The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-07 00:00:00

have been disturbed, there is nothing analogous
thereto at the present crisis, and that Sir CHARLES
WOOD could not have even proposed, much less
carried, any proposition which should not, at any
time, have been open to the consideration and
revision of Parliament ; and he is, therefore, en-
titled to no particle of credit for the resolution
which he has just put forward with such pompous
pretension.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.--(THIS DAY.)

ASCOT RACES.

The Liverpool, Peterborough, Durham, and Clare
County Committees sat this morning, but no evidence
of interest was 'brought before them. It is expected
that the Clare County Committee will to-day come to a
decision on the "intimidation and priestly influence"
branch of the case. Should they not unseat the sitting
members on this part of the case, the petitioners will
then be called on to go into the allegation of bribery and
treating.

(THIS DAY.)

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

TRIAL STAKES.

Ariosto
Ephesus

Fifteen ran.

But the present legislation for an indefinite
period is calculated to disperse the reasonable
hopes of the inhabitants of British India. Their
earnest request, their most ardent desire is, for
" public inquiry and discussion in the Imperial
Parliament ; " that, as we have already
stated, any system of Government, what-
ever it may be, should be open to alteration
and improvement, from time to time, as the well-
being of the country may require. That periodi-
cal discussion would afford the opportunity to the
people of setting forth their grievances, under cir-
cumstances that would afford the most auspicious
prospects of at least receiving attentive hearings,
if not of achieving their objects and obtaining the
anxiously-looked-for redress. It would also sti-
mulate the local Government and the subordinate
officers to the more diligent and efficient discharge
of their duties, and thus be productive of the most
beneficial results. But Sir CHARLES WOOD'S mea-
sure would not only deprive them of these unques-
tionable advantages, but would create a direct in-
terest in a powerful body, armed with great patro-
nage, and a corresponding amount of influence,
in retarding and procrastinating the enquiries,
and preventing any distinct or definite conclusion
from being arrived at. Can any person for a mo-
ment suppose that we should have had even the pre-
sent infinitesimal improvements offered were it not
for the rapidly-approachingtermination of the Char-
ter Most certainly not. The question would
have been, if not consigned to the "tomb of the
CAPULETS," at least most unceremoniously shelved
until a more convenient season, which might never
arrive. Once more, then, we entreat every inde-
pendent Member to resist above all things the in-
definite duration of the measure, and to insist
that any legislation on the subject, with the
present defective information, should be only for
two, or, at the outside, for three years from the
termination of the Charter. There is no reason
why any of the suggested improvements might
not be carried into practical operation even for
that limited period.

THE COURT.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accom-
panied by the youthful Royal family, are expected to leave
Buckingham Palace this afternoon for Windsor Castle,
where her Majesty will dispense the regal hospitalities
during the Ascot races to a royal and distinguished
circle. The Queen on Thursday, the Cup day, will,
with her visitors, honour the course with her presence,
attended by the Earl of Besborough, as Master of the
Stag-hounds, and the usual royal retinue.
THE KING OF HANOVER.—The Hanoverian Legation
in Grosvenor-place is in a state of preparation to receive
King George of Hanover and his Consort, who are on
the eve of leaving Hanover for London. A suite of
English coachmen, grooms, &c., have been engaged for
his Hanoverian Majesty during his sojourn in England.
The King has one son, the youthful Crown Prince, after
whom the Duke of Cambridge is in remainder to the
throne. In the Act of Parliament, however, granting
an annuity of 12,0001. per annum to his Royal High-
ness, is a clause specifying that the income shall cease in
the event of the Duke becoming a foreign Sovereign.
OLD • SOUTH SEA ANNUITIES. —Some considerable
purchases have been made at par of the Old Smith Sea
Annuities by the parties who have sent in Exchequer-
bills for payment. These annuities will be paid off in
April, 1854, but will meanwhile carry three per cent.
interest from the sth of April last, so that, for the pur-
poses of a temporary investment, the exchange has been
a very safe and favourable one.
AUSTRALIAN EMIGEATION.—The departures from the
port of London for the Australian colonies during the
past week show no remarkable variation, and the vessels,
with few exceptions, have been of the larger class. They
have comprised six to Port Philip, with an aggregate
burden of 2,966 tonnage ; four to Sydney, with an
aggregate burden of 2,269 tonnage ; three to Adelaide,
with an aggregate burden of 978 tonnage ; one to Swan
River of 384 tons ; and one to Launceston of 388 tons.
Their total capacity was 6,235 tons. The shipments of
manufactures and ordinary descriptions of merchandise
have been large, but the rates of freight exhibit a ten-
dency to decline.
AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS.—
The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter-
dam produce markets state that business was rather
limited, and that no essential change had occurred in
prices. The demand for coffee was principally confined
to home consumption, and rates were fairly supportel.
Sugar, mw and refined, was, on the average, steady,
although in some few cases lower prices had been ac-
cepted. In rice the transactions had not been active,
but the late advises had been well maintained. Indigo
was firm at previous quotations, and no important alte-
ration had occurred in tea.
SUICIDE FROM A HOUSETOP.—Yesterday, Mr. Baker
held an inquest at the Freemasons' Arms, Salmon's-lane,
Limehouse, on view of the body of Mr. Reeves Wilson,
aged 36, proprietor of the Jolly Sailor, Salmon's-lane.
Deceased occasionally suffered from delirium tremens.
On Saturday forenoon he was in conversation with his
wife when he left her as she thought to go up to his
room. In a few minutes she was alarmed by hearing
that he had got on the top of an adjoining house, from
which he had taken a leap and jumped into the street.
He was taken up in a state of insensibility and conveyed
into his own house, where he was promptly attended by
a medical gentleman. He died the following day. Ver-
dict, "Temporary insanity."
ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE ClTY.—Considerable ex-
citement has been created in the neighbourhood of New-
gate-market in consequence of a desperate attempt on
the life of Mrs. Marianne Kipp having been made last
night by Ann Mack, a servant in the employ of Mr.
Pike, book clasp maker, carrying on business at No. 8,
Oxford Arms-passage, Warwick-lane. It appears that
the wounded woman's husband works at Mr. Pike's, and
she having conceived a jealous feeling against the maid-
servant, went a few evenings since and abused her most
shamefully, promising to call again on Monday (last)
evening. This preyed very much upon the girl's (Mack)
spirits, and she purchased a razor during the day, for
the purpose it is believed of committing suicide, as she
appeared in a very excited state. At half-past nine
o'clock Mrs. Kipp again made her appearance, and
commenced a tirade of scurrilous language. Anne
Mack, who had the razor in her hand, unable to brook
such abuse, rushed at her, and inflicted some serious
wounds on the neck and breast. The screams of Mrs.
Kipp brought assistance and she was conveyed to Bar-
tholomew's Hospital, and her assailant was taken into
custody, and will undergo an examination to-day before
a magistrate.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE WOOLWICH TERMINUS OF
THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—On Sunday night
two accidents, one of them fatal, occurred at the Wool-
wich terminus of the Eastern Counties Railway, which
took place in consequence of the want of caution of
those who are the sufferers. The following are the
circumstances of each case :—The first- occurred to a
male person of respectable appearance, who arrived
shortly after ten o'clock in a steamer from Woolwich,
to go by the up-train to London. Before the vessel
reached the pier, he and another passenger leaped off,
when they unfortunately fell into the river. Captain
Rose, the commander, immediately had ropes flung out,
and used other means to save them. One was recovered,
but the other individual, owing to the force of the current
was carried away and was drowned. The body was not
found at a late hour. The other accident occurred to a
female, about twenty minutes afterwards, and who was
a passenger by the down-train ; on its arrival at the
terminus, but before it was stopped, she attempted to
get out. Her foot unfortunately missed the platform,
when she fell on the line. The driver was looking back
at the time, and saw her disappear. He, with great
exertion, put on the break, and stopped the train before
any of the carriages went over her. She was removed
from her perilous position, and instantly brought bazk
to the terminus at Shoreditch, when she was placed in
a cab and taken to the London Hospital. She was
there found to be seriously injured, but there were
hopes of her recovery. Both the man and woman -were
unknown.
CRIME IN NEW YORK AND IN LONDON.—The num.
ber of arrests last year were 40,000, in a population of
say 300,000, giving a per centage of 6 6 on the whole
number of inhabitants. In London the returns (~f the
metropolitan police, for 1850, show 70,827 arres4zs, out
of a population of two millions and a half, giving a per
centage of less than three on the whole n'amber of
inhabitants. Thus crimes are in New York rather more
than twice as frequent as in London. IneAeed, if we
make proper allowance for the superior -vigilance and
organization of the metropolitan police of London, and
for the notorious inefficiency of our own police force, we
shall probably find that, in proportion to the population,
there is in ew York thrice as much crime as in Lon-
don.—New York Herald.
OATMEAL PORRIDGX.—We kicked up a great bobbery,
that's a fact. In the midst of it, in comes Mrs.
McTavish, lookin' as red as a turkey-cock, and struttin'
like a bantam-hen, head up stiff and strait, wings ex-
tended angry-like, till they scraped the floor. She was
in a riproarious passion,. If she didn't talk quick, it's 1,
pity. First she talkedt Gaelic, and then she translatizd
it. She made a long yarn of it ; but the short
of it was this, she gave the Indians a pot, of
burgoo— oatmeal and water—for their supper, and
they refused to eat it, sayin' " May be
very good for Scotchmen and pigs, but Indian no eat it,"
and walked out of the house in high dudgeon. Oh !
didn't little Rory roar, and Mrs. Rory rave, arel didn't
Igo into convulsions ! I thought I should b:4ve died on
the spot for want of breath. I joined in berating the
Indians though of course, or I should have heeri obliged
to cut stick too; but it was almost too rP.74.1,Ch for my
ribs. Well done, hairy scalps, sais I tr 4 myself well
done, hairy scalps, your pride has or
laughed when he heard Ws
this time at any rate. Oh deg-: atdone hairy egg
SciFtve.story.—Sam 'Slicks Wise
how Ambassador

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1853.