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

EXTRA STOCK.-PEGS.

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

253. Mr Edward Whitfield, of Snaresbrock,
Waustead. Essex, a q 8 weeks air; 9 days old .Ei,ex and
Suffolk pig, bred by tiimse!f, and led ti iddlif;gsp.
barley-meal, and rnAk. (45.) oommendt.A.

triIIIIINALS I N rt 1.,(.ER1A
We read in a litter
.from Aig;pr:=7., tlie
Constitutionnel—" F, r Acrw- c.:71c,; 117ve Iron
committed here which have c tmeasit,ecs to -
the inhzibitants. One night in particular lament:1110 ;
cries ware !ward in the nue Bab Az-ma, iu iln.s heart, of
the city, where two or three pi..rsons w: re en.tar-ed- in a
desperate struggle with several a-ssailants. Ou, arrivirg
at the spot, three ,ice ho ha,! a
were found lying on the gr,,und, stabbed in so cent
places by some thieves whi,in 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 tor 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 for Spain, where
he committed robberies, and having got enough to supply
him for the remainder of the year, returned to Oran.
An expulsion to Algeria put an end to this mode of ex-
istence, which would make another chapter for the ad-
ventures of Gil Bias 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. i'Ve
have elsewhere published a letter from 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 m( rning about fie 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 a south-east 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 fall 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-
vemb,,r, and the frost has (with the slight intermissions
already noticed) endured ever since. In November,
1845, the lowest temperature was 27 degrees Fahrenheit;
in the month just closed it was 16 degrees. In Decem-
ber, 1845, the minimum reached by the thermometer was
26 degrees (on the 18th); and, in the first three or four
days of the present 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
sixteen years; the nearest approaches being 17 degrees
in 1830, and 19 degrees in 1841, and again in 1844.
Manchester Guardian.
LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—OiI Satur-
day morning Captain Coddington, the Government In-
spector, accompanied by a number of the directors, en-
gineers, and shareholders, commenced his inspection of
the line near Kendal, in a train of four carriages.
Having inspected the line between Kendal and Penrith,
the train arrived at the latter place about ten o'clock,
and having remaitsed there a short time, it proceeded on
to Carlisle, where it did not arrive until after three
o'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 highest 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 few worldly goods and pos-
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 left to his two sons, and the residue of
his effects, including Park Cottage, at Reigate, which
he occupied, he leaves to his daughters for their lite, then
to his son Stapleton.
, MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER. —On Wednesday
last one of the under-gamekeepers of Mr. Colquhoun, of
Killermont, named, we believe, Jamieson, was fired Et
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. lie
had fallen in with two poachers, one of whom, in a i'i ay
which ensued, discharged his fowling-piece at him a ith
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 13a
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 Dum-
bartonshire are 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 WINDSOR.—A meeting
convened 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, vid 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.F., the Hon. Capt.
Fitzmaurice, M.P., Colonel Reid, M.P., Ralph Neville,
Esq., M.P., Colonel Challoner, Sir Robert Sidney,
Captain Bulkeley, W. G. Hayter, Esq., M.P., C. S.
Voules, Esq., &c. A resolution was moved by Mr. J.
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-
tol, Nov. the 28t.i," says the Liverpool Albion, "has
been ing the round of the papers,' stating, in refer-
ence to the Great Britain, that 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
e-
remainder
is , t o
of t
make
.w
itnhtee
r: vessel
and
Mr. Bremner, and he has not made any such rep r
he
sentation. We had an interview with Mr. Bremner
snugfe few days
p ays saogssoiblaenfdorhtihes advice
spring he intends to take her off into deep water,. an
the
operation which he will perform on first favourable
opportunity. One of Mr. Bremner's sons, a gentleman
of great eng,:neering
ability, we are sorry to say was
compelled to leave the superintendence of the Great Bri-
tain by severe indisposition."
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CONTIVITANCE OF THE MAIL FOR ROTTERDAM.

—On Monday noticewas issued at the General Yost-office,
St. Mortin's.le Grand, that the weekly mail made up and ,
forwarded every Saturday evening by the Batavier for ;
Rotterdam, was discontinued for the season.

FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the Comedy, entitled L'HOTEL G ARM. Cha-
Tatters by MM. Langeval, Berou, Cartigny ; Madame Deluc, and
Xdlte. Cordely.
After which, Moliiire's celebrated Comedy of LE BOURGEOIS
GENT ILHOM ME . M. Jonrdain, M. Purlet ; Nicole, Male. Brohan.
To conclude with LE MARI ET L'ANIANT. Col. Saint Leger,
• Langeval ; Ernest, M. Berou ; Frontin, M. Dumery ; M. Motus.
t. Tourtilion; Madame Saint Leger, Madame Adele Deltic ; Lisette,
• Brohan.
Boxes, 65.; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at
half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessee, Mrs. Frances Havidge.
Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of RICHARD THE
THIRD. Duke of Gloucester, Mr. J. R. Scott ; Earl of Richmond,
Mr. E. F. S +vine ; King Henry, Mr. Heslop ; Duke of Buckingham,
Mr. Fredericks ; Tressel, Mr. Johnson ; Queen, Miss Richardson ;
Lady Anne, airs. Saville.
After which a grand Military Ballet of Action, entitled LE REVE
DU SOLDAT. The characters supported by Mdlle. Theodore and
the Deulin
To conclude with the New Drama, called PASSION'S SLAVE ;
,The Outcast Son. Supported by the principal talent of the
lorapany.

ASTLEY'SI ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Prronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince
Albert, and itoyal Family.
lictwithstanding the present concentration of novelties, and the ex-
pensive engagements entered into with the most eminent British
and Foreign Artistes for the Christmas Holidays, Mr. BATTY has
purchased the whole of Mr. White's trained Lions, Tigers, Leo-
pards, &c. Likewise in preparation. a splendid Comic FAIRY
I'ANTOMI3IE, with other Gymnastic and Equestrian novelties.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en-
titled THE- DEMON HORSE ; or, The Twelve Wishes and the
Charmed-Hit.
New avd entire change In the SCENES of the CIRCLE.
To conclude with the grand Military Spectacle of THE BATTLE
OF WATERLOO. Napoleon, Mr. Gomersal.
J :ox-oftlce open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six
an I commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W.
Broadfoot.