The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-27 00:00:00

AN AMERICAN FEAT.

In his return to the Rocky Mountains, through Upper
California, Captain Fremont relates a tragical adventure,
which, hlwever glorious he may think it, will be read
with very different feelings by Europeans. One day
two Mexicans entered the camp, who had with great
difficulty escaped from a party of Indians, that had
taken or killed four others of their party, with some
horses. The gallant leader of the expedition promised
them such "aid as circumstances might enable him to give
them. Two men were accordingly dispatched with one
of the Mexicans to ascertain the route which the plun-
derers had taken ; but the horse of the latter being
unable to keep pace with the rest, he soon returned to
the camp, while his better-mounted companions pur-
sued " The Arabs of the New World." Here is the
result :

" In the afternoon of the next day a war-whoop was
heard, such as Indians make when returning from a
victorious enterprise ; and soon Carson and Godey ap-
peared, driving before them a band of horses, recog-
nised . by Fuentes to be part of those they had lost.
Two. bloody .scalps dangling from the end of Godey's
gun,. announced that they had overtaken the In-
dians as well as the horses. They informed us
that aft::r Fuentes left them, from the failure
of his horse, they continued the pursuit alone, and
towards nightfal entered the mountains, into which
the trail led. After sunset, the moon gave light, and
they followed the trail by moonshine until late in the
night, when it entered a narrow defile, and was difficult
to follow. Afraid of losing it in the darkness of the de-
file, they tied up their horses, struck no fire, and lay
down to sleep in silence and in darkness. Here they
lay from midnight till morning. At daylight they re-
sumed the pursuit, and about sunrise discovered the
horses ; and immediately dismounting and tying up
up their own, they crept cautiously to a rising ground
which intervened, from the crest of which they per-
ceived the encampment of four lodges close by. They
proceeded iplietly, and had got within 30 or 40 yards
of their object, when a movement among the horses
discovered them to the Indians ; giving the war-shout,
they instantly charged into the camp, regardless of
the number which the four lodges would imply. The
Indians received them with a flight of arrows, shot from
their long bows, one of which passed through Godey's
shirt collar barely missing the neck ; our men fired their
rifles upon a steady aim, and rushed in. Teo Indians were
stretched on the ground, fatally pierced with bullets ;
the rest died, except a lad that was captured. The
scelpe octlie fallen were instantly stripped off ; but in the
process, one of them, who had two balls through his body,
sprung to his f'et, the blood streaming from his skinned
head; and uttering a hideous howl. An old squaw,
possibly his mother, stopped and looked back from the
mountain side 'she was climbing, threatening and la-
menting. The frightful spectaeld appalled the stout
hearts of our men ; but they did what humanity re-
quired, and quickly terminated the agonies of the
gory savage. . They. were now masters of the camp,
which was a pretty little recess in the mountain,
with a tine sp:ing, and apparently safe from all inva-
sion. Great preparations had been made to feast a large
party, for it was a very proper place for a rendezvous
and for the celebration of such orgies as robbers of the
desert would delight in. Several of the best horses had
been killed, skinned, and cut up ; for the Indians living
in mountains, and only coming into the plains to rob and
murder, make no other use of horses than to eat them.
Large earthen vessels were on the fire, boiling and stew-
ing the horse-beef ; and several baskets containing fifty
or sixty pairs of moccasins, indicated the presence or ex-
pectation of a considerable party. They released the boy,
who heel given strong evidence of the stoicism, or some-
thing else, of the savage character, in commencing his
breakfast upon a horse's head, as soon as he found he
was not to be killed but only tied as a prisoner. Their
object accomplished, our men gathered up all the sur-
viving horses—fif eon in number—returned upon their
trail, avid rejoined us at our camp in the afternoon of the
same day. They had rode about 100 miles in the pur-
suit and return, and all in thirty hours. The time,
place, object, anal numbers considered, this expedition of
Carson and Godey may be considered among the boldest
end most disinterested which the annals ot' western ad-
venture—so full of daring deeds—can present. Two
men in a savage desert pursue, day and night, an un-
known body of Indians into the defiles of an unknown
mountain ; attack them on sight, without counting num-
bers, and defeat them in an instant ;—and for what ?
To punish the robbore of the desert, and to avenge the
wrongs of the Mexicans, whom they did not know. I
repeat : it was Carson and Godey who did this—the
former an American, born in the Boonslick county of
Missouri ; the latter a Frenchman, born in St. Louis—
and both trained to western enterprise from early life." j

ELOPEMENT.
The gossips in our town—dear souls !—have had an
,nteresting subject to chat about during the lest few days
—an elopement—quite an event in these unromantic
matter-of-fact days ; and, to do them justice, they have
made the most of it. The gay Lothario was: a pupil in
the house of a very worthy clergyman, residing within
two miles of Taunton, and upon the Chard-road ;
-=--
and the damsel nothing less than his reverend
tutor's housemaid. It
appears that for some
addressed by the Lord
been
time past the heart of the poor youn man (he is The following letter has
PUBLICATION
of his diocese:—
only 19 years of age) has been made as ort of target Bishop of Llandaff to the clergy Paul's, April 7, 1846.
of by that wicked urchin, Cupid. Miss Dishcloth, with
, " Deanery, St.
h been made to
that discrimination which in such matters is so eharac- "Rev. Sir.---eCrequent complaints -aye
by banns in
teristie of her sex, observed what the little god was about, me of irregular marriages being celebrated
- instances hare occurred of bigamy, The evil of
and resolved that the fault should not be hers if aconquet parishes where the parties did not reside.
OF BANNS.
was not made. Accordingly she set her cap at the de- late years seems to have increased, and some flagitious
voted youth, and pursued her task with so much persever
ance and address that he soon became her willing marriage, obtained by these means, which have cause
and happy slave. Some people say it is very great scandal to the church. In every instance the
rude to talk of ladies' ages, and our gallantry fault has been traced to a want of due inquiry on the
should not allow us to touch upon tl part of the clergymanas to the actual residence of the
and of incestuouds
eate point in the present instance, were it not abso- parties in the parish it; which their banns are published.
lutely necessary to the romance of the thing, to state " I will not now enlarge upon the evils which flow
that Miss Dishcloth is by one year the junior of Mr. L, from this negligence. They are sufficiently manifest,
her lover. How long the courtship has been going on, and they are the very evils which the law has provided
is of course only known to the parties themselves ; but against in the most efficient manner. The:clergyman who
from circumstances which transpired some months ago, neglects to make thein ' for which the law allows
and which late events have brought fresh to the recol- ample time, has quireyv,
ea if he has been deceived
no excuse,.
lection of those who witnessed them, it would seem that by false not nl guilty of a moral
statements, ache p o y
the young student's mind has for a considerable time offence, but is liable to the penalties of the law.
' That
been occupied with other thoughts than those which "By the 4th Geo. IV. c• 76, s. 7, it is enacted,
to
his reverend tutor sought to inculcate, and that the no parson, vicar or curate shall be obliged
servant girl had for a similar period aspired to a publish the bans f 'minister,
timoy between any persons
higher position than that of scrubber of floors and whatsoever u 1 ome
ons to be married shall seven
cleanser of dishes. All was, however, kept secret, and days at lea'st 11
beforeess the persons
;required for the first pub i-
the time
cause to be
suspicion, if any had ever existed,' was most corn- cation of such beansrespectively deliver, or
curate, a
pletely disarmed, up to the time that the " lash
of all" which marks the strange eventful history of notice in writing, datedare on' the day on which the samend
courtship, and changes the dreams of love into sober shall be so delivered, of their true Christian names a.
their respective
and unmistakeable realities, took place. This happened surnames, and of the house or houses of
and
on the 15th instant, at an early hour in the morning abodes, withinsuch • h r chapelry as aforesaid, pares o
It inhabited, or
of which the poor servant received a note which of the time during which they haveed we ,
drew tears from her bright black eyes and lamentations lodged in such house or houses respectively.'
does so
from her ruby lips., Her dear cousin, residin at a "
ill, and
If the clergyman omits this precaution,
he does
d that he has
suddenly been taken ill, and WAS ' at his own peril. He cannot plead afterwar s
short distance, had
obtain assurance
the point of death. Would " missis" allow her been taken unawares. He may indeed
inquiry,without
already at
or
suffering relative, ere the cold hand of of the fact, by personal knowledge
to hasten to the
in small rural
Could " missis" refuse such a exacting this •notice, and
death had fallen upon hina! e .
ident, it may be
Womanlike—ever considerate, parishes, where the clergyman is resident,
rule, and cape-
request? Certainly not.
lady immediately granted perhaps superfluous. But Rs a general
that a
ever kind—the estimable
distressed girl, who, having cially in populous . ' e ' I strongly recommend
leave of absence to the 6.
. 3.pans..es,
containing the
bedeck herself in her best tog- written •
notice be to
- every case required,
recited, before
first taken care to
Master ineortnetion specified in the clause above
errand.
and that after
fiery, started upen her melancholy.-
' the same morning. The the banns are published fsr the first time;
pile whether the parties
L. had left the house early .
th, fur breach of Publication, due inquiry be in
case agaiust that varlet butler, flli

have actually resided in the parish until the day of the
marriage.
" Besides these wilful and fraudulent violations of law,
there are cases where districts have been recently
formed, not always under the same Acts of Parliament,
which may lead to doubts whether the inhabitants are
confined to their district church for the celebration of
marriages, or have their option of being married either
in that or in the mother Church. Doubts of this kind
may readily be removed by inquiry at the office of the
Registrar of the Diocese as to the Act of Parliament
under which the district was constituted. The general
rule is, that there is no such option ; but there are some
exceptions to this rule. _

"1 trust the admonition will be taken in good part by,
all my clergy. But I think it right to declare, that when-
ever an irregular marriage may have taken place, no
indulgence will be shown to those who cannot prove that
they have used all due means to guard against it.
" I remain, Reverend Sir,
"Your faithful servant and brother,
" E. LLANDAFF."

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.
CHURCH-RATES.

On Saturday, at the meeting of the Marylebone Ves-
try, the Rev. Dr. Spry in the chair,
Mr. HOOD, the vestry clerk, brought up the estimates
which had been made for the various rates for the en-
suing year—viz., 43,0001., required for the relief of the
poor, at the rate of ninepence in the pound, a psving-
rate of ninepence in the pound, and shilling for the
highway district, and a church-rate of three halfpence
in the pound.
On the church-rate being put to the vestry for approval,

Sir P. LAURIE said he-Could not alloiv this 'church;
rate to be made without offering a few observations on
the subject. From a return he held in his hand, he
found that the pew rentals of the various churches were,
in 1844, the sum of 4,7361., and in the year 1845 the
rentals were 4,7361., the sum received in both years being
within 101. of each other. This being the Me, he wished
to know what necessity there was for an increase in the
church-rate now of one-third more than in the two years
he had just mentioned ? From the return he had before
him, he found that there was no less than 916 empty
pews in the churches of the parish.
Mr. GRANGE (churchwarden of Christ Church) said
there could be no doubt of the want of this increased
church-rate, if the state of the St. John's Wood burial-
ground were taken into consideration. The quantity of
broken coffins and human bones lying about was enough
to prevent persons from interring their deceased rela-
tives at that place.—(" No, no," and "hear," and " ques-
tion.")
Mr. FLOOD, in answer to Sir Peter Laurie, said the
receipts for pew-rents formed but a small item when
compared with what was required to be paid, out of a
church-rate. The parish were in arrear to the amount
of 1,0001. in the payment of the church-bonds which had
become due, and this money was required to pay them off.
Mr. DANIELL denied the truth of the charges against
the St. John's Wood burial-ground, and asserted that
there was not one better regulated in London.
Mr. NISBETT said be had examined the burial-ground
for the poor, and bad found some of the coffins only nine
inches below the surface.

Sir J. HAMILTON stated that St. Mar) 's church was so
crowded that now seats could not be got in it, and num-
bers were obliged to stand.
. .

The resolution for the increased church-rate was then
put and carried, but was immediately followed up by Sir
Peter Laurie moving for an immediate. return of the
number of unlet sittings in the churches of Marylebone,
and the number of empty houses in the parish.

NURSERY RHYME.

THE STORY. OF THE REPEAL OF THE QORI•T-LAWS,

" SUITED TO THE MEANEST CAPACITY."
(From Punch.)

There was a little lady---who had 24,000,000 babies, and
she wanted to get cheap bread for them, but she could not,
because of the corn-law. So she went to the Lords, and she
said—

" Lords, Lords, repeal this law, or I cannot get cheap bread
for my babies."
Then the Lords said to her, "Pooh 1 we are the landed
interest; what do we care for your babies? The Tories to
a man will stand by us." So she went to the Tories, and she
said—

" Tories, Tories, desert the Lords; the Lords won't repeal
the law; and I cannot get cheap bread for my babies."
Then the Tories said to her, " Madam, we have no objec-
tion to eat dirt ; we do it every day; but at present we are
under the orders of the Duke." So she went to the Duke,
and she said

" Duke, Duke, order the Tories ; the Tories won't desert
the Lords; the Lords won't repeal the law; and I cannot
get cheap bread for my babies.
Then the Duke said to her, " F. M. the Duke of Welling-
ton is Commander-in-Chief of the army, but he is neither a
malster nor a miller. All communications to his Grace must
be made through Sir Robert Peel." So she went to Sir
Robert Peel; and she said—

" Peel, Peel, speak to the Duke; the Duke won't order
the Tories; the Tories won't desert the Lords; the Lords
won't repeal the law; and I cannot get cheap bread for
my babies."

Then Peel said, "The Tories brought ma in, I know, but
I should like to rat and cut the snobs. However, as yet,
there is no pressure from without, there's no great fact to
frighten me." So she went to look for a great fact; and she
heard a voice, saying to her, " I am ready to come to your
help, if you will only get somebody to form a League, and
call me into notice. There's Richard Cobden." $o she went
to Richard Cobden, and she said—
" Cobden, Cobden, form a League; the League will soon
become a fact but there's no fact yet to frighten Peel,
and Peel won't speak to the Duke ; the Duke won't
order the Tories; the Tories won't desert the Lords; the
Lords won't repeal the law ; and I cannot get cheap
bread for my babies."
Then Cobden began to form the League; the League began
to become a fact ; the fact began to frighten Peel ; Peel
began to'apeak to the Duke., the Duke began to order the
Tories; the Tories began to desert the Lords; the Lords set-
to to repeal the law; and so the little lady got cheap bread
for her babies.

ELY A PORT.—This ancient city, the capital of the Isle
has hitherto been described as " situated on the river Ouse
which is navigable from Lynn for barges," and having nothing
of which to boast but its beautiful cathedral. It is now
approaching a crisis from, which all future historians will
depict it as rising to considerable eminence in the mercantile
the world. It is now about three years since the first sea-
going vessel, with a cargo of coals direct from the colliery,
reached the Ely quay, and by an enterprising firm in the corn
and coal trade,'was reloaded with a cargo of wheat (about
320 quarters, the produce of this luxuriant district), for the
London market. Too much praise, we think, cannot be
bestowed upon this firm for its continued exertions
in carrying out, in spite of all opposition, so desir-
able au object as that of shipping coals in the North and
conveying them, without change of vessel, direct to the in-
habitants. On Friday last, the opening of a spacious dock,
made by Messrs. Grissell and Peto was celebrated. It has
been since'sold to the Eastern Counties Railway Company. Ii
is capable, we understand, of accommodating 18 or 20 vessels of
70 or 80 tons burden, and has a very convenient wharf,
with side-rails on the next side of the main line of railway.
At eleven o'clock, the Luck's All, Captain Cawkwell, master,
about 68 tons burden, a Humber keel, and two sloops—one
the Isabella, Captain Acaster, 72 tons burden ; the
other the Sea Adventure, Captain Barrack, 57 tons
burden—majestically glided into the dock, amidst the
shouts of the assembled populace. This event is
justly regarded by the inhabitants of the ancient city of Ely
as one of great importance, and is certainly calculated, in
combination with the advantages which will undoubtedly
arise from the numerous railways connected with it, to con-
tribute materially to its prosperity. After the vessels
had been safely moored, about twenty coal porters were
employed by:Messrs. Cross, the owners of the Luck's
All, and of all the cargoes, to discharge the coals fot
transmission by the railway, and we are informed that Mr.
M'Keone (the agent of John Peto, Esc&., the contractor) pre-
sented each' of 'the three captains with a sovereign. The
same gentleman, in conjunction with the Messrs. Cross, dis-
tributed Cl. amongst the porters and musicians, who, after
the ceremony of opening the dock was completed, adjourned
to the Angel Inn to conclude the festivities of the day._
Cambridge Advertiser.
ATTEMPTED FRAUD ON THE GRAND JUNCTION
RAILWAY Comp.irty.—On Tuesday, a middle-aged well-
dressed man, named 13e11, was brought up at the Borough
Court, charged with attempting to defraud the grand Jiv;c
tion Railway Company of a portion of its fare. Mr. Critchle ,
inspector of the Ordsall-lane-station, said the prisoner left
the morning train from Liverpool at Ordsall-lane. He had no
ticket, and he paid Is., saying that he had come from Kenyon
Junction. The guard of the train having reason to doubt
the truth of his statement, detained him, and he subsequently
admitted that he had come from Liverpool in a third-class
carriage, for which he ought to have paid 2s. 6d. On being
asked by Mr. Maude what he had to say to the charge, the
prisoner said it was true that he rode from Liverpool, but
when he gave the shilling be merely said, " Kenyon Junc-
tion," without saying where he had come from. He said he
was a draper. Mr. Maude—Well, is it not quite shocking
to see a man in your class of life, and of your appearance,
attempting a trick which is as dishonest as if you had stolen
anything out of a shop ? Prisoner—That is very correct ;
it was necessity that compelled me to do it. Mr. Maude
—Necessity ! you had plenty of money. Prisoner—l had not
money to take me back. In answer to a question from the
bench, the guard of the train said he could not tell how it
had happened that the prisoner had got into the train with-
out paying at Liverpool. He had done so without the know-
ledge of any servants of the company. Mr. Maude said the
offence, if offence there had been, was within the township
of Salford, and therefore the magistrates of the borough of
Manchester had no jurisdiction. The prisoner was then
taken before Mr. Trafford, at the New Bailey, and he decided
upon hearing the case at the Salford Town Hall, this
(Wednesday) morning, the prisoner being allowed to find
bail for his appearance.—Manchester Guardian.
STATE OF THE HOSIERY AND LACE `I2RADEIL—The
e
wrought cotton hose branch has retrograded, but not to the
extent of being much felt. The spring
has
hose
etradeis
workmen
former times, at this season, stockuigers asarrived, when, in
Were at a'premium. The cut-up or ratherw
slopel
pretty good, though in one bneh,
against a master namely, the half hose
selvage footed hose isa state a
of agitation
stockinger at Snenton, who, from circumstances, has been in-
duced to stop his frames ; this has been construed by his
workmen to be with a view to a reduction of wages. 13oth
the hosiers and journeymen have united to reduce his profits,
though by theaid of machinery he has been enabled to make
as good hose, three at once, as is in general made one at once.
Several workmen have been committed to Southwell under
the intimidation Act (as will be seen from our police report),
as every species of annoyance has been resorted to to induce
the master to succumb and take on the refractory men again.
The drawer branch continues a shade better. The glove
trade keeps pretty good. - The fancy, lace trade is considered
worse than ever, though there are some exceptions where ma-
chines are yet worked to a profit. The plain trade, though
both low in wages and profits, is much better than the fancy
trade. Invention and improvement seem to be nearly
abandoned. The warp lace trade is in a most depressed con-
dition.—Nottinghom

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A SENATOR.—A Washington
letter gives this sketch of the United States Senator from
Georgia. Mr. Colquitt is not only an able legislator, but a
sound lawyer, and a good preacher. He is a man of decided
talent, energetic, persevering, and industrious. He is said
to have made, in one day, two stump speeclie, preached
two sermons, argued a case in Court, and joined a couple in
the holy bands of wedlock ! He also possesses, according to
his friends, another very eminent qualification for a Senator
of the United States. To use the language of the authority
referred to, "he can thrash any other man wrapped up in the
same quantity of akin !"--Boston Times.

LAW INTELLIGENCE,

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, April 25.

THE CASE OF THE REV. C. WETHERELL.
At the rising of the court, an application was made on
the part of the Rev. Charles Wetherell, rector of By-
field, Northampton, to rescind and vacate a vesting
order, obtained by Mr. W. Thurmott, a coal merchant,
residing in Bedford-street, Covent-garden.
Mr. COOKE, on the part of the applicant, said the
grounds of the application were, that a fraud had been
practised on the Court; that Mr. Thurmott had been
induced to apply for a vesting order when he would not
have done so had he been aware of the circumstances of
the case, and that gentleman was anxious that it should
be vacated, and had given his consent to that effect.
The COURT directed that a rule nisi should be granted
to set the vesting order aside, on the ground that it bad
been obtained in fraud.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WORSHIP-STREET.

On Saturday, Martha Biner, a girl about sixteen
years of age, servant of all work in the, family of Mr.
Bennet, a builder, in Critchell-place, Hoxton, was placed
at the bar before Mr. Broughton, thi, magistrate, on
suspicion of having attempted to destroy the family by
infusing poison in the water of the tea-kettle. She was
also charged with the comparatively venial offt•nce of
stealing tea and sugar.
The prosecutor stated that, on his return home on
Friday morning, he took some water out of the tea-
kettle to shave with, but he observed something white
floating in it, and asked the prisoner what it was ? She
replied that she did not know, adding that she had put:
nothing :nto the water, but she saw something white in
it when she filled the kettle from the cistern. He then
skimmed the white powder off the water which he had
taken from the kettle, and carried it upon some paper
to a medical man in the neighbourhood, who told him
it was what is called white precipitate. The prisoner's
box was afterwards searched without finding any of the
powder in it, but there was a small quantity of tea and
sugar, and the prisoner was given into custody. Ile
afterwards took the kettle with the remainder of the
water to the same medical gentleman whom Le had first
applied to.

Mrs. Bennet confirmed the evidence of her husband,
and said she had been obliged to give the prisoner warn-
ing to quit, finding her condition to be such that she
could not possibly keep her, her filth having even infected
her children.

The prisoner now repeated that she had not put any-
thing into the water, but had observed that white stuff
in it when she drew it out of the cistern to fill the kettle.
With respect to the charge as to the,tea, and sugar found
in her box she had nothing to say.
The Magistrate, after a long inquiry, discharged the
prisoner out of custody, and ordered her to be taken to
the Shoreditch workhouse, with directions that she
should be strictly kept there for the present.
SOUTHWARK. •

On Saturday Richard Steel, a man apparently between
thirty and forty years of age, who made a voluntary
confession that he was an incendiary, was brought up
under the following circumstances.
Sergeant Dorrig, M divisihn, stated that while on
duty in High-street, he saw the prisoner on the Steps
of a door, apparently in a state of great exhaustion. He
accordingly questioned him, and he accounted for his
present weakly condition by saying it had arisen from
his having had no food for four days. He also added
that he had set fire to his employer's premises at Man-
chester, and that since then he could not rest day or
night, and wanted to deliver himself up into the hands
of justice. As the prisoner seemed so ill, he was pro-
vided with food and kept in custody.
In answer to Mr. Seeker, the prisoner said he was a
native of Knaresborough, but th9t he had been working
for some time in Manchester, on the premises of Messrs.
Turnbull and' Young, yarn manufacturers. That he re-
mained in the employment of the firm until last Sep-
tember, when he set fire to the premises. That ever
since then his mind had suffered, and he left Manches-
ter and wandered about the country, leading a wretched
life, and had at length resolved to deliver himself up into
the hand.; of justice.
The MAGISTRATE said the prisoner's mind seemed to
be affected, and as it was evident he was in great dis-
tress, orders should be given for his admission into the
workhouse until inquiries were made respecting him.