The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-02 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTH
or ENaLAND RAILWAY.—On Saturday last a most
dreadful accident, attended with loss of life, occurred
on the works now in operation on the line of the Great
North of England Railway, at Thorpfield, near Thirsk.
It appears that the engine had been bringing the wag-
gons employed for conveying the materials on the line,
and the deceased, who is a native of Scotland, thrust his
body forward to unloose the waggons to be taken to the
workmen by the horses, thinking that the waggons were
stopped. This, however, was not the case, and the
waggons behind him being propelled forward by the en-
gine, he was caught between the two waggons, and his
head severed from his body, hanging only by the skin.—
York Chronicle.
An immense sized eagle, of a dark colour, and
spotted, was observed on Sunday last hovering over
Romney Warren. When first seen it was near the
earth, but soon soared to a great height. A heron was
also observed at the same time, and heard to make a
croaking noise, as if in terror at the winged monster.
And whilst our correspondent was in conversation with
the looker, whose house is situated near the spot, a fine
large woodcock flew past, and settled in a field about a
hundred rods from them.—Kentish Observer.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE MODE OF CON*
STRUCTINO STEAM-ENGINE BOILERS.—The Newcastle
Journal says, we have recently had an opportunity of -
witnessing the application of an improvement made by AWFUL INSTANCES Or SUDDEN DEATH.—
Joseph Price, Esq., glass manufacturer of Gateshead, At his residence, Deal, Lieutenant Duncan, R.N., Oct.
in the mode of constructing steam-engine boilers, by 03, in the sixtieth year of age. Deceased was sitting
which, with a consumption of coal less than one-quarter with his family in the evening, in familiar and lively con-
of that commonly employed, the same quantity of steam versation, when he suddenly complained of violent pains
was generated. The peculiarity of construction lies in the bowels, and a sensation as if the limbs were
in the interior of the boilers, the flue of which is made dropping from his body. He went up stairs to lie down,
to pass several times through its entire length, thereby while Mrs. Duncan made him something warm to take.
economising the heat, and producing at the' same time, Before this was made, however, or the surgeon could
a current of air equally strong, as would be caused by arrive, he breathed his last.—Another instance of equally I
a perpendicular chimney of the same length. The sudden death occurred on the following day. At the
boiler, which we saw, was attached to an engine of residence of her mother, Queen-street, Deal, died Miss
about ten-horse power, with twenty and a half-inch C. Read, aged twenty, daughter of the late Mr. Read.
cylinder, and was working at about 1 ilbs. pressure to Deceased had been in her accustomed health, when,
the inch. The consumption of coal averages about being taken suddenly unwell, a surgeon was sent for to
two tons weekly, which, with an ordinary boiler, pro- attend her, but ere he arrived the vital spark had quitted
ducing the same power, would be somewhere about its tenement of clay.—Dover Chronicle.
eight or nine tons. There are other important advan-
tages possessed by Mr. Price's boiler over those in or- SINGAPORE.—OPIUM.—A circumstance which
dinary use, and which recommend it to the attention of has within the last few days been brought to the notice
scientific and practical men. Mr. Price has, we under- of •the mercantile community of this place affords a fur-
ther example of the determination of the Chinese Go-
stand, prepared a plan of conveying her Majesty's
mails regularly to and from the East Indies, which he vernment to prohibit by every means in its power the irn-
has submitted to the notice of the Home Secretary portation and consumption of opium. It appears that
and to the Board of Trade. He proposes to establish the unk which the King of Siam sends annually to
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a line of steam vessels, which shall leave Blackwell China, bearing tribute or some token of homage to the
weekly, and perform the voyage by the Cape to Cal. great Emperor, used also to carry a considerable quan-
i cotta in eight weeks, returning in the same period and tit of opium for sale on account of his Sivmese Ma-
consumption iestY,
carrying coals and provisions sufficient for which the Mandarins permitted the sale of with-
i on board during the passage. One of the great diffieul- out challenge, whereby he generally realized profits
ties attending Mr. Waghorn's experiment of overland that constituted no insignificant item of his privy purse.
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ails through foreign, and in part hostile states, would The opium, however, which was conveyed in the
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thus be entirely avoided ; and certainty, regularity, and tribute-beariag junk from the "magnificent King" was
refused admission, and the tribute-bearers told that if
dispatch insured in all our communications with the
any attempt were made to land it, seizure and confis-
East. Troops when required, might also be trans- cation would
ported with facility, and brought into the field of ac- ensue. The junk was accordingly under
the necessity of re-conveying the opium to Bankok, ac-
tion with a promptitude suited to the emergency of the
cans. The sum required for carrying out the proposed companied with a recommendation to the Siamese
plan is one million of money, which, when the import- Court to follow the example of his imperial Majesty in
ance of the object is considered, will not, we trust, be interdicting and punishing the use of opium within his
withheld by Government, should the scheme be deemed dominions. The consequence has been, that all the
practicable, as we doubt not it is.—Sheffield Iris. opium which the Siam junks now here had on board as
WONDERFUL POWER OF SINKING PER. return cargo has been landed, sold, and the proceeds
invested in British and Indian manufactures. If this
SONAL IDENTITY.—WhiIe Godwin was engaged on onetypical
fact is of thne
of consequences
opium in China
which
of his later novels, many of the incidents of which re- .consequencesce
hina
nadresitaomenstuhee
o
merchants and manufacturers of
quired disguises, he called on Mathews to have some from the prohibition
conversation with him as to the power of destroying Manchester las-
aand G
gow have no cause to be downcast, whoever else may
' personal identity. In what way Mathews satisfied him
mourn.—Free Pies:, April 0-5.
will be found in the following account of the interview,
which we take from the conclusion of " Mathews' Me- Prince Albert is a tolerably comely youth, about
moirs."—" After he had convinced Mr. Godwin that he the middle height, with moustaches in a very promising
might venture to assume gentlemaner of deceptionstate of cultivation. In complexion he is neither very
sible in his own plot, a g (an eccentric neigh- fair nor very dark, so that in personalities he may be said
bour of ours) broke in upon us just as Mr. to exemplify the happy fortunate medium. Perhaps
Godwin was expressing his wonder at the variety there never was a family like the Cobourgs so successful
of expression, character, and voice of which in making splendid matrimonial alliances ; the present
Mr, Mathews was capable. We were embarrassed Duke, the head of the House, obtained the Dukedom of
1 and Mr. Godwin evidently vexed at the intruder. Gotha in 1825 through his wife ; his brother, Duke
However, there was no help for it ; the servant had Ferdinand, married the heiress of the Princess of Ko-
admitted nim, and he was introduced in form to Mr. nary, by which he obtained an immense property ;
Godwin. The moment Mr. Jenkins (for such was his Leopold, the youngest brother, married the heiress of
name) discovered the distinguished person he had so the Crown of England ; the sister, Princess Victoria
luckily fcr him dropped in upon, he was enthu- of Coboarg (the Duchess of Kent) has become the
siastically pleased at the event, talked to Mr. God- mother of the reigning Prince of Leinengen and of the
win about all his works, inquired about the forthcom- Queen of England. The new generation of Cobourgs
ing book,—in fact, bored him through and through, seem inclined to well follow up the policy and example
—at last the author turned to ray husband for refuge of their predecessors, for one has married Donna Maria
against this assault of admiration, and discovered that and the Crown of Portugal, and another promises to
lushest had left the room. He therefore rose from his do as much for the Empire of Great Britain. Spain in a
seat and appro4ched the window leading to the lawn, few years will, perhaps, be worthy the attention of a
Mr. Jenkins officiously 'ollowing and insisting upon third. The prncipality of Cobourg-Gotha is in extent
opening it for him, and while he was urging a provok- equal to a morning's walk not unfrequently taken by
iLgly obstinate look, the object of his devoted attention the present Vice-Chancellor when he visits Cambridge ;
waited behind biro for release. The casement at length its population is nearly equal to the County of Dorset,
flew open, and Mr. Godwin, passing the gentleman with or about one-eighth that of Yorkshire. The number
a courteous look of thanks, found to his astonishment of the army, when up to the full war complement,
that Mr. Jenkins had disappeared and that Mr. amounts to nearly fourteen hundred men, and its re-
Mathews stood in his place nt ' venue for the support of the Sovereign and all the
CONSTANTINOPLE IN 1839' —The traveller members of his family, for all the dignitaries of his
who visited Constantinople ten years ago saw the mili- household, for all the civil and military departments
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tary a mere rabble, without order or discipline, every o. f the State, its police, and the administration of
soldier moving after his own mannseere,santhdeemla
after his own fashion ;he now dandarmed Jt. ce &c., &c., reaches almost to one-half the
regular regiments, clothed in uniform, exercised Prince Albert is at present rather guarded in
formed
ininto .:Imustnolu.n't of the Duke of Buccleuch's income per an-
' system of tactics, and as amenable to discipline as a his attentions to the Queen, the only thing very de-
corps of German infantry.
He saw the Sultan the mo-cided being that Prince Ernest, his elder brother,
del of an oriental despot, exhibit periodically to hi always takes an airing in a pony phmton separately,
subjects with gorgeous display ;or to the represent; leaving him to ride on horseback tete-a-tete with her
fives of his brother Sovereigns, gloomy and .
four-in-hand mysterious- Majesty the suite, of course, keeping a respectful
in some dark recess of his seraglio ;he now sees him' distance. Both the Princes are good horsemen.—
daily in European costume, in constant. and familiar in- Cheltenham Looker-On.
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tercourse with all people ; abroad
fdrii,vairnigs
in a gay chariot, like a gentleman o
with
and, at home, receiving foreigners
and usages of polished life. He formerly saw his kiosks
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with wooden projecting balconies, having dismal win- last week
Crates
down that excluded the light, and jalousies closed up drawing
from all spectators ; he now sees him in a noblepalace,
on which the arts have been exhausted to render it as
beautiful and commodious as that of a European Sove- The cases of " The Animal's Friend Society,'
numerous ; but in general the Magis-
treawterseueh I the law by far too
sli.htiv. Amos Owen breachesas fined ss. by Mr. Jeremy,
for having
ing . cruelly beaten a dog with a chain while
him and another man (Charles Ellis) in a
. truck, and Ellis was discharged. Thomas Bradshaw
was fined lOs also for cruelty to a dog, and George
Carr reprimanded. for aiding and abetting in the last
eign.—Dr. Walsh. offence. Samuel Hopkins and William Brett were
NATURAL HAWKING.—Friday a hawk was fined ss. each for ill-treating a horse while breaking it
discovered pursuing a partridge in the town of Bedford ; in. Also Samuel Ault 10s. for great cruelty to an
the partridge was seized in Well-street, by a boy named ass, all by Mr. Jeremy. But we
M`Grigh. were sorry to find
When the lad returned home, singular to that the same worthy Magistrate only fined a fellow
relate, he discovered that his mother had captured a , named James Davis in costs for having brutally ill-
partridge in almost a similar way. Both the birds have I treated a horse. Several other cases were brought
been since stuffed. ' forward by the Society during the week.

INTOLERANCE.—It gives us much pain to wit
ness the attempts to excite one class of religionists
against another ; and we warn those who are not them-
selves the dupes of the fanaticism they encourage, to
reflect on the consequences which may result from the
course they are pursuing. At one time we are told of
the great progress the Papists are making ; but is that
progress to be arrested by the threats of violence with
which some of the Tory papers are filled? Violence
begets violence, and hatred begets hatred. Illiberality
is contagious. Of this we may give an instance. In
Wiltshire, Semersetshire, and Gloucestershire, there are
a number of old nonconformist chapels. The chapel of
Tisbury, in the first of these counties, built on the estate
of Lord Arundel, a Catholic Peer, comes within the
above description. The lease being on the point of ex-
piration, his Lordship has again and again been
applied to for a renewal ; but he persists
in refusal. The Dissenters, driven from this
ancient chapel,. have been forced to apply elsewhere
for a piece of land on which to build a new one.
The refusal is, whether truly or not, ascribed to the
influence over his Lordship of Father Lygoe, his priest.
This piece of stupid bigotry is not, of course, calculated
to conciliate the Protestants in the neighbourhood, •r
diminish their prejudices against their Catholic fellow-
subjects. It is very possible that Lord Arundel has
been provoked by the declamations of itinerant orators
against the abominations of Popery delivered in the
churches and chapels of his own neighbourhood ; and
it would not surprise us if, in this very chapel, lan-
guage has been uttered by no means calculated to
dispose him to confer favours on those who fre-
quent it. But a long continued possession of a
chapel of this kind constitutes a sort of right to a
renewal ; and to refuse it, though not illegal, is yet
substantially a violation of the principles of justice,
The principle of the Duke of Newcastle, that " a man
may do what he likes with his own," is one which re-
quires to be received with much qualification. We will
suppose the country Ireland, and the estate belonging
to a Protestant, who refuses to renew the lease of a
Catholic chapel. We ask Lord Arundel, or his father
confessor, if that refusal would not be a piece of injus-
tice ? If, for instance, the Duke of Devonshire were to
say, " There shall be no Catholic chapel suffered on my
estates in Ireland," what an outcry would justly be raised.
But is it one whit less unfair, if the country be England,
and the owner a Catholic Peer who refuses to renew
the lease of a chapel in which the Dissenters of the
neighbourhood have assembled for centuries ? Tisbury
is situated on a small stream, one of the feeders of the
Avon, and some thirteen or fourteen miles from Salis-
bury, and the chapel is an interesting object to all
who visit that delightful part of Wiltshire. To the de-
scendants of the Puritans, who worship under its roof,
it must be endeared by the most powerful associa-
tions. Shame, then, on Lord Arundel, we say, for this
violence offered to the feelings of his Dissenting neigh-
bours! When shall we see an end to this uncharitable
strife ? When shall we see men vieing with each other
in kindness and brotherly love, and the charities of
Christianity ?—Chronicle.
IRISH REGISTRIES.—In Monaghan the Tories
claim a majority of 39 on the late registry ; in Armagh
county they claim a majority of 222, out of a total in
the late registry of 458 : this is somewhat apocryphal!
In the Queen's county the local Tory organ says they
have a majority of 53. At Drogheda the Tories admit
the numbers to be on their side 32, on that of the Libe-
rals, 37 ; but the Carlow Tories make the highest
jump of all, they actually claim on the new registry a
majority of 32, and on the re-registry of 138.
In the
county Limerick they admit a loss of 65 on the whole
registry. In Sligo county, however, they claim a ma•
jority of 61 on the re-registry, and of 10 on the new
voters. The Liberal journals claim in Louth county a
gross majority of 106 on the re-registries, and 12 on the
original registries. In Dundalk they state their ma-
jority to be 56 on the whole ; this is the more im-
portant, as the Roden interest is great in this borough,
and likely ultimately to swamp the Liberals. unless
they are very active. In Armagh city the Netory Ex-
-1 ambler, the nearest local organ of the Liberals, says
they have gained a majority of one on the late registry,
but adds, that the ascertained majority for the Re-
formers, on the whole registry, is nearly 100. In
Limerick city the Reform majority is stated to be 130,
and in the county the Liberals claim a gross majority
of 105 (see above). The Liberals admit a loss in
Newry borough of 41, the Reformers, however, having
on the new registries a majority of 6. In the county
of Kilkenny the Liberal gain is stated to be 37.
FLIGHT OF LOCUSTS.—They came like a dark
cloud filling the air for a long distance. The greater
part of them were above the tops of the houses ; but
many flew lower, and passed through the tops of the
mulberry trees. There had been a strong south-east
wind for about twelve hours. They came from the
east, and must, of course, have crossed the Lebanon.
Their course was west, but as they approached the sea,
I thought they varied, and passed more south west, as
if not willing to go out of sight of land. For about
half an hour the air was full of them ; afterwards their
number decreased, but it was a long time before the
last straggler had passed. AbOut three days after-
wards we had them again from the south-west—
the wind had changed, and now came from that
quarter. They now seemed disposed to stop. The
gardens and sands were full of them. They did not
seem to eat anything, but were employed in depositing
their eggs, which they place in the sands or earth. An
acquaintance of mine, who has just retured from Tri-
poli, states that all the way from li•bail to the river
Beyroot, a distance of nearly twenty miles, the locusts
are thrown out on the shore in such numbers, as to lie
from 18 inches to two feet deep—they have been
drowned in the sea. The old locusts do not do much
injury ; it is the young ones, which will come out in a
month or six weeks after the eggs are deposited in the
sands, that eat so voraciously and destroy all before
them.—Letters on Palestine.
LONG PSALMS.—At a meeting of the Perth
Town Council, held on Monday week, Mr. Kinnoch,
Precentorw h i
eh
was
accepted.
i n the We s t Church,cuon
Councillor
lo gave r
me n
zi hisni
es
re resignation,mark e d
that, according to report, Mr. Kinnoch had been induced
No human lungs could stand it.—
to enormously " long psalms" he had to
.h
(Roars of laughter.)—Perth Chronicle.