The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-01 00:00:00

MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY,

CAUTION TO THE BENEVOLENT—CONVICTION OF AN
IMPOSTOR.—A miserable-looking Italian, who professed
to be deaf and dumb, and who has for many years been
preying upon the benevolent portion of the public, was
brought before Mr. Hardwick charged with begging in
the public streets.
Colley, one of the Mendicity constables, stated that
about half-past eight last night he was proceeding along
Oxford-street, when his attention was called to the pri-
soner, whom he bad known for the last nine years as a
notorious impostor, pretending to be deaf and dumb,
grinding away most ferociously at a kind of hurdy-
gurdy. In consequence of the instrument possessing
only three strings the tons elicited were anything
but musical. Witness, having seen the prisoner re-
ceive several pence, took him into custody. The con-
stable added that two years ago he took the prisoner
before Mr. Combe, at Clerkenwell Police-court, for a
similar offence, when he promised in right good
Italian to return to his native country; he did so and
purchased a farm for 1001., which sum he bad made in
this country by begging. The prisoner remained upon
his farm till about nine months ago, when he returned to
this country and immediately resorted to his old way of
-raising the wind. Witness had heard from good autho-

rity that while the prisoner was pursuing his calli%
here a relative was looking after the farm in Italy.
Mr. HARDWICK raid it was shameful that such PI
sous should be admitted into this country at all, but !
th,ught it would be ai easy to " bottle off " the Atlsoll
as put a stop to it at once. He should, however, send 11.
prisoner for a month as a warning to others of his cliP

THE ITALIAN OPERA AT PARlS.—Great inter('
is felt at the present moment in the negotiations going'
with respect to the next campa'gri of the Italian Opers
Paris. The situation of M lionconi, the director of 1'
season, is such that it is understood that he cannot rest
the position, and he is known to have contracted engl
ments at the Opera at Madrid for two months. 101
meantime, Mr. Lumley, the well-known director
Her Majesty's Theatre in London, is in Paris,
it is understood that he has made propositions Wl,ll
are likely to prove acceptable to all parties.
success of Mr. Lumley will be very gratifying to t
Paris public. Since the revolution the Italian Opera
been little better than extinct, and Mr. Lumley is consider'
the only person possessing sufficient of the public confide
to be able to revive it. Since the above was written 0,
our correspondent) I an glad to say that these hopes
been realised. I understand that the contract was concli,
and signed on Friday evening, by which concession of;
Italian Opera is given to Mr. Lumley for several years.
house is to be opened on the Ist of November. A
number of eminent names are spoken of as being alt
engaged, but it is probable that the arrangements are not,
fully completed.
CURE FOR GOITRE.—Dr. Grange, of Geneva,
has devoted a great part of his life to the study Of
causes and cure of cretinism, has just published the ITO,„ '
his observations. It appears that both cretinism and Al
proceed from the same cause, and that these disordell
particularly endemical in countries where the soil and
are very rich in magnesia. Dr. Grange asserts that
person may get a wen, if such be his fancy, by drinking,
springs highly impregnated with magnesia. lie st/
iodurated kitchen salt, used for culinary purposes tor
space of a year, to be a certain cure for, and preserve;
against the ;wen, without producing any other infixifL
Dr. Grange recommends his Government to d spiv
iodurated salt in those places where the goitre is most t
valent. He also shows from statistical accounts, that fi
contrary to universal belief, are more frequent in flat tllO
mountainous countries.

THE NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF FOR INDIA.-
William Gomm, accompanied by Lady Gomm, and Cls
Yates, his aid-de-camp, left town on Saturday for 1.,
He slept at Canterbury on Saturday, and crossed oses
Calais on Sunday. He will remain on the Continent!,
the departure of the packet from Trieste, and will prose'
Suez in the Haddington, about the Bth of November.
IRON SHIP BUILDING ON THE TYNE.--"Mfei ,i
Coutts and Parkinson, in addition to the noble East l's
man now on the stocks, have received an order fresn
eminent shipping house in the Clyde for a vessel fen's
India trade of about 1,000 tons register. This vessel cd
the largest iron sailing vessel that has yet been constq)
here, or, it is thought, in any other port. Mr. Towards
also launched two most beautiful steamers for the R°,
dam trade within the last month, and, it is understesJ
about to start with another. These facts speak for P„
selves, and confirm our anticipations that this bolo
business will become one of the great staples of this (
castle) district.
HOWDEN (YORKSHIRE) GREAT HORSE VAO
The business of this annual horse fair, the largest its
kingdom, commenced by pre-arrangement amongst tbefroi
cipal dealers and purchasers on Thursday last. At lin of
late years has there been a larger show of horses ors
attendance of foreign and of home buyers. Some °I
best hunters have been purchased in the stables 4t
varying from 1001. to 2001.; carriage horses were eat
sought for, and have gone off at from 80/. to 1004;
nags, 70/. to 801. each. This important mart is the g -
depot for the supply of the'army, and, as usual, severs_
cers from the various cavalry regiments have been
amongst whom were Lord Cardigan (11th Hussars), ;I(
Shewell, Major Irwin, Captain Shaw, &c. Messrs. '1
chased extensively, and the presence of eminent ief
Dickinson, and Collins, the troop-horse buyers, ball
from Northamptonshire Leicestershire, Herefordshire',"
wickshire, Essex, Suffolk, the midland and western ce!ioo
has created more than the usual amount of comeetitied
the possession of really first-rate animals. The Go,
Prussian, French, and Danish dealers have also purl'
largely.
f 10;
SUPERANNUATION ALLOWANCES.—The
.ol
salutary provisions appear in an Act of the last session 0t
and 14th Victoria, chap. 95) That when any
money. shall have been or shall be granted annually prof
wise to any person who has been, or shall have bee.",
ployed in the service of the Customs, as a superalV
allowance upon the retirement of such person 001!
service, or as compensation for past services, it shall 00,
lawful for the grantee of such allowance or compens3
assign or dispose of the same to any person or
whomsoever, and that all such assignments or clisP%sii
of such allowances or compensations made after the vie?
of this Act shall be wholly void to all intents and Put
and shall not be enforced in any court of law or equity'
NARROW ESCAPE.—Two days ago, while 0,, 0,
was proceeding along High-street, the horses in 'V, fright and ran along the pavement at a furious rate.
eiosi
little children happened to be amusing themselves,
scions of danger, in the course of the maddened
when a person seeing the imminent jeopardy in whientli
stood, rushed forward, seized one in his arms, gave ail-sfs
kick, which sent the poor child nearly to the middle
street; the third he succeeded in frightening off the;tri
ment, so that he fell into the kennel, and whileViEjilel'
the carriage whirled pait at a furious speed. . o'l the energetic presence of mind shown by the party 1 011
tion, in getting the children out of harm's way, it i. 5 j.Il
certain that they would have been seriously injury-49,
was they escaped altogether unhurt.—North Briton el
Mr. George Hudson, M.P , his, during thbere
weeds, been on a visit to the town of Sunderland,
was received by all classes of the constituency with thee'
respectful and en'husiastic fselings. The Hon. Mello 's
the guest of the Mayor ( Ord, Esq.,) at ‘‘li boot pitable mansion a sumptuous banquet was given in test of the occasion, which was attended by the hisg",,l gentry, and some of the principal merchants of the 0044
neighbourhood. On Thursday Mr. Hudson insPecrojecl',
splendid docks at that port, of which he was the , and which had recently been completed. A re'llso
ships both iu the fareiga and coasting trade were in
and, amongst others, a most beautiful iron eteawbuill'
Ivanhoe, launched a few days ago in the Tyllie,s;o,
Mr. 'raver, and intended to trans with passengsrs
goods, between Leith and Rotterdam. She is the P 541,1
of Mr. Smith, of Leith, who invited Mr. Hudson, thehero' and:other gentlem,n, to j,in a party on board. ni;i0c,,..4
" Health of the Hon. Member." " Success to the
,or and other toasts were given and responded to ; a"",;01a 7
sale e was fired from the vessel, and on Mr. Hads;"
ing he was heartily cheered by the crowds who 118" bled to witness the scene.
OP'
THE DEVIL's FRUlT.—Potatoes were firsts!e
duced at Moscow by a Mr. Rowland, about sixty Itip,
At first the people would neither plant nor touch to:i,
ing they were the devil's fruit, given to him 00 R. too,ti
plaiiiing to God that he bad no fruit, when be o'4 P" search in the earth for some, which he did, and fotn'efef'
toes. A curious Berwickshire legend, which, bc'fietijot
palpably anachronical attributes the introduction of Po
into Scotland to that famous wizard of the north, Sirbip,
Scott. The wizard and the devil being in partners.oel'e
a lease of a farm on the Meat= estate, called Wl'l,tlool4l
The wizard was to manage the farm ; the devil 5..,11/
the capital. The produce
was to be divided as fullo;fe
first year, Sir Michael was to have all that grew nhe se4ll)
ground, and his partner all that grew below ; t's.
year their shares were to be just the opposite itif 0,11
satanic majesty, as is usual in such cases, was f'wxtiO
reached in his bargain ; for the wizard cunningly' gr
it
the land in the first year with wheat, and .planted s forsi
potatoes the second ; so that the devil got nothinorfer
share but wheat stubble and potato tops; and his ply 10
rtlation Sir Michael continued, until he had not ?te
gored his sartner, but exhausted the soil. In split 0,00
legend, however, we must continue to give cree'nety
Walter Raleigh for having been the introducer ea rge tap 4
into this country. The first that tried them, we jeer
fell into the very natural mistake of eating the Or disregarding the roots.—The Agricultu, al Magazioe'fotes
ester'
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND BURGLARY."-',4 ,
lef,ll
day the authorities at Great Scotland-yard, and the
„0 ,
politan police generally, received informatisfrea ife
the residence of the Rev. Edward Holiest, of, oroel'auf
green, on the borders of Surrey and Ilt,tef
and the scene of the late fatal prize tight, was je-eal,ele: Friday night last by a number of men, two of '",,ses`ei
short and stout and disesuised in masks. They of '
themselves at the Rev. eentleman's bedside, and oeesooscott
shot at and woanded him. The villains afterwards
the house of watches, jewellery of various descriptinoltiii
siderable sum in money, and plate to a great anl°"* „0
which they got clear away. Three suspicious 1311101e'
seen in the village of Frimley, which is distant a 0,4040
half, in the afternoon of the same day; they were wow,
spectably, and one carried a large black bag. 501'
offered for their apprehension.
THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGHAM. °ruse
turday week last the Marquis of Lansdowne, the s's ses'of
sident of the Committee of Council on Education:ool9
the Queen's College, and was received, in the absen'vies, est
Warden, by the Dean of the Faculty, Dr. B. DAnd
Edward Townsend Cox, Mr. Edward Armfield, an ell
members of the Council. His Lordship inspected tau 010,
library, and students' rooms, and expressed hiinee been
lbt
pleased with the arrangements. The; college 1325 100'00
spected during the week by the Hon. Spencer Lytt,siiikit
tbt
Rev. Dr. Peel, Dean of Worcester, Mr. William '„inss
the Rev. Boyer Adderley, the Rev. Vaughan rfutieti• s
Rev. J. Ellis, and other influential friends of educe'
Agi
NEW ACT TO SHORTEN ACTS OF PARLI;for frheti
Among the statutes of the late session was one „ jt
ening the language used in Acts of Parliaraenf.;„e teA tf
tains eight concisely worded sections, and, accortf;stro
provisions, very considerable improvements are el'eltsof_
be made in future Acts. Subsequent Acts, it is exPwili 10,40
not contain a provision to alter or amend. They Oicti
vided into sections, without any introductory wnsreusaler
be sufficient to cite the year of the reign of a
,„1.,1re rOPosei
the word " expedient" will become obsolete. 111`05pe'01
no need of interpretation clauses, nor of others be aesos
repealed provisions, and all future Acts are to...ary. teli
public Acts, unless expressly declared to the corp„edis.
Act is to commence and take effect from and 101,1:1000
after the commencement of the new session of POW 00d
BELFAST LINEN TRADE.—We hare to sr_ll Does
reduction of 3d. per bundle on tow yarns, with the finer
of a decline, at an early date, in the prices of tusstisfacV
scriptions. This, it may be presumed, will prove SI% lota
and may have tile effect of placing the trade lrriep-ortir7,-,
better than it has been for some time past. The was t,ief!
the leading cloth markets are dull. Little busbies._
acted during the past week. In Ballymenna,,l:Tht linfd
another decline took place on all kinds of 4-4 1....10
and in Armagh a considerable quantity of cloth
coth
from the market unsold. The export of linen _1
so
firtle
Belfast during the past week was again small;
only to 613 packages, at an estimated value o
ro,
than 20,000/. Be fast Paper.

ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL MEETING9.---Tl',ol
vincial papers of Saturday record the following ng,',iitioi!ee,
meetings to have taken place during the week, in ni,",d9lP„
those already noticed in this journal;—North
South Hants, Burton, Brecknockshire, Wetherbv,
East Suffolk, West Suffolk, Louth Beds and North „
Stow •in-the-Wold and Chipping Norton, Virattangt,7i4,ll
marthenshire, Bolsover and Appleby, and Kirl:bYl
'.6 00,1
As a test of the workings of the agricultural mina' es, 101,
be said generally, as regards the after-dinner address : 500
Protectionist doctrines were far less prevalent than at tfP
lar meetings last year. The farmers do not find ire'
so very terrible, after all.
ITALIAN SWINE.—A ship which has saw— or
Naples has brought some pigs as a part of her cargos
a aoyel and luzilgiAl iroportatioa from that Place'-

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HALF AN HOUR WITH M. SOYER.

We announced last week that the chef de cuisine,
the Napoleon of the kitchen, the hero in ten thou-
sand broils, the conqueror in stews innumerable,
who has stood amidst blazing fires, that would have
melted the heartiest of stalwart generals, and achieved
triumphs even at Shithead ; he who has roasted an
English Bull, given those of Ireland a turn, singed a
Sottish sheep's head, and sported with IVelch
rabbi's, the conquorer o'er all " the ills that flesh is
heir to," and the subduer to our palates of all the
creatures of the deep, would visit S ,uthampton on
Tuesday last —a day to be recorded in the calendar
of forgetful time. On that eventful day the culinary
Swift showed to a host of delighted gourmands that
Ldliputia was not an imaginary creation, fur he pro-
duced in the matter-of-fact ware-rooms of Messrs.
Keniston and Shalders the veritable magic stove and
Lilliputian apparatus, which has been the fancy of
childhood and the dreams of hungry years. The
entre of the Gulliver of cooks had been proceeded
by a fl iurish of posting-bills, and bis levee was
crowdedly attended during the afternoon of Tuesday,
and the morning of Wednesday last. To those who
have not had the pleasure of an audience with the
celebrated professeur, we may mention that he is al-
most as fine a fellow as the portrait in his great work,
has the dress and manners of a French gentleman, full
of anet date, and untiring in his endeavours to please
his audience. Par example—he complimented the
two countries very ingeniously—the reason why the
French sere superior cooks to those of England was
in the fret that the meat Has of such a superior
quality to that in France that it was delicious, how-
ever plainly dressed, while in France the tough and
dry meat there required all the refinements of art
to make it attractive and digestible. The chef then
proceeded to the cooking by his mimic batterie
de cuisine. We described this elegant apparatus
last week, but M. Soyer is pleasant from his account
of the difficulties he had to encounter in producing
it ; he was ten months before he achieved his blow-
pipe in the interior. The rapidity and neatness of
the cookery is astonishing, the GEufa au Minior were
priduced in less than a minute, a dish of four cut-
lets and three kidneys was served in three minutes.
The ozmazone is entirely preserved, and the surface
of a beautiful colour, the chef calling it" carbonised," a
term to which he attaches a different meaning from our-
selves. The company tasted, of course, and the flavour,
aided by M. Soyer's sauce, was delicious ! While the
cookery was proceeding, the chef told the company that
he had come from Manchester on purpose to redeem his
promise to revisit Southampton, and must tear himself
away next day ; then described the great dinners he
had dressed, and the honours he had received ;
the warm reception be had received when be cooked
upon the Exeter stage; the lessons he had bad the
honour of giving to the Duchess of Sutherland, the
Countess of Wilton, Lady Ellesmere, Lady Carlisle,
and a Eost of dazzling names—his great condition
being that they must consent to take up the salt with
their finger and thumb, and throw it on the meat—
without which it was impossible to be accurate. The
chef told us that 18,000 of his " Modern Housewife "
had been sold during the last twelve months. Good
cookery, he demonstrated, was economical and health
ful—and his stove enabled them to substitute hot for
cold meat at home and abrcad. On the moors, in
the fields, in boating or fishing, in the batchelor's
chamber, or ladies' travelling carriage, here was a
modern tripod that would become more celebrated
than all those of the ancients. Mr. J. Clark, a pro-
minent advocate of the Temperance principle, ex-
pressed his approval of it, because the professeur
burnt the spirits, instead of drinking them—so far
would spirits of wine, rum, brandy, and gin be in
future valuable. The cookery was continued for the
gratification of fresh parties, and to oblige one gentle-
man who could not leave his carriage, the chef went
down and cooked an omelette on the seat. We left
ourselves highly gratified with half an hour with M.
Soyer.—Hampshire Advertiser.