The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-08 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—Tbe glorious letter of Lord John Russell to
the Bishop of Durham, leaves little to be desired but
that means should be devised, in the absence of Parlia-
ment, for giving opportunities of expressing adherence
to his leadership so well begun. The question of law
may demand consideration ; but so far as I can recol-
lect from the authority on former occasions men-
tioned as my domestic attorney-general, the statute of
13 Elizabeth, c. 2, remains in full force by express
provision of the statute of 7 and 8 Victoria, c. 102,
except the " suffering pains of death" which by the
first statute is enacted. Ido not suppose anybody
wants to see St. Pudentiana quartered ; but it would
be well to try the law of the case.
We see now what was preparing for us, when a
French army was restoring the Pontifical power in
Rome, and the same organs that hounded on Don
Carlos in Spain, were found at the table of the
French general in support of the same mission. It
is not clear, either, that the case is mended, by the re-
ported movements of 200,000 Austrians and Bavarians
towards the liberal states of Germany. There is a
medium always between needless &arm and careless•
ness ; and it is well we see the question so far in such
good hands. The thing more immediately in our
power at present, is to adhere.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, Nov. 8, 1850.

A VOYAGE ROUND THE I%o3LD.—There is at
present lying in the Mersey a ship called the Hannah, which
will leave this port with the first fair wind under novel and

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peculiar circumstances. The Hannah is a fine frigate-look-
ing weasel, of 450 tons burden, which has been purchased by
a Manchester gentleman, named Gardner, who has had her

fitted up in a first-rate style for the accommodation of him•
self and family, as well as several friends. The between.

decks have alsO been made exceedingly—comfortable for the
reception of a posse of servants. Mr. Gardner, who is a

gentleman of fortune, intends making a voyage round the
world, and has made preparations for sailing from country to
country for the space of live years. The vessel, which is in
first-rate order, carries everything necessary for the perfect
enjoyment of Mr. Gardner's novel and lengthy voyage, and
is commanCed by Captain Moodie, who has engaged a crew
of picked men. Whether Mr. Gardner has any particular
adventure in view, such as the discovery and appropriation
of some new and rich country, over which he and his friends
may have dominion, we know not; but, whatever secret ob-
jects he may have, we wish hint fair and prosperous breezes,
and a kindly reception in all the lands off which he may
anchor.-- Lirerpool Times.
ACCIDENT AT THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY STATION.—BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 7.—A singular
and annoying accident occurred at the junction of the Derby
and London and North-Western station this morning. There
is a lift betwixt the elevation of the two lines, and therefore
carriages are obliged to be lifted by machinery from the
Derby up to the Bristol line. It appears that between 3 and
4 o'clock this morning, and after the mail train left for Glou-
cester, a goods train passed over the viaduct which crosses
Lawley-street, and from some cause not yet explained an ex-
plosion took place. As to the cause there are various opi-
nions; the most popular one is that gas had collected under
the dry arches of the railway, and that an accidental spark
from the engine rendered the explosion inevitable. It is
somewhat singular that, with the exception of the stoker of
the goods engine, no person connected with the train was
seriously injured. But the results have otherwise been
fearful; the parapet wall and masses of brickwork were
propelled from an elevation ..of 50 feet, and lay in large
masses, showing the violence of the shock. Numbers of
men are now actively engaged in repairing the serious da-
mage done.
Matrimony is a circus. Many noble creatures
enter' it, run round and round, and kick up a fine dust, but
few get properly trained and broken to it. —Eliza Cook's
Journal.
MISQUOTATION.—" He who runs may read."—No
such passage exists in the Scriptures, though it is constantly
quoted as from them. It is usually the accompaniment of
expressions relative to the clearness of meaning or direction,
the suppositious allusion being to an inscription written in
very large characters. The text in the prophet Habakkuk
is the following :—" Write the vision and make it plain upon
tables, that he may run that readeth it." (Ch. ii., 2.) Here,
plainly, the meaning is, that every one reading the vision
should be alarmed by it, and should fly from the impending
calamity; and, although this involves the notien of legibility
and clearness, that notion is the secondary, and not the
primary one, as those persons make it who misquote in the
manner stated above.—Notes and Queries.
DEATH IN A CAB.—On Wednesday a sergeant in
the Royal Artillery engaged a cab, giving directions to be set
down at the North Kent Railway, London-bridge. On ar-
riving at the terminus the driver alighted from his seat to
afford egress from the vehicle, and he was not a little sur-
prised when, opening the door, he found the passenger inani-
mate. Life being pronounced quite extinct, the body was
conveyed to the Green Man, where it awaits tht coroner's
inquest. It is thought that an apoplectic fit was the cause of
death.
LOVE AT FIRST SlGHT.—Lately two soldiers met
two girls in the streets of the fair city of Perth, smiled,
talked, proposed on the instant, and on the instant were ac-
cepted. On the ensiling Sabbath the banns were proclaimed,
and the next day the minister was engaged and the festival
prepared. But the commanding officer had heard of the
affair, closed the barracks, and tempted a new illustration of
the proverb that " Love laughs at locksmiths," for in a day
or two the ,four inamoratas were made twain, and " woo'd
and =OA an' a' that,"..-,Perth raper.