The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-22 00:00:00

NEW MUSIC.
A JOYOUS LIFE DO WE FAIRIES LEAD.

Kelly, Gower place.
This is a very beautiful and graceful composition
the words of this ballad being very effectively writ-
ten, by Mr. J. J. House, and wedded to most eloquent
music by Mrs. A. Milburn. There is a pure and
simple melody pervading this composition which will
ensure its becoming very popular. The accom-
paniment also is easy and unaffected, and we have no
doubt it will very shortly be found in the portfolio of
many a fair one. The title-page is very beautfully
printed in lilac and gold.

IRELAND.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Taw. op MR. DUFFY.—The case was resumed at the
sitting of the Court to-day, when the Solicitor-General
was heard on behalf of the Crown, in a most argumen-
tative and apparently effective speech, which occupied
upwards of three hours in its delivery, and, at its
conclusion (two o'clock), Mr. Justice Ball began
his charge to the jury, stating that, from the im-
portance of the case, it would be necessary for him to
occupy a considerable portion of their time,
therefore it is not tit all probable that they will even
retire to consider their verdict before five o'clock. They
sill then very likely be locked up for the night. Al-
though it is altogether impossible to form any idea as
to the result from the various opinions expressed as to
the constitution of the jury generally, and the statements
made by some of the jurors in the course of the trial,
the prisoner's friends are in high spirits, and say that
they are certain there will be no verdict, and that an ac-
quittal is not unlikely, while others who heard the very
able address of Mr. Hatchell consider that no honest
man could for a moment hesitate in finding a verdict of
conviction.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I am not accustomed to correspond with news-
paper editors, and have a great dislike to appear in
print; but I cannot refrain from tendering you my thanks
for your recent leaders, in reporting upon the railway
meetings, as well as for your constant efforts to assist iu
restoring our property to its legitimate value. I find that
you, as well as all the papers I have seen, omit, in de-
tailing the proceedings of the Midland Company, on
Thursday last, to notice the concluding remarks of Mr.
Hudson. As r consider them of as much moment as
any, I beg to call your attention to them. No doubt
th© confusion attendant upon the breaking up of the
meeting just at that time, accounts for the reporters
not catching Mr. H's. statements. Mr. H. said, " that
he begged to inform the meeting that the company
were now enabled to borrow on loans at four per cent. ;
that as a consequence they should make no further calls
on their 504 preference stock—and as, be did not doubt,
they should raise all the money they needed at four per
cent., or even lower, that circumstance alone would
shortly increase the dividends at least one per cent."
Believing that if this had been reported, you would have
noticed it as au evidence that '• Good times are com-
ing," I have boon induced to supply the omission,
And am, Sir, yours, respectfully,
A CONSTANT READER.
Huddersfield, Feb. 19, 1849.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Captain John Johnson, who was remanded on Satur-
day, on a charge of robbing .a German woman, named
Johanna Lorenz of two sovereigns in a house of ill fame,
was yesterday discharged, as the prosecutrix did not
appear. The solicitor for the defendant stated he was
perfectly ready to meet and to dispro►e the charge.
THAMES.
George Natty was fully committed on a charge of
cutting and wounding two women, with intent to do
them grievous bodily harm.
SOUTH WARK.
Adelier Lemire, a French teacher, was charged with
stealing a cheque on the London and Westminster Bank
for 144 95., the property of a person named Daniels.
The cheque had been lost in an omnibus, and the de-
fendant, who had presented it for payment,'was arrested
He said he had received it from a fellow countryman.
He was remanded until Monday, but admitted to bail.

TEE UNITED KINGDOM TEMPEEAIeCE •ND GE-
NERAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.--A meeting of mem-
bers and friends of this institution was held at Radley's
hotel, on Friday last. Tea was provided for the occa-
sion, of which upwards of 150 ladies and gentlemen par-
took. The Rev. W. R. Baker, being called to the chair,
expressed his satisfaction on seeing the meeting so fully
attended, and congratulated the members on the very
encouraging position which the institution occupied.
The secretary (Theodore Compton, Esq.), communicated
some very interesting particulars relative to thse
list o
dyu ..
,
tages of Life Assurance, and introduced
statistics, by which it appeared that thethraant one-half
o o t
mor-
tality of
tality in this office had been less
deaths that of other offices. In one of
themost successful
in eight years
Life Offices, it appeared that the
had been 4 per cent., while in the Ttehmaope2rapnecre
cent,
•
vident Institution "
ithadbeen less
Some interesting
tality among the statements
ditrerentca s7ere also made of the mor-
s. In the class of clerks,
the usual rate of mortality was about 2 per cent, per
annum. In the " Temperance wasp
Institution,"
during the last sight years, out of 136 clerks assured,
the only death was that of a person aged 73 years. In
the class of tailors, an
occupation not generally con-
sidered healthy, out of 148 persons assured, not a single
death had occurred in eight years. Several valuable
suggestions were made by various speakers, and the
greatest harmony and good feeling pervaded the meeting.
FIRE IN THE ROYAL INFIRMARY, ABERDEEN._
On Sunday morning a fire was discovered in the upper
floor of the front right wing of the infirmary. This di-
vision of the building is used as a fever ward, and con-
tained, at the time of the alarm, a number of patients in
all stages of fever. These, to the number of sixty were
removed to other parts of the building. The fire, after
burning two hours and a half, was extinguished. it did
not extend beyond the wing in which it originated.—
North British Daily Mail.
IMPROVEMENTS IN TIER ClTY.—Yesterday work-
men commenced removing the buildings standing be-
tween Budge-row and the old Church-yard of St.
Zachary, for the purpose of forming the new line of
street from Walbrook to St. Paul's. ile whole of the
houses between Turnwheel-lane and llowgate have teen 1
completely razed.