The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-12 00:00:00

DEATH OF DOUGLAS JERROLD.

At mid-day on Monday last, Douglas Jerrold
passed away into the silent land of Death. His
illness was only of a few days' duration. Long-
existing disease of the aortic valves had rendered
him peculiarly susceptible to unhealthy influences ;
and pulmonary and renal congestion, terminating
in ischuria renalis, ended his earthly career. He
died at his residence at Kilburn, in his fifty-fifth
year, leaving vacant a place in literature that no
one living is competent to fill, and which he had
attained by his unaided exertions and the greatness
of his 'own genius.
For he was

" of an excellent
And unmatched wit and judgment,"

using the words in their fullest meaning, as they are
coutrastedly defined by Locke. His was none of
what Bet, Johnson (whose writings he dearly loved)
styles the "frippery of wit." How the sparkling
repartee—tere et rotundunt—was wont to flash
from his lip with the rapidity of thought will long
be remembered by that circle of friends to whom
his loss is irreparable. He had a strong bias, it is
true ; but it was a noble one. He loved to defend
the cause of the poor and oppressed, and, if need
were, to attack with the whole force of his crushing
satire the aggressor. In the newpaper edited by
him, and wherein his writings were weekly read
by hundreds of thousands of readers, he always
steadily advocated sanitary improvements as a
right due to the poor. By those most intimate
with him, even his ueboundiug genius—all that is
known of him to the world—is half forgotten, in
grief at the loss of that noble kindly heart and
gentle sympathising spirit which endeared him to
all who knew him, or who had ever sought his
counsel and aid iu the hour of tribulation. —The
Lancet.

DOUGLAS JERROLD.—The funeral of the late Douglas
Jerrold will take place on Monday next, the 15th, at
Norwood Cemetery. It will, we understand, be strictly
private. The friends will meet at the Cemetery at half-

past one.
M. Isturitz, Spanish ambassador at the court of Rus-
sia, bas arrived in Paris, where he intends remaining a
fertnight.
The Mexican papers announce the deatb, at the age
of 30, of Felipe Iturbide, son of the last Emperor of
Mexico, who was dethroned by the revolution.
The amount of June Exchequer-biPs sent in on Mon-
day for which money has been demanded is believed not
to exceed 300,000/.
A further sum of about 50,0001. out of the late arri-
vals of Australian goli was sold to the Bank yebterd,y,
and an additional amount may possibly be taken there
to-day.

Sad accounts have been received in Paris of the heal h
of Mdlle. Rachel. The great tragedian is at present at
Montpelier; her physicians, it is said, entertain no
hopes of her recovery.
In, consequence of the opening of the Macon and Culoz
railway section, the journey from Paris to Turin can now
be performed in 31 hours.
THE ART TREASURES EXHIBITION.—The admissions
crn Wednesday were 1,379 by sea-on tickets, and 5,894
by ls. payment.—Total, 7,271. Of this number 2,284
arrived by railway.
We are inf anned that there is not the slightest truth
in the paragraph, which appeared in yesterday's papers,
stating a mau named Gregory, for whose appearance a
reward had been offered, had carried off 2,0001. of the
money raised for the erection of Mr. Spurgeon's new
tabernacle.
Accurdieg to the latest report from the Great Salt
Lake the schism in the Mormon church assumed a for-
midable character. Brigham Young was said to have
deserted the Tabernacle and remained shut up in his
own house, guarded night and day by his friends. He
watAfraid to show himself in public. '
CHURCH RATES.—A return moved for by Sir G. Grey
shows that the total amounts received from church rates
and other sources in England and Wales amounted in
1854 to 484,8541., against 506,812/. in 1839, and
663,7951 in 1832. The receipts from church rates alone
were 314,659/. in 1854, 363,103/. in 1839, and 446,4951.
in 1832. The total amount expended by church wardens
in 1854 was 464,553/., against 645,8491. in 1832, and
480,6621. in 1839 ; and the debts secured on church
rates amounted in 1854 to 318,2001., and in 1830 to
535,236/.

HERR OBERTEUR'S CONCERT.—A fashionably attended
morning concert took place yesterday at Willis's Rooms,
given by Herr Charles Oberthur, the distinguished
harpist. The masterly and brilliant performance of the
beneficiare in several pieces commanded the warmest
applause, and was enhanced by the powerful assistance
of Giulio Regondi on the concertina, Signor Andrcoli
on, the pianoforte, M. Pique on the violoncello, and
Herr Engel on the piano-harmonium. The cavatina,
" Robert toi quo j'aiine" (Meyerbeer), sung by Miss
Stabbach, with harp obbligato by Herr Oberthur, elicited
high approbation. The vocal portion of the enterta n•
went likewise embraced several songs, mostly German,
admirably executed by Madlte. Wagner and Madllo.
Sedlatzek. The conductors were Herren W. Ganz and
Pirsoher.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS IN MELBOURNE.—Mr. G. V.
Brooke, having terminated his engagement at Sydney,
has returned to this city, and intends playing a farewell
round of characters at the Theatre Royal prior to t.king
his departure for England, whither he proceeds, accom-
panitA by Mr. C.ippin, in June next. He appeared last
night in the " Corsican Brothers," and was received with
the customary burst of enthusiasm by a full house
Astley's Airphi,heatre has been entirely remodelled, and
is to be opened on Thursday next as an Italian Opera
House, under the title of the Princess's Theatre. The
vocalists include Madame Anna Bishop, Madame
Sara Flower, MM. Coulon and Laglaise, and
Farquharson, Gregg, Sherwin, and Del Sarte, Mr. Geo.
Loder pre-iding over a powerful orchestra, comprising
some of the best soloists in the colony. The following
operas are to be produced during the season :—"Lucrezia
Borgia," "Linda di Ctiamouni,, ' "Martha," "Judith,"
" Norma," "I. Elisir d'Amore," "Ertn-ini," " Riberto
it Diavolo," and. "La Sonnamhula " The opera house
is situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the new
Houses of Parliament, on the Eastern Hill, and conti
guous to the fashionable and populous suburbs of WO
mond and Collingwood, and of the reserves which a ill
hereafter become the Hyde, Green, and St. James's
Parka of Melbourne.—Afelbourne Argus, 14th April,
1857. _ .

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