The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-21 00:00:00

GREECE

Letters of the Bth inst., from Athens, announce the
return of the King and Queen of Greece from 1. visit
to the Greek islands, in the French steamer Vauban,
placed at their disposal by M. Thouvenel.

IRELAND.
MURDER. IN TUE COLIN rY OF DOWN.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—The Belfast papers bring;
accounts of a shocking murder which wasperpetrated
on Sunday last in the county of Down.
"Th,, victim of this di4bolical act (says the No, e4era
W/ig) is James Nucher, of Drumaness, a most
sive and respectable farmer, who has resided in that
neighbourhood for many years. The murder tick place
on Sunday morning, about four o'clock. The p rrtieu-
Jars, as fir as we have been able to glean there, are
these:—Tee uraortaaate deczased had lately aecepted
the "thee of gumek,,q)er to the Rev. W. B. Forde, of
Se.ford, from which a man named M'Cartiat had been
dismissed. lie went out about two o'clock on the
morning in question to present poaching on the estate,
and when he was on his way home he was
.shot at, a
place called the Eleven Acres, near the house of a
man n ,mod D.trby Morgan. Necher was found deal
at Morgan's house, and tee account ahich the inm
give Is that he came there, stating that ho had been
shut in the valley, and got a drink of butiernaillt.
The Rcv. Mr. Forde, with tae police, examined the spot,
trom the shags and wadding found on the real and
at the wail nearly facing the house, they are of opinion
that the fatal shot or shuts must have either been fired
from %lorgae's house, or from behind a wall beside it.
The unforturnts man's body presentei a horrible spec-
Viet-, baring been almost riddled with slugs fOM the
head to the btotnach. The doctor who examined the
body sta'ed that death must have occurred almost in-
stantaneously, as the deceased was shot through the
heart. 'A youae• man, named Davy, a nephew to the
.firmer gamekeeper, and several others, hays been ar-
rested on suspicion. It is right to state that the pace
searched the house of the former gamekeeper, in which
they. found n gun and pistol, which were quits dusty,
aid had act been rectbtly in use. An inquest was held
on the body yesterday, but we have not obtained
purti-
'culars. Necher has loft a wife and five chillica to
lament his loss."

TUE RiND3 .—No sales yeterday in the Three per
Cents.; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. S:oelt, 97f, ;
ditto, for Account, 971 ; Bank Stof..k, 201 ex ;
Hibernian Bank Shares, par ; Waterfor.i and I.'l:flu:ink
ItAileray, 7; Midland, halves,

CITY CENTRAL GAS COMPANY.
. .Oa ‘Veduesdisy a special general meeting of the sh are-
, holders in this company wa,s held at the London Tavern.
Mr. Dert.m, who presided, stated that on former oc-
casions the directors hal addressed their constituent; in
terms of hope and confident expectation,—now they
spoke to them in the language of certainty and success.
They had gone through a series of Parliamentary
:-.• - struzgles, and had come out conquerors. The recent
decision of the Committee of the House of Commons
-• wary the restriction of tt,e canital of the company,
nominally to 150,000/., bat the company was empowered
. . to b:orrow an additional 50,000/. The Committee had-
_ aiso modified the plan which the company originally
proposed of supplying the eastern districts of Loedon
with gas. Ths 8.11 had gone up to the Lords, and had
been read a first time, and ho (the Chairman) thought it
nelessAry to s'atl that they had sufficient influence in
that /Luso to prevent the company being taken by
surprise by the opposing parties. As a lditional
. • were requirei, it was suggested that gentlemen who
wished to 13.• come directors should qualify themselves by
taking additional shares, but that question would be lei t
to the discretion of the proprietors.
. Mr. PEARSON, congratulated the shareholders
on the fulfilment of the promises held out by the pro-
moters of the company.
Mr. D. W. Wirtz read the heads of the Bill as modi-
' ffed in Gsminittee; afc,er,which
Mr. VIRTUE, moved, ani Mr. CANTON seconded, a
resolution to the effect that the shareholders having
heard read the modifications, requesre i the direetars
earnpst'y to promote the Bill till it should become the
law 4.f the l Ind.
On the motion of Mr. SARBY, seconded by Mr.
HICILIAND, a vow of confident, in the directors was
, agreed to, anti the sharehol/ers pledged themselves to
pay up at once the remaining instalments on their shares.
It was also 'resolved, after some discus,icn, that for
the present no alterLtion should be made in the qualifi-
cation of the directors, •
A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the pro-

. • HOP INTELLIGENCE.
Mvnyro:Q.—Tne last few nights have ban very
cold-;- on that •of ,Saturday we had a slight frost.
Tae bines, however, do not seem to have been checked

by then circurwtance, but appear to grow as raFidly-,
and tO look as vigorous as ever. Had the soil been
wet, instead cf 7n its present dry str.k.e, the cold
nigt.t.z would, doubtless, have much checked them.
The fly has increased, and may now be found, pretty-
. .. generally, one or two upon a leaf, and in some in-
stances more. The hineF, however, got a good start,
• and. will probably distance their insect foes, unless
the latter increase faster than they have within the
past week. Then, again, thi very unusual number
• of fly goldiegs, which have been visible all the spring
in every cl.fc of the fences, will also come to the aid
.* of the bine, and probably much diminish the first
kr' generations of the aphides. 'The general aspect of
• the plantation so far is encouraging.
ROTIIANI.—TiIa bine in this parish is le king
~ very healthy and growing fast, but the grounds which
,;•••• were cut up last year are looking weak.
r Do Aswe are tolerably free from vermin.
tianLow.—The hops are doing very well, though
,not quite free from vermin. IVe fin• fly un d two or three
a leaf in some grounds.
HORSNIINDEN.--The hop bines in this parish are in
a very flourishing state, and are ouite clear of vermin.
MEREWORTU T' hop bine in this parish is
looking promising, althoughi- there are some backward.
The sprinkle of fly continues. The late few cold
days and nights have given the leaves rather a yellow
tinge. There are some difficulties for them
to en-
counter Yet, the mould having made its appearance
. .
WATERINBURY AND TESTON.--The hops n these
parishes are looking extremely well, are very free
from vermin, and the bine grows extremely luxuri-
antly.
earanc.e.
HoLLINGnounNE.—Our hops are looking very
• healthy. A few fly have made their.app
IGLITLIAM AND SEAL.—The bine this district is
, •
. looking healthy and growing fast, with scarcely
any
fly • not inure than one being found on a leaf in the
most sheltered situations.
• ROLYENDEN.—The bines in this parish are growing
very fast. We have a little fly, but none to hurt at
•• present. A good crop is anticipated. .
• TENTEnDEN.—The hops are looking- re.markab,ly
well, are growing apace, and very little, if any, fly
• has as yet appeared.
TurinainGE WELLch—The bine grows vigorously,
in. Most groundS topping the poles. We have little
or no fly at present.
• -.'EDENnaroGE.—The bine grows very fast at pre-
. sent, arAl in general has a very favourable appearance.
• . FAaailast, ALTON, AND COUNTRY DISTRICT, JUNE
• 17.—The plant is growing very rapidly, and the fly
is decreasing.—.lllaidstone Gazette.
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THE HEALTu OF LONDON.
(From the Return of the Registrar-Gmeral.)
In the week ending last Saturday the deaths regis-
tered in the metropolitan districts were 800. Tt:king
the 10 corresponding weeks of 1840-9, it appears that
the deaths were never lower than 750, which occurred
in 1841, when the population was less than at pre-
sent; and that they rose in 1848 to 1,000. The
average of the 10 weeks is 851, or, raisd in propor-
tion to increase of population, 928 ; there waY, there-
fore, a decrease last week on the corrected ::verage
amounting to 128. In the zymotic or epidemic class
diseases the deaths enumerated were 167 ; and of
ei:sl Lints which it comprises, small-pox was
children, and scarlatina to 19, both still
;.uncler the, average ; measles vas f,:t.1.1 to
....sing-couqh to 30, bulb of which are rpnr
48'"u"t• TSphus, on the other han 1, seems
lore fatallS ; iu the last three weeks it car-
T°ivelY 26) 39, and 43 persons, and has now

1,00-

risen rather above the average of the 10 corresponding
weeks, in which it varied from 17 to 69 ore person
died of ague and 2 of remittent fever ; 2 of influenza
and lof purpura. On the sth of June, at 13, Tys
sea-street, Bethnal-green, the son of a comb-maker,
aged 2 years, died of cholera after 53 hours' illness.
Diarrhcea and dysentery were fatal to 18 persons, al;
except 5 having been children ; this is not quite equal
to the number registered in the same week of 1847-9;
in the corresponding week of last year 38 deaths
occurred from the two complaints, and at the same
time 42 were caused by cholera. Last week 10
women died after childbirth, in 6of which cases
puerperal fever was the cause of death. Diseases of
the respiratory organs, exclusive of consumption,
were fatal in 92 cases ; their gradual decline as the
temperature increases is shown by the numbers re-
turned in the last five weeks, namely, 145, 138, 105,
94, and 92. The mortality of consumption is still
below the average ; the number of fatal cases last
week was 129. Five women were registered last
week who had reached 90 yearn of age or upwards.
On the 10th of June, at 5, Britannia-gardens, St
Mary, Marylebone, the widow of a labourer died from
decay of nature," after having lived, if such state-
ments, without the corroboration of registers of births
or baptisms, can be credited, to the extraordinary age
of 110 years and 5 months. Her name was Catherine
O'Flaherty ; she wag a native of Clayrnorris, of the
county of Mayo, in Ireland, and "continued," adds
Mr. Martin, the registrar, "in full possession of her
faculties, and two days before her death could thread
a needle without the aid of spectacles." Her son, whe
made this statement to him, is a labourer, and is 67
years old. A woman, aged 40, died in the London
Hospital, to which she had been brought from Bow, 01
" Intl :inn:ration of the arm from the sting of a bee."
A young woman was found dead in a dust bin, from
suffocation produced by a fall under the influence of
what the coroner's jury describe es an "alcoholic
fluid." Four children were suffocated in bed.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSER REGISTERED 1.,
TIIE WEEK END11:10 SATURDAY. JUNE 15, 1550.
Epidemic, Eadetnic, and Contagious Diseases ... *167
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ••• ••• ... 36
Tubercular Diseases ... ... ... 163
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 91
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... .. 39
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
lit ,:-./iration ... ... •.• ••• 92
Diseases of the 6tomach, Liver, and other Organs
of agesi:on... ... ••• -•• •••
Diseases cf tha Kidue.).:;, &i.:. .. ••• 11
Childbirth, Thames of the Uterus, &e. ... I[.,
DL;eal,es of the Joints, Bones, and Dinsulzb ... 5
Diseases of the Skin, &c. ... ... ••• ••• 1
Malformationi.... ... ••• ... 3
Premature Birth ••• •• ... 1:9
Ati-t,pily ••• ••• ••• ... I/
Ohl Age ••• ••• ... ... 3:,
Sut:di:n . ... ... ... ••• ••• ... 1:!.
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intetriurance ~. 32
`jau:;:::a Lot 6picAied ... .••

DEATIIS F 2.011 ALL CAUSES ...

800

Population Dertth3 in ccrre• Deattir
Eiturn,nued, spondinz week in the
IS i.l. of Nif). Nl'eeli..
MO. Di3tricts... 30 1,189 • • 153 ... 126
Norm Districts.. :;76,568 .. 153 ... 175
Central Districts 374,199 ... /63 ... 115
East lhs,riets ... 393,067 ... 181 ... 166
bouth Districts.. 503,346 ... 257 ... 218

Tota!s...
Males 405
Fcmales ... ... 395

LILIES IN THE WEEK.
Males ... ... ... 688
Fema!es 572

Total ... ... 1,260
*ln this number arc included 19 by Scarlatina, 43
by Typhus Fever, 17 by I.)i:,rrbeca, and 1 by Cholera.

CERMIONY Ob' LAYING THE FOUNDATION-
STONE OF THE CHAPEL AND SCHOOL AT
GELLYGAER.
TO THE EDIT•iR OF THE CARNARVON HERALD.
Sir,—The accession of Dr. Oilivant to the B►shopric
of Llandaff occurred at a period when several interest
ing events awaited the presence of the Lord Bishop for
their successful completion. It took place, also, at r:
junetwe when the clergy and laity were earnestly die
cussing the necessity of snow one being elevated to the
pre'.acy acquainted with the language chiefly spoken in
the diutrestr.

" At half-past ten Divine service was read in
Wel3b, in the parish church, by the rector; alter. which
the Bishop preached in Wel,h, from the 13t and 2d
verses of the 127:h-rbelm.

" Mr. George Thomas read an address in Welsh to the
Bishop, earnestly thanking his Lordship for the part he
had taken in that day's servic:.
" His Lordship expressing himself too difß.lent as to
his acquaintance with the Welsh language yet to at-
tempt an imprompta address in that tongu-, acknow
ledges, the compliment which had been paid him in
Eng L sh ll''
The above extract from the Mmmouthshire Merlin,
and Merthyr Guardian, South Wales 'papers, will hest
prose that the Yew bishop of Llandaff is net "mate.
ot, the Welsh language," which was so positively as-
serted when the Precuisr detormisel to hale him die-
rated to the bishopric cf Llautiaff, and so flatly
contralicted in these columns, by those who, it appears.
were well informed on the subjecr. We leave it to our
readers to devise how is IS possible for the Bishop of
Llandaff, or any other man, to compose and write a
sermon which be real himself, and yet be unable to
reply to a simple. Welsh address, which he honestly
confessed he was totally unable to de. What would
be said in England of the appointment of a bishop, or
any other divine, who, after preaching an English ser-
mon from the pulpit, declared ho would only answer
an Digital' adlress in Welsh? But it sppears where
Wales is concerned, any qualiacation will do, no matter
how well known the deticiency, or how public the
fajlurr. It will now be seen the letter addressed to
the Archbishop of Canterbury, which first apt eared in
The Sun, Le :ire the Bistop of Llaudaff's consecra-
tion, to pretest against his being installed without exa-
mination as to the truth of his being •• master of the
Welsh language," was written with reason ; but, of
cour,,e, the suggestion was not attendsd ti, becruie it
would have proved that the great boon Lord J. Russell 111
was effecting to give Wales, and wh ch somo of our
simple.-hearted countrymen were about to thank him for
on trust, was a mere hoax, and a trial of their credulity.
We subjoin Mr. Thomas's address in Welsh, to a hich
the Bishop, rarer preaching a Welsh terrain, professed
his inabillty to reply:—
" Fy 'in Arglw y rid Esgob, brodyr parchedig,
plasyfalion yn gyffie:lia,—islae geaym ni echos i
rod yn ddiolchr,ae, ac i lawenhaa tod yr amser
wedi dyfod, a'r achlysur wodi digwydd i ni gaol
y framt i wrando eh Eigob yn llefiru yn eglwys
ein plwyf yn yr iaith Gyrnraeg. Nisi ydw3 f
fi yn un o'r rhai sydd yn anerldwl fod 3-r
iaith Gyarraeg yn un o'r pothau mwyaf anger"-
rheidiol " Isisri Esgob fed yn andss i gyflawni ei swydd
bwysfawr yn eftbithiol. Ond os car Eigob yn ddeallus
ac yn ddysgedig yn holl ieithoedd gwreiddiol yr Ys-
grythy ran, yr ynaryf yn cytrif fod gwybodasth o'r iaith
Gyrnrseg yn serchus so yn dra oymeradwy gyda ni y
Cy m ry.
"Fy'm Arglwydd Esgob,--Ya enw yr edrychwyr
o'r elusondeb, ae yn (raw y piwyf yn eyffrerlin, yr
ydwyf yn cymeryd arnaf, yn owyngodig, i roddi mawr
ddiolch i chwi am fod yma heddyw yn brosenol yn sin
plith. Yr ydym ni oil yn dymuno iechyd a hir hoedl
i chwi a'ch teulu; yr ydym yn dymuno pub dsdwydd-
wok i chwi yma tic yn al Ilaw; ac yn mhellach, 3r
ydym yn dymuno i chwi eithtif Ilyddiant yn ngwas-
anaetti eich esgobaeth. fir bydded i chwi fad yn gryf
yn eich corph a'ch ysbryd, megis yr oeddych ar y
boreu hyn yn gryf yn eich ymadrodd. Gan eich bod
mor weddaidd i ddyfod yrsa i ein eynorthwyo ni ar
ddeehreuad ein gwaith, ein gobaith a'n dymuniad ni
yw y cawn ni eto, os byddwn byw, y •fraint i e.ch
gwrando chwi yn Ilefaru go/billed yr ysgol hon; 3n
mha le ein hamean a'n bwriad ni yw 'llyfforddi
plant yn mhen cu ffordd,' gan obeithie, pan heneidd-
taut, ' nid ymadawaat a hi.'"—l am, yours, &c.
Homo.

ARCII/EOLOGICA.I. INSTITUTE
AND UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, JUNE 19.—The various sections were
according to-day by numerous parties, aceordin to the
d!
it.erent. tastes and pursuits of the individuals com-
posing them.
In the historical section papers were read on the
27 Henry VI.,
reut-roll of Humphrey, Duke of Buckingham, :26 and
with notices of that'
members of the house of Stafford, 1)37 pe
Jameser andHeywood.ot her
111,arklad, D.C.L ; on the Caste and the provisions
01 Oxford, by the 'R
Charles Hartshorne ; memoir
cellor temp. Burs,Eiwal 111., by of Durham, Lord Chan-
of Richard de el'
Lieutenant Gibbs roi,s-nd Oxford, temp. Cir. I. by
son; on the linesnr byMr. W. Sidney Gib-
by
.w...ic;,eTd ; on, the site of the Battle
sseoent. C.ark, D.C.L..
of Ashdown,
In the architectural
.Lono the following papers
Trinity
Dorchester Church,
were proposed to be read
iffyßColleFe ; on the
snsthe rt:\irg 61 ss painting
erfkshire, by the
by 2)lr. E. A. Freeman, of
constructionevj co of timber
b ue
kh;ouo
al'rnston
St. Johns; on. th:llTleen, obry-
end the ancient glass of Oxford, byjohn.,s
on the architectural history of St.
the Rev. It. Thornton,
house of Mere, Wilts, by Mr. Alexander Nesbit.
In the early and tnediveval sectiou the followires
papers are announced for to-day's proceedings:—U;;
certain objects connected with the worship of the
Dex Matres found in England, by Mr. Edward
Hawkins ; an account of the opening of Bishop Fox's
tomb in Winchester Cathedral, by the late Di% Nott,
of All Souls College ; on flint arrows, by Mr. G. clu
Noyer ; notice of a hook of prayer`, belonging to Jane
Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton, by the Rev.
H. 0. Cote, sub-librarian of the Bedletan,-
The Colleges of All Souls and Queen s exhibited
their plate, and the cathedral and Chapter-house of
Christchurch were open to members of the Institute,
together with the ball and picture-gallery of Christ
church.
-
Atnong the visitors connected with lir-reture and
the arts, &c., the names of the following eminent per-
eons may he mentiened:—Dr. Wasgen, the eminent
Crerman archmelogist ; M. Passavent, the biogropher

of RaffaelL ; Mr. Prescott, the American historian,
with his lady ; Mr. Hallam, Sir Robert Torock-
morton, the Rev. J. Hamilton Grey, and Mrs. IL
Grey, the authoress of "Erruria;" the I-Ln. W.
'ox Strangways; Mr. W. Wynn, Pref,ident of the
Cambrian ArcbmaleF.-,ical S,)ciAy ; the Rev. Joseph
Floater, the Ilb4orian of Hallanishire; Sir Porta-
flatus Dwarris, the Han. R. Curzon, Mr. Andrew Lawson, Mr. Guest, Mr. Nichols and Mr. Gough
Nichols, Mr. IV. H. Blauw, Mr. Hawkins, of the
British Museum; Dr. Webb, Master of Clare Halt ;
Nir.Dunkin, Mr. Sidney Gibsor, &c. _ -

Many distinguithed visitors are expected after the
Qieen'a Drawing Room on Thursday.
The proceedings of to-morrow (Thursday) will
embrace an excursion to the ehurchea of Ewelme
and Dorchester. In the vicinity of the latter arc the
earthworks of a British town and Roman camp. The
tombs of Thomas Chaucer and of the Duchess of
Suffolk, his daughter, are both in Env Church.
Tnursday, being the anniversar e Queen's
iccession, is a public holiday. Tne o eisn will be
closed, but the picture gallery will be open, and there
will be a soiree at the Town-hall at 9 r.st.

The meeting at the Town-hall last evening to
hear the paper on the University Church of St. Mary's,
by the Rev. Dr. Haring ton, the Principal of Brasenose
College, was attended by a very numerous audience,
including many heads of houses, profes:wrs, and dis-
tinguished strangers. The Principal's conamunica-
ion was listened to with the utmost attention through-
out, showing the lively and increasing interest taken
in such subjects. After the conclusion of the piper,
The Marcpiis of NORTHAMPTON requested, that if
my gentleman wished to make any observations he
would do so, upon which
Mr. FD,. SMAN of Trinity College, rose and made a
few remarks.

Many of the company then withdrew to partake of
coffee in the adjoining council-chamber.
Mr. Watts, a young artist of distinguished talents,
has been engaged by din Caratora of Sir Robert
Taylor's Lstitation to execute a fresco painting on
:he ceiling of the library of that institution. Mr.
Wattp, it is, said, so g.seti'., is the confidence reposed
.n his powers of
:judgment as we'd as artistic fancy
sod elegance of at sign, has been left entirely free to
i'ollow the bent of his own inventive genius on this
occasion.

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