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 PALACE.—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 a charge of murdering her two children. He (Mr.
lieshell) 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, " Oh, 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 OP A CHILD AT WING, BUCKS.—On Tues-
day evening much alarm was caused in the village of
Wing, 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 Littleworth, 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 bad come to kill them all ;" and
after uttering some 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---.AB 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 beet
rooms in his best style, and then waited day by day in
feverish anxiety. Ono afternoon a gentleman and ayouth
arrived at the hotel,and asked if rooms could be had for the
night ? All the servants were in a bustle immediately,
for the landlord was sure he discerned the young prince
end 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 al most 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, ‘i 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 bad slept
on the shakedown.
was the heir of the cro sn of
England, while the boy wbo occupied the bed meant for
the Prince was only Master with his
,travelling--
f er.--Bata, Chronicle.
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES UNDER THE NEW ACT..—
The following companies have been incorporated during
the
amonth of December under the act :—Calcutta Public
Sale Company Ritton Castle Mining Company, Na-
tional Money-eiffice Company, Little Down and Ebber
Rocks Mineral Mining Company, ny Liverpool Oil Crush-
ing, Iviantl_facctoumring, and Grinding' Company, Victoria
Tin Minin
Coprany,n Meltham Gas Company, Market
Harboreuggh
United MiniegExchange Company,Llan
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Company, Nixon's Patent-Rudder Fitting
Company, the Golear Flour and Provision Company,
City of London Commercial Stationery Printing and
Bookbinding m
Free Pr:8E11%111y, Sedgwick Gunpowder Com-
pany, Newspaper and Printing Company,
Swineshead Gas Light Company, Union SteastiTP
Company, Todd's Patent Paint Compaoy, Lee Moor
Porcelain Company, Ruarden Collisr Company,Surrey Metal Company, Cambrian Slate Cor3J'a ICA .
Slate Company, Workington
Granite Company. Rhosyd
Mons Collieries. g
Hematite Iron Company,
Broinpton and Gillingham Waterworks Company,Company, Law
Newspaper Company, Stamford Corn Exchange, Wreic-
g Co
ham Loan and Investment Company, Ballymooneir
Copper Triddllech-
Copper and Sulphur Minin mpan
wedd Lead Mining Company, the 'Liverp
Coal Com-
ool Reerea-
tive Company, Bristol and Forest of Dean
pany, Fort Bowen New Company, Llandudno Pub.
lie Baths, Tonbridge Wells Indurated Stone Com.
Pacy, Tewkesbury
pany, Bridgewater Shipping Com
and several Gas and
Corn Exchange, the Newchurch Building Tewkesbury
Oriental the
Oriental Inland Steam Company,
Water Companies,