The Sun. — 1834-01-02 (London, England)

PATAGONIAN TOMB.—In the centre of a circular trench, of übout a foot in depth and 12 or 14 yards in circumference, a number of bushes and skins were raised up in the form of a cone to the height of 12 or 15 feet; the top of the cone was closely covered in with bushes and skins, and surmounted by two small red flags; around the outside of the trench were placed, at certain distances, several flags of a similar description. But what had the most singular appearance were the effigies of two horses, made out of skins, which were placed with the nose of one of them resting on a stick outside the trench.—Mae. donall's Voyage to Patagonia.  The written defence read in Court on the trial of John Bodle, at the late Kent Assizes, for the murder of his grandfather, was written by his counsel, Mr. Bodkin.  In a parish not 100 miles from Edinburgh, the principal proprietor is a gallant General, who has bravely served his King and country in many a desperate engagement, and who is much beloved by his dependants. A week or two ago the parish clergyman closed a luminous discourse with a few comments upon sin in the general. After the dismission of the congregation, a residrnt in the parish asked an old man (a dependant of the General) how he liked the Doctor to-day ? "No weel, no weel," was the answer; be was o'er sair on our master at the end o' his sermon, which comes ill aff his hand, considering the number o' dinners be gets frae him, and it shall ne'er be said that I approve o' his preaching, when he begins about the sins o' the General."—Fifeshire Journal.  About a quarter past one o'clock yesterday morning, a young woman in the service of Mr. Howard, of Norfolk street, Strand, rushed out into the street, shrieking dreadfully, her clothes all on fire. Fortunate!y John Kirkman, No. 107, F division, was passing at the time, and Its instantly threw his coat round her, and rolled her in the street. The flames were extinguished, hut the poor creature was dreadfully burnt, and great doubts are entertained of her recovery.  The brig George Canning, in command o the cbief mate, Mr. Ji.hn Nicholl4, the Captain (Burgtall,  having died on the 17th ult., on the passage from Para, in the Brazils, bound to London, lately put into Milford, when Robert Roy, a British seaman, was conveyed before Henry Leach, Esq., under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that " Rob Roy" had been detained in custody at Para, charged with a capital offence, and had been placed on board the George Canning to work his passage to England, by Mr. Hesketb, the British Vice-Consul at that place; that the brig had sailed from thence the 18th of October last, anti that Rob Roy, in a little time after be bad been on board, conducted himself in a disorderly manner, got drunk, and was suspected of having stolen liquor ; that he assaulted and struck two of the seamen in a most violent and brutal manner ; and his conduct was so outrageous that the commander was obliged to arm himself, after be had cut open the head of one of the men with the ship's axe ; lie also let go the main braces, cut away the topsail sheets, which made the sails fall back on the mast, it blowing then a heavy gale—no doubt with the intention of destroying the ship and crew with himself, to avoid the punishment of the crime be ha been guilty of. He bad made a blow with the axe at the Commander, and stood over the main batch with it in his hand. to prevent the crew coming up. The mate in coin• mand avoided his blow, and succeeded in securing him, lashed his legs together, and fastened him to the capstan with chains. To the above charges he pleaded guilty. He was committed to Haverfordwest gaol on the 2d inst. Cambrian.