The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-22 00:00:00

NEW MUSIC.

BRILLIANT FANTASIA FOR THE PIANO-
FORTE, introducing JULLIEN'S POLKA. By
J. Cohan,
It appears from the statement of some of the
musical journals, that Mr. Cohan composed this fan-
tasia at the request of M. Jullien himself, by whom it
is published. Be this as it may, there can be but one
opinion that the praise of the Musical Examiner and
the Musical World is merited by the composer;
although we think the theme is scarcely worthy of
the musician who composed the martial " Pcean " on
the Revolution of Greece. This polka fantasia, how-
ever, has many beauties, and is characterised by that
unity and sustained spirit for which Mr. Cohan's corn.-
positions are remarkable.

ENGLISH BOASTING.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Will you be so good as to infurm that
English tar of Newman st that he is a fool and like all
us Englishman, few excepting, cowards first place by
stating that the french Got a licken at waterloo why
this victory is no Glory to England for every impar-
tial and well Educated Man well know and will admit
that the British troops were in a complete deroute
and that it was Blucher that won the Battle, were
would we poor Britain be had it not be for him, here
is a Proofe of our cowardice, with all our Boasting
we will never nor dare Go to war with france alone no
we must ask Prusia Austria, and Russia, to Join us
now what is the good of such stupide Boasting as that
poor innocent ass of a English tar.
Yours respectfully
AN ENGLISHMAN.

SHOCKING AND EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT AT
THE IMPERIAL GAS-WORKS.-Mr. Wakley, M.P., yes-
terday held an inquest at the Albion, Maiden lane, King's-
cross, on the body of Abraham Hawes Goulding, aged
35, a workman employed at the Imperial Gas-works, in
the immediate vicinity. It appeared from the evidence
that the deceased was what is termed a pattern-maker,
or maker of pipes for the Company. On Monday last
he was in the retort-house of the factory, with four
other workmen, employed in moulding a pipe in a lathe
ten feet long. He had a large iron gouge in his hand at
the time, n hen suddenly the pipe flew, and some portion
of it striking the deceased, knocked him down, and in
his descent the unfortunate deceased fell with his left
breast on the edge of the gouge, which passed through
his left breast and penetrated his heart to the depth of
several inches. He was heard to exclaim, " Oh, lam
bleeding, I am bleeding," but before any of his compa-
nions could get near him he had ceased to exist. The
deceased had,fixed the pipe in the lathe himself, and the
whole arrangements respecting it were under his imme-
diate control. The jury returned a verdict of " Acci-
dental death."
IMPORTATION OF RACOONS. ILFRACOMBE.
farmer in the parish of Ilfracombe having set a vermin
trap in one of his fields, was surprised one morning last
week to find in it a racoon, which, as it was merely
capght by its claw, be was enabled to secure, and to
preserve. Another of the same species was lately taken
at Lynton ; and a third has been traced near Ilfracombe.
They are supposed to have found their way to this coun-
try in some of the timber vessels which have lately ar-
rived from America—the two near Ilfracombe, probably,
from the vessel lately wrecked at Woolacembe.—A orth
Devon Advertiser.
The Duke and Duchess of Argyll and Lady Emma
Campbell are expected tA? arrive in Connaug_ht-place
from Brighten, en route to Inverary
WCasestlte ,oNn .FBri.,dafOyr, the autumn.

THE COLLIERS' STRIKE.

From a number of communications sent to us from
the cllicry districts, we Lave selected the following,
to show that the human mind, even in the lowest
drudgery, and in the most dismal of employments,
still exhibits the "spirit divine." The verses, we
admit, are not above mediocrity, but they are highly
creditable to a man doomed to the sufferings of a
miner :