The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-21 00:00:00

Yesterday afternoon, a lad, about 1G years of age,
was observed moving up the south side of the river, opposite the green.
His pace was quick and hurried. 'When he arrived at the bend of the
river below the spring-boards, he stopt suddenly short, and immediately
began to undress. Having taken off his clothes, as if intending to bathe,
he spread out his handkerchief on the grass, sought about for a
minute or two till he found a large stone, which he placed
on the handkerchief, and putting his clothes above the
stone, he bundled all together, :tying the handkerchief n ith great care.
He then took up the bundle he had thus formed, threw it as far he
could into the river, and bfore those who witnessed this strange pro-
ceeding could express their astonishment to each other, he threw him-
self at one bound into the pool, and was not again seen. We have
heard that, being unhappily situated in his father's house, the unfor.
tunate man had long contemplated flying from the embarrassments
which beset him.—Glasgow Chronicle.
CRIME IN EDINBURGII.—We some time ago
alluded to the numerous eases that had come before the High Court of
Justiciary, of persons being enticed into infamous houses, and there vio-
lently assaulted, and robbed of their property. For this offence a num-
ber of females were sentenced to transportation at the time; and it is
probable that the example made of these offenders has had some weight
in inducing their old associates at least to change their mode of com-
mitting depredations. Wa have been informed that on Thursday
night last a young man WPS unfortunately persuaded to enter these
abodes, where, after drinking a small quantity of porter, he was sud-
denly deprived of consciousness, and in that state turned out of the
house. He was taken into the house of another famaly, and Dr. Black
of the police.office was sent for, who applied the stomach-pump, and
succeeded in discharging a considerable quantity of laudanum from his
stomach, and he gradually recovered. There can be no doubt that the
liquor he drank had been drugged by his companions, in the hope of
rifling his pockets without resistance. We have heard that this is net
a singular case.—Courant.

NEW Pooit LAw.—On Monday evening the " Sal-
ford Select" met and passed several very strong resolutions involving
the resistance of the law. Mr. R. B. B. Cobbett and others declaimed
in a tone which their friends even, we suppose, would not describe as too
tame and dispassionate.
In pursuing the excavation in High-street, Lincoln,
for the purpose of laying a tunnel from the Butchery to the river, the
workmen bared a portion of the old Roman road. It is nearly a yard
below the present surface of the street, and great difficulty was expe-
rienced in breaking through it. It seems to be a cornpoition of lime,
ashes, and stone, and is congealed into one solid mass, about a foot in
thickness, and as hard as iron.
Some fields of clover grass, in the immediate vici-
nity of Perth, have, within these few days, been sold at from 201. to 241.
per acre.—Greenock. Advertiser.

Three ewes of the Leicester breed, on the property
of Lord Douglas, in Lesmahagow, have, in the course of six years, pro-
duced the astonishing number of 48 lambs, viz.-1n the year 1833, when
one year old, they had four lambs ; in 1834, eight; in 1835, nine; in
1836, ten ;in 1837, eight ; and this present season, nine lambs. Two of
the ewes now belong to Mr. William Finlay, in Hill-end, Lesmahagow—
Dumfries Courier.

AN AMERICAN STEAMER CROSSING THE AT-
LANTIC.—The Richard Anderson, Lucas, which left Charleston on the
27th ult. and arrived at Liverpool yesterday, reports that on the
Bth instant, in lat. 46, long. 30, she passed the City of Kingston
steamer, from Baltimore, for London, under canvas.—[The steamers
which start from the United States do not seem to make very flourish-
ing passages, when they let sailing vessels pass them on the way. It is
something like the old story of the Stockport stages, which pedestrian
travellers would not patronize, because they were in a hurry.]—Man-
chester Guardian.
A TIN BOA T.—Some younkers of this city have
built
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of the neatest construction, with brass pulleys, and all things complete.
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Lincoln Gazette.
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MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—The old proverb of " he
that is born to be hanged will never be drowned," was never more fully
verified than on Tuesday last at the back of the Island. A roving party
of gypsies had encamped on the top of the tremendous cliff
which overhangs the romantic village of St. Lawrence, when one of
their children approached too near the edge, and was precipitated
to the bottom, a distance of between one and two hundred feet.
The sexton of the parish, who saw it fall, hastened to the
spot,
expecting to find it dashed to atoms. His surprise may be imagined
when he found it unhurt, save and except a few scratches—a strong
thorn hedge having received the descending angel in its visit to the
regions below.—Hampshire Independent.
LONGEVITY.—It is a
remarkable circumstance
that the Russian empire exhibits more instances of longevity
any other country in the world. A recent return gives
number of those who died above one hundred years as
1311,122:3 in the course of four years ; above one hundred and five
I 1
fifteen years, 326 ; above one hundred and twenty years, -
yews, 1,064; above one hundred and ten years, 558; above one huts_
Bred and ;
above one hundred and twenty. five years, 80; above one hundred and
thirty years, 47; above one hundred and forty years, 10; and above one
hundred and fifty years, I—making a grand total in four years
of per-
sons aged one hundred and upwards of 5,470 !
Many of the parishes in the City—St. Bartho-
lomew, St. Mary's, Allhallows, St. Peter, St. Botolph, and others—have
opened a subscription to enable them to entertain their poor in the work-
houses with roast beef and plum pudding on the day of the Coronation,
and to give an additional allowance to their outdoor pensioners. Alder-
man Copeland has ordered all the out-door pensioners in his ward to
have a pair of shoes at his expense. The Goldsmiths', Vintners, Fish.
mongers, and the Ilaberdashers' Companies, give one guinea to each in-
mate of their ahnshouses.
The various temperature that has prevailed until
within the last few days, has caused much fatality in Lincoln and the
neighbourhood. There are a great many aged people in bad health, and
some highly respectable individuals in the city are in a very precarious
state, producing great anxiety to their friends and neighbours.—Lin-
cola Gazette.
On Tuesday the anniversary meeting of the council
and pupils of the Royal Naval School, Camberwell, was held, for the pur.
pose of distributing prizes to the most distinguished students in litera-
ture, mathematics, and the fine arts, and to hear certain statements re.
specting the future management of the school.
HAMPTON RACES.—The noblemen and gentle-
men composing the Four.in-Hand Driving Club (which consists of SO
members) have handsomely subscribed to defray the expenies of the
race course.

There has, within the last few days, arrived in this
splendid
osefr:Nirceellionfgt:celain, a present from the King of
csSeoasux:oltn:;:foatthhe Countess of -- (one of the most distinguished of the
ladies patronesses of Almack's).' In beauty and value, it is stated, there
bulic lucidity is no service in this country to compare with it, except that in the pos..
M. Pigeaire, a physician of Montpelier, passed a
few days ago through Bordeaux, on his way to Paris, whither he is going
Academy of
to lay before the Faculty of Medicine undeniable proofs of the coinnam.
Pigeaire produced us the original certificate of 11. Lordat, physician et
Montpelier with which his daughter, I I years old is gifted. (M.
(inserted in the printed account of the sitting of the Royal
Medicine of the 13th of March, 1538, p. 552), front which
it appears that Miss Pigeaire repeatedly read, without the aid of her
eyes, in presence of Messrs. Neither Lafosse, Pours he, Bertrand,
Quinsac, and Lordat, all medical gentlemen, and Colonel du Barret.—
Courrier de Bourdcaus. •
TERRIFIC GAS EXPLOSION.—On Friday after-
noon, about half-past five o'clock, the ncigl.bourhood of Ccvent-garden
was throw n into a considerable state of excitement by a loud explo ion,
resembling that of artillery, which was found to proceed from the cellars
of the Piazza lintel, and with such extreme violence that not only were
the doors, which at the time were fastened by a strong wooden bar, but
the entrance into the street, together with the windows above, com-
pletely shattered. At the moment of the report it was stated that
the inhabitants of the adjacent houses were thrown into such conster-
nation that they were seen rushing in all directions into the centre of
the market. The confusion having in some degree subsided a vast con-
course of people surrounded the premises, when it was aseettained
that the proprietor, Mr. George Cuttris?, was seriously injured. A
body of Pace having arrived and kept the mob at a distance, and in-
rot mation having been conveyed to the engine station in Chandos-street,
several of the London fire brigade were immediately on the spot,
but their services were not required, as no fire was the result of
the explosion. From information collected on the spot it was
ascertained that Mr. Cuttriss, being in the habit of attend-
ing to the business of his wine cellars in person, had for some pur-
pose entered them with a taints, when, in consequence, it is sup.
posed of an escape of gas, an ignition took place. Mr. Cuttrits was dis-
covered lying on the ground in a state of insensibility; he was con
veyed to Isis bedchamber, and Mr. Bernal], surgeon of King-street, was
immediately sent for, when it was discovered that the unfortunate gen-
tleman was severely burnt about the faceand neck. It is understood that the
explosion made sad havoc among the wine, of which the cellars were
stored wills a very choice collection. 'Much reluctunce was shown by
the waiter at the door to give any information when a cow tcous appli-
cation was made ; but it is stated that a servant has also been severely
injured in the hand.