The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-26 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The mortality among the convicts at Woolwich from a species of
rapid consumption, has at length led to some investigation. A con-
vict, aged 30, died of it after only three days' illness, and Dr.
Hope, the convict-surgeon, confessed he had never witnessed so
destructive a case. The deaths, it appeared, during January, Fe-
bruary, and March, had been at the rate of thirty a month.
It is calculated that the quantity of cloth of all kinds now manu-
factured in Kirkaldy, Linktown, Dyrsart, and Leslie may be about
twenty-five million yards, or upwards of 14,000 miles.
A number of landmarks of a peculiar form are being erected on
the Cumberland and Westmoreland mountains, previous to the
publication of the new map of England, under the superintendence
of the Commissioners of the Board of Ordnance.
On Tuesday morning a man, while walking horre towards the Mi-
in one of his legs, and, on looking downwards,
nories, felt a snap
observed the blood flowing into his shoe. On examination it was
found that the main artery of his leg had burst. He now lies in a
state of great exhaustion at the hospital.
Mr. F. O'Connor was committed to York Castle on the 14th of
May. 1840. The term of imprisonment was eighteen months, and
consequently would have expired about the middle of November.
" On Friday last," says the Tyne Mercury, two gentlemen
tourists witnessed a severe conflict betwei n four Martin swallows
and five common sparrows in the air, near the road between Ardoch
and Crieff.
They fought nearly five minutes, when a hawk darted
in amongst them
; but no stoner was he recognized by them, than
both parties uniting, encountered him, and beat him so severely that
lie was scarcely able to fly off with his life." How happily this ty.
pifies the present conflict for place between the two great Parlia-
mentary parties! The Martin swallows and sparrows are the Whigs
and Tories , the hawk who darts in among them, clamorous for
food, is the People ; but no sooner do the contending parties recog.
!Axe this new-comer, than they both unite to punish him severely
liir his impertinent intrusion, inasmuch as their quarrel has nothing
whatever to do with him, but regards only their own self-interests!
On Monday last the Rev. Mr. Wilks, of Little Hampton, Swoon:

ris robbed in an omnilvis, of a bank warrant for 500/., a check
-for 10/., end IS Bank of England notes of-51. each: He had
taken no particular notice of the persons in the omnibus with him,
A Welsh paper laments that in two parishes in Brcconshire.
"the males exceed the females by more than a thousand." If
females are so scarce in this district, there is no doubt that
on application being made, the Tory party could furnish it with
lots of old women I
Weyman, convicted of the murder of Mr. Fisher, at
Tockington, and whom we stated on Saturday had been
respited, will be transported for life.
The wild heresy of the Mormonites is said to have
penetrated every State from the Maine to the Missouri,
as well as the Canadas, organizing churches and confe-
rences in every region, and gathering. in its progress
from 50,000 to 100,000 disciples.
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A subscription is in progress At. Cults, to erect some
monumental memorial. to . Sir . David Wilkie in that
parish, of which his father was many years minister.
The great vine:at HaMpton Court presents:this year a
splendid display.of grapes. It was planted iu 1525.
A pay-serjeant of the 60th Rifles shot him Self on
Monday, in his quarters at Dublin barracks. lie had
fallen in love with a young lady in one of the Squares,
who returned hiy passion ; but the officers interfered,
and the man became desperate. The young lady has
since gone distracted.
The first regular Parliament was under King .Tohn in
1204. 1n•1694 an Act was passed for making Parlia-
ments triennial, which was repealed in 1716.
A feW days ago while a man was digging in the
garden of the Rev. John Brown, Vicar of St.. Mary's,
Leicester,., he picked up a piece of copper money, on
which was inscribed '` John Brown's halfpenny, 1G69."
SO:•favourable a season as .the present has not been
witnessed in the Isle of Sky for many years.