The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-18 00:00:00

IKEY SOLOMON..,

A rumour has very generally prevailed; for the last
three weeks, in the east end of the town; the theatre
of the principal part of his exploits, that Ikey
mon; had terminated his career in South America;
whither he had escaped from New York to avoid
the consequences of some extensive frauds and for,
geries, which he, in concert with two others, who
had been tried and convicted, had perpetrated on
the banking-houses of that city. The rumour, from
what has subsequently transpired, proves to have
been utterly unfounded, and appears to have been
put in circulation by some of his friends here for
the twofold purpose of burying every inquiry into
his fate, and concealing his meditated intention of
going to Van Dieman's Land. To this rash step
he is said to have been impelled by the only good
feeling that had a place in his bosom, viz. a strong
affection for his wife and family, the former of whom
being after his flight tried, and found guilty of re-
ceiving stolen property, was transported, together
with her children, at her own solicitation, to that
colony. Ikey embarked at Rio de Janeiro under an
assumed name, on beard the Coronet trader, for Van
Dieman's Land, but scarce had he entered Hobart-
town when he was recognized under his fictitious
appellation, and his studied disguise, by some of his
old customers, who congratulated him on his safe
arrival among them, and complimented him on the
dexterity he had evinced in his several hair-breadth
escapes both in England and North and South Ame-
rica. The recognition proved most unfortunate for
the fugitive, for it having reached the ears of the
authorities that no less a personage than the cele-
brated Ikey had reached the colony, they had him
taken into custody to await a communication from
this country as to the propriety of his being trans-
mitted home to undergo his trial for the numerous
offences with which he stood charged when he out-
witted the turnkeys of Newgate. That this was
the fact was last week communicated to his father,
but he discredited it Eltogether, and, shaking his
head, significantly said to his informant, " I don't
believe it. Ikey is too good a judge, and knows
better."

M. TERNAUX, the celebrated French manu-
facturer, has obtained a patent for certain machinery
for the purpose of depriving flax of its skin, without
there being any necessity for resorting to the custom of
previously soaking it.

The following is an extract of a letter received
yesterday from Dublin :—" A letter has been received from
CHARLES BROWNLOW, wherein he requests to have ' the
happiness of joining in the national tribute to DANIEL
O'CONNELL, who has done so much to promote the bles-
sings of cordial feeling, religious peace, and national
strength.' He concludes a beautiful letter by stating that
his agent will pay 1001. into the bank of J. D. LATOUCHE
and Co.. MICHAEL DILLON BELLEW, of Mount Bellew,
has likewise subscribed 100/, ; Sir THOMAS ESMONDE,
50/. ; Mr. FITZGERALD, of Fane Valley, 50/. ; and several
other Noblemen and Gentlemen have signified their inten-
tion of immediately subscribing."

A fatal occurrence took place a few days ago
in the family of a poor man named BULLOCK, living at
Castlemerton, in this county, :resulting from the repre-
hensible but too common practice of leaving loaded fire-
arms within the reach of inexperienced and incautious
hands. Two of BULLOCK'S children (boys), the one nine
and the other four years of age, had obtained some birds'
eggs ; and not agreeing in the division of them, the elder
said jocularly to the other, who had the whole in his pos-
session, that unless he gave up his fair share of them he
would shoot him, at the same time pointing to a gun
which his father had used in frightening birds from the
corn, and which was standing in the corner of the room.
Taking the threat in the light it was doubtless intended,
the unfortunate child, who was at the time sitting up in
bed, still refused to surrender any part of the spoil ; upon
which his brother immediately levelled the gun at him (the
muzzle we are told being within a few inches of his fore-
head), struck down the trigger, and, melancholy to relate,
nearly the whole charge entered the head of the helpless
victim, tearing away the greater part of the scalp, and ex-
' posing his brains. The poor child, notwithstanding the
severity of tile injury, survived more than an hour. An
inquest was held on the body, before Mr. C. BEST,
Coroner, and a verdict of " Accidental Death" returned,
with a deodand of ss. upon the gun.— Worcester Journal.

A YORKSHIREMAN BIT.—On Friday last,
as a Yorkshireman was journeying on horseback from his
native county to Northleach, in Gloucestershire, he, at
Bromsgrove, met with two gentlemen, one of whom luckily
discovered that he also was a Yorkshireman. The three
came to this city on Saturday : after partaking of some
" comforts" together, the newly-discovered native of
Yorkshire told his countryman that he was going to marry
a very beautiful girl, who lived at the Hop-Pole, to which
inn the whole party adjourned, for the double purpose of
viewing a beauty and emptying a bottle; though the
former was not discovered, the latter made its appearance.
One of the Yorkshireman's friends having, in the course of
the computation, gone out, returned in apparent alarm,
exclaiming that there were so many rogues in Worcester,
that he would secure his " paper." He accordingly
doubled up certain pieces of paper, which he secured in
his watch-fob ; his companion did the same, and the
Yorkshireman was recommended to follow the example;
he did so, and, taking from his pocket 251. or 301. in
bank-notes, his friend doubled them up for him, and ap-
peared to deposit them in the watch-fob of the owner. But
the proverbial sagacity of his native province did not entirely
forsake the traveller—and he left the room to make some
inquiry about his new friends. CHARLES, the waiter,
knew nothing about them ; this was startling, but still
more startling was the discovery that the roll which had
been deposited in his fob was composed of any thing but
bank-notes. He immediately drew forth and cocked a
brace of pistols, which were his travelling companions, (as
protectors from highwaymen!). and rushed to the room
where he had left the swindlers. Alas! they had left too!
He then ran to the inn where the horses were left, but
there he only found his own—the others having convey(
their masters (who had ordered them to be ready at a mo-
ment's notice), " over the hills and fir away." This was
almost too much for human endurance. But the York-
shireman bethought himself that Mr. ORCHARD might
throw some light upon the subject. To him he accordingly
applied, and had the satisfaction of finding that the two
worthies were Brummagems—old acquaintances of the
police—and a Journey to Birmingham was recommended as
the only remedy for the Yorkshire wight's complaint.
Thither he accordingly went, and had the gratification of
finding both the gentlemen under the care of the police,
having " got into trouble" upon another charge of a simi-
lardescription.— Worcester Journal.