The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-22 00:00:00

FALSE ALARM

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kbcet, t‘ecrlt''. ' - '"I on TOO
ivaention of the in h cibitants of this bled
:Wertuily aloft- ed by a dull, heavy, rutab,:o
noise, which suddenly rolled over it, and which viee.a
peculiar in its character—so unlike any of the son
which one usually hears here—that it excited iloreew,7l
notice, and raised in those who heard it—and there
few who did not—a mingled feeling of awe and al't;(1,
In about a quarter of a minute' the sound was repe°
gradually swelling on the ear and then dying "'a)) 0
third and a fourth time the noise was heard, 10,A
powerful wtes the vibration that houses shook beneahtmol,
as though saute heavy su;statiee had fallen within!;ll
.aud articles of china and earthenware gave auk
*token of being qt,tur bed. People now became thorolls-0
alarmed and ran out of their houses and sbol;0
e qustien each other as to the cause of this otYll
oisturbance. Niprth-street in a few moments ws:
state of excitement. It was heard in the Chapel
where Divine service was p„oieg on, and cause hero
siderable trepidation ; in the Albion Rooms, wt
tbe
the character of Mai-lensed was being iliscussed;s
most northerly extremity of the town, and along vi,ews
of clifh, where the shock was very strong, andicto
the attention of persons was directed more pea'''. Do
the sea, in search of the cause of this phenomenon' 101
first conjecture was, that it was a vessel in distret;;ol
under this idea the life boat on the pier was got filled
for launching by the preventative service men se" oil;
with life preservers. But the sea was calm and trelo
the wind, which had been blowing lather strongly h 1
the south-east, had sunk to a mare breath; and the 7,0
was starlight and beautiful. All kinds of aPeeti.‘cloai
now got abroad. Was it thunder ? There was netai,"lo
to been seen. Wen- the French come ? If so,keinf
most carefully out of sight ! Was it the shoo' void
earthquake ? This was the conjecture which I.i. lb.
most with the circumstances of the case and Wwerisi
fears of the people, whose thoughts instoactively re:
to the fact of the neighbouring city of Chichester,"llA
been on several occasions subjected to this slat
phenomenon. Six times the noise was distinct', otl
—the fifth was somewhat faint ; . the sixth mss
_A beo
powerful ; and then it ceased, and those who he,r„,ll.
listening in painful suspense again drew their 7,0
But it was only to. indulge in fearful speculations 0,, vid)
nature of this strange Occurrence, and to fancy speculations
off
of fearful catastrophes, such as cities swallove;000
or ships destroyed, or nature convulsed hi,aptir
strange agony. To all these fearful loon Se
no answer could be given that night, lino/
Wednesday they were again resumed. The loio
ral question was, " Did you hear that strangek
last night ?" " Yvs ; what was it ? It shoe,
house to the foundation*" "It made my china
" Doubtless we shall hear of something dreadful 'or
happened in some part of the world," &c., &c.
nately for the public quiet, there were some Wool
the town in a situation to set these fears and rtne°loo,
rest, and to give an explanation of the cause of
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And a very simple one it was ; for in the znfn. tle
sounds which struck such fear into others, one gor
man, living at the eastern extremity of the town' by 00
nised the fulfilment of a pledge made to him
p#oo4
Captain of an outward-bound vessel, that, as bulb'
town, he would give him a parting salute. P';‘o4
did so—a Royal one of2l gtu.s—and with the abos: 00
The vessel in question (the flashes from whicoteler
seen by some) stood about two miles to the east c_reforof
Town, and about eight miles to sea. She was, %evil
ten miles from Brighton. Moreover, she only 7010 P
gun (an 18-pounder, it is conjectured), and yet O ,
was the report that the town was shaken by it, and v'r,
situated two or three miles inland felt it. This 111-000'
chiefly attributed to the circumstance Of the Win ,bOlll
ing dea'd on shore, the sound being thus borne 10000!
up the valley. It is a striking proof of the vso cireso
which sounds can be carried under particular 000:
stances, and also of the peaceable character of 8„Foob1;
pity which could thus be ihrown into consternerrej
single gun ! What will the French say to it
the Prince de Joinville smack his lips at the th°olol'i
giving such a warlike set of people, who Ici;s 0014
pounders for earthquakes, a real taste of his wolt,
Alter this, Brighton must needs have such 9 Or
character as to hold out the strongest provocatforl A
attack fromor any other burner of gunpovng
It way, how,•ver, be some consolation to Ite%detl
OWn
the alarm was net confined to Brighten, but , tOt
far as Lal,eing, 8 wiles to the west, and isTewhev,e; n
east. We believe there is some regulation to Ii
practice of firing at sea ; and the alarm produce
occasion shows the :necessity of it.

HAMBURGH and FLANDERS P.'" r
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Bittissm.s. AIAtiCH 16.--Thp Chamber of ..-ifing.l
tatites Lf.te tf tay a favourable opinion role°, /;--jor:
epplie:itif,ns tor naturalization. L afterwards ° COP';
the- proj..e. of w relative to a limitation of °in WAV
tnunes ou the frontiers of France and Belgictdit
of luw for a supplementary vote of c`-bole
72,000 francs to the chapter of pensions in the a pre
of finance. The Minister of Finance presentedsools
ject of law for-granting to his department %A.;
tnentary credit' of 490,000 francs, for the pure
two house, which was refused to the sections.oollo.
Chamber then commenced the general debate _o 110
project of law, making several notifications ':',00;
legislation of the militia. The Senate, in its siL'A
day, heard several reports of its committees, all'of It!
for to morrow, the discussion of the project wow
relative to the suppression of the tonnage duty in
of ships importing corn till the Ist of October, 1° fele
tive to the appearance of our crops?
The information which has reached us to.clalobol
we have already published, and add further details.t
thaw has everywhere had a most satisfactory eft' 1
he preservation of the autumnal crops. It was °-101,
companied with rain, consequently the roots of (I, se
fully confirms pi
which have already sprung up has not been injfiru"'ol
therefore vigorous vegetation may be expected. 00'd
drought of the summer of 1846, and the long fi'd
the winter, have perfectly softened the earth, aci 00;
render it easy to be cultivated for the Marc..., e
Everything announces that the days of scarclVO
high prices are numbered, especially as the pr
had the certain effect of inducing a great nuotocto;
holders of corn to keep in their granaries large ft: 0
which they will soon find it necessary to dispose bey fori
wish that, the danger being over, it may. n Cnonec,,,s`;
gotten for a moment that all the
with the supply of the country, and subsistence
people, are of the greatest importance.
guestions of s,
wh t duricgd
BRUSSELS.—The average price of -- "Am 51c.,
week ending on Saturday, March 13, "9 - use of>
rp
hectolitre, and that of rye 961. 76c., an incre v..
on wheat, and 73c. on rye, per hectolitre.---P`
Papers, March 17.
goodi:ls
HAMBURGH, MARCH 15.—There is still
of ice at Shulaw and Blankenuse, but it bas Roy
towards the south. The London steamen ,t4Greb-0
the Hull steamers Archimedes and Helen to dai,
however, succeeded in getting in safely ;00°01
noon. The lower Shulaw lightship again °ea-nig:el
station this morning, the upper one, howeva-5017P
lying in the harbour of Shulaw, whither it vf"
to return lust night on account of the ice.
Bet
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GLUCKSTADT, MARCH 14.—Thaw „p tor
yesterday, there is, however, still a good dee,, ' "nd
ice, at the return of the frost several y
vesselsmite
TO 1g" evii
in our harbour. This comparativell„a 00
has considerably diminished the floating "-
shore.

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We know persons in good ciretlin' bot,
Brighton, who have given so liberally towards the
tress funds, that they are now compelled to Lbtilcce,
things which they actually want, or else run itt
they will not do. There are others, who plead astifin
for not paying tradesmen's bills, that their subseher
relieve the Irish distress have drained them of „" is
but such persons should remember that that cotir;fo96
Fated to increase the distress already severely felt,l,„ 111 001
Tradesmen can seldom obtain long credits of 4'lb:1:roe&
dealers, and if they cannot get the money due Wem diclA
heir debtors, they are placed at once in admos Pithe
state, which frequently ends in their ruin.—BcrigidAVl 14;
PARISH ()P ST. MARYLEDONE.—On -Cr-f gt.„i -
weekly meeting of the guardians of the parish ° 641;01)
lebone, the result of the election of a visiting suleb§ll4
southern district of that parish was declared by tubonl
There were fair candidates for the situation, Zif w.oritPdcstiti
W. Jenner, of Dalstoo, was chosen by a large t 05310,
b 0 s 4
board having complimented him on his testimonistboajo'
gratulated him on his success, he expressed his
fit 10
Ole the
wilintrew.
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LEICESTER TRADE.—We have no illir-°lret. I v,
Ang 6 t fah;
report in business. It was hoped, by those --„„--a ntleirbnt's
shipping trade, that some orders might have co wt" b ten
American steamer Cambria;' but we have 0.9 at fajt)(
such is the case. The home trade for hosierflooP,,eolis
in a deplorable state. The demand for spring gwraeailie,
been so small for the last five years, and rns3Leet 140
a
of employment. Wools and yarns rt main " 6
alteration ; but manufacturers are afraid of lo
more stock.—Leicestershire Mercury. .4.fPfiPt,
[ADVERTISEMENT.)—RADICAL CuuE of , 0
COMPLAINT BY FIOLLOWAY'S PILLS. —Mr. John !diode:oo:7Al
eughal, near Moy, county Tyrone, aceorOing to 111!0;00!:00;-1
suffered perhaps more than most people frinn severe volv-oredo
accompanied with a disordered stomach and a generlteLljoieo
of the system, from which, last spring, he was ccor,-,0 Piyonol
taking; Holloway's Pills. He row only occasionally oes
tirely „re,,
them, as they have the effect of keeping him tv,ir
affections of the aver and stomach, besides materially
A„,,„,
i,ealth. Persons of weak and delicate habit shod tdolloljoi
invigorating medicine, which would soon grenglllen_..- °IP
system. Sold by all medicine vendors; and at profem
establishment, 244, Strand, London.

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On the 17th inst., at Woolwich, the wile of CAPS TV'
Royal Artillery, of a son. . grs•
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Richards, of a son. ~ of $
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On the I7th inst., at Hampstea.l, Mr. William L ~„4,10,
street, Portman-square, to Sarah, daughter of M. "`
Maryon House, Hampstead.
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On the Bth inst., at Pica, William Sturges, Esq., ' 0
her Majesty's Royal Scots Greys. Joe, of
On the 15th Inst., at the Ite,thery, Wolverhampton, pip
Of the Rev. W. A. Nevtmitn, M.A. , gate'
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On the 17th inst.,.Ann, the wife of Edward James
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Lordship-lan, Dulwich, age 22.
On the 17th lust , Lady Jane Tumour, eldest datighter 00'
second Earl of Winterton, aged 65.
On the 20th inst., at Tunbridge-wells, the
On the 20th inst., in Lowndes-square,--EleniLly,
Sir Iltnry F. Catii,.bell, K.C.11. and G.C.H. Sirij to
On the 18th inst., at liolles-street.Cavandialt-square,
Wood, K.C.51.G. JOIN
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