The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-17 00:00:00

GLASGOW.

FATAL ACCIDENT AND NARROW ESCAPIL—On
Saturday afternoon, while the steamer Minerva, from
Cork, was taking up her berth at the wharf, two
men, one a porter, and the other unknown, fell from
off the paddle-box of the Modern Athens into the
water in consequence, it is supposed, of the surge from
the Minerva having caused the sudden lurch of the Mo-
dern Athens. Botb immediately disappeared under the
surface of the water, and a few moments elapsed ere one
of the men appeared on the other side of the vessel,
having passed completely underneath the keel. He
was immediately rescued, but the other man, who
was unknown to any one, we regret to say, was
drowned. Active attempts were made to recover the
body, but up to a late hour on Saturday night were
unsuccessful. It is conjectured that the unfortunate
man is an Irish labourer. His hat was found floating
on the water a short time after he had disappeared,
and a small bundle containing a loaf of bread was
found on the deck of the Modern Athens.

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE ADELPHI THEATRE
FROM DESTRUCTION Bt FIRE.—On Friday morning
last a fire broke out in this building, which, had it
not fortunately been perceived in time, would have
caused its destruction. During the time the company
were rehearsing, Mr. Raymond observed a light
near the footlights, and called the attention of one
of the performers to it, and on examination it was
found that the stage had caught fire, owing to the
bursting of a gas pipe, and the ignition of the gas.
The flames were immediately extinguished, and the
damage done was but trifling, but had the fire not
been discovered previous to the conclusion of the re-
hearsal, the theatre would doubtless have shared the
same fate as the Queen-street and City theatres.
APPREHENSION OF TWO COIN ERS.—On Saturday
night, acting on information which had been received
in the course of the day, criminal oflicers Irvine and
Meffen, accompanied by a third party, proceeded
out to Glen Park, a suburb at the east end of Glas-
gow, with the view of apprehending au individual
named Kerr, who was str,:ngly suspected of being
engaged in coining base money. They reached the
locality about seven o'clock, and with some difficulty
found out the spot where the suspected coiner had
taken up his abode. A slight tap at the door awrkened
no suspicions, and it was immediately opened by a
female, who, whenever El:e saw the officers communi-
cated the alarm, but not ht fore they had seen enough
to convince them of the practices of the p;rties in-
side. When the officers entered, Kerr, who was iii
the very act of pouring metal int, a mould which
he held in his baud, dashed it on the ground, and
made a rush at them, with the view, it possible, of
effecting his escape; and it was not till after a despe-
rate struggle, in the course of which Meffen was bit
in the hand, that he was eventually secured. Upon
his person was found 13 counterfeit shilling-pieces; but
the mould unfortunately was almost broken to atoms,
though a half-finished coin which was in it was pre-
served. The premises were all searched, but nothing
more was found except a mould for sixpenny-pieces.
It should have been mentioned that there was
another individual in the apartment, along with Kele,
of the name of M‘Calluta, who was also taken into
custody, but he made no resistance. The woman
who opened the door made her escape during the
struggle with Kerr, and has not as yet been appre-
hended. All the coin found on the person of Kerr
are well and skilfully executed ; and, being composed
of a mixture of Britannia metal and pewter, might
deceive the most experienced eye.—North British
Mail.

THE LATE ASSASSINATION AT

CRACOW.

We have received the following details of the late
assassination of the President of the Courts fer
Political Offences at Cracow, on the evening of the
4th instant. The daring manner in which the crime
was committed is truly astonishing. It was at eight
o'clock in the evening that the president was return-
ing to his domicile, situated at the end of St. Anne-
street, and almost touching St. Anne's Church. The
night was densely dark, and he was preceded by an
orderly bearing a lantern. They were walking on in
silence, when the president suddenly made a remark
on the darkness, and said how easy it would be for a
man to attack them without being perceived. These
prophetic words were the last that passed his lips.
Almost at the same moment two tall figures wrapped
up in cloaks passed the soldier. On arriving near the
president, one of them exclaimed "Ten !" (it is him)
whereupon the other tapped him upon the shoulder,
and said, "110 w fares it, comrade ?" As the president
turned his head towards his unknown questioner, the
other stranger fired a pistol at his head, at only a few
inches distance, and the unfortunate man fell down
dead immediately. Another account states, that one
of the men remained in the distance, whilst the
other seized the victim by the throat with his left
hand, and blew his brains out with the other. A
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mysterious silence prevailed during this tragic act.
The boldness of the act will be doubly wondered at
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of doing anything. The report of the pistol was dig
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Up to the present moment nothing h street arrested.
discover the assassins. Suspicion as transpired to
the political offenders who h ion rests on some of
have been setat l • was also but recently that five
One of these, a priest, is said escaped from prison.,
ening letters to the President,
to have written threai,---
siaelu.t, saying he had frierads
in Cracow who would '
pay um off according to. hiz.
merits. Placards announcing that the Presiden:7
Zsjaczkowski had ' .
ueen assassinated, and olifering :i
reward for the apprehension of the murderer, was
stuck up next day, but some unknown hands touk.
them down, and substituted others to the effect that
sixteen other persons were doomed to the same death
as the President. The latter is said to have been
advised by his friends to be less severe in his proceed •
ings against political offenders, but always laughed
at them, saying that he knew very well who he had
to deal with.

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MARGATE.—The herring fisheries have been most
remarkably prolific around this coast and neighbourhood.
So great has been the take of fish that fine full herrings
have with difficulty been sold at prices varying from 40s.
boats during the past week have come into harbour
to 505. the lawstitohffislhl:o9ooo.muleihAsstosozEt
.t—heTyhehahl,e
sdoeledplays low as 21. Bs. a last (10,000), and retailed at 6d
per hundred. Thousands of herrings have within the
last few days been caught in Pegwell Bay, and so doge
in shore that the large boats could not get near
in to take them.—South-Eastern. Gazette. enolo