The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-27 00:00:00

sion, and subsequently washed by tidal influenel.h,
tho shores of Galloway. while the frame-worl,
ili-fated vessel itself ;vas discovered at sea, keel uQ~
wards, and towed by steam to the port of Liverro
To these facts we have only to add, that the Aiffj,
narrative rests exclusively on facts supplied bY,,,hi
rt
Dick, surgeon of the ship,- although oonite
marred in effect from the lack of space, whic"
vents us entering into every minute particular']
Dumfries Courier.

WILL OF THE LATE MR. DU B.

pitFroin an examination of the will of the hite
Dunn, now on record, it appears that prior to the
moval of his superb Chinese collection to Eurotiii.
had made provision for leaving it to the city of i".l,
delphia. After appointing his executors, the
ifliec
proceeds :—" I give and bequeath my Chinese c° rba
tion, and all the goods and chattels comprisigeto.
same, or in any way belonging to or incident ther er,
to Governeur Emerson, M.D. John B. Latirof
James H. Bradford, M. 8., Frederick Brown, 9.131.55
B. Langdon, in trust, to hold, preserve, and as
After
may be practicable, to perpetuate the same." the
stating the system and organisation of the Oils" to.
will proceeds to endow the institution with the Prf,
ceeds of his interest in Laurel-hill Ceniete,cl,
for the purpose of insuring, preserving, and re6,,,,ey.
tating the Chinese collection. He desires that the We
tees shall invest the sum of 10,000 dollars whi,ch„trest
will receive from his executors, and apply the in'i ot
and income thereof in purchasing wood or Otis
both, and potatoes, to be distributed during is.
clement weather of each winter among deserring.eo
digent persons. Nor did Mr. Dunn's charitahle4lrgs
stop here. After providing for the payment 01 id et
legacies to the trustees, will directs that sliew bit
any time, the Chinese collection, contrail 1'43, its
earnest hope by any calamity, cease to exist,
present character, certain sums shall be paid to Peedtees, after which the residue of the fund or Prc'cii,
of
of the collection, provided it did not exceed the sow.
50,000 dollars, shall go to the Union 13enj
lent Association of Philadelphia, to be apPile
the
the following objects, viz. :—" I desire and ,pion
rise the managers or directors of the
etbe
Benevolent Association of Philadelphia, to invel,',o
same in good securities, and to pay the interest re'
income thereof to a board composed of tWe'cosil
spectable ladies of the city of Philadelphia, 'oh°, sl?
be appointed by the said managers or directv; the
nually, and whose vacancies shall be supplied t'.cos,
said managers or directors, so often as they dear.
The said board of ladies shall keep regular 011.`aIi?
of their proceedings, and shall apply and use Of re,
terest and income for the relief and benefit elf
spectable married women in their accouehel33,,sei,
who are indigent or in very moderate circuronis;
by giving them assistance in their own do'o
places or apartments, furnishing them with a nuri 0
physician, clothing, and pecuniary aid besi'die!,:iol
exceeding thirty dollars in the case of one inw'thisl'
on one occasion, as the said board of ladies me of
best. The benefits of this fund are to extend tertio,
parts of the city of Philadelphia or lil'eh tie;
and to the wives of mechanics generally, and -et 11:
serving of professions, and of any age. If anYuP,I,
the said fund should remain after providing thy'
en
sum of 50,000 dollars, in manner aforesaid, 'eb
desire said trustees to distribute the same arlic4thisl'
charitable and literary institutions as they link!, ells'
most eligible." Such were the munificent anuosse
ritable views of Mr. Dunn, whilst prosperity sees
upon his affairs. Unhappily, a train of circuinglited
occurred by which his estate was so much dePrecsbore
as to prevent his carrying out his views 15 104
expressed, with justice to his family. The WO
of his will relating to the Chinese collecti°llo,l3
revoked in a codicil ; but the continuance of bii.t, is
disposition towards his fellow-citizens is shliti'
other liberal bequests to charitable and literarlgingle
tutions. To the Indigent Widows and 10,00°
\\'omen's Society of Philadelphia he leaves 10,00
dollars; to the Apprentices' Library Compar)3l., dol'
dollars ; Union Benevolent Association, 10+ 000
lars ; the American Philosophical Society, :1,000
dollars ; the Academy of Natural Sciences, "0 the
dollars. These last bequests are contingent 111)°, tor
winding up of his estate, which, with judic.iot
wsoP
nagement, is deemed sufficient to corer the_rositl•
ground marked out by the hand of noble gen'
—Philadelphia Inquirer.
-no Nll4l°
GROSS ABUSE of the PAR,-
POWER IN AMERICA'-"--
rts of
ve
The public ear has become familiar with repo.ornor
t
the exercising of the pardoning power 11 too
Porter, of Pennsylvania. The latest 106
ecutire
which his Excellency has interposed the el„ the
clemency in favour of a rogue, is furnished liSoci,
Shippensburgh Weekly New'. The story i 5 !`.ll„er
ently ludicrous to excite a smile, but such gross
versions of delegated authority on the part of a b
functionary are too serious a matter for laughter. d.
It seems that one John Piper, a notorious 1_" is
foco blackguard, who had taken a very active ps7„d
the late election, had committed an assault and 1.714 g-fat
upon the editor of the paper above-mentionecLoe
which he had been indicted by the grand jury
trial is thus reported :
a, toil AR
COMMONWEALTH V. JOHN PIPER, INDICT,—

ASSAULT AND EATTERT.
Called up by the Court.
The Corani°n.
Court—Call a jury in the case of "
wealth v. John Piper."
Sam Hammill—You need'nt call a jur.Y., ;,sion?
Prosecuting Attorney—Will there be a 8111—niyer
Sam Hammill (with a grinning smile and
ing lip)—No, there won't.
Prosecuting Attorney—Well. a lil4l
Sam Hammill—lf the Court please, I shed `6
b;
CA'
to have an opportunity to make a speech in 'nt int°
and lash the dastardly coward that brought
Court.
Court—Mr. Hammill, we don't want to hen (00'
Sam Hammill—l have here a previous POI' 0g
folding the paper) from Governor Porter (l 500
the pardon to the Court), got on the petition 0 tbe
good Democrats of Cumberland county, uncielcioo
broad seal, too. (This was said as Saul 65'
with a most hyena grin.) fr)ll
The Court was astounded, the bar woke Ur .1
its slumbers ; jurors, witnesses, and spectatlP'
were surprised at this new and speedy mode ° bf
posing of criminal cases. And ther:the rne"," ref
which the previous pardon had been obtained, tf.
tition of 300 good Democrats of Cumberland C-0-.1; .0
Verily, verily, democracy is not what we took
be; we knew it to be bad enough,
in all onuse but this new movement " caps the climax."---PLtes
dies
paper.
A G

,eon -INT.—At the South Lancashire threw
Assizes ou the 17th inst., before Mr. Baron Gu rot CL''';
‘
rape cases were tried. In two the offenders we'io
victed and sentenced to transportation for life.
third his Lordship 'stopped the case, as enere W"
sufficient evidence of resistance. Ilis Loreiship Übie so
that, with respect to the resistance in such o'lo
%ished it could be made more generally known,
all cases of that nature the parties ettacLed wereJ":OlVJ
in adopting every means at their disposal ; tlaflpo, eo
'
employ the weapons which nature had
given tse c,111:
claw, bite, or even put the man's eyes
out, for
pose of protecting themselves from his violersce•ingsi"
great difficulty was, owing to the nature of s'Jchbe
ries, in making such a matter public. But, t",,-f oU"-,1°
women might teach the younger, that in co s° -00' or
attacks the best course to adopt was to fly at 03,:gree',4.1
the party, and use their nails with the utmos ; r:401.11
violence. If such a course were adopted, ho 104 --„col"
that cases such as they had been inquiring int°,:i
become less frequent.
The Dowager Lady Huntingfield and MP:lOc
Lady Huntingfield have, within the last few daY", *l4'
rally contributed to the comforts of the indigen",„"ofy,
on the family estate, in Suffolk, by causing or.iti'
clothing, &c., to be given away, as well as large `Ps
of coal.

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BIRTHS. Of ii, ko•
On the 22d inst., at Salisbury, Ma. James HuseeYt 01`
On the 24th inst., Mrs. Graham,of Gloucester-reed' 01,1
cester-gate, Regent's-park, of a eon.
ray. On the 18th inst., at Ballachin House, Strath.—
lady of Captain Robert Scott, of a son.
On the 19th inst., Mrs. Butler, wife of H. Butler, °I.
and heir. $llO 0.
Ou the 23d inst., in Basinghall-street, Mrs:Thomas
Wadd, of a son.
Icb°l'
On the 24th inst. at the Priory, Elm-grove, - p e':
Mrs. Edward Cok, of a daughr. On the 24th ionst., the wifete of Dr. Willis, Dover"
on,
of a son.
On the 25th inst., at Brighton, Lady Knighton, °f a 1
still-born. of/
On the 26th inst., the wife of William Greet, Ems''
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daughter.

MARRIED. Tipll'll'
On the 23d inst., at St. Benet Fink, Mr. Wil dauglz'
of Priest- hill, Wetherby, Yorkshire, te Ellen, younger ave'
ter of the late Mr. William Hamper, of Threadnee"