The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-28 00:00:00

DE .HONORIBUS.

Who makes this carping fuss concerning merit,
And prior rank upon the rolls of fame ?
What does it matter whether we inherit
A noble nature or a noble name ?
Let Lawrence, Wilson, Inglis, Grant, and Peel,
Hug the new K.C.B. of second class;
For the light leaping from the bravo man's steel,
Outshines not that which gleams from polish'd brass.
Greathed, Baird Smith, " Gun" Cotton, Leek and
Showers,
Look not with envy on the Privy Purse ;
Take your superior from discerning powers,
And thank your blessed stars it is no worse.
You may have helped to save an Empire's sway—
He may have checked a royal kitchen's waste—
Each may have saved us in a different way,
And services are measured by the taste.
Fame has enough of wind to spare for all,
And when her trump is resting on her lips
History will give a knowing wink, and call
A blast for you, and one more " blow" for Phipps.
Cambridge. C.

THE DUKE or DEVONSHIRE.—The funeral took place
on Tuesday at Edeusor, near Chatsworth, in a private
and unostentatious manner. We understand that the
duke has left by his will the great built of his vast pro-
perty to his successor in the dukedom, the Earl of
Burlington. He has left 10,0001. to Earl Granville and
the Earl of Carlisk, and an annuity of 4,0001. each to
the Countess of Carlisle and the Dowager Countess
Granville. Sir J. Paxton receives a legacy of 1,6001.,
fu.d there are also a great number of small annuities
to servants and dependents.
DEATH 07 LABLACHE.—It is with deep regret that
we have to announce this melancholy event,
the newe of which we have only just received.
Lablache died on Saturday last at Naples. After his
last return from Russia his health failed, and he gave
up his engagements that he might enj y repose and
breath his native air. He came to England for the fir.t
time in 1830, and made his debut at our Italian Opera
(then the King's Theatre), in the characer of Geronimo
in Cimarosa's comic opera, "Il Matrimosio Segreto."
THE KING OF THS BELGIANS.— DOTE% Wednesday.
—The King •f .the Belgians and the Duke of Brabant
and the Gillet of Fiander., owing to the Belgian
packet- not being able to go to the pier, in consequence
of the strong south-eal4 wind, were detained here
yesterday three hours, much against their expectation,
but on the tide flowing the royal party left the har-
bour at six p.m.
STATE OF EMPLOYMENT IN MANCHESTER.—Th• last
week's returns again elm wn a satisfactory improvement in
the state of the labour-market at Manche.ter. Seven
ru,re mills are working lull time than in the previous
week, and tire number of hands working full time has
increased 1,146. The number working short ►ime is
reduced by 439, while those totally out of work are about
641 less than last week.

THE LEYlATHAN.—Yesterday morning the launching
operations were resumed, and at noon the chhtance
moved was 29 inches forward and 98 inches aft. This
completes the duties of toe hydraulic machinery ; it
remains now only to unpack the cradles and float the
chip to her moorings ; and if the tide of yesterday may
be taken as an indication, Friday's tide will be ample f .r
that purpose. In the afternoon a large number of the
labourers employed were paid off.
RELEASE OF MR. ROBERT BELLANY FROM TUB
QUEEN'S PRISON.—It will be recollected that Mr.
Robert Be!lany was tried at Lancaster assizes lavt
year, on the charge of having appropriated to his
o Nil use the sum of 21, belonging at the same time
t., the Crown, and which he had levied (by virtue of
his office ae a magistrate) on two men brought be!,
him on a charge of killing two rabbits on his
(Mr. BsJany's) own gr( Inds. Being found guilty, he
was brought up to London before the judges to receive
sentence, and on the 19th of November last was adjudged
by Mr. Justice C )leridge to pay a fine of 2001. to the
Queen, and be iirprisoned as a ni's_lerneanant of the first
class in the Queen's Psi..ou for ens year, and aftewards
until the said flue of 2001. was paid. Mr. Delany was
therefore (owing to his classifica'ioe) subject to no more
privations than an ordinary prisoner for debt, and could
live as cemfirtahly as his means admitted. The expo-
sure and disgrace, however, as we are informed, induced
a severe illness, which has even threatened his life ; and
the Government has therefore consented to remit some
portion of his imprisonment on payment of the fine. He
was liberated yesterday at 5 p.m., when he left the
prison in a cab, being too ill to walk,