The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-31 00:00:00

REGISTER OF FASHION.

ARRIVALS.—Count and Countess I.leven, from Paris; the
Earl of Harcourt, from his seat, Nuntham, Oxfordshire;
Earl Lauderdale, from Oatlands; Sir David and Lady Baird,
at Cook's Hotel, from Berks; Lord Mvanley, from Oatlands;
Captain and Mrs. Seymour, from Eaton, Hants; Mr. and
Mrs. Littledale, at their house in Portland-place.

Yesterday morning, may in full bloom was ga-
thered from the hedges near Charlton, Woolwich.
SEIZURE op GUNPOWDER.-10 consequence of
this Officers of the Thames Police receiving in-
formation that a great quantity of gunpowder
was concealed in a brig lying on the River
Thames, off Dartford Creek, and which was sus-
u.cted to have been smuggled from the Dart-
ford Mills, they instantly proceeded to the
Spot they were directed to, and accordingly
found a brig answering the description, heavily
laden with gunpowder, which they seized, and
delivered to the proper authorities.
AWFUL INSTANCE OF SUDDEN DEATII.—A few
days ago a young man was brought to Shadwell
Police Office, on a charge of bastardy, by the
Overseers of Poplar, and the charge being proved
against him, he was set at large on certain con-
ditions—namely, either to marry the unfortunate
girl, or to allow so much per week for the main-
tenance of the child ; the latter he preferred, and
for the purpose of evading both the parish and
the, girl, he entered on board a ship which was
about to sail yesterday morning ; as he was pro-
ceeding towards the ship with some luggage, on
his arrival opposite the 'workhouse which would
be the destined asylum of the girl by his absence,
he dropped down and instantly' expired. His
body was taken into the workhouse for a Coro-
nor's Inquest.
MELANCHOLY, CIRCUMSTANCE. Miss EMMA
BROWN, a young Lady, not 20 years of age, and
entitled to a considerable fortune when she be-
came of age, niece to Mr. Ashman, silversmith
and pawnbroker, in the Strand, but who resided
with her grandmother, Mrs. Ashman, 30, Fea-
therstone-buildings, Somersstown, met with a
melancholy, though at the same time apparently
trifling accident, yesterday se'nnight, whilst wash-
ing a small slip of flannel, in which there hap-
pened to be a rusty needle ; it entered her thumb,
in which it broke. It was thought not to be of
any serious consequence at the tisne, but next day
mortification took place. Medical resource
was unavailing, and she expired on Friday, much
lamented by a numerous circle of friends.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Monday evening,
about 7 o'clock, as the Rev. DANIEL PARKES, of
Charles-street, Hatton-garden, was going along
High-street, Bloomsbury, in his way borne from
Oxford-street, lie tees unfortunately run over by
a horse, running at full speed, with the shafts of a
chaise-cart hanging loose in the harness ; his head
was dreadfully fractured. He was carried to the
Middlesex Hospital, where he lingered in the
greatest agony until yesterday morning, when he
expired.
SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A CHILD.—On Tuesday
a Gentleman walLing thrinigh Hyde Park, near
the Spring, a short distance from the Magazine,
saw a bundle of something, which was partly
covered will) a quantity of hay ; he took tip the
bundle and opened it, and, to his no little sur-
prize, found an infant child, apparently not more
than a tew days old, quite dead. He applied to
one of the Park constables, and informed him of
the circomstamse, and the body was removed to
a pul►lic-house for an inquest.
DEAD 80D1E5...-111 the night of Thursday
se'nnight a post-chaise was stopped near Dartford
by the keeper of Dartford Blidewell and assist-
ants, when, on searching the chaise, they found
the boolies'of a lad seventeen years of age, and of
an infant, that had been recently disinterred.
Three men who were with the bodies were se-
cured ; and, on inquiry, the corpse cif the boy
proved to be that of Henry, son of Mr. Strood,
landlord of the King of Prussia, at Gravesend,
which had been interred at Milton on the 15th
instant.

Tuesday se'nnight, Mr. ROBINSON, Midship-
man of the Severn, stationed at Broadstairs for
the prevention of smuggling, fell over the Cliff
at a short distance from that place, and was
taken tip dead. JAMES ST EW AR T, a seaman
belonging to the some ship, met with a si-
milar accident, but not with the like fatal
result ; he is, however, not expected to live.
We are happy to learn no more lives were lost
in the dreadful catastrophe at Poplar. The work-
men succeeded in digging to the 'bottom of the
well, and the whole of the men are employed as
usual. Mr. BROADHURST and PATRICK DRASCOL
are as well as can be expected ; the lat ter bas a
wife and several children.

Yesterday morning some villains contrived to
enter the dwelling-house of Mr. Brown, No. IS;
Heath-street, Commercial-road, by means of
false keys, during be absence of the family
they robbed the place of plate and articles of
wearing apparel, Consisting of silk dresses,
shawls, handkerchiefs, &c to a great amount,
and a Bank of England note for 2001.
Tuesday night, some villains broke into the
Scots Chapel in Crown-court, Russell-street, Co-
vent-garden, and stole a plated basin, a silver
spoon, seven or eight yards of linen, and other
articles.