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

ASTLEY'S HEATRE.

A magnificent new grand hippc dramatic spectacle,
entitled the Enchanted Palfrey; or the Warrior of
the Crescent, was produced hens. last evening, with
that triumphant success which ha .s hitherto attended
all the productions of Mr. Ba tty's management.
The scene is laid in Persia, and we find that the War-
rior of the Crescent, Mirza, was in early life a
peasant; but having entered the n ervice 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, send seen by him, he
became enamoured of her, and fro ut that moment he
determined on the ruin of the brave warrior, who
was declared a rebel, but contin rsed, 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 paliicey, 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 ass igned him ; it is
enough to observe that fortune c n this occasion co-
-incided with the old proverb, by favouring the brave,
for 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, a nd elicited thunders
of applause. The scenery was x aagnificent, and the
costumes gorgeous. The Enchi anted Palfrey will
no doubt have a long run.

THE LATE SHOCKING COLLII3KY ACCIDENT AT
HAYDOCK.—The adjourned inquest a tpon the bodies of the
ten persons who lost their lives by thtl accident at a colliery
at Haydock, on Thursday last, was resu med on Monday before
John Hayes, Esq., the district co,roner. 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 Use 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 cf 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 th e neighbourhood.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—The eldest son of the Rev.
Thomas Croker, of Maryville, a tine youth in his 16th year,
met with a deplorable accident, on IV ednesday 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, ig nite:d the powder at one
end, when the train blazed up, :and the running flame
caught the young gentleman in a mom ent, 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 indescriba.lble 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
young gentleman bas derived con 3parative relief in his
sufferings.
The advices from the United States by the
America were 'not important. Dioney was increasingly
abundant, and stocks continue well supported. There had
been a slight frost in New York, and also a telegraphic ac-
count of killing frosts in Georgia and Alabama, which had
caused the price of cotton to recover from the heaviness of
the preceding week ; but although Coe statements came from
respectable parties, it was not apprehended that much in-
jury had been done. There was no change in the quotation
for flour, but there was a greater disposition to effect ship-
ments, which bad, however, been, checked by a rise in
freight.

SHOCKING SUICIDE.—About 12 o'clock last night
a young woman precipitated herself from the first recess on
the Surrey side of Blackfriars-bri :Igo, and, striking with
great violence against one of the but,ttresses, dashed in her
skull and rebounded upon the cause way. The sound of her
fall attracted the notice of two coz tatables, who ran down
and raised her, but after groaning 13eavily once or twice she
expired, and was conveyed to Christchurch dead-house.
She was apparently about 26 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 ribands.-
DEATH OF COLONEL WALKER, R.A.—We have to
record the demise of this officer, who died a few days since at
Leith. He entered the service in 11303. The deceased was
one of the officers who served at the capture of Flushing, in
1809. He also took part in the campaign on the frontier of
Niagara, in 181:3 and 1811.
A serious accident took place at the Clonard print-
works near Belfast last week. There were three boilers upon
the premises, cue of which burst with a terrible explosion,
bringing down to the ground a considerable mass of buildings
that stood over it. Five persons wergt severely injured by the
falling materials.

EARTHQUAKE AT MALTA.-011 Saturday, the 25th
of October, at five minutes before one 1..31:, two very smart
shocks of earthquake were felt at Malta, which, though they
extended over a period of only a 'few seconds, have damaged
the walls of several old buildings. The first shock was ac-
corapanjed by a loud rumbling sound.