The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-03 00:00:00

amateur to witness a real battle, but he became so ena"
moured of the cause that he seized the weapon of ono of the
dead and did active duty in his place. It is not denied—
indeed it is boasted of as true. This placos consular duties
in a new light, duties which have hitherto been deemed
civil and neutral."

Mr. Smith of the Girard College, Philadelphia, has
been removed by the directors, for his barbarous treatment
of the pupils under his charge. The facts that have coma
to light of his cruelty are said to be very shocking.
Flake's Galveston (Texas) Bulletin says—" The
doctrine of repudiation finds few friends in any walk of
life, and none among honest men. The American people
1
has courage enough to fight the war to its end, and
have courage enough to pay the cost to tho last cent of
the bill."

Mrs. Lewis, of Ohio, prepared her husband's
dinner with strychnine ; an unexpected visitor ate it,
and the result was very unsatisfactory to all but Aff'
Lewis.

On the 4th inst. Robert P. Banks was inaugu-
rated Mayor of Baltimore, and on Tuesday he transmitted
to the City Council his first message.
Commissioner Rollins' forthcoming report will
contain a strong argument in favour of adopting the PI
of taxing whisky stills according to their capacity, en,
it is generally believed that this will be favourably Nev.
dered by Congress.
Hon. Aaron Shaw, ex-Congressman and el'
Judge of Illinois, while attending court at Lawrenceville,
challenged the prosecuting attorney to a foot race for file
dollars a side. The challenge was accepted, the race runt
and won by Judge Shaw. The grand jury has found $ll
indictment against both gentlemen for gaming.
The chief Republican papers of Chicago, the
Tribune, Journal, and Republican, support General Gent
for 'resident
Senator Sumner and Speaker Colfax are lecturiog
at Indianapolis, Indiana.
Thurlow Weed denies that he has sold his interest
in the New York Commercial Advertiser, and is coining to
Washington to live.

General Schofield has addressed a communicatloo
to Governor Pierpoint in answer to the letters received fr°lll
members of the Virginia Legislature, requesting the Go-
vernor to "inform the members of the Legislature that the
regular session of the Legislature for the coming wint'er
will be dispensed with." _

Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the NavY•ll3°
for a few days been confined to his house at Washington
with intermittent fever.
Two veteran printers—Charles M'Devitt and
Thurlow Weed—met on the 2d inst., at the hall of the TYP,°-
graphical Society, in New York, for the first time in a 0
years. In 1816 they were Journeymen in the office of the
late Jonathan Seymour, John-street, and of Daniel Fan;
shaw in Cliff-street. In the latter office Mr. MTevita
was a compositor, and Mr. Weed a pressman upon u
first tracts published by tho American Tract Society.
On the 4th inst. the following gentlemen visited
the White House, and had interviews with the Pre..-
dent : Secretary M'Cullocb, Attorney-General Stanbe:'
and ex-Governor Parsons, of Alabama ; Hon. John
Logan, of Illinois ; and ex-Senator Cresswell, of gor
land. •

The answer of Joseph 11. Bradley, sen., to 0°
rule laid on him, at a general term of the Supreme 001114
of the District last week, was filed on the 4th inst. by the
Hon. R. J. Walker, his counsel. The question of c°ll-
- the action of the Criminal Court, in striking 31,r.
Bradley's name from the roll of legal practitioners, "1/1:d
probably soon be decided by the full bench. Judge °1,7
having returned from his travels, the Court is now
The decision has been given, and by it Bradley is di
missed from the bar of the district of Columbia, where P-
is forbidden ever again to practise.
The Dakota Territorial election, which was held
on October Bth, was decided in favour of the Republican
who elected a majority of the I erritorial Legislature 11$5
year the Democrats carried the Territorial Legislate
Dakota elects two delegates to Congress, as the Pe°Pi -et
about Fort Laramie want a new Territorial Governros"
for themselves, to be called the Territory of Laramie, °r
Wyoming, or Cheyenne, all of which names are sug'gsste—
A.
11 NATIONAL PRESBYTERIAN CONVENTION.-11,4%,5'
delphia, Nov. 6.—The National Presbyterian Union 1-'°;
vention commenced its session in the First Reformed Fret
byterian Church. The Rev. Mr. Blair, the oldest Mega,
present, opened the Convention with prayer. (-1°
~Tici
H. Stewart was elected permanent chairman,
,`"ed
D. Archibald, of New York, clerk. Over three !bundle
delegates are in attendance, representing the Dutch nej
formed Church, the old and new school, Reformed, 1741„it''s.
and Cumberland Presbyterian Churches. Reverend Jir
Hodge, H. B. Smith, Hatfield, Breckinridge,
Duffield, and many other distinguished divines were P'''lo
sent. The church in which the Convention meets
crowded at each session, and great public interest 1
manifested.

Mrs. Yelverton: is giving successful readings
Gotham.
Charles Dickens is to contribute a story to 0121. b 0
Young Folks magazine, which will commence in t,tf
January number. The story is entitled "A B°l1—
Romance."

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Captain Mayne Reid has taken a house in ISres°'
li
port, Rhode Island, where he purposes applying hi,se
literary work during the winter, and we understand tha:
he has arranged with Mr. John W. Forney to contributa
to the Philadelphia Press articles on English politics 5n

parties.
Mr. Charles Lanman is writing a memoir of Ili°
kinsman, Park Benjamin.
the
Miss Olive Logan will publish through ‘,/
American News Company, early next month, her lie
Christmas story, " Somebody's Stocking." a
The following are the American periodicals allo
books recently imported by Messrs. Trubner and C°''vol
Paternoster-row :—American Journal of Arts and Seitel
Now Haven, 5s ; American Eclectic Medical Reviews NB
York, subscription 12s per annum ; American Educatioll
Monthly, New York, 7s 6d per annum ; American Jourtithe
of the Medical Sciences (quarterly), Philadelphia, 6s ;;iO-0
Atlantic Monthly, Boston, is 6d ; the Bankers' 3tisga-no
and Statistical Register, 30s per annum, New York; I'o
Bow's Review, Nashville; Hunt's Merchants' gegsl.
and Commercial Review, 30s per annum, New 11,jur,ii;
Hours at Home, 15s per annum, New York; the
York Medical Journal, 30s per annum ; the Occident, '
American Jewish advocate, 16s per annum, P
Our Young Folks, illustrated (we see that for the "`"0-ci
nary number of this magazine Charles Dickens is eng3rs •
to write a story—Ed. A. A. T.), 8s
Per
annum, ostoeio,
The Radical, 12s per annum, Boston ; 'Ljnivers9l

(Quarterly), 18s por annum, Boston. A cro
The following aro the New American books
Allan, 2s 6d, New York ; Agriculture for the Yeertit
Washington ; Illustrated Almanac, 2s 6d, New ' ~,', 'S
Amy Annesley, and Lettice Moden, 2s 6d ; Aunt ge-eic;
Library, los, Boston ; Bacon's Essay's, 9s, New. 's
Barrow's Companion to the Bible, 2s 6d, New York;
Dean Procter, and Max Fleming, or the True ;;s3
New Ycrk, each 1s ad ; Battle-fields of Ireland, from
to 1691, 7s 6d, New York; Beharrel, a complete
betically arranged Biblical biography, Indianapolis'
of
list beyond our space follows, but the announceLLelL ar
most interest is that of a new monthly magazine to on,
with the coming year, named after the publishers, LIP2De
cott. Contributionsare invited from English writers,
forwarded to Messrs. Trubner and Co., 60, ratan°
Row.

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Births. natal
BEARD —On the 30th ult., at The Cedars, Long
Surrey, the wife of George Beard, Esq., of a 00' „too
CAMPBELL—On the 29th ult., the Hon. Mrs. /rag"- ,
Campbell, of a daughter.w of
GRYLLS—On the 29th ult , at Glynn, Bodmin, the
Major Grylls, of a daughter. d 1103;
Purrcu:,utp— On the Ist inst., at Cambrian Dar-1
mond, Surrey, the wife of Major Gordon D. Frit°
ltoyal Engineers, of a daughter. ,;„e 014
RING-0 n the 2d inst., the Gife of George C.
of Basing Lodge, Anerley, of a daughter.
SMITH—On the 2d inst., at 38, Orsett-terrace, 09d, (3,-;300,
the wife of Richard H. Smith, Esq., of LirWal
barrister-at-law, of a son.

Marriages. , a r;''lf
CAMPBELL—PHILLOTT —On the 30th ult., at S‘• -e()of t 1
Hanover-square, Robert H. S. Campbell, Esq., surd of u'
late
late S ir
2111a' jo Campbell,r Johnson
• Cbu" ,
PAUL —RAmsAY—On the 30th ult.,, at St. James's lot,
Paddington, Edward D. Paul, Esq , of Ilamiltnnlior
Bparhtillottot Agnes Mary, wi do
of
to Eliza AIL/nekton second daughter 01,1,,faX'
General James Ramsay, of 1, Sussex-square, OP'
Deaths. De oat's,
ALBERS—On the Ist inst., at 19, Cornwall-terrace, '`u‘'
park, B. Albers, Esq., aged 69. , VS/
AUSTEN—On the 30th ult., at The Acacias, urgotrts4
Major N. L. Austen, J.P' , late 10th Regiuleut
Native Infantry, age 76 sorsl,,uy...
CAMPBELL —0 n the Istd inst., at Clifton, Gloucu of 10
Alicia Richards, widow of J. Campbell, Esq.,
of
liamston, Perthshire, N.B. firuile
ROBERTS— On the Ist inst., at 2, Arabella-rOWI
'dot
r. Joseph Roberts ad 61.
WMYATT —On the 30th, ultg.,e •tt 13,Denbigh-road, 136YSSV
....,-
George Wyatt, Esq., aged 76.
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Middlesex.--Tuesday, December 3, 1807.