The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-04 00:00:00

LONDON and EDINBCRGII PHILOSOPHICAL

MAGAZINE. R. Taylor, Red Lion-court.

In this number Mr. I3eke brings to a conclusion his
very interesting paper " On the Former Extent of the

Persian Gulf, and on the Non-identity of Babylon and
Babel." The Letter from Baron Humboldt to the
D uke of Sussex " On Advancing the Knowledge of
Terrestrial Magnetism," is a paper of great value, and
we trust that the suggestions which it contains will be
adopted by the Royal Society. There is no man of the
present day whose opinions on such a subject is more
worthy of attention than that of the eminent Prussian
naturalist. The notices of the proceedings of scientific
societies are as copious as usual.

COVENTRY UNION BANKING COMPANY--It
will be seen by advertisement, in another column, that the
old-established and highly respectable Banking-house of
Messrs. Bunuey, Burnley and Pepper, of this City, have
merged their business into that of the above Company ; as
have also Messrs. Chapman, of the Atheratone Bank, at
whose establishment the Atherstone Branch of the Coventr/
Union will henceforth be conducted, under the superinten-
dence of John Chapman, Esq. A Branch Bank has also been
established by the same Company at Coleshill, at the house
of and under the taperintendenee of Mr. .Tito,.—Coventry
Herald and Observer.

WRECK OF THE OTTAWA. —By a letter just
received by the Rev. John Boyle of Barton, it appears that
the Ottawa, the vessel which Captain B. commanded, was
wrecked on her passage from Quebec to London, off the is-
land of Anticosti, on the first of December last, when all the
crew, with the exception of the mate and two seamen, who un-
fortunately perished, after a desperate struggle, succeeded in
making the shore. Captain Boyle describes the sufferings
of himself, his men, and three passengers, a gentleman, his
wife sad child, to have been very great, Anticosti being al-
most uninhabited, and the season unusaally severe, so much
so that the men were all frost bitten, and two have since died of
mortification. Captain B. was to sail for Quebec on the 28th
of June.—Hull Packet.

INKLimas OF ADvENTunz,Aniong the tales
and sketches that are so appropriately ranked titular this title,
there is one that for sublimity of drear horror we think unri-
valled. It is one of Mr, Willis's " Scenes of Fear," and en-
titled " The Lunatics' Skate," It can be no common mind
which could conceive, and no germs:o4 talent that could express
this incident at once so thrilling and se inOresting. Indeed
the author has handled all the subjects in these volume; like
one who has a right to be enrolled among the master spirits of
the age.
The following tragical occurrence lately took place
near Algiers :—An Arkii of a Dollar of the Aribs, in the en-
virons of Rassanta, suspecting the fidelity of his wife, went
upon the watch to detect her. Returning litmp one evening,
and finding her absent, he went out in search of Wei', tend at
length r reclining on the ground in a species of
aliurAair, while another man was walking
meadow descriedwithher ke p
about smoking his pipe, flxi eYkkently keeping watch. The
leisile4loasY. Nva,s wat-founded, stoleback,
bhuacs
and, with gglial gaqt?un, re,tuped Qin loaded.
The man on watch, huigargr, pergejYe4 and gave the
lk), and, fans satisfied that
alarm, but not in time to save iita wort?, wbo in her
flight was struck down by a bullet from he, enraged husband.
He then rushed upon her and soon severed her head from her
body, and bore it back to his tribe. Displaying the bleeding
trophy of his vengeance, he demanded of the spectators what
wpgld have done under similar eircemstances. They
unanimously rßpiji-11 that they would have acted in the same
manner.