The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-12 00:00:00

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tion and Civic dekredation ; and Faret, Cceurdacier,
an Crassous to ten years' imprisonment and civic
degredation. The Court ordered that the execution
.bc the four person) condemned to death shall take
the
publicly in the town of Beziers. These men,
ou hearing sentence of death were dreadfully affected.
Choumac exclaimed, " I will appeal I" Vidal and
Pages stamped on the floor, and, putting their hands
to their heads, cried, " Oh, what a stain for our
families!"

EXCISE' INFORMATIONS.
ALARM IN THE WHISKY TRADE.--A very curious
question was brought before the sheriff substitute here
on Friday week, whereby hangs a tale, in which the
town of Crieff has acted a very prominent part. It
is said that information has lately been lodged with
the Excise that a distillery concern in that quarter,
which had become bankrupt a few years ago, had
been larg;:ly involved in the purchase and sale of
sinue,gled Whisky ; and so systematically h cl the trade
been carried on that regular entries of the illicit
transactions were made in the hooks of the concern.
A sut.ninons wes accordingly served upon the trustee,
at the instance of the Excize, for the production of
the books in court. c r Friday ; when the agent in the
stAutstration attended ana pleaded that the hooka
formed part of the baoli-cupt's estate, 'which was per-
sonally vested in the trustee, and coul:l not be sum-
marily demawied. s proceedings in Excise are
couducted under British law, the intervention of a
jury was n-oressary to determine the point in question,
and Friday last was appointed for the purptte. In
the meantime the. rumour got abroad that legal evi-
dence of a long-continued and extensive illicit traffic
in whisky with individuals not only in Crieff, but
with several towasiu this and the adjoining counties,
was contained in the bankrupt's books, and a
panic took place in the former place, as in-
tense as if some fe.tal epidemic had broken out. The
subject engrossed public talk for some days, and the
cffice of the law agent in which the innocent cause of
all this consternation was deposited became the centre
of interest to all who had had transactions with the
bankrupt. At an early hour on Thursday morning
last it was discovered that the office referred to had
been broken into and the corpus delicti carried off!
This, it appears, had not been a difficult work to
achieve, as the office was on the ground floor, at the
back of a house along which there was a thorough-
fare ; and upon a precognition the same day by. the
procurator fiscal an old woman who lives in a neigh-
aivaened in thetourse
of the night, she happened to look out, and by the
light of the moon observed four men with a lighted
candle leaving the premises with books under their
arms. The intelligence rapidly spread, and it was
soon apparent that a great weight had been taken off
the minds of the lieges, and the relieved feelings of
the community got vent in mirth and music, a band
perambulating the streets in honour of the victory
over informers and excisemen. Here the mysterious
affair rests for the present, so far as we can learn, or
until clairvoyance discovers if the tell-tale documents
are still in existence, or where screted.—Perth
Courier.

WORKING AIAN'S MEMORIAL TO THE
LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Six,—The committee appointed at the public meeting
held on the 7th of August, 1850, at the Whittington
Club-room, to collect subscriptions from the working
classes for a memorial to the late Sir Robert Peel,
have closed their labours ; and the auditors having, on
the 6th inst., examined all the accounts, and certified
their accuracy, it may be satisfactory to your readers
to know the result.

Including the subscriptions begun at the Belvidere
Hotel, Pc utonville, there has been received the sum of
1,7371. 0;. 6d., chiefly in p€nny subscriptions ; and
that amount has been paid into the Bank of England,
to be invested in the Three per Cent. Consols, iu the
names of three trustees; and in the course of the
next month the committee will decide in what manner
that sum shall be employed, so as to confer the
greatest possible benefit on the working classes.
The committee have already decided that the yearly
interest of the fund shall be applied to educational
purposes, under the title of the " Working Man's
Memorial to the late Sir Robert Peel ; and they will
Spare no endeavours to render its application judicious.
It appears, on examination, that these subscriptions
have been received from upwards of 350 towns and
villages ; while in other towns the subscription that
was commenced for this fund became sufficient in
amount to establish a local memorial, which the com-
mittee in every case encouraged.
The number of individual subscribers is about
250,000, among whom are English workmen at St
Petersburgh, who have contributed Si. towards the
fund.

The expenses of fon committee for printing, send-
ing out between four and five thousand circulars, and
answering applications for books, lists, office charges,
&c., amount ou the whole to 2951. 14s. 91 up to the
present time ; and the committee intend to detray the
whole of that amount by contributions from their
own number, and from other friends of the late Sir
Robert Peel, so that the entire amount of subscrip-
tions collected shall remain applicable for the purposes
above stated.

A complete list of the names of the persons and
places from which subscriptions have been received,
and of the amount subscribed at each place, has been
prepared ; and should there be funds sufficient, this
list will be published, so as to satisfy every subscriber
that his mite has been received, and will be applied
for the objects intended.
I remain your obedient servant,
JOSEPH lIUME, Chairman of the Committee
Bryanstone-square, April 10.

ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.
The opening trip of the season. of this club is to take
place on Saturday, the 24th.mst., when the commodore,
James Goodson, mil heist his flag on board his
yacht, the Avalon, aff Blackwall, at four o'clock ,
and accompanied by the vice and rear commodores in
the War Hawk and Mouse, will proceed to the new club
house, at Erith. The first match of the season is to take
place on Saturday, the 29th of May next, and is for
Small-class vessels (not exceeding ten tone) only; the
course is from Erith to the Lower Hope Point and back,
and the prizes are 20 guineas for the first yacht, and 5
guineas for the second. A steam-boat will be engaged
by the club for the accommodation of the members and
their friends. The second match of the season will be
for the larger-class vessels only, and the course from
t hbee
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tChHisTdisCtiLnllgußis.
distinguished club
WAS held on Wednesday evening,
at
the
Piazza
Hotel,
Covent-garden. For the first
The unsuOalY
few minutes the chair was
taken by Mr. Green, who'
, was quickiy succeeded by Lord
Alfred Paget, upon whom the main business of the even-
ing devolved. The minutes of the previous meeting
having been re -al and confirmed, it was determined that
the second and last match of the season should take
placeon Saturday, June 12, entries to close on the even-
ing of the 2d. The secretary then read a communica-
tion from the Russian Consul, announcing the great
regatta of St. Petersburgh for Juno 27, in which royal
yachts of all nations are invited to contend for a prize
of 850 gs,, the race to extend from Crcnstadt round the
Neva Island. The letter was expressive of the warmest
desire for the St. Petersburgh Imperial Yacht Club that
gentlemen of the Royal Thames Yacht Club would ho-
nour them by entering the lists. The distance to be
sailed, is 160 nautical miles. Lord Alfred Paget pro-
posed that the annual donation of 51. be subscribed
by the club to the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, a
proposal which it is almost unnecessary to say met the
hearty concurrence of the club. Mr. George Russell
was then appointed agent for the Royal Thames Yacht
Club at the Isle of Man. Captain Wheeler announced
that the Ruby had been chartered to accompany the races
of this club, as Wording, from her size, superior accom-
modation to members and visitors. Genth men stewards
having been appointed for the receipt of tickets and
other duties ou board the steam-boat, several members
were elected, and others proposed for ballot at the next
meeting.

DESERTION OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND: On
Saturday, at the Brentford Police-court, John Keeley, an
elderly and respectable-looking man, valet and courier to
Colonel Caulfield, of St. James's-street, was charged by Mr.
Lewis, vestry clerk and overseer of the parish of Isleworth,
with having deserted his wife, and left her chargeable to the
parish. It was stated that the defendant, who had been
courier to many of the nobility, and who was now in the re-
ceipt of as much as 2001. per annum, had deserted his !riff
while she was on a sick bed. That he had not contriebtlt42l
anything towards her support tor many years, but she had
de-
obtained a precarious living by going out nursing. ,
_,hin..,
fendant now refused to allow the poor woman eivraAroa.
and said that she was well able to make her own l s"
rved punish-
The chairman said the defendant richly
ment, and as he refused to make his wife any
vigraent Act as a
should commit him to prison under the deseholvance, he
rogue and vagabond. , --0-5,1 mail Steam..
LIVERPOOL SATURDAY II
.—TailleclS Y from the Mersey at
Mersey this
ship Asia, Judkins.' commander,ws6th the usual mails and a
12.40 p.m. to-day, for New York, e
Th screw steam-ship City of
from the
large number of passengers.
sailed sailed
Glasgow, Wylie commli d
_id, a large freight of manufac-
afternoon for Philadelphisatenvfgers. The Pacific Mail Steam-
tured goods and
"wleam-shiP Bogota, Hall commander,
ship Company's nte esterday from the Clyde. She will be
arrived at this por Y d - next for the Pacific,
Wed
a: calling at
d ispatched on Janeiro, and Valparsiso •-
“ „and will take out
Madeira, Rio
hof the above-namedlaces. The Royal Mail
mails for eac .
ara, Stone commander,
steam-sbiP
l'rlatte 30th ult , with advices from
New York to Boston to the 31st, and tele-
from •
hic accounts New I ork, via Halifax, to the lit
graP mss' be expected to arrive •
inst'
day) TheStates' mail steam-ship Pacific, •NYe
comander, with advices from New York to the 3d inst., may
he looked for Wednesday morning next. - Saturday
HIGHLAND ROADS AND BRIDGEII.—On
the 38th report of the Commissioners on Highland Roads
and Bridges (presented to Parliament) was printed, extend..
lug to 30 Page,.
The whole of the assessments on the omm..
ties of Scotland for
only, showing
a decrease of - 6551. beim OOP 91 16401 ,tut
11714/4 4010, thole of 1.841..