The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-24 00:00:00

DEATH OF ADL FASHIONABLEER
SWIN..
Several months ago, a gentleman of very captivating
manners took up, as many of our readers will very well
remember, his temporary abode at the King's Head
Hotel, in this city, under the name and title of the Hon.
Captain Wyndham. It will also be remembered that he
made a somewhat precipitate retreat, after having
honoured some of our banks with a. kind of patronage
not altogether profitable or agreeable. He was subse-
WyOham, and at
quently heard of at Slough, at Windsor, and various
other places, sometimes as Capta
other times as Captain Wellesley ; but for Name molar
past his names and deeds have not been before the pu -
lie. This is now accounted for—he died—a'sit has
transpired, on the 20th of June last.. We are intOrmed
that when inquiries were rather urgent as.to his whseEe-
hwandenicne,
somewhen
measure
abouts, he shrouded hfirtself in the great inetropoe'ls)
e c
fame
e his.tled,
banker's cheques, &c.,
he departed into
Wales, and took with him a young female.
The character he assumed Lvvas that of a lover
of the picturesque, and he and his companion started on
the romantic tour of the Wye,
to-
gether for some distance, when the g-entleman, while
fishing in the above beautiful river,-e‘fLught a violent
cold, and was compelled to take to bed fh: an inn.
medical man was sent for, who at once int.lrmea the
supposed wife that her husband's condition was ,!iopeless,
and that he was in fact on the very point of death. The
female thereupon acknowledged that she was not a wife,
and that her male companion was an entire stranger ,to
her till they encountered each other a few weeks pre-
viously in London, and that she did not know who he
was or who were his relatives. The fears of the physi-
cian were soon realized—the stranger tourist died almost
immediately, and on examining his luggage, in order to
ascertain who his friends were, that the mournful event
of his demise might be communicated to theia, there
were found the engraved copperplates of two address
cards, in the well-known names of Wyndluu.‘ and
Wellesley, together with an itinerary of the
various towns and places which he bad visited,
with the names of the different banks, &c.,
which
had honoured his fraudulent cheques. We believe the
search also afforded information as to his real name and
connexions; and we deeply regret that our tale should
have to include the very melancholy incident that on his
death being communicated to his sister, the effect was
most seriously injurious to her feelings, and she also died
within a fortnight. We are also given to understand
that the real name of the deceased swindler was Page;
that he was of very respecttlble connexions in tille neigh-
bouring county of Hereford, where he has a brother
living in affluent circumstances, and of high repuotion;
and that the deceased was formerly in the army, which
accounts for his assuming so well the military cla,v.
raeter, and for the knowledge : of military persons'
and mil) tary incidents which he turned to so good
account in his late dishonourable adventurous career. He
was married, and has ft s. wife and two children in desti-
tute circumstances; heir misfortunes, we are happy
to hear, have excite the sympathy of a female relative
of the deceased, and she has undertaken to provide for
them. Thus ends, so far as we are able to disclose it,
the " strange and eventful history " of the Non. Captain
Wyndham, alias ',Captain Wellesley, alias Mr. Page,
whose career affords another illustration ofy-
wardness of human nature, and the misdirectis.an of the wa
in-
genuity and talent to purposes of fraud and dislli..`aestY)
which ingenuity, and talent, properly applied, n: fight
have made their possessor an ornament to and a value:lle
member of society; and the wretched termination of his
career, " in the worst inn's worst room," an outcast from
honourable society, and without relative or friend to
soothe and cheer his last moments, suggests a moral.
which we hope will not be entirely lost on others who are
pursuing a similar career of duplicity and crime. 7--
Gloucester Journal

IMMENSE LOSS OF PROPERTY
ON BOARD THE AJAX STEAMER.
This noble ship returned to port this morning, sifter
experiencing the effects of the gale on Thursday night,
and suffering much from its severity. Indeed were it not
for the great strength and superior qualities of the
vessel, and the prompt and judicious exertions of her
commander, Captain Mowle, it is most likely that very
disastrous results would have followed.
The Ajax left the quays at four o'clock on Thursday
for London with a very large cargo, principally consist-
ing of live stock and provisions.
Until she had welt
cleared the harbour there were no indications of its
coming on to blow hard, but about eleven o'clock at
night, when she was forty miles from the land, the storm
rose with tremendous fury, and heavy seas struck the
vessel with such force as to tear away the bowsprit and
smash in the forecastle deck. The stairs on the paddle boxes
were at once carried away, and the flooring of the deck
under the mate's berth also stove in. The vessel, having a.
very heavy deck load of cattle, &c., it was found necessary'
that she should be lightened as much as possible, and
accordingly out of 120 sheep on deck, all but nine were
thrown over board—the pigs were next thrown over to
the number of ninety, and then as many as could be of
the bullocks and cattle ; but from the terror and con-
fusion of the deck passengers, of whom there was an im-
mense number, sufficient assistance could not be had to
throw them overboard, and the poor animals were killed
or smothered. Out of ninety-three head of cattle on
board only twenty were this morning landed alive. The
fury of the gale continued till day-break, the ship be-
having nobly all through, when the captain put back and,
laying to pif the harbour all night, in consequence of the
number of ships in Cove and the river, he arrived at the
quays this morning, with all on board in a miserable
" plight. The poor passengers suffered the greatest hard-
ships, and their appearance when landing was most heart-
rending, many of them being bruised, their clothes torn
and their limbs swollen from being crushed together
during the greater part of the time. The deck re-
sembled one vast slaughter-house, animals of every kind
lying dead and bleeding all about. The violence of the
storm and the force with which the seas struck the ves-
sel may be judged of from the fact that one of the chain
boxes, weighing six tons, was carried off the rail it is
usually moved upon from one side of the deck to another,
and thrown on two pigs, who were literally crushed to
atoms under its weight. Men are all day employed nn-
loading the dead cattle, and removing them. They MN re
principally shipped, we understand, by Mr. Jas. Adams,
though not all on his own account, and by Mr. P.
Murphy and son, whose loss no doubt will be considor-
able. A great number of the cattle and sheep also be-
longed to Mr. Connolly, an extensive grazier and cattle
dealer, near Kilmallock. Fortunately, no loss of human
life occurred, and the injuries which the ship sustained
are of a nature that will admit of being speedily re-
paired.--Cork Southern Reporter of Saturday.

Archdeacon Shirley has been appointed to the

Bishopric of Sodor and-Man.
WISBEACIL—STRINGE FATALITY.--During the
last few weeks Mrs. Rowell, of Town-end, has lost her

whole family by typhus fever. The death of her husband
was just published in our obituary, and now we have the
melancholy task of stating that her two daughters, from
ten to twelve years of age, and her last-born son, three
years old, have each fallen (a few days apart from the
other) victims to this messenger of death, while the
mournful widow is in an advanced state of pregnancy.
It is a singular circumstance that Mr. Howell was in a
profuse perspiration,.in the act of catching a runaway
horst, when he took cold, and was heard to say that he
I should die the death of his father, which was brought on
in a similar manner, by running after a horse which had
escaped from his owner—both cases terminating in
death by fever.—Cambridge Independent Press.
A few days back, a billiard-table, that had been
carried away by the late inundation of the Loire, was
found in a field near Blois. It belonged to a caii in a
little commune near Orleans, 15 or 20 leagues from the
spot where it was found.—Galignani.
ELGIN BURGHS.—Sir A. Leith Hay, the present
representative of these burghs in Parliament, has an-
nounced his intention of again offering himself at next
election.—Scotch Paper.
DANGER OF LUCIFER MATCHES.—Yesterday after-
noon, about four o'clock, an accident, which was nearly
attended with fatal consequences, occurred to a little
girl about ten years of age, named Sarah Griffiths,
residing in Park-street, Kennington. Her mother had
gone to take her husband his tea, and during her ab-
sence her daughter reached some lucifer matches from a
shelf in the room, and was playing with them, when
some of them ignited, and set fire to her pinafore. A
woman living next door, on bearing her screams, ran to
her assistance, and succeeded in extinguishing the
flames. The child was so severely burnt about the arms
and legs that it was thought necessary to convey her to
a surgeon's close by, who dressed her wounds. It is ex-
pected she will recover.
THE EXPLOSION AT OLDDURY.—An inquest on the
bodies of the two sufferers by the explosion in Mr. Par-
ker's pit, at Oldbury, was held yesterday at Dadle3r.
Several of the men who worked in the pit said they bad
complained of the imperfect ventilation, and of the col-
lection of " sulphur," but that no notice had ntaken
32 saes, named
of their complaints. One of these
,vnatide he had been
return to the works
"sulphur," hur " and
"comical dreams that he did not
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inspector, said the'
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said the accident
yesterday,
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public meeting
of memorialising the Government to appoint
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"mine inspectors."
heading moret
own
THE GEESHAISI LECTURES.—Last evening, Pro-
fessor Taylor commenced his series of lectures for the
present term, the subject selected being the dramatic
music of England. He proceeded to consider the state
of music generally, and the state of the theatrical pro-
fessioh, at the commencement of the reign of George
the Third. At the period alluded to, glee writing under
that name. commenced, stimulated by the Catch Club,
which was established some time previously. At first it
was confined to bacchanalian purposes, but gradually, as
these compositions improved in character, they were
introduced into the most polished circles, and formed a
prominent feature in the best concerts. Attention was
then drawn to several operas, which were, at the period
more immediately under consideration, the principal
favourites with the public, and Artaxerxes was chosen
for the purpose of illustration. The duet," Fair Aurora,
prithee stay," was given effectively by Mr. Hobbs and
one of his
y" If o'er the gentle tyrant, Love," and
pupils ; as were also "In infancy our hop es
and fears,'
seve-
ral others, which, as the lecturer remarked, though
perhaps known to many, were welcome to aIL With
the quartet, " Let nut rage thy bosom tire," the lecture
I closed.

It iQ reported that the marriage of our respect( d
county Member, Captain Dalrymple, with the eldest
daughter of the Duke de Coigny, which has been the
subject of private rumour for some time, is to take place
early in December.—Galloway Advertiser.l=,