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

FRANCE.

BREST, Dee. 3.
The Europe arrived here on Monday with 103

pasz en gc rs.

SOUTHAMPTON, DCC. 3.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Sumatra passed the Needles at 10.35 a.m. to-day.

THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.
KURRACHEE, November 25

The Beloochees have sailed for Abyssinia. Bat-
tery G of the 14th Brigade Royal Artillery, under
the command of Captain Murray, follows to-

morrow.

INDIA.
THE CYCLONE IN BENGAL.

CALcurrA, Nov. 9 (via Trieste,

On the night of Friday, the Ist inst., a cyclone
raged in Bengal, extending, according to present
information, from the bay northward to Serajguni,
westward to Midnapore and Burdwan, eastward to
Burrisaul and Dacca.

The rice crops throughout the track visited by
,he cyclone are greatly injured. In many places

it is estimated that not one-fourth will be saved.
Many buildings have been destroyed, as also
boats on the inland rivers laden with jute and
grain. Large quantities of the growing jute have
also been destroyed. Great damage has been done
at Port Canning. A storm wave; nearly 6 feet
high, carried away a portion of the river bank
jetties. The railway is much injured, and the
station destroyed. At Calcutta the cyclone lasted
nearly eight hours. It is estimated that it has
done more damage to the city than the great
cyclone of October, 1864. In the city suburbs more
than 1,000 lives nave been ascertained to have been
lost, and 30,000 native huts destroyed. Tugs and
other vessels have been wrecked at Sanger. Several
vessels are missing, and numerous ships are return-
ing disabled ; more than 600 native boats have been
destroyed. The steam transport Euphrates has put
in at Calcutta to refit, greatly injured. At Burd-
wan much distress has been occasioned among
the native population. The telegraph line along
the Ganges has been thrown down. In Bengal
great distress is reported, and the Government of
the Presidency is actively engaged in taking mea-
sures for the relief of the sufferers ; the Board of
Revenue is co-operating with it; the Famine Relief
Committee are collecting funds.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

:Sittings 'at Nisi Prius before Mr. Justice Blackburn
and a Common jury.
SEAL V. DIITTON.-WHICH WAS THE WORST ?

This was an action to recover compensation in
damages for an alleged slander. The defendant
pleaded not guilty, and it was further stated that
it was merely a vulgar brawl between the two per-
sons.

It appeared that the parties had originally been
friends and lived within a door or two of one
another. The occupation of the plaintiff did not
transpire, but the defendant stated himself to be a
wood engraver. The plaintiff had been living with
a person as his wife for nearly 14 years. She left
him, and went to the house of the defendant, in
consequence of which the affray arose. It was stated
onene side that the separation resulted from the
cruelty and ill-treatment of the plaintiff, and on the
other that she had been decoyed away by defendant.
flowerer, on the Bth June last, the plaintiff met
the defendant, and, according to his statement,
called him a " returned convict," " a thief," and
shook his hand in his face, using language too foul
to be repeated, and that he also knocked down his
steps before his door. The defendant's account was
that he met the plaintiff, and that the latter said
he would persecute him all he could, when defendant
said he would begin first and sue him for some
money he owed him. The plaintiff agreed to pay that
on the following Tuesday. After some vulgar
abuse'they parted, but later in the afternoon de,
fondant passed the plaintiff's house and saw him in
the kitchen. Ile made some observation, and
defendant replied, alluding to him, " that he wanted
a model for a monkey, and that he would do well
for it." (Laughter.) At this he got into a great
rage, and defendant laughed. Some observations
were then made about the woman Mrs. Drewitt,
and defendant then said that plaintiff had had Mrs.
Drewitt living with him 14 years, and then had ill-
used her and tried to seduce her sister, and
for this he was worse than a dirty thief.
He did not call him a returned convict. He knocked
down the steps by accident. His wife offered Mrs.
Drewitt an asylum, and he confirmed it. He had
taken Mrs. Drewitt and her sister to a music hall
once. His wife had gone with her on another
occasion.

The wife having confirmed the evidence, the
ury found for the plaintiff. Damages one farthing.

MARKETS—(This Day.)

HAY.
SMITHFIELD.—MOVIOW hay, 503 Od to 808 ; clover, 808 to
100 s ; and straw, 30s to 36s per load. Moderate supply.
CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 508 Od to 85s ; clover, 60s
to 1005; and straw, 30s to 368 per load. Trade dull.
WHITLCAAPEL.—Meadow hay, 55s to 858 Od ; clover, 60s
to 105 s ; and straw, 30a to 36s per load. Demand inactive.