The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-16 00:00:00

Dublin University Magazine.

" Spiritualism " is the theme of the opening
article this month, and with its recent manifesta-
tions the writer has little sympathy. " A walk
through Nagasaki" gives an interesting account
of a visit to that city of Japan. The people and
place are thus characterised. "The men are small,
contemptibly so, although those who labour are
strong for their size, and the women are, of course,
smaller still. They gave me the idea of a race
whose physical qualities had degenerated on ac-
count of their isolation from the rest of the world;
they seemed more like the peasant of North Wales,
as compared with a stalwart English " navvie,"
than anything else, and I drew a mental compari-
son between them and the folks I had left in North
China. But whatever they lost in comparison
with them in the physique, they gained in their
manners and habits. lam not an enemy to John
Chinaman. I don't hate the fellow; but the
Japanese is a gentleman as compared to him. The
one is clean, the other is foul. Nagasaki is the
cleanest town I ever saw in my life, without excep-
tion ; while every town in China, Pekin included,
is filthy. Cheltenham is clean, and Brussels is a
very neat town; but for the perfection of cleanliness
you must see Nagasaki. The streets are all raised
in the centre, and flagged with stones which fit to
perfection ; while at each side a well made covered
drain receives every drop of rain, or mud, if it
can form; while an exquisite trottoire of the
finest gravel is provided for the foot passengers at
each side, in front of the shops or houses." Among
the remaining articles those on " By-gone Manners
and Customs," and " Leinster Folklore " will be
found amusing.

Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences.

The articles on the " Great Exhibition" treat of
metal work, military engineering, and munitions
of war. Recent patents are described, and scien-
tific notices are given.

Barrington. By Charles Lever.
Orley Farm. By Anthony Trollope.
The interest of both these tales continues to be
well sustained.

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A Berlin paper to-day publi tt*e4:
by a German officer of the
ginia to his family in Ben It .attafr
" Head-quarters, Fair Oaks, before Richmond,
June 11-15." The following are extracts' :
"On the afternoon of .the 4th inst. we left our
too Comfortable quarters at Newport, where we had
passed so many months of sloth and inaction.. Our
steamers conveyed us past Fort Monroe to White
House, Washington's birthplace. Streams of rain
and bottomless mud. Without tents or others hel-
ter, we found a notable contrast with our ree eat
snug barracks. Add to this that our rations w ere
chiefly coffee and crackers. White House is :the
great depot of the army before Ric,hmond. It
swarms with newly-arrived regiments. An enc nu-
raging sight for our people was that of 2,000 ten t,s,
under which lay some 10,000 sick. Another cheerfuT_
object was a booth bearing the inscription, Em-•
balming, of the dead, by Dr, where living mezi,
desirous of their preservation after dpatb, might
secure it by payment of 100 dollars, or oval of a
smaller sum if they chose to drive a bargain. Ad-
mission is free, and the doctor may be seen. practis-
ing his art, gratis, on niggers, in the absence of
remunerative subjects. Extravabgant as this mov
seem, the speculation is well devised, and the enter-
prising embalmer makes a good thing of it. On
the sth we moved on 12 English miles, on the Rich-
mond, Westpoint Railroad, to the Chickahominv
river, a famous position which the Confederates
have foolishly abandoned. The river was quickly
crossed, for the enemy had not had time to destroy
the railway bridge, which is 80 paces long. we
encamped near the river, and next day came on to
Fair Oaks, where, three days before, a battle had
taken place in which we lost 5,000 men, and the
enemy still more. The dead had been" bulged;- 101
in every grave ; the stench was, nevertheless, great.
We camped again, and had rain from the 6th to the
11th. No man had a dry thread upon him, and we
were up to our knees in mud. Not till yesterday
did we get tents. Two strips of linen, five feet
square, buttoned together and hung over a cord—
this forms a dwelling for two men, who must carry
the tent with them when they march. Constant
skirmishes with the enemy keep us for at least
half the day under arms. For the first four days I
had to do quarter-master's duty, including the dis-
tribution of whisky, and consequent squabbles with
officers and men. Since then I have been on out-
post duty. The enemy has retired some miles, as
we learn from our balloons, which are active when
the weather allows. Whatever the papers may says
we are far superior in numbers to the enemy, and
might verywell drive him before us, but apparently
our generals deem that too severe a measure. For
the last three days the weather has been fine, but
the nights foggy and cold. We get a daily ration
of bean soup, also coffee. Our other drinks are
execrable water and United States whisky, of which
last I use only enough to neutralise the noxious
qualities of the water. Unhappily, whisky plays
a prominent and a sad part here. The North
American army lives, like a new-born child, on
drink and sleep. As to the organisation of our
army, and especially as regards the corps of officers,
much might be said which it is better to leave un-
told. The army has been, so to say, stamped out
of the ground, and, nevertheless, in many respects
it is very efficient. In this regiment,' Steuben's
Volunteers, Lieutenant N. is the only Yankee."

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT 111U.RDE.R.

(From the Dublin Freeman.)

Yesterday morning, between 7 and 8 o'clock, a
man named Norton Haugh, alias O'Leary, a servant
in the house 62, Fitz william-square North, attempted
to murder a young woman named Maria Mitcham, a
servant in the employment of Dr. Atthill, 11, Upper
Merrion-street, by cutting her throat with a razor. It
appears that for some time past theprisoner bad been
paying his addresses to the unfortunate object of his
fury, but without receiving any encouragement from
her, and to the avowed disapproval of her friends.
Two or three days since she wrote him a letter, finally
refusing to have anything to do with him; and after
receiving this communication he was observed
loitering in the vicinity of Dr. Atthill's house, in
the hope, as supposed, of meeting with and speak-
ing to Mitcham. In this, however, he was not
successful, as sie carefully avoided leaving the
house, and it was not until this morning that the
opportunity which he desired unhappily presented
itself. So early as six o'clock the prisoner called at
Dr. Atthill's, and asked to see Mitcham. She re-
fused to see him, and he then went away, appa-
rently satisfied that there was no use in further
perseverance in the matter. Soon after half-past
seven Mitcham had occasion to go down to the
residence of her master's coachman, Neile, in Lacy's-
lane, off Merrion-street, and she had just entered
one of the apartments in which there was only a
little girl at the time, when the prisoner followed.
He stated that he wished to speak with her privately
for a moment, and induced the little girl to leave
the room, the door of which he immediately locked.
He then told Mitcham that he should have her life
—knocked her down, and, taking a razor from his
pocket, proceeded deliberately to cut her throat.
The cries and struggles of the unfortunate girl at
once attracted notice, and Neile rushed to the door
of the room, and attempted to force it open. The
prisoner then rose from over his prostrate victim,
and coolly unlocked the door, first throwing the
instrument with which he had performed his bloody
work to the opposite side of the chamber. After
Neile entered, the prisoner again threw himself
on his knees beside the girl whom he had so
savagely wounded, and commenced pummelling
her severely over the stomach. Neile had the
monster given into the custody of Constable Donelly,
152 B, by
whom he was instantly conveyed to Lad-
lane station-house. Mitcham was at once removed
to Baggot-street Hospital, where her wounds were
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carefully attended to. Though of a severe and
dangerous nature, they are, happily, not of a fatal
character. The right parotid gland is completely
severed—but the carotid artery, although laid bare,
is uninjured. The wounds extend from under the
right to within two inches of the left ear; and
there is a severe gash on the forehead. The poor
creature's hands are also frightfully cut, caused, no
doubt, by her attempts to save herself from the
murderous onslaught of the prisoner.
At Lad-lane police station-house this day, the
prisoner was formally charged with violently as-
saulting Maria Mitcham, by inflicting several dan-
gerous wounds on her neck and hands with a razor,
from the effects of which she now lies in a dangerous
state in Baggot-street hospital. In the station-home,
about half an hour after being brought there, he be-
came very wild and excited in his manner—shout-
ing, swearing, and talking in a blasphemous and
incoherent style ; and, at times, struggling furiously
with the constables who held him in charge. His
conduct was, in fact, that of an utter maniac. He
was brought to the Head-office at 12 o'clock, and
while waiting in the boardroom for the sitting of
the magistrate (Mr. Allen), he demeaned himself in
the same extraordinary mannner.
Dr. Ireland having been sent for, he examined
the prisoner, who Was shortly after placed in the
dock with some difficulty, as he resisted the con-
stable furiously. He jesticulated frightfully at
Mr. Allen, and uttered the most frightful blas-
phemies. Dr. Ireland having consulted bricfly
with his worship, the prisoner was remanded for a
week. When being removed from the dock he
shook his clenched hand at Mr. Allen, exclaiming,
" Ha, damn your eyes."
We have reason to believe that it is the opinion
of Dr. Ireland that the prisoner is feigning in-
sanity.

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tation, the British, officer she °thu
us to surrender : charge, shouted out, " This fellow wants
stuff we are made of.i, Imy boys I and show them what
rang out, and
our men nstantaneously, a hearty cheer
oft the enemy at the rushed forward impetuously, drove
point of the bayonet, and soon dis-
posed of the surrounding
masses. in a few minutes they
opposed prisoners,
or killed, the whole of the infantry rF-
wituent
to them.—Bellaniscoces ei OTC. 67-0119iV.