The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-24 00:00:00

TO THE. EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sm,—" A very hard case." Two of my neighbours,
Morley v. Andrews quarrel and proceed to law.- I am
suhrce'laed by the plaintiff, for what reason I do not
know. I attend at Guildhall seven or eight days. The
matter is referred to arbitration and settled. I send in
my bill to pl tintiff'a attorney for 101. ; he tenders me
1/ 195.. I, paying a rental of 2001. a-year, and about
701. taxes, cot.sider the tender not sufficient for leaving
my business for those days, so refuse it ; finding after-
wards I could get no mere, I agree to take it. Plaintiff's
solictor then refuses, and 1 summon him for the amount,
1/ 19s. Now comes the hardship of the matter. lam
charged for entering plaint, ss. 10d. ; hearing, 14s. ; am
told by his Honour I have no right to summons him or
any one else, and am mulcted in 15s. defendant's ex
penses, the first two charges, I am told, being decidedly
wrong. So, for a matter I have nothing to do with, I
am taken for eight days out ,of my business, and am
1/. 14s. 10 I. out of pocket. Surely there is some remedy.
Can you inform me how to act I I beg to forward you
particulars of the plaint, and am, Sir, yours, &0.,
J. C. BARRATT.
369, Strand, three doors East of Exeter-hall,
Sept. 22, 1857.

The North British Mail reports that the annual
match of the Glasgow and Mid-Lothian Rifle Clubs was
shot on Saturday last, near Falkirk, by eight members
from each of the respective club.. The number of shots
was 20 each, 10 at 100 and 10 at 200 yards, fair off
shoulder. After a keen contest, in which the chants
of success frequently varied. the Glasgow Club were ul-
timately successful. The strong sunshine that prevailed
during the match prevented the shooting being so close
as would otherwise have been the case.
MDLLE. RACHEL DllMB.—Mdlle. Rachel (says the
Pays) haqinetalled herself in the house which has been
prepared for her near Cannes, in which she is to pass the
winter. A celebrated physician whom she has con-
sulted at Paris before her departure has prescribed a
regimen for her, which he declares will infallibly restore
her to health. 0170 of the rules laid down by him is t het
she 1.3 not to speak during the whole time of her treat-
ment, and the patient is stated to have accepted this
condition, writing her questions and answers on a slate.
In a letter which Mdlle. Rachel has written to one of
her friends, she declares her intention of conforming to
the prescription, and of - not uttering a word until the
month of May next.— fialignani.
APPLICATION OF CHLOROFORBI TO BEES.—The John.
O'Groat Journal says :—Last week a successful applica-
tion of this powerful agency was made by Dr. Sinclair
to a hive of bees which were about to swarm at the, gar-
den of Berrogill Castle, Mey. The process was very
simple and effective. It was a complished by merely
placing a handkerchief, sprinkled with chloroform, on
the hive, when in a short time the whole swarm dropt
into the new scape, leaving behind them no less than
501 b. of honey. We believe the process is not new, as it
had been tried in the southern part of th!s county bef, r
but in that case the dose was too strong, and most of the
bees were destroyed.
PENINSULAR MAIL.—Yesterday the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam-packet Euxine, Captain J.
Weeks, Admiralty agent, Lieut. Cashman, R.N., arrived
at Southampton with the Peninsular mails. Iler datesare—Gibraltar, Sept. 16 ; Cadiz, 17 ; Lisbon, 19 ;
Oporto, 20 ; Vigo, 20. She brought 2ssengers,
amongst whom were Judge Haliburton anB d paMr. W. s
Lindsay, M.P. (out and bona-) and three distres2ei
British subjects from Cadiz. Yellow fever was reported
to have broken out at Lisbon. Supposed to have been
brought from Rio in a vessel laden with hides. The
weather continued dry and sultry. The Euxine had a
clean bill of health, but it was expected she was the last
vessel that would be so favoured.