The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-06 00:00:00

THE ABOVE HEADS.

Total. Weekly Average
of Five Years.
Consumption
Scarlatina 63 34
Pneumonia . .. ..... 49 79
Dropsy .. ... .. ..
Hooping Cough 2O 33
Typhus
Small Pox
Disease of the Heart
Measles ... l4 28
Apoplexy
Diseases of the Brain ......
Diarrhoea..
Sudden Deaths l5
DISTRICTS.

West
North
_ __ 171

Central
East l7O 207
South..

Total ... ........ ...... ..... 885 946

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

TnE DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.—Mr. Richard
Taylor and Mr. Ashurst, the common councilmen, waited
upon the Lord Mayor in the justice-room, in conse-
quence of having seen placards borne about the streets,
and advertisements in the newspapers, intimating that a
meeting had on Monday taken place, at which his Lord-
ship presided, and a petition against the Dissenters'
Chapels. Bill had been unanimously agreed to.
Mr. R. Taylor said the object Mr. Ashurst and he had
was to ascertain whether a bona fide meeting had taken
place at the Mansion-house upon the subject of the Bill,
at which his Lordship had taken the chair. They had
seen no advertisement stating that a meeting was to take
place, neither had they seen or heard of any public re-
quisition to his Lordship to call a meeting for such a
purpose. The advertisement stated that the meeting
consisted of merchants and bankers, but they had seen
several merchants and bankers who had never heard of
the meeting until the alleged proceedings had been pub-
lished ; and they felt that injury might be done to the
measure now before Parliament, which had been brought
in by the Administration, and was supported by all the
law lords and all the bishops, with the exception of two,
if it went forth to the public that the merchants and
bankers of London had assembled, and adopted an un-
animous °position to the Bill. They had been given to
understand that no more than thirty individuals had
actually been present at the meeting.
Mr. Ashurst begged to he allowed to add a few words.
They considered the Lord Mayor to be the protector of
the rights and privileges of his fellow-citizens, and the
object of those who had assembled on the occasion al-
luded to, was to inflict a wound upon those who were in-
terested in supporting the Bill. If public notice had
been given of the intention to hold a meeting, the bankers
and merchants, who were in favour of the Bill, would
have promptly attended to discuss its merits. (Mr.
Ashurst here read a paragraph of the petition, which
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acquainted with the subject they pretended to under-
stand. He was anxious, under all the circumstances,
that the Lord Mayor should state whether the meeting
was, or was not, a public meeting?
The LORD MANOR said the meeting certainly had not
been assembled by public advertisement. He had been
waited upon by nine gentlemen of high respectability,
ho wished to discuss amongst themselves the most ad-
Visable mode of opposing the Bill in Parliament relative
to Dissenters' chapels. It was not by any means for the
purpose of discussing any religious or sectarian ques-
tion. They were unanimous in their opposition to the
Bill, and they brought with them to the meeting the
petition which had been previously drawn up. If the
application to him had been to preside at a discussion of
the merits of a question touching points of religion, he
certainly would not think of consenting, without throW-
ing open the doors to discussion by both parties; but
, the meeting which took place did not occupy a longer

ospfatchee omfetaismuere.than ten minutes, and, as he had said
before, merely related to the bes plan of opposition
amongst persons who were unanimous in the ccnidemna-
Mr. Ashurst said it was obvious that the persons who
had got up the meeting had not the courage to discuss
the question. It was a private meeting, to effect the
object of which the name and station of the Lord Mayor
had been made use of.
Mr. Taylor and Mr. Ashurst then thanked the Lord
Mayor fur the frank and candid manner in which his
Lordship had communicated with them, and retired.
WORSHIP- S TREE T.
Daniel Rodriguez, alias Rogers, a Portuguese Jew, and
Charles Stewart, a young Scotchman, were placed at the .
bar, before Mr. Broughton, for final examination,
charged on suspicion of having been concerned in break-
ing into the premises of Mr. Peter Hay, a watchmaker
and jeweller, in Leith-street, Edinburgh, and stealing
an immense quantity of jewellery, watches, and other'
valuable property.
Mr. Robinson, the solicitor, attended on behalf of the
prisoners.
The particulars of the former examination have
already been published, and it will be recollected that
the prisoners were remanded for the attendance of Mr.
Peter Hay, who it was supposed would be able to iden-
tify various articles of jewellery which were found in
their possession, and which exactly corresponded with
similar articles described in the advertised list of the
stolen property.
Mr. Hay now attended, and stated that, in the early
part of May, he had occasion to come to London on
business, and soon after his arrival, he received a letter,
apprising him that, on the sth of that month, between
the hours of 10 o'clock in the morning and 9 at night,
his warehouse had been broken open, and plundered of
nearly the whole of its most valuable contents. On
receiving information of the robbery, he immediately,
returned to Scotland, and on examining his steck, he dis-
covered that the miscellaneous assortment of property
which was afterwards advertised in the litre arid Cry
had been carried' off, but he was happy to state- tlsa(ite
aggregate value, as estimated by the police, had been
considerably overstated. He had seen the various -arti-
cles found by the police in the possession of the Kisoners,
and felt quite satisfied that neither of them formed any
portion of the stolen property.
In answer to the magistrate, the prosecutor said that
the mother of the prisoner Stewart resided within a few
doors of his warehouse in Leith-street, and he had fre-
quently seen Rodriguez driving through the streets of
Edinburgh in a gig, but he had no personal knowledge
of the other prisoner.
The prosecutor was cross examined by Mr. Robinson,
with a view of ascertaining whether he himself had
given the police the particular description of the pri-
soners which had resulted in their apprehension, but on
being informed by the magistrate that be *aa not bound
to answer the question, the prosecutor declined doing so.
Sergeant Barker stated that he had made inquiries
respecting the two boxes which were found at the pri-
soner Rodriguez's house, and had ascertained, that tn.
stead of their having been transmitted from Edinburgh
as was at first supposed, they were purchased by the pri-
soner on the day after his arrival in London,
Mr. Robinson then said that he was prepared with
abundant evidence to prove that the prisoners were
young men of unimpeachable character ,• but he trusted,
after what had taken place, that its production was un-
necessary, and that the Magistrate would at once dismiss
the charge.
_ _ _

Mr. BiouoßToig said, that as the description given of
the supposed robbers exactly tallied with that of the
prisoners, he considered that the police had acted strictly
in accordance with their duty in taking them into cus-
tody ; but there being an entire absence of evidence to
prove their participation in the offence, he had no hesi-
tation in ordering their immediate discharge.
The prisoners were accordingly discharged. ,

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

CAUTION TO MARINERS NAVIGATING THE
CHINA SEAS.

HoNo-KONG, MARCH I.—The Alligator, Cook, ar-
rived here from Sidney, New South Wales, reports that,
on January 9, she fell in with an unknown reef, in lat.
7 56 N., long. 15 20 E., in form of a horse-shoe, to the
extent of at least ten miles. On the 15th January, in
lat. 13 N., long. 16 S.E., was thrown on her beam ends,
and cut away her masts.
VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Lydia, Newport to Montreal,
26th ult., lat. 0, lon. 10, by the Constantine, at Liver-
pool. Pilot, from Palermo, 16th ult., lat. 45, lon. 14;
brig Zephyr, lat. 38, lon. 42 ; Lady Charlotte, barque,
lat. 49, lon. 8, by the Spheroid, off Falmouth. Acorn,
Villa Nova to London, out 52 days, and supplied with
provisions 24th ult., lat. 50, lon. 11, by the Snile, arrd. off
Falmouth. Dolous, Lisbon to Liverpool, 14th ult, by the
yacht Emerald, arrd. at Plymouth. Burrell, Liverpool to
Constantinople. 22nd ult. ; Jupie, Charleston, to Liver-
pool, llth ult., lat. 45, lon. 95 ; Ocean Queen, to
Quebec, 24th ult., lat. 51, lon. 10, by the Oromocto, arrd.
atXaterford. Unicorn, Viana to London, out 57 days,
by the Swift, off Cape Clear. Edward Robinson, Jan,
22d ; Anna Eliza, 30th, in the Giloto passage, by the
Brahmin, arrd. at China. Don Juan, going into Chusan,
and Thomas Crisp, Feb. 27th, off Leage Montague, by the
Soundrapivy, arrd. at Hong-Kong. Wetherall, Singapore
to Batavia, Feb. 12th, in Banca Straits ; Shins Castle,
China to London, 16th, off Minto, by the Edward
Bonstead, arrd. at Singapore.

THE SUPPOSED MURDER AT
WIMBLEDON.
On Tuesday night information was brought to Great
Scotland-yard, that Charles Hall, the plasterer, of Wim.,
bledon, who is suspected of having murdered his wife,
by smothering her with a pillow, had been apprehended
near Sevenoaks, been examined on that day before a
county magistrate, and remanded.

The follZiiving facts relating to the apprehension of
:he accused have been obtained from the most authentic

source :

On Monday afternoon, about three o'clock, a rnan
answering the description of Charles Hall, who is sup-
posed to have murdered his wife at Wimbledon,' and
who afterwards absconded, went into the tap-room
of the Polhill Arms, New-road, Shoreham, 'which
is about three miles from Seveneaks, in Kent I he
sat down and had some beer. It was gener-
ally remarked by the company that he -appeared
very depressed in spirits, and the landlord (Mr.
Vine) asked him what was the matter with him. He '
said he was in great trouble. The landlord asked him
on what account ? and he 'replied through finding' his
wife dead in bed on Wednesday morning last, and that
he had not heard of her since. He then admitted that
he was the man who had absconded from Wimbledon,
and stated that his wife was drunk on Monday night,
and they quarrelled ; that on Tuesday night when he
went home they fell out, and she pitched in to him, and
swore she would murder him ; to save himself from
her violence, he put his hand to the side of her
neck and pushed her. He then went to sleep, and
when he awoke in the morning he turned round
to kiss her, and found that she was dead. Hall con-
cluded his statement by saying that he loved his wife as
well as a man ought. Mr. Vine took every precaution to
prevent the man escaping, and then went to the constable
of Shoreham, to whom he communicated the above par-
ticulars. The constable proceeded to Mr. Atkins, a
county magistrate, residing in the neighbourhood, and
that gentleman went direct to the Polhill Arms, and had
an interview with Hall, who, in answer to some questions
put to him, observed he had nothing more to say upon
the subject. Mr. Atkins then ordered Hall to be appre-
hended, and given into the custody of the superintendent
of police at Sevenoaks, and he was accordingly conveyed
to that town, and confined in its lock-up.
On Tuesday morning, at ten o'clock, the prisoner was
taken to the office of Messrs. Austin and Holcroft, the
clerks to the magistrates, and placed at the bar before
Mr. Atkins, charged upon suspicion of having murdered
Charlotte Hall, at Wimbledon, in Surrey.
Mr. Vine, the landlord of the Polhill Arms, and his
ostler, deposed to the facts above mentioned, after
w hich—
Mr. Atkins, addressing the prisoner, said,."Have
you anything to say respecting the evidence these wit-
nesses have given ?" The prisoner answered, No,
I've nothing to say more than I've nothing to do with it
more than anybody in the world. Besides, it is all set-
tled—the Coroner's jury brought in a verdict ' Died
from natural Causes ;' therefore, what have I to do
with it."
The prisoner, who, throughout the examination, was
very restless, and continued plucking the beaver from by
hat, was then removed to the lock-up.

A malicious paragraph, just at this time, he ap-
peared in a Parisian revolutionary journal, which is
marked with enmity not only to the Royal Family of
England, but also to that of France. It is to the effect,
that the King of Saxony, now on a tour in this
country, and about to become the guest of her Majesty
hinnehsiss”kingdom not to recognise, or give
and Prince Albert, at Windsor Castle, has issued orders
tiotitleie authorities
of
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g
hetito, the Dukes of Saxe Coburg
and Anhalt ; and the writer adds, that a similar order
has been made by the King of Prussia, whose reception
in England was so flattering at the christening' of the
infant Prince of Wales. Now this, on the face of it, is a
rank fabrication, and only a repetition of what was cir•
culated on the marriage of the Princess Clementine of
Orleans with the Prince of the Coburg line ; for no
third-rate sovereign, as the King of Saxony unquestion-
ably is, would venture to adopt a course that would weer
the semblance of insult, when a compliment was about
to be conferred upon him by the Queen of England,
house_il of
who is so closely united to the destinies of thee
Coburg: The same denial may be given for the
ar of
farfetched.
Prussia, the introduction of whose name
Victoria, is equal to that of the
t.S_oevese
ajgn
neient as the
The position of Prince Albert, as the Consort
rew in
nf Queen
kingdom he enjoys a hereditary title
words upon so
Sovereign himself: But why
the Clubs (of course not the Ca I ), MP .
of the royal tourist in visit-
ingremarks on the indifference
flagrant a falsehood? for this reason,
ton_ tbearet thezincge aint
about the country before pay..
noblemen and driving
aies Y.e. CHINA.
—Caledonian Mercury.
oHis Excel-
reAsimpeoEutsletAoNher
EMBASSYgt
Cushing, Envoy Extraordinary and
from the United States of
Minister Plenipotentiary.
his suite,
the Court of Pekin, with suite, arrived
Americaao
_tads ou Saturday last, the 24th instant, on
ilnengTcyl-'llisEthe Hon. C. ,
in Mae
I
I board the United States flag-ship Brandywine, Commo-
dore Parker. His Excellency's suite consists of six
gentlemen, Mr. F. Webster, Secretary of Legation,
; Mr. O'Donnell, Mr. 111‘Intosh, Dr. Kane, Mr. West,
and Mr. Hernisz. And we understand that the Rev. E. C.
Bridgman, D.D., and the Rev. P. Parker, have been ap-
pointed joint Chinese Secretaries to the Legation. His Ex-
i cellency has apartments on the Praya Grande, where he
will remain until the Brandywine shall have taken in her
stores and made other necessary arrangements to proceed on
I her voyage to the Nonth of the Peiho.—Cantm Press,