The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

DERBY.

5 to 1 agst J. Day's lot—taken and afterwards offered
11 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's lot—taken
1,000 to 30 agst Lord Exeter's lot—taken
1,000 to 50 agst Forth's lot, bar Leander—taken
6 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken
7 to 1 agst Mr. Crockford's Rattan—taken
16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Orlando
16 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Leander
20 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo
30 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Loadstone
33 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lonian—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. A. Wood's Running Rein—taken
35 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Campunero—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Saddlebow—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Pavne's Vat colt—taken
1000 to 20 agst Mr. Thornhill's Apprentice—t. twice
50 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's King of the Gipsies
1000 to 15 agst Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Bebington—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Batson's Anniversary
1000 to 10 Mr. Bradshaw's Sir Isaac—taken
700 to 600 on The Ugly Buck agst Rattan—taken
1000 to 10 agst the Ugly Buck winning the Derbv and St.
Leger, and Boarding-school Miss the Oaks—t.
2000 to 10 agst Rattan, Boarding-school Miss, and Lean-
der, for the three events—taken
1000 to 5 agst Rattan, the Bee, and Ugly Buck, for the
same event
The betting on this race was confined to a " select few,"
and was strictly in keeping with that on the Chester Cup.
It may be described in a few words. The two favourites
were backed for about 1001. each, Cockamaroo and lonian for
small sums, Saddlebow at 1,000 to 25 (in one instance only),
the Vat colt at the same odds, to about 401., Running Rein
at 1,000 to 30, the layers refusing to go on, Campunero at
35 to 1, Apprentice at 50 to 1, about 501., and Sir Isaac at
1,000 to 10 (two or three parties anxious to go on). Nothing
done about Orlando or Leander, and not the slightest inclina-
tion to back either Loadstone or Foig-a-ballagh.

The following well known hunters—" well known in Lei•
cestershire "—were sold yesterday by Messrs. Tattersall's :
Rocket, 460 guineas ; Negro, 220 guineas ; Pilot, 185 guineas
Monarch, 170 guineas ; Volunteer, 120 guineas ; and Magic,
100 guineas. Total for the six, 1,255 guineas.

A case which came before the sitting magistrate at
Marlborough-street, on Saturday, fully proves the ineffici-
ency of the law in preventing or punishing dog stealing; for,
had the thief stolen a handkerchief the twentieth part of the
value of the dog, he might have been transported for it.
Some measure like that proposed by Mr. Bishop is necessary
to put a stop to this system of plunder.
The Belgian Government has, on the proposition
of the Commission of Trans-Atlantic Navigation, resolved to
establish at the expense of the State five lines of sailing-
packets :-1. Between Belgium and the Levant, touching
alternately at Smyrna, Syra, and Athens, to sail from An-
twerp on the Ist of April, 15th of May, Ist of July, 15th of
August, Ist of October, and 15th of November. 2. Between
Antwerp and New York, one departure every month, for
eight months in the year, commencing on the 15th of March.
3. Between Belgium and Vera Cruz, four departures—viz.,
the 15th of April, August, October, and December. 4. To
Bahia, two departures—viz., June 15 and September 15.
5. Valparaiso and Callao, two departures—viz., June 1 and
December 1.

A WORD THAT SHOULD ONLY BE SAID UPON HOLY-
DAYS.—In a poem by Hoffmann,. the German poet, who was
lately expelled the Prussian dominions, and the admisson
of his works prohibited, the following word appears
Steuerverweigerungsverfassungsmassigberechtig !" Mean-
ing a man who is exempt by the constitution from the pay-
ment of taxes.
Loss or LIFE BY FlRE.—Between seven and
eight o'clock on Sunday evening a child, named Sarah Hand-
ley, eight years of age, whose parents reside at No. 14, Peter-
street, Cow-cross, expired at St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
from the dreadful injuries she had sustained on the 18th
inst., by her clothes accidentally taking fire. From .the first
her recovery .was considered impossible. An inquest will
be held on the body this day.
DISTRESSING CASE.—A few days ago, a poor
woman, named Mirah Ryan, residing at No. 4, Vittoria-
street Islington, who procured a scanty livelihood for herself
and family by shirt-making, accidentally stuck a needle in
her thumb, and in pulling it out part of it remained behind.
She paid little or no attention to the circumstance until the
affected part began to fester and swell. She applied her own
remedies, but at length her arm, up to her shoulder, became
exceedingly painful, and increased to an alarming size. Dr.
Butler and other medical gentlemen attended on her, and
used every effort to extract the portion of the needle without
effect. Mortification eventually took place, and the unfortu-
nate woman expired in the greatest agony. She has left her
family in the greatest distress, one being a poor boy stone
blind. The husband of the, deceased, some time ago, met
with a severe accident whilst at work at a building in Re-
gent-street, and he is now an inmate of the workhouse.
FURIOUS AFFRAY.—The following rather serious
occurrence is reported in a Derry paper :—The Excise
officers, on special service in Derry, accompanied by Messrs.
M'Cann and Wallace. discovered on Thursday, the 15th
instant, in the mountains of Ennishowen, an illicit still,
which they destroyed, and a short distance from it they
found a copper worm, which they proceeded to take with
them. Having advanced a short way with it, they perceived
the neighbouring hills covered with people, armed with
sticks, pitchforks, stones, &c., who followed after them in
the direction of Quigley's-point, and when the officers were
proceeding down the mountain, the peasantry commenced a
most furious attack with stones, keeping about 20 yards off.
They were repeatedly told to desist, or abide the conse-
quences—that they would most undoubtedly be fired on.
They dared the officers to do so, and rushing on in a body,
there commenced a most desperate affray. One of the
officers (Mr. Wilson) was knocked down senseless, when a
savage came running at him with a pitchfork, but two of
the party fired at him, and though apparently hit, he still
persisted, until it was wrested from him. The affray about
this time having lasted near an hour, and the numbers now
becoming appalling, the little band were at length obliged
to retreat, having two men badly wounded—the smugglers
still pursuing and keeping up a most murderous fire of
stones, until the party at length found shelter at Quigley's-
point.
JACK THE FIFER.—In the late Chartist outbreak,
one of the principal leaders of the . party that attacked the
Westgate Hotel, was a man known by the name of " Jack
the Fifer." Upon seeing the insurgents defeated he fled, and
although very large rewards were offered for his apprehen-
sion, he was not heard of until within a few days past, when
a letter was received from him, dated Virginia. He states
that after a great many hair-breadth escapes in this country,
he embarked for America. He has been offered a commission
as an officer in the army destined for Texas.

„
AN X 4 XT RAORDINARY: VALENTINE RECEIVED
TIIROUGH TILE POST-OFFlCE.—Perhaps one of the best
jokes that have lately taken place occurred last Valentine's
day, when a gentleman, bachelor, of this town, received
through the Post-office, from, one of the most fashionable
watering places, a beautiful stuffed cat, with several mottos
attached round its neck with riband. One, in the shape of a
heart, on which was written, ” A gift from the old maids of
--." Another, "A fire-side companion." " A good house-
keeper during an afternoon's ride." "An old bachelor's
friend."t you like—laugh if you can." " When
the mice at your house dare not play."
he
cat s "Smilethe i f
way,
—Manchester Advertiser.
THE GAME Laws.—Clerks of the peace have just
been called upon for a return to Government of the number
of convictions, in petty sessions, during the last year, under
the game-laws. About a year ago a similar return was
called for, which seems to show that public feeling regarding
those laws has compelled our high authorities to pay some
official attention to them.
BADMINTON PARK.—The Duke of Beaufort,
who had the misfortune to fracture a rib, by being thrown
from his horse while following the hounds,
near Cirencester
en Tuesday, is going on fayorably.

LITERATURE.
HIGHLANDS OF „ETHIOPIA. 3 Vols.
Longman, London, 1844.
Major Harris, the author of these volumes, antici-
pating probably—though he has certainly no occa-
sion to be apprehensive—that occasional marks of
haste and slovenliness may be detected in them by
the microscopic eye of criticism, observes, by way of
apology, in his introduction, that they were written
in the heart of Abyssinia, amidst manifold interrup -
tions and disadvantages, adding that " their chief re-
commendation must be sought in the fact of their em-
bodying a detail of efforts zealously directed, under
the auspices of a liberal Government, towards the
establishment of a more intimate connexion with a
Christian people, who know even less of the world
than the world knows of them." In justice to the
gallant author, we must say that his volumes possess
many other recommendations in addition to that which
he has assigned to them. They give us minute and
graphic sketches of countries very little known ; are
exceedingly picturesque and vigorous in their deli-
neation of the manners and customs of the various
.Ethiopian tribes; and are characterised by
all the bonhommie and cordial good-humour
of a British soldier who makes light of difficulties,
and maintains his self-possession and serenity of
temper in the most trying crisis. Major Harris set
out from Bombay for Ankober, the capital of the
King of Shoe, in Southern Abyssinia, in the spring
of 1841, and, after a prosperous voyage, reached
Aden, situated near the Straits of Bab- el-mandeb,-vvhich
was once a
,port of great consequence, and regarded
as the Gibraltar of the East. Here he met with
several choice specimens of the Somauli tribe who, it
seems, are as expert knaves as even the'-Bedouins of
the desert. " A Somauli thief," he tells us, "is per-
haps the cunningest rogue in the universe. He has
been known to cut- away a pile of tobacco so as to
leave to the merchant who reposed thereon nought
but the effigy of his own figure ; and, after entering
through the roof of a house, he has taken his exit
through the door with chests of treasure, from the
top of which the sleeping proprietor has been first
hoisted with his bed, by a tackle lowered through
the aperture, and so left hanging till the
morning !" Exploits like these might put to
shame the best instructed conveyancer in the
metropolis ; and even the " Artful Dodger," of whose
dexterity as a prig his venerable preceptor Fagin
was so deservedly proud, would cut but a sorry figure
by the side of a Somauli artist. From Aden, our
author stretched acrosss the Arabian Gulf for the
town of Tajurra, which, together with the adjacent
district, is under the government of a monarch who
is styled the Sultan of the Sea-port. By this poten-
tate he was received with infinite respect ; but he
was a poor, miserable, cunning fellow, who possessed
scarcely any influence, and was far more ready to re-
ceive, than to give, presents—a peculiarity by no
means confined to African sovereigns. Quitting
Tajurra, Major Harris, with his party, set out for
the interior of Abyssinia; their journey was beset
with difficulty and danger, and when they reached
the sterile, parched neighbourhood of the Great Salt
Lake, their sufferings from excessive thirst became
perfectly intolerable. Here is an impressive descrip-
tion of a night spent among the burning sands :
" The horrors of that dismal night set the efforts of
description at defiance. An unlimited supply of water
in prospect, at the distance of only sixteen miles. had for
the brief moment buoyed up the drooping spirit which
tenanted each way-worn frame ; and when an ex-
hausted mule was unable to . totter further, his rider
contrived manfully to breast the steep hill on foot. But
owing to the long fasting and privation endured by all,
the limbs of the weaker soon refused the task, and the
first two miles, they dropped fast in the rear. Fanned
by the fiery blast of the midnight sirocco, the cry for
water, uttered feebly and with difficulty, by numbers of
parched throats, now became incessant; and the supply
of that precious element brought for the whole party
falling short of one gallon and a half, it was not long to
be answered. A tiny sip of diluted vinegar for a mo-
ment assuaging the burning thirst which raged in the
vitals, and consumed some of the more downhearted,
again raised their drooping souls ; but its effects were
transient, and, after struggling a few steps, over-
whelmed, they sank again, with husky voice, declaring
their days to be numbered, and their resolution to rise
up no more. Dogs incontinently, expired upon the
road ; horses and mules that once lay down, being un-
able from exhaustion to rally, were reluctantly aban-
doned to their fate ; whilst the lion-hearted soldier, who
had braved death at the cannon's mouth, subdued and
unmanned by thirst, finally abandoning his resolution,
lay gasping by the way-side, and, heedless of the ex-
hortation of his officers, hailed . approaching dissolution
with delight, as bringing the termination of tortures
which were not to be endured.
" Whilst many of the escort and followers were thus
unavoidably left stretched with open mouths along the
road, in a state of utter insensibility, and apparently
yielding up the ghost, others, pressing on to arrive at
water, became bewildered in the intricate mazes of the
wide wilderness, and recovered it with the utmost diffi-
culty. As another day dawned, and the round red sun
again rose in wrath over the Lake of Salt, towards the
hateful shores of which the tortuous path was fast end-
ing, the courage of all who had hitherto borne up
against fatigue and anxiety began to flag. A dimness
came before the drowsy eyes, giddiness seized the brain,
and the prospect ever held out by the gUides, of quench-
ing thirst immediately in advance, seeming like the tan-
talising delusions of a dream, had well nigh lost its ma-
gical effect ; when, as the spirits of the most sanguine
fainted within them, a wild Bedouin was perceived, like
a delivering angel from above, hurrying forward with a
large skin filled with muddy water. This most well-
timed supply, obtained from Mohammad Ali from the
small pool at Hanlefanta, of which, with the promised
guard of his own tribe, by whom he had been met, he
had taken forcible possession in defiance of the impotent
threats of the ruthless red man,' was sent to the rear.
It admitted of a sufficient quantity being poured over
the face and down the parched throat, to revive every
prostrate and perishing sufferer ; and, at a late hour,
ghastly, haggard, and exhausted, like men who had es-
caped from the jaws of death, the whole had contrived to
straggle into camp, which, but for the foresight and firm •
ness of the son of Ali Abi, few individuals indeed of the
whole party would have reached alive."
Arrived at Ankober, the capital of the kingdom of
Slim, Major Harris experienced a kindly reception
from the Monarch, chiefly in consequence of the
various presents he brought him; and, on one occa-
sion, was an eye-witness of that very scene which
Bruce described with such minuteness in his tra-
vels, and for which he was generally derided as a
romancer. The scene in question was a bull-feast
which took place in the royal meadows, and which
our author thus depicts :—" Crowds swarmed round
each sturdy animal, and impetuously rushing in,
seized horns and legs and tail. A violent struggle to
escape followed the assault, but the stronger still re-
tained their grasp of the victim, and finally prevailed.
With a long groan the bull was thrown kicking to the
earth. Twenty crooked knives flashed at once from the
scabbard, and the hungry butchers remained seated on
the quivering carcase until the last-bubbling jet had
welled from the widely severed throat. Rapidly from
that moment advanced the workof demolition. The hide
was opened in fifty places, and .collop after collop of
warm flesh and muscle, sliced and scooped from the
bone, was borne off in triumph. Groupes of fasting
savages might now be seen in different directions,
greedily munching and bolting the raw repast, and
pounds were with all held of light account. Entrails
and offal did not escape." We close our brief and
hurried notices of these volumes by observing that
they abound in incidents and descriptions of the most
exciting character ; and that the chapter entitled
" Unexplored Countries to the South," wherein the
author speaks of the Dakos, " a pigmy and perfectly
wild race, not exceeded four feet in height," is a more
curious one than is to be found in any modern vo-
ume of travels.

THE ARTIZAN.
Simpkin and Marshall. London, 1844.
In this goodly quarto we have the first volume of
a monthly journal of the operative arts, which, it
seems, is brought out under the immediate super-
intendence of the Artizan Club. The articles, as
might be guessed from the title of the work, are
mostly of a practical character, and, so far as we are
able to form . a judgment on a cursory inspection of
them, appear to be written with ability. The ex-
planatory embellishments are numerous, and tolerably
well executed.

MONSTER MISERY OF IRELAND.
Bentley. London, 1844.
As the work of a practical man, who has had thirty
years experience of his subject, in his capacity of
English agent to estates in the south as well as in the
north of Ireland, this volume is well worth an atten-
tive and thoughtful perusal. It is penned in a calm,
moderate spirit, and contains a treatise on the relation
of landlord and tenant, together with suggestions for
legislative measures, and the management of landed
property.

HISTORY OF CHINA. Part XIII.
Dean, London, 1844.

This Part contains a clever account of some of the
earlier provinces of the Mogul Empire, together with
two illustrations, the best of which is the last effort
of Tippoo Saib at the memorable siege of Seringapa-
tam. The authoress of this skilful history is Miss
Julia Corner, who has arranged her facts through-
out with judgment.

CYCLOPXDIA OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.
Chambers, Edinburgh, 1844.
We have here the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fif-
teenth Parts of this monthly Cyclopmdia, containing
brief memoirs of some of our most eminent authors in
verse and prose of the last century and a half, toge-
ther with copious extracts from their works. The
Cyclopmdia is well suited to the lounging tastes of the
day, and is therefore likely to maintain its popularity.

Mr. TEMPLETON.—This gentleman has been giving
his entertainments during the last week at Bristol and
Oxford. He was triumphantly successful at both places,
and the Oxford paper, in an elaborate critique, speaks in
the highest terms of the performances of " the first of
English tenors."