The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-15 00:00:00

cituELTlro ANIMALS.

HATTON-GARl;;:—festerday, abdin Grantrer, a butcher,
residing at No. 1, Peter-street, Safi-oil-bill, appeared to a
summons to answer the complaint of Page, a constable,
on a charge of wanton cruelty to a sheep, his own property.
The complainant stated, that as he was going Mon.; Peter-
street, be saw the defendant driving four sheep into his
slaughter-house ; that one of the animals became restive, and
would not go in; on which the defendant became more
savage than his dog, laid hold of the sheep by its wool, and
with a heavy stick with a great nob at the end, gave it seve-
ral violent blows on the head, which so confounded the poor
beast, that it made every effort, by plunging tend leaping,
to escape the fury of its tormentor, and which caused. the
defendant to redouble his blows until he caused the blood
to gash out at its nose, and nearly knoclied out one of its
ej'es. The more he was remonstrated with, the more he per-
severed iie his cruelty. A gentleman who happened to be
passing cried shame on him, and said, that it was a pity that
he should escape unpunished, which caused witness, who
happened to be passing by chance, to lay the present charge.
The defendant stated in his defence, that the sheep was his
own property; that he paid four guineas a-piece for them,
and that he used no inure cruelty to them than was customary
with drivers and butchers. The Magistrate reprobated his
conduct, and gave the complainant credit for being the in-
strument to bring hi►n to justice. The defendant was 'con-
victed in the penalty of twenty shillings.

OVERCHARGE OF PARCELS.
GuttAnnat.L.—One of the porters of the Belle Sativage
Coach-office, Ludgate-hill, was fined 20s. and costs, upon h►s
own confession, fur the overcharge of a parcel, directed to a
Gentleman of the same neighbourhood, from Farnham. The
charge in the way-bill was Is.; the defendant fabricated a
new ticket, and charged Is. Bd. besides 3d. for porterage.
Mr. Alderman \VAI•TUMAN said, this was one of the great-
est evils he knew, and he almost hesitated whether, in such
cases of vile fraud, he should not order the Proprietors of
Coaches and Inns to be brought to the Office for punish-
ment, instead of the porters. In the present case, however,
the Proprietor had, it appeared, made out a legal Ticket, and
the defendant had feloniously altered it.
Mr. Hmusi ER, for the defendant, admitted that the altera-
tion was a transportable offence, but prayed the mercy of the
Court towards his client. This (with the exception of en-
forcing the fine) was bestowed, and the defendant was dis-
missed with a strong admonition.

A melancholy occurrence rook place on Tuesday
night at the house of Mr. Kaye, London-road.—
A young Gentleman from the country, who was
upon a visit to Mr. Kaye, arose in his sleep and
leaped out of the first floor window into the street.
He was picked up by the watchman and carried
into the house in a state of laceration so dreadful
that he expired %%titbit] an hour.
A partridge, which probably was endeavouring
to escape from the pursuit of a hawk, dropped, a
few days ago, in the High Street of Lewes, and
was caught by a Lady, who dexterously drew her
shawl from her shoulders, and threw it over the
bewildered bird.

UANIBUR,GII PAPERS.

LETTER FROM ST. PETERSBURGII, SEPT. 17.

The Imperial Proclamation of 26th August,
0. S. ordering a levy of recruits, is as follows :
" By the Grace of God, We, Alexander the First, Em-
peror and Autocrat of all the Russian, &C.
" Br our Proclamations of September 4, 1916, awl August
25,1917, we had twice successively the pleasure to dispense
with the usual annual levy of recruits through the whole ex-
tent of our Empire. As we have in this manner, for two
successive years, not in the least called away our beloved sub-
jects,from their usual domestic occupations, they were able
tranquilly to enjoy in the bosom of their families the fruits of
the happy continuance of peace, nd my cares for their welfare.
At the same time that we afforded this relief to our dearly-
beloved subjects, we were no less impelled by justice to con-
sider the services of our old warriors, and we annually give
their discharge to all those of the inferior rank who had
served out their legal number of years, or whom sickness or
wounds rendered unfit for service. The diminution thence
arising in our army and fleet has become disproportionally
great in the space of two years, and at length deficiency of
men in actual service ha- e.iw become very considerable. We
have therefore judged it necessary, for the usual competing
of our army and navy to the peace estaWishment, and for
keeping it in proper condition, to order, for this present year,
a levy of recruits; and we ordain that, in the whole extent
of the Empire, two recruits shall be taken to every 500 souls,
according to our special ukase of this.day.
.6' Given at Zarskojisel, 26th August, in the year of our
Lord ISIS, and of our reign the 18th.
" ALEXANDER."

At the village of Slobodka, in the Government
of Smolensko, there fell on the 29th i)fly
(0. S.) an aerolite, with such violence froM the.
air, that it penetrated- nine werschoks deep into
the ground. The stone weighs seven pounds,
has a rough surface, and through the dark brown
mass that covers it, glimmers the proper substance
of the stone itself, which is of a gray colour,,and
sprinkled with metallic spark-es.
Gold and silver Polish coins may-now be im-
ported from Poland into Russia.

LETTER FROM THE GRAND DUCHY OF BADEN,
SEPT. 26.

The Grand Duke has left Griesbach, and gone
to the pleasantly situated chateau, the Favourite,
near Baden. On his arrival his health was to-
lerable, and preparations were,making for a visit
to a warmer climate.
The Counsellor of State Hufeland had declared
for Montpellier, and the Grand Duke has resolved
to follow his advice ; but within these few days
he has again experienced severe attacks, ►ehich
would render a long journey very difficult, 'n'tid
even hazardous. To this indisposition are added
the cares of Government, which lie heavy on the
Grand Duke. Bavaria seems inclined to profit by
the arrival of a possible event, in order to enforce
its pretensions, which have been hitherto firm-
ly resisted ; and for this purpose it is dravking
troops together, which threaten on several points
the possessions of Baden. But vigorous measures
are also adopted on our side ; the absent military
are called in, and two considerable corps posted
near Manheim and Freybourg, for the defence of
the frontiers. The Grand Duke depends on his
just cause, on the attachment of his people, on the
,assistance of his faithful neighbours anti co-estates,
and above all, on the protection of the Sovereigns
assembled 'at Aix-la-Chapelle, who, from the obli-
gations ,:which they have taken on themselves,
must have at heart the internal repose of Ger-
many, as well as of all Europe.
LETTER FROM THE MAINE, SEPT. 30.

We learn that the King of Wurtemberg has
not been an idle spectator of the alarming Aiffer-
ences between two South German States. The
danger of violent scenes upon his frontiers has,
it is said, induced him to promise his support to
the State which is threatened, and to take mea-
sures which give weight to his promise. Never.
tildes, his chief exertions are for the maintenance,
of peace and good understanding, and his politi-
cal conduct is praised as much for its moderation
and judgment as for its firmness and integrity.
Such a Monarch deserves and gains universal con-
fidence, and is a real support, though his power
is not measured by thousands of square miles.
It is believed in general, that the territorial
concerns Will be arranged by the Allied Sove-
reigns at Aix-la-Chapelle, and the further details
be left for negociation at Frankfort. The inter-
view between the King of Wnrtemberg and his
august brother-in.law, the Emperor Alexander,
seems to have concerned this affair. _ _

•
STOCKHOLM, SEPT. 25.—The crown found by
the peasant in East Gothlaud, while fishing,
weighs a pound and a half of gold, and is orna-
mented with 35 stones, which are for the most
part unpolished.
Death has deprived the kingdom of another
distinguished man, namely, D'Olot-Schwartz,
perpetual Secretary to the Academy of Sciences,
Professor of Botany, Member of many learned
Societies, Knight of the Polar Star and of Vasa,
who died in the 58th year of his age. Since the
death of Linnaeus, he was the first botanist of
Sweden, and one of the most distinguished in Eu-
rope. Two plants perpetuate his name.
The additional Act to the Constitution, re-
specting abases of the liberty of the press, resolv-
ed on by the Swedish Diet, on condition of its
being accepted by the Storthing, has not been ap.
proved by the latter.
Wartsaw, SEPT. 24.—Yesterday the Polish ar-
ray, 40,000 strong, defiled before the Empress,
Mother, who expressed her particular satisfaction
at the fine appearance of the troops, which will
now return to their provinces.
SEPT. 28.—The Empress Mother left us this
morning, to continue her journey to Germany,
by way of Breslau.

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—A fellow of the name
of Jacob Negus, who was yesterday brought to
Hatton-Garden Office on a charge of 'vagrancy,
being found begging in the streets, without any
visible means of support, or ady lodging but sleep-
ing in the open air, was sentenced to seven days'
imprisonment in the House of Correction, in or-
der to be passed to his parish. Previous to his
being sent to prison, he was secured its the back
lock-up house of the Office, where, with a piece
of black tape, he contrived to suspend himself
From one of the bon hats of his window ; the
prisoners in the next cell hearing a kind of gut-
tural noise, suspecting that some person was
hanging himself, gave the alarm, and William.
Read, sen., arrived in time to cut bins down, ap-
parently dead, but in sufficient time to preserve
his lite. After being recovered, he was removed
to prison,