The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-19 00:00:00

SPORTING MAGAZINE.

Harry Hie'over continues his valuable treatise on
"Educating Horses," and takes occasion to go into the
subject
.of education generally, and treats it in a very
philosophical manner. Take the following as a spe-
cimen : _

•
One of the most material things in teaching men, chil-
dren, or brutes, is to make them perfectly. understand what
it is we want of them, and this I suspect is not always done
in either case, Children, lam satisfied, are often punished
from our fandsing them unwilling or obstinate, when, in
truth, their not completing their task arises from our fault in
not making them comprehend it: with horses I am quite
certain this is a matter of hourly occurrence. We are too
apt to fancy that easy which we know ourselves, forgetting
that A B is as difficult to learn as a first lesson as solving the
most difficult problem of Euclid is at a maturer age or in
more advanced education."

It would be well that all engaged in the business of
instruction should keep this observation constantly in
mind. The illustrations to this number are " Clipping,"
engraved by Engleheart, from a picture by Turner, and
a view by Beckwith of the " Hunting Lodge of Queen
Elizabeth, Epping Forest."

The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementine Vil-
liers have closed their visit to the Duke and Duchess of
Grafton, at Wakefield Lodge, and gone to pass a few days
with the Hon. Frederick and Lady Elizabeth Villiers, at
Belle Vue, near Towcester. The Noble Earl arrived at Mid-
dleton Park, from the Duke of Grafton's, on Monday.
1 iST. MARY, ISLINGTON.—AII information in Chan-
cery is now pending against the trustees of this parish, to
compel them to refund a sum of 9004 alleged to have been
illegally paid by them out of the poor-rate; and on Monday
evening a meeting took place at the chambers of the Attorney-
General (Sir F. Thesiger), to hear the parties on a memorial
presented to him by the trustees to stay the farther proceed-
proceed-
ings, when, after hearing Mr. Rodgers, the counsel for the DEATH OF A RETIRED CUSTOM-HOUSE OFFICER BY
trustees, and Mr. Roe, the solicitor for the relators, the At- FIRE —On Wednesday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the
torney-General decided against the trustees. The suit will Bricklayers Arms, Gloucester-street, ;Vile-end-road,, on the
therefore proceed. body of Mr. Frederick Greenwaller, aged eighty years, a
ESTABLISHMENT OF A WOOL AND CATTLE MARKET retired Custom-house officer, lately residing in Gloucester-
AT Anonossase—A very influential meeting of agriculturists street. On Friday evening last he was sitting by the fire •
was held on Friday last at Ardrossan, for the purpose of ester- side,
much burnt about the lower parts of his body,
when a noise was heard as if a heavy body had fallen,
and when one of the witnesses went up stake, he found the
bushing a wool and cattle market there. Upwards of forty
deceased lying on the hearth with his trousers on fire. He
proprietors and farmers attended—Lord Eglinton and
Winton in the chair. After considerable discussion, aof which
committee was appointed—James Campbell, Esq., of injuries he died on the following day. At the time the acci-
Craigie, convener who resolved that a market for dent occurred he had a great quantity of sovereigns in his
the sale of wool, cattle, sheep, &c., should be held pockets, and on the mantel-piece was a bank note of consi-
at Ardrossan in July, a few days preceding the In-
pockets, and
which lie placed in a box containing lucifer
verness market; and that two trysts should be held matches. There was no evidence as to how the deceased set
for cattle, sheep, and horses, each month, in September "
himself on fire. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
and October, a week preceding those held at Falkirk in the death.
same months.' A sum of about 161. was collected on the PUNISHING PATIENTS IN HOSPlTALS.—Wednesday,
spot to defray the expense of advertising the resolutions of
Mr. Walden M.P., held an inquost at the University Col-
the committee, &c. Lord Eglinton afterwards entertained lege Hospital,
on the body of Emma Willing, aged five years
the whole party to luncheon in the hotel ; and the meeting and a half, whose parents reside in Victory-place, Edmund-
broke up highly satisfied at the progress made in the under- street, Battle-bridge. On Friday last, during the momen-
taking. From the central position of Ardrossan, and the tary absence of deceased's mother, a younger brother com-
facilities afforded for the conveyance of stock from the op- menced playing with the fire, and in so doing ignited her
polite shores of the West Highlands by steam, we should clothes. Though the flames were extinguished promptly,
think the Ardrossan trysts will turn out to be of vast im- deceased was fatally burned, and having been conveyed to
portance to the country.—Ayr Observer. the above hospital, she died in it the next morning. The
Coroner instituted DAILLY, DEC. 15.—An accident of a most painful minute inquiries amongst the patients to
nature happened at Dalquharran colliery, on the evening of ascertain whether or not deceased had been threatened with
Saturday last, by which a young man, of the name of Andrew
punishment to still her cries, by any of the nurses or hoe-
Bryden, son of Adam Bryden, lost his life. Having finished petal authorities. Finding that she had not, he expressed
his week's work, he had just gone into the creel, at the pit
might force from it. be-
bottom,Verdict—
in order to ascend the shaft. when the ascending creel his satisfaction, and told the jury he made the inquiry
at the top struck against the side, by which contact a lump cause he had seen in one of our hospitals a birch rod hung
up on the bed of a juvenile patient who had undergone a
on the top of the creel was precipitated down the pit, It painful and dangerous operation. The child could not look
upwards without seeing this iestrument of torture placed to
struck the hapless youth between the head and shoulders,
and he expired-in a moment.—Ayr Observer. check the cries that agony
" Accidental death."
THE CITIZENS OF PRAGUE. Mary Howitt, a LUCK.
has just brought before the public another of those charming A PIECE OF GOOD _ Some days since a
writer whose works have attained extraordinary popularity,
gentleman in this city, being about to remove from one real-
fictions with which her name has become identified. In in-
decessors, and of this Mrs. Howitt is so fully impressed, that Bence to another, sent for a party who was in the habit of
terest, " The Citizens of Prague" far exceeds any of its pre-
in the preface she styles it " a noble work, and an honour purchasing books and other articles, and dealing in them,
troachtuarr
wnhnaatmuraed.: a Tgrheeathefirogairse ainvtehrya
lastrem century;arkable cha-
a and telling him that as he wished
. to clear away a quantity
of old lumber that lay in the kitchen and underground cel-
lar, lie had better look at them and see what he would give
On did so, and from
b t
with novel readers the chief features of his very time to time purchased them for what he conceived they
and romantic story will be the animated pictit picturesquecontains
were worth. Among the rest was an old iron box or safe,
of the Court of the celebrated Empress Maria ie which had lain for years neglected in one of the cellars, and
as their value. The dealer accordingly,
this illustrious lady and her equally eminent Minister,resa
appeared intrinsically worth very little. He offered 11. for
Kaunitz, playing distinguished parts in the narrative. it, upon which the owner said lie might have it, and directed
"The Citizens of Prague" will enable the English readerto him to take it away at once. The aid of four men, who were
draw an interesting comparison between noble-mindedthis in the house was obtained to remove it, but they were un-
n and his own, in which he will meet with some able to carry it, and four more had to be brought in, whose
very
singular coincidences. united exertions placed it on a car, and it was conveyed to
in Mallow-
CHESTER CATHEDRAL.—The re 'opening of this the purchaser's house lane. Before it was taken
off the car a pawnbroker, from. Blackpool, saw the chest
sacred edifice, which has been for some time closed-
for re- •el to buy it. The original purchaser offered •
it,
storation and improvements, is to take place on Sunday, and proposed
l' for 3/. 10s. ,ti
January 6. The Llerd Bishop of the diocese will preach after some higg ing, ie pawnbroker would give
not.'
on but 3/., and as he could get it for that went away. The
the occasion.
weighty bargain was then taken off the car, but the pur-
ACCIDENT ON THE PARIS AND ORLEANS RAILWAY.. chaser not liking to put it on a timber floor, left it in the
—On Saturday afternoon, at half-past five, a luggage trainl street for a couple of nights. On sending, however, for the
which had left Orleans at fifteen minutes past eleven, had key, which could not be had when he bought it, it was found
stopped at St. Michel in order to take in other goods, when a ' by a label attached to it that the contents of the box must
second special train, proceeding in the same direction and have been worth more than 205., and accordingly a gentle-
on the same rails, mite in contact with the train that had man, on behalf of the owner, went to where it lay, but could
stopped in, and the two engines were, in consequence of the not open it from the rusty, state of the lock. Tee services
shock, thrown off the rails and upset. Owing to this deplore ofa locksmith were at length obtained, and when the box
able encounter, M. de t lanzei, one of the Company's inspec- was opened it was found to contain plate and other valuables
tors, who was on the locomotive, was thrown under it and to the amount of, we understood, over 500/.—Cork Reporter.
killed on the spot. No other per-tons were hurt. It was DEATH FROM SCALDING.--Wednesday evening,
some hours before the road could be cleared and the southern Mr. Baker held an inquest at the William the Fourth
mails could proceed. . Tavern, Bethnal-green-road, on the body of Julia Osborn,
WORTHING.—The herring fishery is brought to a aged two years, whose parents reside in the above street. On
close, with less success than it promised at its commence- the m' riling of Thursday, the 4th inst., the deceased was
merit. The fishermen are sh" ires. ,d373reParing,,foer the IlLtekerel sitting in feint of a large fire on which was placed a saucepan
season, which in a very 's"o "me will uti6len•—Brighton of boiling water, and whileithe mother was lifting the saucepan
Gazette. i off the fire-grate, it Blipped, and the contents fell over the
Gl,Aspow FIG-IRON TRADE, DEC' 10 --Since head, shoulders, and neck of the child, who expired on Satur-
this, -
day week there bevo beep several fluctuations in prices, day morning la t. Verdict, " Accideetal death."
but we quote the 'nice exactly as fit that elete—Say 725. 6d. ' The West Indiaman Duke of Manchester, William
nett. 'IV day a sale was made et the above time, ~,,,a Scott Mprray, master, bound to Jamaice, got on shore on the
another at 765. credit—buyers scarce. A consi erable parcel Goodwiti Sands on the Mil ineteet, and is now on her way
()tiered at 745. was not disposed of. We are sorry to bear of beck to the river Themes, to discharge her cargo in the
a failure in Liverpool connected with this trade.—Glasgou, We.t India Dockse preparatory to the vessel going into dry
National. dock to be repaina.