The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-17 00:00:00

THE LIGHT FOR ALL NATIONS
DEAR have the satisfaction to inform you that
and my workmen have taken possession of our rest'
deuce in the round house on the summit of the coluina
for my new light on the Goodwin, and it is my intention
to reside here until I have succeeded in ascertaining. the
strata beneath the sand, should the weather continue
favourable. That being done, I shall proceed to cony
plete the lighthouse by fixing the lantern.
I think I may fairly state that another inhabite
island is now added to her Majesty's dominions, la. .teil
bowels of which are embedded great treasures, and wnie
will form a nucleus for batteries and fortifications, as well
as for a harbour of refuge in Trinity Bay in the Downs,
and when completed, be the key of the British Channel'
and thus form a second Gibraltar.
As so many unfounded reports have been in cireala;
tion respecting this undertaking, I will thank you to sell"
this information to the London journals.—l am, dear
Sir, yours truly, WILLIAM BUSIL
Richard Clay, Esq., at Lloyd's.
P.S. I have commenced boring to ascertain the sub'
strata of the Goodwin, and, at fifty feet beneath the Plati
form, have found nothing but hard sand, nearly as soil
as rock itself.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR—I am truly thankful you exposed that le
temptible production in Trafalgar-square—the "to
fountains." I am so thoroughly ashamed of tnel33'
that I blush whenever I see a foreigner (more part'elv
larly a Frenchman) near the spot.
One would have hoped for something more in unison
with the age in which we live—something less likely 14
belie the character, feelings, and wealth of the firs,
city in the world. But there they now stand—a natonL
disgrace, and a byeword to our neighbours, who inig:s
justly, ridicule this attempt of the " sublime and besT
tiful.' I should suppose the Commissioners of Noss
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and Forests considered them a necessary appendage
our National Gallery—a tout ensemble to that ether
laughing-stock. a
Sure enough, when an Englishman visits Paris, 1111.
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takes his walks in the Champ Elysees, he will feel 10
cheek flush with shame at the bare recollection of 1. 2
falgar-square ; and yet the former presents no 1"--
advantages out of the reach a the latter.
Sincerely do I hope, that what has been so badly done;
may speedily he undone, and that, instead oftl!.
childish display of dirty water, we may be refreshed by th
sight of a clear and copious flow from in,,rning to rit,gh-
I am, Sir, AN OLD SUUSCRIBED•
April 9th, 1844.

SHOCKING DISCOVERY.—Friday morning, in c°11:0
sequence of a very unpleasant effluvium being perceived it.t
arise from a hamper among some goods in the warehouse 0,
Fresh •wharf, London-bridge, it was opened, when the eess
tents were found to consist of a male infant, which Was
wrapped up in a piece of linen. It was in a state of decoct
position. On Saturday Mr, William Payne held an incluoo
at the vestry-hall of St. Magnus's Church, Thames-street' °n
the body. From the evidence it appeared that on ussu'L
Friday a small wicker basket, containing the decease
sent from Yarmouth by the Ramona steam- packet, anslfo
ceived at the London-bridge-wharf. Round the package 7,,
a piece of paper, upon which was written the followillg*bo
" Mr. Worsten, No. 2, Qeane-squeare—Steme paket. to
left till coded for." The constable of the wharf had beelto
No. 2, Queen-square, Finsbury, and there found a gentlentho
named Watson, who was in attendance. The surgeon bad
had examined the body was of opinion that the mothero
not received professional attendance at the birth, and.st ho
the child had died from loss of blood. Mr. Watson said
did not know who had sent the child : he was quite certaill_sit
was not intended for him. The Coroner—Then you did p,:x
expect such an Easter gift? Witness—Certainly net- ro,
juror—Can you tell the handwriting en the paper? \Vitriol
after looking very attentively, replied that he could non
Coroner, at the suggestion of the jury, adjourned they
quirts to afford the police time to find out the mother. 00
ASSAULT ON A CUSTOM- HOUSE
Friday a case was brought before the Borough magistrro
at Rochester, in which Mr. George Batten, of her Mak.s„Jof
Customs at Sheerness charged George Clayton, caPtst"os
the Joseph Collins, of Goole, with assaulting him in the e._
og
cution of his duty. It appeared that Mr. Batten went
at
st
in a boat to defendant's vessel, then lying off the dockvarl:da
Sheerness, and on coming alongside applied for anaso r_.sc-•
dues, and requested to see defendant's coast and cleared r.
papers, when he placed himself in a position to prevent hita
Batten boarding the vessel, and threatened to knock,
overboard. One of the boatmen coming to Mr. Battene
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sistance, the latter succeeded on getting on board, when ise
defendant not only refused to produce his papers, betistee
threatened to knock him down if he attempted to elite', Coe'
cabin. Mr. Batten then said he should apply to the Coafrj,
guard for assistance, and ultimately got sight of the Pa Pe„,
and also found on board foreign goods not enumerated theqr.
in. The captain, in his defence, said he did not think 'rola
Batten was an officer of Customs, as he came off in an is
whale boat and wore no distinctive button. The law in „ot
case awards a punishment by imprisonment for a terrniSS4
exceeding nine nor less than six months, and the defellu;,
being found guilty of the offence, he was adjudged to be
prisoned for six months.
DR. WoLFF.—This noble-minded gentleman Sri
rived here yesterday morning in the Duke of Coruw
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steamer, from Constantinople, on his return from Boon,'
He was most enthusiastically cheered on his landing, ,
was met on the quay by his wife and son and Capt. GNsiAt
The Doctor looked very well, considering the fatigue „ea
privations, as well as anxiety of mind, he has endured slo
leaving this place. He has brought with him several vallio
di
presents, consisting of a Persian dress and shawls given to,
by the King of Bukhara, which, we are informed, west.° the
rected by the Lords of' the Treasury to be passed if we
Customs' authorities here without duty. He had ale(2.sers
understand, some of the effects of the imprisoned oulu,
whose release he went to Bokhara to endeavour to obtal...„'''
but whom he found on his erased there had been killed.
Hampshire Independent.
CONTEMPLATED ROYAL BAL COSTUME.— C 613.
sidering the depressed state of the west end trade it is -`44/1
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great pleasure that we hear of the increasing rumour in t
higher circles of another grand Bal Costume at Court. Iso,
here generally asserted that the Queen, taking into 04.'0
sideration the *losses experienced during te two susses
elflc
seasens by trade in London, through the happy donlee;:o
events in her Majesty's home circle, has determined torßch
numerous fetes, and amongst others, one similar to that we_ls,
produced so much sensation, and did so much good to m,
tropolitan industry, four years ago.—Post.
, n.
INNOVATIONS IN THE I.HURCH.—We are 'Jar., tO
,0,
hear that the Rev. A W. Taylor, rector of St. lele
Stoke Newington, has consented, in consequence of a
communication front the Bishop of Llandaff, the ordine,rlw
the parish, to remove the objectionable innovations}
mad • in the church service.
THE RATTLER AND ALECTO.—These experimen:l,
steam sloops, the former of 888 tons, and propelled by Aft
P. Smith's screw, Commander Smah (b), and the lasted
800 tons burden, propelled by paddle-wheels, and comino,-0
by Lieutenant Hoseason, both of 200 horse power, arrive.bt,
Granton Pier, Frith of Forth, on Friday, April 4, at eit,
A. at., from the North Seas, where the very interesting t'
most of which we have already recorded, took place, !55...44
suited in favour of the Rattler. On starting front Leith ou,;7lsa
on the 7th of April, at 21 min. past five P.M., with very. ';',lo
power on the screw, and after up to full speed, the Its,e"ie
performed a circle, during a fresh breeze from the N-rillstis
five minutes ten seconds time, taken by Captain J. D. '
wall, R.N.
MARRIAGE OF THE MARQUIS OF BuTE.--The nun
tials of the Marquis of Bute with the Lady Sophia Frssc'sis
rica Christina Hastings, eldest surviving daughter of Fr'", at
first Marquis of Hastings, were celebrated on Thursday lesbe
Loudoun Castle, Ayrshire._ The ceremony took place in `6)
library of the Castle, at half-past one o'clock, in the preset'
of a select circle of the friends of both noble families, attljr,
whom were—Lord and Lady James Stuart, Mr. and 1",,0
Charles Villiers Stuart, Mr. Hamilton Fitzgerald, Sir PL.,
and Lady Cunningham Fairlie, the Lord Justice-General, he
After the ceremony a sumptuous dejeuner was served ine„toe
dining-hall of the castle to a numerous circle. At
o'clock the happy pair left Loudoun for Dumfries House,iess
splendid new carriage, drawn by four bay horses, and escort
by a troop of the Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry-, who turn'
out in honour of the event.
SUICIDE IN KENSINGTON-GARDENS.—On Saturday
afternoon the following determined act of suicide was CO
misted in Kensington-gardens :—About four o'clock, as t
lad was walking round the gravel walk at the south-Weesd
corner of the gardens, which is at that part only separas
from the high (Kensington) road by a wall extending tolse
l)
palace entrance, he observed a person standing amongst t'&4
cluster of trees on the north of the path, and going toe's"-,
him he discovered that he was hanging by a piece of cord to 0
short projecting bough of the tree. He immediately called t`
one of the labourers in. the gardens, who hastened to the sr,
and cut the cord with his shovel. Symptoms of life being slid
apparent, the gardenman ran off instantly to the residence so
Mr. Merriman, surgeon, of Kensington-square, one of wh(,)g
assistants accompanied him back to the spot, and bny7,,"17,
poured some ammonia into the unfortunate man's men' ct
opened a vein in the right arm, from which some bloe
flowed, but life was then quite extinct. When first di9ss-
covered the deceased's feet touched the ground, and
determinedly had he pressed his neck on he cord tili;o
in trout it had nearly cut the flesh. The deceased apPett
to be between sixty and seventy years of age, ab(1;
five feet eight or nine inches high, rather large s
tures, fair, white hair, rather bald at the top of the head, 511 d
was dressed in a dark brown great-coat, a black frockseea,"
black cloth waistcoat, dark ribbed cloth trousers, Wellingte„
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boots, nearly new, and altogether of gentlemanly and Wl'.
as
tary appearance. His shirt collar (a detached one)
marked " T. W. C.." and round his neck was a black 3"i
stock with long ends. His shirt was marked "H. J., 3," an
over it was a clean flannel waistcoat. In his pockets we rs
found four small keys on a brass ring, a la'ch key,
silk purse empty, a pair of old tortoiseshell spectacles,
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yellow silk pocket handkerchief, and threepence halfpenny
in copper, and in his left hand trousers pocket was found s
dark handled razor. One of the gardenmen states that be
had noticed the deceased walking about the gardens all the
afternoon ; but that cannot be the fact, as the afternoon svi''
very wet, while deceased's boots are scarcely soiled. Infortus"
tion of the circumstance was immediately sent to the police:
station at Kensington, when two constables were sent Wit'
a stretcher, on which the body was removed to the work-
house in Gloucester-road, Kensington, where it awaits
coroner's inquest.
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The election of a successor to Mr. Wallace, for
the representation of Greenock, is fixed to take lace on Tien
day. Although every effort has been made for tfte purpose, by
a few of the ultras, no opposition candidate has ventured
to come forward, we are glad to state, in opposition to bar'
Baine. Mr. Bruce, of Kennett, Sir Henry Pottinger, al3„;
the Marquis of Lorne, were all spoken of, and, we believe, 10
some shape or other applied to and urged to present thaw
selves, but, to the credit of the people of Greentsel,
when the state of public opinion was sots:ides'
not one of those gentlemen could find such al
opening as gave them the slightest likelihood of success be" ,
they presented themselves. With every confidence, therefore,
that Mr. Baine will act a part which will give satisfaction
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both to his constituents and his countrymen, we are hapPY '-
announce that he is thus likely to be returned without 01313(r
SitiOn.—Gasgow Saturday Post.
STATE OF TRADE.—The market continues ex-
tremely dull, and prices, both of goods and yarn, were
rather lower than last week. ROCHDALE FLANNEI4
MARKET, MONDAY, APRIL 14.—We have had rather
more business doing in the piece market to day, but nn
improvement in prices. The wool market remains steaaft
and prices firm.—Manchester Guardian.
PRAGUE, MARCH 13.--A terrible inundation CO't
menced here yesterday. The Danube, after rising consider-
ably, broke through its prison of ice, sold penetrated into the
city. The Jewish quarter and other parts where the poor
population reside were immediately inundated. Some lives
have been lost. In many places persons escaped from We
first floors into boa ts, but the majority of the streets were
blocked up by the'large masses of ice which had floated ill*
--ilugsburgh gazette.