The Sun.
London, England, 1815-11-07 00:00:00

11l ELAND.

ATHLONE, Nov.2.—At nine O'clock in the fOre-
noon of yesterday, the tranq;.tillity Of this town
wits much disturbed by the explosion of some...gnu-
powder in the' Royal Barracks.—"l'he general ini-
pression was, that a shock so very alarming ‘vonlil
be immediately- followed by another .more fain!,
float the quantity of powder that is ti,nally de-
posited for guards and field days, in the set:eral
rooms along the range of building—however, by
the prompt exertions of General ll.tyand .time
Officers underhis command, the agitation, whi,:h,
more or less', every one suffered was soon dispell-
ed. We are sorry to-add, there are Some few who
exhibit proofs of the-effects of tisis accident, as it
ocetirred- in ;in apartment appropriated to the re-
iidence 'of soldiers .a‘td their families, the roof of .
which was blown up.
Situ, FAtuE LosT.—On Sunday morning List-,
abort three -o'clock, the Fame, of Port GlasgoW,
HUGE-1 BUCHANAN,-ALister, from Glasgow, bound
to Dublin, laden with a general cargo, during a
violent 'gale of wind, was drove on shore on a
dint.',,terOus reef -of rocks,. about a Mile north of
Balbriggan.' A man, his wife, and child (passer-'
gers); periShed. The Crew, consisting of 4 persons,
one man (a passenger), remained on the rig-
ging, until three -P. M. on Monday,: when they
were released from their perilous. situation 'in-
a very exhausted state, having been thirty-six
hours exposed to the 'inclemency of the storrn,
tvithout any sustenance.—Tt.e vessel is covered it
low water, and every exertion is making to save
as touch of the cargo as possible.—(Dublin, Nov. 2.)

A Correspouant in Orkney writes us• as fol-
lows :—" About 200 small whales, have been
forced on shore through the Islands (Walls, Sea-
pay, and Sanday), within the last two months.
They.have been sold hy
.authority Of the Vice-
Admiral Depute. , Oil, of course, is becoming
cheap among us. Two vessels were lately. Wrec-
ked on the parish of 'Dearness; one of which was
laden with cotton and .tobacco, tile other with
hemp ~end ‘yood."
The cabinet of Natural History in Paris has
yielded 9,600 articles to the'foreigi;ers„ There is
ar resent to
.he seen there.the remains of a liaskir
horse. The skin is covered with very long whitt.-..
hair, which is exceedingly thick and half curled.
It is as fine as silk. The individual specimen ins
xlicates size rather under mediocrity.--All the
camels are.dead. The elephant has changed his
residence. He is in a part of the Garden called the
Swiss Valley, and occupies one of the fonr large
cages which form part of the bulky fabrick con-
structed ill that . valley. Three more elephants,
for which the other cages have been built, are ex-
pected.' •
The English Officer commanding the battalion
doing duty on Montmartre, died suddenly last week.
Last week a Corporal of •the 7th regiment was
unfortunately drowned, by falling into one of the
Dock-baSinS, at Portsmouth-yard. Ile had just
posted a centinel, when, the night being dirk, in
turning found, lie ftii over a,snatch-block (one
which is affixed to the.ground) into the basin, anti
Was not heard once to struggle : his bOdy was
taken out at day-light.
On Saturday morning last, the Countess of
A.NTIUM'S house, Bruton-street, ,Berkeley7sql4re,'
NV:IS robb ell fl 5 gold, silver, and other vain-
aide snuff boxes, miniatures with brilliants, silver
myth:Sticks,• and an immense quatttityotiewel-
lery, .arid other valuables, supposed to be,%vorth
upwards of 7001.' It is conjectured thefot-bitei
was committed. by some person- or persons. Nycll
acquainted with the house. • •
Foot PADS.-011 tiato Hay evening, at the early
bout- of half-past five. o'clock, as Mr. lltcla..)
Inner Temple-lane, was returning home, Ati
to his coo try-house in !Tendon, he.was sioitvet,l
by three footpads, at -North End, ntar the live
mile'. stone. Tlkey-took from Mr, his
watch, chain, and seals, .r.l. in Rack of Lin.:,1,11"1
notes) a bill of exchange-;or 17 guineas,

LAW.' 1N

cnr-r,T Nov. G.

BII4SLEY, IN THE MATTER Op WADE AND

yy
Mr. rioanz applied to the'Loab CIiANCELLOR,
reqUesting liis Lordship to receive a petition from
Mr. Beasley, who, it will be remembered, ulau-
.(letitiely roarried. Miss Wade,, a IVartt of the
Court.

• ills Lordship said, " 1 cannot refuse to re-
ceive a. petition from him, but 1 cannot. hear any
ielition till b`eis here." -