The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-28 00:00:00

THE FOREIGN MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 27.—The steam-ship Queen,
Captain Weekes, left this port at three P.M., this day for
Gibraltar, with the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails,
a full cargo of bale goods, and 25 passengers.
The Royal Tar, Captain Hamilton, cannot be expected
until the end of the week with the homeward mails, she
having on her outward voyage met delay by being com-
pelled to return here, with loss of anchors, and to obtain
new ones.

The Pottinger, Captain Wilson, is expected here to-
morrow from Alexandria, with mails, &e.
A new and splendid steam-ship, the Tiber, Captain
Russell, late of the Queen. came into docks yesterday
from Greenock, and is fast preparing for sea, and will
leave the port on Friday next for Italy, Genoa, &c., with
cargo and 25 passengers.
The Achilles will take out the Indian mails, via Alex-
andria, on the 3d of November.
The Royal West India Mail packet, Medway, will
take out the West India and Mexican mails on the 2d
proximo, and about 100 passengers.

DEATH OF THE PATRIARCiI OF PITTENWEEM.-
This event took place on Saturday morning, Oct. 3,
at ten o'clock. He was born on the Ist of May, 1746,
and on the Ist of May last had completed the extra-
ordinary age of 100 years. Mr. Adamson was a weaver,
and continued to ply the shuttle until within a few years
back. He was, what most long livers are, an early riser;
six o'clock scarcely ever found him in bed; he was gene-
rally up and at work by five. He had a, strong clear
voice, and was for many years precentor in the parish
church. , Ile had a perfect recollection of seeing Paul
Jones sail past Pittenweem, on his way to Leith, about
70 years ago, and of the tempest which providentially
arose and drove tlfe pirate out of the Frith. He never
was what may be called really sick, and never com-
plained of head-ache. For the last six months he was
confined to his bed, but felt no pain or sickness. He
retained his senses to nearly the last day of his life, and
during harvest he was every day inquiring about how far
the different farmers had got in their crops. The failure
in the p, 'tato crop gave him much uneasiness. During
the whole of his long life he was only three weeks absent
from Pittenweem.—Dundee Courier.

ESCAPE or A PRISONER.—On Wednesday last,
while a special coach was conveying the prisoners from
Morpeth gaol to Alnwick for trial at the sessions, one
of them, named Griffiths, slipped the irons from his legs,
and sprang from the top of the coach, making his way
over the hedge into the Cauledge Park woods, two miles
south of Alnwick. A turnkey, who was on the coach,
jumped down, and had he not accidentally fallen in
crossing the burn, he would have immediately taken the
prisoner, who got clear off. On the arrival of the coach
at Alnwick, the police•officers of that place were sent
in pursuit. The prisoner was charged with stealing
goods to a large amount from a bazaar at North Shields,
and had been previously convicted of similar offences.
The irons were examined by the Deputy-Governor in the
morning before the prisoners left the gaol.—Neweamtle
Guardian.

Colonel Gore Langton, M.P., has, owing to the
failure of the potato crop, and the consequent high
prices of provisions, again generously given directias
to his steward to remit the whole of this last year's rent
to his numerous allotment tenants at Newton, Corston,
Bedminster, and throughout the whole of his property.
The Colonel has more than 150 allotment tenants on his
different estates in Somersetshire and Gloucestershire,
towards whom he has now for two successive years exer-
cised the same liberality.—Bath Journal.
To PREVENT ROT IN POTATOES.—Eat them be-
fore they begin to decay.—American paper.
THE EXPECTED BREVET.—WooLwICII, OCT. 27.
—lt is now confidently believed that the general brevet,
so long spoken of, will come out on the 9th inst., the an-
niversary of the birthday of his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, and will be on a very extensive scale.
With regard to the Royal Artillery, it is expected that
eleven colonels will be removed tr?m the corps to the
rank of Major-General, the retired list being now very
low, embracing wily six officers.
Lord Morpeth, on Friday last, was present at some
private experiments in mesmerism, at the house of Mr.
Braid, the surgeon, in Manchester. Yesterday. (Mon-
day), the Noble Lord, in his capacity .ot. Chief Commis-
sioner of Wocds and Forests, paid a visit to Birkenhead,
where he inspect( d the portions of the shore which are
within the category of "Crown lands."—Liverpool
Standard.
SnocKING AFFAIR AT PENRITII—SUNDAY EVEN-
ING.—After dusk, this evening, the town of Penrith was
thrown into a state of great excitement, by
.constables
taking James Donahow, an Irishman, who died before
he was got to prison. When opposite the Old Brewery,
he became faint, and was taken into Winskill's lodging
house, close at hand, and, on examination, it was found
that blood was gushing out of his shoes. Donahowbe-
' came worse and died within ten minutes. Dr. Morrison
declared that he had died from excitement and the loss
of blood. It appeared that deceased had a bad leg pre-
viously, and in struggling with the constables the old
%sound broke wit. In the early part of time day he had
ta en intoxieatt-d, and quarrelled with his wife, and his
pas.-,,ion was s,, rest. that. he actually burned his hens
aod ohiekons in the lire in his own house, haelivil the
clock case, eliair,*, and wher furniture to pi,ces, after-
wards burning them, and was in the act of heating
water to scald a fat pig alive.