The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-31 00:00:00

RAILWAY NEWS.

TAVISTOCK AND PLYMOUTII RAlLWAY.—Prospec-
tuses are issued for the purpose of forming a company
to construct a railway from Tavistock to Plymouth.
The estimated capital required for carrying out thi
important object is 150,0001., to be subscribed in
shares of 201. each. The course of the line, as pro-
posed by Mr. Rendel's survey, is from Tavistock on
the high ground above Abbey-bridge, passing just
above Ash, in the parish of Whitchurch, crossing the
old Plymouth-road and the New-road with the Val-
ley of the Wakham, about mid-way between the two-
mile-stone and Bedford-bridge, cutting across the Old
Wheal Franco Mine, it passes in front of the Robo-
rough Inn, and crossing Harrowbeer and the Dart-
moor-road, approaches near to the Plymouth and
Dartmoor line, which it leaves a little to the left, and
continues its course to Crabtree, where it meets the
South Devon line about two miles from. Plymouth, on
the London-road.—Plymouth Journal.
SCOTTISII CENTRAL RAILWAY.—A very numerous
meeting of the Provisional Committee of this railway
was held in Perth on Saturday week, at which Mr.
Locke, the directing engineer, was present, and made
a verbal report, founded on a personal survey of the
line, and an examination of the plans and sections al-
ready completed. Mr. Locke's report was altogether
of a very satisfactory character, and embraced the
following principal points :—He specially advised that
the western terminus, in conjunction with the Edin-
burgh and Glasgow Railway, should be about two
miles east from Castlecary, as in all respects the most
suitable and advantageous. He was of opinion that
the line should be made to traverse the lands in the
immediate vicinity of Kippenross House by means of
tunnel; and stated that to this plan Mr. Stirling had
given a ready acquiescence. With regard to the di-
rection of the line from Auchterarder onwards to
Perth, he had not as yet decided whether the south
or western route should be preferred. The meeting
finally instructed Mr. Locke to make all needful ex-
periments and inquiries as to the proper direction of
the railway ; and, in order to afford time for doing so,
and so as to be in readiness for application to Parlia-
ment in next session, whatever route may be selected,
authority was given to issue, if necessary, the requi-
site notices for two alternate lines (either south or
west), and to lodge the necessary plans, sections, &c.,
before the 30th of November ensuing. The returns
of the traffic-inquiry, so far as yet completed, were
produced, and exhibited peculiarly gratifying results,
showing an annual income materially higher than that
estimated in the prospectus.—lnverness Courier.
MIDLAND JUNCTION LINE. A meeting of the
Provisional Committee of this railway, which is in-
tended to form a continuation of the Scottish Central,
was held at Perth on Saturday, to which Mr. Locke
submitted a report, and relative sections and gra-
dients, which decisively showed that the formation of
the line will be singularly easy and inexpensive—
being, except for a short distance in the neighbour-
hood of Stanley, wholly free from acclivities, or any-
thing involving difficulty or cost. It was further
stated, that the utmost friendliness and unanimity pre-
vailed among the proprietors along the line, and that
consequently the company would encounter no oppo-
sition in Parliament. The meeting expressed great
satifaCtion at Mr. Locke's report, and with the gene-
ral prospects of the undertaking.--Inverness Courier.

Swedes and turnips are this season a failure ; al-
though the young plants came up tolerably well, no
sooner did they make their appearance than the little
spotted fly commenced devouring them, and in a very
short time afterwards the aphis joined i❑ the work of
destruction. Even after both these annoying little in-
sects had done their best to annihilate tho plants, a
white grub began gnawing the roots, and finished up the
greater portion of those that had escaped as through
tire. Some tried lime, others soot, but the most effec-
tive plan in destroying the aphis was adopted by a
neighbour of the writer of this. He sowed lime over
the young plants, and afterwards passed a hurdle drawn
with withy branchos both ways over them.—Devizes
Gazette.

EXAMPLE OF SELF-RELTANCE.—One of the wool-
sorters' societies in Bradford have taken a lease of a
small farm in the neighbourhood, which they intend to
convert into a pretty Eden-spot for their own amuse-
ment (and interest, if possible) and that of the public
generally. It consists of eight acres, which are divided
at present into four fields, in one of which there is an
excellent spring of water, which the woolsorters intend
to convey into a swimming bath, to be constructed in one
of the fields.. Part of the land at least is of excellent
quality, and no doubt the whole of it might soon be
brought into good condition. The woolsorters intend to
cultivate it as a society, not as individuals ; and in this
respect the speculation differs from the principle of the
small allotment system. The idea of renting the land
was suggested during the late depression of trade in the
town, and the land was intended as a field on which the
society might employ its members when out of regular
work.--11Linchester Guardian.

MORS WitALEs.—Another capture of whales has
been made at Midyell. Zetland. About sixty of them
were captured on Tuesday last. The blubber met with
a ready sale, but we are unable to say the total sum
realised.--Edinburgh Witness.

The almost sudden demise of William Storrs Fry,
Esq., of Manor House, East Ham, has created a great
sensation in that neighbourhood. About a fortnight
since a daughter of that gentleman fell a victim to the
scarlet fever (the same disease of.which Mr. Fry died) ;
and wo regret to say that the lives of Mrs. Fry, who is
near her accouchement, and two other children, are de-
spaired of. Mr. Fry, we believe, was the eldest son of
the benevolent Mrs. Fry, of the Suciety of Friends.—
Essex Standard. _ _

A few days ago M. de Vovocour, of Thiviers (Dor-
dogne), being about to take a journey, loaded his pis-
tols, and was placing one of them in the holster on one
side of his saddle while his servant was doing the same
on the other side. All of a suddea M. de Vovocour
heard one of the pistols go off, and asked his man if he
was hurt. The poor fellow replied that he was, and
before his master could get round to him he fell never to
rise again. He had inadvertently touched the trigger,
and lodged the bullet in his breast.
VICTORIA PARK.—After nearly four years' prepa-
rations, the works for the formation of the Park com-
menced on Monday Inst in the formation of a new line of
road from Bethnal-green to Old Ford. Part of the old
road will be included in the new Park, sad this will
shorten the distance to some extent. Labourers are also
engaged in pulling down a row of houses known as
King s Arms-row, and the road is being made up with
the old materials and rubbish brought from the excava-
tions which are at present in progress in the improve-
ments at Whitechapel. It is in contemplation to estab-
lish an Eastern Zoological Gardens at Old Ford, where
an eligible site of ground has been selected for the pur-
pose. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have
established all their local arrangements ; and now, all
the difficulties having been removed in the purchase of
the required property by the Crown, the most active
operations will commence immediately on the surrender
of the land by the market gardeners, the present occu-
piers. at Michaelmas.
A STRANGE RECOVERY.—Among other doings of
the swell mob at the Burns festival, a gentleman, while
standing listening to the music in the field where the pavi-
lion was situate, had his pocketbook, containing some
one-pound notes and valuable papers, abstracted from
his coat. A few days afterwards, to his astonishment,
he received the pocket-book through the post-office, with
R note, informing him that it had been found in the boot
of the writer's carriage on the day of the festival, where
it had, no doubt, been thrown by the thief; to prevent
detection, after the money had been taken out. All the
papers and letters were untouched, and it was from these
that the gentleman, into whose carriage it had been
thrust, ascertained the name and designation of the
owner, who, we may mention, is a merchant in Glasgow.
—Ayr ()Garver,

AMERICAN NEWS.
The following are further extracts from the Arne'
rican papers received by the Caledonia :
FIRST BALE OF NEW COTTON.—The first bale
cotton, of this year's crop, reached the city last evelr
ins, from the plantation ot' E. Henderson, in 11(U$ ,
ton county, via Central Railroad. We have seen;
sample of this cotton—the colour is rich and
good—quality good fair. Last year the first 11al
~,
reached this city on the 21st of August, from the
plantation of the same gentleman. In 1842, the DI
bale was recited on the 10th of August, being
days earlier than the receipt of the first bale in 18'
—Savannah Geo., Aug. 1.

(Correspondent of the New York Herald.)
MATANZAS, JULY 22,1844.—Business is very
at present ; there is no molasses in the country, 7,
when we arrived here the people were almost je,
state of starvation. There had been no rain on t"'
island for a number of months, and everything w°
perishing with heat. Our cargo consisted of P
visions, and it sold for double the cost; and
vessels, arrived since with provisions, have met Vr,
the same success. There has 'been some rain slo;
we have been here. It is very healthy. The ins°
rection among the slaves is quelled, and the Pet
are again quiet, but, no one ventures to walk '
streets at night without being well armed. *lei
Audubon, the distinguished ornithologist, aril d
in Buffalo on the sth August, with a large number
specimens.
iebee

SEASON IN CANADA.—The weather in Qu-
discouraging, particularly in respect to the hay el;
It has rained more or less every day this week. '4
have been expecting a favourable change with eves
new and full moon ; perhaps we may have it with t'., „,t,o
new moon on the 13th inst.—Quebec Gazette,9oll" - 4,1
ATLANTIC STEAM•SHIPS.—THE AMERICAN Pule/
—A NEw YORK LINE.—The project started by A big
American gentlemen, to establish a line of Atlsn'...;
steam-ships, seems to increase in public favour eyel
day. We are glad that the subject is beconlingp
popular one, for it is necessary for us, as a nationloi
keen pace with England and France in maintainio,
the supremacy of the seas.—New York Herald, Og• 0
THE LAST ONE.—The last surviving drumwermi
the battle of Bunker Hill, now resides at Hart. ).
Susquehanna county, in this State. His Waded
Rufus Kingsley, and the old veteran enjoys Pe'
health and good spirits.—New York Herald.
STEAM-BOAT DISASTER.—The following partienbTo
concerning the destruction of the steani".cet,
Marietta, on her passage up the Arkansas rito,,
which took place on the morning of the 25th
near eight o'clock, we copy from the Little 'WI
Times :—The Marietta was preparing to pass astise
place in the cut off at Mr. Marshall's pisnrujoi
thirteen miles below Pine Bluffs, which she hid
once and failed; and just as she was leaving thes"„ted
having heated the boilers (which contained buts 'giro
water) to the highest degree, she collapsed a fillet soil
tering destruction apparently throughout deesods,
cabin. She then drifted down a few hundred i_tjt,
struck a snag, anl sunk in seven or eight feet viol'or
some of the passengers in the meantime leaping 0
board and swimming ashore. There vveres of
sixty or seventy persons on board, ten or filwrass
whom were badly scalded or burned with s—tio
Judge Paschall, of Van Buren, Ark.,
was WWlhsi
t
number of the unfortunates, though it is though
he will recover. Those who remained on at)
ascended the hurricane deck, and were conve.Y7ty
the shore in yawls and flatboats ; the most Jo' op"
and baggage in the cabin were saved'
some of the freight on the boiler deck ; but the isfi
the latter, and all that was in the hull, was eitkerne,
or badly injured. Our informant states thaty
seated a spectacle of no ordinary character. °bool
screaming for their children and leaping err wit
with them in their arms---husbands calling or
wives, and children for their parents. .
(From the Philadelphia Gazette) terriblg
TERRIBLE STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION.—A colt
accident happened, Aug. 7, on the Delaware, n bsoi
opposite Market-street, to the new stel;ro.:
Portsmouth, Captain James Devoe. The hir
mouth had started from Arch-street wharf ~.s" ee
past eight o'clock, with between forty and 60;006
sengers, on an excursion to the Bay, Bread Os;
&c., and after getting fairly under weigh, 8%001
the engine had performed some eighteen or of tli
revolutions, the stay bolt of the inner part 00
steam chimney near the top of the boiler, dreg air,
carrying with it a portion of the iron, °ho
's!,
charging the steam and; hot water t'lloGi
the flues and furnace doors, into the doe
and fire rooms, and through the stealnot,
nu out of the smoke pipe to the Iris
of some seventy feet, and also through the deck 'II,
second engineer, Edward Stevens, of New Ire, r pel4
an elderly passenger, belonging to New Cnstiledoet
who was in the engine-room, named Thomas e
were both dreadfully scalded' from head to I°°ti
eA
neither, it is feared, can survive. The first en sol#
Isaac Ames, of New York, was covered with li
blown out from the fires, and could scoop
recognised. He was scalded, though not so be 1010
the others. G. Jackson, black cook, of New Yerk,:ereq
was sitting near the fire-room door, was seoool
scalded on the hands and arms. Mr. Stevens, the, ,v
engineer, while his clothes were full of steleiTtobli
his sufferings had almost phrensied him, hegg or
thrown overboard. His request not being 6%00
with, he threw himself into the river and o°l,oo
the tiller, where he clung and was saved 11.1400
His idea was to cool himself, but the act—these p°
of the moment to obtain relief of his serii-1 1
desperate, and has, doubtless, added to the fso
ratter of his injuries. The wounded peesono Wi:
at the Pennsylvania Hospital, and are receiving
. I,
seci
possible attention, medical and otherwise. 1- ee fof
sengers were most all aft at the time of the, none 0
and escaped. Some few were forward, that
red.
these, as far as has been ascertained, were in.lll
any were hurt their injuries were slight. I, 01/44
MORMON A rrat 116.—1 t appears that tron.,l_,,e 1041+
the Mormons and others are still anticiPatt, rein
Emma Smith, the widow of the late InylippreAT
down as far as Quincy, on board the steamer; liiry
on the last trip of the lone, the widow °f thus
tbe:
Smith also visited Quincy. The objects c).,.. to
visits is said to be to induce the civil authoritl7fiseV
something towards arresting some bf the per . 0
cerned in the murder of their husbands. tisSPI
The Nauvoo Neighbor still upholds the stsocl,gif°
of Mormonismas a true system of religie.,n;coaPis
suppose this is because that paper is under no re!4,
of the priesthood and leaders, who eVeekof prig
their greatness by retaining their sYsterabig eots, by
craft. This is a usual occurrence among ne
fanatics, who expect to rule the common
means of superstition.
seon °314...1111
CAMP MEETINGS.—The season for C••—. ff.'
has set in. The young men and maidens strieod, fits
ing in the pleasant groves of this glorious, kiesllo
the Father Millers are thrusting in their sits it
the harvest of folly, fanaticism, and copPe' tug
York Herald.
_., Ofe,
FROM CAPE HAYTlEN.—Captain liar-',.,10- 4
brig Souther, at this port, last evening, "" thst
Haytien, which place he left Ist inst., statehe R4O(
Government is in a very unsettled state. "i t 0,0,0,4
nish port of that island is continually in ot de,
rebellion against the Government, Ando tho oti
amongst themselves. A few days previous,e ponoto
parture of the Souther from the Cape, the
brig Lucy arrived from Port au Platt',oo,—t et
hundred of the inhabitants of that ' Plestle,/ecv
having been obliged to leave on gi, eel' the
the disturbances. There was an arisinJart oftepc
ing at the Cape to march into the Spanish ~,, $ 00
island. The President intended to 1' Atos
through the island, and, was fully exPe,rernt tliicli
Cape. It is thought his visit to the dike 0 111. 00
will have a tendency to stop the disturho".4 to e,
Ova ~c 1) I' 3
daily occur in all parts of the island. , tn- sa
revolution, the coffee crop has been veriticaree
net
glected, and the article has become ver,Ytien 113°011
high. It was worth 14 dolls. 25 C. 11$10enseg'flor
taThe duties, cost of bags, and other d!
make it cost 6 dolls. 12i c. Spanish, on u
on Transcript, Aug. 13.

Hants,
Farquhar, 0c
oni i hhteeh22e
E7Bwtts 27th
hqi
wife
f August,
...,,t ". . ! of i
f :
I, 101/1/0. Ch's
daughter.limi o,rrin.Gthhe oiear fooAffilui,arus.liegtßr,aseslefftßnßa'TioKliu,HrtnESezardo.,uintbhe'arr,learis.:C:.irt-li;; °I
2ngB:otihfvaoilfsdo.eknsu:guofsat,Boant. Greyene,hey'e, niglett, 411...._ "
chi
.1, gell 6
On the 28th of August, at R d Isle of T". °S I
.„,j3right
On
wife
eof2Bththe
lotfeAv.untt,eartiljzfto' Yia Vicarage' n''''
the rh.fle
MARRIED. I,,ortbr';aol.:
On the 29th of August, at St. Peter's, WI"- rkt "" tr
Wellborne, Esq., solicitor, Tooley• street, Southoforolf,°‘
zabeth, youngest daughter of P. A. Spence' Eigl.'
vile
Surrey. Celi
On the 29th of August, at St. Diary Abbott'
Henry Bingley Clark, Esq., to Julia, eldest d
or
000/
Staveley, Esq., both of Earl's-terrace, KinsironiseibgeOr
On the 29th of August, at St. itierY'?' ireet,sloo
Daniel, son of Daniel Davies, Esq.,ofWarvvick-e, w ,
street, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late '.1.• fiti
• Ds of
Esq., of Crouch-end, Hornsey. rdebit°' te(
On the 29th of August, at Leighton, Bedfo
~ dough
Cowie, Esq., of Calcutta. to Caroline, ranges'
the late E. T. Deverell, E*q.
tec i
DIED. ,-,0 37, Tani' laof
On the 30th of August, at his residence, -0
;tit of the
place, Francis Francis Baily, .Esq., F.R.S., and Presid .
....0
Astronomical Society, in the 71st year of hie.e4e,ir Wilil
On the 28th of August, at Roecliffe, Leicester!,:".„.
~_,,,5.
Heygate, Bart., Chamberlain of the city of Lenau_'; AP,'
road, OnP4es'
Kensington.the 27th ofEastlisin'
On the 27th of August, at Manor House, -
..1,40/(11'
August, Thomas Hassell, Esq., 0'
William Starrs Fry, Esq. Kent
On the 29th of August, at Wilmot-pleee4,.-
Dlr. AnthonyPattisen,lat_rwoe of Cornhill, agren 4'__..roit--;ed
London : Printed and Published by M- ,a,ce, So._ of
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tfie flogs,v:Z. WU
Strand, in the Precinct of the WO, in W.. ..
igidcUesex, Saturday, August Si, 1844