The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-10 00:00:00

'ALICE INTELLIGENCE,—(This Day.)

MARL BOR,O UG 11-S MEET.
STREET ROBBERY AND CURIOUS DEFENCE. —Mary Ann
Parke, a young female, was charged under the follow-
ing circumstances :—From the evidence of Gibbm,
con3table, it appeared that, hearing cries of " Police
that morning in Crown-street, Soho, he went to the
spot, when a gentleman gave the prisoner into custody
for robbing him of some money, and that on taking her
to the station house the money was found in her hand.
It was about four o'clock.

In defence, the prisoner said it was her own money ;
that it had been given to her by a gentleman in the
Temple at one o'clock that morning in his chambers,
with the view of her getting a situation and leaving the
streets.

Mr. Bingham said it was rather strange that three
hours afterwards she should be some distance off with
the money still in her hands. Perhaps she would favour
him with the name of the benevolent gentleman, as he
always liked to know the names of such kind persons,
and also whereabouts in the Temple his chambers weret
The pri: otter said, although she had known him three
years, she did not know his name, and she could not say
what was the name of the place in the Temple, as she
had had a little to drink.

The prisonFr, who has been charged on former occa-
sions with similar robberies, was then remanded.

LITERATURE.

The Book of Ornamental Alphabets. Collected ani
designed by F. Delamotte. E. and F. N. Spon,
Bucklersbury.
A charming 1 the volume this is—evidently a
labour of love with the artist—otherwise we should
not have seen combined in its production research
the most painstaking, with industry the most inde-
fatigable. It is a book that old Lord Monboddo
would have hullg over, as he turned the leaves, de-
lighted. It is designed, the title-page tells us, for
schools, for carvers, masons, engravers, decorative
painters, lithographers, architectural and decorative
draughtsmen, and others ; or, as they say in that
little dry chip of Latin, almost part and parcel of
our vernacular, cum cceteris paribus. Beyond
these, however, it will hardly fail to interest the
!inguist, the philologist, or the grammarian. The
work is, in simple truth, a curiosity. An exami-
nation of it would not have been disdained by
scholars old or new, from Scaliger to Ruddiman,
from Tooke to Trench, from Crichton to Mezzo-
fanti. Yet the work is simply, as its title tells us,
A book of ornamental alphabets—alphabets ancient
and modern, from the ninth to the nineteenth cen-
tury, with numerals, Roman and Arabic. Among
the letters are Gothic, Church-Text, German,
Italian, Arabetrque, Rustic, Ornamental, and be-
sides all these, Initials for Illumination. There
are fifty pages, or rather plates, in all—each bril-
liantly emblazoned. There are monograms and
crosses ; there are analytical old English and ana-
lytical Roman letters, large and small, and
numerals. The book is complete. It is the sue-
cessful realism ion of a very happy thought, but one
thus perfectly realised, through how much toil and
assiduous investigation ! We can very heartily
commend it to the attention of those for whom it
has been especially intended by its ingenious 001' •
le;;tor and designer, Mr. F. Delamotte.

The King of Wurtemberg has conferred on Bares
Varaigues, prefect of the palace to the Emperor of the -
French, the cross of commander of the second class of
the Order of Frederick ; on Capt. Friant, orderly officer
to the Emperor, the cross of knight of the Order of the
Crown ; and on Capt. Baron de Verdieree, of the Fronde "
staff, the cross of knight of the Order of Frederick.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent went to
Twickeubam y. sterday, and visited the Duke erba
Duchess d'Aumale.
The Duke of Leeds has arrived at the Clarendon,
from Hamby Castle, Yorkshire.
Lady Beresford has arrived in Portland-place from
the continent.
Admiral Sir John West, K.C.8.; and the Misses
West were prevented by domest'o affliction from attend-
ing the Queen's State ball last evening.
The preliminary notification was posted np yesterday
at the mairie of the first arrondissement of the marriage
or M. Adolphe Fou'd, son of his Excellency the Minister
of State, with Mdlle. Martha Ledoux.
The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Coventry entertained at din-
ner, on Tuesday evening, at their residence in Belgreve:
square, the Earl and Countess of Fife, Viscount and
Viscountess Dalrymple, Hon. Mr. and Lady Maria
Ponsonby, Mr. and Lady Mary Stanley, Sir Adam and
Mif a Hay, Mrs. Hopwood, Sir Henry Edwardee, Mr.
Lloyd, Mr. Bernal, lied Mr. F. Dundas. .
INDIAN UNIVERSITY ExAMINATIO.NS.—We see in the
Bombay Guardian that through the influence of Pr.
Wihon, of the Bishop of Bombay, and others, there has
been added to the list of subjects to be examined on for
degrees in the University, "The History of the Jewish"
Nation, Evidences of Christianity, and Moral rhii-
osopby."
SERVICES OF COLIN CAMPBELL AND OUTRAM.--A"
special Court of Proprietors of East India Stock, to 11
held at Ltadenhall-straet on the 231 inst., the Court of
Directors will ask a confirmation of unanimous resole-
'ions by which they have granted an annuity of 2,0001. -
to General Sir Colin Campbell, G.C.8., and of 1,0001. to
Major-General Sir James Outram, G.C.B.
NIGER EXPEDITION.—By the African Mail steamer
Ethiope, advices have been received from the Niger
expedition to the 31st March. Dr. Baikie was 60; '
camped near Rabba, whither Lieut. Glover, R.N.,.B°'
Mr. May, R.N., were on their way from Lagos to re'
join him. Dr. Thirmick was at Latrdstown, with Ps°
,f the crew of the DayspEng. The Sunbeam was at
the Brass river entrance to the Niger, on the 221
April, waiting for water to ascend to the confluence'
All were enjoying good health.
FIRE AT A COTTON-MlLL—Early yesterday morning
fire took place at a cotton•mill at Brighouse, near 110°;
del afield. Before the engines arrived the roof fell in and
carried with it all the flot:rs. The firemen succeedeop
however, in saving the steam engine and boiler, both of
which were nearly new. The damage is estimated si!
several thou: and pounds,. The firm (Messrs. Michael
Waller and Sens) are partially insured--the building ill
the Yorkshire-office, and the machinery in the Leeds
and Yorkshire Company.
THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO LEEDS.--At a private reeetiof
of the To en Council of Leeds, yest,rday, it was agree!
to recommend that the sum of 5,0001. should be voted t°
defray the Expenses of rnakieg the necessary arrange:
ne.mts for her Maje try's visit to Leeds', in August, to opt`
the To si n Hall. No active steps have yet been takecr
determine the character of the demonetrietion to be made,
_lll
on the occasion ; but it is intended to have a general
assembly of the children attending the Sunday schoo'w
of all denominations.

BARRACKEL—Copies or extracts of cerrespondel
, between the Horse Guards and the War-office in 18%
and 1857, on the subj, ct of improving barracks, bev-
just been published. The correspondence is very diffuser
and refers chiefly to details of local improvements, M..°
suggested to the authorities. It was intimated by
letter from the Horse Guards, dated the 21st of October,
1856, that the question of barracks and their construel
tion occupied the most serious attention of his 11°'
, Highness the C.,mtnander-in-Chief, and it may be ill's
ferred that this is stdl the case.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN PERSIA.-;-Bf. NTILS°
formerly a captain of artillery in the. Austrian assess
and now colotel instructor-in-chief of artillery in Pere*
has just established (a letter says) a line of electric tele'
, graph from the palace of the Shah at Teheran to t,,11
u"'
Lutazar Garden, a distance of 1,110 metres beyond t_.,""
city. In the space of an hour, and with the little
' peri,nes which the pupils have already bad, eight desk'
patches were sent and answers returned. The Shiti
has conferred on Colonel the Grand Cordon„"
the Order of the Lion and Sun, and presented biro vs'''.
a rich dress. The line is to be continued to Tabriz.
GBAT'S-INN.—The gray d day of Trinity Term iff,vier0
kept by this society on Tuesday, on which occasion
Majesty's judges bad been invited to an entertainole:
given in expectation of the first visit since his elevatib;
cf the Lord Chancellor, who was called to the bar
this society exactly 40 years since. His lordship si.o
unavoidably absent. The Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Jastlil,
Coleridge, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Baron Bramwell.
and other distinguished guests, were received the in i
s.f;
by the treasures and the Master of the Rolls, a hen'. to
After the loving cup bad passed round, accordingof
sai
ancient and approved custom, nearly 100 Ineint''
ths ociety, sat down to the banquet, served at se
o'clock,
'1 BADE BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED -
—Under the Reciprocity Treaty our trade with Ca.P.3_o
has become important. In the year 1857
of Canada by sea amounted to $16,164,000, and the to
portatioes through and from the United Streobb
$28,616,081. In the same year the exports from
ti the United States were $16,386,530, of which on
rou'iof
nearly consisted fagricul tura! productions. The exP__°,ed so
Canada to Greatßi itain in the same period asnses_'ssno.
the insports_srini.
$12,33Z 148, and the imports to $l9, 460,516. The. "_l6-051.0
gate expires of Canada to, and the aggregatef„P Heer
srn, a.l whir countries but little exceed one
Arum. Two circumstances clitfly contribute t r er o.
large a trade between us and Canada. One is the freer
te
.erc mrse existing under the Roiprocity Treatys.ed ter.
esiop
change f products is batter than any poliacat ethi r our near nelhbourhood. Such a
(enlist be. Commerce is king, and trade is most 4
com_.4o,
than C)mtnere;al intercourse is, of r area,
mess easy, natural, and lucrative between e(4,°;'ssa,
coantries. If nonce had an Li'ustrieus, entetirE,7d7;ix
ant orderly poen'ation, with a Government U 0 ride
s,CUrity to life and property, she would need u.cr _
esbn.e.
profitatl
be.Brisi
protectorate, and would be a benefit to her neigh"en,b
How different her condition is hoes that (f
her trade will partly show.—Nce, York Times•
provinces no one needs to be told, and the statistics of