The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-01 00:00:00

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.
The United States' steamship Vatderbilt, Capt.
Lefevre, from New York, on the 20th instant, has
arrived off Hurst Castle at 12.5 p.m.

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS BY
CATHOLICS AT SHEFFIELD.
At an inquest, held at the Sheffield Workhouse,
yesterday afternoon, before Mr. H. P. Badger,
deputy coroner, on the body of a female child, nine
days old, supposed to have died from violence,
some curious revelations were made as to the
Catholic priest and community in the matter
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child was the daughter of an Irish girl,
Mary Sheardon, who only attained the age of 15
years in June last, the father being Dominic Lar-
yin, an Irish labourer, who had lived in a state of
concubinage with the girl's mother for several years,
and to whom the mother had herself borne two chil-
dren. It appeared that, on Sunday, Larvin, and
the Sheardon s, mother and daughter, were ex•
communicated and cursed from the altar of St.
Vincent's Church, for their shocking immorality.
About twelve o'clock on Sunday night, one of
the Roman Catholic priests went to the
house where the parties lived, in Reaeroft, and
after baptising the infant, broke a crucifix over
the grandmother and mother, and heat the former
with some violence on the side of the head. He
also cursed the house, calling upon all the faithful
to do the same. This proceeding let loose the indirr-
nation of the Irish inhabiting the locality, and 'a
violent commotion ensued. Notwithstanding the
efforts of a large body of the police to maintain
order, the house was assailed with such showers of
stones that the beds and bedroom floors were covered
with such missiles. The disturbance was renewed
on Monday evening with increased violence. The
priests, who have great influence with the low
Irish population, were appealed to, but refused to
interfere for the protection of such wicked persons,
and the mother and infant had to be secretly re-
moved to the workhouse for safety. It wasrumeured
that the child had died from injuries received during
the disturbance ; but this proved to be incorrect, its
death being attributed to natural causes Great
damage, however, was done to the house. all the
windows and doors of which were b•oken to
pieces, and the inmates themselves had the nar-
rowest possible escape from the most serious
injuries.

MALTA.
VALLETTA, OCT. 27, 4 P.M.
Since the mail closed yesterday tip? French
steamer Mersey has come in from Beyrout, and, as
a supplementary mail is to be made up by her, I
take this opportunity to add a few lines.
This morning, at 11 o'clock, a telegram was re-
ceived from Catania, dated October 27, 10 a.m.,
announcing that telegraphic communication has
been re-established with the continent for Govern-
ment despatches.
I have also to state that Signor Olivia, for some
months past Vice. Consul here for the Government
of King Francis 11., has received a communication
from the Pro-Dictator of Naples, nominating him
Consul-General at Malta for Southern Italy. His
vise has not, however, been recognised here, either
by the Post authorities, or by the agent of the
French Messageries Imperiales steamers, and the -
Sardinian Consul continues to act as heretofore,
Elder Kimball, one of the leading Mormon
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since the appointment of a Provisional Government
at Naples, by giving such persons as are desirous of fourteensints recently
, childrenh.ad born to him, in one night, micas than