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The Sun. — 1851-03-17 (London, England)

ALA  INDIA AND CHINA.  (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH FROM TRIESTE.  We have received by electric telegraph, via Trieste, advices from Bombay to the 17th of February, Calcutta to the Bth of February, and Hong-Kong to the 29th of January. The Hindostan, with the Indian mail, arrived at Suez on the 4th of March, with about 70 passengers.  The Bombay journals announce the unconditional surrender of the fort Dharoor, in the Nizim's dominions, on the 4th of February, and give a report that a portion of the Prince's territory has been made over to the Government of the East India Company as an equivalent for the debt of 60,0001. due to it. In the Punjaub 450 miles of canals were under construction. Lord Dalhousie is occupied with education in the Punjaub, in which he is ably seconded by the inhabitants.  The sum of 10,0001. sterling has been stolen out of the coffers of the Oriental Bank. The Governor-General was in Rawul-Pindee on the 31st of January, en route to Peshawur. The Commander-in-Chief was at Agra on the Bth of February. The Governors and Commanders-in-Chief of Bombay and Madras were at their respective residences.  The Calcutta papers announce the arrival of the three Sheikh Sirdars, on their way to Singapore ; the proposed erection of houses of refuge on the Saugor Island for shipwrecked mariners; the sentence of death upon the murderer Very ; and the arrival of the Oriental steamer on the Ist of February, with the English mails of the 24th of December. The China papers confirm the intelligence of the death of Commissioner Lin. Keying had fallen into disgrace at the Chinese Court, for showing a predilection to Europeans. Fears were entertained of a new Chinese insurrection in the disturbed provinces. The health of the troops at Hong-Kong had improved. A smuggling company of great extent had been discovered at Shanghae.  The .North China Herald announces the discovery of an interesting race of Jews in the interior of the country, 350 miles from Pekin, by some missionaries of the London Society.  Commercial affairs had improved at Bombay. The import market was brisk, but there was no increase in prices. The high prices of cotton apparently made purchasers hold back. There was no change in other articles. The money market was somewhat improved. Freights from Bombay to Liverpool and London were sought for at from 2/. 2s. 6d. to 2/. ss. with an upward tendency.  Exchange on London at six months' sight, 2 to 2-i per rupee. Money was scarce at Calcutta, but prospects were better. The Bengal Bank still discounted at 11 per cent. Indigo somewhat better ; prices of opium falling. Freights improved, especially for sugar, for which, to London, they were at the rate of 31. 17s. 6d. per ton. Exchange, six months' sight, 2} to 2:1 per rupee.  Commercial affairs in China were looking up gene rally. The transactions were limited.  When the Austrian boat sailed, the Ripon, from England, had not arrived at Alexandria to take the passengers.
The Sun. — 1851-03-17 (London, England)

INDIA AND CHINA.  :BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH FROM TRIESTE.)  We have received by electric telegraph, via Trieste, advices from Bombay to the 17th of February, Calcutta to the Bth of February, and Hong-Kong to the 29th of January.  The Hindostan, with the Indian mail, arrived at Suez on the 4th of March, with about 70 passengers. The Bombay journals announce the unconditional surrender of the fort Dharoor, in the Nizam's dominions, on the 4th of February, and give a report that a portion of the Prince's territory has been made over to the Government of the East India Company as an equivalent for the debt of 60,0001. due to it. In the Punjaub 450 miles of canals were under construction. Lord Dalhousie is occupied with education in the Punjaub, in which he is ably seconded by the inhabitants.  The sum of 10,0001. starling has been stolen out of :he coffers of the Oriental Bank.  The Governor-General was in Rawul-Pindee on the 31st of January, en route to Peshawur. The Commander-in-Chief was at Agra on the Bth of February. The Governors and Commanders-in-Chief of Bombay and Madras were at their respective residences.  The Calcutta papers announce the arrival of the three Sheikh Sirdars, on their way to Singapore ; the proposed erection of houses of refuge on the Saugor Island for shipwrecked mariners; the sentence of death upon the murderer Very ; and the arrival of the Oriental steamer on the Ist of February, with the English mails of the 24th of December. The China papers confirm the intelligence of the death of Commissioner Lin. Keying had fallen into disgrace at the Chinese Court, for showing a predilection to Europeans. Fears were entertained of a new Chinese insurrection in the disturbed provinces. The health of the troops at Hong-Kong had improved. A smuggling company of great extent had been discovered at Shanghae.  The _North China Herald announces the discovery of an interesting race of Jews in the interior of the country, 350 miles from Pekin, by some missionaries of the London Society.  Commercial affairs had improved at Bombay. The import market was brisk, but there was no increase in prices. The high prices of cotton apparently made Purchasers hold back. There was no change in other articles. The money market was somewhat improved. Freights from Bombay to Liverpool and London were sought for at from 2/. 2s. 6d. to 2/. ss. with an upward tendency.  Exchange on London at six months' sight, 23 to 21 per rupee. Money was scarce at Calcutta, but prospects were better. The Bengal Bank still discounted at 11 per cent. Indigo somewhat better; prices of opium falling. Freights improved, especially for sugar, for which, to London, they were at the rate of 31. 17s. 6d. per ton. Exchange, six months' sight, 2i to 2i per rupee.  Commercial affairs in China were looking up generally. The transactions were limited. When the Austrian boat sailed, the Ripon, from England, had not arrived at Alexandria to take the passenger 3.
The Sun. — 1851-10-07 (London, England)

AUTUMN CIRCUIT. GLASGOW, FRIDAY.—The Glasgow Autumn Circuit Court was opened in the beginning of this week by Lords Colonsay and Cowan. Numerically speaking, the calendar is a heavy one, comprising 101 cases, in which 129 persons are implicated ; and at the same time there is an increase of aggravated cases, including deaths by violence, and injuries by cutting and stabbing. Yesterday the Court over which Lord Colonsay presides was occupied till a late hour at night in the trial of an Irishman named Archibald Hare, charged with the murder, at Blantyre Works village, of a man named Ronald M'Gregor, by stabbing him in the belly with a knife. He was found Guilty, and sentenced to be hanged in Glasgow on the morning of Thursday, the 23d of October current.  From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner and some four or five associates, who are all either colliers or iron paddlers, came to the village of Blantyre Works on the night of the 16th of August, and having partaken of a quantity of whiskey, sallied forth to the street. The prisoner, who is an Orangeman, and excited by the Wiseman controversy, commenced exclaimirg, "To hell with the Pope and Popery, and if there is any Popish b— here let him turn out." Whlle in this excited state James Agnew, a dyer, was accosted by the prisoner, who asked him if he was a Roman Catholic. The man replied he was Lot. The prisoner then said, "If you were a Catholic I would rip you up and let your puddings out." The prisoner then insisted on Agnew giving bim the Orange grip, which he was unable to do; but, finally, he got rid of him. Meanwhile Ronald M'Gregor, who was spoken of by the witnesses as a quiet peaceful man, came out upon Blantyre-street to seek his nephew, when he encountered the prisoner, who, without any provocation, was seen to plunge a knife twice Into M'Gregor's belly, so that his entrails hung out, and from the effects of which he died in a few days. The prisoner on his way home boasted to his companions that he had stabbed a man, and that " he had used Jack," which is understood to be a cant name for a knifeor poinard. The MD who was thus murdered was not a Catholic after all. After a lengthened trial, the jury brought in a verdict of " Guilty of murder," and Hare was sentenced to death as above recorded.  Before the same Court, Peter Browit was charged with murdering his wife, in Great Hamilton-street, Glasgow, by kicking her in the lower part of her belly to the great effusion of her blood and subsequent death. After a long trial the jury brought in a verdict of " Culpable homicide," and yesterday morning the prisoner was sentenced to transportation for life.  There are still a number of aggravated cases to try, which may be principally attributed to the great numbers of the lower claw; of Irish who have of late years congregated in and £round Glasgow.
The Sun. — 1851-10-07 (London, England)

FRIDAY.—The Glasgow Autumn Circuit Court was opened in the beginning of this week by Lords Colonsay and Cowan. Numerically speaking, the calendar is a heavy one, comprising 101 cases, in which 129 persons are implicated ; and at the same time there is an increase of aggravated cases, including deaths by violence, and injuries by cutting and stabbing. Yesterday the Court over which Lord Colonsay presides was occupied till a late hour at night in the trial of an Irishman named Archibald Hare, charged with the murder, at Blantyre Works village, of a man named Ronald M'Gregor, by stabbing him in the belly with a knife. He was found Guilty, and sentenced to be hanged in Glasgow on the morning of Thursday, the 23d of October current. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner and some four or five associates, who are all either colliers or iron paddlers, came to the village of Blantyre Works on the night of the 16th of August, and having partaken of a quantity of whiskey, sallied forth to the street. The prisoner, who is an Orange. man, and excited by the Wiseman controversy, commenced exclaiming, "To hell with the Pope and Popery, and if there is any Popish b— here let him turn out." While in this excited state James Agnew, a dyer, was accosted by the prisoner, who asked him if he was a Roman Catholic. The man replied he was not. The prisoner then said, "If you were a Catholic I would rip you up and let your puddings out." The prisoner then insisted on Agnew giving him the Orange grip, which he was unable to do; but, finally, he got rid of him. Meanwhile Ronald M'Gregor, who was spoken of by the witnesses as a quiet peaceful man, came out upon Blantyre-street to seek his nephew, when he encountered the prisoner, who, without any provocation, was seen to plunge a knife twice Into M'Gregor's belly, so that his entrails hung out, and from the effects of which he died in a few days. The prisoner on his way home boasted to his companiuns that he bad stabbed a man, and that " he bad used Jack," which is understood to be a cant name for a knifeor poinard. The man who was thus murdered was not a Catholic after all. After a lengthened trial, the jury brought in a verdict of " Guilty of murder," and Hare was sentenced to death as above recorded.  Before the same Court, Peter Brown was charged with murdering his wife, in Great Hamilton-street, Glasgow, by kicking her in the lower part of her belly to the great effesion of her blood and subsequent death. After a long trial the jury brought in a verdict of " Culpable homicide," and yesterday morning the prisoner was sentenced to transportation for life.  There are still a number of aggravated cases to try, which may be principally attributed to the great numbers of the lower class of Irish who have of late years congregated in and around Glasgow.
The Sun. — 1851-10-21 (London, England)

DINAR ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINAR Y. (Frcm the Liverpool Mail) On Sunday morning last, as the clock struck the hour of eight, a lady was seen to emerge from her dwelling, in Breck-road, Everton. Her anxious look and hurried step betokened, to the casual observer, " that there was something in the wind," though, at the time, not a " breath was stirring," save that of the gay pedestrian, whose true love flushed her idolised cheek, .1 giving it a sweet and wholesome odour." The fate of happiness, however, too often sealed in disguise, was now to be sealed, signed, and delivered in the presence of a select few—a chosen band of true fidelity— " Destined to secrecy, no doubt : What a pity! murder will out !" " And the best laid schemes of men and mice gang aft agley." In another part of the town, more thickl might populated, and precisely at the same hour y , be seen emerging from his private gentleman of fair proportions dwelling a " neat, trimly dressed," shorn of his daily weeds, " like stubble land at harvest home," and moving onwards at a very reasonable pace towards a " half-way," home, evidently a place of meeting, where a carriage was in attendance, waiting for further orders. But, alas! the foulest of human passions—suspicion—had taken possession of the gentleman's quarters, and quietly and unobservedly had he been pursued, as he' wenued his way through the highways and byways of "short cuts." No sooner did his pursuer perceive him enter the supposed place of appointment, and a carriage in attendance, then, obtaining e possession of a cab, he gave strict orders to follow in the rear. In a few minutes the banging of end the short whistle with an onwardthey were off. Street after street was passedstill following carriage that of too driver, tendency, the one-horse testi hackneys fine old church, in the rear, until at length they stoppedhall be nameless. Here which, for the sake of mammas, gaveth too indication steadfastly, advanced to they alighted, and entering few momentss for the master the altar, waiting a daunted, entered also the of the ceremonies. Nothing of matrimony (for she not to forbid the bands pursuer ; too was a heroine of the fair sex), but merely to appeasethe appetite of curiosity. But where was the bridegroom, an d where was the bride? ~ They knelt at altar, the organ had ceased, And the . the hands of the lovers were joined by the priest." It was now time for our heroine to beat a speedy retreat, having thus far remained unnoticed ; so also did the married couple to their separate places of abode, and the whole affair remains a complete secret for the present. The only telling influence which occurs is that of the pursuer singing the tune of the " Old Hundred" in the gentleman's hearing, but which he does not seem. to comprehend.  The wiles and guiles that woman works, assembled iu a gaudy show; The tricks and toys that in them lurks, The man that rears them will not know."  - I)
The Sun. — 1851-11-20 (London, England)

SONORA, SEPT. 22.—Mr. Holden has discovered a very extensive silver mine, which prospects 50 cents per pound silver, and 15 cents per pound gold, with other associated metals. If the mine proves as rich as the prospect, it will be worth all the gold mines in the southern district. To-morrow Mr. Holden and party will start out for the purpose of commencing regular mining operation.. I have seen a piece of the ore, which is the richest I ever saw. The Indians in all the northern country are represented as exceedingly troublesome and dangerous. It has become impossible to travel through the country, except in large parties and well armed, as the savages invariably murder every isolated individual. This state of things has a most disastrous effect upon the interests of that section of the state. It *as broken up many of the smaller interior settlemenf4; has stopped the working of many of the most productive mining tracts, and has almost entirely annihilated the business of the merchants and packers who have been engaged in supplying the miners from the coast towns. A general uncertainty and stagnation of trade and business are fast following this unfortunate position of affairs, and nnless the Indian Commissioner or the State Government soon adopt some measures for the eradication of this evil, the northern country will be most lamentably and disastrously retarded, if not utterly ruined." DUNKIRK, Nov. 3.—The wind has been blowing a perfect gale since nine o'clock on Saturday evening and steam-boats and vessels have not left this port since the beginning of the storm. The propeller James Wood made the point yesterday morning with the crew (six in number) of the schooner Home, which was dismasted about 10 miles north-west from this place. DUNKIRK, Nov. 4.—The weather still continues unsettled. A cold north-west wind is blowing, causing a heavy sea, and boats are running very irregularly. Snow fell in some parts of the country nearly the whole of yesterday. Vast quantities of butter and cheese are daily arriving here and transported via New York and Erie Railroad for eastern markets. A break in the road has caused great irregularity in the trains on the Erie road. BUFFALO, Nov. 3.—The splendid steamer Empire State ran against a pier at three o'clock this aftornoon, and with great difficulty was got into the river,where she after wards sunk. The propeller St. Joseph was totally wrecked in Thunder Bay, Lake Huron, during the gale yesterday. All hands were saved. BUFFALO, Nov. 4 —The schooner Pilgram went ashore off Gilbert Point, Conneaut, on Sunday, and is a total loss. The crew were all saved. BOSTON, Nov. 3.—Captain Bush, of the schooner Harriet Neal, which arrived at Provincetown Oct. 31, from the North Atlantic Ocean, having been missed from his berth on the night of the 20th ult., and not since heard of, the crew of the vessel have been arrested on suspicion of foul play, and are now under examination. There had been some previous dissatisfaction between Captain Bush and the crew.
The Sun. — 1851-06-25 (London, England)

PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRENCY. First quality Second quality Third quality Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality _ _ 36s Sixth quality 27s .. . .  Return of Cattle sold for the week ending June 14:— Pigs, 123. Sheep, 180. Cows, 28. Coax.—Flour—First 12s Od to 13s 6d ; extra 14. Od; seconds, lls Od to 12s Od; households 9s to 10s Od; thirds, is to 9s per cwt. Oatmeal 1 Is to 11s 6d; Indian meal 7s 6d to 8s Od; wheatmeal. 9a 6d to 10a per cwt. Indian corn 710 s Od to 810 a Od per ton. Bran 80s to 82s 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers 353 to 393; average 00s; dealers 46s to 00a Od; average 00s per ton. Straw—Farmers 21s Od to 31s Od; average 00s; dealers 35s Od to 00s Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf bid to 6d ; household loaf 4id to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, 9d to 10d per lb. Eggs-3s 8d to 3s 10d per hundred. Coals— Newport 14s Od ; Lydney 15s ; Landore COs ; Cohn, 12. 6d per ton. Tallow 38s Od to 40a per cwt. Whisky, 25 o. p., bs 9d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef sid to 7d; mutton 5d to lid; veal 4d to 5d ; pork 4cl to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages bd per lb. Hops 61108 to 010 s per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 3153 per ton. Bark—Barbary 71 Oa to 8/ Os; Valonia 151 to 01; French 61 Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wooll4. to 15s per stone. Hemp 321 to 341 per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19s to 00s ; red ditto, 26s to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 111 per ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 31 100 ; yellow ditto, 2/ 153 per ton; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. Hides— Market 22s to 325; salted 23s to 323 per cwt ; calf skins 3d to aid per lb. Potatoes, white 10d to 12d; Minions) 12d to 15d. Guano—Peruvian, 11110 s; Ichaboe, 81 to 910. per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19. per barreL  MURDER OF A CHILD AT DuLivicm—Yesterday a long inquiry was gone into before Mr. W. Carter. the coroner, at the Marlborough Arms Tavern, Camberwell, concerning the death of a female child, found murdered at the residence of Mr. Naile, a gentleman of fortune, residing at Dulwich. It appeared from the evidence that a female named Theresa Jane Flayer, was housemaid to Mr. Nails, and from appearances she was suspected of having given birth to a chile. Search was made, and the body was discovered underneath her bedstead. Sergeant Godfrey, of the P division, was called, and on opening the parcel he found the body of a female child recently born. There was a piece of white ribbon tightly tied round the neck; the tongue was protruding from the mouth, and wee much swollen. The female Flayer was aftewards taken into custody to the workhouse, where she at present remains. Mr. Flower, surgeon, who had made a post mortem examination of the body, said he had no doubt the child had breathed some time, and its death was from strangulation, caused by a ligature round the neck. The jury unanimously returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against Theresa Jane Flayer."
The Sun. — 1851-09-10 (London, England)

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.  CAPE TOWN, AuG. 1, 1] A-M. The frontier mail arrived early this morning. The dates are from Graham's Town, July 26, and from head-quarters up to the 233. A patrol under command of Colonel Michell had returned that day without booty, nearly all the Kafir cattle, as wed as those taken from the colony, having been driven to a distance; a patrol under Colonel Eyre had not yet returned.  The news from KreJi is pacific. Two messengers had arrived at King William's Town, with a message trom him to the Governor. The substance is stated to be a desire for peace, a profession of fidelity toward.; the British Government, and, as a proof, a request that the British Resident may be sent back in order to be the medium of future communication.  Sandilli, it is said, contemplates a removal with his people to beyond the Kye. lie had sent messengers to Mato, who had gone to Fort Murray to receive their communication. What the substance was is not known.  The next intelligence is very distressing ; another attack has been m4de on the fron'i^r mail near L!-eu we Fontein, between Graham's Town and Fort Beauforr, by the Hottentots. The party (among whom were two respectable tradesmen of the latter town, who availed themselves of the return of the post) were fired on ; six were killed and one wounded, the man who brought the intelligence alone escaping. On the same day a party of the European levy, in pursuit of some cattle, met with a severe repulse from the same enemy, five of the levy being killed. G-eneral Somerset had sent out a strong force in pursuit. From Port Eizabeth information had been received of the great destruction of property in the Zuurberg and Oliphant's Hoek. It is said that the line of Sunday's River, if not that of the Zwaart-kops also, is contested by the enemy.  (From the supplement to the Cape Town Mail of  Aug. 1.)  Cape Town Mail Office, Friday, Aug. 1., 11 A.M. The post which has just arrived from the frontier brings additional intelligence of a painful and disheartening character. The Kafirs and rebel Hottentots were spreading themselves in large parties over the country, from Sunday's River to the Amatolas, slaying, pillaging, and burning in all directions. Some atrocious murders of frontier colonists had been committed by the Hottentot banditti. In British Kaffraria there was comparative peace. The patrols sent out from King William's Town encountered few enemies, and obtained no booty, the cattle of the Kafirs having been driven to a distance. The accounts of the irruption of the Kafies into the Zuurberg are confirmed. A great number of cattle and horses had been swept off from the neighbourhood of the Sunday's River, and numerous fires had been observed in the direction of the great Zuurberg and towards Oliphant's Hoek. Two engagements had taken place (as mentioned in yesterday's paper). in which five of the Kafirs were killed, and three of the colonists were wounded. The following letter and extracts comprise all tho important intelligence received by this post :  (