The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-01 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING.
The United States mail steam ship Atlantic, with
advices from New York to the 20th ult., is off the
port, and may be expected to arrive about noon.

CRYSTAL PALAOIL—One Shilling Day.—Wednesday,
Dec. 31.—Admissions on payment, 978 ; do. by season
tickets 482 ; total visitors, 1,460. _ ___

THE SHOCKING MURDER OF THE Two CHILDREN BY
THEIR MOTHER. —Last evening Dr. Bushell waited on
Mr. Elliott, and informed him that he had just come
from Horsemonger-lane gaol, where he had visited Mrs.
Martha Bacon, the poor woman wbo had just been
examined before his worship on the preceding evening
on it charge of murdering her two children. He (Mr.
Bee hell) had been taken to the ward in which the poor
woman was, under proper care, placed by Mr. Keane,
the governor, who on seeing her said, " Mrs. Bacon, I
have brought this gentleman to see you." The poor
woman, whose appearance was not altered, looked
vacantly at him (Mr. Bushell) and said, " Ob, yes ; I
know this gentleman ; I saw him at the magistrate's
court." The poor woman (continued Mr. Bushell)
seems in the same state of indifference that she exhi-
bited when before your worship, and there cannot be the
slightest doubt as to the disordered state of her mind.
Mr. Elliot observed that to every person who saw her
this fact must be quite apparent.
MURDER OF A CHILD AT WING, FUCKS.—On Tues-
day evening much alarm waa caused in the village of
Wiiug, in the county of Bucks, in consequence of the
murder of an infant, aged eleven months, by its grand-
mother. It appears that the culprit, whose name is
Maria Beckett, is a widow, 66 years of age, and that
since her husband's death she has been residing with a
married son at Littlewortb, in the parish of Wing. A
few weeks back she expressed a wish to live with a mar-
ried daughter, who resided close by, and accordingly
went. On Tuesday afternoon, while her son was gone
to Leighton Buzzard market, she returned to his house
and told his wife " she had come to kill them all ;" and
after uttering same incoherent remarks, took a razor
from her pocket, and attempted to kill her with it. Some
workmen who were in the house rushed in and secured
her before she could accomplish her purpose, and took
the weapon from her. Thus foiled, she returned to her
daughter's house, and, snatching up a knife, went to the
cradle, where a female infant was sleeping, and cut its
throat, severing the windpipe in two, and causing instant
death. Having been at once secured, she remains in
custody, awaiting the coroner's inquest. No motive can
be assigned for the perpetration of the act.
A ROYAL SHAKEDOWN.—As the Prince of Wales and
his tutor were travelling lately, incog., in the West of
England, the landlord of a certain hotel, having reason to
expect a visit from his Royal Highness, prepared his best
rooms in his best style, and then waited day by day in
feverish anxiety. One afternoon a gentleman and ayouth
arrived at the hotel,and asked if rooms could behad for the
night ! All the servants were in a bustle immediately,
for the landlord was sure he discerned the young prince
and his tutor in the newly arrived travellers. So the
best rooms were speedily given to the guests, and every
possible comfort was added to make them happy, while
the landlord, with a certain knowing look of bland satis-
faction, behaved to his royal visitor with the utmost
deference, and yet without any open acknowledgment of
his rank, as he knew it was desired to keep this con-
cealed. Later in the evening, and when almost every
room in the house had been filled, there arrived three
more travellers, two gentlemen and a boy. When they
asked for bedrooms, the landlord said, "Very sorry,
gentlemen, we have only room for two of your party ;
but perhaps we can manage to make up a bed for the
Young gentleman on the sofa." This was done, and in
the morning it was found that the youth who had slept
'on the " shakedown" was the heir of the crown of
zngland, while the boy wbo occupied the bed meant for
the Prince was only Master —, travelling with his
lather.—Bath Chronicle.
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES UNDER THE NEW ACT.--
The following companies have been incorporated during
the Month of December under the act :—Calcutta Public
Sale C
tionaf Money-office Ritton Castle Mining Company, Na. Reeks ?neY-office Company, Little Down and Ebber
Mineralng, Mining Company, Liverpool Oil Crush-
Tin Mining Manufacturing,
eCompany, Melthain Gas Company, Market
Corn Exchange Company, Llangyncg
United Mining Company, the pang,
rilranV, Nixon's Patent-Rudder Fitting
ondosse car Flour and Provision Company,
City of L
Commercial Stationery Printing and
Bookbinding Clio
presmsP.Vey, Sedgwick Gunpowder Com-
pany, Free
L-oighwtspeaper and Printing Company,
Swineshead Gas
Company, Todd's Patent ogannty Union Sjuteeaenmi-solaoipr
Porcelain Company, Ruarden om)anySurrey
Metal Company, Cambrian
Slate
ee
_Cleo% Company, Company,Chees wring
Granite Company, Rhosyd
ham Waterworkli
Hematite Iron Company, Mons orny, Workington
.Brompton and Gilling
Ftecrioes Company,L
Newspaper Company, Stamford Corn Exchaaltipgaen,yWreaxw-
ham Loan and Investment
Copper and Sulphur Mining 'CmoPmapnay, Ballymooneir
wedd .Lead Mining Company the LivneP y;
Triddllech-
, Liverpool Rect.
tive Company, Bristol and Forest of Dean Coal ca.
Com-
pany, Fort Bowen New Campany, Llandudno Pub-
lie Baths, Timbridge Wells Indurated Stone Com-
pany, Bridgewater Shipping Company, Tewkesbury Corn Exchange, the Newchureb Building Company, the
Oriental Inland Steam Company, and several Gas and
Water Co mpanieP.