The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-11 00:00:00

PUBLIC PETITIONS•

he 0-
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.—From the 12th report of te total
lect committee on public petitions, we perceive that th s in
number of petitions presented to the House of Como-tin dis
April last, in support of a grant to the Church of 500tL.';,,...
206—Signatures, 48,157. Against any grant,
Signatures, 8,414. f pet'
LORD'S DAY.—For better observance, total number o
tions, 12—Signatures, 1,445. of the
REGIUM DONUM.—For discontinuance, from members,.° sO,
committee of united Dissenters at Manchester. Signattir:l;eti'
SPIRIT LICENSES.—Brought from: the 11th reP°""tition9
tions, 87—Signatures, 6,280. The -total number of P` osed
for the repeal of the additional duty on spirit licenses, il°P
by the Abt of last session, is 93—Signatures, 6,458. •5.,
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BlLL.—Against, petitions,
Signatures, 80. Aria'
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT (SCOTLAND)
18 petitio

petitions, 9—Signatures, 2,637:
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HANOVER, MAY 4.—His Royal High° otter.
Duke of Cambridge expects to arrive on the 10th at 11

dam, to embark for England.
HANOVER.—The population return fig this lei;
dom for 1835 is—Births 57,797, including 2,267
this
deaths 41,439 ; suicides 147. tlos
MR. WORTLEY'S QUIBBLING.—Mr. .I");riag bis
tact for quibbling ,has been exercised so largelCifheol°:
canvass, that it must now be in full practice. Wile" scs-
tion for conferring the franchise on three large i°:sach:
mentioned to him, he first denied he had ever give°, he 0.
vote ; but when " Hansard'i Debates" were produceu,thdP
mitted the fact, and very humbly regretted it.—Shed`
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pendent.
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THE CL-ERGY AND Mr. WORTLEY.----- •01
essl° acre
we are happy to say, did not join Mr. Wortley's Pr°c,„as
their clerical habits ; but the feeling of the body ja t""
plainly shown by the fact, that about 15 of them we
Music Hall.—Sheffield Independent. 000s'
Clerk of the Journals of the House of C°Ted
held by the late Mr. John Bull, was, while he eccl,-",,,
place of large emolument ; but at is death the si"er A
recent arrangement, is fixed at one thousand pounds, rparli3'
num. The duties are severe during the sitting , ever
ment, he having to register and arrange the votes sift
tiP3
ing after the House rises. The place is in the gift
Chief Clerk.
at clir
ST. PANCRAS.—A deputationapappointedJ-0-011 for

trict committee of St. Pancris, waited upon Lord re „Iwo°,
sell on Saturday, to procure a remission of the severe 5; for
passed upon. Messrs. Ford and others on Thursda lag" ho
assault alleged to have been committed upon a LordPersevishi
in possession, on a seizure for assessed taxes. Dig woe'
received the deputation very politely, and stated that he f tho
take care that it should receive the immediate attention c
King. ris
te
Lord Eldon has been for some time confine-
tlis
chamber, in Hamilton-place, by severe indispositio!!.
affe
Lordship is attended by his daughters, who are all,av
tionately attached to him. The festivities held this 7,1 Sl'
Merchant Tailors' Hall will lose the advantage of 14°
don's company.
that the
late tde
It is ascertained eieetro-magnet
troduced at the Adelaide-street Gallery will comuluniic4oo fc;tte
electric property to the whole of the water in the or
canal in the long room, so that visiters, either siegAvivpiog
numbers at once, receive a slight hock by nierelY
their fingers into the water. s 1135
HYDE PARK.—The grandest day the seas°llth,
produced was Saturday last. The drive, north and s°„°cls, i•A‘'
literally crammed with equipages ; and the high „grell-610"
the turf, next Kensington-gardens, were equally thtellg
equestrians, among whom the ladies were two to one' per
• *s
A PARTICULAR MISTRESS.--A. pro P
contains the following advertisement for a henget:oo' earl,'
young French girl wanted, as housemaid; she west clean the
in the morning, light a drawing-room fire (but not 000
grate) ; she must never wear curl-papers, and never P
to give her advice or suggest anything." espoej'
TILE PARISH CONSERVATIVES.---The cClrr,o,-orsd',
dent who call our attention to the begging-letter Plan toose''
by some people calling themselves the Westminster, )1';
vative Society, whose meetings, it seems, are ht., at 6:
Frazer's, in Regent-street, and who make Incelbea.j, his ~J
shillings a head, must excuse our non-compliance 11-„r tb
quest. It is the first time we ever heard of theta" -
$'
his
meetings. tr
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AFRlCA.—Captain Alexander, who is °n there
eels at the Cape, has been told by a native chief thOitiolt/
e
a large fresh water lake two days' journey west efraffres
the shores of which are inhabited by Macoohe
Literary Gazette. 014°14
The Pope has appointed the Rev. Dr.
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R. C., Bishop of Killala, one of his household Prelate-j)Or.
Crolly is appointed R. C. Primate of Ireland.-31°r°_„. AC
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HORRID EFFECTS OF INTEMPERAN°'" hen.
roner's inquest was on Tuesday held at RamsburY d
of Thomas Alexander, who put an end to his existenc° ,1,40 f
ting his throat. It appeared in evidence that the to 0
had been in tht habit of indulging in " drinking bouts to bor
several days' duration. For two or three days Previ°anitY' of-
decease he was afflicted with the drunkard's il,',,seittat,'et,
delirium tremens, and during a paroxysm of great 1- pee' io
fering he cut his windpipe in two with a coral:Be!' 5e
oner
lf
knife. The coroner, Mr. W. Adye, expressed /0
the
strong terms on the increase of drinking amengstt,, land
classes ; observing, the degrading vice was a st"-Ined
national character ; that it was more prevalent WI orodeyho
than in any other part of the world ; that it had 'And that
much of the poverty which was now complained of; -.11 '-
er"
on the a a
hundreds of families who were dependent
support might have been maintained in comfort °oleic
pendence, but that the heads of such families Were
soot
to drunkenness. is 11° soot

SINGULAR TASTE OF AN ASS.--Theret '
toßhfoeitopnorea:ssmioanle oafssM, rw.
hNiVehaltoisn,knfarmeroo fheGreat me;,aftri itar:
otherag el'uxurHya;hearlf to gBs
ihs
enaismeldike; Billy,"iseve and
fondpreffers tohneccrat'sts;
Our informant has within these fewy da soseean I 3 fly mgt
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alarge quid of pigtail, with as much ygout as any -,3,,-b,icco; 1
his Majesty's service. When he had finished the `" ,n0";',
pinch of strong rappee was administered, which he orif,lj;
ewithoutivdthe least demur, and, curling up his olfact° ',peele
onedtoLroaelonrsseaorefiettho.ion ;14
aeonftdo thosecharmingi,i‘hir.
toll Belton
c iefly employed in carrying milk from his e'' ines the
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on, Tin
si co uyss
master'sto moe
Bolton
, w h
on his
to him that in the absence-
he hears
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an
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his station close to Billy,ol:
attached- strong
lotoicne.
hyßailleyiniasii inc‘u,arriadboly, whichll° :31,te:
All
come near h*
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NE ~ 0,
ALGIERS.—EXECUTION OF BEN ..--C1 te 'o'
AND GILELL—The sentence pronounced upon the,lers, al,
tives by the council of war of the division of /At ire
carried into effect on Saturday, the 11th of Agra' 13ced
past eleven the criminals were brought out of prison. v 0-03
leaving it, Ben Mouktar, who preserved all his, or
,be
the hands of all the persons who surrounded biro, 11',, oil "re
Frenchmen indifferently. His accomplice Gileli lc,A,e), Ofej
contrary, completely absorbed in his situation. .lunr.eceuej
then escorted by a detachment of the garrison, 20.1.' AiestiAB 0
tboyetahreryexthecemutilovnaser,nloetdfttihurnodugnehctehsesarcity on foot theya "'at. rivetl 0
when - too, - ~o,e
thei place of execution, beyond the g. gate of Bab l'z-e of Pirtii
N ouktar appeared surprised at the immense concours vissP,,
His cones
trOer
plc who crowded the neighbouring heights.
and bold. The sight of the scaffold, surrounded hbis/ ac,el
caused him no emotion; but the totterinc, steps efi". iy eill
plice betokened that his moral faculties' were cev-ocwor)oe
The Moorish public crier then cried out the followiue d .ic
thef Arabic language :—" Inhabitants of the city, I),.es oft o'4
fellow-creatures
the malefactors—of those who attempt the livt,., ; Ico
cl,
f 11 w-creatures of those who assassinate Frenchol7.o 00,,
, thisl., vi, .i 0
all who listen to me at awful moment, that ,i`:,` , 011,tar
the law of humanity under foot must expect a sitellB go' ,c 1
mfi ent." An officer then read the sentence, and 13ellb, tornio
his
rst mounted the scaffold. When placed on his heee!ioner, ~,ci
h head to examine the re a ations of the execn, 00cl, 8 .
huttaoson
000
then uttered these words —p 1 Therer is no God
Mahomet is his prophet l" A single blow of aYa ill.°
vered his head from his body. Gileli did not manifest
intrepidity, but was assisted to ascend the staff