The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-15 00:00:00

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The Rev. William Nassau Molesworth;
Pembroke College, to the Incumbency of St: Clements.
Church, Spotland. -; •
The Rev. William Curdall, 8.A., of -Si:,-.,Pet*e. Cold
lege, to the Incumbency of the Holy TrinityrChurch:
West Bromwich.
The Rev. William Goodwin, M.A., of .7Tetiut College,
to the Perpetual Curacy -of St. Benedict in Nor)vich--
value 951.
I The Rev. Edward Rudgc' S.C.L., of St. Catheri.
11811. to the Curacy of Chelsea, London. •
The Rev. J. Augustus Williams, 8.A., of Clare Hall,
I to the Curacy of Roughton, near Cromer,- NOrfU'IL
1 Term commences on Wednesday meat, Apral-17.

REGISTRATION SOCIETY,. ISLINGTON.—A meeting
of the inhabitants of the parish-of St: Mary, Islington, WEL,
held on Thursday night, at the Old Parr's /leak:Upper;
street, to take into con:iideration the c.onduct of theqiarochial
authorities as connected with the- omission friini the- Parlia-
mentary Register, and consegnent disfranchisement, of ie
lerge number of the'occupiera of small hen es in-the &stile.
The exposer° which. had taken plaCe in the s-elitry on Teets
day last ou the subject, brut-created great excitement in Ws
neYiedsbotieheed, and caused the meeting to be fully attended:
W. Harvey, Esq., of Cloudetley-terrace, was (41W to the
chair. Ile opened the business by impressing upon the
meeting that-the question was one of considerable importance
to the inhabitants ofthe parish, and one which.shouldbe met
promptly, as .it attacked the deareit political rights of.the
people.: Mr. Wickham detailed the pititieulara of the at-
tempted infrineement on the electivb franchise an infriu&e•
merit whieb,liest it not been taken up as-it had in the case
Ot Mr liewstoni night; itlltiztettbde.A.s Would, he tarried to MI
extent which would prove prejudicial to the best rights of
citizenship, and dangerous.to the principles of public liberty.
Mr. .Wickham was followed in the same spirit by blessra..
Alt, Healey, Mabbs, and several other gentlemen; and a re-
solution was unanimously passed for the fortnation of a
Society to watch -over the interests of the elective franchise,
and by its operation to counteract any such attempt as that
complained of in the case of Mr. Ilewston and other inhabit-
ants.of the parish.
Co3ottss.tow or LUNACY.—On Friday a writ de
lunatic° inquirende was executed at the Sheriffs' Court, Red
Lion-square, before Mr. Commissioner Barlow, and a jury of
nineteen householders, to inquire into the state of mind of
Mrs. Mary Bagnell, aged 84, a widow lady of some property.
residing at Barnsbury Park,• Islington. The Commission
was unopposed, and *as sued out at the instance of the trus-
tees under the will of the late Mr. Charles Bignell, the hulls
band of the alleged lunatic. The unfortunate lady had be-
come a widow 'in June last, and the loss of her-husband, to
whom she had been married between fifty and sixty years.
had so affected
.her reason that she had been incapable of
managing her affairs ever since. The principal delusion under
which she laboured was that her husband had been restored
to life, and that her father and grandfather had likewise risen
from the dead, and were in the habit of visiting her. She
would not go to bed of a night,-and had assured. Dr. Munro
that Prince Albert had got under her chair in the form of a
-little dog, and that she could not get any rest on account of
his barking. so- loud. The appearance of the venerable lady
did not indicate the least imbecility of mind, and she scarcely
looked above sixty years of age. The jury dated her insanity
from the. 6th of September, 1843.
PROJECTED POST-Or/10E CHANGES.—It having been
officially announced that her Majesty's Birth-day celebra-
tion will take place on Thursday, the 25th instant, active
exertions are being made at the General Post-office in pre-
paring the uniform of the letter-carriers. This year nearly
a thousand snits (with the exception of trousers) will have
to be provided for the London and suburban letter-carriers
alone, exclusively of two-thirds of that number foraoti he of
Edinburgh and Dublin. The celebration is three weeks
earlier than usual. The increase in the deliveries of the
London district post, and other contemplated changes in the
department, it is said, will take place the same week.
POP MAU DELUSIONS.—The undermentioned are
remarkable modern instances of popular delusions :-4. The
belief in Sir Robert Peel's promise, that the inconle-tax was
only to last for three years.-2. The idea when the said Sir
Robert last came into office, that he had any particular in-
tention except to retain it.-3. The ridiculous notion still
entertained by a very few weak people, that the Cabinet will
make any attempt at legislation on the Corn-law, Irish, or
Duelling questions, or any other subject of national import•
ance, till agitation thereon shall have reached the verge of
rebellion.-4. The supposition that Ministers, in the preseit
posture of affairs, know, in the slightest degree, what to do.
—Punch.

A stable behind Milburn-place, North Shields, in
which were four horses, was discovered to be on fre on Sun-
day morning, at three o'clock. After great exertions two of
the poor animals were saved, but one was burnt to death, and
another severely injured. The stable, with another similar
building adjoining, was entirely destroyed.
WHALE FISHERY.— ABERDEEN, APRIL 5.--Yes-
terday, the St. Andrew, Penny, left port, for Davis' Straits
fishing ; this is the only vessel on a like adventure from thiscity ;
_the trade having been discontinued for some years put,
while upward of twenty years ago,.tifteen ships went to Ike
northern seas from Aberdeen alone.

THE ROYAL MARINE REEPIDINCE.—We haVe the
gratification of auncuincing, that the Osborne estate is uow
i'n'the actual possession of her Majesty—the " writings," a,s
the phrase is, having been ratified and exchanged.—Hamp-
shire Adeertiser.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SUIIGEO7NS.—•
On Friday afternoon a public meeting of the members of the
Veterinary College was held at the Freemasons"fevern,
Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, for the purpose of
receiving the Royal Charter of Incorporation, lately granted
by her Majesty. The meeting was attended by the principal
veterinary surgeons of the metropolis and suburban districts,
and the Presidents and Professore of the School. of London
and Edinburgh. Mr. Thomas Turner, the President ap-
pointed under the charter pro tem., took the chair. n*
charter was then formally presented to the meeting and read.
The election of officers, 4c., followed.
POLICE SUMMONSES AGAINST LICENSED VICTrla”
teas.—The system of persecution against licensed victual-
lers, which has already rendered the Bow-street district and
the F. division of police' most conspicuous in the eyes of
tradesmen, seems, if possible, to be on the increase in ac-
tivity. Not content with haying. case after case dismissed—
with Mr. Jardine's firm opinion that proof of serving must
be given e'er he can convict—with giving the licensed vic-
Willer -the tFouble -of leaving his home and business—the
anxiety consequent upon being threatened by law, which rctua
pervade some portion of his family, if not himself—and the;
annoyance of bringing his whole household to rebut a charge
which requires no answer, but to which the fullest defence
must be made, and the most private intricacies of an esta-
blishment must be sacrificed—the Commissioners of Police
have, under the advice of the superintendent of the F divi-
sion (Sandrock), approved of the issuing of no less than
dem summonses for the appearanCe of -licensed victuallers
at Bow-street, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next,
to answer various charges preferred against them. Among
those. summoned are Mr. Edward Lacey, the Garrick's Head.
Bow-street; Mr. Rhodes, the Coal-hole Tavern, Strand;
and Mr. Rhodes (brother of the last mentioned), Cider-cel-
lark Maiden lane. During the year, from March, 1843, to
March, 1844, one hundred and seven summonses 'under the
Police Act were heard at Bow-street against licensed vic-
tuallers, being one-third of the number of licensed victuallers
in it, viz., three hundred and twenty, while in not mere
than forty cases were convictions obtalned, and the greater
number of those stretched to the utmost-extent of the law.—
Advertiser.

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A PRIMO TENORS IN Anags.r.--itiows. PILLET.--,••
The directeur of the Academie Royale at Paris made a
journey lait winter to Italy, to engage a prime tenors for
his establishment, and not long since dispatched U.
Dietsch, attached to the Academie Royale, to bring hiss
over. The prime tenore being still under an engagatueas
'for several- years with Merrill (the impresario Qf roi
Scala), bad recourse to a stratageni to escape the Axltli
eyes of the suspecting manager, and, consequeauy.
adopted the disguise of M. Dietsch'a servant, and 130 they
departed. Arrived at the frontietitthey performed she"
part admirably, but, from some trivial cirounistanc.e, sus-
picions being aroused, the Italisingesend
rts.arliesAleilltteneed re",
a second examination of their pas
annoyed by the frequent and inquisitorial. questions or
the police, and giving way to the pieand Jpitpetuosits
so characteristic in the Italians, exclaimed, Well, no,. •
sin not the servant of M. Dietsch. .I am Signor—N sad
glory in being so," upon which both were immediately
arrested and are at present prisoners at the Italititt
-TriMltiers. •
JOURNSYMEN TAILORS' Assoctinox.—On Friday.
the Journeymen Tailors Association resumed their sittings
at their room in St. Martin's-lane. They received a number
of provincial delegates, and proceeded to the formation of e
Central Executive Committee, under regulations agreed upeet,
and which are to be published. The system of organisation
laid down appecyaareirdriettocio.bl(lean:tf.no,
pelluedseasnfodrwthasis uoimnndotuehdsel)u.a.pon very rational
pprinci-
ples,
nde r Thest ;n i convocationng that
is to be an annual meeting of delegates with the Central Ere.
cutive Committee.
EARTHQUAKES ON TUE CONTINBICT.—The GOIERea
journals give. the following accounts of recent eartki-
quakes :---`.' On the 7th ult., between nine and ten' to
the evening, a violent shock was felt at Braila, in Wal:
i lachia. It lasted two seconds, with the noise of a report
of a cannon at a great distance. The movement seemed
to come as it were from the centre -of the earth to tie
surfiree. The weather was at the time Mild and semis,
as it had been throughoUt the day: With the eaceptiOn
of a few cracks in the walls rio dainage was done. , Its
the evening of the 15th the town of Ragusa was alarmed
by a similar visitation pt a quarter past nine. A slight
shock was felt, preced and followed by a rumbling
noise. It lasted three seconds.; ,At sevcu minutes past
three in the morning a secondjrat lilfter vibration, wag
perceived,
perceived, and some persons bare lA-Wed that they felt
't third between five o'clock and a quarter past. .11. t Zara,
'about a quarter past nine in the morning, on the eti.
duriegoi, violentole from the north and a cie,udy sky,
a .shock= ivies -felt, . which lasts& swivel greponds, - and
greatly alaiened the inhabitants."
' DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT.--A circumstance occurred
at East Hardwisliep sear Pontefract, on Wednesday
week, exceedi,i4g anything we have lately heard of for its
atrocity rind cool-blooded villany. The wife
of Mr.
Frankisg, gardener to Mrs. Bland, of lloundhill-hall.
picked up in their garden a piece of wood, about the
size of a common brick, and which she placed on the
fire. In a short time she was alarmed by a report, and
hastened to the fire, and with the tongs removed
the piece of wood into the yard. which 'etas scarcely
done when a second report took place, •as loud -as
that of a gun. On examining the frifrohntaut of
the_wood, it was found that a hole had been .drilled- land
charged with (it is supposed)five ounces orgimponAier.
Fortunately, the damp state of the wood 'pretdnte4; p
immediate explosion. A reward is offered fort tbii.: .
covert' of the offender, and it is to be hoped** 4*.
' villain will be brought to justice.—Dowssier canoe; '