The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-22 00:00:00

HORSHAM.

The evidence of bribery and treating on the part of
Mr. Padwick, one of the sitting Member's agents, was
resumed this morning, and occupied the attention of the
Committee till its adjournment. The evidence was
chiefly confined to the act of bribery proved on Satur-
day. The voter to whom Mr. Padwick offered the 351.,
and paid the 101., stated that be did not intend, nor did
he accept the money as a bribe; but Mr. Padwick had
played him false before, and he was, therefore anxious to
lure him into the committal of an act which should
sacrifice his friend the sitting Member.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The following notice was posted at Lloyd's:—
" Hobart Town, April 10,1848.
" Sir,—The following notice has just been published
by the Post-office here, and we beg to forward the same
for the information of the subscribers to Lloyd's.
(Signed) "THOS. D. CHAPMAN and CO.,
_ . _

" Agents to Lloyd's.
"To Captain G. A. Halsted, RN., Secretary, Lloyd's."
DEAL ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE, VAN DIESIEN'S
LAND.

The lighthouse on Deal Island, forming ono of the
cluster of Islands called " Kent's Group," in Bass's
Straits, in lat. 39 29 S., long. 147 21 E., having now been
erected, a light is burning, and will continue from sunset
until sunrise.

The lighthouse is erected on a hill nine hundred feet
above high water mark.
The supporting column is forty-six feet in height.
The upper part of the column (like all the lighthouses
within the Government of Van Diemea's land) is
coloured red, and the lower part white.
The lower part of the column is built of granite, each
block worked to a mould.

The cornice and blocking are six feet high of freestone.
The lantern is seven feet high, having a revolving
catoptric light, with twenty-one lamps and patent pipes,
smoke consumers, working in three groups, each group
containing seven lamps with reflectors, and revolves
round once in five minutes, showing fifty seconds of light
and fifty seconds of darkness.
The light may be seen thirteen leagues, has been set
by cross bearings at a distance of twelve leagues, and is
visible all round the compass, unless the light be inter-
cepted by being close in with any of the surrounding
islands.
(Signed) WM. MORIARTY, Post Officer.

THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY AND
THEIR ENGINE•DRIVERS AND FIREDIEN.—We are au-
thorised to state that the North-Western Company have
agreed to reinstate both drivers and firemen in their for-
mer position.
_

LAUNCHES AT DUMBARTON.—At half past two
o'clock yesterday, there was launched from the shin-building
yard of Messrs. Archibald M'Millan and Son a splendid new
ship of 563 tons register, named Robina Mitchell, the pro-
perty of Thomas Mitchell, Esq., shipowner, Glasgow, and is
intended to sail as consort to the Flora Kerr in the East India
trade, and is to be commanded by Captain James M‘Nidder,
late of the Flora Kerr. She has been built under careful in.
f christening
spection. The workmanship is very substantial, and the
finishings in all departments are most complete and do much
credit to the builders. The ceremony o
gracefully performed by Miss Jemima Mitchell, daughter of
the owner, when the Robina Mitchellglided
majestically
into the water, amidst the cheers of a respectable concourse
of spectators. On Wednesday last, at two o'clock, there was
launched from the building yard of Messrs. Denny Brothers
a line new iron steamer, schooner rigged, of a beautiful model
and elegant proportions, called the Ayrshire Lass. Messrs.
Wingate and Co., are to supply her with two engines of 25-
horse power each, and screw propeller. She is intended to
ply between Glasgow and Girvan, under the charge of Cap-
tain M'Clure, who is well-known in the trade. It is worthy
of remark, and also shows the efficiency and perfection to
which these spirited builders have attained in iron ship-
building, that it is only two months since the keel of the
Ayrshire Lass was laid down, and that she has been com-
pleted and ready to receive her engines in so short a time.
The weather was remarkably fine, and she went of the stocks
in beautiful style.—Glasgow Paper.
AN ARTFUL ROBBERY.—On Saturday evening,
about eleven o'clock, a very artful robbery was com-
mitted in the shop of Mr. David Habbershaw, gro-
cer, Waterhouse-land. It appears that while Mr.
and Mrs. Habbershaw were in the shop attend-
ing to some of their customers, a man rushed in
crying out for protection, pursued by four men, all of
whom followed him into the shop, and pretended that
they were quarrelling with him. They all appeared
extremely violent, swearing that they would have the
man out of the shop. A scuffle ensued, and Mr. and
Mrs. Habbershaw interfered in behalf of the man who
was assailed. Ultimately, however, they all went into
the street, and in a short time afterwards Mrs. Habber-
shaw, to her extreme astonishment, found that her
Pocket had been picked of her purse, containing 31. and
two half-sovereigns.—Hull Packet.
THE GREAT NORTH ROAD.—fn order to show the
o,immenserartkhi aaraufma Moor
off in traffic on the Great North Road,
we.. may mention that a few years back the tolls at the
laof oorTooolll.bapre,r nearanu aEmaswt
whilst
tfotrbe d,
same bar
blaert
was let at the White Hart, Retford, on Saturday last,
for 2001.—Doncaster Gazette.

LONDON,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, August 21.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the
Woolsack at Five o'Clock.

ASSASINES (SCOTLAND) BILL.

This Bill was read a third time and passed.
COURTS OF JUSTICIARY (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the
Orkney Islands, praying for a redress of the grievances
under which they laboured.