The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-27 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Commander-in-Chief left Senaf6 on the 4th, and
marched to Goon-Goona, on the 5:1 to Focada, and
to-day (February 6) will reach Attcgerat. The
general character of the people and of the country is
much the same throughout the whole route. The inhabi-
tants are tall and of graceful figure, especially the young
women, who are met with in crowds on the road carrying
barley or honey to market. The discipline of this army
is strict, and no swarthy damsel has been subjected to
any rude gallantry on the part of the redcoats. There
has been no plundering of any kind. The men are gene-
rally dressed in one single robe of cotton, which appears
seldom or never to be subjected to the operation of wash-
ing. The head men of villages and chiefs of tribes have
occasionally a shirt. They wear no head-dress unless
their plaited black hair, anointed with rancid butter, can
be ranked under that designation. They are all armed.
The sword, a crooked sickle-like article, worn on the right
side, the spear, round Rhield, and club are their usual
weapons. Several have matchlocks, and many have
double-barrelled guns by no means despicable, the produce
of Birmingham and Liege. The inhabitants of the
village of Senaf6 itself are Mahomedans, and said to have
been converted to that faith by Arabi Teleki, who visited
that village some four centuries ago. The inhabitants
of the other villages are Christians, and as a mark of
their creed wear a blue cord round the throat. The
absence of this badge prevents them from readily believing
that we are also Christians, and are not followers of the
Prophet."

Mr. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., has consented to
act as arbitrator in the referred case of the Countess
d'Alteyrac v. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby. Sir William
Alexander—at first selectecl—found that he could not
accept the office ; and Earl Granville, to whom it was also
offered, pleaded indisposition and previous engagements.
—Ow/.

THE ROAD TRAGEDY.—The Wiltshire and other
friends of Elizabeth Gough, who suffered so long and
patiently under the groundless suspicion of guilt in con-
nection with the above melancholy affair, may remember
that about two years ago she was married to Mr. John
Cockburn (now the landlord of the Swan Inn, Gravesend,
Kent) ; and it may be further interesting to know that
the local journals record the fact that Mrs. Cockburn has
recently presented her husband with a son and heir.—
Hampshire Advertiser.

ROBBERY BY PRETENDED DETECTIVES.—A rob-
bery was lately committed in the Varna-road, Birmingham.
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Mr. Alfred Blackstaff, of No. 10, Howe-street, was
walking along the above road, in company with a female
acquaintance, when he was stopped by three men, who
stated they were detective officers, and meant to search
him. A pair of handcuffs were clapped on his wrists, and
one of the ruffians held him whilst the other rifled his
pockets of a Geneva silver watch and jet chain, together
with is. 6,1. in silver. They then male off, and have not
y.'t been apprAendei.

DEATH BY BURNING.—All inquest has been held
at -York, touching the death of Elizabeth Skelton, a widow,
aged 50 years, who died from injuries sustained by burn-
ing. It appeared that the deceased had lodged for the
past ten days at Hartly's-buildings, Hull-road. On
Sunday night she was found enveloped in flames. The
fire was extinguished—at. least, what little there was, for
nearly the whole of her clothes had been burnt off. She
had set the banisters and the floor on fire in her endea-
vours to put out the flames. She lingered about five hours,
and then expired. Her legs and the lower part of her
body were completely burnt to cinders, and her hands,
arms, and chest frightfully burnt, Verdict—Accidental
death from burninz.