The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-19 00:00:00

SINGULAR, AFFAIR IN PARIS.

A strange affair was on Saturday submitted to the
Civil Tribunal. The facts of it were these :
M. Danloux-Dumesnil, a retired notary, living in the
Rue de Londres, received in 1851 the visit
of an
elderly female, rather meanly dressed, who, after
having asked his name and stated that hers was
Mdlle. Baslin, said that she was charged to pre-
sent hint with a small parcel. She then produced
some papers, wrapped up in a sheet of the Petites
Ai/Ickes, and opening them showed that they con-
tained sixty-two bank notes of 1,000 francs each. M.
Danloux asked where the money came from, who sent
it, why it was brought to him, and a number of other
questions, but the only reply the female gave was, " It
is yours ' • you may safely take it !" and when he hesi-
tated she threatened to throw the notes out of the
window. At length, as he was just about to leave on
a journey with his family, he proposed that he should
see her on his return. She consented, and, taking
up the. parcel said, " You see there is written on
it This belongs to M. Danloux-Dumesnil, ex-notary."
If I die before you return, send to my residence, 10.
Rue de Sartine, and the parcel will be given to you !"
On his return he went to the address indicated, and
found to his surprise that his strange visitor occupied
a very mean lodging. Sho again pressed him to
accept the 62,000 f., and he, on his part, required
an explanation why they were offered to him.
"If
it be a restitution," said he "though I do not
remember having been defrauded of 62,000 f., I will
not ask you for a complete confidence, but will be
satisfied if you can find any honourable person to assure
me that I may honourably accept the sum you offer.
Do you know any notary or advocate who could give
me such an assurance ?" " None." " Have you a con-
fessor ?" Do you know the cure of your parish, or any
priest ?" "No ;Igo to mass on Sundays, but do not
confess--I have no confidence in priests." M.
iDan-
loux went away without accepting the money, and
resolved, from the mystery, which hung over the
affair, to occupy himself no more about it. Nothing
further occurred until last month, when a gentle-
man dressed in black waited on him, and in
very cautious terms reminded him of the present
which Mdlle. Baslin had wished to make him. Although
the visitor seemed anxious to say little, and find out as
;much as lie could what M. Danloux thought of the affair,
le let out that Mdlle. Baslin was dead, and that M.
Chatelain, a notary, was charged to wind up her affairs.
M. Danloux went to M. Chatelain, and learned from
hint that Mdlle. Baslia had left a fortune of about
800,000 f., and a parcel bearing the inscription above
mentioned, with the 62,000 f. in it. 11. Danloux
now thought that he might reasonably take the money, and ho demanded it. But the heirs of the deceased,
one
of whom was the gentleman who had waited on him
re-
fused to pay it, on the ground that he could prove that
he had no claim to it. He therefore
applied to the
tribunal to order that the money should be given to him.
The heirs on their part demanded that it should be de-
Mdlle. Baskin. The tribunals
to belong to them a
'before giving judgment,
Produce facts alleged part of the property of
authorised M. Danloux toroduce formal proofs of the
by him.—Gaiignani.

REFINEUENT IN THE FEATHERED RACE.—A few days
ago a bird's nest was discovered in the pleasure ground
of Earl Manvers, at Thore,sby-park, composed: of the
following materials, viz.:—A lady's cap, a collar, a habit
shirt, and a quantity of lace, amounting in value to 165.,
the whole being interwoven with twigs, and bits of hay
and moss, and not at, all injured. Several articles of
the above description had disappeared from the bleach-
ing ground, and different persons had been bl.amcdnf.os_
th supposed theft. The real thieves were a pall' :afrl the;
sel-thrushes, who had chosen a fine cedasretdretehu,n
above
mentioned place for their summer abode, and had used
the nest was dis-
covered articles toconstruct their nest , but not being
skilful enough to weave in the strirpgesynest,
covered by one of the gardeners.. Th
was quite finished, and had rem
Courier. ved two when found,
eggs.Dunkfries