The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-25 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

(From the Anglo-American Tinzes)
The jury i❑ the case of General Co!e, for the
murder of Mr. Hiscock, failed to agreo, and have been
discharged.
➢lr. Evarts in his great speech declared, in allu-
sion to Me. Butler's argument that the Senate was not a
court, that ho had often heard a defendant plead coran non
judice, but had never heard a plaintiff plead it be-
fore. In citing a furious passage of arms which took place
between Mr. Bingham and Mr. Butler, which took place
a year ago, he drew a striking caricature. Mr. Bingham
taunted Mr. Butler with his military failures, who retorted
that ho (Mr. Bingham) had shed the blood of but one per-
son throughout the whole of the rebellion, and that one an
innocent woman. " But what do you think," continued
the counsel, " was the subject those honourable gentlemen
were debating upon?—why it was Charity." " What ?"
asked a Senator. " Charity," repeated Mr. Evarts, using
the Apostolic description most effectively.
Anna Dickenson delivered her popular lecture
"Idiots and Women" in Steinway Hall, New York, on the
Bth instant. It was expected that she weuld proceed to
Europe in the autumn.
The next annual address before the students of
the Indiana Stato University is to be given by Fred.

Dona-lass.
The Rev. S. M. Merrill, formerly of North
Adams, Massachusetts, whose escapade in connection
with a young lady of that place was the subject of so
much comment a year ago, was formally expelled, at the
recent session of the Troy Methodist Conference, from its
membership and from the church.
George Topley, a celebrated English pedestrian,
undertook to walk 50 miles in 10 hcurs on the Fashion
Course, New York. On the`434 mile he fainted, thereby
losing his wager-500 dols. •
'The Canadian House of Commons, by a vote of
94 to 36, lowered the Governor-General's salary from
sso,ooo—at which it was fixed in the Act of Confedera-
tion—to $32,000, about the old rate.
A man named Bremer lately died of spontaneous
combustion at Cleveland, Ohio. Ho drank on a wager six
large drinks of whisky and a pint of stock ale at a sitting.
With blazing face and starting eyes he reeled towards 3
gas jet, in order to light his pipe, when the noxious gases
issuing from his mouth were instantly ablaze, and the poor
wretch was soon being consumed by an inward fire.
A requisition has been in course of signarure at
Oxford, pledging the electors to return Mr. Goldwin Smith
free of expense, and assuring him that he should be saved
the trouble of a canvass if he would consent to ba put in
nomination. Mr. Smith's unalterable determination to
visit the United States has, however, induced the pro-
moters of the movement to suspend their operations.
General Schofield has appointed George Cahoon,
United States Commissioner, Mayor of Richmond, Vir-
ginia, n place of James Mayo, removed, and has also filled
the minor municipal &Rees by appointments of his own.
The Pall Mall Gazette says an English officer
with the Abyssinian expedition, in a letter dated Alag-
dala, April 20, writes:—" We are now on our way back,
and all are delighted to get out of the God-forsaken coun-
try. For the last three days we have tasted no drink
at any time but muddy water—no rum, no milk. Our
food has been preserved vegetables, tough beef, and
Abyssinian black bread, which is the most awful compound
of straw, gravel, hair, unground wheat, and beastliness of
all sorts that you can imagine. The very thought of
English bread and cheese and beer makes one nearly
mad."

The New York Sun says Governor Fenton is " nu
such man" as to sell out his faded Vice-Presidential
chances for a Cabinet seat. The Now York politicians are
all virtuous, of course. Just now in Albany they have
voted t hemselves honest men, and voted out a member of,
the Legislature who dared to suspect his fellows of anY
lack in that particular. But we shouldn't like to see the
governortempted too strongly, for all that. President Lau-
rens P. Hickok of Union College at Schenectady, New
York, has tendered his resignation, to take effect July 22,
when the sixteenth year of his connection with the c llega
will terminate. Among the causes of resignation, of which
there are several, the principal is " the deep disagreement
in spirit and action which now prevails, and for years haq
existed in the college faculty, and which has spread its
influence into the board of trust."
Mr. Anthony Trollope is described by a reporter,
who saw him at the Impeachment trial, as bald, with
heavy and re idish side whiskers. He wears spectacles
with perfectly round glasses, weighs at least two hundred
pounds, and has the general appearance of a heavy busi-
ness man of considerable intelligence.
Dm. Wade is reported to have said, after hearing
speeches on both bides, about a hundred hours, that be
considered Demosthenes and Cicero two of the greatest
pests and mischief-makers that ever existed.
Charles Dickens carried off with him to England
three large packing boxes full of all sorts of presents.
General Phil. Sheridan was at Burnet House,
Cincinnati, on the sth inst., and was present at the no"
riage of Colonel L. M. Dayton, of General Sherman
staff, and the bride Miss Nellie Phillips, of that city. TV'
following were the groomsmen and bridesmaids; General.
Turner, U. S. A., and Miss Kitty Phillips; Corn. Breese,
U. S. N., and Miss Ward, Major Howell, U. S. engineers,
and Miss Perry, Captain Woodruff, U.S.A., and Mien
Neave. Colonel Forsythe, of General Sheridan's staff, and
several other military officers in uniform, were present
and witnessed the ceremonies.
The screw steam sloop Alert, 17, which arrived
at Plymouth on Tuesday, spoke the United States slliP
Italia, May 3, lat. 31 42 N., long. 40 42 W.
Professor Charles P. Bronson, a well-known
teacher of elocution, has just died in New York. His last
work of importance was a Bible, so printed as to show so-
cont, rhetorical pauses, and emphatic words. He had jest,
cotnpleted a new edition of his "Elocution," which be'
reached in its old form a circulation of 120,000 copies.
The immigration at New York this year has 11(:4
kept up to last year's figures. For the first four rnontbe
of 1868 the total number of arrivals at New York W3S
37,579 as compared with 43,061 for the corresponding ye"
riod of 1867, a decrease of 11,482.
It is stated that in an investigation now pending
in a St. Louis court, evidence will be brought to show tb°
use of a corruption fund of $350,000 by one of the PaciP
Railroad Companies to secure the passage of a bill in its

favour.
The llungarian Government has opened with the
United States of America negociations with the view °I
extending to Bavaria the stipulation of the Americo-Prtts"
sian treaty relative to naturalization.
GOAT IsLAND.--Orders have been received to
make this island, which is reserved by the United StateS
for military purposes, an engineer depot. The company
,
at Black Point will be transferred to it, and a permanent
station established.
Iu Calabria and in the southern districts of Sar'
dinia, every scrap of vegetation is being devoured 11
myriads of locusts.
The Illinois Agricultural Society offers premiums
of $lOO, $75, $5O, and $25 for the best groves of yotins
forest trees. California might do well to offer similar it':
ducements for the encouragement of the growth of forest
trees in the Sacramento and tributary valleys.

Births.
HALLIDAY—On the 21st inst., Otterbourne, the wifee Of
Capt. T. E. Halliday, Royal Marine Artillery, °'
daughter. •
LANE—On the 22d inst., at 7, Radcliffe-gardens, the lof
of Capt. Lane, Royal Body Guard, of a daughter.
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LANE—On the 22d inst., at Plymouth, the wife of Gael°
Lane, Royal Marine L. 1., of a daughter.

Marriages.
CURE—WESTERN—On the 23d inst at St. Peter's Chu-1
Eaton-square, Robert C. Cure, Eaq., eldest so:i of Ca,
Cure, Esq., of Blake Hall, Essex, to Margaret lea of
eldest daughter of Sit Thomas Western, Bart.,
Felix Hall, Essex.
MACFARLAN—TOMKINS —On the 19th inst., at St. Georg.,
Church, Hanover-square, John G. Macfarlan,
of Upper Norwood, to Ellen Tomkins, youngest daug
ter of the late Wm. Tomkins, of Kensington.
Deaths. Q.
DICKSON—On the 21st inst., at Folkestone, Col. Pi'

Dickson, of Sydenham, Roiburgh. oat
EDWAUDS-011 2'st inst., at Parbury, Frome-Selw

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Wm. Edwards, Esq., aged.B6. for
llArsonn—On the 22.1 inst., at Wistow Hall, Leices—
shire, Sir Henry Halford, Bart., aged
LEWIS —On the , 23d inst.. at 33, Westmoreland-13' dor
Westbourne-park, Thomas E. Lewis, late Cotnll33°
in her Masty's Indian Navy, aged 40. • oat
PALMER—On the 22d inst., at 136 Kensington-park-1
Mary P aged 65.
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SMITH— Onalmer,B, the 22d inst., at C.raven-place, Aic--
Smith, aged 98.
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