The Sun. — 1837-02-07 (London, England)

THE AUTIIOR OF " T.R EM A I NE."—We perceive that a new work is announce-4 by the author of " Tremake,' and "De Vere." AudWith shat a title, " Human Life !" But what is the work; about ?—This will be the general inquiry; which the,. title, as mysterious- as it is comprehensive, in no way tends to divulge. Is it a History or a Homily ?_-A Tale of Love, or a Treatise on Metaphysics ?—Unfortunately for public curiosity, we are not able to answer any of these questions. But this we can safely say, that whatever he the nature of the work, it will con mand an interest scarcely to be looked' for from -any other pen—that whatever the subject, it Will b treated with the hand of a master ; for in the peculiar line which he has hitherto chosen, Mr. Ward is second to no existing writer. The influenza prevails in Dorchester to an alarming extent, proving fatal in those cases where a predisposition to pulmonary inflammation existed, and amongst persons previously in a declining state of health. So many persons in mourning were never remembered as the number witnessed at the churches and chapels on Sunday last.—Dorset County Chronicle. Mr. Justice Gazelee retires from the Bench ; and it is generally understood that he is to be succeeded by Mr. Rolfe, the present Solicitor-General. Mr. Sergeant Wilde is named as the new Solicitor-General.  Mr. Forrest re-appeals at Drury-lane Theatre tonight, and we are happy to hear thc:places are greatly taken. Be has not played since the prices have been reduced. We regret to hear that Lord Harrowhy is seriously indisposed, at his scat of Sandon. Lord Sandon has been called from his parliamentary duties to attend on his father. Sunday morning divine service was conducted within the walls of Newgate with peculiar solemnity, and evidently made a strong impression the mint's of the congregation, who might be considered as representing the criminals of the metropolis. Soon after ten o'clock the schoolmaster and his pupils entered the chapel, then a numerous host of prisoners, and lastly came the wretched Pegsworth, with his head drooping, and his knees trembling and knocking together. For a while, the Rey. Chaplain addressed himself to the congregation at large, .who listened attentively to his observations (except a gang of transports, on whose countenances Villain was distinctly written, and whose glance at the preacher told of scorn and defiance) ; and, after a pause, he turned himself towards the murderer Pegsworth, and spoke of shame, ignominy, sorrows, sufferings, childless parents, widows, broken and contrite hearts, and death. The wretched criminal was dreadfully agitated, and /t one time fainted with emotion. He frequently sobbed aloud convulsively, while the excited congreation was in tears.—Morning Herald. Lieut.-General the Lion. Sir Robert O'Callaghan, late Commander-in- Chief at Madras, arrived in town on Saturday, front that Presiklency, having been succeeded by I,ieut.General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C. 8., now on his pass :ge out.  -INFLuENzA.---In consequence of the great extent of this disease in our island (Guernsey) the Royal Court was unable to hold its sitting on Monday, almost all its ofli. cars being laid up with attacks of the prevalent complaint.— Co m et.  An intelligent youth once inquired of an old woman vending oranges on the Quay at Bristol why she c:►lied them " Chancy ?" To which she replied, with an air of profound knowledge, " Why, young gentleman, it's the short for Saint Michael's."  A very violent and rather wordy war is raging between two Truro Papers, growing out of the pretensions of Sir 11. Vivian and Lord Elliot, the rival candidates for the representation of Cornwall, ►vhich the Whig and Tory Papers respectively support.  It is said of Avicenna, a celebrated mathematician, that he sometimes solved problems in his dreams, which were too difficult for him in his waking hours. Of this there have been modern instances. And St. Augustine informs us that his friend and disciple, Favonius Eulogius, obtained in a dream the true meaning of an obscure passage in Cicero, which had occurred to him the preceding day, in preparing for his own pupils.  A A double suicide was committed a few days ago in the Rue Montorgucil, Paris, by two lovers, each about 20 years of age. A strong smell of charcoal having been perceived, an alarm was raised at their door, but no answer being procured the Commissaire de Police was called in, and the chamber door was forced open. The first spectacle which presented itself was that of the two deluded your).persons lying dead by a large charcoal fire. On a little table near them was a packet of sealed letters, addressed to different persons, with a note in the handwriting of the deceased young_ man, requesting that they might he delivered as directed. On the same were two locks of hair, cut from the heads of the lovers, and tied together with a black ribbon. Medical skill did all that was possible for their restoration immediately on the discovery, but it was too late. The precise causes for their taking so mournful a resolution are not known;but pecuniary embarrassment was one of them. On Saturday, as two men were going to their work, they saw-something in the river, near Wakekeld-bridge, which turned out to be a horse's head. On gettint, out the horse they found a cart attached, in which was a dead man„ who was discovered to be Mr. J. North, cart-cover-maker, of New Miller Dam. No aceonnt las been given of thee manner in which the accident occurred.—Halifax Express:. The following is a literal copy of a letter received by our worthy clergyman through the post-office :—" Reverent sir, 1 forbids the bans of marriage between Edward Blewett and Mary Ann Howells ; the reason his, he is under cage, and she have got a hushant alive, and she is, wend away from hem ; he his in the hammy, and she iswith her hunkeil, so you carnt marrie them, sir, nor dunsent,"—Taunton Courier.