The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-07 00:00:00

London: 11. Burst, King William-street, Charing-cross.

THE GAME LAWS.—The Court of Session has this
week given decisions in two game cases, both of
which are very important, and one at least very curious.
In one case the tenant has been found entitled to dams.
ges from the landlord, on the ground that the amount of
game was " excessive." In the other, the tenant (Mr.
James Gulland, Newton of Wemyss, Fifeshire) was
found to have gone beyond the law in his novel arid in-
genious scheme of frightening the game off his crops
without hurting it, by means of blank shots and muzzled
dogs. The tenant in the first case has several similar
ones before the court ; and, judging from the decision
already given, is likely to gain them all. The landlord
concerned in the actions brought by both tenants is Cap
tain Wemyss of Wemyss, Lord-Lieutenant of Fifeshire,
and late M.P. Captain Wemyss, we understand, has
lately relaxed the strictness of his game-preserving, so
far as to give leave to his tenants to sport over their own
farms.— Scotsman.

MILITARY EXECUTION IN INDIA.—The progress of
insubordination amongst the European soldiers of her
Majesty's corps in the Upper Provinces has not been at
all checked by the threats of severity that have been held
out, and the Commander-in-Chief, after issuing a long
order, framed with the object of dispelling the delusion
prevalent with respect to the treatment felons receive on
transportation, has found it necessary to order the sen-
tence of death to be carried out in two instances. In
one of there a man named Atkins, who had been con-
victed of striking an assistant-surgeon, was selected as
victim, and twelve men were ordered to act as execu-
tioners. All the troops at Meerut were assembled to
witness the scene. The unhappy man to the last ex-
pected a reprieve. At length, however, the mandate was
iven to fire ; and, strange to say, but one bullet struck
him, and that in the thigh. The provost-sergeant stepped
forward, and blew out his brains with a pistol, and all
the twelve men who had fired were cast into confine-
ment, and will be tried for a conspiracy to evade the
performance of their duty. Of the other execution, no
particulars has as yet been received.
INFLUENZA AND FEVER IN GLASGOW.—Probably
at no time have so many of the inhabitants of the city
been laid up with this disagreeable and plaguy thing
called influenza as there have been during these last
eight or ten days. Almost every family is complaining
of it, but, fortunately, it is light and mild in its features,
and a few hours knocks it off. With regard to that
other far more formidable disease, fever, we lament to
state that we can give no favourable report of it this
week. On the contrary, it is becoming more fatal, and
creeping onwards to the higher classes. It is in vain
for us to urge now the want of additional fever hospital
aceomraod. ation a 4 the beginning—a year and upwards
ago; but if we are spared, we shall let our voice be heard
again upon that subject ere long.—Scotch Reformers'
Gazette.

THE MURDER AND ROBBERY OF MR. BELLCHAM-
BERS.—ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday
Mr. Bedford resumed, at the Grosvenor Arms, Kensing-
ton-place. Regent-street, the adjourned inquiry respect-
ing the death of Mr. John Bellchambers, the unfortu-
nate gentleman who was murdered and robbed in the
open street on the 11th of last October. Mr. Inspector
Taylor produced the confession M'Coy had made since
he had been in custody, and a copy of which has already
appeared in this journal. Several witnesses, whose
evidence has been fully reported on former occasions, hav-
ing been examined, the Coroner summed up, and, after
an hour's consultation, the jury returned the following
verdict:—Wilful murder against Thomas Sale, George
M'Coy, Thomas Doyle, John Lloyd, and another man
unknown; Thomas Sale being principal in the first de-
gree, George M'Coy and Thomas Doyle being principals
in the second degree, and John Lloyd and a man un-
known being accessories before the fact.

LETTERS FROM THE DANUBE.—This new work,
by the author of " Gisella," " Second Love," &c., will,
we are requested to state, be published by Mr. Bentley
on Saturday next, the 11th instant, in 2 vols. post Bvo.
On the same day also will be published, Brian O'Linn,
by W. 11. Maxwell, author of " Stories of Waterloo,"
&c., 3 vols.; and the second edition of Paddiana; or,
Scraps and Sketches of Irish Lite, by the author of
"The Hot Water Cure," in 2 vols. post Bvo., re-
vised, 21s.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—AN AFFECTION OP THE SPINE
AND LIMBS CURED ny HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND
PILLS.—Mrs. Reynolds, landlady of the William the
Fourth Inn, St. Ives, Hunts, had been ill for fourteen
months with an affection of the spine, her feet and legs
were dreadfully swoollen, and she became perfectly
helpless. Several eminent surgeons and physicians at-
tended her, under whose care she derived no benefit,
but by the recommendation of Mr. Prior, druggist, Bed-
ford,- she tried Holloway's Pills and Ointment. These
fine medicines, in about nine weeks, so completely re-
stored her to health and strength, that she is now able
to resume the duties of her household with ease And
comfort.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Hol-
loway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.

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SOUTH- WESTERN RAILWAY AND LONDON-BRIDGE
EXTENSlON.—Yesterday the materials of upwards of
fifty houses, situated in Mill-street, Granby street,
Homer-street, and Harlington street, South Lambeth,
were sold by ord©r of the directors of this company, to
permit the extension of this railway to London-bridge.
The opposition to the proposed method of crossing
Church-street has been withdrawn by the inhabitants.
BLACKBIRDS--It does not seem to be generally
known that blackbirds in mountainous places change
their colour, after the manner of ptarmigan, from
summer black to transition grey. We have seen seve-
ral specimens on the heights of Lochcarron and Loch-
&tab, in winter, pita white.—Ross-shire Adverti4er.