The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-25 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—Will you permit me to correct an inaccuracy
which appears in your report of what occurred at
Bow-street yesterday, in cons( queue of my having
given Pat Regan into custody for turning night-soil
out of a house in Church-lane into the street ? lam
made to say that in a certain room " I had seen a
woman far advanced in pregnancy." What I did say
was, " That I had seen a woman and an infant only a
few hours old in the same room," the fact being, I saw
them on Sunday week at one o'clock, the child having
been born there at six o'clock that morning. Nor is
this the only time that I have seen such a sight in this
room. On my return from Bow-street yesterday, I
found that in the very house from which the man was
ejecting the filth, a woman had actually just been de-
livered, and was, with her child, then lying on the
floor of a room tenanted by four families.
I shall be much obliged by your insertion of this,
as at a meeting of the Paving Commissioners this
morning it was stated that your " report was incor-
rect," and that my statements were "calumnies" and

"exaggerated," and that were they to attend tone;s:
paper reports they would have enough to do. Per-
haps this will account for their having taken no no-
tice of the remonstrance from this place published by
you on the sth July, 1849, and the report of your
own inspector given on the 8 h of July, 1849.
I can only say that if they give me the opportunity,
I will prove the truth of everything I have either
written or said of this place to the very letter.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
JOSEPH. BANKS DURHAM.
456, Oxford-street, Oct 24.

CHRISTENING OF 'THE INFANT DAUGHTER OF VIS-
COUNT AND VISCOUNTES.II SEAHAM. - The ceremony of
christening the infant daughter of Viscount and Viscountess
Seaham took place on Wednesday at St. Michael's Church,
Chester-square. The religious service was performed by the
Rev- W. Bradford, rector of Storrington, in Sussex, one of
her Majesty's chaplains. The sponsors were the Marchioness
of Londonderry (represented by her daughter the Countess
of Portarlington), Lady Edwardes (in person), and Viscount
Castlereagh (represented by Lord Adolphus Vane). The
infant received the names of Frances Cornelia Harriet Emily
Vane. Atter the ceremony, the noble Viscount and Vis-
countess gave an elegant breakfast to a large circle of friends
at their residence in Wilton-terrace.
MIDLAND RAILWAY.—An experimental reduction
of first and second class fares and day tickees has been made
t • and from all stations on the Syston and Peterborough
branch of the Midland Railway. And on Mormay last a
considerable reduction was also made on all fares on the
Eyewash Valley branch, and between those stations and
Not! ingh am.— Derby Reporter.
HIP, Hip, HURRAH l—Originally a war-cry,
adopted by the stormers of a German town, wherein a
great many Jews had taken their refuge. The place being
sacked they were all put to the sword, under the shouts of
Hierosolynia est pei dita !" From the first letter of those
words e. p.) an exclamation was contrived. We little
think, when the red wine sparkles in the cup, and soul-
stirring toasts are applauded by our hip, hip, hurrah that
we record the fall of Jerusalem, and the cruelty of Chris-
tians against the chosen people of God.—From Notes and
Queries.