The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-26 00:00:00

EMBER ac, 1847.

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Gloggnits •• • ••••• • • • • ••.•• • • • • • 115
Vienna-3111an •••• • • • •••••• • • • • • • 100
Leghorn
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CONFESSION OF W3l. ALLNUTT.
Yesterday considerable excitement was created in the
family of Mr. Nelme, by the production before the grand
jury, at the Old Bailey, of a written confession of the
boy Allnutt as the murderer of Mr. Nelme, whose mys-
terious death has excited a great sensation in the parish
of Hackney for some weeks past. It appears that on
Wednesday morning the prisoner asked his turnkey for
pen and paper, and shortly afterwards addressed a
lengthy and somewhat incoherent epistle to his mother,
fully admitting his guilt. The letter, which filled two
pieces of paper, was, after a perusal by Mr. Cope, de-
tained, and ordered to be placed before the grand jury
as evidrnce. The document was of a singular charac-
ter. The substance of it was to the efft.ct that after
hearing the chaplain of Newgate on Sunday last preach
on the subject of confession, he felt himself accused as
11 the murderer of his grandfather. When he went to
bed he dreamed that two angels were standing by
him, who said, " William, confess, and your sins will
be forgiven." He then awoke, and found it was a
dream, and he was then in a dreadful fright. After
a short sleep he dreamt again ; he then saw Satan,
who said, " William, if you tell the truth, you will be
hanged." He thought he saw the place that had been
represented to him—a place of punishment and tor-
ture. He then awoke, and again it was but a dream.
The epistle proceeds :—"Dear rnether,—Had you known
the state of my mind at that moment, you would have
felt for me. I again went to sleep, and again I dreamt,
dear mother. I dreamt I saw God sitting upon his
throne. In my dream I saw the angels in glory stand-
ing around Him, when he said, Confess, and your sins
will be forgiven you.' There were large numbers of
sinners standing around Him: those on the right hand
had confessed, and were in heaven; those on the left
hand had not confessed, and were going to eternal tor-
ments. When I awoke, dear mother, it was light, and
I then wrote that which, you now see." Other rambling
sentences follow, and then he states, "I thought, then,
dear mother, I would confess. On the 22d of October
I saw grandfather go to the bureau where the arsenic
was kept; I afterwards took one of the keys, got some
of the arsenic, put it in a piece of paper, and afterwards
placed some in the sugar-vase which was in the cup•
board, and I also put a portion of it in a glass; and I
now hope, after confessing, I shall go to heaven, dear
mother." Little else of importance is contained in the
letter, of the contents of which, up to a late hour last
night, the prisoner's professional advisers were entirely
ignorant.

FRAILTIES IN FRANCE.—ICI. Marl 6, a jeweller on
the Boulevard des Italiens, yesterdey brought an action
before the Civil Tribunal against the heirs of Marie Du-
plessis, to recover sums of 500 f. and 300 f., which he
alleged to be due to bim by the deceased. Some of our
readers may happen to know that this Marie Duplessis
was for a long time the queen of that elegant and frail
class of ladies called Lorettes. She was the daughter of
simple but honest peasants, but nature had endowed her
with most remarkable beauty. Fortune having directed
her steps to Paris, she was unable to resist temptation,
and in the course of a short time her frailty raised her
to a brilliant and dazzling position. Some idea of the
luxury in which she was able to indulge may be formed
from the fact that her furniture at her death was esti-
mated at 100,000 f., and that she purchased from M.
Mar a wash-hand basin and jug, a soap-box, a powder
box, and other articles, all in solid silver. At her death
a sum of 500 f. remained unpaid on the different pur-
chases she had made from M. Merle. That person
claimed the further sum of 300 f.. as an indemnity for
the expense to which he had been put in executing cer-
tain designs on some articles of plate, by order of Mdlle.
Duplessis, but which he had not finished at the time of
her death. The heirs of Duplessis offered to pay 500 f.,
but resisted the demand for 300 E, on the ground that it
was made too late, and also that it was an afterthought.
The Tribunal, adopting this view of the matter, ordered
the 500 f. to be paid, and rejected the demand for
300 f. ; the cost of the action to be paid by the plaintiff.
—Galignani.
A TAMED ITTENA.—The passengers by the Mar-
seilles diligence were dreadfully alarmed, a few days
ago, on descending in the court-yard at the office at
Toulouse, to see a monster, with bristling hair and
glaring eyes, rush among them, and utter strange cries.
This monster was a hyena, which, pressed by hunger,
had broken out of a cage on the top of the diligence.
After making the four passengers quake dreadfully for
some little time, by causing them to believe that he was
about to devour them, the animal rushed into a store
containing packages, and buried himself among them.
The boldest of the passengers then plucked up some
courage to fasten the door. The next day a gentleman
claimed the hyena, which, en seeing him, licked his
hands and feet, and otherwise caressed him like a dog.
The gentleman was an officer of the army in Africa,
and had succeeded in rendering the hyena perfectly
tame. He led it with a cord round its neck to his
hotel, and since then it has been frisking about the
court-yard like a dog, and even allowing strangers to
caress it.

NATIONAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Yesterday
the anniversary meeting of the members and friends of
the above society, was held at the Freemasons' Tavern,
Great Queen-street; B. B. Cabbell, E6q., M.P., in the
chair. The Committee, in their report stated, that al-
though the past year had been one of great distress,
they were happy to assure the meeting that the society
had not suffered from the viscissitudes of the times. The
total sum received since the formation of the society,
thirty-five years ago, was. 109,4901., and 698 poor aged
and worthy persons were maintained by pension. The
present number of pensioners was 248. The receipts of
the past year amounted to 8,921/. and the expenditure
left a balance of 1,058/. After the adoption of the re-
port twenty-four more pensioners were elected, and the
meeting separated.
The Bangor (American) Whig says :—" A Yankee
in Boston has set up a one-horse thrashing machine, fur
the- coiivenik.nee of pateup and guardians having unrul3
boys. He'll lick an urchin, like thunder, for fourpence.
Small lickings done for two cents only, and the most
entire satisfaction warranted.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 24.—The average price of corn
the week ending Nov. 20 was, wheat, 22t: 35e., rye,
141. 75e., being a fall on wheat of 11c., and a rise on
rye of 13c.
The King of Belgium made the following speech
in reply to the Address to the Speech from the
Throne
" Gentlemen,—Harmony reigns between the great
Powers.
"The country is in the peaceful enjoyment of all
her liberties.
" These are happy pledges for the development of
her moral and internal material, and for the consoli-
dation of her liberties.
" The confidence of the Chamber of Representa-
tives in my government, its active concurrence and
its sincere support, will facilitate the legislative la-
bours, and promise the most favourable results.
" I congratulate you, Gentlemen, upon the senti-
ments which you manifest, and I desire to thank you,
in the name of the country."
In the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives
yesterday, the Chamberlain communicated his Ma-
jesty's reply to the Address. The Assembly then de-
cided to commence to-day the discussion of the pro-
ject of law on postal reform, by taking from this pro-
ject the first paragraph, which determines the new
tax on inland letters. The Chamber decided next to
occupy itself on the project of law on notaryship, and
then that on the depot of mendicity.
The Minister of the Interior, after insisting that
the Chamber should vote before the Ist of January
the Budget for 1848, announced that he would imme-
diately present the project of law for opening a credit
for Flanders of 500,0001.
FROM TIIE GALICIAN FRONTlERS.—Extraordinary
falls of rain have again, for the fourth time this year,
caused the overflowing of the banks of the rivers
Weichsel, Oder, Elsa, Ostrawitza, and Bober, which
has occasioned considerable damage. Not above a fourth
part of the winter seed has yet been sown, and great
apprehensions are entertained that even this will
suffer damage from the continued wet weather.
Under these circumstances, it seems almost hopeless
to look for a fall in the price of corn, and thus dear-
ness is increased by the unfortunate fact that nearly
all thepotatoes, which appeared perfectly sound when
they were dug up, are now rotting in spite of every care
to preserve them. The dysentery is ceasing, but, the
typhus fever commits fearful ravages, and it has as •
sumed such a had character that nearly all the patients
die at the sixth day. Many medical men and clergy
men have already fallen victims to it in the indefa-
tigable discharge of their duties ; and the epidemic is
by no means confined to the cottages of the poor,—
very many persons of the higher ranks, and who have
everything at their command to alleviate and ward
off disease, are seized with it and carried off, even
when medical assistance is immediately rendered.
The typhus fever has already crossed the boundary of
Teeherna, and has penetrated into Moravia, and so
rapidly outspreading, that we know not where it will
stop; it has gone step by step from Galicia, from one
village to another, into the district of Silesia.—The
murder of the Judge Zajonckowski is generally la-
mented, for he was highly esteemed by all. It is
said that the authorities have traced the assassins. In
every other part of Silesia perfect quiet prevails.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, Nov. 24.
Actual Debt, 2}6 per Cent
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent •• . • • • ••
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •
Ditto Three per Cent .................
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto
Ditto, ditto,lB4o. ••••• • . .. •••.• • • • . • 98%
Ditto,ditto,lB42 • •
Ditto, 1844.........
Ditto, 1836. ..... .......
Ditto, 1838 .......... •• • •
Ditto of the City, 1832 • ..• 100
Ditto, 1843 ••,•.• • • .• • • 944
Bank of 8e1gium...... ••.• • • .. 63
—Brussels Papers, Nov. 25.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—ViExNA, Nov. 18
per Cent. Meta11ique5.......... • • ••• • • • 106%
4 per Cent. ditto.. .••••• • • • • • • 9034
3 per Cent. ditto.. ••••.•..••• • • • • • • • . • 64
Loan, 1834 .......... ••••••• • • • • • • • 157,
_ld
Ditto, 1839 • • • • •• • • • • • • . • 12154
Bank Shares •• •• •• • • ••••••• • • • • • .. 1624
Esterhazy's Loan 61

DISTURBANCIS AT LEWES.
(From the Brighton Gazet.? of yesterday.)
This town has been disturbed nightly since the sth
of November by a lawless mob, which set at defiance
the authorities. Windows have been broken, tar
barrels lighted and rolled through the streets, 'fire-
balls and squibs thrown in all directions, to the great
annoyance of the peaceable inhabitants; in short,
things have come to such a pass that the authorities
are at a loss to know what to do. The constabulary
force in the town is so small that they are afraid to act,
and on Monday night, when the windows were broken
in the residence of Mr. Bacon, the proprietor of tbe
Sus-
sex Adverti.s-er, who has excited the ire of the sth of No-
vember rioters by writing against their turbulent con-
duct, the constabulary had instructions from Captain
Mackay to keep in the back streets, and not to show
themselves in the High-street before an assemblage
of people. This fact was made public by sergeant
Harper at the bench of magistrates, as will be seen
by the police report below ; and the result was a
private consultation, which lasted for an hour and a
half, but what arrangements were come to we are not
informed. Captain Mackay was closeted with the
magistrates during the time. A deputation from the
tradesmen of Lewes also had a private interview with
the magistrates; but the result of that interview has
not transpired. Scme of the special constables who
had taken an active part have received great insult at
the hands of the mob; and whilst these things are
going on the police appear to stand aghast. The
rockets which the rioters manufacture are of immense
magnitude, almost as thick as a man's wrist, and en-
cased in tin, and being strongly charged with powder
and turpentine, they flyabout with extraordinary velo-
city, and at times the explosion causes great mischief.
It was only the other night that one of these formidable
squibs bounded against the shop window of Mr. Hug-
gett, and broke thirteen panes of glass. Many of
the tradesmen openly wink at the proceedings, and
cannot be brought to co-operate with the consta-
bulary. It is said that several tar-barrels are yet
buried near the town, for the purpose of being
brought out at some future period. At present the
the town is completely in the hands of the mob.
TUESDAY EVENING —About half-past six o'clock
a number of boys had congregated in front of the
Town -hall, and shortly afterwards a fight took place
between two of them ; the police were soon on the
spot, and put an end to the fight. By seven o'clock
nearly three hundred persons had assembled in the
High-street. The tradesmen commenced closing
their shops; rockets were flying in every direction.
J. Ellman, J. W. Woollgar, and H. Blackman,
Esqrs. having taken their seats on the bench, began
to dispatch parties with summones to the tradesmen
to be in attendance at the County Hall, to be sworn
in as special constables for six weeks. At eight
o'clock about fifty were sworn in, and with
the aid of the Lewes, Cuckfield, and part of
the other divisions of the East Sussex,
constabulary, they proceeded like the A divi-
sion, on the sth instant, to make the crowd " move
on." The High-street was in a great bustle for
some time. About nine o'clock there was a report
that a tar-barrel was coming down St. Ann's-hill,
drawn by 100 men in disguise, which made the mob
move up the street in that direction. On arriving at
the castle gateway a large body of men were seen ap-
proaching (but without a barrel) singing " Rule
Britannia," which they continued until they reached
the County Hall, where two men were taken, one
named Smith, the other Mabbott. This put a
damper on the "bonfire boys" and stimulated the po-
lice to renewed exertion. Policeman Page was moving
the people on from every place where two or three were
talking together, and when nearly opposite Mr. B.
Flint's, the grocer, meeting with some resistance, he
struck a man down with his staff. By ten o'clock
the streets were somewhat thinner, but the rockets
were fired more briskly. The cry of " Move on"
was still heard, and wherever a rocket was fired a
rush was made by the police, headed by Page ; but
no further capture was made. By half-past ten the
people began to disperse, and at eleven o'clock all was
quiet.

The two prisoners were remanded by the magi&
trates until Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock.

WEDNESD A Y.
The prisoners were brought up for re-examination
this morning, and were fully committed to take their
,rial at the sessions.

The magistrates offered to take bail, the prisoners
in 30/. each, and two sureties of 151.; which will
loubtless be procured.
More special constables are to be sworn in to-day.