The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-08 00:00:00

TITHE COMMUTATION.

TO THE -EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—As many oryouireaders may feel anxious
to know the, result of the corn averages for the
seven years to Christmas, 1858,,,published by autho-
rity in the London Gazette of this evening, viz. :
Wheat
Barley • 48.51d. ditto.
Oats
I beg to state for their information that each £lOO
of tithe rent-charge will for the year 1859 amount
to. £lOB 19s. 6&d., which is a little more than 3 per
cent. -above the last pear's value.
' The folloWing statement from my " Annual Tithe
Commutation Tables" will show the worth of £lOO
of tithe reut-charge for each year since the passing
of the Tithe Commutation Act, viz, :--
km. the year Xs. d. Fortheyear £8; a.
1837 9B 17, 9+ 1849. - lOO 3 71
1838 97 711 1850........... 98 16 10 •
1839 ' 96, 7 9 1 1851.
1840.. V,B 15 9+l 1852.
1841 'lo2 -12 511 1853 ' - Ol 13 51
1842 . ..... 105 824 1854 • 90 19 5
1843 .. 105 12 2T 1855.
1844 ' • ... 104 3 5l 1856 93 18 11
1845 . lO3 17 111 1857 .. .99 13, 7+
1846 • 102 17 1858 lO5 16` 31'
1847..... 99 18 1081 + 1859 lOB 19 6+
1848., ..
23)2,287 2 0+

General average for 23 years.... £99 8 91
am, sir, your most obedient servant,

CHARLES M. WILLICH,
Actuary, University. Life Assurance Society.
25, Suffolk-street, Pall=ruall, S.W., Jan. 7.

,COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, Jas. 7.

Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday included the
Prince of Wales, the Hon. 'Frederick Bruce, the Hon.
Colonel R. Bruce, Lieutenant-General Sir William and
Lady Codrington, Sir Charles Eastlake, and Captain
Grey. Also the Hon. Charles Gore and Mr. W. Fitz-
gerald, who arrived at the Castle in the afternoon.

Lady Emily Cavendish and Col. the Hon. Sir C. and
Lady Phipps had the honour to be invited.

The Duke and'Dueliess of Aumale visited her Majesty.
M. Bardi, of Florence, had theleninu• of submitting to.
the Prince Consort a copy of a work published by him, and
of which his Royal Highneii has accepted‘the dedication.
The work consists of photographic fac-similes of original
pictures by Battelle in the galleries of Vienna and:Venice.
Lieutenant-General Sir William and Lady Codrington,
the Hon. Frederick Bruce, and Sir Chei. Eastlake, have
left the Castle.

The Master of the Mint had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, Mr. Thomas Baring,
M.P., had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman,
at his official residence, in Downing-street.
Despatches were sent to the Lord High Commissioner of
the lonian Islands, yesterday, from the Colonial-office, and
to the Governor of Canada. Despatches were received
from the Governor of Falkland's Island.

Arrangements for the reception of the Prince of
Wales have been made at the Hotel des Isles•Britanniques,
on the Piazza del Popolo, Rome. ,
Prince Alfred left Malta harbour on the 30th
nit. under a royal salute, in her Majesty's steam frigate
Euryalus, whose next destination is said to be Tunis. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sultan con-
veys to her Majesty the Queen the three magnificent arti-
ficial bouquets of chenille work, made by the sisters or nuns
of St. Catherine, and presented to his Royal Highness by the
governor, the Bishop of Malta, and the mercantile com-
munity, according' to the ancient usage of the Maltese.
His Royal Highnesshas also sent home akanool, or Birchir-
cam stove, and an imreuyhhah, or fan-bellows, as Maltese
curiosities.

The Earl and Countess Howe have been receiv-
ing a select family party during the holidays at Gopsall
Hall. Among the guests may be mentioned Lord and
Lady Burghersh, Viscount and Viscountess Curzon, Mr.
and Lady Charlotte Sturt and' Miss Sturt, Colonel and
Lady Emily Kingscote, Lady Arthur Hay, Hon.lian
Fane, Colonel Baring, &c. .

The Count and Countess Pontiloff and family
have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street.
Baron de Theiry has left the same establishment for Paris.

Sir Harry and Lady Jones have left Farranee's
Hotel for Sandhurst College.

Capt. H. Walker and Mrs. Walker have arrived
at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of
Miss de Salis, a daughter of the late Count de Salis, with
Col. Challoner, of Portnall Park, took place on Thursday
by special license, at Harlingen, in Middlesex. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Henry de Solis, in' the
presence of Lord and Lady de Tabley and a small party of
the nearest relations of the bride, who was given away by.
her brother, Mr. de Sails. The small church of Harlington
was on this occasion crowded with the tenantry of the
De Salis family and other inhabitants of the village, who
evinced their deep feelings at the prospect of their separa-
tion from a lady whose numerous acts of charity and kind-
ness have endeared her to the whole of the surrounding
population. On the conclusion of the ceremony the party
returned to Dawley Court, the residence of Mr. de Salis,
where a collation was served, after which thanewly-wedded
pair took leave of their friends, and left for Portnall-park,
the seat of the bridegroom. •
_ _

Mr.,ltalph Earle, who has acted for months as
private secretary to Mr. Disraeli, is appointed, it is said,
paid attache at Constantinople. He was unpaid attache at.
Paris when Mr. Disraeli accepted his services on coining
into office. Mr. Lytton has .also' obtained 'promotion, and
joins the embassy at Vienna. Mr. Bonham, many years
consul at Calais, is made consul at Naples in place of the
late Captain Gallwey.
THE MAILS, &C.—SOUTHAMPTON, JaR. 7.—The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Tagus, Capt.
W. B. Hall, sailed hence to-day with the Peninsular mails.
She has 16 .passengers, including the Hon. B. Denison,
fmd Major Tngli,. twral cargo, and £2.000 in bar gold
for so it, o. captain Coot. with ly,aVY nor-
tioo +h.. Bono a.%. mail:, and the T.viot. Captain
ward, with the Australian mails, are both eXpected here on.
Stinday. The Tamar, Captain Jellieoe, leaves with the
outward Brazil mails on Monday next.
AruripcAnms'-HALL.—'rho following arc the
names of Ale gentlemen who pasted their examination in
the science and practice of medicine and received certificates
to practise on Thursday, January 6":—Wm. Smith Thomas;
Dew-street, Haverford west ; Charles Wyatt Smith, High-
tdreet,yoplar. ,

, .
A dreadful accident took place the day before
yesterday at Saumur. Captain Jsinchere, one of the officers
of the School of Cavalry of that place, was out riding,
when his horse took fright and, dashing off at a &emelt,
dous pace, mnped into the Loire. The unfortunate officer
Was drcwlted, and his body was not found for sonic hours
after.
,The horse regained the bank in safety.
The Var publishes the following particulars of
the duel which lately took place near St. Laurent du Var,
near Nice, already briefly mentioned :—" The hostile meet-
ing took place with pistols in a wood belonging to General
Count Partouneaut, the parties being Count de Luzy, bro-
ther of the general 'commanding a ' brigade of the army of
Lyons, a num of 60, and Count de Saissy, of Nice, a young
man of 24. Count de Saissy took 'Hence at sonic expres-
sion used by M. de Luzy, who at once apologised, but M.
de Saissy would hear nothing, but exclaimed; ' Though you
are the brother of a; general, you must fight me, otherwise
you shall be stigmatised as a coward I' and at the same
time he tore the decoration of Isbella the Catholic, which
M. de Limy was then wearing. In these painful circum-
stances M. de Luzy had the good sense not to give way to
passion. He retired, and wrote to M. de Saissy that he was
no coward, but that, well knowing his (31.de Saissy's) hasty
temper, he would overlook the insult if lie consented to make
an apology. M. de Saissy refused, and the meeting took
place. M. de Saissy was wounded in the right area, the
ball passing through the fleshy part. The wound, though
serious, is not dangerous. After receiving his antagonist's
lire,' 31. de Saissy held out his hand to M. de Luzy, and said,
' You are a brave man, and I ask yOur pardon.' "
At Angouleme, on Monday morning, a man named
Gaudichaud, condemned to death by the Court of Assizes
for murder, was executed. At five o'clock the chaplain en-
tered his cell and told him that his last hour had arrived.
" Ah, my poor daughter," cried the man, "I must then die
without seeing you 1" The chaplain then Proceeded to
heap his confession and administer; religibuifkionsdatiOn
• but all,nt once the: turnkeys who renniinbd rntside ' heard
the reveitid gentleman call .441k1p,:help17, ;Ibiteting at.
pnee, - .they:totmdi.- to. their -astonisfulient, thec.chiplain
struggling-with the•iondeumed—thelatter,hidttied a htuid-
kerchief tightly round his own throat, and was try!itg-to
strangle himself, whilst. the chaplain was endeavouring to,
i prevent him. The_toxiikeysovir Fed the man, and as
thre* did-so he oriel'', "Let'ke •
..ii, i 3gou have.deceird
,me ICnbt'telling `the .of tifii,44 . if, ?Vt. _
_ion I lf ieli had
told me yom would not haVef: .. I e illiVel" • Theinini
sheringibie anieWhat more:ctifin, the chaplain again
remained alone with him ; but presently new cries of the
chaplain drew them into the cell, and it appeared' that the
man had made a new attempt at suicide by striking himself
violently in the forehead with one of his wooden shoes.
Shortly after he was pinioned, and when his hair was cut
off he begged that it might be given to him, but it was re-
marked that it could 'be of no use to him. He wept. At
his own request he was allowed to walk to the scaffold, and
he displayed great firmness. Arrived at the scaffold he
calmly ascended the steps, kissed the crucifix, and gave
himself up to the executioner. A vast crowd, composed
chiefly of women, witnessed the execution.
• A fire broke out in the night of 17th. May last in
a house occupied by a married couple, named Louvancourt,
at Lafosse des Sautes in the Eure et-Loir,, and completely
destroyed it. Suspieion fell on a yoUng, man of the vil-
lage, of the name of Brusle, cousin' of Louvancourt.
who had entertained 'great animosity to him on account
of his having rebuked him for ill-treating his mother,
and he was arrested. He was ordered for trial before the
Court of Assizes of the department in August last, but the
trial had to be postponed in consequence of Louvancourt
having, in despair at being ruined by the destruction
of his house, committed suicide. Three days ago the
trial took place. It was_proved that not only had the pri-
soner borne rancour to Louvancourt, and threatened him
.with vengeance, but that, when the fire was burning,
he was the only person of the village who did not ren-
der assistance in extinguishing it, and that afterwards .he
had made a sort of admission that it was he who occa-
sioned it. But the evidence was not sufficiently clear to
satisfy the jury, and he was acquitted,