The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-20 00:00:00

SHOCKI% f erReTYMBTA!CCE.

MANCFINSTER, NOV. 18.-A great sensat'o3
has been excited here by ti;4Reath of Rey-tiling man
under circumstances which may Once the unfortu-
nate gentleman, by ivitrise hand he iell,'npo'n 'his de-
fence for his own- life. At first tbet4tirnbitr. was
that a deliberate murder was committed ;• but on in-
quiry, I tind that it is possible, and even probable,
that the fatal result was the effect of accident.
It is now the time at which an ancient fair is 11,2!:.1
in Salford. Little business is done at it in these
days; but as there are still a few cattle brought to
it, it affords a pretext for the erection of tutus and
booths by the wandering showmen, and young men
from Manchester are in the way of going into it in
the evening for diversion. Amongst the persons
tempted to see what was going on was Mr. Burn, a
respectable manufacturer in Spting-gardens, and it
would appear that either some attempt had been
made on his pocket, or he imagined it had been
made, by some of the thieves who throng the
market; for about eleven o'clock a Mr. Smith
found him in loud altercation with some half &Zen
men who were prettsing about him, End heard him
say, " Stand back, you scoundrels, or I will tire on
you." Mr. Smith had just leisure to observe that
Mr.
.Burn had a pistol in his hand, not held out as
.in aim, but just as if newly drawn from his pocket,
when the pistol went off, and one of the by-standers ,
. instantly dropped as if dead. Mr. Smith imme-
diately seized Mr. Burn, and told him he was his
prisoner. Burn was in great agitation, exclaiming,
" I hope to God he is not shat," and made no re-
sistance, but at once Walked with Smith to the '
BlaCkfriars Inn. On the way he told Smith that
the pistol had gone off in his hand at the half-cock,
and that he had taken it out of his pocket only to
intimidate the man. When Mr. Lavender, the
deputy constable, arrived, he immediately recognized
Mr. Burn as a gentleman who two years before had •
been robbed on his way to his lodgings in the
country, and cruelly beaten by the robbers. He
mentioned this, and Burn immediately said "Yes;
I am the person, and I have carried a loaded pis-
tol ever since, whenever I have had occasion to go
home late.",

The young man who was shot was carried to the
Crown-inn, Blackfriars, where he was recognized to
be a son of Mr. Foster, a wholesale fruit-dealer, in
Long Millgate. The ball had entered just above
the ear, and lodged in the brain. lie never spoke
after the shot, and died in about 20 minutes. An
inquest will be held on the body to-morrow; but I
believe little more evidence can be adduced than I
have narrated.

A DINNER IN RUSSIA.

I had here a good opportitoity of remarking
.
;he vigilance of the Russian 'police. A certain
Prince, who had been suspected of mingling in
the proposed revolution in 1824, and with whom
I was very intimate, seemed desirous of speaking
to some of the soldiers during the dinners merely,
as he told me, to pay a compliment to the regi-
ment in general ; but no sooner did he adreece
to speak to the soldier than he found a very ac-
tive little police-officer listening on the other.
side. He retired for the moment ; but, willing
to be assured that he was still suspected of some
underhand proceeding, he advanced to another.
part of the table. His shadow could not have
been a more faithful attendant on a sun-shiny.
day than the police-officer; wherever he Isere
there was his companion, and in disgust he tee
marked to me the absurdity of such conduct,
" as if," said the Prince, with a most bitter
smile, " as if I should be such a blockhead as
to
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the health of the Emperor, which was received
with loud acclamations. It seemed an endeavour
to make the loudest hurrah ; and many of the
Noblemen who were then present, and who
wished any thing else than the realization of the
toast, roared most manfully. The whole ctine-
pany standing, all adorned with orders e. 2 more
or less brilliancy, the ladies in splendid dresses,
the different costumes, the noise, ,nd the place
itself, contributed to render the scene exceedingly
grand and interesting.
In the evening a ball was given by the Go-
vernor. In Russia the dance is opened by a
polonaise, the most silly performanza imagi-
nable, in which old and young alike join. It is
merely walking with a lady through the entire
suite of apartments, to the great annoyance of
the card-players and loiterers. After this nor,.
sensical parade is finished a majoolka is gene-
rally commenced. • This dance, which is voted
very uninteresting by some travellers, is certainly
just the contrary to the performers, who have,
during the dance, a better opportunity of show-
ing a preference and whispering, the tender tale
than in any other in existence. In general the
ladies have chairs placed in a circle, and the
partner either stands by her side or behind her.
Should he not have the object of his affection
for his partner he has only to whisper to one of
his sisters or friends in the dance to lead him
to his favourite, with whom he can then exhibit.
As this continues sometimes two hours the lover
has an opportunity which is quite impossible in
a quadrille or country-dance. The ladies are
likewise able to select their favourites ; and often
have I watched them passing a crowd of lookers
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The supper afforded a great display of good
iliines and brilliant company. The table was
covered with bonbons, fruit, &c,, and the dishes
were handed round one at a time, as in Russian
dinners. This could not be done without a
great number of servants. I counted at the table
at which I sat no less than fourteen attendants,
although we were only twelve in number, By
my side sat the Prince above mentioned, ana
next to him his favourite police attendant ;
the former gave me a hint not to indulge in
liberal politics. At this supper was served one
of the largest sterlet that had been caught
during the seaseti, Although all travellers have
spoken favourably of this fish, yet I neither ad-
mire its taste nor appearance. From the female
sterlet the caviar is procured, and this should be
eaten perfectly fresh to be properly appreciated.
Dancing commenced after supper again. Qua-
drilles, waltzes, and gallopades, were continued
until about four o'clock, when the company re-
tired. A stranger in the first society in Russia
would imagine himself in Franee.—By a late
Travaer.

There are said to be not Fewer than 2000
horses employed in the conveyance of passengers between
London and 'Bristol, nearly the whole of which the eon.
struction of a railroad, would dispense
(Amnia*.

, •
EMIGRATION.—On Wednesday last, a party
of twenty-five left Shepton.iliallet to embark on board the
Britannia, Captain Coital-, for the new settlement on
the Swan River. They left the town in high spirits, te..o
tiglt.:t. playing national airs before then: thr,iugh the
streets; and ou Friday ten more left the town fur the sane
lestination. Others are preparing t!) h4llow ; a:;r1
family, consisting of a man, his wife, and thirteev, out
fourteen children, had preceded the above. Iltak3g, a '04.41
• f sixy-4 ve,t,liath Chrenitki
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