The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-28 00:00:00

MR. WALLACE, M,P.

(To the Editor of the Greenock Advertiser.) •
Sir—As you have stated in the Advertiser of yesterday's
date that rumours are abundant of my intention to resign
the .representation of Greenock, I beg leave, through the
same medium, to inform the inventors and propagators of
the report, that I have done nothing I am not prepared to
repeat ; and therefore, on or about the 10th of October, in
1838, it is very probable the electors of Greenock may hear
of my annual resignation into their hands of the trust they
have three times conferred on me at general elections, and
continuously refused to accept of when voluntarily tendered
in each successive year.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

ROBERT WALLACE.

Kelly, August, 22, 1837.

THE THAMES TUNNEL.—The repairs in the
works of the Thames Tunnel are nearly complete. Our
reporter was yesterday afternoon present, and found that

the water had been reduced six feet below the crown of the
Tunnel, the steam-engine having pumped out about thirty
feet of water. The means taken to close up the opening

of the river have been consequently, as proved so far, al:

ready completely successful, and it is with pleasure we no-
tice another instance of the skill of the engineer, Mr. Bru-
nel, in overcoming every difficulty which may present itself.
It is highly gratifying to notice the conduct of the work-

wen, whose zeal in prosecuting this extraordinary work is
beyond all praise. So strong an interest is excited for the

completion of this truly national work, that mane foreigners
as well as others visited the works yesterday. At a meet-
ing of the Directors held yesterday afternoon in the office
near the Tunnel, Mr. Brunel, and the acting engineer, Mr.
Pa.ie, rendered accounts of all the circumstances connected

with the late irruption, and the Directors authorized Mr.
Brunel to adopt the most effective means to clear the

Tunnel of water as soon as the bed of the river is in a

state to permit it, and to lay before them a report thereof
on a future day. The Directors passed a unanimous reso-
lution expressive of their perfect confidence in the plans he

has adopted. It was also their opinion that the conduct of
Mr. Page and the assistant engineer was highly praise-
.

worthy, for the energetic and indefatigable tuaniier in which
they bad performed their duties in the late irruption. We
also understand that a resolution was adopted to suspend for
the present the admission of the public to view the works.—
Sunday Paper.
MURDER OF CAPO D'ISTRIAS.—Capo d'lstrias
had been expressly apprised by the police that a plan had
been formed to assassinate him. On entering the chapel
on the day in question, he saw standing at the door of it the
two Mavromichali, whose relative he bad caused to be im-
prisoned. At first it should seem as if he suspected their
intentions ; for be was observed to pause on seeing them,
end to reflect for a few moments, during which he took a
pinch of snuff, as if to aid his reflective powers. The re-
sult was, that he passed the Mavromichali, who saluted
Vm respectfully as he entered, and he passed on to the
chapel, and attended the mass. On his return, however,
the brothers were still there ; and, immediately on his
reaching the dnor, one of them shot and the other stabbed
him. He died almost immediately.—Cochranes Wander-
jugs in. Greece.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—SUICIDE AT MR. FRANK-

LAND LEWIS'S, MAI. Faut..—On Saturday night a Coro-
ner's inquest was taken before Mr. Higgs, at the house of
Mr. Frankland Lewis, No. 83, Hatfield-stret, May-Fair,
on view of the body of Phoebe Parry, aged 40, a house-
maid in that gentleman's establishment, who nearly severed
her head from her body with a razor. John Whybred, a
gardener, had known the deceased fifteen years. She had
been fifteen months in Mr. Frankland Lewis's family. She
was a single woman and was placed in care of the house
while undergoing repairs. No one slept in it beside her
till the last night or two, when it was thought advisable
that some one should he in the house, as she appeared so
low and dejected. Witness slept in the house on Friday
night. The deceased's brother-in-law also slept there, and
when leaving directed witness not to let tile deceased out
and to lock the house door. Her brother-in-law left about
seven o'clock. When he parted with the deceased she
said, " Pray let Inc go out ; do not leave me here." About
eight o'clock witness, having missed the deceased tor a
quarter of an hour, went up to her bedroom, where
he found her with her throat cut. She was dressed.
George Bohner, No. 8, Berkeley-street, Portman-
square, was the deceased's brother-in-law. On Friday
night he did not go to bed, in consequence of the alarming
situation in which his unfortunate relative was, who never
-went to bed, and who was walking about her room all
night. He thought her deranged. She had not been
right in her mind s.ince about eighteen months ago, when
she was attacked with a paralytic stroke. She was then in
the family of the Duke of Somerset, in whose service she
had been nine years. Verdict, "Temporary mental de-
rangement."

As an instance of the number of peasants who have
repaired from this port, chiefly to Scotland, in search of
harvest work, we may mention that on Tuesday the St.
Caunib saile,t with nearly 800 on board ; and on her pass-
ing Moville, boats put out to her with 200 more, to whom.
whom the captain had to refuse admittance, there not being
so touch as standing-rootn for them. We are informed br
a gentleman lately returned from Scotland, that he found
the road between Glasgow and Edinburgh literally covered
by a confluent stream of Milesians and Highlanders, the
latter of whom have had their own share of distress, and,
conseguentiv have repaired to the Lowlands in greater num-
bers than usual.—Derry Journal.
Mr. Handyside, Advocate-Depute, has been, by
order of the Lord Advocate, sent to to take
a precognition regarding the disturbances alleged_ to have
taken place there, during the recent county election. ;Mr.
a was engaged on Tuesday and Weamesday in
is it
business, and was attended by Sheriff Eatou, and Mr.
dy side
Murdoch, County Fiscal.—Edinburgh Courant.