The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-12 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE.

A magnificent new grand hippodramatic spectacle,
entitled the Enchanted Palfrey; or the Warrior of
the Crescent, was produced here last evening, with
that triumphant success which bas hitherto attended
all the productions of Mr. Batty's management.
The scene is laid in Persia, and we find that the War-
rior of the Crescent, Mitzi, was in early life a
peasant; but having entered the service of the Shah
of Persia as a soldier, he rose by degrees, and became
at last general of his forces. Raised to high rank,
he did not, however, forget an humble maiden in
his native village, to whom he had been, when
in lower circumstances, betrothed. But, when
brought to the city of the Shah, and seen by him, he
became enamoured of her, and from that moment he
determined on the ruin of the brave warrior, who
was declared a rebel, but continued, in the disguise
of a Bedouin Arab, to enter the city and palace of
the Persian Sovereign, and succeeded, through the in,.
strumentality of his famous palfrey, in carrying off
the lady. It is unnecessary to repeat the , many
dangers they escaped by means of the, same
agency, or with what uncommon dexterity the
horse performed the part assigned him ; it is
enough to observe that fortune on this occasion co-
incided with the old proverb, by favouring the brave,
fur the Warrior of the Crescent attacks the Shah in
his fortress, and deprives him at once of his life and
kingdom. The storming of the fortress at the con-
clusion was admirably managed, and elicited thunders
of applause. The scenery was magnificent, and the
costumes gorgeous. The Enchanted Palfrey will
no doubt have a long run.

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LIVERPOOL RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

Hurdle Sweepstakes.
The Little Queen •••
Redstreak ..• ••• .•• •••
Young Dutchman ••• •••
The Si.fLon ITa.udicap.

The Spot , ..• .•• •••
Becton ... ••• ••• •••
Ada Mary ••• •••
Seven ran.

THE LATE SHOCKING COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT
HAYDOCK.—The adjourned inquest upon the bodies of the
ten persons who lost their lives by the accident at a colliery
at Haydock, on Thursday last, was resumed on Monday before
John Hayes, Esq., the district coroner. J. Tremenhere,
Esq , was present as an inspector for the Government, under
the provisions of the recent Act of Parliament, and a number
of witnesses having been examined, the jury then returned a
verdict of " Accidental death." By direction of the coroner
Mr. Evans, the proprietor of the mine, was sent for. On his
arrival the coroner informed him of the suggestion made by
Mr. Tremenhere, and urged upon him the necessity of carry-
ing out those suggestions, for the purpose of insuring in-
creased protection to the lives of the men employed in the
mine. He also considered that a code of rules should be
drawn up for the general management of the mine, similar to
those in force at other collieries in the neighbourhood.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—The eldest son of the Rev.
Thomas Croker, of Maryville, a fine youth in his 16th year,
met with a deplorable accident, on Wednesday evening last,
by the incautious use of gunpowder, a long train of which
he was laying on the kitchen floor'from a shooting flask,
while a servant man, at his desire, ignited the powder at one
end, when the train blazed up, and the running flame
caught the young gentleman in a moment, with the flask in
his hands, which burst asunder with a terrible shock, tear-
ing a thumb from.each hand of the unfortunate victim, who
fell stupified with horror and pain. The consternation of
Mr. Croker's family was indescribable under this terrible
disaster. One thumb was found in a rEcess in the kitchen.
Dr. John Wilkinson was directly sent for, and removed the
other thumb, which was connected with the hand merely
by the skin ligament. He dressed the wounds, and the
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Niagara, in 181:3 and 1814.

SHOCKING SITICIDE.—About 12 o'clock last night
a young woman precipitated herself from the first recess on
the Surrey • side of Blackfriars-bridge, and, striking with
great violence against one of the buttresses, dashed iu her
skull and rebounded upon the causeway. The sound of her
fill attracted the notice of two constables, who ran down
and raised her, but after groaning heavily once or twice she
expired, and was conveyed to Christchurch dead-house.
She was apparently about 2G years of age, short in stature,
fair complexion, light brown hair, teeth much decayed, and
had on a brown cotton dress with white stripes, slate-
_coloured shawl with red stripes, and a straw bonnet with
brown ribamls.: