The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-12 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

A few nights ago, a respectable girl, residing near
Listowel, was forcibly taken off to the County Clare
mountains.—Cork Southern Reporter.
Si NGULA 11 FACT.—Napoleon Buonaparte, the
Duke of Wellington, and the late Marquess of Lon-
donderry, were all born in the same year namely, the
year 1789.-Mirror.
On Tuesday laSt an explosion, took place at Mail-
field gunpowder mills, belonging to Mr. Alexander
Sheriff, by which melancholy accident two men were
killed on the spot, and the works nearly all destroyed.
—Edinburgh Evening Courant.
The seeds of the sun-flower, or heliostrophon, are
known to be a most nutritious and agreeable food for
game and poultry. If given with barley, it will ge-
nerally be found that the sun-flower seed will be picked
out by chickens in preference to the barley.

Roses were first brought into England from Italy in
1522, previously, and indeed after that period, they
were consecrated resents from the Pope, and were
placed over confessionals'; hence came the phraSe
" under the rose."

So much is the want of fodder felt in the East Ridhig
of Yorkshire, that a farmer, last week, in the neigh-
bourhood of Beverley, sold ninety sheep for nineteen
shillings a head, which cost him last year at this time
twenty-nine shillings each, and which ought to have
fetched him from fifty shillings to three pounds.
FRENCH COURTESY.—Brantome, the old Frencih
ChrOnkler, after narrating the scandalous amours Of
the Queen of France and their ladies, usually finishes
the picture of each by assuring his'readers, that she
" was a good and vittuous woman, an honour to
France, very chaste, and withal pious."
BIBLE AND TRACT SOcIETIES.—The number of
tracts issued by the London Religious Tract Society,
last year, was 10,500,000 ; the puZilications in all
languages, since the establishment of the society, are
estimated to exceed 100,000,000; since 1808, track
have been printed in forty-two languages ; and the
receipt during the past year, in England and America,
amounted to .1,600,000 dollars.

Tuesday night, a man of the name of Alexander,
residing in Leith Wynd, in a fit of passion, stabbed
his wife in the neck with a knife. The woman was
taken to the Infirmary, but the wound was of so serious
a nature, that she died in a few hours. We under.
stand that the parties had
.frequent jars, which arose
from jealousy on the part of the wifc. Alexander is
in custody.—Edinburgh Evening Courant.
GREAT DRAUGHT OF Fisn.—The fishing of the
Isle Poole recommenced on Friday, and at a single
draught 1,1601b5. weight of beautiful carp were taken,
weighing from 6to 141bs. each, which quantity were
all disposed of the same evening. On the following
day about the same quantity were drawn out, a great
part of Which have been disposed of to gentlemen de-
sirous of stocking their ponds with so large a breed.—•
Maccleffield Herald.
_

A PROOF OF GOOD TASTE.—A kw days ago,
man was taken before the authorities of a Sussex Cor-'
poration, charged with having sold beer in his house
without a licence. The only evidence brought against
him was a newly-imported Frenchman, who, on being
asked to kiss the book,. said, through his interpreter,
" Me kiss de book ; me knows nothing about de book ,
no, inc rather kiss a pretty girl, ever so Much ;" and
this being all that could be got out of him, the charge
was disinisscd.—Devonshire Telegraph.
DE AT le s-1-1 EA D Mor H.—We understand that one
of those rare and extraordinary insects the Death's-
head moth, (sphinx atropos) several specimens of
which were caught in this neighbourhood last year, and
are now preserved in the Museum of the Northern
Institution, was found a few days ago at Itelugas.-....
the seat of Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Baronet. Like
all the math tribe this insect is exceedingly tenacious
of life,
.and when touched utters a cry almost as loud
as that of a hat.--4nverness courier.

A NOVEL UNIoN.—At. a dinner lately, a Gentle-
man,,: who was carving a fine sirloin, asked if he
should help him. Something turned his attention, and
he asked again. A, wag, noticing the first failure,
begged to drink wine with him, which caused another
interruption ; after which, lie returned to his duty, and
again said, " Pray, Mr. —, shall I send you a slice
of this ?" " Hang it, Sir," replied the disappointed
gastronomer, " do you expect me to marry the beef,
that you have asked me thrice ?"—Mirror.
A CURE FOR DIARRHEA.---A charitable lady
wishes the publication of the following effectual re-
medy for a prevalent and dangerous malady :—Three
'pints of new milk, lb. mutton suet chopped very fine,
a table-spoonful and a half of the finest flour, a little
cinnamon and lump sugar, boiled together, and when
nearly done, 'throw in a glass-full of the best brandy ;
a cup of this warm, mays be taken as the patient wishes.
Castor-oil must be taken first.--Soup made of sheep's
head, with rice and cinnamon, is proper food.—Free-
man's Journal.'

Five or six days ago, the inhabitants of Salisbury-
street Complained of a diminution in their supply of
water, and that what they did receive tasted strongly of
fish. Latterly, however, the water ceased running
altogether, and measures having been taken to ascertain
the cause, it was discovered yesterday, on cutting the
piee, that an eel, 18 inches long, and of proportionable
thickness, had somehow introduced itself into the pipe,
which it completely closed up. The plumbers, in cut-
ting the pipe, unfortunately cut the eel in two.—
Edinburgh _Evening Courant. .:
We regret to state that a very daring armed banditti
have infested the vicinity of' Caller for some weeks past,
and several robberies have been committed on the dif-
ferent public roads near it, on farmers and others, re-
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filming home with the amount of their corn, butter,'
detachment at New-
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Inn, was Stopped and robbed of some silver change,
his way from Caher barracks, where he dined, to New-
together with 'his gold' watch- and pinchbeck case,,, on
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