The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-26 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE.

The performance of the unrivalled troupe of eques-
trians continues so attractive, that Mr. Batty has de-
termined to keep his theatre open until Thursday, i❑
order to accommodate the numerous persons who
are anxious to witness these very attrac-
tive performances. He has entered into an en-
gagement with Young Hernandez, the first rider in
the world, which commenced last night, and will
terminate on Thursday. Those who are desirous of
witnessing his most wonderful, and at the same time
most graceful, performances, should not miss the
present opportunity.

MR. ELIOT WARBURTON'S NEW WORK..—We are
requested to stive that Mr. Warburton's new Hig ;rical
Romance "Reginald Hastings, a Tale of the Troubles in
164 " is publishei this day by Mr. Colburn, and may
be had at all the Libraries. Also just published, 2. The
new novel, "Pride and Irresolution," by the author of
"The Discipline of Life."-3. Revelations of Prince Tal-
leyrand, by M. Colmache, Private Secretary to the
Prince. Second and Cheaper Edition, 1 vol., 10s. 6d.
bound-4. Memoirs of a Hungarian Lady, comprising
full end interesting details of the late Events in Hungary,
by Theresa Pulszky, 2 vols.-5. Sam Slick's " Old
Judge, or Life in a Colony," Cheap Edition, 1 vol.
10s. Gd. bound-6. The Scottish Cavalier, an Historical
Romance, by James Grant, Esq., Author of " The Gor-
don Highlanders," 3 vols.-7. The Second Volume of
the new and Cheaper Edition of Evelyn's Diary and
Correspondence, 10s. Gd. bound. Also (in a few days)
Leaves from a Lady's Diary of ber Travels in Barbary,
2 vols.

DEATH PREFERRED TO PAUPER'S:II.—A few days
since a widow, named Braine, in poor circumstances, but
of good character, attended the board of guardians at
Keyneham, for the purpose of obtaining relief. Whilst
waiting outside with others, she was observed to leave
the place, and go across the meadows to the river Avon,
where the bank is very steep. After once or twice wist-
fully looking over the bank at the water, she retired a
short distance, and then walked backward, and in this
way threw herself into the river. A man who saw her
commit the act, but was at too great a distance to pre.
vent it, immediately hastened to the spot, and every
effort was made to save her, but the body was not re-
covered before life was extinct.

THE SLAVE TEADE.—During the last eight years
upwards of G4O slavers have been taken on the coast of
Africa, and of that number of vessels three- fourths have been

within 30 miles of the coast. It is t generalitn.peu
naval officers that it would be m advisable. to ,granill
\ty on the tonnage of vessels ,:en near the eesuct.
,irfaund-fatted-ur_proved be engaggin-the slave
' trade inpteference to the nt adopted,ofietje •
abounry according to the number of -alstves3,aken:‘,
_The
,fan of granting --triounty on the tonnege Of -vu
aken would strike at the root of the trade, and place Au
,onduct of the cruisers above suspicion of letting them touch - -
he coast in the expectation of catch lug them when liditqfalaves.
Prevention is better than cure it the squadron is' to lie kept
nn the coast; and a bounty on the tonnage of slave vessels
taken in attempting to reach the coast would be the most
effectual means of suppressing the slave trade.—Post.
AN EXPENSIVE RESISTANCE TO THE LAW.—OII
Monday, Mr. Isaac Kent, shipowner, was convicted, before
tile magistrates, of an assault, inn:fined 6d., and 19s. &I
costs. He refused to pay, and the officers were ordered to
take him into custody; but he said fifty men should not take
him. '1 hrowing his arm round a post, he defied the officers
who were a long time before they could stir him. The con-
test caused quite a scene in the court, the effect of which
was heightened by Kent's wife and son calling out at the top
of their voices, the one, " They'll kill my husband " the
other, "They'll kill my father!" After great difficulty, Kent
was got upon the ground, and the handcuffs put upon him.
His brother-in-law then paid the sovereign, expecting hie
discharge ; but he was told, to his great surprise, that he had
cotnniitied a serious offence, which rendered him liable to
three rears' imprisonment. A further fine of 5/. was inflicted,
which.' was ultimately paid.—Norfolk Chronicle.
GALLANT CONDUCT 01' A SAILOR.—WhiIe a poor
man named William Surtees, an inmate of the union work-
house, was, on Sunday last, standing on the edge of the Low
Wharf Quay, Sunderland, he was suddenly seized with a fit,
and fell over the quay into the river. A sailor, named
George Thompson, who was standing on board of a vessel,
se.ing the danger the poor fellow was in, immediately seized
hold of a rope, and dashed into the water, caught him by the
hair just as he was sinking, and kept his head above water
until he received assistance. Surtees was taken on shore in-
sensible, and carried to the office of the commissioners of the
river Wear, where he received medical attendance, and is
now recovered.—Newcastle Journal.
CAGE.—An article to the manufacture of which
our spinsters would do well to direct their attention, since
the reason of so many unhappy marriages is, that young
ladies employ their time in making nets,in.stead of cages.--
Eliza Cook's Journa'.
THE GALE ON SATURDAY NIGHT.—The severity
of the gale from the N.E. during the whole of Saturday night
appears to have been most severely felt, and was attended
with serious consequences to the cattle arriving here on
board the vessels from Ireland. The William Penn, belonging
to the Waterford Steam-ship Company, so far as we are
at present enabled to state, suffered most. She left Dublin
about six o'clock in the evening, having on board upwards of
100 head of cattle, 31 horses, and 200 pigs, a great portion of
which, together with several passengers, were on deck. On
the arrival of the steamer yesterday afternoon it was found
that about 20 of the horned cattle and 3 horses had died from
the cold. The other animals on deck also suffered materially
from the severity of the weather, and some of them were
much mutilated, having been tossed about by the motion of
the vessel. Nor did the passengers on deck altogether es-
cape, and had it not been for the consideration of those in
the cabins, who kindly made room for the poor creatures be-
low, they must also have suffered most severely. As it was,
one poor child, a boy six years of age, was found lying deaa,
and by his side another child in a dying state, who was only
restored to animation by the prompt application of warm
blankets. These children were in charge of a woman, who
states that they were entrusted to her care in Dublin by a
man whom she did not know. We understand that the deck
passengers of the steamer Queen, which arrived at eight
o'clock in the morning, also suffered severely from the cold.
—Liverpool Albion.

ROYAL COLLEGE or SURGEONS.--A meeting was
held yesterday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, of those fellows
of the Reyal College of 4urgeons who disapproved of the
change in the charter of the institution proposed by the
council, by which those members of the college who had
been members at the date of the new charter in 1843
should, after twenty years' standing, be admitted without
examination to the fellowship Mr. Robinson presided.
After a few words from the chairman deprecatory of the
proposed alteration, a resolution was proposed by Mr.
Roberts, and seconded by Mr. Holmes Coote, to the effect
that those fellows who were present regarded the proposed
change as an act of grievous injustice. This was carried by
a large majority ; an amendment, proposed by Mr. Erich-
sen, approving o the intention of the council, being sup-
ported by only one gentleman besides the mover and
seconder, in accordance with the spirit of the resolution, a
memorial, addressed to the president, vice-president, and
council of the Royal College of Surgeons, was read and
adopted, setting forth that the memoralists learned with
regret and disappointment that the council had applied to
Government for a supplementary charter for the purpose of
rendering members eligible to the fellowship without a
second examination; that the memorialists had been in-
duced to incur the expense, loss of time, and possible dis-
grace of the ordeal in reliance upon the statements of the
college that the charter of 1843 should be a final measures;
and they submitted that the proposed alteration would be
injurious to the profession and unjust to themselves; that
it would degrade the fellowship, and render it valueless in
public estimation ; and lastly, that it would be a breach of
faith towards those who had subjected themselves to the
examination. On these grounds they prayed that the pro-
posed alterations should not be carried out. After the meet-
ing the memorial was signed by the majority of the gentle-
men present.

SERIOUS BANK DODDERY.—On Saturday a gen.
tieman in the commission trade, in this town, after having
paid all the cash he had to pay at his warehouse, took the
remaining notes and a cheque (in all 7081.) to pay into the
bank of Sir Benjamin Heywood and Co., St. Ann-street. He
folded up the notes and cheque together, held them in his
hand, and put his hand into an outer pocket of his coat.
He had not been twe minutes in the bank before he missed
the notes, which he believes he had in his hand at the door of
the bank. The:money consisted of three Bank of England
notes of '2Ol. each, one of 101., and one of 5/. ; all the num-
bers of which being known to the gentleman, payment of
all of them was promptly stopped. With the notes was ,a
cheque for 3331. 2a. upon Sir Benjamin Heywood and Co.,
payment of which was, of course, instantly stopped.
Nothing has since been Heard of the missing cash.—Man-
chester Courier.

IMPUDENT Talnvus.—On Friday night last a bur-
glary of an exceedingly impudent nature was effected at the
house of Mrs. Vowles, a widow, residing at Wraxall. The
thieves bored several holes in the front door, by which they
were enabled to open it and gain an entrance. They took
off a box of wearing apparel belonging to a young lady
living with Mrs. Vowles, IEI. or 141. of whose money they
also appropriated. The rascals cooked and ate a dozen of
eggs, with bread and butter, while upon the premises, and
regaled themselves plentifully with cider from a cask in the
cellar.—Bristol Journal.

There is something so attractive about flowers,
that, not content with being merely surrounded by them, we
desire to have them yet nearer to us; and wherever we find
them, whether in garden or field, our natural impulse, at
every age, is to gather ' them and make their perfume and
beauty all our own.—Eiiza Cook's ♦surnal.

FAIR UNDER THE THAMES.--Yesterday being the
anniversary of the opening of that great undertaking, the
Thames Tunnel, the directors, in celebration of the event,
gave a grand fancy fair beneath the waters of Old Father
Thames. The entire length of the tunnel and either shaft
were decorated with myriads of variegated lamps, the panels
being filled in with a variety of paintings, representing the
most interesting views along the banks. Rows of stalls, co-
vered with ornamental articles, shows, refreshment booths,
the Wizard of the North, Ethiopian minstrels, and bands of
music, were the amusements offered. Daring the day seve-
ral thousands of persons visited the tunnel. The fair will be
continued three days.

SINGULAR CAUSE OP A FATAL ACCIDENT.-011
the 25th ult. a man named Mulligan, of the Vulcan Foundry,
Warrington, went home in a state of intoxication, and com-
menced beating his wife so violently that she had to flee the
house. The cottage was lighted by gas, and when she re-
turned she found the room filled with it, and her children
breathing with difficulty. She hastened to examine the
place, and incautiously lighted a lucifer match to assist her
search, on which an explosion took place, and she was so
much burnt that she died in the workhouse on the 12th inst.
It is conjectured that when her husband was beating her
he broke the gas-pipe, and caused an escape.—Manchesta'
Courier.

DISTRIBUTION OF lIER MAJESTY'S BOUNTY...me
Yesterday her Majesty's royal Easter bounty to the aged
poor was distributed at the Royal Almonry, Middle Scotland-
yard, by the Bishop of Oxford, the Lord High Almoner, the
Rev. E. Goodenough, Sub-Almoner, and Mr. Hanby Gro-
men. Upwards of 500 aged men and women were presented
with ss. each, all being above 60, and many upwards of 90
years of age. The royal maundy will be presented in White-
Lail Chapel, on Thursday next, to 62 aged men and women,
two being added to the list of recipients for every year her
Majesty attains. This gift amounts to about Li. to each
individual.

THE ST. HELEN'S SAVINGS' BANK DEFALCATIONS.
Oa Thursday, William Johnson, sub-actuary of St. Helen's
Savings' Bank, who had already, with his brother, been
committed on a charge of embezzlement, was brought be-
fore Thomas Townley Parker, Esq. The prisoner was ap-
prehended at his brother's house, Walton, near Liverpool.
early on Thursday. Mr. Thomas Haddock. (in the absence
of Mr. Aspinall, barrister,) conducted the case for the prose-
cution. Mr. Whitley, of Liverpool, appeared for the pri-
soner. James Thompson, farmer, of Bold, stated that he
paid on the 11th of August, 1845, 301. to the prisoner, which
was entered in his pass-book. Since then he had taken the
book to have the interest added, and had received various
sums ; but some amounts which were entered in the ledger of
the bank had not been received by him nor any one au-
thorised by him. A number of similar cases, as well as se-
veral cases in which Mr. Johnson was charged with having
permitted persons to deposit more than the sums legally
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BUN UPON THE SAVINGS' BANK, PEETH.--0 wing
to some panic that had taken effect upon a number of tho
reepcorgneseinztances of
assizes
depositors in this bank, a run took place upon it on Thurs-
day morning last. Unlike the most of savings' banks, Use
aotwn the
greater part of its funds are deposited with one of the Scot-
tish chartered banks—having been withdrawn from the Go-
vernment funds about a year and a half ago, when the rats
of interest upon public securities was so much lower than
the general rate in the country, and lodged with the Na-
tional Bank of Scotland. When the money pro.
vided to pay the depositors who were expected to operate
upon their accounts on Thursday had run short, the cashier
was obliged to pay the rest with cheques upon the National
Bank. As the bank is open for paying only once a week,
perhaps the alarm may have subsided before next Thurs-
day. It is supposed that some unauthenticated rumours
about certain parties recently connected with the bank had
given rise to the panic.—Ca/cdonian Mercury.
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ROMAN ANTIQUITIES.—A Roman villa has been
discovered in the parish of Pauler's Purv, near Stoney Strat-
ford, on the property of the Duke of Grafton, and near the
course of the Roman road, Stratford being the Lactodorum of
the Romans• His Grace employs men to excavate the foun-
dations, and to watch night and day. Already a flue tae!
lated pavement ha. been clearet4.+Oxford Journal.