The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-17 00:00:00

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.

GRAVESEND, FRIDAY, Nov. 14.—This morning as a man
in the employ of the Earl of Darnley, at Cobham, was going
to work, he found near the spot where Dadd murdered his
father, four pistols, three of them discharged ,and one loaded,
a pocket handkerchief saturated with blood, and a pool of
blood at the place, and the turf very much torn up as though
there had been a terrible struggle ; also near the place was
found a ginger-beer bottle containing brandy or brandy and
water. The workman immc diately made off to the steward
of the estate, and brought him to the place to see the things
as they were found. The steward immediately dispatched
intelligence to the police at Rochester, who promptly used
means to endeavour to discover the horrid affair, but to
this moment without effect.

LATER FROM THE RIVER PLATE.
On Friday evening the following extract from 'a letter
brought by a vessel now in the English Channel was handed
to our agent at Liverpool through Mr. Court, the obliging
Secretary of the Underwriters' Rooms at that place
" RlO JANEIRO, SEPT. 13.

"H. M. frigate Resistance arrived here on the Bth inst.,
from Gibraltar, with the 45th Regiment on board, for the
Cape of Good Hope; but it is supposed that the dispatches
per H. M. steamer Cyclops, which arrived here on the 11th
inst., thirty days from Plymouth, has changed her desti-
nation, as she sails on the morning with the troops for
Monte Video, and it is believed that she will be followed in
a few days by H. M. steamer Cyclops."

IBRAHIM PACIIA.—FLORENCE, NOV. 6.—lbrahim
Pacha has met with a cordial reception here from the upper
circles of Tuscan society. Yesterday his highness passed
the evening at the house of Lady Normanby, where a large
party had been invited to meet him. Tie rendered himself
very agreeable, and talked a great deal with the ladies.
Before leaving Pisa, the Prince was invited to a grand
banquet offered to him in the name of the Grand Duke and
the principal autho►ities. On his health being given, he
acknowledged the toast as follows :—" No alla prosperita
della Toscana, perche prospera ; no alla felicita de suoi
abitani, perche felici ; ma alla conservazione del buon principe
que it governa." This was received with loud applause by
the company.
ANOTHER SECEDER FROM OXFORD.—We are
enabled confidently to state that another student of Christ
Church, the Rev. Mr. Coffin, M.A., vicar of St. Mary Mag-
dalene, has resigned his preferments at Oxford, preparatory,
it is said, to following his curate, Mr. Collyne, to Rome.
Quousqu etandem ?—Church and State Gazette.
DUBLIN, Nov. 13.—The accounts from the pro-
vinces this morning, in reference to the potato crop, are on
the whole more satisfactory than those of last week. It does
not appear that the heavy rains have materially affected the
portion of the crop still remaining in the ground, while it is
quite certain that the disease is not progressing so rapidly
now as it did some time ago. In short, there is reason
to hope that with ordinary care the sound portion of the
crop will remain in that condition until the spring, in which
case, although there might be high prices, and an insufficient
supply, much of the anticipated evil would be averted