The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-22 00:00:00

DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.—The
proceeds of the concert to be given in St. James's Hall to-
morrow, Friday evening, will be presented by the committee
of the Vocal Association to the unemployed operatives in
Lancashire and' Cheshire. The artistes of Her Majesty's
Theatre, with other artistes of eminence, vocal and instru-
mental, will assist on the occasion. The choir of 200 voices
will sing Webbe's descriptive glee, " W hen winds breathe
soft," and Meyerbeer's Paternoster. The performance
will be under the direction of Mr. Benedict.
MR. W. F. WINDHAM., OF FELBRIGG.—We
are requested to state that there is no foundation whatever
for the report which found its way into this and other jour-
nals, that Mrs. Giubilei, the mother of Mr. Windham, has
any intention to apply for another commission of lunacy,
and there is not the slightest ground for such an applica-
tion.

Two workmen suffered a horrible death, near
Cleckheaton, on Monday night. An explosion took place
at the Highfield Chemical Works, near that place, and a
large quantity of boiling tar was thrown over them. The
accident happened about 8 o'clock, and the young men
died at midnight,
General Baron Guillot, Grand Officer of the
Legion of Honour, has just died in Paris. Another death
in the French capital is that of Dr. Lal'emend, principal
physician to the expedition in China, recently arrived from
that country.
The anniversary service for the Empress
Josephine, founded in the Church of Rueil for each 29th of
May, is to be this year p-stponed to the 31st, in conse-
quence of the fete of the Ascension falling on the former
day. The service will commence at 11 precisely.
The Gazette du Midi states that a very curious
and interesting experiment has just been made at Fort St.
Nicholas, Marseilles, with a new inflammable liquid, in-
vented by a Paris chemist. The bottle containing the
liquid was broken by a musket shot, and it burned every-
thing which had been placed near it. A second experiment
was made the following day in presence of the general com-
manding the artillery. Nothing could be more satisfactory
than the result. Large heaps of timber were consumed,
and the earth was calcined to the depth of a fcot. This
liquid, which resembles the (track firma,is sufficiently power-
ful -vylica. ....closed in a cannon ball to set fire to an enemy's
fleet.

PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE CATACOMBS OF PARIS.—
M. Nadar, the photographist, has obtained permission from
the municipality of Paris to carry his apparatus down to
the catacombs, where, aided by the potent spells of the
electric light, he is photographing a series of views in those
dreary streets of skulls and tibia). By means of this magic
lantern he and his assistants, now in the bowels of the
harmless earth, will enable people to become familiarised
with scenes which but few have witnessed.
THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY IN -NORTH
ESSEX.—The 44th purchase of this society, and the first in
the northern division of Essex, has just been made at Col-
chester. It is an excellent building property, situated just
outside the town on its southern side, beyond the camp and
Government barrack lands, and comprising five fields be-
tween the roads which these fork—the left leading to Abber-
ton and the right to Berechurch. A new branch railway
from the Stour Valley branch of the Eastern Union is con-
templated, having its terminus in the neighbourhood of St.
Botolph's Church, which will greatly enhance thisproperty
for building purposes.
PERTHSHIRE.—The orchards and gardens of
Strathearn have not presented such a rich profusion of
blossom for a long series of years as they do this season.
Pear, apple, and stone fruit trees are completely studded
with blossom, and from the advanced period of the season,
there is not so much chance of the fruit being damaged
with frost. It appears that disease prevails to a great ex-
tent among sheep, both on the hills and low-lying farms.
Within the last few days one farm6r had no fewer than 50
ewes which died about two weeks after they lambed, and
others have lost from one to two score each. The disease
does not appear to be properly known to sheep farmers, but
at all events the malady seems to be serious.—North Brd.
fish Daily Mail.
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—Under he skilful
and energetic management of Professor Pepper, this excel-
lent institution is now conducted in a manner equally cre-
ditable to the director and advantageous to the public.
It is now at once a pleasant place of recreation and a
valuable educational establishment, and what greatly adds
both to its merit and its attractiveness is, that its sphere of
usefulness is from time to time:increased by the introduc-
tion of' lectures, exhibitions, models and panoramic views
relating to topics of fresh and contemporaneous interest.
The latest, and not the least valuable addition of this
description is a panorama painted in oil on 9,000 feet of
canvass, and showing the temples, streets, bridges, publ c
institutions, rivers, mountains, and general scenery of
the Japanese empire. This unique panorama is, said to
have been painted secretly by native artists, who vieukl, if
discovered, have incurred the penalty of death.
INAUGURATION OF THE BUNYAN MEMORIAL
Yesterday afternoon the ceremony of inaugurating the new
monument which has been erected by public subscription
over the grave of John 1-h"..yan. the ..tablas,- of 4e a-u, z-
Er 7-1,23.3 rwgress," in Bunhill-fields burial ground, City-
road, took place limier the auspices of the Earl of Shaftes-
bury. A platform had been constructed facing the tomb,
and on this the chairman and his supporters, among whom
were a number of gentlemen and clergymen, took their
places, while around the memorial a crowd of subscribers
and spectators had assembled. The out-door proceedings
were very brief, in consequence of the rain. The Rev. E.
Garbett opened the business with prayer, after which Lord
Shaftesbury delivered a short address, in which he warmly
commented upon the deserved popularity of " The Pilgrim's
Progress" with the men, women, ani children of all classes
of society, and concluded by remarking that he should al-
ways remember the works of that glorious old John Eunyan,
the old tinker, who by his labour and genius had worked
up in a single book the revealed Word manifested in the
life of Jesus Christ. The tomb was then uncovered and
the meeting was adjourned to the Wesleyan Chapel, City-
road, where a number of gentlemen, among whom were the
Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, the Rev. R. Maguire, &c., assisted
at the meeting. The length of the tomb is about 7ft., and
the height rather over 4ft. On the north side is a carved
stone panel on which Christian is represented as starting on
his journey, with the burden on his back, while on the
south side be is represented as in the act of reaelaing the
cross, and the burden falling from his shoulders. On the
top of the tomb is a carved stone effigy of John Bunyan, in
a reclining posture, with book in hand, his head resting on
a pillow. This figure is upwards of sft. in length. At the
east end of the memorial is a slab formed of a portion of the
old tomb, on which are engraved the t ollowtng words-:
" J ohn Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim's Progress.'--
Ob. August 31, 1688, "E 60." The slab at the opposite
end records the fact of the erection of the work by public
subscription, under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, May, 1862.
DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.--The French jour-
nals record another death from hydrophobia which occurred
on Friday last at Nanteuil-Vichel (Aisne). The victim was
a M. Willaume, a farmer of that village, who was bitten by
his own dog under the fallowing circumstances. About
three months ago the dog bit two of a neighbour's children,
and as a report got abroad that the animal was mad, M.
Willaume had it chained up. Some time after the father of
the children came to see the dog for the purpose of learning
whether it had shown any symptoms of hydrophobia. M.
Willaume assured him that the dog was quite well, and, to
prove his confidence, he went to the kennel and patted it.
While so doing, however, the dog bit him and drew blood.
The wound was at once deeply cauterised, and no ill effects
were felt till the beginning of last week, when unmistakable

symptoms of the fatal malady made their appearance, and
terminated in death after three says of dreadful sufferings.
M. Willaume wax sensible to the last, and received the
sacraments before he expired. The two children remain
quite well, owing, it is supposed, to the fact that the dog
bit them through their clothes, which prevented the ab
sorption of the virus.

THE LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-Although
the general opinion regarding the probability of an early
termination of the war in America has materially changed,
and nervous speculators tacitly confess that they have been
the victims of a foolish alarm, yet, on account of un-
favourable reports from the Manchester market, there
appear but small hopes of any appreciable or lasting
improvement taking place in the cotton market. Never-
theless, there is an impression that prices will
speedily recover the recent fall if the mercantile
community can be convinced for a week or so that the
Southerners are far from being at their last gasp. Un-
doubtedly,a very slight hint, in the present state of affairs,
would be sufficient to give an impulse to speculation, but
any improvement arising therefrom must be short-lived.
Since the cotton mania set in, speculation has played the
most extraordinary freaks, and will, no doubt, continue to
do so until the war is over and the cotton trade
recovers its equilibrium. The cotton market has
been existing upon it for some time past. At one time it
buoys it up; then, without any sound reason, it withdraws
its support, and down go prices. The large holders and im-
porters very wisely shut their eyes to the caprices of the
market, and their patience and firmness in waiting for a
demand to spring up have all along imparted a tone to busi-
ness which otherwise would have been wanting.—Liverpool
_Mercury.
PELLETS OF PAPER.—The Japanese are noted
for the many purposes to which they can turn paper. The
Ambassadors who are at present airing their seediness
among us have, it is said, paper collars, paper shirts, paper
pocket-handkerchiefs, and even paper boots. All their
money may be, for what we know, paper. The Yankees,
however, have thrashed them in their own speciality.
They have, Since they have been pummelling one another
to death, invented paper blockades and paper victories. As
the Washington Government have absolute authority over
the telegraphs of the press, they can slay, burn, destroy,
raise up, knock down, invent, colour, falsify anything they
please. Give them a scrap of paper, and the thing is done
with a stroke of the pen. Can the Japanese point to a single
sheet of paper that ever has had the effect of killing
thousands and wounding as many more? The latter is
indeed a " Happy Despatch." On the ground of paper
mills (and their fights, as reported, are frequently nothing
better) Japan is decidedly beaten by America hoilc'w.—
Punch,