The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-15 00:00:00

THE HANOVERIAN LEGION IN FRANCE,

A document has been forwarded to the No 2 th German
Gazelle, from Hanover, which appears to be an order
signed by First Lieutenant von Tschirnitz concerning the
removal of the legionaries to Algiers, where they are to
form a coluny. They wish to take this step, as they find
it difficult to meet with employment in France. A com-
mission is to be appointed to visit Algiers and form a.cor-
rect estimate of the country. Scme importance is
attached to this document, as doubts have been expressed
as to the existence of a Hanoverian legion in France.

SIR SAIIUEL BAKER.

The Levant Times states that there is news from the
Nile of Mr. Higginbotham, head of the engineering
department of Sir S. Baker's expedition, having passed the
first cataract. This enterprising young engineer, who, it
should be remarked, is in the Egyptian Government ser-
vice, and therefore adopts thz. tarboosh, met with a little
contretemps. which, although in itself insignificant, proves
that Sir Samuel's followers are not all the most trusty.
Some cf the clew from one of Mr. Higginbotham's
dahabies, having become disheartened and home
sick, deserted it, and enrolled themselves in a similar
craft sailing under French colours, which wanted
men. On Mr. Higginbotham remonstrating with the French
traveller, the latter retorted in so offensive a manner that
a serious dispute took place, and the Frenchman has
declared that he will seek redress from the British
authorities. He will, however, be referred to the local
Government, as her Majesty's Consular authorities take no
responsibility with regard to the Baker expedition.

A return of the services rendered by the live lit e-
ooats connection with the Liverpool Dock Board sbows
that during the past year 18 vessels have been assisted and
a Ives saved. Since 18L7 the boats have rendered services
to 210 vessels, and been the means of saving 345 lives.
A hundred pigs were burned on board the st-eamcr
Reset a during her passage from Waterford to Bristol last
week. TLe coals ran short, and the pigs were burned so
that the fires might be kept up until the vessel reached
Ilfracombe, she having been detained by the westerly gale.
Mr. Edward Sullivan, the Attorney-General, yes-
terday published an address to the electors of Mellow, re-
tiring from the representation of that borough, having ac-
cepted office as Master of the Rolls. He assigns as the rea-
son of his retirement the condition of his health, which has
been much impaired by laborious and constant work.
In the Court of Queen's ,Bench this morning, in
tne case of Mr. Lovibond, arising out of the Bridgewater
Election Commission, the Solicitor-General said he found
that he was in error in stating that the Commissioners.
were fancies officii. They had sent in a report, but they
had purposely abstained from making a final report in
order to meet this or any otl:er contingency that might arise.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury will not, it is feared,
be sufficiently recovered to preside at the consecration of the
Bishop of Oxford, on the 25th instant, in which case a
Commission will be issued to the Bishops of London, Win-
chesler, Worcester, and Exeter to undertake the duties.
It is said that his Grace lepes to preside personally at the
meeting of the Convocation, which is fixed to take place in
February.
The conference of the Miners' National Association
was continued yesterday. One of the most interesting
subjects of discussion was that of the Haydock and Wigan
explosions. Mr. Pickard, who broached the matter,
thought there was too great a disposition to make the best
of it, and accept things as they were. He made the serious
charge that essential points in connection with the
Inquiries had been kept in the background. Some very
warm remarks followed.
Some comment was made a day or two back on the
case of a cool bigamist—of a man at Coventry, named
Eburne, having got married, his lawful wife being at the
s tme time a pauper lunatic in Hatton Asylum. He was
brought up yesterday, lefore the city magistrates, by the
directors of the poor, to refund the amount—some £4 or £5
—which they had expended on his wife. lie was unable
to pay, and was therefore committed to three months' im-
prisonment.
The inquiry into the Platt Bridge colliery explosion
was continued yesterday before Mr. Driffield, the district
comer. Some important evidence was taken as to the cause
of the disaster, and bearing out what was pretty clear from
previous statements, that the mine was under careful man-
agement. Some of the w'tnesses, while admittng the use of
gunpowder to be objectionable and dangerous, said tho coal
was so hard that the men were compelled to resort to blast-
ing. The inquiry is expected to be closed at the next
sitting, which is on Thurseay.
At the Birmingham • Police-court yesterday, Mr.
Thomas (lutteridge, surgeon, 'Calthorpe-street, Edgbaaton,
applied for a summons for a,:sault against the Hon. and Rev.
Grantham Munton Yorke, of Temple-row, and Mr. John
Belliss, draper, High-street. The applicant stated that ho
was in the vestry of St. Philip's Church on Sunday, when
Mr. Belliss seized him violently by the arm, and the Hon.
and Rev. G. M. Yorke snatched a book from Lis hand.
The Bench granted a summons, returnable on Tuesday
next.
A collision took place on 11 ednesday night on the
Glasgow and Paisley Joint Line, near P( llokshields, between
the Gee enock train leaving Bridge-street station at 6 o'clock,
and a number c.f empty carriages which we:o being
! stunted from a lye at Shields Junction. The shock
w.ts so great that three of the empty carriages were throve n
from the rails, blocking both the "up" at d "down" liura
No dernege was done to the cart juges of the Greenock
train, nor sere any of the passer gers hurt, but the fennel
of the engine was larockt d L ff, and the buffers were
broken.
A Liverpool knOl:can trW at) the early morning of
the let of JeLuary to Larry cut the "good old custom" of
kissing the first woman he met iu the new your. TLe first
company ho came acress was a sober party returning from a
watch-night service, talking of the religious exercises in
which they Lad been indulging. The most elderly was sur-
Fie( d to find a rough msn jut his elm round her neck and
attempt to kiss htr. She prevented him. Ile next tried to
salute a young lady. But ley th's time the gentleman who
was escorting the tarty home came to his senses and inter-
fered. lie received a swan ing blow between the eyes for
his pains. For playing tl ere at l seine other pranks the
Liverpool publican has la en f'n'A o aggregate .V.O.