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

EXTRAORDEVARY BILL TRANSACTION.

The excitabls people of Dublin have at last got hold of
a scandal, which turns attention from the hitherto all-
pervadinv ,ne of mock funerals and Fenian heroics. In
the Irish k_,,urt of Common Pleas, Dublin, on Tuesday,
Mr. Lewis Harris, an Israelite, sued by Mr. J. L. Bagot,
the possessor of considerable property in the county of
Galway, to recover £6OO, the amount of two bills of
exchange drawn by Mr. W. Sidney, Q.C. (an Irish
barrister lately in large practice), upon the defendant. Mr.
Bagot denies his responsibility, averring that he did not
accept the bills, and that the signature to them is not his.
The case for the plaintiff is that Mr. Begot gave full au-
thority to Mr. Sidney to sign for him. The transactions
began in 1864, and continued up to August 1866, when
Mr. Sidney left the country under pressure of monetary
difficulties. The interest of the case centres in the exami-
nation of Mr. Sidney, who has returned to Ireland for
the purpose, and was produced as a witness for the plain-
tiff. Mr. Sidney has distinctly stated that he had the
most extended authority from Mr. Begot to use his name.
A letter written by Mr. Sidney previous to his departure
from this country, admitting that he had no such autho-
rity, was declared by counsel for the plaintiff to have been
extorted from him.

THE ECONOMY OF FAT OXEN.—In reference to
the Smithfield Show a contemporary says : " A butcher,
in our hearing on Wednesday, made a calculation that the
price at which the prize ox had been sold would make
about 3s. a pound wholesale ; and as it is notoriously un-
remunerative to the breeder, it may be a question whether
animals fattened scientifically as "Black Prince" jun.
has been, fulfil the intention of the Smithfield Club, which
at its foundation was stated to be to encourage the pro-
duction of good and cheap meat fer the London markets.
ME. SPURG:..O.i'3 COLLEGI3.-At a meeting of the
friends of Mr. Spurg,eon's college, the president related
how he bcgah the work. Some years ago he maintained
and educated a youth who seemed a promising servant for
the ministry. As he himself could only occupy one chapel
and pulpit, he saw how the work of the Lord might be
enhanced if he could only educate and prepare a number
of young men to fill those places he could not, and where
the work of Ged was wanted. Mr. Spurgeon also stated
that they had sent out twenty-eight mlnisters to various
parts of England ; they had four in Scotland, and thirty-
five were still preparing for the ministry.

THE SOLWAY RAILWAY VIADUCT.—An important
point in the erection of the iron viaduct which is to carry
the Solway Junction Railway across that firth has just
been reached. The foundation of the viaduct, which was
commenced about two years ago, has since been carried
Sri from both shores, and the two sections have been
gradually approaching each other, until, on Saturday
last, a junction between them was successfully effected.
The bridge, however, is not yet quite complete, as there
are twenty bays or arches still to be aided to the southern
end. The portion erected consists of 183 bays, and is
just about a mile in length, and with its completion the
anticipated difficulties of crossing the Solway may now
by said to have been overcome.—G(asgolo