The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-07 00:00:00

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SLOANE, THE SPECIAL PLEADER.—This unfortu-
nate man, who, with his wife, was convicted in February,
1851, at the Central Criminal Court of cruelty to Jane Wit-
bred, his servant, died yesterday morning after a lengthened
illness. The sinking condition of the unhappy man had
been observed for some time past, and through the kindness
of the Rev. Mr. Davis, the ordinary of Newgate, the atten-
tion of some humane persons was drawn to the case. A
medical examination took place, and certificates having been
given by the proper medical officers, showing that any
further imprisonment would be fatal to his existence, a
free pardon was obtained about a week since through the
Home Secretary, and Mr. Sloane was removed to private
lodgings in Goswell-street-road, where he expired yesterday
morning, from the effects of illness arising from mental
anxiety and confinement. We believe the latter few months
of his existence had been made as comfortable as the prison
regulations would allow.

NEW CUSTOMS REGULATIONS AT THE DOCKS.—
The Customs authorities have directed that the following
regulations for the performance of the landing duty at the
Docks be permanently adopted, viz.:—That the several
docks be divided into stations, and each station placed
specially under landing-waiters to be selected for the pur-
pose of examining and delivering free goods agreeably to
the regulations of the minutes of the 26th of November,
1851, and the 27th of January, 1852, and to receive from
the warehouse-keepers or other officers of the Dock Corn
t
panics the daily requests for landing-waiters for their
and
re-
spective stations, such requests to be initiated by them
forwarded to the registrar, unless arrangements can be made
with the Dock Company's officers for the performance of the
duty required by the officers already .appointed to the
station, without the public business being impeded or de-
layed for want of the attendance of a sufficient number of
officers. That the landing-waiters so selected do exercise a
general supervision over all goods landed on their stations,
and not allow any goods to remain unweighed or unexamined
for a longer time than prescribed by the existing regula-
tions. This arrangement is not to interfere Withthe go generalsuperior
supervision of the landing-surveyors and other
officers, in order that the interests of the revenue may be
protected, the officers of the Crown actively and serviceably
employed, and the requirement of s trade attended to and
facilitated as much as possible.
THE CROPS IN
KENT.—The hay harvest is pro-
ceeding rapidly under the favourable influence of the last few
days of hot sunny weather, and the produce will be better
than was expected. I,l7?gret to learn that the potato
in r
blight is showing itself different places in this neighbour-
hood. From thelVeald (Rolvenden) we learn that the beans
are a little improving; but the peas are decidedly worse.—
Maidstone Journal.
ANTVVERP, MONDAY, JULY s.—The London
steamer Baron Osy, Captain Jackson, on her early arrival
here this morning, landed upwards of 150 passengers. The
greater part of them are English travellers of distinction, in-
cluding Earl Granville, Colonel Hughes, Major Chichester
and family, Captain Percy Grace, R.N., Captain Chappell,
RN., and Lady, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Bates, Mr. Theodore
and Mrs. Martin (late Miss Helen Faucit), &c.

NARROW &CAPE OP BISHOPS" SELWYN ND
TYRRELL.—The marvellous escape from murder of the
Bishops of New Zealand (Dr. Selwyn) and of Newcastle
(I)r. Tyrrell) was mentioned on Thursday at the meeting of
the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign
Parts. It appears that the two prelates were on a visit to
one of the Polynesian islands, when they were set uon by
the natives, and, becoming separated, were in the greatest
possible danger. They and their crews were surrounded by
the natives, who were full of ferocity, and who wen
eventually subdued by moral resolution rather than by
physical strength. The Bishop .of Newcastle had stated
that he had never experienced during the course of his life
two hours of such extreme mental agony.
We have much pleasure in announcing a Concert
although
at Exeter Hall this evening (July 7), and we trust,
the first benefit of Alias Roe J3rahani, that she will ough
have a
bumper.