The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-22 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ANTELOPE,

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING.—ShortIy after3on
to-day it was reported that the steamer Antelope will,
entering the river from South America. Her passage
up the river excited great interest. Her obliging agents,
Messrs. M'Tear and Hadfield, favour us with the fol-
lowing:—

" The auxiliary steam-ship Antelope, has just arrived
here from the Brazils, having left Rio on the 2,1 ult.,
Bahia, the 13th, and Pernambuco, the 19th. She has
been retarded on her passage by easezly winds, but on
the whole her voyage is very satisfactory, occupying a
period of three months and eight days out and home,
calling at the ports both ways, and discharging and
taking in full cargo. She brings fifteen passengers and
voluminous correspondence. The Emperor of Brazils
honoured the Antelope with a visit previous to her leaving
Rio, and enjoyed a sail in her round the bay. Every
facility and encouragement has been given by the autho-
rities in Brazil, who are most anxious to promote quick
communication with this country, and it is to be hoped
our own Government will be influenced by this successful
experiment. The Antelope does not appear to bring
any political news of importance, either from Brazils or
the River Plate; but there has scarcely yet been time to
analyze the papers receive)."

THE ROT 1L STAG HOUNDS.—.I-ler Majesty's stag
hounds, whit h have not been hunted since Wedaesday,
t ie 9th inst., in consequence of the continuance of the
late frost, met yesterday morning at the kennel at
Ascot. About 100, including 11.1ajor Parker, Captain
Seymour, Messrs. Ricardo, Cox, Wemyss, Willis, Wor-
ley, Mills, &c., were present. Earl Granville, who has
not yet recovered from his late accident, attended the
meet, in a carriage from the Royal Hotel, at Slough, and
witnessed the uncaring. of the deer, which took place on
the kennel piece at Ascot; the deer takinc, away across
the road on to the race-course, making down' the New
Mile course to Sunningbill-wells and Kingsbeach, where
it doub'ed to the left to Mrs. Foster's plantations, on to
Broomhill waste, and thence to Windleshana, doubling
to the left for Chobhatn, and over the brooks and ditches
which abound in that vicinity. Here, from the numerous
spills and duckings which took place, in consequence o
the rotten state or the ground, in taking off and lauding,
several of the field gave in. The deer made from Chob-
ham for Knap-hill, on to Mill- brook Farm, and was
there taken, at Mr. Stiles's, between Chobharn
and Khap-hill, after a very fast run of an hour and
a quarter, over a line of country heavy at all times, bul
rendered particularly so from the rapid breaking up of
the frost. The royal stag hounds will hunt three day,
more during the week. The fixtures hare been ar-
ranged as follows:—This day at Kingsbeach; Thursday,
at Salt-hill; and on Saturday at Bedfont-lane Gate.
GUN TOW APPLIED TO BLASTING.—On Tuesday,
through the kindness of Mr. M'Callum, of the Lady
Mill Quarry, a gentleman who has been a manufacturer
of gunpowder in the west of Scotland for the last twenty
years, and who has of late turned his attention to the
manufacture of gun tow and gun sawdust for blasting
purposes, proceeded to blast some whinstone rocks of
the most solid description, in the presence of Professor
Penny and a number of other scientific gentlemen, who
declared all the experiments quite exceeded their ex-
pectations ; and the rocks, instead of presenting rugged
surfaces, as in blasting with gunpowder, produced a el. an
split, which saved a great deal of time to the workmen
in forming the stones of a proper shape for causewaying
and other purpo,es. The first experiment was in a bore
of three feet in length a,nd 2i inches in diameter, which
was charged with nine ounces of gun tow (31b. of gun-
powder would be requisite to fill the bore necessary to
blast) ; the effects were splendid, bringing down all the
rocks adjacent, to the extent of about 10 tons. The
second experiment was with a bore of 3 teet 4 inches,
and 21- diameter, and was charged with 11 ounces of tow
and co.:ton mixed (41b. of gunpowder would be required);
the effects were fully more apparent of its strength than
in the previous case, bringing down about 13 or 15 tons
.weight.—Glusgwv Argus.
DETENTION OF TIIE MAILS.—Our citizens, along
wit's their brethren in all parts of the country, have
been much put ahr,ut by the protracted detention of the
mails. We 4o consider that the Post.:"Office." authorities
might have done better by the public in this instance;
for example, the mail from London might have been
sent via Carlisle, as the communication by this route is
open. As examples of irregularity, we may state that
the mail which leaves London on Saturday morning did
not arrive till ten on Tuesday morning, being more than
forty-eight hours beyond its usual time. On. Thursday
might, at twelve, no fewer than five mails from London
'were due. The mails from the north have been exceed-
ingly irregular in arrival. In their case, however, there
are difficulties and impediments, which we cannot take
for granted in that of the London mails.—Edinburgh
Evening Post.
ROBBERY BY A SHAM COACH-OFFICE PORTER.--
Yesterday morning a fellow, having the appearance of a
coach-office porter, succeeded in defrauding the servant
of Hr. Vander, of Guildford-street, Russell-square, of
as. 6d., being the amount due "for the conveyance of a
hamper that he said had arrived by the Eastern Coun-
ties Railway. The family were from home at the time;
and as the fellow threatened to take the hamper back,
from one end of which there protruded the tail of a phea-
sant and the feet of a hare, the servant paid him the
amount. Mr. Vander, on his return, proceeded to exa-
mine this unexpected Christmas present, which proved
to be oyster shells and sand covered with hay, the fea-
thers and feet being fastened inside to give the package
the appearance of containing game.
SALISBURY AND BISHOPSTOKB
accordance with our announcement last week, Mr.
Locke and some other gentlemen surveyed the line on
Wednesday last. A train consisting of two carriages
left the Bishopstoice station and traversed the line as tar
as Alderbury. We have reason to believe that the state
of the works was considered satisfactory ; and that lug-
gage traffic will almost immediately be commenced.
There is still much work to be done at the Salisbury
terminus, but advantage has been taken of the present
fine weather, and the works are rapidly progressing.--
.Poole Herald.

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FRIGHTFUL A c CIDENT.-011 Tuesday afternoon,
about four o'clock, a woman named Young, residingin
Crown-street, wits going through the narrow lane lead-
ing from the King's-road to the river, in front of Mr.
George Gosling's house, with her milk pail, when she
'net a heavily-laden corn-waggon having a blind horse
in the shaltF, driven by a lad. It is presumed she
attempted to g,t into the garden gate, but before she
reached it the fore wheel of the waggon caught her,
and crushed her between the iron pallisading and the
tire of the wheel; the horizontal bar of the railing was
pressed into her forehead, and the tire of the wheel was
Posing the back part of her skull. So firmly was she
axed, that no exertion could move her, and to move
the waggon either backwards or forwards must inevitably
have been instant death. Mr. Sumner, of Duke-street,
ran to his
iron yard, and produced a long crow-bar, and
prised the railing Xrom the top of the wheel, and
broke off so four or five feet of the pallisading. The
poor woman immediately fell in a gore of blood, and
she was conveyed to the laospitl, where she lies 'in a
frightful condition, with a dreadfulcontusion of the head
and a serious injury to the spine.—Reading Mercury.
The Count d A. brantes, who was sent by the Go-
a treaty at Berlin with
?eminent of Brazil to conclude
the German Customs Union, has embarked for Rio de
the
bee i
n unable, t is said, to agree upon
Jaavig
bneiro, ases h
o f an
tr eaty.