The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-28 00:00:00

ptoceedings before the Bern!hers in the eased Mr. Whittle
Hervey make very Litt e progress. There were several
lienehers present on Tuesday evening, but no witness was

becore them.

This affair is not expected to termi-

n tte this week, as there are several witnesses to he called.

The following is the result of the ballot at
Lloyd's yesterday, respecting the grant of 1,000/. to the
new register book of British and foreign Shipping
For the grant
Against it
Majority for the grant -157
By accounts from Flor.da we learn that a
great increase had taken place in the quantity of cotton
rai*ed there. From two ports in Middle Florida (St.
\ larks and Magnolia), in 1825, sixty- four hales were

shipped. In the year ending the Ist July, 1833, nine
thousand six hundred and seventy-fire bales were
shipped from the same ports.
The Douro, of Wi.beach, bound to Goole,
was seen to go down on the 3,1 in-tan t, at the mouth of
the Humber. Cspt. Newbeck and all hands have perished.
Stamford News.
WHITTLESEA.—FATAL RASHNESS.—The
Wowing unfortunate affair occurred at Eldernell, in the
parish of Whitt!esea, on Friday evening the 22d instant,
to a maid servant named Papworth, residing with Mr.
J tmPs Boyce. A loaded gun having been left in the
kitchen where the girl and a man-servant (Wlliatn J ,nes)
w-v, the latter, upon some sliest pr,woration, unfortu-
nately seized the gun, and shot the girl through the 6'•att,
which caused almost immediate death, the charge entsring
tt the eye. Jones, upon seeing the extent of the mischief,
made his escape, and has not since been heard of—Verdict
.f the coroner's inquest.—Manslaughter.—Stamford
News.

Yesterday a man named James Dean, of
Ryan!), in this county, descended into his father's well for
t e purpose of cleaning it out, at eight oclock in the
m ruing. H • had hardly reached the bottom, however, a
distance of 30 feet, when the stone-work above him g .ve
way, and completely buried him alive in the well. An
a arm was, however, given, and everybody within reach
lent a hand in removing the stone and ruhoi-b, with very
f.int hopes, however, of finding him alive. At two
o'clock they succeeded in reaching him, and, to the .r great
j .y, f and hun not only alive, but uninimed, .xc ptlng a
few bruises, the stone having fortunately so ftlen as to
shield him from t e great pres•ore of the rubaish,
—Maidstone Gazette of Tuesday.

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY.—The
o t active exertions corrinue to he male by a seat
ntinfter of individuals in the city to obtain the rernov u 1
of toe banking-house of Messrs Smith, Payne, anti
and thus to render more op •n the entrance to •he
nem line of street to London Bridge. Mr. l.yall and
Cratvtord, the City M..tnhers, have expre.sel their
williulness to head the merchants, bankers, amt others,
to caury up the petition that has been ',rewired to the
Court of Common Council, and which has been signyd
by about 500 ut the first houses in the city Mr. Groin
has also expressed his concurrence in the plan, and would
hive gone up with the dedutation, bat the Cotnrnittee did
n tccept the kind offer, as it might have been considered
invidious in a member of tune of the 'Linking firms of tie
ei•y takung a prominent part in a measure which was ob.
• (qt.(' to by another firm in the stifle way of himn.ss.
Toe proposed alteration in the plan is the subject of much
c meets ttion in the ci,y, and a strong feeling is expresse.l
n its favour.

SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY.-0a Thurs-
day last, a gentleman or Kiogaten Went eut coursing with
',race of greyhounds, and whilst besting some gorse
bushes (in a large field near Tuthil Firm, in this county),
started a tine fox, which rin between the legs of the is sner
f the does, who immediately let the greyhounds loase at
reyntril. After a short run, the does se z d the fox The
hater speedily got up to them in time to save the life of
he fox, who was taken hold of by the brush, and alter
•oine diffi -ulty secured ; but not without leaving the im-
pression of his teeth on the hand of one of his enemies.
Amidst the struggles and dancer which poor reynaril en-
dured, he was fortunately placed in durance vile linen, t,
where he now wails to tie unkennelled by the hunt r.
Amongst other courses which succeeded, were two of
rasher a novel description. A hare was started, and after
run of at least two miles, with the dogs el .se upon her,
came to a hedge fence, when she suddenly disappear. d.
Several fields distant, another hare wits started, which,
after a severe run, took the same direction as the former,
and also disappeared at the same spot. On a close exa-
mination of the fence, a hole was discovered, communicat-
ing with a drain, in which it was supposed the hares tnti,t
have taken refuge. The drain was opened, and to the
surprise and gratification of all present, both hares wero
found there, and afterwards separately coursed and killed,
—Hereford Times.
The Minister of Public Instruction has ad-
dressed a cis cul sr to the prefects of the departments requir-
ing returns of catalogues of all the hooks in the several corn-
utnoi their
arrange, with the eon tednitsotrfictthse. cTo
,Iniewl teat, iifteis
Coun-
cils, for exchanges of books, so that those which, according
to the pursuits and extent of the education of the inha-
bitants, are uninteresting or useless in one commune may
e transferred to another, where they may be set viceable.
The prefects are also required to cause an examination to
be made into the several public collections of books
within their respective departments, in order to discover
any scientific "r literary works fallen into obscurity, hut
which may contain matter that may he useful and instruc-
tive to the people at large, particularly rec ,mtnending a
minute inspection of all manuscript copies of Greek and
Latin classics, pointing out hose of Terence, Qaintilian,
Suetonius, Livy, Cicero, Greek glossaries, and others.
Manuscripts relating to the history of France are also
recommended to peculiar attention. There are but few
departments which do not possess some volumes, or at
least some unpublished documents, illustrative of their
local history, eith,r as to the towns, families,. or
remarkable persons. " But the labour," the noun r
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