The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-29 00:00:00

TB.II CONVICT MULLINS.

There is an error in the statement that has
gone the round of the press, that David
Mullins, convicted of the murder of Mrs.
Emsley, was ordered for execution on Monday,
the 12th of November. When Mr. Sheriff Abbis,
Mr. Sheriff Lusk, with the Under-Sheriffs Eagle-
ton and Gammon, Mr. Jones, the Governor, and
Mr. Davis, the Ordinary visited him, he was
distinctly informed that Monday, the 19th of
November, was the day appointed for carrying the
sentence into execution.

THE LIVINGSTON EXPEDITIONS.

By the arrival of the steam ship Athens we are
put in possession of some interesting details of the
progress of Dr. Livingston and his fellow-travellers
in the interior of Africa. The following are extracts
of letters received from the Rev. J. Moffat, one of
the Zambesi missionaries :

" NYA T E , N 1 , k
rTeuriAnit
vßii
iceEarLt,LEioi COUNTRY,n K .from. April 1, 1860.
" We have had nothing since we sent away our
,ast post at the beginning of the year, so you may
imagine we are in a state of darkness. Moselikatse
has a mania for trade, and would like to make us
all traders if he could. We have been busy the
last thrae months in gardens, and in getting
up some sort of dwellings. My wife and I are still,
however, in a native hut and in our tent. Our
cottage is approaching completion. I have per-
sonally little to complain of in Mozelekatze's
treatment, considering what he is ; but such despo-
tism as his, especially as the man is nearly in his
dotage, involves much that is trying to our patience
and unplecsant to our feelings. These matters are
however of little moment; it is our helplessness in
regard to that which is our first and great duty
that we feel. I am sorry to say that our wheat
has utterly failed. We were here too late to sow
it in the proper season: Unless unexpected
rsnup'
plies come, we may have to take to nativeofco_.l..,,
which is queer stuff compared to our staff
place,lll. but
The other letter is from the same
dated the 9th of May, 1860.
"No letters have succeeded in reaching
we have only been
except by Kuruman peoplte,aniur.
Sykes takes this
able to send away one post.
yanti. Up to the middle
We have heard from ct hhni writern
owgr e
trhse usae ydhsmaei
mis-
sionaries
with the
Livingstone,gt
o Tr
saybehaoe that we have
expected.
month
had
to commence " services"
Lithegana, in
at last been abe
The old mg is very provoking
Matabele people.
1
there is more hope of success than before."
bul,roma
Sechelis country, dated July
Sec 8, We learn that the
It is gratify;
missionaries at.nikgf°toseebicieekaatbht-loeeu had succeeded in in-
spiringfeelings in the heart of tho
old King. Mr. Lis, one of the Moffat party, had
more friendly
arrived at Sechelis, and brought the news that the
old King was on very good terms with them (the
missionaries) at Moselkatze. Mr. and Mrs. Mac-
kenzie, of the London Missionary Society, had
passed Sechelis on their journey to the Makoldo,
where they intend to stay for the future. A great
many traders had reached as far as Sechelis during
the swereeason ; they were English colonial people, but
accompanied by the Kurumans. Elephants
were scarce, and the hunting season bad. The hos-
pitality of the natives had greatly abated since the
last accounts.

THE GREAT EASTERN.—The Carmarthen Journal
of Friday says that no steps beyond those of cleaning and
paying her bottom, and painting her outside, have yet been
taken for fitting this wonderful vessel for another voyage.
There she lies at Neyland, safe from all casualties, pro-
perly moored, and her supports (donkeys as they are called)
greatly strengthened of late. This looks as though it was
not intended to move her for some time; nor, indeed, need
such be the case, iriless she could be freighted, seeing that
she is safer there than anywhere else, and that, too, vial:
out expense, there being neither harbour nor other forl d'°
at !
chargeable against her. It may be pretty surely taken
granted that she will occupy her present positionlease
during the forthcoming winter.
THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION.
ing meeting and conversazione of the sessionoo
h Architectural
held on Friday evening at the gallery of the was taken by
Union Company, Conduit-street. The
among
those present
the president, Mr. Roger Smith;
and aldson, Mr. Penfold,
were Mr. Gilbert Scott, Professor Do:is,
and a number of
Professor Hopkins Mr. Hayterrofeso
on.
i The president
—ol'B6hoe6orsHas-
gentlemen connected with the profession. The
stated the
read the inaugural address, n
metro-
polis within the last year,..
islooinsbury, as a fine specimen
public
especially
instancing i in
th e
the
newsperhoogorlesssinmEadnewi;nreveneattraol
utility
08
nrhcßl ildtrilettteshipointed style—he referred to the
various
Sir
C. the modern con
C. Barry,
Mni'3rroftnssor Donaldson, and other gentlemen
Architectural Association and the Royal
offered a few observations on the practical
the country
u laiitiidst
isfr. sustained
Robertb y the
Stephenson. deaths o f
i‘SI irr.
tural associations, and a cordial Wish was
iinsb Julio Romano were exhibited in
architectural
Architects might long remain
Institute of . on terms
mutual friendship and independence. Some fine Italian
of
expressed
xu°
pisbl srbs
ceewsqrstuhe
subsequently
ichttoi tyat,
.. .
tapestry s,
the room, and also some beautiful photographs and archi-
tectural drawings. The galleries were brilliantly illumi.
nated by the patent chandeliers invented by Mr. Hughes,
of Hatton-garden, which were generally admired. In the
course of the evening the prize for the best drawing in the
class of design was presented to Mrs Sys.