The Sun. — 1835-02-07 (London, England)

ELOPEMENT.-01 Friday morning an attached couple (Mr. B—, of B—, and Miss L—, of C— L—), who were in search of wedded bliss, were overtaken by the young Lady's father at Kilroy's Hotel in Galway. The parties are highly respectable.—Connaught Journal. A deplorable event took place on the 21st ult. at Romans, in the Isere. Two soldiers of the 6th Regiment were disputing in a public-house about the quality of a dagger. One of them, in a state of complete intoxication, offered to lay a wager that the other could not pierce his coat with it. " Done," said the other, who was also drunk, and immediately plunged the weapon up to the hilt into the body of the former, who fell dead upon the spot. The murderer was immediately taken into custody.—French Paper. Two gentlemen, one a Spaniard and the other a German, who were recommended by their birth and services to the Emperor Maximilian 11., both courted his daughter, the fair Helene Scharfequin, in marriage. This Prince, after a long delay, "fie day informed them, that esteeming them equally, and not being able to bestow a preference, he should leave it to the force and address of the claimants to decide the question. He did not mean, however, to risk the loss of one or the other, or perhaps of both. He could not therefore permit them to encounter with offensive weapons, but had ordered a large bag to be produced. It was his decree that which. ever succeeded in putting his rival into this bag should obtain the hand of his daughter. This singular encounter between the two gentlemen took place in the face of the whole Court. The contest lasted for more than an hour. At length the Spaniard yielded, and the German, Ehberhard, Baron de Talbert, having planted his rival in the bag, took it upon his back, and very gallantly laid it at the feet of his mistress, whom he espoused the next day. Such is the story, as gravely told by M. de St. Foix. It is impossible to say what the feelings of a successful combatant in a duel may be on his having passed a small sword through the body, or a bullet through the thorax, of his antagonist ; but might he not feel quite as elated, and more consoled, on having put his adversary " into a bag ?" CoNDoßs.—Just before turning off' from the beach, we came to the recent carcass of a mule, upon which seven large black-winged ruffle-throated condors, and a crowd of buzzards were feasting. They allowed us to approach so near, that, had we been provided with arms, we might have shot them as they rose slowly on the wing. These mammoths of the air frequently destroy small animals. They sometimes form a circle round a sheep or goat, and, spreading out their wings, approach till they strike their prey. The first stroke of the beak is aimed at the eyes ; if the animal cry, they seize the tongue with their talons, and then, falling upon him, devour the body, even to the bones. In the country they are caught in the following very singular manner :—A pen is is formed of high palisadoes driven into the ground, and a fresh carcass put into the centre.—lt is left alone. In a short time the condors who scent their food for miles, descend into it ; and while feasting, the peones, armed with clubs, and the body and limbs well protected with hide, enter the enclosure, and commence the work of destruction. This bird cannot rise without  running thirty or forty yards, which the limits of the pen will not allow, and they are clubbed to death, not, however, with. out making resistance, and occasionally inflicting very severe wounds upon their pursuers.— Three Years in the ,Pacjfic.