The Sun. — 1846-04-10 (London, England)

LETTER TO LORD LINCOLN ON THE SUBJECT OF  F. W. TRENCH.  THE FOUNTAINS IN TRAFALGAR-SQUARE. N ov. Scarb3rough, . .. 17 My dear Lord Lincoln,-4 have been snaking, 1845. ashitoercti tour in Spain (the land of fountains), and h Corunna, Vigo, Lisbon, Cadiz, Seville, Algeciras Malaga, 3renada (not forgetting`sotto di Roma, though, uo fountains are to be seen there). /Almer!,ai, (3arthageria, eiras, PerAlicante, Valencia, Barcelona, _llona, gni. ria, and 11 Pignan, Montpelier, Clermont, Orleans, Blois, a Rouen. Everywhere I looked fur fountains, and have seen them of every sEape and siz.,, I rein a simple dolphin to the elaborate groups on some of the Spanish alae.edits, or the gaud and less modest exhibition of the lus B utty buxom nympy hs in the Place de Concorde, at Paris. uo eful where have ung I seen anything so mesquin and so a. 3 your fountains in Trafalgar-square. As I passed through London I perceived that preparations were making for some alterations, and 1 therefore obtrude myself to call your attention to a fountain which I saw (and fur the first time) in the Champs Elyi3s, and which, to my taste, surpasses in beauty anything of the kind anywhere. It has neither architecture embellishment nor sculptural decoration. It must be the cheapest of all possible fountains, for it requires nothing but a proper distribution of the pipes, of which you can easily obtain a plan, and a sufficiency- of water, which the Thames or your London water-works can give more liberally than the river Seine or carnee French sources. If you have not seen it, I stly recommend it to your especial notice ; or, if you cannot look at it yourself, send to Paris some one on whose judgment and taste you can rely. With a little wind and a bright sun the effect is more beautiful than anything of the kind I have ever seen—l will not except the six rainbows at Terni—perliaps Mr. Barry may have seen it. I send a eoPy of this to Sir R. Peel ; but my appeal is to you, not to him, because I know lie dislikes being approached upon any subject except through the proper official channel. Yours, sincerely,  The assassins were mining away, when Sir Francis seized one of them, and would have held him, had not the accomplice returned to his assk awe and snapped a pistol at Sir Francis, who th,reupon quitted hi, hold and attacked the other ; a scuffle en,iuecl, in which both men fell upon Sir Francis, who received three cuts on the head, two of them of a serious nature. The aisassins then decamped, leaving a hat on the .ground, which subsequently led to the arrest and identification of one of them.  * Molony, Patrick (County Tipperary). The brother of the deceased had taken a few acres of land some years ago, from which the former tenant had been ejected ; he had been (previously to this murder) served with a threatening notice to quit. As deceased sat with his brother in the evening, four men entered the house ; two of them presenting a pistol each at tile brothers, demanded why they did not obey the notice. One of them struck the deceased on the head, breaking his skull, which he did not long survive. The former tenant above referred to, who is a relative, is suspected, but sufficient evidence has not yet been obtained to warrant his detention.  * Costello, Jame.; (Kilkenny). This man was for some time past employed as a " rent-warmer" on the estate of Burton Persse, Esq. ; lie had recently driven cattle for arrears. He was sitting at supper with his father and family, when he was shot dead through the window. The assassins ara as yet unknown. This * Hogan, John (County Tipperary). brother man was probably murdered instead of his brother,ter (Darby), who had been for some time o?bThe deceaged had taken land. His assassins otherare ununknown.He received three shots in the body, and i injuries which caused immediate death. * January 12—Mr. James Lynch (County Limerick). Had served ejectraents on several small tenants on his farm. He was law at Pitioto noon, withig 50 yards of  go. To the Earl of Lincoln, W. Fix.