The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-01 00:00:00

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, _DECEMBER 1, 1846.
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NAVAL IN TELLIti EI4CE. .
MALTA, Nov. 19.—0 n Sunday last, a 'little before
noon, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steain7
ship Achilles was telegraphed, and, notwithstanding the
roughness of the weather, she gallantly breasted the
waves, and gained the great harbour at half-past two
o'clock, having at her main a red ensign, indicating that
Sir P. Stuart, Governor of -Malta, vas on board.
.On
the vessel taking up,her moorings, she was immediately
visitd by Alr,.Bonavia, superintf-nctent of quarantine and
marine police, accorripankd by his as. istant, Mr. Fenech,
who, after qte.usual interrogatarics, gave pratique to the
steamer.
BY the arrival of the French steamer Longsor, on the
-14t14 inst., advices:.fr.em Bombay_ to the 15th ult. were
reeved here, having arrived at Alexandria on the 10th
inst.; and forwarded.• The bulk of the iniilearrived by
the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Oriental
this day.
- -The Lengaor pursttedher voyage:to Tarseilles on the
dad' Of her arrival. .
r
' the Neapolitan steamer Nfongibellti- left port for
Naples and parts :of Sicily on the evening of the 13th
instant. ~
,On the 15th inst. the'; French mercantile steamer
tlellespont arrived here with passengers from Mar-
seilles. "She- eneOttntered very seVer'd weather, and
rae ved some-damage, of : very inconsklerable nature,
hover irei. ,* :. 7f - .
T e Hellespont left port for the Levant on the follow-
ting day.
•,,, • . " .
, The Fiench4nierchant 4amer Bosphore, from the
rLevintafsilirrived on SunAy last. -
,The Engtirill'Ateamer LeOntine, from :the Levant, ar-
rived here orOfte 16th instant, and continued her route
to LiverPoOl'oh the same . . - -
Her Majesty's steamer;,,
,ittire,twith the Indian mail'
sentiki-iugl4,o#s,e, Fri,k 9n ttiip 46th; London letters
s
of the `ifli instant uie're reeved hythis-oecasion.
The French,
_.steamer I.‘• rgue, with *nails for Mar-
seines, tenchingiat port-1f! i,::: . !.... f
.A.4......,,,:-.1,-.,.....krt on
the morning of the 1 nth •• ! .- -- -,,-. ' - --''', •P-i-i......;-:.
The Peninsular litid Oriental Company's "Steamer
Ariel, which has relieved the Iberia on this station, lc ft
port on the 16th instaat. for Alexandria, with wails and
passengers for (-Luna, received by the Achilles, vid
Southampton, and the Spitfire from Marseilles.
By the-Spitfire orders were, it is, reported, received to
send home her Majesty's ship Inconstant, to he relieved
by the America.
The Amiralty have also ordered an inquiry into the
report made from Malta of an unusual degree of punish-
ment having been inflicted onboard the Amazon. That
ship is ordered to join the fleet of Sir W. Parker in the
waters he now cruises f4".',
Orders tire equally giverr for the Hecla to be relieved
by the Gladiator, the Locust, the Jackal, and Blood-
lound steamers, all on this-station, to be sent borne with
the least possible delay. - '
Her
-Majesty's Majesty's ship Tyne is ready for sea. She will
_

be paid off on tier arrival in England. In mentioning
her departure, it is gratifying to report her one of the
finest crafts ever seen in these waters. It is not leis gra-
tifying to add, that a black list has never been known
during the three years and a half she was commissioned
by Captain Gescbck, nor has a maa ever been put
in irons. _

The French 'Steamer Tanetlie, from Marseilles and
ports of Italy, arrived, here on the 17th instant, and
proceeded on the evening of the same day to the Levant.
The French. steamer. Zaire, from Marseilles direct,
arrived here also on Tuesday last, and proceeded on the
same day to Alexandria and Beyrout..

PonTimoUTH, -Nov..29.—The Rattlesnake surveying-
, vessel, Captain Owen Stanley, having had her
passes adjusted, will go out to Spitbead to-morrow. The
Lord Bishop of 'Norwich (her gallant captain's father)
read prayers, and delivered a mort eloquent and suitable
discourse this morning, to the officers and crew.
By the latest advices,. we _learn that the Inflexible
steam sloop, Commander, Hoscason, made the passage
out from Plymouth to the Cape of Good Hope • in fifty
days, without coaling on the way. It will be remem-
bered that - the very unfavourable news brought by the
Mutine, 12-gun brig, Commander Crawford, of the
dreadful head to which the Kafir insurrection had ar-
rived, caused the Inflexible to be hurried away without
even allowing time for her necessary equipment, and a
most unusual step was taken to hasten her departure—
viz, her crew were paid their advance wages on a Sun-
day, the 9th of,,August, .on- -which day, at 9 A.m., she
left Devonport for her destination. A Cape paper in-
terestingly -details. the voyage out thus :
"The Inflexible is the first, steamer that has ever
sailed direct for the Cape 'without calling anywhere.
She has steamed a distance or-5,500 miles (sailing the
remaining -distance) on the small quantity of fuel origi-
nally taken- on board whdh she Was expected to join the
experimental squadron of steamers, the whole being only
390 tons—her coal-bunkers Lot even being filled, as she
was started without her commander having been af-
forded time. to get the quantity of fuel on board which
he deemed necessary, namely, 80 tons more; the want of
which, it is estimated, has protracted the voyage 10 days.
Notwithstanding this drawback, the voyage has been
completed in about the-shortest time taken by a mer-
chant steamer (calling at several rirts cn the way), and
in consideribly leas than any other man-of-war
steamer flan yru Ueell sole so allcultipligl It, aitnougn
with a much greater expenditure of fuel, purchased on
the way at an enormous cost, the contract price at Ma-
deira being Si. per ton. Had even 80 .tons been purchased
there, the cost would have .been greater than that of all
the coal she had originally on board, as the contract
price to Government in England is about I6s. per ton.
Apart from the fact of the voyage having been done in less
time than that taken by any other steamer, our colonial
readers will rejoice to perceive the energy and prompti-
tude with which this vessel was dispatched, as shown
in the saving of Monday, by running her out on the
coals already shipped, and which would probably have
sufficed had she not encountered weather particularly
unfavourable, not having experienced any N.E. trade
toas is invariably counted on at or near
fSehnewassPconsequently obliged to steam with-
outia.
rintermission across the line, and into the S.E. trade,
I,andeelp her engines,
before she could be placed under sail; steaming without
stopping her engines 3,859 miles!"
The Inflexible is a steamer built upon the design of
Sir William Symonds, Surveyor .of the Navy, of 1,124
tons, and 378 horse-power, built at Pembroke in 1844,
this being her first trip. She arrived at Table Bay on
the morning of the 28th of September, where she landed
Lieutenant-Colonels .M`Kinnon Montrevor, Nicholls,
and Napier, and Majors Stocks, 'Whitnall, and O'Grady,
and Mrs. O'Grady ; also 55,0001. in specie, arms, &c. ;
then went round to Simon's-Bay to refit, prior to leaving
for New Zealand. •

The Hydra steam-sloop, Commander Young, sent in
a fine prize slaver to St. Helena foradjudication on the
6th ult.—the Amelia.
The Sealark, 10, Commander Gooch, sailed from St.
Helena on the 14th ult. for a cruise. She took into St.
Helena a prize on the 7th, named the Tarracona.
The Grappler steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Lysaught, arrived yesterday morning from Woolwich.
She is intended for the coast of Africa, and takes out
Captain Hutton, to succeed Commander Morrell in the
Governorship of the Island of Ascension. She will
come into harbour' to-day to complete fuel, and make
good defects, after which she will be paid advance at
this port.
The Belleisle, 72, troop-ship, Captain Kingcome, sailed
from St. Helen's on Friday night for Devonport.
The Apollo troop-ship, Commander Radcliffe, was
towed into harbour on Friday. It is expected she will
be paid off.

The Aolus, Provision •depot, Master-Commander
paaTshese
tlirieudtinoen;
rle2i,daCyr
amndanivdteirl
be iThomas, has arrived from Sheerness; '
on, d hadready
to hgeor
out
tm
of
Try
harbour to-day.
During the past week 700. charges, of 101 b. each, fob
shotted 32-pounders, .mounted round these walls, have
been made up in this garrison, and are deposited in the
magazines at the Queen's bastion, ready for use. We
mentioned the order for their supply some weeks since.
It is understood to be the intention of the Board of
Ordnance to remove the laboratory from its present site
near the extremity of the Portsea lines to a spot at
Hardway, on the Gosport side of the harbour.
The Myrtle steam-dispatch-boat, Second Master-
Commander Battiston, conveyed dispatches to Osborne
yesterday, which arrived from London by express.
APPOINTMENTS.—AIexander J. Cambier, Naval Cadet,
to the Raleigh ; Maurice Craigie, Midshipman, to the
Excellent ; John De Courcy Agnew, Lieutenant, to the
St. Vincent ; Assistant-Surgeon Robert P. R. Sparrow,
confirmed to the Resistance.

..
PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenant George Blane, to Com-
mander ; Lieutenant James A. Mends, to Commander ;
Lieutenant George C. Adams, to. Commander.

.however, to
eitheram on
nbe the
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DISCOVERY OF A• DEAD -CHILD IN A RAILWAY
PACKAGE.—An inquest was held by Mr. Coroner
Browne, on Saturday last, at the watchhoyse,
theNotting-
faheypacrhtild No
to
whom the parcel was
directed having yet been discovered, the inquiry was ad-
journed sine die, to allow further search to be made.
Notting-
ham,
o or
SALE OF CADETSHIPS.—The grand jury have re-
turned a true bill for a misdemean6ur against John
Charretie, Jame 3 Rallelt, Ann SteiVit'rt, and Sir Wil
liam Young, Bart., a director of the East India Com-
pany. The first three are indicted as principals, and
the latter as aiding and assisting, in the sale of a cadet-
ship in the East India Company's service, contrary to
the provisions of the 49th George 111., c. 126.—LAtlas.
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.—LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
—The royal mail steamer Britannia, ivith-the mails of
the 16th from Canada and the United States, may be
expected here about midnight. Four packet ships are
fully due from New York and Boston.
On Saturday the Right Rev. Dr. Short, who has been
translated to the bishopric of St. Asaph, appeared in the
dining-room of the college, and was sworn into the see
of St. Asaph.—Livcrpool Chronicle. -

-
DEATH IN THE STREET.—On—OnSaturday afternoon,
a man about forty years of age, name unknown, and
rather meanly clad, was observed, whilst passing along
Blenheim-street, Bond-street, suddenly to fall on the
pavement. Several persons ran to his assistance, and be
was convoyed to .a surgeon's in Bond-street, who pro-
nounced him 'dead. •The body was removed to the
MoUnt-street workhouse, where it was searched ; but
beyond a rusary-and 'crucifix, nothing was found'that
would lead to identification.

MURDER OF A.HUSBAND_BY'iIIS
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NSWI
.
,SUDBURY,SATURDAY IGT.—lne aiscovery of a
mysterious case of poisoning in the village of Acton, a
short distance' from this town; within:the last few days,
has 'created the greatest' sensation in this• part of•the
county of,Suffolk. • The oircumstances connected with, it
•..are of a very complicated characteri—About a month
ago a healthy looking young man, named John Poker,
24 years esi age, was married to Catherine Morley, aged
18, the daughter of a Widow residing in the village. • For
-three weeks they lived with the mother, .apparently:on
ped:terms' When, on the afternoon of the 17th inst., he
complained of heartburn and sickness, and in less than
twenty-four hpprs expired., The sudden nature of the
death having been communicated to Mr. Harry Way-
pan, the Coroner fer_the county, an inquest was opened
at the CrisWri Inn, in the village, on Saturday, the 21st
instant.
There "being no- suspicion entertained at this period
that' the death of the deceased was produced by poison,
the young widow; Catherine Foster, was called in, and
examined as to , the circumstances attending her hus-
band's demise. She stated that she had been married
to the deceased exactly 'three weeks on the day of
his death. . Ile. had been .complaining of pains in his
head ever since their marriage. He told her that about
a fortnight after their wedding he had slipped off a load
of hay, and had htirthimself Nery.mnch in the back.
On Sunday, the 15th'inst., he complained much of the
pain; and said he thought he must go to bed. * On
the following. Tuesday night he spoke of being affected
with heartburn, and was exceedingly sick. On Wecl-
nesday morning he was too ill to get up, and she Went
to Mr. Jones; ,the- surgeon, :about' him. She ought to
have stated that at about nine o'clock on Tuesday night
he vomited and was purged, and daring Wednesday he
continued in the same state until within an hour of his
death, which'took place at four. o'clock in thenfternoon.
It was after he had returned from his work on Tuesday
eve 'rid that he complained of sickness. lie had supper
- her gnd her brother. ' They had potatoei and hot
dam lcioning.plal'inhe'elasli a'bil:wita—shdbroinntki.
rs-iegvehnis- ola'eslr
eukr., :in dtite.
i
He went to bed between seven and eight o'clock, and in
the Course'of an hour he became sick. On Wednesday.
he complained of a pain in his right side. All he had
,
on that day was some tea. Mr. Jones did not see him
untik the afternoon. lle gave her two powders for him
but only one was given. Before he died she had occa.
sion to remove him from the bed. Whilst doing so he
fell on his knees ; she put him in a chair, and he died a
few minutes afterwards. Her Mother lived with her, but
on the Tuesday she was out washing.
Very important disclosures. it appears, were here
made to the Coroner by the surgeons, to the effect that
the deceased had died from the effects of poison. Mr.
Wayinan, the coroner, accordingly adjourned the in-
quiry till the 24th instant, so as to enable a post mortem
examination of the'body, and an analysis of the con-
tents of the stomach, to be made.
On the resumption of the invsstigation, the coroner
having been apprised of the probability of the deceased's
death being found to have resulted from arsenic, Mr.
Wayinan 'desired the widow to be called in, and after
cautioning her in the usual way, read the evidence which
she had previously given, to which she put her mark as
being correct. She then voluntarily stated, that after
the last day's proceedings she recollected her husband
saying about a week before his death that he had raised
blood. There was but one dumpling for supper on the
Tuesday night before her husband's death. On that day
she had been dining at her husband's mother's house;
it was five o'clock before she got home, and it was after
that when she made the dumpling. The flour with
which it was made was kept in a kneading-trough, and
part of the same flour was still in it. She had not used
any of the flour since.- When her husband was sick he
vomited. She and her mother emptied it in a ditch in
the yard. On the following Saturday three of their hens
died; she did not know from what. She saw them all
alive on the Friday.
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Tuesday, the 17th, she was out washing. She returned
beatwennigthot
i husband
and
sdthblaea nrexamined.ida lived
morning,N io rlea 3:
a' Shenht dhe rereturneddm i house;
home Shortly after seven o'clock, and found the deceased
in bed He said he bad the heartburn, and was very sick.
She ants her daughter for sixpennyworth of brandy, and
put apart of it in some oatmeal gruel. Deceased took
about two spoonsful of it; but could not keep it down.
This was before eight o'clock. Before this he had been
sick in a handbasin, but she did not notice what he threw
up. After he was sick she emptied the handbasin on
the dunghill in her yard. He vomited frequently during
the night. She went to bed `that night between 11 and
12 o'clock. Her daughter slept in the same room with
her in another bed. The dectased was in a room by
himself on the ground floor. Between three and four
o'clock he called for some tea, and she made him some
pepper Mint tea, and he drank' three cups of it. After
taking it he was very, sick. - She did not go to bed again,
and at about ten o'clock she. went to Sudbury, and re-
turned about an hoar before his death She did not sup
at home on Tuesday night. - The deceased had known
her daughter. three years. The short time they were
married the appeared to live very happy. -
sv im yam6teen aepOsea that Cue aeLeasea was his
fellow-labourer. ile saw him on the afternoon of
Tuesday, the 17th, when he seemed quite well. About
a fortnight ago he saw the deceased slip from a waggon,
but he did not say he was much hurt. He had known
deceased ten years, and he always seemed a healthy man.
Elizabeth Foster stated that the deceased was her son.
She had not seen him for two or three weeks before his
death. : His wife visited her on Tuesday, the 17th, and
had dined with her. She left before four o'clock. She
said her husband had been very poorly all the night be-
fore. As she went out she said she must make haste
home, as that was pudding night. Witness asked her if
she made a pudding every night. Sbe replied. that she
did not, but she should make her husband one that even-
ing.
On the following day (Wednesday) witness called.
at her house. She cried and said she did not think he
was so bad as he was. She said she was alone with him
and did.not like to leave him.

Thomas Morley, a boy eight years of age, brother of
the deceased's wife, corroborated his mother's testimony.
He ate some of the dumpling, and was not unwell. His
sister, wife of the deceased, made the tea and sugared it.
When the deceased came in for his supper he appeared
in a very healthy state and ate heartily. His sister
helped everything. She served the deceased with three
cups of tea. He saw her put the sugar in it.
The analysis of the contents of the stomach being
understood not to be completed, the proceedings were
again adjourned till yesterday (Friday), when they
were resumed at twelve o'clock, at the Crown Inn, be-
fore the same jury. During the day the body was ex-
humed in order that it might undergo a close exami-
nation by the medical gentleman engaged in the inquiry.
James Pleasant, a labourer, deposed to the sound and
healthy state of the deceased when he left work on the
evening prior to his death. He seemed in the best spirits
and sang as he went along.
Mr. William Edmund Image, surgeon, of Bury St.
Edmunds, on being sworn said, that on Monday last he
assisted at the analysis of a stomach and its contents,
produced to him at his house by Mr. Jones. He under-
stood it to have been-taken from the body of the de-
ceased. Mr. Newham, of the Suffolk Hospital, was with
them. With a view of dotecting the presence of poison,
they applied Renish's test, by which they clearly dis-
covered arsenic, but nothing else. It was applied to
some of the fluid in the stomach, and was considered a

very conclusive test. Marsh's test was also applied to a
portion of the same fluid, with the like result. He had
no doubt whatever that the death of the person from
whose stomach the fluid so tested was taken must have
resulted from the effects of arsenic. He detected no

other poison in the stomach. He had that day examined
the body of a man exhumed in Acton churchyard; it
had been previously opened. They first examined the
kidneys; both were very red, but one more so than the
other. The mucous
_membrane_ of the intestines was

in many parts covered with thick bloody mucous, and
there were congestive patches in the left ventricle of
the heart. Assuming that the stomach and its con-
tents belonged to this body, he had no doubt what-
ever that these appearances denoted death by poison.
That day he had been shown by Mr. Jones a por-
tion of the vena cava, he found a perforation and one
or two other morbid appearances in it, but without
knowing whether any blood or what quantity of Woad
exuded from it, he could not say whether the death of
the person to whom the vena cava belonged was occa-
sioned by the perforation and morbid &seises. The

deceased appeared to be a particularly healthy Subject.
The first consequence which ensued on taking arsenic
was the sensation of heartburn and sickness. These
symptoms would come on in a very few minutes after it
was taken. He considered it utterly impossible that a
person could .take a dose of arsenic sufficient to cause
death, and afterwards eat heartily before he was taken

ill. birectly the arsenic takes effect nothing can be
retained on the stomaeh. He had heard the statement

of Catherine Foster, and the evidence of Maria Morley;
they showed the sraptoms of a person labouring under
the.. effects 'of poisort. A person labouring under the
effects of arsenic forionlany hours as in the present case
would endure great agony.

Mr. S. Newham, 'of the Suffolk Hospital, and Mr. B.
Jones, surgeon, of Melford, confirmed Mr. Image's tes-
timony.. The latter gentleman stated that on the morn-
ing of the day on which the 'deceased died, his .wife
called upon him and said that her husband had a bowel
complaint. He sent her two powders. About five o'clobk
in the afternoon-he went to the house and found the de-
ceased dead in be.i. He asked several questions, which
the wife answered in a satisfactory manner.. The wife
and mother told him that the deceased had been suffering
from sickness and a bowel complaint.
After much, other evidence had been adduced,
The Learned CORONER addressed the jury at some
length, and having drawn their attention to the material
points of the evidence, they consulted together, and, re-
turned a verdict of " Wilful Murder " agionst Catherine
Foster, the wife of the deceased, who was then committed
to the county gaol at Bury Sr. Edmunds for trial at the
ensuing assizes.

THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY AT EALING.
—lnspector Langster, of Ealing, who convoyed for idea•
tification, on :.3aturclay, at the Old Bailey, the property
stolen by Esther Elizabeth White from Mr. Jones, found
that during his journey he lost 102 gold and silver coins,
which constituted a portion of the stolen property
through ft hole in his pocket.

JOHN KNOX'S HOUSE.

Several paragraph's have lately appeared in the Edin-
burgh papers, expressive of a doubt whether it is not
intended ta pull down the curious old house at the head
of the Canongate, celebrated as being the residence of
John Knox. A corresPondent of the Courant of Satur-‘:
Clay thus notices the rumour, beginning first with a sithi-
lar report respectingShakspere's house :--
"It is reported in the Worcester Journal that there is
an intention to rknove the house in Stratford•on-Avon,
in which Shakspere was born, married, lived, and died.
,Can such an act of barbarism be thought of, or permitted
in civilised and high-minded England ? It would bring
disgrace not only 'on the country, but upon the. age in
which we live. This surely cannot be. If it be true.
the authors of such an outrage ought to be banished
from England to some other country. But whither
could they be sent to ? Even young Australia would
reject them with scorn and loathing. I know no place
where such barbariatis would be safe, excepting in the
tnetropolis of Scotland, where a similar outrage, it is
currently reported, is meditated, and where they may in
consequence be protected by sympathising friends, with
tastes and feelings as barbarous as their own.
" It is rumoured that the house in the city of Edin-
burgh, in which the great Scottish Reformer, John
Ktmx, lived and died, is to be treated in a similar man-
ner, and that the destruction is to be brought about by
men who profess" almost to worship his memory, • and
who have the name of John Knox, and his deeds, and
his reforms, and his doctrines, seldom out of their
mouths."

noOunilcrediinwftrhesrseisopnecotfto Kno the arrangements
from the above. The Free Church party, as we under-
for
stood, intended erecting a Knox monument and church,
anhgoeumsee,nte is
quite edmrilv nn;
ii9rat
and inelosing the present ancient building with a view
to its preservation. If this plan has been depai ted from,
we hope the citizens of Edinburgh will instantly
exert themselves and try to save the venerable struc-
ture. It possesses $ strong national interest, and is a
curious specimen of the domestic architecture of a
former age. " The Reformer was lodged'here,"sayoll:.
Robert Chambers, " by the magistrates, fu-1560, orrbeing
appointed parish minister of Edinburgh. It had previ-
ously been the residence of George Dune, abbot of Dun-
fermline. On the last day of October 1561, ' the provost,
hailies, and counsail, ordanis the dene of gyld, with all
diligence, to mak ane warme studye of dailies to the mi-
nister, Johne Knox, within his hous, abone the hail of
the same with lyht and windokis thereunto, and all other
necessaris.' Knox probably lived here, while in town,
till his death, November 24, 1572. A window is shown,
from which he use-I to preach to the people on the street,
and there is an effigy of him in the attitude of preaching.
uponi the corner of the building." Can any party s, ri-
ously contemplate the demolition of a building thus
hallowed and endeared to the people. of Scotland?—a
memorial, too, of the times when Scotland was an inde-
pendent kingdom, and the force of thenational character
—rngged, but fervid and undaunted—achieved the great
triumph of the Reformation.

The correspondent of the Courant is entirely wrong
in his allusions to Shalcspere. 'New Place, the house in
which the poet died, was pulled down in 1757, and the
people of Stratford-on-Avon had the good taste to hoot
the barbarian who did it out of the town. Where the

poet was married is not known, to the great perplexity
and mortification of various antiquaries who have busied
and puzzled themselves for years about the point. His
marriage license he obtained at Worcester, but there is
no record of the ceremony. The exact locality of Strat-
ford-on-Avon where he was born is also a matter of

doubt. The small tenement shown as his birth-place
was undoubtedly his property; he inherited it from his
father, and bequeathed it by his will to his eldest
daughter; but Shakspere's father had two other small
houses in the town, and there is nothing but tra-
dition to vouch for the popular belief. The old
dwelling, however, is an interesting relic ; it was
once the property of the greatest of Englishmen
and of poets ; and it has been visited by thousands of
pilgrims from all parts of the world. Its walls are low
and humble, but its strong oak beams and floors promise
two or three centuries more duration. It may be sold,
but scarcely, we think, taken down. Its value as a show
house, if not its importance in the eyes of the inhabitants
will save it from destruction. It might be well, however,
fOr the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, who pro-
tect and repair the ruins of castles and cathedrals, to ex-.
tend their care to such relics of genius as this
Shakspearian mansion. By directing their attention to
the few ancient historical and memorable houses in the
kingdom, likely to be sold or pulled down, they might,
from time to time, at small expense, gratify strangers,
both foreigners and natives of this country, and thus
perpetuate interesting memorials of our national glory.
We were mortified, some years since, to find the only re-
maining Milton house in London (one in which the poet
lived eight years, and where he must have commenced
" Paradise Lost") converted into a miserable chandler's
shop. To pay homage to intellect and genius, even in
the way we have mentioned, would be graceful and be-
coming in a great nation. • If Alexander spared the
house of Pinder, amid the tumult of war,• when he
destroyed the temples and towers of Thebes, we might
well do something, in these days of peace, t
roy save the
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ACING CHANGES —The rumour noticed in our
ast, that Mr. Mostyn's horses were about to be removed
;o John Scott's stables, turns out to be premature.
We regret to announce that Admiral Sir George
Cockburn, G.C.8., has had a dangerous attack of para-
lysis. The Gallant Admiral still lies in a precarious
state.—United Service Gazette.
KERS AL MOOR.—This spot, which for nearly 100
years has been used as a racecourse, will never again, in
all probability, witness the scenes which have contributed
to its renown. It will be seen, on reference to an ad-
vertisement, that the whole of the building materials o!
the stands and booths are to be sold by auction on Fri-
day next. Manchester Examiner.

Some time ago, a denizen of the good town of
Kendal who was rather addicted to Bacchanalian revel-
ries, on returning late to his home, found his wife seated
icy the fire, anxiously awaiting his arrival. As is too
often the case under the circumstances, the intemperate
husband at first assailed his wife with hard words, and
then proceeded to harder blows On the good woman
mildly remonstrating with him, and alleging that she
had said nothing to provoke his anger, he retorted; " Nea.
I knaw thou sed nowt, but thou's a thinkin' devil!"—
Kendal Mercury.
RE-OPENING OF ST. JAMES'S CHURCH, PICCA-
DILLY.—This fine ecclesiastical structure, which, for a
considerable time past, has been undergoing repair, and
redecoration, with the addition of a painted window, was
re-opened for public worship on Sunday morning. The
most noticeable feature is the painted window. This
portion of the renovation of St. James's has long been
contemplated, it having been proposed so far back a=
thirty or forty years ago to fill up the window with a
copy of the Transfiguration of Raffaele ; but various
circumstances occurred to prevent the execution of the

design, and it was only recently that effective steps were
taken to carry out the long-contemplated improvements
by the appointment of. a committee, strengthened with
the requisite funds. It appears that the views of the
committee were more ambitious than the result of their
labours would manifest, as it is stated that they origi-
nally fixed on a very beautiful sketch in the modern
style, by Corbould, representing, in various compart-
ments, the Birth and Death of our Saviour. The Bishop
Of London, however, having expressed a strong opinion
in favour of a more ancient style of art, the design,
which has been so effectively carried out by Mr. Wiles,
was selected. The beautiful carvings of Gibbons over
the altar have been judiciously touched, bringing out
more forcibly the exquisite richness of the foliage, and a
rail of marble has been added round the altar.

We regret to record the death of Lady Elizabeth
Whitbread, the last survivor of the children of the first
Earl Grey, sister of the late and aunt of the present
Earl. She was married in 1788 to the late Samuel
Whitbread, of Cardington, county of Bedford, Esq., by
whom she had five children, the eldest, a son, who died
young; W..H. Whitbread, of Southill, Esq., for many
years Member for Bedford; Elizabeth, who died in 1845,
married to Captain the Honourable W. Waldegrave,
now Earl Waldegrave; Samuel C. Whitbread, of Car.
dington, county of Bedford, Esq., who represented the
county of Middlesex in two Parliaments; and Emma
Laura, who married the present Speaker of the House
of Commons. After Mr. Whitbread's death, Lady
Elizabeth lived in retirement at Kensington, respected
and beloved by all who knew her, and in the constant
exercise of an active benevolence and unostentatious

charity. •
THE EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY ADVENTURE.-
Mr. Markham, the gentleman whose violent attack on a
fellow passenger, and extraordinary escape from a rail-
way train while labouring tinder an attack of brain fever,
recently attracted so much of public observation, is now
restored to perfect health, and has left town to rejoin his
family.—Britannia. •
CONTEMPLATED CHANGES IN THE COURT OF BANK-
EurTcF.—A correspondedt states that rumours are pre
valeiit that the Lord Chancellor meditates some impor-
tant changes'in` the .Courts of Bankruptcy; among
others are the reduction of the number of commissioners

from six tcr four, and the appointment of but one instead
of two official assignees to each court. Two of the
existing commissioners, it is said, will be offered the in-
solvency cases, which are to be transferred to Portugal-
street.—Sunday paper.

TRINITY COLLEGE.—We are given to understand
that a commemoration of the foundation of this college
will be holden during the ensuing month, upon a scale
of considerable grandeur. The invitat►ons amount to
600, and amongst the invited guests are Prince Albert,
all the peers, the judges, bishops, and members of Par-
liament, who have been graduated from the college, and
all the resident Masters of Arts. We believe it as yet
undecided whether ladies are to be invited.—Cambridge
Independent Press.

l'its GAME LAws.—During the past week no less
than thirteen prisoners were committed to the House of
Correction in this town by the Buckinghamshire magis-
trates, charged with poaching and trespassing in search
of_game, viz., two for one Month, five for two months,
two for three months, and four for six weeks. During
the weck preViously to the last, 13 prisoners were also
committed to the House of Correction for offences
against the game-laws, their terms of imprisonment
varying from seven days up to three months. Twenty-
six poachers committed within a fortnight.—Buck
Gazette