The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-09 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

S. I.K. E. S. is earnestly requested to Return home. All
is forgiven, and he may kick his mother, beat his wife, and
rob the till. Nothing will ever be said of the past.
A RARA Avis.—A POPE'S BULL, and an ALDERNEY
Cow.—These Curiosities will only remain on exhibition
during the week. Now exhibiting at Drover's-yard, West
Smithfield,—Admission : Adults, 2s. 6d. ; children, half
price.

THE HEADACHE CURED IN ONE MINUTE by Immersion
in smith's celebrated Cold Bath. The patient is merely
required to keep his head in the water until the cure is
effected. —Peppin' s- court, Fleet. street.
LIKENESSES,—Correct Likenesses taken by Mons. Paletot,
without troubling his patrons by sitting to have them
sketched. Persons transmitting to Mons. P. the length of
their nose, the width of their mouth, and the colour of their
eyes and hair, will have a most faithful miniature return ed
by post. Please .-melose th. faa, 91s
Jan. 1, 1962.

THE HOUSEMAID'I4 GUIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION.; with What to Look at, What to Wink at,
and What to Avoid.—To be had at all po/ke stations.
In the press, and speedily will be published, price 10s. 6d.
" The Tale that the Ghost of :Hamlet's Father said he
could Unfold." As only a limited number of impressions
will be printed, early applications for copies is suggested.
—Claudiva and Son, Booksellers, Denmark-hill.
TIC 1: ALPS AND MONT BLANC LEVELLING COMPANY.
—The Prospectus of this Society, for which an Act of Incor-
poration is now before Parliament, and which, when its
object is attended, and greatly facilitate travelling, will be
issued in a few days.

A correspondent of the Manchester Guardian
says :—I am told that we may shortly expect to see ga-
zetted the retirement of Colonel Bentinck on half pay. The
inquiry in the case of the 2d Life Guards, if I may believe
report, has terminated technically in favour of Col. Mount-
joy Martin. But nobody at the Horse Guards, or in the
military dabs within a half mile radius of St. James's, will
be surprised to hear, before long, of Colonel Martin selling
out, and the officer next to him in regimental rank exchang-
ing, so as to open the way for a change of command of that
highly fashionable but, of late, unpopular corps, the 2d
Regiment of Life Guards.
SIR B. BRODIE, BART., F.R.S.—This distin-
guished surgeon having resigned his seat in the council of
the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the following
testimonial of the estimation in which he is held by his
late colleagues at institution has been forwarded to Sir
Benjamin at Broome Park, Betchworth, Surrey, where, we
are happy to add, the learned baronet is in the enjoy-
ment of excellent health :—" The council, in accepting the
resignation of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, express their
unfeigned regret at the loss of his services in maintaining
at all times the dignity and efficiency of this college. At
the same time they desire to record their estimation of his
high professional character evinced by researches which
have contributed to enlarge the boundaries of science and
enhanced, by offering in the course of a long and successful
career, an example of conduct calculated by its adoption to
elevate the surgical profession in the respect and esteem of
society. The council fervently trust that Sir Benjamin
Brodie may long enjoy the well earned fruits of his unble-
mished reputation, and the priceless satisfaction of- having
conscientiously discharged his duties.—(Signed) C/ESA.R
H. HA.WKINS, President."

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—An extraordinary acci-
dent, and one which had very nearly proved fatal, occurred
to a navvie employed at the railway works at "the Craig,"
on the night of Friday last. This man, whose name is
James Copetrie, has for some time been working extra
hours on the line, and on the night in question he was en-
,,uu rubbish to
ga,ed w;th thc, 41-4 --
form the embankment. It is supposed that, overcome by
fatigue, he had fallen asleep, and lain down across the
rails, and he was not observed in this dangerous position
until a loaded truck, advancing at great speed down the
incline, was almost upen him. No sooner was he observed
than a loud shout was raised to warn him of his danger,
and almost instantly thereafter the truck passed right over
him. Those who had witnessed this painful scene at once
rushed to the spot, anticipating nothing less than that their
fellow workman had been crushed to death; but to their
joyful surprise they found he had miraculously escaped this
fate. It appears that, short as his warning had been, he
had instinctively drawn himself together, and had thus
saved his life. One foot, however, was caught by a wheel,
which cut the thick-soled boot through, crushing the large
toe, and severing the next two from the foot as if done by a
knife. How narrowly he escaped decapitation may be
judged of from the fact that the wheel on the other side of
the truck has left its mark on his scalp, The patient has
since been under the care of Dr. Robertson, and we are
glad to hear is now progressing favourably. Copetrie is a
steady and attentive workman.—Ross-shire Independent.
ANOTHER FATAL CRINOLINE ACCTDENT..---YeS-
terday Mr. Sergeant Payne held an inquest at Guy's
Hospital, on the body of a fine young woman, named Mary
Ann Lane, aged 17, who fell another victim to the prevail-
ing fashion of wearing crinoline. Mr. J. Cogan, of Nep-
tune-street, Rotherhithe, deposed that the deceased, with
her parents, lodged at his house, A few days since he was
alarmed by hearing loud screams, and immediately after-
wards she rushed out of her room with her clothes on fire,
the flames reaching above her head. Witness at consider-
able risk tore away nearly the whole of the deceased's
c!othes, and afterwards wrapped her in a large quilt and
blanket. The deceased was much burnt, and exhausted by
the fright. It was ascertained that she placed a looking-
glass on the table, and began dressing her hair with her
back to the fire, and in stooping forward her crinoline ex-
tended her dress to the grate. Almost instantly the hack
part of her clothing was in flames. The house surgeon
stated that the deceased was much burnt about the legs, and
expired from the combined effects of the burns and the shock
to the system. Verdict, " Accidental death."

The Imperial Library in the Rue de Richelieu
has undergone a complete transformation, and the new
reading-room, which is of immense size, will shortly be
opened to the public. The library contains 1,800,000
volumes, and the shelves on which they are arranged mea-
sure 28 kilometres, or 17 miles. It is generally supposed
that the library collected by Charles V. in the Louvre
formed the stock for the Imperial library, but this is an
error. That library was purchased for 1,206 livres by the
Duke of Bedford during the English occupation. The few
books existing in Paris of that period were scattered
among the other Royal palaces, and were saved by their
insignificance. It was Louis XI. who collected them in
tho Louvro. Louio XII. transferred the new collection to
Blois, and Francis I. to Fontainebleau, It was in the year
1722 they were transferred to the Hotel Nevers, in the Rue
dc Richelieu.

A WORD ABOUT DINNERS.—I am decidedly for
having the wine on the table, including Champagne
(which should be decanted into long w hite bottles), so that
people can help themselves when and how they like. I
hate a servant coming round to you with wine; he always
comes at the wrong time, and interrupts you when you are
saying something remarkably clever to your neighbour or
to the company generally, or he fills your glass too full, or
if you are in deep conversation fills it when you don't want
it; in fact, it is a bore, and it is much more jolly to help
yourself ; and as there is never more than one dish on the
table, and no lollipops a la Rune, there is plenty of
room for the wine; besides, John and Coachee (if you
have one), or the man round the corner with
Berlin gloves (the thumb ends of which, by the way, often
get into your gravy), have quite enough to do to see to the
changing of plates and heating of the same (except for iced
pudding), and the " exits and entrances" of dishes.—Once
a IVeek.

It is announced that this day the authorities of
Orleans will celebra' e the 433 d anniversary of the delive-
rance of the town by Joan d'Arc. It is the custom in the
town of Orleans to ring all the parish bells at eight o'clock
in the evening preceding the festival over the bridge, after
having taken the fort of the Tourelles by assault. This
day the Corps Municipal, together with the civil and mili-
tary authorities, will march in procession to the monument
of Joan d'Arc. All the public buildings as
well as the
pi ivate houses are to be illuminated.

DEATH FROM LIGHTNING.—During the severe
_
storm which raged in the midland counties on Wednesday
evening, a labouring man, about 60 years of ago, named
Bunny, was killed by lightning. He was walking between
Swithland and Loughborough during the storm, when a
flash of the electr,c fluid instantly deprived him of life.
The Loughborough postman was walking close behind him
and many stumbled over the prostrate body. On exami-
nation the man's hat was found torn into shreds, and his
boots I
.:fawn completely off Ms feet.
Stag hunting now takes place every five days in
the forest of Rambouillet. On k'riclay last the meet was
very numerously attended ,