The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-12 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON ELECTION.
A crowded meetinz of electors and non-electors o
the city of London :-.;-en,hl,-(1 en .`.lz,ter;iev ee ,z 1' -z, 0 t
i Cogers' Hall, to muet the Liberal candidates now in
I the field for the representation of the City in Parliament,
and
"'Theot hear the promulgate their political opinions.
Grand" occupied the chair. Baron Rothschild
was the first of the candidates who entered the room,
and was received with cheers and clapping of bands,
which lasted for several minutes. Mr. Pattison next
entererl, and was hailed with a burst of cheering loud
and long-continued, a manifestation which was also
warmly accorded to Sir George Larpent, the third of
the Liberal candidates who entered the room. The
chairman opened the business by stating that on the two
preceding Saturday evenings he had introduced Mr.
Alderman Johnson and Mr. Payne to the Hall as can-
didates for the representation of the City in Parliament.
Ho nbw successively introduced Mr. Pattison, M.P., as
the long and well-tried friend of the public, and of Li-
beral principles; Baron Rothschild, in whose person, as
a member of the Hebrew persuasion, the cause of civil
and religious liberty was anew to be tested; and Sir G.
Larpent, Bart., who had been before-in Parliament, and
whom he hoped to see there again as one of the Libeled
representatives for the city of London. The endow'
ment of the Catholic Church was made the question of
the night for testing the candidates, and was the debate-
able point between their supporters on the one side, and
the opponents of the scheme on the other.
Mr. PATTISON expressed his gratitude for the veil
kind reception he had met with, and referred to his past,
Parliamentary conduct as the best exposition he could
offer to the meeting of his political principles. ge
cursorily glanced at his votes in favour of every measure
calculated for the public good; and having pledged him'
self, should they return him to Parliament, to pursue 6
like liberal course, he concluded with an expression of
hope that the meeting would do their best, not for hilt"
self alone, but for Lord John Russell (who deserved
well at their hands, as the persevering friend of civil
and religious liberty, and for whose absence he apolo-
gised); for Baron Rothschild, who was well known for
his public and private worth to the citizens of London;
and for Sir George Larpent, Bart., as a consistent and
warm advocate of public rights.
Baron ROTHSCHILD pledged himself, should he be re'
turned, to do everything in his power to advance the
public good, by his votes in Parliament. He bad been,
assailed in anonymous letters by the opponents of liberal,
principles and religious freedom, for presenting himself
as a candidate for the suffrages of the citizens of Low
don; but he was resolved to try the question of religious
right in his person. Baron Rothschild also stated that
he had been charged, in letters which he received, with
buying up the corn of the country, to aggravate the
scarcity, and thus make a profit ; but he pledged his
solemn honour that neither himself, nor the firm with
which he had the honour to be connected, had ever
purchased a quarter of corn, except for their horses."'"
(Hear, and cheers.)
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Sir GEORGE LARPENT next presented himself, P.
was warmly applauded. He appealed to his past pahh°
conduct as the best guarantee he could give in testiral
of his attachment to liberal and just principles, any
pledged himself, if returned to Parliament, to persevere
in support of a liberal and enlightened course of polioi•
The candidates expressed themselves opposed to fari
ther church endowments, not from any prejudice agahl°
any denomination of Christians, but on principle. ,
The meeting was then addressed by Mr. M. P. ilahte.
and Mr. Falvey, in speeches loudly applauded for their
advocacy of civil and religious liberty, and of the merit'
of the Liberal candidates ;
Also by Mr. Tanner, a Liberal, and Mr. Berry apa
Mr. Jones, opponents of Catholic Church endowineot•
And,
On the motion of Mr. LEE, seconded by Mr. TAN N 1
a resolution was passed to support Lord John Russ' '
Mr. Pattison, Baron Rothschild, and Sir Georg°
Larpent, as the Liberal candidates for the representation
of the City.

CONTINENTAL COMMUNICATION. The South'
Eastern and Continental Steam- packet Company's steeir;
ship the Queen of the Belgians left Folkestone 14
Boulogne, at six o'clock, P.M. on the 9th inst., with
assengers, and the Lord Warden arrived at Folkestol
e,
om Boulogne, at 10 minutes past 8 P.M. On Satural
the Lord Warden left Folkestone, for Boulogne, 'lime 'li
o'clock A.M., with 33 passengers ; the Queen of rio
Belgians arrived at Folkestone, from Boulogne, atiefy
minutes past 10 A.M. ; the Queen of the French wd
Ramsgate, for Ostend, at 8 A.M. ; and the Prince:o
Clementine arrived at Ramsgate, from Ostend, at 1.

minutes past 2 p.m., with 36 passengers.
Captain Fitzgerald, late governor of our settlelneont
of the Gambia, has been appointed govorner of so

River.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT SOUTHWAIt;
BRIDGE.—Last night, about eight o'clock, as the Fa
steam-boat was passing Southwark-bridge pier, a fent";
most respectably dressed, fell from the deck into
water. A cry was instantly raised, and the vessel 01-4
backed astern as soon as possible. The officer on due'
at the floating engine, observing the accident, iete.
diately put off in the boat belonging to the London
engine establishment. He succeeded in obtaial'it
possession of the lady's bonnet, but just as he was abgbo
°
to seize hold of her person, she suddenly sank. ,`'to
was not seen afterwards. Every exertion was mad
discover the body, but all efforts proved fruitless up
ten e'clock last evening. There appears to be no dee
that the occurrence was purely accidental.
THE MARINERS' CHURCH.—On Saturday forenoli;
this edifice, which has been in course of erection ois
"
some time back, and which abuts the Sailors' Home,
Wells-street, Wapping, was consecrated by the Less
Bishop of London, in the presence of his Royal Highlies(
Prince Albert, who was accompanied by the Marcia° °
Abercorn, K.G., the Hon. Colonel Phipps, Colonel 5e5
mour, and a distinguished circle, including the Bigtee
Hon. the Lord Mlyor and other civic functionaries, r
Earl Waldegrave, Lord Radatock, the Hon. 0. Cl,vifirso
Cecil, Lord of the Admiralty, &c. His Royal Sid
arrived shortly before eleven o'clock, and wass, all.-eal
diately conducted to a seat near the pulpit. Dke -
ladies occupied seats close adjoining, and those "ot
were occupied by the residents of the Home, but in e"ted.
respects the attendance was not so great as was exPeculie
Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Smith, late ehaPd
to the Floating Church, and the sermon was preache otoe
the Lord Bishop, who selected for his text the 23d
of
of the 14th chapter of St. Luke. At the conclUsiftsibeil
the service the royal party inspected the Home, and
retired. DOA
WIGAN, LATE COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR NVIG-d.off
WIGAN, FRIDAY EVENlNG.—Thirteen lives Welty
been sacrificed by this most lamentable accident, an 0
inquest on the body of the sufferer last decease
held at Wigan, at half-past seven o'clock this eve,oo"-11 e
before Mr. Rogerson, the borough coroner. "1-06
evidence having been taken, the Coroner said, tht,
go
considered the case so important, and more espeeilleto
from what had appeared in the London morning PnaPrep
of that day, that he should write to Sir George u'veo
suggesting the propriety of sending some one "thea
before the next hearing. The Foreman of the jurtbiets
submitted the following suggestion of the jury'
was read by the Coroner, and adopted:—" "1", e,." th°,
authorise Mr. Peace to view the mine, to exanit" 60
cage, and report on the ventilation of the Iwilepori
ascertain the true cause of the explosion, and ,-10°
thereon to the jury on Or before Thursday next: the
inquest was then adjourned to Thursday next, wbe
inquiry will be resumed.
BRANDING DESERTERS.—The following cif nye-
reference to the mode of branding deserters to be at;:is:,
in future, has been issued from the Horse GO
" Horse Guards, June 25, 1847.—Circular Memorsen
—The mode of marking deserters by means of asth of
strument, prescribed by the circular letter of the of4ll
May, 1842, having been found ineffectual and eeir
erased, the"Commander-in-Chief has, on the recota":oe
dation of a board of medical officers, to whom the %be
ject has been referred, been pleased to direct thal
use of the said instrument may be discontinued, att"„gle,
method of marking with needles be reverted to thr°,7o
out the service. His Grace the Commander•in'neiel
further desires that the operation of marking della-jer
may henceforth always take place in the hospital, 013,:icl
the superintendence of a medical officer, who will be le
responsible that it is effectually performed, and that fif
letter 'D' shall be indeliby impressed on the skin. ~,
command of Field Marshal the Commander-in-03R',
SINGULAR SUICIDE BY A MEDICAL GENTLEM,kI:jog
On Friday night last an inquest was held at the /tt
Sun Tavern, Old Kent-road, before Mr. William L'7olo
and a respectable jury on the remains of Mr. en tb!
Kennels, a medical gentleman, formerly a surgeon,2o 010
Royal Navy, but who had been in practice in 000101,
Kent-road for some years. It appeared that some 131.,
ag), the deceased gentleman, who was a bachel?.:,;o9,
about fifty years of age, had had an operation Peropo:
on him, and since that period his manner and ta bee,'
had undergone a considerable change. Sueh,_ll,a toial
the effect which his affliction had had upon o'9oo cfr.
that he discontinued his practice, and became adiss the
recluse. On Wednesday night he retired to he t
stab
usual time, and on the following morning, beat
to 4),
o'clock, as was her general practice, his serlrd
ed
a cup of tea to his bedroom ; she fanc'e reare
master was asleep, and, in consequence, Lot ti;
from his chamber. At eleven o'clock she
his room, and, after calling repeatedly, appracn; e
bed and found that he was quite dead. b" cper"
alarm, and two medical gentlemen made their loot'
ance, who, on examining the deceased, found a "„et eud
ing knife buried in his left breast. The instru% 00;
tered the body about two inches from the IliP,P'll tb.;
was buried to the depth of six inches, and such thavA
force used in forcing it into the body, that scab, 00;
two inches of the handle was buried in the fles
served as a plug to prevent external hemorragte'tga
medical gentlemen were of opinion that the deet"
strument had passed through the heart, so thahteei
must have been instantaneous. The jury, after ..trieitifte
evidence of the above facts, and also of the ecce,l3ost,yl;
exhibited by the deceased, returned a verdict belav
had committed the act of self-destruction bY t
himself while labouring under temporary insaniit/14 thai
The Minister of Marine has just given orue bed 1
a careful examination shall be made of Ono.
oysters lately discovered in the Bay of the e-of
cutter has been sent to cruise off it, and to lint° 10
con)
fraction which the English fishermen may
Paris paper. BSI e bed;
ALTERATION OF MILITARY UNIFORM of o.'t
lieve we may confidently state for the informati°llo
military readers, that the following alterations or OF.
to be made in the uniform of officers of infantrk.oe
ments:-1. Forage caps of royal regiments to
black silk (oakleaf pattern) band, with 0.001.6 own badge
instead of the present scarlet band. 2. The lt'co to •ty
tkirts of the coats to be removed. 3. Gold leseoo.o
worn on gi
4. Gold sash in full dress, plain crire rrisld
undress. 4.
trousers in full dress, and scarlet sori
in undress. 5. Elack leather helmet, with hti cow
ornaments and plume, instead of present challest'
Service Gazette.