The Sun. — 1841-08-26 (London, England)

MISCELLANEOUS.  The mortality among the convicts at Woolwich from a species of rapid consumption, has at length led to some investigation. A convict, aged 30, died of it after only three days' illness, and Dr. Hope, the convict-surgeon, confessed he had never witnessed so destructive a case. The deaths, it appeared, during January, February, and March, had been at the rate of thirty a month. It is calculated that the quantity of cloth of all kinds now manufactured in Kirkaldy, Linktown, Dyrsart, and Leslie may be about twenty-five million yards, or upwards of 14,000 miles. A number of landmarks of a peculiar form are being erected on the Cumberland and Westmoreland mountains, previous to the publication of the new map of England, under the superintendence of the Commissioners of the Board of Ordnance. On Tuesday morning a man, while walking horre towards the Miin one of his legs, and, on looking downwards, nories, felt a snap observed the blood flowing into his shoe. On examination it was found that the main artery of his leg had burst. He now lies in a state of great exhaustion at the hospital. Mr. F. O'Connor was committed to York Castle on the 14th of May. 1840. The term of imprisonment was eighteen months, and consequently would have expired about the middle of November. " On Friday last," says the Tyne Mercury, two gentlemen tourists witnessed a severe conflict betwei n four Martin swallows and five common sparrows in the air, near the road between Ardoch and Crieff. They fought nearly five minutes, when a hawk darted in amongst them ; but no stoner was he recognized by them, than both parties uniting, encountered him, and beat him so severely that lie was scarcely able to fly off with his life." How happily this ty. pifies the present conflict for place between the two great Parliamentary parties! The Martin swallows and sparrows are the Whigs and Tories , the hawk who darts in among them, clamorous for food, is the People ; but no sooner do the contending parties recog. !Axe this new-comer, than they both unite to punish him severely liir his impertinent intrusion, inasmuch as their quarrel has nothing whatever to do with him, but regards only their own self-interests! On Monday last the Rev. Mr. Wilks, of Little Hampton, Swoon:  ris robbed in an omnilvis, of a bank warrant for 500/., a check -for 10/., end IS Bank of England notes of-51. each: He had taken no particular notice of the persons in the omnibus with him, A Welsh paper laments that in two parishes in Brcconshire. "the males exceed the females by more than a thousand." If females are so scarce in this district, there is no doubt that on application being made, the Tory party could furnish it with lots of old women I Weyman, convicted of the murder of Mr. Fisher, at Tockington, and whom we stated on Saturday had been respited, will be transported for life. The wild heresy of the Mormonites is said to have penetrated every State from the Maine to the Missouri, as well as the Canadas, organizing churches and conferences in every region, and gathering. in its progress from 50,000 to 100,000 disciples. ~ • A subscription is in progress At. Cults, to erect some monumental memorial. to . Sir . David Wilkie in that parish, of which his father was many years minister. The great vine:at HaMpton Court presents:this year a splendid display.of grapes. It was planted iu 1525. A pay-serjeant of the 60th Rifles shot him Self on Monday, in his quarters at Dublin barracks. lie had fallen in love with a young lady in one of the Squares, who returned hiy passion ; but the officers interfered, and the man became desperate. The young lady has since gone distracted. The first regular Parliament was under King .Tohn in 1204. 1n•1694 an Act was passed for making Parliaments triennial, which was repealed in 1716. A feW days ago while a man was digging in the garden of the Rev. John Brown, Vicar of St.. Mary's, Leicester,., he picked up a piece of copper money, on which was inscribed '` John Brown's halfpenny, 1G69." SO:•favourable a season as .the present has not been witnessed in the Isle of Sky for many years.