The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-08 00:00:00

AIRD'S SELF-INSTRUCTING LATIN
GRAMMAR.

Incited by the distinguished success of his previous
labours as a grammarian, Mr. D. M. Aird has ex-
tended the influence of his learning and ingenuity.
His " Self-Instructing Latin Grammar " is a worthy
companion to his " Self-Instructing French Gram-
mar." The little volume isa golden key to the trea-
sures; of classic knowledge. _ . • ,

THE ROYAL WE'sTmINSiER• OPHTHALMIC HOSPl-
TAL.—Yesterday afternoon a Imeeting of governors of
the above charity was held in the board-room of the in-
stitution,
in Agar-street, West Strand, L. Powell, Esq.,
in the chair. The report stated that great numbers of
applications, both as in and outpatients, were being
daily made, more than the funds of the hospital war-
ranted. During the past year 184 had been in, and
3,684 out-patients. There are two wards closed for want
of funds. The hospital is open to all individual persons.
Since its establishment in 1817, nearly 70,000 persons
have'been relieved, of whom 3,500 have been greatly
improved by the operation for the removal of squinting.
The expenditure leaves a considerable balance over the
past year's income. Her Majesty the Queen is patron
and an annual subscriber.
ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE EARL
OF LIVERPOOL STEAMER.—Yesterday afternoon another
of the crew of this vessel, one of the General Steam
Navigation Company's fleet, lost his life in consequence
of some defect in her machinery. The steamer was
lying alongside London-bridge W hart, taking in goods
for Yarmouth (the damage she had sustained by. the
breaking of the side•rod and steam-wheel, a week since,
off Lowestoffe, when two men were scalded to death,
having been repaired). The engineer being unable for
some purpose to turn the larboard paddle-wheel, one of
the apprentices, a fine young man 18 years of age, got
into the paddle-box, and with a handspike attempted
to move the wheel. Unfortunately, while so engaged,
the handspike slipped from under the paddle, and he
was thrown back into the river. Life-saving apparatus,
and many other available articles, were at hand on deck,
which would have saved him, but in the fright they
were not thought of, consequently the poor fellow was
lost, His body, up to nine o'clock last evening, had not
been found.
DARING ROBBERY.—Last evening, between five
and six o'clock, a countryman, from Whetstone, after
loading his cart at the wharf of Mr. Burrows, corn
dealer, Upper Ground-street, Blackfriars, was proceed-
ing over Blackfriars• bridge, one of the:sacks fell off, to
replace which a passer by assisted him, and accompa-
nied him over the bridge, when another man accosted
him (supposed to be an accomplice), and said he had got
the wrong note for his corn, which, he believing, left his
horse, &c., in the care of the former, and returned to the
wharf, when, it is needless to say, he fciund he had been
duped, and on going back his cart, &c., had been stolen.
We ,believe no clue has yet been discovered. It is
a combllOß oceurreride- to watch people-with trucks; &c.,
from where they obtain goods, and tell them some mis-
take has occurred, thus inducing them to leave their
ligoods, with which they generally decamp.