The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-19 00:00:00

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Decreaso in 1854

ABANDONMENT OF THE ERICSSON CALORIC PROJECT.
—The caloric engine invented by Captain Ericsson has
been finally abandoned, and is to be taken out of the
Bhip bearing his name, steam boilers being substituted.
From the beginning the result has been foreseen by
practical and scientific men, notwithstanding the alleged
complete success of the experiment.—/Yorth Amer can.

VULGAR SUPERSTITION.— A singular case of vulgar
superstition came to light at Yeovil last week. Some men
.vere cleaning out the Ram Park pond, when a workman
named George Swatritlge picked up a pickle-bottle con-
taining figures and signs which at once stamped it as a
device of witchcraft. Three figures of the human body,
fashioned out of gutta percha and some other substance,
and stuck all over with black pins, were in the bottle.
Peen was writing at the back, denoting that the figures
were intended to represent persons named Roan, Mary
tlillard or Roan (Mrs. Roan, to wit), and Trimby, and
that the artist consigned them 'to "sudden destruction,
legal and moral," &c. The sign of the planet Saturn
was made on the breasts of these unfortunates. There
,vas also a flat piece of lead in the bottle, with
cyphering and other marks on it, no doubt of great
significance, but we don't know what. The men
whose effigies were treated in this way are police-
constables, and have probably in that capacity ren-
dered themselves obnoxious to some one, who deter'
mined to serve them out, with the devil's aid. Roan
has for some time been very ill, but has recovered since
the finding of the pickle bottle ; which we understand
Nirs. R. and some other people think marvellous end
not to be laughed at. We must, however, do Roan
himself the justice to say that he assured use—when
he brought the apparatus to our sanctum tor the further
elucidation of its ithport, which we were unable to
give that he did not consider himself to have been
ender much jeopardy on its account. —Sofa erset
Gazette.

LUCIFER MATCHES.—It is stated in a recent work
that the manufacture of chemical matches occupies
at Paris 10,000 workmen. Two preparers of wood for
matches cut each day, by machinery, one eight steres of
wood, and the other four. One establishment consumes
annually 1,200 kilogrammes of phosphorus ; and accord-
mg to M. Payen that is scarcely the twentieth part of
:he production Of phosphorus in France, and which is
chiefly used for the same purpose. According to that
estimate, internal consumption and exportation may be
set down as requiring a supply per day of 76,800,000
(natches.
HERRING TRADE.—WICIC.—Sinde Thursday last very
little has been done in the prosecution of the herring
fishery. A. few boats put to sea each night, and on
Friday and Saturday some of those had tolerable shots,
but the aggregate catch was trifling. Last night a few
boats put off, more in pursuit of cod than herrings, and
were tolerably successful in the catch of the former, but
not of the latter. A greater number will go out to-
night, but so far as the herring fishing is concerned the
season may be reckoned as fairly over. The price of
green fish ruled high—from 15s. to 18e. and 19s. per
cran. On the Latheron coast, from lls. to 17s. was
paid.
CHEAP BOOTS.—Mr. Phemister, the fortunate emi-
grant we lately mentioned as having gone to Melbourne,
by the Minerva, and at the diggings got about 5,0001.
worth of gold out of one hole, paised through here last
week, on his way to Lossiemouth. Mr. P. had with
him 50 pair of Blucher boots, all new, which he had
bought at an auction in Melbourne for elevenpence per
pair !—Banirshiee Journal.
THE MURDER OF THE LATE DUKE OF PARIIA.—The
Independence Beige publishes the following letter, dated
Parma, sth inst. :—" According to the disclosures made
by one of the persons sentenced to death for participation
in the revolt of July, and whose penalty has been com-
muted into 20 years' imprisonment, the real assassin of
the Duke Charles 111. is a man named Carra, who, ar-
rested under that charge, was liberated for want of proof,
and embarked at Genoa for the United States of America.
Carra bears a remarkable resemblance to Boechi, which
accounts for the magistrates persisting in regarding the
latter as the murderer of the Duke, The good faith of
the Custom-house officer may have beeil the more easily
surprised as Carra, bore no marks of the crime he had
committed. He had had full time to recover his self-
possession, and you may remember that not a drop of
blood oozed out of the wound of the unfortunate duke."

ARREST OF A MURDERER SEVENTEEN YEARS AFTER
HIS CRIME.—The North American says :—A very re-
markable case, having, we believe, but one parallel in Legal
history, came before Major Conrad yesterday morning.
A coloured man, named Edward Crawford, alias Pat,
the " Irish nigger," was brought up on the charge of
having stabbed a young coloured man, named Francis
Tumbleson, to the heart, in a brawl down town about
17 years ago. The affair caused much excitement at the
time, but the memory of it had almost passed away,
when Pat again appeared with confidence in the streets
of the city (Philadelphia), and being recognised by those
who witnessed the perpetration of the deed, yesterday
morning he was taken in custody, and brought into the
mayor's office. There was a considerable crowd present,
and great interest was manifested. Witnesses were
called, who clearly establi shed the truth of the accusa-
tion. The prisoner was comas itted for trial.
THE WINDSOR COURT-3IARTIAL.—A correspondent of
the North British Mail thus writes in reply to a long
and elaborate defence of the officers of the 46th, which
ha I been forwarded to that journal under the signature
of "Civic :"—" One day last week a friend of mine was
travelling on the Aberdeen Railway in the same carriage
with a party of gentlemen and one lady, all strangers to
hims lf, with a single exception. One of the party was
a foppish young Cockney, who monopolised all the con-
versation. At last he touched upon the Perry case, and
gave it as his opinion that in future Perry would be
shunned by all respectable society. An elderly gentle-
man who had been sitting in a corner seat, apparently
heedless of what was going on, at this started abruptly
up and asked in rather an authoritative tone, And why
should Lieut. Perry be shunned by respectable society.
Thus taken aback the Cockney looked rather foolish,
and held his peace. His catechist, however, returned
to the subject, and entered into a masterly analysis of
the entire evidence in the case, and concluded by stating
that, ' having been accustomed to sift all kinds of evi-
dence all his life, he had never known a case in which
the accused had obtained a more complete or triumphant
justification than Lieut. Perry had done in the late trial.'
He also passed some very severe strictures on the con-
duct of the officers of the 46th Regiment. Soon after-
wards the gentleman left the carriage, and on the Cocls-
ney asking who he was, a passenger present coolly
replied that it was Lord --, one of the most distin-
guished members of the Scottish bar, and one of her
Majesty's Lords of Session, who had just favoured them
with his opinion on the Perry case."
SCHOOLMASTER GONE TO THE EAST,—Not a hundred
miles from Pencombe, in this county, the following no-
tification was, during the past week, seen posted against
the front entrance of a neat and pleasantly situated
parish church :—" I hereby Give Notice that a shes-
sians well be halden at Deetobeltun Hall in Bramyerd
munday thee 4th doy of september Instunt far Grunt-
ing lisenses far Halea spent Hoeeses. Cun-
stble."—Bereford Times.
MANSLAUGHTER BY A DRUGGIST'S ASSISTANT.—On
Thursday, a coroner's jury, at Ashton-under-Lyne, re-
turned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against a druggist's
assistant, named Robert Williams, for causing the death
of a young woman by improper treatment during labour.
The deceased, Mary Ann Speakman, was a single woman,
19 years of age. She was taken in labour on Monday
evening. A surgeon was sent for, but he was not at
home, and Williams volunteered to attend her. During
his treattstent she screamed violently, and evidently suf-
fered very great pain. She gave birth to still-born
child, and died some time afterwards. A post mortern
examination of the body of the young woman was madthe
e
by two medical gentlemen, who were of opinion that
treatment by Williams had caused her death, and ,be was
committed for trial by the coroner for manslaughter.
RAILWAY COLLISION.—A collision took place at the
Hessle-road junction, on Monday afternoon, but the con-
sequences, we are happy to state, were neither fatal
nor serious. The 3.10 p.m. train was slowly proceed-
ing along the line to the Hull passenger station, Para-
gen-street, and when at the junction it struck the
tender of a ballast train, which it damaged. Two of the
carriages were also overturned. Some of the passengers
in the other train were knocked off their seats, and two
or three were slightly bruised. Had the accident occurred
at night time, when the ballast train could not be seen,
there is little doubt that very serious damage would have
been done, and many of the passengers severely injured.
—Eastern Counties Hera t&

LATEST NEWS.

THE WAR.

REPORTED BOMBARDMENT

OF ODESSA.

VIENNA, MONDAY, SEPT. 18.
The bombardment of Odessa is reported here,
but not credited.

JASSY, SEPT. 16.

Prince Gortschakoff leaves to-morrow.

The Russian rear has erected quarantine stations
along the river. The bridges have been destroyed.
The Austrians enter Moldavia by different roads,
the administrative council readily giving the need-
full assistance.

ODESSA, SEPT. 11.

Part of the allied fleet is near Akerman, sailing
towards Odessa. This place is deserted, every-
body flying into the interior.
Several line-of-battle-ships are in sight.
Ten or twelve ships hover about our harbour.

PARIS, MONDAY.

The Journal de Constantinople of the 9th con-
tains an official communication, contradicting the
report of a rupture with Persia.

Tills communication was made at the express
demand of the Persian Ambassador.
On ate Bth the expedition to the Crimea was at
Serpen,Es Island. The English vessels were to sail
the follolving day for the Crimea.

Besides the steamers belonging to the fleets three
regular services are established between the Crimea
and Constantinople.
KARS, Aug.. 18.—The Russians have retired from
their positions at Kurukdere and Ingidere to the
fortress of Gumri. Ths campaign. in Anatolia is
thus concluded.

The reason of their retreat is as yet unknown.
Probably the stench of the dead drove them from
their positions at Kurukdere and Ingidiere.

Three thousand Russian corpses have been
counted on the field of battle, partly buried.

Four Russian battalionEof infantry, with eight
cannon, have been sent against Schamy], who has
advanced towards Tiflis.

RUMOURED LANDING OF THE ALLIED
ARMIES.

Reports of doubtful origin respecting the Black
Sea expedition were again circulated in Paris yes-
terday, and it was affirmed that the first portion of
the allied army had effected a most successful land-
ing. Although the Government was known to be
in hourly expectation of important telegraphic ad-
vices from the East, up to the hour of our going to
press this afternoon nothing confirmatory of the
above had been received.