The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-21 00:00:00

FOREIGN REFUGEES.

[We have a melancholy interest in giving publicity
to the following announcement, and in doing so com-
mend it,with all earnestness, to the consideration of those
generous hearts who still sympathise in the fall of Hun-
gary and in the miseries of the exiled Hungarians.—
ED, Sun.]

The recent occurrences at Liverpool, and allusions in
Parliament to the alleged conspiraciee of the foreign re-
ftwees now in London, have induced the undersigned to
make inquiries with regard to the Hungarian exiles, and
to satisfy themselves that any such charges against them
are utterly groundless.
These unfortunate men, though too Trona to whine as
mendicants, have been uniformly found ready to avail
themselves of any opportunity to earn a living, and men
of literary and scientific attainments, as well as military
rank and hereditary property, have cheerfully entered
upon situations affording the most scanty maintenance,
while more than one has, by rigid economy, contrived
to repay advances made them in their exigency.
By the providence of God, and the self-sacrificing ex-
ertions of some few individuals, no Hungarian refugee
has hitherto wanted bread in London, but the funds for-
merly subscribed have been more than exhausted, and
there yet remain several families (most of them of
officers of high civil and military rank)in the most needy
circumstances.

It is to assist these to America, where all their coun-
trymen have been well received, and satisfactorily em-
ployed, that the undersigned have formed themselves
into a committee; they will have the advice and the as-
sistance of Mr. F. Pulzky (the late agent for the Hun-
garian Government in London, and former Under-&-cre-
tary of State in Count Louis Batthiany's Ministry), and
pledge themselves to the strict appropriation of the
fund to the above object, in aid of which they invite the
contributions of the public.
D. W. Witton, 2, Crosby-square ...
G, T. Kemp, 34, Spital-aquare ...
J. Vanner, 15, Spital-square ... ..
Roger Cunliffe, jun., 24, Bucklersbury (who will act
10
as treasurer)
P. C. Leckie, 11, Copthall-court ... 10
C. M. Robison, 66, Coleman street
Each of the above will be happy to receive further
subscriptions.

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LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST
RAILWAY.
Traffic—Week ending April 19, 1851 ... £10,864 15 1
Traffic —Week ending April 20, 1850 ... 8,032 2 2
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 129,743 211
Total of the half-year, to this date, k5O 118,672 11 2
Total number of Passengers—Week ending
April 19, 1831 64,503
Passengers ... £8,600 4 7
Goods 2,26410 6

Total ... ... £10,864 15 1
Total miles open, 1851, 17314 ; ditto, 1810, 17114.
London Terminus, April 21, 1851.

FRENCH ACTION AGAINST MR. LUMLEY. M.
Bayard, one of the authors of the French piece La Fille du
Regiment, and the heiis of Donizetti, the composer, who set
it to music, yesterday brought an action before the Tribunal
of Commerce, against Mr. Lumley, director of the Italian
Theatre, to recover a certain sum for the performance of that
opera. The opera had originally been written in French,
and brought out at the Opera Comique. Blr. Lumley had it
translated into Italian, and represented at London. Desirous
of bringing out this translation at Paris, he caused an appli-
cation to be made to Messrs. Bayard and de St. Georges, as
authors of the words, for an authorisation to perform the
piece. The latter consented, the former refusA, but, not•
withstanding this refusal the piece was performed. Mr.
Lumley did not consider it necessary to make any applica-
tion to the heirs of Donizetti fur permissi ,n to use the
music, as he was not a Frenchman. It appeared that toe
playing of the opera without the authorization of M. Bayard
was the consequence of some misunderstanding, but, never-
theless, the tribunal condemned Mr. Lumley to pay that
gentleman 365 f. 22c. ; and with respect to the demand of
Donizetti's heirs, it held that though Donizetti was not a
Frenchman, he was entitled to the protection of the French
law; and it accordingly condemned him to pay them 730 f.
10c.— Galignani's Messenger.
INCIDENTS OF THE CENSUS.—The following speci•
men of womanly assumption was given in one of the census
returns not a hundred miles from College-street, Portsea :
" Jane , wife, head of the family, manglingwoman.
John ----, husband, turns my mangle."—Portsmouth
Times.

STRANGE COINCIDENCE.—The editor of the Bangor
Mercury says that he knows two individuals who are cousins,
have the same name, whose fathers were brothers whose
mothers were sisters, and whose wives are sisters. He chal-
lenges the whole world for a similar conincidence.
The British and North American Royal mail
steam-ship Canada, Captain Harrison, which would leave
Boston on the 9th and Halifax on the 11th inst., bringing
letters and papers from New York of the Bth, and telegra-
phic accounts via Halifax to the 10th instant, is now tully
due at Liverpool, and may be hourly expected to arrive.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT THE THEATRE.-011,
Saturday evening last, Mr. Phillips was performing Rob;
Roy, in the drama of that name, and had arrived at the part,
of the play where he had to cross a platform—at some height .
above the stage—when the platform which had not been
secured, gave way, and both Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Swift,
who was also ripen it, were precipitated to the stage, to the
great fright of the spectators. Mr. Swift fortunately escaped
injury; but Mr. Phillips sustained a severe dislocation and
fracture of the joint of the right' ancle. The unfortunate
gentleman still remains in a very precarious state, bat it is
hoped that amputation will not be necessary ; there is little
doubt, however, that the accident will unfit him for his pro-
fession. Immediately after the accident the house was dis-
missed.—Lynn Advertiser.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.—An inquest was taken by
Mr. Bedford, at the Feathers, Pimlico, on view of the body
of G. S. Dalroy, Esq., aged thirty-five, who resided in Bel-
me
gchraavre-road, Pimlico, where he committed suicide by dis-
gd
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ttahnrcosusg:h—u hisv
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given
the following
servant d e .
that on Thursday morning last, about nine o'clock, he heard
a loud report in deceased's room, when, on going there, he
found him lysimngelienfhis bed, bleeding from his head, while
there was a oingunpowder in the room.. Mr. H. Pren-
dergast, Lincoln's- barrister. said that he had known de-
ceased Gibraltar, employed le was for some years at Malta and
many years, He
the Government as a civil engi-
neer. He had relinquished thath profession some months.
About twelve months since
Pecuniary
eerication with deceased and
was married. In Sep-
tember last witness had a communication
embarrassment. He He had raised some
affairs, as he was in
money on reversionary interest, which w expended.
haisstta'atmeioly: cinonresiCelreer'a)bcele
These difficulties, witness was of opinion,as nearly
mind, and he had latterly appeared to be labouring
upon his
uring under
despondency. The witness knew that deceased great thought
he could not recover from his difficulties. Mr. G. Johnson,
surgecn, said, that on n for
ursday morning last he was sent
to see the deceased. There was a pistol, which had been
recent'y discharged, on the bed. Deceased died in three mi
nutes. Witness examined the body, and observed an ori-
fice on both sides of the mouth. The lower jaw was blown
away, the whole of the upper jaw shattered, and a portion of
the brain protruded through his nostrils. Verdict, Temporary
insanity.
The King of the Belgians is expected to arrive in
town from Brussels earl' in the ensuing month. The
Luke of Saxe Coburg Gotha (brother of Prince Albert)
and the Prince of Leiningen are 0 arrive in the course
of the same month. The two former are to be the guests
of her Majesty, the latter of the Duchess a Kent.—Weekly
Chronicle.