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

DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN MAILS.

The next nrAils fOr Malta, Greece, the lonian islands,
Egypt, India, via Southampton, will ho dispatcheti
hence tomorrow

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'

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES.--Ship.,Win. Metcalfe
for the mails of the evettitig of the 31st inst.

SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CIII7RCII.—At a late meeting
of the Diocesan Synod of Edinburgh, on the motion of
the Rev. Jot at W. Ferguson, Minister of St. Pekes
Chapel, Edinburgh, a resolution to tho following effect
was adopted ;—That the Synod 4:ef ply dcplorfng the
recent defections from the Clinrelt, appoint a com-
mittee to inquire into their causes, with the Yiew 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 iegard to the discipline of the Church.
—Scotsman.
PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE'S, SOUTH-
wAEuK.—On Sunday morning the anniversary sermon on be-
half of this invaluable institution was preached by the light
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
res:nem
from the appeal made that the claims upon the instill
very rapidly increasing.

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SUPPOSED MURDER AND ROB-
BERY AT HAMPSTEA D.
On Saturday morning, and throughout the entire day, the
town o: Hampstead was thrown into a state of intense, ex-
citement by a rumour, obtaining extensive circulation, that
a gentleman had been found murdered iu a ditch closely ad-
joining the spot where the murder of the unfortunate Mr.
Delarue was perpetrated by Thoma., Henry Jlocker. On.
the reporter instituting inquiries he ascertained the the
grounds for supposing a similar shocking ocenrience had
transpired in the vicinity of Hampstead were not altogether.
without kundation, as the body of a most respectably at-
tired man had been discovered under the following singular.
and, to say the least-of them. suspicious circuutstaaces :—lt
appears that between three and four o'clock on Saturday
morning, police-constable George Morphett, 207 S, who was
on duty, was proceeding down the New North-road, and on
arriving at the field adjoining the Haverstock-field, where
Delarne was murdered, and between the Swiss Cottage
Tavern and West-End-lane, he discovered what at first ap-
peared to be a large bundle lying in the ditch passing along
the hedge. On closer approach he discovered it to be the
body of a man completely doubled up, and lying- face ib in the ditch. On examination be found tbat he- was
quite dead, and that blond had been issuing frelll the nose
and. mouth, His hands were full of mud, lint there did not
appear to be any external marks of violence except that the
face appeared unusually swollen. The policeman gave an
alarm, and, with assistance from the Swiss Cottage, the body
was at once conveyed to the Yorkshire Grey,- and afterwards
placed in the dead- house which had been previously occu-
pied by the body of the unfortunate Delarue. and where it
was searched and minutely examined by Mr. Gower.
surgeon, of Hampstead. who was called in. The deceased is
a man of most respectable appearance, apparently about
forty years of age, about five feet three inches in height, of
stout build, having ligl.t hair and small whiskers rather
tinged. with grey, dressed in a brown Petersham wrapper
with side-pockets, a black cloth waistcoat wit!, figured silk
buttons, blue doeskin trousers, a black-figured cashmere
long-fronted stock, blucher boots, with leather strszps at-
tached to the trousers, the right one being broken. His
shirt is of long cloth. being sleeted with pale blue spots:
All that, was thind on hi; person was eixpenee in money, a
papier-mache snuff-box. and a poeket handkerchief. 'The
only circumstance likely to lead to the deceased's identity
is
that he has the initials 'l'. (~ in Indian ink, pricked into the
skin of the back of his left hand. From the general appears
ante of the deceased, it. is the impression that lie has been
hoeussed, 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 was
forwarded to Mr. Wakley, the Coroner, who has deemed the
circumstances of the case sufficiently suspicions to order an
immediate/Kat morlem 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..
tiered) in a ditch, at no great distance from the spot where
the murder of the unfortunate Defame was perpetrated, a
vast number of persons visited Ilampstead, and the Yorkshire
Grey was inundated by those who were desirous of obtaining
a sight of the body of the deceased man. Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon a respectable man, who gave his
name as John I>rury, 15, Boswell-court, Cleinent's-mn, ac-
ctimpanied 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, lint more particularly on account of the initials T. G.
being marked on the back of the left band, 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, and
at once announced his fears to be confirmed. He identified the
deceased's person as John Cunningham, tailor of No. 24,
Holvwell• street, Strand, and stated that he had been
missed from home since Thursday morning last, and
nothing had been heard of him until his description
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 I lampstead could nAt be accounted tiir, as
he had no business that way,
In accordance with tire direction of the Coroner a poet
moriem examination was yesterday made of the body. The
analvsation of the contents of the stomaeh was being pur-
stiedlast evening, butt the result has not transpired. On -ex-
amination of the brain and other parts of the body, it is
stated that there was nothing found at all to account far
death. The brain was particularly healthy, theretbre the de- -
ceased could not have died from apoplexy from drunkeu-
ness, or any cause of that kind. The opinion still gained
ground, up to last evening, that the deceased man had
been poisoned. Although minute inquiries have been insti-
tuted by the police the deceased's hat has net been discovered.
nor has any one been found who can speak to having been
in deceased's company on Friday night. Inspector Grey.
however, fancies that he is a man he met. about one o'clock
on Saturday- morning in the Finchlep-road, but it' lie is the
same person he had his hat on then.

ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS CASE.
An occurrence, which has caused a great sensz.tion, has just
.ken place in Hampstead. It appears that, on Tuesday week
fast, a fashionably attired young tionale, accompanied by two
persons in the garb of gentlemen, arrived in a cal; at the
house of Mr. Allen, tailor, in High-street, Hampstead, and
engaged of Mrs. Allen some ready famished apartments she
had to let, the lady passing as the wife of one of the supposed
gentlemen. The gentlemen visited her together once or
twice,' the last visit being on Wednesday. last. From the
period of their departure tip to Friday morning, between three
and four o'clock, Mrs. Allen never heard or saw anythit.g of
the young female; she was then awakened by hearing loud
screams, and on proceeding to the young woman's apartment
she discovered the door locked. The screams continuing, she
had it forced open, and the unfortunatefemale was then dis.
covered lying on the bed in strong hysterics, and a newly-
blrn child lying near her, quite dead, and turned nealli-
black. Mr. Gower, surgeon of ILimpstead, was. instantjT
sent for and attended, and the female. whose mane has
been discovered to be Caroline Galas. and her age iiit,
recovered her senses for a short period, and on being ques-
tioned as to where she hail obtained some botilvs ~f medicine
found in the room, she admitted that they had lit en pro
video for by her friends who brought her there. She
became worse and worse, and died about eight o'clock
the same morning. After death, singular to relate. Mrs.
Gower, the wife o the surgeon who had been called in.
came and took away the bottles of medicine just alluded to,
and by some means or other the parties who had brought
the deceased to Hampstead were made acquainted with the
death. They gave directions for the immediate interment of
both mother and child, adding at the same time to the un-
dertaker that money was no object, so that the burial could
be promptly effected with secrecy. IVithin a few hours of
death the body of the female turned to the same black hue
as the deceased child, and on another medical man being
called in, he expressed his opinion that the deceased had
been destroyed by the administration of certain mixtures
taken to procure abortion. These circumstances coming to
the knowledge of Hunt, the summoning officer, he lost no
time in making the coroner acquainted therewith, and Mr.
Wakley, having understood it to be the determination of the
parties to bury the bodies on Sunday, issued a warrant to
Inspector Grey, of the S division, to prevent the funeral
taking place, should it be attempted. Ili has also:issued his
warrant to Mr. Lord, the surgeon, of Hampstead, to make a
post mortent examination. The patties concerned have been
traced, although their right names hare for time present
been withheld. There are also some other parties whose
conduct is highly culpable in the affair; and it is asserted
that not only had the bottles which had contained the mix-
tures taken been disposed of, but a considerable sum ofmoney
known to be is possession of the deceased has also disappeared.

MADAMR ANNA THILLON.--We regret to hear that
the indisposition of this lady still continues, and that at pre-
sent great uncertainty prevails as to the day on which she
will again be in a situation to appear before the public. . Her
medical attendant, Mr. Yearslev, is of opinion that if she
progresses as favourably towards recovery as she has hitherto
done, she may possibly act on Wednesday next. The daily
announcements of her appearance in the Enchoao4frem are
much to be deplored both for her own sake and that of the
management.

„
_MATTI OF MR. R►OIBERT 11ALEORD, THE COMEDIAN.
—This well-known actor died suddenly, at a quarter to ten
yesterday morning, lie had been at Drury-lane. the Eng-
lish Opera. the Olympic, and other theatres. In 1343 he
suddenly lost. his voice, and was wholly incapacitated front
following his profession. Though in ill health for many
weeks he was only confined to his bed for ten days. Mr. Hai-
ford's real name was Hall; his father was an eminent POW.'
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.

SIR WILLIAM W. FOLLETT., ----We reFet to state
that the health of the Attorney-General, sir Wm. Webb
Follett, continues in a very precarious state, and that he has
been confined to his bed-room at his mauseixoenepi:
fil:arrtkh-svt;:ti.
sseirnfilceelant°..lllets'tminster Abbey, the
Westminster, for the last. fortnight. Lady Follett is most
invariably attends daily. Dr.
unremitting in her attentions to the Learned Gentleman,
pose of p,
which iiiifl
ea
she
e earlyltlonsiealreit,ati
eic-nentligoi
nft
llright, the medical attendant of Sir William, and who is.
also related to him by marriage, being his brother-in-law,
attends him daily, twice anti sometimes three times. renter.
day.(.,4lthilay), we have much pleasure in adding.-he was con.
Siiiered somewhat better.—Post.

CHRISTENING OF THE HEIR Or VISCOHINT VILLIERS.
—On Saturday last the infant son and heir of Viscount and
Viscountess Villiers was baptised at St. George's Church,
Hanover-square. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, the Countess.of
.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, Lady
Lady Hume Campbell. the Bev.
.A 1
ollitcne keeell' andlady
solemnity. The Queen was graciously pleased to signify her
alllrs. Flu'elleelr, ,
&c., were present at the interesting
pleasure to become sponsor for the noble infant ; and in the
absence of her Majesty, the Marchioness of Douro was de-
the two other sponsors—the Earl of Jersev, who was
puted to act. Sir Robert Peel and the Earl of Jersey were
pre-
vented from being present by indisposition, tieing 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 tile
ceremony the party repaired to the Earl and Countess of
Jersey's residence in Berkeley-square, where an elegant
drjeuner awaited them.
NAVAL. PROMOIIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.--Pro.
nstAt4.)—keCornmander 1 arry
Stokes
motions.—Assistant-Surgeon—J. I)avidsoti, to be surgeon,
(late First. Lieu.-
for
gseelli,vi toee Ss i nen(. eAniaTt ct'si t
Lieu-
tenant of the Tartarus), and G. Pigt,
Bridge (late of the Cormorant), additioonalt, enS dire Tn. Gresham,
to Vernon. Masters---(1. B. I lofimeister, to Victory ;J. G.
ts,:trleirni-er‘i')la('lemilnasttheer gain, royal nclgt?'t ondNe' e;t (.1) \l'hitinr, to
and Purser—H. 1). (
zulningliam, to Siren ; T. E. Gould to
Stromboli, and not to the (►lteim, as stated in our last. Sur-
geons—J. J. Paul, to Sires : \V. Elliott, to the Marion
convict ship. Mates—Edwzril Couch, to Er, bus: J. T. S.
Winthrop, to Jackal; C. N. Luckratt, to the Queen. Assist-
ant-Surgeon—J. Acton, to Siren : 1)r. Irving, to Tort,ise-; J.
i;. Risk, to Greenwich hospital. Second Alaf,ter—lt. W.
Roberts. to Victoria and Aikert. Clerk—J. Timpsou
to
Vernon. Coast Guard.—Appointments—C,..nurionler Wil-
liam l'rowse, to llarwich district ; tutu; John Ostrot:d
Freeland, to command the. station at Kingston. 1:0114,V1U--
Gmtniander M'llwaina. to I);irtmotilli district. view
M. lt: le, rkecas• d ; I .ientennnt I•:ward 1 h•cw, frtan I;ran6-
comb:, station, to command the station at rot t hpcan. Nit*
Lientenant Lon-, rushmcd. The t.11,,N, lug mates
passed in ravigation, at itie Naval College, on Tuesday
.11es,rs. Edwaril Soitt, Augutus Chi-tit:mu W. I:. (;.
ser. Excellent; Edward Conch. Ete'nts; Iloratin Nelson. and
Ernest Murray, late Dablin.—/Thuvhire Jr.

110SPITAL (.70Nsumt•TIoN AND I)ISEASES or
TH E 111;(oi1''rox.—Ieste1dav morning ,t sernion dna
GI this helitution was preached before the Lunt
Mayor and Slteritrs of London. at the chtzrelt of St. Marv-le-
l:OW, Chtapide. lav the Rev. Robert :do/fig.-m-0-y, 111. A.,
mini:AlN- of Percy chapel, Fitzroy-square. The choral was
crowded to execs:. Tito sum collected at the conclusion of
I )ivitte service amounted to 45/1 7s, 3(1.

The Earl of liarborough is in a very dangerous
state, and it. is not expected that he will survive many wee*.
—Stanycird Mercury,

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(SATURDAY.)

Group E.
THE NORTHUMBERLAND AND NEWCASTLE AND

BERWICK LINES.
The Committee met this morning at elevell o'clock, and the
cross-examination of Mr. Robert Stephenson, the eminent
engineer, was resumed by Mr. Sergeant WRAXGHA3I.—It
appears from one of Mr. Samuda's experiments that there
is a greater tenuity produced at that end of the pipe next the
engine than at the other. The barometer rises as the pipe
becomes exhausted; and in one of his experiments referred to
the barometer was falling and the fluid was consequently be-
coming less ratified. In the experiment tried by carrying 64 tons
17 miles In an hour by the atmospheric principld, the mean
velocity on the last quarter of a mile was slightly augmented.
It must take some time before 64 tons could be put in mo-
tion, but the space of time depends upon the amount pf forgo
applied. In the experiment Just alluded to, the barometer
was raised to 24 inches. It was remarkably uniform, and
commenced at 22 inches, or 111 b. per square inch, and 24 4.10
at the close. It rose to 24 inches during the first quarter of
a mile, and the speed continued to increase slightly. On
the atmospheric line a stoppage of 15 minutes must take
place at every point, and in his experiments 17 minutes were
taken up, consequent on the impossibility of attaining an
uniform velocity ; and even assuming that Mr. Brunel is
correct in stating that 2i minutes are sufficient for exhaustion
in every mile, it would be impossible to calculate the stoppages
with reference to uniform speed at less than 15 minutes, when
proceeding at the rate of 50 miles an hour. To go over a
distance of three miles, 11 minutes are required from the
moment the train is attempted to be moved lentil the three
miles are gone over. He is now speaking of a4O ton train,
and he is of opinion that the general rate of travelling will
not exceed seventeen miles an hour, but it may go at a some-
what greater speed as the train approaches the engine. Mr.
Brunel maintains, that by means of this tank gtd by working
the motive power half the vacuum is obtained] but this only
redaces the time in pumping, but as there is but one engine
to work the two tubes, there is no gain in point of time
and :epeed after the vacuum is obtained. Thinks that
from the great pressure on the reservoirs, they must be made
of iron. The pressure on them would be 1,200 tons, or 7ilb.
per square inch, or half a ton to a foot. There is great dan-
ger to be apprehended from trains on atmospheric railways,
whether the trains go right through or stop at particular
stations. In the case of a train going right through, and no
other train coming upon the line, then accidents are to be ap-
hended at the level crossings only. Does not recollect
any accident having accursed on the Great Western and
the London and Birmingham from trains going through
-when they arrived at the level crossings, but then there
..are few level crossings to be met with on either line. On
the Blackwall line the switches at the Minories are
locked, and the danger is thereby in some measure
oveviated. The accidents on the Blackwall, where the
awiiches are placed at the Minorim, arose from mo•
mentam, which he anticipates would be a cause from
-which danger would be greatly to be apprehended
on an atmospheric railway. The eagineman at
the station should, if possible, be aware of the approach of a
train, but he is not necessarily so from the working of the
pump, because the pumping goes on when perhaps there is
no train on the line. It is ridiculous to suppose that the
engineman, whose attention is absorbed by watching the
working of a large machine, could attend to the moving of
the switches on the approach of the trains, and he thinks it
would be most improper to devolve such a duty on a per-
son who has otherwise enough to attend to. Has known
of accidents occurring from self acting "switches, from going
back after having been properly opened. The Peterborough
line, although a single line railway, is unobjectionable with
the present traffic, but if the traffic increases much, two rails
will become absolutely necessary. His experience of the
running of large monster trains is not that they are always
behind time—on the contrary, they are generally punctual.
Delays might arise when monster trains are run, from a desire
to accommodate the public. Is aware that there is an ob-
jection entertained at the Board of Trade against monster
trains, but not against excursion trainee ilasalways recom-
mended the South-Eastern line to divide these monster
trains. The large engines which he has lately constructed,
and which he believes to be the largest in the world, are ca-
pable of carrying 600 or 700 tons at a speed of from 12 to 15
mike an hour, and he has tried one in which it pro-
pelled 500 tons at 18 miles an hour, and he con-
eid-s the engine capable of carrying 800 tons
at the rate of ten miles an hour. They are of 300-horse
power. The goitre trains are dispatched at night for the con-
venienee of carriers and the public, and not for any particular
object which a railway company has in selecting night trains
for carrying goods. It is, of course, cheaper to a railway
company to concentrate the goods and forward them in large
trains, than if they were to forward them by smaller trains.
The 300 horse-power engines are net used to carry passengers,
but for goods only.
Again examined in chief by Mr. Itemeraern—Resistance is
eon. nosed of three elements—the first, is the mere friction,
which is 81b. per ton; the next, is the resistance arising
from gravity when the rail is not leeel, and that resistance
is, of course, variable; the force of gravity on 1 in 100, being
991 b. per ton; and the third arises from the atmosphere,
which varies with the velocity. Gravity contains two
laws, weight and bulk. The experiments made by
Wisc. Locke, Wood, and the ether engineers, at
the request of the British Aeeociatien, were made on
trains varying from thirty to thity-flve tons, which
is about the tonnage proposed to be carried on the at-
mospheric lines; and in drawing my de4lectiens from these
experiments, I bore in mind a particular part of their re-
pent. It is that atmospheric resistance depends kip= the
number of carriages of which a train is composed—the re-
sistance varying according to the number, or the resistance
to two carriages is double that to one carriage. On the
Peterborough line only two trains meet in one day, and the
line has been purposely constructed to have two rails, and
there is a clause in their Act which empowers the Board of
Trade to compel them to have two rails whenever that is
deemed necessary. There is an electric telegraph on this
line. It is much easier to pull up with a locomotive than
with the atmospheric power, because when the steam is
turned off there is only the momentum to contend with,
and even this can be counteracted by moving the engine
backwards; but on the atmospheric line the train continues
to advance by the power by which it is propelled, besides
the momentum, until it has had time to be controlled by
means of the valve. If two thousand men were to be sent
from one place to another by an atmospheric rail-
way,i
t is evident, from the diagram, that the line would
be entirely stopped. because it appears that between
many of the trains there is an interval of an hour and
a half. Recollects when a large body of troops and a great
quantity of material were forwarded by the Birmingham
Railway, three or four years ago, and they were dispatched
with great expedition. _ _ _

Malir_DrAuD—Yes ; and I remember that a French officer
who was present told me that he was so much surprised with
it that he considered that railways must effect a revolution
in military science.
Mr. ALEXAMDER, Q.C.—They have at last got a good
witness in the case—(Laughter)—and as he is so ready to
give his testimony to the Committee, I hope he will not
forget to recommend the French officer to the favourable
attention of Marshal Soult.—(Laughter.)
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock on Mon-
day.

DEATH OF A SUPPOSED
MURDERER..

Saturday, May 31, Monday, June 2, Tuesday, June 3,
and Wednesday, June 4—Pleas, demurrers, exceptions,
causes, and further directions.
Thursday, June s—Motions.
Friday, June 6—Petition-day ; petitions (unopposed
first), short causes, and causes.
Saturday, June 7, Monday, Jane 9, and Wednesday,
Juno 11— Pleas, demurrers, exceptions, causes, and
further directions.
Thursday, June 11—Motions.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce.)

Thursday, May 22—Motions and dimes.
Friday, May 23—Petition-day; petitions and causes.
Saturday, May 24—Short causes and causes.
Monday, May 26, and Tuesday, May 27—Pleas, de-
murrers, exceptions, causes, and further directions.
Wednesday, May 28—Bankrupt petitions, and pleas,
demurrers, exceptions, causes, &e.
Thursday, May 29—Motions and causes.
Friday, May 30—Petition. day; petitions and causes.
Saturday, May 31—Short causes and causes.
Monday, June 2, and Tuesday, June 3—Pleas, demur-
rers, exceptions, causes, and further directons.
Wednesday, June 4—Bankrupt petitions and causes.
Thursday, June s—Motions and causes.
Friday, June 6—Petition-day; petitions and causes.
Saturday, June 7—Short causes and causes.
Monday, June 9, and Tuesday, June 10—Pleas, de-
murrers, exceptions, causes, and further directions.
Wednesday, June 11—Bankrupt petitions, and pleas,
demurrers, exceptions, causes, &c.
Thursday, June 12—Motions.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Wigram.)
Thursday, May 22—Motions and causes.
Friday, May 23—Petition day ; pleas, demurrers, ex-
ceptions causes, and further directions.
Saturday, May 24—Short causes, petitions (the unop-
posed first), and causes.
Monday, May 26 ; Tuesday, May 27 ; and Wednes-
day, May 28—Pleas, demurrers, exceptions, causes, aid
further directions.

Thursday, May 29—Motions and pleas, demurrers,
exceptions, causes, &a.
Friday, May 30—Petition day ; pleas, demurrers, ex-
ceptions, causes, &c.
Saturday, May 31—Short causes, petitions (the unop-
posed first), and causes.
Monday, June 2 ; Tuesday, June 3 ; and Wednesday,
June 4—Pleas, demurrers, exceptions, causes, and fur-
ther directions.

Thursday, June s—Motions and ditto.
Friday, June 6,.—Petition day: pleas, demurrers, ex-
ceptions, causes, and further directions.
Saturday, June 7—Short causes, petitions (the unop-
posed first), and causes.
Monday, June 9 ; Tuesday, June 10; and Wednesday,
June 11—Pleas, demurrers, exceptions, causes, and fur-
ther directions.
Thursday, June 12—Motions and ditto.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Mr. Justice COLTMAN.)
Thomas H'kiffin, a sailor, aged 18, was indicted for
feloniously personating John Foley, a seaman belonging
to her Majesty's ship Conway, and entitled to receive a
share in certain prize money, called Chinese Donation
Batta, with intent to defraud the East India Company.
On the 3d of April the prisoner presented himself to
Mr. Smith, of the military department of the East India
Company, and, presenting a certificate purporting to be
signed by the first lieutenant of his ship, said his name
was Foley. The money, 112. 45., having been previously
paid to the proper party, the prisoner was taken into
custody. He said ha had received the certificate from a
person in Ratcliffe Highway, whom he had never seen
before.
Mr. DOANE, on behalf of the prisoner, said it was evi-
dent he was the dupe of other pc>rsons.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN summed up, and the jury, after
some deliberation, found the prisoner guilty of uttering,
but without a felonious intent to defraud.
The JUDGE said they must either find a verdict of
guilty or not guilty.
The jury then retired, and after an absence of three
hours they were sent for by the judges, when Mr. Justice
Coltman asked if he could render them any assistance.
They replied in the negative. After a further de-
liberation they returned a verdict of guilty, with a strong
recommendation to mercy.

Mr. Justice Com-HAN-said that, adopting the recom-
mendation of the jury, he should pass upon the pri-
soner the lowest sentence within his power. He
should, however, forward a recommendation to
the Secretary of State far a further miti-
gation. At present the lowest sentence the law enabled
him to pronounce for the offence of which the prisoner
had been convicted was that he be imprisoned and kept
to hard labour in the House of Correction for the space
of two years.
William Thomas Sharp was indicted for secreting,
embezzling, and stealing the sums of 211. 2s. 6d., 131.,
and 81. 133., which he had received for and on account
of Sir W. Magnay and Co., t ) whom he was clerk and
servant.

The circumstances of this case have already been be-
fore the public.
The CommoN SERGEANT summed up, and the jury,
after deliberating for ten minutes, delivered a verdi,:t o 1
Guilty.
The prisoner was sentenced to seven years' transpor.
tation. _ _ _

Frederick Wm. Zabel, a German, was indicted for the
manslaughter of John Frederick Gobett, one of his
countrymen.
It appeared that on the 6th of May the parties met at
public•house inWhitechapel, where they had a quarrel ;
they afterwards fought outside, and during a scut- that
took place between them, the deceased slipped off the
curb-stone and fell with great violence. He sustained
such severe injury thereby as to occasion his cleath two
days afterwards.
Mr. CLARKSON addressed the jury on the part of the
prisoner.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
The COURT sentenced the prisoner to one month's soli-
tary confinement.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
MANSION-HO USE.

Application was made to the Lord Mayor, by a solici-
tor, on behalf of a man named George Gumm, who was
committed from the Mansion-house, in the Mayoralty of
Sir William Magnay, upon the charge of having received
bank notes which were supposed to have been stolen on
hoard a Boulogne steam-vessel.
The case was a very singular one. Gumm had been
committed to Newgate by Sir Peter Laurie, but was ac-
quitted, no evidence having been produced on the trial.
In his lodgings, Daniel Forrester, the officer, found
several watches, seals, chains, and other articles of jewel-
lery, which Gumm, upon being questioned as to the
manner in which he had become possessed of them, stated
that he had found them in a bundle, on Notting-hill.
From that statement he had not at all deviated, and up-
wards of twelve months hating elapsed since the goods
were found without producing a claimant, it was argued,
upon the part of Gumm, that he was entitled to them.
Mr. King, solicitor to Gumm, on these grounds, ap-
plied for the restoration of the property, and added that
the circumstance of the finding had been advertised in
the Times newspaper without effect.
The LORD MAYOR—Under what Act of ?ornament
does this man apply to have the goods given up to him ?
He is not the owner of the goods by his own acknow-
ledgment.

On Thursday the Bth inst., Mr. Hitchins held an in-
queet at Lincoln Castle, on the body of Wra. llowitt,
who, since Sept. 1842, had been imprisoned on the charge
of the wilful murder of Mary Spencer, schoolmistress, at
Quadring. The prisoner, it will be remembered, was
brought up for trial at the March assizes, 1843, but
being deaf and dumb, and, consequently, unable to
understand the proceedings, was remanded during
her Majesty's pleasure. From the evidence it
appeared that the supposed murderer, who was a
vigorous and healthy youne• man when he wtts
committed, retained his health for some time,
but eventually began to betray signs of indisposition ;
and that, in July last, he became so unwell us to require
medical attendance. Becoming,worse, he was removed
to the infirmary in January last, when he gradually
sank. From the medical testimony, it appeared that for
some considerable time he had suffered from diseased
lungs and spitting of blood. The daily minutes of the
prison-surgeon were read, and showed that the de-
ceased had received the most prompt and constant
attention ; and h appeared that he was enabled to
make himself generally well understood with regard to
anything he wished to have, and occasionally expressed
his desire in weitinq. In this way be communicated his
wishes as to the diet he desired, frequently varying
the food. Ia summing up, the Coroner observed
that, respecting all deaths occurring in prison.,
the law directed that an inquiry should be instituted
before a jury. In this case the evidence showed
that even ebe most atrocious criminals, when afflicted,
experienced every humane attention. Formerly the
custom was to empannel a jury composed of an equal
number of prisoners and householders in cases of this
sort ; the custom had been properly abolished. Ia
criminal cases, the law, jealous of unjust prejudice,
provided that a foreigner might demand a jury consti-
tuted of six foreigners and six Englishmen. The jury
on this occasion expressed their satisfaction with the
treatment the deceased had experienced, and returned
a verdict of " died from diseased lungs." The evidence
against the deceased was of so convincing a nature
that no doubt can be entertained that he was
the perpetrator of the foul murder for which he
bas now gone to answer at the tribunal of his Maker.
He was a person of exceedingly malicidas disposition,
and resistance to a lustful attack was supposed to have
been the exciting cause of the murder of his un-
offending victim. The prisoner's wearing apparel stained
with Mood, and the knife with which the dreadful deed
was committed, were found in his box at the resi-
dence* of his father. The body of the unfortunate
schoolmistress was mangled in the most shocking
manner. He was arraigned before Baron Gurney,
in March, 1843, and as it was stated that those ac-
quainted with him could only make him understand
some things by signs, and not everything a knowledge
of which they wished to communicate, the judge said
that, "if lie could not undirstand hat took place, the
trial would be a mere mockery."—Stamford Mercury.

The Solicitor—He is the finder, and as nobody► claims
we are to look upon him as the owner. Mr. Ktng then
produced the following letters in answer to applications
made by him, on the part of Gumm, to the Lords of the
Tredsury and the Lady of the Manor of the district of
which Notting-hill forms a part :

" 7th May, 1845.
"Sir,—The Lord 3 Commissioners of the Treasury
having had before them your application in behalf of
Mr. George Gumm, respecting some property supposed
to have been stolen from a Boulogie steam vessel, I am
commanded to acquaint you that, under the circum-
stances stated, it does not appear to my Lords that the
Crown has any legal claim to the property in question.
—Your obedient servant, " C. TREVILLIAN.
" 6, Old Palace-yard."
" Janumty 31, 1845.
" Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 29th. Understanding from your letter that the
property was found at Notting run in the public road
unconcealed, I do not conceive that the Lady of the
Manor has any claim to it, and therefore, on her part, I
make none, and do not feel it necessary to trouble her
on the subject. I am, your obedient servant,
" BENJAMIN CURREY."

The LORD MAYOR said that he could not at that mo-
ment make any order. It was quite evident that Gumm
was not the owner, and it had not been satisfactorily ex-
plained that the property should be given up to him.
Perhaps the real owner might yet come forward.
Mr. King submitted that the facts of the advertise-
ments in the Times, and the length of time since the
goods had been found and remained without a claimant,
were unanswerable arguments in favour of the appli-
eation.

The LORD MAYOR—I shall give you an answer on
Monday. It is quite impassible that without looking
into the case, I can consent to give up the property
stated to have come into the possession of the applicant
in such a manner.

TRINIT Y TERM.
SITTING€ IN CHANCERY IN THE ENSUING
TERM AT WESTMINSTER-HALL.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
Thursclay, (Before
22 —Appeal 'notions.
Friday, May 23—Petition day.
aturdoty, May 24, Monday, 26, Tow:day, 97, and
Wednesday, 28—Appeals.
Thursday, May 29 -Appeal motions.
Friday, May 30—Petition day, unopposed petitions
only, and appeals.
Saturday, May 31, Monday, June 2, Tuesday, 3, and
Wednesday, 4—Appeals.
Thursday, June 5-,-Appeal motions.
rriiay, June 6 —Petitioa day, unopposed potiti,-ns
only, any: appeals.
STaterdiy, June 7, Monday; 9, Tuesday, 10, and Wed-
11—AppealA.
Thursday', June 12—Appeit motiols.
Note.—Such days as his Lordship is occupied in the
Ifouse of Lords excepted.
(fl fore the vice
_Chancellor of England.)
- •

Tbursdar, May 22—Motiors:
Friday, May 23—Petition-day, petitions (the unop-
possd first), short causes, Szt..
So.tarday, May 24, Monday, May 26, Tuesday, May
27, and Wednesday, May 2S—fleas, demurrers, excep-
Oons, causes, and further directions.
Thursday. May 20—Motions.
Friday, May 30—Petition-day ; petitions (unopposed
first), short causes, and causes.

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAX 19, 1845.

longing to take it, everything, in fact, goes with
him into his grave religiously. Gravely, also, is it
whispered into the ear of the dead man that he may
nest satisfied in his grave, that his black friends will,
without fail, avenge his death. And in consideration
of this arrangement, he is requested to refrain from
terrifying his old friends and tribe ; that he must not
haunt them with alien voices, or the footmarks of
strange feet about their encampments. The mourners
wear their white paint mourning, never washing them-
selver, even if months should elapse before they
have performed their vow to the deceased. When
they have tasted the enemy's kidney-fat the mourn-
ing ceases. This is a miserable superstition, and
causes a great deal of bloodshed. To discover in what
direction the enemy of the dead is to be found they take
an insect and observe in what direction it crawls, and
that is an infallible indication. In that quarter they go,
no matter how far. The first native crossing their path
is the murderer of the dead, and, in his turn,
becomes the murdered. One death, even a natu-
ral death, thus becomes, through ignorance and
superstitious custom, thecans© of many unnatural
deaths. Another of their inhuman and inhos-
pitable superstitions is that regarding strangers. How
different from the Jewish or Christian code, by which
strangers are privileged and sacred people, " Thou
shalt in nowise hurt the stranger in thy gate." Imme-
diately that a strange native is found by any tribe in
their neighbour all the people are in a state of tumult,
yelling, and getting ready their weapons of war for his
instant destruction ; for their belief is that, if they do
not kill him, they will themselves generally and most
fatally be visited with dysentery.—Howitts Impressions
of Australia Felix.