The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-04 00:00:00

both Every publicity had been given to the proceedings,
by advertisements in the public press, by notice
on thechurch doors, and he was happy to say although
in the first instance there may have been some
apposition to the object proposed, that this objection
bad now quite disap eared, and as for the society re-
presented by Mr. Cirriffith, even this opposition was
very slight now. This society held a general meeting
with a view of opposing the diversion of the old road,
but the members almost unanimously came to the
conclusion that the new road proposed by his Lord-
ship would be not only an improvement to the neigh •
bourhood, but a decided advantage to the public at
large. He therefore now uloved the Court to confirm
the proceedings, and De-TA session they would apply
for a general order to close the path.
Mr. ROTCII expressed his opinion that the present
path was by far the 'nest that could be devised.
The Court confirmed the proceedings cf the past
session.

SURREY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.)
The first general quarterly sessions for the county
of Surrey was this day held at the Court. house,
Newington.
Mr. Puckle, chairman, the Earl of Lovelace, Lord
Louvain, Colonel Challoner, Mr. Freshfield, Mr.
Briscoe:Mx. Austin, Captain Parrott, Mr. Nicholson,
Mr. Curling, Mr. Penryn, Mr. Johnstone, Mr. Locke
Ring, M.P., and numerous others, took their seats
upon the bench.
The calendar contained the names of 59 prisoners
of who.T.n there were that could
Neither read nor write

Read or read and write imperfectly 37
Read or read and write well 3
Superior education
The various reports from the surgeons, chaplains,
and governors of the various gaols and houses of cor-
rection in the county were read and confirmed ; as
Were also the reports of the various inspectors of
weights and measures.
Some discussion took place upon the report of the
treasurer of the county, with respect to the mode in
which the various disbursements had been made to
appear in the accounts presented to the session.
PROPOSED COUNTY RATE.
Mr. FRESTIFIRLD, in moving the county rate for
the year, said the committee appointed to inquire into
the rental of the property of the county upon which
the assessment -was to be made, under the late Act of
Parliament, had made their inquiries, and the result
of their labours had, he considered, been most valu-
able. It appeared that there were 69 parishes in
the county, which had returned a sum of 109,3011.,
upon which they were willing to be assessed over and
above the amount to 'Which they were already assessed.
In 23 of the parishes a reduction had been made
in the amount of the assessment. The committee
had endeavoured to equalize as justly as possible the
amount of assessment in all the parishes, and he
thought that they were entitled to the confidence of
the magistrates for the mv.nner in which they had
performed their duties. The Learned Gentleman
concluded by moving that the proposed county rate
presented at quarter sessions upon the 19th of October
last by the committee appointed to prepare a fair and
equal county rate under the Bth and 9th Vic., c. 111,
be allowed and con. firmed.
Mr. JourtstoY.z seconded the motion. He thought
that the assessment made was a very fair one. The
increase in the present assessment over the old one
was 237,,5771. In the thirty parishes which had
objected. the increase made in the assessment had
been only 39,0001., which was a very small portion
out of the whole assessment. He thought that the
better course would be not to refer the matter back
again to the committee, but to allow these parishes
Which thought They had grounds of complaint to
appeal in the usual manner. Should the Court de-
cide to act upon the old rate there would be a direct
money loss to the country of about 1,6001.
In answer tr, a question put by Mr. BRISCOE,
Mr. JOHNS-,TONE said that in the assessment which
had been made care had been taken to exclude from
it all wooris, plantations, and manorial rights.
Mr. AUSTIN( moved as an amendment that the pro-
posed county rate be referred back again to the com-
mittee. until the various appeals had been heard and
dzs',osed of.
Captain PARROTT seconded the amendment.
Considerable discussion took place upon the ques-
tion. The original motion was however agreed to by
*large majority, and the Court proceeded with the
ether business before it.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
Edward Grzjiths was charged with having bur-
glariously entered the premises of Mr. James Hip-
thorge, a gentleman residing at No. 5, Grove terrace,
East India-road.
Mr. Hipthorpe stated that he retired to rest last
night, about half-past ten o'clock, previous to which
lie locked his area gate, and also the house door, him
self. This morning, about three o'clock, he was
awakened by hearing a noise, as of some one moving
about in his kitchen. He immediately arose, went
down stairs, and saw the prisoner standing by the
kitchen door. Directly he caught sight of witness
he smashed the window, dashed through it, and en-
deavoured to effect his escape. A;policeman, however,
who: happened to: be passing on the other side of the
way, observing his hasty exit, instantly pursued him,
and, after a desperate struggle, with the assistance of
another constable, he was eventually secured.
Police-constable K 94 examined Mr. Hipthorpe's
premises, He found that the prisoner had forced
open the doors and window with a large iron bar
(produced), and a pair of folding doors in the parlour
had been " prised open." The bar had been taken
from the iron railings in the front of the house.
In his defence Griffiths declared it was only a lark,
he being tipsy.
Mr. YABDESY committed him for trial.

THE DOUBLE SUICIDE IN MARY-
LELIONE.—(INQUEST THIS DAY.)
An inquest was held this day, at noon, in the
Fitzroy Arms, Clipstone-street, before Mr. Wakley,
on the lsodies of Alexander Thomas Williams and
Susanna Williams, who kept the Star coffee-house in
Cleveland-street, and of whose double suicide we
gave yesterday an account. The deceased lived on
the most affectionate terms; the husband was thirty-
one years of age, and the wife twenty-four. It sp-
eared that he bad been subject to headache since
his return from India, where he served some time in
army. He was about to advertise his business for
sale this week, in consequence, as a witness said, of
the hardness of the times. The house was closed
at twelve o'clock on Saturday night, and nothing
was, up to that time, observed peculiar in his manner.
At a quarter to one, Henry Mathews, a carpenter,
who lodged in the house, was attracted to the bed-
room of the deceased, by the screams of the wife, and
seeing the body of the man hanging, he made an
alarm, which brought a policeman and others to his
assistance. The body was taken down, and whilst
Mr. Hatfield (the surgeon), with Mathews and the
policeman, were engaged in endeavouring to resusci-
tate the still warm body, other persons found Mrs.
Williams in the shop with her throat cut, and a
bloody razor lying near her. She was still living,
and seemed to possess her senses. She made a
gurgling noise, attempting to speak, and struggled up
on her feet, when she instantly fell forward and ex-
pired. Mr. Hatfield left the husband's body when he
heard of her case, and proceeded to sew up the gash,
when he found that life was extinct.
The jury found " that Alexander Williams com-
mitted suicide, but that there was no evidence as to
the state of his mind at the time. That Susanna
Williams committed suicide, being at the time in a
state of delirium, occasioned by the shock which she
received on seeing the body of her husband suspended
in the bedroom.'

THE CONVICTS SALE AND ArCOY. --- These two
wretched men, who are ordered for execution on next
Monday, had, as far as M'Coy was concerned, nearly
presented a different termination, in consequence of a
most murderous attack having been made on him by his
equally guilty companion. M'Coy, it will be recol-
lected, made a confession, and which it appears created a
deep feeling of revenge in the mind of the other. From
what has transpired, it appears that a few days since,
and previously to the execution being fixed on, Sale, on
leaving his cell, had, by immense exertion, forced out of
the place in which he was locked up a portion of an iron
bar, which he secreted about his person, and with this
deadly weapon he went to the day-room.
.Shortly after
Di‘Coy was brought in, and while ho was in the act of
washing himself, Sale went behind him an.dhich st.ruck his
companion a terrific blow on the head, w Instantly
felled him, and before the turnkey could render
the slightest aid he was knocked down. Fortunately
the turnkey was enabled to cry out murder, and ring
the bell, which brought some of the other turnkeys to
his aid. Sale swore that he would murder the first that
attempted to seize him, and tha the was determined to
have M'Coy's life. The men, however, rushed on him,
and after a short but severe struggle they overpowered
Sale, and las was placed under control. On examining
his cell to ascertain how he had obtained the piece of
iron, it was dicovered that he had, in the course of the
night, forced it out of the wall near the cupboard, and
had succeeded in removing some of the bricks, no
doubt, under the impression that he should have been
enabled to effect his escape. Since the time of the order
to carry the law into effect, they have been placed in
different rooms, and six men—namely, one in the day
and two of a night, are in constant attendance, and will
continue so until they are delivered up by the Governor
into the hands of the Sheriffs on Monday morning next.
INDISPOSITION Or THE ARCHBISHOP OT CANTER-
Buny.—This venerable and distinguished prelate has
for some short time been labouring under indisposition;
and which, within the last few day 9, has been somewhat
aggravated by a slight attack of influenza. We are
happy, however, to state that it no time has the attack
been suffi,ziently severe to confine tho Archbiihop to Yj‘:
room; and the answer to inquiries at Lambeth Paisee
yesterday morning was " that his Grace was better to-
day." Dr. Ferguson is in daily attendance on his Grace,
but no danger is apprehended.