The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-31 00:00:00

A ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.

The following brief narrative we present to our
readers as literally true, and we only wait for the
legal denouement to give the names of the parties as
well as their abode :—ln a town within an hour's ride
cf Reading resides a lady, the second wife of a pre-
fesrional gentleman, but who by a first marriage has
several children, now arrived et years of maturity.
One of them, a daughter, by some means became ac-
quainted with a young man, holding a respectable
office under Government at one ef our seaports, and
an attachment ensued, which, when known, was
strongly disapproved of by the family, who thought
the lover, the son of en humble tradesman, an un-
suitable match for the young lady. It is not neces-
sary here to relate any passages of that " true love,"
which, according to the dictum of the most prof mnd and
the most tender of poets, "never yet ran smooth," nor
will we say anything about the mental trials, which
the poor young lady must have undergone—suffice it
to say that her constitution gave way, and a few days
ago she died. Her remains were duly conveyed to
the family vault, some six miles from her late home ;
the funeral obsequies were celebrated, the lover him-
self attending, an uninvited mourner, but, doubtless a
most sincere one. Late in the evening he returned
to the town where the lady had lived, in what con-
fusion of mind and utter misery the sequel will show.
As midnight approached he retraces his steps to
where the remains of her he loved were de-
posited. He could not nor would not believe that
she was really dead. He forced open the church-
door, and, soon arriving at the entrance of the
vault, he entered. Amongst the coffins there
deposited he could not identify that of his
departed, and
.therefore he opened more than one,
until be satisfied himself that he had laboured under
a delusion. Ile returned again to the town already
indicated. The next morning the persons connected
with the church were horrified by finding the sacred
edifice had been desecrated, and the abode of the
dead violated. Excitement and conjecture were at
their height ; and upon its being known, many went
to see what had occurred. Suspicion had fallen upon
the unhappy lover, and his sudden appearance among
the spectators induced the authorities to take Kirainto
custody fer thus violating the law. At the pale we
are writing, a judicial investigation is being held
before the magistrates, and next week we doubt not
we shall be enabled to communicate the result.r) e
do not pretend in this hasty sketch to verify every
minute detail, but the main points are so
literally
true that we have perhaps been unnecessarily scrupu-
lous in withholding the names, which some may think
to render this " ower true tale less credi•
bleb—Berkshire Chron;clc.

HIGH TIDE IN 111 E MEDWAY.—On Tuesday the
tide rose in the Medway to an extraordinary height,
and for more than an hour previous to the time of high
water the river in many parts overflowed its banks, the
weight of water breaking down the land-walls whereby
it is usually kept within its limits. The various wha'es
in the neighbourhood were flooded, and ita tho High-
street cf Strood a boat plie I for the convenience of pas-
sengers, many houcies bring inundated to the depth of
several feet. Anticipating a return of the visitation at
night, various precautions were taken to exclude the
intruder, but fortunately without cause, as the water
then only attained the height of an ordindrY spring tide.
'; A TALE or BEEF TEA."—A Scotch minister,
who ea-ed about no sublunary things (exeept flow and
then a visiora,ry tale of bawbees might cross his Mind),
on one occasion Leing taken seriously ill, called in tlio
(lector, and admonishing him first " not to draw a a
bill, for he couldna, afford it," asked hitt; the nattir.ene-1 '
his complaint After feeling the parson's pulse, loohinb
at his tongue, tapping his chest, &c:, the doctor
declared
that he was starving himself. " Lord, doctor," Said the
minister, " ye're a witch; for Jeannie (his housekeeper;
geed away twa days sine, and I've no had apicltteo
n have some I
brose since!" " Why minister, man, ye mau
be, f Le," Lord, doctor, I hro nae tea in the house,
nor beef either; ye maun be a feel to think
wed, minister, I'll senin'yeos'omriendbienegf
ony here." " Weel,
ele put it in the bill."
tea doun." "Na na, doctor, y
Minister, send it doon free o'_ charge, and mind ye
tak it." The doctor sent down
ttli • beef tea, and next
day called to see how his
.ps tent was getting on.
Neel, minister, how are •
p eesiek I ever teak in ma life,
I'm awfu' harl ; a' the t•L e day?" rf it;jl
the beef tsa beats a'.' Wh
omilayn,miittiwieikd.n,,a stay vri'
me ava: it made me worse than ony
minister, I'll try the tea m " Why,
So putting some in a
skillet, he armed it, tasted it, and told the minister it
was excellent. Man," salts mi▪
nister, " is that the
way ye sue it?" Whatshould it be suppit?
It's excellut, I say miritt-ler' wayt‘ It may be guile that
way, doctor, bet try it ni' ;h. cream andk sugar, man)
try it that, and then see ye e it?"
.It IS
ntedless to say how the doet-or' laughed the simple
minister fancying ths:t all tut should be taken with ;et
and sugar.
The Earl of Malmesbury has been for some days
confined to his bed by rheumatic f,!ver, and will he ur-
able to attend his Pariiatnentary duties at the meeting of
~FRSCITI.

-,,)1 A MILITARY AcADrNY.---WOOLIVICIT, JAN,
30. —Tne whnlo of the gentlemen cadets arrived ye -
terday at the Academy, on Woolwich-common, and this
upgraing attended their varivus chum at that imtitutio,