The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-05 00:00:00

LEITH.

PUBLIC MEETING.—ABOLITION OF THE LIOUT
Duxs.—A public meeting of the shipowners, merchants,
&c., of Leith was held in the Court-house on Friday
last, the Honourable Provost Hutchison in the chair,
when resolutions condemnatory of the system of ex-
action were adopted, which were moved and seconded by
Messrs. Gibson, Mitchell, and Councillors Philip and
Innes, and a petition to the Legislature agreed to, pray-
ing that the light dues shall be abolished, and the light-
houses maintained at the national expense. The general
feeling is that, if the shipping interests at the seaports use
the exertions necessary, and lose no time in forwarding pe-
titions, Government will see the propriety of following the
recommendations of the Committee of the House of
Commons, that all the lighthouses should be "maintained
in future at the expense of the nation," this report hav-
ing been supported by Lord Palmerston and Admiral
Dundas, the former a Cabinet Minister and the latter a
Lord of the Admiralty.
The numerous vessels that have of late been lying in
the docks are fast disappearing, and business is now
rather dull. On Thursday morning the Act of Parlia-
ment arrived at the Custom-house, ordering the ports to
be open from that day until the Ist of September. The
Government locks were immediately removed from the
doors of the bonded warehouses, and two vessels com-
menced delivering grain. There is a prospect of large
arrivals of grain during spring and summer.
The 1

letters from Amsterdam state that the re-
action in the value of English securities had produced a
favourable effect upon the dealers frequenting the Bourse.
The result was, that prices showed a tendency upwards in all
cases, but it was in Dutch Stock that the greatest rise had
been experienced.
Advices from Constantinople to the 16th January
notice further improvement in the condition of the grain
markets. A continuance of purchases on French and English
account had, made quotations generally better. For delivery
at an early date some very extensive transactions were re-
ported. Linseed was also in demand at higher prices: The
majority of vessels taking in cargoes of wheat were destined for
Leghorn and Marseilles. Nothing of consequence had been done
in the export trade. The latest accounts from Salonica do not
speak of much activity in trade. The Greek holidays had
just terminated. The rate of exchange at Smyrna upon
England was 106,1,- to The markets at Aleppo were quite
stagnant, owing to the absence of arrivals from Europe. The
remark in letters from that place is, " it would be useless to
give you prices, for they are purely nominal."
MALICIOUS OUTRAGE.—In the beginning of last
week, one of those acts, which we have so often to record in
the mining district, resulting from the most fiendish and re-
vengeful feelings, occurred as Brockmoor. It appears that
before daylight on Wednesday morning four pieces of hard
oak were introduced between the teeth of the crown wheel
and the nut wheel of the Star Pit winding engine, at the
Wide-waters Colliery. near Brockmoor, belonging to Lord
Ward. The object of the miscreants was to break the ma-
chinery, and destroy the lives of the first band of men who
might happen to descend the shaft—a calamity which was
happily averted by the timely discovery of the affair. A re-
ward of 201. has been offered by Lord Ward's agent for the
discovery of the miscreants engaged in this nefarious trans-
action.— Worcestershire Chronicle.

The following Eorrible suicide has just taken place
in the gnarlier de Breda :—A young female was living in
some style under the protection of a wealthy person, but the
gentleman having reason to believe that she was unfaithful,
he called upon her and told her that he would have nothing
more to do with her. Before she could justify herself, or
utter a remonstrance, the gentleman turned his back and left
the zoom. After a moment's pause she ran to the stairs after
him, and entreated him to return. " No, no," cried he,
harshly, " all is finished between us," and he continued to
descend. The poor girl wrung her hands in despair, and cried,
"Ah 1 I will be at the bottom before you!" And she was
true to her word, for on quitting the house he found the
mangled corpse of his mistress weltering in blood on the
pavement. The wretched girl had thrown herself from the
window.—Path Paper.
CHILD-STEALlNG.—Yesterday afternoon, as a little
girl named. Ann Edwards was nursing a female infant
three months old, the daughter of Mr. Laidlaw, of No. 49,
Wellbank-street, Dover-road, Southwark, when opposite St.
George's Church she was accosted by a tall lady-like female
dressed in deep mourning, who, after inquiring the child's
name and address, took it from her arms to nurse it, and
walked towards London-bridge. On passing a confectioner's
shop she asked the girl to partake of some pastry, and
they both entered the shop. The lady tendered a sovereign
in payment, saying to the girl that she would walk on to-
wards the church, and she was to overtake her with the
change. Some time elapsed in procuring it; when the girl
reached tfie appointed place no trace of the lady was to be
discovered, and it was ascertained that a lady answering
the description was seen to enter a cab with an infant which
was driven towards Westminster-bridge.
FATAL CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.—Last evening an
inquest was held by Mr. Bedford, at the Red Lion, Princes-
street, Westminster, on the body of Ann Jervis, aged 74.
The deceased was a widow, living in Wellington-place,Vaux-
hall Bridge-road. She was very deaf, and on Thursday af-
ternoon last, while crossing Whitehall, opposite the Horse
Guards, she was knocked down by the pole of a carriage,
drawn by two horses, belonging to Mr. Davies, of St. Mar-
tin's-lane. The driver had called out to her several times,
but was unheard by the deceased. He pulled up immediately,
in time to prevent the wheels passing over her, but the hind
leg of one of the horses struck her head, and inflicted an ex-
tensive scalp wound. She was conveyed to the Westminster
Hospital, where she gradually sank, and died on Monday last
from the shock arising from the accident. Verdict " Acci-
dental death." ,

CURIOUS LITERARY TRIAL.—A few days ago a
case was brought before the Civil Tribunal, in which the
Marquis d'Espinay-St.-Luc was plaintiff, and M. Alexandre
Dumas, defendant. The former demanded 50,000 f. damages
from the celebrated novelist for having, he alleged, injured
the reputation of one of his ancestors, Francois d'Espinay-
St.-Luc, in the work entitled "La Dame de Montsoreau,"
conlrary to all the historical documents of the day, which
concur in representing that nobleman as one of the most
valiant captains of the reign of Henry 111. M. Alexandre
Dumas bad brought him forward, it was declared, in an
ignoble manner, in several chapters, besides having attri-
buted to him cruelty, in word and act, in his duel with M. de
Montsoreau. The liberty which a novelist was allowed to
take with historical names did not go the length. it was de-
clared, of altering their characters and defaming them. The
reputation of one's ancestors was a patrimony not less pre-
cious than property, and should be carefully watched over.
The plaintiff, in consequeace, invoked article 1,832 of civil
code, to oblige M. Alexandre Duinas, in any other edition of
the "Dame de Monsoreau," to suppress the passages com-
plained of, or to substitute some other name for that of St.-
Luc. The Court adjourned the case, in order to examine the
work.— Galignani.

ARRIVALS OF GRAIN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—l beg to forward you an account of the arrivals of
graiu at Wakefield for the past month, as well as for the
same time in 1846, from which you will perceive the quantity
of wheat arrived this year is nearly three times larger than
last year.

Tile arrivals at Leeds and all the other large consuming
markets also show a very great increase.
The consumption no doubt is large; but, from my own
knowledge of the trade, I can assure you that a great deal
more corn is going into speculators' warehouses than into the
bellies of the people.—l am your obedient servant,
AN ANTI-FAMINE MONGER.
Hull, Feb. 2, 1847.

Import of grain into Wakefield for the month of Jannar3'►

Year.

1846.47.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. pea&
Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qre. Qrs.
Jan. 1846. 37,102 25,645 6,616 4,832 1,860
Jan. 1847. 99,647 20,580 18,703 12,384 1,843

ROYAL ARTILLERY.
The intended augmentation of the Royal RegimenLo!
Artillery has been confirmed by the following general
order :

" Deputy-Adjutant-General's Officer
Woolwich, Feb. 1.
" Ills Lordship the Master-General has approved of an
augmentation to the regiment of one corporal and 14 gaff
ners and drivers per company, to take effect from the Ist °
April next.
Commanding officers of battalions will transmit to thy,
office, with the least possible delay, requisitions for clothing
and arms and accoutrements for those numbers.
(Signed) " J. E. JONES, ~
Assistant-Adjutant-Genera ~u
The increase of strength in the corps in compliance its
the order will amount to 80 corporals nd 1,120 gunt!ert,
and drivers, and the entire strength of thenregiment, consl,
ing of ten battalions of eight companies each, will be B,tra
non-commissioned officers and gunners and drivers, exclueil
of the troops of the Royal Horse Artillery.
A detachment of thirty gunners and drivers have been
placed under orders to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope
till up the companies at that • station.
it
Major Askwith's company left Woolwich last week, ase
was announced they would, for Plymouth, to augment u
number required in that garrison for the new fortification*
and not to Portsmouth to relieve Captain Wilford's con:Tall'
as stated in some quarters.
It is contemplated to send an additional company of ertil'
lery to Dover, and to make a station for a company at Shee,f;
ness, and another at Liverpool, for manning the fortiticatia""
at those places.

IELLOWS CUTTING AT A DISCOUNT.—We under
stand that since last Stafford sessions, when a well-kro°
character was transported for seven years for stealing ire_..l3'
cutting bellows, &c., not a single pair of bellows has been
mutilated in this neighbourhood, and the consequence is ths
the chain makers and nailers (not belonging to the union]
,
have discontinued to carry their bellows up stairs with th'
when they retire to rest. We are also informed that marl
workmen who formerly subscribed to the union have receloi
declined doing so.— Worcestershire Chronicle.
CAUGHT IN THE FACT.—A certain notable hags'
wife had observed that her stock of pickled ankles Of
running remarkably low, and she spoke to the Gook in
sequence, who alone had access to them. The cook's e',4l
racter was at stake; unwilling to give warriam with st
an imputation upon her self-denial, not WI ay &peaty, s'e,
nevertheless, felt that all confidence betvrees her siisl_trbe
and herself was at an end. One day thei 4cagssidlew r
evanescent condiment being placed as usual on thl dressfj;
while she was engaged in basting a joint before the fire,s,..t
happened to turn suddenly round. and beheld, to her gr 7,
indignation, a favourite magpie, remarkable for his coed
versational powers and general intelligonce, per'.
by its side, and dipping his beak doosti the Ile
neck with every symptom of 4rabacation.
mystery was explained—the thief detected. u,r,710
ing the ladle of scalding grease which she het' .
her hand, the exasperated lady dashed the whole call,
over the hapless pet, accompanied by the exclamation, "„cor
oh ! you've been at the pickled cockles, have ye?" 1-
flag, of course, was dreadfully burnt ; most of his featliteb
,e
came off, leaving his little round pate, which had caught ,i 4
principal part of the volley, entirely bare. The poor wee,
moped about, lost all his spirit, and never spoke for a yY.
At length when he had petty well recovered, and was.
ginning to chatter again, a gentleman called at the in!
who, on taking off his hat, discovered a very bald heti,
The magpie, who happened to be in the room, appeared e-at
dently struck by the circumstance; his reminiscences were„,,
once powerfully excited by the naked appearance of the gfria
Oman's skull. Hopping upon the back of his chair,
looking him hastily over, he suddenly exclaimed in the
t'h,
of his astonished visitor, " Oh, oh 1 you've been at
pickled cockles, have ye?"—Dumfries Advertiser.
Colonel Gore Langton, M.P. for West Somersetto
arrived at his house in Grosvenor-square, on the 3d iost"oel
attend to his Parliamentary duties. The Gallantol° c
entered his 88th year in December last. is
We regret to learn that the Baroness Brunn° ,r2l
very little better. The Duchess of Gloucester and se/ep.
of the nobility have sent to make inquiries after her El'
lency. ou
EXTRAORDINARY EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING. ..,d
Wednesday evening last, about nine o'clock, the lightio7,
descended the chimney of William Moir, of 40, Grosva!w,ts
street, Rose-hill, and blew out the shop window', withsititi4
contents, into the street. There were five persaca!sa
round the fire, none of whom were hurt, excege
chimney.--
Liverpool
struck on the knee by a brick from
Liverpool Courier.
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beenlt is
fitted o
understoodutandditshpaattchthedre. e
They Ale sailed under Spanish
privateers hayse,
names. Tho object is said to be to stop outward-boun
American shipping which may have specie on bear?'
The report, or the fact, is already creating a difficulty in
insurances.
We understand that the Lord-Advocate has jug'
mated to the Scotch Members of the Legislature his into'
tion to bring in a Bill for the consolidation of the Acts re'._
lating to lunatics in Scotland, and for the erection of asylums
for pauper lunatics. Four or five such edifices, he believe*
will be sufficient, and he proposes, under the Act, to divide
Scotland into districts for this purpose.—Glasgow Courier.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of the
Lady Eleanor Caroline Paget, eldest daughter of the Earl of
Uxbridge, with Mr. Sandford Graham, eldest son of Sir
Sandford Graham, of Kirkstall Abbey, in the county ,•°`
York, was celebrated yesterday, at St. George's Chilrcl
Hanover-square, in the presence of a very brilliant circle
the aristocracy.
CHILD-DROPPING IN THE CITY.—An inques-
t aVa
held on Wednesday evening by Mr. Payne, at the els
Tavern, Clifford's Inn-passage, Fleet-street, on the boolY,e,ba
newly-born female child found exposed on the stairs 01;0
house, No. 183, Fleet-street. The house where the bodYs,o
found, as described by a witness, "is a perfect wilder° esart'
In the lower part the house is divided into three comp ><
meats—one a " print shop," another "an exhibition," and
third a " glass-blowing show," the under ground part to
been formerly used as " wine shades." The door leading at
the upper part of the house is constantly left open, se tas
whoever likes can walk in at pleasure. Mr. Ilutchinstt in
surgeon, proved that the child was still-born. A verdict
accordance with the surgeon's evidence was then recorded]
DEATH OF GENERAL BIRCH REYNARDSOIge:-00
officer, who for many years was connected with the Qua his
Master General's Department, died on the 31st ult.,a' ao
seat, Holywell Hall, Flint, aged 79. He entered the strielbas
Ensign, February 28th, 1793, and his commissions were
dated :—Lieutenant, March 28th, 1793 ; Captain, April 2;13,
1794; Major, June Ist, 1799 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, April 240,
1803; Colonel, January Ist, 1812; Major-General, June
1814 ; Lieutenant-General, July 22d, 1830; and full Galrtaet
November 9th, 1846, the latter being on the occasion
brevet in honour of the birth-day of the Prince of r. -t,
The gallant officer proceeded with the expedition to Dggst
in 1801, and there served with much distinction sge.vel
the French troops. For his intrepid conduct he MeV]
the thanks of Parliament, and was decorated with arced 80. a
EXTENSIVE ESCAPE OF GAS.—Last evening, as
de-lane,
excavators were proceeding with their work in Bride-18ov
Fleet-street, the main pipe from the City Gas-works, 13!.8 s
friars, suddenly broke in two, from decay, thus occasioning
considerable escape. One of the men descended into .0-0
trench with a lighted torch, to ascertain the exact posi,t2ce,
of the fracture, when a tremendous explosion took Ploy
driving him on his back, thus preserving his life, but /4
severe scorchings.
• SO
DEATH BY FIRE.--Yesterday Mr. Baker held{
inquest at the Coach and Horses, Homerton, on the boditer
Martha Kettridge, aged 65 years, the wife of a carpe the
residing in Cross-street, Homerton. On Saturday last,
.01
deceased placed a lighted candle on the floor, and opema
the window. Her clothes caught the candle, and 8110%
immediately enveloped in fire. The flames were aped
extinguished, but not before she was most frightfully buret,l,
over the body. She lingered in great agony until the '°,o
lowing Tuesday, when she expired. Verdict—" Acciden'
death."
„gild
STAFF APPOINTMENTS.—The Hon. C. Gore, -tot
resigned the appointment of Deputy-Quartermaster-Gen i to
at Montreal, on being promoted from the rank of colon' „0
that of general, will succeed Sir J. J. Hope, who retiosit
home as general officer in Canada. Lieutenant-Generalit-
Benjamin D'Urban will shortly leave to take the al)/ortli
men t of commander of the forces in those parts of 141-
America, in the room of the Earl of Cathcart, who Was, late
tary as well as civil governor. Sir Colin Campbell, hie
governor and commander-in-chief, is expected to retailL,o.
appointment until Lord Torrington arrives in the cop
Lieutenant Leopold Saxe Coburg, of the Ceylon Rifiesi..oe-
on the Ist of December, aged 27. He filled the office 0,,,7-Aof
de-camp to his Excellency. Fie was son to the late JP'
Fraser, governor of Fort George.
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.--Yesterday a quarters nacourt of the governors of this charity was held in the ov-the
room of the institution. Sir Robert Inglis, M.P., in re-
patients The report stated that during the past year 1,9' re-
patients had been received, and 9,372 out-patients bee gee
ceived medicine and attendance. The ordinary na
were 8,2851. 3s. Id.. and the income 6,3221. ss. gd.,
deficiency of 1,962/. 17s. sd. f her
FRENCH PLUMS.—The Lords Commissioners 0 ore
Majesty's Treasury have ordered that such packagestsboaa
strictly necessary for the importation of this fruit, ari%rily
fide the usual sort of packages in which such fruit is ordlo
imported, shall be delivered duty free.

BIRTHB. John
On Thursday morning, in Stone-street, Bedford-square, 01.
Mackinley, of a son.
if of I"°r
On the 20th ult., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, the W—e
C. H. Delamain, C. 8., of a son.
. the
Rel. T.
On the 26th ult., at Bruton, Somerset, the lady
-f
Mason, of a daughter.
Jene°' 1414
'On '
On the 30th ult., at Upper Clapton, the wife of - •
surgeon, of a daughter. o , f Wilihnn
y
On the Ist inst., at Taller's, Carraarthenshire, the Ad
Peel, Esq., of a daughter. f a Wn.
Oct the Ist inst., Mrs. C. Farrow, of Great Tower-street

MARRIED. Andei% ZSq'
On the 3d inst. at Kensington Church, Charles
to Amelia, daughter of P. T. Skipper, Esq., of Kensin

lED.
On the Ist inst., at Shipay, nea Dr
Torquay, aged 77+
the
ttskerstvell, De ,
Kitson, Rector of North Lew, d
an Vicar of Ab o count,' al
and for upwards of 35 years one of the . magtstr - Wes for the
Devon. .---mn-creel-
On the 27th ult., at Brussels of Morns...—
, Miss Saunders,
cent, Regent's-park. n of Captain
On the 29th ult., at Southsea, Lei ht on on Dalrymple, 00
E. G. Fanshawe, R.N.Riley,al•
On the 30th ult., at Ring's Lynn, Norfolk, Thomas Il y
si ch Itey-
On the 31st ult ,
at Holywell Hall, the ReV. Wiliviallzon,
nardson, aged 74. •
On the 31st ult., at Southampton, Harriette,
General George Benson, aged 85.
On the 31st ult., at Rugby Karialienn. tnbolt aged 83.
On the 31st ult., at Wands'worth, Mr. William W-- ' ,bington,
On the 2d inst., Sophia, the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel B
late of the 14th Light Dragoons.
On the 2,1 inst., at Bristol, Gawen Ball, 31. D., aged 81.
_lt
_tor
On the 2d inst., a Jamaica-row, Bermondsey, Ellen, the dag
relict of Lieutensuat-
of Mr. S. Gifford.
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