The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-13 00:00:00

THE CHURCH.

The following preferments and appointments have
recently taken place :
The Rev. Alexander Napier, B.A. (1838), of Tri-
nity College, to the rectory of Egmere, with Holkham
vicarage, Norfolk.

The Rev. C. NV. Patin, B.A. (1845), Catherine
Hall, to the perpetual curacy of Dean, Bedfordshire.
The Rev. G. H. Moore, B.A. (1847), to the per-
petual curacy of St. Nicholas, Heyhouses, Lan-
cashire.

The Rev. W. G. Greenstreet, M.A. (B.A. 1836),
to the perpetual curacy of Patshull, Staffordshire.
The Rer. Henry Fix, of Emmanuel College, to
the assistant-mastership of Marlborough College,
Wiltshire.

The Rev. A. V. H. Hallett, M.A. (B.A. 1843), of
Emmanuel College, to the vicarage of Stradsett,
Norfolk.

The Rev. I. B. James, M.A. (13. A. 1834), of St
John's College, to the vicarage of Gamlingay, Cam
bridgeshire.

The Rev. Henry Browne Long, M.A. (B.A. 1825
to the rectory of Monewdon, Suffolk.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

On Saturday a commission de lunatico inquirendo
was opened at the King's Arms Tavern, Kensington,
before Mr. Commissioner Winslow, to inquire into
' the state of mind of Miss Caroline Harris, a maiden
lady, aged fifty-six, residing in Kensington-crescent.
Mr. Hore, solicitor, of Lincoln's Inn-fields, ap-
peared on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. William Shaw,
a relative, and the inquiry was not opposed.
It appeared from the evidence of Miss Harris's do-
mestic attendants and the medical gentleman, that
the unfortunate lady had for many years past exhi-
bited symptoms of weakness of mind. She had re-
sided, up to the early part of the present year, with
her brother, Mr. Henry Harris, and her imbecility
had gradually increased. Upon the death of her
brother her fortune was considerably enhanced, and,
as she had not the power to distinguish the relative
value of gold and silver money, it was deemed neces-
sary to institute the present proceedings. Her time
was principally occupied in playing with cards in a
childish manner; and at intervals, when the malady
was first remarked, she was exceedingly violent. Dr.
Arnott, of Bedford-square, and Mr. Dewsnapp, of
Hammersmith, having given their opinion that the
unfortunate lady was so far of unsound mind as to be
incapable of governing herself or her affairs, Miss
Harris was introduced to the jury, and upon being
questioned she said that her brother had been dead
ten minutes. She was shown several pieces or money,
but she appeared incapable of giving any answer as
to their value ; and, in short, her intellectual facul-
ties seemed to be totally prostrate.
The jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict,
dating the unsoundness of Miss Harris's mind from
the Ist of August, 1837.

SUPPOSED MURDER AT BIRMINOTIA.M.—BIRMING-
11A31, SUNDAT.—Three persons (a man and two boys)
are now in the custody of the police of this town,
charged with being concerned in, or having a know-
ledge of, the murder of a man named Brown, in a hut at
the Crescent, on Friday night last. It appears that the
deceased, who had been out all the day at Tamwortb,
thatching, asked permission of a number of boatmen
;the prisoners being of the party) to rest himself in
their hut, situated on the banks of the canal. This
Favour was granted to him, when one of the boatmen
proceeded to quarrel with the deceased ; the fellow
seized Brown's stick, and beat him so violently about
the head and neck that he lay insensible upon the floor,
when his brutal assailant lifted him upon a bench, and
he was found to be dead. The whole of the party who
were participators in or witnesses of the murder, then
made their escape. The deceased was supposed to be
possessed of a watch and some money, but nothing was
found upon his person. In the course of yesterday the
police apprehended the parties now in custody, but the
principal offender, whom they state struck the blows by
which the deceased was killed, has for the present suc-
ceeded in eluding the vigilance of the officers in pursuit.
The men in confinement refuse to give any information
as to the watch and money.
HORRIBLE CHARGE OF 'MURDER. —DOWLAIS,
FRIDAY MORNING.—A very painful sensation has been
created in this neighbourhood by the circulation of a
report that a young woman had destroyed the life of her
illegitimate child under very revolting circumstances.
From the evidence taken by Mr. W. Davis, the coroner
for the district, it appeared that the deceased, who was
two years old, was the illegitimate offspring of Mar-
garet Davies' belonging to Pater, in Pembrokeshire.
On Tuesday last the mother of the child went to
lodge at a person's house of the name of Morgan.
The child at that time appeared to enjoy most excellent
health, and was running and playing about the
house. At ten o'clock that morning the deceased
partook of some coffee for breakfast, and during the
temporary absence of Mrs. Morgan the deceased
was taken out by its mother. After being out
about twenty minutes, the mother returned with the
child in her arms, and said he had gone to sleep. The
deceased was put to bed; and shortly afterwards, on the
owner of the house entering the room, she found.that the
child was dead—froth had issued from the nose, and
there were all appearances of the child having had its
head held under water, and by that means been suffo-
cated, independent of which, the upper portion of the
child's dress, with the exception of the sleeve of the
frock, was saturated with water. The mother was im-
mediately taken into custody by Superintendent Wren,
and from the fact of the prisoner being the same party
who some short time back suffered imprisonment for
leavi !g the deceased in the streets, it is the opinion that
she destroyed the life of the child by holding its head
under water. The inquest, which was begun on Tues.
day, has been adjourned, to have the body opened, and
the prisoner has been locked up in prison.
OMNIBUS ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon an
omnibus with twelve inside and nine outside passengers
was upset in the Tottenham-eourt-road, the hind axle-
tree having broken. One gentleman bad his leg frac-
tured, and another his shoulder dislocated, both of whom
were conveyed to Middlesex Hospital. The driver and
the rest of the outside passengers were more or less
injured. The inside passengers fortunately escaped
without any further injury than a few cuts from the
broken glass.
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assured Mr. Walker tohfraegtnhtsihiyvee decency.au tho
rities were resolved to institute an immediate aynd most
searching inquiry into the subject, and would, if the
nuisance was proved, and not instantly abated, indict
the proprietors of the chapel. Several other persons
called upon the City Solicitor during the day, and con-
firmed Mr. Walker's statements, which they said were
completely under the mark.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CWMAVON.—On Monday
morning last a most destructive fire broke out in the ex-
tensive works at Csrmavon, whereby a great portion of
ly
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the splendid and unequalledd
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Mr. Guppy, at an immense cost, wa
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stroyed, as well as the magnificent
lmachinery containedba
therein. The portion destroyed wethe
smithy, shop, the fitting-up shop, and pattern-makers
ssehnotp.to
estimateA s the roof
the
loss had f
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mated at from 4,000/. to 7,0001. It is really lamentable
to find those beautiful workshops, stated to be among the
sustained.ae is
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finest and the largest in the world, rendered useless at
the moment they were about to be first used. Every
assistance was rendered by the workmen to extinguish
the lire, and great praise is due to the managers of the
engines for their prompt attention.—Cumbrian.
We regret to learn that Mr. Alderman Thompson,
M.P., is lying_in a bad state of health at his seat, Un-
derlay Westmoreland.