The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-17 00:00:00

lIIISII NATIONALITY.

And we do heiteby declare that a list of the names of
such of the aforesaid farmers of Knocklong parish as do
not appear in the aforesaid procession on the aforesaid day
will be posted at the parish chapel for three consecutive
Sundays, and published in the Irishman, Flag, and People
of Ireland, of Saturday, Nov. 3.
And furthermore, we do hereby give public notice to the
aforesaid farmers of the aforesaid parish of Knocklong,
that they will be required to bring their cars to the afore-
said meeting. (Signed)

TIM THE SPY HUNTER.
JACK THE EYE OPENER.
WILL-09THE WISP.
EARLY THE BLAST.

EARTHQUAKES IN NEW ENGLAND.

The Boston Advertiser of October 23 states that the shock
of an earthquake was felt on the previous morning in
that city. The vibration was similar to that caused

by the jarring of a heavy team. The motion was felt
through most of the New England States, and extended even
to New Brunswick. A gentleman living near Harvard College
was awakened by such a shock that he thought the neigh-
bouring arsenal had been blown up. A female servant in
his family, who was much afraid of ghosts, had that night
been persuaded to sleep in a room in which an aged lady
had recently died. Roused by the shock, she rushed to
her mistress, exclaiming, " Oh, missus ! missus! the old
woman is under the bed !" In Concord two shocks were felt
and at a dozen towns in Maine, the movement occurred at
the same hour-5.30. The length of time mentioned in the
different accounts varies from one to three minutes.
Earthquakes in New England are very rare,
though they have been chronicled at intervals.
In 1811 violent convulsions shook the valley
of the Mississippi, lakes disappeared and new ones
were formed ; but as a general rule their consequences
have not been serious. The event of this year has created
much interest, on account of the anxiety felt respecting
the predicted disturbances in the southern continent

A Yo UNG WIFE WELL MAT C ITE D—S amuel
Baldwin, a gentleman of Hampshire, had by his will, in
the year 1; 3G, ordered that after his decease his body
should be thrown into the sea beyond the Needles, which
was accordingly complied with. On making inquiry into
his motives for this singular disposal of his remains, it
was discovered that he made it for the purpose of dis-

appointing a young wife, who had frequently assured
him, by way of consolation, that she would dance upon
his grave.
KEEPING lam CooL.—When an Arab woman
intends marrying again after the death of her husband, she
goes the night before the ceremony to pay a visit to his
grave. There she kneels, and prays him not to be offended
—not to be jealous. As, however, she feels he will be
offended and jealous, the widow brings with her a donkey
laden with two goats' skins of water. The prayer ended,
she proceeds to pour the water on the grave, to keep the
first husband cool under the irritating circumstances
about to take place, and, having well saturated him, she
departs. _

UNDISCOVERED POETS.—A mute inglorious
Milton is a form of genius that must be becoming more rare
than it was in the time of Gray. A Scotch paper offered
prizes varying from £2 10s. down to a book, for the best
poem, the best tale, and the best letter written by a boy or
girl; and it received in response 420 of the first, 156
of the second, and 57 of the third. These effusions were
protected from the inquisitive tendency of the Postmaster-
General and his subordinates by methods of security in
which great ingenuity in the use of rural resources was
displayed, the fastenings employed including "sealing
wax, common bees-wax, resin, weavers' dressing, glue, gum,
tape (red, white, and blue), cords of all sizes, from common
twine to cart ropes, and brass wire."
A SUBMARINE POLICE Foitcz WANTED.—AR
interesting story is told by one of the Manx papers, which
shows the necessity of a submarine police to protect
divers from the attacks of sea monsters when
engaged in the performance of their duty. It seems
that a diver srho was engaged in laying the concrete
blocks under water at the pier works at Douglas sudp
denly observed an immense creature, of a fishy nature, eye-
ing him attentively with extended jaws. Judging from the
expression of its features that it viewed his proceedings
with disapproval, and that its intentions were hostile, the
diver thought it prudent to take the initiative, and he ac-
cordingly thrust one of his tools into the creature's mouth.
Then commenced a fearful struggle. The superior weight
and science of the diver, however, gave him an advantage
over the monster, who soon shewcd symptoms of distress;
the diver immediately st_ nailed to the man in charge of the
pump and was rapidly drawn to the surface, bearing with him
triumphantly the body of his exhausted antagonist. which
proved to be a "toad fish." or "fishing frog." It measured from
the tip of the snout to the point of the tail 4ft. 6in., across
the shoulder from fin to fin 3ft,, and across the mouth
extending vertically and horizontally 10 to 12in. ; and but
for his size ho was sufficiently loathsome and offensive in
appearance to render him a pleasing addition to any pri-
vate aquarium.

HANS ANDERSEN AT A CUILD'S PARTY.—In the
course of a letter from Italy to the Philadelphia Bulletin,
Miss Anne Brewster gives the following interesting anec-
dote of Hans Christian Andersen :—" A charming
story of Hans Christian Andersen. When he
visited Rome, eight years ago, ho was the guest
of Story, in his apartment at the Palazza Barberini.
Andersen was asked what sort of entertainment
would please him best. He replied—A children's party. So
all the juvenile friends of his host and hostess were as-
sembled together. Hans Anderson looked like a great
stork in an aviary of pretty little birds, but he soon
gathered them around him and interested them deeply in
a long strain of delightful fairy tales. The children listened
a ttentiv ely, rsanctime-i looking very sad, sometimes clapping
their little hands, and screaming with delight. After a
while the doors were thrown open, and Mr. Story appeared,
dressed as " The Pied I iper of Hamelin." "The children
were wild with fun, and they and Andersen pursued the
Piper in every direction. My friend, who told me the
story, turned to Browning, who was also present,
and said: 'Read them your poem' They would
not understand it,' answered Browning. ' They
would at least understand something about what
they are enjoying,' urged my friend. So the children
were summoned, and Robert Browning read them his own
poem, ' The Pied Piper of Hamelin,' with great success. Ia
must have been a delightful scene—a crowd of pretty,well-
dressed, intelligent children listening to Hans Andersen
and Browning recite their own famous creations, and
romping with the sculptor Story—sonuthing for them to
remember_ in dig ye.ars.'!w,