The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-08 00:00:00

DEATH OF MR. HENRY KNIGRT.—This venerable
and respected individual expired at his residence, at Eton,
on Friday last, at the advanced age of 81. What old
Etonian is there to whom the name of" Old Jack Knight"
(as ho was commonly called) of the Christopher Tap is not
familiar ? His kind and generous heart was ever ready to
soothe the distressol, and many in his own neighbourhood
will lament the loss of a warm-hearted friend. Ho has
finished a long earthly career, and descended to the grave
in a ripe old age, leaving behind him a lasting monument—
a good name. Peace to his ashes.
The Paris Bourse was weak yesterday morning,
on reports that another advance was to be announced in
the rate of discount of the Bank of France. At the same
time, it is generally believed that the result of the recent
special meetings of the directors is that the bankers of
Paris have agreed to some proposal made to them by the
Bank of France for mitigating the existing difficulty.
The very heavy amount of dollars brought by the
Mexican steamer has been disposed of at 691 d., for the
Continent. This shows an advance of id. on the price
realised for those by the previous packet, but small sums
have been sold in the interval at higher rates, The bar
silver has been disposed of at GOld., being an advance
of id.

A Paris letter in the .Nord says :—" There is no
longer any doubt as to the official character of Borges. His
aide-de-camp, who has just been arrested in the Neapolitan
provinces, had on him important letters, signed Bosco and
Lamoriciere. What then becomes of the protestations of
M. Del Re, Minister of Francis 11. ? And what can be
thought of a Prince who, whilst he declares that he has no
complicity with the bands in Calabria and elsewhere, gives
to M. Borges the right to call himself generalissimo of the
King's armies ?"
M. LAMARTINE.—M. Larnartine writes to the
Paris papers to say that his detention at Macon is caused
by his having found it necessary to superintend the vintage
on his property there, as well as to remain in the country
while working with redoubled ardour at the now edition of
his works. 31. Lamartine now rises at two in the morning to
his desk, and without interruption remains at it till about
eight. He then takes a slight repast previous to going out
and superintending some agricultural improvements taking
place on the property still remaining in his hands. After
the second detainer he again resumes his pen, and writes
till coming up at dinner time. He makes it a rule, and has
generally done so, not to write after nightfall.
AN ENGINEER SCALDED TO DEATH.—Gleorge
Mason, an engineer in the employ of Mr. Bull, a builder
and contractor in extensive business at Southampton, on
Saturday afternoon,went into the engine .room of his mas-
ter's works in James-street, in that town, and imprudently
took off the valve of the blow pipe. There being no stop-
cock on the pipe, the steam and water immediately rushed
out with immense velocity, and the incautious and unfor-
tunate man was fearfully scalded. Death at once put an
end to his sufferings. His body, the skin and flesh of which
peeled off on an attempt to remove his clothes, was removed
to his residence in Coleman-street to await a coroner's in..
quest.

IMPORTANT TO VOLUNTEERS.—On the 23d of
September last George Gale, collector of tolls at the White
Ladies turnpikegate Bristol, was summoned before the magis-
trates of that city by Mr. F. Shipton, solicitor, a member of
the Bristol Volunteer Artillery Corps, for having demanded
toll of him, he being in the uniform of a Volunteer Artil-
leryman, and being on his way to the practice ground of
the corps, near the mouth of the Avon. Mr. Shipton was
accompanied by other Volunteers, but it was admitted
that there was a civilian in the carriage with them, and
owing to his presence the defendant insisted on
the toll being paid. On Saturday the magistrates
delivered a lengthened judgment, in which after having
reviewed the points raised by the information, which de-
pended mainly on the construction of the Act 24 and 25
Victoria, cap. 126, they came to the conclusion that exemp-
tion from toll for carriages conveying Volunteers could
be claimed for carriages employed only in carrying or
conveying Volunteers, and that for this reason the exemp.
tion claimed in the case before them could not be allowed.
Judgment was therefore given for the defendant.
TRADE BETWEEN CHINA AND RUSSIA.—A letter
published in the Russian journal Amcor states that, on
the 13th of June, a caravan of Russian merchants had
arrived at Tiagne-Tzine. It had left a town called Torino
Tjoou, about 20 versts from Pekin, embarking in three
boats under the Russian flag. The Muscovite traders ap-
pear to have found that some English speculators had
anticipated them. The Russian report describes the town
of Tiagne-Tzine as populous, and the inhabitants actively
engaged in traffic with English merchants. The latter
had opened about a dozen establishments, well supplied
with European goods, but at very high prices. The
Chinese shops are principally stocked with English cotton
stuffs, manufactured to suit the Chinese market. The
Russians were waiting for the arrival of Chinese goods, of
which the town contained but a small quantity, and had
consequently done a very limited amount of business.
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.—Austria and Hun-
gary once more stand face to face before Europe, Austria
drifting every day more and more into the one feeble hope
of repressing all life in her dependencies by a dexterous use
of military force; Hungary asserting the majesty of the
law, inspired with life and hope, united in itself, and show-
ing to the world the difference between a paper constitution
and a real historical ane. How long this state of things
may last no one can tell, but it is difficulty to see that any
of the uses that Austria once served are now fulfilled by
her. She no longermaintains the balance of power, for her
divisions and weakness are the greatest of all encourage-
ments to France and Russia. She no longer upholds poli-
tical ideas superior to those current in her dependencies ;
for Hungary has done her utmost to reject the Concordat
which Austria has tried to impose on all her subjects. Sho
no longer furnishes a race of princes and statesmen superior
personally to the leaders of her provinces ; for no prince or
statesman at Vienna is fit for a moment to bo compared to
M. Deak. The only service we can ever expect from her is
that she may last just long enough to prevent the consoli-
dation of Italy, the union of Germany, and the establish-
ment of an independent Hungary being accomplished be-
fore everything is ripe for their accomplishment.—Fraser's
Magazine.

Fisn BROUGHT FROM CHINA.—Among the late
arrivals at Toulon, from China, is an intelligent Chinese,
who has brought with him some four or five thousand
young fishes of the best kinds produced in this country.
These were transmitted in three jars, the water being
changed frequently on the way. When the voyage from
one port to another was too long for this, the simple
expedient was adopted of throwing the yoke of an egg into
each jar. On arrival our Chinaman was amazed at the
price charged him for a fish breakfast at Toulon, and wrote
a short memoir showing how anybody having a small pond
at disposal may raise any quantity of fish at almost no ex-
pense. All that is necessary is to watch the spawning time,
and throw yolks of eggs into the water from time to time,
by which means an incredible quantity of the young fry aro
saved from destruction. These specimens of the produc-
tions of far eastern rivers and lakes aro to be presented to
the Minister of Agriculture, and will probably figure in the
new aquarium in the Bois de Boulogne.—Galignani. .

A FATHER MURDERED BY HIS SON.--On Satur-
day last an inquest was held at the Anchor Inn, Liphook,
Hants, before Mr. Edward Hoskins, one of the coroners for
the county, on the body of William Trussler, a sawyer, re-
siding. at Cornford, in the parish of Brarashott, whose
death had resulted through injuries inflicted by his son,
George Trussler, who was in the employ of his father.
From the evidence it appeared that a man named William
Windebank, also a sawyer, went to work with George Truss-
ler about 7 o'clock on Thursday morning, when the de-
ceased upbraided them for being so late, telling them
they ought to have done half a day's work. George
Trussler said to his father " It's no difference to you if we do
our work." Deceased said to him, " You aro spending
my money," and then said to George's wife (who was
standing about three yards from him, in the garden in front
of the cottage) " Did you not begin at Bill (meaning Wind e-
bank), and he put you down on the bank, and rolled over
you, and halloed and squeaked out like a horse and mare ?"
'This remark seemed to put the son in a great passion, and
he took up an oven-peel lying on the bank, which
formed the fence in front of deceased's cottage, and ran
towards deceased, and struck him a blow behind the left
ear with the blade of the peel. George Trussler held the
peel in both bands, and the blow was a severe ono. De-

Ceased fell to the ground, and blood immediately flowed
from his mouth and nostrils. In falling, deceased struck
his head against a flat paving-stone. Mr. Fredk. Vaughan,
surgeon, of Bramshott, was sent for. lie found a wound
behind deceased's left ear about an inch and a quarter in
length, from which blood was oozing. Deceased never re
covered consciousness, and died in about 12 hours after the
blow had been struck. The jury returned a verdict of
" Wilful murder against George Trussler," who stands
committed to take his trial at the next Winchester assizes.
SUICIDE IN A LIGIITIIOTISE.—Last week one of

ho light-keapers stationed at the Longships Lighthouse, off

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the Land's End, committed a most determined act of self-
destruction. It appears there were three men on duty at
the time, and one named Harding had gone to the upper
room t) take some rest, leaving the other light-keepers on
duty. When a change in the watches came on one of the
men on duty went to call up their comrade, and upon enter-
ing the room found him bleeding profusely from a wound

which he had inflicted with a knife in his breast. The two

men endeavoured to stop the bleeding by placing some tow
in the wound, until assistance could be obtained. In this

state the three men remained together through Thursday
night, and on the Friday morning two black flags were
hoisted as signals of distress. Assistance having arrived,
the dying man, from the roughness of the weather, was
obliged to be swung out of the lighthouse into the boat,
and was thus brought ashore to tell his own tale. He

declared that he did nut regret having done it, and that to
render the wound more effectual he put the handle of the
knife into it after he had stabbed himself. Mr. A. llarvoy,
surgeon, of St. Just, was soon in attendance, but the man
died very soon after ho was brought ashore. lle was no-
ticed to be affected very much in his head of late, and was
often very desponding. He unfortunately leaves a wife
and three children. An inquest was held on Monday, when
a verdict of tow porary insanity was roturned.—Plywouth
Journal.