The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-19 00:00:00

GREENWICH PIER.

Lord KENYON moved the second reading of the
Greenwich Pier Bill.—Agreed to.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
the Clergy and Magistrates of Southampton, complaining of
the number of beer-shops.
The Earl of CALEDON presented a petition against
the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Bill.
Messengers from the Commons brought up the South
Metropolitan Cemetry Bill, which was read a first time. .
Lord L Y ND H U RS T presented a petition from the Chief
Clerk of the Irish Court of Chancery, praying for com-
pensation under the Chancery Reform Bill. The petition
having been read at length by the Clerk,
Lord PLUNKETT entered into a long statement, for
the purpose of showing that the petitioners had obtained
an ample -compensation, and that he wanted to obtain
a situation as Assistant-Registrar, to which he was not
entitled. He conceived that he was bound to abide
by the provisions of the Act upon this subject, which
he (Lord Plunket) bad had the honour, to introduce.
There would be a saving of nearly 3,0001. per annum to
the public by the new arrangements in that department.
DUNDEE WATER-WORKS.
Lord BANDON, as Chairman of the Committee on the
Dundee Water-works Bill, reported to the House that the
preamble of the Bill bad not been proved.
The Constabulary Force (Ireland) Amendments Bill,
and the Turnpike Acts (Ireland) Bill, went through a '
Committee.

The Bills nn their Lordships' table were advanced a stage.
Lord WYNFO RD presented a petition, complaining of
the operation of the Poor Law Amendment Bill.
CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS.
On the motion of Lord ROSSLYN, the Report of tie
Committee appointed to draw up reasons for disagree-
ing with some of the smendments made by the Com-
mons to the Municipal Corporations Amendment Bill was
read, and a message was sent requesting a conference with
the Commons thereon.

On the motion of the Duke of RICHMOND, the Pa-
coe/iial A.,ac.sitient It.::gulutiun fill went into Committec:--
On the first clause being read, Lords Ellenborough,
Kenyon, and some other Noble Lords, objected to it.
The DUke of RICHMOND defended the clause.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the Com-
mittee divided, when the numbers were—
For the clause ' 31
Against it.
Majority in favour of the clause —3
(LEFT SITTING.)

SuiclDE.--On Saturday an inquest was held at
the Prince's Head, Princess-street, Westminster, on the body
of Thomas Hall, aged 53, a Chelsea pensioner, who committed
suicide. The deceased had been nearly thirty years in the
army, and served during the whole of the Peninsular campaign
under the Duke of Wellington. After the war the deceased,
who had received a number of wounds, particularly at Water-
loo, was disbanded with a pension of is. 3d. per diem, as out-
pensioner of Chelsea Hospital. The deceased, at times, was
greatly affected in his head, when at all excited by drink.
This was attributable to a sabre wound received during his
services. On Wednesday he was paid his pension, upon which
occasion he made too free with some of his old comrades in
arms, and was taken home in a state of insensibility to his
lodging in Orchard-street, Westminster, and put to bed. On
the following morning (Thursday), the old veteran was dis-
covered hanging to a hook in the ceiling, by a piece of cord.__
Verdict, " Temporary Mental Derangement."
A NEW CLAIMANT TO THE FRENCH THRONE,
--A person landed here yesterday (Dover, July 13,) from
Calais, who, if report speak truth, ought to be now sitting on
the throne of France, by the title of Louis XVII. This per-
son, it is said, was born in 1785, and after the decapitation
and murdei of his father, mother, and other royal relatives,
being considered idiotic, was not particularly under the sur-
veillance of the revolutionists, but was secretly conveyed from
Paris during the horrors of the Revolution, and has been tra-
velling since, in almost every part of the world, under the
protection of a French Marquis. Why he has lately returned
to Paris may be matter of conjecture; but it• seems his bed
there did not exactly consist of roses ; for his presence becom-
ing known to the French authorities, he was, under the edict
of 1830, placed in the hands of the yeas d'armes, who con-
veyed him to Calais, and put him on board the packet, which
landed him here; and from whence he has departed for
London this morning. He gave in his name at the Alien Of-
fice as " Charles Louis, 51 years of age."—Kentish Observer.
GOLD FINDING.--A few days ago, a servant on
Mr. M.Fie's farm of Borland, parish of Colvend, turned up,
whilst plotighing, a curious and valuable article of purest gold.
No antiquarian conjectures, luckily, are needed, touching the
purpose of which it was designed, since its form and massive
weight at once indicate it to have been one of the handles of
a costly urn or vase. The spot where it was found consists of
a mossy piece of land, in the neighbourhood of the old ruin of
Auchenskeoch. How and when it came to be deposited there,'
and who ita opulent possessor might have been, az-a questions
not so easy-to be determined. Probably it may have " de-
, cored," as Caleb Balderston would have said, the ancestral
hall of some feudal lord, which opinion seems to be counte-
nanced by the circumstance of a quantity of earth and rubbish
having been laid on the said mossy field, taken from about the
ruins of the old castle of Auchenskeoch. We rather, how-
ever, incline to think, it may have belonged to some wealthy
family of more modern date. Tradition affirms that during
the period of' persecution and alarm in the reign of the second
Charles, many precious articles of a portable nature were
buried in the earth for security, in the particular localities of
Southwick and Colvend ; and it is not, therefore, unlikely that
this recently discovered relic may have been so consigned.
We need only farther mention that its polish and preservation
are perfect, and that its weight is six ounces and a quarter,
which, at the ordinary price of gold, makes it worth upwards
of 24/. sterling. _.Ayr Observer.

At an early hour on Sunday, an accident which ter-
minated the existence of two respectable young men, took
place off Erith. It appears that three young men, namely,
Mr. Green, the son of the proprietor of the Portugal Hotel,
in Carey-street, Mr. Hunter, a clerk to a solicitor, and Mr.
Hook, the son of a gentleman at Walworth, started from
London in a wherry, with the intention of rowing to Graves-
end and baek. On arriving off Erith, and nearly opposite to
the residence of Mr. Alderman Harmer, a sudden squall
overturned the boat, and all three were immersed in the water.
Mr. Hook, being an expert swimmer, managed to keep him-
self buoyant until he was picked up by a sailing vessel ; but
both his companions were unfortunately drowned, and no trace
of their bodies could be found when he left. It is much
feared, from the boisterous state of the weather, that other
accidents have occurred.

DOVER, JULY 13.—Just as his Majesty's packet
Ferret was about to leave Calais, the gendarmes brought a
gentleman down to the quay and put him on board, with di-
rections to convey him to England, he having made an infrac-
tion of the edict of 1830. Report states him to be the son of
the unfortunate Louis X VI., consequently, the Dauphin of
France, who was said to have perished from poison amidst the
horrors of 1793. The person is about 50 years of age, and
bears a striking resemblance to the Royal Family of France.
He is travelling under the name of Charles Louis, and has
visited the four quarters of the globe. He rested at the Ship
Hotel last night, and this morning proceeded by the way of
Herne Bay to London.
RYE, JULY 9.—A few days since, a pigeon was
shot at Appledore, about six miles from this town, marked un-
der the wing " Lokeren a, 'Andres."