The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-29 00:00:00

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FASHIONS FOR APRIL ni•
:From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine °!
Fashion.) gei
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The make of the new spring redingotes and
oor
is with tight bodies, open in a lengthened cceur, s 0
thing resembling the straight waistcoat •
, the! or
either plain, without lacing or revers, or hale °toe)
row revers forming small chile ; or are with,
collar forming lengthened V, with An daises, "ita
should not be too wide. Another style is net„, O4tlie
so high on the shoulders, but still preserYiebitelit
lengthened opening in front to the waist ; this
,c,jel
will be used for demi-toilettes, concerts, end ;be
parties, and a fichu adapted to it is made Intop
guimpe style, with Brussels lace fulled round thew et
the front formed of inlets of lace and work, :I,frereeP
the top, and narrower towards the bottom ; uh;tit
styles of ornament are used on these dresses, 'clue&
newest is the embroidery came!eon, which is Prtehie‘
by working with the four shades of silk, Ile, eV
those of which the most beautiful gros de Nike.- Or
ine!eons are composed; but this, of course, I-Aptigts
fined to the shot silks. A new and light de9,f't;
of gimp is the passementerie byrinthe, and tl,jttes;
netian gimp. In walking dresses, corsages 004-
zone are fashionable, with the little jackets . pieej,
over the waist. In dinner and evening dreise'veri
of the skirts are made open at the sides, on re' Ivor',
satin, closing with ornaments of ribbon or Ptsl,,,es
gimp, or trimmed with Alen on lace ; the Ors reeves
cceur, with revers open to the waist. The loose, sof
l'Orientale, k la bonne sceur, &c., with the tieuteerci, I'B
more or less ornamented, will, it is exPee„
the prevailing style this spring ; it 7 svit"
proposed to open them in the Lavalliere stropieg,
puffings of muslin or gros de Naples, and rt,
them with brides, nceuds, or gimp, Ball dressi stY::
still be with double and triple skirts; a n°cef
of ornamenting them is with small scarfs °too cc
illusion, suspended from the waist to the heft es e
the skirt, where they are attached by bun',
flowers. The spring bonnets are of gros de wede
in pale lilac, lapis, pink, and blue ; some areted ,jl/1
of white or light coloured crapes, ornaineagtrtiv::
long bouquets of flowers or wreaths, floweritigA
half blown lilac, field daisies, with leaves an ';.,,dpit
of grass. Capotes of paille de riz are ornameeq;ooo°_,,-
ruches, and fancy straws with bouillonnes. Then 0.7
continue small, and with deep bavolets. The ei_sr„grst°'
inside are of tulle ehiffonnee, with sprigs of heath
flowers.

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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.—We ~nclers
that Lord Ashley contemplates extending his 'lied tt,r),-11
exertions to the case of the unhappy officials conWevie
during the debates in the House of Commons•
Hours' Bill for the regulation of the factories is 0, h
)9
,cl
by a measure limiting the speeches of certain 'benla
Members to a duration of only ten minutes. This:datiel'
to be introduced as a Ten Minute Bill for the r
the unsatis-factories.—Punch.

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c.ii(e.
BIRTHS.
Colonel On the 21st inst., at Mannheim, the lady Co
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of a son,
On the 25th inst., at Paris, the lady of Hamilton the
Esq., of a son.
nhil*
On the 25th inst., at the Ityalls, Seaton, Del.% on. or
lady of Major Daubeney, C. 8., of the 55th Foot, o off
On the 26th inst., the lady of T. G. Bergman, SCI.' f• mosa, Cookham, Berke, of a son.
On the 26th inst., at Harrow-park, the lady
°l' ufl .
Harris, Esq., of a daughter.
On he 27th inst., at Highbury Lodge, the lad,
Soares, Esq., of a son.

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MARRIED. T. 0 ,
On the 27th of November, at the Mauritius, umiee,
Swan, Esq., Assistant Commissary-General, to SarahoTorf
eldest daughter of J. B. Price, -Esq., Deputy C°lll
Ge
Onneral.
the 26th inst., at Speldhurst, Kent, Home ---
only son of Sir Orford Gordon, Bart., to Ellen, I,ooo'
daughter of the late B. Barnwell, Eecl., ofWel
On the 27th inst., at St. Mary
street, Portland-place. captagob_lo.
lock, of Dover, to Sarah, only daughter of the late
iota,
Crickett, Esq., Deal.
On the 27th inst., at St. Margaret's Church, NiregTrgsfOt'
John Cox, Esq., Gorgie-mills, Edinburgh, t°
eldest daughter of J. R. M'Culloch, Esq.
's Islington,

DIED. e_obilifi,
On the 23d inst., Sophia, the wife of John Radcliff: 001:
Esq., and daughter of the late Joseph Aldridge, Elf' a%. ,
of Great Newport-street, and of Hampstead, Midi"ieiittbetc-
On the 9th inst., at Oestrich, Nassau, Dr. James '
su lot
rgeon to the Forces, half-pay. ps
On the 21st inst., at Little Bray, Devon, Thomas
Acland, Esq. AD.
•
On the 23d inst., at Jersey, the Rev. Robert Roe*
Vicar of
On the Bedfont, M,
iddlesex. 0
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,ir
ill
' e, lie 25th inst. at Langharne, Carmarthens" „" L
77th year, Colonel John Frederick Browne, C. 8., late ~
nant-Colonel commanding 28th Foot. e, L°l'l'
On the 25th inst., in North-crescent, Bedford-squat
Armond De Genier Esq. the
On the 26 hr inst.,, at Coventry, Mrs. Whittem, relict of
late Aldeman Whittem aged 80. 000,
On ther 26th inst., at , 131ackborough House, North D
Elizabeth, relict of the late W. Voules, Esq
• 10'
On the 27th inst., at Tollington-park, Isliugt°l3'
Thomas Rudd, aged 96. fed 19'
On the 27th inst., at Homerton, ArthurEdmeston, t.-
On the 27th inst., Mr. Henry Bentham, of Piccadilly'

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Middlesex, Friday, March 29, 1844.

EDINBURGH TOWN COUNCIL'
TUESDAY, MARCH 26.
SLAVERY IN AMERICA. f
Baillie Urquhart having called the attention o
ae
Council to the case of J. L. Brown, who had been g
tenced to death by a judge in South Carolina, for he
to liberate a female slave, a short discussion toolt,.e
all
da
on the subject, in which the members who sr, 60,
precated the sentence as most inhuman and unehrl:lol
Reference was made to a meeting which had bee2.,Asi
by the Anti-Slavery Society on the subject for '1E1;0
evening next ; but it was thought that a meeting ocli
under the auspices of the Corporation would have ,srdor
more weight. It was accordingly agreed that, /02d
to afford the inhabitants an opportunity of Or-0
their opinions on a proceeding so very revo Woes
humanity, it should be remitted to the Lord ereiding
Committee to make the requisite arrangements for bo 4,b0
a public meeting on as early a day as possible. ;lb
meeting has since been fixed for Friday next, at°
(VACANCY IN THE PARISH OF CURRIS.
_A 01
Sir JAMES Ginsort CRAIG appeared at the Bono-
presented a petition from the heritors and a large yiDg
bcr of the parishioners of the parish of Currie, pre of
the Council to appoint the Rev. Thomas B 11(
Peterculter, in the Presbytery of Aberdeen, to the
charge.
It was agreed to fill up this vacancy at next 111.461!
OLD CHURCH VACANCY. t ibt
Mr. Drcx, in a few words, then proposed. that.
Rev. John Clark, of the Canongate, be appointed
ter of the Old Church in room of Dr. Clark, Aed
bll
to St. Andrew's Church—which motion was see°l3"
Mr. A. WRIGHT. oij
Mr. MACK, while concurring in all that had beer 0-
about the character of Mr. Clark, moved that that gedel
tleman be not appointed, which amendment was see°
by Mr. WHYTE.
ivisie"
A short discussion then ensued, when, on a d
Mr. Clark was elected by 13 to 10. _ of
Mr. MACK said, that as the city vacancies iA n dell
been nearly all filled up, and as he had had a rs",. tale
to do with them, he begged to thank the Counoil!_eAiit
kindness, courtesy, and indulgence he had recetiitof
the various discussions ; and if he had said tor
which was calculated to give offence, he could oishof
he never intended it, and he most cordially Vow' •
would forgive him.—(Cheers.) A to , gr'
Mr. LocAN said that, being physically 0PP°5,17
Mack, seated as he was at the opposite end of we diet
and having sometimes been opposed to him inLAILetotA
sense, he begged, in the name of those who on Wr
with him, to acknowledge the uniform urbani_ty to"—Pit,
and fairness which had distinguished Mr. 31,41`1
somewhat difficult part he had had to act.--03'''
DIVINITY CHAIR. Ao 16P
Mr. MURRAY gave notice that he would, on for
April next, move that Principal Lee be appointa
fessor of Divinity, on the same terms and conalP"--
the office was held by the Rev. Dr. Chalmers.
Adjourned.

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AMPUTATION PERFORMED
ING MESMERIC SLEEP.
The Wolverhampton Chronicle contains the f°"bieli
extraordinary statement, for the accuracy of Vi
vouches :—John Marrion, aged 45, residing ill oil'
lane, Sedgeley, received an extensive injury of tiLai,
dle finger in January last, and became a patient 00700
Thompson and Dunn. It has been since treated Voir
gentlemen in the usual manner, but the nature 01.40 t°
jury rendered amputation necessary. With s
test mesmeric sleep, Marrion consented
_At°4oolo
proposal to place himself under the Li; the
of Dr. Owens, and on Sunday week, .'l:E6.O$
first time, he was mesmerised. The
_fietiiir
was afterwards daily mesmerised, and the case erndetli
tense interest in the public mind, more part7;berf
among medical men, who attended is :IL
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every day to mark Dr. Owens' progres—d IP;
Saturday the operation was performed, arld etl*
Dunn's room was thronged with medical stnt,,os
gentlemen, to witness the event. The ist..fitisbr
being brought into the room, appeared rattle:A.oW
but Dr. Owens addressed him in a lively and
manner, and he took his seat evidently quite C°"" bar
In two minutes and a half deep sleep was prod° , Pr'
the doctor kept his position some time longeit3o
Mannix then felt the patient's pulse, which beat in t
minute. Some questions were put to him while be 017
state by Dr. Owens, and language being excited' OS,,
he felt very comfortable. " Proceed with the open per
said the doctor ; and in one minute Mr. Dutith"edi..,ci?
formed it very neatly; the cutting the flaps and
ing of the bone by the nippers was watched with bre:or (11
scrutiny by all present, but not a muscle quiveredloy
tbv
a sigh escape, nor any single thing occur to he 04100
slightest sensation. During the dressing the
the hand was suspended over the table veA
cataleptic state, without any further %li%
Two minutes after the operation, Pr. Dr;
felt the man's pulse —it was still lu";
Owens then excited laughter, and the 'Patient le 104
happily, evidently quite unconscious of the reliefidt
undergone. Some time elapsed, during which
continued sleeping, and on being (111 '°`
in that state he was not at all ttsr*--.oo°,
what had been done. Being awoke, (w 417.0,111
done instantaneously by Dr. Owens touching the ,°,7 sisw
firmness, which seemed to act almost miraculettle;
finding his arm in a sling, he ejaculated—" Ths"'",_
Lord for that." In reply to questions he said loto
not felt it. Every gentleman present signed the Oro*
which were noted by Mr. Gatis, during the OPe..
when a liberal subscription was raised for the in,`"'
Dr. Owens was warmly congratulate&