The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-17 00:00:00

ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.

Some particulars of en elopement with a somewhat
ludicrous denouement hAve reached us.

It appears that a gay Lothario, much enamoured of
straw-coloured kid and eau-de-Cologne, met with a very
fascinating travelling companion the other day in a
railway carriage. All possible politeness was shown to
the lady by our gallant young gentleman, and at length
a genial confidence arose between them. He gave the
lady his address, and no doubt pictured his prospects
coleur de rose. The lady was very communicative. She
was none other than " the Hon. Mi-s Lumley, daughter
of Lord Scarborough," and " had ten thousand pounds
in her own right." The gentleman's feelings became
excited with the details ; Cupid shot an arrow into his
heart, and the " Honourable Miss Lumley " betraying
every disposition to reciprocate his feelings, the
flame of love burnt brightly. We have not
heard what passed between them from that time
up to last Saturday morning, but certain it
is that an elopement was planned. " Mis■
Lumley," evidently exhibited great eagerness, for she
appeared before her lover in the town where he resides,
in a riding habit, stating that her brother was " atter
her," and that the knot must be tied as quickly as pos-
sible, otherwise it would be undone—she would be
snatched ruthlessly away from her lover, and probably
be for ever atterwards placed within the precincts of
grim walls under lock and key. A special licence w►s
obtained; the marriage service was performed at one of
the churches, after some objections on the part of the
clergyman had been removed by the clever and skilful
" Miss Lumley," and " the happy couple " proceeded to
spend the honeymoon in a neighbouring county. They
were seated in a beautifully fitted up drawing-room in a
stylish hotel, sipping champagne and " telling tales of
love," when they were surprised by the arrival of Lo-
thario's mamma and papa. Great was the consternation
at first, but the tact of " the Hon. Miss Lumley" was
speedily in requisition. She succeeded in convincing
trie too-credulous parents that she really was " the Hon.
Miss Lumley;" and that she had 10,0001. in her own
right. With the consolation that matters were not so
bad after all the parents returned home, where they
shortly learned beyond doubt that " the Hen. Miss
Lumley" was a nymph of the pave Shocked at the in-
telligence they again went in pursuit of the fugitive sos,
whom they found in company with his loving bride at a
far•famed and delightfully clean road-side inn. The
duped son heard the character of his " blushing bride'
with astonishment, and he accompanied his parents home,
leaving " the Hon. Miss Lumley" to her own reflections
and resources.—Derby Reporter, Jan. 17.

MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED IVOR'S SISTER.--
A meeting of the inhabitants of Birmingham was held in
the Town-hall, on Tuesday night, for the purpose of con-
sidering the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the abo-
lition of the law which prohibits a widower from marrying
the sister of his deceased wife ; there was a considerable at-
terdance of ladies. The Mayor occupied the chair, and was
supported by the Rev. J. C. Miller, Rector of St. Martin's,
the Rev. J. B. Owen, Vicar of Bilston, R. Spooner, Esq.,
M.P., the Jewish Rabbi, resident in Birmingham, and Die-
seating ministers representing various congregations of the
town and neighbourhood. Letters were read from Mr.
(Nonconformist), mistl
A.
Mr. Bluntz, M.P., and the Rev. J. .
JS:
), expressive of their concurrence in
the object of the meeting, but regretting their inability to
attend. The Rev. J. C. Miller and the Rev. J. B. Owen
James
eii(esl d,
o
moved and seconded the adoption of a petition to Parliament,
praying for the legislation of marriages of the class above-
mentioned. The Rev. Prebendary Gray, warden of Queen's
College, moved an amendment to the effect—" That no peti-
tion upon the subject under discussion be presented to Par-
liament ; that the marriage of a man with his deceased
wife's sister was especially prohibited by Scripture, by the
practice of the universal Church, and by the opinions of
divines and theologians of all ages until a very recent period."
The Rev. Mr. Mackenzie, of the Scotch Church, seconded
the amendment. Mr. Spooner, M.P., supported the petition,
and the 11ev. J. C. Miller having replied, the Mayor pro-
ceeded to take the sense of the meeting. A very inconsider-
able number of hands were held up in favour of the amend-
ment, and the original motion was carried almost unani-
mously, and amidst great applause.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICH, JADT• 16. The
Resistance, 10, troop-ship, Master-Commander Bradshaw,
arrived at the dockyard to .day, and the three companies of
the Royal Artillery are to land at ten o'clock a..x. to-more
The Apollo, 8, troop-ship, Commander James Rawstorne, also
arrived today, and will land the companies on board at the
same time to-morrow, when the whole of the live companies
wid march up to the garrison, headed by the band of the
Royal Artillery. Captain Crawford, oftthe 6th battalion, had
the command of the Royal Artillery on board the Apollo.
There are nine orphan children of soldiers passengers on
board. Lieutenant Barry, of Captain Crawford's company,
and Lieutenant Vandeleur, of Captain llorris's company, also
returned in the Apollo from Jamaica.

WRECK OF THE SCREW-STEAMER
LIVERPOOL, TriunsDAT.—lntelligensie reached here this
morning from Holyhead of the wreck a the Nautilus screw-
steamer, Captain Pearson, of London, .attended with the loss
of six seamen and three firemen. The Nautilus was on her
passage from London to Liverpool, whi •n, on Tuesday after-
struck on the Skerries Plat ters and went down.
mate, two engineers, and I )ne seaman only being
stnhaoveoen captain,sh

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FRANCE.

The debate on the resolution of the Committee of
Public Safety was resumed yesterday. It was pre-
ceded by the following " personal Scene" between
MM. Vaudry, Jules de Lasteyrie, and Lemulier
Vaudry ascended the tribune and said—At
the close of the sitting of yesterday, when he was
absent from the hall, M. Lasteyrie bad directed various
accusations against him. He knew not where he had
procured his information, but he declared it calumni-
ous, and gave its author the lie in the most formal
manner.—(Bravos on some benches, murmurs on
thers.)
M. Lemulier, as President of the Society of the
th of December, next declared that the document
d by.M. Lanjuinais was a forgery, and never ema-
nated from the Society of the 10:h of December.
M. Lasteyrie maintained that the document actually
emanated from that society, and added that if he were
defied be would produce others of a still grayer na-
ture.—(" Produce them," cried voices in the Centre.)
M. Lemulier replied, that these documents ema-
nated from the same source as the famous conspiracy
of the Rue des Sauseayes.—(Laughter.)
The great speeches of the day were those of M.
Berryer and M. Lamartine ; the latter had not con-
cluded when the post left.
The following is as resume of these speeches :--
M. Berryer said that he telt it his duty to explain
to the Assembly the real motives that induced him to
concur in the severest blame of the last act of the Go-
vernment. The constitutional right was questioned
by none, but he would appeal to the recollections of
the Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs, who,
he was sure, would bear testimony to the
prodigious effect produced( by a similar dis-
missal under the monarchy. He condemned that act,
because, unless all eyes were closed to evidence, it
denoted a real tendency to a change of policy, dan-
gerous for the internal peace and derogatory to the
dignity of the country abroad. The parties were
now in presence ; they were on the eve of the ren-
dezvous assigned to them by the Constitution itself
for its entire or partial revision. Why, then,
wonder at the agitation that manifested itself ?
Did not the Message, so much admired, speak
of the instability of the institutions ? France
was actually placed in a precarious and transitory
situation. Why was Louis Napoleon proclaimed by
six millions of citizens ? It was because the name of
Bonaparte (" Say Napoleon," cried M. Pierre Bona-
parte) was connected with the downfall of the first
Republic. He had given him his vote on account of
his respect for his personal character, which he had
long since appreciated. After the revolution of
February he had written to the electors of the depart-
ment of the Mouths of the Rhone that he retained the
political opinion be had professed during 58 years of
his lif.e, but that if they returned him he would prove
himself the vigilant defender of the interests of his
country. He then described the endeavours he had
made to unite all parties since that period. As re-
spected his jeurney to Wiesbaden he would give the
fullest explanations. When men belonging to Another
party, whom he 'estselned• and coMtnended, repaired
to England to assist at the dying moments of &Monarch
who had reigned. over France, he had proceeded
with a number of his friends to Wiesbaden, to see
another exile who bed been a: stranger to all recent
political events, and had oever luefeited! his rights
to the respect., of ;the nation. He was exiled
because, he could nut lay• his fait on the French
sok which his, ancestors had conquered, and consti-
tuted into a glorious and powerful monarchy, without
being =the first of Frenchmen—their ling.—(Ape
plause and murmurs.) He went thither in obedience
to a feeling of respect and sympathy to accomplish a
political act. Ile had developed before the Prince
that policy of union which he had practised in France
for the last three years. He had found all his
sentiments engraven in his heart. The Prince had
expressed to him a detestation of plots and civil war,
and protested against all idea of conspiracy or attempt
at a surreptitious restoration. M. Berryer knew not
what Providence reserved to his country. The pre-
sent Ministers might continue in office, or for what
he knew, they might have no successors ; the walls
of that hall might be left standing, but he feared they
would be occupied by the mutes either of demagogy
or of an absurd absolutism.
Considerable agitation prevailed after M. Berryer
descended from thi tribune, and the sitting was sus-
pended during some moments. When silence was
ref cored,
M. Lamartine rose and said, that when he heard
the eloquent voice of M. Berryer he could not help
remembering the great debates of the coalition of
1838. The same men, the same principles, were ar-
rayed against the Government. M. Berrver had
ably, and, he admitted constitutioeally, raised the
banner of Monarchy. It behoved the Assembly not
to raise, but to maintain, the banner of the Re-
public. This last form of government could
alone have blessed the country with that
truce of God, which permitted All political
opinions to unite. M. Berryer had claimed
for his party the monopoly of glory and honour ;
but he appeared to forget that representative govern-
ment had taken such deep root in that country, that
there was no reason to fear that the tribune could ever
become mute. When the inheritor of the greatest
nume in modern history came forward as a candidate
for the Presidency, he had sighed the temporary
exile of him, the prestige of whose name might lead
astray the country. The moment, however, univer•
sel suffrage had proclaimed him, considering himself
a citizen and a well-wisher of his country,
be resolved to stand by him while he kept
within the bounds of the Constitution. Not
having voted for him, he could not be sus-
pected of Elyeean prejudices, and could examine
his acts with entire impartiality. The present crisis
wus the most dangerous the country had had to tra-
verse since 184 S. At that last period the anarchists
were in the field, whilst now the Cabinet had to com-
bat the more formidable combination of the passions
of men, roused to exasperation against the principle of
the existing Government. When the Permanent
Committee circulated its more or less legitimate
suspicions, and allowed them to alight on
the First Magistrate of the Republic him-
self, the country on its side entertained suspi-
cions, and beheld behind that phantasmagory of an
Empire and of impracticable restoration other ten-
dencies of a more dangerous nature. M. Lamartine
then described how, relying on the mendacious re-
ports of the most ignoble agents, that Committee had
attempted to discredit the President in the eyes of the
country ; how they had treacherously kept their
proes-verbaux under seals.—(Loud murmurs on some
benches.) M. Lamartine to the interruptors—" Allow
me to speak, the Permanent Committee has spoken
too long ;" and, when a message of reconcilia-
tion, which the most susceptible republicans had
accepted with confidence.—(Cries "No, no," on the
Left. M. Charras, "It was an act of hypocrisy."
Dupin called M. Charras to order.) M. Lamar-
tine thought that when a man placed so high, without
being obliged to do so, took a new oath to the Consti-
t4l-101), and by violating it would.have against him not
only the witnesses of the Assembly, but the voices of
'nistcry and prosperity, he was entitled to belief.
The country, he maintained, suspected the Perma-
nent Committee, and absolved the Executive Power ;
the more so as since that pledge given by
the President of his loyalty to the Republic and his
duty, not a single act of his denoted that Imperialist
tendency. M. Lamartine then branded the extraor-
dinary credulity of the Committee, who had given
credence to a filthy rag of paper, picked out of the
gutter, in the shape of a report, denouncing an ima-
g,:inary plot of the Executive against the lives of the
resident of the Assembly and General Changarnier. '
The obstinacy of the bureau to maintain for its pro_
tection an individual who bad stated a falsehood in the
sanctuary of
t'oeir creduli justice wasperhaps still stranger than
tY.—(Left spea peking.)
The Ordre has the following exquisite piece of ab-
surdity
:
"If the English pr
anti-Ministerial, ess,Tory, Whig, Ministerial, or
the BPpublic to violate his unanimously
excites the President of
laws of the country, andtooaths, the liberty asd the
government to the ParliamentaranyB
object advantageous
government,
the it cannot assuredly be with ject advantageous to
the President of the Republic alone; our neighbours cal-
cu) ate too well to give disinterested counsels, co;in!els. If the
at Paris,
English press desires so ardently
aasured that English commerce has nveeucl,lo7
very often
so? Perhaps for this reason—We have it* How
called the attention of our readers to the dangers
holy commercial alliance which is being prepared between o
the
the power, of the north, and which threatens
soon to
unite, in a formidable community of material interests
Russia, Austria, and Germany. This holy alliance is to,
us a gt aro peril; but we have the means of setting it
aside. These means consist in opposing league to
league—in contracting with the states of the south,
with. Spain and ine.ependent Italy, with Belgium and
the lielvetic Conff &ration, a Customs' Union, similar
to that in Frepartion between the northern states,
ts"en ;his übie e,,minercial coalition, what becomes
fit ti-e fortune of Eeeiand? It is greatly compromised.
Th eoslitiou of the north in particular menaces it ex-
tremely. supposfs, .
in tact, that the preeiroes of the Ca
biLete of 1-ctersburgh, Vienna'
sue( eed,/the and Berlin, should
provinces, the coat marketsof the 7ollverein the Sclavonian
the territories 0, 4ofin a
theAd'-iatic anti the Black See,
and the East, ve rtnany, and, wore, of Italy
he closed progressively against
English oootiq
a continental blockade,.
~ and Great Britain be- twain exposed to
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eventualities what is t In presence of such pre, sing
has attempted everythi% be done? Lord Palmerston
Berlin, and Turin, g—at Constantinople, Vienna,
Russia has moved heaven ad earth ;
but in vain.
beaten him. i..orazdh. Austria have everywhere
have imagined the mea:ns of getting accordingly appears to
coup de maitre, by one of etting out the thing by a
to mind the policy of „Pitt—b
those great coups which recal
Y a general war. But to