The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-19 00:00:00

ELECTIONS IN PARIS.

In addition to the letter of the Minister of the
Interior noticed on Saturdayvin_addition to the
Prefect's circular and the exertions of the mayors
and muicip.al councillors-in' the (electfkallifiritriat,
the absolute influence of Marshal Caurober, who
commands in the department, was brought.' to, bear
against M. Migecn ; and, nevertheless, a teirgrara
received in Paris yesterday after, noon announces his
election as deputy for the Haut-Rhin. Either M.
Migeon must belt remarkable man to have sue-
ceeJed against such fo:midable force, or the Go-
vernment must have lost all is popularity in
Alsace, whera formerly the name of Napole,n was
a tower of strength.
Should the news of M. Migeon's suedes be con-
firmed, I look upon it as a fact of far greater
gravity than the election of three Opposit on candi-
dates. When we remember the all but irresistible
machinery brought to bear against him—his trial
before the Tribunal of Colmar—the contumely
which was heaped upon him, which grew to perse-
cuti.rn, and which invested him with the character
f a martyr—the animosity (of which, as is currently
rep,:rted, the cause is somewhat scandalous) of one
of the most influential personages of the day—the
direct and positive, but not over decorous, inter-
vention of the Minister at whose beck are prefecti
aid mayors and the whole of the civil functionaries
—the dicta' oriel language of the fir,t military officer
of tbe department—wh,n al: this is called to mind,
the election of this man, fresh from his prison, and
with his political and personal character covered
with every sort of indignity by officials, from the
liivliest to the lowest, c m I a-dly le exaggerated
in-impor'anc?.—Times' second edition.

TRAGIO4L OCOURRENOR OFF TDB

DURHAM COASre

A painful feeling was occasioned :in North Shields
on Monday when it was known that a' most tra-
gical occident had occurred off the Durham coast
on the previous evening, and that three young
men belonging to the town had been drowned. It
seems that Mr. Alexander M'Dontld, shopman
with Messrs. Ph'llipson and Hare booksellers in
North Shields, and Mr. John Cookson, chemist in
the same town, had proceeded during the afternoon
to Marden Rock, on the Durham coast, in a large
foy boat, rigged with two lugger sails, and navi-
gated by a man named R. Coatsworth and a lad
called Wheatley. The weather had been tolerably
fine at th© time the party left the Tyne, though
changeable, and there was a swell breaking on
the coast. Coatsworth does not appear to have
been a good sailor, and as they approached
towards the shore to land at the rock they
encountered a good deal of sea, which seemed to
be breaking across a sandbank. One of these seas,
about two feet higli,ThVe-iiiipped the boat and half
filled her with water, and a second sea struck her
on the quarter and capsized her, throwing the four
young men into the raging waves. They could
all swim, and three of them, M‘Donald and the
two boatmen, got on to the boa's bottom, but
Cookson kept swimming about. He observed an-
other wave coming, and dived. When h-c came
up again he found that the boat had carried away
her masts, and that she was floating about, gun-
wale up. Hit companions were scattered about, and
he called upon M`Donald to swim towards him.
They met and M`Donald got hold of hishand, and
exclaimed that he was dreadfuly weak. He asked
Cookson if he saw any boats coming to their rescue,
who replied that he did not, but told him to rest
his hands on his shoulder, and they must dive
at the next wave. They did so, but on rising
again were separated. Cookson :then attempted
to push an oar to him, but the back sweep pre-
vented him reaching it. At this time M‘Donald's
dog was seen by Cookson swimming with a piece
of plink towards his master, which ho put. into
his hand, and M•Donald was enabled to reach the
boat again, to which Coatsworth and another were
clinging. They hung by the boat, which was full
of water fur a minute or two, when Cookson ob-
served another great wave surging towards them.
He dived to avoid being struck by it, and when he
c Mme up again he discovered that his companions
bad been swept into eternity, and that, he and
M'Donald's dog were tossing about on •the sea
alone. He made a desperate effort to .reach the
shore, and after a hardstruggle with the back sweep
of the waves he at last succeeded in reaching the
bottom with his feet, when a young woman ran into
the water and assisted him out. The young wo-
man was one of the daughters of Mrs. Allan, who
keeps the hotel at the rock, and it is stated that she
Ras engaged to M‘Donald.nAs soon as he was got
on shore she asked how manythere were in the boat,
and observed that if M'Donald had been there none
of them would have been lost. Cookson replied,
"M‘Donald was one of us," and the poor girl ran
screaming tothe house. A med.'cal man was sent for
as soon as Cookson was taken to the hotel, and by
prompt attention he recovered. He is a powerful
young fellow, and is one of the best swimmers on
the Tyne. e holds several medals for skill in
swimming. Mr. M'Donald, whose death is deeply
deplored, also held two medals presented to him by
the Royal Humane Society—otie for rescuing a
person at Blackwell while he was an assistant with
Messrs. Simpkin and Marshall, in Loudon, and the
other for saving the life of a woman from drown-
ing at Chorley, in Lancashire. His body was re-
covered on Monday afternoon.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visite.' the
Princess Anna of Saxe-Weimar yesterday.
His Sorene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, yes-
terday, at her residence, C;arence House, St. James's.
His Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh, with the
gentlemen of his suite, have arrived at Claridge's Hotel,
from a sporting tour to the Island of Sardinia.
The Hon. Col. Sautnarez and Mrs. and the Misses
SAumarez have arrived at Maurlgy's Hotel, from a tour.
Sir Charles Slingaby and Miss Slingsby have arrived
at Fenton's Hotel, from Scriven Park, Yorkshire.

NEW REPRESENTATIVE PEER OF SCOTLAND.—The elec.
tion of a new representative peer of Scotland in the
room of the late Earl of Morton, has been delayed until a
second proclamation can be issued to remedy a defect in
the date, which, under an Act of Parliament passed in
the year 1851, would have made the election invalid.
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen's box at her
Majesty's Theatre sits yesterday (Tuesday) evening Of-
copied by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Bert., K.C.B.
and Lady Phipps, Mrs. Phipps, Mrs. Bathurst, Mr.
Bathurst, Mr. C. POWs, Mrs. Sayer, C.B , and party.
Amongst the numerous illu,trioua, noble, and nil-
tingui-hed visitors also honouring Her Majesty's
'l.ll,,atre with their presence on this occasion were
—The Lord Ward and party, the Marchioness of
Cianricarde and Lady Harriet Augusta de Burgh,
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of
Clauricarde, the Marquis of Sligo, and the Ladies
Browne, his Excellency the Russian Ambassador
(the Baron Brunnow), his Excellency the Netherlands
Minister (the Baron Bentinck), the Secretary of the
Austrian Legation, the Countess of Desert, the Countess
Dowager of Harrington and the Countess of Mount.
Charles, the C. untess of Bradford, the Countess of Glen-
gall and Lady Margaret Butler, the Countess of Bess-
borough, the Countess of Fife, the Earl of Cardigan, the
Earl of Mountcharles, the Earl of Gifford, the Earl of
Bessborough, the Earl of Shelburne, the Earl of West-
trio! &end, the Count de Jancourt, the Count Aloys
Karolyi, the Viscount Powerscourt, the Viscount Cur-
zor, Lord and Lady Beauclerk, Mrs. Johnson and party,
Lady Nicholson, Lady Harry Vane, Lady Roney, Lady
_Howard and Miss Howard, General the Hon. H. Caven-
dish, Major General Sir G. Bowies, K.C.8., Sir Ralph
Howard, Bart., M. E. Baroche, the Hon. Mr. Lang-
ham, the Hon. Ocway Toler, Sir G. Wombwell, Bart.,
Colonel Sic P. Cautley, K. 11.,
Philltpart, Colonel Paget, Colonel Hamlyn,sirColjonpel
Dick-on, Mejor Pole, Mr. 0. Morgan,
M.P
Captain and
Sir C. Roney, Sir John
Heywood, Captain Bateson, Captain 2!
ro_reLoi.yooWsehpehesleriiirC.avvpt..
Mr. T. F ranks, Mr. ran 8,
G. T. Rom., &c.
inquiry into the circumstances attending
Palmer,
fieLeriedY,Al alAurl.dr. Ford,a
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nrn'gd 'e;l‘,
resumed yesterday, at the Bull Hotel,
this accident was WATTI.E—TFhAeTALACCIDENT ON THE TRENT VALLEY RAIL.
Nuneaton, pursuant to adjournment
mass of evidence bad been taken without
eliciting any material
fact in relation to the catastrophe.
Iting yesterday,
Mr. Robert Swinnerton and
At the s
Charles Christian Jee, extensive farmers at Nun-
eaton, gave
evidense to the effect that the fence, in
their judgment, was good and sufficient as a pro-
R
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tecti,m against cattle. These gentlemen examined
it the morning after the accident. Mr. Richard Warner,
of Western Hill, Nuneaton, and Mr. Joseph Moore, who
xsmined the fence at a much later period, the former not
having inspected what now remains of it till yesterday
twere
t generally
ion ii
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cattle n
adopted cmorning, differed from the other gentlemen as to the
strength of the fence. Two men from Buckingham, who
had "cut and laid" the fence in March last, one of
sufficiency,
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ant
one
deaaclthn Buckinghamshirea2dto alli
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that it was not practicable to provide a fence suffi•
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the cow
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aoyf excitement,inquestion.
The gateman at the level crossing was examined at
great length, and it appeared that he was attending to
his duties at the time, and used every exertion to turn
the cow off the line, but was unable to do so before the
train reached the spot. The proceedings of the day
terminated by the coroner and jury giving instructions
to a surveyor of their own selection to report to them
upon the fence this afternoon at 2.30 p.m., towhich hour

the inquest was adjourned.
MR. ROBERT OWEN.—A public meeting was held
is
St. Martin's Hall on Friday evening last, Mr. Robert
Owen in the chair Resolutions were unanimously
passed to petition both Houses of Parliament for an in-
quiry into the plans of social change which the vener-
able chairman has so long promulgated.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS. -(YESTERDA.Y.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at tive o'clock.
Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from the
Jewish inhabitants of the metropolis, signed by 1,400
persons, including the Chief Rabbi, two aldermen of the
city, nine graduates of the universities, and a large
body of barristers, solicitors, merchants, Ste., i❑ favour
of the removal of Jewish disabilities.
The Earl of ALBENIA.RLE presented a petition
signed by 1,300 of the inhabitants of Keigbley, in the
West Riding of Yorkshire, praying for the restora-
tion of the royal family of Oude to their rightful
inheritance. The noble earl said that after the course
which the Government had pursued towards Lord
Canning, he thought such petitions should be entrusted
not to private members of the house, but to the First
Lord of the Treasury, or some other noble lord on the
Ministerial bench.
ELECTION OF A SCOTCH PEER. _ .

The Duke of BI:7C6LEUCEIfnq;iTed of the noble
Marquis the President of the Council, what time
had been fixed for the election of a new pccr
to the place now vacant in the Scottish Representative
Peerage
The Marquis of SALISBURY said that unfortu-
nately a mistake had occurred in regard to the day
filed for the election. The law required that it
should take place twenty-five days after the procla-
mation had been issued, but by me mistake
twenty-eight days had been fixed, the consequence
of which would be that the election would be
void. The mistake would be rectified as soon as possi,
ble by the issue of another proclamation. %)
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
On the motion of Lord REDESDALB, the Bir-
mingham Canal Navigation, Sir Benjamin Hall's Es-
tate Brantford Gas, Buryhead Harbour, and Garngad
Road' Bills were read a secand time ; and Malvern
Improvement Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE OATHS BILL.

Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that he might find
it necessary to take into consideration the Lords' amend
meats to the Commons' amendments on the Oaths
bill. He meant in that case to proceed with the ques-
tion on Monday week.
ADJOURNMENT FOR THE WHITSUNTIDE