The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-27 00:00:00

COURT-FASHIONABLE.

The Post says it is now arranged that the Court will
leave Windsor for the Isle of Wight on Saturday next.
The various reports which have been circulated for
some time past, calculated to lead the nation shortly to ex-
pect an increase in the Royal Family, are totally without
foundation.

Yesterday a new anthem, composed by his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, was rehearsed for the first time in St.
G eorge'e Hall. The Queen's private band and the choir
of St. George's were in attendance. Her Majesty and
the Prince came into the Hall, and his Royal Highness,
after the first trial, picked out a few errors in the instru-
mental department. The anthem, on being tried over
again, proved to be perfect. The Queen then commanded
it to be played over once more, and was much delighted
with the composition and the manner in which it was per-
formed. This anthem, entitled "Out of the deep have I
called thee," is acknowledged by a number of the first-
rate judges who were present to be the chef d'oeuvre of the
Prince's compositions.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A very beautiful communion chalice was given last
week to the church at Hampton-upon-Thames by the
incumbent. The following inscription is engraved upon
the pedestal:—" Presented to the Parish Church of St.
Mary, Hampton, by the Rev. Edward Johnston, MA.,
Vicar. Easter, 11145."
The pending prosecutions by the City against the
merchants and other non-freemen have been removed
from the City courts into the Court of Queen's Bencb,
where they will undergo discussion in the course of a
few weeks on behalf of the associated non-freemen.

On Wednesday morning the body of a
.young man,
dressed in a blue Guernsey frock, light waistcoat, dark
trowsers, and high shoes, was found floating in the river
Thames off Blackwell- stairs. He is supposed to be one
of the persons who, about six weeks ago, while proceed-
ing to Billingsgate-market with a cargo of fish, was run
down in Barking Reach, and four individuals were
drowned. The others were picked up soon afterwards.
On Saturday afternoon, one of those fellows denomi-
nated "area sneaks," who are ever on the watch when
servants leave the kitchen, stole down the area-steps of
Mr. Ellison's residence, No. 9, Half Moon-street, and
succedod in carrying off some silver forks, two salt-
spoons, two silver sauce ladles, a soup ladle, a gravy
spoon, and a pair of sugar tongs. The plate had the
crest of an eagle's head with a coronet.
There is every prospect of the old Tower ditch being
added to the list of public walks at the cast end of the
town during the summer, and considerable activity is
displayed in gravelling it, a solid foundation having been
laid, and the drainage being ♦ery perfect. It will not
be attempted to make a plantation, for which the nature
of the subsoil quite unfits it, and the vegetation will be
confined to a few flower-beds. The foundations for the
new barracks in the interior have made but little pro-
gress, although, in addition to the ordinary labourers,
100 soldiers are daily employed on the works, for which
they receive an extra payment of 10d. per day.
On Wednesday morning, James, alias Jem Crow,
aged twenty-eight years, terminated his existence by
hanging himself. It appears that the deceased, who had
kept a cheesemonger's shop in Walworth-street, Cam-
ber% ell, had latterly become very jealous of his wife,
and in consequence lived very unhappily. Ho had spoken
of letting his shop, and intended to have proceeded to
town yesterday for the purpose of advertising it. He
came down stairs at seven o'clock, and was seen in his
shop about twenty minutes afterwards, but at eight o'clock
he was discovered in the water-closet suspended with a
cord. He was instantly cut down, and medical aid called
in, but it was too late.

THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION
AT BLACKWALL.

CONCLUSION OF THE CORONER'S INQUIRY.
Yesterday forenoon, the adjourned Coroner's inquest
on the bodies of Jonathan Smith, Richard Grimes,
George Chapman, and William Neale, who lost
their lives by the late boiler explosion at Messrs.
Samuda's factory, at Blackwall, was renewed and
concluded, at the Town-hall, Poplar, before Mr.
Baker. The depositions of the witnesses (fifteen
in number), who were examined at the previous inquiries
on the body of Thomas Wright, another of the sufferers,
for whose death a verdict of manslaughter has already
been recorded against Mr. Lowe, the chief engineer,
having been read over by the Coroner, he briefly addressed
the jury, and recommended them to return a similar ver-
dict in each case. This they unanimously agreed upon,
and after the inquisition had boen signed, the foreman
handed in the following addenda:—
" The jury cannot close this investigation without ex-
pressing their opinion, that the application of low
pressure boilers to high pressure purposes is highly dan-
gerous, and ought to be prohibited by law. And they
are further of opinion that the important facts elicited in
this inquiry should be laid before her Majesty's Govern-
ment, in the hope that some legislative enactment may
be adopted whereby, if possible, to prevent that fearful
destruction of human life which arises under the present
imperfect system."
The CORONER observed that the suggestions of the
jury were very valuable, and be would not fail in for-
warding them to the proper quarter. The witnesses
were then bound over to appear at the ensuing sessions
of the Central Criminal Court, and the five warrants
were placed in the hands of the police for the apprehen-
sion of Mr. Lowe and his committal to Nevvgate.;

TUE ADMIRAL'S GOOD SERVICE PENSION.—The
Earl of Haddington has conferred the Admiral's Good
Service pension of 3001. per annum, which reverted to
his Lordship's patronage by the decease of Vice-Admiral
Sir T. Baker, on Vice-Admiral of the Blue Henry Hill.
This Gallant Officer, who entered the navy in 1787, was
midshipman of the Plicenix in her action with the French
ship Resolu, in the East Indies, in 1791 ; and subse-
quently distinguished himself in the West Indies. He
was Lieutenant of the Zebra at the reduction of the
French islands there ; and was warmly engaged on
shore in their capture. He served with the storming
parties on a groat many occasions, and particularly in
storming Fort Royal, Martinique, in 1794. In the fol•
lowing year he was engaged in quelling an insurrection
at St. Vincent's. In thataffair he was severely wounded,
and had a pension of 250/. per annum granted to him for
wounds in ISM—Herald.