The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-24 00:00:00

CLERKEIV WELL,

Charles Browne, a stone-mason, was charged nith as-
saulting and threatening to murder Police-constable
Churchyard, 174 G.

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At a quarter before one on Sunday morning the po-
liceman was on duty in Charlotte-street, Bagnigge-wells-
road, when the prisoner's wife came to him and said she
had been cruelly ill-used by her husband. The pri-
soner came up and accused him with having carried on
an illicit correspondence with his wife. This the con-
stable indignantly denied, whereupon the prisoner at-
tacked him, and it required the combined exertions of
several constables to remove him to the station-house.
The next morning, the prisoner having had time for re-
flection, when he saw Churchyard passing through the
cell-yard swore he would murder him.

COMBE decided upon obliging the prisoner to find
good bail to keep the peace, and recording the recogni-
sauces which entails costs.
UNION-HALL.

Amelia M'Donnel, a respectable-looking woman, was
charged on the police sheet with being drubk, having in
her possession at the time the large sum of 3801. in 101.
notes.

A policeman of the M division stated, that while on
duty in the Kent-road the preceding night he observed a
lady in appearance enter a public-house. He went in
soon afterwards ana saw her at the bar and the land-
lord informed him that she had a considerable sum of
money in her bosom, which she exhibited and which was
seen by some strargers who happened to be there at
the time. The policeman, aware of the risk she ran of
being robbed, spoke to her, and as she seemed very much
intoxicated, he took her to the station-house, where it
was found she had 3801. in Bank of England notes,
wrapped up carelessly in her bosom. In the course of
the night, her friends being apprised of her situation,
attended at the station-house, and the %as bailed out.
This morning a gentleman attended, and begged that
it would not be considered necessary to compel the
-lady's attendance.
Mr. COTTINGHAN, 110Weter, said that he could make '
no distinction, and that she was bound to appear to be
dealt with the same as any other person in an inferior
situation of life.

The defendant was accordingly sent for to appear.

NEW REAPING MACHINE.

The following account of a new machine for cu

ng, or rather gathering wheat, which has just been
.vented in Australia, is very curious, and the results
of the invention may be most important. It is com-
municated by Governor Grey, of South Australia, to
the Royal Society of England, under the date of
December 13, 1843. He says :
" The colony continues to prosper; and the only
event which has created any sensation is the complete
success which has attended the operations of a
newly-invented reaping machine, invented in this
colony. This machine reaps, thrashes, and win
nows, all at the same time, and this at the rate of
nearly an acre an hour; the machine requiring to be
attended by two men, and to be pushed by two horses.
The corn is at once taken from the machine (which
is stopped for the purpose when it is filled), and put
into bags for exportation. The total sum charged for
this operation is 10s. per acre ; the sowing, saving of
corn, time, and labour, and consequently of expense,
is very great. The inventor of the machine antici-
pates that, next year, the whole of these operations
will cost much less than 10s. an acre. I have seen
this machine at work, and was quite satisfied as to its
success. You will say, ' But we shall soon make such
a machine in England, when the principle is known.'
It is, however, based upon a peculiarity in this climate,
and could, I think, only succeed in a similar very dry
climate. I must now give you a description of this
invention. It is something like a cart pushed forward
lsy two horses, instead of being drawn. In front of
the machine is a very large steel comb, which is
pushed forward and seizes the straw of the wheat, as
an ordinary comb seizes hair. As the machine is
moved forward, the straw s are by the motion drawn
through the comb, and dragged upwards towards the
mouth of the machine. From the peculiar dryness of the
climate, the wheat sheds very easily—that is, the corn
or grain falls very readily out of the husk ; indeed, so
much so, that wheat cannot be reaped here in the usual
manner without considerable loss from shedding. As
soon,therefore,as the head of the wheatis caught in the
comb, the grain is, as it were, combed out, and falls-
down the comb to the mouth of the machine. That
part of the head of the wheat which does not go
through (which is too fine to admit it, until the grain
has fallen out), is ultimately dragged up to the mouth
of the machine, where it is knocked off by an appara-
tus like that of the ordinary thrashing machine, and
the wheat is then thrashed in the same manner as in
other thrashing machin's; whilst the rapid advance
of the machine creates a strong draft, by aid of which
the corn is winnowed. The straw is left standing. So
much of it as is required for manure, &c., is mown,
and the remainder is burnt."

PUBLIC WALKS- AND PARKS.—A subscription has
come of 2001. from the Phoenix Fire-office, of London,
which, we understand, was quite unsolicited. The do-
nation was accompanied with the following letter, the
terms of which much enhance the value of the gift;
and, as nearly every fire-office in the kingdom is under
equal obligations, we hope the example will not be lost
on them :—" The benevolent measure entertained by the
leading merchants and manufacturers of your town. for
the promotion of the health and comfort of its indus-
trious population, by the establishment of public walks
ard gardens, has to day come under the notice of our
Board ; and the Beard feeling that, during its long and
extensive connexion with the trade of Manchester, the
Phoenix Company his had frequent experience of the
good disposition of the labounng classes, when their
personal services have been required, in cases of fire, are
desirous to avail themselves of the opportunity which the
measure alluded to presents, of adding their assistance
towards the success of a measure so well calculated to
effect the ()Wet contemplated. I am, therefore, in-
structed to request that the name of the 1-1,n4 Com-
pany may be added to the list of contributors for the sum
of 2001."—Manchester Guardian,
PRESTON.-ELECTION TRICK.— Immediately after
the a4Thayncement of a vacancy in the representation of
North' Laicashirß, cp agent of the Conservative party
purchased from the CleiltS of Coe jipa.ce every disposable
copy of the register for this division, which, in ease of a would have very much inconvenienced oppo-
nent, leaving him almost without the means of knowing
who were the " free and independent electors" to whom
he had to pay his respects. As there is no probability
of a contest, the " sharp practicers" have gained nothing
tl.
'his si-n. except the 'possession of an immense quan-
tity of what will mere waste paper. The trunk-
makers and butter merchants TT-fti therefore look out for
bargains.....:Prede/ Chronic*.