The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-02 00:00:00

EMIGRATION.

A memorial of considerable length, embodying a plan
for emigration from Ireland, was presented on Wednes-
day to the Right Honourable Lord John Russell. The
memorial was accompanied by the following letter:—
" 14, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, London,
March 31, 1347.

"My Lord,—We have the honour to present to your
Lordship the enclo=ed memorial, with the list of names
which we have been authorised to append to it.
" The main proposition which it embodies, and to
which those who have signed it consider themselves
pledged, are-Ist. The necessity of systematic coloniza-
tion, on a very large scale, from Ireland to Canada, and
of the assistance of the State to promote it. 2d. The
necessity of making religious provision for the emi-
grants. 3d. The advantage of enlisting private enter-
prise, in the form of agency, to carry out the plan;
and-4th. A willingness to accept an income and
property-tax, for the purpose of defraying the cost of
the emigration.

"We-hope to procure numerous adhesions to the
principle of the memorial, which we will do ourselves
the honour of transmitting to your Lor after the
Easter holidays, but we have thought it AlliPb respectful
to your Lordship to send it to you at once, without
waiting for its circulation in Ireland.
" We have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lord-
ship's very obedient servants,
" W. 11. GREGORY, M.P.
" M. J. O'CONNELL, M.P.
" J. R. GODLEY.
" The Right Hon. Lord John Russell."
Names authorised to be attached to the accompanying
memorial :
The Archbishop of Dublin
The Marquis of Ormonde
The Marquis of Ely
The Earl of Devon
The Earl of Desart

Alex. M'Carthy, Esq., M.P
Sir Chas. Coote, Bart., M.P.
R. B. Osborne, Esq., M.P.
Hon. James Maxwell, M.P.
Major Layard, M.P.
J. H. Hamilton, Esq., M.P.
Hon. S. Spring Rice, M.P.
M. J. O'Connell, Esq., M.P.
Win. H. Gregory, Esq., M.P.
John Robert Godley, Esq.

Lord Farnham

Lord Jocelyn
Sir A. J. Foster, Bart.
Colonel Wyndham, ➢I.P.
Evelyn J. Shirley, Esq., M.P.
Lieut.-Colonel Taylor, M.P.

RARA AvIS.—DEA.TII- OF A REAL JIM CROW.—
There has resided in a house in Eyemouth for the last
three years, a very singular crow, or common rook,
which might truly be called the mocking-bird of the
poultry-yard, for so exact was he in his imitation of the
cries of the various domestic birds with which he asso-
ciated, that no one could distinguish them from the ori-
ginals. Many a visitor at his owner's house was startled
and amazed at hearing proce€d from below his chair the
quack, quack, quack of the duck—cackle, cackle of the
hen—the calling together of the chickens—the cooing of
the pigeon—and the caw, caw of the crow—when all the
time nothing could be seen except the latter-named
gentleman in black, sitting with great composure, and
evidently much satisfied with his own extraordinary
vocal powers. But alas poor fellow, his last act of
mimicry cost him his life. ‘V hile imitating the crowing
of a cock, a large game bird or that species, either
taking it fur a challenge or an insult, or perhaps both,
flew upon him, and, strange to t.II, tore out his ►tongue,
the offending member of the rook. We need not tell
how much his death has been lamented by those who
knew him and admired his wonderful powers.—Berwick
Advergiser.

MAYO ASSIZES.—INIPORTANT COMIV:ERCIAL CASE.
—ln the case of the brig Glasgow, plundered off the
coast of Erris of 1,0001. worth of flour, in which the pro-
prietors sought to have the arn.,unt raised off the barony,
a difficulty arose under the words of the statute, as to
whether the vessel was in distress at the time of the
outrage, the captain having declined to swear that
she was in danger, and the Act of Parliament only
applied to vessels in distress. Mr. Fitzgibbon, Q.C„
for the owners, applied to Baron Lefroy to respite the
presentment for the opinion of the Judges in Dublin.
Mr. Armstrong, Q.C., for the cesepayers, assented to
this course; but it having in the progress of the trial of
the plunderers of the vessel appeared that she was not
in distress, Baron Lefroy told the grand jury not to
pass the presentment. The vessel was insured, and the
underwriters will be losers to the to extent of 1,0001. by
this decision.—Dublin Evening Post.
MELANCHOLY CA.SE.--A. young woman, named
Elizabeth Isherwood, aged only seventeen, who had
lived for the last seven months in the employment of
Miss Langsford, milliner and dressmaker, Exeter, was
missed from her hotia,J about 11 o'clock on Tuesday morn-
ing week, and at rine was discovered quite dead in the deep
part of the river Exe, just above the Weir Bead. She had
been seen by a tailor named Anning to walk in that direc-
tion on the r,ath by the river side, some time previously;
and
be she "vas discovered by a lady, who happened
t P The way with her child, and who gave
the &Aim. body being taken out, it was found
that life was one beyond the hope of recovery. At
tl7‘e inquest, which was held on Wednesday evening,
before J. Warren, Esq., the city coroner. Miss Langs-
ford stated that she knew of no connexion the de-
ceased could have formed, nor of any circumstance
that could lead to the apprehension of her having
destroyed herself. She had no acquaintances in Exeter
but a respectable family, whom the witness named.
During the time she had been in her employment, she
had been perfectly correct in her conduct; and "she w-
indeed
indeed an elegant girl, who was fit for any s,-;._:r
almost an acquisition to the establishment." r,,hist;(l.4:
the first time she had ever left the hour:, :'
e without the
I(nowledge of her employer ; and her -
bser.Ce for some
f4rukt,th
.w Theas not niitil six
hours in the day had excited the
0. alarm,j. of Miss Lange-
,c,,
ck apprised of her
'utter at the Cumberland
ive.,t nrito,,jury rearmed a vg
r-''
,A,,..-
Tuesda- 7:dct of found drowned.-
--`4.'luk 111, RDER IN Sr. LURE'S.--On
...uke, on the body of a f,„o. 1
itS found in a -.tess 00l in Bird-
Mr j " qua
wEts held y adji,urnment, before
Read, City-road, St.
sort, aged 28 years, who , 4 e aarned Elizabtth Richard-
yard, Whitecrosi street,
pThero
considerable marks of violrneleriday last.
discovered, and the eireunastanc'eut. the
1 a body when itwere
foul play had been used towards stb:-.det a belief twhaast
merly cohabited with a man named Eme;""' who for-
it was stated, she had experienced rnuch'ilflr"lhe
constable named Brannon, stated to the jury that- t%, -
discovered the man Emery, an inmate of the workhouse had
in St. Martin's, Westminster. Ile had been there er
since the 4th instant, and had never left the house for
any purpose whatever. The jury then consulted for a
short time, and returned an open verdict of " Found
dead.
The Belgian Chamber of Deputies, at its sitting on
Saturday, adopted, by a majority of 59 to 20, the law
proposed by the Government for punishing libels by the
press upon the King or any of the members of tho Boyal
Family.