The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-15 00:00:00

THE NEW LA TV COURTS.

'lna Builder thus criticises the change of site made
by Mr. Lowe in the new law courts :—" The pre-
sent plan of the Government offers no single
excuse for the change of site. Even the
arguments that were used to support Sir Charles
Trevelyan's original site disappear. If a smaller building
than was at one time thought necessary will suffice, it
can as well be placed on the Strand (or miscalled
Carey-street) site, already in our possession, as next the
Embankment, and with infinitely better effect with
reference to the adornment of London than if it be buried
behind the houses on the south side of the Strand. The
land already bought offers a noble position for a noble
building ; and its superiority with reference to the greatest
convenience to the greatest number is so universally
admitted as to require no argument."

A rumour is in circulation, which must be taken for
what it is worth, that her Majcsty's Go\ ernment have
under their consideration plans for the erection of a new
General Post Office—more particularly in connection with
the new telegraph system and probably the money-order
business, on the Carey-street site. A large number of
houses have recently been pulled down in St. Martin's-le-
Grand for the extension of the present General Post
Office.

A St. Petersburg paper announces that an
Englishman is about to undertake a ride on a bicycle from
that city to Moscow.

Among the passengers by the City of Antwerp,
which left Liverpool on Thursday, were more than twenty
English actors and actresses who have taken engagements
at the New York theatres.
A BOARD OF GUARDIANS IN A Fix.—The
Limerick Board of Guardians having overdrawn their
account by nearly £6,000, the local bank has refused to give
further credit until the interest due is paid.

On Friday a return was issued showing the
quantities of sugar imported into the United Kingdom, the
quantities retained fur home consumption, together with the
rates of duty charged thereon. In 1868, 11,796,161 cwts. of
unrefincd sugar were imported, and 729,865 cwts. cf refined
sugar and sugar-candy. The quantity retained for actual
consumption in the United Kingdom amounted to 10,729,601
cwts. ; and net revenue from duties on sugar of all sorts was
£5,425,181.

A telegram from Cork on Friday states that it is as
yet uncertain whether Mr. James Murphy, wlio was selected
by the Liberals ef the Town Council on Thursday, to be Mr.
O'Sullivau's successor will consent to be put in nomination.
At first he was disinclined to tako the scat whose former
occupant bad bun rendered notorious, but on being pressed
ho determined to reconsider the overture, and he will give
a definite answer to-day. His acquiescence would
virtually instal him as Mayor, inasmuch as the Liberals
form a trajor'ty of the Town Council, and be is the first
object of their choice.

A WILTSHIRE CENTENARIAN.—There died last
week, at Oare, in the parish of \Vilcot, Wilts, Matthew
Baden, at the age of 106,1 years, having been born at
Pewsey in the month of February 1763. He has left a
numerous offspring of children, grandchildren, great-
grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. His eldest
daughter, now living, is verging on 80 years, and has
children and grandchildren many. Matthew Baden did
not marry till after he was 30 years of age. He died
respected, in his own little freehold cottage at Oare, after
a confinement to his bed of four days only.

THE POET LAUREATE.—It is stated that Alfred
Tennyson, Poet Laureate, has a new volume nearly
ready ; in fact, it was intended to be published this month,
but as yet the title is not quite settled. Tennyson is,
perhaps, the most fastidious of authors as regards his pro-
ductions, and has a printing-press at home, so that his
works are composed by his own hands as well as bybis own
head. his copy comes to the publisher in type. The
only other English author who equals him in this parti-
cular is Charles Dickens, who is most careful as
regards MS.
A DOMESTIC BANK ROBBED.—A lady in Glasgow
employed a cabinetmaker to remove her frniture on
Wednesday. She had some accounts to p, y,
four which she
kept £74 in the house, and for greater security, as the money
was in notes, she concealed them between the mattresses in
her bed. When making preparations for removing
she
forgot that the notes were secreted in the bed. The trades-
men engaged in shifting the furniture found the notes, but
laid nothing about them. About an hour afterwards the
lady remembered that the bed containing the money had
been removed, and concluded, as she heard nothing of it,
it must have been appropriated by the workmen. She
said nothing to them, but sent for the police. Two detec-
tive officers arrived, and on examining thc workmen, found
all the money in possession of two'-of them. Their names
are John Hardie and John Baird, both cabinetmakers.
DARING RonnEnY.—A daring robbery has been
committed in that foul and dangerous place, Rosemai
lane, lately vummed Royal Mint-street, Whitechapel.
Nn Italian gentleman in a cab was being driven along the
lane towards London at the rate of between live and six
miles an hour, when a daring thief, who must have seen
him enter the vehicle two or three minutes previously,
ran alongside the cab for a distance oafaayhpuanrctlrof t
hundred yards,
daratnls,
thrust his arm into the cab, and made a violent snatch
at the foreigner's gold chain, carrying w
the watch to which it was attached. The Italian directed
the cab driver to stop, and alighted, but the thief got
away with his booty. The watch was worth £6O, and the
portion of the chain taken with it £2O more. The Italian
who gave immediate information at the II division
station-house in Leman-strAt, Whte ilhiaialpteill,:ezwhlatosdn,b‘a-eeir(l,dyn
for
time,n and sad rhe l
fora few
a 1
ipc,umrisy; baenedn
in all the capitals of Europe, and had not been robbed
before.

THE " ImPßovEmElir ttv:nt NP.K. —`'lie
alterations in Hyde Park in the way of artificlll
do not seem to have given satisfaction generally. A depu-
tation, representing the inhabitants of Park-side, Knights-
bridge, has waited, by appointment, on the Right Hon.
A. 11. Layard, at the Office of Works, to draw his atten-
tion to the embankment and plantation which have been
recently formed in Hyde Park, in the immediate rear
of their houses. It was explained that the mound,
together with the trees and shrubs, were a very
great annoyance to the oecu:-.qers, as they abut out
light and air from the back rooms, and quite bid the
view of the park, hitherto enjoyed, besides rendasiag
the houses damp and unhealthy. Mr. C. Mercier pointed
out that the growth of the saplings which had been
planted was very rapid, and in the course of a short time
would quite block out the light from the studio window.
Mr. Layard, in reply, said that he should regret extremely
that any interests should suffer by_pie:altprations, and
promis(d that he wulfd have a report drawn up upon the
case, and that lie Would -be't nlytoo.happy
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