The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

'TRIESTE v. MARSEILLES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUR

It is a duplicate overland route, independent of France,
that I seek fdr the benefit of the British merchant and
people of England connected with India, and the East
generally, and not a continuation of the present one-
handed, left-sided, route, that puts the French Govern-
ment in possession of Indian intelligence, which should
only first be beard of from London.
I shall toil on and fear nothing, as I am determined
to succeed, and succeed I shall, to the benefit of Eng-
land's best interest.

I beg you will publish this letter entire, as I wish to
let the public know that with a boat of equal speed
as the Ariel, I am confident that all I have advocated
will be accomplished.
I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant,
THOMAS WAGHORN.

The Sacred Harmonic Society's Concerts will be
resumed on the 4th inst. (Wednesday next) at Exeter
Hall, when Sphor's oratorio The Last Judgment, a Te
Deum and Jubilate, by Prince Albert, and several other
compositions, will be performed. The society has,
during the past ten years, given no fewer than 157 con-
certs, to audiences amounting in the aggregate to up-
wards of 300,000 persons, and has disbursed amongst the
musical profession nearly 19,000/. The list of sub-
scribers already amount to nearly the number of last
season, which year greatly exceeded that of any pre-
ceding one.
Cosszy.—On Sunday the inhabitants of Cossey were
afforded a theme of conversation and mysterious surmise,
by the circumstance of the body of a female child having
been discovered lying close to the bank of the river,
near Mr. Culley's mill. The water had, as usual, been
let down, and had left the child lying in the mud. Sus-
picion attached itself to a servant girl, named Pegg, (in
the employ of Mr. Culley), whose pregnancy had been
suspected, though her supposed confinement had been a
profound secret. On the following day, an inquest was
held on the body, before Mr. Pilgrim, coroner, at the
Black Swan. The jury having been sworn, Philip Dye,
of Norwich, letter carrier to Cossey, deposed that as he
was op his usual round from Drayton, and was passing
through the gate close to Cossey mill, he saw the child
lying on the opposite side of the river, with its right
arm across its breast. It was not then in the water, but
it appeared as if it had been in that situation. He then
called Mr. Culley's groom to look at the body, who, with
Mr. Culley, accompanied him to the place where the
child was lying. They found it tied to a small iron
grate, with its neck lying between the two prongs.
Mrs. Girdlestone, who used to go to Mr. Culley's to
work, was swoi ii. She did not know whether Pegg had
been delivered of a child or not. Sometimes she had
suspicions of her pregnancy. Mr. William Francis,
surgeon, deposed that the linen of the bed whereon Eliza
Pegg slept, and sundry garments belonging to her, which
he had seen, led him to susnect that she had been re-
cently confined William Uckley, policeman, to whom
the prisoner was given in charge, said, that while he was
with her in a bedroom, she said, wringing her hands,
"Oh dear, what will be done in this horrid affair P
How could Ibe so silly ? I would not have done it for
the world had I known the consequences. I was alone
in my room when I was confined, It was some time
before I could take the child up, and when I did so, I
found it dead. No one in the house knew I was in the
family-way; I wish I had told some of them of it, and
they would have advised me better." She appeared much
agitated during the whole of the time. The nurse was
in the room with them. Elizabeth Eyreson, nurse, cor-
roborated the policeman's statement. The jury was then
adjourned till Thursday, to admit of an examination of
the body, in order to ascertain whether the child was
still-born, and to collect any further evidence that might
be adduced. At the adjourned inquest, the principal evi-
denee was that of Mr. Francis, who, from an examination
of the body, was clearly of opinion the child was born
alive, and must have lived three or four hours. A fur-
ther adjournment took place to Friday.—Norfou News.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday even-
ing last a fatal accident occurred on the Midland line of
railway, between Nottingham and Derby. A young
man,uenla, yabosuert2nst
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Mullen,
near Derby, left the station at the latter town by train
at 40 minutes past 8, P.M., intending to go to Notting-
ham ; on arriving at Sawley, 7 miles on the line, he per-
ceived that he had got into the Leicester instead of the
Nottingham train, and without waiting till he got to the
next station, he opened the carriage door and jumped
out while the train was in rapid motion. The result of
this rash act was, that he fell upon the line of rails and
his left leg was instantly run over by the carriages, and
it was so smashed, that on being conveyed to the General
Infirmary at Nottingham, his leg was obliged to be
amputated immediately, and though every effort was
made to save his life, he died at half-past one o'clock on
Sunday morning. No blame is attached to anyparty bu
the young man himself.

of Glaorre EsiNzo and splendidEAGLEs
ball, 70 yards distant, from a double gun, by Mr. Mac-
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age, beautifulwas shot
tlden lately eagle,
of
Mac-
pherson, gamekeeper, on the shootings of Sir H. Meux,
Bart., at Dundriggan. The eagle measured three feet in
length, and the extended wings seven feet six inches.
The talons, when stretched to their extent, could take
in a gaasp larger than the space of a man's hand. This
bird is the fourth of his species we have seen from within
a circuit of thirty miles, and all taken this year. We
hear that the royal birds are gradually disappearing
from the rocky cliffs of which they have for centuries
been sole tenants. Numbers are carried off, both living
and dead, every season, to grace zoological gardens, or
take their places, the first, among collections of pre-
served birds. As red deer are now on the increase in
most forests, the golden eagle deserves some care from
deer-stalkers. His broad pinions, swifter than the wind,
as he rushes through the air, or his majestic form perched
on some tall cliff, would always be a fair mark for a rifle
shot—a more fitting end of his career than the ignoble
irons of the trapper. We know of one wide forest where
the noble owner holds the eagle me to roam unharmed,
and as his food cannot be missed where nothing is of
value but the antlered monarchs of the corries, this hint
will, we hope, restore to him the freedom of his ancient
haunts.—lnverness Courier.

THE GREAT WESTERN.---LIVERPOOL, SA TURDAY.---
The noble Atlantic steam-ship Great 'Western, Captain
Mathews, sailed hence this afternoon for New York,
with a complement of 96 passengers, including Sir Allan
M‘Nab, of Canada. The departure of the Great Western
to day, within the brief space of six days since her
arrival, presents a notable instance of commercial
dispatch.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday her Majesty and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert took their usual.early
morning walk, and again walked in the afternoon.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col.
Seymour, enjoyed the sport of shooting yesterday
morning.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at-
tended by her Lady in Waiting (Lady Caroline Murray)
left the Castle yesterday.
The Lord Chancellor also took his departure from the
Castle yesterday-.
The Duke of Norfolk remained to dinner at the Castle
on Friday, after the Privy Council held by her Majesty.
His Grace left the Castle yesterday morning.
This morning her Majesty mid Prince Albert walked
on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal took their usual exercise this
morning.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert.,
the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the eo-
rneatie household attended Divine service this morning
in the private chapel. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie
Courtenay officiated.

Their Royal Highneses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, returned to their resi-
dence at Kew on Saturday, from honouring the Marquis
and Marchioness of A ilesbury with a visit, at their resi-
dence, Tottenham Park, Wilts.
- Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester re-
turned to her residence at Richmond on Saturday, from
a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Lord John
Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl or Minto,
Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Hobhouse,
Lord Campbell, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Auck-
land, Viscount Morpeth, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay,
the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Right Hon. H. La-
bouchere.
The Council sat three hours and a half.
After the Council, the Marquis of Lansdowne left
town for his seat, Bowood-park, Wilts.
Sir Patrick Stuart had an interview with Earl Grey on
Saturday at the Colonial-office. _

Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of New South Wales,
South Australia, and Van Diemen's Land. Dispatches
were also sent off on Saturday evening fur the Governors
of the West India colonies.

At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday, the
Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Helmore, and the
Lessons by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The Sermon was
preached by the Rev. Dr. Maddy. The Anthem was
" Blessed are those," (Greene). Mr. Cooper presided
at the organ. The Countess of Wilton, and Lords
Granville, De Manley, Norreys, and W. Graham, were
among the nobility present.

Trieste, Oct. 20, 1846.
Sir,—l beg to inform you, for the benefit of your
readers, that the steamer Ariel, now in the Marseilles
route, in opposition to that vid Trieste, belongs to the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, and it is for
that Company to explain to her Majesty's Govern-
ment why they are running their steamer and convey-
ing dispatches from the French Consul at Alexandria,
to France (Paris), &c., &c., currying no portion of her
Majesty's dispatches to either our Government or the
Honourable East India Company, although they receive
one hundred and sixty-five thousand pounds (165,0000
annually for the English Mail service. It is not within
the compass of my judgment to decide how they justify
themselves in so doing.
It appears to me that that Company would have done
better had they sported their Ariel on the Trieste line,
as it is the wish of all the world, except France, that
England should possess a duplicate overland route to
India, and independent to France altogether.
The Ardent will start this time (October) from Alex-
andria with my dispatches, via Alexandria, and orders
have been given that henceforth they leave Alexandria
with the mail steamer vies Malta to Marseilles.
The Ariel was built under contract to steam, on
the average, fourteen miles an hour, failing which she
would be thrown on the builder's bands. She does
steam at this speed, while the Ardent can go only
eight miles an hour.