The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-07 00:00:00

THE WICKLOW PEERAGE CASE.

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The extraordinary Wicklow peerage case is likely again
shortly to come before the public in a court of law.
Shortly before the close of the last session of Parliament
Mrs. Howard presented a petition to the House of Lords
praying that her claim on behalf of her infant son might
be revived, as circumstances had come to her knowledge
that the present earl had offered his solicitor, Mr. O'Brien,
a douceur of six hundred pounds in the event of his suc-
ceeding to the title, and that various witnesses had been
bribed to give evidence against her claim. It is now
understood that Mrs. Howard feels herself in a position to
take legal proceedings.—Freeman's Journal.
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A new daily Liberal paper is to be started in Bir
mingham, on Monday, January 2nd. Its title is to be
" The Birmingham Morning Hews," and its price, one
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CONTRA CT FOR CLOTHING FOREIGN TROOPS.—
The Limerick correspondtnt of the Cork Herald states on
authority that Sir Peter Tait has entered into a contract
for the supply of 150,000 uniforms for a continental army,
and that in a fortnight another contract for the supply
of 200,000 uniforms will be entered into.
RECALL OF Mn. MOTLEY.—Mr. Motley has re-
ceived his letters of recall, annd took leave of the United
States Legation yesterday. His Excellency, it is under-
stood, had an audience of the Queen at Windsor in the
afternoon. Mr. Moran, who has long been Secretary of
the United States Legation in England, will act as
Charge d'Affaires pending the appointment of Mr. Mot-
ley's successor. Mr. Motley proposes, it is said, to reside
for some time at the Hague.
THE LATE DUCHESS D'AUMALE. Yesterday
beirig the anniversary of the death of the lamented
duchess, there was a large gathering of the Orleans
princes, relations and friends, at the residence of the Duke
d'Aumale, Orleans House, Twickenham, who proceeded
in some twenty carriages early in the morning direct to
Weybridge, and attended Mass at the private chapel
belonging to Miss Taylor, where the remains of the
duchess were interred in the temporary resting place of
the ex-King Louis Phillipe, his Queen Amelie, and other
deceased members of this illustrious house. Mass was
performed at about ten o'clock by the resident priest.
The prisoners taken at Bretoncelles—a place where the
Duke of Mecklenburg encountered some resistance
on his march westwards—did not reflect much
credit on the French army. " Penned up in the
old church of Bretoncelles they looked bedraggled
and miserable, and their appearance was not belied
by the account they gave of themselves. Few had been
above a fortnight in the army • they all seemed to be
there thoroughly against their Will, and had complaints
to make of their officers, of their rations, and of their
treatment generally. In fact, they seemed utterly de-
moralized."
The Staatsanzeigeo has begun to publish a list of the
names of the privates and non-commissioned officers who
have distinguished themselves during the present war,
with a short account of the actions by which they have
done so. One may be cited as an example. In the battle
of Woerth, Sergeant Kabisch displayed something moi e
than mere personal courage. During the engagement in
the wood which took place early in the afternoon, he and
his half-train got separated from the company. On con-
tinuing their advance they came to an open space, where
they were attacked by a division of hostile infantry,
which, though it had been broken, was far more numerous
than they. Still, by taking advantage of the. grpund, and
opening a quick fire, be made such an impression on the
advancing force that from 300 to 400 men threw down
their arms and begged for quarter.