The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-15 00:00:00

RINGS.

A most beautiful collection, amongst which are worthy
of notice :

A brilliant burning hart, with a hand-13 guineas.
An opal and two brilliants in coronet setting-22
guineas.
A ruby and two brilliants-18 guineas.
An Indian polished emerald-17 guineas.
Four half hoops with five brilliants-120 guineas.
SNUFF BOXES.

There was great competition between the agents of
many noble lords and honourable gentlemen for these
beautiful articles: though present themselves they em-
ployed agents. The following were the best worthy of
notice :

A circular tortoise-shell box with a beautiful enamelled
portrait of Madame De Sevigne-10 guineas.
A circular box, with an enamel portrait of George the
Fourth, by Bone-18 guineas.
An oblong box, with a miniature of Mademoiselle
Dupin, the cherc ami of Marshal Saxe, in gold setting-
-12 guineas.
An oblong box, with the head of Jupiter Ammon-11
guineas.
A similar one, with the head of Louis the Fourteenth
—l6 guineas.
A similar one, with the bead of Louis the Fifteenth
—l4 guineas.
A circular box, with gold medallion of George the
Fourth, and Windsor Castle on the reverse-11 guineas.
An oblong tortoise-shell box, with an enamel of Fre-
derick, Prince of Wales, by Zincke-14 guineas.
A beautiful box, with an enamel of the Black Prince
—l2 guineas.
A similar box, isith the enamel of the Lady Jane
Grey-9 guineas.
A. superbly chased gold box, with a medallion of
William IV. on the lid, the coronation en the reverse,
and the Champion on the bottom-34 guineas.
This closed the sale for the day, during which the
room was frequently visited by some of the first of the
Nobility and Members of Parliament.

AFFECTING INCIDENT.—Previous to the Affghan-
istan warfare, Miss Walker, a highly-accomplished Scotch
lady, possessing great personal attractions, was engaged in
marriage to Mr. Munro, surgeon of a regiment serving in
India, which, on the first outbreak, was ordered to proceed
to Caubul. Before this order was issued young Munro ar-
ranged that his intended bride should leave her home for the
Indies, in order that their future destinies might be linked
together in wedlock. Before her departure from Scotland,
Miss Walker apprised Mr. Munro of it by letter, which reachedi
him on his route to Caubul, when his Colonel gave him leave
of absence, that be might be enabled to meet her on her arrival.
He had scarcely obtained that leave when necessity compelled
the commanding officer to recal it, and order him to rejoin hie
regiment, which had such an effect upon him that he shot him •
self through the head. Miss Walker has arrived, and is at pre-
sent residing with Mrs. Ramsay, completely ignorant of the
fate of her intended.—Extract from a Private Letter.
Lord and Lady Powerscourt and suite embarked
at the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, yesterday afternoon, on
board the favourite steam-ship Rainbow, Captain Fife, for Ant-
werp. As usual, the wharf was crowded with a host of fashion-
ables to witness the departure of this ship, the accommodations
of which are much admired. She went off really like walking
the water, so steady and yet so fast. Her passengers nearly
100 in number were, with few exceptions, en route for the
Rhine.

A man had last week loaded his cart with hay, in
a meadow, near Chateauroux, when, in rubbing a chemical
match against the wheel to light his pipe, a spark communi-
cated with the hay, and in a few seconds the whole mass was
in flames, and was speedily consumed. The fire also gained a
hay-rick, which was rapidly reduced to ashes.
REMARKABLE FATALITY IN ONE FAMlLY.—Yester-
day morning an inquest was held before W. Carter, Esq., Coro-
ner for Surrey, at the Europa Tavern, Rotherhithe, on the body
of James Heard, 27 years of age, who was found drowned in
the Thames, off Pageant-stairs, Rotherhithe. It appeared from
the evidence that the deceased was a bargeman, in the employ
of Messrs.
. Cobham and Co., of Ware, Herts, and that in deli-
vering a cargo at White Lion Wharf, Upper Thanes-street, it
is supposed he accidentally fell over, but there was no direct
evidence to show how he came into the water, and the Jury
accordingly returned a verdict of Found drowned." The
brother of the deceased said, that the male part of the family
had obtained their living for some years as navigators on the
rivers Thames and Lea, and that no fewer than eleven of them
had been accidentally drowned whilst following their avocations
on those rivers, and two other: had lost their lives by accidents
which had befallen them whilst so employed.
.Amongst the
former the father of the deceased, and two of his sons, were
drowned a abort time ago.