Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-09-28
From our Evening Edition. ]
Foreign Items.

EXTRAORDINARY WHEAT-A specimen Of extra
ordinary new waeatwas exhibited al Mark lane market,
on Monday, which was entitled, the = Donna Marias
Superb" single ear Of this wheat weighs as mach
three or four of the common prolific wheat and il in
calculated cannot produce less tsan or 10 quarters
per acre.
Friday week in the Mathematical and Physical Section
OF the British Association, Professor Whewe read
letter from Mr. Airy, the Astronomer Royal describing
the mode adopted by him for correcting the magnetic
influence exercised the needle by the iron steam
ship the Rainbow, which great to render il
very dangerous to navigate the vessel in the open
The deviation in some great as 10 degrees,
when the ships head was turned round more than
20 degrees The mode Of correction is very ingenious
spark struck out, Sir John Herschel observed,
from the and fertile brain Of the Astronomer
Royal and consists in influencing the needle land by
means of operating apon with iron until the variation
great that caused by the vessel and then cor
recng that deviation by bodies Of IRON Tho
whele apparatus then taken board ship and the
iron winch represented the magnetic Influence Of the
vessel being removed the influence Of the ship itselfs
Of course corrected by that which corrected its represen
tave.
EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION: THE LION LYING
DOWN WITH THE LAMB-Oa Monday evening IAN
extraordinary geological pageant was prod uced at
Astleys Amphitheatre London for the purpose Of in
Producing the public Mr.. Van Amburgh and his mag
nhcent collection of trained wild beasts lately arrived
from the Geological Institution, New York. and whose
arrival has been already duly announced in the columns
of this journal The theatre crowded in every part
by an audience equally amateurs of The terrible and
the sagacious in the animal world The Brute Tanner Of
Pompeii or the Lining Lions Of The Jungle is the
OF the piece, which serves only vehicle for these
extr aordisary performances The chief incident in
this Grama is the in which Mr.. Van Amburgh as
Maerans the Roman renegade, cast into the den
menagerie, containing group Of lions tigers
and eopards the hercest told, of this kind, bat
who, instead OF devourng him, intended by the ty-
rant Emperor Of Pompe, Immediately crouch before
him their lord and master and rwards when he
he IN do Lear nd friak ahont
and play all manner OF gambss standing upon his shout
ders embracing him. and lying down full length be-
side him, pillowing his head. Then again they would
assume something OF their original ierocity OF charac
ter and roar and snap his hand he per verngly
torments them. Amongst other feats, he thrusts his
head and hands into the mouth of the largest lion who
appears quite unconscious Of the delicious morse with
ia his grasp and lamb also Introduced which none
attempt 10 ure. The two largest lions the nablest
animals OF the kind we have witnessed. The
whole exhibition was received with loud and wellde-
served appause.-Morning Chrontcie
DEPLoRABLE CAsg-A young and delicate female
of considerable personal attractions and very ay at
tired, brought before Messrs Hoskins and Shut
Marlbsi rough Office London under the follow
inc deporable circumstances
SERGEANT Collision Is K, stated that about 3 o'clock
the merning he duty in Castle street Ok
ford street when his attention attracted 10 the pri
who seated the step Of gentleman door
weeping and sobbng He went To her, and taking her
by the hand inquired the finer when she
answered him. well as her sobs would permit that she
had fallen victim a villain who under a promise Of
marriage, had decoyed her from her parent. roof in
the country. and had brought her to London, where
after living with her in lodgings the west end for
short period he abandoned her all the horrors of pc
cuniary and mental distress. She who only one short
month since the object the gay circle of relatives
and friends, outcast, without money and
destitute Of place where she might lay her head
Having listened 10 her actisg story, he conveyed her
to the station house for protection.
Mr.. Hoskins TO the young woman !: What is your
name
Young woman Mary Ann Cooke sir.
Mr.. H)skins; Where do your parents rcsdel
Young woman: Al Thornbury ii Gloucestershire
Mr.. Hoskins What Is your fi,her2
Young woman farmer, sir, well known in the
county
Nj. Hoskins: How long have you left his roof
Young woman About 4 month sir
She here repeated her narrative relative the cause
Of her present misery and stated that the name Of her
seduccr vas Austen, a man of independent property
residing near her fathers dwelling, and that She met
with him while short visit 70 her uncle. the proprie.
tor Of "a inn ~ Chcpslow. She impored the mars.
trate 60 use bis send her home and reconci.
her % Ter family Nj Hoskins observed that il ~.
peared a. ~ very affecting case ant sent for Mr.
Alesser The overseer ~ Morylebone parish who con.
sented 10 receive her into tie worSnouse and cotnmu
utcate vlt. her friends III tuc coantry