The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-10 00:00:00

PUBLICATIONS.
Just published, Part to be completed in Five Quarterly Parts, at
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TREATISE on DIET and REGIMEN,
Fourth Edition, much enlarged and re-written, embracing the
more Recent 'Views, Facts, and Discoveries of Chemistry and Statis-
ttcs. By WILLIAM HENRY ROBERTSON, M.D., Physician to
the Buxton Bath Charity.
London : John Churchill, Princes•street, Soho.

Just published, Bvo , sewed, price 2s. GI.
THE POTATO DISEASE ; its PREVEN-
TION and TREATMEN f.
Ry JOHN PARKIN, M.D.
London : W. Wood, 39, Tavistock-strset, Covent-garden.

NAVAL INTELLIGE—NCE. fthe
PORTS 1011TII, MARCH 9.—On the return °ler go
Cabinet Ministers this afternoon in the Fairy', Au,,nekisad•
p:[otage of Commander Crispin, the Earl of mint°'
First Lord of the Admiralty, and the Earl 0' of the
Lord Privy Seal, took leave of the other membered oyer•
Council at the Royal Clarence-yard, and cress‘ CAP:
accompanied by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle,
Lain Milne, of the St. Vincent, and Fing're-',10(11
Collier, to the Rattler screw-vessel, Commander
easel Tose'
man, to inspect the arrangements made in tu,itl,if
for the reception of Lord Hovvden and suite, "1" of to
peeled to embark for the River Plate. The yls,...nrldsbir!;
Rattler were manned on the reception of their Toted tit"
and the Victory fired a salute. Having ins Pet
fine vessel, their Lordships left and landed att,e—k, ours
yard, where they inspected the Sphynx in ",,—,noar";
other objects of interest, and in the evening 0001
Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C.B , with their e°psion'
to dinner, sleeping at the Commander-in-Chief-iil/04
The Undine steam-vessel, Master Commanderserelir
proceeded to Osborne this afternoon with his lio
[highness the Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, ,°„33e 5 II„,r
to her Majesty and Prince Albert. His Higu.'„isft‘,..w.
rived at Gosport by the eleven o'clock train °(l.-05pe:i
London, and put up at the Railway Hotel, 'OW:
where Mr. Mears, superintendent of the Gorr t,
way, introduced Captain Milne, of the St. Viece„,l3bafi'
o
conducted him to the Clarence-yard, whence
in the Commander-in-Chief's barge, and V"' h
board the Undine, which left at three fur Osborni rl5O
The Fairy performed the distance from the regoreficed
of embarkation, Cowes Harbour, to the Royal f,ords_,B"
Victualling Establishment, Gosport, with the 020.-
the Privy Council on board, in the axtraordin4l
of forty minutes. foni4
The Baretto, Junior, transport will sail 05 for °if
with stores and supernumerary officers and well
William Parker's squadron, off Lisbon. r Off;
The Emerald tender arrived this morning - JO'
mouth with supernumeraries. She returns
for I'_',l:l°g d
the Mariner, to take out to the coast of Al7hbss-
The Sidon steam-frigate got her steam up in —,teroilli3
to-day to try her machinery. She will be tree
"
the Wight, if possible, to-morrow.
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MURDEROUS ATTACK BY A CONVICT ATP, 010,),-t30
HOUTII.—On Friday morning, at six o'clock, as of
employed in stowing away their hammocks. °;13,,e 00 deeri;
prisoners, a young man about 20 years of age, Rho 013,1h`
going sentence of transportation for 15 years, tw°,.,-attl,`":,
have expired, made a desperate attack on Mr. Mea'-',-000,ch".
chief mate, by striking him over the head with tO the
to which a piece of chain was attached, felling h'""no
deck by the second blow ; and there appears to heL of
that the villain would have accomplished the ninru:i rtb°lj"o
victim, if one of the keepers, named Duncannon, ",, to 'ej
the prisoner also threw the broomstick, had not run flier
chief mate's assistance. So serious are the injurie. ',.boart
on Mr. Meatyard, that he continued insensible for fon'3itec
and now lies in a dangerous state. This atrocious 001 es
has been communicated to Mr. Capper, of the Ileniebe
and the culprit will, of course, be dealt with °ot Y-d
serves. lie has only one arm. We understand " ptie°
fellow-prisoners looked on in the affair, without att' one
o
to interfere in behalf of the chief mate, and that sir
them had previously threatened " to do for hita'"--.
shire Te; egr aph. Pa;
DISTRESS IN THE m In a s-°ltsv-
ETROFOLIS.— - •kt" .g
hand book shop, in George-street, opposite the `-id
Hospital, there are exposed for sale r 1 Bibles Bbl i trel
taments, over which is the followingseveral
o°l`.
in the Metropolis—These Bibles Testaments -id-rthe;;-
by workmen who, unable to obtain employment,
to purchase food for themselves and their
BIRTHS. L
401
On the 3d inst., at Astley Castle, Warvrickshl#9 -
Hewitt, of a son.
Duniop, goi4
On the 21st ult., at Gibraltar, the lady of Captain
fiC
Artillery, of a daughter.ors, Fri
On the 4th inst., in the New-road, Fitzroy-square,
Davi
Onson, of a son.
the 7th inst., at Charing-cross, the lady of Ormul
Wm-
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 7th lest , in Welbeck•street, Cavendish-square, the
Ad,
William NVardroper, Esq., of a son, dhuret49
On the 7th inst , Mrs. David Wotherspoon, of LYn
Peckham, of a son.
On the 7th inst., Mrs. Montgomery, of Brentford, of a diii.Ug.isitiettater
On the 7th inst., in York-street, Portman-square, It •
if 171 •141°
Rodwell, of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., in Hyde-park-gardens, the lady of
Wheeler, Esq., of a daughter.
MARRIED. by the BO
On the 9th inst., at St. Michael's Church, Coventry, r oat
Collisson, Mr. Frederick Byers, of Devecipo.rt, to
Coven
daughter of Francis Hart, Esq., of Stwichall N Co