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 axtic 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
attaine 1 by his unaided exertions and the greahitss
of his own genius.
For he was

" of an excellent
And unmatched wit and judgment,"

using the words iu their fullest meaning, as they are
contrastedly defined by Locke. His was none of
what Bea Johnson (whose writings he dearly loved)
styles the "frippery of wit." How the sparkling
repartee—tere et rotunduni—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 it reparable. He had a strong bias, it is
true ; but it was a noble one. He loved to defe,:d
the cause of the poor and oppressed, and, if n, ed
were, to attack with the whole force of his crushing
satire the aggressor. In the newpaper ed,ted by
him, and wherein his writings were weekly read
by hundreds of thousands of readers, he always
steadily advocated s4nitary improvements as a
right due to the poor. By those most intimate
with him, even his unbounfting genius—all that is
known of him to the world—is half forgotten, in
grief at the loss (.f that noble kindly heart and
gentle sympathising spirit which endeared him to
all who knew him, or who had ever sought his
eoui?sel and aid iu the hour of tribulation.—The
Lancet.

DoUGLAS JERAOLD.—The fnneral of the late Douglas
Jett-0 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, has arrived in Paris, where he intends remaining a
fortnight.
Tile Mexican papers announce the death, at the age
of 30, of Felipe Iturbide, son of the last Ea peror of
Mt xicl, who was dethroned by the revolution.

Tne amount of June Exchequer•bil s sent i❑ on Mon-
day for which money has been demanded is believed not
to txceed 300,0001.

A. further sum of about 50,000/. out of tho late arri-
vals of Australian got' aam sold to the Bank yesterd;;y,
and an additional amount may pussibly be taken there
to-day.
Sat accounts have been received in Paris of the heal h
of Mdlle. Rachel. Tee 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
on Wednesday were 1,379 by sea on tickets, and 5,894
by ls. payment.—Totai, 7,271. Of this number 2,284
arrived by railway.
We are infirmed that there is not the slightest truth
in the paragraph, which appeared in yesterday's papers,
that a matt named G-egory, tur whose apprehen ion a
reward had been offered, had carried off 2,000/ of the
money raised for the erection of Mr. Spurgeon's new
tabernacle.
Accordirg 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
was afraid to show himself in public.
CHURCH RATES.—A return moved for by Sir G. Grey
shows that the total amounts received from chureh rates
and other sources in England and Wales amounted in
1854 to 484,8541., against 506,8121. in 1839, and
663,795/ in 1832. The receipts from church rates alone
were 314,6591. in 1854, 363,103/, in 1839, and 446,4951.
in 1832. The total amount expended by churchwardens
in 1854 was 464,5531., against 645,849/. in 1832, and
430,662/. in 1839 ; and the debts secured on church
rates amounted in 1854 to 318,2001., and in 1830 to
535 236/.

HERR OBERT/lIIR'S CONCERT.--A fashionably attended
mcrning concert took place yesterday at Willis's Rooms,
given by Herr Curies Oberthur, the distinguished
harpist. The masterly and brilliant performance of the
beneficiare in several pieces commanded the warmest
appisuse, and was enhanced by the powerful assistance
of Giulio Regondi on the concertina, Signor Andrroli
on the pianoforte, M. Paque on the violoncello, and
Herr Engel on the piano-harmonium. The cavatina,
" Robert toi que fauns" (Meyerbeer), sung by 111iss
Stabbach, with harp obbligato by Herr Oberthnr, elicited
high approbation. The vocal crirtion of the entertain
merit likewise embraced several songs, mostly German,
admirably executed by Madlie. Wagner and Madill.
Sedlatztk. The conductors were Herren W. Ganz and
Pirseher.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS IN MELBOTIRNE.—Mr. G. V.
Brooke, having terminated his engagement at Sydney,
has returned to this city, and intends playing a farewell
round of characters at 'he Theatre Rciat prior tot king
his departure for England. whither he proceeds, accom-
panied 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 Amphitheatre 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
voeali,ts include Madame Anna Bishop, Madame
Sara Flower, MNI Coulon and Laglaise, and Mes,r,
Farquharson, Gregg, Sherwin, and Del Sarte, Mr. Geo.
Loder pre.iding over a poWerful orchestra, compraing
some of the best soloists in the colony. The h.liowing
operas are to be produced during the season :—"Lucrezia
Borgia," "Linda di Chamouni, ' "Martha," "Judith,"
"Norma," "L'Etisir d'Amore," "Ennui," " Robet to
it Diavolo," and "La Sonnambula." The opera house
is situated in the im.nedutte neighbourhood of the new
t.l:e Eastern Hill, and eonti
Miuses of Paeitatnent,
gtioae to th, fashionab!e and popu;ous su•fto bs c
mond and C sod of Cie rest,rves; which , ill
hereafter become the Hyde, Green, and St. Ja:nee's
Parks of Melbourne.—Melbourne Argus, 14th April,
1857.