The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-22 00:00:00

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RAM Tilitlll' and FLANDERS MAPS,
CONSTANT/NOME, SEAT. 2.—On the nigletecif -thi
24th of August, a dreadful fire-hi—Ow out at Adrianople,
is the pepteOus. JeWish quarter of that City, and, in spite)
of the utttoet-efibets to Arrest the progress of the flames,
destroyed in a few. boars 600 houi'es-, large arid
110 magazines of merchandise,. 40 'taverns, 6 synagegues,
and several storek Above 1,000 families are without
shelter, and the damage-caused
_by, this conflagration is
estimated at more than 18.000,000 of Turkish piastres.
HANIBURGII, SEPT. 17.—The telegraph has brought
word that the great fire at Ebersdorf is confirtned. The
sufferers have saved scarcely anything. Several-children
aie said to have been burnt, and many hundred sheep .
perished in the flames. •
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 17.—Yesterday, about ore oVock,
the opening of the beautiFul sluice of Heysh took place.
This ceremony attracted a great concourse of spectators
from Bruges and from the neighbouring places, who were
eager-to be present at a fête so important to the iuhabi- -
tants of Flanders, as it indicates the completion of one
of the most useful works which have been undertaken
for many'years, and which will prntect the two proviaces
of Flanders from the annual ravages of inundation..
The meeting of the commission, insti mei fir the ame-
lioration of the condition of the working classes is fix d
for Monday next.. The question for the order (:f the
' day is, to inquire into the roenures to be employed under..
the present circumstances effectually to assist the ind:-
gent, and espr c:ally of the populetion of Flanders, who -
were fertnerly engaged in tee manufacture of linen by
the haudloone
The general programme of the.. fites ceremoid:S
which -.via take place on ,the • anniversirit,s in
September, has juet, been publiehed an I placardecl by
order of the magistrates. It contains no other regula-
tion than those Which have already announced.
The arrivals of corn are at this time very cerisiderable
at AntOverp, within these three'days alone thirty ships,
laden with wheat and rye, have entered this port.
BRUSSELS. SEPT. leern with Fleasure that
two important pre j«cts of law nre proposed by the de-
partment of Justice, one on the treatment of lunatics,
and the other on the public pawn estehli•ments, Monts-
de-Piete, and may be laid befure .the Chambers at their
next session.

By a ro) nl resnlation' of the 21 of August. M. Cal!cry,
interpreter to the Extraor:liii,ry Embalby of his Majesty
the King of the French in China, .is nominAted Knight
of the Order of Leopnl,l for the pert which he'toik
in the
,neg(AtiationS, the result whiet was to regulate,
on favourable footing, tae relations of the commerce and
navigaion of Belgium in Chine.

The punishment peculiar to the naval seri ice of
.heir country,, toai: of tieing lashed to tee rig hated
and foot, was un.tergoile by-one of the s Mrs of the Sar-
dinian corvette L'Aurora, on hcr arrival at Woo!wich
on Friday. The poor fellow remain-d ."taixt. earth
and heaven," suspended in the fore shrouds for four or
five hours, and appeared, from hi, writhings and contor-
tions, to he suffering c, node, ahiy,
THE FREE BATHS AND IVASHHOUSIE ESTABLISH-
MENT IN GLASSHOUSE-YARD.—This estubliskineut has
itow been (Ten for twelve months. In the c )urse of the
year 27,622 bathers, 35,480 washers and dryers of clothes,
and 4,522 'Toners, have made use of the premises. The
working expenses have been under 1-isd. a heAl,alhough
soap is allowed to each bather, anti a portion of soap and
soda to each -washer of clothes. Quiet, orderly, and civil
conduct has universally prevailed amongst those fre-
quenting the establishment. At the caturnencomeat of
the experiment there were only two baths, and t suit
the demand to the na.ans, six persons had to use the
same water succesively ; by greater dexterity, the re-
sult of practice, and the addition of two other baths, two
or three persons at the utmost were permitted t) use the
same water. Since the erection of two more baths, six
altogether, each individual bathing is supplied with pure
warm water, soap, and a clean towel, (etc, pt where merra
hers of a family desire to bathe together. The water
has been supplied gratuitously by the East London
Waterworks Comp my.
FIRE ori A ItAlLwAY.—On Saturday last, as a
merchandise train was going along the London and Nor.h-
Western Railway, a piece of ignited coke escaped from
the engine when near the W olverton station, and dropped
on the tarpauling covering the truck; from the inflam-
mable nature of the materials the flames rapidly spread
to three other trucks, the contents of which were nearly
destroyed before sufficient assistance could be rendered;
one of the trucks was laden with a valuable cargo of
indigo. It is but justice to state that the London and
North-Western Company have taken every precaution
in their power to guard against such casualties as the
foregoing, by directing the servants in their employ to
throw a quantity of water on the covering of the trucks,
at short intervals; but from the extensive warmth that
has prevailed during the summer, the tarpaulings have
been so heated as to ignite upon coming in contact with
the smallest portion ot fire.
KINGSWINFORD.—FATAL MINE A CCIDENT.—A
fatal accident occurred on Thursday week, to a man
named James Millington, whose death was occasioned
by an explosion ef sulphur in a pit which he worked at
Hart's Hill. The 1111lIft was considered perfectly safe,
and had been examined with the safety lamp, but the
loul,air is so rapid in its accumulation, large quantities
being frequently liberated in the working of the mine,
that before the men became aware of it the explosion
took place. Several poor fellows were badly burnt, one
of whom, named Thomas Winwood, expired a short
time after at Millington. The others are in a fair way
of recovery.—Birmingham Jon' nal.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT NEAR THE EASTERN COUNTIES
RAILWAY.—On Sunday evening. about six o'clock, an
accident, attended with serious consequences, happened
to a lady and gentleman named Marks, residing at Rod-
ney-terrace West, Milo- end- road, neer the Mary land-
paint-bridge of the Eastern Countit s Railway (Colchester
line), at Stratford. Mr. and airs. Marks had been cut
For an evening drive, and were returning over the above
bridge, when the engine driver of one of the trains
" blew off his steam ;" 'tad tha shrillness of the whistle
caused the horse in the chaise to start off at a furious
rate. Mr. Marks di l all he could to stop the speed ot the
horse, but without doing it, and on getting- to the corner
of Well-street, the wheel came in ‘iolcnt cot-tact with
the lamp-post at the corner, and both were thrown rut
of it. They-were picked up in a state of
and carried into the Cart tvol Horse public-hr-use, where
they were attended by Mr. Valiance, surgeon, Stratford.
They were subsequently enabled to be removed to their
'residence in a fly.
DEATH OF LIEUT.-GENERAL OWEN.—Ließtenant-
General Robert Owen, one of the oldest as well as one of
the most distinguished officers in the British army, ex-
pired on Friday last, at his scat near Dublin, at the ad-
vanced age of 82, no less than 64 of which were spent
in the service of his country. He entered the army as
an infantry offices' in 1782, a somewhat momentous
period, and was then but 18 years of age. His services
were of a most distinguished character, though confined
to the early wars of the Georgian reign. He took part
at the siege of Fort Bownbow, and the captures of the
Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadeloupe, in
1794. He was also present in the different actions when
the latter island was attacked by the French se-a and
land troops in 1795. On his arrival in England he
commenced the dir..ction or the movements with regard
to the troops doing home duty, and was not, in conse-
quence, employed in the Peninsular and other wars that
followed. On the occasion of a brevet in 1841, he re-
ceived a lieutenant-generalship, but. unfortunately no
other honours awaited him. He never recciaed the
colonelcy of a regiment, nor was he decorated.
' FROST, WILLIAMS, AND JONES,—From-a, private
letter, addressed to one of our correspondents, dated
" Hobart Town, April 20, 1846," by a gentleman resi-
dent in that colony, we learn that Frost, the leader of the
Chartist body at Monmouth, was at that period a clerk
or warehouseman in a large grocery establishment. That
Williams is still in the police force of the colony, at the
same salary as paid to the other constables. or.e shilling
and ninepence per day; he bears the character of being
ca gouonotdoofflihieser. good
ocnoersidwu'ea in h
ts
he tv,,easiol
appointed
)i also, but
as
sguloun e-
dato
the mail, and recommended for indulgence.; he has since
received his ticket of leave, and was living at the date of
the letter with a watchmaker at Launceston, at a good
salary. It is a remarkable fact that Sergeant Hadlev,
who filled the post of " principal drill" in the Birming-
ham police force, under the late Commissioner, is now
filling a similar situation in the police force of the above
colony under the same gentleman. Hadley, it appears,
was transported for embezzlement some time siuce.—
Birmingham Journal.
A CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—On the forenoon of
Monday last, while some boys were-witching a pair of
swallows feeding.their young, behind Charlotte-street, a
hawk, skimming along the eaves of the houses, suddenly
pounced upon the nest and carried away two of the
brood. One of the parent birds having witnessed the
onslaught, instantly gave utterance to a peculiar cry,
which, a; by the power of incantation, quickly convened
a noisy and enraged swarm of comrades from all quar-
ters, who, with one consent, gave chase to the destro3er,
and overtakng him ere he had got half across the Itch,
commenced such a desperate attack that he soon gave
evident signs of being frailly (ma-mastered. and ulti-
mately sought the ground at a short distance from the
Fishers' Lolge, where he bravely tried his best to repel
the onsets of his assaulters, hut was compelled to relin-
quish his prey and seek for safety in inglorious flight.
After his departure, which was effeetad under no little
molestation, the swallows then set shout the conveyance
of the young ones to the nest, Which, it is said, they
effected irrfine style, and seemingly to the satisfaction of
the whole tribe, who gave urnise,akeable signs of being
more than usually please d on the occasion.—tratmore
Journal.
THE BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER.—The death of
Dr. Carey, Bishop of St. Asaph, gives rise to the con-
solidation of the two see- of St. Asaph and Banger in one
s2e according to the Act of Parliament of 1836, and the
order in council of 1838; but needs the consent of the
Bishop of Bangor to carry it into effect, otherwise it must
remain in st.itu quo until the death of that prelate, when
the two sees will become the united see of St. Asaph and
Bangor. As the present net annual revenue of the see
of Bangor is only 4,4641, and the amount of the revenue
of the proposed united see is fixed at 5,2001., we can
hardly suppoSe that Dr. Bethel, the present Bishop of
Banger, will recline the offer of the united see, with an
additional revenue of 7361. a year. Assuming that this
prelate acce=pts the united see, then one consequence of
that act, as we understand the Order in Council, is the
erection of Manchester into a bishopric forthwith.—
Manchester Guardian.
EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCE OF HoNnr.—Last
week the gardener of James Wintle, Esq., Grey Friars,
in this city, took from one stock of bees in that gentle-
man's garden, a comb weighing no less than 851b5.; the
net weight of the honey which it yielded was near 601bs.
—Gloucester Chro,ticle.
CHILD DROYPING.-0.-I Saturday night a fine Malt
child, warmly, but poorly clad, was left in the hall ot
Mr. Kelly's bookbinding establishment. Water-street,
Strand. The constable on duty conveyed it to the unior.
workhouse, where every attention was paid to the found-
ling, who is not more than a fortnight old.