The Sun. — 1868-09-15 (London, England)

PARRICIDE.—A labourer, named Dugoguez, 19 years of age, has just been arrested at Behagnies, near Arras (Pas de Calais), for murdering his father by striking him on the left temple with a stake. Marks of violence on the body lead to the conclusion that strangulation bad also been attempted. When taken before the commissary of police the prisoner avowed his crime with the utmost coolness. Conducted by the gendarmes in presence of the corpse, he manifested no emotion, but commenced smoking his pipe. He has been committed for trial.  A poor Irish cripple sat begging at a bridge, urging his appeal to the charity of the passengers. A gentleman and lady—young, gay, handsome, with that peculiar look of gratified and complacent consciousness which indicates the first few weeks of married life— crossed the bridge. They regarded not the petition of the beggar ; so, just as they passed hind, be exclaimed, " May the blessing of the Lord, which brings love, and joy, and wealth, and a fine family, follow you all the days of your life "—a pause ; the couple passed heedlessly on, and the beggar, with a fine touch of caustic humour, added, " and never overtake you." At Birmingham, on Sunday evening, a number of persons miraculously escaped death by the fall of a house in Park-street. At the time of the occurrence there were ten persons in the house. A loud crash was suddenly heard, and the whole of tho front and side of the house gave way, and fell forward. Two persons in the attic escaped injury, but the occupants of the second floor were carried away with it, and precipitated below, and buried beneath the falling debris. The ceiling of the lower floor did not entirely give way, but became formed in the shape of an arch, affording protection to the three inmates, who would but for this undoubtedly have suffered serious injury from the full weight of the falling materials. A number of willing volunteers immediately set to work to remove the debris and rescue the inmates. In a very short space of time the whole of the inmates were got from beneath the debris, and it was then found that none had received fatal injuries. A very important meeting on the subject of " Scientific instruction" was held on Saturday it the Leeds Town Hall, under the presidency of the Mayor. The principal object of the gathering, which the Yen kshire Board of Education had convened, was to communicate to the schoolmasters of the district the advantages held out by the Science and Art Department to those win) qualify themselves as teachers of science. Mr. J. F. Iselin, the Chief Government Inspector for Science, gave some valuable information regarding the scheme of the department; and Mr. W. 11. J. Traico explained, by means of interesting statistics to what extent science classes and examinations have been carried on in the neighbouring counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. With the view of giving a practical termination to the proceeding, Mr. G. Jarmain (who has been for some years labouring almost alone in this district as a science teacher, and to whose capabilities the Government inspector bore high testimony), intimated his readiness at 9nCe to open •., classes for instruction in chemistry.