The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Leinin
gen, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the
domestic household, attended divine service yesterday
morning in the Chapel Royal, Buckingham Palace. The
Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback on Saturday, attended by the Equerry in
Waiting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal were taken airings yesterday and on
Saturday in the royal gardens of Buckingham -Palace.
His Royal IlighnessPrince Albert dined at the Gold-
smith's Hall on Saturday evening. his Royal highness
was attended by the Marquis of Exeter, Mr. George
E. Anson, the Marquis of Granby, Captain Francis Sey-
mour, and Colonel Wylde.
The Queen, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen,
' honoured the Italian Opera with her presence on Satur-
day evening. Her Majesty was attended by the Mar-
chioness of Douro, Hon. Miss Kerr, Viscount Sydney,
and Lord Charlet Wellesley.
The Earl of Aberdeen had an audience of her Majesty
on Saturday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, visited the Queen yesterday.
Sir William C. Ross, R.A., had the honour of taking
a sitting on Saturday of his Serene Highness the Prince
of Leiningen, by command of her Majesty.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, visited her Majesty the Queen
Dowager on Saturday, at Marlborough House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended
the afternoon service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St.
James's. Lady Anna Maria Dawson was in waiting on i
her Royal Highness. The Dukes of Wellington and Rut-
land,
and Sir F. Trench, attended the early service yester-
day, in the Chapel Royal, St. ‘ James's. The prayers
were reed by the Rev. J. V. Povah, and the sermon
was preached by the Hon. and Rey. R. Eden. The Duke
and Duchess of Beaufort; the Marquises of Anglesea,
Salisbury, and Ormonde; Lords Bandon, Mansfield, Bee-
tire, Hill, Ingestre, Cantilupe, and Wrottesley, attended
the daily service. The prayers were road by the Rev.
C. Packraan, the lessons by the Rev. Dr. Horsley Dakins.
The sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. R. Eden.
The Bishop of Norwich and the Dean of Hereford were
the Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left town
for her residence, Fregmore House, near Windsor, on
Saturday morning. Her Royal Highness returned to
. Clarence House, St. James's, in the afternoon.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary
Grand Duke and Gravid Duchess of Mecklenburgh
Strelitz visited the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of
Gloucester yeeterday.
The Duchess of Kent (attended by Lady Anna
Maria Dawson), and the Duchess of Cambridge, and the
Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meck-
lenburgh Strelitz (attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay)
honoured the performance of the Italian Opera with her
presence on Saturday evening.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of
Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mock-
lenburgh Strelitz yesterday, at Cambridge House.
The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yes-
terday morning in the chapel of the Royal Military
Asylum at Chelsea. Baron Knesebeck was in waiting
an his Royal Highness.
The Duke of ltoxburghe and the Earl of Gifford had
an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie on Saturday, at
the office of the Beard of Trade. Lord Sandon had an
interview with his Lordship on Saturday.
The Committee on Education of the Lords of her
Majesty's Most honourable Privy Council had a meeting
on Saturday afternoon, at the Council-office. The Lords
present were the Lord President, the Duke of Buccleuch,
Sir Robert reel, Sir James Graham, Lord Stanley, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lord Granville So-
merset.

Viscount Castlereagh, and a deputation, had an inter-
view with Sir Robert Peel, on Saturday.
A trial of the Pix of the Mint took place on Saturday
morning, before several of the Lords of her Majesty's
Privy Council, in the Exchequer-office, Whitehall.
Sir Robert Peel has issued invitations, as First Lord
of th 6 Treasury, for a full-dress dinner party, on Tues-
day, the 27th instant, in celebration of her Majesty's
birth-day, to be given at his residence in Whitehall-
gardens.
The Marquis of Granby and Sir Charles Lemon bad
'interviews with Sir George Clerk on Saturday, at the
office of the Board of Trade.
Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, transacted
business on Saturday, at the Foreign-office.
The Solicitor-General bad an interview with Sir R.
Peel, on Saturday.
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison
received a distinguished party at dinner on Saturday.

DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN MAILS.
The next mails for Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands,
Egypt, hello, &c., ria
.Southampton, will be dispatched
hence to-morrow morning.
The next mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, India,
&c., will be dispatched hence on the evening of the
24th inst.
AMERICA.—The steamer Cambria, for this evening's
mails.
SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES.—Ship Wm. Metcalfe,
for the mails of the evening of the 31st inst.

SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH.—At a late meeting
of the Diocesan Synod of Edinburgh, on the motion of
the bey. John W. Ferguson, Minister of St. Peter's
Chapel, Edinburgh, a resolution to the following effect
was adopted :—That the Synod ceeply deploring the
recent defections from the Church, appoint a com-
mittee to inquire into their causes, with the view of
restoring to the communion of the Church those who
have left it ; and, if possible, to suggest a remedy for
preventing further defections, and at the same time
to preserve due regard to the discipline of the Church.
—Scotsman.

PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY OP ST. GEORGE'S, SOUTH-
WARK.—On Sunday morning the anniversary sermon on be-
half of this invaluable institution was preached by the Right
Rev. the Bishop of Chester, at the chapel of the institution, in
St. George's-road. The amount collected at the conclusion
of Divine service was highly satisfactory. It would seem
from the appeal made that the claims upon the institutunkare
very rapidly inereuing.

SUPPOSED MURDER AND RO-R-
-BERY AT HAMPSTEAD.
On Saturday morning, and throughout the entire day, tae
town of Hampstead was thrown into a state of intense ex-
citement by a rumour, obtaining extensive circulation, Veit
a gentleman had been found murdered in a ditch closely ac:-
joining the spot a here the murder of the unfortunate lie.
Delarue was perpetrated by Thomas Henry Ilocker. Oa
the reporter instituting inquiries he ascertained that flee
grounds for supposing a similar shocking occurrence ha I
transpired in the vicinity of Hampstead were not altogethe c
without foundation, as the body of a most respectably Iv--
tired man had been discovered under the following eingula a
and, to say the least of them, auspicious circumstances:—it
appears that between three and four o'clock on Satureev
morning, police-constable George Morphett, 207 S, who w 4
on duty, was proceeding down the New North-road, and ( a
arriving at the field rejoining the Haverstock- field, who: a
Delarue was murdered, and between the Swiss Cotta 3
Tavern and West End-lane, he discovered what at first i , -
peared to be a large bundle lying in the ditch passing alt,,
the hedge. On closer approach he discovered it to be t a
body of a mi n completely &aided up, and lying face dove -
Ivards in the ditch. On examination he found that he e: e
quite dead, and that blood had been issuing from the ie as
and mouth. His hands were full of mud, but there did i t
appear to be any external marks of violence except that t I a
face epreared unusually swollen. The policeman gave e t
alarm, and, with assistance from the Swiss Cottage, the bud i
was at once conveyed to the Yorkshire Grey, and afterweree
placed in the dead• house which had been previously me. •
pied by the body of the unfortunate Delarue, and where .t,
was searched and minutely examined by Mr. GOW. -
surgeon, of Hampstead, who was called in: by
deceased .4
a mini of most respectable appearance, apparently abe, t
forty years of age, about five feet three inches in height, ( f
stout build, having ligLt hair and small whiskers rat):• r
tinged with grey, dressed in a brown Petersham wrapre r
with side-pockets, a black cloth waistcoat with figured siaz
buttons, blue doeskin trousers, a black-figured cashmere
long-fronted stock, blucher boots, with leather straps a--
tettied to the trousers, the right one being broken. The
shirt is of long cloth, being spotted with pale blue Tote.
All that was fcund on his person was sixpence in money, 4
papier-mache snuff-box, and a pocket handkerchief. Ti a
only circumstance likely to lead to the deceased's identity ie
that he has the initials T. G., in Indian ink, pricked into the
skin of the back of his left hand. Frem the general appear.
ance of the deceased, it is the impression that he has heels
hocussed, and what renders the circumstances more suspi -
cious is the fact that no hat was found near deceased, and
although the police have made a minute search in every
direction they were unable to discover it. Information wai
forwarded to Mr. Wakley, the Coroner, who has deemed tl,d
circumstances of the case sufficiently suspicious to order ate
immediatepost mortem examination of the body.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
Throughout yesterday, as might have been anticipated,
from the report obtaining extensive circulation that the body
of another man had been found (supposed to have been mur-
dered) in a ditch, at no great distance from the spot where
the murder of the unfortunate Delaruo was perpetrated, a
vast number of persons visited Hampstead, and the Yorkshire
Grey was inundated by those who were desirous of obtaining
a sight of the body of the deceased man. Between three ant
four o'clock in the afternoon a respectable man, who gave Ilia
name as John Drury, 15, Boswell-court, Clement's-inn, ac-
companied by an almost frantic female, applied to Mr. Neal,
the landlord of the Yorkshire Grey, for permission to see the
body, as from the description of the deceased in the news-
papers, but more particularly on account of the initials T. U.
being marked on the back of the left hand, he Was con-
vinced the body was that of his friend, and husband of the
female in his company. Mr. Drury was shown the body, amok
at once announced his fears to be confirmed. He identified ti.e
deceased's person as John Cunningham, tailor, of No. 24,
Holyvrell• street, Strand, and stated that he had beets
missed from home since Thursday morning last, and
nothing had been heard of him until his descnptioa
had been read in the papers. He has been in the habit of
staying out very late in company and drinking freely, but he
was never heard to threaten to destroy himself, and his being
in the vicinity of Hampstead could not be accounted for, as
he had no business that way.
In accordance with the direction of the Coroner a post
mortem examination was yesterday made of the body. lil
analysation of the contents of the stomach was being pur-
sued last evening, but the result has not transpired. On ex -
amination of the brain and other parts of the body, it I;
stated that there was nothing found at all to account for
death. The brain was particularly healthy, therefore the de-
ceased could not have died from apoplexy from drunker-
ness, Or any cause of that kind. The opinion still gaine 1
ground, up to last evening, that the deceased man had
been poisoned. Although minute inquiries have been inste •
tuted by the police the deceased's bat has net been discovered,
nor has any one been found who can speak to having been.
in deceased's company on Friday night. Inspector Gree ,
however, fancies that he is a man he met about one o'clocee.
on Saturday morning in the Finchley-road, but if be is the
same person he had his hat on then.

ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS CASE.
An occurrence, which has caused a great sensation, has just
taken place in Hampstead. It appears that, on Tuesday week
last, a fashionably attired young female, accompanied by twa
persons in the garb of gentlemen, arrived in a cab at tlia
house of Mr. Allen, tailor, in High-street, Hampstead, ar..t
engaged of Mrs. Allen some ready furnished apartments al a
had to let, the lady passing as the wife of one of the suppost.t
gentlemen. The gentlemen visited her together once o:
twice, the last "visit being on Wednesday last. From tha
period of their departure tip to Friday morning, between threa
and four o'clock, Mrs. Allen never heard or saw anythirg f
the young female; she was then awakened by hearing loeff,
screams, and on'proceeding to the young woman's apartment
she discovered the door locked. The screams continuing, sho
had it forced open, and the unfortunate female was then
covered lying on the bed in strong hysterics, and a newlN -
born child lying near her, quite dead, and turned neat:y
black. Mr. Gower, surgeon of Hampstead, was instantly
sent for and attended, and the female, whose mime
been discovered to be Caroline Gaids, end her age
recovered her senses for a short period, and on being ques-
tioned as to where she had obtained some bottles of medieiill
found in the room, she admitted that they had been pre •
vided for by her friends who brought her there. e
became worse and worse, and died about eight o'clock
the same morning. After death, singular to relate, Mrs.
Gower, the wife of the surgeon who had been called ii.,
came and took away the bottles of medicine just alluded t
and by some means or other the parties who had brought
the deceased to Hampstead were made acquainted with t
death. They gave directions for the immediate interment
both mother and child, adding at the same time to the
dertaker that money was no object, so that the burial cou:.l
be promptly effected with secrecy. Within a few hours (-1
death the body of the female turned to the same black 1:1 e
as the deceased child, and on another medical man beir,,,
called in, he expressed his opinion that the deceased 1.,1
been destroyed by the administration of certain mixtur.
taken to procure abortion. These circumstances coming 1..1
the knowledge of Hunt, the summoning officer, he lost notime in making the coroner acquainted therewith, and MI
Wakley, haring understood it to be the determination of ti
parties to bury the bodies on Sunday, issued a warrant to
Inspector Grey, of the S division, to prevent the funer, 1
taking place, should it be attempted. He has also issued I.;s
warrant to Mr. Lord, the surgeon, of Hampstead, to make A
post mortem examination. The parties concerned have
traced, although their right names have for the present
been withheld. There are also some other parties win ,a
conduct is highly culpable in the affair; and it is asset-n.l
that not only had the bottles which had contained the mix-
tures taken been disposed of, but a considerable sum ofmcEry
known to be is possession of the deceased has also disappeared.

MADAME ANNA THir.LoN.—We regret to hear th t
the indisposition of this lady still continues, and that at pn -
sent great. uncertainty prevails as to the day on which &;.I
will agaia be in a situation to appear before the public. Iftr
medical attendant, Mr. Yearsley, is of opinion that if
progresses as favourably towards recovery as she has hither; a
done, she may possibly act on Wednesday next. The daily
announcements of her appearance in the Enchantress Ara
much to be deplored both for her own sake and that of ti,a
management.

DEATH OF MR. ROBERT HALFORD, THE COM3DJA'..
—This well-known actor died suddenly, at a quarter to tea
yesterday morning. He had been at Drury-lane, the Eng•.
lisp Opera, the Olympic, and other theatres. In 1843 1 e
suddenly lost his voice, and was wholly incapacitated from
follewing his profession. Though in ill health for mai y
weeks he was only confined to his bed for ten days. Ur. Ii 1-
ford's real name was Hall ; his father was an eminent poul-
terer in the neighbourhood of Red Lion-square. The deceased
was stage-manager for Miss Smithson when that lady pro-
duced so much sensation in Paris.

WTILLIAM W. FOLLETT.—We regret to sta',3
that the health of the Attorney-General, Sir Wm. Wel,b
Follett, continues in a very precarious state, and that he 11..3
been confined to his bed-room at his mansion in Park-sire,-;,
Westminster, for the last fortnight. Lady Follett is mo
unremitting in her attentions to the Learned Gentlenia
seldom leaving him for a single moment, aw.cept for the pur-
pose of attending Thyme service at Westminster Abbey, the
early service of which she invariably attends daily. Ir.
Bright, the medical attendant of Sir William, and who :s
also related to him by marriage, being his brother-in-law,
attends him daily, twice and sometimes three times. Yester-
day (Sunday), we have much pleasure in adding, he was con-
sidered somewhat better.—Post.

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CHRISTENING OF THE HEIR OF VISCOUNT VILLIERS.
—On Saturday last the infant son and heir of Viscount and
Viscountess Villiers was baptised at St. George's Church,
llanover-square. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, the Countess Jf.
Jersey and Ladies Clementine and Adele Villiers, Viscount
and Viscountess Villiers and Miss Villiers, the Hon. Captain
and Lady Elizabeth Villiers, the Marchioness of Douro. La,l7
Alice Peel, Lady Fuller, Lady Hume Campbell, the Rev.
John Peel and Mrs. Peel, &c., were present at the interesting
solemnity. The Queen was graciously pleased to signify Les•
pleasure to become sponsor for the noble infant; and in t
he
absence of her Majesty, the Marchioness of Douro was (ie.
puted to act. Sir Robert Peel and the Earl of Jersey were
the two other sponsors—the Earl of Jersey, who was pre-
vented from being present by indisposition, being represented
by the Hon. Frederick Villiers. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Mr. Hewitt, the rector, and the infant received
the names of Victor Albert George. At the conclusion of the
ceremony the party repaired to the Earl and Countess of
Jersey's residence in Berkeley-square, where an elegant
dejcuner awaited them.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APFOINTMENTS..—Pf
motions.—Assistant-Surgeon—J. Davidson, to be surge.n.
for services in China. Appointments.—Commander Fla-ry
Edgell, to Siren. Lieutenants—H. Stokes (late First Lieu-
tenant of the Tartarus), and. G. Pigot, to Siren; W. Bridge (late of the Cormorant) additional, and T. Gresham,
to Vernon. Masters—G. B. lioffmeister, to Victory; J. G-
-11. Thain (acting), to Victoria and Albert, for service in t he
Fairy, royal yacht tender; J. Whiting, to Siren. Paymaster
and Purser—ll. D. Cunningham, to Siren ;T. E. Gould to
Stromboli, and not to the Queen, as stated in our last. Stir*
geons—J. J. Paul, to Siren : J. W. Elliott, to the Marion
convict ship. Mates--Edward Couch, to Erebus; J. T. S.
Winthrop, to Jackal ;C. M. Luckraft, to the Queen. As.s.at-
ant-Surgeon—J. Acton, to Siren ; Dr. Irving, to Tortoise J.
G. Risk, to Greenwich Hospital. Second Master—R. W.
Roberts, to Victoria and Albert. Clerk—J. Timpson. t•
Vernon. Coast Guard.—Appointments—Commander
liam Prowse, to Harwich district; Lieutenant John Osnv at
Freeland, to command the station at Kingston. Removals—
Commander William M'llwaine, to Dartmouth district, vice
M. Bete, deceased; Lieutenant Edward Drew, from Bates.
combe station, to command the station at Porthpean, ice
Lieutenant William Lory, resigned. The following m tee
passed in navigation, at the Naval College, on Tuesday
Messrs. Edward Scott, Augustus Chetham, W. K. G. Ps. Z.
ser, Excellent ; Edward Couch, Erebus; Horate.Nelson, ~adi
Augustus G. Ernest Murray, late Dublin.,--,lfampshire 21t..
egraph.
THE CHEST, BROMPTON.—Yesterday morning a
HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DlssexArmsE:ailles
behalf of this institution was preached before the Lord
Bow, Chcapside, by the Rev. Robert Montgomery,
minister of Percy chapel, Fitzroy-square. Te church MIN
churoftalarD;
Mayor and Sheriffs of London, a the
Tedbetos4sl. co7sl.l3dect.ed at the conclusicq
messo.unt
Divine service
ceexac

The Earl of Harborough is in a very dangeroft
state, and it is not expected that he will survive many wed
—Stamford Mercury.