The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-20 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

Number of houses and warehouses found insecure (1,252
occupiers living on premises, 80 untenanted, 568 no nightly
residence)-1,900.
Fires discovered by the police, 158.
Children found (226 restored to their friends, and 602 sent
to the workhouse)-828.
Lives saved by the police, 23.
.Robberies (6 burglaries, 785 in dwelling-houses, 854 from
the person, and 150 in the streets)--1,295.
Value of property stolen, 5,674/. Is. 11d.
Recovered, 1,7431. 3s. sd.
Found on drunken persons, and restored on their departure
from the station, 1,0561. 16s. 2d.

THE OMNIBUS SERVICE.—A number of improve
mente are about to be introduced into the construction of
the Parisian omnibuses, and, in mentioning them, it is urged
on the consideration of the Prefect of Police the sad situa-
tion of the drivers, conductors, and subaltern officers of the
omnibus service in general. These remarks are equally ap-
plicable to the London omnibus service. Would you know
the life of an omnibus cad? Every day he must rise at three
in the morning, and must not go to bed till the return to the
depot of the last omnibus, that is, an hour and a half after
midnight. Now what is the salary of such a servant ?
lorty•tive sous a day. A driver, for remaining nailed to
50c his
seat from seven in the morning till midnight, gets 3f. .
A conductor, for getting on and off his toot-board one thou-
sand times a day, and in the intervals standing erect like a
parrot on his perch, exposed to all the jerks of the vehicle,
to all the inclemencies of the weather, and to all the ea-
Flees of every goer and comer—for all these an unhappy
conductor' gets but 24f. 50c. (11) per week. If it be de-
manded what is the possible duration of the service of such
servants, go to the office of any omnibus company whatever,
and not four Of these servants will be found the date of whose
service begins at the foundation of these carriages ; that is,
in 1828. The omnibus service is murderous.
On Saturday, at one o'clock, the family of Mr.
Andrews', of' Grosvenor-place, Camberwell, was greatly
alarmed by hearing the report of a pistol which proceeded
from the room of a MT. Barrell (an inmate and cousin of the
family). It was immediately discovered that the unhappy
gentleman, iJho was lying on his bed, had shot himself
through the left breast. Surgical aid was promptly obtained,
but all assistance was unavailing. In half an hour life was
extinct. It is said that losses arising from railway specula-
tions caused a temporary delirium.
1 ICE WEST-KENT MILITIA.—The regiment con-
sists of 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 majors, 2 captains,
12 lieutenants, 8 ensigns, 1 adjutant, 1 quartermaster, 1 pay-
master, 1 surgeon, I assistant-surgeon. The staff consists of
1 sergeant-major, 13 sergeants, and 896 privates. The
standard is 5 feet 4i inches. All persons are liable to be
drawn who are between the ages of 18 and 45, excepting ap-
prentices, seamen, &c. The militia was called out for '2B
days in 1825, and also in 1831. The West-Kent militia have
been twice in Ireland, and it is supposed that if troops are re-
quired in Ireland, the East Kent militia will go this time.—
,Dover Telegraph.
DEATH FROM DRUNKENNESS.--OD Saturday, Mr.
Walaey, M.P., held an inquest at the Cross Keys, -Endell-
street, Long-acre, on the body of Josiah Higham, aged sixty-
three, formerly a pawnbroker. The wretched man lived at
No. 28, Short's-gardens, and had a monthly allowance from
his brother, a tradesman living en the Surrey side of the
water. The moment he received his allowance he spent it
in rum, of which to the value of 105. or 12s. he would drink
in one day. He had been an excessively hard drinker for
the last twenty years. His wife had left him in consequence
of his intemperate habits. On Saturday, the 10th inst., he
received a present of money, and straightway began to chssi •
pate it in the usual way; in fact, he was drunk from that
day until Thursday night, when he became collapsed; was
placed in bed, attended to by Dr. Bennett, the parish sur-
geon, but he never rallied, and died about noon on Wednes-
day, from, the medical attendant said, the effect.' of intoxi-
cating liquors. A dispute arose between the Coroner and
one of the jury, who said this was not a case in which an
inquest need have been held; but the Coroner told the juror
it was not his business to make such remarks. The jury
were about to return a verdict of " Death from natural
causes," when the Coroner said that such a verdict would not
be dissimilar to one he saw the other day in a Sussex paper,
viz. that a child had died from drinking too much of its
motlier's milk. The jury re-considered, and returned the
f Mowing verdict ;—" That he died Irons drinking excessively
of alcoholic liquors."
THE RAILWAY KING AT NORTHAMPTON.— OH
Saturday, last we were honoured with a visit by Mr. Hudson,
slfr. W. E. Peel, Mr. Villiers, and several other directors of
different railways, :who met the commmissioners of the Nen
N'ayigation, of whom were present Earl Spencer, the Marquis
of sorthampton, E. Bouverie, Esq., and many other gentle-
men of the county.—Northampton Herald.
INJURY BY THE KICK OF A HORSE.—On Sunday
morning, betavOen eleven and twelvo o'clock, a serious acci-
dent occurred to Mr. Richard Ackett, of Wimpole-street,
Cavendish-square, who, having occasion to give his groom
some directions, had gone to the stable for that purpose, when
a horse kicked out violently with both hind legs. Mr. Ackett
received the full force of the kick upon his chest and ribs,
and he was dashed against the opposite wall. He was im-
mediately conveyed to his residence, and surgical assistance
obtained, four of his, ribs being broken on the right side.
A GANG OF MURDERERS AND ROBBERS.—Com-
mitted to Nenagh gaol, by Mr. John G. Jones, RM., Philip
Maher, for the murder of Thomas Shanahan, process-server,
near Borrisoleigh, on the 21st Of October, 1844 ; also for the
robbery of Quinlan and Cormack, Lear Annameadle ; Mi-
chael eares, of Fantane, and Philip Maher, for the attack on
j jogai], near Bawn, when John Hogan was severely injured
from a gam-shot wound ; Edmund Ryan, John Conway,
Thomas Dwyer, and John Kennedy, of Bawn, the latter a
respectable farmer's son, and the person who brought the
party to Hogan'a house. This gang was connected with
several other persons who were engaged to go in all direc-
tions in the North Riding of Tipperary committing outrage
and murder. Since their arrest several bad characters have
absconded, There is most satisfactory evidence agaiest the
persons arrested, and the breaking up of such a gang is
looked on as one of the most important events that could
have occurred to this county. One of the gang has turned
approver, and it is thought that the perpetrators of all the
outrages in this riding will be shortly brought to justice.—
.Nesagh Guardian.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.—SouTit-
Aserrost, Jam. 18.—The Peninsular Company's steam-packet
the Ween, Captain Russell, arrived here yesterday morning,
and landed the Gibraltar and other mails, which were for--
warded to London by the nine o'clock a.m.train. The Queen
left Gibraltar on the 6th inst. ; Cadiz, Bth; Lisbon, 9th ;
Oporto and Vigo, I Ith ; and Corunna, 13th. She has twelve
passengers, and a very full fruit cargo. The same Company's
steamer Royal Tar, Captain Evans, left at 3 P.M. yesterday,
without mails for Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, &c. ' • also. forty
passengers, and a cargo of bale goods. The Royal West
India Mail packet the Medway, Captain Andrews, left the
river yesterday with the West India mails, thirty-eight pas-
sengers, and a cargo of stores, for the Company's ships at the
different islands. The Dee is expected from the West Indies
en Tuesday. The Great Liverpool will leave for Alexandria,
'with the East India and China mails, on Tuesday.
THE LATE SIR HERBERT COMPTON.--This die-
tingt.ished man, whose death took place a few days since,
was no ordinary character, and raised himself by his own
exertionsN to the important offices which he successively filled,
Herbst
hhonour to himself and advantage to the country. Sir
Compton embraced the military profession very early
in life, and served with his regiment for some time in India;
but, returning to India, he entered on the study of the law,
which he sedulously pursued. Having completed his legal
studies, he revisited India, and e joined the bar at Fort St.
m
George, where he soon distinguished. His zeal,
ability, and untiring assiduity obtained for him the lucrative
Government appointment of Advocate-General
distinguished
post 3ladras and Calcutta; and subsequently t
post of Chief Judge of Bombay.
career he received public testimonials for various
crlialadaseryofihcesis
from both Europeans and natives, the last testimonial being a
yaluable service of plate, presented by the native inhabitants
of Bombay, with their grateful acknowledgments of his worth
an.: the high estimation in which his services were held.
ft b.'Qs lately been asserted in the Canterbury press,
that it is
t,;-e!'ntention of the Belgian Government to remove
the mail pack °t service from Dover to Ramsgate. We are
power to state that this report is On.
happy to
have it frt our
dolor', and that the Belgian Government
tirely witout foun •
have three new fast stein:lea nearly_ compopleted, which will
convey the Belgian Mails *OM Ostend to ver, on ter-
mination of the contract with the South-Eastern Company.—
_Dover Telegraph.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE RAILWAY TIIRMINUS ATears
SOUTHAMPTON ON FRIDAY LAST.—A youth, about 15 y
of age, named James Bull, employed as an engine- cleaner,
while cleaning the wheels of a tender upon a side rail, was
unfortunately killed by the want of caution in four men who
'were pushing a waggon of coke on a cross rail, not giving the
113 signal of "look out." Before the poor boy could get
out
of the way, the buffer of the waggon caught him upon the
head and there'll_ smashed it to pieces. The body was itime-
iiiately taken to itadiwys Rail • way Hotel. and a coroner's in-
quad summoned,whiat met on Saturday, when, after a very'
searching investigation, a verdict of" Accidental Death" was
retuned, and the four men calledita tolherroom, when they
Were strouksly censured by George co
their want ot.looking
am due caution in not
pEsq.' coroner,coroner, for
The terminus at aheadSouthtonihn as been open
before moving
the waggon.
of the
now several years:, yet by the careful carrying
not
company's regular their officers and servants,
single accident has .occurred prior to the unfortunate one a
of
Friday last, alts,augh engines are moving about the premises
upwards of fifty times 3 day.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Porrsmount, JAN. 18.—Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart.,
Commander-in-Chief at this port, gave another entertain-
ment at the Admiralty-house on Friday evening, which,
being the last of the series, was upon a scale of princely hos •
pitality and splendour never before equalled in this establish-
ment. The Flag-Captain (Sir Richard Grant) and nearly all
the naval, military, and civil officers at the port were present,
together with the nobility- and gentry of the county, with
their families. These magnificent entertainments, given at
the Admiral's expense, have been conducted upon a scale of
liberal and impartial hospitality highly to the honour of the
gallant chief. All have been invited, from the Admiral-
Superintendent and General commanding the garrison
forces, down to the naval cadet and military ensign ; from
the bishop to the curate, the legal and medical body; in
short, none have been passed over who were eligible as guests
of the Commander-in-Chief of the first naval arsenal in the
world.
The Rodney, 92, Captain Collier, C. 8., is to have her mid-
ship-magazine moved further forward, her bow and sternpost
altered, and other " improvements" made below, too nume-
rous to detail—similar to those in the Queen.
The fatal accident on board this ship arose out of the mu-
tinous conduct of a party of marines left in charge of the
ship after the:crew had been transferred to the Victorieuse
hulk, pending the repairs. A sergeant's guard (a ser-
geant, corporal, and eighteen privates) was left on
board to keep watch during the night, but it appears,
instead of performing faithfully that important duty, they
broke open one of the store-lockers, and regaled themselves
with wine and spirits until they became intoxicated.
About ten o'clock on Thursday night the policeman
on duty challenged the ship, or party left in charge, accord-
ing to the rules of the dockyard, when a corporal (one of the
party left in charge of the ship) appeared at the port at
which the brow or gangboard was placed to answer the
challenge, and he missed his footing, fell into the dock, and
struck one of the shores as he fell, fracturing his skull and
ribs in a dreadful manner. The party were immediately
" relieved " on board the Rodney, and placed under arrest,
where they remain pending a court of inquiry. We have
since been informed that the " relief " also got drunk. No
commissioned officer was left on board the ship, or such dis-
graceful conduct could not have happened.
The Scourge steam bomb vessel, Commander Caffin, is
having the old mortar beds of the /Etna fitted to her, and
another wooden bed made at Woolwich. She will leave the
basin on Tuesday or Wednesday. The 23d instant is the day
named for her going to sea ; prior to which, however, we
are informed the sea Lords of the Admiralty will take
a short trip to the back of the Isle of Wight, in
her, to witness the firing from the mortar and long 56, and
the respective effects upon the vessel. We are also told by
those most likely to know, that the complement (145, officers
and men) given to this vessel will be very inadequate to her
requirements. She is to be fitted with an electro-galvanic
apparatus for transmitting communications from her paddle
boxes, or bridge connecting them, into the engine-room,
whereby in any kind of weather, day or night, the proper
directions may be given to the engineers for their guidance,
instead of the mode at present adopted of shouting down below
"Goon," "Ease her," " Back her," " Stop her," &c. The ap-
paratus being portable, may be m*'ed to any part of the vessel,
and is therefore not confined to the use of the officer on the
bridge or paddle-boxes ; the steersman may have it, or the
" look- out" forward. A trial of the efficacy of this admi-
rable invention was made on Friday, in the lecture-room of the
New College in the dockyard by the inventor (Mr. W. J.
Hay, chymical referee of the establishment), in the presence
of Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart. ; Captain Sir R. Grant ;
Captain Chads, of the Excellent ; Mr. J. Fincham, master
shipwright ; Commander Caffin, of the Scourge ; Com-
mander Otter, of the Sparrow ; Mr. Watts, assistant-mas-
ter-shipwright, and other distinguished and scientific officers,
when the application was found to succeed most admirably.
The extreme simplicity of the invention astonished every
one present, and no one more so than the Gallant Port-Ad-
miral, who expressed his gratification in warm terms to the
scientific officer, the originator of the application. The ex-
pense of fitting the apparatus is a mere trifle (about 31.) and
only one passage is required for the wire. Yesterday another
distinguished party of scientific officers visited the lecture-
room, and witnessed the interesting experiment, which was
pronounced by all to be eminently successful, and far superior
to every other mode of communication with the engine-room
now in use on board steam-vessels.
The Grampus, 50, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., arrived at
Spithead yesterday afternoon from Woolwich. She saluted
the Port Admiral with 17 guns just inside the Nab, which
was acknowledged by the St. Vincent. This splendid fri-
gate came up in beautiful style. She hove in sight under
topsails, courses, top-gallant sails and royals, jib. flying jib,
and spanker ; wind very light from E.S.E., tacked when to
the westward of the Spit Buoy (the wind having shifted to
the opposite quarter, west-north-west), and stood over to-
wards Sea View, again tacked, in top-gallant sails, up
courses, and ran down to her anchorage, just ahead of the
Superb, under her three topsails and jib. She shortened
sail in a very smart style, and appeared to be worked in a
very easy and seamanlike manner, which is saying much,
considering she is shorthanded, is a heavy frigate, and com-
paratively new in all her equipments. When she has completed
her complement, she will receive advance here, and sail for
the Pacific station to join the squadron under Rear-Admiral
Sir George Seymour on the coast of California, touching at
Buenos Ayres. Commander Watkins takes passage in her to
join the Modeste, 18, one of the Pacific squadron, to the com-
mand of which vessel he has just been appointed, vice
Baillie, promoted to the rank of captain.
The Fairy. Royal yacht tender, Master Commander Roberts,
went out again yesterday on a short excursion.
The Athol troop-ship, Master Commander Pearn, put in at
Madeira on the 25th of December, smallpox having broken
out on board.
The Apollo troop-ship, Commander Radcliffe, arrived at
Rio on the 17th of November.
The Rhadamanthus steam-sloop, Master Commander Laen,
is about to leave Cork for Corfu, to bring home about 300
invalids.
The Vanguard, 80, Captain Willes, flag of Rear-Admiral
Pigot, the Crocodile, 26, Captain Maxwell, and the Dee
steam-vessel, Master-Commander Driver, were in the Cove
of Cork on the 14th inst.