The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-04 00:00:00

MR. BRIG Ell'N NEGATIVES:

Mr. Bright has made a " Brummagem" speech,
in which the omissions are most conspicuous. He
says nothing about Parliamentary Reform, and he
omits to point his hearers to the happiness, con-
cord, and prosperity of the United States. Still
Mr. Bright has the House of Peers left to abuse,
and the army to calumniate. He is vitnperate,
venomous, and vindictive " according to custom."
Mr. Bright, having failed in his attempt to reform
the representation, is now about to attempt to
reform our finances. " How long," he says is the
question passing from mouth to mouth, "will
the Chancellor of the Exchequer be able to raise
£70,000,000 in taxes on the people of this country ?"
This is a question which, it is quite true, is
pressing upon public attention. We feel it—for
we feel in our pockets and find that the income tax
has extracted the last spare shilling. But Mr.
Bright is certainly not the man " born to set us
right" in finance. He has never opened his mouth
about taxation without making atrocious mistakes.
He cannot understand the monetary question, he
says. A settler in one of the western States of
America being questioned as to the extent of his
religious privileges, admitted that no religious
preacher sojourned amoagst them, but added, as an
extenuating circumstance, "we have a man who
can make a smart prayer." Mr. Bright is neither
a statesman nor a financier. What then ? He can
bully a bishop, slander the House of Lords, and
demonstrate the inferiority of our limited monarchy
to the United States Republic.—Derbyshire courier.

THE BUCKLEY SERENADERS.—The performances
of this clever troups are limited to a few evenings more at
the St. James's Hall. Had the law with regard to theatrical
entertainments permitted the representation of those bur-
lesque operas which have been so highly successful in
America, their stay would have been greatly lengthened.
The present season will terminate on Saturday evening,
the 9th of February, on which occasion the entertainment
will be for the benefit of the general manager, Mr. H.
Bishop Buckley.

LYCEUM THEATRE.—We much regret to state
that Mr. John Drew, the talented Irish comedian, was
suddenly seized with a most alarming fit on Saturday
evening. Scarcely had he uttered a few words in the first
scene of " The Irish Emigrant," when he was observed
to stagger, and before assistance could be afforded to him
he fell. The curtain was instantly dropped, and the un-
fortunate sufferer immediately conveyed home. Every
attention which kindness and skill could suggest was
afforded to him.

The Liverpool naturalists are preparing an
anniversary festival to be held at St. George's Hall in April
next.

SFILCIE FOR INDIA AND CEINA.—SOITTFIAILP-
TON, MONDAY.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Indus, sailing to-day for Alexandria, takes out in
specie—Gold coin, £lB,OOO ; bar silver, £76,785; and dol •
Lars, £20,647.

SPECIE FOR THE CAPE.-SOUTHAMPTON, MON-
DAY,—The Union Company's screw steamer Celt, sailing
to-day for the Cape of Good Hope, takes out in specie, sove•.
reigns, £3,000.

Mr. Joseph Severn has been appointed her Ma-
jesty's consul at Rome. Mr. Severn is well known for his
knowledge of the fine arts, and the interest he has taken in
matters relating thereto during his longresidence to Rome.

Mr. Smale, of the equity bar, has been appointed
attorney-general at Hong Kong, in the place of Mr. Adams,
who has become the chief justice. Mr. Smale is well known
as having been for many years a reporter in Chancery.
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We (Staffordshire Advertiser) are happy to state
that the Duke of Sutherland has had another favourable
week, and is decidedly improving.

The Trustees of the International Exhibition of
1862 met on Saturday last at the Council-office. Present
Earl Granville, Mr. T. Baring, M.P., and Mr. C. W,
Dilke.

The Cambridge Independent says that at the
Fiullah Concert at Sidney College, the National Anthem
was omitted in compliance with an express wish of the
court and the prince himself, that " for the future, when
his royal highness appears in public, during his stay in
Cambridge, he may be allowed to enjoy himself in quiet
and be received with silent respect."

Mr. Frederick H. Whymper has been appointed
a sub-inspector of factories.

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF THE ABBE TINET.
—The Liverpool coroner's jury returned a verdict of
" Found drowned" in this case, the report of which has
already appeared in our columns, when the name of Tinet
was erroneously printed as Flint.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CROYDON RAILWAY.
—On Saturday a fatal accident occurred to John Miles,
aged 37 years, who resided at Croydon-common. It ap-
peared that the deceased was working on the Croydon
Railway, near Sydenham, when one of the engines struck
him and knocked him down, and the tender laid open his
skull. He was taken to Guy's Hospital, but died shortly
after his admission.

The Univerity of Oxford has elected Mr. jam
Stainer, Mus. Bac. Ch. Ch., organist of Magdalen College,
to the honourable position of University Organist, recently
vacant by the decease of Dr. Stephen Elvey. Mr. Stainer,
who is only 21, was formerly a chorister in St. Paul's Cathe-
dral, and at the early age of seven evinced a precocious
talent by his ability to extemporise a fugue on any given
subject. He bids fair at no distant period to occupy a
prominent place in the muical world.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE SHEERNESS DOCK-
YARD.—An inquiry into this calamitous occurrence, the
particulars of which were given in The Sun of Friday,
took place on Saturday, at the Clarence Hotel, Sheer-
ness, before Mr. J. Hill, coroner for the district, and a
highly respectable and intelligent jury. After inspecting
the bodies of the deceased the jury proceeded to the scene
of the accident, and carefully examined the machinery, the
boiler, and the other works connected with the fatal occur-
rence. After this they returned to the Clarence Inn, when
a witness named John Powell was examined. He said two
jennies were used in order to lift the boiler. He did not
think the strain on one was greater than the strain on the
other. They had been originally tested, and found capable
of lifting 30 tons each. The weight of the boiler now being
lifted was only 28 tons. Had the necessary complement of
men, and the lifting:was conducted as usual, but the chain
of one jenny rude a little more than the other, and this
caused the surge. The crash and accident immediately sue.
ceeded the surge. Fackerall overlooked the working of both
the jennies. Surges of the same kind had occurred before,
but not such heavy ones. Mr. Hill, the coroner, observed
that Fackerall was a very material and important witness,
and as he was too ill to attend, he suggested that the in-
quiry should be adjourned. A juryman recommended the
desirability of obtaining the evidence of some scientific gen-
tleman,
and suggested that application should be made to
the Secretary of State to send down Mr. Bramwell or Mr.
English, engineers, in order to give their opinion as to the
cause of the accident. Other gentlemen of the jury thought
the same, and contended that in justice to the public every
possible means should be adopted and facility afforded for
the production of the best evidence that could be procured
on the subject. After some discussion this was agreed to,
ind the inquiry was adjourned until half-past 10 o'clock on
Monday, the 11th inst.

APPREHENSION OF A MURDERER.—Up to Satur-
day morning no trace was obtainable of Thomas Donne-
gan, who stands charged on the coroner's warrant with the
murder of James Cassidy, in Johnson-street, Liverpool.
A reward of MO was offered by the Secretary of State for
Home Department for his apprehension, and placards to
that effect were posted between Friday night and Saturday
morning all over the town. The offer of the
reward had not been very long issued before Donnegan
was in custody. At a little before 9 o'clock on Satur-
day morning police officers N. Lees and Stadman suc-
ceeded in capturing him in Cornwall-street, Everton. It
appears that since the time of the murder he had been
skulking about from place to place, sleeping in entries and
other out-of-the-way places, and had succeeded in obtain-
ing a partial disguise, having to some extent changed his
clothes. 'When taken to the police-office he was offered
breakfast, but was unable to eat. His countenance is of a
forbidding character, and he is of small stature and a light
make. While at the police-station, where he was kept
under strict surveillance in a room off the detective-office,
he appeared exceedingly restless, continually pacing upend
down the apartment. An immense crowd was assembled
outside the police-station for the purpose of seeing hir:, as
he was expected to pass up towards the court. Tb;.s expec-
tation, however, war, disappointed. Dour-og= was not
taken before 1'44 magistrates at all. }laving bean appre •
headed on a Cuoller's wstrrunt, b e Naas at once committed to
Kirkdale Gaol to await his trial at the ass zes, which will
be held in March. Thomas Dow:keg:an, his uncle, who was
also wounded by him at tho same time Cassidy was killed,
is said to be 4owiT itt the way of recovery.