The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-28 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

STAFFORDSHIRE.---The late change to dry
weather has had a most beneficial effect upuu
the land, and caused many hundred of acres to
be sown with wheat, which, but fur this altera-
tion, must have remained uncultivated, until late
in Spring, and then sown with oats or barley,
but very wet weather has since occurred. The
very high price of grain is experiencing a little
decline; had. it continued much longer, that
most destructive measure to the farmer, the open-
ing of the ports for importation, might soon have
been expected.
A Prit ENE:NIHON OF A. DANCING ASSEMBLY.—
This morning Mr. Jackson, the proprietor of a
dancing academy in Ship-yard, Temple-bar, was
placed at the bar of Bow-street Office, charged
with conducting his rooms without a licence, and
upwards of 40 of his customers, consisting of
young milliners' apprentices and shop boys, &c.,
were apprehended while attending the place this
morning at an early hour.—Sir RICHARD BIRNI E
asked Mr. Jackson whether he had a licence,
which he answered in the negative. The worthy
Magistrate then remarked that he had received
several letters from their parents, which caused
him to interfere. Ship-yard was a most notorious
place, and he trusted this would prove a caution
to them not to attend such places in future.
They cut a most extraordinary figure before the
Magistrate, they having been in the watch-house
all night. They were now discharged on paying
a shilling each.

ATTEMPTED Suiclns.—This morning a young
man, named Williams, a lodger at the Wheat-
sheaf public-house, Vere-street, Clare-market,
was found weltering in his blood in his room,
after having cut his throat. A surgeon was in.
stoutly sent -for, who sewed up the wound, and
he now lies without hope of recovery. A love
affair is said to have driven him to the act.
Datqiso Itticnialr.—This day information was
given at Queen-square Office, of a daring rob.
berg, in the house of Mr. MORTLOCK, boot and
shoe-maker, Regent.street, Vauxhall.road, oa
Sunday evening, which was entered by some de-
predators, and robbed of 25 pair of new boots,
shoes,. &c., besides an immense quantity of
wearing apparel belonging to Mrs. Mort-
lock. Another robbery was also commit•
led in the dwelling-house of Mrs, Wardell, in
Dartmouth.street, Westminster, where the vil-
lains broke open several apartments, forced the
locks of drawers, chests, &c, and carried away
property of every description, also a writing
desk, coutaining a variety of silver articles, trin-
kets, and a will of some considerable property-.
ROIIIIERY OF THE STIRLING MAI
Suit of the robbers of the Stirling Mail has been
partially successful. Murray, the person who hired
and paid for the gig, was secured at 'l'hirsk, three
stages from York, on Tuesday morning. He gave
his name to the officers who apprehended him, as
Graham. Ile is on his way back to Edinburgh,
and' is expected to be brought here to•day. A per-
son of the name of Allan, the keeper of a notorious
house in Queen's Street, and the guard of the
mail, are in custody. If the latter is not actually
goiltyilt is quite clear he has been most culpably
negligent. The Stirling Journal of Thursday
informs us, " That one of accomplices proceed.
eti all the way with the coach from Stirling,
and it is a singular circumstance, that before
the coach started, a person who was giving in 4
parcel to the guard, desired him to have a
good look•out, as the person was apprehensive
the guard had a very. suspicious traveller
with bin'. When this circumstance is kept in
view, there is at least considerable negligence
chargeable on the part of the guard, more espe.
cially when it is known, that not withstanding the
caution thus given him, he should permit the sus.
pected character to leave the coach at Frederick.
street, without identifying him, although the
property was missed at Corstorphine."--(Edin.
burgh Courant, Doc. 23.)
DESPERATE AFFRAY AT LEIGH COURT.--A bout
two o'clock on Tuesday morning, the gamekeeper of P. J.
Miles, Esq., M. P., being on the watch at the Old Deer Park,
perceived two men placing nets, and soon afterwards three
hares were caught. The keepers then sprung from their ambus.
eade, and the poachers fled. Riddle, the head keeper, however,
came up with the poachers and seized one of them ; but at this
moment he received several blows on the head front the Wad.
goon of the other man, and fell to the ground, stunned anti
bleeding. The villains continued to beat Riddle, and would no
doubt have murdered him, if the helpers had not come to
his assistance. One of the poachers made a blow at. Hitiblle's
brother, but missed hint ; upon which the latter levelled his
gun at the poacher, who, seeing himself deserted, surrendered.
—The poacher who tied was closely pursued, and one of the
helpers twice snapped his gun at him, but he escaped. The
fellow who was taken is named Mansfield, and he has been
committed to Shepton Mallen gaol, until the fate of the keeper
(who is dreadfully wounded in the back part of his head) is
known.—(.Math Journal.)
Ait REST OF I\l it O'CONNELL.—ThiS morning
Mr. Kildahl, Solicitor to Mr. O'COnnell, received an snifter
from Mr. 'Kemmis, Crown Solicitor, declining to give theta-
fimation required by the former tientlenutn.—(Daban.even.
ing Post of I. riday.)
SEntiCTioN.---When Dr. JOHNSON was asked
his opinion of seduction, he said it was the greatest injury a
man could inflict on a woman ; but that ii her seducer de-
awed her, instead of marrying or providing for her, if it was
in his powtm, it was next to murder, the most inhuman villainy
that could be comitted.—(Life tfJolinson.)
The Greenlanders lay a dog's head by the
grave of a child,. considering that as n, dog call
find its way every where, it will show the iglu.
rant babe the way to the land of souls.
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A boy, ►iine years old, who had taken, at
Northampton, a solution of opium by mistako,
has been recently saved from death by the new
operation of pumping the poison from the sto-
mach : the opium had beenawallowed three hours.

The game preserves of Mr. Lay, at Trehill,
not far from Exeter, having lately been ravaged
by poachers, the gamekeeper took two of Mr.
LET'S own labourers to keep a sharp look
out. While they were thus employed, the
game was safe ; but the gamekeeper being
unable from illness to continue watching
himself, left his trusty companions to per.
form the duty. One of the gentleman's tenants
passing through the preserve at night to reach
his home by a nearer cut, heard a gun fired, and
having procured assistance, succeeded in appre-
hending one of the very men who were employed
to guard the preserve, with several pheasants in
his pockets; and suspicion falling on the other,
they proceeded to his cottage, and detected. him
with similar proofs of guilt.—(Shethornil
cur 4.)