The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-31 00:00:00

The death of such a man, even though bowed
down with years, cannot but be felt as a national
loss. Already, when we look round at the vacant
spaces which the past year has made in the ranks
of our counsellors and defenders, we cannot help
involuntarily exclaiming, " Who are to rise up in
their places ?" There is something melancholy in
the thought that, of the links which bound us to
an age of action, of danger, and of glory, scarcely
one remains. What a crowd of old associations
passed away with Wellington alone ! Of that
dauntless band, once so compact, which, having
survived the storm that laid low their compeers,
met, year after year, to commemorate the 18th of
June, how small a portion remains ! The chasm
which separates us from the past is widening every
day—a younger generation has succeeded to the
heroes of Saragossa and Badajos. A few years
more, and Waterloo and Trafalgar, now so fresh
and real even to ourselves, will have become part
of an order of things which has passed away--as
much matter of history as Cressy, or Agincourt, or
Blenheim.

BARRACKS FOR INFANTRY. —An officer has been en-
gaged at Ipswich, by order of Government, in selecting
a proper site for the erection of infantry barracks, which,
it is said, will shortly be commenced. Accommodation
will be required for 1000 men.—/pswich. Express.
THE MURDER BY A SPANISH TRAMP. - Miguel
Yzquierdo, the Spaniard who is charged with the murs
der of a boy named George" Scales, at Smallford, near
Hatfield, underwent an examination at the county gaol,
Hertford, on Saturday before Mr. T. Mills, M.P., and
other magistrates. Senor S. Steel, connected with the
Spanish Consulate, attended to watch the proceedings and
to act act as interpreter, the prisoner having but an lin•
perfect knowledge of the English language. He ap-
pears to have been accustomed to deeds of violence. He
was one of the Carlist guerilla bands in Catalonia, and
took part in the recent revolutions in Italy and France.
Since his arrival in this country he wandered about as a
tramp, committing trifling thefts. The deceased boy
was a kind of watcher, and his body was discovered in
a barley field, shockingly bruised and mutilated, death
being caused by a fearful blow which fractured the skull
near the occipital bone. The arms of the lad bore nu-
merous bruises, evidently inflicted by some heavy blud-
geon. The accused was apprehended near the spot, and
he admitted having struck the boy, but only in self-
defence, as he was afraid of being shot by him. It is
thought that the deceased detected the prisoner in com-
mitting some illegal act, and that to escape the conse-
quences if apprehended, made the murderous and fatal
attack. There is little doubt but what he robbed the
deceased after the murder was perpetrated. Some of
the property was found upon him, as also some food
which he had stolen from a neighbouring house on the
night previous to the murder. The magistrates fully
committed the prisoner for trial on the charge of wilful
murder at the next assizes.

BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A SLAVE. —We grieve, for
the honour of our town, to have to record an inhuman
outrage practised on the body of an old negro of this
place, named Johnson, the slave of Charles Hines, by
Hines himself, which resulted in death. The negro was
nearly 90 years of age, and universally venerated for his
soberness and Honesty, as well as for his revolutionary
reminiscences. The monster-master, taking umbrage at
some petty offence, deliberately whipped, stamped, and
kicked him to death on Saturday last. The fellow
feigned sickness, as is supposed, to cover a design of
escape, and even had the blasphemous hardihood to
affect a fear of immediate death, and to go through the
funereal farce of making a public will. Officer Kener
left two deputies in guard at his residence till Monday,
when the body of the negro was disinterred, and an in-
quest held over it by the coroner. The unanimous ver-
dict of the jury—several physicians who were present
also assenting—was that he died from the effects of
the blows and kicks he . had received from his master.
Persons who witnessed the examination say that the
sight was sickening, his whole back cut and bruised into
a jelly, and the lower part of his body nearly kicked to
pieces. Immediately after the inquest the monster was
taken to gaol. Let him go down to fame hand-in-hand
with Legree—a hideous verification of that horrible
villain.—Carrolton (Louisiana) Star.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. —On Sunday evening after
dinner, a commercial traveller and his wife, both fo-
reigners, residing in lodgings at Belfast, had a quarrel,
the effect of which was to excite in the lady deep feelings
of jealousy. The gentleman threw himself on a sofa,
and fell into a sleep, and the lady left the house, having
first written a note, which she left on the table, with
her gold watch and jewellery. The poor woman re-
paired to Prince's Dock, about nine o'clock, into which
she threw herself, and from which her rescue was almost
miraculous. Three boys had been in a boat down the
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and one of them succeeded in securing a hold of the poor
woman's dress, and with great difficulty she was taken
out. She was quite insensible, and it was the general
opinion
that she was dead. She was immediately con-
veyed by one of the constables, aided by others, to the
general hospital, where proper means were adopted to
resuscitate her, and fortunately with effect. Bier hus-
band had been searching for her through the town, im-
mediately on his reading her note, but in vain.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT SEA.—Advices by the overland
mail mention that the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's screw steamer Formosa, when a few miles to the
southward of Bombay, met with a disastrous accident.
She was struck by a sea with terrific violence, which,
carrying all before it, caused the deaths of four of the
native crew, and seriously injured the officer of the
watch. The ship, however, sustained no important
damage.