The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-27 00:00:00

LORD ABERDEEN TO LORD RANELAGH.

Foreign-office, Dec. 21, 1644.
I should naturally feel much disposed to object to the
publication of letters, which, by me at least, had never
been written with any such view or expectation ; but as
my request might be liable t. misconstruction, and as I
conjecture that the suppression of the correspondence
would be more painful to your Lordship than its publi •
cation would be disagreeable to me, I leave you to do as
you think proper.
Should your Lordship finally decide on giving this
correspondence to the public, I have only to express a
hope that no part of it may be suppressed.
ABERDEEN.

CHILD STICALING.—OH Friday last a man was
brought before the magistrates of Wakefield on a charge
of stealing, a day or two before, a little boy, four years
old, at Thornes. The child is the son of a working man
nailed Cannon, residing at Thornes. The prisoner was
seen to take the boy in his arms, and walk with him on
the canal side leading to Horbury, and was pursued and
overtaken, when he bad got about a mile from Thornes.
It is thought be intended to disable the boy in order to
send him begging. The fellow was sent as a rogue and
vagabond to the House of Correction for two months.—
Wakefield Journal

MTOIPERIOUS CASE OP POISONING IN THE STREET.
-:-At an early hour on Friday morning, as a police
sergeant and constable were on duty near the Alfred's
Head Tavern, in the London-road, their attention was
directed to a respectably dressed young female, who was
lying on the step of a door. She appeared at first to be
asleep, but on their endeavouring to arouse her, they
discovered that she was unable to move, and quite in-
sensible. With difficulty they conveyed her to the sur-
gery of Mr. Chaldecott, who, from her symptoms, judged
she had swallowed poison. She was conveyed to Guy's
Hospital. The stomach pump was speedily put in re-
inisition, and by its means a considerable quantity of
arsenic was ejected. Upon being restored to conscious-
ness, she was questioned as to her motive for taking the
arsenic and where she had procured it, but this she per
tinaceoubly refused to state. She, however, after great
persuasion, said her name was Margaret Bennett, that
she was twenty-years of age, and lived at Newington.

_ -
A numerously attended and most respectably com-
posed district meeting was held on Friday, in the
Assembly Room of the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney,
for the purpose of advocating the principles of free
trade, and aiding the National Anti-Corn-law League
in carrying out those principles. There were many
ladies present.
George Offer, Esq., was unanimously called to the
chair, in which he was supported on the one side
by the Rev. Dr. Carlisle, and on the other by Dr.
Oxley, &c. _

The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the
meeting, expressed himself warmly in favour of the
great object for which it was convened, and congra-
tulated the country on the progress which free trade
principles were daily making in the public mind. Ile
then passed a high eulogium on the talents and elo-
quence of Mr. George Thompson, and concluded by
introducing that gentleman to the meeting.
Mr. G. THOMPSON addressed the meeting at some
length, in his usually effective manner; and at the
conclusion of his speech received enthusiastic and
long-continued applause.
The Rev. Dr. CsausLis, before moping the first re-
solution, proceeded to read a letter which he had re-
ceived from the Rev. and venerable Dr. John Pye
Smith, in which the Rev. Doctor, after an expression
of regret at his inability to attend, owing to deafness,
proceeded to ron-iii—" In particular I ardently wish
that all religiow. and faithful persons would pay
serious attention to the abundant demonstration of not
merely the impolicy and mischief of the corn-laws
and their alliances (and whatever is impolitic and in-
jurious must be sinful), but that those laws which are
framed to enhance the price of provisions, and to dimi-
nish the means of obtaining them, are wicked and im-
pious in a very high degree."
The Rev. Gentleman then moved the following re-
solution .—" That in the opinion of this meeting, the
Parliamentary franchise is an element of political
power which every citizen should seek, by all lawful
and proper means, to possess ; that on this ground
they have learned with high satisfaction, that the
Council of the League has directed its attention to the
extension of the franchise, by the enlargement of the
county constituency of thiscountry ; a measure which
in several of the northern counties has been crowned
with signal success. And believing this plan of
action to be in harmony with the spirit of British
law, this meeting would express their determination
to co-operate with the League by endeavouring to
extend the constituency of the important county of
Middlesex."

Dr. OXLEY seconded the resolution, which was
passed unanimously.
A vote of thanks was then moved to Mr. George
Thompson, " for his able exposition of the principles
which should regulate the commerce of this and every
other nation," &c.

Mr. FEamcis COOPER seconded the resolution ;
which was passed unanimously, and amid loud cheers,
the ladies holding up their hands in favour of it.
Mr. Tnoairsori acknowledged the compliment, and
concluded by moving the thanks of the meeting to
the Chairman, which was seconded by Mr. Dunn, of
Kingsland, and carried unanimously.
The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr.
ToMS, and by Mr. GREEN, of the Grove, Hackney, in
advocacy of an extension of the franchise : future
meetings in the district were announced, and the
business of the evening terminated in an orderly and
satisfactory manner.

The Earl of Glengall has recovered from his recent
indisposition. The Noble Earl is still at Dublin, where
the Countess and the youthfnl Ladies Butler are also so-
journing.
SCENE IN THE DUNLOP-STREET THEATER.—Last
night, during the rerformance of the play of Julius
Cersar, whilst Mr. Alexander, as Caius Cassius, and Mr.
Paumier, in the character of Marcus Brutus, were engaged
in one of the most interesting acts of the piece, a scene took
, place between Mr. Alexander and an unmannerly fellow
who had got admitted to the boxes, which, for a time,
completely stopped the play, and afterwards produced an
exhibition of histrionic gallantry on the part of Mr. Pau-
mier which we have rarely seen equalled. It commenced
with the gentleman in the boxes, who was apparently half
intoxicated, laughing heartily at some part of Mr. Alex-
ander's performance, when the manager, conceiving him-
self insulted, made a full pause, and looked straight in
the direction from which the annoyance proceeded.
Mr. Alexander at this time, however, went on with
his part, but in a few seconds afterwards, being again
interrupted by the grins and laughter of the persons in
the boxes, he stopped the piece, and addressing the
offending culprit, who was the more readily recog-
nised, as the house in that quarter was not over
crowded, called upon him to pay more respect to
good manners and the feelings of the audience, who
could not in this way have their night's entertainment
spoiled by the disgraceful conduct of a puppy. For
himself, he might say he conceived that he wss
competent to the part he was engaged in, and if the
fellow in the boxes, whom he now pointed out, continued
the system of annoyance, he would feel called upon per-
sonally to turn him out. This address was received with
cheers by the audience, and shouts of "Go on," "Never
mind him," " He's not laughing at you," &c. ; indeed,
it was evident that the people did not seem to feel
so mach annoyed with the conduct of the person in
question as the manager himself. The piece was
again proceeded with, but the grinning interruption
from the boxes seemed to be continued as before,
when Mr. Paumier, as Brutus, who had before stood
indifferent to the colloquy of the manager with the gen-
tleman in the boxes, made a full stop, and declaring that
he could not stand this any longer, rushed from the
stage, mounted over the railing to the box where the
giggling gentleman sat, and, amidst cheering and cla-
mour, assisted forcibly to turn the offender to the door.
After this display of cool Roman courage and ability,
the " noblest Roman of them all " returned to the stage,
and amidst the plaudits of the audience, resumed his
address.—Glasgow Chronicle.
ACCIDENT AT HTDE-PARE•CORNER.OI2 Friday
morning, an accident occurred to one of the troop of
the 2d Regiment of Life Guards, stationed at Knights-
bridge Barracks. A detachment was proceeding from
Knightsbridge for the purpose of mounting the Queen's
guard, when, on proceeding through the gateway lead-
ing into the Green Park, two abreast, the horse of one
of the privates was upset, in consequence of the plug
used for fastening the gate at the bottom having been
negligently left open. Owing to his good horsemanship
the rider escaped unhurt; not so the poor animal, one
of whose legs was broken. Had any lady or gentleman,
not so experienced as the Life Guardsman, ridden through
the gateway under similar circumstances, the result
most undoubtedly would have been serious. The horse
was shortly afterwards destroyed by the regimental
farrier.

FIRE AT THAME.—On Wednesday night, between
eight and nine o'clock, the stable and chaise-house of
Mr. Reynolds, surgeon, at Theme, Oxfordshire, was
found to be in flames. The fire spread with such ra-
pidity, diet, with the exception of the dogs, and a trifling
article or two, the building and its contents were de.
stroyed. Two valuable horses perished. A carriage, a
single-horse chaise, a quantity of straw and hay, and
several sets of harness were destroyed. The building
was thatched, and chiefly built of timber. The origin
of the fire is not known.

FIRE.—On Saturday an alarming fire broke out,
about half past four o clock, on the premises of Mr.
Webb, a broker and auctioneer, residing in Peter-street,
Whitechapel. As a man named Wilmot, who resided in
the same street, was passing at the time named, he per-
ceived smoke issuing from the grating over the kitchen
window, and upon looking down through it he saw a
large body of flame when he at once raised an alarm,
and the inmates were with much difficulty made sensible
of their perilous pssition. Fortunately the flames had
not gained such an ascendancy as to have reached the
first floor at the time, so that they were all enabled to
make their escape through the hall ; in less than five
minutes after all the lower part t f the building was one
body of flame. By this time several engines from the
adjacent stations were in attendance, with their usual
proreptitude and alacrit3, and succeeded in confining
the fire to the lower part of the premises, the greater
portion of which, as well as a large quantity of furni.
ture which was stored there, was totally destroyed. In
less than half an hour after the arrival of the engines,
the firemen had so far succeeded in subduing the flames,
as to banish any further apprehension with respect to the
remainder of the house, or the adjacent premises, which
at one time were in imminent danger. Unfortunately,
Mr. Webb was not insured.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday after-
noon, about three o'clock, a very distressing and fatal
accident took place in North Hanover-street. Mr. Wil-
liam Walker Bishop, painter, India-place, had been em-
ployed to paint the front of Sir John Dalyell's house,
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A -RELIEVING OFFICER CON•
VICTED of PURLOINING MONEY.
The Dorchester Chronicle of Friday gives the
following report of a case at Sturminster Newton
Petty Sessions, on the 13th instant :—An information
was laid against George Tuck, a relieving officer or
the Sherborne Poor-law Union, for purloining certain
sums of money granted the complainant, Ann Jeanes,
for the maintenance and support of her male bastard
child, chargeable to the parish of Holvrell, within the
said Sherborne Union.
It appeared from the evidence of Ann Jeanes, the
complainant, that, before her marriage, she had a
male illegitimate child, born in the parish of Holwell,
in the county of Somerset, and chargeable to that
parish; an order for the support of which child was
made by the Wincanton justices, dated 30th of April,
1832. From that time up to a year and five months
ago, she received one shilling per week from Mr.
George Tuck, relieving officer, the defendant ; but in
June, 1843, her father told her that the defendant had
declared to him that she was to receive no more
money for his child, as he had earned two
shillings a week, and, in consequence, she
did not apply for any more relief. Since June,
1843, she had received no relief or money for the
support of the said child, from the defendant or
any one else. The evidence of the complainant was
corroborated by her father, who deposed, on oath, that
about last June twelve months, the defendant told
him the shilling per week for the boy was taken off;
but the defendant had regularly called on him weekly
and paid him his pay (the witness being a pauper),
and his pay only. It was then proved, from the evi-
dence of the officer of the Union, and the books, that
entries of money, as paid to this illegitimate child,
had been made after June, 1843, and credit for these
sums given to George Tuck, the defendant, by the
Sherborne board of guardians. It was elicited, in
cross-examination, by Mr. Vining, attorney for the
defendant, that an investigation into this case was
made by the Sherborne board, on the 12th of October
last, but which was not made matter of record; and
that after an adjournment, and another hearing, not
in'the presence of the complainant, on the 26th of
October, it was decided that no minute should be
made of the investigation, the members of the board
present having expressed an opinion, that there was
no wilful misappropriation of these moneys, the de-
fendant having admitted his error, and offered to ac-
count for the same. He admitted his error, as soon
as his attention was drawn to it, and said he did not
discover the error until he was copying the names for
the quarter ending Michaelmas last ; he was 111, having
had a seizure about Midsummer last.

The Rev. H. F. Yeatman (as chairman) gave the
judgment of the Bench. After recapitulating and
commenting on the evidence most minutely, he ob-
served that the justices, upon a careful consideration
of the evidence, as a whole, were unanimously of
.opinion that the charge was proved against George
Tuck, the relieving officer of the Sherborne Union,
and adjudged that he had purloined and wilfully mis-
applied certain moneys—to wit, the sum of 11. 19cl
belonging to the parish of Holwell, in the Sherborne
Union, contrary to the provisions of the 4th and sth
William IV., cap. 76, and convicted him in the penalty
of 61.; and further adjudged that he should pay the
sum of 51. 175., being three times the amount of
moneys purloined, together with the costs incurred
in the prosecution of the case.

ESCAPB or *w EtaslnunT.—On Friday evening,
as Mr. Hylton, owner of the caravans of wild beasts on
the Castle-meadows, at Bury St. Edmunds, was showing
the elephant to the company, the beast showed signs of
insubordination. He was directed to kneel and confess
his submission to his keeper, but did not choose to obey,
upon which the keeper applied a rather severe punish-
ment. At this moment Mrs. Hylton came in, and fear-
ing mischief, called out, " Let him go home, William."
The mighty beast just then aimed a tremendous blow at
the side of the booth, which at once gave way, his keeper
in a moment was put hors de combat, and the giant of
the forest walked off in spite of all opposition, going
through the streets out at St. Stephen's-gate, on the
London-road, as if literally taking the hint of Mrs.
Hylton. A quantity of bread was imenedifitely put into
a cart, and several of the people followed hits, but his
pace was so rapid that they could not keep up wail him;
and after about two miles run to Harford Bridges he
sought pleasure or food among the umbrageous woods
and scanty foliage of Mr. Alderman Thurtell, as if en-
joying his pristine liberty in his native wilds ; nor was
he to be caught by those who followed him. Mr. Hylton,
in spite of the serious injury he had sustained, had to go
after him, and when he did so the mighty beast again
submitted to his commands with the most child-like do-
cility, and walked back with him to his den, about one
o'clock in the morning.—Bury Post.
ROMANTIC STOET.—A circumstance which has
afforded ample material for the gossips of South-
wark has occurred within the last few days. A
gentleman resident in the Southwark-bridge-road has
been for a considerable time in the habit of attend-
ing a coffee-house in Cannon-street, City ; and,
whether or not particular attentions were paid to the
damsel in waiting, the result was that she fell despe-
rately in 'love with her customer. Affection ripened
into positive madness, and the poor girl, intent on never
losing sight of the object of her passion, followed
him from day to day, and e'• i durin( the night
never allowed vigilance to cease. Several times, on
bis way homeward, the gentleman alluded to has en
countered the fair damsel on Southwark-bridge, and
threats have been held out, that unless some prosf was
given that her love was reciprocated she would terminate
her existence by leaping from the parapet. On one.
occasion she attempted to carry her threat into execu-
tion, but was prevented by the gentleman. It appears
that at a later hour of the night she tendered her
money to the toll-keeper, with a view of passing
through, but her request was refused, an intimation of
her intention to commit self-destruction having been
previously given. On Thursday some circumstances
transpired that made it apparent that if precautionary
measures were not taken the worst might be expected,
and the girl was given into the custody of the police.
Shortly afterwards she appeared before Mr. Alderman
Challis, at Guildhall, and was sent to Giltspur-street
Compter, where she will remain until her fit of lova
shall have subsided, or until some security shall be af-
forded that s similar course of conduct shall not be re-
peated.
CATCHING A TARTAR.—Jeinville! poor Joinville
The last 'atch of dispatches to Mackay show him in a
position at once painful and ludicrous. He had got
possession of the island of Mogadore. He can't keep it,
and is afraid to give it up and bolt without leave.
So we have watched a hungry man with a potatoe—
too hot to hold, too precious to drop—flinging it
from hand to hand, with a face oddly divided between
pain and wistfulness. Very modestly says the Prince,
"At Mogadore events have taken place which appear
to have modified our position ;" the English of which
turns out to be, that " the occupation of the island in
winter is impossible." "Please, Sir, may I give it up P'
"Certainly," says the Minister, especially as you can't
keep it." " In that case," replies the Prince, " we'll give it
up at once; and if we want It afterwards we can retake it
in the spring, and give the Moors the trouble and expense
of keeping it in the mean time." This is the most ori-
ginal method of conquest we have yet heard of. It may
be compared to the old plan of pawning your cloak before
going to the theatre, and taking it out after the per-
formance, paying the legal interest of a halfpenny in-
stead of a sixpence to the boxkeeper. Well, de
Joinville determines ou ceding the island. Ben Abou,
Kaid of Tangiers, comes on board the Suffren, and the
Prince has the impudence (we beg his pardon for the
word) to tell him, that " a great nation like France
can afford to be generous after victory I" And
while the garrison are evacuating Mogadore, with more
hurry than dignity, in a style that looks marvellous!),
like running away, the Prince gravely assures the Mi-
nister of Marine, " that which remains from our dis-
agreement is a salutary fear of our name, and of the
force of French arms !" We remember a caricature (a
French one, too) of a fight, in which the man who is'
down, his adversary's boot on his neck, says, half-choked,
"Eh bite, je to pardoner, et que relaiineisse 1 Gavarni
must
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lIARne%; 8: itch sevaacic—uatSiliorpvohef eyi‘toircrioand; ctraiePx. es have not yet been
remunerated for their vast labours and great unpleasant-
ness of two years' income-tax duties, though the Go•
vernment has an abundance in hand. " Too bad" this,
Sir Robert. We hope this subject will soon be run in
Parliament, if the officers are not fairly compensated be-
fore next month is over.—From a Correspondent.
THE LAST or THE DEFIANCE OXFORD COACH.--
On Friday the whole of the horses, amounting to
thirty, of the Defiance Oxford coach, which for many
years oneauthcteiorhoaadt
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between Oxford and Lon-
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railway being now opened throughout the line, the
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INCREASE OF NEWSPAPERS AT TUB POST-OFFICE.
—So
greatly have the newspapers in transmission
cosaosl been d gone
taken off the road.
by
through the post increased during the last few weeks,
that the mails have been delayed beyond the eight
o'clock dispatch in consequence.
The address to the Queen, in reply to her Majesty's
speech on the opening of the session, will be moved, in
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siderable
Committees.
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require any comment from us.— Times.
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It is a remarkable fact connected with the late de-
structive fire and explosion at the shop of Mr. Baylis,
oil and colourman, in the Whitechapel-road, that upon
exploring the ruins on Friday. four canisters of gun.
powder were found unexploded.
DARING ROBBERY AT A TEA-DEALER'S.---A few
evenings ago some thieves managed to steal a chest of
tea from the shop of Mr. Parr, tea-dealer, in the Black-
friars-road. What makes the robbery rather surprising
is, that the chest of tea was at the back part of the shop
near the counter, and the thief must have crept on his
hands and knees into the shop and pushed it out while
the shopman was engaged on the other side of the
counter.
INCOME-TAx.—lt is now well known that Sir Ro-
bert has a surplus revenue in hand, and yet there iatca
whole year (the third) of the property and inconie=ce.
collect, the first moiety receipt only about to commence.
corracende
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pcmdent.