The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-27 00:00:00

His lordship reserved judgment on the points raised.

The keeper of the beacon light at Now York was
lately placed in a very awkward position. The waves
were sweeping with great force over the lighthouse, and
he tried to go ashore, but found the tide was too high for
the purpose. As the storm increased, the tower was car-
ried away, and the lower part of the lighthouse was filled
with water. He closed the hatchway, that the water
might not get down upon him, but the flames of the lamp,
which had lost its cover, set the woodwork on fire, and in-
creased the perils of the scene. He managed to extinguish
the fire, and to hold the swinging lantern. In the morning
he went on shore, with his faith in wooden lighthouses
completely shaken.

Wolves have already been seen in the neighbour-
hood of Ardennes, and the sportsmen are anticipating the
pleasures of the chase with great eagerness, as a very cold
winter is expected. A strange animal was seen in that
part of the country last year, which was larger, stronger,
and bolder than the wolf, and was destroyed with great
difficulty after killing seven or eight dogs. In the
Pyrenees there are also, it is said, an unusual number of
wolves. Some of the mountain stations are actually
deserted through the fear of these creatures, and the
wolves roam unmolested through the streets. The belated
traveller in the passes is often startled by the gleaming
eyes of the wolves, which watch for his first false step.

EAST AFRICAN INDIA, RUBBER.—Dr. Kirk, poli-
tical agent at Zanzibar, has presented a specimen of East
African India Rubber, with the tree from which it was
gathered, to the Bombay Museum. Dr. Kirk formerly
discovered this tree in the Portuguese possessions on the
Zambesi, and has now found it existing in quantities on
the African coast of Point Zanzibar. It is a woody climber,
with long stems reaching over the bushes and scrambling
among the branches of the larger trees. Tho milky juice
is obtained frc m slicing off the rough outer bark, which
must be done with a very sharp knife. The juice dries as
quickly as collodion on the photographer's plate. It is
very valuable when carefully collected, and may, in Dr.
Kirk's opinion, be obtained to a great extent in this region.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE AT PENGE.—A discovery
bas been made at Penge which has caused a great deal
of excitement in the neighbourhood. The wife of Mr.
Fowler, of 30, Weighton-road, near the Anerley Station,
was missed on Saturday afternoon, and on Monday morn-
ing her body was found lying outside her bedroom window
ac a balcony which is formed by the roof of a bay that
projects from the floors below. The body was first seen
by a servant who happened to look out of an upper
window in the next house. A phial, which is said to have
contained strychnine, was found by the side of the corpse.
The window of the bedroom communicating with the
balcony was closed and fastened inside, and the blind was
drawn.

OPENING OF A NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
—Archbishop Manning opened a church on Tuesday at
Southend, at which place there has hitherto been Roman
Catholic service in a room in the house of the resident
priest. There was a large attendance of clergy and laity,
including several Protestant friends. A good many of the
artillerymen stationed at Shoeburyness were also present.
The new church, which presents a very striking appear-
ance, is situated in Cliff-town. It is a Gothic building in
the early English style. The material is brick and stone
mixed, and there is some excellent carving in the workman-
ship. It is eighty-five feet long by about thirty wide, and
it is so arranged that the church can, if required, be en-
larged. The architect is Mr. Goodman, of Southend. The
Archbishop preached tho s:•rmon from the text, "For I
know whom 'I have believed" (2 Timothy, i. 12), and dwelt
upon the subject of confidence in God. He expressed
the pleasure which he felt at opening that beautiful
church in a place whore hitherto there had been none,
and he thanked those who, though not members of
his Church,.had kindly and generously assisted the congre-
gation in the good work. The music was the Mass of
Hummel in B, and was well executed by the 'choir of St.
Aloysius Church, London, the members of which went
down for the occasion. Mr. Barnett conducted. There
was a ddjetlner afterwards, at which the Archbishop pre-
uided. In the aftoraggPt. gamitpaelWatftriiiiition