The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-28 00:00:00

PANORAMA OF THE OHIO.

Mr. Banvard, the painter of the immense panorama
of the Mississipi, which lately attracted so much
notice, has opened another of somewhat similar di-
mensions at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. The sub-
ject is the River Ohio, with the craft that crowd its
stream, and the cities, towns, and villages that adorn
its banks. This is a very interesting painting, and it
bears upon it the impress of correctness in regard to
delineation. The scenery is of a beautiful character,
and must strike a European who nas never visited
the shores of America with no little wonder
and admiration. Cincinnati, the Queen of the West,
and the largest inland city of the United States,
forms one of the most prominent objects in the pa-
norama. The ♦arious changes of eifect that are in-
troduced, such as ;the alternation of day and night,
the burning of a forest, a white fog, &c., give in•
creased interest to the scene. This painting displays
more freedom, and a finer idea of colour, than Mr.
13anvard's former panorama of the Mississippi, and
will, we have no doubt, prove a great attraction
during the forthcoming season.

THE ROCHDALE SAVINGS BANY.—During the last
week the trustees and managers of the Savings Bank
were devising some plan to set on foot a subscription, to
meet the claims of the poor depositors; but there is
great difficulty in succeeding satisfactorily in this way,
as the sum to be raised is so enormously great. It is no
easy matter to raise 60,0001. by a subscription, and the
attempt has something in it very discouraging. Yet to
meet these difficulties is better than to hold out false
hopes to the depositors. One Manchester paper is hold-
ing out a forlorn hope that Mr. Haworth has some
property invested iu Leeds. It also hashes up
for its readers every week a cock and bull story
about some boxes having been removed from the
Savings Bank, but all the while keeps back what would
explain the whole affair. The late Mr. Johnson, father
of Mrs. George Haworth, lived at the Savings Bank.
This gentleman died about last May, and left three
daughters, viz , Mrs. G. Haworth, Mrs. Brigs, and Mrs.
Wallis. His (Mr. Johnson's) furniture was divided
amongst his three daughters, and taken from the Savings
Bank at separate times, as two of these daughters do not
live in the town. One of them lives at some distance,
and most likely her share of the furniture would have
to be sent by " rail." At one of these removals, the
writer of this paragraph saw a lurry at the door of the
Savings Bank, which took off chairs, tables, and boxes.
No one for a moment can imagine that these boxes were
filled with gold, and thus publicly sent away.—Man-
chester Guardian.

A GAMEKEEPER SHOT.—A little before one o'clock
on the morning of Christmas-day, Robert Orphan, one
of the Earl of Lonsdale's gamekeepers, at Lowther
Castle, in Westmoreland, was shot by a poacher, at a
place called Bessy Gill, in his Lordship's preserves,
near Lowther. It appears that Orphan, with four
others, were out watching, but at the time the keeper
was shot his companions were not near him. In the
wood, at a distance of about fifteen yards, the keeper
saw the poacher, who, on recognising him, immediately
shouldered his gun and fired, without any struggle
between them, and instantly ran away. By the light of
the moon, the keeper was enabled to see the poacher
raise his gun to his shoulder, and crouched to the ground,
but the greater portion of the shot lodged in his left
thigh, the right side of his breast, his head, and right
eye, which was entirely shot out. He was soon after-
wards found by his comrades, and removed home to
Lowther Village, where he now lies, little or no hope
being entertained of his recovery. About six o'clock
on the same morning, the constables at the village
of Eamont Bridge, Crispin Pharoah and James Slee,
succeeded in capturing Robert Nelson, John Vickers, and
Thomas Ferrer, all notorious poachers from Penrith,
who had two guns, several pheasants, and other game,
in their possession. They are now in the House of
Correction, at Penritk, and were to be brought up
before the magistrates, charged with shooting Orphan,
on Wednesday.
SouTnemrToir, DEC. 27.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamship Iberia, Captain Burney,
with the usual Peninsular mails, left this day. She took
out a full cargo of general n4erchandize and a few pas-
sengers. The Peninsular Company's steam-ship Euxine,
Captain Evans, will leave on the 29th ins?., for Constan-
tinople, &c. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship
Trent, Captain Clark, will leave on the 2d January, with
the West India mails.

A "prophetess" who has been victimising the
country people of Devonshire has resorted to a novel
plan to impose on customers. She sells whole copies of
Homer's " Iliad," in Greek, as cabalistic volumes, con-
taining the secrets of destiny.— Western Luminary.