The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-28 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

FALMOUTH, Friday.—Arrived, short of supplies,
the steam frigate Styx. Landed her mails from
Singapore, Cape of Good Hope, and Madeira. She
has on board, as ptisoners the crew of the late
Russian frigate Diana. The crew of the Frolic
brig of war are passengers.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 18.—The mail to England
has been delayed on account of the non•arrival of -he
mail from the Crimea. This latter must be detained by
Vie bad weather ; while I am writing it is still blowing a
vaie from the north-east. The Severn, which left this the
da before yesterday, had to put back. The gale was so
violent that this powerful steamer could not make way
against it. Miss Nightingale, who was on board, has
again disembarked.
THE MURDER AT EXETER.—The case of Mary Week.,
the young woman who was convicted at the recent
assizes for the wilful murder of her illegitimate child at
Exeter, and execution stayed in consequence of a jury of
matrons having pronounced her "quick with child,"has
excited much interest in the city of Exeter, and effnrts
are making to obtain a commutation of the sentence.
The ;ivy have memorialised her Majesty on the subject,
stating they believe that the culprit committed the crime
under the influence of Thos. Warren, the principal 'a it-
ne•s against her, and to whom, it will be remembered,,
she w is about to be married ; and that she was labouring
under so nisch eec tement and tr.itible at the time that
shy was temporarily irresponsible for her actions'. An opi-
ninn pretty generally prevails in Exeter that the prisoner
e ill notbe executed, but that her sentence will be coin-
muted to transportation or imprisonment for life.
ACCIDENT ON TER EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—AII
Accirlent occurred 'on the Eastern Counties line on Wed-
nesday which prevented Pi ince Albert visiting the camp
at Coichester on that day, as he intended to have done.
It had been telegraphed to the various stations that the
Prince would pass down
,the line between 12 and 1
o'clock. Two or threeearriagee of the parliamentary do wn
train, howey'r, got off the mile, soon after leaving the
Chelmsford station, at that part of the line where the
w irks are eeing on for the Royal Agricultural Society's
meeting and were dragged some distance, one of them
turning over, but fortunately esceped being hurled down
the steep emhankment. The pa Benin's were much shaken
btr nnne hem seriously hurt. Information of the
-mace was sent to London, and the reply was that the
Prince's jonreey was in consequence postponed.
PRE tDPUL ACCIDENT TO A BOY FROM MACHINERY.
—One of the 'mist awful of the many casualties we are
called upon to report took place on Thursday morning
last, about a quarter past 6 o'clock, at the works of the
Ve•srs. Dawes, Bromford. At this time a little boy, 9
years of age only, named Timothy Stanaway, whose
parents live at Oldbury, was stationed as usual at the
rolls, without his jacket, and put his arms through the
spindles or boxes to reach a hammer. In an instant the
rapidly-revolving machinery took up his shirt sleeve,
drew in his body, which passing twice in and out be-
tween the rolls, presented a spectacle awful to look
upon ; the head was torn from the trunk completely, and
the bowels and viscera, rent away, were scattered about.
Polie—constable Freeman was sent from the station by
Sub-inspector Holland), lint the remains had been taken
to the poor parents at Oldbury, who have other chil-
dren, and are labouring people. The first object he no-
ticed at Stanaway's cottage was the little sufferer's bro.
ther, about 13 : be sat in a heap by the fire, in a corner,
and took no notice or spoke to any one. He worked at
Bromford, and had seen the terrific fate of his little
workmate and playmate.--Wolverhampton Chronicle.
DISTURBANCE AT THE COLCHESTER CAAIB.—We regret
to announce that a somewhat serious disturbance has

tal:en place amongst, a number of soldiers of the militia
and line regiments in garrieon, and which it was at one

time feared would result in the most disastrous conse-
quences. It stated that some unpleasant reflections
were cast upon the 88th (Connaught Rangers), on their
march into the camp, by some of the militiamen, and
which speedily raised the ind'gnatinn of the 81tb. In
the evening a " row" took place in the street between
the BS' b, who were the most pact Irishmen, and the
Essex Rifle, when broken heads and bloody noses were
the result, and six men of the 88th and three of the
Rifles were taken into hospital. Some men of the 11th
Regiment sallied forth to the assistance of the-80th
against the Essex Rifles; although the best understand-
ing had previously existed between them, as many of
the Rifles had volunteered to the ranks of the Mb, and
a fight took place, which lasted some little time, not-
withstanding the efforts of Col. Herbert, the adjutant-
general, and the officers in camp to subdue it. The de-
liz.tgnents were taken into arrest, and the injured men
sent into hospital. The affair has occasioned consider.
able excitement in camp, and much talk in the town.—
Essex Herald.

DESTRUCTION OF A DRUIDICALTEMPLE.—WedeepIyre
gret.to learn that the Mild Temple on the estate of Moy
ness, in the parish of Auldern, within a gunshot of the
ruins of the old castle of Moyness, has been recently in-
terfered with, and in a short time, if the lord of the
manor, the Earl of Cawdor, does not put his veto on
the contemplated "improvements," all trace of this, the
most complete of the ancient Druidical monuments in
the province of Moray, will he obliterated. About ten
years ago this venerable temple was in an almost com-
plete state of preservation. Except n few atepee_which
Thad-heen removed from the west side of the great circle,
to straighten an arable field, the sacred enclosure ap-
peared to be entire. The outer circle at that time de-
scribed a circumference of 200 or 300 feet. At 16 feet
distance from this there was an inner circle about 60
feet diameter. 12 stones of large size in the outer circle
represented the 12 signs of the zodiac, and 19 larger in
the inner—ot which we counted 60 in all—may have
pointed to the lunar cycle. On the south side were two
immense boulders—one the Cromlech or altar-stone, the
other the Logan or rocking-stone. This latter was in the
rhomboid shape, broad at top and tapering below. It
measured 8 feet, 6 inches along the top 5 by feet, and was
fully 3 feet through. weight, computing 8 stone to
the cubic foot, could not have been less than from-9 to
10 tons. The lower extremity of this immense stone
was laid on the crown of another boulder slightly in-
dented and deeply sunk in the earth, but PO nicely
poised that on the slightest touch with the finger it
would vibrate six inches on each side and continue to
rock 26 times before steadying, when it always set at
rest fairly balanced in the centre. A new house was
erected lately for the tenant of the farm, and, building
materials being required, the contractor, either ignorant
of the value of this interesting and hoary monument, or
being enjoined to use these stones in-the fabrie, unfor-
tunately. commenced the work of demolition by splitting
up the rocking stone. Part of it, along with a quantity
of other material from the same place, was used in the
building, and we learn steps are in prod Tess to clear the
place of the remaining boulders !—Forrce Gazette.
Durincr the celebration of divine service yesterday
morning in the church of St. Eustache, an elegantly
dressed young female requested a market woman, who
happened to be seated next her, to hold her child for a
few minutes whilst she retired. The market woman
reany consented, but time wore on, and the yours:
woman did not return. The market woman, having
waited to the end of the service without seeing anything
of her, took the child to the commissary of police. The
infant was ascertained to be a male, about a. fortnight
old, and remarkably strong ; and the dress be were was
a very cqstly one, trimmed with expensive lace. Be-
neath his dress w,s a paper, on which was written in a
female hand, "Circumstances, which I cannot combat,
oblige me to abandon my child, but I will claim him
some day." The little creature was registered by the
name of Joseph Eustache, and sent to the Hospice dee
Edens Trouyese.tmognalte,