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

PROBATE.—The protracted will cas€, 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for the defendant, on the ground of the incapacity of the testator, the pleas of undue influence and fraud having been withdrawn.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 the return of Mr. O'Beirne for Cashel. Bribery and treating are alleged in both instances. In the case of Cashel, the petitioner, Mr. Munster, the defeated candidate, claims the seat for himself. As the Charleville and Kilmallock 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 wont off and shot.a comrade who was c*ossing 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 :hat !,the project is likely to be abandoned for the present.' Tho site for the cathedral has been secured, and the Archbishop's house, as well as the schools, will bo commenced upon soon after the now year.  A man has been apprehended 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 been brought into the presence of the surviving girl, Catherine, and she identified one of chose 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 off a part of their lino near Chorley, whereby he and a horse belonging to his lather-in-law were killed.  At a meeting lately at Ripon, tinder 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 Ripon, it was resolved to place a window in tbo west front of the cathedral, and a subscription was entered into to dofray the cost.  It is stated that marriages have been arranged between Mr. George Stewart Forbes, son of Sir Charles Forbes, of Nowe, and Miss Dudley Ward, daughter of the llon. Mr.  :nd Mrs. Dudley Ward, and nieeo of the Earl of Dudley; :nd between Lord Ernest, Vane Tempest, second son of the ate Marquis of Londonderry, and Miss Mary Townsend Hutchinson, second daughter of Mr. Thomas Hutchin The police have succeeded in discovering more of rho missing property which, it is alleged, the prisoner TLomas Searle has stolen from tho Rotherham Postoffice. Amongst tho articles found in his lodgings were sc me microscopes, magnifying glasses, and a ;argo quantity of pill boxes, &e. Several persons have applied at the Rotherham Police-office and identified somo of the property.