The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-01 00:00:00

IMPORTATION OF GRAIN,—..The following import&

tions of corn possess individual features ofinteiest:—
The vessel Fauchon, of Sweden, from Marseilles, has
brought 2,000 quarters of wheat; the Giovanino, of
Austria, from Burgos, 2,020 quarters of wheat; the
Naona Fortuna, of Malta, from Alexandria, 2,200
quarters of barley; the Looranese, of Austria, from
Marseilles, 1,700 quarters of wheat; the Hunter' from
Marseilles, 666 quarters of wheat; the Juna Theodosia,
of Russia, from Abo, 1,400 quarters of wheat and 131
bags of rye; the Jean Van Eyck, of Bruges, from New
York, an entire cargo, comprising 2,631 barrels of flour;
the Albe of Prussia, from Marselles, 1,490 quarters of
wheat; the Bonne Adele, from Marseilles, 890 quarters
of wheat; the Agnes, of Bremen, for Quebeo, 6,103
barrels of flour; the Calypso, from Eupataria, 2,070
quarters of barley; and the Amelia, of Brussels, from
New York, 3,984 barrels of flour.
EFFECT OF WATER ON LEAD CISTERNS, PIPES,
&c.—Perhaps one of the most remarkable of those
conclusions to which recent chemical authorities have

come is this, that the purest of all water, even were it
distilled, is the most likely to act on lead, and thus
become contaminated with poisonous matter. In Edin-
burgh, after it had been forced on the notice of plumbers
by trequent experience that the leaden lids of cisterns
were extremely liable to interior corrosion, and indeed
to total destruction, while the cistern itself remained in

good condition, the practice was gradually introduced of
making the lids of leaden cisterns of wood. This fact
affords a remarkable instance of the power of distilled
water in even a close cistern to corrode lead, while no

such power was possessed by the same water undistilled,
and even containing carbonic acid if any really did also

exist in the water distilled from it, or at all events itn

pregnated with what Claristison has found to be pre-
servatives against corrosion when allowed to act slowly
and quietly, viz , neutral salts, such as sulphates of lime
or magnesia.—The Builder.
SAM PATCH OUTDONE.--A fine young heifer,
a day or two ago, took the wind out of the sails of Sam
Patch, in the way of jumping. She was feeding on the
brink of the precipice, over one hundred feet, at the
Lower Falls, and by a mis-step was precipitated into
the water below, which, luckily, was deep enough to
prevent her from being dashed to pieces on the rocks
underneath. She disappeared, but soon rose to the
surface, and attempted to gain a footing on terra firma,
but could not, from the steepness of the bank. Some
men procured a boat, and, fastening a rope to her horns,
towed her some distance down the river to a place
where she clambered up the bank as if nothing had hap-
pened. The animal did better than Sam Patch, who went
down but never came up again.—Rochester Democrat,
American Paper.
PRESENT TO HER MAJESTY FROM THE BLOCK
PRINTERS.—The block printers of Lancashire and the
adjoining counties have, in imitation of workmen in
other branches of a depressed trade, adopted a resolu-
tion of presenting to the Queen a beautiful specimen of
their handiwork, in the hope that the use of it by her
Majesty will infuse a larger and more generous spirit of
competition into the trade with which they are con-
nected, and lead the wealthier classes of this country, by
that facile imitation of royalty which is known to exist,
to extend their saving patronage to a branch of our home
manufactures which will otherwise, in all probability, be
doomed to an almost utter extinction. The present in
question consists of a piece of cashmere, or muslin•de-
lain, twenty-four yards in length, which has been printed
by blocks.—Manchester Examiner.
STEEPLE-CHASING EXTRAORDINARY.-011 Satur-
day a race of an extraordinary character, for 51. a side,
came off on the Yorkshire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire
hills. The competitors were Joshua ay and Edward
Hollingworth, of Holme, near Holmfirth, two strong
robust lads, who had encountered many a bitter blast
when crossing the above hills, tallyhoing at the sound
of the huntsman's horn and merry cry of the distant
hounds. The starting place was near to Saddleworth
Church, at which place they arrived about one o'clock
in the afternoon, both appearing to be in good spirits,
amidst a large assembly of persons. The signal for de-
parture being given, the " couriers" started, and ap-
peared to run close to each other for a considerable
distance. Hollingworth at last headed his opponent,
and kept the lead to the end, beating his opponent by
about 300 yards. Hollingworth was therefore declared
the victor. The distance run was about 12 miles of
rugged hills, which was performed in one hour and forty
minutes. The race was from Saddleworth Church to
Fiddler's-green.—Derby Mercury.
Is THAT A MVSQUITO P—" And so you're going
out to the East Ingies, my darlint, Mrs. Marooney ?"
said an old Irish crone to the young wife of a soldier
about to embark for Madras; " I've been in them parts
myself, and well do I remember the torments I went
through night and day with the muskcatoes. They have
long suckers hanging down from their heads, and they'll
draw the life blood out of ye before you can say peas.' "
This terrifying account lived in the memory of the
young woman; the vessel made the Madras Roads, the
decks were soon crowded, all hands delighted at sight of
land, Mr& Marooney amongst the rest, but her joy was
of short duration, for on the shore she perceived an
elephant; horror-struck at the sight, and in breathless
agitation, she approached the mate, exclaiming, with
uplifted hands, " Holy mother, is that a muskcato?"—
American Sun.
MANSLAUGHTER.—Yesterday forenoon an inquest
was taken by Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Oxford Arms,
Camden-town, on view of the body of Mr. Thomas
Rickett, aged 84, a retired naval officer, whose death was
occasioned in consequence of having been knocked down
in the Hampstead-road by a chaise-cart. It appeared
from the evidence that the deceased, on the evening of
Monday week, about seven o'clock, was crossing the
Hampstead-road, near Bayham-street, at the time that
chaise-cart, in which were two men, and which was
drawn by a bay pony, NI as proceeding down the Hamp-
stead-road. The animal was going at a speed of about
twelve miles an hour, when, before the deceased, who
was infirm, could get out of the way, he was knocked
down, and the off-wheel of the vehicle went over him.
Several persons called to the driver to stop, who looked
back, and whipped the pony, which went at a more
rapid rate, and he got away. Deceased was conveyed
home by some men, and Mr. Woolley, surgeon, More-
ton-crescent, attended, who found that he had received
a fracture of the right thigh bone. He died on Monday
last, from the effects of the injury, and from exhaustion
of the physical powers. The Coroner said that the jury
could return no other verdict than that of manslaughter,
as the driver was going at a furious speed, and when
called to he ought to have stopped. Verdict—" Man-
slaughter against some person or persons unknown."
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON, BRIGHTON,
AND SOUTH COAST RAlLWAY.—Yesterday afternoon, as
the Portsmouth train was going from Portsmouth to
Brighton, one of the guards, named Hart, was killed.
The unfortunate man was adjusting some luggage on
one of the carriages as the train was going under a via-
duct near Augmering, when his head came in contact
with the arch, and the poor fellow was literally scalped
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