The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-26 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Jersey, Jan. 24, 1856.
you do me the favour to insert the follow-
ing' letter :—The electors of England are asleep, not-
withstanding your efforts to arouse them. If any im-
pression is to be made on the Government, not an hour
must be lost. Lord Palmerston may mean well ; but
unless he is backed by the electors of England through
their representatives he will be powerless, and will do
nothing that will really benefit the English nation.
Electors of England, Scotland, and Ireland—Awake !
awake ! awake ! You made war with Russia to secure
liberty and freedom for Turkey. Blood and treasure
have been lavishly expended in this great cause—will
you now allow a power that should have helped you in
the time of your extremity to dictate to you terms of
peace ? Austria, the ally of Russia, is seeking to do this
under the false guise of a neutral power. She is the
friend of Russia, and not of the Allied Governments ;
therefore shut her out of your counsels, and disregard all
her overtures, and by a simultaneous movement call to-
c.rether your representatives in every polling town in the
United Kingdom—state to them, i❑ plain, unmistake-
able language, the terms you will have if you make
peace. Beyond those contained in the four points, we
ought to have indemnity, or a complete payment by
Russia of the cost of the war, and of a further security
against future aggression. The independence of Poland
ought to be insisted upon. If the nation will speak
unanimously, the Government must hear and obey.
Electors—Awake ! awake ! awake ! and before it is too
late, with one undivided and mighty voice, tell Lord
Palmerston the peac,, and the only peace, you will
accept. J. E.

Despatches for the Governors of Canada, the Mauri-
tius, and Malta, were sent last evening from the
Colonial-office.

We understand that her Majesty has signified her
gracious intention of opening the session of Parliament
in person.

We have reason to believe that the Address in the
Lords, in reply to her Majesty's Speech from the Throne,
will be moved by the Earl of Gosford, and seconded by
the Earl of Abingdon.
Mr. Cairns, M.P., and a deputation from the Cham-
ber of Commerce of Belfast, consisting of Mr. John
Herdman, Mr. Robert Hull, Mr. J. Preston, Mr. T.
M'Clure, had an interview with Lord Stanley of Alder-
ley, and the Right Hon. R. Lowe, yesterday, at the
office of the Board of Trade.

THE BANK OF LONDON.—This rising bank has been
fortunate enough to obtain the account of the Metro-
politan Bard of Works by the unanimous vote of that
board.

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANX.—The Beard of Trade
certified on Thursday a further addition of 100,000/. to
the subscribed capital of,the Royal British Bank (now
300,0001.), on which 50 per cent. has been paid. One
hundred and seventy-two new shareholders have sub-
scribed the deed of constitution during the past year,
of whom 112 have joined in the last six months.
THE WESTERN BANE OF LONIIION.—A prospectus
has been issued of a new metropolitan joint-stock bank,
to be called the, Western Bank of London. The pro-
posed capital is 400,0001., in 1001. shares, and the
chairman is Sir Henry Bulwer, while among the direc-
tors is Mr. Roebuck, M.P. The promoters call atten-
tion to the fact that this will be the first independent
institution of the kind at the West-end, the existing
joint-stock accommodation there being limited to that
which is supplied by the branches of City establish.
ments.
Miss P. HORTON.—This clever and accomplished
lady is about to appear at the Gallery of Illustration,
Regent-street, in the musical entertainment, lately so
popular at St. Martin's-hall. She will be assisted by
Messrs. Grieve and Telbin, whose pictorial embellish.
ments will doubtless give a new and peculiar interest to
the undertaking.
MIIRDER.--EXETER, Thursday.—The Exeter police
have to-day apprehended a woman, named Mary Weeks,
on suspicion of having murdered her son, It appears
that a few days ago the body of a fine boy, aged
about four years, was found in the Exe river, near Star-
cross. A black apron was tied tightly round its face
and head, and there were indications that the poor child
had been foul:y murdered. Information was forwarded
to the Secretary of State, who immediately offered a re
ward of 501. to any person who would give information
about the child. During the past week a person resid-
ing in Exeter has communicated with the police, and the
result is that the woman Weeks, who left Exeter yester-
day for Plymouth, has been apprehended. She appears
to have lived as servant in two or three public-houses in
the city, and had an illegitimate child of the same age
and having similar appearances as the murdered boy.
The child was kept by a person in Exe lane until a few
days ago, when, in consequence of her refusal to keep
it any longer, Weeks came and took her boy away, and
said she should send it home to her mother, who resides
xt Sticklepath, near Okehampton. One night, at nine
o'clock a woman resembling the prisoner Was seen, ap-
parently weeping, standing near the river Exe, and a
child's frock and another article of wearing apparel were
su.bsequently found near the spot. It is therefore sus-
pected that the poor boy was thrown into the river Exe,
at Exeter, and that the black apron was tied round its
face and head to prevent its making any alarm and to
facilitate its death, and that the body was carried down
by the carrett to the spot near Starcross where it was
disoovazad,