The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-04 00:00:00

THE CONVICT SARAH BARBER.—A petition, which
in the course of three days has obtained 5,088 signatures,
was forwarded on Saturday from Nottingham to the Home-
oftice for presentation to her Majesty, praying for a commu-
tation of the sentence of death passed at the last assizes upon
the wretched woman Sarah Barber, whose execution is an-
nounced to take place on Wednesday next.
VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT TO SOUTHAMPTON.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Colonel
Phipps, lauded on Friday afternoon in the Southampton
Docks, en route to Bishopstoke station, on a visit to the Rev.
Dr. Gamier, Dean of Winchester, and to inspect the beautiful
gardens and grounds attached to the dwelling of the Deanery.
The Prince returned to the Docks shortly after six, the Royal
yacht Fairy, under charge of Commander Crispin, R.N., en-
tering the tidal basin at the same moment with her Majesty
and the Royal children on board. While waiting a few mi-
nutes before embarking, his Royal Highness entered into con-
versation with Captain Peacock, the Superintendent of the
Docks, as to the size and capabilities of the new West India
mail steam-ship Parana, and other matters connected with
the docks. The Fairy left the docks tor Osborne Bay amid
loud and hearty cheers from a great number of persons who
had been attracted thither by the news of a visit from the
Queen and Prince Albert.

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way having been provided for pedestrians. The thick bed
of earth at present forming the bed of the road is to be taken
away, preparatory to the contemplated repairs. During the
closing of the bridge, omnibus travellers will have to remem-
ber that the Kensington" busses," as well from Islington as
King's-cross, pass over Waterloo-bridge.
DOWNING• STREET GOSSIP.—Mr. Lewis Charles
Tennyson D'Eyncourt, of the Inner Temple, is appointed a
police magistrate for the district of the metropolis, in the
room of Mr. Burrell, of the Westminster Court, whose re-
signation will date from Thursday next, the 7th of August.
Mr. Fletcher Conyers Norton has been transferred as Attaché
from her Majesty's mission at Brussels to the mission at
Naples. Mr. Joseph Cuffe is appointed Registrar of the
Supreme Court at Ceylon. The Marquis of Lansdowne met
with an accident two days ago, by being thrown from his
horse. Though his Lordship did not appear much hurt it
was thought desirable to postpone a meeting of the Com-
mittee of the Privy Council of Education appointed to be
held yesterday at the Council-office. The Noble Marquis
has, however, sufficiently recovered from his fall to be able
to resume his official duties, though he is obliged to carry
his arm in a sling. Sir George Grey recovers but very
slowly from his severe indisposition, the Right Hon. Baaronet
being still too unwell to transact business. The Chnce llor
of the Exchequer and the First Lord of the Admiralty are
expected to return from their trip to the Channel Islands on
Monday.—Sunday Paper.
ACCIDENT TO THE MAYOR OF COLCHESTER.—thy
Worship was riding over East Bridge, about three o'clock on
Thursday afternoon, when his horse shied at a tilted cart,
and, in a desperate plunge on to the side pavement, threw
his rider with much force against the pallisades of the
bridge. Mr. H. S. Goody, with his family, were passing at
the time, on their way to the rural fête at Wivenhoe ; but,
on witnessing the accident, their cab was at once vacated,
and his Worship, being assisted into it by Mr. Goody and
Mr. Warmington (who was also passing in the same direc-
tion) was accompanied to his residence by those gentlemen.
He was shortly afterwards visited by his medical attendant,
Mr. G. B. Clark, who found him much bruised about the
body, and cut on the elbow, but the principal injury con-
sisted in a very severe bruise on the right thigh, which is in
a degree agravated by the fact that the same limb was
6imilarly hurt in an accident a few years back. Mr. Clark
has no apprehension that anything more than a temporary
confinement will result from the unfortunate occurrence.—
Essex Standard.
We regret to learn that Dr. G. C. Holland has sus-
tained a painful and severe accident, by which he has lost
the sight of one eye. While amusing his children in the gar-
den he received an accidental blow on the right eye, which
penetrated the eye and, immediately destroyed its vision.—
Shdfield Independent.
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE AT ALEXANDRIA.—III a
long memoir in the Builder of the 2d inst., on Egyptian obe-
lisks. with proposals in detail for bringing to England that
called Cleopatra's Needle, Mr. Nathaniel Gould, the writer,
says :—" I feel persuaded that the removal and transport of
this large mass to London is both practicable and compara-
tively easy, and to be accomplished within one-fourth of the
time expended on the same operation by the French, which
was three years and a half from the sailing of the vessel to
the erection of the column in Paris, and about four years and
a half from the commencement of building the Lusquor ; and
lam prepared with a plan for its execution, and to enter
into contract, either on my own account or conjointly, for
performing the same within nearly one-fourth of the time,
and at nearly one-fourth of the actual cost of the removal of
that of Luxor by the French, which could not have been
.less than from 35,0001. to 40,0007." In a note the editor re-
marks that " the writer urges, with justice, that the feeling
manifested with respect to the Great Exhibition shows that
' the public would now appreciate the erection in London
of the ancient obelisk belonging to them, and that the
pecuniary success of the Exhibition offers the means of '
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dulging the public taste, without calling on the Chancellor
of the Exchequer."

M. Freyberg, director of the Italian Theatre at
Berlin, brought an action some time ago before the Tribunal
of Commerce against Mme. Florentina Jennings, the singer,
to recover from her 80,009 f. as damages for having broken
the engagement into which she entered with him in October,
1849, to sing at his theatre for a certain stipulated period;
and he brought another action against Mr. Lumley, director
of the Italian Theatre, to recover damages for having en-
gaged Mine. Florentine Jennings for his theatre at Paris
and London, though he knew she was under an engagement
to him. The Tribunal held that it could not interfere with
respect to the arrangement between M. Freyberg and the
lady, as they were both foreigners ; and as to Mr. Lumley,
who, in his capacity of director of the Italian Theatre at
Paris, was subject to the French tribunals, it held that he
had done nothing which entitled the plaintiff to demand da-
mages. Against these decisions M. Freyberg appealed to
the Court of Appeal; but the Court, after hearing length-
ened arguments, confirmed both of them.
REVAL, JULY 25.—The Emanuel Gabel, from Stock-
holm to this port, has got aground at the entrance of
this harbour.