The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-07 00:00:00

CH AMBERS'S EDINBURGH' JOURNAL:

This really admirable periodical sustains its reputation
without any appearance of effort ; its pleasantry is un-
forced, andits philanthropy unaffected. In the ;Omer
particular, we have "The Innocent Railway," and the
"Freaks of Fortune ;" in the latter, a very fine-toned
exposition of "Savings' Banks," and their beneficial
consequences. A pleasant morsel of book-gossip, too,
is that about "Ben Jonson," that horn-handed singer of
sweet masques and dainty ballads. Our glorious old
dramatist is not appreciated as much as one buckle
the
of
his doublet deserves ; we would indeed wager that
majority are acquainted with his name rather through
that quaint inscription on his tombstone, in the Abbey,
" 0 rare Ben Jonson !" than through the medium of his
Christmas moralities or cloying love-ditties, spiced and
comfitted with imageries of beauty more than almost
any other 04ailar 04111.91151 u OUT tongue, With the

occasional few, indeed, who are more intimate with him
as a playright, the majority again are merely acquainted
with him in "Every Man in his Humour," a comedy
which, notwithstanding its superiority for representa-
tion, and notwithstanding the illustrious Captain Boba-
dil himself, ihat beau ideal of a braggart—with big
" twenty more kill 'em, twenty more kill 'em, twenty
morn kill 'em "—is, in our estimation, not to be com-
pared with his immortal "Alchemist." This latter
satirical comedy stands indeed alone for its shrewd cut-
tings and slashings with a two-edged Nit at all the
weaknesses and rogueries discoverable in human nature.
Its variety of character, to,, is amazing ; "Face," that
arrant vsrlet of a charlatan ; "Abel Drugger," with
scarcely a syllable to utter, and yet about the principal
personage in the drama; " Sir Epicure :Mammon,"
wonderful Sir Epure, with an imagination like an in-
tellectual El Dorado, and a voluptuousness of heart
beyond thit of Aledici; and the "Angry Boy," that
right inimitable speciimn ,of irritabili y ; with these
creations, and the strange elaboration, yet strange sim-
plicity of its plot, we know no production of professedly
the same aim which can be for a single moment men-
tioned with tho " Alchemist." And Ben Jonson's
rivalry with Shakspero having been gainsaid and
ried as a • fallacy by Barry Cornwall, we can discover
nothing, excepting pcssibly his mannerisms, to debar the
public from cherishing the old bluff poet as one of their
favourite household spirits, and as about the truest and
most English of their stage-bards. Having been se-
duced into this protracted plea for our " rare Ben," we
can but observe that Chambers for February equals, if it
does not surpass, all its former February offerings,

THE OVERLAND ROUTES VIA
TRIESTE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THY. TIMES.

Sin,—At your request I send yon the following brief ac-
count of my route from Tiirste, from which I think it will
appear that the journey was performed under almost every
possible disadvantage :
The Directors of the Austrian Lloyd's had no expectation
that the steamer expected from Alexandria would bring
public dispatches, and therefore neither in Trieste nor along
the whole route were any preparations taken beforehand for
a speedy journey to England. But on receiving very im-
portant Indian dispatches along with a packet for the Times
paper, the Directors immediately determined to forward the
latter, and I was commissioned to undertake the journey.
On the 29th of January, at eight o'clock P.M., I left
Trieste for Dwino and Monf.dcone, and then rearmed my
journey by way of Palmanova to Cened a. where
was forced to change my carriage. From ecnetia 1
through many
small villages, in which it was often el:await
to obtain horses, so that I lost much time, until I came
to the Brenner Pass, on which the snow lay very deep..
My first point, after passing the Brenner, was Inns-
pruck ; from that city I pursued my course to Kempten,
and, dining fifteen German miles, I found in many
places the snow three or four feet deep, which, as the
post was not expected that day, had not been properly
shovelled away. From Kempten I made for Ulm, through
continued pouring rain, which made the roads very
heavy. From Ulm I went to Stuttgardt, the rain stilt
continuing, and the roads being as heavy as before. From
Stuttgardt I went to Carlsruhe, with the view of meeting
another officer of the Austrian Lloyd's, who was to have
received my dispatches and brought them to England. Had
' this not been enjoined I should have gone by a shorter
way from Stuttgardt, by Bruchsal, to Mannheim. On
reaching Carlsruhe, the officer I sought was not in the
way, and I therefore proceeded myself to Mannheim.
where LI expected to find a steamer ; but, no boat
being to be had, I was forced to post thence
to Mayence, where I again attempted to procure a
steamer, with no better success. I therefore posted
to Cologne, and found the road so flooded by the
Rhine, that the water was up to the horses' girths, and often
came into my carriage, rendering it difficult to keep my dis-
patches dry. Under these circumstances it was impossible to
drive at mote than a foot's pace. From Cologne I went by
the railroad to Ostend, which I reached at 9 o'clock in the
evening of the 3d of February, and at 3 o'clock on :;he morn-
ing of the 4th embarked fur London, where I arrived at half-
past 5.-1 am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
JOSEPH FRIGELMULLER.

THE SUSPECTED MURDER AT

GREENWICIL

Yesterday the inquiry into this mysterious case was re-
sumed before Mr. Carter, the Coroner. As the investigation
proceeds, the case assumes a greater degree of interest in the
public mind. The inquest-room was crowded, and amongst
those present were a number of medical men.
The jury having answered to their names—
Mr. Wood, the surgeon, was recalled. He produced his
book, containing the entry of the birth of the child on the 17th
of September, which ran—" Mrs. Richards, delivered of a
male child, 3 A.M." Also, the entry on the 25th (the day
after the child was taken with the violent screaming). it
ran thus :—" Mrs. Reynolds's nurse-child, six powders
(mercury and chalk—oxyde of zinc)." This latter part of
the entry showed that there were excoriations on the mouth.
There was not any entry of the borax and honey for the
mouth, or lotion for the eyes. They might have been sent,
but witness did not recollect.
Charles Robins, the undertaker, re-examined—Had as-
certained by reference to Ins books that the day on which he
sold the " still-born coffin" was en Saturday, the 27th of
September. He yesterday recognized the person to whom he
had sold it as one of the prisoners at the bar (the prisoner
'William Richardson).
,Joshua Edmund Kersey, apprentice to Mr. Riches, che-
mist, in addition to his evidence given at the Police-court on
the previous day, stated that on the occasion of the prisoner
William Richardson being served with the arsenic, he him-
self took the bottle containing the arsenic out of the cupboard,
and handed it to Mr. Riches, who served it. Witness saw it
weighed, but he could not state the quantity. Witness
could state the time, as he loft Greenwich to visit his friends
in Suffolk on Saturday, the 23d of Augtr t, and returned on
Friday, the 12th of Y September, and this occurred about a
fortnight after his return. It might have been a few days
Ices. When Mr. Riches asked bins for the bottle he used the
scientific term, oxidant arsenici.
Mr. Riches, apothecary, of London-street, Greenwich, de-
posed, that he had attended Mr. Richardson's family for
years. When Richardson asked for the arsenic, thought he
said it was for killing rats or mice. The quantity served was
perhaps three-quarters of an ounce, or 360 grains, for which
be might have charged 3d. Witness would not serve a
stranger with "eve' tho smallest quantity.
After the evidence of some other witnesses, it at length
arranged that an adjournment should take places
day next, at rive o'clock.,

It is rumoured that Mr. Gladstone will come into

Parliament for Cardiff, in place of Dr. Nichol'.
SIR ROBERT PEEL.—Thursday last was the anni-
versary of the natal day of Sir Robert Peel, wno has now
completed tho sSth year of hie age.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.--Cards of invitation hare been
issued from the Lord Chamberlain's office for an evening

party at the Palace on Tuesday next.
Viscount Morpeth, M.l'., has arrived in town, from
Yorkshire. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland are visiting
the Earl and Countess of Carlisle at Castle Howard, but are
expected to leave there early in the ensuing week for
Trentham, Staffordshire.
Sir Robert reel's grandfather, at the latter period of
his life, resided at Stratford, in this county. The house is
still Et anding in the Broadway, and we believe is now occu-
pied by a fishmonger.—Essex Standard.
The Marquis of Westminster has returned to Eaton
Hall. his Lordship came to town to accompany his son,
Lord Gilbert Grosvenor, to Portsmouth, where he has en-
tered on board the Grampus, 50 gun frigate.
Lady William Macmghten has given up her intention
of going to reside at Malta, having taken Surrey House, near
Cumberland-gate, Hyde Park, for a term of years. Lady
Macnaghten, accompanied by her sister, the Hon. Mrs. Er-
skine, it may be remembered, returned from India about this
time last year. ller Ladyship will enter on her new residence

this day.
Mr. S. L. Fox is again forming a stud of horses, and
intends to patronise the turf during the present year. Mr.
Gill, Bellisle, Richmond will be the trainer. Mr. Lane Fox
was formerly the owner of several celebrated horses, but
during the lust few years had declined the turf.—Doncaster
Gazette.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—The second performance
of Mr. Macfarren's opera Don Quixote took place last night,
and with great improvement as regarded execution. The
well i gathttendaendd,
songs by Miss Rainforth and Allen were one and all encored,
with such enthusiasm as to indicate that they will become
universally popular. Mr. Weiss managed to get up a little
sixty thou-
sand with
he
advantageanimation thanto
th.
ehaec t
ion. exhibitedl,he ohioi
utsleteti wasrst
and the composer was called for when the curtain fell.
awt the
see
brtaea tteeemoccfeaenrdreiiane nearly y
DAILY BREAD AND LEGISLATION. —Time is telling
weight per
againstq quarters ao rut re
rsieopaoucpfrhi cleaosadr
nnjo
o,f
auotlvrr'neoridnaggaet twelve thousand tons
hun-
dred tons weight of bread; the minutes passed ioenffi
fli,oart3tey'.s'qnEulasakrctheers of wheat ; and seconds drop through
glass in atoms that are sacks of flour, or batches of a hun-
dred quartern loaves. gthfiettl:l.'
tons,eien hour-
glass outheorr

THE LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEWCASTLE..
uroN-Trsa JUNCTION Rateway.—lt has been incorrectly
stated, in some of. the morning papers, that the above
undertaking has been thrown out on the standing orders.
We are, therefore, requested to state that only three or four
of the allegations, and those of the most trifling character,
were sustained, and that in the opinion of persons well in-
formed on railway business, the standing orders in this case
will be dispensed with.
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FEB. 6.—The arrivals
of all grain are moderate. We have a good attendance of
buyers at our market to-day, and a fair extent of business
is transacted in fine new and old Wheats, at a slight advance;
but for inferior sorts there is no inquiry. Good heavy Bar-
ley fully as dear and in request, other qaalities slow sale.
Beans Is. per qr. higher. Oats and Sheling as before. Malt
sells freely at former rates.
GRAVESEND AND ROCHESTER RAILWAY.—The fol-
lowing are the traffic returns for the week ending Jan. 31,
1846 :—Passengers, 4,470 ; amount received, 110/. 18s. 3d.
RASH ATTEMPT.—During yesterday afternoon a
man of a gentlemanly appearance applied at the Police-
office, Chester, for protection, saying he had money in his
possession and that two men were following him, &c. The
police took him to the railway station at hi- request and
saw him receive his ticket on the Chester ee e line.
He got into a first-class carriage, in which was another gen-
tleman ; but a few miles on the road he would get outside,
though remonstrated with by the gentleman with him.
However he did get outside near a place called Tattenhall,
and made a spring off the steps, the train going at thereto
ief
35 miles per hour; he fell with his head against tht opposte
rail, and received so severe a contusion that his lifeis de-
spaired of ; in all probability the man was insane, at least
his conduct appears to justify that inference.
morning, between the hours of one and t 6
ALARMING FIRE AT BETHNAL GREEN.
orkbutcher, No. ,
belonging to Mr. George Sheppard, p.re
Engines having
Patush-row, were discovered to be on •
• good suPP Y
f water procured
theO n
premises FriFri ay
arrived, and there being e
greemt
destroyedet
inle stierle toeaxnl-ionrtgult:
einishoedst
es premises were
u
of the 30th, from Loughrea,
fbreormoretl,,ie.rl.
,as_tepllioanr,don works,
n.
trade and the furniture were consumed.
v ekA_i they
a _w- ere
company.
con-
tents of
isal
insured.
Fortunately tire :occupierle et
"
from the e
Dragoons,export of
arrived p
has marched to Galway, to augment the garrison, in the ap-
prehensionsene. capot
Captain
apoupeutleasredni,estturroboapncles
lath
roLniel
on Monday, from Cahir, in this garrison, and with Captain
Doherty's troop, remain until further orders. The troop of
the 13th Light Dragoons has not been replaced at Gort,
where a detachment of the 75th is stationed.
A QUEER CUSTOMER.—On Thursday morning, a
racoon, of an unusually large size, was discovered in the
hen-roost of Mr. Clark, farmer at 'Watnall, near Notting-
ham. On examination it was found that the intruder had
made a meal of two game cocks, five fowls, and one duck
Where the animal had come from, or how it go ;there
igfindy kW%

rd PERIAL 'PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Friday, Feb. 6
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Wool-
sack at ten minutes after Five.
CRIMINAL LAW.
Lord CAMPBELL moved for a copy of the last
report of the Criminal Law Commissioners. lie had
spoken to his Noble and Learned Friend the Lord
Chancellor on the subject, and ho had no objection to

the productiOn of the report.
NEW ZEALAND.
Lord LYTTELTON presented a petition from New
Zealand, praying that a humble address be presented to
her Majesty, praying her Majesty to adopt some mea-
sures to mitigate the evils resulting from the increase of
convicts in that colony.
THE INCONVENIENCE OF A NAME.
Lord BEAUMONT wished to call the attention of
the Noble Earl opposite (the Earl of Aberdeen) to
a subject on which he bad presented a petition last
week. The petitioner was a gentleman of the name
of Mr. Henry Graham, who bad travelled in Italy,
and whese passport was regularly revised at Marseilles
by the Sardinian Consul-Gcner.sl. After this, how-
ever, the petitioner was detained by the police at Nice
for twenty-four hours, and, when allowed to depart, no
expinnetion of the cause of detention was given to him,
further than that his name was Graham. Ile threat-
ened to complain to the British Consul there,
and afterwards to the British Minister at
Turin. No epolegy had yet been made for M,
detention, and no reason had been assigned for it, ex-
cepting that he bore the ediens name of Graleu
(Laugt ter)—ltad therefore it was that he (Lord Beret
rcoat) wished to cell the attention of the Noble Lord
opposite to the subject. He wished to know, as that
Noble Lord had thought proper to have some correspon-
deece with the Sardinian Government, whether there
was any prospect of being indemnified fur the loss he
had sustained by thisidetention?
Tho Earl of ABERDEEN said that it was perfectly
true that the Sardinian Government had detained a per-
sbn of the name of Graham, as stated by the NoLle
Lcrd. He had been detained and subjected to some in-
convenience on account of his name. He (the Earl of
Aberdeen) would say there was no better name
in Great Britain ; yet, at the same time, there
was no name sufficiently good that would not
be occasionally in disgrace. It appeared the
detebtion in the present case arose from a person of the
name of Graham, at Brussels, in Belgium, had been
guilty of forgery or swindling, and having fled, the
Belgian Government communicated with the different
ports of Europe, and among others, with the Sardinian
Government, desiring them to take any person
of that namo that might pass through their
territory. In consequence of this, Mr. Graham
was deteined twenty-four hours in his own hotel,
but as soon as the mistake was known he was dismissed.
. ,

His carriage was / aid, and the olter expenses incidental
to his detention were sent, and beyond these, he (Lord
Aberdeen) was cot aware of an v loss he had been sub-
jected to. The Sardinian Go.:rnment explained to
him the mistake, apologised for his being detained, and
nude good any loss he might have been made to suffer.
The gentleman had declared that the detention arose
from persecution en account of the name of Graham,
and claimed a pecuniary indemnity, but under the cir-
cutnitances he (Lord Aberdeen) coull not make any ap-
plication to the Sardinian Government. That Govern-
ment bad done ail that was required—they had explained
the mistake, intimated that the detention was uninten-
tional, and paid the incidental expenses, so that he must
decline doing anything further in the matter.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH laid upon the table of
the House certain returns relating to gaols in Ireland.
RAILWAY BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

The Earl of DALHOUSIE, in rising to move the
suspension of the 224th standing order of the House,
said it would be iiecessery for him to direct their
Lordships' attention to the fact of two Committees hay.
ing been appointed, one by the other House of Parlia-
ment, and the other by their Lordships, to consider the
best means of disposing of the railway busite.ss of the
session. These Committees were of a too fold character.
The first object to be considered by them was the possi
bility of finding time to get through the railway business,
and the other the expediency of allowing
so large an amount of cepital which these railway
schemes would require to be diverted from the usual
and ordinary sources of commerce. Both Committees
met the day after their appointment, and all the infor-
mation which the Government had in their possession
upon the subject was laid before them, and
the Committees considered generally the two
questions which had been referred to them. In the
first place, they suggested that a certain alters,
tion should be made in the mode of arranging and dis-
p-ssing of the private business of the two Hous:s of Par
liament, because they thought it would tend to facilitate
the transactions of business of either House, and while it
would be convenient to those interetsed in the conduct
of that business, it would at the same time be productive
of ailvaetage to the public interest. Their Lordships
were no doubt aware that according to the invariable prac-
tice of the House, railway business had commenced in
the other House of Parliament, and, as a neces.ary
consequence, during the first two or three months of
the session their Lordships were left entirely without
private business, and when it did come before them,
they were so overwhelmed with it at a late period of their
sitting, that it was quite impossible for their Lordships
to give it that due attention which its im-
purtenee demanded. Their Lordships' Commit,
had, therefore, determined to recommend an
aeration in the existing standing orders, and to meet
this arrangement, no doubt their Lordships would have
perceived that tho Committee of the other Meese of
Parliamint had reported to the House a recommenda-
tion that during the present session a certain por-
tion of ralway business should be commenced in
their Lordships' House. It was, therefore, • for
them to consider what would be a convenient
division of the business. But the Committee
recommended that the raUray Bills connected with
Ireland should be consider Od by their Lordships' House
in the first instance. There could be no objection urged
to this course, ant their Lordships had a strong
season for adopting it in the fact that it
would facilitate the legislation connected with Ireland.
Under the present circumstances of that country it
would be extremely desirable that such a course should
be adopted. Any Bills, therefore, that were to be
brought forward and considered beneficial for Ireland
should be passed as speedily as possible. The report of
the Committee in the House of Commons on the same
subject had recommended all railway Bills for Ire-
land to be commenced in that House. There was
a charge of five per cent. required to be paid on
all railway Bills in the House of Commons, but in that
Hottse there was an alteration to ten per cent. An ex-
ception was proposed in the other House with regard to
certain Bills after the 10th July, and a similar altera-
tion was proposed in that House, but their Lord-
ships refdsed to acquiesce in it. They proposed
that ten per cent. should be paid on every
Alb Now a very large proportion of the
Irish Bills fell under the exception referred to, and it
would be hard to say that this should stand in the way
of their consideration. It appeared, therefore, to the
Committee appointed by their Lordships, that an altera-
tion might be made to obviate that inconvenience, and they
had unanimously recommended that those Bills on which
a deposit of five per cent. hid been made, should before
the third reading pay the remaining five per cent.
It had been said that this alteration held out an
oocJuragement for railway speculation; but by admitting
the consideration of those railways which paid five per
cent. they would not be placing the promoter in a better
condition than if the Bill had originated in the other House.
Under these circumstances, he would strongly recom-
mend their Lordships to sense to a speedy eecision, as
it would afford a facility of giving employment to the
people of Ireland. In point of tact, all that his propo-
sition proposed was, to give greater facilities towards
passing the railway Bills now before the otle r House of
l'arlikment. It was a power to advance railway projects
without in the slightest manlier giving any facilities to
pass those bubble Bills which were at present in exist-
-nee. There was another class of Bills which were re-
ected in the other House of Parliament last session, and
Hell were introduced again for the recommendation of
that House in that session, but hwewas of opinion they
I
would not be persevered in. sure many of those
Bills would not make their appearance, and he would
In,:ve such a course should be submitted as to prevent
their Lordships from having to deal with Bills which
were not of a bona fide nature. The standing orders on
such railway Bills, he would move, should be complied
with on or before the 6th Feb., and thatbceiflomreiel
thec
Bill was read a third time in that House,
one-twentieth
of the amount subscribed should be paid up. The Noble
Lord concluded by moving the resolution.
Resolved—That it is the opinion of this Committee
that such portion of the standing order Nu. 22.1, as re-
quires a deposit of one.tenth of the amount subscribed,
shoild be suspended, with respect to all such railway Bilis
as shall commence in the House of Lords during the pre-
sent session.
‘"That no such railway Bill shall be read a first
time in this House unless a deposit of one-twentieth
part of the amount subscribed should have been made on
or before the Gth of February.

"That no such railway Bills should to read a third
time until a further deposit of one twentieth part of the
amount subscribed should in like manner be paid.
"Resolved also, that it is the opinion of this Com-
mittee that this House should not receive any petition
fur a railway Bill after Monday, the 231 of February."
Lord MONTRAGLE did not object to the general
orincipal of the proposal which had emanated from the
Committte but as there was much :misapprehension
with respect:to the proceedings of the Legislature on this
subject, as regarded Ireland, he wished to explain in
what it would affect the railway Bills of that coun•
try.. Ire was not about to discuss the necessity
of increasing the means of communicatiln ; bit in•
tended to apply himself solely to the effect which the
suggestions of the Committee would have on the labour
istarLet of Ireland under the present contingency.
Jnder the present system. none of the railway Bills in
which Ireland was interested could receive the royal
ass.nt before June or July; indeed, that was earlier
t
hes%mnany railway Bills received the royal assent last
e
• Now, however important and useful it might
to pass railway Bills
yet even as late in the session as
,
' they were not passed before that period, the
c'ePPle of Ireland would not derive that advantage from
-hem which they stood so much in need of at the present
moment, on account of the failure of the potato crop.
There was one alteration to which his Noble Friend had
not alluded. It was allotwhi:l Promoters of railway Bilis
,ciohr:palianee with
athaevestgarned:-t
to prove simultaneously
ing orders in both Rouses.
would be a great improvement, anadlaPtilil.r this plan
expense. for nothing could be more absurd than to bring
witnesses from Ireland and Scotland, fromr Land's End
and from John o'Ciroats, to provo certain formalities in