The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-18 00:00:00

THE ABYSSINIAN TROPHIES.

The Globe gives an interesting description of the trophies
brought by Colonel Fraser from Abyssinia. There are two
crowns, one for State and the other for ordinary purposes.
The State crown is of gold, rising to a height of about
eighteen inches in three tiers ; it is inlaid either with
preciims stones or admirable imitations. Tho work i 4
very fine, and the weight such as only the head of a
poyerful man could bear. The common crown presents the
appearance of one of those which are so often brought into
requisition during the pantomime season, the materials of
dark silk velvet were, no doubt, at one time very fine,
but age has dimmed their brightness. The robes are gor-
geous, the State robe being made of gold tinsel, worked
in floss, and lined with a rich brown satin. The pattern
is very chaste, and the workmanship can scarcely be ox-
:Tiled in any civilised country. It is a robe 'which the
ruler of the most powerful kingdom in the world could
wear. The second robe is one which Theodore expressly
ordered to be mi.de for her Majesty Queen Victoria,
but " unavoiea'ile circumstances" intervening, the
black monarch kept it himself for some time, and finalTT
gave it to one of the German artisans at llagdala, who gave
it up to Sir Robert Napier. The materials of this robe aro
not so rich, nor aro the ornaments as chaste and valuable,
as those of the State robe, but the filagree work of Indian
pattern is exquisitely done. The seal of the Ting is
one of an ordinary character, and bears the name
and title of Theodore. It is supposed to have been made
in Old Bond-street. There are also the Royal slippers of a
shape somewhat after the Japanese ; they aro covered with
gold scales, and appear to have been frequently worn. A
:hallice, which was taken from some one of the churches,
aas been sent over as also a crown worn by an " abouna,"
3r high priest, at the celebration of their religious services.

►P.EIVINCI OF THE MONT CENIS RAILWAY

Tho mountain railway which is to traverse the Alps
,hat separate Italy from Franco, and to improve the com-
munication with Italy, Egypt, and the East, was opened
for traffic on Monday, with perfect success. Two trains were
despatched from each side of the mountain, at hours calcu-
lated to unite the existing services to and from France and
Italy, by the Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean line on the
one hand, and by the Italian lines on the other. The
service commenced from Susa by the despatch of
two trains at 6.30 a.m. and 7.40 a.m. respectively.
The first train arrived at St. Michel at 11.40 a.m., being five
minutes before the time appointed, and the second at 12.53,
being two minutes before the time appointed. The acceleration
was gained in the descent fromLausebourg,especially in the
listance between Modave and St. Michel, exact time having
been kept_at the previous stations. The first train from St.
Michel was despatched at 1.15 p.m., and it arrived at
Soya punctually at 6.30 p.m.; and the second at 3.55 p.m.,
arriving at 9.10 p.m., the same two engines being usei
which had pr. v:ously brought the trains from Susa.
The receipts of the day from passengers were abut I,loofr.
from St. Michel alone, the fares being 2.5 fr. for first-class,
221 e. for second, and 18fr. for third. The minimum fare
by diligence is 35fr. As to goods traffic, six trains can be
run per diem from each of the two termini ; but this
provision is at present in excess of the immediate require-
ments of the public. The diligences at present convey about
sixty tons per diem each way. Theie is, however, reason to
believe that this is a very inadequate expression of the actual
daily inter(h wge.

Professor Plumptre writes that he has not re-
pigned the professorship of Divinity at King's College, but
only the chaplaincy, and that he hopes to work for many
years with Dr. Barry, the new Principal.

Another attempted wife murder is reported—this
hue from Ashton-under-Lyne. A man named Gregory,

who had separated from his wife, meeting her in the streets
on Tuesday, provoked a quarrel, in the midst of which he
shut her with a revolver.

Up to the 12th of June, 5,335 petitions, containing
538,382 names, have bee❑ presented to the House of Corn-
mons against the disestablishment of the Irish Church, and
2,194 petitions, with 572,164 names, in favour of disestablish-
ment. In favour of the Suspensory Bill, 11 petitions, signed
by 1,381 persons, have been presented; and against, 13 peti-
tions, with 558 names.

GROSS FRAIID.—A case which shoirld serve as a
.varning to parents advertising and answering advertise.
ments in the newspapers was brought before the Exeter
magistrates on Tuesday. A woman in London advertised
for a situation as nursemaid for her daughter, aged 14.
The advertisement was answered from Barnstaple by
a person representing himself as a schoolmaster, who,
moreover, undertook to adopt the girl. It appears that
upon this she was sent to Exeter without any inquiry
being made, and there she was met by a man who told
her that he was the person who had replied to the adver-
tisement. This man took her to a public-house, where
she found she had to sleep in the same bed with him and
his child, aged two years. He behaved improperly to-
wards her, but, according to her own account, she de.
fended herself, and the man left the house. The police
are now endeavouring to discover him, and the magis-
trates ordered that the girl should be provided with respec.
4tible lodgings until her return to London.—Westerit Morn.
jog News.
ATTEMPT TO D119'9724' A SISTER. —A young mar-
:led woman named Mirabeau, in easy circumstances, has
just been tried at Agen for attempting to drown her
sister, Marie Brouil, aged nine years, at Saint-Pardoux.
tzaac (Lot-et-Garonne.) The accused had been prompted
to the crime by motives of interest. She had tried to
induce her mother to make over to her some property in
return for a life pension, but the latter had refut,ed, se
as not to prejudice the rights of her younger daughter
besides, the woman Mirabeau wished to obtain immediate
possession of an inheritance to which the sisters were
entitled, but which could not he divided until the majority
of Marie Brouil. To remove this impediment the prisoner,
during the absence of the mother, took the child to a well,
under the pretence of gathering some flowers which grew •
on the brink, and then pushed her in and left her to her fate,
The water was about ten feet deep, but Marie; on-rising
to the surface, caught hold of a root of a tree, which pro.
videntially had grown through the crevice between two
stones, and was thus able to prevent herself from sinking
for a considerable time, until, at length her cries were
heard by some persons passing, and 144 was sand. Tb 4
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