The Sun. — 1868-06-02 (London, England)

BOO. A Parisian, M. Adrien Scholl by name, has just been fortunate enough to become the possessor of the person (and purse) of Miss Irene Perkins, daughter of the great brewer. The Paris papers, in announcing this fact, mention an incident for which they must be responsible. They say that in the year 1822 there was a certain huge vat in Mr. Perkins's brewery, the beer of which had such delicious bouquet that everybody was asking for it, and the vat which should have lasted a month became emptied in a fortnight. When empty, the secret of this fine flavour was discovered. At the bottom of the vat was a dead negro, who had committed suicide in a fit of disappointed love. " There are still," says the Petite Presse, " thirsty souls in the Strand who speak of the negro beer' with an air of sadness. Bordelais (the people of Bordeaux) gossiping about the comet' wine could not assume a more melancholy air." I suppose that nowa-days there is more spirit than body in English beer.  The Pays asserts that three men have been arrested at Rouen on a charge of conspiring against the Emperor Napoleon's life. The Pays is not a trustworthy authority on most matters, but being devotedly Imperialist, and calling itself par cxedience "Journal de l'Empire," it is scarcely likely to have spread a report of this kind without some foundation. The Constitutionnel, however, denies the statement. The Liberte says that on the arrival of the Cretan deputies at Athens, the French and English consuls with one consent addressed energetic representations to the Government of King George, advising it to refuse entry into his Parliament to deputies come from a country under the rule of the Sultan of Turkey. Taking this advice into consideration, the Greek Government had the prudence to elude the demands of the Cretan deputies, who consequently have not entered the Greek Parliament.  Although the morning papers still continue to receive letters from their special correspondents in Abyssinia, the interest in the campaign is gradually dying away. When the stock subject of the weather is considered to be of such importance as to have more than a column devoted to it, it may be taken for granted that no stirring incidents are occurring on "the march" to deserve attention. All the communications bear evidence of being " padded," and the sage remark of the representative of the licraid—that he is sure the British public must be getting heartily sick of Abyssinia will be agreed to without a murmur. When "specials" have nothing to chronicle but the prico of a bottle of Lrandyand a box of matches,it is evident that the " sound of strife" has disappeared.  Burying alive in India does not appear to be altogether an extinct crime. Lepers weary of life now resort to this means of getting out of the world. The Friend of India, in mentioning the matter, calls attention to the difficulty of pre-enting the practice. Vain are the threats of death or imprisonment to those assisting at the ceremony, for, seeing that the offenders are lepers, death would in many cases be welcome, and they know that no prince would introduce them into his prisons. Therefore, the practice is unfortunately increasing, though happily but slowly. The list for six years contains less than twelve cases. Our informant suggests that lizArettos • should be erected, in which the affiicted en a' ures would get Mlle kin sl 9/ §y9ltß and comaritiv; combit