The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-30 00:00:00

ROYAL ASSENT.

The Royal assent was given by commission to the
Customs Acts Repeal Bill, Customs Management Bli,
Cu-toms Regulation Bill, Smuggling Bill, Navi4ation Bill,
Registry of Vessels Bill, Customs Duties Bill, Warehousing
Bill, Customs Bounties Bill, British Possession Bill, ble
of Man Trade Bill, Disembodied Militia Bill, East India
Company's Charter Bill, China Trade Bill, Slavery Abo-
lition Bill, Slave Trade Conventions Bill, Buckingham
Palace Furniture Bill, Stage Carriages Act Amendment
Bill, Spirits, Wine, and Beer Licences (Ireland) Bill,
Grand Juries (Ireland) Bill, Cholera Prevention Bill, Juries
(Ireland) Bill, Quakers Affirmation Bill, Separatists Af-
firmation Bill, Chancery Offices Regulation Bill, ft trik-
ruptcy Judges Bill, Commissioners of Lunacy Bill, Mai-
fortuity of Process Bill, Fines and Recoveries Bill, Notaries
Public B 11, Bank Notes (Stamp Duties) Composition
Bill, Court of Chancery Bill, Civil List Charges Bill,
Sugar Refining Bill, Assizes Removal Bill, Parish Ap-
prentices Bill, Metropolitan Police Bill, Land Tax Com-
missioners Names Bill, Merchant Seamen's Wages Bill,
Infirmaries (Ireland) Bill, Trial of Offences (Ireland)
Bid, Land Revenue (Scotland) Bill, Burghs M igistrates
(Scotland) Bill, Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill, Turnpike
Road Accounts Bill, Lighting and Watching Bill, In-
closure Acts Awards Bill—London Scavags and Package
Bill, Thames Tunnel Bill, Woolwich Lindy Bill, Cruik
shank's Estate Bill. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation)
Bill, Bank Charter Bill, T.thes (Ireland) Bill, Court of
Exchequer Bill, Forgery of Stamps Bill, Tea Duties Bill;
Factories Regulation Bill, Roman Catholic M irriages
(Ireland) Bill, Payment of Debts Bill, Dower Bill, In-
heritance Bill, Edinburgh Community Estates Bill.

ARB ROA TII.--The prospects of the country
were never more cheering than at the present moment. A
most abundant harvest is just about to commence—the
artisan, weaver, and labourer, have plenty of employment,
the price of cloth and yarns is looking up—the flax-market
though advancing, is producing a corresponding advance
in the spirits of its fortunate holders—and the almost cer-
tainty nor, that hank paper will be a legal tender in
1834, and comequently that money will again be plen-
tiful, puts the f.ar of another twenty fee far away.—
Edinburgh Advertiser.

ENORMOUS PIKE.— A few days ago, Mr.
W. Dixon, turner, of Coniston, caught a fine pike, mea-
suring iine yard in length, and IS inches in circumference,
and weighing 2 lbs., supposed to he the Isrgest ever
taken in Coniston lake.—Kendal Chronicle.

The following is an extract from a letter written
by a young officer serving in the army of Oporto, dated
Oporto, Aug. 21 We were under arms at 11 o'clock
on Saturday night. At day-break we commenced opera-
tions, and drove the Miguelites from one battery to ano-
ther, until they regularly took to flight, and, by pursuing
them into the open fields, we completely cut them up,
and did not leave them till we reached Valongo. I was
at Villa Nova last night, and can compare the place to
nothing but a distillery, the smell of wine is so strong.
In the burnt stores are to be seen tons upon tons of old
iron hoops. Our sufferings and privations have been very
severe, but they are now nearly at an end, the sliguelites
having abandoned all their forts; their heavy artillery
being. either buried or sent up the river. They are now
entrenched at Almaranti, and when we receive intelligence
of Villa Flor's motions we shall attack them."

There is at this moment a lunatic at the
Bicetre who fancea that, when at breakfast in a garrison
town, be inadvertently swallowed a captiin of Hussars,
who had falle❑ into his glass.— Galignani'.s Messenger.

A few weeks ago a loving little upholsterer,
in Macclesfield, had a trivial dispute with his wif', in
consequence of her suspicion of a transfer of his affection
to a well known excellent brandy establishment in that
neighbourhood. Unable to brook the derivation of his
favourite beverage and the loss of the excellent company
which at all times was ready to assist hint to dispose of it,
and still less willing to live on unpleasant terms with the
wife of his bosom, he determined on a plan by which he
should for one evening at least have full enjoyment both of
intemperate indulgence and matrimonial felicity. In the
very witching time of night, therefore, hot with the Tuscan
gi ape and high in blood, this queer little man staggered to
and fro till he arrived in safety at the home which
contained all his dearest tressure here upon earth.
Instead, however, of saluting her liege lord with " a
loving kiss," Catherine greeted her Petruchio with a
sound box on the ear, and raised a chorus in his brain to
which he had hitherto been unaccustomed. This was
too much fur mortal man to bear, and seizing a whittle,
with which his wife had just dissected her supper, he
plunged it into his &de, and the blood gushed forth in
torrents. Now Caine the trial of affection, the lady, like
Niobe, all teirs, fell at his fret and besought him to live
for her. For a time the suicide appeared to decline the
invitation ; but, at length, he yielded to the soft request,
and desired her to clear the floor and comfort herself; for,
instead of penetrating his own skin, the knife had drank
deeply only of a bladder of sheep's blood, with which he
bad cased his inner ve:tmenct......llo/fon Chryfac/c.