The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-27 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

GRANT AND JAMES FOR 251. A-SIDE.—The pugilis-
tic aspirants, whose names preface this paragraph,
were, as all the circle which takes an interest in this
variety of feats of arms know, matched, some weeks
since, to try their skill in the art offensive and defen-
sive for a stake of fifty.
Of the men, we shall hriefly say, that Grant, known
as " Glenister's Novice," had won " golden opinions"
from all sorts of cognoscenti, who had witnessed his
determined style of " gloving" at various sets-to in
the sparring-rooms of the metropolis ; and hence,
with that consequent determination, which follows as
certainly as cause and effect, panted to try with the
naked knuckle the truth of his fistic arguments. The
opportunity offering, it was readily embraced, and
finding friends, the present match was made. Of
James, his worthy, though unsuccessful antagonist,
we can only say, that, sprung from Nottinghamshire,
a county that has given us both Caunt and Bendigo,
he had been, previously to his locating himself as a
silk-weaver near Mitcham, remarked as a " likely
lad," and one that was fully capable of maintaining
the character of the midland district. The weight of
the men was limited to 9st. 101bs., and at scale James
showed 21bs. beneath the stipulated figure, while
Grant required one pound and a half to make up the
avoirdupoise. The Witch, steamer, was chartered
for this adventure, and at a few minutes before one
disembarked her living cargo near Greenhithe.
Thej lists were quickly formed, and at half-past
twelve the last boat-load being ashore, the men cast
their gauntlets (caps we should say, in these pro..
saic days) within the staked enclosure. Grant
was enquired by Sam Martin and Jem Turner, James
being attended on by Barnash and Macdonald. Of
the contest itself we shall rather offer the result than
its details. On throwing themselves into attitude,
the superior height and reach of James was manifest,
he had certainly the advantage of a couple of inches,
or thereabout. They were soon at work, and it was
clear that each had come to fight and not to spar ;
Grant proved the harder hitter, and certainly most
capable of staying. In the second
one
James,
however, succeeded in getting one event, first
blood. After: a game contest, in which the
chances and changes were, as they always must be
between two active, clever, and courageous men,
various and fluctuating, although Grant was through.
out steadily getting the better of his man, James was
thrown heavily in the 45th round. He struggled
gallantly on until the 50th, when, his last chance
being out, he came up to be sent down, and accord-
ingly Grant was hailed the victor, after 50 rounds,
occupying one hour and seven minutes. As a nota
bene to members of the ring and their patrons, we
may observe, that, by the stipulation of Dan. Dis-
more, this battle was contested with fair sparables in
the men's shoes in lieu of the detestable and danger-
ous spikes of late worn ; and we certainly did not
observe that there was any increase of the " falling"
or " slipping ;" on the contrary, the men stood up
fairly and firmly—a proof, if such a fact needed
proving, that these modern addenda are as unnecessary
as they are dangerous.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday, at St.
George's, Hanover- square, by the Rev. H. Howarth, the
Rev. Charles William Cavendish, third son of Major-
General the Hon. Henry Cavendish, to Miss Lygon,
eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General the Hon. Henry
Beauchamp Lygon. Immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple left town for West-end Lodge, the seat
of Major-General the Hon. Henry Cavendish.
Lord and Lady John Russell and family are ex
peeled to remain at Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park,
until January, when they return to Chesham-place for
the season. Her Ladyship's health, we are happy to
state, is quite restored. Lord Ribblesdale, step-son of
the Noble Premie‘ has left town to pursue his acade-
mical studies at Oxford University.
The General Steam Navigation Company's ship,
which arrived yesterday from Hamburgh, in addition to
upwards of one hundred head of cattle, brought 100,0001.
in gold ; and it is expected that the vessel which will
arrive on Friday will bring as large an amount lin gold.
Letters from Frankfort of the 22d state that money
is abundant there, and the transactions on the exehange
have been numerous and animated.

BIRKENHEAD AFFAIRS.—The announcement we
made on Friday has been confirmed, and " something
more." It is now understood that the docks are to be
finished by Mr. Rendell, and according to his plans in
their entirety, and it is rumoured that the Chairman of
the new Board of Commissioners, who is to be nominated
on the part of the Crown, will be Mr. Jackson, M.P.
This is deemed highly probable in the best informed
quarters.—Liverpool Mercury.
POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS.—The Gazette of last
night contains a Treasury warrant, dated the 22d of
October, directing that for the future no letter shall be
forwarded by post exceeding in length, breadth, width,
or depth, the dimensions of two feet or twenty-four
inches; also directing that the postage shall be pre-paid
on all letters exceeding four ounces in weight. These
regulations are not to apply to petitions or addresses to
her Majesty, or petitions to either House of Parliament,
or to printed votes or proceedings of either House of
Parliament, or to letters to or from any of the Govern-
ment offices or departments.
ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARK.—PubIic
attention has lately been somewhat directed to the
sanitary condition of this parish, more especially in
reference to Three Tuns-court, White-street; At
present, however, only the general statement has been
made, that mud:necessity exists there for sanitary im-
provement, and even this has been questioned by the
parish authorities. The following statements may be
relied on. They come from one who has carefully and
minutely inspected the court referred to, for the purpose
of ascertaining the real facts of the case. Three Tuns;
court consists of eleven houses, but some of thens
wholly, and others partially uninhabited, accountop_ sue
wholly, of
ctohneitraindsreatdhfruelely
rdooilmapsidaotfed
about eight
isgaet c s
h square,
with no back-entrance to any.
There
.s
in the court, and but ono privy, which hich ino water
in a
horribly filthy cotnhdaitiponar,etmheenstoial
rofruonn3d, it running
ngforovemr
and saturating
ct tosnbdri
toiko enno,
fdai llal ptildi
the
te d
houses,sta te, a together w
dei
ositteh the ruinous
n eh pervades
the atmosphere of the whole court. There is no inha-
bited house which does not contain somebody infected,
,
more or
less, with fever. There aro now about 100 per-
sons, including children, living in the court. In one
of the rooms there are nine adults living. In one of
the houses the ground floor is entirely gone. In one of
these houses, in the lower room, four adults and two or
three children live, having no bed, but all sleeping on
some straw laid on the earth. One of those in this room
is a woman, who was confined two or three days since ;
she lies like the others on the straw, and her child ap-
pears completely naked. This room contains no furni-
ture ; a large stone is used for a seat. There are only
three bedsteads, and scarcely any other furniture except
a few broken chairs, in the whole court. Three deaths
have lately occurred from fever. Other places in this
neighbourhood are very little better than Three Tuns-
court; indeed, many are more thickly peopled.
HOP INTELLIGENCE.—MAIDSTONE.—The picking
is now entirely finished—the result can only be known
exactly by the publication of the duty. A portion of
the account has already been made up and published,
from which we are enabled to deduce that the Worces-
ter duty is 2,633 L 13s. 61d.—old duty about 1,4421.
which will give an average of about 1 qr. I llbs. per
acre—rather less than was expected. The Hants duty
is 4,6721. 4s. I Id.; Herts, 306/. 19s. 6d.-111ai dstone
Journal.
ewhave to record the demise of Major-General
Stanton St. Clair, who died on the 23d instant,tahtehsiisxt.
re-
sidence, 55, Gloucester-street, Hyde-park, in
first year of his age. The Gallant Officer, who receiveyd
the rank of Major-General on the occasion of the late
brevet, entered the army as ensign in 1803, and was
actively employed up to the
ftermination of the late war.
Th
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Imperial Academy
riprize
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3Sciences of St. Peters-
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RUSSELL'S. Eh oLlLe,rs a.
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cow. —We are informed that a letter has been received
from Lord John Russell, intimating that, in the present
state of public affairs, it will be impossible for him to
leave the neighbourhood of London this week, and that
n
he will write again to sap whether he shall be able to
visit Glasgow before the 13th of November.—Glasgow
Saturday Post.
PROGRESS OF THE DENATIONALIZATION OF Po-
LAND BY AUSTRIA.—By an Imperial ordonnance re-
cently issued, the use of the Polish language is sup-
pressed at the university of Cracow, where henceforth
German only is to be used, except in teaching the Polish
language and literature, in which that must of necessity
be employed. Several of the Professors of the Uni-
versity, who were Poles, have been dismissed and re-
placed by Geraians.

SUICIDE OF PROFESSOR
M'CULLAG 11.
DUBLIN, OCT. 25.—The city was startled this
morning with the terrible announcement that this
most distinguished man had committed suicide. On
inquiry the melancholy fact proved true ; and one of
the most scientific minds in Europe, as well as the
most accomplished, lies now a corpse within the halls
which his genius once adorned. It appears, so far as
we could ascertain, that Professor Al‘Cullagh was for
some days ill, and had been under the treatment of
Dr. Stokes. The disease, however, assumed no
graver character than dyspepsia, accompanied with
lowness of spirits. On Friday last he rallied very
considerably, and on yesterday attended, as usual,
the College Chapel, after having received Dr. Stokes
at breakfast. He walked afterwards with his friends,
and conversed cheerfully as be was wont to do. None
could suspect the fatal tragedy which was to be con-
summated so soon afterwards. He did not go
Ito Commons, but dined in his chambers. At
half-past eight o'clock his servant saw him
for the last time alive. In one half-hour after the
same servant saw him dead, with his throat cut from
ear to -ear. The brilliant genius and consummate
philosopher was cold and disfigured clay. The razor
was found close beside him ; and no doubt whatever
remained of the suicide, which has caused a prodi-
gious sensation in the society of Dublin, and will re-
sound throughout Europe.
It is unnecessary to name the amount of services
rendered to modern science by this illustrious man.
His name was familiar to every country which culti-
vated the loftier sciences--and Professor MiCullagh
stood inferior in reputation to no man living. In
Germany he was looked upon as the most original
genius in the. British empire. In Ireland, perhaps,
he was less known, a fatality which too often accom-
panies native genius—but within the circle of the
scientific, and in the society of his friends, he was
honoured and loved. his late contest for the College
representation on Liberal principles brought him more
into public notice, and the high-toned and gentle-
manly bearing with which he conducted himself on
that occasion won for him the esteem of all men.
Ireland has, in truth, sustained a profound loss. One
of her most illustrious lights is extinguished.
THE INQUEST.

An inquest was held in the College to-day to in-
quire into this melancholy transaction.
Margaret Healy examined—Was servant to the
deceased, had been so for some time. It appeared
that the last time she saw him alive was on Sunday
night, about half-past eight o'clock, when he was
lying on his side on the bed in his own bedroom ; and
that, on opening the door, he asked what she wanted,
when she immediately retired ; and that, not having
called her, as was his custom, about half-past nine
o'clock, she again went, called at his door, but re-
ceived no answer. She then went through the house,
but could not see him. When, on again opening his
door, she thought she saw something black lying on
the floor between the bed and the wall ; she, thinking
that he had fallen in a fit, immediately ran out for
Mr. Butcher (who was an intimate friend of the de-
ceased, and living next door), who on entering the
room, accompanied by one of the porters, they dis-
covered the unfortunate gentleman lying quite dead,
but not cold, with his head in a pool of blood. They
immediately lifted the body and placed it on the bed,
when they discovered the throat cut in so shocking a
manner as nearly to sever the head from the body,
having three distinct gashes across it.
Dr. Stokes examined—Deceased was one of my
oldest and dearest friends. I think I never had
occasion to
.prescribe for him till last Monday. He
generally enjoyed better health than most men who
lead a sedentary life. He called upon me in com-
pany with a friend ; the friend said to me that he
was not very well, that his breath was heavy, and he
was depressed. Did not prescribe for him then..
Upon Tuesday morning I received a note from him.
lie said he was not well, though not in pain,
but was afraid that something in his manner had
excited the suspicion of his friends, and that persons
might suppose he was ill. Ile did not say mental
illness, but he wished it to be inferred. I told him
that he was labouring under dyspepsia, derangement
of stomach. He was melancholy. He said he had
been working very hard at a difficult mathematical
problem. Upon Monday I gave him a blue pill and
a rhubarb draught. He mentioned to me that he
had been drinking green tea, which evidently had
deranged his stomach very much. He was a man
of strictly temperate habits. I saw him three
times on Wednesday and Thursday. I told him
to give up his mathematical studies and go out.
He arranged to go to a friend in the country. He
was wonderfully better on Thursday, and still better
on Friday, when he promised to come and dine with
me. What he chiefly complained of was, lest, during
his illness, persons might have conceived that his mind
was not all right—" Even you," said he, " are looking
at me." " Why (said I), one cannot look cheerful
to see you ill." lie spent Saturday evening with me
at my own house. He was perfectly well to all ap-
pearance. He showed no aberration of mind more
than as to natural despondency. He asked me would
Igo to the College Chapel on Sunday. I said yes.
Then you had better come and breakfast with me,
and we will go together. I did so. The only thing
remarkable was that when I came he had breakfasted.
He had breakfast prepared for me. His habit, he
said, was to breakfast upon getting up. There was
nothing about him then to draw the attention of any
person who had known that he was ill. He acknow-
ledged that he had been ill—that he had been in a
dreamy state, but he felt the illness was passing or
had passed away. As far as I could ascertain about his
depression, it was that his manner had excited suspicion
that he was not right in his mind, and that this would
go out and damage his character and prospects. I
assured him that his illness arose from physical
causes, and that his depression was merely the result
of those causes. He said that medical men might
think as I did, but that others would interpret it
into mental illness. There was nothing extraordi-
nary in his state. The only thing unusual in his
case was that he had improved so much, and then.re-
lapsed. I think his former hallucination returned
stronger than it had been. Upon the Thursday he
said to me that my servant thinks me very ill, and
that she watches me. Upon one occasion he went
to ,the door and shut it, and said that she; was
listening. I believe him to have been a very religious
man. On Sunday morning I found him reading
" Butler's Sermons," which he said it was his habit
to read. He asked me if I had ever read them.
thel
said I had not, and he said, tapping me on
shoulder—" My dear friend, I could not re_
under despondency, but I never s
you to a better book." He often seemehdimlcabimnouillereiencgh
Bina: the Cllege
health and spirits as he was
election. I heard that twoy
- :at the stoppage of that
his excellent
object
on his leg. Ido not rlsnago be had sno
ut cer
health. He stated in his conversation
e he
e w
that a ti n
stronger bearingbetween natural
ulcer affected his n'indtlhibnecaus
and revealed religion.
Leeson examined—l found on the neck of
was to bring a still
Dr.
deceased a large gash, about six inches in length and
three in breadth, cutting deeply, in fact as far as the
spine, through the carotid artery and jugular vein at
the right side. The wound also opens into the mouth,
just above the trachea. There was one gash, but
visibly three incisions. I think the wounds were
inflicted by a razor, which was found in the room
clotted with blood and hair. There cannot be the
least question that the wounds were the cause of
death. I think after he had received the wound
across the carotid and jugular veins that his death was
instantaneous.

The CORO;ER (Dr. Kirwen) then said, after the
admirable testimony which had been given by Dr.
Stokes' there couldjutrihrgyacinaogbtreeebenea any doubt but that the
deceased had committed the act while labouring under
melancholia, produced by- dyspepsia ; every one thould
deplore that the melantiholy event had taken place ;
there could be no dou'bt that persons who pursued
mathematical and ab struse studies were subject
to melancholia; and. the cases of insanity and
melancholy resembled each other so much in many
instances that no one could tell when one began and
Dr. Stokes had known
persons commit SV.icide while
and .
affected with melan-
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deceased
terhmTinAatdnth,
act arising tro:n
dyspepsia, ho li a .
which t be
it was quite clear that
committed the rash and most de-
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jury expressed a wish to retire, and draw up
following verdict in their ow
dw.ords, which they did ac-
cordingly. They returned in a few minutes with the
verdict : •
M'Cullagh died of—
while labouring under IN e find that Professor James
wtoo:imnpdosrairriyflicintesdaniutyp7 himself

The Bentinck steamer, which left Calcutta on the
Bth September, has brought; the remaining portion of
the Indian mail. Madras li.wited Service Gazette of the
14th September, quotes tb a following from the Delhi
Gazette, of 25th August :-- -" A letter from Cawnpoor,
just received, mentions th at, the Raja of Nepaul had
written to his Majesty of (}ade, offering to ' move down
to his assistance, should tit e Governor-General enter his
dominions with a large nrdlitary force.'"
froTmllßEerOlinV,EllfrLoADlNDtheM.;....
yA .IL.--According
Jr
Berlin to
anddlß4eBrlint to
overland mail will go by way of Breslaw.a
Austrian Lloyd and editor r of Lloyd's Journal, has recog-
London. M. von Schwan zer, one of the directors of the
January, 1848,
recog-
nised this route as the sb ()nest for the present, in cou-
alt.—de
sequence of the railway communication to the ocean.
M. von Schwarzer has o.ready had conferences on the
subject with the Prussism Mil iistry. He will set out
for Dresden to-morrow, in ord4 •r to submit to the Postal
Congress there assembled an important proposition,
which he has already committe I to paper.
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