The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-11 00:00:00

AMERICAN CHIVALRY.

I am convinced that a lady, no matter what her age
and attractions imight be, could journey through the
whole extent of the union, not only without experiencing
a single annoyance, but aided in every possible way with
unobtrusive civility. Indeed, great numbers of Sophon-
isbas and Almiras do travel about, protected only by the
chivalry of their countrymen and their own undoubted
propriety. To them the best seats, the best of every-
thing, are always allotted, A friend of ;mine told me
of a little affair at New York theatre, the other night,
illustrative of my assertion. A stiff-necked English-
man had engaged a front place, and of course the best
corner : when the curtain rose, he was duly seated,
opera•glas in hand, to enjoy the performance. A lady
and gentleman came into the bax shortly afterwards ;
the cavalier in escort, seeing that the place where our
friend sat was the best, called his attention, saying " The
lady, Sir," and motioned that the corner should be va-
cated. The possessor, partly because he disliked the
imperative mood, and partly because it bored him to be
disturbed, i efused. Some words ensued, which attracted
the attention of the sovereign people in the pit, who ma-
gisterially inquired what was the matter? The Ameri-
can came to the front of the box and said, " There is an
Englishman here who will not give up his place to a
lady." Immediately their majesties swarmed up by
dozens over the barriers, seized the offender, very gently
though, and carried him to the entrance ; be kicked,
cursed, and fought all in vain ; he excited neither the
pity nor the anger of his stern executioners ; they placed
him carefully on his feet again at the steps, one man
handing him his hat, another his opera-glass, and a
third the price he had paid for his ticket of admission,
then quietly shut the door upon him, and returned to
their places. Tha shade of the departed Judge Lynch
must have rejoiced at such an angelic administration of
his law !—Englard in the New World.

COURSE OF EXCIJA:
Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 6
Ditto, at sight ...... 12 3

g GE.7-(YESTERDAY.)
Gibra1tar..............

Rotterdam .... ••2 U. 12 E
Antwerp..
13amburgh .... • . M.B. 13 13
Altona ....
Paris, 3 days' sight .. 25 85
Ditto, 3 months .... .. 2G 0
Marseilles • . ..... 26 5
Bourdeaux ......... • • 26 5
Frankfort on Maine .... 12234

Leghorn ........ ...... . 30 55
Genoa ...... •• .. 26 10
Venice.......... •
Naples • • • •

Palermo, per oz.. .. . 119%7
Lisbon. . • • S2U
0p0rt0.... .. ••.. • . A 24
Rio Janeiro .. .. • . 24%
Bahia .......... • • • • • •
Buenos Ayres .. • .• • .

'etelsburgh, 3 Us ..

••• •
Vienna, cfkc. flo ••• • • • 10 9

New York, 21 days' sight

i'liiladelpbia

rrieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 9
Madrid .............. 35%
Cadiz .. ........ 36

1 PRICES OF BULLION, PEE 02.
Foreign Gold in trars...£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ....•• 0 4 105(
Spanish Doubloons .. 3 17 b
SIIVtr 111 bars ...... •• 0 0 0

larceluw. • • • • • • .•
;eville.. .....

BURGLARY IN A PUBLIC-UOUSE.—Yesterday morn-
ing a vciy daring rubbery was committed at the harp
public-house, opposite the pit entrance of Drury-lane
Theatre, in Little lity,sell-street. It appeared from the
mrurenation received liy the I.olice, that shortly after
three o'clock the titivate watchman was passing the
above house, when he tried the front door, and found it
unfastened. A respectably drested man was standing
at the door at the time, and exclaimed, " Oh, it's all
right ; it's only young Morgan, the son of the landlord,
gone in." The watchman, however, suspected that
something was wrong, end accordingly proceeded to the
Bow-street police-station, and...informed the inspector on
duty. The better immediately went to the house, and
aroused the inmates, and on proceeding to the parlour,
they found several port wine bottles emptied of their
contents, and ascertained that a de zon pork pies had
been demolished by the hungry thieves. The till had
been forced open, and 255. in fourpenny pieces, and a
quantity of copper money was stolen therefrom ; two
boxes of cigars were also taken from the bar. The
thieves effected an entrance by the parlour window,
which faces King's Head-yard, at the side of the house.
The house was searched by the police, but the thieves
had escaped while the watchman was gone to Bow-street
DEATH PROM DRUNKENNESS AND RECKLESS
DRlVlNG.—Yesterday morning at an early hour, a your g
man named Thomas Roberts, aged twenty-one years, in
the service of Mr. Wheatley, coach proprietor at Green-
, wich, met his death under reckless circumstances. The
deceased and several shopmatcs had been to a Supper,
which had been given to celebrate some event connected
with their employer, and whilst on the way home, a little
elevated, two of them stopped to speak before they sepa-
rated. At the moment a light chitise cart containing
two individuals passed by at a rapid speed towards town,
and before either could reach the footpath, they were
both knocked down by the cart which the driver did not
stop, but continued to drive at the same rapid speed until
out of sight. The man Roberts was insensible, ane
was carried to the nearest surgeon's, where it was siscerJ
tained that he had received a fracture of the base of the
skull, a severe scalp wound, and other injuries. He was
subsequently conveyed to Guy's Hospital, where he ex-
pired in a few hours after his admission. The other
man is going on favourably. When the police were
made acquainted with the circumstances a mounted
messenger went in pursuit of the persons in charge of
the cart, but owing to the time that had elapsed, the de-
linquents effected their escape. An inquest will be held
on the body this evening.
ACCIDENT AT SEA.—On Saturday last a fishing-
boat sailed from Hopeman, with a crew of nine or ten
men, and was shortly after upset off Covesea, when all
would have likely met a watery grave, had not the clip-
per Heroine, Captain Congalton, of Leith, on her way
south, providentially passed near the boat at the time of
the accident. The men were all picked up, and give
great praise to Captain Congalton for his exertions in
saving them, and his kindness to them afterwards.—
Elgin Courier.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN ARAILWAY CARRIAGE.—
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Goodman charged a person named
James Collins, at the Liverpool Police Court, on Friday,
with Laving attempted to rob her, as she was coming
from Manchester to Liverpool on Thursday evening. Thet
complainant stated that she left Manchester by the
Moss,
she train, and when between Eccles andhßoawrtaosnsitting,
she thought that she felt the priscineji:, w
She put her
next to her, was cutting at her
folded them upon his
imme-
diately lifted up his. arms, and
further notice of the
breast. The complainant took
tnothe next station. She
hand to the spot and looked at theprrisoner who
matter until the train stopped
t hada been cut, and that the
then found that her. p
She
taken into custody,
the alarm, and the prisoner was
gave
county officer was di-
bottom, of the carriage.
before the
di-
rected by Mr. lithh,on to take the prisoner_
The .
acnodntecnotnsvewyeerde
tloyiLn
igv ar-tpotochokelei
magistrates.; and. the lady was requested to
little doubt but he was an old practitioner upon the
per-
severecounty in prosecuting him for the offence,.. as there was
pockets of unprotected females.
RAILWAY NEGOTIATION.—The negotiation between
the London and North Western Railway Company, and
the Leeds and Dewsbury Company and the Huddersfield
and Manchester Company, has, it appears, been resumed.
It appears that an offer was made by the London and
North Western to lease the other two railways, and that
negotiations for that purpose were commenced. The
terms offered by the London and North Western not
being satisfactory, the treaty went off, and seemed to be
thenep
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treaty
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at an end. In the meantime certain overtures from
anotherswuhmieehd,t
issue. The effect of this proceeding has been materially
to advance the shares of the lessees, and
, the Leeds and
Dewsbury shares, which yesterday • week
were sold at
25,i, are now quoted at 33i; and the Huddersfield and
Manchester, which at the same time sold at 121., are
now quoted at 171., with an additional call of 21. per
share paid up.—Leeds Mercury.
HOT CRAB.—The " hot crab" which we had at the
parsonage where we dined to-day was exquisite. The
way it is done is to mix the whole of the inside and the
contents of the claws with a little rich gravy or cream ;
then add curry paste, not powder, and very fine crumbs
of bread, and put all into the shell of the crab, and then
salamandered.—Blachwood'e Magazine.