The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-23 00:00:00

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The North Lancashire Election took place 011,00 i,
Mr. Cliften, the Conservative, was returned wit°
position.
We hear that his Royal Highness the Duke ofCf'fi
bridge, with his son-in-1 tw, the Grand Pilo)
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, are expected on a Yisil f 0
Earl of Mansfield, at Scone Palace, in the course °E
neek.
It is currently reported in the City that Altierril
John Pine has received an intimation that be //
appointed a Commissioner of Excise. COO
We are requested by the Messrs. M'Cracken,cbi
house agents, to state, that the marble statue wuLltS
arrived by the ship Effort, from Leghorn, for nek,g,
jesty the Queen, is not a statue of her Majesty,
Penelope, executed by Richard Wyatt, an Engitt
tor, residing at Rome, and who, when in Eng; 0
years ago, was honoured by her Majesty with
mission.

gro•,
By virtue of a very old custom in Belgiaol9 r
larly in Brussels, the reigning Sovereign of this -doe
becoms godfather to the seventh consecutive son .111,
family, however humble their situation sotel
other night, the wife of an honest mechanic ru'7oo!
No. 17, Rue de la Betterave, gave birth to herbed,o4
son, who will accordingly have the honour of
the godson to his Majesty the Ring.b of the Bel 81;i0
A very large meeting of medical men was .der
Thursday in the Guildhall, Norwich, to e°l3lrojor
provisions of Sir James Graham's recently It
Medical Bill. The several speakers viewed vow
Sir James Graham's Bill. It was unanimouelf
that petitions to the House of Commons SllOlO
adopted, and to the House of Lords, should the
brought under consideration there.
Large amounts of new copper coin or halt.-f
pp eP 0
are, as already intimated, now issued. It is 0
„d
piece of money, bearing the bust of the Queen, -
inscription " Victoria," &c. ;on the reverse theook or
"Half a Farthing." Many street speculators two,
vantage of the curiosity of the passengers, and so
at the rate of four for a penny. be
The frequenters of St. Paul's will doubtless,
joiccd to learn that the precise time for the re-e0,113,0p,d°
ment of Divine service has at length been fixeae4l:
appears by the following announcement at the CscoP
door :—" The service in the Cathedral en"
mence on Sunday, the 29th inst."
401,4 ty

On Tuesday last the out-pensioners of Cbel'
pital, commencing with the Royal Horse A.rtillerl booti
6th battalion of Foot Artillery, attended before:lloK,
of the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, for
pose of being identified by Captain Forbes, AO
been appointed paymaster of the Woolwich ul
The pensioners will be paid monthly in futOretit Ol
mencing at Christmas next, but those who prefer r
be paid weekly, and a similar arrangement ,0
made with those who may become a burden to
fishes, and enter the union poorhouses.

JAMES COCKBURN BELA.O':,OO
The excitement created by the trial of this Pejtiji.4ll
the charge of murdering his wife, at Stepp* 5 er:
veils in North Sunderland and its neighbourhocd!d,
the miserable man resides, and has been livingyposertd
acquittal. On Monday evening List the pain;
lected in great numEers about eight o'clock, enudeflorm
the streets and lanes in and near North Sun
with three effigies, the first representing Bela- J;081
second " the archfiend," and the last one of T. 4,
friends, who resides in Newcastle, and who tee 14,,
prominent part in the late trial in favour of the tis boar
On the procession reaching the gates of BelaneYtheel
about nine o'clock, they began to set fire te„ ofoi
outside the gates, upon which Belaney rushed
house, and fired off a pistol in the direction of ogIL
but he was glad to make a hasty retreat, droged ters
pistol on the way. His conduct so exesPetosaDol
populace, that they commenced a general 0,
tr
Belaney's house, battered in the abil,ts ,f
demolished the lass frames. Having effeci,heitc"'
trance, they destroyed everything that came ill d beci
In the contusion Belaney effected his escape, gtrieeli•
trived to elude the vigilance of his pursuers by 00,10
himself in a neighbouring cornfield, otherwise
little doubt his life would have been sacrei",ho,sio
crowd then set fire to the gates and to two 0,1..„--1111_,iti
and finally suspended that representing Be'''"- orr
neck from the chimney.top of a house on the
.e et!,
side of the road, where it remains attracting
grid der
tion of the curious. The house on the follo go %
ing had all the appearance of a place that bans O P
gone the fury of a military assault, the tos. ,aco
battered as if struck by hundreds of cannon-u pone
the work of destruction did not end here. Irbsro„ of
again assembled on Wednesday night, and ittisti°4o
premises completely to the ground. The is; is 004
Belaney's home was a very romantic one. 'feria° is'
end of the village, near the edge of the cliff e, " • fetoll
the sea, the drawing-room windows being 00; wasA
ches from the summit of a fearful precipice. bas :01
according to a plan laid down by himself, nil ulsn°4o
affording food for gossip among the rustic rPoje 0,40
that locality. It is not true, as stated in bitarol
Newcastle papers, that Belaney had ensconced
Cleadon, near Sunderland. His brother, the eksrese;
had been on a visit there, and
ow hence the Ilus';
We have received the folling additional Poi)
from an occasional correspondent residing ill
bourhood.
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BURNING OF BELANEY'S I:l—..„„ediatie
During the time the conflagration was Fur winvol
rious articles of furniture were flung out of tleroeo4
in order to save them from the devastating ele
cts or
they were instantly flung back into the 02":44.0d
mob, and in a short time everything was consli— 01111,04
laney effected his escape, and it is not knolviiiofo
he has directed his steps, but I have been „ 0041
that during this morninglhe was seen walkiob of
quay in this town. The news of the destruc°ti tPh
property is hailed by all with delight ; and t
persons, in my hearing, on being informed '9o3f lor
ed 0 00
expressed their sorrow that he was not annstuowards."
as his property. The popular indign,!tiwil..,
knows no bounds ; and if he remain in t"1 crir
iv be nnbAd
hood much longer, his life will certain .7 _1 land
_Ai'
It is said that the shopkeepers in North Souerthe ti
refused, ever since the trial, to sell him even onclowbf
series of lire ; and indeed this is not to be won
bete
considering the light in which he is r
egarersens /19
many P 1100
everybody. I have conversed with
him, and not a word of commisseration towar".4
escaped from one of them. A hand-bill, one
the
&strop
enclose, has been circulated extensively, in tru0,,,10011
and is known to have excited Belaney's
rhod, d;
have the effrontery to remain at North Sande 050 0
hundreds about him thirsting for his blood /s! 1,1)1'.,,in
it is supposed that he was at first determined
,10 040
the popular feeling, and by residing, as usel%d 01,4:
Sunderland, to endeavour to stamp on the icsocetlo
neighbours the idea, that by so doing, he viao 1000
last night's proceedings will, however, convin for
North Sunderland is no longer an abiding place

COWES, ISLE OF WlGirr'
(FROM OUR OWN CORRIESPONDENt '
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ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTEL
fr'
ARRIVALS. ;
SEPT. 14.—Iris, cutter, Thomas Fleming, -,,,ipptv
the Mediterranean and proceeded to Sent'.
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Fairy, schooner, Wm. Peareth, Esq., Cherbourg' Wf
16. Jack o'Lantern, schooner, Earl of Ori'vel'
of S
17cotland and Plymoh last. .
Stormfinch, yawl,ut Lieutenant-Coloncll3°00'fro°
the westward. et IlOre
18. Flirt, schooner, Sir B. R. Graham, it
19. Ariel, schooner, Almon Hill, Esq., for
SAILINGS. th,
SEPT. 17.—Fairy, schooner, Wm. re„B;',..e John -,,en
London, left for the season ; Corsair, cu ills, sch°°l7
Breve, Esq., Yarmouth, to lay up • Cain"or, to 110,1t1".
Thomas Hallifax, jun. Esq., ;
YACHTS AT AND, ABOUT Tab harbor
Kestrel ketch, Commodore Earl a ;-
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Stormfinch, yawl. Deers
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uCh 1 Rin
ar otte, e
Lufratters—Phantom,, Aurora, Falcon, Intrepid, Medina,
of Yarrow. ;pi Genil let;
Schooners—Jack o'Lantern, Xarife, Ca•°"''
Lord Ernest Bruce and family left bOUSCI
race, this day. Sir A. Murray has taken the vroprie
is expected with his family to-morrow. J•
Esq., has taken the Pavilion ; W.
Mount. Lady Selina Ker is expected at
Lord Cadogan is at Cowes Castle. Orton, r• 00,0

[ADVERTISEMENT.] / ,r'"
THE TURN OF LIFE !—CURE EXTRAOSPibted
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—A respectable woman, „Igo:tie
named Graham, residing in Scotland-road, fori,l
was in the most critical and dangerous sta‘_Le „bier;
months, being sometimes almost choked stab Phi tr1,517#
with shortness of breath, palpitation of the .c of ' r
ther with a general derangement and deblit)dseg'
whole system. Her life was in the greatelto
when she commenced the uses of these iniractl,l,°l,-ia qtr
which restored her to the highest state of hea'rlK)
weeks. They are the finest medicine in tiler:Tau:l°j
females of all ages. Sold (also Holloway's ,
at Professor Hollows 's Establishment, oat. 'Dj
(where advice may be had gratis), and b 1 t
respectable medicine vendors throughout to• -1
world. 004
PORTSOILEN WARD.—III this ward a fel OP
canvass is going on in favour of the candidste,s:.
Sheriff Moon, Mr. David Salmons, and Mr: 5°1;0;
their committees respectively express sange jeje..nara'
tions as to the result. In various parts of 's '-
banners and flags are exhibited with inscripti_d
nd
mottoes upon them. The Lord Mayor Ivlll
Wednesday morning at the late workhouse, ,C 600 °,
Hoop-court, Houndsditch, when after the noni.,i9fibe 00;
the several candidates at the wardmote, this 'ow erect&
journed to America-square, where a booth will
to take the votes of the electors of the ward. 1.",1"c it i 5
mony used to be performed at the church' 4ce for
wished to avoid the desecration of the sacred ea.lhat
such a purpose, on which account it is proposed
wardmote should be continued in America-s 4
BILLINGSGATE WARD.—ELECTION or Ax
the
atase—ln compliance with the precept the 0001.
Mayor, Thursday next has been appointed for them
nation and election of an alderman to rePreemr,
ward of Billingsgate. During the last few don ticosii
i
letealfe, formerly a resident in the ward, an inea
factor, offered himself as a candidate to the fr.cents fin‘
the ward, but, after having canvassed the inhabita
to tte
two days, the chairman of his committee wretecidoeY;.
chairman of the committee of Mr. Thomas ftioo
sheriff elect, intimating that it was not the inn""fig oo
Mr. Metcalfe to contest the election. There otib
other candidate in the field, there will be no
•
Mr. Sidney's return. RICA ~;ert
THE LAW OF COURTSHIP IN AME V
recent trial for breach of promise of marriage, °,
mont, the judge laid it down that no explicit Prattled
marriage was necessary to bind the parties to a itoseie
contract, but that long-continued attention to °r_artilli
with a female was as good evidence of intended
.
as a opecial contract.