The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-12 00:00:00

BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, JUNE 11.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The Church is evidently gaining ground in France.
In this place the change is most perceptible, as every one
can bear witness who had been present at the celebra-
tion of the Fate Dieu some years ago and had also an
opportunity of seeing the procession and service in the
church on Sunday last. The people showed much
greater devotion and reverence for the rites than, per-
haps, at any period since the revolution. They attended
in vast numbers—men, women, and children together ;
and the clergy, aware of their importance, carried them-
selves with an air that showed they looked forward, and
at no distant period, to recover that supremacy which
they once held over the thoughts, morals, and religious
feelings .of the community. To do them justice they
have exhibited indomitable perseverance and skill in et'-
fecting their purpose. When religion was at the
lowest ebb, and the priests were objects of indiffe-
rence, and not unfrequently of ridicule, they submitted
to contempt, and scoffing with Christian patience and
forbearance; they reviled not again, and endeavoured to
make an impression upon the irreligious public rather
by their passive resistance, their humility and religious
fervour, than by the authority of the State even in the
days of the Restoration, when the Court was wholly in
their favour. Their plan is one which can hardly fail of
success if they do not grasp at their object too rudely,
and before the time. The ceremonies of the last week
exhibit their tactics in great perfection. This period of
the year, the most delightful of the season, has been
' chosen for admitting the young into communion with
the Church. The weather is generally most suitable
for the processions, for erecting altars and canopies,
and performing the most solemn religious rites in the
open air—a circumstance, which it is well known,
gave an indescribable effect to the religious gather-
ings of the Covenanters, and which is still observed
at the celebration of the Sacrament by their descendants
in the North. But the Catholic Church has far sur-
passed even these sturdy religionists in their scheme for
captivating the people. They begin with the young.
On Thursday processions of boys and girls, to the num-
ber of about five hundred, were formed at particular
places, and then conducted to the principal church to be
confirmed. They were all decked out in their best
dresses, and those of the girls were peculiarly elegant
and graceful, being of the purest white muslin, with long
veils flowing over the face, occasionally some ribbons of
a striking colour, and little garlands of roses on their
heads. The mothers of the children, and frequently the
fathers too, were in the line with the rest of the crowd,
addressing their children in affectionate terms, and evi-
dently delighted with the impression made on the
bystanders by their gay dresses and happycountenances.
On entering the church the ceremony of confirmation
took place, and they afterwards departed in the same
manner in which they had arrived. On Sunday, the
ceremonies were on a grander scale. Altars were
erected in the principal streets, shaded by long tapering
branches of birch, so arranged as to resemble groves,
with all the outward symbols of the church, massive
candlesticks, with fifty tapers burning, wreaths of
flowers hung up in different quarters of the temporary
fabrics, which were generally lined with white linen in
the interior, and coi'ered with tapestry of various colours.
From ten to eleven o'clock religious ceremonies of the
most solemn kind were performed by a chief priest in
gorgeous robes, and assisted by a long train of his
brethren. This procession was headed by two church
beadles, and more warlike men than they could
not be found in the army of France. They
wore large cocked hats, with epaulets, swords, &c.
carried long halberts, the spear at the top being at least
a foot and a half long, and, to add to their martial air,
they rejoiced in moustachios which would have done
honour to a bold dragoon. Thus the religious ceremony
ended, but at five in the afternoon high mass was Nile,.
brated in the Church of St. Nicholas, and the whole of
that large building, galleries and all, were crowded with
spectators. The pompous service was very imposing, at
times sublime, and certainly formed a striking contrast
to the dull, monotonous rites performed in the English
Church. The Puseyites are aware of the fact, and
are borrowing the weapons of the Church of Rome
to sustain the tottering fabric, and revive the
power of the priesthood. It would be well if they
did itin a more honest way, and marched out in a body
to join their Catholic brethren. The increasing power
of the clergy here has evidently attracted the attention of
the Goverumenti and M. Guizot, perhaps also the King,
has resolved to counteract it by the New Education
Bill, The Church, however, may in time succeed if she
carry on her assaults with her usual prudence and per-
severance.

This delightful watering place is rising in importance
every day. There is a constant bustle on the pier from
the frequent arrival and departure of English steamers,
which certainly contribute greatly to the traffic and
activity of the place. The English now are increasing
in numbers, and appear to be on the hest terns with the
inhabitants. There is (7:eat 15,nm, however, for improve-
-44:41ne cif the public offices at Boulogne, parti-
cularly the passport office. Though orders had been given
by the Commissioner of the Customs, and a board
hung up at the door of the office to the offeot ttat
mits to embark would for thq fkituN bF i'a;eafed lietween
one and fotir $-acli day, yet the officers frequently
et this Order, as well as others, at defiance. In fact,
there is a great deal of looseness of discipline in French
offices, particularly as regards foreigners. But
day a party applied at half-past one foie
permits
they were told nano wound be issued 0 three; ' whim
for no
reason that coup' be given. There were two or three
bfficrs in tihe'bureau who had absolutely nothing to do,
yet the applicants were compelled to return into the
town, and unneeewirilly hurry their 4epairtiire, because
tliq ligsgns:o cit4t4o,ughrprcip.q. tp annoy *stralzers

and neglect the-orders of their chief: The tiiithoritiei
may rest assured that such conduct cannot be concealed,
and that it will have its due effect in prevedting their
best customers, the English, from visiting the place.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL
ENGINEERS.

The annual conversazione given by Mr. Walker, -the
President of this very useful and flourishing Institution,
took place on the evenings of Friday and Saturday last,
when the attendance was even more numerous than usual.
On the former evening about 300 gentlemen were pre-
sent, but on the latter there was a much more brilliant
assemblage, comprising the most distinguished persons for
rank in science or the fine arts, who it was gratifying to
perceive, all felt the hospitality of the worthy host who,
attended by Mr. Manby, the secretary of the institution,
received the visitors on arriving, and directed their at-.
tention to the objects most worthy of notice.
In the principal saloon we noticed some good busts by
Mr. J. E. Jones; one of Major Blak,ney, the other of
Manby, the secretary, both of which were remarkable for
their striking similitude to the originals.. There were
likewise other busts by the same talented and rising
artist in the different rooms. A very beautiful, and, at
the same time, simple sketch, made at Strathfieldsaye, of
his Grace the Duke of Wellington on horseback, by Mr. E.-
H. Bailey, was much admired. Some bronzes from the,.
collections of F. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., Mr. Deville, and
Mr. Grissell, were placed in various parts of the rooms
also wood carvings from Rogers, Pratt, and Vincent. A'
very beautiful engraving of the Duke of Beaufort's dog,
by T. Landseer, from a recent picture by his bro-
ther, Edwin, and a Maltese dog, by the same clever
artists, were much admired. Portfolios of sketches
by Oliver, Buss, -Kendrick, Tripp, Gastineau, and
Goodall, wero exhibited, and a portfolio of litho-
graphs of eminent men, by Baucjeret. Scanlan
had several excellent sketches of scenes of domestic life,
but his best was an Irish scene, and an episode from the
history of the White-boy, in Ireland—an affecting story
—now being engraved by Brown. Part of a collection of
rings, formed of beautifully carved heads of the ancient
Greek philosophers and poets, attracted much attention, as
did also some nature, flowers coated with metal by the.
electro-deposit by Elkington and Co's process, and some
by the simple electrotype itself, from Mr. Ibbetson ; Mr.
Dennys contributed some choice articles in the fine arts de-
partment ; one was a bust of Lorenzo de Medici by Michael
Angelo, the other a painting by Denner, supposed to be
of his mother, which was the most exquisite thing we
have seen for some time. Professor W heatstone's re--
cently-constructed magneto-electric telegraph was ex-
hibited, two of the apparatus being placed in different
rooms to telegraph signals from one to the other, which
was done with the utmost facility. Advancing further
into the rooms, we found some chronometers from Den
and Frodsham ; and also a machinery for tracing ellipse
by Mr. Farey, a gentleman well known in the scientific
world,

In the model-room, which was lighted by two gas
chandeliers on Faraday's ventilating principle, were
various models of steam-engines, by Lord Dundonald,
G. Rennie, Maudslay and Field, Boulton and Watt, and
Barrie. In the centre table was a full-sized model of
Greener's harpoon gun, which has been found so useful
in whale fishing, and a life-boat by the same gen-
tleman ; around were neatly arranged models of
Captain Bullock's beacon, which is erected on the
Goodwin Sands ; the South Bishop's Rock. and Coquet
Island Lighthouses, a ballast-lighter, and raft of the
Maplin Land Lighthouse, from the Trinity-house ;
Russian camel for lifting large vessels over sand-hanks, a
model of the Victoria and Albert Yacht, of her Ma-
jesty's ship Rattler, of Sir W. Symond's schooner yacht,
and other very interesting models from the Admiralty.
Models of various forms of screw propellors from Ren-
nie, F. P. Smith, Galloway, and Grantham ; Mitchell's.
screw pile lighthouse battery ; Bush's caisson and com-
pass by the same, intended for the Royal yacht ; a model
designed to show the principle of the atmospharie rail:
way, from Mr. Vignoles ; Prosser's timber railway and
locomotive, with guide wheels for traversing very sharp
curves ; Barlow's hollow iron keys for fastening the rails
in the chairs ; and Wood's soft metal bearings for rail-
way axles ; models of agricultural implements, from
Mr. Cottam ; models of London-bridge, with its coffer-
dams and part of the centering, Stoneleigh Abbey Bridge,
by the late John Rennie. The walls of this room were
beautifully ornamented with specimens of Adams's
baunabic composition, a new material for architectural
decoration.

In the lower rooms were the heavier models of ma-
chinery, consisting of Burnett and Corpe's concentric
steam-engine, Bodmer's breaks for heavy machinery;
also screwing tops and cutters, and a machine for fortn.
ing the cutters; various tools from Holtzapffle and Whit-
worth ; Mereweather's cabinet fire-engine ; Davison and
Synington's mode of cleansing brewer's casks ; Haddan's
railway wheel; and a gas meter by Clegg, besides many
other very beautiful models, which want of space alone
prevents us from noticing.
Among the distinguished visitors present we noticed
particularly the Marquis of Northampton, the Earls of
Lincoln, Devon, Dundonald, and Lovelace; Lords
Blayney and Courtenay; the Bishop of Lichfield; Mr.
Baron Parke and Mr. Baron Rolfe ; his Excellency Ali
Effendi, the Turkish Ambassador, and suite ; Sirs R.
Peel, M.P., W. Burnett, E. Cust, J. Rennie, P. Laurie,
W. Clay, M.P., J. Barrow, T. D. Acland, M.P., C. Bur-
rell, C. Pine, R. Inglis, M.P., H. Fleetwood, M.P.,
W. White, J. Trollope, M.P. 11, Ellis, G. Murray,
11. Webb, H. Douglas, T. Goldsmid, J. Lughington,
G. Clerk, M.P., W. Tuyll, and H. T. De la Berhe ;
J. Masterman, Esq., M.P., P. Pusey, Esq., M,P„
H. G. Knight, Esq., M.P., B. Estcourt, Esq., m.p„ Em-
merson Tennent, Esq., M.P., J. Brotherton, Esq., H.Drum-
mond, Esq., M.P. ; Admiral Sir 13. Martin; Major-Ge-
nerals Monteith and Pesky ; Colonels Maberley, Sykes,
Jackson, Herbert, and Sloane ; Lientenant,Colonels
Spottiswoode, Sabine, Alderton, and Wells ; the Lord
Mayor, Meer Jaffer Ali Khan, Loof Oolah Khan, Mo.
hammed Allee ; Counts Gola, Lopez, and De Ve,sen ;
Messieurs Horace Vernet, Baugmet, Godershall, Siemens,
Shalenees, Bindervald, Vanzellers, Hebeler, and Mix ;
Barons De Gerlach and De Linden, &c.
It were injustice to forget to state that the scientific
enjoyments of the evening were greatly enhanced by the
generous hospitality and attention of Mr. Walker, whc;
received the moll zealous and efficient co-operation from
Mr. Manby, the Secretary.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
YORK RACES.
The Stewards have given notice that no horse will ba
allowed to start for any stake at York, in the present year,
without his mouth being examined (if required) by one or
more veterinary surgeons, to be appointed by the Stewards.
If an objection to a horse's age shall not be made until after
the races the Stewards will insist upon a similar examina-
tion; and if the owner or trainer of any horse which has
come in first shall refuse to allow the examination, such
horse shall not be considered the winner, but the stake shall
be given to the first horse In the race which is duly qua-
lified.
The Marquis of Exeter has accepted the office of Steward
of the Jockey Club, in the place of Thomas Thornhill, Esq ,
deceased.,

NEWMARKET, 1844.
FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
Mr. Ford's Sir Diggory Diddle, 3 yrs, Bst, agst Mr. E.
Walker's black cob horse (half bred), 6 yrs, 7st. T. M. 31,
lOhft.

The match between Minotaur and Wee Pet, for Monday in
the Second October Meeting, is off by consent.
SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1846.

IVEDNESDAY.

Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each, h ft, for fillies, Bst 71b. each.

T. Y. C.

Duke of Bedford's fby Gladiator, out of Misnomer—Lord
Exeter's fby Hetinan Platoff, out of Amina—Mr. Payne's f
by Camel, out of Vat—Duke of Rutland's f by Gladiator or
The Doctor, out of Flambeau's dam.

ASCOT HEATH, 1847.
LAST DAY.—Mr. o by Sir Hercules out of
Adeline, Bst 71b, agst Sir W. W. Wynn's f by Touchstone, out
of Semisarius, Bst 41b. Old Mile. 100, h ft.

BETHLEHEM HOSPITAL AND THE HOUSE OF OC-
CUPATION BELONGING TO BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL.—His
Majesty the King of Saxony, accompanied by his suite
and the Earl of Morton, visited these establishments
yesterday morning. Sir Peter Laurie, the President,
Mr. Ralph Price, the Treasurer, and several members of
the Committee of Governors, attended upon the occa-
sion. His Majesty, during his visit, made many in-
quiries respecting the management of these Royal Hos •
pitals. The necessary details were explained to him by
the resident officers, Mr. Hunter and Mr. Nicholls. His
Majesty appeared to be much pleased on noticing the
absence of all restraint amongst the patients at Bethle-
hem Hospital, and at i.eeing so many of them employed,
both inside and outside the galleries, and acting as ra-
tional beings. His Majesty expressed great astonish-
ment at being informed that persons thus employed, and
to all appearance responsible for their acts, were luna-
tics, and he declared that, with such evidence before his
eyes, he had no doubt of the extraordinary efficacy of
the system adopted for the cure of the numerous pa-
tients. His Majesty accepted the various books contain-
ing the history of the ancient foundation of the two hos-
pitals, tha rates and regulations of their government,
and the plans of the several buildinga, and also the re-
port published by the Governors at Christmas last. The
drawings and plans of the large additional building fluty
being erected at Bethlehem Hospital for convalescent
wards for the patients, &c. &c., were exhibited to him.
His Majesty expressed great satisiketion with the ar-
rangements at the House of Occupation, and the. mea.
sures used for the reformation and employment of the in-
mates. Before he left Bethlehem Hospital, the King
inserted the following record in the visitors book :—‘,l
have inspected this noble institution with much interest
and found everything in perfect order." s
CHARGE OF WILFUL MURDER AQ-kINST A MASTER
or A VESSEL.—On the arrival of the brig Chieftain,
from Spalatro, with a min of bones, at Southampton,
on Tuesday week, ihe master, Capt. Reay, ryas arrested
00 14 charge of having murdered one of his crew, named
14eorge Harrison, on the 21st of December last, near
Spalatro. He was forthwith conveyed before the ma-
gistrates, and underwent a lengthened oxamivation, in
the conrso, Of Which it appeared in evidence that, on
the d 4,37 named, the ship's company returned from shoe
,At•ether fresh," when a quarrel took place between them,
and the carpenter declared that he saw the master, with-
out the slightest provocation whatever, place a pistol to
deceased's eye,
fell, 0,n4 anCi deliberately shoot him: Tie deceased
survived twelve hours, when he died. On the
part of the defence the prisoner handed into Court a,
41:tifteate, bearing the signature of James Thesuasi
British Vice-Consul at Finnae, officially acting at Spa-
latro, the purport of whio was as follows:—That he
(Hill) had been offioisilly. instructed by Sir Thoina;
Sorrll, her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Trieste,
itiveUtige the circumstances onieucvted. with the death
Of the deceased, and ni\p‘ a etitreful inquiry he had copan
to the opinionl that it had resulted entirely from aced,
spent, and not wilfully, as was at first represented. He
found the crew in a mutinout_state, and greatly preju-
diced against the (11,PtOn• ..the magistrates consulted
together for spme time, and on their return to the Court
conatuitiea the prisoner fbr trial on the capital charge.

COURT CIRCULAR,
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr.
George . Edward Anson, Lurd George Lennox,
and
if Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, went yesterday
morning- to lay. the foundation stone or the new Hospital
for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, in the Ful-
ham-road.
His Majesty the King of Saxony, attended by his Ex-
cellency Baron
,de Gersdorff, the Earl of Morton, Lord
in _Waiting ; Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal),
Equerry in Waiting ; Monsieur de Mincli-witz, Count
Albert Vitzthum, and Dr. Carus, went yesterday morning to the Bazaar in Portman-street, and after-
wards went to the Zoological Gardens in the
Regent's-park. His Majesty walked through the gar-
dens and viewed the interesting collection of animals.
'1 he King honoured Mr. Hope with a visit at his resi-
dence in Duchess-street, aid inspected the gallery, and
afterwards returned to Buckingham Palace, to lunch, at
two . o'clock.

Captain Siborne had the honour of presenting to his
'Majesty the King of Saxony yesterday a cop): of his
" History of the Waterloo Campaign," ' to which his
Majesty is a subscriber. His Majesty, to whom Captuin
Sibarne has the honour to be personally known, was
pleased to expre..s his admiration of the work.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday
morning in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, were taken their
daily airings yesterday in the royal gardens.
In the afternoon the King of Saxony, attended by the
Earl of Morton, Lord C. WePe ley, Baron de Gersdorff,
and the Gentlemen of his suite visited the British Mu-
seum, the United Service Club, and the Chapel Royal,
Whitehall.
Before returning to Buckingham Palace, his Majesty
honoured the 'Earl• and Countess Delawarr with a visit,
at their residence in Upper Grosvenor-street, and also
visited the Countess Amherst.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yes-
terday included his Excellency Baron de Gersdorff and
the Duchess of Buccleuch.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attend-
ance during dinner.
Yesterday evening, soon after nine o'clock, his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, and his Majesty the King of
Saxony, left Buckingham Palace for her Majesty's
Theatre, to honour the Italian opera with their presence.
The royal suites included the Earl of Morton, Lord. Charles Wellesley, Sir Edward Bowater, Baron de Gers-
dorff, M. de Minckwitz, Count A. Vitzthum, Major. Reichardt, and Dr. Carus.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duelless of
Cambridge honoured the Italian opera with their pre-
sence last evening.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday :afternoon at
the Foreign- office. • It was attended by Sir R. Peel, the
Duke of Wellington, Lord Wharnelitre, the Duke of
Buccleuch, Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir J.
Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Had-
dington Earl of Ripon, Mr. Gladstone, Sir E. Knatch-
-bull, and Lord G. Somerset. The Council sat an hour
and a half.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
meeting yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-
place. There were present the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, the Bishops of London; Durham, Winchester,
Bangor, St. David's, Exeter, Lichfield, Lincoln, Llanclaff,
Norwich, Ripon, Salisbury, and Worcester ; Earl of
Devoll, Earl of Harrowhy, the Right Hon. H. flobhouse
Sir George Grey, and the Dean of Westminster. ,
Ilia Excellency the French Ambassador transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at.
his official residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches from the Governors of Ceylon and New
Zealand were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were- also received yesterday from the Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

ThQ ROAD to FORTUNE, or the RISE of
M_ JAQUES LAFFITTE.
When 111, La.flite came to Paris in 1778, the extent of
his ambition was to find a situation in a banking-house,
and to attain this object he called on M. I'erregaux, the
rich Sn iss banker, to whom he had a letter of recom-
mendation. This gentleman had just taken possession
of the hotel of Mdlle. Gurmartl, which had been put up
to lottery by that lady, and won by the fortunate banker.
It was to this charming habitation, which has since been
demolished, that M. Laffitte paid his first visit in Paris,
and, as it were, took his first step in the Parisian world.
The young provineial—poor and modest, timid and.
anxious—entered by that gateway which had witnes.sect
so many of the gaieties of the last century. lie was in-
troduced into the boudoir of the danseuse, then 6-cotne
the cabinet of the banker, and there modestly stated they
object of his visit.
" It is impossible for me to admit you into Toy es.
tablishment—at least, for the present," replit:d the
banker ; " all my offices have their full complement.
If I require any one at a future time, I will see what can
be done ; but in the meantime I advise you to seek else-
where, for I do not expect to have a vacancy for some
time."

With a disappointed heart the young aspirant for em-
ployment loft the office, and while with a downcast look
he traversed the courtyard he stooped to pick up a pin
which lay in his path, and which he carefully stuck in
the lappel of his coat. Little did he think that. this tri-
vial action was to decide his future fate, but so it was.
From the window of his cabinet M. Perregaux iiad
observed the action of the young man. The Swiss
banker was one of those keen observers of human ac-
tions who estimated the value of circumstances appa-
wAtly trifling in themselves, and which would pass un-
noticed by the majority of mankind. lie was delighted
with the conduct of the young stranger. In this simple
notion, he saw the revelation of a character ; it was
a guarantee of a love of order and economy, a certain
pledge of all the qualities which should be possessed lay
a good financier. A young man who would pick up a
pin could not fail to make a good clerk, merit the con-
fidence of- his employer, and attain a high degree of
prosperity.
..
In the evening of the same day, M. Laffitte received
the following note from M. Perregaux :
" A place is made for you in my office, which you may
talto possession of to-morrow morning."
The anticipations of the banker were not deceived.
The young Laffitte possessed every desirable quality,
and even more than was at first expected. From simple
clerk, he Soon rose to be cashier, then partner, then head
of the first banking-house in Paris, and afterwards, in
rapid succession, a Deputy and President of the Council
of Ministers, the highest point to which a citizen can
aspire. On what a trifle , does the fortune of a man
sometimes depend. But for the simple incident of the
pin, M. Laffitte would, perhaps, never have entered into
the house of M. Perregaux ; another employer might
not have opened to him so wide a field of action, and his
talents and intelligence would not have led to such mag-
nificent results.
Little did M. Perregaux think that the hand which
would pick up a pin was that of a man, generous to pro-
digality in doing good—a hand always open to succour
honourable misfortune. Never were riches placed in
better hands—never did banker or prince make a more
noble use of them.

PRINCESS ROYAL STEAMSHIP. —This favourite ves-
sel, having undergone considerable improvements in her
cabin accommodations, has again taken her place in the
line between this port and Glasgow. We have no doubt
she will sustain the celebrity she has already obtained,
and that the continued patronage of voyagers to the west
of Scotland will remunerate her owners. Of one so well
known in the Glasgow and Liverpool trade as her com-
mander Captain M'Arthur, it is scarcely necessary for us
to observe that he still ministers to the comfort of the
passengers under his charge.—Liverpool Albion.
DEPLORABLE AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—A me-
lancholy accident occurred at Broadway on Sunday,
the 2d of June, in the garden of Mr. Morris, grocer, of
that place, whereby his granddaughter, Mary Ann
:01
Morris, aged five years, met with her death. An in-
quest was heldthwafsnllewing day,
on the e
when
ny
ibtefaoprpeeaCre.
appearedßest, that a E
r.
Joseph Wilson Morris, the uncle of deceased, took
from his brother's room a double-barrelled pocket
pistol, and with it went to the garden, where he fired
off a cap to frighten the birds ; he then put on another
cap and discharged that, when the pistol went off, and
the deeeased, who was going along the path, fell to the
ground. Her uncle immediately picked her up and car-
ried her into the house, when it was discovered that she
was shot, the ball, a very small one, having entered the
'centre of the forehead and passed out at the back part of
the head, forcing out :a portion of the brain. Messrs.
Smith and Beadles, surgeons, were soon in attendance.
but of course could not-be of any service. The unhappy
young man was totally unconscious of the pistol being
charged: both barrels, however, were so, and, it is sup-
pclua, had been for seven years. The jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental death, with a deodand of IL on
.the pistol."— Worcester Herald,
MELANCHOLY DEATII or RALPH TAYLOR.—The
nom •of Ralph Taylor is well known to the operative
elas:es of this district. Some few years ago, he was a
leader in moat of the trades union movements, which
were then so prevalent, and also in the Ten Hours' Bill
agitotion, in which he might be considered almost as the
right-hand man of Oastler and Sadler, the latter of
whom he greatly assisted when he contested the repre-
sentation of the borough of Leeds. For a long time, he
had taken no part in public matters, and having lost all
settled habits of industry, had abandoned himself to a.
life of excessive and destructive dissipation. His death
occurred under very melancholy circumstances, at the
eLaesVfroWmorwkl
Workhouse,
he
se,odnieTduwesadsayderi
mlioranmingla
tremens,st. produced
udeied.
die-
ease
was also 'labouring under
by excessive drinking.
inflammation of the lungs, upon which there was an eit.
fusion of blood. In the opinion of Mr. Burland, his cage
es
swi
ba e brought that he
could have recovered. It
.appeared that he had done
thoadthebeweonrkhhopoeulseess, afardomittlhreasdagynibteefoirmepho
little else but drink for some weeks before, and at night
he had slept sometimes in outhouses, and at other tii es.
walked all night about the streets. He was about forty
years of age, and was a cloth-drawer by trade. Such
was the melatiolieiy end of poor Ralph Taylor, a man
who, by the possession of good nature/ abilities, obtained,
11W1 for a considerable time preserved,- an ascendancy
over the minds of a largeportion of inis fellow-operatives,
many of whorl\ viiit be not a lithe shocked to hear of his
untimely death. The jOil returned a verdicts of "Died
N‘aie natural causes.,".-=Zeeds Times.
FooLuAai6rss.—At Fort Puntales I Witnessed
the folleVol.g.soene:---A cannon shot from the enemy buried
itt:c4 in the sand bags in front of one of the buildings, and*
second followed exactly in the same direction, not even widen-
ing the opening the first had made. A soldier belonging to
fatigue party of the 88th Regiment, on seeing this, put the ado of his head against the hole, simply saying to his com-
rades, " Now, you shall see if th are good markstnen ;" but
the next shot that was fired, and every succeeding one for several minutes, went wide, of the mark.--United &nibs