The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-14 00:00:00

ME RECENT .EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT

ON THE SEINE.

The account given of the extraordinary incident
on the Seine the day before yesterday—a mother,
Madame Bertin by name, jumping from a sinking
barge, with two children in her arms, on to a piece
of floating ice—was not quite correct in all its de-
tails. Her husband, who was in the barge next to
the `sinking one, did not coatent himself with
throwing ropes to her, as was stated, but put off in
a boat. He was, however, in spite of his efforts,
unable to reach her, owing to the violence of the
current and the quantities of floating ice. It was
stated that the piece of ice on to which the woman
jumped with the children rocked as she alighted,
but she kept her footing, and remained on it until
rescued. The latter part of the statement was not
exact. After floating some distance, she slipped
off into the water, but kept firm hold of the two
children. A bargeman named Rivet, who was on
board a barge called the Solferino, of Rouen, on
seeing the woman and children fall into the river,
jumped into a small boat and rowed to her rescue.
He caught hold of her clothes, and perceiving that
she was still holding the children clasped in her
arms, attempted to lift her into the boat. He found
her, however, too heavy, and whilst supporting her
as well as he could the boat drifted with the cur-
rent. This placed the man himself, as well as the
woman and children, in imminent danger; but
nevertheless he did all he could to encourage her,
and affirmed that he would not abandon her.
At length three other men, named Masson, Berton,
and Lamy, arrived in a boat, and succeeded in res-
cuing Madame Berton and the children, and also
Rivet. When they were all landed, the commissary
of pelice of the district of the Champs Elysees, who
had been informed of what had taken place, and
who hurried to the spot, had the woman and child-
ren taken to the Cale Alma, and there put to bed.
In a little while the children had completely re-
covered, but the poor mother became delirious, and
cried out constantly, " My children, my children."
What added to the danger of her situation was that
being enczente she had in the course of the night a
miscarriage. The next morning, however, she was
calmer, and hopes ars now entertained that she will
recover. As to the men who saved:the woman and
children, the commissary of police complimented
all of them, and especially Rivet, on their courage.
He, moreover, offered the latter a sum of 75f., to
which he was entitled for having saved three per-
sons, but the man refused to accept it, saying that
he had only done his duty.—Galignani.

RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The will of the Most Noble Henry Granville Fitzalan
Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Arundel and Surrey,
Baron Fitzalan, Maltravers, Clun, and Oswaldestre, Premier
Duke, Earl Marshal, and Hereditary Marshal of England,
was proved in her Majesty's Court of Probate on the 2d of
this month by two of the executors—namely, her Grace
the Duchess of Norfolk, and James Robert Hope-Scott,
Esq.,. Q.C., D.C.L.—pewer being reserved to Lord Petre
and Lord Stafford, the other executors nominated. The
personalty was sworn under £90,000. The will bears
date the 30th of May last, and a codicil on the 29th of
October. His Grace died on the 25th of November, aged
45. The will is signed "Norfolk, E.M." The wit-
nesses are Michael Ellison, of Beech-hill, Sheffield, gentle-
man, and Marcus Smith; Sheffield, land-surveyor. The
dispositions contained in' his Grape's will are very few, and
strictly confined to the members of his family. His Gr'ace's
children (two 'sons and six daughters) are all in their
minority; his son and heir, now Duke of Norfolk, is only
in his 13th year ; they are left under the care and guardian..
ship of the Duchess and Dr. Hope-Scott, Q.C. The Duke
has charged his ancestral estates with the sum of £26,000
for the benefit of the Duchess, to whom also he bequeaths
all his real and personal estate. His Grace has also charged
the ducal property with the further sum of £60,000 for his
daughteri. There is no disppsition in favour of Lord
Edmund Bernard Howard, his Grace's second son, the .
Duke assigning as his reason for omitting him there
being an' ample provision made for this young .nobleman •
under the will of the late Eat 1 of Shrewsbury, who hat
attached a desire accompanying it that Lord Edmund
Bernard Howard should incorporate with; his own the
name of Talbot. This is the whole substance of his
Grace's will, there being no other disposition of any kind
whatsoever:
The will of the Hon. Eliza Blackwood, of Hinde-street,
Manchester-square, who died on the 12th of December
last : This lady's will was proved on the sth of this month
by her son, Alexander Adair Brice, Esq., the sole executor.
The personal property, sworn under £30,000, together with.
the realty, she has, with a few exceptions, bequeathed to
her son absolutely, appoiUting him the residuary legatee.
The testatrix leaves an annuity of £2O to a domestic ser-
vant, and a legacy of £2O to another. This lady's first
husband was 'Colonel Brice ; and her :second husband,
whom she survived upwards of 27 years, was the Hon.
and Rev. John Blackwood (uncle to Crice Blackwood, the
fourth Baron Dufferin, a Captain, R.N.)—lllustrated Lon-
don News.

The present aavices from Shanghai mention that
the Yang-ti3e is infested by pirates, and that another gun-
boat had been despatched for their destruction. The lugger
Chance had just been brought into port, having been fallen
in with by her Majesty's ship Pioneer, after the whole of
her cargo had been plundered and half her crew killed.
In addition to the gold ships previously men-
tioned, the Clutha sailed from Geelong for London, en the
16th November, with 23,755 ounces, worth £95,000,
making the total on the way hither £686,000.
. The Pungolo states that General Turr left Genoa
for Caprora in a government steamer, and that he was
charged by the king, with whom he had a long and confi-
dential interview in Turin, with a conciliatory message for
Garibaldi.

You would be very pretty, indeed," said a
gentleman patronisingly to a young lady, if your eyes
were only a little larger." "My eyes may be very small I
sir, but such people as you clontfill them."