The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-08 00:00:00

REVIEWS OF THE WORK.

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fied medical man, who has evidently had considerable experience in
the treatment of the various disorders arising from the follies and
frailties of early indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad-
dition, by demonstrating the consequences of excesses, which must
act as a salutary warning to youth and maturity, and by its perusal
many questions may be satisfactorily replied to, that admit of no ap-
peal, even to the most confidential friend."—Era.
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ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITIITION.—This intellec-
tual exhibition still continues to be crowded by eager in-
quirers after scientific knowledge. Daring the past week,
too, a more than usual treat has been provided in the elo-
quent lectures of Dr. Bachhoffner, on the application of the
agent electricity to purposes connected with the economy of
every-day life. To use the Professor's own words," that
strange agent which dances in the Aurora Borealis, and
sears and destroys in the lightning's flash, may be employed
in its more modified forms to move machinery—to transfer
through space the most rapid conversations—to explode
masses of gunpowder, and even to print a lady's dress.' In
his excellent and particular mode the Doctor then proceeded
to illustrate each of these truths by practical experiments—
giving in one lecture, in epitome, all that has been done and
said on this mighty subject during the last twenty years.
ACCIDENT TO THE NEW MACHINERY AT THE
GENERAL POST-OTTICE.—On Wednesday morning, at an
early hour, during the morning duty, an accident, nearly at-
tended with circumstances of a fearful character to several of
the letter-carriers, took place at the General Post-office. The
particulars of the case are these :—The revolving shelves of
the machine recently constructed for the purpose of raising
and lowering both hags and men, with trays of letters and
newspapers, and which is worked by means of steam power,
from the breaking of one of the cogged wheels suddenly re-
volved at a frightful rate while several men were upon it
with letters and newspapers. The effect was such that many
of the men were obliged to jump off at the hazard of their
limbs, while others were hurled from the shelving-boards
with great violence upon the floor. Suddenly the action
stopped, while others of the officers were upon the machine,
and before either they or the newspapers and letters could be
extricated, it was found necessary to force away the iron
work, a matter which occupied upwards of an hour and a
half, which delayed upwards of 4,000 of the City letters. For-
tunately no lives were lost, nor were any bones broken. This
is the third accident occasioned by this new contrivance since
its erection for post-office purposes.

We understand that an expedition which promises the
most important results, both to science and commerce, is at
this moment fitting out for the purpose of navigating some
of the most unexplored rivers in South America. It is t•
be under the command of Lord Ranelagh. Several noble-
men and gentlemen have already volunteered to accompany
his Lordship, and the enterprising and scientific band, it is
said, will sail as soon as the necessary arrangements shall be
completed.

THUNDER-STORM AT CHICHESTER, AND LOSS OF
LIFE.—A dreadful storm of thunder and lightning occurred
in this neighbourhood about nine o'clock on Wednesday
morning. The thunder, lightning, and rain were so violent
and so alarming, that all the harvest folds were quickly de-
serted. One of the reapers was proceeding to a cottage for
shelter, with his reaping-hook upon his shoulder,
which attracted the lightning, and the poor fellow's clothes
were in an instant scorched up, and he was struck dead.
His body, we are informed, presented a shocking ap-
pearance.
ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.—This club held their
monthly meeting on Thursday at the Piazza Hotel, Covent?
garden, for the general dispatch of business. The Marquis
of Stafford was elected a member of the club.

ALARMING FIRE AT POPLAR —On Thursday night,
about eight o'clock, some alarm was created at Poplar,
through the outbreak of a fire upon the premises belonging
to Sir Charles Price and Co., seed-crushers and oil mer-
chants, situate at Millwall. It commenced in the boiling
house, a detached building, but near the tar stores. The
boiling over of a copper of oil, it is presumed, was the cause.
The intelligence was promptly forwarded to the engine sta-
tions, and very speedily the several engines of the London
essablishment and the West of England Company arrived.
Previous to their arrival near 150 gallons of oil and several
puncheons, together with some other articles of stock, were
in a blaze. By ten o'clock the firemen and workmen hap-
pily succeeded in extinguishing the fire, but not before a
considerable quantity of the stock was destroyed. We un-
derstand that the property was insured in the Imperial and
West of England Insurance Companies.
DESCENT OF THE NASSAU FIRE BALLOON.—Every
person acquainted with the enterprising exertions of Mr. C.
Green will be glad to hear that the whole of the party who
left Vauxhall-gardens on Wednesday night, at ten o'clock,
surrounded by fireworks, arrived safely at that favourite
place of amusement about half-past twelve o'clock, having
had a most agreeable passage over three counties, with a
brilliant moonlight.

BEAUMARIS REGATTA.—Sir R. W. Bulkeley, Bart.,
M.P., has consented to be President of this Regatta; and
Wednesday, the 26th inst., its fixed for the event.