant. Writo
as little us possible, but in lines of beauty.
DosiNG RACE HORSES.—I 6 is a common excuse, and
an everyday phrase, to say that horses have been "dosed
or poisoned," when their public performances do not
come up the expectations raised ; for my part I believe
none of such trashy tales. That there are plenty of
scoundrels imbued with the good. will to corrupt
boys in stables, and that there are too many foolish
lads ready to listen to roguish overtures there can, I
am sorry to say, be little doubt; but of the ability to
" dose" horses by such means I am entirely sceptical.
There are not three boys, out of the three hundred at
Newmarket, that could in the first place give a dose of
physic to a horse, even if they had the task sot them by
their masters ; and what then must be the difficulty when
they are to administer "doses" (whatever such things
may be) clandestinely ? In short, if trainers be properly
attentive to their duties, all fear of what boys may do in
the way of such injury to horses is set at naught.—
I'egassus.
" SPIRIT RAPPINGS" AT HULL.—A marvellous
sensation has been created in our town within the last
few days by the discovery that a ghost had taken up its
quarters, evidently for the winter season, in a secluded
dwelling on the Aplaby-road, where it is likely to obtain
as great a notoriety as the celebrated Cock-lane ghost.
The noise is not confined to any one place, but alter-
resmerivdenight'a
taCorder.
alter-
natly prevades different parts of the house. Sometimes
it is a dull, heavy sound, and sometimes like a sort of
scratch. Yesterday 2,000 or 3,000 persons visited the
speot
lingered
present
top
It is impossible to describe the sensation which has been
dhmmaennyt of
of whom
mce being
created by the discovery of this affair, and credulity
could hardly be carried further. The police declare
that many would actually remain by the door of the
house the whole of the night if they would only pernsit
them.—Hull Packet.
SATISFACTORY.—It has been announced that the
liabilities of the house of Mr. John Knowles, an old and
respectable establishment in the trade with Norway and
Denmark, which suspended on the 23d of July last, will
be paid forthwith in full. In the balance-sheet submitted
Mr. Knowles's debts were stated at 46,0001, and his
assets at 62,0001.
San Francisco is built on the rise of three hills five
miles from the ocean, and has a commanding view of the
large and beautiful bay which bears its name. The
weather is delighful, and the thermometer is seldom
' above 70 or below 40. From seven a.m. to four p.m. the
atmosphere is clear and the sun hot ; but in the evening
we have chill winds, accompanied with dense mists which
make us draw to our overcoats and appreciate the fire. In
1845 this place consisted of ten houses, two of which be-
longed to the Hudson Bay Company—bat there are now
about 100 streets, and 40,000 inhabitants, the most of
whom aro Americana— the residue of all nations—but
the most attractive are the Chinese.
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A FERRET.—A few days
ago a ratcatcher was bitten by ono of the ferrets em-
ployed by bim in his profession. He was conveyed on
Tuesday to the Perth Infirmary, and died on Wednesday
morning, after suffering much agony. His name was
Mitchell, and he was'well known throughout the county
of Perth as a celebrated ratcatcher.—Edinburgh Courant,