The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-11 00:00:00

THici CHANNEL ISLANi_,S
70 THE LI:Iron OF THE VIA.

fix,-4 request, as an act of justice, the insertiun in Tour
paper, of the few following remarks o❑ an article which ap-
peared in The Sun of last Saturday evening, in reference to
he Channel Islands.

It is there asserted, that "the most valuable prer,gative
of the Crown—that of mercy—is pi acticaliv at olished "
Now the fact is, that within the last six weeks mercy has
been extended to a man in Jersey, of the name Of Nicole,
who was under sentence of death tor murder. Since the Ist
April in this year his sentence has been commuted to trans-
portation for life, which most ut your reauera will regard as ,
.in act of mercy. It. is also asserted, that "no record of any
of the proceedings of his Court (the Royal Court of Guern-
sey) is kept, or if kept, it is nut open to public inspection."
Here, akin', you do not seem to be aware of what every
person who is but a little acquainted with the Court of
Guernsey knows, that a full record is kept of every proceed-
ing, and that these reconts are open to public inspection at
least as much as those of any court of justice in England.
It. is needless to pint out each error in detail ; the two
which I bare singled out are glaring, and are sufficient to
show that the intormatiom which you have received on the
subject is not to be relied upon. Both you arid your readers
must perceive that a person who could be so mistaken as to
two facts, with regard to which a very little inquiry would
have set him right, cannot require to be seriously refuted to
whatever extent he may indulge a lively imagination
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
London, May 11. WILLIAM H. LE MARCHANT.

DARING ATTEMPT OF A CnNVICT TO ESCAPE.--On
Friday afternoon one of the most daring attempts of a prisoner to
escape from the hands of justice ever recorded took place in the river
at Woolwich. There are at this moment three ships lying off the
Royal Arsenal embarking convicts ter the penal settlements. One
of these is the Nova Scotia, bound tor Norfolk Island. About three
o'clock in the afternoon a prisoner on board the vessel, having ter a
moment eluded the vigilance of his keepers and the guard, jumped
overboard, disguised in the dress of a sailor. An alarm was imme-
diately given, and while a flle of soldiers were gettin4 into one of
the ship's boats to follow him, two watermen who were near the
spot Lt their boats pursued him ; but the prisoner, who was an
expert swimmer, contrived to elude them by diving. He was
making towards the Kentish shore of the river, when the boat con-
taining the -oldiers came up with him, and finding all further re-
sistance useless, he suffered himself to be taken, atter having been in
the water nearly a quarter of an hour.
Amongst our last Indian extract, there was an artil•le
mentioning the probable retirement of Sir George Arthur from the
government of Bombay. We have good authority for stating that
this is incorrect, and that the Hon. Baronet does nut contemplate
in the least vacating his high appointment in India. A temporary
indisposition, caused by severe application to official duties, under
which Sir Arthur has been suffering, but from which he has quite
recovered, was probably the cause of this rumour.
REPRESENTATION OF THE RADNORSHIRE BOROUGHS.
—J. A. Whitaker, Esq., hhs complied with the desire contained in a
requisition presented to him by a large body of the electors, to be-
come a candidate for the representation of the Radnorshire boroughs,
if they pledge themselves to secure his return. The Hon. Mr. Frank-
land Lewis has intimated his intention of becoming a candidate. •

THE RECENT ELOPEMENT IN HIGH
correspondent states that the marriage of Lady Anna Grenville, only
daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham, and Mr. Langton,
grandson of Colonel Gore Langton, M.P., will not be solemnised
before the week after next, that is to say, until after the yeomanry
meeting at Stowe. The precise day is not as yet determined.

The Council of the hlritish- Aasociation for the Ad-
vancement of Science has fixed the period sof holding the next meet-
ing at Southampton, for the week commencing '1 hursday, September
10. The president appointed at the last meeting at Cambridge is Sir
Roderick Impey Murchison.

REPRESENTATION OF WINCHESTER.—Mr. J. Bonham
Carter, of Ditcham House, near Petersfleld, has expressed his wil-
lingness, in compliance with a requisition presented to him by a body
of the electors, to become a candidate for the representation of
Winchester in the event of a general election. Mr. Carter is a
Liberal.

Thirty-seven vessels arrived in the River Thames and
different dock establishments in the port of London on Friday, and
report. d at the Custom-house from different parts of tl.e globe, four
of which were from China direct, with cargoes of teas, s:x horn the
East Indies of heavy tonnage, and several others from the West
hides and different places lu that distant quarter. phis influx of
business will have the effect of creating a little bustle at the water•
side and docks, which, with the exception of the usual arrivals of
steamers and packets from the continental posts with provisions of
various kinds, have been rather slack of late, owing to the preva-
lence of easterly winds, and the consequent detention of ships at
sea. The arrivals at the port of Liverpool have also comprised
vessels from the same distant ports, and have been, in a lesser de-
gree, of very considerable importance.

ARRIVAL OF EAST INDIA MAILS.-SOUTHAMPTON,
MAY 10.—The Tagus, Oriental steam-ship, Captain Brookes, arrived
at the Motherbank yesterday morning trom Malta, en route from
Constantinople, and landed the East India and China mails, which
were duly forwarded to London by railway. In the evening she
was released from quarantine, and arrived in the docks and landed

116 passengers. The Tagus let Constantin, ple April 22d, Malta 27th,
and Gibraltar May 3d. The India mails were brought from Alex-
andria to Malta by the Iberia. The following were the passengers :
—Messrs. Sandford, J. Hall, White, U. Fitzsimons, Mackay,
M'Henry, and Henderson; Mr. and Mrs. Hanson and child, Miss
Barry, Miss Ede, Messrs. Lloyd, Kidd, Hon. Keane, 31. Stnith and
servant; Davis and servant ; .arstairson, Miss Ewbank, Major Tate,
Colonels Bagnold and Payne, Lieutenants Warren and 31`Denald,
capta n Love, Messrs. Perry and Le Lagot, Captain Webb, Grant
and servant ; Morris, Collins, Prendergast. Captain Eckford, Mrs.
Cochrane, Mrs. Cochrane and servant; Mrs. Dalrymple, one child,
and servant; Mrs. Morris, three children, and servantj; Mrs. Colonel
Seaton, three children, and three servants, Mrs. Hurst, one child,
and one servant ; Mrs. Eckford and one child ; Messrs. Larkins,
Scott, and Edmonds, lion. Mr. Dutton, Mr. Lyon, of Ler Majesty's
ship Inconstant.
FI E N BRIXTON HILL.-0t) Saturday morning, be-
tween twelve and one o'cl.,ck, atter the family of J. Milner, Esq.,
stockbroker, of Atkin's-road. Brixton-hill, had retired to rest, Mrs.
Milner was alarmed by hearing a noise and loud groaning, which
was speedily followed by a dense volume of smoke. She imme-
diately raised an alarm, when the servants forced the doer of Mr.
Milner's bedroom, from which the flames were rushing with great
fur.. Some minutes elapsed before any person could enter the
apartment, when John Grainger, the footman, succeeding in finding
the body of Mr. Milner, who was fortunately extricated from a most
fearful death. A large body of police officers were quickly on the
spot, under the judicious direction of Inspector Gifford, who, toge-
ther with the servants and neighbours, ultimately extinguished the
fire. Mr. Milner was very severely burnt. The fire is attributed to
Mr. Milner falling asleep while reading in bed.
,l HE RECENT MURDERS AT BATTERSEA-BRIDGE.-
On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. Carter. at the
Red House, Battersea, on the body of William Matthew Clarke,
ageti seven years, the second of the children recently murdered by
their mother at Battersea. The evidence of the father and some
other witi.essea having been taken, the coroner adjourned the inquiry
in order that a pmt mortem examination might be taken.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.— On Saturday Mr. Baker
held an inquest at the Gtmmakers' Arms, Bow-common, on view of
the body of George Brook, aged twelve years, the son of a master
rigger, at No. 3, Edward-street, Limehouse, and who was drowned
under the following circumstances :—On the afternoon of Thursday
last deceased went to a pond, called " Little Ocean," on Bow-com-
loon, in which there are several deep holes, to catch tittle-batsf He
was advised not to go in, and told that be would be drowned. De-
ceased, however, persisted, when, after taking a few steps, he sank.
Another boy followed to rescue him, and was nearly lost in the at-
tempt. Several of the jury complained that lives had been lost there
before, and that the pond ought :o be filled up. The coroner stated
that on a former occasion he wrote to ➢lr. Cotton, late chairman of
the Bank of England, upon the subject, and that, as it was the wish
of the jury, he would write to him again.—Verdict, " Accidental
death."

The Lewes and Hastings R inroad is rapidly advanc-
ing to completion. In the course of next week an engine will be
driven from Pevensey to Brighton, and in six weeks the whole line
will be completed. It is expected that the portion between Brighton
and Lewes will be opened in about a month. The middle arch of
the Preston viaduct, which is looked upon by practical men as one
of the most beautiful pieces of brickwork in the kingdom, has been
repaired, and the road over It restored. One of the arches of the
skew bridge over the Lewes road, which had also been elected by the
wetness of the season, is about to be rebuilt ; but in the present fa-
vourable weather this will be quickly dispatched, and the line com-
pleted.—Brighton Herald
THE POST OFFICES OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE,—
On Saturday were printed additional articles in a Parliamentary
paper to those agreed upon between the Post-office of Great Britain
and the Post-oftice of France, for carrying into execution the con-
vention of the 3d of April, 1843. '1 hese articles were signed at Paris
on the 25th of March last, and at London five days afterwards. The
articles came ii,to operation on the Ist of the p esent mouth.

As TEMPT AT .1,1 UR DE H. IN BRISTOL.—OD Tuesday
morning last much excitement was occasioned in this city, in conse-
quence of a report that a young man had been murdered late on
Monday night, in the Yost-office-passage, Broad-street. It appeared
that a quarrel had taken place between a young man named Edward
Quinlan and a man minted Williams, and that a man named Lum-
berg had been stabbed in the neck by Quinlan, who, in the dark
mistook him for Williams. Quinlan was apprehended, and on Tues-
day was taken before the magistrates at the Council-house. A cer
silicate was read from one o: the surgeons of the Infirmary, which
stated that Lumberg was in that histittition with a wound of cutt-i-
-derable depth in the neck, and that from the loss of blood serious
sctoantseedqut
heatalteeas4;ert
he
.a
qp pu raerhreeln,eetdw. e
cAn witQu iiiiiemssn oLtdheurni
lalmi a emos,f, Thomas,
went down the passage and returned, and mistaking Lumberg for
Williams, struck him in the neck; Lemberg immediately cried out
ktliikaitteh.e
,w.earesdstwabitbhedb,loaodnd, heT(hweitness) afterwards picked up a clasp
1.8:7At Th . prisoner was remanded tor further
examination.—Br-rtol Journal.
of
C EXTRAORDINARY
aptai
Royal e
Irishda) 1
Austen,
of whom at present occupy our barracks—a lady who seems to de
light in equestrian exercise—was placed in eircui st •
singular n. iinc ecsoolt
coolness
amustnd
imminent peril, but in which she displayed
heroism. s-he was taking her usual airing on a high mewed and
highly bred young hunter, just from the If
dnds of the breaker; and
while on the Great North or Edinburgh-rotai road, at Craig-end, about a
mile and a half to the southwara of this city, . the animal, from some
cause or other, bet UM restive, and the fair rider lost all command
ot hies at least in so tar as to Impose anrestraint on the impe-
retu.osinitest,
l'evlitclhisraticeehli,e'eitiriaelli,cooffuldwrnetdielerrno aid in the outset, although
Her attendant being at a
mounted on a spirited tharger ; to overtake her was out of the ques-
tioh—nor might that have been rud although he could have
done so. On% a- d the fiery steed flewate'll'
race-course speed, if not
with even greater velocity.; all in sight we-e petrifiedi
the 144'6046"Y. but none dared offer their willing aid.
with alarm for
That
she would
be thrown and killed was expected, but to interrupt b
the tor% ard progress was thought more likely to
i aide y all" means
toa catas-
trophe certain The lady stuck by her seat as If lashedr so U
the saddle,
and, l‘lazeppa-like, the frothing
sitrathern with the saute 'navel tutus career. The sight was at once
picturesque and terrine. The fairy term 01 the rider, her hat hanging
over her shoulders, her long hair d.shevelled, unit with the ample
drapery of her ruling habit floating in the breeze, would have been a
fine subject tor tit- pencil of the artist. Without any relaxation 01
impetuosity, both were obsetved to penetrate the Oehil,, and were
lost to sight in the deep recesses of Olenfarg. At length, exhaucted
by his own exertion, the animal cause to a dead stand beyond the
middle of that romantic pass, having gone over about six miles in
eight mi:.utes. Fortunately, the lady sustutned no material injury
tit any way but from well -grounded alarise She had the nerve to
manage the bridle reins so as to steer clear of dangerous obstacles,
for many carts and other carriages came in the way; and, after
bleeding, which the strained state of her arms rendered advisable, she
has been coin •arati. ely well ever since.- Perth Cons'itutional.
•
;_,IIiHUGH MY DDLETON'S DESCENDANT.—The New
River is, poyiums, .
t v greatest boon London ever received from one
individual: through aI difficulties, even to the gates of ruin, stir
history tells us
Hugh carried out ins design—how he was rewarded
fourteen.
1 bundred pound share now sells for aboutthousand
A sink. e one of the richest extant; yet
dB
poun ' , The New River Company is
ors to de anything to ameliorate the
conditionof Sir Hugh's onlyt surviv
having investigated her pedi-
The Cori.oration of London
Boyers. direct line from Sir
and finding that she is the last relative in a
gree, We do not complain of the small-
Iwo, allow hey la. per annum.
1 bs to moot many claims ; but one
ofthe surn—the Corporat en a
ness t quite that) is a poor allowance for age
shilling per day (and it isno
to the grave with. Could not the
and infirmity to struggle down
afford another shilling per diem? And
New River Company
ds who daily taste the benefit of Sir
cuklld netthe tbousan
t r rise render a thild ? Such gifts
Hitgles science and oily p
at
h of a highly-deserving individual.
would smooth the downwayd p
We do not often appe to our readers thus; but we think the
alin-
habitants of London at feel that mr 0 Jane Myddleton Boyers has
dead by erecting marble
reverence to the
a just claim. We may do r
monuments, but how much better is it to cherish those they, or
theirs (however remote in time), have left behind them. The de-
ective claim u
npon
seettdatits of great men have a sort of ret os ,
national gretionie. How most it teethe the deaths 'bui of tS
1111 A and
of worth to believe that the country will for ages contl tntle - to aid
those whom the dynis patriot is unable to provide for. We trip, that
this appeal will sof ~e wade in vain. Pubtx bodies are generally
tartly in their gilts ; but I. this case so little, is asked, and the sower
to bestow $8 so great, that we cannot believe the New My: r Corn-
patty will let She opportunity pass by. We peel only impress upon it
the old Itoinan adage—" Those give twice who give soon."—
Sunday Tinzes.
e. ANINE JEALOUSY.—Mr. Charles I)a‘ is. huntsman of
her majesty's stag-b..unds. !manned use that " a friend of his had a
fine Newthundiand dog, who was it great favourite with the family.
While th s dog was confined in the yard, a pet lamb was given to
one of the children, and which the former soon discovered to be
sharing a great portion of those caresses which he had been in the
habit of rooolg, This ..ircumstance prOduced sg great an i fleet
aeon the poor animal, that he fretted, and became extremely unwell.
and refused to eat. Thinking that exercise might be of use to him,
he was let loose. No sooner was this done, titan the deg watched
ins opportunity, and seized the lamb in his mouth. He was seen
conveying it don n a lane, about a quarter of a mile from his master's
house, at the bottom of which the river Thames flowed. On arriv-
leg pt it, he held the lamb under water till it was drowned, and thus
effectually goS fill Of Ns rival. On examinity, the lamb, it did not
appear to have been bitten or otherwise injured; and it might almost
be au ppottell that the dog had chosen the easiest death in removing
the object of 1114 dislilto,"—Jase's Anecdotes of Dogs.
POSTAGE, 84c., (lANADA.—Pitisats hates been recently
Is tied by order of Parliament, conaining correspondence relative to
a reduction of Po$41;0 to Canada' it app are that Lord Stanley, in
answer to addresses for such reduerlop, spites that the Goverumeitt
agree with the Postmaster-Geueral, I' that it would be unnavigable
to !sanction at present any diminution iii the rates of postage ill the
firStitli ItertkAmericau prvilacva."