The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-09 00:00:00

LANDOR PRAED

The Right. Hon. Sir E. Bnlwer Lytton arrived
in town this afternoon from Kneb worth, whither he had re-
turned only a few days since, after an absence of several
months from England.
THE INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND. The
total amount received in aid of the Indian Famine Relief
Fund, up to last evening, is nearly £29,000, and among
the donations forwarded to the Lord Mayor in the course
of the day were—His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, £200; F.H.8., £300; Messrs. Hoare and Co.,
£100; Lord Calthorpe, £5O; Earl de Grey and Ripon,
£5O ; J. James, Esq., £5O ; and Sacramental Offertory,
Parsonage, Kennington-oval, Rev. Carlton Lane, £lO 6s.
9d ; and collection at the church doors, £35 6s. sd. ; to-
gether, £45 13s. 2d.
DISGAVELLING OF LANDS. The only Parlia-
mentary paper yesterday issued was a bill prepared and
brought in by Mr. Lygon and Sir Brooke Bridges, "For
the voluntary disgavelling of heriditaments of gavelkind
tenure." It is proposed to empower the owners of gavel-
kind lands to disgavel them by a very simple deed, the
form of which is set forth in the schedule. The schedule
contains the " deed " to be used in the disgavelling of
lands. It is a very concise affair, and conveyancers would
not be disposed to adopt the form. It renders conveyances
a very simple proceeding.
Ihe .'t. Petersbourg Gazette states that a young
man called the other day at a bookbinder's shop in St.
Petersburg, with seventeen portraits of the Emperor, which
he desired should be set in frames of cherry coloured velvet,
with the following inscription in letters of gold In
memory of the enfranchisement of the serfs, March 5,
1861."

A curious instance of a thief's thoughtfulness is
recorded in the Manchester papers. It appears that a lady
had her purse stolen whilst in Manchester, and among
other items it contained a cheque for £5O. This cheque
was returned by letter to the Manchester inspector of de-
tectives. The thief probably dared not attempt to cash it.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of £842.
THE BISHOPRIC OF MADRAS.—The see of Madras,
which has become vacant by the death of the Right Rev.
Dr. Thomas Dealtry, includes the whole of that presidency,
and is worth £2,500 a year. The appointment of a suc •
cessor will devolve upon Sir Charles Wood, the Secretary
of State for India. The diocese consists of 141,923 square
miles, the population 13,500,000, and the number of clergy
about 140.
METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAYS.—An acci-
dent occurred at a late hour on Sunday night on the Marble-
arch Street Railway, but was fortunately unattended with
injury to life or limb, although causing some damage to one
of the cars and a switch. It appeared that the cars were
thronged with riders on every journey throughout Sunday, to
such an extent as to induce the continuance of their running
much beyond the usual time, and as the car in question was
on its journey from the Marble. arch to Notting-hill, incon-
veniently crowded with passengers, between 9 and 10 at
night, it suddenly left the metals, and was dragged along
one of the switches, tearing up the rails it passed and
nearly capsizing against an embankment for pedestrians
opposite Hyde-park-gardens. Considerable confusion en-
sued, and the passengers refused to get out until they had
been paid off. The cause of the accident seemed to arise
from the wheels being out of gauge.

AN OLD CORUNNA Congreve,
of Overslade, near Rugby, in a letter to the Times, says:—
Could you give a corner in your paper to plead for an old
soldier of the Peninsular army ? A neighbour of mine,
John Devereux, formerly a private of the 7th Hussars, was
orderly to Col. Vivian, and carried despatches to Sir John
Moore at the battle of Corunna. He served with his regi-
ment during the war. He has the Peninsular medal with
bars for Corunna, Orthes, and Toulouse. He is now 78
years of age, suffering under a fatal disease, and receives
for the support of himself and his wife (aged 68, and failing
in health) only 4s. 6d. a week. Some who read this will, I
feel sure, help me to cheer the last days of this brave and
most deserving old soldier. I will aocount for any contri-
butions intrusted to me.

RESPONSIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF TRADES'UNIONS.

—A case of considerable importance has been under investi-
gation before the magistrates at Barnsley during the last
week, ending the committal of seven persons, members of
the Miners' Association of the Barnsley district, for trial at
the next York assizes, on a charge of riot and conspiracy.
During the hearing Richard Mitchell, the secretary of the
union, who had been summoned to produce the books, was
examined, and objected to produce them. Mr. Roberts, of
Manchester, the minors' attorney-general, argued in support
of the objection that the production of the books would, ii
a charge for conspiracy, incriminate every officer of and
every subscriber to the union. The magistrates ruled that
the books must be produced. Mitchell left the court for
that purpose, but returned saying that while in court his
wife had removed his furniture to another house, and had
told him a person had fetched the books away. It is under-
stood that many of the shopkeepers and tradesmen in the
district have been compelled to subscribe to the union, not
knowing the responsibility which attached to them. It is
anticipated that they 'will now withdraw their support from

THE JOINERS' STRIKE AT BLACKBURN.—The
men still remain out, although it is far from the una-
nimous opinion of the body that they should continue or
strike in the present ciroumstan.tes of trade. Our corre-
spondent is informed thP.t upwards of 103 of the 250 out ou
strike are prepared to recommence work at the old rait.
wages,—Manchester Gxardion,