The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-22 00:00:00

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FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador 6.nd the
Countess Berustorff, who left Carlsbad the week before last,
on their way back to London, are making a series of visits
en route. His excellency and the c3untess are expected to
arrive in a few days to join their family at Brighton.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will receive
a select circle at their seat in 'Wales towards the close of ,
the week.

The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort leaves town
to-day on a visit to Lord and Lady Londcsborough at their
seat in Scotland.

The Duke of Hamilton was to leave Baden-Baden
yesterday for England. His grace enters Christ Church,
Oxford, on the 20th of the ensuing month.
rine Duchess of Buccleueb, with Lord Henry
Scott, M.P., and the Ladies Scott, arrived on Thursday
last at Baden-Baden from Carlsbad, and during their stay
dined with the Duchess of Hamilton (nde Princess Marie
of Baden). The duchess and family were to leave Baden
on Saturday on their way home by easy stages.

Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, Viscount
Lascelles, Mr. and Lady Augusta Start, Count Maffei, &0.,
have joined the party staying with Mr. and Lady Margaret
Beaumont at Bretton Park, Yorkshire.
The Ear! and Countess Ashburnham have arrived
at Ashburnham House, Dover street, from their family seat
in Sussex.

The Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon have
during the past week entertained a select party at Studley
Royal, th-ir seat near Ripon.
The Earl of Powis and Ladies Herbert intend to
come to town for the wedding of Lady Violet Graham and
Mr. Greville.

The EArl and. Countess of Darnley have left
England for the Continent.
The Earl of Lonsdate has arrived at his residence
in Carlton-house-terrace from Lowther Castle, Cumber-
land.

Lord and Lady Llano ver will receive a succession
of guests at their seat in \Vales during the next fortnight.

Lord and Lady .Rendiesham have arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel,

MAYALL'S GALLERY OF CELEBRITIES.—We find
from the catalogue that another long-looked for
carte de visite has just been added to Mr. Mayall's collec-
tion of distinguished indvidualss. It is a likeness of Dr.
Sheridan Muspratt, author of the unrivalled Dictionary
bearing his name, and one of the first chemists of the day.
The Professor is taken in two different attitudes—standing
and sitting. In both his hands Zest on a book, and he
seems pondering, as if in deep thought. The manner in
which these pictures have been finished defies criticism.
The general sphericity of the figure, projecting as it were
from the paper, produces an admirable effect. As works of
art these photographs possess the highest merit, and they
are wholly devoid of the technical blemishes so common in
such productions. It is the most striking carte de visits,
intellectually, that we have seen for a long time.—Glasgow
Herald;
A SKRIMMAGE IN THE lONIAN SENATE.—At
the last sitting of the Senate, some four days ago,
a n_ost scandalous scene took place which has become the
engrossing subject of conversation, and resembles the famous
encounter between Jalocz Dollar and Slick of Tennessee so
graphically described by Bon Gaultier. Two senators
having differed in opinion, expressed themselves in terms
more befitting street porters than ministers ; and having
exhausted their vocabulary of abuse, in which neither
spared his nearest female relatives, and which was only
limited by a lack of natural eloquence, they proceeded to
impress each other with their respective views in a more
laughable form. The other four members now intervened,
and separated these most illustrious combatants, while the
mob outside the palace " assisted" at the ground-floor win-
dow with appropriate cheers and groans. A similar scene
has never as yet occurred even in the Legislative Assembly,
nor would it have been possible under the old system,when
the Ministers or Senate were taken from the nobility and
gentry of the country. These are, however, abhorrent to
Sir H. Storks, whose innate sympathies lead him to prefer
those of the class from which he himself is sprung. Let us
picture to ourselves Mr Gladstone coming to fisticuffs with
Sir C. Wood, or the Duke of Newcastle "punching Lord
Russell's head" at a Cabinet Council

A COURTLY PRY.--A Parisian correspondent of
the Court Journal gives the following account of his
peeping at the Empress Eugenie while her Majesty was
playing at billiards at Biarritz. This descendant of
Coventry Tom describing even the blush upon the cheek of
the Empress and the percale about her Majestf a ancles I—
" During the short stay we made at Biarritz,we were fortu-
nate enough to catch a glimpse, through the open window,
of the billiard-room at the Villa Eugenie just when the
sport was at its height. In the midst of the animation in-
spired by the game, her Majesty's vivacity and playfulness
of disposition were brought out to their fullest advantage ;
her joyous laugh rang through the lotty room, and found
its echo even with those walking on the terrace without, so
gay and fresh was the sound. Her Majesty's figure, which
is still as lithe and youthful as ever, bent over the board
with much grace; and as the colour came and went on her
cheek, which in Paris has of late been so very pale, we
could not help rejoicing at the custom which permits the
cares of greatness to be laid aside for awhile, and forgetful-
ness of a crown to be found in the more genial distractions
which the peculiar temperament of her Majesty so greatly
requires. The dress worn by her Majesty in the billiard-
room consists of a bolero jacket and petticoat of striped
percale, orange and white, the stripes broad and sharp, like
the stuffs made for the Creole ladies of Bourbon. A. thick
white Spanish shirt underneath, without collar or wrist-
bands, was the novelty in the costume ; while the petticoat
being necessarily short, and bending over the board, a neces-
sary movement of the game, the whole was terminated by
short, loose drawers of percale, reaching just above the
angle. Nothing could be more charming and gallant than
this dress, which the broad ceinture, with loose bow and
floating ends of the same material as the petticoat, and the
orange-coloured net, a la Figaro, falling down the neck
behind, in which the hair hung loose and unconfined by
any other obstacle, finished with a succes which had already
inspired the great poet (name I) who is just now staying at
Biarritz with some of the happiest verses he ever penned."

LUKE CHARLES, the policeman who is accused
of the murder of his wife, was yesterday committed
for trial at Bury. The body found in the canal at Pendle-
bury in February last has been identified as that of the pri-
soner's wife, and evidence was given yesterday to show
that after the woman's disappearance Charles was in the
habit of telling plausible stories in reply to the inquiries of
her friends and others as to what had become of her. It
would also appear that the prisoner during nis wife's life-
time had proposed marriage to a young woman in Ireland ;
that his offer had been accepted ; and that ho was only pre-
vented from committing the offdnce of bigamy by the re-
fusal of a Catholic priest to perform the ceremony of mar-
riage until ho had satisfactory evidence that the prisoner
was what he represented himself to be—an unmarried

CRASS STUPIDITY.—In the Perth Circuit Court
Samuel Turnblebon, from Dundee, was charged
with having, on Tuesday or Wednesday, 28th or 29th of
April lan, attempted to poison Elizabeth Holland or
Tumbleson, his wile, by instructing Helen Cassels or
Tumbleson, to give to his wile, as an article of food, oat-
meal mixed with strychnia, or other poisonous substance.
The that witness called was Mrs. James Tumbleson, who
deponed—l am the wife of James 'I umbleson, and am the
sister- in-law of Samuel Tumbleson. The Advocate-
Depute (pointing to the prisoner at the bar)—ls that year
brother-in-law, Samuel Tumbleson. Witness—lf it is 11,1
he is awfully changed. (A laugh.) The Advocate'
Depute—Did he Ave with you ? Witness—Did he bide we
me, d'ye mean? Yes, he did. He bade we me last spring-
Lord Dees (to the Advocate-Deputy)—But the first thing
is to make out that this is the man, Samuel Tumbleson.
The Advocate-Depute (to witness)—ls that Samuel lute,-
bleson ? Witness—May I ask him? Lord Deas—Can t
you answer the question, woman ? Witness--I want to
speak the truth, my lord, and nothing. but the truth.
Igmatter,
I Lord Deas—ls that your brother: in-law, or
thatnot?
tellfarfromlaugh?no
brother-in-
law ? -Witness turned hei eyes on the prisoner, and stared
at him for fully a minute. Lord Deas—Well, what do you
say ? Can you say it is your brother-in-law ? Witness--
To the best of my knowledge it is. Lord Deas—Have you any
doubt about it? Witness—Well, I have very little doubt of it.
Lord Dees —Well, have you any doubt that it is your
brother-in-law? Answer me that question---yes or no.
Witness indulged in another long stare at the prisoner, and
then said—lie had nae beard when he was biding with us.
(Great laughter,) Lord Deas—Don't laugh at that, gentle-
men. Now, witness, answer me that question—ls this
your brother-in-law, or is it not ? Witness—Well, I sup
pose it is. Lord Deas—ls it, or is it not ? Witness—T
the best of my knowledge it is. Lord Deas—Have you
any doubt that it is ? Witness—l can't say whether or not
have any doubt about it. Lord Deas--But you must
say whether you have any doubt, otherwise I will
have to send you to prison. Witness—Can I ask
himself ? Lord Deas—You can speak to him if you like.
Witness (to .the prisoner)—Are you Samuel Tumbleson ?
Prisoner—Yes; lam Samuel Tumbleson. Lord peas—
Now, is that your brother-in-law ? 'Witness—Yes, it is.
(Laughter.) Lord Deas—Now, Mrs. Tumbleson, it is ne-
cessary you should consider it your duly more to speak the
truth than to amuse yourself. It is necessary you should
answer the questions put to you truthfully and directly, for,
if you do so, you will put yourself to less trouble, and will
get away sooner than otherwise you will do. Witites s —My
Lord, it would not be my inclination to speak against any-
-601, or against the truth. Lord Deas—Well, tell us the
truth to the best of your ability. After a lengthened trial,
the jury returned a verdict unanimously finding the libel
not proven, and the prisoner was dismissed from the bar.