The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-26 00:00:00

A SON ATTEMPTING TO STAB HIS MOTHER
AND SISTER.—At Marlborough-street Police Court yes-
terday, Thomas Richards, a young man, very re-
spectably dressed, and who was stated to be foreman to
a large warehousing establishment in Piccadilly, was
charged with having on Saturday night, while in a
state of phrensied intoxication, attempted to stab his
mother and sister with a knife, at their residence, No.
47, Rupert-street, Haymarket. He also attempted to
stab Mr. Turner, the landlord of the house, but he
fortunately escaped by jumping over the banisters, at
the greatest peril of receiving some serious injury. The
prisoner then commenced an indiscriminate demolition
of the furniture with a poker, at the same time bran-
dishing the knife in his left hand, and threatening the life
of any person who should dare to approach him. He
was, however, at last secured by the police. The pri-
soner expressed great contrition, and said he did not
know what he was doing. He was committed.
The continued wet weather has given some
slight cheek to the Railway Works in our vicinity, al-
though their progress is still creditable to the exertions
of the contractors. One of the sub-contractors has left
the neighbourhood considerably in debt, and especially
so to his workmen, who are, consequently, almost with-
out food ; he was pursued, but we believe has
escaped. The destruction of human life at the works
of the Box tunnel is awful ; nearly 50 lives have been
sacrificed since its commencement, and one during the
last week. A poor fellow, wheeling across the mouth
of one of the shafts, lost his footing, and was precipi-
tated a shapeless mass to the bottom.—Wilts Indc-
pendent.
BRECON, Nov. 18.—In consequence of the
heavy rain which fell yesterday evening, and last night,
and also of the late tumult in the neighbouring iron
works, it was anticipated that our fair would be greatly
injured ; however, we are happy to state, it turned out
much btter than expected. Only one horse dealer
having attended, the ponies went rather low, but good
draught horses, as usual, sold well. The supply was
more scanty than we have witnessed. Cattle sold well.
Cheese varied in prices, from 38s. to 445. per cwt., and
tub butter was sold from 101 d. to 10/d. per lb. Year-
ling hops reached 60s. to 655., and new hops 70s. to
755. per cask, and they sold brisk at the above quoted
prices —Silurian.
LONGEVITY.—From a few instances of longe-
vity no inference can be safely drawn ; but the fact, that
of the deaths in any district, a comparatively large pro-
portion is above the age of 70, is a strong presumption
in favour of the health of that district. These propor-
tions will be found to vary greatly. In the whole of
England and Wales, out of 1,000 deaths, 145 havebeen
North
Riding, at the age of 70 and upwards • while, hi the
Riding, and northern part of the West Riding of York-
shire% and in Durham (except the mining districts), the
proportion has been as high as 210. In Northumber-
land .(excluding the mining distria), Cumberland,' N.Vest-
moreland, and the north of Lancashire, the proportion
I has been 198 ; in Norfolk and Suffolk, 196 ; in Devon-
! shire, 192 ; and in Cornwall,- 198.