The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-12 00:00:00

HAMBUPGIT. AND FLANDVIS

MAU,.
C. PENAL:GEN, .jUSF. 1 —in coiituy i,tiee of theltiß
price or provi4ions end of !odder f, r he e,iflc.
Majesty was pl= save: yesterday to issue an order that the
troops of the several divisions shall not this year begm-
aenad( d for review, but shall be exercises in teir
several quarters.
CDRISTIANA, MAY 26.—As the high prices of pro-
visions, together Nvi, h the prevailing scarcity. is very
sensibly felt, it. is the deziire of the Government that the
summer reviews shell not take place this yesr.
WALSAW, MAY 31.--A distressing accident ti)ok
place on the 27th, on the railroad between G;rtzkowiee
and Radowsk. The locomotive of the Warsaw tr.ihl
ran off the rails, and siivvral carriages, five containinq
passenvrs and four luggage, were overturned anu
ill
hr, nto pieces. Of the sixty passengers who were
olt
the: carriages, five were killed on the spot, among *Oer'
was the guard ; four were severely wounded, andthree
slightly. An investigation is being made into the cause
of the accident.
T EI
H HAUE, JUNE B.—His Majesty,
by his Royal Highness Prince Henry of atehee"'NPe4thneierAd-
lands, quitted this residence at a quarter before one, and
repaired to Amsterdam by a special train.
FOREIGN CORN AND HARVEST.
RIGA, MAY 31.—Notwithstanding the favourable re;
ports front abroad, th- s. llers of rye contrivei lag w_ef,,.
to find purchasers at rising prices ; 158, 160 162, l'"
But to-day bargains were again made cut of ittled e.t.l6o_rr:
At the end of last week 145,000 chetwerts were storße4.
Sime small parcels of curious wheat were sold at 2"",,
for 103 an,; 104 lbs. Barley fetched 123 r. for 74
7Glbs. weight. Several bargains for oats were concludeu
at 96 and 97r. r for
ST. PETERSBURGH, MAY 28.—Corn and "oil
shipment continue t fetch the following Prices
Rye flour in loco, at Sr. ; ordinary qu'litY' and
70kr. to 7r. 43kr. ; Rye in loco,
qr. per 9 pud ; for June, at Bir. • lot
nard, in loco, 14ir. per 10 pud ; for duly, 13r.
o;rcii.
August at 12r. and 12ir. accordingly to qe ) d
nary, for July, at ; for August, 101 r.
for which there were purchasers. Winter hea
at best t
er
June, at 12ir. per 10 pud. Barley, for JanetAs2".r.esa
7 pud ; ordinary quality, in loco, 4-4 r. per 6 P°'-',:;4 tiros
from 101 r. per 10 pud. It is said that up to this ye
2,300,000 chetwerts have been bought 675 grirl
flour, 600.000 Kin rye, 450,000 Kirl wheat, 450,°°°flour.
barley, 25.000 chetwerts pease, barley, and "be'lt. were
and 100,000 chetwerts of aniseed. purch es:"„,ast.
mostly for ready money, and latest for 13th 'n7sad
About the fifth part of the whole sold is for Aeg""
September.

CATESBY ABBEY, NORTHAIIr‘
TONSIIIRE. t.; h is arl-
This truly fine old English property', Iv_,Ll'c-n01;136'
nounced for public sale in our columns by xr•
appears to present so many attractions to the c3r, fron
that we cannot resist giving our readers an eztr, ohind
Dugdale's " Monasticon" and the " Beauties of 1'1;740.
Fld Wales," in both of which this property is Ineinore
.Few estates in the country, we understand, bear
Este
interesting relics of a very, early period
of 9f
Abbey. The beautiful avenue. and groves 0-
spotstiteef
elms—the ancient burial-place, " a time-hallowed and
singular beauty"—the pristine village of Cateshib sod
e noble manor hall, with a domain' of hetween 6 've
tensl•
700 acres 01 the richest land in the county"e" rosini
ttaanorial rights, and preserve; for game best 311s° piing
emptations tor a residence in certainly the he6t Tid in
ground in the kingdom. Catesby Nunnery, o,c ,dale'n
the reign of Henry 111., is thus mentioned in mut'
" M The c'ar
onasticon":— 1, ter

" Cateshy Nunnery, Northamptonshire --
ofireos
of the 17th of King Henry 111. recites and gave
grants made to this monastery. John do Velh'wo and
to these nuns all his lands and lordship--the to
ear of
territory of Botendon. The Bull of the Oh Yoseh-
Pope Gregory VIII. confirms to them all theiry
sinus, and takes them into his special
A more interestin history of the property Is
from the " Beauties ofb England and Wales”:---
riorp
" Cateeby.—ln this village was formerlY P,riteres
founded by Philip Eeseby, according to sosiu :6001
and by Robert, his son, occording to others, for a 'ooo'
protection:
coo
and nine nuns, of the Benedictine Order, who
"eis, oed,
it with the advowson of the Church, various is( foe
as is highly probable, with the manor of Catesby, this
the 31st of Henry 111.. the priorese and nuns rjot of s
house obtained, amongst other privileges, the gran tbsif
weekly market, to be held on Mondaye. withl foe
manor of Cateshy, ' apud tnanerium de CattehY• vlll.
p la
rinciple of avarice which influenced King lielent
to abolish the religious orders in England, is evls, ibis
the circumstances attending the suppression of
house. Though the Commissioners, appoistedveP sotto
to the dissolution to make their report as to
the the
state of each monastery, bore a eple testieuen,):_rodoS
good character of the inmates here, neither the di "sf the
of the prioress, nor the acknowledged regulat icy
_.'icfoef
nuns, were able to divert from his purpose the acal,, Os
monarch, nor prevent the doe unit of this conva_Zosite
its suppression (in exchange for lands in Beret's' oeseS
and Salop) the revenues of the Priory, arisingir°,,,oree
hundred and eighty-eight acres of pasture, eiglistJoble
of meadow, and one hundred and sixty. one
milln
land, exclusive of the convent, church, tvvo
eight messuages, and one. cottage, were granted 10t of
id
Anly, Esq. On the site of the priory, and oat, tb
ruins, has been erected a mansion belouging, f; stiP
family of Parkhurst. Arc portion of the chaPe!ao bee'
visible. The present pprietor does not resteetee,4
In that part of the parisia denominated IlePerbe- Ors
stood the church, which is supposed to hays., spepoo,
ruolished at the same time with the priory, 0 4011 y"
to have been disused for two hundred yearstr;b7...itoo:ol;
remains of the four buttresses belonging.
and a fragment of the wall, having a potuted
,7„. be Os_
are still standing. The churchyard continuestbouroeslls
parochial cemetery, and divine service is perform t
the chapel of the manor house."
The property lies in a completely rural distriFt.:olnegb
parishes of Catesby and Hellidon, approached t_loo.
delightful country from either Daventry or Weu
estoS'
PABYE ne•
THE BURSTING OF BOILERS AND ITS - just -
—ln another boiler bursting case which at
she 1,°,116.0
curred, whereby thirteen workmen, ,n;urea,,_.
newynngd Iron Works, have been errious yo. wolf
boiler was an old worn out one, which re fi:CeSSitY .0
tor, such as we have so often advocated. tr a
moment
appointing, would not have allowed
tulaces it is 651!
endanger life and property; a°sl° -!--teenth °E :1;
the s''
to have been thinner than
inch! As for the damage of probP
at( ppe,
at 1,0001., besides loss of Pr"fit• roba)ebslytigaielaitti.:l.
the works for a month, there -s riocedaed
to regret where so much appears to hays,u!
the attempt to take so great and far too 1040
__l joitlis
a profit out of a used-up article; but the pers. ns:
of eay,
to so many poor workmen, and the serieorUtsY'l_°,4,ploree
ployment to so many inure, are deeply to he 'w rattP
Such, evils, however, will probably go on-a" ioJed'
longer it would be hard to tell. unless, 0 cle
some stray bishop or another should happen to "soidei
voted" to the boiling or scalding process in some ";,tete",
case of heeler explos en, while another is being ,r:, ees
b} railway combustion, for behoof of all eunsiri
suffaring li, g The Builder prof
FIRE IN WAPPlNG.—Yesterday morning, e
after two o'clock a nre was discovered upon the preoi',.Lmging'"
WarpingtHnigtb;_esotrrgeeet.TrTabilel
fl7indiesCotr-lig,
which contained a large quantity of turps, tar, as„" elve,;
eiiqiu
aaltleyw inflammableminutes
a severalrt les: enginesTh The
aarlrairvread, havingan
fiver 50
work. but a considerable time elapsed before anY "';„sr.r, tie
could ho made upon the fire. The firemen, howa-rateig
dint of ex traordiettry exertions, succeeded in eon"- Drs'sf;
flames to the premises in s hich they originated• cootedr.eo
wood thus returns the damage done; -"Cellsrs and nsOs:,
seriously damaged by fire; shop severely scorched, siessf'
tents of sail-loft over damaged by striake,"4s'c'
Traill were insured in the Pliceitix fire-office.
THE CALEDONIAN BALL.—The ladies ra,
of this ball had another meeting on Thursdas%::7ollel.s:;!,
Rooms, at which various interesting arrangensene`ed to
rence to the forthcoming festival were sgrsi e"'es
The Countess of Rosebery has undertaken to of ilg'
be styled the "Patroness's Qtiadrille,” onsetedig,eotrPr3
couples of the elite of the Scottish nobility 47ire"rlily
gentlemen wearing the Highland garb and thaw, "Fan le'
an appropriate costume. There will also be orb for goloci
land Quadrille of eight couples in the sairre,,gL the
men, the ladies wearing the costume of I `;,,e, of lap
when old Holyrood resounded in the ,P1.!:1- y andlBg o°l
Prince Charlie" while he was in all II" tv. amongo
man, taking his place merrily in the dance ,rhi, liter
people before a shadow fell on his fertuness diptt
will be formed by Lady Agnes Duff, the hsesass lead; stic
of the late Earl of Erroll, and wife of Mr. Jame was °dies'
cheir presumptive to the Earldom of rife, v"eos
Ladyessiu lin
Willoughby an essayD
Macleod (of Macleod), is -forming a first-rate e jorthiscrare
,sEomreesbwyhat similar on a re n wite
reel, in costume. Another ianitseor'esintiric:nfjeurint;":veel::::°:nt
;1'
mising reunion will be the presence of the
of pipers," who with a full band of 28 perfortn.,,l suppe.oes
of boys blonging to the Cali-donian Asylunnh"e"fotestlit tee
t
music in the lower room. The promoters t
not deal)
our best wishes fir its success, and we c- d. btre
their charitable exertions will meet a due rewar
000
00,1
FINANCIAL WONDERS OF GAS.--°u!he fart:. iota
peculiarity in the manufacture of gas is
rcing t
more and more clearly evolving and fo ois Do oat
notice, that, for every separate outla. ther
pay
a separate compensation, but an additionali3 }:ooly
every step in the process of manufacture °lk colserff of
itself, but more than pays itself; that while L"_;ouita
sumer pays for the raw material, and thesatrs of tites've
other chemist for the preparation or purific_ofooy
esn'fb-
produced from that material, the Gas 1)
or ell Ott'
actually nothing in the shape of outlay go
..,301
ture with which they can justly charge
s'" of caerost
stinarr at all, except with the inter.eestcoorkabeft
sunk, once for all, at the outset, its t_h,oo of 2orivi
Of their gas- works, and the rarnifioe,'
es ancl7,oot!
pipes, and with the wages paid to their fial,.eltheir sill
men for labour expended in carrying o°_d beoP,'orlf
And yet how enormous are the charges (11 been
ei 10'
made by gas companies on what has thus binga., be
proved to cost them, for material, literallY sZfx
.„se
though it is notorious that " a coach Buts ;id
driven rigt through many Acts of Par,!lsia`P;t eatorvigolla
assured aid efficient means adopted to
_",""t, theY r ever);
to a certain moderate per centage of Peru,'ooefit %, 0 0
soon be compelled to give the public th
.•_ roduct.losar
aveilable pi ocass, both old and new, for Pt'
r too hs
the expense of the manufacture 0, gasoce ,5t
least • ter° os
In fact, they ought to be limited at of in et;
as w. uld raeo ly afford them a fair rare,a_ the
swag
sunk capital, and repay them with intert t
A be
exsieni?, d.— The Builder. cart,)
The Bulldog stee.mer in the "Igc" d 8e ,
ordered to be got ready to come to Englasisnorieroe
dispatches reletirg to the disposal of ihernbo be gesviSo
mac lie daily exlected. The Pol.vPhla-bousediatlicia v
by elegraph to coal, and he got rola 1:.„, Olt
atid will probably have to return to L'seee,lii
CoMnielzate'r DiCie'rerty'S reap tivul