The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-08 00:00:00

oimstances of unparalleled brutality, so that
her life was seriously eidangered, and she
will probably never recover from the effects of the
injury. It was certain that the blow was inflicted
from a particular place. Three persons only were
in that place—the office-keeper, his wife and daugh-
ter. It must have been committed by one of
these parties but ; as they all choose to deny it,
the Magistrate before whom the matter
is brought, coolly declares that it is

quite impossible to form any judicial opinion
as to the true origin of the wicked and
cruel outrage ; that it was fortunate for all parties
that the child's life was likely to be spared, and that,
OF COURSE, no further proceedings could betaken. We
really cannot understand this mockery of justice.,
this practical immunity to a crime of the deepest
dye. Whether the child recover or die, outraged
Justice demands reparation-4he majesty of the
law must be vindicated !

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.-At the evening
meeting on January 10, at half-past eight, at the Royal
Institution, Albemarle-street, the following papers are
to be read :-Ist, On the feasibility of forming a canal
between the Gulf of Akobi and the Dead Sea, by Capt.
W. Allen, R.N. ; 2nd, Outlines of a Journey in Pales-
tine in 1852, by the Rev. Dr. E. Robinson and others ;
and, 3d, Latest Researches in Syria and Palestine, by
the Chev. Van de Velde, of the Royal Dutch Navy.
ROYAL ACADEMY OF MIISIC.-Mr. Thorpe Peed, of
the Royal Academy of Music, who recently performed
at the Polytechnic Institution, is about to give a series
of musical entertainments in the provinces. He is
thought to be one of the best singers from the matchless
'school of Crivelli.

We regret to learn that Lady Mary Cecil, eldest
daughter of the Marquis of Exeter, has been suffering,
for some days from a very serious attack of illness. Her
ladyship on Thursday completed her 21st year, and a
distinguished party was invited to celebrate the occasion,
but owing to her unfortunate indisposition the arrival of
company at Burghley has been postponed.
THE AMERICAN MINISTER IN MANCHESTER. The
public dinner to the Hon. J. R. Ingersoll,'the American
Minister at the Court of St. James's, took place last
evening in the Town-hall, Manchester, under the presi-
dency of Mr. Robert Barnes, the Mayor. A large and
most influential party of merchants and men of high
commercial influence assembled to meet his Excellency,
who was accompanied by Mr. W. Brown, M.P. In the
course of the proceedings of the evening, the resolutions
from the board of directors of the Chamber of Com-
merce, and an address from the Commercial Association
(both beautifully engrossed on vellum), were presented
to his Excellency, the resolutions by Mr. Bazley, the
address by Mr. J. A. Turner, in their characters of
chairmen of the boards of direction of each body.
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The ordinary meet-
ing was held last evening at the society's rooms, 20,
Beford-street, Strand ; Mr. J. D. Salmon, F.L.S., in
the chair. Mr. G. Edgar Dennes, the secretary, an-
nounced numerous donations to the library, and stated
that many thousands of specimens of British plants had
been received since the last meeting, and would be dis-
tributed to the members next month. Mr. T. Moore,

F.L.S., read a paper, "On the occurrence of Asp&llium'
viride, in a quasi-spontaneous condition, near Brighton."
PURCHASE OF A VESTRY CLERKSHIP.—At the meet-
ing, held on Thursday evening, in the parish church of
St. Paul, Covent-garden, an extraordinary disclosure
was made by Mr. Nichols, from which it appeared that
a negotiation had taken place between Mr. Taylor and
Mr. Lewis for the sale and purchase of a vestry clerk-
ship, and that the purchase money fluctuated between
501. and 751. Mr. Lewis admitted that their mutual
supporters had an interview in his office, Essex-street,
when it was proposed that they should compare lists,
and that he who had the smaller number of pledged
voters should, upon receiving a proper compensation,
retire, in order to prevent the election of Mr. Daniel, a
Roman Catholic. It was stated at the meeting on
Thursday night that since 1848 not an entry had been
made of certain charitable trusts, and that during the
past year the ledger was a closed book.
SUlClDE.—Yesterday, Mr. Baker held an inquest, at
the Sportsman, Margaret-street, Haggerstone, on view
of the body of Charles Richardson, a painter, aged 46, a
single man, who hung himself with a cord, at No. 1,
Gloucester-street, where he occupied a room. The de-
ceased had been in a desponding state. Verdict, tem-
porary insanity.
SHOCKING CASE OF DESTITIITION.--Yesterday Mr.
Wakley held an inquest at the board room of the Strand
Union workhouse, on the body of a man, named George
Reed, aged 45, formerly residing at 4, Old Boswell-
court. From the evidence it appeared that deceased
was found on Sunday evening in the Strand, insensible,
and with a bruisd on the right temple ; his left hand was
also cut. The police procured a stretcher and removed
deceased to the station-house in Bow-street ; whence by
the direction of Inspector M`Kenzie, who said it was
more than a drunken case, the unfortunate man was
taken to King's College Hospital. Here the stomach
pump and electrifying machine were brought into opera-
tion, by means of which the man came to a little, and
the police were ordered to take him back to the station-
house, with a message that it was "a case for a station-
house, and not for an hospital." Before, however, de-
ceased reached Bow-street, he fell down quite insensible,
' and never rallied. The Coroner said that the conduct of
the person who, after treating this unfortunate man
medically, had ordered him to the cell of a police court,
was highly reprehensible. Deceased presented a most
shocking appearance. He was emaciated, and covered
all over with, sores. He had seldom seen a more de-
plorable case. It was to be regretted that when unfor-
tunate persons like this were found in the streets, they
were generally treated as if they were drunk, merely
because they were insensible and unable to speak. The
evidence of the surgeon who performed the post mortcm
examination went to prove that the whole of the organs
were in a most healthy state. There were two dots of
blood over the brain, one under the injury on the right
temple, the other on the opposite side as if caused by a
fall or blow. This was sufficient to cause death, and
deceased appeared to have died in a state of starvation.
There being nothing to prove how the injuries were
inflicted, the jury returned a verdict embodying merely
the facts.

THE Loss OF THE VICTORIA STEAM-SHIP, OF HULL.—
An inquiry is now proceeding before Captain Beechey,
R.N., and Captain Walker, RN., of the Naval Depart-
ment of the Board of Trade, at the offices of that depart-
ment, at Whitehall, relative to the loss of the Victoria,
Hull-steamer, which was wrecked some weeks since near
Gothenburg, and was attended by a melancholy loss of
life. Some delay has been experienced in procuring the
attendance of the crew of the ship so as to give evidence,
and as yet the captain has not been examined, he not
having returned from Gothenburg. We believe the evi-
dence, or parts of it, will be made public when the inves-
tigation may be said to have been brought to a termina-
tion.—Skipping Gazette.
FIENDISH RAILWAY OBSTRUCTION.—On Thursday
some wretch attempted to overthrow a railway train on
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire line by
placing four wooden railway sleepers across the down
rails, at a curve two miles west of the Woodhead Tun-
nel. Fortunately a luggage train, and not one with
passangers, was the first to come in collision with the
obstruction, about 12.15 p.m., and no serious injury re-
sulted. A man was seen to leave the railway at the
flat girder bridge, near the place, a little time before the
goods train came up. Mr. Allport, the manager, com-
municated the facts yesterday to Mr. Richard Beswick,
Chief superintendent of the detective police at Man-
chester, and a strict inquiry is taking place, with a view
to the discovery of the offender. The company have
also offered a reward of fifty pounds on the conviction
of the man. The express train from Sheffield to Man-
chester was due at the place at five minutes after one,
and as the line for some miles above is on an incline, it
would probably have attained a great speed by the time
it came in collision with the obstructions, when con-
siderable loss of life must have resulted.

DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CANADA.—It appears that the
statement of gold deposits having been discovered on the
property of the British American Land Company, in the
district of Sherbrooke, in Canada, has been fully con-
firmed, although, owing to the severity of the weather,
no definite opinion has yet been -formed of their value
and extent. The Government Geological Surveyor has
visited the region, with instructions] to report upon
it, but the depth of snow at the present season obstructed
his proceedings. From the elevations at which the metal
has been found, however, he is stated to have arrived at
very favourable conclusions with regard to the probability
of its distribution in the valleys. The company have no
rights of mining for gold and silver, these having, in
their case, being specially reserved to the Crown ; but
the population that must rapidly be attracted, both
from Europe and the United States, if surface workings
to any extent should prove to exist, will have an im-
portant effect in augmenting the value of their land.
THE RE-ELECTIONS IN IRELAND.—The accounts from
Carlow are still conflicting, but the friends of Mr. Sad-
leir speak more confidently of success. The hon. gentle-
man met his constituents on Tuesday evening, and
entered into a lengthened statement of his Parliamentary
career since 1847 up to the present time, and gave the
reasons which induced him to accept office under the
Earl of Aberdeen. None of the Roman Catholic
clergy were present on the occasion, but a letter
was received from the Right Rev. Dr. Haly, the
Titular Bishop, stating his regret at being unable to
attend, and expressing his anxiety that the most
effectual efforts should be adopted to secure Mr.
Sadleir's re-election for the borough. Dr. Haly being
all his life a sincere and consistent lover of peace and
good order, it would be difficult to say what value the
priests of his diocese place upon this mark of their
superior's confidence in the integrity of the new Lord of
the Treasury. Time, however, will tell the tale. Mean-
while Mr. Frederick Lucas, who was a spectator on the
occasion, is said to have gone down there with a view of
inducing some candidate of kindred politics to enter the
field against the "Government man,' but had been so
far unsuccessful in his search. Eventually a resolution
was adopted pledging the meeting to use everx legiti-
mate means to insure the re-election of the late member.
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compelled to return to this port for repairs, where she
arrived this evening. The damage, we believe, although
extensive, will not occupy many days in repairing. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Tagus,
Captain Soy, with the Peninsular mails left this after-
noon. She took out several passengers, and specie to
the amount of 10,0001.
A land steward was murdered on Wednesday in Tip-
perary.