The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-30 00:00:00

CLEARED OUTWARDS, JUNE 28.

The Franconia, Crabtree, for New York ; Petworth, Pen
fold, Naples, &c. ; Berbice, Grayson, Berbice.

SAILED, JUNE 28.
The Mary Howland, -, for New York.
TELEGRAPHED.

Wind at Holyhead N. W.—Off Holyhead, inward bound,
the George, from Naples, &c.
Off Point Lynas, inward bound, James Barlee, from Ja•
maica.

Off Holyhead, outward bound, the Liverpool, for Boston.
Off Point Lynas, outward bound, the Cabotia, for Pernam-
buco ; Laura Ann, for Lisbon ; Catharine, for Quebec ;
Samuel, for Quebec; and Donald, for Restigouche.

EGG.—A chuckie, well worth her weight in gold,
dropped an egg this morning, which at present lies on our
table, measuring 84 in. longitudinal circumference, half a foot
in girth, and weighing fully 34 ounees.—Dun Courier.

SOUTHWARK SESSIONS.—These sessions com-
menced yesterday before the Recorder, Aldermen Cowen,
Winchester, Farebrother, the High Bailiff, and other muni-
cipal authorities. The calendar contained but very few pri-
soners for trial, several of which were tried, but not one of
them of anv public interest.
A few any
ago a sparrow hawk, the most deadly to
the small birds of the whole tribe, darted against a half-open
window of a house in High-street, drew the head of a favourite
canary through the wires of its cage, held the grip with all the
force of a smith's vice, and busied itself in picking out the eye%
and brains. The mistress of the family who happened to be
sitting in an adjoining apartment, heard a noise or flutter, and
hurried to the spot under the impression that all was not right
with a bird endeared to her by many tender recollections. But
she was too late, and in the first burst of emotion seized the
intruder, and dashed it to the ground with such force that it
instantly expired. It is but rare that hawks in towns arc so
reckless and bold, and it may be worth while to add that an
incident, which, under ordinary circumstances, has the effect
of throwing the nursery into tears, was in this instance com-
mitted in the house of our worthy Chief Magistrate. Hawks,
however, arc above or beyond the law, and care nothing what-
ever for the powers that be.—Dumfries Courier.
HAWKING IN ZETLAND.— Earl Patrick of Ork-
ney kept a number of hunting hawks at his Castle of Scallo-
way in Zetland, and levied a tax of a hen from every house to
feed them. This tax has long been in disuse, but the Zet-
landers are under great alarm at present on account of an order
said to have been made to resume the tax of the hen, with a
peony in addition to pay her freight to Edinburgh.—Edinburult
Advertiser.

DINNER TO THOMAS CAMPBELL, ESQ.—The
Campbell Club entertained their distinguished patron at din-
ner on Tuesday last. Professor Wilson was invited, and with
that prompt heartiness which always animates him when called
upon to express his admiration of true genius, he cast all in-
cumbrances behind him and name. With two such men the
Ivening could not fail to be delightful in the extreme, We
have often been electrified by his eloquence, but never heard
him so felicitous and powerful as on this occas;on. The bard
of Hope was like his poems, delicate, tender, and tasteful, with
a delicious play of quiet sly humour. Altogether the even-
ing will not easily he forgotten by those who were present.
Mr. Campbell has accepted an invitation from the Glasgow
Polish Association.—Glasgow Argus.
SUPPLY OF COALS TO 'THE METROPOLIS.—A
new Company is established for the purpose of extensively
working the collieries of the county of Durham, and parties
connected with the coal mining districts of the north of Eng-
land have embarked largely in the undertaking. It is called
the Durham County Coal Company. Its capital is 500,000 j.,
and it is promoted by parties conversant with the subject, who
are supposed to have made judicious seleetions of collieries and
coalfields.—Morning Parr..
The Emperor of Russia has lately granted to the
Acad,cmy of Sciences of St. Petersbug the sum of bO,OOO
roubles, for the purpose of making a trigomunetrieal survey of
the levels of the Black Sea and tho
Caspian, whereby a pro.
blem of the highest impmtaneo may be solved.
(in the 41ist instant, as M. Dubois, rector of Saint
Nectaire, in the Puy de Dome, who is upwards of 80 years
old, was coming from church at eight o'clock in the morning,
he was assailer by, a man to whom ho had given alms the day
before, who stabbed him in many places with a dagger, and
did not desist until ho was interrupted by the approach of
some people. He then fled, but was pursued and taken at
the moment he was attempting to commit suicide. The rec-
tor lies in a hopeless state. The act took place in sight of
only one woman, and its cause is as ye: a mystery.—Galig,
nani's Messenger,