The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-12 00:00:00

WEBSTER'S ROYAL RED BOOlr FOR
APRIL, 1851.
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We have here the last edition of this, the
and Fashionable Register ever published, corrected
o,l'o
to the present time. As a proof of the late periperiodd °Ol
to which the corrections are brought, we may stsie the
the appointment of Sir John Romilly as Master ° dor
Rolls, of Sir A. Cockburn as Attorney-General' se,id
Mr. Page Wood as Solicitor-General, are here recora_,
The admirable arrangement of this work renders it 7011
of reference, and as a street guide to our foreign visi
it will be invaluable.

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.—The following to i;
copy of a report furnished by the society's boatment
try
excellent secretary, Mr. Charlier :—" At a quarter•Pestja
last night a man named Bristow, 5, Marylebone-laisff
to say he had heard that a womm had jump° ctcoS
ttit
bridge ; but he was so drunk nothing clear could be g° fit
of him. Parsons and Bull without delay went in:Db
and after a short time picked up the body, quite de 00 101
Woolley came over and attended the case. A vrc)ll,o4
been seen about the Serpentine in the evening, and hollP
had been especially on the alert, both in the boat an of ber.
ing among the trees, but without catching sight, dei4
After this case had been disposed of, at half-past. td
o'clock, Bull caught sight of another woman, hastelll;
wards the bridge. Aided by the moonlight, he kePth,fit
view until he overtook her. On asking her where boa
going, she burst into tears, and said, To the bridge- .„0121
had nothing to eat for two days.' Mrs. Williams, seelL'itief,
was a deplorable object, attended to her present 107010
and gave her something to eat. I then sent her pool
police-station for the night. Dr. Woolley went with, orl
and got her lodged in the Brompton station, it Wive+
late to go to Vine-street. Parsons is now gone to, 140
borough•street with her. Her name is Maria JelliFotbilg
home. Slept last in Charles-street, Drury-lane'
was found on the first case to identify her."
SUPPLIES FOR THE CAPE.—The Charles
freight ship, John Hocking master, sailed from Polo—c,:or
yesterday morning, with 1,400 bags of bread for tu,iegofe'
missariat Department, Port Elizabeth, Cape of GO" mar
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT WOOLWICH.—YeSterdaYe
ing, at a few minutes before one o'clock, a fire of a /:,„westrb'
rious character broke out in a large range of Pre,lllneltift
longing to Mr. Sampson, a tallow-chandler sou
The
carrying on business at o. 97, high-street, WoolviiemtriO
fire was not extinguished until Mr. Sampson's Pro.aPgrforoji°ll
reduced to ruins; and, unfortunately, he was insured f 0
2501., not one-half of the amount of his loss. ;nod,"
of Mr. Dear, No. 96, a grocer, are also severely Jiro, ra
water and removal; and those of Mrs. Penny, IY„,'Ated
similarly damaged. The total loss is roughly est -
-1,5001. The origin of the fire is unknown.
V
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SoUTO" • W,l°gS itilis
RAILWAY.—As the 6 P. 31. up-train was procesu7dit
eft'
t;
Southampton to London on Thursday night at the
rate, between Fleetpond and Farnborough, the drivelipAille
engine, the Cyclops, observed a man walking on the, 000,
about 60 yards ahead of the train. The driver Steve,
steam and opened his whistle, but to no purpose, tuse" 001
ran into him, and the train passed over the body, -silo°
the head and horribly mangling and dividing the chin;
tbi
portion of the body. The down goods-train resculillee
spot ab ut the same time, the mangled remains wereekacr
and taken by the goods-train to the nearest statiov, ;000
field. It was impossible to identify the body, but se, mt
wore a smockfrock he is supposed to be a farmer's ii'-cotoel
ROYAL MARlNES.—Sergeant Major Fibfiecoll
Long, of the Chatham division, has been appointed,!,4o
lieutenant in this corps, and placed on the half-paLi.litoo,.,'
a view of being attached as adjutant to a dockyara L'oojav
Bandsman Lewis, of the Woolwich division, is 144
Drum-major of the Chatham division. red
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THE A

stir _Rmy.—ln consequence of the unpre• derio:
tranquillity of Ireland and the wish of the CuulTaijofl/1.
Chief to have a strong available force in the vicing_ed
don during the Grand Exhibition, it has been dem"
visable by the authorities to withdraw the 17th Jibe
4th Light Dragoons from Ireland. The 17th ~plo
tioned at Woolwich until August, when they will
Lo
on to Canterbury, and the 4th Light Dragoons nua^
until the same time, when the latter will march for
O,,Tr•
A squadron of the Queen's Bays left Newcastle-11P° ree
upon Monday last for Norwich and Ipswich, t°l,Totli"
troops of the 11th Hussars, who will pars through
pt
ham en route for Sheffield and Barnsley. The Pr"deeo
duced force of cavalry will be in future the maximum
necessary for Ireland.

EASTER TERM.—Yesterday the lists of arfea
the common law courts of the ensuing Easter Terlitt
mencing on Tuesday night, were exhibited. Thee trf
are very trifling, and, compared with former lists, t pot
courts are less than one. The county courts We ore
brought about the diminution. The arrears nuober.l6....er,
122. In the Court of Queen's Bench the number r 1401
sistirg of 1 special case for judgment an 3 37 if I,
ment, while of new trials there are only 8, of wbic"4o
judgment, another for arrangement, and 6 for erefoic
In the Court of Common Pleas the lists are of a rel3lo
, elOl6
character, containing only 7 matters—there is 1b CSI
rule, 2 new trials, 1 case for the judgment of raw
relating to the electric telegraph, and 3 demurrers 69 Ord
for argument. In the Court of Exchequer there erefferk,"o
tern-3 rules on the peremptory paper, 13 demo 29
special cases, 8 cases standing for judgment, lin'usetir.ta
trials. To obtain a rule for a new trial some time L', frA
to delay a cause for 18 months or two years; bat l trh,
seem, from the clearance made by the learned juugd in
in future a rule obtained in one term will be argue
next following.
The
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THE PROPERTY AND INCOME,TAX.--.Tue
ment Bill was on Thursday printed to continue the P
and income-tax for the further period of three years'
positions under Schedule D may be continued.

ELEGANT WORKS OF ART FOR THE lA'de b
fool
establishment numerous collection of the ingenuity of the or-ais mel
san of the value of 2,5001. was yesterday forwarded Pool
establishment of Mr. Mechi, of Leadenhall-street'4,ol,4
the principal were a magnificent lady's work-table "y
papzcr machte, the exterior beautifully inlaid with P„
7reci Jiv
gold, and on the centre, in the same material, 151 a CP.th of3r,
presentation of Balmoral. The interior is lined
velvet and white watered silk, while therein taste'"oo'
ranged are the paraphernalia of the work-box, the IL/
portion in elaborately carved ivory. There is also A h.,,f
eTtli Air
board decorated with buhl work and inlaid pear Lie;
cue and mace ornamented in a similar manner and
deserving attention. The remainder of the collect/001,1
sists of a great variety of highly decorated as vrollesoloemo
work-boxes, dressing-cases, writing-desks, Sto-1.. Of
Russia leather, with razor-cases and strops, sew:
latter in velvet, with novel and chaste counter-ollt=rero
The contents of many are of massive silver, and not, :4
with innumerable convenient articles for the t°' Ise ri
The decorative portions are intended to show 00_44,0
not behind our continental neighbours in light ak- •
elegance and taste. wjelt
LOWESTOFT.—In the year 1841, the poPli""tingsid
A.
this town amounted to 4,832 ; the result of theist
the seven enumerators' districts, as taken on theLotefo
shows the present number to be 6,658, giving AM P... 6- ,t".
1,826, or nearly 38 per cent during the past ten year rt
that portion of our town denominated the Beach, ,
—inhabited houses, 218 ; uninhabited, 2 ; bu°sig"
Males, 582; females, 533; total, I,lls.—Norwich
THE FISHERY.—ST. IVES. The boats
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Tuesday night were very successful generally. :"„,,
elrid
nesday morning they landed from 100 to 4,000 I,El,:ci old"'
kerel per boat, which sold at Bs. and 10s. per bun sarm,
score; per steam for Bristol.—Pilchards—A few 15
a shoal of pilchards was seen by some fishermen DO;
with, near the shore.- Portloe - Mackerel Fisheri,no OS,
the past week the drift boats have taken about us'e,
kerel, which mad at Falmouth market, at Bs. 64..100.5
The ground seins have brought ashore 2,100 rep t
which were mostly sold at Mevagissey markets 81" •
120.—Cornwall Gazette.
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FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT THE w. n
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OFFICE.—On Thursday an inquest was herd by at bog'
in the theatre of the Charing-cross Hospital, on tmirresdfol
William Houghton, aged 42, who was killed at the -
Ordnance-office, in Pall-mall, under the following ctiolval
circumstances. A new wing is in process of constrl
the establishment, and on Tuesday last the decease', Or-
the top finishing the work. To save himself a fo'o4l
walk round, he attempted to get from a wall to the, be _el
ing, a height of about three feet six. In some waJciolori
slipped from the scaffolding, and he fell with terrifio,oop
first on the wall, and then to the stone pavement "Asecliollo
distance of 70 or 80 feet. As soon as he could be r•it
he was carried to the Charing-cross Hospital, whelld.
ge
found that the skull and both legs were fracttltem AV:
lingered in an insensible state till the evening, wheno.er
pired. The coroner said it was incredible the days'ot
class of persons ran to save a second or two of time °, pa,
yards' distance, and hundreds of lives had in this viski
lost. Verdict, " Accidental death."
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THE CHALK FARM FOOTWAY TO PRIMIIO9," AD
PARK.—At the last meeting of the North London pifi
Enclosure Society, on the 10Lh inst., at Chalk Faro3',4
Frances in the chair, letters from the Commissione'„o"
Police were read, declining interference in the above W'
Lion, although they have the power to do so, and bac!, -Doi;
cised such power in similar cases. Since such meetirn, tit
ever, the Southampton Paving Trust have written.„ thOt,
o
secretary of the Anti-Enclosure Society, assuring hl ht ft,
not only will they renew their ofrtc to pave and 1116, of t!'„
footway in question, but effect, if possible, the rernorn`:d 1";
well-known staircase outside Chalk Farm, which 114 1(
origin in the window-tax, or division of the buil°l";gf
evade such pick-pocket scheme. Votes of thanicst; .t
°•oo°d
Stanhope, and the Society for Improving the enrA",,,-1
the Labouring Classes, for additions to the libraJ,P
unanimously given.
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CHAFING-CROSS BRIDGE COMPANY.-- 04)9
the committee, consisting
and Mr. Masterman, passed this company's Bill to
further sum of 40,0 01. to pay off various sums.
of Mr. Bernal, Mr. Bro--• 00
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LONDON AND BLACKWALL
the preamble of this company's Bill, for the extensiont°ie
line to Tilbury, was declared proved, after considers
vestigati6n.
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ULSTER UNION RAILWAY.—The preamble 0-3 ran
Bill, for making a railway from the Ulster Railvral, ol3'
magi], to the town of Caledoo, county Tyrone, with $
to the Ulster Canal, was proved,
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EXHIBITION OF MODERN FRENCH ART --,14,e 01-6,1
LAND —We are informed that arrangements are beuqporrsem
to bring all the works of modern French art, no ales
in the Louvre, to this country for exhibition and sa
Builder.

BIRTH& f
CO rllO
OF A SON.
Oa the 7th inst., at Stoke, Dev onport, the wife -o-
of
L. Massingbetd.
lady
the 2d inst., at Trefrie, near Machynlleth, the
H. D. Jones, aq.
OF A DAUGHTER. fa'
On the Bth inst., the wife of Alfzed D. Ilitiltol3'
Trinidad-place, Islington

it4ti
On Thursday, the 10th inst at Bloomsbury LI- Cooln-
the Hon. and Rev. H. Montagt;'Villi, rs TLA., A• 'Auto
Esq., M.D., of 24, Montague-place, Russell•s4uare' 10147
of the Botanic Guide to Health,” founder of Medical bter
in England, &c., &c., to Mrs. S. Alexandre, chlug
the late William Cartwright, Esq., of St. Pancras.

DIED ,° otess
On the 10th inst., at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, We "
"
Spencer.
On the 4th inst., on board the Fortitude, Off F orts —llloat'
Captain John Christmas, aged 4r3. lc sslile,
On the 3d inst., at Cohlentz, the Hon. Frederic
fifth son of the Earl and Countess of Mexborouo. f Dairl'
On the 6th inst., George Pemberton, Esq., F.IL6" 0
b-idge-Los, SunderlLtry;, n.,!..-;d KG,
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