The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-11 00:00:00

bulky gluttony.—The Grocer. the
In the Recorder's Court at New OrWang/
other day, a merry-faced and bright-eyed Milesian
arraigned for disorderly conduct. The Judge inqui,r,e4
very angrily, "if he was not ashamed to be there ?” "
my soul I am, yer honour." "You aro in very diSroP"l-4
table company." "I knc w it, yer honour." "It, if
shameful." " Too true," was the penitent rejoinder.
I permit you to go this time, will you ever be caught is
such company again ?" "Not unless yer honour souV
for me," was the reply.
A New York paper estimates tint one rfonth':
expenditure of money for liquor in the drinking 51.100i14
south of Chambers-street, in that city, would keel)
whole population supplied with bread for six months.
TEXAS.—According to the Texan newspailerbgo'
the question of dividing Texas into three States Will, .;
brought up before the Constitutional Convention, wbic'b'
to re-assemble next December. The proposition, W ell
heretofore introduced, it is stated, was rejected by a gli'to4
majority, and it is reported that several of the deleor gsis
who were previously opposed to the measure are no
favour of it. the
The new steamship Maine, belong,ing •
North German Lloyd fleet, and commanded by CaPii'dity
Von. Oterendorp, arrived at Southampton nu °-:tc.tea
morning from Bremen, and sailed hence for Now Y°r"-
Tuesday, this being her first ocean voyage.
The New York World, in estimating "Thris-
penses of the late election in that State, says that
avoid was assessed $50,000 when nominated for G011i5.,,390f
$30,000 more for Pennsylvania, and further sums f°1.,i04.
York, making in all hundreds of thousands of cic)
The Union League Club contributed $200,000, arid
tor Morgan a large sum. The total amount raised /11
Republicans in New York is put at $1,500,000,
THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.—TiIe laVilerBo
turned to the new Parliament number exactly a Liu°, The
although only about a third are practising barristerS• tior
list includes the names of 22 Queen's counsel, and 51`c.acto
will be added when either Mr. Moncreiff or Ur' '-,06
is returned for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities. of
English Independent calculates that in the new 11°'/I,eerOt
Q .
Commons there are 12 Independents, 5 Baptists, 5 '.,-;gl3l'
2 Wesleyan Methodists, 1 Calvinistic Methodist, 1.100
tarians, 10 Presbyterians (Nonconforming PresbYtie;o,
are probably meant), 6 Jews, and 26 Roman Catht,°"glioll
whom 1 only, Sir John Simeon, represents an ''„11,1
constituency. It is stated that the late elector-riir
Dumfriesshire is null and void. An old act a „va
meut passed in the reign of Queen Anne has bsliro of
up which enacts that no person holding the Pos"-i,lott's
a Government contractor can sit in Parliament.
hi,
Alderman Sir Sydney Waterlow happens to find:, co:
in that, under other circumstances, not unpleas%6" ooli"
gory. He is a Government contractor, and, as heat else
on that day that he was declared duly elected, ti"
tion goes for nothing. That matter can, hoWeirer'd
be rectified. In the Gazette of next Tuesday, 01; rolsrl''
day week, will appear a notice stating that the 0.1":005:t
interest in the contract has been duly assigned ansq IP"
ferred to AB,orC D, as the case may be. Alle
will in due time be issued. eePt
Dartmouth College, New liamplaire, 11/0000.1
brato its centennial next July. The :amber s.6,,itary
at present is 370, of whom ten are in the agr„tiP
1.
department, 48 in the medical, and 51 in the sex Fact"
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Births.
HOARE—On the 10th inst., at 9, St. James's-44u
iali
. j
wife of Henry Hoare, Esq , of a son.
IRVINE—On the Bth inst., at. Westbourne, Sasses' the
of the Rev. W. H. Irvine, of twin sons. Pls'
WYATT—On the 10th inst., at 4, Torrington-etilt'S4'
sell-square, the wife of Thomas Henrywyatt, ju
of a son.

MEADE—JACOB—On t
Earl of Clanwillial s°ll4:
rnB9rtll77:
bury, the Hon. and 11ev. Sydney Meade, third st'Aiter
to Lucy Enuna, second' , i
1.,' st,
the late J. 11. Jacob, Esq of Th Close, Salsba
Prestbury Church, G. B.Wortshti
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n 4:h instlol/
WORTHINGTON—BROCKLEHURST—On the v.- ,-,, .ow- S►l.oenr9
Hall, Cheshire, to Marianne, oldest daught.o 1
Brocklehurst, Esq., of Foden Bank., MaClesfield•
sotbi
Deaths.
HARPER—On the 10th inst., at 12, Hyde-parke i'3.'
Lieut.-Colonel George Henry Harper, late 0.. -'
aged 64. nre W4lll
MACLEAN—On the 9th inst., at 3, Oxford-sla-: 1 1-
Lieut.-General Allan Thomas. Maclean, ColoPe
ningtotnhCsqat.,boedfd:fe:
af
Hussars, aged 77. La
rt OREBY—On the 7th inst.,at Nice, very au
el
Rokeby. , uito
REID—On the Bth inst• at Ralston, Mr•
Jones Rolu'
Northbury House, Barking, Essex, aged 76.

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