The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-14 00:00:00

THE MURDER OF A POLICEMAN.

Yesterday a man named James Chapman was arrested
on suspicion of having on Tuesday inflicted injury upon
Constable Snow, of Bennington, from the effects of which
he'died. The deceased held a warrant for the apprehen-
sion of Chapman for a poaching offence, committed five
years ago. He has lately returned to Bennington, and
the evidence of a boy who witnessed the commencement
of the outrage, has led to his being apprehended. The
inquest on the body was opened yesterday, and ad-
journed.

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.
`Mr Advertiser says : "At the Privy Council which
is to be held this afternoon, we understand that Par-
liament will be fixed to meet on Tuesday, the 7th of
February."

STATISTICS OF " WHO'S WHO 1N 1871."
There are 231 members of the Privy Council of England
and Ireland, of whom 31 are entitled to sit on the Judicial
Committee. The House of Peers consists of 4 Princes of
the Blood Royal, 2 Archbishops, 27 Dukes. 32 Marquises,
164 Earls, 35 Viscounte, 24 Bishops, and 174 Barons—
making a total of 462. There are 106 Peers of Scotland
and Ireland who are not members of the Upper House—
viz., 1 Marquis, 31 Earls, 20 Viscounts, and 54 Barons.
The House of Commons consists of 652 members, there
being at present four vacant seats. The nobility of the
United Kingdom are 548 in number, and there are 14
Peers who are minors, of whom one (the Earl of Pem-
broke) will come of age in 1871. There are 13 Peeresses
in their own right, and 23 Widows of Peers whose titles
have become extinct. The number of Judges in England
is 26, and in Ireland 23, and there are 13 Scotch Lords of
Session. There are 2 Archbishops of the Church of Eng-
land, and 28 Bishops, of whom 2 are Suffragans. The
Irish Episcopal Church consists of 2 Archbishops and 10
Bishops, and the number of Indian, Colonial, and Mis-
sionary Bishops is 54. There are 7 Bishops of the Scotch
Episcopal Church, and the number of retired Bishops is
19. The Roman Catholic Church in England numbers 12
Prelates, and there are 4 Archbishops of that Church in
Ireland. There are 22 accredited Foreign Ministers in
England, and the number of British Ministev abroad is
32. The number of Governors of British Possessions and
Colonies is 60, and the Lords-Lieutenants of Counties
in Great Britain and Ireland are 117. There are 863
Baronets of the United Kingdom, and the number of
Noblemen and Baronets who are Knights is 128. There
are 519 Knights Civil and Military, exclusive of the
honorary Knights, and the Native Knights of the Star of
India. The Order of the Bath contains 792 Companions,
and there are 162. Companions of the Orders of the Star of
India and St. Michael and St. George, which number
includes the surviving Knights of Hanover. There are 4
Field Marshals of the British Army, and the number of
General Officers of all ranks (including those on half-pay
and those whose rank is purely honorary) is 629. The
Indian Army contains 294 General Officers, and the num-
ber of Flag Officers in the Navy is 315. The number of
Aides-de-Camp to the Queen is 44, and there are 32
Medical Officers who are Honorary Physicians and
Surgeons to Her Majesty. The Judges of the County
Courts are 61 in number, and there are 197 Queen's
Counsel and Serjeants-at-Law in England, the number in
Ireland being 110 ; the number of Recorders of Boroughs
and Cities in England and Wales is 98. There are 33
Deans of Cathedrals and Collegiate Churches in England
and Wales, and the number of Archdeacons in the same
division of the kingdom is 70. The Chaplains and Priests
in Ordinary to the Queen number 64. The number of
Royal Academicians is 42, there being one vacancy to fill
up, and there are three vacancies in the list of Associates,
who are 20 in number.