The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-18 00:00:00

SCOTT'S BIBLE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Nauga.c-s:rect, March 17, 1841.
Sze:.--Having noricel n paragraph in the Leeds .111er-
cuu to the same puTcrt as the enclosed, we wrote Mr.
g out a most materir-1 inaccuracy, and one
caleullted to do us much iejury. We arc tl.is morning in
rec ipt :f Mr. Bei-les's reply, in wlich he states that the
par,grai.h was copieil from The Sun. Under such cir-
eurnsia.rees, we take the ;iherty of calling your attention
t 3 the tanner, feeiicg confident that a statement so erro-
neous, and inserted in your popular paper, we ara sure,
under a mistake, will be rectified immedi,tely on bringi g
is to your notice, in such manner as you may deem bre.
The injunction obtained by Messrs. Seel.ry and others
was agriast the announcement on the cover of Part I. of
our coition of Scott's and not against the work it-
self. We disown the sth, or Dowea's edition cf Scott's
Bible, clnsideriug the one• we reprint from as the only
really genuine and unadultetated edition of that esteemed
c rilmentator. Messrs. Sreley comilcred that our an-
nouncement wished the public 'to think that our's con-
idoed come few alterations and additions, which tl cy say
Mr. Scott made when he was about 73 years of age,—
whereas we wished the public to think quite the contrary.
The reported alterations and additions being, in our opi-
yin, and that of hundreds of others, mutilations of what
the author wrote when he was in the vigour of health and
intillect, and an)thing but improvements.
We bave thought i but right to you and ourselves thus
rchpectfully to call your attention to the subject.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
for Partner and Self,
• Your obedient humble servant,
ROBERT FISHER.
[Owing to the accidental absence of our reporter who
Usually attends the Vice Chancellor's Court, we cop!ei
the paragraph frem another paper.]

COMMISSION OF LUNACY AT TWICK EN-
HAm.—Yesterklay, 't 12 o'clock, a commission of lunacy
'wgs opened before Mr. Commissioner Blcunt and a special
Jury, at the Crown Ta% ern, Twickenham, for the purpose
of ascertaining the state of mind cf Miss Barbara
White, a maiden lady, pged 52, residing at Se.ina Villa,
of the same place. 'lle subject a the inquiry was nct
present, nor any person to represent her, nor was the
Commission sued out by any connection cf her family.
Under these circumstances the Learned Commissioner
and a depot ition wet.t to sec Miss \Vh:tn, and aftr an in.
tr,yiew of about an hour's duratior, the lady expressed a
ie•ire to oppose the commission, and wished that Mr.
Wingfield, the Mast,r in Chancery, or Mr. Bateman,
shculd attend on her behalf. The inquiry accordingly was
postponed. It will be remembered that Miss White's mo-
ther who lived in Park Villa, Twickenham, was burnt to
death about twelve months ago.
GERMAN OPERA.—Her Majesty will honour
this enter:ainmet.t v its 11,:r pte!eace tc-morrow. His
Royl .H ighttess the Duke of Cambridge was there last
evening.

..,
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager is suffering
froma slight cold, and in consequence some of the leading
Nobility made calls at Marlborough House yesterday. Her
ca
wr.as postponed.
Parker, the Member for
Majesty well to have had a dinner party last evening at
MasrlobouroTufighlH)Eouvsoe,Nsv.—hMl
South Devon, has declared his intention to resign at the
close of the present Session. It is said that Lord Cour-
tenayas a Policeman was taking
e are glad to find that Farrell has recovered
\v
House of Correction
from his illness, and was able to resume his part last ever,-
ing in the popular comedy
.of London Assurance, which
elfagesti,o Waki.fi( Id had the usual effect of drawing an audience
will immediately offer himself.
prisoners from
Leeds Rai ,
in the Manchester and tway carriages, one of
them, committed for honiebreakin
!On Monday'
la
g, asked to have his
handcuffs taken off, as he was in gre.t pain from the
pressure on his wrist.. The
request was, from kind feel-
ing, no doubt, complied Kith ; and the man no sooner
he
f. It himself liberated, than leaped out of the earn ge,
although the t awn was going at full speed. An alarm was
given, the engine WO stopped and put back, and the
pour wretchwas found with his skull fiactured, and both
his ;egs broke:. fee was_ takeu up into the train again,
and conveyed from the I adway station on a board"; to the
House of Correction.—. Leeds Mercury.
A CANINE PoST-ZARER. A
---z). very in'e-
resting scene may be witnessed _ any day on tie road to
Derby. It appears that the Derby
mail is ate every
morning at ten by a dog from an ex'ensive ircn works at
Worksop, waiting to be the bearer of the letter bag f r his
master, which is regularly dropPcd by the guard withoi.t
waiting. If, howevor, the wine messenger is not some.
where about at the hint of ten, the horn is sounded,
and the dog is immediately observe I ;
.n the distance
coming along the real with all speed to meet the mail
at the lane end; but this is very seldom the case, as
the dog usually sects huff upon the walls adjoinir,
the Works, listening for the approach of the mail'
When the bag is thrown down, the faithful ereaturs, with-
out delay, invariably takes the nearest way home through
the hedge, and over the fields. Later on in the day, the
empty bag is brought beck by the dog, to meet the Farms
mail to Derby; but, in consequence of the guard not
getting off his seat, it is necessary to send a Person with
the beg, who can throw it upon the mail while it is going.
The dog, feeling his ieabilit) to sstpply this deficiency, de-
notes ilia anxiety by balking and howling. With this ex-
ception, she :nitwit pei-fa'ais all the duties of a letter-car.
vier for his master "with punctuality acid dispatch."
Blanchester Guardian.