The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-13 00:00:00

CAUTION TO TIPPLING HUSBANDS.

We have been informed, that during the severe
frost, which took place about a month ago, a lively
lass who had been married about a year and a half
before to a young farmer, on the borders of Romney
Marsh, was much scandalized at her husband's going
rather too often to the public-house, and staying
rather too late when he was there. Several little
conjugal expostulations having failed of producing
an alteration, the lady, in a moment of passion, de-
clared positively that if it occurred again she would
throw the baby (an infant four months old, of which
he was very fond) into the military canal, and her-
self in after it. Not dreaming she would carry her
threat into execution, a few days only had elapsed,
when the

" Iron tongue of midnight had told twelve,"
before Mr. knocked at his own door. His
wife let him in herself, and without saying a syllable,
set down the candle, walked deliberately to the
cradle, snatched up the unconscious little innocent
sleeping within it, and rushed out of the house. It
is hardly necessary to say that the alarmed husband
ran hastily after, but so sudden and unexpected had
been her movement, that she had gained a consider-
able start, and the canal being but a few yards from
their dwelling, reached the towing path before he
could overtake her. Ile was just in time to seize
and save her from self-destruction ; but the poor
little thing was already in the middle of the water, at
that spot above four feet deep, and he could witness
its struggles by the light of the moon. In an instant
he threw himself in, and grasping the night-gown
which bad prevented its wearer from sinking, brought
safely to the bank—the cat!—dressed in little
Polly's bed clo•hes, exceedingly wet, and now
mewing piteously. His spouse in the mean time
had regained her own door, which was not opened
till he had plenty of time to enjoy all the comforts of
his situation. Before, however, he was quite an
icicle, admission was vouch,afed; but the story of
his self-inflicted ducking having got wind, no farther
stratagem was necessary to wean the swain from his
symposium, the jokes of his convivial acquaintance
being sufficient to prevent his again partaking their
revels; the impudent little pot-boy himself cries
" mew!" whenever he sees him."—lntelligence.

DANGEROUS STATE OF THE SURREY
ROA DS.—A serious accident was on Saturday evening
near occurring to three gentlemen passing down the Lon-
don-road, owing to the foot-path being about three feet
above the carriage way. The parties having occasion to
cross the way, about twenty yards beyond the Blind
School, and not being aware of the declivity, they unfor-
tunately stepped off the foot-path, by:which they were pre-
cipitated into the carriage way, and two of the party were
severely bruised.

The London Dock Company had been
making an extensive addition to their vaults on the
western si:!e of the dock, next Burr-street, under an im-
mense range of shed-roofing. and which they had nearly
completed on Tuesday ; but the men had scarcely got
clear of their work to go to dinner, when the whole mass
fi-11 in with a tremendous crash, carrying the whole of the
shed with it. We have not heard of any serious accident,
although the feelings of the poor fellows who had just
escaped a horrible and perhaps lingering death, may be
more easily imagined than described. It is supposed that
Vie failure aro,e from the want of a sufficient abutment to
the arches.

It has been mentioned in several newspapers,
that Commander RUSSELL, who was lately dismissed the
service by a Court-mai tial, in consequence of running his
Majesty's sloop Wolf on shore, obtained the rank bf Com-
mander at the age of 17, through the influence of the
Marchioness of CLEVELAND. To every one possessing
any knowledge of naval aff,irs, the absurdity of such a
statement must be obvious, but for the edification of such
other persons as may he desirous of information on the
subject, we think it right to observe, that according to
the Regulations for his Majesty's Naval Service, no
person can possibly obtain even the rank of Lieutenant
until he shall have attained the full age of 19 years, and
passed the requisite examination to qualify him for that
rank, and that after obtaining such rank be must serve two
years on board one or more of his Majesty's ships to ren-
der him eligible for promotion to the rank of Commander.
This was the case with Commander RUSSELL, who, having
completed a period of six years' service as Midshipman,
passed for a Lieutenant on the Bth of April, 1826, being
then upwards of twenty years of age. On the 30th
April, 1827, (nearly a year afterwards) he received a com-
mission as Lieutenant, and on the 28th of June following,
was appointed to the _Dartmouth frigate, in which ship
he served in the battle of Navarin, and up to the day of her
quitting the Mediterranean to return to England (12th
February last), a period of upwards of two years and seven
months, when he was removed to the Wolf, having
been promoted to the rank of Commander on the 2d De-
cember preceding, and appointed to that sloop. It will,
therefore, be perceived that, instead of being promoted to
the rank of Commander at the early age of 17, as has
been stated, he did not obtain that rank until he was 24.
—Devonport Telegraph.
We last week stated that a Board of General
Officers had lately been engaged for a considerable
time in the investigation of a charge, made by the
widow of an officer against a friend of her husband,
of having retained and appropriated to his own use
various sums of money with which he had been en-
trusted to pay over to an agent in Dublin. We can
now state that the officer alluded to was Colonel
George Wright, of the Royal Engineers, and the
widow was Mrs. Fitzmayor, relict of Major Fitz-
mayor, of the Royal Artillery; and we has e also
the satisfaction to add, that the result of the in-
quiry has been a full and honourable acquittal of the
gallant officer, as will appear by the following
letter :

" Lord Downes, Secretary to the Master-Ge.
neral of the Ordnance, Lord Beresford, to
Colonel Geo. Wright, of the Royal Engineers.
" OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MARC(' 31, 1830.
The Master-General of the Ordnance having had
before him the proceedings of a Court of Inquiry,
assembled for the investigation of the claim advanced
against you by the widow of the late Major Fitz-
mayor, of the Royal Artillery, I am directed to ac-
quaint you, that his Lordship is happy to Lind that
the allegations of Mrs. Fiizinayor have not been
sustained, but, on the contrary, that the Court has
reported that the pecuniary transactions between
you and Major Fitzmayor, as far as the Court has
had to investigate, have placed your conduct in an
honourable point of view.
(Signed) " DOWNES."
Portsmouth Herald.