The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-27 00:00:00

She their went to the bottom •of the garden, to fall on her
knees in the little chapel which her husband had erected.
During this time Gonzalez had taken shelter in an ob•
scure hollow of a rock, and there he abandoned himself with
more violence than ever to his jealous imaginings. He told
the Corregidor, by whom he was afterwards examined, that
be felt at this moment as if his bosom were torn with red hot
pincers, and he thought that he heard a demoniac voice say
to him sneeringly, that he was dishonoured by Catalina. As
soon as the rain had a little abated, he set out to return
to his abode, thoroughly determined to have revenge for
the offence which a diabolical delusion had conjured up to.
his senses. On arriving near the door he changed the
powder of his double-barrelled gun, for fear that the
wet had spoiled that which he used in the morning. At
length he opened the door, and on entering his chamber
the first objects which met his view by the light of a dim
lamp almost burnt out were the clothes of a man near his
bed, and mixed with a dress which he knew to be that of
Catalina. Two heads, half concealed by the coverings, were
reposing on the pillow. He had not the least doubt of his
dishonour, and each of the heads received, almost from
the very muzzle, the contents of one of the barrels. With-
out looking behind him he flew into the adjacent chamber,
and fell into a chair, pale, trembling, and chilly. He remained
in this state for about a minute, when Catalina opened the
gate of the garden, and entered, laughing good-naturedly,
" I heard you," she said, " discharge your gun, and I hast-
ened to meet you." " Away, away ! perturbed spirit," said
Gonzalez, with haggard gaze, " away, I will have masses
said for you—many masses—the chapel shall be fitted up
in black—." "My dear, awake," cried his young wife,
seizing his hand, who wished to repulse her, and she then
threw her arms around his neck. " I have good news to
tell you ; thy father and mother—." At these words the
cold perspiration, which had already trickled down the
forehead of Gonzalez, became more abundant, and his teeth
began to chatter. " Well, well !" said he. " They are
there," said Catalina, pointing with her finger to the cham-
ber where they had gone to bed. "My father !" shrieked
Llondirien, falling senseless to the ground. When he be-
came sensible, he told his wife the horrible truth. Catalina
pressed him to take flight. " No !" said he, " justice has been
done to Heaven, and now that of man must be satisfied."
He went to the Corregidor of Alcala la Real, to whom
he related all that had passed. Upon a strict inquiry all
the facts we have narrated were found to be correct. The
Alcade Mayor, however was of opinion that Gonzalez
should be condemned to the punishment of parricide. But
the Court of Chancery of Grenada decided he had not
the intention of murdering his parents, and that it could
not even be called a premeditated murder. He was
therefore only condemcd to five years' imprisonment.
The sentence has just been referred to the Supreme
Council of Castile, and taking into consideration the
political matters with which the capital is agitated,
this trial will not be decided for some time. The
friends of the condemned confidently believe that a fresh
examination of the affair will be altogether favourable to
Gonzalez, and that the Upper Court will pronounce him
not guilty on a review of the whole facts. If such a happy
result be not generally expected, it is at least generally
wished. The Magistrates themselves, who, in administer-
ing the law, have fulfilled a most painful duty, have openly
declared that they would support with all their influence the
petition for pardon which will be presented to the Princess
Regent, should their sentence not be mitigated.
As for the unfortunate Gonzalez, who was quite indiffe-
rent about the whole proceedings, he had been for some
time quite insane, but the affectionate attention of Catalina
has partially restored his senses, so true is the saying of
Melendez—" Woman is a divine emanation, sent down to the
earth to alleviate misfortune, and console the unhappy."

The Earl and Countess of Lincoln and infant family
have arrived at Clumber, where the Duke of Newcastle and
the Ladies Clinton have returned from Hafod, Aberystwith.

The Duke of Rutland and the Marquis of Granby
are now at Belvoir Castle, superintending preparations for
a grand banquet, to be given at that princely residence, on
Thursday, the 4th January, in honour of the Noble Duke's
birth-day, and of the coming of age of the young Marquis.
There 01 be a brilliant ball and supper in the evening, to
which.all the rank and fashion of the counties of Leicester and
Rutland arc invited.
His Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgo and suite
will positively arrive on the 4th of January from Paris. The
Count has been well enough to be present at the diplomatic
dinners of his successor, General Count Pahlen, during the
present month.
The Countess of Pein!:rokc and Ladies Herbert are
entertaining a select circle at Wilton House.
Lord and Lady Francis Egerton are entertaining a
select circle of friends at his Lordship's beautiful seat, Oat-

lands, Surrey.
The Duke of Richmond is entertaining a family circle
at Goodwood during the recess. Lord 3 William and George
Lennox, and Capt. and Lady Agnes Byng are of the party.
The Marquis of Huntley gave a hall last week, at
Masstown, to his tenants of Cromar. The Noble Marquis
and a party of friends came from Blelach to grace the fes-
tive scene. .

Lord Georgeßentinck has joined the party, assembled
for the holidays, at the Duke of Portland's, Welbeck Abbey.
His Lordship has paid an electioneering visit to the borough
of Lynn.
THE LATE DR. RIPPON.—On Saturday after-
noon, at three o'clock, the remains of the late Dr. Rippon
were interred in Bunhill-fields burial-ground. From 1;200
to 1,500 persons were present, among whom there were at
least 30 or 40 ministers of various religious denominations.
The Rev. Mr. Room, formerly the co-pastor and now the
successor of the deceased, delir cred the address.

The failure of a long established foreign house has
this day been announced. The debts amount to upwards
of 50,000/. A calico establishment has also given way.—
Glasgow Chronicle of Friday.
The late Vice-Admiral Lambert, whose death was
recently announced, was Commander-in-Chief of the squa-
dron employed at St. Helena for the detention of Napoleon,
and IN as on that station when that celebrated personage died,
of May, 1821.
ASSIZE COURT OF AUSE.—A case is at pre-
sent before this Court. It is a charge of poisoning, and
eight persons arc implicated in the crime. The facts of
the case are as follow :—An old man, named Varlet, of
seventy-eight years of age, lived in a retired manner upon
his property, and with him lived a niece, named Ambroi-
sine Seurat, who constantly attended upon him ; and this
niece, for the sake of possessing herself of the poor old
man's money, administered a dose of poison to him, from
the effects of which he died in a few hours. On the
very night of his death she took considerable sums of
money belonging to her murdered uncle, and deposited
them in the hands of several neighbours, male and female,
all of whom appeared with her at the bar, the greater
part of the money having been found in their possession.
A woman, who lived in the service of an apothecary at
Troyes, stood charged with having supplied Seurat with
the poison. The Keeper of the Seals was among the pri-
soners charged with having assisted in the spoliation which
took place after the murder, and it was stated that this man
and the principal female prisoner had, in the very presence
of the body of the murdered uncle, indulged in the most
abominable debaucheries. The parties were not brought
to justice until public rumour could no longer be unheeded,
when the exhumation of the body took place about a fort-
night after the murder. The contents of the stomach were
put to the analytical test, and the presence of arsenic was
at once discovered. The guilt of the parties appears to
be placed beyond a doubt, but the trial has not yet ter-
minated.
A provincial meeting of the physicians and surgeons
of Munster is to be held in Cork, next month ,to consider a
late legislative enactment affecting the profession.
A vender of infallible nostrums, who recently tra-
velled through the department of the Isere, in France, with
his wife, exhibiting at every stage a quantity of five franc
pieces ad captandum vulgus, and as so many proofs of the
rapid sale of his wonder-working elixirs, recently paid dear
for his imprudence at an inn at the Pont de Claix, where
he put up for the night. Having, according to his custom,
displayed his entire stock of worldly wealth, amounting to
about 15,000 f., he had the imprudence to leave this sum
enveloped in a linen bag, in a box under the seat of his
cabriolet. The next morning, when he was on the point
of continuing his journey, the box was found minus its
valuable contents. Information was immediately given to
the authorities, but as yet all attempts to discover the rob-
ber or robbers have been in vain.
Dr. Davis, of Red Lion-square, called a few days
ago on Mr. Perkins, in Great Marlborough-street, and after
a few minutes' stay, on his return to his gig, which he had
left at the door, his cloak was gone, the Doctor remarking
that he thought it was quite secure, being within a few
yards of the police-office.
On Wednesday night last, the family of Mr. Wharf,
Spinning-field, bought some cockles, but not having occa-
sion for them then, the servant put them into a dish con-
taining some salt and water, and put the whole into the
cupboard. Late in the night, the servant hearing a squeak-
ing noise in the cupboard, went down stairs, supposing that
some of the kittens were in the cupboard, but what was her
surprise, when on opening it, instead of seeing a kitten as
she expected, she saw a large cockle out of the dish jumping
up and down, and on taking it up, she found is had fast hold
of a mouse by the tail. It would appear that the mouse
must have been on the top of the dish, and its tail somehow
or other must have been taken hold of by the cockle, The
mouse had drawn the cockle to its hole, but the cockle being
a very large one, the hole was not big enough to admit it.
—Manchester Guardian.
The fanatic followers of Joanna Southcote have
been recently preaching at Sligo, in the north of Ireland.