The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-27 00:00:00

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MR. BENNLTT'S RESIGNATION.—AiI address has
been presented to the Bishopsof-Limdon, signed by a large
number of Mr. Bennett's congregation, some parishioners and
some non-parishioners, entreating the Bishop to reconsider
his decision respecting Mr. Bennett's offer of resignation.
The Bishop, in his answer to the address, stated that he is
under the painful necessity of adhering to that decision.
SERIOUS ILLNESS 'OF VISCOUNT ALFOED, M.P.
Eon BEDFORDSHIRE.—The Noble Viscount has been dan-
gerously ill during the past week, at bis seat at Ashridge.
fir James Clark, Dr. Forbes, and Mr. Spencer Wells have
been in frequent. attendance, and we understand that at one
time but very. faint hopes of recovery were entertained. We.
are happy to add that great amendment has now taken
place, which we sincerely hope may prove permanent.
THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—The Electric Tele- .
graph Company have completed the communication from
Brighton to Reigate, and the communication from Reigate to
London will be finished in about a week. The wires are
fixed to the Brighton Terminus where an office will be erected
opposite the ladies' waiting.room, and as soon as the wires
are fixed between Reigate
find London messages .will be
transmitted from and received at our railway
,terminus. It
is intended to run the wires under the building at the station
into Trafalgar-street, and•by 'means of pipes to carry them
down Trafalgar-street, along Gloucester-place;itid thence to
Pegg's Royal York Hotel,' where it is intended to tix the
permanent office of the company. - Brighten Paper.

LORD BROUGHAM IN PARIS.—The Galignani. of
Tuesday says At the Academy of Sciences yesterday,
Lord Brougham read a 4upplementary paper.on his well-
known experiments on light. Great interest was excited
amongst a numerous auditory by the contents of this paper,
the reading, of which lasted an tour, andlybich may,' in
fact, be considered as the complement of_ that. in• which' his
Lordship last year, it may be remembered, gave an account
of his previous experiments. We are sorry to perceive that
his Lordship was obliged to wear a green shade over his
eyes, which still continue weak. The state of his sight, we
undentand, has- of late prevented Lord Brougham from
going on with the-new experiments which he had projected.
His Lordship left Paris last evening for England."

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SUICIDE OF A PRlSONER.—Christian Schmidt, a
German, who was under examination on a charge of having
defrauded Mr. Aram Marks, silversmith and jeweller, of
Far-gate, Sheffield, of a quantity cf valuable property, re-
ported to be to the extent of MM., committed suicide yes-
terday at the • House of Detention. The prisoner, it ap-
peared, fastened his handkerchief to the gas-pipe, and was
enabled to effect strangulation. This is the third suicide in
the same prison within a comparatively limited period. The
charge on which the prisoner was remanded was for obtain-
ing watches and jewellery from Mr. Marks by the agency of
Austrian coupons, which turned out to be forgeriel. The
prisoner was traced to London, and apprehended at the
Hotel. de Provence with. two gold watches, four diamond
rings, and several watch-guards in his possession, all of
which were identified by Mr. Marks. The prisoner was re-
manded on Tuesday last for further examination yesterday,
and in the intrtbe contrived to put an end to his existence.
THE LATIP' : DENT bist THE ASHCHURCH BRANCH.
—We understand that the Midland Company are instituting
strict inquirrintelrthei immediate.sourc fully etai
e of thdefaitaecioe.l'cia
eur-
r nee' on the above branch, which was our
last. In the meantime Southall, the engine-driver,las been
suspezided.— Worcester Chronicle.