The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-15 00:00:00

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Nearly all the English and Welsh boroughs have
now returned their representatives, and during the next
ten days wo shall receive the returns from the several
counties in the three kingdoms, and from the boroughs in
Scotland and Ireland. In the course of three days nearly
one-half of the members of the new House of Commons

have been returned.
THE LATE SIR FREDERICK PoTTINGER.—Sir
Frederick Wm. Pottinger, who died recently in New
South Wales, after holding for some time the humble posi-
tion of inspector of police, during which time he was mainly
occupied in fruitless attempts to capture notorious bush-
rangers, was of higher and more ancient origin than many
of the nobility of England at the present time can claim,
being veritably aroyal saxon. In latteryearsthe distinction
of the family rests briefly on the eminent services performed
by the father of the deceased, Sir Henry Pottinger, in
India, for which he was created a baronet in 1839. Previ-
ously, from the time of the Conquest, the family were com-
moners ; but from time to time several members distin-
guished themselves in the army and navy. The great dis-
tinction of the family, however, consists in the fact that
they are descendants of Egbert, the first Saxon king of all
England, and grandfather a Alfred the Great. The de-
ceased, Sir F. W. Pottinger, was the 82d in lineal descent
from that sovereign- The Pottingers, of Mount Potsinger,
near Belfast, in Ireland, are descended from a common an-
cestor with the Pottingers of Berkshire, who have been
seated in that county since the Conquest. The elder branch
settled in Ireland at a very early period. Thomas Pottinger
was the first sovereign of Belfast, elected on the grant of a
corporation to that town in 1661. His son Edward, who
was captain in the royal navy, had the honour of convey-
ing William 111. to Ireland. Sailing the day after landing
his Majesty, to intercept ships coming from France with
supplies for James, he was lost, with all his ship's crew, in
the Dartmouth, man of war, on the night of Ott. 8, 1690.
Thomas Pottinger, brother of Edward, was also sovereign
of Belfast and high sheriff of the county when King Wil-
liam landed in that part of Ireland. He sold part of his
estates, and raised money and supplies to assist the royal
cause. Thomas was succeeded in the estate by his son
Joseph Pottinger, R.N., who married the sister of Thomas,
tho sixth Earl of Dundonald, and grandniece of James,
the second Marquis of Montrose. He was succeeded by his
son Thomas, whose eldest son, Edwin Gurwen Pottinger,
married in 1779, Anne, daughter of Mr. Robert Gordon, of
Florida House, County Down, by whom he had eight sons
and throe daughters. Henry, the fifth son, went to India
as cadet in 1804, and became a lieutenant-general in the
service of the East India Company, and for his valuable
services in civil departments in India was created a baronet.
In 1840 he was sent out to China, with pleniPotentiary
powers to arrange terms of peace, which he salisfactelily
accomplished. In 1820 ho married Miss Cooke, daughter
of Mr. Richard Cooke, of Dublin, and by whom he had
three sons and one daughter. The hest son, Eldred
Elphinstone, died in infancy, and con,seqdently the second
son, Frederick William, succeeded to the istate and honours;
and he dying without issue, the title and property descends
to the third son Henry, who was born on the 10th June,
1834, and is therefore now in his 31st year.—S,ydney Empire.
BUST OF THE LATE RICHARD COBDEN.—Monsieur
Adolphe Megret has finished a bust of the late Mr.
Cobden, which partakes of an ideal character, and is in
some respects a commendable work. The details are treated
with feeling, but the likeness is far from strong, doubtless
owing to the fact of the sculptor nothavinigi reliedhadth on
the ad-
vantage of knowing Mr. Cobden, and halin
photogaphs for the features and charutteristic expression
of the original. The bust is now en view at Mr. Claudet's
Photographic' Gallery, 107, Regent-street,