The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-29 00:00:00

UNION-HALL

Yesterday Ann Underwood, a well-dressed and well looking
yrung female, was br, u lit Lenore Mr. Swabcy, charged en
suspicion, of stealing five sovereigns from a Mr. Callaway.
After hearing evidence, the Magistrate should remand the
case until Wednesday next, ani by that time further evidence
would probably be produced, and it would give the accused an
o:Tortunity of sending for some friends who would speak as to
the respectability of her character.

REVIEW IN THE PHOENIX PARK.—Yesterday
the troops in the garrison assembled in marching order on the
Fifteen Acres, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, previous to a re-
view. The Royal Artillery, 2d Dragoon Guards, Bth Hussars,
17th Lancers, 7th Fusiliers, 42d and 79th Highlanders and
96th Regiment were present at that hour. Immediately after,
Sir Edward Blakeney arrived on the ground, attended by his
Aides-de-Camp. At a quarter past twelve, his Excellency the
Lord Lieutenant left the Vice-regal Lodge on horseback, ac-
companied by his Staff, and followed by the Marchioness in a
carriage. His Excellency was dressed in coloured clothes,
and wore his decorations. In the Marchioness's carriage were
seated Lord John Russell, Lord Lansdowne, and Lord Moe-
peth. Among the military men present in coloured clothes
were Sir W. Scott, who excited considerable attention from
the reflected glory attached to the honoured name he bears.
The troops marched past the illustrious party assembled round
the Viceroy in slow and quick time, and subsequently per-
formed several military manoeuvres with beautiful precision.
Previously to the termination of the sham fight which wound
up the day's proceedings, the troops moved off to Castleknock
and practised in the wooded ground the curious and interest-
ing tactics of an ambuscade. The various regiments left the
ground at half-past three o'clock, shortly before which time the
Viceregal party had retired.—Dublin Pilot of Tuesday.
PROMENADING IN RAILROAD COACHES.—In
papers on Railroads published in the Scotsman in 1824, we
anticipated that the locomotive coaches might be made of such
a breadth as to permit the passengers to walk in them ; and
that, by joining one coach to another, and having open corn-,
munications between them, the walk might be of such a length
as to serve for recreation, as en the deck of a steam-boat.
Every body knows the irksomeness of sitting long in a st?ge
coach, without the power of stretching the limbs, or getting
away from a disagreeable companion. The idea we threw out
is already in part realized in America, as we learn from
the subjoined statement. The Great Western Railway may
admit of this improvement in consequence of its increased
breadth:—" The passenger carriages of the American rail-
ways are extremely large and commodious. They are seated
for sixty passengers, and are made so high in the roof, that the
tallest person may stand upright in them without inconvenience.
There is a passage between the seats, extending from end to
end, with a door at both extremities ; and the coupling of the
carriages, is so arranged, that the passengers may walk from end
to end qf' a whole (ruin without obstruction. In winter they
are heated by stoves. The body of each of these carriages
measures from fifty to sixty feet in length, and is supported on
two four-wheeled trucks, 'furnished with friction-rollers, and
moving on a vertical pivot, in the manner formerly alluded to
in describing the construction of the locomotive engines. The
flooring of the carriages is laid on longitudinal beams of wool,
strengthened with suspension rods of iron."— Stevenson's
American Engineering.
AUTUMNAL INFLUENCES—That each season
produces its appropriate and peculiar effects, both in the animal
and vegetable economy, is pretty generally admitted; though
in its more minute operations, a sufficient accuracy of observa-
tion. has rarely been attained. On the subject of the Hair,
and the relaxing agency exercised on it at this particular
season, enough has recently been-set forth to show the neces-
sity of directing especial attention to this point. A mild yet
effectual stimulant is required to counteract this tendency, and
the popularity of Oldridge's Balm of Columbia points it out
as the most salutary and efficient application.
The corn trade has, during the last week, super-
seded all the interest usually bestowed on the Lords and their
satellites. The price of wheat has fallen to a few pence be-
low seventy-three shillings, and, therefore, the duty has been
raised five or six times the amount of the reduction. There
cannot be a question that now there is in the country such a
supply as will meet the present demand, and prevent any scar-
city till the harvest has been brought into the market. But
the dealers who, by capital and management, have a monopo-
lizing power over the market, are understood to have com-
bined to keep up the price, if possible, as near the open- port
average as they can, both that they may introduce the- prain
they have bought abroad, and that they may sell to thegbe t
advantage the stock now on hand. It is thus that the s
speculeor,, far
home-
farmer profits nothing from the Corn-laws; but while theirrents are kept up, the foreign grower derives the advantage,
the foreign consumer is made to suffer, and the consumer
home is made to pay for the advantage of the
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John Crawfurd, of Wilton-crescent, are comained in the( same‘
cause; but with what prospects? Where is there a public
meeting—where is their a single Member of Parliament
aroused—what has _O'Connell done or said on this monster
grievance—what are the Anti- Corn Law Associations afraid
Pilot.
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of—why does not Glasgow open the campaign ? Wherefore
should the manufacturing classes sit down in despair at such a
time at this ? The Radicals have been contemned for their
course of agitation. Let the shopkeepers and manufacturers
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—On Wednesday last, at the opening of the Ford paper mill,
the property of Messrs. Vint, Hutton, and Co., of Sunderland,
a party of gentlemen, in number 87, went to witness the power
and perfection of the machinery of this mill, which is driven
by two steam-engines, one of 80 the other of 12-horSo power,
driving 150 cylindrical rollers, with wheels and straps almost
ianuinerable. A printing press was alio in requisition, when
is presence of the company, and in the short space of six
minutes—a bundle of rags was thrown into the mill, menu-
f tetured into a beautiful sheet of paper, six feet six inches
broad, and of great length ; and which was printed off and
presented to the visitors with all the 87 names upon it, all
within six minutes. •
On Wednesday night a youth, the son of Mr.
Trench, of Albany-street, Regent's Park, took up a gun
with which his father had just returned from shooting, and
pointed it at his brother, believing it to ha unloaded. Having-
p.ulled the trigger, part of th, e,,itt•mt, ,etci, J the 1,, of ,e,
bide, wounding him very ;;,,rio,' i i,i: % '1- :t d' i:..• git,:
prevented the youth from holding it steadily, otherwise the
consequences might have been fatal.