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

Magyars and Poles equally feel the necessity of
writing energetically to oppose the menacing and
dangerous manoeuvres of Muscovite despotism.
We are happy to record the existence of this feel-
ing, but we are desirous that it should be accom-
panied, pardcularly on the part of the Magyar s,
with the firm resolution to adopt a liberal and
equitable
policyequally:in regard to the Selavonians,
,reqris, Croatians, and Servians, as well as in
hee
reference to the Itouinains. To satisfy the just de-
mand 3 of those populations would be the best thing
to shield Hungary and Austria from the machina-

tions of Russia."
A very strange suicide has taken place at a
furnished hotel in the quarter St. Martin. For
some time a young gentleman, named Adolphe
G-, from the provinces, had lodged there, and
he dined regularly at the table d'hote. Two morn-
ing ago, as he did not come down to breakfast as
usual, a servant knocked at his bed-room door. As
he did not answer the door was broken open, and
he was lying almost dead upon the bed, covered
with blood. A doctor was sent for, who perceived
that the young man had thrust about fifty large
pins into his chest, the wounds from which bled
very copiously. lle was not quite dead, but life
was extinct in a few minutes. On his table there
was a letter, in which he stated he wished to be in-
terred decently, and that there was enough money
in
ehis
paythat for the expense of the funeral.
The
a e
g athe life of the writer had
staffed
of suffering, pain, and sorrow,
formed
hl eptturrls
long
sut to d
and that according to the proverb fatality had killed
him gradually, as with the point of a pin. Taking
advantage of the idea, he had determined to kill
himself in a manner never perhaps adopted before.
llis life he said was not worth the pin which he
employed to take it away, but he found it very
piquant to die in such an extraordinary manner.
Lastly, the writer expressly recommended that his
body should be wrapped, not in a sheet, but in
velvet, fastened with pins.
The Brazil section of the Exhibition is curious
and interesting. That great empire, which occupies
a space equal to a fifteenth part of the terrestrial
globe, is not remarkable for the extent of its indus-
trial products, and those sent to the Exhibition
prove rather the richness of the soil than progress in
manual art and labour. Among the extraordinary
products of the Brazilian soil is the palm tree
(palmier canzubu), the varieties of which are in im-
mense number. From this tree there are many
products exhibited, the most important of which is
wax. The tree attains a great height, and the
fruit of it, which rambles a nut, is ground into
powd a resembling
coffee, which, mixed with milk,
forms a wholesome and nutritive beverage. The
candles made from the wax of the tree, which are
to be seen at the Exhibition, are not very white,
but have a green tinge, betraying their vegetable
origin. By way
of compensation, however, they
exhale an agreeable odour while burning, and as

they last a long time they are very economical.
Rope may be made from the fibres of the tree, and
indeed they are put to an infinite variety of uses.

The Marquis d'llervey de St. Denys, Com-
missioner for China to the Exhibition, has contra-
dicted a round-about story which has appeared in
some of the papers, to the effect that one of the
Chinese is a Frenchman, and that a creditor who
saw through the disguise recovered a sum of money
which was due to him by threatening exposure.
The Chinese to be seen in this department are real
natives of China. Neither the Imperial Com-
mission nor the Chinese Commission would allow
any deception to be practised upon the public.
A book is announced for immediate publication
with the title of " The Court of Rome and the
Emperor Maximilian," which, according to the re-
port prevalent in literary circles, will throw a light
upon some of the causes which have led to the
terrible fate of that Emperor, and the convulsed
and insurrectionary position of Mexico. I shall
not fail to inform you whether the work is calcu-
lated to justify the excitement which prevails re-

spccting it.
The French Academy has awarded the prize for
poetry, for 1867, to the verses sent by M. Edouard
Garnier. There were many competitors.
It is not in Italy and Spain only that brigands
_ .

practise their vocation. Some daring cases of high-
way robbery have recently taken place in France.
The diligence from Marseilles to Digne was stopped
near Aix. The brigands waited for it, and sum-
moned the driver to stop. lnstead of doing so,

however, he whipped the horses into full gallop.
the
i
but nobody was
hurt. soon afterwards
Another fired at
diligence
thediligence,
was
stopped near the same spot. The captain of the
lr. robbers
brigands fired at the postillion. The ball grazed
his cap, and struck a traveller in the chest, who
died almost instantly. The postillion put the
horses at full speed. The robbers fired a second
discharge at the diligence, which was pierced with
balls in several places. It is almost incredible that
th ere should be such acts in these times in France,
where in general such care is taken of person and
property ; but the fact is undoubted. The autho-
rities have sent of al notice of these acts of bri-
gandage to the Prefect of the department, and the
diligence which conveys the mails is now escorted
by gendarmes. Aix is a very pleasant residence in
the south of France, where in general there are
plenty of English. While alluding to this subject
of violence, it will be appropriate t o mention that,
although the arrangements of the Paris police are
excellent, the cases of violence and robbery in the
lonely suburbs of the city at night are very much
on the increase. Almost every day accounts of
daring personal robberies appear in the papers.
Last evening, between six and seven, there was
a regular deluge of rain, which made sad havoc
with the dresses of hundreds of ladies who had
been to the Exhibition. To-day the weather has
been lowering and unsettled, with occasional rain
and a general menacing aspect of the meteorological
elements. Should it please the clerk of the
weather to give us a fine day on the 15th the
Emperor's fete will be very magnificent, for
the preparations are on an unprecedentedly grand
scale.
There has been a Cabinet Council this afternoon
at the Tuileries, under the presidency of the Em-
peror. The Empress was present.
The distribution of prizes for the general com-
petitions of the Lyceums and Colleges of Paris and
Versailles took place to-day at the Sorbonne. The
Imperial Prince was present. M. Duruy, the
Minister of Public Instruction, made an appropriate
speech to the pupils, in cordial and affectionate
terms, in which ho pointed out the pleasures and
advantages arising from education and general
knowledge. lle proved to the pupils that " a little
learning is not a dangerous . thingo " After the
speech prizes were distributed to the pupils who
had displayed the
greatestproficiency in the various
branches of instruction.

THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S GARDENS.—The
Marian Moore, from Calcutta which came up the river on
,
Tuesday, has on board a valuable collection of living
animals for the Zoological Society of London, under the
care of Mr. Clarence Bartlett the Society's agent,
who
went out some months ago to Calcutta to bring them home.
The collection embraces two of the large wild Indian cattle
called " Gayals," a Panolia deer, two fine Indian pelicans,
four demoiselle cranes, a Himalayan badger, two black
Tibetan wolves, and other animals altogether upwards of
20 in number. Most of these are Presents to the Society
from its different corresponding members in India.
NOVEL SALMON FISIIING.—The magistrates of
the Llansautffraid (Montgomeryshire) petty sessions had a
somewhat curious case of illegal salmon fishing brought
before them at the instance of the Board of Conservators
of the Severn fishery district the other day. An old woman
of the not uncommon Welsh name of Elizabeth Jones was
summoned for using a certain dam on the river Viameir (a
tributary of the Severn) for facilitating the catching of
salmon. This was a very unusual case, but the defendant
did not appear to the summons, which was heard in her
absence. The facts wore these': —For some years past she
has rented a fishery at the above place,
where she has
adopted a novel mode of capturing salmon. At this spot
there is a natural fall of water, which is heightened and
fitted for her purpose, and for the purpose of diverting
water to a mill, by means of timber. Here, perc'aed on a
jutting rock, the old lady holds in her hand a pole, on
which is suspended a net, which is held just at a point
where the salmon make their leap to got over the fall. As
they loop they drop into the net and so are captured. This
being an illegal mode of fishing, under the Salmon
Fisheries Act, 1861, section 12, tho magistrates were una-
nimous in convicting her, and the conservators only ask-
ing for a nominal fine to show the illegality of the act, the
defendant was fined £l, including costs.