The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-12 00:00:00

THE 1 RIV.VIPHS OF STEAM.

Some of the journals are rejoicing because—thanks to
steam-boats and steam-locomotives—the Queen has
travelled over a large portion of the Continent at a very
rapid rate. In our humble opinion a much greater cause
for congratulation is presented in the fact that the Cork
Examiner of Friday, in acknowledging the enterprising
spirit of Messrs. Johnson and Co., of Dublin, states that
it had that morning received The Sun, expressed by
them from Dublin, in seventeen hours. This is marvellous.
The entire distance, by sea and land, which that copy
of The Sun had traversed is nearly 450 miles, via
Dublin. This gives an average of twenty-six miles per
hour, exclusive of all 4oppages, which we may estimate
at certainly not less than a couple of hours out of
the seventeen. The Sun newspaper has established
a high reputation for the quick transmission of
news, but this last effort crowns all—London to
Cork, yid Dublin, in seventeen hours ! We re-
collect the time when the mail-packet between
Holyhead and Dublin was sometimes a week on its
voyage. What political power, what social strength, is
there involved in the great fact that the communication
from the south of Ireland to the seat of Government in
England, can be made in a few hours ! It is obvious
that if The Sun can be carried from London to Cork in
less time than, seven or eight years ago, the stage-
coaches carried a person from London to Liverpool,
soldiers and the muniments of war can be conveyed in the
same mode, and at equal speed. Rebellion is "worse
than a crime"—it is a blunder if attempted against such
means of instantly putting it down. London to Cork,
with a circuit through Dublin, in seventeen hours! What
next ?—Railway Express.

TAUNTON.—We are glad to find that the failure
in the potatoe crop is only partial in this neighbouthood.—SAer-
borne Journal.
DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT BITILE.—A copy of
the first complete edition of the English Bible, printed by Myles
Coverdale, bearing the date 1535, was accidentally discovered, a
few days since, in the false bottom of an old oak chest, at Helk.
ham-hall, Norfolk, the seat of the Esrl of Leicester. There are
numerous imperfect copies of this edition of the Holy Scriptures in
existence, two being deposited in the Library of the British
Museum, one in the Bodleian Library, one in the Cambridge Uni.
versity Library—in fact, many of our great libraries and public in.
stitutions, and many private collections, possess imperfect copies,
but the volume just discovered is in every respect perfect. The
Ncble Proprietor of Holkham has had the book appropriately
bound, and enclosed in an oaken box, and it now graces the shelves
of his magnificent library.

THE POTATO DISEASE.—The Society of Medicine
at Antwerp has addressed to the Governor of the province a letter
dated the sth instant, in which the society gives it as its opinion
" That the best thing to be done to preserve the winter crop from
a speedy destruction would be to take out of the earth the tu_
bercles of which the herbaceous parts have died, and to extract the
starch. This operation, which is an easy one, might be undertaken
at a small cost by the Bureaux of Beinfaisance, to supply the wants
of the numerous poor that they have to nourish during winter.
With respect to the potatoes that are to be given to beasts, 'it
would be enough to scrape the potatoes after having previously
washed them and cleaned them free of their diseased parts, and then
to submit the pulp thus scraped to the action of a press. These last,
to be preserved, need only be dried in some receptacle properly
heated."

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A WATERLOO VETERAN.-
Thursday evening Mr. W. Paine resumed and concluded an in.
quest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, adjourned from Friday last,
on the body of William Sandling, a Chelsea pensioner, aged fifty.
one. It appeared from the evidence that on Wednesday week last
the deceased was crossing the end of Gray's Inn-lane, in Holborn,
when his hat fell off by accident. He stooped to pick it up, and,
in doing so, slipped and fell between the horses' legs and the fore.
wheels of a carriage passing at the time. the driver tried to pull
up, but was unable, and the wheels passed over the deceased's body.

He was picked up and conveyed to the hospital, where he died
shortly after his admission. On a post mortcrn examination, ten
ribs on the right side and eight on the left were found to be frac-
tured, the liver and spleen being torn. Verdict, " Accidental
death." The deceased was formerly in the 13th Light Dragoons,
and was in all the principal engagements in the Peninsula, in one
of which he was severely wounded.
CHAIN-DROPPING IN ST. JAMES'S PARK.—Yester-
day afternoon the following stale trick was played off upon a lady
residing in Piccadilly:—The lady is a stranger in London, and
was resting on one of the seats in St. James's Park, when a gentle..
manly looking man came and took his seat by her, and entered into
conversation. He suddenly left his seat, and apparently picked
from off the ground a small paper parcel, upon opening which there
appeared a handsome gold chain, studded with turquoise, and ear-
rings and brooch to correspond. A bill of parcels was also
inclosed, from which it appeared that the articles had cost 101. 15s.
The gentleman expressed his readiness to divide with the lady, but
the difficulty was how to do so equally, and proposed very gallantly
that she should give him 21. for his share, to which she foolishly
consented. Upon showing them to a jeweller she was informed
that they were real Birmingham, and worth about eight or nine
shillings.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.— CAUTION TO NURSES.—
On Thursday morning between eight and nine o'clock, a shocking
accident occurred to Miss Mary Hutley, three years of age, daughter
of Henry Hutley, Esq., residing in Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-
road. It appears the nursemaid had brought up a saucepan of
boiling milk for the children's breakfast, and had placed the sauce-
pan in the fire-place in the nursery. During her absence for a few
minutes, the unfortunate child laid hold of the saucepan, which
overturned, and the boiling contents were poured upon her neck,
chest, and body, scalding her in so shocking a manner, that but
little hopes arc entertained of her recovery.
EASTERN COUNTIES DAY AND SEASON TICKETS.—
The question as to the granting of season-tickets on the Eastern
Counties Railway, which has excited such deep interest amongst
the inhabitants of Waltham-cross, Cheshunt, Hertford, &c , was
on Tuesday decided by the Liverpool party of the direction in the
negative. It is understood that the directors, hoping the present
feeling as to the tickets will soon subside, intend to withdraw the
day-tickets, which only commenced on the Ist inst., in the course
of six months. The directors of the Eastern Counties have agreed
to issue first and second-class tickets at the rate of a fare and a
half—that is, persons taking a first-class ticket may go on the same
day to London or to Norwich and back for 15s. instead of 11., sup.
posing the fare to those places to be 10s. This is a tangible be-
nefit conferred upon the public.
PEDESTRIANISM. -- NOVEL FEAT. Yesterday a
pedestrian feat of a rather singular character was performed by
Raymond, of Brixton, who undertook for a wager of 5/. a side,
that he would pick up from the ground, and with his mouth only,
one hundred eggs, each egg being placed on the road, in a straight
line, and at a yard apart from the other, and convey them one at a
time and deposit them in a bucket of water placed at the starting
end, within fifty-five minutes. The match came off near the
Windmill, Clapham Park. The pedestrian entered upon his her-
culean task, and commenced the removal of the eggs at the far end,
and working homewards. He had to start one hundred times,
and after labouring for fifty-two minutes he had accomplished his
snatch, and won easily by three minutes to spare. The distanceth.
of ground that was actually run over during the performance of
feat is 5 miles 5 furlongs and 200 yards.
G BILONOD T.
GROUND.—On HURDLE-RACING
M.,,day t h h u Itt
aI
nC I. Er
d.
T
Smith,e
of London, who
carried off the prize, to the mortification o
open to all England,
-r4dTle.Sra°cUeTlifoAr NithreTs°ilNveCr
the house of Mrs.
was won by Edward
Boner ERIES.—On Tuesday of the local fancy.
Fletcher,lat
Lindsey-row, Chelsea, was robbed of a quantity of
p
of a dozen silver table spoons, six tea spoons, two
plate, consisting
No. 6,
sauce ladles and a soup- ladle, and a wine strainer, all marked
" F.," silver cheese and butter knives, a fish slice, gravy spoon,
salt spoons, and other silver articles. A servant who had been
left in charge of the place went out, and it is believed that during
her absence two men, who were seen leaving the place, entered with
a false key and committed the robbery. One of them appeared to
be five feet seven or eight inches high, and the other rather
shorter, and it was observed that they wore dark clothes.—The
house of Mr. Allen, '27, Grenville-square, Clerkenwell, was robbed
of a silver hunting watch, maker's name " Hunter," and with the
name" John Allen, Clapham," on the cap ; a large gold seal, with
white cornelian stone, engraved " J. A." in old English letters ; a
mourning ring, in memory of " Amelia Alicia," who died in May,
1643 ; three gold brooches, a Maltese cross, a wedding ring, three
silver pencil.cases, a silver tea scoop, some silver cruet tops, and an
invisible-green coat.—On Sunday last Mr. Ryan, of 2, Chubb's
Cottage, Clayhead-street, Kennington, was robbed of 1551., con-
sisting of 33 5/. Bank of England notes. Yesterday the additional
information was given that the notes have since been ascertained to
be numbered 49,116 to 49,150, and dated July 11, 1645.
HONESTY REWARDED.—Yesterday morning, be.
twcen nine and ten o'clock, a poor man name Thomas Jennings,
residing at Knightsbridge, picked up a purse in the Hammersmith.
road, containing a five-pound note, four sovereigns, and a quantity
of silver. He had not proceeded far when he met a lady seemingly
in great anxiety, looking for something on the ground. Jennings
inquired if she had lost anything, and being satisfied from her an-
swers that the purse and its contents were hers, he at once restored
them, when the lady generously presented him with one shilling as
a reward for his honesty
The steam-ship Unicorn. Captain Douglas, arrived
in the Mersey from Halifax yesterday morning, bringing advices
from that port to the 26th ult. inclusive. They do not contain
any intelligence of interest.
ARRIVAL OF CATTLE AND SHEEP FROM HOLLAND.
—Yesterday morning three large Dutch steam-vessels arrived in
the Thames from Holland, having on board between 400 and 500
sheep and 200 oxen, which were safely landed, for the London
market. Another portion of the cargo consisted of cheese and
butter of excellent quality.