The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-11 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—A false assumption and scandalous abuse of my
name having found its way to your columns in the Marl-
borough-street police reports of yesterday, and being the
only person bearing the title of the old and not undis-
tinguished family, which is to become extinct with me, I
hope you will be kind enough to insert this note in your
widely-circulating paper, as expressing my earliest and
unqualified contradiction of having any connexion with
the parties and statements referred to, so injurious to my
character and social position.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
MORITZ DAM YONDER PFORTE.
Tokenhouse-yard, June 9, 1847.

HOME CIRCUIT.
The Slimmer Assizes (before Baron Parke and Mr,
Justice Coltman) take place as follows:
Herts—At Hertford, Thursday, July 8.
Essex—At Chelmsford, Monday, July 12.
Lewes—At Lewes, Saturday, July 17.
Kent—At Maidstone, Thursday, July 22.
Surrey—At Croydon, Saturday, July 31.

SUICIDE OF A SURGEON.—WORCESTER, TUESDAY
EVENING.--A shocking occurrence has happened here to-
day, Mr. Benjamin Sheppard, surgeon of this city, having
committed .1 most determined act of suicide. It appears
that soon after twelve o'clock this afternoon, Mr. Sheppard
went to a druggist in Mealcheapen-street, and asked for a
phial of prussic acid, which he represented that he required
for a patient. The druggist, whose name is Stringer, know-
ing Mr. Sheppard well, and giving full credit to his repre-
sentations, did not hesitate in furnishing him with what he
required. Mr. Sheppard then, on some pretext, retired to
Mr. Stringer's back sitting-room, and immediately after-
wards he was heard to fall to the ground. Mr. Stringer ran
into the room and found Mr. Sheppard in the agonies of
death, having swallowed nearly the whole of the deadly
poison, a few drops of which would have been sufficient to
destroy life. lie died almost instantaneously.
We are glad to observe A. and R. Thwaites and
Co., the celebrated Soda-water manufacturers, of Dublin,
have opened a depot at No. 17, St. Albans-place, Hay-
market, for the sale of their Mineral Waters, where, we have
no doubt, they will very soon receive the same distinguished
patronage they have for so many years enjoyed in Dublin.
Their quarter bottles of Soda-water are greatly patronised
by the medical profession, for the use of invalids and ladies,
as each bottle contains double the quantity of Sal Soda with
half the usual quantity of liquid.
REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER.—Wednesday,
at eight o'clock, a meeting of Mr C. Lushington's general
committee, which was numerously attended, was held at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, to receive the report of
the committee in reference to the state of the canvas iu
behalf of that gentleman. Mr. Geesin, of St. James's, in
the chair. Mr. Hug,gett. the secretary, produced the report
of the voluntary names of the gentlemen of the committee,
which showed a return most favourable to the interest of
Mr. C. Lushington, the number being as eight to one in fa-
vour of that gentleman and General Sir De Lacy Evans,
against Mr. C. Cochrane. Dr. Bambridge, Mr. Prout, Mr.
Childe, Mr. Hocken, Mr. Cox, Mr. Ffrench, &c., addressed
the chair, urging the renewed exertions of the committee to
complete the canvas, when steps were taken for that purpose. ,
The meeting, after the transaction of other business, sepa-
rated.

SHIP LETTER-BAG TO NEW YORK.—A ship letter-
bag for New York will be made up in the evening of the
14th inst., to be forwarded by the Sarah Sands steamer from
Liverpool on the 15tIt Wt.