The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-01 00:00:00

HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE

THIS DAY —Morning 1 min. after 1 I Evening 24 min. after 1
To•Mouow—Morning 46 min. after 1 I Evening 6 min atter 2

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 1.
THERMOMETER, I THE SHADE.
50—highest since noon yesterday.
48—lowest this morning and during the night.
50—this day, at noon.

BAROMICTES, 2918.
WIND S.W.- fresh breeze and dull, hazy weather, with
drizzling rain.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations
are arranged is order of latitude.
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KINGSTOWN (DUBLIN) —Wind SW., gentle breeze—

overcast.
PLYMOUTH-Wind W., strong breeze-rain.
PORTSMOUTH-Wind S.E., gentle breezerain.
BRIGHTON-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-scud.
HASTINGS-Wind W., gentle breeze-rain.
SOUTHAMPTON- Wind S.W., gentle breeze-rain.
FOLKESTONE -Wind S. W., gentle breeze-overcast.
TUNBRIDGE=. • ind S.W., calm-overcast.
BASINGSTOKE- Wind S.W., calm-rain.
GREENWICH-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast.
SWINDON-Wind W., light airs-overcast.
OxFonn-Wind S., calm-overcast.
LED:at-ITN-Wind S., gentle breeze-overcast.
COLCHESTER-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast.
CAMBRIDGE-Wind S.W. gentle breeze-overcast.
BIRMINGHAM - Wind S. ‘V., calm- partially cloudy.
YARMOUTH-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast.
CREWE-Wind S.W., light breeze-overcast.
HOLYHEAD-Wind S.W. strong breeze-overcast.
MaxcHIESTER-Wind S., light breeze-overcast.
LANCASTER-Wind S., calm-overcast.
WHITBY-Wind S.W, gentle breeze-overcast.
SHAP-Wind 5.,. calm - foggy.
SUNDERLAND -Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast.
CARLISLE Wind S., gentle breeze-foggy.
BEArrocx-Wind S.W., gentle breeze - rain.
EDINBURGH- Wind S.W., strong breeze - cloudless.
The returns from the following places indicate the state of
the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine
o'clock :-
CORK-Wind S.W., light breeze-rain.
PifuLLIRGAR-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-rain.
POOLE-Wind W., gentle breeze-overcast.
LEEDS -Wind N.W., calm- overcast.
TORK-Wind S., calm-overcast.
DARLINGTON-Wind W., gentle breeze - overcast.
SUNDERLAND-Wind S. W., gentle breeze-cloudy.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily
reading of the barometer was above 30 inches on every day
except Wednesday ; on Monday it rose to 30.464 inches,
and the mean of the week was 30.192 inches. The mean
temperature of the week was 38'3°, which is nearly the
average of the same week in seven years. On the first
three days of the week the mean temperature was below the
average; during the remainder it was above it. The wind
was principally i❑ the south-west.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1851.

Where is Mrs. SLOANE ? We repeat the question
we have already a,ked, and we believe it •a ill be re-
peated in every assemblage of Englishmen through-
out the length and breadth of the land, until the
cruel torturer of the orphan child committed to her
charge—of the victim selected not merely because she
was the healthiest looking of the lot paraded for inspec-
tion at the workhouse, but " because she had no friends"
—be made amenable to justice. There are other
inquiries also that must be fully and fairly answered.
What steps have been taken to trace out the move-
ments of this person, who, notwithstanding the
serious nature of the offence with which she is
charged, is deliberately " kept out of the way by her
friends '•' What measures have been adopted to ensure
her apprehension ? If she should be permitted to
if the culpable neglect and
escape with impunity—
apathy, exhibited in the earlier stages of the case,
should still be continued, the working popu-
lation of the country—those whose children might
be exposed to similar treatment, if deprived of their
natural pcotectors, will have but too much reason to
believe that the much vaunted protection, supposed
to be afforded to the humblest of her MAJESTY'S
subjects, is nothing but a " mockery, a delusion, and
a snare," and that the machinery of the criminal law
cannot be put in motion unless the injured party be
able to grease the wheels of justice with "
the
il palms." We fear, however, that nothing will b(?I
done either by the Alderman or the Board
of Guardians. The session of the Central
Criminal Court is rapidly approaching. Mr. SLOANE
has gone through his last examination, and has been
fully committed for trill, and yet there is no security for the appearance of his more guilty associate. In
her absence there cannot be a complete or searching
investigation into all the facts and circumstances of the
case ; some of the most horrible dliclesures may be pre-
vented ; and yet the Alderman and the guar-
dians appear perfectly contented with the ver-
bal assurance of the defendant's attorney
" that there was no doubt that Mrs. SLOANE would
surrender to take her trial." Credal Judeus Apella,
mon ego ! We confess that we are perfectly in-
credulous on the subject, and we venture to suggest
that before the slightest weight should be accorded
to the assertion, it should be ascertained what truth
was in the statement which the same gentleman in-
structed his counsel to make, that " Mrs. SLOANE
was unable to stir out, having received an injury to
si` bte. ileg by slipping it accidentally through an
rating, which precluded the possibility
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,4110„*. eing enabled to leave her bed without great
(G414••••:•,a4. _ ' ' a statement which induced Mr. Alderman
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