The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-31 00:00:00

HOAX EXTRAORDINAY.

( From Me Dublin Morning Post of Monday.)
" Very like a whale."
Yesterday the inhabitants of Ciontarf worn
alarmed by an extraordinary influx of visitors. Every road and
avenue leading to the Sheds were thronged with travellers of every
description, from the humble pedestrian to theliveried charioteer.
The learned and the ignorant, the humble and the great, were
all impelled forward by curiosity to one focus of attraction.
the pier of Clontarf, where sonic persons had, in printed hand-
bills, promised to exhibit a whale, measuring seventy feet
from the snout to the tail ! The carmen, who really profited
by the joke, were to be heard describing it " as large as eleven
houses, and longer than the pier itself." . Not the least amus-
ing part of the scene was, that those who had been themselves
deceived, endeavouring to cajole others by accounts of the,
whale, so astonishing and seemingly so accurate, that i
would have deceived even Nestor himself. It was not until
about five o'clock in the evening that the hubbub and confusion
from the innumerable cars, gigs, and coaches, on the different
roads, began to cease, and all their occupants returned, con--
pletely satisfied that " the royal fish" had not condescended
to visit the eastern shores of Ireland this season.

TITE BUONAPARTE The following i:;
an extract of a private letter frcm Rowe, dated
the 6th of this month :

"The wife of the too famous Prince of Peace, Emanuel Godoi.
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a Princess of the Blood of the Bourbons, and cousin-Berman of
Ferdinand VII. King of Spain, has been some time arrived in. thR
Roman States. It has been a matter of great surprise that she has
joined her husband, with whom she had serious cause to be dis-
pleased whilst he was all powerful in Spain. Her re, union to' tl is
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man at present leading a retired and obscure life, and loaded witti
public contempt, is perhaps an honourable trait in her charac-
ter to those who reflect. The rof Napoleon, Madame
Lwtitia Buonaparte, enjoys very variable health ; 'her fortune is
considerable. Her sons, Lucent, Louis, and Jerome, Jive in
magnificent palaces, the two first cultivate the arts and 'cuffs.
The Princess of Wurtemburg, the wife of Jerome, entertains
an attachment to that Ex-King, examples of which are rarely
to be met with in private life. Such is at present the state or
a family, whose unheard-of prosperity in modern history lißs so
much astonished the world,"

It has been asserted by eminent Thysidanr;
that if old people would be persuaded to stay at home 'ail the
winter, it would be the means of preserving their life several
years. Newton, Bishop of Bristol, was very observant of this
rule. One fine warm day in December, hoWever, when the
wind was in the South, and the sun shone bright and clear, he
went to the Levee. His late Ma;esty, who noticed the pecu-
liarities of all persons in the habit of attending the Court, im-
mediately went up to him and sard, " Ah ! a visit from you,
my Lord, in December! Why, I did not expect to see you
till May."

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In the old Roman Calendars, it was common
; to mark the lucky days, or periods .of the year
for adventurers of every kind ; and SHAKSPE t ItE'S
words are strongly impressed on many good reel-'
soners of the present day, cc that there is a tide
in the affairs of men, -which taken at the flood
leads on to fortune." No adage can be bette,e
confirmed than this has been in the uovar;ed
spring tide of Bisu's
..Luck in selling capital
Prizes in April, In one April he sold All the
Thirty Thousands ! and there has been scarcely
a Lottery drawn iu April, without Bissi selling
at least two otit of three of the Grand Prizes.—
] f the present March winds have. been as favour.
able in wafting Fortune to BLitt's Offices, as in
former years (and why should they not?) where.
can a few pounds be now adventured with so ca.
• pital a prospect of Four Twenty Thousands,-and
Thirty other great PriZes which must ail be
drawn on Tuesday, April 12.
SuicinE.--Yesterday evening an elderly widow
lady, of the name of Halls, residing at 15, Warwiek-lar.e,
Ludgate-bill, put a period to her existence by cutting her
throat. It appears that for some time past different di.-rxiesti:,
circumstances had preyed heavily on her mind, and produced
so great a despondency, that her relatives, fearful of her com-
mitting violence on herself, had watched her motions. Last
night, however, she contrived to elude their vigilance, and, re-
tiring up stairs, committed the fatal act with a razor, which she
took from a dressiog-case that stood •in the room. She was
discovered half an 'hour afterwards lying on the floor quite
dead, and weltering in her blood. The event has caused the
greatest affliction to her family.
MELANCHOLY ACClDENT.—Yesterday after•
noon, about four o'clock, as J. DUNLOP, Esq.
son of General DUNLOP, M.P. was riding in
Piccadilly, his horse took fright and galloped off
at full speed. Mr. Dunlop endeavoured to stop
his career, but the reins broke, and the animal,
finding himself at liberty, increased his speed.
Mr. Dunlop endeavoured to throw himself from
the saddle, but his feet getting entangled in the
stirrups, he was precipitated with such violence
on the stones, that his skull was fractured. He
was conveyed to St. George's Hospital, where
he now lies without any hope of recovery. Mr.
Dunlop returned from the University on Sunday
last. The horse was stopped at 11yde Park.
where it came in contact with the iron railing,.,
and was greatly injured.