The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-22 00:00:00

MORNING SUN'

amount of his pension, and as he did not return by the
evening she went with a relation to the various police
stations, and gave notice of his absence. He did not
return until two o'clock the next day, when he said that
he had been locked up in the station-house all the previous
night, and that he had that day (Friday) been discharged
by the Magistrate. He also said that whilst walking
along Holborn, a man, resppetably dressed, knocked
his (deceased's) stick from his hand, but afteiwarde
apologised, and prevailed upon him to go to a public-
house in Eagle street,, Red Lion-square, called the
Yorkshire Grey, and have some "egg-hot." He thought
that the man "fumbled" with the liquor before he of-
fered it to him. He then becameinsensible, and did not
recover until he found himself in the station-house.
Whilst there he was very cold, and he asked permission
to sit by the fire outside the room, but they would not
allow him. When he returned, witness yeyceived that
he was unwell, and he complained of pain in his chest.
He said he thought the liquor which he had drank with
the man had been drugged. He grew worse, and • died
on Monday morning last. At the request of the Co-
roner, the policeman said that he would obtein
scription of the man of whom deceased complained frOm
the landlord of the public-house, and use all his endea-
vours to have him apprehended. The Jury returned a
verdict of " Natural death by apoplexy, which may hate
been brought on by drugging and excitement.'
The weather has been extremely severe in this
neighbourhood during the past week. A deep fall of,
snow occurred in the latter part of last week, which
was succeeded by a cold rain ; not, sufficient, however,
to comp!ete the thaw; the remains of the snow
now producing a picturesque effect on the land-
scape, especially as viewed across this vale to the
Malvern range. On Wednesday the frost was intense,
accompanied by a thick fog ; and while we write there
is every prospect of its continuance. The roads have
been much impeded, and most of the coaches which are
still left on this line of road thereby considerably de-
layed, although it appears that the communication by
railway has sustained but little check.— Worcester JournaL
"At Algiers, on the 2d instant," says the
Constitutionnel, " ice and snow were seen in the streets.
The thermometer was at two degrees of Reaumur below
zero, or nearly 28 degrees Fahrenheit. The oldest inha-
bitants do not remember such a cold season."

FOOT RACE.—A foot race of 400 yards. for
50/. aside, came off on the Ist inst., on Pity-me-flats,
half way between Durham and Chester-le-Street, be-
tween John Atkinson, of Durham, and John Cooper;of
Chester-le-Street, and from the known celebrity of the
men, the betting was spirited, and about four thousand
persons were present. All preliminaries being settled,
the nimble footed ones appeared at the scratch, and on
stripping the symmetry and muscular powers of Atkinson
called forth general admiration ; the betting had pre.
viously been 6 to 4, but now rose to 2 to 1 in his favour.
After three false starts, away they went at a great pace,
Atkinson, with the lead, which he increased at every
stride, and at the end of 400 yards, he lilts full 20
yards in advance, Cooper struggling to regain his lost
ground; but Atkinson came in an easy winner by at least
15 yards.— York Courant.

LONDON AND BRIGHTON BAILWAYe---CU..
RIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday a singular accident
happened to one of the passenger trains. It appears
that a gentleman engaged for the conveyance of his car-
riage to Brighton, and the truck on which it was placed
was the last in the train. The owner, although advised
to the contrary, persisted in riding in his own carriage.
On the train reaching Balcombe-tunnel (one of the larg..
est on the lite), by some means the truck became disen-
gaged, and left the truck in the middle of the tunnel.
The unfortunate occupant, perceiving the train leaving
him, called after them, but in vain, and finding they pro-
ceeded on their journey, he became dreadfully alarmed,
being afraid to alight, and not knowing whether in a few
minutes he might not be dashed to pieces br the next
train. He had not been long in this suspense when an
engine entered the tunnel, puffing away, and the whistle
screaming ; he now considered his doom sealed, but the
engine proved to be a pilot one sent to look after him,
the truck and carriage having fortunately Wen missed
on the train arriving at the next station, The carriage
and occupant were then conveyed to Brighton, where
they arrived soon after the train,
_and the only inconve-
nience was the great fright the gentleman sustained.
The accident ought to be a warning to the servant 3 -of
the Company, as the consequences would be fearful to
contemplate had a traiu come in collision with the truck;
DISTRESSING CASE.—George Hastie, shoe•
maker, Gullane, left home on Saturdny morning thAth
ult., and went to Musselburgh to purchase- leather.
After having settled business, and got his leather, he
was not again seen or heard of till Wednesday last week,
when his body was found on the sea-beach, s little
beyond Port Seaton, by a carter. It is supposed that
from the darkness he had wandered from the reed-lilt°
the sea, and from confusion of mind had been tillable to
extricate himself, and was drowned. Edinburg) paper.
LEASES TO. FARMERS.—At a recent tneepng
of the Gloucester Farmers' Club, Earl Dude said—
" Those farmers who looked with dislike upon the pro-
gress of improvement, under the impression that it
operated against themselves, could not entertain a greater
mistake ; for, go through the length and breadth of
England, and it would be seen that, where the landlord
was found the most enlightened, the tenant was found
in the most flourishing circumstances, the tenant knew
his duty to his landlord, and the landlord to his tenant.
For himself, he would say, that he never wished to see
DUNDEE TRADE.—We have no change in the
state of our markets to report. Flax, flax tows, and
codilla continue firm; and not much doing ; and as the
supplies may now be considered ended for the season, it
is not likely that prices will be lower here before the
arrival of the fresh supplies in spring. Linens and yarns
move off steadily at former rates, and there are at present
no stocks of either.—Dundee Paper.
DISTANT COUSINS.—The present King of
Prussia and Queen Victoria are great-grand-children of
the same maternal parent, inasmuch as the mother of
the late Queen Charlotte (the consort of George III.)
was the grandmother of the late Queen of Prussia (the
mother of the present King), and consequently great-
grandmotber both to Queen Victoria and FWderick
William IV. Queen Charlotte was of course the aunt
of the late Queen of Prussia, and great-aunt to the pre-
sent Sovereign.

TIVERTON.—ESCAPE OF NINE PERSONS
FROM GAOL.—On Friday morning last, our town was
thrown into a state of great excitement by the intelli-
gence that nine prisoners had escaped from our Borough
Bridewell. They have, however, been all re-captured ex-
cept one, named Wynn, who was committed for the rob-
bery at Mrs. Chesney's house on new year's night.—ily.
mouth Journal.

The Bristol and Exeter Railway Company
have made a call of 101. per share ; this will enable them
to push on the works with increased speed, as the call will
produce nearly 200,0001. One gentleman in Manchester
holds 200 shares, and he is the first to propose the above
payment.—Plymouth Journal.
AXMINSTER.—A beautiful bittern was killed a
few days since near Shute, Devon, by Mr. Kibby, jun.
of Kilmington, who presented it to Sir Wm. T. Pole,
Bart., of Shute House; its weight was three pounds and
a half, and measured, from the beak to the tip of the tail
two feet seven inches, and from wing to wing four feet,
Sherborne Journal.

The marriage of a Noble Lord with a beautiful
and accomplished young lady, in this county, we hear,
is likely to take place early in the ensuing month...—
Chelmsford Chronicle.
A person named Becker, a commercial agent,
living at No. 9, Rue du Chaume, was arrested yesterday,
upon a charge of having forged, and issued scrip of the
llaytian: Stock. Papers, substantiating the accusation,
are said to have been seized in his apartment.
A " WHOLE HOG " SUNDAY SCHOOL
TEACIIEII.—At the conclusion of a tra-party of Sunday
school teachers, at Zion-school, Wibsey, the following
sentiment was propose& " The Queen and the Prince
of Wales—may she prove a pious mother, and he an.
obedient and affectionate son." The speaker paused,
and then added, " And may his father send him tos •
Sunday school !"
As a young man was returning home to his
apartment in the-Faubourg du Roule, between eleven and
twelve o'clock two nights ago, he observed that he WWI
followed by two suspicious looking men, and was upon
his guard ; but was surprised on reaching the Place La-
borde by finding himself stopped by a third man of high
stature and powerful frame, who made an attempt to
seize him by the collar. The young man preserved hia
presence of mind, took out a pistol, and, levelling it close
to the head of the assailant, declared in a firm tone that
he would fire if he did not suffer him to pass. This un-
expected threat so alarmed the man that he fell on thv
pavement. The young man profited by the opportunity
and ran home closely pursued for some distance by the
two others behind, who had not observed the discomfi-
ture of their confederate.

The day before yesterday, as two forest-keepers
were going their rounds in a wood near Versailles,. to
watch the persons admitted to pick the dead sticks, they
found a man cutting down live wood with a bill-hopk.
On their desiring him to desist, he insulted and threat-
ened to attack them. The keepers attempted to seize
him, and in the struggle one of their guns, which ho was
trying to wrest from their bands, went off, and killed hi=
on the spot.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—Mrs. Fry, of Tre„i-sagar.
street, Walworth, was, on the 16th of April, tdmitted
to Guy's hospital as a patient, with a bad leg of five
years' standing ; it was nearly as hard a bone, with nine
ulcers and frightfully swollen. Not deriying the least
benefit from the treatment in the Hospital, she left it on
the 16th of May; and on the 18th of October she was
brought to Professor Holloway's establishment in a cart,
with her leg wrapped in i blanket. In five weeks it was
radically cured by IL:Ans of the Ointment and Pills,
which are sold at the Proprietor's Establishment, 244,
Strand, near Temple-bar, where advice may be had
gratis ; and sold by every respectable chemist through-
out the kingdom. The Ointment will immediately cure
Chilblains.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—WINTERi—Stern iron•
handed 'Winter is here ; it behoves us to put forth sal
our exertions to withstand his dark powers. The effects
of winter on the person are manifest to every one. Hie
cold bleak winds to the delicate, and even the
chilling
damps render it all but impossible to retain the hair in
curl ; thus, quite preventing many from taking out-of-
door exercise, at this period of the year, to the serious
injury of their health. It remained for Messrs. Rowland
and Son, of Hatton-garden, to discover counteracting
influences ; their Macassar Oil never fails, in the worst
bettgedociespidle.exisiot.unratos thfyo:la4 jinett
weather, to retain the hair in graceful. curl, and the use
of Kalydor will
cold and wind ;
nlboathke
will always be remarked by the discriminating.