The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-10 00:00:00

THE POS T- 0 FFICE ANOMAIt . 11-.

We are glad to learn that Major-General Sir
Harry Smith, the hero of Aliwal, has been appointed
to succeed Sir Henry Pottinger as Governor of the
Cape of Good Hope. We also understand that Major-
General Staveley succeeds Major General D'Aguilar on
the staff at Hong-Kong, and that Sir Henry Pottinger is
to be the new Governor of Madras.
IhwicK.—SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ON THE RAILWAY.
—Donald Fraser, a young lad, who was dangerously
hurt by a waggon passing over his chest, is dead.
Another fatal accident occurred about two o'clock of the
same day, on the inclined plane at a cut near Midshields,
to a labourer whose duty it was to keep the rails clear
of any obstruction. It appears the poor fellow had been
so engaged, and being rather dull of hearing, and a
strong wind being adverse to the sound reaching him,
he did not hear when the warning was given that the
waggons were approaching. In consequence, four
loaded waggons passed over both his arms, which were
literally smashed to pieces, up to near the top of the
shoulders. Dr. Ewart, the railway surgeon, and Dr.
Grant were speedily on the spot, but nothing could be
done to save the poor man's life, the system had received
such a shock that he never rallied, and he died the same
evening about seven o'clock. Two more accidents of a
much less serious nature occurred on Friday. One
navvie was hurt on the head by the fall of a plank of
wood, and another was severely wounded in one of kis
feet, a fellow-workman having accidentally struck a pick
right through it.—Ross-shire Advertiser.
ALARMING RIOT NEAR OTLEY.—PooI feast, which
commenced on Monday, was this year signalised by a
disturbance of a rather alarming character. The neigh-
bourhood, it appears, is inundated with the " navvies"
employed on the Leeds and Thirsk railway, now in the
course of construction, and on Monday evening a young
man named William Mounsey, of Otley, went with his
dulcimer to the Half Moon Inn, where a number of these
semi-barbarians were assembled for the purpose of hav-
ing a dance. Mounsey played a while to their measured
steps; but not receiving adequate remuneration for his
services, he left the house and went to the White Hart
Inn. There meeting with a fiddler, he played in con-
junction with him to a select party of villagers, among
whom were Messrs. Thomas Bray, Milthorp, &c. At a
late hour, the house was attacked by a number of these
" navvies," who had come to demand back their musi-
cian! Their demand was refused; and a scud e ensuing,
several of the dancing parties were severely treated.
Mr. Bray escaped under a bed, but being discovered was
dragged forth in a brutal manner. The constable with
the assistance of several of the dancers, attempted to clear
the house, and this was effected, but not before several of
them had suffered rough treatment from the "navvies,"
Mr. Milthorp narrowly escaping strangulation. While
this was going on Mr. Ackerby, the landlord, rather inju-
diciously fired some small shot out of the window, hitting
but not injuring some of the riotous gang. The door being
fastened the rioters insisted on the constable taking the
landlord into custody. First throwing a stone through the
panel of the door, the rioters broke it open with a crow-
bar; and then, after breaking doors and windows in all
directions, they ransacked the house in search of h
landlord, whom they threatened to murder,wb.uerteMz_.
Ackerby had retreated into the spirit vault,
_ baffiZ
was locked in by his servants. The rioters being
in their search, went into the lairythaendboweelollsori wherewilk,
they amused themselves by dashing
bread, meat, &c., upon tbextflool.,eaknedrb)tf,
under their feet. At last r_ sansePrivmangt, tfheeamr-
f a released
house, he buried hurt-
ing for his master's safety,, eleased him from his con-
finement, and, rushingb
of
to
not far distant. He was pur-
self in anew stack
yrelate, the enraged " navvies "
although they passed
sued, but, wonderful
failed to discover his hiding-place,
within a yard of the spot.. The landlady had a narrow
One of the villains attempted to plunge a knife
escape•
into her breast, but the deadly weapon slipping on one
iside, passed through the sleeve of her dress, slightly
grazing her arm. Two of the parties who were so
roughly treated, have since been confined to their beds
from the injuries received. We are glad to find that
four of the ruffians were secured; their names are Smith,
Walker, Valentine, and Thorp. They were brought up
at Otley the following day, heavily ironed, and being
and
assault, before F. Bilham, Esq., on the charge of riot
assault, were by him committed to take their trial at
the next Wakefield sessions. Seven of the gang made
their escape, and have not yet been apprehended.—
Halif ux Guardian.
ELOPEMENT OF THE WIFE OF A CLERGAMAN.—lll-
formation reached the metropolitan police on Sunday
morning of an elopement of a distressing character that
took place on the preceding day. The parties are re-
presented to have eloped from the house of the injured
husband, a highly respectable clergyman of the Church
of England, and who is rector of a lucrative living in
Norfolk, not a great many miles from Norwich, and
were traced as far as Brandon, but from thencert annL.
It
of their further progress has not been :se ai
is supposed, however, that the fugitive. heave come to
London. The gay lothario,
man in deacon's orders, and had a also a clergy-
," curacy in an adjoin-
it appears, is .
ing parish to that of the lady's husband._ He '
is described
with busy
as being six feet high, h whiskers • and the
lady of rather a light and pale complexion.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—The facts of my case are as follow :—Three
years ago I came to London with the view of mak- ~/
ing great industry and a good education the means of--'
procuring a respectable livelihood through the steady
pursuit of an honourable profession, and up to
November last I was successful ; but from that month
to January I was not so. Just then two new op-
portunities offered for a renewal of my labours, one 1
in London and the other in the country. The . latter ..,;.,
being the more acceptable of the two, I entered into
a correspondence with the party at whose disposal it
stood. My first letter contained sundry documents
of great value to me ; but their bulk must have ex-
cited the cupidity of some in the Post-office depart-
1-ment, for I have never seen them since, nor have I
been able to discover the least trace of them.
When my letter remained more than a week un-
answered, I wrote to inquire the cause, and explained
the nature of its contents ; and received in reply an
intimation to the effect that my letter had not reached
its destination, and that it would undoubtedly have .
been answered if it had. Another letter from me,
containing copies of the documents, had the effect.of
bringing me the very pleasing intelligence that my
testimonials, &c., were highly satisfactory, but that
my application ad come too late! I then applied to
the establishment in town, and there, too, received the
same gratifying answer.
Under these circumstances I waited upon the
Noble Marquis at the head of the Post-office depart-
ment,menmended
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assured that its prayer should have his Lordship's
warmest support, upon the grounds that mine was a
case of peculiar and unprecedented hardship.
I acted in accordance with this kind recommenda-
tion, and after considerable delay a packet of formid-
able dimensions reached me from the Treasury
Chambers, containing a formal intimation that that
department had no funds from which I could be
awarded compensation, though a Government official's
dishonesty had been the means of depriving me of
about 2001. per annum.
I applied to other quarters still higher, but with
as little success. _

Now, Sir, let me ask you, and through you the
public, is there any safety afforded it by the Post-
office department for the transmission of valuable
property ? I think my case establishes the converse ;
for though intrinsically the contents of my letter were
as waste paper to any one else, to me their value was
great, and their loss irreparable. People naturally turn
to the Post-office as not merely the cheapest, but the
most safe and certain mode of conveyance for articles
of small bulk but of great worth. -Yet, if under the
apprehension of their loss through that channel they
send them by any other, packed as a letter, they are
liable to a prosecution upon discovery.
Then, again, if you want to send a small parcel of
some value by railway or coach, the conductors may,
or may not, refuse it; if they do not, and lose it,
they are liable to make good the loss. Whereas, send
it by post, and you get no compensation whatever if
lost ; and, if stolen, the very satisfactory' assurance
that the thief will be prosecuted—if they can catch

him.
But does it always follow that such thief, even if
caught, is prosecuted to conviction ? And, even ifit
did, of what moment can such a result be to the
humble and industrious, who may have been deprived
of all they valued most dear to them by a scoundrel
whose uppermost wish may have been to be sent out
of the country, at an expense to the public, one-half
of which would be much better disposed of in bestow-
ing it as a very inadequate compensation to the in-
jured certainly, the ruined perhaps.—l have the
honour to subscribe myself, Sir, your most obedient
servant,

A MILK, BEEF, AND RUM MANU-

FACTORY.

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One of the most extensive milk, beef, and rum
manufactories in the United States is situated on the
North River, at the foot of Fifteenth-street, in this
city. An observer, viewing it from the south, sees
two great chimneys near the Ninth Avenue, where
the main building stands, and thence running
westward to the river, " long, low," and cabin-
like sheds, the whole being little, if any, less
than a quarter of a mile in extent, and re-
sembling somewhat a huge steam-boat, with its
bows directed towards Union Park. Beneath those
chimneys the fires blaze, the engines work, and the
steam chafes night and day, Sundays not excepted ;
and in those sheds stand, or are propped up, 2,000
cows, more or less. Large tanks receive the swill
from the distillery, and it is thence conveyed by main
and branch troughs through the whole range of sheds,
crossing the Tenth Avenue by means of iron pipes
under the street, the tanks and troughs being repeated
from that to the river. The establishment may be called
" productive." It is said to yield near 15,000 quarts of
milk per day to city families, or between 5 and 6 millions
of quarts annually. When the animal ceases to give
a profitable quantity of the precious fluid, it is then
tatted or bloated up, and slaughtered for the table.
The stock thus requires renewal periodically, and this
institution alone furnishes several thousand cows an-
nually to our beef market. Some deduction must be
allowed for those who die from the unnatural confine-
ment, and from the disease which they contract in the
" institution." Before the lots in the vicinity were
fenced in, a dead cow was occasionally deposited there
for the consumption of the pigs, of which an unknown
number are fed from the distillery, and which eat up
their fellow boarders with surprising appetite. This
was the readiest mode to get rid of the carcases. The
quantity of grain converted into liquor in this estab-
lishment probably exceeds 2,000 bushels per day.
It may easily be conceived that an astonithing odour
is emitted from the stalls, built as compactly as pos-
sible, and crowded with cattle which are never once
removed until they are sent to the slaughter-house.
Such is the stench of the whole surrounding neigh-
bourhood that the inhabitants are frequently obliged
to close their doors and windows during the most
excessive heat of summer, when it is naturally most
offensive. The forbearance of citizens who have lived
in the vicinity for years past is remarkable, and
surely evinces, a disposition to suffer rather than
Ito complain. But the continual growth of the estab-
lishment, and the aggravation of the nuisance has
aroused the serious attention of the people of
this district, without distinction of class, and
they are now, after the failure of personal remon-
strance with the owner to effect its abatement, en-
deavouring to obtain redress of the grievance by
application to the city authorities. The population
of that part of the city is rapidly on the increase, and
within a radius of half a mile not fewer than 29,000
people are subjected to this annoyance.—New York
Tribune.

TWO PERSONS FOUND DROWNED. - Yesterday
morning, the body of a female, about twenty-two years
of age, was found in the Thames, near Waterloo-bridge
and conveyed to the vaults of St. John's Church Water-
loo-road, for a coroner's inquest. About five A.m., the
body of a man, aged twenty-four, was found in the
Thames, off Lambeth Palace. It was taken to the
Lambeth Workhouse, and information sent to the

coroner.
FEVER.—We regret to state that fever of a malig-
nant character is spreading in the county of Ga11%7%1
Within the last fortnight several respect_ahle. Pe s°
have fallen victims to it; and we be
es be _
th, of Mason-
that Lord Dunsandle, and Mr. JarneSretni
both active and
brook, are suffering from it. Theyfwg
"o guardians, and are
en Just informed
assiduous members of the boaardmeeting held at Lough-
stated to have been presentta
yesterday for Dun-
tion of relieving o
that the accounts received
sandle.
We regret to add,
unfavourable nature respect-
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cr ee
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respect-
this morning o
es us
ANEC7OTE.—A,. short time be-
'as bealth.—Dublin Paper.
at Ma on—so the tale reach ld
fore the
arty a voters in one of the out-districts gathered
ingA Lord
DliNa
t,late Dunsandle
maa.reTcontestam L B
round the festive board to cheer the heart and strengthen
-puddings smoked before
rtfin- lungs for the struggle. Splendid was the fare mine
accompanying sweet sauce, why it
host provided; ponderous plum
stmheurgegfolerde,
was actually voted to be nectar which the landlord had
them, and as to the
ftrhoern table the
of
old.som e
Wmehaenns,fewaasst ofthediavnindittiheas
word went forth that they were free cleared,
to choose from bar
and cellar, they came to the conclusion, after grave
counsel, that there was nothing like sweet sauce, and
sweet sauce they accordingly had in by the gallon,
quaffing their pipes over it with
as much elation as if
they were so many Soyers, and had just made a great
discovery in culinary science.—lpswich Express.
A DEAD MAN'S VOTE.—One remarkable feature
of the late stirring election for the representation of the
University is, that a quondam voter, whose letter bad
been returned to the committee, and who was reported
" dead" by the Post-office authorities, actually appeared
and tendered his vote_; and as the committeehtsacruvotante scrutineers
omitted to ask him whether he were a
received, and his name stands recorded
for the return of a member to serve in
liament. We vouch for this liayse having voted
the ensuing Par-
es a fact.—Canabridge
Ch
MR. ronicl
GOLDSMID.--
e.
This gentleman says he lost his
election by bribery, and that he shall petition; and it is
that three election barristers aro
rumoured
commonlytained to oppose the return of Lord Lennox
already re
and Mr. Coope. At any rate, as far as we can ascer-
tain, there is no desire on the part of Mr. Goldsmid's
friends to see him returned. He has greatly displeased
many of them by his conduct at and since the election.—
Norfolk Chronicle.

DEATH OF SIR J. COLMAN RASHLEIGH,
This gentleman died on the 4th instant, after a short ill-
ness, in the 56th year of his age. He was a Cornish
Baronet of some influence, and was a member of a family
which had been formerly settled in Devonshire. H e
married, in 1808, Miss Williams, by whom, who died in
1831, he leaves issue, one son and two daughters. He
married secondly, in 1832, Miss Gould. The Baronetcy
was created in 1831.