The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-27 00:00:00

EXECUTION AT MANCHESTER.

Patrick Durr, who was sentenced to death at, the last
Manchester Assizes for the murder of his wife, was
executed yesterday morning in the Salford Hundred
Prison, Manchester. The murderer, his wife
and two sons, lived in a court in Man-
chester. On the night of the 17th of August
last, Durr and his wife had been drinking very heavily.
Burr, having a rope in his hand, went up to the deceased
when she had gone to bed and strangled her. Since his
condemnation Durr has been daily attended by the prison
chaplain. The murderer walked to the scaffold with a.
firm step, and, on coming near the drop, said, " I believe
my two sons are outside looking over the wall." Some
one near remarked, " You can't see them," and the mur-
derer said, " I can," and then proceeded to say :
" Dear boys, don't fret ; this is a debt,
To nature due :
I must go the earth which gave me birth,
And so must you."
He stood quietly while the rope was adjusted, and before
the bolt was drawn frequently exclaimed "Lord Jesus,
have mercy upon my soul ! " He struggled violently
for a short time after the bolt was drawn. Calcraft was
the executioner.

A very destructive fire broke out in Market-street,
Falmouth, at an early hour on Saturday morning.
Several shops, with their valuable contents, were des-
troyed. The damage is estimated at from £20,000 to
-C30,000.

The remains of Fanny Charlotte, wife of Colonel
the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, were interred in the
family vault of the Buckhurst family in Withyham
Church, Sussex, on Saturday last. The funeral was quite
private, the chief mourners being the deceased lady's hue;
band and Lord Buckhurst.

Mr. Cleghorn, who has just retired from the
secretaryship of the North-Eastern Railway Company,
was on Friday last, at a meeting of the directors, pre-
sented with a silver inkstand and a purse of one thousand
guineas, on behalf of the shareholders, "as a mark of
esteem and of their high appreciation of the nature of his ser-
vices during the 14 years in which he held the office of their
secretary." Mr. Cleghorn has not severed his connection
with the Company, having been elected one of the
directors.

MOONLIGHT IN 1871.—1 t is worthy of note that
there will be a full moon in the first week of each of the
first seven months of the year. In July there will be two
full moons, viz., on the 2nd and 31st. And in the re-
maining five months the moon will be at the full in the
last week in each month. It will probably be many years
before this will happen again.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE FENIAN CONVICTS.--
Up to Saturday night none of the Government authori-
ties had received an intimation that any of the Fenian
prisoners who had been convicted of treason felony, and
are now incarcerated in Chatham and Postland prisons,
were to be liberated. It is believed that the intention of
the Government will be carried into effect at the com-
mencement of the new year.
THE MAHARAJAH DHULEEP SINGH.—A_ new
mansion, erected for his Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep
Singh, at Elvedon, near Thetford, Norfolk, has been now
so far completed that his highness has been enabled to-
take up his residence in the southern portion of it. It is.
in the Indian style of architecture, and the decorations of
the interior, the ceilings, &c., are very elaborate andi
costly. The entrance, also Oriental in its character, is
magnificent.
ROBBERIES OF CHRISTMAS DINNERS.—It would
appear that there are persons in the world who do not
scruple to rob another of his Christmas dinner, as there
are two cases reported to the polioe of the provision made
by two families for Christmas Day having been stolen.
Between eight and half-past eleven on Saturday night,
some persons entered the dwelling house of Richard Star-
key, of Temple Field-street, Small Heath, during the
absence of the family:, and carried off a gold Albert
chain, a child's money box, containing 10s. in silver
and copper, a goose, a piece of beef, and a bottle of wine.
The thieves are supposed to have obtained entrance by
means of false keys.—Between eleven on Saturday night
and seven on Christmas morning some persons entered
the dwelling house of Joseph Chambers, at the hack of
100, Brighton-place, Barr-street West, by forcing the
cellar window, and tole two plum puddings and a pork
pie. No trace of the property has been found.— Birming-
ham Gazette.

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