The Sun. — 1841-08-03 (London, England)

PATENT LEVER WATCHES. ['ORTON and CO. (Late AVE RY), Watchmakers' &c., 36, Ludgate-street, St. Paul's (opposite Everington and Co.'s), offer to their Friends and the public their celebrated PATENT LEVER WATCHES, capped and jewelled in four holes, double bottom silver case maintaining power, &c.. at Six Guineas, and with 3A plate Eight quineas, of workmanship of the highest class of excellence, equal to those charged 25 per cent. higher. Gentlemen's Lovers, in gold CIMS, Fourteen Guineas and upwards ; Ladies', with gold dial, at Twelve 'Guineas and Fourteen Guineas, Good new Silver Verge Watches at 525. 6d. A warranty with every watch for twelve months. N.B.—An immense Stock of Jewellery and Fancy Goods at 25 to 30 per cent. below the usual London charges.  A manufacturer from the country, coming to Paris two days ago, to receive a sum of money, had the imprudence to go with it in the evening in his pocket to the Theatre of the Porte St. Martin. The entertainments being over, he was returning to his hotel, in the Rue du Bouli, when a youngmam unlittuntfi to 111111; atu costed him by rime, tai t loßoilleVard, and informed him that an hour nr, he had been robbed of all his bank-notes. Th Victim, with the utmost promptitude, as may be well believed, put his hand lri his pocket, and at once ascertained that the disastrous intelligence he had received was but too true. " 1)o not be alarmed," continued the informant, " but come with me into a cafe." They entered the Cafe de Maltc. here the young man, who was well dressed, inquired how much the pocket-book contained, and, being told 8,000 fr., demanded what reward Would be given for its recovery. After a further short colloquy, a written promise of 2,000 fr. was signed and delivered. The informer then went to the door, accompanied by the manufacturer, and there drew the pocket-book from his own pocket, opened it, selected two notes of I,ooofr. each, delivered the rest to its owner, and fled at the top of his speed. The Government Docks in Dublin were let by public bidding on the 22d ult. in that city, and the resuit has been such as to more than gratify every wellwisher to the commercial property of Ireland. Many of the authorities here acknowledge that the rents at which they were let far surpassed their expectations. We hear that this was occasioned by an error into which the bidders very naturally ran. These docks have been for many years in the hands of some English capitalists, the Messrs. Scovell ; complaints have been addressed to the Government of what was called their monopoly, and of the undue influence which it had over the trade of Dublin, Lord Monteagle and Lord Sydenham had devoted much attention to this long-vexed subject, but Mr. Baring it was who hit upon a plan for its final adjustment. His plan was to divide the warehouses into two lots, and to let them by public bidding—to throw open the waters and quayage of the docks to the public upon the same terms that the waters of the Liffey and the quays of Dublin are now at the public use. At the public letting on the 22d it was evident that the former lessees were determined to have one of the lots, in order that they might continue their connexion with the trade of the Irish metropolis, and disprove the allegation that their only tie with the merchants of Dublin was that or -monopoly. The first lot was knocked down to the former lessees for 4,3501. a-year, a sum to which they could not have been rue up but for the exaggerated accounts of their former profits. The second lot fell to Mr. M•Donneil, as trustee for a joint-stoolc company, at an annual irent of 4,060/. _  M. N., a manufacturer, in the Rue Montagne Sainte Genevieve, was entering his house two nights ago, when he dropped down suddenly dead at the door, at the feet of his wife, who came to let him in. Mme. N., who is thus left a widow, with several children, was so affected by the appalling event, that absolute restraint was for some time necessary to prevent her from committing suicide. She has since become more calm, but it is feared her reason is irrecoverably lost.