The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-27 00:00:00

THURSDAY t V ENING, MAY 27, 1858.

THE LATE DUEL IN PARIS.

The Memorial d'Amiens says :
" IVI.M. Courtiel and Hienne, principals in the two
duels with M. de Pene, and M, Rogd, second to these
gentlemen, all three officers in the 9th Regiment of
Chasseurs, in garrison at Abbeville, have been sum-
' moned by the Juge d'lnstruction of Versailles to appear
before him and undergo an interrogatory. Toe pro-
prietor of the Figaro has also been required to attend."
The Minister of War, wishing to stop the conse-
quences of the duel between M. de Pens and Lieu-
tenant Hienne, has addressed a circular to the colo-
nels commanding regiments to forbid the writing of
letters by officers to the directors of newspapers,
adding that the "honour" of the army stands too
high in the estimation of the French people and
of the whole world to be affected by the ill-timed
pleasantry of an obscure journal. There was no-
thing against the " honour" of the army in the
Figaro ; the paragraph was merely with reference
to their demeanour in society. M. de Pene is said
to be still in a dangerous state.

The Earl of Derby left London yesterday, for Os-
borne, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Earl and Countess of Llnesborough have re-
turned to Great Stanhope-street from their seat n
Sussex.

Lord and Lady Downes, and the Hon. Miss Flem-
ing, have left London for a short sejour in the Isle of
Wight.
The Bishop of Exeter and Mrs. and Miss Philpotts
have left the Clarendon for the Palace, Exeter.
Sir John and Lady Pakington will return to the
Admiralty to-day, from Westwood Park, near Droit-

with.
The French steam corvettes Mutine and Meteors, are
taking soundings off the Bay of Palermo.
Mr. George Crawabay will move, at the next Court of
East India proprietors, a vote of censure on Lord Can-
ning, and on the directors, for their conduct in reference
to the confiscation proclamation.
ARRIVAL OF CITY OF MANCHESTER AT GIBRALTAR.
—The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Com-
pany's steamer City of Manchester, whose sailing from
Portsmouth with 1,100 troops was noticed in The Sun
of the 26th, has arrived safely at Gibraltar. News is by
telegraph from Cadiz.
THE LONDON CORT3RATION BlLL.—This bill, as
amended by the select committee, to which several
clauses have been added, is fixed for dissuasion on Mon-
day next, when several amendments are to be moved
respecting the expenses of the metropolitan police, and
also the coal duties'.
THE ADULTERATION OF FOOD.—Mr. Scholefield has
a notice on the order book of the House of Commons to
bring for ward a bill to prevent the adulteration of
articles of foed and drinks.
Several artists are now engaged in Paris in painting
and decorating a state railway carriage, which will be
used by the Pope on the occasion of the inauguration of
he Roman lines. The cost of the vehicle will be
100,000 f. ; it will contain a complete suite of rooms, in-
cluding an oratory.
CRIEFF.—THE MOORS.—The moors in this district
never presented at this season better prospects for
sportsmen than they do this year. The birds of vari-
ous kinds are very abundant, and the work of incu-
bation is going on in all quarters. The nests average
from seven to nine eggs.—Stirliny .Teurnal.
The appal from the Vice-Chancellor's decision in
the appointment of the liquidators to wind up the
Northumberland and Durham District Bank was heard
before the Lords-Justices yesterday, and terminated, by
mutual consent, in the addition of Mr. Coleman, the
accountant, to the liquidators already named.
DR. MUSPRATT AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.
—lt the last meeting of the medical department of the
University of Maryland, hell March 10, in the New
Assembly Rooms, the honorary degree of Doctor in
Medicine was conferred upon the distinguished English
cheani it, Sheridan Maspratt, Ph. D. F.R.S.E., of Liver-
pool, England.—Baltiewre Patriot.
CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—A few days ago, a tom-tit
was seen to go into a hovel at Over, Cambridgeshire, in
the occupation of Mr. Joseph Symonds, and his brother
having suspicion that it had a nest somewhere about, as
last discovered it in the pocket cf one cf his own waist-
coats!. It had laid six eggs, and is now sitting upon
them undisturbed.
THE PERILS OP PHONOGRAPHY.—Not long since, a
member of the United States Congress made a speech,
quoting Latin, "Amiens Socrates, amieus. Plato esf, sed
major veritas," (Socrates is my friend, Plato is my
friend, but truth is much more my friend.) This ap-
peared next day in a phonographic report as follows :
I may cuss Socrates, I may cuss Rat°, said Major
Veritas."
THE SUD➢EN DEATH OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN AT
OXFORD.—An inquest was held on the body of Mr.
Rutter, who was found dead in his bedroom, while on a
visit to his brother at Oriel College, Oxford, on
Tuesday evening, when, from the evidence adduced,
the jury returned a verdict to the effect that death re-
sulted from a fit of apoplexy.
THREE MEN BURIED IN A CLAY PlT.—The roof of one
of the Garnkirk Company's clay pits gave way on the
afternoon of Friday last, by which three men, tw.e of
them brothers, were buried or enclosed. The Edinburgh.
Courant of yesterday says :—" We are glad to learn,
from a communication received in town, that the men
were al! got out safely on Sunday night, about 12 o'clock.
Intelligence is almost daily expected to reach London
of the arrival at Suez cf the Australian mail steamer,
with a large quantity of gold, and with news of, exte❑-
sive shipments of the precious metal to England. Accord-
ing to the last alvices from Melbourne, the Maidstone,
Norfolk, May Queen, Royal Charter (steamer), Tudor,
Shooting Star, were to leave at early dates for this
country.

OuR EstnksSY IN TllllKEY.—Constantinople letters) of
the 15da say that the official news of the nomination of
Sir H. Bulwer as ambassador to Constantinople caused
but little surprise, as the event had been anticipated.
M. Pisani, the first dragoman of the English embassy,
who had been dismissed from his post by Lord Stratford
de Radcliffe, had been reinstated by order of the English
Government.

DESTRUCTIVE FlRM—Yesterday morning a destruc-
tive fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Smith,
cabinetmaker, 26, Catherine-street, Commercial-road,
St. George'sen.the-East. The inmates with difficulty
effected their escape. The enaines promptly arrived.
The flames spread with amazing rapidity, and were
not extinguished until the home and contents were
destroyed. The cause is unknown. Insured in the
General Fire Office.
SETTLEMENT OF THE JEWS QUESTION.—We learn from
varied sources that a settlement of this long-agitated
and troublesome question has at last been brought about.
The conferences between the Lords and Commons have
ended in the former agreeing to the principle of the
right of Jews to seats in Parliament, and the result will
be, as the first-fruits of the conceasioa of the Peers to
popular feeling, that Baron Rothschild will very speedily
take his seat in the House of Commons. °ening
Advertiser.
SERiOUS ACCIDENT, Yesterday morning Captain
Henry Lawless lift his residence, in New Qeebec-
street, Montagucesquare, for the purpose of taking a
ride on a horse that he had just purchased rcnnd the
re-genes-park. He had, however, proceeded but a
abort distance when the animal became restive, and
threw its rider, who fell with great violence on his
insensible, his skull being
head. He was picked up
fractured by the fall, and taken to his residence. His
recovery is considered extremely doubtful. The horse
ganopped to the Edgware-road before it was stopped.
MOISORIAL TO TEX LATE LORD DUDLEY STUART, M.P.
—Tae Earl of Carlisle has consented to preside, on Tues-
day next, on the occasion of the inauguration of a new
building, situate in Market-street, Edgware-road, which
is designed as a memorial to the late Lord Dudley Coutts
Stuart, who for some years represented the borough of
Marylebone in Parliament. The building, which is
capacious, is intended for a nightly refuge for the house-
less poor, a class in whose behalf the sympathies of the
deceased lord were al n ays actively enlisted. A likeness
of his lordship; in bronze, executed by the late Mr.
Thomas Campbell, will be fixed over the building in the
course of the ceremonies of the day.
MAILS FOR SWEDEN —The Mail Steam Packets under
contract with the Swedish Government having recom-
menced their voyages between Grimsby and Gotten-
burg, mails for conveyance by those packets will be
made up at this office on the evening of every Friday,
until further notice. All letters and newspapers ad-
dressed to Gettenburg and lirddewalla will be forwarded
by these packets, unless directed to be otherwise sent;
but letters and newspapers for other parts of Swedeu,
intended to be transmitted by these packets, must be
specially addressed, " Via Grimsby" or, "By Swedish
Packet."—By command of the Postmaster-General,
Rowland Hill, Secretary—General Post-office, May 25.
ACCIDENT TO " BOATSWAIN SMITH."—On Monday
afternoon, as the Rev. G. C. Smith was about to preach
to the holiday folks on Blackheath, an intoxicated man
suddenly drove his cart, in which were seated three or
four preens', out of the road on to the turf. Mr. Smith
was knocked down, and the cart passed over both his
legs, which were severely injured. Mr. Smith is 76
years of age, and it is feared, therefore, that the conse-
quences of the accident may be serious. Through the
attention of the police, who rendered prompt assiAance
he was enabled to make his way to the steamer, and
with much difficulty to reach Wellclose-square.
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM DISTRICT BANK.—
The official list of contributors recently settled contains
the names of 407 persona holding 55,653 shares. The
following held more than 500 shares each :—Mr. C.
Allhusen, Newcastle, 1,960 ; the executors of the late
Mr. C, W. Bigee, Linden, 3,375; Mr. J. Bigland,
Ebchester, and 'Mr. H. BiebAnd, Manchester, 640
jointly ; Mr. W. Chapman, Darlington, 600 ; Mr. C.
F. Eskuche, Newcastle, 770 ; Mr. J. Fleminee New-
castle, 1,003 ; Mr. J. Grey, Dileton, 1,540 : the 14ev. W.
flasks, Newcastle, 1,820 ; Mr. J. Hawks, Newcastle,
1,200; Mr. J. Joicey, Newcastle, 1,200; the Rev. W. S
Janson, Meldon, 615 ; Mr. W. Mountain, Newcastle,
2,290 ; Mr. E. Paul!, Peckham, 1,090 ; Mr. J. Richard-
son, Newcastle, 1,600; Mr. J. Richardson, Shotley Park,
560 ; Mr. G. Ridley, M.P., 555 ; Mr. J. Sillick, New-
cestle, 700 ; Captain Sanders, R.N , Bath, 1,205 ; Mr,
F. Taylor, London, 770 ; and Mr. W. ll. Wood, Coxhoe
flail, 1,000. Of the 407 contributories 60 are returned
as spinsters, and 36 as widows, or about one-fourth of
-he wilder number. The number of shares held by these
unfortunate ladies ranges from 10 to 360. About 40
shareholders are returned as"gentlemen," 2 as baronets,
24 as "esquires," and 20 as merchants, The remainder
of the list is male up of persons engaged in retail bust-
ne-s and in subordinate situations. One holder of 10
shares is described as a butler, another of 5 as a gardener,
another of 45 as a coachman, another of 5 as a female
servant, and two holding 50 jointly as a porter and
bricklayer.