The Sun. — 1864-07-26 (London, England)

DEATH OF A VETERAN.—CoIoneI Browne, C. 8., formerly of the 66th Foot, as old Peninsular and Waterloo officer, died on Friday morn °f at his town residence in Regent's-park at the ripe age 80 years. The gallant colonel was for some years barracQe master of the Regent's-park Barracks. The deees—.( officer accompanied the 40th Rsgiment to the Peninsula to July, 1808, and was present at the battles of 1101% ,; Vimiera, Talavera, awl Busaso, on the retreat and et of occupation of the lines of Torres Vedras, at the siegeoo Badajoz in May, 1811, and the repulse of the sortie 'I. do Fort San Christoval, actions of El Bodon and Aldeafina Porde, siege and storming of Cuidad Rodrigo, sit'gec:ia. storming of Badaj. z, action at Carruzal, battle of Sala. storming manta, the capture of Madrid and subsequent retreat ,ew. from. He also served in the expedition against I\ Orleans. The gallant officer also had the honour to ts-n part in the campaign of 1815, and commanded his Tegnne.l3._ at Waterloo. For his services at the last-named was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 18 The late colonel retired from the service in 1837- n A —.A DROWNED AT THE FALLS OF NIAG""-. youth of sixteen has just come to his death at Pi falls, being swept into the torrent -while visiting the Ca" of the Winds, It seems he insisted, in spite of the wart:lilt of his guide, upon stepping on to a certain rock aside fr°,l " the usual slippery path mdden by visitors. An jas„,tBl:6 making the rash venture he slipped and went down. guide returned and told the sad story.—.Bujhlo Courier•Ao battle 310; WAGES AND PRICES IN MAssAc following letter, from a person residing at jactor rence, Massachusetts, has been communicated to us :-"e Father,—l write to let you know that -- has arrived heat after a passage of 16 days. lam very muoh surprisedap people keep coming to this country, knowing that rol,. money is at such a discount and provisions so very et clothing the same. Tell cousin from :me that loch week in England is better than 8 dols per week, Whi„,/ as much as he would get. For board he would have toArbo 4 dols per week, that would leave 4 dais, which 101'1'; Si of the value of 6s in English money. lam gettiljlas. dols per week, which is worth no more now al° per week—so you see that lam doing worse tiloura was in England. The war is ruining the country; :gat that used to sell for 7 dole, is now 15 dols per barrel- Ptioat is 350 that was 12c per lb. Coals are 14 dole per t°,llolo' sold for 7 dela. Wood is 11 dole per cord that was ° 00( Tea, that was 60c per lb when we were here before, iS ly to 1 dol 40e per lb. Things are still advancing, and I°rieta do so. Prints and calicoes are selling at a monstrous Piia Clothing of every description is enormous. We tare tr i,inga to make the best of a bad job. Caution anyone that of taking on with Ho is misleading scores; t'ocao+ them what good wages they get here, but not tellingo.l6ol what they have got to pay for everything ; 30c in Vi will bring more than 1 dol here, take things altoget:oo Things are very uncertain here, I should not be verY is surprised if all the places of business are stopPea,..usit 06 three months from now. My wages are not worth 4  much as when we came at first. ;THE ALLEGED AIURDER NEAR RIITHERG°„NI°. On Friday, Thomas Cunningham, the lad who vil'sinerio'orec; being concerned in tha hended by the county policeoo73' outrageon on nVethdne epsedrasyon, oonf etuilsoFw 6 Sneddon, was brought before Sheriff Bell, exan3io,. on charge of murder, and then committed to prison for nvia,, examination, aination, In addition to the evidence of the lad nale- itt :he assault, ppearsottho ehravcbeeninenheiceefin,thof anyh p:retoixneir ft:4%l witnesses, chiefly boys, av _„.130 and made statements which, we understand, go to strePb so the case against Cunningham. 1. he prisoner, svneell alo%l already ysstautic)pd,,,ritsoonly is lG mother.years of age, is 551 d to gag the° 0. th°