The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-19 00:00:00

Balance brought down ....

£13,822 1 5

£13,822 1 5
The Report and Balance sheet having been read,
The CHAIRMAN moved, and JOSEPHUNDERWOOD, Esq.,
seconded, the adoption of the Report, wheh
It was resolved,—That the Report and. Balance-sheet just
read be approved, printed. and circulated amongat.the Pro-
prietary.
The Chairman, Mark Hunter. Esq., on the part of the
Directors, declared a dividend on the paid-up capital of the
Company, at the rate of £6 per cent. per annum, for the past
half-year, free from income tax, payable on and after Mon-
day, the 31st January instant.
Resolved,—That, the thanks of this meeting be presented to
the Chairman and Directors, for their attention to the affairs
of the Bank.

Resolved,—That the best thanks of the Shareholders be
given the Manager, Mr. Catbill.
MARK HUNTER, Chairman.

COMMERCIAL BANK of LONDON.
The Directors HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that a DI VI-

DEND on the Paid-up Capital of the Company, at the rate of
£6 per cent. per annum, for the Half-Year ending 31st
December, 1858, free from income tax, will be PAYABLE at
the Banking House, in Lothbury, on and after MONDAY, the
31st January instant.
By order of the Board,'
Dated 18th January, 18.19. A. R. CUTBILL, Manager.

OINOPOLION TAVERN and HOTEL.
Nes. 1, and 2, Brownlow-street, High-Holborn, W.C.
The Best Served Dinner in London for Is. 6d.
A Succession of Joints from 'One till Seven o'clock.
. Private and Smoking. Rooms.
TABLE D'HOTE on SUNDAYS, at 5 o'clock, 2s. each.

THE WELLINGTON RESTAURANT,
ST. JAMES'S-STREET, AND 160, PICCADILLY..

Gentlemen visiting the Metropolis will find ample accom-
modation for dinners at thin establishment. The arrange-
ments are varied and perfect, and the tariff of charges is very
moderate. Private rooms for large or small parties may be
engaged on application to the Superintendent.
•By Order. JAMES GOPTON, Superintendent.

WHO WILL PAY THE CHINESE
INDEMNITY ? Why, the English themselves. An
export duty is to be levied, and then not even the East India
Tea Company will be able, as they now are, to sell 61b. of
Black, Green, or Mixed Tea, at ls. 10d. per lb., and Coffee, in
the Berry, at 10d.—Warehouse, 9, Great St. Helen's-church-
yard, City.

G. LENFIELD PATENT STARCH,
USED IN TIIE ROYAL LAUNDRY,
&ND PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be
THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED.
Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers &c., &c.

A MAN AND HIS WIFE COMMITTED
I,OR MURDERING THEIR CHILD.

On Monday, Mr. Herford held an inquest at the
William IV. public-house, Rushulme-road, on the
body of a female infant, aged four days, :,the child
of John and Charlotte Parkinson.

Mrs. Elizabeth Maivdsley, of Hyde-grove, stated
that on the sth inst. the parents of the child
engaged lodgings at her house, and afterwards
entered them. About midnight on Saturday week,
Mrs. Parkinson was confined, and her husband
went for a surgeon. No nurse was sent for, the
husband saying that he could do all that was
wanted himself. The child seemed to have arrived
at maturity, and several times the witness observed
that it was going on remarkably well. In reply to
the witness's questions, Mr. Parkinson told her
that the doctor had said the child was weak in the
lungs, and would die in convulsions. On Wednes-
day morning the child appeared to be going on
remarkably well, but the next morning it died.
Witness questioned the parents about the death, as
she found that it had died with its mouth open,
and that its lips and tongue were quite black. They
replied that " it was inwardly convulsed, and that
they had watched it die." The husband said,
" Now, we must get it interred as soon as we can,
and we must do it as a still-born child." Witness told
them they would have to bury it in a proper manner.
The husband went for a joiner to make a coffin, and
on Friday Mrs. Parkinson told witness that the
child was going to be buried, and that they had a
certificate from the registrar; and she seemed
" well pleased" at it.
Mr. Charles James Rix, surgeon, said he attended
Mrs. Parkinson soon after midnight on Saturday.
There had been no preparations. In reply to a
question which was put to him by somebody, and
which he thought was a strange one, he told them
that the child was " likely enough to live." It had
arrived at maturity. He never made any remark
(as stated by Mrs. Parkinson to the former witness)
about the child having convulsions, or being likely
to die, or anything of the kind. On Monday the
child was doing well. On Thursday Parkinson
came to him, and told him that the child was dead,
and asked for a certificate, which he refused to
give. On Saturday he made a post mortem exami-
nation, and found that the child had been generally
healthy. It had died from suffocation. The dis-
colorations on the chin and neck might have been
done during or after death. The same pressure
might produce suffocation and the appearances under
the chin.

Mr. E. B. Rowley, registrar of births and deaths,
said that Parkinson came to him to register the
child, but brought no medical certificate, alleging
that the child was so young and premature that he
did not think it worth while. He therefore regis-
tered it as "premature and not certified."
The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder
against John and Charlotte Parkinson."