The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-19 00:00:00

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WHAT A SHOCKING BAD HAT !—At
Lambeth•street Office, yesterday, a young man, named
MORGAN, was charged by policeman 263, R division,
with assaultinT, him ; and the former charged the latter
with striking him on the head with his staff violently,
merely because he had used the words, " What a skocking
bad hat !"--a cant term which has been in use amongst
the canaille of the metropolis for some time. The
Magistrate thought there had been •iolence on both sides,
and could not take upon hint to decide the matter, but
dismissed the ca-e.

LIFE OF DAVY.—The publication of this
valuable work in octavo will place it within the reach of
many to whom it was not accessible in its more expensive
form. Of this illustrious man, the Spectator observes
" the general powers of his mind entitle him to rank with
those few names whose works and thoughts have elevated
them above all qualification. It has been said there is a
point, high in the realms of imagination, where the minds
of HOMER and NEWTON may be considered as uniting;
there is a point reached only by genius, where classification
ceases—where the human mind seems to he equal to every
thing, and to surpass all in that department to which its
attention happens to be turned. This point was reached
and by Davy. No one who reads this book, and studies
the processes by which DAVY arrived at his grand results,
will hesitate to place him in the rank of immortal genius,
with this characteristic distinction, that it is he above all
whose creations have become most immediately and most
extensively beneficial to his fellow-men."

RESURRECTION EXTRAORDINARY,--A
great degree of alarm was created a few days ago in a
town not far from Perth, by the suspicion of a foul murder
having been committed. A frail damsel, who had in-
fringed on the bounds of strict morality, fell upon a rather
novel plan of obtaining damages. She first explained to
her sweetheart that she was in that situation which called
on him to make an honest woman of her, but having an
utter aversion to matrimony he declined. She then tried
to wheedle him out of money, but this would not do
either, and the parties separated ; but she was determined
to find some groundwork for a process of damages. Sow
time after she sent for an undertaker to make a coffin for her
child, which he, honest man, made and took home; be ex-
pressed a curiosity to see the child, but the mother answered
that " that it was na' warld like"—and the man not
wishing to hurt Ler feelings, put the child in the coffin
and departed. The funeral proceeded and the child was
interred. The gude folk were not a little surprised at
these proceedings, as none of them had observed the usual
indications, or heard of the birth of the child ; and suspi-
cious of foul play began to be whispered, which at last
reached the ears of the fiscal of Perth, and off be set with
two officers and took the girl into custody, and sent her
to that town. They then proceeded to the church-yard,
expecting to have their fears realized, and dug up the cof-
fin. All faces were stretched towards it in hot rible ex-
pectation while the lid was taking off. The beadle pro-
ceeded to unroll the corpse, when, lo ! a large frosted
turnip presented itself, with the long shaw and portions of
hay rope for arms. The bystanders were agreeably and
comically surprised. The men of law have searched the
books from DAVID 1., but can find no statute against
ether being brought to hed of, or burying turnips, and
the prisoner was discharged.— Caledonian Mercury.
HISTORY FOR THE NOVELIST.-CHAR-
LorrE CHRISTINA SOPHIA DE WOLFENBUTTEL, wife of
the Czarovitz AreExis, son of PETER 1., was unfortunately
an object of aversion to her husband, although beautiful
and amiably ; in a fit of passion he gave her, one day, a
blow, which caused her to be prematurely confined with a
dead child. The Countess of KONNISMARCK, who at-
tended on the Princess, being aware that if she recovered
she would only be exposed to further acts of violence, de-
termined to declare that she had died. The Czarovitz,
to whom this was agreeable news, ordered her immediate
interment ; couriers were despatched to inform the Czar
of the event, and all :the Courts of Europe went into
mourning. The Princess escal:ed to America with an
aged domestic, who passed for her father, and a female at-
tendant. \Vbilst she wes living in privacy at Loui•iana,
an officer, of the name of d'AtttAxn, who had seen her in
Russia, recollected her, and made her an offer of his services.
Soon after, they heard that the Czarovitz was dead, and
D'ACBAND then engaged to conduct the Princess beck to
Russia ; but she found herself happier in a private station,
and declared her intention of remaining in retirement. The !
old domestic dying about this time, she was without any
protector, anti D'AUBAND, who bad been long attached to
her, offered her his hand : she accepted it. Thus, she
who had been destined to wear the imperial diadem, be-
came the wife of a lieutenant of infantry. The Princess
had no reason to regret her second marriage : happy in
the affection of a man she had wedded from choice, site
lived in uninterrupted peace and comfort ten years,
without a wish to mingle again in the splendid scenes
where she had known only misery; hut D'AUBAND fell
into ill health, gnd his wife, anxious above all things for
his recovery, proposed that they should go to France to
procure the best medical advice, and to try the effect of a
change of climate. They accordingly embarked for his
native land, and, soon after, be was restored to health.---
He then solicited an employment in the Isle of France,
where he was appointed Major. The Princess. however,
previous to tt eir quitting France, had been recognised by
the Marshal de SAXE, who, after having called on her
and heard the story of her adventures, informed his King
of the discorr ry he had made. His MAJESTY desired his
Minister of Marines to write to the Governor of the
Mauritius,d irecting that every mark of distinction should
be showered on Mons. and Madame D'Aunawn, and that
they should always be treated with the highest considera-
tion. The e orders, we are told, were punctually obeyed.
The Princess lived in tranquil happiness in that island
until 1717, when her beloved husband died ; she then
returned to Paris, where she lived to a great age.
Recollections of Me Mauritius. -