The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-18 00:00:00

THE SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY .

The following letter appears in a contemporary :
" Sir,—l hope you may be induced to lend your
powerful aid in support of the Saturday half-holi-
day which Lord Grosvenor advocates in the interest
of the Volunteer movement in a letter which ap-
peared in your paper of to-day.
"In suggesting this Lord Grosvenor, I know,
expresses not only the views of the officers com-
manding Volunteer corps in London, but likewise
the views of many of the large firms in the west-
end of London.

" Some time back I was requested by the repre •
sentative of one of these firms to write a public
letter in support of the same views an are expressed
in Lord Grosvenor's letter, but before doing so I
thought it advisable to bring the subject before a
meeting of the officers commanding Volunteer corps
in the metropolis. At this meeting it was resolved
that Lord Grosvenor and I should take whatever
steps might seem to us desirable to further so im-
important an object.
" Since then I have received a letter from the
secretary of the Early Closing Association, request-
ing me to preside at a public meeting which it is
proposed to hold in St. James's-hall in the month of
June. To this I have readily assented, as the more
I see of the Volunteer movement the more con-
vinced I am that, irrespective of any considerations
of national defence, it is of the utmost importance
to the moral and physical well-being of the young
men engaged in business and in sedentary occupa-
tions that they should be able to avail themselves
of opportunities of healthy exercise, alike invigo-
rating to mind and body.—l remain, your obedient
servant, " ELcHo.
" St. James's-place, May 17."

Professor Owen had the honour of delivering a
lecture on " Natural History" yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace, before his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the
Princess Alice, and other members of the Royal family,
and the ladies and gentlemen in attendance.

Mr. Mayall had the honour of attending at
Buckingham Palace yesterday, to photograph her Majesty,
his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the Princes and
Princesses.

The Queen has purchased the picture entitled
" The Governess," which forms part of the Exhibition at
the Royal Academy. It was painted by Miss Osborn.

We understand that Lord Derby will receive
the deputation from the St. Martin's-hall meeting on the
repeal of the paper duty in connection with the privileges
of the House of Commons, at his house, 23, St. James's-
square, at 12 o'clock to-morrow (Saturday).

GOVERNMENT EDUCATION.----Her Majesty's Emi-
gration Commissioners chartered yesterday afternoon, the
17th inst., the Telegraph, 1,148 tons, to sail from Liverpool
for Sydney, New South Wales, at £l5 9s. 9d. per statute
adult, to be ready for the reception of her passengers on
such day as the Commissioners may appoint between the 2d
and 9th of July.
MARRIAGE THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER IN
TURKEY.—The Turkish newspaper published in Constan-
tinople contains the following advertisement :—" A young
girl, Delisch by name, of the (Circassian) tribe of the No-
gais, seventeen years old, very handsome, of good family,
and having received an excellent education, her brother
bearing the title of Bey, makes the offer to marry some
young man, provided he succeeds in pleasing her. Parti-
culars may be heard of at Hafiz Pacha's, president of the
commission entrusted with the control of the emigration
from Circassia."

DEATH OF TIIE HON. AUGUSTUS BARRINGTON.
We regret to announce the death of the Hon. Augustus
Barrington, brother of Viscount Barrington, who died on.
Wednesday at his residence in Wilton-place. The deceased
gentleman, who was born July 19, 1798, was the _second
son of George, fifth Viscount Barrington. Numerous fami-
ies of rank are placed in :mourning by the demise of the
hon. gentleman.

DEATH OF BYRON'S WIDOW.--Our obituary this
morning contains the announcement of the death of Byron'',
widow. This lady, who was born in 1794, was the only
daughter and heir of Sir Ralph Milbanke Noel, Bart., by
the sister and co-he'r of the second Viscount aita ninth
Baron Wentworth. On the death of the other co-heir,
Lord Scarsdale, in 1856, she succeeded to the barony of
Wentworth by writ, the viscounty becoming extinet. She
was married to the great poet in 1815, but the union, as is
well known, was a most unhappy one for both the husband
and wife. Their only child; Ada, was married to Earl
Lovelace, and died in 1852. •

The Opinione Nationale states as a positive fact,
that the King of Naples, wishing to bestow an especial
mark of his Royal favour upon the notorious Manisealco,
surnamed the hangman of Sicily, has appointed his son (a
baby three years and a half old) to be receiver general at
Capua.

A despatch from Naples of the 12th announces
that King Francis 11. has lent a sum of five millions of
francs to the Pope free of interest.
The Antwerp journals state that the fortifications
of that place are now making satisfactory progress. A
greater number of workmen have recently been taken on,
and many who had left in the expectation of obtaining
higher wages at the fortifications of Lille, have returned.
RESTRICTIONS UPON PILOTS.—A resolution has
been passed by the Mersey Dock Board, to the effect that
any pilot convicted of holding an interest directly or indi-
rectly in steam tugs shall forfeit his license as a pilot of the
port of Liverpool.

A special meeting of the Great Western Railway
Company is called for the 31st instant, to approve several
bills now before Parliament, one of which enables the Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company to extend
their communication to the metropolis; another authorises
the construction of a railway and docks at Milford Haven;
whilst another is for the construction of the South London
Railway.

American worshippers of the pugilistic art
seemed determined not to be behind thcs9 who bow down
at the shrine of Sayers. The proposal lately made to pre-
sent the American champion With a testimonial had met
with enthusiastic approval. Already 600 dols. to 700 dols.
had been subscribed, and it was determined not to cry
"enough" until the sum of 5,000 dols. should be reached.

" It appears," says the Progres of Lyons, " that
the Duke de Larochefoucault persists in his intention to
present a number of cannons to the Pope, as he has or-
dered fire of different calibre to be made at' Liege with a
their accessories."

HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING ROOM.—The Court
Journal of Saturday will contain the complete account of
the reception of Friday. The list of the company present,
the best description of the costumes, and an article on the
Drawing Room, written expressly for this paper. The
Court Journal will also contain the latest court, fashion-
able, and general intelligence, interesting to the upper
classes of society.—Price sd. ; stamped, 6d. ; of W. Thomas,
26, Bryclges-street, Strand, and all news agents.
THE TRIAL OF EUGENIA PLUMMER.—Mr. Hitch-
cock, of the Temple, agent for the defence, has addressed.
the following letter to a contemporary :—" Sir,—After the
report of the sentence of Eugenia Plummer, your reporter
makes the observation that the child exhibited no emotion
on the passing of her sentence by the judge. This appears
to me to be an unintentional error. I stood very near the
child during the delivery of the sentence, and I observed
she was in tears nearly from the commencement. Child as
she is, she can neither know nor feel the extent of the
calamity which has fallen upon her ; but that she has felt it
I can answer for, and ask that by the publication of this
letter you will in some measure remove the misconstruction.
to which the observation in your paper has given rise. It
may, perhaps, here not be out of place for me to express
my full belief that the child is innocent of the charge upon.
which she has been convicted."
REPORTERS IN A "FlX."—Several reporters at-
tended an inspection by General Pennefather, in the
Ful-
wood Barracks, on Thursday, and were busy recording the
complimentary address of the inspecting officer, when the
general suddenly stopped, and was understood to exclaim,
" There are those with the books, or I intended to say
more to you." The reporters were immediately ordered to
" be off;" and before they could sufficiently recover from
their astonishment to obey the command, the troops ap-
proached in double quick time, and the knights of the pencil
retired before the advancing lines ; but before they could
make good their retreat they were taken in charge by a
burly sergeant and three privates, who, with bayonets fixed,
insisted upon their at once leaving the barrack. As no ex-
planation was given of this strange proceeding, it is a very
natural inference that the bold general had learned from.
experience o doubt if his speeches looked well in print.—
West Sussex Gazette.
'TIE PULLINGER FRAUDS.—The Stock Exchange
Committee are continuing their laborious investigations in
connection with Pullinger's frauds. They have met lat-
terly four days in every week. The results at which they
have as yet arrived are believed to be briefly thus :—The
entire amount of money, of course Union Bank money,
traced to ha ..e been actually paid into the Stock Exchange
by Pullinger as losses on time bargains does not exceed
£50,000. A much larger sum was due from him, but has
remained unpaid to this day. This was the cause of the
failure of his brokers last year. The amount of the
losses paid by him through a speculator named Nathan,
who was not a member of the Stock Exchange, and who
died last year, is entirely apart from the amount paid
through the recognised members of that establishment,
over whom alone the committee have jurisdiction. The
mystery in which the disappearance of the huge sum of
£263,000 is enshrouded remains, therefore, unsolved. It
is known, however, that large amounts of securities were
occasionally taken off the market, and paid for in bank
notes by Pullinger, through Nathan and others, and the
immediate endeavours of the committee are directed to
tracing the quarters to which these securities were con-
signed.