The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSOAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1867.

a:axiom they should be that posterity should not
-pass on them the same verdict as we did on those
before us. Those days which saw the ruin of this for-
tress were not the days of what was called a bar-
barous age, but were the days when Swift and Con-
greve lashed the most prominent of our national
vices; they were the days when the Spectator and the
Tatler charmed our forefathers with the wit of Steele
and Addison; the days when Bolingbroke, Pope, Ar-
buthnot, and others gave to the world a literature
-which is still among our most cherished possessions.
If, then, there was much to cause them to mix re-
gret with pleasure in viewing Ludlow Castle he was
glad to say no such mingled feelings need be enter-
tained with respect to Ludlow Church. Sir Charles
briefly sketched a history of the church, which he
said had gone through three periods—a period of
splendour, a partial eclipse, and a perfect revival.
He then referred to other ancient remains in the
town—the old town walls and one of the original
gateways still standing, sites of two priories, and
half-timbered gabled houses, and acknowledged the
invitations received from the mayor and corporation
of Ludlow, Lord Northwick, Lady Mary Clive, and
Mr. Knight, of Downton, to visit Oakley Park,
Burford, Downton Castle, &c. He should also him-
self have pleasure in receiving the association at
Downton Hall, though he had not much of antiqua-
rian interest to show them, for they knew that old
stones must not be moved if they wished them to
retain their moss, and his family bad its foundation
on a Warwickshire soil. In conclusion, he announced
the inauguration of the 24th anniversary of the Bri-
tish Archaeological Association.
To-day's excursion has been to Bitterly Church,
Titterston (the Hill), to examine the ancient re-
mains there, and to Downton Hall, where the mem-
bers were entertained by the president.

THE PUBLIC HEAL CH.

daily quantity of sewage pumped into the river
Thames at the Southern Outfall Works, Crossness,
was 57,025,591 gallons, or 259,093 cubic metres,
equivalent to about as many tons by weight.

Manders' extensive stud. The rattlesnake fastened
on the off fetlock of the horse, which immediately
reared and plunged to such an extent as to shake the
reptile off, and before it could move away it was
crushed to pieces beneath the hoofs of the horse. In a
few minutes after the horse had received the bite
from the loathsome reptile its whole frame quivered,
its eyes nearly burst from their sockets, and its
moans were piteous to hear. Two veterinary sur-
geons were brought, but their services were of no
avail, for in a few minutes the horse died in fright-
ful agony.
Meanwhile the bonassus was in such an infuriated
condition that the doors of his den had to be put up
and securely bolted. In a few seconds a heavy fall
was heard in the caravan, and on the doors being
opened the noble beast was expiring, and shortly
afterwards died. Mr. 'ganders was summoned by
telegraph, and on his arrival he ordered the door of
the case containing the other rattlesnakes to be
securely screwed down, so that it is impossible any
future accident can occur with these deadly reptiles.
By the permission of Mr. Manders, a post-mortem
examination was made of th' carcasses of the
bonassus and the horse, and they were buried in a
field just outside Tunbridge Wells in the latter part
of the day, a large quantity of quick lime and car-
bolic acid being thrown into the hole in order to
hasten entire decomposition. Vast crowds of visitors
thronged the menagerie during the remainder of the
evening, and much sympathy was expressed for Mr.
Manders under the above circumstances, which, it
is said, have never had a parallel in this country.

IREL AND.

DUBLIN, July 31.

At Cork, Galway, and Carrickfergus the judges
congratulated the grand juries yesterday on the
satisfactory state of the counties with respect to
crime. Similar congratulations have been general
during the present assizes. The calendars are
usually light in summer, because of the short period
since the spring assizes, and because the people are
better employed than in winter. Galway seldom
gives much trouble to the judges, and Chief Jus-
tice Monahan found it in the same tranquil state
as when he was there three years ago. Mr. Justice
Fitzgerald mingled warnings with his congratulations
to the grand jury of Cork, and told them that under
the seemingly calm surface might still lurk the
spirit of insurrection. Mr. Justice O'Hagan got a
present of white gloves at Carrickfergus because he
had nothing to do there, an honour which the judges
often receive in that place, as the county consists of
a small old town on the Antrim side of the Belfast
Lough and a few miles of the prosperous country
adjoining. It is a remnant of the old world, and
flourished when Belfast was only a fishing village.
But for the honour of having sheriffs, and being
complimented by judges, there seems to be no reason
that assizes should be held at Carrickfergus at all.
At the Tyrone Assizes there was a presentment
of £1,500 for the malicious burning of the planta-
tions of the Marquis of Abercorn on the night of
the 17th of March ; but Baron Hughes intimated
that his Excellency, with his usual liberality, would
not require the amount to be levied, believing that
the crime was not committed by any one belonging
to the district. The judge said that, having made
himself master of the subject, he found that mali-
cious burnings were more frequent in that county
than in any other in Ireland.
The most heinous case at the Tyrone Assizes is
the charge of an attempt at murder against Bernard
M'Cullon and five others of the same name. The
object of the attempt is the Rev. James M'lvor,
D.D., who has been for 20 years rector of Ardstraw,
in that county, and is much respected. The persons
accused are over-holding tenants, against whom
notices of ejectment had been served by Dr. M 'lvor.
On the 26th of February last he was returning from
the railway station at Newtown Stewart about 9
o'clock p.m., accompanied by his coachman and
gardener, on a car, when he was fired at from be-
hind a hedge. The case was opened yesterday by
Mr. Major, Q.C.