The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-20 00:00:00

she • the cha---rge at the station, the woman admittA ook
,
Inds, the person who accosted Sir James.
ence, the female prisoner said she certainly did,
!Pe k to Sir Junifs, who gave her a violent push, and in
returnTne she pushed him agtLin.
two Men said they were walking down Jermyn-
.ireet
i„, when they saw the prosecutc.r strike the woman,
"as they thought it was a cowardly act they went up
to bike
L. her part.
!tug him.
They denied the intention of rob-
Ot.letttr,' .111-4011 Alt said he was of cpinion the case was
it,,./,". J
1 established, and had it not. been for the activity
sir vigilance displayed by the officers, he had no doubt
r„h, "Iles would have been further ill-treated and
hoped
The cons'ables merited reat praise, and he
cl" the Inspector' would mention it in the proper
quarter,
r.oThe prisoners wee then committed to the House of
rrcetioa for one month each witn hard labour.

tHE
ti
Set SEILPENT" IN DUBLIN BAY.—On
Tliu
11(1,4Y evening last Mr. 'Walsh, of Sackville-street,
. Or .ogal]
tliji., 9 Sutton,.o utton, and several other gentlemen, whilec
tiouilig a sail in the yacht of Mr. thea the. att. tif
srier, and exciting pleasure of witnessing evolutions o
eOrtnous sea monster, which more resembled.
.in shape
Whleiltz.e the great sea serpent than any other living thing
denrihan ,°Y of the gentlemen had ever Cetore seen or heard
appe.ivnt., Mr. Hogan's yacht was, at the time the monster
geld la view (half-past six P.m), sailing between Dalkey
v. :Irn. One of the gentlemen on board the yacht saw
.
,uie„ aster at the distanc, of about half a mile, rushing
1/41trgvi eat impetuosity in a direction towards llowth Point.
the
et_nethately three tat the attention ot his compantons
rein "lige visitor and the whole party continue for. several
and di Wei to 'watch' his movements and scrutinize his shape
alenii°l34 Several ortions of the hack were in view
er th •
•pe Water, and seemed to resemble " the coils of a ser-
ete4,,`° adopt the phraseology of one of the gentlemen who
1114 °u us to describe the circumstance. The head was
feett.,su not unlike that of an eel, and was borne aloft several
the Wet of the water. The speed at which he moved throughe
left a eter Was estimated at twenty miles an hour, and h
hew wake such as might be expected from a ship of several
tUtedrehq tons. The gentleman- who saw this monster com-
r. length at 10J feet ; and Mr. Walsh informs u.s that
Mogan,tisfeil who had been many years at sea,asqmotre
wssas.
bet et. la'llat the monster was not of the whale tribe,
3P,,,.escies heretofore known to mariners and described
T./ ts---Freeman's JOU, na'.
ILLIQR On Fri.
the a 'lr ROBBERY NEAR BRADFORD.
,9te cah..",eng man named Richard Petty was brought before
Oighw•:"Y bench, on remand from Monday, charged with
about Y robbery. From the evidence it. appeared thdat,
Week, ;t,..quarter to eleven o'clock on the might of thatnmay
ills h'er.. Wright was on his way home to Brown
and
via,,avleg been at the White Swan Inn, Wibsey, a
The p-,; crossing some fields he was attacked by two men.
.
kireeerh"o4e°ne.r was one of them, and a man called Squire
:110core„footgotne,:ho has absconded, was the other, both of
The prosecutor
Iteard were well known to Mr. Wright.
.11tockkeel down, hisbehind and on turtling ro.u.nsd hoec..was_
pockets were then rifled, and ht_.sl:
trek I.ntailiing 4771. 19s. in gold, notes, and bills, taken
or tw„IM,, • The whole of the stolen money, except a pound
**see' has been recovered since the robbery. The prisoner
remitted to the next assizes.
gr
been t;.
James, the novelist, has, for a few days past,
tied ,"e guest of Mr. John Jay. He has rented the beau-
ker All,etrY seat of Mr. Ogden, near Jamaica, for the sum-
*----oeue York Paper..
ActscTs " PARLIAMENT.—There were 110 public
alstoVed in the recent session, which commenced on the
4rst "allearY, and ended on the 15th of August. The
404
vend last Act
related to Ireland.
AtLLING OF A CHIMNEY: On Thursday last,
Totted
with the o'clock in the forenoon, the tall chimney con-
bleach works of Mr. Ambrose Wilkinson, of
lish/Lig‘oll, near Bury, fell with a tremendous crash, demo-
,,tiflog the building on
p, which it fell, and destroying a great
taieecte of the machinery. The amount of damage sus-
hi an was about 5001. The chimney had been considered
„
titter Unsafe condition for some time. On Thursday
work!. warning
to was given to the hands employed on the
Vag ti Make their escape, and consequently the accident
nattended with the loss of human life.
a UL/at
Wirt SUICIDE.—On Sunday evening, about
eh. "-Past nine o'clock, a loud report, similar to the dis-
_rge
oeetn7; „,h,e-arrus, was heard in to bedroom of a house
ttreert,'lny Mr. Johnson, slipper maker, No. 20, St. James's-
the wi ee-street, Kingsland-road. A person broke through
end thndOw of the room from whence the noise proceeded,
Aiset ere discovered the son of Mr. Johnson, a young man
deathllee Years of age, lying on the floor in the agonies of
lrealed; alessrs. Munday and Duncombe, surgeons, were
• eesseeetelY sent for, but the unfortunate young man had
ta,,,,..t0 live before their arrival. Mr. Duncombe made an
tyre itena.t,len of the body, when he discovered a large aper-
,`"e stomach of the deceased, caused by a. bullet
de had entered. the body, and caused almost instant
ett The instrument used by the deceased was the barrel
,110 h °ld Italian iron, which he had prepared by drilling a
Net the extremity for priming the charge. An inquest
_oe held this day.
1,,
•
eTlsri 8 CONDEMNED CONVICT PATRICK FORBRS.
ravoStlViet, who murdered his wife with a poker in a most
letawilll,g Manner, at Newcastle, will be executed on the
toetieh of the town gaol on Saturday morning next. He
tl" in a very dejected state.
IO Altk
IV,ALS AT MIVART'S HOTEL.—The Count and
- toath,4lloarnac, from a tour; the Count Pahlen, from_ the
teeee-yette,t j_ Lord Ward, from Wales; the Count de Roch.
1,11 trout Paris.
l'sre Chichester Theatre has been sold by auction
350/
stun:lt was built in 1796 by tontine, and formed, with
sthe ow-etb, Southampton, and *inchester, what was called
themC°llid circuit, which did a good business. Messrs.
tbglit-,:"Uavis were the original lessees under the tontine,
47,e. ho
tt erTt.e here that Incledon made his first appearance on
• .71,A and received a summary dismissal for paying his
.I.4„,ughter of one of the managers. For many years
p;',..liitst-ci,...,,heatre paid a rent o. f 50/. ; but of late years the
tbr"ed dwindled down to a N ery small sum, till it disap-
"gethee The theetre had scarcely been openedt
-Oto the
Alt .• • The purchaser converts
bre,o22c or eight years.
.04se.
fetS a,'Stnlitl°ll9 DEATH AT Y ou.K.,—On Friday morn-
COat was found on the brink of the Ouse, near the
atht4ee ,adt laudin at North-street postern. This circi!m-
-"e be 1,-" to the riveri being dragged, and in a short time
ttis,,d) °'• a man was brought up, at a part within fifteen
e
te place where the coat had been discovered. o
tit, as wash identified bMrs. Gray, of the Temperance H
That that of a
gentleman who was lodging at her house.
i. gentlemen
tee and went to her house on
. Wednesday even-
-1.18 leg.raPpeared on Thursday evening at eight o'clock.
• was marked " Isaac Coulson, passenger to
mmatee his pockets were searched 15/. 4s. 9d. in
eerpe4eolne
a -eys &c., were found upon him. When bis
sc'eral, -g.s and box were opened, two documents
.were
dty. (lvinch leave little doubt as to the gentleman s iden-
Illers4th ::,,was a mortgage bond for 2001., from the Cocker.,
;11, 0 Workingtgon Railway Company to " Isaac Coul-
V.ll;"fe4lt?thinton, near Carlisle, Cumberland, gentle-
tivkit.stn the other a share certificate in the Darlston
Anted ePe holder was given, excepting that he was desig-
r,"fore ?Puler. These facts were proved at an inquest held
Vete Wood, th oroner on Friday night, and, as
41*er DO evidenceet c show how the body got into the
Sake' verdict of " Foundo drowned" was returned. The
dresswing intelligence of
.this matter was sent to the ad-
1Y taken
ca tu
rened, Meanwhile/the property has been pro-
of.
ofett' OP TRADE AT KIRCALDT.The various
al connexion with the local trade are still in a state
Navin machine and hands in full motion, the latter
Ilierg•-' Present the benefit of cheap food and fair wages.
*title V' however, some drawback on account of the rise
nate), has taken place in the price of flax, which, unfortu-
-144504. 13,i.e150 dinbu generally interior in quality to that of last
h Nitres.
• th• e4Pßlaas-natnoE.—The diving-bell was at
• siiiki°llghout last week on the pier of the middle arch ;
44 'rig does not seem to be at an end.
Ilt,tout • RY.—On Tuesday afternoon a young lad,
bee kalea" o. f age, fell off awaterman's boat alongside
1,1,
"ea anip Blenheim, in this harbour, and would_ hay!
yoke, "eu but for the prompt and gallant act of Mr. J .
4,M as °f the above ship, who instantly plunged overboard
'lloe ?;-1 " the struggling 'youth. This was the ninth occa-
,..rollatrtei Llanteltenitl.iya.d similarly
Prescott, the
himself in the
the president of the
°Nee-CI:1h branch of thme Ro •al Humane Society of London,
ltlieethertUr Leckie with a)first-class certificate for saying
record tie's VS life in this harbour in January last. Such con
trves something more valuable than parchment to
'"oete ~,!e sense which should be entertained of it. —Ports.
'tones and Naval Gazette.
wtsc"°" or
r. ter, w, RAILWAY CAPITAL. —The Great
'ford for pay Company's Rugby line is formel wide
ahoy, ins'or four linesofrails between Wolvercott and Ox-
tlialeas. The Buckingham Company's Oxford des-hi-
ed lt we a Parallel with this line between those places,
14/,! verlinderstand that the Buckinghamshire Company
lok t.)l;:..lsely proposed to the Great Western Company
th...,Used by to purchase or rent so much of the railway
*f;'' to the Great Western Company, as would enable
Nald eava.! down their narrow-guage rails. This course
ettield QB7l the Great Western Company about 15,000 Z., and
frecatit. / Save the Buckinghamshire Company an equal
%at the It would also save the Great Western Company
foera of
orbit
and expense of having, under the
Never „pue Oxford and Rugby Act (1845), to wok, and
ad b 4 cv`eer maintain. lines both on the narrow
. and broad
theation„. are informed that the matter is under the con-
terl,lll,n the Great Western directors, and we trust that
in-
wiseso .%
,with their accustomed desire to promote.the
e..tne shareholders, see the propriety of carrying out
it.Npou arrangement.—Morning Paper.
btkSII,IITANT N
Rig NEW DEVELOPMENT IN PROPESSOR
1%14 RO f '4Bl. —We have just learned of some facts
aedt %rife: to show the utter falsity of Professor Web-
tit% TY weielli°ll as to the disposition of Dr. Parkman's body,
.
this 41 the Oe attempted to show his want of premedita-
the ,leorni,,,,4,ling. A student at the Medical College has
Oletrotraer6, tor the first time disclosed that at the time of
the netly t while he was in 'the dissecting-room entry, he
teueard sounds of something being dragged over
Otte he ha_cling to Professor Webster's lower laboratory,
ItieOlt now no doubt were thus produced by the
liter 111 the 'Jr' Parkman's body An examination of the
demo the „upPer laboratory, described by Professor Web-
• AlStiltes43.e he used for the dismemberment of the body,
the try 841411 it!,
Positive incapacity for the purpose, it being
teeProkeiv. And furthermore, the band hose which
IlleieZerllainare,BBPedabay ti/Ifinilntohcisonleettemr:aof explanation to the
y ter to said sink, was
Z'pelletoupre measured by office; OH. Spurr, and found to
of feet too short for that object !—Boston
geed!Az 11
`-4 w /4EII T
48 Passed alD}l.—By an Act of Parliament,
ctnee ,l'oaett last week, a duty of Is. 4d. per cwt. has
erew. trea, tkun.sugar used in the brewing of beer, to corn-
' lirtsra then-sugar oth July next. F the 10th October next
Per leg pr 11(.t to sell rom _
at iiese. etet3e. at any other place than their licensed
arty „„larew:: °lr on premises licensed for the express
-ltlet "'ter -4 non
take out a license for the sale of beer
key 3 tor th ace, as „ • • •
e sale' well as their brewing premises. Taking
Af: Mit% l)eer is not to be deemed selling beer at
A their licensed houses.
scut eon's to attend the statues of the
A'.vs,) bad tr, Hiram Powers. It is only a few months
ateYlePrt‘vrtekede announce the accident which betel his
t ate to ktier,:t_taCarthagena in the ye set which was con-
eltllae44et.la_e late A Similar fate has now overtaken his
A„‘!eusi,..vet the !r. Calhoun -- said by the Aerican papers
eril 1%47 eapeet:,,rtist wears of toil end wi
leich' had ben
;IZalletlle:Zi":.ers-;riontehis native country. On the 7th of
ker.tet re 4 'or from Florence that the statue bad
Itte; tax, Yto be r`ttent, and congratulated himself that it
-24111Wilich itl?llt
statueoard the Swedish ship West-
%it rhea of " Eve" was shipped. Hopes
" atilt" may be recovered.