The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-24 00:00:00

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directly under the Bayswater-road. Ono or other would
answer, although, for reasons which we owit for the
moment, the first proposition would seem to offer most
convenience to the riders. They would not sensibly be
disturbed from their old ground. They would ent- r the
park by the old gate, simply b •aring away a little to the
right, in place of entering RuLten.row to the left. It is
at this moment as poßsible for Lord Seymour and his
friends to elect for Hyde-park es fir Kensington-gar-
dens. We bid them fairly be warned of the storm of
unpopularity which will be the consequence of their act,
if they persist in the latter resolution.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
DINNER TO ADDIIRAL SIR J. A. 0301ANNEY, K.C.B.
—'the dancer given iii htqlour of Admirat :dr J. Om-
manney. K.C.B, at the Portland Hotel, by the Ports-
mouth Naval Club, totk place on Tuesday. It was a
most recherché affair, and ay.-nt off with considerable
eclat. The following are the names of the officers and
gentlemen who dined:—Admiral Sir John Acworth
Ommanney, K.C. 8., and Lord George Lennox (guests),
Admirals the Hon. Sir Thos. Bidden Capel (chairman),
M'Kinley. Prescott, C. 8., Purvis; Captains—Sir James
Stirling (vice-chairman), Chad,t, C. 13., Lord Edward
Russell, Btackwood, Henderson, C. 13., Crispin, Mathias,
Harrison, Solivan, Turner, Liardet, Sherringtiam. Hayes,
Worsfold, titi allis, A.D.C., Birch, Lowe, Sir Richard
Grant, Pritchard. Hendry, Matson, O'Callaghan, Re-
vaas, Lunasden, Hai ; I.eutenants Pellew and A pito,
Colonels Willis, R.M., Stevens,:dl.lw:laa.yrAd,
avCighina(tdiees:,:rellCt4a,rpy-
tains Lawrence, R.M.A., Savage, R.M.A., Agnew, Law-
tihteoyoul3toAtortsinlldereyr.;tnlN.lci-shsirese.)ll,
to the
Hos-
kins, Skelton, Gale, Langley, together with sever'asi
friends. .

We Understand the gallant Admiral Sir John Om-
maoney will leave this neighbourhood about the 29'h
iostant; he will g, down With Lady Ommtionty and bit
effe,ta in the Sprightly, to take up his appointment as
o,romst.d,r-i,..Chtef there.

VISIT OF THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF PORTS-
MOUTH TO THE TURKISH ZsQUADR ,N Lietrenunt•
Governor cl Portsmouth, Major General L Frt•cle-
rick Fnvlarence, at ended by Major Harvey, A.D.C.,
paid a visit to the Turkish Commodore Mehemet Bt-y,
on board the frigate Mirau Zafri, on Tuesday, goirg out
tl'Spithead for that purpose in the Sprightly steamer.
On ping on board his Lordship was rtc,ived by Me-
hemet Bey and the offieers of the Tutkish frigate and
Commander Sir Godfrey Webster. The crew of the
frigate manned the rigging from the dead-eyes to the
tnegallantmast-heads. The visi: was anticipated, and a
dejeuner of cc ffee, &c.. was prepared. His L,ra.hip ...-
mauled on board for le.ont two heurs, mid en leaving
the ship a salute of fifteen guns was fired from her
main-deck guns. The salute not being returned on
Tuesday by the garrison, some inquiry was made about,
it, and the amend was made on Thuriguay by the garrison
battery firing fifeen guns in return.
Commodore Mehemet Bey, with the principal officers
of the frigate and brig, .were entertained this day at the
Government House by Lord Fitzelarence at a splendid
dejeuner. Admiral Sir Biaden t apel, Lady Capel, Com-
mander Sir Godfrey Webster, &e., &e., were present at
the dejeuner. It is said the Tutkisti vessels will not
leave spithei,el fur Constantinople till the 'snivel of the
Turkish etesm-frigate Feiri Baari, now daily expected
at Southampton, as it is expected she will -bring dis-
patches for Commodore Mehemet Bey.

APPOINTMENTS.

Assistant Surgeons—Arthur Adams (1841) and Henry
Slade (1847), to Haslar Hospittl; Dr. Samuel Denny
(acting), to the Queen, 110,; flag-ship, .I,leoiterranean;
Robert Sproule (acting), to the Impregnable, 78, fill
ship, Devunport.
Midshipman—Charles Hope Johnstone, to the Victory,
flag-ship at Portsmouth
Masters' Assistants—John R. Richards and John M.
Missing, to the Caradoc, steam-packet, flitting at Wool-
wich.

Gunner—Richard Page (acting), to the Spitfire, sur-
veying steam-vessel, Mediterranean.
Commander Charles J. Pestle (1845) diel on the 15th
instant, at Rostreen. county Down, aged 43 years.
" This gallant officer," says O'Byrne, in his " Naval
Biography," " passed his examination in 1831, and on the
occasion of his promotion to the rank of lieutenant,
July 6, 1836, was appointed additional of the Caledonia,
120: He next joined the Bellerophon, 80, and Portland,
52, Pilot, 16, North America and West India,Vanguard,
80, again in the Mediterranean, 1841 to the Coast
Guard, and 1842 to the command of the Lizard end
Flamer steana•vessels, the former of which was run
down and sunk by the French steamer Veloce, July 25,
1843., Lieutenant Yostle, in December, 1845, received a
most complimentary address from the members of the
Exchange Committee of Gihraltar; expressive of the
numerous obligations they owed him. The humane and
devoted nature of the exertions he afforded, in the course
of the same month, to the crew of the French steamer
Pepin, wrecked between Axamour and Mazagan, on the
coast of Barbary, had the effect of elicitir:g a letter of
thanks as well from the Consul-General of France in
Morocco as from the Consul of France at Gibraltar. The
King of the French expressed his intention of confer-
ring upon him the Cross of the Legion of Honour. The
regulations of the Britieh set vice,however, not permitting
him to accept it, his Majesty presented him instead with
a pair of vslusble pistols appropriately inscribed. He was
promoted to the rank of eummender Dec. 12, 1845, and
has been employed rinse Au?,ust 15, 1846, as an inspect-
ing commander in the coast guard at Dundalk, where,
on Jan. 28, 1846, he again found means of rendering
himself conspicuous by the services be performed on the
occasion of the wreck of the cutter Lord Nel,on., the
owners of which, Horsfali and Sot,. of Liver-
pool, presented him with a silver box of great intrinsic
value and of exquisite workmanship."
Surgeon James Lepper (1809), of Strabane, Ireland,
died Feb. 3, at Buenos Ayiel, atter a residence of more
than thirty years in that city. lie was on this retired list.
SUPERANNUATIONS.—The following workmen have
been superannuated: James Langley, shipwright ;
Joshua Watts, painter; Richard Herron, i•p liner—at
241. per annum each. John Frisby and Charles
spinhers—ar, 231. per annum.
Buscawen, 70, in dock, fitting for the ordinary guard-
ship, at Chatham. is proceeding with her rigging and
internal fittings, and will be completed about the middle
of May.
Warapite, 50, fitted as an advanced ship at Chatham,
has been tit.n into duck to have the bit

HOW, 14, gun brig, sad Viper, brigautiue, ate in duck,
being tsken to pieces.
P‘ItTSMoIITII. APRIL 23. —The Portsmouth Sailor:
Home was opeee.i this day with much Eclat, Tne
baud of the Victory was in attendance, and a large
assemblage of fa-,hionables ass( tooled on the occasion
The chair was taken by Admiral Sir Francis W.
Austen, K.C.8., wno was surrounded by a gallatt
circle of eflicqs, warm patrons ot toe Fmk et. The
business of the openiug commenced with prayer, after
which the chairman rxpaiiated upon its b- baits, sun
the blessings it was calculated to coder upon thousands
of those classes who bad so long be-n a prey to the
sharks of the shore. Captain Sir Edward Parry, Cap.
tam C4mbier, Captain W. H. Hall, and other officers
addressed the meeting. Admiral toe Hon. Sir Blade',
Caprl, Commander-in-Chief, inspected the building
(which is situated in the cnief thosoughlare in the bo
rough—Queen-street) and wet mly complimented and con
gratulatta Captain W, H. Hall upon the success of his ex-
periment au far. It is by Captain Hall's exertions that the
Sailors Hcmes of Portsmouth, Dutilin, and elsewhere
have been founded. he has devoted his time, money,
and best interest, to the turtLerauce of these philanthropic
objects. The Portsmouth outlors Home opens with 24
beds, but will admit ot 100 when the suet-ss of the tria.
shall have developed itself. An excellent and tubstantial
dinner was provided to-day, of which a number of sailors
of her Majesty's ships Victory, Britannia, Victoria and
Albert, Blenheim,' and other ships partook.
WOOLWICII, APRIL 23.—Salamand,r steam-sloop,
Commander John Ellman, arrived at Moulmein oh
February the 15th for the purpose of trAving the tank
vessel, built by the lute Mr. V. iftam Mould, to Trine°,
melee. The workmanship of the tank ve‘acl wee exe-
cuted by Chinese, and is said to be highly creditable to
those ingenious artisans.

REALM. of LONDON during the WEEK,
(.From the Report of the Registrar-General.)
The return for the week ending last Saturday ex-
hibits a further improvement in the public health.
Tae deaths in boncloo, which in the last week of
March rose to 1,418 and declined in the two subtle•
queut weeks to 2,059 and 1,042, have now fallen to
998. It appear. from a comparison of the ten corre-
sponding weeks in 1841-50, that the deaths of last
week were exceeded in only one instance, namely, in
1849, when they rose to 1,089. If the average of
co.responding week., wticb was 934, be increased in
the ratio of supposed increase of population, it be-
comes 1,019, and on this estimated amount the pre•
sent return shows a decrease of 21.

As compared with the results of the preceding
week, both the class of "diseases of the respiratory
organ,. and that termed " tubercular," of
which
phtti,is is the most important, now exhibit a dimi-
nishe
ob-
served imnortality. The difference is • •
having carried 0
week end only
nsunionia among children, this complaint
11.71 young persons in the previous
from pneumonia in the last. The deaths at all ages
52 in the lastu.iaiwlere 85 in the preceding w,ek and
the last two weeks e. decrease in consumption during
hitisaalso of perceptible amount, for
this disease was
successively to 138 and 108
letter n
persons, thenumber being unusually low ;
taking the weeks cornea
it will he seen that the lowest to last, in 10 years,
awrsest number was 122, the
highest 174, and the 150. looping-cough,
however, does not maintaingtes
it
has
prevailed
more Charing observes
and the registrar ns'ecabdine steadiness of tJe-
crease,t.i
been
district. The
that bate] y
enkscarried off by
numbers of children who havetasviex
wise,
50, andal'6l)2s' a r Thihtehre
tnis complaint during the la;
following >eriei:92, 81, 63, 59,
cli,sti also last week 11 chiidren from croup;.
and 12
pe,,,,one, 4,f various ages, from influenza.
But while, concurrently with the progress of that
year to a more hesl'hful stason, the severity of
disorders of the above description b, comes mitigated,
some diseases of the zy znotic chara,tor discover a ten-
dency to increase. il.lessles bas increased from 28
in the former week to 35 ; typhus from 25 to 37 ; and
smallpox, which had shown considerable abate-
ment, hss been fatal in the last three weeks succes-
sively to 9, 12, and 18 persons. Five deaths occurred
last'w€2.ek in the Smallpox Hospital at Holloway, one
that ,)t a girl cf 20 months, on the 15th ; two of men,
eged 37
and 30
aged respective]years, on the 17th; and two of men,
„ken had been 23 and 20, on the 19th. Two of the
.0.. have
vaccinated when young; the three other
cases are stated t
is ;mentioned in been " unprotected." A house
tA Al been
Whore nine children had

been attacked with smallpox, and in two cases with
fatal effect. None of these patients had been vac-
cinated.
A case of destitution, which proved fatal to the suf-
ferer, was registered last week. A case of lead cholic
was reported in the previous return. The deceased
was a painter. The death of another man, aged 56,
who had formerly followed the same profession, is re-
ported this week from " lead palsy ; phthisis pulmo-
nalisl (for years)."

STATE OF THE 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.
MONDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day;
cirrostratus.

TUESDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day;
cirrostratus

WHnliEsnAy.—The sky was overcast till near noon; three-
fourths covered during the afternoon, ant overcast at night;
cumuli ostrati and cirrostrati. Rain fell occasionally.
TuunsDAY.---The sky was overcast till noon, during the
remainder of the day the t mount of cloud was variable;
cumulostrati, cirrostrati, and fleecy clouds.
FRIDAY.-- Light clouds prevailed during the morning;
at other times during the day the sky was almost cloudless.
SATURDAY.-The sky was generally one-half covered with
light cloud during the morning, and it was for the most part
clea • afterwards.

Tho mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. e. 31, was 49.0° ; and the
mean reading at 9h. P.m. was 47.0°; the mean readings at
the Royal Observatory for the same times were 44.6°, and
42.5° respectively.
The reading of the barometer increased from 29152 in. at
the t eginuing of the week to 29.84 in. on the 13th at 10 A.m.;
decreased to 29 6) in. by 3h. r. al. on the 15th ; increased to
29 76 in. by 9h. ♦.at. on the 16th ; decreased to 29.68
in. by 9 ♦.sl. on the 17th ; increased to 29.92 in. by 9 A.m.
on the 19th ; and after noon began to decrease, and the
reading at the end of the week was 29134 in.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
SUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1851.
epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*217
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 43
Tubercular Diseases ... 168

Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 120
Diseases of the Heart bind Blood-vessels ... 41
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of

Respiration ... ... 171
Disettses of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs

of Digestion..,

... 62

Disease; of the Kidneys, &c. ... 15
Childbirth. Do:leases t" ITterna- &o. .-- 8
unseases of the Joints, Bones, and altstsvies ... 4
Diseases of the Skin, Ste. ... ... ... ... 2
alformations••• ••• ••• ... ... •• • 3
eruinature Birth ... ••• • .. •• ... 27
Atrophy ... ... ' 20
... ... ••• ...

OidAge ... ... ... ... ... ... 48
Sudden ... ... ... ... ... ... •• • 0

Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ... 25
pauses not specified 24

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 998
Population Deaths in corre- Deattth
Enumerated, eponding week in the
___ .

Ib4l. 7 of len. Week.
West Districts... 301,189 . . 123 ... 174
North Districts.. 376,568 .. 206 ... 204
Central Districts 374,199 ... 143 ... 182
East Districts ... 393,067 ... 167 ... 194
:youth Districts.. 503,346 ... 227 ... 244

T0ta15........ 1,948,369 ... 866 ...

Males

••• 554
••• ••• ••• •••

Female's ...

Males

... 444
••• •••

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

... 706

Females ... • ... ... ... ... 719

Total ... 1,425
*ln this number are included 8 by Scarlatina, 37
by Typhus Fever, and 12 by Diarrhoea.

ARREST OF THE NOTORIOUS KING OF
THE " JIGGERMEN."

The notorious Charles Barnett, of No. 9, Robin
Ilood-court, Shoe-lane, the " King of the Jigger-
men," has at length fallen into the hands of the
officers of justice. His career has been a most re-
markable one, as having been for years past en-
gaged in illicit distillation, and connected with
neatly all the private distilleries in and around
Landon, together with his hair-breadth 'stapes from
detection, have earned for him amongst his com-
panions the title of "King of the Jiggermen." A
man was arrested by the supervisor of Buckingham at
the latter end of last year carrying illicit spirits, and
from some papers found in his possession a clue was
obtained that the same had been supplied by Barnett,
and consequently Mr. Scott, the superintendent of
the detective officers, was sent by the Commissioners
of Inland Revenue to make inquiries, and he
succeeded in tracirg the different packages of spirit to
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and other parts of
England. He having suspicion that spirits were
secreted at Barnetea house, proceeded thither, ac-
companied by Mr. Chaster and several police-officers.
Upon seeing them enter the house Mrs. Barnett, who
knew the object of their visit, took up a large vessel
filled with spirits, and threw them on to the fire, and it
was with difficulty the house was preserved from de-
struction from the immense body of flame produced
therefrom. For this offence he was adjudged before the
Commissioners to pay a penalty of 1001. A levy war-
rant waeiramediately issued and acted upon; after which
a body warrant was taken out for the arrest of Barnett,
who by etratagent and cunning had eluded many at-
tempts at his apprehension, and particularly on one oc-
casion, when the officers were closest his heels in the
house, hut be then baffled them by escaping by the roof of
the house. in consequence, therefore, of the difficulty
attending the arrest of this notorious smuggler, the
Commissioners of Inland Revenue offered a re-
ward of 20/. for his apprehension. Accordingly, on
Saturday morning lest, at an early hour, the active
detective officers, Me,srs. Elmy, Pargeter, and
Chaster, having taken all necessary precautions, pro-
ceeded to an obscure house at Islington, and some
police-cfficers being placed so as to cut off all chance of
escape, they knocked at the door, and on a person's
hand being seen cautiously opening it, it was in-
stantly seized by Mr. Elmy, and on forcing open the
door the person turned out to be the farsfamed
Cnar!es Barnett, but so completely disguised that it
is stated it would have been difficult even by those to
whom ha is well known to identify him. He was
then. conveyed to the House of Correction, Coldbath-
tields, where he will remain until the flue is paid.

gift.° wanton

NEWMARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

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