The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

A CROW FROM THE DIGGINGS.

A facetious publication, on the model of the world-
renowned Punch., has recently made its appearance at
the antipodes. It is entitled "The Mdiourne Punch.,"
and is published every Thursday in that rising metro-
polis. That a bantling, hardly a quarter old, should at
all rival his wide-awake papa in pitch of crow, or rollick.
ing sagacity, humanity, and fun, was not to be expected;
but we are happy to perceive that Ishmael has a touch
of Abraham, and may possibly before long prove him-
self worthy of a parental recognition. Punch, himself
is apparently not more intolerant of humbug, though he
assails it with greater skill and a keener and more
polished weapon. We shall watch the progriss of the
bantling with the greater interest, because of the testi-
mony his success will afford to the thorough nationality
of his sire. Some of the illustrations in the number
before us are tall of humour, and a promising vein of
satire is discoverable in the letter-press.

A Cabinet Council was held. yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign•office. It was attended by all the Ministers,
and sat two hours.

On dit in the clubs that Sir George Grey is likely soon
to resign the Home Office in favour of the present At-
torney-General, Sir Alexander Cockburn. In this event
Sir Richard Bethell would become Attorney-General,
and the vacant Solicitor-Generalship would be conferred
on Mr. Collier, Q.C., the able member for Plymouth.
It is also rumoured that Sir John Jervis, the present
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, is to be raised to the
Upper House with a life peerage, and to besucceeded on
the bench by Sir Frederick Thesiger.
THE LATE JOHN LALOR, ESQ.—It is with deep regret
that we record the death of this gentleman, a distin-
guished ornament of the daily press of this country.
Mr. Lalor was educated at Trinity College, Dublin,
where his talent and assiduity attracted much notice.
He dies on Sunday, at his residence at Hampstead.
WEST MARIPOSA. GOLD COMPANY.—It is stated that a
return of 4s. 6d. per share is proposed to be made by
the directors of the West Mariposa Gold Company, and
that the majority of the ecripholders are prepared to ac-
cept the amount.
DEPARTURES POD. AUSTRALIA.—rhe departures from
the pert of London for the Australian colonies during
the past week have comprised five vessels—threeto Port
Philip, one to New Zealand, and one to Hobart Town
—with an aggregate capacity of 3,115 tons. The rates
of freight exhibit scarcely any alteration.
THE HAGUE.—A letter from the Hague states that
the King of the Netherlands, in an autograph letter
which be wrote to the Emperor of Russia, to thank
him for sending him a commemorative medal of the
Czar Nicholas, recommended his august relative to ac-
cede to the demands of the allied Powers.
DIA.TH OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OP LIVER-
Poor..—On Friday morning the Right Rev. Dr. Browne,
Roman Catholic Bishop, expired suddenly, at his resi-
dence, Catherine-street, Liverpool. The deceased cler-
gyman bad been for a considerable period in a delicate'
state of health, and lately
suffered much from rheumatic
gout and affection of the chest and lungs, but neither
by his medical attendants nor household was the melan-
choly event anticipated. On Wednesday evening he was
in excellent spirits, and conversed freely with visitors,
but at ball past eight o'clock the following morning he
was suddenly attacked by paralysis, and before medical
advice could, be obtained, -althbugh his pbysi2iau wire
immedigte ittsadance, Igo was