The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-04 00:00:00

A general court martial has been held at Woolwich, upon

jeant Findlay, of the Royal Horse Artillery, for unso
conduct in telling a falsehood when accused of having contritA
various debts with individuals, and then acknowledging thalrbeira
done so. The sentence of the Court will not be wade knolrr
approved of by her Majesty. r
We are informed, on the best authorit;, that the Grand it!a.
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tion Railway Company, in pursuance of the policy which they h
for some time adopted, have, in consequence of their increa.eu
receipts, proposed to the London and Birmingham Compfinl
make a further large reduction in their passenger fares; and 11.
this will be effected at the same time that the increased SP—
comes into operation.

In the Court of Excise yesterday, three chents!
and druggists were fined 101. each for selling spirits of wine. '114;
informer in each case was an officer-of Excise, to whom the sllrlot
had been sold. It was alleged in one instance that the officer'll
obtained the spirits of wine by representing that it was wantelf,a6
lotion for a child that had just been burned.
THE MISFORTUNE OF RICHES.—A man no—e
Stephen Oliver, the keeper of a coal-shed in the Waterloo of
recently received a legacy of 1001., since which sudden accest/Pro
riches he has been in a continual state of intoxication, int
condition he yesterday fell into the cellar of a publican, neat tit
Surrey Theatre, and broke his arm, besides receiving other scrim'
injuries.
TUE LATE MURDER TN ST. GILES'S.—The excliv
ment occasioned In St. Giles's by the dreadful murder of tb#.-°7:
fortunate woman, Mary Brothers, on Monday n,ght, has sba.ts,
in a considerable degree, since the removal of the body
Giles's workhouse, where it has undergone a post mortem e/auno
lion. The police have not et succeeded in arresting the "—%
suspected of committing the murder, They are, however, ti'in
the utmost exertions to discover his retreat.
The doubt which has hitherto existed of the findill/
of nitrate of potass and nitrate of soda on the African shOi# b
within the last few days, been entirely removed, by the 011°1;
information giving its positive locality; in consequence of #l".b,
a very considerable stir has taken place in the shipping interest, ' ,
few persons to whom the secret is known, taking up every aVillug
able vessel, at rates ranging from 41. to 41. 10s. per ton, to b#
into the ship's boats," which is said to be very satisfactory to t

owners.
THE LATE PROFESSOR DANIELL.a
—Dist.; ngue
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this eminent individual was, as well by the qualities of his be°
and mind, as by his scientific attainments and the brilliant susses:
which rewarded his labourious researches, we have much grsini,
fication in stating, that a subscription has been opened by his 168.,
tific friends and associates, at the head of which stands the Ins—e,
of the noble President of the Royal Society, for the purpose Or 1.11
cording the esteem and admiration which they entertain Of
memory.
SUPPOSED INFANTICIDE AT LAMBETII.---011
day morning, between five and six o'clock, a police-constable et to.
L division, whilst going his rounds in Guildford-street, York-01;
Lambeth, discovered, near Messrs. Grissell and Peto's factorr, tot
body of a newly.born male child, quite warm, but dead, wraP,fil e,
in a black silk apron, and part of a white petticoat. He in.': of
diately took the child to Mr. Wagstaffe, the divisional surge'ed,
police, who, upon examining the same, found the nose coMpres.,e4
apparently caused by being pressed down. The face was CO'ts,
with blood. Not the least doubt is entertained that the chud

born alive. Awe
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—We regret to 31711:10y—
a melancholy occurrence which took place at Botesdale, on
day last. As James Amys, Esq., of Rickinghall, was riding tho-ogde
the street on horseback, with his lady, the mare on which her
was observed to carry him quietly, but it is supposed that WlSile i-i,
the act of stooping to put some letters in the Post-office, be;IC„4
dentally touched her with the spur, as she immediately plunged h;1
started off at a rapid pace; and that in endeavouring to keeP.„.:,
seat (having lost his stirrups), he unconsciously used the spurs
which increased the animal's speed, and at the lower part of r'a
town he fell off, pitching upon his head, and received a concussi°o
of the brain and a fracture of the base of the skull, from which
expired in about five minutes, not having spoken after his
The deceased gentleman was a magistrate of the county, and "
about 50 years of age.—Bury Post.
The Marquis of 11..-rtford has given directions
have the hares and rabbits on his Ragley estate, Warlccte-
shire, destroyed ; and has alto liberally permitted hi!".
nantry to kill the same on their several occupations.---""
cestcrshire Chronicle.

311 i 7'114i, f a soil'
On the 21st inst., at Eaton-place, Lady Fremantle, 0- .f o
On the 29th ult., at Wavertree, near Liverpool, the WI c
J. W. Nieholl C Esq., of a dhter.
On the 31st ularne,t., Mrs.. Thomasau Rugbson, of Spanith-close'
East-common, Wandswort, of a dghter. r
On the 31st ult., the wifeh of Richard Heatbfield, Egi 'ba
rister-at-law, of a :ion.
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DIED.
On the morning of Wednesday, the 2d inst., aged 25, of
beth Anne, the wife of Frederick Arthur Magnay, 1„.'1,'
Rickmansworth, Hefts, and eldest daughter of Iv ••
Delane, Esq.. of Chatham-place, London, most deeply
gretteii. nder
On the 3.st of January last, Lieutenant George Ale-.. 0
Leary, IZ.N., Gown'merit, agent of the Glen Huntivt!".ll:_al'a
port, who fell a victim to the pestilential climate Of $1
Lecitr), aft er a tes,: dad s' illness. Ger'
Ou the 22d ait., at: tlatingen, in Let. COth year, mail' •„,it
hold, relict of A. Bauer, LL.D., late Professor of Crl,tga
Law in the University of Gottingen, President of the u°
ofJustice, and Knight of the Guelphic Order, &c. Katy
On the 31st ult., at Montpellier-place, Gloucester,
Ann, relict of the late Hon. Robert Annesley. bett
On the lst inst.., in the Isle of Wight, Delabere I rig
Blaine, Esq., aged 74, author of the " Encyclopscdia of r'
Sports," and other works.

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