The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-17 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

A singular instance of the effects of the lye fine
season v:-getation, is ro be seen in in. ,;ar:leri
of M. Aisss'Ett, a
bricklayer,
a, Guildford. A
gooseberry bush, the leaves of which withered
and fallen off, being much exposed to the su,,, has
put forth fresh buds, and is at present in
leaf with fine young fruit, a second time. We
onderStand a raspberry bush in the same gardea
is nearly in the same state.
The following •eirentnitance occurred last
week in the upper part of Bath :—A man, having
the appearance of a respectable butler, 'went
into a furnished house; which was to he let
to'r few weeks, surveyed it, said it would
eXactly suit his master, and, without hesitation,
!greed on terms, ~nil took it ; observing, that
his master was at the, Ilthite Hart, but Virntild be
there in the•evening. After procuring references
numerons tradesmen----grocers, butchers, bakers,
&c. he went to order the necessaryarti-cles ; and in
short time a vet y plenteous supply of the good
things of this life was taken to the house ;. the
various trariesineu tot forgetting to thank Mrs.
for her kind recommendation. in the
course of the evening, the butler again,ma,le his
appearance, expressed some surprise that neither
his ma,tet nor the housekeeper,
,had arrived ; bite
said they would certainly soon he there, and was
at last left inliiiet,nodisturbed possession. In the
morning, however, it was discovered that he had
decamped, and conveyed all the bread, meat, gro-
ceries, wines, &c. which he had readily obtained.
on trust, through the credit of his appearance,
and the truly respectable recommendation he had
so artfully acquired.
ROBBERY IN HYDE PARK —On Thursday night
as Mrs. E. Martin, the wife of a cabinet-
maker, residing in King-street, Drury-lane, was
coming through Hyde Park, from Knightsbridge,
where she had beet' on a visit, two men and a
woman met her near the Gravel-pits, and one
of the former accosted her, saying, that he
Was out of work, ru,d wanted some money, and.
that she most give him some. Mrs. M, immedi-
ately screamed for assistance, and her cries brought
a soldier that was. passing to the spot, on whose
approach the robbers made off, taking with them
Mrs. Martin's silk shawl.

ROBBERY AND Itsscus.-LOn Wednesday night
last about ,8 i'dock, a gang of fellows tent to
the home of Mr. Crowder, hatter, in Union-
street, and while one of them entered the shop
and endeavoured to amuse Mr. C. by stating to
him that he wanted his hat new trimmed, his
comrade stole several hats front the door,
and made off. Mr. Crowder seized the man who
had addressed him, sent for Watts, the constable,
and gave him iiito custody, and Watts was proceed-
ing with him to the watch-house, when be was
attacked by the other part of the gang, who
rescued the pr isoner, and beat the constable in
most inhuman manner. When picked up, seve-
ral minutes elapsed before any sign of life ap-
peared.

SUICIDE.--The son of a most respecttible Ci-
tizen of London yesterday put an end to his ex+
istence, by cutting his throat. Toe cause his
friends have not the most remote idea ot.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.-Yesterday morning,
about eleven o'clock, Mr. William Taylor, cur-
rier, of No. 23, Brownlow-street, having placed
some bird-lime on the tiles of his workshop, for
the purpose of catching birds, in consequence of
one of them entangling in the lime, Mr. Taylor
in attempting to climb on the tiles trod on a rot-
ten waterspoot, which broke, and he pitched head
foremost to the pavement of the yard, by which his
skull was fractured in three different places ; he,
was carried into his house in a state of insensibi-
lity, and a surgeon, who was procured, dressed
his wounds, and he now lies in the greatest pain.
without hope of recovery.
An Inquisition was held in the Committee-
room of the London Hospital yesterday, on the
body of Nicholas linekland Compton. From the
evidence of John Jordan and others it appeared,
that the deceased about tour o'clock on Saturday
last was assisting in taking the foremast on board
a new ship, called the Fame, belonging to Messrs.
Dowson and Co.; and that during the operation
the spars which supported the [Nast bloke, and
the foremast tell upon his head. The skull was
fractured, and the deceased survived alynit ao
hour. The Captain, who was standing by, was
near sharing the same fate : he was convinced it
was an accident, and that no blame was im-
putable to any persoth Verdict—" Accidental
Death."

MOST MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—With pain•
ltd feeling we this week record another of those
dreadful accidents, which the administering of im-
proper drugs, through mistake, so often oc-
casions. On Tuesday last, the wife of Mr.
Kirby, farmer, at Hanging Grituston, near Gar.
raby, having occasion to prepare a very common
country medicine, consisting of brimstone and
cream of tartar, mixed up in treacle, unfortu-
nately mistook a quantity of arsenic, which had
been in a tea-put nearly seven years, for cream
of tartar ; and did not discover the fatal mistake
till too late. The medicine was given to three
of the children and the servant-maid, who all pre•
sently became so dreadfully ill, as to require
the assistance of the factlrv. Two surgeons
were sent, and soon arrived ; but two of the chi!.
dren expired in a very short time ; and when
our last account was received, the other and tile
servant were not expected to recover. NVe under-
stand that Mrs. Kit by has ever since the fatal et-.
fects of this untort u mite mistake been in a
Mare bordering upon distraction ; and the ge-
neral feelings of the remainder of the family
may be more easily conceived than described. We
trust, this will operate as a caution to the public
in future, not to act without greater circninspeC-
lion,
avhen they attempt to administer medicines
'o their tamilies —( York Herald )
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—TIi(IrSCItiy night a man
named 1 ester, a plas'eier t in Shire-lane,
Carey-street, atteuipitd to chstroy himself by
cutting his throat: It seems that he had beeti
jealous of his %vitt!, and had in consequence for
some time meditated self-destruct ion. Ott Thurs-
day night be stilt his wife on an errand, anti
on her return she toned him on the floor
bleed inv and quite sensele.4s. A surgeon was im-
mediately called, who dressed the wound, and gaff's
some livins of the man's ultimate recovery,