The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-02 00:00:00

containing several of them to his Grace on the anniversary of
the battle, June le, which compliment the illustrious warrior
acknowledged in a very appropriate letter.—Cheltenham
Chronicle.
The late overseers of Frome have in two years re-
duced the poor rates of that town nearly 4,0001.
The Limerick Star of Friday mentions the loss of
40 men and one woman, in a boat which was swamped in the
river Feale, on Wednesday last.
A boy, only nine years old, killed himself last week
at Rochdale by drinking a pint of gin in the absence of his
father at church. He had been locked up for punishment, and
he took the gin out of a stone bottle in the room.
TAILORS AT MANCHESTER.—A meeting of the
master tailors of Manchester was held on Thursday week,
when they came to the determination of discharging all the
men in their employ who belonged to the union, or who were
in any way connected with these associations. —Leeds Mercury.
LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, JUNE 30.—We
have no change to report in our Cotton Market to-day. Prices
are the same as quoted on Friday. The sales amount to about
2,300 bags.

On Monday, a youth, aged about 12, the son of
Mr. Fitzgerald, a writing-master, residing in a lane near Ca-
vendish-square, hanged himself in his bed-room. He had
been prevented from wearing his best clothes on Sunday, at
the christening of his brother, on account of some ill conduct
on his part, and locked up in his room ; when it was
opened yesterday, he was found suspended to a peg behind the
door by a handkerchief, quite dead.
At the Cork Presentment Sessions, on Wednesday
last, a contractor, named Wherland, told one of the magis-
trates that if he had him outside the court-house he would pull
his nose 1 The magistrate thus insulted is extremely popular
in Cork, and it was with some difficulty the corporate autho-
rities could be prevailed on to turn the ill-behaved contractor
out of court. —Pilot.

ANECDOTE OF BLUCHER.—His statue in Berlin
is, it seems, upon a pedestal so small that the field-marshal
appears to balance himself with difficulty. On a parade day,
at Berlin, as the old general, so appropriately called by his
soldiers Marshal Forwards (forward), was riding past the
statue, he observed a boy supporting himself on the pedestal
by the legs of the figure ; " Come down, my fine fellow,"
cried the veteran, good humouredly ; " do you not see that I
have scarcely room there for myself."
HORSES KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—The neigh-
bourhood of Dunse was visited with a severe thunder storm on
Sunday last, during which we regret to state two young horses
grazing in a field upon the farm of Ladyflat were struck dead
by the lightning. In the afternoon of the same day there was
a very heavy shower of hail, and the hailstones were so large
as, in some instances, to break the glass in the windows of the
houses, and we understand that the fruit trees have sustained
considerable damage from the same cause.—Kelso
EXTRAORDINARY RECOVERY OF MONEY.—On
Wednesday afternoon week a parcel, containing three hun-
dred and ninety-five sovereigns, was inadvertently left by a
gentleman in an out-house near High-street, which is com-
monly used by the porters in that neighbourhood. The gen-
tleman went to Liverpool by the last Railway train on Wed-
nesday evening, and it was not until one o'clock on Thurs-
day morning that he discovered his loss. After devising
several plans for the recovery of the money, which he con-
cluded must have been carried away, he gave up all expec-
tation of ever seeing it again ; nevertheless, he returned to
this town by the earliest train on Thursday morning, and
proceeded to the out-house, where, to his great astonish-
ment, he found the parcel lying unopened, and apparently
untouched !—Manchester Paper.
On Tuesday last, a very simple-looking couple, both
steam-loom weavers from Oldham, named Jeremiah Greaves
and Marian Marsden, presented at the hymeneal altar in the
parish church, Middleton, for the purpose of being married.
When the minister had got to that part of the marriage cere- ,
mony which says " from this day forward," &c., the bride-
groom said, "from this day fortnight." The minister there-
upon declined to marry the couple, and they had to return 1
home again, each in a state of " single blessedness."—Man-
chester Advertiser.

At this very moment the confused murmur of voices
and music stops all regular proceedings : old women and chil-
dren tattling ; apes, bears, and show-boxes under the windows;
French rattling, English swearing, outrageous Italians, frisk-
ing minstrels ; tambours de basque at every corner ; myself
distracted; a confounded squabble of cooks and haranguing
German couriers just arrived, their masters following open-
mouthed, nothing to eat, the steam of ham and flesh-pots all
the while provoking their appetite ; squeaking chamber-maids
in the galleries above, and mine hostess below, half inclined
to receive the golden solicitations of certain beauties for ad-
mittance, but purposely refusing the moment some creditable
personage arrives • 11 o'clock strikes ; half the lights in the
fair are extinguished; scruples grow faint; and mammon gains
the victory.—Beckford's Italy.
Bell's Life in London of yesterday, June 29, price
Sevenpence, is reprinted, will be kept on sale, and may be
had (franks gratis) at the office, No. 170, Strand. Bell's
Life in London published the most full and copious particulars
of the contests between Dutch Sam and Torn Gaynor, Swift
and Noon, at Andover, to the extent of four folio columns,
Coroner's Inquest, and every particular interesting to the
Amateur. An Edition of Bell's Life in London, for the
country, is regularly published early every Saturday After-
noon, which may be had within 200 miles of London on Sun-
day. All Sporting events of interest are accurately published
in Bell's Life in London, a file of which is recommended for
useful reference.—( Advertisement.)
SIR JOHN HERSCHEL.—The Hamburg Corres-
pondent of the 17th inst. has the following from Hanover,
dated the 14th :—" The friends of astronomy will be pleased
to learn that Sir John Herschel has written from the Cape
of Good Hope to his aunt, Miss Caroline Herschel, resi-
dent here. He had already fixed his astronomical instru-
ments, especially his twenty-foot telescope; and ere now has
begun his observations. His last letter is dated the 28th
of March. He alludes again to his prosperous voyage, and
to the safe conveyance of his valuable instruments ; he re-
sides in the country, about five miles from Cape Town, near
the Table Mountain, in an enchanting valley ; lofty trees,
rare and beautiful shrubs, and flowering plants surround his
dwelling; his eye gazes upon clear and cloudless skies,
studded with those innumerable stars that are the objects of
his elevated pursuits. He is sanguine in hopes of, making
important discoveries. The astronomers of Europe do not
often find the nights suitable for their researches ; at the
Cape, Herschel finds that out of five nights three are per-
fectly bright and clear."
John Tuomy, of Friarstown, who appears in the
return of passengers, was not on board the James, of Lime-
rick, lately lost, and his preservation is owing to a singular
circumstance indeed. He paid his passage-money to the
captain, and had his name entered on the custom-house books.
On returning from doing so he met a widow, to whom he com-
municated his intention of going to America. She said,
" Perhaps he might do better at home." He took the hint,
proposed for and married her, forfeited his passage-money, and
saved his life. What makes the affair more remarkable is,
that there are two men now in gaol to stand their trial at the
next assizes for an attempt at the abduction of the aforesaid
widow.—Limerick Chronicle.
EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY.—Died on the
19th inst., at the village of Wheathamstead, Herts, Rebecca
Carter, in the 104th year of her age. She retained all her fa-
culties entire up to a short period before her death. She ne-
ver had occasion to use spectacles, yet she could see to thread
her needle and do all her household work up to her 102 d
year. She had lived a widow 16 years, and died in the parish
she was born in, from which she never travelled above ten
miles. She was the mother of a large family, many of whom
lived around her, yet she always lived alone since her hus-
band's death, until about a year of her own death.
I beg to send you the following facts, as a proof of
the total absence on the part of Russia of any thing like re-
spect for good faith or even common honesty. Count Jelaki,
a Pole by birth, but since the revolution naturalized in France,
has joined a banking-house at Paris, with every prospect of
success. No sooner, however, was this known to the Autocrat
than he issued orders, through Paskewitsch, governor of the
kingdom of Poland, that no Pole should enter into any com-
mercial relations with him, and of course that all bills of ex-
change or other commercial paper emanating from or passing
through the hands of Count Jelaki should be of no avail. The
opening to fraud thus made is very great, and should have an
effect on the value of Russian engagements, for should Jelaki,
as a French banker, happen to hold for himself or others any
bonds of the proposed Russian Loan, they would become in-
valid, and Russia would thus free herself of the obligation to
pay them. The fact is also worthy of notice, as showing the
unrelenting spirit of persecution with which Russia is still ac-
tuated towards her miserable victims ; and the fiend-like zeal
displayed in tracking out individuals for the purpose of destroy-
ing their efforts to obtain even individual " independence"—.
that so hated word.—Times Correspondent.
EXPLOSION OF A STEAM THRASHING MA-
CHINE BOILER.—On Friday the boiler of a portable steam
thrashing machine burst whilst working at the farm of Messrs.
Leach, Croxons, and Co., about one mile from Oswestry. It
appears that the machine was capable of thrashing, when pro-
perly managed, fifteen measures per hour, with three or four
hands. It had been at work the previous day only, and great
numbers had been to witness its powerful operations. At the
time of the accident few persons, fortunately, were there. The
accident is attributed to the man cording down the safety
valve. Immediately the boiler burst, which, with the appa-
ratus, weighed 2f tons, and was thrown off the wheels about
ten yards, scattering its contents of scalding water on all
around, and knocking down and injuring several persons by
the violent concussion, two of whom were blown over some
pales several yards off. Two persons were dreadfully injured,
and immediately carried to the Oswestry Arms. Several poor
unfortunate colliers were witnessing this substitute for the
flail, and were scalded—viz.: Robert Edwards and E. Hughes,
Candy ; David Richards, (dangerously), Gronwen ; James
Phillips,;
E. aLnito;yda,nldaboDuraevrid;
GJoenoere Jones, a boy ; John Sides,
sawyer
Evans, engineer, the
feeder of the engine ; Mr. Richard Jones, the proprietor's
son, was knocked down and also stunned. A large brick wall
and railing were thrown down, and some pieces of iron scat-
tered through the window of the farm-house. Mr. Parker
and several other gentlemen had been witnessing the opera-
tions of the machine, and had just left before the accident.
Mr. Parker on Sunday visited some of the sufferers, and hu-
manely administered to their wants.—..Chcitenham Chronicle.