The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-18 00:00:00

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Ships arrived since

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Car's Hartley
Chester Main
Davison's West Hartley ... 15
Hastings Hartley
Holywell Main l7 (
Ord's Redheugh l3 6
West Hartley......
Wylam
Walls End Clennell l5 0
Walls End Hilda l7 6
Walls End Killingworth

We understand that a steam.carriage has at last
been invented, adapted in every respect for locomotion on com-
mon turnpike-roacia. The carriage for passengers is something
like an ordinary stage-coach, and is propelled by an engine on
two extra wheels, fitted closely to the rear of the carriage, but
which can be disconnected at pleasure. The machinery is
much simplified, and is rendered so compact that it can be
placed upon patent springs of such a construction, that its
liability to derangement, from the unevenness of surface on
common roads, is entirely avoided. This appears to be a most
important improvement, as it gets rid of the only obstacle
hitherto found insurmountable in the way of successful I.co-
motion on common roads. It has already been run several
thousand miles, over come of the worst roads in England,
ascending and descending the steepest hills with facility and
safety, and maintaining an average speed of fifteen miles an hour.
A company has been formed to bring it into use.
TUE GREENWICH RAILWAY.—A new and spacious
entrance to the Greenwich Railway adjoining St. Thomas's
Hospital is nearly completed, and will be opened in a few days
for the passage of vehicles to the terminus, which, when
finished, will be a very great improvement to the neighbour-
hood. A substantial stone pavement is being laid down, and
a wide flag-stone footway is also being constructed. To effect
these alterations a portion of the property of St. Thomas's
Hospital was purchased, and the Company agreed to erect an
ornamental iron railing, bounding the footpath, with some
buttresses. This is now being raised, and has an extremely
neat and elegant appearance, at the same time affording a fine
view of the hospital.
There died lately at Colmar, in the Haut Rhin, an
Israelite, at the age of 98 years, leaving an immense fortune.
This he accumulated by buying and selling land, by purchas-
ing reversions, and by granting loans of money at usurious
interest. He was blind for the last twenty years of his life,
and yet examined, personally, all the property he purchased
before he concluded the bargain, which he took care should be
a good one for himself. When land was the object, he went
over every part of it, and when a house was offered to him,
he visited every room from top to bottom running his bands
over all that he could touch, and making his guide give him
the details of such parts as he could not reach. He had, it is
affirmed, between 6,000 and 7,000 persons who owed him
money, and whenever it was required to settle an account with
any one of these, his numerous debtors, he immediately gave,
from memory, an accurate statement pf every i'em, principal
and interest, dates and circumstances, being, in fact, a living
journal and ledger.—French Paper.
PRIZE FIGIIT.—On Thursday, the 11th inst., a
pugilistic encounter took place on Lindrick-common, near
Worksop, Nottinghamaisire, which was nearly attended with
fatal consequences. The combatants were, a small farmer,
named Miller, who resides at Cresswell, and has a family of
seven children, and a fellow named Webster, who lives at
Whitwell, and has likewise a wife and eight children. The
stakes were 101. The fight, which consisted of 53 rounds,
and lasted nearly two hours, was won by Webster, who so
severely beat his opponent that it is doubtful whether he will
survive, oilbough he has been attended by two medical gen-
tlemen.

DEATH OF THE COUNTESS DOWAGER OF CLARE.

—The Countess Dowager of Clare expired, at her house in
Belgrave-square, late on Saturday evening. Her Ladyship
was the eldest daughter of the late Richard Chapel Whaley,
Esq., and was married, in 1786, to the late Earl of Clare,
the Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, and father of the present
Earl.