The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-23 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sla,—Frances, sister of Richard Talbot, Duke of Tyr-
connell, married first James Cusack, of Cussington, by
whom she had three sons and one daughter, of whom
there are descendants. She married, secondly, Sir
Thomas Newcomen, and had issue, of whom there are
descendants. She died the 17th February, 1687, and
was buried the 20th of same month,in Clonsalagh Church,
near Dublin. The truth of the above is testified by her
son, Thomas Newcomen, who registered her funeral
entry in Ulster's 011ie?, Dublin Castle, where it is still
to be seen. Lord Talbot of Malahide is not a descen-
dant of this Frances, as she did not marry a Talbot ; and
if another sister did, while the heirs of Frances still
exist, he cannot be heir general of Tyrconnall. But,
in fact, the Dike hal several sisters, whose heirs still
exist.—Your obedient servant,

August 15, 185 G.

SCRUTATOR.

APOTHECARIES'-HALL.—The following are the names
of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science
and practice of medicine, and received certificates to
practise on Thursday, Aug. 21 :—T. Biasson, jun.,
Billingborough, Lincolnshire ; M. J. Sturges, Louden ;
F. Lewis, Birmingham.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. NOTTINGHAM,
Friday.—Throughout the week (with the exception of
Monday) we have had heavy rains, with very little in-
termission, and great anxiety is felt for the safety of
the crop. This morning the temperature is lower, and
the weather cleared up, and there is more appearance of
its becoming settled. Harvest operations have been
greatly impeded, and there is no doubt that to some ex-
tent the crops have sustained injury. The consequences,
however, would hive been more severe had the tempe-
rature been higher. There has also bean a brisk wind,
and this morning there is a fresh breeze blowing, which
will dry the corn. Up to the present time there has not
been much damage done to the cereal crops, and pas-
tures and turnips are improved by the rains.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD H. M.S. CRESSY, —Yester-
day afternoon an inquest was held on board her Majesty's
ship Cressy, lying at Spithead, on the body of Thomas
Barnes, an able seaman, who came to his death by an
accident on board that vessel. Frederick Norris, an able
seaman of the Cressy, deposed that on Wednesday morn-
ing last between 8 and 9 o'clock, he saw the deceased in
the rigging of the ship, where he had gone for the pur-
pose of loosening the sails, as the wind was blowing a
heavy gale at tha time, and he endeavoured to catch the
futtock of the rigging to enable him to get over, but he
missed his hold and fell. On coming down his feet caught
the yard tackling, and he fell headforemost on to the
deck. There was no person above him at the time, and
be thought the fail of the deceased was entirely occa-
sioned through missing his hold of the futtock. He was
a perfectly sober man. S nne other evidence corrobo-
rative of this testimony was given, and the jury returned
a verdict of accidental death.

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE
CIVIL SERVICE —The Board of Trade.—Mr. Charles
Peskin has been appointed Junior Supplementary Clerk
in the B iard of Trade. Mr. Herbert Soft has been ap-
pointed Senior Clerk. The Admiralty (Department of
the accanet iat-Gereeral of the Navy).—Mr. H. Butler,
Acting First Class Clerk of 1850, has been appointed
First Class Clerk, second section, vice Appleton, rc-
tired. Mr. J. Reddie, Second Class Clerk of 1854,
has been appointed Acting First Class Clerk. Mr. J.
Anderson, Acting Second Class Clerk of 1554, has been
appointed Second Class Clerk. The Foreign Deport-
ment.—The Vice-Consulate at Tarsus, Syria, has been
rendered vacant by tho death of Mr. Clapperton ; salary,
2501. Tile War Deportment.—A vacancy in the sec
class of clerks at the Horse Guards has been caused by
the death of Mr. It. Dowion. Coa-aguard.—Lieut. the
Hon. 0 N. M. Lambert has been appointed to command
the Pitt's Deep Station, vice G. A. Hire, appointed to
an inspection. Licit. G. T. S. Winthrop, chief officer
on probation at Shoreham, has been appointed to com-
mand the Mermaid cruiser, vice 11. Stoke", East Indies.
—Mr. C. K. Hudson has been appointed Secand Class
Principal Assistart to the Commissioner of Assam.—
Civil Service Gazette.
WINDING UP 01' THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY
(PEARGUS O'CoNaloa's).—We have just been shown a
circular emanating from the Court of Chancery, and re-
lating to Vie proceeding under the Joint-stock Companies
Winding-up Acts of 1848 and 1849, for the dissolution
of the National Land Company, in which so many per-
sons, chiefly of the working classes, in Nottingham,
Basford, Ison-green, Carrington, &c., are interested ;
and from which it appears that the commissioner, Mr.
Francis Roxburgh, will sit in Nottingham, for Notting.
hawsbire, at the Flying Horse Hotel, on Friday, the
10th of October and following days, to receive from each
subscriber proof of his claim, in order to participate in
the division of tle funds. On the previous and suc-
ceeding Wednesdays we observe that the commissioner
will also open his sittings of Derbyshire and Leicester.
shire, at the Royal Hotel, in Derby, and the Bell Hotel,
in Leicester, respectively. It is suggeraed by the official
manager (Hr. Goodcliap) that it would save expense for
all the memberS of a district to depute their secretary to
act for them, if they think proper. It appears that
partly paid up shames may participate pro rata in the
division. [The conduct of all these winding-ups are
cruel jobs—indeed offshoots of Chancery villaniesd—
Nottingham. Review. •
LAND IN WEST KENT.—The Charity CommiFsioners
have approved of the sale of the Maidstone estate, near the
Rochester-read, frowing the New-road, by the trustees,
to the Conservative Land Society, which will offer the
land in plots for building, being the twenty-sixth estate
purchased for distriliution amongst the members. The
Maidstone estate is within a quarter of a mile of the
Town-hall, and the recent opening of the direct railway
has increased the value of building land in the town.

LATEST A EWS.

TRIESTE, AUG. 21.

By intelligence from Constantinople to the
15th, it would appear that the Roumains had ad-
dressed another memorial to the allied ambassa-
dors, entreating the junction of the principalities,
and the nomination of a prince chosen from the
royal families of Belgium, Sweden, or Savoy, to
govern them. It was said that the allied com-

mi3sioners were to proceed to Greece, in order
to regulate the financial affairs of that country.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aua. 20.

The Emperor has just ordered that each Go-
vernment shall send a deputation of five Jews to
St. Petersburg to form a council on Jewish
affairs.

MADRID, AUG. 21.

By a royal decree published in the Gazette,
wheat, flour, oats, and foreign maize are ex-
empted from import duty until June next.

A letter from Berlin of the 19th, in the Presse
Beige, says :—" The Prussian Government has
determined to wreak a terrible vengeance for the
affair of the Riff.. A company of the chasseurs
of the guard from Potsdam, another of the 4th
chasseurs from Magdeburg, a third of the Bth

chasseurs of the Rhenish province, and a com-
pany of Marines from Dantzic have been placed
on a war footing, and are about to leave in trans-
port vessels. An order has been sent to the
Prussian vice-consul at Fez to inform the Moorish
Government of what is intended, and to declare
that all relations will be interrupted between the
two powers, should any attempt be made to op-
pcse a descent on the coasts of the Riff. Eng-
land, it is affirmed here, will co-operate in the
repression of the pirates."