The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-13 00:00:00

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TO TilE WORSIIIPFUL THE MAYOR.

the undersigned, respectfully request you to call
It public meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of
Manchester, for the purpose of considering the present
distressed state of the population of this town and neigh-
bourhood, and the alarming prospects of the approaching
winter, and the propriety of memorializing the Queen,
praying her Majesty not to prorogue the two Houses of
Parliament until they have entered upon a full consider-
ation of the Corn and Provision Laws, which, in the
opinion of the requsitionists, are the main causes of the
existing sufferings of the people.

HORRIBLE MURDER AT BRIGIITON.—On
Thursday alfternoon the graatest excitement prevailed in
this town, in consequence of the discovery of the severed
head and limbs of a newly-born infant in the water-
closet of a house occupied by a lace-dealer and mil-
liner, named Hayward, residing next door to the
Old Ship Tavern, on the king's-road. For some two
or three days an abominable stench had emanated from
the closet, add the works did not act with their usual
freedom, which occasioned the calling in of a plumber,
who, on removing the pan, found first the head, and then
the two shoulders and arms, and part of the breast, of a
child a few hours old. Solomon, the chief officer of
police was sent for, and the remains of this ill-fated
victim of seduction were removed to' the Town-
hall, where they now lie, awaiting a Coroner's in-
quest. The police have been indefatigable in their
investigations, and now suspicion attaches itself to a
young woman who was observed by a little girl to go to
the closet at the latter end of last week, and to remain
there a long time, since which she has not been heard of.
In the present stage of the affair it would be highly im-
proper to give the name of the suspected party ; and the
more especially as the Coroner's Jury will in all probabi-
lity sit on Saturday.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the
receipts of the principal railways for the past week, that
is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns
are made:—Blaekwall, 1,0741.; Brighton, 2,2631. ; York
and North Midland, 1,7831;
.11ull and Selby, 1,0911. ;
North Midland, 4,8961 ; Midland Counties, 2,905/. ;
Birmingham and Derby, 1,182/.; South Western, 7,3791.;
_Great Western, 14,8441. ; Greenwich, 8511. ; Birming-
ham, 19,217/.; Eastern Counties, 9074 and Great North
of England, 1,3521.

. SUDDEN DEATH OF A LADY,—Thursday
an inquest was held at the Clayton Arms, Kennington-
oval, before Mr. Carter, Coroner for Surrey, on view of
the body of Mrs. Jane Hearn, aged 65. It appeared
from the evidence that the deceased was a widow lady of
independence. She resided at No. 1, Kennington oval.
Her health was, up to Monday, very good. About seven
o'clockun the evening of the above day she was disco-
vered dead in a chair. Verdict—" Died by the visita-
tion of God."

The splendid line of packet ship Hendrik Hud-
son, the excellent arrangements of-which we took occa-
sion to notice some time back, has departed on her first
relrn voyage across the Atlantic, from the port of Lon-
don. She carries out no less than 75 cabin and 235
steerage passengers, being tho greatest number ever
taken out to New York by any of the sailing packets
since their establishment. In addition to this, -Captain
Morgan, we are told, takes out a good 6:eight.
AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATI-1,--O0 Thurs-
day, as Mr. Edward Godfrey, a young gentleman of this
town, was on his way out ?t* the Spa, he had\ not walked
more than about a mile from the town when he got up
on a car which was passing, and had only been a short
time sitting on it when he suddenl3- fell back and imme-
diately expired. -lie had been for some time previous
`in a delicate state of health.—Kerry Examiner.