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-Dainesnil, 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 him with a small parcel. She then produced
some papers, wrapped up in a sheet of the Petites
Affichts, 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 I" 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 Saltine, and the parcel will be given to you I"
On his return he went to the address indicated, and
found to his surprise that his strange visitor occupied
a very mean lodging. She again pressed him to
accept did 62,0001., 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 baying 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 e "None." " Have you a con-
fessor 3" 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. Dan:
resolved, from the mystery, which hung. over
1.
loux went away without accepting the money, and
resolved,
gentle-
affair, to occupy himself
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much as he could
he let out that Mdlle. Baslin was dead, and that M.
Chatclain, a notary, was charged to wind up her affairs.
M. Danloux went to M. Chatelain, and learned from
him that Mdlle. Baslin had left a fortune of about
800,000 E, and a parcel bearing the inscription above
mentioned, with the 62,000 in it. M. Danloux
now thought that he might reasonably take the money,
and he demanded it. But the heirs of the deceased, one
of whom was the gentleman who had waited on him, re-
fu
hesed
ad no to
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to the
it. ground that he could prove that
b clim one herefore applied to the
tribunal to order that the y should be given to him.
The heirs on their part demanded that h ld b de-
clared to belong to them, a jlart of the property of
Ou eMdlle. Baslin. The
tonal'tribu before giving judgment,
authorised M. Danloux
facts alleged by him.—produce formal proofs of the
Galignani.

REFINEMENT IN THE FEATHERED RACE.—A few days
ago a bird's nest was discovered in the pleasure ground
of Earl Manvers, at Thoresby-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 blamed for
the supposed theft. The real thieves were a pair of nns-
sel-thrushes, who had chosen a fine cedar tree near the
place for their summer abode, and had used the above-
mentioned articles toconstruct their nest ; butnotheg.
skilful enough to weave in the strings, the nest
was being
wasfinishedby,andhadthereceivedtwonest,whenfound, q
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