The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-13 00:00:00

ADROIT SWINDLING.

A person of respectable, not to say gentlemanly
address, a few days since presented himself at the count-
ing-house of Messrs. Southern and Evans, merchants,
of this city, and stating that he was about to commence
business as a dealer in guano, at Cardiff, requested to
see samples of the articles which the above firm could
supply to him. Accordingly the request was gratified ;
and the usual preliminaries of business having been
settled to mutual satisfaction, a sale of eighty tons
was effected. The psueeke dealer now solicited the
merchant's assistance in getting the guano shipped ;
and search was made for a botton, but unfortunately
(or rather fortunately as it proved in the sequel)
there was no vessel in the port wanting a freight,
much to his disappointment. As it happened, how-
ever, the Henry Southan, steamer, which was on
the point of starting for Swansea, had room for
ten tons of goods, and it was arranged that
that qantity of guano should be put into her
hold for conveyance to Cardiff. This part of the lading
completed, the dock-men asked their employer for some-
thing to drink, a request which he at first put off on the
plea that they should have it when the whole of the
guano was shipped; but apparently on re-consideration,
he changed his mind, and took them to the Trumpet
public-house. There he ordered a plentiful " wet" for
the porters, took a glass of grog himself, and on leaviug
the house, told the landlady that he should send the, men
there, again on the next day, when they had completed
the lading of his goods, and he would then settle the
whole--a promise which was honoured by the grateful
bostesa with a low curtsey. From this period he was
lost sight of on land, the merchants, naturally enough,
taking no thought of him while the bulk of his
" purchase" remained at their stores, and never
suspecting that he might, by mere possibility, be
" a land shark." It would appear, however, that the
customer got on board the steamer, and after she had
started on her voyage, got " unco cosy" with the
steward. He eat, drank, and stroked to the top of his
bent, and altogether enjoyed a pleasant voyage to Car-
diff. Arrived there, he unshipped the bags of precious

stuff, which he was about to convert into god d tbe
weather being cold or wet, the steward, in his
good nature, lent his top-coat to the gentleman, who
so good a customer to the vessel, and the I°ej
chants her owners. As for the .freight, he lotion'
that he had made it " all right" at Gloucester
for the charges of the voyage he would settle ea DI;
return. No sooner was the gentleman with the gua°
ea tile
ashore than he sought out an auctioneer, empl°Y •
crier to announce its sale, and in the course °Lit.
very short period it was knocked down to the pf'or
bidder, " without reserve" the purchaser gettirg ncl
forty-seven pounds, goods which had been valued atlog,
ought to have cost 801., a few hours before in the G Ott
center docks. The gentleman, still in a hurry, pri for
contrived to cajole the purchaser out of a ell'_,q“,„4l
the purchase-money, forstalling the customary uer,p,
of the auctioneer ; immediately after which he
p?ared, having diddled merchants, steamer, stetis,
cryer, auctioneer—all his employes in fact ; and 1%;1111
no doubt, now rejoicing in some choice ,obscurity,
many golden reasons, in having successfully subdued

-that worst of earthly ills,
The inflmniation of his weekly bills."
—Mucestershire Chronicle.

POTATOES. h 7.)
(From the Limerick and Clare Examiner, of Marci;
Through the kindness of an intelligent and beno° :he
re
landlord, who instituted a statistical inquiry into
condition of the agricultural population in a very I! of
and extensive county parish in the neighbourbn""rd,
this city, we are enabl,d to publish the following 110
culars, the importance and alarming nature of
cannot be overrated:— f
The classification embraces the number of 8111„0.
the number of persons comprising each family, the T.,-ottr
ber of persons in each family under ten years, the -nor
ber over ten yeara, the number not employed, the citity
bar employed, the rate of wages per week, the qu.a.: ea
of potatoes on hands last November, the quantl,tltl,l
hands at present, the quantity of potato land 'Wee,
ana
quantity of land sufficient, by whom, jilt, I)l°Yea'
remarks. tsi°
The parish is divided into ten townlands, and 011 0;
342 families ; population, 1,942 ; number of persol
employed, 286. The quantity of potatoes on be 'At
November, was 10,425 barrels of 48 stone own' tof
present there are but 2,245 k barrels, the greater Pst
which are rapidly running into decay I the
In one townland the number of .families was
population was 435 ; number of persons under ten is'ap,e,
•4' age, 114 ; number of persons over ten years 01.71
325 ; number not employed,• 145 ; number einl3,i.%•
45 ; rate of wages received per week, 64 shiln°e
70:
quantity of potatoes in November, 1,884 barrels ; Van&
tity now on hand, 391 k barrels ; quantity of potat°,llol
tilled, 53 acres 2 roods and 3 perches ; quantity 01
sufficient, 36 acres additional. it
t
The above is the list of labourers' holdings. Neat it
the landholders' list in the same townland. Plaa&
29, comprising 258 members, 54 under ten years ofria
and 202 over ten. Quantity of potatoes on bial3sol;
November, 2,830 barrels; quantity now on hanus'ati,
quantity of land tilled, 78k acres; quantity of Onsr
25 acres; produce of con-acre in November, .I°.`" act/
rels; produce at present, 315 barrels; rate of On'
average 71. 15s. per acre. at
The average of the remaining townlands is some,
,be.
similar. There is no material difference ; and 50 1'.003
comes unnecessary to publish particulars. The deduc_triree
are plain and appalling in the extreme. If 10, 42519' ~p•
Hof potatoes were produced for a twelve month's cons 051 d
don for 1,942 people, each month's consumption tad,
amount to about 870 barrels. The quantity 01 band,
even supposing the present potatoes to remain ply
from progressive disease, would only last for n
over two months ; that is to about May-day ; "'food
the terrific certainty of an entire absence of foe,
for five or six months stares us in the eee§
But, again, supposing that the disease PNE,A st
with a rapidity equal to what is experten'i;ots
present, the stock on hands will not last - re.
than six weeks at furthest. The account of wn.rjust•
quired to purchase the necessaries of life for the
ing portion of the parish to which we have aliu"e-bolA
say, 30s. per head for the time stated, would be %or
2,9001. The average SI. the county would be veil
tiitei
,he enormous sum of 90,0002 This statement re6l
iipt one word of commcnt.

ACCIDENTS IN MINES.—On l'hursday last three nlea
were severely burnt by an explosion of fire damp
alines of Messrs. Blackwell, Jones, and Oakes, Tense,' 000,
Two of them are in a very precarious :tate. On the et
lay a man residing at Hurts Hill, died from the ene' tor
injuries he received, come five months ago, in some mme3
longing to the same firm.—Worcestershire Chroniclebsco
A N TIQ UAR IA N RELICS IN Bx N 31.-- VY e e"
great pleasure in informing our readers that the restores
of the ancient monuments of the Lords of Birmingbl tr,
St. Martin's church, is now completed. The nr,bt
cient of them is the cross-legged effigy of al'ln'e-froc,
armour, over which is a loose surcoat, or linen beee
bearing
~a shield on his left arm, charged with
lozenge. This is believed to represent Sir William u`t
mingharn, who died in the latter part of the reign °qbe
ward 1., as he bore for his arms the bend lozenge' ,00
effigy is placed on a new and appropriate altar tomb, roar
design by Mr. M. H Bloxam. The two others are of dab
ter ; one of them that of a Knight clad in plate errooei
placed on a high raised tomb, the side of which is au joht
with cinquefoil headed compartments, with smaller lrre-
headed panels intervening, may be safely considered looiglA
present that Sir John de Birmingham who was a $O3
of the shire for this county in the reign of Richard I",eet,
who bore for his arms " partie per pale, inde:.tedr °tip;
and sable," which coat is depicted on the jupon, or ~et
fitting surcoat of the effigy. The last and most iml)Priacs'
:he three, is the recumbent figure of an ecclesiastic, tte
t ip
also on a high altar-tomb, the side of which is divideotel
seven compartments, each consisting of a pointed croc
„et!
arch, flanked by small intervening pinnacled bnttrs
under each arch is the figure of an angel clad in an B,l°lol
supporting a shield. The effigy on this tomb is Indlde
as usually represented in the vestments appointed W bsor
at the celebration of the mass, but as a canon of some cs
founds dral, or as a member of a collegiate or conventual fowl" o,
This dress is precisely the same, allowing for the cbs° oh,
fashion in the different articles, as that prescribed to be,
actually worn at the present day by many of the 0010
the Church of England. From the general character,„rel
tomb and effigy it is most probable that it was erected (ii;
the latter part of the fifteenth century, although it "
, Pr
easy to ascertain whom it is intended to representee.
minghana Gazette.
t,39
APPLICATION OF THE PENNY POSTAGE P-
TO RAILWAY PARCELS.—We rejoice to see the sPA
, ri-stat,'''
of a low uniform rate of carriage, whatever the `:e sn,
adopted on railways, and systems of railways of d
company, so far as relates to parcels of small bulkc,lipaillos
weight. The Manchester and Leeds Railway t'i).
report, presented by the directors to the proPrld esr;s
Wednesday last, stated that the principle of low ,fi!earrim,
irrespective of distance, had been applied to nye, "51.
and delivery of parcels, not only en their own, $ Need
also on neighbouring lines. On Monday last, at Vits
ing of the Trent Valley Railway Comany, Inr'neect'„
Tootal stated that on the series of lines con 1.40
Manchester and Liverpool with Birmingham 111 009 f
don—combining the London and Birminghani„tllll:l,
Junction, Manchester and Birmingham, and Trent Nile
lines—in future to be under the management Of .an of
amated and consolidated company, under the cassg,,
London and North Western Railway CompanY (~Pft Id; te
j a capital of 14 millions sterling)—all parcels yin"- eve
weight would be carried from one end to the ether'
ill intermediate places, at the uniform charge of one:0 $11..„""
-tnd that this plan was ultimately to be extended „I' d
lines between Falmouth or Dover at the south, a"tbet ob'e
gow at the north ! This is one of the advantages_idert_fie
result from a connected series of railways, being 'ci;reet7e,
sole management of one company. Another %fibs by'
very speedily to result is the establishment of telegiTesterh 5,
tween London and Liverpool and London and Mans be nil>
means of which it is expected that intelligence can three Pee
mitted between the metropolis and Manchester Ulf a afilua
mutes or less! These great benefits are the result °to be t!,ig,
of interests; and if the public accommodation is a g°v;A
provided for, and at lower rates for passedgers ato tee-
which have been promised, no one will have reason
_L
at
the amalgamation.—Manchester Guardian.
NOVEL EXPEDIENT.—SO rapidly do new fenn,.earvehilite
and gate-posts disappear in the neighbourhood lx_oed,li;..
that, in self-defence against the plunderers for fille,"e 004
owners of property have been compel ed to adopt ;!meter
ing novel expedient:—Holes with a large di' tbee;:es
is,
gouged into the wood, a quantity of gunpowder mo,
posited in them, and they are carefully plugged 1113:1,e g°,l
the stolen wood is cut up and placed on the fire, detect
powder explodes, and•though the thief may net De..., to
the damage inflicted on his rroperty has a tendenv
or
vince him that honesty is the best policy. 01- he
A t
MECHANICS' INSTITUTION, SOUTHA.FI ; rir
INGS.— On-Wednesday evening Mr. Henderson nett Descol,
first of two lectures on " London, Historical °lite de thi
'ice." The subject was very ably treated, and 00 bYlieJ
which displayed considerable research, was enliven
introduction of much interesting matter; indeed, 11'..oielPoce
the requisite ingredients for every public address, "iodl°4l
struction and an use'nent. The gratification of tbc. gl
was considerably enhanced by the very beautiful josalß
illustration of the ancient and modern city, by a F
artist of very considerable talent, Mr. W. Shalders

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On the 4th inst., at Hammersl
mith, the lady of frugh alb%
.
le Bombay Medical Establishment, of a daughter..orf, of a'ca10
op,
On the 7th inst., Mrs. J. Smith, Hermitage Coal 1Y 11 ner
of
On the Bth inst., at Venbridge House, near Exeter, I
tlie
ady of Captain Chichester, of a son.
louceater, ,
On the Bth inst., at Quedgeley House, near G
coe,
of J. Curtis Hayward, Esq., of a son. , 10 g
J.
On the 9th lust., at Park-hill, Clapham, thelady of J. it. ,'
Re
Esq., of a son. i. the lady °'
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On the 9th inst., at Highclere Parsonage, the ell
.71PDonald Caunter, of a daughter. r r
Bey' 9 ' erli
On the 9th inst., at Tonbridge, the lady a the
DO
of a daughter. . Bloc $
• street, •le
On the 10th inst., Mrs. Richard Pfeil, Broad /dip
of a daughter. $l, of '-
the I°l—
the 11th inst., in St. James's-square,
Sumner, Esq., of a son. ,.-

RRI.
By special license, Daniel RMA ED
oss, jun., Esq., eet 111°
second daughter of the late Thomas Nicoll:Esti., °f Half l'
4
Dundee. Nirafifice°
On the sth Inst., at the parish church, Milverton, ogbr
Charles Campbell Sutherland, Esq., to Agnes Anne „ r 441:
daughter of the late W. Petrie, Esq., M.D , surgeen',nsnie":a'te"'
On the 7th Inst., at Waltham Abbey, Henry ."--t• T' A
Spencer-street, London, to Caroline,
Esq., Waltham Abbey. -er-se
On the 10th inst., at St. George's Church, Ilanoto the
Thomas Heskc,ili, Bart., of Rufford Hall, Lancashir,.„iret>.7
Arabella Iri.•;rmor, eldest daughter of the late Earl of
Juilfr
fourth daughter sir

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DIED.
On the 24th of November last, at Boa Vista, Cape tbergidOtoper
?Maria, the daughter of Charles Pettingal, ESQ., her
of pe%ifief
jesty's Commissioner, aged 20; and also, on the sth old t-P
1 following, whilst off the Island of St. Nicholas, the
fogs
Pettingel, Esq., father of the abovenamed, aged 46. ,„„spt r• P J
a.
On the 215 of December last, at Nagode, Lieut'-
e3l Yet*
61st Bengal Native lanty. ..„, G.S.
On the 18th of at Tugglaphet, Enel6- °.
the 26th
Regiment Native January,lnfantry aged 24. 1 a Dal"°11.
On the 27th ult., at Kegworth, Leicestershire,
On the 2d inst., Mary Inn, wife of Mr. Kennett. Of Cam , toel3e
On the 6th inst., the Rev. Newton Charles Lane' 3
tioP.
Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire, aged 84. • Ann Net 60 11.
Oil the 7th inst., at Wartleld Hail, Berk Mio
i, SVirll' ro'
On the 10th inst., in Leicester-square, Geerg-2%;imishte- °
Ott the 11 th lust., Elizabeth Rose, y
oungesi, --- -00 l
Bagshawe, Esq. , rtlD, Di.
lren., '" . tneo
On the 1 lth inst., at Oakley, near Bromley, rofi.- --•
of the late Venerable Archdeacon Wharton, Chan _ .---- lb.
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Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Stran „Ado,
of the Savoy, in the County of MiddleseS, `"
Char.F-oroctort,
134 1846.

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