The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-07 00:00:00

PUNCII'S POCKET BOOK fir 1850.

Punch and his artists fully maintain their character
in the Pocket Book for 1850. His frontispiece, " A
Social Sketch, or everything in common," is an ad-
mirable pictorial commentary on the doctrines of
MM. Louis Blanc and Yroudhon, while, unlike the
majority of laughing philosophers, Mr. Punch is no
sceptic, no sneerer at what some pseudo-philosophers
deem it wise to denounce as superstitious ; on the
contrary, Mr. Punch is of opinion, and most rightly
of opinicn, that there are certain superstitions which
are positively wholesome, and accordingly we find the
following list of

" WHOLESOME SUPERSTITIONS:-

" To believe you will have no luck tor the rest of the
year, if, on the first of August, you fail to eat oysters.
"To believe that the house will be burnt to the
ground, if the insurance be left unpaid a day after the
notice.

" To believe in a_miserable Christmas, if passed with-
out mince-pies.
" To believe in the wreck of a steamer, if embarking
without life-preserver for self, wife, and all the children.
" To believe that British brandy is composed of three
parts of bead-ache, and the fourth of indigestion.
" To believe that to take credit of a tailor is, in the
end, to pay for those who never pay at all.
"To believe that if—for a friend, and just as a mat-
ter of form'—you put your name to a bill, you will most
indubitably have to find money for it.
" And, finally, to believe—and to hold it as the dearest
and most valuable domestic and social superstitton—
that it is impossible to support the character of, a man,
or a gentleman, without the daily aid of Punch s Focht-
Book ! "

Lord Campbell, Lady Stratheden, and the Hon.
Misses Campbell have returned to Hartrigge House,
Rossburghshire, from visiting his Lordship's brother,
Sir George Campbell, Bart., at his seat, Edenwood,
Fifeshire.
ti ISCOITNT BRACKLEY, M.P. We are happy to
learn that the Noble Viscount is daily regaining his
strength, and progressing very satisfactorily towards
convalescence. The Noble Viscount and Viscountess
are still staying at Worsley Hall, Lancashire.
We understand Mr. Richard Somerset, son of
General Lord Fitzroy Somerset, late secretary to the
late General Sir Colin Campbell, Governor of Ceylon,
has accepted the post of private secretary to his Majesty
the King of Hanover, and is on the eve of leaving for
Germany.

His Excellency Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, K.C.8.,
had interviews yesterday w►th various official person.
ages, and will embark at Portsmouth, either to-day or
to-morrow, and proceed direct to the Chesapeake in her
Majesty's steam-sloop Hecht, en route to Washington.

LY-I.IE REGIS MUNICIPAL ELECTION
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
LYME, Nov. 3.—On Thursday, the Ist inst.,
most spirited contest took place here on the election
of town councillors There were four ordinary,
vacancies and one extraordinary vacancy to be sup-
plied at this election, for the whole of which the
would-be patron of the borough, John Attwood, Esq.,
of boroughmongering notoriety, put forward his
principal friends and supporters as candidates. To
oppose these, the independent and unfettered portion
of the burgesses supported five gentlemen, well-
known as the principal political opponents of Mr.
Attwood, with the determination to resist the attempt
to enthral and coerce the liberty of the borough. The
result of this determination appeared at the close of
the poll on Thursday, when, in defiance of every
corrupt electioneering practice, of threats, intimida-
tion, and promises, suppers to the poorer class of
voters cn the previous evening, and an unlimited
supply of strong drink on the day of election, the
three gentlemen against whom more especially the
most virulent opposition was directed were returned
by a triumphant majority.
Mr. Attwood's sensations may be guessed at when,
notwithstanding his spending 20,000/. or 30,0001. in
his attempt to subjugate the borough, in lieu of his
five friends and supporters being selected through his
own and their influence as the representatives of the
burgesses, or rather as his representatives in the town
council, he finds the names of Sir Henry Bayly,
K. 11., his leading opponent ; Mr. Waring, who suc-
cessfully conducted Mr. Abdy's election against his
nominee, Sir F. Kelly, at the last Parliamentary
election; and Mr. Joseph Penny, an equally well-
known antagonist, as heading the returns in the pre-
sent election.

This success is the more gratifying to the honest
feelings of the burgesses, since throughout the whole
of the election not a particle of recourse has been had
by the Liberal candidates or their friends to the
worthless practices used against them, but the defeat
of Mr. Atwood's nominees has been owing solely to
the excitement of an honourable feeling of detestation
of the attempt to enslave and corrupt an entire com-
munity, for the wretched gratification of a reckless
self-aggrandizement.

MEDICAL HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THE CITY.—
On Monday the above-named committee met at the
Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, to celebrate the suc-
cessful result of its labours during the late epidemic.
'The dinner was given by the medical gentlemen who
acted in concert with the city officer of health (Mr.
Simon) as a well-earned compliment to the Lord Mayor
and Mr. Simon, for their strenuous endeavours to protect
the poor and the public at large during that period of
severe affliction and distress. The Lord Mayor kindly
honoured the committee with bis presence, and took the
chair. The usual loyal toats having been given and cor-
dially responded to, his Lordship's health was proposed by
Dr. Sparke in a speech which did justice to his Lordship's
well earned honours and endeavours on behalf of suffer-
ing humanity. The toast was enthusiastically responded
to. Dr. Lobb proposed the " health of Mr. Simon," and
tar. Simon duly acknowledged the compliment. Mr.
Roberts proposed the " health of Mr. Charles Pearson."
Kr. Pearson acknowledged the toast, and having done so,
entered very largely on the subject of emigration as a use-
Cul provision for the unemployed poor. " The General
Board of Health" and " Mr. Grainger," were proposed
ey Mr. Bullin. Mr. Grainger, in acknowledging the toast,
pointed out the beneficial results of the house-to-house
visitation. The Lord Mayor left the chair at about 11
o'clock, but the festivities were prolonged till a late hour.
MANCHESTER.—STATE OF TEA DE.—TUESDAY.—
We have bad a very quiet market to-day for both cloth
and yarn. The demand has been limited, and prices in
favour of the buyer. It would seem that buyers have
supplied all immediate wants, and will not operate fur-
ther, excepting for urgent necessities, until all doubt as
io the course the cotton market is likely to maintain be
clearly ascertained. Then, again, the glutted state of
foreign markets, with relatively much lower rates than
those required here, keep shippers from operating. The
advices come to hand this morning, per Caledonia, from
New York, showing a decline of a half cent in the price
of cotton, have not been without an adverse influence ;
though it appears from Mr. Barber's Circular, the agent
'mere for Messrs. Toulmin of Mobile and New Orleans,
that the acc3unts of the cotton crop are by no means
more favourable, though the weather for pickieg is re-
presented as remarkably good. Since the American
letters have been read this afternoon there appears rather
e disposition to hold for higher prices. During the past
week the weavers employed in Gorton -mills, near this
city, have turned out. From the statement given to us
by Messrs. 1131 ands and Son, it appears that they have
recently put up 2,000 new looms, and they proposed to
their hands to adopt what is called the "Stockport list,"
as their scale of wages, which reduced two descriptions
of work out of 23 kinds, one ld., and the other lid. The
weavers consented at first, but afterwards altered their
decision, and the whole, numbering 500 persons, left
work, whilst the weavers of coloured goods, and the
spinners, continue at their employment. It is not un-
likely that in the course of a few days the matter will
be amicably arranged.
FOUR GENERATIONS.--There is at present to be
seen in the village of Coniston the rare sight of a
woman nursing her great-great-grandchild. The name
)t the great-great-grandmother is Mary Tyson, and she
looks fresh enough to warrant the expectation that she
may live to see yet another generation.— Westmorland
Gazette.

ACCIDENT TO MADEMOISELLE TOURN AIRE, THE
EQUESTRIAN.—A deplorable, if not fatal accident, has
just happened to this young lady, whose graceful acts of
questrianism a few months since at M. Franconi's
cirque at Drury-lane will be remembered by the public.
the was engaged at Nyrdkiobing, Sweden, on the 22d
alt., when suddenly the horse she was riding took fright
and became unmanageabk•. Not being able to maintain
tier position, Mademoiselle Tournaire was thrown with
great force against the ballustrade which separates the
..iteus from the pit. She was found to have received
two serious wounds on the head and a severe contusion
on the right shoulder. All possible attention was be-
stowed on her; but, unfortunately, her life is still in
danger.

PROPOSED NEW CHURCH AT FOREST-HILL, Sr-
DENHAM.—A meeting was yesterday held at the Green
Han Hotel, Blackheath, at which the Right Hon. the
Lord Bishop of London presided, for the furtherance of
the above object. It was announced that the Right
Hon. the Earl of Dartmouth would present a site for
the proposed church and a parsonage house, and contri-
bute liberally to an endowment. Several other hand-
some donations were also announced. The meeting was
attended by the Hon. and Rev. 11. Legge, vicar of
Lewisham; the Rev. C. English, incumbent of Syden-
ham; the Rev. W. A. Soames, vicar of Greenwich, and
several other of the local clergy.
INQUEST ON THE BODY OF THE LATE GENERAL
SIR G. ANsoN.—Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, a
jury, which consisted of twelve of the most respectable
householders in Chelsea, assembled in the library-room
attached to the Royal Hospital, to inquire into the
circumstances attending the death of the late distin-
guished general officer, Sir George Anson, G.C.8., who
died at his official residence, on Sunday last. The evi-
dence of the domestics and medical attendants of the
deceased merely disclosed the fact that death was occa-
sioned by a severe apoplectic seizure, and the Coroner
having stopped the inquiry, the jury unanimously re-
turned the following verdict:--" That the deceased, Sir
George Anson, died suddenly, and that his death was
produced from natural causes."
THE ROYAL PAVILION AT BRIGHTON.-It is un-
derstood that the Pavilion at Brightun has bee❑ pur-
chased for a sum nearly amounting to 60,0001. The
valuables of the interior have been removed, and it is
expected that the place will be converted into purposes
for the improvement of the town. In the late session of
Parliament an Act was passed (12 and 13 Vict., cap. 102)
to authorise the sale of the property, and the Commis-
sioners of Woods and Forests were empowered to pull it
down, and sell the materials, or otherwise to dispose of
the same. A public carriage-road may be formed for
the improvement of the town, and, after the payment in-
curred, or to be incurred, in repairing, improving or en-
larging Buckingham Palace.

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, SANDITURST.—A me-
ancholy accident occurred here on the 21st ult. to Gen-
tleman Cadet Fitzhugh ilassard Short, eldest son of Mr.
John llassard Short, of Edlington-grove, Lincolnshire.
In jumping a ditch he slipped, owing to the grass being
wet, and fell with such force against a steep bank on the
r opposite side that he broke his leg, the bone protruding
through his trousers. He was carried on a shutter to the
Upper Hospital, a distance of nearly a mile, and was im-
mediately attended by Dr. Pickering and Dr. Neale, the
surgeons of the establishment, who were most unremit-
Ling in their attendance. -Sir Benjamin Brodie saw him,
in consultation with those gentlemen, on the ninth day,
and strong hopes were then entertained of saving the
limb. Two days afterwards, however, symptoms of
tetanus or lock-yaw unfortunately appeared, and though
the acute sufferings of that most painful disease were
entirely subdued by chloroform, it terminated fatally
three days afterwards—on Saturday last, Nov. 3. The
deceased had but just completed his 17th year, and his
untimely end is deplored, not only by his comrades, to
whom his many amiable qualities had endear( d him, but
also by the officers and professors of the college, whose
approbation he had gained by his steady conduct. It is
singular that on the 22d ult., the day atter this sad acci-
dent, a poor Sapper from Woolwich, severely injured by
an explosion, died in the Lower Hospital at Sandhurst
of the same hopeless complaint.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.—A young woman, named
Anne Williams has just been committed for trial to the
county gaol by the msgistrates at Merthyr, on a charge
of attempting to destroy the life of her infant child by
thrusting it into a rabbit-hole. The discovery of the
attempt was made by a gamekeeper of Mr. Crawshay,
named Daniel Davis, who was going his rounds in his
master's preserves, at a place called Gornos, near Mer-
thyr Tydvil, when he heard a crying noise as of a hare
in a trap; on going to the spot whence the noise pro-
ceeded, however, he discovered that it was caused by the
cries of a young infant, which, after some research, he
discovered thrust into a rabbit hole, and partly covered
with soil and decaying leaves. The infant, which was
five or six weeks old, was benumbed with cold; and it
subsequently appeared that it must have been in the hole
two nights and a day. The man took the child to the
house of the head gamekeeper, whose wife paid the
little unfortunate every attention, and, by judicious
management, saved its life. The police immediately
instituted an inquiry, and discovered that the child was
the illegitimate offspring of the prisoner, Anne Williams,
who now lies in gaol awaiting her trial at the next
March assizes. At first she denied all knowledge of the
infant, but subsequently confessed that she had placed it
in the rabbit-hole, and gave as her reason for so doing
that she had no means of supporting it.