The Sun. — 1837-10-27 (London, England)

MUTINY AND MASSACRE.—Mr. Davis, first officer of the bark kabala, just arrived at New Bedford, brings a report that about twenty days prior to their departurefrom New Zealand a shocking event occurred on board the ship Ploughboy, Captain Brown, of this port—the particulars of which are thus related. In order to complete the crew of the ship three natives of New Zealand were employed, Ivho, having taken offence at the treatment received from some of the officers, revenged themselves by murdering two of the hands, and barbarously wounding a third. These atrocities were .committed at night. The natives, being forward, first beheaded a seaman who was on the watch ; a boat-steerer, in the gangway, hearing a noise, and going forward to ascertain the cause, received a terrible cut from a hatchet driven deeply into the shoulder ; the man at the wheel was next attacked, pierced through the body with a spear and fell dead through the skylight. Those below being thus aroused, hastened on deck, and found that the murderers had cut adrift all the boats, in one of which they were endeavouring to escape. One of the natives was shot by those on the ship's deck, but the others got off. Next morning three of the boats were picked up, together with the dead body of the native. The name of one of the murdered seamen is stated to he John Coles, of Nantucket, the other was a native of Denmark, name not given—nor is that of the wounded man reported.—Nantucket Enquifer.  The Dutch have a proverb, which says—" Thefts never enrich ; alms never impoverish ; and prayers hinder  A rather ludicrous incident occurred at our theatre on Wednesday last during the performance of a piece called The Man with a General Face. A tall inebriated countryman happened to be leaning over the orchestra while Mr. Gill was enacting the character of an old gentleman (his master), and when Mr. l3elfour, who played the suitor to the old gentleman's daughter, was introduced to his supposed father-in-law, Gill, who was, according to the plot, in a state of intoxication, proposed to run, jump, fight, or play the young gentleman a game at skittles " for a quart," the countryman, forgetting the illusion of the scene, roared out " I'll have you!" Shortly after this he turned round and asked a gentleman near him which was the road to London ? when the person he addressed leeringly pointed towards the stage and said " Straight forward." The countryman then deliberately clambered over the orchestra, which was then very nearly untenanted, and got to the right-hand side of the stage. The performers stared ; the house was convulsed with laughter ; the countryman kept bowing to the performers, and his back to the audience, when some ono at the side-wings suddenly forced him to make his exit before he could make his debut to his wondering auditors.—Bury Herald. Tuesday an alarming accident happened to the second daughter of the Rev. Mr. Hanwell, Wesleyan superintendent of Lincoln. The young lady is of industrious habits, and had got up early to busy herself in the household affairs, when, by stooping too near a copper stove, the lower part of her garments took fire and enveloped her in flames. She endeavoured to extinguish the fire, but failing in this, she ran screaming up three pair of stairs and threw herself on a bed, when her mother, with great presence of mind, rolled a blanket round her and stifled the fire. Mr. Harvey was immediately called in, and found her so dreadfully burnt that doubts were for a day or two entertained of her recovery. She is now out of danger.  O❑ Tuesday afternoon a couple of brutes, seated in a dog-cart drawn by three dogs, drove along the New-road, as fast as the animals could go, yet the fellows kept shouting to the dogs and lashing them in a furious manner. On reaching the corner of Euston-square they turned round the corner so suddenly that the cart, coming in contact with a post, was overturned, and the dog-drivers pitched headlong on the ground with such force; that the arm of one of them was broken, and the other severely bruised. The dogs made good their escape, their masters being too badly hurt to follow them.