The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-02 00:00:00

VENICE.

The illoniteur du Soir of last night copies from
a Lyons journal an article, dated Venice, the 12th
inst., which states that " the Volcano, Austrian
steamer, cruising between Venice and Trieste, lately
took possession of a small Venetian vessel. An Eng-
lish steamer demanded that the latter should be re-
leased. The Austrian refused, but the British
steamer pouring a broadside into ber, she released
her prey and made off."

THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN.—In addition
to the attractive programme Mr. Bunn has already pub-
lished, we are enabled to state that Mr. Travers has been
added to the list of tenors, and that an engagement is on
the eve of completion with that charming singer, Miss
Emma Lucombe. The theatre will open on Saturday
next with the opera of Maritana and the new grand
ballet of the Amazons.
The second grand prize for musical composition at
the last exemination at the Musical Institute, at Paris,
was awarded to Mr. George Mathias.
JANUARY AND MAY.—A few days since a man,
aged 84, was married in the church of Lurgan to a girl
aged 16. The old man fainted during the performance
of the ceremony.
PRICE OF A PLAY 150 YEARS SlNCE.—Shadwell
received for the third night of his Squire of Alsatia (ac-
cording to Downes), 130/., the largest sum ever received
at single prices. This was in 1685.
DEATH or LIEUTENANT•G ENERAL THE HON.
GEORGE MURRAY.—This officer died on Saturday last
at his residence is Upper Seymour-street, Portman-
square, in his sixty-ninth year. The deceased was
second son of the second Earl of Mansfield. He entered
the army as Cornet on the 2d of December, 179 5, and
his other commissions were thus dated :—Lieutenant,
January 24, 1798 ; Captain, March 4, 1800 ; Lieute-
nant-Colonel, August 20, 1807 ; Colonel, June 4, 1814;
Major-General, July 19, 1821; and Lieutenant-General,
January 10, 1837. He was for several years in the 2d
Life Guards, and with that distinguished. corps served in
the Peninsular campaigns of 1813 and 1814. During
the latter-mentioned period ho was the Lieutenant-Co-
lonel and Commander of the regiment. He never held
the rank of Major.
DEATH Or LADY FRANCES BURRELL.—This highly
respected lady died on Thursday, at Kneep Castle, near
West Grinsted, Sussex, after a painful illness borne
with the most Christian resignation. Her Ladyship was
eldest daughter of George third Earl of Egremont, and
sister of the late Countess of Munster. She married,
August 4, 1808, Sir Charles Merrick Burrell, Bart., by
whom she leaves a numerous issue.

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HIGH PEAK MOORS.—His Grace the Duke of
Rutland and friends, during their stay at Longshawe
Lodge, bagged upwards of one thousand head of grouse.
This is far beyond any accounts from the north, where
the birds appear to have been both scarce and wild.
LAW OF CLIIIRCIPRATE.—The magistrates of Hull
have decided that persons living in that portion of a
parish awarded to the district church are not liable to a
rate for the mother church.

MR. HUDSON, /11.1).—lit was currently reported
in this city last night, that Mr. Hudson, M.P., had been
taken suddenly and alarmingly ill at his residence at
_York. A message was immediately sent to York by th.
electric telegraph, the answer to which was that nothing
was heard in that city of such an occurrence.—Man-
chester Courier of Saturday.
DEPARTURE OF THE VLADIMIR STEAM FRIGATE.
—A large party, amongst whom were the Turkish Am-
bassador, Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir John Rennie,
Captain Schawbe, of the Russian navy ; Captain Hal-
stead, R.N. ; Mr. Atherton, chief engineer at Woolwich
Dockyard ; Mr. Peacock, of the East India Company's
steam department ; Mr. Yeats, of the Australian Com-
pany ; Mr. G. Rennie, civil engineer ; Mr. Maces, ship-
builder ; Mr. Peter Rolt ; Mr. Honiball, patentee of
Porter's anchors ; Mr. Miler, of the firm of Miller and
Ravenhill, engineers, Blackwell ; Mr. F. P. Smith, in-
ventor of the screw propeller, and about thirty other
scientific gentlemen assembled on board this fine steam
frigate at B'ack wall, at half-past one on Saturday last,
and proceeded down the river in her to witness the
working of the engines and the speed of the vessel. The
previous trial having proved satisfactory, the vessel was
under orders to proceed, if her second trial proved equally
satisfactory, to her ultimate destination in the Black Sea,
under the command of Commander Korniloff, Captain
Arkass, and Lieutenant Purchase, and it was decided,
on leaving Blackwell, at about three o'clock, to bring up
for the night at G ravesend, and proceed yesterday morning
for Plymouth, where she will embark M. de Lomouoaoff,
the Russian Ambassador to the Court otiPortugal, who
will proceed by railway from London to Plymouth, and
by the Vladimir to Lisbon. The trial wos satisfactory.
THE GROTTO IN OATLANDS-PARR.—This grotto is,
to be again opened on Saturday next, the 7th of October,
for the benefit of the Weybridge charity schools.
MUNICIPAL BOROUGIIB..—it is shown by a Parlia-
mentary document issued on Saturday, that from the Ist
of September, 1846, to the 31st of August, 1847, the re-
ceipts of municipal boroughs in England and Wales
amounted, with the balance in hand, to 1,367,9491.
18i. 4d., and the expenditure to 1,240,5181. 16s. sid.
THE SALE AT STOWE.—BUCZINGHAM, SEPT. 30.
—The first portion of this extraordinary sale was
brought to a conclusion this day, after having extended
over the extraordinary period of 35 days. The proceed-
ings since Tuesday have possessed little interest, the
articles sold consisting almost exclusively of the furni-
ture of the upper bedrooms, servants' offices, &c. The
prices realised by some of these effects have been most
extraordinary, in many instances far exceeding their
original cost. On Tuesday the supplemental sale, ex-
tending over five days, will be commenced. The first
day will be devoted to the disposal of the antique and
other sculpture in the saluon and gardens, the museum
of minerals, and natural history, including the cele-
brated collection of the Abbe Haug, and some very in-
teresting Roman antiquities dug up a few years since iu
the parishes of Thornborough and Foxcote, on the
Stowe estate. The four succeeding days will 'be occu-
pied with the sale of the remaining portion of the furni-
ture of the servants' offices, &c
SOCIETY FOR EDUCATING ADULTS.—The Bishop
of London has presented a donation of 101. to the funds
of the Metropoliton Society for Gratuitously educating
Adults.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN SCOTLAND.—Efforts are
at present making to provide a resident curate to labour
as a missionary amongst 2,000 English and Irish settlers
in Anderston, diocese of Glasgow, and as soon as pos-
sible to erect a church and school.
ENTERTAINMENT AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.—On
Friday the Lord Mayor gave a splendid entertainment
to the Lord Mayor Elect, the Court of Aldermen, the
Recorder, the sheriffs, the under-sheriffs, city officers,
&c. Covers were laid ior 50.
FlRE.—During the night of Saturday a fire took
place at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, the property of
Mr. William Burn, No. 12, Lake-street, Mile-end New
Town. It was caused by the heat of the stove in the
next house, which set the beam and flooring of the cellar
on fire. By the timely exertions of the inmates and
strangers, the fire was confined to that portion of the
premises in which it commenced. Ilad it not been for
the timely discovery, there is no doubt that a fearful
conflagration would have occurred.
EXTRAORDINARY FALL OF RAIN AND FLOODS.—
WORCESTER, SUNDAY MORNING. -- The whole of this
district has been visited by a very extraordinary full of
rain, followed, of course, by heavy floods. After some
gentle rain during the early part of the week (Wednes
day was a thoroughly wet day), rain began to fall at
nine o'clock on Friday morning, and continued without
a moment's intermission during the whole of that da)
and night and yesterday, up to this moment (Sunday).
During the latter part of yesterday the rivers began to
oTerii9tv their banks, sad tbis morning the Severn and