The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-17 00:00:00

INCENDIARISM.

LEIGHTON BUZZARD.—en Saturday last a barn,
situate in a close adjoining Leek-street, the property
of Mrs. Mary Bushell, Swan Hotel, was set on fire.
There not being any buildings near, or any thorough-
fare by the bain, the fire could not arise from any ac-
cident—Northampton Mercury.

At about seven o'clock on Saturday night last, the
sth of November, some person maliciously set fire to
a stack of gorse standing in a field in the parish of
Billesdon, the property of Mr. Summers, farmer and
baker of Billesden.—Northampton Mercury.
On Saturday morning last, a haulm wall, forming
a sheep-yard, in a field near the mill ditch, in the
palish of Taversham ; and also a haulm stack adjoin-
ing the yard, the property of Mr. John Collett, were
destroyed by fire. It is supposed to have been the
act of an incendiary, and 15 guineas reward is offered
for his detection.—Cambridge Independent Press.

CHATTERIS.—Last Sunday evening, soon after six
o'clock, a fire was discovered raging at the lower end
of Chatteris, on the left of the road, near Ely, and on
the premises of the Earl of Leicester. An immense
pile of faggots and blocks of timber had been fired,
and f:om all circumstances there can be no doubt
that it was the act of some diabolical incendiary. At
a late h6ur the fire was sufficiently got wider to allay
all fears of further danger. We most sincerely hope
that the parties, whoever they may be, will be dis-
covered, and meet the reward of their malignant
conduct.—Cambridge Independent Press.

BUSIIMEAD. —On Wednesday morning, between
ten and eleven, a destructive fire broke out on the
premises of Mr. Gray, farmer, Bushmead, near Eaton
Socon, Bedfordshire, which consumed nine or ten
stacks of barley, beans, and other corn, but by great
exertions the wheat ricks, house, and farm buildings
were preserved. The property is insured in the Sun
Fire-office, and, we regret to say, was the work of
some diabolical incendiary.—Cambridge Chronicle.
BECCLES.—On the evening of Monday week
another alarm was created in our town by the appear-
ance of fire, anda shed, situated in a meadow near the
race-ground, was found bnining, and in a very short
time destroyed. This being in a place where no ac-
cident could have caused the fire, leaves no doubt of its
being the work of some vile hand.—lpswich Express.
On Tuesday everi;ng, a large bay-rick, 15 tons,
belonging to farmer J.-n:les Old, of Henley, near Buck-
land ewton, was destroyed by an incendiary ; and
the same uigirt, a furze-rick, containing. about 1,600
faggots, was destroyed by fire at Piddietown.

EXTRAORDINARYnday a n IN VES T
investigation,l G AwThl OieNh AThit
dHbAeßeßno lN- . --.
com-
mencedwith
the previous Monday, was proceeded
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Magistrate of Middlesex, the Lowland He ' Esq., a
%kiwi of the name ofP Patrick 9.., 91row-on-
LQeiuthadrSantrta,chßaen.,
occupying chambers at No. 65, an indi-
gent-street, and said to be highly connected, off ha
mg committed 'an indecent assault upon one o
pupils belonging
who is
the
to Harrow School. It appears that
some few days since the accused, h stated to
have lately returned f2om America,wenttoHarrow
to visit a youth at the public school, to whom he had
contrived to obtain an introduction from his father,
who returned to England in the same vessel with him.
On seeing the youth, he professed to he much attached
to him, and invited him to spend a day or two at
his residence in town, at the same time telling him
that he would invite a youth to meet him
from the Military College, Sandhurst. On the fol-
lowing morning the youth applied to one of the under-
masters for permission to do so, when :.nom some
circumstances which transpired in the course of the
interview, the youth was stLictly questioned, when he
madesome disclosures as to the conduct of the accused
towards him, which induced the authorities of the
school to lay the facts before Mr. Rotch, who issued
a warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner,
and he was taken into custody on Sunday, the 6th in-
which was
was estx7mtinaOtionnthbeefllolreondi‘ajyr. foßl!ootue,hi,
whheenuiiildeer went an
committal
re-
manded to New Prison, Clerk enwell. At an early
a3nlirt.hellortecshuslt rewsaisdebnicse,
hour on Monday mo-. ai ng the prisoner under went a final
take his tiial at the next sessions of the Central to
Cri-
minal Coati., but he was released on ente •
setxrai cnitlrprivate,t i n
a t
sr'eties to a large amount for his appearance l'ug into
to take
his tiial. We understand that the worthy Magistrate,
assisted by the authorities of the school, are still en-
gaged in prosecuting inquiries as to the extent of the
accused's misconduct at other establishments.
WILSON, THE STEripv,
. AND STAT - C .IEL LIMBER e--.
This active a,id ingenious
operative still cont;nues to
ply his daring occupation,
much confidence as le h and seemingly with vs
he employed the most stable
platform ever erected. He has made considerable
improvements in his mode of ascending high
stalks outside, and
high,
mounted one at liel-
vinhaugh, 135 feet 31), in the space of 20 minutes,
passing over a
projection of 18 inches at the top.
Some time ego lle climbed a stalk at St. Rollox 190
feet in heisir"
~ t, and, a:;,ex performing some necessary
operations on its summit, descended with the same
ease he had manifested in going up. Wilson, who is
an active little fellow, a native of Ireland, declares he
would have no fear in mounting the highest steeple
or
stalk in the kingdom.—Glasgow Argus.
EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERL—At the conclusion
of the lecture at the Polytechnic Hall, Falmouth, Mr.
Robert Bunt, the Secretary, announeed the
dis-
covery by himself of a metallic plate which would
receive, by mere contact, impressions of any printed
page, an engraving, or the like. This discovery
was arrived at by following out the recent dis-
coveries of Moeser, that bodies were constantl
making impressions upon each other in absolute y
dark-
ness, by the agency, as he considered, of latent light,
but which Mr. Hunt thinks he has certain proof of
being latent heat. The
impression
received on the
metal is at first invisible, but
is readily brought out
by the means of any vapour. Mr. Hunt exhibited
some specimens of wood and copper-plate engravings,
copied from the paper into the meta'. These copies
exhibited every line of the original, and were far more
distinct than any of the early Daguerreotypes. Mr.
Hunt proposes to call this new art thermography.—.
West Briton.