The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARES,

St. Germain
Versailles, It, B 530 „, s:io ... 530 ... 530
LB.
Orleans .
Nfulhausen to 'fhann 490 ... 490 ... 4110 ... 490
Strasburg to Bale 420 ... 420 ... 118 75 ... 418 75

POSTAGE STAMPS.—Arrangements are now com-
pleted, whereby the public may buy at ev try receiving
house or post-office in London and the surrounding
district", one or any number of the Labels at id. each,
and of the Covers at I id. each.
THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—We understand that
a body of subscribers to these gardens, led on by Mr.
W. Tooke, the wou:d-be Member for Finsbury, are to
make an attempt on Thursday to shut up those gardens
on Sundays. That is quite right. The rich as well a:
the poor ought to be annoyed. Ti, Saints seem to be
sent on earth for no other purpose but to plague their
ueighbours, which they do effectually. A more inno-
cent amusement, however, than is supplied by these
gardens cannot exist.

SOUTH AFRICA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Will you be so kind as to favour me with an an.
saver to the following question, in your next Sun. In the
Evening Edition of Saturday's Sun, is a paragraph,
beaded, " Facts about South Africa," wherein it is stated
that a labourer may get to the Cape of Good Hope for six
or ten pounds. Now, what I want to know is, whether the
above is intended to apply to labourers exclusively, or
whether any other of her Majesty's subjects can procure
a passage for the aforesaid comparatively small sum.
Your attention to the above will much oblige,
A MEMBER OF THE ATHENJEUM.
Manchester, June 30, 1840.

[We believe a steerage passage for that small sum may
be had by any person, but some of our readers who have
an interest in answering the question, will, no doubt, fa-
vour us with a communication on the subject, in order to
leave no doubt.]

The Olympic Theatre was last night visited by
the Duke, Duchess, and Princess Augusta of Cambridge, at-
tended by their suite, to witness the performances of Al. Matis
and Mademoiselle Edlin in Estelle. The other pieces were
Le Bal d' Ourriers and Le Commissaire Extraordinaire, in
the last of which M. Tourtois admirably supported the princi-
pal character.
The very able writer of an article in the new
number of the Quarterly Review on the Chathani correspon-
dence, alludes to two letters from Junius, of which in that cor-
respondence fac similes are given, accompanied by fac similes
of the writing of Sir Philip Francis, intimating that Sir Philip
was the author of Junius. The reviewer says--" We will not
now pursue tl:at inquiry. We will only express our contrary
conviction that Sir P. Francis was not the author of Junius,
and that, dell the candidates for that very questionable honour
the weight of suspicion still preponderates towards Lord
Sackville."

HUNGERFORD REGATTA.—The oars' wager
at Ilungerford-stairs, took place yesterday. The match was
for a new skiff, and ether prizes, given by the inhabi' ants of
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields and its vicinity, to be rowed for by
six pair, in three heats, and the following had been
entered : —G. Bancroft and T. Cook, light blue; A.
Tough and A. Churchman, red; J. Dodd and J. Braith-
waite, green ; .1. Smith and F. Braithwaite, white ; T.
Moody and W. Perry, pink ; and Vokins and W. Diamond,
yellow. At three o'clock the first three pairs started for the
first heat from buoys off Hungerford-stairs, up round a boat
moored off the house of Lords, down the Middlesex shore,
round the police-shin off Strand-lane, up again to the House
of Lords, and back to Ilungerford to finish. 'The two winners
of each heat went to their stations for the final struggle, start-
ing downwards as high water had made in the interval, and
finishing as before at Ilungerford. Bed took the lead, main-
taining it throughout, although their opponents rowed ad-
mirably ; light blue came in second, about 150 yards astern ;
pink was the third. There was a very large assemblage present.
A RICH BEGGAR.—Yesterday Elizabeth Ben-
net, alias Dennis, an elderly woman, a complete dwarf, was
brought up to Hatton-garden, charged with begging in the
street. On searching her nearly 301. were found in her pockets.
She was committed to the House of Correction for a month.
THE SCHOOLMASTER SCHOOLED.—A man,
named Meals, described as a schoolmaster, was fined a -yes-
terday by the Magistrate at Marylebone, for " conveying "
from the Kensal-green Cemetery, some geraniums. The Ma-
gistrate obse:ved that it was a most cruel and unkind act on
the part of any one to pluck from graves the plants and flowers
placed there by affectionate relatives and friends.
There are 40 prisoners in the county gaol for
trial at the approachino. Assizes, including eight for murder,
and twelve for the Whiteboy crime of assaulting habitations,
and seizing firearms by day and night. —Limerick Chronicle.