The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-30 00:00:00

OF ihE CHANNEL LEADING TO ROSS.

Harbour Office, Waterford, Dec. 25.
The Samuel and Mary, Dempsey, of Kinsale (coal
laden) is sunk in the narrow part of the channel leading
to Ross, which is in consequence nearly blocked up to
large vessels, and very dangerous.

DIARY OF A NUN.—This graceful and highly
pleasing tale, though it does not turn out to be exactly
of that ultra-romantic nature which its title might lead
the reader to expect, more than compensates in reality
and truth for what it may lack in extravagance and ex.
citement. It is the story told by herself of a high-born
and high-minded young English girl, who, in consequence
of being led into a fatal passion for the husband of her
dearest friend, is ultimately induced to quit the world
and take the veil in a convent of Carmelite Nuns. The
Diary portion of the story —which we have every reason
to believe to be a bona fide Diary of the residence of an
accomplished Englishwoman in Italy—is interspersed
with numerous personal sketches of celebrated living in-
dividuals, which give a peculiar verisimilitude to the
story, and, at the same time, a most pleasing variety to
the narrative.

THE DUCHESS OR ST. ALB AN'S MEMOIRS.
—The success of this work has been quite commen-
surate with the interest arising from the subject, and
the many particulars respecting celebrated living or re-
cently deceased characters, with which its pages abound.
A second edition has just appeared, with two portraits,
an autograph letter, and several additions. Among the
Ito) al and noble personages, of whom mention is made,
are the Dukes of York, Clarence, Kent, Sussex, and
Richmond ; the Earls of Derby and Dundonald ; Lords
Fitzgerald and Burford ; the Marchione,:s of Bute ; the
Countess of Guildford; Ladies Lough borough, Tempest,
Burdett, Beauclerk,i Sandon, and Dudley Stuart ; Sir
W. Beechey, Sir John Duckworth, Sir Coutts Trotter,
Sir Edmund Antrobus, &e. &c.

Mr. THEODORE HOOK'S NEW WORK.—
The January number of " Colburn's New Monthly
Magazine and Humorist" will contain the commence-
ment of a new story by Mr. Theodore Hook, entitled
" Fathers and Sons," to be continued monthly—" Isotta
Grimani," a tale by Lady Blessir.gton—" Lines" from
the German of Prince Albert, of Saxe Cobourg Gotha
—" Nimrod" in France—" The Newgato Annual, or
the Guide to the Gallows," edited by Jack Ketch, Esq..
illustrated by Phiz—" My Uncle and his Bequest,"
by John Poole, Esq.—Mrs. Trollope's " Widow Mar-
ried"—" Kind Cousin Tom," by Douglas Jerrold, Et.q.
—" The Life and Times of Peter Priggins"—" Speci-
mens from the German Lyric Poets," by J. H. Meri-
vale, EFq.—and a variety of other articles by distin-
guished writers.
TESTIMONIAL To Silt R. M. ROLFE, KNT.—
The piece of plate voted by the Corporation of Bury
St. Edmund's to Sir M. Rolfe, Knt., tile new Baron
of the Exchequer, and late Recorder of the Borough of
Bury St. Edmund's, was presented to that high legal
functionary on Saturday, at a meeting of the Town
Council. The motives which prompted the gift to Sir
R. M. Rolfe, Knt., are unoffectedly set. forth in the
following inscription :—" Presented to the Hon. Sir
Robert Mousey Rolfe, Knt., on his elevation to the
Bench as one of the Barons of her Majesty's Exche-
quer, by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the
Borough of Bury St. Edmund's, in grateful acknow-
ledgement of his diligent, just, and honourable dischargee
of the office of Recorder of that Borough, during the
period of twelve years. 18th November, 1839 ".
0:se"
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piece of plate consists of a highly chased and etnb
silver salver, of the value of 100 guineas.
LEAP.
TEACHING YOUNG HORSES
There is one gentleman in the Northam::
mannert° that he
cinshire Hunt,
whose horses leap in so extraordinary
aof training them
is the envy of the field. His manner of
recorded ; his
is truly unique, and worthy of.
to the leaping-her,
groom leads the horse by a string to loaded
and the gentleman is ready withs gun . with a
very :little powder and some pea when, if it falls, he
fires instantly at it, which, to use hi own graphic and
% them
emphatic expression, " alarm so d--bly that
they
never fall a second time. Strange and novel as
this method may appear to your readers, there is no
doubt of its truth, as the gentleman in question makes
no secret of such a valuable and important discovery.—
Old Sporting Magazine for December.
AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.—Last week a
dreadful affray took place between the gamekeep-
ers of Mr. William Henry Hornb3T, of Blackburn, and
six poachers, whom they detected in his preserves.
After fighting for some time, during which one of th e
keepers was shot dead and his brother severely injured,
the poachers escaped, takini, with them a quantity of
game they had killed. On Saturday' two men, notorious
poachers, named Adam Mercer and John Crossley,
were apprehended. A coroner's inquest has sat upon
the body, and have returned a verdict of " Wilful mur-
der against Adam Mercer and John Crossley, and two
other persons unknown." _ _

A Supplementarli Gazette was published on
Saturday, announcing the commencement of the Penny
Postage on the 10th of January, and carrying into
effect the Treasury Minute already published in The
Sun, and repeated to-day in another place.

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Wheat, Northurnkrland 49s. 7
Norfolk and Suffolk Os 7
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-- lAn. and Cam. —s. 80s. to 655. fine 7tlt.
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Mr. Joseph Parkes, in his capacity of attorney
to the Charity Trustees, has written to the town-clerk
of the Leicester Corporation, calling upon that body to
make good the deficiency of nearly 5,0001. in Mr°
Burbidge's accounts of Sir Thomas White's Charity.
At the meeting of the Town Council, on Monday, this
demand was communicated to that body, when they
refused to pay the money, preferring to be made defend-
ants to the Attorney-General's tnformation, and desired
that an intimation should be sent to Mr. Parkes to that
effect, requesting that Mr. Burbidge and his two sure-
ties should be made jointly defendants with them, when
these latter gentlemen would be obliged to make good
the amount of their securities, and the Council would pay
the deficiency.—Leicester Herald.
NEW YORK THEATRICALs.—The embarrass-
ments of the managers of the Park and National
Theatres in this city, by which the latter has been
closed, and the actors at the former reduced to two-
third salaries, lead to some singular reflections. Mr.
Wallack's failure to make the National pay, was
owing to three circumstances totally beyond his con-
trol ; the fire, the location at Niblo's, and the scat.-
city of money. Mr. Price's failure to make the Park
'Theatre pay, is also owing to three circumstances ;
obstinacy, bad arrangements, and bad times. It is
not a little singular, however, that with such an abun-
dance of available talent in the country, the two
principle theatres in the United States have failed
to make a single cent. during the last two seasons ;
and that the managers of each, after labouring hard,
going to England, travelling backwards and forwards,
and apparently straining every nerve, should be worse
off in every respect than they were two years ago. yet
such is the fact. We have now in the country, Miss
Shirreff, Miss Inverarity, Miss Poole, Mrs. Seguin,
Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. H. Wallack, Mrs. Morley,
Mrs.
Watson, Madame Otto, and several other female singers;
we have Messrs. Wilson, Guibilei, Seguin, Brough,
Martyn, Jones, Manvers, and several other excellent
male singers. There are also in the general business of
the drama Miss Vandenhoff, Mr. Vandenhoff, Charles
Kean, Forrest, James Wallack, Henry Wallack, Ranger,
Brown, Chippendale, Barnes, Placide, Creswick, Rich-
ings, Chapman, Williams, and a host of other really
good actors ; and yet from bad " management the Park
cannot draw a house.—New York Morning Herald.
A strong force of the metropolitan police
is to be
_
immediately sent down to Monmouth, consisting of
picked officers. This step has been taken in conse-
quence of the apprehensions of the inhabitants of that
town. Some of them left town on Saturday morning by
the Gloucester day mail.

SPOONS and FORKS, strongly v plated with
Silver on a white metal, and consecuently not liable by wear
to show any other colour. Table Spoons or Forks 2/. 19s.
per dozen. Dessert Spoons or Forks, Two Guineas per dozen.
Tea Spoons. 255. per dozen. Gravy Spoons, 9s. 6d. each.
Soup Ladles, 16s. each.
T. COX SAVORY,
Silversmith &c., 47, Corolla
L] (Seven doors from Grace.
church-street), ondon

to continue going
--:-------
Highly-finished HORIZONTAL FLAT GOLD
WATCHES; jewelled in four hole', with enamel dial, hand to
mark the seconds, and maintainira power
whilst being wound, Seven Guineas each.
These elegant waistcoat-Pocket Watches are recommended
for great accuracy and durability, the horizontal escapement
bein t
iy at
peculiarly soirtiedten warranty to
weoambuiilitey those important requisites in
a flat given.
A. 13. SAVORY and
SONS,
Watchmakers, N„. 9, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bata).

st, at Walton,
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`7 .' li Tfi S.
Street, of a daughter still-born.
B.Huts, the lady of the Rev.
inst., in Upper Gower-street, the lady of
Charles Darwin, Esq., of a son.
On the 27th inst
9-527ththlo
inst., at the Rectory, Leigh, the lady of the
Rev. Robert L'ilen, of a son.
On the 27th inst., at Park road, Clapham-road, Mrs. T. C.
00
rin thethe
Simmons, of a daughter.
On the 27th inst., in Upper Brook-street, the Lady Mall
Farquhar, of a son, who survived only a short time.
On the 27th inst., in Hereford-street, the lady of Colonel
Nevrbery, of a daughter.
On the 28th inst., in Beaufoy-terrace, Maida-Yale, Mrs.
Richard Rowe. of a daughter. of
On the 29th inst., the lady of W. H. Hodding, Esq.,
Glocester-place, of a daughter.
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Ai A RAIED.
On the 25th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, 1/11".
T. F. Gates, of Pimlico, to Laura Charlotte, second dsu
of the late Mr. Pawell, of the Admiralty.
On the 28th inst., at St. Dunstan's-in-the-East, genii
John Wolstenholme, Esq., of Holywell, Flint shire, to Emma,
fourth (laughter of John Day, Esq., of Fawkes-buildings,
Tower-street. t
On the 28th inst., at Trinity Church, Islington, Lieutensu
James Lash, R.N., to Elizabeth Sarah, only daughter of the
late James Harris, Esq., of Pentonville. ihter
On the 28th inst., at St. Margaret's, Westminster, James
third son of William Hedger, Esq., of St. George's, South-
wark, to Mary Ann Butt, youngest daughter of Valentine
Davis, Esq., of St. Margaret's, Westminster.

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On the 23d inst., at Dedham, in Essex, Mrs. S. Merry,
sister of the late Anthony Merry, Eeq., of the same place .
On the 25th at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Catherine, ilecon",
daughter of James Lawson, _Esq., formerly of Jamaica, and
late of York.. terrace, Regent's-park.
On the 26th inst., at Tottenham, Mr. Charles Bunifit'
aged 67.
On the 26th inst., Walter Richard Gough, Esq.,
College, Cambridge, eldest son of Richard Gouuh, ESq"
Kilworth House, Leicestershire.
On the 28th inst., at Clapham, Maurice, son of:Mr.
Moberly, aged 18 months. of Trip
of

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London Printed and Putn.sbed by MURDO yoUN.
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No. 112, Shawl, at Office, No. 112. Strand,
vountv of Mi4ltilesex.—Monday, December ?,0, 1839.