The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-06 00:00:00

THE ABOVE HEADS.

Weekly Average
Total. of Five yearc
poi sum
116 147
Scarlatina
79
pneumonia
bro 35
. 12
w
12 33
liooping Cough
Typhus ..
Sinai' Pox
bisease of the Heart
keasles .
~ 7
9APoplexy
21 18
,"iseases of the Brain
23 12
Diarrha..
Suddence Deaths . . 9 15

\Jed DISTRICTS.
129 138
orth
Central
(East 174 207
aouth

Total .... ..... . ...... ..... 798 946

GillGls °Dcoeiss.—A few days ago, the proprietor of
La, ‘l,Y•hill, C. D. Airston, Esq., received by an Edin-
st coach, from his estate in Stirlingshire, a box of
is A' and upon the top of it, what is exceedingly rare
tlisis7;glist, a beautiful woodcock, the best of the three
ti;" described by Latham. The stranger so early
Are e season must either hare returned to Scotland
Itf 111114111%6Y. or have been of a brood that remained
tisse°llle over winter. In the books it is stated truly
the-gu that the woodcock is migratory, and during
saatteYele of the seasons visits a vast variety of cli-
°a II; Generally, it leaves the countries bordering
*late e Baltic, late in autumn, on the appearance of
-•-arriving not in flocks, but dropping in singly,
seenit,ost in pairs, from the middle of October till the
to su„e' pecember. It is a great mistake, however,
tisaisP,,ll°se, as Bewick does, " that they do not remain
torom'Lle shorts to take their rest longer than a day, but
mealy find themselves sufficiently recruited to pro-
teak:a:and to the same haunts they left the preceding
Ras So far from this, woodcocks in the first in-
sielleelV
betake themselves to the hills and moors, where
that 've repeatedly seen them in so exhausted a state
it, s
elt would be easy to seize one by placing a hat over
flighttt• Torpidity, or an approach to it after so long a
sequin continues nearly a week ; rest is then the great
iti plck-
,:.Leltent, although something may be got frcnl
heather bushes ; and it is not. until after this period
Probation that woodcocks 0- their way to the
wino
Washesa and bosky dells below, situated at some ten or
'tY miles distance.—Dumfries Courier.
TAE LATE JOSEPH BONAPARTE.—The Debats
.11.tradiets, on the authority of a letter from Italy, the
e Sment that Prince Joseph Bonaporte had bequeathed
u,oool, to his brother Jerome, ex-King of Westphalia.
tte left him simply a snuff- box, as a mark of his affec-
tien, and another to Prince Louis. The fortune of
l nsepli, the letter says, is far from being so considerable
was stated.
tieetTRIOUS FREAK.—As a gentleman was some
since passing through Tyndall's Park, about the
iTsile of the day, he saw a shoemaker's lad coolly milk-
cow into a new pair of boots, which he was taking
me to a customer at Clifton.—Bristol Gazette.
toe 6th
DUTIES ON BOOKS AND ENGRAVINGS.—On
to
reduce,
ult. an Act came into force, entitled An Act
itbeduce, under certain circumstances, the duties pay-
is
ut' upon books and engravings." The object of this
ts u is to enable her Majesty, by Orders in Council,
eharrY out the Act of last year on international copy-
t, to declare that
of any books, the authors, inventors, designers,
efravers, or makers prints, or other works
1444 first published in any foreign country, shall have
Inc privilege of copyright therein, then and in every
der Case it shall be lawful for her Majesty, by any Or-
"°r Orders in Council, to declare that in respect of
ite its and prints, or either of them, published in and
torrted from such foreign country, the duties of Cuss
tesolnil,e,w Payable on the importation of books and prints
stieV'"vely, shall, from and after a time to be named in
Orders, altogether cease and determine, and that in
Drill thereof there shall be payable on such books or
soratkts respectively such duties of Customs as are set
ko: in the schedule annexed to the Act. Her Majesty
es,:„,teduce the duties on books and prints in favour of
ps,",Lries with which her Majesty has treaties of reci-
the 'tY• The Orders in Council are to be published in
in ti t:aden Gazette. By the schedule, the duty on works
Woo language of the country, of export, or on original
Ivor)k s in that country in the dead languages, or on other
in the dead languages, with original commenta,-
ps, Produced in that country, to be 15s. the cwt.; on
other works published in the country of export, if
(1g ;r to the year 1801, to be 20s. the cwt.; if printed in
r pa,:"ace 1801, 50s. the cwt. On prints and drawings,
eal or coloured, the duty on each to be one halfpenny
and on bound and sewed three halfpence the dozen.
too COLLISION BETWEEN STEAMERS —One On Thursday
hasTisng, about eight o'clock, a dangerous, and might
the" been fatal, collision took place in our river, near
Powder House, between the Severn iron steamer,
L„-ePelled by the screw, and the Usk, which is propelled
if Paddles. It appears that the two vessels, which be-
llto rival companies, and trade between Newport and
ito;:st°l, left their several ports early on Thursday morn-
W's the Severn (screw steamer) having left Newport for
aiiTtol between six and seven o'clock, with between fifty
`.4 sixty passengers ; and the Usk the basin, at the
toristol Hotwells, with about seventy-nine passengers on
thard, at twenty minutes after seven, in company with
at
eoßeresford bound for Swansea. n the Usk arriving
Point, Mills reach, the Severn came suddenly round the
ea "tt and struck the Usk about the larboard gangway,
tistrYing away the whole of the upper works, &c., of her
tiarter, and forcing the frame work into her cabin ;
41
shock is described as having been a most fearful one,
ore sharp iron bow of the Severn tearing away and
It-oti,sphincr the bulwarks and timbers of the Usk like a
do-r',e• bPortunately, although much alarmed, no acci-
V' occurred to the passengers ; and the injury to the
tosa being confined to the upper works, she was enabled
tivProceed on her voyage. The Severn was compare-
t,
137 uninjured. It would be idle in us to speculate as
bew,shich party was to blame in the matter, which may
‘ue subject of closer investigation before a legal tri-
-Isl.—Br:stet Gazette.
tit.;; ''PLE3.—Extract of a recent letter from this
There are several English families residing
period at
stellam this
°
r,;:41•
ara, the marine resort of the fashion at .
Lord and Lady Brabazon have just sustained a
itcestie bereavement by the death of their eldest child,
f,eautiful boy in the sixth year of his age. It is only
ad," Weeks back that Lord and Lady Thomas Hay,
k„,° are located there, lost their two eldest sons. The
and Countess of Meath are expected here next
/4"Cdtn, to meet Lord and Lady Brabazon. Lord and
Lady Walpole have lately arrived, as also the Hon.
baclY Pellew. Lady Walpole was confined a few days
he;i and your readers may be interested to know that
too'-'adYship and infant are both progressing favour-
tor,3'. Lord and Lady Holland came from Florence last
he nth, and her Ladyship is gradually improving in
The
b Kigare still Caste
jetitti ru 't is mouren and
d n theeur cot circles at
that their Mallamara,
s"
es contemplate shortly to visit the Emperor and
I:Pr's* of Austria at Vienna, after the return of their
sos,Perial Majesties from Trieste. There is certainly
name foundation for this Royal movement, as prepa-
to'"s are about to be made fur a journey the middle of
-t re
about
rldE -p
RA MEWORK- KNITTERS' COMMISSION. —R.
of s'tsgeridge, the Commissioner, has now been to most
sit(;;:prineipal places in the county, but the inquiry ex-
cites little or no attention. Twenty years since such a
manufacturing
of investigation would have caused the whole
boy men,
int, rest to be in motion, but now, the
ab,7tnleri, dispirited with so many disappointments and
lot'",ve attempts to obtain relief from Government, have
stat all confidence in the upper classes of society. This
e of feeling is so prevalent, that the Commissioner
as had
att, recourse to summonses in compelling persons to
G-nr.d_to give evidence.—On
Reiew.
n Tues-
4„_ 401,5 E ..31I0OTING EXTRAORDINARY.— „n _
I.7_Y, the 20th inst., near Longford, Henry Montford,
„rse(la eldest son of henry Montfort, Esq., of Middletown,
4:t oUt to shoot on his father's grounds at six o'clock.
pel!, and returned at half-past four, having in that
Cork shot no less than forty-two pair of grouse.—
" Southern Reporter.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—DUNSTABLE, SEPT. 5.—A
very destructive fire broke out here last night (Wednes-
day), which commenced about ten o'clock at night in the
farm-yard of Mr. Henry Goude ; it first began at a
straw-stack in the centre of the yard, which soon spread
to the adjoining farm buildings, and from thence to the
stack-yard, at the same time taking the barns and other
farm premises and rick-yard of Mr. Howe, farmer, also.
The large Wesleyan chapel adjoining Mr. Howe's rick-
yard, soon caught fire, and after raging with great rapi-
dity for about half an hour, fell in with a tremendous
crash. By this time (about eleven o'clock, or a little
after) the fire was at its greatest height, and the awful
glare of the large number of buildings, on about three
acres of ground, was awfully grand. It has been :ascer-
tained that the number of buildings totally destroyed by
the devouring element amounted to the enormous number
of sixty-four, including thrashing-barns, stables, cow-
houses, piggeries, hen-houses, ricks of wheat, barley,
oats, peas, hay, straw, stubble, whiting sheds, the large
Wesleyan chapel, &c. &c. It is thought by some per-
sons that the damage will not be less than 6,0001. ; it is,
however, fortunate that all the parties are insured at
nearly the full amount, with the exception of the Wes-
leyan chapel, which is not insured for more than 4001.,
having cost about 1,2001. in the erection. The fire is
still raging, but all further danger is at an end. The
fire is supposed to have originated through the act of
some diabolical incendiary. Fortunately all the valuable
horses were got out unhurt ' • no live stock was burnt,
with the exception of a few fowls, pigeons, ducks, &c.
The bookseller, Campe, of Wurtemburg, has pub-
lished the calculation that a woman reading sixteen
hours a day, must live nine hundred and sixty-three
years to peruse all the books on cookery issued in
Germany.
GENEVA, AUG. 30.—The influx of visitors to the
Lake of Geneva exceeds what it has been for many years
past. Almost all the champagnes in the neighbourhood
are taken by English or Russian families. The Grand
Duchess Constantine continues to reside at La Boissiere;
the Prince and Princess de Radale are at the Diodati
Villa; Sir John and Lady Thorold at Chatelaine.
Amongst the latest arrivals are the Marquis and
Marchioness of Queensberry and family, the Bishop of
Rochester and Lady Sarah Murray, Lord Monson and
family, Lord and Lady de Saumarez, the Hon. Lady
Palmer, Lord and Lady Charles Hervey, Lord Alfred
Hervey, M.P., Captain and Mrs. Brymer, &c., &c. At
Lausanne, Lord Vernon has taken for the season one of
the most beautiful country houses on the Lake, and
several English families have announced their intention
of passing the winter at Vevay. The following is a list
of the arrivals during the month of August:—Lord
George Quin, Mr. Bailey, M.P., the Lord Bishop of
Cashel, with his chaplain and suite, the Ladies Georgina
and Emily Bathurst, the Rev. J. and Mrs. Leslie, Mr.
and Mrs. George Haldimand, Rev. Messrs. Irving,
Mackie, Penrose, Colonel and Mrs. Milner, Miss Hob-
house, Lady Lilias Oswald, &c., &c.
SIIOCKING CASE.—The Baltimore papers of Mon-
day, August 12, contain the particulars of a most dis-
tressing case of death by violence. It seems that a
young lady, living with her married sister, was receiving
the attentions of a young man very obnoxious to her
sister and brother-in-law. Returning home with him
one evening, her lover and her sister's husband had a slight
scuffle in the hall, and the young lady left the house,
and stayed all night with a neighbour. The next morn-
ing she returned to the house by the back way to get
her smoothing irons and some coal, which she had been
using, and found her sister, who immediately commenced
an altercation, and told her she should not have any of
the coal. The other replied that she had bought a part
of it and would take it, and was stooping to get it from
the bar, when her sister seized the shovel and struck her
twice on the back of her head. She immediately fell,
and was taken insensible into the neighbour's house
where she had passed the night—the lady hearing the
noise, and running to see what was the matter. This
was about two week's ago ; and the poor girl, after
lingering in great distress, died on Thursday night of
last week. The names of the parties in this most
lamentable transaction are withheld.
On Monday last, a woman named Twomey com-
mitted suicide by hanging herself at Ballyvoduck, while
labouring under temporary insanity. In the circum-
stances of her death she discovered the extreme caution
and discernment of the means of procuring it which
people in that most dreadful condition are frequently
found to exhibit. The particular turn of her insanity
appeared to be constitutional, for her mother had drowned
herself. A short time previous she sent all the perst ns
who happened to be in the vicinity of the house in which
she lived upon different feigned errands' tied her own
hands behind her back, and even provided that an article
of furniture upon which she stood should, without the
possibility of her design failing, slip freely from beneath
her feet.—Cork Reporter.
TAXES' DELINQUENT.—Mr. Coode, a surveyor o
taxes of two districts in Nottinghamshire, has possessed
himself of money (to what amount does not appear) be-
longing to Government, mid absconded. The receiving-
officer, it also appears, is to make good the deficiency,
he being considered blameable (though apparently done
with the best motive) in allowing collectors to stand in
arrear past days of receipt, and which enabled this Mr.
Coode to finger the cash and afterwards decamp. This
will, we should think, be a lasting lesson for other re-
ceiving-officers and collectors.
DISEASE AMONG CATTLE.—We regret to learn
that the contagious disease, which lately caused such
havoc among the cattle, has again made its appearance
in this district, and that some losses have occurred in
czsequeuce.—Derry Sentinel.