The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-16 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

Father Mathew is to visit America in June next. A free
passage has been offered him by Grinnell, Mintuni, and Co.,
proprietors of a London and Liverpool line of packet ships,
which he has accepted.
The funds of the Royal Free Hospital for the Destitute Sick
have just been increased by a sum of 2001., which has been
transmitted to that excellent charity through the hands of
Messrs. Nesbit, from J. J. Coney, Esq., of Brunswick-grove,
Maidenhead, as executor of the late Mrs. Bouchier.
A considerable quantity of foreign wheat has been relieved
from bond at Gloucester, on the payment of 16s. per quarter
duty.
At the Quarterly meeting of the Royal Naval Benevolent
Society, held on Monday at the Thatched House Club, the
secretary, Capt. Dickson, stated that the balance of the So-
ciety's funds was 1,1421., being 2001. less than during the
corresponding quarter of last year. There were 4501. left for
distribution. A resolution was agreed to, expressing thg
deep regret of the meeting at the death of Rear-Admiral
Francis Fane, who had been a liberal patron of the institu-
tion, and offering their condolence to his widow.
A public meeting took plaCe in the Vestry-rooms of St.
Pancras parish on Monday evening, for the purpose of consi-
dering the clauses of the Masters and Servants' Bill ; and
also to urge upon Parliament to abide by their votes already
recorded with respect to the ten hours' clause in the Factories
Bill, proposed by Lord Ashley. The following resolutions
weirs carried unanimously ;—" That the Bill now before Par.
'lenient to amenli the law as relates to Masters and Ser-
vants, was unjust in principle, and wholly subversive of that
which had so long been England's boast—Trial by jury,"
And " That this meeting deem ten hours' daily labour quite
sufficient for adult males, and can but feel that any attempt
to inflict more on weak women and little children is subver-
sive of the best principles of humanity, alike unprincipled
and unjust, a sacrifice of domestic duty and domestic comfort
to the shrine of Moloch. We, therefore, call upon the House
of Commons to adopt the ten hours' clause in any Factory
Bill they may pass."

LATE DELIVERY OF LETTERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—May I solicit a very brief space in your journal to
Itepresent the late delivery, in this part of Tottenham-court-
road, of the general morning's post.
The delivery of letters does not take place before half-past
ten o'clock ; and on Monday mornings the delivery is still
later, by the space of about an hour-and-a-half.
The insertion of this intimation in The Sun will be duly
appreciated by the inhabitants in this immediate district.—
I am, Sir, yours, respectfully,
J. B. SMITH, of Leamington.
No. 205, Tottenham-court-road, April 15, 1844.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK.—On
Sunday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, a married.
female, named Mary Shoulder, of 22, Whitcomb-sti eet,
Leicester-square, threw herself into the ornamental water in
the enclosure of St. James's Park, near the residence of the
keeper. The latter, on being made acquainted with the
circumstance, instantly repaired to the spot, and with a rake
succeeded in dragging her ashore as she was sinking a se-
cond time in deep water. She was conveyed to West-
minster Hospital, and was yesterday enabled to leave the in-
stitution. Distress is the cause assigned.
following distinguished persons honoured the.
Duke and Duchess
with their presence last evening :—The,
the Countess of
of Beaufort, the Marchioness of Ailesbur.),,
isete rd a y being the
the Countess St.
FRENCH PLATS.—ST. JAMES'S TlfsEeApTeßrfro-r
Chesterfield and the Hon. Mrs. A
3 fia' srognu'is of Lisboa, Lord
Aulaire, the Earl of Wilton, the
Lennon,
Marquisnox Hofoln.Voir,-..
and Lady Aylmer, Countess
Wor-
cester Baroness de Calabre a,
Count KielmanSegge, Lord
residence, in GseirorNge.-sctr.eetTi,aidiaal:oLvoerrd-
Byng, &c. ll the Baron de Nieu—nmialichenes,
• •
THE 1 IRS •
of Easter Term, agreeably to ancient custom, the
fii,resrtd,
dayiancellor gave a breakfast to the several Judges at
square :—Lord Denman, Lord Chief Justice of - the Queen's
Bench; Lord Langdale, Master of the Rolls; Sir L. Shad-
.....kanerydveierl
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Baron Parke, Baron
Alderson, Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr.
Justice Coltman, Mr. Justice Erskine, Baron Rolfe, Mr.
ip's private
Justice Wightman, and Mr. Justice Creswell were the judges
present. There was a numerous party of the different learned
personages connected with the several i
llivi(sillt.or
Vice-Chancellordsl
. ni.n n. ,A,,1r1, ano -
also Queen's -
Cannel, present, among whom ,i,a e ,(. 1)•;1,: ed
Sir F. Pollock ON lio attended for the last time in Ca ( .:,, ;,I
01)=4 of Attc,:ney-General), Sergeants Andre., -
At clierley and 'falfoard ; ille,iisrs. TheSiger (Solicit o '-i .. ,: a I
elect), Erl'e, Waelieid, J. Miller, G. Spence, T Kind, ,i,,,
T. J. Platt, R. Alexander, T. Starkie, C. I'. Swanston, .-.)
Stuart, Bethel], Godson, W. Whatley, and the Hon. J. Stuart
`Wortley; Mr. Commissioner Barlow; Masters in Chaucer:,
Parra-, Wingfield, Sir Giffin Wilson, sen., and Crud); Right
Hon. Sir G. lt, se ; Messrs. Turner, Arn;tArong, Wiihrahilni,
Roe, Teed, Walker, Parker, Russell, Anderton, Rontilly, &c.
Sir W. Follett was unavoidably absent.
ACCIDENT, TO WAKEFIELD, THE Jocgny.—We
are sorry to say this clever "light weight" met with a severe
accident on Saturday last whilst riding . Lord Orford's Derby
colt Boots in a trial at Newmarket. It appears that the
.horse broke down, and Wakefield was thrown with so much
violence that he sustained the dislocation of a shoulder, and
bad one foot so 'much injured that it will, in all probability, be
some months before he will be able to ride again.
ANOTHER FlRE.—Yesterday morning, at three,
the shop of Mr. Dunmore, porkLbutcher, North-street, Binie-
house-fields, was found to be on fire, and, notwithstanding
prompt exertions on the pert" of the poliee, firemen, the inha-
bitants, &e., the house was speedily reduced to a heap of
ruins. Mr. Dunmore was insured in the Suu and Imperial
Offim. -
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