The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-01 00:00:00

CRIMINALS IN NEW =TULIN.

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There are other criminal lunatics, but these were found to be insane
by the jury at the time of trial.
LEMON JUICE.—Among the various articles nos
brought from distant parts to this country, either for the first time
or in such considerable quantities as to attract especial notlee. is that
denominated concentrated lemon juice, imported from the kingdom
of the Sicilies. A vessel called the President, which arrived at the
port of Liverpool on Saturday from Messina, had on board, in addi-
tion to 200 boxes and 700 cases of lemons whole, and extensive quan-
tities of cream of tartar, brimstone, ehumac, oranges, and other arti-
cles indigenous to the place, the large number of 107 pipes and 20
hogsheads of the concentrated lemon juice, an article which we do
not recollect to have seen mentioned before, or if so, not in such
large quantities as the importation under notice. It is presumed that
this juice is intended principally for confectioners' purposes, by whom
the beautiful acid of this line fruit is so extensively used, and to pre-
vent the necessity of importing the lemons whole, for the purpose of
being compressed in order to obtain their juice.
DISCOVERY OF A SMUGGLER'S CAVE.—On Thursday
last, as a man was looking round one of his master's stacks, pitched
in a field by the side of the Eau Brink Cut at St. Mary's, he found a
number of packages, which on examination were found to be un-
manufactured tobacco. Information was forwarded to the Custom-
house here, and officers were sent to seize it. There were sixty-three
packages, and they weighed together, we believe, about one ton and
a half. It appears that a fortnight since a hole had been cut in the
stack, and this was resorted to by the smugglers for the security of
their contraband goods, over which they threw straw, &c., to screen
them from the eye. This afternoon (Friday) another waggon-load
of about a ton and a half more was brought to the Custom-house.—
Lynn Advertiser,
THE LATE FATAL FIRE IN CRAWFORD-STREET,
MAETLEnosre.—Yesterday Mr. T. Wakley, 31. P., held an adjourned
inquest at the St. Marylebone Workhouse, touchirun.gt,haeged7,
respective
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deaths of Robert Butters, aged 31, Robert Butteri;
Butters, aged 4, and William Butters, aged 2, the anfortunate in-
dividuals who lost their lives at the calamitous fire which occurred
on Monday, the 23d inst., in Crawford-street, St. Maryiebone. Mr.
John Hoskins, a trunkmaker, of No. 15, Homer-street, said that on
the night of Sunday week he was sleeping in the premises numbered
77, Crawford-street. He retired to bed shortly after nine o'clock.
He had not been out all that day. He (witness) knew nothing of the
outbreak of the fire until the young man Hughes came up to hie room
and told him that the house was in flames. He succeeded in getting
his wife, child, and niece out of the front windows, and effecting his
own escape from the same place. Previous to leaving the room
witness perceived smoee and fire coming towards his balcony. Mr.
Butters, his wife, and the youngest child slept in the front room,
and the other two in the back room. He could not, therefore,
tell how it was that the three children were found together in the
front room. As to the origin of the fire witness knew nothing what-
ever. Mr. Henry Clare Timpson, surgeon, said that he resided at
No. 6, Union-place, Lissou-grove, North. The shop destroyed by
fire was in witness's possession. On Sunday night week, about half-
past eight o'clock, on his return from Paddington Chapel, with his
wife, he called at the shop and told his assistant, Mr. Hughes, to
come home to supper at nine o'clock, which he did, and afterwards
returned to the shop. Witness was unable to speak positively as to
the origin of the fire, but he was given to understand that a small
gas pipe leading from the meter under the counter had had no
bracket, and a boy who used to live with him had since told him that
a lad had swung on it and loosened it. An escape of gas might, in
Consequence, have taken place. By the Coroner—There was a
policy of insurance for 1401. in the Law Insurance-office, which sum
has since been paid to me. Other evidence having been adduced the
jury returned a verdict—" That the four deceased persons lost their
lives at the fire at 77, Crawford street, but how the fire occurred
there was not sufficient evidence to prove."
REPEAL OF THE MALT-TAX.—On Monday $ meeting
of agriculturists, resident in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and other counties
contiguous to Middlesex, was held at the York Hotel, Bridge-street,
Blackfriars, to consider the propriety of adopting some decisive course
with the view of obtaining a total and immediate repeal of the malt •
tax. Sir Charles Lamb, Bart., was called to the chair. Several
speeches were made, and resolutions in accordance with the object
of the meeting passed, after which it separated.
CHINESE MUNIFICENCE.—The Vmpress Dowager in
1835 reached her 60th year, in honour of which event the Emperor
was graciously pleased to present to every person beyond 80 years
of age a piece of silk, one catty of Cotton, 1601 b. of rice, and 10
catties of meat, and those who were above 90 with double the
quantity; so that the whole empire might share in the bounty of
their sovereign. The Empress Dowager having reached her 70th
year, it was the intention of the monarch to bestow similar largesses,
in order to spread joy amongst the soldiery and people. One of the
Ministers, on hearing of the proposed Royal munificence, made the
following suggestion and statement :—" fhe old people are so
numerous that it will require more than one million taels to accom-
plish this benevolent design—an expenditure which the State does
not grudge. Bat grasping police-officers and underlings will appro-
priate to themselves much of these things, and the old people derive
but little benefit from the distribution. It might, therefore, be ad-
visable to make a change in the favour to he conferred, and thus pre-
vent an unnecessary waste, by granting official buttons to the aged,
and in this way penetrate their marrow and bones with gratitude."
The imperial reply is, " Let the Cabinet consult about thus."—Pekin
Gazette. .

-~WINDOW DUTY.—Captain Pechell (Brighton) has
btained an account (printed on Month?) cf the amount of the window
duty paid in each of the last six years, as also of the 12 towns paying
the largest amount of window duty. The following results appear in
the first branch of the return, ending on the sth April in each year—
In 1840, the duty was 1,486,023/. ; in 1841, 1,774,6381. ; in 1842,
1,775,1511.; in 1843, 1,776,7891.; in 1844, 1,786,5141.; and in 1845,
1,812,0351. The 12 towns mentioned are Bath, Birmingham,
Brigreo,vne,aßsritiset.t_CTl3ienne,enham, Clifton, Leeds, Liverpool, Manches-
ter,Norwich, Plymouth, and York. The fol-
lowing sums appear for the year ending on the sth April, opposite the
towns stated :-21,722/., 10,7151., 16,1911., 14,9551., 7,2081., 8,4301.,
7,999/., 29,9291., 20,3941., 5,9901., 6,5711., and 11,4841. It will be seen
that the largest amount was paid by Liverpool (the eighth town),
29,9291. ; and the smallest by Newonstle (the tentJa).s,99ol.
Mr. V. Matthews, who fell into a vat 6f fpoiling
liquor in the litarsileld distillery, a few days ago, and was actually
boiled to death, lost hl, fether,l4 1826, by a similar accident in the
glitgleryt