The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAVELLING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sia,_By your giving this insertion it may at once be
the means of preventing such inconvenience as that ex-
perienced by the passengers of the coach alluded to in
your Evening Paper of the 30th ult.
The Jolly Alderman observes he left Bath, with 10 or
11 passengers, at a quarter-past one, to arrive at Wootton
Bassett at five, and the Paddington terminus at eight ; and
if further appears when they arrived at Wootton Bassett
they were informed there was no train for passengers until
two o'clock the next morning, unless they chose to go by
the luggage train about seven o'clock that evening, at an
extra charge of 6s. each passenger. They were, no
doubt, taken with much surprise and chagrin at receiving
such ad intimation. Now had I fortunately for them been
one of the passengers, I should have set them the example
of ordering a post-chaise out to proceed on the journey,
the contract bt tog after the arrival of the coach at Wootton
Bassett to be conveyed to Paddington by the railway, and
to arrive at eight o'clock. Your's, &c.

AN OLD TRAVELLER.

JUMPING FROM A RAILWAY TRAIN.—When
he five-o'clock down train was proceeding, on Thursday
evening, between Duffield and Belper, the hat of a man,
dressed in a smock-frock, and riding in a thiri.class train,
blew off ; in spite of all that the other passengers could
do to prevent it, the man jumped out of the carriage to
recover his hat, and, it was thought, was killed on the
spot, but such does not appear to be the case. He was
able to walk a short distance, and, it is hope;], will recover
from the shock—hut this is very doubtful. It is a mercy
that he was not dashed to atoms, as the train was at that
time travelling at the rate of thirty miles an hour. No
blame whatever attaches to the Company's servants.
Several deaths have occurred from persons thoughtlessly
jumping out of railway trains when going at a rapid rate..
We hope this will operate as a caution to others, to avoid
attempt'ng a feat which must generally end in the death
o f the person perforating it. We understand the thought-
less man was a servant of Messrs. Wheatcrofts.—Derby-
Shire Chronicle.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-oe.Wednesday at
the floor-cloth manufactory now erecting in Page's-
walk, Grange road, Bermondsey, where the workmen,
to the of
of fifty, were employed in erecting the frame-
work ot a -builiing of very large dimensions, and had
raised several massive pieces of timber upwards of forty
feet in height, which were bolted to the joists intended to
support the flooring, a sudden and violent gust cf wind
snappped tho braces, and in an instant levelled the whole
en, erusredd which,
falling
falnie with tile ground,
weight. Two of them had thesir
vlee gwsefrrea edtrueraeddruilnlya
amongst the
numerous workm
,gaostz
them,and all %el's? bleeding pro_ manner. The remaining
in their beads, backs, and legs, injured shock-
ing
as
t. benamed Edwards and
fasely. In a short time two
Johnson, were so far recoveredhospitalremoved
in toa theirvery
own homes. The others ninths at the
precarious state.
li2ADJOURNED COMMISSION
OF LUNACY.
Wednesday morning, at half-past eleven o'clock, th
mission of lunacy upon Miss White, of Tvvict .
enham e eere-
which WAS adjourned from the 17th inst., at the requ '
e
of Miss White, in order to provide herself with profes't
sional assistance, was resumed before Mr. Commissioner
Blount and a special jury, composed of the county magis_
tracy, at the Crown Hotel, Twickenham. A great deal
of evidence was adduced, but the greater portion of it
went to show that the lady was eccentric, rather than
insane ; and after a personal interview the jury found that
Miss Barbara White is of sound mind, and capable of
managing her own affairs and her property. Miss White
is in her 52ad year.

As these statements tally precisely with what we ob-
serve, it will be fair and just to consider them per-
fectly correct and candid. One remark, however,
must be made upon the observation in the York report
concerning the short sowing of barley. The fact is
certain ; the same practice is taking place in Vie mid-
land corn districts, but why ? 13 the Chevalier
barley so much preferred by maltaters as to render the
sowing of the old spring variety of little avail ? SJ
we hear. Or may we not look to the spread of whit
is sillly called " tee-totalism ? " A v-..ry sensible lett n-
anneat7, signed " A Farmer," at p. 5, col. iii., of the
Mark Lane Express. The writer views the prospective
consequences of an abstinence from beer on farm pro-
duce, and adds " The fist article that it may be at 11
likely to affect would be barley. Now, after watching its
effects for above a year, lam come to the conclusi in
that it would be so far from b •ing an injury to us, that I
believe it would be an immense benefit. I find when a
labouring man hasl,ft off drinking he generally purchases
a pig. and bestows more- barley upon that in the course of
the year than he would consume himself in the shape of
malt. In fact, if all the labouring classes speed nothieg
for drink, nearly all that they earn is laid out for food ;
and thus every sixpence comes back to the farmer imme-
diately, without, perhaps, more than one penny being de-
ducted for a profit for the butcher a id baker ; but if the
same sixpence is spent at the public-house, not more than
three half-pence of that comes back to the grower."
We cannot copy the whole, nor it, most ju.t allusions to
the effect of abstinence on !show., on the direction of out-
lay, on family comfort, Poor-laws, and taxation. As the
mental and bodily power so maintained would be devoted
to the manual and practical duties of husbandry, so might
we, with equal justice, insist *hat science. direct-d by ti.;-
tional educational farms, would influence the knowledge of
the agriculturist and conduct him to the perfection of his art.

HOW TO GET A COAT ON AN
EMERGENCY, IN GALWAY.

called, Sir," said the complaisant maitre d'hotel,
o know if you wish to go to the ball this even-
rig ? There will be a very full attendance : a fe w
only of the tickets remain to be disposed of; and, as
no more will be issued in case of crowding the
room, I amdesirous of giving my guests the refusal
of those in my possession." My rubicund visitor seemed
at first no better than a Job's comforter; for, after briefly
and frankly relating my ill-fated condition, he replied, "
is very unfortunate indeed ; that I might be a month in
Galway before I could gat one made; I might be lucky
to have it ready in a fortnight : as for myself," he
continued, " I usually leave my measure at Christmas, and
get the suit home at Easter I" A pause ensued, and
thiniti-g that matters had now come to a crisis, I was
carelessly replacing the disordered contents of the port•
manteau, when the wcrLhy landlord, stetting as if
some happy ilea had struck him, exclaimed,
" One chance still remains, Sir; and, as it world
be hard for a Sportsman .
sman to lose such an opportunity
of seeing our fair citizens, won't be my fault if you
do not succe !el. It strikes me." he continued, " that some
of the tailors, who have now hot week with the dandies of
the town, might be prevailed upon for a consideration
to lend you the loan ef some gentleman's coat
for the night ; and, although it may not be
the fairest way in the world to get what one
wants, still it is a consolation to know, that, whoever the
unfortunate may be, be cannot he ha'f so badly ofeas
yourself in the way of dress." This speech was
certainly as plain as it was unpleasant ; but there
was no time for reflection, and before I well knew
what I was about, I found myself at the door of
" Mr. Daly, Tailor to His Worship the Mayor and
Gintry of Galway.”—" Is Mr. Daly within ?" shouted
my Cicerone to the ninth part of a man standing
at the door.—" He is, your Honor," was the reply. —" Then
go and tell him that Sir Wallace Maxwell wishes to sera him
instantly," said he " of the flote:," looking sigeific intly at
me; and the next moment a dapper little Saran, evidently
iirended by nature either for a midwife or a tailor,
usl esed us into a small back room, and shutting the door
said, " Your humble servant, Sir Wallace." I was mute.
My host addressed the tailor : "Now, Mr. Daly, we wish you
assistance. Sir Wallace Maxwell is come over to this court-
try to fish and shoot, and see our green hills and fine lakes
and rivers, and it will be your fault if he doesn't see
our fine ladies into the bargain. He must go to the bad
to-night; his luggage has not arrived as yet, and
the civil a coat he has to put to his back, barring a
frock or a shooting-jacket. Though it isn't the
fashion in this town to keep clothes ready made,
or to make any without a month's notice, you
can sarve him materially by landing one of the best dress-
coats you are making for the night ; it will be returned ia
the morning, and you will be well paid for the loan."
The Knight of the Thimble looked blank, bure'd and ha'd
for a few moments, and at length answered, " I am
afraid I can't be if any saivice to ye, for the fact of the
matter is there's not a coat in the house that would fit Sir
Wallace but ' Mad Blake's,' and I might as well cut my
throat at once as disappoint him."—" No excuse," cried
the innkeeper, authoritatively; " the coat we. . must
have by hook or by crook. You know who is speaking to
you. Let us see if it will fit." Tile coat was pro-
duced at last, and the bargain struck. Not to
lose sight of the treasure, my companion resolved
to carry it with him, and as he was wishing Mr
Daly a good afternoon the errand-boy entered, saying that
Mr. Blake was waiting below 1 The poor tailor looked
black and trembled ; and, as we were crossing the thresh-
old, we beard Mad Blake's voice shouting, " Is it ready ?
Is it ready, you scoundrel ?"_,. We had ;I lucky escape,"
said the innkeeper, as we hurried along a narrow la) -sue( t
leading to the hotel ; " for it would be no joke to corn,
foul of that mecap Blake. Although he 13 a good
iinneaalaantde
itnheallboetshterflym..fia-tte)ergr
roeniattliincgritso,emr,ahne iosbaevasetry;
ea:veini
the poor country girls staff .r from his doing', and. on a marke
day I've often seen him le‘titg ffcrackera um.er their red
petticoats, and making them dance about like hens upon a
hot griddle. But we've jockey'd the tailor anyhow with
the title; and if Blake doesn't render him speechless, as
he has done many a better man, it will be round the town
before morning that he has atided the name of Sir Wel-
laceMaxwelr to the list of his customers ”
—Old Sport-
ing Magazine.

took a fancy to Nassarino, .
---, Queen is very
A RESTIVE GALLANT.--Tne
generous, but has not a large allowance• When she first
1410, whose cecist ea he then was, that she must gve
him up to her, arld the Stigliano consented ; but the
gallant himself was restive, and would not Le dtspo.we
she told the Princess of Stig_
of, and devoted his time and attendance to a third lady
whom ha really loved.—Swinburne's Courts cif Europe.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR
MARCH.

Since our last we have passed through a month of splen-
dour. Such a March has rarely- been witno.sed cr re-
corded, and its effects have been equally
There have been, perhaps, six or eight partial marks of
frosty rime, produced an hour before dawn ; but in no one
instance have our thermometers, however situated, denoted
the freezing degree : once we had the mercury at 33 de-
grees. Tlse equinoctial period passed with rather st-irmy
concomitants ; but though clouds, packed together in huge
cumulous masses, came with south to south.wes'erly
clouds, the weather was little more than showery, it could
not be called rainy; and, therefore, we augur that the
spring and summer will be deciJedly genial, generally
sunny; but the gleams relieved by seasonably alternating
showers.

It is a glorious and benign season—full of promise and
hope. Wherever we go we observe all the crops rich and
healthy. The snow saturated the land, and stored it with
fertlizing ammoniacal salts, and ovary subsequent shower
(fur the volume of rain has been generally below an aver-
age) has tcld ; hence, there has been less of March dust
than is usual. Moisture has been• sufficient, yet not re-
dundant, and the land has been ploughed, harrowed, sow",
Fee., without one serious interruption. Oats, beans and
peas are up and flourishing. Wheat varying a little in
intensity of verdure, but everywhere healthy, beautiful, and
abundant ; very much spring wheat has been sown.
That which we thus record from our own inspection,
our correspondents affirm. And now we will turn our at-
tention to distant intelligence, which we obtain from the
compendious statements in the last Mark Lane Express
previously observing, that, after all the " fears," and evil
surmisings of interested dealers (for such are abundaetly
sensitive and ever on the alert to create alarm), the truth
is plainly told, unvarnished, and without qualification, in
the cheering quotations to which we now solicit the reader's
attention.
From Yorkshire, to the 19th of March...." February
commenced with severe but seasonable weather ; this gra-
dually gave way to very warm and extremely genial
weather for the season, and even March sust tined the same
character up to the 15th ; since, the evenings have been
cold, south-east winds and a little rah, have followed. To
begin wlih the wheat crop—we actually have to say that,
never in our recollection was the appearance of wheat so
favourable ; the plat. ist full, so much so, that you may
travel for fifty miles, in almost any direction in the coun-
try, and not see a single field deficient in plant. The
blade looks exceedingly broad and healthy, creeps along
the ground, and in many cases already covers the lind;
neither the frost of winter, nor the drought of the period
since the storm, has at all injured it. A very small
breadth of barley will be sown, but large enough, we ap-
prehend, to supply the diminished demand. The prospects
of wheat for another year, therefore, are excellent ; and
should Providence grant us a good harvest there will be
more than a supply. Turnips were never known so plen-
tiful. Stock sells well, farm work is extremely forward,
and pastures are beginning to look green."
" LINCOLNSHIRE.— We have now passed the equinox,
with the gales of wind usual at this season, all from the
south, and without more rain than a few showers. Vege-
tation has made an early start, and is acting upon the
wheat and grass lands most energetically. The first sown
beans are beginning to break through, and barley and oats
will soon follow. The hawthorn hedges aro partially in
lea; and everything indicates an early spring. Cattle of
all descriptions are enormously dear."
GENERAL REVIEW. Extract. )—" With a continuance
of extraordinary fine weather, great progress has be el
made with spring sowing. Bear, and pea-planting is
already finished, most of the oats have also been corn.
mitted to the ground, and even the sowing of barley has
been generally commenced. Since the breaking up of the
frost till the present period (29th) the weather has been
highly favourable for all species of husbandry. The
ground turned up pliable and mellow, and ploughing
suffered no interruption; the surface was rendered dry
by brisk winds and sunshiny days ; most of the seeds con-
sequently got an excellent bed. Subsequently we have
had occasional showers, and already beans, peas, and oats
have appeared above ground ; meanwhile ihe young wheat
plant has daily been gaining vigour, and at the present
period the country presents a truly delightful aspect,"
In Scotl ind the favourable weather experienced during
nearly the whole month has enabled the farmers to get
well forward.
From Ireland the accounts are precisely similar. The
markets of both countries cantinue to be indiffereetly
supplied with grain of all kinds, and, though the demand
had by no means been brisk, former prices had been eel
supported.