The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-22 00:00:00

1 INDIA.
The following is an extract officer of a letter from an ocer of the
bOth Native infantry, dated Saugor, April 19, 230 miles from

Cawnio►re 1..
.. We are all on the alert here. An insurrection has broken
out about forty miles from this. Five companies, a wing of
irregular cavalry, with t /ro 9-pounders have been sect out to
quell it, but it dues net appear to wake much progress. The
day before yesterday Captain Rolfe and three privates got
woUnded a tone private and one horse killtd.
.• The coUntry all round is up in arms, and we have barely
sufficient tri,ops here to protect the city of Saugor and maga-
zine. A requisition for troops heti been made out, and on
their arrival we shall be able to adopt more effectual measures.
I only hope all will be settled ere the rains set in. Ihe ther-
mometer in camp is 125. 'I he Commissioner, who is out with
the treui s, wrote in to say the insurgents were in full march to
plunder the city, but they have not yet made their appearance,
but have burnt. two villages only seven miles off.
" Aram 20.-1 regret to say the remains of poor Captain
Rolfe, of the 3,1 Native Infantry, who was wountLd three days
back, were brought in this morning."

DREADFUL EXPLOSION-SEVEN
PEUSONS KILLED.
An explosion, in consequence of the accumulation of foul air
in the shaft, took place on Monday at an iron-stone mine in tte
Cleveland colliery, situated on the road to Willenhall, near
Wolverhampton, belonging to Messrs. Biadiey, Barrow, and
Hall, .by which seven men and bo3s have been k►lled, and six
dreadfully burned and mutilated. The sufferers who are dead
are as follows :
James Love, aged 46, and his son, aged 14—this poor man
leaves behind him a wife and six small children, who were en-
tirely dependent upon their rather and brother for their sup-
port ; Vi alter Marshall, a boy about 15 years of age ;
Smith, a:ed •?7 years, leaving a wife and one child ; Edward Daw-
son, aged 16; W. Dunn, aged 17, and.W. Jones, aged 11.
The individuals injured are :—Charles Evans, aged 11
years , Thomas Evans, aged 14 ; Joseph Aston, aged 11 ;
Stephen Vaughan, aged 50, who has a wire and six children;
W. Hope, married, aged 30; and Edwin Jones, aged 11.
Little hope, we regret to state, is entertained of the recovery of
either Charles or Thomas Evans, and the injuries of the ethers
are unusually severe. They have been conveyed to Portobello.
The accident is attributable to the adoption of common candles
in place of the safety-lamp.

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ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY.
Master Layland, the juvenile composer and harpist, made
his first appearance at this Institution last evening, and was
completely successful. The young gentletran, who does not
appear to be more than ten or twelve years of age, is in many
respects a very astonishing boy. That he should thoroughly
understand his instrument is not wr,nderful, when we consider
that he is a pupil of the Royal Academy of Music, and has
studied for some time under the superintendence of Mr. Balsir
Chatterton, but it is astonishing that such a boy should pus-
,ess such firmness of touch, and such powers of execution,
and, better than all, for these are mete mechanical excellendes,
that he should possess such a pure musical taste, and such a
correct judgment. He gave us some compositions of his own,
which in themselves were well worthy the applause they eli-
cited, but which we consider as of still greater value for the
promise they hold firth of future execience. We shall watch
the future career of this very talented y uth with great inte-
rest. Nature has done every thing for him—his instructors
'are of the highest rank in the musical profess:on, and it will
be his own fault if that career be not one of fame and fortune.
We cannot close this notice without congratulatin; the pro-
prietor of the Gallery on the marked improvement which h,s
taken place in the musical performances since thiy l.ave been
under the able superintendence of Mr. Emanuel.

NOVEL 0 PERAT I ON.
The Penelope frigate, of forty-six guns, was taken into dock
at. Chatham last week, wren several shipwrights were imme-
placed on her, and commenced the operation of cutting the
frigate in halves, for the purpose of converting it into a steam
ship. On Saturday the process of removing one half of the
ship from the other was performed in the presence of upwards
of 1,000 persons. Two large booths were erected on each side
of the Penelope, and were filled by naval and military officers,
and the gentry of the neighbourhood. The sight was novel
and astonishing. Three ropes were fastened to the gunwale of
the ship from three capstans, which were fixed in' the ground
facing the dock, and which were worked up by windlasses by
nearly 200 convicts. On the arrival of the Right Hon. Thomas
L. Corry, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, together with Sir
William Symonds, the surveyor, and Captain lft. Brandreth,
architect of the navy, Captain-Superintendent Sheriff, and
other officers, the master builder, Mr. Fincham, gave directions
for all hands to w,rk. As soon as the parts were observed to
separate, the band of the dock-yard struck up, " Oh dear,
what can the matter be?" amidst the cheers of the assembled
multitude. The fore part of the ves,el was observed easily
and gradually to glide up the dock. The fore part of the
ship having been brought up to the mark allotted, left a
vace between the two vans of the shier. a xactly 62 f,et, which
will lengthen the Penelope to about 1110 feet. She is to have
in her two engines of 650-horse power. and to have engine-
room for 604) tons of fuel; complete stowage under hatches for
1,000 troops, with four months' stores and provisions, exclu-
sive of a crew of about 451) men, and is to be armed with
20 guns of the heaviest calibre, besides carronades. The
Penelope, when completed, will be the litiest war steamer in
the service.

THE INCREASE OF THE BAPTISTS IN MONMOUTH-
SHIRE —The Monmouthshire Baptist Association held
their annual meeting at'Potitypool, nit Tuesday and Wed-
nesday last, the 31st ult., when it is suppo.itd that nearly
tour thousand persons were present. By the reports re-
ceived from the churches belonging to the Association, it
appeared that fifteen hundred persons had been baptised
during the past year, to which might be added at least
one hundred more, in churches from which no account
was received at the meeting.—Monmouthshire Merlin.
The Chancellor has nominated the Chief Justice of
the Common Pleas, Mr. Justice Burton and Mr. Baron
Lefroy, Commissioners for the custody of the Great
Seal, during his Lordship's a bience in England, which
is to extend to the first day of next Term. The
Queen's letter having arrived, the seal was delivered to
Judge Burton on Wednesday, on the evening of which
day Sir Edward ani Lady Sugden, and all their family,
left for Boyle Farm, their beautiful and picturesque resi-
dence in the neighbourhood of London.—Dublin Evening
Post.
We are glad to learn that an appeal, which we
trust may be eminently successful, has been made to public
sympathy in behalf of the sufferitig wives and children of our
army in Cabal. The list of sabscriptions is al propriatelvgraced
by having at is head the name of the Queen tsr 200/. ; Sir
Charles Forbes has given 100 guineas, the Hon. Mr. ElViin-
stone 501., and a number of ether charitable individuals have
sent in to the Committee sums of less amount. The ca-e is
one of a very urgent nature, and we hope the general b dy of
our countrymen, and countrywomen as well, will aid in the
promotion of so pressing an object of benevolence.
The village of Tourteron, in the Ardennes, was, a
few.days ago, in great part destroyed by fire. Not less than
45 houses and the church were reduced, to ashes, and fifty
families all at once found themselves without. an asylum. The
cattle were saved, but the furniture and other effects in the
houses were totally lost.
AWFUL THUNDER-STORM.-011 Sunday last, (lur-
ing a severe thunder-storm, a cottage about a mile from Ynis-
cedwin House, in this county, was greatly injured by the
lightning. The electric fluid appears to have ascended the
pendulum rod of the clock until it came to, the crutch, which
being at right angles, changed its direction ; it here passed
through the clock case to the wall, up which it passed, and
-made its exit through the roof in two places. The occupier
of the house, who was in the reem at the time, was knocked
down, and the extremities of the pendulum rod were melted,
and appeared like a scorched quill. The same storm did much
mischief in and near Carmarthen. The electric fluid struck
the flag pavement in front of a house near the Town-hall, which
it shattered to pieces. It also catered a house in Jahn's-town,
the furniture in which was much damaged. Two horses (one
valued at 100/. ), arid pine cattle, were killed in the neighbour-
hood, and other serious damage was sustained in hot- hi,uses,
&c. 'I he lightning was the most vivid ever remembered by
the oldest inhabitants.—Cambrian.

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DISTRESS IN—
LRELAND.—Meetings have been hei
and subscriptions raised for relief of the poor at Naas, Kilcul
len, Athy, and other plaCes. Lord Downes, the Duke of Lein-
ster, and.other resident landlords in these districts have been
true benefactors to the distressed at this season, by affording
employment as well as contributing directly horn their purses.
BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.—The portion of
the line between Bridgewater and Taunton will bc opened to
the public on the Ist of July.
THE SHRIEVALTY.—The gentlemen who will be
proposed to fill the offices of Sheriff of London and Sheriff of
Miadleser, for the ensuing year, are Alderman Hooper, and
Mr. Jeremiah Pilcher, the extensive oil
.and lead merchant.
of Southwark, whose name has been for several years before
the Livery. Mr. Hamilton, the bookseller, of Parteinoster-
row, has, we understand, declined to stand as a candidate for
the office this year.
DEATH FROM DRINKING STRONG WHISKEY—MT.
Baker held an inquest yesterday at the London Hospital, on
the body of George Taylor, aged sixty. John Cock said that
the deceased was a labourer at Downs's Whsrf, Ea,t Smith-
field. Witness was at the wharf on Thursday last, and saw the
deceased in the company of a guager, who had then iii his care
a barrel of Scotch whiskey, thirty degrees above proof. M hile
the guager had his back turned deceased contrived to in-
sert a reed through the bung-hole, and suck through it a
quantity of the spirits. Vs itoess drove him away, but be-
t' ire he had taken many steps he fell to the ground insen-
sible, and never recovered from that state. Witness had DI
doubt that the strength of the wh,skev was the cause of his
insensibility and of his death, which took place the next day
Verdict—Accidental death.
MASTER MICHEL-ANGELO RUSSO'S CONCERT,

This concert was given, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at
the Hanover-square RoAres. The public generally will be
surprised to learn that this pianist is but twelve years of age.
He gave several solos in a very effective and brilliant :elle of
execution; his fingering and touch are powerful but r'etteate;
quick and rapid, yet correct and impressive. lie played a
duet of Machetes, for two pianofortes, with another clever
youth, a nester Ituliinsteitt, also ozny twelve years est age, and
they both acquitted themselves in a highly creditable manner.
His eiir and understanding both seemed to keep consonant
time ; he has a correct notion of the stress and feeling re-
quired, and the whole he pervaded will a nicety End preci-
sion of touch, to;;ether with a ca ual throwing in of sparkling
bits, that bespeaks great 'tact and cteverness. With regard to
the rest of the concert great want of method prevailed, owing
to the irregular attendance of the performers; this, notwith-
standing, brought its recompense, l•ir Ernesta Grisi, whose
name was down but once in the programme, delighted the
aurtierce twice with her taquisite singing. herr Biandt sang
two German songs very crettitt'bly. Lariviere presided twice
at the harp, and evinced Isis superior command. The audience
war select arid numerous, and seemed to enjr y the entertain-
ment, though it was exended to the unusual length of three
hours.
The Baron de Richemond, whose name has become

notorious from his appearance lef,:re the Court of Assizes as
a pretender to the Crown cf France, under the title of Louis
XVII., Duke of Normandy, was arrested two days ago at
Neuilly, having broken his ban. It is but, however, fur
political offences th t he is again in custody, but for frauds ctln-
witted in the provinces mulct- the names of Hebei t and Claude
Perron, for which he ha, been conch coned anti lilac, d wider
the surveillance oF the ',olive. He is FO much paralysed that
he can ,calcely walk. He ts, tor the preseht, confined at the
Prcfeyturc.

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A circular has been nddresFed I y the Govcriunent.
of Lower Austria to the vari,,us railroad Companies, con-
taining the billowing conditions : I. Tl.e u.n of tour-wheeled
motives is forbidden. 2. Six- wheeied locomtrives only are
to be used. 3. 'the u,e of two locomotives at the same time
is to be allowed (nly under ci.rtain ciieuristmes of time and
place. 4. It is strictly forbidden to II ce a locomotive at the
further end if th- waggons. b. Pate 0' slit ed is never to ex--
ceeo Austrim miles (about 19 English Holes) an hour, or
five incloding at stations. 6. Luf:,,llage or nierchan-
Also is to be transported the la.e of thrEe Austt.i,n miles an
hot r. 7. An alip ratna s, all I.e fixed in waggons in order
that the doors may be easily oveiied. apparatus
tx I.eparekl the doors are to remain oven.
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