The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-28 00:00:00

IRISH SOUTH-EASTERN.

The half•yesrly meeting of this company took
place on Saturday, at the terminus, King's Bridge,
When the report and statements of accounts were
received and adopted. It appears from the report
that " the profit on the six months ending the 30th June
hat, has been sufficient to clear off all previous ba-
lances against traffic, and leave a surplus of 2181.55. 2d.
to the credit of the next account, while, daring the
eleven weeks that have elapsed since the account was
made up, there has been an average increase of over
30/. per week as compared with the corresponding
Period in 1851 ; so that, on the whole, your traffic re-
turns present a more favourable aspect than they
have hitherto done.
" The expenditure, on the other hand, has been
carefully attended to. The directors continue to act
Without remuneration ; the office expenses have been
!educed to the lowest possible scale ; arid the board are
'nappy to state that they have succeeded in inducing
the Great Southern and Western Company to lower
the charge on haulage, whereby a reduction has been
effected in the working expenses of the line equal to
nearly 7001. per annum.
" The liabilities of the company are now nearly
ecttinguished, and the directors hope they will shortly
be able to accomplish what they so much desire,
namely, the closing of the capital account.
" The permanent way, which is under the super-
intendence of Mr. Miller, the engineer to the Great
Southern and Western Railway, continues in good
Order, and the trains satisfactorily and efficiently
Worked.
" Considering, then, that your expenditure in several
departments has been reduced, while the traffic revenue
°a your line is increasing, and havirg every reason to
(Irpect that as the resources of the country are opened
'sllt, and its intercourse encouraged by the facilities of
railway communication, that increase of traffic will
proportionably extend, the board feel justified in :lin-
dulging a hope that at no distant period this railway
*ill be in a position to yield the proprietary a fair
return for the capital they have invested."

NICARAGUA.
SAN JUAN DEL NORTE, SEPT. I.—On the evening
gthe 19th the Prefect of Granada wee aroused from
!bed by an express from Leon, stating that Munoz,
taken
a large number of French and Americans, had
en that city, and were marching upon Managua,
he seat of government.
The Prefect immediately dispatched one hundred
143 d fifty men and four pieces of artillery for the pro-
tetion of Managua. On the 22d Munoz was at Realejo.
ell being in his hands, great excitement prevails,
the Government impressing every stray citizen into
me,janks of the army.
1,4-ile movements of a certain mysterious French
'arquis who displayed unbounded wealth, and seemed
r„Blessed of universal knowledge in Granada, taken
atuFetber with certain confidential disclosures made to
I,:adY, leads many to suppose that the French Go-
urement are connected with this appearance of
trloz, for the ship Le Brilliant is at Realejo, and
the marquis has exhibited a letter from the French
~.,Inural in the Pacific stating that six or seven ships
"Illd be sent down immediately.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
On Friday, the 17th inst., a coroner's inquest was held
it the Swan Inn, Maesteg, touching the death of
Thomas Thomas, labourer, aged 49, who was unfor-
Zeately deprived of life under circumstances singularly
Claful and horrif in From the evidence adduced
fore the coroner riedgjely, it would appear that de-
Zased, together with a man named J. bullivfte, was at
at,k on the day preceding at the Maesteg Ironworks,
iT.441 was engaged in filling blackband in a calcined state
goal a if
the b clamp," preparatory to its being conveyed to
le, last furnaces. The two men bad just completed the
1,1*41 ss of " driving the piles," a kind of massive iron
ttlge, down into the clamps by means of sledge ham-
vii.3rB, for the purpose of separating the molten ore, and
)ere, at the moment of the accident, engaged with a
ale iron bar in detaching portions of the ore, which
Cl! Consists of solid lumps several tons in weight.
tit-4'llg succeeded in effecting this, they both unter-
tit..atolY lost their footing, and were in an instant proci-
tted into the burning chasm between the clamp and
stk lamp which had just separated from it. Sullivan
ti,,teeded in making his escape, severely, though not
liZgerously burnt, while his less fortunate companion
tee in the space of a few minutes literally roasted alive,
tilt) ~sealloke and sulphur rendering it impossible to know
ke,yrecise spot where he lay, until the devouring re-
°s had effectually done its work. The charred re-
of the deceased, who but a few minutes previously
Ittao vigorously wielded the ponderous iron sledge,
epii: eventually taken out of the fire by means of
" rabble." Verdict—" Accidental death."—
a' ea
Herald.

%r, Countess Dunraven was taken seriously ill
Ivre.clnesda but has rallied, and is now much better, at
• Grimn Y' s house, in Limerick.
1114,Tkle reports of the state of trade in the provinces
Sli(6B 1
I,t the past week present little for remark. At Man-
-141411' business has been rather less active. From Binning-
't is mentioned that the orders from America have been
4.4Paratively small, but that there has been a good demand
441 the eastern markets and for Australia, Uncertainty
• evails with regard to the future price of copper, and
lirrts:r all desc
isshowing
of manufactures in thatss article.
ng The
Ilerti °I iron increased firmne, and amo a
1411:°11 of the trade another immediate advance of 20s. per
I,,advocated, in addition to the advance of 295. fixed for
f of October. In the woollen districts both the home
s%e ,e'reign demand continue favourable. At Nottingham
iith'oarse of affairs shows no aireration, and in the Irish
row market there have been very active transactions at
ier prices.
a' prices.
OF HON. MARK H. SIBLEY.—Mr. Sibley
ibd c'ti the Bth inst., at his residence in Canandaigua, after
Nbut severe illness of eight days. Few men in Western
York were more widely known or more highly respected.
44P8 a distinguished leader in Whig politics, and an emi-
Member of the bar.
Ittar,C RUNAWAY
HUSBAND.—The other day, a young
Rik Led man, living in Nottingham, told his wife that he
tree going to have a day's fishing on the Trent. In accord-
with this intention he got his tackle in order, put up a
tive"„age of creature comforts, and set out on his way to the
. ,At the hour when he was expected home he did not
80 several hours passed, and still Piscator was non est.
b ,'•_ad left notice of the particular part of the river where
el;ended to spend the day. Thither a friend went in
of the angler, when his traps and his clothes in which
thnwaa attired that morning were found lying on the bank of
Ostream. But the son of old Izaak Walton had not
sern himself in as a bait to the fishes • he was too light-
Otted to adopt such a foolish course, and consequently the
lenger was not much shocked at the discovery. It sub-
itiatly appeared that the fisherman, having taken a dis-
to
home, had cautiously carried his Sunday suit in his )14,_, changed his apparel on the river's bank, and then
/114-7,,, probably for Australia. This much is true—he has
%ten, ce been heard of ! He must feel flattered by the fact,
it. his wife and friends, so far from making inquires after
4,1,1. are very happy indeed to " let well alone !"—Not-
• ra Journal.
14148 Medway, Msrkwood, has arrived from Port
;t4), Whence she sailed the 30th of May, with 65,051 ounces
thro4,, valued at 260,0001. The Gangekhas also arrived in
vis.l„`'nannel from New South Wales, with 17,852 ounces,
oeth"arl at 71,4001. The intelligence by these vessels has long
th,',anticipated the last advises via India having been to
Ist of July.
l'la, New York advises this week contain nothing
4116tortance. There was no alteration in the stock-market,
14" general transactions in imported goods and articles
,nti,i,:urY, especially those of French manufacture,. were very
kilett`T: A third vessel had just sailed for Australia with 200
"rs.,,,,gera, and another departure, with about 140 passken-
b Was expected to take place in the course of the wee. .
to II AUTHORISED LEGAL FORMS.—At the Redd.itch
hlt/114i"; Court, on Saturday last, before Mr. Benjamin. Par-
'aced Jauge a defendant in one of the causes heard pro-
Printed notice which had been sent to him by the
Iv r .
oilyesPectirg the debt claimed. This document, which
Vilnounted by the Royal Arms, purported to be " the
‘°._ pr'eq, notice under the County Courts. Act," an extract
tlich Was quoted in proof of its validity. Mr. J. Powell,
Itor
„„11 4t of this town, who was engaged in the case, called
",!th,,`,,,aation of his Honour to this form, and also to the words
cl!tleri trinity Courts Act, the 57th section of which pro-
, st every person who shoulusers e any forged process,
:Liver to any persan any paper, falsely purporting to be
Ittt,"Zaraons or other process of the court, or who should
Stk." Profess to act, uuder a false colour or pretence of such
should guilty of felony. Ilia Honour, therefore,
• dated
to the plaintiffin the case that he hud assuredly
• but
an offence in using such a paper as that before
Ot as he ha.l probably erred in ignorance, he would ac-
jhaq i„4,,Promise no-, to °fiend in a similar way in future.
t7,11e-A'.l4a also sent for I.lr. Lewis, the printer of the notice
12,t0 and,. havin,z made him . aw!irao. :uife.theujaF.oevaitsileoenes,
4), ishi cautioned him against is.suinb
t d
4'sii,tc", Air. Lewis expressed his readiue:,s to at en .
g"arn Journal.
t°Ltli,,AtlB.----" Waiter, take my hat," said a gentle-
01,,,aLl?arty one evening, as he was about going home..
) war?„
s 1 hrnn
itu lor '6 Well, sir, ‘,ll,
r,'` all the good hats have been gone more than

THE S ET 14,

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

- _
A singular and successful experiment was made
last evening at this theatre in th,, introluotion of
" The Organophonic Bend," or, :an orchestra without
instruments. Twelve psi-formers rrpresent a coin-
:. plete orchestra of but la wind and ?,ringed instruments,
and even cymbals and drums, together with the ILLlti-
cal box and bagpipes, by the human voice alone, un-
aided by mechanical means. These imitations are
most curious and clever. The band, who were attired
in a very handsome hussar-like dress, commenced the
concert, which was divided into three parts, by per-
forming " Rule Britannia." This was followed by a
polka, composed expressly for the hand; after which
one of ftem gave a solo,: in which he imitated the
cornet-a-piston, the hassouo, the trombone, and the
ophicleide. It would be impossible to go through in
detail, all that was done on the occasion ; suffice it
to say, that polkas, quartettes, marches, and waltzes
were executed with considerable ability by the
band. The imitation of female voices, of the bag-
pipes, and of the musical box, was exceedingly
clever, and the encores were general throughout the
evening. The higher brass instruments are the best
managed and the most effective. The tenors took
the trumpets, pistons, and clarionets, and so on with
the other voices. The imitation of the harp was ex-
cessively good, so was that of the musical snuff-box,
which was introduced into the "Huntsman's Chorus;"
while the performer who produced the cymbal sound
—apparently by is sort cf sneeze—succeeded to ad-
miration. The orchestral imitations ware varied by
concerted pieces of the ordinary German school, and
by some extraordinary whistling, accompanied on the
guitar by au artist who certainly uses his lips exactly
in the character of a piccolo. A repetition was de-
manded cf " The Huntsman's Chorus," the Piccolo
solo ; the Organophonic Polka; the " Laughing
Song," and a conceitante duet for the cornet and
clarionet ; and several other pieces were warmly ap-
plauded. The house was very well attended, and the
entertainment afforded complete satisfaction.