The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-09 00:00:00

A dove, aged 40 (36 years in the same place) died
lately at Chippenham ; its owner was a pork-butcher.
FOXES.—What will southern sportsmen think of
the cold-blooded and dreadful murder of gallant reynards re-
cently perpetrated in the north. The circumstances con-
nected with the horrible massacre are given by the Greenock
Intelligencer in the following paragraph :—" On Wednesday
last, two foxes, a male and a female, were observed on the farm
of Mr. M'Naughton, tacksman of Glenlane, and were imme-
diately pursued by the fox-hunter, along with several other in-
dividuals. After a considerable run, the male fox was shot by
Mr. Duncan Clark, Baltimore, near Loch Stravenhead, and
the female was killed by the dogs at Corrask. Besides these,
five foxes whelps were destroyed at Seoriaelunore, Glenlane.
We understand that one of the tacksmen had this season lost
by the depredations of these animals, upwards of sixty lambs.
The ravages which the foxes have been snaking, have induced
some of the gentlemen in Cowal to employ a fox-hunter,
named John Hogg, a relation of the Ettrick Shepherd, to en-
deavour to rid the district of these animals. He has been
kindly supplied with some slow-hounds by John Campbell,
Esq., of Southall, who received them from the Earl of Eglin-
ton. We may mention, that within the last fortnight, there
have been also killed one full grown male and two female
foxes, along with four litters of young ones, on the estates of
Hafton, Bernice, Knockdow, and Ballochyle. Some of the
gentlemen were so determined to extirpate these predatory
animals, that powder was used and rocks blown up to get at
the holes where the young ones had burrowed." One male,
two females, and four families of young innocents—why such
wholesale murder would make the heart ache even of a politi-
cal economist—what then must be the horror felt by a gentle-
man-sportsman on reading the account of such ferocious foxi-
cidal atrocities?
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ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.--On Saturday after-

the general annual meeting of the members of this Society
took place at their museum, Grafton-street, Bond-street.
Among the distinguished individuals present were Mulvi
Mahmoud Ishmael Khan, ambassador from his Majesty the
King of Oude ; Sirs Charles Forbes, W. Anslie, Gore
Ousley, Alexander Johnston, George Staunton, Ralph
Rice ; Messrs. Reeves, Elliot, Clarke ; Colonels Sykes and
Franklin. The Right Honourable Charles Watkins Wil-
liams Wynn, M. P. in the Chair. After the minutes of the
last general meeting had been read and confirmed, the Secre-
tary proceeded to read the thirteenth annual report of the
Council of the Society, from which it appeared that at the
last anniversary meeting it was unanimously resolved that the
chairman for the time being of the Honourable the Court of
Directors of the East India Company, be requested to accept
the office of vice-patron of the Society. This resolution was
made known to the Court, and the Council of the Society bad
the gratification to state that the request had been most readily
complied with. At the same time it was also determined by
the society to enrol among its honorary members his Majesty
Mohammed Shah Shaken Shah, King of Persia, and his
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Highness Maha Raja Runjeet Sing, Rajah of the Punjab.
The report was received and adopted. The report of the
auditor was then read, from which it appeared that the funds
of the society were totally inadequate for the objects it had in
view. After which several gentlemen addressed the meeting
concerning the affairs of the society, and on matters respecting
India. The ballot then commenced, when the Right Hon.
Charles Watkins Williams Wynn, M. P., was clectcd presi-
dent; Henry Thomas Colebrook, Esq., director; the Right
Hon. the Earl of Munster, the Right Hon. Sir Gore Ouseley,
Bart., Sir George Thomas Staunton, Bart., the Right Hon.
Sir Alexander Johnston, vice-presidents; James Alexander,
Esq., treasurer; Captain Harkness, secretary; and Sir Graves
C. Haughton, K. H., M. A., F. R. S., librarian. The members
of the council were, with a few exceptions, re-elected.
Thanks were voted to the late officers for their services during
the past year, also to the Hon. Chairman, and the Society
adjourned.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—EXTRAORDINARY CIA-

CiIIISTANCL-Friday night, at eight ~o'clock, an inquest was
held at the Fortune of War, Upper Thames-street, before Mr.
Payne, to investigate the circumstances attending the death
of a female, apparently • about 20 years of age, who was dis-
covered in the, Thames, near London-bridge, with scarcely a
vestige of apparel upon her. It appeared from the evidence
that the body was seen floating with the tide by a Waterman
named Kitchener, who, with assistance, got it into his boat.
The unfortunate young creature had evidently lain in the
water some considerable time, as advanced decomposition had
taken place. Her stature is about five feet six inches, and ap-
parently of a dark complexion, her hair being very black.
There was great discolouration of her skin, which, however,
was attributed by a medical man to putridity. She had only
on the remnant of a chemise, garters, and boots of a very
excellent make. The Coroner observed that the shocking
circumstance of the poor young creature being nearly
in a state of nudity was both extraordinary and 'sus-
picious ; and inquired if any party had been to identify the body.
The beadle said that a young woman, niece to Mr. Tickner,
landlord of the Nag's Head, Tower-hill, had been missing
some time, and a reward of 101. offered for her discovery ;
but, on her friends seeing the body of the deceased, they found
it was not the same. There being no further evidence, the
coroner suggested the propriety of an adjournment, which the
jury coincided in, and the inquiry was accordingly adjourned
until Friday next, the parish authorities undertaking, in the
interval, to cause advert►sements and handbills to be printed.