The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-03 00:00:00

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Austrian Government explanations on the recent
events in that principality, and on the measures
which the Prince proposes to adopt for the future.
These explanations are stated to have been found
satisfactory.

A letter from Vienna of the 29th ult. in the
Cologne Gazette, states that the Turkish Govern-
ment had discovered a plot with extensive ramifi-
cations in Albania, the explosion of which would
have caused grave disturbances ; but it gives no
details.

" The government of St. Petersburg," says the
Konigsberg Gazette, "has decided on not prevent-
ing, for the future, the masonic lodges from in-
creasing in Russia. Hitherto that association has
been strictly interdicted there, each public func-
tionary being obliged to pledge himself not to form
part of it. The Greek church had, in fact, at one
time, visited it with an, anathema. Notwith-
standing these precautions, there is no doubt
that ma=onic lodges have long existed secretly in
the interior of Russia."

Some acceptances were returned yesterday afternoon
of Messrs. R. Wilson, Hallett, and Co., of Liverpool,
the correspondents of Messrs. Robb, Hallett, and Co.,
of New York. The engagements of the firm are believed
to be large, but it is hoped such difficulties as have
arisen may be but temporary.
ANOTHER INTERESTING CASE OF TRANSFUSION,—
The interesting operation of transfusing blood from one
person to another has been again successfully performed
in Staffordshire. The patient was a Mrs. Benton, of
Cannock; and the operator, Mr. J. Wile a`croft, surgeon
of that place, assisted by Mr. J. Blackford and Mr.
James Wheatcroft. The patient seemed to be expiring
from loss of blood, when two pounds were transfused
into her veins from those of her husband with the hap-
piest results. In a few minutes after the operation was
performed the current of blood began to flow, " the
ebbing of life was checked," and the circulation being
re-established, deliverance from death, which seemed to
be near, was secured. The operation was performed on
Wednesday. The trial of this operation is suggested by
Wheatcroft in the last stage of low typhus and the
collapse of Asiatic cholera, if all other means should
fail.

THE FrtENeil LAW UPON Crux. Cox,—Another case of
Adultery was on Thursday submitted to the Paris Tribu-
nal of Correctional Police. The defendants, a young
married woman 'named Eugenie G—, and a young pro-
fessor named Robinet, made no attempt to deny their
guilt, which, indeed, was fully proved. In extenuation of
their offence it was stated that some years ago they had
conceived a violent passion for each other, and were en-
gaged to be married, but that family misfortunes pre-
vented and that the woman married another ; that after
a while they again met, and their passion reviving, the
woman, who was not happy with her husband, left him
to join her lover, and had ever since lived with him, hav-
ing a child by him. The tribunal condemned the woman
to six months' imprisonment, and the man t.) three, the
latter also to 100 f. fine.—fialignani.
- THE TOMB OF EBENEZER ELLIOTT.—During the time
that Mr. Eliot;;, corn-lsw rhymer, resided in the parish
of Darfield, and only a short time before his death, he
was one day walking through that pretty church-yard
where his remains now rest, apparently in a meditative
mood. Whilst strolling leisurely along he met Mr. Taylor,
the stone-cutter and sculptor, specimens of whose skilful
craft are scattered throughout the churchyard. Elliott
at once entered into conversation with him on the sub-
ject of tombs. After a short time the poet asked if be
could rink; a torsb for him if he gave the outline ? What
he wanted, he said, was a large plain slab with a hole in
the centre sufficiently large to admit of a hawthorn tree
ris nz from the earth above his remains to go through
and expand in the ordinary way. For some reason the
singular wish of the poet has not been carried out, as a
plain stone with " Ebenezer Elliott" in large characters
denotes his last resting place.—Leeds2lfer,ltry.
SUSPECTED POISONING OF A HUSBAND, WIFE, AND
CHILD.—At 2 o'clock, on the morning of Friday, the
, neighbourhood of the church of Bilboe, about seven
miles from Carlow, was in a state of much excitement,
occasioned by the rumour that a man named Turnsted,
his wife, and child, were poisoned. A messenger was
despatched at once for Dr. Anderson, of Tiscoffin, the
nearest medical man, who at once proceeded to the per-
son in question, and on his arrival he found Mrs. Turn-
steal in a state of collapse, her husband labouring under
violent action of the stomach and bowels, attended with
violent pains, and the child asleep, apparently after
having suffered in a similar way. Dr. Anderson at once
proceeded to administer the necessary antidotes and
restoratives, but bad little hope of being able to save Mrs.
Tnrnsted's life. The husband is still in a precarious
state, but the child appears to be convalescent. There
are strong suspicions of arsenical poisoning, and that the
poison has been wilfully administered by another person.
—Kilkenny Journal.
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THE MURDER OF Ma, ELLis,—The assassins remain
as yet undetected, but their impunity is not likely to be
of long duration. Several parties against ',nom strong
suspicion points are in the custody of the police. An
extra constabulary force of 30 men, commanded by a
vigilant inspector, ban been sent to the locality, and
the charge, about 8001. per annum, must be paid by
the neighbouring inhabitants, under the " Peace
Preservation Act, 1856." The provision of the
statute which imposes this heavy penalty is but a
renewal of the law of Alfred, which made the hundred
answerable for any felony committed within its circuit,
unless hue-and-cry was made, and the felon detected and
and brought to justice ; but the Peace Preservatio❑ Act

gives the Lord Lieutenant power to allocate the charge
so as to exempt the innocent and place it on the shoul-
ders of those who have connived at the crime or sympa-
thise with the criminal. In many instances the pressure
of the tax has coerced the peasantry to give the mur-
derer to justice, and it is to be hoped that it Rill not he
ineffectual in the present instance. Two stipendiary ma-
gistrates are on the spot, aided by some of the best offi-
cers of the constabulary force, and there seems every
reason to hope that this recurrence to agrarian murder,
so disgraceful to the country and destructive to its best
interest, will not be fostered by impunity.—Thaolin
Eceniny Alai/.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN AUXTRALIA.—The esti-
mated cost of the lines will be read with interest, as
affording a fair index of the cost of material and rate of
'labour in the colonies. In Victoria the cost of the 300
miles of telegraph is estimated at 751. per mile, the whole
cost being 22,500/ In South Australia the estimate is
601. per mile for the 320 miles required ; the total cost,
19,2001. The average cost of all the lines of telegraphs
in the United States is stated to be $2OO, or about 401.,
and in this country it is rather more than 601. per mile,
so that the estimate for the Australian lines cannot be
considered as excessive. We would urge upon the local
Governments the duty of avoiding anything like false
economy in the constraction of the line. In the United
States durability has been sacrificed to the desire for
cheapness of construction, and, as a consequence, gaps
are constantly occurring in the • communications in
America owing to the decaying and rotting of the poles,
the rupture of wires not sufficiently strong, and which a
slight additional expenditure at the commencement of
the works might have obviated. The proposed tele-
graphic stations on the Victoria line are Melbourne,
-eelong, Ballarat, Raglan, Warnambool, Belfast, and
Portland ; on the line in South Australia—Adelaide,
Mount Barker, Srsathalbyn, Goolwa, Port Elliot,
Guichen Bay, and Mount Gambier. The cost of the
-naintenance and working of the lines, including interest
on capital, will be 11,2001. per annum.—Australian and
New Zealand Gazette.
NEW BUILDING MATERIAL.—A French engineer in
the south of France, M. Lagout, proposes the employ-
ment of seaweed, but more particularly the Algm,•that
exist in great abundance in the salt lakes of Languedoc
and Provence, for a lining of roofs and walls. He states
that among the useful properties possessed by these ma-
rine plants are the following :—" They are bad con-
ductors of heat and cold, and, when pressed into a com-
pact mass, of sound also. They are almost incombue-
tilde, and, even when they do burn, they never produce
a flame, but smoulder until they gradually and sponta-
neously become extinguished ; lastly, they afford no har-
bour to vermin. In the south of France the inhabitants
of top floors of houses are obliged to resort to a variety
of expedients to keep down the temperature of rooms
when the sun shines ; and, in fact, the first floor, en
descendant du del is seldom inhabited. It is suggested
to place a thick layer of these marine plants between
the roof and the ceiling of the rooms, which will not
only prevent the transmission of heat daring summer,
but will also,_ doriege winter, prevent the penetration
of cold. In the side walls layers alga are proposed
to be builtdip for the same purpose, and also to prevent
the trap-mission of sound. Tne marine plants are in all
cases to be freed ;rota saline particles, or unsalted, if
the expression may be allowed ; but whether the
algal will ever cease to have great affinity for the hu-
midity of the atmosphere is not stated. Should they be
found still to retain this quality, it would scarcely be
possible to employ them in England, or indeed in any
northern climate, for they would not only keep the walls
damp and render the apartments unhealthy, but they
would likewise furnish an element for the rapid deteriu-
, ration of the structure.—Buildiny News.
CONTRACTS (PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS.)—An enormous
blue-book of 637 pages, about the size of a church Bible,
was issued by the Parliamentary printers on Saturday.
It contains the report of the select committee of the
Commons House appointed in May last to inquire into
the principle adopted for making contracts for the public
department-, and the effect of the present system on the
expenditure of public money. The report is to the effect
that the committee have not yet been able to conclude
their inquiries, but they recommend the publication of the
evidence for the information of the house and the public.
The committee considered the clothing of the army as the
first branch of their inquiry, but circumstances arose in
the course of it which induced them at once to commence
an inquiry into the present contract for supplying
15,000 marines with clothing (which inquiry is incom-
plete). Every witness Was promised protection by the
chairman of the committee if he made true and faithful
and full disclosures. When the draft of the report
was discussed on the 11th of August an amendment
was moved by Viscount Duncan to strike out words re-
commending the reappointment of the select committee
next year, but this amendment was negatived by nine to
three votes, so that the reappointment of the committee
is 1353 may he deemed certain. Mr. Baring and Sir J.
Reuesden voted with Lend Duncan in the minority, %bile
Gen. Codrington, Sir C. Napier, Mr. Corry, and Lord C.
Hamilton voted in the majority. Of 10 witnesses ex•
emnied the expenses were allowed, amounting to 841.
Among the, more notable witnesses were Col. Sir T.
"froubridge, C. 8., Sir G. A. Wetherell, K.O 8., Mr. G.
D. Ramsay, Capt. Coffin, C. 8., R.N., Col. Stranslearn,
Cul. Brown, Lieut.-Col. Hopkins, Lieut.-Col. Langley,
Capt. Milne, R.N., Col. C. Wetherall, Col, M'Kurdo,
and others.