The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY..,Her Maksty,— accompanied 1)1
his Royal Highness Prince Albert. walked this morning in the
grounds in the neighbourhood of the Castle. Her Majesty and
the Prince again promenaded in the afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Prin',
cess Alice were taken a carriage airing today, at:ended by the,
Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken for as
airing in the grounds on her pony.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir Edward
Bowater, Colonel Arbuthnot, Captain Meynell, and Mr. G.
Anson, went this forenoon to enjoy the sport of shooting in the
royal preserves.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and tha
Princess glary took their departure from the Castle this morn•
ing for Kew.

The Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementine Vll'
Tiers left the Castle this morning for town.
The Viscountess Emlyn will have She honour of joining the
royal dinner party at the Castle this evening.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied
by the Princess Mary, returned to her residence at Keve
yesterday, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
A deputation from the Directors of the London Missionart
Society, consisting of Mr. Alderman Challis, Chairman, wit°
the Rev. Arthur Tidman and the Rev. J. J. Freeman, foreign
secretaries, had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen at 00
Fureign-office, yesterday.
The Governor of the Bank of England had an intervieo:
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his oftlcW
residence in Downing-street.
The Attorney-General transacted business yesterday at tb•
Treasury.
Sir Thomas Fremantle, and other official gentlemen, had
interviews with Sir Robert Peel yesterday.
The Secretary at War visited Sir James Graham yesterday
at the Home-office.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Co
office, for the Governor of Gibraltar.
Sir James Graham and Sir Edward Knatchbull trassiactla
business yesterday, at the Foreign-office.

THE CONTEMPLATED DOG BILL
TO THE EDITOR OF THE swq.
am rejoiced to find that you have espouse°,
the cause of those much persecuted animals, the pet
dugs of this metropolis, by opening your columns to
the several statements that have been forwarded to
you, with a view of exposing the nefarious traffic in
canine flesh, carried on with such unblushing effrontery,
in open day by organised gangs of dog stealers.
there be a quadruped more deserving than another of
protection and kindness, it is that most faithful and intel'
ligent ofall dumb companions—the dog. His sagacity
and devoted attachment to man, should teach a loss°
of gratitude; for, setting aside all feeling of fondness
for a cherished protege, the bare thought of a help'
less and confiding animal falling into the hands of ei
lawless plunderer, should point out the necessity °I
checking the growing evil. To cite the numberless,
instances of fidelity and attachment, on the part 0'
the canine race to man, were an endless task, neither
is it necessary to broach any philosophical disquisi'
tion on the very slight connecting link between
instinct and reason ; I, however, feel disposed to
yield to this noble animal the higher of the tvi°
attributes, for I could adduce some staggering facts in
favour of the reasoning power of these faithful four'
footed dependents. I may, however, be permitted to
advance an opinion, that the dog was intended by
nature to be our companion. Take one or more pup'
pies from any given litter, the moment their eyes are,.
open they will run to man, and from that momen!
they attach themselves to his person. Of late years
grieve to observe that the destroyers have been
abroad and have contrived, with too much success,
to sever the tie that nature determined should hos
formed, and our favourite animals are torn from tbeit
legitimate protectors by the unfeeling vagabonds Wil°
are permitted to infest the streets of London. There
is no punishment too great for these scoundrels; and
their nefarious traffic, so long carried on with sin'
punity, calls loudly for legislative interference. Tlitsb
some stringent legal enactment has not been put in
force long ere this, I confess surprises me ; for
years past the evil has been complained of, and
has of late grown to such a pitch that the pubb°
are about to seek for redress. Horse-stealing
and sheep-stealing are denounced as felonies ; the,
law protects their owners ; and why, in the name 0'
humanity, I ask, should not the same penalty be
awarded to the dog-stealer ? The owner of a do;
has as great a right to be screened from the depreda;
tions of these miscreants as the possessor of beasts of
burthen. To the sportsman and the shepherd th 6
faithful dog is an invaluable ally; the animals which
administer to our diversions in the field, and are s°
pre-eminently useful in the sheepfold, are surel
worthy some consideration. The same rule should
apply to the domestic pet and the house dog. Solve
of the latter class of favourites, kept for amusement,
or the indulgence of a kindly feeling, are of a high
nominal value ; but whether the cherished object be
a spaniel, a pug, or a poodle, the feelings of its owner
are not to be wrung by the acts of a miscreant,
robs for the purpose of extorting money, and
who tampers with the weakness of compel'
sionate persons ; for in ninety-nine cases
out of a hundre those individuals so robbed
would at any sacrifice recover their dogs by the pel'
ment of large rewards, rather than allow e. cherished
favourite to be subjected to torture and cruelty.
have at this moment a list, comprising• the names of
noble and influential families in the metropolis, w,be
have paid their smart money to tome tune by this
species of ''black mail" being levied upon them ; en di
startling as it must appear, r,o less a sum than 6g6l'
has been paid by different r,arties for the recover .'
their stolen favourites, curing the past year. Illts
is really monstrous; a:-,d I most unfeignedly hope
that Captain Rous car Mr. Liddell will bring the sub'
ject before the llrJuse in so tangible a shape as to jui
sure the passing of the Bill in contemplation ;_und
sincerely trust that one or other, or both, of the.'„,
gentlemen, will introduce the subject seriously
well as emphatically, and point out the abominable
nuisance as it really exists. Some unthinking feW'
may scoff at the attempt, and deem the subject an UT;
fitting one for so sage an assemblage as the House r,
Commons.; but I could tell these unreflecting beings,
any should be found, that it is not a subject to be
treated with levity or indifference, and that, more'
over, it is one which calls loudly for redress. Aff'
Bishop, the gunmaker of Bond-street, is entitled- tn
the thanks of the community at large for his humans'
exertions in affording protection to the owners of vie
luable dogs. A petition has for some time been Opel'
for signature at his establishment, and I have see°,
with equal pride and satisfaction, the names of the
great and good enrolled in this important document'
The object of this petition, which will be embodied in
the Bill to be brought before the House, is to ensure
a proper meed of punishment to all dealers in cauilr
flesh; that the crime of dog-stealing shall be const",
tuted a felony; and, morever, that the receiver of inl
dog, known to be illegally obtained, shall he Corsi'
dered as an accomplice, and be visited with a simib't
sentence of transportation—and, of a verity, the soonore
such heartless wretches are sent out of the country soot
better. London swarms with these pests to society;
and when these inhuman outcast., receive the measure
of punishment due for their in;.quity, we may hope for
something like undisturbed, possession of our little
favourites. The heavy ewitributions levied weekly
by the whole fraternity exceed belief; the sums de.-
manded and paid for Me recovery of purloined ato:
mall are positively enormous, and the sooner sue'
flagrant acts are Klectually stopped the better.
AMICUS CANIS.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—On Tuesday afternoonr:dif
about a. quarter past three o'clock, a young woman, respenta
dressed, was observed to mount the balustrade at the Wept slit
of W aterloo-bridge. For a few memento she excited no attei
tin'a, seeming to be enjoying the view which that locality Pre
o
i
lents. After a brief interval, however. her intentions benar •
fertfully altered : she mounted the top of the parapet, and '7llO
Ith art time stared wildly round her, and in a moment or til° became quite calm, land with a most perfect coolness untied bit
to
bonnet and threw it deliberately from her int°
ohe
road ; then turning her face towards the river, so,
threw her hands behind her and jumped forward.
ht
made no turn in her descent, but went ,f
into the water ; her clothes became inflated by her oet
nor did she appear to sink more than a couple of ,
beyond her own depth, when she immediately rose to the
face. It was remarked by several persons, who, as well ae
writer of this paragraph, were witnesses of the transaction, th
neither in her spring from the bridge, nor when she rose to.lo,
surface of the water, did she utter any manner of ejaculatio°o
As soon as the circumstance became known, boats were ru_two
from bath sides of the bridge, and after some times nw.„o.
picked up, but life was quite extinct. The unfortunate wr
1
appeared about 20 or 21 years of age, and apparent)
perfect health. A gentleman who witnessed the trans' he,
rushed forward to prevent, if possible, the fatal catastrophes
and was within arm's-length of grasping her clothes when otti
precipitated herself into the river. The body was subtegne
taken to the bone-house, Waterloo-road.
Rosa
GENERAL POST-OFFICE.--INCREASE OF M°7-„.
MAILS.—Yesterday the following notification was poste_uA "`thio
the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, anife tI
i
various Branch offices in the metropolis :—"
the names of places in England already published, to ,_111:0
letters by the morning mails are forwarded, the follow
de
been affixed to the list, viz., Brampton, Gateshead, Nev!w coals
on- Tyne, North Shields, Ri ckmansworth, Salisbury%
Shields, Stockbridge, Sunderland, all Ireland, all Scotia'"ill
For all the places the letter-boxes at the receiving-houses
be open till 7 A.M. for Lewspapers, and BA. x. coo.'
And those at the Branch offices at Charing-cross, Ola__„ntion
dish-street, and Blackman-street, Borough, for the re:lg.
of newspapers till half-past 7, A.m., and for letters, naod,
At the General Post-office,, and the Branch-office in L°l. beforse
street, the boxes will close, for newspapers at a quarteLl".,
8, A.x., and for letters at hall past 8, A.m.—Vl'
BERLEY, Secretary." In additwl
whit:,
et.
MEDICAL TREATMENT THE POOL rongr,,
tigation (at the instance of Mr. Payne,- the deputy ie„the
took place before the board of guardians, at St. Ge°lo tar
Martyr's, tSouthwartz, respecting the manner in which !i Door
dical officers of the *anion had treated two out-door e.t7 ee.
who har's died. Mr. Ilathurst in the one case, and 17-
dell in the other, had prescribed without either of themre ~
their 'patient ; and the latter had allowed, it
IPPattsen3 the
assistant, an apprentice only 20 years of are,
to
rest ogo•
paupers. In the former case the board, in spite of great
sition from Messrs. Boxer, Gladwell, and ethers, passed
every
solution ar_quitting Mr. Bathurst, who said he
_r—e,
filar
aiternoor, to see some 40 patients. In the other cal cot ion,
resolut bs College of
,on was agreed to, but acs
agair.st allowing any one who had not passed the,
Sw.geons to visit the sick poor. • Tipper
'
Lady Dashwood King died on Friday,dyship 739,
Montague-street, at an advanced age.
Herdmarried, 17
daughter of Theodore 11. Broadhead, EN, an left & AO.
Sir John Dashwood Kir.g, Bart., by,whona the has
rola family, panied