The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-12 00:00:00

IVIXRCXX.X.A2CEOVEI.

Among the most important ,provisions in the new Act to
amend the law of Insolvency, Bankruptcy, and Execution,
are those by which arrest upon final process upon any judg-
ment obtained in any of her Majesty's superior Courts, or in
any County Court, Court of Requests, or other inferior
Court, in any action for the recovery of any debt wherein
the suns recovered shall not exceed the sum of 201., ex-
clusive of the costs recovered by„such judgment, is abolished ;
and persons now in execution upon any such judgment—
that is, where the debt recovered does not exceed 201. ex-
clusive of costs—May; by appftcation to a Judge of one of
her Majesty's superior Courts of.law at Westminster, or to tha
Court in which the judgment was obtained, be forthwith
discharged out of custody as to such execution, by an order
of such _Judge or Court. -
Several of the Irish counties have established clubs for the
ptirpo-Si of attending to the registration of Repealers at the
quarter sessions.
The fourth anniversary of the Nottingham and Notting-
hamshire Licensed Victuallers' Protection and Benevolent
Society was celebrated on Thursday, by an excellent dinner,
in the new large room at the Wheatsheaf Inn, Long-row,
Nottingham, at which 120 members and friends were present.
The funeral of the celebrated philosopher, Dr. Dalton,
of Manchester, is fixed to take place this day, in the
Ardwick Cemetery.

RECREATION or THE WORKING CLASSES.—MAN-
CHESTER, FRIDAY MORNING.-Yesterday a very numerous
and respectable meeting of the merchants, manufacturers,
and tradesmen of this town, was held in the large room of
the Town-hall, for the purpose of considering the propriety
of taking some steps to promote the formation of public
walks, parks, and play-grounds, for the working classes.
Alexander Kay, Esq., Mayor, presided. On the platform
were Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., Mr. M. Philips, M.P., Sir
Thomas Potter, Knight, Mr. Thomas Townend, Mr. John
Woollam, Mr. R. Gardner, Mr. Alderman Burd, Mr. Alder-
man Neild, &c. The first resolution was moved by Lord F.
Egerton, who Was received with loud cheers from all parts of
the meeting. In the course of his Lordship's address, he said
• he didJ not consider that in promoting the object of the
that
meeting ~'•!:1 was conferring a gift upon the humbler classes
of Manchester; on the contrary, he was their debtor, and he
was glad of that o (*tunity of paying off a portion of the
pp
account. The meeting w2° subsequently addressed by the
Rev. Canon' Clifton, Mr. M. M.P., Messrs. J. C.
Harter, James Heywood, James Kershaw, Robert Gardner,
John Woollam, Alderman Neild, &c. During the proceed-
ings a subscription was entered into, and amongst the con-
tributors were, Lord Francis Egerton, 1,000/. ; Mark Philips,
1,000/. ; Sir B. Heywood, Bart., 1,000/. ; J. C. Harter, 500/. ;
John Brooks, 500/. ; Sir Thomas Potter, 500/. ; Mr. Alder-
man Neild, 500/. ' • Thomas Townend, 500/. ; J. and N. Philip,
500/. ; Leese Kersha'w and Co., 500/. ; James Heywood, 300/. ;
the Mayor, 200/. There were several other subscriptions en-
tered, making a total of nearly 10,000/. ; and it is believed
that 50,000/. will be raised for this purpose
NOVEL EXPORT.—A novel entry for export was
made yesterday at the Custom-house, viz., 500 pine apples
for France, by way of Havre, and 100 for Hamburgh, being
the first exportation of the kind that ever took place from
England. They were entered by Messrs. Keeling and Hunt,
and formed a portion of the cargo of the Fear Not, the
vessel which recently made the extraordinary and un-
equalled passage from the Bahamas in twenty-one days.
They were shipped yesterday on board the Havre and Ham-
burgh steamers, the former being for the Paris market, and
from their excellent quality and condition, and being care-
fully packed in cases of thirty each, will, no doubt, stand the
second voyage well.
RAISING THE WIND.-4 correspondent inform us
that he knows a person who inserted in " the leading journal
of Europe" an advertisement fol. which he paid 9a. At the
foot thereof was appended—" Parties wishing an answer to
their application will please to enclose a postage stamp."
Within a week he received ad less than 219 letters with
postage stamp inside, which nqt only paid for advertising,
but gave a bonus of 9s. 3d. in his favour. It is said that hun-
dreds of persons will resort to this novel mode of " raising
the wind."— Worcester Journal.!
EXTRAORDINARY INSTANCE OF GOOD FORTUNE.—A
poor fisherman, residing at Sidmouth, having fallen in arrear
with his landlord, hired a boat 'for the purpose of conveying
his few household effects to Portland. the wind blowing
from the north-west he put out to sea, and was hailed by a
homeward-bound East Indiaman. There were on board the
vessel twenty-five passengers, and they offered him three
pounds a head to take them ashore. The offer was thankfully
accepted, and the duty duly performed. The boatman then
returned to his late desolate habitation, relanded his furni-
ture, and immediately afterwards waited upon his landlord
and discharged his debt.—Glasgow Courier.
STONE IN A MAN'S STOMACH.—On Monday last a
lunatic, named Joseph Little, aged forty, confined in that ex-
cellent institution, the Asylum,. Brownlow-hill, complained
of being unable to eat in consequence of something in his
throat. He was removed to the: infirmary, and every atten-
tion paid him, but lie died on Thursday. On examination of
the body, a large pebble was found in the throat, and in the
stoni:kch a quantity of little stones and grass. How he got
them no cne could tell. The same care was taken of him as
of other patients.—'Leicestershire Mercury.
DREADFUL APT;int.-7ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND
SUICIDE.—On the morning of- Sabbath last, a most
in a &am., named Fife,
•.
dis-
tressing event occurred
belonging to Alloa Colliery. Regarding some trifling
circumstance a dispute arose between the father
and son, a young lad 'of about twenty, till
at length the former, enraged almost to fury,
lifted a hoe, which unfortunately happened to be lying
near, and struck his son a tremendous blow with it on
the head—laying the skull almost completely open. It
was not expected that the lad could survive, and accord•
ingly information was speedily conveyed to the police,
.vho proceeded to the house,' and took the father into
custody. He, however, requested. to be allowed
to go into another apartment for a moment,
and had been absent but a very short time,
when, on the officers entering the room, they found
him weltering in his blood, having in the interval cut his
throat in a shocking manner, Medical aid was instantly
procured for both ; and up to yesterday they were still
alive, but very little hopes were entertained of their re-
covery.—Stirling Journal of Friday.

THE QUEEN AND THE INFANT -,

PRINCE.
The following bulletin of the Queen'i: health %was
issued on Satmrlay morning:—

Windor Castle, August 10, 1844,
"Eight, A.M.
" Her Majesty goes on favourably.
" The infant Prince continues well.
(Signed) "'TAMES CLARK, M.D.
" CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
" ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D."