The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-23 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Malcolm, from Singapore to London, in the Straits of
Sunda; Hinda, from Manilla and Singapore to London, Nov.
18 ; Argyll, from Calcutta, and the Cape to London, Jan.
11 ; all by the Horatio, arrived at St. Helena.
The Saha, from Liverpool to the Cape, Dec. 27, in lat 3,
N., long. 22, W. ; Eclipse, of London, Jan. 4, in lat. 4, N.,
long. 24, W., by the Schelde, arrived from Batavia.

HYDE PARK.—The iron railing which was in pro-
gress on the northern side of the Park, from Cumberland gate
to Victoria gate, has been recently completed the whole way,
so that the occupiers of the splendid mansions in the Bays,
water-road enjoy an uninterrupted view of the magnificent
grounds of the Park. This improvement originated with the
erection of the very handsome gates and lodge which ornament
the entrance to the Park from Oxford-street, erected at the
sole expense (of upwards of 1,0000 of Henry Philip Hope,
Efq., of Arklow House, the principal member of the well-
known Hope family. The designs for the gates and lodge
were furnished by Mr. Hope himself, and were submitted by
him to his Majesty George the Fourth, who ex-pressed hls ap-
probation'in the most flattering terms in an autograph letter to
Mr Hope. The King also directed that the gate should be
called " Hope Gate," but for some reason unexplained his
Majesty's command was never executed.
WAR WITH THE BURMESE.—We bear that
there is every probability of a war with the Burmese. The
ultimatum of the supreme Govcrnmer t has, we understand,
been forwarded to the British resiltnt, Col. Burney, for the
information of the King. The Governor-General's departure
for the Mofussil will, n e believe, be postponed until the result
of this dispatch is known.—Bengal fiurkaru, Sept. 7.
Thursday evening, about fire o'clock, the body of a
man was found on the shore of the Surrey side of Waterloo
Bridge, left there by the ebbing tide. He wal dressed in a
a black frock coat, black waistcoat, and dark cord worsted
troivsers, shawl neckerchief, and half-boots. He had, in his
waistcoat pocket, two half-crowns, some halfpence, and two
latch-keys, but nothing was found upon -his person to lead to
the discovery tf his name. It is supposed to be theyerson
who jumped off Waterloo Bridge on last Tuesday ni:ht. The
body was conveyed to the bone-house of St. John's Church,
Waterloo-road, to await the Coroner's Inquest.

CALTON FIILL.—A correspondent of the Dum-
fries Courier writes—" It is just a millenium; or thousand
years, this present year, 1838, since Scotland, by the subjec-
tion, or destruction of the Picts, first received its name. We
have had centenaries kept of late years ; and, too, there is a
centenary in view for us-Lthe celebration of the commence-
ment of our Reformation by John Knox—see the Lochmaben
Presbytery records, lately published in your paper, about the
time when the Geneva Reformaticn centenary was celebrated.
Now, I would suggest, to distinguish this memorable year,
that the " tocsin be soundcd,"—a hint given through the me-
dium of newspapers. " Now is the day" to have our National
Monument, on the Calton-hill of Edinburgh, completed by
subscriptions and otherwise. It was talked of, not very long
ago, " that, provided each tradesman would give a day's work,
or a day's work's wage, we might thereby have something of
no mean amount." As it stands, it is a national disgrace

After the left wing of the Highlanders were re-
pulsed and broken at Culloden, Lord Eleho rode up to the
Chevalier and told him all was lost, and that nothing re-
mained except to charge at the head of 2,000 men, who
were still unbroken, and either turn the fate of the day or
die sword in hand, as became his pretensions. The chevalier
gave him some evasive answer, and, turning his horse's head
rode off the field. Lord Eleho called arter him (I write his
very words), " There you go for a
. Italian," and never would see him again, though he rest his
property and remained an exile in the cause. —Lcekhart's
Life of Scott. •
Last week a poor old man at Ripple, who was
unable to pay a demand made on him by the Guardians of the
live Union for-the payment of 9s. for the expense of main•
taining his son in the wurkhowe, had his pig sold under an
order of the Magistiates made at the Deal Petty Sessions,
and which brought the Union 555. at. the sale, since' which
they have demanded of the poor fellow ss. more. for extra ex.
penses. —Kentish Chronicle.
An accident of a dreadful nature occurred to Mr; Wm.
Woods, junior, keeper, at Somerton, to the Earl of Jersey, on Wednes-
day, while shooting rabbits with his father on Heyford.cornrtion. It
appears that the latter was in the act of shooting at a rabbit, when his
gun went off beforo he got it to his shoulder, and the whole of the con.
tents entered his son's back. The agonized parent has been in a state
bordering on di:triction since the melancholy event. The unfortunate
youth died at two o'clock on Thursday.—Both Herald.