The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-31 00:00:00

SINGULAR ASSASSINATION.

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The St. Antonio, from Lisbon to Barcelona,
was captured on the 29th ult. on the coast of
Huelba, by an armed brig, and a xebeck under
Spanish colours, which, after taking out the cargo,
part of the provisions, and plundering the crew
and passengers, allowed her to proceed, and she
arrived at Cadiz the 31st. ult.
Some clue, it is understood, has been obtained
of the robbers who broke into the house of the
Hon. A. MACDONALD, of Connaught-place, on.
Wednesday morning, one of whom fired at the
servant. PLANK, the officer, has examined the
premises, and has made some discoveries. Had
the thieves got in their lives would have been
forfeited, as the inmates of the house were well
armed.
Letters received yesterday from Nciffolk state,
there is but a poor prospect of sport-this shooting
season, the late cold weather haling killed most of
the young birds in the neighbourltQod of Syder-
stone.

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The tolls on the Leeds and llarrowgate Road,
were let last week, at an advance of 300 guineas
per annum.
The workmen employed in repairing and braa-
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tifying Trinity church in Hull, discovered behind
a part of the south wall, on Tuesday se'nnight,
a beautiful Gothic arch, at the bottom of which
lay an admirably sculptured female figure, par-
ticularly the drapery, but no inscription has yet
been found. A handsome Gothic window has
also been discovered near the east door, which
had been plastered up.
EXTRAORDINARY PEAR-TREE.—TIIPTC is now
at Mr. 'Wise's, the White Swan, in Hyde street, in the suburbs
of Wincheste-, a pear-tree known by the name ofßtown Berry,
which has grown mostluxuriantly,its top branchesbeing nearly
feet high. It blossomed in its usual way in June last, and the
fruit of that bloom is nearly in perfection ; in June it bloomed
again, and this fruit kerned, and is now on the tree nearly the
sue of a pullett's egg; in July it bloomed again, and this fruit
is now about the size of a walnut : and now, in August, the
bloom is in clusters of five and six, which are kerning about the
size of peas, a circumstance scarcely ever known before.
A curious and beautiful plant, Cactus llexagonns, or s'x
angled Torch Thistle, was in full bloom during the night of
Friday se'nnight, in the green-house at Chapel-house, near
Bury : its corolla began to expand at, six in the evening, and
gradually closed at the same hour of the following_ rnorn-
mg ; it is a native of Surinam, and is seldom known to flower in
this country ; but experience has shown it may be greatly acce-
lerated by a free exposure to the sun and air during hot and dry
weather; the present plant is about seven feet high, and sup_
possed to be about thirty years' growth.—(Norfolk amide.)
ACCIDENT.—On Sunday morning last; a son of
Patrick Moms, of College-court, Cow-cross, a boy:Of 10 years
of age, and another boy of 7 years of age, residing it x the same
court, unknown to their parents, went out to play : in the evening
the latter came home unaccompanied by his companion, and
being questioned what had become of him, he gave the
following account :—That they both, in company with
two or three other children, were at play in a field„ round
a pond of water, into which Moran's son's shoe fen by acci-
dent, and in his stooping to take it out, he fell in headforemost
and was drowned ; that they remained a little time, and finding
that he went to the bottom and did not again appear, they
grew afraid and ran home. He did not know where
the other children lived, but they came with him near home.'
He could not tell where the field or pond was, but that he
should know it if he saw it again. Every day since,' the poor
disconsolate father, with the child, is out in search of the fatal
spot, but to no purpose.
SUICIDE PREVENTED BY A DOG.--Yosterday
morning the attention of some brick makers, who
were at work near the Regent's Canal, Bow
Common, was arrested by the conduct of an in-
teresting looking young woman, genteelly dress-
ed, who wandered about the Common, with her
eyes raised at intervals, singing hymns, -and hav-
ing her arms clasped across her bosom. She at
length approached the bank of the Canal, and
after having ejaculated some very loud, but un-
intelligible words, she suddenly threw off her
bonnet and shoes, and sprang into the middle of
the water. The beholders instantly ran to her
assistance, but were intimidated from venturing
in. Fortunately, by this time, a foreigner, ac-
companied by a large Newfoundland dog, came
up, when the sagacious animal noticing the un-
fortunate young woman struggling in the water,
jumped in, and after several efforts, succeeded
in grasping her by the collar of the Pelisse, and
bringing her ashore. She was taken to a public
house, where every attention was paid to her,
and after a lapse of some hours, she became per-
fectly collected. In answer to some questions,
she said she was induced to attempt the rash act
in consequence of seduction.

[FROM A FRENCH PAVER.]
DRESDEN, AUG. 18.—A young woman, eigh-
teen or nineteen years of age, a_servant at the
Sanitary establishment of Baths here, who was
about to be married to a young man employed in
the same establishment, went yesterday, after
evening service, to Neustadt, to visit one of her
acquaintances, a female, named Strohon. The
latter received her in a friendly manner, they
had some coffee, and afterwards some rum ; the
young woman from Dresden soon afterwards feel-
ing herself indisposed, Strohon invited her to re-
pose on her bed. No sooner was the young
woman asleep, than the other took up a hatchet
and struck her four blows on the head ; she then
completed the work of death by stabbing the
unfortunate victim several times on the body.
The murder being accomplished, the criminal re-
moved the corpse from the bed, laid it on a
paillasse, and covered it with a mattress ; she
then went tranquilly to work in her chamber.
About nine o'clock in the evening she went to
the Baths, stated that the servant would return
no more, related all the details of the assassina-
tion which she had committed, and placed her-
self at the disposal of the Director of the Esta-
blishment. She was arrested, and the facts above
mentioned were verified. It does not appear
that she was actuated by either jealousy, hatred,
or any project of robbery, to commit this dread-
ful crime, nor was there any exaltation of mind,
but, according to her own declarations, she had
experienced since the execution of Kaltosen (a
notorious assassin who was beheaded some days
since)an irresistible desire to kill some one, in order
that, like Kaltosen, she might die in a solemn
manner; arid with much ceremony she adds, that
she would have killed any other person whom she
could have easily got into her power. Strophon is
unmarried ; she is about 30 years of age ; she
had riot at all a bad character, nor was she re-
proached with any vice ; she regularly fre-
quented church. The young woman murdered
is said to have been pregnant. The young man
to whom she was about to be married is in such
a state of phrenzy, that apprehensions are enter-
tained for his life.