The Sun. — 1833-07-09 (London, England)

THE EXACT COACHMAN.—The late leader of the northern circuit was employed, some time before he left it, in an action against the proprietors of the Rockingham coach. On the part of the defendant the coach man was called. His examination in chief being ended, he was subjected to the leader's cross-examination. Having held up the forefinger of his right hand at the witness, and warned him to give " a precise answer" to every question, and not to talk about what he might think the questions meant, he proceeded thus :—" You drive the Rockingham coach ?"—" No, Sir, I do not." " Why, man, did you not tell my learned friend so this moment ?" No, Sir, I did not." " Now, Sir, I put it to you once more ; upon your oath, do you not drive the Rockingham coach ?"--" No, Sir, I drive the horses."  Stand off, stand off there, said a drunken old gentleman, as his servants were about to lift him from the floor ; stand off I say. or I'll lodge an information against you at the Excise office have swallowed more than a dozen of wine—you must not move me without a permit. PRODIGIOUS !—A steam coach is about to be started in Aberdeen, to run, in the first instance, to Ballater. The proprietors (a few enterprising young gentlemen) hope to be able to start the coach in about ten days.--Inverness Courier. _ _ .  We understand it is contemplated to alter the arrival of the London mai! in our town ; instead of being here by half-past two in the afternoon, the present time, it will arrive at one o'ch ck precisely. The Milford mail, on its road to London, will not he here until twelve o'clock in the morning, exactly one hour and a half later than it does at present. This arrangement will take place immediately, anti will be of great benefit from Aloninotith all the way to Milford. To this extremity of the island, by the proposed improvement, intelligence will he transmitted from the metropolis full three hours earlier ; a grand consideration, when we recollect this is the Government chan. nel for conveying events to our sister isle. When we consider the importance of the most speedy communication with this portion of the island, we are surprised the alteration has not taken place ere this; hut it is an old saying and a true one—" better late than never." It is likewise intended the Newport and Pontypool mail shall leave Abergavenny at nine o'clock in the morning instead of eight, and return by a quarter before five in the evening, one hour and a quarter earlier than at present ; a great improvement on this line of road.—Hereford Times. The human remains discovered at Kirton Holme, a few days since, have excited extraordinary attention in the neighbourhood ; and the following is a more detailed statement than we were able to obtain in sufficient time for our last week's publication :—A person was digging a pit in an orchard near the road side, when, at about a foot below the surface of the earth, be discovered a hogshead, which, on rising, he observed had been puddled round with clay, nearly three inches thick. On opening it there appeared to be about three or four sacks of lime, in which there was a distinct impression of the skull of a human king ; there was also a part of the back-bone lying in the lime. When the hogshead was opened a dreadful stench issued from it, which lasted for several days afterwards, to the great annoyance of the neighbourhood. An old man, who resides at Kirton Pointe, remembers that during the Fen riots, on the enclosure of Holland Fen, a man named NORRIS LINEIIAM, a village poet, who Hard to write songs on the subject of the riots, and was supposed to be well acquainted with the persons and proceedings of the rioters, was suddenly missed about that time ; Gni as lie had a house on the spot where these remains were discovered, there is a greet probability that the unfortunate poet was murdered for fear of his betraying the rioters, and buried in this spot.—Boston Herald.