The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-02 00:00:00

SPORTING MAGAZINE.

We have here two embellishments—one, a like-
ness of the famous race-horse " Running Rein," the
late winner of the Derby—and the other of two
" Russian Setters," which are pourtrayed with much
spirit. Among the literary contents we find an
amusing account of an evening spent at a village inn,
together with a copious and accurately drawn-up
digest of all the sporting intelligence of the month.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND REVIEW.
There are several elaborate articles on religious
subjects in the current Number of this periodical,
and one, especially, on " Modern Religious Poetry,"
deserves praise for the truly catholic spirit with which
it is informed. Among the miscellaneous papers
two of the most entertaining are the critical no-
tices of Mr. Iforne's " New Spirit of the Age," and
of Mr. D'lsraeli's " Coningsby." In the latter criti-
cism, while the occasional defects of this brilliant
novel are pointed out with skill and acuteness, ample
justice is done to its merits, and the praiseworthy
object which the author had in view in penning it.
The Reviewer is clearly not an advocate for Young
England " principles of policy, but neither is he alto-
gether a dissenter from them, but, if we may judge
from the tone and bearing of his criticism, seems as
yet not to have made up his mind on the subject.

BRITISH FARMERS' MAGAZINE.
Th!s Magazine, as may be inferred from its title,
is exclusively devoted to the consideration of agricul-
tural subjects, which are usually treated in a clear
and scientific manner. The most useful article in
the present month's Number is one entitled " Sug-
gestions for Improving the Agriculture of England,"
in which those of our readers who may be interested
in such a theme will find s2veral serviceable practical
suggestions.

DIPLOMATIC ARRANGEMENTS.—Mr. Peel, eldest
son of the Premier, has gone to Lisbon, and thence by Cadiz
and Gibraltar to Madrid, where we learn he is appointed
Secretary to the British Embassy, under his Excellency Mr.
Henry Bulwer Lytton. It is said Mr. Peel will remain for
two years in Spain. His Excellency Count de St. Aulaire,
the French Ambassador, was to leave Hertford-house last
evening for Dover, en route to Paris. His Excellency's cove
is limited to the Ist of September, when the Ambassador will
return accompanied by the Countess de St. Aulaire. His
Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, who has been absent some
months on leave, does not return to resume his diplomatic
functions as Prussian Minister at our Court so soon as was
expected. It is now reported that his Excellency will not
return to this country before the close of next mouth.
Madame Bunsen left the Prussian Legation on Tuesday to
meet his Excellency at Barlin.
BROADSTAIRS, JUNE 29.—This fashionable water-
ing-place is filling fast with genteel company, and we are
happy to hear that the commissioners of this old rattle-trap
pier have made up their minds to add to the pier, in the
shape of a jetty, a beautiful promenade to the extent of 800
feet into the ocean, which will be most desirable, as the
steam boats can thus land the visitors without the use of
boats, which is a very great annoyance to females and young
children, as well as danger. This work is to be begun in the
course of a few weeks..—From a Correspondent.

A HAPPY RETORT.—Dr. Lathorp was a man of
generous piety, but much opposed to the noisy zeal that
secketh the praise of men. A young divine, who was much
given- to enthusiastic cant, one day said to him—" Do you
suppose you have any real religion?" "None to speak of,"
was the excellent reply.
SUICIDE BY POISON.—On Saturday afternoon a
most singular case of death, from wilfully taking poison, was
discovered at the White Hart public-house, White-Hart-
street, Drury-lane. On Monday last a young man, dressed
in a dark blouse or upper coat, and black trousers, applied to
Mr. Vaughan, the landlord, for a chamber to be let to him,
in which he might stay during part of the day, and sleep in
at night. His desire was complied with, and for four nights
he slept there, taking his meals with the family, going out
very little during the day, but sitting in his room and re-•
tiring to rest early, where he laid till eleven or twelve
o'clock each day. On Friday be ate a hearty dinner and
tea, and seemed quite cheerful when he retired to his room
at night. No suspicions were excited the next day at his
not coming down before twelve o'clock, but after that hour
the landlord began to be fearful that something had hap-
pened to prevent him rising. He went up stairs, and on
trying the door, found it locked inside, when, determined not
to enter without some responsible authority, he proceeded to
the station-house in Bow-street, it being then about three
o'clock. Sergeant Montgomery, F 4, was dispatched to the
spot, and on placing his nose to the key-hole, immediately
became aware of the existence of a dead body, which was
clearly proved on the door being burst in. The unfortunate
man was lying quite naked on the bed, with his clothes on
the floor, and his boots placed carefully underneath the bed-
stead, having evidently been dead many hours. Mr. Walker,
surgeon, of Drury-lane, was fetched, but could render no as-
sistance. nor could he give any opinion as to the cause of
death, without a post mortein examination. A bottle was,
however, found near him, with a label on it, which denoted
opium, and being empty with the cork out,, there is
no doubt ho took the draught. The most singular part of the
story is, that he is totally unknown to Mr. Vaughan or his
family, nor is there any clue by which he can be discovered.
He had 15s. 6d. in his pockets, and three address cards, with
•' Mr. Fea, 25, Wardour-street, Soho," on them, but they
were evidently not his own. He had also on his person part
of a proof of a newspaper, with corrections for the printer
in the margin, the purport of it being the rejoicings at Court
on the Queen's birthday. Further nothing is known. Infor-
mation has been forwarded to the Coroner, who holds an in-
quest this day.
DEPARTURE OF THE STEAM-SHIP MERMAID FOR
ST. PETERSBURGII.—On Saturday morning the steam-ship
Mermaid, Captain Hearn, sailed from her moorings off the
Alderman's stairs, Lower East Smithfield, for Copenhagen
and St. Pctersburgh, with a large number of passengers and
a full miscellaneous cargo. She carries out a ship letter-bag
from the General Post-office.

BANKRUPTCY OF WHITMoRE AND WELLS, LATE
BANKERS OF LOMBARD-STREET.—The bankrupts failed in
1841, and the fiat was issued on the Ist of July of that year.
On the 18th of November a dividend of 4s. in the pound was
paid upon the joint estate, and On the 24th of Ma.ch, 1842, a
further dividend of 2s. in the pound. The separate estate of
Mr. Wells, sen., has already paid 20s. in the pound, and the
difficulties which prevented the completion of the sale of his
estate at Bromley have at length been overcome, and the
purchase money (it is said 60,0001.) paid in in the early part
of this week, so that a further dividend may speedily be ex-
pected by the bankrupts' suffering creditors. •
The nuptials of Lord Charles Wellesley, son of the
Duke of Wellington, and Miss Pierrepoint, only daughter of
the Right Hon. Henry Pierrepoint, are to be solemnised on
Saturday next. It has been erroneously stated in a morn-
ing paper, that the ceremony was appointed to take place on
Thursday.
A FEMALE DUEL.—A rich and novel scene came
oft' in the neighbourhood of Bayo Bridge, at New Orleans,
30th ult., between Catherine Rouch and Eliza Annis, who
met for mortal combat. As in the recent duels at Vicks-
burg, where thousands gathered to see fair play and bet on
the result, so at Bayo Bridge, a large crowd met to see which
of the frail fair ones would first bite the dust. But the
"fancy" is such matters were doomed to disappointment;
after a few passes, when the " sport" was about to begin in
tarnest, the police interfered, and carried off the combatants.
We have reason to believe that this act of the police officers
was denounced by the by-standers as " a cowardly outrage,"
which they would not dare to perpetrate upon two of their
own sex engaged.—New York Sun, June 15.