The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-06 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The depth of rainifallen since the drougheof last
spring is so extraordinary, that A statement of the quan-
tity fallen at Greenwich may be acceptable to the readers
of your valuable journal.

In May last 2:25 inches only of rain fell ; in June
4.76 inches—greater than registered for many years ; in
the month of July 2.22 inches in one great thunder-
storm ; in August 4.55 inches ; September gave 4.00
inches ; again in October we had 4.18 inches ; and last
month (November) the extraordinary depth of 6.08
inches : making a total depth of water on the surface of
the earth above 28 inches, or 2 feet 4 inches. The effect
of this unusual mass of water continually falling has been
amply detailed in all the leading journals of the day.
Certainly since the year 1800 so much rain in this locality
has never been registered.—l am, Sir, &c.,
J. HENRY BELVILLE.
Hyde-vale, Greenwich.

THE OUTLAWRY OF THE DUKE OF

BRUNSWICK.

THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE PROPRIETORS
OF THE " WEEKLY DISPATCH" NEWSPAPER, AGAINST
THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND OTHERS.

The indictment in this case arose out of an action re-
cently brought by the Duke of Brunswick against Mr.
Harmer, in which the Duke obtained a verdict, with
5001. damages, upon the oath of one Charles Casimir
Reinhold, that a number of the Weekly Dispatek of the
19th September, 1830, containing an article respecting
the Duke, had been sold to him at the Dispatch office
shortly before the commencement of the action, thereby
taking the case out of the Statute of Limitations, which
Mr. Harmer had pleaded. It was afterwards clearly
established that Reinhold had committed perjury, and
upon a new trial of the action the verdict was in favour
of Mr. Harmer. The Duke and Reinhold having ab-
sconded, and refused to appear to the indictment, pro-
ceedings towards-- outlawry were taken, and the first
proclamation of outlawry was made on Thursday last in
the Sheriff's County Court of Middlesex, against the
Duke, by the name and description of Charles Frederick
Augustus William Guelph, late of the parish of Saint
Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex, Esq.; and also
against Reinhold.— Weekly Dispatch.

SUICIDE OF A CAPTAIN ON THE RIVER.—On Saturday
evening Mr. William Payne, the City coroner, held an in-
quest at the Union Tavern, Union-street, New Bridge-
street, Blackfriars, on view of the body of Air. John Grigsby,
aged 59 years, who committed self-destruction. According
to the evidence of a mariner on • board the Good Intent, of
which the deceased was master, it appeared that on Satur-
day morning, shortly after six o'clock, the deceased went
on deck as usual. The same morning some coal porters
called to witness and pointed out the body of a male person,
who was lying in the mud. An alarm was raised, when
ono of the pier men at Blackfriars-bridge rowed to the spot,
and got the body on shore, when witness recognised his
captain. There was a piece of chain weighing half a cwt.
twisted round the deceased's body twice, and fastened in
front in a reef knot. The chain belonged to the vessel, and
formed part of the tackle. Witness believed that the de-
ceased must have fixed the chain round his waist, and then
deliberately have jumped overboard into the water unper-
ceived, when the chain kept him down. The jury returned
a verdict of " Temporary insanity."
CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS.—The 'following members
have been selected by the General Committee of Elections
to serve as Chairmen of Election Committees for the Ses.-
sion :—Hon. E. P. Bouverie, Mr. Bramston, Hon. F. Char-
teris, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Divett, Mr. J. M. Gaskell, Lord R.
Grosvenor, Mr. H. A. Herbert, Hon. E. Lascelles, Sir W.
Molesworth, Mr. H. K. Seymer, and Hon. E. Strutt.
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