The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-15 00:00:00

" I am, Sir, %our oheflient servant.
WILLIAM CHAWSHAY.

" London, April 10."

PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. REFORMATION or
,11-yLtrit.E OFFh.\in —At a recent meeting of the com
niittee of the at t- xechent institution for the reformat inn
of juvenile offenders, lit hi at the Board-room, St. Georgee.
to Ali, 5, Ut IlWak, it was hated that since the commence.
meat of the Ft, sebt year 20 addinenal boys had been ad-
nettled into the society's reform school, at whom 11 were
rezeived from va. ions gaols and he uses of correction, and 10
of the entire number were destitute orphans. During the
same period 15 boys have been placed out, at!d all of them•
are doing exceedingly well at si!tonions provided for them
by the societ.). It was also reported that of the whole num-
ber of youths who left the society's protection during the
tear 1846, four only had relapsed into their former crituinal
he bits.
THE NEW STREET FReM BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
—Yesterday the first portion of the houses to be demolished
in Tothill-street, De an-st reet. and the Almonrv, Westmin-
ster, fir the fimiron ion of the new street from 'Buckingham
I alace to the ll,,uses of Parliament, were being pulled
down, being the commencement of the Westminster im-
provements.

lionKinLE MURDER OF AN INFANT.—Yesterday
Mr. Alills, the d-puty coroner for West Middlesex, held an
inquest at the Elephant and Castle, King's-road, Camden-
town, on the body of a newly-born male infant, found under
ilie.firllowing circumstances:--The evidence of a man named
Lie d, of 61, Augustus-street, Regent's Park, proved that on
Saturday last the body of deceased was discovered by him
(witi.ess) floating on the surface of the water of the Regent's
Canal, close by the York and Albany Tavern, when be im-
inet.i'.tely called :he assistance of police-constable 316 of the
S division, anti the body was secured and removed to the
Pancras Workhouse. Mr. Cooper, the house-surgeon,
stated, on examination of the body, be ;lad found that it was
a full-grown child, had evidently been born alive, and would
have lived if it had had proper assistance. After some fur-
ther evidence, showiag that the deceased had been most wil-
fully murdered, anti in the absence of any clue to the par-
ties, the jury recorded a verdict of " Wilful murder against
some person or persons usdthown."
INDIA NEWS.—Yesterday a ballot was taken at the
East India House for the election of six directors in the room
of Mr. Henry Alexander, Hon. William Henry Leslie
Janus Oliphant. Mr. John Shepherd, Mr. Francis
Warden, and Sir William Young, Bart., who go out by ro-
tation. At, six o'clock the glasses were cicsed and delivered
Russell had
Ellice,s)falle
to tlAierrscr Williamutitme who
rs, ortedtl
electionttheMr.
Butterworth reported
Bayley.
r
(nlajor-G eneral Archibald tialloway, t
Ca , Sir Richard Jen-
kins, .ti Mr. . Boss Donnelly Mangles, M.P., and Mr.
John Masterman, M.P. A court of directors was also held,
at which the thanks of the court were voted unanimously to
Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart., M.P., chairman, and Mr. Henry
for their great appli-
cSatikUmeoarngde tuei. ei
or 'n
oeljtuhteY -chairman,
irrsino then East India Company
during the past year.
BANK OF ENGLAND.—On Tuesday there was an
election at the Bank of England for members of the court of
direction, and the following gentlemen were placed on the
list for the year ensuing:—Governor Mr. W. R. Robinson
and Deputy-Governor Mr. James Wrris, 88 proprietors
having voted for those gentlemen. The usual formalities
were entered into upon taking the oaths of office, ste. Yes-
terday (Wednesday) the proprietors again assembled to elect
24 directors; and, upon the announcement of the ballot, it
appeared that the house list was adopted. Messrs. Dribble,
Cazenove, and two others, acted as scrutineers; 23 of the
directors having received the votes of 105 proprietors, and
one director haviner 104 votes. Mr. J. Cook, who also put
up, had but one vote.
I I:,TULA INFIRMARY, CHARTER HOUSE-SQUARE.--
The ekventli a mita' c .utt of governors of this institution
took place )esteidaa alien Loon at the London Tavern, for the
purpose ut:receivirg their annual report ; the Rev. Dr. Vivian
in the cuair. At the request of the chairman the secretary
read the report, which stated that the charity was rapidly
progressing in public favour and support, and that the num-
ber of patients admitted it:to the infirmary during the past
year amounted to sto, increasing the ',umber admitted from
the commencement to 4,356. The committee recommended
to the governors—in order to efiect an enlargement of the
infirmary, and so Increase its sphere e f usefulness—the
formation of a separate fund fur the erection or purchase of
premises, and thus to avoid any infringement on its limited
funded property. The reports of the treasurer and medical
officers of the institution were also read to the meeting. The
former showed an increase in the annual subscriptions and
donations to the amount of whilst the latter stated
facts of an equally satisfactory nature. The report was una-
nimously adoped. Thanks were :acted to J. Masterman,
Esq., M.P , for his services during the past year as treasurer
to the charity; also to Dr. Furnival, the honorary phvsician;
and F. Salm, in Esq., alb honorary surgeon, for their services.
After a vote of thaoks had been given to the chairman, the
court broke up.

DEATH OF THE DOWAGER LADY BROWNLOW —We
have to announce the demise of the Dowager Lady Brown-
low, who expired en Tuesday afternoon, at her residence, in
lltil-street, after a short illness. Her Ladyship was taken ill
on the ii,st.. with what was considered a cold. which
oAing to her ex reme age (upwards of 90 years), terminated
in a complete decay of nature. The Earl and Countess
Brownlow, the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, the Hon. and Rev.
11. C. Cost, the lion. and 11ev. Richard Cost. and other
merntiers of her family, wet e piezent at her dissolution. The
deceased lady was daughter and heir of the late Sir
Henry Banks. She married 31st August, 1775, the late
Lord Brownlow (his second witC), by whom her Ladyship
had a very numerous family.
CoLONEL ttRANT'SCOLLECTION OF COlNS.—Yes-
terday Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby, of Wellington-street,
t:ovoured the cop.osce,eti with a private view of the curious
and valuable eulie,tioi. of English coins possessed by the late
Colonel Durrare, wt.ich will be sold by auction on Monday,
the 19th of April, and the eight tollnwing d,,,,5. A riumis.
made taste, in its virtuoso sense, namely, the acquisition of
ancicnt coins as illustrative aids to archwological and histo-
rical inquit is s, is well calculated to afford enlightened grafis
oration to its posses.-o . whilst it proves of the-greatest pos-
sihle
public advantage by its contributions to general en-
lightenment. Possessing this taste in an eminent degree,
and dirccting it solely to the corns of our own country, the
I,:te Colonel Durrant, doling a course of f rty years, sue-
cee,led, by indefatigable z ul and perseverance, in forming a
coiltctionwhich is eminently deserving the attention and
admiration of all who cart appreciate such valuable monu-
ments of antiquity. :for is tic collection circumscribed by
ancient limits, for it comes down to the present period, and
contains many interesting medals as well as coins, the latter
comm.-tieing with the coins of Eggert, and continuing in
succession down to the present cen,ury. The collection ex-
' hilnts some remarkably tine specimens of gold and silver
money, amongst the most beautiful of which are the pro-
ductions of billion, Itatnage, and Blondeau, including that
very line work of Simon, the highly-valuable " petition
crown " of Charles 11 , this specimen being remarkably clear
and delicate, and in the very best preservation. The sale
wilt be well worthy the bttentiou of all who possess genuine
taste in a collection of coins.

DREADYUL MURDER.—The following is an extract
of a letter, dated Droglitda, April 12 :—" As you may not
have heard the particulars of a shocking murder of a boy
which was committed on F; itlay night last, I will briefly state
then, Sir Aim, Bellingham has a number of boys employed
in trill rig works on his demesne ; two of them wire Com-
rad-r, one aged about filteen, the other twelve, they got
heir wages on Friday night, the younger receiving about
is. Th. eluer, who Lad been engaged in laying or cutting
down quick hedges. was seen in the) and on the same evening
Nino veiiii.g + huiluiiik, a halt lie tp,d been using at his work,
alien, bring iitiseived to laugh while engaged iu the operation,
ha aas aski-.1 the reason, bul gave no answer. The younger
b is-did uot go lionto ;hat iii,.4ht,and the other said that he had
odd him that he w uld go to Drogheda to embark for Eng-
land. Upon hearing this, his sister started off in pursuit of
him, but returned with. ut any tidings of her brother. On
trethmeriisnsigngstibcokys,sinboSdiyr
cABo7vateluirreilddaeyjwi iimnt demesneghohrinaenianesa; pwtirho:vi touumantadinr ring it she went for the
poice, who, on their arrival, raised the mutilated body, and
found under it the billhook, which was at once identified as
the one sharpened the preceding evening by the elder boy,
together with a knife. The mother of the supposed assassin
admitted that for some time back her son was afraid that
the murdered boy would discover what he only knew, that
he (the alleged murderer) was in the habit of stealing eggs
from Sir A. Bellingham's poultry-yard. The youngtnihcreant
I was committed to Dundalk gaol on the capital charge."
DIsTRESSING OCCURRENCE,—A most distressing
event, connected with the loss of the Tweed West India mail
packet, occurred at Southampton last week. A poor woman,
whose name we did riot hear, the wife of one of the crew of
that ill-fated vessel, the mother of six children, and sevieral
months alvanced in pregiuncy, dropped down dead
_onostanbeing
tod abruptly by a netomoue that the Tweed was. I
—h d last, b •
. the Avon packet on 1 urii ay being
Southampton in
that, ial.lrhean:lsikchlaiid,gpeirsis, litedhai
it%l:ehahturensbandatis the'vciredcusaintestany act.
E-q., ot'3l, iiyi.e Park-square ,
1 .live.z
oe; PLrolvFißd.e—ntlialell'tsaervdeday.
' was discovered burning upon the premises
aftertvon a lye ,
tornsaworAsse
jib:ly°,,nwgaintg,,,....%).oja.d.C. ItC° commenced in a loft over the carriage-
oneFointzttaieLeilD
No. 42, in the Mews. It was caused by
p ne of a portable sto% e in the adj iining building,
which set fire to sixteen trusses of hay and straw, the joist-
ings atid rafters, and the flames finally burst through the
root. Th- a 1.., m having been promptly given, the carriages
thhoeusiewannd stables,
and horses were got out it. safety, and intellionce was sent
gtoint,haeue.enrgeingeuistfkaltytoants.
the riie
scene, parish
aordi n London brigade ma-
to the exertions
of the tiremtn and neighbours the flames were confined to
that portion of the
preicises where they began, but they
were ni•t wholly extinguished until con,iderable damage was
done. The saute morning, about one o'clock, a fire, which it
ii u-ared will he attended with tatal consequences, broke out
at No 10, Marylebone-court, Great Cheateitield-street, Mary-
lebone. It is eui.,posed that atter the occupier, an aged
temale, named Ann Wilson, had retired to bed in the second
fl ii.r. a spark must have tallen from a lighted candle and set
her bed in a bitize. Police-constable D No. 96, immediately
upi•n hearitig 11,e alarm. entered the building, but before the
fire could be extinguished the lied and bedding was de-
stroyed. and Mrs. 1% ikon most frightfully burned over the
whole of her body. She was promptly riinov.d to the infir-
mary, but owing to the serious na•ur- of her injuries and her
edvanc, d age (74), not the least hopes can be entertaiued of
• her recovery.
EAST R ETFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—The bead
mastership of this inritution bps become vacant, and is open
to clerg3 men having graduated either at Oxford or Cam-
l.n idge. The pri.sent stipond is fixed by tLe Court of Chan-
cery at `,:40/. per annum.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT To A LADT.—Last evening
between seven and eight o'clock, Mrs: Wiley,
l of No. 10.
/Inverstook-plate, Camden-town, was so severely burnt
by her dress ikniting from a lighted coal that not the
slightest hopes ate suns rtgitu-d of her reC.V.erY.
OMNIBUS ROBBERY!—Yesterday. a
tr i
.i., wPs
lady,:
named
-street,
It4ketiiVrark,--was, robbed. ly
Parsons, resi-i4 at. No-
A Charing. crosis.euntaining 34
sovereigns, two :,4 Dank of E ii,thuld notes, and tome
110. f aticule in a.City
omni-
bus, between the .131111( and
buyer,