The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-16 00:00:00

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COLONEL STODDART AND
CAPTAIN CONOLLY.
The last accounts received from Dr. Wolff are to the
2Sth of November, on which day he left Trebizond for
Erzeroum. He arrived at Trebizond the previous day,
accompanied by the Sheik of Bokhara, Hajji Nfohanavti
Shereef, to whom he was introduced by the Reis Effendi
at Constantinople, and by whom he was immediately re-
conised as an oM acquaintance. The Sheik has pro-
mised to use all his influence for obtaining the release of
Stoddart and Conolly. On going on board the steam-boat,
the Doctor found that Sir Stratford Canning had even paid
his passage. One page of the Doctor's journal is taken
up with an enumeration of acts of kindne*s of Sir Strat-
ford and Lady Canning, and the gentlemen attached to
her Majesty's Embassy. On looking at the passengers'
book, the first name that met his eye Was that of- his
friend, Arthur Conolly, written with his own hand, in
the year 1839. At Trebizozul the English Consul
opened a subscription, and 4000 piastres were imme-
diately raised, of which the Russian Consul contributed
1,000, and the French Consul 400 Piastres. . •
A letter has been received from Lieutenant Vincent
Eyre, Bengal Artillery, dated Camp Kurnaul, Novem-
ber 16, which states that man Barenstein, who said
that he had witnessed the execution of Stoddart and
Conolly, had been proved to be an impostor. - •
Lieutenant Eyre states that an Airghan had arrived at
Hyderabad, from Bokhara, who left Stoddart alive, and
at liberty.. He could easily escape, if he had but the
will. The Affghan says that " Stoddart has scruples
about escaping without an order from the English Go-
vernment, being a man of exceedingly strict notions of:
duty." Lieutenant Eyre relies upon this intelligence,
having seen authentic documents. At Kurnanl 1,200 -
rupees (1200 were immediately raised for Dr. Wolff's
mission.

TIM REBECCA RIOTS.
(From the Carmarthen Journut)
We find that Shoni Seyborfawr and Dai y Cantwr, the
'persons who, at the late winter Assizes, were convicted
fur Rebecca riots and were severally sentenced, the.
former to transportation for life, and the other for twenty
years, have made confessions to William Chambers,
Esq., jun., of Llanelly.
Shoni confessed to him that he was present at the
Lurning of Mr. Chambers's tw3 farms, namely, Mansant
and Tynywern. He also mentioned several nightly
meetings which he had attended, where measures were
taken to avoid the military, who at that time patrolled
the country. He admitted that he was one of a party
who pulled down a dozen gates, which he named, and
the several nights on which they were demolished. He
further gave the names'of several farmers who were pre-
sent with him in his destructive acts.
It appeared from his statement that he and his
wicked companions were to be paid a certain sum 'a day
for breaking down gates, and other misdeeds,:and that
he and many others were paid five shillings each for
setting fire to "Alansant, front a puhlican, who acted as
treasurer. lie further states, that the old woman at
heady Gate was shot by a to nnintentionally—in fact,
purely accidentally.
Dal y Cantwr states that he was present with Shoni
in many of his midnight misdoings, and was present
when the farms of Mansant, and Tynywern were set fire
to, and that. he saw Mr. Chambers's horse shot. lie has
mentioned the names of several persons who assisted him
and Shoni in the committal of outrages upon property.
which have disgraced this and the adjoining counties.
Ile further states that the proposition to shoot Mr. Cham-
bers was not the wish of any one person in particular,
but that it was the opinion of the people generally that
the younger Mr. Chambers ought to be shot.

ALLEGED CAsE or CAIN. CON.—A case of erim.
con., which has crubed no small sensation in Tyrone, is
to undergo investigation at the Omagh assizes. The
persons alleged to he guilty are both married ; and the
plaintiff has laid his (images at s,ooo).—Derry Jowrsult
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT BY MACHINERY.-.yes".
terday morning a fine lad, named Edward Mills, twelve
years of age, was brought into St. George's Hospital.
suffering the:most acute agony, arising from the four
fingers, and a portion of the thumb of his right hand
having been cut off by a circular saw, at the works of the
Wood-pavement Co-mpany, near Van hall- bridgy.
It appears that the lad had but just been engaged in
his new employment in the machine-room, and being,
therefore, unacquainted with the works thereof, he in-
cautiously, during the temporary absence of the engineer,
placed his right hand among the machinery, and before
he could withdraw it his fingers, and a portion of his
thumb, were cut off, as above described. It is expected
that, from the jagged manlier in which the fingers, &c..
were severed by the saw, that amputation of the hand at
the wrist will he unavoidable. If, however, this should
not take place, what remains of the hand of the unfortu-
nate boy will be of little or no use to him.
COFFEE AND EATING -BOCSE-KEEPRBS' A -

TION.- The half-yearly meeting of the members of this
Association was held yesterday evening at Anderton's
Hotel, Fleet-street ; Mr. Hare presided. From the
Report read by the Secretary, Mr. Abbott, it appeared
that the total receipts for the year were 267/. 17s. The
subscriptions of members exclusively amounted •to
84/. 19s. 9d., being a much larger sum than bad been re-
ceived in any corresponding period since the formation
of the Association. Amongst the items alluded to in
the Report was one of 801. 45., the profits of an excursion
to Sheerness in July last. From an entertainment at the
Eagle Tavern, City-road, a sum of 131. 18s. Gd. had been
derived. During the half-year a sum of 100/., had been
added to the amount of stock, which now makes 1,300/.
The Report detailed some other facts of no importance:
Its adoption being agreed to, the usual business was gone
through, and the meeting separated.

[A DVIIRTAEMENT.
DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS.—The
Hampshire Advertiser states :—" We have to record the
demise, this morning, at the Dolphin Hotel, Southamp-
ton, of the Marquis of Hastings. The Noble Marquis
had beets residing at the Hotel for the last month, being
an invalid from the gout, which at last reached the
heart, and caused his death. The Marquis would have
bean thirty-six years of age had he lived to the 4th of
February next" rhus in the meridian of life, has fallen
one of the most, amiable of our aristocracy, from a dis-
ease ever known to terminate fatally when the stomach
or brain are attacked. The loss of this Nobleman is the
more to be lamented, when he might have been pre-
served to his friends and to society had he known of that
simple remedy, Blair's Gout and Rheumatism Pills,.
which have ever been so successful in restraining the•
disease from reaching any vital part.
ALARMING FIRES.—Last evening, shortly after
o'clock, an alarming fire was discovered in a Urirate house
belonging to a Mr. Smith, situate at No. 4, Wood-west,.
Lambeth-walk. The brigade engines from the stations.
in Waterloo. and Southwark-bridge-roads were innue-
diately dispatched to the spot, when it was found that it
had broke out in a large cellar under the stairs leading
to the basement-floor, the latter being entirely consumed-
Much damage is done, and it was understood that ths,
occupier was insured. Almost at the same time several
of,the brigade engines distributed in the city were called.
out to another fire in Goswell-street-road, which fortu-
nately was not of so serious a character. It originated
in the kitchen. The principal damage done is to a plate-
box, which contained some valuable plate. About noon
yesterday much alarm was created in the neighbourhood
of Iloundsditch, owing to an alarm of fire having been
raised at a house situate at No. 4, Fireball-court. and. •
that a JoveSs named Blandlell was burnt to death. Om
inquiry as to the fact, it was ascertained that the latter
part of the report was not exactly correct, although the
pour creature is so seriously injured that her recovery is
almost deemed impossible. It appears that she acci-
dentally fell into the fire, and in her fright, while pulling.
off her wearing apparel, which was in flames, she
the room. The premises being tenanted by a large nuns
her of persons, abundant help was soon at hand, and the
fire was quickly subdued.

The ollicial returns of the shipment of wines from
Oporto, as appeare?,.by the accounts just received thence.
show the following results, viz., that the total shipments
were 26,400 pipes, of which 21,296 pipes were destined
for Great Brtta►n, 2,541 pipes for Brazil, 879 pipes for
Ham burgh , 547 pipes for the
PlTinpietsepc;lipStieba,s. tJ;e.sa,snuadlni(tligi:upia,iripliee;
to France, while other localities figure for 1.131 pipes.
The principal shippers were George Sandman and Co.,
2,092 pipes ; Mint, Mope, and Co., oo.t,hle,r3ossbpippipc:srs;
ficure
ptiinpeers,
;GI
ja,sosiiisoet,ca andanCd 0.,C10,.2,561
1,062
Harris and Co., 1,016 pipes.
for less than 1,000 pipes sash.

DEATH OF THE MAR9I4S
,OF
HASTING. k_
It is with ft clings of regret we have, 444_,
death of t'ie Marquis of Hastings, th • ttl)
Bence of whose demise reached the z ;
morning. The melancholy event toot :Agee 'o7.7•Atitill
.ar4,C-1
evening, at Southampton, where, as •
us last week, the Marquis, accompanic
Marchioness, had arrived from Bourn
vantage of medical advice. Our inforßfitg6iijil(tliat
eon-Sequence of indisposition the Marquis early in 'tb(6'pm.
month was, at the recommendation of his physicians, ad::
vised to leave Dorrington Park, Leicestershire, for the
Hampshire coast, in the anticipation that a change of air
would-prove beneficial to his health. Since then his
Lordship has continued more" or less unwell, and it was
increased symptoms of a serious character that induced
his removal from Bournemouth to Southampton. The
Marchioness, who has constant ly;s oatteinende:Letiltineetni noble-in-
-valid valid - throughcut his illness,
bereavement, and it is feared that the shock given to
her fealing,s may injure her health. The late George
Atigustusl?raneis Rawdon Hastings, Marquis of Hast-
ings, Earl of Rawdon, Viscount Loudoun, and Baron
Botreaux, Ilungerford, Manes, Hastings, Mods
of Cadbury-, Newmarch, Peverill, Do . Hornet,.
and Rawdon, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom;
Earl of Moira, county of Down, and Baron Rat-don
of Moira, in the Irish Peerage, was second son of
Francis, first Marquis, the distinguished Governor-
General and Commander-in-Chief c,l* India, by Fiora-
Mure Campbell, in her own right Countass of Londoun,
who died in 1841. Ile was born on the 4th of February,
1808, so that the deceased had not attained at his
death his 3Gth year. On the death of his gallant
father, Nov. 28, 1826, whose elder son died an infant,
he succeeded to the honours of the family. The late
Marquis married, AuguSt 1, 1831, Barbara Yelveaton,
in her own right Baroness Grey de Rinhyn, by whom
his Lordship leaves issue a son, Patilyaz Reginald Serlo,
Earl of Rawdon, horn June 2, 1832, who of course
becomes Marquis of Hastings by his father's death.
and, we believe, four youthful daughters. The late
Marquis has three sisters surviving him, namely- Lady
Sophia 'Frederica Christina, horn February I, 1809 ;
Lady Selina Constance, born April 13, 1810. and mar-
ried ;NM? 25, 1838, Captain Charles Henry, 58th Itegi-
ment ; and Lady Adelaide Augusta Lavinia, born
February 25, 1812. The. families of Lord and Lady
George William Russell, Marquis of Ailesbury, Mr.
Hamilton Fitzgerald, and many other persons of dis-
tinction, are placed in mourning by the Marquis's demise.