The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-21 00:00:00

THE RISE IN TIN PRICES.

The rise of £3 per ton in the standard of tin ores on
Tuesday, and the corresponding rise in the price of tin
metal, place both at a higher point than they have at-
tained for several years—considerably higher than during
the most prosperous period of last year. If this
lasts, the mining prosperity of Cornwall, despite the
low price of copper, is assured. Undoubtedly, the pre-
sent movement is in some degree artificial. The price of
tin ore is regulated by a few large holders from whom
those who wish to buy must obtain their supplies at what-
ever price may be fixed. But theyresent price is natural
to this extent, that it does not give more than a fair
remuneration for the labour and capital expended
in raising ores from even rich mines. The smelters in
fixing the price also take into consideration, to the best of
their judgment, the future demand and supply. The
dearness of tin, unlike most commodities, inflicts no
suffering or privation. We trust that the working miners
will at.length be allowed to participate in the prosperity
of the mines, and that thus the exodus of the best work-
men of the county will be stayed.-11 extern Morning
News.

TENANT-RIGHT IN THE COUNTY CORK.—MT.
John Fitzgerald, auctioneer, Mallow, a day or two since
set up for auction the interest in a farm containing thirty
acres at the rent of £25, held under Mr. Edward Galway
for three lives, or thirty-one years, Bidding was brisk,
commencing at £lOO, and increased by twenties to £3OO.
The next bid was £3lO, and it was ultimately knocked
down to a working farmer for £330. There were five
parties bidding for the lands.—lrish Times.
EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH.—An event has occurred
in Manders's menagerie of an extraordinary nature. One
of the double striped Bengal tigresses gave birth to a litter
of fine young tigers. This is a very rare event, and but
seldom occurs in this country, and, we believe with the
exception of some born a litfle while ago in the same col-
lection, the tigers are the only ones ever known to be
born out oftheir native jungles. Both dam and young
ones are doing well.

DISPENSING WITH A HUSBAND'S SIGNATURR.—A
singular application was made to the Court of Common
Pleas yesterday. A woman named Caroline Ryan was
deserted by her husband in 1867, since which time she has
heard nothing of him. In November, 1868, she married
again. She now wished to sell some property, and the
purchaser was desirous of having an order of the court,
giving power to dispense with the signature of the first
husband. The chief justice said the order might go ; but
it would not affect the purchaser's right to require the
concurrence of the woman's present husband.
A. MOUNTAIN ON FIRM—The other evening Ben
More Mountains, within about six miles of the town of
Enniskillen presented an appearance of one almost un-
broken sheet of flame. It appears that owing to the
scorching sun of the past week the furze and heather,
with which the mountain is for a great part covered, had
become exceedingly dry, and on last Sunday night,
whether by accident or otherwise, the whole summit of
the mountain had taken fire. The flames were visible at
a distance of nearly twenty miles from the mountain.

DYER, THE SELF-ACCUSED MURDERER.—The
2lfelbourne Argus says :—" Among the items of news
brought by the last English mail, was a statement that
a man named George Dyer had given himself up to
the London police as the perpetrator of a murder com-
mitted about December, 1857 on the Mia-Mia Creek,
Newstead, near Castlemaine.
Inquiries have shewn that
a murder was committed about the time and in the place
mentioned, and althdugh the victim could never be
identified his body, when found, having been buried in a
hole four or five months, it seems probable that this is
the same case. Detectives Mainwaring and Hodson, who
were in the Loddon district at the time the body
was found, made great exertions to discover the murderer,
but without effect, and from their knowledge of the facts
they believe that Dyer is really the culprit, and not the
victim of a self-accusing mania."

THE FRENCH NOTE TO ROME.—The Memorial
Diplomatique says that M. Bonneville arrived at Rome on
MoundayThursda,y,andwas received on: the following Satur-
day by Cardinal Antonelli, who promised to procure him
an audience with the Pope in order that he may present
his memorandum. This memorandum will be presented
to Pius the Ninth in his character of President of the
Council, and not as Sovereign Pontiff. The tenour of this
note, like that of the 20th of February, shews the greatest
veneration for the Pope and respect for the independenceof
the Council. The Memorial contradicts the report that
the presentation of the memorandum was countermanded
by M. 011ivier, and adds that it was impossible for the
minister to have taken such a step because the greater
part of the Powers of Europe had been informed of the
nature of the communication and had coincided with its
views. The diplomatic conversances would have prevented
the withdrawal of a memorandum by a foreign Minister
ad interim which had been agreed upon by a duly qualified
foreign Minister in concert with foreign cabinets.

The Portuguese regard the fate of Lopez in a
very business-like manner. " The news of the death of
Lopez and the proximate end of the Paraguayan war
has been received with great satisfaction by the
mercantile communities of Lisbon and Oporto. Great
and immediate benefit is expected to result to the
financial condition of Portugal, as immense sums are
retained in the Brazils by the unfavourable state of the
rate of exchange."

The Dublin. Evening Hail is informed that preli-
minary proceedings were taken yesterday towards the
prosecution of a nobleman recently raised to the peerage
—his lordship's conduct in a county election being the
ground of proceedinr, under the statute. The Mail
believes that certain electors of the county in question are
about to apply to the House of Commons with a com-
plaint of the conduct of the peer referred to, in the late
election.

Mr. Rossetti, the Assistant-Secretary to the Board
of Inland Revenue, has written to the principal of a
diocesan college acquainting him that the use of armorial
bearings upon official paper would render the com-
mittee or head of the college chargeable with license duty
for armorial bearings ; and, further, that if individuals
were to use paper bearing these arms in their private cor-
respondence, they would also become separately chargeable
with the same licence duty.

The rumour is revived that in consequence of
illness the Bishop of London will apply for the appoint-
ment of a suffragan Bishop, who will probably take the
title of Bishop of Westminster. Amongst the names of
gentlemen who are spoken of as likely to be recommended
to the Crown for that purpose are the Rev. J. E. Kempe,
M.A., Rector of St. James's, Piccadilly; the Rev. J.
Moorhouse, M.A., Vicar of Paddington • and the Rev.
Michael Gibbs, M.A., Rector of Christ Church, Newgate-
street.

The death is reported of a gentleman who was
actively connected with a i.cat number of the religious
and philanthropic institutions of London—Mr. William.
James Maxwell. A correspondent says : " Every sum-
mer thousands of London school children were brought
down at Mr. Maxwell's expense to enjoy a day's recrea-
tion in Richmond Park. He established a reading-room
for the Ist Royal Surrey Militia during the training
season, and was a devoted friend to the working classes,
whose interests he endeavoured in every possible way to
advance."

THE BRISTOL ELECTION PETITION.—A Bristol
paper says that a final appeal has been made through the
medium of placards by the promoters of the Petition,
They say that unless further funds are forthcoming the
petition must be abandoned. As the sum subscribed only
amounts to little more than half of what is needed, the
latter alternative is very probable.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SOMNAMBULISM.—
Yesterday morning, a singular case of somnambulism
occurred in Church-street, Bromley. Matthew Woods, a
railway employed had gone on a visit to his brother resid-
ing there, and went to bed last night at a late hour. At
about four o'clock the brother was awakened by a sound
which lie fancied proceeded from an attempt to break
into the house, but on rising from his bed he missed his
brother. He observed a small window at the end of the
room altogether removed, and on proceeding to the yard
he found the young man on the ground coldand insen-
sible. The width of the aperture through which he was
precipitated was barely 16 inches, and the height from
which he fell was 20 feet. The unfortunate man was
found to have sustained a fracture of the skull and
other injuries, but hopes are entertained of his recovery,i
According to a cable telegram, the British Minister
at Washington has protested against the Darien Ship
Canal project unless Great Britain is allowed an equal
participation with the contracting Powers in the enter-
prise. Mr. Thornton bases this claim on the existing
treaty.
The Chester Courier states that the Post Office
authorities have declined to. subscribe any amount for the
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Commenting on the Lord Advocate' Game Bill,
the Edinburgh Courant remarks : " The present Lord
Advocate would appear to be very unfortunate in the
preparation of his bills. He has never yet brought in a
single measure which has not been proved to be so per-
functorily drawn that a coach-and-six might not be driven
through almost any of its clauses."
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Admiral R. L. Warren, the present commander-
in-chief at Sheerness and the Nore, will not be relieved of
his command (consequent upon his promotion) until June
next, when it is said he will be succeeded by Vice-Admi-
ral Sir Robert Spencer Robinson, K.C.8., 1.R.5., a Lord
Coramizzioner of the Admiralty and Controller of the
Navy.

"The Supper at Emmaus," the celebrated picture
by Titian, which, after having belonged to several of the
patrician galleries of Venice; became, towards 1536, the
property of Abbate Callotti, and was subsequently in
the collection of Prince Demidoff, has just been placed
in the National Gallery of Ireland, having been zur-
clued for that ilatitutwa by tb.9
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