The Sun. — 1859-01-08 (London, England)

HALL.—'rho following arc the names of Ale gentlemen who pasted their examination in the science and practice of medicine and received certificates to practise on Thursday, January 6":—Wm. Smith Thomas; Dew-street, Haverford west ; Charles Wyatt Smith, Hightdreet,yoplar. ,  , . A dreadful accident took place the day before yesterday at Saumur. Captain Jsinchere, one of the officers of the School of Cavalry of that place, was out riding, when his horse took fright and, dashing off at a &emelt, dous pace, mnped into the Loire. The unfortunate officer Was drcwlted, and his body was not found for sonic hours after. ,The horse regained the bank in safety. The Var publishes the following particulars of the duel which lately took place near St. Laurent du Var, near Nice, already briefly mentioned :—" The hostile meeting took place with pistols in a wood belonging to General Count Partouneaut, the parties being Count de Luzy, brother of the general 'commanding a ' brigade of the army of Lyons, a num of 60, and Count de Saissy, of Nice, a young man of 24. Count de Saissy took 'Hence at sonic expression used by M. de Luzy, who at once apologised, but M. de Saissy would hear nothing, but exclaimed; ' Though you are the brother of a; general, you must fight me, otherwise you shall be stigmatised as a coward I' and at the same time he tore the decoration of Isbella the Catholic, which M. de Limy was then wearing. In these painful circumstances M. de Luzy had the good sense not to give way to passion. He retired, and wrote to M. de Saissy that he was no coward, but that, well knowing his (31.de Saissy's) hasty temper, he would overlook the insult if lie consented to make an apology. M. de Saissy refused, and the meeting took place. M. de Saissy was wounded in the right area, the ball passing through the fleshy part. The wound, though serious, is not dangerous. After receiving his antagonist's lire,' 31. de Saissy held out his hand to M. de Luzy, and said, ' You are a brave man, and I ask yOur pardon.' " At Angouleme, on Monday morning, a man named Gaudichaud, condemned to death by the Court of Assizes for murder, was executed. At five o'clock the chaplain entered his cell and told him that his last hour had arrived. " Ah, my poor daughter," cried the man, "I must then die without seeing you 1" The chaplain then Proceeded to heap his confession and administer; religibuifkionsdatiOn • but all,nt once the: turnkeys who renniinbd rntside ' heard the reveitid gentleman call .441k1p,:help17, ;Ibiteting at. pnee, - .they:totmdi.- to. their -astonisfulient, thec.chiplain struggling-with the•iondeumed—thelatter,hidttied a htuidkerchief tightly round his own throat, and was try!itg-to strangle himself, whilst. the chaplain was endeavouring to, i prevent him. The_toxiikeysovir Fed the man, and as thre* did-so he oriel'', "Let'ke • ..ii, i 3gou have.deceird ,me ICnbt'telling `the .of tifii,44 . if, ?Vt. _ _ion I lf ieli had told me yom would not haVef: .. I e illiVel" • Theinini sheringibie anieWhat more:ctifin, the chaplain again remained alone with him ; but presently new cries of the chaplain drew them into the cell, and it appeared' that the man had made a new attempt at suicide by striking himself violently in the forehead with one of his wooden shoes. Shortly after he was pinioned, and when his hair was cut off he begged that it might be given to him, but it was remarked that it could 'be of no use to him. He wept. At his own request he was allowed to walk to the scaffold, and he displayed great firmness. Arrived at the scaffold he calmly ascended the steps, kissed the crucifix, and gave himself up to the executioner. A vast crowd, composed chiefly of women, witnessed the execution. • A fire broke out in the night of 17th. May last in a house occupied by a married couple, named Louvancourt, at Lafosse des Sautes in the Eure et-Loir,, and completely destroyed it. Suspieion fell on a yoUng, man of the village, of the name of Brusle, cousin' of Louvancourt. who had entertained 'great animosity to him on account of his having rebuked him for ill-treating his mother, and he was arrested. He was ordered for trial before the Court of Assizes of the department in August last, but the trial had to be postponed in consequence of Louvancourt having, in despair at being ruined by the destruction of his house, committed suicide. Three days ago the trial took place. It was_proved that not only had the prisoner borne rancour to Louvancourt, and threatened him .with vengeance, but that, when the fire was burning, he was the only person of the village who did not render assistance in extinguishing it, and that afterwards .he had made a sort of admission that it was he who occasioned it. But the evidence was not sufficiently clear to satisfy the jury, and he was acquitted,