The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-30 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

THE HAGUE, Avert. 24.-.=The project of law for tin ending
the law rwative to the commencement of the Fishey
talus the following article :
t• By a temporary incylification of the 26th Article of the
Law of the 12th of March, 1818, on the exercise of it e great
fishery, the commencement of the great Seth herrirg-fishery
for the years 1846, and 1817, is fixed by way of tr al, four-
teen days earlier than usual, and permission given for the
nets to be cast out into the open sea on the eveeil g of the
16th of June, instead of tie evening of the 24: h o; the same
month. It is observed further in the expknatory me.
morial--•s It is wr2ll known that for some years past the
fishermen belonging to the States, where there a e no legal
ordinances, or such as differfrom those in this country re-
lative to the herring fishery, have with more or less suc-
cess: commenced the fishery at an earlier pericd than the
Dureh si.h,rmen are allowed by Article 26 of the law of
March, 1818.
llus legislation is founded on long exrerience, that, in
general, it is not till the time there preser:bed that the her-
ring, which is a migratory fish, is pert*, ctly good in condi-
tion, and has reached the places in, adapted for the fishery.
And if such herriigs were now and then tnet with sooner
than usual, this did little injury to the Dutch fisheries, so
long as other nations paid less attention to that fishery. The
case is now different, some foreign fishermen commencing
their operations sooner, make larger capture 4, and supply
Germany and other countries long before the Dutch [her-
' rings arrive in our parts. Last year, according to the testi
mei), of all the pilots of the herring vessel.. ths herrings
in good condition, were on the c ast of Scot's d four-
teen days bethre the fixed time, and our fi hermen
restricted by law, were compelled to see f reign fishermen
make their captures, which they could have made, without
detracting from the ancient reputatien of the Dutch her-
ring. The consequence is that the Dutch capture sinsller
quantities, and sell at lower prices for the herrings first
brought, because the sale in foreign countries was not se-
, cured by the earlier supply. These motives have I d the
parties interested to, aptly to the Government, which has
accordingly introduced the presc-nt project flaw by vray of
trial. In case this experiment should. suce' eI. final is
flow will be made before the opeiring, of thetbihery for 1848,
to be ttlistituted fhr the said 26th Art, of the Law of the
12th March, 1818; otherwise this temporary regulation will
fall to the ground, and the said 26th Article will continue in
force."

AMSTERDAM, APRIL 27.—At this moment, four o'cloalt in
the afternoon, the Royal Family arrived at the Rllace, and
appearing on the balcony, were received with marks of the
most cm-dial affection and respect by the crowd of specta,ors
ass-mble.d to welcome them.

TUE HAGUE, Anil', 27.—1 n the sitting of the S.-rond
Chamber of the States-General to-day, a letter was recived
from his Excellency the Minister of the Interinr, accom-
panying proposals relative to education and the manage-
ment of the poor. The c.ntral section made its report on the
p j it of law, respecting the granting of advantages to the
Frvn. h commerce, the debate on which was fixed for Wed-
nesday next.

We learn that in the projects of law, respecting the first
book of the penal code, row pending before the Second
Chambers of the State,:-General, various modifications are
proposel, among which is the abolition c f the punishment of
the pillory.

JERSEY.

FINAL TRIAL OF MARY LE GENDRE FOR THE MURDER OF

MR. GEORGE LE CRONIER.

(Before Sir John De Veulle, Bailiff, and Judges Bisson,
Bertram, Le Couteur, Picot, Pelgue, Le Galles, and
Art hur.)
The court was densely crowded. The accused, when
placed at the bar, displayed unusual composure.
Evieence having been adduced before the petty jury on
the day previous, the prisoner was found guilty, and haring
claimed the benefit of trial by the grand jury, was finally
found guilty of " voluntary homicide."
The BAILIFF then proceeded, in a tone of much tolemnity
and deep feeling, to address the wretched woman at the
be&
*Mary Le Notle " said the Bailiff, "you bare been de-
clared by the grand jury guilty of voluntary homicide upon
the pers:m of the late Mr. George le Cronier, nne of the Cen-
teniens of the parish of St. Helier, and it is my duty to an-
nounce to you that, conformably to the conclusions' of the
public prosecutor, you are condemned to transportation for
the term of your ratural life, to such place as it may please
her Must Excellent Majesty in Council to direct, and that all
your worldly goods (if you possess any) are declared confis-
c.:ted to the Queen, or to the respective lord of the manor."
The prisoner, apparently unmoved. was then conducted to
the vehicle which awaited her outside • he Curt, and thence
to the gaol, amid the hoot ings and execrations of the crowds
which everywhere thronged the streets through which she
had to pass.

GRAY'S INN, APRIL 29.—The undermentiOnerl gen-
tlemen were this day called to the degree of ly.rrister-at
law
by the Honourable Society f fo-'s Inn, viz., James John
Wilkt:sor, Esq., and Beijamin Way, Esq., B.A.
r El,v,)rd Pit!wor !Att. n has srrivt d in James-
street, Buckingham-gate, from the continent.
A •litt. fla • p ;,- sparrow-shooting,
assembles at Ityall's-irrnve, a small hamlet in the parish of *Ripple,
near Tewliesbziry. It numbers upwaytis of twenty menth,rs of the
neighbouning fanners and gardeners. The ) umbe, of birds destroyed
is 150 dozen within four months:--(Poneesfer Chronicle.
Goon FdRIN NE.—On Thurmday last, infolFgeree was
roreived in this town by the family of 31r. Hu4o, o the demise of a
dista,t r dative, in the neighbourhood of Truro. We understand
that the rkeea,ed maiden lady has lett considerable property, the
balk of which, to the tune of s me 10,0001., falls into the hands of a
young man of this town called Richard Hugo, a clerk at the office of
Mr. J. N. B. solicitor.—renzance zete.
A letter from R-rne, of the 16th, says:—" The Pope
attended at all the religions offices of the Holy Week, and according
to custom, gave the grand benolietion on Holy Thursday and (;nod
Friday. On the former oc:.asion his H linessi was plesed, as in pre-
ce,:ing years, to celebrate the c, remony of washing the feet of the
thirteen apostLs. Those thirteen ano, les are to general priests who
hive come to Rome on pilzrimage from varkus countries. Frequently
also priests residing In Rome are selecte,A. The Ambassadors of
France, Austria, Spain, and rortugal have the privilege of choosing
one of their countrymen. M. Rossi, this year, selected Father
Vaures, eanonist to the French Embresy. Th re is to be a consistory
held the day of to-morrow, at which 'ordinal Riarin, Archbishop
of Naples, is to receive the hat. Itis still a m oter of doubt at what
time the Empress of Russia will come here, or indeed whether she
will come here at:nll.—Ga
SAGACITY OF A SPORTING goo. Thawing the_ Into
shooting season, some gentlem, 'n the neighbourhood of Ipplepen
were r,turtibig after 3 homing, when, on passing a over,
a woodcock rose, but, not being prepared, or expecting to find game
there, they took notice of the bird. Not so, however, old
Ranger, who, on he ring the uise, reared himselt on his hind legs
and marked Wm. Tile party were in oceed'nr on, when, presently,
the dog came up to:he gentl man who had the gin, and jumping up,
tugged at the corner of his je.cket. Not knowing the dog's meriting,
he appealed to the owner of the dog—who was not carrying a gun—
to have it explained. The master tol,l him to lake no I..otice, but go
on, but Ranger was not to be diverted from his purpose, and he again
repeated the tug at the coat. The genileman then turned and fol-
lowed the dog to a spot at soma d:stance, where ha halted. The dog
then watched the gentleman's actior.s intently, while he prepared his
gun and cocked the locks, and when ready be instantly sprang for-
ward to a b Ish and rose the c-oedc.ock, which immediately fell to the
gentleman's gun.-IVestern Luminary.

A RCILE3LoGICAL )ISE(cVERY AT DOVER. The
wor%men, in clearing the ground for the ereetion of some new
houses in the Priory (;rounds. have developed three of the lower
arches of a church or chapel : one only of these was perfect when
opened, hut we regret 'o learn that it was eni‘placed by a fall of the
earth adjoin'tir, The whole sof the Norman style, and built of
Caen stone. The boor was paved with glwed tiles of the period,
many ^f which are in !mod ves, rvation ; under the tiles was turned
up a structure of burnt wood, which seems to show that a chapel
standing on the s uric Si. e had been destroyed by fire. Many skele-
tons have been d scovered during the excavations. They appear to
hays been generally interre i in graves lined with squared chalk;
nothing, ho, ever, excepting the bones has hitherto been obtained.—
Dover Telegraph.

ROYAL ARTILLERY —Captain Tireman's Company,
4th battalion, embarked at four o'clock P.M., for conveyance to Black-
wall, to proceed board a strainer for Leith, to relieve Captain
Itinghain's company, Bth battalion, at Leith Fort, the latter being
wider °niers to return to head-ousrters at Woolwich
A MEDICAL MAN ON INTEMPERANCE —43llring a CUP-
cession which tOO% place in the N. woastio Council Chamber on the
15th inst., relative to the closing of nubile howes on Sundays, Sir
'An Fife thus expressed himself:—" I believe that most of those
who are exteusivtly informed upon the subject of disease and its
causes will agree with me when I say that the disease arising from
the abuse of Minor is so much greater than the benefit aria ng from
the use of it, that it would be an enormoas—almost an incalculable—
advantage to the people of this country if from this day no such thing
as spirit or liquor of any kind were to be had."

INFAvT ORPHAN AS ILU3I.—On Monday tt, General
Court of the Corporation of this charity was held at the London
Tavern, to receive the report and elect officers for the ensuing year •
&e. Benjamin Bond Cab!,ell, Esq., in the chair. The report read
by the secretary was of a most favourable description. 11 stated that
the number of recipients last year were 185, since which fis have
been admitted. From removals and death 47, leaving by yeste7day's
election (30 Inn mber) 229 on the foundation. The annual sub-
scriptions amounted t) 3,789?. 13s. bd.; life subscriber=, 4,340/. Bs. 4/1.
The expenditure, including the balance due to the treasurer to the
same slim. During the past year the following munificent legacies
have been b^queathed by Henry Scrambler, Esq., 5001. ; George
Banrley, Esq., 2001. The report was unanimously adopted, anti
thanks being voted to the chairman, the meeting st parated.
DARING Bonne:ay AT M A NCHESTER.—On Tut sday
last an extraordinary theft was committed on the Exchange, which
naturally excited a rood lea' of interest, and has been much talked
of since. A c,aton spitit,er in the neighbourhood, having to receive
a sum oi'4oo/. from a ge•ttleinin with whom he was transacting
'Change, retired into the little room next Exchange-
street, in which are boxes and divisions, with desks, so as to enable
busin e
a number of parties at once to transact business more privately and
conveniently th min the large room. It was between one and two
o'clock when they entered this room ; and the customer having paid
the cotton spinner the 4001. in four 100/. Bank of England note., the
latter placed them in his pocket-book, and laid the book on the desk
before him. The two gentlemen continued in conversation tor a
short time, and the spinner, on looking round to take up his pocket-
book, found that it han disappeared (rem the deck. At first he sup-
posed that his friend had cptietl, taken it up in a joke, but being
assured that he had not, the spinner immediately hastened to the
police-office, and gave information of his loss ; but, notwithstanding
every tocertloo so the part of the detective police, no clue has
hitherto been gained. The pocket-book was of Russia leather, with
three pockeftoarenino.ne
trasindie.ann, in and two
centre.
nnttreheo otihtecro..Laivni.ndg,
besides a blank
paper bock
the tour 100/. Bank notes alrepai;iey,t noticed
bills of sb(itlhe numexbeershatolfgew Lhhe are
r
known and the payment, d
3,0001. and mite other for 2,000/., together :it viatshioouarrieLqdrue),adnofrtoirtyttohroefsr;cesthttnerrsa.
memorandums, &c. Handbills were issued immediately ate& the
of the loss, and a reward of 20/.
w
(tiii7ovte ytrhe pocket-hook and its contents
in-
formation as wool t lead to the conviction of the thief and the re-
covery of the property.—Manchet'er Guardian.
FATAL ACCIDENT oN THE BLACKBURN AND PEEP
TON RAILWAY. —On 31-nday evening, about 3iX o'clock, an
a ailing accident occurred on the Blackburn and Preston "
It Ail way. An engine, drawing a loaded truck, was proceeding
along the line, in the immediate neighbourhood of the -
Blackburn Station -alien a drunken fellow approached it, at
the imminent risk or his life, as was imagined by those who ,
saw him. A labourer, named John M'Nelly, belonging to
Blackburn, ran forward to snatch him from :he fate which
appeared to impend over hint. Poor M'Nelly fell a victim
to his own good intention. Losing his fi:oting, his legs were
thrown across the rails, and both of them torn off below the
•
knee, by the wheels of the locomotive passing over thfra.
He was immediately conveyed to his house, in Penny-street, •
Blackburn. The unfortunate sufferer is married, and has
six children alive; but slight hopes are entertained of hia -
recovery.—The line will be opened in May next—Manchester
Guardian.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAILWAY NEAR WITHAIft
ox Tuespay.—We regret to say that an accident of a fatal
nature occurred on Tueiday, on the Eastern Counties' line of
railway, at about 200 yards on the London side of Witham-
The circumstances are as follows :—An elderly woman Ifss
crossing the line, when the engine-driver of the day null`
then coming up, immediately blew his whistle to aleroa
her; of this she seemed to take no notice, and was shortl9.
afterwards struck by the buffer of the engine, and thrown 0
the line, out of the course of the engine, so that none of ala
wheels passed over her. The engine was stopred imme-
diately, and the engine driver, guards, and assistants r"'"
back to her aid, but life was quite extinct, the sudden bloif
from the buffer having killed her. From the testimony of _
gentleman present, wo are led to understand that not tly
slightest blame is attributable to any of the railway authors'
ties, all of whom were deeply concerned at the occurralce•
[Any ERTIsEmENT.] —The Gentleman's Real tiPou
of Hair, or Invisible Ventilating Peruke, is so close a relies!:
blance to nature as to defy detection ; and to enable any geall;r
tleman to see the effect, a large assortment is always ketas'er
invect ion, any one of which, if approved of, saves the pure
both time and trouble. These splendid specimens of the Pe
inquean art, superior to anything to be obtained else7red,
either in Pari4 or London, have only to be seen to be 20,
and are tl'e s.,le invention of Ro,s and Sons. 119 and ding
Bishopsgate-street. London. 1.8. Splendid hair•oLipg
aparments on the ground-Boor, the whole of the wsl ""
lined with looking-iglus a 14 mode de Paris?.

THE IRISH COERCION BILL.
A meeting of the friends of Ireland was held at the Crown
5'1'14 Ancleor Tavern last evening, for the purpose of express-
ing their hostility to the Irish Coercion Act, and was very
riutuerously attended.—Dr. Rogers presided.
, Tii., SIcenErARY (Mr. Daily) read letters from the O'Co-
Z,upn, Mr. Grattan, and Mr. Smith O'Brien, stating their
lounity to attend—the last named gentleman stating that
Lis absence was occasionefeby the receut proceedings in Pere.
ilia, ent in reference to him—all, however, concurring to the
'to in the object of the meetirg-
-1) c te latform were Mr. D.I 7en Browne, M.P.; Francis
s Monh p
te, Esq.., from" Madras ;
other Irish Members and
. the Rev. Mr. Moore,' the
se°•
Dr. MeGhe and several
gentlemen. e'
The CHAIRMAN said he regretted that a more eligible per-
son had not been selected fur the pre,eolency on the present
r esi°ll. He hiniself.was more fitted by professional duties
other spheres of action, but as an Irishman he could not
eitrefrain
ti .
fromexpressing his sympathy with his uefortunate
Theyrout'trY would hear -ftom the speakers who -would
idr ess them that evening of the sufferings of their country,
could testify, having travelled in countries where despeteein
ercieed in its full force its baneful influence, without wit,
:sing the distressing scenes which his own unfortunate
i_ntrY presented, and concluded by enforcing on the meet-
''g the necessity of union, the want of which had given
theirt enemies the power of oppressing them, and had led to
all the evils by which they were at present afflicted.
AIL DILL-ON BitowNE said he appeared there that evening
forw . the purpose of recording his detestation of that Bill,
Inch sought to trample on the last remnant of Irish liberty.
.(Hear, hear.) He did conceive that this meeting would
',trve been an assemblage not only of Irishmen, but of
tuglislimen, and all the elements of democratic power, to
preserve inviolate those liberties which were banded down to
Inein in the reign of Charles the First. He regretted, there-
Vre, that there were no representatives of the people of
England resent there that evening.—(Hear.) It had been
"Pete(' to them, that by the coarse of policy
they had pursued,
leith reference to the -Corn Bill, they were lessening the
upatby of the people of England for Ireland.---(Hear,r e
hear.) Now he denied that, for there were none
anxious to give cheap food to the English mechanic
than the Irish people, and the Irish Members had,
heoinr
More than one occasion, endangered their popularity 3
adherence to the rinciples of those who were, opposed to the
corn-laws.-(Hear,
hear.) But were the Irish Members to
stand still-at ,d Ilion- the Ministry to chain them while the
1-',ague tied. '
their hands?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He
did not Fee that they were called upon to act in any other
i way than they had done.—(Hear, h •ear. ) lid they find any
?Peosition to the various oonoxious measures which had
been introduced from time to time against Ireland exhi-
bited by Feiglishmen.•-.-(Hear.) Were there any demon-
strations on. the part of England against the Arms Bill?
Where were the advocates of English liberties and rights
on the present occasion? Where were Mr. Cobden,
Mr. Bright; Mr. Thompson, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Dun-
eornbe, and that lir tle contemptible wasp, Roe-
ktick.—(Hear,. beer, and cheers.) Irishmen, as well as
Englishmen, were convoked by the advertisement to attend
there that evening, and resist this aggression on the liberties
of the subject, and yet they had not responded to the call.
It, therefore;' devolved upon Irishmen to depend upon them-
selves, and by persevering in their present course they
would obtain-their liberties.—(Mr. O'Connell here entered,
and was received with the most deafening and protracted.
applause.) "He world conclude by proposing the first reso-
lution, alai by assuring the English Members that there was
It recuperative power iu Irishmen to obtain for their country
its legislative independence, and restore its nationality.
The CIIAIZMAN then read the following resolution :
" That the government of Ireland bas been one of unmitigated
ettlelty and unrelenting injustice. That this course of legis-
lative criminality has led to incalculable woes to Ireland.
That therefore, considering the sanguinary character of the
many previous Coercion Acts, all-of which have failed in sub-
duing the spirit of Irish justice and liberty, we repudiate with
as much indignation as is consistent with faithful loyalty, the
Pending effort of the Ministry to inflict upon Ire:and another
Cheracteristic Coercion Bill, s Bill which in its malignity, its
Unconstitutional character, its brutal perversion of domestic
protection; and its sacrifice of public liberty, is only a proper
sequel to the long sad catalogue of injustices, of which Ire-
land has been the victim."
Dr. Danny briefly seconded the resolution which was carried
With acclamation.
The Rev. Dr. M'GIIEE proposed and Mr. Richard TAYLOR
Seconded
.... the following resolution: "That the calm,
eloquent, and determined conduct of the Liberator in re-
sisting the first reading of the atrocious Coercion Bill is de-
serving of nor warm and heartfelt gratitude."
Mr. OlA.xxitta, (who was received with the greatest
entliusiaant),l.aid, that until tl:e present moment he
Was not -arleAN-ut the strength of his party in England.
He el.. if ----. of \
___ ~ , r ou3. 'proyiuse leimself. deerving of, that
support, ,
,e9Win' hittiter":-41111 ' e a ronli'its advotate
of civil - ‘• • ..-,•c;. . ' -:. ~PIA 9. .P . ' , ,
ez
In , rgiaus lituelferg 7.: all overetile w 0 rle-he-: ( c [leers. ),
.. every. p' g f.n de the„.ishrheeeLin eYeryi"Country—in every
te.i.ime, fee . et. -, had in lilm:ate'unflinching advocate.—(Loud
,',.i,er,-).A ' t ''-eTeryeenstaVer -had ia him an enemy.—
Lle2cleeere.);':„That. had been; the great object of his pnliiical
la'. He bail struggled for- it, fi,r his own native land—he
Commencedebis struggle foie freedom when the Catholic was
an unmitigated slave.__( Hear, hear.) The circumstances
under wh"lat lie wag a -theat laltguting, the diequalifia! ion,
which Were imposed: '`f t};> him, were alma-t in-
credittle6„.llne Honourable:- and Learned (Gentleman then
referred to the different eprovisons of the penal code. But
these were' no haiger -tom be recolleetedi- they-were so dis-
tant —(tAett;4o • lie_ tnenfibeied these eirciiinetances to're-
mind alatosa::eivfio ih4i.,fit. 'bear him of the justice of their
Claims to national and legielative independence.—(Hear.)
He had-spent thirty year's of his life booking for freedom,
and was then struggling in Parliament to keep what they had
got of that therty,—( Hear.) .1,1e0.4A so beeau-e he was not of
opinion that slavery was a cure far any.malady. 'With
respeeteto-whet• had; been-said about the sera-laws, he had
to say a word. ,He considered the corn-laws an English
question,' and he 'came to England expressly for the purpose
of supporting that measure.. He certeinly did not deny that
he had stated vexatiottarjeWith reference to the subject, and
he would take advantage of all the forms of the House in
persisting in that line of conduct.—(Loud cheers.) The
Hon. and Learned Gentleman having deprecated the com-
mission of crime in Ireland, which he traced to the conduct
of the landJordsr concluded by saying th et if he were spared
to see Engl end restore. te Ireland her nationality, be would
on College Green hurl the cry of triumph, and"wish pros-
perity, and strength, and success to England; but if' it were
otherwise, he . woula say, 0 Woe to England."—(Loud
cheers. in the midst of which the Hon. Gentleman resumed
his seat.)
Resolutions of approval of the conduct of Smith O'Brien
and other Irish Members were agreed to, as well as in favour
of repeal e- after which the meeting separated.