The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-24 00:00:00

duties, to be prepared for difficulties, to exert himself to his
utmost to overcome them.
In bringing to a conclusion the first course of lectures
ever delivered at this-institution, I may briefly state that
they were undertaken; because my colleagues, as well as
myself, were most anxious to render generally available
any information which this hospital may afford; because
we felt that our position here involved a trust, and that our
offices had been bestowed upon us, not for our own indivi-
dual advantage but with the hope that we might contri-
bute something to the knowledge of the diseases of children,
and of their treatment.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
THE NEW PERIODICAL.
ANOTHER TOLLTME OF THE CABINET LIBRARY.
Messrs. PALMERSTON; RUSSELL, and Co. have the honour
to announce that early in March will (unless accident
intervene) be Published, No. V. of the unpopular Perio-
dical,

THE REFORM BILL. • OR, THE POLITICAL OLLA PODRIDA FOR 1861.
With the following Contributions by eminent Persons :
1. Extension of the Suffrage. By the Lord John Russell.
2. Restriction of the Suffrage. By the Lord Herbert of
Lea.
3. Right of the Untaxed to Control Taxation. By W. E.
Gladstone, Esq.
4. Fancy Votes for Poets and Musicians. By the Lord
Carli,le.
5. Universal Suffrage. By the Right lion. Milner Gibson.
6. "Who is on Exeter Hall's Side, Who ?" By the Lord
Shaftesbury, D.D.
7. Let Philosophers Govern. By Sir G. C. Lewis.
8. Justice to Oireland. By the O'Hagan.
9. Vox Legis Vox Sapientire. By the Lord Campbell.
10. The Fok' ale and the Hustings. By Lord Clarence Paget.
11. Rights of the People called Ranters. By Sir W.
Atherton.
12. Civil Servants and Polite Masters. By the Duke of
Somerset.
13. The Sofa, or Should Woman Vote? By W. Cowper, Esq.
14. All Things Made Pleasant. By the Lord Palmerston.
New Palace, Westminster, S.W.

,Punch.

The Earl of Mornington has arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel from Paris.'
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A GAMEKEEPER SHOT.—A few nights since a
murderous attempt was made upon a gamekeeper in the
employ of Lady Emily Foley, of Stoke .Edith-park, Here-
fordshire, by a navvie employed on the Woseester and Here-
for
of
"d Railway, and known to his companion.; by the soubri-
quet Lank." It appears that Nutt was out upon his
beat when he came upon a man beating a field of turnips on
a farm called Freetown, in the occupation of a gentleman
named Pitt. He observed that the poacher had a gun and
was watching the operations of the dog, and he therefore
advanced towards him without attempting to warnhim off,
but the fellow, on seeing Nutt, called upon him to " stand
back," or he would blow his brains out. The keeper was
about to close with his antagonist, when the fellow raised
the piece to his shoulder and deliberately shot him. Provi-
dentially the man partially avoided the charge by a dex-
terous movement of the body, but several of the shots
struck him in the face, and one of his eyes is injured and
discoloured, though it is thought he will not to-e his sight.
Aa soon as Nutt recovered himself he made another attempt
to capture the fellow, who had in the meantime taken the
precaution to reload his gun, and who swore that he would
either shoot liim dead or beat his brains out with the stock
before he would allow himself to be made a prisoner. As
discretion in such a crisis was cettainly the better part of
valour, the keeper hastened home to have his injuries
attended to, and to inform the head keeper of the formidable
opponent he had met with. The fellow, too, at once de-
camped, and, although the police have been very active in
endeavouring to effect a capture, they have not succeeded in
their object.

DEATH OF A CRIMINAL LUNATIC IN BETHLEHEM
HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Sergeant Payne, co-
roner for London and Southwark, held an inquest in the
Board-room of Bethlehem Hospital, St. Georges's, South-
wark, on the body of Anne Cuffarn, aged 38 years, who died
in that institution, where she was confined during her
Majesty's pleasure, for the murder of her child. The de-
ceased woman was tried at Stafford, in 1847, for the wilful
murder of her illegitimate child at Walsall, where she was
employed as domestic servant. She was acquitted on the
ground of insanity, and ordered to be confined during her
Majesty's pleasure. She was detained in the county gaol
at Stafford for three years, when she was removed to Beth-
lehem Hospital, where she remained up to the period of her
death. Dr. Hood said the conduct of deceased was quiet,
excepting on occasions. A short time since she was taken
unwell, and died on Tuesday morning, at five o'clock, from
chronic bronchitis. After hearing evidence on these points,
the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical
testimony.

THE LONDON DISTRICT TELEGRAPH.—About
two years ago a company was formed for a complete tele-
graphic ramification of London and its rapidly extending
suburbs. The idea was based upon the very reasonable
conclusion that, with the enormous population comprised
within a radius of ten or twelve miles from Charing-
cross, a sufficiently remunerative traffic might be en-
sured by the adoption of a moderate and uniform
tariff, whereby the undertaking would be made both
remunerative to the shareholders and an almost neces-
sary convenience to the general public. From time
to time, as the works have proceeded, posts and 'wires
may have been noticed erected upon the tops of the
most commanding buildings in the various thorough-
fares, and the novelty of the works has led many
to take some interest in the undertaking and ita pro-
bable future success. It is stated that the company
have now opened upwards' of 50 stations in the various
parts of London and the suburbs for the transmission of
messages, and have recently opened their new central
station in Cannon-street. For the necessary working of
their system, somewhat similar to the arrangements of the
General Post-office, the greater part of the messages are
telegraphed to this station, where they are sorted, and
thence transmitted to their various destinations. Messages
for the provinces and the continent are also received by the
company at their various branch stations, so that all parts
of London are, or shortly will be, in direct telegraphic
communication with the general telegraph system of
Europe, and messages from the provinces or continent can
also be sent to their destination by the company's wires,
whereby the present unavoidable charge for foot messen-
gers will be saved, and a more rapid delivery ensured.
The intention of the company is to employ principally
female clerks, and they now have 150 employed at their
central and various branch offices. The experi-
ment has thus far been successful, and as female tele-
graphists are also employed by the other companies, it is
hoped that a large and fairly remunerative field for labour
is thus opened to well !educated and intelligent females.
The number of applications for appointments is almost in-
credible, and the names and addresses of all eligible appli-
cants are registered for future references as additional
clerks are required. The company are also erecting tele-
graphs for private purposes, and many firms who transact a
large portion of their business by telegraph have had wires
put up for their private use and carried into the company's
central station, so that their messages can be telegraphed
from their offices direct to their destination.

A FRENCH SWINDLER.—At the Tribunal of Cor-
rectional Police, at Paris, a coarse-looking middle-aged
woman was brought up on Saturday for swindling. " What
is your name ?" asked the President. " Julie de Meilhac,"
answered the woman. "Do not say that," said the Presi-
dent, "for we know that your name is not Do Meilhac."
" I never had any other." " You hare had many others ;
you have, for example, called yourself not only De Meilhac,
but Countess de Montignac, but is reality your name is
Morel ; you were born in 1818 in the Maternity Hospital at
Bordeaux, and were brought up in the Foundling Hospital
of that city. You are now 42 years of age, and yet you re-
presented yourself as only 28. Tell me what you did in
the early part of your life." " I decline to give explana-
tions." " You must tell." " I was brought up in. the
convent of the Sacre-Casur at Bordeaux, and afterwards
lived for seven years with the sister of M. Mocquard, the
Emperor's secretary." " You mean that you were in a
convent for the reception of frail women ?" A detail of Oile
acts alleged against the woman was then given. She_el!'
d
gone to the lodgings of several poor people, introducing
herself herself as a dame- de-charite, and after inquiringti them
t
apparent interest into their situation, and promising
and then stolen
relief, had sent thew out on some errand,
different articles ; she had run up bills at
i had got goods
ing .houses, and gone away 'hotels and lodg.•
fraudulent representations or
ithrottiers, and not paid for
on credit from wino dealers,w
them ;and she had, either
eby
00f. from one person, 480 f,
downright robbery, obtain.
third,
218 f. from a fourth, and
from another, 114 f.
fr"abeing questioned about these diffe-
rent on. The woman, on
, with great insolence, and pretended not
1 the persons whom she had defrauded.
rent cases, reinal-o _
President was so disgusted with her that he
At last
you are an impudent creature!" She then
cried our,
jumped up in a rage, shook her fist, and was about to un-
to knotw
I; when a gendarme compelled her to sit down. The
Tribunal condemned her to five years' imprisonment and
10 years' interdiction of civil rights.
A letter from Naples of the 16th says A
decree signed by M. Parini before he resigned
thseeverPresz
power, ordered the restitution of the army muskets
which still remain in the hands of the inhabitants.
The mode adopted for the recovery of these arms
is the only one likely to be attended with a favour-
able result. Every person will receive two ducats
for each percussion musket and a piastre for each
flint one. A priest named Ciarlone had preached
in the Jesuits' church on two successive Sundays,
and his sermons abounded in political allusions. Ho
compared Victor Emmanuel to Herod, and Francis
11. to Jesus Christ. The rev. gentleman was pleased
the other day to see his congregation augmented,
close to the pulpit stairs, by a person whose face
Was partially concealed by an ample shawl tied
round his neck and who seemed to take groat
interest in his discourse, while a few steps from
hi; stood half a dozen carbineers, who also
appeared to listen with great attention. Whcn
M. Ciarlone had concluded, the person and the
six carbineers drew round the pulpit, and tine
unknown, opening his paletot, displayed a read
sash while the carbineers tirrested the priest an
presence of his congregation , none of whom shoiv
ed the least disposition to inteirfere, and M. Ciar
-at
is now meditating some new ti'ece of eloquence t
the Prefecture of Police.