The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-30 00:00:00

LOT THREE.

A Capital Enclosure of very Rich Meadow Land,
containing,
SIX ACRES

On the opposite side of the road to Lot Two, with Exten-
sive Frontage, adjoining the lands of the poor of Waltham-
by
stow and Mr. Brooks, and bounded on one side a
Stream of Water.
The above property is situate about eight miles from the
Metropolis, on the road to Chingford, and embraces ex-
tensive views over the surrounding country.
To be viewed by applying on the Premises, where
particulars may be had ; at the Duke's head, Walthamstovy ;
Spread Eagle, Snaresbrook ; Castle Inn, Woodford; Falcon,
Waltham Cross; of Messrs. Croft and Whiteside, solicitors,
Lincoln's Inn-fields; Mr. Doyley, No. 47, Frederick-
street, Gray's Inn-lane ; and of Mr. Reid, No. 170,
Regent-street.

A potatoe stalk lately drawn in a garden at
Tresillian, had attached to it 111 potatoes, weighing
26 bs. ; one weighed 23i0z,, and measured round 14j
inches. A potatoe lately drawn in a field at Tuthosa, St.
Stephens, Branwell, measured 12} inches in diameter,
and weighed 26} West Briton.

An account having recently been published,
charging the young gentlemen at Sandhurst College
with having stopped the Southampton coach, and
assaulted the passengers, by throwing stones at
them, Sir Charles Paget has thought it right to
draw up the following statement of the facts:—
" Royal Military College, Oct. 16.
"It appears, that on the occasion of their Majesties'
visit to the College, the gentlemen cadets were irritated
by the disloyal conduct of some blackguards in the crowd,
who, when ' God save the King' was played, as the
Royal carriages drove away, refused to take off their hats.
The gentlemen cadets, in consequence, knocked the hats
off some of these persons, who belonged to Bagshot ;
and afterwards learning that tisey threatened vengeance,
went over there to give them a meeting. Whilst
about fifty of the gentlemen cadets were on their way
to that town, the Independent coach from Southampton
passed; three of the young gentlemen attempted to get up
behind, which the passengers resisted, as there was no
room : and the coachman unfortunately, in the heat of
the moment, struck at them with his whip. This, in'
time state of excitement to which the gentlemen caelets
bad been roused by the reported threats of the Bagshot
people, was sufficient to produce a row. They very im-
properly, when the coach stopped to change horses at
Bagshot, impeded it from proceeding on its journey for a
'few minutes-:-people came to the assistance of the coach-
man, and a general affray took place.
" But the whole business has been very much exagge-
rated, for it could not altogether have lasted a quarter of
an hour; no bones were broken, though a few heeds
were; and the most serious charge—that a woman was
struck—is completely disproved by her own voluntary
deposition before the magistrates, that the blow was
intended for a man near her, and hit her only by accident.
"Immediately that the College authorities. were in-
formed of the circumstances, every aid was offered to the
civil power in discovering, from amongst the whole num-
ber of young gentlemen supposed to have been present,
those who were most to blame, and the party being paraded
for the Bagshot complainants to see, ten indviduals thus
identified by them were sent before the magistrates to
answer for their conduct. The business was, however,
without further legal proceedings, adjusted to the perfect
satisfaction of the complainants, on the young gentlemen
engaging to pay at the rate of 6/. for every broken head,
and the same sum to the coachman.
" Thus has ended an affair in which the conduct of the
gentlemen cadets was unquestionably very reprehensible,
and they have been made to suffer for it accordingly, not
only in purse, but by the restriction upon their bounds,
which the Governor has since imposed. But without
attempting to justify their attacks upon the coach or the
inhabitants of Bagshot, or even to extenuate it in eithr
case by the provocation which they bad received, it may
fairly be said that if the whole matter had occurred at one
of the great public schools of the country, it would have
been heated but as a mere t oyish row, and that it is onlk
the fact of these youths of no greater age having red coat
on their backs which has enabled ill-disposed persons to
aggravate their thoughtless folly into a serious offence.
"CHARLES PAGET, Rear-Admiral."

REFUSAL TO VOTE CHURCH RATES.

We are not a lit►le gratified that it falls to our
lot to report the spread of the anti-church-rate mania
into this part of the kingdom. We have to an-
nounce the appearance of this resistance into the ad-
joining county.
The parishioners of Portsea were convened a few
days ago for the purpose of making a clam ch-rate.
On that occasion a Mr. SNoOKE proposed the
making of a three-halfpenny rate.
A Mr. JOHN SHEPPARD, of Landport, inveighed
against the iniquity of imposing such a burden on
the consciences of all sincere dissenters from the
doctrines of the Established Church, and he put
to the blush those cborchmen who acre resew
when he spoke of their excessive meanness io asking
Dissenters to contribute towards upholding their
churches. Mr. Snooke, who is a lawyer, of course
appealed to the law, arid on that he rested the pro-
priety of the parishioners adopting his proposition.
Mr. Sheppard, on the contrary, appealed to the
parishioners, from the law to their own common
sense and to their notions of common honesty.
Here was a struggle between law and justice, and
justice was of course triumphant. The independent
vestry of Portsea passed the following resolution :
Thar, church rates being unjust and oppressive in their
nature, the further consideration of the question be ad-
journed to the first Thursday in Oct(iber, 1834.
We should not be surprised if this determination
to throw ofl• church rates were ere long to travel
into Sussex. The clergy have already scent of the
advance; and they are setting a good example, in
now busying themselves in building a church in
Upper Edward-street, which is to be sustained
without appealing for support to the parish. There
is much wisdom in their course. It is not often
that any act of the Rev. Mr. Wagner's merits our
commendation; but his conduct in this matter de-
serves our praise, and we readily bestow it upon
hitn.—Brigliton Guardian:

QUOITING.—A match at this athletic and
ancient English sport, for 401. or 201. a side, cane off
on Tuesday last in an enclosed field near the Botanic
Garden, Liverpool, between four gentlemen of Manchester
and four of Liverpool. The match was exceedingly wed
contested, and excited considerable inter-st amongst the
admirers of out-door sports. The games played were two
out of three, which the Liverpool players won, and were
declared the victors. At the onset the game was all in
favour of Manchester, and six to four on them went beg-
ging. Manchester, in the first game, succeeded in
securing fourteen out of twenty-one, and in the second
game they scored six before the Liverpool people had a
cast. Subsequently, however, the latter had all their own
way, and towards the close of the game, ten to one was
laid against Manchester. The return march comas off at
Manchester this day, at the Griffin Inn, B”,,ughton, at
twelve o'clock. Betting six to four on I irverpool—Liver-
pool Albion.
A HOLLOW COMPLIMENT. On the
Chairman of the Westminster Sessions taking his seat,
says a contemporary, he was congratulated by the Bar on
the scarcity of business before the Court, there not being
a single case for trial. This is of a piece with the mem-
bers of another learned profession being delighted at the
general healthiness of the town, and at the long faces which
they appear to assume on the approach of an epidemic.
PHENOMENON.-011 Tuesday last an extra-
ordinary gust of wind passed over that part of the county
which lies between Porthleven, Holston, and Fal-
mouth, coming from the sea, and taking a direction nearly
from west to east. It appeared to be of a very limited
extent, but rushed forward with irresistible fury ; it struck
a stack of corn at the top of Meneage-street, at Holston,
scattering the sheaves on every side; thence it passed to a
stable, forcing open the door, which was locked, and
making a way through the thatch; it next crossed the
road, where it threw down some men and horses that were
passing at the time, broke several windows in a range of
houses that lay in its way, and raised the slates of the
roofs, forcing the thatch torn from the roof the stable into
the vacancies thus made, in an extraordinary manner.
Happily, by the direction in which it passed, the town of
Helmton escaped, with the exception above stated. From
this point it appears to have crossed the country to Fal-
mouth, where its operation was suddenly felt by its rush-
ing down the hill nearly opposite to Selley's Grrenbank
Hotel, traversing a space about 100 yards in width. At
one extremity it created some disturbance in the house,
and displaced some slates from the roof, but meeting in
mid course a boat at anchor in the river it overturned it
in an instant, and operated on several others to an extent
nearly similar; passing across the harbour, it struck a
boat at the extremity of the quay at Flushing, in which
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high hill behind the town, as there are no further traces of
its progress. Devonport Independent.

Whereas it bath been humbly represented unto the King,
that divers riotous and evil-disposed persons, on Thursday, the
24th day of October, at the parish of St. Marylebone, in the
county of Middlesex, riotously and tumultuously assembled
together to disturb the public peace, and then and there un.
lawfully and riotously rescued divers goods and chattels there
lawfully distrained for certain assessed taxes then due and in
arrear, and at the time of such rescue in the lawful custody of
the officer of the Sheriff distraining the same;

His Majesty, for the better apprehending and bringing to
justice the persons engaged in the said offence, is hereby pleased
to promise his most gracious pardon to any one of them (except
the person or persons who personally were engaged in the said
rescue) who shall discover his accomplice or accomplices therein,
so that he, she, or they may be apprehended and convicted
thereof.

And, s a furtker encouragement, a reward of One Hun.
dred Pounds is hereby offered to any person (except as afore-
said) who shall discover the said offender or offenders, so that
he, she, or they may be apprehended and convicted of the said
offence. MELBOURNE.

DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.
W ILLIAM RADCLIFFE, cotton-spinner, Whitfield,
Derbyshire.

BANKRUPTS.

HENRY DAVIS, scrivener, Bristol, to surrender Nov. 8,
9, and Dec. 10, at one, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol.
Poole and Gamlen, Gray's Inn-square, London; Livetts,
Bristol.

HANNAH PLANT, victualler, Congleton, Cheshire, Nov.
11, and Dec. 10, at three, at the Cemmissioners' Rooms, Man-
chester. Monk, Manchester.

JOHN KINGSFORD, miller, Canterbury, Nov. 13, at
twelve, and Dec. 10, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Canterbury.
Curteis and Kingsford, Canterbury ; Egan and Waterman,
Essex street, Strand.