The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

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SIR,—I have just had my attention called to a report Id,
your paper relative to a trial which took place at Gaily,
hall, Lswes versus Rand," wherein you state that •Jer,
Laurie, the present M.P. for Barnstaple, was in partiPpi,
ship with the defendant as " coach-builders, in Oxi°
street."
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I beg to state that the only partner I have is the
ner, and the only firm I have any connection with lg t;
firm of Laurie and Marner, coach-builders, Oxford.stre„A
and that they have never given an acceptance, or negotift;i
one during the 22 years they have been in partnersbiP,
ever had occasion to do so. foe
ou will be pleased to give this contradiction in ibe
next paper, which will prevent further proceedings in
matter.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN LA171.0
313, Oxford street, June 2, 1857.

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EARLY RYE.—A heal paper says :—A field of I'd'.
belmiging to Mr. C. Smith, Trench, near Dumfries,
already in ear.
ROYAL THAMES 0 YACHT CLUB.—The first match oj Lbe
season among large class cutter yachts of this club neat,
off yesterday, and was admirably contested through°
It was won by the Mosquito.
CRICKET.—THE UNITED V. ALL ENCILAND.'"Siaf.
great and interesting match was continued yester7
More than 10,000 were present. The weather We°,o
that could be desired, and when the stumps were drib"
last evening the match was aill unfinished.
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FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON A FRENCH RAILWA.•"""; te
OF EIGHT LIVES —A. letter from Bar le Duc, n°,„"ca
May 28, received in Liverpool yesterday, says a ser'd
collision took place to-day near this, on the Strasbona
l
and Paris Railway, by which eight persons were killed
including the eneineer and two stokers, and forty
severely wounded I
LARGE ARRIVAL OF GRAIN AND TIMBER •v°
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IN THE RlVER.—Within the last two or three dai %
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very large number of grain and timber-laden 18°°tl
from various ports in the north of Europe have arriffti
in the river. On Monday about one hundred and
came up ; and, as they were all under canvas, the ri
below Blackwell bore a very animated appearance, fftl
THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday.—The Sif,
Mail Company's steamship Orinoco, Capt. T. i6o
Sawyer, left to-day with the West India and
mails, 56 passengers (among whom were the Hon. 401
Mrs., and Miss Tudor, Lieut. de Ravignes, &c.)
in specie, jewellery value 13,0001., and a full cargo. pt,
Belgian Royal Mail Company's steamer Belgiquer.,,,!rla
Frantzen, 8.R.N., sailed this afternoon for New J•;01
full of passengers and merchandise. The Europee° ;-it'
American Company's steamship Hydaspes, Capt. 0%04
arrived this morning, in 25 hours, from Antwerp,
o°s
sails hence on Thursday for Lisbon and the Brazil& opt
THE MORECAMBE BAY CATASTROPHE.—In the el at
of the accident in Morecambe Bay which appeere
The Sun of Monday, it was stated that eight bodietliter
been recovered. Two more were found on SundaY ;ere
noon, and it supposed that four other persouel-of
drowned, An inquest was held on Monday. the
little evidence was given, except that necessary Oreoro
identification of the deceased. The whole party aP,Pritf
to have been intoxicated, and in their drunken lineted
they attempted a shorter course over the sands, in° tet
of that. usually pursued by the coast between Lave°
and Ulyerstone. yea'
FATAL CAB ACCIDENT ON WATERLOO-BRIDGE."'" roio
terday evening an inquest was held at Charintelarg
' Hospital on the body of James Parker, a cab driders
Mr. Bohn, the publisher, of York-street,Covent•gerneir
stated that about 2 o'clock in the afternoon he was -00
ing over Waterloo bridge in a cab when he came aOO
collision with another cab which *as going in the °Dill
direction, The driver of the latter was thrown Off_,, to
seat, and so much injured that he was taken at on'" pt.
the hospital, where he died on Friday. Mr. 13°13113,001'
tributed the accident to one of the toll-gates being °'-, re'
The coroner concurred in that opinion, and the Priori
turned a verdict "Accidental death, and the /fop'
strongly recommend that all the gates of 'Ka"-w ,
bridge be kept open in future."
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TRIBUTES TO LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP.—Lt.
once candidly confessed that he knew nothing °'h oe
tures, but that he could manage to get threllicle °
ordinary notice of an exhibition by having by his 'toe
list of the conventional terms in art, and ticking .00e
off as he used them. We feel somewhat in thn_:4lo:
position after the visit we have just paid to that
corn bed
site cabinet of elaborate excellence, at the ntni:hett
Beak-street, and 154, Regent-street. Until novr._wrotieti;
thought we knew everything respecting the art.:, „tilt'
factures of Europe in jewellery, &c., and that rc%.
say all that was needed in fitting language, but aft
listing the terms " beautiful," 'recherche," "charm_ 0'
p.toc;,ted&bcy., wiri.thLrAefe.rsenimcepeoton, wwhoafteelh
tell our readers in "bee hful
tion, and must e'en
to do anything like justice to the merits of the. nraal‘'
justwashol ly i ba
et:goret:'
ness " that for once we are posed.—Morning *POS/'