The Sun. — 1868-12-21 (London, England)

PROBATE.—The protracted will case, Hunt and another v, Anderson, which has occupied the Court of Probate for so many days, was brought to a conclusion on Saturday. The jury intimated that they had heard sufficient evidence on the issues before them, and a verdict was taken for the defendant, on the ground of the incapacity of the testator, the pleas of undue influence and fraud having been withdrawn.  The Queen is about to clothe Mr. Digby Wyatt with the honours of knighthood.  Two more election petitions were presented at Dublin on Friday—one against the return of Mr. Weguelin for Youghal; the other against tho return of Mr. O'Beirne for Cashel. Bribery and treating are alleged in both instances. In tho case of Cashel, tho petitioner, Mr. Munster, the defeated candidate, claims the seat for himself. As the Charleville and Kilwallock police were scouring a district of the country round the latter town a night or so ago, " in search of Fenians reported to be drilling,' the pistol of one of the policemen accidentally want off and shot a comrade who was crossing in front of him at the moment.  The Weekly Register has authority to deny the statement that unexpected difficulties have presented themselves respecting the Catholic cathedral in Westminster, and that the project is likely to bo abandoned for the present.' The site for the cathedral has been secured, and the Archb'shop's house, as well as the schools, will be commenced upon soon after the new year.  A man has been apprehenLd on suspicion of being the murderer of Annie Houghton. A number of colliers employed in a mine near the Ackhurst-hill farm (the scene of the tragedy) have boon brought into the presence of the surviving girl, Catherine, and sho identified one of those men as the murderer of her sister. He was at once taken into custody.  At the Liverpool Assizes, on Friday, a collier's widow recovered £lOO damages for herself, and £5O each for her two children, for the loss of her husband, who was killed by the negligence of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, in not fencing a a part of their lino near Chorley, whereby ho and a horse belonging to his father-in-law were killed.  At a meeting lately at Ripon, under the presidency of the Bishop of the diocese, to consider the best mode of providing a permanent memorial of the late Archbishop Longley, who for twenty years presided over the diocese of IL was resolved to place a winnow ,n the west front of the cathedral, end a subscription was entered into to de• fray the cot  It is s'Ated that marriages have been arranged between Mr, George Stewart Forbes, son of Sir Charles Forbes, of Newe, and 111.1a3 Dudley Ward, daughter of the lion. Mr. ncl Mrs. Dudley Ward, and niece of the Earl of Dudley;  tween Lord Ernest Vane Tempest, second son of the Marquis of Londonderry, snd Miss Maly Towns•.:end Hutchinson, second daughter of Mr. Thomas ilutchin The police have succeeded in discovering more of the missing property which, it is alleged, the prisoner Thomas Searle has stolen from the Rotherham Postoffice. Amongst the articles found in his lodgings were sc me microscope•, magnifying glasses, and a large quantity of pill boxes, &c. Several parsons have applied at the Rotherham Police-office and identified some of the property.