The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-24 00:00:00

A NEW PEER.

It is rumoured that Mr. Gladstone is about to
create a new peer. The gentleman named for the
honour is Mr. John Pemberton Heywood, of Norris
Green, West Derby, Liverpool. -Mr. Heywood has
hardly obtained a world-wide fame as yet. By pro-
fession he is a banker, by calling a magistrate fog the
county of Lancashire, and by election he was nide
a high sheriff in 1855. Ile has a country seat in
Shropshire, and a town house in London. 01 the
reason for his elevation and his capabilities of per-
forming the office which he is to fill we inow
nothing.

The Liberals of Hereford have determined to bold
a banquet on the 18th of May in order to celebrate the
triumphant return of Messrs. Clive and Hoskyns. Itis in-
tended to ask Mr. Bright to attend, and a requisition 43 the
right hon. gentleman inviting him to pay a visit to th 3 city
is being numerously signed.

The Bristol Times Says that the Rev. Benjimin
Speke, whose mysterious disappearance excited such gEneral
interest and almost consternation throughout the kin;dom
some two years ego, is likely to appear in another and more
pleasing character very 500; as a bridegroom, he being en-
gaged to be married to a daughter of a Wiltshire squire.

(From the Anglo-American Tizes)
Andrew Johnson bas begun. At Murfeesbaro' a
reception committee from Nashville met him, hav-
ing travelled there in a special train to receiva and
convey him to the city. Along his route ha was
the recipient of enthusiastic demonstrations. De-
tachments of police, headed by a brass band, and
followed by a long procession, escorted him to the
St. Cloud Hotel, to which he proceeded in an open
carriage, the streets being lined with shouting
thousands. He made a brief speech from the
balcony, and in the course of his remarks announced
that he favoured the removal of political disabili-
ties from every one in Tennessee. Numbers of
coloured men were there to welcome the "Moses"
back, who had striven so earnestly for their deliver-
- awee ! On the 3d inst. he spoke at Knoxsville,
when he declared his intention to devote the rest of
his life to his own vindication. Doubtless he will
spare a little time, even from so important an object,
to abuse Congress and Grant. Speaking as one
risen from the dead, he warns all, that there is
danger in the Government, that danger being in
the Legislative department. "Let me tell you,"
he said, " that a wise and good Prince is infinitely
superior to a despotic and arbitrary Congress ;".
but General Grant he does not hold to be the man,
of whom he spoke without reserve, " as a bundle
of prejudices," characterizing the Executive as a
great " Gift Enterprise Cabinet."
A fire broke out in the Yellow Jacket Mine,-at
Gold Ilill, Nevada, on the 7th April, and extended
to the Kentuek and Crown :Poin' Mines. A num-
ber of miners were working at the time, and a
despatch dated on the evening of that day says
that the dead numbered thirty-six. It is, however,
feared that forty men perished by the calamity. A
despatch sent at midnight, April 8, informs us that
the fire was hurninr, on the 800 feet level, but as
a strong stream of water had been brought to bear
it was expected to be extinguished before morning.
This, however, proved delusive, as the fire broke
out afresh in the drift of the Crown Point Com-
pany, and the shaft had to be closed to smother
the flames. Tea bodies had not been recovered,
and those taken out presented fearful evidences of
the struggle for life.
There are no telegrams of importance from
America this week. Samuel Shellabarger, the Re-
publican representative to the Fortieth Congress
from the 7th district of olio, has been appointed