The Sun. — 1833-11-18 (London, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER NEAR BIRR.—A reiiort has just reached us of a murder, which it is stated o,curred on Wednesday lot, in the neigbourhood of Birr, in the King's County. It nppe3rs that t vim gentlemen were our shooting, and were accompanied by two peas tilts who resided in the neighhour,ood. The latter had. unfortunately for themselves, given evidence, a short time since, in a criminal case, in tvhich a conviction was had. The pir y had not proceeded far when they were surrounded by 't numb -r of armed men, who informed the gentlemen that they had no cause for alarm, provided they did not interfere to protect the it two informers" by whom they were accompanied. An attack immediately ensued, when one of the unfortunate men was murdered on the spot, and the other so dreadfully wounded that his life is despaired of. The gentlemen, it is stated, escaped uninjured.—Dublin Evening Mail. _ _  The Birmingham Journal contains a long account of the examination of some men belonging to the Trades' Unions, charged with intimidating other workThe defendants were bound over to keep the peace for three months, finding sureties in 50/. each. The universal success of the novel of " Godolphin" has now elevated that powerful work to the honnura of a classic in the department of literature to which it belongs. The mystery connected with its authorship remains, though in many quarters it has been boldly asserted that there is only one living writer to whom the production could be attributed. Why he should choose to " hide his light under a bushel" is not so easy to he explained. Was be apprehensive that he said too much about certain influential coteries ? Did he fear that his heroine was too palpably sketched? or did he imagine that his design (a bold one, it must be admitted) would be more safely and fully accomplished under the veil of secrecy and disguise? CAPTAIN Ross AND THE NORTH POLE —An eminent land-valuer having on Saturday last wiihdrawn from the public room at the Rein Deer Inn, in this town, for the purpose of making some abstruse calculations without being disturbed, found he bad " taken nothing by his motion," as his privacy was soon broken i❑ upon by the entrance of two countrymen, who commenced an animated conversation on the expedition of Captain Ross. Upon this interesting subject, both, it would seem, bad read much in the newspapers. " Strange clever fellow this Csptin Ross is loik to be, nabor," says one. " Hey," replied the other, mun, varry,—l shouldn't a loiked t' a bin wee him amang them oice burgs." " I nivver reetly understood them oice burgs," said the former. " Ho, mun, they're great lumps o' oice ommust as big as a waggin load o' hay," " Worn't he t' furst as ivver seed t' north poul ?" " Hey," replied the other, " bout (without) it wur Holiver Cromwell, and some fooaks sed he did and sum said be didn't." " Wor it like t' poul of a poul Andra waggin." " Noa, mon, it wor mooar like t' spindil o' Maister Tommy D—'s threshing machine; and the say as haw t' world spins raond on't." " They say he tutched it—naw, Billy, do yaw think that's loikly ?" " Tutched it, hey, and brout a piece whoana wee him, and they're showink it nah it' British Museum, at threepence a piece—and I shouldn't wunder but they'll bring it dabs t' Brayfit, when they're toired on't, and then weest see't for a hopenny."—Doncaster Gazette.