The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-18 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1851.

an Algerine slave, betokening by his costume the house-
hold of the captive Emir, advanced towards the party
and intimated his capacity as guide. The visitors fol.
lowed the slave " through the winding terraces of the
castle garden, clothed with tall cypress and other trees,"
until they came to a kind of guardroom, where they
left their shoes preparatory to entering the presence
chamber. A door was then thrown open, and the " in-
teresting old warrior stood before us—his burnous as
white as the driven snow, his beard as black as jet, his
projecting huge eyebrows of the same hue, with teeth
like ivory, expressive dark eyes, stature tall and com-
manding, gesture, softness, and amiability of expression
almost inexplicable." In this attractive company Lord
Londonderry remained for some time, communicating
through the medium of the French Captain of the Guard,
who spoke Arabic, his object in seeking the interview,
and receiving in return the civil acknowledgments of the
captive. Whether the old Emir could rightly compre-
hend the " interest taken by the British empire" which
the visit was announced as symbolizing, or whether he
fully appreciated the sympathies of the old cavalry
officer, wo cannot pretend to decide; but he speedily
gave a business-like turn to the meeting by requesting
Lord Londonderry to procure him a personal interview
with Prince Louis Napoleon. Lord Londonderry pro-
mised his best offices, and kept his word,—with what
success the correspondence will show.
The most remarkable features of this occarrence con-
sist in the character of the personages thus brought into
sympathetic rapport. An English officer of Peninsular
renown is found interceding, on behalf of an Algerine
Prince, with the chief of the French nation, and pressing
his suit with arguments drawn from the analogous po-
sitions of this very chief and himself but a few short
years ago. When Louis Napoleon was a prisoner at
Ham Lord Londonderry besought Louis Philippe in his
favour in terms not unlike those which he now addresses
to Louis Napoleon in favour of Abd-el•Kader. French
history is so full of these transformations that perhaps
the President of the Republic is past wondering at any
situation in which he or his countrymen may find them-
selves, but such an incident must needs be remarkable
even in a life so eventful and varied as that of Charles
Marquis of Londonderry.
With regard to the object of the correspondence,
though little has really been said, yet that little is, per-
haps, as much as the French President could say, or as
we, with our experience of such necessities, could pro-
fess to expect. Setting aside the equivocal circumstances
by which the capture of Abd-el-Kader was at length
effected, it is impossible to disguise from ourselves that
for many long years this redoubtable chief cost the
French nation incessant war, and their colony incessant
peril. That Algiers, after all the blood, treasure,
heroism, and barbarity expended on its subjugation, was
still rather Moorish than French, depended on Abd-el-
Kader alone. For years our neighbours were taunted
with the successes obtained by his intrepidity, his
genius, his popularity, his patriotism, and his address. He
was the Kosciusko or the Scanderbeg of the Arabs, the
Wallace or Napoleon of the Sahara. That his eyes are
not dimmed nor tis arm palsied is plain enough from
the statement before us, and the French may reasonably
pause before restoring so effective a chief to the ex-
pectant squadrons of his countrymen. Lord London-
derry, after acknowledging his "conviction that the Re-
public and its President retain the Emir prisoner for the
interest of the civilized world," is nevertheless "very
positive that even if the slightest danger could result
from placing Abd-el-Kader in liberty it would be
more than a thousand times compensated by the glory
that would be showered on the French nation by this
act of generosity." Louis Napoleon may not impro-
bably feel his personal magnanimity outweigh his official
fears, but his advisers may perhaps participate in Lord
Londonderry's "conviction" without adequately appre-
ciating the " compensation" he suggests in return. It
would be strange enough if the extraordinary credit just
granted at General Lamoriciere's instance foran Algerian
expedition should figure side by side with au order for
the release of Abd el-Kader. With ourselves, whose
sympathies are not thus counterbalanced, there can bo of
course but one instinctive sentiment touching the old
chief's incarceration end sufferings, and yet common
equity, no less than common prudence, should modify
the censure of our remarks. Our "illustrious captives"
are reckoned by scores. Every great city on the
Ganges is an Amboise, and Mr. Hume was once at the
pains of procuring a Parliamentary return of the sti-
pends, custody, and indulgences which our Abd-el-
Kaders received. Some of these, it is true, are tranquil
enough; but among them are chiefs whose main fault it
is that they prefer war to peace, and will never let our
swords rest in our scabbards.
A due precaution, however, on this head would surely
not be inconsistent with an increase of consideration for
the natural wants of an Arab. Lord Londonderry, with
the true sympathies of a dragoon, observes that the
Emir is totally debarred from " equestrian exercise," and
though the desired facilities in this respect may not be
easily reconcilable with effective surveillance, yet a sub-
stitute may be found for the dreary chateau to which the
prisoners are now confined. The black towers and
grimy old staircases of Amboise form a terrible contrast
to the banks of the Tofu& Our Shere Singhs are not,
at any rate, transported to Stirling Castle. The French
President, we perceive, alludes to a commission intimated
to the French Ambassador at Constantinople, who is to
" study this question," with the view, we hope, of miti-
gating as far as possible the exile of the old chief by
providing him with a more congenial residence. It would
heartily gratify us to hear of a successful answer to the
inquiry. The "interests of the civilised world" are
powerful enough to command occasional precedence over
generosity and compassion, but it is impossible to with-
hold our sympathy from the Arab warrior, who, after a
career of unexampled heroism and glory, is now drag-
ging on a wearisome existence on the bleak banks of the
Loire.

THURSDAY.—The clouds were slightly broken at 9 P.M.,
otherwise the sky was overcast throughout the day. Elec-
tricity—othing positive was shown throughout the day.
Emu:ay.—The sky was overcast throughout the day;
cumulostratus and cirrostratus Rain fell during the after-
noon and evening. Electricity—positive, and tension strong
during the morning.
SATURDAY.— The sky was generally covered with cloud
during the morning and afternoon, and clear at night.
Electricity—positive, and tension strong during the morning.
The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M , was 45.0° ; and the
mean reading at 9h. nat. was 41.8°; the mean readings at
the Royal Observatory for the same times were 43.1°, and
40.1° respectively.
The reading of the barometer increased from 29.93 in. at
the beginning of the week to 30.00 in. by 11 P.M. on the 6th ;
decreased to 296`1 in. by noon on the 9th; increased to
29.87 in. by 9h. P.M. on the 10th ; decreased to 29.76
in. by 3 r.m. on the 11th ; and increased to 29'82 in. by the
end of the week.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1851.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*lB4
Diseases of Uncertain Seat 54
Tubercular Diseases ... •.. ... 206
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... 136
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 38
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... 202
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... 59
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
•.• 11
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 8
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles . 6
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations...
Premature Birth
Atrophy
Old Age
Sudden ... 2
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ... 16
Causes not specified ... 11

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 1,042
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated, spending week in the
1841. of 1850. Week.
West Districts... 301,189 .. 143 ... 157
North Districts.. 376,568 .. 165 ... 194
Central Districts 374,199 ... 163 ... 176
East Districts ... 393,067 ... 192 ... 223
South Districts.. 503,346 ... 230 ... 292

_ -
T0ta15........ 1,948,369
~, 89.3 ~. 1,042
Males ...
... ... ... ... 542
Females ... ... ••• ... 500

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.
Males ... ... ...
... ... 779
Females ... ... ...
... ... 757

Total ...
... 1,536
• In this number are included 13 by Scarlatina, 25
by Typhus Fever, and 14. by Diarrhcea.

HEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK.
(From the Report of the Registrar-General.)
In the week ending last Saturday the deaths registered
in London were 1,042. Hence it appears that the public
health, which showed much improvement in the previous
week, continues in a favourable state, as contrasted with
the great amount of sickness that prevailed in March;
but a comparison of the present return with those of ten
corresponding weeks in 1841-50, proves that the mor-
tality, which is always greater than in many parts of
England, is still high,for London at this period of the
year. In the corresponding weeks the deaths in the
metropolis rose only in three instances above 906, while
the average is 918, and though raised in the ratio of
probable increase of population, does not exceed 1,001.
The deaths in the present return exhibit an increase of
41 on the corrected average.
Of the deaths registered last week from diseases of the
organs of respiration, 6 were from laryngitis and laryn-
gismus stridelus, 89 from bronchitis, 85 from pneumonia
(or inflammation of the lungs), 11 from asthma, and 11
from disease of the lungs not more particularly desig-
nated. In this class it is chiefly in asthma that a decrease
on the previous week is observed.
In this return 138 deaths are enumerated as caused
by phthisis or consumption, and of these 18 occurred
under 15 years of age, only 5 above 60 years, while
the remaining 115 occurred in the intermediate period
of life., In the ten corresponding weeks of 1841-50 the
average number of lives destroyed by this malady was
137; and, as regards fatality, it maintains by far the
highest position in the list of diseases, except when
some, epidemic becomes unusually severe.
In the epidemic class of diseases, 12 deaths are as-
cribed to small-pox, 28 to measles, 13 to scarlatina, 50
to lumping cough, 4 to croup, 18 to diarrheas and dysen-
tery, 20 to influenza, 1 to purpura, 4 to remittent fever
(amongst children), 25 to typhus, and 4 to erysipelas.
It appears that hopping-cough, though still fatal to a
considerable extent, has declined; and influenza though
much above the average, which is not more than 4,
undergoes a gradual decrease.
Last week intemperance was fatal to
a man, and
destitution and exposure to cold, accompanied with in-
temperance, to a woman.

STATE OF TINE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK.
SUNDAY.—The sky was for the most part covered with
cloud during the morning and afternoon, and clear at night;
cumulostratus and cirrostratus. Electricity—positive, and
tension moderate at each examination.
MONDAY.—Three•fourths of the sky were covered with
cloud till noon, and it was wholly covered afterwards ; cumuli,
cumulostrati, and cirrostrati. Electricity—Nothing was
shown throughout the day.
TUESDAY.—The sky, with slight exceptions, was covered
with cloud throughout the day; cumuli, cumulostrati, and
cirrostrati. Showers of hail and rain fell during the after-
noon. Electricity—positive,and at times negative during the
morning, with strong tension ; volleys of sparks and galvanic
currents were at times shown.
WEDNESDAY.—Tho sky was overcast till 9h. P.M, and
the amount of cloud was variable afterwards. Rain fell
.during the -afternoon. ,Electricity—Nothing was shown
throughout the day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
Two ycung men, named Charles Sidney and John
Newman, were brought before Mr. Henry, charged with
burglary.
Police constable Jury, F. 30, was on duty in a court
leading out of Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields,
at abut three o'eleck in the morning, when he noticed
certain marks upon a wall which induced him to sus-
pect that some one had been climbing over it. He pro-
cured the assistance of Sergeant Hoyle, of the same di-
vision, and then ascended to some leads communicating
with the back of a public house is Queen-street, called
the Hercules Pillars. Finding a window of the public-
house open, they entered the room, and immediately
heard footsteps within. They commenced searching the
premises, and at length discovered the two prisoners in
concealment. The landlord was called up, and it was
found that a bagatelle-board, a bundle of clothes, a coat,
and a bag cf copper money (amounting to 14s. 6d. in
all), had been carefully placed aside to be removed. To
obtain these a bureau and the till had been broken open
with a crow-bar.
The landlord, Henry Barker, said the house was
closed and everything left safe at a quarter past 12. The
ventilator of his parlour skylight had been removed, and
some glass broken. He supposed an entrance had been
effected by this means in the first place, and %hen inside
the men could get access to the other parts of the house.
His impression, on seeing the men, was that they had
been helping themselves to drink also very freely, and
one of them asked him if he was not going to stand a
pipe and some tobacco.
The prisoners were committed for trial.
MARY LEBDNE.
Sarah Collins was again brought before Mr. Long,
charged with the wilful murder of her female infant, by
drowning it in the Regent's Canal.
The prisoner, who seemed in a very weak condition,
Was allowed to sit during the proceedings, which excited
a considerable degree of interest.
The following additional evidence, was now adduced:—
Mrs. Hartley, landlady of the Crown, Oxford-street,
said—The prisoner lived in my service a year and five
days, and after the usual warning of a month, left me
last Thursday evening. While with me I bad two or
three times taxed her with being pregnant, but she
denied that such was the case. On the Monday before
she left me I was upstairs with her, and told her
that as I had advertised for a servant I should no
doubt be soon suited, and that I wished her to go
on Wednesday, upon which she remarked that if I
would let her stay till Friday, she should be enabled to
get everything put to rights in the house, and properly
cleaned and comfortable. I told her she might remain
till Thursday, and on that evening, at a quarter to 5
o'clock, her sister came, and remained for some time
with her. I had some friends to supper that evening,
but I told the prisoner that she need not trouble herself
to do anything, as I could manage all very well alone,
and desired her to get her things together. This was
about 9 o'clock. Between 5 and the time last named the
prisoner went up and down stairs several times, and at
half-past 9 she came down to me in the kitchen, when
she asked me to let her leave her box till the next day.
I said that she might do so, and when I went into the
scullery I saw some aprons and other things which she
had washed in the morning; she was there, and on my
speaking to her as to what she was doing, she said she
was only wringing out an old gown. I told her that if
she liked to leave the things, the woman should wring
them out for her, and dry them, and that she could have
them when she came in the morning for her box. She
refused this offer, and said she would take them with
her, as she was going to sleep with a person named
Higgs, in Adam and Eve-court. At half-past 10 she
brought down stairs two bundles, and she and her sister
went away together. Yesterday evening I pointed out
to an officer the room in which the prisoner had slept,
and it was quite apparent that the floor had been re-
cently wiped with a wet cloth.
The bundle found upon the prisoner was here pro-
duced; it was taken from the prisoner when laid hold of
by the park-keeper, and Mrs. Hartley identified the con-
tents as being the clothes which the prisoner had washed
in her house as before referred to.
Lockerby, 180 S—l went to the Crown yesterday, and
found the boards of the prisoner's room quite wet. I
also observed marks of blood. I searched the prisoner's
box, but found no baby linen therein; some of the
articles in the bundle are stained with blood.
Elizabeth Collins said—On Thursday, at half-past
eight o'clock in the evening, I called upon my sister, and
went up for a short time in her bedroom to arrange my
hair. I was then alone. I wont out, and in the course
of half-an-hour returned, when I went into the kitchen.
My sister while I was there went up stairs two or three
times, and she at last brought down two parcels. We
' left the house, she (ray sister) carrying the said parcels
in her hand. I had several times questioned her as to
whether she was in the family-way, and she denied that
such was the csse. I left my sister at Mrs. Hall's
coffee-shop, in Well-street, where she said she intended
to sleep, and on the next morning she called upon me,
and asked me to lend her my cloak, which I did, as she
said she felt very cold. She also told me that she was
going down into the country to her mother, and that she
would soon see me again.
Mrs. Hall verified the former statement made as to
the prisoner having slept at her house oa the night in
question.
Mr. Collins, surgeon, residing at Mornington-place,
Hampstead-road, and who had made a post mortem exa-
mination of the body, deposed to the tact of the child
havi❑g been born alive.
The prisoner stands committed for the murder, but
will be brought up again next Wednesday, when Mr.
Fell will read over the whole of the depositions against
her, and she will then be sent for trial upon the serious
charge at the ensuing sessions of the Central Criminal
Court.
John Macluren, a shoemaker, residing at No. 7, Little
Barlow-street, near this court. was brought up for re-
examination on the charge of violating his own daughter,
Rosins Jane, aged 13i years.
The evidence was of such a description as to be quite
unfit for publication.—He was committed for trial.
CLERKEN WELL.
Mary Ann Coster, a pretty-looking woman, 20 years
of age, who resided with her parents, at No. 55, York-
street, City-road, was placed at the bar for final exami-
nation, charged, at the instance of the parish authorities
of St. Luke's, with the wilful murder of her illegitimate
infant child.
Inspector Brennan stated to the bench that a coro-
ner's inquest had been held upon the remains of the de-
ceased child, and he handed in a copy of the verdict re-
turned by the jury, which was as follows:—" That the
child was found dead in a pail of dirty water, appa-
rently from drowning; but when, how, or by what
means it became so dead there is not sufficient evidence
to show, but the evidence produced a case of strong
suspicion. From the contradictory state of it it cannot
bo relied on."
The following evidence was now adduced before Mr.
Combo, the presiding magistrate:—
Mrs. Phcebe Kedge having been sworn, stated that she
lived in the same house with the prisoner and her parents
at No. 55, York-street, City-road, St. Luke's. Had
known her eighteen months, and came there about that
time with her father, mother, brother, and two sisters.
They lived on the second floor, and witness on the first
floor. The prisoner complained to witness that she had
an abscess on her left breast. This was five months
ago. She said her father knocked her down against a
chair. Witness looked at the prisoner's breast, and
told her, that judging from the appearance of it, if she
was a married and not a single woman, she (witness)
should say she was four months gone in pregnancy.
The prisoner made no remark. She told witness that
she was iu the habit of being visited and addressed by
letter by a gentleman, and she received a letter from
him last Wednesday fortnight. His name, she said, was
O'Brien. When witness spoke to her with reference to
the appearance of her breast, she said, " I have got my
lying-in cap on." The father and mother locked the
door of the back room every night the last thing. The
pail now produced I know to be that belonging to the
prisoner's parents, and in which the body of the deceased
child was found.
Mrs. Ann Kedge, sister-in-law of the last witness,
deposed that she lives at No. 2, Mason's-place, City-
road, St. Luke's. Was in the habit of calling on Mrs.
Kedge. She confirmed that part of the evidence with
regard to her breasts. I said to her in joke, " The
sooner you get married the better, Mary Ann." She
only smiled. I told her I did not think it was her first
child. She made no answer. This happened at the
latter part of October last. She mentioned the name of
Mr. Thomas O'Brien—that she was going to see him.
She had known him a long time. He was in some office
at the west-end of the town. She was in the habit of
receiving letters, which witness read to her; they were
signed "Thomas O'Brien."
Mr. Mack and Mr. Courtenay, surgeons, gave evi-
dence that they had made a post mortem examination of
the body of the deceased child, and having tested the
lungs, they were satisfied in their opinion that the child
was born alive. On examining the lungs some dirty
water was found, like that in the pail in which the child
was discovered dead.
Sergeant Harvey, 14 G, deposed that ho found the
pail (now produced) on the Bth inst., nn the landing of
the second floor, close to the front room door, which was
occupied by the prisoner, where he saw her in bed. He
took her into custody to the workhouse. and subse-
quently brought her to this court on the charge of
murder.
Other circumstances of a peculiar nature are connected
with the case, which rendered it necessary that further
inquiries should be made by the police, and the prisoner
will be brought up on a future day.
Mr. COMBE, however, said he should commit the pri-
soner for trial on the charge of murder, and she was ac-
cordingly committed.
In consequence of the prisoner's weakly state she was,
by order of Mr. CeernE, conveyed to prison in a cabriolet,
and ordered to be properly attended to there.
With reference to the case of Mr. George William
Dowling, which appeared on Wedpesday, the question I
put by Mr. Mould should be, " Did you hear him dare