The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-11 00:00:00

YORK, Oar. 9.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—lpswich and Bury,
41/2—Newcastle and Darlington Junction, New (Brandling),
55—North British (Carlisles), 4%—York and North Mid-
land Extension, 291,4—Axhohne, B—Grand Union, 41. is.—
Inverness and Elgin, llh—London and York, 6%—Manches-
ter, Buxton, &c., 91/2—Newcastle and Berwick, 201/2—North
Staffordshire, SYR—North Western, 6 %—Scottish Central,
141/2—South Midlands, 834.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—Railway Advertisements will
have the greatest publicity in the Observer, they being inserted
in both London and Country Editions at one charge.—Observer
Office, 170, Strand.
CORK AND DUBLIN DIRECT RAILWAY.—(From
Correspondent.)—We observe that the directors of the Cork
and Fermoy Direct line are about to extend their operations
towards Clonmel, thus completing, in connexion with other
railways, a direct crow line between the two principal cities
of Ireland, and, by the junction with the Waterford and
Limerick Company's line, opening up at the same time a
rapid communication between Cork and Waterford. Apart
from the grander objects to be accomplished by this exten-
sion, and which will involve the transfer of a vast portion
of the trade, both of Waterford and Dublin with Cork to
this railway, the local trade of Clonmel is, perhaps, not ex-
ceeded by that of any interior town in Ireland. The country
from Clogheen, Cahir, and Clonmel, is studded with mills.
There are six powerful mills in and near Clogheen, five power-
ful mills in and near Cahir, and numerous mills in and about
Clonmel. These mills have a good water power, and are
worked by very wealthy men. All the mills are principally
supplied at present from Thurles and Cashel ; but it is ob-
vious that the formation of a line between Fermoy and
Clonmel will open up a new and valuable source of supply ;
and were the line made also to connect Cashel, Cahir, and
Thurles, a still greater development of the immense agricul-
tural resources of the district would ensue.

Y
COUNT RIEs AGAIN.—A German, calling himself
Julius Ries, has been several times examined on a charge of
obtaining 11 from Mr. Edlin, landlord of the Bull Hotel, on
false pretences. The fellow, who is of by no means an
imposing appearance, came to the Bull and represented
that his luggage would soon follow him, and that a horse
was also on its way from London for his service, and he
engaged a loose box for the hypothetical animal. He
deseribed Messrs. Robarts and Curtis as his bankers, and
said that in a day or two he should receive a remittance
from them ; meantime desired Mr. Edlin to lend him a
sovereign, which was done. In order to deceive the land-
lord, he addressed a blank sheet of paper to Messrs. Robarts,
inclosing a card on which was the address of some Spanish
Marquis. After living at the Bull for a week, and incurring
a debt of nearly W., Mr. Edlin gave him into custody, and in-
quiries were subsequently made respecting him. Of course
all his representations turned out to be entirely false, and it
appeared that he had been pursuing a similar course of swin-
dling and plunder in London and elsewhere, for a long time.
In May last the prisoner, who then called himself "Count
Ries," was tried at Windsor on a charge of swindling, in a
similar manner, Mr. Chater, of the Castle Hotel, and ac-
quitted, through an informality in the indictment. He is a
short, sallow-faced individual, about thirty-five years old,
wears a wig, and has very much the appearance of a low ad-
venturer. On Monday last he was again examined before
the magistrates at the police-court, and committed for trial
to the sessions.—Cambridge Advertiser.
THE LOCUSTS.—Several vessels which have recently
arrived report having seen large fields of grasshoppers or lo-
custs off the Western Islands. By comparing the different
accounts, it appears that these insects extended over an area
of 600 mile square. Captain Madignan, of the ship Hercules,
from Odessa, fell in with them in long. 16, lat. 36, and sailed
in the midst of them, from east to west, for 500 or 600 miles,
leaving them only at the distance of 1,000 miles from land.
Mr. J. G. Hurd, a passenger on board the ship Sylvanus
Jenkins, from Trieste, gives the same account to us, and adds
that there were great numbers of the locusts in the air as
well as in the water, and that for several days they had many
of them on the masts and sails of the ship. They were drift-
ing about upon the water, sometimes in broad fields, and at
others in long windrows, as seaweed is often seen on the out-
side of the Gulf Stream. The impression of all the gentlemen
is that they 1144 been blown off from the coast of Africa.-
11 ,q-Kong Register.
NARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.— The marriage of'
ti, donourahle Charles Hugh Clifford, eldest son of Lord Clifford,
of C:iudleigh, with the Honourable Agnes Petre, daughter of Lord
al. .I Lady Petre, was celebrated on the 30th ult., at Thorndon
ft .1,, by the Rev. Joseph Lidden, private chaplain to Lord Petre.
`l-:,a bride was accompanied to the altar by her sister, the Hon.
CI, riotte Petre, and the Hon. Miss Clifford, who acted as bride-
=.: !s. There were present at the ceremony, besides the parent
st • :,e bride, Lord Clifford, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas
C.,:ford and Miss L. Clifford, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Petre, the
Flo 1. Charles and Francis Petre, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Douglas,
tl.o Elonourables Frederick, Arthur, Edmund, and Albert Petre,
I:; Hon. Mr. and the Misses Neave, and Sheffield Neave, Esq.,
so a select circle of the noble families of Petre and Clifford. After
ti..! ceremony a magnificent dejeuner was served in the grand
5..!00n, of which Viscountess Maynard, Sir Ralph Howard, Mr.
e: :a the Hon. Mrs. Weave, and a distinguished party of upwards of
60 persons partook.—Stdblk Herald.
A SCENE IN CoURT.—" I call on you," said the
counsellor, " to state distinctly upon what authority you are pre-
p-tad tco swear to the mare's age 10"—" Upon what authority!" said
the other, interrogatively.—" You are to reply, and not to repeat
the questions put to you."—" I doesn't consider a man's bound
to answer a question afore he's time to turn it into his mind."—
" Nothing can be more simple, sir, than the question put. I again
repeat it. Upon what authority do you swear to the animal's
age ?"—" The best authority," responded the witness gruffly."—
" Then why such evasion ? Why not state it at once!"—" Well,
then, if you must have it."—" Must I I will have it," vociferated
the counsellor, interrupting the witness."—" Well, then. if you
must and will have it," rejoined the ostler, with im.
perurbable gravity, " why, then, I had it myself from the mare's
own mouth." A simultaneous burst of laughter rang through the
Court.—Land Sharks and Sea Gulls.
A BOY KILLED BY A HORSE.—On Wednesday
evening last a shocking accident occurred to a poor boy named
Williams. Between five and six o'clock he was sent on an errand,
and while parsing along Worcester. street the Wonder coach drove
by. He ran after it, and in the eagerness of his efforts to over-
take it he same in contact with a horse that was drawing one of Mr.
Shipton's waggons, and was knocked down, the horse treading
upon his head, and inflicting some dreadful fractures, before he
could be rescued. From the frightful nature of the injuries he
received, little hopes were entertained of his recovery, and he
died on Sunday night,—Wolverhampton Chronicle.
THE WROUGHT NAIL fRADE.—The workmen of
this trade, upwards of fifteen thousand, made a stand last week for
an advance of ten per cent. upon their wages. Messrs. Caddick,
of Coseley, at once told their workmen they would give it them,
and that they must not stand a single hour, Messrs. Caddick paid
them the advance on Saturday last ; and stated they hoped in a
short time to be able to give a further advance. The whole of
the workmen were highly pleased with the kind spirit in which
this prompt concession was made.—Wolverhampton Chronicle.
It is a curious fact that there are now employed in
the establishment of Mr. Cubitt, the engineer, persons of the
name of Inch, Yard.ly, Furlong, and Miles, and they are all sup.
porters of the " League" to a certain degree.—Liverpool Journil.
One of the manufacturing firms of Sheffield, apolo-
gising to a customer for not having completed an order, attributes
it to the injurious effects which he affirms are resulting to the trade
from the railway pleasure trips and gipsy parties now so frequently
indulged in.

ALLEGED MURDER AT CAMBERWELL.—On Mon-
day night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, Benjamin
Booth, a plasterer by trade, died at No. 2, Alpha-cottages,
Camberwell, from injuries inflicted upon him on Monday
morning by a man named John Walsh. It appears that
the deceased, Walsh, and a third man slept in the same
room, and Walsh being the first up in the morning, Booth
accused him of taking eighteenpence from his pocket.
Welsh denied the accusation, and went into the
next room, which was occupied by a journeyman tailor,
named Leeney, and complained to that person of the false
accusation that had just been made against him, and seizing
e sleeve-board, rushed to the room where Booth still remained
in bed, lie instantly attacked the unfortunate man while in
bed, arid struck him several severe blowsabout the head with
the sleeve-board, Booth, however, managed to get out of
bed; but before he could grasp his murderous assailant, he
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Booth, though severely injured, was able to get out of bed,
and take one or two cups of tea. Soon after, however, he was
seized with serious illness and stupor, and the symptoms
were so alarming that Mr. Morris, the parish doctor, was sent
for. That gentleman immediately attended, and used every
means that medical skill could devise to relieve the unfor-
tunate man, but it was to no purpose ; the poor fellow
breathed his last shortly after eleven o'clock. Information of
the occurrence was forwarded to the Camberwell station, and
thelolice are in pursuit of Walsh,
BURGLARY AT STOCHBRIDGE.—Tuesday morning
the farm-honse of Mr. Thomas Attwood, situated in rather
a retired situation at the beak of the church at Stockbridge,
was forcibly entered by, it is supposed, five thieves, who ran-
sacked the lower part of the house of coats and other cloth-
ing, half a round of beef, a ham, some poultry, two hares?
three rabbits, and a loaded gun. Having partaken of beer,
wine, and eatables, they decamped, It is supposed they took
the road for Southampton, as five strange and suspicious
looking men were met 'by a carter about six o'clock in the
morning, about four miles from Stockbridge, on that road.
DESTITUTION AND REVERSE OF FORTUNE Tuesday
evening Mr. Payne held an inquest at the Welsh Harp,
Essex-street, Bouverie-street, City, on the body of Mr.
Christmas, aged 54, who hung himself at No. 9, Lombard.
street, where he occupied two rooms. The deceased had
been formerly in business as a grocer, but in consequence of
misfortunes he became reduced, and got much in arrear of
his rent, and be was threatened to have his little stock of
goods seized. On Monday morning he was discovered in a
sitting posture upon the bed with a rope round his neck,
which was attached to the bed-post. Life had been extinct
some hours. Verdict, " Temporary insanity."
PETTY SESSIONS.—On Saturday a very lengthened
Parliamentary return was printed, showing the places at
which petty sessions are held throughout England and Wales.
A great number are held at public-houses, which is much to
be regretted, as the administration of public justice requires a
different place to hold its court. Ju the Bill which was dis-
cussed last Session respecting petty sessions, there was a pros
vision to prevent them in future being held in such places.
Trheltheil, the
return, which was obtained on the motion of Captain
Member for Brighton, has been recalled for some
cormiars,