The Sun. — 1829-01-13 (London, England)

CLAVENHOUSE.  After the Revolution, Claverhouse, then Viscount Dundee, rose in behalf of the exiled Monarch. The army destined to oppose him was entrusted by the existing Government to General Mackay ; and cluriug the marching and counter-marching, and occasional skirmishing which ensued between them, au incident is said to have occurred strongly indicative of the character of the former. A young man had joined Dundee's army, the son of one of his old and intimate friende. Ile was employed upon acme reconnoitring service, in which a skirmish taking place, the new recruit's heart failed him, and he fairly fled out of the fray. Dundee covered hia dishonour, by pretending that he himself had despatched him to the rear, upon a message of importance. He then sent for the yputh to speak to him in private. " Young man," he said, " I have saved your honour; but I must needs tell you, that you have chosen a trade fur which you are constitutionally unfit. It is not, perhaps, your fault, but rather your reiefortune, that you do not possess the strength of nerves necessary to encounter the dangers of battle. Return to your father ; I will find an excuse for your doing so with honour ; and I will put you in the way of doing King James's cause effectual service without personally engaging 41 the war." The young gentleman, penetrated with a sense of the deerest shame, threw himself at his Generd's feet. and protested that his failure in duty was only the effect of a momentary weakness, the recollection of which should be effaced by his future conduct, and entreated Dundee, for the love he bore to his father, to give him, at least, a chance of regaiiiing his reputation. Dundee stilt endeavoured to dissuade him from remaining with the army ; but as he continued urgent to be adadmitted to a second trial, he reluctantly gave way to the request. " But remember," he said, " that if your heart fails you a second time, you must die. The cause lam engaged in is a desperate one, and 1 can permit no man to serve under me who is not prepared to fight to the My own life, and those of all others who serve under me, are unsparingly devoted to the cause of King Ames, and death must be his lot who shows an example, of cowardice?' he unfortunate young man ernbraeed, with seeming eagerness, this stern proposal. But in the next skirmish in which he was engaged, hisconstitutional timidity again prevailed. He turned his horse to fly ; when Dundee coming up to him said, " The son of pep' father is too good ' a man to be consiened to the rerceost Marshal," and, without another word, he shot him through the head with his pistol, with a sternness and inflexibility of purpose resembling the stoicism of the ancient Romans.  A ct,,rioos circumstance occurred in this town last week. Furry years ago two children, whose parents live in Frankwell, left home, and have since resided in Wales. They came a few dais ego to see their parents here ; but during their life they hs.d iirt'iwn only the Welsh langpage, and their parents here the English only, so that the meeting between them was merely dumb show. :;.;gither party could pnderatand eack other without au pretcr.—Siirewsbury chronicle. About a fortnight ainCe, a young woman, uzfrned E. Mitchell, was brought to be 41f an illegitimate child, 4.t Bradford, near Sberborne, which three days afterwards die. 4, and was burled. Subsequently, itowaqe;, Suspicions arose, wh:ch induced the parish officers to disinter the body ; and on ez:arnisoation by Mr. Turner, of Sherburne, and Mr. Sboreland, of yeowil, sufficient evidence was discovered to prove that the child hr been strangled. A Coroner's inquest was held by T. cooks, Esq. on Friday last, and a vcrdict of " Wilful Murder" returned against the mother, who has been committed for trial.— Verborne iWercury.