The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-09 00:00:00

THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.

A meeting of the members of the Common Council
was held this afternoon at the Council Chamber,
hall ; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. The
meeting was called in pursuance of a numerously signed
requisition, in order that the court might express itti:
opinion upon the consequences likely to arise to the cool,
merce of the country from the decision of the House 01
Commons on Tuesday night last, and to adopt such stePS
as might be deemed necessary.

The sale by auction of the St. James's Theatre is an'
nounced to take place by Mr. Rohins on the 21st of
April. This valuable freehold property only requires
the attention of a popular and enterprising manager to
become one of the most prosperous theatrical speculatieoe
in London. The sale takes place by direction of the wort'
gagee.
The Westminster Library will open to-morrow. Sir
W. Page Wood will preside, and Mr. E wart, togetbel
with several members of the House of Commons, wi!"
attend the inauguration. On the 15th of April, tue
great library at Liverpool will be founded. This PO;
vincial institution is to cost 30,0001 , the whole 0'
which snm is given for the purpose by Mr. W. Browns
M. P.
The United States Gazette thinks that all who have the
honour to possess the decoration of the Victoria Cr°e°
should be permitted by royal ordinance to affix the
initial letters, " V.C.", after their names. The adoption
of this suggestion would be acceptable to the paq:ll
principally interested, as "it would enable them, sot",-
out needles.; display, to obtain the recognition of OW
honourable distinction."
LIVERPOOL, March 7. —The Royal Mail stearasbiP
Africa sailed hence to-day for New York, with 40 Poe'
sengers, a fall cargo, and the mails. The stearnebiP
Circassian took her departure this morning, with or
wards of 200 passengers and a full and very valuable
cargo for Newfoundland, Halifax, and Portland. SI
is the first ship of a new line. The new Black Ball
clipper ship War Spirit sailed to-day for Melbourne+
with a Post-office mail, full cargo, and upwards of 200
passengers.
Surcrpg.—On Saturday an inquest was held at the
Prince Regent Tavern, Beresford-street, Walwortb, bt
Mr. W. Carter, coroner, for East Surrey, on the bodi,
of Mr. James Taylor, aged 57, late a quartermaster of
the Coldstream Guards, who committed suicide. The
deceased had been many years in the Guards, and re•
calved two pensions, the ordinary retiring pay, and 'one
from her Majesty for meritorious;conduct. The deceased.
fancied he should come to want, although a man of pro•
perty. verdict—" Temporary Insanity."
WILLS.—The will of the Right Hon. Nathaniel Baron
Scarsdale was proved in London under 160,0001. per-
sonalty ; he has provided liberally for all his servants.---
John Gurney, Esq , of Earlham Hall, Norfolk, 250,0001.
—The Rev. W. Thresher, 40,0001. ; has left bequests
to reveral charitable institutions.—Miss Mary Pallister,
of Kensington-square, 35,0001. ; has also left charitable
bequests.—Robert Lindsell, Esq., of Biggleswadrs
35,000/.—John Wooo, Esq., of Totteridge, 30,0001.
Andrew Ure, M.D., 10,0)01.—illustrated London Nees.
FRIGHTFUL CAB ACCIDENT AT PlMLlCO.—YeeterdaY
evening a frightful accident occurred, which, it is feared,
will terminate fatally, to William Morgan, cabman, re'
siding at No. 17, Caledonian-mews, Pimlico. It apPes"
the unfortunate man was driving at a steady pace, obeif;
the horse dashed off at a furious rate, throwing him•
the box in Stitherland.street, Pimlico, the wheels pariob
over his arms and body, mutilating him in a shockil
manner. The horse'with the cab was fortunately stopPef:
when police-constables Nos. 16 and 24 B conveyed tu.;
man to St. George's Hospital, where Mr. Roberts,
surgeon, promptly attended, and rendered every &se's:
ance that surgical skill could suggest, but from the et'
tensive injuries little hopes are entertained of his tau"-

very,
CHINESE IN AIISTRALIA.-It will scarcely be believe('
that there are at present no less than 41,000 Chines!
located in different parts of the colony of Victoria, 0r:-
chiefly employed in seeking for gold at the various gel",.,
fields. They are generally under chiefs or " headsn3eeti
until they can repay their advances, for, being mostly
the poorer classes, they are supplied with a passage ell.
necessaries by their richer countrymen. When the advanvw
is paid up they are free to do as they please, and as 01
are generally successftr they are v,ry soon enabled to rer
lise independence. As they and the other diggers do not
agree very well they generally get located in a spot bl
themselves and work in companies. To obtain gold is the
only object the Chinese have in coming to Australia. Thei
do not intend to settle in the country, but as FOOl3 0
they have made their " pile" they return to China $0
enjoy the fruits of their industry. It is truly astonivb;
ing the quantities they contrive to pick up, as evinced
by the entries at the Custom-house, which, however, 0,
not represent the whole of their gains—the ingenuity 0'
the Chin amen enahlieg him to .carry off considerable
quantities unrecorded and untaxed.—Australian and
New Zealand Gazette.

CONVICTION OF ELIZA TREMAINE, AT LEEDS.---OA
Saturday m irning, a. the Leeds Quarter Sessi,us, Mari
Eliza Tremaine, alias Kellaway, alias Field, Wee
charged with stealing a pair of scisikors, handkerchief,
purse, and some money, from John Clough, landlord of
the Bridge Inn, Ferrybridge, near Durham. It all
peared that the prisoner went to the prosecutor's house
in December last, giving her name as Mary Eliza Teal',
and on the evening of her arrival informed him, under su
oath of secresy, that she had escaped from a convent in
France, and had spent all her money in travelling, but
was possessed of landed property in Oxfordahire worth
1,400/. a year. She stayed some days at the Bridge ions
and promised Mr. Clougb,in return for his kindness to her,
a "deed of gift" for 1201. a year. With the Tie* of
having it " completed," he accompanied her to Leeds,fre
which place he went,by her request, to Headingley in search
of her uncle. On his return she was not to be found/
except by the aid of the police, who discovered her in
cottage, to which she had obtained access by a grails°.
pretence as that by which she imposed upon Clough;
When she was searched, the stolen property was found
on her. The jury at once found her guilty, and the- Ile'
corder, observing that she bad been convicted of similer
frauds at Livt rpool in 1848, at Derby in 1851, at North'
allerton in 1854, at Oxford in 1855, and subsequently el
Reading, sentenced her to penal servitude for six year°.
THE MAIM—SOUTHAMPTON, March 7.—The PE3DiIr
sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Alhambrit,
Captain W. J. Woodgates, sailed hence to-day with the
mails for the Peninsular ports, 17 passengers (13 &Ist'
class, three second, and one deck), bar gold value
21,0481. for Cadiz, and a foil general cargo. Among
the passengers are—Mr. Pater and Mr. Stanniost for
Vigo ; Messrs. Sandeman, Hassan, Kingston, and F. ee
Almeida, for Oporto ; Rev. A. Hamilton, Mr. Suter,'
and Mr. Colton, for Cadiz ; Messrs. Smith, Caro'',
Pakeman, and G. Binns, for Gibraltar. The Tages,.'
tChaep
homewardt . E.
p Christian,en
ineiseidauremheeirl,e
andon twheilllm4tehetipnarte.bwabilt;
tcthaokeieommoaubi
lots: hcferaoprmett. uFlrnni mail of the 17th. The Pera, Cap'
Soy, leaves with the India mails on the 20th, and t"-
dia eisedducehainbao.ut
Thethe saEmeerepedaeteevisiej
Australian Company's screw steamer Jura (chartere
from the Cunard Coreptny), Capt. Moodie, arrived her:
from Liverpool this morning, having made the Pstesegi
to Cowes in 39 hours from the Mersey. This veee?
takes out the Australian mails on the 12th instant,
Malta and Alexandria, whence they will be despatch•
overland to Suez and carried on from that port to Aur'
i
tralia by the screw steamer Simla. The Etna, CePtejo
Millar, is due here from Alexandria on the 20th, with ti
first homeward mails from Australia under the new el'
tract. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Avon, Capt
Revett, haves on Monday, the 9th, with the mails
.ag
Lisbon, Madeira, and the Brazils ; and the next meg
from the same quarter will be brought by the Taiesf'
Tee Capt.
nextJ el
outwardl co e,duewheeerte
Indianat the latter
steamere will n of the
be
the
dalena, Capt. Abbott, on the 17th, and the Parana le
due from the islands on the 16th.rnlq"atOb.::