The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-03 00:00:00

BEAR SiIOOTING.

The following morning I in vain endeavoured to
rouse my chum G— : he declared he would have a
regular caulker after two such IMP' days' march. I
was, therefore, obliged to sally • out alone, or rather in
company with my old horsekeeper Chennoo, in quest of
Orsino, and determined, in spite of rocks and briars, to
penetrate into the heart of his stronghold, and beard the
lion in his very den ; but in to doing had to encounter
a thousand difficulties, for, after proceeding some dis-
tance up the hill—
" Furtht r way 1 found none, so thick entwin'd
As one continued brake, the undergrowth

Of shrubs and tangling bushes had perpli•x'd
All path of man or beast that pass'd that way."--MILTON.
—and was often obliged in the course of the progress
to creep along on all.fours through this intricate maze.
I had just 'tmerged from this awkward position, fol-
lowed by Chentioo, when, at the turn of a rock, a
large bear appeared within ten paces. The brute w.is
advancing very slowly, and looking up in my face with
the most ludicrous gravity, which I soon put an end
to by giving him my left barrel through the head,
Whereupon the fhcetious monster rose capering on his
hind legs : bang went No. 2 barrel, and over rolled
friend Bruin apparently life!: ss. Immediately from the
spot whereon he lay extended arose a din which might
have awakened the dead ; for an instant I was taken
quite aback, but soon recollected it to be a second
edition of the music I had heard some days
before from the top of the rock ; and hastening to as-
certain the cause, to my surprise I beheld two young
cubs holding on like sick monkeys by the long and
shaggy coat of their prostrate dam, and, d—u their
eyes, roaring most lustily. I had no idea of letting
the youngsters slip through my fingers ; so running up
I laid hold .f each by the scruff of the neck, and at-
tempted to drag them Off their maternal hold. In the
meantime the old lady, who apparently had only been in
a trance, feeling something unusual going on, with an
effort recovered her legs, and began with one fore-paw
to wipe away the blood and brains which were trickling
over her eyes, and obscuring her visual organs : luckily
Chennoo, who carried my spear and rifle, was at hand,
and applying the muzzle of the latter to her ear, I set-
tled her instanter.

The young 'uns still singing out, but making no at-
tempt to escape, I remained a moment looking at the
old hag to see if she were now really dead or only
shamming. Chennoo was likewise steadfastly contem-
plating the cratur, till at last giving utterance to his
reflections, he exclaimed, " Dekho, Sahib, you see,
Sur, that d—n Bhan-Choot, him come night time into
willage, him get into house, and him take off woman to
the jungle ; 1 bhot khoosh (very glad) Sahib kill d—n
rascal." After this sentimental effusion, not being able
without assistance to move the old one, we secured a
cub each, and, in spite of their cries, carried them
in triumph to the tent.—Old Sporting Magazine for
October.

WATFORD POLIOE.—At the Watford Police
Office, on Tuesday, Mr. Job Johnson, the landlord of
the White Horse, Rickmansworth, was charged upon
an information with knowingly suffering arid permitting
drunkenness in his house, whereby he had incurred a
penalty of 51. and not less than 40s. Allingham, the
constable of Rickmansworth, stated that soon after
twelve o'clock on Saturday night, the 28th inst., he
went round the parish, accompanied by Mr Vender-
meulen, one of the parish officers, and on going into
the defendant's house they found three men, one of
whom was drunk. He did not see any beer served.
Mr. Blegg, the Magistrate's Clerk, expressed an opi-
nion that the evidence was insufficient to support the
charge as laid in the information. There ought to be
some proof that the man had been drinking at the
house, and it was not sufficient to find a drunken
man in a publican's house to punish hid] for permitting
drunkenness, because the man might have been drunk
when he went in. The Bench expressed an opinion
that the defendant was liable to be fined for keeping
his house open so late at night. Mr. Bit gg said this was
no offence, a licensed house might he kept open all night
if the proprietor chose to do so. Tile defendant's wife,
who appeared to answer the information, said that on the
night in question some men came into her house, and they
had some beer, and the man, who was stated to be drunk,
partook of it. Mr. Blegg said the defendant ought to have
taken the hint, and held her tongue, but after what
she had said he thought the Bench might convict,
Mrs Johnson complained of this course of proceeding,
but the Bench decided that her statement, coupled
with the evidence of the officer, made out the charge,
and they inflicted a fine of 40s. and costs.
MARRlAGE.—Appended to a paper OR the
Educational Statistics of Birmingham, recently read to
the British Association, are some pathological and phy-
siological remarks, from which it appears that the irn-
pec rfe tion of the senses most frequently occurs in the
offspring of marriages between first cousins, and other
near relations.

INCENDIARY -------
FIRE AT KINGSTON.--On Sa-
turday evening, between eight and nine o'clock, a wheat
rick, belonging to Mr. Francis Gamer, of Coombe
Farm, was discovered to be on fire by one of the me-
tropolitan mounted police, who immediately gave the
Kingston
alarm, and the engine from was speedily
brought to the spot, but before any measures could
be taken to arrest the progress of the flames, the rick
was completely enveloped by fire. The only water
that could be obtained was from ae. pond in a field at a
short distance, but the engine was tolerably well sup-
plied by the persons who ad assembled, and in about
two hours the fire was put out, but not before the rick,
which contained fifty quartet s of wheat, was entirely
destroyed. There is not the least doubt but that the
fire was occasioned by some diabolical incendiary. The
property was insured in the Norwich Union Office

BIRTHS.
On the 28th ult., at Newbattle Abbey, Dalkeith, the Mar-
chioness of Lothian, of a son.
On the 26th ult., at Spring-hill, near Stockport, Telonen,
the wife of Colonel Ti.omas, C. 8., and M.P., of the 20th Re-
giment, of a son.
On the 29th ult., in Montagu-place, Montagu-square, Mrs.
S. Steward, of a daughter.

MinliiED.
On the 26th ult., at Buxton, William Lacon Childe, Est'
of Kenlet, Shropshire, to Barbara Denise, daughter of the late
Thomas Giffard, Esq., of Chillington, Staffordshire, and the
Lady Charlotte Giffard.
On the 30th ult., at West Hackney Church, Mr. John Free-
man, only son of David Freeman Esq , of Grove-end-roan,
St. John's-wood, to Lydia Harriot, fourth. daughter of the bite
c, W. Glynis, Esq., of America-square.

DIED.
On the 23d ult., at Felix-place, Liverpool-road, Islingto"P
Mr. Charles Young, chronometer-maker, aged 74.
On the 23d ult., in South-street, Peckham, Mrs. Elizabeth
Marsh, aged 86.
On the 27th ult., Mr. William Pugh, jun., of Blackman"
street, Southwark, aged 33.
On the 28th ult., at Mile-end-road, and the Stock Exchange,
•Peter Bacon, Esq., aged 75. 51-
On the 28th ult., Nevile Reid, Esq., of Runnymede, ag—
On the 30th ult., at Leamington, the Hon. Mrs. Antrobl:
the wife of Gibbs Cra \Nfurd Antrobus, Esq., of Eaton-hall,
Cheshire.

QUARTERLY NAVAL OBITUARY.
Flag Officers.—Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin. Bart., G.Cg•
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, G.C. B. ; Bear"
Admiral Jas. Master, Ret.
Captains.--John Joyce, Thomas Stamp. G. W. Hooper,
David Buchan.
Commanders...-:Robert T. Haverfield ; John C. Wool-
nough, K. H. , William H. H. Carew ; George S. Wintour,
Ret. ; Wm. Leyden, Ret. ; William Brown, Ret.
Lieutennnts.—John P. Dutton, Thomas Doorne, Joseph R•
Thomas, William L. Rees, John Wood, Abraham Robtnson,
John Andrew Reeves, John Bundock, Daniel Leary, William
L. Tucker, Thomas Hewett, H. A. A. Symmes Frederick
Freeman, James Gibson, Charles Webb, James E. 'F. Murray,
Jonathan S. Christian, John A. A. Riddell.
Masters.—George Hermes, W. Fothergill, W. Pitt.
Surgeon.—James M‘Donnald.
Assistant-Surgeons.—Thomas Kidd, Robert A. Arnott,
W.
Steel. W. Moorhead, Christopher F. Waters.
Purser.—Alezauder Laidlaw.
Royal Marines.—Colonel Sir Rich. Williams, R. C. 11. ;
Captain John Maughan ; First Lieutenants, Lewis P. Mad-
den and Christopher Fottrell ; Second Lieutenant, Thomas
Hawkins.

London ; Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG) L°l
No. In, Strand, at The Sun Office, No 112, Strand, in "
county of Aliddlesex.—Thursdav, October 8, 1839.