The Sun. — 1837-05-30 (London, England)

LIVERPOOL, MAT 29.--Arrived off port, the Roscoe, from New York. A steamer has been sent out, which will returri in two hours.  The Argonaut, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to New York, was spoken with 27th ult., and disrnasted in a gale on the 24th South of Nantucket. The Astrea, of Leith, has proceeded for her destination.  There is no truth whatever in the report that Lord Frederick Beauclerk, next brother to the Duke of St. Alban's, is about to marry at present.  A considerable quantity of land in the neighbourhood cf Leytonatone, is at present let at 101. per acre. It is cultivated for growing vegetables for the London market.— Essex Mercury.  The idea of the poor girl, Eliza Davies, having been her own murderer, is disproved by the fact of the handle of the door, which opens into the street, being smeared with blood, which shows that the perpetrator of this horrid deed must have escaped that way.  In examining the apartment!. of an eccentric old gentleman who lately died at Dieppe, a sum of 50,000 francs was found, concealed in some straw and rubbish in an applegarret, all in old gold and silver coin, but chiefly in six-franc pieces.  Yesterday morning a young lady of great personal attractions, daughter of a gentleman of high respectability in this town, eloped from her father's residence at an early hour, with a servant of the establishment. Immediate pursuit was made on discovery of their flight, but the fugitives managed to elude all attempts at detection until the gordian knot had been safely tied. The gay Lothario had been only about three weeks in her father's service, and could not have lost much time in making a conquest of the fair lady's heart.—Brad. ford Observer.  The real cause of the failure of the potatoes, which are planted whole, appears pretty evident from the following colloquy, which it is said took place between two little fellows who were bird-nesting near G n last week. In pass ing a newly planted field of potatoes, the •ne remarked that Thae 'taties belonged to Moister " Aye, man, so they do," replied the other, " and what's mair, they're set hale(whole); last night our folk had a real howking at them." —Ayr Observer.  A married lady has favoured us with the following report :—Bachelors hen-pecked by their housekeepers, 3,185 ; pestered by legacy-hunting relatives, 1,736 ; devoured by ennui and selfish cares, 2,604 ; troubled by nephews and nieces (so called), 1,883; crabbed, cross-grained, desolate in life's decline, 5,384 ; happy, none.—Leicester Chronicle.  About a week since a bet was made by some military gentlemen, over the wine-cup, as to the ability of one of their servants to eat three fowls and drink a bottle of whiskey, at least, in a given time. The task was undertaken and fulfilled, but at the sacrifice of the poor fellow's life, whose stomach was incapable of digesting the monstrous load; nor could that invaluable instrument, the stomach-pump, dislodge its contents ; and emetics failing to act, he expired in great agony.—Plymouth Journal.  It is understood that the Grand Cross of the Bath was conferred on the Earl of Durham at the express desire of his Majesty, as a mark of approbation of the talents and diplomatic skill displayed by his Lordship during his mission, and more particuiarly In effecting certain recent arrrngements in a matter which at one time threatened serious differences betwen this country and Russia.—Morning Paper•