The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

SOHAM.

The active exertions of the sanitary committee, to-
gether with the house to house visitation, and the more
favourable weather, appear to have entirely checked the
spread of the disease, at any rate for the present. On
the 12th and 13th there were three fatal cases.

DEATH OF LADY PANMURE.—We regret to announce
that Lady Panmure died on Friday at Pitfour Castle,
Perthshire. Her ladyship's death will be felt as a public
loss in the county of Forfar, and will bedeeply'regretted
by all who ever knew her or came within her influence.
Lady Panmure, who was born in 1807, was the eldest
daughter of the second Lord Abercromby, and was mar-
ried to Lord Panmure, then the Hon. Fox Maule, in
1831. She leaves r o issue.—&otsman.
THE COAL AND IRON TRADE.—The coal trade assumes
a very satisfactory position, generally speaking, and the
return of the colliers to their work looks well. We wish
that the men would avail themselves of the present op-
portunity which is afforded them of doing plenty of
work, but such, we are afraid, will not be the case. A
circular has been issued this week by the agent of the
largest coal proprietor in this district, announcing a rise
of ls. per ton upon heathen coal and lumps, which makes
the coal of this description 13s. per ton, and the lumps
lls. The demand for the coal is still very great, and
far in excess of the supply, although a greater quantity
is thrown into the market from a number of new pits
just opened. The pig trade has been rather fluctuating
this week, and the demand for manufactured iron con-
tinues unabated, and the mills and forges present a scene
of great activity. Labour continues in very great re-
quest, and it is a rarity to see an unemployed man in
the neighbourhood.—Birininghain, Mercury.
ATHENS, ITS KING AND COURT BALL.—The follow-
ing is a graphic description of a court ball in the
Grecian capital :—And now the ball begins in good
earnest ; no more national dances, but all in true
European style. The King danced a great deal, and
was most courteous and affable in his demeanour. But
the Queen shone above every one, and was the first in
all the dances. She is a true knightly dame, the boldest
equestrian in the land, and graceful above all in the
dance. The young Greek ladies have shown great faci-
lity in acquiring new dances. It would be difficult to
discover a single national trait in them, were it not for
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the dark glancing eyes, the brown complexion,
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southern, half-Oriental character.
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not mix in the dance.
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template languidly the strange foreign movements.
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with such unpoe
keenest dancers were the gentlemen of the diplomatic
corps.