The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-27 00:00:00

No. 111.

" WE-NISH-KA.-WEA-BE.—Flying Gull and Hereditary
Chief, is open to the offers of the ladies of England.
Having inherited his dignity, not won it by any deeds or
virtues of his own, advertisers are confidently referred to
the Ojibbeway Peerage, 4to. The birth of the Flying
Gull will not allow him to treat with anybody below a
Baronet's daughter."
GISH-E-GOSH-E GHEE, the Moonlight Night, and
SAII-31A, Tobacco, in the same unblushing manner, also
forwarded their advertisements ; but as Punch discovered
them both to be married men, with their wives here with
them, he, with his known devotion to the proprieties,
has, of course, refused to insert any such invitations to
the connubial state.

PROJECTED ALLIANCES.—The contemplated alh
ance between Mr. Charles Beauclerk, son of the Rev. Lord
Frederick Beauclerk, and the accomplished daughter of a
gentleman of large fortune in the county of Sussex, is ex-
pected to be solemnised early in the ensuing month. A
marriage is said to be on the tapis between the daughter of
an Hon. Baronet representing a division of one of the eastern
counties, and a gentleman holding an appointment, we be-
lieve, at Court. Lord Newport's marriage with Miss Forester
is expected to be solemnised on Tuesday next.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE KING OF
NAPLES.—We have received the following from a corres-
pondent at Navies, dated the, 15th inst. :—" At the same
time that the King received the congratulations of the Court
and the corps diplomatique on the birth of the Princess Maria
Immaculate Clementine, he was also congratulated on his
escape from assassination, under the following circumstances :
—A few days since a sergeant of the Royal Guard, named
Barbieri, got an udience of the King, on pretext of asking
grace for his brother, who had insulted his officer, and was to
be severely punished. This pretended brother was the
sergeant himself, who had shaved his mustachios, and put on
plain clothes, The King, with his usual kindness, told the
man to go to the colonel, and say that he hoped some leniency
might be shown. Barbieri retired, seemingly with reluc-
tance; but had no sooner re-entered the waiting-room than
he Legged the officer on guard to allow him to return, as he
wished to reveal to the King a conspiracy that existed to
assassinate him. The officer thought he perceived the
handle of a pistol, which was partly hid by a handkerchief,
in the fellow's hat, and on seeing it the fellow tried to escape,
but was pursued and taken. The pistol was loaded, primed,
and even cocked ; and a second was found in his pocket, with
a phial containing poison. On the sergeant undergoing .an
examination, he made a long story about the King receiving
a petition from him four years ago to promote him to the
grade of officer, to enable him to marry a girl, whose parents
would not consent to the union unless he were an officer, and
that if the King refused him now he intended to shoot him-
self in the King's presence ! His Majesty appears, under all
circumstances, to have had a narrow escape."—Galignani.
STATE OF TRADE.—We have had a very quiet week,
both buyers and sellers suspending operations until the
intentions of Government are made known. It is, however,
expected that no sooner will their plans be declared, than
a great demand will spring up for produce ; and it is
is generally thought higher prices will be obtained.
Cotton this week barely supports its position, and
buyers operate with an advantage over last week ; specu-
lators are very shy. For Manchester goods large
orders have been received, but the English
agents purchase with great caution. The corn
trade is again assuming a gloomy aspect, and
prices an now so surely on the wane, that it will
be a work of time to effect any material reduction
of the present rate of duty ; the consequence is,
that bonded stock can be purchased on terms equi-
valent, or nearly so, to the present duty-pail rates,
less the duty of 17s. per quarter fur wheat. Ship-
ping business is active, chiefly owing to the enor-
mous demand for guano traffic. All low-priced vessels
have eagerly been taken for this business, and many
ships have been sold at rates nearly double the price de-
manded twelve months ago. Others have refused to sell
and their vessels have gone out on owners' account. The
ships now arriving are yielding very extravagant profits,
but it remains to be seen whether the fleet of vessels now
on their way to the African islands will afford the same
result. Surely, if the demand for this manure continues
to take off the supplies as they arrive, we shall, ere long,
feel its effects in the reduced prices of provisions.—
Liverpool Mercury.
MELANCHOLY Stamm— On Tuesday an inquesthe
was held before Mr. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey, at
Queen, Peckham-fields, as to the death of Mr. Joseph
appeared Simp
that the deceased
kins Goodredge, aged thirty.'
linen-draperycke
d w itha firm
violent i n
dofonite
rtewpeeltvi tei oann
hthaedCbi!teyn. inDtuhrie negmPlasl°Ymt yeenart ohfelatwlaras gaeht
fit of paralysis,.
would cause his death.
,aeresseideenncein,
tNheo.p4a,vlßenicrhhmyonhdis-
and
he
Onws Monday,sfearful t betweenaa
terrace,
o'clock,
Peckham,
was missed
sister a short time before, and he then said he had lost the use
iwstdreathehis
of his left leg, which dragged after him. Soon after his hat
was discovered in one of the rooms, and it was supposed he
was in the garden. Upon his sister going there he could no-
where be seen, but at last she opened the door of the coal.
cellar, and there saw him suspended by a silk handkerchief to
a rafter in the wall. He was instantly cut down, but life ap-
pearedienvde,nanfdevhgeetthinadg bteheen
nianmaesveerfyhilsonaweaentdindtei:
quite extinct. It seems that his illness had very muchsppreeyndedinogn
his
state,
mate friends.—Verdiet, "Temporary insanity."
ALARMING FIRES.—TWO fires occurred on Thurs-
day night. The first, in the I car y part of the evening,
broke out upon the premises in the
occupation of Mr. Sea-
grave, 1, St. Ann's-place, St. George's-road, New Kent-road.
Flumes were discovered issuing from the floor of a loft at
some distance from the d -lr we ing-house. An alarm was im-
mediately raised, and the engines sent for. Three of the
brigade and the West of England engines speedily arrived,
and plenty of water being at hand, the fury of the fire was
checked before it had consumed more than 2001. worth of
property. Shortly afterwards a fire occurred in the shop of
Mr. Bennett, hosier, &c., 135, Lambeth-walk. It appears
that from some unexplained cause, the flames caught the
light articles in the show window, which instantly ignited.
and burnt out the window, destroying the frame, glass. &e..
.The fire was extinguished by the inmates ; but the engines
from the several stations in the vicinity were prompt in their
attendance and vigorous in their efforts,

"'I know a little about Sir James Graham; I have bad to
battle against him when fighting the dine.. of the working
classes in this county; and a man who took steps to procure
a report which was false, merely for the purpose of crushi,g-
a Member of the House of Commons, who raised his Voice in
defence of the suffering poor, would not hesitate to keep the
working classes in the manufacturing districts in a state ef
degrading slavery. What was his conduct in my own eas: ?
I stuck to the man like a leech. I told him the report of Mr.
Mott, his Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, was false, 1 was
determined to bring it before the House until justice was done ;
but he feared to meet me, and dismissed the poor tool who
had been his degraded and ignominious instrument in fabri-
cating the injurious report.
"' That is not all Sir J. Graham has done of late, fur the
purpose of putting down the advocates of the poor in the
House of Gammons. You will remember that Mr_ Walter
was returned for Nottingham, and I have had the honour of
battling by that gentleman's side the enemies of the poi r.
No man has resisted the new Poor-law more rigorously. er
at a greater sacrifice of time and money, than Mr. Wafter.
It was, therefore, felt necessary by Sir J. Graham to get
him out of the House of Commons, fur Sir James was a
man who could not bear to hear the truth spoken, especieliv
on that subject. A petition was presented against Mr. Wel-
ter's return. The Committee sat several days, and entered
into an inquiry as to the alleged bribery and corruption wlaelt •
Mr. Walter had committed in obtaining his seat. They
could not prove that he had spent one farthing, roe bad he;
they could only prove that his friends in the town of Not-
tingham, not his agents, bad spent between 301. and 401;in
money and what they call treating. The Committee was
divided—there were three Whigs for throwing him out, and
three Tories for keeping Mr. Walter in, Mr. Hogg, the Mem-
ber for Beverley, one of the most pure boroughs in the king-
dom, forsoothe-sehether he got his seat for 401. I do nub
know—but this Tory Chairman aided Sir James Graham and
the Government in unseating Mr. Walter. Mr. Hogg tried
to explain away his conduct on that occasion ; the whole of
the Government side of the House, on which I sat, listened
with feelings of disgust while he higgled and haggled tbroug;s
his explanation ; but theie was one man who vociferonely
cheered, and that one man was Sir James Graham.'
" Motion made and question proposed,—' That this House
will take the said complaint into consideration upon Friday'
next.' Whereupon the previous question was moved, That
that question be now put,' and by leave withdrawn. Origi-
nal question put, and agreed to.
" Ordered, that William Busfeild Ferrand; Esq., dO attend. '-
in his place upon Friday."—Herald.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, April 26.

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE BL.I.MEVG.

HAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY GOMPANY.
The hearing of this part-heard motion, which commenced
on Saturday last, was resumed this morning.
Mr. BETHELL addressed the Court at great length for the
defence.
The case is expected to last nearly the whole of to-morrow.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT April 26.
(Bef :re Vice-Chancellor Sir J. WIGRAM.)
CHAMBERLAYNE V. THE CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.
The hearing of this case, which was a motion for an in-
junction, was brought to a termination this morning.
His HoNoult, though he did not pronounce judgment oit
the whole case, made some comments on the arguments used
at the bar; and intimated a decided opinion that no sui'i-
cient case had been made out for granting the injunction. lie
would read the papers in the case before he pronounced
judgment.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, April 26.
(Sittings in Banco )
The Court took the Special Paper to-day, and was engaged
the whole of the morning in hearing arguments in cases pos-
sessing no feature of the least public interest.

BAIL COURT, April 26.
(Before Mr. Justice *COLERIDGE.)
IN RE WALKER.

Mr. WORTLEY applied to the Court for a rule to show cause
why an attorney of this Court, Thomas Walker, should not
be struck off the Rolls. He had been au attorney of this:
Court since the year 1836. At the late assizes for the eN,,41.1.7
of York, he had pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
him with the forgery of an "interim order" of protection
under the Bankruptcy Act, and had been sentenced to lg
months' imprisonment by Mr. Baron Rolfe. This sente%ca
Walker was now undergoing.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—Take a rule to show cause.
The Court rose shortly after eleven o'clock.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, April 26.
(Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron GURNEY.)
TURNER V. TURNER.

Mr. Cockburn (with whom was Mr. Saunders) appeared
for the plaintiff ; Mr. Whiteley conducted the ease tbr the.
defendant.

This action was brought by the plaintiff (who sued in.
forma pauperis) against the defendant, his daughter-in-1,1%w
and a widow, to recover the possession of household fur A-
ttire. of the estimated value of 100/. The plaintiff was
merly a pianoforte maker, in the service of Messrs. Stodart,
of Golden-square, but having met with an accident of a se-
rious character, which compelled him to relinquish his ,m-
-ployment, which he has subsequently been unable to follow,
an annuity of 10/. per annum was alto veil him by his
late employers. One of his sons married the defendant in
1833, and the plaintiff, being desirous of enjoying domestic
quietude, deposited a quantity of furniture in his son's house,
and resided with him and his wife up to 1838, when ill-health
compelled him to leave London for Northumberland, whores
he is at present residing. His son died in May. 1841..
Witnesses, relations of the plaintiff, were called to prove thec
plaintiff's right to the furniture. One, the plaintiff's brother,.
stated that the defendant offered to marry him about three:
months after her husband's death; but, on being sharply,
cross-examined, he admitted that he was first guilty of the,
" soft impeachment," but that the defendant declined to become,
his spouse; but subsequently she said, " Why don't out
marry me," but his passion having on the former occasions
led him to make a rash and inconsiderate vow, ha refused.
Mr. WILATELEY read several letters from the plaintiff to.
the defendant, applying for small remittances of money, but.
never offering any claim to the furniture, which it was only-
reasonable to suppose lie would have claimed when in sucbl
distressed circumstances as appeared from his letters. 73te:.
Learned Counsel then adverted to the bringing of the axtiont
by the plaintiff in forma pauperis, which, whether the, jury
returned a verdict for him or the defendant, was, so far; tt.s
expense of the action was concerned, a matter of indifferesce4,
as in either case the defendant would have to pay the costs.
It was further contended that the furniture was given to the
defendant's husband at his marriage.
Mr. COCKBURN replied at some length, and ably argued the
plaintiff's right to the furniture.
The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence, and the jury
returned a verdict for the defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
UNION-HALL.

Sarah Bennett, a respectable looking young woman, was
charged with attempting to drown herself in the Thames.
Policeman 95 M stated that while on duty that morning at
two o'clock, at Bankside, he saw the defendant, who was
walking close by the brink of the river. She was crying, and
when he asked her what was the matter with her, she replied
that she was in great trouble of mind, that she had spent.
some money which was not her own, and that she
was afraid to go home. She then suddenly ran a..
short distance . and divesting herself of her bonnet:
and shawl, was about to throw herself into the
river, when the policeman ran up and took her to fats
station-house. When at the station-house she said that gift,*
lived with her mother, in Plough-court, Holborn, who was.
the owner •of some small tenements in that locality, aura that's.
having expended some of her money without her FAnctionu
she was afraid to return home.

Mr. num.. said that he must have some perscm to he an-
swerable that the defendant would not repeat the attempt,
and she was, therefore, locked up until some of her friends
were apprised of her situation.

HER MAJESTY'S BIRTE-DAY.—WINDSOR, THuRS-
DAY.—This event was celebrated to-day with the usual de-
monstrations of loyalty and attachment. The bells of the
parish church, and the Chapel of St. George, were rung at
intervals, from an early hour in the morning, throughout the
day. At noon the 2d battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards
marched from the infantry barracks to the Long Walk,.
under the command of Colonel Colville, and at one o'clock
fired a feu-de-joie in honour of the day. The troop., after-
giving three cheers for their Sovereign, returned to Oreir-
quarters.
IN MAY.—The next.'
remarkably prolific in the opening to
month promises to be
OPENINGS of RAILWAYS
the public of various important railways throughout, that
have hitherto been but partially, or not at all in o
11
)era'°.
On the 4th will be opened the Liverpool and Derby unction
line. Early in the month also, as is understood, the "West
London" Railway will be brought into finll operation, to the.:
great advantage of the Birmingham and Great Western 1inc.,14
whose passengers will be furnished with a West-end tot--
minus. Then the Bricklayers' Arms Branch, that affordt
like accommodation to the Croydon and Dover
Railways,
and the Norwich and Yarmouth Railway will come into
play in the ensuing month, the opening of the latter being
fixed upon for the Ist. Lastly, and most important of all,
the Bristol and Exeter will also be opened to the travelling
public, completing nearly 200 miles of railway to the western
parts of England. May thus has quite its share in interest—
ing railway occurrences.
ENGLISH THEATRICALS FOR HOLLAND.—In CC J.:.
sequence of the approaching Dutch fair to be held in Mr ,and
during the forthcoming month, three companies of Er igiish
comedians, tlagedians, dancers, musicians, &c., amp. Amin&
it is said, to upwards of 200 persons, have been engap
ed from
London, and will leave this country at the commencement of
the next week.
AQUATICS AT OSTEND.—Thursday
ber.tiq the cisy
appointed for the match between one Lor,doE water: eon,
against five Flemish ones, to row. from Ost,end to Bulges, a
party of gentlemen embarked at half-
Pae., five o'clock the
morning in No. 10, Waterman's stet,A-boat, to procee te)
Ostend to witness the contest. Th* d
Is steamer is a new a wef
I very fast boat, and it was wager
that she would melte the
passage under canvass and stp AM within ten hours, and also.
beat the well-known fast hat ..ed
the Pnncess Alice, on her
voyage from Ostend to over. The match between the
boatmen was made by
t• Robert
for 100/. aside, and
t,l has created pest interes •
Newell, of Battle-on, Age stairs, has been selected to row on
four
the side of the En,.
sh in a wager boat, against
of
8° Ale English and Flemish gentlemen
men in A gig, Rill; a coxswain. George
m.M:"
of illness or unfor-Fken misfortune. Great interest is felt .
Mill-
bank, wail also at 0
Woolwich and /midi to hear how a little river boat lezte
stend to take Newell's place in the event
the Waterms:n Trill carry herself over the bosom of
" deep, dee-p, sera."
It is expected she will bring the first
information of Vile result of the match. The Londoner is
backed at odds.
THE NEW POLITICAL NOVEL.—We are requested
to state that "4 Coningsby ; or, The New Generr.tio,,,,.
by B. D'lsraeli,.Esq., M.P., in 3 vols., post Bro , will be
published by Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlbore-agh-stret t,
in a few days ; and those who desire eopir
of publication ~ill please to forward ther orders inuue-
diately to thei respective bookseller 4, son the day.