The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-26 00:00:00

CRUELTY TO A HORSE.

Mr. Thomas, from the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Dumb Animals, arrived at Windsor on
Wednesday, for the purpose of instituting the ne-
cessary inquiries, preparatory to commencing legal
proceedings against the parties who were guilty -of a
gross act of cruelty towardsa valuable horse on Mon-
day last. The following are the particulars —A
pony, between twelve and thirteen hands high,
was matched against a bay cob, nine years old,
for twenty-five pounds a-side, to proceed from
London to Windsor, without any restrictions as to
whether the beasts were to trot or gallop. The
pony was to be ridden,_ and the cob to go in har-
ness. The start took place from Dorset-square, Re-
gent's park, early on Monday morning, the route
being through Hounslow, Crawford-bridge, Lang-
ford, Colnbrnok, Langley, Broom, and Datchet,
to the New Inn, at Windsor, where the
pony arrived shortly after eight o'clock, about 200
yards in advance of the horse in harness, performing
the distance (between 23 a.nd 24 miles) in one hour
and twenty- four. minutes,. at the rate of upwards
of seventeen miles an, hour. The pony, although
considerably distresed; sufficiently recovered,
after a short rest; to - be „ taken to Slough, to
be conveyed from thence •to PaddingtOn by the
Great \% estern Railway. The . cob,. I),:nvever, was
in a most dreadful state, upon its arrival at the,New
Inn; and after lingering.from eight o'clock until
half-.past.twelVe, it -expired in the greatest torture.
Soineidea.may-be formed of the cruelty practised to-
wards the unfortunate animal, when it is stated that
the chaiSe' it iiAfi to.'drag, for nearly twenty-four
Miles, -weighed betweenl and 8 cwt., and this, in
addition.toitsMifeelingdriver, and its harness, brought
its load- up to nearly half a ton. Throughout its
whole journey it was .not once pulled up, but was
urged on, at full gallop, nearly all the way from town.
The owner slept at Windsor on the preceding night,
but lift the next morning at eleven o'clock, leaving
orders with his groom to take his horse to
town that afternoon. It died, however, as we
have before stated, and its carcase was disposed of
yesterday to a person from Colnbroolc. The gig,
a heavy-wheeled , old-fashioned Dennett, was
sent for, and delivered up this morning. Notwith-
standing the inquiries which have been made by Mr.
Thomas during the day, assisted by the police,
agreeably to the orders of the magistrates, the names
of the parties implicated in this disgraceful affair
have not yet been discovered. Mr. Henderson, the
veterinary surgeon, who was called in to bleed and
administer a drink to this murdered 'animal, was told
to apply for the amount of his charges to Mr. Hyatt,
No. 16, John-street, Edgware-road. From the clue
which has been obtained, there is very little doubt
that all the parties connected with this disgraceful
affair will be discovered and proceeded against. We
may observe that the poor beast had a deep sand
crack in its off fore foot, and that both its hind legs
had been fired. The Society is determined to use
every evertion to bring the guilty parties to justice.

Mr. Charles Kemble had the honour, nn Wednesday
evening, of reading to her Majesty and the Court, at Buck=
Ingham Palace, Shakspeare's play of qui&lint, slightly com-
pressed.

THE ROYAL AVIARY AT WINDSOR —ATTEMPTED
ROBBERY OF HER MAJESTY'S FAVOURITE FowLs.—Her Ma-
jesty's aviary, in the immediate vicinity of the Royal
dairy, in the Home-park, at Windsor, which is stocked
with a most valuable and rare collection of fowls, pigeons,
and other birds of extreme rarity, was attempted to be,
broken into on Sunday night by a parcel of vagabonds, who
were- fortunately discovered before they had purloined,
any of the property on the premises. It appears that Mr.
Walters, poulterer, of the High-street, Windsor, who has
the entire superintendence of the Royal aviary, and who
resides in a cottage near to the spot, had not left more than
a few minutes, when his son, hearing a noise in that
part of the premises opposite to the Home-park, 19olod
through the window of the Queen's room, and saw distinctly
two men in the act of endeavouring to force open the gate
of that division, which contained the rare Cochin China fowls.
He immediately gave an alarm, when his father and others
came to his assistance. The men instantly made eff into the
Park leaping the rails; one taking the road to Datchett,
and,the other making off in the direction of Frogmore. A
fierce dog, of powerful size, kept on the premises, belonging
to Mr. Walters, was sent in pursuit of the thieves; but HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY.--Yesterday being
on getting up to one •of them, it ran along by his side appointed for the celebration of her Most Gracious Majesty's
across the Park, without attempting to attack him. birthday, when she attained her twenty-fifth year, the morn-
There is no doubt from the dog suffering the ing was ushered in by the ringing of a merry peal at the
men to enter upon the premises without making churches throughout the metropolis, Kensington, and Wind-
noise, and from his subsequent movements, that. some sor. The Royal standard was hoisted at the Tower, Somer-
drug had been administered to it by the thieves. The set-house, the Italian Opera, St. Martin's, St. Giles's, and St.
animal has not been well since the affair occurred. Upon Margaret's church, Westminster. At ten o'clock, A.m.,
examining the aviary, the marks of a jemmy were discovered there was a grand parade in St. James's-park of a battalion
close to the locks and hinges of five of the doors of the divi- of each regiment 4 the Foot Guards in their new uniforms,
sions, containing the most valuable of her Majest) 's birds. attended by their respective bands, when they were inspected
A portion of the iron and wire-work, which divided the by the Duke of Wellington, Commander-in-Chief and Colonel
several compartments, was found to be broken, and con- j of the Grenadier Guards ;by his Royal Highness Field-Mar-
siderably injurel by the attempt which had evidently been shal the Duke of Cambridge, Colonel of the Coldstream
made to enter the premises by climbing over the rail. Mr. Guards; his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Colonel of the
Gillman, the superintendent of the Windsor police, was sent Scots Fusilier Guards; and Field-Marshal his Majesty Leo-
for the next morning by Major-General Wemyss, and in- i pold, the King of the Belgians, and a numerous military staff.
structed to use his best efforts to discover and bring to justice ; After the parade, the bands of the three regiment of guards
the guilty parties. From the great ease with which the pre-- marched to the Colour Court, at St. James's Palace, where
mises can be entered from a portion of the Home-park, it is ; they performed several choice jieces of music. At one o'clock
expected that, for the future, a strict watch will be kept dur- a Royal salute was fired by the guns in St. James's Park and"
lag the night. the Tower.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING..
LONDON, APRIL 25.—Light S.E. breeze, and fine.
PLymourit, Ariur. 24.—Wind N.W.—Sld, Africa, Ceylon;
Lord Win. Beutinck, Port Phillip.
DEAL, APRIL 24.—Wind S.E. to E.S.E.—Arrd. Ariadne,
Campbell, China; Allerona, Voss, Buenos Ayres to Antwerp;
Johanno, Rio, for Stockholm ; Zodiac, India, for Rotterdam,
Columbine, Robertson, St. Domingo ; Cid, Arrianga, Ht'
vannah ; Janet Muir, Heron, Africa, and sailed for Leith.
Sailed Nero, Puck, Valparaiso ; Funchal, Cape Coast Castle;
E. Boutcher, St. Kitt's ; put back, F. Burr, for Boston. -
OFF DARTMOUTH, APRIL 24.—Agnes, Fox, 'Trinidad.
SOUTHAMIvrON, APRIL 24.—Arrd. Liverpool (s.),
SWANSEA, APRIL 23.—Arrd. Malcolm, Valparaiso.
SUNDERLAND, APRIL 23.—S1d. Pioneer, Mirainichi ; Con-
cordia, Quebec.

Ltvi:droor., APRIL \.W, fresh.—Arrd. tier - •
toun, Kerr, Bombay ; Joseph Porter, Wilson, Ichoboe, left
Feb. 28, St. Helena, Ist ult.; Catherine, Coffee, Buenos '
Ayres, Feb. 4. Of, Nith-Stom, King,'Hudson, Laguna, sid*.
6th ult.

OEI, CORK, APRIL 2L—lsabella, Scott, Ichoboe.
LONDONDERRY, APRIL 17.—Arrd.Ann, Johnston, Trinidad.
Sld. Fellowship, St. John's, New Brunswick; Fanny, 11,iii"
delphia ; Margaret, ditto ; Lavinia, New York.
SHIELDS, APRIL 23.—$1 d. Isabella, St. Helena.
ICHOBOE.—Arrd. previous to Feb. 27.—Eliza, Kincaid, ;
Cape of Good Hope. The rollers set in very heavy at
Ichoboe, between the 19th and 26th of Feb. Several vessels
got adrift, and had their stages washed awey. The John
Jardine lost an anchor, the Golden Sprig lost an anchor, aid ,
got in contact ; the Jessie, lost her large boat. Her Majesty''a
ship Winchester, within two days' sail of Ichoboe, was spoken
sit the 25th of Feb. by the Isabella, off Cork.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals—Ariadne, Campbell, from China, in the
Downs, sailed Dec. 26, St. Helena Marck 4; blertower
Renn, from Bombay, at Liverpool, sailed Dec. 12, Mae'
ritius, Jan. 23, St. Helena March 1 ; Simon Taylor,
Brown, from China, off Portsmouth, sailed Dec. 6, St.
Helena Feb. 28; Nith, Graham, from Bengal, at Live"
pool, sailed Nov. 26, Cape of Good Hope Feb. 20;
Tartar, Luce, from Mauritius, off Falmouth, sailed Feb.
8, St. Helena March 8; Humayoon, M'Kellar, from
Bengal, in the West India Docks, sailed Dec. 20, St'
Helena Feb. 26; Kandiana, Rogers, from Bengal, in th• -
Downs, sailed Dec. 2, St. Helena Feb. 22.
Arrivals at Mauritius—Augusta Jessie, Sparkes, Feb'
1, from Bombay; Isabella -Watson, Macdonald, lot;
Bangalore, Smith, 3d, from Calcutta; Manchester, Tar' -
ner, from Madagascar; Duchess of Argyll, Tait, 6tb •
from Calcutta.

Departures from Mauritius—Earl of Lonsdale, Pelle;
Jun. 31 to Calcutta ; Maid of Mona, Blake, to Algv"
Bay ; Hindostan, Lamb, 31st ; Louisa Balla., Retain Cape
and ~
ton, Feb. 1 ; Martin Luther, Palmer, 3d, all to the (Al
and London ; John Fleming, Clarke, Ist to Mat
Ocean Pride, Vaux, 2d to Ceylon ; Vulcan, Patrick,
to Greenock; Buteshire, Currie, to Calcutta; Orator'
Chester, to Colombo ; Mary, Caithness, to Algoa 130
Hong-Kong. Dodds, 4th to Calcutta ; Augusta, vaulk'
ing ; and Lady Kennaway, Spence, to Bombay ; Trek'
boer, Cobern, to Algoa Bay ; Souvenir, Fleury, sth W
Bourbon ; Adelaide, Wharton, to Point de Gael
Charles Heddle, Micouin, 6th, to Madagascar ; Britorh
to sail Bth for London.
Arrival at St. Helena—Maid of Athens, Laing, March 6,
from West coast of Africa, and sailed 11th to Cork.

VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Nfohican, of Greenoc,,k,
11th inst., lat. 41 N., lon. 25 W. ; Bouvrieul Avg'
Nantes to Guadaloupe, lat. 49, lon. 8, by the Havre'
Poupard, arrived at Havre. Victoria, Hancock, Bristop
to Calcutta, 20th inst., lat. 48, lon. 8, by the Tarts!
Luce, arrived off Falmouth. Catherine (ship), 20tD
ult., lat. 3 N., lon. 19 W., by the Joseph Porter, wilsont,
arrived at Liverpool. Amphitrite, of Nantes, 17th lost"
by the Trent (steamer), arrived at Southampton.

MARKET NEWS-YESTERDAY.
HAY MARKETS.
SMITRFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 15$ to 3/ 3s; Ili
ful ditto, 31 5s to 3/103 ; tine Upland ditto, 31 128 to
16s 16s ; Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 5/ 5s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 63 toll "j
Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ lOs per load. Both . Hay
Straw moved off heavilyat barely late rates.
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 18s to 3153; 11,7;
ful ditto, 31 6s to 31 12s ; fine Upland ditto, 41,14 s tin,"pet
Clover Hay, 3/ lOs to 51; Oat Straw, 1/78 to 1/ 9s;
Straw, 1/ 10s*to 1/ 128 per load. A limited supply, an'
steady demand. Prices about stationary.
WRlTEctiApEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 51$1,
useful ditto, 3/ 5s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 128 1/
3/ 16s ; Clover. Hay, 315 s to 5/ 5s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 63 to
8s ; Wheat Straw, 1188 to 11 108 per load. SupPlYnio
derately good, and trade dull.
SouritALL, APRIL 24.—Although the supplies of fat stoest
on sale to-day were by no means large the . dernaol //hid
throughout heavy, and, In some instances, the quotations uoiii
a downward tendency. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 10d ; aqutt,4
2s 6d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s 4d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; 8"
sheeP
Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 8d per Blbs. Supply—Beasts, 40;
and Lambs, 2,910 ; Calves, 52 ; Pigs, 46. Old
ROMFORD, APRIL 24.—Prime Sheep. and Lambs sofa
steadily, at fully last week's prices, but otherwise the dell) od
was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 4d to 4s; Muttontji
6d to 4s 4d; Lamb, 5s 5d to 6s 6d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4t,
and Pork 2s 6d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Sucking Calves, 1,,r oh
28s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s ; and Mulch ;
with their small Calf, 16/ to 18/ lOs each.
LEWES, APRIL 23.—We had rather a heavy trade oa
to-day on the tollowing terms :-Beef, from 2s 4d to 4;3444
Mutton, 2s 6d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 5s to 6s 2d; and r°
2s 6d to 3s 8d per 81bs.

AVERAGES OF GRAIN. 'a
In consequence, it is presumed, of a doubt being ei...!,`„--0;
tamed respecting the accuracy of the Averages, they
be declared until this day.

---
QUICK TRAVELLING.--We have to record a re'
marliable instance of the power of steam. On Wednes:
day her Majesty's packet Princess Alice, having on boot!
Mr. Robins, an English messenger, arrived here f„rere
Calais after a passage of one hour and 45 minutes.•
messenger was just in time for the 11 o'clock train, '
which he took his place, and arrived in London at three
o'clock ; perrorming the whole distance from Calais o
.e
themetropolis,via Dover, in the unprecedented short tn.:.
of .5 hours.and 45 minutes !—Dover Telegraph. did
HUNGERFORD SUSPENSION BRIDGE--This *len is
structure is said to be nearly completed, though thereos
nothing to be seen but a couple of brick buttresses ;
at one end, and the other at the other. How the P
prietors intend to make both ends meet is at present.
mystery. The bridge is designed for foot passeng6ero
only, and it is expected will be greatly patronised br., tl4
market-gardeners, who will, of course, leave their hc'et,(l
and carts on the other side of the river. It is calculi"
that all the persons employed in Pedlar's acre wilidlloy,
the Hungerford Suspension-bridge at least once atm
If the draymen occupy apartments at the west-end oi.his
town, it is possible that in the expected traffic from:, is
source the shareholders will not be disappointed.
.101%
to be hoped that the people of Lancaster-place WilLipta
more than they have done hitherto with the inhal"; to
of the York-road; and thus Richmond's prediction or
the union of the houses of York (road) and Loeihsej)
(place) will be literally verified. The white (was ber+
rows of the one, and the red (brick) rows of the °V ere
are emblematical of the white and red roses which
ne
entwined together on the field of Bosworth.—pub
39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY. foo
Browne Clayton feels desirous to express the NI 70
and advantage he has derived at his advanced age °ssrie
years, and after two years' trial, from the use of ,f,,beir
S. and B. Solomons newly invented Spectacles. loot
valuable inventions fully merit the patronage they
received. Address. Adlington-hall, Lancashire'ot
Major-General Sir Howard Elphinstone begs to 01100
the Spectacles he has now had some time in use!„,t
fully redeemed the assurance of the Messrs. S. se
Solomons as to their excellence, and • having I°`l..- fek'
much comfort'and advantage from their use, ;W far 1)1,
able to every other kind of glasses. 13, Norfolk-st
Park-lane.—The Hon. George Cavendish, to Messil'4.
and B. Solomons, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly,scb
posite the York Hotel. Gentlemen, I approve veil ;ogle
of the Spectacles I purchased from you ; I lisv,eh.
use of glasse3 for many years, and never met wnor
to enable me to see equal to yours, and with less 1 ats),
venience to my eyes. Yours obediently, G. Cave,rj:eleo;
Leixlip Castle, Ireland.;—lmproved Achromatic kW
copes, Opera Glasses; Microscopes, &c., of the's9o3e The
of lenses, to surpass any ever yet inventeo-700
Messrs. S. and B. Solomons' Invincible Operato ist;
Conductor, Sound Magnifiers for deaf persons, g',:delW
mediate relief to old standing extreme eases o' .0.01
ness.—Caution. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Oedpoll
and Aurists, are not in any way connected with a 50A
of the same name in their immediate neiglahc°,,,
Nor in any part of the country. To prevent nu',
be cautious and observe—only to be had at 39,
marle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York HoteLioooo

BIRTHS. -
..rpeter•l ,
,•',
•
On the 23d inst., at Clyst St. Mary Rectory, new ~44
the lady of the Rev. Edmond Strong, of a daughter. it.. DP"
On the 23d inst., in Southwick-crescent, Hyde-Par— hp
James Stewart, of a daughter. . of• 9
On the 23d inst., at Ball's-park, Hefts, the lad/ gA,
Henry Pelly, Esq., of a son and heir. grer
On the 24th inst., at Bernard-street, Russell-sq—,,
_,..-•
William Byers, of a eon

11017 c
,„,The I
%„,".14,3'
•
vy Ay f
Win be
Wing I

Ba]
The ;
Fkortiii4
Prom a
lue ;
,211 su
Prrna
om
oeven.

21t ke
.u.ett,
t lac
Star.(

G

Part
c I(sukry

TH

s
' text

bine

uTr.
aloe
ekturt
retinal
fntala
The
Cst et,

PIW
t 1•11,
Ott

The'
lots of
„ alphir
Prim

}Us nu
hill
Comm
goods,
I,Dwar,

count 3
Ng, I
Stiddi;
latertr
bad
Pitssed

rely ,
solven
IQ Co,
sictrng
Slank,
et,
tO b.
p,ll
her
Whitt
hated
said p,

S'

tAT

. C. 1
1/4TR
4,4 et
ever
aaurec
11,43'
.14 TI

Titbie
eee.
Tea g
get ei

C. 1,
tiarlr
148 U'
*2. bet
cow

vdt•Sal
C.
la Just
• *mild

Ivo]
. ?eta

• 3.4 i,
.

aos.

rater
WAT
Thi
Ceti,

%lice

eCli
sleep
rem)]
, arkt
%tit
48 Ui
ythic
Age]

of tl
**lit
• 414
• that
Ci.,
Gan
Vox
ailjat
pert

Neu
so
• able
s

~

u<

toiti

_i
MARR. • ai
On the 28th of March, at lED
Naples, Lieutenatiol t eAlv-n0
Charles Hay, commanding the 1901 Regiment, fe,wl.„ oeelor
the late General Sir James Hay, K.C.H , to El'eLlbilvt"
daughter of the late Major-General Si;Charles l'''' it
K.C.8., K.T.S.-•
Se
On the 20th inst., at St. George's, Hanover- 0 ij,
George, Esq., of Denthark-hill, Camberwell, to Mf.r.sooe
berry, youngest daughter of A. George, Esq., 6'.
__,.' Of
Middlesex.
,%11, Plate
On the 20th inst., at Tooting, Henry E. Goodb—atbe ,
Norwood, to Charlotte Eliza, youngest daughter ''' :.,i0
George Evans, Esq. ~,,, 01;V
On the 20th inst., at Trinity Church, BremP_„''to
Greenaway, Esq., of the Madras Native Infa-13tr:'
Elizaueth, daughter of Sydney Cumberland,,Egk .
1 •
DIED. •re, Dir.
On the 20th inst., at Worksop, Nottinghatesill air,
Collinson, draper, aged 48. ifs o-
On the 21st inst., at Canterbury, Martha, the Vi
rt. j
H. 0. Sankey, Esq., late of Margate. _„_„pe.
_,I, r
On the 21st inst., at Cheapside, Mr. Malcolm I?."'_'.,,,c•ry
Grei'w ,
On the 21st inst., John Smith, Esq., of the ype,
Bermondsey, aged 63. llea ..t
On the 21st inst., at Bristol, Henry Spencer
.-
Esq., of Coleman-street, London. eerie, el
de
On the 22d inst., "at Clifton, Lucy Maria Bo' ion,
daughter of the Rev. Dr. Pusey h Vll3
• ,
__ 8at..., of
On the 22d inst., at New Sydney-pla", don. fon
Esq., of Devonshire-street, Portland-place, Len_ungeit
On the 23d inst., at Buckland, Barton HaP)° of el°
the late J. Carbonell, Esq. daught'fe of $*
On the 23d inst., at Brighton, Mary, eldest
_„d 01
late Peter Du Cane, Esq., of Braxted, Essex, 11'
_..aisil
Stuithe, Esq., of Lansdown-place, Br4htorl•
„on, Sell"-
inb
On the 23d inst., at East House, Kenn' Swot
James Rolls, aged 26. ol C
T? V Ile Pr •
At Manhenn Elizabeth, wife of the —e 'T eds,
Graham, and eldest daughter of the late Sir G. '' _ --:,, of
—your' lO,
London : Printed and Published by Mr111()-oce,14 if 0
Nip. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Suu, ,s COOO
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, Is *"
Riddle's', Friday, April 26, 1844.

~M]`~~

4c'lYee
1:0a:
rt9r

• ti

• el
P

.
.

,~
c

• i
4

• '

del.

t
tlet•
DV'

reathCOte'

its Ode°
.
of
cat
soo

ter °f/;
Kil' °

;elon'ii'li

Elliot
ifl
art,
f 11.109 01
Iv- yb,