The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-09 00:00:00

EXTRA STOCK.-PIGS.

• 250. The Right Hon. the Earl of Radnor, of Coleshill,
near Faringdon, BerkF, a 45 weeks and 1 day old Coles-
hill pig, bred by his Lordship, and fed on 16 bushels of
barley. meal mixed with whey, and 1 bushel of potatoes.
(51.) Silver medal.

253. Mr. Edward Whitfield, of Snaresbrooli, near
Wanstead, Essex, a 28 weeks and 9 days old Essex and
Suffolk pig, bred by himself, and fed on middlings,
barley-meal, and milk. (48.) Highly commended.

CRIMINALS IN ALGERIA.
We rteaotnient_a letterFors fromom e
time Algiers,
past published
crimes
ha
have
ey beenthe
Constititi
committed here which have caused great uneasiness to
the inhabitants. One night in particular lamentable
cries were heard in the Rue Bab Azoun, in the heart of
the city, where-two or three persons were' engaged in a
desperate struggle with several assailants. On arriving
at the spot, three police agents, who had barn attacked,
were found lying on the ground, stabbed in several
places by some thieves whom they had attempted to
arrest. The police endeavoured in vain to trace the
offenders, until an unexpected incident occurred to aid
them. Some time ago information was received that a
murder had been committed during the night, on an
Italian named Caesar Poggio, who kept a public-house.
The officers of justice proceeded to the house, and there
found an immense quantity of objects which had evi-
dently been stolen, with false keys, crow-bars, and other
instruments used by burglars. It was inferred that
Poggio had quarrelled with some of the malefactors, and
that they had committed the murder. The police began
by arresting his brother-in-law, a man of bad character.
This led to further discoveries, and it was ascertained
that there was an organised band of at least sixty
thieves or receivers, forty of whom are now in custody
for trial. They consist "of Italians, Maltese, and Spa-
niards, of the class who quit their own country where they
are too well known, and rush to a new colony to com-
mit further depredations." In the same letter we
find the following curious statement:—" About ten years
ago there lived at Oran, a Spaniard, of excessively mild
manners, full of snbmission to the authorities, in fact, a
highly-respectable man in every respect, in appearance,
except that he exercised no known profession. Every
year he was absent for three months, and it was noticed
that on his return he had always plenty of money. This
circumstance at length having excited suspicion, he was
summoned before a magistrate, when, without hesitation,
he recounted the secret of his existence. He stated that
he had been a convict at Cadiz, and having served his
time, had come to Africa to live tranquilly. When his
purse was nearly empty, he embarked foe Spain, where
he committed robberies, and having got enough to supply
him for the remainder of the year, returned to Oran.
i As
tne
nexpulsionh t
wo
OAu gd e rmi aa
kpeu t a anno
tehnedr t
co ts
thp i t se
rm
for
re
the of f ea xd
ventures of Gil Blas or Guzman d'Alfarache."

THE WEATHER.-THE TEMPERATURE.--The snow

which visited us on Saturday se'nninght, and which
was followed by a partial and temporary thaw, and by
rain, during Tuesday evening, has been succeeded by a
keen frost, with exceedingly low temperatures. We
have elsewhere published a letter frdm Mr. J. Joule,
stating that about a quarter before eight o'clock on
Monday morning last his thermometer indicated the low
point of 6 degrees Fahrenheit; and at two P.M. that day
it stood at 15 degrees, and on Tuesday morning it was
not higher than 22 degrees. The thermometer of Messrs.
Ronchetti, fell as low as 20 degrees during Sunday; and
on Monday morning about five o'clock reached its lowest
point of 16 degrees. On Tuesday morning it was as low
as 20 degrees; and sleet and rain during the day were
succeeded by hard frost at night, On Wednesday there
was some little rain during the day; but the night was
again frosty. On Thursday there was a sharp frost all
day, and during the night the thermometer sank to 20

degrees, with asouth-ea—st wind. The frost continued
with unabated severity during yesterday, and most of
the ponds and pieces of water in the neighbourhood of
the town are now firmly ice-bound, and afford sport to
skaters. The most remarkable thing in the weather is
the unusually early period of the season at which frost
has set in. In December, 1845, the first appearance of
frost was on Sunday afternoon, the 7th of that month;
but the thermometer did not all below 30 degrees, and
the next was a wet day; nor was it till Saturday, the
13th, that a sharp frost was experienced, and this only
lasted a few hours, being again followed by the heavy
rains which cha.acterised that month. Even these frosts
were earlier than usual; but this year there was a fall of
snow and a frosty night on Saturday, the 25th of No-
vember, and the frost has (with the slight intermissions
already noticed) endured over since. In November,
1845, the lowest temperature was 27 degrees Fahrenheit;
in the month just closed it was 16 degrees. In Decem-

her, 1845, the minimum reached by the thermometer was
26 degrees (on the 18th); and, in the first three or four

days of the resent month, the minimum on two or three
days has been 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The minimum
point of Monday morning (16 degrees) is lower than the
lowest temperature, even of December, during the last
,ixteen years; the nearest approaches being 17 degrees
in 1830, and 19 degrees in 1841, and again in 1844.
.tfanchester Guardian.

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAL-011 SatUi-

lay nn,rning Captain Coddington, the Government In-

Spector, accTunpinied by a number of the directors, en-
(,ineera and Fhareholders, commenced his inspection of
'the line near Kendal, in a train of four carriages.
Having inspected the line between Kendal and Penritb,
the train arrived at the latter place about ten o'clock,
and having remained there a short time, it proceeded on
to Carlisle, where it did not arrive until after three
.)'clock, in consequence of a slight accident to the engine
near Plumpton. The length of the line is forty miles.
Captain Coddington and the directors dined together at
the Bush Hotel, Carlisle, after which the Gallant In-
spector expressed himself in the highcst terms of com-
mendation, bestowing the greatest praise on the di-
rectors for the very complete and efficient line which
they had made between Lancaster and Carlisle. It was
arranged that the public opening shall take place on
Tuesday, the 15th inst.

The Rev. Horace Sainsbury Cotton, many years
Ordinary of Newgate, and Reader of Christ Church,
Newgate-street, died at the age of 72, soon after he had
made his will, wherein he appointed Mr. Secondary
Potter his sole executor, but who declined to act, and
one of the testator's daughters administered as the resi-
duary legatee. He had but fc w worldly goods and poe-
sesions to dispose of; and these, he said, would be of still
less importance if divided equally amongst his children.
His copyhold estate, held of the manor of Colley and

Reigate,- he has loft to his two sons, and the residue of
his effects, including Pack Cottacr,e, at Reigate, which
he occupied, he leaves to his daughters for their life, then
to his son Stapleton.

MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER. On Wednesday
last one of the under-gamekeephrs of Mr. Colquhoun, of
Killermont, named, we believe, Jamieson, was fired t t
by poachers, and so severely wounded below the knee
that he died the same night. From what we have
learned, it appears that Jamieson had been employed
with one of the foresters during the day near Kilpatrick,
and afterwards proceeded towards Maryhill, where ho
had fallen in with two poachers, one of whom, in a fray
which ensued, discharged his fowling-piece at him with
fatal effect. The keeper was found some hours after-
wards in a sinking state by a young man who was
attracted to the spot by his groans. We understand ho
was then so weak as to be able only to articulate with
some difficulty that the " bloody deed was done by two
men who had a white dog." The authorities of Dam-
hartnnshire arc investigating this serious affair.
THE CENTRAL PROTECTION SOCIETY. At the
monthly meeting of the Central Society for the Pro-
tection of Agriculture and British Industry, held
yesterday, at 17, Old Bond-street, the question of the
repeal of the malt tax was brought under the notice of
the committee, when a resolution was adopted, that a
meeting of that body should be summoned for the
12th of January next, to take that subject into con-
sideration.

RAILWAY MEETING AT Wirmsoit.—A meeting
cmvened by the mayor was held at Windsor on Monday,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the com-
peting schemes for a railway communication from that
town to London, via the Windsor, Staines, Richmond,
and South-Western line, and the railway to connect
Windsor with the Great Western at Slough. The meet-
ing was very fully attended, and great excitement ap-
peared to prevail on the subject. Amongst those pre-
sent were the Hon. Henry Ashley, M.P., the Hon. Capt.
Fitzmaurice, M.P., Colonel Reid, M.P., Ralph Neville,
Esq., M.P., Colonel Challoner, Sir Robert Sidney,
W. G. Hayter, Esq., M.P., C. S.
Captain
A resolution was moved by Mr. J.
oues ,
Esq.,
Bulkeley,
,
Minton in favour of the South-Western scheme ; he
said, he had the authority of the Commissioners of the
Woods and Forests to state that they had no objection
to offer to that line. An amendment was moved by
Captain Bulkeley to the effect that the connecting line
from Windsor to the Great Western would best accom-
modate the inhabitants. He accused the Government
of having been bribed by the South-Western Railway
Company to favour their scheme by offering to contri-
bute money towards the projected improvements. After
a very animated discussion, the amendment in favour of
the Great Western communication was declared to have
been carried, and petitions to Parliament in accordance
with it were agreed to before the meeting separated.
THE GREAT BRITAIN.—" A paragraph, dated Bris-

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ence to the Great Britain, that 6 the engineer, whose
plan for getting her off had been approved, represents
that the late gales have so far strained and damaged her
that she will not repay the cost which would neces-
sarily be incurred in the attempt.' That engineer is
Mr. Bremner, and he has not made any such repre-
sentation. We had an interview with Mr. Bremner a
few days ago, and his advice is, to make the vessel as
snug as possible for the remainder of the winter, and in,
spring he intends to take her off into deep water, an
operation which he will perform on the first favourable
opportunity. One of Mr. Bremner's sons, a gentleman
of great engineering ability, we are sorry to say vas
compelled to leave the superintendence of the Gretisßri-
tain by severe indisposition."
DISCONTINUANCE OF THE MAIL FOR ROTTFIIDAM.
—CH Monday notice was issued at the General ro st-office,
St. Mortin's•le Grand, that the weekly mail mw to up and
forwarded every Saturday evening by the 33,40 Tier fox
Rotterdiin,llßS discontinued for the seam -

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