The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FEB. 2.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party
yesterday.
The Duke and Duchess of Leinster, the Earl of Car-
lisle, and the Earl of Mulgrave have been invited, and
are expected to-day.

Earl Granville, Lord President of the Council, gave
a grand dinner on Tuesday to the Cabinet Ministers and
the great officers of state of the Queen's household, for
the purpose of settling the roll of sheriffs for the present
year. The company present were the Earl of Aberdeen,
the Lord Chancellor, the Duko of Argyll, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, the Right
Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir William Molesworth, and the
Marquis of Breadalbane. The Hon. William Bathurst,
clerk of the council, also dined with the noble earl. The
banquet was given at his lordship's residence in Bruton-
street.

A deputation from the local executive committee on
the Manchester and Salford Boroughs Education Bill,
consisting of Mr. William Entwisle (chairman), Mr.
John Peel (honorary secretary), the Rev. C. Richson,
and Mr. J. P. Bunting, were introduced by Sir James
Kay Shuttleworth, and had interviews with the Earl of
Aberdeen, the Lord President, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Duke of Argyll, Sir James Graham,
and Mr. Sidney Herbert, in the course of yesterday.
The Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounts,
with their secretary, Mr. Bromley, attended the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at the half-yearly de-
claration of accounts.

A deputation, consisting of Sir James Duke, M.P.,
Captain Stanley Carr, chairman of the committee of
Australian colonists ; Mr. Henry Moore, late member
of the Legislative Council of New South Wales • Mr.
Duncan Hoyle, of Victoria ; Mr. Samuel Pratt Winter,
of Van Diemen's Land; Mr. V. L. Foster, of Victoria;
Mr. James Robert Morrison, Australian merchant,
London; and Mr. John Bourne, civil engineer, London,
had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yes-
terday at the Board of Trade.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday, and commenced hearing an appeal from Canada,
Pollok v. Bradbury. The Lords present were, Lord
Justice Knight Bruce, Lord Justice Turner, the Judge
of the Admiralty Court, Sir J. Patteson, and Sir. E.
Ryan.

THE NEW MINISTRY AND THE ECCLESIASTL

CAL TITLES BILL.

How the present Government and their followers voted
on the Ecclesiastical Titles' Assumption Bill, March 25,
1851.

MINISTERS, &C., WHO VOTED FOR IT.
1. Admiral Berkeley—Lord of Admiralty.
2. Sir A. Cockburn—Attorney-General.
3. Hon. W. Cowper—Lord of Admiralty.
4. Lord Drumlanrig—Comptroller of the Household.
5. Hon. H. Fitzroy—Under Secretary, Home Depart-
ment.

6. Lord A. Hervey—Lord of the Treasury.
7. Lord Alfred Paget—Clerk Marshal.
8. Lord Palmerston—Cabinet Minister.
9. Lord John Russell—Cabinet Minister.

AGAINST IT.
1. E. Cardwell—President of the Board of Trade.
2. Hon. Mr. Charteris—Lord of the Treasury.
3. Mr. Gladstone—Cabinet Minister.
4. Sir J. Graham—Cabinet Minister.
5. Mr. S. Herbert—Cabinet Minister.
6. Mr. Keogh—Solicitor-General for Ireland.
7. Mr. Monsell—Clerk of Ordnance.
8. Mr. Frederick Peel—Under Secretary of Colonies,
9. Sir J. Young—Secretary for Ireland.
10. Mr. Osborne—Secretary to Admiralty.

THE ALLEGED MURDER IN THE REGENT'S
CANAL.

With the exception of the difference of position in life,
the alleged murder of Martha Lea, who, as has been al-
ready stated, was found drowned under most supicious
circumstances in the Regent's Canal, at the rear of the
Regalia Tavern, Albany-street, is causing as much ex-
citement as did the death of Mrs. Kirwan, who was
murdered on Ireland's Eye. During the whole of yes-
terday, crowds frequented the spot where the body of
the ill-fated woman was found ; and the universal opi-
nion is that she has been the victim of a foul pre-con-
certed murder. The suspicious circumstances connected
with her paramour are, instead of diminishing, thicken-
ing around him. From inquiries made yesterday, in the
neighbourhood of the supposed murder, it appeared that
shortly before the cry of distress, the prisoner Mackell
was seen in her company near the spot, and that imme-
diately upon the cries of distress being heard, a man an-
swering his description was also seen and spoken
to a short distance from the canal bank, whence
he made a hurried retreat, and was not afterwards
heard of until he was arrested under the following cir-
cumstances. The case having been committed to the
care of police-constable Bow, a detective, that active offi-
cer instantly repaired to Mackell's lodgings, in Ecliston-
court, Marylebone, where he found him, and, without in-
timating the object of his visit, told him that his (Mac-
kell's) employer instantly wanted him, and that he should
accompany him (the officer) to his employer's house.
Mackell, unhesitatingly and unsuspectingly, accompanied
the officer, who conveyed him to the police station.
Having lodged him there, under a charge of murder, the
police constable hurried back to the prisoner's lodgings,
and told his wife that her husband desired her to send
by him (the constable) a bundle which he had left with
her. The wife, little dreaming the office or object of the
messenger, gave up the bundle which her husband had
brought home with him, and which, upon being exa-
mined, turned out to be the identical bundle that de-
ceased had redeemed on the day of her death, at a pawn-
broker's. It is further stated, that the prisoner had
been repeatedly heard to threaten the deceased. Mr. John-
son, surgeon, performed the autopsy yesterday, and
found that death resulted from drowning. His opinion
is, that she was raised up, and pitched into the water.
Externally there were no marks of violence on the body.

SEAMEN'S HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday the thirty-second
annual meeting of this society was held at the offices, in
King William-street, Mr. Wyld in the chair. The re-
port stated that the benevolent designs of the charity
had been carried on during the year with undiminished
vigour and interest, and the institution continued to re-
ceive that liberal assistance which was necessary for its
extended work of usefulness. The Duke of Northumber-
land accepted the office of president, which had become
vacant by the death of Lord Melville, and gave a dona-
tion of 2501. to the funds of the society. The number of
patients admitted on board the Dreadnought during the
year was 2,316, and those supplied with medical assist-
ance and stores, as out-patients, amounted to 1,554,
making a total of 3,870. A sum of 1361. was received by
means of the subscription boxes which were placed under
the care of the shipping-masters appointed under the
mercantile Marine Act, which sum was the more valua-
ble as being contributed by seamen themselves. The
society had received three legacies during the year-
-3001. from Mr. Benjamin Hill, 1001. from Mr. Boucher,
and 101. from Lady Colville. The number of men
received into the hospital, including those of the
years just past, was 67,903. There were under cure or
convalescent, on the 31st of January last, 159. Of the
2,316 admittedin the present year, there were discharged
cured 1,653, convalescent 181, relieved 88, not cured 16,
deaths 75. The patients of different nations received
were in the following proportion :—Englishmen 39,734,
Scetchmen 8,199, Irishmen 6,035, Frenchmen 249, Ger-
mans 913, Russians 871, Prussians 1,346, Dutchmen
233, Danes 907, Swedes and Norwegians 2,292, Italians
639, Portuguese 520, Spaniards 313, East Indians 1,142,
West Indians 1,167, British Americans 918, United
States 1,322, South Americans 149, Africans 391, Turks
16, Greeks 64, New Zealanders 35, New South Wales
36, South Sea Islanders 226, Chinese 42, born at sea
137—total 67,903. In what sei vice employed—Her
Majesty's navy, 3,215 ; Hon. East India Company's
Service, 1,798 ; merchant vessels of different nations,
62,890—t0ta1, 67,903. Tho receipts for the year amount-
to '8,135/. 14s. 11d.; and the expenditure to 7,7161. 118.
4d.; leaving a balance of 4191. 3s. 7d. The report was
adopted, and officers for the ensuing year appointed ;
which terminated the proceedings.
A young fisherman, named Guilbert, of Boulogne-sur-
Mer, emyloyed in a fishing-smack belonging to Calais,
went a few days ago to pay a visit to an aunt living in
the latter town. With her consent he took a walk with
a female cousin, and a young woman named Babet, to
whom he was engaged to be married. They returned
together about nine o'clock, and ho went to bed. About
an hour later two brothers of Babet came in, and he got
up to drink with them. In the course of conversation,
he announced that he intended to go to Boulogne, and
to take Mlle. Babet with him to present her to his
family. Mme. Friodeval said she would not allow that,
as it would be improper, The brothers of the girl ex-
pressed the same opinion. Guilbert insisted, and at
length became so excited that he rose, and stabbed him,
self in two places near the heart. He fell bathed in
blood, and a medical man was sent for, but before he
arrived the young man was dead.
NEW RAILWAY SCHEME.—The prospectus has been
issued of the proposed London and Westminster Thames
Railway. The required capital is 600,0001., and the
length of the line will be a little over two miles. Three
sets of rails are to be laid,down, and there is to be a road-
way carried above the railway, the latter gassing under
the bridges, and both being supported on iron columns. ,