The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-05 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

FORMIGN".

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At Worship-street Francis Crocker, who stood
charged with having fraudulently obtained the sum of
15s. and a gold wedding-ring from a young servant girl,
named Mary Judd, under the pretence of prosecuting, at
her suit, a young man named Abel, for breach of promise
of marriage, was brought up before Mr. Broughton fur
final examination and fully committed.
At Guildhall Mr. Alderman Wood was occupied
considerable time in investigating a charge of stealing
about 741. in gold, silver, and notes, from an Irish pig-
dealer. The charge was made against Wm. Franklin, a
young man lodging at Hoxton, and also said to be a
pig-dealer. After hearing evidence at some length the
Magistrate said he had no doubt of the prisoner's guilt.
The stolen notes were traced to his possession. The pri-
soner was committed for trial.
Mr. Stephen Murphy, of Spencer- street, Clerkenwell,
who is connected with a mercantile establishment in the
City, was charged at the Clerkenwell Police-court with
having caused the death of Samuel Rogers, by driving
over him with his chaise on Sunday night last, near
Highgate-hill, and also injuring several other persons, as
detailed in our paper of Tuesday last. It was stated
that a Coroner's inquest had been held upon the body of
Rogers, and a verdict of " Accidental death" was re-
corded by the jury, and that there was no evidence pro-
duced before the Coroner. The foreman of the jury
questioned some of the injured persons, who agreed in
opinion that the affair was quite accidental. The pri-
soner was then ordered to put in his own recognisances
to appear to answer any charge that might be brought
against him, which he did, and left the court with his
friends.
James Taylor; a bricklayer, in Crown-court, Ber-
mondsey, and Thomas Bacon, a tailor, in Freeman's-
court, Southwark, were brought before Mr. Cottingham,
at Union-hall, charged with breaking into the house of
William Leversedge, at Southgate, near Edmonton, and
stealing a watch and 47/. in Bank of England notes and
sovereigns. After a brief examination of the com-
plainant, the prisoners, who asserted their innocence, but
entered into no explanation, were remanded.
COITET—PASTEXONABLEI.
after the ^M^"" iess connected with the prorogation
is over, for Walmer Castle, for the autumn. Lord Chas.
Wellesley is expected to accompany her Majesty to Scot-
land, as Equerry in Waiting.
The Duke of Cleveland will receive company at Raby
Castle next month. The Duchess and Lady Augusta
Paulett have arrived there, from their tour in Sussex.
The Duchess of Sutherland, on leaving Trentham,
went to Castle Howard, on a visit to the Earl and Coun-
tess of Carlisle—Viscount Morpeth, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Lorn, the Earl and Countess of Granville,
and a select family party having met there. The Duchess
has within the last few days left the hospitable seat of
her noble father ; also the Marquis and Marchioness of
Lorn, for Scotland.
The Earl of Jersey on Wednesday paid his respects to
his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, and in the eve-
ning left town for Osterley Park. The Countess and
Lady Clementina Villiers remain some days longer with
the Duke of Rutland at Longshawe, and on leaving the
seat proceed:on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Powis,
at Powis Castle, near Welshpool.
Countess Craven has left town for Gorhambury, near
St. .Alban's, to join the family circle assembled there
with the Earl and Countess of Verulam. The Noble
Earl, who is at Ashdown Park, his seat in Berks, shortly
repairs to Gorhambury.
Lord Melbourne has had a slight attack of illness al
his residence in South-street. His Lordship will
shortly leave town for Brocket Hall, Herts, for the season.
Lord and Lady Charles Beauclerk has left Anker-
wycke House, for the seat of the Earl of Essex, Cas-
siobury Park.
Lord Beaumont is about to be married to the Hon.
Miss Browne, daughter of Lord Kilmaine.
The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland had the
honour of dining with his Royal Highness the Prince of
Prussia on Wednesday evening, at the residence of the
Legation, in Carlton House-terrace.
The Earl of Belhaven is entertaining a select circle at
his romantic seat, Wishaw House, Hamilton, North
Britain. The visitors include Sir John and Lady
Shelley, who arrived on Friday from Thirlestone Castle,
the seat of Lord Lauderdale, Madlle. D'Este, Mr. St.
Leger, Captain Clifford, &c.
Sir Hugh P. Palliser, Bart., and Mrs. Lockhart, have
left the Hyde Park Hotel for Brighton.
The Earl of Jersey paid his respects on Wednesday to
his Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia, and in
the evening left town for Osterby Park. The Countess
and Lady Clementina Villiers remain a few days more
with the Duke of Rutland at Longshawe, and then pro-
ceed on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Powis, at
Powis Castle, Welshpool.
Earl Cadogan has again left town for the Isle of Wight.
Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., after an absence of twelve
months at sea in his yacht, arrived at the close of last
week, at Harwick, in his yacht, and has since gone to his
seat, Melford Hall, Suffolk.

MISCEI.ZANZOIII3.
The following notice was posted yesterday at the
Custom House, and at the several docks :—" In pur-
suance of the directions of the Lords Commissioners of
her Majesty's Treasury, notice is hereby given that
spirits and compounds from the Channel Islands, certi-
fied to have been manufactured from materials the pro-
duce of the said islands and the United Kingdom, will
not be permitted by the Board of Excise into the stocks
of dealers.
Last week a pine apple was cut, from the gardens of
the Baroness Rothschild, at Gunnersbury, of the unpre-
cedented weight of 15&1b5., being 11b. heavier than the
specimen exhibited at the meeting of the Horticultural
Society on Tuesday. The first was sent as a present to
her Majesty.
The appointment of Exon of the Yeomen of the
Guard, under the Earl of Beverley, the Captain, has be-
come vacant, by the demise of Mr. Parker Nuthall, at
Dover, last week.

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 2.—The treaty with the German
Customs Union, which has just been concluded by Bel-
gium, cannot fail to be considered as an important fact.
It gives to Germany two ports, of which it was abso-
lutely in want, for its transatlantic communication—the
ports of Ostend and Antwerp ; it seems to us the means
of disposing of the surplus of metallic produce. By the
treaty of the Ist of September we are placed, with re-
spect to our iron, in the same position with regard to
Germany, as we are placed by the convention of July
18, 1842, in respect to our thread and linens with regard
to France. This twofold position is favourable to the
Walloon provinces for their iron, and to the Flemish
provinces for their linen.
THE HAGUE, SEPT. 2.—We hear that his Majesty the
King is expected from Weimar to-morrow, or the next
day.
The Moniteur Beige of the 2d, announces the conclu-
sion of a commercial treaty between Belgium and Prus-
sia and the other States of the Customs Union. The
Commerce Beige says—The measure by which a high
duty was imposed exclusively on our cast iron and iron
articles is withdrawn.
The Customs Union concede to Belgium a reduction of
50 per cent. on the duties on foreign cast-iron. This
duty is fixed from this day at 2r. 20c. per 100 kilo-
grammes. Thus Belgian cast-iron will pay only lf. 25c.;
besides this, a reduction of duty on iron articles is
granted. The export duty on woollens at the frontiers
of the Zollverein is reduced from 2 dolls. to 1 doll.
The concessions made by Belgium are the re-pay.

On Sunday evening their Majesties the King and
Queen of the French received the Duke de Trtivise, the
Count de NciS, and General Baudrand.
The colours taken at Mogadore by the Prince de
Joinville were on Monday deposited with great cere-
mony at the Hotel des Invalides. In the absence of the
Governor they were placed in the hands of Lieuttnant-
General Baron Petit, the Commandant, by Colonel
Dumas, the King's Aide-de-Camp, and Captain Bonet,
who had been charged to bring them to France by the
young Admiral. All the Invalides were drawn up in
divisions and under arms to witness the ceremony. The
colours, six in number, were then carried by non-com-
missioned Invalide officers, members of the Legion of
Honour, in front of the ranks of the Invalides, who re-
ceived them with "great enthusiasm, the drums beating at
the same time.
The Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne has issued a circu-
lar, directing all the clergy of his diocese to render,
during one week, public thanks to Heaven fer the glo-
rious successes obtained by the French in Africa, and
prayers for the further protection of the Most High.
We see by the provincial journals, that public rejoic-
ings have taken place in many parts of France in honour
of the successes obtained by Marshal Bugeaud and the
Prince de Joinville.
M. Thiers has returned to Paris, from Dieppe, where
he had been staying for about three weeks.
The French Minister of the Interior has ordered a me-
dal to be struck at the Mint in commemoration of the
battle of Isly.
M. Martinez de la Rosa, the Spanish Ambassador to
the Court of the Tuileries, left Paris yesterday for
Madrid, accompanied by M. Ruiz d'Arana. The Cheva-
lier d'Aguilera, First Secretary of Legation, will act as
Charge d'Affaires. It was reported at Paris that M.
Martinez de la Rosa has accepted the post of Minister of
Foreign Affairs in the Spanish Cabinet.
Admiral Dupotet is appointed to make this year the
general inspection of the crews of the line, and will, in
about a fortnight, commence his operations at Cherbourg.
Admiral Turpin, who succeeds Admiral Leray, in the
command of the French squadron in the Levant, arrived
on the 11th ult. at the Pyrceus, and hoisted his flag on
board the Minerve frigate.
The mortal remains of Admiral Don Manuel Montes
de Oca, who was shot in consequence of the events of
October, have been, by order of the Spanish Govern-
ment, taken up from the spot in which they were depo-
sited at the time, and brought to Madrid, where a splen-
did interment is to be given them.
A letter from Bayonne, of the 30th ult., states that in-
telligence had been received there from Madrid of the
death of the Duke d'Ossuna, at the age of 37. The Mar-
quis de Terranova had set out for Madrid on hearing of
the alarming state in which his brother was said to be,
and had passed through Bayonne on the 28th.
A Madrid letter of the 28th ult. states that the de-
mands of the Spanish Government upon, Morocco, not
having been complied with, orders have been given to
put all the naval forces in motion, and, to cover the ex-
pense, treasury bills to a large amount have been drawn
on Cadiz and Corunna.
LAW AND POLICE.

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PEDESTRIANISM.—Yesterday, a roa.ch to
100 stones from the ground, being placed at a rJo
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was performed by Stevens, near the Queettiti
Tottenham. The stakes were 101., and the One
match were to clear the whole in forty minutes. le
commenced his task, and after working hard ferpi
eight minutes, he accomplished his undertaking'
two minutes to spare. The distance actual'', ',,bs
by him during the match was 5 miles, 5 fin*.
yards.
-A DRUNKARD'S END.—MR. WTAKLET Ae-00,1
BERISM. —Mr. Wakley, M.P., held a second Id
the Board-room of Gray's Inn workhouse,. on ' If,
of Joseph Croucher, aged fifty-nine, of Nail
Pleasant, haircutter to the Welsh School. At of
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that the deceased had been dUring his life an.d
drunkard, and that for the last three days he en"-01
indulged in his drunken propensities. His wireoo
about four o'clock on Tuesday evening, when `ing
what she termed a " muddled state," and barico4)
afterwards missed him she looked for him, and 'TOO
in the waterbutt with his head downwards. and atl
leaning outside the butt, which he had reached "lie'
ing on a chair. He was then dead. A juror"tte!
shaving me a few days ago, when, finding hicl ,
in his manner, I would not let him finish his)",. 0
Wakley—lt is singular that barbers should 'el
drunkards, especially as the throats of so reanfol
fellow-creatures are at their mercy. If (coati° 01'
Wakley) the public patronised barbers as seldl3o4
barbers would indeed make but little, for my‘,
not been in the hands of a barber for the last 20vi
A juror (looking at the coroner's fine head of 11°11..n/tie
don't say so. Mr. Wakley—But I do. The sure
the juror, instead of being abated increased, an
a most inquiring glance at the coroner, he ap _
terod
tremely anxious to ascertain how he cultiva
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a crop of hair without aid ; but the worthy fin";hr
observed a most tormenting silence, and left)l;,,
wildered juror to find out the secret the best wai
Verdict—" Self-destruction during drunkenness-'
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THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA.—It is the int teeP
his Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia 1.,
this country for Germany, on Saturday neso,
Royal Highness will embark at Woolwich at sp
in the evening of Saturday, on board one of her ',
steam-vessels. It is expected that the Lightnings?
tender, Master Commander Roberts, will have the
of conveying the Prince.
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CHILD .MURDER.—At a late hour las.1.
Wm. Baker, Deputy-Coroner for the eastern di/1, 0
the county of Middlesex, held an inquest at the fie,
Head, Prospect-place, Cambridge Heath-road, on (et
the body of a fine newly-born infant, which wv,,o
vered in a vacant piece of ground in Hague-stre;
nal-green-road. John Sutton, of 1, Carollsoo
Hunt-street, Mile-end New-town,_ a lad abut
years of stage, stated that on Tuesday In°r.liirig
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about half-past six o'clock, he was Poeng; be)
Hague-street, in the Bethnal-green-road, w.nch ind‘r
a bundle lying just within some railings whicAediri
a vacant piece of ground in that street. lie clio g
man named Archer, who was passing at ere ,
and told him, when he requested him to ge"..ajil
fetch it. He did so. The man, on viewing it, °lmo,
peered either to be a dog or a child. Witness e,''
tied the parcel, and discovered the body of theo4o
infant. There was a piece of tape tied tight '1;041,,„
neck. It was quite dead and cold. TbBo, esvl
wrapped up in a piece of old dark figured cheep
and tied, several times with a cord res 74,
carpenter or bricklayer's chalk-line. Witness °e
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the assistance of police-constable 220 K, and , Hof to
was taken to the workhouse. John Arehe''teri,
Wheeler-street, Spitalfields, weaver, corrobergi
above testimony. Mr. Frederick Ager, the" ,_,d
surgeon of Bethnal-green, deposed that he gi,„os oro
in to see the body of deceased. He exaniin7rAti
minutely, and it appeared to have been born heolj
fine, roe
hours. It was a remarkably full grown,
child. There was a piece of broad tape tied tigtVo
its neck with a single loop, sufficient to cause s'oad
tion. Where the tape had pressed upon the ;he
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the throat had a red appearance, from which 01)
ness inferred that the ligature had been tyPI . poi,
the child was alive. The face and head of 44
colour, and the tongue protruded similar to PI/1101i
ance of strangulation. The mother had ntio erd
." medical assistance at the birth. Deceased
notio°o,
dead. Had since made a post mortem exaral ~d 111)
the body. He found the lungs contained air, °''e,
out the slightest appearance of putrefaction.oo 4.j
plied the usual tests, and from the result had the °j_d
that it had been born alive. On examining of e.,"'d
witness found the blood -vessels to be in a higodol44
gested state. Death had baen caused by strt! ya!,
The jury, after a short consultation, returne°lo
of " Wilful murder against some person or re'j" .0
known."
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THE CHRISTENING OF THE INFANT J. 11-- 10 li
ceremony has been arranged to take Plate n
tween six and seven o'clock on the evening oorc,
next, in the Queen's Private Chapel, at Windsbeattrlci
where all the necessary preparations have just , ,
pleted. The chairs of state, of purple velve.t7mi 0:::
ornamented in gold, have been placed on a r°l;s
in rvant of the altar. for the use of her 310-1;9(1 g I,l
Prince Uonsort, Prince w illiam of Prussia, Jr
other royal personages who will be present-
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front of these chairs, which are also enriched " a
star of the Order of the Garter, on a purple oliTsr
tot
are placed footstools of crimson velvet. Sever 000
chairs, similarly ornamented, are also plac''rtle_at
floor of the chapel, around those appropriated t.° Der;
of the Queen and Prince Albert. Dr. El Pot,
organist to her Majesty, has received the Cirri:,
mands to preside at the organ during the Pel7°.
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the sacred ceremony.
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LONDON HOSPITAL...--YeSterday afte ••rle
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ral meeting of the Governors of this Chant)", -ord
in the Committee-room of the hospital, for tnea, trr..ie
of receiving the usual quarterly report, and t;dsol'''' f
action of general business. The meeting was;Ap"ratieeoe
special, for the purpose of taking into eons'''.- thee Ile
recommendation which had been submitted filo of fO,
vernors, that in consequence of the great in be 0?
cidents and other serious cases, there should Prot
diately appointed three resident house-surgenlitleir'se
reception and examination of those cases uP°.,rn;o3.f.,are e
application for admission, W. Davis, Esq., '..4. cal*
dent in the chair. There was a numerous 1.",.-o,P,'„ta
of Governors present, including William Cott °°
the Governor of the Bank of England, an"..gra' Os
of the Inititution, G. F. Young, Esq., Chftir,7,,-siorh„eol;
House-Committee, &c. After some dise","beee :40$
recommendation for the appointment of th„,e,„" re 1t
dent-surgeons was unanimously adopted. -1-n-tgeet_gae
the House-Committee and the financial state
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then read to the court by the Secretary. "" 011.00
mously approved of. During the past thr_,,eeived 689
no fewer than 9io in-patients had been ret'solltthe
the wards, of which number 305 now retnain'.4o° ter
out-patients on the books. The mortality 't aes:o:4
wards of the Institution, has been less the pfis he` t'
than the preceding one. The business of “thetheo7ei
been concluded, a vote of thanks was passed to O
~ ,g CO
man, the House-Committee and other orrice—. ter
with the Institution, and tile meeting broke ncieSioe
FALL or Two HOUSES.—At an earlf.h°%yrnlof
day morning two newly-erected houses in os- sleet
place North, in the rear of the houses on the,ebrae, o°
Euston-square, fell down. The houses, which orethe
" run up" in a remarkably short space of tioleisretlTot
Monday roofed with tiles and the exterior comp Av:01/
whole or nearly so of the materials being 0' „pda'fiere
half-past twelve o'clock on Tuesday night therf°s;loofell
of the house en the east side not being °' and ja
strength to bear the upper portion, gave wl'o, 25,00
with a tremendous crash against the house ping invors
the occupation of a person named French, fore'faral of
first floor and parlour windows, and destroying aer'ile,
and property to a large amount. At this dine 6' of
friends were at supper in the back drawing-r°°,o e`te tad
23, and the alarm and confusion consequent" oases frith
cident may be imagined. Between the new, Plosed.,„e3
No. 23 was the entrance to the latter house, Inc The ;lit
an iron pallisade which was smashed to pieces' at,°l ir
side of this house (No. 23) is built with a bow fr° flat 01
is the opinion of practical men that had it been't Wi ' a
iot i at itt
stead, the weight of the house falling eV hove c al-
have driven the brickwork in and no doubt: beicP:ripot
a great sacrifice of human life. As it is, toe tbe e, to
is greatly damaged, the windows drieenil%assgbac/t
forced from its hinges, besides considerab'eef the ~ ill°
the interior of the house. Only a portil ~, vehe'd dr,
of the new house was found to be stan'flir eleare: bed,
dust caused by the other part falling .°L diaditsoese
When the excitement had in some ineasn'otirer,P 0 0
the confusion was again increased by the.4,o WitPbolit
falling, the west wall giving way, and WTI JO sbridg
portion of the back and front. This linPr sod ;eV
two o'clock yesterday morning. The frontf• the bt. il'
wall remain in a dangerous state, the whole °f 1010001
work being cracked, the party wall, hoWevekrs'ie eislort
injured. Several practical builders who .11 had I),.ese
the ruins are of opinion that greater rubbish of iP to
been used in building than in the construction, sVfleh
houses, and that the haste in " running thern,4, O'''
evade the provisions of the new Buildings ..`"
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came into operation on Sunday last. c „Fell ate
THE LATE BOILER EXPLOSION AT Pi... ues " .o
SOP 100
On Monday, two men named Critchley and
cter $0
brought up at the Borough Court, by Insre_apg Oa
bury, on suspicion of being concerned in blowerospeee:o
engine-boiler, at the Dee it, Sheffield- -"vers_,ve
Maybury stated that he first observed the Prix time
Tuesday last, and the face of one of them at vide, ja
was very much disfigured, evidently by VIVO were
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saw them again together on Friday, and thqsad be;
company when taken into custody. Critchlef Ji‘t,isetlojj
examined by the surgeon, and found to he bead _3
different parts of the body •, the hair of his._ rerea,',.,
eyelashes were burnt offs He applied for theirthe She!,
to Tuesday, or authority to deliver the men t° loa Ici
field officers on their arrival. The appllea'chefliel
granted, and the prisoners were conveyed to ,'
f r ot
yesterday.—Manchester Guardian.
—A visitor
ILLUMINATION OF NIAGARA FALLS. ~ _ star ✓
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the Falls thus writes to the editor of the Brooklyn te;
" The spray which rises from the Horse-sh
,g,o, en;
great height, I think contains a jet of hydrogens of pcl •
I regretted much that I had not brow ht ballhp
ptinnlue,intusppolnageue,inwthhiicsh
jeft,htandusprigepnaitriendg,
thew tthgaass!titelann"d-doauir;io
ducing a blaze which would surpass, in the I,'.ils or the
gitrsegartelltanca°ar
fire ; and if I am right in supposing a column4
the blase
rhu.s.catTioinies,fatlhisel%g,nrueaidt Imiaa.dkreeg:nspl:odiodfh°,,,n;
would be almost perpetual."---American
drogen to pass upward from this cataract,