The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-28 00:00:00

DE BONORIBUS.

Who makes this carping fuss Oncoming merit,
And prior rank upon the rolls of fame ?
What does it matter whether we inherit
A noble nature or a noble name ?
Let Lawrence, Wilson, Inglis, Grant, and Peel,
Rug the new K.C.B. of second class;
For the light leaping from the brave man's steel,
Outshines not that which gleams from polish'd brass.
Greathed, Baird Smith, " Gun" Cotton, Leek and
Showers,
Look not with envy on the Privy Purse;
Take your superior from discerning powers,
And thank your blessed stars it is no worse.
You may have helped to save an Empire's sway—
He may have chocked a royal kitchen's waste—
Each may have saved us in a different way,
And services are measured by the taste.
Fame has enough of wind to spare for all,
And when her trump is resting on her lips
History will give a knowing wink, and call
A blast for you, and one more " blow" for Phipps.
Cambridge. C.

THE DUKE OF DEYONSIIIRE.—The funeral took place
on Tuesday at Edensor, near Chatsworth, in a private
and unostentatious manner. We understand that the
duke has left by his will the great bulk of his vast pro.
perty to hit! successor in the dukedom, the Earl of
Burlington. He has left 10,0001. to Earl Granville and
the Earl of Carlisle, and an annuity of 4,0001. each to 1
the Countess of Carlisle and the Dowager Countess
Granville. Sir J. Paxton receives a legacy of 1,6001.,
and there are also a great number of small annuities
to servants and dependents.
DEATH OF LABLAOHE.—D, is with deep regret that
we have to announce this melancholy event,
the news of which we have only just received.
Lablache died on Saturday last at Naples. After his
last return from Russia, his health failed, and be gave
up his engagements that he might enj ,y repose and
breath his native air. He came to England for the first
time in 1830, and made his clebul at our Italian Opera
(then the King's Theatre), in the character of Geronimo
in Cimarosa's comics opera, "Il Malaria:mei° Segreto.''
THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.— DOVER, Wednesday.
—The King of the Belgians and the Duke of Brabant
and the Count of Flanders, owing to the Belgian
packet not being able to go to the pier, in consequence
of the strong south-east wind, were detained here
yesterday three hours, much against their expectation,
but on the tide flowing the royal party left the har-
bour at six p.m
STATE OF EMPLOVIVENT IN MANCHESTER.—The last
week's returns again show a satisfactory improvement in
the state of the labour-market at Manchester. Seveu
more mills are working lull time than in the previous
week, and the number of hands working full time has
increased 1,146. The number working short time is
reduced by 439, while those totally out of work are about
641 less than last week.
THE LEVIATHAN.—Yesterday morning the launching
operations were resumed, and at noon the distance
moved was 29 inches forward and 98 inches aft. This
completes the duties of the hydraulic machinery ; it
remains now only to unpack the cradles and float the
ship to her moorings ; and if the tide of yesterday may
be taken as an indication, Friday's tide will be ample f,r
that purpose. In the afternoon a large number of the
labourers employe) were paid off.
RELEASE OF MR. ROBERT BELLANY FROM THE
QUEEN'S PRISON.—It will be recollected that Mr.
Robert Bellany was tried at Lancaster assizes last
year, on the charge of having appropriated to his
own use the sum of 21 , belonging at the same time
to the Crown, and which he had levied (by virtue of
his office as a magistrate) on two men brought before
him on a cherge of killing two rabbits on his
(Mr. Bellany's) own groluds. Being
.found guilty, he
Was brought up to London before the judges to receive
sentence, and on the 19th of November last as
adjudged
by Mr. Justice Coleridge to pay a fine of 2001. to the
Queen, and be imprisoned as a ne;siemeanent of the first
class in the Queen's Primp for one year, and aftewarde
until the said fine of 2001. was paid. Mr. Bellauy was
' 4'eerefore (owing to his cleseificatme) subject to no more
ereva,tieus than at ordinary prisoner for debt, and could
lave as cemlostably it
as his recites admitted. Tile sxoo-
sure and disgrace, however, as we are informed, induced
a severe illness, which has even threatened his life ; and
ithe Government has therefore consented to remit some
portion of his imprisonment on payment of the fine. He
was liberated yesterday at 5 p.m., when he left the
prison in a cab, being too ill to walk.