The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-18 00:00:00

Prosperity to the Corporation of London, and the
111:Igistracy of London, and other toasts tellowed, and
a most convivial evening was spent.
Fitzwilliam, Hobbes, and other voodists, sung gees
admirably during the evening. Toe hilarity, in fist,
trod upon the heels of the forbidden hour.
A large amount of contributions was announced by
1\14r,. Cooper, the Honorary Secret:;ry, amongst which
vere 30 guineas from Alderman Lucie, besides a de-
nution of 200/. ; Mr. Drinkald 100 guineas, besides
donation at 100 guineas ; Mr. John Addis 50 guin,cas,
in addition to a donation 01,50 Afuineas ; Miss Brown 50
guineas, and Mr. J. D. Brown 200 guineas, besides tvto
acres of land. It was also stated, amidst loud cheers,
that Mr. J. D. Brown insured his life for the benefit of
tbe Institution for the sum of 1,0001. the interest of
which he would regularly pay to the day of his death.
"Maw Institution; we rejoice to say, is likely to be
extremely: prosperous.

MURDER OF LORD W. RUSSELL

Norfolk•str2et, Saturday, Three o'Clock, p. m.
The workmen engaged at the residence of this ill-
fated nobleman resumed their researches at an early
hour this. morning, anticipating that the whole of the
missing articles would be found.
In the course of the day Inspector Tedman, Ser-
geant Pollard, and fnur constables, made an inrportant
discovery (which; it is stated, was a shirt spotted with
blood belonging to Courvoisier), which was the 7esult
of their labours yesterday. It is reported that they
found, this morning a waistcoat, also spotted with blood,
belonging to Courvoisier. We have since heard, but
cannot voila for the authenticity of tho statement, that
there is no truth in these reports, nothing of any im-
portance having been discovered since Thursday last,
when a pair of gloves, spotted with blood, and supposed I
to belong to Courvoisier, were found.]

A coanini-cjtion has, since the murder, been made
to the police by persons connected with the Thames
Tuned, to the effect that the name of " Courvoisier"
appears in their books as a visitor to the tunnel on the
Ist instant. It has, however, been ascertained that it
was nee- Feancois Benjamin Courvo:sier, the valet to the
late Lard W'ffliaer Russell, and who is accused of being
museleeee, bat his uncle, a highly-respectable man,
liwgikeeeponsible situation in the establishment of a
worthy Baronet, at present on a visit to the Archbishop
of Canterbury, at Lalebeth Palace.
Da Ftida}eel ground-plan of the house was taken, by
order of 11.e.' Wing, the Duke of Bedford's agent,
and
it is under-steed it is intended to produce a model of the
pre ices ISt the next examination.
No weapon or instrument likely to have been used
for the eomilsion of the foul deed has yet been found,
and an opt Von prevails that, from the time which
elapsed brtwecn the murder and its discovery, the mer_ iferrer, whoever Le might be, had ample titne, in addi-
tive to secreting the articles which have been found,
to aconite even one of his Lordship's own razors, of
which there four in the room, and preventing its exhi-
titing any appearance of having bees usf.,d.
It is understood that, on the day subsequent to the
murder, Inspector Beresford, while obtaining from
Courvoisier a list of the articles supposed to have been
stoles], and removed from the promises, asked him for
a description of the seals attached to his Lordship's
'vetch, when Courvoisier fetched a wax impression of
a seal bearing the arms of the Bedford family, saying
that the impression had been taken from one of them.
That seal was the one found by Inspector Pearce be-
hind a leaden water-pipe, not far from the skirting-
board, behind which the articles first discovered were
found. Behind the same pipe was also found a signet
usua!iy worn by the deceased, which had ben
been and nearly broken, apparently for the purposo of
t,t‘:m4. destroyed. It is also stated, that on an exami-
ndtion inado, in the morning alter the molder, of
toe bed in Cotirvoisic,r's room, it appeared to have been
ran:pled and dtsturbetl, but had net the appearance of
a person haying elopt in it.
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__YDROPIIOI3IA. aentittnall hasa handed us
iitetal copy of a notice which be observed in a market twill
1:t [4:6 cour:t v (Devon). It is a curioity in its way •
N,)tice.—To. the Pubiie.—lt has been represented to us.t.hat
mid dog has bited other dozs in the town and its
vie'Tnity; we hereby caution all folks that all d.igs found in the
town and neighbourhood without having on a muzzle, will, after
this notice, mubjecl such dog to indictment at the Quarter
sions." IticHAtto KE3IPTHORNE, Const;:ble."— Wisteria
Times.

On Saturday, eter the laying of the first stone of
41a Alms-houses for the service of distressed watermen
and lightermeo, on Penge-common, Sydenham, by the
Right Hen. the Lord Mayor, the occasion was cele-
brated by an entertainment at the large Commercial
Thera, at the foot of London-bridge, in Southwark.
The Lord Mayor, who presided, was supported by Sir
Launcelot Shadwell, the Vice-Ohaacellor (who is an
old Thames waterman himself), Aldermen Lucas,
Thomas Wood, Humphery, and several mercantile
men of the first respectability " along shore." The
preseace of his Honour, who came from the west to sup-
po%t the sbildren of Neptune in the East, was hailed
wit, peculiar enthusiasm, which was, if possible, in-
creased when he delivered his manly address in favour
of the poor objects of the charity.
'rho usual loyal toasts were drunk with the usual
banotre,lust that, of the " Queen Dowager," who, upon
Ong &formed of the object of the charity, at once
consented to beers= patroness of it, and marked her
siactrity by inclosing a check to the Secretaries for
100 guineas, was received with reiterated cheers.
The Lee; MAYoa, in proposing " Prosperity to the
Institution," made some pertinent observations upon the
.coadition of the watermen and lightermen. In former
lays their 10ours were profitable, and they little
itrought that an asylum would be necessary for those
who should fall i4to years or decay, but the erection of
•lai4ges and gigantic improvements in steam, and a va-
rErsi of other causes, combined to render it imperatively
ineutultenespen those who had derived affluence from
titeir*earreas to aid in the support of the old and dis-
ateinbele of the body. He knew that on such an
coeersion 'heart and hand would show a close alliance,
and that the powerful exertions of Alderman Lucas,
the Prealdeat, to whom the success of the institution was
maialy attribute*, would be backed by the Corpora-
tion, mad all time., commercial men who were aware of
the vie of the old watormen.—(Load cheers.)
Alfferman Lucas begged perinifsion to:reply to the
toast, unusual as it was to ask sue!, a favour, but he
fat that he outsold be excused, as all around him had
assembled solely lor the purpose of accomplishing the
great abject of erecting an asylum for those whose la-
bour, and industry had no mixture of sham or deception
in thein.—(Ohects.) He knew that he woeid gain
credit for the recommendation, for he was a freeman of
the Wattrmen's Company sixty years.--(Cheers.) If
-ferturae had deserted him in proportion as she had been
kind to hire, he should at his advanced age be
at that moment a petitioner, and a fit object for tine
iu-
stitetion which he took such heartfelt pride in advanc-
ing. It laid r)ettsed Providence, however, to give him
great prooperity, and to supply him with the means as'
well as the inclination to promote, su admirable a charity.
—(Cheers.) Hsi had had a great deal to do with the
"'tong shore men," and he knew the public spirit by
which, in former days, they bad been distinguished,
wt. 7n they stepped forth in immense numbers to join the
pos,T,. and in other ways to defend their country from th•
invasion of lies enend.s.--(Loud cheering ) The fine
rsld wl,o is in the S2A year of his ag-, then pro-
posed the heath of the Lord Mayor, who cad on that
day lad the tnundnton stone of the A;y:urn, and ahem,
be said, be consder.,nl to lie, toe.,ether with the Corpora-
tion of Loudon, bound up with the population of the
rivcr Thames.

The LonD MAron, after ha,,ing refurncd thanks and
reassured the meeting of his exertions in support of the
\ !urn, proposed the health of his Honour the Vice-
Cii,ineetior, the wel-Lown and highly eqeerned friend
of the. vv.vertnan.

Alderman Lucas seconded the motion, and stated
enat he could bear the strongest testimony to the warm
fccling4 entertal'bed by his floac;ur towar.ls the laborious
s.

Tne toast weir c,ive4l with deafening eheera.
The VICE-CHANCELLor. thanked the large and
riespeetab!,l coalracy a;sembled for so high a porp,,s,
E., received krs birth in this great toetropoli.i, and
14e hid ruceived his education on the banks of the beau-
-1011 raver, vshich id)oundeil in sources of amusement the
,c.ooomical and salubrious that could be found its
the %hole range of harmless and wholesome recrea-
tieg.-...(ilieere.) lie had FeCti a great deal of the in-
dustry an l toil of those whose service they assembled
to promote, hot to his surprise he ltd never heard
until the ntbur day of the intention to procure a place
of retuze for the aged and infirm of the numerous
liodr. He regretted that 10 was a stranger to the
re at mmjerity of the gentlemen he had the honour to
arliltress, but it the spacious room in which they sat ha.il-
pcnail tn.-be filled u ith old watermen, gathered to,„zethor
from ifiercnt porta of the Thames, he dared to say
tff,z there mould Lot be a roan amongst theta who could
not repreFulte in his face that of an 0141 acquaintance.—
(Load clieers.) That he came ainotrgt the visitors to
.Pen,rti-eercrococi most Nillin;ly wai from the fact
th-aticise Itiouset:t he received a letter iiiviiin;r him to the
ce.rvenny from Mr. Cooper. the secretary„ he accepted
tttr 4iyitation, and expresse,t Irts aetermuiation to old
Oita threw to the best of his ability.—k (Cheers.) 11 e
Arusted that all t:irrse who resided on the banks of the
Thatritss, at had derived profit in some tray, in property
4,1` ih p',.6-Asure, Irons the labours of the watermen, would
ront:Fust their apploval of their industrious habits, which
turocrd,ont to be less scrrieeab,e to the po:ises3ors than
to thorn kir vacm they tone?.?, and he hoped that, as
tte Lord Mayor and Alderman Lucas had intimated,
Corvora.sion of London would strenuously exert
!;Jr the benefit of the " po)r 'roars shore
teen.'—(Loud cheers.)
The health of Alderman Lucas, the exceilent and
Iveserable President of the Institution, was next r)ro-
pased, and was received in the most enthusiastic
tnas'ner.