The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-29 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AN L
tittbitr Optaton.

ft Who runs may read."

rositanuw.
According to accounts from Paris, Marshal Soult still
remained at his country seat in the South. It was re-
ported that he was to resign the office of Minister of
War, but that he had consented to remain as President
of the Council without a portfolio.
Vichy.
The M;aister of Commerce has returned to Paris from
Li letter from Meta, of the 24th, says :—" The weather
ao again become frightful, the rain not having ceased
falling since last evening. The orders given for the
'movement of the troops are not the less maintained, alai
the greater number of the soldiers will arrive here on
'Monday. Everything is in an active preparation fur the
'commencement of operations on Wednesday. Deputa-
tions have arrived from the garrisons of Bavaria and
Austria. to witness the operations. The Duke of Saxe-
Weimar and his sons are expected ; they are to alight at
the Prefecture. The Duke de Ncmours and the Duke
de Montpensier continue to visit the military establish-
ments."
A letter frota Marseilles of the 23d states that as the
rharaniond steamer entered the port with the news of
the victory of Isly, she dressed herself out with flags,
and fired three shots to announce that she was the bearer
haPpy intelligence. The greatest excitement imme-
diately Prevailed, and the newspaper offices were be-
aieged y the crowd, anxious to learn what had
occurred. In the evening the public buildings were
illuminated;
The iftoniteur Parisien says :—" The Moorish army,
which attacked our troops on the banks of the Isly,
;;eciconed 24,000 cavalry. The enemy must, in addition,
possessed a numerous irregular infantry, and pro-
noly some regular troops, to defed and work the artil-
'erY. Marshal Buaeaud, as has been already stated, had
11., oder his orders only 7,600 infantry, 1,400 cavalry, and
42 pieces of cannon."
The 211oniteur Algerien of the 20th has come to band.
it states that official documents had been received on
that day at Algiers announcing the victory of Isly.
y add nothing, however, to &le details given iat thn the
luspatch already published. On the 16th the guns e
forts of Oran fired a number of salvos in honour of the
signal advantage gained by the French army.
The Constitutionnel says—" The King's journey to
4ngland is postponed. Orders, it is said, have been dis-
pPatched to the ports to delay the preparations. The
eriod at present named for the embarkation is Octo-
r 17."
t, The Augsburg Gazette mentions a report from Trieste,
oat the Band Austrian cordsfrigat, on board of which is
Adkiraliera, had received rs to sail for Mo-
roavaa
7A letter from Hambnrgh announces the arrival in that
.itY of a number of Poles, who had been recently trans-
erred from Posen to Magdeburg. They have received
Pertuission to to that countrproceed to England, and are on their way
y.

LOW AND POLICE.
in the case of Worley v. Yardington, which was tried
befores, Mr. Secondary' James, and which was an action
7.;r9,,nht by a meat salesman against a butcher residing
.N.-4:4-Ing's.road, Chelsea, who cold meat for him on corn-
ze-486i0n, the jury found for the plaintiff, with 201. da-
eggs, being the amount advanced by plaintiff to de-
At°dant for which defendant had not accounted.
!petLiverpool, thi cause of Wood v. Monk came on for
421 before Mr. Justice Cresswell, being a crim. con. ac-
-1 brought by a tavern-keeper against a medical man.
the
defence was, that the whole was a conspiracy on
it Part of plaintiff to get rid of his wife. Ultimately
Ras agreed that a juror should be withdrawn,
tsnuOttinn6t_he Crown side Timothy O'Brien was convicted of
and wounding W. Jones, with intent to do him
",,a)e grievous bodily harm.
we".owden alias LambZthe actor at Sadler's Wells, who
4; accused of forgery, pleaded guilty to the charge just
e,„.re the closing of the Central Criminal Court, and
el"se,,,sentenced by the Recorder to two years' imprison-
set the Mansion-house, yesterday, William Laidler, the
d
e4who appeared before Sir John Pirie, on Satur-
t° complain against the supercargo of the ship John
coabell, for bloody and desperate proceedings on the
coral' of Africa, appeared before the Lord Mayor, ac-
e4;'4ng to his Lordship's appointment. Sir John Pine
)4. with the Lord Mayor upon this occasion. The Lord
ern4Yor haying stated that, from the accounts received
leftla, Liverpool, it appeared that the supercargo had acted
Ship's" proper zeal, spirit, and discretion, and that the
t
be.erew were in a state of mutiny, L?ddler. him
temptedg one of the chief mutineers, that individual at-
take to justify his conduct, when he was warned to
reel, elare that those whom he had calumniated did not
the responsible for his conduct. The manner of
faxi:eV); an was brutal and menacing in the extreme,
Path' .--g an extraordinary contrast to the gentle and
Peee.e description of his sufferings and feelings on the
inion of his first application to Sir J. PiHe. Sir J.
kUtiera°Bt nuequieocally expressed his opinion as to the
naenti, IT ,Conduct of the crew, and hoped that the state-
che,,,-Z"lch had gone abroad had done no injury to the
y,''vr of Mr. Burnley.
Years'erisn" of very gentlemanly address, about thirty
tne o "ge) named Henry Smith, whose threadbare gar-
attenuated frame, and care-worn countenance,
cated
extreme distress, was brought before the
de, ate, at Queen-square, charged with begging. The
4endant was a native of the Cape of good Hope, and
rPgad received a liberal education, but had been brought
to no profession or calling, and had been unexpectedly
reduced to absolute want. He had a wife and family.
he magistrate gave him some temporary relief, and
rated he would consider what could be done for him.
Na summons was issued against a pawnbroker named
relding, residing in York-street, Westminster, for re-
ths:ng to. permit the examination of certain articles by
tis Police, the duplicates relating to which were found
re Possession of a man committed for robbery.
fo,7istnall named Watkins was fined 5/. at Marylebone,
kiamating sold half a load of hay in Cumberland market,
eCtineglecting to enter the same in the book of the clerk
John
raarket.
eetitn Briggs, a pauper in the union workhouse, Mile-
gekrew Town, was charged with stealing a valuable
The ~,1%.?g, the property of the master of' the workhouse.
Seetraoner had always expressed a desire to go to New
jewel' wales, and had been heard to say he would rob a
reroanded cr''s shop but what he would go abroad. He was
t*
a„Ause,"L°ll Hall John Leigh, an engineer, charged with
drape-.dreg with the wife of John Townsend, a linen-
held ;' and stealing various articles, his property, was
Peter *0 bail to answer the charge of felony.
ianee *Walter, a young man of fashionable appear-
-11 the "leas charged with plundering the King's Head Inn,
the ir''orough, and the Hero of Waterloo Tavern, in
eveei aterloo-road. At both places he arrived in the
night g, with a carpet bag, engaged a bed, and in the
teem Plundered the house and decamped. He was re-
heen Until Saturday, in order to give parties who had
reeetied under similar circumstances as those above
him °fled, an opportunity of attending and identifying
The
aektojnsolvent Debtors' Court will sit on Tuesday
°the," 3d of September, for hearing of bail cases and
knee, matters. Since the operation of the Act to
The
the law of bankruptcy, insolvency, and execution,
'the 3inesa of the Court has materially decreased.
Which-ail list for Tuesday contains only forty cases,
tie% .atunber is not more than a fourth of the applica-
In August last.
coI:rim—FASHIONABLE.
depe nee William of Prussia is not expected to take his
the irtnre for the Continent until after the christening of
taerrant Prince, which is understood to be fixed for to-
ttatit)/P te'nnight, the 6th of September, at Windsor
4ebteate the Duke of Wellington, and the Ministers and
-4Rest° sheers of State, are also expected to attend the
171111 - ceremonial ; and a few days afterwards the Prince
ekheeave town for the Prussian dominions, paying the
Th,,o,f, Wellington a short visit at Widmer Castle.
4r. ore Marchioness of Clanricarde has returned to town
°I; th :eaet House, Berks, where her Ladyship has been
i*ce l'artY assembled there on a visit to Viscount and
11. °ante ".
18 err tens a! Barrington. The Noble Marquis is visiting
The m."'s in Ireland.
lag a te'lcltlie and Marchioness of Waterford are mak-
IN The -islr'n Germany.
ettrit, Mart
I,lnear 'Pis of Bristol has left town for Ickworth
4e Bury St. Edmund's. Earl and Lady Kathe-
't th -c°3'n and family have joined the Noble Marquis
the lat beautiful seat. Lord Alfred Hervey, M.P., by
liatlilBt letters had reached Pau, where Lord and Lady
Iler/eY are residing, having en route visited Lord
~The Hervey, at Paris.
'Thved"°wager Countess of Erroll and Lady Hay have
The at )3righton for the advantage of the tea air.
4totlye Countess of Glengall and family have left
The tZr-street for Brighton.
wiamol all and Countess of Hardwick° have arrived at
Ph
-4 ti°llall, Cambridgeshire, from town for the season.
I‘ltt4t, 4rl and Countess of Brownlow, and the Ladies
11ogle Earls eft Bel rave-square for the Continent. The
44 for 41 and Countessg purpose visiting the German
eetliebrue benefit of the Countess's health, which since
, Part of the spring has not been so satisfactory
The Due desired.
teve.
0-.4f atrhl..e_fGosport.has returned to this country after
tee, laeoe„,.`ee months in Germany.
"n ‘``esa Ashbrooke and the Hon. Miss Flower left
t dy °II Wed
nesday last for a tour in Germany.
Leo e"a e Clifford has left Carlton House-terrace for
thzerd:a on-Sea, and purposes to reside there for
pk,'„l'd se' come, come, for the benefit of her health.
tins es Lady Morley have entertained fashionable
hpi-titt tr their noble mansion, Saltram, Devonshire,
ee: week, and the following distinguished guests
11„ei°tt :_,°/1 a visit to the Noble Lord :—Lord and Lady
rti_iLL Miss Lygon ; Sir John and Lady Yarde
„N'te,„;nu Miss Buller ; Sir Samuel Spry, Mr. and Mrs.
an; Mrs. Parker, of Whiteway, and Mr. Parlby,
te4'°rdZhn•
te,e t Arles Wellesley leaves Apsley House in a day
Itellesie° go into waiting as equerry. Lady Charles
Ttneet will accompany the Duke of Wellington to
terdhe Areti-e'
) Who, tallop of Armagh and the Hon. Miss Beres-
re, the Highlandsftvn on a visiting tour in Scotland, have for the archiepiscopal palace at Ar-
The sritiah
,41:3!tic.Exizzaraalyers.
but I
nstitution closes on the 31st inst.
ikt:t teanle.n....,strealner Batavier arrived at the St. Kathe-
eet 3', with 'Bari' yesterday morning early, in perfect
talhe a fair
complement of passengers and a full
ereen /stec:strlg a quantity of fruit, cattle, &c.
Nr°ltleeetru of Surat, splendidly dressed in richly
*44 Wow Oriental costume, with three attendants,
I4o2onduet'Vell Garrison on 'rueeday afternoon, and
0414411,.,u over the barrack-rooms and mess-room by
vdoael Colquhoun, Major sandilands, And

LORD BROUGHAM'S INSOLVENCY
LAWS.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
" The children who have eaten their cake, are the natural
enemies of those who have their cake to eat."—BENTIIAaI.
It is the vice of lawyers that they cannot under-
stand or ever see a new principle, much less see the
time when a new principle must be known and ap.
plied. They saw, and rightly enough, that the old
insolvency-laws were brutally severe, but, instead of
taking the old procedure all to pieces, and devising a
rational one in place thereof, they only meliorated the
old plan by applying egregious absurdities thereto.
While they were justly horrified at the hanging of
men for offences (as bankrupts) which deserved a
much milder punishment, the lawyers went on
patching and patching, and still their work remains
an incorrigible heap of inefficienterrors. The ad-
justment of bad debts was made a subject of equity
jurisdiction, burdened with the cumbrous and ex-
pensive machinery of Chancery, or a punishment was
inflicted at once on the alleged debtor without due
trial and proof. As well might men be charged on
oath with stealing watches, and then be consigned to
prison until they or their value were refunded, as
when it was found the prisons were crammed, and
when countless indiscriminating acts of oppression
were committed, the odd device should be hit on, of
having a periodical goal delivery, and that failing, to
construct a court for the regular relief of pickpockets.
Relief from indefinite punishment, afforded to men
who had been merely charged but never tried, and
yet_ had endured a certain sum of imprisonment!
Yet such was the remedy hit upon to cure insolvency,
which has been since improved further by Lord
13rougham, not only by liberating all indiscriminately
who had been as yet untried by any court, but by
shutting the prison doors almost entirely against all
insolvents. From a wild and unconstitutional punish-
ment, the Legislature has run into the opposite error
of no punishment at all. Thus giving practical im-
punity to all persons who, no matter what may be the
cause, did not fulfil their promise and pay their just
debts ; for, except in rarest instances where the in-
jured creditor is animated by vengeance, a very rare
fact, there are no means by which a debtor can be
punished, he who is, in almost all cases, deserving
punishment. All this arises from an unwillingness to
expound the principles on which insolvency laws
should be founded.
These principles are—

Brigade-Major Cuppage. The Nawaub afterwards pro-
ceeded in his carriage to the Marshes, and witnessed
ricochet firing, and from long ranges, and rocket prac-
tice, with which he was much pleased.
On Wednesday last, the first stone of a new Church,
to contain 250 sirtings (all free), was laid at Coton in the
Elms, in the parish of Lullington, by Lady Wilmot
Horton.

We have heard it mentioned, as from authority, that
Dr. Murray, Arclibish,,p of Dublin ; Dr. Healy, Bishop
of Carlow; Dr, Kinsella, Bishop of Ossory; Dr. Blake,
Bishop of Dromore; the Right Hon. D. R. Pigot, and
the Right lion. R. A. Blake, have been named by Sir
Robert Peel as the Catholic Commissioners under the
Charitable Bequests (Ireland) Act.
The public-bouse known as the Ship and Bloc-coat
Boy, in the Walworth-road, was burnt down this
morning.

It is neared that some vessel has been wrecked on the
coast of Guernsey during the late tempestuous weather,
inasmuch as, during the early part of last week, the fol-
lowing articles were picked up to the northward of the
island :—A pipe of brandy, two hogsheads of wine, a
long-boat 30 feet in length, and a mast 30 feet long. In
the neighbourhood of Torteval parish, one hog,head of
wine ; and in that of St. Saviour's, two hogsheads of wine.
The premises of Mr. Watling, 6, Mount-row, West-
minster-road, known as the Canton Tea Mart, were this
morning considerably damaged by fire.

IRVINE HORSE AND CATTLE FAIR.—ITVine Au-
gust fair took place on Wednesday last, and was pretty
well supplied with both cattle and horses, the good de-
scriptions of which sold well, particu!arly the horses,
which brought rather better prices than at present mar-
kets. Good draught horses sold frOna 181. to 301. In the
cattle department there were several lots of Ayrshire
queys and calving cows, but the demand was not brisk.
A few Highland beasts for grazing ware also shown, but
they were of an inferior description, and sales were very
slow. This used to be a noted fair for harvest men and
women, but on this occasion fewer handlers of the hook
appeared than for many years past. A good deal of
business was done in the sale of ryegrass seed, to seeds-
men, the demand for it being very brisk at from 12s. to
14s. per boll.—Ayr Observer.
HOP INTELLIGENCE.—WORCESTER, AUG. 24.

Our district reports to day are rather favourable, and
the duty has an upward tendency, 16,000/. to 17,0001.
being new the current estimate. There is a general in-
quiry for &I descriptions of hops, especially good fresh
old olds, which are bought freely at 40s. to 565. per cwt.
The best runs of 1843's are worth 1245. to 128 s. per
cwt.— Worcestershire Chronicle.
The High-Constable and churchwardens of Brigh-
ton, in compliance with the request of the magistrates,
have issued a notice of their intention to put in force
the provisions of the law against Sunday trading.—
Brighton Gazette.
DEPTFORD DOCK ARD.—Orders were received on
Wednesday in the dockyard at Deptford that the steam-
frigate Terrible, now building in that yard, should be
prepared for sea as speedily as possible. To complete
the work, 80 shipwrights have been engaged during the
present week, 3U of whom were taken en on Wednesday
morning. The orders are that she shall be launched by
the conclusion of the present year, and not delayed until
the spring quarter of 1845, as was originally intended.
BARTHOLOMEW FAlR.—This fair commences next
Tuesday, but not the slightest interest is taken in its an-
nual return, even by the licensed victuallers of Smith-
field, who formerly derived so considerable an advan-
tage from it. It will, as last year, be solely restricted to
stalls for the sale of gingerbread and toys, and, judging
from appearances, the fair will have a very scanty show
of each. All swings and performances will be strictly
forbidden.
GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY Ex-
TENSION LINES TO LIMERICK AND CORK.—Over 1,700
shares have been taken in this city since Thursday last.
The greatest avidity prevails to purchase shares, which
augurs well for success of the enterprise. We perceive
by the London ,and Dublin papers that the deposits of
21. 10s. on each of the original shares in the Dublin and
Cashel Railway are now selling for 6/. 10s. each, being
nearly treble.—Limerich Reporter.
THE NEW PRISON FOR MIDDLESEX.—A Com-
mittee of Middlesex Justices met at the Sessions House,
Clerkenwell-green, this morning, to adopt the necessary
steps for pulling down the present prison and erecting
another in ita stead on the old site, in which the separate
confinement system of prisoners before trial may be car-
ried out, pursuant to the direction of Sir James Graham,
and under the provisions of the 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 71. The existing prison, which is most inconve-
niently adapted to prison discipline, mas built in the
reign of James the First, although it is still called the
New Prison, Clerkenwell,

1. All men who make contracts, if they be lawful,
should be required to fulfil them, being liable to
certain sanctions if they do not.
2. He who receives money or goods from another,
under bargain or contract to restore the same at a
fixed time, should be bound by law so to do, and
should be visited by puishments of due severity if he
do not, unless he act involuntarily.
3. lie who incurs a debt, makes this sort of con-
tract, and he must pay the whole debt, or being
unable to pay it, he must do so to the utmost extent
of his ability ; and
4. He must endure punishment, in order that other
people may be deterred from breaking the like sort of
contracts if, as the evidence shows, is almost univer-
sally the case, he has voluntarily rendered himself
unable to do so, that is, by acts over which he had
more or less control ; and

5. He has done so voluntarily, who has become in-
insolvent, because he has been idle, has neglected his
business, and not kept proper accounts; or who has
been extravagant, and has enjoyed more pleasures
than his own means wouki. allow ; or who has been
dishonest, and has concealed and removed beyond re-
covery all or part of the effects, without his creditors
incur an expense equal to, or greater than the value
to be recovered.

The evils the insolvent has inflicted on society arc
great indeed. Ist. He has misapplied the wealth, the
produce of other men's toil, and with which other men
have entrusted him, and in violation of his solemn en-

gagement, thus rendering property insecure (except
that protected by special laws) ; he has weakened the
motives to be industrious, and to accumulate, and thus
diminished the quantity of wealth in the land; he is
a public enemy. 2d. He has wasted the wealth lie
sh9uld have husbanded and productively invested.
3d. He has forfeited voluntarily his word, and thus
diminished confidence between man and man ; but it

PADDINGTON TO THE BANK IN ONE DAY !—lt may
be interesting to travellers to know, that the journey
from Paddington to the Bank is now accomplished regu-
larly in one day. An omnibus leaves the Yorkshire
Stingo at 8 a.m , and, proceeding leisurely down the
New-road, stops at the Regent's Park to take up fresh
passengers. It then proceeds at a rapid rate to the cor-
ner of Tottenham-court-road, where another halt is ne•
cessarily made to enable the coachman and guard to
have a little refreshment. No other stoppage is made
after this till the omnibus reaches the King's cross, where
a little delay sometimes occurs to allow the passengers
the opportunity of observing the picturesque confluence
of no less than six distinct thoroughfares. The half-
way-house is the Angel at Islington, a noted house for
beer and accommodation, at which the coachman and
guard always stop to dine. This does not take, upon an
average, more than an hour. The omnibus then pro-
ceeds at 2 p.m. on its way down the City-road, and,
after stopping at the Grecian Saloon to take in cheroots,
reaches the Bank (the wood pavement permitting) a
little before dusk. What would our grandfathers say to
this wonderful rapidity of travelling
ALARMING FIRE AT LAMBETIL—This morning
shortly after 12 o'clock, the neighbourhood of the
Marsh-gate, Lambeth, was alarmed by the sudden out-
break of a fire of a very destructive character upon the
premises known as the Canton Tea Mart, belonging to
Mr. Samuel Watling, situate No. 6, Mount-row, next
door but one to the National Swimming Baths, West-
minster-road. The discovery of the fire was made in a
very singular manner. It appears that Mr. Craddock,
who resides in the next house, had his attention sud-

is of the very greatest importance that in all cases
the simple word of a man should be absolutely received
with confidence, especially in a commercial nation.
The baneful act of the insolvent (a modification of
stealing) is felt all through society to diminish that
indispensable confidence, and laws which do not punish
him encourage a social pestilence. 4th. He injures
directly, trade and commerce, because in order that
there may be national prosperity it is desirable that
the greatest number of persons should be in the highest
credit, so that they may obtain any amount of credit,
at any time, on their mere word, "I promise to pay ;"
which should in all cases (as in millions of cases it
does) pass with the same value as coin. The labours

of Lord Brougham (who is in a state of stolid igno-
rance on the subject he has legislated about) would
not be more mischievous if he had repealed all Acts
relating to forgery and to coining, and the uttering
of base coin, and told the people (as he has done with
regard to that much more universally circulated me-
dium a word-of-mouth-promise-to-pay) that they
must mind what coin and what notes they accept, for
the law shall afford them no protection any more than
if they were in Negroland.
If these principles be true—and they are incontro-
vertible; Lord Brougham can no more disprove them
than he can disprove the law of the triangle—it fol-
lows that our commercial code must be constructed

by other hands than those whose " frantic" presump-
tion has, and is continuing, to confiscate the treasure
of the middle classes, whose very social existence is
placed in peril by bad insolvency-laws, just as that of
the lower classes has been destroyed by long continued
bad laws. Insolvency-laws are to the middle classes
what poor-laws are to the lower classes.

denly arrested by a strong effluvium, evidently arising
from combustion. That person at first thought his own-
house was on fire, but after making a diligent search ho
perceived smoke in dense bodies breaking through the
walls which divide the two buildings. He immediately
raised an alarm, and commenced knocking violently
at Mr. Watling's door, and was after some time
answered by some one from the second floor window.
In the mean time some of the officers of the L division
started for the engines. The Waterloo-road brigade
and West of Engiand engines, with strong bodies of
firemen, were at the scene in the course of a few minutes,
and were, under the direction of Messrs. Connorton and
Hamilton, set to work from an excellent supply of water
from the Lambeth fire mains. No sooner were the doors
of the building forced to let the water through, than the
flames and smoke shot out with such force as to almost

knock the firemen down. Whilst the men were busily
engaged subduing the fire, a cry was raised from some
part of the premises which caused the crowd to believe
that several persons were in the house, and in the course
of a ft w seconds ladders were raised in front of every
window, into which the firemen entered at the risk of

losing their own lives, to rescue the parties. Fortunately,
they had escaped through the skylight along the roofs
of the adjoining buildings. The Southwark-bridge-road,
engine next arrived with Mr. Henderson, the fireman of
the district, and was followed by Mr. Garwood, with the
County engine. The firemen continued to work inces-
santly until half-past one o'clock, when they at last got
the mastery of the flames. The damage done is con-
siderable, but Mr. 'Watling is fortunately insured in the
Royal Exchange Fire office. The police arrangements,
under the direction of Inspector Stannard and Sergeant
Fenton, were most admirable in keeping the many thou-
sand persons out of the reach of danger. The origin of
the calamity is unknown.
MURDER ON BANBURY RACE-COURSE.—lnforma-
tion has just been received at Scotland-yard, of the
murder of Samuel Newman, a hawker, a few nights ago,
on the above race-course, by two men and a woman,
who are well known as frequenters of race-courses and
fairs. They brutally assaulted him, and after they had
rifled him of everything, threw him into a river near the
spot, where he was discovered. A verdict of wilful

Murder was returned by the Coroner's jury against
them. One of the man is known by the name of Glou-
cester Bill, stands 5 feet 10 inches high, dark com-
plexion, dressed in a shabby black coat and trousers.
The other man is 5 feet 5 inches high, stout made, and
marked with the small-pox, dressed in a fustian suit.
The woman is known as Gloucester Eliza, and is always

in company with the above men.
SINGULAR ESCATE.—On Tuesday a woman from
Haydock, whilst walking round the Clarence Dock, acci-
dentally slipped off the quay into the water, but, fortu-
nately, her clothes having become well inflated in her
descent, she was completely buoyant, and apparently sat
in the water ; and, to the surprise of the bystanders, did
not manifest the least fear or concern, but quietly held
out her hand for a rope, which was lowered by a flatinan,
by whom she was safely landed, evidently amazed with
what had taken place.—Liverpool Albion.
" THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN
SMOOTH."—Amongst the present numerous visitants to
the romantic beauties of Windermere and the surround-

ing scenery, is an individual of the male sei,;liO—l;;s
this week attracted considerable attention. He comes

from Lorton, in Cumberland, and sports a crutch, but
from delicacy shall be nameless here. He, to make a
story short, has fallen desperately in love with the fair
daughter of a fisherman, who plies the trade with her
father, and resides on the Lancashire banks of the lake.
Last Sunday, as the morning light was springing in the
golden chambers of the East, and gleaming beautifully
on the quiet surface of the lake, two persons might have
been seen walking along its banks, about a mile below the

Ferry Inn, of opposite sex, in serious converse ; and seri-
ous it seems they were, for the hero of our tale having
asked the fair Ann to marry him, and being pointedly
refused, plunged into the water, saying he would end
his existence by drowning himself, as he could not live
without her, and succeeded in scrambling—crutch and
all—to where the water was too deep for him, when he
began lustily to call for assistance. At this juncture,
Ann, like another Grace Darling, rushed into the waves,
and having dragged her despairing lover to the shore,
had him conveyed to her father's house, where he was
nursed by his unwilling Inver, and in the course of the
day was himself again. The fisherman, however, sent
his daughter out of the way of the desponding swain,
and told him he would have the pleasure of her company
no more. The feelings of the owner of the crutch, at
this intelligence, shall be left to the imagination of our
readers. If this should meet the eye of any of his friends,
they would do well to look after him, as he told the
fisherman he was resolved on " doing the deed."
EtEvEtttsE OF FoRTIINE.—Iir. Conyers, formerly. an
officer in the 36th Regiment, is an inmate of the Lime-
rick Workhouse,- ,A Whig.

CLOSE OF THE CROWN BUSINESS AT LIVERPOOL.
—Yesterday afternoon the Lord Chief Baron disposed of
all the cases in the calendar. As his Lordship has
declined, most probably on account of the fatigue
he has undergone upon the circuit, to take any
of the Nisi Prius causes still standing over for trial, he
will leave for London this morning. It is worthy of re-
mark that, at the present assizes, no prisoner has been
left for execution. We believe it is quite impossible that
the assizes can terminate before Monday or Tuesday
next the soonest, as, at the rising of the Court last even-
ing, there were no fewer than twenty-four common and
twelve special jury causes remaining over for disposal by
Mr. Justice Cressvvell. His Lordship has, therefore,
formidable amount of business yet to get through,
although he has now been sitting for nearly a fortnight,
many of the undisposed-of causes being of considerable
length.—Liverpool Courier of Wednesday.
A BATTLE BETWEEN TWO HARES.—On Easter
Sunday, in the afternoon, as I was proceeding with my
brother-in-law, Mr. Cal r, to look at a wild duck's nest
in an adjacent wood, we saw two hares fighting with
inconceivable fury on the open ground about 150 yards
distant from us. They stood on their hinder legs like
two bull dogs resolutely bent on destruction. Having
watched them for about a quarter of an hour, we then
entered the wood, I observing to Mr. Carr that we should
find them engaged on our return. We stayed in the
wood some ten minutes, and on leaving it we saw the
hares still in desperate battle. They had moved along
the hill side, and the grass was strongly marked with
their down for a space of twenty yards. At last one of
the sylvan warriors fell on its side, and never got upon
its legs again. Its antagonist then retreated for a yard
or so, stood still for a minute as if in contemplation, and
then rushed vengefully on the fallen foe. This retreat
and advance was performed many times ; the conqueror
striking its prostrate adversary with its fore feet, and
clawing off great quantities of down with them. In the
meantime the vanquished hare rolled over and over
again, but could not recover the use of its legs, although
it made several attempts to do so. Its movemements
put you ix mind of a drunken man trying to get up from
the floor after a bard night in,the alehouse. It now lay
still on the ground effectually subdued, while the other
continued its attacks upon it with the fury of a little
demon. Seeing that the fight was over, we approached
the scene of action—the conqueror retiring as we drew
near. I took up the fallen combatant just as it was
breathing its last. Both its sides had been completely
bared of fur, and large patches of down had been torn
from its back and belly. It was a well-conditioned buck-
hare, weighing, I should suppose, from seven to eight
pounds.— Waterton's Essays on Natural History.
BIRTH or TWINS AT SEA.—On Monday afternoon
the steam-ship Royal Adelaide, Captain Allison, arrived
at St. Katherine's steam-packet wharf, London, from
Leith. During her passage she unexpectedly received
an accession to the number of her passengers. Whilst
between Fla►nborough-head and the Dudgeon, Mrs.
Currie, a second-cabin passenger, was suddenly taken ill.
Fortunately there happened to be a medical gentleman
(Mr. M'Leish) among the cabin passengers, who, on being
informed of Mrs. Currie's indisposition, instantly ten-
dered his assistance, and in less than half an hour after-
wards communicated the result of his labours—Mrs.
Currie's safe delivery of female twins. Mrs. Currie was
proceeding from Leith to London to join her husband,
who is a respectable tradesman. He was waiting his
wife's arrival on the St. Katherine's-wharf, but not ob-
serving her among the passengers on deck, he made in-
quiries of Mr. M'Callam, the steward of the second ca-
bin, if she was on board. He received an answer in the
affirmative, and, moreover, that she had brought to him
two presents, but that neither Mrs. Currie nor they could
be handed over for at least a day. He looked unutter-
able things, and exclaimed, " Has she been seized with
smuggled whisky ?" "No, not exactly so," replied Mr.
M'Callum ; " you'd better come down and see." The
husband did so, and found his better half with two beau-
tiful babes lying beside her. His surprise may be easily
imagined. On Tuesday afternoon the mother and in-
fants left the Royal Adelaide, where every kindness and
attention was paid them by Captain Allison and others
on board, for Colnbrook, near Windsor, in a private
carriage and pair, accompanied by the husband and Mr.
Warwick, the obliging steward of the first cabin, and
arrived safely at their destination the same evening.
We understand the twins are to be baptized respectively
" Adelaide" and " Allison," the former being the name
of the ship, and the latter that of her kind and attentive
commander.—Caledonian Mercury.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING', AUGUST 0, 1844.

COURT CIRC ULAIt.
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. - The ceremony of
churching the Queen took place this morning in the
Private Chapel of the Castle, the Hon. and Rev. C.
Leslie Courtenay officiating. His Royal Highness
Prince Albert attended the ceremony.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked on the Ter-
race and in the pleasure-grounds adjacent to the Castle
this morning ; a garden-chair was taken for her Ma-
jesty's use when required.
His Excellency Count Bjornstjerna, the Swedish
Minister, arrived to-day, and had an audience of
Prince Albert. his Excellency afterwards took his
depstrture for town.
The Judge-Advocate-General arrived at the Castle
in the forenoon, and had an audience of the Queen, to
submit to her Majesty the proceedings of some
Courts-martial.

The Queen took an airing in the afternoon in a
pony phaeton, Prince Albert driving. The Hon. Co-
lonel Grey attended on horseback.
The Royal Family were taken their usual pony
airings this morning in the grounds about the Castle,
and were taken out in a carriage this afternoon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is ex
petted to dine at the Castle this evenin

lount Bjornstjerna, the Swedish Minister, left
town yesterday morning for Windsor Castle. His
Excellency returned to his residence in Mount-street
in the evening.
Dispatches from Sir Robert Wilson, Governor of
Gibraltar, were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office. Dispatches for Sir R. Wilson, at Gibraltar,
were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
Earl and Countess Dueie and family, in Halkin-street
Belgrave square ; W. Butterworth Bayly, Esq., at the
Burlington Hotel, Cork-street ; Dundas, Esq., at
ditto ; Lamont, Esq., at ditto ; the Hon. Capt. Cecil
Forester, Royal Horse Guards Blue, at Lord Forester's,
Charles-street, Berkeley-square, from the Cavalry Bar-
racks, at Windsor.

DEPARTURES.
The Duke and Duchess of Argyll and Lady Emma
Campbell, from Connaught-place West, for Ardencaple
Castle, N. 8., and thence to Inverary Castle ; Arthur
Webster, Esq., from the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street ;
Lady and Miss Robinson, for Swanage, Dorset • Mr.
Morrison, M.P., from Harley-street, for Wilts ; dolonel
Smith, Royal Horse Guards Blue, on a visit to the Duke
and Duchess of Richmond, at Gordon Castle, N.B. ;
Ricardo, Esq., for the north ; the Rev. J. M. Cooper,
Mrs. Cooper, and family, from the Waterloo Hotel, for
Leicester ; J.ll. Marvin, Esq., and Mrs. Marvin, from
ditto, for ditto.

FRATRICIDE.
A cottage in Weavering-street, near Maidstone, was
inhabited by an aged widow, named Weeks, her daugh-
ter, and two sons, John and Edward. The former son
was a drunken and ferocious man, about 30 years of age,
and the other of a more steady and mild disposition,
three or four years younger, who has lately been work-
ing for the neighbouring farmers. On Saturday night
Edward, having purchased some provisions at Maidstone,
returned home with his mother and sister, and went to
bed, perfectly sober, at about ten o'clock. The two bro-
thers usually slept together, and John came home drunk
at about one or two o'clock on Sunday morning, quarrel-
some and abusive, threw himself on the bed with his
clothes on, awoke his brother, and even alarmed the
neighbours by shouting and abusing Edward, whom he
tried to provoke in every possible way. John went
down stairs once or twice after this, still continuing his
abuse, and preventing Edward from going to sleep. The
sister, fearing that some mischief would be done, pro-
cured a light, partly dressed herself, and went down
stairs. John having again laid down and continued to
incense his brother, the latter, who it appears had hi-
therto done everything he possibly could to avoid a
quarrel, at length rose, put on a part of his clothes, and
went down stairs, saying, " Well, if you've a mind for a
row, come down stairs and have it." John directly fol-
lowed him down, and having got into the kitchen, Ed-
ward turned round and met him with a view to a fight.
Scarcely had he done so, when he felt a knife enter the
lower part of the abdomen, and cried out that he was
killed. He seized the hand of John, and held it whilst the
sister wrenched the knife from him, cutting her own hand
in the act. Edward then exclaimed, " Oh, you rascal, you
have killed me—l shall die, I shall die,"and havingreached
the outside of the door, he fell from exhaustion. John
replied, "Serve you right, you deserved it;" but went to
the next cottage and called up a labourer named Good -
yer, telling him that he was afraid he had killed his
brother. John then got Edward some water, and Good-
yer ran for Mr. Power, a surgeon, who promptly arrivd,
and at once declared that there was scarcely a chance of
the wounded man's recovery, as the bowels protruded,
and it was feared that the knife had entered the bladder.
Every available remedy was, however, resorted to, and
Mr. Power and his assistant, Mr. Jones, visited him
several times during the day, the latter part of which he
appeared to be in most dreadful agony. The brother
John, after waiting till about the period when Mr.
Power arrived, was, strange as it may appear, permitted
to pack up his clothes in a basket, and to go at large.
He called on a person at Gid's-pond at about six o'clock
in the morning, and as his person is well-known to the
police, there is little doubt that he will soon be appre-
hended. One of his hands, it is believed the right
one, was cut. Mr. Merrill, the constable of Boxley, was
on Sunday and yesterday actively engaged in endea-
vouring to trace out the offender, but unfortunately with-
out success. It appears that he left the house at about
the time when Mr. Power arrived, and went up the
street. When he returned he asked anxiously for the
knife, and Goodyer told him that he had thrown it away
and it is now in his sister's possession. It is a common
sharp-pointed pocket-knife, the blade being about four
inches long. The unfortunate victim has frequently
expressed a wish that his "poor brother" should not be
hurt.—Maidstone Gazette.

CIIISWICK FAlR.—After a lapse of about 20 years
Chiswick fair has this year been revived, yesterday con-
cluding its three successful days. The above fair, which
was formerly one of the neatest and most picturesque of
the suburban fairs, was suppressed about the same time
that the well-known " Brook-green fair" was put a stop
to, in consequence of the renewal at that fair of the atro-
cities which made " West-end fair" so notorious. The
fair used formerly to be held in the village of Chiswick,
but this year it has been held on a large meadow in the
occupation of Mr. Burford, the landlord of the Duke of
York public-house, Chiswick New Town. It is situated

on the left of the lane leading by the four-and-a-half
mile-stone from town to Chiswick, close to the Great
Western-road. The attendance of shows, booths, stalls,
swings, and the other usual melange of a fair was most
numerous. Amongst them was the Crown and Anchor
booth, Clark's Circus, Honess's Pavilion, &c. &c.
Throughout the three days the fair was crowded by re-
spectable persons from the metropolis and neighbouring
villages, and we have not heard of either an accident or
robbery having taken place.
Ax UNEXPECTED LOAD.—It is the custom on the
coast of Normandy, near Caen, to raise the sea-weed
from the shore to the land by means of a crane, with
ropes and pulleys to haul up the baskets filled with it
by persons from below. The Journal de Caen relates
that a few days ago some men thus employed at Benou-
vale, near that town, found that there was at the End of
their line a much greater weight than usual, and were
terror-struck when at last they found not a load of weed,
but the wife of one of them. In a very few minutes she
was safely placed on terra firma, and able to relate that
when the men above began to haul, the hook caught her
petticoats, instead of the basket, and she became unable
to release herself. Preserving her presence of mind, she
caught the rope with her hands, and, though biF with
child, held a firm grasp, keeping herself from striking the
abutments of the cliff with her feet, and thus made her
ascent to upwards of 200 yards above the sea, without
any material injury.
SlMlDE.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an
inquest at the Middlesex Hospital on the body of Anne
Baker, aged 60, wife of Mr. Baker, shoemaker, 16,
Great St. James-street, Lisson-grove. From the evi-
dence of Messrs. Batteley and Bishop, house-surgeons
of the hospital, and several other witnesses, it appeared
that the deceased had for years, and especially daring
the last six months, suffered greatly from a pain in her
head. About nine o'clock last Sunday night she put a
baby she was nursing to bed, and, taking the candle,
went to the attic, where a window opened upon the roof,
which she ascended, and, passing to the adjoining one,
flung herself over the parapet wall into the street. In
her descent she fractured the sternum and both arms,
broke several ribs, and ruptured the liver. Her body
was otherwise frightfully mangled. She was brought to
the hospital, when she almost instantly expired. The
jury returned a verdict " that the deceased had destroyed
herself, but that there was no evidence of her state of
mind when she did do."

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT THE ROYAL ARSENAL,
WOOLVVICIL—During the last few days the authorities at
the Royal Arsenal, at Woolwich, have discovered that an
extensive system of plunder has been carried on in that
establishment. It is known that nineteen brass guns, of
the average weight of about 24 cwt., and of considerable
value, have been abstracted from the works, and under
such circumstances as will, in all probability, involve a
great number of persons connected with that extensive
military establishment. On Wednesday last Sir J. Webb,
K.C.8., and Captain Fead, R.N., two of the county ma-
gistrates, sat for the purpose of inquiring into the cir-
cumstances, when, after a long deliberation, they re-
ferred the matter to Mr. J. Watts, the High Constable
of Woolwich, and Samuel Watts, a most indefatigable
parochial officer. We understand that the police have
in their custody two individuals in reference to this
matter.

THE HOUSEHOLD INFANTRY.—The undermen-
tioned change of quarters will take place on the 30th
inst., viz.':—The first battalion of the Grenadier Regi-
ment of Foot Guards, from Wincheater to Portman-
street barracks ; the second battalion, from St. George's
barracks to Winchester ; and the third battalion, from
St. John's-Wood barracks to Wellington barracks. Also
the first battalion of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot
Guards, from Portman-street barracks to the Tower of
London ; and the second battalion, from Wellington
barracks to St. George's barracks ; and the first Latta-
lion of the Scots Fusilier Regimcut of Foot Guards, from
the Tower of London to Windsor ; and the second bat-
talion, from Windsor to St, John's-wood barracks,

ELEMENTS AND DISCOVERY OF ELECTROTYPE, CALOTYPE
THE ,
WEATHER CYCLES. DAGUERREOTYPE.
Since our last notice of this important discovery, I Mr. Vaughan Palmer, electrotypist to the Poly
published in The Sun of the 15th instant, a great technic Institution and the Art-Union, has just pub.
sensation has taken place with respect to it in the blished a small volume, descriptive of the three valu•
metropolis ; and it is gratifying to perceive that Mr. able applications of modern science to the arts, of
White, Secretary to the Meteorological Society of which the titles are prefixed to these remarks. He
Great Britain, has taken up the subject, and that it is i clearly details all the processes and the materials em-
now in the course of illustration by that gentleman in ployed, so that, with ordinary attention, the reader
the Lecture-rooms of the Adelaide Gallery, an ex- may be enabled to exercise, for his profit and amuse•
ample which is likely to be followed by other scientific merit, each of those important arts. Perhaps very
and literary institutions throughout the country. few are aware of their whole importance—for instance,
Last week, in the course of one of his lectures upon that of electrotype. It may be appreciated from one
" Physical Astronomy," Mr. White took a compre- I example, thus :—Suppose an engraved plate, executed
hensiye view of the different theories of the almanac- by one of our first engravers shouli be given into
makers, from the first imaginings of Francis Moore to hands of another equally skilful, with directions to
Mr. Murphy ; and after pointing out to his auditors engrave a similar plate, mathematically correct, line
the inconsistencies in the speculations of these writers for line, point for point, each to be of the same abso-
-with many more, such as Messrs. Legh, Richard- lute length, breadth, and thickness, such a command,
son (Mercurius), &c., &c., who all differ one from the we know at once, if even a whole life were to be devoted
other—he proceeded to enlarge upon the recent expli- to the task, could not be complied with. But there
cations on the law or origin of storms, and to account is not a touch of the graver, no flower of the hedge
for the occurrence of violent atmospheric phenomena or meadow, nor cultivated ornament of the garden,
in certain or in different latitudes of the earth; upon whose intricacies of form are not transferable to metal
which, we believe, Mr. White expects, in the progress by this interesting process. As a mode by which any
of more extended and correct observation, to harmo- number of duplicate plates may be obtained
nize the conflicting theories of this hitherto irrecon- with unerring certainty, it is a subject of deep
cilable topic of speculation. interest to the lovers of the fine arts, and espe-
Mr. White then at once introduced to the assembly cially to the societies denominated Art-Unions,
the "Cycle of the Weather," as a system altogether which could not by any ibility supply,
separate and distinct from all that preceded it. The through any other means (as doesposs the London Art
author of this discovery he described as a solitary Union), so many as 12,000 copies of the same plate,
individual, now in advanced years, who formed a sys- all equal to proof!
tem of observation and induction, without recourse The electrotyped plants, flowers, fruits, and insects,
to, or dependence on, any ancient or modern mode of deposited by Mr. CJI and Captain Ibbotson, in the
computation. After devoting nearly half a century theatre of the Polytechnic Institution, are beautiful
to the study and prosecution of his own peculiar sys- specimens, which cannot be beheld without admiration.
tem, Mr. Mackenzie came before the world with re- Thesalotype, for transferring pictorial objects to
corded daily observations on the weather, from his paper, is next described in a brief but satisfactory
own hand, upon which he founded his " Cycles of the manner. Mr. Talbot, the inventor, has changed the
Winds, Weather, and Prices of Corn "—a system, the name to a compound from his own, and now calls
truth and value of which, from its continuity, there the art the " Talbotype." He certainly seems to
can exist no doubt whatever, and which, when brought have more right to do so than M. Daguerre can
into familiar observation and practical application, claim (as Mr. Palmer shows) to call the photogra-
will confer greater benefits on mankind than all the phic, or light-delineating, art, in its present perfec-
theories that ever were propounded on this highly tion, after his name. The little work of Mr. Palmer
interesting, all-important, and indeed wonderful dis- places the question as regards the claims of Mr.
covert'.
Beard, of the Polytechnic Institution, who holds the
In the course of the present and next week, Mr. English patent, in a light in which they are not ge-
White proposes to go more fully into the subject of nerally understood, and shows that M. Daguerre,
the "Weather Cycle," and to explain the fundamental notwithstanding all his honours and rewards, has
principles of the system, by a magnified diagram of after all done no more than assist in promoting the
the circles of comminuted and compressed seasons, art a step beyond the advance at which he found it.
with the effect of these seasons on the produce and In 1802 Sir H. Davy and Mr. Wedgwood made ex-
prices of corn, for a period of fifty-four years, be- periments in photography, but could not fix the pie-
ginning with 1801, and ending with 1854. As soon tures they obtained. In 1814 M. Niepce, of Chalons,
as these lectures are delivered, we will endeavour to took up the subject, and made considerable progress.
find space for a condensed notice of them for the public Subsequently he and M. Daguerre, who had been
benefit, being already satisfied, from the numerous some time similarly engaged, united their labours,
extracts of our former article in the provincial papers, which lcd to the beautiful discovery, " absurdly,"
that great anxiety prevails throughout the country on says Mr. Palmer, " called the Daguerreotype." The
this important subject. author tells us that Daguerre was not very successful
in taking portraits from life, in consequence of the
tediousness of the process, and the necessity for the
sitter to be fixed for a long time in one position, with
one expression, and without moving a muscle. The
first next step towards the practicability of taking
portraits from life, by the agency of light, was made by
Mr. Woolcott, an American. But it was not until
Mr. Beard, assisted by Mr. Goddard, expended large
sums of money and much time in endeavouring to
make his patent under Daguerre practically available,
that the art was brought to its present state of perfection,
beauty, and facility. Those exquisite specimens of
Mr. Beard's skill, with which the public are now fa-
miliar, are produced in a few seconds. The original
process of Daguerre required hours of irksome sitting
for an imperfect production. The pamphlet says
nothing of Mr. Beard's last improvement as to giving
colours to his portraits, which seems to be a great
omission. Yet, if the author had gone much further
in his details, we could not, as the interest of the sub-
ject has drawn out these remarks already to a great
length.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.—WooLincir, AUG. 28.
The Black Eagle steam-vessel, blaster-Commander S. B.
Cook, left Woolwich yesterday for Portsmouth. The
name of the vessel built under the title of the Infernal
has been changed to Eclair, and she has been commis-
sioned by Commander W. G. B. Estcourt, and the fol-
lowing officers have beee appointed to her :—Lieutenant
P. A. Halket; master, 13. D. Burney; paymaster and
purser, T. R. Hallett; gunner, William Dust; boatswain,
John Warren; acting carpenter, Evan Crowther; and
master's assistant, John Gowan. The Volcano steam
vessel, Captain Sir William Dickson, is expected at
Woolwich from the coast of Ireland to have her defects

made good. The Princess Alice steam-vessel, Master-
Commander L. Smithett, arrived at Woolwich on Sunday
from Dover, and will leave early next week for Ports-
mouth to join the Royal squadron.
HARBOUR DUES.—A return being required in
pursuance of an address of the House of Commons to her
Majesty for " a copy of the receipts of every harbour in
the united kingdom for each of the last three years,
stating the several heads of income, the authority by
which the same are levied; and of the expenditure for
each of the same years, stating the several heads of ex-
penditure, and the amount of each head in each of those
years;" orders have been issued to the collectors and
controllers at all the ports of the kingdom, in pursuance
of directions to that effect from Sir James Graham,
Secretary for the Home Department, to furnish a list of
the several harbours in the United Kingdom to which the
above address will apply, with the parties from whom
the information called for by the House of Commons
can be obtained with respect to each harbour (so far as
they have the means of procuring this information), in
order that measures may be taken for obtaining the re-
turn required.

THE FIXING OF THE LONGITUDE.—The observa-
tions connected with this most interesting subject are
proceeding with the greatest success at Valencia, in this
county. The actual observations at Valencia are now
conducted by Lieutenant Gossett, of the Royal En-
gineers, and it is gratifying to know that the scientific
part of this most interesting and long-looked-for opera-
tion is conducted with the utmost diligence and accuracy.
The greatest interest has been exercised in the adjoining
country by these scientiffc operations, and numbers
flock to the heights upon which they are conducted.
Lieutenant Gossett entertained a select party of the
neighbouring gentry on the 21st instaut, at a sumptuous
banquet on the summit of his mountain, where there was
supplied every luxury which could be furnished from the
county, and from the cities of Limerick and Cork.
This singular feast, at a height of nearly 900 feet above
the level of the sea, created extraordinary interest, asso-
ciated as it was with the display of the magnificent, if
not unequalled panorama of mountain scenery which is
commanded from the position on which this astrono-
mical encampment is placed.—Kerry Evening Post.
THE NEW BANE CHARTER The Sun of
yesterday the several clauses of the Bank Charter Act
which will come into operation on Saturday next were
mentioned. There are other provisions, which came
into force on the 19th of July last, when the Act re-
ceived the Royal assent, and there are others to which
future periods are fixed, so that the entire Act cannot
be in actual motion until January next. By the 23d
section it appears that there are forty-three bankers
who have ceased to issue their own bank-notes under
certain agreements with the Bank of England, and it is
provided that on the 31st of December next such bankers
are to receive a composition by way of compensation,
which is by the Act to continue until August, 1856, if
not previously determined. In January in every year a
return of the number of partners, &e., in every banking
establishment is to be made to the Commissioners of
Stamps, under a penalty of 50Z, and the Commissioners
are required, on or before the Ist of March every year,
to publish in some newspaper circulating within each
town or county respectively, a copy of the return so made
by every banker, company, or partnership carrying on
the business of bankers, within such town or county re-
spectively, as the case may be.
NEW CARRIAGE OF GENERAL TOM THUMB.—The
equipage of General Tom Thumb is unequalled in point
of magnificence. It is the chariot style, and is made
to correspond in size with the General. The body
of the chariot is but twenty inches in height, and eleven
inches in width. The arms are Britannia and Liberty,
supported by the British lion and American eagle, sur-
mounted by the rising sun, with the British and Ame-
rican flags crossed. The motto, " Go-ahead." The
carriage is by Mr. S. Beaton, 16, Denmark-street, Soho.
The harness, which is heavily mounted, and of the
most perfect finish, was manufactured by Mr. Filling-
ham, 278, NVhitechapel, and 78, Fenchurch-street. The
ponies are only twenty-eight inches in height, and were
purchased from Mr. Batty, of Astley's Royal Amphi -
theatre. The coachman and footman, two lads, are
dressed in livery, appropriate to such a magnificentere
l at
turn-out. The equipage will be sent to the General
Birmingham, on Monday next, and can be !,en o. n
Sa-
turday evening next, Aug. 31, at Astley's Royal
Am-
phitheatre, in the course of the performances.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A L
police have since Sunday last been most actively engagedwhese
LADY.—The
in endeavouring to discover the retreat of a lady
Hanover-square.
The
en dl a rdeys i di
ne
question, who is Mary Jackson, thirty
in the neighbourhood of
connexions are of the highest respectability,
years of age,l d
utaarbeil.ityT,
some time in a low, desponding state
it appears, been for
,
of mind, and at the recommendation of Dr. Sutherland,
she was, a short time since, placed under the care of Mr.
South, No. 1, Alpha-road, Regent's-park. On the
morning of Sunday last, about a quarter past ten o'clock
she was suddenly missed from the house, and all inquiry
as to where she was gone has, up to the present time,
been fruitless, beyond the fact, which has been ascer-
tained, that immediately on leaving the house she took
the cab No. 1,000, in the Alpha-road, in which she was
driven to the terminus of the Dover Railway, where she
changed a 51. Bank of England note. She then, it is
believed, drove away again in the same cab, but in what
direction is not known. Great fears are, it is under-
stood, entertained by her relatives that she will commit
suicide.

GORDON CASTLE.—Since the Duke and Duchess of
Richmond's arrival, his Grace has been entertaining a
number of noble and distinguished friends. Among
those at present enjoying the Noble Duke's hospitality
are the Earl of Uxbridge, the Ladies Paget, Lord and
Lady Teraplemore, Colonel Richardson and Colonel
Smith of the Royal Horse Guards, Colonel Rotton,
Major Udny, Mr. Cox, of London, Mr. BaiHie, Mr.
Russell, Mr. Roby, Mr. Ricardo. Of his Grace's family,
the Earl of March, the Lords Henry, Alexander, and
George Lennox, the Ladies Caroline, Augusta, and
Cecilia Lennox, are also at the Castle.