The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The following railway Bills. which, as being unopposed, were
referred to the Earl of Shaftesbury as the Chairman, were this day
declared to have passed through the Committee:—The Great
Southern and Western (Ireland), the Cork and Bandon,
the Great Western (Ireland), the Ceckermouth and Wokingham,
The Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill was postponed to
Thursday, as we understaod.

THE LATE DUEL AT GOSPORT.—GOSPORT, JULY 6.
—The friends of Lieutenants Hawkey and Pym have given
notice to the Clerk of the Arraigns that the surviving principal
(Lieutenant Hawkey) and his second (Lieutenant Pym) will
surrender and take their trial for their alleged participation in
the death of Mr. Seton at the next assizes at Winchester,
which will commence on Thursday next. Messrs. Crowther
and Cockburn, we believe, are retained for their defence. The
prosecution is ex officio, under the charge of Mr. J. Howard,
Town-clerk and Clerk of the Peace for the borough of Ports-
mouth, wt.o has retained as counsel the Recorder of Ports-
mouth (Mr. C. Rawliason). The witnesses are all summoned
to appear.
DEATH OF SIR A. R. DILLON.—On the 3d inst.,
at Eccles-street, in the 74th year of his age, Sir Arthur Richard
Dillon, Bart., of Lismullen, county of Meath—a General in her
Majesty's service. and a baron of the Roman Empire. He is suc-
ceeded in his title and estates by his next brother, now Sir William
Dillon, Bart.
SERIOUS INJURY FROM THE BITE OF A DOG.—
On Saturday afternoon, as Miss Amelia Low, residing at Fenton-
ville-hill, was fondling a spaniel, the animal suddenly inflicted a
severe bite upon her left hand. Though the wound was rather
painful, the young lady took no notice of it, except by covering it
with a piece of court plaister. Yesterday afternoon, however, her
arm began to swell in a most alarming manner, and was extremely
painful. A medical gentleman attended and cut out the bitten
part, afterwards cauterising the wound. The dog has been de.
stroyed.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—A fete was given here on
Saturday afternoon—that is, a military band was in attendance,
which was sufficient to bring together a large assemblage of prome-
naders. Nothing was exhibited beyond the ordinary attractions of
the gardens ; indeed, the fineness of the weather and the beauty of
the pleasure-grounds would have rendered any extraneous enter-

tainments superfluous.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT IN THE WATERLOO-
ROAD.—Friday forenoon an inquest was held before Mr. W.
Carter, at the Royal George, Carlisle-lane, Lambeth, on the
body of Walter Knight, aged 31 years, late of Royal-street,
Upper Marsh, Lambeth. The deceased was returning home
with two friends on Tuesday morning last from a party. and
when they had reached the Surrey side of Waterloo-bridge
they all agreed to run as far as the corner of the Lower Marsh,
near the Victoria Theatre. The deceased started and kept
up with them until they were opposite Waterloo Church, when
lie suddenly caught hold of the wheel of a gardener's cart,
which was going at a very rapid speed down the hill, when his
arm became entangled in the spokes of the wheel, which turned
him completely over on to his head with great violence. His
companions having missed him, turned back, and found him
lying in the road bleeding from a severe wound on his forehead.
They carried the deceased to the surgery of Mr. Handy, and
subsequently to his residence, where he expired at two o'clock
the same day. The surgeon stated that the deceased had died
from the rupture of a blood-vessel in the brain. The jury re-
turned a verdict of " Accidental death."
BRIGHTON, SATURDAY.--The Duke of Manchester
and Lord Loftus left yesterday in the Menai steamer for Dieppe;
and Prince Kennetz, Lord Butler, Lady Kavanah, and Captain
Kelly, R.N., arrived in the Fame steamer this day from Dieppe.
The town is filling fast with fashionables.
THE IRISH SOCIETY.--This Society, which was
established in the month of July last year, for the purpose of pro.
viding a neutral ground whereon Irish noblemen and gentlemen of
opposite political and religious sentiments could meet and hold
harmonious intercourse, held its first annual general meeting on
Saturday last at the Society's rooms, No. 26, Suffolk street, Pall.
mall, Lord Viscount Ranelagh in the chair. From the report,
which was read by M. A. Conan, Esq., it appeared that there were
nearly 400 members already enrolled. The funds were ample.
All the current expenses had been duly met, and a large balance
remained in the hands of the treasurer. The nucleus of a library
had been formed by gifts from several of the members. The re.
port was received and adopted with acclamation; thanks were
unanimously voted to the committee of management and the
secretary, and they were requested to continue in office without
addition or alteration. Thanks were also voted to J. llartley and
W. Bevan, Esqrs., for their generosity in having become security
in the infancy of the society for its liabilities, and they were re-
lieved from further responsibility by the appointment of Lord
Rossmore, J. Rudall Todd, Esq., and Henry Bruce, Esq., as
trustees, in accordance with a fundamental rule, which provided
the appointment of trustees as soon as the number of members
should have exceeded 300. Lord Ranelagh having left the chair,
Sir John Campbell was called thereto, and the usual thanks having
been voted to his Lordship, the meeting separated.
The Admiralty have placed the Black Eagle yacht
at Portsmouth, at the disposal of Baron Brunnow, the Russian
Ambassador, who is at Ryde.— United Service Gazette.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Knowles arrived at South-
ampton on Saturday
,from Oporto, in the Oriental Company's
steam; Wake