The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-03 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL

GARDENS.
One of the most gratifying sights we ever witnessed
took place at these Gardens yesterday. The boys of
the Royal Hospital School Greenwich, between 700
and 800 strong, preceded by their band, paid their
annual visit. The day was most auspicious, and the
appearance of the School as they marched into the Gar-
dens, with band playing and colours flying, was ex•
tremely interesting. At a signal they all formed round
the lake, the band playing the National Anthem ; they
then gave three cheers for the proprietor, who had liberally
invited them. The band afterwards played some pieces
(arranged for them expressly) with great precision and
effect. The entertainment prepared must have afforded
them infinite delight, and we doubt not will form the
subject of many a yarn in after years. A most brilliant
display of fireworks preceded the Eruption, represent-
ing a naval engagement, the band playing Rule Bri-
tannia. It was the most beautiful and effective display
we ever witnessed, and we understand it will be repeated
on Monday next.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S WAR
STEADIER SlDON.—Yesterday an inquest was held be-
fore Mr. C. J. Carttar, at the Duke of Sussex Tavern,
Woolwich, on the body of Francis, a convict, aged 32
years, who met with his death under the following cir-
cumstances :—The deceased had been sentenced to
fifteen years' transportation, and having served eight of
that period at Bermuda, had been sent home for good
conduct, and was in hourly expectation of receiving a
free pardon. William Taylor, a convict guard, deposed
that the deceased and a gang of convicts were assisting
in putting stores on board the Sidon off the dockyard on
Saturday last, and that whilst lowering a coil of rope
weighing six or seven hundred weight into the hold, the
rope, being too heavy, slipped over, upsetting the hatch
on which deceased and the boatswain were standing, and
precipitating them into the engine-room, a depth of six-
, teen feet. The deceased, whose skull was broken, lin-
gered in great agony for twenty hours. The jury re-
turned a verdict of " Accidental death."
NEW POLICE-COURT AT CLAPHAM.—A new Police-
court is in the course of being erected in Larkhall-lane,
Clapham ; hitherto the police charges have been taken
to Wandsworth.
THE NEW AERIAL OMNIBUS.—In consequence of
the repeated blocking up of the principal London tho-
rpught'ares, a plan has been proposed for opening two
lines of communication by means of strong lines of rope,
capable of bearing the weight of 'vehicles. So that by
suspending the carriages, the inconyeniorce of suspend-
ing the intercourse between different 'points will be-alto-
gether avoided. It is evident that the only method of
surmounting the difficulties of transit which are being
continually raised by paviours, commissioners of sewers,
and others, is by literally passing over them. Stations
for taking up and setting down might be opened at the
various columns and steeples on the line of road, com-
mencing with the Monument on Fish-street-hill, stop-
ping at Nelson's pillar, for the passengers to and from
Charing-cross, continuing to the Duke of York's, and
concluding, while Piccadilly is in its present state of
blockade, at one of the arches of Hyde Park-corner.—
Punch.
THE NEW PAVEMENT IN FLEET-STREET.—This
pavement, which the contractor boasted would last 25
years, has not answered the expectation of the public.
Although only laid down a few days, the centre of the
street, from Gosling's bank to St. Dunstan's Church,
has, in many places, sunk nearly a foot. The whole of
that portion must be repaved; which will again stop the
thoroughfare between Chancery-lane and Fetter-lane for
a few days. The whole of Fleet-street will be com-
pleted by Friday.
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES.—A label affixed to a
celebrated pump in the Strand, bears the following in-
scription :—" This pump is locked during Divine ser-
vice on Sundays, and in the week."
LOSS OF LIFE ON THE RIVER. Last evening
the body of Charles Stevens, aged 13, was picked up at
the Essex-street pier. The deceased and another boy
were playing on the barges close to the pier, on Tuesday
night, when the former fell into the river. His com-
panion was so terrified that he ran away, and said no-
thing about Stevens's fate until he was missed at night.
When the body of the unfortunate boy was brought to
his parent's residence, near Water-lane, his father, who
was not prepared for the melancholy occurrence, lost
his senses, and had, it is said, to be put under restraint.
Advices from Launceston to the 17th of April,
vid Sydney, mention the failure of Messrs. Henty and
Co., of that place, who, it is stated, have stopped for
90,000/. The Launceston firm is solely represented by
Mr. James Henty, of Launceston, who possesses au in-
terest (one-third) in the house of Ilenty, Brothers, at
Portland. This latter firm is not, however, involved in
the failure at Launceston. The creditors at the meeting
seemed perfectly satisfied with Mr. llenty's conduct, as
they voted to him a sum of 5001., with his personal
effects, and an allotment belonging to Mrs. Henty, in
which he posse ssed a life interest.
Lusus NATURX.—The Boston Times says, "An ex-
traordinary freak of nature has appeared at Little Rock,
PennsTvlania. The head of an infant, furnished with hair
and teeth, has produced itself through the side of a little
girl, only eigh'b years old. It is supposed that the two have
been united in the womb, and have grown with each other's
growth, until nature has taken this means of separating them.
This, however, is not a very rational supposition."