The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-13 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK--(THIS DA Y.)

CHARGE OF STABBING.—Mary Cronin, a masculine-
looking young Irishwoman, was brought before Mr.
Combe, charged with stabbing Ellen Godfrey with a
knife.

The prisoner and the prosecutrix are both women of
easy virtue, and resided opposite to each other in Suf-
folk-place, at the rear of the Police Court. Last night
about eleven the prisoner was fighting with another
female near the place, when prosecutrix interfered and
separated them. All was quiet until near one o'clock,
when prosecutrix went out to speak to a neighbour, and
she had not walked many yards before she was suddenly
attacked by the prisoner, who stabbed her in the left arm
with a sharp knife, and ran away, exclaiming that she
was determined to do for her. A constable fortunately
came up and secured the prisoner, and immediately
took witness to St. Thomas's Hospital, where the wound
was dressed.

Mr. Combo asked whether the wound was dangerous ?
Police constable 94 M produced a medical certificate
from the house-surgeon of the hospital, stating that it
was an incised cut, but not of a dangerous description.
The prisoner said she had a quarrel with the com-
plainant, and she struck her first. She had a knife in
her hand, but did not intend to injure her. They were,
in fact, both drunk at the time.

Mr. Combe said, as the wound was not dangerous,
he should fine her 405., or six weeks' imprisonment.
She was committed.

HINTS FOR EMIGRANTS.

(From a Private Letter.)

MELBOURNE, N. S. W., Nov. 5, 1852.—Having expe-
rienced the difficulties in the way of an intending emi-
grant of getting useful information, prior to leaving
England, touching the necessary outfit, and having wit-
nessed the serious loss and inconvenience the ignorance
on these matters has caused many, I beg, through you,
to say a few words to such as intend to emigrate to this
country for the purpose of gold seeking. I speak to the
humbler classes, as those who have means may study
comfort.

Your outfit should consist of two or three blue serge
shirts, two or three flannel cinglets, ditto stockings, one
warm jacket, three pairs of trousers, one pair of strong
highlow boots, a strong walking pair, and a pair of
strong soled shoes for using on board ship,—many bring
slippers, but if you are up early in the morning and like
your salt water bath, as you ought, the deck will be wet,
and strong soled shoes have many advantages ; in strong
winds, too, the decks are usually damp.
Your clothes should be dark, as otherwise they soon
get soiled and look very untidy, as well as keeping you
constantly washing them. They should be useful for
strong work ; one suit may be a little lighter in texture
for ship. I may here remark, a light scrubbing brush is
very useful, being the usual mode of cleaning clothes on
board.

In bedding, two pairs of sheets, a small blanket, and
a blue blanket—the latter will answer for a rug when
lying on deck, it will also answer for the diggings ; a
bed you will not regret throwing overboard on arrival.
In purchasing your cooking utensils, you must be
guided by the number in the party ; but let them be of
strong tin, and, as you have but little room, make them
all to fit into each other ; a panakin, a hook-pot to hold
one pint-and-a-half, and a small saucepan to make soup,
will be sufficient for one person not joining a party (but
on board parties are formed, with messes of from three
to nine), a washbasin and small baking-dish ; for flour
or rice get small bags made,—you can judge of the num-
ber required by the provision list.
A knife and fork and spoons ; a few tools to enable
you to put up shelves or make any alteration necessary
in your berth—of course, with these you will provide
suitable nails, hooks, &c. ; a flask of oil, one quart ; and
a lamp with globe to give light all round, which will
cost 3s. 6d. A. small zinc filter will be a great con-
venience, and a strong tin case for holding fresh water.
You have to walk to the diggings from 35 to 200
miles, and carriage varies from 41. to 101. per cwt. Un-
less you have cas you must carry your traps on your
shoulders. Here all they take—the miners—is a rug, a
small calico tent (canvass tents purchased in England
are useless when required to be carried, being too
heavy), a change of clothes, a large panakin, and a
brace of pistols. Picks and shovels they buy at the
diggings, at from 15s. to 255. each, and very bad ones ;
yet you can't carry them up, and, as I write, there are
hundreds of emigrants delayed here trying to dispose of
the multitude of things, quite useless, which they brought
out with them. Some have been detained 14 days,
and have given away their effects for a mere trifle.
Get a knapsack made before leaving, or make it on the
voyage, that will carry the articles I have named. Don't
stay in Melbourne longer than is necessary to procure
good information as to the diggings you ought to go
to. Take .a berth not too near any of the hatchways,
as they are generally open to get up provisions, &c. ; see
that she be not an old ship ; and examine your ticket
that it be filled up for " the wharf at Melbourne," as
many passengers had to pay, some 31. to 51., for getting
themselves and traps on shore.
T
be ofh
eloney usually spent in an emigrant's outfit would
the greatest service to him to support him at the
diggings till he be successful. I may observe, your pro-
visions on board ought to suffice ; do not spend your
money in spirits, &c.
a;
nevery penny is of great impor-
tance here to a poor man.
LANCASTER E.

_ZECTION.—The polling took place yes-
terday. The proceeins ere throughout very peace-
tohueld be returned At the
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conclusion of the poll the numbers were—For .
Greene, 668 ; for Mr. Armstrong, 543
Mr. Greene, 125. ; majority for
FLIGHT OF BLANQUI. —The Lorientais of the Bth g •
a minute narrative of the escape of the formidable wee
re-
publican leader Blanqui from the Palais at Belle-Isle-e
Iver. Blanqui fled with another republican prisoner
named Cazavan, and managed to evade the notice of the
keeper by an ingenious stratagem. He made up and
dressed a figure of himself, which the turnkey in making
his evening inspection of the cell mistook for his prisoner,
who appeared to him to be sitting and warming himself.
He was very shortly afterwards taken in a barn, where
he lay concealed, having exchanged the prison costume
for a suit of black, and obtained from some friend I,ooof.
in gold. He has since been placed in a penal cell.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN FRANCE.—The
clergy of the Roman Catholic church in France is thus
composed in the 80 sees which form the circumscription
of it :—.15 archbishops, 65 bishops, 175 vicars-general,
661 canons, 3,388 curbs, 29,537 desservans of succursals,
6 chaplains for the three cemetries of Paris, and 7,190
vicars in the small communes. The personnel of the
protestant worship are 756 in number, 507 of whom are
for the reformed church, and 249 for the Lutheran
worship. In the Jewish church there are 53 rabbis,
and 61 officiating ministers. The church in Algeria is
not included in this account.

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