The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-13 00:00:00

IGNOTUS.

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His Excellency the Sardinian Minister returns to town
to-day from the Continect, where he has been on leave
of absence for some weeks past.
The Duke of Hamilton left town yesterday morning
for Scotland. The Duchess and family will 'leave
Arlington-street to-morrow for Paris.
The Duke and Duchess of Argyll have left Dunrobin
Castle for their sect, Inverary Castle, Argyllshire.
The Duchess Dowager of Cleveland has arrived on a
visit to the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, at Raby
Castle Durham.
The Marquis of Bath is expected in town the latter
end of the week, from Longleate, Wilts, where Willard-
ship hes been entertaining company for some time past.
Toe Marchionessof Waterford has arrived at Claridgeei
Hotel, from Ford Castle, Northumberland.
Maria Marchioness of Aileebury has left Claridge's
Hotel, on a visit to the Earl of Derby at Knowsley
Hall, Prescott, Lancashire.
The Marquis of Queensberry has arrived at Long's
Hotel, from Edinburgh.
The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury return to town
to-day from Paris, en route from Germany, where they
i have been Ptay i e g for some time past.
Tile Countess of Powis and the Ladies Herbert have
left Walcot on a visit to Mr. and Lady Charlotte Mont-
gomery, in Ireland.
The Earl of Powis and Col. the Hon. Percy Herbert
are staying at Ashridge Castle, near Berkharopstead, on
a vi-it to Lady Marian Alford.
Tile Earl of Radnor and Lady Mary Bouverie are re-
ceiving company at Coleshill House, Berks. Lady Eliza,
bah Baited, Mr. and Lady Jane Ellice, Mrs. St. John
Milimay, and the Right Hon. E award Bouverie, M.P.,
joined the party last week.
The Earl of St. Germans and family are expected is
town to-morrow, from Port Eliot, C.truvrall.
Lord and Lady Colchester have arrived in town from
Kidbrooke, Sussex.
Lord and Lady Harriet Ashley are making a tour in
the south of France.
Lord and Lady Walsingham are passing the 'season
at Merton Ledge, Norfolk.
Lady Georgiana Faue has left town for her seat in I
Somersetshire.

The. Baron Frederick de litosgman and the Count St.
Torio have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for
Parip.

The Ron. John Fortescue and the Hon. Frederick
Byng have left on a visit to Lady Marian Alford, at
Asbridge Castle, Herts.
The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Pierrepont have left
Claridge's Hotel for Eveuley Hall, near 13rackley.
Mr. and Lady Charlotte Watson Taylor arrived at
their new residence, in Grosvenor-square, a few days
since, from their seat in. Wilts.
Lady Chatterton has arrived at her house in Sea•
more-place, from Ireland.

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• Nur COURT OF PDODATE AND DIVORSD.—We are in-
-1 formed. that Lord Palmerston has reeently, In the mtlb
handsome manner, tendered to the Attorney-Genera ,
Sir Richard Bethel', the important °film of Judge of tiro
New Court of Probate and Divorce, and that the noble
lord, in making this offer, in the most marked manner
expressed his sense of the distinguished serviced which
Sir Richard Bothell had rendered to the country, and to
the cause of law reform, in conducting those important
measures to a successful issue in the House of Commons.
We aro informed that the Attorney-General has thought
proper to decline the office considering that the circum-
stance of his having had the carriage of the bills in th
Lower House might lay him open to the imputation tha4;
his exertions in connection with them had not been of
that disinterested character which Parliament and the
public have at his hands a right to expect. The offer
thus made by the noble lord has been respectfully de-
clined by the Attorney-General solely on the ground
which we have stated.—Morniny Post.
INDIAN MUTINY RELIEF FUND.—We are happy to
learn that the committee are not relaxing their efforts
either for the augmentation of this fund or for the
prompt relief of the sofffrere. Ten thousand. pouuds
were transmitted to the Relief Committee of Calcutta
by the mail which left .on the 10th inst. At the same
time they seat the further sum of 1,000/. to Sir John
Lawrence in aid of the funds of the Lawrence'Asylum.
This institution was established by the late Sir Henry
Lawrence, who subscribed 1,0001. annually to its sup-
port. I': has also received support front.the subscrip-
tions and donations of civil and military officers in iodia.
Many of these sources of income have been temporarily,
and inany,mere finally, dried up by the calamities whicL
ha ve_reeently occurred. The Asylum is situated at Bus-
so ales, in the lower range-a of the Himalayas, and its
object is to supply maintenance and education to the
children of British soldiers wbo have lost either one or
both of their parents.

The annual Balakliia dinner. will take' plaCe at the
L Londoli Tavern, on.ilia 26th, Sii4as.,Scarlett, K.C.8.,
in the, chair. ' -1:1-• ''' ' : '-' ' .
- At . St: Petersbufg;on-SaLurdaylifternoon, we learn
by telegraph, the price of tallow was rather firmer,
at 176r0. on the spot. The quantity shipped up to
that date this season is 74,000 casks, against 95,000
At the same date last year.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—Daring the week
ending 10th October the visitors have been as follows :
—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days,
3,851 ; on Monday and Tuesday, free evenings, 5,717:
On two students' days (admission to the public 6d.), 160.
Total 9,728. One day closed.
DEFALCATION IN A CANADIAN BANK.—The Canadian
papers confain full details of a serious defalcation in the
Gore Bank in the city of London, Canada West. Mr.
Lucas, the teller, has absconded from the province.
The amount of his defalcation is from 15,0001. to 20,0001.
He was also Treasurer to the County, which loses a
large sum by him.
THE LATE SUICIDE IN THE FLEET-STREET POLICE
STATIoN.—Mr. Payne held an inquest yesterday on the
body of Mrs. Helen Wateon, who 'committed suicide in
the Fleet-street station while incarcerated on a charge
i of intoxication. Evidence was produced to show that the
' unfortunate lady had been subject to fits of excitement,
closely bordering upon derangement, and the jury re•
turned a verdict of temporary insanity.
THN CHAMPION STAG KILLED.— On Monday last the
Prince Consort killed a royal stag in the Forest of Glen-
gelder which weighed 24 stone. This is believed to have
been the champion of the forest. When brought to Bal-
moral he was laid at the main entrance to the Castle
that the Queen and Royal Family might see his royalty
before he was cut up.
THE REPRESENTATION OP EAST KENT.—A meeting of
the liberal electors of East Kent took place at Canter-
-Ibury, ou Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of con-
sidering what steps should be taken to obtain the return
of a Liberal candidate in the room of Sir Edward Der-
ing, who has resigned his seat. Mr. Deedes was very
warmly received. The general opinion appears to be
that he will be returned unopposed.
HIGH TlDES.—Owing to the strong south-easterly
Iwind that prevailed on Wednesday and Thursday the
esplanade at Ryde has been completely flooded at high
water, which has caused the washing up of the whole
extent of footpath and some portion of the carriage-road.
The works in progress for the steam ferry approaches
have also suffered. At Eastbourne, during the terrific
gale of Wednesday,. the sea dashed over the houses on
the beacb, and actually battered in the windows and
door of one of them, inundating the tenement with salt
E water, and scattering the terrified inmates like sheep.
It was found necessary to board up the front entrance
1 of this house for some few days, and meanwhile to use
the yard door as a means of egress and ingress.
SUICIDE IN CHARLOTTE-STREET, PORTLAND-PLACE.-
1 Yesterday, Mr. Robert Taylor, a very old and wealthy
inhabitant of the parish, residing in Charlotte-street,
Portland-place, put a period to his existence by nearly
severing his head from his body. The deceased, who
was 65 years of age, carried on for more than 40 years a
very extensive business in the parish, from the proceeds
of which he retired with considerable wealth. Forseveral
months past his family and connections had noticed a
decided change in his manners, betraying absence of mind
and dejection of spirits. Yesterday morning he con-
trived to elude the watch which for some time had been
f placed upon his actions, and, retiring to his dressing
room, he them inflicted a wound upon his throat with a
razor of so extensive a character as to terminate his
existence in a few minutes.
THE CAPE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 12,—The
Union Screw Company's steam-ship Celt, Capt. Brown,
left to-day, with eight passengers and 105,0001. in specie,
for the Cape of Good Hope, calling at Plymouth to
embark the mails. She is coaled for the entire voyage
out. It is reported that the contract for these mails was
originally taken for carrying them from Southampton to
the Cape, but that lsubsequently an arrangement has
been made for the ships to call at Plymouth for the mails,
the company receiving 1001. a month extra for this ad-
ditional trouble. This is an absurdity on the part of
Government Which can never be persisted in, we should
think, when the facts become known. A vessel loading
at London would, of course, call at a port in the Chan-
nel for the mails; but that a vessel leaving Southampton
should go into Plymouth for the mails is so palpably
ridiculous that it can never be tolerated. Such an ar-
rangement can only be imagined as a sop thrown to tho
constituency of Plymouth by its official representative ;
but it is too bad to perpetrate so gross an absurdity as
this, and make the public funds pay for it to the extent
of 1,2001. a-year. Besides which, the shipping of the
mails at Plymouth eccasione as increase of railway mile-
age to the extant of the difference between 80 miles to
Sonthamptoniand 250 to Plymouth from the metropolis.
Without alluding to other objections, those stated are
sufficient to lead to the reversal of of such a decision and
a return to the original intention of embarking the mails
at Southampton, from which port the company find it to
be their interest to despatch their vessels.
LORD Baoton.ass.—We learn from the Carlisle Patric. I
that for some time past it has been the desire of geoth -
men connected with the counties of Cumberland and
Westmorland. to give a public dinner at Penrith in honour
of Lord Brougham. The matter has now assumed a tae -
gible form. The noble and learned lord has accepted the
invitation for Wednesday, the 28th instant, and the
arrangements will be coiximensarate with the great in-
terest- of the occasion, the only difficulty being the
obtainment of a suitable dining saloon large enough to
accommodate the great number of persons that will be
sure to press for admission. The tribute is offered to his
lordship by, men of all parties, simply as a mark of
respect to a nobleman closely connected with the coun-
ties, whose talents and unwearied exertions in the cause
of education and social improvement are so conspicuous,
end will be entirely free from all party or political bias.
A. committee has been formed, and hopes are entertained
that the' Earl of Lonsdale's health will admit of his
taking the chair. It would be a graceful compliment on
the part of the Lord Lieutenant of the sister counties,
and we think we may say that Lord Brougham would
fully appreciate and reciprocate the feeling which led
to it.

Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE.—It will surprise some of
our local readers to learn that Mr. W. E. Gladstone
is at present engaged in a translation of Homer's
" Iliad ' into English verse, a subject which has ab-
sorbed at various times the attention of some of the
finest intellects which this country has produced. The
English version of this great poem which has been
and it has maintained its
ground with
is Pope's,
the unclassical portion of the pubic
aingrooasiuntnd stpall others. Mr. Gladstone's version will be
looked to with much interest, and much will be
expected from him, for his attainments in all depart-
m„es of classical learning are known to be great.
He has given many proofs of his versatil.ty, and suc-
cess in thin effort, or even a moderate share of sue-
cese, considering the magnitude of the theme, will be
a further proof of the extent of his powers. A mind
of such strength and flexibili y as Mr. Gladstone's
cannot be idle, and its diversion into the field of
classic poetry is attributable, of course, to the cares
of practical statesmanihip no longer absorbing h's ex-
clusive attention as formerly.—Liverpool Chronicle.
GAMIL—GruuQe and black game shooting, says
the Ayr Advertiser, is nearly over. The sport has
been very much as we anticipated before the 121 h of
August. The very short stock of birds left last year
rendered a "great grouse season" impossible, but there
has been fair ',pert in Ayrshire and Wigtownshire ; and
if the numbers in the bag were short the quality of the
birds is admitted to have been fine. Indeed, we have
seldom seen the grouse so uniformly plumy al I
healthy. We notice a pretty keen controversy being car
ried on among our Southern neighbours about the causes
of diminished sport on the Highland moors. Assuming
that the grounds are well protected, and the vermin care-
fully killed, there are three causes at work to account
for diminished numbers of grouse. First, occasional
disease, to which the grouse are subject—whether from
the poisonous ingredients used -in dipping
:sheep or not
is problematical ; 'secondly, severe shooting during the
first fortnight of late coveys, that ought to be spared for
a time ; and thirdly, short leases, that are apt to induce
severe shooting and careless protection. In the lower
districts there is one great cause that is sufficient in itself
—the excessive burning of heather. Heather is rapidly
giving place to a good sheep pasture, which it is presumed
pays the owner better than game ; so that if the sports-
man wants grouse shooting, he must pitch his tent where
there is heather, and not lease pasture hilt. But in these
lower situations, where sheep are supplanting the grouse,
the latter are generally replaced by black game, which
have this season been plentiful. Partridges, both on the
hills and doe- grounds, have also this season been abun-
dant. Pheasants, which last season were very ecarce,
are found tolerably plentiful. Hares, plentiful or scarce
as they are protected. On the whole, we should say this
is an average season for all kinds of game.
()MIN% n -11 A Dar DOGS IN THE MAURITIUS.---The
13th of July was signalized in the Mauritius by the
opening of a vast dry dock, and all the tlite of the in-
habitants assembled to -witness the entrance therein of
the Northern Light, a vessel of some 1,600 tons burden.
The weather was favOurable, and by 2 o'clock the ,eats
reserved for the ladies at the back of the basin were all
filled, and the large vessel moved majestically to the
place destined for her, the sailors singing their, usual
song as they warped in. The door of the basin was then
shut and the pump set to work ; all this occupied about
an hour. The ladies were then conducted to a splendid
collation prepared under the vast open building with its
domed iron roof. Covers were laid for 200 persons,
and after iced champagne and other wines had freely cir-
culated Mr. P. A. Wichst rose and proposed "Tfie
Health of his Excellency Sir James Macaulay Higgire
son." Sir James, in reply, observed that they bad.that
day had an opportunity of witnessing a moat interesting
ceremony unprecedented in the annals of the Mauritius,
—the opening
of its first dry dock. It was an epoch in
the progress of the capacity of the port for the buil ling
and repairing of ships,
and offered increased facilities
to commerce which the future historian of the cnlony
would not fail to prominently record. The undertaking
(as observed by Mr. Wiehti) was one not only of colonial
but of national importance, and reflected great credit ou
all concerned in it, whether it were the enterprise that
projected, the energy and perseverance that conducted
it to a successful issue, or the skill and science of the
engineer under whose directions this work had been so
satisfactorily executed. The health of Major-General
Hay, the patron of the deck, and those of Lady Macau-
ley Iligginson and the ladies were afterwards drunk in
bumpers of claret, and the ladies then retired from the
dais. Toe dock was planned by Mr. T. Hounslow, and
the design carried out by Messrs. Fry and Blondeau.
The dimensions of this, the first graving dock constructed
in the Mauritius, are as follows—viz., Length of keel,
250 feet ; entrance, 40 feet ; width inside, 68 feet. The
basin may be lengthened to 300 feet, and larger if found
desirable ; but In the-latter case the Government would
have to make a concession of land. The same week was
signalised by the laying of the foundation stone of a new
Protestant Church at Primplemouse.

LATE kk,3T EVV S.

THE BANK OF FRANCE.
PARIS, TUESDAY MORNING.
The Bank of France has raised its rate of dis-
count to GI per cent.

AUSTRALIA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING.
The Red Jacket has arrived from Melbourne,
with 70,000 ounces of gold.

THE INDIAN MUTINIES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

We have been favoured with the following :
" The following telegram has been this day
(Tuesday, 13th of October) received at the East

India Howe, viz.:—

" CALCUTTA, SEPT. 9, 1857.
" GENERAL HAVELOCK'S COLUMN AND

LIICKNO W.

" General Havelock was still at Cawnpore, wait-
ing for reinforcements, and Lucknow still unre-
lieved. The 00th Regiment, about half the Fusi-
liers, and a 9-pounder battery, in all 1,270 men,
were at Allahabad on the 3d or 4th. Six hun-
dred infantry and the battery were immediately
pushed towards Cawnpore, and General Outram
was to follow with the remainder of the infantry
on the night of the sth idst. He expects to join
Havelock on the 11th or 12th, and has directed
the latter to have everything ready for crossing the
river on his arrival. Meanwhile, we have in-
telligence from Lucknow up to the 2d inst., when
the garrison were in good spirits, and sufficiently
provided with food. They had recently repulsed
a determined.assaull-, and had disabled the only
heavy guns belonging to the assailants.

" The garrison have been told to hold out to ex-
tremity, and we are now confident that they will be
relieved about the middle of this month.

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