The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-16 00:00:00

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.

The following notice, which is considered of some im-
portance by parties connected with the Australian colo-
nies, has just been issued from the General Post-office,
on the subject of the conveyance of letters, Scc.:—
" General Post-office, July; 1547.
" It having been represented to the Postmaster-Gene-
ral that the opportinities of forwarding letters from this
country direct to Port Adelaide, South Australia, and to
Port Philip, New South Wales, by private ship, are now
frequent, and that the correspondence fur those districts
will be more expeditiously conveyed by such vessels
than by the monthly contract packets to Sydney, by
which it is at present transmitted, all letters and news-
papers for South Australia and Port Philip will hereafterlces
be forwarded by private ship sailing to, those
packets.ra
unless specially addressed to go by the
IS d y
" The postage uponcharhgeeaubslueal
will consequently be t
half an ounce in weight, &c.,
each letter not exceedingshi
ship
letteruc i)' correspondenceriet e
weight,
f 8d .
fr
u unless such letters or news-
papersand Id. for each newspaper,
when the packet
alrlayteadofrPpeeclrss'etadgteo
wbeillfobrewacrhdaerdgebayblpeauckpecnt,
letters, and newspaper
" Lettersandntche wspgdeurseyforcoNnterwactZepaalcaknedow:iullnsietislsl
be forwarded by
specially addressed by private ship.

EARLY ITARVEST.—A correspondent states that
two fields of Lammas Wheat, in the hamlet of Arle,
have been harvested in excellent condition. It is per-
fectly- ripe, and the yield considerably over the average.
—Cheltenham Examiner. _ _

TUE METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.—The anni-
versary festival of this institution took place yesterday
at the Albion Tavern, where a handsome dinner was
supplied to about 100 gentlemen. Sir John Dean Paul
presided, and among those present were—Mr. 0. An-
derdon, Queen's Counsel; Mr. W.Roper, Mr. J. Gurney
Fry, Mr. Joseph Fry, jun., Mr. 11. Edmund Gurney,
Mr. Hoare, Mr. R. M. Bates, the Rev. Dr. Raphall of
Birmingham, Mr. J. Moses I,:vy, Mr. A. Haldane, Mr.
W. L. Ogilby. Subscriptions to the amount of 3001.
and upwards were announced during the evening. It
appears from the report that the expenditure of the
hospital for the year has exceeded the receipts by 621.;
in the same space 10,273 patients have been admitted to
the benefits of the institution. The only introductions
required by patients in apply ing at the hospital are sick-
ness and poverty. The arrangements of the festival
were unexceptionable, the musical department being
under the direction of Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. Toole being
toastmaster.

Lord Berriedale, son of the Earl of Caithness, will
in a few days lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Philips,
youngest daughter of George Philips, Esq. The bride's
father is M.P. for Poole, and oue of the wealthiest mer-
chants in the kingdom.
Lord Howard de Walden and suite arrived at
Blackwall yesterday morning, by the, General Steam
steam- ship riton, which vessel
iNefatvoigsatteinodn
atCmpaty's I
ooneo'iclock the same morning.
THE MAILS.—SOUTPIAM PTON, JULY 15. The
Oriental Company's steamship Madrid, Captain Weeks,
arrived at 8 P.M. last evening, from Gibraltar, with the
Peninsular and other mails, which were landed under
charge of Lieutenant NVewenhain, R.N., and forwarded
to London by the 1 A.M. train this day. The dates are—
Gibraltar, J uly sth; Cadiz, 6th; Lisbon, 9 th ; Oporto,loth ;
dud Vigo, 11th. The Madrid brought 46 passengers and a
very full cargo of fruit. The American Company's steam.
ship Washington, Captain Hewit, having taken in fresh
-.teal and completed her repairs, left the docks this day at 4
P.M., with the American mails, for New York, under
charge of Mr. W. W. llinchen, A.N. The Washington
takes out a full cargo of 500 tuns and above 140 passen-
gers. The Royal West India mail packet Captain
Allan, will leave the port on the 17th, with the West
India and Gulf mails. The Montrose, Captain Olive, is
hourly expected froui Genoa, Leghorn, Civita Vecchia,
Rua Gibraltar.

SU,SPECTED HJGHWAY "13
BERY AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
(From the Bury Herald.) f
On Thursday morning last, a man of the name °I,
Michael M`Dearmed, from Dundalk, county orArinag"
was discovered lying on the London-road, with a fright!
ful fracture of the skull. He was removed to the Suffolk
General Hospital, where every care and attention htte
b(Teennespdaaiyd)toAhripme,aarnmdefsd-eiusnednenrssitdaenrdedthhayt this Morel
bis medics
attendants to be better. Suspicion having fallen oPel_a
man of the name of Welham, a drover,
aNl‘Dearmed, he was taken into custody at Laveulle i
nd brought to Bury. On Monday an examinateonA.
the prisoner took place before Dr. Probart, when th tei
lowing evidence was adduced.
Robert Mann, of Bradfield Combust, labourer, ay.:
ing been sworn, deposed—On Thursday, the Sth
was
going from my own house to Chapel-hill,
between five and six o'clock in the Morning, as I 0.
employed
InvY
on the
ike-road, I saw a ing flat on his gickth,
bank at the left hand sideof the road. His head ree'
against the bank in the direction of Bury, and the rei
mainder of his body lay in the road in the direction eci
Bradfield. His hands were close to his Side. Ile
ohs,
nothing on his head. His face was covered with tpl 7.
I spoke to him. He opened his eyes, but made no so% i,
1 He then turned himself on his right side, and Plit, nf
left hand on a wound which I saw on the left slueth-e
his head. I saw a hat about eight yards off, a 011,st
opposite side of the road, and at that spot was
small
nd
quantity of blood in four different places within a i,er,
distance of each other. In the hat were two ha
wi,,,0t.,
chieFs, upon which I did not observe any bloo d a
ever. I put one of the handkerchiefs on the wound, and
the other I put loosely over his head. I put his bat
William
mastT dress or
his head, and left him. I took no notice of his
Mower,
s of
ry
of his pockets. Ido not know who the mau was. , le,
consequence of information I received, I went to aloe
whom I found lying on his right side. I saw !; tore
stone upon which I could see a hair or two, a' the
seemed to be a speck of blood. I gave this stone r,,di
policeman. I have known the prisoner from be). eu,he
mßie•ardnfimegld,
aChoenantbust, constuae _
he is a drover, living at Lavenham, and has bensta `,,,
habit for who
many years of driving beasts for strag
come to Bury market. r, 00
Robert Jacob, keeper of the Bell tape swor,.-4, ,t
Wednesday afternoon, about half past four
'clangedo'cl°e
man came into my tap. Another person, a ~o
cthanefe in with him, who sold the man some bullocf-9,nger
six o'cloe ,30,1:
man paid the stranger 631. Ps. 6d. The strange
gave the man back a sovereign. The man had five lot
10/. Bank of England
ba •
g, which he put into inside waistcoat pocitek• r,
this man at the hosopuittafil
an ,a ,_,.k colon..
bag looked like a gown and was of dos sea
He left my house about piece,
notes which he put into
.0 Allot
I txth irn. kc,,
ewl
harsaanift
sworn b
—y
01 i—it
Ltnlia:urasyraniuhe :apt:,
stranger was at my house till half-past eight. '--
trning home, and about four or five minutesafter
o'clock I met some bullocks coming from Bury to drive
Bradfield Combust. There were two MCA on of tabe
ing the bullocks. One of the men had on abe
qnuoWnednesday night as tore;
appeared affected with liquor. The other Mau had by tile
fourth
cap, and was leading the man with the hat un,h car,
arm. The prisoner was the man who had on • kt cos
home was leading the other man I came traig"n tbe
IY
iPn Peter t eb ry
atnnidie d.sotennoot
arencdoltlhecet mtnerentind.gce ar(naydreibseatwwerte; one
tEhgearno,adonsiede.
of Dtlhye sornupr%avlas
police
e•swor.o...fri
asked him where Thursdayh afternoon, between twelve and One Ocj.(,) 09
drivingbullocks towards Ile se
wher,e, heads h
e ofwasg eingwith
thee
aCt
toi lec. h
.e
_l; i
°jot!
10
had been a man severely injured, who had cattlse
rod
possession, between Lavenham aLd Bury. I ;`„ailoht°
him, and then took him in m cart, and drove hips be
Ivi. Bury.. As we were going along, I asked him where
t his master. He said he would show me. S'ieft hi.
gt to the bottom of Chapel-hill, he said he ',,-,1 side
of master there, pointing to the hedge on the left-baffn ifbt
the road as you go to Bury. I then asked h,"--, ,0.
care of the cattle." The prisoner said
he left his master there. He said "he was dra" ', olio
his master said to him, " I shall go no further 't sin
his master since he left him there. to the
Charles Case Smith, Es q gave evidence as, dto
sa
nature of the injuries, and staled that the wourkue
than i
• e 55
would not be 'in a condition to be removed in I
fortnight. fret tb°
The his rthen made a statement, to the e
,),a ill
he left master (the wounded man) on tbe .I.la, hies
consequence of his being intoxicated, and addsdi
ti tbOC
(the prisoner) to go on with the cattle. Ile ~ra big,
a youngish man walked up to his master, and uTerer
mavheer mutter something, " What are you after
f tlligli
prisoner was then
that the
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Private letters from Madrid mention t."-Trea•
Ministerial project for the loan of 1,000,000/, on i 0,
sury bonds has been received with universal al
measured hostility, the unconstitutional method v,',., os
rying the scheme by royal decree instead oft by of
authority of the Cortes, together with the shor lotted
the notice, which gives the appearance of a prece;etors,
job with the parties who might appear is
quite
clea,
being the chief grounds of opposition. It i"tAll in thie
therefore, that, supposing dupes to be foun'', st eoat'
country, and contractors willing, for the sake 0'
0 Wes'
mission, to lend their prestige in entraPP.D. ,if the',
scarcely a month would pass before the leglitY.' og
bonds would be called in • repuiation,
.4
question— , e rest+)
course upon judicial grounds, being the ultunsg, ousf
of the whole affair, Any persons who way hen" 133,,,hi1$
to Spain—no matter under what circumstances
.r., lost
her other creditors remain in their present position, bet
be regarded as accessories to tho continuance o:he ii
frauds, since it is only by the di jee:::;.; quarter thSs
branded and utterly denied trust •
n m Con of honeslf,
she will ever be brought to any rsu
h P 1 be found' whe
are to .
The parties, therefore, if anY Su
will not only have the
may now contribute to her wat!ts,
have been
c finding that they. ,,.,
ultimate mortification o.
rs but that in this 1;
swindled, like their predecesso , :0 be r i
the penalty w..- . go.
btejoailhitituji,o.
0115
stance, unlike the former ones, _
w.._ feeito
guided by all persons save themselves an
hey
undisguised gratification.-- 77ines.
492- for billy 4
the rate of exchange upon London at s dig 0 f The
exchange letters
w a
sf from . Gibraltar of the 3d irist.of 9()
days. Spanish pillared dollars were commatn
_._e roto
per cent. premium. At Malaga, on the 2d ins -, t"
Dot"
FATAL
TON RAILWAY.—A frightful accident occurred °'`,.„ol
ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER O_ 00
lineel eon Saturday night. About twenty_fiy, win.uitrey.o
waggons
n o'clock the luggage train, consisting ef "'tool
and a luggage van, left Bolton. °l' h oli
near the coal pit at Kearsley;between Stone Clout) ute
Dixon Fold, Clifton, the engineer (George Quiet, datic
served something lying across the rails. It wa.st IV
night, and he could not see it till close 11150,13 1;01 tj
engine. struck it, and, as it appeared to him, ur-11,7ic
.„13,"
four or five yards, when the engine gave a jerk oar,
proceeded without further interruption. When - stoP '"
reached Pendleton, the engineer had occasion to ord VI
and on examining the engine, he saw upon the gu 110
front a small quantity of hair and a piece of bur' ne'd that
passed on with the train to Salt( rd, and there lottn fifth
the three waggons next the engine were bas sclera 033
blood and flesh. Accompanied by the fireguiu,"ooo
breakmen, he then returned with the engine to gliil'oper
where the shock took place, and there found the,,,',eil
part of a human body on the outside of the ralithe
00
about three yards further, within the rails, 10Y I. sad
mainder of the body. A police officer was sent ic),.:( 00
the mutilated remains were discovered to be tboso!'o the
employlblbi.
o,oeurrfdaoowyrm,
ratcerotrdfhx
tooeafifren:
evidence
lideaimt
aenutinutrl
coetnueeras:fetm,
from
in
orecemsdoi
teroeooltfdininh Kay
eaphyrt
company
sCnt
iplhytaooetl
twlaeii
appeared
ese.ahrrs:etv b., ,
di
ea:ht
et
etc.
ohifhhdeafiya:
the 15_ieeoi .
irf
tistj,
:do:
iv:i
1.0:
ceased, at eleven o'clock, left a beer-houso 61),,°;01
he had to keep watch at the coal pit, lasndlhi; wil°ooo
left him and went home. Ile must have got over a —oe
to get upon the line, and that was a nearer way t° 10
place he was going to. It was well known that whet), i
had a little drink he would lie down, and resist 00
effort to raise him; and it appears that he had lain do-i
in this humour and most probably fallen asleep,
tvhes,
the accident occurred which terminated his life 10,-,„
shocking a manner. The jury returned a verdict
0'
"Accidental death."—Manchester Examiner.
MAD DOGS.—CAUTION.—Yesterday mornine
olio
tices were posted at the various metropolitan Pr 5d
stations containing the following caution, under titeof
Victoria, cap. 47:—" Every person who shall perTiee or
a rabl,.., to
ferocious dog to be at large unmuzzled, or BO ,;(;:i or
other animal to go at large after having infornoti:i stetof
reasonable ground for believing it in
is liable to a penalty of 5L The police have orne_ol
er V
destroy all such dogs and other animals, and aPP
the parties so offending."
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Faorquulh4atrn, o
lc as
tt.l,a uagth BIRTHS.
On the 13th inst., at Farnborough-place, the Le"
the
n Wyllie,
On the 10th inst., age'
Fltaelstielnirooieifitytaawsoootud..
pt 1
aCce v, eln,adl3h - s q
a daugter. S fee , 3
On the 10th ifnst., at.' Ba'rnes, Surrey, the lad)' °fl3elij
Hon. Lady Dallas,of a son. - I th°
lhany'relad
Twliiften-onfe,joEhsq. o
ReOv.nA.theßl. litzlutssinelsit:"aggliti
of a son.
atat
li titheathNu'ri
On the 13th inst.,ladi 44 ill°
k-gflici
the wife of Walter
vil'e
On the 13th
Major S . iinst., at Plymton Lodge, Plymtuu, •
mit 1, of a son setar-satgreeet,,Wleiylsd'et:PleerAter•:l3l:4
the wife
On the 13th in.'re,
, atßanceby Hall, Lincolnshire' Do
of Anthony Peat, . .ock Ls ore, t
On the 14th inst ' • (1"
of
a son.
n Montague-place, Russell-sq
wife of Mr. J " I Joseph Aldridge, of a daughter.

On the 14th inst t MARRIED.
0
•• , sabella, sec' oanddahtetc Melia°°'
R 3 . a
..,uoier
glsieltae,
rt
ohtecae
plain biwar _
1 A to
land,l-
-the Royal hospital, Chelsea.
On DIED.
the 7th inst., at Beach-villa, Cowes, Isle °f "I r
Robert Meiklam, sq. f !SOO
anilitonntt,rh
jell)l.oetrl,iaignes:.:66l:ouise, the only d3ughter 0 j
Madame Pommeir, High-street, Peckham. , Richar
On the 11th inst. at Harmondsivorth, Igiddlese- ,
ThOonmatshilNe• o,3`u
n th e 13th12l ,ti
tElisnstqs.
,t..,,
Williamin d P6aorilti-epfil
henry,
001-r
of •/' G.
o'fe °I
Jun.,
Perkins,ns
Esq., of Lark-hall-lane, Clapham.
the vii
On the 13th inst., at Battersea-fields, 101)43' er
Henry Pariss, Esq., aged 25. r rill°ll3
On the 14th inst., air. George Webb, late of Lowe
street, London aged 39. ----
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