The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-20 00:00:00

Walls End.

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GREAT FIRE IN DUBLIN.—A most destructive
fire broke out about four o' clock yesterday morning at the
Hibernian or old gas works, in Dublin, and was still burn-
kg at nine o'clock. Some of the hands were then missing.
The cause of the calamity was not known.
A letter from St. Petersburg states that the Em-
peror of Russia has ordered the establishment of six schools
in six different places in the Caucasus, and has decided that
the Russian language, writing, arithmetic, geography,
history, and drawing shall be taught in them. He has also
decided that in each school there shall be 420 pupils-245
of them to be maintained at the expense of the State, and
160 of those 245 to be natives, the remainder children of
Russian functionaries.

Sir Adam Bittleston lately transported a native
in the Madras Supreme Court for four years for obtaining
money under false pretences. For years he had been in
the habit of sending a book round Madras, soliciting sub-
scriptions for " The City of Madras Native Christian
Library," which had no existence. He bad victimised
Lord Harris, Sir C. Trevelyan, Bishop Dealtry, and many
others.

According to a Post-office notice, issued yesterday,
ship mails will be made up in the General Post-office for
Lisbon, Cape de Verds, Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio de Ja-
neiro, to be sent to the steamer Brazil, which is appointed
to leave Milford Haven on the 24th inst. Also for Lisbon,
Cadiz, and Mogadore, to be sent by the steamer Amazon,
which is appointed to leave Gravesend on the 9th yroximo.
A Paris correspondent of the Independance Belge
states that a young girl, a descendant of Racine, has been
brought up at the expense of the Dramatic Authors' Society
of that city; but the cost of providing a fitting career for
her being too great for the funds of the society, they have
determined to open a national subscription in her behalf.
The Emperor has subscribed 10,000 francs, the Empress
6,000, and the Prince Imperial 1,000. The girl's name is
Noemi Trochu.

ABOMINABLE OUTRAGE ON A YOUNG GIRL
NEAR LEEDS.—About six o'clock on Saturday evening, a
girl, 12 years of age, named Catherine Long, daughter of
Mr. Wm. Long, of Chapel Town near Leeds, was met in
the high road, near the police station, by a dastardly scoun-
drel, who seized her and asked her if she had got any money.
She said she had not, upon which he told her she would
have to accompany him. She said she would not, and began
to cry. The ruffian then drew a knife from his pocket, and
saying if she made a noise he would kill her, he dragged her
across the mad, past the police station, to the end of Back-
lane, and there cut off all her hair with a pain of scissors.
Ho was villain enough also to take her hair pads. The
man, who is described as being of middle height and of
gentlemanly appearance, with moustache and beard, then
made off in the direction of Leeds. HO can be identified.
—Manchester Examiner.
FATAL OCCURRENCE AT BILLINGSGATE.—Yester-
day afternoon a melancholy accident occurred to Jas. Hen-
ley, a fellowship porter, by which ho met with an instan-
taneous death. The unfortunate man was unloading a vessel
laden with sprats, and was walking along the gang-board
with a load, the board being covered with ice owing to the
constant dripping from the wet fish, when he slipped, and
pitched head foremost into the hold of a vessel that was
empty, falling heavily upon his head. Assistance being at
hand he was immediately taken on shore to the Antigalli-
can Arms, I)arkhouse-lane, where a surgeon was promptly
in attendance, but life was extinct. Information was for-
warded to the coroner of the melancholy event.