The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-30 00:00:00

renheit) down to twenty-eight degrees. The suffering and
misery among the poor are inconceivable. They seem
aneantis by the cold ; and walk about with charcoal pots
in their hands, or sit howling over one and calling on
the eternal San Gennaro. The paucity of visitors, on
whom they in fact live, has reduced the beggars to the
zero of despair. Englishmen, who only know Naples from
tourists and romancists, would discover no recognisable fea-
ture of their Leau-ideal. Clouds, gloom, dirt, cold, wind,
raimbeggars out of doors ; paltry wood fires, doors and windows
made to let in the air and draughts, no carpets, no society
(or little), nothing stirring; no magazines, no newspapers, or
old ones, no friends and relatives, no good English cheer,
with English coals, and an English grate, and the dear poker,
tongs, and shovel, to bang and knock the fire about with, and
thus afford a safety-valve for the escape of concentrated
ennui ; no clubs; few dinner and no nice tea parties, with
the hissing urn and drawn wind° w4curtains, and cosy round
game or hand at wist. None, noire. of these in-doors. Only
the stiff formal academy balls, with here and there a dull
ambassador's ball ; much parade a uid ceremony, little or no
cordiality or friendly feeling.—Chrcitick.
EXTRAORDINARY LAMB.—A.n ewe, belonging to
Mr. W. Roebuck, farmer, Woodside, Honley, dropped a lamb
on Tuesday morning weighing 15lbsi.—Leeds Mercury.
"RIGHT HAND TO THE WALL."—The Glasgow
magistrates have placarded the walls of that city with in-
structions to pedestrians to keep " the right hand to the
wall." In this district people walk i n a "through other,"
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higgledy-piggledy fashion. -
STATE OF TRADE AT NOTTllf(3llAlll.—Lace—We
do not notice any improvement in our business; indeed thez
is generally more doing the week or two preceding Easter
than is the case this year—this festival falling earlier than
usual, and the extremely cold weather are, perhaps, sufficient
reasons to account for some diminut);on in sales. Doubled
yarn is still as high in price as ever. I tosiery— We have not
any change to note in this trade. The hosiers are acting on
the defensive, by making only such goods as they can im-
mediately sell. The price of yarn is a mere trifle more in
favour of buyers.—Nottingham Journal.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—on Tuesday, the 12th
inst., Master Emrys Eyton, youngest ;son of John Prys
Eyton, Esq., of Kinsale-house, Flintshi'xt, met with an un-
timely death. lie had been amusing kir _molt with another
boy at the smaller of two dams, near his father's lead works
of Llanerch-y-mor. They both got into. a boat which had
been left there, and Master Eyton began cc ulling. lle missed
one stroke and fell into the water. Th DU gh there was hell)
within a few yards, the other boy fled th rcaigh fear and con-
fusion, and retired to bed at his usual sour. About nine
o'clock his companion was missed, the wister of the dam was
drawn off, and the body was found after i 4 had been in the
water between four and live hours. '['his melancholy occur•
rence has plunged an amiable family into. the deepest afflic-
tion, and has produced a deep sensation a caong a wide circle
of friends, by whom the young gentleman was much beloved.
—Liverpool Mercury.
ANECDOTE OF A CAT.—A Mae hunt residing at
Balloch, on the banks of Lochlomond, he a a cat which has
had three litters of from four to five kitten s annually for the
last eight years. On the 15f h instant she produced her first
for the season, of five, when three of the kittens were
drowned and two left. The cat seemed to f tfel deeply the loss
of her young, and on the second day af, sr they had been
taken from her she left her nest for a sh art time, and re•
turned carrying gently in her mouth a young hare, which
she placed snugly beside her own offspring. S ince that period
she has regularly suckled the stranger, sad the three have
thriven famously. They are now strong enough to play
about, and the hare seems to be the favouri to of the family,
both with the old pass and its own playmate s of the nest.—
Inverness Courier.

LONDON AND I:LAM:MILL RAILWAY..—This com-
pany have petitioned, under their common of al, in favour of
Mr. Ricardo's Bill for the better regulation of railway traffic,
on the ground that the evils it seeks to reuse iy are of consi-
derable magnitude, and call for the interval ition of the Le-
gislature. In cases where, by means of Uri inch lines, pas-
sengers might be conveyed to their destinitt ion by a shorter
road, at less expense and time, they are a o'er, by the man-
ner in which traffic is conducted on the main :lines, compelled
to travel by a longer and more expensive r of de; and there-
fore, practically, the main lir.es obtain a coin plete monopoly
of the traffic to the exclusion of the Uralic h lines. Peti-
tioners state that they have reason to compl a. in of such con-
duct on the part of the directors of certain railways with
which they are connected by a branch line, in ads at the ex-
pense of the London and Blackwell Company..
THE WEATHER.—The weather in Di arch is gene-
rally fitful and capricious, but this year it k as been more
than ordinarily changeable. • About three we eks ago we had
several most delightful and balmy spring day:3, which gave a
great impetus to vegetation; but this wis succeeded by
biting winds from the north and east, havie g occasionally
some of the March bluster about them. On, Monday after-
noon snow began to fall; before midnight a. thin coat of it
covered the whole town, mid by the dawn (if the following
morning the depth of snow on the ground b ad increased to
about five inches. On Tuesday night there was a severe
frost, which added still furthee to the wintry aspect of the
sceue. On Wednesday night there was again a severe frost,
out yesterday was bright, clear, and sunny. We learn that
this supplemental winter has been general In the United
Kingdom, and the weather has been very cold in France and
other parts on the continent. Snow fell hr. Rome on the
morning of the 17th instant. We have been :favoured with
the following note from Croxteth Hall, the i teat of our dis-
tinguished neighbour, the Earl of Sefton :—" Three thermo-
meters here on Wednesday night stood at, the following
points—one at ten, one at half-past eight, one it seven o'clock,
indicating 22, 23k, and 25 degrees of Fahrenlietit.—Liverpool
Mercury.

THE GREEK GIRL.—I accepted his invitation, and
when we were comfortably seated on a illy att, in a back
room, overlooking a little moonlit grove, and had our pipes
filled and lighted, my young friead clapped his. hands, upon
which a lady made her appearance, beautifiii as Artemis,
and with much of her character of mind and features. It
was his sister. " Aglaia," said he to her, in a most gentle
and affectionate tone," bring us some coffee; this is an Eng-
fish gentleman, so you need not fear." Aglaia soon vanished,
and returned with the coffee, which in such h( lases is always
kept in readiness. While she was pouring i.t. out for us I
.nade several attempts to address her in R smaic, which I
spoke so abominably that it quite upset her gi avity, and she
laughed outright. She was a girl of about t eventeen, tall,
tair for a Greek, with large liquid black eyes,
and a profusion of black hair. Her brother seemed
intensely pleased at the admiration she excited
in me. He said in Italian, of which she did
not understand a word, " Confess that beauty
has not yet vanished from Greece." " No," I replied, " nor
will it ever disappear from the country, so lo ag as you and
your sister remain in it." At this he laughed, and said,
Aglaia, sit down and sing a song ; mother - will hear you.
and be delighted." Without further ceremony the Greek
girl seated herself and sang. Of the words I c( )uld not judge,
for through her pronunciation, I could attach no meaning to
them. But her voice was rich and melodious, and eh•
seemed to sing with all her soul. I fear I sh all scarcely be
able to express in what consistel the difference in her
manner and that of the Italian women: If I say she was
austere it will convey a wrong idea. She seem d like an in-
nocent child with a woman's form. A veil of extreme
modesty enveloped her. She expected no adeairation, and
courted none, but talked with the most naturs.l simpl city.
I was often reminded of her afterwards by the young Bedouin
women I saw in the desert, beneath their fathers' tents,
though no Arab ever possessed features like hers; so deli-
cately proportioned, so soft, so fair, so radient with intellect.
--J. A. St. John (in Tait).

TIIE FIRE AT PORT Durnus.—A computation
has been made, with as close an approximation to accuracy
as the circumstances will allow, of the loss occasioned by the
testructive tire to which the mill and grain store of the
Messrs. Currie, at Port Dundas, last night fell a prey.
According to the estimate formed, the value o-. 7 the property
destroyed was at least 12,0001., the whole of the building,
which is seven stories in height and was fiVed With ma.
chinery and goods, having been completely gatted. Both
die proprietary (the Port Dundas Distillery Company) and
the occupants, are, however, covered by insurance. The
origin of the fire which has produced midi disastrous
results has not yet been ascertained. It seems, indeed,
quite inexplicable, as in neither of the upper .flats, from
which the flames burst forth, are there any gas communica-
tions—the pipes having been removed some time since, on
the occasion of a trivial fire which occurred in the premises
—and no one had visited them after five o'clock in the even-
ing, at which hour, of course, there was no necessity for
carrying any lantern. At eight o'clock, when the place was
shut up, all seemed quite safe, and in order. In these cir-
cumstances, it is conjectured that the cause of the conflagra-
tion must be sought for either in the overhealing, through
friction, of a portion of the machinery, or the casual commu-
nication of some stray spark through an open w indow. Much
credit has been deservedly bestowed on the firs:meta, for the
perseverance and energy which they displayed. But for
these, it is certain that the store contiguous to the q
mill, and whirls was erected about a year sin.:e, would also
have been consumed. Fortunately this was avoided, and
the only damage, done there was the wetting a portion of the
stock. Baillie Dreghorn, and others connected with the
committee on watching and lighting, were present, and took
an active part in directing the proceedings of the men.
Captains Smart and Mackay were also present. and, by the
admirable regulation which they enforced, effectually pre-
served order, and succeded in facilitating the operations of
those engaged about the building. The crowd was immense,
and as usual at such gatherings there were intermingled with
those composing it not a few sharpers and pickpockets, who
twrstied their avocation most industriously.—Glasgow Daily

Mail.
MINING IN AUSTRALIA.—The following is an ex-
tract from a letter written by a gentleman in the commission
of the peace, who is resident in the neighbourhood of the
Burra Burra Copper Mines, and addressed to a friend in this
country :—" Our mining interests here are getting on capi-
tally. At the Burra Burra they have now about 800 people
at work ; and in a conversation I had a few days since with
their secretary, who is a townsman of mine, I learnt that
they could now employ from 100 to 200 more miners if they
could get them. Let this be known in Devon and Cornwall.
You may entirely depend on it. We want also blacksmiths
and carpenters, stonemasons, &c. Good men, with a ready
hand and a clever head, if steady and industrious, are sure
to do well. We have too many of the scraff and scrubs—
t here are chaps out here who would be dear at sixpence a
day."
AN EXTRAORDINARY COURSING MEETING.-011
Wednesday last Mr. Walsh, surgeon at the Lincolnshire Lu-
natic ylum, gave a treat to a grest number of the patients,
by taking them to the estate of Sir E. H. Bromhead, Bart.,
atTburlby, in order to enjoy the sport of coursing hares.
Mr. Walsh has several good dogs, and the day was spent in
A very pleasant manner. Such recreations as these are likely
to end very beneficially for the unfortunate patients in the
asylum; their minds are diverted, and their health much im-
proved. During the day several persons resident in the
neighbourhood of Tburlby met the party, and so well con-
ducted were the patients that it was difficult to tell which
were the insane amongst the company.—Nottingham Journal.
A M[STAIIE.—A day or two since a corporal of the
Royal Artillery, whose name is said to be the very common
one of Smith, was tried by a court. martial, and sentenced to
be reduced to the ranks. The prisoner was tried as belong-
ing to a certain battalion, and, after having had his "stripes"
taken off; and being otherwise degraded, he turned round
and coolly asked his commanding officer whether it was
Smith of the •znd battalion, or the 4th, that it was intended
to degrade. On further inquiry it turned out that the man
had been brought to trial under a wrong designation, as far
as the number of his battalion was concerned; and as the
error was deemed fatal to the conviction, the lucky rascal was
set at liberty, and restored to his former rank.
The Commissioners of Inland Revenue have issur

directions to her Majesty's officers, directing them not to
allow any drawback on bricks shipped for exportation af, er
the 27th instant.
• FREE Cnuucn AT GOUROCK.—We understand that
the Rev. Wm. Fraser, Frea Church Missionary, son of Pro-
vost Fraser of Canada, bas received and accepted a call to the
Free Church at Gourock.—lttserness. Courier.
The snow on some parts of the Lincolnshire wolds
is a foot deep.