The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-31 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DA Y.)

CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A GENTLEMAN.—Mr.
George Bargass, described as a gentleman, was placed al
the bar before Mr. Hall, charged with assaulting Mr.
Richard Ormond Potts, 12, Chapel-street, Cavendish•
square.

The prosecutor deposed that about seven o'clock on
Saturday evening he and his wife were in Pall-mall, and
and not expkaOr
ing to be detained more than two
three 'minutes he told his wife to walk quickly to the
end of Pall-m; 11, and then return. On leaving the club
and going down the steps, he saw some one accosting his
wife, and in front of her; but from the distance he could
. not tell what took place. Complainant went to her as
quick as he could, and found her crying and leaning in
a fainting state against the balustrade in front of the
house ; and on his asking her what was the matter, she
said, " That man (pointing to the prisoner) has grossly
insulted me." The prisoner was then walking quickly
away, and prosecutor ran after him, and said to him—
"
m You have assaulted a lady most grossly—what do you
ean by it ?" The prisoner replied, "Oh ! if I did it, I
am very sorry—l did not know who she was "—or
words to that effect. Witness then told him, he must
be., a coward to insult a lady when alone. The
towards me, I shall give my card, and I will thank you
for yours." Complainant declined giving him his card,
when defendant said he would walk
back with him and
apologise to the lady. Prosecutor said
he di
the nature of the offence, and told hi
na id not know
f he walked

back with him to the lady, he (complainant) would in-
quire what was the nature of the effence, and be guided
by„that whether he accepted the apology, on which pri-
soner walked to where complainant's wife was standing,
and witness then said, " this man is come back to apo-
logise to you, and before you listen to him, I must re-
quest you to state what occurred, and in what way he
assaulted you. She then said, in defendant's presence
and hearing that she was walking very quick, when
defendant overtook her from behind, and, accosting her,
said, " Where are you going to, my dear ?" -He then
put his hand in her muff, and seized hold of her wrist,
and held her forcibly, at the same time exclaiming,
"Your way is my way, and where you go I shall go
with you." She said, I expectany husband here directly,
and now see him coming down the steps of the Reform
Club." The prisoner said, "Husband, indeed," and still
held her by the arm. The prisoner then walked
away as fast as he could. Defendant on hear-
ing the lady's statement, said, "I admit it, but
I did not know who you were at the time." He then re-
quested his card back, and prosecutor took the card
from his pocket, tore it, and threw it at him ; at the
same time telling him he was a d-d snob. Defendant
turned round and struck witness on the check, when

blows took place between them. A policeman came up
and took defendant into custody.
Mr. Huddlestone cross-examined complainant at consi-
derable length, but elicited nothing to shake his testi-
mony.
Two witnesses, named Griffiths and Davies, proved
seeing defendant struggling with the prosecutor, who ap-
peared to be nearly strangled.
Mr. Huddlestone addressed the Court on behalf of his
client.

Mr. Hall, having gone through the whole of the evi-
dence, considered the assault proved, and fined defendant
51., which was immediately paid.

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH AT THE GENERAL
POST-OFFICE-(THIS MORNING.)

An especial example of the uncertainty of human life
took place this morning in the inland office of the Gene-
ral Post-office. The following are the particulars fur-
nished to the reporter by two officers in the establish-
ment, who were witnesses of the melancholy scene :
This morning shortly after 5 o'clock the deceased,
whose name was Richard Pritchard, commenced his
duty as bag-opener at one of the divisions. A few
minutes before, 6 o'clock, whilst there engage he was
seized with a violent fit of coughing, which so increased
that he was obliged to leave the opening-table, and pro-
ceed into the clerks' kitchen, whither he went, or rather
was led, by one of the senior clerks. Soon afterwards
he began to vomit a quantity of blood, which alarmed
his fellow-clerk, who instantly sent to Dr. Neild, of
Little Britain, who, upon seeing the patient, immedi-
ately intimated that ho was afraid medical aid would be
of no avail. He returned, however, to prepare some
medicine, but the poor fellow died before seven o'clock.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at
Stoke-upon-Trent, on Saturday. Mr. Thos. Broderick
occupied the chair.
Mr. SAnUDA, the Secretary, read a report, of which
the following is an abstract. After referring to the pro-
posed purchase of the railway by the London and North-
western Company, upon the terms which have already
appeared—the capital to be taken at 2,826,0001., a
dividend of 3 per cent. for the first year, 3 for the
second, and 31 for the third and future years, to be
guaranteed by the London and North-Western COm-
pany, and the whole to be confirmed by an act of Par-
liament—the directors in their report observe—" That
a bill has been brought into Parliament to amalgamate
the North Staffordshire Railway Company with the
London and North-Western Company ; that the neces-
sary arrangements for transferring the thorough traffic
between Manchester and London over the North Staf-
fordshire line are now under consideration, arid although
the directors fear that they cannot be brought into
operation, as to passenger trains, before the Ist of March
next, they expect the passage of goods trains will take
effect forthwith." The report concluded
The accounts for the half-year have already been
placed in the hands of the shareholders. They disclose a
result which enables the directors to recommend a dividend
of 3s. per share, free of income tax. Thus—
Balance of revenue
Dividend on 161,507 shares,
224,226 1 0
at 3s
Income tax to be paid by
the company

24,932 13 0

Leaving a surplus of £1,709 7 7
which your directors deem it prudent to reserve to meet
any possible claims upon revenue that may not have been
taken into account."
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. KINNRRSLRY seconded the motion. _

The report was adopted, a dividend of 3s. per share
declared, a vote of thanks passed to the chairman, and
the meeting broke up.

MALTON AND DRIFFIELD.

On Saturday, the half-yearly meeting of the sharehol-
ders in this company were held at the office in York—
the Earl of Carlisle in the chair.

It appeared, from the abstract of receipts and pay-
ments up to the 31st of December, that the receipts, in-
cluding a balance of upwards of 5,0001. due to bankers,
amounted to 259,8641. 4s. 9d., and•that them was a bal-
ance in the hands of the secretary, after the payments
had been made, of 391. 4s. 2d. The balance sheet being
continuous from the preceding half-yearly statements,
exhibited the present financial position of the com-
pany ; and it was only necessary to state further the
amount of the debenture debt, viz., 66,8781., the
outstanding liabilities, and the remaining works to
be paid for by the company. The liabilities consist of
the balance of the land account, amountint, to about
16,0001., bearing interest from 2 to 4 per cent. ; the re-
tention money, 3,1471. ; the floating bills of the com-
pany, for work done and for the timber account, 10,494/. ;
and the balance of 5,8751. due to the bankers. The
remainder of the work, not yet included in certificates,
including the stations, coal depots, and gate-houses, will
probably amount to about 10,5001., making in the whole
an amount of 46,0161. due from the Mahon and Driffield

Railway Company, and a subscription of 35,000/. for the
Thirsk and Malton line ; so that the whole liabilities of
the company came within 81,0161. To meet these claims
there is a balance of unexhausted borrowing powers of
13,122/., and the issue of 4,000 shares, representing
80,000/. ; making together the sum of 93,1221.
Tho report was adopted without discussion.

PARIS AND ROUEN.
The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of
this company took place last Saturday, in one of the
large rooms of the terminus at the Rue d'Amsterdam—
M. de L'Espee, the president, in the chair. Near him
were seated the following directors :—Viscount Duchatel,
Sir John Easthope, Bart., M. C. Laffitte, Mr. Chaplin,
'Mr. W. Reed, M. de Kersaint, and Mr. G. Blount.
M. TIIIBAUDEAU, the secretary, read the report :

This document gives a very favourable account of the
profess of the undertaking during the last half-year. The
establishment account, which had, on the 30th of Juno
last, amounted to 67,292,495 f. 53f., had been increased
128,539 f. 37c. by the establishment of new sidings, changes
in the stations of the Batignolles, Meulan, &c., and changes
in the working stock. That expense had been diminished
by 31,207 f. 45c. by the sale of land, &c., leaving the total
amount, up to the 31st of December, 1852, at 67,389,827 f.
450. The receipts during the half-year ending at the date
just stated, were 5,573,718 f. 52c.

)3;290,699f. 54-c.
and the expenses

2,274,018 f. 98c.

The net profit was to be thus
distributed : —Sum kept
back for the sinking fund 12,500 f. Oc.
Interest to shareholders for
00
six months 9,00 f. Oc.
A tenth of the surplus,
1,361,518 f. 98c. for the
projectors' shares 130,151 f. 89c.

Total to deduct

1,048,651 f. 89c.

Leaving a remainder of 1,225,367 f. 90.
Of which the sum of 36,000 f. to be given to
the Dieppe Company, for the 10th part
coming to it in the share of the annual
dividend over and above 45f. for each
Rouen share

Leaving 1,189,367f. 9c.
To this sum be added the interest for six
months 900,000f. N.
And the balance from the preceding six
months 2,855f. 74c.

Giving a total of .
or 29f. per share.

.2,092,222 f. 83c

The accounts were then approved of ; the dividend of
291. per share voted, payable at the offices of the com-
pany, on and after the Ist of February.
The CHAIRMAN—There now only remains for us to
draw by last fifty-five shares, to be repaid for the gradual
reimbursement of the social capital. This having been
done the proceedings then terminated.

THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH.—It is not generally
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Hornsey, on Mr. Fredk. Wey, aged 6G, late of the firm
of Lock and Wey, merchants, Gutter-lane, Cheap side,
who destroyed himself under the following determined si'
cir-
cumstance :—Mr. Fredk. Leonard, deceased's nephew,
said he resided with his uncle, at 4, Tollington-park. On
Thursday afternoon witness was alarmed by hearing
a noise in deceased's room, and upon rushing e
n
up he
found the door locked. Fearing that something hadi
happened he immediately burst open the door, when
he was horrified to see deceased lying on the floor
weltering in his blood, and his head nearly severed
from his body by a razor which lay by his side.
That morning the deceased had been to town to sign
a deed for the dissolution of partnership. For some
time past he was in a state of great excitement, could
not sleep at night, and complained much of his head, for
which he was medically treated. After hearing further
corroborative evidence the jury retired, and, after con-
siderable deliberation, returned the following verdict :
" Deceased committed suicide, but what was the state of
his mind at the time there is no evidence to prove."
THE VINES OF PRUSSIA.—It appears from a recent
official return that the quantity of land in Prussia culti-
vated with vines is about 50,000 English acres, and
the produce in wine nearly six millions of imperial
gallons,

MARKET NEWE-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The trade for wheat in the whole of the country markets
hold on Saturday was in a very depressed state, at a decline
in the quotations of fully is. per quarter. There was less
inquiry for barley, the value of which had a downward ten-
dency. Malt was held at full prices; but oats, beans, peas,
and flour moved off heavily on somewhat easier terms.
In the various continental markets, the amount of busi-
ness doing on English account of late has been very mode-
rate. In prices, however, no material change has taken
place. Advices from the United States are to the effect
that holders of wheat and flour were firm in their de-
mands.

The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were on the increase. From abroad we received 52,357
quarters of wheat ; 15,486 barley ; 46,755 oats ; 2,707
beans; 2,722 peas; 540 tares; 3,358 linseed ; 1,350 rape-
seed ; 181 sundry seeds ; 1,399 sacks of flour.
Fresh up, to-day, the arrivals of wheat from Essex and
Kent, coastwise, were but moderate—those from the East
coast, very limited. By land carriage, the supply of that
grain was trifling ; nevertheless, the show of samples of
red and white—chiefly the refuse of last week, and in
mostly'in very inferior condition—was tolerably good. As
the attendance of millers was comparatively small, the de-
mand for all kinds of wheat of home produce was in a very
depressed state. However, the few fine samples on show
realised last Monday's prices ; but all other kinds were
quite is. per quarter lower, without a clearance being
effected.
There were very few inquiries for forward delivery sam-
ples, although the growers were disposed to accept rather
lower terms.
With foreign wheat we were somewhat extensively sup-
plied ; but tho quality of last week's imports was by no
means first-rate. Good heavy samples were ,held at full
currencies ; but all other kinds met a very dull inquiry,
and must be considered the turn in favour of buyers.
. The arrival of floating cargoes off the coast has increased.
The business doing in them was limited in the extreme,
at barely stationary prices.
The aggregate supply of barley was large. Really fine
malting samples changed hands slowly, at late rates ; but
grinding and distilling sorts were exceedingly heavy, at a
decline in the quotations of fully is. per guar Ler.
• We were well supplied with malt, which sold slowly, at
late currencies.

—.---
The supply of oats being very extensive, the oat trade
ruled heavy, at a decline of quito 6d. por quarter.
The sale for beans was very inactive, at previous quota•
tions.

In peas next to nothing was doing.
Flour, the supply of which was good, ruled heavy, at
barely late prices.
Several parcels of flour and oats were forwarded to Aus-
tralia last week. '

UTIRRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex & Kont,
Red •• .. new 40s to 48s
old 45s 593
Ditto, White new 44s 533
Ditt0........ old 498 603
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 47s 53s
Ditto ,new •• 873 47s
Rye—Old ............ 318 328
New .... •• 31s 338
=arley—Grinding.•• •• 253 28s
Malting . •• •• 30s 33.
Chevalier•• •• • •• 31s 363
kialt—Saffolkand Nor-
folk.• • • •• 543 58s
3rown .•• •• •• .......• 46s 52s
Kingston and Ware 53s 60$

Malt—Chevalier .• • • 61s to 63s
Oats Yorkshire and
Lincolnsh., Feed 16s 22s
Potato ...... 2la 21,
Youghal and Cork
Black. ••• • • . 163 248

Cork, White ..... 16R 253
Scotch, Feed •• .. 218 25i
Beans—Tick ....... 324 34s
Pigeons 35, 40+
Peas—Grey .. •• •• •• 31s 35.
Maple ..• • • •• •• 33s 36s
White.. •• • •• • • 33, 37'

Boilers •• .. •• •• MI 41s
Flour—Town-made ..• 4I s 461
Suffolk ••••• • • • • • 32s 3•i
Stookta & Norfolk 32s Us

SMITHFIELD.

The imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
were seasonably good—the total supply amounting to 3,219
head. During the same period in 1852 they amounted to
2,446 ; in 1851, 2,651; in 1850, 454 ; in 1849, 1,350 ; and
in 1848, 443 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs.
232
474 ...

From
Hamburgh ...
Ostend — ...
Harlingen 512 ...
Antwerp — ...
Rotterdam 321 ...
Amsterdam

Total .

354 ... -
892 ...
219 -

556 ... 2,232 -.-

Calves. Pigs.

55 ... -
365 ... 3

428 ...

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
.852 640 ... 1,477 ... ... 321 ... 8
.851 564 ... 1,912 ... ... 350 ... 25
840 5l ... 200 .., _. 203 ... —.
849 ...... . 369 ... 799 "„ -- ... 182 ". --
.848 132 ... 298 ... ••• 23 ...

The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was
moderately extensive for the time of year, but its general
quality was by no means good.
From our own grazing districts, tho receipts. of beasts
fresh up to-day were on the increase, and in good con-
dition. The supply from Scotland was extensive. Not-
withstanding that the attendance of buyers was large, and
the weather favouraMo for slaughtering, the beef trade
ruled heavy, at a decline in the prices obtained mi Monday
last of 2d per 8 lbs ; the extreme value of the best lots
being 4s per 8 lbs, and a total clearance was not effected.
The bullock arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and
Cambridgeshire, amounted to 1,800 Scots, shorthorns, &c. •
from other parts of England, 600 Herefords, runts, Dawns,
&c. ; and, from Scotland, 1,00 horned and polled Scots,
chiefly per railway.
The supply of sheep on offer was again very limited.
For all breeds the demand ruled active, but no actual
advance took place in the quotations. The primest old
Downs readily produced 5s per 8 lbs. There were several
pens of shorn sheep in the market, and which sold at is
per 8 lbs beneath those in the wool.
Although the supply of calves was tolerably good, the
veal trade was active, at Friday's improvement in prices.
The primest calves were worth 5s per 8 lbs.
We had a fair sale for pigs, at late currencies.

he carcaso.

s. d. s. d.
Prime Southdown 4 10 5 0
Largo tree. calves 3 8 4 6
Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Largo hogs 210 3 6
Small porkers 3 8 4 0
Suckling calves 20 0 24 0
Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0

Beasts
Sheep
Calves

FORRION SUPPLY.

539
1,270
198

Pigs

3 6
2 10
:3 2
:1 10
4 2

3 8
3 0
3 8
4 0
4 4

TIM PEACE CONFERENCE AT DIANCHESTEI?.

The second day's business opened on Thursday morn-
ing at the Corn Exchange, Manchester. There was a
numerous attendance.

The Rev. Dr. DAVIDSON, Professor of Theology, in
the Lancashire Independent College, Vice-Chairman of
the Conference, said that war was opposed to the autho-
rity of the Gospel, to reason, justice, and humanity. He
did not trouble himself because they were as yet in a
minority, since their cause was good and true.
JAMES BELL, Esq., M.P. for Guildford, moved the
following resolution :—" That the present system of
governing India and the colonies of this country having
a direct tendency to foster a military spirit, to encourage
an extravagant military expenditure, and to involve the
nation in a constant succession of dishonourable and cruel
wars with the native races, eminently unfavourable to
the true progress of religion, civilisation, and commerce,
this conference is of opinion that the whole system ought
to undergo a speedy and thorough revisal."
Mr. le. F. COLLINS seconded the resolution. He said
we talked of having been at peace for the last 36 years,
and yet, all that time, we had been carrying on small
aggressive wars in every quarter of the globe. (Cheers.)
The Rev. HENRY RICHARD said, that the whole and
sole cause of the war which we are now waging in Bur-
mah, and which is costing 50,0001. per month, was an
insult 'offered to the dignity of a fourth or fifth-rate
British officer, in keeping him a quarter of an hour out-
side the court of the Governor of Rangoon. We have
there about 20,000 men, and above twenty vessels of war.
How did this arise ? It arose from the fact that we are
in almost all parts of the world represented by military
men ; and so it was, that wren some small officer got his
dignity insulted, he involves the whole of this great
empire in war, and we hear nothing of it till we are
called upon to vote thanks in the House of Commons,
and give peerages to those parties who had been carry-
ing on these wars so unrighteously. (Loud applause.)
The Rev. FRANCIS TUCKER, of Manchester, supported
the resolution.

Mr. RICHARD ALLEN, of Dublin, in support of the re-
solution, said he believed the world was rightly pro-
gressing. Although despotism seemed exalting itself,
and riveting its chains more and more closely, yet he
believed liberty was dawning, and would ere long burst
forth more brilliant than ever. Those who imagined
that the nations of the continent were u ~ch behind us
in their appreciation of liberty were much mistaken.
(Cheers.) -
The resolution was then carried.

Mr JOSEPH STURGE, of Birmingham, moved :—" That
this conference would encourage the Peace Congress
committee to hold a congress at some suitable time and
place on the continent of Europe during the present
year." _ _ _

- The resolution was seconded by Mr. SUTER.
The Rev. J. BURNETT spoke in suppbrt of the resolu-
tion, and said the friends of peace would certainly have
a conference during this summer upon the continent, in
the midst of some one of those foreign nations of whom
we were so much afraid ; but it was not yet settled
where they should meet. ine more we looked into the
camp of our enemy, he was sure the more should we feel
that we were mistaken in thinking there was an enemy
there. (Cheers.) _ _ .

The resolution having been carried by acclamation,
the sixth resolution was moved by
' Mr CHARLES GILPIN, who said he now witnessed with
high gratification the presence of a body of five or six
' hundred delegates from various parts of the empire—men
representing, in their particular localities and circles,
much social and political influence. He had thought the
Peace Society were keeping silence too long, while the
post horns of all Europe and America had been filled
with the praises of a departed warrior. Mr. Gilpin then
made some reflections on the funeral of the Duke of
Wellington, which, he said, was a triumph of uphols-
tery, but there was no mouring there ; although
he had nothing to say against the Duke of Welling-
ton individually ' • he was, perhaps, a good representa-
tive of the sword. He observed that their opponents had
taken advantage of the death of the Duke of Wellington.
Mr. Gilpin then moved the following resolution :
"That in the judgment of this conference, the recent
law passed for the enrolment of the militia was unneces-
sary and impolitic ; and as its inevitable effects will be
to derange the habits and demoralise the character of a
large portion of the community, to interfere with the
requirements of industry and labour, and to spread
among the people military tastes and habits, which can-
not fail to act perniciously on the national character,
the conference recommends that strenuous efforts should
be made to procure its immediate repeal." The peace
party had taken an active part out of doors in opposing
the progress of this Militia Bill, and had issued certain
placards or handbills in reference to it ; and at the top
of these bills they put the picture of a man being flogged
—it having been refused, in the House of Commons, to
do away with the punishment of flogging in the militia.
Now, it was found that those handbills produced consi-
derable effect in the community—it was found that they
interfered with the work of the recruiting sergeants ; and
they were rather inconvenient to the powers that be ; and,
therefore, there had been, and there were, four of their
friends, in different parts of the country, who were at
this hour the subjects of a Government prosecution for
displaying those bills, and for circulating them. (Hear.)
Why, upon this platfoim there was one of the victims,
Nicholas Withers. He had showed a bill in his window,
and he was threatened with a Government prosecution.
There was one man at the present time, he believed,
imprisoned because he could not find bail on this charge.
Well, when the Peace Society heard of this, they could
not allow innocent men to suffer for what they had done.
He (Mr. Gilpin) thoroughly approved of its circular,
and, therefore, he was very glad to be one of a number
who wrote a letter to Mr. Secretary Walpole, telling
him that the handbills were simply what the Peace So-
ciety had been in the habit of distributing for a number
of years—that, if he was disposed to go to law,
he had better proceed against the members of the Peace
Society, and not against poor bill stickers and tradesmen.
(Cheers.) Mr. Secretary Wilpole never took the trouble
to acknowledge that letter. When Lord Palmerston
came into power, a copy of the letter was sent to him.
Lord Palmerston replied, "That he could not enter into
any discussion with Mr. Richard on the principles of the
Peace Society." (A laugh.) If Lord Palmerston thought
those trials were to go by default, or that, because some
of these victims were poor men, they would be overridden
by county magistrates, he was mistaken. (Cheers.)
Those trials should all be brought up to the city of Lon-
don ; the people of England and the world should know
of this onslaught on the liberty of the press. (Cheers.)
The first counsel of the land should be engaged to defend
their cause ; and it would be seen whether a professedly
liberal Government, coalition though they be, would
venture to attack the press of England. In a subsequent
part of his speech, Mr. Gilpin stated, that at a meeting
held at the Palatine Hotel, on Thursday, it was decided
that 10,0001. should be raised for this agitation, and four
gentlemen put down their names for 5001. a piece. One
gentleman, this morning, had
300/. ; two had promised 2501. each five, 2001. ; • ,
50/. ; and two, 251. put down his name for ,
ve

Mr. Charles Hindley, the Rev. N. Hall, Rev. J.
Sibree, the Rev. B. Parsons also supported the resolu-
tion, which was unanimously passed.
Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON, of Bristol, moved " That this
conference recommends that a deputation be now ap-
pointed to wait upon the Right Hon. the Earl of Aber-
deen, her Majesty's Prime Minister, to represent to his
lordship the sentiments of this congress, on the subject
of the great military establishments of Europe, and to
anpresentbditriie
TtmoHeoheßitisiAnlsgosrodNs hip
of Bolton,
address.olton, seconded the resolution,
concluded about three o'clock.
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TILE PEACE CONGRESS AT MANCHESTER.—The pro-
ceedings of this congress concluded on Friday evening
with a great aggregate meeting at the Free Trade Hall,
which was attended by a large number of persons
amounting, it is stated, to between 5,000 and 6,000
Mr. M. Gibson, Mr. Cobden, and Mr. Bright ad:
dressed the meeting. Mr. G. Wilson, the chairman,
announced that the subscription to the 10,000/. fund had
reached 4,5251.
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Sybarite. The " Dean's Daughter" will doubtless be
one of the most successful books of the season. It
abounds in all those beauties which have hitherto dis-
tinguished Mrs. Gore's novels, and is equal, if not supe-
rior to them in many other respects. The management
of the incidents of the story is as clever as ever. The
style is as brilliant, the satire as keen, and the conversa-
tion as flowing as in the best of her works.—Daily
MUM
SUDDEN DEATH OF THE EARL OF TYRCONNELL, G.C.H.,
—We have to announce the sudden demise of the above
nobleman, on Wednesday last, at Kipling Park, York-
shire, from an attack of apoplexy. His lordship
was
John Delaval Carpenter, Earl of Tyrconnell, on the
peerage of Ireland, and was born 1790 • he succeeded to
the title on the death of his brother, the third earl in
1812. His lordship married in 1817, the only daughter
of Robert Crowe, Esq., of Kiplin, by whom he has left
no issue, and the title has become extinct. Two earl-
doms, and one viscounty (Lord Melbourne having died
on Saturday) having thus become extinct within the last
few days.

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ec oonf d , or, as it is called
an old couple, who
had been already united for fifty-three years, took place
in AGeGrmEßa3nlyA,N theT RAg
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Ta
rh
a few days since at a small Prussian village of Naswiller,
a short distance from the frontier. The religious cere-
mony took place in the church of Merlebach, in Franco,
after which the party proceeded back to Naswiller to
partake of the wedding feast. During the evening a
trial of skill in singing was proposed, after which three
brothers who were annoyed at being beaten fell on the
man who had been declared the victor, and after beating
him severely with their fists stabbed hint through the
heart with a knife. They then ran off, but two of them
were soon arrested, and the third was found hanging in
a wood quite dead.
BREEDING HORSES IN FRANCE.--At the last sitting of
the Paris congress of the delegates of the various learned
societies, the question under consideration was the
breeding of horses for agricultural purposes. The repre-
sentatives of Normany and of the Limousin\ were agreed
in saying that the cross of English blood from race
horses had sensibly altered the fine qualities of the
French race, and that if the evil was beginning to bo
repaired in Normandy, the case was very different in the
Limousin. Several speakers dwelt on the necessity of
soliciting from the Government and from the local ad-
ministrations every measure which could lead to the im-
provement of the race of horse 4 intended for agricultural
purposes,

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