The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-25 00:00:00

Ath. Coquerel, the oldeit minister of the Protestant
Church of Paris, has been appointed President of
the Consistory ad interim.
The King of Prussia has ordered his Minister of
Public Worship to adcpt measures for the recon-
struction at Berlin of a cathedral for evangelical
service upon the site of the present cathedral. It
will be of such an imposing character as to form
the principal edifice for that class of worship in
Prussia.

A gentleman of 35 celebrated his birthday a few
days ago with some friends, and so well did " good
digestion wait on appetite" that, on proceeding
home along the Boulevard Sebastopol, he sat down
on a bench and was soon in a sound sleep. So
sound, indeed, was his sleep that he did not wake
till three o'clock in the morning. lie then felt
rather chilly, which well might be, for some skilful
thieves had left him no other clothing than his
shirt. The loss was not confined to his clothes, but
a well filled purse was taken with them. After a
little reflection he thought it best to proceed on his
way home, in spite of the unfinished state of his
toilette. Some police-officers met him on his way
and gave him the hospitality of the station, and
lent him some clothes. They then conducted him
safely home to his lodgings.
A sarcophagus has been discovered in the church
of Graville, supposed to be that of Sainte ilonorine
de Melamave, martyrised by the Pagans ef Julio-
bona (Lillebonne) in the year of Jesus Christ 303,
whose body was conveyed to Conflans in 1840.
There the remains of the sainted lady were deposited,
and the church of Graville was erected to protect
them from the profanations of the men of the
North.
During some repairs of the fountain of Nismes
the workmen have* discovered a very ancient and
beautiful piece of mosaic pavement. It is splen-
did in design and very: rich in. colour. The
compaitments are of geometric proportioh and exe-
cuted very artistically.. In the square in the, centre
is a figure supposed to be that of Jupiter. The
municipality of Nismes intend to restore this magni-
ficent mosaic, and to place it in one of the public
edifices, or in the Museum, which is now very rich
in antiquities.

A woman residing at Usseau, Deux Seves, who
has for some time been effected with mental aliena-
tion, has come to a melancholy end. In the middle
of the- night she called to her husband, who slept in
an adjoining room, to come to bed to her, saying
she would not hurt him. He went into the room
and sat down on the chair. He was scarcely seated
when the wife got out of bed and fired a pistol at
his face, but as it was only charged with powder he
did not receive much injury. lie rushed out of the
room, fearing some other attack from the desperate
woman. On his return with his brother-in-law
soon afterwards he was astonished to find that his
wife had left her bed. They found her lying dead
in an adjoining barn. Near her was a bottle, which
no doubt had been full of brandy, and it is supposed
that she drank it off at a single draught. Death
must have taken place in a few minutes from con-
gestion of the brain.

In the hamlet of Parti, near Lyons, a cow has
given birth to calf with no hair except on the belly,
and instead of horns there are only two tufts of hair
on the head. A local journal recommends farmers
to take care of cows born without horns, and to en-
deavour to propagate tho race, as their milk is better,
and they possess other advantages. This race, it
says, increases in England, Switzerland, and
Normandy.

Some excitement has been created in Paris by the
discovery in the Seine of a mutilated body of a man
of from 20 to 25. The head, arms, and legs have
been severed from the trunk. The surgeons con-
sider that the trunk has been about 48 hours in the
water. The Procureur Imperial and the Juge d'ln.
struction, of Versailles, are engaged in elucidating
the particulars of the crime, and no 'doubt is enter-
tained that there has been a foul and terrible mur-
der. The portion of the remains which has been
found has been interred in the cemetery of Argen-
teuil.

L A TEST INTEL LIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, March 24.
The Senate has passed a resolution to adjourn on
Tuesday till December next.

The Committee of Investigation has reported that
there has been no over issue of bonds.
The Winter Garden Theatre has been burnt

down.

Intelligence has been received from Australia, via
Panama, to the 6th ult. It is unimportant.

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