The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-31 00:00:00

the deep by the small insect known by the name of sea
lice bring found on it, never seen but on salmon new
from the sea, and which falls off the fish when a fe...v
days in the fresh water. It was on Balhopburn, one of
Lord Wemyss's fishing stations on, the Tay, a Milo
above the quay of Inchyra, the mariccd fish was taken
on Friday morning the 4th inst,—Northern Warder.
SUICIDE FROM REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—Yesterday
an inquest was held on the body of James Orpwood,
aged forty years, who was formerly in an affluent posi-
tion, and was the owner of a very large drug establish.
ment. He failed in business, and having become very
much reduced his mind became affected, and he cut his
throat with a razor. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."
DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE GRlEF.—Yesterday an
inquest was held on the body of Daniel Rogers, aged
twenty-seven, a respectable and steady young man, a
compositor, in the employ of Messrs. Clowes, printers,
who died from exhaustion, produced by paroxysms of
insanity, the result of intense grief for the death of his
wife. Verdict accordingly.
SHAXSPERIAN READlNGS.—Yesterday evening Miss
Kelly gave the second of a series of readings from
Shakspere, at the Whittington Club. The play se-
lected for the reading was Romee and Juliet. Miss
Kelly's delivery of the exquisite poetry of the drama
was pleasing and judicious, the various characters being
admirably individualised. The large room was well filled
THE EXPECTED HIGH TlDES.—Yesterday notices
were posted in various parts of Lambeth and other dis-
tricts, near the water-side, cautioning the inhabitants
against the high tides that are expected to. visit the
Thames. The following remarks concerning the same
may be read with some interest;—" High tides may be
expected on or about the 29th of October to the Ist of
November, and from the 10th of the same month to the
15th, and from the 24th of November to the ISt of De-
cember; also on the 9th of December, the 15th, 24th, to
the Ist of January, 1849. The height of the tide will
of course depend on the wind. If from the :northern
points, and blowing hard, the tides may be anticipated
unusually high, from the great quantity of rain which
has fallen, and the amount of land water now about the
locks on he river. Every precaution should therefore
he taken by owners and tenants near the shores in suf-
ficient time, as the destruction of property is likely to be
mo!1 disastrous."
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THE ASSYRIAN' ANTIQUITIES.—It is with infinite
regret we have to state that the cases of Assyrian
sculpture, ac., which have reached the British Museum
from Nimroud, via Bombay, bare suffered so much in
their transit as to have greatly impaired the iv 3 alue of
some, and utterly destroyed the usefulness antl)l2terest
of others. The whole are in a bad or ruined condition,
and obliged to be placed in skilful hands to amend and
restore what is possible. The drawers generally had
been so carelessly packed with stone and glass, !or vitri-
fied substances and alabaster, mixed together, that the
latter frailer materials hare been, in many instances,
broken to pieces or ground into dust. The destruction
in this respect is irreparable. The ivory subjects and
carved stones and inscriptions, though mutilated, are not
so fatally lost; and when they are cleared of the mud
and dirt in which they were found by Mr. Layard, and
forwarded to England, will, we trust, lead us to a more
certain knowledge of this ancient world, the people,
their arts and histories. We presume that several
weeks must elapse before the antiquities can be, in a fit
state to be shown to the public. In addition to the mis-
fortunes we have mentioned, we are sorry to say that
some of the most precious of the relics which reached
Bombay have not got from thence to London. By
whom or how extracted does not appear; but certain it
is that they were seen in India, and are not among the
packages forwarded to England. And it is lamentable
to think that, after having been preserved by mother
earth for three thousand years, they should have been
brought to the light of day only to perish.—,perary
Gazette.
PRESENTS FOR HER MAJESTY.—The vessel Le
muel, which has arrived at the port of Bristol from the
west coast of Africa, has brought a package containing
presents for her Majesty the Queen. The package was
directed to the Right Hon. Earl Grey, her Majesty's Se-
cretary of State for the Colonies, and has been forwarded
to town for delivery at its destination.
THE WHALERS.—Yesterday (Thursday) morning
the Alexander, Captain James Sturrock, jun., arrived in
our harbour, with six fish, averaging between fifty-five
and sixty tons of oil. In the afternoon the Horn, Capt.
Sturrock, sen., arrived with four fish, averaging forty-
eight or fifty tons. The Princess Charlotte, followed in
her wake, with four fish, reckoned to be from forty-five
to forty-eight tons. In the passage going out, the Alex-
ander lost two men, one being tainted with fever pre-
vious to leaving, the other person being afflicted with a
chronic disease; otherwise, the crews of all the ,vessels
were healthy. The Advice is expected every tide, as
Captain Sturrock of the Horn spoke her on Sunday last.
—Dundee Advertiser.
THE MURDER NEAR SEVEN OARS.—Yeiterday
the woman who was found murdered, on the Bth inst.,
in a field near Halstead, in Kent, was identified as Sarah
Freeman, wife of Richard Freeman, who formally kept
the Royal Exchange public-house, at Dover, and who
was subsequently employed on the Eastern Counties
Railway as a taskmaster, and at the Bank of England,
as a carpenter. The deceased had been separated from
her husband several years, and, during that time, has
travelled the country with a man with whom she
cohabited. Mr. Carttar adjourned the inquest, opened
at the Cock Inn, Halstead, till Friday.
A WHALE CAUGHT IN THE HUMBER:—A few days
since a fine whale was caught in the Humber. This
monster of the deep was first seen on the 12th inst., a
little above Hessle, and on the ebbing of the tido it had
floated about a mile below Barton, and was seen lying
on the far shore opposite Mr. Eddie's farm. It was dis:
patahed with all possible speed, and on being measured-
it was 30 feet in length and 13 in girth. It was after-
wards brought down to Hull, and conveyed to one of the
Greenland boiling yards.—Hadl Parket.
SALISBURY CRAWL—From the recent heavy rains,
several large masses of rock have lately been dislodged
from the south-west side of Salisbury Crags, opposite
St. Leonard's, and precipitated upon the Radical-road,
and into the valley below. Two heavy masses fell on
the evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday, in which se-
veral tons of rock were hurled down the steep side of the
Crags, fortunately without injury to any one, and by
the diligence of the keepers of the Park, the debris
which was left upon the Radical-road was cleared away
soon after notice had been given of the occurrence.—
Caledonian Mercury.

The private advices from Rio de Janeiro are down
to the 13th of September. The exchange on London
was 23i to 24k; the rate for Paris remained nominal.
The local stock was 85. Freights generally were consi-
dered dull, numerous arrivals having latterly taken
place, and engagements for the Channel had been made
at from tsos. to 555.
The Smyrna accounts reach to the 14th instant.
Business in merchandize s limited,
and in no single
article had material alteration occurred. The fruit crop
was almost finished. High prices were maintained for
the best descriptions, figs in particular having a good
market. The Exchange:upon London was 115.t0 1151 p.
the pound sterling.
Letters have been received from Constantinople
to the 15th instant. The rate of exchange upon Eng-
land had varied very little, and was still quoted about
110. Shipments of • were being made at 9s. 6d. to
10s. 6d., but few vessels had been taken up. There was
scarcely any business for foreign ports. All the markets
remained quiet.
MURDER IN HEREF° RDSHIRR.— On Friday, at
Brilley, a wretched drunkard, named Whitford, mur-
dered his wife. Re
wapartially intoxicated, and on
attempting to go out to
the obtain more liquor,
ealnd finding
that his wife had lockeddoor, he
brains
y seized a
heavy piece of wood and beat out her brains by repeated
blows. The murderer was secured next day.
LAUNCH OF A MOT:OUL BRIG AT EASTWELL PARK.
—On Thursday last a brig, built for the Earl of Wm-
chilaea by our talented townsman, Mr. Duke, was
launched at Eastwell Park. This vessel is a perfect
model, on scale, of
an 18-gun brig of 382 tons ; her
length is 60 feet ; breadth, 15 feet 4 inches ; depth, 7
feet 6 inches. The spacious lake in which this elegant
specimen of naval architecture lies moored and rigged is
a mile in length, and about a cluarter of a mile in breadth,
and from the diversified scenery surrounding presents a
view of enchanting magnificence.. The weather on the
occasion was very auspicious, the launch proved most
satisfactory, and Mr. Dukawas highly-complimented on
the successful production of so great an o roament to
Eastwell Park. Among those present to 1/fitness the
launching were Viscount Maidstone, Lord Sydenham,
and others, who, after the cere-
E. R. Rice, Esq., M.P.,
mony, retired to
partake of the Noble. Earl's hospitality
at Eastwell House.—Dever Telegraph.
WORKHOU 44SE CROPPING."--The guardiar.s of the
union workhouse at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, have
(as it appears by, their local press) adopted a method of
cropping the hair of
wayfarers wheoastkertdinetehte
in
nouthsee
for night, so.that when they re
morning, everyone wears ihe appearance of a thief, and
more so as the" cropping" is done in a most coarse and
disgraceful manner. This union
.workhouse at Mans-
s earnedthis
mao
dvse royf
oausewranhdo
aanuoththoerirs,e
field has, frem one
unenviable notoriety.
poor-law Commissioner for that district
tres.tment.to,wayfarers, we should like to know? Does
the Assistant
know of it? Do the Board .of Commissioners know of
it ?—From a Correspondent.
THE LATE FIRE
ON CAMDERWELL-GREEN.---YeS-
terd:y Mr. Inspector •Campbell, of the P division of
police, waited on Mr. William Carttar, the coroner of the
district, while • holding an inquest at the o
Wellington
public- house, Camberwell, and informed him of the
--
desire that he should hold an inquiry touching the late
calamitous fire at the brewery of Mr. Fleming, on Cam-
berwell-green. Mr. Carttar replied that he had some
inquiries of the sort in his dis•
delicacy in originating
trict. Mr. Campbell saidit was the particular wish of
the Messrs. Fleming-that such an inquiry should take
place before a jury, who *ould have an opportunity of
viewing the premises, and calling such witnesses as they
might deem proper before them. Mr. Carttar said he
did not wish to stand in the way of such an inquiry,
though the case was under the investigation of the ma-
gistrates, who were the competent authorities, and who,
he doubted not, would thoroughly sift it. lie (the
coroner) should, on a written request being forwarded to
to him, consider the matter, and in all probability have
a jury summoned for the purpose.
On Thursday night, as a person who formerly kept
a restaurant, was returning home along the rue du Fil
bourg St. llonoria with a locksmith, one of his friends,
they were accosted by four men, who began to speak to
them so familiarly that they were told to go on. • A dis-
pute arose, but the two men forced the others to fly.
They then continued their way, when one of the men
returned and broke a bottle of sulphuric acid on the head
of the locksmith, and burnt his face dreadfully. Some
of the acid, however, flew back on the face of the perpe-
trator of this treacherous act, and prevented his making
off, so that he was arrested. The locksmith lies is the
Hospital Beaujon in a bad way.— Paris Paper.