The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-24 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Nov. 22.—N0 further murders or very seri-
ous outrages are announced in the accounts from the
provinces, to day. There is, however, a very alarming
account of the state of the county of Sligo, where, ac-
cording to the Sligo Champion, some of the principal
gentry have been served with threatening notices.
Letters, received this day from Nenagh, state that
there are no hopes of the recovery of Mr. R. Bayly,
recently fired at by assassins. All the worst symptoms
had set in.

There is no positive confirmation of the murder of the
sub-agent of the Marquis of Ormonde, at Kilcash,
county of Tipperary, on Tuesday last; but, unfortunately,
there is no ground to doubt the intelligence already
communicated.

The Duke of Modena has issued an edict against
all assemblages of the people. This edict orders all offences
of leze-majesty committed by any such assemblages to be
tried before a court-martial, encourages informers by pro-
mising secrecy and rewards, and punishes concealment with
imprisonment and exile.
DEATH OP THE ELECTOR OF HESSE.—At half
past twelve, on the 20th instant, his Royal Highness
William 11., Elector of Hesse, departed this life at Frank-
fort, after a few days illness. The deceased was born on the
28th of July, 1777, and succeeded to the electorate n the
27th of February, 1821. He is succeeded by his son, Prince
Frederick William, born on the 20th of August, 1802, and
who, since 1831, shared the reins of government with his
father.

SUICIDE FROM DISTRESS.—On Saturday evening
betme,n live and six o'clock, a most determined act of
self destruction was committed by a female named Anne
Akers, 47 years of age, by nearly severing her head
rom her body, at No. 11, North-row,Grosvanor-Nuare.
The unfortunate woman lived at No, 8 Molyneux-atreet,
Edgeware-roel, and had teen a lad) 's maid, but of late
•he had taken to needlework as her only means of sup.
port; for the last three months she bad suffered great
privations in conseepn nee of the tcarcity of employment,
but she was compelled at length to seek parochial assist-
ance, and on making application to the parish of Mary-
iebone she was allowed .2s. 6d. per week, vvhich continued

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for a month, when it was taken off. During the pre-
vious week :he was without food for several days. On
Friday night she borrowed a shilling of her landlady,
and on tiaturday she called on her sister, living at No.
11, North-row. She had not been absent more than
five when a young man named Hedges observed
blood minutes,odflowing under the door of the water closet, and on
the door being burst open the deceased was discovered
lying on the ground with a wound in her throat extend-
ing from ear to ear. An open razor was lying by her
side. A surgeon was called in, who pronounced her
quite dead, and that she must have died almost instan-
taneously.
l'oxersmouTfr, Nov. 23.—Her Majesty's steamer
Kite, Commander Dumaresq, arrived this morning from
Jersey. While cruizing off the coast of France, for the pro-
tection of the English fishery, she struck on a sunken rock,
and before she could be cleared carried away nearly all the
false keel and part of the forefoot. She will require docking
to make good her defects. The Belleisle troop-ship has been
detained by strong westerly gales.
MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 12 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25 45 ; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25 65, it follows that gold is 0.78 per
cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from
liamburgh the price of gold is 4361 per mark, which at
the English Mint price of 3L 17s. 100. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 10i; and the ear-
change at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 12?,,
it follows that gold is 0.79 per cent, dearer in London
than in Hamburgh.

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JEWISH DISABILITIES.—The following petition,
"To the Honourable the Commons of Great Bntain and
Ireland, from the English Presbyterians of the county of
Chester, in half-yearly meeting assembled, at Stockport, on
the 20th of October, 1847," has been forwarded to Lord J.
Russell for presentation :—" That your petitioners, as Pro-
testant Dissenters, hold religious liberty—their own and
others'—to be a sacred right, the violation of which neither
prescription nor any fancied expediency can justify. That
your petitioners have rejoiced to behold the great advances
made during the past 20 years by the country and the Le-
gislature towards the adoption of the great principle, that a
man's religious opinions ought not to afeet his civil privi-
leges. That your petitioners have heard with great satis-
faction, that the large, varied, and important constituency of
the city of Loadon has returned to your Honourable House,
as one of its representatives, a gentleman of the Hebrew
faith. That your petitioners believe one of the requirements
exacted from the Members of your Honourable House to be
a solemn declaration, or oath, which no conscientious Jew
can make. That the continuance of this exaction imposes
on a meritorious and patriotic class of men an unjustifiable
disability, and is an unnecessary interference with the free
choice by the people of their representatives in Warliament.
Wherefore your petitioners humbly but earnestly pray your
Ilonourable House to remove this last barrier of intolerance,
and to admit the Jew, equally with the Christian, to all
.the
privileges of Parliament, when returneders
appomthteedott:
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PRIVATE Busutzss.—The third report . f
of his countrymen. And your petition wbilYl cavoer freepraoY_7oilkthic.e"
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the house, and also as to theexpenses.
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flicoounseructing the private business of
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Ob-
taining or opposing private_ ofCommons,
attending
Bills, was issued yesterday. The
the passing private Bills. The report, which is of an interesting and
. important character,
embodies a number of recommendations as to the mode for
fed a nature to go into at present, but
it is a matter which necessarily must occupy much attention
sub-
jectdt ub during nfigus totufhr set 000 f
presentrceogmWpaiit"n session. In addition to the report, the
blue book before us contains the evidence of several witnesses
who have had extensive experience as to the mode in which
tructed. The ap-
the private business of Parliament
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in
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would direct the attention of those
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aordio nthe particulars furnished in this
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charges attending the passing
al way Act.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT ,SUICIDE AT "ARM—An
attempt at Suicide has just been made by another person
belonging to the upper classof • afternoon a detonat. society at Paris. On Friday
ideon was heard in the apartment occupied
b.Y Ike Chevalier Navaro, attache of the Portuguese
Embassy, rue du Faubourg‘ Ppissonniere, 49. On entering
the room 81. de Never as discovered with part of his head
shot off, and holding in his hand a poinard, with which he
endeavoured to complete self-destruction. He was in such
a violent state of excitement, or rather delirium, that it was
found necessary to convey him to a Maison de Sante. M.
de Nsvaro is about thirty-five years of.age, and occupied an
eminent position in Parisian society.' His attempt at suicide
can only be ascribed to temporary insanity.—Gahgnani.mr.
NELSON'S COLUMN AT CIIARING- cn s
igiodsel. of the
Carew, the
,sculptor, has just completed the__
Charing-Bross,
ari cross,
principal bas-relief lor the Nelson column at
.Ckl. .
The group is
for the entablature facing towards Whitehall
of the Battle of Trafalgar,"
taken from Southey's " History .
"that they ha
that Nelson observing
where it is stated
done for him at last," order .rPd new tiller ropes to be rove as
the others were destroyed. all fifteen
There are in figures,
the centre group, taking Lord
feet high, and
above seven most truthfully and admirably de-
picted. Nelson to the cockpit, is
d lovers of art would do well to va
Naval men
• an
opportunity to see it in Mr. CarewA:di avail
themselves of this o,
previously
to its being sent to Woolwich to be cast in bronze.
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