The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-22 00:00:00

No. 17,001. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING SU N, MARCH 22, 1844.

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GENERAL TOM THUMB, the American
Dwarf, exhibiting every Day and Evening at the EGYPTIAN
HALL, PICCADILLY, previous to his departure for Paris. This
beautiful and wonderful MAN in MINIATURE is the smallest per-
son that ever walked alone. He is of the most symetrical forth- and
proportions, lively, sociable,- graceful, and intelligent, Twenty-five
inches high, and

Dn the 23d March will be published, the First Namber of a New
Musical Journal, called
TH E MA E STR 0.
Containing an original Quadrille, by Musard, upon the themes
" 11 Fantastna," by Persiani; and an original Song, composed by Ni-
cholas de Witte, harpist to the Emperor of all the Russias, expressly for
this Journal, engraved in the first-rate ktyle, with critical articles upon
the Theatres and Concerts of the week ; original articles by the Edi-
tor, D. Bourcicault, Esq., Craven, &c., &c. ; Chapters 1,2, and 3 of
the new Soprano. an act novel, by C. Rosenberg, Esq. • General Cri-
ticism, the Musical Intelligence of thO Continent, &e., irx. •
Office, 1 a, Conduit-street, Bogint-street ; and at L. Wild's, 13,
Catherine-street, Strand.

FIRE AT LIVERPOOL.
(Abridged from Gore's General Advertiser.)
On Wednesday morning a fire was discovered in the back
part of the house occupied by Mr. Robert Clay, chemist and
druggist, situated at the upper end of Bold-street, Liverpool,
on the right-hand side. There were only three persons
sleeping on the premises, namely, Mr. Keane, Mr. Smith, an
assistant in the shop, and a servant maid. Mr. Clay resides
at Everton, and knew nothing of the catastrophe for an how;
or-two after it had taken place. The discovery of the fire
seems to have been made by Mr. Keane, Mr. Smith, and
servant almost at the same time; for Mr. Keane, hearing a
noise, and finding his bed-room filled with smoke, rushed_
down stairs, and found Mr. Smith on the staircase endea-
vouring to effect his escape. The lower part of the premises
was so densely filled with smoke and flame, that Mr. Keane
became dreadfully alarmed, and returned up stairs to the
two-pair front room, where he was speedily joined by the
servant maid. Just at this time some gentlemen, who lodged
in a house nearly opposite, were taking some refreshment,
after having returned from a ball, and hearing the alarm
they. ran into the street, as did also a 3,oung man in the em-
ploy of Mrs. Brown, a milliner, next door. While they were
standing opposite Mr. Clay's premises, Mr. Keane and the
servant were observed at the window, Mr. Keane endeavour-.
ing to prevent her from jumping out. She succeeded, after'a
struggle, in releasing herself, and the moment she was free
she jumped into the street, a height of between 30 and 40
feet. One of the gentlemen opposite, a .Mr. Todd, seeing tke
frightful descent, endeavoured to eatchher, andsticteeded in
laying held of her arm, by which means he broke her fall,
otherwise her brains would, in all probability, have been
dashed out. Her arm was found to be severely burned, and
she was otherwise so seriously injured, that at first her life was
dowaired of. She was immediately removed to the house in
which Mr. Todd lodges, where she lay for several hours in a
delirious state, but at the expiration of that time she rallied
considerably, and was taken to the infirmary, where she re-
mains at present. Mr. Keane, almost immediately, followed
her rash example, by jumping out of the window upon the
cluster of gentlemen who were standing round the girl at the
time. He fell upon one of them—the young man from Mrs.
Brown's establishment, whom he pressed to the ground, and
who was considerably contused, though not to any very
serious extent, by the fall and pressure. Mr. Keane himself
was dreadfully injured, to such an extent indeed that his
life at first was considered in great jeopardy. He
was also removed to Mr. Todd's lodgings, where lie was
placed in a separate bed, and where he continued for some
hours in such an excited state that it was deemed advisable
not to ask him any questions, or to allow any others but the
medical men near him. As the day advanced he became
calmer, and, to all appearance, out of danger. The greatest
possible care was taken of the patients by the inmates of the
house. With respect to the fire, we have only to say that
the ravages were wholly confined to the manufacturing part
of the premises, to the staircase, and also to the front and
rear of the second or upper floor, and that neither the draw-
ing-room nor the shop, which, perhaps, was one of the hand-
somest druggist's shops in the town, has been burned. How
the fire originated is involved in mystery. Damage to the
house and property to the extent of 1,000/. or 1,2001. was ef-
fected ; but we are happy to learn that no pecuniary loss will
fall upon Mr. Clay, as he was insured. There was a steam-
engine of five -horse power on the premises, upon which the
flames took little or no effect. It was supposed for a long
while that Smith was buried in the ruins; and when the
smoke had in some degree cleared away, Mr. Dowling or-
dered some of the men to ascend the staircase, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining his fate. While they were engaged in
this manner, tidings were brought that the young man had
effected his escape at an early period of the conflagration,
and that he had fled to the house of his uncle, in Preesen's-
row, in a state of alarm scarcely to be imagined. He was
uninjured.

ANOTHER ESCAPE FROM NOT-

TINGHAM GAOL.

•
NOTTINGHAM, MARCH 20.—Considerable astonishment has
been excited, and perhaps not without reason, by the circum-
stance of another coivict (Thomas Shelton, under a sentence
of transportation for life) having escaped from the Notting-
ham county' gaol. It will be recollected that no longer since
than last New-year's eve six burglars broke prison, after
making a murderous attack upon the turnkeys, one of whom
was so dreadfully beaten as to render it for some time a matter
of doubt whether he would survive or not. It would have
been supposed that every possible precaution would be taken
to prevent the recurrence of so senous a calamity as the let-
ting loose of such characters upon the community. This
certainly may have been done, but it is equally certain that,
at about half-past four o'clock, the prisoner Shelton, who is
60 years of age, contrived to elude the vigilance of his keepers,
and to get clear away. He had been tried on the Saturday
previous for stealing a wether sheep, the property of Mr. W.
Bramley, of Arnold, near Nottingham, and convicted upon
the cleasest evidence. Two former convictions were proved,
for one of which he had been transported for seven years.
He had been for two or three weeks before the assizes in the
hospital ; and it appears that on Tuesday night the door was
by some means left open. There was a turnkey sleeping with
him in the same cell, but the prisoner managed to get out ofthe
apartment without waking him, and to let himself over the
wall with the assistance of a clothes'-line into the Unitarian
Chapel-yard adjoining. The prisoner had on at the time of
his escape the usual party-coloured dress worn by convicts.
He had, however, stolen a small frock, the property of one of
the debtors, for the purpose of concealmant. A pair of trou-
sers belonging to the pnsoner was found in the chapel-yard;
and it is said that he went to his house at Arnold for a fresh
pair of trousers. Information has been given to the police,
who are making every exertion to effect his recapture.
Two o'CLocK.—The prisoner has just been brought to
town in custody, and once more lodged in gaol. He was ar-
rested by the county police in Sansom-wood, near Mansfield,
which is about 14 miles from Nottingham.

THE CONFECTIONERY TRADE.
Yesterday a numerous meeting of the journeymen confec-
tioners who are engaged in the manufacture of hard confec-
tionary, was held in the large room of the Jacob's Well, Bar-
bican, for the purpose of memorialising the Right Hon. W.
E. Gladstone, President of the Board of Trade, relative to
the importation of confectionary from Halifax, Nova Scotia,
at the nominal duty► of one penny per pound ; Mr. John
Smith in the chair.

From the statements of the various speakers, Messrs. Hol-
loway, Hodges, Taylor, Palmer, and others, it appeared that
the amount of duty paid by the wholesale hard confectioners
of the United Kingdom, for sugar used in the trade, is about
2,000,0001. annually ; and in this department alone, the enor-
mous quantity of from three to four thousand tons of sugar
are used in the metropolis. As only refined sugar can be
used in the trade, cost price to the manufacturer is 84s. per
cwt. In 1842, a very extensive trade was carried on by
some parties in the Channel Islands, and as a very consi-
derable drawback was allowed, and the sugar re-imported
into England at a nominal duty, immense quantities were
solely imported for the nses of distillers, capillaire-makers,
and coffee-house-keepers, and it was bringing total ruin on
the journeymen confectioners. This led them to memo-
rialise the Earl of Ripon, the then President of the Board of
Trade, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and upon an
interview, both the Noble President of the Board of 'Trade
and the Chancellor of the 'Exchequer acceded to the wishes of
the journeymen, and upon the tariff coming into a law, the
exportation of confectionery was prohibited. The result was,
the whole of the men got into full employ. The large profits,
coupled with the impossibility of competing with the foreign
trade, caused, at a subsequent period, some factories to be
established at Heligoland, and from here the articles were
imported, at a nominal duty of one penny per pound, as
being the production of a British possession, but this system
was exposed by the journeymen to the present President of
the Board of 'bade, when that was stopped by an order in
Council. Since then the manufacturer has directed his atten-
tion to Halifax, and as sugar superior in quality can there be
purchased for 305., for which the home manufacturers are
paying 845., and the goods in their manufactured state can
be brought over at a freightage of from 2/. to 3/. per ton, it
prevents the possibility of a competition—for the Halifax
lozenge is offered at Ild. per lb., after all expenses are paid,
which cannot be manufactured at home under 2s. or 2s. 2d.
per lb. ; and as sugar is not the produce of Halifax, the trade
consider that it is one of the prohibitory articles under the
new tariff, and unless British industry is protected, the result
to them will be disastrous in the extreme.

A memorial setting forth the above facts, coupled with the
ruin which would fall on the journeymen in general through-
out England and Scotland, was then agreed to,and the meet-
ing separated.

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COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Bucking
ham Palace.
General Sancho, the Spanish Minister, had an audience of
her. Majesty to take leave. His Excellency was introduced
by the Earl of Aberdeen, K.G., her Majesty's principal Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Ro-
bert Chester, Master of the Ceremonies.
The Marquis of Ormonde was the Lord in Waiting on her
Majesty.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing yesterday in
an open carriage. - -- -
The Royal Family were taken airings yesterday in the
royal gardens of Buckingham Palace.
The Hon. Miss Paget has succeeded the Hon. Miss Murray
as one of the Maids of Honour in waiting on her Mikjesty.
At her Majesty's Levee, on Wednesday, the Earl of Alta-
mont was presented to the Queen by the Marquis of Clan-
ricarde.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of •Kent visited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House.
Lady Anna Maria Dawson has succeeded Lady Fanny
Howard as the Lady in Waiting on her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent. _ _ _

A Deputation, consisting of Mr. H. Kemble, M.P., Air.
W. Pritchard, High Bailiff of Southwark, Air. Thos. Grissell,
Mr. James D. Shears, Mr. Thomas Lett, Mr. Thomas Pocock,
Mr. •W. G. Harder, the Rev. Mr. Shearman, and two other
gentlemen from the Metropolitan Anti-Bridge Toll Asso-
ciation, attended on Wednesday the Commissioners of Metro-
politan Improvements at Whitehall, on the subject ofobtain-
in the free passage of Waterloo, Southwark; and Vauxhall
Bridges, by the commutation of their imposts, for the benefit
of the public.

A Deputation from the City of London, accompanied by
the Hon. C. Law, the Recorder, and the City Remembraicer,
had an'interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his offi-
cial residence in Downing-street.
Mr. Cartwright
,had an interview with Lord Stanley yes-
terday at• the Colonial-office.
Mr. Saunders had an interview with the Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone yesterday at the Office of the Board of Trade.

A NEAV PROPHET.
PARIP, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20. Yesterday, an affair
- took place at the College de France, which brought the
• course of lectures on Sclavonic literature to a sudden ter-
mination. It appears that, for some time since, a native of
Poland, . of the name of Towianski, has s been making
some sensation in Paris. He declares himself to be inspired
by God to introduce a new interpretation to the coming of
Jesus Christ into the world, and to the mysteries of Catho-
licism. M. Mickiewicz, the Professor of Slavonic Literature
in the College of Prance, has warmly espoused the doctrines
of the Prophet, and, in place or finishing his &tune of lec-
tures on literature, has taken the opportunity of pro-
mulgating the new doctrines to his scholars. The Minister
of Public InstrUCtion having got notice of this affair,
• sent the ProfeSsor notice that if he continued to
address his hearers - upon• the subject of the new
prophecies-his course of lectures would be stopped. M. Mic-
kiewicz, however, persisted, and on Tuesday, in addressing
- his auditors, among whom he has a great number of prose-
• lytes, he asked them if it was possible to doubt the revela-
tions of M. Towianski. A great number of the pupils, and
especially the women, immediately went down upon. their
-knees, and, lifting up their hands, exclaimed that they
were ready to swear to the truth of all the Towianski pro-
_phecies.. This scene was soon bruited forth, and the Minis-
ter of Public .Instruction immediately sent orders inter-
dicting M. Mickiewicz from lecturing, and it is
said that he is dismissed ,from his situation as a
professor in the college. But this is not the only
'atter that has occurred to trouble the repose of the
-Minister of Public Instruction. In the College of &anis-
laus—an institution partly under the control and direction
of the clergy—the students, being dissatisfied with the
chaplain appointed to instruct them, and being worked up
with some of the feeling which causes so tremendous a
quarrel between the clergy and the University, revolted.
They entered the room of the chaplain for.the ptkrpose of
wreaking their vengeance upon him, but, fortunately for
himself, he had time to escape by the window. Finding their
victim had escaped, they broke his bed, mirrors, furniture,
&c., and did not spare even a figure of Christ which they
found upon the table; and having completed their work of
destruction, they tossed the whole out of the window, " to
search for their master." It is said that, in consequence of
this escapade, sixty of the students have been expelled from
the college.

LOVER'S IRlau EvENINGS.—The first of a series
of concerts, under this' attractive head, was given on Wed-
nesday night,-at the Princess's Concert Room,by Mr. Lover.
It proved " a decided hit." The room was crowded by an
elegant audience. Happy in his illustrations of Irish love
and Irish song, and supported by the sweet and effective
voices of Miss Cubitt and Miss Rollo Dickson, each
portion of the entertainment drew down rapturous ap-
plause. The antiquity of Irish learning and music was
very pleasingly narrated by Mr. Lover. He shelved that
hitherto neglected land to have been the seat of learning and
of music so long back as the seventh century. The " sham-
rock" and "harp," and the origin of their being the national
emblem of Ireland, and armorially bearing in the arms of
England, he also very happily described. In his recitations,
his narratives, his tales of Irish love, Irish sympathy, and
Irish drollery, Mr. Lover was impassioned and humorous.
The " Irish Evenings" of Rory O'More bid fair to become
popular.
UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCIL—OXFORD, MARCH
21.—1 n a congregation holden this morning, the following
degrees were conferred :—Master of Arts : Rev. W. A.
Stokes, Wadham College; Rev. Frederick • William Robert-
son, Brasenose College ; W. Mordaunt Edward Milner,
Christchurch ; Rev. Frederick GaCe, Magdalen-ball ; Rev.
Joseph Christian Moere, St. -Edmund's-hall.—Bachelor of
Arts : Thomas T. S. Carlyon, Christ-church.—The election of
three Scholars and an Exhibition at Lincoln College, ter-
minated last night in favour of Messrs, John Russell aker,
and William Harrison Davey, commoners of Exeter College,
and John Oates, commoner of Lincoln College, to the
scholarships, and Mr. Guy-to the exhibition.
The vessels.fronci Hull, for the Greenland and Davis's
straits fisheries, will this year be more than double the num-
ber of those engaged in that trade last year.
THE PHILOSOPHY OP HANGING.—At an inquest
held before Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., a few days since, on the
body ofa boy who had, it was supposed, unintentionally hung
himself, a juror expressed his astonishment that as deceased's
feet must have touched the ground he could not save himself.
The coroner remarked that there was no accounting for tho
frequent occurrence of such cases, and proceeded to detail
the following remarkable instances which had come under
his notice in his official capacity :—One was that of a man
who was decidedly insane. He effected suicide by tearing
a sheet into long strips, and having tied one of the strips to
the side of the bed-post, he made a noose at the other end,
which was so low that he had to lie down to put' his. head
into it, and when discovered his nose was absolutely within
very little more than an inch from the ground. Another in-
stance was that ofa man on whom he (Mr. Wakley) had held
an inquest at Hampstead. This man first of all tried to drown
himself in a pond, but, finding lie could not do so, he got out,
and sat for some time by the side of the pond, contemplating
some other mode of suicide. He at length tied his pocket--
handkerchief to the branches of two alder trees tightly, and
then knelt down and laid his neck Across the handkerchief,
and in that position he was found dead. A third case was
that of a pauper in Isleworth workhouse, who sat down on
the floor, and having tied a rope to a hook but two feet from
the ground, he placed his neck in the noose, and by pressing
forward succeeded in effecting his object. Another and
most extraordinary case was that of a lady residing at
Islington, who having exhibited a determination to destroy
herself, was watched by attendants night and day. Not-
withstanding these precautions, this lady, whilst in bed, and
in the presence of persons who were watching her, actually
succeeded' in strangling herself with her capstrings, and she
had been dead some hours when her attendants supposed her
to be asleep. Medical science had as yet been unable to de-
velops accurately the causes which induced persons to take
this means of committing suicide.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges the
receipt of a 50/. note, No. 02,556, sent to him by a person un-
known, for conscience' sake. This money has been placed in
her Majesty's Exchequer.
SHOCKING SUICIDE IN FINSBURY ClRCUS.—.YeS-
terday morning, between the hours of six and seven, the re-
sidents of No. 47, Finsbury Circus, were thrown into the,
most painful excitement in consequence of a young single-
female, of the name of Martha Sale, who resided with her
friends at the above address, having committed self-destruc-
tion. It appears that for some time past the unfortunate crea—
ture has been, from some unknown cause, in a very low and.
desponding state, but it was never imagined that she would
lay violent hands upon herself. However, upon one of the
family going into her bedroom yesterday morning she was
astonished at finding deceased suspended by the neck to the
bedstead. An immediate alarm being raised other assistance
came up stairs and cut down deceased. Mr. Townsend, sur-
geon, was instantly sent for, and that gentleman residing in
the next house he was not long in reaching the place. The
usual remedies to restore suspended animation were resorted
to, but with no beneficial effect, the vital spark having for
ever flown.

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HASTINGS ELECTION.—The reason for Mr Planta's
resignation of his seat is continued ill health. The Tories
have a monopolist candidate ready in the person of Mr. Mus-
grave Brisco, of Coghurat.
SOMNAMBULISM.—It will be in 'the recollection of
our readers that an account was given of a very serious acci-
dent which occurred on the evening of the 22d of December
last, to a private of the Royal Sappers and Miners stationed
at Brampton Barracks, near Chatham. The poor fellow,
named Henry Stirratt, had retired to bed at the usual hour
after tattoo roll-call, and in about an hour afterwards got up
in his sleep, and, opening the room door, proceeded along the
passage to a window ; and, having raised the sash, placed
himself on the sill, and fell a distance of between 35 and 40
.feet to the pavement below, where he was shortly afterwards
found drawn up like a ball a few feet from thd wall of the
building, weltering in his blood. The sufferer was imme-
diately conveyed to the hospital, and promptly attended to
by Dr. Chisholm, of the Ordnance Department, at Chatham,
who did everything for him that talent and experience could
suggest. On examination it was ascertained that the lower
jaw was fractured in two places, and all the joints of his body
had suffered from the fall. So frightful was the appearance
of the unfortunate sufferer, and so extensive the injuries he
sustained, that not the slightest hope was entertained of his
recovery. To the surprise of all persons he wonderfully re-
covered, and was able to come with the company to .which
he is attached from Chatham to Woolwich, and now per-
forms light duties, but he expects to go before the next
board to be examined as to 'the cause of the accident pre-
viously to his being discharged.
EXTRAORDINARY RUN WITH *HER MAJESTY'S
STAG-not:NEG.—The meet on Wednesday, which was a bye-
day,. was at Hedgerley, where there was a muster of about
80, including Lord Sheffield, Mr. Warley, Mr. Staniforth,
Mr. Goldney, Mr. Dyson, Mr. Baker, several of the officers of
the Life Guards, &c. The deer, on being uncarted, ran direct
through the Brocas-wood, and away over Lady Grenville's
park at Dropmore to the Great Western Railway, and along
by the side of the line to the Orkney Anna, crossing the
I flames close to Maidenhead-bridge. The hounds were takep
over the bridge, and again being laid on the scent went away
right across the country to Marlow bridge, where it again
crossed the Thames. The deer then ran through Sir G.
Nugent's park, and away to Wycombe Marsh, where it was
taken after one of the severest runs of the season,-which ex-
ceeded four hours. Very few were in at the take. The
pace from the turn-out to Maidenhead-bridge was tremendous,
but slackened after getting on the hills.
PIMLICO PHILANTHROPIC SOClETY.—Yesterday
the third annual meeting of the donors and subscribers to this
Society was held at the rooms, 48, Grosvenor-place. J.
Emmerson Tennant, Esq., M.P., took the chair. The Report,
which was afterwards read, stated that within the last twelve
weeks only 700 families had been relieved with 510 411".
loaves, 11 tons 7 cwt. of coals, 3,576 pounds of potatoes, and
besides a sum of money given 36 blankets had been lent to
various poor families.
CHURCH-RATES.—Yesterday, at the Greenwich
Police-court, Mr. Jarman, one of the collectors of the church-
rates for the parish of Greenwich, applied to Mr. Traill, and
obtained his signature to orders to pay church-rates, which
had been refused to be paid by a great number of Dissenters
and others. By this proceeding, it is evident, after the dif- -
ferent discussions on the subject, that the churchwardens in.
tend to enforce the rates by distress warrants, arid not to
carry the matter into an ecclesiastical court.

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