The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-13 00:00:00

MOST DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.

Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, an .In-
quest was held before TII 03IAS STIRLING, Esq. Coroner, and
a highly respectable Jury, at the Delaware Arms, Oxford-
Street, on the body of Samuel Whitehead, who was suffbcated
in a cesspool.
It appeared that within a few days past the Delaware Arms
public-house has been undergoing a repair, and the house sewer
or cesspool was opened, but the opening was covered over with
boards. On Thursday forenoon, between 11 and 12 o'clock, the
deceased, who was the waterman at the coach stand, and much
respected for his demeanor, went down into the cellar, and had
some jesting and play with a dustman named Dean; he was stand-
ing upon some boards,which shook violently. D 6.11 called out to
the deceased to take care, and had scarcely uttered the words of
caution, before the unfortunate man cried out and disappeared.
An alarm wavinstantly given, and several persons assembled in
the cellar with lights, and an aperture (before undiscovered) ap-
peared, through which the deceased had sunk into the cesspool.
His groans and cries for assistance were distinctly heard. A
blanket was procured and lowered down, but it could not be
reached by him. Several persons said nothing could save him,
unless a person would descend through the aperture, but of those
persons, none were found hardy enough to venture down ; until
at length; Robert Sharpness, a soldier of the 2d Battalion of the
3d Regiment of Foot Guards, attracted by the confusion, went
into the cellar, and in a manly manner rebuking those who
stood looking on while the man Wag dying, caused a ladder to
be lowered into the cellar, and having a rope tied round his
body, descended into the cesspool, and found the unfortu-
nate man standing upright, but covered with the soil; he was
moaning. The soldier endeavoured to remove him, but
could not ; and at length fastened a rope around him and
had him pulled up, but quite insensible. The soldier himself
nearly lost his life, by this humane and gallant act, as on
being drawn-up he could not speak, and sustained a temporary
loss of sight, from the sulphureous and foetid effluvia arising
from confined air ; but by the care and attention of Mr.
Roche,--the landlord of the Delaware Arms, he was soon re-
stored—not so with the deceased, although promptly attended
by Dr. Mulligan, -of Portman-street. Nothing could save him,
the deleterious air or gas he had inhaled could not be expelled,.
although, every effort was made to inflate the lungs.
The Jury observed it was a roost olistressing case, and a ver-
dict of " Accidental Death" was returned.
The Jury expressed an unanimous hope that the Coroner
would make an application to the Humane Society in behalf
of Sharpness, the soldier, who had upon this occasion, by the
act of daring and distinguished humanity which he had accom-
plished, entitled himself to reward.
The Coroner said he believed the rewards of that Society only
extended to rescuing persons from drowning ; but, neverthe-
less, he would certainly do all in his power to assist the sol-
dier's application.

ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF MAILY-LE-BONE.—The mo-
dHearnynstnpaneiaed of Mary-le-bone is a perversion ;it was originally
written Mary-le-bourne, or Diary on the brook, from the cir-
cumstance of its being built on a brook, which still runs from
across the New-road, through Allsop's-building,
although it is now of course arched over. A bourne is a brook,
and it is a very common termination of the names of English
streets and towns. Holborn was originally called Oldbourne,
from its standing on a brook. We have also Eastbourne, Sit-
tingbourne, &c.
MAnNEss.—Tuesday afternoon, a man named
Pampillon, shoemaker in Chatham-gardens, Plummer-street,
City-road, was suddenly seized with a fit of madness ; be sal-
lied forth,. armed with a knife in each hand, exclaiming, that
he would " kill his mistress" (the wife of Mr. Nelson, a shoe-
maker, his employer), pursuing and threatening several of his
neighbours.' Being at length much irritated at something said
by one of those persons, an Irishman, lie dropped the knives
and made a rush at the man, when several men, profiting by
the opportunity thus afforded, seized him, and with much dif-
ficulty conveyed him into a house, where he was effectually
secured without having actually injured any person. although
he made several attempts with the knives. In the' evening
he was. taken by two keepers to a lunatic asylum, at Hoxton,
Where he has since remained without any abatement of his
dreadfal malady. It appears that the unfortunate man, who
is only twenty-three years of age, and has several
,children,
was much in the habit of bathing uring the hot weather, and
it is supposed that his having done. so while in a state of per-
spiration, has affected the brain, and occasioned his present dis-
tressing situation;
-The recent hot weather has been very fatal in
Exeter, from a disease of the cholera morbus
kind.

THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM -4UDE.IT

LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1825.

The arrival of the .gloile, dated Friday, by
Express last night, enables us to publish the sub-
joined extracts, containing the official announce-
ment that the French Government had recognised
the independance of Hayti, and that the same
had been accepted by the Black Republic. The
price paid to France for this act of justice and
necessity, is one hundred and fifty millions of
francs, or about six millions of pounds ster-
ling. We presume the rest of t. I.e outiona of
Europe will follow the example thus set by
France, and the Haytians may henceforward
rank as an independent people.
The plan of M. de VILIALE for the conversion
of the rentes has been more successful than was
at first imagined, but nevertheless reports of his
resignation are abroad. On what foundation‘
they rest it might be difficult to say, but it is
more than probable the wish was father to
the thought ; for there appears to us nothing
in the political state of France that could
lead us to imagine a change in the adminis-
tration was contemplated.' However, a list of
the persons proposed to constitute the new
Ministry is in circulation, but which, in our
opinion, proves rather too much, and throws dis-
credit upon the whole report. It is hardly pos-
sible in so short a time a change so exten-
sive as that proposed could have arrived at such
a consistency. If M. de VILLELE'S financial plan
has not been so fully successful as was expected,
still it has been equally far from a total failure,
and we may readily give the Minister credit for
the possession of other means, which will lead
him nearly to the same end. It is also to be ob-
served, that although the plan was unjust and
unpopular, so far as the rentiers were concerned,
it was replete with advantages to the country at
large, by relieving it of a heavy annual burden,
and thus affords an opportunity to M. de VILLELE
to regain his popularity by proposing a reduction of
the taxes in the next Session of the Chambers. The
fall in the 3 per cents. cannot afford any ground
to expect such a change, for it was evidently the
result of a conspiracy on the market, and cannot
operate for any great length of time.

" CALAIS, AUG. 11, 10 o'clock, p. m.
A 4 The following has been received here :

LO TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH,

" From Paris, dated Aug. 11.

" An arrangement has been concluded with St. Domingo,
which will pay an indemnity of one hundred and fifty millions
to the ancient French proprietors.
" The French flag, and the merchandise which shall be im-
ported under that flag, shall pay only half the duties on receipt
of this dispatch. The French vessels which shall sail for St.
Domingo must be sent under the white flag."

(From L'Etoile, dated Friday, Aug. 12.)

" PARIS, AUG. 11.

" TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH,
" Dated Brest, August 10, half-past five p• m., received at

PariS, AugUst 11,.at 10 a.m.

" The Commandant of the Marine at Brest to his Excellency
the Minister of the Marine.

" La Barnaise schooner has just arrived in this port, after
a voyage of 32 days. 1 send to your Excellency by express the

packets of M. de Mackau. He desires me to transmit to Per
Excellency what follows The intentions of his galeell
have been entirely accomplished, and the ordinance of ~,
King has been accepted at St. Domingo with respect and gry
titude. (A true copy)
" CHOPPEARD, the Count de KERESHERT''''
" We shall give to-morrow the Ordinance of the King, m
en
'
tioned in the telegraphic dispatch.
" N.B. This dispatch has been sent by the Minister of ri•
nance to the Commissary of the Exchange, to he immediate/1
made public, and fixed up in the Hall of the Exchange.
" Papas, AUG. 11, 5 T•2l.
" I hasten to send you, by express, the news of the ree°griP
tion of the independence of St. Domingo. I cannot exact! :
state the terms of the ordinance of the King, but it is certej
that it contains in substance the concession to the people 01.
Domingo of their liberty and their independence, and that
tli
conditions annexed to this concession by the French Govere'
ment have been accepted. 1)0
" The Funds, except the Three per Cents. have varied
little, but the Three per Cents. recover with difficulty. At Pre:
sent, notwithstanding the telegraphic dispatch, they were $
71. 70., and now they are at 72. 60., the last price."
" The Moniteur of this morning (Aug. 11) contains the f°l'
lowing article :
"Yesterday there was a considerable fall in the 3 per Cen4tl;
No event, no political apprehension can have caused it : We
i
not even see a financial cause. Those who, on the sth of dice 44
month, converted their 5 per Cents. at 102. 50., cannot be ford
now to sell their 3 per Cents. at 72. On the other hand, thou
who have had converted at the last liquidation renter white
they possess only by means of reports, can neither be found
sell them since the price of the reports is not such as toe
aid
the continuation of the operation onerous. Besides, it 1
not be till the epoch of the liquidation, which is yet remote, t''r
the latter could be under the necessity of sustaining a 1°594
great as that to which they would seem voluntarily to condere,
themselves now. The sellers without motive will, therefett,
soon have disposed of (ecoule) the renter, which they Part /.00
at so great a loss, and the stock will then resume the
which the state of the finances, and the solidity of the credit
France, assign it."
Ceti'
FRENCH FUNDS.—.-PARIS, AUGUST 11.—Five per ctoc,
102. 25. ; 3 per Cents. 72. 60. ; closed 71. 65. ; Bank,' '-%s'
21. 80. ; Neapolitan Rentes, 88. 60. ; Spanish Ditto, 1/,' 65,/
change on London, one month, 25. ; three months, 24'
(Cour: Authentique, published at three o'clock.)

The following extract from the Austrian OP
$
server, of August 1, which arrived this day,
a short summary of the transactions of the Turi‘l
Ole
Fleet since it left the Dardanelles, LIP `"
9.oth June last. This statement appears to 5,
a fair and Unbiassed recital of these transactWo,
and in a great measure agrees with the 00'1511r:,
Constantinople, inserted in the Etoile of TI).
day last. Thus far, then, it appears entitled
respect and credit, and we have therefore
lished it, but of course cannot warrant its °the
ticity.
h b i4The extract from the Etoile, ,oat

also subjoined, gives a very opposite apt
i:ill
of the state of affairs in the Mores. It 0'
be observed that b.ili accounts are °C pt
same date, whence it would appear, that on?
the other must be incorrect. It is scarcelilifft
sible to reconcile the successes of Hos'l° col,
with the disasters and capture of InnAnis

before Napoli di Romania.
(From the Austrian Observer of the Ist Atigillf a),
VIENNA, •As,n. ;000'
(Extract of a Letter from Canea, in the Isle of Candia, O°V, 1(4
" I left Smyrna on the 3d of this month, and :bete
visited some islands in the Archipalago landed at SYrnestrir
I heard a vast variety of news in circulation of the salre
tion as those which are continually brought to niatict4.ol its e
lonian Islands. The credulity and confidence of this r tio;
who are within an inch of destruction, exceeds all iresgiPli .80
they dream of nothing but victories. sere 1J
" The Turkish and Egyptian fleets united at Serda
" good as destroyed ; the fate of the Captain Pachaw3:,4l,
" unknown since the affair of the Ist and 2d June;
" was surrounded in the mountains re
, and inevitably °- 711/''
" Goura was at Salona ; the Albanians defeated he°
" solonghi, and compelled to retreat," &c.
Cst/e
" On the 14th at noon, I was about 20 sea miles berP-e leo
whence I went on the 15th to Serda, which is (5111:aptedl
and a half distant from it. The harbour of Serda is
the finest and most secure in the Archipelago.
Tia 00.4tre
" On the 16th I waited upon the Capitan Pacha,
sam Bey, the Commander of the Arnauts. From the. siiioo
nications of both, and those of several officers in the,ire "A k,
received the following certain and accurate account of l'asol
that had occurred since the Capitan Pacha left the Partj,e 01";
These accounts agree with the statements respecting jiffelle
tions of the Turkish fleet, already published from is oof
sources, subsequently to the first exaggerated Oen° 0.1101
naval action off Capo d'Oro. The following is the.silhhille 0:1,0
them :—The Captain Pacha left the Dardanelles on 0
May, with 67 sail, of which 21 were transports. 0 00,
division of Sachburg, of 37 sail, kept close to it, sn't .
part of the Turkish fleet being separated from the re:, borti/
favourable winds, was attacked by the Greeks, 1/I%.ftitel)
large frigate, containing the treasure and 5 °Or°,
Another corvette, the best sailer 45 the fleet'd
on Syria, and was burnt by the crew, Part d,
Six tranlea el'
were massacred by the inhabitants.
' taken, and all the rest of the Turkish fleet ftie3essO: t°
on sth June, without obstacle, and found there —ttli.oo Peceot't°
who had returned from the Morea with the EgYP'
fetch a new division of 5,000 Albanians, and loyffe 5';04
Navarin. The united Greek squadrons apPeare' 1,0001;i0
the 11th and 12th. On the 14th and 15th the Greeisitir
the Ottoman fleet, but were met by Hussaul 13e3rpnil 119
of any consequence took place. But the Greeks tlJi
they should prevent the enemy from putting t°seroa.bar°ll,
"Meantime the Turks were very active in eri. three 1,
horses and men. Hussain. Bey, who has bee:DO/J/14
passed from Candia to the Mona without sou'le to 0'
ibsuatn desirous internal o
of
iappearancenformatioonf, aofcoromumooln:nrei.rresl:l:o.o:t to:b0;:cel„,
tional abilities and of undaunted courage. nif oet
40"
one of the smallest barks, which on the 14th ett" -001"0"
ships from the Greek fleet, and destroyed their' s 001,1
Pacha, whatever, may be thought of his talents aocli
11100
of a large fleet, is a sensible well informed t°5%11, trip ,h
by those under him, because he uses they' tOf r
conversation with him he spoke with gnat °Pc'